von e schenbach encour aged students to join the mi nor not just for themselves, but for the greater good. “ i don’t think there is any thing else that’s going to have the scale and scope and power to alter our lives again, individually and col lectively,” he said. “This will impact you whether you want it to or not.”
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Courtesy of Doug Marsh Our Lady of the Lake World Peace Plaza by Saint Mary’s Lake will be finished in the fall. It was inspired by William Pulte, who was a master builder and community member that passed away in March of 2018.
By MAGGIE EASTLAND a ssistant managing e ditor your student loans just got more expensive. The Federal r eserve is steadily increasing the fed eral funds rate to mitigate inflation. For college stu dents, that translates to more expensive federal and private loans. a t n otre d ame, 24% of first years took out fed eral loans in 2020, and 11% took out other or private loans. This July, borrow ing from the u s . govern ment to pay for higher education ballooned to near ly double the 2020-2021 bor rowing cost. p rivate rates, which are often variable and more expensive, will follow suit.For the 2022-2023 school year, federal loans carry a 4.99% interest rate, com pared to rates of only 3.73% from 2021-2022 and 2.75% from 2020-2021. g raduate students will pay 6.54% this year.on top of low interest rates, the u s d epartment of e ducation paused all repayments and set inter est rates to 0% in m arch 2020. i nterest accrual and repayment are slated to re sume this d ecember. o nce the zero percent interest rate break evap orates, students with unsubsidized student loans will rack up almost 5% in terest for money loaned this year.This shift arrives as the Federal r eserve continues to stymie in flation by raising interest rates from the record lows of the covid pandemic. Kristen c ollett- s chmitt, a n otre d ame finance pro fessor and associate dean for innovation and inclu sion, said interest rate increases are putting more financial strain on student borrowers.
Thewriterour l ady of the l ake world peace plaza is in its final stages of construction and will be finished this fall according to university architect doug marsh.“it’sa place that we hope will become another of our many sacred places here on campus,” marsh said. “i hope that [it will be] inspiring to all that come and enjoy the plaza and [its] beautiful surroundings.”
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march noted the plaza is at the intersection of foot traf fic including walkers, runners and others who enjoy the paths around st. mary’s l ake “it’s a place of respite and refuge from busy days and busy campus life that will be attrac tive to everyone,” marsh said. “it’s a great vantage point, so we felt that it was the best location to have a place like this where [people] can stop and sit on the benches and enjoy the natural surroundings.”sophomorecatie berkemeier noted the new plaza will in crease the natural appeal of the lake.“it will add to the scenery of the lake and be something peo ple can appreciate as they look out at campus,” she said. marsh said the idea for the our l ady of the l ake world peace plaza was born from the
By EMMA DUFFY news writer n otre d ame has created a new Technology e thics mi nor starting this year. w hile there is discourse on the topic already — in cluding privacy, artificial in telligence, the economy, the military and mental health — n otre d ame wants to do more than just talk about these problems. i n fact, the minor was created for a new class of scholars to solve them.“This is an opportunity for the university to take a leadership role in helping us think through the ethical implications of that through the c enter,” said warren von e schenbach, a ssociate d irector for a cademic a ffairs within the n otre d ame Technology e thics c enter.“The minor is our way of helping train the next gen eration of leaders, people who may be in industry, to have them understand these issues from an ethical per spective,” von e schenbach said.von e schenbach explained that the minor is a way to fulfill the mission of the university. n otre d ame has always emphasized its desire for the school and its stu dents to be a force for good, and the minor hopes to meet that goal. it is too soon to tell the number of students enrolled in the minor. d espite this, von e schenbach has high hopes for its popularity. “ i think my class filled up the first day,” von e schenbach said about the g ateway course he is teach ing this semester. “ i have had students email me to ask to get in and we hope to open another section in the spring.”students do not need to be well-versed in technology to start, as the minor does not require a technology back ground. i nstead, it is intend ed as a display of how the two disciplines — technol ogy and ethics — can come together.academically, the future of the minor promises students the opportunity to com plete a capstone project. von e schenbach also sees a fu ture for the minor that will help advance students in their professional lives. For those students, n otre d ame will be partnering with ibm to allow under graduates to work in a lab. h ere, they will receive realworld experience and the chance to see their work in the classroom come to life. a lthough neither pathway is available yet, it is the hope of the department that it will be available to students next spring or in the upcoming academic year.
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By PETER BREEN news Writer s ophie White, profes sor of American studies at n otre d ame, was awarded a Public s cholars grant by the n ational e ndowment for the h umanities ( neh ) in August in the agency’s final round of funding for the 2022 fis cal year, the University an nounced in a press release. White is a historian who studies race and othering. In 2020, she won the Frederick d ouglas b ook Prize, which is annually awarded for an outstanding non-fic tion book published about slavery.White will make use of this neh fellowship — her third — for the writing of her book “ s trangers Within: A c ultural and Genomic h istory of r ed h air.” “The book is a global proj ect that will examine the marginalization of redhairedacrossindividuals,europe to the United s tates, the m iddle e ast, c hina and r ussia and from Ancient e gypt to the modern day,” White said. White cites r amses the Great, the most powerful pharaoh of all time, and s hah Ismail, the founder of the s afavid dynasty of Iran — renowned histori cal figures little known as redheads.Whiteconsulted genetic experts who established red hair as a recessive trait that must be inherited from both parents. “ c ertain vari ants in a gene named mc 1 r , which is located on the six teenth chromosome, are re sponsible for the expression of red hair and freckles,” White“Whatsaid.I’m trying to do with the book,” White said, “is to get a handle on ge nomic findings and medical studies, then map that on to all the cultural stereotypes that have been told about redheads across place and time.”According to White, cer tain medical particulari ties are found in individuals with the red-haired gene. “ r esearchers can corrobo rate anecdotal evidence that redheads need twenty per cent more anesthetic on the whole,” White said. White, a redhead her self, has experienced this first-hand.“Ifyouwere to talk to the average redhead or the av erage dentist, they will tell you if you have a redhead, and they need an anesthet ic for a tooth filling, you’d better give them additional amounts and scientific stud ies have confirmed that,” WhiteWhitesaid.called attention to several medical anomalies exhibited in redheads that differ between sexes. For example, the somatic sensory system, or “the part of the sensory system con cerned with the perception of touch, pressure, tempera ture and vibration seems to work differently in male and female redheads,” White said. s he also noted that redheaded women are more sensitive to opioids. White used these medical findings to inform her in terpretation of the cultural history of redheads. “ o ne of the recurring facets of discrimination against red heads is that it is variable in gendered ways,” White con tinued. Females, White says, are judged to be “hypersex ualized,” while males are associated with “power and disorder.”marym agdalene, though “never described as being a redhead in the b ible, has been portrayed with red hair in Western art history from the fourteenth century onwards,” White said. “ s eth, an ancient e gyptian de ity, and Thor, a n orse God, are both redheaded gods of chaos.”“Thirteen percent of all Ashkenazi Jews are carri ers of the red-haired gene,” White said. s he says an tisemitism has been per petuated using redheads in artwork, like the portrayal of Judas as red-haired. White showed concern over the failure of redhead abuse to cease in countries with high proportions of red-haired individuals.
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“In Ireland, there are su perstitions, such as it being bad luck for fishermen to cross a redhead on their way out to sea,” White said. m eanwhile, s cotland has the highest per capita rate of red-haired individuals in the world, yet “the places where there are the most will also single out the peo ple among them who are redheads,” White said. r egarding red-haired students on n otre d ame’s campus, White said: “I re member, I don’t know if they still have [one], but there was a Group m e for redheads.”They “discriminated against anyone they thought wasn’t redheaded enough,” White said. “ s trawberry blondes or strawberry red heads, who are actual car riers of the redhead gene variant, were not necessar ily allowed in the group.”
