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Officials appoint new University librarian

University officials appoint-ed Diane Parr Walker to theposition of University librari-an, according to a Thursdaypress release. Walker is currently deputy

universi ty l ibrarian at theUniversity of Virginia. Shewi l l beg in her pos i t ion atNotre Dame on June 25. “Diane Walker is a superb

administrator who has theexperience, vision and lead-ership skills to transform theHesburgh L ibrar ies into amodel research library of the

21st century,” provost TomBurish said in the release.“She is a proven innovatorwho understands how tomanage thec o m p l e xc h a l l e n g e simposed byr a p i d l yc h a n g i n gt e c hno l o g yand thedemands oftradi t ionals c h o l a r -ship.”Walker has worked at the

University of Virginia libraryfor 26 years and has been inher current posi t ion s ince

2003, the release said.“It is an honor to be invited

to lead the libraries at thistime of high expectations andof great opportunity,” Walkersaid in the release. “I lookforward to joining the com-muni ty and together wi ththem bui ld ing the NotreDame library for the future.”The University librarian is

responsible for the adminis-tration, well-being and devel-opment o f the Univers i tyL ibrar ies , i t s facul ty andstaff , col lect ions of books,manuscripts, research mate-r ia ls , serv ices and otheract iv i t ies , according toSection 11 of the Academic

Art ic les governing theUniversity.Walker will take over for

ass is tant provost SusanOhmer, who was named inter-im Universi ty l ibrarian onMay 18. Former Universityl ibrarian Jennifer Youngerleft at the end of the 2009-10school year for a pos i t ionwith the Catholic ResearchResources Alliance, accordingto a March 22 Univers i typress release.“I am grateful to assistant

provost Susan Ohmer for herskillful and dedicated serviceas in ter im d irector o flibraries, as well as for thehard work of the search com-

mittee that identified, recruit-ed and evaluated candidatesfor the position,” Burish said.Ohmer sa id she l ikes

Walker for the position.“I can say that the libraries

of the University of Virginiaare models for us and that weare very exc i ted to havesomeone who was importantto their success coming to theHesburgh L ibrar ies ,” shesaid. “I am enthusiastic aboutthe choice.”David Morris, a graduate

student and one of the princi-pal organizers of the studentpetition for library improve-

see LIBRARIAN/page 4

By AMANDA GRAYNews Writer

Walker

A study conducted on boysand girls demonstrated differ-ences in social interactions.When the boys were asked tohave conversations with oneanother, they set their desks sothat they didn’t have to look ateach other. The girls put all thechairs together and invitedeveryone in.“I’m talking about whether

men and women, maybe per-taining to evolution, use differ-ent conversation techniques,”professor James J. McKennasaid during his lecture on gen-der differences, held in theLaFortune Ballroom Mondaynight.McKenna said there is a sort

of human telepathy. Every sec-ond of the day, humans work tounderstand relationships

Food Security Councilcreates plan of action

A world of possibilities wasopened to Notre Dame sopho-mores Friday, as the Office ofInternational Studies [OIS]mailed out decision lettersregarding study abroad pro-grams for the 2011-12 academicyear.Sophomore Augie Bossu, who

was accepted to study inBologna, Italy, in the spring of2012, said he was happy to hearsuch positive news at the same

time as many of his friends.“The anticipation and hearing

everyone else find out [wasgreat],” he said. “I was gettingnervous, but it was a relief and Iam really excited.”Bossu said anticipation for the

decision letter has been buildingsince the application was dueNov. 15, climaxing in the weekbefore the results were released.“[I was nervous] when I origi-

nally filled out the applicationback in November, but overbreak I almost forgot about it,”he said. “It was almost too longof a wait. This past week I was

getting more nervous as peoplewere talking about it on campus.The buzz came back.”Sophomore Jenny Lesko was

accepted to be one of the firstNotre Dame students to studyabroad in Dakar, Senegal, in thespring of 2012. She said whileshe isn’t familiar with the pro-gram, she is ecstatic to be study-ing in Africa for the semester.“I am so excited. I called about

10 people when I got in, I was sohappy,” Lesko said. “I don’tknow much about the programyet. I like trying new things out.”Lesko said the destination and

the freedom of the program iswhat she is looking forward tothe most.“I’ve always wanted to go to

Africa. It’s been a dream ofmine,” she said. “It won’t be sostructured, but that is good forme.”Bossu said the travel opportu-

nities offered by studying inBologna are what he is mostexcited for in his study abroadexperience. “I definitely plan on travelling

through Europe to see friends. Iam just excited about all the pos-sibilities because it is just so easy

to get around everywhere inEurope,” he said. “I haven’t real-ly planned anything yet, I justknow it’s going to be so easy togo wherever you want.”Lesko said she was anticipat-

ing the cultural opportunities ather disposal in Dakar.“I am really looking forward to

the field trips and staying withthe host family. Apparently thereis a lot of art and music,” shesaid. “It’s a huge city, about amillion people, so there is a lot ofstuff to do.”

By SAM STRYKERNews Writer

Study abroad applicants receive decision letters

see ABROAD/page 4

BRANDON KEELEAN I Observer Gtaphic

The West Side Food SecurityCouncil — a coalition of 16 com-munity leaders and six NotreDame students — met Jan. 28 tocreate a plan of action in

addressing the problem of foodinsecurity in South Bend. Student government’s eND

Hunger campaign, an initiativeof the student body presidentCatherine Soler and student bodyvice president Andrew Bell’s

see FOOD/page 4

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Professor James J. McKenna discusses gender differences inhis lecture Monday night.see LECTURE/page 4

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Research Assistant RenetaDimitrova wil l present thenext instal lment in theEnvironmental FluidDynamics Seminar Seriestoday at 11 a.m. The lectureis titled “Numerical Modelingof Atmospheric Flow and AirQuality in Urban Areas”. Thelecture will take place in 258Fitzpatrick Hall.

The AME Seminar:“Sequential Design andControl Optimization ofCoupled Systems” will takeplace today at 3:30 p.m. in138 DeBartolo Hall. Diane L.Peters will be presenting on“smart” products and theirpotential to dramatical lytransform the world we livein.

Siegfried Hall’s annual Dayof Man will take place thisWednesday. Throughout theday, the men of Siegfried willbe stationed outside at variouslocations throughout campus,wearing only shorts and flip-flops in order to raise aware-ness for the homeless. EachRambler wil l be collectingdonations to benefit the SouthBend Center for the Homeless.

Monica Mody , the 2010Nicholas Sparks Prize Winner,will be reading a selection ofher work at the HammesBookstore on Wednesdayfrom 7:30-9 p.m. The readingis free and open to the public.

The Student BodyPresident/Vice PresidentDebate will take placeWednesday at 9 p.m. Thedebate will be in the MainLounge of LaFortune StudentCenter.

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N.D. team exposed to raccoonpulled from tournamentGRAND FORKS — A rac-

coon has ended a NorthDakota team's bid for afourth consecutive regionalchampionship in high schoolwrestling.The Carrington High

School team was pulled fromSaturday's tournament whenofficials discovered the ath-letes had been exposed to alive raccoon.Grafton Police Sgt.

Anthony Dumas says theteam picked up what mem-bers thought was a dead rac-coon on the way to the tour-nament in Grafton andstowed in the storage area oftheir bus. Dumas says whenthe compartment wasopened later, the raccoon

"just trotted away."The animal didn't scratch

or bite anyone, but it's notknown whether it hadrabies.The Grand Forks Herald

reports school officialsbrought the team home as aprecaution. Health officialssay there's no risk to athleteswho competed againstCarrington.

Surf and turf: Dead cowwashes up on Seattle shoreSEATTLE — Authorities in

Seattle say bovine met theshoreline when beachfrontresidents found the body of a400-pound cow washed upby the surf.Seattle Animal Shelter

enforcement supervisor AnnGraves says animal control

officers received a reportThursday that the carcass ofan adult cow had beached inWest Seattle.The tide later moved it in

front of a home.A Seattle Police

Department Harbor Patrolvessel towed the cow to aboat ramp Saturday, where itwas loaded onto a renderingtruck. Graves say it had noear tag or other identifica-tion.It's not clear how it got in

the water. Graves say it couldhave been dumped by own-ers after it died naturally.The beached bovine was

first reported by West SeattleBlog.

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A snowman stands in Stonehedge on North Quad. A recent blizzard dumped over afoot of snow on campus, making the South Bend area’s total exceed 90 inchesfor this winter.

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CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL

Group discusses course revisions

Campus Life Council (CLC)discussed how to improve alco-hol education in the mandatoryfreshman course,Contemporary Topics, at itsmeeting Monday.Contemporary Topics, a two-

cycle course that all freshmenare required to take duringtheir six-cycles of physical edu-cation, spends part of its cur-riculum discussing alcohol anddrug use, specifically at NotreDame.“One of the conclusions we’re

coming to is that a lot of alco-hol education is front-loaded inyour first year at Notre Dame,”junior and student body vicepresident Andrew Bell said.Because of this, Bell said stu-

dent government is planning tolook closely at alcohol educa-tion on campus and determinewhat’s relevant and what’s not,as well as what can be reiter-ated beyond freshman year.Alexa Arastoo, chair of

Diversity Council , said thebinder of assigned readings forContemporary Topics shouldinclude more information onlow-risk drinking and how stu-dents can stay in this range ifthey choose to drink.“There’s no point of just

demonizing it throughout the

entire lesson when kids aregoing to do it,” she said.Fisher Hall senator Skip

McShea said the section ondrink equivalencies should bereformed.“I think the drink equivalen-

cies should be expanded a lot,”he said. “A lot of people reallydon’t know what they’re drink-ing.”Similarly, Arastoo said the

section on the amount of alco-hol in common mixed drinks isirrelevant to freshmen whodon’t go to bars. She recom-mended instead that the binderinclude shot equivalenciesbetween different types of hardalcohol.Mike Oliver, co-chair of Hall

Presidents Council, said one ofthe biggest problems with alco-hol education in ContemporaryTopics is most freshman do notactually do the assigned read-ings for the class.He suggested finding ways to

make the readings moreappealing.“I think if the first couple

pages were striking statisticsand graphs it’d be such a bet-ter way to catch someone’seye,” Oliver said.Student body president

Catherine Soler said one wayof combating this might be tomake the classes on alcoholeducation similar to those ondiversity, which are student-led

by an undergraduate who hasexperience with the topic.Toward the end of the class,

students break up into smallgroups and have their own dis-cussions. Students are thenrequired to write a reflectionpaper on the issue for the nextclass.Kelsey Behan, student liaison

to senate, said having a stu-dent lead the discussion wouldbe a major improvement.“I think it’d be great to have

someone who is closer to ourage,” she said. “It gives ussomeone you can relate to.”Soler also said it might be

helpful if the binder included alaminated page with tips fordrinking responsibly that stu-dents could take out of thebinder and keep after the classends.“For example, what to do if

your friend gets sick, with con-tact information on the back,”Soler said.Sr. Mary Donnelly, rector of

Pangborn Hall, said they needto figure out not only get theinformation out to students,but also convince them to readit.“Whatever we can do to

make this more concise,” shesaid. “We need to try to drawtheir attention in.”

By MELISSA FLANAGANNews Writer

Contact Melissa Flanagan atmflanag3@nd.edu

Student to holdwalk for autism

The Aut ism Speaks USaint Mary’s chapter held itskick-off event Monday.At the event , senior

Katr ina Mes ina spoke tostudents about the club andwhat she hopes to achievein its future.Autism Speaks is a nation-

al organization dedicated toraising funds for and edu-cating people about autism. “Aut ism Speaks rea l ly

exists to raise funds andawareness for aut ism,”Mesina said.She hopes to do just that

by having the Saint Mary’sc h a p t e r ’ sf i rs t walkfor aut ismon April 17.Al l s tu-

dents, facul-ty and staffo f Sa intM a r y ’ s ,Notre Dameand HolyCross aswel l asmembers ofthe commu-ni ty areinvited to attend the event,Mesina said. At the k ick-of f event ,

Mes ina expla ined whyautism was an importantcause.“One in every 110 children

and one in every 70 boys inthe United States wi l l bediagnosed with autism thisyear,” she said. “One shock-ing fact that I always like tote l l people i s that that ’smore than AIDS, diabetesand cancer combined. Notto say that it’s more impor-tant, but that’s how preva-lent this is.”According to Mesina, the

cause of the disease is stillunknown, and therefore nocure has been found.Mesina became involved

with Autism Speaks in highschool when she participat-

ed in her first walk.“I went with a group with,

I want to say, like 30 kids inmy c lass and we had ablast,” she said. “So everyyear we went back, and forme it kind of developed intosomething more.”Mesina has been a team

leader for walks in the past,and is excited to lead theSaint Mary’s chapter’s teamin April.Mesina said she and her

family have participated inthe walks for her cousin,and many other members ofthe club have personal tiesto autism as well.“I’ve been walking for her

and a lot of the other girlsin Autism Speaks have per-

sonal con-n e c t i o n s ,too ,” shesaid . “ I t ’srea l ly coo lthat we canbring it on tocampus.”Accord ing

to Mes ina,the club hasa goal o fr a i s i n g$10,000 withthe 2011walk . Pr ior

to the actual event, the clubwill host different fundrais-ing events including sellinglip-gloss and sunglasses.

On the day of the walk,Mes ina hopes to have avariety of different eventsfor children with autism toparticipate in. The festivi-t ies begin at 10:30 a .m. ,where Sodexo will providebreakfast. The walk itselfwill begin at noon. Lunchwill be served from 1 to 2p.m.Mesina encouraged every-

one to part ic ipate in thewalk, adding that all of theproceeds will go directly toAutism Speaks.The cost for participating

in the walk is $10.

By ALICIA SMITHAssociate Saint Mary’s Editor

Contact Alicia Smith atasmith01@saintmarys.edu

“A lot of the other girlsin Autism Speaks havepersonal connections,

too. It’s really cool thatwe can bring it on to

campus.”

