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INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER SMC creates finance committee page 3 � Viewpoint page 8 � Michael Scott leaves”The Office” page 10 � Softball no-hitter page 16

Allegeds e x u a lbatteryreported

Notre Dame Security Police(NDSP) is investigating a sex-ual battery reported to cam-pus police Wednesday,according to an email sent tostudents early Thursdaymorning.A Saint Mary’s student was

reportedly sexually assaultedat approximately 9:50 p.m.Wednesday evening, accord-ing to the College’s Directorof Security David Gariepy.The victim reported to

police the crime occurredalong a path beside SaintMary’s Lake between HolyCross Hill and Holy CrossDrive, according to the email.Police reported the sus-

pects were two white malesapproximately 5’10” whowere wearing dark clothing.The suspects approached thevictim and pulled her off thepath before assaulting her.One assailant reportedly car-ried a knife. The suspects fled on foot

toward State Road 933,according to NDSP. SaintMary’s students received anemail from College securityalerting them to the reportedassault at approximately11:40 p.m.

“Please use extreme cau-tion when traveling to andfrom the University of NotreDame as suspects have notbeen apprehended,” theemail stated.

ND presents int’l development award

A surge in global solidarity hasserved as a catalyst for raisinghealth standards in the thirdworld, cofounder of Partners InHealth (PIH) Ophelia Dahl saidWednesday at a recognition cer-emony in the Hesburgh Library.PIH was recently named therecipient of the 2011 NotreDame Award for InternationalHuman Development andSolidarity.“The challenge is to corral this

solidarity and make it meaning-ful,” she said in a panel discus-sion at Washington Hall. “We

see AWARD/page 4

By KRISTEN DURBINNews Editor

4.0 GPA seniors vie for valedictorian, Larkin selected

Walsh Rector wins on TV game show

Walsh Hal l rector AnnieSelak, decked out in a cup-cake costume, managed to beselected from the audience asa contestant on the CBS gameshow “Let ’s Make a Deal”dur ing a January taping.Selak won a prize packagevalued at more than $6,000in an episode that a iredWednesday.“Let ’s Make A Deal” is a

game show hosted by WayneBrady, who picks people outof the audience to participatein games for a var ie ty o fprize winnings.“Winning is surreal,” Selak

said. “I never thought I’d be

on a game show. Seeing it onTV made it even more surre-al.”Selak’s mom urged her to

attend the filming while shewas away on Winter Breakwith her parents in LosAngeles , near where shegrew up.Audience members are

encouraged to wear elaboratecostumes, so Selak dressedherself in the cupcake cos-tume she originally wore forHalloween on campus.Se lak sa id her ass igned

seating in the audience wasironic given her profession.“The producers assign you

your seat,” she said. “Theyplaced me between a beer

see GAME/page 7

By AMANDA GRAYNews Writer

Photo courtesy of Annie Selak

Walsh Hall rector Annie Selak, dressed as a cupcake, wasselected to participate on CBS’s “Let’s Make a Deal.”

As the CommencementCeremony approaches eachspring semester, theUniversity is faced with thedifficult task of selecting avaledictorian from among thetop students of the graduatingclass.This year, Edward Larkin, a

biological sciences major fromEast Lansing, Mich. , wasawarded the honor. However,Larkin was not the only grad-uating senior from the class of2011 with a 4.0 GPA.

Because a number of gradu-ating seniors boast 4.0s, theselection process for singlingout a valedictorian requireslooking beyond the numbers.Vice President and Associate

Provost Dennis Jacobs headsthe selection committee thatchooses the valedictorian.Jacobs said the committeesolicits speech submissionsfrom all potential valedictori-ans. “The selection committee is

comprised of faculty, staff andstudents and invites the topstudents from each college to

see LARKIN/page 7

By ADAM LLORENSNews Writer

Partners In Health receives award for efforts in improving global healthcare standards

SUZANNA PRATT / The Observer

Panel speakers Fr. Robert Dowd, Professor Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl pose alongsideUniversity President Fr. John Jenkins at Wednesday’s award ceremony at Hesburgh Library.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: AS A CHILD, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?

IN BRIEF

Howard Hall “Be the Match”Bone Marrow Drive will beregistering people for theNational Bone Marrow Registryat both dining halls from 11a.m. to 7 p.m. today.Participants will receive a freeloose-fitting tank top cus-tomized for the event.

AnTostal carnival will takeplace on South Quad from 3 to6 p.m. today.

The Math for Everyone serieswill host “Mathematics andAstronomy: Kepler’s Laws ofPlanetary Motion” in theDigital Visualization Theatreat the Jordan Hall of Science.Arlo Caine will lead the presen-tation from 5 to 6:30 p.m.tonight.

There will be a showing ofthe documentary film“Marwencol” in the DeBartoloPerforming Arts Center from 7to 9 p.m. tonight. Th film isJeff Malmberg’s documentaryportrait of the imaginativeartist Mark Hogancamp. Thecost is $3 for students and $6regular admission.

The Notre Dame band cham-ber ensembles will give a freeconcert in the DeBartoloPerforming Arts Center from 7to 8 p.m. tonight.

The Gender Relations Centerwill host a Take Back theNight event at the Grotto ofOur Lady of Lourdes from 7 to10:30 p.m. tonight.

Tonight at 7:30 p.m. thePasquerilla East MusicalCompany presents “Bring Me aDream ... a musical revue” atWashington Hall. The cost is$3.

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OFFBEAT

New Jersey town establishesparietals for chickens HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP,

N.J. — A New Jersey townhas adopted an ordinancethat regulates when chickensand roosters can hook up inbackyard henhouses.Roosters must show they’redisease-free and they betternot crow about their con-quests.Hopewell Township resi-

dents can have up to a half-dozen hens on half-acre lots.Roosters would be allowedonly 10 days a year for fertil-ization purposes.Mature roosters are not

allowed because they’re toonoisy. Any roosters that crowtoo long can be banned fromthe property for two years.Mayor Jim Burd told the

Times of Trenton the ordi-

nance is a compromisebetween today’s lifestyle andthe township’s agriculturalhistory.

Suspect handcuffed tochair escapes police BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’re

in Buffalo and see a manhandcuffed to a chair, callpolice. They’d like the chairback, along with the guyshackled to it.Authorities are looking for

a robbery suspect whoescaped from a Buffalo policestation by slipping out a backdoor while handcuffed to achair.Police tell Buffalo media

outlets that 58-year-old JohnCaesar of Buffalo was takeninto custody Tuesday forquestioning in connectionwith the theft of money from

the Anchor Bar, the restau-rant known for inventing thecity’s famous chicken wings.

Man acquitted of hot dogtheft in WashingtonCHENEY, Wash. — A man

has been cleared of a theftcharge after a bemused juryin Washington state foundhim not guilty of stealing a99-cent hot dog.It took jurors about five

minutes to reach their verdictin the February trial. JurorPatrick Reeves tells TheSpokesman-Review someonewould “have to be an idiot”not to realize Richardsonsimply forgot to pay.Store officials declined to

comment.

Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.

CHRISTIE AHN/The Observer

Breen-Phillips residents Rosemary Joseph, Sarah Lovejoy, Norah Quinn andAntoinette Pusateri give out free ice-cream sandwiches Wednesday outside theirresidence hall. They passed out the treats in celebration of SUB's AnTostal Week.

“Darth Vader.”

Ben Eichler

freshmanSt. Edward’s

“A skateboarding,

rock-star scientist.”

Greg Allare

sophomreZahm

“It was a tiebetween a

farmer and anastronaut.”

Katie O’Rourke

juniorPasquerilla East

“Pro basketballplayer, until I

stopped growing at 5’8.”

Ryan Quillard

juniorDillon

“Trophy husband.”

Phil Diamond

junioroff campus

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Group dissolves Business Board, discusses safetySTUDENT SENATE

The recent Blue-Gold Gamemarked the last time AssistantBand Director Emmett O’Learywould lead the Marching Bandin the “greatest of all Universityfight songs,” the “Notre DameVictory March.”On March 15, O’Leary

announced he will take leave atthe end of the spring 2011semester to pursue a Ph.D. inmusic education at ArizonaState University after sevenyears in his position at NotreDame.“The highlight [of my time

here] has just been being able tobe a part of this place, thisUniversity. We all talk aboutwhat a privilege it is to be a stu-dent or a member of the facultyhere, and it’s totally true,” hesaid. “It’s been the privilege ofmy life to be able to serve onstaff here.”Rene Rosas will replace

O’Leary as the assistant banddirector for the 2011-2012school year.O’Leary said the best part of

his job was the excitement sur-rounding the first game dayeach year when the band ush-ered in the new football season.“Probably the biggest rush for

me every time is the first gameof the year when you hear thefight song, the victory march,when we do our first game-timemarch,” he said. O’Leary, a graduate of the

University of Idaho, said work-ing with the band gave him theopportunity to be a part of theNotre Dame tradition, eventhough he did not attend theUniversity as a student.“There’s a time when we’re in

the practice field and you hearthe band and look back and seethe Stadium with the Dome andBasilica in the background, andit’s one of those ‘I’m really here’moments,” he said. “That’salways really special.”As Assistant Band Director,

O’Leary served as a co-directorfor the University Band,

Symphonic Winds, BrassEnsemble and Varsity Band, andwas the director for the Tuba-Euphonium Choir. Band members were informed

of Rosas’ appointment via emailThursday. A graduate of theUniversity of Texas and theUniversity of Illinois, Rosas ledmarching bands at theUniversity of Florida and IllinoisState University, according to anemail sent to band members. The email stated Rosas has

already begun working with theflute and horn choirs at NotreDame. O’Leary said he felt Rosaswould succeed as assistantdirector once he officially beginswork with the band after thespring semester.“I’m completely confident he’s

going to do a great job. He’sextraordinarily qualified and agreat person,” O’Leary said.“He’ll be a great addition.”Band president Michael

Schwind said the band wasready to welcome Rosas to themix but would find it difficult tosee O’Leary go.“I’m sure we’ll do fine. I think

Mr. Rosas is a good fit for theband,” Schwind said. “But it def-initely won’t be the same.”Band members were hit hard

by O’Leary’s announcement,Schwind said. “When [O’Leary] sent out the

email saying he was taking hisleave, everyone I talked to wasreally upset,” Schwind said. “Weall love him a lot.”O’Leary was well liked and

went out of his way to ensureeach member of the bandenjoyed his or her experience,Schwind said. “[O’Leary] always saw himself

as the one who cracked down,who laid down the law, but weall saw him as the fun-lovingguy who cares so much for theband,” Schwind said. “He put inthe extra time and effort tomake sure everyone enjoyedband ... he really cared aboutthe students and how they wereenjoying the band experience.”

