Young alumni beginning theirprofessional careers “underthe dome” agree Notre Damehas a great work environment— and not just becausethey’re working at their almamater.Stephanie Mola, a 2009 NotreDame graduate as a market-ing major, now works as theyoung alumni programs man-ager for the AlumniAssociation. She sa id her job “real lycouldn’t have been a betterfit.”“Coming to your job everyday, you’re coming to be withfami ly,” she sa id . “You’rehaving a hard day, [and] youcan go to the Grotto. You havea mentor, or f ive , aroundcampus you can turn to.”Mola is not the only NotreDame employee that feels thisway. The Chronicle of HigherEducat ion honored NotreDame on i ts l i s t o f “GreatColleges to Work For” for thethird consecutive year. The Chronicle compiled its2011 list of “Great Colleges toWork For” from surveyresponses submitted by near-ly 44,000 people at 310 insti-tutions.

Survey respondents respond-ed to 60 statements using afive-point scale, ranging from“strongly agree” to “stronglydisagree.” According to theChronicle website, they alsorated their satisfaction withbenefits and responded to twoopen-ended questions.Tammy Freeman, director ofTalent and Human ResourcesStrategy for Notre Dame, saidthe colleges on the list receivehigh rankings in leadership,careers, compensation andworkplace satisfaction. “One thing that has been con-sistent is recognition of ourgreat facilities and … benefitsprogram for employees ,”Freeman said. “Those two[aspects] in my mind standout as outstanding for theuniversity.” Freeman said Univers i tyemployees are typical ly insync with the larger goals andvalues of Notre Dame.“I do think that employeesoverall connect to the mis-sion, and that brings in a dif-ferent dynamic from anyother work environment,” shesaid.Freeman said many NotreDame graduates apply forpositions with the University.“[Alumni] is one of the candi-

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Garcia listed in serious condition after accident

A Notre Dame senior whofell from the third-floor win-dow of his apartment at EddyStreet Commons earlyThursday morning is listed inser ious condit ion atMemorial Hospital, accordingto a hospital spokeswoman. The student, 21-year-old

Marcus Garcia, was listed incritical condition throughoutThursday before his condi-tion was updated to “serious”Thursday evening, saidMaggie Scroope, manager ofmedia relations for the hos-pital.Scroope said she could not

legal ly comment on thenature of Garcia’s injuries,but University President Fr.

John Jenkins said Garcia didnot suffer l ife-threateninginjuries."University officials were

made aware of the accidentinvo lv ingM a r c u searly thism o r n i n gand havebeen withhim andin com-m u n i c a -t ion withhis par-ents evers i n c e , "J e n k i n ssaid Thursday. "We thankGod that his injuries are notlife threatening and pray forhis full recovery."Capt . Phi l Trent of the

South Bend Police said the

exact cause of Garcia’s fall isunclear.“We know when he fell and

we know where he fell, butwhat we don’t know is whyhe fell,” Trent said. “As ofright now, it stands as anaccident. If he gets betterlike they say he is going to,maybe he can shed somelight on [what happened.]”Trent said an employee at a

local bar saw Garcia's legshanging out his apartmentwindow above the south endof the Hammes Bookstore’sEddy Street location as sheleft work around 4:30 a.m.He fell about 25 feet onto thesidewalk below the window.She then called 911.Garcia was in and out of

consciousness while medics

Notre Dame great workplace for young alumni

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Students urged to be proactive

As the school year begins, stu-dent government and the SouthBend Police Department (SBPD)advised students to protect them-selves while off campus this yearby proactively using safetyresources and learning aboutlocal policies.“The advice I give to off-cam-

pus students is no different thanthe advice I give to those who live

in the neighborhood year-round,” Sgt. Patrick Hechlinskisaid. “If you see something suspi-cious, call the police. I’ve noticedapprehension in students for call-ing us, but we can come out andcheck.”Hechlinski urged students to

lock their doors, leave porchlights on, use alarm systems andmake friends with neighbors forsafety. “SBPD works closely with

Notre Dame Security Police(NDSP) and landlords to put on

safety talks,” he said. “For thelast two years we’ve workedclosely with student governmentwith the Student Crime Watch. Itputs out announcements ofcrimes against students to keepthem informed of situations.”Through Student Crime Watch,

officers from SBPD and NDSPpost alerts about crimes in thelocal area on the off-campus stu-dent website. Police posted twoalerts earlier this month about a

see GRADUATES/page 5

By AMANDA GRAYNews Writer

Student fell from third story window overnight, did not suffer life-threatening injuries

PAT COVENEY/The Observer

Senior Marcus Garcia fell out of his third-floor apartmentwindow at Eddy Street Commons early Thursday morning.

Marcus Garcia

By MEGAN DOYLENews Editor

Class of 2015

SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer

The freshman class processed from their residence halls for their first visit to the Basillica andthe Grotto to begin their first year at Notre Dame on Thursday.

By SARA FELSENSTEINAssociate News Editor

see GARCIA/page 3

see SAFETY/page 3

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT SONG BEST DESCRIBES YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW?

IN BRIEFStudent Players will per-

form Oscar Wilde’s play “TheImportance of beingEarnest” today from 4 to 6p.m. on West Quad.

The volleyball team ’sShamrock Invitational tour-nament will feature Idaho vs.Butler at 4:30 p.m. and NotreDame vs. Eastern Michigantonight at 7 p.m. in the JoyceCenter.

The Fall Festival sponsoredby the Hammes Notre DameBookstore begins at 5 p.m.tonight outside theBookstore. The festival willbenef i t the Family andChildren’s Center as well asUnited Way. The festival willfeature food, live music and aTailgate Toss Tournament.

The documentary t i t led“Cave of Forgotten Dreams”wil l be shown in theDeBartolo Performing ArtsCenter tonight at 6:30 p.m.The cost is $3 for students.

The DeBartolo PerformingArts Center wil l host theNotre Dame ShakespeareFestival’s production of “TheMerchant of Venice” tonightat 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 forstudents and can be pur-chased at http://performin-garts.nd.edu

IRISHenanigans will beginat 9 p.m. in the LafortuneStudent Center and will fea-ture free food and multipleactivities and events.

The Upright Cit izensBrigade improv show beginstonight at 9 p.m. in LafortuneStudent Center as part ofIRISHenanigans.

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Students from the School of Engineering grill and serve burgers on South QuadThursday. The event gave other students, especially the freshman class, a chanceto learn about engineering at Notre Dame.

“Float On.”

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sophomoreDillon

“Imma Bee.”

Catherine Flatley

“Elba by E.S.Posthumous.”

Drago Dimitrov

“Gucci Gucci.”

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seniorDuncan

“Old Pine byBen Howard.”

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Skinny jean ban ends asdistrict gives in to pressureCATASAUQUA, Pa. —

Students in a Pennsylvaniaschool district have gottenapproval to remain fashionforward.The Morning Call of

Allentown reports thatCatasauqua (cat-uh-SOCK’-wuh) Area School Districtapproved a revised dresscode this week. It allowsstudents to wear so-calledskinny jeans.The tight-fitting jeans hadbeen banned under an ear-lier dress code. But parentscomplained they were hav-ing a hard time findingjeans that wouldn’t bebanned under the district’sdefinition.Board member Patricia

Snyder tells The Morning

Call the district was tryingto prevent students fromwearing suggestive cloth-ing. But ultimately the dis-trict determined jeanscould be skinny but stillappropriate.The board also gave in torequests to back off a banon hooded sweat shirts.Low-cut tops, leggings andripped pants are stillbarred.

Squir rel impl icated incase of missing flagsTOLEDO, Ohio — Police

in Ohio have discoveredthat smal l f lags be ingswiped from a po l icememoria l were be ingsquirreled away.Two Toledo o f f icers

watched on Wednesdayas a squirre l quick ly

snatched a f lag o f f i t swooden dowel and ran offwith it. Lt. James Browntold The Blade newspa-per the bushy-tailed crit-ter was too quick tocatch.Later, police noticed asquirrel hanging out on atree branch outs ide ath ird- f loor window attheir headquarters build-ing. They also spotted asquirrel’s nest made ofleaves and branches —and at least two of the lit-tle flags.Brown says at least

three of the f lags havegone missing in recentdays.

Information compiledfrom the AssociatedPress.

freshmanFisher

juniorLyons

treated him at the scene for asevere head injury. His room-mates were asleep at the timeand did not know whatcaused him to fall from thewindow, Trent said.

Garcia is a psychology andsociology major from Turlock,Calif., according to the NotreDame sociology departmentwebsite.

Sarah Mervosh contributedto this report

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Dining hall surveys SMC

Saint Mary’s students are theNo. 1 voice in the Noble FamilyDining Hall, according to dininghall general manager BarryBowles, and next week theywill have another chance tomake sure their favorite foodsare available this year. Bowles said he will circulate

a student survey next weekthat has inspired majorchanges to the dining hall inpast years. “When you ask what’s new in

the dining hall, [the dining hallstaff is] going to wait until stu-dents tell us what they want tosee new in the dining hall,”Bowles said. “There were a lotof really good changes last yearthat we’re keeping for thisyear, because students seem tobe extremely happy with them.But who knows? Maybe they’regoing to come up with some-thing even better.”The survey, created by

Bowles and a member of theStudent GovernmentAssociation (SGA), will ask stu-dents what they would like tosee change in the dining hall.Last year, the survey yielded

around 560 responses, Bowlessaid. Some of the changesincluded dinnertime music,taco and hummus bars, newsalad dressings and more cere-al choices.

“I take student concerns andchallenges very seriously,”Bowles said. “I’m hoping they’ll

come up with somethinggreat.”Bowles said he takes every

answer to heart and tries to acton it.“[The survey] kind of takes

[dining hall decisions off myshoulders], and I’m just notmaking this arbitrary decision,”he said. “I hate making thosetypes of decisions. It’s more so,give me your feedback, andgive me what you guys want tosee.”Junior Jenny Gracyalny, who

took the sur-vey last year,said she ispleased to seethe dining hallmade aneffort to listento studentconcerns.“I do see

some changes[in the dininghall]. Forexample, lastyear, a bunchof girls com-mented abouthow they wanted Caesar dress-ing at the salad bar, and lowand behold, we now haveCaesar dressing, and a taco barand hummus out all the time,”Gracyalny said. “[The dininghall staff has] always been verygood about listening to ourcomments.”The dining hall provides

other ways for students to sub-mit feedback. SGA establisheda comment card process at thefront desk of the Student

Center.Bowles said these comment

cards go directly into a lockedbox at the student center desk.Each month, the Office ofStudent Involvement reviewsthe comments, and Bowlesreceives a report on the feed-back placed in the box. “There is no way that I can

look at a comment card andjust throw it away because Idon’t like what it says,” Bowlessaid. “Somebody else has seenit, and I have to respond to it.

It’s a very, verygood system.” Students can

also providea n o n y m o u sf e e d b a c kthrough theDining Servicessection of theschool’s web-site.“ S t u d e n t s

have a right tolook at theirdining hall and[voice theirc o n c e r n s ] , ”

Bowles said. “That’s how weget better.” Thanks to the efforts of the

dining hall staff, Gracyalny saidthe dining hall is turning into amore pleasurable experience.“I think that the dining hall

has improved on quality sincemy freshman year,” she said.“Dinners are exciting to go toinstead of a drudgery.”

Garciacontinued from page 1

Contact Megan Doyle atmdoyle11@nd.edu

student robbery Aug. 17 and ahome invasion Aug. 19. Student body president Patrick

McCormick said student govern-ment is committed to increasingthe safety of students both on andoff campus. Student government will host a

safety summit with local officialsat the Irish Green on Aug. 31.McCormick said the summitwould be an opportunity for stu-dents to learn about safety and toask questions of local law enforce-ment.Another available resource is

the “Good Neighbor Guide,”which provides students withadvice for living in off-campusneighborhoods. “This goes beyond student safe-

ty,” McCormick said. “This isabout the safety of the community,and working on the former willimprove the latter. The best thingto keep yourself safe is to beaware of your surroundings andtrust your gut.” Student body vice president

Brett Rocheleau said new locallaws would also help improveoverall safety.

“There was a no-texting-while-driving law passed in Indiana overthe summer,” Rocheleau said.“Operation Pull Over is also goingon through Sep. 5. Police officersare setting up roadblocks andchecking for intoxicated driving.”The South Bend Common

Council also passed a reform forthe city’s taxi laws Monday,Rocheleau said. “This is an even safer way for

students to get off campus,”McCormick said. “Another optionis the 7A Transpo route, spon-sored by student government. Wehope students take advantage ofthe safe transportation studentgovernment is providing.”Roheleau noted that student

arrests in South Bend were ahuge problem last fall, but he saidpolice have not yet arrested anystudents during this school year. “We’re working with SBPD to

improve the situation from lastyear,” he said. McCormick said his administra-

tion is open to any questions orconcerns felt by students.“We can’t predict the future, but

we can assure each and everystudent they’re safe on campus oroff,” he said.

Safetycontinued from page 1

Contact Amanda Gray atagray3@nd.edu

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By CAITLIN HOUSLEYSaint Mary’s Editor

“I think that the dininghall has imporved on

quality since my freshman year. Dinnersare exciting to go to

instead of a drudgery..”

Jenny Gracyalnyjunior

A new one-credit courseoffered by the Off ice ofSustainability will apply envi-ronmental issues to subjectsacross the University’s rangeof study, professor Maria PiaMiglietta said. “Students will be educated

and able to bridge across dis-cipl ines,” Migl ietta said.“Sustainability involves differ-ent perspec-t ives. I t ’s notjust science, buta r c h i t e c t u r e ,b u s i n e s s ,English andmore.”M i g l i e t t a ,

director of theUniversity’s newminor in sus-tainability, saidthe coursewould feature adifferent speak-er each weekthat will sharehow sustainability affects hisor her field of work. The class,t i t led “What Sustainabil i tyMeans to Us,” will feature 14different Notre Dame person-alities. The interdiscipl inary

approach to the course isessential to teaching sustain-ability, Miglietta said.Professor Anthony Serianni

served on a committee of fac-ulty members that began to

plan the minor last year. Hesaid Notre Dame’s approach toteaching sustainability differsfrom other universities. “Implementation becomes

complicated when you crossthe colleges, but it’s importantto hear the different perspec-t ives,” Serianni said. “Sustainability is an intrinsical-ly interdisciplinary topic, so itshould be treated that way.”Serianni said the committee

decided to introduce the minorgradually with the one-credit

autumn coursebefore openingother courses.“Rather than

starting ful lswing with aclass, we want-ed to begin withan informalme c h a n i sm , ”Serianni said.“The gatewayclass for theminor, an intro-ductory course,will be offeredby next spring

and taught by four profes-sors.”Professor Jessica Hellmann

also served on the committeethat built the minor last year.She said the gateway class,t i t led “Principles ofSustainabil i ty,” would betaught by Serianni, Englishprofessor John Sitter, sociologyprofessor Andy Weigert andengineering professor JoeFernando. The four professors

will be present in class at thesame time to lead interactivediscussions.The decision to implement a

class with four professors fol-lowed the interdisciplinaryapproach the minor promotes,Hellmann said.Continuing the innovative

approach, the minor’s advisoryboard will choose four differ-ent professors to teach theclass each semester. That con-stant flow of professors willcreate a dynamic exchange ofperspectives, she said.“We’re really excited. We

want this to create some newconversations on campus,”Hellmann said. “It’ll allow stu-dents looking for an interdisci-plinary education an officialcredential to show they’vegone above and beyond.”Serianni said the faculty

members involved in the pro-gram are excited for classes tobegin and hope to energizestudents in the same way.Resource stewardship is a crit-ical issue especially when con-sidering the future, he said.“What motivates me is seri-

ous environmental concerns,but beyond that there’s thegeopolit ical implication ofdependency on oil, even onU.S. security,” Serianni said.“Students should be familiarwith sustainability, since theywill be called upon to answersome of these problems.”

