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Volume 52, Issue 36 | thursday, october 26, 2017 | ndsmcobserver.com
Margaret Atwood visits Saint Mary’s Lecture explores origins of “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Author discusses importance of humanities
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With a Vera Wang clothing line honoring its characters and a Hulu original series adapting its plot, “The Handmaid’s Tale” has flooded modern society, but its author, Margaret Atwood, traced her work back to its sources during Saint Mary’s annual Christian Culture Lecture (CCL), which took place in O’Laughlin Auditorium on Wednesday. College President Jan Cervelli said Atwood’s work causes readers to question societal norms and leads to new avenues of understanding. “Perhaps most significantly
For author Margaret Atwood, known for novels such as “The Handmaid’s Tale,” stories and story telling are a quintessential part of the human experience. Wednesday, she explained the value of a liberal arts education in the present day. “It’s something that the human race has always done,” she said. “They’ve not always done algebra. … The most distinguishing feature of us as human beings is that we are story tellers and we’re enabled to be story tellers because we have evolved grammars with past
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Author Margaret Atwood delivers Saint Mary’s annual Christian Culture Lecture, sponsored by the department of Humanistic Studies, on Wednesday. She discussed her 1985 novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Dinner discusses sexual assault in society By SELENA PONIO Associate News Editor
The Gender Relations Center hosted the “Time to Heal” dinner Monday to publicize the effects of relationship violence. Christine Gebhardt, director of the center, said the event aims to embrace victims and survivors and embolden the community to be a place of hope and healing. “It is hard even when you work in violence prevention everyday to acknowledge that violence is in our midst,” Gebhardt said. “And we can often rationalize that it doesn’t happen here within our communities..” Gebhardt cited a 2016 campus climate survey indicating 14 percent of respondents had experienced non-consensual contact or intercourse. She said less than 10 percent of women report sexual assaults. A panel of alumni shared their experiences with sexual assault.
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The panel consisted of Mariah McGrogan, Amanda Pena, Michael Nolan and Deirdre Harrington. Nolan shared his story about domestic violence during his freshman year of college. “It’s really difficult to spot an abusive relationship especially when you’re in it,” Noland said. “In each moment it kind of felt like a surprise too like this wasn’t like him. I didn’t really understand the gravity of it until I became an SOS advocate for the Family Justice Center and I went through the training to help other victims of domestic violence.” Nolan said the cycle of violence consists of abuse, the perpetrator’s feelings of guilt, excuses and rationalizations, normal behavior and then justification of the abuse. He said a support system is needed to break the cycle in order to break the cycle. see DINNER PAGE 4
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Event introduces Catholic education programs By MARIE FAZIO News Writer
For the last 25 years, Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) has sent almost 2,000 graduate students to teach in Catholic schools across the country. The program hosted ACE Night on Wednesday, an annual gathering of the current campus ACE interns and staff as well as former ACE teachers, to publicize the program and allow interested students to get a sense of the community feeling that lies at the heart of ACE. The session included talks by former ACE graduates, including Steve Camilleri, current director or the Center for the Homeless, Allie Greene, former rector of Ryan Hall and current assistant director of liturgy of Campus Ministry and Jess Jones, a current ACE participant teaching in Chicago. After the talks, seniors who are currently interning for ACE answered
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questions from discerning students. “You get to step inside the community for a night and see the warmth,” senior Caroline Rooney, a current ACE intern, said. “You’re overwhelmed by the smell of food and you’re immediately greeted by someone. There’s no one who feels uncomfortable, it’s so welcoming … ACE night was what made me feel connected to the community.” During the two-year ACE commitment, students teach at Catholic schools, take summer classes at Notre Dame and ultimately complete a Masters of Education. Mike Comuniello, current ACE recruiting coordinator, graduated from Notre Dame in 2014 and completed the ACE program in 2016. During his time with ACE, he taught chemistry at Tampa Catholic High School in Tampa, Florida. As an undergraduate, he attended ACE Night to learn more about the program and said it heavily inf luenced his
decision to apply. “Ultimately it’s a time for students to experience the ACE community at its most full,” Comuniello said. “I think of my own experience of it as an undergrad … I remember looking around and thinking, ‘Notre Dame is full of amazing people and the most amazing of amazing people are in this room.’” Katie Moran, associate program director of ACE and 2015 Notre Dame graduate, said she would describe her experience during an ACE summer program as “full.” “Full not just in the sense of the full schedule — although it is very busy — but also in the sense of the number and the depth of the experiences you have,” she said. Of the 90 or so people who participate in ACE each year, about half are graduates of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s or Holy Cross College. Over 210 universities are represented
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Senators discuss amendments, alcohol policy By MARY BERNARD News Writer
Officials from the Office of the Registrar updated the Notre Dame student senate on the class registration project Wednesday. Amika Micou, Chuck Hurley and Paul Ullrich explained and demonstrated the use of the new system, which will be implemented when students register for classes for the spring semester. The new process will allow students to create a mock schedule in a Notre Dame specific online planner, similar to the process available on websites like Coursicle. “The plan … is integrated into the NOVO registration,” Micou said. “So, in two clicks, you have registered for classes.” The system will allow for easier class searching with a wildcard search option, a calendar representation of the classes in the planner and the ability to switch to a different section of the same class without leaving the planner, the presenters
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from all over the country, including students from a variety of majors and nationalities, Comuniello said. Comuniello said he hoped ACE night provided a lowpressure space for students to come to a better understanding of whether or not they are called to participate in ACE. “[The goal is] to help folks
explained. The registration process will look ver y similar to the current system, with each student receiving a timed ticket to access registration for classes. “I know all of you love waking up in the morning and registering early, so we won’t prevent you from doing that,” Hurley said. “The planning tool is not registration, and it’s important that you emphasize that.” Senators will have the chance to tr y the new system before the rest of the student body and give feedback on their experience, Micou said. An update to the co-exchange program between Notre Dame, Holy Cross College and St. Mar y’s will also take place next semester. Students will be required to enroll in 12 credits in their home institution before enrolling in classes elsewhere, Hurley said. Student Union parliamentarian Colin Brankin presented proposals for amendments to the Student Union Constitution to the
senate, the largest involving the quorum and prox y policies for the senate. Currently, the quorum, which is the minimum number of senators that must be present in order for the meeting to take place, is set at three-fifths of members present. Brankin and his committee propose increasing that number to two-thirds, which is the quorum for ever y organization in the Student Union except for the senate. “Nobody really knows why it’s three-fifths, so just for consistency’s sake, we are setting it at two-thirds,” Brankin said. “One of the other supporting reasons why we are changing it to two-thirds rather than just consistency is to hold you guys accountable. You ran based on the promise that you’d be here … and twothirds will hopefully entice you to do so.” Senate also discussed whether prox y members of senate, who attend in place of a senator who cannot attend, should count for quorum and should be allowed
to vote. Currently, proxies do count for quorum, meaning there is no limit on the number of proxies that attend senate meetings. No consensus was reached on either issue. Other proposed changes include allowing the chairperson, currently student body vice president Sibonay Shewit, to call for a paper ballot vote for any type of vote. As the constitution reads now, any senators can call for a paper ballot vote, but the chairperson cannot. “Some people may be discouraged to [call for a paper ballot] for fear that people will automatically assume that they are voting a certain way,” Brankin said. “This way, it gives [Shewit] the extra ability to call for that. It will allow the voting members to feel more comfortable in how they vote, and to vote truthfully and honestly.” Other proposed changes are organizational changes to clarif y and condense parts of the constitution, with no effect on the constitutional policy itself.
