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Renovated side of NDH opens Campus Dining directors discuss changes, look to completion of project in August

By COURTNEY BECKER News Editor

Students flocked to North Dining Hall (NDH) at mealtimes after Campus Dining unveiled the renovated north side of the facility Sunday morning.

Director of student dining and residences Scott Kachmarik said the revamped look of the dining hall — which includes booths, high top tables and several other varieties of seating options — serves as a preview of the Campus Crossroads project.

“A lot of that is part of when you work with the University’s interior designer,” he said. “What’s interesting — and they were actually planning it — a lot of the style is what you’re going to see in the [Campus Crossroads] project. They’re like, ‘You guys are going to get to show it off first.’” see NORTH PAGE 4

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Students and staff participate in a test lunch in the remodeled north side of North Dining Hall. The updated wing has been styled to match the interior design of the Campus Crossroads.

Movie caters to disabled viewers

By CIARA HOPKINSON News Writer

In an effort to raise awareness about different disabilities and their effects on every aspect of individuals’ lives, student government partnered with the LOGAN Center of South Bend to organize a sensory-friendly movie showing of “The Red Turtle” in DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s Browning Cinema on Sunday afternoon.

Sabrina Battiston, a sophomore who was one of the event’s organizers, said the screening catered to attendees’ viewing preferences.

“The idea is that we want to minimize sensory overstimulation in a movie,” Battiston said. “People might be sensitive to loud noises or might not be able to sit still for a long time, and this can be related to mental disabilities or just general sensitivities.”

Sensory-friendly showings provide disabled individuals and their families with the opportunity to see a movie without worrying about the reactions of other moviegoers, Battiston said.

“We had the lights halfway on,

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so people could see if they wanted to get up and walk around, and it was very casual,” she said. “If kids needed to talk to their parents, they could do that. There’s no judgment there. Also, the sound was lower than in normal movies.”

The movie, “The Red Turtle,” is a critically acclaimed animated film from Studio Ghibli, the Japanese studio that produced such classics as “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle,” Battiston said. She said she met with Ricky Herbst, cinema program director at Debartolo Performing Arts Center, to get his opinion on the best movie for the showing.

“It’s animated, it’s colorful, all ages like it. It was nominated for an academy award this year,” Battiston said. “[Herbst] thought it would appeal to all audiences.”

The showing drew a variety of viewers, including families with young children, elderly couples and Notre Dame students, Battiston said. She said the event was co-sponsored by the LOGAN Center of South Bend, which see MOVIE PAGE 3

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The University announced Fr. Gregory J. Boyle, the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, as the 2017 recipient of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal in a press release Sunday.

The Laetare medal is awarded annually by the University to an American Catholic figure “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the Church and enriched the heritage of humanity.”

According to the press release, Homeboy Industries — which Boyle founded in Los Angeles in 1988 — is “now the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation see LAETARE PAGE 4

Lecture relates sports, law

By LUCAS MASIN-MOYER Associate News Editor

Notre Dame Law School’s “Journal of International and Comparative Law” hosted a symposium titled “From Courts of Sport to Courts of Justice” on Friday to discuss legal issues relating to sports. The event was capped off with a discussion — moderated by law student Matthew Clark — with former Notre Dame kick returner and wide receiver, Raghib ‘Rocket’ Ismail, who discussed his football career, brand and certain legal issues plaguing the football industry.

Ismail started off the event by discussing the origins of his nickname, which was given to him by his track coach when he was a junior high student in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

“I came out the block and his reaction was … ‘That’s it — that kid came out of the blocks like a rocket,’” he said. “The next day in school, when I would pass some of the upperclassman in the halls ...

‘Oh look who it is, the Rocket.’”

Ismail said despite the nickname, he didn’t recognize his potential to move onto the higher

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levels of the sport until late in his high school career.

“I didn’t realize how fast I was until my senior year, our coaches took us to this football camp at Syracuse University,” he said. “I remember when I ran my [40-yard dash], I came back and [the timers] were looking at their watches and looking at each other.”

Ismail said he eventually decided to come to play football at Notre Dame, where he won a national championship in 1988 and was named an All-American in 1990. He said this success led him to consider playing professionally — an ambition that was strengthened when his teammate’s mother died after the 1991 Orange Bowl.

“I remember my brother woke me up the next morning urgently,” he said. “He saw in the news that Chris Zorich — he got back to Chicago and found his mother at home, she had passed away. It was like a spirit of fear overcame me. ... A lot of the reason I was doing what I was doing was because somehow this [was] going to provide for my family since my father was gone, and my mother and grandmother were struggling to make ends meet.”

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Despite his potential to be a high-draft pick in the NFL, Ismail said he was swayed to play in the Canadian Football League by Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall, who hoped to use Ismail as a way to establish an expansion team in the NFL. “Bruce McNall partnered with John Candy, who was a comedian — a real funny cat — and Wayne Gretzky, a legendary hockey guy, planning to buy a team in Toronto, a metropolis that was just busting at the seams with potential for market share,” he said. “They were going to buy the team, the Toronto Argonauts, and after they bought the team, they were going to take what the NFL did with expansion and throw their hat in the ring. They wanted me to sign with them. They gave me ownership in the team. My salary would be $4 million a year. They gave me equity.”

Ismail said this contract convinced him to sign with the Toronto Argonauts.

“Well, I guess if I’m going to provide for my family, this is how it’s going to happen, and I ended up signing for Toronto,” he said. see CAREER PAGE 3

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RBSC Exhibit: “Preserving the Steadfastness of Your Faith” Hesburgh Library 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Student relates climate, culture

By MARTHA REILLY Saint Mary’s Editor

Junior Megan Uekert examined the interconnectedness between climate change and human rights violations in the most recent installment of the Justice Friday series at Saint Mary’s. (Editor’s Note: Megan Uekert is a former News writer for The Observer.)

Uekert said she believes so firmly in the deterioration of the planet because she witnessed it firsthand.

My passion for climate change began when I was about 10 years old,” Uekert said. “The town I lived in in Georgia was constantly getting bulldozed of trees.

That really irked me and made me upset as a young child.”

Uekert said she became exposed to the oppression Native Americans endure — much of which is related to climate change — while at Saint Mary’s.

“My experience with Native American history and culture is a little different and more recent,” she said. “The sad part of my story is that I only learned about the other side to these stories — the truer side — last year.”

Her increased knowledge helped her view construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline as a form of modern-day

colonialism, Uekert said. In November, Uekert said she traveled with a group of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s students to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota, where she stayed for 35 hours in solidarity with Native Americans and other protesters.

“I’m sure the people who live there for months on end, or even years, have a much different story,” she said. “They’re just people, this is their land and they’ve lived there for hundreds of years.”

According to Uekert, more pipelines may be assembled in the future, since many people continue to deny the need for alternative energy forms.

“This global, insane, horrific battle that I will never fully understand was lost,” she said. “The oil company built the pipeline. It kind of gave the go-ahead for a few other companies to say, ‘The battle was lost. We’re going to start building more pipelines.’”

Uekert said she values the short time she spent at the Oceti Sakowin camp because she witnessed its residents’ connections with the planet.

“These people were so in tune with nature, and there’s such a symbiotic relationship between the Earth and these people,” she said. “I thought, ‘We need to start learning from them.’”

Navigating the fine line between learning from indigenous people and culturally appropriating can be an arduous task, Uekert said.

“We are seeing one story of what Native Americans are,” she said. “If anything, they want us to start seeing multiple stories.”