Band bids farewell to assistant directorBy JOHN CAMERONNews Writer

Contact John Cameron [email protected]

Student Senate approved anamendment to dissolve theStudent Business Board and dis-cussed educating freshmen onsafety in the South Bend commu-nity at its meeting Wednesday.The Financial Management

Board (FMB) supervises theStudent Business Board, whichoversees the two student busi-nesses on campus, Irish Gardensand AdWorks. The amendmentwould eliminate the StudentBusiness Board and make stu-dent businesses directly account-able to FMB.“Student Business Board has

lost its purpose in the past fewyears,” Student Union treasurerEric Biro said. “There used to befour businesses and it used to bea valuable resource to get thebusinesses together and talkabout plans, but now there are

only two.”Biro said the Student Business

Board rarely meets and does notprovide the oversight it wasdesigned to supply. As a result,Biro said FMB already effectivelymanages the stu-dent businessesand the amend-ment is onlystreamlining theprocess.If the amend-

ment is approved,the two studentbusiness man-agers will reportto FMB’s monthlymeetings as non-voting members.“Without a

Student BusinessBoard generalmanager to gothrough, the student businessmanagers can go directly to FMBor to their advisor,” Biro said.“It’s one less layer for them and

for [FMB] when looking at thestudent businesses.”Biro said the amendment

would work toward solving themany ongoing troubles with thestudent businesses. For example,

the StudentBusiness Boardgeneral managerdid not make therequired month-ly reports on thebusinesses toFMB, leading tocommunicationproblems.Biro highlight-

ed the problemof the studentb u s i n e s s e srepeatedly end-ing the fiscalyear in debt. Hehopes the

increased accountability to FMBwill help the businesses tobecome profitable in the future.“It’s a position that can easily

be eliminated and the action issupported by those most closelyinvolved,” Biro said.After the group unanimously

passed the resolution, it dis-cussed possible tactics for intro-ducing freshmen to South Bendand informing them about safetyissues.Campus Technology chair

Yiting Zheng said both herFreshman Orientation leaderand her Resident Assistant spoketo her about off-campus safety,but she felt more inclined to lis-ten to her Frosh-O leader thanher RA.Welsh Family senator Marcy

Kreimier said her hall recog-nized the freshmen were morelikely to converse freely withtheir Frosh-O staff than theirHall Staff.“During my Frosh-O there was

a time when the RAs and rectorsleft and [the Frosh-O staff] saidyou can ask anything you wantsince we’re your peers,” she

said.In terms of the information

that should be distributed,Cavanaugh senator Gaby Nunezsaid freshmen should recognizeNotre Dame Security Police(NDSP) as an asset and encour-age a positive relationshipbetween NDSP and incomingstudents.“Cavanaugh has a really good

relationship with the officerswho walk through our dorms,”she said. “I think that reallyhelps with our opinions of them.”Chief of staff Claire Sokas said

the most important thing toremember when dealing withNDSP is to grant them therespect they deserve.“Please be good neighbors,

please be respectful of adultsand authority,” Sokas said.“These are the things we want tostart conveying to freshmen.”

By MEL FLANAGAN News Writer

Contact Mel Flanagan [email protected]

“Please be goodneighbors, please berespectful of adultsand authority. Theseare the things we

want to start conveying to freshmen.”

Claire Sokaschief of staff

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need to address how we can useour privileges and influence tothe best of our abilities to standin solidarity with the poor.”Dahl, who serves as president

and executive director of PIH,founded the nonprofit organiza-tion with cofounder and HarvardUniversity professor Paul Farmerin rural Haiti in 1987 with thegoal of providing a preferentialoption for the poor. Today, theorganization directly involvesmore than 12,000 people atmore than 60 hospitals andhealth centers in 12 countries toprovide quality healthcare for thepoor.In a private award ceremony,

University president Fr. JohnJenkins said PIH exemplifies theprinciple of solidarity in its work,aligning it closely with the serv-ice-oriented Notre Dame commu-nity.“I think [PIH] represents in

their work the work of Christ,which is why we feel such anaffinity for Partners In Healthand why our students feel con-nected to their work,” he said.Fr. Robert Dowd, director of

the Ford Family Program inHuman Development Studies andSolidarity, said the award recog-nizes people who make substan-tial contributions to internationalhuman development throughresearch, practice, public serviceand philanthropy. The Ford Program chose to

recognize PIH for its commitmentto solidarity in providing holistic,community-based health caremethods for the poor, Dowd said. “Partners In Health exemplifies

what it is to come close to thosein need by promoting healingand peace among them andunderstanding the relationshipbetween social and economiccontexts and health problems,”Dowd said. “They epitomize thevalues at the core of the NotreDame mission by integrating thehead and the heart to help thepoor.”Steve Reifenberg, executive

director of the Kellogg Institutefor International Studies, said theunique community-based struc-ture of PIH makes it a model forcharity organizations around theworld. “Partners in Health helped re-

conceptualize the notion of acharity organization by connect-ing service, teaching andresearch,” he said. “This modelfor institutional innovation con-nects with the University and theFord Program, and it focuses oncharity in connection with soli-darity.” During the panel discussion,

Dowd asked Dahl and Farmerabout the relationship betweenthe principles of Catholic socialteaching and the overall missionof PIH.“I think Catholic social teach-

ing has had a very deep impacton our work, but others whodon’t share that backgroundhave been very involved in ourwork in equally meaningfulways,” Farmer said. “There aremany complementary paradigmswe can draw on.”Dahl said that although wor-

ries about the scope and effec-tiveness of PIH’s work presents achallenge to the organization,she and Farmer emphasized theimportance of optimism in fur-thering the mission of the organi-zation.“To even consider losing hope

in the face of all this is a luxurymany others can’t afford,” Dahlsaid. “We saw hope in the youngworkforce of Silicon Valley,where people are optimisticabout solving health problemswith technology.”

Farmer echoed that view,praising the youth at Notre Damefor their potential to service theworld.“This auditorium full of people

at Notre Dame, the people weteach around the world, ourpatients … that’s a lot of affirm-ing, life-giving hope,” Farmersaid. When asked about the relation-

ship between poverty, violenceand health care, Farmer said vio-lence makes it difficult, but notimpossible, to provide servicesfor the poor.“Structural and acute violence

are invariably connected in thatsocial disparities becomeentrenched and episodic violencehappens in response,” he said.“It’s very difficult to deliver pub-lic health services in places withconflict, but it’s always possible.We rely on community healthworkers to do our best to deliverpublic health.” Farmer said this community-

based approach to health carehelps PIH provide more holisticcare for the poor while allowingthe organization to consider thelarger structural issues that con-tribute to poverty and illness.“What we really want is to

address the root causes of vio-lence and poverty,” he said.

“Your generation is learning howto think by looking at the localand the large scale at the sametime, which has been very help-ful to our organization. We mustpay close attention to the illnessin front of us while understand-ing the large-scale social forcesthat put patients at risk.”Dahl said this assessment of

the base causes of poverty andillness translates directly to advo-cacy for improved conditions inpoor countries. “As we studied health, we real-

ized we couldn’t do our workwithout investigating these rootcauses and advocating for betterconditions,” she said. “We aremaking sure we constantlyassess how best to advocate forthe poor, and we continue topartner with people who canadvocate well.”Farmer said the first step in

assessing the needs of a particu-lar place is to find the healthissues that are most prevalent inthat area. “We first look at the burden of

disease of a place by asking peo-ple what the most commonhealth problems are for the localpopulation. Then we look atwhat’s being neglected,” he said.“Some diseases deemed rare andneglected aren’t rare at all, they

just afflict the poor. All poor peo-ple’s health problems are neg-lected, so we have a lot of workto do.”Although these problems

appear daunting, Farmerexpressed confidence in the abili-ty of the next generation of med-ical professionals to solve globalhealth issues.“Young doctors and clinicians

are facing a series of seeminglyintractable problems, but they’rereally not intractable,” he said.“You need to take on those prob-lems and stick to them over timebecause we’re counting on you toimprove them, and I’m confidentthat you will.”

Contact Kristen Durbin [email protected]

Awardcontinued from page 24

SUZANNA PRATT | The Observer

Partners in Health co-founders Professor Paul Farmer andOphelia Dahl discuss global health at a panel Wednesday.

Saint Mary’s kicked off its firstannual Pride Week hosted by theCollege’s Straight and GayAlliance (SAGA) Tuesday.The week began with a keynote

address by Ryan Everett, a trans-gender member of the communi-ty. In his speech, “Living Life inTwo Worlds,” Everett encouragedlisteners to livetheir lives in a ful-filling way.“You really need

to be who you areto be happy,”Everett said. “I’mfinally living theauthentic life I’donly dreamed ofbefore.”Pride Week con-

tinued Wednesdayevening with anLGBTQ Fair in theStudent Centerlobby, whereo rgan i za t i on sfrom around the communityoffered students internships, jobsand volunteer opportunities.“We want students to know that

there is a supportive communityin South Bend and they have the

ability to expand it,” SAGA presi-dent Karen Borja said.SAGA will present the “LBGTQ

Falling Stars” workshop from12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today in theWarren Conference Room.According to Borja, the workshopwill help participants reach a bet-ter understanding of the emotion-al challenges of the coming outprocess. Pride Week concludes Friday

with a campus-wide effort toshow pride andacceptance, asstudents areencouraged towear LGBTQ-related shirts.Borja said visiblesupport on cam-pus is importantfor promoting asafe and accept-ing atmosphereconducive tolearning. “We’re here to

promote a safeenvironment forstudents on cam-

pus by making them feel free,”Borja said. “It’s unjust for peopleto have to hide who they are.”

By MEGAN REECENews Writer

Contact Megan Reece [email protected]

“We’re here to promote a safe environment for

students on campusby making them feelfree. It’s unjust for

people to have to hidewho they are.”

Karen BorjaSAGA president

At its final meeting of the semes-ter, the Saint Mary’s CollegeStudent Government Association(SGA) discussed the progress of thedorm printer initiative that beganunder Chesley-Smith administra-tion. The initiative’s future isunclear following its problematicfirst weeks.The students who tend Holy

Cross Hall’s front desk and monitorprinter usage have reported sever-al issues since the installation ofthe printer two weeks ago. Theproblems are attributed to mis-communications about proceduresfor printer support and the print-er’s unforeseen popularity amongstudents.The Holy Cross printer was an

experimental initiative undertakenby the Chesley-Smith administra-tion to evaluate the possibility ofinstalling printers in dormsthroughout campus. TheInformation Technology depart-ment was not involved in the initia-tive. Instead, the printer’s mainte-nance is solely SGA’s responsibility. One issue raised during the

meeting was the confusion overthe printer maintenance proce-dure caused by student govern-ment turnover. “A lot of the things that were

established with the printer werenot our doing and now we’re justmaking it work,” student bodypresident Nicole Gans said. “Wedidn’t set up any procedures, itwas really only to sustain until theend of the school year.”The previous administration set

aside a budget and supplies basedon a cost estimate of printer usage

on campus from Coordinator ofStudent Computing KathyHausmann. The paper usagesince the printer’s installation,however, has already surpassedthe estimated amount. Gans suggested discontinuing

the dorm printer initiative for thecoming school year in considera-tion of unexpected costs. “This is something that we will

really focus on next year,” Ganssaid. “If [the projected cost] is sur-passed, it would be very difficult tofit that flexibility into our budgetnext year. Our job is to respond tostudent needs, but I personallythink that it would be a difficultexpectation of SGA and an unreal-istic use of money to spend it onink and paper for printers in everydorm.” Chief of staff Emily Skirtich

noted the popularity of the printeramong students as a sign of theneed for printers in the dorms. “Since the need is so great, it

may not be our responsibility toput printers in all of the dorms, butour job is to be the advocate forthe student body, and this is some-thing that students want,” Skirtichsaid. Gans and student body vice pres-

ident Jacqualyn Zupanic will meetwith Hausmann next semester todiscuss matters of technology. “[Vice President for Student

Affairs] Karen Johnson told us notto meet with Kathy until next year.They will be going over technologythis summer and things are goingto change,” Gans said. “When wemeet in the fall, we’ll know whatwe need to do and they will be ableto give us better answers.”

