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By MEGAN DOYLE News Editor

T h e I n d i a

Health and Safety Administration

(IOSHA) found Notre Dame guilty of six violations after a four-and-ahalf month investigation into the O c to be r de a th o f j uni o

n Sullivan, the Indiana Department of Labor announced March 15 Sullivan, 20, died Oct 27 after the scissor lift from which he was filming football practice fell He was a student videographer for the football team

The Independent Newspaper Ser ving Notre Dame and Saint Mar y ’ s

The citations resulted in fines totaling $77,500 The violations included a “knowing” violation

University knowingly exposed its employees to unsafe conditions

The Indiana Department of Labor reported the University was fined

$55,000 for this violation

IOSHA also issued five “serious”

$22,500 These violations included failure to properly train student

scissor lift

“We found that Notre Dame did not establish and maintain condi-

tions of work that were reasonably safe for its employees, that were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to c

Department of Labor commissioner Lori Torres said in a March 15 press conference “In addition by directing an untrained, student videographer to use the scissor lift during a period of time when the

issued an active wind advisory the University knowingly exposed

tions

fines or appeal IOSHA’s findings by

ments

Notre Dame respects the investigation results and will examine the report, University President Fr John Jenkins said in a March 15 statement

“We will study the details very carefully and take the actions necessary to protect the ongoing safe-

Jenkins said “None of these findings can do anything to replace t

boundless energy and creativity

Student remembers quake experience

By SAM STRYKER News Editor

A 9 0 m a g n i t u d e e a r t hq u a k e h i t w i t h a n e

As I said last fall, we failed to keep him safe, and for that we remain profoundly sorry ” The University’s internal investigation is ongoing, Executive Vice P r

who is leading the investigation, said in a March 15 statement

“The IOSHA findings are very helpful as we begin to conclude our own comprehensive investigat i o n , A

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pen camera pointed toward the

week

Steinke was charged after several people reviewed a tape and identified him as the man who hid the camera in the Grace Hall bathroom

University spokesman Dennis Brown said in a statement that the University acted immediately when the woman found the camera

“University police acted immediately when made aware of this

, disabling the system and work-

prosecutor s office, Brown said “The University understands and respects that Mr Steinke is

s not make any judgment about how this matter may conclude However, this kind of activity is

abhorrent and obviously has no place here or anywhere in society ”

Steinke admitted to placing the camera in the bathroom when confronted T h e S o u t

r e p o r t e d t h a t S t e i n k e w a s a n employee in the registrar’s office at the time of his arrest but is no l o n g e r e m p l o y e d b y N o t r e Dame

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“Making cupcakes horseback riding and watching French films ”

“Believing Mike Brey is a good coach ” Joe Petros 3rd Year Law Off campus

“I went to N.Y.C. and saw the whole city which was really cool ” Tre Haskins freshman Morrissey

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“Going home to Maryland ” Dondi Ellis junior Alumni

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b a n k e m p l o y e e s h i s i n f o rmation, he declared that he w a s a c t u a l l y t h e r e t o r o b the bank

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s m a l l a m o u n t o f c a s h , s t r i k i n g a n o t h e r v e h i c l e

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Hall staffs select RAs for 2011-12

By ADAM LLORENS News Writer

The anticipation among 317

r i s i n g s e n i o r s a p p l y i n g f o r

Resident Assistants culminated the week before Spring Break when final selections for the positions were determined

The position is one of the most competitive to obtain on campus because of the tradition associat-

e d w i t h t h e N o t r e D a m e r e s idence life system

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e O f f i c e o f

Residence Life & Housing 172 male candidates and 145 female c a ndida tes a pplied for the RA position for the 2011-12 school year Of these, 96 men and 84 w o m e n w e r e h i r e d t o f i l l t h e position in Notre Dame’s 29 residence halls

Siegfried Hall resident David Mahin, a junior, said he is excited for the opportunity the position presents “ B e i n g a b r o a d t h i s f a l l i n

R w a n d a a n d U g a n d a r e a l l y cemented my decision to apply for RA,” Mahin said “I realized it can be difficult to give back to the community in a lot of jobs and positions, but by being an RA, I will be able to wholeheartedly

g i v e b a c k t o t h e p h e n o m e n a l

c o m m u n i t y t h a t i s S i e g f r i e d Hall ”

J u n i o r A n a l i s e A l t h o f f s a i d being a RA runs in her blood

“I have had three older siblings serve as Resident Assistants here in the past, so I have always had the idea in the back of my head,”

A l t h o f f s a i d “ A f t e r l i v i n g i n

Farley for three years with great RA s, I thought more about it and decided it was something I would really like to do ”

The idea of creating and sustaining relationships within the h a l l i s a n a t t r a c t i v e a s p e c t o f being an RA, Althoff said I am looking forward to bonding more with the Farley staff and making my dorm an even finer place to live ” she said “I plan on creating some stellar sect i o n e v e n t s w i t h o t h e r R A s around campus ”

Though the Office of Residence Life & Housing receives the applications for the RA position, it is the various hall staffs that ultimately make the final decisions

Siegfried Hall Rector Fr John Conley said the process involves multiple steps

“In late January I receive a list of candidates from O R L H seeking an RA position in Siegfried Hall,” Conley said “The candidates then go through a series of interviews with the current RAs

A R s [ A s s i s t a n t R e c t o r s ] a n d myself, and it is from these interviews that we as a staff make a consensus decision on a RA

C u r r e n t s t a f f m e m b e r s p l a y such an integral role in determining future RAs because of the

close relationships they develop with the candidates, Conley said “It is very important to carefully consider what the current RA’s assessment is of each candidate ” he said “Most rectors would say you need to work closely with y

your next hall staff

rejected last spring to be an RA this year, but said he has enjoyed his senior year I had mixed emotions because

bummed out, but on the other

plan of living off-campus with a

worked out in the end,” Schafer said “While I enjoyed my time on campus living off campus has given me opportunities to grow in a way that I would not have been able to had I been accepted as a Resident Assistant

Anmol Malhotra, a senior, said he has enjoyed his duties this year “The everlasting friendships I have established this year with residents within the dorm, especially the freshmen in my section, have truly been the best aspect of being an RA,” Malhotra said “I will be forever thankful to the Notre Dame and Siegfried Hall community for this opportunity

Contact Adam Llorens at allorens@nd edu

Doctor discusses Haiti earthquake relief services

By MELISSA FLANAGAN News Writer

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BRANDON KEELEAN I Observer Graph c

Choir tours China over break

By ALICIA SMITH News Writer

“They have done a lot to prepare for our arrival Each of us in the Saint Mary’s College Women’s Choir has a pen pal from that choir ”

Anna Bax

Women’s Choir president

“I [had] never been to Asia before and [was] excited to experience the different culture.”

Anna Bax

Women’s Choir president

Contact Alicia Smith at asmith01@saintmar ys.edu

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“I absolutely recognize that I have many things to work on to become a better person and will need to regain the trust of all whom I have hurt within my immediate family and the Notre Dame family ”

Michael Floyd Notre Dame wide receiver

D e n n i s B r o w n s a i d N o t r e

D a m e i s a w a r e o f t h e i n c i d e n t a n d i s c o n f i d e n t l o c a l p o l i c e w i l l h a n d l e i t i n a “ p r o m p t , t h o r o u g h a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l m a n n e r ”

B r o w n s a i d t h e U n i v e r s i t y

d o e s n o t p u b l i c l y d i s c u s s s p ec i f i c d i s c i p l i n a r y c a s e s “ I t i s w e l l k n o w n t h a t N o t r e

on all factors that contributed to the accident, including the series of decisions made on that day We h a v e c o m m i t t e d t o m a k i n g a report of our investigation public and will do so once it is complete and we have finalized our review with IOSHA, which we expect will be in four to six weeks ”

Notre Dame will discontinue the use of scissor lifts to film football

p r a c t i c e s , t h e U n i v e r s i t y announced March 8 as it began installation of a remote video sys-

t e m a t t h e L a B a r P r a c t i c e

Complex

I said in the days after Declan s death that we would do everyt h i n g i n o u r p o w e r t o m a k e changes to ensure that such an accident does not happen again here or elsewhere ” Jenkins said i n a p r e s s r e l e a s e a t t h e t i m e This system is at the forefront in a completely new and innovative way ” University spokesman Dennis Brown said Monday that the system is now operational Spring f o o t b a l l p r a c t i c e b e g i n s Wednesday at 8 a m Irish football coach Brian Kelly said Sullivan is still remembered in the football program

“Declan was a wonderful member of our football family and is missed to this day We all continue to both grieve and keep his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers, ” Kelly said “I’m sure the University will use the findings f r o m t h e s t a t e t o e n h a n c e t h e investigation into this tragedy

The investigation of Sullivan s d e a t h a l s o p r o m p t e d I O S H A t o launch a statewide educational initiative to promote safe equipment use at Indiana schools

The office sent a letter to the N C A A a n d t h e I n d i a n a H i g h School Athletic Association asking schools to review their use of scissor lifts, Torres said Jenkins said Notre Dame hopes to be involved in IOSHA’s educational initiative

“We are also very interested in the IOSHA educational effort and have every intention of being a p a r t o

learn, he said Sullivan’s parents issued a statement following IOSHA’s March 15 announcements and press conference They thanked the University for continued support and individu a l s w h o h a v e d o n a

h e Declan Drumm Sullivan Memorial Fund the family established The Sullivan family continues to work with Notre Dame to find a way to memorialize Sullivan’s life

change the fact that Declan is not with us, ” the statement stated “We are grateful for the respect shown us over the past several m o n th s by

d with Notre Dame The University has maintained an open line of communication throughout this period and has provided timely answers to our questions

Douglas Farmer contributed to this report

Contact Megan Doyle at mdoyle11@nd

Panel weighs nuclear safety

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C a l i f o r n i a u t i l i t i e s M o n d a y t o d e l a y e f f o r t s t o r e l i c e n s e nuclear power plants until the

seismic maps to get a true pic-

t u r e o f t h e r i s k s p o s e d b y earthquakes and tsunamis

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California’s nuclear plants can withstand a major natural dis-

s c r a m b l i n g t o c o n t r o l r a d i at i o n c o m i n g f r o m s o m e o f i t s reactors

L a w m a k e r s a l s o q u e s t i o n e d w h e t h e r t h e u t i l i t i e s h a v e

b e e n d r a g g i n g t h e i r f e e t o n c o n d u c t i n g t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n a l seismic studies called for in a 2008 state report to assess the risks posed by offshore faults

