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Career Center hosts fair Hundreds of company representatives to visit campus, recruit students By MARY STEURER News Writer
The Notre Dame Career Center will host its annual Winter Career and Internship Fair on Wednesday afternoon on the seventh and eighth f loors of the Duncan Student Center. The fair features representatives from hundreds of companies from across the country. LoriAnn Edinborough, director of employer engagement at the Career Center, explained that the main purpose of the fair see CAREERS PAGE 4
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A student talks with a recruiter at the 2017 Fall Career Fair. The 2018 event will take place Wednesday in the Duncan Student Center and will feature a wide range of employers from various different industries.
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Badin Hall, pictured above, is undergoing a year-long renovation. Dorm residents are living in Pangborn Hall until construction is complete.
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Since the beginning of the academic year, the 140 residents of Badin Hall have been living in Pangborn Hall on South Quad while their own dorm is renovated. Just like Walsh Hall last year, the women of Badin will have a number of changes when they move back into their home
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dorm next fall. Among these upgrades, the residents can look forward to a new chapel, a new air-conditioned lounge and kitchen area on every f loor and an enlarged exercise room. Additionally, a room to house an in-residence priest and an elevator will be installed. Badin previously lacked both of these see BADIN PAGE 5
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The Judicial Council announced the three tickets for the upcoming elections for the offices of Notre Dame student body president and v ice president in an email to students Tuesday. Freshmen Andrew Gannon and Mark Moran; juniors Alex Kruszewski and Julia see TICKETS PAGE 5
Saint Mary’s club organizes food drive for Mishawaka families By GINA TWARDOSZ
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Saint Mar y’s Social Work Club will sponsor a non– perishable food drive from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9 to benefit the Mishawaka Alliance of Care (MAC) Food Pantr y. The pantr y serves anyone from the Mishawaka area that is in need of food. The club will be collecting non-perishable foods by the front desk of each dorm, as well as on the ground f loors of Spes Unica Hall, the Science Hall, Angela Athletic Facility and Madeleva Hall. Senior Kelly Geelan said in an email that supporting food pantr y initiatives embodies the core values of social work. “Donating to the food pantr y relates to social work because social work focuses on many core values, two of which are service and the dignity and worth of the human person,” she said.
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“I personally believe that these values align with the Catholic mission of Saint Mar y’s and Notre Dame, as well. I believe it is our job as social workers and students in general to aid those that are in need in the community that we live in.” Sophomore Magdalena Hernandez said the food drive will allow students to provide services to those in need. “By helping our Michiana community feed the hungr y, we are engaging in a social ser vice that allows us to put others first,” she said. Geelan got involved with social work club because of the club’s core values. “I think social work in and of itself puts such an emphasis on helping v ulnerable populations and that cause is ver y near and dear to my heart,” she said. “I also love being able to interact with
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the South Bend/Mishawaka communities. I have met so many amazing people in the community and it has really widened my world view.” Students should consider donating to the drive because those who are star ving are prevalent in society even when they are not visible, Geelan said. “Even if it is invisible to the naked eye, there are many people that go without food and basic needs ever y day,” she said. “Food pantries allow these people to have access to food and non-perishable food is able to support the pantr y for a while.” Sophomore Sophia McDevitt added that donating to food pantries is a way of direct way of fulfilling some of the basic duties of social work. “Donating to a food pantr y helps to provide a family see DRIVE PAGE 5
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The hands-on workshop “How to Make a Book” is presented in the Hesburgh Library on Tuesday afternoon. The demonstration taught students the importance of bookmaking in the digital era as well as how to bind books using different techniques.
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Student startup offers custom music platform By SELENA PONIO News Writer
Sophomore Ralph Moran has a mission: to draw people away from t y pical cookie-cutter gifts. For him, music has the power to be the ultimate gift. Moran’s company, “Streetlight Creations,” is a custom music platform that connects customers w ith artists for the purposes of creating personal songs “to address the desire for meaningful gifts among the general populous.” “Music is one of the realms of communication that is inherently human and inherently personal, except it’s still out of bounds w ith people who do not have a musical talent,” Moran said. Moran, along w ith his cofounder and fellow sophomore Nicholas Lampson, said he started Streetlight Creations to help make the gift of music a more
universal option and not an idea simply restricted to those that could produce it. “The process is prett y simple,” he said. “So you come onto the website and you create a song, and then you’re taken to a forum on the website where you’re asked a series of questions. Our most t y pical songs are going to be romantic, I would imagine. We encourage you to give all the details you can, like little details where you met that person … so that we can pass on all that information then to the artist that best fits what you’re looking for.” Moran said that currently, all of the platform’s artists are students on campus, several of whom are already fairly successful and have numerous followers on Spotif y. Student artists include senior A lex is Donn Daughert y, who sings acoustic pop, and junior Joey Warner, who specializes in EDM.
“We hope to eventually recruit artists from all over the countr y, both hobby ists and people who are tr y ing to break the industr y, to give them a means to hone their craft while also receiv ing some sort of pay for doing so,” Moran said. Streetlight Creations was founded in November of 2017, Moran said. The company already has customers and recently launched its Valentine’s Day special, which includes a song and a ly ric presentation for $75. “We had a sale for a guy from Texas; he was getting married and he wanted a song to commemorate the day,” Moran said. “We also had a sale for the birthday of t wo t w ins.” Moran said Streetlight Creations has prov ided the opportunit y to bring some artists out of the woodwork who would other w ise be “closeted artists.”
“Streetlight Creations is really about the artist as much as it is about the customer. Our whole value proposition is we want to be a platform where artists can grow,” he said. “Artists that join Streetlight and w rite for us we’re going to … enable them to create a portfolio and we’re going to help them produce music so that they can get things out there if they’re looking to take their music career further.” Moran and Lampson are no strangers to the music world. Lampson is a cellist and Moran is a member of both the Glee Club and the Undertones and plays the guitar and piano in his spare time. “We both have that passion for music, but at the end of the day we’re business-minded as well, so Streetlight Creations is the perfect opportunit y for us to combine the things we love and share it w ith other
people,” Moran said. Moran, a computer science major and collaborative innovation minor, said he enjoys the thrill of being a part of a student startup. He said Streetlight Creations prov ides him the opportunit y to marr y t wo interests that on the surface seem like a rare combination: coding and music. “Inherently, I don’t think that I’m a stereot y pical computer science major. From the ver y beginning, I’ve always been ver y creative, so what really gives me a thrill isn’t just w riting code, but it’s the idea of creating something new,” he said. “That’s why I love computer science, because I can make things out of nothing. But business is a way I can do that too and also work w ith people that have complementar y skills w ith mine.” Contact Selena Ponio at sponio@nd.edu
Saint Mary’s clubs introduce design challenge By ERIN GRIMES News Writer
Saint Mar y’s hosted an event Tuesday called the Design Challenge. The challenge was a collaboration between various campus groups, including the Office of Civ ics and Social Engagement, the Career Crossings Office, the President’s Office, Bow man Creek Educational Ecosystem and Enfocus. Rebekah DeLine, director of the office of civ ic and social engagement, explained
the Design Challenge as a way to improve the relationship between Saint Mar y’s students and South Bend. “[The Design Challenge] is an introduction to ‘design thinking’ where students are asked to reimagine the student relationship to South Bend and how it could be improved,” she said. Design Thinking is a different strateg y, DeLine explained. Unlike most mainstream strategies where a product is first designed, and then introduced to the public as a “need,”
Design Thinking asks the public what its needs are, then designs products to fit those needs. “[Design Thinking] is developing products based on pain points identified by customers,” she said. DeLine said the event w ill ser ve multiple purposes. “One, is to introduce students to the idea of design thinking and its basic concepts,” she said. “The other is to expose them to potential internship opportunities w ith t wo organizations.
