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Notre Dame students willwork on both sides of the aisleand learn the nuances ofAmerican government as politi-cal interns around the countrythis summer.Junior Paige Becker, a politi-

cal science and English doublemajor, will work for RepublicanOhio Sen. Keith Faber at thestatehouse in Columbus, Ohio.“I actually worked for him

last summer as a campaignworker in his district,” she said.“He’s also the President ProTempore of the Ohio StateSenate, so it will be exciting tobe in the office.”Becker said last summer she

worked in Celina, Ohio, which isthe largest town in Faber’s dis-trict. She helped Faber cam-paign for reelection in 2012 by

organizing fundraisers and vol-unteers to walk in parades,pass out stickers with his nameand distribute pamphlets outlin-ing his platform.She also helped Faber sup-

port the campaigns of otherlocal Republican politicians.“This summer will be differ-

ent because I won’t be in thedistrict office,” she said. “I’ll beworking on constituent services,helping people that call in. I’llalso be doing some administra-tive duties. [Faber’s office is]doing the budget this summer,and I’ll be picking up some ofthe workload that the adminis-trative assistants can’t do atthat time.”Becker said when she first

contacted Faber last year, shehad applied to various publicrelations internships but waslooking for a job that more

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News outlets and social mediasites exploded with up-to-the-second content Sunday eveningas President Barack Obamaannounced an American raid inAbbottabad, Pakistan, killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Ladenhours earlier. Though the nation celebrated,

faculty experts on the MiddleEast said bin Laden’s death wasnot the end of the war on terror,even though it was a significantAmerican victory. Asher Kaufman, professor of

History and Peace Studies, saidbin Laden’s death is a majoraccomplishment for the UnitedStates, but the event is not criti-cal to America’s involvement inthe Middle East.“I don’t see it making a major

change in the broader sense ofthings,” Kaufman said. “Thiswas a symbolic thing that mat-tered to the United States’domestic consumption morethan anything else.”Though the pursuit of bin

Laden represents one of thegreatest manhunts in moderntimes, Kaufman said his deathholds little impact on theAmerican military presence in

On September 11, 2001, fresh-man Beau Dolan’s father wasamong the Pentagon employeesresponding to the World TradeCenter attacks in New Yorkwhen Flight 77 flew into hisoffice window. Nearly 10 years later, Dolan

held an American flag in front ofa crowd at LaFortune StudentCenter and led a student cele-bration through campus afterhearing the news about Osamabin Laden’s death Sundayevening.“It’s never going to be gone,

but I felt really relieved yester-day — a weird kind of peace,”Dolan said. “This guy murderedmy dad, and he has been on therun for 10 years. I never got thatsense of justice. After 10 years, Ithink I deserved to be ecstaticabout this.”Dolan first heard the news

when his mother called himfrom their home in Washington,D.C. Dolan said he was unsurehow to react initially. “When I found out from [my

mom], I didn’t know what tomake of it,” he said. “Then I toldmy friend, and he got reallyexcited, and then I realized that

Campus reacts to Osama bin Laden’s death

By MEGAN DOYLENews Editor

see STUDENTS /page 5

Students see justicein end of al-Qaidaterrorist leader’s life

ND faculty expertsdiscuss implicationsfor Mid-East region

SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer

Hundreds of Notre Dame students spread across campus celebrating with fireworks, flags and“U.S.A.” chants after learning of Osama bin Laden’s death Sunday night.

AP

President Barack Obama addresses the nation Sunday evening in Washington, D.C., with a stat-ment announcing the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden following a Navy SEALs raid.

Hesburghundergoessurgery

Univers i ty Pres identEmeri tus Fr. TheodoreHesburgh underwent a suc-cess fu l k idney surgeryMonday, according to aUniversity press release. Hesburgh is now rest ing

comfortably after his surgery,the release stated.The operation, which was

performed at S t . JosephRegional Medical Center inMishawaka, Ind., has beenscheduled for several weeks. Hesburgh, 93, served as the

pres ident o f Notre Damefrom 1952 to 1987.

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Photo courtesy of Paige Becker

Junior Paige Becker poses with Republican Ohio Sen. KeithFaber and other volunteers at a campaign parade last summer.see INTERNS /page 5

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see TERROR /page 5

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IN BRIEF

Pedro Ramos Pinto from theUniversity of Manchester willbe giving a talk titled “Crisis,Anxiety and the ColonialOrigins of the Welfare State inPortugal, 1928-1944” from12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today in theHesburgh Center.

Professor Nicolas Wiaterfrom the University of Bonn(Germany) and VisitingOldfather Scholar in Classics atThe University of Illinois will begiving a lecture titled “A Men'sWorld? Violence and theFemale in the Iliad” from 5 to6 p.m. today in O'ShaughnessyHall.

There will be a Jazz Bandconcert tonight in theDebartolo Performing ArtsCenter at 7 p.m. This programfeatures Notre Dame’s JazzBands and the New OrleansBrass Band in their final con-cert of the semester.

The weekly CatholicCharismatic prayer meetingwill be held tonight in theAlumni Hall Chapel from 7:30to 8:30 p.m. Rev. EdwardO'Connor will preside over themeeting.

FTT’s spring 2011playwrighting course will holdan event titled “NDPlaywrights Now!” tonightfrom 7:30 to 9 p.m. in theDebartolo Performing ArtsCenter. The event is free butticketed. Guests can pick uptickets at the Performing ArtsCenter box office.

Student Ben Stone will behaving an organ recital tonightfrom 8 to 9 p.m. in theDeBartolo Performing ArtsCenter

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Lawnmower thief paysthe priceEAST LYME , Conn . –Author i t i e s say a manwho was d runk andlook ing f o r a p l ace t osleep broke into a trail-er behind a Connecticuth i gh s choo l , t h eninstead stole keys to alawnmower and went fora joyride during whichhe mowed his parents ’lawn.Police in East Lyme say22 - yea r- o l d N i ko l au sTrombley was caught ontape ear l y Wednesdaystealing the lawnmowerf r om Eas t Lyme H i ghSchool.Po l i c e s a y Tromb l e ytold them he was look-ing for the keys to theschoo l when he f ound

the key s t o t h e l awn -mower. He rode it threem i l e s t o h i s pa ren t s 'house, mowed the lawnand started to head backto the school but aban-doned the mower on theway.He ’s cha rged w i t h

third-degree larceny andburglary.

New Je r sey ch ickensand roosters regulatedHOPEWELL TOWN-

SH IP, N . J . – A NewJersey town has adoptedan ordinance that regu-lates when chickens androosters can hook up inbackyard henhouses.Roo s t e r s mus t show

they're disease-free andthey be t t e r no t c r owabout their conquests.

Hopewe l l Townsh ipresidents can have up toa ha l f - do zen hens onhalf-acre lots. Roosterswould be a l lowed only10 days a year for fertil-ization purposes.Ma tu re r oo s t e r s a r e

no t a l l owed becausethey ' re too no i sy. Anyroosters that crow toolong can be banned fromthe p rope r t y f o r twoyears.Mayor J im Burd to ld

The Times o f Tr en t onthe ordinance is a com-promise between today'sl i festyle and the town-ship's agricultural histo-ry.

Information compiledf r om t he As so c i a t edPress.

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Students walk to class on South Quad after a night of celebrating the capture ofprominent al-Qaida terrorist Osama bin Laden.

“DominicanRepublic for aweek, thenback toGeorgia.”

Kyle Buckley

sophomoreDillon

“The dirty847.”

Johnny Romano

sophomoreDillon

“Home inATL, then theND VisionProgram.”

Claire Bourbonnais

sophomoreMcGlinn

“Texas.”

Gabriella Hernandez

sophomoreMcGlinn

“Jacksonville,Florida.”

Briana Cameron

sophomoreMcGlinn

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Senior Legacy to benefitKevin Healey fund

The graduating senior classwill honor a deceased class-mate and assist future studentsin emergency health situationsby supporting the Kevin HealeyEmergency Assistance Fundwith its 2011 Senior Legacygift. The Fund will assist students

who require financial aid totravel in an emergency situa-tion. “For example, if a student

has a family member sick andthey need to get home, thisfund will help provide fundsfor them to buy a flight home,”Assistant Director for theAnnual Fund Tim Ponisciaksaid.The Kevin Healey Emergency

Assistance Fund will also reachout to families living far fromthe Notre Dame campus,Ponisciak said. If a studentbecomes il l or hospitalizedwhile at Notre Dame, the Fundwill assist family memberstraveling to South Bend. The Fund is named in memo-

ry of Kevin Healey, who wouldhave graduated this monthwith the Class of 2011. Healeyfell to cancer in April 2009during his sophomore year atNotre Dame. Ann Healey, Kevin’s mother,

said the legacy gift fit for herson’s experience at NotreDame. “When he started ND as a

freshman, he had already beenthrough nearly a year of can-cer treatment,” she said. “Ourfamily went back and forthbetween ND and the ClevelandClinic where Kevin was beingtreated hundreds of times.” Fundraising for the Legacy is

off to a great start, StudentDevelopment Committee (SDC)co-chair Maggie Nettesheimsaid.Nettesheim said SDC raises

funds for the Legacy in a num-ber of ways. Members of thecommittee send emails and let-ters to seniors and their par-ents, and the University PhoneCenter calls graduating stu-dents and their families fordonations as well.This year, SDC also hosted a

trivia night at Legends onMarch 30 and donated theadmission fees to the fund. “We were completely booked

to capacity, and everyoneseemed to have a lot of fun,”Nettesheim said. “It was at thebeginning of the campaign, so

it was a really good way to getthings jumpstarted and get theword out.”Members of Kevin Healey’s

hometown will also contributeto the fund. St. Bernadette’s,an elementary school inCleveland, Ohio, will host a dayof fundraising May 18. AnnHealey teaches kindergarten atSt. Bernadette’s and said herstudents’ parents requested tohold the fundraiser. In exchange for a small fee,

students can choose to “dressdown” and wear clothes otherthan their school uniforms.The school will also raffle giftbaskets and sell baked goods.All proceeds from the day willbe donated directly to theEmergency Fund. Ann Healey said she and her

family plan to present thefunds they raise to Notre Damewhen they travel to South Bendto receive Kevin’s diploma atgraduation. “The parents are rallying

behind our family as they haveall along,” she said. “Theywant to make a contribution tothe Kevin Healey SeniorLegacy Fund this year and thisis the way they chose to sup-port it.” Earlier this year, Nettesheim

and the SDC selected five sug-gestions from the senior classfor the Senior Legacy 2011 gift.The seniors then voted onlinefor one of the five. “This fund definitely got a lot

of support,” Nettesheim said.“I think people were reallyenthusiastic about it.” Ponisciak said approximately

570 seniors have already madedonations, up from the 550members of the Class of 2010who donated before their grad-uation. He said while theEmergency Assistance Fund isthe sponsored fund of theclass, seniors can choose todonate to other areas of theUniversity as well. Ann Healey said her family is

touched Kevin has not beenforgotten and grateful to knowthis fund will be in place toassist future Notre Dame fami-lies going through similar situ-ations as hers once did. “As Kevin’s mom, I would

encourage all seniors and theirparents to support this fund iffor no other reason than beinggrateful for their four years atNotre Dame,” she said. “Itreally is the most amazingplace in the world.”

By MELISSA FLANAGANNews Writer

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BLAIR CHEMIDLIN | The Observer

Professor to testify in Congress

Kroc Institute ProfessorDavid Cortright will try topersuade Congress to end thewar in Afghanistan when hetestif ies before the TomLantos Human RightsCommission today at a hear-ing on the quality of life forAfghan women.Cortright said the war in

Afghanistan has done little toimprove the lives of Afghanwomen.“While women have

a c h i e v e dsome gainssince thefall of theTa l i b a n ,the warand themilitarizedp o l i c i e sare caus-ing a set-back to thestatus of women,” Cortrightsaid. “Most of the women weinterviewed want to see anend to the war.”An end to the war wil l

improve the lives of women inthe country, Cortright said,and the recent death of al-Qaida leader Osama binLaden could be a key to clos-ing the war in Afghanistan.“I think it makes a stronger

case now for ending the war,”Cortright said. “Al- Qaida isweak, and now it’s been fur-ther weakened with the lossof bin Laden … The reasonwe went into Afghanistan isbecause al-Qaida attackedAmerica ten years ago. Butal-Qaida is pretty much aspent force, and yet we’rewaging this huge war. It ’stime to declare victory and go

home.”Cortright said he was invit-

ed to speak because of hiswork on the Kroc Institute’sreport titled “Afghan WomenSpeak: Enhancing Securityand Human Rights inAfghanistan,” released in thefall. “It’s been well-received in a

number of quarters,”Cortright said, “And some ofthe members of Congress inWashington were interestedin having us participate inthis hearing.”The hearing will address

the effect of the war inAfghanistan on the lives ofwomen in the country andanalyze the benefits thatwould come from a withdraw-al of troops. Members ofCongress, congressional staff,witnesses and media repre-sentatives wil l attend thehearing. “Many see [improving lives]

as a reason whywe’re fighting,supposedly tohelp liberate thew o m e n , ”Cortright said,“And we wantedto look at thatand really try toverify what arethe facts andwhat do Afghanwomen them-selves think.”Cortright said

he hopes his testimony willpersuade legislators to with-draw troops. “There are some bills before

Congress urging the presidentto come up with a plan and atimetable for withdrawingtroops,” Cortright said, “Andcertainly that would be thekind of legislation we would

encourage.”Cortright said withdrawing

troops from Afghanistan doesnot mean the United Statesshould turn their backs on theAfghan people.“We need to maintain sup-

port for development policiesin Afghanistan,” Cortrightsaid. “As we pull out militari-ly, we need to maintain eco-nomic and social support. Weshouldn’t be abandoning thepeople of Afghanistan whenwe pull out our troops.”The other witnesses present

at the hearing will be RinaAmiri, senior advisor onAfghanistan in the U.S.Department of State; DonSteinberg, deputy administra-tor for the U.S. Agency forInternational Development;Joanne Sandler, deputy direc-tor of UN Women; Dr.Massouda Jalal, physician andformer Minister of Women’sAffairs in Afghanistan; and

Hon. MarziaBasel, founderand directorof the AfghanW o m e n ’ sJ u d g e sAssociation. C o r t r i g h t

has testi f iedb e f o r eCongress inthe past andsaid he under-stands his tes-t imony wil l

not necessarily translate intolegislation.“All you can do is try to

present good analysis andfacts,” Cortright said, “andhope that [Congress] wil linterpret it well.”