This graph shows the increase in federal student loan rates for undergrads. Interest rates are calculated each year by adding the yield on the 10-year U.S. treasury note with an extra fixed amount set by Congress.
While the economy has been unpredictable for the past few years through the cov I d pandemic, c ollett- s chmitt says inter est rates have followed it as economists would expect. “What we’ve seen with interest rates over the last two years is 100% attributable to the eco nomic turmoil that we’ve experienced. It was text book in the sense that when we saw the econ omy suffer as a result of the pandemic, the Federal r eserve lowered its target to stimulate spending rath er than saving,” she said. “ n ow we’re seeing infla tion take its toll on the economy. [The Federal r eserve] wants to tam per demand and spending to help with inflation. A higher interest rate is going to do that by discouraging the borrowing that often leads to spending. Although the economy is not al ways predictable, how the Federal r eserve responded to the eco nomic condition with the federal funds rate certainly was.”Interms of borrower be havior, c ollett- s chmitt said higher federal stu dent loan rates might push some students to reconsider attending college. o thers might seek work-study programs or scholar ships more fervently than before.students who have borrowed federal money can check the status and interest rates of their loans on the federal student aid website.
It is White’s hope that her project will let “the rest of the world know that this is serious research, not a frivo lous topic.”
Contact Peter Breen at pbreen2@nd.edu Prayer for World Peace. The prayer was inspired by William Pulte, master builder and community member, who passed away in mar. 2018. This prayer will be the focal point of the plaza, marsh said. The prayer will be displayed on a granite disk in six differ ent languages with a fountain of water flowing over it. There will also be a landscaping installation with plants and trees.construction began in the summer of 2021 and the proj ect has been underway for a year.“The site has a lot of chal lenges with the kind of soil that is available, so we had to take many measures to miti gate that, and it took a little longer than we had hoped, but the result will be worthwhile,” marsh said. In addition to the our Lady of the Lake World Peace Plaza, three other construction projects are happening on campus.“one is the continuation of the mccourtney hall re search facility,” marsh said. “To the north of that adjacent to Johnson Family hall and across the quad from dunne hall is a new residence hall for men that will open in Aug. 2024. The other major con struction on campus is the raclin murphey museum of Art that will open in late 2023.”
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Contact Caroline Collins at ccolli23@nd.edu Plaza con TI n U ed F rom PAGe 1 difficult because we’ve seen the cost of higher education steeply increase in the last several years. That increases the need for borrowing, and now the cost of borrowing is going up.”Federal direct subsidized and unsubsidized loans are issued each school year, so it’s possible for a borrower to have four loans with four different interest rates by graduation. b ased on the class of 2022, to tal federal student loans average $21,362 at the time of graduation. n otre d ame graduates have a loan default rate of less than 1% for the past two decades.While no student is re quired to make mini mum interest payments while enrolled full time, those with unsubsidized loans accrue interest that is capitalized, or added to the principal amount loaned, upon graduation. The n otre d ame office of financial aid recommends students with unsubsidized loans pay the inter est that accrues while they are in school if possible.students with unsubsi dized federal loans might not see this year’s 4.99% interest rate right now, but it’s working behind the scenes.Fora first-year student taking out the maximum $5,500 in unsubsidized loan funds, interest will amount to $1,098 by the time of graduation. That’s after accumulating dai ly at this year’s 4.99% fixed rate for four years. A first-year student in 2020 borrowing the $5,500 maximum amount will accrue only 41 cents of interest each day. Loans from the 2022-2023 school year will accrue only 75 cents per day. For personal finance pur poses, c ollet- s chmitt says students should understand the lending terms, think about their future plans, consider when repayment will be possible, inves tigate whether a fixed or variable interest rate would be in their best personal interest and plan for repayment flexibility.
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Jack Griffiths is a senior at Notre Dame ma joring in English with a supplementary major in Global Affairs. His areas of interest include neurodivergence, migration and the intersec tions between faith and public policy. When he’s not writing, you can find him singing with the Liturgical Choir, walking around the lakes or playing Super Smash Bros. with folks in his dorm. He can be reached at jgriff22@nd.edu. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
This year — my senior year — I’m living off-campus. It was about damn time. I enjoyed dorm life, don’t get me wrong, but there’s only so many communal showers, air condition-less nights and flying rodents a man can handle before he snaps and signs a lease. I’ve always thought of myself as independent, so the off-campus lifestyle is suiting me well. but living on your own — properly on your own — for the first time presents its own challenges. I got a taste of them studying abroad, but still: how do you cook meals without us ing a microwave? how do you budget your money like a well-adjusted adult and not an iPad kid? And how am I getting to campus? Well, for one, I have a car. There’s my own two feet, as well. but an enticing compromise between the speed of driving and the calmness of walking is a bike. I’ve always loved riding bikes, but I’m not a cyclist. biking has never been a sport for me, in part because no sport has been a sport for me. I’ve never been the biker who wears neon spandex. I’ve never been the one who wears a matching, flashing helmet. I’ve never been the biker peddling like a circus clown straight down the middle of the street in stead of on the sidewalk like a decent human being while you’re stuck trailing them in your car cursing Karl drais for ever having invented the bicycle — sch*eße! — in the first place. For me, riding bikes is nostalgic. It reminds me of a time when my bike was my only method of transport — when it served as my pass port to adventures with friends, like the kids in “stranger Things” or “It.” We would ride them to a park, to one another, across the train tracks. I would ride mine down the hill where my house sat at the bot tom; I’d spin endlessly in circles in the cul-de-sac on my street. I’d skin my knees. since I bought a bike this summer, riding it has been my chance to reflect. I’ve lived my whole life beside the Illinois Prairie Path, a 61-mile stretch of former railroad track, now bike trail, west of chicago. It takes you through forests and fields, over bridges and streams, past nature preserves and small pastures of farmland. Working a nine-to-five in ternship mostly remote, biking the Prairie Path this summer was the time I spent alone with my thoughts — an hour, maybe two, of silence. Lately, my thoughts drift toward senior year. They say college goes by fast, but when your four years are bookended by two viral pathogens, it doesn’t feel like time is moving quickly, but like time has passed you by. I’ve had a positive college experience, but how different has it been because of covId? What have I gained? What have I lost? It’s hard to mourn what you don’t even know. so I don’t think about that too much. I think a bit about what hap pens when I graduate — the blank, open canvas of my life — but it’s a canvas so empty and white it hurts to look at. What happens when I get off the 17-year conveyor belt of American education? Will it be like when you stumble off the moving walkway at an airport? I’m not very coordinated.Whenfamily members ask me if I’m excited for senior year, I tell them it will be busy, but good. I’m always busy. I think I like being busy. but I don’t want to pedal so fast that everything passes by in a blur. biking has never been a sport for me. Instead, I want to feel a gentle breeze in my hair. I want to feel soft sunlight on my arms, on my hands. I want to skin my knees. I want to keep on riding. You can contact Aidan at aomalle2@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the au thor and not necessarily those of The Observer. Aidan O’Malley managing e ditor Jack Griffiths Neurodivergence
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Autistic people of color are often more like ly to face discrimination than their white counterparts for not adhering to societal expectations, which amplifies the challeng es these individuals already face in schools or workplaces due to systemic racism. The terminology of an autism “spec trum” means that there’s a wide variety of ways in which autism can manifest itself in people’s lives. We should acknowledge the incredible diversity within the autis tic community. We should also adopt an intersectional frame, noticing the ways in which autism intersects with race, gender, sexuality, etc. to produce different societal experiences for different people. Finally, we should accept and praise autistic per sons for all their individual personalities, interests, and hopes — even if they don’t necessarily seem autistic. With this column, I hope to help readers gain deeper insight into the multiplicity of autistic experiences. I intend to discuss the ways in which autistic people navigate a neurotypical world that still struggles to fully comprehend neurodivergence. I hope you’ll join me, and we’ll work together — author and reader — to decon struct harmful stereotypes and reveal the beauty of neurodiversity, one article at a time.
