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Classes of 2004 rank among ND, SMC’s best♦ 4 3 8 freshman Belles committed to service

By M OLLY McVOYSaint M a ry ’s E d ito r

Escorted by m in ivans b u rs tin g w ith dorm essentials, 438 firs t-year students

a rr ive d on campus Thursday ready to construct the ir lofts and th e ir futures.

The f irs t-y e a r s tudents w i l l a lso be constructing the fu tu re o f the College as the la rges t class to be adm itted since 1989. L ike seve ra l w o m e n ’s co lleges nationw ide, Saint M ary ’s experienced a b oo s t in a d m is s io n s because o f an

increased p o p u la r ity in w om en ’s c o l­leges th is fa ll. The incom ing class is the la rges t class to be adm itted in recent history at the College, according to Mary Pat Nolan, d irecto r o f Admissions.

“Women’s colleges, on the whole, are

see SMC FROSH/page 4

♦ Irish first-years’ skills span academic, social spectrum

By ERIN LaRUFFAAssistant News E d ito r

C a rtin g boxes, su itcases and pieces o f fu rn itu re , the c lass o f 2004 m oved in to N o tre D a m e 's re s id e n c e ha lls th is week. A long w ith th e ir pe rsona l be longings, th ese s tu d e n ts b ro u g h t im press ive resumes to the University.

The class o f 2004 has a m ean SAT sco re o f 1341 and mean ACT score o f 30. The average student g radu­ated in the top 6 percent o f his or her high school class.

A c a d e m ic s a re n o t the o n ly a re a in w h ic h these s tu d e n ts e x c e lle d d u r in g th e ir years in h igh school. S e v e n ty - tw o p e rc e n t le t ­tered in at least one varsity sport, w h ile another 37 per­cent capta ined at least one sports team. F orty-four p e r­cent w e re invo lved in a rt, dance, music or drama. Six percen t w ere student body o r se n io r class p res iden ts and 12 percent were editors o f th e ir h igh sch oo l’s s tu ­dent newspaper. An im pres­s ive 88 p e rc e n t w e re involved in com m unity ser­vice.

M em bers o f the class o f 200 4 com e fro m a ll 50 states, w ith the largest p o r­tio n — 40 percent — com ­in g fro m th e m id w e s t. E th n ic m in o r it ie s a re 17

PETER RICHARDSON/The Observer

Each fall, hundreds of first-year students make their way to their homes on campus for the first time. Francis Rooney (far left), a new Alumni Hall resident, unpacks his belongings with his dad Thursday.

see N D FROSH/page 4

Freshmen to participate in first ever ‘Domer Fest’By ERIN LaRUFFAAssistant News Editor

In past years, freshm en in w hite T -sh irts ca rry ing magic m a rke rs flo cked to Stepan Center on the Saturday night of Freshman Orientation.

This year, however, no m ark­ers are allowed. The traditional G ra ffiti Dance has been trans­formed into the Domer Fest.

“We’ve changed the ice-break­ing activ ity , bu t th e re ’s s till a dance,” said Peggy Hnatusko, assistant d irecto r o f programs fo r the O ffice o f S tuden t

Activities.At the Graffiti Dance, first-year

students wore white T-shirts and wrote their names and telephone numbers on the shirts o f other freshmen, prim arily those of the opposite sex. Few students actu­ally danced.

A t the new event, freshm en w ill receive booklets to obtain signatures fo r a contest to see who can get the most w ith in a certain time period. Organizers have also planned door prizes and a Notre Dame triv ia contest. A b e tte r sound system and a video screen w ill im prove the quality o f the dance itself, said

“We had received num erousyom pla in ts

about the G ra ffit i Dance. ”

David Moss Notre Dame assistant vice

president of Student Affairs

Hnatusko.For students who do not want

to dance or partic ipa te in ice­breakers, there w ill be alterna­tive activities such as carnival- style games. A ll of the activities, which take place in beginning at 10 p .m . S a tu rd ay in Stepan

Center, are free of charge.There were several reasons

a d m in is tra to rs cance led the G ra ffiti Dance. Some students expressed concern that men and women were being put on dis­play. Others felt that having peo­ple sign their shirts was a form o f sexua l ha rassm en t, and females in p a rticu la r fe lt tha t males were signing their shirts in inappropriate places.

Students also complained that some freshm en used w h a t Hnatusko called “a double stan­dard of markers,” asking people they liked to sign in one color m arker and people they did not

like to sign in a d ifferent color. Other students were w riting fake names o r phone num bers on other people’s shirts. In addition, some freshm en fe lt excluded because of their physical appear­ance.

“We had received numerous com p la in ts about the G ra ffit i Dance. From the feedback we received from students, [we real­ized] there wasn’t good relation­ship-building there,” said David Moss, assistant vice president of Student Affairs.

Dorm representatives known

see DOMER/page 4

page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Saturday, August 19, 2000

I n s id e C o l u m n

Mike Connolly

Editor in Chief

Football, food and finding

your wayWhen I stepped on to campus two years ago,

I only had two questions I wanted answered:1) When and where do we get football tick­

ets?2) Why does it smell like baking bread a ll

the time?Throughout my freshman

o rien ta tion , I kept asking these same two questions all the time but no one had a good answer fo r me. So as a se rv ice to a ll those fre s h m e n w ho have the same two questions tha t I d id , 1 w il l t ry to answ er them.

livery student is entitled to one p a cke t o f season tickets fo r the football sea­son. A p a cke t o f t ic k e ts costs $ 108 fo r Notre Dame s tu d e n ts and $ 144 fo r S a in t M a ry 's s tu d e n ts .Freshman can buy the ir tickets on August 24 from 2 until 7 p.m. at Gate B o f Notre Dame Stadium.

As fo r that bread dough smell that fills the campus every so often, it 's not fresh bread baking at the d in ing halls. I t ’s ethanol. There is an ethanol p lant somewhere near here and when the w ind blows in the r ig h t d irection , the whole campus s tinks o f e thano l. I f you want to know what ethanol is, go ask a chem­istry professor.

So you have answers to the two most im por­tant questions you have as you sta rt your col­lege careers. My only other piece of advice for you is th is: Stop lis ten ing to o the r people’s advice. Throughout this week, plenty o f people w ill try to toll you what Notre Dame and Saint M ary’s are. Don’t listen to them. Discover your college experience fo r yourself. I f you spend all your time try ing to do what other people say is fun , you may miss ou t on w ha t you th ink is fun.

For me, the Notre Dame experience includes long hours in the basement o f the d in ing hall w ork ing on stories while greasy slim e drips from the ceiling. I spend days w ithout sleeping so The Observer gets published every day.

I know this is not everyone’s idea o f a good time. But long hours at The Observer are my favorite th ing about Notre Dame. (Ok. I take it back. I t ’s my second favorite thing. W atching N o tre Dame bea t USC o r M ic h ig a n is my favorite.)

You may find tha t m arching in the band or p ro testing sweatshops w ith the PSA is your favorite tiling to do. Maybe w ork ing w ith SUB to b ring concerts to campus is w ha t makes you happy ( i f it is, b r in g Otis Day and the Knights to Stepan). Or perhaps hanging out w ith your friends and jus t shooting the breeze w ill be how you remember your college days. But whatever you do, make your college expe­rience your own.

D on ’ t jo in the fo o tb a ll m a n a g e rs ju s t because your dad did. Don’t try out fo r the crew team ju s t because yo u r b ro th e r d id . Don’ t jo in F lip Side because your BA said it was fun. Look at everyth ing these two cam­puses have to offer and find your own niche.

The views expressed in the Inside Column are those o f the au thor and not necessarily those o f The Observer.

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O rientation W eekend 2 0 0 0Today10 a.m. Hesburgh L ibrary tour, departing from lib ra ry concourse1 0 -1 1 a.m. Snite Museum o f A rt tour11 a.m. campus tour from Eck Visitors’ Center1 p.m. offic ia l orientation program. Joyce Center 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. movie Rudy. LaFortune Student Center S p.m. students to meet w ith ha ll rectors and staff, resi­dence halls9 p.m. -11 p.m. coffeehouse fea tu ring jazz music fo r fa m ily members. LaFortune Ballroom10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Domer Fest. Stepan Center

Sunday10 a.m. Eucharistic Liturgy, Joyce Center 11:30 a.m. in form al box lunch, Joyce Center 12:15 p.m. S p irit o f Notre Dame performances, Joyce Center1:30 p.m. reception fo r Hispanic, African American, Asian American and Native American students and fam ilies, Joyce Center2 - 4:15 p.m. Academic Honor Code meetings, Washington H all b - S p.m. LaFortune open house

Monday9 - 10:30 a.m. group discussions on academic life. TBA 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. enrollment, Joyce Center Concourse 3 - 5 p.m. "Gender Issues: Myth vs. Reality," Washington H all5:30- 8 p.in .foo tba ll ticket lottery. Stepan Center

Today8:30 a.m. careers in health professions workshop, Science H all9 -1 0 a.m. information technology open house, lib ra ry 9:30 a.m. firs t-ye a r student academic briefing. Regina H all10:45 a.m. transfer student briefing, Moreau H all 11:30 a.m. picnic, lib ra ry green1 - 2 p.m. life at a women’s college, Carroll Auditorium2 p.m. health and wellness. Carroll Auditorium 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. college open house, Angela A thletic Facility7 p.m. Orientation Counselor Group Meetings, TBA

Sunday1 p.m. bus tour, departing from O'Laughlin Auditorium 1 p.m. in terna tiona l student orientation, llaggar College Center1 - 2:30 p.m. music majors/m inors a lienation, llaggar College Center4 p.m. orientation counselor group meetings, TBA 7 - 9 p.m. choir auditions, Moreau H all 8 -1 1 p.m. Jamaica Shaka, lib ra ry green

Monday8:45 - 9:30 a.m. registration fo r firs t year students, TBA9 a.m. - 4 p.m. foo tba ll applications and yearbookdistribution, llagga r College Center3:30 p.m. Knowing One Another: The CollegeExperience, Carroll Auditorium4:30 p.m. m ulticu ltu ra l orientation, llagga r CollegeCenter

Tuesday Tuesday8 a.m. classes begin 8 a.m. classes begin5:30 p.m. opening Mass fo r academic year

When the Class of 1904 graduated...

Fifty-one students received either bachelor or graduate degrees from Notre Dame. Sixteen received degrees from Saint Mary’s.

Tuition, room and board was $400 at Notre Dame and $350 at Saint M ary ’s.

There were 755 students at ND in 1900, but not a ll were college students. The oldest student was 38 and the youngest was 5.

There were 217 students at Saint M ary’s. Five came from Mexico.

C atho lic students at (1\[otre

ij)a m c w ere req u ired to take Courses in ‘Evidences

o f T^clig ion.

Notre Dame grads were from 14 different states. Two bailed from Mexico and one was from Cuba.

Mother Pauline O’Neill was president of Saint Mary’s. Father Andrew Morrissey was president of Notre Dame.

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Picnic w ill replace stadium campout for football tickets

Stadium, Gate B

By ANNE MARIE M ATTING LYNews Hdiror

A s tuden t p icn ic a t Stepan Center on Monday. Aug. 21 w ill bo the h igh ligh t of this year’s student football ticket d is tribu ­tion. accord-

! K Got Tickets?m anager at ♦ K icko ffp icn ic :N 0 1 ' ' Monday. 5:30 -8I) a m e ’ sD epartm en t p .m ., Stepan o f A th le tics . ♦ Sales at ND T h is is the second con­secutive year ♦ Seniors:o! changes Tuesday. 7 a .m . - 4lo r t ic k e t sales. P m-

"Ticket dis- ♦ Juniors:

o r% m i/ed '% Wednesday the previous 7 a .m . - 4 p.m Istudont gov- ♦L a w /G ra d : e r n m e n 11a d m in is tra - Wednesday 2 - 7lio n . W e 're p.m .excited about + s o p h o m o r e s :

i m p r o v e - Thursday, 7 a .m . -ments.” said 2 p.m .13 r i a nO’ Donoghue, * Freshman: student body Thursday, 2 - 7 president.

Last year’s P' d is tr ib u tio ninvolved three nights of students cam ping in the stad ium con­course with activities organized for each class by student gov­e rn m e n t. But the expensive process had minimal participa­tion. so the event's organizers decided to revamp the system

once again.“Although the distribution end

o f it w ent very w e ll, the p ro ­g ra m m in g p ro v id e d by the S tudent A c tiv itie s O ffice and class councils was not very well a ttended — only tw o people actually spent the night in the stadium. ” said form er student body president Micah Murphy in the May 3 e d itio n o f The Observer.

The p icn ic w ill replace the tra d itio n a l student campouts for tickets, though the proce­dure for ticket distribution w ill be similar.

T h is y e a r ’s even t, ca lled “ K ic k o ff 2 00 0 ,” w il l be held from 5 :30-8 p.m . at Stepan Center and students of all class­es can rece ive lo tte ry tic ke t stickers. While waiting for tick­ets, students w ill be entertained w ith live m usic and spec ia l guests. This y e a r’s ac tiv ities were organized by the office of S tudent A ffa irs and s tuden t government, said Baert.

“There is going to be one big b lowout bash now, instead o f four m ini-events where there was one fo r each class. This way, we can build up support for the football team — as well as all sports — with a pep rally- type event, give out a bunch of prizes and select the w inn ing ticke t num ber. This is better than trying to coordinate sepa­rate events for each class.” said Ross K e rr , fo rm e r S tuden t Union Board manager, last May.

Students w ill receive lo tte ry numbers w ithin their respective classes, and a d raw ing at the p icn ic ’s conclusion w ill de ter­mine which number w ill receive

the firs t posi­tio n in the t ic k e t lin e .S tudents w ill lin e up in n u m e r i c a l o rd e r fo llo w ­ing the s ta r t­ing n um be r; numbers from one to the w inning num ­ber w i l l lin e up a fte r the h ighest num ­ber. Students not rece iv ing lo t te ry n u m ­bers at the picnic w ill jo in the end of the line on the day of ticket sales.

Each s tu ­den t w i l l be able to ho ld up to six ticket a p p lic a t io n s and c o rre ­sponding ID . cards so th a t g roups o f friends w ill beable to receive consecutive lot­te ry num bers and purchase tickets together. I f a number in the m id d le o f the g ro up is selected to begin the sales, the group w ill not be divided.

O n-cam pus s tuden ts w il l rece ive 2000 fo o tb a ll t ic k e t applications by Monday in their res idence h a ll m a ilboxes. G radua te and law s tuden ts receive applications from their schools; o ff-cam pus students may pick up the ir applications by presenting a current student

KEVIN DALUM/The Observer

Seniors wait to receive football ticket lottery numbers last fall. Due to low par­ticipation in last year's expensive campout event, it will be replaced by a “Kickoff 2 0 0 0 ” picnic at Stepan Center Monday.

I D. at the second floo r ticke t w ind ow in the Joyce C enter betw een 9 a.m . and 5 p.m . Monday. Saint M ary’s students w ill receive their ticket applica­tions at registration.

The senior class can purchase tickets Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Juniors may purchase tick­ets Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Law and graduate students w ill purchase ticke ts from 2 p.m . to 7 p .m . W ednesday. Sophomore and freshman ticket sales w il l take p lace on

Thursday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.. respective­ly. All ticket sales w ill take place at gate B of the stadium.