Contact Tori Roeck [email protected]

Cortright

“All you can do is tryto present good

analysis and factsand hope that[Congress] will

interpret it well.”

David CortrightKroc Institute professor

By TORI ROECKNews Writer

The Observer � CAMPUS NEWSpage 4 Tuesday, May 3, 2011

As Campus L i fe Counci l(CLC) held its final meetingMonday after a school yearthat began with a number ofhighly publ ic ized s tudentarrests , i ts members d is-cussed the progress maderegarding on- and off-cam-pus safety.

Student body pres identemeri tus Cather ine So lerrecapped a recent presenta-tion she made to the Boardof Trustees along with vicepresident emeritus AndrewBell and former chief of staffNick Ruof.

“ [We] presented on o f f -campus relat ions and thetwo reso lut ions that wepassed in here, as well asour agreement wi th thepolice,” she said. “We alsotalked about sexual assault... to bring it to their atten-tion that more needs to bedone in that area. Obviouslywi th what happened las tweek it’s still a very promi-nent problem on our cam-pus.”

Soler read University VicePresident for Student AffairsFr. Tom Doyle’s response let-ter to a CLC recommendationfor Freshman Orientat ionreform. The letter stated thefa l l arrests h ighl ighted a

need for action regardingstudent safety educat ion,and the suggestions made byCLC would be cons ideredaccordingly.

“The off-campus incidentsbetween ourstudents andlocal lawe n f o r c e m e n tdur ing thesummer andfa l l o f 2010brought in tohigh relief theimportance ofour be ingp r o a c t i v eregarding off-campus safetyof a l l o f ours t u d e n t s , ”Doyle sa id inthe le t ter.“Based on your observationsand resolution, leadershipfrom the Division of StudentAffairs, together with MikeSeamen and the Departmentof Campus Safety, wi l lundertake a review of thevarious dimensions of stu-dent safety that are current-ly part of orientation andhall staff training.”

Soler a lso o f fered anupdate on the latest meetingwith loca l and s tate lawenforcement. She said themeet ing was the f i rs t toinclude both the former andcurrent student body presi-

dents and vice presidents.“We had our first meeting

with our local law enforce-ment heads and our newleadership for next year, andwe discussed what we want

to do to beproactive thisfa l l and jus thave bet terc o m m u n i c a -tion off-cam-pus ,” So lers a i d .“ E v e r y o n ewas rea l lyexcited to beworking onthe samepage.”

Soler sa idfeedback fromlaw enforce-ment repre-

sentat ives reaf f irmed thesuccess of her administra-tion’s work with communityand police relations.

“One of the heads from theIndiana State Excise Policecommented that they’d liketo use this model of meetingwith students at other uni-versi t ies in Indiana,” shesaid. “I think that’s just real-ly a sign of how much ourwillingness to work with thepolice will hopefully pay offfor us in the future.”

CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL

Group discusses safety issuesBy JOHN CAMERONNews Writer

Contact John Cameron [email protected]

“I think that’s justreally a sign of howmuch our willingness

to work with thepolice will hopefullypay off for us in the

future.”

Catherine Solerstudent body president

emeritus

Vince and Linda Berdayes,married professors in theCommunicat ion Studies ,Dance and TheatreDepartment at Saint Mary’s,will say their final farewellsto the College at the end ofthis semester.

“The most difficult aspect ofleaving Saint Mary’s for us isleaving the stu-dents. We knowhow fortunatewe have beento work withsuch br ight ,focused andkind people asare our s tu-dents ,” Vinceand LindaBerdayes saidin an emai lstatement. “Wealso real lyappreciate thevalue of single-sex educat ionand will miss teaching at acollege for women.”

Vince Berdayes accepted aposition as department chairof the Communication StudiesDepartment at BarryUnivers i ty inMiami Shores,Fl . L indaB e r d a y e sret ired fromSaint Mary’sand subse-quently accept-ed a position atB a r r yUnivers i ty asthe director ofthe MastersProgram inL i b e r a lStudies.

During their16 years atSaint Mary’s ,both Vince andLinda Berdayes said theyaccomplished many goals theyhoped to achieve.

“We feel good about bothour contr ibut ions to theDepartment ofCommunication Studies, aswel l as the larger SaintMary’s community,” L indaBerdayes said.

Students from around theCollege said the pair will bemissed in the department andaround campus.

“Vince is my advisor andLinda is the advisor for filmstudies, which is my minor,making me feel lost a tiny bit.I just hope that they can find

professors to pick up wherethey le f t o f f , especia l lybecause the curriculum hasbeen changed this year. I wishthem the best in their newventures, and they wil l bemissed greatly,” Sara Gray, aCommunication Studies major,said.

Vince Berdayes served aschair of the Department ofCommunicat ion Studies ,Dance and Theatre the lastfour years and provided lead-

ership to facultyin each of thethree disc i -p l ines . Heplayed a keyrole in oversee-ing the revisionof theCommunicationStudies curricu-lum.

V i n c eBerdayes a lsohelped establishthe student-runcampus televi-s ion stat ionSMC-TV and

served on the advisory boardfor the interdisciplinary minorin Intercultural Studies formore than 10 years.

As an influential member ofthe Communication Studies

program, LindaB e r d a y e staught the sen-ior qualitativer e s e a r c hsequence ofcourses thepast four years,and her s tu-dents presentedtheir researchat multiple con-ferences. LindaBerdayes a lsohelped estab-l ish the Fi lmStudies minorand served as apast chair forthe Facul ty

Assembly and as a member ofthe General Educat ionCurriculum Committee,among other positions.

“It will be a sad loss to theCommunicat ion StudiesDepartment when theBerdayes’ depart. However, Iknow that they will have suc-cess in the future whereverthey go,” Terri Russ, assistantprofessor of CommunicationStudies, said. “I wish the bestof luck to both Linda andVince as they venture toMiami.”

COMM professors toleave Saint Mary’sBy JILLIAN BARWICKNews Writer

Contact Jillian Barwick at [email protected]

“We feel good aboutboth our

contributions to theDepartment ofCommunication

Studies, as well asthe larger Saint

Mary’s community.”

Linda Berdayesprofessor

Communication Studies

“It will be a sad lossto the CommunicationStudies Departmentwhen the Berdayes’depart. However, Iknow that they willhave success in thefuture wherever they

go.”

Terri Russassistant professor

Communication Studies

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this was something that wasworth getting really, reallyexcited about.”Dolan said he called his older

sister and was surprised whenhe became emotional. “It’s finally over,” he said to

his sister.Growing up with the full

weight of September 11th andits impact on his life was chal-lenging, and Dolan said he typi-cally did not talk to othersabout his experience.“It’s really hard finding your-

self, especially when somethingthat big happens to Americanand then you are part of it, younever really know how to dealwith it,” he said. Now, Dolan said he found a

sense of closure. “Just the fact that Osama bin

Laden is dead, I feel like that isa chapter of your life that finallycloses,” he said. His father’s death and the

attacks of September 11th moti-vated Dolan toward his futurecareer. “It definitely has inspired me

for the rest of my life. I want towork for the government, andI’m majoring in Arabic andpolitical science,” Dolan said. “Iwant to work in the MiddleEast.”Dolan said he wanted the

world to understand that Islamis not the face of terrorism. “I want to be able to go and

work against the people thatare actually the bad people andat the same time show themthat the majority of the 1.5 bil-lion people who are Muslims —they are good people,” he said.“From here, I want to worktowards that goal.”Kevin Garcia, a 2009 gradu-

ate from Notre Dame, was on a15-day leave from his tour inIraq when he learned of binLaden’s death. He was visitinghis brother, senior Mike Garcia,

on campus when he heard thenews.“It is a win for justice,” Kevin

Garcia said. “It is a win forAmerica.”Kevin Garcia will return to

Iraq May 11.“It’s going to be interesting

because it is not a hierarchicalorganization, al-Qaida,” KevinGarcia said. “It’s a network.” He said he built positive rela-

tionships with the Iraqi commu-nity near his base, and he antic-ipated the local people wouldhave a positive reaction to binLaden’s death. “Most of the people in Iraq, I

would say 90 percent, are goodpeople,” he said. “There aremaybe 10 percent who aremalicious … but overall I’msure their reaction will be good.They are targeted as much aswe are.”Kevin Garcia said the success

of the mission to find and killbin Laden would renew theenergy back in his Iraqi base. “I guarantee the morale is

pretty high,” he said. “We havebeen searching for this guy for10 years.”Mike Garcia said he immedi-

ately thought of his brotherwhen he heard the news aboutbin Laden’s death.“That’s my brother,” he said.

“He’s an American hero.” Mike Garcia said while he

was initially uncertain aboutcelebrating a death, he did cele-brate a victory for justice.“We are celebrating justice,

and when we do that I feel thatit is good,” he said. “It is good tocelebrate something … that willsave lives.”Mike Garcia said he worries

about an escalation of violenceas a result of the terroristleader’s death, but he supportshis brother in his militarycareer. “It has been tough. You never

know what is happening overthere and [Kevin] can only talkto us every other week,” MikeGarcia said. “We just keeppraying for him … We know

that Our Lady is watching overhim and all the troops.”Senior Christopher Bennet, a

native of Pelham, N.Y., remem-bers the billowing towers ofsmoke rising from nearby NewYork City when the World TradeCenters were attacked in 2001. “Retribution and revenge

were not the motivating factorsthat came out of that day forme,” Bennett said. “Rather, Irealized that the world can bedangerous. There is a need forpeople to step up andprotect each other, and a needfor greater awareness of oursurroundings in the increasingglobalized world.” Bennett joined the Army

ROTC program as a freshmanat Notre Dame. He will be com-missioned as a SecondLieutenant in the TennesseeArmy National Guard upongraduation and will eventuallyserve as a ReconnaissancePlatoon Leader for his unit inTennessee.“Personally, I joined the mili-

tary hoping to prevent horrificacts like thatfrom happening again and toassist those in need if a devas-tating event does occur,”Bennett said. Bennett said he learned of bin

Laden’s death through afriend’s Twitter feed and majornews outlets.As he prepares for a future in

the military, Bennett echoedObama’s message from hisSunday address that the terror-ist leader’s death does not endthe war on terror. “There are many service

members deployed abroad, farfrom friends and family. Theywill not be coming home todayor tomorrow,” Bennett said.“Rather, they will continueworking to make the world asafer place. Please rememberthem and their efforts, as wellas the service members whohave been wounded or killed.”