The group will continue to discuss these proposed changes and will vote in the coming weeks. Student body president Becca Blais, Shewit and student government chief of staff Prathm Juneja updated the senate on their report to the Board of Trustees. The report regarded oncampus alcohol culture and was given to the Board over fall break. Blais said the Board asked questions, engaged with the report and were interested in finding solutions to make campus safer, especially with the new requirement to spend six semesters on campus. The implementation of Callisto, a program to allow for easier anonymous recording and reporting of sexual violence on campus, will be voted on by Committee on Sexual Assault Prevention (CSAP) this Friday. Blais, Shewit and Juneja said they support the enactment of this program at Notre Dame.
realize that whatever they do in ACE, the work that they do is important and it’s going to be meaningful from the getgo, and to help them realize that we are a joyful and fun group of people,” he said. “We are so zealous for this mission and if you find yourself called to serve as a teacher at a Catholic school, we as an ACE staff want to be most helpful in your discernment.” The event itself was, by all accounts, a success, junior and ACE employee Gaven
DeVillier and associate program director Erin Rosario said. “I thought the event was incredible,” DeVillier said. “There was a lot of lively presentations and a lot of heartfelt moments from a community that is devoted to dedicating its life and its mission to helping those in need, helping those who don’t get the gifts that many of us get to receive. I thought it was especially beautiful because it was an evening
wherein we could all participate in the hope that we can bring something, we can serve these kids in a particular and special way and we can help to transform their lives.” “This event is an opportunity for us to give people a little bit of a taste of what the ACE community feels like here on campus in the summer,” Rosario said. “My role is to be involved with the teachers and support them pastorally, which means to be
a spiritual support to them, and a personal support to them, as they go through the experience and challenges of their first and second years of teaching in the program. I think the night was quite poignant in a way because it had a lot of good energ y, but it was a little different than its been before because I felt like it had some moments that quieting and allowing people to sit and be a little bit more thoughtful about why they might be interested in teaching in a Catholic school after the graduate ... I hope there was an opportunity for folks to explore this option and feel comfortable knowing that whoever they are, they will be accepted in this community.” The application opened in early September and will close Jan. 23. Selected students will interview in February and receive final decisions in early March, Comuniello said. Though most ACE teachers continue to teach, some remain in the education field on school boards, work with education law and policy and are changing the heart of catholic education, Comuniello said. “It all starts with that twoyear experience of giving of yourself completely to students and your community and also learning so much about yourself,” he said.
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Students bring new technology to United States By GRACE McDERMOTT News Writer
Two Notre Dame students recently created their own corporation, Flato, Inc., so that they could acquire an American patent for a new type of speaker technology from Korea. The final product, the Mini-O, is described as “pocket-sized and powerful.” Junior Brian Cho and sophomore Peter Moeckel acquired the patent for the Flat Magnetic Speaker technology from Korean company HMLink in September. Cho said he and Moeckel worked with the company and to create their own corporation. “For the past two summers, I worked at this start-up company in Korea and they had this patented technology,” Cho said. “They were looking for the U.S. partner and I met Peter while trying to start my own business in another area. I really wanted to try because I loved the idea when I was working there.” To raise funds for the Mini-O project, the two finance majors launched a Kickstarter with a goal of raising $10,000. They have already surpassed the mark, raising over $12,000 so far. Moeckel outlined the technology that makes the Flato speakers unique. “The speaker technology basically rearranges the magnets in the speakers,” Moeckel said. “The cone-shaped diaphragm is in all your speakers right now, in your computer and phone, and it puts limitations on speaker size. Our technology allows speakers to be thinner and lighter and more affordable while still producing a high quality sound.” However, both students made clear that the speaker production is a jumping-off point for what they hope will become a technology company that works across different industries. “Right now, we’re producing these speakers, and that’s the consumer’s piece,” Moeckel said. “Long term, we want to expand the sphere to bigger companies.” Cho spoke of the potential that the technology could have for other products and industries. “We have the right to use the patent, and what we ultimately want to do is buy out the patent from [HMLink] and start a tech firm because there is so much potential,” Cho said. “We can use it for many different products — it can go into an automobile, it can go into anywhere.”
Cho and Moeckel expanded their team earlier this year to include two new members. “We looked at people who were really interested, we really valued those who took initiative in talking to us,” Cho said. When asked about what the near future holds for Flato, Cho said that they anticipate creating larger speakers within the next year. “We’re getting larger dorm party speakers this December, which will show the drastic difference between our speakers and others,” Cho said. Contact Grace McDermott at gmcdermo@nd.edu
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“I relied heavily on my friends telling me this guy’s no good,” he said. “You guys can be that friend, that person that notices you’re friend is probably in a problematic relationship and let them know.” Pena became a GRC Fire Starter, a peer educator who devlops programs to foster dialogue, after her best friend was raped and dropped out of school. “I lost my best friend and that was a really difficult day to not only see, but it was something that made me want to act in more ways,” Pena said. Almost every woman in Pena’s life experienced violence. “Every woman I knew had a story,” she said. “I grew up...believing that any man at some point was going to rape or hurt me.” After seeing the prevalence of sexual assault, she realized she had to be an advocate for victims. “After I was assaulted I just called my friend and he picked me
up and he just said ‘What do you want to do?’” she said. “You can impact so many people in ways you don’t even know just by walking alongside them.” McGrogan said the audience had already taken an important first step by coming to the dinner. “I know that I don’t need to tell you ‘don’t sexually assault each other’,” McGrogan said. “What I can tell you is what you can do to help someone who is experiencing them.” She said the best thing one can do for someone who experiences sexual assault or violence is to help them regain their autonomy. “When you are a victim of sexual violence or relationship violence at the core what is happening to you … your decisionmaking process about who you love or who you want to be with has been taken away with you,” McGrogan said. McGrogan said her journey from her sexual assault to her place on the panel today was hard. She attributes her healing
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to those that supported her along the way. “Throughout all of that there have been multiple people who have stood by me who have said ‘I believe you. You don’t have to convince me.’ And that is the most powerful thing you can say,” she said. “Take it as a compliment that someone is looking at you in their darkest hour and saying ‘I want you to stand with me.’” McGrogan hopes to see more progress in sexual assault prevention and healing. “I hope that by the time another 10 years pass we will be...farther along the journey of addressing sexual assault on college campuses as we are now. Because as strange as it is to think because of all of the problems you guys are seeing it’s on every campus across the country and it is getting better. “Talk about it. Take steps like coming to events tonight. And just be there for one another.” Contact Selena Ponio at sponio@nd.edu
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to us at Saint Mary’s, Margaret Atwood is a woman who breaks open the limits society imposes on her,” Cervelli said. “She shines a sometimes uncomfortable light on those artificial boundaries in unflinching work that forces us to reconsider the world around us, and that serves as an inspiration to raise our own voices against the injustices we see.” Atwood’s writing especially resonates at an all-women’s institution, where the plights of underrepresented groups often inform the curriculum, Cervelli said. “She discovers a fearless social conscience, a mirror held up to show us the power structure we have built in an imaginative spark to broaden our conception of who we are and what we can be,” she said. Interest in her work has endured over time and enforced the evergreen theme of society’s susceptibility to hierarchal regression, Atwood said. “‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ published in 1985-6 — before there was an internet, before there were cell phones, before there were even lattes, or at least before lattes were deployed as the stealth weapon
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tenses and future tenses.” Her novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” features women characters
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from Europe to the extent that the are now — this novel, which by now ought to have become quaint and archaic, has become more believable over time, not less,” she said. “The iconic red and white outfit is now an internationally understandable meme popping up in state legislatures and cosplay conventions alike.” The inspiration for her work, she said, involves distinct life experiences, such as the exploration of various forms of worship she underwent as a young woman. “I was curious about religions and went about attending the services of as many religions as I could find in the Toronto of those days,” she said. “Each one of them was good at something, but the things they were good at were not the same. … My conclusion: No one group has got it all.” Atwood said this openness to exploring the practices of multiple denominations ultimately contributed to her status as an agnostic. “Should I, a quasi-martian join one of them?” she said. “Most likely not. Not only would I be ... disruptive ... as I would ask too many questions, but … I wouldn’t want to belong to a church that would have me for a member.” Observing the prominent role religion plays in the development
and evolution of culture, she said, constitutes an inevitable and necessary task for writers. “Despite what I said about martians and agnostics, I am, of course, deeply immersed in Christian culture, both through … my upbringing … and through the present day world of North America, in which religion has gotten into politics in a major way and cannot, therefore, be discounted,” Atwood said. A class she took during graduate school at Harvard University, she said, informed her of the Puritan theocracy of New England and accounts of the Salem Witch Trials, which she called “a rigged game, if ever there was one.” “The man who taught this course was Perry Miller, who almost single-handedly brought the study of 17th century Puritan New England into the academy,” she said. “That was a very important thing to do since this theocracy is one of the foundation stones of the America we know today. That is why I dedicated ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ to Perry Miller. He didn’t live to see it, but he would have understood exactly what I meant.” Dilemmas and crises that have afflicted vulnerable populations around the world also compelled her to write “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Atwood said.
