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Changes planned during NDH renovation Campus Dining to increase flex points, hours of operation as result of spring semester construction By KATIE GALIOTO News Editor

It’s long overdue, director of student dining Scott Kachmarik said. Duct tape attempts to hold together leaky pipes in the basement. The linoleum kitchen floor is cracked and mismatched, a result of halfhearted repairs and renovations over the years. Old equipment — like a hanging rack, used back when the University butchered its own meat — clutters the building, no longer necessary for day-today operations. North Dining Hall hasn’t been renovated in 30 years, Kachmarik said. But that’s all about to change. Campus Dining unveiled a five-phase plan to remodel

North Dining Hall at student senate Sept. 28. Construction on the multi-million dollar project — which will completely gut and refurbish the building — began over fall break. At times during the renovation process, the number of seats in the dining hall will be reduced from 1,300 to 600 — which, Kachmarik said, will undoubtedly affect the campus dining experience. “Some people are saying, ‘North is going to be closed.’ We’re not,” he said. “When classes are in session, we’re going to be open.” But it won’t always be easy. To mitigate the effects of the renovations — the majority of which will happen during the spring semester — Campus see DINING PAGE 3

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North Dining Hall is currently undergoing its first renovations in 30 years. Additions will include a new entrance to accomodate students living on Mod Quad and a lobby area with lounge furniture and TVs.

Former model recalls Catholic conversion By NATALIE WEBER News Writer

Leah Darrow, a former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model,” talked about authentic love and her return to the Catholic Church in Geddes Hall on Thursday. Darrow’s talk was sponsored by the Notre Dame Militia of the Immaculata, the Edith Stein Project and the Notre Dame Right to Life club. After being away from the Catholic Church for 10 years, Darrow said she

re-converted after a life changing experience during a photo shoot. During the shoot, Darrow said she looked into the camera’s f lash and had to take a moment to recover her vision. She said that it was during this moment she felt God tell her she was called to more. “And in this process of blinking … I see myself in my head but I had my hands cupped together at my waist and I just saw myself raise them up all the way,” Darrow said. “And I saw just up above me a shadow y profile of a man’s face and as I had

my hands up, he just bowed his head in disappointment. “And I hear the photographer snapping his fingers saying, ‘Leah, come on. Focus, focus.’ And his voice is almost like this distant echo and in my head and my heart I’m just immediately overwhelmed with this idea of my empty hands and this feeling of disappointment. “In a second, in that same second, I hear five words that changed my life and they just said, ‘I made you for more.’” see DARROW PAGE 4

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F. Richard Ciccone, adjunct American Studies and journalism professor at Notre Dame and former managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, died Wednesday night according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. Ciccone died at age 76 of complications from a malignant tumor in his leg at Evanston Northwestern Hospital, according to his daughter, Cristin Connerty. Ciccone has served as adjunct professor at the University since 1993, and is the author of

including ‘Daley: Power and Presidential Politics,’ ‘Chicago and the American Dream,’ and ‘Royko, A Life in Print.’ Additionally, Ciccone covered a number of gubernatorial, mayoral and presidential campaigns for both the Chicago Tribune and the Associated Press. Prior to serving as managing editor of the Tribune, he served as associate editor from 1995-2001 and as a correspondent for Associated Press from 1961-1975. Born in Sewickley, PA, Ciccone graduated from the University in 1961 and resided in Wilmette, IL for the later part of his life.

Sister of Mercy discusses human trafficking Angela Reed discussed her research with formerly trafficked Filipino women during her lecture, “A Conversation on

Reframing Human Trafficking,” at the Hesburgh Center on Thursday afternoon. Reed — the interim coordinator at Mercy International Association and a Sister of Mercy — said the Philippines’ stance on

prostitution is complicated. “It’s illegal, but a blind eye is turned toward it,” Reed said. “It happens, in pseudonyms. People are employed as guest relations officers, or they have different names. It’s definitely an accepted

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reality in the Philippines.” Furthermore, Reed said only the trafficked women ever face consequences. “In the Philippines, my experience is the prostituted women is arrested for prostituting herself,”

she said. “The customer usually remains anonymous ... that’s an issue of gender discrimination.” In recent years, Reed said she has spent significant time in the see SISTER PAGE 4

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Boardroom Insights Lecture Series Mendoza College of Business 10:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Victor Dodig speaks.

Seminar in American Religion McKenna Hall 9 a.m. - noon Discussion on “History and Presence.”

Mass at the Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Heart 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. With music from the Notre Dame Folk Choir.

Workshop: Getting Started in Research in the College of Science Brownson Hall 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

ND Votes Election Results Watch Geddes Hall 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Viewing results of the presidential election.

Higgins Labor Cafe Geddes Hall 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Gather to discuss contemporary issues; coffee will be served.

Fall 2016 Freebie Classes: Bootcamp Rolfs Sports Recreation Center 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Space is limited.

Vespers Basilica of the Sacred Heart 7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. The celebration of evening prayer.

Film and Discussion: “Do Not Resist” Geddes Hall 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Transforming Persons through Immersion Experiences Geddes Hall 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Activist emphasizes conservation By GINA TWARDOSZ News Writer

On Thursday, Tim Keating, executive director of the not-for-profit Rainforest Relief, came to Saint Mary’s to give a presentation called “Deforestation, Climate Change and Consumption: Our Links to Tropical Forest Destruction,” about sustainable consumption and the history of his conservation group. Keating said Rainforest Relief started in 1989. “We started the group in New Jersey,” he said. “My co-founder had been to Peru, and he had seen some rainforest destruction first-hand. Coming back, he got in touch with Rainforest Action Network to get active and do something locally. “I think the most interesting thing about starting a rainforest group in the middle of New Jersey was making [rainforest conservation] relative. Many folks in New Jersey hadn’t even heard of rainforests when we started.” Keating said that although he didn’t start a conservation group until later, he had always been aware of material waste and irresponsible consumption. “We ended up focusing on

consumption of destructive products because my father was in the paper industry and I had ended up seeing all this propaganda of the paper industry for years and years,” he said. “I just watched people waste stuff; even as a teenager I thought something doesn’t seem right about this, we keep using this stuff and throwing it away, it’s got to come from somewhere. I very quickly became aware of the problems with materials they were clearing rainforests to make. So that became our main focus as an organization.” Keating said that Rainforest Relief began as a protest group in order to spread the word about rainforest conservation. “We’ve been protesting since our beginning; our first protest was on Earth Day in 1990 — that was our biggest,” he said. “Back then, protests were unusual, you would get a lot of press just by doing protests. In 1998, we hung the tallest protest banner ever. But why do stuff like this now, why do direct-action protests? The idea of doing these direct-action protests is in the hope that the word gets out in a big way, and you get coverage.” Keating said that the group has a

successful past, but the work isn’t over just yet. “We’ve stopped more tropical hardwood use in the country than any other group in history,” he said. “Looking back at 25 years of action, we have a lot of victories. But the problem persists.” Keating said he asks consumers to opt against tropical hardwoods, beef, bananas, coffee, chocolate, petroleum and paper to spare the rainforests, as these contribute to over-consumption of precious rainforest resources. He said to buy products that are domestic or organically grown. Keating said that as much as 90 percent of all diversity found on Earth can be found in a rainforest and this is why it’s so important to protect the rainforest. “In the beginning, the Earth was 15 percent rainforests, and there’s no doubt that the tropical rainforest reigns in terms of biodiversity, but now we’ve lost over half of our rainforests, and we can’t afford to lose all that biodiversity,” he said. Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu

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Dining plans to adjust some of its current policies. Both dining halls will operate on a “continuous dining” system, so students can eat at any point in the day during operating hours — not just during specified meal times. Additionally, students will receive an unspecified amount of extra flex points next semester, allowing them to utilize other campus dining options and minimize traffic in North. “Is it going to be tight and somewhat stressful? Yes, there’s going to be times where that’ll be the case,” Kachmarik said. But director of Campus Dining Chris Abayasinghe said when everything’s finished, it will be worth the hassle. “Here’s the way I look at it — I just think about how great the end result is going to be,” Abayasinghe said. The new design of North Dining Hall will be a sort of “contemporary marketplace feel,” Kachmarik said. “I think we’re going to reinforce that a little bit in terms of really making a distinction between North and South,” he said. “North will develop its own identity — physically and characteristically.” The project has been in the works for years, Kachmarik added. Now, it’s finally set to be finished before the fall semester of 2017.