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the region. He said leadersalways understood there weretwo separate tasks at hand.“United States politicians and

political thinkers — those whomake the decisions — they sepa-rated between the manhunt andUnited States ground strategywith regards to Afghanistan,”Kaufman said. “These were twodifferent things.”Despite this separation,

Professor of Religion, Conflictand Peacebuilding Emad Shahinsaid the American militaryattack which resulted in binLaden’s death might have yield-ed major results in terms of for-eign policy.“The war against terror will

continue but I think the removalof bin Laden could be consideredas a major step in ending thiswar,” Shahin said.Shahin said Western nations

should anticipate a violent retali-ation from militant organizationsin the region.“It is possible that we should

expect some kind of responsefrom radical and terrorist organ-izations that have been inspiredby the teachings and persona ofbin Laden,” Shahin said. “Theymight take some violent actionagainst United States andEuropean interests in theregion.”Though some extremist groups

may look for retribution on theUnited States, Kaufman said thefractured nature of al-Qaidameans bin Laden’s death has lit-tle impact on how the organiza-tion will operate in the future.“Most intelligence analysts

think after he had to hide,Osama bin Laden lost his rele-vance as a leader. Al-Qaidachanged structure completely,”Kaufman said. “There are nowso many al-Qaida cells aroundthe world that they do not reallyreceive their orders from a cen-tral command. The al-Qaida of2001 is not the al-Qaida of2011.”Shahin said recent revolution-

ary movements showed binLaden’s mantra does not holdmuch traction in the MiddleEast. “People in the Middle East

have been involved in theirpeaceful, pro-democracy move-ments which, in their methods ofnon-violence, have discreditedthe violent methods of al-Qaidaand bin Laden,” Shahin said.Kaufman said political

progress in the region shows itspeople are primarily concernedwith advancing standards of liv-ing, not extremist movements. “These revolutions show they

were not motivated by al-Qaida,”

Kaufman said. “These weremostly young people whoseprime concern was socioeco-nomic issues, questions of cor-ruption.”Overall, Shahin said the region

recognizes the importance thekilling of bin Laden holds forAmericans.“Most people in the Middle

East understand the horrendousnature of the attacks of Sept. 11and the tragic impact they hadon the American people,” Shahinsaid. “The killing of bin Ladencomes after a decade-long con-frontation between the UnitedStates and al-Qaida. This allwould be understood.”On the domestic front,

American Studies Professor JackColwell said bringing bin Ladento justice might smooth overrelations between Republicansand Democrats.“I think this is a unifying

moment, and there have beenfew of those, so it is a plus, someprogress,” he said. “The debtceiling and the budget will stillbe a pretty fierce partisan fight,but I think it may prevent someof the nastier personal attackson the president.”In addition to bipartisan rela-

tions, Colwell said Obama mightpersonally benefit as president.“It’s certainly a big plus for

President Obama. I think hisapproval ratings will go up,” hesaid. “Whether they will stay upremains to be seen, but I think itis a big plus for right now.”This political boost will aid

Obama as he gears up forreelection in 2012, Colwell said.“It makes it harder for

Republican opponents who arepotentially getting ready to runfor president to attack Obama asweak and indecisive on nationalsecurity and foreign policy,” hesaid. “That becomes very diffi-cult to do now because he wasnot weak in this at all, and clear-ly not indecisive.”Colwell said bin Laden’s death

not only benefits the president’spolitical prospects but the spiritof the nation as well.“I think it gets the country feel-

ing a little better about itself,” hesaid. “It seemed like everythingwas negative, with the economyand people worrying aboutwhether they will get a job ifthey are unemployed, sendingthere kids to college, pension.” America’s gloom needed the

boost the terrorist leader’sdemise provided, Colwell said. “There seemed to be a lot of

pessimism and suddenly there isthis big positive thing. It reallyhas helped the mood of thecountry and how it feels aboutitself. It was a big boost for patri-otism.”

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directly related to politics.“I called his office and I asked if

they offered any internshipsbecause he’s my state senator,”she said. “They gave me a list ofoptions. I went into it planning toeventually try both [the Celinainternship and the Columbusinternship] because they said thatthey offered different experiencesand different learning opportuni-ties.”Becker said she is looking for-

ward to meeting other local politi-cians.“Since [Faber] is in the Senate

leadership, he works a lot withthe directors of the different Ohiodepartments, in particular, [thosein] the Department ofAgriculture, the governor and the

lieutenant governor,” she said.“I’m excited to work with otheroffices outside of the Senate andpossibly work with Gov. [John R.]Kasich.”Notre Dame’s Department of

Political Science prepared Beckerfor her summer experiences bytraining her to write effectivelyand efficiently and by teachingher about governmental struc-ture, she said.“Last summer I would make

campaign materials for [Faber],and it was really useful to be ableto whip out a newsletter in anafternoon,” Becker said. “Theother thing is when you’reanswering people’s questions ortrying to figure out what to put ina newsletter, you need to knowthe structure of how governmentworks. It can be a lot more intri-cate and complicated than itlooks on the surface.”Sophomore and political sci-

ence major Gordon Stanton saidthis summer he will work as anorganizer at the Massachusettsbranch of Organizing forAmerica, President BarackObama’s reelection campaign. “The organization is based out

of Boston, but I’ll probably beworking in my home area, whichis New Bedford,” he said. “It willbe sort of back and forth betweenthe two.”Stanton said he’s looking for-

ward to building connections andlearning about grassroots organ-izing and campaign-building. Hesaid he thinks his involvementwith the College Democrats ofNotre Dame has helped preparehim for the internship.“I made a lot of phone calls and

knocked on doors for[Congressman] Joe Donnelly’s[reelection] campaign in the fall,and I’ve made phone calls andknocked on doors for Pete

Buttigieg for the [South Bend]mayor’s race recently,” he said. Junior political science and eco-

nomics major Pete Elliott was anintern for the Indiana StateRepublican Party in 2008. “It was called the House

Campaign Committee, so I wasworking for the House ofRepresentatives of the StateLegislature for the IndianaGeneral Assembly,” he said. “Myjob there was to help with a can-didate’s campaign for election. Itwas 2008, so it was a bad year tobe Republican.”Elliott will work as an assistant

in the Indianapolis Prosecutor’sOffice this summer.“I’d like to work in criminal law

someday, so I’ve been really inter-ested in the criminal justice sys-tem, and I figured there’s no bet-ter way to learn than being partof it for the summer,” he said.Elliot said one of his classes

focused on how the Americangovernment enforces laws andprepared him significantly for theinternship. He also said hisresearch experience reviewingwitness statements and policerecords from The Troubles, a late20th century period of conflict inNorthern Ireland, has preparedhim as well. Elliott added he is excited to

learn how the criminal justicesystem truly works.“There are a lot of perceptions

that are influenced by media,” hesaid. “You don’t get to see howthe justice system really works.I’ve always been interested inhow the state enforces rules. I’malso excited to meet some of thepeople involved in that and hope-fully have them get to know meas well.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“All truth passes through threestages. First, it is ridiculed. Second,it is violently opposed. Third, it isaccepted as being self-evident.

Arthur SchopenhauerGerman philosopher

We all have weird tips and tricksthat we wholeheartedly believe havehealing powers. My mom prescribesMotrin, a hot bath and an early bed-time for everything from a cold to abroken bone. Mydad loves to tellme to “walk it off,”even if “it” is asprained ankle.And on occasion,these solutions dowork.I’ve heard other

home cures,too. Somepeople drinkjuice at alarm-ing rates.Others exer-cise or believein the restorative powers of Brie.Whatever your treatment, no matterhow crazy, it helps — even if it’s justbecause you’re convinced it does.My wonder cure is a little unorigi-

nal, pretty much stolen right from thepages of an old wives’ tale. To me,though, this gives it more credenceand medicinal power and makes mebelieve more in the magical powers Iassign to it, since most tales have agrain of truth to them. My wondercure is ginger ale.Most people associate ginger ale

with childhood sickness. It was thedrink of choice, accompanied bycrackers, for any day spent on thecouch with a 24-hour bug. Even now,for me, that is what flat ginger alerepresents. But straight-out-of-the-vending machine bottles mean somuch more.From sore throats to caffeine

headaches, chills to dehydration, gin-ger ale has cured many ailments forme throughout the years, both byplacebo effect and the natural quali-ties of ginger root. There’s nothingbetter to put my mind and stomach atease than a cold bottle or can ofCanada Dry Ginger Ale, even if I can’tuse my Flex Points to cure anythingthat ails me.And coming from a confessed caf-

feine addict, to count any uncaffeinat-ed beverage among my favorites is abig deal. I’ve been on a steady caf-feine diet since 16 and haven’t lookedback. But there is something to besaid for the cool, carbonated deli-ciousness of Canada Dry — I’ve got tohydrate myself somehow.Although ginger ale works wonders

for me, the idea may repulse you. Weeach have our own magical remedies,so find what works for you. It’s allmostly mental anyways, so makesomething you love work for you. Butalso, if you’re really sick, go to thedoctor. No one wants to sit throughyou sniffling or hacking up a lung inclass.And beware when you go abroad,

the exotic country to which you aretraveling may not stock your drug ofchoice. My friend Ro and I hit upevery grocery and convenience storewe could in Italy and Spain to noavail; apparently, Europeans haven’tdiscovered the healing powers of gin-ger ale. And while I comforted myselfwith more caffeine — when in Rome,drink the coffee, right? — this solu-tion was not ideal. So, if possible,sneak that food in with you. Yourbody will thank you for that decisionlater.

Mary Claire O'Donnel l can bereached at [email protected] views expressed in this Inside

Column are those of the author andnot necessarily those of The Observer.

INSIDE COLUMN

My wondercure

Mary Claire O’Donnell

Interim SceneEditor

Here we areFull disclaimer: this is one of those

sappy, oh-my-god-I-can’t-believe-I’m grad-uating columns. Feel free to stop readingnow if you’re not into that.So … here we are. Soon, I’m going to be

graduating and … Imade it. Here we are.I have mixed feelingsabout graduating. Partof me is ready (and hasbeen for quite sometime) to move on to the real world, whilethe other part wants to stay in the relative-ly shielded Notre Dame bubble forever.It is funny that I am even in this situa-

tion, because I was never supposed to behere in the first place. You know those lit-tle kids whose parents dress them up intheir alma mater’s cheerleading outfitsand football jerseys? Yeah, that was meand my sisters. Except we weren’t wear-ing Notre Dame outfits.But, whether I was supposed to make it

here or not, I am. Has it been all fun androses the last four years? Absolutely not.Have there been times when I wonderedwhat it would be like if I went somewhereelse? Definitely (usually as I wandered,unsuccessfully, looking for a dorm partyfreshman year or spent most of my Fridaynights in the library as a junior). But then Ithink back to all of the people I met and allof the stories I have from the past fouryears, and those seem like minor speedbumps.We might occasionally lose sight of this

fact, but going to Notre Dame is cool —really cool. At my internship last summer,I met kids from all over the country,including kids who went to Arizona Stateand Nebraska, among others. When I toldthem I went to Notre Dame, their jawsalmost hit the floor. We are living out anexperience that most could only everdream about at a place that is real only in

the movies or on TV to most people. But itcouldn’t have happened without so manycritical people that I would be remiss if Ididn’t thank them for everything that theyhave done for me.Thank you to Fr. Paul Doyle for making

Dillon Hall my home for the past fouryears, despite the closet-sized rooms.Thank you to the Dillon Hall Class of

2011, both those that stayed on campusand those who have since moved off. Youguys are the brothers that I never hadgrowing up.Thank you to the Gentleman’s Club, for

keeping it classy with me the last threeyears.Thank you to all of my professors in the

Department of Civil Engineering andGeological Sciences. My biggest concernabout coming to Notre Dame out of highschool was its lack of a reputation as an“engineering school.” I had a number ofpeople question me about my decision tocome here as a prospective engineer, andit was unsettling. However, the instructionthat I received and the education I gainedhere far surpassed anything I could haveever hoped for. I am supremely confidentin my abilities and that is a direct result ofall of the knowledge and hard work of myprofessors. You guys really are the best, nomatter what anyone says.Thank you to all of the Bengal Bouts

captains, coaches and managers for allthat you have done over the years. I need-ed some way to channel my competitive-ness and the Bouts provided the perfectoutlet for me. Also, thanks to the EMTs forhaving the patience to stop my bloodynoses pretty much every time I eversparred.Thank you to the morning ladies at

Recker’s for serving me literally gallons ofcoffee over the years. I don’t know howmany lectures I would have fallen asleep

in without you.Thank you to the dining hall card-

swipers and the omelet-makers for theexact same ham, onion and cheese omeletI always get. You are all probably sick ofme, seeing as how I am probably the onlyperson on campus that gets breakfastevery morning.Thank you to Robert Hughes for running

with such reckless abandon, to USCreceiver Ronald Johnson for dropping asurefire touchdown and to Kyle McCarthyfor making a game-sealing interception atUSC last November. It has been a longtime since I have felt that happy at the endof a football game, and it made me forget(for a while anyway) how cold and wet Iwas in the Coliseum.Thank you to everyone that maintains

campus and keeps it beautiful. We take itfor granted, but our campus is one of themost beautiful places in the world, and itis only because of all of your hard work.Thank you to my wonderful girlfriend

for laughing at my goofy jokes, listening tome rant and for always being there forme, no matter what.

And thank you to the staff of TheObserver for giving me an opportunity towrite. I have loved every minute of it, and Icouldn’t have done it without the faith andtrust that you guys had in me.There are a million people that I am for-

getting, but that doesn’t mean that you areany less important. I’m going to miss youall in the real world. It’s been my pleasurewriting for campus the last few years. Bestof luck to the Class of 2011, and Go Irish!

