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‘He lived his life with the utmost integrity’ Notre Dame community remembers Edward Lim, a former Morrissey resident, with memorial Mass By COURTNEY BECKER News Editor
Edward Lim “loved three things above all else,” according to junior Brian Celeste, Lim’s roommate during his sophomore year. “He loved his friends and he loved music and he loved philosophy,” Celeste said. “The people he did get close to, he got very, very close to, and he cared very deeply about those people.” Lim died Friday at his home in Cincinnati. Although Lim was not enrolled at the University during the 2016-2017 academic year, Celeste said Lim had still significantly impacted him during his time at Notre Dame. “He became, really, my first friend that I had since coming to Notre Dame,” he said. “ … Once we became roommates, that’s when I started really discovering all these things about him and how he would constantly bounce his ideas off people.” Junior Joe Raabe, who met Lim
in high school as a member of the rowing team, said Lim “was respected and well liked by everyone who knew him.” “One day after practice, one of the coaches’ boats became untied and was floating away,” Raabe said in an email. “We had been out in the heavy rain and 35-degree weather for at least two hours. Edward jumped in the river and dragged the boat back to shore. That was Edward. He lived his life with the utmost integrity.” Junior Mary Mecca, Lim’s girlfriend of over a year, said Lim was a great listener as a friend. “He highly valued authenticity, and he was always searching — in everything he did,” she said. “ … He would ask you a question and then just listen because he was searching for information on who you were and what sort of a person you could be, and he was very inspirational in that regard.” Lim found a family at Notre see LIM PAGE 3
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Candles at the Grotto commemorate Edward Lim, a former Notre Dame student who died Friday at his home in Cincinnati. A memorial Mass was celebrated Wednesday night at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Nine students receive funding from USAID Observer Staff Report
The University announced Monday that nine students have been selected to receive funding through the United States Agency for International Development to study global development challenges. The nine students who were selected include five doctoral students, Tracy-Lynn Cleary, Jenna
Davidson, Catherine Flanley, Kristina Hook and Emily Maiden; two Master of Science students, Lilian Ramos and Megan Wright; and two undergraduate seniors, Lauran Feist and Samuel Lucas. “Today’s global development challenges need bold, innovative thinkers and solutions,” Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD)
managing director, Michael Sweikar said in a statement. “NDIGD is thrilled to once again support some of the University’s most promising students in this opportunity to develop their research and create meaningful change.” According to the statement, the students w ill complete their research projects throughout 2017 and 2018.
Alumna explores career path By COLLEEN ZEWE News Writer
Nichole Ornelas, currently an Associate Program Director at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Indianapolis, spoke Wednesday at Saint Mary’s about her career path and the lessons she’s learned since her time at Saint Mary’s. Ornelas graduated from the college in 2005 with a major in communication studies and a minor
in business administration. As a college senior, Ornelas worked an internship at a local TV station. Even though the internship was difficult and time-consuming, Ornelas said it helped give her the work ethic she needed for career success. “It was a great experience, and I learned a lot,” she said “Most importantly, I learned see ALUMNA PAGE 3
Professor discusses fashion trends of 1940s On Wednesday evening associate professor of history Linda Przybyszewski presented a comprehensive history of the dramatic changes in American fashion during the 1940s and entering the
1950s in her lecture titled “Forties Fashion: Devil in a Blue Dress and Pink Overalls.” With World War II efforts in full force in 1943, both men and women’s dress shifted, adapting to complement both the war’s nationalistic message as well as complying with the necessity to reduce fabric, she said.
Men’s fashion in particular focused intently on uniforms, Przybyszewski said, showing an appreciation for and dedication to military dress and therefore the U.S. wartime spirit. “The military tried to recruit people and having the American flag, or the colors of the flag, in
clothing became extremely important,” she said. According to Pryzbyszewski, contrasting with this militaristic state of mind, the “zoot suit” also became popularized as an impractical, yet fun fashion statement for many men during the 1940s.
“The zoot suit takes up an enormous amount of fabric, comprising of a big oversized jacket that reaches the thighs, trousers wide at the knees, and an oversized hat,” she said. According to L85, the clothing
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Group swears in senators, officers By LUCY LYNCH News Writer
In the first official meeting of the 20172018 Notre Dame Student Senate, newly elected senators were inducted and undertook the task of approving the nominations of various other student government officers. New student body president, junior Becca Blais, and vice president, junior Sibonay Shewit, initiated the meeting by taking Oaths of Office. The incoming senators from all 31 dormitories stood and took a similar oath officially swearing them into office. The majority of the meeting was spent making approvals of officers nominated by the Executive Board. Among the initial nominations were sophomore Prathm Juneja for student body chief-of-staff, freshman Molly McGraw for student body secretary and sophomore Alex Kruszewski as executive controller. “I fully endorse Prathm, Molly and Alex for these positions,” Blais said. The next group to be approved included sophomore Trever Carter and freshman Molly Walsh as co-directors of FUEL, a freshman student leadership program.
Freshman John Henry Hobgood, who was approved as the director of academic affairs, hopes to “make the Moreau program better where it is lacking.” Additionally, sophomore Sean McMahon was initiated as director of campus technology as was junior Jonah Shainberg as the director of athletics. Later, junior Kelly Beatty was approved as director of University policy. “[Beatty] has an incredible vision,” Blais said. “He’s really caring for his friends, family and everyone in this community.” Beatty’s plan is to improve the university’s compliance with Title IX policies regarding sexual assault and “re-evaluate the school’s policies towards drugs and alcohol.” Sophomore Keenan White was approved as the director of faith and service and junior Adam Moeller was recognized by Blais for his “incredible devotion to others” as he was inducted as the director of community outreach. Kaleem Minor, a freshman, was approved by Senate as the diversity and inclusion director. Sophomores Caitlin Murphy and Timothy O’Connell were approved as co-directors of student life. O’Connell outlined his goals for dining hall improvements. “[We should be] implementing pre-made
salads in North, wipes on Wing Night, coffee roast improvement,” O’Connell said. Murphy discussed her vision for improvements regarding campus life. “We have a lot more long-term goals as well, such as how the meal plan can be revamped,” Murphy said. Freshman Isabel Rooper was approved as director of gender relations, hoping to explore Title IX policies and sexual assault concerns. Sophomore Jade Martinez was named the incoming director of health and wellness.In their first resolution of the year, SS171801, Senate voted to make a constitutional change limiting a Senator to serve in one student government department, rather than two. This amendment arose out of concern for senators having too many commitments. “We want you to be fully invested in the department you are in,” Shewit said. The Senate meeting closed with announcements from senators of events around campus, but not without celebratory remarks from Shewit to the new senators: “Congratulations on your first resolution.” Contact Lucy Lynch at llynch1@nd.edu
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that no matter what, I should always give 110% whether I want to be doing the task or not.” After the internship, Ornelas received a full-time offer with the station, but ultimately decided to decline, despite not having other offers. She said while was a risky move, she believed she made the right decision. Ornelas instead decided to move back home to Youngstown, Ohio, and worked for her family business to help pay off loans. “I was really stressed out because I had no clue what I wanted to do,” she said. In Ohio, Ornelas was approached by a friend working at local radio station about working in sales, even though she had no experience in the field. “I was absolutely terrified, but I took the job anyway,” she said. After a few months, Ornelas decided to switch from sales to the promotions department even though it involved a huge pay cut and demotion. She believed the pay cut was worth because she could work in the department which best matched her skill set. Eventually, Ornelas decided the for-profit world was not for her. She said in for-profit businesses, everything is cutthroat
and your performance is entirely based on sales. Orneals then interviewed for a job at a nonprofit radio station in Georgia, and after receiving the offer she reached out to her dad about what she should do. “He said, ‘what good can come if you do take the job?’ And I realized, everything can happen,” she said.“It’ll increase my salary, change my life and be a whole new experience, so I took the job and moved to Savannah, Georgia.” The experience of moving to a whole new city taught Ornelas how to be humble. “I had a chip on my shoulder and thought I knew more than I did, and I had a tough boss,” she said. “It was the first time I ever received negative feedback. I questioned everything. I really thought about going home.” Ultimately, Ornelas said her experiences taught her how to overcome adversity and said when she’s hiring people to her team, the most important thing she wants to know about a candidate is how they’ve overcome challenges. Ornelas is currently responsible for fundraising events for St. Jude. No child that receives treatment at St. Jude receives a bill, so fundraising is very important to the non-profit she said. She and her three-person team cover
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fundraising for the entire state of Indiana. They work with radio stations, colleges, high schools and corporations to receive donations and plan events such as walks and marathons. Ornelas took the job in Indianapolis because she wanted to move closer to her family and begin planting roots — while she once valued independence and adventure, she now values stability. “My priorities over my career changed drastically, and that’s okay. It’s about your happiness, and you need to make sure you’re in the right place,” she said. Ornelas said she wouldn’t have a successful career without female mentorship. She thinks it’s important for women to share their stories with each other about how they can improve their work. She said enjoys the nonprofit world because it is predominantly women, and wants to see more women taking on upper leadership roles in the corporate world. “I’ve surrounded myself with women who are my mentors,” she said. “They build me up and support me through life. If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.” Ornelas encourages women to be their own leaders and not let tough or undermining bosses stop them from striving for success. “You are your own future — you can do whatever you want as long as you’re pushing yourself,” she said. For Ornelas, taking big risks brought back big success and believes that with hard work and courage, anything can happen. “If I could go back and tell myself anything, it’d be that nothing goes the way you think it will, and that’s okay,” she said.“The most important thing is how you handle what life throws at you.” Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01@saintmarys.edu
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Dame through the University’s Chorale, which Celeste said became Lim’s passion. “Chorale was a huge part of his life,” he said. “I don’t think he missed a single rehearsal for, probably, three straight semesters. He just absolutely loved being there, he loved trying to help out everyone in Chorale, he loved talking about Chorale when we weren’t at Chorale.” Senior Julia Oksasoglu, the president of Notre Dame Chorale, said Lim gave as much to Chorale as he gained from the group. “At the end of Edward’s freshman year in Chorale, he won the ‘Spirit of Chorale’ award, which is an award that’s given by the seniors,” she said. “I think that just goes to show how much of an impact Edward had on every single person in Chorale, from freshmen all the way up to seniors, and how much his devotion was felt and noticed by everyone.”