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The phases The walls are coming down. After the renovations, the servery in North Dining Hall will no longer be spread across several rooms. The entire dining area will be more open, Kachmarik said, hopefully allowing students to navigate it more easily. For the rest of the fall semester, the north end of the building will be closed — the Rec Room and the pizza and pasta station have been relocated to the south side of the dining hall. “This is phase one of the project,” Kachmarik said. “I think it’s been successful because it’s helped get people’s attention. Now they’ll know what’s going on when some of the bigger changes start to take place.” Over winter break, the entire dining hall will be closed so the ceiling and light fixtures in the kitchen can be replaced in phase two. Then, when students return to campus, the entire north half of the dining room will be closed for renovations. It is during this time, Kachmarik said, that students will be encouraged to adapt their dining routines — as the number of available seats is cut in half. “We’re going to put up a wall straight through the middle of the dining room,” he said. “We’ll need people to come in quickly and leave pretty quickly.” In addition to offering extra flex points and the “continuous dining” schedule — from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays — Campus Dining will Paid Advertisement

offer special promotions and additional hours at the Huddle, Au Bon Pain, Decio Commons, Café de Grasta and Reckers. North Dining Hall’s Grab ‘n Go station has also been relocated to the entrance lobby, allowing students to come in and out quickly during peak dining times. During spring break, the set up will flip flop — students will be able to dine in the newly renovated north end of the dining hall, and the south side will be closed for construction. “The original plan was actually a two-phase one that was going to take the whole kitchen offline around Easter,” Kachmarik said. “ … But we decided we wanted to keep serving meals through finals week.” The fifth phase of the project will take place over the summer — when the dining hall will close completely so a new kitchen floor and new pieces of equipment can be installed. “Everyone thinks it’s all cosmetic,” Kachmarik said. “But at this point, a lot of it’s for the infrastructure — everything’s getting pretty old.”

The vision Kachmarik said he thinks North will continue to be perceived the more “chill and casual” dining hall of the two. “I really think so because of the types of seating we’re going to have,” Kachmarik said. “We’ll have high tops with four seats at them. We’ll have long table for 25 people to sit together. We’ll have booths and banquettes.”

“We met with the interior designers last week, and I was a little overwhelmed,” he added with a laugh. “There’s like five or six different types of chairs coming into this place.” An entrance to the building will be added on the east side of the building — supplemented by new sidewalk and exterior landscaping — so students living in Mod Quad dorms have a more convenient route to the dining room. The entire south side of the building — where the training tables for Notre Dame athletes are currently located — will be transformed into a lobby area, with lounge furniture and TVs. “This can actually be an after-hours space for students to come to at night, instead of the library,” Kachmarik said. The end of this lobby will contain the new Grab ‘n Go area, which Kachmarik described as a “Fresh Foods Market” or “convenient mart” — possibly a place where students could spend flex points and Domer Dollars. “There will be hot items to go,” he said. “You think about Cafe de Grasta or the Huddle — it’s going to be more like one of those.” As a result of the renovations, Campus Dining will be reexamining the current student meal plan system, Kachmarik added, predicting changes as early as the fall semester of 2018. Already, the project plans to incorporate a number of new allergen-free, vegan and other alternative options into menus. “The food that we want to be able to provide will include enhanced nutrition options,” Abayasinghe said. “So that will mean foods which are either designated specifically — from a recipe perspective — either high in protein, low in sodium.” The changes will be introduced in both North and South, he added, contingent on the

parts of the menu that are impacted by specific equipment. “That way, the dining experience is as similar as possible,” Abyasinghe said.

The future South Dining Hall was last renovated 20 years ago. “I think the desire’s not to wait 30 years again,” Kachmarik said. “So I think the conversation’s starting about South. And I think there are some things we could address sooner rather than later.” One of the largest aspects of the North Dining Hall project is purely related to infrastructure systems — mechanical, electrical and plumbing. “It’s a maze of pipes because through the years, the building has been changed and renovated and adapted,” Kachmarik said. While dealing with these systems — many of which are crucial to culinary operations — Kachmarik said he hopes there will not be any problems. But if something happens — say, somebody hits a wrong pipe — Campus Dining is prepared to communicate the news to campus. “Things are going to change on a regular basis,” he admitted. “We’re thinking about how we adapt to changes on the fly.” To communicate with the student body, Campus Dining will use their website, signs and the PA system in the dining halls and social media updates. They will also visit student senate, Hall President’s Council and individual residence halls for occasional check-ins and updates. “I think we’re looking to collaborate with the students,” Kachmarik said. “Hopefully they’ve seen, to this point, the communication and feedback we’ve gotten from students, we’ve made adjustments on.” Contact Katie Galioto at kgalioto@nd.edu

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Campus Dining plans to provide more nutritous options, such as vegan dishes and food with high protein and low sodium content.

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Darrow called her father and asked him to come pick her up. Upon his visit, they went to confession, and she returned to the Catholic Church. She said she wants others to know that they are not defined by their past. “W herever you’re at, I want you to know God’s calling you still to more and you’re not your sins,” she said. “Do not let your past dictate your future ever.” Darrow said each person was still a work in progress, called by God to become even more fulfilled. “Wherever you are right now, I mean, if you’re still breathing, God’s not done with you,” she said. “God’s not done with you and he wants you to have a better life, happier life, than what you’re experiencing right now. “And maybe you’re already like, ‘Things are prett y good,’ but I’m telling you, they can be better. They can still be better w ith God.” According to Darrow, ever yone is made for authentic love, given by God, which affirms their goodness. “Authentic love is that love we’ve been made out of and

made for,” she said. “It’s our origin and our destiny. Authentic love is a love we’ve been given from God the Father solidified through the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Authentic love says you are ver y good, like it says in Genesis. You are ver y good and you don’t have to do any thing, you don’t have to give any thing. It is not a girl thing. It is not a Disney mov ie thing. It is not a Taylor Sw ift thing. It is a human thing. We’ve been made for this love.” Most importantly, Darrow says she wants each person to know how much they are loved by God. “I want you to know more than any thing that God loves you intimately and personally and this is not some Hallmark card,” Darrow said. “He is absolutely in love w ith you and he died for you, you alone. “He did that for you and He wants your heart to be more and more converted to Him. He wants to inv ite you to conversion and if we’re brave enough, we’ll pray. We’ll pray for a conversion ever y day.” Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu

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Philippines learning about human trafficking from those who have experienced it firsthand. She said the women — who, on average, had started trafficking at the age of 15 and were now part of a recover y program — were w illing participants in the study. “A ll of the women wanted to partake, because they wanted to make a difference,” Reed said. “It was meaningful for them, and many felt that this was transformative, because they had an opportunit y to share their stor y.” Reed said one of her goals in this study was to determine why certain women are more v ulnerable to human trafficking. “We can’t say it’s purely about povert y; there have to be other factors,” she said. “W hy does one woman get trafficked and another doesn’t? ”