Andy Ziccarelli is a senior majoring incivil engineering. He can be reached [email protected] views expressed in this Inside

Column are those of the author and notnecessarily those of The Observer.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I object to violence because when itappears to do good, the good is only

temporary; the evil it does ispermanent.”

GandhiIndian political and spiritual leader

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Andy Ziccarelli

Momentof Inertia

Last night, the world discoveredOsama bin Laden was finally hunteddown and killed. Notre Dame’s campusexploded in revelry and the campus wasthe most patriotic that I have seen it.Amongst all the celebration and rendi-tions of “Courtesy of the Red White andBlue” and Team America’s theme song,it is important to see how this event hasaffected some of our peers. If youhaven’t had the honor of meeting myroommate let me introduce you to him. His name is Robert Dolan III but

everybody calls him “Beau.” Beau is afantastic Roman Catholic family man.He has a loving mother and a wonderfulsister. Beau is a true Irishman andproves it through his academic prowess.He is a great Otter in Sorin College andeven helped the Otters take the Inter-hall football championship. Underlying all these things, Beau has

had to live without his father since 9/11.Beau’s father was killed in the Pentagonon 9/11 and his life was obviously shak-en tremendously. This tragedy has

forced Beau to be above and beyondwhatever an ordinary son or brothershould be. He has held his family togeth-er as the only man of the house foralmost 10 years. In September of thisyear, Beau struggled with the fact that itwas the half-way point in his life wherehe had his father for less than half of hislife. Last night, however, as America tri-umphed over the death of one signifi-cant antagonist, Beau rose to a wholenew level. Beau joined in with the rest of Notre

Dame in celebrating the death of theman responsible for his father's death,but once the celebration reached theGolden Dome, Beau felt moved to speak.Beau, at the feet of Mary the Mother ofGod, spoke to hundreds of fellow Irishmen and women and told them whatthis death meant to his family. Beauglowed with patriotism: he spoke hisbeliefs, his love for America. Toward theend of his triumphant moment, Beauheld a moment of silence. He broughtthe Irish community together and made

“God, Country, Notre Dame” a reality.Osama is in God’s hands now. Beau

has found at least a degree of peace inthe death of the most infamous massmurder that America has known per-sonally. For one night, I saw my room-mate glow with joy knowing that theman who tore his life apart on 9/11/01could never again harm another humanbeing. Now that Osama is dead, I worry

about my sister and the retaliation shemay face in Afghanistan in the next fewmonths, but I trust in God to do His will— nothing more and nothing less. Godbless the Dolan family. God bless thetroops fighting terror for the sake offreedom. God bless the Catholic hub ofNotre Dame. And lastly, of course, Godbless the light of freedom in the world:The United States of America.

Johnny Whichardfreshman

Sorin CollegeMay 2

“God, Country, Notre Dame”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

While the death of Osama bin Laden is truly a notable eventin the history of our country, I do not believe that it is amoment for celebration. Most of us here are U.S. citizens, butwe are all citizens of the human race and that obligates us touphold basic human rights for everyone, especially those thatwe hate. We as human beings should never celebrate the deathof another human being — doing so reduces us to barbarians.Instead, the death of Osama bin Laden should be an opportuni-ty to demonstrate how we are different from the terrorists, inthat we do not exult in the deaths of our enemies. The imagesof us celebrating in the street strongly remind me of the imagesof the terrorists exulting in the deaths of our armed men andwomen. When we view these images, we typically reason thatthese terrorists are inhuman, insomuch as they are celebratinga death. It appears that we are no different from them. Thecelebration, taunting and Facebook-posting, do nothing morethan relegate us to the moral ground that we usually reservefor the terrorists. As the creator of the cartoon “Pogo,” WaltKelly, said, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

Timothy Bontragerfreshman

St. Edward’s HallMay 3

Reaction to Osama bin Laden’s death justified?The purpose of my first Letter to the

Editor ever as a senior here at Notre Damepertains to the news broadcasted aroundthe world of Osama bin Laden’s death byassassination carried out by the UnitedStates, in particu-lar the reaction ofthe Notre Damestudent bodyand a lot ofAmericans. Watching the news onSunday night felt like eons as the presiden-tial address to the entire world was delayednumerous times. I first felt scared for thenews, apparently about national security,to come until Wolf Blitzer described theaddress could in fact be good news. Therewas then a sense of ease put into my mindof the coming news.When it was announced that the U.S.

Military had successfully assassinatedOsama bin Laden, I didn’t see myself jump-ing for joy. I heard crowds gathering out-side and yelling in the hallways, “America!U.S.A.!” but sat in front of the televisionpuzzled, asking myself if there was some-thing wrong with me for not joining in. I feltsomething troubling and frankly wrongwith the shouting and parading of someNotre Dame students, and the rest ofAmerica shown on TV, over the death of

this man. Osama bin Laden was no doubt acarrier of hatred and responsible fororchestrating the deaths of innocent peoplearound the world. But it makes me wonder, since when is

an assasination, regardless of how “bad”someone is, reason for celebration? As aCatholic, the very act of killing is a gravedoing, but to act as many Notre Dame stu-dents and Americans did last night wasarrogant and out of character for a countrypriding itself on being “better,” and a uni-versity priding itself on everything.An article released Monday May 2, 2011

reporting The Vatican’s view of such reac-tions stated, “… the killing of al-Qaidaleader Osama bin Laden, a man whosowed division and hatred and who caused‘innumerable’ deaths, should prompt seri-ous reflection about one’s responsibilitybefore God. A Christian ‘never rejoices’ inthe face of a man’s death, the Vaticanspokesman, Father Federico Lombardisaid.”As I laid in bed Sunday night imageson TV of American “patriotism” remindedme of something I had seen before. Iremember seeing images on TV in the pastdepicting massive foreign crowds burningthe U.S. flag or even the hateful hoards ofpeople hitting and shooting already deaddowned American pilots. What makes last

night’s scenes different? The idea andexcuse that “He did wrong to the U.S., sothe U.S. retaliation MUST be correct,” getsold and only goes so far. In fact, last night’sscenes of “patriotism” were only differentthan the images described above by theflag that was being supported and peoplecarrying it.Responders to my objections may consid-

er the fact that there was unity in the coun-try. Unity, something so valued in Americaespecially after September 11, 2001. I haveno objection to the unity of my country andmy fellow Americans, but one must ask,“Does American unity, in a country thatlacks such, justify these means?” I believe not — if the means of such unity

are that of bloodshed, I do not care to beunited. The belief that American unity wasthe most important factor in Sunday night’sreactions, even if it was the most evident,depicts an American public so fixated onattaining much-needed patriotism andunity regardless of how it was attained. Ilove my homeland and I love when there isunity, but there has always been a reasonto object and stand for individual morals,even against the actions of the UnitedStates. The killing of Osama bin Laden cannot be

said to be a political victory for the U.S., or

even an “advantage to President Obama’sre-election campaign.” So why are the peo-ple of America so happy at this man’sdeath? Never is the assassination and mur-der of another human being “justice.” Tothink we as men have that ability and rightshows our arrogance and fatal flaw as acountry and possibly world. Is it so hardnot to kill a man that has done wrong,committed atrocities and, before death,gotten away with it?The truth is that Osama bin Laden is

dead but to react in such a way exhibitedby some Notre Dame students and someAmericans on Sunday night is completelywrong. There is an obsession with controland justice in this country that has led to alot of Americans thinking it is perfectlyokay for the president of the United Statesto, “give the order” to kill another man.There should be no such thing, and it sad-dens me that such lack of realization of thisreality and more so, support, could everhappen on the campus of Our Lady.

Gererd T. Orozco is a senior studyingaerospace engineering. He can be reachedat [email protected]

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

Gerard T. Orozco

Guest Columnist

Celebrate death?

I read the news this morning that Osama bin Laden waskilled yesterday. Am I supposed to be happy? Am I supposed tobe thrilled or relieved? As a Christian, how should I feel?Killing is prohibited in the 10 Commandments, and it is some-thing Jesus wasn’t a big fan of. Should we have crucified binLaden instead so that he would feel our pain? Yes, his deathmight lead to a better chance at world peace, but what wouldJesus do? What does Jesus think about this?I believe it is in times like these that we are asked, what does

it really mean to be Christian? Should we retaliate against ourenemies as we have? Is that part of the New Testament teach-ings? This is Easter; this is the time to reflect on our Baptismalvows. I just renewed mine a little over a week ago. So nowwhat? The biggest enemy of the U.S. since Hitler is dead, butthe blood is on our hands. How should I feel as a Christian?What should I do next? How do I love my enemies?I know some people won’t have even questioned it, but it is

weighing on my heart. I would love to celebrate, but do we cel-ebrate when we put people to death via capital punishmenthere? As Christians, do we celebrate murder? Just think aboutit, and maybe we can take a suggestion from the One whosebody and blood we take each week.

Robert McKeonPh.D. Alumni, 2010

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On our hands

This past Sunday was Divine Mercy Sunday. Itwas a day to reflect and give thanks for God?smercy. It was a day in which we remember howChrist, while nailed to the cross, did not cursehis oppressors. On the contrary, Our Lord criedout, “Father, forgive them, they know not whatthey do” (Luke 23:34). Until his last breath,Jesus forgave; he showed mercy. It is for thisreason that I was saddened to see Notre Damestudents celebrating the death of Osama binLaden in such an immature manner.While bin Laden was a man responsible for

one of the most tragic events in this nation’shistory, he was still a human being. Notre Dameadministrators and students alike pride them-selves in their “pro-life” position. Unfortunately,it appears pro-life only means anti-abortion. Atrue pro-life position values all life, not just theinnocent. We as Christians should never praisedeath. Death is something that is always regret-table no matter the circumstances.We ought also to remember Christ’s words to

Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus toldPeter to put his sword away at the last critical

moment. If ever there was ever a justifiablereason to resort to violence it was to save theSon of God. But Christ commanded the exactopposite, “Put your sword back into its sheath,for all who take the sword will perish by thesword” (Mt. 26:52). Christ’s words here aretelling of what abiding in His Spirit means.My position here is not that bin Laden was not

a man who committed heinously evil actions.Nor am I saying he did not deserve to bebrought to justice. My argument is that weshould think before we act. Would Jesus Christhave planned a party celebrating someone’sdeath? I think not. Therefore, I cannot in goodconscience do the same. If celebrating in anoth-er human being’s death is patriotism, then Iwear the title “unpatriotic” with pride and Iurge my fellow Notre Dame students to do like-wise. Peace and God Bless.

Brent Modaksenior

off campusMay 3

“All who take the sword willperish by the sword”

Before any other words are written, let usremember the sons and daughters of Americawho have sacrificed their lives for our security.Let us pray that we will not be faced with more ofour troops’ lives being taken away in the future.“Osama bin Laden is dead.”Facebook helped me conceptualize this “break-

ing news.”People’s index fingers seemed to be on fire as I

witnessed record “like” hits on various cheerslike “Justice done!” and “KILLLLL.” Osama binLaden stands for the al Qaida, 9/11, and the con-stant fear of terrorists. Borrowing PresidentObama’s words, bin Laden’s death “marks themost significant achievement to date in ournation’s effort to defeat al-Qiada.” At the end ofthis chase and in the middle of this “war,”America stands rejoicing. We have many emotional and personal ties to

this event — some may have lost their familiesand friends in 9/11 and have loved ones in ourtroops. Many of us waited for this time of celebra-tion.

However, I am even more afraid than before.I feel that we are forgetting that we have a

future to live. Seeds of hatred have been sown,both by al-Qaida and us.Because this event only “marks … achieve-

ment,” we cannot say that we promote a worldwith justice and peace. Justice may have beendone to bin Laden. But let us not forget the inno-cent lives, especially of women and children, whoperished away during our “operations.” Wherewas justice then? No wonder our internationalcommunity hesitantly claps along.In this time of hyper-excitement, we must

reevaluate ourselves: Is my reaction actually con-tributing to building a future in this world? Howcan we “create a sense of human solidarity andconcern for the common good” as our belovedmission states?

Edithstein Chofreshman

Pasquerilla East HallMay 3

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“Sucker Punch,” Zack Snyder’s latestgreen-screen extravaganza and his firstattempt at original material, shouldhave been enjoyable. It has everythingthat should make a movie appealing toa college-aged male. Yet, amazingly, thecombination of explosive action, loudmusic, attractive actresses and colorfulgraphics completely fails to entertain.Instead, it is a two-hour exercise intedium and redundancy. A young woman (Emily Browning),

nicknamed “Baby Doll,” is sent to amental institution after her mother’sdeath. She retreats into a fantasy world— a brothel, of all places — in the dayspreceding her lobotomy. In this alter-nate reality, she plans her escape. Thisplan involves dancing, which somehowsends her and four companions into yetanother alternate reality (several ofthem, actually), where they battleclockwork Nazi zombies, giant demonsamurai and other such enemies. Thiswill facilitate their escape from thebrothel, and, in turn, from the institu-tion. It’s as if Snyder retrofitted“Inception” into a comic book he wasplanning and decided it would be fun tomake a movie out of it instead.There are five items the girls must

recover if they are to escape, and eachitem is accompanied by a dance (whichwe see as a battle in a cathedral, on atrain, in trenches, etc.). This quicklybecomes repetitive and the interludes,which mainly consist of the girls dis-cussing the urgency of their situation,do little to recapture our interest. Othercharacters from the “real world” insti-tution are present, with some changes,in the brothel-world: a psychologistbecomes a dance instructor, an orderlybecomes a pimp, a lobotomist becomesa client. The parallels are hardly subtle,but then, no one expected them to be.Baby Doll’s plan follows its course

rather predictably, with predictable set-backs and predictable turning points.All of this happens without actuallyallowing a story to develop. Likewise,despite the valiant efforts of a few ofthe actors, the characters remain res-olutely flat.Snyder’s previous films include “300”

and “Watchmen.” Both were based ongraphic novels, and the material waswell served by Snyder’s distinctive visu-al style. “Sucker Punch” reveals that,left to his own devices, he doesn’t havemuch else to offer.