Katrina Mesinasenior

SMC to hold social work week

To inform, to learn and tovolunteer — those are thegoals of Saint Mary’s SocialWork Week. This week, the Social Work

Department will highlight itsdiverse field of study with var-ious events held each day,including a speech today byLaura Recio, a registered playtherapist supervisor ofCounseling Solution in SpesUnica at 9:30 a.m.The importance of social

work week has its groundingin teaching students aboutwhat they can achieve with asocial work degree. “Students learn that they

can work in diverse settings,including hospitals, medicalcenters, schools, congression-al offices, mental health cen-ters, colleges and businesses,”Dr. Frances Kominkiewicz,director of the Social Workprogram, said.However, the week benefits

all students, not just SocialWork majors.“Social work is essential in

the way we l ive our l ivestoday. Typically people linksocial workers to Chi ldProtect ive Services andWelfare of f ices, but socialworkers are everywhere, andtheir positions can be foundunder almost every careerheading,” Alma Bravo, a jun-

ior Social Work major, said,Wednesday, students can

learn how to de-stress with alesson in origami art in theSaint Mary’s Student Centeratrium from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.On Thursday, Becky

Ruvalcaba, the execut ivedirector of South Bend’sLaCasa de Amistad will speakfrom noon to 1 p.m. in theWest Wing of the NobleFamily Dining Hall. According to Kominkiewicz,

LaCasa de Amistad is a non-profit organization that pro-vides services to the Hispaniccommunity.Friday wraps up the week

with a breakfast outside of theSocial Work suite on the sec-ond floor of Spes Unica from9:30 to 11 a.m., and a speechon Gerontology by AndreaVerteramo in conferencerooms A and B of the NobleFamily Dining Hall at noon,Kominkiewicz said.According to Leonard

Sanchez, professor ofSpecialist and Social Work,the events have something foreveryone.“There’s a social worker in

everybody,” Sanchez said.“Human relations, integrity,competence — it’s what ourdepartment is about, but itgoes beyond that. We showhow to give to each other andthe community.”Sanchez said the week is

being held to encourage peo-ple to take action within the

little time they have at SaintMary’s.“Four years may seem like a

long time to the students, butit flies,” Sanchez said. “Weteach that everyone can makea difference in the world, evenif only a small difference. Wearen’t trying to change theworld all at once — just ourlittle piece of South Bend.”Sanchez said he hopes to

show students they can makea difference, and that their“presence counts.”“People want to do some-

thing, they just don’t knowhow. Social work weekbridges that impossible gap,”Sanchez said.Kominkiewicz said the

importance of the event is forall students, but for the firstyears especially.“First-year students f ind

that they learn a great dealabout Social Work as a majorand as a profession. Feedbackindicates that social workweek was most helpful tothem in deciding to become asocial work major,”Kominkiewicz said.All students are encouraged

to attend the week’s events inan ef fort “ to make SaintMary’s stronger in the com-munity,” Sanchez said. “It’sthe l itt le things you do forothers that moves moun-tains.”

By CAITLIN HOUSLEYNews Writer

Contact Caitlin Housley atchousl01@saintmarys.edu

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administration, led the council’sformation. Beth Simpson, chairof the campaign, said residentsare not having trouble with theamount of food so much as thetype of food they have access to.“There’s a high percentage of

South Bend residents who expe-rience food insecurity. Foodsecurity is the more proper wayto describe hunger in Americatoday,” she said. “Americanstoday aren’t struggling with alack of food in general butrather a lack of healthy foodoptions.”Simpson said a crucial initial

step in addressing the issue wassoliciting community feedback.“We sought first of all to

gauge what it is the communityarticulates as its needs,” shesaid. This feedback was fielded

during three meetings with thecouncil, the third of whichresulted in two solutions forfood insecurity, the first ofwhich is in the form of direct aidfor families eligible for foodstamps.“The fund will double the

value of purchases made byfood stamps and WIC [WomenInfants Children] on local,healthy produce,” she said. “Ourcouncil, right now, is seeking toarticulate the exact structure ofthis fund as well as beginning tolook into funding opportunities.”

The second facet of the plan isa community center focused onnutrition-related issues. TheStudent International BusinessCouncil will be heading up thebusiness planning of the center,which will be constructed in theLaSalle Square area — an areaof high poverty.“It’s one of the regions of

highest poverty, around LaSalleSquare. It’s an identified fooddesert, so there is no access to agrocery store,” she said. “Withinthe two mile radius of LaSallesquare, 28 percent of the resi-dents have a [household]income of less than $15,000,and 50 percent have an incomeof less than $28,000 a year,meaning 50 percent of them arefood-stamp eligible.”The community center would

house the Urban GardenMarket, one of the non-profitswhose leaders serve on thecouncil. The center could alsohold a small-scale grocer andpossibly house the Purple PorchCo-op, another member of thecouncil, which could potentiallyvend produce to residents.Simpson said the center

would also serve as a place forresidents to engage the problemof food insecurity personally. “Our center will have a

kitchen in it. That kitchen willbe used for cooking demonstra-tions and nutritional education,”she said. “We’re also lookinginto how to incorporate micro-venturing within the center. Werecognize sustainability is keybut most important is that the

community has ownership andis invested.”The council’s work, Simpson

said, is a unique opportunity forthe Notre Dame community towork with the South Bend com-munity in a multitude of ways. “It’s exciting for Notre Dame

students because this is anentirely organic initiative. Thecouncil arose because of thevision of Notre Dame studentgovernment and the Center forSocial Concerns coming togeth-er,” she said. After the council meets on the

Feb. 18 to break into subcom-mittees, Simpson plans to holdan informational meeting forstudents looking to get involved,tentatively scheduled for Feb.21.“I encourage interested stu-

dents to attend the meeting onthe 21st and also just to contactme at esimpso4@nd.edu.”Simpson said the council’s

work is a natural extension ofthe University’s mission as aCatholic institution. “It’s Catholic identity is one

thing that distinguishes thisUniversity, in particular that ouracademics are driven by a coreset of values, among them serv-ice to the community,” she said.“This initiative represents ameans by which students canengage through service, aca-demics and direct involvementin the community to live out theUniversity’s Catholic mission.”

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Sophomore Jackie Bacon wasaccepted to study in Cairo,Egypt, in the spring of 2012. Shesaid here x c i t em e n thas been tem-pered by therecent civilunrest in thenation. NotreDame studentswho beganthis semesterin Cairo wereevacuated outof the city Jan.30. “Everyone is

excited aboutwhere theyare going and who they aregoing with, but for me it is differ-ent,” she said. “I got in and I’mqualified, but I don’t know if Iam going with all the turmoil.”Bacon, an Arabic major, said

her program of study requiresspecific classes not available atmost study abroad sites.“I have to be able to take

Arabic where I go abroad tograduate in time, so I hope theycan find a location where we cantake Arabic,” she said.Bacon said she remains hope-

ful OIS will be able to find a newsite in the region, or the conflict

in Egypt will be settled. “I definitely would like to go

somewhere in the Middle East oran Arabic-speaking nation thango to London and take Arabicclasses,” she said. “Hopefullythings can get settled in Cairo orthey can set something up in

Jordan orMorocco. Asan Arabicmajor, I wouldprefer to gos om ew h e r elike there.”Sophomore

Jess Fay waswaitlisted forthe Londonprogram. Shesaid after talk-ing with OIS,she remainsoptimistic shewill be able to

spend a semester in the country.“It is upsetting, it’s sad. I

talked to OIS and they told me tostill have hope,” she said. “Iapplied for summer right beforebecause I was nervous, so I wason the right track.”Fay said at this point, there is

not much else she can dobesides wait and hope for goodnews.“I’m keeping my fingers

crossed that everything willwork out in the end,” she said.

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between themselves and oth-ers. Citing “Origins of HumanCommunication,” by MichaelTomasello, McKenna saidhumans are remarkably differ-ent from other primates interms of empathy. “It’s not mind reading, but

you can assess the likely inten-tion of someone with who youare watching, talking and inter-acting with,” he said. “Humanscan almost become one withanother, even if it’s not some-one you love or feel close to.”When a person first learns to

communicate, he said, humansbegin with how they feel. If achild is hungry or afraid, itcries, makes faces and gri-maces. If that’s the beginning ofcommunication then languageis centered around emotions,McKenna said.Five aspects of communica-

tion include signals, meaning,function, development and evo-lution. The nature of the socialrelationships of the participantsis also important, McKennasaid. There are friendships,strangers and individualssomeone may try to impress.Some situations call for formalor informal communication.Ultimately, a message is

determined by the totality ofverbal and non-verbal cues.Message is enhanced by smelland gestures, he said. Men andwoman are affected bypheromones, and gestures area huge part of how they com-municate. “You orchestrate your

words,” McKenna said. “You’retalking, your hands go up anddown, this way, is there somefunctionality to the way youmove it?”When adding the functions of

language to society, compre-hension of the subject becomesbigger than language itself. It’ssocial linguistics, he said. “Men seek to separate, distin-

guish, choose to dominate, dis-play skill,” McKenna said.“Women aim to negotiate close-ness, give confirmation and

support.”Women often believe male

silence indicates that they arenot opening up about theiremotions, he said. Men, howev-er, see their silence as respectand support.“Women are affirming the

validity of their emotion,” hesaid. Mimicking female conver-sation, McKenna said,“Something happened to me.Oh my gosh, I know what youmean. That same thing hap-pened to me.” Women tend to invite, affirm

and make others feel appreciat-ed. This is, he said, marked byhead bobbing and vocal soundsof agreement. Women often add“tags” to their sentences. Theseinclude: isn’t it, do you thinkand do you agree?“She knows it, but she doesn’t

want to come off as too bossy,”McKenna said. “That littleunsureness softens and allowspeople to connect, rather thanshowing distinctive knowl-edge.”Research shows that, on

average, women are more like-ly than men to phrase athought as a question, speak atlower volume but a higherpitch, and take less time toexpress their view, McKennasaid. However, how peoplespeak makes a difference inwho gets credit for an idea orthought, often to the disadvan-tage of women. “This often happens in a pro-

fessional setting where womenmay be judged as less intelli-gent,” he said.Men and women’s tend to

place different relative weightson status versus connection,which results in asymmetricalroles. “Conversational modes that

distinguish men and womencan be viewed as reflectingeach of the sexes’ emotionalneeds and tendencies,”McKenna said. “However bio-logically based, they are actedon by early cultural values,examples and experiences,which either inhibit or exagger-ate those tendencies.”

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Contact Nicole Toczauer at ntoczaue@nd.edu

“I have to be able to takeArabic where I go abroadto graduate in time, so Ihope they can find alocation where we can

take Arabic”

Jackie Baconsophomore

ments, said Walker would bea positive addition for thelibrary.“This appointment appears

very promising,” he said.“Diane Parr Walker’s recordat the University of Virginia— involving renovation proj-ects and the building of anew spec ia l co l lec t ionslibrary — indicates an abilityand willingness to advocatefor the l ibrary that hasbeen lack ing in prev iousNotre Dame library direc-tors.”Morris said her liberal arts

background is also helpfulfor her new posi t ion at aresearch university.“It is important for library

administratorsto know f i rs t -hand theresearch needsof the profes-sors and s tu-dents who usetheir facilities,”he sa id .“This is anoth-er importantdifference fromher predeces-sors.”Walker wi l l

need to workout the logisticsfor possible library renova-tion, he said.“I bel ieve that the most

pressing need remains anon-campus depos i torybecause the main library is

running out o f space forbooks, and we will need aplace to keep the collectionsi f and whenwe do reno-vate the build-ing ,” Morr issaid. Morris said

the l ibraryneeds moremoney inorder toe x p a n d .According toMorr is , thel ibrary cur-rently receivesbetween $20million to $25million a year.He said it needs closer to$40 mi l l ion a year toimprove.“To put that in context ,

Notre Dame spends $75 mil-lion a year onath le t ics andover $150 mil-lion a year onadministrationand bus inessoperations. Wedropped $50mi l l ion on anew hockeyarena,” Morrissaid. “So $40million a yearfor the library,the heart o four academiclife, shouldn’t

be too much to ask.”Walker has played a role in

severa l in i t ia t ives a t theUnivers i ty o f Virg in ia ,according to the pressrelease. She has helped with

the planning and construc-tion of a new special collec-tions library, a major reno-

vat ion o ft h es c h o o l ’ ss c i e n c eand engi -n e e r i n gl i b r a r y ,opening acafé in thelobby o fthe mainlibrary andp l a n n i n gthe reno-vat ion forthe 70-y e a r - o l dm a i n

library, among other proj-ects.According to the press

re lease, Walker earned amaster’s degrees in musicol-ogy from the University ofIowa and library and infor-mat ion sc ience from theUniversity of I l l inois. Sheearned her bachelor ’sdegree in music literaturefrom MacMurray College. She served for five years

as music cataloguer and ref-erence librarian at the StateUniversity of New York atBuffalo before coming to theUnivers i ty o f Virg in ia astheir music librarian, coordi-nator for humanit ies andsoc ia l sc iences branchlibraries and associate uni-vers i ty l ibrar ian for userservices, the press releasesaid.

Contact Amanda Gray at agray3@nd.edu

“Diane Walker is asuperb administrator

who has the experience,vision and leadershipskills to transform the

Hesburgh Libraries into amodel research library of

the 21st century.”