One is Bow man Creek Educational Ecosystem and one is Enfocus.” The event took place in Rice Commons from late afternoon to early evening Tuesday. “The first 30 minutes [of the event] were networking bet ween students and representatives from Bow man Creek and Enfocus and dinner,” DeLine said. “Follow ing that, students were walked through an introduction to design thinking where they were asked questions about their and
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their friends’ experiences engaging w ith the broader communit y [of South Bend] as students here. This exercise w ill take about 70 minutes. Then there was a follow up debrief after wards as well as some official introductions from Enfocus and Bow man Creek.” DeLine believes this event and others like it to be important because it teaches students a new way of thinking. “The way of problem solv ing that design thinking teaches is unique and is something that students need to learn. A nd it is also called human centered design, a different way of approaching problems then we’re used. By bringing this idea to campus, outside of the classroom setting, we’re allow ing students to learn something new while also engaging w ith communit y partners.” DeLine believes it is important for students to go beyond Saint Mar y’s campus and connect w ith the greater communit y of South Bend. “It comes back to [Saint Mar y’s College’s] mission statement which talks about social responsibilit y and continually assessing response to the complex needs and challenges of the contemporar y world,” she said. “That can’t just be learned in a classroom; that has to learned through engagement in the broader communit y.” Contact Erin Grimes at egrimes01@saintmarys.edu
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A Notre Dame alumnus, Tim Gancer, speaks to a student about employment opportunities during the fall 2017 Career Fair.
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is to prov ide an “opportunit y for employers and students to meet face to face.” The fair is a unique chance for employers to share information about their organization and discuss employ ment opportunities, Edinborough said. Likew ise, she added, it allows students to familiarize themselves w ith the businesses they’re interested in. Julie Gray, associate director of operations and event ser v ices at the Career Center, noted that the fair also offers students a chance to build rapport w ith businesses, as well as offering students an additional opportunit y to interact w ith these companies in a casual, low-pressure env ironment, she added. Ryan Willerton, associate v ice president of career and professional development, believes the career fair’s new location in the Duncan Student Center w ill prov ide a more hospitable experience to its v isitors. In addition to its other amenities, the student center houses the Career Center on the fifth f loor. For Willerton, this feature w ill showcase students’ “holistic development.” The Career Center w ill prov ide employers w ith tours of the student center throughout the day, Willerton said. Edinborough said she recommends that all students attend the fair, even if they are not currently seeking employ ment opportunities. Kate Cover, events manager at the Career Center, added that while upperclassmen
w ill benefit from the exposure to recruiters, freshmen w ill also find the event worthwhile because they can gain valuable experience engaging w ith employers. Willerton believes that exploration plays a central role in the career development process. “There is no better explorator y activ it y than seeing a variet y of organizations, w ithin a short period of time, w ithin one facilit y,” Willerton said. There are opportunities for students of all grade levels, Edinborough said. “[From] first years to seniors, there’s something there for ever ybody,” she said. To prepare for the fair, Gray said students should consult “Go IRISH”, a database hosting information about jobs and internships available for Notre Dame students. There, students can find useful information about the fair, including what companies w ill be attending as well as the positions employers are seeking to fill. Before attending the fair, Gray said she recommends students be comfortable introducing themselves, discussing their major and extracurricular activ ities and demonstrating interest in the companies they engage w ith. The fair w ill also feature a counselor table for students should they need tips on how to best connect w ith employers. “Ask a question,” Gray said. “The conversation w ill f low from there.” Contact Mary Steurer at msteure1@nd.edu
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Currently undergoing construction, Badin Hall, pictured, will be adding on a new chapel during a renovation project. The chapel will feature donated nine-foot stained glass windows.
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amenities. Senior Bridget Rickard, Badin Hall’s president, expressed sadness she w ill graduate before being able to live in the newly-renovated hall, but is excited for her fellow residents. “I think the girls are looking for ward to actual kitchens — we don’t really have kitchens either here or in old Badin — and study spaces, which we were really lacking,” Rickard said. “We’re really looking for ward to a bug-free dorm. We had a lot of problems w ith roach infestations and bats, and we’re also really hoping that the Universit y w ill address the water problem, which is prolific across campus. … But I think what we’re most excited about is the new chapel. It’s an addition to Badin — a physical addition on the Howard side of the hall. And the Universit y has procured, I think, six or seven, seven to nine–foot stained glass
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Dunbar ; and juniors Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart all received the requisite 700 signatures to be eligible for the electoral process. According to the email, a debate between the three tickets is scheduled for Monday at 9 p.m. in the Midfield Commons of the Duncan Student Center. Judicial Council is offering students the opportunity to submit questions for the candidates via
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An interior look at the ongoing construction at Badin Hall. The revamped historic building will feature more study spaces.