“The other sources are taken from human history, for my main goal for this book was that I would put nothing into it that had not been done by human beings at some time in some place,” Atwood said. “There is nothing in the book that is beyond our capabilities.” Atwood said the novel exemplifies or warns against the ways in which multiple belief systems could be diminished. “The regime is extinguishing any other religions, which is what totalitarian-isms do first,” she said. “They get rid of the closest rivals, and then they finish off everybody else.” Current events and senseless violence not only influence her storytelling process but also cause her to ponder the effect individuals can have on the world, depending on their tendencies toward virtue or vice, she said. “The human imagination is a wonderful thing when its goals are positive and a terrible thing when applied to malignant ends,” she said. “Weapons of mass destruction do not grow on trees. They exist because we invent them.” Atwood said if she were to rewrite “The Handmaid’s Tale” today, she would incorporate some of the modern technological advancements that have taken place since its original composition.
“I would do a number of material things differently because we’re now living in a world that contains inventions that weren’t there in [1985], so I’d have to update that,” Atwood said. “I would have my regime seize control of the internet, which is what totalitarianisms try to do. … They would have to do something about cell phones and who was allowed to have them.” The characters and events about which she writes, she said, often help develop the overarching message of her works. “My books are not illustrated propaganda points,” she said. “I don’t start with the idea, like war is hell or love is nice. I don’t think that’s how books happen, though it’s often how they are taught.” Atwood said she prefers to discover the didactic purpose or meaning of her writing as she integrates various perspectives and nuances her plot. “When I’m working with a book, I’m working with the text, the sentences, the characters, what happens next, all of those kinds of things,” Atwood said. “The shallwe-say teachable theme emerges out of that sooner or later, but I don’t necessarily know what it is at the beginning.”
who have been barred from reading, but Atwood said that literature is important because of the stories being told. “Story-telling is one of our primary means of communication and the humanities are about
stories,” she said. “That is why it is important and why we should understand stories, understand how they work, and also be able to tell fake news from real news. … We should at least be aware. Words are powerful, stories are powerful.”
“The Handmaid’s Tale” has most recently been adapted into a Hulu series, but it has also adapted as a ballet, a play, an opera and will soon be a graphic novel, she said. “Some books escape from their covers,” she said. “This is one of them. … It happens when that character or that story resonates with people in a way that something just in a book does not particularly.” Atwood said she approves of the Hulu show, despite certain creative liberties that were taken. She served as a consultant on the show, but the team that worked on it was dedicated to updating it to the modern day while still keeping the message and spirit of the novel. “The show runner and head writer, Bruce Miller, was determined … to be faithful to the premises of the book, and he remained faithful to them,” she said. “Also, luckily, they brought on a team — which included Elizabeth Moss as an executive producer — and a lot of women involved in it. “It’s not just a show for them, it’s not just another show. It’s a pivotal important thing in their life, so they gave it their all — you can tell.” Since the 2016 election, fans of Atwood have noted similarities between political beliefs in America and the fictional world of Gilead in her novel. However, Atwood said she could not have predicted this election when she published the novel in 1986, and the Hulu adaption was written before the election. “It’s a bizarre coincidence,” she said. “The election did not change any of that. It put a different frame around it, so people saw it differently. The election had not been that way, they would have said, ‘Phew, this isn’t happening,’ but instead they’re saying, ‘Gosh some of
this is happening’ so that is a different frame.” Atwood said people are noticing these similarities because they read literature through the lens of the experiences they have. “We read stories different according to the time we’re in,” she said. “Some people become heroes who weren’t before and other people become villains that weren’t before. So where we are has a lot to do with how we see not only history, but also fictions [and] plays.” Atwood’s novel focuses on the oppression of women in a dystopian world. She said women’s education and empowerment is important not just because it helps women, but because it can positively affect society as a whole. “There’s always pushback when someone wants to change the status quo because the people who have power in the status quo are afraid they’re going to lose some of it,” she said. “As soon as you give women the power to create little businesses and the education to be able to do it, not only does the economy go up, but their status within that economy also goes up.” Atwood said students — especially women at institutions like Saint Mary’s — are well equipped to enter the workforce because companies look for liberal arts majors nowadays. She said a liberal arts education comes with enhanced lateral thinking, better communication skills, and an understanding of stories, which have been proven to help people learn better. “In your life, equipping you for life, it does help to know what Shakespeare play you’re in at the moment.”
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Take the stress out of Halloween costumes Courtney Becker News Editor
I’m never particularly creative when it comes to deciding what to be for Halloween. Because I want Halloween to stay fun, though, I never really stress out about it — something I’ve noticed more and more people doing as I get older. Growing up, I think I was Hermione Granger for about three Halloweens in a row, and not just because I’m a big fan of the books and movies. I genuinely had no idea what else to do for Halloween, and I already had the costume, so I just re-wore it. I can remember multiple other occasions when I basically just threw a random costume together at the last minute and went out for the night. On Halloween of my freshman year, I borrowed some of my friend’s issued Under Armour gear and athlete backpack and dressed up as a Notre Dame golfer when I decided to dress up at the last minute. Last year’s outing was even less inspired as I wore a flannel and called myself a lumberjack. Not a “sexy lumberjack” (if those even exist), either. I don’t really understand why it has become so normal — and almost required — for girls to turn any Halloween costume into a “sexy” Halloween costume, but I have to say, seeing a “sexy Hermione” after being plain old Hermione from ages 7 to 10 is pretty rattling. What happened to accuracy in becoming a character or even just straight-up scary costumes? And aside from the sexy twist, why is there so much pressure to do something completely different and new for Halloween? I don’t care if I wear flannel shirts on days other than Halloween, I’ll add some work boots and call myself a lumberjack if I want to call myself a lumberjack on Halloween. The group costume phenomenon is also particularly interesting. On the one hand, it can be much easier to decide on a Halloween costume if there is a group theme you need to fit into. On the other, though, it can be hard for multiple people to agree on what to do together, and sometimes it can be hard to complete the group. For example, the juniors in my section had to give up on the idea of being all the Taylor Swifts from the end of the “Look What You Made Me Do” music video because where the heck are we going to get a Met Gala ballgown? (The live snake posed a bit of a problem, too.) Group costumes can be really cool when they work out well, but sometimes you need to know when it just won’t work. There is so much more to Halloween than dressing up in a costume, but it can be the most fun part of the holiday — especially now that we’re now pretty solidly past the point of trick-ortreating. Why would we take some of the fun out of the holiday by worrying about how sexy we are or how creative a particular costume is? Just have fun. For my part, I’m just going to put my hair in a ponytail, toss on a quarter-zip sweatshirt, slap on a name tag and call myself Sports Editor Elizabeth Greason. Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTERs TO THE EDITOR