Uekert said preserving Native Americans’ rights and establishing a healthier planet are related efforts that everyone should take part in.

“More pipelines equals more oil use and fossil-fuel burning, which equals more greenhouse-gas emissions and also a warmer planet,” she said. “This means more flooding, droughts, scarce access to clean water, diseases, tsunamis and heatwaves.”

Uekert said people should educate themselves and voice their concerns about the effects pipelines have on Native Americans and the global community. No one should sit idly by while another culture is oppressed and the Earth is harmed, she said.

“I don’t know how this is even happening now,” she said. “This should be in the history books.”

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After discussing his football career, Ismail began discussing the game’s legal issues and said players should be paid under certain conditions.

“You can’t pay the athletes without educating them,” he said. “If you’re a part of this generation, you’re a consumer by default now. … There should be financial courses that you are required to take,” he said.

Ismail said the lawsuit against the NFL over concussions reminds him that athletes can face serious consequences for playing sports.

“In 2011 and 2012 ... there was some information that was exposed, and there was negligence,” he said. “I remember when it was brought to the forefront, getting calls from a couple of players who were like, ‘Hey man, this is going on, and this is what happened,’ and then information started coming out about the long-term effects of getting concussions and brain injuries. I remember going to meet with them and realizing this is pretty serious.”

Ismail said this information altered what activities he allowed his children to participate in while they were growing up, including his son Raghib Ismail Jr., who currently plays football for Texas Christian University.

“I didn’t let him play football until he reached puberty,” he said.

Ismail said despite his reservations, he didn’t want this controversy to dictate his son’s future.

“In life, you can’t make decisions based on fear,” he said.

“Even though this is a potential hazard of what you want to do, you … have to be able to deal wisely with that hazard and proceed accordingly.”

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supports individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

“It went really well, and we had a great turnout,” she said.

“We’re hoping that this will become a regular thing, maybe once a month,” Battiston said.

The showing was part of the student government policy department’s push to raise awareness and sensitivity toward the difficulties of living with all different disabilities, including developmental, physical and mental disabilities, Battiston said.

“We don’t always realize the everyday things that people find difficult,” Battiston said.

“They might have to accommodate themselves to the experience rather than the experience being accommodated to them.”

Contact Ciara Hopkinson at chopkin1@nd.edu

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Kachmarik said he is happy with the new contemporary look of the dining hall, which combines modern interior design with a practical layout.

“I think [one] thing we’re hearing is it’s clean, it’s bright and people like the newness of it,” he said. “ … I think, though, in terms of what we’re hearing — what we wanted was, we wanted some feedback on the kind of overall things, but then we also wanted the feedback on making sure that we ensure that speed of service.”

Campus Dining tested the efficiency of the new setup by hosting multiple test lunches throughout the semester and asking for feedback from those who attended, Kachmarik said.

“The number one item that I think we’re going to have to figure out is we’re going to have to prepare students for the fact that there is no fro-yo,” he said. “ … As we live in this space for the next six weeks, even though it’s temporary, they’re going to give us, I think, some great feedback that we’ll then, hopefully, be able to incorporate in when we open in August.”

Chris Abayasinghe, the senior director of Campus Dining, said he is happy with the way the project has progressed so far.

“The NDH team, along with our committee composed of dedicated students, faculty and staff, worked closely on the various phases of the project,” he said in an email. “I’m pleased with the progress of the renovation and the investments being made in creating a dining experience that highlights the latest culinary trends and techniques.”

Kachmarik said his main goal is to keep students moving through the dining hall quickly before focusing on improving the menu’s variety.

“Right now, we’re actually in only one third of the serving [area], and we’ve maintained most of the menu,” he said. “So it’s really consolidated right now. And when you think about when we have the whole thing, it’s going to be really cool because we’ll have the different stations and a lot more options available. … So I will admit there’s less variety, there’s less choice, but I want to make sure we keep it speedy for the next six weeks.

Because then, when we open up the whole thing, there will be lots of variety, and you’ll be able to get in and out pretty quickly.”

The next step in the renovations, Kachmarik said, will be turning most of the south side of the dining hall into a lobby and building a new entrance on the east side of the building.

“There will be seating out there, lounge space, there [are] new restrooms that are going in and then we’ll actually have a marketplace,” he said. “So think about the current Grab ‘N’ Go — it will be in that corner, and we’ll have hot food and other things in there, as well. That whole lobby area will be something you’ll walk through,

and we’re actually putting a new entrance in on the east side. …

So you’ll start to see some work outside now, because they’ll start knocking out the wall in that corner to put the new entrance in.”

Kachmarik said the athlete-specific dining area will be discontinued next year.

“Training table, after this semester, will no longer be,” he said.

“We are actually working with athletics and their dieticians, and what we’ll do is we will take their menus that they’ve been providing athletes, and put them out on the lines. Athletes and anybody [else] will now be able to eat those menus.”

Any hiccups in adjusting to the renovated side of the dining hall will be worth it when the entire project is finished, Kachmarik said.

“We just have to get through the next six weeks,” he said. “And then, in August, this place is going to be awesome.”

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and re-entry program in the world.” Each year, the organization helps 10,000 men and women who are struggling with violence and being cycled through the prison system to “develop the strength and skills to transform their lives and become contributing members of society.”

“At Homeboy, we try to hold up a mirror and say, ‘Here’s who you are; you’re exactly what God had in mind when he made you,’” Boyle said in the release.

“Then you have this moment with people when they become that truth.”

University President Fr. John Jenkins said in the release that Boyle’s decades of work made him an “inspiring” figure in the Catholic Church.

“For nearly 30 years, Father Boyle has served men and women who have been

incarcerated and involved with gangs, and, in doing so, has helped them to discover the strength and hope necessary to transform their lives,” he said in the release. “Father Boyle’s solidarity with our sisters and brothers at the margins of society offers an inspiring model of faith in action. We are grateful for the witness of his life and honored

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to bestow this award on him.”

Boyle said in the press release that he is honored to receive the 2017 Laetare Medal.

“You want a university to be in the world what you invite the world to become,” he said. “Notre Dame is like that. It’s an honor to be recognized as the Laetare Medal recipient and I’m very grateful.”

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By ADRIAN MARK LORE Associate Scene Editor

While walking around campus with my old music player in hand, I pressed play on Jens Lekman’s latest record, “Life Will See You Now,” unsure of what to expect from its primitivistic, jocose cover art. The first track, “To Know Your Mission,” came on: a stereotypically theatrical piano ballad, confident and catchy like the opening scene of a musical. I tend to overlook lyricism unless I pay close attention, but Lekman’s voice is effortlessly captivating. The track’s novelty value — it recounts the tale of an enchanting Mormon protagonist — kept me engaged.

But then, something special happens: A kick drum comes in by the second stanza as Lekman sings about Princess Diana’s death, broadcasted over public radio.

“Another saint is lost; Lady Di’s returned to stardust,” he sings with unsettling equanimity and confidence, then returns to the track’s protagonist: “He listens to the tragic news, followed by the top-10 tunes.”

A percussive breakdown, and the song bursts into a fit of cathartic wonder.

Even as an avid consumer of music, this was a rare moment: an exhilarating five minutes of genuine flawlessness. “To Know Your Mission” is one of the best singer-songwriter tracks I have heard in my life.