“You don’t seem autistic…” This statement, by itself, seems harm less. I can forgive people for not recogniz ing me as autistic, especially when I’ve learned how to unconsciously “pass” as neurotypical in my day-to-day life. I only stim once in a blue moon, rather than a few times throughout the day. I’ve also spent so much time practicing my social skills since I was a little kid that I usually make it through each day without saying some thing that derails a conversation or con fuses my Nonetheless,friends.this statement makes me cringe. It implies that there’s a stereotypi cal way that autistic people act. It reflects a line of thinking that ignores the ways in which two different people on the spec trum can be radically different from each other. There’s a quote by d r. s tephen s hore that is very well-known in autistic selfadvocacy circles but otherwise isn’t widely discussed. “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with au tism.” s o, while there are autistic people who like trains and can effortlessly do math in their heads, there are many other people on the spectrum who act differently. m any of the misconceptions about au tism can be tied to the failures of popular media to produce varied characterizations of autistic people. We get an abundance of s heldon c oopers and d r. s haun m urphys, characters who struggle to socialize with their neurotypical peers but are welcomed by their communities for having a specific “savant”Therefore,talent.whenever you tell someone they don’t seem or look autistic, you’re re ducing all their unique experiences on the spectrum by suggesting that they should be acting more like the people they watched in the movies. b ut Jack, that’s not such a bad thing! c an’t “seeming autistic” be a good thing? Isn’t it cool to be compared to all the peo ple I’ve seen on T v who can do incredible things with their autism? There’s a couple of problems with this sentiment. First, even positive stereotypes are still stereotypes, and stereotypes pro duce inaccurate and unfair assumptions about autistic people. s econd, the glorifi cation of autistic characters with “savant” skills can have its own negative conse quences. s pecifically, the presentation of this type of character implicitly tells autis tic people that having some unusual talent is the way to “make up for” or “balance out” their shortcomings in social situations. In other words, it’s okay for an autistic character on T v to be socially awkward … as long as they have a cool talent. I used to acutely feel the pressures of this stereotype when I was younger. s ometimes I felt like I had to be as high achieving as a student as possible because if I didn’t, I’d just be a socially awkward guy without any other redeeming qualities. I was overly hard on myself whenever I got unsatisfactory grades. I would frustratingly think to my self, aren’t autistic people supposed to be supergenuises?manyotherautistic people have had it tougher than me, though. The fact that most popular depictions of autism are of white males has made life more difficult for those who do not fit this mold. Autistic women and girls who might exhibit stress due to an overload of external stimulus might be ignored due to the sexist assump tion that they’re just “being dramatic.”
Devin is a member of the Notre Dame Law School’s class of 2023. Originally from Farwell, Michigan, he is a 2020 graduate of Michigan State University’s James Madison College. In his free time, he sings with the Notre Dame Folk Choir and discusses the legal developments of the day with anyone who will listen. Inquiries into his surplus of law journal articles and note ideas can be directed to dhumphr2@nd.edu or @ DevinJHumphreys on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
o1Ls,ne of the truly excellent things about notre dame Law is its Legal Writing program. Two of your credits this semester and one credit in the spring will be spent under the tutelage of one of the professors in the legal writing department, and while the courses have a practical focus (my year, we wrote an office memo and summary judg ment brief on a fictional case in the fall), the underlying methods you’ll learn will be useful to you throughout the rest of your time at the law school. While my Legal Writing professor, Leslie callahan, has since moved onto other op portunities, there’s not a single bad apple in the barrel, and the support that the legal writing department will lend to your efforts to improve as a writer is second to none. Your legal writing classes will largely revolve around one key acronym: creAc short for “conclusion, rule, explanation, Application, conclusion,” your legal writing professors will drill this organizational structure into you (as they likely have already begun to do). You’ll use it to format your written work in their class, and while its use won’t be required on exams, it’ll prove useful to have that framework in mind. but I’m writing this open letter to show you three reasons why the fundamental principles of legal writing will find Application (capitalization intend ed) not just in your legal writing class, and not just on your exams, but throughout the rest of your life, if you choose to take them to heart. First, notre dame’s legal writing department uses “creAc,” but others use the similar-but-distinct “Ir Ac method” (short for Issue, rule, Analysis, conclusion). This difference has spawned all sorts of well-meaning advice and legal scholarship, but essentially the difference is that creAc has your written work start by knowing where it is that you intend to finish, and then delivering on that promise as well as you can. This is a piece of advice with general applicability: when you’re starting a big project, like an office memo, a summary judgment brief or your law school career more generally, you want to be able to tell your audience (your legal writing professor, your boss or even yourself) where you’re going right as you begin to getsthere.econd, you’re practically required to articulate the rule by which you’re doing your analysis before analyzing the relevant facts in explanation and Application. This, too, tracks to a very important piece of law school life advice. As a law student, you’re going to be pulled in many dif ferent directions throughout your time here. You simply won’t be able to take advantage of every single opportunity that will present itself to you – there’s too many of them! but perhaps more importantly, there will be some ca reer paths that have more momentum behind them than others. more than half of the class of 2021 was employed at a big law firm (100+ people) a year after graduation. If that’s what you’re here to pursue, that’s great! but if not, it’s important to make sure that the legal career goals you pursue are your career goals, because otherwise you’ll find yourself pulled where momentum is the greatest — which might not be why you came here in the first place. The career development office is incredible at assisting stu dents with a whole variety of career goals, but it’s impor tant to know where you’re aiming so that they can assist you to the best of their ability. In short? Know your life’s rule before moving on to its explanation and Application. Third, and finally, you’ll find that once you’re work ing on the Application section of your memo or brief, your legal writing professor will likely encourage you to make “fact-to-fact comparisons.”