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B l a k e s l e e , R - S a n L u i s O b i s p o , a geophysicist who has been a f r e q u e n t c r i t i c o f D i a b l o

C a n y o n H e s a i d h e w o u l d p u r s u e l e g i s l a t i o n t o t h w a r t the utility until the mapping is done

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d u c e d a b i l l t h a t w o u l d h a v e r e q u i r e d t h e u t i l i t y t o m e e t t h a t a n d o t h e r r e q u i r e m e n t s ; i t w o n u n a n i m o u s s u p p o r t i n t h e L e g i s l a t u r e b u t t h e n - G o v A r n o l d S c h w a r z e n e g g e r vetoed it

Lloyd Cluff, a seismic expert for PG&E, said work started in

O c t o b e r f o r s h a l l o w m a p p i n g a n d t h e u t i l i t y w i l l a p p l y i n A p r i l f o r a p e r m i t f o r d e e p m a p p i n g d o w n t o 1 0 k i l o m eters below the surface “ W e ’ r e d o i n g i t a s w e speak,” Cluff said

E d i s o n h a s a p p l i e d t o t h e

Public Utilities Commission for permission to charge ratepayers an estimated $21 6 million

f o r s i m i l a r s t u d i e s a t t h e S

D i e g o a l o n g t h e S o u t h e r n California coast, said Caroline

M c A n d r e w s , d i r e c t o r o f licensing at the plant

T h e l i c e n s e f o r S a n O n o f r e e x p i r e s i n 2 0 2 2 a n d E d i s o n h a s n o t y e t a p p l i e d t o r e n e w it

C a l i f o r n i a g e t s a t o t a l o f about 12 percent of its power

f r o m t h e D i a b l o C a n y o n a n d San Onofre nuclear plants

O u t s i d e t h e h e a r i n g r o o m , D a n i e l H i r s c h , a l e c t u r e r i n nuclear policy at University of

C a l i f o r n i a , S a n t a C r u z , n o t e d

C a l i f o r n i a ’ s r e a c t o r s a r e i n o n e o f t h e m o s t s e i s m i c a l l y active areas of the world after

J a p a n “ W h a t ’ s g o i n g o n i n Japan could happen here, he said

J a p a n ’ s p l a n t s w e r e n o t designed to handle the ground

m o v e m e n t o r w a v e h e i g h t s

Onofre have been designed

fied

“We’ve gone back this week

equipment

place and

trained,” David said

pipelines are safe from earthquakes, as Japan s crisis raises uncomfortable comparisons

West Coast

Leandro Democrat who chairs

Recovery

It s time to revisit the safety of these plants in light of what

Japan

Corbett said

from the most serious natural threats considered possible at the sites

For example Diablo Canyon i

has safety systems and emergency reservoirs located at 80

30-foot seawall

Judge orders Loughner to undergo mental exam

PHOENIX An Arizona judge on Monday ordered the suspect in the January shooting rampage in Tucson to undergo a mental evaluation at a specialized facility in Missouri as soon as possible

The evaluation will be videotaped and provided to prosecutors and defense attorneys, U S District Judge Larry Burns said i n h i s l a t e M o n d a y

T h e judge also ordered that the exam be conducted no later than April 29, and that findings be reported t o t h e c o u r t a n d a t t o r n e y s o n both sides by May 11 P r o s

and has increased resources, and r e c o m m e n d e d t h e f e d e r a l

B u r e a u o f P r i s o n s f a c i l i t y i n Springfield Mo M e d i c a l r e f e r r a l c e n t e r s u s e p s y c h i a t r i s t s e m p l o y e d b y t h e bureau

Loughner s lawyers have said the exam should be done by an outside expert, not by a Bureau of Prisons employee at a Tucson prison They also wanted assurances that the evaluation doesn t e x p a n d i n t o a r e v i e w o f t h e i r client’s sanity

L e a d d e f e n s e a t

Clark wrote

would harm the defense team’s e

court filing

client relationship The defense a

Loughner is “seriously ill,” and t h a t m o v i n g h i m t

could worsen his state

Loughner, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the Jan 8 attack that killed six and wounded 13, including Rep Gabrielle Giffords She remains a

bullet wound to the brain

and

Loughner is competent to stand trial not whether he was

at the time of the shooting

presently suffering from

disease or defect rendering

against him, or to assist properly in his defense,” Burns wrote Burns cited a memo written by Dr Donald Lewis, chief of psychiatry for the Bureau of Prisons

staff available for neurology and other organic testing and has far more forensic staff and full-time psychiatrists available to provide round-the-clock assistance ”

Storm strands drivers, hikers

L O S A N G E L E S A f i e r c e

s p r i n g s t o r m t h a t s t r a n d e d

h u n d r e d s o f d r i v e r s a l o n g a

m a j o r f r e e w a y, p r o m p t e d t h e rescue of stranded hikers and

c l o s e d r o a d s i n t o Yo s e m i t e N a t i o n a l P a r k d w i n d l e d t o showers Monday as a new wet

w e a t h e r s y s t e m h e a d e d toward California

V e n t u r a C o u n t y d e p u t i e s w o r k e d t h r o u g h t h e n i g h t t o r e s c u e 3 2 h i k e r s s t r a n d e d i n L o s P a d r e s N a t i o n a l F o r e s t when the storm swelled rivers

a n d d u m p e d s n o w i n t h e r e m o t e a r e a o f S o u t h e r n California

T h r e e p e o p l e w e r e t r e a t e d f o r h y p o t h e r m i a s h e r i f f ' s Deputy Shane Matthews said

T e r e s a N o r r i s , w h o w a s

l e a d i n g a S i e r r a C l u b w i l d e rn e s s c o u r s e , s a i d s h e h a d planned to be out of the forest

b e f o r e t h e s t o r m h i t , b u t t h e b a d w e a t h e r a r r i v e d e a r l i e r than she expected

“ I t w a s j u s t l i k e a b l i z z a r d where I was, ” said Norris, 56, who was camped at an eleva-

t i o n o f 4 2 0 0 f e e t “ T h e w i n d w a s l i f t i n g m e u p , a n d I w a s trying to hold down my tent

A s e p a r a t e g r o u p o f n e a r l y

1 0 0 t e e n s a n d y o u n g s t e r s w e r e s t u c k a t a s n o w e d - i n m o u n t a i n c a m p g r o u n d i n another part of the park until crews managed to clear roads using snow plows

A K e r n C o u n t y F i r e Department bus loaded with

b l a n k e t s r e a d y - t o - e a t m e a l s , w a t e r a n d s p o r t s d r i n k s t o o k t h e 1 0 - t o 1 7year-olds to a meeting point at a gas station, department

s p o k e s m a n S e a n C o l l i n s said

T h e y m i g h t h a v e b e e n s t a y i n g a t t h e c a m p g r o u n d for the weekend, but when it w a s t i m e f o r t h e m t o l e a v e t h e y c o u l d n ' t g e t o u t , ” Collins said Farther south, four people

w e r e r e s c u e d f r o m t h e r o o f of an SUV in Thousand Oaks

w h e

channel

M e a n w h i l e , r o a d s i n t o Yosemite National Park were closed Monday as a result of mud, rock slides, fallen trees and heavy snow

P a r k o f f i c i a l s s a i d p o w e r w a s o u t a c r o s s Y o s e m i t e Va

sites and 150 guests of park hotels had chosen to remain

severe appears to be stabilizing and does not warrant any immed

plants, a top U S nuclear official said Monday T

Commission’s executive director

said officials have “ a high degree of confidence that operations at the 104 nuclear reactors in 31 states are safe He said inspectors at each of the plants have r

against any safety breaches

Borchardt gave NRC commiss i o n e r s a d e t a i l e d l o o k a t t h e

three units appears to be functional, he said

The five-member commission was reviewing the Japanese crisis it is the worst nuclear disa

and

President Barack Obama

NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko said his agency has a responsibility to the American people to

methodical review of the

w h e n t h o s e r o a d s w o u l d reopen

The nasty weather was moving out of the region and flood a d v i s o r i e s w e r e c a n c e l e d f o r Los Angeles County However, t h e N a t i o n a l We a t h e r S e r v i c e warned debris flows and flash f l o o d i n g w e r e s t i l l p o s s i b l e i n some areas

A milder storm was expecte d t o h i t t h e s t a t e o n Wednesday

Earlier, snow and ice closed Interstate 5 for more than 12

h o u r s b e g i n n i n g l a t e S u n d a y, forcing travelers to spend the n i g h t a t m o t e l s , g a s s t a t i o n s o r a l o n g t h e s i d e o f t h e m a i n r o u t e l i n k i n g S o u t h e r n a n d N o r t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a u n t i l a u t h o r i t i e s b e g a n e s c o r t i n g traffic through the pass

P e o p l e t r i e d t h e m a k e t h e most of the challenging situation

“ I h a d 1 5 0 p e o p l e T h e y w e r e a l l o v e r, m a n , ” s a i d Jesse Khalid who worked the o v e r n i g h t s h i f t a t a s e r

4,100-footTejon Pass “Most of t h e m c a m e i n m y s t o r e T h e y started drinking coffee partying ”

T h e s e c t i o n o f I n t e r s t a t e 5 known as the Grapevine often closes during bad weather

T h e s t o r m h i t f i r s t a n d h a r d

County where a family of four

Sunday from a sailboat buffeted by wind and waves off East Beach

During the rescue, a Harbor

n t a k i n g o n water and needed help from a second boat In addition, a 70-

Santa Barbara News-Press

m p e d more than 10 inches of rain in Santa Barbara County

storm toppled trees

water collapsed roofs and cars went skating into each other L

said crews extinguished a fire M

tree that had apparently been struck by lightning

62 percent more 911 calls on Sunday than on average

“We have debris flow

spokesman Erik Scott said

Fukushima Dai-ichi plan dama g e d i n t h e M a r c h 1 1 e a r t hquake and tsunami, and the U S response thus far Borchardt told commissioners that Units 1, 2 and 3 at the crippled Fukushima plant have some core damage but that containm e n t f o r t h o s e t h r e e r e a c t o r s has not been breached

“I would say optimistically that things appear to be on the verge of stabilizing ” he said The Tokyo Electric Power Co , w h i c h o p e r a t e s t h e t r o u b l e d plant, has been able to bring offsite power onto the site from a n e a r b y t r a n s m i s s i o n l i n e , Borchardt said, the first sign of progress at the plant in recent days Water is being injected into the reactor vessels in Units 1, 2 a n d 3 , a n d c o n t a i n m e n t i n a l l

massive earthquake and tsunami

Monday, prompting workers to evacuate As work at the

“Are we less prudent than the Germans? Apostolakis asked

A pond basin, previously used as the Fresno State men's football team practice ﬁeld, is closed due to ﬂooding Monday in Fresno, Calif.