w indows from a donor, and they’re valued over $ 500,00, so it’ll be a really beautiful place to worship.” Though Badin residents are liv ing in a physically different space this year, their communit y and its traditions remain unchanged despite the news, sophomore A lice Felker said. “Badin has really thrived in Pangborn this year. Our hall leadership has worked hard to continue the traditions and tight communit y that that make Badin the amazing hall that it is. Badin really is about the people and the commitment to a family atmosphere,” she said. “In that sense, this year has been just like any other. I think it makes me even more excited for us to move into our old — now new — home. We all went through this process of mov ing together, now we’ve grow n immensely as a hall communit y, and we’re ready to enjoy Badin 3.0.” The Badin communit y’s small size is one of its advantages, Rickard said, which
makes it easy for ever yone to know each other, even if they live in different sections. “I think the greatest benefit of this dorm actually is that it’s brought people together, because we have this adversit y, so to speak, of being moved away from our home,” she said. “I think it’s proven to us that Badin is Badin, regardless of the structure.” Sophomore A le Orellana– Muniz said that though she misses Badin’s communit y spaces in Pangborn and she hopes that post– renovation Badin w ill incorporate such gathering places. “W hat I miss the most of liv ing in old Badin is the amount of common spaces we had available,” Orellana– Muniz said. “Hanging out in the second f loor landing was such a fun and easy way to run into people you wouldn’t normally see around the hall. It really reinforced the sense of communit y. Hopefully, new Badin helps us foster a continued sense of unit y through more places to gather and enjoy time
together as we adjust to this new chapter in the histor y of our hall.” Sophomore Louise Gregor y also expressed her excited anticipation for the opportunit y to move back in. “I’m really excited [to move back in], because I miss my high ceilings,” Gregor y said. “I couldn’t actually hit my head on anything in old Badin, now I can, even though my bed is … a foot shorter when it’s lofted now. I think we might even have more spirit this year, because we’re determined to not let the building get to us.” Badin Hall rector, Sister Susan Sisko, said that the renovations are on schedule and the new chapel is already v isible outside. Other changes to the hall Sisko mentioned include an increased number of study spaces, repairs to the slant on the first f loor, and the conversion of several singles to doubles. The old chapel, she said, w ill be repurposed for office space and the rector’s liv ing quarters. “Badin is a building w ith
a lot of character, a lot of warmth,” she said. “It w ill retain all of that, they’re not taking away any of that character.” Sisko said she was ver y proud of all her residents for embracing their experience in Pangborn Hall. “Of course, they’d rather be in Badin — it’s their home and it’s the residence hall they love,” she said. “But they’ve embraced the challenge, they’ve come together as a communit y and I think it’s been a really good experience here. It’s also show n that the Badin communit y is more than a building, it’s a communit y — they can thrive any where, and they’ve certainly been thriv ing here. That said, I’m sure they’re looking for ward w ith an x ious anticipation to get back and see what the new building is going to be like.”
resources and the most basic resource is food. The best part about the food drive is it gets everyone involved and helps everyone try their hand at social work.” Hernandez said the food drive is especially timely as
food pantries become low on supply after Thanksgiving and Christmas. “After the holidays, food pantries around the city are very low on goods and this food drive helps us refill their empty space,” she
said. Geelan agrees and said donations to food pantries typically decline as charitable giving is advertised less after the holidays. “I do feel that after the holidays donations decline,” she
said. “Service and giving are advertised much less after the holiday season even though the need is there year round.”
a Google form, and “several of these questions may be read during the debate,” the email said. The election for student body president and vice president will take place Feb. 7. If none of the tickets receive a majority of the vote, a run-off will take place. Should that be the case, a second debate is set for Feb. 11, and the final election will take place Feb. 12, according to the Judicial Council’s website. The winning ticket will take office for the 2018–2019 term April 1, succeeding current
student body president Becca departments within student Blais and vice president Sibonay government on their campaign platform, including plans for Shewit. The Kruszewski-Dunbar new departments such as a suscampaign features eight “high- tainability department and a lights,” including working with University policy department. The McGavick-Gayheart tickUniversity administrators to decrease tuition, adjust the et has centered its campaign definition of “consent” at Notre platform around three adjecDame and ensuring plans for tives: approachable, collaboraa Chick-fil-A restaurant in the tive and transformative (ACT). second part of the Eddy Street McGavick and Gayheart have Commons expansion project, divided these categories into according to the campaign’s four, six and five subcategories, respectively. platform. Kruszewski and Dunbar Some of the ticket’s main also list ideas specific to 15 promises include holding the
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Student Activities Office accountable, working with Campus Dining to improve upon recent changes within the department and placing an emphasis on transparency within student government. Both the Kruszewski-Dunbar ticket and McGavick-Gayheart ticket promise to work to repeal the new six-semester housing requirement in their campaign platforms. The Gannon-Moran ticket has not yet publicly released a campaign platform.
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10 reminders Cristina Interiano Graphic Designer
When I first came to ND, my parents snuck into my suitcase a homemade poster with 10 things to never forget despite any experience I was going to get living alone. One and a half years later, I still see that poster everyday and can assure you that those 10 pieces of advice are definitely key to have in mind among all the emotional and stressful experiences college life can bring. These ten “life hacks” can be summarized in ten sentences: 1. Happiness is found in loving God through service to others. Success is pleasing God, serving and giving ourselves to others; it is helping people also become prepared to reach this success which is the only one that truly matters and will lead us to genuine happiness. 2. Money is a means, not an end. Money is merely a way to acquire assets; never make it your end. Always acquire it and use it responsibly and never form an attachment to it: One cannot venerate two gods. The important treasures are the ones we build in heaven, not on earth. Remember to always live with less than you have regardless of appearances, save before spending and most importantly, to always give, even in small amounts, but GIVE! It’s the best investment, for God pays with blessings. 3. After God, family is the most important priority. Family is the first mission God has assigned to us, to always be there for them and make them a priority. We must dedicate time to our family members, for just like everything else in life if we do not foment our relationships, they will deteriorate. Recognize we will not have them forever, so take advantage of them now, make time for them and support each other mutually in everything. 4. Education is the process of becoming a better self. It does not matter what you study, but the circumstances and people who you encounter in the process and the attitude and objectives with which you receive education. The best education is the one that teaches you to live happily, prepares you to take on challenges and to face them with courage, faith and perseverance. 5. Work should be done to please God and others. God made us for working, and it is in this way that we must please him. Being rewarded for it is necessary and just, but must not be the goal of our work. If you find yourself prioritizing salary and not the work, it is time to examine your heart. 6. True friendship is a treasure; one must cultivate it, care for it and appreciate it. We were created to live in community, we need one another. It is important to have friends and nurture these friendships, invest in them: We need our friends just as much as they need us. 7. Always look for excellence in everything you do. No matter what we do, pour your heart into it and give it your 100 percent. Do not lose sight of the details, and make the best of your abilities. 8. Time is a talent granted to us by God in order to earn heaven, administrate it wisely. God has gifted us with a limited time here on Earth, we do not know exactly how much we have left, but the fact is that at this moment we are here and he is watching and is expecting us to use wisely the treasure of time he gave us. 9. Always remember who you are, and be yourself! Always be authentic, and never forget where you come from, your values, your experiences, your attitudes, reputation and history. Be proud of it by representing all this with pride and dignity. Do not let other people or circumstances pressure you to be someone you are not. 10. Success is not measured through what we have, but through how happy we are. Society tends to push us to measure success by what we have, our status or by the power and influence that we represent. However, success is finding your vocation and giving it your all; it is motivating others to find and fight to accomplish the goal of finding true happiness. Also, never judge, because many times those who seem the least successful in front of us are the most successful of all. Even though most of these rules do not require much philosophical thought, it is easy to get distracted and forget them once in a while. To me, reading them daily just serves as a reminder of what I am here for, who I am, and what who I want to be. I thought sharing them might inspire others to examine themselves and their hearts more often and to think about where they want to get and how to do it honorably. Contact Cristina Interiano at cinteria@nd.edu The views and expressions of the inside column are those of the author and not necessarily of the Observer.