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fabric restrictions law passed during World War II, however, much of what comprised of the zoot suit was banned, Przybyszewski said. Many young Mexican Americans continued to sport this trend in California, however, creating a great deal of tension between the “zoot suiters” and servicemen. “There were a series of riots in 1943 called the Zoot Suit Riots, where servicemen attacked ‘zoot suiters,’” she said. The servicemen arrested Mexican Americans and questioned them as potential Nazis, transforming the zoot suits into a disreputable target for discriminatory harassment. The Women Army Corps, known as the WACs, came to a forefront in 1943, participating in the war effort in every way possible, except as armed combatants. The WACs “did everything from office work to driving to various training programs, but women, more than anything else, worked in various factories” Przybyszewski said. Pryzbyszewski said women’s uniforms, therefore, also became a focus of fashion trends, highlighting either khaki trousers or skirts. Turbans and hair clothes began to grow in popularity as well, as women could not wear their hair loose while working in factories. “Factory work did not make pants more popular with women,” she said.“Retailers discovered that in areas where women typically worked in factories, wearing more overalls and trousers, stores sold more dresses.” Evening gowns and beautiful dresses reminded women of a better time, before the war began and wearing fine clothing allowed many women to
Lim’s enthusiasm for Chorale, Mecca said, stemmed from his passion for music — particularly guitar. “He was an extreme introvert, and he expressed himself primarily through music — especially in playing guitar,” she said. “While he was in high school, one of his friends loaned him a guitar for a couple of years, and he taught himself to start playing.” This natural talent for guitar, Oksasoglu said, was on full display when the Chorale encountered a blues band during a group trip to Nashville. “Edward just gets onstage and starts playing with them,” she said. “[He] starts playing blues guitar, and they’d all just mention a song and he knows it and starts playing, and all of us were just in awe sitting there watching Edward thrive onstage.” During a memorial mass for Lim in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday, Fr. Sean McGraw recounted a story of Lim building a guitar out of a lunchbox he came across through a conversation he
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escape from thoughts of war, Pryzbyszewski said. As an incentive to save fabric with L85, women were asked to sew and conserve fabric simultaneously. With the motto “make do and mend,” many booklets were published in order to teach women how to use spare materials to create new outfits, Pryzbyszewski said. “Women learned how to make skirts out of old pairs of trousers, use three old dresses to make two new ones, and booklets such as ‘200 Ways to Alter a Dress’ were sold,” she said. According to Pryzbyszewski, many different types of skirts and suits emerged as approved wartime outfits for women, including the “tailored day dress,” the “summer suit,” and the “bow-trimmed dress.” Each outfit consisted of traditional styles with simplified details. “The tailored day dress snapped, rather than zipped, along the sides, and consisted of a shirt waist, rather than full body buttons,” she said. “Only the fronts of the dresses were pleated.” In 1947, however, women’s fashion dramatically shifted when Chirstian Dior’s “Ladies Home Journal” showcased women sporting longer dresses with ornate details, Pryzbyszewski said. After the war, “Dior claimed that he wanted to ‘turn women back into flowers,’” she said. Pryzbyszewski said women embraced this postwar style, adding ruffles, flairs, and inches to their short skirts in order to conform to seemingly backwards fashion trends. Ultimately, World War II and postwar era fashion focused on novelty and dreams. “A need to escape the all-encompassing world wars served as the driving force behind popular fashion in the 1940’s,” she said. Contact Sofia Madden at smadden@nd.edu
struck up with a homeless man in his hometown. “He made a guitar out of this lunchbox,” he said. “Which is a beautiful image of something that is old — maybe even something that had been thrown away — something that was maybe empty, but he actually saw beauty. He saw possibility, and he brought it to life in music.” Lim’s friends will honor him with another memorial service from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday by playing music, sharing stories and eating rice — Lim’s favorite food — next to the lake outside of Carroll Hall. “Even if Edward wasn’t here during this school year, that doesn’t mean that he was any tiny, infinitesimal percent less a part of the Notre Dame community and Notre Dame family,” Oksasoglu said. “ … This is all really hard to process, and it’s hard to not have him here with us, but I’m unendingly grateful for the time that I did get to spend with him.” Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu
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By BRIAN BOYLEN Scene Writer
Unpredictability and chaos have always been critical components of “Rick and Morty.” From the myriad instances of fourth wall breaking, the occasional completely (and noticeably) ad-libbed scenes to the complex inter-dimensional hijinks, the show has never been easy to predict. I suppose, then, I should not have been surprised when the show creators decided to pull a reverse April Fools Day prank by actually releasing the premiere of the much-anticipated third season for free streaming. The rest of season three won’t come out until this summer, but if “The Rickshank Redemption” is any indication, fans have a lot to look forward to. The episode picks up where the show left us at the end of season two. Mad scientist Rick is still in prison, leaving his family to deal with the aftermath of his actions. The Federation has colonized Earth, forcing humans under the yoke of a strange, oppressive alien government, much to the chagrin of every major character other than Jerry, the classic lovable but idiotic dad. Jerry’s wife Beth desperately wants her father Rick back, as he has abandoned her once before. The children, Morty and Summer, end up being the non-Rick characters with the most agency – per usual – as they actually seek
By ADRIAN MARK LORE Associate Scene Editor
I left my last hope for electronic dance music in the hands of The M Machine. See, while I watched other artists crumble under the pressure of capitalistic interests to assimilate to the same tired song-writing molds, The M Machine soared eminently as the genre’s secret weapon. Could they be the ones to innovate it back to life? Of course, I knew it would never happen, but I held on to the hope that at least they — in spite of all trends and pressures — would forever retain their creative integrity, the value of which they have demonstrated since their exhilarating OWSLA debut, “Promise Me A Rose Garden / Glow.” While “Glow” still holds the throne as one of the best indie-dance tracks of all time, The M Machine’s followup EP — “Metropolis, Pt. I” — was just as exciting. Over a brief six tracks and using little more than scattered artwork and a series of succinct liner notes, the trio had contextualized their brand of ominous electro-house with an engaging, thematically-relevant mythos: a dystopian world powered by a mysterious M-shaped machine. The duality was surprisingly effective, as the story — carried by sparse lyricism but rich aural context — brought out a measure of human warmth under the music’s sleek veneer. Who knew producers could be such evocative songwriters? Yet by “Metropolis, Pt. II” the trio had already begun to drop the ball as far as their musical integrity is concerned. To be sure, the technical quality of the tracks went undisturbed, but there was an audible preference for “drops” and “bangers” — in their vogue-est vogue, admittedly, in 2013 — all over the record. (You know an artist has gone off the deep end when their music is affected by even a dash of “moombahton.”) There were still CRISTINA INTERIANO | The Observer
out their grandfather. None of this strikes as particularly surprising. Much of the plot could have been intuited based on the ending of the last season. However, when the show turns to the dark innards of Rick’s mind as he is being interrogated by his captors, the absolute absurd and unpredictable nature of the show resurfaces. The revelation of a dark backstory that could finally explain why Rick’s numb and nihilistic character gets tossed to the side as a mere ploy to escape prison. Newly freed, Rick saves his grandchildren (naturally, they’re in over their heads). He goes on to collapse the Federation economy in a hilarious moment which cleverly parodies the concept of an economy backed by itself. By the end of the episode, most of the Rick and Morty universe has returned to the status quo. The Federation has left Earth and the Smith family is reunited (minus Jerry), and Rick and Morty are primed to go on more wacky adventures. The episode ends in a hilarious yet terrifying rant from Rick to Morty in which Rick reveals his true motivations. He planned everything that had transpired so he could become the de-facto leader of the family, by ousting Jerry who crossed him in the past. Even his benevolent act of saving Morty and Summer was merely so he would be accepted back into the family, or so Rick claims. Most importantly, Rick finally reveals his true driving