Wireless deal raises questions

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p r e s s e d t o w a r d a W h i t e H o u s e c a m p a i g n M o n d a y b y f o r m a l l y a n n o u n c i n g a n exploratory committee with a c a l l f o r b a c k e r s t o h e l p h i m “take back our government ” “ A t a y o u n g a g e , I s a w u p c l o s e t h e f a c e o f c h a l l e n g e t h e f a c e o f h a r d s h i p a n d t h e f a c e o f j o b l o s s , t h e R e p u b l i c a n s a i d i n a t w om i n u t e v i d e o m e s s a g e d e s i g n e d t o a p p e a l t o t e a p a r t y a c t i v i s t s a n d G O P r a n k and file facing economic insecurity

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America ”

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s a g e o f h o p e a n d c h a n g e i n 2008

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c r e a t e d i t ” P a w l e n t y s a i d i n t h e H o l l y w o o d - s t y l e v i d e o t h a t f e a t u r e d a s o a r i n g soundtrack It was posted on h i s F a c e b o o k p a g e M o n d a y afternoon

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g e o u s l y t o p r o t e c t i t T h a t s w h y t o d a y, I ’ m a n n o u n c i n g t h e f o r m a t i o n o f a n exploratory committee to run f o r p r e s i d e n t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s J o i n t h e t e a m a n d t o g e t h e r w e ’ l l r e s t o r e America ” I t w a s t h e f i r s t d e f i n i t i v e s t a t e m e n t f r o m a p o t e n t i a l 2012 candidate on his or her White House campaign

T h e R e p u b l i c a n p r e s i d e nt i a l f i e l d h a s b e e n s l o w t o f o r m c o m p a r e d t o p a s t e l e ction cycles as familiar names such as Sarah Palin mull bids

a n d o t h e r p o t e n t i a l h o p e f u l s l i k e M i t t R o m n e y a n d N e w t G i n g r i c h w o r k b e h i n d t h e

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Appalachia trip is more than service

Nuclear catastrophe, risk awareness

The GreenMan

Ankur Chawla Assistant Scene Editor

Every spring and fall break the Center for Social Concerns sends students across the Appalachian region and various urban centers to understand and try to help with the poverty in the region But as I’m sure everyone who’s ever gone on one of the trips knows we come back with so much more than the feeling of service

I have been lucky enough to attend a spring seminar each of the past two years, working in New Orleans, La , and Big Creek, W Va , respectively, with each trip being uniquely awesome This column is a tribute to those moments that make me eager to head back next fall

Nothing epitomizes these times more than Tuesday night this past week Our service group was entertained by the always classy sounds of bluegrass music performed by a man named Chester and taught how to dance by his musical partner Manuel Donning a green hat with “Flatfooter” across the top Manuel moved across the floor like butter on a fry pan

The professional dancer was kind enough to show us his moves, both on the floor and with the ladies And Manuel wasn’t just light on his feet when listening to bluegrass, he was more than happy to “smang it” with us and whip his hair back and forth He even did the dreaded broom dance” (literally pretending a broom was his dance partner)

Meanwhile Chester played his guitar and sang songs the likes of “When the Rooster Came on the Farm” (pun intended) and “Penicillin Penny” (referring to a woman that may require you go see a pharmacist) These hilarious parodies did more than get a few cheap laughs from us students –– they created an instant bond through humor and music

These antics, while incredibly fun, opened the door to serious conversation about the poverty and problems of rural Appalachia Chester was able to open up and let us into his thoughts and beliefs This encounter was characteristic of the entire trip Being able to have an incredible time and a lot of fun while still helping and showing concern for the problems of the area

What s truly amazing about the Appalachia seminars is this very balance Those of us on the trip were able to enjoy ourselves making “that’s what she said” jokes and being utterly awful at basketball while at the same time having serious discussions about what our role in the region and in service is It’s hard to imagine throwing together 10 random students for a week could be a venue for making some of my closest friends at this university, but that s exactly what happened these past two years I hope those of you reading this (even if it is just the nine others who served with me in Big Creek) will take the opportunity to participate in one of the CSC’s seminars I can personally guarantee it will be one of the best weeks you ’ ve ever had

In the wake of the tragic earthquake and ensuing nuclear crisis in Japan, nuclear energy is returning to the forefront of the news as a hot topic for discussion Many individuals and nations are rethinking their stance on nuclear energy, taking the threat of nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant as a wake-up call to decrease future nuclear projects and increase security measures at existing nuclear facilities For them, the nuclear accident has raised the question of whether or not nuclear reactors pose a significant threat to human health and safety

But for me, the more important question is why we need such a dramatic wake-up call to take these risks seriously My introductory economics classes taught me that people tend to be risk-adverse, but that of course assumes that people understand the risks they are taking They seem to have glossed over the fact that people tend to be risk-oblivious as well We assume that certain risks are so remote that they could never actually happen

It is not the case that everyone was ignorant of the risks a major earthquake posed to Japanese nuclear reactors In 2004, American geoscientist Leuren Moret made the eerie prediction that “It is not a question of whether or not a nuclear disaster will occur in Japan; it is a question of when it will occur ” (May 23, 2004, The Japan Times) However, despite such predictions and warnings, Japan continued to believe that nuclear meltdown would never happen there and even built three additional nuclear reactors since 2004

The Fukushima Daiichi facility was pre-

pared to handle earthquakes, but not one on the scale of last week’s The chances of an earthquake above a 7 9 magnitude seemed too remote to prepare for but it happened; the recent earthquake was a 9 0 One might draw a parallel to New Orleans, where the city was prepared to handle hurricanes, but not one on the scale of Katrina We live in a world where we ’ ve decided not to always prepare for the worst-case scenario, because we tell ourselves it’s such a remote possibility ––That ll never happen Never in a million years ”

Today, the U S has 104 commercial nuclear reactors the majority of which are in close proximity to population centers To bring the discussion even closer to home, there is a commercial nuclear reactor outside Benton Harbor, Mich –– just 26 miles away from South Bend Currently the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission is recommending that citizens within 50 miles of the Fukushima Daiichi facility evacuate their homes

A report issued last week by the Union of Concerned Scientists reveals 14 “ nearmisses” in U S nuclear plant safety in 2010 alone and warns “ our luck at nuclear roulette may someday run out Then again, it may not The odds are admittedly small But the odds were small for Fukushima Daiichi too (The odds of a No 10-seed and a No 11-seed playing each other in the NCAA tournament were also remote, but we all know too well now that that s possible too )

But you know which energy sources have the smallest odds of causing massive human health catastrophes? Energy sources that don’t pose any inherent risks to human health, like wind and solar Yes,

there have been workplace accidents surrounding the construction of windmills

But nothing about the wind or sunshine is by its nature damaging to the human person Nuclear power generation, on the other hand, necessarily produces radioactive wastes which are harmful to human health, wastes that we have yet to figure out how to dispose of safely Likewise coal-fired power generation necessarily exposes workers and the general population to particulate and gaseous substances that are harmful to human health

However, my ultimate goal here is not necessarily to convince you that the risks of nuclear outweigh its benefits (though it’s probably clear that that is my opinion) There are many considerations in the nuclear energy debate, which I cannot possibly hope to treat in a single column

So you may or may not be risk-adverse with regard to nuclear energy and that’s fine But you should not be risk-oblivious

We should all take the time to understand the risks that we re building into different aspects of the infrastructure of our society, whether it’s through our energy, food, or water

Understand the amount of risk that industries and the government have decided is allowable, and if you ’ re not willing to accept that level of risk, do something to change it

The GreenMan is an anonymous eco-conscious observer of life at Notre Dame, providing environmental commentary and advice to the campus community since 2010 Feel free to email your environmental living questions to the GreenMan at askthegreenman@gmail com

Steps to end reliance on oil

Fuel is a hot commodity and one we Americans often underestimate in our relatively low-cost energy market Our infrastructure, our politics and our very lifestyle are all designed with the need in mind to allocate energy the most efficiently Even down to the level of college students, the energy market has countless strings that tie down finances and resources

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We notice this most heavily in the price of gasoline Often we bemoan the prices of fuel when they rise near the $4 per gallon mark but we fail to realize that the U S actually enjoys relatively cheap fuel prices compared to nations like Great Britain or France who pay more than $7 per gallon

The U S government has been subsidizing oil companies for decades in order to offset the cost of gasoline to consumers That means almost $40 billion in taxpayer money is paid directly to oil companies for fuel each year

We are one of the few countries who do this and it begs the question – what if we allocated that money beyond oil?

A new wave of hybrids and fully electric vehicles has recently become available to consumers, and they seem to be catching on fairly well But the technology is only a newcomer in an arena of

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Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night ”

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A bill recently died in Congress that proposed cutting oil subsidies completely Undoubtedly, doing so would increase the costs of fuel But what if we took the $40 billion and gave it back to consumers, in the form of credits households could use to purchase an electric vehicle

House Republicans were responsible for killing the “Ending Big Oil Tax Subsidies” Act but it almost certainly traces back even farther to energy lobbyists infecting legislation

How long is it going to take for us to realize we ’ ve been mucking around in oil long enough? Politicians continue to stall legislation that would release the death grip oil companies have on the energy market How does that benefit us or count as forward thinking?