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Response to ‘Divestment is not the answer’ Last week a Notre Dame alumnus, and current director of corporate reputation at FTI Consulting, wrote a letter to the editor titled “Divestment is not the answer.” The conf lict of interest is overwhelming and something that Ms. Brown herself admits to writing, “I am a Notre Dame alum who now works in energy and natural resources at a consulting firm.” Also, from her public LinkedIn profile: “I was the team lead and spokesperson for Energy in Depth, a research and education program of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.” Nevertheless, as a member of Notre Dame’s divestment campaign, FFND, there is a need to respond to the three specious arguments she poses in her letter. She first posits that “natural gas is helping the United States lead on climate.” Natural gas is often praised for being “clean burning” and for decreasing CO2 emissions compared to coal power. However, this assumes that 100 percent of natural gas reserves are burned. Unfortunately, significant percentages of natural gas are lost everyday through leaks — allowing methane, a greenhouse gas even more devastating than CO2, into the atmosphere. Furthermore, the large sums of money that are currently being thrust towards natural gas investments as a replacement for coal could likely be better invested in renewable energy projects — projects that do not pose threats such as methane leaks or water pollution. Secondly, she argues that divestment would hurt the poor in developing countries that need access to cheap resources. FFND has heard this type of rhetoric time and time again. Then, she argues that divestment would hurt the poor in developing countries that need access to cheap resources. FFND has heard this type of rhetoric time and time again. The vice president of the University has told us that fossil fuel companies serve as a lifeline for over 3 billion people in the world. This statement reflects a lack of knowledge of the divestment process and uses rhetoric meant to dissuade students and institutions from using their voice and power to demand fossil fuel companies respond to the climate crisis. Divestment doesn’t happen overnight. It doesn’t bankrupt companies and disrupt production that would leave people without access to electricity. It is a strategic and symbolic maneuver that pressures companies to transition their energy portfolios to meet the increasingly popular demands for access to clean, renewable technology. This statement reflects a lack of knowledge of the divestment process and uses rhetoric meant to dissuade
students and institutions from using their voice and power to demand fossil fuel companies respond to the climate crisis. Divestment doesn’t happen overnight. It doesn’t bankrupt companies and disrupt production that would leave people without access to electricity. It is a strategic and symbolic maneuver that pressures companies to transition their energy portfolios to meet the increasingly popular demands for access to clean, renewable technology. Lastly, she contends that divestment would hurt the Notre Dame student body because diminished profits would result in less financial aid. To prove this point, she cites one study that just so happens to be “a project of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.” Yikes. But let’s put aside the glaring conf lict of interest once again and consider the argument at face value. Does Notre Dame need to be conscious of how it invests to ensure a hefty financial aid package? Sure. But as multiple studies show, a litany of peer institutions (such as those who divested in October), entire cities (including NYC) and whole countries (Ireland) can attest their investment portfolios have remained profitable. If that doesn’t impress you enough, we just spent over $400 million dollars on a colossal stadium project. Currently the University has about 4 percent of a $10 billion endowment invested in fossil fuel companies. I’ll let you do the math. It’s not a problem of cost; it’s a problem of priorities. In reality, the divestment movement is heating up and finding great success throughout the world. In Bill McKibben’s latest article, “3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil Free America,” he writes: “The fossil fuel–divestment movement has become the biggest corporate campaign of its kind in history, with endowments and portfolios worth a combined $6 trillion having sworn off coal and gas and oil in part or in whole.” He adds that studies (not funded by fossil fuel companies) have found that “the campaign has catalyzed the rest of the climate movement, driving the debate towards grappling with the harsh reality that we had far more carbon than we could ever burn … [and] the falls in share values that divestment has caused help[s] dry up the capital needed for more exploration and drilling.” Divestment is working. Notre Dame needs to get on board and start prioritizing the planet over profits. Carolyn Yvellez Fossil Free Notre Dame senior Jan. 30
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Getting paid to break the law Nicole Mannion Bridging the Gap
The Trump administration has had a whirlwind of attempts to change policy in the United States. One cannot forget the promises President Donald Trump made to his constituents to crack down on illegal immigration. It is now 2018, and the wall still has not been built by President Trump. Perhaps recent events may lead to progress. However, a fight for federal funds to be cut for sanctuary cities is a prominent issue and real possibility. Sanctuary cities have stated that they will not pursue undocumented or illegal immigrants unless they are arrested for a crime. In Indiana, this may seem like a far-fetched, inapplicable issue considering laws were passed in 2011 that prevent any town or city in the state from interfering with the jobs of immigration officers. Coming from a place with one of the top sanctuary cities in the country, Los Angeles, I have found that this issue has become a hot topic of debate. It has been said that President Trump is one of the most radical presidents we have had in our history. His tweets receive more attention than they should at times. Nevertheless, stripping federal funding from sanctuary cities might just be a valid decision that needs to occur. This is not an attack on immigrants whatsoever. I come from a family comprised of immigrants from both Mexico and Ireland. Our country was built on the foundation of being a melting pot of people from all over the world. Yet, in today’s society, this concept seems to have become an excuse to allow others to break the laws. From the time we are children, we are taught that
breaking the law is unacceptable. This core belief in our society should be at the forefront of this issue. If any individual were to break a federal law, then he or she would be arrested on the spot without much objection. Sanctuary cities should not be able to do so with few, if any, repercussions. To put it simply, nobody is above the law. While these cities claim to have good intentions, they are going against a federal law. Not only are they breaking the law, but they are being funded to do so. A study found that $16 billion was sent to the top 12 sanctuary cities where one in five illegal immigrants live. Billions of dollars are being sent to cities that are blatantly disregarding the laws of the government that is in fact funding them. The threat of being defunded is a tactic being implemented by the Trump administration to deter these sanctuary cities from withholding information regarding their interference with the jobs of immigration officers. It is almost sad to see that it has had to come down to threats of defunding in order to have cities comply with the laws of the country that they are in. As of this month, the justice department sent letters to sanctuary cities stating that if they did not meet the demands of the government, then they could face not only court time but the recovery of federal grants that were given to them. A survey was conducted that found that 80 percent of voters believe that authorities must follow the laws regarding illegal immigrants that the federal government has put forth. The public does not support the actions of the cities that they call home. Perhaps defunding sanctuary cities will be the only way in which the federal government can succeed in pushing for compliance with the law. Without public support and
a blatant disregard for the threats of the department of justice, sanctuary cities may find themselves fighting a losing battle as they continue to try and protect the policies that they have implemented on their own. It’s important to note, however, that this is not a call for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. This would negatively impact the labor market and economy of the United States. Fair treatment of immigrants that have done nothing wrong is also a demand of many across the country. Yet the failure of sanctuary cities to report the information that they have obtained when coming across undocumented immigrants is grounds enough to warrant defunding. A person would not keep their same income after being arrested and sent to prison for breaking a federal law. The sanctuary cities should be treated no differently. Defunding is a primary solution to an ongoing problem. However, the United States has a long way to go before immigration policy is perfected. The process to become a citizen takes years and is often discouraging for many that come into this country looking for a better life. Perhaps this is where we as a country need to start in order to help curb the massive amount of unrest that has gripped the country. Maybe then sanctuary cities would not need to break federal law. Nicole Mannion is a junior and can be reached at nmannio1@nd.edu BridgeND is a bipartisan student political organization that brings together people from all across the ideological spectrum to discuss public policy issues of national importance. They can be reached at bridgend@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Improbable success: India’s democratic dream Paul Kozhipatt Paul’s Ponderings