The ticke t price fo r the six- game season is $108 for Notre Dame students and $144 fo r Saint Mary's students, payable by check or cash. Last ye a r’s seven-game student ticket price was $123 fo r Notre Dame and $165 for Saint Mary’s.

Laura Rompf and Finn Pressly contributed to this report.

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p e rc e n t o f the c lass, and in te r n a t io n a l s tu d e n ts account fo r ano ther 3 pe r­cent. A bou t 84 pe rcen t o f the class is Catholic, and 24 p e rc e n t a re c h i ld re n o f a lumni.

The class o f 2004 is one o f the m ost im p ress ive in N o tre D am e h is to r y , a c c o rd in g to a s s is ta n t p ro v o s t fo r e n r o l lm e n t D a n Saracino.

“ N o t r e Dam e is a p p e a 1 i n g m o r e a n d more to suc­cessfu l s tu ­d e n ts , ” he said.

S a r a c i n o d e s c r ib e d the a p p l i ­cant pool o f 1 0 ,0 5 4 as “ the la rg e s t in (N o tre Dame] h is to ­r y . " N o treDame adm itted 34 percent, and a b o u t 57 p e rc e n t o f adm itted students enrolled.

“ There a re less than 10 un ive rs ities in the co un try who adm it less than h a lf of th e ir app licants and enro ll m o re th a n h a l f o f those th e y a d m it , ” n o te d Saracino.

T h a t is p a r t ic u la r ly

“This is the largest amount o f support ever p rovided to a

freshman class. We're very pleased to have

contribu ted to the most outstanding

freshm an class in the h is to ry o f the University.

Joseph Russo Notre Dame director of

Financial Aid

impressive considering tha t a typ ical Notre Dame app li­cant applies to six schools and can expect to be a dm it­ted to four or five o f those, said Saracino.

The U n ive rs ity was able to m ee t d e m o n s tra te d f in a n c ia l need fo r a ll incom ing students, accord­ing to Joseph Russo, d irec­to r o f F in a n c ia l A id , w ith an a v e ra g e U n iv e rs ity - based s c h o la rs h ip w as $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 . A p p ro x im a te ly 770 in c o m in g fre s h m e n

re c e iv e d a to ta l o f $10 m il l io n , up fro m $8 .3 m il l io n to the c lass o f 2003.

“ T h is is th e la rg e s t a m o u n t o f support ever p ro v id e d to a fre s h m a n c la s s ,” sa id Russo.

“ W e ’ r e very pleased to have con­t r ib u te d to th e m os t o u ts ta n d in g

freshman class in the h isto­ry o f the University."

Roth Saracino and Russo agreed th a t s c h o la rs h ip s were key in getting adm it­ted s tuden ts to co m m it to Notre Dame.

“ A d d itio n a l fin a n c ia l aid ... has played a s ign ifican t ro le in o u r s u c c e s s ,” Saracino said.

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on the upsw ing,” Nolan said. “ We have strong v is ib ility in the marketplace. People are looking to us for strong academics.”

This firs t-ye a r class is also a step toward a more diverse campus fo r Saint M ary ’s. The 9 percent m ino rity population is an increase from last year’s incoming class, according to Nolan.

“ [In c rea s in g d iv e rs ity ] is d e fin ite ly a focus area. We’re defin ite ly targeting our efforts to increase those num bers,” Nolan said. “ I t ’s all p a rt o f e n r ich in g the experience fo r a ll s tu ­dents.”

The c lass o f 2004 is also a m ore geograph i­c a lly d ive rse g roup o f students. Last year, 80 percent o f the firs t-year students came from the M idwest w hile this year, o n ly 75 p e rc e n t are from the reg ion . There is an in c re a s e in s tu ­den ts from the S outh, the W est and the Northeast.

“ W e’ re m ore na tiona l this year,” Nolan said. “ T ha t’s something we're very excited about. We come from 37 states and four countries.”

In addition to increased d iversity, the class o f 2004 has s tro n g a ca d e m ic n u m b e rs and involvem ent in many e x tra -cu rricu la r activities. This class stands out in th e ir com m itm ent to service, according to Nolan.

“A common thread in this class is com m unity service, ” she sa id . “ They are involved in the A m erican Cancer Society Relay fo r L ife and Habitat for Hum anity projects. They’re w orking in homeless shelters and vis iting the convales­cent.”

Nolan sees these s tudents co n tin u in g th a t com m itm ent to service in the ir college years.

“ I get a sense from this group that there is a

“I get a sense fro m th is group that there is a high level o f enthusiasm.

They want to get involved at Saint M a ry ’s and make th is

com munity and the surrounding com munity a better place to live. ”

Mary Pat Nolan Saint Mary’s director of Admissions

high level o f enthusiasm,” she said. “ They want to get involved at Saint M ary ’s and make this com m unity and the su rround ing com m unity a better place to live .”

A cadem ica lly , these f irs t-y e a r s tudents are very s im ila r to past classes tha t have graduated from Saint M ary ’s college. The m iddle 50 per­cent o f the incom ing class has a composite SAT score o f 1020-1200, a high school grade point average o f 3.34-3.86 and an ACT o f 22-26. The class also inc ludes 13 va le d ic to ria ns and six salutatorians.

“ [These students! are rea lly dynamic ind iv id ­uals and it w ill be rea lly exciting to see them come together as a class,” Nolan explained.

In add ition to 438 firs t year students. Saint M ary ’s is also w elcom ­ing 52 trans fe r students and 20 students in the Holy Cross-Saint M ary’s link program .

“ [T ra n s fe r s tuden ts ] too are look ing fo r the k ind o f experience we can o ffe r them ,” Nolan said. “ The rea lly exc it­ing th in g is th a t they have been som ewhere else. They know w ha t th e y w a n t and th ey chose us.”

The link program w ith Holy Cross offers stu­den ts an o p p o r tu n ity to a tte n d Holy Cross College fo r a year and then tra n s fe r to Saint Mary's. During the year at Holy Cross, the stu­dents have the opportun ity to be involved in all activ ities at Saint M ary ’s.

“W ith a year in the [lin k ] p rogram , the s tu ­dents can enhance the ir academic potentia l and they’ ll fit r ig h t in ,” Nolan explained.

Nolan feels that this class, like the classes in the past w ill contribute to Saint M ary ’s commu­n ity and find w hat they were looking fo r in a college in the ir experience at Saint M ary ’s.

“ The women who choose Saint M ary ’s have made the se lection so c a re fu lly th a t th e y ’ re happy here and they w ill stay and graduate,” she said.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

President Keough Hall Wauwatosa, Wis.

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Michelle Nagle

Vice-President Le Mans Hall Davenport, Iowa

Brian O’Donoghue

Vice-President Walsh Hall Glendora, Calif.

President Le Mans Hall Lewisville, Texas

2000 - 2001FINN PRESSLY

A s s is ta n t N ew s E d ito r

Brooke Norton Chrissie Renner

O ’Donoghue predicts fresh termW ith a productive six weeks already

Renner: Communication is key

under its belt, Notre Dame student g o v e rn m e n t has se t its s ig h ts on improving the overall qua lity o f life at N o tre Dame, fro m a d d re ss in g the smallest details to c ra fting an am bi­tious plan for the future.

"We want to represent hope." said s tu d e n t body p re s id e n t B r ia n O'Donoghue. “ It's something we’re all up to. We’re try ing as best we can to make this hope manifest itse lf into a better rea lity ,” he said, reca lling the memory of 1948 Notre Dame g radu­ate Dr. Tom Dooley.

F irs t on th is ye a r’s agenda is the o p e n in g o f the s c h o o l y e a r Mass Tuesday, an evening that w ill include a campus-wide d inner and ceremony honoring University president em eri­tus Theodore Hosburgh. The events w ill conclude w ith a fireworks display.

When the sm oke c le a rs , h o w e ve r,O’ Donoghue m a in ­ta ins th a t s tu d e n t g o v e rn m e n t w i l l rem ain an in te g ra l p a r t o f U n iv e rs ity life.

“ From th a t stop.We’re going to be a v ia b le and v is ib le presence on th is cam pus,” he said. “ We’re ready to sta rt, ready to go. We are going to make a d ifference, and we are in place to do so.”

Joining O’Donoghue at the head o f the Student Union is ju n io r Brooke Norton.

Among the plans fo r the year is a c o m m itm e n t to b r in g a v a r ie ty o f speakers to campus.

“ W e’ve been w o rk in g tire less ly to b rin g ... speakers to cam pus on a n u m b e r o f issues I fro m ] s e xu a l assault to po litica l education as well as enterta in ing speakers,” he said.

The issue o f po litica l education is of p a r t ic u la r c o n c e rn th is y e a r, O’ D onoghue s a id , s tre s s in g h is adm in is tra tion is com m itted to p ro ­moting student partic ipa tion in elec­tions.

“ We a re set and d e te rm in e d to make Notre Dame very much involved in this election year,” he said. “ We’re go ing to ta rg e t the re g is tra t io n o f freshm en voters. We w an t them to register in St. Joseph County, i f they want."

O’ Donoghue also h ig h lig h te d the need for freshmen to get involved in student government.

“ We want freshmen to come up and got involved. This is the ir University, and th is is th e ir S tuden t U nion. It doesn ’ t n ece ssa rily have to be an elected pos ition . They ju s t have to come up and say they w a n t to get involved. We have a g rea t group o f ded ica te d s tu d e n ts ... b u t we can

always use a fresh insight and a new way o f looking at th ings.”

Campus Life CouncilW ith representa tives h a ilin g from

all corners o f the Notre Dame com­m un ity , Campus L ife C ouncil has a “ m a jo r y e a r” ahead, a cco rd in g to O’ Donoghue who cha irs the comm- mittee.

“ We’re looking at the very structure o f the body and organization o f it," he said. “ We do have a fu ll agenda o f issues.”

The. Council hosts rectors, students, adm in is tra to rs and facu lty members in a forum designed to address issues that affect the entire University com­munity.

“The CLC has a large range of top­ics, from academic tenure to academ­

ic fre e d o m to the incorporation of bet­te r community in the re s id e n c e h a lls . Issues on d iv e rs ity and g e n d e r and w om en’s issues w ill a ll be a t the fo re ­f r o n t , ” O’ Donoghue said.

W ith v e ry few re tu rn in g m embers,

O’ Donoghue pred ic ts a “ fresh, new council.”

The C ounc il m eets b i-w e e k ly on Wednesdays in the Notre Dame Room of LaFortune.

Student SenateThe A p ril 1 turnover in the student

government office not only brought in a new adm in istration, but also in tro ­duced a new roste r fo r the Student Senate. W ith one sena to r fo r each residence h a ll and one sena tor fo r o ff-c a m p u s s tu d e n ts , the sena te rem a ins p r im a r ily concerned w ith a dd ress ing the needs o f the N otre Dame student body.

Under Norton, who chairs the body, the senate must approve the yearly Student Union budget, ce rtify nom i­na tions to S tudent Union pos itions and provide a voice fo r the student body in the mechanisms o f student government.

Last sem ester, senators faced an agenda including a variety o f issues. Some, such as the debate regard ing the c o n s tru c tio n o f a new s tu d e n t center, have been staples o f senatori­al discussion for years. Others, such as ris ing controversy about acquain­tance rape on cam pus, b lossom ed during the term fo llow ing a campus- wide debate on the subject.

W ith ju s t six weeks o f th e ir te rm behind them, senators can expect to address many o f the same, ongoing controversies, but must also react to issues as they arise on campus.

Preparing fo r the largest firs t-yea r class in Saint Mary’s history is no easy task, but Chrissie Renner is up to the challenge.

Renner, who began her term as stu­dent body president in the spring, has high hopes for the 438 new additions to the College.

“ I t ’s the biggest ever. They’re going down in h is to ry ,” said Renner, who noted she has already been approached by some of the 42 freshmen in her sec­tion eager to get involved in the Student Government Association (SGA).

Last spring, Renner, w ith vice-presi­dent Michelle Nagle, helped in itia te a monthly newsletter, as well as a new w ebsite . Both are designed to help improve communication with the SGA - an area Renner feels could use improve­ment.

“ The lines of com­m un ica tion need to be a little b it stronger am ong the S tuden t G o v e r n m e n t Association,” Renner said. “We’re plugging synergy.”

To that end, Renner has planned bi-week­ly meetings w ith the various boards of the SGA, in an e ffo rt to increase co lla b o ra ­tion among members and diffuse any po te n tia l problem s w ith scheduling events.

One o f the events on the horizon , Saint M ary’s Pride Week, began as a one-day event, but has recently expand­ed into a full week of activities.

“ It tu rned into a week because we have so much to celebrate,” she said.

One of the biggest items on the SGA agenda is the con tinu ing a ttem p t to have a study day added to the Saint Mary’s academic calendar before finals week. While Notre Dame students have the Thursday and Friday before finals week designated as study days, Saint

Mary’s has none.“ We’re asking fo r one right now.” she

said, crediting form er president Nancy Midden and vice-president Angie Little fo r in it ia t in g the s tudy day debate. “ We've developed a task force on the Board of Governance.”

This year, students w ill also receive visitors passes to host guests in the din­ing hall. Renner said that SGA has also investiga ted extend ing hours at the library, as well as the post office, which is currently open from noon to 3 p.m.

Under the SGA are five boards, each w ith the ir own particu la r mission and id e n tity : the Board o f G overnance, S tudent Academ ic C ouncil, S tudent A c t iv it ie s B oard , Residence H a ll Association and the Student Diversity Board.

“We have ... incredible and very d ri­ven in d iv id u a ls ,” Renner said.

F irst-year students lo o k in g to get involved have many avenues to choose fro m , R enner sa id. One o f the firs t, she sa id , w i l l be the upcom ing freshm an class co u n c il e lec ­tions. In add ition to the positions of presi­dent and vice-presi­

dent, who must run as a ticket together, there are 13 other independent board positions.

Because of the unprecendented size of the freshman class, Renner said that she and the res t o f SGA have been brainstorm ing for a way to expand the candidate selection process to accom­modate what she predicts w ill be a large field of contenders.

“ People are jus t being elected by cam­paign posters ... I don’t really like that,” she sa id , a dd in g th a t a “ M eet the Candidates” night, or s im ilar forum, is among the ideas being floated in the brainstorming process.

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“We’re ready to start, ready to go. We are going to make a difference, and we are in place to do so. ”

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as Campus-Wide Orientation Commissioners worked w ith Student A ctiv ities to create the new event and w ill help run it Saturday night.

Some students, however, did enjoy the G ra ffiti Dance and are upset that the trad i­tion has ended.

“When I heard the Grafitti Dance was being changed, I was d is a p p o in te d ," said sophomore Katherine Karrat, who a ttended las t y e a r ’s event. “ I th ink a ll the hype abou t i t be fo re the dance made i t seem even m ore exciting. I thought it was a unique way to meet the guys."

“ I thought the idea o f the d ifferent color pens was not cool and just the initial men­tality of the Graffiti Dance was not g reat — th ro w in g guys and g ir ls toge ther, ge ttin g num bers, e tc ,” said sopho­more Christine Bryant. “ But I think the idea of meeting new people is cool, and that can be done at the Graffiti Dance, so that’s why I liked it.”

Bryant said that she enjoyed the dance but admitted that she did not become friends with many of the people she met there.