Response to the response to ‘The truth about Columbus’ Mr. Acri’s response saddened me for several reasons. First, I appreciate the opportunity to clarify one thing. Mr. Acri seems to conflate me, an alumna in Connecticut, with a current student and member of the Knights of Columbus. I’m not a Knight and I don’t speak for the organization or Notre Dame’s council. I wish he had refrained from addressing Council 1477 on my behalf. Second, I actually applaud the intentions and mission of the Native American Student Association of Notre Dame (NASAND). I do not attack them or Indigenous Peoples Day anywhere in my piece. What I do is point out NASAND’s implied link between increasing support for natives and decreasing Columbus’ legacy, in which it echoes the ongoing national movement. The framing of their Oct. 9 event implied a zero-sum game — either Columbus is recognized or the natives are recognized. However, the vast majority of my argument addresses the national movement, not NASAND’s event or the organization in general. I apologize for not being clearer about the distinction between the two; it would have helped prevent Mr. Acri and NASAND from feeling personally attacked. I’m all for more recognition of these underrepresented communities. My piece was about why that does not have to come at the expense of Columbus’ legacy, in America or at Notre Dame. It’s simply not based in truth. To be clear — it’s not that we owe Columbus reverence, it’s that we owe native people real confrontation of their problems, not a misguided distraction that unnecessarily divides us. I think Mr. Acri’s response makes it clear that such a calling out was necessary. He provided two brief quotations out of context as all the “well-informed public” needs to know about this entire historical question — and as if that weren’t “enough,” here’s one more, from a man, not Columbus, who flagrantly disobeyed the laws of the volatile European society that Columbus was trying to enforce there. This was disappointing. I’ve seen these troubling quotations. They’re exactly why I spent months researching Columbus. I lost sleep over them. But they’re soundbites, and we all — especially in higher education — need to deeply probe such anecdotal, emotive arguments. Again, after serious study, I stand by what I said. Anyone who cares to read more deeply on this topic can see that Columbus was no monster. He was a much worse administrator than captain. He didn’t always put his good intentions into effect, especially when his men rebelled against him. He was not the world’s strongest leader, and his world was violent and characterized by many shades of racism. All true — and the same could be
said of many significant historical figures. What I object to — in the national movement, and at NASAND while they espouse it — is the singling out of Columbus as patient zero for Native Americans’ suffering. It’s not unlike blaming William the Conqueror for the suffering of the Rohingya people today. His effect on England arguably paved the way for the powerful British empire, whose policies are at least partially responsible for the genocide the Rohingya now face. This is tenuous, but so is saying that Columbus causes PTSD in teens on reservations in Arizona (which, again, is not NASAND’s claim, but rather the claim of a movement they’re currently associating with). If we find a quotation of William’s, boasting about how his victory “shall shape the fortunes of generations to come” for example, or something similar, would that prove his responsibility for what happened years after his death? What else do we need? It’s just a thought experiment, but it’s important. Mr. Acri claims that NASAND’s opposition to the murals isn’t really about Columbus. I wish that were true. Please, let’s make it true. I urge NASAND to continue to focus its energies on raising awareness, solving problems, and honoring the legacy of the peoples of the Americas, rather than wasting time on a symbol that has been blown out of proportion by political polarization and an inaccurate biography by Washington Irving. It’s not liberating for natives to be wedded to the symbol of Columbus as oppressor for several reasons. It’s not really true, except for Arawaks and some Caribes, it’s certainly not helpful in meeting the real needs of native communities today and — most importantly — it diverts attention from the far more real and sinister oppressors they have had and continue to have today. There are plenty of worthy targets of NASAND’s focus. Columbus is an easy target and a false one; leave him alone. Let’s open our eyes, see Columbus for who (and when) he was, see what he means in American and Catholic history, and move on to more important work. And please, the next time someone raises a critique of your group, presume a little more good will and common ground than you did toward me. As student-leaders of Notre Dame, it’s our responsibility to model civil conversation. Rebecca Devine class of 2016 Oct. 25
Our cultures are not your costumes PSA: Our cultures are not your costume. In the 1990s, the Stanford band was banned from Notre Dame Stadium twice. Their racy performances referred to Irish people as “stinking drunks,” casually satirized a debate between the devil and a Catholic Cardinal and painted hurtful stereotypes for the purpose of “a mere joke.” “We find the behavior of the Stanford band not merely … boorish, but personally offensive. Such bigotry — whether it is against Catholics, Jews, the Irish, African Americans, Native Americans or any other group — is unacceptable,” University president emeritus Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy said in response. As we approach Halloween, this coalition of cultural clubs would like to remind our campus that no one’s culture deserves to be a costume or a joke. There was no room for it in our stadium in the late ’90s, and there is no room for it on our campus now. Before you choose what you will dress up as this Halloween, remember that dressing up as any ethnic group is wrong
and contrary to Notre Dame’s commitment to human digniity.
Anthony Luc president, Asian American Association Naana Orca president, African Student Association Qai Gordon president, Black Student Association Gregory Jean president, Latino Student Alliance Dominic Acri president, Native American Student Association Oct. 24
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All the dorm mascots get in a fight. Who wins? Davis Gonsalves Deep Thoughts From a Deep Dude
At some point in the far future, dorms have decided to send their mascot to fight in a battle royale to determine which sy mbol w ill reign v ictorious. Each stare each other dow n, the Flahert y Bear eyeing the Highlander in front of it, the ferocious Lyons Lion wanting to make quick work of the small and feeble Howard Duck as they prepare for their fight. They all charge each other w ith the intensit y that only comes w ith dorm rivalries to start this fight to the death. The humans present in this fight tr y to gang up on each other first while the animals on the other side use their sur v ival instincts and immediately tr y to fight or run from one another. The St. Edward’s Gentleman takes off his boat shoes so they don’t get dirt y, but unfortunately this short time delay allows for the Keenan Knight to impale him w ithout resistance. Meanwhile the Dunne Sentinel has a clear v ictor y in front of him w ith the Duncan Highlander and his inferior battle tactics. W hile it may seem simple at first, the Highlander cleverly domesticates the A lumni Dawg who, together, take dow n the watchmen from Dunne. Now his watch has ended. W hile this battle of warriors continues, the Manorite, representing a random member of Morrissey, decides to slaughter the BreenPhillips Babe as an easy kill. Know ing he w ill be in for a long fight, he roasts and eats the pig quick ly to gather strength. BP gets the last laugh however, since high pork diets lead to heart disease and the Manorite succumbs to this all too common illness. On the animal side, the Weasels, Chicks, Ducks, Bullfrogs and Wildcats all tr y to evade the Lyons Lion who seems to be toy ing around w ith her easy prey. She makes quick work w ith the Badin Bullfrog and Howard Duck who really stood no chance to begin w ith. Seeing an apex
predator nearby, the Flahert y Bear tries to prove her dominance and the t wo w restle until both near the point of death. In a shocking turn of events, the Lew is Chick comes by and pecks each animal’s face finishing the job neither predator could. As the Keenan Knight engages the Walsh Wild Woman, the Siegfried Rambler gives a long soliloquy about a topic no one cares about. Probably about sports or something. Before he bores the others to death, the O’Neill Angr y Mob approaches the battlefield w ith numbers to spare. This murderous mob mentalit y causes the Keenan Knight, Walsh Wild Woman, and Duncan Highlander (w ith pet Dawg) to be slain. Somehow the Rambler sur v ives due to the competitive nature w ith any competition Siegfried has. Since I don’t know what Knott’s mascot is nor do I care to look it up since I bet it’s lame, we’re just going to call them the orange hats. You may think it’s hard to “kill” a hat but that is where you are w rong. The Pasquerilla East Py ro lights this sucker on fire and throws it right at the Lew is Chick to make some BBQ chicken. At this point, there is a standstill in fighting bet ween the ferocious Ryan Wildcat and the powerful Zahm Moose, as well as bet ween the evasive Pasquerilla West Purple Weasel and the cute yet clever Sorin Otter. Don’t question how these ties w ill be broken because here comes a Fisher Green Wave. This shamrock shake of a natural disaster event w ipes out ever y creature standing on the ground including the Angr y Mob, the single Rambler, the deranged Py ro, the calculating yet Wild Woman, the Purple Weasel, the Wildcat and the Moose. Only the aquatic Otter and the f ly ing my thical creature, the Stanford Griffin sur v ive. Wait, how is the McGlinn Shamrock still alive? Well the battlefield is made up of these tiny plants so finding the specific McGlinn one is difficult and I also forgot about them half way while w riting this article (some could say this is