memorable indie-dance moments like “Tiny Anthem” — but even “Tiny Anthem” lacked the unsettling, affecting qualities of “A King Alone” or even “Faces,” the track’s “Pt. I” counterparts. In other words, the thematic cohesion of The M Machine project — not to mention the “Metropolis” mythos — was audibly coming apart at the seams. Well, that was four years ago. There was no third volume in the series, for better or worse, but there was certainly a whole lot of waiting and wondering on my part. Would the trio ever return? Would they even make a good comeback? Everyone from Feed Me to Moguai to Birdy Nam Nam to Skrillex had failed me — had failed EDM. Surely, if nobody else, The M Machine could revive it! Let me put it this way, myself from two years ago: “No.” Nothing about the trio’s first full-length record, “Glare”, is egregiously bad. But it represents the same pivot toward a safe approach that marred the output of virtually all EDM producers after about 2012 — just five years later. In other words, instead of opting for the bass-heavy, repetitive drops of their contemporaries, The M Machine have since drifted listlessly toward the faux sentimentalism of synth-pop artists like Flume and The Chainsmokers. For better or worse, while the trio’s members have traded their exploratory tendencies for mainstream accessibility, their new approachability does not translate into an aptitude for mainstream success — which, ironically, does not seem to be what the trio is after in the first place. The result, in other words, is a dozen tracks that don’t belong anywhere: Lacking in the former ambition that made the trio’s output a refreshing and compelling alternative to the blandest EDM, yet not sufficiently indulgent for the annals of pop-riddled Spotify Weekly playlists, The M Machine have created an album that is both sonically uninteresting and hopelessly insular — a record that is virtually doomed to flop.
force in life and a major plot arc for the rest of the series. He intends to locate the Szechuan dipping sauce that McDonald’s offered as limited edition tie-in to the movie “Mulan” in 1998. Rick claims that his endeavor may take nine more seasons and 97 years, but he will get his hands on that McNugget sauce. Now, I can hardly predict where this whirlwind of a show is headed, but something tells me that it won’t actually focus on obtaining a limited edition dipping sauce for another nine seasons. One of Rick’s other mid-rant claims might point closer to the truth: He tells Morty that the pair is in for “the darkest year of their adventures yet.” Judging by the subject matter of this episode alone, I think that might be right on the mark. Despite being an episodic animated comedy, “Rick and Morty” has always had a certain continuity in its characters. Morty, in particular, bears the scars of the duo’s dangerous escapades and their sometimes deadly consequences. This underlying tension has only increased as the series has progressed and is sure to become a more tangible factor going forward. We’ll have to wait until summer to see how it all plays out. In the meantime, let’s try to get that delicious McDonald’s Szechuan sauce to come back. Contact Brian Boylen at bboylen@nd.edu
Especially disheartening is the record’s total lack of thematic or narrative cohesion, formerly anchored by the mythical M-shaped machine that decorated the project’s output. Surely not every record must tell a concrete story, but in this case the mythos was an engaging, important element of the project that has been unnecessarily stripped away, further inhibiting interest. To be sure, there are enjoyable moments on the record, especially on the record’s back half. Some, like portions of the sentimental outro, are outright touching. But they still feel overly expendable, overly faceless; while the vocals are rather poor, the production is technically good. But these tracks could have been made, theoretically, by anyone. In other words, The M Machine brings nothing special to the table on “Glare,” especially now that even the project’s former identity has been compromised. As a fan of The M Machine who doesn’t mind the occasional pop indulgence, I may go back to certain tracks off this record twice or thrice in the future. But if the music represented on “Glare” is not up your alley, then it is probably not worth your time. Contact Adrian Mark Lore at lore.1@nd.edu
“Glare” The M Machine Label: Mad Zoo Tracks: “Some Animal,” “Walking Underwater” If you like: Calvin Harris, Flume, Feed Me
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By CHARLIE KENNEY Scene Writer
If you’ve been to any bar, danced at any nightclub or owned a radio for the past five years — you’ve probably heard Calvin Harris. His commanding, melodic voice and pulsating rhythms have dominated the party and electronic music scene for nearly half of the past decade. Hits like “Feel So Close,” “Summer” and “My Way” have racked up innumerable hits on Spotify, Youtube and iTunes while simultaneously becoming staples of every “Party” playlist and CD that blasts through car stereos. His songs have made him the highest paid DJ in the world. The smartest move of his career, however, was realizing that he could do better. Harris’ voice is great, but it’s limited — and he saw that. All of his solo tracks follow the same pattern. They all have constantly repeated choruses masked by intoxicating beats and cadences. He doesn’t go for the high notes, he doesn’t try and rap at 100 miles an hour, he doesn’t lace his lyrics with swathes of emotion and he doesn’t break your eardrums. Not because he doesn’t want to, but because he can’t. By himself he could only be Harris. But with collaborations he can be as emotional as Frank Ocean, as catchy as all three of the Migos, as “Happy” as Pharrell Williams, as bizarre as Young Thug and as powerful as Ariana Grande. And in his two new singles “Heatstroke” and “Slide” — he does exactly that. The two singles, although not Harris’ first collaborations
By CHRISTIAN BUNKER Scene Writer
High school sucks, and everyone knows it. Countless books have been written on it and movies and TV shows made about it. Popular culture’s hate affair with grades nine through 12 is so inundating that freshman already know about the swirlies, the mean teachers, the drama, the cliques and the messy break ups — even though they are unlikely to experience most of these — before they walk through the door. Because of its pervasive and often stereotypical presence, the high school drama is a tempting genre to write off. However, my recent viewing of the first three episodes of the Netflix series “Thirteen Reasons Why,” based on Jay Asher’s 2007 novel of the same name, makes me think that there is still hope for this genre. The most refreshing thing about “Thirteen Reasons Why” is its fast paced and intriguing plot. No longer am I expected to pretend that a musical, a detention or a book of burns is fascinating enough material to make me watch a high school movie. Instead, I am tossed head first into a life and death thriller where there are many questions and very few answers. Why did Hannah Baker commit suicide? Why did she leave
by any means, are the peak of his career. His former projects have been just Rihanna, just Ellie Goulding or just Big Sean. They were monochromatic and unexciting — keeping one genre for the entirety of the song. In saying this, it is not implying that solo projects are always bland, but when the potential of Harris was always on the periphery of his songs with just one artist, they came off that way. The two new singles, however, are the opposite of that. They’re love ballads, they’re hip-hop heart-to-hearts and they’re club music cacophonies all meshed into one jawdropping symphony. Both of them are all of Harris’ talent in mixing, producing and recording externalized in the form of a song. The first release and more successful of the two, “Slide,” is a stunning collab of Frank Ocean and Migos. In the song, piano chords and guitar strums replace bass drops and reverbs typical of Harris, and his low bass sound is replaced by the tenor cry of Frank Ocean and the catchy, rhythmic beat of the Migos. The song covers the topic of sexual promiscuity and attainment of wealth in ways uniquely Ocean and uniquely Migos. A longing to buy the painting “Garcon a la pipe” is an allegory that is held throughout the song along with “putting some spotlight on the slide” — slang for exposing someone cheating on you. Both artists want you to be conflicted between the themes of wealth and sex. Someone is not only “starin’ at your diamonds while [you’re] hopping out a spaceship,” but they also reply with “I might” when the question of “Do you slide on all
your nights like this?” is posed. The more recently released song, “Heatstroke,” although less popular, deserves no less praise. The threeway collab between Young Thug, Pharrell, and Ariana Grande is a three-way mix of genres in a song not about dehydration, but about the “Heatstroke” that comes with love. All three have unique perspectives on the topic of love in their individual songs, and all three contribute it in the song — creating an interesting fusion of a raunchy, a beautiful and a poppy love song. Young Thug shows his affection by saying “she got every red bottom like a baboon,” Pharrell shows it by saying to “Release, let go and have a good time” and Ariana shows it by posing the question of “How can anyone get tired?” in a relationship this good. Harris brings them all together, and makes three different songs and different emotions sound like the conscious of one conflicted mind after his production. Yeah, “Slide” and “Heatstroke” might not shatter the windows that Harris’ old stuff used to shatter. They might not have all the bumps, all the bass drops and all the sounds that you don’t even know the names of like they used to. But that’s not a bad thing. Harris is bringing together genres that clash and making them work, he’s complicating a topic as complex as love even farther and he’s somehow booking the hottest artists in the music industry for singles. Even if you don’t like the sound of them now, he’s innovating and making progress in the right direction. That progress something worth waiting for.