We have no excuses for staying grounded in oil like we are We are a progressive society and the technology is there

The answer to stymieing oil subsidies is to cut off demand for oil itself, and that’s where our generation can succeed

It’s simple Cutting oil subsidies will cause the price of gasoline to increase toward its natural equilibrium The high price will necessarily shrink demand for oil and create massive demand for nonoil dependant transportation Taking the money from oil subsidies,

and giving it to households for electric cars in a cash-for-clunkers-esque manner would give the auto-industry more than enough incentive to innovate away from oil in order to make massive gains off the new clean energy market’s demand

Rallying around high-speed rail development and promoting infrastructure changes to accommodate more clean energy use are just a couple ways we can move away from this archaic age of oil

It s our generation who is ultimately responsible for realizing enough is enough, that the oil fad should have died decades ago The technology is there has been there for a long time, and there’s no reason for us to continue driving our parents’ cars

If we are to call ourselves a progressive generation, we can’t allow oil companies to continue weighing us down If we create the demand the market will follow Students need to realize they in fact do carry enough influence to change demand, and ultimately, the way we consume energy

This column originally ran in the March 16 edition of The Maneater, serving the University of Missouri

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

Edgar Allan Poe U S author and poet

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIAL CARTOON

The “Dove Campaign for Real Beauty”

l a u n c h e d i n 2 0 0 4 U s i n g T V a d v e r t i s ements, billboards and short films, the campaign strove to celebrate the natural and unique bodies of women, emphasizing the

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h e l p p r e v e n t L G B T t e e n s u icide in the wake of increased suicides of gay bullied teens

And now, it seems, the female pop star industry has launched its own self-esteem improvement campaign Although untitled and possibly unorga ized it was just award show season they had o t h e r t h i n g s o n t h e i r mind this campaign hopes to help listeners feel good about themselves and their unique personalities Stars like Pink, Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Lady Gaga want t

c e l e b r a t e i n d i v i d u a l i t and being true to yourse

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w h i c h o f t e n f a l l b y t wayside in today’s high commercialized society

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a t t e m p t s t o i m b u e d o trodden, self-conscious teens and listeners with pride in their individualit y a r e c o m m e r c i a l i z e d a n d c o n f o r m i s t , either in their songs or in their personality

tioning the cutting-edge qualities of Lady Gaga Despite being quite an individual herself, she can’t even muster up her own sound and style to promote uniqueness and self-pride I do not doubt that Lady Gaga is a talented musician or question that this is a good song Rather I wonder about her motives behind this song and the effectiveness of her message Katy Perry and Ke$ha also fall victim to this mixed message The pop divas recently

r e l e a s e d t h e i r s e l f - e s t e e m s i n g l e s “Firework” and “We R Who We R,” respec-

inspiring young people And yet, both of their careers follow in the footsteps of Lady Gaga and her “shock and awe ” path to fame, Ke$ha only diverging in her amount of actual musical talent

makeup, these starlets have realized the star potential in shocking music and style

By CLAIRE STEPHENS Scene Writer

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I applaud the efforts of these leading ladies in pop music to promote self-awaren e s s a n d b o o s t s e l f - e s t e e m T h e r e ’ s a growing trend of young people of all ages trying to fit a certain norm and dress code And if they fail or fall short of society’s expectations, they can suffer a harsh blow to their self-identity and self-confidence which is often difficult to overcome We do need to celebrate the individual beauty and worth of every human being

But I can t really take Lady Gaga s new single, “Born This Way,” seriously as an individuality anthem when the only thing that pops into my mind while listening to it is Madonna Lady Gaga has made a career of being different and shocking From her meat dress to her slightly risqué videos, she never fails to surprise her fans Her songs have also often bucked the trend of typical pop music, which helps make them unique and worth listening to, even when radio stations overplay them

This newest single, though, has me ques-

eve the jaw-dropping levof Lady Gaga, they still folin her footsteps And so

dividual personality falls

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Pink gets the gold star in this effort, releasing the first of these self-esteem pop singles “Raise Your

F**kin Perfect, which hit the No 1 spot on the American Top 40 charts is week These are not her only message-laden songs; she has also

“Sober” and “Stupid Girls ” She actually seems to not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk with her music and lifestyle Her face is rarely plastered across tabloids for the ridiculous stunts she has recently pulled or the crazy outfits the paparazzi have shot her in

So I applaud the efforts of these pop stars as they try to promote increased self-confidence and self-esteem and I’ll probably still dance to their songs at Feve but I hesitate to use them as examples and role models in my life Unilever, the company that owns Dove, also received criticism with their beauty campaign when they continued to use overtly sexualized women in the AXE brand advertisements The real message, apparently, that should be broadc a s t a c r o s s A

hypocrisy

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

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Mar y Claire O’Donnell Interim Scene Editor

Name: Sofia Vivoni

Spotted: Lewis Hall

Sofia just came back from a tropical spring break and she is showing off her incredible tan with this stylish outfit Her relaxed, white tunic paired with dark skinny jeans and gray ballerina flats is perfect for spring weather. Her mix of red and gray bangles definitely completes the look. Sofia looks chic and relaxed after a great week of vacation.

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out the closet and incorporate the bright colors heretofore reserved f

beach vacation? The key to incorporating brights

wardrobe is an awareness of the color palette Often designers will

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l a d y b u r s t i n g i n t o m y r o o m screaming very loudly in a torrent of French to make sure I had not

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s t r a n g l e d b y a h a n g e r or other flying accessory

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By MARIA FERNANDEZ Scene Writer

asked a federal judge Monday to keep its lockout in place, saying

stop it while accusing the players of trying to manipulate the law with a bogus antitrust lawsuit

The NFL filed its arguments in federal court in St Paul, Minn , where U S District Judge Susan

R i c h a r d N e l s o n h a s s c h e d u l e d an April 6 hearing on the players ’ bid to stop the lockout

The NFL said any decision on a lockout should wait until the National Labor Relations Board rules on an unfair labor practice

c h a r g e a g a i n s t t h e n o w - d i ssolved players union that contends the players failed to negotiate in good faith The charge, filed Feb 14 was amended on

M a r c h 1 1 t o i n c l u d e r e f e r e n c e to the union’s decertification

The NLRB said the case is still under investigation and had no further comment

The legal salvo is just the lat-

e s t i n t h e f i g h t b e t w e e n t h e league and players, who failed

t o f o r g e a n e w c o l l e c t i v e b a rgaining agreement on March 11

T h a t s a m e d a y, To m B r a d y,

D r e w B r e e s , P e y t o n M a n n i n g and six other current NFL play-

e r s f i l e d t h e a n t i t r u s t s u i t a n d i n j u n c t i o n r e q u e s t i n f e d e r a l court here, and the NFL owners

l o c k e d o u t t h e p l a y e r s , p u t t i n g the 2011 season in jeopardy

T h e N F L m a d e t h r e e m a i n points in Monday’s filing It said the injunction issue shouldn t be in federal court at all, the decer-

merit

Stopping the lockout, the NFL argued would open all 32 teams up to additional antitrust claims

e v e n f o r w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r t

s o l v e t h e l

claims carry triple damages for any harm proven meaning hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake

In arguing that Congress has barred judges from halting lock-

passed with the intent of limit-

down on unions, including their ability to seek court orders halti

the law also protects an employer s right to impose a lockout in a labor dispute

e N F L PA dissolved eight hours before the labor agreement expired simply to avoid a six-month delay in fili n g i t s m

spelled out in the CBA

D e c e r t

f i c a t i o n , t h e l e a g u e says proved the players did not want to negotiate in good faith and is a step used whenever it

s e r v e s t h e u n i o n ’ s p u r p o s e s a t the bargaining table

T h e 5 7 - p a

n c l u d e s s t

c o u r t f i l i n

t e m e n t s f r o m t h e p l a y e r s t h e m s e l v e s t h a t t h e league says backs its argument

According to the filing NFLPA president Kevin Mawae said in a Sept 29 interview that decertific a t i o n w a

sleeve that worked in the late 1980s in favor of the players “It’s been a part of the union

league,” Mawae said

days before the union was

solved

accused the union of

antitrust claims “if

operations” yet also “subject to antitrust liability if it does not” in a “flip of a switch” approach

court filing

He argued that franchise tags are lucrative options for players, n o t i n g t h a t M a n n i n g s i g n e d a multiyear contract worth nearly $100 million after being design a t e d a f r a n c h i s e p l a y e r i n 2004

out He noted that players work out on their own regardless NFL players would undoubte d l y a r g u e ” t h a t

y i f t h e lockout were to be lifted Ruocco added That, he said, would crea t e c o n s i d e

about the rights and abilities of

t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e u n i o n w a s a sham and the players’ claim of “ i r r e p a r a b l e h a r m

We d e c e r t i f i e d s o t h a t w e could fight them from locking us out and go back to work,” Jeff Saturday the NFLPA vice presid e n t , s a i d t h e d a y a f t e r t h e M a r c h 1 1 d e c e r t i f i c a t i o n , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c o u r t f i l i n g And we feel like we can still n e g o t i a t

h a s n o

want ”

The players antitrust suit forever to be known as Brady et al vs National Football League

franchise-player tags

Peter Ruocco, the NFL s senior vice president of labor relations, w r o t e r e b

As for the league-wide limit on rookie salaries, in which teams are permitted a certain pool to s p e n d o n p l a y e r s t h e y d r a f t , R u o c c o n o t e d t h a t r o o k i e s l a s t season, as a whole, signed contracts totaling $658 9 million in guarantees Ruocco also wrote that missing offseason workouts does not do “irreparable harm” to play-

players and have a “detrimental effect” on the league’s competitive balance That scenario would be “diffic u l t , i

m p o s s i b l

o unscramble the egg and return those players” to their original t e a m s

this case

C L E A R WAT E R , F l a T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P h i l l i e s s i g n e d three-time All-Star second basem a n L u i s C a s t i l l o t o a m i n o r league contract on Monday

Castillo will report to camp as a n o n - r o s t e r p l a y e r a n d c o mpete for playing time while fivetime All-Star Chase Utley recovers from a right knee injury

Philadelphia general manager Ruben Amaro Jr said bringing in Castillo amounts to a 10-day tryout before the seasons begins on April 1

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l l assess it, see if he’s going to be able to help us If he can, great

I f h e c a n ’ t w e ’ l l p r o b a b l y g o with what we ’ ve got in camp

“He’s either going to make our club or be released ” U

i s s p r i n g H e h a s b e e n d i a g -

n o s e d w i t h k n e e r e v e a l e d t e nd i n i t i s , c h o n d r o m a l a c i a a n d bone inflammation

“We’re going to see if he can play second base,” Amaro said b e f o r e M o n d a y ’ s g a m e a g a i n s t t h e B o s t o n R e d S

r e a l f a s t

e ’ s s h o w i n g , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e d o c t o r s a n d trainers, he’s starting to get better Seems like it’s going to take a while though ” Castillo is a career 290 hitter in 15 seasons with the New York M e t s , M i n n e s o t a Tw i n s a n d Florida Marlins He hit 235 with Mets in 2010, but was limited to just 86 games because of a right heel injury

“He’s getting a little better in time, he’s starting to get a little better,” Phillies manager Charlie M a n u e l s a i d “ I t ’ s n o t c

C a s t i l l o w a s r e l e a s e d F r i d a y b y t h e M e t s H e i s i n t h e f i n a l season of a four-year, $25 million contract “I think a change will be good for him I respect him as a playe r, ” s a i d P h i l l i e s c a t c h e r B r i a n S c h n e i d e r, w h o p l a y e d w i t h Castillo in New York “He’s been in the game a long time and he’s d o n e a l o t o f g r e a t t h i n g s I think this is a good opportunity f o r h i m w i t h w h a t ’ s g o i n g o n here ” Castillo is in the final season of a four-year, $25 million contract The Mets are responsible f o r m o s t o f t h e $ 6 m i l l i o n remaining on the deal, with the P h i l l i e s h a v i n g t o p a y C a s t i l l o t h e m a j o r- l e a g u e m i n i m u m o f

roster “ H e ’ l l c o m e i n w e ’ l l l o o k a t him and see what he’s got, see if h e c a n h e l p u s , P h i l a d e l p h i a manager Charlie Manuel said C a s t i l l o

h e team’s 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox

The Phillies have five players i n c a m p w h o h a v e p l a y e d s e cond base this spring: super utility reserve Wilson Valdez Rule 5 pick Michael Martinez and nonr o s t e r p l a y e r s J o s h B a r f i e l d , Delwyn Young and Pete Orr

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross talks at the owners meeting Monday. The NFL is currently in a lockout.