indicative of their dorm). No worries, I took the broad definition of Vermin as any sort of parasite that kills crops so Carroll comes by storm to take out the entiret y of Shamrocks in the battle field. Soon after the Vermin take out the lowly crop, the Green Wave evaporates due to exaggerated global warming in this future scenario. How do you kill a concept? The Farley Finest and Dillon Big Red tr y to settle this debate by fighting not in this material world but in Plato’s world of forms. Dillon grows stronger in this fight while blood on the battlefield is spilled making their Big Red … errr … bigger I guess. The Finest won’t back dow n but since all human mascots have at this point perished, there is no one left to contemplate this idea of being fine. The large color remains, although this battle scene is a tad ridiculous to begin w ith since the abstract can’t really fight. Let’s just say they both die before I have to w rite a philosophical proof on any thing. The battle is w inding dow n when there is natural disaster number t wo: Electric Boogaloo. The Welsh Family W hirlw ind w ipes out all remaining sur v ivors from the first go around including the helpless Otter and the swarm of Vermin. The Griffin tries to f ly it’s lion shaped body away but its w ings get caught in the strong w ind and is slammed into the ground. The W hirlw ind dissipates naturally until nothing remains. So who w ins? It has to be Cavanaugh. Chaos always w ins and since we can’t reverse entropy and I feel bad for ranking them last in my dorm rankings, they are the w inners of this ultimate dorm mascot challenge. Good for you guys, maybe you’re more more relevant than I give you credit for. Davis is a junior in Dunne Hall, a lover of “La La Land,” hater of hummus, king of calves, thinker of theology, sorcerer or schemes and orator of The Observer. You can contact him at dgonsalv@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Increase child care tax credit Jordan Ryan Words of WisDome
A primar y concern of new parents is saving for their child’s college education. Our own college funds were likely started before we could even say the word “school.” The education of their children is often the most important investment parents think about. W hat is also incredibly important, and, unfortunately, often overlooked, is child care during our early years. For families who do not have a parent or caregiver to stay at home, child care can be an even greater burden. Child care is likely much more expensive than we might assume. A Care.com study found that nationally, the average cost of care for one child for one week at a child care center is $196. Other forms of daycare, like babysitters or nannies, can cost families on average any where from $214 to $556 a week. The study also found that these rates are steadily rising. The study also found that 40 percent of parents reported that their child care costs have increased by $1,000 or more per year and 15 percent reported such costs increased by $5,000 or more per year. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average yearly cost of child care is more expensive than the annual cost of in-state tuition in 33 states. A fifth of American households spent 25 percent of their income on daycare. This burden is often too heav y to bear for families of lower
incomes, creating a deficit early on in the education levels of children from those families as compared to children from wealthier homes. Currently, our ta x code does have a mechanism to partially address this burden. The child care ta x credit (CTC), which all families can apply for, enables parents to reduce their annual federal income ta x burden by up to $1000 per child depending on their financial condition. If parents pay less in ta xes than the amount of their credit, the remainder of the credit can be refunded to the ta xpayer. However, this ta x credit does not go nearly far enough in minimizing the opportunity gap, especially for Pre-Kindergarten children. An increase in this important ta x credit is arguably long overdue. Americans who rely upon this credit have not seen an increase since 2001, when the credit was raised from $500 to its current level of $1,000 per year. Presidential advisor Ivanka Trump, along with notable lawmakers, including Senator Marco Rubio, have expressed the need to increase the child care ta x credit to at least $2,000 annually, largely to accommodate these rising costs. This is a great step in the right direction. This ta x credit truly does have a material effect on families of lower income. Current statistical methods used in calculating the number of Americans who live below the poverty line do not include the positive effects of the child care ta x credit. According to the Ta x Policy Center, “If the CTC (including the refundable portion) were
counted in the official estimate of poverty, 2.8 million fewer people would fall below the poverty threshold in 2015, including about 1.6 million children.” This change may be hard to sell to many fiscally conser vative members of Congress. The New York Times reports that a ta x credit increase such as that being contemplated would accrete the federal deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next ten years, raising concerns for many lawmakers who remain focused on a balanced budget. Though likely to increase the deficit, pursuing ta x relief which will be most beneficial to the children in the underser ved portions of our communities should be prioritized over other ta x reductions. Children should be afforded ever y educational and developmental opportunity irrespective of the economic conditions of their families. The child care ta x credit will help to promote such opportunities. Though short of other pro-family initiatives that many on both sides of the aisle support, such as incentivizing paid family leave, an increase in the child ta x credit is a clear step in the right direction. Senior Jordan Ryan, a Pittsburgher formerly of Lyons Hall, studies political science, peace studies and constitutional studies. She welcomes any inquiries, comments or political memes to jryan15@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Look for the best way to help others. Having the strength and courage to set a good example and to hold firm and live up to your promises will lead to greater respect and a stellar reputation. Use a unique strategy to help and encourage others to pitch in and help. Your guidance and leadership qualities will make a difference. Your numbers are 3, 14, 22, 28, 34, 41, 48. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotions will take over if you aren’t careful. Avoid disagreements that can turn into regret and disappointment. Concentrate on yourself and how you can improve your skills and appearance. Added discipline will help you evolve. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Gather information that will help you get a better understanding of what others are going through or how you can help a situation that is affecting those you love. Participation will lead to an opportunity. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen to your peers and be aware of what’s happening around you at work or when volunteering your time or services. Confusion can play havoc with the decisions you make regarding relationships. Joint ventures should be avoided. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Partnerships are best dealt with intellectually. Don’t let people’s emotions confuse you or take you down a path that is built on assumptions. Let your intuition be your guide and you will find the right words and actions to ensure success. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t take a risk or get trapped in someone else’s dilemma. Look out for your emotional and personal interests and let others do the same. Better times will come from greater self-awareness and personal growth. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will gain control if you use intelligence to win support and favors from friends, relatives and peers. Laying out a plan that includes people you enjoy working alongside will help you excel. A change of scenery is favored. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotional uproar will flourish if you don’t remain calm and look for reasonable solutions to any dilemma that you encounter. Getting along with others will not be as easy as you hoped. Protect your personal information and passwords. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Size up situations and take the plunge. What you accomplish today will not go unnoticed. Articulate and enthusiastic plans will capture interest and the help you need to accomplish your goals. Protect against bullies and users. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Watch your back. Stay on top of your work. Someone will complain if you are negligent or too busy having fun to take care of your responsibilities. Take care of business first and avoid criticism. Hard work will pay off. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Emotional matters concerning friends or relatives will give you something to think about. Helping someone who is not well will make a positive difference in your relationship. Expect an unusual financial development. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Handle your money, possessions and matters pertaining to the way you earn your living carefully. Letting emotions interfere with your common sense will get you into trouble. Say little but do your part to ensure you take care of your responsibilities. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s OK to be different or take a unique approach to the way you earn your keep. Expand your interests and check out investment or job opportunities that will improve your lifestyle. Protect your intellectual property and possessions. Birthday Baby: You are assertive, reliable and honest. You are intuitive and diverse.