“Though I met a lot of peo­ple at the Graffiti Dance and then fo rgo t th e ir names, it was cool to see where every­one was from and what they were studying and just to get a feel for the people we would

be spend ing the next fo u r years w ith," Bryant said.

Planners hope that all par­tic ip a n ts w ill feel included and c o m fo rta b le , said Hnatusko. Organizers looked for a way for students to meet one another without feeling as though they are p a r t o f a “ m eat m a rk e t,” Moss said, a lluding to the way one stu­dent described the G ra ffiti Dance.

Moss said th a t no one is sure whether Domer Fest w ill be a success.

“Our goal is not to mandate w ha t we do. but to always re fin e w h a t we do ," Moss sa id . “ We are continuously try ing to find ways to make people feel in c lu d e d . Any feedback we get w ill go into next year’s plans.”

H natusko said she hopes the d iffe re n t a c tiv itie s w ill help students overcome their reluctance to introduce them­selves to new people.

“ It ’s such a valuable tool to get first-year students to meet each other,” she said.

As in years past, students prim arily walk to Stepan from th e ir res idence h a lls , and m any h a lls have a lrea d y p lanned to w a lk over w ith their brother or sister dorms. Event p lanners would also like students to w ear th e ir hall T-sh irts to demonstrate dorm p rid e , a c co rd in g to Hnatusko.

A lthough th is is the only official Freshman Orientation event scheduled for Saturday n ig h t, s tuden ts are no t required to attend.

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Student survival: Guidance for new arrivals on campusFreshman year brings a slough of new experiences and issues. In a new environment, students can easily run into trouble

finding assistance with difficulties that arise. Where should you go if you think you have the flu?How do you get help if you’re computer illiterate? Here is a run-down of commonly utilized student services to help you get off the ground

at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s.

First Year of Studies Brownson Hall 1-7421 #Tutoring Brownson Hall1-5294 S tudentWriting Center Q p rx z irp Q B001 DeBartolo V l i c s1-7265

University Health Services 1-7497

University Counseling Services 1-7336

Office of Alcohol and Drug Education 311 LaFortune 1-7970

Office of InformationTechnologiesCCMB1-8111 (Help Desk)1-5600 (Information)

By KATE STEERAssociate News E d ito r

First Year of Studies (FYS)FYS functions as a transitory

aid for freshmen. It provides academic advising throughout the f irs t year th ro u g h the selection of a major. FYS also m a in ta ins a L e a rn in g Resource Center (LRC) which o ffe rs academ ic serv ices including tutoring, workshops and co llabo ra tive lea rn ing . FYS is housed in Brownson H all, located n o rth o f the Basilica and Main Building.

The FYS Tutoring Program is a free service for freshmen who need assistance in a first- year course beyond w hat is given by the instructor of the course. Tutoring is conducted in groups and individually, and attendance is required.

Collaborative Learning con­sists o f a group o f students working together on subjects or homework. This service is available in math, chemistry and physics. Weekly math and chemistry workshops are also available w ithout mandatory attendance.

Writing CenterThe W riting Center is avail­

able to students seeking assis­tance in essay composition and writing in general. It provides tutors trained specifically in w riting tutoring. Specific ser­vices provided include assign­ment c larification as well as organization and proofreading assistance. W orkshops are o ffe red on va rio u s top ics throughout the school year. The W riting Center is located in the basement of DeBartolo and can be reached at 1-7265.

University Health Services (UHS)

U11S, located north of Main Building, provides a 24-hour outpatient clinic. This service can be utilized by students for any number o f reasons, from inform ation to illness. Three staff physicians are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments (•an bo made by c a llin g I - 7497. The pha rm acy, also located on the firs t floor, is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and provides prescription services, over the counter medications and medical supplies.

Health Services also includes a 14-bed inpatient clinic, locat­ed on the second floor, to be utilized under the orders of a University physician.

University Counseling Center (UCC)

The UCC, located on the th ird flo o r o f the H ealth Services building, provides a multitude of mental health ser­vices and support.

“ Basically, the counseling center is a sta ff o f psycholo­gists who are tra ined in the specific issues facing college

students,” said P a tr ic k Utz, director o f the UCC. S erv ing betw een 800 and 900 s tu ­dents per year, the counseling cen te r deals p rim arily w ith academic and socia l a d jus t­m ent issues, d e p re s s io n , fa m ily and r e la t io n s h ip difficulties and ca re e r con­cerns.

C o u n s e lin g serv ices are a va ilab le in both individual and group for­mat, said Utz.I n d i v i d u a l c o u n s e l in g provides com­passionate lis ­tening and the full attention of the counselor.The f ir s t ses­sion o f counseling is free; sub­sequent sessions are $4.

Groups are focused on spe­cific topics such as eating dis­orders, racia l relations, per­sonal g ro w th , fa m ily c h a l­lenges and relaxation training. These groups are designed to combine both counselor guid­ance and student input to pro­vide support for group mem­bers. The fee for group coun­seling sessions is $2. Both indi­vidual and group counseling can be arranged via a phone call to the counseling center to a rrange an in take a pp o in t­ment.

In add ition the counseling center has a psychiatrist avail­able two half days per week. The psychiatrist provides the service o f consu lta tion and prescription of medication.

The co unse ling ce n te r is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and a psychologist is availab le 24 hours a day for emergencies. Call 1-7336 for more informa­tion or to schedule an appoint­ment.

Alcohol and Drug EducationThe Office o f A lcohol and

Drug Education (OADE) pro­vides information and counsel­ing in the areas of alcohol and other drug use and abuse.

“ We are the in fo rm a tio n center for alcohol and other d ru g s ,” said d ire c to r Gina F ir th . S tudents u tiliz e the office for a variety of reasons, from obtaining information for academic papers to seeking answers and voicing concerns.

OADE provides confidential assessments and counseling, gives recom m endations fo r fu rthe r assistance and offers education and resources. An appointment is recommended fo r assessment and personal counseling, while walk-ins are encouraged when using office resources.

As a service to the first-year class, OADE w ill be conducting an extended orientation reach­ing into the first two weeks of school. This orien ta tion w ill consist of presentations by PIL­LARS (Peers In s p ir in g L is ten in g , L ea rn in g And Responsible Socializing) within the residence halls.

Flip Side, a social organiza­tion designed to provide alter­nate activities every weekend for students interested in par­ticipating in non-alcohol relat­ed events, is also supported by OADE.

OADE is loca ted at 311 LaFortune and can be reached at 1-7970.

Office of Information Technologies

The Office o f In fo rm a tion Technologies (OIT) is the tech­nolog ica l support center o f campus. Students can ask this department for help w ith com­puter problems and for aid in setting up their network and email accounts.

OIT o ffe rs a Help Desk, a va ilab le 8 a.m . to 8 p.m . Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The Help Desk can be reached at 1-8111 and is located in 111 C om puting C enter Math Build ing (CCMB). The CCMB can be found between the sta­dium and 1 lesburgh Library.

Education Services are avail­able to students who want to learn more about certain com­p u te r a p p lica tio n s . V is it www.nd.edu/~ndoit fo r more information.

In a dd itio n , OIT provides residence assistance v ia Resident C om puterConsultants (RCCs), who are students tra ined in network connectivity issues. RCCs live in residence halls and hold office hours during which stu­dents can benefit from their expertise.

By KATIE MCVOYNews W rite r

Office of First Year StudentsThe O ffice o f F irs t Year

Students serves the academ ic needs of first-year students. Staff m em bers help s tudents w ith scheduling, credits and require­ments, academic advising and monitoring academic progress.

Susan Vanek, the head o f the Office of First Year Students, can be reached at x4594.

Writing CenterSaint Mary’s Writing Center is a

valuable resource fo r students looking to polish their papers or improve their writing.

The Writing Center, which w ill announce its hours later this fall, is located in the basement of Le Mans and employs student tutors who offer constructive criticism, ideas and support to students working on papers.

Any Saint M ary’s student can make an appointm ent to see a student tutor or the head of the W riting Center Monday through Friday by calling x4710.

Health ServicesHealth Services, in the base­

ment of Holy Cross Hall, does its part to ensure the physical well­ness of all Saint Mary’s students.

“We’re here due to our commit­m ent to the health o f our s tu ­dents,” said Cathi DeCleene, a Health Services employee. “We’re here to share in our students' i l l­nesses and health.”

Health Services employs three nurses, who are on duty from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m . M onday through Friday, and a physician.

A ll Saint M ary ’s students are eligible for services w ith a com­pleted health form. Walk-in and scheduled a ppo in tm en ts are available, and extended services such as lab services and referrals are ava ilab le as needed. Em ergencies a fte r hours are

directed to local hospitals.D u rin g o ffice hou rs , Health

Services can be reached at x4805.

Counseling and Career Development

Where Health Services leaves off, the Career and Counseling Center picks up.

“ W e’re a blended counseling center in that we have career and personal counseling here,” said Kris Pendley, assistant director.

On the personal front, the cen­ter offers counseling in all areas fro m room m ate re la tio n s to depression and anxiety to acade­mic skills. The center employs a psychologist, two licensed mental health counselors and a psychia­tr is t also makes regu la r visits. F irs t-tim e v is its and regu la rly scheduled appo in tm en ts are available.

On the career front, the center jo ins students in exploring and deciding on majors, discovering sum m er jobs and in ternsh ips, looking into personal interests and exploring possible careers.

The Career and Counseling cen­ter is located in the main lobby in Le Mans Hall and can be reached at x4565.

Financial AidThe Financial Aid Department

offers financial help and advice. The office, located in the main hall in Le Mans Hall, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m . M onday th ro ug h Friday. Office staff provides stu­dents with help filling out FAFSA and P ro file app lica tions. This department awards scholarships to first-year students and transfer students; it also offers grants and federal loans to all students. The office w ill operate during special hours th ro ug h ou t o rien ta tion , remaining open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This office also offers on-campus jobs to students as part of a financial aid package.

For more information, contact the Financial Aid office at x4557.

Information and Technology

With the increased importance o f tech­no logy and the In te rn e t in student life, Information and Technology provides an important service to students.

InfoTech offers stu­dents 11 techn ica l classrooms, four col- la b o ra to ry c lass­rooms and five com­p u te r cente rs. I f a student has a com­puter problem , she should contact a resi­d e n tia l com pu te r co n su lta n t. The •office, located in Le Mans H a ll, is open from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m.

During orientation InfoTech w ill sponsor a ResNet fair in each dorm. Signs w ill be posted notifying stu­dents o f tim es and locations.

Students seeking technology support can reach the I n f o r m a t i o n T echno logy help desk at ,\4715.

vJ \_§fudent ServicesOffice of First Year Students

121 LeMans x4594

Writing CenterBasement of LeMans x4710

Health Services Basement of Holy Cross Hall X4805

Counseling and Career Main Lobby of LeMans x4565

Financial AidMain Hall of LeMans X4557

Information and Technology LeMans x4715

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Trustee Coleman passes away♦ Donor’s gift funds Campus Ministry building

Special to The Observer

Board of Trustees mem­ber Thomas Coleman, ’56, died Friday, duly 14. Elected to the Board of Trustees in I 984. Coleman also served lor 52 years on the advisory council lo r Notre Dame's M endoza College o f Business, lie received an hono ra ry d oc to r o f laws degree from the University in 1993.

In add ition to his many years o f service, Coleman made numerous significant benefactions to the U n ive rs ity , perhaps none more notable than his gift to underw rite the $7 m illion restoration of Notre Dame's h is to r ic B as ilica o f the Sacred Heart. Completed in 1990. the project included the re s to ra tio n o f the

c h u rc h ’s 19th c e n tu ry murals, stained glass, altars and statuary.

More recently , Coleman made a major gift in 1998 to underw rite construction of the Coleman Family Center for Campus Ministry, named in m em ory o f his parents and brother.

Centrally located on South Quad, the center w ill include o ffices fo r Campus M inistry’s programs in spiri­tu a lity , re tre a ts , campus liturgies, religious education and other ministries, as well as a chape l, a reh ea rsa l space for campus choirs and a classroom fo r re lig ious education.

Coleman was honored in 1998 with the Rev. Howard J. Kenna Award for service. He also received recognition from the Notre Dame Fire Department as an honorary fire ch ie f and Notre Dame Security/Police as an hon­orary director of public safe­ty-

Soon a fte r g ra d u a tio n

from Notre Dame, Coleman was elected a member of the New York Stock Exchange and in 1957 jo ined C.M.J. Partners, where he was a senior partner at the time of his death.

Coleman served on the boards o f gove rnors and d irectors o f the New York Stock Exchange and the New York F u tu res Exchange, He was a director o f the A lfre d E. Sm ith M em orial Foundation, the chairman of the board of St. V in c e n t’s H osp ita l and M ed ica l C enter, and a trustee of New York Catholic Charities and St. P a trick ’s Cathedral. He also served as a member o f the Board of Councilors of the Knights of M a lta and the C a rd in a l’s Committee of the Laity.

in a d d itio n to the hon ­o ra ry degree from Notre Dame, Coleman was sim ilar­ly honored by St. Bonaventure University and the College o f M oun t St. Vincent.

Life trustee Archbishop McGrath dies at age 76Special to The Observer

Father Mark McGrath, archbishop o f Panama from 1969-94 and life trustee o f the U nivers ity o f Notre Dame, passed away on Aug. 3.

A rc h b is h o p M cG rath died in Panama City o f c o m p lic a ­tions o fP a r k in s o n ’ s d isease. He was 76 years old.

A n a tive o f P a n a m a ,A r c h b is h o pM cG ra th s tu d ie d a t C a tho lic U n iv e rs ity o f C hile in S antiago before com ing to Notre Dame in 1940. In 1942 he entered the novi­tia te o f the Congregation o f Holy Cross. After graduating from Notre Dame in 1945, he studied theology at Holy Cross College in Washington, D C., and was ordained a priest in 1949. He studied at the Theological

McGrath

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Carving out your college niche

Anne Marie Mattingly

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I am a Notre Dame cradle baby. My grandfather attended high school at ND in the 1920s and studied in the seminary until he was expelled for swimming in Saint M ary’s lake. My parents arc both 1975 graduates of the University’s law school and were m arried in the Basilica in 1976.Furn iture donated to the Holy Cross priests by my Maryland ancestors is now on display in the log chapel. I learned the fight song when I was five and taught it to my youngest b ro th­er when he wasthree; I was instructed in the rules of football in the firs t grade and attended my firs t game against Purdue in 1987.1 don’t th ink it's possible to have Notre Dame in one’s fam ily much more than I do.

When I arrived on campus to start my freshman year in the fall of 1997, it was w ith incredible expectations. I assumed that the fun and exciting foot­ball weekend atmosphere that I had experienced as a child would pervade every aspect of my Notre Dame experi­ence. It wiis time to sit back and enjoy the ride that was my college career.

Little did I know it would not be that easy.

I had a less than delightful freshman year. None of my friends from high school had accompanied me to South Bend; few of them had ventured out­side our home state o f Ohio. My room­mates were rarely home — Connie was in the band, Leanne ran track, and Joni was a swimmer. They had dinner w ith the ir respective organizations almost every night, while I ate alone nearly daily. When it was time for our firs t West Quad formal, each o f my

roommates found parties to attend in other students’ rooms; I look my date to the dance as early as possible so that we would have somewhere to go. I almost d idn ’t enroll at the beginning of spring semester, and even before class­es started I knew that there wore only 55 days until spring break. I consid­ered transferring. As a painfully shy and quiet g irl, finding my place at Notre Dame presented a form idable challenge.