Howard’s 28 points lift Magic past Cleveland

g a m e s T h e i r f e u d f i g u r e d t o c o n t i n u e , b u t i t d i s s o l v e d t h e

C L E V E L A N D H a r d a s h e

t r i e d , S t a n V a n G u n d y j u s t couldn’t bring himself to enjoy Orlando’s win

T h e h a r d - t o - p l e a s e M a g i c coach was in one of those foul moods

Van Grumpy

D w i g h t H o w a r d s c o r e d 2 8 points with 18 rebounds and he a n d B r a n d o n B a s s w e r e w a y too much for Cleveland’s smalli s h f r o n t l i n e t o h a n d l e a s t h e M

Gundy

S t a n d i n

i n t h e h a l l w a y o u tside Orlando s locker room, Van Gundy was asked what he took from the win His answers were terse

“Nothing,” he said “We got

done

With the Cavs unable to stop H

However, Cleveland fought back and closed within 92-83 before Hedo Turkoglu’s 3-pointer with 2 : 5 6 l e f t p u t O r l a n d o b a c k i n control

T h e M a g i c w o n t h e i r t h i r d straight and pulled within 3 1/2 g a m e s o f M i a m i f o r t h e N o 3 p l a y o f f s p o t i n t h e E a s t e r n

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That was of little value to Van Gundy, who was upset with his team’s 20 turnovers and inability to put Cleveland away “ Yo u o n l y p l a y 8 2 g a m e s a y e a r, V a n G u n d y s a i d I t shouldn’t be hard to go out and play hard and well all the time We’ve seen ebbs and flows but

I d o n ’t h a v e a n e x c u s e f o r i t

W e t u r n e d t h e b a l l o v e r t o o much and we didn’t play with a lot of energy

T h e M a g i c s w e p t a l l f o u r g a m e s a g a i n s t t h e C a v a l i e r s , w i n n i n g t h e s e a s o n s e r i e s f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e s i n c e 2 0 0 2 - 0 3

T h e t e a m s m e t e a c h o t h e r i n

t h e p l a y o f f s i n 2 0 0 9 , a t i g h t s e r i e s O r l a n d o w o n i n s i x

m o

Cleveland

Fierce rivals just a year ago Orlando and Cleveland are now o n o p p o s i t e e n d s o f t h e N B A

spectrum

“It is different now, ” Howard said “It’s weird ” J J H i c k s o n s c o r e d 1 8 a n d

Daniel Gibson 16 for the Cavs, w h o h a v e d r o p p e d t h r e e straight and nine of 11

B a s s a d d e d 2 2 p o i n t s f o r

O r l a n d o , a n d c o m b i n e d w i t h

Howard to go 18 of 21 from the floor against a Cavs team lacking a legitimate inside game

H o w a r d a d d e d f o u r a s s i s t s , four blocks, four steals and the All-Star center went a shocking 1 0 o f 1 2 f r o m t h e f r e e t h r o w

line He’s made only 58 percent

arm sleeves and tossed his jersey into the crowd

“ H e ’ s a g r e a t p l a y e r, ” C a v s c o a c h B

and fast He’s dominant ”

When Howard went out with 1:49 left in the third, the Magic w e r e u p b y 2 2 a n d e v e n Va n G u n d y s e e m e d s o m e w h a t pleased Howard slapped hands with Orlando’s assistant coach-

e s a n d i t a p p e a r e d h i s n i g h t was over early But Bass picked u p h i s f i f t h p e r s o n a l a n d Va n Gundy had to put Howard back in

T h e C a v s b e g a n k n o c k i n g d o w n s h o t s a n d m a d e i t i n t e r -

e s t i n g i n t h e f o u r t h T h e y closed within nine on Christian

E y e n g a s 3 - p o i n t e r B u t Tu r k o g l u e n d e d t h e c o m e b a c k bid with his 3 from deep in the left corner

While Van Gundy was unhapp y, H o w a r d b e l i e v e s t h e M a g i c are in a good place

“ We ’ r e a t e a m t h a t ’ s h e a d e d

t o w a r d m a k i n g a g r e a t p l a y o f f r u n , ” H o w a r d s a i d “ We h a v e all the talent We’ve got a great team We have to bring it every night At halftime, the Magic led by 18 and were on cruise control

H o w a r d B a s s a n d R y a n

Anderson were a combined 17 o f 2 0 w i t h 4 2 p o i n t s , 1 9 rebounds and eight dunks

the Magic’s All-Star center with a bear hug in the middle of the lane Samuels got away with it as Howard was called for 3 seconds

Howard then had his way He drew five personal fouls t w o o n R y a n H o l l i n s a n d

first quarter alone as Cleveland was forced to hack away at him or get dunked on Howard finished the period with 12 points and nine rebounds

“Once he sits in the paint, it’s

j u s t h a r d t o m o v e h i m o u t , ” Hickson said With his size and athleticism, it’s tough ” Pacer s 102, Nets 98

The Indiana Pacers are closi n g i

n if it appears they are crawling at times

Despite scoring 15 first-quarter points, turning the ball over 18 times in the game and nearly blowing a late 11-point lead, the Pacers opened a two-game l e a d i n t h e r a c e f o r t h e f i n a l p l a y o f f b e r t h i n t h e E a s t e r n

Conference with a 102-98 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday

“It’s a huge win for our ballc l u b , P a c e r s i n t e r i m c o a c h Frank Vogel said “That’s what we ’ re all working hard for ”

It didn’t look that way for the o p e n i n g 2 1 m i n u t e s , a n d c e rtainly not at the end when the N e t s m i s s e d t w o 3 - p o i n t e r s i n the final 15 seconds that would have tied the game “ We d i d n ’ t w a n t t o l e t t h i s o n e s l i p a w a y, ” s a i d P a c e r s center Roy Hibbert, who had a g a m e - h i g h 2 4 p o i n t s o n 1 0 - o f14 shooting from the field “We h a d s

“It’s huge,” Vogel said “We’ve got

opportunity for us ” The other good piece of news for the Pacers is that they play seven of their final 11 games at home

Brook Lopez had 20 points to

Gaines finished with

Magic guard Gilber t Arenas drives to the basket in the four th quar ter of Orlando’s 97-86 win over Cleveland Monday. The Magic currently sit four th in the Easter Conference standings.

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“I just wanted to win the game I don’t want this season to end, because once it’s over it’s ofﬁcial for me ”

Adrian Thomas Miami forward

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t u r n o v e r s a n d i t g a v e t h e m c o n f i d e n c e t o h i t o u t s i d e j u m p e r s ” A l a b a m a m a

r o w s i n t

e c o n d h a l f t o h e l p N e w M e x i c o h a n g i n R e l e f o r d h a d s c o r e d t h e f i n a l f i v e p o i n t s o f t h e f i r s t h a l f t o g i v e A l a b a m a a 3 0 - 2 6 l e a d H e h i t a j u m p e r t o p u t t h e T i d e a h e a d a n d a d d e d a c o n t e s t e d 3 - p o i n t e r w i t h 1 1 s e c o n d s l e f t a n d t h e s h o t c l o c k d w i n d l i n g d o w n “ T h a t h a p p e n s w i t h

Alabama freshman guard Trevor Releford spots up for a jumper in the Crimson Tide’s 74-67 win over New Mexico Monday Releford led Alabama in scoring with 23

Panel weighs nuclear safety

S A C R A M E N T O C a l i f

S t a t e l a w m a k e r s c a l l e d o n

C a l i f o r n i a u t i l i t i e s M o n d a y t o d e l a y e f f o r t s t o r e l i c e n s e nuclear power plants until the

seismic maps to get a true pic-

t u r e o f t h e r i s k s p o s e d b y earthquakes and tsunamis

S t a t e s e n a t o r s r a i s e d s h a r p

California’s nuclear plants can withstand a major natural dis-

s c r a m b l i n g t o c o n t r o l r a d i at i o n c o m i n g f r o m s o m e o f i t s reactors

L a w m a k e r s a l s o q u e s t i o n e d w h e t h e r t h e u t i l i t i e s h a v e

b e e n d r a g g i n g t h e i r f e e t o n c o n d u c t i n g t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n a l seismic studies called for in a 2008 state report to assess the risks posed by offshore faults

P a c i f i c G a s a n d E l e c t r i c C o h a s a p p l i e d t o r e n e w i t s

c e n s e t

t e t h e t w o r e a c t o r s a t D i a b l o C a n y o n P o w e r P l a n t n e a r S a n L u i s O b i s p

c h e x p i r e i n 2 0 2 4 and 2025 “ I w o u l d a s k s i n c e r e l y t h a t

P G & E s u s p e n d o r w i t h d r a w

t h a t a p p l i c a t i o n ” u n t i l t h e a d d i t i o n a l s e i s m i c m a p p i n g i s

c o m p l e t e d , s a i d S e n S a m

B l a k e s l e e , R - S a n L u i s O b i s p o , a geophysicist who has been a f r e q u e n t c r i t i c o f D i a b l o

C a n y o n H e s a i d h e w o u l d p u r s u e l e g i s l a t i o n t o t h w a r t the utility until the mapping is done

B l a k e s l e e i n 2 0 0 9 i n t r o -

Lloyd Cluff, a seismic expert for PG&E, said work started in

E d i s o n h a s a p p l i e d t o t h e

Public Utilities Commission for permission to charge ratepayers an estimated $21 6 million

f o r s i m i l a r s t u d i e s a t t h e S

D i e g o a l o n g t h e S o u t h e r n California coast, said Caroline

M c A n d r e w s , d i r e c t o r o f licensing at the plant

T h e l i c e n s e f o r S a n O n o f r e e x p i r e s i n 2 0 2 2 a n d E d i s o n h a s n o t y e t a p p l i e d t o r e n e w it