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Barstool needs a wake-up call Marek Mazurek Assistant Managing Editor
I’m about to do something I don’t do a lot: praise ESPN. The network too often obscures the work of its talented reporters with “hot takes” by personalities like Stephen A. Smith. But I’m all about giving credit where credit is due, and John Skipper — ESPN’s president — deserves a bunch of it for canceling Barstool Van Talk. In a press release, Skipper justified the decision to shut the show down by saying, “While we had approval on the content of the show, I erred in assuming we could distance our efforts from the Barstool site and its content.” The reason I applaud the cancellation? Barstool’s content, just like Skipper said. The founder of Bartsool, David Portnoy, has described “Stoolies” as regular, fun-loving people who don’t want to be told what to do. “Stoolies are people who have senses of humor,” Portnoy wrote. “They are people who have raised millions for charity. They are people who like to drink beer and have fun. They like having sex. … Nobody has the right to tell us what we can laugh at and what we can’t.” If that’s all Barstool is, then that’s fine. But the problem is that in the Barstool brand there exists an underlying misogyny to its “sense of humor.” And sometimes that misogyny is downright explicit. For instance, ESPN reporter Samantha Ponder was outspoken in her distaste for Barstool on Twitter lashing back at Portnoy for telling her job’s “#1 requirement is you make men hard.” In a 2014 podcast in reference to Ponder, Portnoy told her to “sex it up and be slutty.” In the background of the audio, you can hear Dan “Big Cat” Katz — one of the hosts of Barstool Van Talk — laughing as Portnoy calls Ponder’s child a “rat baby.” It’s about eight minutes in if you don’t believe me. Another highlight of Barstool “sense of humor” is Portnoy’s post in 2014 in which he vows to bring back the word c---. Or maybe a better example would be when the site leaked photos of Tom Brady’s 2-yearold son, Benjamin, naked, with Portnoy commenting that Benjamin had a “big howitzer” referring to the child’s genitals. Or better yet, if you go to Barstool’s site, you can go to the “Smokeshow” section which features half-naked women. Or if you want your sexism to have clothed, you can check out one of Jerry Thornton’s regular pieces on the site where he grades the attractiveness of teachers accused of having sex with students. I know that Barstool is popular
and some of you reading this may be fans. Know that I’m not accusing any of you for being misogynistic. But I am asking you to think about what you’re consuming and supporting. I understand that it’s possible to like one aspect of something, while condemning another. For instance, I love the music of Guns n’ Roses, but I don’t support the band’s drug use. Or if we want to talk about sports outlets, you can like ESPN overall, but dislike Stephen A. Smith’s bloviating in particular. But Smith isn’t the founder and president of ESPN. David Portnoy is the founder and president of Barstool. He sets the agenda for the whole site. His attitudes toward women permeates through Barstool, making both explicit and implicit sexism more accepted in sports culture. ESPN’s decision to cancel Barstool Van Talk, however, puts Barstool at an important crossroads. PFTCommenter and his show “Pardon My Take” — arguably Barstool’s most popular show — have the chance to break with the Barstool brand which is clearly weighing them down. It’s also somewhat ironic that PFTCommenter often plays the part of an ill-informed person full of brash statements in a Stephen Colbert-esq way, since the rest of Barstool’s site is full of stories and videos adopting that very same tone. Similarly, this cancellation could have been a much-needed wakeup call to Portnoy and the rest of Barstool’s leadership. But “El Pres” held an “emergency press conference” immediately after the fact and ranted about a number of things and ended by doubling down on the brand as it is. You can now even buy “Barstool vs. everybody” shirts. So much, for branding themselves as people who don’t care what anyone thinks. The fact that ESPN hired Barstool talent for a show speaks to how popular the brand is. Clearly something about sports commentary not being politically correct resonates with a lot of people. But there’s a difference between bucking political correctness and calling female reporters “sluts.” There’s a difference between being out-of-the-box and showing pictures of a naked toddler and commenting on the size of his penis. Barstool doesn’t know where the difference is, but it needs to learn. Fast. Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@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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Sophomore Abbie Dolan races to the finish of the 200-yard freestyle during Notre Dame’s 153.5-146.5 victory over Louisville on Oct. 7 at Rolfs Aquatic Center. Dolan owns the team record in the 200 freestyle.
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and Olympic Silver Medalist Steele Johnson. Coach Litzinger praised the coaching of the Boilermakers and looks forward to the competitive matchup between the two teams. “The Purdue men’s and
women’s teams are extremely well coached,” he said. “The men’s coach Dan Ross has been one of the Big Ten’s most successful coaches for years, and always has his men ready to perform. [Women’s coach] John Klinge consistently has his women at a high level nationally. I anticipate it will be a very competitive meet on both sides.
“... As far as it being an in-state rivalry, I don’t really look at it like that. I prefer to look at it as another challenging competition against a Big Ten institution that we have scheduled. I have tremendous respect for the Purdue Swimming and Diving Program.” Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
NBA | Rockets 105, 76ers 104
Gordon buzzer-beater lifts Rockets over 76ers Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Eric Gordon hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Houston Rockets to a 105-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. The Sixers were sloppy down the stretch and used a series of bad decisions and bad plays to cough up a lead that had stretched to 11. Joel Embiid was whistled for goaltending, and the Sixers had Jerryd Bayless take a shot with the game still on the line instead of Embiid or Ben Simmons. While the Sixers collapsed, the Rockets pounced and scored the final nine points. Gordon scored 29 points, James Harden had 27 and Clint Capela had 16 points and 20 rebounds. J.J. Redick scored 22 points, Embiid had 21 and Robert Covington 20 for the Sixers. The Sixers seemed in control until the final 2 minutes. Embiid, the 7-foot center out of Cameroon, again had the Sixers playing like a playoff team and not pushovers when he’s healthy and energized.
His 3 off the glass from the top of the arc in the fourth gave the Sixers a nine-point lead. Embiid pointed toward the sky as he ran back on defense and his bucket about blew the roof off an arena packed with fans who have had little reason to cheer the last five years. Harden and Gordon hit 3s that stunned the Sixers and cut the gap to three, starting a rally that lasted down to the final bucket. Both teams played without key cogs to their offense: Chris Paul was out again for the Rockets because of an injured left knee and Markelle Fultz, the No. 1 pick of the 2017 draft, missed the game with a sore right shoulder. Fultz will miss the next two games and will be evaluated next week. The Sixers drew another big crowd — 20,682 — as fans have bought into “The Process,” and big plays had fans going wild. They were given souvenir signs that had a picture of Simmons, Embiid and Fultz, the trio expected to soon carry the Sixers into the playoffs. Embiid, who sat out the second quarter, waved his
arms and exhorted the crowd to get louder on a “Trust the Process” chant, and then hit a free throw for a 72-69 lead. He egged on the crowd on a “Ref, you suck” chant and soaked in the calls for “MVP! MVP!” Simmons and Embiid have been a fantastic 1-2 punch and helped the Sixers win at Detroit on Monday night. Simmons, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, struggled for most of Tuesday’s game until he connected on a rim-rattling dunk off the break that kept the Sixers’ lead at five.
Tip-ins Rockets: G Trevor Ariza will miss the three-game trip with a sprained left foot. He will be evaluated next week when the Rockets return home. ... C Nene sat out with a sore left Achilles. 76ers: Team president Bryan Colangelo said there had been “no medical reason” not to play Fultz this season and the shoulder had no structural damage. ... Fultz is shooting 33 percent, 50 percent from the free-throw line and has not attempted a 3-point shot all season, all as a reserve.
