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Dorm Drinks experiences sales spike

Students upset by inclement weather

Senior KathrynCorcoran said the windand snow was making somuch noise outs ide onWednesday that i t d is -tracted her from theexam she was taking.

“I was not expecting itto be this bad today,” shesaid. “It makes me neverwant to go outside again.”

The National WeatherService released a highwind warning, which waseffective from 10 a.m. to

Members of Notre Dame’sArmy ROTC are getting ajump-start on their career ofservice by participating in aclub that promotes volunteerwork throughout the greatercommunity.

Members of the battalionrecently resurrected theservice c lub Al l iance ToLead And To Serve (ATLAS).

The club has been dor-mant in the past but wasrecently brought backbecause of efforts made byValparaiso University seniorKai lyn van Beckhum andNotre Dame junior GeralynJanke.

“We heard that there wasthis fourth club in ROTC that

no one was doing anythingwith,” ATLAS vice presidentJanke said. “It’s turned outto be a really good thing.”

“We really want to focuson the South Bend andElkhart areas because thereis such a need there,”ATLAS president Beckhumsaid. “We have a few mem-bers that are from thoseareas so that was also sig-nificant.”

The club participates inone volunteer project eachmonth and members try toorganize a wide variety ofservice projects. This semes-ter, Janke said, the club hasorganized a blood drive,painted the parking lot atthe Robinson CommunityCenter, organized a food and

Two years ago, then-soph-omores Adam Hansmannand John Jef frey, bothenterpr is ing bus inessmajors , created DormDrinks, hoping s imply toprovide a service to theirfellow on-campus students.

Dorm Drinks today i sarguably the most success-ful student-run business atNotre Dame.

The drink delivery servicesells non-alcoholic bever-ages and snacks to studentsthrough an online orderingsystem, Hansmann, DormDrinks CEO, sa id . Dorm

Drinks makes de l iver iestwice a week, Wednesdayand Sunday, and currentlyemploys s ix s tudents tomake deliveries.

Whereas Dorm Drinkspreviously only providedbeverages, it has expandedto selling “everything fromcandy, gum, pretzels andother bulk items [purchasedfrom Sam’s C lub, ]”Hansmann said.

The service, he said, savesstudents f rom the h ighprices of the Huddle Martand bui ld ing vendingmachines.

“A lot of factors createdspace for us,” he said. “It’s

ROTC club focuses on helping communitysee WEATHER/page 8

see DRINKS/page 8

INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER SMC Craft show page 3 ◆ ‘Scene says’ advice column page 13 ◆ Men’s basketball defeats IUPUI page 24 ◆ Viewpoint page 10

Campusreflects onstudy daychanges

By KATIE PERALTAAssistant News Editor

By LAURA McCRYSTALNews Writer

Two-year beverage delivery service helps students avoid Huddle Mart’s high prices

With f ina ls in s ight , theHesburgh Library and otherpre ferred s tudy locat ionswill fill up fast, but studentsneeding a place to study dur-ing f ina ls week now haveother options.

Rooms in South D in ingHall, North Dining Hall andthe Career Center wi l l beopen for both individual andgroup studying.

“At the Library, everythingf i l l s up even in the ear lyhours o f the morn ing ,”Student Senate’s academicaffairs chair Austin Hollersaid. “By noon, so many ofthe tables, the desks, espe-cially outlets as well, everynook and cranny i s f i l l edup.”

For this reason, Holler saidhis committee worked withFood Serv ices to open uprooms in both dining hallsfor s tudying during f inalsweek.

The eas t w ing o f SouthDining Hall will be open forstudying Sunday to Thursdayfrom 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thegold and F dining rooms inNorth Din ing Hal l wi l l beopen from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.Sunday to Wednesday, Holler

By SARAH MERVOSHNews Writer

By MOLLY MADDENNews Writer

see ATLAS/page 6

Students will have fewer daysoff at the end of this week thanin years past to study for finalexams.

Traditionally Thursday andFriday have been set aside asstudy days, but like last fall,Thursday will be the last day ofUniversity classes, reservingjust Friday as a study day.

This policy applies only to theFall Semester and was intro-duced to the academic calendarlast year after a meeting in2007, University Registrar Dr.Harold Pace said.

“This is the second year thatthe University had had this poli-cy, and it was the product ofcompromise between studentrepresentatives and the facul-ty,” Pace said. “Three yearsago, we looked at the issue ofthe Wednesday beforeThanksgiving as a travel day forstudents. The concern was thatwe were seeing low classenrollments on that day. Itwould be logical for students totravel the day before so theycould be with their families onthe holiday itself. We felt thatWednesday should be a travel

By JIM FERLMANNNews Writer

see CHANGES/page 9

IAN GAVLICK/The ObserverStudents brave adverse weather conditions to walk acrossSouth Quad on Wednesday.

Photo Courtest of Geralyn JankeMembers of Notre Dame’s Army ROTC ATLAS service club work atthe food and clothing drive they organized for the Salvation Army.

More studylocations available forfinals week

Laura Baldwin | OBSERVER GRAPHIC

see SPACES/page 6

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want forChristmas Is You” is not the bestChristmas song.

It’s annoying and and a cliche ringtoneand I only will tolerate it if it’s playing inthe background of“Love Actually.”

This year I only wantthe best AmericanChristmas music.

I have not listened toChristmas music in twoyears.

Seriously. Ask my sis-ter, Ellen (who iscrazy aboutNickelback andclaims Newsong’s“Christmas Shoes” asThe AmericanChristmas song.)

Last year, my par-ents and two sisters came to Spain, whereI was studying abroad, for the holidays.

My parents went out of their way tomake our Madrid hotel rooms extra spe-cial — from the little faux Christmas treeto all the presents from Santa beneath.

My sisters and I could not, however, lis-ten to Christmas music. That’s for home.That’s for America. It was simply toopainful.

With this Christmas music comes notonly annual holiday cheer but also yearsof fond memories.

My first and foremost plug goes toKenny G’s Christmas album Miracles. Thewhole thing. “Winter Wonderland” bringsback memories of snow days, gingerbreadhouses and my parents kvetching aboutthe cats peeing on the Christmas tree.

Number two absolutely is The FrankSinatra Christmas album. Again, theentire thing. His sexy rendition of “JingleBells” is both classic and sassy. It justsounds so city.

Bummed I never made it to Chicago thisChristmas.

How about James Taylor’s “HaveYourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Itreminds me of our beautiful old house onWayne and how my mom’s way of deco-rating the house that made it seem likethe most special place in the world.

This list of classics most obviously alsoneeds to include Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’Around the Christmas Tree.”

Who doesn’t just think of KevinMcCallister and booby traps when thissong plays? (Buzz’s girlfriend, Woof.)

Finally, I must mention my latest holidayfetish. Lady Gaga’s “Christmas Tree.”What an innovator. Only she can turnChristmas trees and the phrase falalalalainto something totally raunchy.

I love it.I made a vow to myself that I would not

listen to Christmas music beforeThanksgiving this year.

As soon as November hit, however, Icould not help myself.

My sisters and I, in light of last year’sfabulous but un-American Christmas, saidwe would gaudily and obnoxiously doubledose on the holidays this year, whichexplains why I might whistle Frank andJames on my way to class.

Sorry I’m not sorry.These holiday tunes, paired with some

classic holiday flicks like “WhiteChristmas,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,”“Home Alone,” “The Grinch” and obvious-ly “Gremlins,” are the perfect recipe to avery Merry Christmas.

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

Contact Katie Peralta atkperalta@nd.edu

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT JIMMY AND GOLDEN LEAVING?

IN BRIEF

The film “An Education”will be shown today at theBrowning Cinema of theDeBartolo Performing ArtsCenter at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.Tickets are $5 for faculty andstaff and $4 for students.

The Halft ime Co-EdAcapella Fall Concert will beperformed today from 7 to 9p.m. at Washington Hal l .Tickets are $5 and are avail-able at the door.

Tomorrow is a study day.

The opera Turandot will beperformed tomorrow at 1p.m. at the BrowningCinema of the DeBartoloPerforming Arts Center .Ticket in format ion isavailable at per-formingarts.nd.edu.

The Undertones WinterConcert will be held Fridayf rom 8 to 10 p .m. atWashington Hall. Tickets are$5 and are available at theLaFortune Box Office.

The women’s basketballteam wil l play ValparaisoSaturday at 2 p.m . at thePurcell Pavillion at the JoyceCenter. Ticket information isavailable at 574-631-7356.

The Notre Dame Glee Clubwill perform its ChristmasConcert Saturday at 6 and7:30 p.m. in the LeightonConcert Hal l of theDeBartolo Performing ArtsCenter. Tickets are $6 forfaculty and staff and $3 forstudents.

To submit information to beincluded in this section ofThe Observer, e-mail detailedinformation about an eventto obsnews@nd.edu

OFFBEAT

Woman arrested for alleged-ly hitting man with steak

DUNNELLON, Fla. — A 53-year-old was arrested afteralledgedly hitting a man in thehead with a raw steak.According to a Marion CountySheriff’s Office report, theman told deputies Elsie Eganrepeatedly hit him with theuncooked meat and slappedhis face after he refused apiece of sliced bread. Theman said he wanted a breadroll.

Egan denied hitting the manwith the steak but did admitto slapping him, saying shedid it “so that he could learn.”

The man told deputies thatEgan was his live-in girlfriend.

He declined medical assis-tance.

Egan was charged withabuse of a disabled adult.According to online records,she has been released on$2,500 bond and is scheduledto appear in court in January.It's unclear if she has an attor-ney.

Man gets year in jail for uri-nating on police officer

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — AWaldo man accused of urinat-ing on a police officer duringhis fifth drunken-drivingarrest has been sentenced toa year in jail. Court recordsreleased Wednesday show 36-year-old Daniel L. Shilts Jr. of

Waldo was also fined about$3,600 and had his driver’slicense revoked for threeyears.

The Sheboygan Press saidaccording to the criminalcomplaint, Shilts was pulledover in November 2008 inPlymouth after an officer sawhis vehicle hit a pole at a gasstation.

The complaint said Shiltsfailed field-sobriety tests. Itsaid as he was taken to thepolice station he urinated inthe back of the squad car,spraying the back of the offi-cer’s head.

Information compiled fromthe Associated Press.

EILEEN VEIHMEYER/The ObserverNotre Dame cheerleaders sing the Alma Mater at the end of yesterday’s men’sbasketball game against IUPUI at the Purcell Pavillion of the Joyce Center.

Bronden Summa

freshmanCarroll

“A little worried, but Iwish them thebest of luck.”

Chelsea Kelso

juniorLyons

“Well ... I wantGolden to stay.He’s my boy.”

Aiden McKiernan

senioroff campus

“Good for them.They are going

to be paid millions of dollars.”

Joe Hudson

freshmanKeough

“I wish themthe best of

luck.”

Ruby Lee

juniorMcGlinn

Atlanta 47 / 26 Boston 38 / 20 Chicago 13 / 11 Denver 30 / 18 Houston 54 / 44 Los Angeles 57 / 45 Minneapolis 8 / 4New York 37 / 22 Philadelphia 38 / 22 Phoenix 59 / 41 Seattle 39 / 25 St. Louis 29 / 21 Tampa 70 / 53 Washington 40 / 25

Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail observer.questions@gmail.com

“And I need younow tonight.

And I need youmore than ever... and you be

trippin’.”

Joe Nye

freshmanO’Neill

“It sucks.”

Katie Peralta

AssistantNewsEditor

The Observer ◆ CAMPUS NEWSThursday, December 10, 2009 page 3

Thomas P. Carney, chair-man emer i tus o f theUniversity of Notre Dame’sBoard o f Trus tees , d i edMonday (Dec . 7 ) a f t e r along illness. He was 94.

“Tom Carney was a greatscientist, a great humanist,a great administrator and agrea t f r i end , ” Rev.Theodore M . Hesburgh ,C.S.C., Notre Dame’s presi-dent during Carney’s yearson the Board, sa id . “TheNot re Dame fami l y, o fwhich he is so treasured amember, w i l l a lwaysr e m e m b e rh im w i thg r a t i t u d e ,respec t andlove.”

Born in1915 inDuBo i s , Pa . ,Carney grad-ua ted f romNotre Damein 1937 witha bache lor ’sdegree inc h e m i c a lengineering, his $345-per-semester tuition paid fromthe savings of his father, arailroad inspector, his threema iden aun t s and twobachelor uncles.

“They had all said it wasNotre Dame or nothing,” heonce sa id . “ I t was souncommon for people fromDuBois to go to college thata l o t o f peop le f rom thetown went down to thetrain station to see me off.”

Among h i s No tre Dameprofessors was Rev. JuliusN ieuwland , C .S .C . , theinventor of the formulae forsynthetic rubber, in whoseodoriferous laboratory onthe second f l oor o f theChemistry Building Carneylater remembered becom-ing so comfortable that “itconv inced me i t was no tnecessary to have oxygen tolive.”

A f t e r g radua t i on , tha tcomfor t l eve l sus ta inedFather Nieuwland’s appren-tice through the pursuit ofmas ter ’s and doc tora ldegrees in organic chem-

i s t ry f romPennsy lvaniaS t a t eUniversity andpost-doctoralresearch inm e d i c i n a lchemis t ry a tthe Universityof Wisconsin.

From thea c a d e m y ,Carney wen tto the phar -m a c e u t i c a l

industry, working in all itsphases f o r E l i L i l l y i nInd ianapo l i s and G .D .Searle in Chicago.

Before founding Metatechin 1976 , he spen t morethan 35 years in research,deve lopment , p lann ing ,operations and administra-tion, working in and presid-ing over l abora tor i e s inwhich numerous patentedantihistamines, antibiotics,ant iconvulsants , barbitu-

rates and other drugs weredeveloped. He himself heldnumerous pharmaceuticalpatents.

He also wrote widely onall dimensions of his chosenfield and published threebooks , “Labora toryFrac t i ona l D i s t i l l a t i on , ”“ Ins tan t Evo lu t i on” and“False Profits.”

Throughou t h i s l i f e ,Carney was deeply engagedin the affairs of his almamater.

In add i t i on t o be ing agenerous Notre Dame bene-factor, he served as presi-den t o f the A lumniAssoc ia t ion , founded theA lumni Sena te , l edfundra is ing pro jec ts andcampaigns and sat on theadv i sory counc i l s o f theCo l l eges o f Sc i ence andEngineering. Elected to theUn ivers i t y ’s Board o fTrustees in 1967, he servedas its chairman from 1982to 1986.

Among severa l o therNotre Dame honors, Carneyrece i ved an honorarydegree from the Universityin 1969, and, with his wife,Mary Elizabeth Carney, wasawarded its highest honor,the Laetare Medal, in 1986.

Preceded in death by hisw i f e , who d i ed in 2006 ,Carney is survived by hisf our ch i ld ren , a l l No t reDame graduates, ThomasJr. , o f Lake Fores t , I l l . ;Sheila Hopkins of Hingham,Mass.; James of BrooklynPark , M inn . ; and Jane tO’Brien of Glenview, Ill.

Saint Mary’s tohost craft show

The 12 Days of ChristmasProgram at Saint Mary’s College iscoming to a close this week, andProgram coordinators want to endon a high note. Tomorrow theCollege will host a craft show, withover 60 local and regional vendorsparticipating in the event, CarrieCall, director of the Saint Mary’soffice for civic and social engage-ment, said.

The show is open to the publicand will take place from 12:00 p.m.to 6:00 p.m. in both theReignbeaux Lounge and StapletonLounge of Le Mans Hall.

Call said vendors will be sellingcrafts like handmade jewelry, pot-tery, woodworking, bags, purses,handmade cards, silk floralarrangements, fiber arts, knitting,quilting furniture and more.

Items are authentic, and theOffice for Civic and SocialEngagement (OCSE) approves allvendors ahead of time, Call said.

“We have a woman who raisesalpacas and makes yarn from theirwool, which is knitted or crochetedinto gloves, hats, shawls and mit-tens,” Call said. “Another artistused antique silver-plated flatwareto make pendants, pens, napkinrings and more. His work is gor-geous.”

In addition, some vendors havemade crafts with College emblems.

“One potter is bringing some

Saint Mary’s themed items espe-cially for the show,” Call said.

Some crafts come from all overthe world, Call said, but the majori-ty is generated by local artists.

Saint Mary’s students will befacilitating the event by manningSaint Mary’s sponsored tables, byhelping vendors unload and set uptheir items and by shopping at theevent.

Students can also contributehomemade items to be sold.

All proceeds, Call said, go direct-ly toward the 12 Days of ChristmasProgram.

“The money is used to buy food,clothing and gifts for the 25 fami-lies we have sponsored this holidayseason,” said Call.

Prices of the crafts, she said,range anywhere from less than $1to over $100 dollars.

This is the third year for theevent, and Call said it has grownevery year.

“We hope for a great turn-outfrom the whole community [thisyear],” she said.

Some students plan to takeadvantage of the event as anopportunity to shop for Christmaspresents.

“This is a great way for me tobuy unique items for my family,”sophomore Eva Cavadini said.“The event couldn’t have beenscheduled at a better time for meto get last minute Christmas gifts.”