Reed said the root causes of trafficking became clear during her conversations w ith these women. “In my f irst inter v iew, I bega n to see t hat t hey wa nted to ta l k to me about t heir chi ld hood a nd t heir adolescence,” she sa id. “It sta r ted to occur to me t hat t his v ict imi zat ion a nd sex ua l ex ploitat ion is not so much a one-of f event, but a series, a process of v ict imi zat ion.” For this reason, Reed said preventative measures against human trafficking must focus on girls in their youth. “I’m encouraging not only nation states, but communit y groups to look at these conditions,and see, can we help prevent trafficking by creating better conditions early on in life? ” she said. Part of this, Reed said, is to give women better options, so they don’t feel cornered into human trafficking. “If women are given better opportunities, like education, proper healthcare

and opportunities for work, the demand for trafficking might be there, but there will be no supply,” Reed said. In general, Reed said countries must do a better job at protecting and helping their women in the face of human trafficking. “We’re tr y ing to change the narrative, to stop talking about trafficking as a random act of v ictimization and to talk about preventative measures,” she said. “We need to see countries and states take responsibilit y for their citizens.” Reed said she sees her research on human trafficking as part of her role w ithin the Catholic Church. “I consider myself a reformist w ithin the Church,” she said. “Giv ing voice to women’s experiences is important, and was part of the process for me of claiming my ow n leadership and role as a woman in the Church.” Contact Aidan Lewis at alewis9@nd.edu

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Only losers don’t vote

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Fly the W

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W hen I was seven years old, my mom sent me to bed in the middle of Game 7 of the NLCS. It was the end of the fifth inning, the Cubs were down 6-5 against the Marlins, and I was confident enough that the Cubs could pull out one more run to send us to the World Series, so I went to bed without much of a fight. A few hours later, my mom woke up to tell me the Cubs had lost. I remember crying in my bed, heartbroken the Marlins had dashed my team’s shot at winning the World Series. I learned the next day that a Marlin was a type of fish, and I subsequently swore off eating fish in protest. It wasn’t until high school that I started eating fish again. 13-ish years later, by an insane stroke of luck, and more specifically because my dad is the coolest person I know, I was at Game 4 of the World Series, and there was a pit in my stomach I could only associate with waking up to learning the Cubs had lost. It was a feeling I was comfortable with — a feeling you have to be comfortable with if you’re a Cubs fan, for that matter — because all I have known my whole life is the notion of “maybe next year.” Candidly, as I watched the Cubs fall 7-2 in Game 4, the thought f lickered in my mind. There’s always next year. After 108 years, what’s one more year? Last night, I watched breathlessly with countless others as the Cubs made the unimaginable happen. I’ll admit it, I never thought it was going to happen. Maybe it’s the 20 years of disappointment in most all of my sports teams (I’m looking at you, Notre Dame athletics) or some underlying superstitions, but I was a nervous wreck. I refused to wear my Cubs gear — they had lost every game I had worn it — and I was nearly too jittery to focus on my work. But then the Cubs made absolute magic happen. Nothing will ever replace the feeling of the moment Kris Bryant, toothy smile and all, threw the ball to Anthony Rizzo for the final out of the game. I was rendered almost speechless, probably for the first time in my life. I didn’t know what to say, or how to react. All I could do was watch and smile. I grew up about a half-mile north of Wrigley Field, and if you sit on my front porch any given Cubs home game, you don’t need to watch the game to know the score. You can sing along to the seventh inning stretch on hot summer nights, and if there’s a concert playing at Wrigley you can hear the band perfectly from my bedroom window. My mom loves the Cubs like a fourth child and proudly f lies the W over our porch during playoff season. Wrigley ville is probably my favorite place in the world, and while I’m incredibly homesick while writing this, the joy in my neighborhood right now is probably plentiful enough without me. Words can’t describe the way I’m feeling right now, and I feel bad for even trying, because for a kid from the North Side, this is so much more than a baseball game. For the last time this season, I’m f lying the W. Contact Rachel O’Grady at rogrady@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

News f lash: Life sucks more than the tone of this presidential election, so get on with it — the election that is, not just life. Nothing along your earthly journey will be perfect, and nobody will please you all of the time. Your greatest national treasure in the United States is the privilege to be different and the power to decide your own governance. After that, your career, your family, this election and your ever yday challenges both large and small need your best thoughtful responses based on information. To be undecided today is ridiculous. Harboring the intent not to vote next Tuesday is abjectly as idiotic as “partying on” in Wayne’s World. Voters this year are not the only — surely not the first — to endure major or traumatic political disappointments through the choices we have to consider on the ballot. I volunteered twice during my senior year at Notre Dame for congressional candidate A l Lowenstein (quite Bernie-esque in his day) who won a court ruling that nullified his June primar y election loss by proving civil rights voter irregularities in Brook lyn. He then suffered another election loss in the special second September primar y when his opposition’s political machine employed the same rigged voting abnormalities the court had previously struck down. Those campaign months were nastier than anything we have seen or heard this year. Workers from both campaigns carried handguns throughout their viciously fought operations. Unfortunately, a former volunteer assassinated Lowenstein years later in his New York office. We “Lowenstein Bros” learned that in order to continue our progressive fight, we had to choose the best candidate on the ballot at the time who had a realistic path to victor y — not by sitting out an election while wishing that we could vote again for A l. To me, anyone only four days away from Election Day who is still undecided about which presidential candidate for whom to vote has no cognitive reasoning nor decision-making skills. I would not hire such a person to work with me, knowing that our office projects would have little direction and likely never be completed in a timely manner. If you, for example, loved Bernie Sanders or Ted Cruz during the primaries but cannot feel the same “cruising burn” through Democratic nominee Hillar y Clinton or GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump, suck on a lemon and make a choice. Gain your self-assurance and go vote ! Do you honestly believe that with all the information about both candidates that this is a difficult choice or that it is the only hard choice you will ever face in life? Ask Nav y Seal Team 6 commandos who raided Osama bin Laden’s compound how split-second decision-making affects their lives. Sit on a jur y during a case where life and death are your penalty options. Cuddle your child for whom you must solely decide which cancer treatment to chart. Deciding seems easy for certain voters,