Granted, I don’t usually listen to so-called “singersongwriter” musicians. Yet, there is something indisputably joyful about the track’s house-inspired vamp and the starry-eyed verses that follow. Striking a graceful balance between uplifting strings, piano that bursts with personality, a bouncy bass guitar and Lekman’s own witty lyricism, the track creates an uncanny sense

By ERIN McAULIFFE Senior Scene Writer

I tried to avoid going spring broke this break and forwent the all-inclusive resort destination (and, thankfully, the “Cancun you believe I’m here?” / “Cancun I stay here all year?” Instagram “puns”) for a road trip across California with four friends. However, the trip taught me a few lessons about the pains of staying on budget while traveling for over a week, which I’ve compiled for you here:

How to select a hostel Even if the hostel has a “Fabulous” rating on multiple websites, you should still Google its location. What if Vice wrote an article about a police ride-along in what it calls “San Francisco’s Worst Neighborhood?” That Google search could have kept you from spending four nights in the most dangerous part of the city. But hey, the audible debates about “crack-rock” on the street started to lull you to sleep after the first night. And “Feeling Myself” isn’t the worst alarm clock, even if it’s blasted at 4 a.m.

How to select an Airbnb We made a sharp transition from the center of San

of unity, as though the entire universe were humming in synchrony with you.

Sonically, this music is about as peppy as it gets. That said, the track’s lyricism provides substance and makes the track both memorable and relevant. Between moments of introspection, Lekman carols jubilantly about how it feels “To know your mission / To know what you’re here for / To know who you’re serving / To know what to do-o-o.” This is road-trip music for religious missionaries, yet genuine to the extent that it never comes across as preachy or arrogantly upright; Lekman gregariously shares his protagonist’s elation with you.

An entire article could be written about “To Know Your Mission,” but other songs on “Life Will See You Now” warrant similar praise. “Evening Prayer” centers on Lekman and his acquaintance Babak, the two of whom meet for a beer after doctors remove a tumor from Babak’s back.

Lekman, with familiar good humor, sings about the tumor, which Babak has reproduced with the aid of a 3D printer. Like many tracks on Lekman’s latest record, “Evening Prayer” is witty, catchy and moving all at once.

At the heart of the record’s success is Lekman’s tragicomic juxtaposition of peppy pop-ballad arrangements with detailed storytelling that focuses on the trials of real people. On “Evening Prayer,” for instance, Lekman highlights Babak’s introspective liberation to the tune of funky guitars and saccharine keyboards, singing, “He puts the tumor on our table / Says: ‘So this is what caused all my fe-e-ears.’”

Even putting lyricism aside, “Life Will See You Now” is compositionally airtight. Lekman produced the record while first learning about the use of drum machines and other tools generally associated with electronic music.

Their inclusion is plainly audible, but Lekman manipulates them with seasoned dexterity; they uniquely complement his sound without ever — as often happens to other artists — becoming an obstruction.

The record’s only downfall, paradoxically, is its length: While the front half is packed with highlight after highlight — almost too bright to bear — the second half is not only emotionally toned down, but sonically lacking in excitement as well. The drum machines become utilitarian devices, and there is less of Lekman’s curious pop experimentation. The last few tracks are great ballads, to be sure, but they are not particularly memorable outtakes of a genre that is already marred by chronic staleness.

Fortunately, Lekman enjoys enough raw talent to keep the record perennially afloat. The record’s first half is essential, yet the record’s entirety is still a worthwhile purchase for devoted fans of the artist and the genre.

Francisco to Coulterville, California (population 115), after our stay in the Tenderloin. Located a mere 3 1/2 hours from Yosemite National Park with an easy drive across the Golden Chain highway (read: many cliffs, zero guardrails), Coulterville provided an almost too quiet reprieve from our nightly street lullabies. Upon entering the General Store, we raised the town’s population by 5 percent. However, the cabin was nice and had a fire in the fireplace when we arrived, which was cozy, albeit perhaps somewhat dangerous.

Our other Airbnb on the trip was located in Hollywood, California, again a big switch from Coulterville. The reviews on the Airbnb page warned about “dirty carpets” and “a weed smell.” They were correct. However, the place was nice enough for a senior-year spring break and girls fresh out of Coulterville. There was also a pool and a TV with Hulu access — so we could watch “The Bachelor” without commercials, which is always a plus.

iPhone 6s Plus (the big kind). The hotel had no wifi and no service, but it did have some mediocre chicken wraps that cost $12.

How to select a hotel About “The Bachelor” — after a seven-hour hike in Yosemite, we were all looking forward to streaming “The Bachelor” finale (three days late) on a phone. We ended up booking a hotel so as to avoid another treacherous 3 1/2-hour drive from the park to Coulterville.

We hoped to nestle in bed and watch the finale on an

Contact Adrian Mark Lore at lore.1@nd.edu

“Life Will See You Now” Jens Lekman Label: Secretly Canadian If you like: Jim O’Rourke, “The Book of Mormon,” Mariah Carey Tracks: “To Know Your Mission,” “Hotwire the Ferris Wheel”

How to select flights Don’t book Frontier. Definitely don’t book Frontier for an overnight flight. I am currently writing this with my head leaned awkwardly to my left, a leftover symptom from four hours in the sky in the middle of the night in a seat that wouldn’t recline. I tried to sleep on the tray table, but it was the size of a matchbox. Also, we flew out of the budget terminal, so they knew we were trash and only had a Burger King, a Starbucks and a painting of a Shake Shack that was “coming soon” to choose from for dinner. Trying to find an outlet meant I had to walk past a child barfing into a plastic bag and leap over a man who was coding on his Lenovo.

We flew Virgin Airlines on the way there — this was one of the only good booking choices. They have a little screen, and you can order free ginger ales on it. They will bring you at least three free ginger ales to your seat (maybe more, but I only ordered three). You can also order a box of relatively large cookies for $4. They were crispy and filling.

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Seeing the other side Colleen Zewe News Writer

In my Intercultural Communication class, our final project is spending three hours a week with a community whose beliefs and culture differs from our own. I’ve always believed small government is the best system for our countr y, so I consider myself a Republican. However, since the election, I’ve felt small government is not the best way to describe the Republican party’s beliefs.

Instead, it seems like all they focus on are social issues, which I’m not always sure I completely agree with the party on. Furthermore, the rhetoric has gone from supporting conser vative values to spreading hate. Still, I am a member of College Republicans, so I decided to spend time with College Democrats.

Recently, I went to my first College Democrats meeting. We started off discussing healthcare.

One student mentioned that a medication she’s taken for years is normally free, but recently when she went to fill her prescription, it suddenly cost her over $100. I’m not sure if those changes are because of the Trump administration or not, but it was scar y to hear. We need to consider not only how healthcare laws affect our own lives, but also others, because you never know when the tables will be turned.

The discussion evolved from healthcare to campus climate. Instead of specific policies, we talked about how students on campus feel. I found myself agreeing with the College Democrats more than I ever thought I would. We agreed that as straight white students, we can never fully understand the struggles of minority students, but we need to make a real effort to listen to their stories, make connections and be empathetic.

A freshman mentioned that though she hasn’t even been on campus a full year, she feels a lot of tension in the air. A ll of us upperclassmen agreed this tension didn’t exist when we were freshmen.

However, though there is more tension, we also see progress. I see ways in which Saint Mar y’s is more accepting now than ever before. Some professors ask students their preferred gender pronouns. I’ve seen students travel to Women’s Marches and the Dakota Access oil pipeline. In my Intercultural Communication class, the dialogue I hear is all about how students want to build connections and look out for their fellow Belles, regardless of differences.