Thomas BurishUniversity Provost

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“It is an honor to beinvited to lead thelibraries at this timeof high expectations

and of great opportunity,”

Diane Parr WalkerIncoming University

LibrarianContact Sam Stryker atsstryke1@nd.edu

AOL buys Huffington PostSAN FRANCISCO — AOL

Inc.’s $315 million deal to buynews hub Huffington Post sig-nals that it is serious aboutbuilding its profile as a mediacompany as its legacy dial-upInternet business dies away.The acquisition announced

Monday is AOL CEO TimArmstrong’s most aggressiveplay so far as he tries toreshape a fallen Internet iconand boost efforts in news andonline advertising. It is thelargest purchase the companyhas made under Armstrong, aformer Google advertisingexecutive hired by AOL to engi-neer a turnaround.The Huffington Post ranks as

one of the top 10 currentevents and global news sitesand draws 25 million U.S. visi-tors each month. It has built itspopularity by compiling newsfrom a wide selection of othermedia outlets, with links toarticles and video on every-thing from politics to style tofood. The site combines thattype of aggregation with origi-nal work by its own small staffand blog posts from celebritycontributors who work for freein return for a platform toexpress their opinions. BillGates has written forHuffington Post, along withPresident Barack Obama,Robert Redford and severaluniversity presidents.But just as important as

gaining the site itself, the dealadds Huffington Post co-founder and media starArianna Huffington to AOL’smanagement team. Once thedeal closes later this year,Huffington will run AOL’sgrowing array of content,which includes popular tech-

nology sites Engadget andTechCrunch, local news sitePatch.com and online mappingservice MapQuest.Although some analysts say

that AOL is paying a lot for theHuffington Post brand,Benchmark Co. analyst ClaytonMoran believes the price isn’t ahuge hit for the company inthe short term, especially sinceit helps put to rest any ques-tion that AOL is now an onlinemedia company. BringingHuffington Post to AOL gives itaccess to quality content andwill drive new users to its site,replacing those the companyhas lost over time, he said. Andthe price is essentially “the hir-ing fee to get Arianna,” tech-nology analyst Rob Enderlesays. Although he describedthe purchase as an “out-of-left-field” decision, he thinks themove “could put AOL back onthe map.”Huffington Post grew quickly

from startup to online colossus.Over time, it launched city-spe-cific pages and developed aroster of sections such as foodand books. The work of its 70-person paid staff is augmentedby content from news outletsand 6,000 bloggers who writefor free. Outsell Inc. analystNed May said the HuffingtonPost “has done a fantastic jobof building content creation.And AOL can monetize it.”AOL sorely needs to. The

company rose to fame in the‘90s with its dial-up Internetservice, managing to buymedia company Time WarnerInc. in 2001 at the height ofthe dot-com boom. The corpo-rate marriage never reallyworked, though, and AOL’smain source of revenue begandrying up as consumersflocked to speedier broadband

Internet connections. Afternearly a decade of attempts atintegrating the two, Armstrongwas brought in to prepare AOLto separate from Time Warner,and the companies split in Dec.2009.Although analysts say AOL’s

decision to buy Huffington Postis sound, Enderle warned thatputting Arianna Huffingtoninto a position of power couldeventually threatenArmstrong’s job security if AOLstill struggles.Gartner analyst Andrew

Frank added that the deal isrisky in the sense that mediaacquisitions are inherentlyrisky these days.“There is a lot of effort ahead

for online media to recapturethe glory days when media wasbooming business,” he said.“Deals like this offer hope. Onthe other hand you can’t reallydismiss the somewhat unevenrecord AOL has had withacquisitions.”Beyond Time Warner, anoth-

er of AOL’s well-known failedacquisitions was social net-work Bebo, which AOL boughtin 2008 for $850 million andthen unloaded two years laterto Criterion Capital Partnersfor an undisclosed amountthought to be a fraction ofwhat it paid.Regardless, both parties

clearly feel optimistic aboutthis deal. In a blog post,Arianna Huffington praisedArmstrong’s vision for AOL andsaid they were on the samepage as they discussed theirambitions for online news. “Wewere practically finishing eachother’s sentences,” Huffingtonwrote. She said the deal wassigned at the Super Bowl inDallas, which she andArmstrong attended.

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WASHINGTON — EchoingJohn F. Kennedy, PresidentBarack Obama prodded busi-ness leaders Monday to “askyourselves what you can do forAmerica,” not just for compa-ny bottom lines, even as hesought to smooth his uneasyrelations with the nation’s cor-porate executives.Speaking to the U.S.

Chamber of Commerce, thep r e s i d e n turged thebusiness com-munity to helpaccelerate theslow economicrecovery byi n c r e a s i n ghiring andu n l e a s h i n gsome of the $2trillion pilingup on theirb a l a n c esheets.“I want to

encourage youto get in theg a m e , ”Obama said.He enumer-

ated new efforts by his admin-istration to improve thenation’s business infrastruc-ture, spend more to supportentrepreneurs and fostergreater innovation. He vowedto address “a burdensome cor-porate tax code,” and go after“unnecessary and outdatedregulations.”But to a pol i te, subdued

audience of about 200 he alsooffered a stout defense ofhealth care and financial regu-lation overhauls - two signa-ture administration initiativesthat caused some of the mostrancorous disputes with theChamber last year.“I want to be clear: Even as

we make America the bestplace on earth to do business,businesses also have a respon-sibility to America,” Obamasaid.“As we work with you to

make Americaa better placeto do business,ask yourselveswhat you cando forAmerica. Asky o u r s e l v e swhat you cando to hireA m e r i c a nworkers, tosupport theA m e r i c a neconomy, andto invest inthis nation.”P r e s i d e n t

Kennedy, inhis inauguraladdress 50 years ago, memo-rably declared, “Ask not whatyour country can do for you;ask what you can do for yourcountry.”Reacting, Bruce Josten, the

Chamber’s chief lobbyist, said,“Companies first, unlike a gov-ernment, have to sustain theiroperation and that requiresbeing able to pay your employ-ees, vendors, suppliers andbondholders.”“Bottom line, the most patri-

otic thing a company can do isensure it is in business andtake steps to stay in business;otherwise everyone loses andmore people lose their jobs,”he said.The U.S. Chamber mounted

a vigorous lobbying campaignagainst the health care billand the financial regulationoverhaul, particularly a provi-sion creating a consumerfinancial protection agency. Italso spent at least $32 millionin the 2010 elections, most ofit in advertising campaignsagainst Democrats.Still, the Chamber and the

White House have mutualinterests.Obama needs the centrist

cloak that theb u s i n e s sc ommun i t ycan offer, ashe seeks towin inde-pendent vot-ers for his re-election bidnext year.The Chambercan benefitby softeningthe sharpedges i td e v e l o p e dfighting thehealth careoverhaul andtighter finan-cial rules.

The Chamber can also act asRepublican ballast against theinfluence of the conservativetea party movement.Both the White House and

the Chamber face Republicanopposition from fiscal hawkswithin the GOP to increasedspending on public works,from roads and bridges towireless networks. TheChamber has called for suchspending to be paid for withuser fees, such as a highergasoline tax. The White Househas not embraced thatapproach, saying only that theadministration wants to createan “infrastructure bank” toattract private capital.The Chamber, which has

long advocated changes inimmigration law, also couldhelp Obama by pushingRepublicans reluctant to takeup such a politically charged

issue.Obama is

aiming torepair rela-t ions withc o r p o r a t eleaders evenas he tries top e r s u a d emajor busi-nesses tospend theircash, expandhiring andpromote eco-n o m i cg r o w t h .Obama saidhis appear-ance at the

Chamber was in the interest of“being more neighborly.”Indeed, the trade organiza-t ion’s headquarters are soclose to the White House thatObama was able to walkacross Lafayette Square todeliver his remarks.Business leaders reacted

cautiously to the overarchingmessage of the speech, sayingit addressed issues that havecreated uncertainty in the pri-vate sector - from taxes to reg-ulation. Still , they said theaddress was short on details,and some noted that beforebusinesses feel secure in risk-ing shareholder value, theeconomy is going to have toshow sustained growth

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“I want to be clear: Evenas we make America thebest place on earth to dobusiness, businesses alsohave a responsibility to

America.”

Barack ObamaU.S. President

“Ask yourselves what youcan do to hire Americanworkers, to support theAmerican economy, andto invest in this nation.”

Barack ObamaU.S. President

Obama addresses U.S.Chamber of Commerce

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Challenging President Obama on Education

The State of the Union address on Jan.25 was a continuance of the President’santi-ideological rhetoric since themidterms and the tragic shooting inTucson; a refreshing escape from theentrenched argu-ments of the last twoyears. The speechsignaled that thePresident is fiercelyopen minded head-ing into the new leg-islative session, andexcited to work withwhomever has aninnovative idea sup-ported by docu-mented evidence.Empowering chil-dren to compete inthe next generationeconomy throughequal opportunity in education was a ral-lying cry and reoccurring theme in thespeech. Appropriately, seated in the audi-ence of the speech thanks to SpeakerJohn Boehner was a group of outstandingstudents that embody the hope of theUnited States to overcome educationalshortfalls from four different inner-cityCatholic schools in D.C. Many of the stu-dents present were beneficiaries of a suc-cessful program called D.C. OpportunityScholarships that was terminated for allfuture underprivileged D.C. students byCongressional Democrats and PresidentObama in 2009. The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship

Program fits seamlessly into PresidentObama’s post-partisan call for educationreform, but to date it has been left off thetable by the President. The program wasestablished in 2003 under the D.C. SchoolChoice Incentive Act and is “the first feder-ally funded private school voucher pro-gram in the United States, providing schol-arships of up to $7,500 for low-incomeresidents (avg. family income of $17,300)of the District of Columbia to send theirchildren to local participating privateschools.” In the year 2007, 1,930 studentswere receiving a scholarship to attend aschool of their family’s choice. Despite thefact that it is extremely rare for education-al intervention to show indisputableachievement gains after a few years, D.C.

Opportunity Scholarships have proventheir value according to the Institute forEducation Sciences of the U.S.Government. Of the students offered ascholarship those who accepted had an 82percent graduation rate while those thatdeclined had a 70 percent graduation rate.The D.C. public school system graduatesonly 48.8 percent of its students. Subgroups of scholarship recipients, includingfemales and high achievement students,showed statistically significant gains inreading scores, while all students showedsmall improvements in reading and mathusing the most rigorous methodology fortesting achievement. In addition toremarkable improvements in graduationrates and advancements in studentachievement, four consecutive reportsfrom Georgetown University and theUniversity of Arkansas showed parentsare “very satisfied and more involved intheir children’s education,” and “childrenhave an improved attitude toward learn-ing, increased self-esteem and enthusiasmtowards school.” Strictly in terms of political calculus,

supporting the D.C. OpportunityScholarships would garner significant pos-itive attention at little cost for thePresident. Boehner has made the scholar-ship program a top priority in his new roleas speaker by unconventionally sponsor-ing legislation to reinstate the programhimself. He hosted a press conference theday after the State of the Union along withConnecticut Senator Joe Lieberman who isintroducing the bill in the Senate, callingon the President to live up to his wordsfrom the night before on education.Obama and Boehner shaking hands on adeal to empower poor children and theirfamilies in D.C. to choose their schools isexactly the type of story the White Houseshould be pursuing. The cost to Obamawould come from the teachers’ unions andthe left-wing Democrats who do not wantto go on the record opposing them.However, the political tides are working inObama’s favor if he reverses his positionon the Opportunity Scholarships. With thehelp of the recent documentary “Waitingfor Superman” and well published successof alternative models to the traditionalpublic school, the activist base of theDemocratic Party is quickly turning on

teachers’ unions that put their job securityabove the interests of children.Additionally, multiple former Democraticmayors of the city and a majority of theD.C. City Council endorsed the OpportunityScholarship Program in 2009. Obama needs to establish himself as an

unequivocal supporter of educationalopportunity for children. A good publiceducation should be the first step towardsthe American dream. For manyAmericans it is, but for minorities and thepoor, particularly in D.C., the numbersoverwhelmingly display a system that isthoroughly failing. Wealthy D.C. area fami-lies have had a school choice plan fordecades because they have the ability tochoose where they live according to thequality of the schools, or to pay for privateschool tuition. School choice advocates do not expect

the President to fully endorse vouchers asa solution to the crisis in U.S. education atthis point in time. However, they demandthe President stop turning his back to thesuccess of the D.C. OpportunityScholarship program while he speaks tothe American people about his bipartisancredentials and the need for a new gener-ation of innovative policies. Much like theAdministration’s flagship Race to the TopInitiative, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarshipis a targeted investment, albeit more than$4 billion less at a total of $13.1 million,designed to help students in the short-term while building a longer term body ofevidence for an education reform strategy.The evidence collected from theOpportunity Scholarship Program will helplegislators evaluate the effectiveness ofvouchers. Reinstating the D.C. voucherprogram on the condition that it continuesto meet realistic academic achievementand parental satisfaction goals is a biparti-san idea that prioritizes students and dis-covering what works in education.

Chris Rhodenbaugh is a senior politicalscience major and editor ofwww.LeftysLastCry.com, Notre Dame’sProgressive Headquarters. He can be con-tacted at crhodenb@nd.eduThe views expressed in this column are

those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

In response to yesterday’s Viewpointarticle asking for a date for Valentine’sDay, I thought I’d give my fellowDomer’s some advice on what not todo if you if you’re still looking for aspecial someoneto spendFebruary 14with. Here’s mytop 10 list forhow not to get adate forValentine’s Day.Number Ten: Looking like anyone

from the Jersey Shore.Number Nine: Talking to members of

the opposite sex of how excited youare that Susan B. Anthony Day isFebruary 15, the day after Valentine’sDay. While it does say you respectwomen, it also says you know whenSusan B. Anthony Day is.Number Eight: Wearing a Ben

Roethlisberger jersey. No means No.Number Seven: Pretending SDH is a

romantic dining experience. Yes, thedining halls at Notre Dame are exqui-site, and compared to those at mostother universities may seem to somelike a five star meal. Still, trying totake a date to the DH for dinner onValentine’s Day is not the best idea.Number Six: Texting everyone on

your Dis-O T-shirt. The first few weeksof freshman year may have been funand your stained white T-shirt coveredin sharpie continuously validates yourmanhood, half of those numbers areeither fake or the number of the girl’slocal pizza hut (I’m talking to you, girlfrom my hometown thinking I would-n’t recognize 926-5000).Number Five: Sending yourself flow-

ers, chocolates and cards. I’m sorrythat you aren’t Glen Coco, getting fourcandy canes sent to you by your signif-icant other(s), but sending yourselfValentine’s Day presents is a self-ful-filling prophecy.Number Four: Not looking like some-

one from the Jersey Shore. GTL.Number Three: Asking someone out

who doesn’t know you but who youknow way too much about throughFacebook stalking. Everyone Facebookstalks, that’s a fact of life, but by nomeans is it good game to ask out theperson you see on your walk toDebartolo Monday Wednesday Fridayswho doesn’t know you exist but youknow every place she’s ever beenemployed and her favorite movies.Number Two: Sending a letter in to

Viewpoint asking for any girl to checkyou out on Facebook while your profileis private. And then suggesting order-ing in Domino’s. Seriously, anythingother than Gino’s East is weak. SorryPierce.Number One: Not asking anyone out.

While the odds may be against youthat the girl you have a crush on inyour Philosophy class actually wantsyou to ask her out, there is the possi-bility that she’s as anxious as you areto have anyone as a date forValentine’s Day. And as the adagegoes, you can’t get a date without ask-ing anyone out … unless you’re anathlete.