The film plays like a video game, withabout as much plot development asPac-Man. Snyder does his best to deliv-er twists, but they are awkward andforced. The action sequences areimpeccably choreographed but remaindisengaging. The dialogue is consistent-ly banal and occasionally cringe-wor-thy, and character development is non-existent. Normally, some of these faultscould be forgiven. There are plenty offilms that are absorbing without beingintelligent or even well-crafted —unfortunately “Sucker Punch” is noneof these.The only thing that saves this movie is

its visual style. True, it is over-saturat-ed, over-lit and over-stylized in general,but in comparing shot and plot, thecamerawork is the lesser of two evilsand at times is quite inventive. Thesoundtrack is serviceable, though mostof it is obscured by the mayhem itaccompanies. Perhaps the best way toenjoy Sucker Punch is to turn off thesound, watch the pretty pictures andnot bother trying to figure out what isgoing on.Plot and camerawork aside, Sucker

Punch’s fatal flaw is its unabashed sex-ism. Snyder has called it an embodi-ment of feminism. Take a look at thecostumes and then say that with astraight face.A lot can be done with two hours and

$82 million. Sadly, “Sucker Punch” doesvery little. It could have been inventive,exciting, memorable — after all, thetagline is “You will be unprepared.”Well, allow me to prepare you: thefilm’s most astounding accomplishmentis that it has all the makings of a sum-mer blockbuster and still manages toput viewers to sleep.

By WARD PETTIBONEScene Writer

Contact Ward Pettibone at [email protected]

“Sucker Punch”

Directed by: Zack SnyderStarring: Emily Browning,Abbie Cornish, Jenna Malone,Vanessa Hudgens, JamieChung, Carla Gugino

Universal Pictures is hosting a on-campus pre-screening of their new movie “Bridesmaids” atthe Browning Cinema in the DeBartoloPerforming Arts Center Thursday. Come see whatlooks to be a hilarious hit from producer JuddApatow of “Superbad” and “Knocked Up.”Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph of “Saturday

Night Live” star in this comedy, which looks intothe inner workings and nuances surrounding thehumbling role of being a bridesmaid.Annie (Wiig) leads the colorful crew as the maid

of honor, trying to make sure her best friendLillian (Rudolph) makes it down the aisle andenjoys her last days of freedom. Though lovelornand broke, Annie dives into all of the required rit-uals and tries to fake her way through the festivi-ties. Annie gets to know the other ladies in the bridal

party, including one particular rival, Helen (RoseByrne, “28 Weeks Later”), who is perfectly poisedto fulfill all the duties Annie struggles through. Asone might expect, Annie and the bridesmaidshave their share of adventures and mishaps while

growing and bonding from their experiences.Don’t miss your chance to take a hard-earned

study break during reading days and see this filmbefore it is released in theaters. Official ticketswill be handed out at DPAC starting at 6 p.m.Thursday on a first-come, first-serve basis. Comeby The Observer office for a chance to win a freet-shirt and to find out more information about theprescreening.

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What: “Bridesmaids” PrescreeningWhere: Browning Cinema in the DeBartoloPerforming Arts CenterWhen: Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m.How much: Free for students, tickets areavailable an hour before the show at theDPAC ticket officeSee the trailer and more: bridesmaidsmovie.com

By ANKUR CHAWLAScene Writer

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Set in the visually stimulating contextof a circus traveling by rail, “Water forElephants” is a sweeping romantic talethat invites audiences into a time ofsimple entertainment. Based on thenovel of the same name by Sara Gruen,the film is a slow but beautiful testa-ment to the pain of forbidden love.The film begins with an older Jacob

Jankowski visiting the director of amodern day circus. Hal Holbrook, thequintessential cute old man, playsJacob and could not be more perfect ina bow tie with a quiet enthusiasm foreverything circus-related. The directorasks Jacob to talk about his experienceat the Benzini Brother’s circus. Thusstarts the retrospective into Jacob’syouth.Robert Pattinson plays the role of

Jacob in his early 20s. He is the onlyson of Polish immigrants and a studentat Cornell University, studying veteri-nary medicine. This, of course, comesto a halt following the tragic death ofboth of his parents. He leaves behindeverything he knows for the adventure

of a lifetime. He hops on a movingtrain, in effect becoming a member ofthe circus.Pattinson proves a much more

reserved and pensive actor than the“Twilight” films would lead one tobelieve. Though the film is full ofdrama, Pattinson’s performance neverborders on melodrama. It is the firstfilm in which he appears to be a trueactor as opposed to simply an attrac-tive face.Perhaps Pattinson stepped up his

game because he was surrounded byincredibly accomplished actors in thisproject, Christoph Waltz being one ofthem. Best known for his AcademyAward Winning portrayal of the twistedNazi general in “Inglorious Basterds,”Waltz proves even more sinister in therole of August, the director of the cir-cus.

August is cruel to all involved in theshow, animals and humans alike. Heforces everyone to work until they can-not go on. This is seen most clearlywhen he punishes the newest memberof the circus, an elephant named Rosie,for running away during a show. Hisbrutality crosses over into his personal

life and affects his relationship with hiswife.Academy Award winning actress

Reese Witherspoon plays Marlena, thestar attraction of Benzini Brother’sCircus and August’s wife. Her gentlemannerisms are a stark contrast to herhusband’s and from the moment shearrives on-screen, she escalates thesheer beauty of the film. Through theirtime working with Rosie, Marlena andJacob fall in love, but it is a feeling thetwo hesitate to act upon. Jacob’s jour-ney to protect and fight for the womanhe loves sets the stage for the rest ofthe plot.The best moments of the film are

ones in which the audience is over-whelmed with the elegance of theimage in front of them. The costumedesign is simplistic for all thecharac-ters except Marlena. She is truly theperfect mannequin for a wardrobe thatconsists of dated styles in modern sil-houettes. She is often seen in racer-back dresses, high waisted shorts, evenjodhpurs. Her perfect 1920’s finger-wave curls enhance the movie’s period-ic setting.The landscapes captured as the cir-

cus travels are also incredible. Thetrain serves as a means to truly see thecountry. It is not, as it is today, just away to commute from suburban sprawlto the city. It brings back the trueromanticism trains invoked during thistime period.The film captures a touching story of

love and the struggle to achieve it, andit does so with an eye for the beautythat can be manifested in something assimple as a circus.

“Water for Elephants”

Director: Francis LawrenceStarring: Robert Pattinson,Reese Witherspoon andChristoph Waltz

By COURTNEY COXScene Writer

Contact Courtney Cox at [email protected]

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NBA

Kings to remain in Sacramento for another season

The Kings and the NBA gaveSacramento one last chance toprove it deserves to be an NBAcity.Now it’s up to Mayor Kevin

Johnson and the business com-munity to come up with a viableplan for a new arena after somany failed attempts in the past.“This is one of the proudest

moments of my life because thecommunity believed when no oneelse did,” Johnson said Monday.“We kept believing. And if youbelieve, anything is possible.”The decision by the Maloof

family to keep their team inSacramento rather than applyfor relocation to Anaheim, Calif.,is only temporary. Co-owner JoeMaloof and NBA CommissionerDavid Stern made clear that theteam will leave after next seasonif an arena plan is not in place.“We spent 13 years and mil-

lions of dollars to try to get anarena built,” Maloof said. “Wedon’t have the answer. Themayor has the answers andwe’re willing and able to listen.He’s got to have a plan. We neverwant to be untruthful to the fansof Sacramento. There is a senseof urgency, and that’s up toMayor Johnson and his politicalteam.”Stern praised Johnson, a for-

mer NBA All-Star, for hisHerculean effort at mobilizingthe community to keep the team.Stern’s support for anotherchance for Sacramento is a farcry from his stance during theAll-Star break in February, whenhe said the league would spendno more time trying to get anarena built in California’s capitalcity.At that point, the Kings’ depar-

ture seemed almost inevitable.But after two extensions of aMarch 1 deadline for relocation,and Johnson’s efforts to arrange$10 million in sponsorshippledges from the corporate com-munity, the city gets anotherchance.Stern said he is sending a team

of nine league officials toSacramento this week to assistwith marketing, tickets and thearena.“We’re going to put all of our

efforts in Sacramento and makeit happen and make it succeed,”Stern said. “But if it can’t andthis becomes yet the fifth or sixthor seventh, it will be the last asfar as we’re concerned, for aneffort in regards to an arena. Ipledged support for a move toanother market.”A feasibility study for a new

arena in Sacramento is sched-uled to be completed later thismonth. There has always been a

divide between Kings fans andthe broader public on how tofinance a facility.Four California lawmakers,

including the leader of the stateSenate, sent a letter to Stern lastweek pledging to work with localleaders over the next year to tryto build a sports and performingarts complex to replace theKings’ outdated arena.Senate President Pro Tem

Darrell Steinberg, a Democratfrom Sacramento, said he woulduse his clout to make sure hisdistrict gets its share of statebond money that could go tobuild the complex.“We came away with a strong

sense that this was worth theadditional year because itseemed to us to be so importantto the leaders of Sacramento thatthey would not allow the oppor-tunity to pass without getting itdone,” Stern said.Sacramento was once a thriv-

ing NBA franchise that producedsellout streaks of 497 and 354straight games. The building for-merly known as Arco Arena pro-vided one of the most notorioushome-court advantages in theleague, a place where fansclanked cowbells so loud oppos-ing coaches and players pleadedto have the noisemakers banned.The Kings won an NBA-best 61

games in the 2001-02 season

behind Chris Webber and VladeDivac, losing to the eventualchampion Lakers in the WesternConference finals at home in adecisive Game 7.Sacramento, with budget

deficits and heavy job losses dur-ing the economic downturn, hasturned down initiatives for yearsto contribute public dollars toreplace or upgrade the agingarena.“If we want to be a major

league city, you have to havemajor league facilities,” Johnsonsaid. “And what you saw happentoday and over the last couple ofweeks, is the community steppedup and said we can make bigthings happen.”If Johnson’s plan doesn’t come

to fruition, Anaheim could onceagain be an option for the Kingsnext year with the Honda Centerand its luxury suites waiting inOrange County.Anaheim’s City Council already

issued the bonds needed toentice the Kings to move, but theMaloofs decided to giveSacramento one more chance.“I think it’s the fair thing to

do,” Maloof said. “We’ve alwayssaid we think Sacramento hasthe best NBA fans in the world.Their overwhelming show ofsupport was incredible. But nowthey realize that we’re givingthem another opportunity and

we’re anxious to play basket-ball.”Maloof said he appreciated the

support and encouragementfrom Anaheim officials and saidhe believed the city would get anNBA team in the future.Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait said

his city proved it’s “NBA-ready”and should be considered its ownmarket separate from LosAngeles, which already has theLakers and Clippers.Stern praised Anaheim’s efforts

and said he believes the city willone day have an NBA team.“This process only moved it

along, rather than detractingfrom it,” Stern said.The Kings are coming off their

fifth straight losing season, fin-ishing 24-58. With a core ofyoung players led by 2009-10Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evansand big man DeMarcus Cousins,the team believes the future canbe bright. The Kings should haveanother high draft pick and roomin the salary cap to add keypieces necessary to get back tothe postseason.“Our future is very bright on

the basketball court because ofour young up-and-coming team,”Maloof said. “We’re going tohave a top five pick and thenwe’re going to have a greatamount of money to spend onfree agents.”