depending upon the demographic categories one might occupy. Well informed anti-Trumpers obviously include any woman who has been overly harassed like the handful of women who accused Trump, or for anyone who has a sister, mother, daughter, niece or female friend and heard Trump’s v ulgar Access Holly wood audio taped comments. Yet many believe that Clinton is not a trustworthy alternative. A lengthy Newsweek expose on Trump’s histor y of ignoring court orders along with destroying documents and emails is a must read to learn the sleazy histor y behind TrumpWorld’s normal operations. Furthermore, anyone who is lazy, uninterested or supposedly demoralized enough to avoid voting on Tuesday has no initiative, drive or willingness to overcome any challenge in life. Frank ly, such apathetic individuals deser ve to endure negative repercussions that emanate by allowing others to decide our national agendas. These nonvoters warrant an opportunity to ache over such trivial items as the losing 3-5 Notre Dame football team. Nonvoters, though, cause more important ailments akin to living in Dante’s Inferno — say, for example, when a low voter turnout caused by nonvoters in the 2010 North Carolina off-term election installed the GOP totally in control of the state legislature. That legislature has precipitated the enactment of voter suppression and prohibition-skewed laws that consequently brought nationwide wrath against the state through economic boycotts by major sporting organizations and others. Tuesday’s presidential vote is not for student body president. It is so important that I am proud to say that I first voted against Richard Nixon and his unexplained secret plan to end war. I walked from campus through the rain a mile-and-a-half to a South Bend precinct where I had registered during the summer prior to senior year. My candidate lost that year, and the Vietnam War raged another 4 years under Nixon through Laos and Cambodia. As a result, an additional 22,000 American soldiers died so that Nixon could be reelected. My past record of voting for winners is not stellar. I lost to conser vatives in sometimes-vicious campaigns to Nixon twice, Reagan twice, Daddy Bush once and Baby Bush twice. A l Gore, for whom I worked at the W hite House, lost Florida by a mere 537 votes. It was not until Bill Clinton won that progressives could take small incremental steps that led to Barack Obama in the W hite House today. But I voted — win or lose — for the candidate who was never perfect, never supported all of my issues, but could win the election. On Tuesday, be a voter or be a loser! Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ‘73, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter: @GaryJCaruso or email: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Time to end an unnecessary tradition Eminent Catholic thinker George Weigel recently argued that the Al Smith Dinner, an event that brings warring presidential candidates together to raise money for charity, has become outdated, a relic of “tribal Catholicism.” The dinner proudly proclaims, “[Catholics are] here; we’ve made it; see, we can deliver the two most important people in the country, a few weeks before the election.” Weigel sees this “moth-eaten, even somewhat sad” event as very problematic for the Church today, given that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hold positions contrary to Catholic moral teaching. In 1960, Notre Dame invited President Dwight Eisenhower to give the commencement address. Ever since, newly elected presidents have been invited to speak at graduation and have received an honorary degree. Having the president at

commencement helped to raise the university’s profile beyond that of a football power to a preeminent academic institution. But like the Al Smith Dinner, this tradition has run stale. The University, like Catholics in general, has arrived. Notre Dame students and alumni can be proud that our university is regularly in the top 20 of the U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings and employs many eminent scholars. Unfortunately, as became clear with President Barack Obama’s 2009 commencement address, this tradition put the nation’s most important Catholic university in the terrible position of giving an award to a politician terribly out of step with basic Catholic beliefs about the sanctity of all life. Clinton and Trump, as church leaders like Archbishop Charles Chaput have pointed out, are

fundamentally opposed to such Catholic moral positions as the right to life and immigration policies. As Archbishop Chaput’s friend put it so well, 2016’s choice is between “a vulgar, boorish lout and disrespecter of women, with a serious impulse control problem; or a scheming, robotic liar with a lifelong appetite for power and an entourage riddled with anti-Catholic bigots.” To avoid associating itself with either of these awful candidates, the University’s leaders should prayerfully consider ending, ideally before the general election on Nov. 8, its now worn-out tradition of inviting newly elected presidents to campus. William Kurtz class of 2006 Nov. 3

This is not a viewpoint This is not a viewpoint. It contains no opinion, belief, theory, or observation of any kind; it says nothing. Absolutely nothing. If it did, perhaps it would have opened with a witty aphorism to grab your attention and ease you into the piece. Or maybe a poignantly relatable observation would win you over, draw you in with a relatable experience as a big empathetic hook like chicken soup for your [Catholic] [Libertarian] [sexually deprived] soul. If not, it’s pretty safe to assume that we’ve just dove into the deep end, and you already know more about my religious, political, and musical preferences than you have ever cared to know. Good thing this isn’t a viewpoint. There is no opinion here; nothing worthy of response in any way, shape or form — meriting neither an assenting chuckle nor a disdainful scoff. If there were some point or angle to this which were not already abundantly clear, it would be right about now that I would happily enlighten you: probably with some sort of strong, declarative (likely hyperbolized) statement. At this precise moment, the following people have stopped reading: radical opponents to the aforementioned belief/idea/theory, the ambivalent majority, the presumptive minority, Jeffersonian Republicans, Scientologists, moral absolutists and the kid sitting alone in the dining hall who thought that reading the paper would edify him and prove a welcome alternative to his solitude but upon randomly f lipping to this page and reading the first paragraph found himself to be sorely mistaken.

Any way, we’ve reached a critical moment. I’ve just made a broad sweeping statement and one of two things must happen right now: Either I’ll now qualify it to appear more reasonable because my roommate said the original draft was “kinda preachy” and “a bit strong,” or I’ll double down and justify my absurd proposal because I wrote this at 3 a.m. instead of the Intro to Philosophy paper that’s due at noon, and no one was around/ awake to proof it before sending what I proclaimed to be “the best Viewpoint ever” on multiple occasions. You’re in for a treat, regardless. Or irregardless, if I am on some private grammatical crusade. Doesn’t matter. Again, for the sake of my imaginary journalistic integrity, I feel obliged to remind you that this is not a viewpoint and therefore contains no valid thought or opinion. But that most certainly will not stop me from defending it tooth and nail. If it were relevant, this would be a great place to throw in a statistic or two — they don’t even need to be accurate, no one will fact-check you as long as the numbers are reasonable. (Editor’s note: The Observer would like to point out it does, in fact, fact-check the Viewpoint section). In fact, of the 22 percent of Viewpoint articles which employ some sort of statistic or figure, nearly three-quarters of said statistics are inaccurate or intentionally misleading. Once again, doesn’t matter — especially if you agree with the position I have not taken. In the absence of a compelling statistic, a solid quote would do just as well. St. Augustine or

Thomas Aquinas are usually a safe bet, or maybe even throw out a bible verse and go straight for the jugular; alternatively, the Dalai Lama or Gandhi always add a little spice with a bit of eastern inf luence. For the secular readership, there’s always Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain or any number of other authors full of late-nineteenth-/early-twentiethcentury witticisms that carry the added bonus of making me sound both cultured and well-educated (both of which we now know to be completely false). Once more I’ll say it, since it’s likely I’ve successfully diverted you with my f lashy statistics and thought-provoking quotes: This is not a viewpoint, and I have said nothing. Seeing that I’ve managed to get this far without saying anything, I can only assume that I have not swayed you in any direction. Hopefully you will go about your business and live your life as though absolutely nothing has changed, because it hasn’t. This article was inconsequential, not to mention verbose, and has had as little impact on climate change as it has on your daily life. In fact, the only observable outcome will be the hollow satisfaction of shouting into the abyss that I’ll wear around for a couple of days like a temporary tattoo before it fades away — much like your interest in this metaphor. Nothing has changed: You know it as well as I. But that’s not why you read this viewpoint, is it?