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I’m writing this article on the road outside boston en route to notre dame in our family’s 2015 Ford edge. While usually I wouldn’t think much of another move-in day at notre dame, this time I was just grateful the car started and we got moving. To give you context, I’ll tell you the story of our last-minute debacle the day before driving out to the school. I was seeing my doctor before I left for school while my mom was getting the brakes changed on the 2015 Acura. There was a general sense of calm as we were all packed to leave the next morn ing and all our outstanding tasks were being completed. however, as my appointment was wrapping up, my dad got a call from my mom and the energy began to shift. After the tune up, my mom grabbed a couple of things for me for school, then drove the car back to my parents’ apartment in boston to grab our dog and give her to my sister. When my mom tried to leave, the car suddenly wouldn’t start. now there was a problem. While this obviously isn’t a giant issue in the grand scheme of things, it was just a giant mix of little issues at a horrible time. First, my sister had to leave within the hour and she did not have a way to pick up the dog from my mom. second, my brother was using the Ford to get to work and he was still at the office. Third, the Acura was parked in the gates of the apartment on the narrowest one way street I’ve ever seen, so no tow truck could come down our street and take the car to a mechanic. Then to top it off, the car was in another person’s spot we were borrowing while they were gone for the weekend. so as I said, not a life or death situation by any means, but no doubt many layers of frustration. The ride back from my ap pointment had similar tension to one after you just played a bad game in high school. While my dad and I brainstormed solutions, I was reminded of a movie I had watched earlier that week: The Lone survivor. If you don’t know the story of operation red Wings, I suggest you read up on it. originally, four seALs were tasked with surveillance and reconnaissance on struc tures used by pro-Taliban anti-coalition insurgents, but a couple of people from the area stumbled upon the seALs and informed the insurgents, sparking a gun battle on a mountainside.TheseALswere heavily outnumbered and could not connect with their home base. After hours and hours of back and forth shooting and retreating down cliffs, three of the four seALs and 16 men in a QrF helicopter were tragi callyThekilled.onlyone remaining was marcus Luttrell, who had just lost his best friends and could no longer walk while still being pursued by the enemy. by a miracle, Luttrell was found by locals that brought him to their village and pro tected him from the Taliban until Army rangers received intel on his location and brought him back to the Us weeks later. over the years, the story of these men’s heroism and Luttrell’s survival has become stuff of legends, as it should. After I watched the movie, I wanted to learn more about the story and the individuals involved in the operation. I stumbled upon a speech Luttrell gave to a school in colorado. In the speech, Luttrell described the amazing character each of the men he fought with possessed and recounted the harrowing story. While I was hoping for this kind of speech, what surprised me most was his intro. he said he wasn’t there to recruit anyone for the military or anything along those lines. Instead, he came by to speak to show what a bad day really looks like. he did not go in depth on his heroism. In fact, he called himself slow and unskilled compared to the other three men. he just went up there to tell you about the great men he was blessed to know, some small lessons he learned along the way, and that this was what an actual bad day lookedThinkinglike. back to that message really put this slightly annoying car situation in perspective. We were all good so all I could do is crack a joke and try to help solve the prob lem. With that said, during move-in week, I hope this per spective can help you stay calm and laugh off all the small stressful tasks ahead. have a great sylly week!
Mikey Colgan is a sophomore from Boston, MA. He is majoring in finance and ACMS. You can reach him at mcolgan2@nd.edu.Theviewsexpressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Application follows explanation, which follows the rule, and one of the things that means is that in your explanation section, you’ll be citing cases that help explain the rule you’ve already laid out. The Application section of your work sees you apply ing taking the point of law you summarized in your rule and elaborated upon in your explanation and evaluating that point of law vis-à-vis the relevant facts of the case you have before you. The key to doing this well is to make sure that each point you make in your Application “matches” a point you made in your explanation. For instance, say your legal writing professor has asked you to evaluate whether a fictional tech company has pro tectable trade secrets. If you cite a case in your explanation that says that a customer list is a protectable trade se cret, then your Application should compare your tech company’s possible secrets to a customer list. If they’re more like a customer list, it’s more likely to be a trade se cret, and vice versa. That’s a fact-to-fact comparison. but this, too, is applicable to the rest of your law school career. Those of you blessed with having rick Garnett as your criminal Law professor in the spring will surely be given the “Layer Four” lecture on how we all need to dig deeper in our study of the law. In that lecture, Prof. Garnett explains that if we start to move beyond simply learning legal terminology (Layer one) or basic legal rules (Layer Two), we’ll begin to realize that many areas of the law are asking the same fundamen tal questions (Layer Three). dare I say that once we delve further, being bold enough to ask the “Layer Four” ques tions about “who we are, what we’re made for, and why it might matter,” arriving at some partial answer to these questions will be aided by being able to make the same kind of fact-to-fact comparisons that you’ll begin to learn how to make this semester in Legal Writing. It is such an honor to have all of you here as we begin a new year at notre dame Law. I look forward to the many masses in the Law school chapel (mondays-Thursdays at 5:05 Pm, Fridays at 12:30 p.m.and sundays at 4:30 p.m.), meetups at the commons (word to the wise: 12:15 is lunch o’clock at the law school) and other opportunities I’ll have to get to know many of you over the course of the year. It is my true hope that your 1L year ends up being a smash ing success. I’m always available if you have any ques tions, and keep an eye out — you might run into some of my song parodies for Torts and/or civil Procedure this semester!
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Krista Akiki is a senior living in McGlinn Hall, majoring in business analytics and minoring in computing and digital technologies. She grew up in Beirut, Lebanon and moved back to the U.S. to pursue her undergraduate degree. She loves learning new languages, traveling and of course trying new foods. She craves adventure and new experiences and hopes to share these with readers through her writing. She can be reached at kakiki@nd.edu or @kristalourdesakiki via Twitter.
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The Lifestyle nomad Blake Ziegler news with Zig
“I am terrified that senior year is just gonna fly by.” For the past two weeks or so, I have been sharing this sentiment with every one around me. The idea stems from a genuine worry that in the blink of an eye graduation would be next weekend and I’d have regrets about things I did or did not do. I’ve noticed that most of my friends share that same sentiment and while it serves as a great reminder to be more present and enjoy all parts of our senior year, I fear it may be a gateway to a riskier reality: a constant fear of missing out (Fomo).Fomo is defined as “the uneasy and sometimes all-consuming feeling that you’re missing out – that your peers are doing, in the know about, or in posses sion of more or something better than you’’. I believe it is safe to assume that many of us have experienced this at some point. And quite frankly it absolutely sucks. There’s no point in sugar-coating it: worrying about whether we’re missing out on new experiences, content, trends, etc. can make you feel like you are falling behind. The little voice in your head tells you there’s something more you should be doing. This con stant fear of missing out can quickly become toxic. You reach a point where you struggle with the word “no”; you fear declining invites or turning down friends. eventually, you get stuck running around a digital hamster wheel; you turn to social media to either alleviate anxious thoughts or to make sure you don’t feel out of the loop. often social media makes you feel even worse as it triggers a heightened sense of Fomo As swarthmore professor barry schwartz writes in his excellent book “The Paradox of choice: Why more Is Less.” “stop paying so much attention to how others around you are doing”. This is easy advice to give, but hard to follow, because the evidence of how others are doing is pervasive due to most of us caring a great deal about status. As well, access to some of the most important things in life (for example, the best colleges, the best jobs, the best houses in the best neighborhoods) is granted only to those who do better than their peers.With this realization, I would like to change the narrative for myself. I do want to enjoy my senior year fully, especially when it comes to my social life. however, I want to challenge myself and ensure that social comparison doesn’t become destructive to my sense of well-being. I believe the key to changing the narrative lies in one word: attention. I will have to choose where to direct my attention. I will have to sift through my pri orities and make sure I divide my attention in a way that doesn’t leave me feel ing drained nor overwhelmed with Fomo. It’s definitely a tightrope to walk. Frank Festa and sylvie douglis have some good advice in their nPr article “how to overcome Fomo”. “When you find yourself thinking the grass is greener on the other side, remind yourself why you’re watering yours.” so, the next Friday night that you decide to stay in, remember that as hu mans we live by making a series of trade-offs. choosing one activity or path inevitably means you’ll miss out on others. What your Fomo is really doing is making you miss out on today and that warm and cozy bed that you’re in right now, or the job that you’re in right now or the relationship that you’re in right now because you’re so worried about what else is out there. You can battle Fomo simply by being more fully present in and invested in the life you have today.Paul dolan teaches at the London school of economics and was a visit ing scholar at Princeton, where he worked with nobel-Prize winner daniel Kahneman. he explains the importance of attention in his book, “happiness by design: change What You do, not how You Think.”