At first, I thought this project was going to be a huge drag. W ho wants to spend three hours a week out of their comfort zone? But as I’ve immersed myself in it, I see the value of doing this. I’ve discovered that while I may not agree with College Democrats on ever ything, we all agree on certain fundamental principles. I see that I don’t need to automatically agree with what Republicans think is best, and my political beliefs can be f luid instead of locking myself into one side. I’ve discovered that having a respectful, meaningful conversation with the other side is possible, and even though we disagree on how to get there sometimes, in the end, we all just want what’s best for our countr y.

Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The vision of the Center for Ethics and Culture: setting the record straight Normally, it is unpleasant when a stranger criticizes you publicly based on a lack of information and preconceived misimpressions of your views and work. And while I would have preferred that Gar y Caruso had done more research on the work and mission of the Center for Ethics and Culture, or perhaps had reached out to me directly, I am pleased to have the opportunity to set the record straight about who we are and what we do at the CEC. The Center for Ethics and Culture is dedicated to sharing the richness of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition across a variety of disciplines, and at the highest level.

To this end, we have a student formation program — the Sorin Fellowship — that offers mentoring, special events and directed research for a diverse and talented array of 150 undergraduate and graduate students. We sponsor more than 30 summer internships in a variety of nonprofit organizations, including refugee ser vice programs, group homes for exconvicts, crisis pregnancy centers and homes for the elderly poor.

We have a robust program of research and academic programming. We regularly host the largest annual interdisciplinar y academic event on campus — our Fall Conference, which was attended last year by more than 800 people from five continents. Past conferences have examined poverty, justice and the body and human identity, and they featured leading liberal and progressive thinkers such as Georgetown’s Peter Edelman, Har vard’s Michael Sandel and McGill’s Charles Taylor. Alasdair MacIntyre, who speaks at our Fall Conference ever y year, is the anchoring inspiration for our traditionsbased approach to intellectual inquir y. As I write, the Center is hosting an important conference in Rome on African Christian Theolog y, gathering eminent lay and religious leaders of the Church in the global South to discuss issues of poverty, migration and interfaith dialogue.

Finally, we have a f lourishing public policy program, in which we aim to advance Notre Dame’s official institutional commitment to building a culture of life. Next month, we will honor the Jerome Lejeune Foundation with the seventh annual Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal — the most important lifetime achievement award for heroes of the pro-life movement, for their dedication to research and advocacy for persons with intellectual disabilities — born and unborn.

The Center for Ethics and Culture takes seriously the capacious nature of Catholic social teaching across the spectrum of human issues.

We understand that all our work and thinking should be animated by a commitment to radical hospitality, human dignity, solidarity and the common good. We know that this calls us to speak out in defense of the unborn child, the refugee, the undocumented immigrant, the poor and the disabled. We believe that our work ref lects this commitment.

As for my appearance at the Napa Institute

event, Mr. Caruso is gravely misinformed, as is anyone who read Mr. Gehring’s regrettably tendentious and incomplete description of my talk.

I was asked to provide a lecture on the shortterm legal and policy landscape regarding abortion and embr yo research. I provided a comprehensive account of the opportunities to make progress on these issues. Anyone who works in Washington, D.C. knows that personnel is policy, so I made a point of noting the pro-life commitments of key officials and advisors. And I expressed approval insofar as these advisors purport to have the same commitment to the unborn affirmed by Notre Dame and Pope Francis.

However, it is what Mr. Gehring omitted that created a profound misimpression for Mr. Caruso and, likely, other readers. Even though I was not asked to discuss health policy, I expressed my strong disapproval of any modification to the law that would result in the poor losing access to essential health care, especially via Medicaid. I concluded my formal comments with a plea for civility and, indeed, love for all (including those who perform or profit from abortion), encouraging listeners to befriend those with whom they disagree. After my remarks, in my only comment to Mr. Gehring, I lamented that there is no comfortable home for faithful Catholics in the major American political parties, because our conception of human dignity and the common good reaches all members of the human family.

Mr. Gehring included none of this in his column, creating a false impression of my own commitments and views.

I have written and spoken extensively about and against the death penalty, both as a scholar and as an advocate. I have spoken against reductive economic policies that leave the human person, and especially the poor, behind and the false dichotomy between social justice and the right to life.

Contrar y to Mr. Caruso’s assertion, I have argued that Congress should redirect Planned Parenthood funding to Community Health Centers, which are more numerous, cheaper and which provide a fuller range of health care for indigent women. For that matter, I would not object to Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood itself, so long as it ceases its work as the nation’s top abortion provider.

In conclusion, I invite Mr. Caruso — and all readers — to attend our events, meet our students, read the books in our Notre Dame Press series and spend time getting to know the Center for Ethics and Culture. We welcome ever yone of good will who shares our love of civil discourse, Notre Dame, the Church and its much-needed countercultural teachings on human dignity and the common good.

Prof. Carter Snead William P. and Hazel B. W hite Director Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture March 24

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A liberal education in business Cole Feldman The Absurder

Katie asked me the other day, “If you could start college over again, would you change your major? ” We’ve been playing a lot of these games lately: “If you could start over again … ” W hen (if ) I graduate in May, my degree will be in finance. I told Katie, if I were a freshman again, I would switch to the Program of Liberal Studies or philosophy. She asked why. I said, “To get more of a ‘classics’ or liberal education, instead of what I could have learned in on-the-job training.”

Later, I thought more and changed my mind.

Some say college teaches you how to learn — one of those cliches that becomes a cliche because it’s true. A very intelligent person is not necessarily great at trivia.

They asked Einstein, “How many feet are in a mile? ” He replied, “W hy should I fill my brain with facts I can find in two minutes in any standard reference book? ” A true genius understand principles, and therefore understands facts, not for having memorized them, but for understanding their patterns that manifest principles which then predict future facts.

Like in fifth grade, we used f lashcards to memorize our multiplication tables, but our known products were limited to the number of factor combinations we could fit in our stack of f lashcards; meanwhile, a true genius knows all products from any combination of factors because he or she understands the principle of multiplication.

College teaches us to learn for the same reason the proverb is true: “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.” Give a man a fact, or teach a man to learn — the latter is the superior education.

My finance major was full of, frankly, useless facts — international accounting rules, business law minutia, commercial real estate best practices. For real life, I probably learned all I needed to know about finance in one class with Carl Ackermann.

I thought only of the facts when I answered Katie’s question. I changed my mind when I remembered the principles.

Marketing a product for optimal sales is not so different from constructing a personal brand optimal for social interactions; investment decisions to maximize return are not so different from scheduling decisions, investing the currency of time in securities of present and future; lean

manufacturing maximizes output of success and happiness from inputs of food, sleep, exercise, work, play and socializing.

Ray Dalio, $16-billion-net-worth hedge fund manager, writes in his self-published, 123-page volume called “Principles:” “Principles are concepts that can be applied over and over again in similar circumstances as distinct from narrow answers to specific questions. Every game has principles that successful players master to achieve winning results. So does life. Principles are ways of successfully dealing with the laws of nature or the laws of life.”

Dalio is one of the most successful investors ever, not because he understands finance, but because he understands principles.

For all my skipping class, reluctance to study and distaste for business facts, Notre Dame did not fail to teach me principles that are characteristic of a “liberal” education.

In a different major, you learn different facts.

But the principles are always the same. The key is learning how to learn.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Call for action: Indiana’s gun violence problem Arshell “Trey” Dennis III was the 19-year-old son of a Chicago police officer and a journalism student at St. John’s Universit y in New York. Trey was a student just like you are. He worked hard in school and was active in his communit y. Trey had a full life and endless opportunities ahead of him, just like you.