On Jan. 26, India celebrated Republic Day, the day when its constitution took effect. One of India’s largest holidays, Republic Day is now commemorated with parades and celebrations throughout the country. However, this was not always the case. When the constitution came into effect in 1950, the newly independent Republic of India was at an uncertain point in its history. After centuries of devastating colonial rule, the new multiethnic nation had the daunting task of drafting a democratic constitution tailored to the specific needs of India. Interestingly, the Indian Constitution borrowed the best practices of existing democracies, including the American principles of federalism, three branches of government and judicial review. Despite many challenges, India’s democracy endured and India has since emerged as the world’s largest democracy. The success of democratic India and its constitution is especially remarkable given the economic and social costs of British rule to India. The British East India Company began its rule in India in 1757 after the Battle of Plassey. For 100 years, India was ruled by a private corporation. In 1858 the British Crown assumed direct responsibility for the subcontinent after the Sepoy Mutiny; their rule was known as the British Raj. Britain’s colonial rule of India continued for nearly two centuries, only ending on August 15, 1947. Former UN under-secretary general for communications and public information and Indian politician, Shashi Tharoor argued that Britain’s industrialization was predicated on India’s de-industrialization. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, India produced 25 percent of the world’s industrial output in 1750. In 1900, after 150 years of British rule, only 2 percent of the world’s industrial output came from India. Aside from the economic devastation caused by the British
Raj, Tharoor estimates that 35 million Indians died at the hands of the British Raj. Since the British Raj was an amalgamation of various princely states, the new Republic of India had 22 official languages and thousands of distinct ethnic groups. Conventional and academic wisdom suggests that a nation be relatively wealthy, ethnically homogenous and have high literacy and urbanization rates for democracy to succeed; India at independence lacked all of these prerequisites. Further complicating India’s democratization was the hasty and mismanaged British partition and exit from the Indian subcontinent. The border between India and Pakistan, the Radcliffe Line, was hurriedly drawn in secret by a British lawyer with no cartographical experience, nor local knowledge of the region’s geography and peoples. This poorly-drawn border led to India’s infamous partition where over 14 million people were displaced and two million people perished. Border disputes between the two nations have led to four wars, furthering the partition’s death toll. The poorly drawn borders have also emboldened various violent separatists groups. Two Indian prime ministers have been assassinated by regional terrorist groups. Such violence would undermine the most stable of democratic states, let alone a newly independent nation recovering from its colonial past. In spite of these challenges, India was able to develop into a democratic state. India had one key advantage in its democratization: The authors of India’s Constitution were able to study existing constitutions and adopt their best practices. The principal author of India’s Constitution, B.R. Ambedkar, studied at Columbia University and the London School of Economics. His time in New York is clearly evident in the Indian Constitution which incorporates many American democratic elements. The American system of federalism, which reserved power for states, was appealing to India with its strong regional identities. This increased autonomy
for Indian states has helped keep secessionist movements at bay. In addition to its tangible contributions to Indian democracy, the United States’ institutions have also had an influence on India. American media outlets have developed a tradition of keeping the government accountable to the people. This norm has taken root in India and has strengthened the nation’s democratic process. The United States has long served as an inspiration and role model to democratizing nations. America has not only created powerful democratic norms and institutions, but she has also educated many of the world’s leaders. Relatively mundane aspects of American democracy such as the peaceful transfer of power are the envy of the world. Americans have a duty not only to themselves, but to the billions of people who live under autocratic regimes to preserve the democratic norms and institutions which facilitated America’s success. In 1954, as a token of India’s appreciation for America’s role in its democratization, India gifted the United States Senate an ivory gavel to replace John Adam’s gavel, which had recently been broken by Vice President Nixon. India’s first vice president, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, traveled to Washington, D.C. to present the gavel and address the U.S. Senate. While speaking at the Senate, Radhakrishnan reminded the senators about the important role American democracy has played in the world and how many newly independent, post-colonial nations modeled their forms of government on that of the United States. To this day, the gavel used by Vice President Pence and the various presiding officers in the Senate is a gift from democratic India. Paul Kozhipatt is a senior political science and information technology management major. Paul grew up on three continents, but calls New York home. He can be reached at pkozhipa@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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By MIKE DONOVAN Scene Writer
My eyes glisten a brighter shade than the usual blueishgray — a vibrant, misty bluebird over fresh-tracked snow — at the sight of her. But the lens tunnel my vision, collapsing life to another shade of blue, which, come morning, will turn to a dark navy. She felt it too, at the time, and probably still does now. As I sink deeper into the waters of burgeoning guilt, I consider how I might return my eyes and hers to the same blueish-gray at which they started. But nothing happens. Tyler, the Creator’s verse courses through my ears and lulls me into inaction — “Boy, my bedroom floor is a cereal burial, I’m serious / I ate ‘em all, dry boxes, bodies, yeah I caught ‘em / If we’re talking ‘bout real meals ask my stomach / I’ve been in this f-----room so long / My eyeballs are turning to dry wall.” My blues — a feeling both familiar and excruciating for the bulk of us — soaks into Tyler’s welcoming vernacular, and he offers me peace of mind in exchange. The discourse perfectly renders Ralph Ellison’s pinpoint description: “The blues is an impulse to keep the painful details of a brutal experience alive in one’s aching consciousness, to finger its jagged grain and to transcend it, not by the consolation of philosophy but by squeezing from it a near tragic, near comic lyricism.” Blues run deeper than the wailing tones of an electric guitar and have no obligation to 12 lonely bars. While the earliest Delta-bluesmen — Charlie Patton,
Robert Johnson and the like — could imbue slipshod recordings of the 12 traditional bars with thousand-yearold tears, excessive reproductions without innovation have turned the ragged impulses of the forefathers into dishwater mimicry (see: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club). Ellison’s “impulse” cannot execute its cathartic energies over changing times if the vehicles by which artists lyricize it remain static. The blues wanders, “swaying to fro on his rickety stool,” as Langston Hughes said, from the Delta (where cracked guitars and scratched voices marked its tones), to the streets (where jazz swung its freely mingling melodic lines) and elsewhere. It possesses expressive motions with such fluidity that Duke Ellington had to respond, “It don’t mean a thing / If it ain’t got that swing,” for the “impulse” thrives in the swing. As the decades beat on, John Coltrane and Parker pushed the swing to its boundaries. Meanwhile, others find the impulse down simpler avenues. The British (Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin and others) searched in the Delta, while the Detroiters (of Motown fame) embedded their “aching consciousness” into warm, jazz-inflected, pop-oriented tonal majesty. Americans readily swam in the “tracks” of Smokey Robinson’s “tears” and “begged” ever so sweetly for their lost loves to return. Those on the fringes discovered transcendence in the Velvet Underground’s unrefined expositions: “If you close the door, the night could last forever / Leave the wingless night out and drink a toast to never.”