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The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’timpressed with their surprising 2-0NHL playoff lead over theWashington Capitals.Coach Guy Boucher and his play-

ers know there’s still much work tobe done to pull off an upset in theEastern Conference semifinals.With the top-seeded Capitals

vowing to find a way to overcometheir slow start in the best-of-sevenmatchup, the Lightning know first-hand why they can’t take anythingfor granted when the seriesresumes with Game 3 on Tuesdaynight.Tampa Bay rallied a 3-1 deficit to

eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguinsin the first round.Boucher shrugged off a sugges-

tion Monday that his team findsitself in a reverse role returninghome after winning twice on theroad to begin the series.“It’s because for me, the roles are

not reversed. For me, it’s one game,and every game’s a championship

game,” the first-year coach said.“That’s what we try to do all yearlong. We never try to look at stand-ings. We never stressed where wewere in the big picture. We kept itvery limited to what we have to do.“I think it’s basically like walking

on a tightrope. If you think you’rehigh and you look down, you’ll startwobbling. If you look up becauseyou think you’re not good enoughyou start wobbling, too, and you’llbe shaky,” Boucher added. “Youjust look ahead, and if you focus onthe task and what you need to do ...you tend to do things the right way.”Vincent Lecavalier’s goal 6:19 into

overtime gave the fifth-seededLightning 3-2 victory Sunday nightand left the Capitals searching foranswers to what it will take to getthe team’s sputtering power-play ona track before the series gets away.The Lightning had Monday off,

mindful that it needs to conserve asmuch energy as possible with thenext two games being played onconsecutive nights at the St. PeteTimes Forum.

The Capitals held an optionalskate before traveling to Florida.Only about a half-dozen playerswho appeared in Game 2 partici-pated.Ovechkin was not among them

and did not speak to reportersbefore the team flight. Coach BruceBoudreau and Ovechkin’s team-mates echoed the two-time leagueMVP’s contention that the Capitalsnot only are capable, but confidentof bouncing back.“Well, they have to win four. And

we have been in tough situationsthis year, and we’ve bounced back.And we’re going in there to winTuesday night,” Boudreau said. “Ithink the games have been so closethat, I mean, it’s one move here,one move there. ... It’s not like we’regoing to go in there and throw inthe towel. We’re ready to play.”The Capitals outshot the

Lightning in each of the first twogames, however they’re 0-for-11 onpower-play opportunities andOvechkin has been limited to a sin-gle point on the goal he scored with

just over a minute left in regulationto send Game 2 into overtime.Lightning goaltender Dwayne

Roloson continued to sparkle, stop-ping 35 of 37 shots while also help-ing Tampa Bay’s penalty-kill unitextend its success in the playoffs.“Pittsburgh was 1 for 35. We’re 0

for 11. So they’ve got to be doing agood job,” Boudreau said. “But Istill think we could generate moreopportunities to score.”The coach rejected the notion,

though, that Ovechkin has to domore if the Southeast Divisionchampions are going to come backto win the series.“Everybody wants more from

Alex. I think he’s trying out there.He’s working hard,” Boudreau said.“What are you going to say? ... Weneed more from everybody. Wedon’t just need more from Alex.”Tampa Bay’s power-play has pro-

duced a goal in each of the first twogames. Lecavalier scored twice andMartin St. Louis, a finalist for leagueMVP, had his first goal of the seriesas the Lightning claimed Game 2

despite playing without injured leftwing Simon Gagne and defensemanPavel Kubina, who remain day today.Washington endured an eight-

game losing streak in Decemberand insists there’s no reason topanic.“You’ve just got to keep plug-

ging,” left wing Jason Chimera said.“We’ve been there before — thisteam’s won 14 in a row and nine ina row, so we can do it.”The Capitals even feel the series

schedule, which does not include aday off between Games 3 and 4,could work to their advantage.Provided they first win Tuesday

night.“If there’s a team that can do it,

it’s our team,” defenseman JohnCarlson said. “We got the guys inhere — the workhorses in here —to do it. And I think back-to-backgames will be good for us. We gethot here, and then it’s back (toWashington) for Game 5. We’ve gotto do the same thing that they did tous, really.”

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NFL

BOSTON — Dave Duerson, aformer NFL player who commit-ted suicide in February, had“moderately advanced” braindamage related to blows to thehead, according to theresearcher who made the diag-nosis.“It’s indisputable” that

Duerson had chronic traumaticencephalopathy, a disorderlinked to repeated brain trau-ma, Dr. Ann McKee saidMonday.The findings were announced

as part of an effort conductedby the Center for the Study ofTraumatic Encephalopathy atBoston University’s School ofMedicine. The CSTE Brain Bankhas the brains of more than 70athletes and military veterans,with football players comprisingmore than half of the athletes.Duerson played safety in the

NFL for 11 seasons, seven withthe Chicago Bears, and waschosen for four Pro Bowlsbefore retiring in 1993.“Dave Duerson had classic

pathology of CTE and no evi-dence of any other disease,”McKee said, “and he has severeinvolvement of all the (brain)structures that affect things likejudgment, inhibition, impulsecontrol, mood and memory.”The body of Duerson, who

was 50, was found in SunnyIsles Beach, Fla., on Feb. 17. Heleft a note asking that his brainbe given to the NFL’s BrainBank. He shot himself in thechest, “presumably” to preservehis brain for study, said ChrisNowinski, co-director of theCSTE.The other co-directors are

McKee, Dr. Robert Cantu andDr. Robert Stern.Duerson’s case was “moder-

ately advanced,” McKee said.“The likelihood is that if he had-n’t had the CTE, he wouldn’thave developed those symptomsthat he was experiencing at theend of his life and perhaps hewouldn’t have been compelledto end his life.”Cantu said that such results

normally are published first, butthe Duerson family wantedthem released earlier. Duerson’sformer wife, daughter and threesons attended the news confer-ence.“We have been given the gift

of closure,” said his son, Tregg.“We accept this gift with greathumility, as we are mindful ofother families that have lostloved ones and still bear theburden of unanswered ques-tions.”Duerson had at least 10 con-

cussions in his NFL career,according to his family, and lostconsciousness during some.However, he never was admit-ted to a hospital for them, Sternsaid. But he said it’s also impor-tant to address hits to the headthat don’t cause concussions.CSTE, created in 2008, is a

collaboration between the BUSchool of Medicine and theSports Legacy Institute, headedby Nowinski. The center hasbeen aggressively researchinghead trauma in sports, and hasreceived a $1 million gift fromthe NFL, which it has pushedfor better treatment of concus-sions.“We hope these findings will

contribute more to the under-standing of CTE,” the NFL saidin a statement. “Our Head, Neck

and Spine Medical Committeewill study today’s findings, andas a league we will continue tosupport the work of the scien-tists at the Boston UniversityCenter and elsewhere toaddress this issue in a forthrightand effective way.”Duerson was a third-round

draft choice by the Bears out ofNotre Dame in 1983. He playedsafety on the team that won theSuper Bowl in the 1985 season.He moved to the New YorkGiants for one season in 1990,playing in another Super Bowl,then spent his last three NFLyears with the PhoenixCardinals.Cantu said there is no treat-

ment for CTE and research isbeing done to find ways to iden-tify it in living people.McKee compared the condi-

tion of Duerson’s brain to thoseof other NFL players studied bythe CSTE.The damage wasn’t as severe

as that seen in the brains ofWally Hilgenberg, a MinnesotaVikings linebacker who died at66 of amyotrophic lateral scle-rosis, or Lou Creekmur, aDetroit Lions lineman who diedat 82 of dementia, she said. Thedamage was about the same asthat in the brain of formerHouston and Miami linebackerJohn Grimsley, who died at 45of an accidental gunshot wound.Nowinski said “the latest ver-

sion of the NFL’s guidelines (onconcussions) are well thoughtout. And, I think, with the stateof the science today, it’s aboutthe best we can do.”But he said the problem starts

much earlier, in youth football.“The 6-year-olds are playing

the same games as the pros

when we know that their brainsare far more susceptible to thisdamage,” he said. “My nextfocus is how do we changeyouth football so that a kiddoesn’t show up in the NFL with10,000 hits to their headalready?”The NFL said it will “advocate

for the passage of Lystedt lawsin all states” to protect athletesfrom concussions.The Lystedt law was adopted

by the state of Washington,effective in July 2009, and 15

states have passed similar legis-lation since then, the leaguesaid.The Washington law requires

school districts and leaguesusing school property to removefrom games or practice playersthat are suspected of havingsustained a concussion. It alsoprohibits them from returninguntil authorized by a doctortrained in concussions, andmandates that parents and ath-letes sign concussion informa-tion sheets.

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Former Notre Dame and Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson committedsuicide in February due to head trauma sustained during his career.

MLB

Cards send Freese toDL after wrist surgery

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals thirdbaseman David Freese willhave surgery on his broken lefthand and is expected to missnine to 12 weeks, his latestextended setback.Freese was hit in the hand by

a pitch from Atlanta relieverScott Linebrink in the sixthinning Sunday. Freese was bat-ting .356 with two homers and14 RBIs in 25 games.Freese was put on the 15-day

disabled list Monday andinfielder-outfielder Allen Craigwas activated from the DL.“We’ll make do,” St. Louis

manager Tony La Russa said.“It’s just a tough break forDavid. We’re going to miss him.Brutal.”Freese’s surgery Tuesday will

likely require a metal plate tospeed the healing. TheCardinals hope Freese will beback in the lineup beforeAugust.“Things happen. That’s all I

can say,” Freese said.“Obviously it’s happened contin-uously for a couple years now,but I’m not going to look in thepast. I’m going to keep going,keep plugging away.”Craig, who can play all four

corner positions, was activatedbefore the start of a four-gameseries against the FloridaMarlins. General manager JohnMozeliak said Craig would like-ly have been activated in anycase, but he’s down the list ofpotential third base fill-insbecause he hasn’t gotten thatmuch work at third.Daniel Descalso started at

third Monday night and LaRussa can also use Nick Puntoand Tyler Greene, althoughPunto was hobbled by tightnessin his left hamstring after get-ting removed in the fourthinning Sunday. Albert Pujolsplayed third base for the firsttime since 2002 after Freese’sinjury on Sunday but is unlikelyto see any more action there.“Probably not something we

would like to do,” Mozeliaksaid. “But clearly it’s always anoption.”Freese was limited to 70

games last season by injuries toboth ankles, and didn’t playafter June 28. He underwentsurgery on the right ankle onAug. 5 after being injured run-ning the bases during a rehabassignment, and had arthro-scopic surgery to remove abone spur from his left ankle onSept. 8.

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Floyd’s arrest before makingany decisions, Stanley said,but the attorney expects aneventual guilty plea. In accordance with court-

house procedures, the courtdocuments for Floyd’s casecurrently list a “not guilty”plea because Floyd has notyet entered an official pleaon his charge. Floyd was arrested March

20 on campus after he waspul led over by the NotreDame Security Police at theintersect ion of AngelaBoulevard and Notre DameAvenue for running a stopsign. Floyd failed three fieldsobriety tests and was thenadministered a breathalyzertest , which recorded .19

grams of alcohol per 210liters of breath. Indiana’slegal driving limit is 0.08.Ir ish coach Brian Kel ly

suspended Floyd indefinitelyfrom all football activitiesbeginning March 21. Afterattending a meeting with theOffice of Residence Life inApril, Floyd remained sus-pended from footbal l butwas allowed to continue hiseducation as he prepares tograduate next spring. The 2010 Football Most

Valuable Player becameNotre Dame’s all-time leaderin touchdown receptions (28)and second all-time in catch-es (171) last season. He waselected captain before springpractice began, but Kellystripped Floyd of the titleafter the March 20 incident.

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NFL

Owners look to stretch lockoutMINNEAPOLIS — With its

players again barred from work,the NFL told a federal appealscourt Monday the fight overwhether the lockout is legalwon’t get in the way of the 2011season.The rest of the labor fight?

That’s anyone’s guess.The league filed an 18-page

brief with the 8th U.S. CircuitCourt of Appeals in St. Louis,arguing that the lockout shouldremain in effect permanentlywhile appeals play out.The appeals court put U.S.