The views expressed in the InsideColumn are those of the author andnot necessari ly those of TheObserver.Contact Ankur Chawla at

achawla@nd.edu

INSIDE COLUMN

How not toget a date forValentine’s

Day

Ankur Chawla

AssistantScene Editor

ChrisRhodenbaugh

In Pursuit ofSocial Justice

Jose,In your letter you claim to support people's fitness resolutions, then spend a paragraph detailing what you hate

about those people. Surely any student in our esteemed law school could see the disconnect in your argument.You do make great points — since you are a veteran of the weight room, it's clearly up to the new crowd to find non-

peak hours in order to convenience you. Perhaps more people could maintain their resolutions if they didn't have todeal with people such as yourself at the most convenient hours (that's why it's so crowded after all).Anyway, I now know I'll be sticking to Keough's fitness room. It doesn't have all the amenities of the Rock, but it has

people with some humility.Stephen Siena

seniorKeough Hall

Feb. 7

Room for humilityLETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Ask the GreenManDear GreenMan,Does recycling an Observer really save

a polar bear?Skeptical in Sorin

Dear Skeptical,Skepticism is an understandable

response to the bold ad run in this publi-cation last week, which asserted that"Every recycled Observer saves a polarbear" (Jan. 31, p. 9).In the first place, we typically think of

saving trees as the primary benefit ofrecycling paper. However, the reductionin deforestation that would result fromrecycling newspapers does little to helpour polar friends, since polar bears liveon ice floes, not in forests (with theexception of a few notable fictional polarbears on the island on Lost). Fortunately, recycling paper does more

than just decrease deforestation byreducing demand for virgin paper prod-ucts. According to EPA and PaperIndustry Association Council estimates,recycling one ton of paper saves 7,000gallons of water, 3.3 cubic yards of land-fill space, and enough energy to powerthe average American household for sixmonths, in addition to reducing green-house gas emissions by one metric ton of

carbon equivalent (MTCE). Now let’s consider these statistics in the

context of The Observer: The Observercirculates 9,000 copies daily, five days aweek during the academic year (with13,000 copies on home football Fridays).This amounts to about 1,468,000 copiesof The Observer printed each year. Usingthe conservative estimate that 10 copiesof The Observer weigh one pound, thismeans that the Observer circulates about73.4 tons of newspaper to the campuscommunity annually. Applying the estimates above, this

means that recycling all of The Observersprinted in a single academic year wouldsave more than half a million gallons ofwater, free up more than 240 cubic yardsof landfill space, save enough energy topower the average American home formore than 35 years, and reduce green-house gas emissions by about 73 MTCE. So how does this help save polar bears?

Polar bears have become one of the mostrecognizable symbols of campaigns toreduce greenhouse gas emissions andmitigate climate change, because theirArctic home is warming much faster thanother regions of the globe. The resultingloss of sea ice habitat has caused the U.S.Department of the Interior to protect

polar bears under the EndangeredSpecies Act. While recycling your Observer is a good

start to decreasing your greenhouse gasemissions and helping the polar bears, it’sonly the beginning. Certain methods of reducing your car-

bon footprint have probably been pound-ed into your head: ride bikes or walkinstead of driving, use less electricity, car-pool, recycle. But one of the more neg-lected avenues is to change your day-to-day purchasing decisions. I’m not talkingabout big-time decisions like buying ahybrid instead of an SUV. I’m talkingabout simple things picking a spiral note-book with 100 percent post-consumerrecycled content instead of a Five Star®notebook with a glossy plastic cover.(After all, recycling this Observer is onlyhelpful if someone is willing to buy therecycled product it’s made into!) Sometimes choosing the most eco-

friendly product on the shelf seems clear:which notebook has the highest percent-age of recycled content? But in fact, it’srarely so simple. What if that 100 percentrecycled content notebook was made inChina and had to be shipped thousands ofmiles just to end up on that shelf? What ifthe recycled paper underwent an exten-

sive (and highly toxic) bleaching processbefore being bound in the notebook?Suddenly, evaluating a product’s environ-mental impact doesn’t seem so simpleanymore. Deciphering products’ green claims and

assessing their true environmentalimpact are exactly the kinds of issues thatwill be up for debate later this month atthe Fourth Annual Green Summit. Thetopic of the forum is “Purchasing Power”and discussion will revolve aroundassessing the environmental impact ofconsumers’ everyday purchases of itemslike cell phones, T-shirts and even spiralnotebooks.

Here’s hoping South Bend’s ice melts,but the sea ice doesn’t!

The GreenMan

Have a question about the environmentor how to go green in your personal life?Ask the GreenMan! Seriously. TheGreenMan will be here every other weekto answer your eco-related questions:email askthegreenman@gmail.comThe views expressed in this column are

those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Make the sacrificeDear Notre Dame Family,This Wednesday, February 9, is

Siegfried Hall’s Day of Man. On Day ofMan, Siegfried residents will wear onlya T-shirt, shorts and sandals. On ourway to classes and outside the dininghalls, DeBartolo and Fieldhouse Mall,we will collect money from studentsand staff for the South Bend Center forthe Homeless.We participate in this event in order

to show solidarity with those who suf-fer from the cold South Bend winter ona regular basis. If the homeless arecold every day, why can’t we be coldfor one day? We hope that our day ofsacrifice will assist the individuals inour community who receive supportfrom the Center for the Homeless. This Wednesday, we challenge you to

support the homeless as the men ofSiegfried brave the cold. Please bring

money to class or to the dining hall.You can also send a check made out to“South Bend Center for the Homeless”to Fr. John Conley, CSC, Rector, 100Siegfried Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556.We will accept donations throughoutthe month of February.

Here at Siegfried Hall — “wheretough meets classy” — we’re ready tomake a sacrifice. Are you?

Sincerely,

Andrew Rittersophomore

Siegfried HallFeb. 6

Peter Thompsonsophomore

Siegfried HallFeb. 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

In Monday’s Viewpoint section,Notre Dame junior David Mahin ofSiegfried Hall wrote in to the Editorpublicizing Siegfried’s “Day of Man.”While I fully endorse Mr. Mahin andthe Ramblers’ collective support forthe South Bend Center for theHomeless — the recipient organizationof the money raised by Siegfried’s“Day of Man”— I nonetheless whole-heartedly dispute the overt connota-tion of “man” with “toughness.”The Ramblers have their hearts in

the right place; raising money for thehomeless is a noble cause. But their“Day of Man” (consciously or not)encourages a phallocentric, discrimi-natory culture, and perpetuates thestereotype that to be a man, one must

be tough.I would argue that man is defined by

more than his “rippling abs,” “bulgingbiceps” or ability to wear flip-flops inFebruary. Man can be many things;man can even be practical. So feel freeto put on a sweatshirt or bundle upwith a toboggan.

Support the homeless. But be cog-nizant: you’re no less a man whenwearing layers.

Peace,

Brian MetzsophomoreKnott Hall

Feb. 7

Practical men

EDITORIAL CARTOON It is our senior year and the last fouryears have been some of the best in ourlives. We experienced new things, visitednew places and made many fabulous newfriends. One of our friends in particularhas a soft spot in her heart for NotreDame Hockey. As a dedicated fan, she hasnever missed a game (except when shestudied abroad in Ireland for a semester),and she always keeps all of us updated onhow the team is doing. Molly (our friend)is an amazing person who is going to ded-icate her life to teaching our young peo-ple. She also has a favorite Notre DameHockey player, No. 19. You know who youare. If any of the hockey players are read-

ing this right now we know that a shoutout to Molly (mgorsz01@saintmarys.edu)would be a dream come true. You candecide when and where, but rememberas a No. 1 fan, she never misses a game.GO IRISH!

Kate Kryksenior

Regina HallFeb. 7

Therryn Rassisenior

Regina HallFeb. 7

No. 1 Hockey fan

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In yesterday’s “Fashion by Felicia” column, the model in the photo was senior Colleen Valencia. The gloves can be purchased at Dillards.com.

Conor Oberst has already made more folk-rock master-pieces than most guys with guitars riding the coffee shopcircuit could ever dream of. But don’t expect another onehere. America’s favorite Midwestern Hippie-boy obviouslyisn’t very interested in hushed acoustic ballads this timearound. Look no farther than the bouncy synth-rock of first sin-

gle “Shell Games” for confirmation of that fact. “I was really burnt out on that rootsy Americana”

Oberst said in a recent interview with Billboard. “So I triedto steer clear of that.”The above statement certainly made many anxious as to

what exactly “The People’s Key” was going to sound like.After a somewhat disappointing showing in 2007’s coun-try-tinged mystical “Cassadaga,” and a few good-but-not-great records as Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Bandand Monsters of Folk (with other high-profile folk rock-ers), it appeared that Oberst was over theproverbial hill, fast on his way to becoming agimmick.“The People’s Key” does not dispel these

notions immediately. Like many BrightEyes albums, it opens with a seeminglyabsurd spoken-word introduction, thistime presented by some washed-upWest Texas acidhead cowboy thatOberst apparently met since the lasttime Bright Eyes was in the studio. Thecowboy narrator spews on and on aboutsome bizarre theory that all evil inhumanity is derived from an alien reptil-ian race that landed their UFO in theGarden of Eden. Not an auspiciousbeginning for a notoriously all-over-the-

map artist.After the cowboy is finished with his rant, however,

opening track “Firewall” is surprisingly good, slowly esca-lating into a crescendo that finally erupts into life in thelast minute of the song. As previously mentioned, secondtrack and first single “Shell Games” is a very good airykeyboard-driven number—credit is due to longtime key-boardist Nate Walcott. It’s the kind of pop song that every-one knew Oberst was capable of, but that few thought hewould ever write.After “Shell Games,” the fuzzed bombast of “Jejune

Stars” comes as somewhat of a shock. This is about as faraway from whispery folk as Oberst and company haveever dared. Elsewhere on the album, Bright Eyes occasionally strays

back towards more familiar musical territory, such as inpiano ballad “Ladder Song” — which recalls “If theBrakeman Turns My Way” from “Cassadaga” — but moretimes than not the band avoids anything resembling theaforementioned “rootsy” sound. The craziest part aboutthat is that it works. These songs sound absolutely fantas-tic.Lyrically, however, it is painfully obvious that Oberst has

not done as much rebooting as might be desired. As on“Cassadaga” and much of his recent work away from

Bright Eyes, he still toes the line betweenpossibly drug-induced enlightenment andutter nonsense. Vague references to a myriad ofreligions or superstitions as well assome kind of hallucinogenic apoca-lyptic sense of grandeur can start toget old after the sixth or seventhtrack. This would be almostunforgivable if such nonsense as“Sings like the Queen of Sheba /Voice through a Blonde Speaker /

One dropping bubble and Leslie / Calling me home likeHaile Selassie” wasn’t coupled with one of the best hookshe’s ever written. What makes the lyrics so frustrating is that Oberst is

very close to something great, but he gets too wrapped upin his own hallucinations and fantasies to come backdown to earth long enough to explain what he’s talkingabout. He claimed in interviews that the title track isabout the confluence of society and technology, but itseems doubtful that anyone can figure that out from lis-tening to the song. For a man who once practically beat usover the head with imagery in every line, this kind ofvague nonsense is puzzling.“The People’s Key” is probably not what anyone outside of

Oberst’s inner circle expected it to be. The album has somedizzying highs despite the lack of lyrical depth. With so manyrockers in the bag to choose from, the band’s upcoming tourpromises to be one of their most exciting to date. Catch themin Chicago at the Riviera Theatre on March 15.

South Bend is about to get yelled at. Acclaimed comedian Lewis Black is bringing his lat-

est stand-up tour, “In God We Rust,” to the MorrisPerforming Arts Center on Thursday.The anger and frustration with society that have

made Black famous are at full tilt in his latest tour. Hedescribes the title of his show as a description of thecurrent state of our country.“[The tour] is about … how we basically had all this

stuff [in this country] and it was going really well andnow it’s rusting. It’s basically about the same things allmy other tours are about. I look around, I see what’sgoing on and it makes me nuts,” Black said.The Grammy award-winning Black may be most

familiar to students from his recurring “Back in Black”segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” or hisperformance as the fake dean of a fake university inthe 2006 film “Accepted,” but Black is actually one ofthe most prolific stand-up comedians performing today.His professional career dates back to the late 1970s,

after he received his Masters in Fine Arts at the YaleSchool of Drama and began working as a playwright ata theater in New York City.While working as the playwright-in-residence, Black

not only oversaw the writing of all the plays performedat the theater, but also emceed every show. This emceeposition turned into an opportunity for Black to devel-op his performance as a stand-up comedian and dis-play his now-famous persona.By the late 1980s, Black left theater to pursue his

stand-up career. It turned out to be a good decision, asin the span of two decades his classic angry at every-thing style of humor has enabled him to rise to the topin ranks of comedians.

In addition to winning a Grammy for Best ComedyAlbum in 2007 for “The Carnegie Hall Performance”and a nomination for the same award in 2006, he alsoboasts an Emmy nomination for the 2007 “Red, Whiteand Screwed,” one of his numerous HBO specials. Black also won the 2001 Best Male Stand-Up award

from the American Comedy Awards. His numerous andcontinuous successes led to his ranking by ComedyCentral as the 51st greatest stand-up comedian of alltime in 2004.“[I feel most comfortable] in stand-up. Because it’s

just me and the audience and there’s nobody aroundand I’m the only one who can screw it up,” Blacksaid.Despite a performance schedule that puts him on

stage more than 200 nights a year across the globe,Black has made his mark in other forms of media aswell. In addition to his aforementioned role in“Accepted,” Black has appeared in several other full-length and critically acclaimed short films also.Though he left theater as a full time career, he did

not completely give up the art. He has written over40 plays many of which have successfully been putinto production around the country. His writing skillsare not contained to the theater, however, as he hasalso penned two New York Times best selling books.Fans who are familiar with Black’s typical style of

jumping around between social and political com-mentary can expect the comedian to be at his best inhis latest performance.“I talk about how we’ve got to move Valentine’s

Day to the spring where it belongs, it doesn’t belongin … the most depressing month of the year. I talkabout health care, and I … look at both parties and Igo, you’ve got be kidding me. It just gets dumb. Itgets dumber by the minute,” Black said.And through all his political commentary, despite

proclaimed socialist viewpoints, Black maintains hisown form of fairness and bipartisanship when look-ing at American politics. Namely that he is ticked offat everybody equally.“What [the political parties] don’t seem to realize is

that both sides have part of the answer, but theywon’t sit down and do anything. They’re so ... big onthat their idea is the better idea; they’re idiots … Idon’t really feel like I [try to influence people]. Myonly influence might be to comfort people who arealso losing their minds too,” Black said.And like any good comedian, he’s willing to make

fun of himself. Black threw in his two cents on theuncanny resemblance that he shares with ESPN NFLanalyst Ron Jaworski.“Ron Jaworski is not even close to being as attrac-

tive as I am. No, he’s an athlete; I am the opposite ofwhatever an athlete is,” Black said.The show is Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Tickets, which

range from $27-$47, can be purchased at the MorrisCenter or on their website at morriscenter.org.