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Course lays ground for new minor

SMC seniors conduct summer biology research on island

Saint Mary’s seniors AliciaCarroll, Audrey Dalrymple,Susan Herman and KrystalHoltcamp spent their summerswimming in the CaribbeanSea – for academic credit.The four b io logy majors

worked 20 hours a week andconducted research as part ofa n ine-weekprogram onLi t t le CornIsland, locatedjust o f f thecoast o fNicaragua.“This taught

us how to liveminimally andnot take thingsfor granted. Weall can’t speakhighly enoughof the pro-g r a m , ”Dalrymple said.“It really opensyour eyes up toother f ields of biology. Welearned things you’ll never beable to learn in a classroom.The hardest part of the sum-mer was coming home, leav-ing the island.” Herman sa id she and

Dalrymple earned the irSCUBA cert i f i cat ions th issummer in order to investi-gate the oceanic wi ld l i fearound the island. “I had never been diving

before th is t r ip ,” Hermansaid . “Now I cons ider i t apassion of mine.” While their friends dove in

the Caribbean waters, Carrolland Hol tcamp spent the irdays on land s tudying theeffects of bacterial contami-

nation in the homes and wellson the island.“I had to speak Spanish to

the residents when I was intheir homes collecting watersamples, which was a bit of achallenge but they were real-ly willing to help and laughalong with me when I messedtranslations up,” Holtcampsaid. As part o f the program,

they also worked in a locald ive shop andhote l . Carro l lsaid the peopleon the i s landmade them feell ike a part o fthe Little Corncommunity. “The loca ls

made us fee llike family uponarrival, and ourr e l a t i o n s h i p scont inued togrow through-out the sum-mer,” Carro l lsaid. “In addi-t ion to the

locals, we also made friend-ships with a lot of the travel-ers coming and go ing.Hearing all of the travelers’stories was fascinating andinspiring. It’s amazing howstrong of a bond you can cre-ate with people over such ashort period.”Hol tcamp fe l t the same

familial atmosphere Carrolldid.

“I never was homesick,”Holtcamp said. “I had a fami-ly on the island.”The girls did need to adapt

to an entirely different way oflife, Holcamp said. They livedwithout air conditioning orhot water on the island, andtarantulas , termites and

cockroaches were regular fix-tures in their bedrooms andlabs.

“Problems ar ise whenusing research materials in ath ird wor ld country,”Holtcamp said. “They can gobad and sometimes, you don’tget your problems so lvedright away, or at all. You haveto learn how to adjust.”Upon complet ion o f the

research projects, the fourseniors fulfilled their SeniorComprehensive requirementsto conduct outside research.The entire cost of the pro-gram is funded through a pri-vate donor. Interested Biologymajors can inquire about theLittle Corn Island programthrough the department.

By BRIDGET FEENEYNews Writer

Contact Bridget Feeney atbfeene01@saintmarys.edu

Contact Nicole Toczauer atntoczaue@nd.edu

By NICOLE TOCZAUERNews Writer

Photos courtesy of Susan Herman

Above: Seniors Audrey Dalrymple, Susan Herman, Dr. Nancy Nekvasil, Krystal Holtcamp andAlicia Carroll their summer on Little Corn Island. Below: Herman and Dalrymple analyze samples collected in the field. The students spent nine weeksduring the summer conducting biology research on the island.

“The locals made usfeel like family upon

arrival and our relationships

continued to growthroughout the

summer.”

Alicia Carrollsenior

date pools that we tap intobecause they know what theunivers i ty i s about , theyknow the area,” she said.“[That] certainly makes iteasy to talk to them about ajob here on campus.”As one of these employees,Mola began her pos i t ionwith the Alumni Associationin May 2010.Her dut ies now inc ludeworking with various groupsaround campus to try andraise undergraduate aware-ness o f the AlumniAssoc iat ion, working onnational young alumni pro-gramming and helping to putout a quarterly newsletter. “I just wanted to be backhere,” she said. “I feel likeI’m really making a differ-ence … it’s almost like mak-ing a new mark at NotreDame.”Right after Mola graduated,she began working forJohnson & Johnson in asales leadership position. But she sa id she had an“intense longing” to comeback to Notre Dame, andwhen she saw a pos i t ionwith the Alumni Associationopen up, she actively pur-sued it.“Working with alumni, that’sthe most ideal position,” shesaid. “You get to interactwith amazing people on adaily basis.” Linsey Laufenberg, a 2010Notre Dame graduate, is an

administrative assistant withthe Office of Gift Planninghere on campus. She saidher dream was to come backto Notre Dame and “con-tribute to the mission.”She began her position justtwo weeks ago. “So far it’s been really inter-esting to see the universityfrom the administrative sideand seeing what goes intomaking the university func-tion, where it gets moneyfrom, how it’s distributed,”Laufenberg said. “It’s beenreally interesting for me tolearn how it functions froma different standpoint.”Campus Minis try internRebecca Sharbaugh, whograduated in May wi th adegree in psychology andtheology, also began workingat Notre Dame about twoweeks ago. “I knew I wanted to do somesort o f minis try and th isopportunity with CampusMinistry came along,” shesaid.She said Campus Ministryhires four interns every yearfrom the graduating classwho help to facilitate or leadthe various programs whilegaining background in min-istry.She said she would love toeventually have a full timejob at Notre Dame.“I th ink there ’s such anatmosphere of kindness andacceptance and hospitality,”Sharbaugh said. “I just feltvery welcomed here.”

Graduatescontinued from page 5

Contact Sara Felsenstein atsfelsens@nd.edu

“Sustainabiliyinvolves different

perspectives. It’s notjust science, butarchitecture,

business, English andmore.”

Maria Pia Migliettaprofessor

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Nice guys � and mean girls� can actually come last inthe business world, accord-ing to research from man-agement professor TimothyJudge published earlier thismonth. Judge’s paper, which stud-

ies the effects of personalityand gen-der oni n c o m e ,addressedthe careera d v a n -tages anddisadvan-tages o fan argu-mentativeworkplaceattitude. “How we expect a woman

to behave may seem primi-tive … but [stereotypes] stillexist for a substantial part ofthe population,” Judge said. Judge invest igated the

issue when he saw assertiveand successful women likeMartha Stewart rece iveexcessive criticism while themedia championed male fig-ures like Donald Trump as“tough negotiators.”“ I t made me wonder i f

be ing a tough bus inesswoman cast [Stewart] in adifferent light,” he said. He a lso c i ted Hi lary

Clinton’s 2008 presidential

campaign as an example ofnegative attention directedat women with strong per-sonalities. Af ter co l lec t ing h is

research, Judge found a con-nection between aggressiveworkplace behavior andhigher pay.“Disagreeable people get

more resources because theyask for more,”he said. This t rend

resul ts f romthe fact thatmore assertivepeople aremore likely toask for payraises and jobp r om o t i o n s ,Judge said. H o w e v e r ,

Judge said hesaw a severegender gapemerge in hisresearch aswell. While men reaped thebenefits of their confronta-t ional behavior, he sa idwomen rarely received high-er pay as a resul t o f thesame actions. “If you’re a woman, you

have to be careful about howyou ask and not cross theline and be called the ‘B-word,’” Judge said.

Men benefit from beingdisagreeable because malesare generally expected to bemore harsh and aggressive,Judge said.

The female s tereotype,however, is a kind, coopera-tive, gentle and sympatheticcharacter. Judge said chal-lenging this stereotype leadsto harsh cr i t ic i sm ratherthan praise. “We can’t think that just

because we have progressed,our instincts [about genderro les ] have gone away,”

Judge said. As women

assume lead-ership ro lesmore regular-ly, Judge saidth is negat iverecept ion o fa g g r e s s i v ewomen mighte v o l v e .H o w e v e r ,Judge sa idb u s i n e s s e swould need todevelop pro-grams now toe n c o u r a g e

open and honest dialogue toaddress this double stan-dard. Whi le women should be

careful of the biases workingagainst them, Judge sa idthey should not be discour-aged. “You don’t always get what

you ask for, but you rarelyget what you don’t ask for,”he said. “Avoiding conflict atall costs has consequences.”

Study reviews income, genderBy ABI HOVERMANNews Writer

Contact Abi Hoverman at ahoverma@nd.edu

Judge

“How we expect awoman to behave

may seem primitive... but [stereotypes]still exist for a

substantial part ofthe population.”

Timothy Judgeprofessor

LIBYA

Libya rebels relocateleaders to capital city

TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyanrebels’ interim governmentannounced it is moving fromthe country’s second city to thecapital Tripoli, another steptoward taking control, as heavyfighting raged aroundMoammar Gadhafi’s laststronghold early Friday.Before daybreak, rebels

exchanged heavy fire withfighters loyal to Gadhafi whohave holed up in residentialbuildings in the Tripoli neigh-borhood of Abu Salim, a regimestronghold. Smoke rose fromthe area of Abu Salim, andheavy machine gun fire andloud booms were heard acrossTripoli before dawn.Gadhafi is still on the run, but

a minister in the rebel govern-ment said his capture is not aprerequisite for setting up anew administration in the capi-tal.“We can start rebuilding our

country,” Finance Minister AliTarhouni of the NationalTransitional Council told anews conference late Thursday.“He (Gadhafi) is the one who isbasically in the sewer, movingfrom one sewer to another.”Even with his regime in tat-

ters, Gadhafi has tried to rallyhis followers to kill the rebelswho waged war for six months

to bring down Libya’s ruler of42 years.“Don’t leave Tripoli for the

rats. Fight them, and killthem,” Gadhafi said in a newaudio message broadcast onAl-Ouroba TV, a Syria-basedsatellite station.Since sweeping into Tripoli

on Sunday, the rebels havebeen struggling to take com-plete control. On Tuesday, theytook Gadhafi’s sprawling gov-ernment compound, Bab al-Aziziya, and have also beenbattling for control of the near-by neighborhood of Abu Salim.The fight for Abu Salim has

been particularly bloody.Bullet-riddled corpses fromboth sides sprawled on theground.Outside Bab al-Aziziya, there

was another grim scene, onethat suggested execution-stylekillings of civilians.About two dozen bodies —

some with their hands boundby plastic ties and with bulletwounds to the head — lay scat-tered on grassy lots in an areawhere Gadhafi sympathizershad camped out for months.The identities of the dead

were unclear, but they were inall likelihood activists who hadset up an impromptu tent cityin solidarity with Gadhafi indefiance of the NATO bombingcampaign.

Associated Press

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NEW YORK — Warren Buffettcomes to the rescue again.Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.announced Thursday that itwould invest $5 billion in Bank ofAmerica Corp., a much-neededvote of confidence that sent thebeleaguered bank’s stock soaring9 percent.The legendary investor said in

a prepared statement that hereached out to Bank of AmericaCEO Brian Moynihan to say hewanted to invest because he con-sidered the bank a “strong, well-led company.”Lately, the market has ren-

dered a different verdict.As recently as Tuesday, Bank of

America’s stock had plunged 50percent from a year ago on con-cerns over its mortgage problemsand worries that it would have tosell large amounts of stock toshore up its balance sheet.The sell-off was seen as a

major challenge for the bank andMoynihan, who has been at thehelm since January 2010.While Buffett’s $5 billion invest-

ment is like a drop in the bucketat the largest U.S. bank with $2.2trillion in assets, it comes with animprimatur of confidence that is

worth a lot more. In that sense,Buffett’s investment is largelysymbolic.“The investment eliminates the

big credibility gap that manage-ment had with investors,” saidJonathan Finger, partner ofHouston-based Finger InterestsLtd., a long-time shareholder thatowns 1.1 million shares.“It’s time now to demonstrate

they have a plan to grow thebusiness,” he said.Bank of America had cash and

cash-equivalent securities of$402 billion at the end of secondquarter. Its cash level is at thehighest level in the bank’s history,bank’s spokesman JerryDubrowski said.Much of the Charlotte, N.C.

bank’s problems, however, stemfrom its 2008 purchase of thenation’s largest mortgage lender,Countrywide Financial Corp., butit faces a litany of other chal-lenges.The bank lost $15.3 billion in

the last four quarters. Its revenuefell 34 percent in the first half of2011 from the same period ayear ago, to $40 billion, after newregulations prevented it from col-lecting fees from checkingaccount overdrafts and creditcards.Half of all U.S. households have

an account or do business with it,making it more exposed thanrivals to weakness in the econo-my.Investors’ confidence in the

bank took another blow thismonth as its mortgage headachesgot worse.On Aug. 8, American

International Group Inc. sued thebank for more than $10 billion,saying it deceived the insurer byselling it faulty mortgage invest-ments. The bank has alreadypaid a total of $12.7 billion thisyear to settle similar claims.The AIG lawsuit amplified wor-

ries that more investors wouldsue the bank and drain its cof-fers.The slide in the stock intensi-

fied, falling as much as 36 per-cent just this month.Moynihan, the CEO, has been

trying to engineer a turnaroundby selling assets, cutting expensesand closing branches. In an effortto calm investors, the embattledchief executive took to the air-waves to say that the bank willnot need to raise more capital.It didn’t help. Investors became

even more impatient with thebank.Then, Buffett, the folksy billion-

aire, turned his eyes toward Bankof America.

One of the most successful andrespected investors of all time,Buffett has lent his credibility toseveral other icons of Americanbusiness at times when investors’confidence in them was waning.His moves are followed closely

by millions of investors world-wide.Though Buffett’s investment is

symbolic, it will cost Bank ofAmerica $300 million in annualdividend payments.Buffett already made a profit,

on paper, of $357 million thanksto a surge in Bank of America’sstock price after the deal wasannounced. After closing at $6.99Wednesday, the stock jumped 9.4percent to $7.65 Thursday.