Contact Caitlin Housley atchousle01@saintmarys.edu

By CAITLIN HOUSELYNews Writer

Trustee chairman emeritus dies at 94

“Tom Carney was agreat scientist, agreat humanist, a

great administratorand a great friend.”

Fr. Theodore Hesburgh

University President

Emeritus

Special to The Observer

The Observer ◆ CAMPUS NEWSpage 4 Thursday, December 10, 2009

Students support Economics dept. with uncertain future

Students concerned about theuncertain future of theDepartment of Economics andPolicy Studieshave gatheredover 1,000 sig-natures on anonline petitionsupporting thedepartment, buthave yet to seetheir effortsrewarded by theUniversity.

The students,who are led bysenior econom-ics major MattPanhans, areprioritizing get-ting informationabout the futureof the department, which is“surrounded by mystery,”Panhans said.

The University currently sup-

ports two economics depart-ments — the Department ofEconomics and Econometricsand the Department ofEconomics and Policy Studies.

The Observer reported inSeptember that John McGreevy,Dean of the College of Arts and

Letters, did notsee two econom-ics departmentsin theUniversity’s long-term interestand thatEconomics andPolicy Studiesfaculty wereencouraged tolook for otheropportunities.

The College ofArts and Lettershas not yetreleased a for-mal announce-ment regarding

the future of Economics andPolicy Studies.

“The ultimate goal is to havesome sort of conversation about

this,” Panhans said. “The wayit’s been happening has beenvery silent, without much inputfrom Policy Studies faculty orfrom students.”

The Economics Club invitedMcGreevy to dis-cuss the futureof Economicsand PolicyStudies at aforum earlierthis semester.

M c G r e e v ydeclined to par-ticipate in theforum, however,citing the sensi-tivity of the situ-ation and the“ p e r s o n n e lissues” involved,Panhans said.

Panhans saidhe and other students spokewith University President Fr.John Jenkins about Economicsand Policy Studies in his officehours this semester.

“He did say he agreed withus,” Panhans said. “He wants us

to keep talking about this stuff.” Panhans said Jenkins is “kind

of aloof” from the decisionprocess.

“It’s mostly the dean and kindof the provost,” Panhans said.

P a n h a n s ’group is continu-ing discussionabout the plural-istic view of eco-nomics support-ed by Economicsand PolicyStudies, even asthe departmentis able to offerfewer classes.

“At least wecan keep talkingabout the stuffwe want to learnabout,” Panhanssaid. “If we can’t

do it in the classroom, we’restill going to do it outside theclassroom.”

To further conversation aboutnon-traditional economics,Panhans and fellow senior eco-nomics major Nick Dan are co-

teaching a one-credit course inthe Department of Economicsand Policy Studies next semes-ter.

The course, titled “BeyondEconomic Man,” is officially list-ed on insideND as taught byJennifer Warlick, chair of theDepartment of Economics andPolicy Studies. Panhans andDan, however, designed the syl-labus and arranged guest lec-turers for the class.

Panhans said his group plansto meet with McGreevy nextweek. The group will decideafter the meeting whether ornot they will officially presentMcGreevy with the online peti-tion.

By JOHN TIERNEYNews Writer

“The ultimate goal isto have some sort ofconversation aboutthis. The way it’s

happening has beenvery silent, without

much input fromPolicy Studies faculty

or from students.”

Matt Panhans

senior

Contact John Tierney at jtierne1@nd.edu

“At least we can keeptalking about the

stuff we want to learnabout. If we can’t doit in the classroom,

we’re still going to doit outside the classroom.”

Matt Panhans

senior

STUDENT SENATE

Health advisory board proposed

Student Senate recom-mended the crea t ion o f ahea l th serv i ces adv i soryboard and thanked securityga te guards for the i rincreased wi l l ingness toa l low s tudents access tocampus in two resolut ionspassed at their final meetingof the semester Wednesday.

The resolution suggesting ahea l th serv i ces adv i soryboard was passed unan i -mously.

The proposed board wouldbe comprised of members ofHealth Services and studentsappo in ted by the s tudentbody president.

It “would be a source forstudents to give their opin-ions or comments about howhealth servicesi s runn ing , ”U n i v e r s i t yAf fa i r s cha i rJe f f Lakus tasaid.

The reso lu -t i on sa id thegoal of HealthServ i ces i s t oprovide “com-pe ten t , sup-portive, acces-sible and cost-effective healthcare services tomin imize thei n t e r r u p t i o n sin the academ-ic l i f e o f s tu -dents and pro-v ide a va luab le med ica lresource for the campus.”

Since students are the pri-mary rec ip ien ts o f thehea l thcare resources oncampus , the Un ivers i t yshould seek the evaluation ofs tudents so tha t they cancont inue to improve the irservices, the resolution said.

Both students and HealthServ i ces employeesexpressed interest in the cre-ation of the board.

“Numerous members of thestudent body have expressedan interest in providing inputto Un ivers i t y Hea l th

Serv i ces , ” the reso lu t ionsaid. “The director of HealthServices, Ms. Ann Kleva, hasbeen extremely willing andeager to rece ive s tudentfeedback.”

Schmid t recogn ized theenthusiasm for such a reso-lut ion on part o f both theUniversity and student gov-ernment.

“Hea l th Serv ices i s veryeager to see this happen anda recommendation from uswill further it along,” studentbody pres ident GrantSchmidt said,

Senate also passed a reso-lution thanking security gateofficers for their efforts andfor their willingness to meetwith a student governmentrepresentative.

The resolution recommend-ed that security gate guardscontinue to understand and

recognize legit-imate reasonstha t s tudentsneed access tocampus.

The reso lu -t ion passed ina 21-1-0 vote.

Schmidt saidthe resolut ionwas represen-ta t i ve o f thestudent body’sconcerns.

“This StudentSenate has notpassed tha tmany reso lu -tions,” he said.“Th i s i s oneth ing though

that students have consis-tent ly asked about — thatit’d be nice if the gate guardunderstood and had a littlebit more leniency about let-t ing s tudents comingthrough.”

Schmidt also emphasizedthe power of resolutions.

“When you have the powerof Student Senate, you’d besurprised that when StudentSenate resolved that they’dlike to see X, Y and Z hap-pen , i t ’s taken in to muchmore consideration,” he said.

Student body vice presidentCynthia Weber concluded the

meeting by thanking sena-tors for the i r work th i ssemester.

“Our committees have donereally substantial work,” shesaid. “It really has been anextraordinari ly successfulyear, primarily in the com-mittee work and the discus-sions we had in Senate.”

Contact Sarah Mervosh atsmervosh@nd.edu

By SARAH MERVOSHNews Writer

“Our committees havedone really

substantial work. Itreally has been an

extraordinarily successful year, primarily in the

committee work andthe discussions we

had in Senate”

Cynthia Weber

student body vice

president

DES MOINES, Iowa — Afierce storm left dangerousice, heavy snow and viciouswinds in its wake as it sloggedeastward Wednesday,snarling traffic and closinghundreds of schools from theUpper Midwest through NewEngland.

More than a foot of snowwas expected in parts ofIllinois, Wisconsin andIowa, where the NationalWeather Service warned of“extremely dangerous bliz-zard conditions” and nearwhiteout driving conditions.Wind gusts of up to 50 mphcould build snow driftsbetween 8 and 15 feet tall.Parts of New England alsogirded themselves for bone-chilling wind gusts andsnow accumulations of upto a foot.

The storm was blamedfor at least 12 deaths, mostin traffic accidents.

“It’s horrible out there,”said Todd Lane, an assis-tant manager of a Quik Tripconvenience store in DesMoines, where about 6inches of new snow wasreported overnight. Plowdrivers came into the storeall night seeking energydrinks and coffee to keepthem alert.

Motorists got stuck ondrift-blocked highways allover Iowa. State trooperswere dispatched withNational Guard soldiers inHumvees.

“They’re not even plow-ing the streets anymorebecause the wind will justblow it back down andcover it,” said Dan Hansen,a carrier for the U.S. PostalService in Iowa City. Hewas bundled up in handand feet warmers, snowboots and a parka to bravehis route. “It’ll get worsebefore it gets better.”

High winds knockeddown the two-storyChristmas tree that, untilWednesday morning, stoodin the center of downtownChampaign, Ill.

With classes canceled andmore than a foot of snowon the ground, University of

Wisconsin-Madison stu-dents planned to try againto hold the world’s largestsnowball fight onWednesday. An attempt inJanuary to break therecord — 3,700 people whohurled snowballs atMichigan TechnologicalUniversity in 2006, accord-ing to the Guinness Book ofWorld Records — fell farshort.

The storm felt like a rudesurprise after an unseason-ably warm and dryNovember in parts of theregion. The massive systemis the first major blast ofwinter weather for manyparts of the Midwest.

“I’ve been dreading thisday,” said Kim Brust, shov-eling the sidewalk in frontof his Minneapolis homebefore sunrise Wednesday.

“I was starting to enjoy theglobal warming.”

Hundreds of flights werecanceled or delayed atO’Hare InternationalAirport in Chicago, andonly a few were scheduledat Des Moines InternationalAirport. Travelers atMinneapolis-St. PaulInternational Airport wereexperiencing long delays.

Blizzard warnings alsocovered eastern Nebraska,where overnight snowfallreports of 12 inches werecommon, and parts ofKansas, Illinois andMinnesota. Snow also fell inwestern and centralMichigan. Thousands ofpower outages were report-ed in Illinois, Missouri,Michigan, Wisconsin,Kentucky, New York andNew Jersey.

By the time the stormmoves off the Maine coastThursday night, it mayhave affected as much astwo-thirds of the country,said Jim Lee, a meteorologistwith the National WeatherService in Des Moines.

“It’s a monster of astorm,” Lee said.

In northern New York, asmuch as a foot of snow wasexpected to accumulateWednesday and more than3 feet was expected by theweek’s end near the GreatLakes. Maine and NewHampshire could see snowaccumulations of 6 to 10inches capped off by rainand sleet in the evening.

Gavin Graham, 8, ofConcord, N.H., spent twohours sledding in the morn-ing and planned to headout again in the afternoon.

APTwo motorists in Albany, N.Y. attempt to push their car out of a snow bank. The firstwinter storms of the season struck the Northeast and Midwest on Wednesday.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

COPENHAGEN — The U.S. andChina exchanged barbs Wednesday atthe Copenhagen climate talks, under-scoring the abiding suspicion betweenthe world’s two largest carbon pol-luters about the sincerity of theirpledges to control emissions.

U.S. chief negotiator Todd Sternurged China to “stand behind” itspromise to slow the growth of thecountry’s carbon output and make thedeclaration part of an internationalclimate change agreement.

China rejected that demand, andrenewed its criticism of the U.S. forfailing to meet its 17-year-old com-

mitment to provide financial aid todeveloping countries and to reduceemissions of carbon dioxide and othergases warming the Earth.

“What they should do is some deepsoul-searching,” said Yu Qingtai,China’s chief climate negotiator.

The remarks during separate newsconferences reflected the heavy liftingthat remains in the 10 days before110 heads of state and governmentconclude the summit, which aims tocreate a political framework for atreaty next year to succeed the 1997Kyoto Protocol.

President Barack Obama helpedbreak the ice in the troubled negotia-tions last month, saying he would deliv-

er a pledge at Copenhagen to reduceU.S. greenhouse gas emissions byaround 17 percent from 2005 levels by2020. It will be the first time the U.S.has committed to a reduction target.

China responded a day later,announcing it would voluntarilyreduce the carbon intensity of itsindustry by up to 45 percent, meaningits emissions would continue to growbut at a rate lower than the economy.

Stern said China’s announcementboosted optimism before the confer-ence, but didn’t go far enough.

“What’s important is not just thatthey announce them domestically butthey put them as part of an interna-tional agreement,” Stern said.

NATIONAL NEWS

Dalai Lama to visit BloomingtonBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Dalai Lama

will teach about the “heart” of Buddhismduring his sixth visit to Bloomington nextMay and also present a public talk inIndianapolis.

The Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist CulturalCenter, founded by the Dalai Lama’s broth-er south of Bloomington, announced theMay schedule on its Web site.

It says the 74-year-old Tibetan spiritualleader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate willdiscuss the “heart sutra” during three les-sons at the Indiana University AuditoriumMay 12 and 13. A sutra is a teaching of

LOCAL NEWS

Compiled from The Observer’s wire services

World & NationThursday, December 10, 2009 page 5

Heavy snowfall and pounding winds cause problems for Midwest and New England

Court upholds Gaza student’s expulsionJERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on

Wednesday upheld the expulsion of a univer-sity student from the West Bank to Gaza justbefore her graduation.

The student, Berlanty Azzam, said she wastwo months away from completing herdegree in business administration atBethlehem University when she was stoppedat an Israeli army checkpoint. After present-ing her Gaza-issued identity card, Azzamsaid she was blindfolded and driven in anIsraeli army jeep to Gaza.

The ruling could set a precedent for expul-sion of other Gaza Palestinians who live inthe West Bank. The Israeli human rightsgroup Gisha estimated their number at25,000.

Bolivia expor ts rodent jerkyLA PAZ, Bolivia — Where some see only an

edible, hog-sized jungle rodent, others seeeconomic opportunity.

Indigenous communities from Bolivia’seastern lowlands are planning to exportdried meat of the world’s largest rodent toVenezuela, where the animal is widely con-sumed.

The pioneering effort is endorsed by theFriends of Nature Foundation.

Foundation leader Ruth Delgado saysplans to export the meat of between 200 and500 capybara a year are environmentallysustainable.

Delgado said Thursday that the productmust sell for $4.45 a pound to be profitable.

Associated Press

Associated Press

First winter weather hits states hard

China urges ‘soul-searching’ for U.S. on climateDENMARK

Some abuse medical marijuana card EUGENE, Ore. — For as long as people

have sold marijuana on the black market,pot dealers and growers have gone to greatlengths to keep their stashes hidden.

Now police say some Oregon marijuanafarmers are taking advantage of a relativelynew tool — a state-issued medical marijuanacard — to help conceal their criminal activity.

“For some growers, the card adds to ahoped-for ruse. They’re hoping that if some-body sees their marijuana and checks it out,(police) will think it’s a legal grow,” saidOregon State Police Sgt. Ted Phillips, whosupervises Lane County’s Interagency DrugEnforcement Team.

Lawmakers nix gov.’s impeachmentCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina law-

makers voted down a measure to impeachGov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday, but rec-ommended a formal rebuke that said histravels and trysts with an Argentine mistressbrought the state “ridicule, dishonor, dis-grace and shame.”

Most of the seven legislative panel mem-bers said the Republican should resign,though his affair, use of state planes and a2008 taxpayer-funded trip to Argentina werenot serious misconduct that merited removalfrom office.

Instead, the lawmakers unanimouslyapproved a resolution saying he has“brought ridicule, dishonor, disgrace, andshame not only upon Governor Sanford butupon this state and its citizens which rises toa level which requires a formal admonish-ment and censure.”

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Salvation Army and have cur-rently adopted a family for theChristmas season.

“We’re really excited aboutthe mother anddaughter thatwe adopted,”Janke said.“We’re collect-ing donations tobuy presents forthe three-year-old girl and agift card for gro-ceries for themother.”

Variety ofprojects is animportant focusof the club aswell as ani m p o r t a n taspect of the mission of ArmyROTC as a whole, sophomoreATLAS member Mihai Iancusaid.

“It’s important to learn towork with people in differentsituations,” he said. “We wantto show the diversity of the mili-tary and that we’re about morethan warfare.”

ATLAS, which currently has20 members, is hoping toexpand and get more cadetsinvolved so that they canexpand on the level of theirservice projects.

“The more people we havethe more we can do,” Jankesaid.

ATLAS’s first event of the new

semester is the construction ofa house for a family in needthrough the group RebuildingTogether. Van Beckhum hopesto increase club membership sothat there can be more labororiented service within the club.

“This is a group where wehave the manpower to dolabor,” she said. “We don’t nec-

essarily have thef i n a n c i a lresources toraise money fora cause everymonth.”

Devotion toservice is afamiliar valuewithin the ROTCcommunity andJanke and vanBeckhum seeATLAS as ameans of prepa-ration for thecadets’ futurecareers as mem-

ber of the U.S. military.“Our future is all about serv-

ice,” Janke said. “It’s all we’regoing to be doing.”

Van Beckhum says ATLASbuilds on the mission of the mil-itary but community serviceshould never just be aboutpreparation for the future.

“It is important for ROTCbecause the military serveseveryday,” she said. “But it’ssomething you should do with-out even thinking. ATLAS’sfocus is about trying to do thatlittle extra to make the commu-nity better.”

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“It’s important tolearn to work withpoeple in different

situations. We wantto show the diversityof the military andthat we’re about

more than warfare.”

Mihai Iancu

sophomore

North Dining Hall will be openfrom 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday toWednesday, Holler said.

“Especially now that it’s get-ting really cold,if somebody allthe way down inDuncan doesn’twant to walk allthe way to theLibrary, they canjust go to SouthDining Hall,” hesaid.