‘The People’s Key’

Bright Eyes

Label: Saddle Creek

Best Tracks: “Shell Games,” “One for You, One

for Me,” “Haile Selassie”

By CHRIS COLLUMScene Writer

Contact Chris Collum at ccollum@nd.edu

By KEVIN NOONANScene Writer

Around the Bend

What: Lewis Black: ‘In God we Rust’Where: Morris Performing Arts Center, SouthBend, Ind.When: Thursday, February 10, 8 p.m. How much: $27-47Learn more: morriscenter.org or call (574) 235-9190

Contact Kevin Noonan at knoonan2@nd.edu

This Valentine’s weekend LorettaLynn brings a bit of country music toSouth Bend. After touring throughKansas City and Des Moines on theFriday and Saturday, Lynn performsthis Sunday at the Morris PerformingArts Center before continuing hertour to New England, the South andthe West throughout the spring. Lynn’s impressive discography

spans from her first album “LorettaLynn Sings” in 1963 to her mostrecent album, “Van Lear Rose” in2004 — produced by Jack White ofThe White Stripes — for which shewon several Grammy Awards.Recently Sony Music Nashville pre-sented Lynn with her own rose; anever-blooming floribunda hybrid enti-tled the “Loretta Lynn Van Lear.”With 54 studio albums, 88 singles,

23 No. 1 singles and 15 compilationalbums, Lynn’s music has had a pow-erful presence for country, pop androck fans for half a century. More than just Lynn’s music has

been famous, however; her autobiog-raphy, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” wasmade into an award-winning filmwith the same title in 1980, starringSissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. Her famous life story starts humbly

in Butcher Holler, Ky., during theDepression as one of eight children.Lynn married Oliver “Doolittle” Lynnwhen she was 14 and was already amother of four when she learned toplay guitar and began singing seri-ously. Zero Records was started byNorm Burley just to record her aftershe was spotted at a talent contest.She and her husband traveled cross-country pushing her f irst ZeroRecords release “I’m a Honky TonkGirl ,” which become a minor hitwhen she reached Nashville. Lynn’smusical influences included “girl-singer” Kitty Wells and the distinctivestyle of Patsy Cline. Lynn’s music not only reflected her

hometown and upbringing, but astrong female point of view as well.Some of her singles that presentedthe strong woman character unafraidto stand up for herself include “YouAin’t Woman Enough (To Take MyMan),” “Don’t Come Home a’Drinkin’(With Lovin’ on Your Mind)” and “FistCity.” Her songs tel l the story ofwomen in their everyday lives, cover-ing motherhood, marriage, sexualityand divorce. Lynn and her musicadvocates for the ordinary woman,particularly in blue-collar and work-ing-class roles. Lynn refused to avoid controversy

by writing her first song in 1966,“Dear Uncle Sam,” one of the firstsongs to mention the human costs ofthe Vietnam War. Similarly, “The Pill”was banned by many radio stationsin its time for its message of howbirth control gives women the free-

dom to love without the fear of preg-nancy. Starting the 1970s with three albums in

one year (“Wings Up Your Horns,” “LorettaLynn Writes ‘em and Sings ‘em” and “CoalMiner’s Daughter”) Lynn went on to win asecond Best Female Vocalist Award from theCountry Music Association and was the firstwoman to win the title of Entertainer of theYear in 1972. She also appeared on thecover of Newsweek the next year and wroteher autobiography, a New York TimesBestseller, in 1976.Though Lynn spent much of the 1990s out

of the public spotlight caring for her sickhusband and grieving his loss in 1996,Lynn’s newest album “Van Lear Rose”helped bring her influence to a new genera-tion of 21st century fans. The 2010 releaseof “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute toLoretta Lynn” includes covers of her songsby Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood,Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill,Sheryl Crow and Paramore. Tickets for Lynn’s concert

went on sale Dec. 18 atthe Morris Box Office,Super Sounds in Goshen,Hammes Bookstore inSouth Bend, Eddy StreetCommons and KarmaRecords in Plymouth &Warsaw, with a limit ofeight tickets per per-son.All biography,

discography, tour, andnews informationabout Lynn can befound at her website,LorettaLynn.com.

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Hello, fellow wanderers! This week ispart two of my three-part series onChicago. This week’s topic? My favoritepart of any city: food.Chicago has some truly great restau-

rants, and a trip is tragically incompletewithout a fantastic meal or two (or several).Below are some of my favorite Windy Citytemptations.

Breakfast Bistro Zinc. This French-

inspired bistro islocated on NorthState Street in theGold Coast, just afew blocks north of Bloomingdale’s. One ofmy favorite restaurants in the city (and def-initely worth going to for lunch or dinner aswell), Bistro Zinc has quintessential Frenchfare at reasonable prices. Just thinkingabout their Brioche French Toast withberries ($9.95), Eggs Benedict ($10.95) andassortment of authentic crêpes is enough totempt me to skip class for the day.

Nookies. I discovered Nookies over Christmas

break, and I can’t wait to go back! I went tothe Lincoln Park location, though they arealso located in Old Town and Edgewater.The menu is extensive, loaded with inter-esting items such as Apple CranberryCrunch pancakes ($7.95), and they alwayshave a seasonal breakfast menu as well.Breakfast is served until 3 p.m. daily, andthe restaurant is open 24 hours on FridaysandSaturdays.

AnnSather. A typical

Swedish(they saySwedish, IsayAmerican) breakfast diner,Ann Sather has four loca-tions throughout Lakeviewand Andersonville.Portions are always cheap, gigantic andhomemade, and — the best part — comewith a side of cinnamon rolls.

LunchBandera.Located just across the street from

Nordstrom, Bandera is my go-to restaurantwhen I’m downtown during the day.Bandera has standard (but delicious)American fare, including burgers and corn-bread, though I hardly ever pass up theGrilled Jumbo Artichoke ($11 for 3 arti-chokes halves — perfect as an appetizer withfriends) and the Seared Sashimi Tuna Salad($18).

XOCO. Rick Bayless owns four restaurants in

Chicago, but XOCO is a great bet for a quick,tasty and fresh lunch. XOCO featuresMexican street food ($8-12), with warmsandwiches (made in a wood-burning oven),soups, Mexican hot chocolate and amazingchips and guacamole ($4.75). Though XOCOopened in September 2009, I still had to wait45 minutes just to get in the door this pastOctober — I would definitely recommend anearly or late lunch to try to avoid the crowds.But even if you have to wait, it’s definitelyworth it!

SnacksMolly’s Cupcakes. Go to Molly’s, go to Molly’s, go to Molly’s.

I’m not kidding. The cupcakes are amaz-ing. Go. Cupcakes have become a bit of aubiquitous feature in American cities overthe last years, but I prefer Molly’s cupcakes($2-3.75) to any of the others I’ve tried. Theshop is built to look like an elementaryschool room (there are even swings at thecoffee bar!) and they bake their cupcakes insmall batches throughout the day, so theyare always fresh. Their cupcake casealways has specialty seasonal items, butyou can also “build your own” cupcake bychoosing the cake and frosting. So deli-cious.

Intelligentsia. Okay, I know coffee isn’t a snack per se,

but when I’m eating delicious food andwalking around all day, I need a bit of apick-me-up. Intelligentsia is based inChicago, has really tasty coffee, and islocated right by the Millennium Stationtrain stop. I recommend the lattes.

DinnerRise. I am obsessed with sushi, and Rise is by far

my favorite sushi restaurant in Chicago.Their fish is always extremely fresh, and Ihave never ordered anything I haven’t liked.Their signature rolls ($8-16) are all worthtrying, but I would suggest the Tochigi Maki,Crazy Roll and Flaming Maki. Rise is locatedon Southport in Lakeview, near lots of bou-tiques, bars and other restaurants.

DMK Burger Bar. I usually am not a huge burger fan, but

these are outstanding. The restaurant boastsgrass-fed beef, freshly baked buns andartisan cheeses. Best of all, every burger isonly $8. The menu is overwhelminglydiverse, with burger toppings rangingfrom green chile to Asian slaw, and theirdelicious hand-cut fries ($2-4) can come

topped with blue cheeseand bacon, truffle creamor simply sea salt andketchup. For those of youwho are of-age, they alsohave an impressive beermenu, featuring manylocal breweries. Located

on North Sheffield, north of DePaul. Finally, I recommend venturing to

Uptown, Greektown or Chinatown if you arelooking for authentic ethnic restaurants.North Broadway in Uptown especially hasseen an influx of ethnic restaurants—Indian,Ethiopian, etc.—and I bet that most of themare worth a shot. Marigold is a great Indianrestaurant in Uptown ($5.75-19.95 for vari-ous dinner items) if you’re looking for some-thing different. I couldn’t possibly list all of the fantastic

restaurants in Chicago, but hopefully this(brief) overview has given you some ideas towork with. Each of these restaurants is inter-esting and unique with a great atmosphere,and most of all, delicious, fresh and inexpen-sive food. Watch out for my next installmentof fun things to do in Chicago, coming outnext week! Until then, fellow Domers, keepwandering.

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Scene Writer

Contact Claire Stephens atcstephe4@nd.edu

By CLAIRE STEPHENSScene Writer

Around the Bend

What: Loretta Lynn concertWhere: Morris Performing ArtsCenter, South Bend, Ind.When: Sunday, February 13th, 7p.m.How much: $29.75-$69.75Learn more: morriscenter.org or(574) 235-9190

The views expressed in this columnare those of the author and not neces-sarily those of The Observer. Contact Laura Mittelstaedt at lmittels@nd.edu

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NFL

Super Bowl MVP Rodgers savors championship celebration

ORLANDO, Fla. — AaronRodgers’ smile never faded ashe rode on the back of a con-vertible pacing down a confetti-filled parade route throughDisney World’s Magic Kingdomon Monday afternoon.The Super Bowl MVP was

operating on only a few hours’sleep following Green Bay’s 31-25 win over Pittsburgh Sunday.But even with a Florida after-noon storm threatening in thedistance, it was clear nothingcould cloud the Packer quar-terback’s spirit.“It’s a special day, it really

is,” Rodgers said afterward. “Ididn’t get a lot of sleep(Sunday) night, but it’s great tobe able to celebrate. This is ateam that came together andaccomplished something spe-cial.”Rodgers became the latest

Super Bowl MVP to participatein Disney’s “I’m going to DisneyWorld” commercial seriesSunday night, which celebratedits 25th anniversary this year.Former New York Giants PhilSimms was the first to do it in1987 following Super BowlXXI. Rodgers flew to Orlandofrom Texas on Monday.A California native, Rodgers

said he had been to Disneylandin Anaheim, but never to

Orlando’s Disney World.Thousands of fans lined MainStreet in the theme parkMonday, many of them deckedout in Packers’ jerseys, T-shirtsand cheesehead hats.Rodgers posed for photos

with the Disney characters andeven took a bite of a specially-made block of cheese in theshape of the Packers’ teamemblem.Rodgers said that even with

the victory, he doesn’t expectthe comparisons to formerGreen Bay quarterback BrettFavre to end. Favre led thePackers to their previous SuperBowl win in 1997, but unlikeRodgers, was not named thegame’s MVP.“I don’t think they ever stop

because I’m the guy that fol-lowed him,” Rodgers said. “ButI hope. You know, we’re doingsomething special in Green Bayright now and I hope peoplecan recognize that. I’m proudof the way our team cametogether this season.“Thankfully I have two par-

ents that raised me the rightway and pushed me to be thebest at whatever I did. And Iwanted to be a football player.So, right now I’m at the top ofmy game.”Longtime Packers’ fan Mike

Gottlieb has lived in Orlandofor the past 25 years, but is

originally for Milwaukee.One of the founders of the

Central Florida PackerBackers, a fan club that startedin 1987, Gottlieb and the grouphad about 100 of its membersat Disney Monday to seeRodgers. Also one of the pub-licly-owned Packers’ part-own-ers, Gottlieb said he thinks theghost of Favre no longer hangsover Rodgers.“I don’t know if there was a

monkey on his back, becausethe Packers did what they saidthey were going to do,” saidGottlieb, 52. “They said theywere going to stand by him, nomatter what happened to Brettand they did. And I think(Rodgers) appreciates it, too. …I think he’l l be with thePackers forever and he couldhave another three or four(titles) in him.”Rodgers’ performance

Sunday night, which included304 yards passing and threetouchdown passes, had someNFL analysts ranking it as oneof the best performances by afirst-time Super Bowl quarter-back.While he appreciates the

compliment, Rodgers said wasstill thinking about his under-whelming effort in Green Bay’s21-14 NFC championship gamewin over Chicago. He threwtwo interceptions and no

touchdowns in that game,though he reached the endzone via a 1-yard run.“I’m a perfectionist,” Rodgers

said. “If I played a little better Ithink I’d be a little more satis-fied with my postseason, but Iprepared to play well (Sunday)and I was able to meet thoseexpectations.”Next up for Rodgers is to

rejoin his teammates for a cele-bration at Green Bay’sLambeau Field on Tuesday. Buthe said it’s the moments with

them Sunday night after thegame that are continuing toplay in his mind.“Just in the locker room after

the game and being able toreflect with my teammates,” hesaid. “Big hugs. It’s a specialgroup of men. I think you real-ize at that point the season isover and that group of men isnever gonna be together again.It’s just special to be able toshare with those guys becausewe went through a lot togetherthis year.”

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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hoists the LombardiTrophy after defeating the Steelers, 31-25, Sunday.