Buffet invests $5 billion, shores up Bank of AmericaAssociated Press

Experts fear destructive potential of Hurricane Irene

BUXTON, N.C. — A mon-strous Hurricane Irene tight-ened its aim on the EasternSeaboard on Thursday, threat-ening 65 million people alonga shore-hugging path fromNorth Carolina to NewEngland. One of the nation’stop experts called it his “night-mare” scenario.The Category 3 storm with

winds of 115 mph — thethreshold for a major hurri-cane — would be the strongestto strike the East Coast inseven years, and people werealready getting out of the way.All eyes were on Irene’s pro-

jected path, which showed itbringing misery to every cityalong the I-95 corridor, includ-ing Washington, New York andBoston. The former chief of theNational Hurricane Centercalled it one of his three worstpossible situations.

“One of my greatest night-mares was having a majorhurricane go up the wholeNortheast Coast,” MaxMayfield, the center’s retireddirector, told The AssociatedPress.He said the damage wil l

probably climb into billions ofdollars: “This is going to havean impact on the United Stateseconomy.”The head of the Federal

Emergency ManagementAgency said damages couldexceed most previous stormsbecause so many people livealong the East Coast and prop-erty values are high.“We’ve got a lot more people

that are potentially in the pathof this storm,” FEMA DirectorCraig Fugate said in an inter-view with The AssociatedPress. “This is one of thelargest populations that will beimpacted by one storm at onetime.”

The governors of NorthCarolina, Virginia, Maryland,Delaware, New York and NewJersey declared emergenciesto free up resources, andauthorities all the way to NewEngland urged residents inlow-lying areas to gather sup-plies and learn the way to asafe location.Irene was expected to come

ashore Saturday in NorthCarolina with 115 mph windsand a storm surge of 5 to 10feet. It could dump a foot ofrain, with as much as 15 inch-es falling in some places alongthe coast and aroundChesapeake Bay.With heavy rain and storm

surge predicted for thenation’s capital, organizerspostponed Sunday’s dedicationof the Martin Luther King Jr.Memorial on the National Mall.Already in South Florida

near West Palm Beach, author-ities blame the rough ocean

churned up by the outer bandsof Irene caused eight people tobe injured when a waveknocked them off a jetty. Also,a man swimming off Jupiterwas swept away by a largewave, but later ended upashore.Scientists predict Irene will

then chug up the coast. Someforecasts showed it takingdead aim at New York City,with i ts eye passing overBrooklyn and Manhattanbefore weakening and trudg-ing through New England.Hurricanes are rare in the

Northeast because the region’scooler seas tend to weakenstorms as they approach, andthey have to take a narrowtrack to strike New York with-out first hitting other parts ofthe coast and weakeningthere.Sti l l , strong storms have

been known to unleash seriousdamage in an urban environ-

ment already surrounded bywater.A September 1821 hurricane

raised tides by 13 feet in anhour and f looded al l ofManhattan south of CanalStreet — an area that nowincludes the nation’s financialcapital . An infamous 1938storm dubbed the Long IslandExpress came ashore about 75miles east of the city and thenhit New England, killing 700people and leaving 63,000homeless.On Thursday, Ocean City,

Md., officials ordered thou-sands of residents and touriststo abandon the beach commu-nity. Earlier in North Carolina,three coastal counties issuedevacuation orders coveringmore than 200,000 people,including tourists and full-timeresidents. President BarackObama declared an emergencyfor the state, allowing for fed-eral help.

Associated Press

AP

Warren Buffet invested $5 billion in Bank of America. The firm’sstock has risen over nine percent since the deal was announced.

WASHINGTON — Americans’views on the economy have

dimmed this summer. But sofar, the growing pessimismdoesn't seem to be taking a tollon President Barack Obama's

re-election prospects.More people now believe the

country is headed in the wrongdirection, a new Associated

Press-GfK poll shows, and con-fidence in Obama's handling ofthe economy has slipped fromjust a few months ago, notablyamong fellow Democrats.The survey found that 86 per-

cent of adults see the economyas “poor,” up from 80 percentin June. About half — 49 per-cent — said it worsened just inthe past month. Only 27 per-cent responded that way in theJune survey.That can’t be good news for a

president revving up his re-election campaign. Yet thereare several hopeful signs forObama.Despite the perception of a

weakening recovery, there hasbeen no significant change inthe number of people who sayhe deserves re-election: 47 per-cent as opposed to 48 percenttwo months ago. The not-so-good news for Obama: That's astatistical dead heat with thosewho favor a change in theWhite House.And more Americans stil l

blame former President GeorgeW. Bush rather than Obama forthe economic distress. Some 31percent put the bulk of theblame on Obama, while 51 per-cent point to his Republicanpredecessor.“I think Bush had a hand in

it, too. Obama's not totallyresponsible,” said Mary Parish,68, of Troy, Tenn. An independ-ent who voted for RepublicanJohn McCain in 2008, she saidshe doesn't believe Obama haswhat it takes to heal the econo-my. “He’s a smooth-talkingman. But he does not knowwhat he’s doing.”Obama also fares better than

Congress in the blame depart-ment. Some 44 percent put “alot” or "most” of the blame onRepublicans while 36 percentpoint to congressionalDemocrats.The gloomy economic outlook

reflected in the poll, which wastaken Aug. 18-22, follows around of bleak government eco-nomic reports — on unemploy-ment, the housing market andeconomic growth that fellbelow 1 percent for the first sixmonths of the year. It wastaken amid heightened worriesof a new U.S. recession, falloutfrom a downgrade of the coun-try’s credit rating and a spread-ing European debt crisis.As the public’s outlook on the

economy dips, so has approvalfor the president’s economicstewardship.More than 6 in 10 — 63 per-

cent — disapprove of Obama'shandling of the economy.Nearly half, or 48 percent,“strongly” disapproved.Approval of his economic per-formance now stands at just 36percent, his worst approval rat-ing on the issue in AP-GfKpolling.Among Democrats, 58 per-

cent approve of the president’shandling of the economy, downfrom 65 percent in June.Among Republicans, approvaldipped to 9 percent from 15percent.Just 51 percent consider

Obama a strong leader, downfrom 60 percent in June and 65percent following the captureand death of Osama bin Ladenin May. In June, 85 percent ofDemocrats in the poll calledhim a strong leader. Now, thenumber is down to 76 percent.Of course, there are limits to

what a president can do.“I think he can nudge it

along, but really, it boils downto the private sector,” said DanElliott, 42, of Hillsboro, Ill., anindependent who voted forObama in 2008 and says he'llprobably vote for him again.Judith Lee, 63, a retired

teacher from Great DiamondIsland, Maine, said she's aRepublican who voted forObama in 2008 but has beendisappointed by his leadershipstyle.“I don't think he is a very

forceful leader,” Lee said. “Hisstyle of leadership seems to beto look for consensus and ideasfrom other people, and it seemsto have been ineffective. AndCongress seems to be dead-locked on problems.”Some 75 percent in the poll

said the country is heading inthe wrong direction, up from63 percent in June. AmongDemocrats, 61 percent chose“wrong direction” — up from46 percent in June.In a new high, 52 percent of

all adults said they disapproveof his overall performance —52 percent, up from 47 percentin June. Among Democrats,approval fell 8 points, to 74percent from 82 percent inJune. Among Republicans, itfell to 11 percent from 22 per-cent.

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Obama campaign not hindered by economy

AP

President Obama spoke to workers in Holland, Mich., about newstrategies for fuel efficiency standards and the overall economy.

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I live in the greatest city in the UnitedStates.As soon as this sentence is read, I sus-

pect metropolitan areas such as NewYork, Los Angeles,Chicago, Atlantaand Miami allsprung up into yourhead.Now, while my city

does not have the“bright lights, bigstage” mentalityfound in The BigApple, it doeshaverespectablehuman beingswho are willing and able to assist wearytravelers who have found their waythrough our town.My baseball team also understands

the importance of loyalty and respect,unlike that team in the Bronx that hasadopted the “pay as you go” mentalitythroughout its fabled history.Unlike The City of Angels, my city can-

not claim to be the entertainment capi-tal of the world. However, my city nei-ther holds the title of “plastic surgerycapital of the world” nor “largestamounts of conceitedness per personper square mile.”The Windy City? My town does not try

to be a miniature version or a secondrate replica of Gotham City, or any othercity for that matter.On top of that, The Second City’s ver-

sion of a hot dog pales in comparison tomy city’s Lafayette Coney Dogs.Unlike Atlanta, whose hometown

cliché rappers range from Lil John toT.I., both of whom rhyme about thesame nonsense every record, my city ishome to Eminem, a transcending artistwhose lyrics come from the heart.Miami? I am relieved that my town is

not symbolized by an atrocious, drug-filled film like “Scarface.”And unlike The Magic City, the 313

does not contain a university knownmore for its boosters who provide cars,boats and exotic dancers for its footballteam.No, my city does not claim to be any of

these places, and quite frankly, is proudof it. My city has had its struggles – Idon’t deny it. My city has had a mayorwho cared more about lavish trips andexquisite cars than the town he wassupposed to be running. My city has oneof the highest crime and obesity rates inthe country. My city is the symbol forthe harsh economic times that havedefined a decade.However, my city has hope. My city

has pride. My city has determination.My city has persistence. My city invent-ed an object that transformed the dailyhabits of people across the world.At 2648 West Grand Boulevard, my

city’s music crossed racial lines and cre-ated a sound that was spread to everycorner of the globe.Laugh if you must. Reject at your will.

Just take these parting words with you.from. We’ve seen your appalled faces when

you realize that people actually live inthe southeast corner of the Mitten.We’ve been put down throughout his-

tory, and somehow, someway, we’ve got-ten back up again.The Motor City. The D. 313.

Hockeytown. Motown. Detroit.Call it what you want.But please, just respect it.

The views expressed in this InsideColumn are those of the author and notnecessarily those of The Observer.Adam Llorens can be reached at

allorens@nd.edu

INSIDE COLUMN

Importedfrom Detroit

Adam Llorens

News Writer

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Old age is the most unexpected ofthings that can happen to a man.”

Leon TrotskyRussian politician and revolutionary

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Reason has always existed, but notalways in a reasonable form.”

Karl MarxGerman political philosopher

EDITORIAL CARTOON

President PerryI know all of you care who I am

going to endorse for the upcomingrepublican presidential nomination,therefore let me get it out in the openso that I have hard evidence to citewhen I am provencorrect. Not onlyam I picking Gov.Rick Perry to bethe party nominee,but I am also pre-dicting him as our45th president. Is he my ideal

candidate? No, but

he’s closeenough, andhas someswagger to boot. Given the field ofcandidates, I don’t see anyone risingout of the woodwork to beat Perry.There is always a chance for a race-ending scandal, but that doesn’t seemto fit the bill given his consistent, con-servative record.Perry is the “vanilla” candidate, if

you will. He is a safe pick, with aproven record of success and values.He has experience running a largestate in administrative and legislativeroles, which are skills that can trans-late very well to the presidency. He is a Washington outsider and a

man of the people. He speaks wellenough, and he has a believabilityabout him that makes him come off asreal and down to earth. He is aChristian and makes it known that heis in public. While a minority in thiscountry is turned off by such brazenreligious showmanship, many find itrefreshing. As long as social issuesdon’t take too much of a front rowstand, I can respect an overtlyChristian leader as well. Perry is a partisan. He likes guns,

the military, fiscal responsibility, lowtaxes and states’ rights. He was an

Air Force captain and a Texas A&Mgraduate, and has all-American looks.People can see how he would fit thejob and he has the ideas to do it well.And don’t even get me started on howmuch more competent he looks whenjuxtaposed against Pres. Obama andhis record. Upon first glance, Perry does not

have the rousing qualities that havedefined great conservative leaderslike Ronald Reagan. He doesn’t havethat fire that makes his espousals soabsolute that any other way of solvingthe problem at hand is foolhardy.Perry can command respect, but hedoesn’t necessarily command theheart. That doesn’t mean he won’t develop

these traits as he becomes hardenedby opposition in Washington. We alsodon’t know how he will handle certainthings. What will he do with illegalimmigration? How much of a warhawk will he be? Will he really besuccessful in changing theWashington culture and getting thereforms we so desperately need?More of these questions will be

raised and answered along the cam-paign trail, but we won’t really knowfor sure until we put him in office. Itis still very possible he will surpriseus and develop into a great leader,the chosen one we so desperatelyseek to lead us from the darkness ofObamageddon, the Barracolypse. Onlytime will tell, and I hope I am takenby surprise. Perry’s strengths are also his weak-

nesses in some cases. Being a Texasgovernor, the liberals will quickly tryto make the connection betweenPerry and Bush, using their elitistattitude to assault his intelligence inthe eyes of the American people. Theywill run around screaming about hispoor college grades (where isObama’s transcript?) as evidence of

his inability to lead the country. Theywill mock his pleasant Texas drawland his small town roots. His stateschool pedigree will be no match forObama’s Harvard degree, in their elit-ist eyes.I don’t think America will fall for it

this time, however, because thatHarvard degree hasn’t stoppedObama from tanking the economy, let-ting over a thousand U.S. Servicemendie in conflicts overseas, keeping mil-lions of Americans unemployed,inflating the national debt to breakthe bank levels and screwing up ourhealthcare system for years to come. Heck, many probably would have

preferred another Bush term over thelast four years to what we actuallygot. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not a

total Perry fan-boy. I hadn’t evenheard of the guy until he announcedhe would run. And I do have a lot oflove for many of the candidates run-ning for their shot at the nomination.I think many of them will make greatadministration officials if they want toserve in that capacity, but we have topick the candidate that, without ashadow of a doubt, will beat BarrackObama in 2012. We have to pick the safe candidate,

because no lion has risen to take backhis pride. All the other candidateshave their glaring weaknesses for thetop job, but I love their enthusiasmand conservative conviction. Perry is our man, and if he is who I

hope he is, he will unite the party,defeat Obama and his liberal alliesand make this country great again.