behind a mysterious set of tapes, and what do they contain? How truthful are they? The first two questions are what made me interested in the show in the first place, but the last is the reason that I want to finish the series. In young adult fiction, the general trend is for the story to be presented through the eyes of one protagonist, usually in the first person, and for that person’s experiences to be taken at face value. Although this is a good way for youth to identify with a character, the downside is the lack of one of fiction’s most effective devices: the unreliable narrator. Without a trusted protagonist as an Archimedean point from which to interpret the events, the audience becomes much more immersed in a narrative since they must formulate their own perceptions in order to judge what is going on. This is exactly the case in “13 Reasons Why.” While it is recounted through the eyes of Hannah’s friend and protagonist Clay Jensen, the meat of the story is presented via Hannah’s taped narration. Of course, Hannah is dead, so the viewer will never have closure in regard to her recounting. The show itself toys with with this ambiguity as multiple characters have already questioned Hannah’s veracity in the first three episodes. As long as the series continues to play with different interpretations, it is sure to be captivating.
Aside from the plot, “13 Reasons Why” should also be commended for its social commentary. It navigates the ways we handle tragedy in 2017 in several insightful scenes, such as when two girls take smiling selfies with the late Hannah’s locker and enthusiastically post them with #NeverForget. Equally striking is Clay’s conversation with his father shortly after Hannah’s death in which he flatly states that he is fine. The reflexivity with which he brushed off the accusation of having feelings when the viewer knows his inner torment struck me as a sharp but truthful indictment of how our society handles grief. The criticisms within the show are remarkably poignant, but I do have one criticism of the series itself. Although the plot is thrilling, I fear that by constructing a flashy mystery around Hannah’s death, the series is glorifying her suicide, or at least irresponsibly imbuing it with a sense of purpose when it has none. Divorced from its causes and effects, the act was one of naked tragedy, and “13 Reasons Why” forgets this at times. I’ll leave you with a spectacular line in “BoJack Horseman” delivered by Henry Winkler: “You ascribed a mystery to [her] death to give it meaning, but there is no meaning in death. That’s why it’s so terrifying!”
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Swamped by my first job Kathleen Donahue Photographer
We all have those first job horror stories, so when I was asked at the last minute to do this “Inside Column,” this was the first idea that popped into my mind. My first real job was at a “paint your own pottery” store in my hometown. On an obnoxiously humid summer day, I walked into work only to have the girl who had the prior shift meet me with complete panic in her eyes. She said, “The event space is flooded!” The event space was not attached to our shop and was three shops over. My co-worker said, “I called the manager who’s in Canada and she told me she wants you to clean it up and for me to watch the store until you are done, but I have to leave so you’re going to have to do both. So, here’s all the tools I could find to help you clean up.” She proceeded to hand me two sponges, a bucket, a mop and a carpet cleaner. Obviously, I started to freak out a little but the other girl didn’t care at all, grabbed her bags, and ran out leaving me in a state of utter shock not knowing how I was supposed to clean a flood three stores away while also watching over our store and its customers. I begrudgingly grabbed all the equipment she gave me and walked over to the event space. As I stepped into the room I froze. Almost the entire 500 square foot floor was covered with an even two inches of water. I looked down again at the materials she had given me and realized that I, an 18-year-old girl, was in no way equipped to clean an actual flood. I frantically tried to use the carpet cleaner to vacuum up some water but every two seconds it would completely fill itself and water would spill out and refill the spot I had just cleared. Nothing was working. So as any young girl in a crisis would do, I called my dad. I asked him to come over to asses the situation and see what exactly I was supposed to do. I watched the store front as he tried and failed to use the completely inadequate equipment I was given. We both were at a loss. Then suddenly we remembered that my uncle, a carpenter, might have a water vacuum and thank goodness he did. So together with my dad, uncle, mom, brother and three young cousins who were visiting for the weekend, we worked together to save the event space. Thankfully, after a couple of hours, at least 20 water vacuums worth of water had been cleaned out of the space. I had not so singlehandedly saved the store from having to pay a couple hundred dollars to clean up the flood as perhaps a couple thousand dollars if we hadn’t. To make a very long, stressful story short, my manager never recognized the fact that I had done this or the fact that she asked an 18-year old girl to do a job that not many people of any age are trained for. This wasn’t my only horror story from that job but it certainly was the worst. Everyone gets through the bad jobs to make good jobs seem even greater. The experience also can give me a great response to that typical job interview question, “tell me a time when you overcame a challenge.” Contact Kathleen Donahue at kdonah01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Discovering meaning in science W hen one t hinks of “t heoretica l biophysics,” t he public debate bet ween t he notions of creationism and evolutionar y biolog y does not immediately come to mind. However, t his was t he f inishing idea of Dr. William Bia lek, a Phi Beta Kappa v isiting scholar, during his lecture last Tuesday night. Dr. Bia lek is a t heoretica l biophysicist at Princeton Universit y, and his research largely consists of discerning t he interface bet ween f undamenta l physica l laws and t heir f unctioning w it hin physiologica l systems. If you t hink t his sounds esoteric, I would have to agree w it h you. As an undergraduate struggling w ith introductor y level physics, many of the concepts Dr. Bialek presented were confusing. However, his main theme contended that organisms operate at the limits set by the laws of physics for many processes, including sound and sight. For example, human beings have the abilit y to detect a single photon of light, equivalent to sensing a conformational change in one molecule of rhodopsin (the protein responsible for initiating the phototransduction cascade which allows us to see). To put this into perspective, one photoreceptor cell has around 108 of these proteins, show ing the remarkable specificit y we have for v ision. Ending his lecture, Dr. Bialek reiterated his belief that the idea of creationism has gained popularit y due to the lack of metaphysical meaning w ithin evolutionar y biolog y. This sentiment is echoed by those who actually subscribe to the creationist movement. I know this because some of my friends in high school were open about their opposition to evolution, and I even v isited the Creation Museum in Northern Kentuck y in order to understand the arguments behind their beliefs. W hile these weren’t based in any ev idenced assertions, it gave spectators a sense of belonging in a world increasingly lacking in philosophical or theological substance. As a biological sciences major myself, I do not think that the scientific arguments put forth by the creationist movement are factually correct, and I am fully supportive of evolutionar y theor y. However, I also recognize that there is a per vasive sense of meaninglessness w ithin the field of evolutionar y biolog y today. We are taught that
there is an inherent randomness to our ex istence; that we are here because we are more suited to sur v ival than our prev ious evolutionar y ancestors. But this v iew does not allow much room for the ex istence of meaning that so many seek, and leads to a condescending attitude of the scientific communit y towards those who do not immediately recognize evolutionar y theor y as truth. It is no wonder that so many are disheartened by the current climate of scientific progress, and opt to instead follow a theor y based on a fundamentalist interpretation of scripture to find meaning in the world around them. At Notre Dame, we have the unique opportunit y to be educated by both talented scientists and theologians; therefore, it is our responsibilit y not only to become proficient in the sciences and our Catholic faith, but also to derive the intrinsic meaning that can be discovered while study ing the natural world. As Dr. Bialek’s research shows us, organisms already operate w ithin the constraints set by the laws of physics. W hile evolution may seem like a chaotic, v iolent process, it is important to remember that all life is regulated by fundamental principles unchanged throughout time. Perhaps, in these laws, we can see the framework for God’s universe, and upon these building blocks life was allowed to thrive and evolve. In addressing the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences in 1996, Pope John Paul II stated “Truth cannot contradict truth,” and we must always remember that regardless of what discoveries are uncovered by future scientific pursuits, there is always room for them to be placed w ithin a larger understanding of humanit y’s position in the universe. Because we regard both science and scripture as fundamental truths, we must strive to find the meaning in our pursuits, and must always be cognizant of those who may be turned away by the presentation of our discoveries. Just as we desire our faith to be inclusive and appealing to all, our science must not shut out those who only seek greater meaning w ithin their lives. Kieran Phelan junior April 5