Capital “B” Blues (electric guitars, etc.) exploded, but its blue name clashed with its increasingly gray color. Patti Smith speaks of a man who “started to slip. / Then put his head in the crux of his arm / and he started to drift,” just as the blues did. When it reemerged, it did so by way of emphatic verse. Public Enemy, with a furious spirit, silenced the stationary souls who believed blues to be dead — “Back, caught you looking for the same thing / It’s a new thing, check out this I bring / Uh oh, the roll below the level because I’m living low / next to the bass” — thus returning blues to the very beginnings, before the delta, in the rhythms of spoken language itself. The rise of blues via hip hop on the backs of jazz and soul prompted a few gifted individuals (particularly the virtuosic Lauryn Hill) to glue the disparate parts into a single collection. “The world it moves so fast today, the past it seems so far away / And life squeezes so tight that I can’t breath / And every time I try to be, what someone else has thought of me,” Hill discovers. An artist can never unify the many shades of blue because, fundamentally, they seek to capture the nature of what W.E.B. Du Bois calls “the double consciousness” — an irreducible search for self-identity through the eyes of another. Thus, the shades will change and vary likes those of a flower spawning new and ever more brilliant offspring. Contact Mike Donovan at mdonov6@nd.edu
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Expand your horizons and open your mind to trying new things. Take greater interest in others as well as in your personal affairs. Look for clear-cut ways to get the most for the least. Avoiding excessive behavior and people who tend to lead you in the wrong direction will help you maintain a lifestyle that is comfortable and fun. Your numbers are 2, 10, 21, 29, 34, 38, 44. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotional issues will surface if you can’t find common ground or an ability to compromise when dealing with others. Inconsistency and outbursts will only make matters worse. Keep the peace and think twice before you say something regrettable. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make changes at home or at work for the right reasons. Don’t let emotions take over or motivate you to head in a direction that may not be suitable over the long term. Intelligence and research will be your tickets to success. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If someone is acting erratically, back away instead of tagging along. Concentrate on what’s best for you and what you want to pursue. An honest assessment of your current situation will help you make a wise choice. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Rethink your lifestyle and the way you handle your money. Building a healthy nest egg will ease your stress. A physical approach to your responsibilities will help you impress others and gain access to a higher position. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Keep busy. Exercise, rigorous activities, taking action and making your dreams come true should be on your agenda. It’s up to you to take control if you want to get ahead or make your life better. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Offering to help others is fine, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you. Make clear what you are able to contribute before you get started. Avoid excessive people or temptation. Overdoing it will lead to regret. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get active and fit. Do your best to get rid of bad habits or frivolous behavior. Make wise choices that will encourage you to keep moving and to do the best job possible, and you’ll avoid complaints and criticism. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A business trip or meeting will encourage success. Discuss your ideas and plans and you’ll be given interesting choices. Walk away from anyone who shows signs of inconsistency or unpredictability. Align yourself with stable individuals. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Let the past guide you. A legal or financial experience will save you from a similar fate. Recall what happened and make adjustments to ensure you don’t lose this time around. Don’t hesitate to say “no.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Partnerships will need to be handled with the utmost care. If someone appears to be the least bit erratic or inconsistent, it may be best to keep your distance. Trust in facts and only spend what is readily available to you. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make a stress-free environment your priority. Live frugally and question your relationships with people who tend to be indulgent. Stay focused on what’s important to you and what will bring you the greatest stability. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Speak from the heart and be open about the way you feel and what you want. Walk away from situations that are casting a shadow on your life or your ability to get ahead. Don’t let anyone stand in your way. Birthday Baby: You are sensitive, intuitive and caring. You are charismatic and outgoing. Don’t be afriad to take chances, but don’t go too far without advice from those you trust.
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Jagr deserves a better ending Michael Ivey Sports Writer
Monday, Calgar y Flames for ward Jaromir Jagr cleared waivers and was assigned to play the rest of the season w ith a professional hockey team in the Czech Republic, HC K ladno. The move ver y likely represents the end of Jagr’s storied 24-year NHL career. Jagr, who w ill turn 46 in Februar y, saw a decrease in production this season w ith the Flames, where he scored seven points in 22 games, but this is only a new occurrence. Just a season ago, he scored 46 points for the Florida Panthers, which was good enough for fourth best on the team. Two seasons ago, he led the Panthers in points w ith 66 and was selected to his 13th career A ll-Star Game ... as a 43 year old. Just look at some of his career statistics. In his 24 NHL seasons w ith the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Dev ils, Florida Panthers and Calgar y Flames, Jagr scored 766 goals (third most all-time) and added 1,155 assists (fifth most all-time) good for 1,921 points (second most all-time, behind only Way ne Gretzk y). He holds the record for most career game-w inning goals w ith 135. He played in 1,733 games, behind only Gordie Howe and Mark Messier for third most alltime. He won the Art Ross Trophy (NHL’s leading scorer) five times and won the Hart Memorial Trophy (league MV P) in 1999. It’s hard to believe he only won the Stanley Cup tw ice, during his first two seasons in the NHL back in 1991 and 1992. By the way, he could’ve padded any of the above stats if he didn’t play three seasons (2008-11) in the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The only goal he scored