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As a first year, I wrote an open letter to Jews in response to the startling rise in antisemitism across the country and world. In that column, I argued that de spite the danger, we shouldn’t abandon our Jewish identity and hide the tradi tions that make us distinct. r emoving our religious and cultural garments in response to hatred would only ensure a victory for the antisemites. Their mis sion is to extinguish our presence in all parts of society — literally and figura tively — and concealing ourselves only assists in that mission.
Blake Ziegler is a junior at Notre Dame from New Orleans, Louisiana, with double majors in political science and philosophy. He enjoys writing about politics, Judaism and the occasional philosophical rant. For inquiries, he can be reached at bziegler@ nd.edu or followed at @NewsWithZig on Twitter if you want to see more of his opinions.Theviews expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
“Your happiness is determined by how you allocate your attention. What you attend to drives your behavior and it determines your happiness. Attention is the glue that holds your life together …” The scarcity of attentional resources means that you must consider how you can make and facilitate better decisions about what to pay attention to and in what ways. If you are not as happy as you could be, then you must be misal locating your attention. so changing behavior and enhancing happiness is as much about withdrawing attention from the negative as it is about attending to the Withpositive.thatbeing said, as you settle into a routine and make plans for the year ahead, I challenge you to break the Fomo cycle and pay attention to how you direct your attention.
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
A follow-up letter to my fellow Jews, almost three years later
Prior to that piece, I didn’t wear my kippah, the traditional cap worn by Jewish males, outside of religious con texts. however, as an act of defiance against the antisemites, I decided to wear one publicly. s ince the publication of the column in Jan. 2020, I stayed true to that commitment and visibly defined myself as a Jew for everyone to see. Almost three years later, though, I realize that I was wrong and shouldn’t have worn my kippah. now, my reason ing isn’t an act of cowardice against antisemitism or suggesting that Jews should assimilate. For the most part, that slight change in my attire has been beneficial. I’ve been part of many fruit ful conversations on religious diversity and educating others about Judaism that wouldn’t have happened without the kippah. m y conclusion is driven from a serious reflection on the significance behind the kippah, what it means to be a proud Jew and how to properly respond to antisemitism. I hope sharing my re flection sheds light on the Jewish experi ence for those unfamiliar with it, similar to my initial column. h alakhah, hebrew for “the Way” is the set of laws and ordinances of Judaism that have developed since biblical times to guide the religious observance of Jews. o ne law contains provisions regarding where a Jew may light a h anukkiah, the nine-branched candle holder used during h anukkah. It teaches that while one should normally light the candles in a window so that passerby may see, it is permissible to place it on a table, away from the public eye, during “a time of danger.” The Talmud, the pri mary source of Jewish law, repeats this sentiment and obligates Jews to perform this practice in secret when doing so threatens their wellbeing. When Judaism is not welcomed and Jews are not safe to publicly be Jews, our religion prescribes a method for us to be still Jewish. We are in that time of danger. It’s no secret that antisemitism has experi enced a resurgence in the United s tates and across the world. According to the Anti-d efamation League, last year con tained the most antisemitic incidents of assault, harassment, and vandalism in U. s . history. In particular, Jewish in stitutions, such as Jewish community centers and synagogues, suffered a 61 percent increase while K-12 schools increased by 106 percent. moreover, a joint report from the World Zionist o rganization and the Jewish Agency found that 2021 was the worst year of antisemitism in a decade globally. These developments follow years of steadily increasing, record-breaking bouts of antisemitism across the world. As Jews, we must be mindful of this danger and careful about how we pres ent ourselves and the risk it carries. s ome have taken note of this. According to the American Jewish c ommittee, 39% of American Jews have changed their behavior in some way due to fear of be ing targeted for antisemitism. however, while I believe Jews must be more care ful than we may wish to be, I still firmly believe in being proud of our Jewish identity. m y comment is that we must be intentional with how we express our pride. In particular, we should be aware of the Jewish symbols we use. For instance, the kippah’s purpose is a reminder for religious Jews that G-d is always above. Its use is not to identify oneself as Jewish or proclaim Jewish pride to the public. In this way, I mis used an important part of my religious tradition that I sincerely regret. I mis identified the kippah as a way to com bat antisemitism, not as a tool to draw me closer to G-d. For this reason, we shouldn’t wear our kippah as a response to oantisemitism.ntheotherhand, there are parts of Judaism available to us as a demonstra tion of our Jewish pride. For example, the s tar of d avid is one of the most rec ognizable signs of Judaism. however, many likely aren’t aware that its hebrew title, m agen d avid, literally translates to “shield of d avid.” The symbol serves as a protection for Jews against threats and those that wish them harm. r ecently, it’s been hailed as a symbol of resistance against antisemitism with more Jews wearing their s tar of d avid proudly. This is the type of imagery and display of pride that Jews should be promot ing, those that are actually intended to showcase Jewish pride in the face of Jew-hatred.It’sascary time to be Jewish, but that doesn’t mean we have to cease be ing Jewish. It simply requires us to be mindful of our surroundings and choose carefully when and how we respond to antisemitism. I hope my reflections pro vide guidance for other Jews, or at least solace that they’re not the only ones fearful of the present times.
Picton takes vocal duty on the tracks “eat men eat” and “still,” but while his voice and singing is more traditional than Greep’s, cameron sounds much less confident or commanding than his bandmate. While vocal perfor mance was never one of black midi’s strengths, the vocal work fits well enough with the zany vibe of the record, though it may turn some people away.