Holler said thisyear is the sec-ond year thatthe dining hallsare open to stu-dents for study-ing, and that lastyear studentswelcomed theincrease in studyspace.

“Last year wasa really good turnout and areally good response,” he said.“I went [to South Dining Hall]one night andwhen I wasthere, therewere a goodamount of peo-ple there.”

The dininghalls are largeenough to beused for groupand individualstudying, Hollersaid.

“The bigtables are defi-nitely conduciveto big groupsbeing able tocome in andsince it is hardto find group study space, espe-cially in the library, these dininghalls provide that possibility,” hesaid.

“But it’s definitely notreserved for group studying,”

Holler said. “There could begroups in there on one side ofthe dining hall and then if youwant to study there individually,there is definitely room.”

In addition to the dining halls,the Career Center will open upinterview rooms on the firstfloor of Flanner Hall. The rooms

will be openSunday toWednesday 8p.m. to 1 a.m.

In total, 24rooms will beavailable forboth individualand group study-ing, director ofthe CareerCenter Lee Svetesaid.

Some roomswill have spacefor up to twopeople, whileothers will beable to hold fourto eight people,he said.

“This is a quietspace that offers students agreat place to study,” he said.“We are excited to help students

achieve theiracademic goalswhich will trans-late into findingexciting careero p p o r t u n i t i e sand internships.”

Holler said hehopes that wordwill spread aboutthe extra studyspaces availableand that studentswill take advan-tage of them.

“Not everybodyknows about it,but it’s one ofthose resourcesthat we have

available,” he said. “WhereasHesburgh, Bond and Nieuwlandlibraries all … get so filled up.”

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“Especially now thatit’s getting really

cold, if somebody allthe way down in

Duncan doesn’t wantto walk all the way tothe library, they can

just go to SouthDining Hall.”

Austin Holler

academic affairs chair

Student Senate

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“This is a quiet spacethat offers students agreat place to study.

We are excited tohelp students acheivetheir academic goalswhich will translateinto exciting careeropportunities and

internships.”

Lee Svete

director

Career Center

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IN BRIEF

PORTLAND, Oregon —General Mills — the makerof Lucky Charms, Trix andCocoa Puffs — plans toreduce the amount ofsugar in its cereals mar-keted to children.

The move, announcedWednesday, comes asmany food companies altertheir products and facegrowing scrutiny from con-sumers, regulators andhealth groups over thenutritional value of theirfoods.

General Mills said it willcut the sugar in 10 of itscereals to single-digitgrams of sugar per serv-ing. It did not provide atimeline for reaching thisgoal, but it builds onreductions the companyrolled out two years ago.

The sugar in Cocoa Puffs,for example, could drop atleast 25 percent from itsoriginal level and 18 per-cent from its current 11grams per serving.

“This is a significantdevelopment across someof our biggest and longest-term brands,” said JeffHarmening, president ofthe company’s Big G cerealdivision.

General Mills, which isbased in Minneapolis, saidthe updated products willbegin to roll out in the nextyear. The timing will varyby product.

“The reduction ... doesn’trepresent perfection but itrepresents improvement,”said Kelly Brownell, direc-tor of the Rudd Center forFood Policy and Obesity atYale University.

Several cereal makershave adjusted their prod-ucts to address the grow-ing concern.

Last year, Kellogg Co.reformulated a number ofits U.S. cereals includingFroot Loops, Apple Jacksand Corn Pops. Thechanges vary according toproduct but decreased thesugar by 1 to 3 grams perserving. Kellogg also addedfiber to some of its cereals.

Post Foods said it has cut

the sugar content in bothFruity Pebbles and CocoaPebbles by 20 percent. Andit increased the vitamin Din Pebbles and Honeycombcereals this year.

“The cereal companieshave really been under alot of pressure,” Brownellsaid.

The Food and DrugAdministration has beencracking down on foodpackaging that touts mis-leading health benefits.That led to one industryorganization halt its“Smart Choices” labelingprogram, which wasattacked because sugarycereals like Fruit Loopsqualified for the label.

General Mills’ effortwon’t change some prod-ucts like Franken Berryand Boo Berry, which are

generally considered chil-dren’s cereals and oncehad 15 grams of sugareach. General Mills hassince reduced that to 12grams, but the cerealsaren’t included in the neweffort because they don’tadvertise on TV shows orother media aimed at chil-dren.

And some of the compa-ny’s other cereals, such asCheerios, already meet thegoal with 1 gram of sugarper serving.

The Rudd Center recent-ly published a study thatfound the least-healthybreakfast cereals are themost frequently andaggressively marketeddirectly to children. It alsofound that General Millsmarkets to children morethan any other cereal com-

pany, and six of 10 least-healthy cereals in its studywere made by the compa-ny.

“Children deserve to bemarketed products thatare healthier to them thanwhat is being marketednow,” Brownell said.

General Mills said themove is a reaction to con-sumers’ desire for lesssugar, rather than aresponse to criticism. Thecompany said it has takena number of steps —including increasing wholegrain and nutrients in itscereals — to improve theirhealthfulness.

The company wouldn’tsay how the cereal’s for-mulas would be adjustedexcept for the sugar reduc-tion but said it would notuse artificial sweeteners.

APGeneral Mill’s move Wednesday to lower sugar content in cereals comes as manyfood companies alter their products to increase their nutritional value.

NEW YORK — The dollar weak-ened slightly from 5-week highsWednesday. It’s been gaining steadilysince the start of the month.

On Wednesday, the 16-nation eurorose to $1.4714 in late New Yorktrading from $1.4685 late Tuesday.Earlier in the session, the euro fell aslow as $1.4670, its weakest pointsince Oct. 5.

The euro has dropped as much as4 cents against the dollar this month,as investors are locking in the gainsthey’ve already made on the euro’srise this year, said Joseph Trevisani,chief market analyst at FXSolutions.The dollar has also gotten a boostfrom concerns over European coun-tries’ public finances and higher

expectations for the Federal Reserveto hike rates sooner, he said.

Higher interest rates can boost acurrency as investors transfer fundsto where they expect to earn higherreturns.

The British pound dipped to$1.6248 from $1.6261 as U.K.Treasury chief Alistair Darling down-graded his forecast for the Britisheconomy in 2009. He also said heexpects the British government toborrow slightly more next year thanhe previously thought. Earlier thisweek, Moody’s Investors Service saidthe U.K. must fix its public financesin order to avoid threats to its toptriple-A credit rating.

Meanwhile, the dollar dropped to87.77 Japanese yen from 88.34 yen.

Against a basket of six major cur-

rencies, the dollar retreated from a5-week high.

The dollar, which is considered asafe-haven currency, is also gettingsupport from concerns about govern-ment finances. Earlier this week, acredit ratings agency downgradedthe creditworthiness of Greece’s sov-ereign debt, while Moody’s cited theU.K.’s deteriorating public finances.It also cut its ratings on six Dubaistate-linked companies.

The Greek prime minister is prom-ising to do “everything necessary” toreduce its growing deficit.

“The key questions now beingasked is, will the rest of Europe haveto help Greece out, and will Greecebe the beginning of other debt down-grades across Europe,” said CMCMarkets’ Michael Hewson.

Growing consumer, regulator scrutiny over nutritional value prompts change

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General Mills to reduce sugar

Dollar weakens after five-week steady gain

Truckes petition for delay of rulesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Citing the poor

economy, the trucking industry Wednesdayasked California air regulators to delay thenation’s toughest rules to reduce diesel emissions.

The pitch came at a California Air ResourcesBoard hearing, where regulators were review-ing whether trucking companies should begiven more time to replace their fleets withcleaner trucks.

Board scientists said diesel emissions are 20percent lower this year than originally esti-mated, a result of many trucks sitting idle dur-ing the recession.

Trucking companies said they are bringingin less business and unable to pay for costlynew equipment.

“I’m concerned these regulations could putus out of business,” said Christina Ramorino,controller at Roadstar trucking based inHayward. “With everyone hurting for busi-ness, it’s hard for us to pass on this cost to ourcustomers.”

Board chairwoman Mary Nichols saidCalifornia is required by federal law to cleanup pollution and meet federal air standards by2014. She suggested the state might be able togive truckers more flexibility in the first fewyears but rejected calls to set aside the stan-dards.

Feds fight cybercriminals overseasWASHINGTON — The tip came from another

country’s law enforcement officials: Eightmajor banks in the U.S. were being targetedby cybercriminals operating there.

FBI agents fanned out that night to warn thebranches that hackers were aiming to breakinto their computer systems. The banks wereable to spot the attempted breaches, and blockthem, FBI officials said.

Concerned about the rise in this type ofsophisticated computer attack from abroad,the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service are beefingup their international cybercrime enforcement,sending agents who specialize in the threatsoverseas to specifically deal with digital perils.

Their growing coordination with othernations, however, faces legal and politicalchallenges posed by conflicting laws and thelack of broadly accepted international guide-lines for Internet oversight.

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degrees Fahrenheit onWednesday afternoon at theSouth Bend Regional Airport,but with wind chill it felt like 10degrees, according to theNational Weather Service Website.

The site also reported windspeeds of 41mph.

W h e nCorcoran leftclass onWednesday, shesaid it was mis-erable to walkoutdoors in thewind and snow.

“The walkfrom DeBartoloto LaFortunewas so brutal, and all I couldthink about to get me from onepoint to the next was a hot cap-puccino from Starbucks,” shesaid.

Corcoran said when shereached LaFortune, the line atStarbucks was exceptionallylong, which she attributed to thecold weather.

Freshman Kayla Colvill is fromTexas and said she was sur-prised by thesnow and coldweather. Shebegan wearingher winter coatseveral weeksago because shethought the fallweather wasalready very cold.

“I have justnever experi-enced anythinglike this in mylife,” she said. “I can’t reallyimagine it feeling colder.”

Temperatures are predicted todrop even lower during the daytoday. The National Weather

Service forecasts wind chill val-ues as low as -10 degrees andwind gusts as high as 35 mph,although no additional snow isexpected during the day.

Kicki Astuno, also a fresh-man, said she not looking for-ward to a cold and snowy winterbecause college students have tospend so much time walkingoutside.

“I’m so nervous for the nextthree months,” she said, “I don’t

know how I’mgoing to handleit.”

Astuno saidshe was sur-prised by thecold weatherbecause shethought theweather this fallwas relativelymild.

Corcoran saidshe was happy the weatherremained nice through the lasthome football game at the end ofNovember, but she is not lookingforward to the winter months.

“And I think it’s going to be alonger one that normal,” shesaid.

Senior Ronnie Thompson saidhe works at Rolfs, whereWednesday’s wind gusts werestrong enough to blow the front

doors open. Thompson also

said winterweather pres-ents additionalproblems forstudents wholive off campus. “If I lived oncampus I’d bemore excited forwinter,” he said,“but now justsnow and driv-

ing on the roads is a huge has-sle.”

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“I was not expectingit to be this bad

today. It makes menever want to go outside again.”

Kathryn Corcoran

senior

“I have just neverexperienced anythinglike this in my life. Ican’t really imagine

it feeling colder.”

Kayla Colvill

freshman

Photo Courtesy of Adam HansmannDorm Drinks founders Adam Hansmann, middle, and John Jeffrey,right, deliver cases of water to a customer last year in Duncan Hall.

inconvenient to go off campus[to shop for refreshments]and the Huddlepr ices rea l lydr ive oursales.”

Water, which,Jef frey sa id ,c o n s t i t u t e sabout 65 per-cent o f to ta lsa les , can bepurchased atthe Huddle andin mostU n i v e r s i t yv e n d i n gmachines for $1.35, but DormDrinks sells bottles for whatends up being about 25 centseach.

Hansmann sa id Dorm

Drinks recently cut its mar-keting budget but has dou-bled its sales this semester.This fall, he said, the busi-ness provides service to over300 different students andhas generated over $10,000,

as opposed toi ts approxi -mately 75 cus-tomers and$600 in sales inits first semes-ter of operation.

“With the costof the product,gas and employ-ees , we s t i l lgross a couplethousand dol -lars per semes-ter,” Je f frey,

Dorm Drinks CFO, said. “It’sgood spending money.”

Jeffrey said he attributesthe growth of the business tothe loyalty of the customer

base.“The growth has been phe-

nomenal,” he said. “Most cus-tomers order at least twot imes a week. We have abackbone of 25 to 30 sub-scribers that constitute about20 percent of what we do.”

Hansmann and Jeffrey hopethe success of Dorm Drinks asyounger students take overnext semester.

“A couple guys [sophomoresTyler Hudson-Cr imi andRichard Gonzalez] will takeover in January,” Hansmannsaid.

Hudson-Cr imi andGonzalez, both sophomorebusiness majors who havebeen making Dorm Drinks

deliveries, are excited to takeover after break.

“We’re very enthusiastic tocontinue the tradition of pass-ing on the savings of purchas-ing off-campus to on-campusstudents while simultaneouslyproviding the convenience ofdoor-front delivery,” Hudson-Crimi said.

Hansmann and Jeffrey bothsaid they wi l l oversee thebusiness in its transitionalphase for a while.

“We really want to see its tay [a t Notre Dame, ]”Hansmann said.

Hansmann and Jeffrey bothsaid the experience of run-ning a business has helpedthem in their profess ional

aspirations.“It’s given me an entrepre-

neuria l spir i t ,” Hansmannsaid. “It made me enjoy busi-ness more than my classroomexper ience . I t was a lso ahuge résumé boost.”

Jeffrey echoed Hansmann’ssentiment.

“It gave me an edge in allinterv iews,” he said . Nextyear, he sa id he wi l l “dosomething similar to this buton a larger scale.”

Jef frey wi l l work forMacquarie Capital in Chicagoand Hansmann will work forMcKenzie in New York.

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“The growth has beenphenomenal. Mostcustomers order atleast two times a

week.”

John Jeffrey

founder

Dorm Drinks

Contact Laura McCrystal atlmccryst@nd.edu

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to be made up at anothertime in the semester.

“ I t w a s v e r y i m p o r t a n tthat we main-t a i n e d t h et o t a l n u m b e ro f c l a s s d a y sfor the semes-t e r a t 7 0 , ”Pace said.

Dec id ing ona day to makeup the classes,h e s a i d ,required addi-tional deliber-ation.

“We original-l y s u g g e s t e d m a k i n g t h eM o n d a y b e f o r e c l a s s e s ,o r i g i n a l l y aclass registra-t ion day, as aschoo l day t om a k e u p t h ed i f f e r e n c e .T h e s t u d e n tr e p r e s e n t a -tives, however,disagreed withthis idea, say-ing that a dayof acclimationbefore classeswas beneficialt o t h e s t u -d e n t s . Wet h e r e f o r er e a c h e d acompromise that s tudentswould have classes on whatwas once one of their studydays.”

While some students areu n h a p p y w i t h t h eUniversity’s new policy, oth-

ers are more accept ing ofthe change.

“From my exper ience , Ithink that students shouldhave a full week of studyingfor finals,” Bipasha Deb, agraduate student of chem-i s t r y, s a i d . “ F i n a l s a r ealways intensive, and stu-

d e n t s s h o u l dh a v e t i m e t ostudy for themaccordingly.”

Junior KevinDanchisko saidh e s u p p o r t sthe change.

“ I w o u l dm u c h r a t h e rh a v e a t r a v e ld a y b e f o r eT h a n k s g i v i n gthan an extraday of studying

f o r f i n a l s , ” h e s a i d .“Seriously, it’s a really big

help in gettingh o m e f o rThanksgiving.”

Another jun-i o r, B r i t t a n yS c h m i e r ,e c h o e dD a n c h i s k o ’ ssentiment.

“ I ’ d r a t h e rh a v e f o u rs t u d y d a y s ,a n d I t h i n kyou cou ld ge tmore done onthat extra day,but I still thinki t ’s a s m a l lp r i c e t o p a y

f o r h a v i n g a t r a v e l d a ybe fore Thanksg i v ing . I t ’smuch more convenient thisway.”

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BOISE, Idaho — A Canadianmining company won initialfederal approval for a plan tomine cobalt used in hybridcar batteries and jet enginesfrom deep beneath the centralIdaho mountains.

Formation Metals Inc., aVancouver-based company,said Wednesday that winningthe U.S. Forest Service’sblessing for the first stage ofits operations plan meansworkers can log the miningsite and build roads inJanuary.

Mining is due to start inSalmon-Chall is NationalForest, about 200 milesnortheast of Boise, in 2011and could continue for 30years, it said.

Cobalt is used in jet engines,hybrid vehicle batteries, pros-thetic knees and hips, evenradio frequency identificationtags that help retai lersincluding Wal-Mart StoresInc. track their products.

Exploration companies arehunting for cobalt fromDuluth, Minn., to Cuba to richdeposits in Africa’s Zambiaand Congo, where much oftoday’s cobalt supply ismined.

Chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer Mari-AnnGreen said Formation aims tosupply as many as 1,600 tonsannually of 99.9 percent-purecobalt to companies l ikeUnited Technologies Corp.’sPratt and Whitney unit, RollsRoyce Group Plc and

Portland, Ore.-basedPrecision Castparts Corp.