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Group discusses futureof dorm printer initiativeBy MEGAN LONEYNews Writer

Contact Megan Loney [email protected]

SMC student c lub shows LGBTQ Pride

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bottle and a beer pong cup,which I thought was an ironicspot for a rector.”The se lect ion process i sheld before the show films,Selak said. The producers askthe contestants a number ofquestions before determiningthe seating.“They didn’t ask me manyquestions,” she said. “I didn’tthink I would get selected.They asked my parents a lotof questions.”Selak’s parents were alsodressed in costume, herfather as a gol fer and hermother as Raggedy Ann.“You l ine up outs ide thestudio,” she said. “There’sthis line of people at 10 a.m.in Hollywood in strange cos-tumes.”Selak was selected early inthe show, and Brady hadSelak p ick between twoprizes with the hint words‘d inner ’ and ‘ l imo. ’ Se lakpicked the latter, winning aBeverly Hills shopping spree

complete with limo, personalshopper, Chloe handbag andChristian Louboutin shoes.Selak opted for a cash prizeover the limo and personalshopper.“I’m very happy with thechoice I made,” she said. “Itend to be a very practicalperson – I don’t l ike namebrands. … It’s a fun treat, afun surprise.”S ince the f i lming threemonths ago, Selak said shewas required to keep silentabout be ing on the show.After a press release was sentout earlier this week, she wasallowed to confirm she wason the show but not i f shehad won anything.“It’s been very difficult tokeep quiet,” she said.Selak said people stoppedby her room in Walsh all dayasking whether she won onthe show, but they were leftin suspense until the episodeaired. A group of rectorswatched it with Selak later inthe day and Walsh Hall hadan episode viewing as well.

compose a valedictory addresswhich would be given at theCommencement Ceremony,”Jacobs said. “We then recordthem reading their addressand create an audio fi le ofeach speech.”Jacobs said all five collegeswere represented in the can-didate pool.“This year, we invited threestudents from the Colleges ofArts and Letters, Business,Engineering and Science andone student from the Collegeof Architecture.”Some candidates havedeclined to submit speeches inthe past, Jacobs said. “Not all of the students actu-al ly choose to write anaddress for multiple reasons— among others, the appre-hension to deliver a speech infront of thousands of people atCommencement,” Jacobs said.“Of [this year’s candidates], allchose to actually write a sam-ple address.”After listening to all of thecandidates’ submissions, theselection committee narrowstheir options down to a small-

er group of especially com-pelling addresses.“We then proceed to look atthe résumés and letters ofrecommendation for thesestudents to get to know themas a person,” Jacobs said.“From this, we pick a smallergroup to interview face-to-face.”After these final interviews— and much ant ic ipat ionamongst the interviewees —the valedictorian is selected.The initial candidates arealso given the opportunitycompose an invocation, theopening prayer delivered atthe beginning of theCommencement Ceremony.The candidate chosen to givethe invocation is recognized inaddition to the selected vale-dictorian. “The 4.0 GPA candidates canchoose which address theywould like to write,” Jacobssaid. “Both the valedictorianand the invocation addresserare announced together.”This year, Michelle Maurin,a mathematics major fromHouston, will deliver the invo-cation at Commencement onMay 22.

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Wave of storms causedeadly tornados in South

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A waveof tornado-spawning stormsstrafed the South on Wednesday,splintering buildings acrosshard-hit Alabama and killing atleast 77 people in four states.Some 61 people died inAlabama alone, including 15 inTuscaloosa when a massive tor-nado barreled through the area.Sections of the city that’s hometo the University of Alabamahave been destroyed, the mayorsaid, and the city’s infrastruc-ture was devastated.Farther north, a nuclearpower plant west of Huntsvillelost power and was operating ondiesel generators. In Mississippi,11 deaths were reported, fourpeople were killed in Georgia

and one in Tennessee.In Tuscaloosa, news footageshowed paramedics lifting achild out of a flattened home,with many neighboring build-ings in the city of more than83,000 also reduced to rubble. Ahospital there said its emer-gency room had admitted about100 people, but had treatedsome 400. Charts weren’t evenstarted for many patientsbecause so many people werecoming in at once. By midnight,only staff and patients wereallowed inside.“What we faced today wasmassive damage on a scale wehave not seen in Tuscaloosa inquite some time,” Mayor WalterMaddox told reporters, addingthat he expected his city’s deathtoll to rise.

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“We hate some persons because wedo not know them; and we will notknow them because we hate them.”

Charles Caleb ColtonEnglish cleric and writer

U.S. InterventionismIs it just me or is this “war” in Libya

really dumb? The hawks and the pacifistsare all unhappy with what Obama hasgotten us and our allies into over there. Ithas been weeks and Gaddafi is not onlystill in power, but alsoseems to be winningin a campaign againstNATO-backed rebels.The stupidest thing isthat the Marinescould take Tripoli(Barbary wars,redux?) and haveGaddafi dead or alivein 48 hours if we letthem. If we decide tokill people in thename of freedom, weshould do so deci-sively. Obama hasbeen far from decisive on this conflict, nota good characteristic of an Americanpresident. Every time a new crisis erupts in the

world it makes you think about the greatpower the U.S. holds in creating change.Take Libya as an example. You feel forrebel forces, forced to live under Gaddafi'soppressive rule for years. Coming from arebellious tradition ourselves, it is easy toempathize with those who seek self-deter-mination. But who holds the real cards?Despite the rebels’ relatively impressivemotivation and military capability early inthe conflict, Gadhafi loyalists are usingtheir superior weapons, organization andgreater money supply to pound the oppo-sition into compliance. Not the story bookending we all want. We could finish this war in less than a

week if we really tried, but we are fightingwith both hands tied behind our back, ourfoot in our mouth and our head in thesand. Yet, if we exercise our power to helpthe rebels, we are seen as imperialists andmeddlers. This story can be said for Iran,North Korea, Darfur, Israel, Bosnia, WorldWar II, World War I, Iraq, Afghanistanand all situations that we choose to get

involved with or ignore. Where does theideology of spreading freedom end andthe cost in blood and treasure begin? Throughout human history, the great

world powers end up dictating the politicsof their neighbors because global securityand prosperity is dependent on a stableenvironment. The U.S. has been the bigplayer in the world for the last hundredyears and the lone superpower for the lasttwenty. Trade is necessary for prosperityand inevitably trade leads to investedinterest in the economy and politics of aregion. When a region becomes volatile,you can either leave and forget all theprogress you have made there, or you cantry to fix it. Even in cases where the U.S.doesn’t have direct interest, if our allies ortrading partners can be significantlyaffected, then intervention can be war-ranted for the greater good. There are bigger issues at stake. There

is a school of thought that the U.S. shouldnot only show restraint in internationalintervention, but pull out of all the placeswe are in now and return to an isolationistforeign policy. Essentially we shouldignore the outside world. While this mayimprove our short-term fiscal situation, itis also a pretty shortsighted philosophy.The fact is our ideology and way of life is amodel that can lead to global prosperityand peace. Many countries are poor due to the fact

that they are ruled by greedy and oppres-sive dictators. The system is against thepeople. If we want to make a dent inworld poverty levels, there has to be aninstitutional change that supports freemarket capitalism and democratic govern-ment. Most of the time (pretty much everytime), to get a fundamental change in asociety requires military action. Theindigenous population usually cannot pro-duce the means necessary to complete asuccessful revolution on their own (cough,cough, Libya), so outside help is needed toaccomplish the goal. The fact is that if America doesn’t lead

the way, other countries are too weak and

apathetic to solve the problems that arise.Britain and France, while powerful onpaper, are too small to fully commit theirforces to winning the war in Libya and ini-tiating regime change. Libya isn’t even abig fish. German Nazism would have suc-ceeded in taking over Britain had the U.S.not stepped in. The USSR would have justbullied its way through Europe had theU.S. not had the resolve to halt the mili-taristic advance of authoritarian commu-nism. No one would have attackedAfghanistan for us if we didn’t do it our-selves in the aftermath of 9/11. Yes, America looks out for herself, but

she also aids all free people. Who is goingto stand up to the Soviet Union when theyshut off all the energy resources toEurope? Who is going to stand up toChina when it cracks down on its peopleand manipulates the global economy?Who is going stand up to North Koreawhen it threatens its neighbors? Who willkeep the peace when the forces of dark-ness rattle the cages in the Middle East?America will. We are morally obligated tofight for what is right and to stand forthose that aren’t strong enough to standon their own. Yes it’s a burden, but it is anecessary one if we really believe in thegreatness that free people can achieve. Even if we buy into my argument above,

if we don’t execute it fully we will create abigger mess than when we started: theVietnam War, the Korean War, Bosnia, theBay of Pigs, the Gulf War — the list goeson. America’s greatest mistakes arebased on compromising our moral right-eousness in defending and extending lib-erty. I pray this won’t happen with Libyaor any other country this presidentdecides to bomb. Maybe that Hope andChange will show up eventually ...