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By MATHEUS HERNDL scene Writer over the last few years, the british underground rock scene has proven itself to be one the most creative and in fluential in the indie music sphere, producing bands like black country, new road, squid and dry cleaning, which have all put out some of the most critically acclaimed al bums of the 2020s. At the forefront of “Post-brexit new Wave” is the London-based trio black midi, who some claim began the movement with their 2019 debut album, “schlagenheim,” which combines elements from postpunk, noise and math rock to forge a sound which has directed the generally experimental philosophy of their contemporaries. but while black midi has previously prov en itself as a pioneer of the current rock sphere, can they still push the envelope and surprise audiences? At first, their third record, “hellfire,” sounds very similar to their sophomore album, “cavalcade,” in which the band eschews their post-punk sound in favor of jazz fusion and progressive rock influences from 1970s artists like King crimson and Frank Zappa, complex orchestral arrange ments, odd time signatures and lengthier run times. but even though black midi is a band that wears its influences on its sleeve, they still manage to craft a sound uniquely theirs by mixing the more obvious prog clichés with dizzy ing math rock-inspired riffs and noisy walls of sound. “hellfire” feels much tighter and more direct that “cavalcade,” which had a run time of 42 minutes despite only being eight tracks long. It’s obvious from the first few tracks that black midi’s skills as composers have improved dramatically, as the songs here are much less meandering but still as intricate as the tracks on their previous record. meanwhile, the band’s unusual song structures never fail to keep listeners guessing as to where a piece is head ing. “The race is About to begin,” for example, begins with an energetic arrangement of odd ascending guitar lines and an explosive brass section, but quickly switches to a mellow piano jazz, before just as unexpectedly re turning to the opening riffs. In both the more relaxed and hard-hitting sections, black midi presents an incredible level of technical virtuosity rarely found in bands nowa days. The track “sugar/Tzu” features pummeling guitar arpeggios and lightning-fast drumming by the immense ly talented morgan simpson. staying true to its title, the songs in “hellfire” mostly tell grim tales of murder and war, such as following a shellshocked soldier in “Welcome to hell” or a group of men being poisoned in “eat men eat,” but black midi still man ages to keep the tone relatively lighthearted with a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek humor that works in tandem with the album’s chaotic energy. An online point of contention is frontman Geordie Greep’s voice, which many have described as nasal and somewhat annoying. similarly, his manic, spoken-word style of singing has also drawn criticism. bassist cameron
Black Midi Label: Rough Trade Favorite tracks: “Sugar/Tzu,” “Welcome to Hell” If you liked: Black Country, New Road, Squid
TheWriterworld of baz Luhrmann’s “elvis” is, curiously, often painted with dimmed colors. Yes, when the King of rock inevitably enters vegas, there is the expected bombast, but most of this world is gray, such as elvis’ large concert com pleting the first two stages of his career, where the show ap pears smokey and the lights in the stadium are bright and piercing. The cinematography is a fitting analogue for the film’s portrait of elvis: an exploited boy who’s suffering the lights of fame, obscured. Yet the film’s fixation on elvis’ bio graphical arc limits its presentation of — and the audience’s connection with — the star. The greatest aspect of this film is its cast’s incredible and immersive performances. Austin butler’s brooding portrayal of elvis is magnificent, with every age and mood feeling true to the character. When elvis is emotionally distant, butler and director Luhrmann convey the turmoil within the star, and when the King of rock does return to earth in his low est moments, butler captures a wide range of grief for the different sorts of loss elvis faces. The reversion to childhood elvis displays when his mother dies is as natural to him as his weeping when his wife leaves him — accepting the guilt for his marriage’s collapse while simultaneously mourning it. This is a magnum opus of a performance that earns all its publicWhilepraise.butler is the clear superstar in this film, his castmates also deliver shining performances. helen Thomson and olivia deJonge play the most important women in elvis’ life — his mother Gladys and wife Priscilla, respectively — both with comparable understatement. Thomson’s naturalistic performance builds an immediate connection between the audience and Gladys that heightens the film’s foreboding feeling as Gladys loses touch with elvis. deJonge works quiet ly and subtly to capture Priscilla and her helplessness as elvis implodes, with this lack of power evocative of mid-century America’s reductive view of women. but the most gripping performance in the film belongs to Tom hanks’ nasty colonel Tom Parker, a parasite of a man leeching off elvis, whose business affairs the colonel controls. While the colonel acts as a fantastic embodiment of the abuse often found in the entertainment business, there is another dimension to him that hanks powerfully explores. The colonel is a man with no legal or human identity, and his enslavement of elvis al lows the former to live vicariously through the latter. Yet the colonel clearly cares for elvis in some way, which only adds to the complexity and emotional resonance of this relationship that, more than any other element of the movie, burrows into the mind of the audience. Where “elvis” is less effective is in its pacing and portrayal of Presley’s artistry. The film speeds through most of his ca reer before slamming the breaks during the vegas years, and while this conveys the stasis and captivity he must have felt during his residency there, it yields a frustrating inconsisten cy in the story’s tempo. This could have been addressed by trading time in vegas for more exploration of his art. While there are concert scenes, music sits secondary to his celeb rity life, and when he goes to hollywood, the colonel narrates what elvis’ movies were like rather than the film presenting the audience with those movies itself. “elvis” has marketed itself as fully representative of Presley, yet Luhrmann does not prioritize conveying the experience elvis’ audience had with his art that propelled him to superstardom. If the audi ence better understands the ecstasy and escape that elvis and other early rock artists gave to other generations — if they more fully see their light — then when the film reveals the dark reality of elvis’ life, they will be more horrified and moved by the fate of the star. As a film about the titular celebrity, “elvis” is powerfully captured, with exceptional actors constructing Presley’s decadent world. That world, however, cannot be fully under stood without the light of his artistry, to which the film gives too little attention.
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“hellfire” was easily my most anticipated record of 2022, and I am glad to say that black midi has delivered yet an other banger of an album to remind audiences why they are considered by many critics to be one of the most pro gressive and important bands of the decade. In a span of less than three years, they have put out some of the most exciting rock albums the genre has seen in a long time, and it’s clear that they are only just getting started.
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Director: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks
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By MEGAN SLUZAS scene Writer s ummer 2022 began and ended with “ b etter c all s aul.” The final season sucked me in with character development that only v ince Gilligan and Peter Gould can deliver. The series takes s aul Goodman, a character who mainly serves as com ic relief in “ b reaking b ad,” and deepens him into a man who masks his true nature to achieve a sense of power in a world where he feels powerless. Admittedly, at the beginning of “ b etter c all s aul,” when the audience meets the man who will become s aul, struggling lawyer Jimmy m cGill, his life and his show are slow. v iewers waited on the edge of their seats for the emergence of s aul Goodman, the charismatic, sleazy person ality from “ b reaking b ad” that Jimmy used to compartmentalize his life. For a while, the dual personalities worked. s aul could represent more “criminal” types using shady methods under the Goodman persona, and return home as Jimmy to Kim Wexler, his partner who sees the goodness in him. Jimmy loves her and finds her as someone with whom he can be vulnerable. As the series goes on, losses in Jimmy’s life catalyze his transformation into s aul. r eflecting this, the direction becomes more flashy and fast paced. With the loss of his brother c huck, with whom he had a complicated relationship, Jimmy leans into the s aul personality as a way to get back at his brother. This loss leads Jimmy to act out against h oward h amlin, c huck’s law part ner, by guilt-tripping h amlin with emotions about c huck that Jimmy would rather avoid feel ing himself. In Jimmy’s eyes, h amlin always saw Jimmy like c huck did — inadequate. Jimmy’s need to feel powerful drives him and Kim to slander h oward, the fallout of which leads to Kim leaving Jimmy. With nothing to lose, Jimmy fully becomes s aul. In the penultimate episode and finale, which takes place after “ b reaking b ad,” it first appears that only s aul Goodman remains. Ironically, Jimmy goes from a client-beloved elder law attor ney to a man on the run that threatens to strangle an old woman. s aul plays on the ego of the opposing legal counsel by using a sob story to threaten his per fect courtroom win streak. h e weaves the truth and jumps through legal loopholes and whittles a life sentence down to a seven-year stay at a cushy prison in n orth c arolina. For s aul, it’s all good. h e even seems unfazed by a confession from Kim about h oward. s aul self ishly appears to rope her into the trial and goes to court in a trademark flashy suit. h e begins his story that reduces his sentences, then con fesses to his involvement in Walter White’s drug empire, and the deaths of h oward h amlin and c huck. With each confession, he removes more of his armor. At the end of his confession, he lets s aul go, proclaiming, “The name’s m cGill. It’s James m cGill.” Jimmy will suffer for his actions as s aul Goodman, but when he goes down, he chooses to accept this as his true self, the person Kim loved. In many ways, I think we all can relate to Jimmy’s descent into the seemingly untouchable s aul. h owever, the promise of s aul Goodman, while flashy and fun, only drains true connec tion in Jimmy’s life, first with c huck, and then with Kim. In the final scene of the series, Jimmy bids farewell to Kim with a flick of his signature finger guns. Lightning doesn’t shoot from those fingertips, nor do they contain the electric cha risma of s aul Goodman. There is a warmth to them, however, possibly the warmth of the con nection that he and Kim share with a cigarette that bookends the series. In the end, Jimmy can’t evade prison, but he realizes that he would rather be the human Kim loved than a lonely god. Contact Megan Sluzas at msluzas@nd.edu
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The relationship between c aptain Wentworth and Anne’s cousin h enrietta was glossed over. e ven minor changes in the story and the exclu sion of certain relationship dynamics fueled my distaste of this film. For example, they removed the comedic feud between Anne’s sister and her mother-in-law.Thetwo-hour movie is difficult for a reader who loves “Persuasion,” and the lesson here is that n etflix should not try to create classics. It will not entice fans of the books because the filmmakers will not stay true to the original characters.