Mark Easely is a senior ComputerScience major. He can be reached atmeasely@nd.eduThe views expressed in this column

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

Mark Easely

Elephant in the Room

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A sad storyI went to mass on Tuesday and, as you know, there was a free

picnic afterwards. As I waited in line for food, a girl with ahuge Canon camera came up to me. She told me she was withthe newspaper and asked if she could take my picture for TheObserver’s section called “Question of the Day.”Well, I thought I had a great answer. And she said it was her

favorite so far. I said my Summer Anthem was “Time of MyLife” by Green Day. Pretty classic! I know what you’re thinking, such a product of

our generation. Brilliant!The next day, with great anticipation after my morning study-

ing with a cup of joe, I went to get The Observer.My fingers twitched with giddiness as I flipped through the

pages. I sprung the newspaper open. I ran my eyes over the sixfaces of the day, and to my astonishment, I was no where to beseen.There was no smiling me staring up at me from the gray and

white pages of this acclaimed newspaper we so greatly adore. I was missing. I closed the newspaper and opened it again. And wouldn’t you

know it, there was the same result.I found the nearest bench and sat for some time. It took a

while for me to process what had just occurred.I had been filtered. In my place, some one else had been cho-

sen. It is probably futile to mention that each person had thesame answer and were from the same dorm, but indeed thatwas the case. I don’t know what to make of this event. Like a skimmer sift-

ing a leaf out of the pool, I had been dropped to the exterior ofthe yard and, similarly, to the trash bin on a microchip. Will I renounce the Observer.?No, no, I won’t. I am much too faithful a reader for that. I will

give it another gander .

Tom Coughlingraduate student

Fischer Graduate ApartmentsAug. 25

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Make or break for Republican partyWhile the Republican Party is too

powerful to fold, it is becomingincreasingly susceptible to a dramaticshort-term setback. Unfortunately,many early GOP frontrunners are will-ing to takestances thatisolate mod-erate vot-ers. The issue

is not the actual existence of theseideologues — they will always bethere — but rather the fact that manyGOP nominee hopefuls have fallen intothis trap. To this point, candidateshave been unable find a balancebetween rhetoric that riles up theirbase and rhetoric that appeals toindependents.Republicans have yet to capitalize on

President Obama’s biggest shortcom-ing — the economy. So far, candidateshave essentially chosen style over sub-stance when it comes to this issue.Just days after announcing his can-

didacy for president, Texas GovernorRick Perry referred to the FederalReserve’s monetary policies as“treacherous.” This is not a ludicrous

argument; for the first time in ournation’s history, our gross public debtis larger than our gross domesticproduct. However, he didn’t stop there.

Governor Perry then suggestedFederal Reserve Chairman BenBernanke was acting “treasonous”and that he would “treat him prettyugly.” Whether or not this was anactual threat is up for debate, butGovernor Perry crossed a line. Instead of getting caught up in the

moment — he was at a rally in Iowawhen he made this statement — heshould have expanded on why ourattitude towards spending is unsus-tainable. Undecided voters are rarelyconvinced to support a candidatebased on such senseless banter.The same goes for Representative

Michelle Bachmann, who has not onlyargued that Secretary of TreasuryTimothy Geithner should resign, butalso that our national debt is a form of“slavery.” Yes, it is true that we aretechnically indebted and bound to var-ious nations to a certain degree.However, considering our unique

history, equating overspending with

such a practice is a risky line to walk.It not only isolates moderate voters,but also angers conservative minori-ties who feel that such a statementunderstates the seriousness of slavery. For better or for worse, most

Americans believe that Mrs.Bachmann is exaggerating our prob-lems for political gain. If she is tocompete against the affable PresidentObama in the general election,Representative Bachmann will need totake a step away from using intenselanguage.Even when it comes to an issue such

as climate change, the Republicancandidates are skeptical. According toa 2009 study by the University ofIllinois, 97.4 percent of active clima-tologists agree that humans play arole in climate change. Sadly, manypresidential hopefuls are unwilling tosupport government activity to miti-gate the effects of climate change.Governor Rick Perry believes,

“There are a substantial number ofscientists who have manipulateddata.” Michelle Bachmann called thetheory a “hoax” and has even advocat-ed for the abolishment of the

Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). Though the U. S. has alwaysbeen hesitant to address the environ-ment due to a fear of economicreprisals, candidates should not com-pletely ignore scientific consensus.Unfortunately, we are in the midst of

the most partisan political environ-ment in decades. After reading thisopinion article, many of our studentbody may assume that I am simply abiased democrat. On the contrary, Iam actually an independent libertari-an. I hold many traditionally conser-vative views, but am still convincedthat the Republican Party is headeddown the wrong road. If the Republican Party loses the

general election to someone as unpop-ular as President Obama, who has a38 percent approval rating, the neces-sity for internal adjustments will onlybecome more obvious.

Brian Kaneb is a sophomorestudying political science. He can bereached at bkaneb1@nd.eduThe views expressed in this column

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

Guest Columnist

Brian Kaneb

Get back in the gym, health nut says

In the beginning, there was only you and thethought — the impulse to exercise.That thought often does not come in the

form of a great spiritual moment of clarity.More often than not, it comes from the real-ization that your jeansdon’t fit, your body isnow bulging out ofplaces you had noidea existed or yourinability to make itup three flights ofstairs without gasping for oxygen.So, here you are at a gym — nay, the human

torture chamber — and all you can think is,“What happens now?” You could either turnaround and run back to the couch, yourfavorite bag of potato chips and a pint of Benand Jerry’s finest, or you could man up — orwoman up, as the case may be — and tamethe dragon.You know what you have to do.You know it won’t be easy. But if you choose

to take the plunge, forcing your body toendure the suffering needed to reach yourgoal, you will be rewarded in pounds lost,inches cinched and measures of confidence.That’s why you’re ultimately in the gym,

isn’t it? You want to prove to yourself you cando this. You want to prove to the mirror youaren’t the person it reflects you to be.So first things first: Be sure you are dressed

appropriately. That means gym shorts, a t-shirt and tennis shoes are the style of the day.(You may wear a sweatband if you must, butplease leave the kneehigh socks at home. The‘80s ended more than 20 years ago.)You don’t want your workout clothes to fit

too tightly or be flamboyant — the gym is nota night club. You are there to work, and yourdress should reflect that.Find a vacant stationary bike or treadmill

and pedal or walk at a leisurely pace for threeto five minutes. The goal right now is to warmyour body up for the work it will have to per-form in the coming hour.Use this time to reflect on why you are in

the gym and what you want to get out of adaily exercise regimen.Found your center? Fantastic.For the workout, you will want to hit the

weights first, then do a form of cardiovascularexercise. Your body needs to be able to work

at its least fatigued when lifting weights. Thiswill help you prevent injury and allow you toperform more repetitions with more weight.Generally speaking, weight training allows

the body to burn 200-300 calories per hourdepending on the weight of the person andthe intensity level at which they exercise.Weight lifting also is important because ithelps promote fat loss.For beginners, running through a full-body

weightlifting exercise regimen is a dauntingtask, so for now, pick four exercises — prefer-ably two lower-body and two upper-body —and complete three sets of 10 repetitions foreach. The last repetition of each set of exer-cises should be hard and provoke the urge tomake a nasty face. If you’re able to smile andgiggle by your 10th rep, you’re doing itwrong.This part of the workout should take

between 20 and 30 minutes depending onyour fitness level.After you’ve worked up a sweat with the

weights, it’s time to hit the cardio floor. As ageneral rule, the longer you are able to per-form light to moderate cardiovascular activity,the more fat you will burn. And after all,burning fat is what it’s all about. If it’s been awhile since you strapped on your runningshoes, you might opt to tighten up yourshoelaces and go for a stroll.Though it is the easiest form of cardio, it

won’t get you very far in the fat-burninggame.Now that you’re body is pissed off at you, it’s

time to cool down. If there is a stationary bikearound, you might pedal on it for three to fiveminutes like you did during your warm-up orwalk leisurely on the treadmill. You must dosomething that requires you to move yourextremities, but slowly. It is crucial that youstay slightly active at the end of a workout topromote blood flow throughout your body andto help kick-start the recovery process.Get a drink of water, make a healthy food

choice immediately following your workoutand get a good night’s rest because tomorrowyou’re going to wake up and do it all overagain, right?

This article was originally published in theAug. 16 edition of The Oklahoma Daily, serv-ing the University of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Daily

RJ Young

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When one hears the name Girl Talk, the firstimage that comes to mind is probably not a maleDJ from Pittsburgh spinning complex mashupsfrom a laptop, using digital sampling and combin-ing unlikely songs together.But that is exactly who Girl Talk is, and he has

gained both commercialand critical success fromfive full-length albums ofmashup material.As ec lect ic as Gir l

Talk ’s music i s , h iscareer is even more so.Before he was Girl Talk,he was s imply GreggGillis, a biomedical engi-neering student at CaseWestern ReserveUniversity in Cleveland,Ohio. While focusing ont issue engineer ing inschool, Gillis made musicon the s ide under theal ias Gir l Talk . Af tergraduating, he worked as an engineer, eventuallyquitting in May 2007 to focus primarily on hismusic.Today, Girl Talk creates mashup-style remixes,

using samples from more than a dozen songs atonce, ranging from recent pop to classic rock toalternative to hip hop.In a 2009 interview with FMLY, Gillis revealed the

reason behind his stage name choice.“I came from a more experimental background,

and there were some very overly-serious, border-line-academic type experimental musicians. I want-ed to pick a name that they would be embarrassedto play with. You know Girl Talk sounded exactlythe opposite of a man playing a laptop, so that’swhat I chose.”Girl Talk often releases his LPs at no cost through

his record labelIllegal Art’s website.For example, he digi-tally sold his fourthalbum, 2008’s “Feedthe Animals ,” h ismost crit ically suc-cessful to date, usinga “pay-what-you-like” system similarto the re lease ofRadiohead’s 2007album “InRainbows.” Since thecritical and commer-cial success of “Feedthe Animals ,” Gir lTalk has sold all his

albums in a similar manner, including the recently-released free LP, “All Day.” Girl Talk clearly holds a penchant for making

complex multi-layered mashups, using not muchmore than his laptop and creativity. However, healso has the phenomenal ability to get the crowddancing at live shows. Girl Talk will perform live atthe B1 Block Party on Notre Dame’s campus this

weekend, along with opening acts Midwest Hypeand Tim Stop.Midwest Hype plays an eclectic mix of funk, reg-

gae and pop — a musical blend the band refers toas “Urban Garage Jazz.” The LaPorte, Indiana-based band has been releasing both covers andoriginal material through their website since 2008,as well as tours. Among their covers is an acousticversion of Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 single, “BigPoppa.” Audiences acclaim the band’s live perform-ances as intense, high-energy and danceable. Tim Stop, an energetic and soulful pop rock

artist, just recently performed at Summerfest —Milwaukee’s annual summer music festival. Hisphenomenal songwriting style, vocals and stagepresence draw audiences in.More than simply musical acts, the B1 Block

Party features var ious fun act iv i t ies , f romEurobungy to rock climbing to corn hole. The doorsopen at 5 p.m. Saturday evening, and the openingacts take the stage at 5:30 p.m. Girl Talk performsfrom 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., and the fun extendsthroughout the after party until 4 a.m.

Contact Alex Kilpatrick at akilpatr@nd.edu

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On campusWhat: B1 Block PartyWhere: Lot B1 Between Legends and ND StadiumWhen: Saturday, Aug. 27, 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.How much: $10 with ND/SMC/HCC IDLearn more: legendsofnotredame.org

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Shakespeare famously wrote, “A roseby any other name would smell assweet.” In “The Importance of BeingEarnest,” OscarWilde playfullydisagrees. The produc-

tion, being puton this week-end by theNotre DameS t u d e n tPlayers, is car-ried by Wilde’srenowned witbut bolstered bythe individualpe r sona l i t i e sthe actors bringto their characters.The rehearsal schedule has been

hectic for the cast and crew, consider-ing they have been rehearsing for justunder two weeks, but that doesn’tcause the production to lose any of itscharm. “It’s been a very fast-paced process,

but every step has been so much fun,”Director Renee Roden said when askedabout the experienceof putting together ashow at the end of thefirst week of classes. The performance

even addresses thet h r o w n - t o g e t h e rnature of the show’srehearsal process inthe opening scene. Two actors enter the

stage talking to eachother and the audi-ence, leaving somewatching confused,until the rest of thecast enters. The noiserises to a loud clatterand it is finally under-stood that the actorsare entering as them-selves rather thantheir characters.

They reveal a nervous energy, andthe possible stress involved with put-ting on the production in such a shortamount of time. The addition to Wilde’sscript serves to make the entire pro-duction more endearing.

The show, setto take placeb e h i n dPangborn, ismade morecharming by itssurroundings. “We’ll be per-

forming on abeautiful littletree-lined sec-tion of WestQuad, behindPangborn andnext toR e c k e r s , ”

Roden said when asked about theeclectic setting. The idea is for the play to be a picnic

show and for the audience to sit com-fortably on blankets and eat food asthey watch the story unfold.Actors perform barefoot, and the set

is comprised of a single square table.The minimalist setting truly allows theactors to shine.

Lady Bracknell, por-trayed by SloanThacker, has perfectedthe air of pretentionnecessary for the role.Thacker’s mannerismsmake the persnicketyaunt come to life in thet comical way. The banter between

Jack and Algernon,played by Chris Brandtand Chris Silvestrirespectively, is great.Jack is the quirkystraight man toAlgernon’s free-wheel-ing and slick sense ofhumor. Gwendolyn and

Cecily, brought to lifeby Clare Cooney andStephanie Rice, bring

an incredible amount of sophisticationto something as catty as a girl fight. When imagining such a duel, many

call to mind the scene from “MeanGirls” in which Cady Herron pounceson Regina George in the midst of acrowded cafeteria. Oscar Wilde’s 19thcentury version is infinitely morerefined yet equally hilarious. The scene

is a perfectexample ofthe insanityb u b b l i n gbeneath thes u r f a c ethroughoutthe entireshow. “All of us

are mischie-vous, ridicu-lous beings,but whenwe’re out insociety or in public we put on this veryearnest show of being elegant, refinedcreatures,” Roden said.Though the play premiered in 1895,

it isn’t held back by the time period inwhich it was originated.

Lines like, “All women become liketheir mothers, it’s their tragedy. Nomen do, it’s theirs,” timelessly speak tophenomena that persist well into the21st century. The production has updated a few

small lines to make the play even morerelatable — watch out for a cleverlyplaced “Twilight” reference — but they

do not take awayfrom the originalscript in any way. “Even though

it’s technically aperiod piece, thisshow is anythingbut dated. It’s avery modernstory, and sorelatable for ourage group.”The show has

done somethingunique in termsof advertising as

well. Instead of relying on table tentsand posters, they have taken to Twitterto promote the show through theiraccount @EarnestND. “We gave the actors access to the

Twitter account, so they could writeposts ‘in character,’ which was anotherfun element,” Roden said of their freshtake on advertising. “The Importance of Being Earnest”

begins today at 4 p.m. The rich dia-logue and relaxed atmosphere is theperfect way to begin a theatricallycharged year.