The only difference? Trey was shot and killed on his friend’s porch on the southwest side of Chicago on August 14, 2016, while home v isiting his sick mother. In a short moment, the promise, brilliance and life of Dennis was stilled by a person w ith a weapon only capable of delivering death and pain.

In 2016, the cit y of Chicago saw 4,368 residents fall v ictim to senseless gun v iolence, a heartbreaking toll that disproportionately impacted black and Hispanic youth in the poorest parts of the cit y. Within the first month of this year, 311 shootings stained the streets, surpassing

last year’s Januar y total. The thought of another year like 2016 should be enough to shake most of us out of apathy; the possibilit y that it could get even worse should be a call to action.

Ever y unregistered g un t hat slips into Chicago is primed to create its ow n unique catastrophe. The v ictims of g un v iolence in t hat cit y are young and old. The names and stories of indiv idua ls are more important t han t he statistics, however shock ing t he large numbers may be. Trey is just one of t hose many names and stories.

As students at t he Universit y of Notre Dame and residents of Indiana, we must face a hard trut h: We have a hand in t he v iolence.

Indiana has notoriously wea k g un laws.

Background checks are not required for weapons bought at private g un shows. Because of t his, Indiana is a major source of g uns used in crimes in Chicago; to be precise, 3,629 Illinois

crime g uns originated in Indiana bet ween 2010 and 2014. According to a 2014 Chicago Police Department report, nearly 20 percent of recovered f irearms used in Chicago crimes originated in Indiana.

Want to have a hand in changing t his system?

To start, you can support a resolution t hat w ill come before t he Sout h Bend Common Council on March 27 ca lling on our loca l, state, and federa l leaders to expand background checks and streng t hen state domestic v iolence laws. Sign our petition to support t he resolution and come out Monday night at 6 p.m. to t he Sout h Bend Cit y-Count y Building to support t he resolution.

It is time for us to ta ke action.

Liam Dalton Notre Dame Students Against Gun Violence sophomore March 23

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Share what you know, but be discreet about what you are up to.

Don’t mix business with pleasure. Try your best to keep others guessing. Use what you see and learn to help you counter anyone trying to outmaneuver you. Keep up with technology, current affairs and changes happening at work, and you will be able to take advantage of opportunities. Your numbers are 7, 15, 24, 32, 37, 45, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Go the distance. If you can make a better presentation in person, set up an appointment. Opportunity will present itself if you are dedicated, determined and ready to take action. Peace, love and romance will improve your personal relationships.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Use what you know to get ahead, but be willing to learn as you go. Give-and-take along with compassion and wanting what’s best for everyone will result in greater popularity, trust and respect. Actions will speak louder than words.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Offer help for the right reasons and only accept assistance from someone who is not trying to get something from you. Ulterior motives are prevalent going both ways and caution must be taken when dealing with joint endeavors.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep an open mind and a willingness to listen to what others have to say. Getting along with others will be in your best interests.

Being reasonable and avoiding temptation or indulgent behavior should be your priority.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take care of personal paperwork, taxes or settlements that are pending. It’s best to take care of responsibilities before you engage in social activities. A clear conscience and worry-free attitude will allow you to be more funloving and romantic.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Short trips, romantic encounters and quality time with the people you enjoy being with the most should be on your agenda. A physical challenge will get you pumped up and ready to take on the world. Strive for personal perfection.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When dealing with home, family and your personal assets, be sure to take your time. Making an impulsive decision will lead to a power struggle. Don’t give in to pressure or demands that are not in your best interest.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make love and personal relationships with friends, family and your loved one a priority. Your unique approach to the way you live will attract interesting people. Joining forces with someone is favored.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Home and family should take precedence. You can bring about favorable changes if you include everyone in your decision-making.

Don’t let an outside influence slow you down. Dismiss anyone using emotional tactics or pressure to undermine you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look for creative alternatives that work for you rather than giving into an unrealistic plan that someone else wants you to take on.

Rely on past experience and lay the groundwork to follow a path that suits your needs.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep an open mind, but don’t believe someone’s claims regarding emotional matters that involve you. Go to the source if you want facts and better insight into a situation that is causing confusion or self-doubt. Offer peace and love, not unrest.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An emotional situation will mount if you don’t address issues directly. Show your concerns and offer the facts to avoid anyone getting the wrong idea. Follow through with actions and don’t look back.

Birthday Baby: You are determined, progressive and insightful. You are observant and private.

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Cinderellas still alive this year Alex Carson Senior Sports Writer

There was no “Cinderella” this year, right?

No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee was a good contender, but the Blue Raiders fell out of the tournament in the second round.

Princeton, also a No. 12 seed, had a shot to become a tournament darling, but its final-seconds shot to beat Notre Dame was off-target.

Many had a budding suspicion that Wichita State — a squad criminally underseeded at No. 10 — would make a deep run, or perhaps Rhode Island, who caught fire to win the Atlantic 10 tournament and snag a No. 11 seed, could get the job done and make the second weekend.

Yet, when the Sweet 16 got underway Thursday, the closest things we had to true tournament darlings were No. 11 seed Xavier, who was making its sixth Sweet 16 appearance in the last 10 years, and No. 8 seed Wisconsin, who played for a national championship two seasons ago.

One could have easily been forgiven for thinking of that Sweet 16 field as boring, devoid of intrigue.

So it’s a pleasant surprise that we head to Glendale, Arizona, this week with a Final Four field filled with intrigue.

Now, if you wanted to be that guy — you know, the pessimist who looks at the negative side of everything — you’d note that the Final Four field consists of three schools from power conferences, plus a No. 1 seed who lost just once this year. And if you wanted to be that guy, you would, technically, be telling the truth.

But that just misses the story of this tournament.

When I was a kid, I got burned

by Gonzaga nearly every year when picking my bracket. Each season, I fell in love with the Bulldogs, a scrappy team from the West Coast Conference that always looked good and had a super cool name. And each season, Gonzaga fell short at some stage — be it the second round, Sweet 16 or, occasionally, the Elite Eight.

Until this year.

This Gonzaga team is head coach Mark Few’s best team yet, and that we look at the Bulldogs as a non-Cinderella squad speaks to the job that’s been done in Spokane, Washington. From the program’s first Elite Eight — as a No. 10 seed in 1999 — to today, the Bulldogs have gone from that plucky underdog to a power in their own right, a program that’s outgrown the WCC but has nowhere to go.

There’s something satisfying about seeing that long-term build finally pay off.

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Perhaps it’s fitting that, in the year where Northwestern finally makes the tournament, Oregon returns to the Final Four. For years, the Wildcats were the answer to a classic sports trivia question: Which school hosted the first NCAA tournament championship game, but has never played in the tournament?

The lesser-known spinoff to that trivia question is another one: Which school won the first NCAA tournament?

Oregon.

All year, I liked what the Ducks had; top-level guard play and top-level rim protection can lead a team a long way in the tournament, and Oregon had both.

Then it lost Chris Boucher, that premier-level rim protector who Sports Illustrated put on its cover projecting the Ducks to the Final Four before the season.

So Jordan Bell just went out and recorded eight blocks in Saturday’s handling of Kansas, who’d looked better than anyone this tournament.

Of course, I’ve saved the true Cinderella for last: South Carolina.

The Gamecocks hadn’t been to an NCAA tournament in 13 years.

They hadn’t won a tournament game in 44.

Now, they’ll play Saturday night in the Final Four.

We typically don’t think of power-conference schools as Cinderella stories, and in most cases, that’s for good reason.