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this season, which could go dow n as his last ever NHL goal, was assisted by Johnny Gaudreau, who was born three years after Jagr made his NHL debut, and Brett Kulak, who was born four years after Jagr’s debut. Jagr might go dow n as the greatest European ice hockey player of all-time. He’s a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer. More importantly, during the early part of his career he possessed one of the greatest mullets perhaps in the histor y of mullets (seriously, Google Jagr mullet. It’s something else). He actually inspired a famous collection of hockey fans who call themselves the Traveling Jagr’s, a group of nine guys who wear the jerseys of all nine teams Jagr played for during his NHL career and wear fake mullets. Jagr’s impact on the game w ill be felt long after he finally does call it a career, which is what makes this t y pe of send-off feel w rong. Jagr’s career should end in a similar fashion to how Pey ton Manning’s or Ray Lew is’ career ended — helping to lead their team to a championship. It shouldn’t end as a name left unclaimed on the NHL waiver w ire, banished back to his home countr y of the Czech Republic to play out the rest of his days. It just feels w rong. But at the same time, no team currently in Stanley Cup contention is interested in a 45 year old w inger who is finally show ing signs of slow ing dow n, not to mention that Jagr’s $1 million cap hit makes it difficult to fit him into a new, playofflevel team, many of whom are already close to the NHL salar y cap ceiling as is. Still, this ending just doesn’t feel right for someone as legendar y as Jagr. 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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Activists back low-income groups at Super Bowl Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Social activists say Minneapolis is turning into a playground for the rich during Super Bowl week, and critics are using the spectacle to rally against economic injustice such as the displacement of dozens of homeless people, and the police shootings of blacks that spawned player protests at some NFL games. Activists say the Super Bowl represents the pinnacle of corporate greed with its expensive ticket prices, lavish parties and exclusive dinners. They note that as wealthy football fans are celebrating, dozens of homeless people are displaced because their shelter was inside the secure area around U.S. Bank Stadium. “There is a full section of our community that sees the Super Bowl not as a party, but as a problem,” said Jess Sundin, an organizer for a coalition of community groups who are speaking out against racism and corporate greed. The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee says it’s focused on putting on a safe and successful festival where all are welcome and everyone is respected. Super Bowl Live, one of the main attractions surrounding the game, is free and open to the public. The host committee has also used this opportunity to give out about $5 million in community grants — most to help children living in poverty and kids of color. “We have worked with
local public safety officials and community stakeholders for more than two years to create a welcoming environment ... and we invite all Minnesotans to come and share in the excitement,” host committee spokesman Michael Howard said in a statement. But local activists say the event makes the city inaccessible to most. Planned actions this week include a march and rally outside U.S. Bank Stadium before Sunday’s game to protest corporate greed and racism. The Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matter also plans rallies to demand renter’s rights, living wages and the renewal of a program to protect young immigrants from deportation. One group called Take a Knee Nation is holding a twoday conference against police violence. The Minneapolis area has seen some high-profile police shootings in recent years, including the 2016 killing of Philando Castile by a St. Anthony officer and the 2017 killing of Justine Damond in Minneapolis. Take a Knee Nation organizer Mel Reeves said the conference is designed to educate people about race, police violence and the right to protest. Mothers who have lost their children to police violence, including Castile’s mother Valerie, will speak. Student athletes who have suffered consequences for taking a knee will also be part of the conference.
Reeves said the event is an outgrowth of what former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick started last season when he knelt during the national anthem to bring more attention to the killings of black men by police officers. The protests spread this season after Kaepernick was unable to sign on with another team. Reeves said his group wants police who harm citizens to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and he called for all police shooting cases nationwide to be re-opened. “One of these days we are going to have a more equitable society,” Reeves said. “It’s going to happen. But you sure won’t get it if you don’t ask for it.” The Take a Knee Nation conference will be held Saturday and Sunday and end with a rally outside U.S. Bank Stadium. The Minneapolis area has a history of vigorous protests, including some that have shut down interstates in the wake of Castile’s shooting. While community organizers say they aren’t planning any disruptions during Super Bowl week, Miski Noor of the Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matter said “we’re not discouraging anyone from pursuing a different way forward.” Noor said the Super Bowl has put marginalized communities in danger and highlights the militarization of police departments.
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Ever y NBA team is headed to Las Vegas this summer. The league announced Tuesday that for the first time, all 30 teams will play in Las Vegas at NBA Summer League. The NBA is also adding an extra day to the schedule for the event, which this year will run from July 6-17 at UNLV. All teams will play at least five games, and some will play as many as eight depending on how far they advance in the playoff portion
of summer league. “Summer League has become such an integral part of the NBA calendar, especially in Las Vegas,” said Kiki Vandeweghe, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations. “It’s grown exponentially. You kind of think about where Summer League has come from, years ago. Now it’s become this event that all 30 teams have to be a part of.” Summer League started in Las Vegas in 2004, with six teams playing 13 games. Last year, it was 24
teams playing 67 games. This year, it’ll be 82 games — with New York, Detroit, Indiana, Charlotte, Orlando and Ok lahoma City in Las Vegas this time, along with the other 24 franchises that were there a year ago. Attendance last year in Las Vegas also set total attendance records, with 127,843 fans, as well as a one-day mark of 17,500. Social media consumption of all things related to Summer League were also up 36 percent last year over 2016.
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Notre Dame won 4-3 over Texas, enough to secure their highest-ranked win in the past two seasons. The win brings the Irish to 4-10 all time against the Longhorns. The victory over Texas propeled Notre Dame into a Sunday matchup against Minnesota (1-2), who had defeated Tennessee the previous afternoon. The previous afternoon’s backand-forth duel with Texas gave the Irish the steam to dominate the Golden Gophers in a 4-1 final victory. The Sunday matches contained stellar performances again by Ciamarra and Broadus, as they improved to 5-0 and 4-0 on their respective seasons. These individual efforts helped give Notre Dame its best start since 2014, when the team started 6-0. This kick-off weekend final victory buys the Irish a spot in the 2018 ITA National Team Indoor Championship hosted by the University of Washington from Feb. 16–19. The last Irish appearance in this event in 2014 led to a consolation bracket win after a first-round loss. Notre Dame will kick-off ACC play at Boston College this Saturday.
seasons. Softball begins play March 3 in the Transylvania Tournament
against Greenville and LaGrange. Tennis will kick off their season a bit sooner on Feb. 10 at Aquinas. Lacrosse opens on March 6 with a home game against Elmhurst.
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Irish junior Grayson Broadus returns a serve during Notre Dame’s 4-3 victory over Kentucky on Jan. 21 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
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Irish freshman Richard Ciamarra prepares to return a serve during Notre Dame’s 4-3 victory over Kentucky on Jan. 21. Paid Advertisement
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Senior Courtney Quinlan putts the ball at Elbel Golf Course on Aug. 29, 2015. The Belles finished second overall at the Cross Town Rivalry.