Mark Easley is a junior majoring incomputer science. He can be reached [email protected]

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

It was 6 a.m. after two weeks inthe wilderness on an Outward Boundtrip and three days before my 19thbirthday when my parents told me Iwas going to have a little brother. So much for

the empty nest,I guess.At first I did-

n’t believethem. Then Ithought we were adopting. Finally,despite being diagnosed with sec-ondary infertility right after I wasborn, my parents were going to haveanother kid.I tried to wrap my head around the

fact that it was no longer going to bejust my sister and I. 21, 19 and 0.Graduating from college, beginningcollege, being born.No longer would I be the pam-

pered youngest child, but forced toassume the role of neglected, angstymiddle child.After spending the fall semester

planning how to most effectivelygrab attention through rebellion, Icame home for winter break to findmy mother very obviously expecting.This was a completely unsettlingexperience for me, as until this pointI could pretend this was all imagi-nary or an elaborate practical joke.As break progressed, her due datekept moving earlier and earlier.I was presented with the idea that

the munchkin might actually be bornwhile I was home, and I would haveto look the little newcomer in theeye and accept that he was real.January 7 came around and I got a

text from my dad saying that he wastaking my mom to the hospital, thatit was time. I rushed home and stayed up all

night with my sister, getting updateson the progress via texts and rushedphone calls. Finally, a little after thesun came up, William George wasborn.My sister and I drove to the hospi-

tal after a few hours of sleep to meetthe newest member of the family. Iwalked into the room to see my momholding this tiny, sleeping bundleand heard her say, “He looks justlike you,” before shedding tears ofjoy.I spent the rest of the last week of

break playing and coming to termswith my new brother. It still seemedsurreal that I would be telling peo-ple that I have two siblings or that Iwould get to watch him grow up.Over Spring and Easter break, he

just kept getting bigger and moreactive, smiling, laughing and learn-ing to roll over.Having a 3-month-old back home

has really put time in perspective forme: when I’m graduating from col-lege, he’s going to be 3. When I turn30, he’ll be in middle school. I’mstarting to see how much time wehave beyond our four years at NotreDame. I guess we never realize what

we’re missing out on until it comesinto our lives. I think we don’t fully appreciate

things until we encounter them our-selves.Whatever the lesson is, I’m glad to

be related to the first member of theclass of 2033.

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Talking aboutmy generation

Jack Yusko

SportsProduction Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“If there are no stupid questions,then what kind of questions dostupid people ask? Do they get

smart just in time to ask questions?”

Scott AdamsU.S. comic creator and author

America crossed a threshold in 2011. For the first time,according to a CNN/Opinion Research survey, a majority ofus approved of gay marriage. It was a slim majority (51 per-cent), but that number is sure to grow because 60 percent ofthose polled who are under 50 years old said they approve.This should come as no surprise since the number of peo-

ple who are okay with gays getting married has slowly butsurely been increasing. Why? Because the middle ofAmerica is filled with people who are actually fair and openminded. And it is the middle of America that decides howthis country will deal with social issues. The fringes of thiscountry are just that — fringes — and eventually they areoutnumbered.Of course there is more to this slow change in America. It

started when gays who had gone public urged others whowere afraid to do the same. Then something happened.Many of us discovered that it was not that rare to have a gayfamily member or a friend who had a child that was gay or aneighbor who is gay. My two best lifelong friends both havesons who are gay. And, guess what, they are still my bestfriends and their sons are my friends too.

That is why the proposed amendment in the Indiana legis-lature to ban gay marriage, which has language that couldeven ban gay unions, is a ridiculous waste of time. I am notsaying Indiana should become a haven for gay marriage, butbanning it, and possibly gay unions, is nothing but politicalpandering.What are some people afraid of? One of the old horse

arguments is that we must protect the sanctity of marriage.Really? So if two gay people live together down the blockfrom you, is that somehow going to strain your marriage?Anyone who thinks so should really spend more time work-ing on his or her lawn or maybe his or her own marriage.The lowest figure I could find on divorce in America current-ly is 41 percent. So how sanctified is that?Isn’t it time we just let people alone in their own houses

and bedrooms. Live and let live.

Michael CollinsClass of ‘67

South Bend, INApr. 27

Legislation for marriage wastes time

Mark Easley

Elephant in theRoom

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

The first loves of EasterThe names are what first catch my

attention. As we exult in these Easter days(as best we can with finals hovering overus), we immerse ourselves in the Gospelstories of the Resurrection. For all the spir-itual fireworks thatare about to eruptwith the revelation ofJesus’ rising fromthe dead, these well-known stories of ourfaith all begin with simple, single, preciselyidentified names — of a few women.They come, not to get front-row seats for

the fireworks, about which they knownothing, but in fear and love to pack Jesus’dead body with burial spices. The story ofthe Resurrection of Jesus Christ beginswith simple names — people approachinga tomb tentatively, in darkness and fear.The evangelist Mark begins, “When the

Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Marythe mother of James, and Salome broughtspices so that they might anoint him.”Buried within this simple statement of

fact are numerous, profoundly interestingquestions. Given the violent revile withwhich the Jerusalem crowd had killedJesus the day before, at what risk didthese women expose themselves as his fol-lowers by bringing spices that morning?After the gathering of fellowship at theThursday Passover meal, so filled withintimate exchanges of friendship andcamaraderie, where were the 11 remain-ing apostles? With guards alerted that

Jesus’ body might be stolen by his disciplesso as to claim a resurrection, what opposi-tion must these women have faced, surelyfrom armed guards, as they made theirway alone and unarmed to Jesus’ tombthat morning? What courage stirred intheir hearts and moved their feet towardthe tomb, while others ran away in fear?Matthew: “After the Sabbath, as the first

day of the week was dawning, MaryMagdalene and the other Mary came tosee the tomb.” What was it like for twowomen to make their way through thestreets, unaccompanied in the dark hoursof the morning, almost begging to be iden-tified as sympathizers for a publically exe-cuted criminal? Indeed, they would beidentified as sympathizers at best, co-con-spirators more likely. And so, worthy too ofexecution or at least imprisonment andother tactics of intimidation.Luke: “When Jesus’ body was taken

down from the cross, the women who hadcome from Galilee with him followedbehind, and when they had seen the tomband the way in which his body was laid init, they returned and prepared spices andperfumed oils — Mary Magdalene, Joannaand Mary the mother of James.” Luke saysthey followed Jesus’ expired body from thetime it was taken down from the cross,directly to his burial place. Momentsbefore, authorities and the crowd tauntedJesus, daring him to fulfill his claims thathe was the Son of God by coming downfrom the cross. Perhaps it is not hard to

imagine what this same crowd asked ofthese women in the minutes after Jesusrefused to come down, on their way tobury their failed Messiah. Luke does notrecord the taunts and curses that surelywere thrown their way, like stones at a dis-covered adulteress. Luke, however, is clearabout one detail: they followed, to seewhere their friend — failed Messiahthough he may have been — was to beburied, that they might return and takecare of him.These are the beginnings of each of the

Resurrection stories. Love. Human love.Love for a friend. Unconditional love, for— as far as they knew — their beloved’smission had utterly failed. Yet, at least forthese disciples, they were not following anabstract mission. They were following aperson, a person whom they loved andwho had revealed Love to them. And sothey kept following, with no apparent hesi-tation to face jeering crowds, armedguards, dark streets, the tomb of a publi-cally humiliated criminal.The heart of the Resurrection is the love

of God for his Son Jesus, and throughJesus, for all of us. It is a love that isrevealed on this Easter morning to be thestrongest force in the universe — strongereven than the most inescapable power weknow, the power of death. TheResurrection is, ultimately, about the loveof God.But isn’t it noteworthy that the stories of

the Resurrection all begin with human

love? To whom would the Resurrectionhave been revealed, if no one had lovedenough to go to the tomb? To make theintimidating, failure-confirming, dark jour-ney to the grave? He loved us — yes, thiswould be confirmed in the fireworks thatawaited at the rolled-away stone. This,surely, is our salvation. And yet, somethingelse important, perhaps essential, isrevealed to us at the Resurrection throughthese women who approach the tomb.We love him.Not an abstract love. A love for a real

person we have come to know and believein. Who has stared into our eyes andenkindled our hearts. Who has engen-dered in us … love.John: “Mary of Magdala stayed outside

the tomb weeping. And as she wept, shebent over into the tomb.” Who bends overinto death? One in whom the love for theperson of Christ has been deeply planted,and who has the freedom and courage tolet it direct one’s actions. It is from thisreality — that we love him — that theglory of the Resurrection rushes upon usand renews the face of the earth.

This week’s Faithpoint is written by Fr.Lou DelFra, CSC of Campus Ministry BibleStudies and ACE chaplain. He can bereached at [email protected]

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Fr. Lou DelFra

Faithpoint

As a Mets fan since my birth in 1991 in Bergen County,N.J., I’m quite familiar with their routine futility. I findmyself in agreement with Laura Coletti's remark that Mets-fanhood is a metaphor for life — with a minor rephrasing.Rooting for the Mets, I’ve noticed, is just like life. Althoughat times it can be promising and inspiring, in reality it ishopeless. No matter how many times you win, you will ulti-mately lose. And the world will laugh at your feeble, mean-ingless attempts.

Arthur KostendtsophomoreDillon Hall

Apr. 27

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hopelessly devotedI completely agree with Ms. Lujan’s April 27

letter (“A different way to be Latino”) whereshe says, “Our identity is marred by placingourselves in an exclusive, single-mindedgroup.”Although I was born in Dallas, Texas, my

mother and father grew up in El Salvador andArgentina, respectively. We spoke Spanish athome, and I only learned English when I start-ed preschool. We often visited family in ElSalvador, Costa Rica and Argentina. We movedto South Florida when I was six years old andmost of our family friends there are fromVenezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and more.Latin American culture has permeated almostevery aspect of my life, from language to foodto holidays to prayer.And yet, I spoke English at school, read

books in English, watched American TV andread American magazines. While I felt com-pletely comfortable with my Latin Americanfamily, I always felt isolated from the Latinokids I grew up around, most of whom wereborn in their country of origin. From the waythey treated me, it felt as though I was never“Latino enough” for them, that they saw me as“too Americanized.” On the other hand, Ialways felt more comfortable with myAmerican classmates, who thought it was“really cool” that I spoke Spanish and werealways very interested in my background.But why was there such a divide between the

two camps? As Ms. Lujan stated, “We shouldhave a more utilitarian and progressiveapproach to being Latino that does not createbarriers with those around us or view them ashostile buffoons we need to fight.” I do notoppose Latino student groups in any way; infact, I applaud the initiative to keep the differ-ent aspects of Latin American culture alive inthe United States. However, this should notlead to an “us versus them” approach. We

must all recognize that all cultures are impor-tant, and that preserving our own should notlead to shutting out others who are differentfrom us.As Ms. Lujan also stated, groups like MEChA

are not the only way to share our culture.When I arrived at Notre Dame in 2006, I hadno idea who my friends would be. Four yearslater, I left Notre Dame with a B.A. in Englishand friends with a myriad of backgrounds. Itaught my roommate phrases in Spanish andshe taught us Irish drinking songs. MyUkrainian-American friend shared stories ofUkie school, camps, balls and weddings, allentrenched in their own unique culture. I metup with a friend for pizza while we were bothvisiting family in Costa Rica. My Vietnamesefriends introduced me to pho before it everarrived at North Dining Hall. We went to theHawaii Club Lu'au every year to support mul-tiple friends during their performances.Situations like these and more not only mademe appreciate the cultures of my friends, butalso to appreciate my own as I, in turn, sharedit with them.My experience is only one perspective. I

know that not all Latino kids are like the onesI grew up around, and I am sure that my expe-rience does not mirror that of all Latino stu-dents at Notre Dame. However, I believe thatisolation is never the answer, and that respectwill come where respect is given. Isn't thepoint of diversity to expose ourselves to peopledifferent from us, allowing for a mutual shar-ing of cultures? If we, as Latinos, open our-selves to others, we cannot say we will neverreceive openness in return.