C a l i f o r n i a g e t s a t o t a l o f about 12 percent of its power

f r o m t h e D i a b l o C a n y o n a n d San Onofre nuclear plants

O u t s i d e t h e h e a r i n g r o o m , D a n i e l H i r s c h , a l e c t u r e r i n nuclear policy at University of

C a l i f o r n i a , S a n t a C r u z , n o t e d

C a l i f o r n i a ’ s r e a c t o r s a r e i n o n e o f t h e m o s t s e i s m i c a l l y active areas of the world after

J a p a n “ W h a t ’ s g o i n g o n i n Japan could happen here, he said

J a p a n ’ s p l a n t s w e r e n o t designed to handle the ground

m o v e m e n t o r w a v e h e i g h t s

Onofre have been designed

fied

“We’ve gone back this week

equipment

place and

trained,” David said

pipelines are safe from earthquakes, as Japan s crisis raises uncomfortable comparisons

West Coast

Leandro Democrat who chairs

Recovery

It s time to revisit the safety of these plants in light of what

Japan

Corbett said

from the most serious natural threats considered possible at the sites

For example Diablo Canyon i

has safety systems and emergency reservoirs located at 80

30-foot seawall

Judge orders Loughner to undergo mental exam

PHOENIX An Arizona judge on Monday ordered the suspect in the January shooting rampage in Tucson to undergo a mental evaluation at a specialized facility in Missouri as soon as possible

The evaluation will be videotaped and provided to prosecutors and defense attorneys, U S District Judge Larry Burns said i n h i s l a t e M o n d a y

T h e judge also ordered that the exam be conducted no later than April 29, and that findings be reported t o t h e c o u r t a n d a t t o r n e y s o n both sides by May 11 P r o s

and has increased resources, and r e c o m m e n d e d t h e f e d e r a l

B u r e a u o f P r i s o n s f a c i l i t y i n Springfield Mo M e d i c a l r e f e r r a l c e n t e r s u s e p s y c h i a t r i s t s e m p l o y e d b y t h e bureau

L e a d d e f e n s e a t

Clark wrote

would harm the defense team’s e

court filing

client relationship The defense a

Loughner is “seriously ill,” and t h a t m o v i n g h i m t

could worsen his state

Loughner, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the Jan 8 attack that killed six and wounded 13, including Rep Gabrielle Giffords She remains a

bullet wound to the brain

and

Loughner is competent to stand trial not whether he was

at the time of the shooting

presently suffering from

disease or defect rendering

against him, or to assist properly in his defense,” Burns wrote Burns cited a memo written by Dr Donald Lewis, chief of psychiatry for the Bureau of Prisons

staff available for neurology and other organic testing and has far more forensic staff and full-time psychiatrists available to provide round-the-clock assistance ”

Irish take third at Invitational

By VICKY JACOBSEN Sports Writer

The Irish attempted to bounce

b a c k f r o m a d i s a p p o i n t i n g showing at the Central District Invitational by winning the two-

Kaneohe Hawaii and after two impressive rounds Notre Dame t

over-par Although the squad said they

Vanderbilt “Our third-place finish wasn't

“Our third-place ﬁnish wasn’t our strongest, but we still beat one ranked team ahead of us – Vanderbilt ”

Kristina Nhim Irish freshman

“We were within reach of winning and our average scores on the last day of play are usually our lowest

T h e I r i s h , w h o w e r e r a n k e d

2 1 s t a n d a r e n o w 2 5 t h , c o ncluded the two-day tournament

a t t h e K a n e o h e K l i p p e r G o l f Course with a final tally of 904, 40-over-par The team finished

Nhim

place individually after carding rounds of 74 72 and 79

Park finished with nine more strokes than first-place finisher

and led the field for the entire tournament

Nhim, whose rounds of 77, 72 and 78 for a total score of 227 were good enough for a tie for

stroke second round, Nhim was

dissatisfied with her final day of play “Personally, I know that I did not play well the last day, and

Nhim said

No 19 ranked women ’

college

Nhim after rounds of 72, 75 and

place Junior Becca Huffer and

final tallies of 229 and 234

The Irish are currently in the

has recorded a 15-over-par 591 strokes, and leads second-place James Madison by two strokes

with a three-under 141 after 36 holes No one else in the field is under par after two rounds

Huffer is followed by Conway, who is tied for sixth place with

p a w a y a b i t a n d n o o n e l i k e s t o s e e t h a t , N e a l s a i d “ B u t w h e n y o u c o m e b a c k a n d w i n i n t h e s h o o t o u t i t ’ s a g r e a t f e e l i n g ” T h e w i n p i c k e d u p a t e a m t h a t w a s k n o c k e d d o w n a

c o u p l e h o u r s b e f o r e t h e g a m e P e n g u i n s f o r w a r d M a t t

C o o k e w a s s u s p e n d e d b y t h e

N H L f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e r e g ul a r s e a s o n a n d t h e f i r s t r o u n d o f t h e p l a y o f f s f o r a n e l b o w t o t h e h e a d o f N e w

Y o r k R a n g e r s d e f e n s e m a n Ry a n M c D o n a g h d u r i n g a 5 - 2 h o m e l o s s o n S u n d a y I t s d i s a p p o i n t i n g , t e a mm a t e J o r d a n S t a a l s a i d “ M a t t ’ s a b i g p a r t o f o u r t e a m H e p l a y s o n t h e e d g e H e h a s t o f i n d a w a y t o p l a y o n t h e e d g e b u t p l a y c l e a n ” P a s c a l D u p u i s h a d t w o g o a l s a n d a n a s s i s t t o h e l p

Contact Vicky Jacobsen vjacobse@nd edu

P i t t s b u r g h b u i l d a b i g l e a d

Ty l e r K e n n e d y p u t P i t t s b u r g h

n i s h s e a s o n s s t r o n g

By JOSEPH MONARDO and VICKY JACOBSEN Sports Writers

The Irish finished their seasons at the NCAA championships, the

women at the University of Texas

formances in both diving events, w

and 11 From the 3-meter board s

Geary and Wesley Villaflor placed 15th and 18th, respectively Lex

meter board with a 12th place f

14th and Geary placed 19th For the three Irish seniors, the per-

n e Meet signal the end of three great careers

“Although we may have come

came close to reaching our full p

“We’re all pretty happy with the way our careers turned out ” Despite Lex’s ability to appreciate the careers which he and his teammates have enjoyed while at Notre Dame, the 2011 Big East Diver of the Year has a lingering

n s e

o o k s

meet

On the 1-meter board I was pretty disappointed with [my perf o r m a n c e ] , ” L e x s a i d “ I d i d n ’t really have the meet that I want-

e d T h e 3 - m e t e r m e e t , w h i c h I ended up ninth in I was somewhat disappointed, but having it be my last meet, I feel like I was f a i r l y p l e a s e d w i t h h o w e v e r ything went ”

Lex said making their inability to qualify for the NCAA National Diving Tournament a bit easier to swallow is the knowledge that the Irish divers were up against their hardest competition of the year

“The Zone Meets far-and-away

have the hardest competition we s e e a l l y e a r, ” L e x s a i d “ I t ’ s a combination of a lot of the Big Ten schools, who are predominantly known as diving powerhouses It makes you better as a diver but it’s also kind of intimidating, I would say ”

P u r d u e s D a v i d B o u d i a c a pt u r e d v i c t o r i e

meter and 3-meter events

F o r t h e w o m e n s e n i o r Samantha Maxwell concluded an i m p r e s s i v e c a r e e r a n d s o p h

this past Saturday at the NCAA Championship M a x w e l l c

100-yard breaststroke and 37th

k e Holden competed in three events, f i n i s h i n g 2 5 t h i n t h e 1 0 0 - y a r d backstroke 46th in the 100 fly and 23rd in the 200-yard backstroke event Notre Dame did not e a r n a n y p o i n t s f o r t h e t e

competition, which was won by

Berkley

NCAA appearance and last collegiate competition for Maxwell, a three-time All-American She fini

records in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events and a Big East Conference Swimmer o

earned last season

Meanwhile, sophomore Jenny

Grossman finished the diving seas o n a

Chiang came in 12th place in the 3-meter board competition and 14th in the 1-meter board, while Grossman came in 22nd in the 3meter and 17th in the 1-meter competition

Contact Joseph Monardo and Vicky Jacobsen at jmonardo@nd edu and vjacobse@nd.edu

WOMEN’S TENNIS

By MEGAN GOLDEN Sports Writer

c e s h o t

c h

By KATIE HEIT Sports Writer

Last week the No 17 Irish lost t

h Florida and Duke before clenching a final victory against Tennessee in Tampa, Fla , bringing their record to 8-6

The week began with a difficult matchup against USF, where the Irish lost 6-2 Freshmen doubles pair Jennifer Kellner, Big East p l a y e r o f

Sabacinski secured the first point J u n

brought their record to 11-3 as they took down No 42 pair junior Janette Bejikova and freshman Loreto Alonso Martinez

The Irish fell short in singles play, with Kellner securing the only point for the Irish and her tenth consecutive singles victory Frilling sat out the singles play against USF and Duke due to a wrist injury

“I've had tendonitis in my wrist for the past month,” Frilling said “It’s been tough trying to work out the best times to rest, and the best times to play in order for it to heal ”

The Irish fell in all of their singles matches save for Kellner who defeated No 76 Bejikova

The Irish then faced off against Duk e, losing 7-0 Kellner a nd Mathews played their first match

as doubles partners, earning the only doubles point against senior Nadine Fahoum and freshman Hanna Mar No 38 Mathews fell in singles to No 50 Fahoum in three sets

To round off the week, the Irish snatched a victory against No 18 Tennessee

Frilling was back in the action against Tennessee, reuniting with Mathews to defeat junior Natalie P

Nichols, the No 59 Volunteers

Chrissie McGaffigan and senior Kristen Rafael took the second

Rosalia Alda and Maria Sorbello “

especially tough because we just

Tennessee is ranked around us, so we knew getting

Frilling said

win there was

Frilling easily defeated No 42 junior Natalie Pluskota in singles Mathews secured a win as well overcoming Alda

The most you can do is learn from your matches and work on improving on that, Frilling said “All the girls did a great job of doing that ”