Green expects to employ150 at the mine and another77 people at the company’sexisting smelter 200 miles tothe northwest in Kellogg,where the cobalt wil l berefined.

Though the price of cobaltdropped from about $52 perpound in 2008 to $18 earlierthis year, optimism that theworst of the recession is overis again pushing prices high-er. It traded at about $23 thisweek, Green said.

Canada’s Formation hasbeen exploring Idaho’s Cobaltbelt — the U.S. governmentbulldozed trenches here dur-ing World War II to recoverthe chemical element for usein aircraft engines — for 14years.

Before this week’s mile-stone, its efforts have beenhampered by a financial crisisthat followed the Sept. 11 ter-rorist attacks as well as com-plicated dealings with XstrataPlc, a Swiss-based cobalt pro-ducer that indirectly owns adefunct mine next door that’son the federal Superfund pol-lution cleanup list.

In April, Xstrata lost a fed-eral appeal aimed at haltingFormation’s project. Andthree months ago, Formationwon a separate state courtorder giving it access tocobalt mining claim across itsSwiss rival’s property.

The Forest Service’sapproval this week marksanother significant develop-

ment, even though additionalwork, including planning formining below the water tableas well as for facilities con-struction, remains to be com-pleted, said Forest ServiceDistrict Ranger KimberlyNelson.

“There’s a lot of technicalreporting information thatstill needs to be establishedand created before they cango underground,” Nelsonsaid. “But this is a majorstep.”

So far, Formation has spent$50 million, including $17million on permits.

To complete the mine by2011, it’s finalizing a stock-and-debt deal with investorsto raise another $140 millionby the end of 2009, Greensaid.

Formation must put upreclamation bonds totaling$29.6 million to address even-tual impacts of its mine andhas agreed to chip in another$150,000 annually for the lifeof the mine for watershedimprovement projects. Inreturn, the IdahoConservation League, an envi-ronmental group, agreed in2008 not to challenge themine in court.

The company has alsoworked with other groupsincluding the Shoshone-Bannock Indian tribes to winsupport, Green said.

“We’ve gone that extramile,” she said. “We’re quiteproud of the fact that none ofthose fellows are appealingthe project.”

Idaho to begin cobalt mining in 2011Associated Press

“It was very important that we

maintained the totalnumber of class daysfor the semester at

70.”

Dr. Harold Pace

University Registrar

“From my experience,I think that students

should have a fullweek of studying for

finals. Finals arealways intensive, andstudents should have

time to study forthem accordingly.”

Bipasha Deb

graduate student

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In light of the latest Viewpoints, thesignificance attached to the content ofstolen e-mails from climatologists, thecurrent Copenhagen Climate ChangeConference and recent U.S. federallegislation, I thinkit would benefitand elevate thediscussion if westraighten a fewthings out.

1. The Earth hasa natural green-house effect which is a product of sev-eral gases that naturally exist in theatmosphere including carbon dioxide,methane, nitrous oxide and evenwater vapor. These greenhouse gasestrap some infrared radiation andwarm the Earth, allowing plants, ani-mals and humans to live here (where-as nothing lives on the moon or Venus— the moon due to the lack of thegreenhouse effect and Venus due to avery pronounced greenhouse effect).Levels of these greenhouse gases havefluctuated several times over the last400,000 years, reflecting the ice agesand the interglacial periods. However,the concentrations of carbon dioxideand other greenhouse gases in theatmosphere today have not been seenin the last 400,000 years.

2. However, ever since humansbegan burning wood, coal, oil and nat-ural gas, we have slowly begun to putmore greenhouse gases into theatmosphere. Since the IndustrialRevolution, greenhouse gas emissionshave greatly increased. We have alsocreated synthetic chemicals like chlo-rofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocar-bons, which did not previously exist,now act as greenhouse gases as well,and do not have a natural sink orprocess to decrease their presence inthe environment.

3. Thousands of scientists have beenmonitoring and analyzing the Earth’sclimate and have seen evidence that

we are changing our climate.Thousands of other scientists havestudied the chemistry of the atmos-phere and the processes that affectthe climate and have written thou-sands of papers documenting theirobservations and analyzing the resultsto understand what makes the climatefunction as it does, what impacts it,what effects the climate has on natu-ral systems and ecosystems, and whatthe climate is likely to do in the future.

4. The results of this body of scien-tific research were summarized byscientists for policy makers in theUnited Nations IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC)Assessment Reports, of which therehave been four over the last 20 years.The scientific understanding of globalclimate change found in the IPCC isbased on a wide range of scientificassessments, and therefore is notdependent on one university inEngland or anywhere else where cli-mate science is studied. Despite recentclaims that stolen e-mails in Englanddisprove climate change, the emailsdo not state that global climate changeis not happening or is a conspiracyamong scientists. Whether or not thedata from the university in England isfaulty, a substantial amount of otherlegitimate climate research exists andproves that global climate change ishappening.

5. The hardest thing for the generalpublic to understand about climatescience, and any science in general, isuncertainty. If scientists have a degreeof uncertainty about something, thatdoes not mean that it is a lie oruntrue. Climate scientists, like doc-tors, predict that certain processeswill happen based on their knowledgeand research. For example, if a doctortells a smoker that he or she is likelyto get cancer if that person does notstop smoking, the smoker could stilllive a long, full life and never develop

cancer. That does not mean the doctorlied; it means that based on past evi-dence and scientific knowledge aboutthe effects of smoking on the body,lung cancer is a highly likely outcomeof smoking. Similarly, climate scien-tists can make predictions with highprobability about the effects of globalclimate change and when and to whatextent those effects could happen. TheEarth and its climate are even morecomplex than the human body, andthe effects of climate change will varyacross regions (this is why global cli-mate change is a more accurate termthan global warming).

6. While I have tried to explain theclimate science as I, as a sciencemajor, have learned it, I encourageeach reader to educate him or herselffrom the science itself. Get the infor-mation from the climate scientiststhemselves (www.realclimate.org).Even better, go to lectures aroundcampus and meet the scientists them-selves. How you value that informa-tion, the humans and other creaturesaffected by it, and what you decide todo about that is your prerogative. Asone of my science professors, ecologistJessica Hellmann has said, “Saying Idon’t believe in cancer does not meanit ceases to exist. It just means that Iam ignoring reality.” Let us argueabout what we do in response to thescientific facts, not whether or notglobal climate change exists. I chal-lenge you to listen to the sources ofscientific knowledge, evaluate theresults, and decide what that meansfor the world you want to live in andleave for future generations.

This week’s column was written byLisa Bunn. She is a senior fromPasquerilla West. She can be reachedat lbunn@nd.edu

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

Lisa Bunn

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Necessity has no law.”

William Langlandauthor

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Ms. Pesavento,You continue to try and spread your extreme ideals through bias and misinformation. The docu-

ments you spoke of in your most recent column (“Too much faith in humanity,” Dec. 8) states, “anunknown source leaked more than 1,000 e-mails and technical documents.” These e-mails and docu-ments were “leaked” by a source responsible for illegally hacking and stealing this information, whichtherefore has credibility issues due to the nature under which it was obtained. Furthermore the inci-dent is still being investigated as to the credibility of the documents and the source of the securitybreach.

As for the facts of global warming, simple research conducted via the National Climatic Data Center(NCDC) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Web site provides a plethora ofstatistics on the subject of temperature comparisons to the historical means. As stated by the data col-lected by the NCDC, “Evidence is mounting that the global climate is changing. The extent to whichman is responsible is still under study.” While the effects of man are under question, the simple state-ment that the climate is changing is not. By looking at the average global temperature from the years1901 to 2000 in comparison to the yearly data from 1880 to 2009, the NCDC found that from 1880 to1935 the average temperature was below the established: the lowest it was seen was at .4 degreesCelsius below the mean from 1907 to 1912. Then from the years 1935 to 1980 the temperature fluctu-ated about the mean. Since 1990 there has been a steady increase in the temperature. For the pastseven years, this level has been .6 degrees Celsius above the mean. For the past 30 years the upperand lower bounds have not included the mean (since 1980). These are undisputed facts presented bya well-respected and official government institution that has been in operation during both politicalparties terms. The question should not be whether the temperature is rising, but what are the effectsof it rising and how can we help prevent any damaging effects.

There is only one certainty: The human species developed under very specific geological climateconditions. If those conditions disappear, will we survive?

Luke Riccisenior

off campusDec. 8

Find undisputed facts

I would like to express my appreciation for the staff of theSouth Dining Hall, who clearly worked very hard to provide awonderful Christmas season dinner on Tuesday night. Fromthe cheerful greeters to the people wading through the sea ofstudents with more food or dishes to whoever did the beauti-ful decorations, everything came together to create a fun,festive atmosphere. Despite the crowds, I saw many off-cam-pus people returning to have dinner in the dining hall withtheir friends. The food was also delicious.

So thank you, everyone, for all the work you do during theyear, and especially for giving us such a wonderful meal.

Johanna Kirschsenior

McGlinn HallDec. 8

Thanks dining hall

Unfortunately for Mr. Easley (“Global warming skeptic,” Dec. 7),we already know that climate change has been sped up by humans.Wildfires, volcanoes and other natural phenomena that occur annu-ally have been occurring for a long time. But the amount of carbondioxide released every time they occur has not been enough tocause a significant long term climate change because nature hascounter-mechanisms to remove it from the air. Yes, Mt. Pinatubo’seruption in the Philippines in 1991 did lower global temperaturesfor a few years. But over time, temperatures returned to levels simi-lar to before the eruption as the greenhouse gases produced by thevolcano were removed through the Earth’s natural processes. Letme provide an example. When a wildfire occurs, an entire chunk ofa forest could be burned down. What happens afterwards? First pri-mary succession, involving the growth of bacteria, fungi and otherphotosynthetic microorganisms that extract carbon dioxide from theatmosphere, occurs. Otherwise, they would not be able to live onland lacking living organisms. Then photosynthetic mosses andlichens grow, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Subsequently, we get more higher-order plant growth and thus starta new circle of life. But starting a new cycle requires a huge carbonsource, which most organisms get from the air to which largeamounts of carbon dioxide had just been added. Thus, the accumu-lation of carbon dioxide emission is somewhat negated.

However, most of the gaseous emissions that human products andfactories release into the air are unnatural and, sadly enough, thereis no counter-mechanism to negate our actions. Mr. Easley is right insaying that we aren’t the only ones who cause a rise in greenhousegases; but I believe we are the major contributors to its recent rapidaccumulation. Compared to “pre-industrial” times, carbon dioxideemissions have risen by about 25 percent as of 1992 (Cline, WilliamR., The Economics of Global Warming). That is why I would like topush for Climate Change Legislation and look forward to the resultsfrom Copenhagen. In addition, I also believe that supporting sustain-ability and “green” practices are a good idea because that would beour version of a “counter-mechanism” to the carbon dioxide releasewe cause. Initiating an “Elevated Discussion,” as was presented inTuesday’s Observer, would also help others better understand whyclimate change is an issue and why sustainability should be support-ed.

Jessica Choisophomore

Pasquerilla East HallDec. 9

Disrupting the natural atmosphere

After reading the letters in the Viewpoint by Mr. Bangs (“The best from Europe and America,” Dec. 8),Mr. Kobeski (“Let’s approach climate change,” Dec. 8) and Ms. Fitzgerald (“I’m a believer,” Dec. 8), whoeach sought to reaffirm the litany on climate change, I have come to recognize the need for more debate onthe subject. Each author, and probably many others, believes that climate change is occurring, is beyonddoubt manmade, will be catastrophic and can be averted by reductions in CO2 levels. While the first pointis undisputed by anyone who has done serious research into it, the other three points are highly con-tentious. Before we spend billions on cutting carbon emissions, we need a real debate as to the practicalityof such a measure.

That climate change is undoubtedly manmade is a ridiculous assertion. Earth’s climate is a highly com-plex nonlinear system with literally thousands of variables. To assert that we know for a fact that a 100ppm increase in a relatively minor greenhouse gas is the primary driver of observed warming is to assumemore than be possibly proven, especially when the impact of variables like cloud cover is as of yet undeter-mined. This point is further driven home by research showing that the correlation between arctic tempera-tures and solar variance is much closer than between arctic temperatures and CO2 emissions. The fact thatCO2 driven models of climate change have fared very poorly in modeling the last decade seems to showthat our knowledge of the link between CO2 and warming is at best incomplete.

The third point, that warming will be catastrophic, is based off the second. The models showing drasticwarming, while scary, do not predict past weather well when run backwards and have thus far failed toaccurately predict coming weather.

The fourth point, that it would make economic sense to limit CO2 emissions, is indefensible. BjornLomborg, who has commissioned some of the most extensive studies on the possible benefits of cuttingCO2, found that the massive (and expensive) cuts mandated by the Kyoto Protocol, if extended to 2100,would have cut warming by .06 degrees Celsius by 2100. This is a statistically insignificant benefit from avastly expensive program. His models further assumed 100 percent CO2 influence on warming, which as Ihave stated earlier does not capture the full picture. When other impacts are taken into effect, the benefitof cutting CO2 would be even less.

I know that the authors of the articles to which I am responding would find these points I am makingcontentious. Therefore I challenge any of these authors to a full, open debate about the subject of climatechange sometime in the next semester. We can set a time and place of your choosing. Please respond tomgore@nd.edu if you wish to accept this challenge.

Matt Goresenior

Stanford HallDec. 9

Not definite assertions

Ah, the global warming debate: perhaps the mostinfamous and noble human struggle of the last centu-ry. It saddens me that so many people argue about theclimate, using random facts which only jumble up anysense that can be made from such a pivotal, nay, tran-scendent issue. I personally would never subjectmyself to baseless, meaningless debate with otherarticles. Actually, never mind. Here goes:

Oh my gosh. The Intergovernmental Panel onClimate Change (sounds illustrious, doesn’t it?) saysthat a bunch of carbon dioxide is being emitted intothe atmosphere? I see. Explain to me how CO2, whichplants metabolize to make oxygen, is harmful. Thereal blame could be on the billions of organisms whocontinue to fly in the face of the environment andbreathe 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Shame onall of us for perpetuating this horrendous act.

Mr. Kobeski (“Let’s approach climate change,” Dec.

8): I don’t know you read your “sources” yourself. Nocitations, just opinion. We must be enlightened by notonly your piercing truth, but also the sources you gotthese opinions from. For our sake (and for decentjournalism), please cite something.

Now, which foreign, somewhat unknown organiza-tion should I use for my position? Hmmm ... howabout NASA? An article from the July 1, 2008 WallStreet Journal states “NASA ... confirms that thehottest year on record was not 1998, as previouslybelieved, but 1934, and that six of the 10 hottest yearssince 1880 antedate 1954. Data show there has beenslight cooling in the past five years.” The article alsocites that “The Arctic ice cap may be thinning, but theextent of Antarctic sea ice has been expanding foryears. At least as of February, last winter was theNorthern Hemisphere’s coldest in decades.”Furthermore, the forecast for the world’s temperature

is that it will begin rising again in 2020. The world’sclimate is cyclical. (We’re doomed.)

Finally, a recent article written on Dec. 7, for “TheSpace Review” notes that “NASA’s Goddard Institutefor Space Studies (GISS) has long been resisting dis-closing its data following a U.S. Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) request made by Chris Hornerof the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a well-known skeptic.”

Why should NASA protect its statistics concerningglobal warming, for any reason? The answer is thatthis issue is a political game, nothing else.

Long Live Al Gore.

Douglas Schudasenior

O’Neill HallDec. 9

A most notable debate

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On a regular Tuesday afternoon, the weekbefore finals, we hopped into our car and drovethree and a half hours to Pontiac, Mich., to watcha Phoenix concert. The French electro-rock bandis on their U.S. tour, andour plan was to leaveNotre Dame at 2 p.m.,watch the concert and beback before parietals. Yetafter a long drive onMichigan’s road killinfested highways, wearrived at the ClutchCargos, a church-turned-concert venue, only towait another two hours for them to actually startplaying.

Due to the late start, we left later than expectedand were hit with a snow storm. Also, because somany people were smoking at the concert, one ofus (the only one with a driver’s license) got an irri-tated eye and couldn’t see properly, making itimpossible to drive. A Holiday Inn Express shownlike a beacon of hope in the dark snowy night. Wehad to drive back in the morning, and go straightto our 10:40 a.m. class with last night’s clothes.

In the end, was it worth it? Absolutely.Phoenix put on such a high energy show that

the crowd never took a break from dancing. Theband played almost all their songs from theirnewest album, “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” aswell as all their older fan favorites. Lead singer(and Sofia Coppola paramour) Thomas Marsseemingly did not stop to take a breath. The onlytimes he did pause, it was to express his stronggratitude to the crowd.

Opening with one of their most popular songs,“Lisztomania,” Phoenix continued to play anothertwo songs before even addressing the crowd,leading to the show’s fast paced momentum whichfed the audience with their energy. This kept thecrowd moving, singing and dancing the entiretime. One girl even tried to crowd surf but failedhorribly as she immediately fell and knocked oneof us down.