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consisting of Dolan, junior Sofia Revilak, and freshmen Carly Quast and Skylar Fore, broke the Rolf’s record with a time of 3:17.05. The men’s team completed the Irish sweep with a total score of 988.5 that defeated No. 16 Ohio State (933.5), Iowa (691), Wisconsin (601) and Missouri State (409). Individual champions on the men’s side included senior captains Rob Whitacre and Justin Plaschka, junior Tabahn Afrik, senior Joe Coumos and the 400-yard freestyle relay team. Afrik won the 100-yard freestyle and Justin Plaschka won the 200-yard butterf ly. Whitacre set a Rolf’s record with the time of 1:42.90 in the 200-yard back stroke. The men’s 400-yard freestyle relay consisting of Afrik, Plaschka, sophomore Aaron Schultz and junior Daniel Speers, set a Rolf’s record of
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2:54.59. Coumos set a Rolf’s center and a program record when he recorded a total score of 419.80 while sweeping both the one-meter and three-meter diving events. Before the seniors compete in their final meet at Rolf’s, Litzinger wanted to thank his seniors for their commitment to the program and to congratulate the seniors on their success. “We have a special group here,” he said. “They have seen a lot of change in our program from their first year, and for them at the end of their journey to accomplish this level of success is a tribute to them.” Although it was senior day, the Shamrock Invitational didn’t mark the last home competition for the Irish as they are set to compete against Ball State and Wisconsin– Green Bay on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. in Rolf’s Aquatic Center. RUNJIE PAN | The Observer
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Irish sophomore Abbie Dolan finishes the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay during the Notre Dame’s women’s 181.5-118.5 win over Louisville on Oct. 7 at Rolf ’s Aquatic Center.
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Irish sophomore Tabahn Afrik competes in the men’s 200-yard freestyle relay during Notre Dame’s men’s 159.5-193.5 loss and the women’s 136-211 loss to Texas A&M on Oct. 14 at Rolf ’s Aquatic Center. Afrik won the men’s 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:21.00 with senior Justin Plaschka, junior Dan Fujan, and junior Daniel Speers. The Irish stand at No. 22.
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Zachar y Zajdel placing second and third for the men, and senior Jordan Sheed placing fourth for the women. In the field, sophomore Kassadee Ifft placed third in the pole vault w ith a vault of 3.68 meters and freshman Rachel Tanczos threw a career-best 17.93 meters in the weight throw. For the men, sophomore Logan Kusk y also put in a strong performance in the weight throw, placing fourth w ith a throw of 19.05 meters. Up next, the Irish w ill host the Meyo Inv itational on Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. in the Loftus Sports Center.
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Irish senior Jessica Harris competes in the women’s distance medley relay during the first day of the ACC indoor track and field championships on Feb. 23 at Meyo Field. The Irish team of Harris, junior Kelly Hart, senior Payton Miller and former senior Jamie Marvil in 11:02.32.
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Squad sweeps competition By MIA BERRY Sports Writer
The No. 22 men’s and women’s sw imming and diving teams swept the competition this weekend at the Shamrock Inv itational, beating out Ohio State, Iowa, Missouri State, A kron and Wisconsin. Saturday also marked senior day for 11 Notre Dame seniors. Head Coach Mike Litzinger used the Inv itational as a way to honor all his seniors. “W hile the Shamrock was not our final home meet, it was a chance for our seniors to shine in front of parents and fans in a great meet format,” he said.“They are a special group, and it was a great weekend for all.” Four new records were set during the inv itational by Irish athletes. Litzinger said he was ver y proud of his team’s performance this weekend and hopeful that their recent success evolves into champion-like performances.
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“This weekend’s meet was full of high level competition and it brought out the best in our athletes,” he said. “This is another step for us on the road to championship performance. We are zoning in on perfecting race strateg y and racing skills.” The women’s team were inv itational champions w ith a score of 1,023.5 that beat No. 11 Ohio State (735.5), A kron (842), No. 19 Wisconsin (650.5) and Iowa (195.5). Inv itation champions for the women’s team included sophomores Abbie Dolan and Erin Isola, freshman Lindsey Stone and the women’s 400-yard relay team. Dolan won the women’s 100-yard freest yle w ith a time of 49.12. Isola captured the w in in the one-meter div ing w ith a score of 301.80, a season high. Stone broke a Rolf’s Aquatic Center record in the 1,650-yard freest yle w ith a time of 16:12.78, and the women’s 300-yard relay
This past weekend in Austin, Texas, the Notre Dame tennis team scored t wo v ictories to continue their hot start to the 2018 season. As the No. 4 seed, the Irish defeated No. 1 seed Texas and No. 2 seed Minnesota to earn their first bid for the ITA National Team Championship since 2014. Play began on Saturday bet ween Notre Dame (5-0) and Texas (4-1) at the Texas Tennis Center. The Irish battled the No.8 Longhorns in six singles and three doubles matches. Notre Dame’s A lex Lebedev continued his undefeated season w ith a w in over Leonardo Telles in a three-set decision. Irish freshman Richard Ciamarra and junior Grayson Broadus also added to their undefeated starts w ith key v ictories. W hen the dust had settled,
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Irish junior Alex Lebedev waits to return a serve during Notre Dame’s 4-3 victory over Kentucky on Jan. 21 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
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Notre Dame’s men and women’s teams posted strong indiv idual show ings this Saturday at the Indiana Relays in Bloomington. The stand-out performance of the day came from junior high-jumper Matthew Birzer, who jumped 2.14 meters to w in the event for the third-consecutive meet. For the women, senior Jessica Harris placed highest in an indiv idual event, running the 800-meter dash in 2: 07.15, placing third. On the track, freshman Andrew A lexander put in an impressive collegiate debut in the mile, leading all Irish runners w ith a 4:14.70 mark, good for 6th place overall. Both the men and women’s teams put in solid performances in the 400-meterdash as well, w ith juniors Edward Cheatham and
During the fall season, Saint Mar y’s teams competed across four sports — cross countr y, soccer, golf and volleyball — in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MI A A). Saint Mar y’s golf boasted a successful fall season capped off w ith a w in in the MI A A Championship. After several fall w ins in the MI A A, the team now gears up for a spring season set to begin Mar. 12 at the Cal Lutheran Regals Inv itational. The cross countr y team capped off a strong run of inv itational performances w ith a 29th place finish at the NCA A Great Lakes Regional race. The group was led by Adele Edmonds w ith her 113th place indiv idual finish. Meanwhile, the Saint Mar y’s soccer team
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Irish sophomore Carter Sorenson competes in the high jump during Notre Dame’s Blue and Gold Invitational on Dec. 2, 2016.
experienced a dow n year, finishing 1-17 and 0-16 in conference play. Freshman for ward McKenna O’Shea was a stand-out on the team, earning Second Team A ll-MI A A honors, only the fifth Belle ever to do so as a freshman. The volleyball squad also enjoyed a solid fall season, finishing 16-10 and securing their second straight semifinal run in the MI A A tournament that came to an end at the hands of Hope College. Recently, the season kicked off for the Belle’s basketball team, who are off to a 5-14 start, posting a 3-8 in-conference. Their next game is Wednesday, Januar y 31 against Illinois Tech at 7:30 p.m. at home. For the spring season, the lacrosse, softball and tennis teams are all preparing to begin their respective see SMC SPORTS PAGE 14