But what it took me a year to learn is that finding one’s place is the key to having a great time in college. For me, that place was at The Observer. For each of you, the members of the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s classes of 2004, it may be here at the paper (sign up — we’re lots of fun, I promise!). It may be in student government, in ROTC, as part of a sports team or in a volunteer group. Notre Dame and Saint M ary’s have hundreds o f student orga­nizations that sponsor an amazing number of events. Go to activities night ( it ’s Tuesday, Aug. 29, from 7-9 p.m. in the Joyce Center Fieldhouse for Notre Dame; Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the same time in the Angela Athletic Facility for Saint M ary’s), see what's available, find out what sparks your interest and get involved.

If you choose one or two campus organizations that interest you and invest yourself in them wholeheartedly, you w ill develop friendships across up to seven graduating classes that w ill last long after graduation. In the mean­time your fellow students w ill become the source o f lessons that cannot be learned from lectures or textbooks.Just a few examples o f the invaluable tidbits I ’ve learned from my fellow Observer! tes:

1. I f you scout out Stonehenge for campus security and run through after deciding the coast is clear only to find that the guards were hiding in the bushes and are now chasing you on motorized scooters, one good place to

hide is the women’s bathroom in Nieuwland Science Hall.

2. Sometimes it's better to just sleep in. I f you’re not going to be conscious for anything the professor is saying anyway, you m ight as well be com fort­able in bed.

3. It is possible to party every night during study days and still pass all your finals.

4. When you go lo the office at 6 p.m. and leave jus t as the sun is coming up, a tr ip lo B ibbler’s pancake house is a must i f you are In survive your 8:30 class (if you go. that is — see #21.

Perhaps the most im portant thing I ’ve learned through my experiences at Notre Dame and The Observer is to make every decision so that I w ill not regret anything. If you choose to cut your organic chemistry study session short to drop by a friend ’s party, con­sider whether you'll be sorry about the choice w lim i you gel your report card. But jus t as im portantly, i f you're going to pass on an invitation to the Alumni Wake to stay home and study for the MCATs, make sure you’re equally cer­tain that the test is where you want to invest your time. Remember that col­lege life is a balance between the acad­emic and the social, and that spending too much time on either means you’ll be missing something. Work hard, have fun and don’t forget that your time here is lim ited. You owe it to yourself, your parents and your bank account to make the most o f every minute.

The views expressed in this column are those o f the author and not neces- sa rily those o f The Observer.

Anne M arie M a tting ly is a senior biology m ajor at Notre Dame and fou r- year member o f The Observer's staff. She is cu rren tly app ly ing lo medical schools. Anyone interested in working fo r The Observer's news department may contact her at 1 -.7.V2.V or observ­er. obsnews. I@nd. edit.

DlLBERT SCOTT ADAMS Q u o te o f t h e D ay

“Change is the taw o f life. And those who look only lo the past or present are certain

to miss the fu t ure. ”

John F. Kennedy President of the United S tates

MiY LONG-TERM PLAN IS TO DRIFT IN TO A JOB WHERE I HAVE NO IMPACT ON A N YTH IN G .

HE WAS TOO U N IN ­SPIRED TO F IN IS H SWALLOWING.

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Student Affairs offers

blessingI would like to extend to you a warm welcome on behalf of

all of us who work in the Division of Student Affairs — the Offices of Alcohol and Drug Education, Campus Ministry, the Career Center, Counseling Center, Health Services, International Student Services and Activities. Multicultural Student Programs and Services, Residence Life, Security, Student Activities, Student Residences and the staffs of your residence halls. Although we provide a variety of services, we share a common desire to do everything we can to help facili­tate your intellectual, spiritual and personal growth.

We extend a special welcome to our new students — first- year students, transfer students and new graduate and pro­fessional students. We welcome back the sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as the returning graduate and professional students. As community, we draw our strength from the unique and diverse gifts offered by each of you. We hope that all of you — both those who are new and those who are returning — w ill be able to achieve the goals you set for yourselves this year.

I hope that I w ill have the opportunity to come to know as many of you as possible in the months ahead. Until 1 am able to greet you in person, please know that you have my very best wishes for a year filled with all God’s blessings.

Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C.Vice President for Student Affairs

University o f Notre Dante August 17, 2000

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Welcome to Notre Dame. We have a beautiful campus and a talented faculty. I am sure that you w ill grow in every way as a thoughtfu l and reflec­tive person preparing to make your way in the world. We are also proud o f our residence trad ition on campus and the many activ i­ties available for you to use your God given talents in leadership and service.

It is my hope that during your time w ith us you w ill make some of the best friends of your life.We welcome students from every state in the union and from a wide array of foreign countries and cultures. We are enriched by the d iffe ren t experiences and perspectives that you bring to our common life.

I w ill have the privilege of teaching some o f you in my sem inar class. Others I w ill come to know through my residing in Sorin Hall. I hope to have a chance to in teract w ith a ll of you in some way or another during your time at Notre Dame.

Once again welcome to Notre Dame! I am confi­dent that this w ill be a great year for a ll o f us. May God bless our life together.

Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C.President

U n ive rs ity o f N o tre Dame

August 17, 2000

Malloy

Welcome back to Saint M ary’s College fo r the 2000-2001 academic year! I hope that the summer for every student included a combination of rest and rejuvenation, a time to th ink about your academic life and your future — and I ’m sure for all of you, earning money was a high priority !

Now that we are back into the new year, I hope that it w ill be very chal­lenging and rew ard­ing for you. In par­ticu lar, I welcome our now first-yearand transfer students and assure you that your experience at Saint Mary’s College w ill be an im portant time in your life.

I look forward to meeting w ith stu­dents and faculty throughout the year and continuing our good relationships w ith the University of Notre Dame and Holy Cross College.

Marilou EldredPresident

Saint M a ry ’s College August 17, 2000

Eldred

Insights fo r first-year DomersThe powers that be here at our campus newspaper

have asked me to w rite a column fo r the Freshman Orientation edition of the paper. They asked me specif­ically because I am a sophomore now. making me just one short, yet important, summer past being a fresh­man myself. This, they figure, puts me in a better position to give the Marlavnanew freshmen a bit o f insight into o u r hum b le U n iv e rs ity . So get Soennekerready for some serious insight.

F irs t o f a ll, you, as freshm en. V iew po in tw ill get welcomed to death. There C olum n is tw ill be w e lc o m e -to -c la s s w e l­comes, w e lcom e-to -schoo l w e l­comes, w e lcom e-to -rea l-life w e l­comes. weleome-to-the-dorm welcomes, welcome-to- the-chapol welcomes, weleome-to-the-football-gamcs welcomes, weleome-to-lhe-gym welcomes, welcome- lo-the-quad welcomes and even welcome-to-the-din- ing-ha ll welcomes. You w ill a lm ost feel unwelcome when you go to bed and no one welcomes you there.

You have p robab ly had many o f these welcomes already, but it gets better. You w ill be welcomed many times! Sometimes by the same people! Sometimes in the same conversation! The welcoming here lite ra lly never ends. And when you finally end your freshman year and think, "Well, at least the welcoming is over,” you’ ll be wrong! Because when you return, you have to be welcomed back!

Everyone you meet wants to shake your hand. If you are one of those people who is phobic about touching people because of germs, you should go home now. You’ll never survive. Everyone w ill also want to know your name. dorm, home-town and m ajor. Now, you should know the firs t three of those pretty definitively. I f you don’t, you should probably sta rt worrying.

However, you probably a ren 't sure of your major. This is fine. Whenever you ta lk to a non-student, such as a professor or parent, you should lie and make up a major. Otherwise you are likely to get 9,534,873 kind- hearted lectures about how it is really okay not to be sure about your m ajor and how you have plenty of tim e. So pretend you know your m ajor. When you finally figure it out, you can jus t pretend that you are “ changing" your major. Since you w ill really do that five or six times in the next four years, no one w ill know the difference.

Now, some o f you w ill be homesick. I f you are a homesick person, there w ill be times when you w ill look at the next year and th ink that it is going to last forever. And it w ill. It w ill also last approximately a

week and a half. While you are living through it, some­times the year seems to take forever. But at the end of the year, you w ill look back and th ink, “ That was a nice couple of weeks,” and probably refuse to believe that it was actually an entire school year.

But I jum p ahead of myself. Many things w ill happen before the end of the year that I should share insight about. Perhaps most im portan tly , there w ill be the football games which you have to go to. Sometimes on football weekends, you almost get the feeling that God Himself w ill be annoyed at you i f you don’t go to the game, and th a t i t may affect your chances o f getting into Heaven. Which it may. I suspect He is a p re tty hard-core Notre Dame fan.

H ow ever, the rea l reason you have to go to the foo tba ll games is because whenever you leave South Bend and people fin d out you go to Notre Dame, they w i l l e xpec t a th re e - to - f iv e m in u te o ra l re p o r t on the footba ll season T h is shou ld include a theory on why the season went the way it d id, in for mation on one-to-three players that you particu la r­ly liked, and at least one per sonal story about a game. So start th in k in g about th is soon — O ctober break is only two months away.

There are also a lot of parties around here. When you came to visit campus last year (or three years ago, i f your parents knew even then where you would be going), the tour guide probably attempted to reassure your parents th a t Notre Dame w asn ’t rea lly a big d rink in g school. W ell, the tour guide lied. You w ill most certainly not be deprived of that aspect of the col­

lege experience. Even the state schools have nothing on us when it comes to parties, except possibly sheer frequency. (Some nights we have to study.)

We also have those wonderful rules called parietals. No insightful Freshman Orientation column would be complete w ithout something about those. Parietals are the adm inistration’s way of keeping Notre Dame guys, who, as we all know, become rapists and murderers at 12:00 a.m. on weekdays and 2:00 a.m. on weekends, away from the poor defenseless little girls.

Really, parie ta ls are the adm in is tra tion ’s a ttem pt to make themselves and our

a re n ts be lieve they are do ing something strong to stop sexual

activ ity on campus. Despite th e ir in e ffe c tive n e ss on

that front, the adm in is­tra tio n ce rta in ly does

mean w ha t they say about parietals, and it is best not to get ca ug h t b re a k in g them . A len g thy m e e tin g w ith ResLife about the rest of your four years o f college is no t the best way to start your freshman year.

Let’s see. What else is th e re

around here? Oh, yes. Between fo o t­

ba ll games, parties, parietals, and welcom­

ing sessions, you w ill a c tu a lly be asked to

attend classes. W hich you should certa in ly do. A fte r all.

when you ca ll home you c a n 't really tell your parents about the par­

ties, so you’ll need some classes to discuss.I ’ll hand out one last insight before I stop, and it is

simply this. Don’t worry. Notre Dame is a good place to be. You’ll have fun. I promise.

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

M arlayna Soenneker is a sophomore at Notre Dame. She lives in Welsh Fam ily Hall.

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Embrace new journey of

opportunitiesOn behalf o f the University o f Notre Dame du Lac student body,

we want to welcome you to this great institution. As we are sure you know, your acceptance is no small accomplishment, and you should be proud o f yourself. We are already a stronger family because of your decision to become a member of our community.

Noire Dame is a special place. You are about to begin one of the greatest journeys o f your life. It is a travel filled w ith marvels and miracles. Take it all in and treasure every moment. Sometimes there w ill be so much going on that you may take for granted jus t how special this place is. Never forget the value o f m idnight trips to the Grotto and four in the m orning conversations about life, the future and how many quarter dogs you can eat. These are all gifts, so cherish them.

Notre Dame is about th inking in new ways, conquering new obstacles and just hanging out w ith friends. We encourage you to take part in this sp ir it and not jus t see, but feel what this University is all about. The best way to do this is to get involved, whether it be by running for Student Senate or being the best dancer on South Quad. Through these activities you get to know each other. You are, after all. a family. Remember, most of the learning around here takes place outside the classroom.

The next few years w ill challenge, develop and provide you w ith opportunities which you never dreamed possible. Embrace them. Notre Dame tru ly is an amazing place — not ju s t because o f the Dome or the Grotto (although both can be breathtaking), but because of Her people. You are Notre Dame, and 158 years o f tra ­dition lie in your capable hands. It is a form idable task, but every­one here believes in you. We are all here to help you. So, i f you want to get involved in the Student Union or ju s t want to talk, feel free to slop by the Student Government office on the second floor of LaFortune. It would be an honor to meet you.

In closing. God bless, good luck and welcome home.

Brian O ’DonoghueN otre Dame Student Body President

Brooke NortonN otre Dame Student Body Vice President

August 15, 2000

E xploring new and exc iting

horizonsOn behalf o f the entire student body, it is our pleasure to wel­

come you to the Saint M ary’s family! The next four years o f your life w ill be exciting ones, fu ll o f new people, new ideas, new expe­riences and many new dreams to nurture. You w ill have the opportunity lo grow in an environment o f diverse and talented women, and one that challenges and inspires you to grow in your knowledge. This is also a time for getting involved and expanding your horizons outside o f your classes! The Saint Mary’s Student Government Association and numerous campus clubs offer won­derful avenues to explore and pursue. Take advantage o f every­thing that is available to you!

Each morning w ill offer you a new day to explore and experi­ence, and your journey at Saint M ary’s College w ill only become more incredible. We have been blessed w ith lasting friendships and professors who encourage us lo pursue what we tru ly love. Each woman on the Saint M ary’s campus brings something unique, something all the ir own to share w ith the rest o f us. We are delighted that you have decided to brighten our campus as well!

We are looking forw ard to becoming acquainted w ith you and the rest of the Class o f 2004. We are certain that you w ill enjoy and cherish the four years ahead o f you as a Saint M ary’s woman. I f there is anything that we can do to ease your transition, please do not hesitate to contact us. Congratulations on your decision to become a member of the Saint Mary’s Class o f 2004!

Crissie RennerSaint M a ry ’s Student Body President

Michelle NagleSaint M ary's Student Body Vice President

August 17, 2000

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Making the tra d itio n you r own

NoreenGillespie

Like any other incoming college freshman, I unpacked not only dorm supplies on my first day o f college. Alongside my boxes, I delicately unpacked fear, high school memories and j i t ­tery expectations for the future.

My mom graduated from Saint Mary’s in 1976; my dad from Notre Dame that same year. Following their gradu­ation, we would have six other family members grad­uate from both institutions.From the time I was five I received Saint Mary’s T- shirts as Christmas gifts and became accustomed to my dad saying Hail Marys in front of televised football games on Saturday a fter­noons. Needless to say, my college destiny had me mapped straight for South Bend, Ind. 1 had certainly heard enough about this storied place to ease any uncomfortable feeling that may have settled in the pit of my stomach, but regardless of any legacies, the butterflies remained.

Perhaps it was the legacy itse lf that made me nervous. Every time I turned a corner on cam­pus, I had the haunting feeling that my family had been there before me. It was almost like part o f my discovery process o f college had been violated, and nothing was my own.

What I d idn 't realize was that in the coming months, I would make my Saint Mary’s experi­ence more of my own than I had ever imagined. While I was walking in my parents’ footsteps, I

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was using my own shoes — and leaving some large footprints. As I muddled my way through my first semester o f classes, my firs t dorm par­ties, SYRs and working for The Observer, I sud­denly realized at the end of it that I was calling this place in South Bend home. And magically the butterflies disappeared.