One of their best performances, “Lasso,”came early — although all of them were incred-ible. Mars walked up to the audience and sangstraight into the front row, which only furtherexcited the crowd. From afar, all we could seewere people’s hands touch-

ing his face and ruffling his hair. The band did anoutstanding job at making their live music soundeven better than on the record, largely due to thecombination of their talent with their spirited per-formance.

After singing “Rally,” “Fences” and “LongDistance Call,” Phoenix slowed the pace downwith “Love Like a Sunset,” a largely instrumentaltrack allowing for everyone to appreciate their allaround talent (and for the couples to dance closertogether). Another notable performance,“Napoleon Says,” captured more excitement thanwhen recorded, giving this older song new vigor.

Before we even knew it, Phoenix was announc-ing their last song, “Rome.” Yet, moments afterexiting the stage they returned for a four songencore. They played an acoustic version of“Everything is Everything,” a beautifully pre-formed cover of the Virgin Suicides soundtrack,“Playground Love” by Air, and “If I Ever FeelBetter.” Phoenix ended on a high point with theircurrent hit, “1901,” making the crowd jump evenhigher and sing even louder than they had beenbefore. As if we weren’t all going crazy for theband already, Mars also walked amongst thecrowd from the end of the room and back, sayingthank you the entire time.

Phoenix made our trip so worthwhile that thewhole hassle of getting there and back only addedto the excitement of our adventure. Definitely takethe time to listen to their music. In short, they’reawesome.

Brandy Cerne

and Tashi

Spragin

Scene Writers

The views expressed in this column are thoseof the authors and not necessarily those ofThe Observer.

Contact Brandy Cerne at bcerne1@nd.eduand Tashi Spragin at tspragin@nd.edu.

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By MATTBROWNScene Writer

Contact Matt Brown at mbrown14@nd.edu

Dear Scene,In light of your recent advice column

on pranksters, I have an importantquery regarding the ethics of prank-ing. A good two months ago, someacquaintances initiated a prank warwith our room. We spent valuable time,brainpower and Flex points deviouslyplotting our revenge. Fists were shak-en, middle fingers were raised andfriendships were shattered. Currently,we’re up, 3-1, and they haven’tresponded in a solid month, demon-strating their cowardice, lack of strongleadership and deservedness of prank-ing. Is it morally objectionable to prankthem again? Let me rephrase that.Should we prank them again?

Sincerely,Frustrated in Badin

Dear Frustrated in Badin,Your aptitude for prankish behavior

is to be commended and astoundseven us, veterans of several tours ofpranktitude including the unforgettableconflict of 2004. We wholeheartedlysupport the furthering of this battle. Webelieve you have a right, nay an obliga-tion to continue to take this fight to theirproverbial doorstep. However, girdyour loins, as your tomfoolery tutor, Ifeel I must warn you that this seeming

inaction by your foes may be a cleverruse to lull you into a unsuspectingcomfort only to strike with a fieryvengeance. After all, America did notcreate its nuclear arsenal in sevendays. When they strike, and strike theywill be they any men at all, prepareyourselves for pranking at an entirenew level. It may be wise to stockpileseveral days worth of food and water,as well as duct tape and industrialstrength plastic sheeting. Whatevertheir response, remain calm and take itwith good humor and a jolly heart. Anyconsternation they cause, you cannothold a candle to the great campaign ofterror you have carried over the inter-vening months. Personally, we havewitnessed pranks in which the plan-ning process took years as well as mul-tiple thousands of dollars. Your act ofpranking may only incite their rage,causing them to add nefarious ele-ments to their already devious prank.We must also warn you about the per-ils of repeated and escalating pranking,the fall of the Roman Empire can bedirectly correlated to the large volumeof silly string and fake noses importedby Nero in an attempt to get back atHannibal after his hilarious well-exe-cuted elephants over the mountainsprank.

We realize our advice may offendsome of our readership with the deli-cate feelings of an emotional under-developed adolescent girl. Some mayeven say that we’re advocating kickingyour opponent while he is down, weep-ing in a puddle of his own filth? Ourresponse to these overzealous critics iscomprised of two equally importantpieces: First, man up. Second, whatwould you do if it was Jackie Chan whowas down? Would you stand thereand let him jump up and proceed tobeat you with a lemon peel? No. Youhave to press your advantage and inthis case, be positive that their livesnever become a monotonous drudgerysure to sear the soul.

Prank and prank well my children,-Scene

Is your life troubled? Do you need thewise words that only an anonymouspaper can provide? You’re not alone.We’re looking out for you. We’ve beenthere, walking the same dark alley-ways and dirty sidewalks you’re cur-rently traversing. We came out bettermen and women and only wish to passour sage advice onto the future genera-tion. Do you have a question, problem,quandary or otherwise sticky situationthat you need help with? Write Sceneat jshaffe1@nd.edu

‘An Education’ 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. atBrowning Cinema, DPAC

Directed by Lone Sherfig, this film followsthe whirlwind romance of 16-year-old Jenny,and David, a much older man. Coming ofage in post-war London, Jenny is beinggroomed for Oxford, but feels smothered byher father and his expectations. David seemsto be the encompassment of her perfect, andolder man. David exposes her to the fineraspects of London culture, but Jenny is facedwith a difficult decision when she begins tounderstand how David has become the suc-cessful business man he is. “An Education” isshowing at the Browning Cinema Thursday,Friday and Saturday at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ 1 p.m. at BrowningCinema, DPAC

“Turandot,” Puccini’s last opera, tells thestory of Princess Turandot. A hater of men,she offers her hand in marriage to any suit-or who can properly answer three riddles. Ifhe fails, he will die. At the execution of thelatest suitor, Prince Calaf is overcome byTurnadot’s beauty and vows to win her ashis bride. Calaf successfully overcomesTurandot’s riddles, to her grave disappoint-ment. Yet he offers her a riddle of his own. Ifshe can find out his name by morning, Calafvows to forfeit his own life. A compellingstory about the puzzling nature of love,“Turandot” is an opera not to be missed.

Glee Club Christmas Concert 6 and8:30 p.m. at DPAC

It is time, once again, for the Glee ClubChristmas Concert. As always, this con-cert promises to be an excellent per-formance by Notre Dame’s own pre-miere all-male choral group. Includingtraditional Christmas carols fromAmerica and overseas, the Christmasmusic is sure to put you in the Holidayspirit. With the stress of finals loomingand Christmas break fast approaching, itcan be difficult to get in the mood for theholidays. This is an excellent way to bothenjoy the sounds of the season and sup-port the musical talent at Notre Dame.

Study DayEven the University can’t help

you procrastinate on Sunday. Withnothing going on around campus,it is finally time to buckle downand study for f inals. So put onsome comfy clothes, grab a giantmug of coffee and start fighting forone of those coveted library win-dow seats. (If you need more ideason where to study, please refer tothe “Study Spots: Campus’ Bestand Worst” article that ran earlierthis week in Scene). Best of luck toeveryone with finals — it will beChristmas before we know it.

Contact Genna McCabe at gmccabe@nd.edu

WASHINGTON — A Housesubcommittee approved legisla-tion Wednesday aimed at forc-ing college football to switch toa playoff system to determineits national champion, over theobjections of some lawmakerswho said Congress has meatiertargets to tackle.

The bill, which faces steepodds, would ban the promotionof a postseason NCAA Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision gameas a national championshipunless it results from a playoff.

The measure passed by voicevote in a House Energy andCommerce Committee subcom-mittee, with one audible “no,”from Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga.

“With all due respect, I reallythink we have more importantthings to spend our time on,”Barrow said before the vote,although he stressed he didn’tlike the current BowlChampionship Series, either.

The BCS selectionsannounced last weekend pit twounbeaten teams, No. 1 Alabamaand No. 2 Texas, in the Jan. 7national title game. Three other

undefeated teams — TCU,Cincinnati and Boise State —will play in a BCS bowl game,but not for the championship.

“What can we say — it’sDecember and the BCS is inchaos again,” said the bill’ssponsor, Rep. Joe Barton ofTexas, the top Republican onthe House Energy andCommerce Committee. He saidthe BCS system is unfair andwon’t change unless promptedby Congress.

The legislation, which goes tothe full committee, would makeit illegal to promote a national

championship game “or make asimilar representation,” unlessit results from a playoff.

There is no Senate version,although Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has pressed for a JusticeDepartment antitrust investiga-tion into the BCS.

Shortly after his election lastyear, Barack Obama said thereshould be a playoff system.

In a statement before thevote, BCS executive director BillHancock said, “With all theserious matters facing ourcountry, surely Congress hasmore important issues than

spending taxpayer money todictate how college football isplayed.”

The subcommittee chairman,Rep. Bobby Rush, an IllinoisDemocrat who co-sponsored thebill, said, “We can walk andchew gum at the same time.”

Yet Barrow wasn’t alone incriticizing his colleagues’ priori-ties; Reps. Zach Space, D-Ohio,and Bart Stupak, D-Mich., madesimilar arguments. Space saidthat with people facing toughtimes, the decision to focus oncollege football sends the“wrong message.”

PHILADELPHIA — On theday he signed a new contract,Andy Reid joked about hisweight.

The usually stoic coach hasplenty of reasons to be happy,and it’s not because he canafford his own cheesesteakjoint. Despite failing to win aSuper Bowl in h is f i rs t 10seasons with the PhiladelphiaEagles, Reid got a three-yearextension through 2013.

“He has all the ingredients:leadership, football knowl-edge, the ability to gain therespect of everybody that heworks with, especial ly theplayers , assembl ing thestaff ,” owner Jeffrey Luriesaid Wednesday.

“Every ingredient you couldpossibly look for, including aphenomenal track record ofgetting very far and if youdon’t get very far you have nochance. I am extremely confi-dent that we have a greatopportunity going forward.”

Terms of the deal weren’tdisclosed. Reid reportedly willearn between $5 and $6 mil-lion per season.

“I’m a piece of the puzzlehere, and by my waist sizeI’m a big piece, but in realityI’m just a piece of the puz-z le ,” Re id sa id . “ I lovePhiladelphia. The fans, thereis nothing l ike them. Theyhave just been unbelievable.They’re fair. If we stink, theylet us know we stink, if we’redoing OK, they let us knowwe’re doing OK, but they’realways there. That support isphenomenal, absolutely phe-nomenal.”

Reid is the winningest coach

in team history, leading theEagles to the playoffs seventimes with five trips to theNFC title game and one SuperBowl appearance in 10 sea-sons . The Eagles are 8-4heading into Sunday’s gameat the New York Giants and insolid position to make anoth-er postseason run.

Since joining the team in1999, Reid has won 115games and compiled a .611winning percentage, both bestin Eagles history.

Reid took over a franchisethat was considered a laugh-ingstock in the NFL a decadeago. He inherited a team thatwas 3-13 a season earlier andquick ly turned them intoperennial contenders. Reidse lected quarterbackDonovan McNabb with theNo. 2 overall pick in the 1999draft, a crucial piece in therebuilding process.

The Eagles improved to 5-11 in their first season underReid then went 11-5 a yearlater and made the playoffsfive straight years.

“It’s well-deserved for him,”McNabb said. “I’m happy forhim. It was a great move forthem. He’s a great coach.”

Though he’s one of the mostsuccess fu l coaches in theNFL, Reid has drawn criti-cism from fans because theteam hasn’t won a SuperBowl. The closest the Eaglesgot was a 24-21 loss to theNew England Patriots follow-ing the 2004 season.

“Our No. 1 priority by far isto win a Super Bowl,” Luriesaid. “One of the reasons forthe contract is the obsessionand prioritization of that.

“Does he have that burning

desire to take i t one morestep to win a Super Bowl?This man here has a tremen-dous burning des ire andobsession and will do nothingshort of every attempt possi-ble.”

The Eagles have reachedthe NFC championship gamefour other times, includingthree straight losses beforetheir Super Bowl appearance.The Eagles also reached theconference t i t le game lastseason, losing 32-25 to theArizona Cardinals.

“I would say very s implythat that’s where all of myenergy goes and the players’and the coaches ’ energygoes,” Reid said of winning aSuper Bowl

Reid took a leave of absenceduring the offseason in 2007after two of his sons werearrested on drug charges.

One son i s out o f pr isonafter completing a drug treat-ment program and the otheris serving a two-year sen-tence after pleading guilty tosmuggling prescription pills

into a county jail.Asked how he avoids getting

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocino, known for his post-touchdown celebrations, was fined for his most

recent stunt against the Lions. The NFL fined him $30,000 for donning a Mexican poncho and sombrero after scoring.

CINCINNATI — Bengalsreceiver Chad Ochocinco istaking the NFL’s fine for hislatest touchdown celebra-tion as a challenge to domore.

Ochocinco was fined$30,000 for briefly donninga mock poncho and a som-brero next to the bench fol-lowing his touchdown catchduring a 23-13 win overDetroit on Sunday. That’s$10,000 more than the finehe got for pretending tobribe an official during agame earlier this season.

The receiver saidWednesday he’s not surewhy the amount went up somuch.

“That’s OK,” he said.

“They keep jacking themup, I’ll keep jacking up thecelebrations.”

Earlier in his career,Ochocinco regularly gotfined for his celebrations.Some of his most memo-rable included doing a riverdance, pretending to per-form CPR on a football andusing the end zone pylon asa golf club. He also donneda mock Hall of Fame jacketon the sideline.

With receivers competingto top each other’s celebra-tions, the league crackeddown, making it illegal touse a prop on the field orhave a rehearsed celebra-tion with teammates.

Ochocinco scaled back onthe celebrations earlier thisseason. He did a Lambeau

Leap — into a section ofBengals fans — during awin at Green Bay, but toneddown his act as the teamwon games and moved intofirst place in the AFCNorth.

There had been nochance to celebrate atouchdown lately.Ochocinco went four gameswithout one before finallygetting into the end zoneagainst the Lions. Asked ifthe brief celebration — hewore the hat for only a cou-ple of seconds — was worththe hefty fine, he said,“You’re damn right it was.That was fun.”

The league fined him$20,000 and reprimandedhim for taking a dollar billonto the field as a pretend

bribe during a win overBaltimore on Nov. 8. Heheld the dollar in his righthand as he approached theofficials during a review ofone of his catches. He keptthe dollar after an officialmotioned for him to stayaway.

Ray Anderson, theleague’s executive vicepresident of football opera-tions, sent Ochocinco a let-ter over the pretend bribethat said: “The veryappearance of improprietyis not acceptable. Your con-duct was unprofessionaland unbecoming an NFLplayer.”

Ochocinco saidWednesday that he’ll keepdoing things that cross theleague’s line.

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IRVING, Texas — The DallasCowboys might have a new holder onkicks, a guy who made a costly flubthe last time he tried — Tony Romo.

Romo practiced as the holder forkicker Nick Folk on Wednesday andmight do it Sunday against the SanDiego Chargers. He would replacepunter Mat McBriar, whose hold on acostly missed field goal this pastSunday prompted kicker Nick Folk tothrow up his arms in disgust.

Folk has missed five of his lastseven kicks, with at least one miss infour straight games. He’s been espe-cially erratic on kicks between 40and 49 yards, hitting just 4 of 10after making 17 of 18 over his previ-ous two seasons.

“We feel like we need to do some-thing,” coach Wade Phillips said. “Ijust think something new for ourkicker would maybe help him mental-ly, I guess.”

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Texas Rangerssent pitcher Kevin Millwood and about$3 million to Baltimore for relieverChris Ray on Wednesday night, givingthe Orioles a durable starter and cashto help pay for him.

Texas also got a player to be named ina deal where money was a major factor.

Millwood is owed $12 million nextseason in the final year of his contract,a salary he guaranteed himself byreaching 180 innings this year forTexas.

The Rangers had cash flow problemsthis year, with Major League Baseballstepping in to provide assistance, andowner Tom Hicks is trying to sell theteam.

Millwood was 13-10 with three com-plete games last season. His 3.67 ERAwas eighth-best among AL starters — infact, it was the lowest by a Texas pitch-er who qualified for the ERA title since1997.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Leyland hasgotten into his share of spats withumpires. But the Detroit Tigers manag-er would have no beef with a rule thatcuts down on disputes.

“I’ve thought about this long andhard. I’ve always said that I think theyought to change one thing,” he saidWednesday at the winter meetings. “Idon’t think you should be able to arguean out-safe call at first base.

“Talk about delaying the games andeverything,” he added. “I think if theydon’t allow you to argue that call — hesaid he was safe, he said he was out, henever changes his mind — plus he’sbehind the plate the next time.”

Rather than ruffle the umps, Leylandsaid it’s better to stay in the dugout.

“So why go out and argue? I think theonly time you would do it is if a playerwas involved and you got a little upsetand you wanted to get him out ofthere,” he said.

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LANSING, Mich. — Authoritiescharged nine Michigan Statefootball players with misde-meanor assault and conspiracyWednesday following a dormito-ry brawl last month that has leftthe team short-handed for itsJan. 2 bowl game.

All nine players were chargedwith conspiracy to commitassault and battery, according toIngham County prosecutorStuart Dunnings III and campuspolice chief James Dunlap. Eachwas also charged with at leastone count of assault or assaultand battery.