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Make choices based on what’s most important to you. Work and money will play an active role in your life this year. Changes will take place, and bidding for what you want will be successful. Welcome change instead of pushing it aside. Grasp the magnitude of what you can accomplish. Let your past experience be your passageway into the future. Your numbers are 7, 13, 16, 22, 31, 39, 45. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Communication will be heightened, and creative input will help you bring about positive changes. Personal gains can be made and self-improvement projects will lead to compliments and romance. Try to be patient with yourself and others. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be secretive regarding legal, contractual or financial matters. You will have less interference if you get things done first and reveal what you are up to after the fact. A unique relationship will develop with someone you least expect. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A change will do you good, but don’t act in haste. Take your time and mull over your options. A good choice will lead to new beginnings and greater stability, but a poor choice will cost you emotionally, financially and physically. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may be enticed to follow someone who makes an unexpected move. Assess what’s going on and weigh the pros and cons before you make a commitment. Trying to do too much too quickly will lead to regret. Sit tight and see what unfolds. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Start something new. Make personal alterations that will improve your appearance, health and emotional well-being. Cultivate a skill that can help you make business or personal gains. Donations or joint ventures should be avoided. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you. Listen carefully and offer sound advice, but don’t dirty your hands with someone else’s mistakes. Networking should be where you put your time and energy if you want to get results. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep things in perspective when dealing with domestic and family matters. Anger will not solve problems, but patience and understanding will help you keep the peace. Structured activities will lead to finding new solutions. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What you want to do for a living or pursue at this point in your life is doable if you are willing to make a couple of changes. Discuss your plans with the people your decisions will affect, and move forward confidently. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Use your persuasive skills to bring about the changes you want to see happen at home. Staying within your budget will be necessary if you don’t want to face repercussions. Make detailed plans and stick to them. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Taking part in group travel or organizational events will be costly. Be careful not to offer something that will turn into a major task with extra costs attached. Stick to basics and avoid unpredictable people and situations. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Share memories with someone you haven’t seen in a while. Catching up will lead to plans that will motivate you to make positive personal changes. A professional move will lead to a higher income. Love and romance are highlighted. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Direct your energy into working hard and getting ahead. Don’t leave anything to chance. You will be judged by what you do, not the promises you make. A good job will result in greater financial opportunities. Birthday Baby: You are exciting, dynamic and popular. You are whimsical and unpredictable.

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Remembering a true Fall Classic Elizabeth Greason Sports Writer

Baseball … it’s America’s pastime. Or is it? When I think of the golden age of American sports, I think of the baseball greats: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams. Sure, Knute Rockne and company were already racking up wins and gaining popularity for football, but Wrigley Field — or Weeghman Park as it was known at the time — was seating over 41,000 people before Notre Dame Stadium was even built. It seems to me that, in the past, entire communities revolved around a shared love for a baseball team. Events took place so as not to interfere with baseball games and people watched every pitch between Opening Day and Game Seven. My dad says that the best homily he ever heard was when Fr. Riech at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs stood at the podium and said: “Let’s say a Hail Mary for the Mets and get out of here,” to let everyone get home from Mass in time to watch the Mets take on the A’s in Game Seven of the 1973 World Series. There was a time that baseball was so important to our society that when it became unsustainable during World War II due to lack of players, a women’s baseball league was started so that people would not have to go without baseball. But it’s not like that today. Our lives do not revolve around baseball anymore. And it’s not that our lives do not revolve around sports, because for many people they do. People will spend hours, even entire weekends, camped out on the couch watching tackle after tackle, football game after football game. An “A League of their Own”style league would never come to be today. I would hazard a guess that we would go without baseball before women in skirts ever took the field in place of their male counterparts. There a wide variety of reasons that baseball is not America’s pastime anymore, or at least not to the extent that it was in the past. For example, the average regular

season baseball game clocks in at just under three hours and games continue to get longer each season. Most people simply don’t have that kind of time to spare. But, at the same time, I think there must have been something special about the camaraderie and the inherent sense of competition that the joint love of the game created. Over the past week or so, the country has fallen back in love with baseball and it’s been pretty special. Everyone was captivated by the World Series. The Cubs reached the World Series for the first time since 1945 and the Indians have not won a title since 1948. As opposed to recent World Series, the whole country can be invested in these teams, if not because they are fans, but because the storylines draw people in. Walking around campus, it was nearly impossible to avoid the buzz about who would be watching the game and who would be f lying the W with a long-awaited Cubs win. At least one professor even went so far as to allow students to start taking a nighttime exam early so that students would be able to watch all of Game Seven. The Cubs/Indians World Series has given baseball new life. The game has been rejuvenated, at least temporarily. When I walked out of South Dining Hall at 1 a.m. early Thursday morning, minutes after the Cubs had sealed their first World Series win in over a century, I was met with people screaming “Go, Cubs, Go!” at the top of their lungs. And it felt how baseball was supposed to feel. So, let’s keep it that way. Sure, baseball needs to make some changes in order to recapture the nation’s attention permanently, but I have full faith that the sport has the ability to become a center of American life once again. This World Series proved that baseball is capable of maintaining its status as America’s pastime. Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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No. 1 St. Edward’s v. No. 8 Carroll By PATRICK SKRINE Sports Writer

Top-seeded St. Edward’s will face off against eighth-seeded Carroll on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the interhall playoffs. The Gentlemen (3-0) is looking to defeat Carroll for the second time this season while the Vermin (2-1-1) seeks revenge and looks to eliminate the top seed from the postseason. St. Edward’s senior captain Phineas Andrews said he is confident his team can knock off Carroll once again after defeating them Oct. 2, 17-3. “We’ve done a great job on defense, and our execution on offense has been improving,” Andrews said. “We’re expecting and preparing for Carroll’s strong passing game and for, most likely, their four-man front on defense.” Vermin senior captain Anthony Vallera said his squad is familiar with St. Edward’s and is excited about the opportunity to play them in the postseason. “St. Ed’s is a tough team, they beat us pretty handily last time, but this time we have half the starters back that we didn’t have for that game,” Vallera said. “We’ve played each other before, so we know what to expect, but I think we are at a slight advantage now that we’re at full strength.” Vallera also said he knows what it will take on both sides of the ball to find a spot in the semifinals. “I think our defense has been our strength this year besides the game against St. Ed’s,” Vallera said. “Offensively, we have the ability to score, we just have to be consistent and have a better game plan.” The Gentlemen and the Vermin will kick off at 1 p.m. Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Patrick Skrine at pskrine@hcc-nd.edu

No. 4 Alumni v. No. 5 Duncan By MIA BERRY Sports Writer

Heading into Sunday’s matchup between the two teams, fourth-seeded Alumni and fifthseeded Duncan have more in common than their regular season records, as the contest also marks the end of a long playoff drought for both teams. For the Highlanders (2-1), this is the first playoff game in the dorm’s short history. For the Dawgs (2-1), Sunday marks the first time they have made to the playoffs in three years. Headed into the game, Dawgs senior captain Nicholas Lund said he is excited his team made playoffs, as they have not done so since his freshman year. “I think my team has a lot of potential,” Lund said. “We have

played at our worst when we weren’t mentally prepared, but I still believe we show a lot of promise, and we’re looking to advance further in playoffs.” Without any memorable prior matchups with Duncan, Alumni is going into matchup with very little scouting done, Lund said. Because of this, the Dawgs should focus on themselves and playing to the best of their abilities, he added. “Game plan is to get hype and play the game we have been playing all season,” Lund said. “We will come at them hard [on] offense, and play smart but reckless on defense” Highlanders junior captain Thomas Staffieri also said he is proud Duncan made the playoffs this season and is looking to do more. “We were very pleased with making the playoffs, but are not satisfied with just yet,” Staffieri said. “We know how good we can be, and we are looking forward to continuing our playoff run. Most of our guys have their eyes set on playing in the stadium in the finals, so hopefully we will be able to accomplish just that.” Similar to Alumni, Duncan also has not done any scouting. The Highlanders are also internally focused with their game plan heading into Sunday, Staffieri said. “The goal is to play hard, play fast and leave it all on the field,” Staffieri said. Alumni and Duncan will look to continue their playoff run Sunday when they face off at 2:30 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu

No. 4 Cavanaugh v. No. 5 Breen-Phillips By KYLE BARRY Sports Writer

No. 4 Cavanaugh and No. 5 Breen-Phillips will battle on the gridiron for a spot in the semifinals Sunday. Cavanaugh senior captain Alyssa Anton said she has high expectations for the Chaos (4-2) going into the game. “We are going out there with the mindset to win,” Anton said. “We are so excited to get to keep playing together for hopefully a couple more weeks.” Anton added that defense is going to be a major key in order to have success in this game. “Our defense has been unstoppable this year,” said Anton. “With our freshmen players taking huge roles, we’ve never looked better. Our goal is to minimize big plays and stay focused the entire game.” On the offensive side of the ball, Anton said she believes the Chaos need to have consistency when it comes to making big plays and moving the ball down the field. For the Babes (4-2), the team is excited for its palyoff appearance, senior captain Emily Affinito said. “This is a big deal for us. We’ve never won more than two games in a season,” Affinito said. “So

long as we come out and play hard, we’ll be able to move onto the next round.” Although the team isn’t big in numbers, Affinito said she believes everyone knows what the Babes need to do and knows what plays to run as a result of their recent success. Breen-Phillips’ biggest strength this season is to go out, play loose and have fun, she added. “Other teams take games seriously, we take it seriously,” Affinito said. “But we’re also there to be social, meet other girls from other dorms, getting to know them and having fun.” Cavanaugh and Breen-Phillips will square off at 6 p.m. Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Kyle Barry at kbarry@hcc-nd.edu

No. 1 Welsh Family v. No. 8 Flaherty By RYAN LOKHORST Sports Writer

No. 1 Welsh Family will take on No. 8 Flaherty in the first round of the playoffs. The two teams met last Sunday with the Whirlwinds (5-1) coming away with a close 26-18 victory over the Bears (3-3). Flaherty senior captain Heather Lystad said she is looking forward to the rematch. “It’s kind of a good thing we get to play them again, because we saw how they play,” Lystad said. “We’re excited for the opportunity to get them back.” Many of the Bears seniors played on the Pangborn championship team that beat the Whirlwinds in the 2014 title game. As a result, the ultimate goal is making it to the stadium, Lystad said. “It would be a great statement if we could get Flaherty into the stadium in its first year as a dorm” Lystad said. But in order to reach the finals, the Bears must first make a statement with a win over the Whirlwinds. Welsh Family senior captain Ariel Navoras said she views the matchup as business as usual. “We are doing what we normally do to prepare,” Navotas said. “We just practice what we need to work on.” The experienced team is made up of mostly seniors that have played since freshman year, and they will rely on the defense, she added. “Our defense has been killing it,” Navotas said. “It’s nice to know we can depend on them.” For the seniors’ final season, Navotas made it clear there is only one thing in mind. “I can’t imagine not being in the stadium,” Navotas said. “We all really, really want to win.” The quarterfinal matchup will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Ryan Lokhorst at rlokhors@nd.edu

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Notre Dame looks to stay unbeaten By ALEX BENDER Sports Writer

This weekend in Pittsburgh, Notre Dame will look to stay undefeated when it takes on a pair off ACC foes, Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech. The Irish are coming off big wins last weekend at Rolfs Aquatic Center, as the men defeated Purdue in a head-to-head matchup and the women took down Miami and Rutgers in addition to the Boilermakers. The combined program has seen success on both sides, as the men and women are currently ranked Nos. 16 and 24, respectively. Head coach Mike Litzinger credits his team and their readiness for the early success. “I’m certainly very proud of what the team has done so far,” Litzinger said. “While it is relatively early in the season, they are proving to be focused, coachable and they’re happy every day, and that means a lot when they come to practice ready for everything the coaching staff throws at them. It’s been a joy.” The team has a significantly different look this season than in years’ past, as it is a combined program for the first time since 1995. Last year, the team was combined during the middle of season, an adjustment that was certainly difficult to make on the fly for Litzinger and his staff, he said. “I think the biggest key is that we have the right coaches coaching the right training groups with speed, middle distance and distance, allowing us to focus on specialty, and it’s easier than when we started off as a combined program last year midseason,” Litzinger said. “The team is buying in, and it’s a big thing that they believe in us and we believe in them. It builds confidence and excitement for the program.” Looking forward to this weekend, Notre Dame will be facing

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a header from junior midfielder Cameron Moseley found the back of the net in the 74th minute, setting up overtime. The Blue Devils, who beat the Irish in double overtime Oct. 21, looked to pull off another upset in extra time but were instead eliminated by Gallagher and the Irish, who improved to 4-1 in home ACC tournament matches since joining the conference in 2013. Notre Dame, the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, now advances to face secondseeded Wake Forest in the ACC quarterfinal in Winston-Salem,

its toughest competition yet, as Litzinger said the schedule this year is more grueling than in recent seasons and is set to get tougher as the year goes on. Ahead of the new challenge, Litzinger is looking forward to another opportunity for his team to show what they’re made of, he added. “The whole point of the schedule we have is to ramp up competition every week, and this is by far our toughest competition so far as we continually prep for ACCs and NCAAs,” said Litzinger. “I expect Virginia Tech and Pitt, who are both good teams, to give us their best. I think we’re walking into a highly competitive situation, and it’s exciting.” While all of these meets do help the team prepare for ACCs and NCAAs with the ultimate goal of being successful at those events, the team does have a fairly big competition coming up next week in North Carolina at the Greensboro Invitational. With a large number of schools participating in the event, the Irish will have a chance to put their talent on display, and Litzinger said is excited for the opportunity. As such, this weekend’s meet is being viewed by the team as a good opportunity to prepare for the invitational, he added. “It’s familiarity with ACC opponents and, more so, another opportunity to race in the evening and turn around and improve in the morning,” Litzinger said. “In swimming and diving, you’re asked to perform highly, so it’s important that we practice and go through our mechanics as we get prepare for our next performance, and it serves as a great rehearsal.” The meet this weekend will take place over Friday and Saturday, with competition getting under way at 5 p.m. Friday. Contact Alex Bender at abender@nd.edu

North Carolina. The Irish and the Demon Deacons (12-2-3, 5-1-2) battled to a 2-2, doubleovertime tie at Alumni Stadium back on Oct. 8, an game Irish head coach Bobby Clark called “a good advertisement for ACC soccer.” Wake Forest has not lost since their trip to South Bend, while Notre Dame suffered a four-game losing streak to limp into the ACC tournament. The Demon Deacons, now ranked the No. 2 team in the country, claimed their second-straight ACC Atlantic Division title last Friday, securing a 1-1 tie on the road against No. 7 Syracuse. The Irish and Demon Deacons will square off Sunday at 1 p.m. at Spry Stadium.

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defensive prowess showed through her two defensive rebounds. Irish head coach Muffet McGraw was satisfied with how her two freshman performed in their first game. “Great start for the freshmen,” McGraw said. “Really, really pleased. I thought that both of them came in and just looked really comfortable. I thought they got great shots, did some good things on defense. Really, really happy. For the first time in a uniform in front of the fans, I thought they were exceptional. So, that was a great thing.” Boley said she was pleased with her first time taking the court in an Irish uniform and feels that she will really start to settle in as the season progresses. “I was a little bit nervous coming out, but I think, like [McGraw] said, I felt pretty comfortable,” Boley said. “I think I’m starting to feel more comfortable every day just playing with this team, and I thought that — I think we have a lot to work on still, definitely, but it was a good start.” Ten minutes in, the Irish held a commanding 19-point lead and had kept Roberts Wesleyan to just 13 points. The second quarter might as well have been an episode of the Marina Mabrey show. The sophomore guard dominated

the Redhawks, both offensively and defensively, starting with a steal that led to a midrange basket. Mabrey followed it up with a 3-pointer from the corner, a layup off a steal from Boley and another mid-range jump-shot. Mabrey finished the first half with 14 points, a steal and a perfect 3-point shooting percentage. Mabrey’s command of the second quarter helped push the Irish into halftime with a 65-29 lead. Notre Dame turned up the heat defensively after the half, managing to hold the Redhawks to only four points in the third quarter. Steals from Mabrey and Young kept Roberts Wesleyan’s field goal attempts to a minimum. Despite being a leading scorer in high school, Young said, at the moment, she is focused on doing what she can to aid the Irish squad defensively, which will eventually lead to scoring. “For this team, my role, I’m just trying to play defense, get rebounds and do the dirty work that some of the players did last year,” Young said. “I’m just trying to fill [my] role, and the scoring will come from the defensive effort, and so, as long as I play defense, the rest will come.” Young had three steals and seven defensive rebounds in her 25 minutes on the court. She also had a strong offensive showing, scoring 15 points, making six of ten shots, and picking up five assists in her debut. Paid Advertisement