District Judge Susan RichardNelson’s order lifting the 45-daylockout on hold temporarily lastweek. The owners reinstated thelockout a few hours later, andthey want a more permanentstay of Nelson’s order so theycan argue that it should be over-turned altogether.A decision from the appeals

court is expected soon.The players have argued there

is no guarantee appeals can bewrapped up in time for the regu-lar season, but the NFL said theprocess — thanks to a requestfor an expedited hearing — ismore a matter of weeks thanmonths.Still, the St. Louis Rams

announced via Twitter they’repushing back the deadline forrenewing season tickets to June1 to give fans “flexibility giventhe current labor uncertainty.”Other teams have previouslyadjusted prices and renewalplans to account for the lockout.A Detroit Lions season-ticket

holder from suburban Detroit,Bill LaFleur, said he’s already

renewed for a fourth yeardespite the uncertainty.“It was due in a couple weeks

and the Lions told me if I didn’tpay it by the deadline, I couldpossibly lose my seat,” LaFleursaid.The players have a federal

antitrust lawsuit against the NFLpending before Nelson. But thelegality of the lockout has essen-tially become the fight for now,with both sides arguing overwhether Nelson has jurisdictionin the case and the notion ofirreparable harm — a claim thathas been prominent in nearlyevery court filing since the col-lective bargaining agreement fellapart March 11 and the NFLstumbled into its first work stop-page since the 1987 strike.Nelson agreed with the players

that they were suffering suchharm when she lifted the 45-daylockout on April 25.The league has argued, and

did again Monday, that Nelson’sorder must be stayed or it“would irreparably harm theNFL by undercutting its laborlaw rights and irreversiblyscrambling the eggs of player-club transactions.”“Absent a stay, there will be

trades, player signings, playerscut under existing contracts, anda host of other changes inemployment relationships”between hundreds of playersand the 32 NFL teams, theleague’s attorneys wrote.Players have argued that they

are at the highest risk for harmthrough the postponement orcancellation of free agency, off-season workouts and the like.The NFL disagreed, saying

players would not lose their

opportunity to play for the teamof their choice once the leagueyear begins, even if that’s in lateJune or early July instead ofearly May.The NFL also complained that

Nelson ignored evidence thatmany players, including two ofthe 10 plaintiffs, VincentJackson and Logan Mankins,skip team-organized workouts inthe offseason. Jackson andMankins both held out into thestart of the 2010 season, theleague noted, “indicating thatmissing time in the offseason isnot irreparable harm.”Attorneys have routinely used

comments from the other side intheir arguments and it hap-pened again Monday when theNFL cited Pro Bowl players RayLewis and Wes Walker in sug-gesting some players were alltoo happy to have the extra timeoff.Welker said recently at a

youth football camp, “Let’s do alockout every year,” according tothe NFL’s filing, a statement hepreceded with an in-all-serious-ness assessment of the unsched-uled respite forced by the lock-out.Said Lewis after an autograph

signing, according to the league:“To me, this is probably thegreatest window of opportunityI’ve ever had in my life. It’s been25 years of my life that I’venever had a summer to myself.”In a letter filed Monday about

four hours after the NFL’sresponse, a lawyer for the play-ers wrote to “correct a misstate-ment” by the league and saidNelson had already determinedthe lockout is damaging theplayers.

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NBA

Rose named youngestMVP in league history

CHICAGO — Chiacgo Bullsstar Derrick Rose is the NBA’sMVP, becoming the youngestplayer in league history to winthe award, a person familiarwith the situation told TheAssociated Press.The person spoke Monday

night on the condition ofanonymity because a formalannouncement has not beenmade. That could comeTuesday, with a formal presen-tation before Game 2 of theEastern Conference semifinals.The news is hardly a surprise.Rose is the second Bulls play-

er to win the MVP but has aways to go before he catchesMichael Jordan, who won five— but he sure is off to a goodstart. In his third year, thedynamic point guard led theBulls to their best season sincethe Jordan-Scottie Pippenchampionship era.“If I get it? It’ll be nice, unbe-

lievable, a goal that in thebeginning in the year I said Iwanted to achieve,” Rose saidrecently when asked what theaward would mean to him. “Itwould be huge, not only for me,but for the city.”He ended the two-year MVP

reign of LeBron James, whospurned the Bulls and bolted

from Cleveland to form a super-star triumvirate with DwyaneWade and Chris Bosh in Miami.The 22-year-old Rose also sup-planted Wes Unseld as theyoungest MVP. He was 23 wasthe rookie of the year and MVPwith Baltimore Bullets for the1968-69 season.A product of Chicago’s South

Side, Rose continued hisimpressive rise this season.He established himself as one

of the top players in the leagueafter going from Rookie of theYear to an All-Star in his firsttwo seasons with one of thebest all-around performancesby a point guard.He averaged 25 points and

7.7 assists while leadingChicago into championship con-tention.For all the groaning over the

Bulls missing out on James,Wade and Bosh in free agency,they did quite well for them-selves anyway.Looking for more after back-

to-back 41-win seasons andfirst-round playoff exits, theyfired coach Vinny Del Negroand replaced him with TomThibodeau. Then, they landedCarlos Boozer and supportingplayers like Kyle Korver, givingthe Bulls the inside scoringpresence they were lacking andone of the deepest rotations.

MLB

Jones, Snyder fuel Pirates win

SAN DIEGO — Manager ClintHurdle had simple instructions forhis Pittsburgh Pirates headinginto the opener of a three-gameseries against the San DiegoPadres at spacious Petco Park.“Look for the grass,” Hurdle

said.The Pirates did better than that.

Garrett Jones and Chris Snydereach hit a two-run homer in thefirst inning to back JamesMcDonald, and the Pirates beatthe San Diego Padres 4-3 onMonday night.“We hit two out and we didn’t

see a whole lot of grass,” Hurdlesaid, referring to the Pirates win-ning with just six hits. “I think weshot more balls into the dugoutthan we did out in the field forhits. We played a complete game.We had two hits after the firstinning and our pitching held up.”The Pirates snapped a nine-

game losing streak to San Diegodating to 2009. They’ve won fourof six overall, including consecu-tive games for the first time sinceApril 17-18.The Padres, coming off two

straight wins at Dodger Stadium,still haven’t won three straightthis season. San Diego had thepotential tying run on third basewith two outs in the ninth beforeWill Venable hit into a force play.The Padres wore their camou-flage jerseys to honor the militarya day after President Barack

Obama announced that terroristleader Osama bin Laden waskilled by U.S. forces in Pakistan.The Padres normally wear thejerseys for Sunday home games.They gave two free tickets to anyactive or retired military person-nel who showed proper ID.McDonald (2-2) allowed two

runs and five hits in six innings,struck out five and walked one.Joel Hanrahan pitched the ninthfor his ninth save in nine chances.

The Pirates hit Aaron Harang(4-2) hard in the first inning totake a 4-0 lead, and the pitcherhurt himself with an error.Xavier Paul singled with one

out and Jones followed with ashot into the seats down the right-field line, his sixth. Neil Walkersingled and advanced to third onHarang’s errant pickoff throw tofirst with two outs. Snyder fol-lowed with a shot into the left-field seats, his first.

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Pirates catcher Chris Snyder tags out Padres first basemanBrad Hawpe during Pittsburgh’s 4-3 win Monday in San Diego.

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As the No. 5 Irish prepareto host the Women’s NationalCollegiate ClubChampionship, the Midwestdivision champions are hope-ful they can play their wayinto the title game.Notre Dame (16-4) has

experienced sustained suc-cess throughout the season,recording eight straight victo-ries at one point and neversuffering consecutive losses. Teamwork has helped the

Irish consistently performwell , senior goalie Ei leenFlanagan said.“We’re definitely a team-

oriented team,” Flanagansaid. “Some teams have onestrong player who they centertheir entire strategy aroundand that’s how they try andwin games, where one playertries to be the all-star. Sixpeople who are workingtogether will always beat ateam where one person is try-ing to beat all of us.”Notre Dame’s teamwork is

especial ly important ondefense, where the Irish haveallowed an average of 6.2goals per game.“Our defense is what makes

us successful,” senior 2-meterAli Durkin said. “We play areally efficient team defense,and when our defense is on,we are pretty much unstop-pable.”The Irish hope their team

play, coupled with themomentum gained from their15-3 victory over Miami ofOhio in the April 17 regional

championship game, will pro-pel them deep into the nation-al tournament. If they are to make a title

run, the Irish will have tomaintain their focus through-out the weekend, as the tour-nament’s 16-team field con-sists of division winners fromall over the country. Theseeding is based on the 2010championship results by divi-sion.“One of the biggest things

for us is going to be makingsure that, mentally, we’reprepared, we’re excited, thatwe’re ready to go as soon asthe game starts,” senior driv-er Liz Casazza said. “We’vebeen working hard all seasonand I think that that’s reallygoing to show.”The Irish will face No. 12

Texas for the first time inprogram history in their firstround match up.“We’ve never played Texas

before, so we have no ideahow good they are or what toexpect,” Flanagan said. “Allwe know is that we’re focusedon beating them right now.We treat every team that weplay like they are the bestteam in the entire country.”No. 1 Cal Poly headlines the

field after capturing the lastthree national titles, but theIrish are confident they areprepared for the level of com-petition they will face in thetournament. “Every year we take a

Spring Break trip out toCalifornia, and that’s becausethe best teams are fromCalifornia, so we’ve seen thislevel of competition before,”Flanagan said. “That being

said, we haven’t seen themsince March, and all sideshave gotten better, so thisshould be a really good test ofour abilities and how muchwe’ve improved over the sea-son.”Still, Notre Dame will have

to get past Texas before shift-ing i ts focus to the otherteams in the field.“We’re kind of just trying to

take it one game at a time, soright now we’re thinkingabout our f irst game onFriday against Texas,” Durkinsaid. “We’re trying to notreally think beyond that,because if we can’t get pastTexas, then we won’t get veryfar at all.”For Flanagan, Durkin,

Casazza and fellow seniorLizzy Gormley, the privilege ofhosting the national tourna-ment is a special finale totheir water polo careers. TheIrish hope their position asthe home team will providethem with a signif icantadvantage.“There is definitely the

comfort of playing in yourhome pool with all the sup-porters, friends and familythere cheering you on,”Flanagan said. “At the sametime, there’s pressure to dowell — you have to defendyour home territory. We’redefinitely excited about thisNational.”Games begin Friday at 9

a.m. in the Rolfs AquaticCenter, with the title gamescheduled for 12:45 p.m.Sunday.

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Irish to host championshipsBy JOSEPH MONARDOSports Writer

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a feeder and playing behind thenet,” Tamasitis said. “I neverplayed from behind in highschool so it took some time toget comfortable with my role.”Tamasitis also carries with

her a 35-game point streak,dating back to the beginning ofthe 2010 season. She does not,however, let the streak impacther play.“I guess it’s not really that big

of a deal to me,” Tamasitis said.“When I’m playing, it’s never agoal of mine to keep it going.”The streak stands as the

fourth longest in Notre Damehistory, 16 games away fromCaitlin McKinney’s 51-gamestretch that ended in 2008.Tamasitis has already passedIrish great Jillian Byers’ streakand is closing in on recentlygraduated Gina Scioscia’sstreak.“I played with Jill [Byers] and

Gina [Scioscia]. When I was afreshman, Jill was my mentor— she kept me sane,” Tamasitissaid. “To see my name withhers is very bizarre, and I willnever put my name in her cate-gory.”

Tamasitis credits her team-mates, who have converted onmany scoring opportunities, forher lofty stats.“I owe everything to my team-

mates. All of the credit goes tothem,” Tamasitis said. “There’snot a single thing I could dowithout them.”On the team, Tamasitis says

her fellow juniors are her bestfriends — and the goofiest.“We’re known as the loudest

people on the team, by far. Justhanging out with them is a goodtime,” Tamasitis said. “We lovedoing silly things. We can havefun doing anything.”The Film, Television and

Theater major also lists Disneymovies among her favorites.With the Big East tournamentthis weekend, the questionremains whether or not NotreDame will have a storybookending.“I don’t see [our three-game

win streak] stopping. I don’t seeus going back to losing at all,”Tamasitis said. “If we win six ina row, we’re national champi-ons. That’s my mindset.”The Irish open the tourna-

ment Thursday againstGeorgetown in Washington D.C.

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no cl ique l ike other teamswhere you have to earn yourrespect.”O ’Leary came t o No t re

Dame with the goal of turn-ing a round the p rogram,and according to O’Connor,he has certainly lived up toexpectations.“Our coach is one of the

best in the U.S., i f not thebest. He’s the reason we’rein the t op -31 t eams , ”O’Connor said. I n honor o f t he 50 th

Ann i ver sary o f t he No t reDame rugby program, alum-ni traveled to South Bendthis weekend to watch theiralma mater d ismant le theVo lun teers . Curren t I r i shplayers had the opportunityto chat with the former ath-letes at a banquet.“Apparently they [alumni]

won the championsh ip in1965 , and they were thefirst rugby team ever put onthe cover o f ‘ Spor t sIllustrated’,” Mitchell said.“Th i s weekend we go t achance to actually meet thepeop l e who a re dona t ingtha t money — the peop lewho are supporting the teamand driving the team.”Sevens cons is ts o f 16 o f

the country’s most renownedschoo l s , a l l o f wh ich w i l lc ompe te t o w in the cup .Each team opens competi-tion on the first day againstopposit ion within i ts pool .The top-two finishers withineach poo l advance t o abracket-style tournament onthe second day. For the 2011Sevens, the Ir ish are in apoo l a l ongs ide Bos tonCo l l ege , Dar tmou th andUtah.Run by NBC, Sevens was

c rea ted a year ago whenUtah upse t rugby -power -house California to win thecup.With only seven guys on

the field as opposed to fif-teen, and fourteen-minutegames i n s t ead o f e i gh t y -minute games, a tournamentcontest is played with a dif-ferent strategy than a regu-l a r rugby ma tch . No t reDame wi l l work with two-year Sevens coach KrugerVan Biljon, who will select12 p l ayer s t o t rave l t oPhiladelphia for the invita-tional.The I r i sh t rave l t o

Phi lade lphia , Penn. , f romJune 4 to 5 to compete inthe 2011 USA SevensCo l l eg i a t e RugbyChampionship at PPL Park.