PGA

Wilson prevails in playoff at Phoenix OpenSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —

Packers fan Mark Wilson cele-brated a big victory of his ownon a playing field about asclose to frozen tundra as it getson the PGA Tour.A self-described cheesehead

from Menomonee Falls, Wis.,Wilson won the frost-delayedPhoenix Open on Monday forhis second victory in threestarts this year, holing a 9-footbirdie putt on the second holeof a playoff with Jason Dufner.“I’m just enjoying the ride

here and that’s just kind of theway I’m going to look at theyear here, just ride this trainas long as I can,” Wilson said.After playing until dark

Sunday and fulf i l l ing someparental duties, he was able towatch only a few minutes ofthe Super Bowl.“I had to wash Lane’s face

and put his jammies on, and Ihad to eat, too,” Wilson said.“The chaos, with two little kidsrunning around—I l ike the

chaos; it’s a good distraction.But at that time, I want to atleast get to watch the last 15minutes of this game. Thisdoesn’t happen every year, thePackers in the Super Bowl.“Luckily, my son, after we

played Candy Land in the mid-dle of the fourth quarter, hesaid, `OK, the last two minuteswe can watch it together.’ Sowe watched that last stand,and I was happy that theysomehow pulled it off.”Delays for frost and frozen

turf the first four days forcedthe Monday finish.Two strokes ahead when play

resumed Monday, Wilsonclosed with a 2-under 69 tomatch Dufner at 18 under.Dufner shot a 66, with birdieson Nos. 16 and 17.“I was a little more nervous

today than I was expecting,”Wilson said. “I didn’t sleepgreat last night. It was proba-bly the excitement with theSuper Bowl and the uncertain-ty of today.”The Sony Open winner last

month in a 36-hole Sunday fin-ish, Wilson made a 4 1/2 -footpar putt on the par-4 18th toextend the playoff. He won onthe par-4 10th, setting up thedeciding putt with a 7-ironapproach from the middle ofthe fairway.“That was an easy putt,”

Wilson said. “Just thankfully, Istarted it on line and knockedit in.”Dufner was facing a 7 1/2 -

foot par putt when Wilsonended the playoff.“Came out and made a cou-

ple birdies to put maybe a littleheat on Mark, and he playedgreat,” Dufner said. “Greattwo-putt on the first playoffhole from 70-plus feet andmakes birdie on the next hole.”Wilson earned $1,098,000 for

his fourth PGA Tour title. The36-year-old former Universityof North Carolina player alsowon the 2007 Honda Classicand 2009 Mayakoba GolfClassic. He jumped from 91stto 51st in the world ranking—locking up a spot in the 64-

man Match Play field—afterfinishing last season at No.230.After resuming play Monday

on the 13th green, Wilsonmade seven straight parsbefore holing the winningbirdie putt.He nearly drove into the

water on the left side of the18th hole in regulation, but theball cleared the hazard andended up in a bunker. He hit a9-iron approach to about 14feet and two-putted to forcethe playoff.“I got away with a bad tee

shot on 18, but luckily got agood bounce and was hopingI’d finish it off there,” Wilsonsaid. “But the playoff was fun.”Dufner is winless on the PGA

Tour. He also settled for par onthe final hole of regulationafter nearly holing out from agreenside bunker.“It’s a good start to the year,”

Dufner said. “To be honest, thisis a course that I never reallythought I could compete on.History on this golf course is a

lot of long-ball hitters. Markand myself probably aren’t thelongest, but we’re probably notthe shortest. But to be able tocompete and be at the top ofthe field for the week is good,so it’s definitely good momen-tum for the rest of the WestCoast swing.”Martin Laird (65) and Vijay

Singh (66) tied for third at 16under, and Gary Woodland(66), J.B. Holmes (67) and NickWatney (68) followed at 15under.Third-round leader Tommy

Gainey, a stroke back with twoholes left, closed with a 74 totie for eighth at 14 under. Hemade a triple bogey on the par-4 17th after hitting into thewater twice on the driveablehole.“I guess I’ve just got to deal

with it,” Gainey said. “You’vegot to win with class andyou’ve got to lose with class, soI’m trying to deal with thatright now.”Phil Mickelson tied for 29th

at 10 under.

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season. “I absolutely love playing

with Chrissy and I think weplay really well together,”Kellner said, “I always lookforward to it.” Most recent ly, the pa ir

defeated Wake Forest dou-bles partnersRyann Cutilloand Emi leeMalvehy in an8-6 victory. Ke l lner, a

P a s q u e r i l l aEast resident,had herchoice of uni-v e r s i t i e swhen camet ime tochoose whereshe wouldcont inue hereducation andtennis career. The freshmanexplored her opt ions a tBos ton Co l lege , Nor thCaro l ina , Mich igan andIl l inois before sett l ing atNotre Dame.“I loved the campus, the

team, the school … I couldjust see myself going here,”Kellner said. So far, Kellner has been a

good fit for the team, wholost two of their main com-petitors with the last gradu-ating class. She’s been fair-ly consistent in her singlesp lay a t the No . 5 spot ,where she is currently 3-2and ranked 106th in the

country, and has made thetransition into college playwith ease.“The matches are way

louder but it’s fun and moti-vating,” Kellner said. “SinceI’ve been playing in collegeit feels really good to winmy match because I fee ll ike I ’m do ing i t for theteam,” Kellner said. The veteran members of

the team are excited for thedynamic o fp lay thatK e l l n e rbrings.“Jenny is a

f r e s h m a nand p layedfive matches( a g a i n s tIllinois) andrea l ly jus tdominated,”sa id jun iorK r i s t yF r i l l i n g“We’re reallylooking for-

ward to the th ings she ’sgoing to bring to the teamthis year.”Kellner has truly enjoyed

her t ime wi th the o thergirls on the team, as well asthe spec ia l dynamic thecoaches add during roadtrips.“On our t r ip to Nor th

Carolina our coach thoughtthe lyrics to ‘Fly Like a G6’was rea l ly ‘F ly L ike aCheese S teak ’ , ” Ke l lnersaid. “We got a good laughover that.”

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met a minimum degree ofdiff iculty were eligible tocompete in a prel iminaryqualifying competition, heldthe previous Sunday. Thetop 12 performers from thepreliminary round moved onto the quarterfinal round ofNationals, which was heldon the campus o f theUniversity of Iowa. Many ofthe nat ion’ss t r o n g e s td ivers —including sev-eral Olympians— were ina t t e n d a n c e ,and the f ina lresul ts wereused to deter-mine theAmerican con-t ingent formajor interna-tional competi-tions, includingthe WorldUniversity Games, CanadaCup, AT&T USA Div ingGrand Pr ix and WorldChampionships. Chiang, who had not par-

ticipated in a national meetsince her junior year of highschool, gave a strong per-formance in the 3-meterspringboard event at theNational Preliminary com-petition, finishing in secondplace. But the quarterfinalround did not go as she hadhoped, and she fa i led toqualify for the semifinalsafter scoring 232.30 points,good for 29th place. “My performance in pre-

l ims went rea l ly wel l , Iended up in second goinginto quarter f ina ls , but Iwasn’t really happy with myperformance at quarterfi-nals,” Chiang said. “It went

really badly.”Chiang typically attends

meets with the rest of herteam, but d iv ing coachCaiming Xie was the onlymember of the Notre Damediv ing team or s taf f thataccompanied her to Iowa.Whi le the compet i t ionlacked the team cama-raderie present at collegemeets, Chiang was able tocheck out non-co l leg iatecompetit ion and catch upwith old friends.“A lo t o f f r iends that I

know fromp r e v i o u smeets weret h e r e , ”Chiang said.“ I t ’s real lynice to seea change; inco l lege wec o m p e t eagainst a loto f schoolsthat are justaround us ,so i t ’s niceto see peo-ple from all

over the country, a lot ofpeople I haven’t seen in awhile.” Although Chiang was not

completely sat is f ied withher dives on Friday, she stillrelished the opportunity tocompete in such a high-pro-f i le event , and hopes toattend another USA Divingevent this coming summer. “It’s a great meet to go see

because there ’s so manyreally, really talented diversthere, especially this yearbecause it was a qualifyingmeet for Olympic trials andthe Grand Pr ix ,” sa idChiang. “It’s a good meet togo to because it motivatesyou to do better and workharder.”

“Jenny is a freshmanand played five

matches and reallyjust dominated.”

Kristy FrillingIrish junior

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“Jenny is a freshmanand played five

matches and reallyjust dominated.”

Kristy FrillingIrish diver

Cavs set NBA futility markNBA

DALLAS — Over one season ortwo, no team in NBA history haslost as many games in a row asthese Cleveland Cavaliers.The surging Dallas Mavericks

beat Cleveland 99-96 on Mondaynight, making it 25 straight lossesfor the Cavs.Cleveland already held the

record for the most losses in asingle season, but the league alsokeeps a record for losses spreadover two seasons. This toppedthat one, too, making it the mostconsecutive losses in league his-tory, period.The previous record also was

held by the Cavaliers, set from1982-83.Cleveland had a chance to tie it

with a 3-pointer in the final sec-onds, but made one pass toomany and time expired without ashot going up.Jason Terry scored 11 of his 23

points in the fourth quarter tomake sure the Mavs avoided theembarrassment of beingCleveland’s streak-buster. Itwould’ve been especially surpris-ing because Dallas came in withthe longest active win streak inthe NBA, now nine straight.Shawn Marion had 17 points

and 10 rebounds, and DirkNowitzki scored 12. TysonChandler had 12 points and 11rebounds, and Ian Mahinmi had11 points and eight rebounds.Peja Stojakovic had eight points

and five rebounds over 20 min-utes in his Dallas debut. Hesigned a few weeks ago, but hadbeen rehabilitating a knee injury.Cleveland’s J.J. Hickson scored

26 points and Ramon Sessionshad 19 points and 13 assists.

Antawn Jamison scored 18points and Christian Eyenga 15.Everyone knew Cleveland

would struggle this season afterlosing LeBron James, but this?Since starting 7-9, the Cavs are

1-35. Their last win was on Dec.18, more than seven weeks ago.Their only glimmer of hope isthat the next seven games are athome, where their .227 winningpercentage is more than doubletheir success rate on the road.At least they’re still playing

hard — in many ways.They were physical with Dallas,

wounding several Mavericks.Nowitzki needed treatment on ajammed wrist and was so frus-

trated by the rough play that hegot rough, too, practically throw-ing a punch at Sessions in thefinal minute. A foul was called onthe play, but not a flagrant.Yet Cleveland kept goofing up.With the Cavs trailing only 80-

79, 7-foot center Ryan Hollinslost a jump ball to Terry, who is6-foot-2. Hollins fouled Terry onthe ensuing possession, and hehit a pair of free throws. ThenEyenga shot an airball on a run-ning 8-footer in the lane andTerry came back with anotherjumper.The Mavs began to pull away,

but the Cavs still had that chanceto tie it at the buzzer.

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Mavericks guard Jason Terry celebrates during a 99-96 win overCleveland on Monday. Cleveland has now lost 25 consecutive games.

ARLINGTON, Texas —Michael Young has asked theTexas Rangers to trade him, arequest the AL champions arewilling to oblige for their careerhits leader who is unhappyabout his changing role.General manager Jon Daniels,

however, said “nothing is immi-nent” and that the Rangerswould trade Young only if theycould improve the team in doingso.After signing free agent third

baseman Adrian Beltre lastmonth, the Rangers said Youngwould become the primary des-ignated hitter and serve in autility role where he could fill inat every infield position. Young,the team’s longest-tenured play-er after 10 seasons, initiallyagreed to that plan.“Our first choice would be to

continue with our offseasonplan and go to camp withMichael and him playing pivotalrole on the club,” Daniels saidMonday. “He’s changed hismind, had a change of heartabout that role, and if we canaccommodate his request, andin doing so upgrade the club, wecertainly would like to do that.”What could make that difficult

is that Young is owed $46 mil-lion over the remaining threeseasons in contract — $15 mil-lion in each of the next two sea-sons and $16 million in 2013.Plus, there are only eight teamsnot on his no-trade list.Team president Nolan Ryan,

who spoke to Young twice overthe last few days, said that listhasn’t expanded at this point.Daniels said he has already

been approached by some clubsnot on Young’s list, though hewouldn’t get into specifics aboutwho they were.“It certainly hasn’t gotten to a

point where we’ve presentedMichael with anything becausehe’s been clear on his feelingsabout that,” Daniels said.The 34-year-old Young has

spent his entire major leaguecareer with Texas, and played in1,508 regular season gamesbefore finally making it to theplayoffs last season. A .300career hitter whose 1,848 hits

are the most in Rangers history,he also had five consecutive200-hit season (2003-07) andled the AL with a .331 averagein 2005.Young was a second baseman

when he became a starter forTexas in 2001, then switched toshortstop after Alex Rodriguezwas traded in 2004. TheRangers moved Young to thirdbase two years ago when theydecided to promote rookieshortstop Elvis Andrus fromDouble-A.When Beltre was signed,

Young said it was clear that hewanted to play with the Rangersbecause of his willingness to“make some pretty big sacri-fices” to do that. Now a monthlater, Young is looking to leaveso that he can be an everydayplayer in the field instead ofdoing what is planned in Texas.Young indicated in those

recent conversations with Ryanthat he initially accepted therole because he has made theDallas area his home, where hisfamily is comfortable. TheCalifornia native also wants tobe on a winning team.“I think once he had time to

think about his career andabout his future, I think he feltlike the time wasn’t right forhim to take on that role,” Ryansaid.Excited about the unique

plans for Young, Ryan said hetried to assure the player thatmanager Ron Washingtonwould be giving him the samenumber of at-bats he hasalways gotten. And the acquisi-tion of catcher-first basemanand potential DH Mike Napoliafter the Beltre signing wouldn’tchange that.“Obviously at this point his

mindset is that in the best inter-est of his career, it’d probably bebetter for him to move on andcontinue to play a position on adaily basis,” Ryan said.Young was among several

teammates Josh Hamiltonworked out with Monday. TheAL MVP said there was no realsense of what might happen andif Young would be at springtraining for the Rangers’ firstfull-squad workout Feb. 20 inSurprise, Ariz.

The Notre Dame synchro-nized skating team made his-tory on Feb. 5 , taking thegold medal at the prestigiousMidwestern SynchronizedSkat ing Sec t iona lChampionsh ips . The I r i shtook the t i t le for the f i rs ttime in the history of NotreDame’s skat ing program,which was founded in 1997.The Irish skaters saved theirbes t per formance for themost important competitionof the year. Performing thisseason’s program to songsfrom the Broadway musicalHair, the team brought thecrowd to its feet. The sup-portive contingent of NotreDame fans started an ovationas the team nailed their diffi-cult final element, a straight-line wheel variation wherehalf the team ducks and con-tinues to rotate while theirteammates pass over the topof them.Notre Dame topped e ightother teams from col legesthroughout the Midwest, withOhio University and CentralMichigan University takingthe second and third placespots on the podium. TheIr i sh v ic tory ended anunbeaten streak for perenni-al synchronized skating pow-erhouse Miami University ofOhio . The Redhawks hadpreviously been undefeatedsince the inception of theirprogram in 2007.