Contact Courtney Cox at ccox3@nd.edu

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On campusWhat: “The Importance of Being

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NEW YORK — The New YorkYankees became the first teamin major league history to hitthree grand slams in a game,with Robinson Cano, RussellMartin and Curtis Grandersonconnecting Thursday in a wet,wild 22-9 romp over theOakland Athletics.In nearly a century of storied

slugging, the Bronx Bombersnever enjoyed a day like this.On a dreary afternoon, some

fans headed home with theYankees trailing 7-1 after threeinnings and rain still falling in agame that began after an 89-minute delay.Turns out they missed the

Yankees coming home — overand over and over.Cano began the barrage with

his slam in the fifth off starterRich Harden, making it 7-6.Martin connected in the sixth offFautino De Los Santos for a 10-7lead. Granderson took his turnin eighth, launching a two-outdrive off Bruce Billings.“It’s a pretty crazy accomplish-

ment, when you think about it,”Yankees manager Joe Girardisaid. “It’s amazing.”Martin homered twice and

doubled, setting career highswith five hits and six RBIs. Canodrove in five runs as the Yankeespulled off their biggest come-back win since 2006 and avoid-

ed a three-game sweep.With MLB approaching its

200,000th regular season gamenext month, the Yankees put ona unique show with their bats —and gloves, too.Former All-Star catcher Jorge

Posada made his first careerappearance at second base andhad the final play, fielding agrounder and firing a one-hopthrow that knocked over firstbaseman Nick Swisher and lefthim laughing as he caught it.The Yankees had their chances

to hit even more slams.They came at bat a startling

17 times with the bases loaded— Derek Jeter alone got fourtries, He grounded out twice,struck out and walked in thosespots.“I don’t if I’ve ever heard of a

stat of a guy being up four timeswith the bases loaded,” Girardisaid.Jeter did get three hits and

briefly boosted his average to.300. Quite a climb from thatJuly day that began with himmired at .257 and ended withhim getting his 3,000th careerhit.Granderson’s slam gave him

103 RBIs. The Yankees had hittwo slams in a game three times,but never at home.The Yankees scored six times

in the seventh, helped by sevenwalks in the inning, and sixmore in the eighth.

Cliff Pennington homered,doubled and drove in four runsfor the A’s. Scott Sizemore alsohomered.Yet for all the gigantic hits, this

day seemed to turn on some-thing much more elementary —the weather.Yankees fans weren’t in a for-

giving mood. They booed when abattered Phil Hughes walked offin the third inning and jeeredwhen Pennington hit relieverCory Wade’s first pitch for athree-run homer that put theAthletics ahead 7-1.But there was a big cheer

when the sun poked through theclouds as the A’s batted in thefourth. In-between innings, thestadium sound crew played“Here Comes the Sun” by theBeatles.Moments later, the Yankees

bats came out, too.Martin began New York’s rally

with a solo home run in thefourth. Cano lined his secondslam of the season and sixth ofhis career the next inning with aliner to right field.Martin hit his slam the next

inning, sending a fly barely overthe wall in right-center for a 10-7. Martin took a curtain callafter his third career slam.Granderson capped the out-

burst with a no-doubt drive toright center.The last time the Yankees had

hit two grand slams in a game

was Sept. 14, 1999, when BernieWilliams and Paul O’Neill did itat Toronto.This was the seventh time the

A’s franchise gave up two slamsin a game, STATS LLC said.Detroit’s Ryan Raburn andBrandon Inge did it last in 2009and he first came in 1936, when

Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees hit apair at Philadelphia.Boone Logan (4-2) got the win

and De Los Santos (2-1) lost.Alex Rodriguez returned to the

Yankees’ lineup after missingtwo games with a sprained leftthumb. He had two hits andscored three runs.

Bronx Bombers knock three grand slams in rout

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —Top-seeded Andy Roddick rolledto a 6-1, 6-4 victory overArgentina’s Juan Monaco onThursday afternoon in theWinston-Salem Open quarterfi-nals.Roddick will take on fellow

American John Isner in Friday’ssemifinals. Isner rallied pasteighth-seeded MarcosBaghdatis of Cyprus 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 earlier Thursday.Roddick needed just more

than an hour on a hot afternoonas he dominated with his serve,getting his first serve in 81 per-cent of the time.“I didn’t feel too much of the

heat, to be honest,” Roddicksaid. “I always have done OK init. I didn’t think about it toomuch out there.”Monaco, who was the seventh

seed, gave up nine aces toRoddick and failed to breakRoddick’s serve.

Roddick, who appears to beback to full strength after bat-tling an abdominal injury thelast few weeks, jumped to a 5-0lead in the first set. He kept thepressure on throughout, andhas won three straight matchespretty easily in a final tuneupbefore next week’s U.S. Open.“I’ve won the first sets pretty

handily this week,” Roddicksaid. “I’ve been anxious to playand I’ve been ready to play andthat sets the tone for thematch.”You kind of give yourself a

good look in the second set andhe’s feeling a little more pres-sure.”The 26-year-old Isner is also

feeling some pressure to win atournament in his own back-yard. The Greensboro nativehad to fight back from a setdown, but once he got his servegoing he calmed down and exe-cuted his plan.Isner, ranked 28th, needed all

the crowd support he could get

to win a match that lasted near-ly 2 hours. He advanced to hisfourth semifinal of the season.“Somebody turned up the

heat today and the humidity iswhat really bothered me,” saidthe 6-foot-9, 240-pound Isner.“I’m a big guy and I’m expend-ing more energy than my oppo-nents because of how much Iweigh and I’m sweating bulletsout there. It takes a lot out ofme.”Isner was also helped by

Baghdatis converting just 38percent of his first serves.In the third set. Isner double-

faulted twice as Isner went up5-4. Isner then served for theclincher and had three aceswith two of the serves reaching140 mph.Roddick, who has been here

before to compete for theUnited States in past Davis Cupties, doesn’t expect an easymatch against Isner.“It will be completely different

than the three matches I’ve

played so far,” Roddick said.“The last time we played I went3 for 3 on break points andthat’s impossible against himand that doesn’t happen all thetime.”Isner, who has been staying at

home with his parents just afew minutes away, said it’s

never easy to play Roddick.“He’s been holding serve pret-

ty easily in this event so far.He’s similar to me and he reliesa lot on his serve. From thebaseline he’s so fit and in suchgood shape he won’t blow youaway from the baseline but he’llmake a lot of balls.

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Curtis Granderson blasted the third and final Yankee grand slams ofthe day en route to a 22-7 win over Oakland Thursday.

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Andy Roddick returns a ball in his quar terfinal matchagainst Juan Monaco Thursday in the Winston-Salem Open.

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CHICAGO — Be foreThursday’s game, ChicagoCubs manager Mike Quadesaid the biggest factor in histeam’s improvement s incethe All-Star break was betterde fens i ve p lay. He migh thave spoken too soon.Br ian McCann homered

twice and the Atlanta Bravestook advantage of four Cubserrors to beat Chicago 8-3.“We d idn ’t execute very

well on defense all the wayaround,” second basemanDarwin Barney said . “Youhave those days. We’ve beenplaying very well on defensefor the pas t whi le , so i t ’skind of weird to see that.”The Cubs have played bet-

ter in the field of late, buts t i l l l ead the majors wi th108 errors this season. Fouro f A t lan ta ’s runs wereunearned.Matt Garza (6-10) allowed

six runs — three earned —and e igh t h i t s over f i veinnings. He struck out s ixand also committed one ofthe errors.Garza was coming off one

of his best starts of the sea-son in a 3 -0 w in over S t .Lou i s l a s t Sa turday, bu tnever seemed to settle into arhythm on Thursday.“Garz just followed himself

all day,” Quade said. “Justnever rea l l y cou ld ge t on

track and get in synch.“ I ’ ve seen h im s t rugg le

before and he finds a way toset t le down keep us in i t .Just wasn’t his day.”Marlon Byrd homered and

Tyler Colvin added a tripleand a run for the Cubs.The Braves took three of

four f rom Ch icago , whichhas gone 20-18 since the All-Star break.After Michael Bourn led off

the game wi th one o f h i sfour h i t s , Mar t in Pradoreached when Garzadropped a flip from CarlosPena a t f i r s t for the f i r s terror of the day. Garza thenfe l l beh ind McCann , whohomered into a stiff wind inr igh t - cen ter and pu t theBraves ahead 3 -0 be foreGarza had retired a batter.“ I t i s wha t i t i s , man , ”

Garza said. “Really can’t saymuch. When Bourn starts offthe game with a jam shot,Prado hits the same thing,i t ’s a s low ro l ler. I t ’s justf rus t ra t ing . Oh we l l . Ge tready in f i ve more days ,right?”The Cubs cut into the lead

on Barney’s groundout in thebottom of the f irst . In thesecond , Byrd brought theCubs w i th in a run w i th ahomer to left. Colvin tripledinto the r ight-f ie ld cornerand scored on GeovanySo to ’s dr ibb ler, t y ing thescore at 3-all.

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Cubs first baseman Carlos Pena slides safely into second base as Braves second baseman DanUggla attempts to apply the tag during Atlanta’s 8-3 win Thursday.

The Braves regained thelead wi th two runs in theth i rd w i th he lp f rom theCubs. Castro committed hisNL-leading 22nd error andGarza wa lked Dan Ugg lawith the bases full.Barney and Reed Johnson

also committed errors.“To see Reed and Barn ,

you don ’t see tha t very

o f t en , ” Quade sa id . “Thep lay Cass i e was g i ven anerror on was a tougher play.I know he was trying to bequ ick because Bourn wasrunning.”Garza has had a hard-luck

season, posting a sub-.500record despite leading Cubsstar ters in s tr ikeouts andERA. Wi th the end o f the

season in sight, he vowed toplug on.“ I ’m no t go ing to qu i t , ”

Garza sa id . “What ’s thepoint of that? You might aswell not even show up. I bat-t led my butt off today. It ’sjust one of those things. Ican’t explain it, don’t haveany words f o r i t .Dumbfounded practically.”

Four errors sink Cubs in home loss to Braves

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Withthe not-so-subtle shape of astock car under cover just infront of her and spotlightsglaring in her face, DanicaPatrick feigned drama for anannouncement everyonealready knew was coming.“For breaking news that

will shock the world …,” shesaid facetiously on Thursday.Peel ing the l id o f f the

worst-kept secret in auto rac-ing, Patrick ended months ofskirting questions about herfuture by officially declaringher plans to leave IndyCar in2012 to race a fu l lNat ionwide season for JRMotorsports and a part-timeSpr int Cup schedule wi thStewart-Haas Racing.One of the most marketable

stars in auto racing, Patrickhad been rumored to beheaded to NASCAR evenbefore she ran her first stockrace, the ARCA series eventat Daytona in 2010. Evenwhi le rac ing l imi tedNat ionwide schedules thepast two years for DaleEarnhardt Jr.’s team, Patrickhad deflected talk of her leav-ing IndyCar for the fenders ofNASCAR.That all changed, at least

officially, when she signed acontract with GoDaddy.comchairman Bob Parsons infront of TV cameras and afew dozen cheering companyemployees on Thursday.“If it was about money, I’d

have gone a long time ago,”Patrick said from GoDaddy’soffices in north Scottsdale. “Ijust go where my heart tellsme, where my gut tells me togo, where I’m enjoying mylife the most, where I feel likeI can have the most success.I’ve truly enjoyed my experi-ence in NASCAR, to the pointthat I want to do it full-time.”Patrick will run most of her

races in the lower- t ierNationwide Series with only ahandful of Sprint Cup races,but her switch to NASCARshould be a big boost to asport that’s been hurt by asagging economy and a dip inpopularity from its heydayjust a few years back.

With her telegenic looks,mass appeal, not to mentionracy Super Bowl ads, Patrickbrings something that’s hardto come by: star power.“We are p leased Danica

Patrick has chosen to racefull time in NASCAR in 2012,”NASCAR chairman and CEOBrian France said in a state-ment. “She has demonstrateda strong desire to competeand NASCAR prov ides thebest opportuni ty to raceagainst the top drivers in theworld with the largest andmost loyal fan base in motor-sports on a week-to-weekbasis. Danica has shown solidimprovement in NASCAR andwe bel ieve her decision torun full time in the NASCARNationwide Series, with addi-tional races in the NASCARSprint Cup Ser ies , wi l l beexciting for our fans and agreat challenge for her.”On the other s ide o f the

wheel , Patr ick ’s dec is ionleaves a big void in IndyCar.The series has made some

big strides under the direc-tion of CEO Randy Bernard,who has aggress ive lyreshaped the sport with inno-vative marketing approaches.But for a l l the successesIndyCar has had, Patrick iss t i l l arguably the sport ’sbiggest star — certainly it’smost recognizable — and los-ing her will likely put a dentin the sport’s momentum.“Danica has always been a

great ambassador forIndyCar, and there i s nodoubt she has left a positiveimpress ion on our sport ,”Bernard said in a statement.“She has touched millions offans and many that were newto motorsports . Danicaat tracted a fan base thatevery ath le te and sportsproperty in the world wouldlove to have. We should giveher a great farewell the restof this season as she opens anew page in her career andwish her continued successwith her new direction.”Patrick has run 20 races in

two years wi th JRMotorsports and has f ivemore on the schedule thisseason. She p lans to runbetween eight and 10 Sprint

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Danica Patrick poses in front of her Sprint Cup series car after signing a contract to permanentlyjoin NASCAR’s Nationwide Series in 2012. She will also race in several major Sprint Cup races.