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SWIMMING & DIVING
Irish set to travel Notre Dame to match up to North Carolina with ranked Purdue team By MIA BERRY Sports Writer
Fresh off a tournament title at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational, the No. 19 Irish hope to have another impressive tournament outing when they head to Wilmington, North Carolina to compete in the Landfall Tradition this weekend. In its last tournament, Notre Dame won the program’s first tournament since 2015 as the Irish finished first out of 16 teams in the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational in Kentucky. Heading into the Landfall Tradition, Irish head coach Susan Holt reiterated that winning isn’t necessarily the most important heading into the tournament, but that consistent improvement as individuals and as a team are the keys to a successful tournament season. “Our win at the Kentucky event certainly will motivate this team to have more successes this season,” Holt said. “It’s not always about winning in our sport. When we compete in tournaments there are 15 to 18 teams we are going up against. It’s hard to win golf tournaments. “... It’s more about each player doing what they need to do to get better and helping the team as a whole be better. Each one of our players is very committed to getting better and that is where the motivation comes from for the team to continue to be successful this season.” The Landfall Tradition will be the biggest test for the Irish this season as it features a very competitive field with ten out of the 18 teams competing in the tournament ranked within the top 25 in the country, including No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 Duke and No. 6 Oklahoma State. Even though this tournament will be the toughest so far this fall, Holt says the Irish won’t change their approach, and states that the focus is on themselves and playing the course. “This is the best field we have played in so far this season, but it doesn’t change our approach,” she said. “The key to our success this weekend will be to stay focused on ourselves and what each player needs to do to play the golf course to the best of their ability. The course is really our competition. The players and teams that play the course the best will have the most success. “... If we stay patient, play smart and with confidence we will have a successful tournament. We just need to keep doing what we have been doing
all fall.” Although the team is returning from a two-week hiatus, Holt is very confident in that the break helped her team, and they will be well rested and prepared for this weekend. “Since our last event the team had fall break off and most went home and worked on their games with their personal swing coaches,” she said. “I think they will be in excellent form and ready to get back to tournament play.” The Landfall Tradition will last three days this coming weekend, with first round tee off at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
By MIA BERRY Sports Writer
The newly ranked No. 14 men’s and the No. 10 women’s swimming teams will head to West Lafayette, Indiana to face in state rival the 23rd ranked men and the 16th ranked women team for the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday at 5:00 p.m. Friday’s meet against the Boilermakers will mark the first stop of a five-meet away stretch for the Irish over the next three weeks. For the Irish and head coach Mike Litzinger, the Boilermakers will be a good opening test on the road. “Competing away from
home will be a welcome change,” Litzinger said. “There is something about being together when you travel that intensifies the focus, and makes that particular competition special.” The men’s and women’s team for the Irish are starting the season off strong. After beating a then top-10 ranked Louisville team to open the season, and most recently against ACC foe Georgia Tech, the women’s team jumped from 25th to 10th in the newest CSCAA poll, and the men’s team jumped 17th to 14th. The newest ranking for both teams are the highest rankings in program history. The fast start has been
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spearheaded by swimmers freshman Zach Yeadon and sophomore Abbie Dolan, as well as senior diver Joe Coumos, all of have weekly ACC honors at some point so far this season. But the Boilermakers are also off to a hot start. After starting the season ranked 30th for men and 31st for women the Boilermakers recently jumped into the CSCAA Top 25 rankings for the first time this season. The Boilermakers boast a number of talented athletes, particularly the divers, who are led by three-time NCAA Diving Champion see SWIMMING PAGE 11
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Cabrera won the first match of his set 6-2 before losing a close second set 7-6(6), only to bounce back 6-4. Lebedev won his match in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 while Rayl a lso won in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. Ciamarra, Gamble, Griffin, Howells, Kempin and McCormick a ll fell in their matches. In the second round, Lebedev won 6-3, 7-6(7), while Broadus, Cabrera and Rayl a ll were defeated. In doubles action on Saturday, Lebedev/Howells dropped their match 8-4. In the Round of 16 of singles play Sunday, Lebedev dropped his first set 6-4 before w inning the fina l t wo sets 6-3, 6-1. Mov ing on to the quarterfina ls, Lebedev lost the first set of his match 6-4 before battling back to w in the second set 6-3, but ultimately dropped the fina l set 6-3. In the qua lif y ing consolation round, senior Drew Dawson won his first set 7-5 before dropping the second set 6-3. In the third and deciding set, Dawson claimed a 10-4 v ictor y. Notre Dame coach Ryan Sachire thought his team played well despite some ups and dow ns. “We did prett y well,” Sachire said. “It was an indiv idua l tournament so no team score was kept or any thing like that, and we had v irtua lly ever y guy on our roster play ing this past weekend and there were a lot of matches. Some guys did well and other guys didn’t rea lly do as well as they wanted to, but I think on the whole overa ll, I think it was prett y good. Certainly we could’ve done better, but it obv iously wasn’t bad either.” Sachire said Lebedev stood out and continued his strong play during the fa ll season. “A lex Lebedev did a rea lly great job again,” Sachire said. “He has been doing rea lly well a ll semester and rea lly excited about where he is at right now and what he has been doing, so it was definitely a good event for A lex.” Sachire said his team w ill look to improve their overa ll consistency of play during matches. “Honestly I think the biggest thing is hav ing a consistency from day-to-day and rea lly point-to-point ever yday of trusting ourselves and being confident in our shots,” Sachire said. “I thought there were times where we had guys maybe not feeling their best in terms of their level of play or they miss a couple of shots and we were rea lly reactive to that and we lost confidence way too quick ly. “If we lose a couple of
points or miss a couple of shots, we would stop going for our stuff and play ing too conser vatively and I think mov ing for ward our message is going to be continue to play aggressive tennis and go for your shots even if it is not necessarily the best day for you. Continue to go for it and play loose and play free and not stress too much if you ma ke a couple of mista kes.” Notre Dame w ill have a busy weekend next week when they w ill have players participating in the Gopher Inv itationa l at the Universit y of Minnesota in Minneapolis beginning Nov. 3, while A lex Lebedev qua lified to participate in the Oracle ITA Nationa l Fa ll Championships in Indian Wells, Ca lifornia beginning Nov. 2. Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
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Senior guard Mychal Johnson pressures the ball during Notre Dame’s 67-36 win over Fordham on Nov. 14 at Purcell Pavilion. Johnson started three games and averaged 15.8 minutes per game last season.
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will now be without two of
those players for the upcoming season. Senior forward Brianna Turner announced Sept. 5 she would also miss the upcoming season after
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undergoing surgery for her own ACL injury in the team’s second round win in the NCAA tournament over Purdue last season.
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not play this week. But in the Mavericks (2-1-1), Notre Dame faces a familiar foe. The Irish were formerly a member of the CCHA, Omaha’s conference, and the two teams have faced off a total of 32 times to date, the most recent in 2012, when the Irish topped the Mavericks by a score of 3-2 to win the Ice Breaker Tournament Championship in Kansas City, Missouri. “We haven’t played them in a few years, and it’s a different looking program than it was a few years back, especially being in the National Conference,” Jackson said on the Mavericks. “They play a high tempo game offensively, they’ve got some really good forwards up front, they’ve got a good goaltender … They certainly, in that conference, are a team that is going to compete and be successful ... I’m sure it’s going to be an extremely challenging series.” “... They’re going to challenge us defensively, so we’re going to have to take care of the puck first and foremost, and not put them in a position to transition too much, because if they do, they are pretty skilled… So, we’re going to have to defend well, but I think in order for us to be successful we are going to have to do a good job with the puck.”