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Junior attack Maggie Tamasitis evades the Buckeyedefense during Notre Dame’s 13-8 loss to Ohio State March 10.

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Irish senior infielder Katie Fleury takes a swing duringNotre Dame’s 10-3 victory over St. Johns April 30.

ing Maldonado and senior cap-tain Heather Johnson.“Everything has really been

clicking for us lately, from hittingto defense,” freshman pitcherLaura Winters said. “All aroundwe have come together to makegreat plays on defense andstring hits together to push inruns.”With this week’s games draw-

ing the regular season to a close,the Irish are looking to finishstrong and go into the Big Easttournament with the momentumthey’ve gained.“We are in a great position

now to make some impressionson teams not only in the BigEast, but all across the board,”Winters said.“We are the most ready [for

the postseason] we’ve been sinceI’ve been here at school,”Maldonado said. “We’re ready tomake history and take this pro-gram to the next level.”The Irish will play Valparaiso

at home in Melissa CookStadium today at 5 p.m.

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Irish in a similar home-and-home ser i e s l a s t s eason .This season, however, theWolverines have fallen wellshort of program standards,s t rugg l ing to a .246 teamaverage at the plate. Irishcoach Mik Aok i sa idMichigan’s struggles at theplate have mirrored those ofhis own team.“I think they are somewhat

very similar to the type ofsquad tha t we are , ” Aok isaid “They have pitched fair-ly well and struggled withthe bat like we have. It’s justnot your typ ica l Michigantype of year. We lost a closeone to them last year andthey beat us up pretty goodhere in our yard.”

The Irish offense will facea Mich igan p i t ch ing s ta f fthat has been inconsistent,garnering a 5.16 staff ERAon the season compared tothe 2.92 ERA for the experi-enced Irish staff. Wolverinesophomore starting pitcherBobby Brosnahan has partic-ularly struggled, posting a 1-8 record with a 7.71 ERA in11 starts. The o f fens ive a t tack for

Notre Dame came to life latein its series with Seton Hallth i s pas t weekend . A f t e rscor ing three runs in thef i r s t 27 inn ings o f thematch-up with the Pirates(20 -21 , 7 -11 ) , the I r i sherupted for five runs in thef ina l three inn ings o f theser ies on two home-runs ,stealing the rubber game ofthe ser ies in the process .Aoki said the offense will tryto turn the corner perma-

nen t l y i n the mid -weekseries with Michigan, thoughhe sa id the p i t ch ing anddefense will continue to becrucial.“ I th ink i t ’s the same

rec ipe a l l the t ime [ inprepar ing for opponents ] .We need to make sure wepitch and defend wel l andge t some t ime ly h i t t i ng , ”Aoki said. “[Last game] wewere ab le t o change ourmentality as the game wenton, which is something wehave not been able to do allyear long, so it was definite-ly encouraging.”The series begins tonight

at 6:35 p.m. in Ann Arbor,M ich . , and conc ludesWednesday a t Frank EckStadium with a scheduled5:35 p.m. first pitch.

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Irish senior pitcher Brian Dupra delivers a pitch duringNotre Dame’s 2-1 loss to Seton Hall April 29.

TRACK AND FIELD

Men and women throwers establish unique chemistry

When o n e p i c t u r e s t h erecent successes o f NotreDame on the track, imagesof sub- four minute mi les ,record-breaking jumps andBig East championship tro-p h i e s a l l c ome t o m i n d .The r e i s ano t he r pa r t o fthe squad that o f ten goesunnoticed, however.They do t h e d i r t y wo rk

and heavy lifting, literally,behind the scenes. Whetherthey are hurling a hammer,d i s c u s o r s h o t , t h e I r i s ht h r owe r s a r e a d y n am i cforce in competition and atight-knit group outside ofit.Wh i l e mos t o f t he t eam

h i t s t he t r a ck e ve r y day,the throwers are of ten ontheir own, doing their owns p e c i a l i z e d p r a c t i c e s .Und e r t h e g u i d an c e o fa s s i s t a n t c o a c h AdamBeltran, the athletes prac-t ice every day in the fa l l ,

winter and spring.“We go down to the rings

and t h r ow a lmo s t e v e r yday,” junior thrower AndyHills said. “We’ve got a dif-f e r e n t p r a c t i c e r o u t i n edepending on where we arethat week, and in additiont o t h a t ,we ’ re in theweight roomthree days aweek.”W i t h a l l

t h a t t imespent togeth-e r, t h e menand womenof the throw-i n g t e amf o rm aunique bonda s a sma l l ,d e d i c a t e dgroup of ath-l e t e s . B e twe en p r a c t i c e ,meets and travel, the mem-bers have got ten to knoweach o ther very we l l andhave build a unique chem-istry between them.“We ’ r e p r obab l y one o f

the c loser teams on cam-pu s , ” H i l l s s a i d . “ I n t h ep a s t , [ I r i s h c o a c h J o e ]Piane has called us [a] cult.We h a v e o u r own i n s i d ejokes , and we a lways ea ttogether on trips.”Tha t u n i t y h a s a l s o

h e l p e d t h et h r owe r s i nc ompe t i t i o n ,and they havemade a signif-i c a n t impa c ton the overallt r a c k a ndf i e l d t e amthis year.On t h e

women’s side,Rudy Atang, as t a n d o u thu r l e r, h a sbeen a leaderfor the squad

in more ways than one.“Rudy ha s had a r e a l l y

great year,” Hills said. “Shese t s choo l r ecords in theindoor and outdoor seasonsin the shot put, but she stillworks as hard as anybody

in practice and the weightroom. She also really triesto help the underclassmenimp r o v e , e s p e c i a l l y t h efreshmen.”The th rowers have a l so

been a huge p i e ce i n ther e c e n t s u c c e s s e s o f t h emen’s team, winning two oft h e p a s t t h r e e B i g E a s tmen’s regular season titles.In their outdoor conferencev i c t o r y l a s t y e a r, t h ethrowers put Notre Dame,which sat in fourth headinginto the final day, over thetop.Senior Denes Veres won

the shot put with a throwof 18.57 meters, and Irishthrowers t ook f i ve o f thetop eight spots in the ham-mer throw to help lead thecharge.“We had a huge impact on

the men’s team at the BigEast meet last year, and wehad a large number of guysstep up for us there,” Hillss a i d . “We l i k e t o t h i n kwe ’ v e b e e n a p r e t t y b i gpart of our team’s success

o v e r t h e p a s t c o up l e o fyears.”Heading in to th i s year ’s

edit ion of the outdoor BigEast championships, whichwil l take place this week-end in Villanova, Penn., theIr ish throwers once againseem primed to make a dif-ference . A f ter a ser ies o fs t rong per formances , theg r o up i s p e a k i n g a t t h er i gh t t ime , and they mayneed another elite perform-ance.A f t e r l o s i n g t o

Connec t i cu t b y l e s s t hanf i v e po i n t s a t t h e i ndoo rchampionships, the outdoorB i g E a s t t i t l e ma y c omedown to a single throw.“Everyone i s p rac t i c i ng

p r e t t y w e l l , ” H i l l s s a i d .“It’s been an up-and-downseason for us, but we seemto be r i d i ng a h i gh r i gh tnow, and tha t ’s what youwant heading into these bigchampionship meets.”

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“We’ve got a differentpractice routine

depending on where weare that week, and inaddition to that, we’re

in the weight roomthree days a week.”

Andy Hillsjunior thrower

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For the second consecutiveyear, an emerg ing I r i shsquad will travel to the USASevens Co l l eg i a t e RugbyChamp ionsh ip . The t eamwill battle to send the sen-iors off with the cup, seek-ing revenge against a teamthat ended i t s run a yearago.The Irish (3-3) compete in

the Mid-South Conference,

one of four conferences inthe Co l l eg i a t e P remierLeague, which cons is ts o fthe country’s top-31 teams.The Irish f inished third intheir conference, just shortof entering the playoffs asone of the top-two teams.Coming of f a dominat ing

34 -5 v i c t o ry aga in s tTennes see , t he I r i sh a recon f i den t i n t he i r t a l en tacross the board. The teamcred i t s the i r success th i sseason t o t he s t r enuouspractices they have endured

over the offseason, including6 a.m. workouts in the snow.“The first game we won —

against LSU — showed ourstrength of fitness,” seniorscrumhalf and team captainAndy O’Connor said. “Theyjust died, tired out and theywere up 11-0 at hal f t ime.We came back and won, andit showed that we could stillpush it.”The experienced Irish fea-

tu re 19 s en i o r s , each o fwhom has witnessed drasticchanges w i th in the No t re

Dame rugby program. TheIrish switched from DivisionII to Div is ion I af ter theirfreshman season and weremet with immediate successbeh ind I r i sh coach SeanO’Leary.The seniors have made it

clear everyone on the teamhas an equal chance to com-pete for playing time.“On th is team, i t ’s more

merit-based. If you’re goodenough to play on the firstteam, then you will be play-ing no matter how old you

are , ” s en i o r c en te r SeanMitchell said. “Just becausewe’re seniors doesn’t meanwe’re going to get playingtime.”The senior leadership on

the field has translated intooutstanding team chemistryamongst all they players.“We’re pretty much friends

wi th everyone ,” O ’Connorsaid. “I’m friends with fresh-men . Everyone hangs ou twith everyone, and there’s

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In the midst of a stretch ofcruc ia l B ig Eas t weekendmatchups, Notre Dame willt rave l ou t o f con ferencetonight to take on long-timerival Michigan in a home-and-home series. The teamswi l l p lay in Ann Arbor,Mich., today before travelingto Sou th Bend f o rWednesday’s game.The ser i e s be tween the

I r i sh (16 -21-1 , 7 -10 B igEast) and Wolverines (13-28,6 -9 B ig Ten ) da tes backnearly 100 years and spans125 games. Since the firstmeeting between the teamsin 1892, Michigan has con-trolled the series, posting an81-44 record . TheWolverines have won six ofthe l a s t s even mee t ings ,inc lud ing a sweep o f the

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BASEBALL

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Tamasitis builds point streakBy MATTHEW DEFRANKSSports Writer

see ASSISTS/page 13

SOFTBALL

Squad set to facenon-conference foe

Floyd toplead casei n J u n e

FOOTBALL

see FLOYD/page 12

Notre Dame to beginseries with Wolverines

By CHRIS ALLENSports Writer

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Irish junior attack Maggie Tamasitis roams behind the net looking forteammates during Notre Dame’s 13-8 loss to Ohio State March 10.

Sevens tournament presents opportunity for revenge

Rivalry renewed

Leonardo DiCaprio hasstarred in over 30 movies —but that still is not enough forjunior attack Maggie Tamasitis.“I love Leonardo DiCaprio,”

Tamasitis said. “I have a hugecelebrity crush on him. If he’sin [a movie], I usually like it.”Much like DiCaprio in “The

Aviator,” Tamasitis acts as theteam’s pilot, directing the NotreDame offense. The junior fromBoyertown, Penn., has tallied ateam-high 39 assists and scored21 goals. She has guided theIrish (9-8, 6-2 Big East) to afourth place finish in the BigEast and she ranks fourth inthe country in assists.“I’ve gotten comfortable being

Junior wide receiverMichael Floyd will appear incourt at 8 a.m. June 7 to facecharges of operating a vehiclewhile intoxicated after hiscourt date was rescheduledfrom Monday. Defense attorney William

Stanley appeared on Floyd’sbehalf Monday as the stateofficially brought its chargesagainst him and presented thecourt documents for the case.Floyd faces a misdemeanorcharge for operating a vehiclewhile intoxicated and was notrequired to appear at thehearing. He could receive amaximum sentence of oneyear in the St. Joseph CountyJail and a $5,000 fine. The defense must st i l l

review the police narrative of

The No. 22 Irish, who havewon 21 of their last 22 games,look to extend their sevengame winning streak and kickoff a six-game week right witha victory against Valparaisotoday. Notre Dame (38-8, 14-1 Big

East), currently sitting in sec-ond place in the Big East, iscoming off a three-game sweepof conference opponent St.John’s this weekend, winningeach game by at least sevenruns. Valparaiso (30-18, 10-6Horizon) recently took a series2-1 against Green Bay and istied for first in the Horizon

League.“Teams that come to play us

always bring their top game,”junior outfielder AlexaMaldonado said. “As long as westick to how we’ve been playingand put them away early, wewill beat them with ease.”The Irish are confident in

their abilities, and for goodreason. Their impressive per-formance this past weekendearned senior outfielderBrianna Jorgensborg Big EastPlayer of the Week honors.Jorgensborg hit .600, scoredeight times, drove in nine RBIsand recorded two stolen bases.She is the third player this yearto be awarded the honor, join-

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Irish sophomore designated hitter Adam Norton takes a cut during Notre Dame’s 2-1 lossto Seton Hall April 29. The Irish take on rival Michigan in a home-and-home series this week.

By MEGAN GOLDENSports Writer

By MEGAN DOYLESports Writer

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