While Mabrey earned the title of Notre Dame’s leading scorer, with 28 points, she was closely followed by senior forward Kristina Nelson, who picked up 24 points, and Boley, who went on a tear in the fourth quarter to score 22 in her collegiate debut. Both McGraw and Nelson said the senior is on a completely different level than last season, in part due to a newfound confidence. “It’s a big stride from last season, but I think I worked really hard in the off season to get to there,” Nelson said. “I know [McGraw] trusts me, and I’ve gotten a lot more confidence in myself, so I think I’ve earned [playing time]. … I think if I have confidence, then I can do everything. “ Despite the blowout win, McGraw felt there were ways in which the Irish could have better, especially in the first half. “We were only up two at the half, rebounding-wise,” she said. “I was a little disappointed in the rebounding. But we ended up [ahead] 14, so that was a good finish. Our goal is 10, always out-rebound them by 10, so we did a better job, I thought, in the second half.” After their 79-point victory in the exhibition game, the Irish will host the WNIT preseason tournament starting next week, as they will play against Central Michigan on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion. Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu

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said she hopes to look to that game in order to repeat the feat. “We were just focused on beating N.C. State, so we haven’t been thinking about Carolina, but we’ll go back and watch the tape from that game, look at the things we did well, the things we need to do better and prepare for that matchup,” Romagnolo said. If the Irish win, they will play either No. 2 seed Clemson, who shared the regular season title with the Irish, or No. 6 seed Florida State, who have won the last three ACC tournaments, for the title. The Irish and the Tar Heels will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Should the Irish win, the conference championship game is on Sunday at noon. Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle@nd.edu Paid Advertisement

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but there’s not many setters that are at the level of Holt. They can’t compare [themselves to her]. They’ve just gotta approach it very internally. Know their strengths and weaknesses, which we help them with, and address it and keep going. But we’ve got a good task list for each setter and they’re a little different, but they’re addressing their own task lists and making progress. “Our philosophy is ‘setters let the hitters do the work,’ and we want to institutionalize our sets and let the hitters be at the right place at the right time and go chase the ball so, you know the hitters are learning how to do that. There’s obviously a little bit more variability when these two are setting versus Holt, but Holt was there and had to make progress. So, as you get better, you reduce that variability.” The Irish struggled to keep momentum alive for extended periods last weekend as the team’s focus wavered slightly with Holt out. Throughout the season, McLaughlin has referred to Holt as the ‘quarterback’ of the Irish squad. Without her on the court, he will be looking to some veterans to step up and push the team forward emotionally and allow the setters to focus on one thing: their jobs. “There’s a couple people on every team that carry the emotional load,” McLaughlin said. “Holt was one of them, for Paid Advertisement

sure. But I think [junior middle blocker] Sam [Fry] can do it, I think [sophomore libero] Ryann [DeJarld] can do it. And it allows the setters just to do their own job, not worry about anything else. Holt had an ability where she could do her job and worry about the other people, but right now, [the setters’] focus is very internal. And Ryann and Sam will be a little bit more external.” The Irish will face off against Wake Forest (9-14, 5-7 ACC) and Duke (16-6, 10-2 ACC) this weekend, after already having taken down the Demon Deacons and Blue Devils by scores of 3-1 in consecutive matches in October. While Notre Dame has made significant changes since then, it has also been improving non-stop, according to McLaughlin. He believes that his team’s mindset throughout the season will allow the Irish to come out on top once again and that they will be entering this weekend’s matches with the same mindset they have had all season. “We had two really good days of practice and these girls aren’t looking back,” McLaughlin said. “They’re going right through the challenge instead of trying to tiptoe around it and I appreciate that. And eventually, you get through it. … [We need to] play the best volleyball we can, correct what we can, keep doing what we’re doing well and keep getting better at everything. Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu

interhall football

Playoffs begin with quarterfinals No. 2 Keenan v. No. 7 Siegfried

No. 3 Stanford v. No. 6 Dillon

By MEAGAN BENS

By DARCY DEHAIS

Sports Writer

As every game brings them closer to the stadium, No. 2 Keenan and No. 7 Siegfried will battle Sunday to advance to the semifinals. Even though the Knights (3-0) are undefeated so far and have not given up any points, Ramblers senior captain Dan Verzuh said his team can handle the challenge. “Keenan has not let in a point this season, but they don’t tend to win their games in blowouts, which means if we can keep the game to a one-possession game and keep it close, then we can try to get the big plays to work out in our favor,” Verzuh said. “No defense is so good that they won’t let a throw over the top or a broken out run, so we are going to try and focus on our big plays this game and shorten up our defense, because one thing Stanford showed last week is that we were a little weak against sustained drives.” Being the second seed playing the seventh seed in the Ramblers (2-1), Knights senior captain Mikey Koller said any team making it to the playoffs is a threat to win it all. “In my opinion, seeding in interhall doesn’t say much,” Koller said. “I believe any team can win, and going into this game, we just have to do our best. Two years ago, Siegfried lost to us in the semifinals, and they are a really athletic dorm overall, so we have to be prepared. I personally think they are one of the better teams out there. When I saw we were playing them, I immediately thought that this game is going to exciting.” Going into the playoffs against the Knights, Verzuh agreed the championship is within any team’s reach and said Siegfried have to be prepared for anything Keenan throws at them. “From what I hear, they are mostly a passing team, but we have to be prepared for whatever they do,” Verzuh said. “The thing about the playoffs is that once the regular season is over, it’s kind of a blank slate. It doesn’t matter what happened in the regular season, the point is that you got here and you just got to win every game going forward. I know we are going to make a lot of changes on offense and defense going forward, and we have to expect Keenan to do the same. I believe our guys have a lot of toughness, grit and heart, so I think they can handle this kind of pressure.” Keenan will face Siegfried on Sunday at 1 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex.

No. 3 Stanford and No. 6 Dillon will face off Sunday in the first game of the interhall playoffs. The Big Red (2-1) enter the playoffs coming off a loss to Alumni in the last week of the regular season. Following several turnovers in the loss, Dillon worked on avoiding interceptions and is ready to move forward, junior captain John Walsh said. “We have obviously addressed the turnover bug,” Walsh said. “Our quarterback knows he can’t make some of the throws he was making last week. We’re trying to simplify the offense for him so we can try to limit the turnovers. At the end of the day, it just comes down to making good decisions and everyone doing their job so our quarterback has a chance to make his throws without having pressure on him.” Stanford senior captain Kevin Kohler said the Griffins (3-1) will also focus on the passing game and keep utilizing their most successful receiver. “We’ve done a very good job of passing the ball this year,” Kohler said. “Our quarterback, [sophomore] Chase Jennings, has had a great year, and his favorite target is [junior] Peter Ryan. We’re going to continue to give him the ball.” Although the playoffs bring added pressure for many teams, Kohler said the Griffins are maintaining a similar strategy and preparation techniques. “We’re just treating it like any other game,” Kohler said. “We’ll try to install some new things on offense and show them some things they haven’t seen thus far. If we just keep the status quo, we’ll be alright.” As Dillon looks to redeem itself after last week’s loss, Walsh said the Big Red are more prepared and ready to play their best game this week against Stanford. “This past weekend I don’t think we were really prepared to play,” Walsh said. “We already knew we were going to be in the playoffs, and we just kind of came out flat. We definitely didn’t put our best performance forward, but we learned from last week. It’s probably good to get a loss under our belts before the playoffs anyways. We’ll work out what we did wrong, and we’ll be ready to go this Sunday.” Stanford and Dillon kick off at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex.