Coach Mark Dantonio has sus-pended 11 players, up from eightfollowing the Nov. 22 incident.Two days afterward, he dis-missed running back GlennWinston and defensive backRoderick Jenrette, both of whomhave been charged in the inci-dent.

The players could face up to aone-year maximum sentence onthe conspiracy charge, and up to93 days on the other charges. Allare misdemeanors.

Dunnings said more chargescould be filed.

“There’s an ongoing investiga-tion, so I wouldn’t rule that out,”the prosecutor said.

The suspensions come asMichigan State (6-6) preparesfor a Jan. 2 game with TexasTech (8-4) in the Alamo Bowl

matchup of Big Ten and Big 12teams.

Michigan State spokesmanTerry Denbow said none of thesuspended players is allowedinto the weight room, studyareas or other parts of the foot-ball building. They will not travelwith the team to the game in SanAntonio.

“They don’t have access to anyof the activities,” he said. “Noneof them are preparing for thebowl game.”

Karl Price of Louisville, Ky.,national president of Iota PhiTheta fraternity, has said the dis-pute started with a run-inbetween a few football playersand members of the fraternity atan East Lansing nightclub onNov. 21.

One night later, Michigan Stateheld its annual football awardsbanquet. Roughly 90 minutesafter it ended, a group of playersallegedly went across the streetto Rather Hall, where the frater-nity was wrapping up a potluckdinner in the dorm lounge.

Versions of what happenednext vary. Some have said 15 ormore people — some wearingski masks — got involved in abrief fight. Others say there wereno ski masks and that most inattendance were just bystanders.

Campus police have not said ifany injuries resulted from thealtercation. Iota Phi Theta saidone of its members was treatedat a hospital.

INDIANAPOLIS — TheMilwaukee Brewers landed apair of free agent pitchersWednesday, reaching agree-ments with starter Randy Wolfand reliever LaTroy Hawkins,two people familiar with thenegotiations told TheAssociated Press.

Wolf’s deal is worth $29.75million over three years andincludes a $10 million optionfor 2013, one of the peoplesaid Wednesday. Hawkins willget $7.5 million over two sea-sons, the other person said.

Both agreements are subjectto completion of final details,the people said. Both spoke oncondition of anonymitybecause no announcementshad been made.

Wolf, a 33-year-old left-han-der, was 11-7 with a 3.23 ERAthis year in the lone season ofhis second stint with LosAngeles Dodgers. He had a $5million base salary and earned$3 million in performancebonuses based on innings.

Wolf also was a free agentlast offseason. He agreed to thedeal with the Dodgers on Feb.6, about 1½ months afterHouston offered a $27 million,three-year contract in anattempt to re-sign him. TheAstros then withdrew the pro-posal a week later, citing thepoor economy.

He is 101-85 with a 4.13ERA in 11 major league sea-sons with Philadelphia, LosAngeles, San Diego andHouston. The New York Metsalso were interested in tryingto sign Wolf.

Hawkins, a right-hander whoturns 37 on Dec. 21, spent thelast two seasons with Houstonand went 1-4 with a 2.13 ERAand 11 saves in 15 chancesthis year. He had 45 strikeoutsand 16 walks in 63 1-3innings.

A veteran of 15 major leagueseasons, he is 60-81 with 87saves and a 4.51 ERA. He alsohas pitched for Minnesota, theChicago Cubs, San Francisco,Baltimore, Colorado and theNew York Yankees.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — TheSanchise is taking a seat thisweek, and he’s not happyabout it.

New York Jets coach RexRyan decided Wednesday thatMark Sanchez will not play atTampa Bay on Sunday becauseof a sprained right knee, andKellen Clemens will start in hisplace.

“It’s just a frustrating part ofthis game,” a clearly irritatedSanchez said. “I asked him if Icould at least try to practice(Thursday) and he said, ‘Noway, because I know if youpractice tomorrow, then you’regoing to play and we don’twant to run any risk of furtherinjury.’ It’s difficult to handle.”

Ryan said he consulted withteam doctors and made thecall to sit Sanchez, who’s “madas a hornet” at him.

“He wants to play in theworst way and he’s going toplay,” Ryan said. “It’s just notgoing to be this week. I have alot of confidence in KellenClemens and I think thatinstead of delaying this deci-sion, I’m just going to make itnow.”

Sanchez sprained the poste-rior cruciate ligament in theknee during the third quarterof the Jets’ 19-13 win overBuffalo in Toronto lastThursday. He said he’s still notsure if the injury occurred onhis dive for a first down, or aprevious play. He didn’tappear to be noticeably hob-bled when he stepped up anddown from the podium.

“I’d love to play,” he said. “Ithink if this was the SuperBowl, I would definitely be

playing.”Sanchez had started every

game this season since beatingout Clemens for the job. Theinjury came two days after theJets brought in Yankees man-ager Joe Girardi to helpSanchez learn how to slide.Sanchez frustrated Ryan onthe play as he was injured bydiving headfirst , with thecoach calling him a “knuckle-head.”

“It’s Rex’s decision right nowand I’d love to play,” Sanchezsaid when asked if he thoughtRyan might have been sendinga message to him by sittinghim. Ryan said through a teamspokesman that the decisionwas not punitive.

Sanchez didn’t practiceMonday or Wednesday, and isexpected to get a fitted kneebrace Thursday. He alreadywears a brace on the left kneefrom a previous injury.

“At first, I guess I was upsetthat he wouldn’t even give mea chance to practice and try towait until the last second,”Sanchez said. “At the sametime, I understand that Kellenneeds all the reps as possibleif he’s going to start this week.That’s totally fair to him, and Iunderstand where Rex is com-ing from, but that doesn’t nec-essarily mean I agree or I’mhappy about it.”

Ryan, who was optimisticabout Sanchez’s chancesMonday, said there were nosetbacks in the quarterback’srecovery that swayed his deci-sion. He added that Sanchezwill be “shut down completely”and not travel to Tampa Bay.

“The last time I felt like this,I was a redshirt freshmanwhere you don’t travel to the

game,” Sanchez said. “It’s justa weird feeling.”

The Jets (6-6) got back in theAFC playoff mix by winningtheir last two games, and takeon a Buccaneers team that hasstruggled to a 1-11 record.Ryan said the quality of theopponent was not a factor indeciding to go with Clemens,who’l l make his ninth NFLstart Sunday, and first since2007 when he took over for astruggling Chad Pennington.

“I think I’d be a little bitmore concerned if it was myfirst start ever,” Clemens said,“but I have some experienceunder my belt.”

Clemens came in afterSanchez was injured and was1 for 2 for 14 yards, helpinglead a scoring drive againstBuffalo.

“You never l ike to see ateammate that’s injured, butit ’s a good opportunity forme,” Clemens said. “I’m excit-ed to be out there playingagain.”

Clemens was drafted in thesecond round out of Oregon in2006 and was considered theJets’ quarterback of thefuture. He sat for most of hisrookie season, but started halfthe games the following yearwith mediocre results.Clemens barely got on the fieldlast season with Brett Favre intown, and has only thrownthree passes this year.

“It hasn’t been an easy roadsitt ing on the bench onSundays,” he said.

This is the last year onClemens’ contract, and there’ssome speculation that he won’tbe back next season — makingthis a chance to showcase him-self.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coachMack Brown is a $5 millionman, not just this season, but forthe life of his contract.

With the Longhorns playingfor their second BCS nationalchampionship in five years,school officials on Wednesdayagreed to raise Brown’s annualsalary from $3 million to at least$5 million.

Brown was scheduled toreceive a one-time $2 millionpayment early next year.University system regentsagreed to make that an annualpayment for the rest of his con-tract, which runs through 2016.

The length of the contract hasnot changed. Brown also willcontinue to receive an annual$100,000 raise already in hiscontract. He’ll also get a$450,000 bonus if Texas (13-0)beats Alabama (13-0) on Jan. 7in Pasadena, Calif.

Brown’s counterpart in thatgame, Nick Saban, recentlysigned a one-year extension tohis contract with Alabama thatpays him $4.7 million annually.

“Mack is the best college foot-ball coach in America and thisaction recognizes him for that,”Texas athletic director DeLossDodds said. “He brought new lifeto our program and he’s done itwith great integrity and class.

He is who we want at Texas foras long as he is willing to serveas our head coach.”

Texas has raised Brown’ssalary more than 500 percentsince his first $750,000 dealsigned in 1997. Texas has givenBrown restructured deals withraises in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005and 2007.

Texas’ second-year defensivecoordinator Will Muschamp hasbeen designated as Brown’sreplacement when he decides toretire, but Wednesday’s dealseems to make that unlikely tohappen anytime soon.

Brown is 58 and just won hissecond Big 12 championship.Texas won the 2005 nationalchampionship and has won atleast 10 games for nine consecu-tive seasons, the second-longestrun of 10-win seasons in NCAAhistory.

The Longhorns also earnedtheir third trip to one of thelucrative BCS bowls in the lastfive years.

With Brown still reeling inrecruiting classes that are con-sistently ranked among the bestin the country, he’ll be expectedto maintain that run of success.

“Mack Brown has built one ofthe nation’s premier footballprograms, and he’s broughtcredit to our university,” univer-sity President William Powers Jr.said.

INDIANAPOLIS — AndyPettitte asked himself all theimportant questions: Was heready to prepare for anotherlong year? Could he top lastseason? Was his family onboard?

And then he decided —rather quickly, too — heindeed wanted to pitch againfor the New York Yankees.

“I didn’t want to regret notplaying,” he said.

Pettitte and the World Serieschampions agreed Wednesdayon an $11.75 million, one-yearcontract. The deal representsa raise for the 37-year-old left-hander, who made $10.5 mil-lion last season and helped theYankees win their 27th WorldSeries title.

“I wanted to get this decisionmade,” he said on a confer-ence call. “It’s nice to get itwrapped up.”

Pettitte became the firstpitcher to start and win theclincher in all three postsea-son rounds. After beatingMinnesota and the Los AngelesAngels in the AL playoffs, hedefeated the PhiladelphiaPhillies on three days’ rest inthe sixth and final game of theWorld Series, earning his fifthchampionship ring.

The year ended so well, itprompted Pettitte to wonderwhether it was time to retire.

“There’s no doubt it did,” hesaid. “What else is there todo? Why even continue toplay? Why would you go back?How could you finish any bet-ter?”

But, he just wasn’t done.

And with the backing of hiswife and family, he had hisagent call the Yankees duringThanksgiving weekend.

“Let’s do it another year,”Pettitte said.

Pettitte was 14-8 with a 4.16ERA in 32 regular-seasonstarts, and 4-0 with a 3.52ERA in five postseason starts.His 18 postseason victories area major league record.

A two-time All-Star, Pettittepitched for the Yankees from1995-2003, helping them winfour World Series titles and sixAL pennants, before spendingthree years with his hometownHouston Astros. He returnedto New York in 2007 andadmitted to using humangrowth hormone after theMitchell Report was released

that December.Pettitte had a $5.5 million

base salary last season andearned $3 million in bonusesbased on innings and $2 mil-lion for staying on the activeroster the entire season. Hemissed $750,000 bonuses for200 and 210 innings, finishingwith 194 2-3.

New York originally offeredhim $10 million last Decemberbut cut the guaranteedamount after it agreed to big-money contracts with CCSabathia, A.J. Burnett andMark Teixeira.

Because the season lasted solong, Pettitte said he wouldconsider pushing back histhrowing program for twoweeks. He usually startsaround Jan. 1.

DALLAS — Josh Howardlooked sharp coming off a 13-game break to rehabilitate hissurgically repaired left ankle,scoring 18 of his 20 points inthe second half and leading theDallas Mavericks to a 102-101victory over the reeling PhoenixSuns on Tuesday night.

Howard missed the first fivegames of the season recoveringfrom the surgery, then lastedjust 2½ games. The Mavs puthim through some gruelingworkouts to make sure he’s allthe way back, and he surelooked it by scoring 16 pointsduring a stretch late in the thirdquarter and early in the fourthwhen Dallas went from beingtied at 66 to leading 88-79.

Phoenix made three 3-point-ers in the final 47.9 seconds tomake things interesting all theway to the buzzer, but the Sunswound up losing for the fourthtime in five games. All thoselosses are on the road, andthey’ve all come during the firsteight days of December.Phoenix lost only three timesover the last week of Octoberand all of November.

Dirk Nowitzki had 33 pointsand eight rebounds, and ShawnMarion had 10 points and sevenrebounds in his first gameagainst his longtime team sincerejoining the WesternConference. The Mavericks alsoended their first two-game los-ing streak of the season.

Steve Nash scored eight of his27 points in the final minute

and had eight assists. JasonRichardson scored 25, includinga long 3 during the final push.Amare Stoudemire had 20points and Jared Dudley 11.

Jason Terry had 15 points andkept the drama to the buzzer bymissing a free throw with 3.7seconds left. He intentionallymissed the next one.Stoudemire got the rebound,took a few dribbles then heavedit about 75 feet. It was prettymuch on line but short.

J.J. Barea, who had what like-ly will become Howard’s spot inthe starting lineup, scored 14.Jason Kidd had 11 assists andseven points.

Howard entered to a nice ova-tion with 5:07 left in the firstquarter. He missed a jumper ona fast break, but before fanscould wonder whether hepulled up because he was tenta-tive about the ankle, he provedotherwise by hustling back ondefense and blocking a shot byGrant Hill. He soon after wentto the rim on a fast break andwas knocked down but got rightup.

Howard was 0 for 2 with twopoints in the first half. Dallasdidn’t have much going rightoutside Nowitzki the first two-plus quarters, yet managed toremain close.

When Howard came in mid-way through the third quarter,he put up a brick from the out-side, then passed up a shot on afast break and dished to KrisHumphries; he wasn’t expectingthe pass and the ball rolled outof bounds.

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APLHP pitcher Andy Pettitte agreed Wednesday to an $11.75 mil-lion, one-year contract to stay with the World Champion Yankees.

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PHILADELPHIA — Back atpractice for the first time sincesustaining two concussions in athree-week span, BrianWestbrook said he wasn’t com-pletely healed the last time hereturned to the PhiladelphiaEagles.

“That’s what the doctor said, hesaid that although some of thesymptoms were gone, I was nothealed completely,” Westbrooksaid Wednesday.

“Me and (head athletic trainer)Rick (Burkholder), the trainersand the coaching staff, we didevery test we could, but until youget hit, you’re not so sure ifyou’re healed completely. It’s notlike an ankle, you can feel itevery single day or a knee. A con-cussion is a different thing forme. It just wasn’t healed com-pletely.”

The 30-year-old former All-Prorunning back sustained his firstcareer concussion when he hithis head on a defender’s kneeduring a Monday night win atWashington on Oct. 26. He brieflylost consciousness but walked offthe field under his own power.

Westbrook sat out two gamesand returned against San Diegoon Nov. 15, only to sustain anoth-er concussion when he got sand-wiched between a blocker and atackler on a screen play.

He has since been examinedtwice by specialists in Pittsburgh,

and has been cleared to return topractice. Westbrook will workwith the scout team, and coachAndy Reid hasn’t ruled him outfor Sunday’s game at the NewYork Giants.

“You gradually get him back in,take baby steps,” Reid said. “I’mnot going to throw him in if he’snot feeling right.”

Westbrook didn’t sound like aguy who expects to play thisweek.

“I think all the signs right noware aiming toward being able toplay before the end of the sea-son,” he said.

While Westbrook eases his wayback, wide receiver DeSeanJackson expects to play againstthe Giants after missing onegame with a concussion. Thedynamic playmaker was a fullparticipant at Wednesday’s prac-tice.

“I’m pretty much good,”

Jackson said, “back to normal,back to being DeSean Jackson.”

Though he’s eager to help theEagles (8-4) pursue a SuperBowl, Westbrook is taking a cau-tious approach.

“I’m more concerned abouthow things will happen for me inthe future, how having concus-sions now will affect me 20, 30years from now,” he said. “I don’tthink I’m scared to play the gameof football. I’m concerned that

things that are happening now,concussions, head injuries, canaffect my life down the road. Thatreally concerns me.”

So why risk coming back?“I still think I can play, still

think I can produce,” Westbrooksaid. “And I’ve learned from thedoctors that I won’t have a highrisk of getting another concussionafter healing completely andthat’s the No. 1 thing is to healcompletely.”

NEW YORK — FreshmanJohn Wall scored a season-high25 points, including 12 ofKentucky’s last 15 in the game,and the fourth-ranked Wildcatsbeat No. 14 Connecticut 64-61on Wednesday night in theSEC/Big East Invitational.

Wall lived up to his billing inhis first appearance at MadisonSquare Garden, overcomingfirst-half foul trouble and domi-nating the game over the final7½ minutes.

The Wildcats (9-0) movedJohn Calipari closer to one ofthe icons at the school that hasmore wins (1,996) than anyother program. The only coachto have a better start to hiscareer at Kentucky was AdolphRupp, who started 10-0 in 1931.

There were two totally differ-ent halves played in front of thecrowd of 15,874, which seemedsplit down the middle.

Jerome Dyson had 17 pointsfor the Huskies (6-2), who fin-ished 14 of 24 from the freethrow line, including 2 of 4 inthe final 3 minutes.