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Redefining humility Matt Williams Viewology
Last week, Kendrick Lamar released the music video for a song titled “HUMBLE.” The video has racked up millions of views because of its satiating cinematography, but there’s more to this new song than meets the eye. Buried beneath its poetic vocals lies a clear challenge from Kendrick to the whole hip-hop community: be better. This isn’t the first time that Kendrick has issued such an order, but with each repetition its saliency seems to grow. When he originally called out his fellow artists, on a single verse from Big Sean’s 2013 single “Control HOF,” the rap world practically buckled at its knees. It was the first time since Makaveli and Biggie that a hip-hop artist had so directly dared their competition, and to make things even more monumental, it had worked. Consequently, rappers from coast to coast hit the drawing boards to plot how they would respond to Kendrick’s cry for better competition, and, in my opinion, the quality of American hiphop improved as a result. Now, as “HUMBLE.” once again prods what is becoming a consistently raw bruise (at that soft spot right in between the hubris and seeming superiority complex of almost every hip-hop artist), it is worth taking a moment to ref lect on why and how Kendrick ceaselessly manages to challenge his competition. To start, it’s helpful to note that in a recent interview with Rick Rubin, the eclectic co-president of Columbia Records, Kendrick said that the reason he writes and raps is to challenge himself, his listeners and his competition. In the same interview, Kendrick claimed that artists and producers are often told to assume that the consumer is dumb, and as a result, they tend to compose music that is out-of-touch with the world that most of us live in. Kendrick believes we deserve better, and he’s on a mission to see that we get it. It is this conviction that prompts him to go to bat for us, and when he does — like in “HUMBLE.”
— the response is something that neither a rapper nor listener alone could rouse. What I mean by this, is that nothing would happen if either you or I were to call out Drake, Nos, Big Sean and Co. At the other end of the spectrum, rappers themselves are often coy about calling each other out, because they are well aware that any claims they try to make to the throne will be illusory and egotistical, and thus by doing so, they risk receiving backlash from the rest of the hip-hop community. With one foot in each world, however, hip-hop’s most promising protagonist and Compton’s “good kid,” Kendrick Lamar manages to do what no one else can. To see what I mean, consider some of the imagery in the “HUMBLE.” music video. During the first part of the chorus, which is essentially a hypnotic reiteration of the phrase “be humble,” Kendrick orates as he stands immersed in a sea of bobbing bald heads. He raps the lines with his face down and sends a strong message that he is still a part of the masses. Then, for the second half of the chorus, Kendrick’s call comes from the middle seat of a recreated rapper’s Last Supper, based on da Vinci’s iconic tableau. His central positioning ref lects that he is seen by many as the best rapper alive, but when the rapper adjacent to him abruptly attempts to stand up, Kendrick humbly remains seated and strongly urges his peer to sit back down. Taken together, the imagery demonstrates Kendrick’s identity as that “rare breed of rapper who simultaneously comes off as fan and student and practitioner.” He can’t help being the best, but he won’t use this position to berate or belittle his competition. Rather, he remains as much like the rest of us as possible, and he uses his earned authority to humbly bring the competition up to his level. Keeping this in mind, what can the rest of us learn from Kendrick’s example, or perhaps the better question is, how might society benefit from Kendrick’s constant challenging in realms beyond hip-hop? Imagine if we applied this idea
of holding each other accountable to all parts of society, allowing the best person in each area to bring everyone else up to their level and benefit the whole community by doing so. Star students could hold their classmates accountable for doing the required readings, or a priest could request that his laypeople actually practice the faith that he preaches. This could even extend to little things, like an ecologically-educated student challenging peers to recycle, or the kindest person on campus refusing to tolerate un-warranted negativity. In my opinion, one reason we struggle to practice the humility needed for this, why we refuse to let our guard down and allow leaders to challenge us, is that we worry doing so will lead to feelings of inadequacy and unimportance. This reaction is reasonable for a society that tends to be more worried about literally competing than about actually winning. I once heard that someone who wants to win will look forward to the finish line, but someone who is more concerned with competing will be too busy looking right and left. To open ourselves to the idea of becoming humbler, it would help to begin by reorienting our gaze on the goal ahead. This is exactly what Kendrick does with “Control HOF” and “HUMBLE.” He urges his competition to worry less about their location on a leaderboard, and instead to work on becoming the best artists that they can be. That’s all that Kendrick has done, and so far, it’s worked out pretty well for him. So, rather than requesting humbleness to be synonymous with silence, let’s allow our leaders to speak up and keep the rest of us accountable. By doing so, we will make the whole world a better place, and simultaneously make the experience more enjoyable in the process. Matt is a junior studying anthropology. Please feel free to contact him at mwilli41@nd.edu with any questions or comments, and don’t forget to keep him accountable. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
The problem with idealizing the past Lucy Collins Stuck in the Middle
Nostalgia (n): a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past We are living in a present that seems to be obsessed with the past. Recent critically acclaimed films “Midnight in Paris” and “La La Land” are both centered on characters who yearn for eras long gone, time periods well before they were even born. There are several TV shows currently running that incorporate time travel into the past, and book series like “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon, romanticize even farther back in history, around the 1700s. Fashion seems to be a rotating wheel of reintegrating past fashions into the modern scene. Even politicians have taken note of this trend — the very nature of the slogan “Make America Great Again” implies that there was a time, within memory, when America was outshining other nations; it was the pining for a reoccurrence of these “golden years” that contributed to the election of Donald Trump. I am admittedly very guilty of dreaming wistfully of the past, sometimes even wondering if my life would not have been more exciting, fulfilled, etc., had I been born to a different era. History is our greatest resource — thousands of years of wisdom, successes, failures, great men and evil men from which to draw inspiration and knowledge from. However, if we do more than simply study the past for its practical information, if we
actually romanticize past eras, there is a danger of glossing over the faults of those eras, and by doing such, failing to recognize how we have improved — and failed to improve — in the decades that have passed. Nostalgia is a luxury that is not afforded to all people. It’s easy for me to think highly of the 1950s — who wouldn’t want to go to sock-hops, wear poodle skirts and sip milkshakes at the local soda shop? For many, however, the idea of being transported back to the 50s would be equivalent to a nightmare. African Americans were in the middle of a fight for their basic civil rights, and were not protected against blatant discrimination. African Americans do not have the privilege of looking back at the past quite as fondly as white people can, and for some, it is even a period they would prefer to block out all together given today’s situation of racial tension and police brutality. In dreaming of f lapper dresses, Fitzgerald and speakeasies, one may forget that women were only granted the right to vote in the 1920s, and would have to fight constantly to be seen as equals to men — a goal that is arguably still being chased today. To idealize these time periods is to forget the problems of the past, problems that countless individuals fought and even died to amend. Donald Trump’s campaign slogan idealized the past in a dangerous way that focused on conjuring unrealistic and occasionally blatantly false images of a shining past, free of fault. The notion that America was somehow “great” in some