Over the next few months you w ill receive countless pieces o f advice. Some you w ill find invaluable, some you w ill discard. However you decide to proceed with the next four years of your life, remember that it is your own. You. the class of 2004, are about to jo in a rich 156- year old trad ition that has been forged by many before you. But you w ill come in and make this place your own, w ith your sp irit, your drive, and your willingness to embrace your Saint Mary’s experience.

W ithin my quest to separate myself from my family, I found myself fa lling into the unique tradition that had characterized them for so many years. While I still remain bound and determined to forge my own path, somewhere along the way I realized that 1 wasn’t following my fam ily’s path, but adding to it. And with that addition, my college experience was my own — and I had constructed it myself.

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

Noreen Gillespie is a ju n io r p o litica l scien ce and sociology major at Saint M ary's College. Her best piece o f advice to freshmen is to save a ll quarters fo r laundry, because the do lla r b ill changer usually ju s t eats your money.

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Money can’t buy happiness, but quarters help

I sat s ta ring at th is com puter screen fo r hours, fran ­tica lly searching for the perfect advice fo r this ye a r’s incom ing freshmen. My search seemed endless and hopeless, as the upcom ing weeks w ill be filled w ith cliches, tips and rules from every facet o f campus —

w hat could 1 possibly add to the w is­dom?

I took a break from my quest and instead read the paper and ta lked w ith some friends. It was then that a fr iend o f mine told me a story that opened my eyes, ignited my temper and a ll o f a sudden, my creative ju ices began to flow.

Here’s the scenario: b righ t, young Christine Kraly sophomore s tro lls enthusiastica lly

into office (which w ill go unnamed, yet helps libe ra l arts students w ith

A ss is ta n t financ ia l problems) and asks forM an ag ing help in changing his m ajor. S p irit o f

E d ito r b righ t, young libe ra l arts student isconsequently broken when sm irk ing woman behind desk replies: “ You

better get a scholarship because you w on ’t be m aking any money when you g raduate .”

Somehow, ju s t then, I knew w hat I had to w rite about: happiness.

Much o f any norm al college s tudent’s life is spent being poor. This is a w arn ing: you w ill be poor. College is a time to learn independence, financ ia lly and s p ir i­tua lly, from your parents and home life . I t ’s a time spent scrounging around fo r extra beer money and r ill in g through couch cushions for laundry change. During these times, econom ically speaking, you w ill be the bottom o f the totem pole.

But you 'll be having fun. You’ll be the lowest o f the low. and you 'll love it. You’ll discover tha t the re ’s no greater feeling than find ing an extra ro ll o f laundry quarters your mom stored away. And no chocolate is sweeter than that o f care package chocolate chip cook­ies.

And all th is tim e, the fear o f paying tu itio n or school loans shou ldn ’t enter your m ind.

It took me a long tim e to realize tha t money does not, w ill not and should not ever equal happiness.Happiness should stem from the very sim plest th ings in life: la te -n igh t ta lks, getting m ail, even a few extra quarters.

Life, especially college life , should be lived reckless­ly, passionately and w ith litt le to no regre t. I encour­age regu la r class attendance, o f course, and dedication to each and every one o f your assignments. W hat I em phatically frown upon, though, is fig u rin g out how much each class costs your parents whenever you miss a philosophy lecture or a paper deadline — i t ’s not w orth it. W orlds do not co llide and pocketbooks do not empty when you sleep through your freshman sem inar one day.

Most im portan tly , never let anyone make you doubt your choices, especia lly because o f m onetary reasons. Some o f you may leave school and become instan t m il- lionaries. And your friends may graduate and make more money in th e ir f irs t two years than all your w o rk ­ing years combined. W hat’s most im portan t is that your years in school are spent liv ing and not liv ing for money. Be picky, close your eyes and point; but make sure your choices make you happy.

1 s till have to rem ind m yself sometimes why I study what I study and why I spend hours locked up in a d in ­ing ha ll basement w rit in g columns like these. I t ’s because it's w ha t makes me happy. I t ’s what makes me me. And i f I had to give anyone — from the most scared freshman to the CEO o f a m ajor corporation — one piece o f advice, tha t w ould be it. Do w hat makes you happy, and you ’ll be the richest person in the w orld.

The opinions expressed in th is column are those o f the author and not necessarily those o f The Observer. C hristine K ra ly is a senior Am erican Studies m ajor who hopes to one day get p a id to watch movies and critic ize them. She f in a l ly lives o f f campus and no longer needs her laund ry quarters.

S c e n e A s k s

The ND/SMC survival guideAdvice is a funny thing, delved out at every turn in our lives. Doubtless, you have already

received a myriad of guidance from parents, friends and relatives on how to make your college years the best they can be. You have heard wisdom on the best cure for homesickness, how to

study for a college final and how to wash dishes in a two-by-two sink. While all these tidbits are useful, we’d like to offer some thoughts that are slightly more applicable to college life here at

Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s — advice that knows what words like “parietals’ and “SYR” mean. Straight from the mouths of those who have successfully survived the first year on these

campuses, we bring you the undisputed champion of college-life authority,the ND/SMC Survival Guide.

"For a healthy year, make sure not to

get too sick on the f ir s t weekend (i.e.

know your lim its!). ”

Kristen Darcy Resident Advisor Holy Cross Hall

“M ake memories, take pictures and don ’t get so

drunk tha t you fo rge t them. ”

A.J. Boyd Notre Dame Class of 2000

“Realize tha t there are so many opportun ities fo r involvement in student

activ ities on both campuses. ”

Lindsay Landvogt Resident Advisor Annunciata Hall

“D on’t be a fra id to broaden your horizons and bu ild

friendsh ips w ith men and women from both

campuses. ”

Sara Price Resident Advisor Holy Cross Hall

“Visit the Center fo r Social Concerns and take

advantage o f a ll the service projects and

regu lar volunteer work offered. And don ’t fo rge t

to have fu n ! ”

Maureen Rodgers Danielle Gabriel

Resident Assistants Welsh Family Hall

“Let down your inh ib itions and get

out and meet people. Be the one to in it ia te

the introductions. ”

Brett Perkins Resident Assistant

Keough Hall

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LAUNDRY SERVICEFormerly available only to males and at n the campus laundry service is now avai students for a fee. A contract for $9 services can be purchased for $85 pe without the contract, transaction am t charged to your student account. Clothir m a rke d w ith an id e n t if ic a t ic Bundled laundry is collected at your c able for you to pick up at the Laundry Di (directly below on map); the schedule of is posted in your dorm. Other services dry cleaning, tailoring/alterations and I

SAINT MARY’S COLLEGENotre Dame’s sister school is located directly across South Bend’s major north-south highway, U.S. 33/Busi- M ness 31 (see map next page). ■ The schools offer an exchange ■ program by which s tuden ts 1 from both in s titu tio n s may m take advantage of the opportunity ■ to study either campus. Also, the * schools cosponsor the downhill skiing, gym nastics and sailing programs.

TOBACCO POLICYIn accordance with an administrative^ directive issued eight years ago, J a ll b u ild in g s on the N o t r e # Dame campus are smoke-free. M This ban extends to the seating I area of Notre Dame Stadium. Ash ■ cans are provided outside most ■ buildings for the convenience of smokers. Cooperation is appreciat

CAMPUS SECURITYFor your protection, Notre Dame em- j ploys a staff of uniformed police M officers who provide 24-hour foot mA and vehicular patrols on cam- pus property. Additionally, 24 ^emergency call boxes are spread across cam pus. To contact the I Security Building (directly below on ■ map) from any campus phone, dial \ 1-5555. In an emergency, dial 911. 'From 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., the SafeWalk program provides a free campus escort service: Call 634-BLUE

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COMPUTER-USER CLUSTERSNotre Dame features more than 500 computers distributed among several locations. ^ * These clusters, which support M acin tosh^! and PC platforms, are networked to several laser printers at each location.They print work at no charge. Clusters i 0 1 can be found in the following buildings: Computer/Math, DeBartolo, F itzpatrick,*Hesburgh Library, LaFortune, C O B A * Nieuw land Science and O ’S h a u g h * nessy.

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STUDENT REGISTER rFor those who are unfamiliar with the \ above term (upperclassmen included), it is \ the official name for what is more commonly \ known on campus as the Dogbook. This ) volume contains the photograph and brief biographical information provided by each incoming freshman. It is sometimes used for selecting one’s date to dormitory-sponsored SYR semi-formals and formals.

POST OFFICENotre Dame has its own campus post office (d irectly above on m a p ) ,^ ^ which features a special mail slot for letters to be p o s t - ^ # marked “Notre Dame, IN.”All mail not dropped in cHthis slot will be postmarked p»“South Bend, IN.” V £8

PARIETALS RULESNotre Dame and Saint Mary's enforcd upon every dorm’s visiting hours of gu opposite sex. S tudents enjoy un li v is ita tion beginn ing at 10 a.m. and ending at midnight on Sunday thi Thursday and until 2 a.m. on Frida} Saturday. Violation of these rule considered serious and can rest suspension or dismissal of the offendd dorms are identified on this map in female in pink.

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ORIENTATION WEEKEND 2000

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n u m b e r )rm and tribution Center designated days available include ummer storage.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONProviding direct service to the U.P. Mall in Mishawaka and transfer service to most areas of South Bend, the city bus stops outside the Library (below on map) every half hour Monday-Friday from 7:01 a.m. until 6:31 p.m. and then at 7:40, 8:30 and 9:20 p.m., and stops hourly on Saturday from 7:31 a,m. to 5:31 p.m. Service in this area, Route 7, is not provided on home football Saturdays. The fare is 750.

For more transportation between the two campuses, see the shuttle info on the next page

ACTIVITIES NIGHTA thorough opportunity to explore the wide range of campus orga­nizations occurs Aug. 29 from 7-9 p.m. ih the Joyce Athletic & Convocation Center. Student representatives from the various academic, athletic, media, musical and political c lubs w ill be s ta tioned at booths to answer questions and register prospective mem­bers.

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DINING HALLSStudents who live in residence halls can choose between the basic 21-meal plan and the Flex-14 plan, which allows students to eat 14 meals per week in the dining halls and get 20,000 points ($200) for use in various eating stops around campus. Excluding finals and vacation weeks, dining hall hours are:Breakfast.............. 7 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.Continental......9:15 a.m. -10:30 am.Lunch............ 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Dinner...................4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.Grab ’n’ G o................. 7 a.m.~7 p.m.Note: South Dining Hall remains open until 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

FOOTBALL TICKETSAll students are guaranteed the opportunity to R,purchase one season ticket apiece. The proce- 30 30 £5 . dure is as follows: application cards will be mailed.Go to the picnic on Monday to receive a number | that will place you in the line. Bring the card with- a student ID and cash or check for $108 to the Gate B concourse of Notre Dame Stadium.L o tte ry w ill ta ke p lace a fte r the p icn ic . |Each student may submit up to six applications provided he or she also furnishes a matching student ID and paym ent fo r each of the application. Freshmen will receive their tickets Aug. 24 fm m 2p .i

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ALCOHOL POLICYAccording to du Lac’s Student Life Poli­cies and Procedures, “students are respon-x sible for compliance with Indiana criminal law regarding alcohol consumption. The Uni­versity will enter a private residence room for the purpose of enforcing Indiana laws if drinking in such ' a room becomes public in any way.” Public is defined I as that which extends beyond the privacy of the room. It clarifies: “No alcoholic beverages may be j carried in open containers in the corridors or any other public area of the residence halls such as lounges or lobbies.”

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HOME FOOTBALL WEEKENDSFootball Saturdays at ND are a departure from status quo in B T this area. Festivities and activ i# ties abound all weekend. This year’s home games are:Sep. 2 vs.Texas A&M Sept. 9 vs. Nebraska Sep. 16 vs. Purdue Oct. 7 vs. Stanford Oct. 28 vs. Air Force Nov. 11 vs. Boston College

TIME ZONETwice annually, when America ad­justs its clocks for Daylight Savings, Arizona, Hawaii and regions of In­d iana do not change; Notre Dame is located in such a region. South Bend keeps its clocks set to Eastern Standard Time year- round. Therefore, from spring until fall it is the same hour of the day here as in Chicago, where­as from fall until spring it is the same hour of the day here as in Boston.

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Tobacco PolicyAs of th is year, Saint M ary’s is a sm oke-free cam pus.Ashtrays are placed outside build ings for the conven ience of sm okers, though all bu ild ings prohib it indoor sm oking.

Visitation HoursSaint M ary’s and Notre Dame both observe rules regarding visitation hours in residence halls fo r m em bers of the

opposite sex. Through m ost of the acade­m ic year, open visitation exists from 10 a.m.

through m idnight on Sundays through Thursdays and from 10 a.m until 2 a.m. on Fridays and

Saturdays.

Activities NightBelles can d iscover great ways to be involved in cam pus activ ities on W ednesday, August 30th at 7 p.m. in the Angela A th le tic Facility.

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ShuttleCam pus shuttle services are ava il­able between Notre Dame, Saint M ary’s and Holy Cross. Schedules are availab le in the lobbies of all Saint M ary ’s residence halls, in LaFortune and on the shuttle.

Computer LabsC om puters are

availab le 24 hours a day in Trum per

com puter cluster,’ located in the

basem ent of the library. Each residence hall also has its own com puter lab. The labs feature both Apple and PCs. Also, ResNet connections are availab le in each room.

Alcohol PolicySaint M ary ’s s tu ­dents m ust abide by state regulations con­cern ing the consum p­tion of alcohol.However, Saint M ary’s adm in- istation a lso stipu lates that those of legal age m ay not con­sum e alcohol in the presence of m inors.

Football TicketsSaint M ary ’s students will fo llow the sam e procedure as Notre Dam e students, outlined on the previous page. Saint M ary ’s s tu ­dents should note, how ­ever, that the cost of their tickets is $144, payable in e ither cash or check.

Saturday, August 1 9, 2000 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 17

C ro ss C o u n t r y

Men and Women need freshmen to fill in major gapsBy KATHLEEN O ’BRIENAssociate Sports Editor

The N o tre Dam e c ross c o u n try team s m us t b u ild a ro u n d a new nucleus of athletes a fter losing more than h a lf o f both v a rs ity squads to graduation.

The w om en , w ho e a rne d an a t- large bid to the NCAA Championships a season ago. m u s t re p la c e A l l - A m e ric a n Jo A n n a D e e te r. A l l - A m e ric a n 1 0 ,0 0 0 -m e te r ru n n e r Alison Klemmer and classmates I’ atty Rice, Nicole LaSelle and Erin Luby.

“ I f you look at us on paper, we lost a lot from last year,” head wom en’s cross c o u n try coach T im C on ne lly said. “ Live o f ou r top n ine runners graduated. I f we can get some o f our older kids to fu lf ill the ir potentia l and got some of the freshmen to step up. we could be pretty good.

Connelly w ill tu rn to a bevy o f new freshmen to fil l the gaps.

M egan Jo h n so n h a ils fro m W ashington as a state cham pion in the mile.

Beth Androsky and Maggie Nelson each captured th ird in cross country in th e ir s ta te s . New J e rse y and Missouri, respectively.

Rachel Endress and Ju lia Schm idt took s ix th each in I l l in o is and Missouri in cross country.

M ichigan native Jessica Cam pbell was a state cham pion in the 3 .200- meter run in track.