Cup races with Stewart-Haas,with an eye on a full seasonin 2013.Patrick would like to race at

the Daytona 500, though theteam hasn’t mapped outwhere she’ll start or whichraces will fill out the schedulethis year, and didn’t rule outanother run at theIndianapolis 500 — even afterAndret t i Autosportannounced it had reached amutual agreement to partways with her after the 2011season.“We’re thrilled with Danica

Patrick’s decision to join usfor the 2012 season and look-ing forward to see ing herbehind the wheel o f aNASCAR Nationwide Seriescar on a consistent basis,”sa id Matt Jauchius , ch ie fmarketing and strategy offi-cer for Nationwide Insurance.“Her presence will continueto make our Series strongerand more competit ive. Shehas proven to raise aware-ness levels of our sport, spon-sors and compet i tors ; andthat ’s good for everyoneinvolved.”Patrick will leave IndyCar

after a decent run.She became the f i r s t

woman to win an IndyCarrace at Japan in 2008 andwas the first to lead the Indy500, when she did it in 2005— the same year she earnedthe pole at Kansas. Patricka l so had a h i gh f i n i sh o fth i rd a t t he Br i ckyard i n2009 on her t o way t o acareer-best fifth in the sea-son standings.Patrick is currently 12th in

the IndyCar standings, withseven top-10 finishes.“The th ing you s ee i n

Danica r ight away i s howdetermined she is to be goodat what she does,” Stewart-Haas owner Tony S tewartsaid. “She’s very dedicatedto taking the time and effortto make the transition fromIndy cars to stock cars. Shehas talent, she has the rightmindse t , and she has theproper drive and determina-tion. It doesn’t matter who itis you’re looking for, thoseare the key attributes thatyou look for in a driver, andDanica’s got them.”Patrick had a sharp learn-

ing curve when she f i r s t

s tarted rac ing s tock cars ,but has gained ground thisyear.After that first ARCA race

at Daytona, she s truggledw i th the nuances o f t heNationwide car, her best fin-i sh a 19 th a t Homes teadwi th an average f in i sh o f28th.Pa t r i ck has been much

smoother this season, post-ing three top-10 f in i shes ,with a career-best of fourthat Las Vegas — the best fin-ish by a woman at a nation-al NASCAR race. She’s madegood progress as a part-timedr iver and expec ts to ge tbetter with a full-time shot.“I feel like in the last year,

I ’ v e r ea l l y come a roundmuch more on the track andthe top-10s are happeningmuch more f r equen t l y, ”Patrick said. “I feel like I’mgetting it more and more allthe time. I still have a lot tolearn, that’s for sure, but Ireally feel confident that Ican be succe s s fu l i n t hefuture.”There ’s no turn ing back

now that the secret ’s of f i -cially out.

Patrick announces switch to NASCAR for 2012

Orioles complete sweep of Twins behind Reynolds homer

MINNEAPOLIS — TheBaltimore Orioles have beengetting their brains beaten infor the last two months andlimped into Target Field thisweek without a series victory intheir last 14 tries.They didn’t just win the series

against the hapless MinnesotaTwins. The AL-worst O’s domi-nated them like no other oppo-nent this season.Mark Reynolds hit a three-run

homer and Jo Jo Reyes went sixstrong innings to lead theOrioles to a 6-1 victory over theTwins on Thursday, Baltimore’sfirst four-game winning streaksince early June.Reyes (7-10) allowed one run

on five hits with four walks andthree strikeouts. Craig Tatum

added a two-run double for theOrioles, who haven’t had a win-ning streak this long since June6-10.“Sooner or later,” manager

Buck Showalter said, “the base-ball gods kind of let you up forair.”Anthony Swarzak (3-4) gave

up five runs on eight hits in 3 1-3 innings after left-handerFrancisco Liriano left with astrained shoulder after twoinnings.Joe Mauer also missed his

second straight game for theinjury-ravaged Twins, with astiff neck keeping him out.Vlad Guerrero, Nolan Reimold

and Ryan Adams added two hitseach for the Orioles, who sweptthe Twins at home in a four-game series for the first time.“The frustration level is at an

all-time high for me with thelosing and seeing guys get hurt,”said right fielder MichaelCuddyer, who has been with theTwins for 10 years. “It’s tough togo out there. Our coachesdeserve an effort and our fansdeserve an effort.”The Twins have looked lifeless

on the mound and in the bat-ter’s box for most of the pastmonth, turning Target Field intoa place where opposing slumpscome to die.The Orioles had lost five in a

row when the series started,and Reynolds and Reyes werethe latest beneficiaries. Theslugger entered the series on a6-for-45 (.133) skid with 20strikeouts. He went 7 for 17(.412) with two homers andseven RBIs in the four games inMinnesota.

“I’ve had a rough stretch herethe past week or two,” Reynoldssaid. “You know, you get a cou-ple knocks here and there andkind of get some confidencegoing up a little bit. Hopefully itkeeps snowballing here for meand I finish up the seasonstrong.”The lefty Reyes once went

winless in 28 straight starts,and who had allowed 15 earnedruns in his last two outings,breezed through a Twins lineupthat has scored one run or lessin seven of the last 10 games.Justin Morneau doubled home

Trevor Plouffe to tie the game 1-1 in the third inning, but theTwins left the bases loaded inthe fifth and hitters 5-9 in theorder went 1 for 17 with a sin-gle, three walks and four strike-outs in the game.

“It wasn’t my best outing, butI was able to get through sixand not have to use the bullpenright away,” Reyes said.The Twins couldn’t say the

same thing.Liriano walked Robert Andino

with the bases loaded in the sec-ond inning to fall behind 1-0and was placed on the disabledlist after the game with astrained shoulder. Alex Burnetttook his place to start the third.I t ’s the third t ime in the

last f ive days that a Twinsstarter hasn’t made it out ofthe th i rd inn ing . N ickBlackburn left in the secondinning because of injury onSunday against the Yankeesand Br ian Duens ing wasknocked out by the Orioles inthe third inning on Tuesdaynight.

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CLEVELAND — Jim Thomehas swung back to theCleveland Indians.The slugger accepted a

trade from Minnesota onThursday night to return tothe Indians, who are hopingtheir career leader in homeruns can help them catchfirst-place Detroit in the ALCentral.Thome spent 12 seasons

with Cleveland from 1991-2002, hitting a team-record334 homers and helping theIndians get to two WorldSeries. He hit 52 in his finalseason before signing as afree agent with Philadelphia,a decision that angered manyIndians fans who will have towelcome him back.Earlier this month, the five-

time All-Star became theeighth player in history to hit600 homers.The 40-year-old Thome

waived a no-trade clause inhis contract to clear hisreturn to the Indians, whohave been in contention allseason but have lost six oftheir last seven games amid arash of injuries. Thome’sarrival will soften the loss ofdesignated hitter TravisHafner, who is on the dis-abled list and may need sea-son-ending foot surgery.The Indians put a claim in

for Thome on Wednesday,two days after the Twinswaived him. Once the Indianswere awarded Thome, theclubs had 48 hours to workout a trade. The Twins willreceive a player to be namedby Oct. 15.

Thometradedto theIndians

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Barcelona draws Milan in Champions LeagueSOCCER

MONACO — ChampionsLeague winner Barcelona willbegin its title defense with amatch at home to AC Milan,before the traditional powersplay two unheralded EasternEuropean teams in a groupdrawn by UEFA on Thursday.Four-time winner Barcelona

hosts the seven-time champion— a rematch of the 1994 finalwhich Milan won 4-0 — on Sept.13, sending forward ZlatanIbrahimovic back to the NouCamp where he was harshlyjudged to be an expensive failuretwo seasons ago. Group H alsoincludes BATE Borisov ofBelarus and Czech newcomerViktoria Plzen.Manchester United, last sea-

son’s runner-up, is top-seeded inan apparently weak group withBenfica, Switzerland’s FC Baseland Romanian debutant OtelulGalati.Bayern Munich, whose stadi-

um will stage the final next May,got a tough draw with Villarreal,big spenders Manchester Cityand Napoli — all teams fromEurope’s four highest rankedleagues.Real Madrid, the record nine-

time European champion, facesLyon, four-time winner Ajax andDinamo Zagreb.To get Ibrahimovic in 2009,

Barcelona sent (then $66 mil-lion) plus Samuel Eto’o to InterMilan, but he lasted just one sea-son in coach Pep Guardiola’ssystem.Barca technical director

Andoni Zubizarreta said onThursday that the Sweden inter-national was capable of makinghis old club pay again.“We need to think about all the

(Milan) team … but I’m sure weare going to suffer from Ibra,”Zubizarreta said.Man United has fond memo-

ries of playing Benfica, havingbeaten the Portuguese clubwhen it won its first European

title in 1968.“It’s a good draw for us, espe-

cially having Sir Bobby Charltontalking about them on stagebefore the draw,” chief executiveDavid Gill said. “We’ve got to beconfident.”Otelul Galati director general

Marius Stan doubted his clubcould beat the three-timeEuropean champion.“We want to win but it’s

impossible. We are a little team.For us, it’s a big honor to playManchester,” said Stan, confirm-ing that the home match will bein Bucharest because Galati’sstadium does not meet UEFAstandards.Bayern director Karl Hopfner

said Group A was “the hardest ofall.”“It’s four teams from the four

best leagues in the world, but weneed to qualify,” Hopfner said.Man City director Brian

Marwood said all the group had“great experience in Europe(and) have won honors at the

highest level.”Debuting in the world’s most

prestigious club competition,City aims to build a global repu-tation after the ruling family ofAbu Dhabi funded a spendingspree on transfer fees and playerwages.“We feel we have a very com-

petitive squad who can competeat this level,” Marwood said. “Ibelieve this club has got greatmomentum now.”Inter Milan, the 2010 winner,

is top-seeded in a group withCSKA Moscow, Lille andTrabzonspor.“It’s a dangerous group. That’s

the Champions League,” Intercoach Gian Piero Gasperini said.Trabzonspor already lost to

Benfica in the qualifying roundsbut was reprieved by UEFA lessthan 24 hours before the drawwhen Turkey’s federation barreddomestic champion Fenerbahcewhile it is investigated in amatch-fixing scandal.Arsenal was rewarded for a

tense passage through the playoffround with a group includingMarseille, Olympiakos of Greeceand Bundesliga champion BorussiaDortmund, the No. 4 seed all teamswished to avoid. Arsenal opensaway to Dortmund on Sept. 13.Chelsea was drawn to face

Valencia after buying the Spanishclub’s star forward Juan Mata thisweek for a reported $43 million.Group E is completed by BayerLeverkusen and Belgian championGenk.Two-time winner FC Porto faces

long trips to play Group G rivalsShakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine andRussia’s Zenit St. Petersburg.APOEL of Cyprus completes thegroup.Each team plays six matches in a

program scheduled from Sept. 13through Dec. 7.The top two in each group

advance to the knockout roundsstarting in February, and the eightthird-placed teams join the EuropaLeague competition in its knockoutphase.

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Jacory Harris found among those in violationCOLLEGE FOOTBALL

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miamihas determined that eight footballplayers, including quarterbackJacory Harris, are believed tohave committed NCAA violationsby associating with booster NevinShapiro and have been declaredineligible, said a person withknowledge of the process.The person spoke to The

Associated Press on condition ofanonymity Thursday because noone is authorized to discuss theongoing investigations by the uni-versity and the NCAA. Shapiro isa convicted Ponzi scheme archi-tect serving a 20-year prison sen-tence for bilking $930 millionfrom investors, and his claimshave cast a long shadow overMiami’s season before it evenbegins. Simply being declared ineligible

now doesn’t necessarily mean aplayer would miss any time thisseason. The Miami Herald first

reported the decision to declarethe players ineligible.Under NCAA rules, when a

school finds violations haveoccurred, the athlete typically isdeclared ineligible and the NCAAbegins a reinstatement process.The NCAA will also decide if thatplayer needs to miss any games.And the clock is running: Miamiopens the season at Maryland onSept. 5.“The school must declare the

student-athlete ineligible and thencan seek reinstatement,” NCAAspokesperson Stacey Osburn said.Earlier Thursday, Miami coach

Al Golden suggested that thedepth chart might not beannounced until Tuesday. All ofthe players implicated by Shapiroin a story published by YahooSports were practicing Thursday,and have been on the fieldthroughout the process.“We’ll make sure we practice

enough guys because we reallydon’t know what the future

brings,” Golden said. “Hopefullywe’ll find out pretty quickly herein the near future if there are anypenalties or suspensions, andwe’ll adjust accordingly.”Golden said he has a plan for

which personnel to use againstthe Terrapins. And another plan,just in case. And, well, anotherplan, in case things change somemore.“All of the above,” Golden said.Harris and all other Miami play-

ers implicated by claims thatShapiro provided dozens ofHurricanes with extra benefitslike cash, cars, gifts and sex forthe better part of a decadereturned to the practice fieldThursday after a brief break forthe start of the academic year.Sean Spence led the Hurricanes

in a pre-practice chant that leftsome onlookers doubled over inlaughter. Harris took his spot atthe front of a stretching group, aposition typically reserved forstarters.

Say this for the `Canes: They’retrying to carry on some sense ofbusiness-as-usual.“Any projections or anything like

that, all it is is speculation,” Goldensaid.Golden also said that in what he

believes to be accordance withAtlantic Coast Conference policy,the Hurricanes will divulge theirdepth chart to the Terrapins beforereleasing anything publicly.“It’s tough because I know how

much hard work they put in overthere,” said former Hurricanesreceiver Reggie Wayne, now withthe Indianapolis Colts. “I hopeeverything turns out right forthem, but the one thing about it isit will bring everyone closertogether.”Spence and Harris are among

two of the biggest names wrappedup in the scandal—Spence is con-sidered by many to be Miami’s bestdefensive player and one of the toplinebackers in the ACC. Harris hasplayed 36 games at quarterback

for the Hurricanes in his first threeseasons, and he’s far-and-away theACC leader among active playersin passing touchdowns.University officials haven’t com-

mented publicly on the specifics ofthe process. Miami PresidentDonna Shalala said this week that15 student-athletes — she did notspecify names or teams—werebeing investigated by universitycompliance personnel. Shapirotold Yahoo Sports that he providedbenefits to 72 athletes, 65 of whomplayed football for Miami. Of those,12 are current football players,and one is a member of the men’sbasketball team.“We’re going about our busi-

ness,” Golden said. “Obviouslysome of the players that arealleged to have done somethingare guys that have played a lot offootball for us, so obviously there’sgoing to be some adjustments ifthere are suspensions. Other thanthat, we’re just moving forwardand the kids have been great.”

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —Doug Fister has found the win-ning touch with the DetroitTigers.Fister allowed five hits over

seven scoreless innings, AustinJackson homered and the ALCentral-leading Tigers beat theTampa Bay Rays 2-0 Thursday.“All dictated by pitching,”

Detroit manager Jim Leylandsaid. “Fister was tremendous.We needed to shut them down.Fister was just what the doctorordered for us. You might havebetter stuff sometimes, but youcan’t pitch better than that. Heknows exactly what he wants todo with the next pitch.”Fister (6-13) struck out five.

The right-hander, acquired in asix-player trade with Seattle onJuly 30, is 3-1 in five starts withthe Tigers.“My focus every time I go out

there, use my fastball and mysecondary (pitches) off that,”Fister said.