Michelle RomeuClass of 2010Arlington, VA

Apr. 27

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PEMCo RevueWhere: Washington HallWhen: 7:30 p.m.How Much: $3

The student-run musical theatercompany is putting on their Revuethis year, called “Bring Me aDream...” The show will feature tal-ented performers from PEMco’s pastplays and the night promises spec-tacular performances. All proceedsfrom the event go to Hannah andFriends, a nonprofit organization forchildren and young adults affectedby autism.

Keenan Hall’s Muddy SundayWhere: Holy Cross FieldsWhen: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.How Much: $8 per team mem-

ber, online registration

Find your inner child this weekendat Keenan Hall’s signature event,Muddy Sunday. Sign up with seven ofyour friends to play volleyball in themud to support the Notre DameChapter of Habitat for Humanity.The messy event takes placebetween the lakes, and though youmay leave in need of a shower, youwill not leave in need of a good time.

AugustanaWhere: LegendsWhen: 10 p.m.How Much: Free with

ND/SMC/HCC ID

SUB is bringing the band bestknown for its popular song “Boston”to Legends for their last concert ofthe year. Although most only knowAugustana for their 2005 hit, theband just released their fourthalbum, “Augustana.” Their concertwill no doubt showcase their beauti-ful voices and thoughtful, captivatingmusic.

Battle of the BandsWhere: LegendsWhen: 9 p.m. to midnightHow Much: Free with

ND/SMC/HCC ID

An impressive ten band lineupsquares off this year in the 2011Battle of the Bands. The bands havebeen practicing all year — someeven performing at Legendsthroughout the semester — to pre-pare for this event. Follow the guitarriffs and original songs to this uniqueevent and hear some great localbands.

An era will end this Thursday when Michael Scott(Steve Carell) leaves “The Office.” Always an incredi-ble motivator, hard worker and leader, Michael taughthis dedicated fans not only how to be the world’s bestboss, but also practical lessons in management thatour top ranked business program could add to its syl-labus. Here’s a brief rundown of Michael Scott’s TopTen Keys to Success in Business.

By ANKUR CHAWLAScene Writer

10. “You have to play to win, but youhave to win to play” Michael Scott after attending a Tony

Robbins lecture … well actually a lectureabout buying his tapes.

9. Celebrate everythingIt’s important to boost morale with sur-

prises and parties, especially when thedevil from HR is leaving forever.

8. An office is a familyMichael genuinely loved all of his work-

ers, sometimes too much. In his 9,876,000minutes at Dunder Mifflin, he unified hisworkers in marriage, on the basketballcourt and elsewhere.

7. Safety First Don’t start a fire with your cheesy-pita.

6. Control the story before the storyowns you Otherwise the Scranton Times gets its

hands on it, then Newsweek and YouTube.

5. Don’t be an idiot Looking at you, Dwight.

4. “Adapt, react, readapt, act” On going outside after the fire alarm

goes off

3. “Don’t ever, for any reason, doanything to anyone, for any reason,ever no matter what, no matterwhere or who or who you are with, orwhere you are going, or where you’vebeen … Ever for any reason what-so-ever.” Michael Scott, explaining to CFO David

Wallace why his branch is succeedingwhile the rest of the company is goingbankrupt.

2. The Bob Hope FactorA solid sense of humor is key to being a

good leader.

…and I will give the rest to you afterlunch!

Contact Ankur Chawla at [email protected]

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It’s true. Love really does conquer all. It is taking MichaelScott (Steve Carell), Scranton regional manager of DunderMifflin, Inc. Paper Company, a Division of Sabre, and self-pro-claimed “World’s Best Boss,” away from the employees heloves to Colorado. To his match made in twerp heaven.Though unexpected, Holly Flax

(Amy Ryan) completes Michael inways no one expected. Michael’schildish — and at times annoying —humor has captivated audiences andkept them in stitches. But it has alsohindered Michael’s search for love.That is, until Holly came along. Anddespite our joy at seeing him finallyhead over heels in love, his depar-ture leaves a question burning in ourhearts — how will this change “TheOffice?”Honestly, I am not sure if the

beloved TV show can stay afloat orremain as popular after Michael departs. While Steve Carelldid not carry the show alone by any means, he characterizedit. Other cast members depended on him for many of theirlaughs or defined their character based on their role inMichael’s life. While Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) can suck up toanyone, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) is Michael’s perfect puppy dog.His personality would clash with many others.Also, though I hate to admit it, Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam

(Jenna Fischer) just aren’t as funny and cute married as theywere when they were dancing around each other. It’s almostas if the show lost something at their wedding, though it wasthe right move for their relationship. It was downrightadorable, no question. But a dynamic has changed.I guess that is my biggest fear with Michael leaving. I am ter-

rified that more dynamics are going to change. I was ecstaticwhen Andy and Angela (Angela Kinsey) broke up — Andycould do so much better. I weathered the buyout by Sabre —Gabe (Zach Woods) holds a special place in my heart now. Icheered when Darryl (Craig Robinson) moved out of the ware-house — though I still am not really sure what exactly he does.But I can’t see Will Ferrell entering the cast. And I can’t seeanyone replacing Michael. Not without “The Office” changingdrastically.I have devoted the past seven years to falling in love — and

sometimes out of love — with “The Office” and its quirky char-acters. I tuned in every Thursday to see what new adventuresthey got themselves into. And I will probably continue to watchafter Michael leaves, if only because it is such a large part ofmy life. But, after tonight, “The Office” won’t be the show I careso much about. It will be different — almost a spin-off, butunder the same name.So when I tune in tonight for the special 50-minute goodbye

episode, I’ll be saying goodbye to more than just Michael andHolly. I’ll be saying goodbye to Thursday night between 9 and9:30 p.m. as I have known it. Maybe “The Office” post-Michaelwill be better. Maybe it will be worse. But it definitely will notbe the same.And my vote for Michael’s replacement? Darryl, hands down.

I may not know what he does in his office, but then again Inever fully understood what Michael did, other than pullpranks and plan parties. Darryl would be a great fit and hebrings a big enough personality to the table that he could chal-lenge his employees in a humorous way. If only NBC had askedme.

The views expressed in this column are those of the authorand not necessarily those of The Observer.

Contact Mary Claire O’Donnell at [email protected]

Mary ClaireO’Donnell

Interim SceneEditor

As Steve Carell finishes his tenure as beloved boss Michael Scott, fans of “TheOffice” are forced to cope with a future in which the title “Regional Manager”will no longer apply to the most comical man in the Dunder Mifflin family. “TheOffice” is nothing short of a family and with Michael Scott leaving, there willsurely be many tears as viewers recall the laughs they’ve had over the pastseven years. Here’s a look at Michael Scott’s best moments.

By COURTNEY COXAssociate Scene Editor

Contact Courtney Cox at [email protected]

Michael Scott is without questio

n a hopeless

romantic. When he meets Katy in the episode enti-

tled “Hot Girl,” he is immediately enamored and

offers her a ride home, which he hopes w

ill turn into

going out for coffee, then din

ner, etc. It is in this

episode that we discover the depth of Michael Scott’s

sad life. As Michael cleans out his car with the help

of Ryan the temp, the contents

of his Sebring indi-

cate how truly lonely he must be. He has

multiple

Filet-O-Fish containers, a bo

ttle of “Blue Blast”

power drink and Rite-Aid “Night S

wept,” which he

claims is a perfect Drakkar Noir smell-alike.

Season seven

has been fu

ll of great

Michael Scott

moments, but the

re is

none more spe

cial than his

proposal to

Holly Flax. It

is so typical o

f Michael to

attempt something

grand, only f

or it to

fail miserably. This

, however, was not

one of those

times. He was incredibly

sweet in guiding

Holly around

the office

recalling some of their

greatest

moments, only to

finish their t

our at

Holly’s desk s

urrounded by

hundreds of

candles and

a touching p

roposition of

marriage.

Michael allows his staff to roasthim, but it turns out he is not ascapable of handling criticism ashe originally thought. Thisprompts him to enter intodepression only to re-enter theoffice and attempt to insulteveryone who offended him. It isthe moment that “Boom.Roasted.” entered irreversiblyinto the cultural lexicon.

In the lead up to Phyllis’ weddingto Bob Vance, Michael plans a bache-lor party in the warehouse. The partylasts a whopping 45 minutes andconsists of steaks grilled on the verysame grill that burnt Michael’s foot ayear earlier, along with an exoticdancer who is forced to answer callsin the office. For the women’s bache-lorette party he orders a BenFranklin impersonator as the enter-tainment.

In Season two, Michael un

dergoes a very ser

ious injury. He burns

his foot on a Geor

ge Foreman Grill.

He prefers to wake up to

the

smell of bacon, so eve

ry morning he wakes up,

plugs in his grill, sl

aps

some bacon on it and r

eturns to his sleep

, only to wake again

when

the scent reaches h

is nose. This partic

ular morning, however, his r

itu-

al did not go so sm

oothly. In order to

speed his healing h

e asks Pam to

rub Country Crock

butter on his foot,

attempts to have Ryan he

lp him

out of the restroom

and requests inter

esting foods like ca

nned yams.