But this Gamecocks team is a bit of an anomaly — and not just because it plays in the SEC, which often doesn’t behave like a power conference in basketball, anyway.

No, the Gamecocks are a classic case of a team catching lightning in a bottle, led by one player — Sindarius Thornwell, who has 103 points in four games — who probably has no business being at a program of South Carolina’s level.

If that ain’t a perfect Cinderella story, I don’t know what is.

Three head coaches — Few, South Carolina’s Frank Martin and Oregon’s Dana Altman — are making their Final Four debuts.

The trio of schools has just one appearance between them, and it took place in 1939.

And in fitting Cinderella fashion, each could have a chance to overcome one of college basketball’s most storied programs: North Carolina.

So, yes, Cinderella is still alive and running. Her fashion choices are a little more mainstream this year, though.

Contact Alex Carson at acarson1@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Kelly praises conditioning, discusses position battles

By MAREK MAZUREK Assistant Managing Editor

Saturday’s practice marked the fifth session of spring ball for Notre Dame.

And it was a long one.

The Irish went for about two hours and fifteen minutes, starting inside Loftus Sports Complex with position drills and then moving to LaBar Practice Fields for more drills and a live scrimmage.

Over the course of the longer practice, Irish head coach Brian Kelly said he was happy with the conditioning his players displayed — evidence that the revamped conditioning system under Matt Balis, director of football performance, is working.

“I had a plan going into the offseason on how I wanted it to look,” Kelly said. “Matt sets the tone down there, there’s no doubt about it. He clearly understands how important it is to build a positive relationship with the players while building the grit and that mental toughness that you need.

“He’s done what I’ve asked him to do, which is to build this football team from a mental and physical standpoint. Both of those are crucial. As we know, last year, seven or eight of our games came down to the fourth quarter, and we lacked some of those components.”

Position Battles The Irish return a crew of veterans along the left side of the offensive line and at center, but Kelly said the starting job at the

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finalist Anders Bjork netted one himself to tie the game up to set up a dramatic ending. At 8:42 of the third, Notre Dame scored their third unanswered goal, as Bjork got his second of the game on the power play, giving the Irish a 3-2 lead that they did not surrender, escaping with the upset and securing their spot in the regional final against UMass Lowell (27-11-3, 14-7-1). Head coach Jeff Jackson said he was happy with his team’s ability to come back against a strong opponent.

“Very pleased with the comeback effort. It showed a lot of character by our guys,” Jackson said. “Obviously it was a couple of key turning points in the game for us … lot of credit to the guys for showing a lot of character in a tough situation.”

The regional felt a little more personal against the River Hawks

right tackle position is up for grabs between sophomores Tommy Kraemer and Liam Eichenberg.

“It’s firmly established that …

Alex Bars is going to be the right guard,” Kelly said. “It’s the right tackle position that continues to be a competitive situation with Kramer and Eichenberg working and splitting reps there. Each one of them is a little bit different.

Kramer is at times a little bit more physical, and Eichenberg [is] a little bit longer, which translates itself into pass [protection]. Both of them are really good players.”

Another name Notre Dame fans may come to know soon is offensive lineman Robert Hainsey, as Kelly said the early-enrolled freshman is having a good spring practice season.

“Robert Hainsey’s had a really good spring” Kelly said. “He’s a guy who may find himself competing as well. He’s really been the surprise of all the guys, his maturity, his ability to really pick up what we’re doing as well as from a fundamental, technique standpoint. Not saying he would unseat those guys, but he’s worth mentioning, because he’s had such a good spring.”

On the defensive line, Kelly and his staff are investing into sophomore Daelin Hayes at the defensive end position, Kelly said.

Hayes was a highly-touted recruit coming out of high school, but injuries kept him off the field his first year at Notre Dame.

“The athleticism is obviously what stands out,” Kelly said of Hayes. “It’s the football

of UMass Lowell, a Hockey East rival who dismantled the Irish 5-1 only a week prior in the conference semifinals, Bjork said in his post-game comments after Minnesota.

“We definitely are grateful for another opportunity at Lowell here,” Bjork said. “They’re a great team and they play hard, so I think we’re excited to match their intensity and keep going with that same energy we had tonight.”

On Sunday afternoon, Notre Dame did just as Bjork had predicted, skating with the River Hawks the entire sixty minutes and then some, before pulling out the 3-2 victory in overtime to secure the team’s spot in the Frozen Four. Things started for the Irish when forward Cam Morrison was hit with a breakaway pass from Bjork, and the freshman managed to finish off his own rebound to give the Irish the advantage. But Lowell was able to answer with 1:02 in the first, and after a scoreless second

knowledge, learning the techniques. And this is the time to do it, in spring ball. We have to be patient with him. He’s an explosive athlete. There are going to be some mistakes along the way, and I’m OK with that as long as he’s learning.

“Here’s the great thing about it: He cares a lot and wants to get better. So we’re going to live with some of the mistakes.”

Another important personnel decision for the Irish coaching staff is the rover position in defensive coordinator Mike Elko’s scheme. For the most part, senior Drue Tranquill and junior Asmar Bilal have split first team reps at the spot, with Tranquill playing on the first unit during Saturday’s session.

Sophomore Devin Studstill jumped into Tranquill’s spot at safety.

Injuries A potential blow for the Irish is the loss of freshman running back C.J. Holmes, whose Friday practice was cut short with an apparent shoulder injury. Kelly said Saturday that Holmes would likely miss the rest of the spring practices with the injury.

“He separated his shoulder,” Kelly said. “We’ll get an MRI and know a little bit further on Monday. He had an open repair on that same shoulder his sophomore year of high school, so we’ll get an MRI and see what that looks like and go from there.”

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period with great goaltending at both ends, the River Hawks managed to get the puck past Petersen to take a 2-1 lead, leaving the Irish with their backs against the wall.

Notre Dame responded, however, as Morrison came crashing in with five minutes left in regulation to grab a loose puck and tie things up. The Irish pushed for a winner, and only 2:44 into overtime, Bjork won a battle on the boards before making a slipping the puck to an open Oglevie who buried the game winner, sending Lowell home and securing Notre Dame’s spot in Chicago.

Cal Petersen stood strong in net throughout the contest, coming up with 27 saves on 29 shots.

The Irish will look to continue their run in the Frozen Four on April 6 when they will look to secure a third straight upset when they take on Denver. Action gets underway at 9:30 p.m. and can be watched on ESPN2.

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with Stanford up 24-22.

The second quarter, though, belonged to the Irish, and more specifically to Ogunbowale, who led the way during an 18-0 run.

When a fired-up Ogunbowale closed out the half with a three-pointer, her team was up 45-31, and Ogunbowale had gone 8-of10 for 21 points, putting her on track to beat the careerhigh 32 points she posted in Friday’s Sweet 16.

And then, shortly after coming out of the break and widening its lead to 16, Notre Dame’s shots stopped falling.

Stanford’s did the opposite.

Cardinal junior guard Brittany McPhee — who would finish the game with 27 points, the most of any player on the day — took over as the game’s dominant offensive presence while simultaneously locking down Ogunbowale, who scored only four more points the rest of the game, on defense.

Overall, Notre Dame shot a dismal 26.3 percent in the third — before the half, it was shooting 56.3 percent.

Stanford, meanwhile, went 10-for-16 in that span.

“We lost it in the third quarter,” McGraw said. “I don’t know what happened. We just couldn’t score and we couldn’t defend. I think the more they got on a run, the tighter we got on offense.

“I thought McPhee was fabulous. She was the difference in the game.”