“ 1 th ink Megan Johnson would come in and co n tr ibu te , not ju s t in cross c o u n try , b u t on the tra c k as well,"C onnelly said. " But any o f the girls in that whole group could make an impact."

Sen ior Leanne B radv and ju n io r H ilary Burn serve as captains for the Irish.

Other veterans include sophomores Jennifer Handley, Muffy Schmidt and

K a r i E a to n ; and s e n io rs C h rissy K u e n s te r. E r in O lson and B r id g e t O’Brien.

“ W e ’ d lik e to im p rove in the Big East, a fte r f if th last yea r,"C onne lly said. “ Obviously we w an t to qua lify fo r nationals and improve on what we did last year.”

The men f in d them se lves in the same boat, as four o f the top seven runners graduated.

Last year the Irish captured the Big East t i t le and placed e igh th in the NCAA Championships.

In addition to losing Ryan Maxwell. Sean M cM a nu s . John D ud ley and Mike Greiwe to graduation, the Irish may be w itho u t A ll-A m erican senior Ryan Shay.

Shay p laced ten th in the 10 ,000- meter run in the U.S. Olympic Tria ls in July, and may not be fu lly recov­ered fo r cross country.

Lead ing the way in rep la c ing the m iss in g lin k s , head cross c o u n try coach Joe Piane hopes, w ill be incom ­ing freshman Todd Mobley.

The Michigan native placed 18th at the Foot Locker national cross coun­try meet.

By his side w ill be Brian Kerw in, a state cross country champion in New Jersey.

“ Those tw o guys shou ld he lp us imm ensely,” Piane said.

Jo in ing Mobley and Kerw in at the fo re fron t o f the new runners w ill be David A lber o f Ohio and Kevin Somak o f Connecticut.

“ Those are the bu lk o f ou r fresh ­m en ," P iane sa id . “ W e ’ re go ing to need one in ou r top five and another at least in our top seven.”

Top r e tu r n in g ru n n e rs in c lu d e jun io rs Luke Watson. Marc Striowski and Pat Conway. W atson and Shay are set to serve as captains.

The firs t cross country meet o f the season w i l l be the V a lp a ra is o Inv ita tiona l Sept. 9.

JOHN DAILY/The Observer

It is questionable whether senior Ryan Shay, pictured above, will be available to -run this cross-country season. He competed in the U.S. Olympic trials, placing 10th, and may not recover completely in time for this season.

C lassifiedsThe Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m . at the N otre Dame office,

024 South D in in g H all. Deadline fo r next-day classifieds is 3 p.m . A ll classifieds must be prepaid. The charge is 3 cents per character per day, inc lud ing all spaces. The Observer reserves the r igh t to edit all classifieds for content w ith o u t issuing refunds.

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P e r s o n a l

Joe, Matt, Liza, Lindsay. Sandra

and Carrie: thanks for the great

summer and all the Sunday family

dinners. I love you all! — Christine

Observer freshman O staff: thank

you for all your hard work this week.

It was greatly appreciated! Thanks

for getting the year off to a great

start. — Noreen

S co tt— Monday. I promise. Really.

Stina — good luck moving in. Can't

wait to see you! Even though I won't

be there to help. I figured I'd leave

you a note. See you soon!

So, Connolly, when do Christine

and I get a vacation? Just kidding.

Well, maybe not.

Welcome back, Finn!

Al Gore’s got rythym

Pull over! That a " too fat! Whoo,

Whoo!

Dear Pat. You can run, but you can't

hide ... you are now one of us. Love,

Finn and Christine

Michelle, way to go on your recent

accomplishment. Love, Christine

Krupa, we haven’t screwed up too

badly yet. Love, Connolly

Kevan, you have class next week.

Jess and Jack! — way to rule that

Lair!

I love my baby mutha, I never let

her go!

Hey Fall 2000 news department,

I hope you’re ready to work because

this year we are going to be MUCH

better than sports. I'm looking for­

ward to it!

Your not-so-fearless leader,

Anne Marie

Amanda - my prayers are with you

during all of these troubles. Hang

tough, babe. I love ya.

Molly

I can't believe we are here late at

The O already.

Classes haven't even started yet.

ugh

what else to say?

Strawb - you are awesome with all

you do for SMC Observer!!! I totally

appreciate it.

Goose

Sarah R - thanks for writing like a

crazy woman!!

Frasso is b a c k ... this is a good

thing right?

Petey is trying to kill Turner with his

c a r ... This is most certainly not a

bad thing.

What room do you live in?

I don't know.

I should skip more work to watch

golf

this classified is supposed to mock

chuk but I can't think of anything

funny to say about him.

Manda Panda and Max...don't hurt

yourselves tonight....;-)

why won’t mike come out for ONE

weekend? i mean, come on, it’s free

action, yep, that's the Washington

guy.

staring at a computer all day long

makes you tired.

My friends are all out partying right

now. Gotta love the O.

My glasses make my head hurt.

Four eyed freak that I am.

N ell-thanks for helping me with my

room. I'm so psyched!

I need to start paying my credit card

bills on time. Bruno's will appreciate

it.

Cassie - I'm not a bad driver!

2 a.m. is approaching. Fast. Help.

My loft awaits.

Kerry! Where are you! Kerry! Where

are you!

Thanks Pat. Viewpoint rocked.

missing the men

And Connolly , you'd better not skip

more work to watch golf. When do I

get to ditch?????

BOINK. BOINK. BOINK.

BOINK is a cool word.

I wonder if Al Gore really does have

rythym.

This is the Barbecue Man, signing

off.

page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Saturday, August 19, 2000

G o lf

Freshmen vie for starting positions

V o lleyb a ll

Netters have high hopes for 2000

JOHN DAILY/The Observer

Sophomore middle blocker Malinda Goralski (No. 3) and sophomore opposite hitter Marcie Bomhack (No. 6) will be joined by five freshmen in the volleyball Class of 2004. The Irish are predicted to win the Big East Championship.

By T IM CASEYAssistant Sports E d ito r

When coach Debbie Brown firs t saw freshmen Jessica and Kristen K inder on a vo lleyball court, she knew the twins from Fresno, Calif., would be a wel­come add itio n to an a lready talented Irish squad.

There was only one problem: recogn iz ing who was Jessica and who was Kristen.

“ They had d if fe re n t n u m ­bers," Brown said. “Tha t’s how I told them apart.”

Brown s till does not always get th e ir names r ig h t but she has c o n tin u e d to n o tice the tw ins’ talent.

The K in de rs are jo in e d by m iddle blockers Kim F letcher and Katherine N e ff and w alk- on Christa Moen in the volley­ba ll Class o f 2004. The five freshmen, who began practice on A ugust 9, com prise one- th ird of the team’s roster.

“ They ’ re b lend ing in w e ll,” Brown said. “They’ ll all have a p o ss ib ility lo c o n tr ib u te th is year.”

Those are strong words for a team re tu rn in g five o f s ix s ta r te rs . A ye a r ago, N o tre Dame finished at 20-9 overall including a l l - 0 Big East mark. Ohio State spoiled the season in the f ir s t round o f the NCAA T o u rn a m e n t, d e fe a t in g the Irish in four sets.

Preseason Big East Player of the Year Denise Boylan w ill lead the Irish. The senior setter earned firs t-team A ll-B ig East honors last season a fte r rank­ing firs t on the team w ith 1,132 assists and 35 aces. Classmate Christ! Gorton jo ins Boylan on the preseason firs t-te a m a ll ­conference team . G orton led the Irish w ith 333 kills and 2 0 1 digs as a jun io r.

O th e r re tu rn e e s in c lu d e ju n io r M arcie Bom hack, who started 27 o f 29 matches last

season, jun io r Kristy Kreher. a 1999 second-team All-B ig East selection and sophomore Keara Coughlin.

The lone g raduating s ta rte r was Mary Leffers, the 1999 Big East Player of the Year.

“ Last year was a b it d isap­p o in tin g ,” Boylan said o f her team who q ua lifie d fo r th e ir e ig h t s tra ig h t NCAA to u rn a ­m en t. "W e had some good moments but that loss (to Ohio State) was tough."

Though they have yet to wear the Blue and Gold, the fresh­men are no strangers to high- level vo lleyba ll. F le tcher and N e ff, te am m ate s on the St. Louis E lite c lub team , b rin g dep th a t m id d le b lo c k e r. Fletcher, who attended Nerinx

High School near St. Louis, was a two-time USA Volleyball A ll- Am erican w h ile the 6 -fo o t-4 Neff earned All-State honors as a jun io r and senior at Cor Jesu Academy. Neff owns M issouri state records fo r to ta l games (317) and matches (144) played in a career.

Then th e re ’ s the tw in s . Jessica, an outside h itte r and K ris te n , a se tte r, were both named A ll-A m e ric a n s w h ile leading their club team, Fresno Red to n a tio n a l p rom inence and the ir high school, Bullard High to a No.11 national rank­ing in *1999.

“ T h e y ’ re bo th good a ll- around p layers,” Brown said. “ T h e y ’ re s tro n g , q u ic k and competitive.”

By KATHLEEN O ’BRIENAssociate Sports Editor

The Fighting Irish women's g o lf team hopes its th re e freshm en w ill step up in a big way as the team looks to prove it is among the e lite squads in the nation.

The Irish received an invi­ta tion to the NCAA Preview in F lo r id a , a to u rn a m e n t rese rve d fo r the top 15 teams in the nation in addi­tion to two at-large teams.

The top th re e freshm en this season w ill be Rebecca Rogers o f A tla n ta , Jeannie Murphy of Alexandria, Virg., and S hannon Byrne o f Arlington Heights, 111.

“ I th ink a ll three o f them have an opportunity to play r ig h t a w a y ,” head coach Ross Smith said. “They’ ll be vying for starting spots. We’ll be lo o k in g fo r b ig things from R e b e c c a Rogers.”

W h i l e N o t r e Dame d id lose several a th le tes to graduation, the im p ac t w i l l no t be as deep as it could have been since sever­al of last year’s seniors did no t com pete las t season. Captain Andrea Klee gradu­ated, bu t d id not p lay las t ye a r due to in ju ry . Beth Cooper g ra d u a te d in December, opening up her spot on the varsity squad to yo u n g e r p la ye rs . S e n io r Mary Klein also opted not to p lay th is season, choosing instead to concentrate on her studies.

Those p la ye rs ' absences allowed this year’s captains to gain experience lead ing the team . S e n io r Shane S m ith and ju n io r L a u re n Fuchs took over at the top of the team.

“ We neve r had the fu ll

b e n e fit o f o u r sen io rs las t y e a r,” Sm ith said. “ I th ink the team’s going to be more competitive among itse lf this year. I feel like those fresh­men are going to plug a cou­ple holes for us. We’re going to try to play well enough to get to the NCAAs.”

The Notre Dame men’s golf team swings into action with the tough task o f rep lac ing g ra d u a te d s e n io rs J e ff Connell, who holds the sec­ond-best s troke average in N o tre Dame h is to ry , and Todd Vernon.

Three freshmen w ill com­pete to fill these spots. Gavin For lie, a South Bend native, Peter Revis o f New Orleans and C h ris T ho m pso n o f Memphis should contend for places on the varsity squad.

“ We’ re hoping tha t out of this group we can find a cou­ple players to fill the shoes of

T o d d Vernon and J e f f C o n n e 11, ” head coach G e o r g e T h o m a s said. “ Gavin F e r lic w i l l be a fo rce to recko n w ith fo r

making the team, and Peter Revis is considered a very strong player.”

Steve Ralay, a jun io r, leads the team this year as a cap­tain.

“ He’s done some re m a rk ­able things for the University g o lf team the past tw o years,” Thomas said.

Other returning golfers for the Ir is h are se n io rs A lex Kent and Adam Anderson , ju n io r C h ris W h itte n and sophomore Brandon Lunke.

“ W e ’ re h o p in g to f in is h h ig h ly in the C o lle g ia te Tournam ent," Thomas said. “ Earn a bid fo r the NCAAs and w in the B ig East Championships. T he re ’s no reason we can’t compete in that range.”

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M e n ’s S o c c e r

Apple era begins with best recruiting class in historyf 1, n r i r k S h n r f crra H11 n t a H H is host rAr.rnitintr class a s in rnr.rnt

By MOLLY McVOYSports W rite r

The 2000 season w ill be a time of transition for the men's soccer team in more ways than one.

i lead coach Chris Apple faces the cha llenge o f lead ing his team a fte r the unexpected death o f fo rm e r head coach M ike B e r tie e lli in Ja nu a ry . Apple, an assistant coach fo r the past four years, took over a fte r B e r t ic e ll i ’s death. The team has been w o rk in g to regroup and refocus since that time.

"I think every member of the team has g row n in d iffe re n t ways as a result of this," Apple said. “ It has been tough, but I think we have all learned some­thing about life from it."

The Berticelli name w ill not be completely absent from the Irish soccer field, however. Nino Berticelli, Mike Berticelli’s son and a 1999 graduate o f Notre Dame, was named an assistant coach by Apple in June.

Berticelli w ill jo in Mike Avery as Apple’s assistant coach for the upcoming season. Berticelli w ill w ork w ith the Irish goal­keepers, a questionable area for th is season. The goa lkeeper spot was le f t vacan t when

G erick S hort g raduated . His replacement has not yet been named and sophomores Greg T a il and Cole S traub are in com petition fo r the job . T a it played in three games in 1999 while Straub has not seen any playing time.

“ [The goal keeper spoil is a spot th a t th e re ’s an ongoing fierce battle for and they're both looking great,” Apple said. “ On the field, they battle it out, but oil' the field, they’re roommates and great friends. When one or the o the r gets the s ta rt, the o the r one w ill be his biggest fan.”

In addition to searching for a s ta rting goalkeeper, the Irish squad w ill be looking for sup­port for their leading scorer and Big East Rookie o f the Year, Erich Braun. The Irish did not find solid scorers to back up the scoring o f Braun last season and are look ing fo r seven or eight players that can score five o r m ore goals th is season, according to Apple.

“This week of preseason has shown that a number of players have finishing potential,” Apple said. “ I th ink we’ ll be a little more balanced than last year.”

The strong incom ing fresh­man class may provide a source for some of the needed person­nel. Notre Dame has one of the

best recruiting classes in recent h is to ry th is year. Seven new players will join the Irish squad this season. Two of the recruits, Brian Jarvis and Devin Prescod played fo rw ard in th e ir high school careers and w ill hopeful­ly add to the Ir ish offensive attack.

Three m id fie ld e rs , Kevin Richards, Filippo Chillemi and Chad Riley w ill also be jo in ing Notre Dame this season. The Ir is h b u ilt la s t season on a s tron g defense and re c ru its Greg Martin and Justin Detter have the potential to contribute defensively.

“ This is the best re c ru itin g class we have ever seen,” Coach Apple said. “ These guys are unbelievable. They’re very dedi­cated and they add a lo t o f depth to this team."

The team was ranked seventh in the B ig E ast’s preseason rankings, an improvement on the eighth place fin ish o f last season. The preseason poll by a vote o f the league’s 12 head coaches picked Connecticut, last year’s conference champion, to repeat last year’s championship.

N otre Dame faces a tough early schedule when they play six of their first seven games on the road. T h e ir f i r s t home m atch is aga inst B radley on Sept. 6.