unspecified time in the past sets an unwelcome precedent that we have not moved in a positive direction over the years, and would do well to harken back to the “good ole days” with less tolerance, lacking civil rights and few opportunities for advancement. That’s not to say there are not lessons to draw upon from the past, and programs that may have worked well back then could be used as a source of inspiration for modern policy. The issue arises when a glorif ying lens is used to blind people to how far our nation has come in terms of social, economic, and political opportunity. “Midnight in Paris” is one of my all-time favorite films. I love the vintage music, colorful clothing, and romanticism of a time well before modern technolog y, where booze f lowed heavily and the arts thrived like none other. At the end of the movie, however, even Owen Wilson notices that almost everyone believes that the “Golden Age” happened well before his or her own present time, and in doing so, fails to acknowledge the benefits of the modern age and look to a future even greater than today. Aside from incessantly quoting “Hamilton” and other perfect works of theater/film, Lucy Collins majors in economics and history, is a sophomore at Notre Dame and is often found trying to balance her hopeless romanticism and nearly constant cynicism. Please direct comments to lcollin8@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Stretch your imagination and you will see a wide variety of opportunities. Don’t limit what you can do because you are caught up in what everyone else is up to. Rise to the forefront by trusting and believing in yourself and by using your skills and insight to bring about whatever changes are required to make your life better. Your numbers are 3, 18, 21, 27, 33, 34, 48. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take the plunge and get going. What you do will far exceed talking about what you plan to do. Look at your objectives and simplify your plans. Staying focused and concentrating on your goal will bring good results. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Anxiety will set in if you let the little things get to you. Give others the freedom you expect to be given in return. Balance, integrity and sticking to a plan will benefit you the most. Avoid emotional debates. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Bring about positive changes. Get involved with a partner or join a group that shares your values and goals, and you will avoid pressure from large organizations or authority figures. Going through the proper channels will lead to greater opportunities. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Don’t feel the need to donate to a cause just because someone else does. Pick and choose where your money goes. Joint ventures will result in disagreements. Put more time and effort into selfimprovements and professional gains. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Your emotions will get the better of you if you let someone’s rhetoric coax you into a debate. Your best defense is to take action, not face off in a verbal war that will only make matters worse. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Not everyone will be open and forthright with you. Don’t let someone’s big dreams persuade you to take part in a risky venture. Hard work, dedication and playing by the rules will get you much further ahead. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Partnerships look promising if you are willing to compromise and support one another. A practical approach to financial spending will spare you the stress of unnecessary debt. Listen to good advice and practice moderation. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put your emotions on the backburner before they get you into trouble. Speaking up about how you feel or what your plans are will not end well. Taking the time to prepare and plan your next move will be crucial to your success. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stay focused on what’s important to your advancement. Don’t let personal matters or an unstable relationship with someone cloud your vision or cause you to take a pass on something you really should pursue. Financial gains are within reach. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be careful when dealing with partners or while traveling with people who have a different perspective than you. It’s important to be respectful of others’ beliefs, but that doesn’t mean you should become a follower. Do your own thing. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emotions will surface if you don’t agree with the protocol being enforced at work or within your peer group. Don’t feel pressured to take part in something you don’t agree with. Formulate a new plan that is beneficial to everyone involved. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You might want to reconsider your vocational goals. Don’t let an uncomfortable situation lead to making an untimely professional move. Look for opportunities and develop a strategy that favors advancement. Avoid emotional setbacks. Birthday Baby: You are engaging, playful and sensitive. You are opportunistic and quick-witted.
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The new trend is to bounce back Michael Ivey Sports Writer
Redemption. So hot right now. Redemption. That’s what one could say about the current sports landscape. In the past year we’ve seen teams who came up short on the biggest stage of their respective sport, only to return to that stage the very next year and end up taking home the crown. On Monday night, North Carolina became a member of this group when they defeated Gonzaga 71-65 in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game. A year ago, the Tar Heels played in the national championship game against Villanova, losing on a buzzerbeating shot on the final play of the game. It was the most heartbreaking way a team can lose a basketball championship. North Carolina came into this season with one thing on their mind: redemption. They rebounded from the most soul-crushing of defeats and made it back to the title game, this time winning it all. You could see from the expression on the faces of the players that this title meant something extra because of what happened last year. It’s a look we’ve seen a lot recently. Back in January 2016, Clemson lost to Alabama in the College Football Playoff national championship game. The Tigers came up short by only five points, and used the close loss as motivation. During the 2016 season, Clemson finished with a record of 12-1, an ACC Championship and a return trip to the College Football Playoff. After shutting out Ohio State in the semifinal, the Tigers got exactly what they wished for in a rematch with Alabama in the national championship. During most of the game, it looked as if Clemson would once again come up short against Alabama, but the Tigers used a late second-half run to take the lead with about four minutes left, a lead they would quickly give up. With about two minutes left, quarterback Deshaun Watson led Clemson on a remarkable drive that ended in a touchdown with one second remaining in the game. Clemson had capped a remarkable redemption
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season with a national championship. In June 2015, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games in the NBA Finals. Lebron James and the Cavs responded by returning to the Finals the next year, once again against the Warriors. After falling behind in the series 3-1, the Cavs won Games Five and Six to set up a Game Seven for the championship, which the Cavs won 93-89. Cleveland had fallen from the mountain, but got up and climbed all the way back to the top. The Kansas City Royals lost the 2014 World Series to the San Francisco Giants. In 2015, the Royals went through an entire 162 game schedule with redemption on their mind, and made it all the way back to the World Series. Against the New York Mets, the Royals won the series in six games to complete the long road to the championship. Being so close but coming up short, then rebounding and winning it all the very next year adds a little extra flavor to the already sweet taste of a championship. It’s happening more often, so who will be the next team to redeem themselves? The favorite has to be the Golden State Warriors. After losing the NBA Finals in a seven-game heartbreaker, the Warriors are arguably better than they were last season thanks to the addition of Kevin Durant. When Durant gets healthy again, I wouldn’t want to play the Warriors in a playoff series. Alabama is another good pick. The Tide will undoubtedly be among the favorites to win next year’s national championship, and the added-on effect of seeking redemption after coming up just short the year before will make them even more dangerous. The Cleveland Indians are a World Series favorite this year after losing in last year’s World Series, and it will be interesting to see how Gonzaga will rebound after losing Monday’s championship to the Tar Heels. Redemption must be on their minds. Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-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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Heat back in playoff hunt with win over Hornets Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Goran Dragic scored 33 points, and the Miami Heat made 21 3-pointers to beat the Charlotte Hornets 11299 on Wednesday night and pull back into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. James Johnson shot 6-of7 from 3-point range and had 26 points, while Hassan W hiteside had a strong second half and finished with 13 points and 20 rebounds as the Heat dealt a near-fatal blow to Charlotte’s playoff hopes. The loss drops the 10th place Hornets 2 ½ games behind the Heat and Indiana Pacers with three games remaining. Miami holds the headto-head tiebreaker over Indiana for the final spot in the East. The 21 3-pointers tied the most ever allowed by the Hornets in franchise history.
The Heat broke open a tight game in the third quarter, building a 17-point lead behind Dragic and W hiteside. W hiteside hadn’t scored and only had seven rebounds when he got into an altercation early in the third quarter. The 7-foot center threw an elbow in the direction of Michael KiddGilchrist, although in never landed. Cody Zeller stepped in to break things up, but a frustrated W hiteside shoved Zeller away, earning a technical. But the incident seemed to ignite W hiteside and the Heat, who went on a 14-0 run. W hiteside had six points during that span, including a monster left-handed dunk, and dominated on the glass. The Hornets never recovered. Nic Batum led Charlotte with 24 points, while AllStar Kemba Walker had 18
points on 6-of-17 shooting. Marvin Williams had 15 points and 12 rebound for the Hornets (36-43).
Tip ins Heat: Have won 22 of the last 28 games vs. Charlotte and have not lost a season series to the Hornets since the 2009-10 season. Hornets: There was seemingly more elbow room on the Charlotte bench without 7-footer Patrick Ewing taking up real estate. Ewing left to become the head coach of Georgetown earlier this week. ... Marco Belinelli left in the second quarter with a strained left index finger and did not return.