“Persuasion” (2022) Director: Carrie Cracknell Starring: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis If you liked: The “After” series KLAERS
By ROSE ANDROWICH scene Writer n etflix made a mistake in releasing this 2022 adaptation of the classic written by Jane Austen. It has been universally acknowledged by Jane Austen fans, like myself, that it is not a good film. c omparing it to the original novel and other adaptations makes it fall incredibly short. “Persuasion” is a frustrating film because it ig nores why readers are in love with these charac ters.The modernization of Jane Austen books has given us exceptional films such as “ c lueless.” In this movie, they only bring “Persuasion” halfway into today. The set is modernized, but they did not change the costumes to match. This discord only frustrated me. Also, the incorporation of modern sarcasm did not fit. s arcasm would make a great deal of sense in an adaptation of a book like “ e mma”. This does not work here because of Anne e lliot’s character in the novel. o ne of the reasons why I love the novel so much was because of Anne’s character. s he is timid and unsure of herself, which is why the premise of her rejecting c aptain Wentworth makes sense. r eplacing those aspects with sar casm undermines the credibility of the storyline. The change of Anne e lliot’s character im pacted the entire film because it fails to cap ture the book’s beautiful romance. When Anne and c aptain Wentworth end up together, it feels forced. It does not build up the same feeling you get when reading the book, which is one of the most important things to do in adaptation. This is because of the elements cut from the book.
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For those of you who have read The o bserver for the past few years, there is a good chance you have run into my n FL model, which is predicated on the idea that instead of simply measur ing wins and losses to rate teams, we can observe what statistics tell us down to a micro level. At the end of the spring semester, I was asked by our s ports e ditor to try and create a version of ZeL o for college football. e ager to try my hand at a college football model, I quickly got to work until I realized it was impos sible for two reasons.
Zwiller: I built a college football model. Here’s how it works
Firstly, trying to manage the rosters of 130-plus col lege teams is a task I’m not crazy enough to try, and people who have watched me run the n FL model al ready think I’m crazy (de pending on the week, it can take me over ten hours to update ZeL o ).
TheWriterholy c ross soccer season will enter full swing s aturday when both the men’s and women’s squads take the field at home for the s aints.Itwill be women’s soccer to start off the doubleheader, taking on Indiana University e ast in a 2 p.m. tilt. The s aints have played a pair of games already this year, both of which ended in draws. A 3-3 tie with b ethel and a 2-2 af fair with Indiana University Kokomo represent the first two games of a four game homestand for holy c ross. The one thread that has tied those two games togeth er has been goals from senior midfielder nicole c ook.
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For another, there isn’t the same level of data read ily available. For my money, Pro Football r eference is the best stats website and the easiest to integrate into e xcel. b ut as immaculate as PF r is, there are just some stats missing in the nc AA. The best example I can think of is passes targeted. The n FL has both receptions and targets, but college football lacks targets. s o, between the lack of data and the sheer size of the project, I decided to move to a team-based mod el. With that decision made, the pieces began to fall into place. I grabbed each team per game stats, both for and against, ran them through a modified ZeL o formula and created a net metric.
Tom Zwiller’s graphic on how his ZeLo Rating system works.
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The former Florida Gulf c oast transfer tallied twice against bethel and again found the back of the net to equalize early on against IU-Kokomo.Anotherconstant on the scoresheet for the s aints has been c ook’s fellow senior midfielder, Lauren c ernak. The s outh bend native has notched assists in each of holy c ross’ first two games this year and also found the back of the net herself against bethel. her goal and assist against bethel helped lead a three-goal second half by the s aints as the squad pushed their way back from a 3-0 halftime deficit. Taylor Primack should also be another constant at the goalkeeper for holy c ross, with the sophomore net minder looking to improve off an impressive freshman season. As a rookie she made Holy Cross soccer weekendgearsprogramupforgames
The first thing that jumped out to me was that teams who had been good recently but had a down year last year were low (think Penn s tate) and teams that had been poor the year before but were good last year ( b aylor) were projected to be too strong. This made me want to go back to years prior, run more data and create a weighted average based on recency (for example, the most recent year is weight ed at 50% and the last year is 5%). I now felt a lot more comfortable knowing that a team who might have had an outlier year in one way or the other would still get credit for it, but at the same time, it wouldn’t be the only factor. The next phase was add ing a strength of schedule component. I created a scale based on the average sched ule, and if a team had a more demanding schedule, their ZeL o for that year was mul tiplied by a decimal greater than one. If it was easier, it got multiplied by a decimal lessTherethan.was also the matter of roster turnover that need ed to be addressed. With the n FL model, I manually ad dress this by moving players as I follow free agency. b ut with a team model, I have to make more general assump tions about which players are leaving when players graduate or are drafted. s o a good team last year, like Georgia, who lost over half of their returning produc tion, will not return with as elite a defensive unit. c onversely, the matter of recruiting needs to be con sidered, as well. According to 247 s ports, over the past four years, Georgia has been a top-5 recruiting school, ranking first (2020) and sec ond (2019) during that span. s uddenly, that reduction of their defense seems like an overcorrection.mysolutionwas simple: I took247 247 s ports’ average recruiting grade and multi plied it by .36 (the 36% was found here) and added the returning production met ric and the new recruiting metric.soGeorgia, who had a 73% offensive and 44% defensive returning percent, now has a return plus recruit score of 1.06 on offense (a slight improvement) and a .775 on defense (a relatively large regression). These two num bers should account for re turning production and the new class of players joining the team.
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The last thing I wanted to incorporate into the model was a home field adjust ment. Two components were critical to me. The first was the team’s home win-loss record, and the second was their average home atten dance (adjusted for capac ity to help protect smaller schools). I used a five-year average for both stats and calculated Z- s cores (a met ric that shows numerically how close something is to the mean) for both stats. I took these two numbers and added them to a base of 10. s o, if a team has a poor win-loss record, they will have a negative Z- s core (be cause they are below the mean), which would low er their home adjustment from 10. The same is true if they have below-average attendance. b ut the worst that could happen is a team drops to plus-four — still an advantage, but minimal. I honestly have no idea how this project is going to go. When I first built my n FL model, I got to test it by my self first. I spent a week or two just tracking results and seeing if the player values made sense and didn’t jump around too much. It worked out well and I felt good about publishing it. This college model is com pletely different; you and I are going to find out how good it is at the same time. I built it and all the deci sions made were intention al and well-thought-out. It back tested incredibly well last year — on average, the model was about a game and a half off of the actual finish. b y the model, Georgia won the title and Alabama fin ished second, mirroring the results of the actual season. Always a good sign. s o, I hope you follow along and enjoy watching the sea son unfold as we track ZeL o against both real results and the es P n FPI predictions.
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When asked about the challenges this season, rockwell said: “I’m looking for ward to going to battle with this team every single day. They are so much fun to be around and they have made this journey for me already worth it. I just love this group.”
rockwell is of course looking to open this season up with a win, but she would also like to see the team “play as a co hesive unit, execute the game plan and stay patient and focused throughout the matches from start to finish.”