After a first half of runs andbig swings, neither team had alead of more than five pointsover the final 7 minutes.

Wall, the 6-foot-4 guard whohas drawn raves in his fresh-man year as Calipari tries tolead Kentucky back after twodisappointing seasons underBilly Gillispie, scored almostevery way possible in his game-

closing spurt.His three-point play on a

breakaway dunk gave theWildcats a 54-47 lead with 7:16left. Stanley Robinson,Connecticut’s skywalking for-ward, finally became a factor forthe Huskies, scoring six straightpoints. When Gavin Edwardsscored on a break dunk with4:24 to play, Connecticut waswithin 56-55 with 4:24 to go.

Kemba Walker, who had 12points and six assist for theHuskies, gave them their final

lead of the game on a jumperwith 1:12 left.

Wall put Kentucky ahead forgood on a three-point play afterhe drove to the basket thatmade it 63-61 with 30 secondsleft.

Connecticut called two time-outs then went for the tie asWalker drove and there was atip by the Huskies as well. ButWalker was forced to foul on therebound, and Ramon Harrismade one of two free throwswith 13 seconds left.

INDIANAPOLIS — ThePortland Trail Blazers can’tafford to lose any more players— or coaches.

Despite having only nine activeplayers and missing coach NateMcMillan, the Trail Blazers got29 points from Brandon Roy andbeat the Indiana Pacers 102-91on Wednesday night.

Portland’s laundry list ofinjuries includes center andIndianapolis native Greg Oden(left knee), guard RudyFernandez (sciatic pain) and for-ward Travis Outlaw (left foot).McMillan, who didn’t travel, hadsurgery on his right Achilles’ ten-don after injuring it during ateam practice Dec. 4.

“That’s just the type of guyNate is,” said Roy, who addedseven rebounds and five assists.“We were down a lot of bodiesthat day, he wants to get outthere and play. It’s just too badhis body couldn’t hold up. It saysa lot, though. He cares about thisteam.”

Trail Blazers assistant DeanDemopoulos, who’s assuminghead coaching duties whileMcMillan recovers, plans toteach from the sideline.

“Even when I was youngenough, I wasn’t good enough,”Demopoulos joked. “I’m 10 or 11years older than Nate. I’d blow

both Achilles’ out.”Demopoulos and the Trail

Blazers didn’t need a full com-plement of players to beat thestruggling Pacers. LaMarcusAldridge had 20 points and eightrebounds, and Andre Millerscored 15 for Portland (14-9),which snapped a four-game roadlosing streak.

“When you talk about teamwins, this is the essence ofteam,” Demopoulos said.“Everyone stepped up, heldhands and collectively got itdone.”

The Pacers, on the other hand,continued their downward spi-ral. Dahntay Jones had 19 pointsand rookie Tyler Hansbroughadded 13 points and 11rebounds for Indiana (6-13), los-ers of six straight.

The Pacers played withoutinjured All-Star Danny Granger,who is expected to miss at leastfour weeks with a torn rightplantar fascia. The team’s lead-ing scorer won’t require surgery.

“It’s back to the drawingboard,” Jones said. “Losing is notfun.”

The Pacers, who trailed by 11in the first half, tied the score at83 on Luther Head’s jumper with8 minutes left in the fourth quar-ter. Portland used an 8-2 run,capped by Miller’s layup, to takea 100-91 lead. Roy had consecu-tive baskets to spark the rally.

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NBA

Roy scores 29 to leadPortland past PacersAssociated Press

NCAA BASKETBALL

‘Cats hold on to top HuskiesAssociated Press

APKentucky’s DeMarcus Cousins celebrates with John Wall followingthe conclusion of the first half against the Huskies on Wednesday.

NFL

Eagles’ Westbrook practices, but not game-readyAssociated Press

FOXBOROUGH, Mass . —Tom Brady wants his team-mates to prepare harder tokeep a playoff berth fromsl ipping away. OnWednesday, Randy Moss andthree key defensive playersdidn’t even make it to prac-tice.

Coach Bi l l Be l ich ickdec l ined to e laborate ontheir absence from the firstpract ice s ince the NewEngland Patriots‘ lead in theAFC East dropped to onegame. Moss and linebackersAdal ius Thomas, GaryGuyton and Derrick Burgesswere sent home after show-ing up la te for an 8 a .m.team meeting, according tothe Web s i te o f theProvidence Journal.

“That’s coach’s decision,”said Brady, who made it towork despi te a moderatesnowfall that caused trafficsnarls. “I ’ve got to do myjob. I’ve got plenty of thingsto do. Like I said, I’ve got toshow up every day and bringwhatever I have — the ener-gy and the leadership that Ihave — to th is team,because that’s what all thoseguys (do). That’s what ourjob is.”

Brady went to work theday after his wife, super-model Gisele Bundchen, gavebirth to their son. He saidthey hadn’tchosen aname andshe and thebaby weredoing well.

“ I d idn’tget muchsleep,” hesaid.

Brady did-n’t pract icee i ther. Hewas listed bythe team, ashe’s been all season, with aright shoulder injury. Thepractice report also listed aright finger, which, he said“is hanging in there.”

The finger didn’t stop himfrom throwing a 58-yard

touchdown pass to Moss onthe f i rs t ser ies o f las tSunday’s 22-21 loss at theMiami Dolphins. The Patriotsfell to 7-5 and suffered theirthird loss in four games forthe first time in seven sea-sons.

“We didn’t change much”because o f the in jury,

Belichick said.He probably

won’t changemuch forSunday’s homegame againstthe Carol inaPanthers (5-7)just becauseMoss and thel i n e b a c k e r smissed practice.All were l istedon the practicereport as miss-

ing the session for reasonsnot related to injury. Mosshas been l i s ted on theWednesday report severaltimes this season with thatdesignation.

Belichick declined to dis-

cuss their absence.“Anything that happens

with discipline on the teamstays between me and theplayers on the team,” hesaid.

After the latest loss, Bradysaid the Patr io ts don’talways show enough fight.

“ I t ’s not about p lay inghard on Sundays. I mean, wedo that,” he said Wednesday.“That’s three hours a weekthat you have to show upand really commit yourselfto. I don’t think that’s toomuch to ask of anybody andguys do that. It’s not like wethink we’re not fighting outthere in the game.

“I think what coach tells usand what I was alluding towas probably more of justthe other s ix days o f theweek. We’ve got to make thecommitment to each other.… I think at times we all feela little bit sorry for ourselvesand you’re beat up andyou’re tired and you’re soreand it’s the end of the yearand you go, ‘Why is(Belichick) doing this?’ But,in the end, you’re e i thergaining ground on a team oryou’re losing ground, and Ialways prefer to be gainingground.”

As a team leader, Brady’scomments carry weight withother players, but he wassaying what some of themalready knew.

“It’s dead-on. We need torespond to adversity better,”running back Sammy Morrissaid. “I think we all eitherknow it or felt it and I thinkhim just saying it kind of justput a little more emphasison it.”

Carolina coach John Foxsaid players must be disci-plined.

“I’m not likening players tochi ldren,” he sa id , but“everybody has roles andjobs and needs to be heldaccountable and needs to bedependable people . As ahead coach, that’s what youhave to do. Sometimes, it’snot easy.”

Players who did practiceWednesday deflected ques-tions about how Belichickhandled the s i tuat ionregarding Moss and thethree linebackers.

L O S A N G E L E S — K o b eB r y a n t s c o r e d 2 7 p o i n t s ,Pau Gasol had 19 points and12 rebounds , and the LosAngeles Lakers rolled off 19consecu t i ve po in t s in thefourth quarter of their 10thstraight victory, 101-77 overthe Utah Jazz on Wednesdaynight.

R o n A r t e s t s c o r e d 1 7points for the Lakers, whoimproved to an NBA-bes t17-3 by holding the Jazz tos i x p o i n t s a n d t w o f i e l dgoa l s in a comica l l y one-sided fourth quarter.

After leading by just twopoints entering the fourth,Los Angeles held the Jazzscoreless for more than sixminutes while getting pointsfrom five players.

Deron Williams scored 17p o i n t s f o r t h e J a z z , w h ocouldn’t manage a field goalin the first 7:25 of the finalperiod of their 13th consec-utive loss to the Lakers atStaples Center, counting sixlosses in the past two play-offs.

M e h m e t O k u r a n d C . J .M i l e s s c o r e d 1 4 p o i n t sapiece for Utah, which man-aged just two field goals inthe fourth quarter on 2-for-18 shooting.

Andrew Bynum scored 14p o i n t s f o r L o s A n g e l e s ,which forced two shot clockviolations by the Jazz dur-i n g t h a t f o u r t h q u a r t e rstretch while getting eightpoints from Jordan Farmar,t h e i n c o n s i s t e n t b a c k u pg u a r d . Wi l l i a m s ’ j u m p e rwith 4 :35 to p lay was theJazz’s first field goal of theperiod, and they didn’t getanother until Miles’ basketin the final minute.

C a r l o s B o o z e r h a d 1 1points and 12 rebounds forthe Jazz, failing to score atleast 21 points for the firstt ime in nine games. Utah,w h i c h h a s n ’t b e a t e n t h eL a k e r s a t S t a p l e s C e n t e rsince Jan. 1, 2006, rebound-

e d f r o m a l o s s t o l o w l yMinnesota with a win overSan Antonio on Monday, buti ts fourth-quarter woes inLos Angeles led to just theJ a z z ’s t h i r d l o s s i n 1 1games.

L o s A n g e l e s ’ w i n n i n gstreak is its longest in a sin-gle season since winning 10straight in February 2008.

Bryant played after skip-p i n g t h e m o r n i n gs h o o t a r o u n d , t e l l i n g t h eLakers he was shaken upafter a home-invasion rob-bery occurred in his family’sgated community in OrangeCounty last night, leading toa police standoff.

The Lakers are one gameaway f rom comple t ing anundefeated six-game homes-t a n d , w h i c h c o n c l u d e sF r i d a y w i t h a v i s i t f r o mM i n n e s o t a . L o s A n g e l e s ’lofty record is little surpriseafter an exceptionally gen-erous schedule featuring 17o f i t s f i r s t 2 1 g a m e s a thome, but the Lakers are onthe road for all but nine oft h e f o l l o w i n g n e x t 2 8games.

Most of the Lakers’ victo-r ies have been easy, wi ththe notable exception of lastFriday’s one-point win overM i a m i o n B r y a n t ’s s e l f -acknowledged lucky 3-point-er at the buzzer. Coach PhilJ a c k s o n f e l t a f e w c l o s egames would help his team’slate-game execut ion la teron , and they go t ano thertest of their tenacity againstU t a h — u n t i l t h e f o u r t hquarter, that is.

Los Angeles had been out-standing in the middle twoperiods during its winningstreak, repeatedly pul l ingaway from its opponents torender the fourth quarterfairly meaningless. But Utahtook the lead in the secondquarter and held it largelythrough superior offensiverebounding until late in thet h i r d , w h e n B r y a n t a n dL a m a r O d o m s h o o k t h eLakers from their slumber.

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NBA

Bryant leads the wayas Lakers roll past Jazz

NFL

Belichick disciplines MossAssociated Press

APPatriots head coach Bill Belichick sent home Randy Moss andthree others for showing up late to a team meeting Wednesday.

“It’s not aboutplaying hard on

Sundays. I mean, wedo that.”

Tom Brady

Patriots QB

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Jamal Crawfordand Atlanta’s other backupsgave the Hawks the lift theChicago Bulls were missing.

Crawford scored a season-high 29 points and the Hawksopened the second half with a20-4 run and beat the Bulls118-83 on Wednesday night.

The Hawks led by 14 beforepulling away with the big run.

‘‘At halftime we told ourselves‘no letdown,’’’ said Atlanta’sJosh Smith, who capped thedecisive run with an alley-oopjam to push the lead to 30points at 76-46 with 3:35remaining in the third period.

‘‘We didn’t want them to comeback and get some momen-tum,’’ said Smith, who had 18points.

Maurice Evans had 18 pointsas Atlanta’s reserves outscoredChicago’s backups 66-32.Rookie Jeff Teague had eightpoints and eight assists as 12Atlanta players scored.

‘‘We came out and took careof business from beginning toend,’’ Hawks coach MikeWoodson said. ‘‘Everybody got achance to play. It was a totalteam effort.’’

The Bulls, who have lost fourstraight and nine of 10,remained close only in the firstperiod. Atlanta pushed its leadto double digits for good on ajam by Smith with 5:17 remain-ing in the first half.

Joakim Noah said he has ‘‘noidea’’ why the Bulls are strug-gling after winning four of theirfirst six games.

‘‘The way we started the sea-son I thought there was defi-nitely some optimism,’’ saidNoah, who had only two points

but led the Bulls with 11rebounds. ‘‘But I think we’redefinitely going through it rightnow as a team. We’ve just got tofind a way to snap out of it.’’

Derrick Rose , who ledChicago with 19 points, said theloss ‘‘really hurts.’’

‘‘Either you want it or youdon’t,’’ Rose said. ‘‘Hustle, if youwant it. Rebound. The scoretonight speaks for itself. We’rejust not playing hard.’’

Taj Gibson, who had 11points, was Chicago’s onlyreserve to score in the firstthree periods. Each teamplayed backups through most ofthe fourth period.

Backup forward JamesJohnson had 17 — all in thefinal period — and JohnSalmons added 16 for Chicago.

‘‘They jumped on us early inthe third quarter, and then weended up playing catch-up,’’said Bulls coach Vinny DelNegro . ‘‘We didn’t score wellenough to play catch-up like

that.’’The Bulls shot a season-low

36.4 percent (28 for 77) fromthe field.

‘‘It’s not good. It’s not good,’’Del Negro said. ‘‘But you know,the guys are working. ... It’sfrustrating but you’ve got tobattle through it.’’

Noah said the Bulls ‘‘are notcompeting together at all.’’

‘‘We really need to sticktogether,’’ Noah said. ‘‘I thinkthere’s enough character on thisteam for us to turn this around.We’ve got to turn this around.We will.’’

Joe Johnson and MarvinWilliams each had 12 points forAtlanta.

The Hawks have won twostraight for the first time since aseven-game winning streakfrom Nov. 7-20.

The Bulls scored only twopoints off the Hawks’ eightturnovers. Atlanta scored 22points off Chicago’s 19turnovers.

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on five scoring going and maybeget some shorthanded goals,”Thang said.

On the other side of the ice,sophomore wing Billy Madayleads Notre Dame with 15 pointson four goals and 11 assists onthe season. Junior wing CalleRidderwall is second on the teamwith 14 points on 10 goals andfour assists. Ridderwall andMaday, along with senior centerKevin Deeth, make up the linethat is most likely to bust the Irishout of their scoring slump. Last

weekend, in a pair of losses toMiami (Ohio), the Irish failed toscore a goal in a weekend seriesfor the first time under JeffJackson.

“It’s just a matter of trying tocreate some chemistry and get-ting the little things going,” Thangsaid.

The Irish and Wolverines faceoff at 7:30 p.m. Friday night inAnn Arbor, Mich. and 4:05 p.m.Sunday in the Joyce Center.

“It’ll be fun to get some fanshere, get going,” Thang said.“And see if this can help turn theseason around.”

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GRACE KENESEY/The ObserverJunior left wing Calle Ridderwall controls the puck during a 3-2loss to Northern Michigan on Nov. 14.

BOXING

Pavlik to defendtitle versus Espino

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio —Middleweight champion KellyPavlik says his left hand is finallyrecovered from a staph infectionand he feels great heading into aDec. 19 title defense againstMiguel Espino.

Pavlik was throwing jabs withhis left on Tuesday, three daysafter he was supposed to fightPaul Williams in defense of hisWBC and WBO titles. The infec-tion forced Pavlik to twice cancelfights, creating a backlash withinthe boxing community and evenamong his most ardent support-ers.

Now Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) ishealthy again and preparing toface Espino (20-2-1, 9 KOs) in apay-per-view title defense inPavlik’s hometown atYoungstown State University. Itwill come nearly 10 months afterhis last fight, a win over MarcoRubio on Feb. 21, and end whathas become the longest layoff ofhis career. It also will put to restto fears that Pavlik would neverfight again.

“You get a lot of keypad push-ers that sit at home on theircomputers and get in these blogsand they write that my career isover,” Pavlik said. “But theydon’t know the differencebetween a left hook and a fishinghook.”

Jack Loew, Pavlik’s trainer, hasheard all the criticism — evenfrom fans in Pavlik’s hometown.

His camp addressed rumors thatPavlik had entered rehab foralcohol abuse and was dealingwith personal problems. All therumors, they say, are false.

“I don’t understand it,” Loewsaid. “Here’s a kid that has donemore for charities in this townthan any other boxer — anyother athlete — ever has.Because he’s turned down twofights and then schedules thisfight, everything kind of blew upand went the opposite directionwe thought it was going to go. Somany people have turned onhim. It hurts me because I’veknown him since he was 9 yearsold.”