Women’s Water PoloIn a successful weekend,

the Irish gave up only sevengoals in three games to winthe Lindenwood tournamentin commanding fashion.The Irish Women’s Water

Po lo team k icked o f f theweekend strong with a 7-2victory over their rivals fromthe Big Ten, the University ofI l l inois. The Irish offensewas led by five-time scorerjunior Maisie O’Malley andthe defense was led by seniorAli Durkin, who finished thematch with six steals. TheIrish shot well from the out-side throughout the game,with one goal each from jun-iors Er inGibson andKas ia Ahern .Sen ior E i leenFlanagan wasimpene t rab l ein the goa lwi th e ightsaves to he lpthe Ir ish holdoff the Illini. The second

game o f theday for theIr i sh wasaga ins t S t .Louis University and the Irishcame away with a decisivevictory, 15-2. Flanagan andKelly Gibson split time in thegoal, letting in only one goaleach to lead the Irish to vic-tory. Durkin had five goals in

the two-meter pos i t ion ,Vic tor ia Ang l in had a hattrick, and sophomore LauraMcCoy chipped in two goals.Jun iors Ahern , G ibson ,Co l leen Midd le ton , andDanielle Guidry each scoredone goal. The I r i sh f in i shed the

weekend wi th a 13-5 winover home team LindenwoodUniversity. They dominatedthe game with their stiflingdefense and Flanagan had 10saves in the goal . Durkin,Gibson, O’Malley and Anglineach had three goa ls andMcCoy f in i shed the gamewith one. The “B” team for the Irish

a lso competed in theLindenwood tournament andwon their first match beforedropping the next two.They started the weekend

with a 12-11 win over S t .Louis University. McCoy ledthe Ir ish in the two-meterpos i t ion wi th three goals .Sophomore Savannah Hayes,junior Danielle Guidry, andfreshman Anastasia Hansenrecorded two goals. JuniorAdi Austgen , sen ior L izCasazza and f reshmanRaechel Glenister had onegoal each. The “B” squad finished the

day on Saturday with a 13-7loss to hos t L indenwood.McCoy once again dominatedthe offense with six goals.Hansen had one goal to helpthe Irish close the gap. The I r i sh f in i shed the

weekend with an 8-2 loss tothe Univers i ty o f I l l ino i s .They had a difficult time withthe Illini’s stifling defense butMcCoy and Hayes were bothable to get one goal on thenet.

Ski and SnowboardThe Irish skied well in the

MCSA Div i s iona lChampionsh ips over theweekend at Crystal Mountainin Thompsonv i l l e , Mich . ,recording a first and secondplace victory. “I am really impressed with

the success we’ve had so farthis season,” team managerDeirdre Murdy sa id . “Wehave broken through some

major obs ta-cles and havecome backs trong . I amhead overheels exc i tedfor our nextrace.” The women’s

ski team camein f i rs t p laceovera l l andhad fourskiers finish inthe top 10 .Senior Justine

Murnane and f reshmanHil lary Rolfs f inished one-two, whi le f reshmanKathleen Joyce placed sixthand freshman Erin Hattlerplaced 10th. The men’s ski team placed

second overall with sopho-more Tommy Knoedler finish-ing second, sen ior Chr i sKnoedler in eighth and seniorKevin Dacey in 10th. The women’s snowboard

team took third place andwas led by sen ior Er inMcNeill, who took home thegold. The men’s snowboard team

took s ix th p lace overa l l .Freshman Phil Stella placedsixth, which was top for theIrish. The team will move on to

compete in the USCSARegional Championships atMarquette Mountain on Feb.19-20.

BowlingLed by coach Dan Dews,

Notre Dame pulled off theirbest result in a tournamentin years, finishing 11th out of39 teams at the final qualify-ing conference tournament.With an average of near

940 pins per set, the Irishposted their best score of theseason . Freshman MikeMurray finished with a 202.6pin average to lead the Irish.Senior co-captain Drew Crail,jun ior co-capta in R ichardSkelton, junior Brian Frischand sophomore ArmaniSutton all bowled well andcontr ibuted to the s t rongresult. The Irish have two tourna-

ments remaining, the Hoosierand the American HeartlandConference Championship,both later this month.

Women’s Ice HockeyNotre Dame dropped two

games this weekend when ithosted the Brew City Bladesthis weekend at the JoyceCenter ice rink. Against Brew City, which is

one of the best teams in theleague, the Irish fell in gamesboth Fr iday even ing andSaturday morning. SeniorKaren R ied l scored NotreDame’s on ly goa l for theweekend Friday evening on abreakaway late in the secondperiod. The I r i sh wi l l bus to

Wisconsin for a pair of gamesthis weekend in Madison.

Men’s VolleyballThe Irish men’s volleyball

squad ventured to Marquetteth i s weekend for a MIVAtournament featuring manynat iona l ly ranked c lubs ,prov ing that they be longamong the elite. They opened play with a

25-22, 25-20 win over BallState, and a 31-29, 21-25,15-5 victory over Iowa State.The I r i sh then swept

through three more strongopponents, gaining wins 25-20, 25-23 over Oshkosh, 25-23 , 21-25 , 15-10 overLakeland, and 29-27, 25-22over Northern Illinois. NotreDame dropped the ir las tgame to perennially rankedUW Milwaukee, 25-17, 25-18.

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Texas infielder Michael Young walks back to the dugout duringa game last season. The veteran recently requested a trade.

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Titans hire O-line coach Munchak to replace Fisher

ABU DHABI, United ArabEmirates — Rafael Nadal andOlympic skiing championLindsey Vonn won this year’sindividual Laureus SportsAwards on Monday, withSpain’s World Cup winners tak-ing the team prize.The No. 1-ranked Nadal—

winner of three Grand Slamtennis tit les in 2010— wasnamed sportsman of the year,beating nominees including LosAngeles Lakers star KobeBryant, Filipino boxer MannyPacquiao and Barcelona foot-ballers Andres Iniesta andLionel Messi.Vonn, winner of the women’s

downhill at the VancouverGames and a third consecutiveoverall World Cup title, tookthe sportswoman’s award. Highjumper Blanka Vlasic and ten-nis players Serena Williams,Kim Clijsters and CarolineWozniacki were among theother nominees.French football great

Zinedine Zidane won the life-time achievement award andAmerican surfer Kelly Slaterwas the action sportsperson ofthe year. Italy’s seven-timemotorcycling world championValentino Rossi took the come-back of the year award after hereturned to MotoGP just 41

days after breaking his leg.PGA champion Martin

Kaymer, currently ranked No. 2in the world, won theBreakthrough of the YearAward.“That is pretty cool. This tro-

phy, this award,” said Kaymer,who won this year’s Abu DhabiChampionship. “Every time Icome to Abu Dhabi, it’s fantas-tic. Here is pretty much whereeverything started for me. In2008, I had my first EuropeanTour win.”Kaymer paid tribute to his

brother and sometime caddie,Philip, calling him “the mostimportant person in my life.”The victorious European

Ryder Cup team won the Spiritof Sport Award. Accepting theaward was captain ColinMontgomerie, who dedicated itto Seve Ballesteros, the five-time major winner and formerNo. 1 who has been sufferingfrom a brain tumor.“We won this because of

him,” Montgomerie said. “Hespoke to us on the phone fromhis home and Martin (Kaymer)as a rookie can tell you that theroom was silent.”Visually impaired skier and

biathlete Verena Bentele, whowon five gold medals at theWinter Olympics, won theDisability Award, while BeirutMarathon founder May El-

Khalil won the Sport for GoodAward.The winners are chosen by

46 sports stars who make upthe Laureus sports academy.Nadal is recovering after

injuring a leg muscle during hisquarterfinal loss at theAustralian Open in lateJanuary, which ended hishopes of holding all four GrandSlam titles at once.“It was an emotional season

especially after coming from ahard time in 2009,” Nadal saidof his injury problems. “I had ahard time in Australia and thenI started playing my best ten-nis. Winning in 2010 during theRoland Garros final … all theproblems went out and I couldplay with a lot of confidence.”Vonn is meanwhile preparing

for the Alpine skiing worldchampionships in Germany,where she is seeking to defendher super-G title.Spain claimed the team prize

after beating the Netherlands1-0 with Iniesta’s extra timewinner in last year’s World Cupfinal. The triumph came twoyears after Spain won theEuropean Championship.Proceeds from the awards

ceremony underpin the work ofthe Laureus Sport for GoodFoundation which supports 83community sports projectsaround the world.

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Rafael Nadal won the Laureus sportsman of the year awardafter winning three Grand Slam titles in 2010.

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Nadal awarded with sportsman of the year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A usu-ally conservative MikeMunchak showed off muchmore of his personality Mondayat his first news conference ashead coach of the TennesseeTitans.He made jokes about how he

expected a gold watch after 30years with the franchise, how itwill be easier for his mother tosee him on the sideline nowand even poked fun at his quietmanner.“This is my excited face,”

Munchak said at one point.The new coach also made

one thing very clear: Change iscoming, even though hecoached under Jeff Fisher thepast 14 seasons.“I’m going to be my own

man, and I’ l l be judged bywhat I do and not what wasdone before me. I’m not look-ing here to blame anybodyabout what was left for me,”Munchak said. “I think it’s agreat opportunity here withwhat we have, and I think I’mthe guy to pick up the piecesand hopefully get us in theright direction.”Munchak is the franchise’s

16th head coach. Neither he orthe Titans would comment onhis new contract. The Titansdecided to promote from withinto replace Fisher after a 6-10season. Owner Bud Adamscalled the move a special dayfor the franchise as Munchakbecame the first former playerto coach the team.“He has been a hard worker,

and he has only known successand how to achieve success,”Adams said by telephone fromhis Houston office. “He made it

into the Pro Football Hall ofFame. He has the respect ofpeople he played with andthose who have played for him.He is a smart football man andleader who will guide us againinto the playoffs.”Munchak was the first man

interviewed to replace Fisherand had been considered thetop candidate for the job.This is the first head coach-

ing job for Munchak, who turns51 in March, with the onlyfranchise the offensive linecoach and Hall of Fame line-man has ever played or workedfor since being selected eighthoverall by the then-HoustonOilers in 1982.General manager Mike

Reinfeldt and senior executivevice president SteveUnderwood also interviewedoffensive coordinator MikeHeimerdinger and wrapped upinterviews Friday by talking toAtlanta offensive coordinatorMike Mularkey and New YorkGiants defensive coordinatorPerry Fewell in the same day.Saints defensive coordinatorGregg Will iams declined tointerview.But Munchak is well respect-

ed in the franchise.Reinfeldt, a former team-

mate, called Munchak a smartfootball man who commandsrespect and accountability.“He is a leader,” Reinfeldt

said. “I think he has a vision,and he has great passion for it.I think it’s good. He has anunderstanding of our people,what we’ve done here, and Ithink he has a vision of howhe’d take it to the next level.”Munchak will have flexibility

to fill his staff as he wants,even though 13 current assis-

tants are under contract. Thatincludes Heimerdinger, whosaid by text to the AP that he ishappy for Munchak andexpects him to do a good job.He isn’t committing to any-

one just yet.“I feel like we’re starting

fresh. It’s not same old, sameold. We come in, sit down andfigure out what’s best for theTitans going forward with whatwe have … Anything’s possi-ble,” Munchak said.Munchak has to fill at least

five positions left open by hispromotion, the firing of defen-sive coordinator Chuck Ceciland departures of assistantscoaching defensive line, run-ning backs, wide receivers. Hisbest friend and former team-mate Bruce Matthews is con-sidered a possibility to replacehim on the line, but he is offen-sive assistant coach withHouston.Munchak’s promotion is

being praised by those whoknow him with Penn Statecoach Joe Paterno calling hima hard worker. Detroit coachJim Schwartz said he didn’trealize how respectedMunchak is throughout theNFL until he left Tennessee.“I am known as someone

who burns the midnight oil,and consistently MikeMunchak’s car was the onlyone left in the parking lot whenI left. Titans fans can sleepwell knowing Munch is at thehelm. I know I did,” Schwartzsaid in a statement.Coming out of Penn State, the

left guard blocked for fellowHall of Famers Earl Campbellin a pounding run game to therun-and-shoot offense withWarren Moon. He played 159

regular season games with theOilers before retiring in 1994,and he became the fifth playerfrom the franchise inductedinto the Hall of Fame—the firstto spend his entire career withAdams’ team.Munchak also had the club

record with nine Pro Bowlberths during his career.Adams retired Munchak’s No.63 in 1996, joining Campbell,Jim Norton and Elvin Bethea inrare company with that honor.Moon said in a statement

released by the Titans that “itwas just a matter of time untilhe would have success incoaching. Some folks have togo the coordinator route toreach the head coaching level,but being in the organizationas long as he has, there is a

comfort level with him andeveryone knows who he is as acoach and a person.”He started at the entry-level

position as quality controlassistant with the offensivestaff through 1996. Fisher pro-moted Munchak to offensiveline coach in 1997, a job heheld the past 14 seasons.Munchak thanked Fisher forthe opportunity.Munchak has only had the

same starting five offensivelinemen from one season to thenext twice during his 14 sea-sons. But he has had four play-ers earn 10 total Pro Bowl invi-tations while blocking for fivedifferent running backs in 111,000-yard seasons rangingfrom Eddie George to ChrisJohnson.