The Irish are back in action Thursday at Georgia Tech

Contact Katie Heit at kheit@nd edu

B e l l e s , s h o o t i n g a 7 9 a n d 8 1 o v e r t h e t w o d a y s , r e s p e c t i v el y “ M y c o a c h p r o v i d e d a g r e a t p e p t a l k p r i o r t o t h e r o u n d a b o u t s t a y i n g p o s i t i v e a n d i t r e a l l y h e l p e d m e , ” B o y c e s a i d E a c h p l a y e r o n o u r t e a m g a v e a g r e a t e f f o r t We s a w w e h a v e a l o t o f d e p t h a n d a r e e x c i t e d t o s e e w h e r e i t w i l l t a k e u s ”

S a i n t M a r y s w a s i n c o n t r o l o f f i r s t p l a c e a f t e r s h o o t i n g a 3 0 2 o n F r i d a y, b u t t h e w e a t he r o n S a t u r d a y p r o v i d e d a c h a l l e n g e f o r t h e B e l l e s , a n d t h e y f e l l t o h o s t G e o r g e F o x 6 2 3 - 6 1 6

G e o r g e F o x ' s t e a m w a s a b l e t o p l a y r e a l l y c o n s i s t e n t l y, ”

B o y c e s a i d “ S a t u r d a y t h e r e w a s a l o t o f w i n d a n d t h e y w e r e a b l e t o s c o r e w e l l d e s p i t e t h e c o n d i t i o n s We a l l g a v e i t o u r b e s t s h o t , b u t t h e y c a m e o u t o n t o p We a r e h o p i n g t o h a v e t h e c h a n

l - r e c o r d 6 6 i n t h e f i r s t d a y o f t h e t w o - d a y t o u r n am e n t “ S h o o t i n g 6 6 o n F r i d a y w a s p r e t t y t h r i l l i n g ; i t w a s e v e n m o r e t h r i l l i n g h a v i n g m y p a re n t s t h e r e t o w i t n e s s t h e r o u n d , ” B o y c e s a i d “ I g o t o n a r o l l e a r l y a n d w a s a b l e t o k e e p i t g o i n g t h r o u g h t h e e n t i r e 1 8 h o l e s Yo u d o n ' t r e a l l y b e l i e v e i t c a n h a p p e n u n t i l y o u r e s t a n d i n g o n t h e 1 8 t h g r e e n s i g n i n g y o u r s c o r e c a r d ” B o y c e w a s q u i c k t o c r e d i t B e l l e s c o a c h M a r k H a m i l t o n a n d h e r t e a m m a t e s f o r c a r r yi n g t h e t e a m t o t h e i r s e c o n d p l a c e f i n i s h J u n i o r N a t a l i e M a t u s z a k a l s o h a d a n o u ts t a n d i n g p e r f o r m a n c e f o r t h e

SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer

Irish struggle but win first home game 14-5

By MATT DEFRANKS Sports Writer

stretch They lost to Ohio State 13-8 before rebounding to defeat Boston University 14-5 A 6-5 loss to Cornell capped off the stretch for Notre Dame

Mastropieri scored a career-high four goals, all in the first half, as

m 6 - 5 edge heading into halftime

scoring the first four goals after t h e b r e

o u t s c o r i n g t h e Irish 8-2 in the second half The

B u c k e y e s , l e d by senior attack

B r i t t n e y Z e r h u s e n ’ s f i v e goals and three assists, went on two separate 4-

0 r u n s i n t h e

s e c o n d h a l f

S o p h o m o r e

Junior attack Maggie Tamasitis and senior midfielder Kailene Abt

b o t h s c o r

d added three assists in the win Doherty scored her first goal of t h e s e a s o n a n d f o r c e d s i x turnovers

“Against Boston, we were able to hold the ball for a long time and convert the goals and pull away, Doherty said

Irish dropped a 6-5 double overt

a year after Notre Dame played in four overtime games

After the Irish rushed out to an early 4-0 advantage, the Big Red stormed back in the second half,

“Someone needed to step up and convert on offense [against Cornell] We haven’t had an entire game where our offense and defense both played well ” Jackie Doher ty Irish senior captain

m i d f i e l d e r J e n n y G r a n g e r

c h i p p e d i n t w o g o a l s a n d f o u r draw controls

When we re up, we stop getting possession on the draw and we re not converting turnovers

i n t o g o a l s , ” s e n i o r c a p t a i n

d e f e n d e r J a c k i e D o h e r t y s a i d

“We aren’t converting offensively and struggling defensively ”

In Notre Dame s first game in its own Arlotta Stadium, the Irish once again brought a slim lead

i n t o h a l f t i m e a g a i n s t B o s t o n

University This time, however,

t h e I r i s h b r o k e o p e n t h e g a m e with nine second half goals

Spurred by a 7-0 second half run in which seven different play-

e r s s c o r e d , N o t r e D a m e ’ s l e a d b a l l o o n e d t o a g a

Terriers 40-16 in the game

Jessi Steinberg’s

8 : 1 9 left in the period

S t e i n b e

nished with three goals on the day Freshman mid-

y n Brosco broke the

m e w i t h a free-position shot

b u t C o r n e l l responded by the k n o t t i n g t h e

m e u p w i t h just 24 seconds left in the period

The Big Red scored the only goal in the second overtime to win the game

The Irish are now 0-2 in games

d e c i d e d b y o n e g o a l a n d t h e i r four losses have come by a combined 10 goals Last year Notre Dame was 5-3 in games decided by a goal

“ S o m e o n e n e e d e d t o s t e p u p and convert on offense [against C o r n e l l ] ” D o h e r t y s a i d “ We h a v e n ’ t h a d a n e n t i r e g a m e where our offense and defense both played well ” The Irish head to Long Island, N Y Saturday to take on non-conf e r e n c e f o e H o f s t

contest

Contact Matt DeFranks mdefrank@nd edu

Team extends streak to 4-0

By JOSEPH MONARDO Sports Writer

Playing without Preseason All-

A m e r i c a n m i d f i e l d e r Z a c h

B r e n n e m a n f o r t h e s e c o n d

s t r a i g h t g a m e , t h i r d - r a n k e d

Notre Dame continued its scorching start with a 10-9 victory over N o 1 6 D e n v e r i n a b a c k - a n dforth thriller

In the game last Saturday the I r i s h ( 4 - 0 ) s u r v i v e d D e n v e r ’ s fourth-quarter comeback attempt to earn their fourth victory over a r a n k e d o p p o n e n t i n a s m a n y games

A g a i n s t D e n v e r ( 3 - 2 ) , I r i s h s o p h o m o r e g o a l i e J o h n K e m p was tested early and often, as the

P i o n e e r s n e t t e d t h e f i r s t t w o goals of the game and claimed an early lead Sophomore attackman Ryan Foley first put the Irish on the board with a goal nearly six minutes into the quarter, his first of three on the night The teams traded goals for the remainder of the half and the Irish took a 6-5 lead into the break

“It was a very back and forth g a m e , ” I r i s h c o a c h K e v i n

C o r r i g a n s a i d I t w a s a v e r y well-played game on both team’s part I did not think we played great but we played really hard and with a lot of poise given the s i t u a t i o n , a n d t h a n k f u l l y, w e made enough plays to win ” One of the most important Irish plays of the day came with the score tied at 7-7 midway through

the third quarter, when junior a t t a c k m a n N i c h o l a s B e a t t i e s c o r e d a m a n - u p g o a l w h i c h turned out to be a spark for the v i s i t i n g t e a m T h

u g h D e n v e r was back at full strength, freshman attackman Westy Hopkins and senior attackman Colin Igoe each added a goal of their own, pushing the Irish lead to 10-7 heading into the final quarter

D e s p i t e t w o l a t e g o a l s b y t h e Pioneers, the Irish hung on for the win

In a game that was anything b u t c o m f o r t a b l e f o r t h e I r i s h , F o l e y s a i d t h e p l a y e r s g a i n e d

c o n f i d e n c e f r o m t h e w a y t h e y were able to pull out the tough victory

I guess it s good to know that we can find different ways to win when we ’ re not really clicking

o f f e n s i v e l y ” F o l e y s a i d “ O u r defense stepped up late again, as usual, but we didn t really have a lot of success towards the end of the game in settled offense, we just kind of made big plays at the right times It was good to know that guys are going to step up and make plays when we needed t h e m , w h e n w e w e r e n t r e a l l y feeling a rhythm offensively ”

A n u m b e r o f I r i s h p l a y e r s recorded highlight-worthy stats

i n t h e g a m e a g a i n s t D e n v e r Kemp turned in another fantastic p e r f o r m a n c e , r a c k i n g u p 1 3

s a v e s , a n d s e n i o r a t t a c k m a n

Sean Rogers recorded two assists to go along with his pair of goals Kemp’s solid play earned him a s

y Honor Roll alongside Foley, who now has five goals on the season a f

freshman campaign

Despite their undefeated start and the many individual highlights, Foley said the Irish are being careful to ensure that they do not experience a slip-up similar to last season ’ s, when they followed up a 3-0 start with losses in their next two games and five of their next seven

“We’re feeling good about how we started,” Foley said, “but at the same time we were kind of at this exact spot last year and then w e w e n t i n t o a k i n d o f l o s i n g streak, so we are just focusing on getting better each week and putting each game in the past after a win and trying not to repeat the trend that started last year after this start ” If the Irish are able to avoid this potential pitfall, their impressive p e r

makings of a remarkable season

“I think we are still really con-

Foley said, Going forward, we

so we are just focusing on that right

Contact Joseph Monardo jmonardo@nd edu

By MIKE TODISCO Sports Writer

The Irish began NCAA posts e a s o n p l a y o

over spring break, as both the

put forth strong performances at the regional competition In total, Notre Dame captured 13

s s i b l e 1 8 m e d a l s a t the event, including four of six gold medals

T h e w o m e n c o m p e t e d f i r s t , e a r n i n g s i x m e d a l

n Freshman Rachel Beck led the foil by winning gold while senior Haley Reese took silver In

t h e s a b r e , s e n i o r E i l e e n Hassett took gold while sophom o r e A b i g a i l N i c h o l s e a r n e d s i l v e r T h e I r i s h a l s o t o o k s i lv e r a n d b r o n z e i n t h e e p e e l e d b y s e n i o r E w a N e l i p a n d j u n i o r C o u r t n e y H u r l e y, respectively B y v i r t u e o f w i n n i n g g o l d , Beck and Hassett earned autom a t i c q u a l i f i c a t i o n s t o t h e 2011 NCAA championships

T h e m e n c o m p e t e d t h e f o ll o w i n g d a y, t a k i n g 7 m e d a l s The Irish supremacy at the foil w a s i n f u l l d i s p l a y, a s N o t r e Dame took all three medals in t h e e v e n t F r e s h m a n A r i e l