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ND Women’s Basketball | ND 129, Roberts Wesleyan 50

Men’s Soccer | Nd 3, duke 2 (ot)

Notre Dame dominates in first action of year By Elizabeth Greason

Observer Sports Staff

Sports Writer

Notre Dame overwhelmed Roberts Wesleyan from start to finish, defeating the Redhawks 129-50 Thursday. The Irish got out to a quick start against the Redhawks, as junior forward Brianna Turner tipped the ball to sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale, who promptly put the Irish in the lead with a 3-point shot just seven seconds in. From there, the Irish never looked back. The Redhawks struggled to keep their fouls under control from the very beginning, tallying seven personal fouls in the first quarter alone. Freshman guard Jackie Young and freshman forward Erin Boley both saw their first collegiate action during the first quarter, scoring five and four points, respectively. Young’s shooting percentage was perfect on her two attempts, while Boley’s see W BBALL PAGE 10

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Sophomore guard Marina Mabrey passes the ball upcourt in Notre Dame’s 129-50 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Thursday.

ND VOlleyball

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Entering their second string of matches with junior setter Caroline Holt out due to injury, the Irish are looking to settle into a new groove as they face off against Wake Forest and Duke this weekend, both of whom they have already toppled this season. After dropping matches to Miami and Florida State last week, Notre Dame (18-6, 9-3 ACC) dropped from second to fifth in the ACC standings. However, Irish head coach Jim McLaughlin believes that with continued improvement and more strong showings this weekend, the ACC title and an NCAA tournament berth are still within reach. “You know, the thing is, we’ve just got to keep getting better and the girls know that,” McLaughlin said. “Regardless of where you’re at, what you control is the improvement and the progress you make, so that’s the deal. But we’re Notre Dame and every year it’s gonna be the ACC Championship and then the NCAA Championship. So, at some point, we should be doing

After its opening match of the postseason was delayed a day due to inclement weather, No. 16 Notre Dame regained its composure and pulled out its first w in in over three weeks, beating Duke 3-2 in overtime Thursday afternoon to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. The golden goal came from the foot of junior for ward Jon Gallagher, who added to his three regular-season gamew inning goals w ith another Thursday. The ACC leader in goals scored, Gallagher finished his 12th of the season in the 100th minute on assists from graduate student midfielder Evan Panken and freshman midfielder Jack Casey. Notre Dame’s wellexecuted passing found the run of Gallagher inside the box, who promptly deposited the ball past Duke graduate student goalkeeper

Robert Moewes and into the back of the net, sending the Irish bench storming onto the field in celebration. The match ended w it h t he Irish (11-5-2, 3-3-2 ACC) hav ing outshot t he Blue Dev i ls (7-8-2, 2-5-1) 16-7, including by a 12-5 ma rg in in t he second ha lf a nd over t ime, but t he Blue Dev i ls kept t he ga me close t he ent ire way. Irish senior defender Bra ndon Aubrey k icked of f t he scoring w it h his nint h goa l of t he season in t he 10t h minute to put t he Irish up 1-0. A f ter a Du ke t ra nsit ion goa l by junior defender Ca r ter Ma n ley in t he 23rd minute evened t he ga me, junior for wa rd Jef f rey Fa rina put t he Irish back in f ront in t he 71st minute, scoring his f irst goa l of t he season on a header to t he lef t post. However, Du ke quick ly st r uck back aga in, t his t ime of f a corner kick, as see M SOCCER PAGE 10

ND Women’s Soccer

Squad seeks to bounce back By Elizabeth Greason

ND tops Duke, prepares for Wake

that all the time. … Everything that we want is in front of us, we’ve got to just be persistent and we’ve got to care deeply. … People that care deeply about what they’re doing make a greater commitment, so I’m starting to see that behavior, that these kids really care about this. There isn’t any magic there. We’ve just got to keep grinding.” Notre Dame’s slip-up in the ACC can be attributed, in part, to the loss of Holt. The Irish were forced to change up their rhythm slightly with freshman setter Hanna Klein and sophomore outside hitter Rebecca Nunge taking over Holt’s integral role as the Irish made the switch from the 5-1 offense they had been running all season to a 6-2. McLaughlin feels that Klein and Nunge have made marked improvements this week in practice and that his hitters have begun to adjust to the new setters, although the ultimate goal will be for there to be complete consistency between setters. “Every day they’re a little bit better,” McLaughlin said. “They’re not at the level of Holt, see VOLLEYBALL PAGE 10

Irish face strong test in search of ACC double By DANIEL O’BOYLE Sports Writer

Top-seeded Notre Dame will travel to Charleston, South Carolina, for the latter stages of the ACC tournament, hoping to win its first ever ACC championship and first conference title since 2009 in the Big East. The Irish (13-2-4, 7-1-2 ACC) earned the No. 1 seed on the final regular season game this year, after posting their best ever regular season ACC record. After an 88th-minute goal earned a victory over North Carolina State last weekend, the Irish will now face fourth-seed North Carolina, who comfortably dispatched Virginia, 3-0. Speaking after the victory over North Carolina State, Irish head coach Theresa Romagnolo said that after winning the regular season conference title, her team knows that similar performances in the postseason should give them a strong chance of winning the conference title. “It’ll take the same thing it took all year in our conference play,” Romagnolo said. “Just

one game at a time, taking care of business, going out there, competing and bringing more quality and composure to the ball. That’s really it.” Although they are seeded fourth in the conference tournament, the Tar Heels (12-33, 6-2-2 ACC) are currently ranked 10th in the country and recorded the largest victory of this year’s ACC quarterfinals. The Tar Heels have a history of ACC Tournament pedigree, but have have been comparatively unsuccessful this decade. Anson Dorrance’s squad reached the first 22 conference finals, and won 20 of them from the tournament’s inception in 1988 to 2009. Yet the Tar Heels have not made a the final since, something they have a chance to remedy against the Irish. Although the Irish hold the top seed for the tournament, Romagnolo said the depth of the conference means her team is unlikely to have any more of a target on their backs than usual. “I think we’ve got so many great teams in our conference, everyone gets up for

every game,” Romagnolo said. “I don’t think they necessarily get up for us just because we’re the number one.” The game is the first conference tournament clash between the two most decorated college programs of all time. North Carolina has won the NCAA Championship 21 times, most recently in 2010, while the Irish are a distant second with three. The rivalry has a rich history, as between 1994 and 2008, the Tar Heels defeated the Irish in the NCAA Title game five times, while on their way to a National Championship in 1995 the Irish became only the second team to defeat North Carolina in NCAA Tournament play and the first to defeat them before the final, while preventing the Tar Heels from winning the tournament for the tenth consecutive year. This year, the Irish recorded their first ever victory over the Tar Heels at Alumni Stadium, coming out as 1-0 victors and bringing the series to 2-2 since Notre Dame joined the ACC. Romagnolo see W SOCCER PAGE 11