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Sophomore M att Rosso will be among the players head coach Chris Apple will depend on this season to support 1999 lead scorer Erich Braun.

W o m e n ’s S o c c e r

M illigan needs freshm an class to com pete in M IAABy SARAH RYKOWSKISpores W rite r

Saint M ary’s soccer is in fu ll swing as the freshmen arrive on campus, ready to meet the goals they set ju s t a week ago when practice began.

“ D iv is io n 111 soccer o ffe rs women an ideal environment to participate in highly competitive and fulfilling athletic and acade­m ic p ro g ra m s ,” sa id Jason M illig a n , second-yea r head coach. "We are com m itted to the development o f student ath­letes who accept nothing but the best and a lw ays s tr iv e fo r improvement.”

The leadership o f the team falls on senior Laura Paulen’s shoulders. The lone senior on the team. Paulen fills the shoes of last season’s senior tr i-cap ­tains: leading scorer and mem­ber of the MIAA First Team Kaly Barger, defensive leader Rachel Egger, and Erin McGabe.

Paulen w ill depend upon jun io rs Tia Kapphahn, Adrian K irb y , Jessica K lin k , Katy Robinson and Kristen Prignac to step up and lend th e ir strong leadership skills to the team.

Sophomores Shawna Jianonni,I leather Muth, and Lynn Taylor also return, bring ing a core of solid play to the team. Muth was named to the MlAA's Honorable Mention list fo r her fresh man season.

But it is the fresh men to

whom Milligan looks to cement the te a m ’s base o f s k il l and determination and build a pow­erhouse in the M IAA . The returning members of the team echo this philosophy.

“ W e’re excited because we have freshmen coming in w ith good ta le n t , ” Paulen sa id . “We're counting on them to step up and fil l the spaces that we have. With the returning players and the freshmen coming in we have a solid base to build from there.”

Muth said the freshmen were already a part of the team after only a few days of practice.

"They are fitting right into the team,” Muth said. “They filled all the gaps that we have.”

The individuality each fresh­man b ring s to the team has been im portan t, accord ing to Taylor.

“ They b ring not only th e ir skill but their personality to the

team,” Taylor said.5So w h ile B a rge r, Egger,

McCabe, and the res t o f the players who did not return w ill be sorely missed, the remaining p layers and th e ir new team ­m ates are fu lly p re pa re d to make the 2000 season a suc­cess.

“ We’re really excited about this year,” Muth said.

Milligan’s expanded efforts to rec ru it nationally has brought freshm en from Pennsylvania, M innesota, Texas, New York, Michigan, Florida, and Alabama.

“ The m a jo r ity o f o u r team p layed fo r D iv is io n I and Division II clubs from all over the U.S., and about h a lf have expe rience at the sta te and regional levels o f the Olympic Development Team ,” M illigan said. “ Watch these women in action and you w ill understand that this is a dynamic group of

women whose enthusiasm is unmatched.”

Milligan hopes to build a team that w ill be even more success­ful than last year’s 9-6-2 record and f if th p lace f in is h in the

MIAA.“ A positive a ttitude , d iligen t

w ork ethic, and an unyie ld ing desire to be successful are the cornerstones that w ill ensure a b righ t fu tu re fo r Saint M ary ’s

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V o lleyb a ll

Belles bring young squad to the court

Footballcontinued from page 28

sure. There’s no need to rush it."

Holiday, rated the 48th-best h igh schoo l p la ye r by the Chicago Sun-Times last season, is already popular among Irish fans. On Feb. 2. the first official s ig n in g day. H o lida y chose Notre Dame over Nebraska, deny ing the Corn buske rs a n o th e r top re c ru it and u p g ra d in g an a lre a d y so lid Irish quarte rback class. As a senior at Roosevelt High School in San Antonio. Holiday com­pleted 48 of 105 passes for 719 yards and rushed for 876 yards and 13 to uch do w ns on the ground.

LoVecchio verbally com m it­ted to the Irish after attending the summ er footba ll camp in 1999. Partly due to his early commitment, LoVecchio did not gain the a tte n tio n from the recru iting analysts that Clark and Holiday received but s till was named an honorable men­tion USA Today All-American. A Ibu r-yea r le tte r w in n e r at Bergen Catholic in New Jersey, LoVecchio completed nearly 60 percent o f his passes for 1,503 yards as a senior.

Clark, a 6 -foot-4 220-pound freshman from Sarasota, Fla. also attended the 1999 summer camp. He started for Cardinal Mooney High School since the seventh game o f his freshman season and was named firs t- team all-state last season. Clark finished his high school career accounting for over 5,000 yards in total offense, including 2,113 as a senior.

“ I d o n 't th in k I've seen a more talented group from top to bo ttom ." Davie said. “ We

have i t s tocked fo r q u ite awhile."

Davie 's enthusiasm is not limited to the quarterback trio. Other freshmen he mentioned on W ednesday as be ing “ mature” were tight end Billy P a lm e r, de fensive backs Vontez D u ff and P reston Jackson and drop linebacker Mike Goolsby.

“ He’s a coach's dream,” said Davie of Goolsby. “ Football is very important to him. He’ll be playing in games this year."

And fo r a ll freshm en ,

whether or not they play this season, Davie has instituted a mentor program. Each fresh­man has a “ Big Brother,” an upperc lassm an w ho helps them adjust to college life, on and. o ff the field.

“ You rea lly see the d iffe r­ence in speed and in tensity (from high school to college)," said Grant Irons, a senior cap­tain. who's a “ Big Brother" to wide receiver Omar Jenkins. “ But it ’s all part of the process. They’ve all approached it real well.”

By KATIE McVOYAssistant Sports E d ito r

The Saint M ary's vo lleyba ll team, under the d irection of head coach Julie Schroeder- Biek is a very young, but very enthusiastic team.

“ The vo lle yb a ll team is so yo u n g th is y e a r a f t e r g ra d u a tin g most o f the s q u a d , ” s a i d a t h e I t i c d i r e c t o r L y n n K achm arik ."But we are e x c i t e d a b o u t th is team and about its coach.”

Schroedcr-Biek is re tu rn ing to Saint M a ry ’s a fte r tak ing three seasons off. Schroeder- Biek acted as head volleyball coach for the 1991-1996 sea­sons. S c h ro e d e r-B ie k is a 1988 alumnae o f the college.

“We are so excited to have an a lu m n a e fo r a coach again,” Kachm arik said.

S c h ro e d e r-B ie k w o n 't be the only change in the squad from last year.

The Belles graduated most o f th e ir s ta r t in g squad th is p as t y e a r, le a v in g o n ly a s m a ll b u t s o lid n u c le u s o f p layers. Saint M ary ’s, which m ade i t to the c o n fe re n c e s e m i- f in a ls la s t y e a r, w i l l

have to use th is y e a r as a re b u ild in g y e a r un less the freshmen step up.

“ The team w ill have a lot of w ork to do w ith young p lay­e rs .” K a ch m a rik sa id . “ But they’ re enthusiastic and they do have a solid core.”

The B e lles a re r e tu rn in g o n ly fo u r p la ye rs — se n io r

d e f e il s i v e s p e c i a l i s t V i c t o r i a B u t c k o , ju n io r o u t ­side a ttacker A n g i e M e y e r s , ju n io r m id ­d le J o lie I.eBeau, and ju n io r se tte r J a i m e Dineen.

Saint M ary ’s is looking for a solid freshm an class to help support the team.

"W e're hoping for a quality group o f women to help this te a m ." Kachm arik said. " It 's im p o r ta n t to th is se aso n ’s success.”

The Belles, who have seven home matches this year, are looking fo r continued support from the S a in t M a ry ’s com ­munity.

“ W e ’ re r e a lly h o p in g to improve student support from last season,” Kachm arik com­mented.

S a in t M ary 's w ill open its 2000 season w ith a to u rn a ­m e n t a t A lm a C o lle g e , a league foe, on Sept. 1-2.

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Jerome Collins wide receiver 6’4” 225 lllnois

Vontez Duff running back 61” 175 Texas

Omar Jenkins wide receiver 6’2” 180 Texas

Ronnie Rodamer wide receiver 6’4” 185 West Virginia

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Abram Elam defensive back 61” 190 Florida

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Jason Sapp linebacker 6'4” 230 Connecticut

Jared Clark quarterback 6’4” 225 Florida

Derek Curry linebacker 6’3” 230 Texas

Preston Jackson defensive back 510” 172 Florida

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Senior All-American Anne Makinen hopes to lead the Irish back to the national championship game. The Irish lost a top class of seniors, and will turn to freshmen to fill the gaps.

By KERRY SM ITHSports Editor

Forget big shoes. This year’s w o m e n ’ s so cce r squad has huge shoes to fill.

W inning its fifth-consecutive B ig East c h a m p io n sh ip and a d v a n c in g to its fo u r th N ational Championship game in six years, the 1999 squad p ro du ced a s te l la r c lass o f s e n io rs th a t w i l l be n e a rly impossible to replace.

The loss of five starters and Notre Dame's most impressive class in the p rogram ’s history does not necessarily mean a lapse in perform ance, howev­er.

S e co n d -y e a r head coach B andy W a ld ru m has p u t a spin on his preseason tra in ing to better ready his freshm an recru its fo r high-level compe­tition.

In s te ad o f ty p ic a l o n -s ite t r a in in g a t N o tre D a m e . W aldrum broke w ith trad ition and accompanied his squad to B raz il fo r an 11-day to u r o f the country in order to square o ff against top Brazilian club teams. The squad w ill re tu rn Sunday to continue p re pa ra ­tio n s fo r its season o pe ne r against Detro it on Aug. 27.

Provid ing the backbone fo r the Irish squad this season is s e n io r A ll-A m e r ic a n A nne M a k in e n in the m id f ie ld , senior defender Kelly Lindsey and to p - r e tu rn in g s c o re r Meotis Erikson, yet there are many gaps left to fill.

W a ld ru m ’ s fre s h m a n re c ru it in g class w ill have to step up and make an im m edi­ate im p a c t in o rd e r fo r the 2000 squad to p ro du ce the successes o f previous years.

A t the fo rw a rd p o s it io n , fre s h m e n A m a nd a G u e rtin , M e lissa T a n c re d i and Am y W a rn e r w il l he lp to f i l l the void le ft by the loss o f JennyI le ft and Jenny S tre iffe r, who each sco re d m o re th a n 70 goals in the ir four-year stints for the Irish.

The fre s h m a n fo rw a rd s a rrive at Notre Dame tou ting im p re s s iv e a c h ie v e m e n ts : G u e rtin earned Parade A ll- Am erican honors, W arner was a le a d in g p la y e r in New Mexico, earn ing back-to-back A lbuquerque T ribune A thlete o f the Y ear honors in 1998 and 1999, w h ile T a n c re d i excelled as a m em ber o f the Canadian National Team.

In the m id f ie ld , freshm anII and i S c h e lle r w i l l jo in an a lre a d y ta le n te d g ro u p o f p la ye rs . The P e n n sy lva n ia - native is a tw o -tim e Parade A ll-Am erican.

In the b ack fie ld , freshm en Kim C arpen te r and Je n n ife r Carter w ill look to gain some p la y in g e x p e rie n c e fro m a back line tha t is weakened by the loss o f fo u r - t im e A ll A m e r ic a n Jen G ru b b . Freshman goa ltendcr Lauren Kent w ill also be seeking some co lleg ia te experience before m ak ing a b ig im p ac t on the squad.

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M att Doherty left Notre Dame after just 16 months as head coach to accept the head coaching position at North Carolina, his alma mater.

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be someone they would look at closely,” Brey said. “ W ith how the dominoes fall in this busi­ness. and I've been in this busi­ness for aw h ile , I knew th a t something like this could hap­pen."

He was right. W ithin a week, Doherty had been installed as the new head coach of the North C arolina TarH eels, and Brey had taken over as the coach of the Fighting Irish.

D oherty a rr iv e d a t N otre Dame a fte r coach ing under W illiam s at Kansas fo r seven years, but with no head coach­ing experience. In his first year as a head coach, Doherty led the Irish to their best record in 11 years, with upset victories over top teams such as Connecticut and Ohio State.

But perhaps his b iggest accomplishment was as a sales­man. Doherty sold Irish fans on coming back to the stands, mak­ing basketball bigger news than football in South Bend for the first time in recent memory. He sold Notre Dame to recruits, lu r­ing T o rr ia n Jones, Tom T im m erm ans and C hris Markwood for this season, and two top-100 re c ru its fo r the 2001-02 season in C hris Thomas and Jordan Cornette. And he sold All-American power fo rw a rd T ro y "M urphy on returning to Notre Dame for his junior season instead of heading for the NBA.

Influencing Doherty’s decision lo leave were his w ife’s roots in North Carolina, his experience playing for the TarHeels under Dean Smith and a conversation w ith TarH ee ls team m ate Michael Jordan urg ing him to take the position.

“ I d id n 't have any vis ion of leaving," Doherty said. “ Only two places intrigued me, Kansas and North C aro lina. Looking back. I wouldn’t have left Notre Dame but fo r one place, and that's the place I’m at now. This was my alma mater, and this is where my w ife was from . A t times, I wonder what it would have been like if 1 had stayed.”

While. Notre Dame’s new ath­letic director, found h im self in position to prove his w orth as d ire c to r sooner than he had expected. Most would say he succeeded, snagging a top young coach to replace Doherty and doing so in a m atte r o f days.

White chose Brey over a host of prospects, including former NBA coach P.J. Carlesimo and Oregon coach Ernie Kent.

Brey shares Doherty’s qualifi­cations as a top recruiter. While at Duke coaching under Mike Kryzewski, Brey pulled in many o f the top players in the nation. He also has major inroads in the New Y o rk -W a sh in g to n , D.C. area as a result of his five years at D elaware and his seasons coaching under the legendary M organ W ooten a t DeM atha High School in Washington, D.C.

Brey cemented his reputation as a great recruiter by convinc­ing Thom as and C ornette to re a ffirm th e ir plans to attend N o tre Dame. He also ended rumors that current Irish play­ers such as sophomore guard M alt Carroll or sophomore fo r­ward Jere Macura might trans­fe r because o f the coach ing change.

The players may have suffered the most in the hoopla, being left to rally around one another for the second time in two years.

A fter Doherty announced his resignation, jun io r David Graves said in a press conference, “ It is going to be our th ird coach in three years, which is d ifficu lt. When you come to a school, you hope you w ill have the same coach for four years. I t ’s tough for us to swallow, but we w ill move on.”

Once Brey was brought in, the players began to feel more at ease about their Irish future.

“ It ju s t fe lt like a connection with him as soon as I met him,” sophomore guard Matt Carroll told the South Bend T ribune. “ He seems very genuine and an easy guy to get along with. I'm de fin ite ly staying, and I th ink everyone else w ill.”

Brey emphasized ge tting to know the current players.

“ I th ink they ’ve been rea lly good, considering fo r some o f them , i t ’ s the th ird coach in three years,” Brey said. “A guy has to earn their trust and that’s what I ’ve been trying to do. For me the first priority after getting the job was the current team.”

T here was no tim e to k ick back and relax at Brey’s vaca­tion home in Rehoboth Beach, D el., a fte r ta k in g the N otre Dame job . Besides ge tting to know the Irish players, he had to

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Mary’s varsity athletics.Having Smith as a fu ll- tim e

staff member opens the door to improvement for the program.

hire a new staff, h it the recruit­ing tra i l , make p lans fo r the upcoming season and move his fa m ily ou t to In d ia n a . Brey hopes to fu lfill the predictions of preseason polls that have Notre Dame ranked among the top 20 teams in the nation.