DeSmet took the gold, followed b y j u n i o r t e a m m a t e s E n z o Castelleni and Reggie Bentley, w h o w o n s i l v e r a n d b r o n z e

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b e c a u s e I t h i n k t h e [ p i t c h e r ] t h e y h a d i n a t t h e e n d o f t h e g a m e w e s h o u l d h a v e d o n e a b e t t e r j o b h a n d l i n g h i m ”

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2 l o s s t o I o w a o n S a t u r d a y, t h e I r i s h s t a r t i n g p i t c h i n g o n c e a g a i n g a v e t h e t e a m a

c h a n c e t o w i n b y t u r n i n g i n q u a l i t y p e r f o r m a n c e s

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h i t s d u r i n g a 4 - 3 l o s s t o t h e H a w k e y e s ( 7 - 1 0 ) o n T h u r s d a y W h i l e A o k i e x p e c t s f r e s h -

m a n l e f t y A n t h o n y M c I v e r t o s t a r t a n u m b e r o f m i d w e e k g a m e s f o r t h e I r i s h , h e s a i d

the final margin, sending Irish starting sophomore goalie Mike J o h n s o n

Summerhays

“They’re a skilled team,” senior d e f e n s e m a n a n d c a p t a i

they’re going to make plays ”

The Irish faced another skilled team the following night in the CCHA third place game in No 6 Michigan

Notre Dame came out strong against the Wolverines (26-10-4, 20-7-1-0) when sophomore center Riley Sheahan backhanded the puck into the goal after it bounced off the referee But even with the fast start and a final shot a

dropped a 4-2 decision

“I was pleased with our team’s effort tonight,” Jackson said “I thought we played a much more complete game We weren’t as

e n o u g h f o r h i s f i f t h q u a l i t y s t a r t i n a s

J o h n s o n t h r e w s e v e n i n n i n g s , y i e l d i n g a s i n g l e r u n o n

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t h a t N o r t o n w o u l d f a c t o r i n t o a n u m b e r o f p i t c h i n g s i t u at i o n s a s t h e s e a s o n p r o g r e s se s “ [ N o r t o n ] i s g o i n g t o b e a v e r y c o m p e t i t i v e g u y o n t h e m o u n d f o r u s , ” A o k i s a i d “ H e d o e s a r e a l l y g o o d j o b o f c o mm a n d i n g h i s f a s t b a l l a s g o o d a s a n y b o d y o n o u r s t a f f w i t h c h a n g i n g s p e e d s H e ’ s a s t r i k e - t h r o w e r Y o u s i m p l y c a n t o v e r v a l u e t h e a b i l i t y f o r k i d s t o t h r o w s t r i k e s a n d n o t w a l k p e o p l e ” N o t r e D a m e s t r u g g l e d t o s c o r e a g a i n s t t h e B u l l d o g s ( 1 0 - 7 - 1 ) i n b o t h g a m e s o v e r t h e w e e k e n d , f a l l i n g t o G o n z a g a 4 - 1 o n S a t u r d a y a n d s e t t l i n g f o r a 3 - 3 t i e o n S u n d a y a f t e r 1 2 i n n i n g s S e n i o r r i g h t - h a n d e r C o l e

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i n s t A l a b a m a a n d M i n n e s o t a T h e r a c e s c o n s i s te d o f o n l y 1 5 0 0 - m e t e r h e a t s a s o p p o s e d t o t h e n o r m a l 2 0 0 0 - m e t e r d i s t a n c e T h e y a l s o i n c o r p o r a t e d r u n n i n g s t a r t s , i n w h i c h t h e b o a t s a c h i e v e d a h e a d o f s t e a m b e f o r e b e g i n n i n g , a n d c a p p e d r a t i n g s , w h e r e t h e s t r o k e r a t e o f t h e c r e w s w a s l i m i t e d D e s p i t e t h e i n f o r m a l n a t u r e o f t h e e v e n t I r i s h c o a c h M a r t i n S t o n e s a i d t h e s c r i mm a g e a g a i n s t t w o q u a l i t y o p p o n e n t s h e l p e d h i s t e a m s h a k e o f f s o m e r u s t a n d p u t t h e i r p r a c t i c e i n t o a c t i o n “ I t w a s o u r f i r s t t i m e i n t h e w a t e r i n a w h i l e ” S t o n e s a i d “ We h a d t o r a c e a n A l a b a m a t e a m t h a t h a s b e e n i n t h e w a t e r f o r a w h i l e a n d a M i n n e s o t a t e a m t h a t i s v e r y f o r m i d a b l e I t w a s a g o o d t e s t We w e r e r e a d y t o r a c e , w e e x e c u t e d w e l l T h e t h i n g s w e w a n t e d t o f o c u s o n t e c hn i q u e - w i s e a n d r a c e - w i s e , w e w e r e r i g h t o n i t ” A l t h o u g h t h e s c r i m m a g e a l l o w e d p l e n t y o f m i x i n g a n d m a t c h i n g , S t o n e k e p t t h e v a rs i t y e i g h t b o a t s ’ l i n e u p s s t a t i c H e s a i d t h i s w o u l d n o t p r ev e n t t h i n g s f r o m c h a n g i n g h o we v e r “ I t g i v e s y o u a n i n d i c a t i o n o f w h e r e w e c a n g o f r o m t h e r e , ” S t o n e s a i d o f t h e a b i l i t y t o e x p e r i m e n t w i t h d i f f e r e n t p i e c e s “ T h e r e w a s s o m e s w i t c h i n g i n t h e 4 ’ s b u t o u r f i r s t a n d s e c o n d v a r s i t y e i g h t p i e c e s r e m a i n e d t h e s a m e T h a t s a i d , o u r l i n e u p e v o l v e s o v e r t h e c o u r s e o f t h e y e a r I f s o m e o n e i s g e t t i n g s t r o n g e r o r f a s t e r a n d r a c i n g b e t t e r s h e c a n w o r k h e r w a y i n t o a b e t t e r b o a t

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“It was a good test We were ready to race, we executed well The things we wanted to focus on technique-wise and race-wise, we were right on it ”

Mar tin Stone

Irish coach

o w i n g o n t h e f i n a l p o r t i o n o f t h e r a c e c a m e a s a s u r p r i s e t o S t o n e , w h o s a i d h i s s q u a d f o c u s e d m o r e o n t h i s p o r t i o n o f t h e r a c e d u r i n g p r a ct i c e S t o n e a l s o s a i d t h e v i c t o r y w i l l h

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I thought we played well without the puck It was just a matter of their goaltending outperforming ours ” J

seemed to have positive effects early Summerhays was awarded the start in net and the duo of Tynan and fellow freshman forward Anders Lee was broken up to increase line depth

Louie Caporusso and Carl Hagelin scored 15 seconds apart late in the first period Jeff Rohrkemper later put the Wolverines up 3-1 in the third period when he sneaked the puck past Summerhays as the netminder was trying to smother it Though Tynan added his 22nd goal of the season with less than two minutes left to make things interesting Luke Glendening iced the game with an empty-net goal Although the result was not what the Irish were hoping for on t h e w

looking ahead

“We re not going to Manchester to lose It's going to be a challenge, but we have to refocus [ S

Ridderwall, and Ryan Guentzel have all been to the Frozen Four and it came off two losses in Detroit ”

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Bracket busted

Despite a disappointing performance at the CCHA tournament this w e e k e n d i n D e t r o i t ’ s J o

L o u i s Arena, No 8 Notre Dame had a strong enough season to gain a spot in the 16-team NCAA tournament field

The Irish earned a No 3 seed in the Manchester, N H , region and a first round game against No 2 seed Merrimack Saturday night

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Dennehy s done a great job there,” Irish coach Jeff Jackson said “They play an up-tempo style, they have r

seem to be a high-energy team and they ve got some really talented kids on that team too " S h o u l d

h e Warriors a familiar foe could be on deck Fellow CCHA member Miami is the No 1 seed in the region, with a game against No 4 seed New Hampshire

I f a N o t r e D a m e v s M i a m i matchup comes to fruition, the Irish will hope it turns out better than the conference semifinals did this past Friday Notre Dame (23-13-5, 18-7-3-2 C C H A

s t a r t against the eventual CCHA tournament champion RedHawks (23-9-6, 1 6 - 7 - 5 - 2 ) i

Camper got Miami on the board 4:52 into the game Less than 10 minutes later, Camper scored the

fourth goal of the game for the RedHawks Miami ended the first p e r i o d l e a d i m g 4 - 0 a n d N

Dame finished the first 20 minutes with only two shots

“I thought [Miami] put a lot of p r e s s u r e o n u

c k s o n s a i d “Their skill and speed forced us to turn a lot of pucks over and you can’t do that against a team like that, because they transition so well offensively and they have so many great weapons ” The Irish scored early in the sec-

ond when freshman center T J Tynan’s shot bounced off the skate of junior right wing Billy Maday into the net for Maday’s eighth goal of the season But CCHA Player of the Year Andy Miele responded quickly for the RedHawks, making t h e m a r g i n f o u r g o a l s a g a i n T h o u g h s e n i o r l e f t w i n g C a l l e Ridderwall kept the Irish in it with a late second period goal, Miele struck again early in the third for

D e s p i t e h o s t i n g t h e I r i s h c l a s s i c o v e r s p r i n g b r e a k , N o t r e D a m e f a i l e d t o d e l i v e r a w i n o n S t P a t r i c k ’ s D a y f a l l i n g t o I o w a i n e x t r a i n n i n g s T h e I r i s h f i n i s h e d t h e t o u r n a m e n t w i n l e s s a f t e r d r o p p i n g a s e c o n d g a m e t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f I o w a H a w k e y e s o n F r i d a y, l o s i n g t o G o n z a g a o n S a t u r d a y a n d e a r n i n g a t i e o n S u n d a y “ I t h i n k w e p i t c h e d v e r y w e l l , ” I r i s h c o a c h M i k A o k i s a i d “ I f y o u l o o k a t t h e e n t i r e b o d y o f w o r k , I t h i n k w e d e f e n d e d i t p r e t t y w e l l We j u s t s t i l l a r e a w o r k - i np r o g r e s s w i t h t h e o f f e n s e i t ’ s j u s t b e e n a s t r u g g l e ” N o t r e D a m e ( 7 - 1 0 - 1 ) h a s y e t t o f i n d i t s r h y t h m o n o f f e n s e , a s t h e l i n e u p f a i l e d t o

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