MLB

Phillies’ bats wake up and avoid sweep by Diamondbacks

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PHOENIX — Philadelphia hadthe pitching, not the hitting inthe opener. Second game, theyhad hitting, no pitching.Facing their first sweep in

the desert in nearly four years,the Phillies got the hitting andthe pitching to inch closertoward their winningest open-ing month ever.Cole Hamels pitched seven

solid innings after beingpadded to an early lead andthe Phillies kept swinging ontheir way to an 8-4 win overthe Arizona Diamondbacks onWednesday.“Anytime you hit, you feel

good about yourself,” Philliesmanager Charlie Manuel said.Philadelphia didn’t do it in

the opener, shut out to spoilCliff Lee’s solid start. ThePhillies banged out five runsthe second game, but still lostbecause Roy Oswalt wasn’tquite right.In the series finale, Jimmy

Rollins keyed a big first inningwith an RBI double and BenFrancisco knocked in two morewith another double. Rollinslater hit a two-run homer, andShane Victorino and RyanHoward also hit solo shots.Placido Polanco continued his

torrid start to the season, get-ting four of Philadelphia’s 12hits and scoring three runs toextend his hitting streak to

eight games.That was more than enough

for Hamels (3-1), who pitchedthe Phillies to their 16th win inApril, one short of the teamrecord set in 1993.“Coming away with a win for

us today was good, just for thefact that we came out of thegate quick,” Hamels said.Hamels and the hard-hitting

Phil l ies never gave theDiamondbacks much of achance at the sweep.Philadelphia roughed up

starter Joe Saunders (0-3)early and tagged Arizona’sbullpen, providing enoughcushion to absorb ChrisYoung’s two-run homer in thesixth inning off Hamels andsolo shot off Antonio Bastardoin the eighth that cutPhiladelphia’s lead to 7-4.Howard pushed the lead back

to four with a towering leadoffhomer in the ninth to centerfield off J.J. Putz.“You are not going to pitch

good in every game,” Arizonamanager Kirk Gibson said.“Give them some credit. Theyput some good swings on usand hit good pitches as well.We kept f ighting and hadopportunities, but they shut usdown when it counted.”Philadelphia came into the

series on a five-game winningstreak and looked to extend itwith Lee and Oswalt lined upto face the struggling

Diamondbacks.Those two couldn’t get it

done, leaving it up to Hamelsto avoid the sweep.The left-hander wasn’t quite

as dominant as his shutoutagainst the Mets on Friday, butwas good enough against theDiamondbacks.Hamels gave up an RBI dou-

ble to Melvin Mora after aleadoff walk in the secondinning, then retired the next 10batters before pinch hitterJuan Miranda led off the sixthwith a triple. Young hit thenext pitch out to left for a two-run homer, cuttingPhiladelphia’s lead to 6-3.Hamels came back out to fin-

ish off the seventh after allow-ing three runs on four hits,picking up the win Philadelphiahoped to get from Lee andOswalt.“I don’t necessarily think it

was a pick up,” said Hamels,who threw 100 pitches for thefourth straight start. “You’renot going to have good gamesall the time, but just knowingthese are some of the bestpitchers in the game and youhave to go out and pick upyour end of the bargain.”The Diamondbacks won the

series’ first two games behindsolid outings from Ian Kennedyand Daniel Hudson, and werehoping for another fromSaunders, who allowed a runon two hits in six innings of a

no-decision against the Mets onFriday.They didn’t get it.Hit hard almost from his first

pitch, Saunders gave up threestraight hits to open the gameand three runs in the inning,on a run-scoring double byRollins and Francisco’s two-run, ground-rule double.Victorino hit a two-out solo

homer in the second andRollins lifted his first homer toleft off Saunders in the fifth, atwo-run shot that put the

Phillies up 6-1.Saunders lasted 5 2-3

innings, giving up six runs on10 hits.“You have to keep your head

up, turn the page and getready for next time because Idon’t think I am pitching thatbad,” said Saunders, who haslost his last four decisions, dat-ing to last season. “It is just theresults aren’t there yet. I amgoing to go home, sacrifice alive chicken and turn this thingaround.”

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Smart out after one year as Warriors head coachOAKLAND, Calif. — This was

one shot Keith Smart couldn’tmake.Maybe nobody could.The Golden State Warriors part-

ed ways with their head coachWednesday, the first major falloutthis offseason from a new owner-ship group that has promisedsweeping changes to the perenni-al underachieving franchise.Smart, the Indiana guard best

known for hitting “The Shot”against Syracuse that won theHoosiers the 1987 NCAA title,spent seven years as an assistantwith Golden State before hereplaced Don Nelson just beforetraining camp. The Warriors went36-46 under Smart, a 10-gameimprovement from the previousseason but clearly not enough toappease owners Joe Lacob and

Peter Guber.Only a rare playoff appearance

was likely to save Smart’s job.“I wouldn’t say it was impossi-

ble,” Warriors general managerLarry Riley said of Smart’s chal-lenge. “But it was difficult. We allknow that.”The new brass managed to

hastily put Smart in place evenbefore the NBA officially approvedthe sale of the Warriors last yearfor a record $450 million fromlongtime owner Chris Cohan.Smart was only given a one-yearcontract with a team option fornext season, and he was oftenlabeled a fill-in candidate chargedwith overseeing the transition.The coach met with Lacob and

the basketball operations staff inthe morning and was told hewouldn’t be retained.“It’s a very complex decision

and not an easy thing to do. No

one likes to make changes thataffect someone’s life,” Lacob saida few hours later, speaking beforethe unveiling of a refurbishedcourt bearing his name at HaightElementary School in nearbyAlameda. “It’s something we feltthat we really had to do. We reallywant to strive to be a great teamand we felt that we could improveourselves.”The new owners have vowed to

restore the franchise to past glorywith splashy signings and playoffperformances. The Warriors havemade the postseason just oncesince 1994; yet fans in the basket-ball-crazy Bay Area remain someof the most loyal and vocal in amarket saturated with sportsteams.Golden State already had decid-

ed to keep Riley as GM. The teamalso hired longtime NBA agentBob Myers a few weeks ago to be

the assistant general managerand Riley’s eventual successor.The new coach will decidewhether to keep the assistants onstaff.Lacob said Riley and his staff

will make the choice on a newcoach, with his input. While Lacobwould prefer someone with previ-ous NBA head coaching experi-ence, that won’t be a require-ment. He declined to say whetherthe Warriors are interested in for-mer Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloanor NBA analyst and formerKnicks and Rockets coach JeffVan Gundy — two names whohave surfaced already.Others sure to receive attention

include former ClevelandCavaliers coach Mike Brown andLawrence Frank, the one-timeNew Jersey Nets coach who’s nowthe top assistant with the BostonCeltics — where Lacob previously

held a small stake in the team.Lacob would like to move swift-

ly in finding a new coach andacknowledged the front office hasa short list of potential candidates.“We’re going to look for some-

one with, certainly, experience,someone with a lot of great abilityto relate to players,” Lacob said.“We’re going to look at a numberof people and try to make the bestchoice we can to be the best wecan.”Smart had little time to deliver

them a winner.He declared from the moment

he began that he would put hisown stamp on the bench no mat-ter how long his tenure lasted. Hewalked around the locker roombefore training camp asking for ahandshake from each player, sig-naling a pact that they wouldallow Smart to coach them and beinvolved in their lives.

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Philadelphia Phillies' shortstop Jimmy Rollins crosses home plateafter a two-run home run in Wednesday’s win over Arizona.

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun,Prince Fielder and CaseyMcGehee have all gotten off tosizzling starts for the Brewers.All three went quiet againstAroldis Chapman and theReds.The middle of Milwaukee’s

order finished 0 for 12 and aceYovani Gallardo gave up sixruns in the Brewers’ 7-6 loss in10 innings to Cincinnati onWednesday.“It’s just the way it is. Our

swings were good. That’s base-ball, unfortunately. You can’taverage four hits a game,”Fielder said. “It’s not basket-ball. It’s not going to be a highscoring percentage every day.”Drew Stubbs hit a solo homer

in the 10th inning off SergioMitre (0-1) that was the differ-ence after Milwaukee had ral-lied to tie from deficits of 4-0and 6-4.“Baseball is crazy. Like

today, we lost the game by onerun. The big guys today in thelineup didn’t do too good,” cen-ter fielder Carlos Gomez said.The Brewers would’ve set-

tled for one timely hit in theeighth when Chapman (2-0)got out of a bases-loaded jamusing 101 mph fastballs.After Chapman hit Rickie

Weeks to load the bases, hestruck out Gomez and forcedBraun to weakly ground out ona 101 mph offering.“It’s tough. You just know

you put it in play and anythingcan happen. Obviously that’swhy they brought him inbecause they needed strikeoutsat the time,” Brewers managerRon Roenicke said. “Once hehit Rickie, I felt pretty good.

And then all of a sudden hewas throwing strikes.”Francisco Cordero pitched a

perfect 10th for his fourth savein as many chances.After throwing a two-hitter

in a 1-0 win over Atlanta onApril 5, Gallardo has given upat least four runs in his lastfour starts as his ERA has bal-looned from 1.20 to 5.69.He gave up three straight

hits to start the game and JoeyVotto hit a 3-1 fastball over theBrewers’ bullpen in left-centerfield to make it 3-0. PaulJanish’s sacrifice fly made it 4-0.“I feel fine. I think it’s just a

matter of finding a rhythm Iguess. I felt a lot better as thegame went on,” Gallardo said.“I just got to keep moving for-ward. I know you guys keep

hearing the same thing fromme but I can’t go back andchance anything.Gomez’s two-run single in

the third, Lucroy’s grounder inthe fourth and a throwingerror by Janish, the shortstop,allowed a run tied it.Braun set a franchise record

for reaching base safely in con-secutive games to start a sea-son at 24 when he was hit by apitch in the fifth to top RobinYount’s mark that stood 28years, but both Braun andMcGehee saw 11-game hittingstreaks snapped.“They took good at-bats, but

no results,” Gomez said.“Sometimes you feel good, youdo good and you don’t get anyresults. Sometimes you feelworse and you get a lot of basehits.”

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Reds first baseman Joey Votto connects on a three-run home run inthe first inning of Cincinnati’s 7-6 win over Milwaukee Wednesday.

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MIAMI — Not easy. But over.For the first time since 2006,

the Miami Heat have won aplayoff series — and, finally,can start thinking in earnestabout another showdown withthe Boston Celtics.Dwyane Wade scored 26

points, Chris Bosh added 22points and 11 rebounds, andthe Heat advanced to theEastern Conference semifinalsby topping Philadelphia 97-91on Wednesday night and oust-ing the 76ers in five games.Mario Chalmers scored 20

points off the bench andLeBron James finished with 16points, 10 rebounds and eightassists for Miami. Joel Anthonymade a pair of free throwswith 16.8 seconds left for theHeat, who will face Bostonstarting Sunday afternoon inMiami.It’s the first series win for

the Heat since the 2006 NBAfinals.