Up next Heat: Travel to Toronto for an important game Friday night against the Raptors. Hornets: Host the Celtics on Saturday night in their final regular-season home game of the season.
MLB | Angels 7, ATHLETICS 6
Oakland falls to Los Angeles on late home run Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. — Not all athletes who suffer serious head injuries are able to overcome the physical and psychological wounds. Exactly seven months after being struck in the head by a line drive that left him with a cracked skull, Matt Shoemaker looked every bit the same pitcher he had been. Shoemaker tossed five effective innings in his return to the mound and Danny Espinosa hit a three-run homer in the ninth to rally the Los Angeles Angels past the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Tuesday night. It was Shoemaker’s first regular-season outing since he was hit by a line drive off Kyle Seager’s bat in Seattle last September, an injury that required surgery to stop bleeding in his brain. The right-hander wore a carbonfiber protective insert under
his cap to protect an area where a titanium plate was inserted on his skull. “He’s very determined,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “He’s been very determined his whole career to get to this point. I think once he was physically fit, I think everyone felt that he would come back. He’s got the perseverance to get back on that mound and hopefully have the success that he had before.” Shoemaker threw 99 pitches and labored at times. But he left with a 4-2 lead after allowing home runs to Jed Lowrie and Ryon Healy. There was a bit of a scare in the fourth, when Stephen Vogt’s broken-bat comebacker glanced off Shoemaker’s hip. “It felt pretty good. A little erratic with the location, but overall it felt pretty good,” Shoemaker said. The Angels trailed 6-4 in the
ninth when Espinosa sent an 0-2 slider from Ryan Dull (0-1) over the fence in right-center. “I just got a good barrel to it,” Espinosa said. Dull struck out Espinosa with a slider on Monday. “One bad pitch,” the reliever said. “It was down, but I have to get it a little bit lower. Especially with him. He hit 24 homers for a reason.” Jefry Marte’s infield single got the Angels going in the ninth. Cameron Maybin followed with a single and Andrelton Simmons reached on a fielder’s choice that sent Marte to third. Andrew Bailey (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win. Cam Bedrosian closed for his second career save and first this season. Lowrie was 3 for 4 and nearly hit for the cycle. Right fielder Kole Calhoun’s diving catch in the eighth robbed him of extra bases, and likely the triple he needed.
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make some plays with their legs. Then we have some hybrids like [St. Brown] who can do a little bit of both. So I think we have a great balance of things we can do outside.” Alexander singled out Finke for praise, stating that despite only earning a scholarship less than a year ago, the former walk-on was already a leader on the team. “He’s one of those guys when you talk about leadership,” Alexander said. “He’s going to lead by example, he’s going to come in and take great notes. He’s going to go out and hustle, he’s going to go out and make plays when you call his number. So when you talk about leadership you have a guy that sets an example of how to approach the game. That’s how I use his leadership.”
Offensive line The right tackle position remains one of the major position battles on the team. Sophomores Liam Eichenberg and Tommy Kraemer are both competing for the spot next to senior Alex Bars, who will be playing guard. Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand said he had confidence that either player would be capable of performing at the position. “They’re competing really well,” Hiestand said. “They both have good qualities about them, they’re both really good at the basic fundamental things you look for in players. They’ve got a great work ethic, a great attitude, great ability and now it’s just time. “... They’re both getting pretty equal reps and everybody’s kind of used to them now. It was a little harder when we started, but now Alex is used to both guys, so it’s becoming less of an issue. We’re not going to force it.” Senior tackle Mike McGlinchey and senior guard Quenton Nelson both opted to return to Notre Dame in 2017 rather than enter the NFL Draft. Hiestand said the pair are both determined to improve in their final year. “They’re committed to being great teammates and improving,” Hiestand said. “They didn’t come back to not get better; they came back to get better. And that’s exactly what they’re doing.”
Quarterbacks Rees, returning to Notre Dame as a quarterbacks coach after playing for the Irish from 2010 to 2013, said his first priority is instilling the right culture around his signal-callers. “I think first we want to develop the culture we have there,” Rees said. “We want an extremely competitive environment and we want to support one another. Quarterback’s a very unique position because one guy’s out there a majority of the time, so it’s all about supporting
one another and understanding your role. I think we have certain expectations with balls in jeopardy: we don’t want to have the defense touch the ball. We have certain expectations in attention to detail, that’s something we have to be good at. If our details aren’t great, we can’t lead. So it’s first continuing to learn the offense, then keeping the ball out of harm’s way and then growing as the leader of the team, bringing guys with us and exuding that confidence and leadership.” Rees said he initially found adjusting to other players’ learning habits difficult, but believes he has improved in that area. “When I first got here I had to take a step back and make sure that these guys understand everything,” Rees said. “And just because something makes sense to me doesn’t mean it’s going to click for them. You’ve got to go through and if they get it on the board or they get it on film, you have to think
about how they retain it the best. For me it’s been a lot of fun challenging those guys and making it a competitive atmosphere. They’re really picking up what we’re trying to teach and they’re giving me positive feedback which is good, but continuing to grow those relationships and tailoring my teaching them to their learning is important.I’m not trying to teach them to learn my way, I’m trying to adapt to how they learn.” Rees’ exact position with the team remains undecided. He is currently listed as a graduate assistant, but the NCAA will rule at the end of the month whether he can be listed as a full assistant coach. Rees said that no matter what, however, he will still be involved with the team. “It’s out of my control,” Rees said. “I’m not going to leave these guys, though. I’ll be here.” MICHAEL YU | The Observer
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Irish senior offensive lineman Quenton Nelson, center, readies for a snap during Notre Dame’s 45-27 loss to USC on Nov. 26.
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men’s GOLF | REDHAWK INVITATIONAL
Irish place in top half of field By BRENNAN LEE Sports Writer
Notre Dame finished in seventh place in a field of 18 at the Redhawk Invitational in Washington over the weekend with a final composite score of 25 over par. The tournament took place at Chambers Bay Golf Course, the host of the 2015 U.S. Open. “I thought we had a solid performance, earning an 11-6 winloss record for the week, but had a chance at a win or certainly a top-three finish after those first few holes in the final round,” Irish head coach Jim Kubinski said. “We just needed to finish it out stronger, something our young team will learn to do. A lot of our sport is how quickly you can acclimate to the conditions and course, something we do extremely well at home and are now learning to do on the road.” The Irish played competitively in their first two rounds, while staggering a bit in the final round. Freshman Davis Lamb paced Notre Dame, finishing tied for tenth place overall at three strokes over par. “Davis keeps growing every time out,” Kubinski said. “His game keeps improving and his confidence has to be high after leading our team the last two events. A top-10 finish in a 92-player field, especially as a
freshman, shows where he can go from here. He is a talented and dedicated player.” Notre Dame put up a fight at the tournament, which was hosted by Seattle and won by Iowa State’s five-over-par 853. Kubinski expressed satisfaction with the performance, while still noting his squad has room for improvement. “We went 11-6 without our best possible play, so the message is to keep growing and improving, which will lead to a high level of success for our team,” said Kubinski. “We are very much focused on a strong performance at home on the 15th, which is a great opportunity to continue building momentum as we head to the postseason.” The Irish hope a solid performance at the Redhawk Invitational may springboard them to an even better Battle at the Warren, the upcoming home tournament, on April 15. “We have had a phenomenal record at home these last couple of years,” said Kubinski. “I believe we have had just two losses against 35 to 40 wins on our Warren the last two years, so we will not look to adjustments as much as focusing on the things we need to do, in all environments, to enjoy success and executing those things.” Contact Brennan Lee at blee18@nd.edu
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Irish freshman Matt Gamble follows through on a backhand during Notre Dame’s 4-1 victory over Northwestern at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
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when we walk onto the court on Friday, we feel like we improved since yesterday. And confidence helps when you’re playing such quality opponents match in and match out.” Sachire said the team’s mentality in practice this week will be especially crucial, especially with a limited amount of practice time due to travel. “I think confidence comes from the entire week,” Sachire said.