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8 touchdowns on the season. Adams, however, said he’s given little thought to his chances of receiving end-of-year accolades. “I haven’t experienced any hype around campus,” Adams said. “The only thing I’ve experienced is getting that notification of exams coming up. So that Heisman talk doesn’t stop that. “So I’m just doing the same thing I’ve always been doing. I mean, my team has always been with me. And I love hanging out with these guys, going to work with them each and every day. We as a team have never let any outside noise get in between of what we’re trying to build here. And I don’t think that changes anything of what our mission is and what we’re trying to accomplish as a team. Although it is an honor, we’re just going to stay focused on our track and continue to prepare for each team each and every week.” Adams instead said he was just working on improving individually, and said he was proud of the way he was able to make an impact in blocking against the Trojans. “Specifically more of the last game I think I did a better job of blocking,” Adams said. I was really impressed on how I was able to react to different looks and being able to kind of blocking the perimeter. That’s something
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While Notre Dame has played every game at home so far this season, the Irish have had low attendance so far in Compton Family Ice Arena, and while football season and fall break have certainly played a factor, Jackson and the team know how important the atmosphere is in home games. “The building has been kind of quiet the first half of the year. The band has done a great job, but we haven’t gotten great crowds, and I think that can influence our guys’ engagement in the game,” Jackson said. “It’s always easy to play in this place when it’s full,” Jackson said. Senior captain Jake Evans added his take as well. “The crowds have been pretty good this year, but sometimes it gets a bit discouraging looking up and seeing those empty seats,” he said. “Being young guys, we like to build off the energy of this crowd, and off the band and off the students. It’s definitely an advantage when the building is loud and it’s intimidating for the other team to hear 5,000 fans screaming up there. As a home team, you just build off the fans and want to work hard for them and do well for them.” Having played a few games thus far, the team has already played a number of tough games, including against defending national champions Denver. For Jackson, the Irish still have a long way to go.
that I try to take pride in is how well I’m able to pass protect and kind of block in the run game. I thought I did it pretty well, a pretty good job of doing that on Saturday. “I have to continue to improve on that. Just like I have to improve on everything else in my game. But like I said, yesterday had a pretty good practice. But I have to come back out today and try and improve and try to do better. And that’s the exciting thing about it is each and every week you have something to build on and something to improve on. And we’re just excited as a team to be able to face a new opponent who is going to, again, bring us their best. So we love taking on challenges like that. And it’s exciting to work on that with the guys on your team and kind of try to perfect their craft.”
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Irish senior forward Jake Evans sizes up a defender during Notre Dame’s 2-2 draw with Denver on Oct. 13 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Evans leads the team in points with eight through six games this season.
“I think this team needs to get back to the early years we’ve had with this program. That is, we will need to be very good in our execution of our system and very good defensively” Jackson said. “I think we have a lot more
competitive guys than we did the last couple of years and we need to use that to our advantage, but the competitiveness is only going to be a factor if we execute, because it’s hard to use that competitiveness if you
don’t do the right thing with the puck and create situations where you can use that physicality or that competitiveness.”
week and whether that’s winning by 28 or winning by seven, it doesn’t really matter as long as we get the win at the end of the day. So we’ve prepared ourselves for big wins and how to
handle ourselves by stepping on our opponents and not allowing them to get back in the games. And we’ve prepared ourselves in terms of having to win close games at the end of the game.
“And so whatever that presents itself on Saturday, we’ll see. But we’re prepared for either.”
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Blowouts The Irish have made a habit of beating teams with ease so far this year, with all six victories coming by 20 points or more, but losing their only close game, a 2019 contest with Georgia. Senior linebacker Drue Tranquill said the Irish mindset has been to dominate their opposition, but the team is capable of handling a closer game if necessary. “I don’t know that I look forward to anything other than coming in and having the mindset of punishing our opponents,” Tranquill said. “That’s what we’re trying to do each and every
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Irish junior running back Josh Adams rushes past a defender during Notre Dame’s 49-14 victory over USC on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Adams tallied 191 yards on 19 carries in the game.
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Mychal Johnson to miss season with torn ACL Observer Staff Report
By DANIEL O’BOYLE Sports Writer
Irish senior guard Mycha l Johnson tore her ACL in practice Monday and w ill miss the entire 2017-2018 season, the program announced in a press release Monday. In her three years w ith the program, Johnson has played in at least 26 games in each season, including starting three games last season. She played a careerhigh 15.8 minutes per game last season, and she tota led 32 rebounds and 27 stea ls in her 26 games played. “Ver y tough for Mycha l and for a ll of us,” Irish head coach Muffet McGraw said in the release. “We are heartbroken to lose her, and I am certain she w ill continue to be a leader for us and w ill find a way to help our team from the sidelines.” The Irish returned seven players from last year’s Elite Eight team, but they see JOHNSON PAGE 14
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Irish senior guard Mychal Johnson directs the offense during Notre Dame’s 67-36 victory over Fordham on Nov. 14 at Purcell Pavilion.
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Severa l Notre Dame players participated in the ITA Midwest Regiona l Championships tournament this past weekend on the campus of the Universit y of Michigan in A nn A rbor. In the first round of singles play on Thursday, junior Nathan Griffin won his match in straight sets 7-6, 6-3. Freshman Paul Gota lost the first set of his match 6-3 before bouncing back to w in the next t wo sets 6-2, 6-4. Freshman William Howells defeated his opponent in straight sets by identica l 6-3, 6-3 scores. In the second round, Gota won in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 while Griffin won his match in straight sets by an a lmost identica l 6-4, 6-3 score. Howells a lso won his match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1. In the first round of doubles play on Friday, the doubles pair of sophomore Guillermo Cabrera
Notre Dame players talked about North Carolina State’s offense and the team’s penchant for blowout wins this year during Wednesday’s media availability. The Wolfpack’s (6-1, 4-0 ACC) offense is known for its motions before the snap, especially involving H-Back Jaylen Samuels, and its disciplined, mistakefree play that has led to only three fumbles this year and no interceptions. Senior linebacker Greer Martini said the North Carolina State offense poses a serious challenge to the Irish attack, and it will take discipline for Notre Dame to get the better of its opponent. “I think they’re really good at what they do,” Martini said. “They have a lot of misdirection with their stuff. They’re pretty sound at what they do. They don’t turn over the ball. I think they had three turnovers since the first game. The quarterback is really good with his progressions. And so it’s going to take
a lot of us to beat them, but I think we’re up to the task.” “So I think for a defense it makes you have to be more disciplined with your eyes. Definitely there’s going to be kind of like window dressing and you kind of got to read through it and go through your progressions and fit the right gaps. And that kind of adds a new element to the defensive game. So when they have a bunch of motions it makes it trickier. At the same time as long as we’re understanding our game plan, it shouldn’t be too big of a deal.”
Adams One of the major talking points of the Irish season has been the success of junior running back Josh Adams. Adams has been considered a possible contender for the Heisman trophy by outlets such as ESPN and Sports Illustrated after rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns against USC last week, bringing him to 967 yards and see FOOTBALL PAGE 15
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Players prepare for NC State
and freshman Tristan McCormick won their match 8-3, while the pair of freshman Richard Ciamarra and sophomore Matt Gamble defeated their opponent 8-4. Junior A lex Lebedev and Howells won their match 8-3. The doubles teams of junior Grayson Broadus and senior Brandon Kempin, junior Daniel Rayl and sophomore Conor Somers and Gota and Griffin a ll fell in their doubles matches. In the second round, Ciamarra/ Gamble advanced to the Round of 16 w ith an 8-6 w in, as did Lebedev/Howells who won their match 8-4. In the Round of 16, Lebedev/ Howells claimed an 8-5 v ictor y, while Ciamarra/ Gamble fell 8-1. In the first round of singles play on Saturday, Broadus won the first set of his match 6-4 before dropping the second set 6-3. In the third and deciding match, Broadus emerged v ictorious 6-0. see M TENNIS PAGE 14
Notre Dame looks to rebound versus Nebraska By CONNOR MULVENA Sports Writer
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Junior forward Joe Wegworth pushes the puck during Notre Dame’s 6-4 loss to Sacred Heart on Oct. 19 at Compton Family Ice Arena.
After splitting a series with Sacred Heart last weekend, the Irish look to bounce back starting tomorrow night with a series at home against Nebraska-Omaha. No. 8 Notre Dame (3-2-1) has struggled in their past two series, winning only one out of four games, albeit against strong opponents. For head coach Jeff Jackson, the key for the Irish is to develop more consistency. “I obviously wasn’t pleased with our performance last Thursday [against Sacred Heart],” he said. “I thought it was much better on Friday. For me it’s just a matter of us making sure we are mentally engaged and prepared for every game regardless of who the opponent is.” On top of that, the Irish have suffered a multitude of injuries to key players like junior forward Joe Wegwerth, who will see HOCKEY PAGE 15