With their momentum crushed and their play beginning to show signs of fatigue — Notre Dame got just four points from its bench, all from freshman guard Jackie Young — the Irish entered the fourth quarter up by just two points.

That slim lead vanished abruptly with a three-pointer from McPhee, and the race to the end was on. There were 11 lead changes in that final nine minutes and 38 seconds, but only the last one sent one team to the Final Four and the other home to South Bend.

Notre Dame sophomore guard Marina Mabrey fought hard to keep the Irish in it, scoring half of the squad’s 18 points in the fourth quarter to finish with 20.

The last four Irish points, though, were scored by team leader Allen, who recorded a double-double in her last game in a Notre Dame uniform. She sank two free throws at the 1:12 mark, then Cardinal sophomore guard Alanna Smith drove home a layup to take a one-point lead with less than a minute to go.

Allen took it right back with a jumper.

Stanford called a timeout, down 75-74 with 41 seconds left. The Irish were desperate for a stop. They didn’t get

one; Smith sank a jumper for what proved to be the last lead change in Lexington.

Notre Dame had 20 seconds for one more possession. McGraw sent Allen on a drive to the basket, just as she did facing overtime against Purdue a week ago. Just like a week ago, Allen was unable to convert.

When Stanford knocked the rebound out of bounds with two seconds left, it gave the Irish a single shot to avoid catastrophe. Allen took the ball from the referee and fired it to Ogunbowale on a screen.

Ogunbowale put the ball up, Stanford senior forward Erica McCall blocked it and the buzzer went off. The Cardinal erupted; the Irish def lated.

“I think the last play we were just trying to go up and get a good shot, just see our options,” Allen said. “We had Arike coming off the screen and we also had Marina coming off that f lare in the corner.

We figured we’d get a pretty good shot, and we did. It just didn’t go down.”

The loss was the second year in a row that Stanford kicked Notre Dame out of the tournament, and concluded a season in which the Irish battled back from three early losses to still earn a No. 1 seed in the tourney.

The heartbreaking defeat also ended a historic career for Allen, who holds both the ACC and Notre Dame records for career assists at 841 after playing well over 4,000 minutes for the Irish.

“These four years here have been something beyond my imagination. I could never have imagined coming here to Notre Dame and playing for Coach McGraw,” Allen said. “I just wanted this so bad for my teammates. It’s so sad to end at this moment.”

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Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen shoots between two defenders during Notre Dame’s 76-75 loss to Stanford on Sunday at Rupp Arena.

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two 5-foot-8 guards driving through several 6-foot-plus Cardinal defenders, as opposed to consistent passes to Turner at the post.

And while, on paper, Notre Dame’s chances of success were much lower without Turner, its raw talent absolutely could have won the game. The team that went on an 18-0 run in the second quarter was absolutely capable of being the team on the ladder after the game, cutting the net.

Sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale was unstoppable for 40 minutes of Friday’s 99-76 win over Ohio State and 20 minutes of Sunday’s loss to the Cardinal (32-5, 15-3 Pac-12). She scored 32 points Friday and 21 points in the first half Sunday. Without Turner under the net to feed the ball to, Ogunbowale was free to take her shot. And she did, attempting 22 shots Friday and 16 more Sunday.

Senior guard Lindsay Allen was forced to do less orchestrating of the offense than usual and drive to the hoop herself when she didn’t have options. With Turner in the game being double- or triple-teamed, Allen always has options. And she drove

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men saw five of its six fencers earn All-American distinctions; freshman Ariel Simmons earned first-team honors with his third-place finish in epee, while senior foilists Kristjan Archer and sophomore Axel Kiefer and junior sabreurs Jonah Shainberg and Jonathan Fitzgerald all captured second-team honors with their top-eight finishes.

“They gave us a great cushion to come into,” Russo said of the men’s performance. “I don’t think any of the girls really felt as nervous as we ever did in the past. The guys really outdid themselves, and we couldn’t have won this without the guys doing everything they did the first two days.”

“The boys gave us a lot of confidence,” Lee Kiefer said.

“We knew we had the training and we had the talent, and we just had to execute, but I think we all felt like we could really do it, whereas other years it was really just a close battle.”

Then, the second two days were dominated by the women. Sophomore epeeist Amanda Sirico captured the first-team All-American status with her third-place finish, while sophomore Sabrina Massialas finished in fifth in the foil to earn second-team status.

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successfully. She scored 16 points against the Buckeyes, tallying her usual 10 assists as well, and collected her second consecutive doubledouble Sunday with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Freshman forward Erin Boley earned a spot in the starting lineup once again, this time replacing Turner instead of junior forward Kathryn Westbeld, who was also back in the starting lineup despite playing on a bad ankle. And Boley took full advantage. In front of a crowd filled with her family and friends, the Hodgenville, Kentucky, native drained four 3-pointers and ended Friday with 14 points. She also sunk three 3s Sunday.

In short, the Irish played outstanding basketball, even without Turner. They looked like they had been playing this offense all season. They appeared well-adjusted and calm.

The team that came to Lexington, Kentucky, this weekend was prepared. This team was ready to win. This team knew it had suffered a loss, and every single player was ready to make up for that in every way she could. That energy and will to win was evident from the moment the Irish stepped on the court Sunday.

Allen’s 10 rebounds did

not come easily. She had to fight for every single one of them, a job Turner typically takes care of. But she was successful. And standing at just 5-foot-8, that’s saying something.

Senior forward Kristina Nelson only played nine minutes against the Cardinal, and while the stat sheet only shows her two rebounds, it does not ref lect the times Nelson fought for the ball, both off the board and on the ground with an energy I had never seen from her before.

Boley appeared to take on an increased leadership role. In the 19 minutes she was on the bench, she was up and down, out of her seat with every Irish basket and cheering her team on. On the court, she was in the thick of it. She never stopped moving.

While Boley is clearly most comfortable outside the arc, she made moves toward the paint regularly in an attempt to get open.

The team that arrived at Rupp Arena on Sunday was a team with something to prove. These players wanted to prove their squad is not defined by one player. And they did that. For the first 20 minutes of the game, they appeared completely in sync.

They had the crowd roaring.

Allen made multiple no-look

the Irish on the weekend were Lee Kiefer and Russo. It was Kiefer who secured the team title for the Irish in her bout, but she did not realize she had done so until well after the fact.

“I had no idea what was going on,” Kiefer said. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, there’s so many people cheering for me’ afterwards, but I wasn’t even fencing anyone that cool.

And then, I looked around and I realized what was going on. … There were f lags waving around, everyone was hugging each other, some people were crying — it was beautiful.”

And by the end of the day, Kiefer would add another piece of hardware to her collection: a fourth individual NCAA championship title.

“It’s been one of the best weeks of my life,” Kiefer said of her fourth national championship. “But the real victory was just winning this with the whole team. We’ve struggled together all season — highs and lows — so after four years, we finally earned it.”

Russo, not to be outdone, would battle her way to a second individual crown in three years in the sabre completion.

She won it after a back-andforth bout with Penn State’s senior captain, Teodora Kakhiani, as she claimed the final point to break a 14-14 tie and take the crown.

“It’s a really, really cool feeling,” Russo said of winning another individual title. “I

was pretty nervous, but I’m really happy with my result, and the team’s result most importantly.”

While Kvaratskhelia was proud of his team as a whole, he was especially proud of the individual accomplishments of Kiefer and Russo over the weekend, which he called historic and a byproduct of their competitive drive.