“We’re going to be ready,”Wade said. “Phil ly got usready.”Andre Iguodala and Elton

Brand each scored 22 pointsfor Philadelphia, which got 13from Thaddeus Young, 12 fromJodie Meeks and 10 from JrueHoliday.And like four of the other

five games in this series, itwasn’t easy for the Heat, whosaw a double-digit lead cut toone in the final minute beforehanging on to advance.Philadelphia had a chance to

tie with 1:10 left, but EvanTurner’s baseline jumperbounced off the rim and Jamesgrabbed his 10th rebound —marking the first time the Heathad three double-digitrebounders in the same playoffgame since the title-clinchingGame 6 of the 2006 NBA finalsat Dallas.Wade made a 3-pointer with

8:34 left, pumped his fist onhis way up the sideline, andMiami was up 81-71. He


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Miami’s LeBron James and Mario Chalmers defend Philadelphia’sLou Williams during the Heat’s 97-91 win Wednesday.

crossed Iguodala over twicefor baskets later in the period,each of those giving the Heateight-point leads.Philadelphia simply would

not go away. The Sixers gotwithin two on three occasionsand — helped by a technicalfoul assessed by Steve Javieagainst Wade with 51 secondsleft, cut Miami’s lead to onepoint at 90-89 and again at92-91.Anthony swished a pair of

free throws with 16.8 secondsleft, restoring the three-pointedge. Iguodala missed onPhiladelphia’s next possession,and Miami finally escaped.“We fought to the finish,”

Philadelphia coach DougCollins said, “as we said wewere going to do.”Wade capped it with a dunk

with a half-second left , aswhite seat covers got tossedaround the arena triumphant-ly by the sellout crowd. Collinsand Heat coach Erik Spoelstrashared a warm handshakemoments later, most of the tworosters exchanged quick hugs,and then Miami retreated backto its locker room for whatwas surely a quick celebra-tion.After all, Boston awaits.“Looking forward to it ,”

James said.Collins said “it’ll be interest-

ing” to see what Spoelstradoes in the next round when itcomes to Miami’s lineup. MikeBibby and Zydrunas Ilgauskasonly played 4:27 apiece,benched the rest of the wayafter another slow start, andChalmers and Anthony startedthe second half.Collins also acknowledged

being emotional inPhiladelphia’s postgame lockerroom.“I’ve enjoyed the ride all

year,” said Collins, who insist-ed he plans to return if theSixers want him.James created a bit of a stir

before the game — by, of allthings, quoting rapper Jay-Z.Asked after Miami’s morning

shootaround practice aboutthe need to finish Philadelphiaoff on Wednesday to al lowtime to finally start preparingfor Boston, James said theHeat were focusing on, “justfinishing our breakfast,” thelyric Jay-Z used.Collins shrugged it off as “an

analogy.” But some Sixersseemed to take offense at thecomment — Lou Williams wasgiving teammates variousbreakfast-item nicknamesbefore the game, saying somewere fruit salad, others flap-jacks.Maybe it was no coincidence

that James was nearly held toanother breakfast food — abagel, otherwise known as 0points — in the first half. Hehad only three points at inter-mission, matching his playoffcareer low, and the stage wasset for another down-to-the-wire night.Much of Miami’s emphasis

on Tuesday and before thegame Wednesday was onstarting more quickly. Still, forthe fourth time in five games,Philadelphia had Miami in adouble-digit hole in the open-ing quarter.The Sixers made nine of

their first 11 shots, runningout to leads of 16-5 and 20-10— before, as was the casethroughout the series, the firstsubstitutions for Miami startedpaying dividends.

mat chups f o r t h e weekrained out, the Bel les areready t o ge t back on thefield to face Hope (22-11-1,9-1 MIAA) this af ternoon.The matchup against Hope,which was originally sched-

uled for April19 , ha s beenpo s t poned atotal of threet imes leadingup to today. The Sa i n t

Mary’s playerswere t h o r -ough l y f r u s -t ra ted by them u l t i p l ede l a y s anda re e age r t or e t ake t h ef i e l d ,B o j o r q u e zsaid.

“At this point, we would-n't care if we had to play inthe rain,” she said. “Rainor shine, we want to be onou r f i e l d p l a y i ng ou rgame.”I n add i t i on t o t h e s t i l l

un s chedu l ed ma t chupa g a i n s tA l b i on , t h eBe l l e s ha vet he i r s en i o rday gameagainst Ol ivetand an awaygame at Calvinon the sched-ule after theyf a c e Hope .Current ly s i t -t i n g a t s i x t hp l a c e i n t h eMIAA s t and -i ng s , t h e

Belles will have to performespecially well against con-ference foes Hope , O l ive tand A lb i on t o keep the i rpostseason hopes alive.Weather permit t ing , the

f irs t p i tch wi l l be thrownagainst Hope at 3:30 p.m.at the Saint Mary’s softballfields.

The Belles were forced tocancel a scheduled double-heade r on ce a ga i nW e d n e s d a ydue t oi n c l e m e n tweather, th ist ime aga i n s tc o n f e r e n c eo p p o n e n tAlbion. Bad weather

ha s houndedSa i n t Mar y ’s( 14 -11 , 3 - 5MIAA) all sea-s on , l e ad i ngt o two c an -celled double-heade r s andthe postpone-men t o f s e v e ra l o t h e rgames . The mos t r e c en tra inou t l e f t Sa in t Mary ’sand A l b i on ( 16 -14 , 6 - 6MIAA) w i th a con fe rencema t chup t o r e s chedu l ebe f o re t he M IAA t ourna -ment, which begins May 5.The Be l l e shave on l yp l a y ed onedoubleheaderin the last 16days , dur ingwhich stretchgames havebeen po s t -poned a totalof f ive t imes.Even t ak i ngin t o a c coun tthe perennialbad wea the rof the region,this season has been espe-cially impeded by postpone-ments.“We are always prepared

for rainouts and resched-uled games but the amountwe have had this season byfar exceeds any of my pre-vious seasons,” senior out-f i e l der Hay l ey Bo jo rquezsaid. A f t e r hav i ng t h e i r

Tue sday and Wedne sday

Notre Dame’s non-conferencehome game against Butler sched-uled for Wednesday evening waspostponed due to a heavy rain-storm that set off a flash floodadvisory in the area.The announcement to postpone

Notre Dame’s 5:35 p.m. contestagainst the Bulldogs (15-19, 4-8Horizon) came Wednesday after-noon after the storm flooded the

field and conditions were deemedunsuitable to play in. The gamewill be rescheduled.The rainout is the fifth postpone-

ment of the year due to darknessor weather for the Irish (14-20-1,5-9 Big East). Their March 22home opener against Oakland waspostponed, as was their Saturdayseries finale in New York againstSt. John’s, leading to an eight-daygap between games.The Irish last played in a dou-

bleheader April 21 against theRed Storm, 21-13 and 10-4, NotreDame dropped both games,including a loss highlighted by a15-strikeout shutout from RedStorm sophomore right-handerKyle Hansen.The Irish will return to action

and host Big East foe Seton Hallthis weekend for a three-gameseries starting Friday at 6:35 p.m.and concluding Sunday at 11:05a.m. at Frank Eck Stadium.

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Belles cancel pair ofgames against AlbionBy JOSEPH MONARDOSports Writer

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“We are always prepared for rainouts

and rescheduledgames but the amount

we have had this season by far exceeds

any of my previousseasons.”

Hayley Bojorquezsenior outfielder

“At this point, wewouldn't care if wehad to play in the

rain. Rain or shine, wewant to be on our field

playing our game.”

Hayley Bojorquezsenior outfielder

would get a no-hitter my first yearout,” Winter said. “I really hadonly planned on doing my jobwhen I was needed and doing thatto the best of my abilities. I knewthat I had the chance to be suc-cessful because I have such astrong team to support me andthey helped out a lot today.”All season Winter has proved

herself a tremendous addition toNotre Dame’s already accom-plished pitching staff. “It is rare for a freshman to

come in and have such an impactpitching,” senior catcher Lex Claysaid. “Most go through a learningcurve their freshman year andthen are more seasoned for biggame pitching, but Laura is hold-ing her own. She has a lot ofmovement, a lot of pitches, andgreat composure.”Winter’s no-hitter was particu-

larly timely against the Bulls (32-17, 12-3 Big East), as Winter andthe Irish faced off with another topnotch freshman in USF’s Nevins,who owns a 0.31 conference ERA.But Nevins’ impressive record wasnot a concern for the Irish fresh-man on the opposite mound.“I really don't worry about who

is out on the mound for the otherteams,” Winter said. “I just alwaysstrive to be the pitcher that gameto come out on top.”Though Nevins retired 12 bat-

ters in the first four innings ofgame one, Winter fired back,punching out nine Bulls as 51 ofher 77 pitches went for strikes.Thanks to Winter, the only offensethe Irish needed to claim the 1-0victory in the opener was a two-out double by senior Erin Marrone

to score freshman pinch runnerMonica Torres in the fifth inning.The loss christened Nevins withher first earned run in 46.0innings, along with her first BigEast loss.In game two Notre Dame (35-8,

11-1) kicked its offense into gearas Clay got the ball rolling with aquick first inning single. “The second game, they started

their ace [Nevins] again, and wehit her much better the secondgame,” Clay said. “We had a lotmore hits from a lot of places inthe lineup.”While sophomore hurler

Brittany O’Donnell took a no-hitterinto the sixth inning of the secondgame, the Irish offense found itslegs in juniors Dani Miller andAlexa Maldonado and seniorsBrianna Jorgensborg, SadiePitzenberger and Marrone, all ofwhom contributed hits in the 5-0victory. Notre Dame displayed whyit owns the best batting average inthe Big East at .375 as five differ-ent players accounted for theteam’s five runs. The 12-hit effortmarks the seventh time NotreDame has accumulated double-digit hit totals in 11 league games.Winter said the team is feeling

confident as the post-season drawscloser.“I have always had confidence

that the team would be strong inthe post season but like everyteam, there are nerves that comewith it,” Winter said. “The teamthat can take those nerves andturn them into a positive when thetime comes will always prevail.”The Irish now return to South

Bend for a six-game home standthat kicks off Friday against St.John’s.


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NHL

Lightning beat PenguinsPITTSBURGH — Dwayne

Roloson made 36 saves for hissecond NHL playoff shutout,Sean Bergenheim scored, andthe Tampa Bay Lightning com-pleted a big series comeback andeliminated the PittsburghPenguins with a 1-0 win in Game7 on Wednesday night.Roloson became the second

goalie to go 6-0 in eliminationgames. He allowed only fourgoals in winning the final threegames as Tampa Bay erased a 3-1 series deficit. That matched hisfeat in 2003 when he led theMinnesota Wild to a comebackagainst the Vancouver Canucksin the second round.The No. 5 seed Lightning will

now face the top-seededWashington Capitals in theEastern Conference semifinals.The Penguins lost their second

consecutive Game 7 and fell to 2-6 in such deciding games athome.Bergenheim’s goal 5:41 into

the second period was his thirdin the final four games of theseries. Tampa Bay hadn’tadvanced in the playoffs sincewinning the Stanley Cup in 2004.Despite a 36-23 edge in shots,

the Sidney Crosby-less Penguinslost three consecutive games forthe first time since Dec. 27,2009-Jan. 3, 2010 — a span of141 games.Playing their first Game 7 on

the road, the Lightning were the

first this year to win a seriesafter trailing 3-1. Tampa Bay is3-0 in Game 7s.The Lightning killed a slashing

penalty given to Nate Thompsonwith 1:33 left that gave thePenguins a 6-on-4 skatingadvantage after goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was pulled.That was the fifth unsuccessful

power play of the game forPittsburgh, which was 1-for-35for the series and had no power-play goals in 25 chances at

home.After the Penguins took 17 of

the first 24 shots, Bergenheimscored on a familiar play set upby a blind backhand pass byDominic Moore. Moore skatedbehind the net toward the left-wing side and got the puck toBergenheim, who was standingalone below the right circle.Fleury hadn’t even turned his

head back toward Bergenheim’sside of the ice as the puck washeading into the net.

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Lightning players celebrate their 1-0 win over PittsburghWednesday, advancing Tampa Bay to the second round.