Jackson hit a first-inning lead-off homer and made it 2-0 with asacrifice fly in the fifth.The Tigers took three of four

from Tampa Bay and have won16 of their last 25 road games.“We, kind of, countered their

pitching this series,” Leylandsaid. “We got just enough to winthree games, which was huge.This could have been an 0-4 trip,that’s how good that pitching is.To come out of here with threewins, very pleased.”Jeremy Hellickson became the

first Rays’ pitcher to strike outfour batters in the same inning,accomplishing the feat duringthe third. After Jackson reachedbase to start the inning on athird-strike wild pitch,Hellickson then struck outRamon Santiago, Delmon Youngand Victor Martinez.Hellickson (11-9) gave up two

runs and six hits in seveninnings. He had seven strikeoutsand one walk.After Joaquin Benoit gave up

one hit during the eighth, Jose

Valverde pitched the ninth tocomplete a seven-hitter andpick up his 38th save in asmany chances this season.Casey Kotchman drew a

one-out walk in the ninth fromValverde and moved to thirdon Matt Joyce’s single. Thegame ended when Sam Fuldlined out to right on a hit-and-run that resulted in Joyce get-ting doubled off at first.“The final play of the game

we caught a break,” Leylandsaid. “If you’re winning a fewgames, that ball’s caught andyou double a guy off. If you’restruggling, that ball is downthe line. They score the tyingruns and you’ve got the win-ning run at third. That’s justthe way the game goes.”Fister retired his first 13

batters before Kotchmanreached on a one-out infieldsingle in the fifth. Third base-man Wilson Betemit wasunable to make a backhandedgrab on Kotchman’s opposite-field liner.

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Tigers pitcher Doug Fister pitches during one of his seven scoreless innings in Detroit’s 2-0 winover the Rays. The newly-acquired righty is 3-1 in five starts with the Tigers.

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NFL

Packers to add 6,600 new seats to Lambeau Field

MILWAUKEE — The GreenBay P a c k e r s a nnoun c edp l an s Thu r s da y t o a dd6,600 new seats at venera-ble Lambeau Field in timefor the 2013 season, part ofa self-funded $130 mill ionp ro j e c t t ha t w i l l b e we l -come news to the 81 ,000fans on the waiting list forseason tickets.The Packers also had fans

buzzing by suggesting theymight pay for the pro jec tthrough a s tock sa le thatwould give even more peo-ple a chance to be a part-owner of one of the NFL’smost storied franchises.“We ’ re exc i t ed to beg in

work on the expans ion o fLambeau F i e l d , ” Packer sP r e s i d en t Ma rk Mu rphysaid, noting that additionals e a t s w i l l mean mo r egame-day crowd noise. Hea l s o s a i d t h e c ommun i t yw i l l b en e f i t t h ough c on -s truct ion jobs and havingmore fans in town for thegames.The seats will be in four

l e v e l s i n t h e s o u t h e ndzone . The p r i c e s haven ’tbeen set yet but are expect-ed t o r ange b e tween t h ecurrent cost for bowl seats,where the top price is $87,and club seats, where thetop price is $313. The proj-e c t a l s o i n c l u d e s a n ewroo f t o p v i ew i n g t e r r a c ethat club-seat holders canuse on game day s , a l ongwith new gates , e levatorsand access points for peo-ple with disabilities.

Lambeau Field is the old-es t con t inua l l y opera t ingNFL stadium, and the third-oldest cont inual ly operat-ing venue in major sportsbeh ind Ch icago ’s Wr ig leyField and Boston’s FenwayPa r k . Th e s t a d i um ha sundergone numerous reno-vations, updates and addi-tions since opening in 1957with 32,500 seats ; i t nowhas 73,128.The new seats will be dis-

tributed through a senioritys y s t em . Cu r r en t s e a s on -ticket holders will get firsta c c e s s w i t h a c h an c e t otrade their exist ing seats,and priority goes to thosewho have held t ickets thelongest. After that, fans onthe waiting list will finallyget a chance they’ve spentdecades waiting for.Na t han B i t z e r, 3 5 , h a s

been on the list since 1996,when he was s omewherearound No. 33 ,000. In 15years, he has moved up toabout 26,000, he said.“I’m hopeful,” said Bitzer,

who lives in St. Paul, Minn.“But I ’ l l probably be deadfor 200 or 300 years beforemy name c ome s up . I t ’smore just to affirm my fan-dom with the team.”Bitzer joked that he also

put h i s 3 - and 4-year-o lddaugh t e r s o n t h e l i s tbecause “ they can chooseeverything in l i fe but theyc an ’ t c h o o s e n o t t o b ePackers fans.”The team said it was con-

s i d e r i n g r a i s i n g mone ythrough a stock sale, whichwould be the team’s f i f th

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Beltran’s HR leadsGiants past Padres

SAN FRANCISCO — CarlosBeltran was finally healthyenough to give the home fans areason to cheer.Beltran shook of the pain

around his right wrist to hit hisfirst home run since being trad-ed to San Francisco, poweringthe Giants past the San DiegoPadres 2-1 on Wednesday night.The switch-hitting right fielder

wasn’t even sure he could hitlefty before the game. He applieda heat pack to his wrist betweeninnings as the thick summer fogrolled under the lights in theballpark along the bay, and itwas just enough to ease the pain.“We decided to give it a try,”

Beltran said. “And good thingshappened.”Beltran returned to the start-

ing lineup for the first time inmore than two weeks, sending achange-up from Tim Stauffer (8-10) over the wall in right field inthe fourth for his 16th home runof the season. The solo shot wasthe first of his career at AT&TPark.Tim Lincecum (12-10) struck

out seven and walked five ineight innings, pitching out of thestretch again the entire game.He gave up three hits and also

had the go-ahead RBI single.Santiago Casilla pitched a per-

fect ninth for his first save of theseason in place of injured closerBrian Wilson. Lincecum finishedwith 124 pitches.“Guys were making double

plays and playing great defenseevery time I’d walk a guy orsomething,” Lincecum said.“Everything was just timely.”The biggest and best news for

the Giants, however, was therapid return of its once splashysigning.Beltran, acquired in a July 28

trade with the New York Mets,strained his hand and wristswinging against Philadelphia’sRoy Oswalt on Aug. 7. He wasactivated from the disabled listTuesday and popped out in hislone pinch-hit appearance.Beltran was back to batting

third in the lineup in the finale asSan Francisco split a quick two-game set against San Diego. Hesingled and finished 2 for 4.Nothing delighted the home

fans more than giving Beltran astanding ovation after his fourth-inning shot put San Franciscoahead 1-0. Giants fans are hop-ing Beltran can awaken a slump-ing offense and help the defend-ing World Series champions getback to the playoffs.

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Super Bowl champion Packers president Mark Murphy presents plans to expand seating atLambeau Field by 2013. Green Bay currently has 81,000 fans on the season ticket waiting list.

and f i r s t s i n c e i t s o l ds ha r e s f o r $ 200 e a ch i n1997 . More than 111 ,500people own shares, whicht h e t e am p r oh i b i t s f r ombeing resold.G r e en Ba y i s t h e NFL’s

only publicly owned team.At a shareholder meeting

la s t mon th , Packer s o f f i -cials highlighted the team’ss trong f inanc ia l per form-ance in 2010-11. The teamrepo r t e d a $ 12 m i l l i o nprof i t from operat ions for2010-2011, up $2.2 millionfrom the previous year. Theo v e r a l l n e t i n c ome wa s$17.1 mill ion — a jump ofnearly $12 million over lastyear, due in large part to

improved per formance byinvestments.The P a c k e r s quo t e d a

study that said the expan-sion is expected to employabout 1 ,600 workers overt h e n e x t two y e a r s , a ndthey predict the new seatsw i l l t r an s l a t e i n t o abou t$11 mill ion of spending inB rown Coun t y f r om non -residents.The team had previously

announced a plan to installnew Diamond Vision videoboards in time for the startof next year’s season. That$12 million project is beingf und i n g j o i n t l y b y t h ePa ck e r s a nd t h e G r e enBay /B r own C oun t y

P r o f e s s i o na l F o o t b a l lStadium District as well asuser fees.The most recent addition

a t L ambeau wa s a $ 295mil l ion project that beganin 2001 to add 12,032 seatsas well as the popular atri-um, an expanded Pro Shopand several new food andentertainment options. Theproject included a half-centcoun ty sa l e s t ax t o ra i s e$160 m i l l i o n a nd made4 , 000 t i c k e t s p e r g ameava i l ab l e t o c oun t y r e s i -d en t s o n l y b e g i nn i n g i n2003.That tax is set to expire

in the next several years ,depending on the economy.

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ure it out.”The same can be said for

B r own ’s s quad a s we l l .Though t h e I r i s h h a v ebeen practicing for weeks,Brown said the best way toget a feel for her team ist o a c t ua l l y wa t ch t h emplay in-game.“A t e am c an l e a rn s o

much more abou t t h em-s e l v e s i n ma t ch p l a y, ”Brown said. “Especially fort he f r e shmen , i t w i l l b eimportant to get into the

speed o f t he game r i gh taway.”Brown expects that if all

goes according to plan, allf o u r f r e s hmen w i l l s e egame action this weekend.“ I t ’s a n ew s e a s on , a

blank slate. This will be achance to see everyone’scompetitiveness rise to thetop,” Brown said. “I fore-s e e e v e r ybody, e v en t hefreshmen, getting a chanceto show what they can do.”Though t h e Shamro ck

Invitational is a preseasont ou rnamen t and ha s n odirect bearing on seedingfor the B ig Eas t , ou t -o f -conference matches will be

a litmus test for the Irishand c ou l d b e c r u c i a l t oNCAA t ou rnamen t t e amselection towards the endof the season.“Every game wi th us i s

crucial. We will have goodcompe t i t i o n , bu t o u rexpec ta t ion i s to w in a l lt h r e e ma t che s , ” B r ownsaid.After weeks of training,

an anxious Irish wil l f indou t e x a c t l y whe r e t h e ys t and . The y t a k e onEastern Michigan Friday at7 p.m. at the Joyce Center.

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ND WOMEN’S TENNIS

ND aims to defendBig East crown

Two new names have beenadded to the Notre Dame rostersince last season, but the team’sgoals remain unchanged as theIrish aim for their fifth straightBig East title.“I think all of us have high

expectations,” junior ChrissieMcGaffigan said. “We’d like toget another Big East title andthen, at the end of the year,we’re always driving to benational champions.”Hired after former assistant

Julia Scaringe resigned in July,new assistant coach Kelcy Tefftlooks to improve an Irish teamthat finished last season rankedNo. 20 in the nation. Tefft, a2009 graduate who served asassistant coach at theUniversity of Tulsa for the pasttwo years, is Notre Dame’s all-time leader in wins with 265victories — 155 of which camein doubles matches. Herresume includes claiming the2007 National Indoors doubleschampionship and the 2009 BigEast Player of the Year honors.Tefft also served as the dou-

bles partner of current seniorKristy Frilling and as a team-mate of senior ShannonMathews.“Both Shannon and I are very

excited and happy that Kelcy iscoming back to Notre Dame asour assistant coach,” Frillingsaid. “She has been a greatteammate, and we know shewill be an even better coach. Iwas Kelcy's doubles partner myfreshman year, so who wouldknow my game better thanher?”Even team members whose

playing time did not overlapwith Tefft’s recognize theimpact she had on the programand anticipate a strong rela-tionship with their new coach.“We can look up at the All-

American posters while wepractice every day and we cansee her picture up there andknow that she’s accomplishedso much, so we’re just reallyexcited to have her on ourside,” McGaffigan said. “She’sgoing to be such an asset to theteam.”The Irish have another new-

comer in freshman KatherineWhite, whose strong serve andimpressive doubles play hasalready caught the eyes ofcoaches and teammates.“She’s a good singles player,

but she’s a really good doublesplayer. She’s got a big serve andplays a big game, she hits theball hard and I think with heronce she gets indoors, she’sgoing to be tough,” Irish coachJay Louderback said. “Last yearwe needed a little more help inour doubles and I think that’ssomething that she’s going tobring to the team.”White is excited to be return-

ing to the court after a shoulderinjury forced her to sit out formost of the past year, but shehas found time to bond with hernew teammates.“She’s just a great girl on and

off the court. She’s so much funto be around. It’s only been twodays but she’s already com-pletely fit in,” McGaffigan said.“She’s a great player, a greatcompetitor, and I think she’lladd a lot to the team this yearon and off the court.”New and returning players

alike will be using the individu-alized tournaments of the fall toprepare for the more team-ori-ented spring season.“For the fall, our main goal is

to get a lot of matches in. [Theathletes] practiced a lot overthe summer, but not many ofthem played tournaments,”Louderback said. “We wantthem to compete hard everymatch and not worry about theoutcome as much.”The biggest tournaments of

the fall include the All-American in California and theNational Indoor in New York,where members of the teamwill have the opportunity to testthemselves against some of thecountry’s strongest competition. Frilling and Mathews in par-

ticular will be sure to use suchopportunities to their fullestadvantage during their senioryear.“I know Shannon and I are

looking forward to and [are]determined to make our lastyear here at Notre Dame ourbest,” Frilling said.

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Irish senior Kristy Frilling returns a shot during Notre Dame’s 6-1 victory over DePaul on Apr. 23

NFL

Dalton, Bengals top Panthers

CINCINNATI — Carolinarookie quarterback CamNewton took a step back onhis road to NFL stardom.Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton,

another rookie, took a hugeleap forward.Dalton, Cincinnati’s second-

round draft pick from TexasChristian, led four first-halfscoring drives and theBengals held on for a 24-13preseason victory Thursdaynight.Dalton was an efficient 11 of

17 for 130 yards and a touch-down for Cincinnati (1-2), put-ting together a 107.5 quarter-back rating, a vast improve-ment over the 30.9 figure hetook into the game. He didn’tplay in the second half.“We did a good job of mov-

ing the ball,” Bengals coachMarvin Lewis said. “We threw

the ball well and the runninggame was physical.”Newton, the overall No. 1

pick, went into the game witha 65.2 quarterback ratingafter two games. He rushedfor 41 yards in the first half,including a 16-yard scramblefor a touchdown. He playedthe first three series of thethird quarter before givingway to second-year quarter-back Jimmy Clausen and fin-ished 6 for 19 for 75 yardsand a 44.8 rating.Newton reverted to the

Heisman Trophy-winning stylehe used while leading Auburnto last year’s national champi-onship to account for his firsttouchdown as a pro.After Chris Gamble recov-

ered a fumble by CedricBenson at the Cincinnati 46,Newton led Carolina (1-2) on asix-play scoring drive. Hecompleted just one of four

passes on the possession, buthe capped it by scrambling 16yards for the score.Cornerback Jonathan Wadehit Newton at about the 2-yard line, but Newton spunout of Wade’s grasp and divedinto the end zone with 6:17left in the first quarter.The Panthers gained posses-

sion because Dalton andBenson miscommunicated ona handoff, producingCincinnati’s sixth turnover ofthe preseason. The touchdownlifted opponents’ combinedadvantage over the Bengals inpoints off turnovers to 34-0.Dalton and Benson shook off

the fumble to lead the Bengalson their most impressive driveof the preseason. Dalton was3 of 4 for 27 yards andBenson carried the ball 11times for 53 yards, including a1-yard run around left end fora touchdown to tie it.