“History was made: [Kiefer is one of] the only athletes who captured four consecutive NCAA [championships] in Notre Dame history — three in the NCAA fencing history alone,” Kvaratskhelia said. “It’s special, it’s very special. We have a superstar of monumental proportion.

We can compare [her] to any others in their craft … and it will not be unfair to tell you that she’s that level.

“And Francesca — two out of three NCAA [championships].

She’s pretty close to following Lee’s footsteps. … They’re the ultimate competitors with an incredible sense of work ethic every single day.”

And while they also were pleased with their individual accomplishments, both Kiefer and Russo said it was the team title that was most important and embodied the team effort that enabled their individual successes.

“The team is everything,” Kiefer said. “We couldn’t get our individual titles without them, so really it just comes back to all the work we put in with each other all season

passes that made jaws hit the f loor. Sophomore guard Marina Mabrey, who tallied 20 points against the Cardinal, got shots to drop when the Irish needed them.

Ogunbowale drove through a forest of defenders, time and again, to turn nothing into something.

Turner would have helped, certainly, but her absence is not the reason Notre Dame did not punch its ticket to Dallas.

This Irish team is a team that proved it is good enough to win against elite competition, whether or not Brianna Turner is on the court.

Here’s the thing, though: It didn’t.

The Irish lost. They blew a 16-point lead, just one week after they did the same thing against Purdue — a game they had to salvage in overtime.

Irish head coach Muffet McGraw perhaps said it best: “I don’t know what happened.”

I am not going to pretend for a second that I can pinpoint a moment Notre Dame lost the game. It was a gradual slide. It was a series of shots not dropping.

It was one or two instances of blown coverage the Irish just could not afford. It was leaving Stanford junior guard Brittany McPhee far too open after halftime.

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It was Stanford, as well. The Cardinal were able to adjust and make changes both offensively and defensively.

The Irish, on the other hand, could not.

Ogunbowale was held to four points in the second half. Boley was kept to just three, and freshman guard Jackie Young, who had proven herself an instrumental member of the Turner-less offense Friday, was unable to score at all.

It was a game of two halves, without a doubt. While the Irish proved Sunday they are capable of winning without a big, they were unable to finish it out. And that is what matters. That is what will appear in the record books.

There will not be an asterisk next to this exit from the tournament since they did not have Turner. That’s the bottom line.

Notre Dame proved it is a good, even great, team Sunday. It showed f lexibility and versatility. It showed new levels of drive and determination. But that’s not what matters in the long run. The Irish are headed home early.

Contact Eizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Irish junior sabre Francesca Russo and senior foil Lee Kiefer hold the championship trophy after the team returned to campus Sunday.

long.”

“The individual part is just kind of like the sweet ending, but the most important — we dedicate our entire season to winning [the team national championship],” Russo said.

And the national championship trophy is an honor the Irish will be able to take pride in for years to come, reminding them of the dominant weekend they had from start to finish.

“It’s an amazing piece of hardware, and we definitely deserved it,” Russo said.

“It’s a beautiful feeling,” Kiefer said. “Everyone this weekend went above and beyond, and it was just amazing watching such beautiful fencing.”

Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu and Zach Klonsinski at zklonsin@nd.edu

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HOCKEY | ND 3, Minnesota 2; ND 3, UMASS LOWELL 2 (OT)

Irish crowned national champs

By BEN PADANILAM and ZACH KLONSINSKI Editor-in-Chief and Senior Sports Writer

From start to finish, there was one only program with its name at the top of the leaderboard at the 2017 NCA A championships, and that was Notre Dame.

Throughout the four-day competition, the Irish found themselves outpacing the likes of Ohio State, Columbia, St. John’s and Harvard to notch the program’s ninth national title in program history. And by the end of the weekend, they even had a few individual titles to boast as well.

The men’s competition took place over the first two days, and the Irish were able have enough of an impact to set the tone with the Buckeyes and Lions, who finished in second and third, respectively. Then, the women dominated the event’s final two days to solidify Notre Dame’s place at the top, as senior Lee Kiefer and

junior Francesca Russo won individual championships in the women’s foil and sabre, respectively, to lead the Irish to their eventual 25-point cushion by the end.

“Incredible. I’m happy for the kids, most importantly,” Kvaratskhelia said of the victory. “ … They really worked hard. We set the goal in September. … We set the tone and we set the bar very high, and at the end, we got lucky and our kids really performed well from top to bottom. “ … You can qualify a maximum of 12 athletes, and it takes the effort from all 12 of them to achieve the ultimate goal. But the key was that no one out of the 12 underperformed. Everyone performed pretty much to the highest potential, and the result was we had our largest win over any other team in the last 20 years.”

Although it had no national champions on its side, the see FENCING PAGE 11

ND stages back-to-back upsets, Frozen Four awaits

By ALEX BENDER Sports Writer

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Irish sophomore forward Andrew Oglevie surveys the defense during Notre Dame’s 5-2 win over Providence on March 11.

After a hectic weekend in Manchester, New Hampshire, the fourth-seeded Irish emerged as the lone survivor in the Northeast Regional, coming from behind to win 3-2 against both No. 1 Minnesota and No. 2 UMass Lowell, to secure the team’s third trip to the Frozen Four in school history.

Coming into the tournament Saturday, the Irish (23-11-5, 12-6-4 Hockey East) were matched up against top-seeded Minnesota (2312-3, 14-5-1 Big 10), a team they had yet to face this season, but had played for the past seven season.

Early on, it was all Minnesota as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead 30 seconds into the second period.

But the Irish responded through sophomore Andrew Oglevie, who scored with at 14:39 in the second off a long pass from junior goaltender Cal Petersen, cutting the deficit n half. Not even a minute later, junior and Hobey Baker Award see HOCKEY PAGE 9

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Notre Dame falls to Stanford in final seconds Notre Dame’s run ends in heartbreak in Elite Eight

Irish great without Turner, just not great enough

By RENEE GRIFFIN

Elizabeth Greason

Sports Writer

Sports Editor

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw shielded her face with her hand as she sat down for the postgame presser Sunday, and her voice broke a bit as she gave her opening statement. Next to her, senior guard Lindsay Allen looked straight ahead, attempting stoicism. One chair down, sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale, named Most Outstanding Player at the Lexington Regional, cast her eyes downward and leaned her forehead against the microphone in front of her.

A few hundred feet away, No. 2 seed Stanford was cutting down the nets after coming back from a 16-point deficit to upset the top-seeded Irish 76-75 in the Elite Eight.

Notre Dame (33-4, 15-1 ACC) and the Cardinal (32-5, 15-3 Pac12) began the game neck-andneck, trading leads, jumpers and threes before the quarter ended see W BBALL PAGE 10

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Irish sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale drives into the paint during Notre Dame’s 76-75 loss to Stanford on Sunday at Rupp Arena. Ogunbowale earned regional Most Outstanding Player honors.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The big question for top-seeded Notre Dame going into the Lexington regional was how it would compete with junior forward Brianna Turner out with a torn ACL. While the Irish (33-4, 15-1 ACC) will not be making the trip to Dallas after falling to secondseeded Stanford in a heartbreaking 76-75 loss, they proved this weekend the squad is good enough and versatile enough to win without Turner after holding a 16-point lead early in the third quarter.

Ignore the result for a moment.

We’ll come back to that. Let’s look at the positives.

Without Turner, Notre Dame’s entire offense — the offense it has been running all season — changes. Losing Turner means Notre Dame essentially does not have a big. All the offense had to be generated by 3-pointers and see GREASON PAGE 11