The fight against Espino ismandatory — Pavlik would havelost his WBC and WBO belts hadhe again refused. Still, he wasn’thealthy when he agreed to thefight in October. He didn’t beginhitting a heavy bag until abouttwo weeks ago, forcing him tocram a typical eight-week train-ing camp into about five weeks.

His hand has responded betterthan anyone could have hoped,considering he needed two sur-geries and still couldn’t make afist with his left hand in lateOctober, prompting the secondcancellation of the Williams fight.

“I’m glad they forced it on us.We needed to get back in thering,” Loew said.

“Even two weeks ago, weweren’t 100 percent … I wasworried. We had our work cutout for us.”

Associated Press

NBA

Crawford leads Hawks victoryAssociated Press

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he’s a good shooter.”Hunter cited Hansbrough’s

effect on how the defenseguards the rest of the Irish asimportant.

“He will make [senior for-ward Luke] Harangody’s shot alot easier because you can’tdouble on him,” he said.

IUPUI fell to 8-3 with the loss.Junior forward Tim

Abromaitis scored 18 points inhis second straight start. In hisfirst start, a 90-72 win at homeover Central Florida Sunday, hescored 31 points on 10-of-17shooting and made eight of hisnine free throw attempts.

Abromaitis started overguard Jonathan Peoples, whocame in off the bench.

“I’ve been comfortable ... allyear out there, I think,”Abromaitis said. “It’s just confi-dence from coaches and otherplayers on the team just trans-lating to me being a little bitmore loose out there and readyto go.”

Hansbrough calledAbromaitis the best backdoorcutter he’d ever seen. Brey said

he liked the production fromAbromaitis but still rode himabout some of the finer points.

“I thought he was a little ten-tative with the ball againsttheir zone,” he said, but notedthat he was “thrilled” withAbromaitis.

Harangody scored 16 pointsand had 11 rebounds. Hisreduced scoring was partly afunction of the Jaguars’ match-up zone defense, butHarangody handled it well,Brey said.

“We couldn’t get [Harangody]as many touches in the zone,”Brey said. “He didn’t panicbecause he wasn’t gettingtouches.”

Harangody was fine withbeing the third-leading scorer,an unusual role for him.

“It’s a great thing to havethese weapons around us,” hesaid. “That never happened alot last year. It takes a lot ofpressure off myself.”

The Irish moved the ball welland looked comfortable playingwith one another. They had 22assists as a team, a seasonhigh, and out-rebounded theJaguars 41-32.

“We’re a great passingteam,” junior forward TyroneNash said. “From the one to the

five we can all pass.”The starters, plus Peoples

and junior forward CarletonScott, have begun to mesh intoa group used to playing togeth-er, Brey said.

“I thought this was anothernight starting with the SaintLouis game … where the sevenguys all complemented eachother and knew who theywere,” he said. “You want tokeep building the seven-mangroup.”

The Irish jumped ahead 11-2and led by seven for most ofthe first half. Abromaitis’ dunkand 3-pointer gave the Irish a33-17 lead with 7:15 left in thehalf.

Near the end of the half,Hansbrough sank two freethrows and a transition layupoff of a long pass fromHarangody to make the score44-21.

IUPUI struggled to makeshots in the first half. TheJaguars, who shot 51.1 percentfrom field goal range prior toWednesday’s game, made only25.9 percent of their shots inthe first half.

The Irish made 53 percent oftheir first-half shots.Hansbrough had 15 first-halfpoints and made 3-of-4 3-point

attempts. Notre Dame led by 27 in the

second half, but eight straightpoints from Glenn and a 3-pointer from Young cut the leadto 16.

When asked if he was wor-ried about giving up 48 second-half points, Brey said, “Notreally. Not if we can score 50.”

“I told the team we got 20minutes to get better,” he saidof his halftime speech. “Ignorethe score.”

Abromaitis’ 3-pointer andsenior guard Tory Jackson’slayup edged the lead back to21, and Scott tipped in amissed free throw to give NotreDame a 64-40 lead with 13:04remaining.

Notre Dame plays Loyola-Marymount Saturday, and thenhas a week off before UCLA vis-its South Bend on Dec. 19.

Note:Harangody’s 16 points

moved him into fifth place onNotre Dame’s all-time scoringlist with 2,070 points. Hepassed Troy Murphy, who had2,058, and has Pat Garrity(2,085) in his sights.

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McGraw said. “It’s a nice trip toFlorida, too. But when you comearound finals, you really don’twant to travel.”

Notre Dame had been sluggishin two close wins over Iona andEastern Michigan, but overcamea lackluster start to rout IPFW96-60 Tuesday. McGraw said thegame might have acted as aspark for the team.

“I think they liked the waythey played offensively, theyplayed really well,” she said.“We had a lot of intensity, thepress looked good, we turnedthem over a lot. I think they’repleased with their perform-ance.”

Valparaiso (3-4) is coming offof a 77-52 loss to No. 15/15Pittsburgh. The Crusaders willenter the Purcell Pavilion in itssecond of three straight roadgames against Big East teams.

The Crusaders bring a chal-lenge in the back court and inthe paint, as guard Betsy Adamsleads the team with 17.1 pointsper game while forward LaurenKenney is right behind her with16. Kenney is 40-of-76 shooting(52.6 percent) in seven gamesthis season.

“Our intensity’s good rightnow,” McGraw said. “I thinkwe’re pretty focused, despite thefinals looming. I think they’vedone a really good job of puttingthat aside for now and hopefullywe’ll be ready to play.”

The game begins at 2 p.m. Charlotte will come to South

Bend on Dec. 20 for a 1 p.m.game. The 49ers (4-5) have wonthree straight after a rough startto the season and will play onemore home game before travel-ing to Notre Dame.

After that game, the Irish willhave over a week off forChristmas, and will head toOrlando on Dec. 29 to playCentral Florida. It will be thefourth straight home game forthe Knights (2-2), who lost a 62-59 heartbreaker to Washingtonin their last contest.

The game will begin at noon. The Irish will play No. 14/16

Vanderbilt just two days later inSouth Bend in a 2 p.m. start.The Commodores (8-1) willpresent a significant challengeto the Irish offense, who willneed to recover quickly. So farin the season, Vanderbilt hasallowed just 59 points per game,while scoring 76.4. Theirdefense averages 10.1 stealsand 23.6 forced turnovers pergame.

Notre Dame’s first game of2010 will be Jan. 4 againstPurdue and will be nationallytelevised on ESPN2. TheBoilermakers (3-5) began theseason ranked at No. 23 buthave had a disappointing start,including recent losses to then-No. 14/15 Virginia andNorthwestern. The game, whichbegins at 7 p.m., will be the fifthstraight home game for Purdue.It will also be both teams’ lastgame on the non-conferenceschedule.

Upon returning to South Bendfor the beginning of the springsemester, the Irish will take ontheir first Big East foe inVillanova on Jan. 9.

“We’re trying to get throughthe non-conference part of theschedule and then head into BigEast,” McGraw said. “We look atit as three different seasons, thenon-conference, the Big Eastand then the NCAAs. We want tofinish strong in the non-confer-ence part so we can get readyfor Big East.”

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Notre Dame interim coach RobIanello will be thenext head coach atAkron, the schoolannounced lateWednesday.

Ianello willreplace the firedJ.D. Brookhart, whohad a disappointing3-9 record with theZips last season.

During the Charlie Weis eraIanello served as the widereceivers coach and recruitingcoordinator, helping Notre Dameto land four top-15 nationalrecruiting classes.

Ianello is expected to be offi-cially introduced at a press con-ference at noon today.

Ianello had served as theinterim head coach for the shortperiod after Weis’ firing.

“Rob is a skilled coach and hasplayed a central role in coordi-nating our recruiting, and Iknow he will provide us with theleadership we need going for-ward between this period oftime and when we have a newcoach in place,”director of ath-letics Jack Swarbrick said at lastMonday’s press conference.

As a receivers coach, Ianellohas coached some of the greatreceivers in program history,including Jeff Samardzija,Maurice Stovall, Golden Tateand Michael Floyd.

Ianello described his role asinterim coach at last week’spress conference.

“Well it’s a threefold thingright now,” Ianello said. “First ofall, to supply the support to ourcurrent student-athletes thatthey need during this currenttransition.”

“The second thing is to help

secure the recruiting that wehave so far ... And the thirdthing is supply any support that

I have for our coach-es and our supportstaff and our admin-istrative staff duringthis time [of] transi-tion. So that’s how Isee it breakingdown.”

Ianello spent thepast week and a halfcoordinating working

on recruits despite his uncertain

future.“There are great resources

that the University has and thesethings won’t change,” Ianellosaid. “I think the message isclear to the guys we’re dealingwith at this time, and that willbe what we go throughout thecountry and be on the forefronthere in the nest few weeks.

Ianello also said at the pressconference that while recruitinghe would look to “reach out tosome other people to secure myfuture.”

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since its opening. Over thelast few days, coaches havebeen quick to withdraw them-selves from the discussion.

Urban Meyer was the first todo so, followed by Iowa’s KirkFerentz and finally BobStoops. After a week ofrumors that Stoops was inter-ested, the Oklahoma coachissued a firm denial, leavingSwarbrick and Notre Damefans with their focus on Kelly.

The Bearcats coach hasbeen the hot name for goodreason. Kelly led Cincinnati toa 12-0 season this year, alongwith a second consecutive BigEast Championship and BCSbowl berth.

Critics will doubt his abilityto recruit, or that he cantransform this team. They’llpoint to his similarities withWeis — a strong offensivescheme with a strugglingdefense.

But in reality, Kelly isextremely different fromWeis, in all the right ways. Hehas motivated and coachedhis less-talented players towins over ranked opponents.Defensively his teams havebeen underrated, letting upjust over 20 points per gamein 2009 and ranking in thetop 10 nationally in sacks andtackles for a loss despite los-ing 10 starters from last year.

Kelly’s offensive abilities areunquestioned. The Bearcatsoffense has been one of themost potent in college foot-ball, and when first-yearstarting quarterback TonyPike went down, backup ZachCollaros and the offense didn’tskip a beat.

His teams have been disci-plined and overachieved fortheir level of talent, a sign ofcoaching ability rarely, if ever,seen at Notre Dame since theHoltz era. And unlike Weis,Kelly is a proven winner atthe college level, with just onelosing record in 19 seasons asa head coach.

Kelly has won at every stop,

and is as good a hire as any-one could expect. The arro-gance and ludicrous expecta-tions of some fans will leavethem dissatisfied with anyonethat isn’t a coaching star likeMeyer, Stoops or Saban, butno coaches just pack up andleave top programs, not evenfor tempting destinations withthe tradition of Notre Dame.

Thankfully, it appears therehave been serious talksbetween Swarbrick and Kelly.There appears to be mutualinterest, although in this clan-destine coaching search itseems every nearly report iscontradicted or denied thenext day (sorry Adam Schefterand Joe Schad).

If Kelly isn’t hired though,which should be completed bythe end of the week if it willever happen, it will be time topanic. After three consecutivefailed coaching hires, NotreDame badly needs to nail thisone.

And if not Kelly, there’s noone left. That’s not to saythere is no other availablecoach who couldn’t turn theprogram around, but there isno coach with the winninghistory and talent of Kellythat can immediately stabilizethe program.

Randy Edsall is by allaccounts a great guy and goodcoach, but Notre Dame needsa great one. And if peoplethink Kelly will struggle withrecruiting, how many currentcommits do you think knowwho Edsall is?

If Kelly is not the answer, itmeans that again Notre Damehas botched the coachingsearch. Maybe they shouldhave reached out to candi-dates earlier, or compromisedwith other coaches supposeddemands, but whatever thecase, anything less than Kellywill send the message thatonce again, Notre Dame hasmade a faulty hire.

The views expressed in thiscolumn are those of theauthor and not necessarilythose of The Observer.

Contact Michael Bryan atmbryan@nd.edu

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APCincinnati coach Brian Kelly points as he works the sidelineduring the Bearcats’ 45-44 win over Pittsburgh on Dec. 5.

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Notre Dame will be home forChristmas — for the most part,anyway.

The No. 3/4 Irish will hostValparaiso Saturday and, after abreak for finals week, will playfive games over Winter Break.Three of those games — againstCharlotte, Vanderbilt andVillanova — will be played atthe Purcell Pavilion.

Another, against Purdue, willbe in West Lafayette, Ind. Theteam will leave the state for justone game, against CentralFlorida in Orlando.

“It’s always great to be homewith our crowd, they really giveus energy,” Irish coach Muffet

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HOCKEY

Irish look to get back in CCHA race against Michigan

The Irish have some work to doto get back to the top of the CCHAstandings, and there’s no betterweekend to start than this one.

Notre Dame (4-4-4-2 CCHA, 7-7-4 overall) sits tied for fifth in theconference, 10 points behindleader Miami (Ohio). The Irisharen’t the only traditional powerunderperforming this season,though.

Michigan (4-6-0-0 CCHA, 8-8-0overall) has slid all the way to10th in the conference. After twowins over Lake Superior State —in which the Wolverines scored 11total goals — Michigan droppedfive straight games against Miami(Ohio), Michigan State andBowling Green.

Red Berenson’s squad hasrebounded to take three of its lastfour, but the Wolverines need aprolonged winning streak tobreak back into the CCHA’s eliteranks.

“Michigan’s had some struggles,just like us,” senior center RyanThang said. “But they’re very tal-ented offensively. In a way they’rejust like us.”

Michigan holds a 66-47-5 life-time advantage over the Irish inNotre Dame’s longest-runninghockey rivalry.

In the teams’ last meeting,though, the Irish took the win onthe conference’s biggest stage.Despite trailing 2-0 in the secondperiod, Notre Dame scored fiveunanswered goals to claim a 5-2

victory in last year’s CCHAChampionship at Joe Louis Arenain Detroit.

The win gave Notre Dame itssecond conference crown and a 2-1 win in the season series overthe Wolverines.

The Irish will face a familiarface between the pipes this week-end in junior Wolverine netmin-der Bryan Hogan. Despite awealth of experience, Hogan hasstruggled this season, posting a2.71 goals against average, 10thin the CCHA.

Up front, junior Carl Hagelinleads an offensive attack that hasaveraged 2.6 goals per game inthe CCHA season. Hagelin andfreshman Chris Brown have eachposted 15 points on the season,tops on the team.

Defensively, the Wolverinessport the league’s toughest penal-ty killing unit, successfully shut-ting down 90.4 percent of oppo-nents’ powerplays.

“We really need to get the five

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Ending it earlyMEN’S BASKETBALL

IUPUI coach Ron Hunterknew he was in trouble quicklyWednesday night.

“When you see the ball goingin early it makes a difference,”he said. “The ball was going inearly for them.”

Especially for senior guardBen Hansbrough, who scored22 points during Notre Dame’s93-70 win over IUPUI at thePurcell Pavilion Wednesday.

Hansbrough made 6-of-8field goals and 3-of-5 3-point-ers to go with his five assists.He also made 7-of-9 freethrows, although the Irish (9-1)made only 65.2 percent of theirfoul shot attempts.

“I like the fact that[Hansbrough] took jump shotshe had,” Irish coach Mike Breysaid. “When he’s got an openlook, he’s got to take it because EILEEN VEIHMEYER/The Observer

Senior point guard Tory Jackson defends an IUPUI player during Notre Dame’s 93-70 win at PurcellPavilion Wednesday. Jackson had five points and four assists in the game.

Hot first half shootingleads ND over JaguarsBy BILL BRINKSports Writer

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Team busy over winter breakBy LAURA MYERSSports Writer

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EILEEN VEIHMEYER/The ObserverSophomore guard Natalie Novosel handles the ball during NotreDame’s 69-59 win over Eastern Michigan on Dec. 2.

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Weather postponesBelles and Knights

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Kelly theright pickfor ND job

Ten days after theannouncement of the dis-missal of Charlie Weis, andstill no one knows who will beNotre Dame’s next coach.What isclear now,however, isthatDirector ofAthleticsJackSwarbrickand theIrish haveonly twopossibleresults leftin theirsearch:BrianKelly or bust.

The Cincinnati coach hasbeen the hot name for the jobever since the crushing loss toNavy, and has been the odds-on favorite to win the job

see KELLY/page 22

see CCHA/page 20

Michael Bryan

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Tuesday’s scheduled gamebetween MIAA rivals SaintMary’s and Calvin was post-poned due to inc lementweather. The game has beenrescheduled for Friday at 5p.m. at Calvin’s Van NoordArena.

The away game is sched-uled to be the Belles (4-2, 1-0) second game of the MIAAseason after they defeatedTrine at home in their open-er 60-50.

The Knights (7-1) areranked No. 19 in DivisionI I I , and should be SaintMary’s toughest test so farin the early season.

The game is a rematch of

last season’s MIAA semifi-nal, which was won by theBelles 67-58.

Saint Mary’s also won bothregular season gamesagainst Calv in las t year,including a 72-68 overtimewin on the road.

The Belles lost four valu-able seniors from last sea-son’s team, and will be theunderdog against theKnights , who are thefavorites to win the MIAA,this season.

Saint Mary’s will look toforward Kelley Murphy tolead them against theKnights. The sophomore isaveraging 13.2 points and7.5 rebounds per game tolead the team.

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