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UND.com

Irish fifth-year forward Tim Abromaitis handles the ball dur-ing Team USA practice for the World University Games.

it definitely has me readyfor the season. I’m in goodshape right now, and I justcan’t wait for the games tobe here.”Abromaitis averaged just

over s ix po in ts and fourrebounds per game forTeam USA, which finishedwith a tour-n a m e n t -bes t 7 -1record. Thes h a r p -s h o o t i n gIr i sh for -ward sa idhe had toad jus t h i srole slightlyto fit in as apar t o fTeam USA.“With the

team I wasp lay ing al i t t l e more o f a b ig -manrole,” he said. “My job wasmore getting rebounds, set-t ing screens, doing d ir tywork l ike that. But whenyou’re playing basketball,it’s all the same, so I justtried to fit and do what Icou ld to he lp the teamwin.”He also hinted the role

change over the summermight leadto ana d j u s t e drole on theIrish squadthis season.“With los-

ing Ty[Nash} andC a r l e t o n[ S c o t t ] ,somebody’sgo ing tohave tos tep upi n s i d e , ”Abromaitiss a i d .“Obv ious ly we have b igguys with Jack [Cooley] andMike [Broghammer] andTom [Knight ] and thoseguys, so we’ll see what hap-pens with my role this year,but it was good to experi-ence having to play a littledifferently and see if I cancarry that over.”The women fared much

bet ter in the Wor ldUniversity Games, outscor-ing opponents by an aver-age of 45 points per game

on the i r way to go ld .Diggins had an impressivetournament, averaging 12points per game and a tour-nament-best five assists pergame. Peters, who was theonly Irish player not in thes tar t ing l ineup for thewomen’s Team USA, led theteam in bench scoring with10 points per game.“I think it was an amazing

experience,” Diggins said.“It’s always a blessing and

an amazingopportuni-ty whenyou have achance toput on thisu n i f o r mand beab le to gor e p r e s e n tyour coun-try in a dif-f e r e n tcountry ina such ahuge dea ll ike the

World Univers i ty Games.The peop le o f Shenzhenwere amazing hosts. Theydid a great job of setting upthe facilities and everythingwas top of the line, and thepeop le there were thenicest people I’ve ever met.Being able to go over thereand win a gold medal, play-ing aga ins t rea l l y goodteams and be ing ab le to

share i twith thesetwo women[ N o v o s e land Peters]⎯ myteammateswere jus tamazing.”D i g g i n s

sa id win-n ing go lda l so gaveher andher NotreD a m eteammatesextra moti-

vation to improve upon lastseason’s magical run, whichended in a 76-70 loss toTexas A&M in the NCAANat iona l Championsh ipgame.“We were the bride in this

tournament, and we werethe bride’s maid last year,so hopefully we can comeback and do someth inggreat,” she said.

Contact Eric Prister eprister@nd.edu

Chinacontinued from page 24

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his players compete this sea-son.“We’ll start to see what the

girls workedon over thesummer andget on trackfor getting thecompet i t i vejuices flowing⎯ that is real-ly what weare workingon now,” hesaid.As they pre-

pare to begintheir season,the Bellesremain focused on pushing theprogram even higher in thenational standings. After fin-ishing fourth in consecutive

NCAA tournaments and havingcaptured six of the last nineMIAA championships, SaintMary’s has set a high standardfor itself in recent years.“We hope to keep our status

as the best team in the MIAAconference and to improve our

ranking inDivision III,”Brown said.“We are alwayslooking for-ward toNationals in thespring, and wewould like tohave a goodranking so thatis possible.”The Belles

begin their sea-son Saturday at2 p.m. at the

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Irish coach Randy Waldrumsaid last season’s victory atChapel Hil l st i l l drives theTar Heels.“There i s no doub t tha t

[the Tarheels] are thinkingabout revenge ,” Waldrumsa id . “There i s s o muchpride and tradition in thatprogram that you just can’thelp but expect them to havethe game marked on theircalendar from the momentwe beat them.”The trip to Carolina kicks

off a stretch of demandingroad cha l l enges , wh i chincludes matchups againstNo. 21 Duke, No. 2 Stanfordand No. 16 Santa Clara, asNo t re Dame a t t empt s t odefend its national champi-onship against the toughestof competition.“We play these big games

ear l y on t o f i nd ou t howgood we rea l l y a re , ”Waldrum said. “It would beeasy to load the schedule

with unranked teams and gointo league play undefeated,but that wouldn’t be a truemeasure of where we are atand how we can improve.”The Irish are coming off an

impressive set of exhibitionsduring which they scored 12goals in two games, followedby a dominant 2-0 win overWisconsin Aug. 19 to openthe regular season. SeniorAl l -American forward andco -cap ta in Me l i s saHenderson — who collecteda goal and an assist in lastyear’s meet ing with NorthCarolina — recorded a goaland an ass i s t aga ins t theBadgers (0-1-0), who wereoutshot 17-8.Waldrum believes his team

can st i l l improve in a fewcrucial areas as it pursuesits full potential.“We let some opportunities

slip away in the final thirdand had some f i n i sh ingissues [against Wisconsin],”Wa ldrum sa id . “We a l sohave got to continue to mini-m ize chances aga ins t u sbecause there was a stretchwhere we relaxed a little too

much. We can’t afford to doth i s aga ins t t he Nor thCarolinas and Stanfords.”North Carol ina, the pre-

season favorite to win theACC, boasts an experiencedsquad that returns 10 play-ers from last year’s team,inc lud ing preseason A l l -American sophomore CrystalDunn. Dunn scored the lonegoal against the Ir ish lastseason and has been fea-tured everywhere on thefield from central defenderto striker.“She is def in i te ly one of

those that you keep an eyeon because she is just such afantastic player,” Waldrumsaid. “But we sti l l plan onkeeping our game mentalityand we will be ready. It’ll bea tight one, but we are con-fident in what we are capa-ble of doing.”Notre Dame takes on North

Carol ina tonight at 7 p.m.and Duke Sunday at 1 p.m.to c l o se ou t the Caro l i naClassic.

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Waldrumcontinued from page 24

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Irish junior running back Cierre Wood carries the ball during Notre Dame’s 33-17 win over Miami in theSun Bowl on Dec. 31. Wood and senior Jonas Gray top the depth chart at running back this season.

Contact Joseph Monardo jmonardo@nd.edu

Hamiltoncontinued from page 24

Kelly said. “[Gray and Wood]have done everything becausethey know they need [ thefreshmen]. So they’ve beenreally good in teaching thosetwo young guys in get t ingthem up to speed.”The role is a new one for

Gray, who has battled recur-ring issues with fumbling andpass protect ion during hiscareer. Despite being rankedthe fourth-best running backin the country in the Class of2008 by Rivals.com, Gray hasgarnered only 309 rushingyards and no touchdowns inhis three seasons.But the second year in

Kelly’s system has opened hiseyes, and he said he feelsmuch more confident headinginto a 2011 season that is justeight days away.“It’s a huge turnaround,”

Gray said. “What [being inyear two] does is it gives methe abi l i ty to see a lo t o fthings I wouldn’t see normal-ly. In year one I would get theplay and all these differentthings would go through myhead. Right away now when Iget the p lay i t ’s bet ter …There were some holes in the

process, but now it’s thereand it’s starting to show up.”According to offensive coor-

dinator Charley Molnar, Grayhas not only seized the No. 2running back position, but hehas also made a bid for thestart ing pos i -t ion s ince theend of last sea-son.“ I th ink he

did a good job,I rea l ly do ,”Molnar said. “Ithink he pres-sured Cierret h r o u g h o u tsummer campand madeCierre come towork every day.Jonas got a fairchance to com-pete for the job, and I think[Kelly] feels right now and wefeel as an offensive staff thatright now Cierre is ahead ofJonas, but the first series orsecond series of the game, Iwouldn’t be surprised to seeJonas Gray in there.”Ideally, Gray can serve as a

change-of-pace back for theIrish. Whereas Wood is moreof an outside runner who uti-l i zes speed, Notre Damehopes Gray can be effectivebetween the tackles.“ I t ’s fun watching h im

improve coaching the offen-sive line,” offensive line coachand running game coordina-tor Ed Warriner said. “Whenthose backs hit those holesand they make extra yardage— they can make you ride a

lot on theo f f e n s i v eline.“Jonas is

r u n n i n gaggressive-ly, has moreconf idenceand is oneof the morei m p r o v e dguys in myopinion ono f f e n s e ,and i t wi l lbe good forus overall.”

The trust Gray has put inthe coaching staff has result-ed in his improved perform-ance, Warriner said.“I believe in Coach Kelly’s

ability to put me in the rightposition to win and our teamin the right positions to win,”Gray said. “So I trust when hesays something to me it putsa lot of — I wouldn’t call itpressure — but a lot of posi-tive energy in me.”

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“Jonas is runningaggressively, has moreconfidence and is one ofthe more improved guysin my opinion on offense,and it will be good for us

overall.”

Ed Warrineroffensive line coach

Graycontinued from page 24

“We hope to keep ourstatus as the bestteam in the MIAAconference and to

improve our rankingin Division III.”

Christine Brownsenior golfer

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In his first three seasonswith the program, seniorIr ish running back JonasGray did not see much action,only cracked the s tart inglineup once, and has beenburied on the depth chartwhile Notre Dame relied onother running backs to pro-duce.But this year is different.With Gray and junior Cierre

Wood the only returningscholarship running backs,the coaching staff has neededthe senior from Pont iac ,Mich. , to s tep i t up in hisfinal campaign with the Irishand show the ropes to twofreshman running backs ,George Atkinson and CamMcDaniel.“Jonas has been real ly

good,” Ir i sh coach Br ian

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FOOTBALL

ND WOMEN’S SOCCER

ND faces tough start on roadBy ANDREW GASTELUMSports Writer

see WALDRUM/page 22

ND BASKETBALL

Quartet representsUSA at games in China

Irish openpreseasona t h ome

VOLLEYBALL

see BROWN/page 20

Senior back looks forbreakout final year

By ANDREW OWENSAssociate Sports Editor

see GRAY/page 22

SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer

Irish freshman forward Lauren Bohaboy dribbles the ballduring Notre Dame’s 2-0 win over Wisconsin on Aug. 19.

Belles set to begin season following last year’s strong finish

A Shade of Gray

Beginning one of col legesoccer ’s t oughes t roadschedu le s , No . 1 No t reDame w i l l head t o theCarolina Classic at ChapelHill to take on No. 3 NorthCarol ina with the st ing ofdefeat still fresh in the TarHeels’ minds.Last year, the Irish (1-0-0)

destroyed perennial powerNor th Caro l i na ’s ( 1 -0 -0 )hopes o f add ing a NCAA-leading twenty-first nationalchampionship trophy to itscollection with a 4-1 state-ment win — the Tarheels ’worst loss in 30 seasons —in the th i rd round o f theNCAA tournament.

When the Irish open theirseason on Fr iday aga ins tEastern Michigan, they willb e f a c i n g a b l ank s l a t e .L a ck i n g an y g ame t a p e ,No t re Dame w i l l k i ck o f ft h e n ew s e a s on w i t h amatchup against the EaglesFr iday, fo l lowed by IdahoSa t u rda y and Bu t l e rSunday i n t h e Shamro ckI n v i t a t i o na l — No t r eDame’s round-robin presea-son tournament.“We know a l i t t l e b i t

about what [the Eagles] didl a s t y e a r, ” I r i s h c o a chDebbie Brown said, “but itwi l l take at least a set tor e a l l y g e t a f e e l f o r o u ropponents , who the ir keyhitters are, et cetera. Bothteams will be trying to fig-

Just weeks before work-outs are set to begin for theIrish, four players earned aunique opportunity to rep-resent the United States atthe World University Gamesin Shenzhen, China.Fi f th-year forward Tim

Abromaitis represented theIr i sh men, whi le jun iorguard Skylar Diggins, sen-ior guard Natalie Novoseland f i f th -year forwardDevereaux Peters repre-sented the women.The men’s team was

knocked out of medal con-tention in the quarterfinals

with a loss to Lithuania andfailed to reach the podium,but Abromai t i s sa id jus tbeing a part o f the teamhelped boost his confidencego ing in to the 2011-12campaign.“Unfortunately we didn’t

win the gold medal like wewanted to , but i t was agreat team and a fun expe-r ience,” he sa id . “ I t wasgreat to experience Chinaand see the culture a littlebit. It helps [my confidence]a lot, just knowing that youcan play with the best play-ers out there and be ingable to beat a lot of goodteams out there too. I think

see CHINA/page 21

By ERIC PRISTERSports Writer

TOM YOUNG/The Observer

Irish senior running back Jonas Gray looks up the field during Notre Dame’s 37-14 lossto Stanford on Sept. 25. Gray has totaled 309 career rushing yards with the Irish.

By CONOR KELLYSports Writer

Coming off of a fourth placefinish in last year’s NCAADivision III tournament, theBelles will tee off for the firsttime in 2011-2012 seasonSaturday against Bethel.Hoping to begin the fall por-

tion of their schedule strongly,the Belles will have to do so fea-turing a roster that is severelyundermanned. With severalplayers studying abroad for the

semester, Saint Mary’s beginsthe season with only 5 golfers.“We do not have as many play-

ers as we have had in pastyears, but this gives our entireteam the opportunity to step upand play well,” senior ChristineBrown said.Brown and Natalie Matuszak

comprise the senior class of theteam. Joining them are juniorsCara Kielty and Jessica Kinnickand freshman Janice Heffernan.Despite the lack of depth in hisroster, Belles’ coach MarkHamilton likes the composition

of his team.“We’ve got some players that

have been in the program a cou-ple of years now,” Hamiltonsaid. “The torch has beenpassed to them, so it’s time forthem to step up and shine.”Matuszak is the only returning

golfer to have played for theBelles in last year’s NCAA tour-nament, with the other fourcompetitors from last year’stournament either graduated orabroad for the semester.Confident that they can step in

and avoid a drop-off from last

year, the members of this sea-son’s team have been preparingespecially hard for the openingmatch.“We all have been practicing a

lot lately,” Brown said. “Wewant to be in the best mentaland physical shape coming intothis season.”The opening matchup against

Bethel provides Saint Mary’swith an opportunity to get anearly taste of collegiate competi-tion as it prepares for theO’Brien Invitational, which willbe held on September 11 – 12 at

the Warren Golf Course.“Of course with it being our

first tournament of the season,we have to get into the groove ofplaying competitively,” Brownsaid. “This first match is anopportunity for us all to becomecomfortable with competitionand to prepare for the O’BrienInvitational, where we go upagainst the best teams in thenation.”The match also gives Hamilton

his first real opportunity to see

By JOSEPH MONARDOSports Writer

see HAMILTON/page 22