“I don’t think a pregame speech gives confidence. That has to be done during the week of practice so that the practices leading up to the match have purpose. When they do, you get better and improve and because you’re improving, that’s where confidence comes from. The knowledge that you’ve improved and are better and prepared to succeed. The squad’s first match of the weekend begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday against the Seminoles. Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
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Irish captain and senior midfielder Sergio Perkovic cradles the ball during Notre Dame’s 11-10 loss to Syracuse on Saturday at Arlotta Stadium. Perkovic tallied one goal and two assists in the game.
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know, we ran two end-of-game things [against Syracuse], and we got one great shot. … Then the second one, we were very close to getting what we wanted. I was pleased with the way we did our end-of-game [execution] for the most part — with a few exceptions — but that’s something you have to work at throughout the year. “ … We’re a good end-ofgame team. We don’t give away a lot of games. But we play good people, so I’d rather see us make more plays throughout the game so that we’re not in that end-of-game situation quite as frequently.” One thing Notre Dame has consistently done well over its last four games — even though two of those games have ended in defeat — is score goals; the Irish have now scored at least 10 in each of its last four games, all of which have come against ranked opponents. However, Corrigan still believes the Irish can improve in several other areas on the offensive side of the field, particularly when it comes to dictating the game’s tempo. “There are a number of different objectives offensively that you have,” Corrigan said. “Obviously, one is to score goals. Another is to control the tempo of the game because you can control the tempo completely when the ball is in your stick, [but] you can’t at any other time — you can encourage things to happen, but you can’t control it absolutely unless you have the ball. “ … There are a number of different things offenses can do well. We’re getting there, but there’s a lot of improvement we can make to make
sure that all of those things are kind of in synchronicity so that we’re playing not just good offense from a scoring standpoint but effective offense from a complete-game sense.” Tempo becomes particularly significant in limiting transition opportunities for opponents, which can help take pressure off of a team’s defense, Corrigan said. And limiting the opposition’s scoring has been an issue for the Irish in its tight games, as it scored 10 goals in both of its losses but gave up the go-ahead goals in the fourth quarter to both Syracuse and Denver. “Offense is a big part of that,” Corrigan said of the way the Irish offense can help keep their defense out of difficult spots. “Playing at the right tempo, making sure that the balance of offense and defense doesn’t get out of whack — if you’re playing too much defense but you’re scoring goals, that’s not a great recipe either. The offense also has to make sure they’re playing in a way that they’re not selling out to score goals all the time because then you’re not balancing the field, then you’re giving up transition. If you’re giving up transition goals — so you score a couple extra but you give away a couple in transition — maybe that’s not as much your defense’s fault as your offense putting them in vulnerable position.” And the Irish will need start to make those improvements soon, as their daunting schedule continues Saturday with a sixth straight game against ranked opposition, this time with it being the Blue Devils (8-3, 1-1 ACC) on the other side of the field. Duke has been one of Notre Dame’s toughest
opponents over the last few seasons, as the Blue Devils beat the Irish in the national championship three seasons ago and have topped the Irish in the ACC semifinals each of the last three seasons. “They’re always a good offensive team,” Corrigan said of Duke. “They’ve always got guys that are weapons and they do a good job of putting them in situations — you know, they’ve got some players who are very comfortable in certain situations, and they do a very good job of getting them to those situations.” This year’s Duke squad has a different look, however; two of Blue Devils’ former top scorers — midfielders Myles Jones and Deemer Class — graduated at the end of last season, moving on to play in the MLL. While Duke’s top point-scorer from last season, junior attack Justin Guterding, is back and leading the charge once again for the Blue Devils, the core around him is younger than in years past. Corrigan said he’s noticed the team’s younger players have continually improved on film, and he expects the Blue Devils to be just as much of a challenge as they were in the last few seasons as a result. “They’re so young that they are developing and changing,” Corrigan said. “They’re moving a little personnel, they’re doing a few things more and a few things less than they were early in the year, so they’re definitely a team that’s developing and improving and evolving over the course of the year.” The Irish and Blue Devils will face off at noon Saturday at Koskinen Stadium. Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu
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Coaches offer insight into offense’s growth By DANIEL O’BOYLE Sports Writer
With less than three weeks until the Blue-Gold Game, Notre Dame’s offensive assistant coaches spoke about how their position groups have developed over the spring so far.
Receivers Wide receivers coach DelVaughn Alexander is one of the seven new Irish coaches for the 2017 season. Although he has previously worked with offensive coordinator Chip Long when the two were at Arizona State, he said he was approaching his role at Notre Dame like any other new job. “New is new,” Alexander said. “Every time I move is new, and you approach it like this is day one. So even though Chip and I know each other, we have different guys on the staff. So in our communication, we can’t cut corners. The players are all new. They don’t know me yet so we have to build relationships. But every time you change jobs, you start with that new term and build on it.”
Alexander said one area he has been focusing on is ensuring his receivers play a physical game, in both pass and run plays. “Physicality is how you play the game,” Alexander said. “You have to go after defensive backs, run or pass. So you don’t just try to run by them when a run is called or in an obvious run situation — we’re going to block and be physical.” Quarterbacks coach Tom Rees said the young receiving corps provided a range of talents for his players to work with. “We have a group of guys who haven’t done a whole lot,” Rees said. “[Junior receiver Equanimeous St. Brown] has played a lot and [junior receiver] C.J. Sanders has played a lot, but the rest haven’t had a chance to go out and make plays for us yet. I think we have a lot of big bodied guys that we can use to box out — power forward types — then we have C.J. and [junior receiver Chris] Finke, quicker guys who can see FOOTBALL PAGE 10
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Irish junior receiver C.J. Sanders corrals a pass during Notre Dame’s 34-31 loss to Virginia Tech on Nov. 19 at Notre Dame Stadium. Sanders ranked fourth on the team in receptions last season with 24 in 12 games.
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Notre Dame looks to rebound versus Duke
ND hits road for ACC contests
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No. 4 Notre Dame will gear up for yet another top-10 matchup when it travels to Durham, North Carolina, to take on No. 10 Duke on Saturday. The Irish (5-2, 1-1 ACC) enter the contest on the back of just their second loss of the season, this one to another top-ranked ACC foe in No. 2 Syracuse. The 11-10 defeat was the team’s fourth one-goal game in its last five contests, and Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan said the loss was a reminder of the perpetual premium placed on execution in end-of-game situations, which he believes is an area his team has continued to improve in but still needs to work on. “You’re always going to have to win close games at the end of the year, there’s no doubt about that,” Corrigan said. “I think we could’ve learned everything we could’ve learned by winning all four of those close games, but clearly you see there’s a premium on execution at the end of games in those situations. You
Notre Dame is set to take on Florida State and Miami in two crucial ACC conference road showdowns this weekend. The matches will take place on Friday at Speicher Tennis Center in Tallahassee, Florida, and at Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Florida, on Sunday. Irish head coach Ryan Sachire said his team has been honed in on preparing for a tough Florida State team. “We’re preparing hard,” Sachire said. “That obviously is going to be a really fun trip down to Florida and the opportunity to play a really great Florida State team Friday night in front of what we think will be a big crowd. We’re looking forward to the trip and we’re going to recover early in the week, rest up and have a good day of practice, probably Wednesday, and then travel down and practice there on Thursday and go to battle on Friday. There’s not a ton of time, but we’re going to be very focused during our practices and try to get as much out of them as we can.”
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Irish sophomore attack Ryder Garnsey fights for a ground ball during Notre Dame’s 11-10 loss to Syracuse on Saturday.
Sachire said he expects a close match on Friday. “They’re a really talented team,” Sachire said. “We’ve played them the last several years and all of our matches with Florida State are really close. They’re a pretty aggressive team up and down the lineup, and so we expect them to come at us hard and we have to be ready to answer the bell and play our best tennis.” The Irish (11-8, 2-4 ACC) are coming off of a three-match weekend in which they went 1-2. After two close 4-3 losses against North Carolina State and Georgia Tech, the Irish rebounded with a 7-0 victory against IUPUI. Sachire said his team is trying to turn the page from last weekend. “I think the biggest thing is kind of flushing [the losses] out of the brain a little the next day or so, and moving on and valuing the recovery and rest early this week,” Sachire said. “Then once we get back on the court practicing, we need to be as focused and locked in on improvement as we can be, so see M TENNIS PAGE 11