“They [the players] took a step last year, but they really didn’t get where they wanted to get, and th a t was the NCAA Tournam ent,” Brey said. “ Our goal has to be to be high-living on Selection Sunday. I told them that I th ink I can help with that. This program has not been in the NCAA T o u rna m e n t since 1990 and th a t’s an amazingly dry spell.

“ T h e re ’s expectations now, and we’ve got to back that up,” Brey con tinued. “ I th in k th is group’s ready to do that. They w eren’t last year, but w ith the lea de rsh ip th is year, I th in k they’re ready, especially Martin [Ingelsbyl and Troy [M urphy], the team ’s captains. It's the ir team.”

In the past month, Brey has filled out the rest of his coaching staff.

Sean K earney, B re y ’s top assistant at Delaware, followed Brey to Notre Dame, and w ill serve as associa te coach. A n th on y Solom on comes to N otre Dame as an ass is tan t Coach fo llo w in g two years as assistant a th le tic d ire c to r for b a s k e tb a ll o p e ra tion s at Clemson. Assistant coach Lewis Preston h a ils from Coastal Carolina University, where he was an ass is tan t coach. Rod Balanis w ill be the new director of basketball operations, coming to Notre Dame a fte r being an assistant coach at Colgate.

The biggest question for Brey is whether the team can recap­ture last year's camaraderie.

“ W ith some ta le n te d new faces, but with a lot of guys back from last year, are we still going to be an unselfish group that can th ro w its e lf in fo r the team goals?” asked Brey. “ I think this group can be, w ith the leader­ship from Murphy and Ingelsby.”

“ There is a long h is to ry o f where the [basketball] program has been and it w ill take some time to change that,” Kachmarik said. “ Having a full-time coach, however, w ill be the first step in changing that history.”

Sm ith comes from DePauw U nive rs ity where she was the graduate assistant for basketball and volleyball. While at DePauw, Smith helped coach the women’s basketball team to a two-year record o f 42-10, back to back S ou the rn C o lleg ia te A th le t ic Conference Championships, and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in 1999.

“ Suzanne brings a wealth of knowledge w ith her,” Kachmarik said. “The [players] can relate to her at their level. She’s going to energize them and b ring new enthusiasm to the program.”

Joining Smith on the coaching s ta ff is assistant coach Sherry D onnelly. Donnelly w ill w ork w ith the post p layers , help recruit, and encourage commu­n ity re la tio n s . W here Sm ith brings knowledge as a college- leve l coach, D onne lly b rings e xpe rience as a p la ye r. She recently participated in a WNBA tryout with the Orlando Miracle.

“ [Donnelly] brings m atu rity , humor, and expertise as a coach and a p la y e r ,” said a th le tic d ire c to r Lynn K a chm a rik . “ [Donnelly and Smith| are going to bring this program to a new level. This year the women are going to get what they deserve,” Kachmarik said.

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PROGRAM ROOM PROGRAM ROOMLondon - Undergraduate Programs Arena Nagoya, Japan Swimming PoolLondon - Engineering (Summer) Classroom

Shanghai, ChinaAngers. France Monogram Room B

Rome, Italy Auxiliary Gym 3 ( B - l)Dublin. Ireland Monogram Room A

Monterrey Mexico Gate 8, Gym 1Innsbruck, Austria Monogram Room C Puebla. Mexico

Santiago, ChileSemester Around the World SMC) Fieldhouse Toledo Spain

Athens. Greece Fermantle, Australia Gate 10, Gym 2Cairo. Egypt Auditorium, Room C14Jerusalem

Faculty and IPS staff w ill lead sessions. Form er student participants will alsohe on hand to discuss their experiences, offer comments and answer questions.

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Belles’ athletics get a new look for 2001

By KATIE McVOYAssistant Sports E d ito r

The S a in t M a ry 's a th le t ic departm ent is looking fo rw ard to a s u c c e s s fu l y e a r fo r S a in t M a ry ’s a th le tes, f irs t-y e a r s tu ­dents. and re tu rn ing students.

New s ta ff members, increased in t ra m u ra l s p o rts , and a new c lu b team are a fe w o f the changes in the a th le tic d e p a rt­ment.

The T ria th lon Club is the firs t club sport comprised e n tire ly of Saint M ary ’s women.

The club began tra in ing togeth­e r la s t s p r in g and m akes its d e b u t th is year.

In addition to tra v e lin g to com pe te in tr ia th lo n s a ro u n d the coun try , the c lu b , in a s s o c ia t io n w ith the rest o f the a th le t­ic d e p a r t ­ment, w ill be sponsoring a M ary’s.

The d e p a rtm e n t h ired a new b a s k e tb a ll coach and S p o rts In fo rm a tio n D ire c to r , Suzanne Smith.

W ith Smith re lieving her in fo r­m ation duties, assistant a th le tic d ire c to r G retchen H ild e b ra n d t w ill have more time to focus on

“We w ant to double student pa rtic ip a tion th is year. We aren Y looking at

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the in tra m u ra l sports program .T he in t r a m u ra l p ro g ra m

k ic k e d o f f la s t y e a r w ith M idn ight Madness and looks for c o n tin u e d im p ro v e m e n t th is year.

"W e w a n t to doub le s tu d e n t pa rtic ip a tion this year. ” a th le tic d ire c to r Lynn K a ch m a rik said. “ We a ren ’t looking at small num ­bers here."

W ith in the n e x t m o n th an in tra m u ra l, club, and recreation gu ide w il l be a v a ila b le fo r a ll students tha t w ill provide in fo r­m ation on in tra m u ra l sign-ups. club sports, and other recreation in form ation .

“ This year we are o ffering fa ll, w in te r and s p r in g in t ra m u ra l

sports ," Kachm arik said.

In a d d it io n to club and in tram ura l sports, a dance and cheerlead ing squad has been created.

K achm arik hopes th a t the squad w ill be in p e rfo rm ance shape by the advent o f b a s k e tb a ll sea­son.

F in a lly , the a th le tic d e p a r t­ment is continuing to look out for the w e lfa re o f the average s tu ­dent at Saint M ary ’s.

Sept. 5, 6 and 7 m em bers o f the s ta f f w i l l be p re s e n t a t Ange la A th le tic fa c ility to help any member of the Saint M ary ’s com m unity interested in creating a personal fitness program.

W o m e n ’s G o lf

Golf aims for top league spotBy KATIE McVOYAssisranr Sports E d ito r

The Belles g o lf team is looking to swing into action th is fa l l w ith a s tro n g return ing team.

Saint M ary’s finished last season w ith a th ird place ranking in the M1AA, only six strokes out o f second place in the MIAA tourna­ment.

They plan on im prov ing that record this year.

“ It is very realistic for us to fin ish in the top tw o ," head c o a c h T h e r e s a P e k a r e k sa id . “ We have the players to do that. ”

A fter graduating only one senior last year, the Belles have the players for anoth­e r su ccess fu l season. S e n io r N a ta lie Cook returns after being named J u n io r M ost V a lu a b le Player and second-team all MIAA last season.

“ I'm going to be looking to [Cook] to really lead the team this season,” Pekarek said.

Jo in ing Cook as leaders a re s e n io r c a p ta in and ju n io r M a ry C la ire

Hathaway.R e tu rn in g so phom ore

Molly Lee. w ill also play an im portant role a fter being named to second-team all MIAA w ith teammate Cook.

Three freshman players w i l l a lso be jo in in g the team this fall and Pekarek is look ing fo r them to be im portan t members o f the team.

“ I th in k they have the potential to have an impact on th is te a m ." she sa id .

“ T h e y h a v e g o o d e x p e r i ­ence and a lo t o f t o u r n a ­m e n t p l a y , a n d a f t e r t h e y

a d jus t to the longe r d is ­tances o f college, they have the po ten tia l to play very good golf.”

P ekarek is lo o k in g fo r im p ro v e m e n t in the w o m e n ’ s s h o r t gam e before com petition begins this season.

“ The s h o r t gam e can really save you," she said. “ W e’ re going to w o rk on putting, chipping, and h it­tin g ou t o f the sand. We w ill be focusing a lot on the short game."

The p la ye rs have been

“It is very rea lis tic fo r us to f in is h in the top two.

We have the p layers to do that. ”

Theresa Pekarek golf coach

w orking hard this summer to lo w e r th e ir hand icaps and get more tournam ent experience. They hope this w i l l he lp them ta ke on tough league competition.

Saint M ary ’s is gearing up to d e fe a t A lb io n and Hope in league ra n k in g s th is year. A lb ion was the league le a d e r la s t ye a r while Hope won the MIAA two seasons ago.

“ A lb ion and Hope have strong players and a lot of depth," Pekarek said. “ But we re going to play against the co u rse and n o t the team."

The Belles are look ing fo rw a rd to th e ir hom e m eet at B ro okw oo d G o lf Course on Sept. 14.

“ I t ’s nice for the team to have a break from trave l­ing and have support in the m id d le o f the se a s o n ,” Pekarek said.

This year promises a lot o f s u p p o rt a t th a t home meet because the Saint

M a ry ’s a th le tic d e p a r t­ment is sponsoring a bus to transport students, fam ily, and fa c u lty to the Brookwood Golf Course to support the team.

O ffic ia l p ractice begins w hen classes resum e on Tuesday. The Belles w ill open their season at Ferris State U niversity in a two- day tournam ent on Sept. 2 and 3.

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page 28 OBSERVER Saturday, August 1 9 ,2000

By KATHLEEN O ’BRIENAssociate Sports E d ito r

When Notre Dame hired bas­ketball coach Matt Doherty in M arch 1999, li t t le did fans know it would be a short love a ffa ir w ith the p o p u la r new coach.

Doherty led the Fighting Irish to the finals of the N ational Invitation T o u rn am en t and a 2 2 -15 r e c o rd , a lso b r in g in g s w a r m s of fan s back to the Jo y ce C e n te r . But in Ju ly , Doherty tied the blue and gold of Notre Dame in favor of the b lue a n d w h ite of his a lm a mater North Carolina, bringing his 16-month stint at the helm of the Fighting Irish men's bas­ketball program to an end.

“ I n e v e r th o u g h t th a t th is would come about so soon in my c a r e e r , ” Doherty said. “I was never set in my mind that I was going to leave. I was the most confused I’d ever been in my life because I didn’t know what I wanted to do. It was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make."

That opened up the possibility for Delaware head coach Mike Brey to take a second shot at h is d ream jo b . N o tre Dame passed Brey over in ‘99, bu t new a th le tic d ire c to r K ev in White jumped at the chance to hire Brey this time around. The new Notre Dame head basket­ball coach hopes to usher in a long-te rm era o f success and stability.

“ I ’m here to stay. T h e y ’ re going to have to kick me out," Brey said. “A year ago it was an

By KATIE McVOYAssistant Sports Editor

Suzanne Smith will join the h u n d re d s of new f re sh m en unpacking their bags in South Bend this week as she arrives on campus to take the reins for the B e l l e s basketball program.

But that w o n ' t be a n easy task.

Walking in to a f le d g l in g p r o g r a m tha t struggled under former h e a d coach Dave B o ed er , Smith has the cha llenge of turning around last season’s 4-22 losing record and restor­ing energy and confidence to the program.

Boeder left last season after four years and four consecu­tive losing seasons.

“This year my main goal is to get the confidence back in the program and have some fun,” Smith said. “There is a ton of ta lent here. I need to get them to work together and trust each other.”

Sm ith will be jo in in g the athletic staff full-time as the sports information director. In a d d i t io n to c o a c h in g and recruiting for the basketball team, Smith will be the hub of inform ation abou t all Saint

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New head basketball coach Mike Brey is already hard at work preparing for the rigors of the upcoming season. Brey comes to Notre Dame after five years as head coach at Delaware.

o p p o r tu n ity and I came up short. I always thought it was a good f i t fo r me w ith how I ’ve been tra in e d . B u t I neve r th o u g h t the N otre Dame jo b would come up again so soon.”

Brey had an idea the Notre Dame position might come open

before Doherty’s name was even mentioned in conjunction w ith th e N orth C a ro lin a spot. TarHeels coach B ill Guthridge resigned June 30, and once fo r­m er N orth C aro lina assistant coach Boy Williams announced his decision to stay at Kansas on

Ju ly 6, B rey knew D oherty might make the short list of pos­sible Carolina successors.

“ As soon as I saw tha t Roy Williams did not go to Kansas, I knew that Matt Doherty would

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Smith

F o o tb a ll

Hoping for some new heroes beneath the Golden DomeBy T IM CASEYAssiscant Sports Editor

The eighteen freshmen foo t­ball players arrived for their first practice on August 7, a ll w ith im pressive resumes and h igh expectations.

W ith in a few days, they real­ized the difficult transition from high school hero to Notre Dame newcomer.

“ T ha t’s n a tu ra l,” said coach Bob Davie o f the freshmen, who are not a llowed to speak w ith

o f his worries. But he remains focused on maintaining the con­fidence of impressionable fresh­men.

Included in the class are three quarterbacks — Carlyle Holiday, Matt LoVecchio and Jared Clark — w ho are co m p e tin g w ith jun io r starter Arnaz Battle and sophom ore G ary Godsey fo r playing time.

In preparation for the college game, Davie sent the new quar­terbacks play books and video­tapes during the summer. But, complying w ith NCAA rules, the

coaches could not spend exten­sive time teaching them. When the t r io came he re , th a t a ll changed.

Battle and Godsey have helped m ake the tra n s it io n eas ie r, counseling the freshmen on the physical and m ental aspects of the position while the coaching staff can now work w ith them in person.

“ T h e re ’s a lo t to le a rn : schemes, reading defenses and picking up blitzes,” Godsey said. “ It ’ll take time.”

Less than two weeks into prac­

tice, the results are unclear. On Wednesday, Holiday, LoVecchio and C lark each took snaps fo r the f i r s t tim e a ga in s t the defense. As of now, Davie said the freshm en are beh ind the upperc lassm en on the depth chart. The three freshmen may even be grouped together for the season instead of naming a sin­gle th ird quarterback.

“We want to be fa ir to them,” Davie said. “ We w an t to give them enough reps under pres-

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the media until after the Sept. 2 open ing game aga inst Texas A&M. “We just tell them to take it one day at a time.”

For Davie, in the fourth year of h is h ig h ly - p u b lic iz e d (and critical) tenure, get­t in g th a t c liche m es­sage across to the Class o f 2004,m ay seem „ .like the least Davie

SPORTS •AT A

GLANCE *

vs. Loyola Exhibition game Sunday, 4 p.m.

vs. Detroit Aug. 27, 1 p.m.

# Volleyball vs. Fairfield

Sept. 1, 4 p.m.

Soccer Blue vs. White Sept. 1, 4 p.m.

© Volleyball at Alma Tournam ent

Sept. 1-2

vs. Texas A & M Sept. 2, 12 p.m.

Cross country JfHJ at Valparaiso Inv.

Sept. 9, TBA

M e n ’s B a s k e t b a l l

Brey takes over as Irish basketball coach♦ Doherty leaves for alma mater North Carolina

W o m e n ’s

B a s k e tb a l l

Smith to lead Belles' hoops