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Mike Munchak is the first former Tennessee player to becomehead coach of the Titans after his promotion Monday.

down a 3-pointer with 17:55left, the Thunder trailed 35-29.The Belles, however, behind

the strength of a staunch 2-3zone defense, responded witha decisive 20-4 run thatstretched the lead to a game-high 22 points. Saint Mary’sjunior forward Kelley Murphyscored six of her game-high 16points during the stretch.“We wanted all our points to

come from the paint andattack a little more,” Henley

said. “That definitely seemedto work for us.”The run, which lasted 7:12,

contained two separate 8-0spurts by the Belles and sawTrine shoot just 1-for-7 fromthe field and commit fourturnovers.“We’ve been playing around

with [the 2-3 zone] the last fewweeks. Our kids talk a lotmore defensively when we’rein that,” Henley said. “Theylike to play it, so that’s half thebattle.”Saint Mary’s outrebounded

Trine 45-28 and pulled down21 offensive rebounds, leadingto a 15-point edge in secondchance points and a 14-point

advantage in points in thepaint. Seven different Bellesnotched an offensive rebound,including all five starters.“That’s one of the things

we’ve been working on all sea-son long,” Henley said. “Wehad the height advantage onthis team. Our kids are playingreally well and good things arehappening, especially on theboards.”Saint Mary’s will next look to

gain ground in the MIAAstandings with a road contestagainst Albion (11-10, 9-3) onSaturday at 3 p.m.

lower prior Saturday’s 76-68victory. McGraw said the winwas not a strong showing ofthe team’s talent.“We’re first in the Big East

in steals, but then we only hadfive, and we normally have12,” she said. “We hold teamsto 53 points a game, and theyhad 68. I think the team wasdisappointed in their defensiveeffort, and I think they willcome out tomorrow with arenewed energy on the defen-sive end.”Notre Dame’s defense has

been especially useful in itstransition game and gettingpoints on the board. Essentialto these efforts are sophomoreguard Skylar Diggins and jun-ior guard Natalie Novosel, theteam’s leading scorers.Diggins came out of Saturday’scontest with 17 points whileNovosel scored a team-high 19with eight rebounds.“We’ve been scoring in tran-

sition, I think we’ve been feed-ing off our defense when wego in transition, and Skylarand Natalie are both extreme-ly hard to guard on the openfloor,” McGraw said. “They’reso savvy with the ball and theycan really attack the basket,they can both hit goodjumpers, so it makes themreally hard to guard.”But the Irish guards aren’t

the only important forces onthe offense.

“We really are back offen-sively, I ’m really pleased,”McGraw said. “The posts areplaying well, they’re scoring,they’re shooting well, guardsare playing well. Offensively, alot of good performances fromeach individual player.Everybody who goes in thegame is scoring and we’redoing a pretty good job ofthat.” McGraw said she has been

pleased with Notre Dame’spost play, particularly the con-tr ibutions from freshmanNatalie Achonwa and seniorsDevereaux Peters and BeccaBruszewski. “Devereaux is having a fan-

tastic year. Becca Bruszewskihas really come a long way,scored her thousandth point[at Syracuse], she had 16 theother night, she had doublefigures, she’s rebounding bet-ter, and then Achonwa comingoff the bench, she’s scoring Ithink about 14 points and onlyplaying 19 or 20 minutes,”McGraw said. “I think al lthree of them are really play-ing well. We need to get themthe ball more and their shoot-ing percentages have beentremendous. They’re all shoot-ing well, I think over 60 per-cent in the last four games.”The Irish will look to their

scoring to earn them their19th series win over thePirates tonight as the twoteams face off at 7 p.m. atPurcell Pavilion.

Coming off a remarkablehigh school career, freshmanPatrick Feeney is already try-ing to make hismark at NotreDame.Feeney, a

native ofI n d i a n a p o l i s ,was a multi-sport athlete inhigh school.While attendingNew Palestinehigh school, hewas an eight-time letter win-ner in track andfield, footballand basketball . Among thethree sports, he was elected to

six all-conference teams andwas captain of each squad.Feeney accumulated numer-

ous school and conferencerecords while in high school.He broke the school, confer-

ence and sec-tional recordsfor the 400-meter dashwith a time of47.56. He alsorecorded a3:18 in the4x400 relay tobreak theschool andc o n f e r e n c erecord.D e s p i t e

being a gooda t h l e t e ,

Feeney said he chose track bydefault simply because he did

not have a sport to play in thespring season. “I started running track in

sixth grade mainly because Ididn’t have a spring sport andeveryone wastell ing me I wasfast,” Feeney said. He explained

that coming toNotre Dame wasalways a dream ofhis and he knew ifhe had the creden-tials, his collegechoice would notbe a question. “I have always

been a huge NotreDame football fanand have come togames all my life,”Feeney said. “Throughout highschool I knew if I could get

accepted then it definitelywould be the place for me.” Feeney said that although

running track is very challeng-ing and time consuming, the

camaraderiewith theother play-ers makes itfun andworth it. “Runn ing

in college isa lot moreserious, butat the sametime sti l lvery fun,”Feeney said.“We all havefun togetherat practice,

but we still work really hardand get the work done.”

Feeney said that while hedoes have individual goals forthe rest of the season, heplaces a higher priority oncontributing to the team’s suc-cess. “My goals for the season are

to keep lowering my timeseach and every meet and alsohelp the team score somepoints at Big East,” Feeneysaid. “Our main goal for ourteam is to win Big East Indoorand Outdoor and also try to geteveryone to qualify farther intoregionals and nationals.”The Irish track and f ield

team will next be in action atthe Big East indoor champi-onships on Feb. 19 in Akron,Ohio.

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Indiana native Feeney fulfills lifetime dream By JOE WIRTHSports Writer

Contact Joe Wirth atjwirth@nd.edu

“My goals for theseason are to keeplowering my times

each and every meet.”

Patrick FeeneyIrish freshman

“Running in college isa lot more serious, butat the same time still

very fun.”

Patrick FeeneyIrish freshman

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Sophomore guard Skylar Diggins defends a Syracuse playerin a game earlier this season. The Irish won the game, 71-48.

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Seniorscontinued from page 16

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Pittsburgh wins without Gibbs

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—Pittsburgh had a solid Plan Bfor West Virginia in the absenceof injured guard Ashton Gibbs— spread the ball around insideto the Panthers’ other playmak-ers.The fourth-ranked Panthers

overcame an awful start byshooting 61 percent from thefield in the second half and beatNo. 25 West Virginia 71-66 onMonday night.Without Gibbs, the Panthers’

leading scorer (16.3) who is outup to two weeks with a left kneeinjury, Pittsburgh had little out-side shooting presence—and itdidn’t matter. The Panthers,who lead the nation in rebound-ing margin, outrebounded WestVirginia 40-28 on the strengthof 18 offensive boards.“We really focused on

rebounding,” Pittsburgh coachJamie Dixon said. “We cut downtheir offensive rebounds. Wewon with our rebounding anddefense and that’s what we setout to do.”From start to finish,

Pittsburgh pounded the ballinside, piling up 42 points in thepaint against a Mountaineersdefense that eventually woredown.Nasir Robinson scored 15

points, Gary McGhee had 13,Travon Woodall added 12 andBrad Wanamaker scored 11 forthe Panthers (22-2, 10-1 Big

East).“Ashton is a good player and

a great shotmaker for us andwithout him, we just wanted tocome out and play our game,”Wanamaker said. “We didn’twant to try and fill in his shoes.We just wanted to stay with Pittbasketball and get the guys thatsub in to play their game.”Pittsburgh went hard to the

glass after being held to a sea-son-low 23 points in the firsthalf. The Panthers went aheadto stay with 8 minutes left in thegame to improve to 5-0 on theroad in the Big East and contin-ue their best overall start inconference play.This is the 10th straight sea-

son Pitt has won at least 20games overall and at least 10 inthe Big East, the conference’slongest current streak.West Virginia coach Bob

Huggins had pointed to thePittsburgh game as a possiblejump start to a solid final monthof the Big East race. Instead,the Mountaineers’ shortcomingsshowed and West Virginia (15-8, 6-5) has now lost three of itslast five.“They beat us to death on the

offensive glass and drove itwhere they wanted to drive it,”Huggins said. “They just out-manned us.”Huggins said without Gibbs,

“they just attack the rim.”In the first half, “we con-

verged on the guys that weredriving,” Huggins said.

The second half was anothermatter.Pittsburgh had just three

turnovers after halftime, shot61 percent (17 of 28) from thefield in the second half and 44percent for the game.Deniz Kilicli scored a career-

high 19 points and Kevin Jonesadded 12 for the Mountaineers,but West Virginia’s benchoutscored its starters 34-32.West Virginia guard Casey

Mitchell played 24 minutes in abackup role after being rein-stated a game earlier from anindefinite suspension, but hewasn’t much help. TheMountaineers’ leading scorerwas limited to seven points on2-of-10 shooting.West Virginia was aching for

any kind of offense after man-aging a season-low 50 points inSaturday’s loss at No. 9Villanova and Kilicli provided it.He scored on a left-handed

baby hook and made a three-point play 25 seconds apart tobring West Virginia within 59-58 with 4:03 remaining.Gilbert Brown made a layup

and a three-point play duringPittsburgh’s ensuing 12-4 run.Robinson’s dunk with 19 sec-onds left capped the run andput Pittsburgh ahead 71-62.“They threw the first punch

today,” Wanamaker said. “Wesettled down a little and cameback in the second half andmade some plays, penetratedand got guys open looks.”

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Impressing its coach andshaping up its defense may bethe hardest tasks No. 8 NotreDame faces tonight when ithosts Seton Hall in a Big Eastmatchup, but Muffet McGrawknows her team has i t inthem.“I was disappointed with

our defense in the SouthFlorida game [on Saturday],so I hope that we can defenda little bit better,” the Irishcoach said. “I think we needto come out with a little moreaggressiveness. I think it’s inthem to come out and justplay a little bit harder.”The Ir ish (20-4, 9-1 Big

East) have won their lastseven games since falling toNo. 2 Connecticut, 79-76, onJan. 8., and held four straightopponents to 50 points or

On Senior Day, it was sen-iors Liz Wade and GraceSadowski who did the starting— and the finishing — duringSaint Mary’s 68-57 win overTrine on Saturday afternoonat Angela Athletic Facility.While Wade has started

every game this season,Sadowski appeared in thestarting line-up for the firsttime this year, and she madeit count. Sadowski scored fourof the game’s opening sixpoints, helping the Belles (15-7, 8-5 MIAA) to an early 13-4lead on the Thunder (7-14, 5-8). Both Sadwoski and Wade

finished the game on the floorand recorded seven and fivepoints, respectively.“Grace [Sadowski] got us

going right away,” Bellescoach Jenn Henley. “We gotsome good looks early but wejust weren’t shooting very wellin the first half. I give credit toGrace for getting us startedright off the bat there.”Helped out by junior for-

ward Jessica Centa’s eightpoints and an eight reboundadvantage over Trine, theBelles held a 30-24 lead at thehalf.After Trine junior guard

Danielle Senf, who scored ateam-high 11 points, knocked

Sophomore d iver JennyChiang was unsure of whatto expect as she traveled theUSA Diving Winter Nationalscompetition Friday. Althoughthe re ign ing B ig Eas t 3 -meter champion has com-piled an impressive résuméas a member of the Irish div-ing squad, this marked herfirst time competing in a USAdiving event since coming toNotre Dame. “I was really nervous about

going to the meet in generalbecause I hadn’t gone to aU.S. meet in a whi le , so Iwasn’t sure how I was goingto place, i f I was going toqual i fy, s tu f f l ike that , ”Chiang said.The meet was an e l i te

affair — only athletes whose

Freshman Jennifer Kellneris no stranger to success .The New York native, whostarted playing tennis whenshe was six years old, was a2010 All-American, a five-time member of the all-stateteam and a two-time statechampion. Additionally, shewas named MVP of her highschool team four seasons in arow and was ranked nation-ally throughout high school. At Notre Dame, she’s a part

of the No. 2 doubles teamwith par tner Chr iss ieMcGaf f igan , and the pa irhave been consistently domi-nant in their matches this

MEN’S TENNIS

All hands on deckND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ND WOMEN’S TENNIS

Freshman transitions to roleBy KATIE HEITSports Writer

see IRISH/page 11

SMC BASKETBALL

Wade and Sadowskistar in last home game

Sophomorediver facestop eightBy VICKY JACOBSENSports Writer

ND WOMEN’S DIVING

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Notre Dame to facePirates tonight at Purcell

see SENIORS/page 14

By MEAGHAN VESELIKSports Writer

see DEFENSE/page 14

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Freshman Jennifer Kellner returns a backhand shot in the EckClassic earlier this season. Kellner has starred in her rookie season.

It is inevitable that any ath-letic team will have to fightthrough adversity during thecourse of a long season. Forthe Irish, that time is now.Following a weekend split

aga ins t Duke and To ledo ,Notre Dame (3-2) will look tobounce back tonight when itvisits Wisconsin.The Badgers (2-2) lost both

matches last weekend in an

ITA tournament. They havehad a week to rest and pre-pare for the I r i sh . NotreDame, meanwhi le , wi l l beplay ing i t s th ird match inthree days when it takes onthe Badgers.“We’re in good shape ,”

Irish associate head coachRyan Sachire said. “This isn’tgoing to be too much for us.”Sachire credits the strength

and condi t ioning programthat has been implementedfor the success the Irish havehad traditionally throughout

a long season.“Chris Sandeen is a great

s trength and condi t ion ingcoach,” Sachire said. “We doa good job preparing bothour bodies and minds.”Wisconsin and Notre Dame

have not been strangers dur-ing the past several seasons.Last year, the Badgers elimi-nated the Irish in the f irstround of the NCAA tourna-ment.“They ’re a good team,”

Sachire said. “They beat us4-2 las t year, but a lmost

every other time it has been4-3. The results between theteams have been pretty evenhistorically.”The Irish have dropped two

of the last three matches ,wi th the 7-0 v ic tory overToledo the only win duringthat span. The two losseseach came against elite talent— No. 16 Illinois last week-end and No. 14 Duke onSunday.The Blue Devils topped the

Irish 5-2 after falling behindearly. Both Notre Dame victo-

ries came in doubles play.“We didn’t p lay our best

and we need to play our bestto beat Wisconsin,” Sachiresaid. “We need to adjust togoing on the road and handlethe environment.”The I r i sh wi l l face

Wisconsin at 5:00 p.m. thisevening before preparing fora weekend doubleheaderaga ins t Marquet te andMichigan State.

By ANDREW OWENSSports Writer

Irish try to bounce back with road victory against familiar foe

By MATTHEW DeFRANKSSports Writer

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Senior forward Becca Bruszewski passes to a teammate during the team’s victory over Syracuse on Feb. 1.Bruszewski has led a strong Irish effort in the low post during a recent winning streak against the Big East.

Contact Andrew Owens ataowens2@nd.edu