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his leg on the relay,” Rae said.This pair of meets marks the

last tune-up for the Irish beforethe Big East championshipsMay 6. With the upcoming meetin the back of their minds, thefocus is still on doing well thisweekend.“We placed a close second in

the mile relay last year, so goingback and getting the win thisyear is really important for us,”Rae said.For the women, sophomore

Rebecca Tracy has proven her-self as a standout performer,taking second place in both the1,500-meter and 800-meter atthe Mt. SAC Relays and LongBeach State Invitational twoweeks ago. Additionally, thewomen need strong perform-ances from senior thrower Rudy

Atang, who took third place atthe Long Beach StateInvitational and junior MaddieButtinger, who took first placein the heptathlon at the PolytanInvitational Saturday.The Irish begin competition at

the Drake Relays Thursday andat the Gina Relays Friday. Bothevents will continue throughSaturday.

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pete and giving every matchtheir all,” Frillingsaid. The Irish are espe-

cially eager to poten-tially face USF, whodefeated NotreDame 5-2 inFebruary.“I think we're all

excited to get somerevenge, and gettingit in the conferencetournament willmake it much more rewarding,”Frilling said. Frilling thinks her team has an

excellent chance in both tourna-ments.“Winning the Big East would

be very important for us,”Frilling said. “It will give us anautomatic bid into the NCAAtournament and it especially willgive us confidence leading intothe NCAA tournament.”The team has consistently

improved throughout the sea-son. The Irish rebounded from asub-par March in which theywent 2-4 by reeling off four winsin their last five matches. Therun culminated in back-to-back

6-1 victoriesover Marquetteand DePaul.Frilling citesteamwork as alarge factor inher team’s suc-cess. “I think our

team has greatchemistry andwe all careabout how we

do and about each other,”Frilling said. “Little things likethat really help, even when youdon't think it matters.”The tournament will begin

Friday at 9 a.m. when the Irishtake on Georgetown at theCourtney Tennis Center. Matchescontinue Saturday and the BigEast champion will be crowned

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continued to hustle, coming upjust short in The Firm’s 21-15victory.The Firm opened the game

with a 10-2 run, as sophomoreWill Reising and junior MikeRenner led the team with soliddefense and sophomore GaryHunt directed the team’s fast-paced offense.It was Charlie Keller’s duo of

assistant rector Ryan Raybouldand staff member LennyDeLorenzo who shut down TheFirm’s offense late in the sec-ond half, igniting a 5-1 run toclose out the half down 11-7.One particular fan in atten-

dance, Irish basketball coachMike Brey, described thematchup as “intense.” He saidhe knew all along that CharlieKeller was bringing resilientcompetit ion to the courtbecause he stumbled uponcaptain Fr. Pete McCormick,Keough’s rector and chaplainto the Irish basketball team,earlier in the day.“I saw his game face, and I

was afraid to talk to him,”Brey said.

Sophomore Matt Huber’sfrustration showed in the mid-dle of the second half, whenThe Firm struggled to make ashot. McCormick led CharlieKeller offensively, and staffmember Tim Novak added sev-eral fast-break points, hustlingpast The Firm’s defense andbringing the score within two,17-15.“It’s fun to come out and

play. As a team, it ’s fun tocome out and see how far youcan go in the tournament,”McCormick said. “Those guyshave a great team — greatshooters, great inside game,and they play well together.”Charlie Keller’s rally was sti-

fled by The Firm’s enduranceand speed. Down 20-15,Charl ie Keller senior JimMaslar suffered an ankleinjury, deflating all hope of amiraculous comeback.“We manned up, and we

played a really firm game,”The Firm sophomore SteveConway said. “We played[Charlie Keller] last year, andthis year they came back andbattled, and it was a reallygood game.”

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depth in its lineup this season, assome of its key starters, includingjunior Sam Keeton, are injured.The Kansas City native has

been out of the lineup for most ofthis season after having a bigimpact last year.“Sam Keeton has a chance to

be really good next year,” Baylisssaid. “He needs to embrace theconcept of holding serve-develop-ing patterns to go with varyingserving targets. His convincingstraight-set win over Louisville'sAlejandro Calligari came after asix-week layoff and was remark-able.”With the plethora of injuries

suffered by his squad this season,Bayliss has narrowed his rosterdown to eight players and hasstarted a total of nine off-and-onthroughout the year. It is possiblethat Notre Dame will have oneroster for this weekend, and adifferent one in two weeks whenthey head to the NCAAs.Boasting a talented group of

seniors and a strong core return-ing from last year’s squad, theIrish are poised to make a deeprun in both competitions. Baylisssaid a number of his players areplaying good tennis.“[Senior] Dan Stahl has

become a very good upper-lineupplayer,” Bayliss said. “[Senior]

Stephen Havens demonstratedreal greatness at times andbecame a much tougher com-petitor. [Senior] Tyler Davis gaveus solid contributions in singlesand doubles as well as being atwo-time captain.”Under Bayliss, the Irish have

claimed the Big East title 14times in 22 seasons. Notre Damewill open the Big East tourna-ment against Georgetown at 9a.m. Friday.

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Irish senior Stephen Havens serves during Notre Dame’s 6-1 winover Northwestern March 6.

“Winning the BigEast would be veryimportant for us.”

Kristy Frillingjunior captain

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Texas Roadhouse used expe-rience and height to towerover Old School, as athleticismproved victorious over OldSchool’s older but well-condi-tioned squad in a 21-16 TexasRoadhouse win.Staff member Matt

McCubbins and graduate stu-dent Luke Chicoine kept OldSchool in the game all nightlong, playing scrappy defense

in the post against TexasRoadhouse junior TaylorWilliams. Texas Roadhousejunior point guard JT Breveardran up and down the courttirelessly during the entiregame, adding energy at thepoint guard position.“It’s a tough matchup for us

because they had both heightand a quick guard out there,”Old School coach Todd Hillsaid. “They started drainingoutside jumpers there, and wehad a letdown.”Texas Roadhouse struggled

to pull away, as Old School wasalmost always within two orthree points. Offensively, OldSchool continued to fight backwith the help of staff membersJoel Dosmann, MatthewBlazejewski and Mark Bennett.Texas Roadhouse took an 11-8lead into halftime.Old School’s average age of

34 presented a challengeagainst a college-aged TexasRoadhouse team. “We had a comeback, but I

think it was a little bit too latethere; we couldn’t finish,” Hill

said. “Given we’re double theirage, I think it’s pretty impres-sive what we’ve done. Weknow athletic-wise, we’re notgoing to match up with theseguys.”Texas Roadhouse senior

Adam Dobrzykowski’s heighton defense ultimately servedas the difference in the game,however, as he held an advan-tage against all of Old School’sguards.“Going into these games, we

expect to win as the f i f thseed,” Roadhouse freshman

Pat Derksen said. “We’re pret-ty confident going in, and wejust try and work the ballaround, get good shots, boxout, grab the rebound and justrun — run those guys off thecourt.”

No. 8 The F irm 21- No. 9Charlie Keller 15The match-up between ath-

letes and sharpshooters origi-nally appeared to be a lop-sided affair, but Charlie Keller

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In a matchup of freshman pitch-ing standouts between NotreDame’s Laura Winter and SouthFlorida’s Sara Nevins, it wasWinter who stole the show with amasterful performance on themound. Winter threw a no-hitteragainst the conference-leadingBulls to spark the Irish to a sweepof a doubleheader in Tampa byscores of 1-0 and 5-0. Winter’s achievement comes at

the end of a stellar debut seasonfor the right-handed hurler fromSan Diego. Named Big EastPitcher of the Week two weeksago, the freshman lengthened herlist of accomplishments yesterdayby becoming the first Irish fresh-man to throw a no-hitter sinceKristin Schmidt in 2001. The lastIrish player to accomplish the featwas senior Jody Valdivia in 2010. “I had never thought that I

BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL

ND SOFTBALL

MEN’S TENNIS

Irish host Big East tourneyBy KATE GRABAREKSports Writer

see BAYLISS/page 18

ND TRACK AND FIELD

Team travels to Iowa,Michigan for meets

ND aimsfor fourthstraight title

ND WOMEN’S TENNIS

see FRILLING/page 18

No-hitter first by Irishfreshman in 10 years

By KELSEY MANNINGSports Writer

see WINTER/page 17

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Irish freshman Greg Andrews returns a shot during NotreDame’s 7-0 win over Dayton March 27.

Size helps Texas Roadhouse defeat Old School to advance

Harsh Winter

The No. 28 Irish will host theBig East tournament beginningFriday at the Eck Tennis Centerwith one goal in mind: to reboundfrom last season’s Big East title-match loss to Louisville.“Obviously our hope is to win

the championship, but we can'tget too caught up in anything nowexcept for Georgetown, our firstopponent,” Irish coach BobbyBayliss said. “If we advance, weknow that [South Florida] can bevery good, as they beat a strongFlorida State team this year andsplit matches with us last year.”The Irish fell in the finals of last

year’s tournament, also held inSouth Bend, to Louisville.Notre Dame has relied on the

With the momentum of fourwins in five matches on its side,No. 24 Notre Dame will beginplay in the Big East champi-onships Friday, attempting towin its fourth straight confer-ence title.“We're finally getting into the

last stretch of the year leadingup to NCAAs,” junior captainKristy Frilling said. “Now is thetime for us to step it up.”The Irish will have the home

court advantage in the tourna-ment. A win would give them aboost of confidence for theupcoming NCAA tournament,where the Irish have high hopesthis year. “As we get closer to NCAAs we

want everyone to be playingtheir best, being excited to com-

After a break from competi-tion over the long Easter week-end, the Irish will return toaction traveling to two separatemeets Thursday and Friday.The squad will divide as someathletes head to Des Moines,Iowa for the Drake Relayswhile others go to Hillsdale,Mich. for the Gina Relays.The majority of the team will

compete at the Gina Relays.The Drake Relays will feature12 Irish runners, a pole-vaulterand a thrower. The Irish continue to look for

leadership from a few keymembers who have distin-

guished themselves during theseason. On the track, the men seek

direction from the indoor sea-son’s four all-Americans, whowill compete in relays at Drake.Graduate student Jack Howardwill anchor the 4x800-meterrace, freshman Patrick Feeneywill anchor the 4x400-meter,junior Johnathan Shawel andsophomore Jeremy Rae willjoin together in the 4x1600-meter.“Shawel has been having

great workouts for the pastcouple weeks, and set a per-sonal best out in California twoweekends ago, so we’re reallylooking for him to run well on

see SHAWEL/page 18

By MEGAN FINNERANSports Writer

GRANT TOBIN/The Observer

Irish freshman pitcher Laura Winter delivers a pitch during Notre Dame’s 8-0 win over Loyola Apr. 13.Winter threw the first no-hitter by an Irish freshman in 10 years in a 1-0 win over South Florida.

see FIRM/page 18

By MEGAN GOLDENSports Writer

By KATIE HEITSports Writer

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