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Associate sports e ditor With a shift in the coaching staff, notre dame volleyball is looking to take this season by storm. The squad will face tough competitors off the bat, start ing with their season opener against Texas Tech on Friday. That will be fol lowed by two consecutive gaves against m ississippi state and m ilwuakee. Although new, head coach salima rockwell is well-equipped for the up coming season. rockwell was not only a vital student athlete — she was a threetime All-American setter in her years at Penn state — but she was also an ad mired assistant coach at her alma mater. rockwell also coached at the University of Texas, where the Longhorns won the national c hampionship for the first time in over 20 years. “The biggest challenges as a new coach here have really been just getting to know all of the ins and outs of notre dame,” rockwell said. “The best part about it all is that everyone is so eager to help. It’s been the people here that really separates notre dame from any other place.”notre dame certainly hopes that rockwell’s transition to coaching the Irish will help push the team to what it needs to be revitalized. rockwell brought along former col league craig d yer as associate head coach. dryer has a plethora of coach ing experience, previously working at creighton, Penn state, Pittsburgh, marquette, seton hall and rutgers. Following the announcement of d yer, rockwell secured two more staff ing positions: associate head coach sara matthews and volunteer assistant Lauren Plum. matthews has spent the last five seasons as head coach for the delaware blue hens. While at delaware, the blue hens saw major improvement under matthews. now, she hopes to con tinue her streak in south bend. Plum, on the other hand, spent the past few years as an assistant coach at Arizona and v illanova. she played collegiately at oregon from 2010-2014 before play ing overseas for 6 years. rockwell has brought together a solid coaching staff to help bring the Irish to victory. rockwell and her coaching staff are not the only fresh faces on the squad. The Irish welcomed five freshmen this year, as well as welcoming graduate transfer outside hitters c lare delaplane and maddy Waumans, as well as middle blocker Kaylyn Winkler.
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Irish senior libero Kiara Okenla serves against No. 4 Louisville. This was the Irish’s first of two meetings with the Cardinals in 2021; the Irish lost both, 0-3 and 1-3, respectively.
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In addition to these new faces, the Irish welcome back some key players who will help tie the new in with the old. one major player is Junior Libero hattie monson; in the 2021-2022 sea son, monson played in all 103 sets and led the team with 407 digs in her sopho more season. now as an upperclassman, monson is expected to play a key role in the Irish defense.
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“It’s too early yet to say on court who those will be, as they are battling every day,” rockwell said. “but off the court, I have already seen leadership from our three grad transfers and several return ers as well. The upperclassmen have been so committed to helping the fresh men assimilate and I think that is a huge part in why our team chemistry and cul ture is so strong. I’m grateful for them.” Among others, monson will be work ing with freshman middle blocker bella Tehrani on defense. Tehrani was a highly sought after recruit, playing on canada’s U18 team before college. Alongside monson are senior liberos Kiara okenla and nancy Kane, both of whom will surely help the Irish to vic tory. okenla averaged 1.27 digs per set in her junior season and Kane averaged 0.39 per set. While monson and Tehrani are both stable defensive players, the Irish will be looking towards Winkler, delaplane and freshman outside hitter Avery ross on offense. Throughout her four years at v illanova, delaplane recorded 600 kills, 662 digs and 100 blocks. comparatively, as a senior at sm U, Winkler had the second-best hitting percentage mark in American Athletic conference play at .388 and ranked fourth in the league with 1.09 blocks/set. ross, although a freshman, is coming in with high expec tations. o ver her high school career she earned over 1,500 kills and led Indiana with 597 kills in her senior season. The Irish are bringing on quite a few new faces, but they are also losing some important ones. setter Zoe nunez joined m ichigan state University as a graduate transfer. nunez was second in the Acc last year with 10.61 assists per set and 753 total assists. nunez was also named team captain, a spot that still needs to be filled going into the 2022 season. however, new additions will hopefully fill the gap that nunez is leaving. Although the Irish surely have an impressive squad, they are not facing easy competition. The Irish visit no. 4 Louisville on october 26. The Irish faced the cardinals twice last year, falling 0-3 and 1-3. With new coaching and players, the Irish hope to redeem themselves. notre dame will also face m iami and Florida state, and while they are cur rently not ranked in the Avc A coaching poll, they both had honorable mentions.
“We would like to establish an energy and a vibe that people are drawn to, play ing relentless defense and while keeping our offense balanced,” rockwell said. The Irish open up their season at home on Friday against Texas Tech. The match starts at 7 p.m. and is televised on the Accn X.
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There are lofty expectations for firstyear head coach marcus Freeman, and while Freeman has a ton of talent to work with, the schedule is arguably the most difficult the Irish have had in re cent memory. The week one matchup against ohio state will be telling for the season ahead, and while I think the Irish have a shot at winning, I don’t think it’s a great one. The holes in the Irish secondary will prove to be too much, and the team will start off 0-1. After that loss, I see the Irish building momentum and picking up notable wins against U nc and bYU and beat ing a top-5 c lemson team yet again at notre dame Unfortunatelystadium.forthe Irish, they will fall trap to Phil Jurkovec and boston c ollege on senior day. I expect bc to be a decent team this year, and this just feels like a trap game notre dame will lose. To make matters worse for the Irish, they will face a vastly improved Usc team the final week of the season, and the Trojans will make a statement to prove that they are once again back on the national stage. When all is said and done, the Irish finish 9-3.
Contact J.J. Post at jpost2@nd.edu boost for the Irish attack, and the early returns on her new partnership have been promising.Wingate excels at stretching defenses, getting in behind slower center backs with well-timed runs and quick combination play. mercado’s attacking midfield bonafides play into both those strengths nicely.Itwill obviously take some time for the pairing’s chemistry to reach the near-instinctive levels of Wingate and s ammi Fisher’s 2021 partnership, but it’s clear the potential is there. If both Wingate and mercado can get firing, notre dame could crack the shortlist of serious Acc contenders. The defense proved last year that it can be on the same level as the conference’s (and nation’s) best. but the retooled attack, fueled by Albert, Wingate and mercado, will need to kick the Irish offense up a notch to create a more balanced (and competitive) side. If nothing changes from 2021, and even if things regress a bit, notre dame should be a solid outfit who qualify for the Acc tournament and make a decent nc AA tournament run. but if the attack finds a second gear to complement existing defensive strength, the Irish could find themselves in discussion with c ollege c up contenders once again.
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Observer Sports Staff With just over a week until the sea son kicks off, the observer Football beat sat down to give their season pre dictions for the Fighting Irish. a idan t homas - s ports Editor
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The hype surrounding the notre dame program has reached a level I’ve personally never seen. but that hype is barely masking the reality that is the Irish schedule. The Irish have na tional championship-caliber talent, but a gauntlet of a schedule and young stars that need to gel almost immedi ately. First, there’s ohio state, their first top-five road game since 2019. Throw in c lemson at home, bYU at a neutral field, potentially tricky road games with U nc and syracuse and an alwaysdifficult road trip to Usc — the sched ule is littered with landmines. marcus Freeman has said all the right things and pushed most of the right buttons. but when it comes down to it, the Irish feature a first-year head coach with a first-year starting quar terback, plus an offense that returns just 49% of their production. I want to be more optimistic than this, but I’m going with a 10-2 record for the Irish in 2022. Who do the losses come from? ohio state and U nc are my picks, al though the latter could be any of the trap games present on the Irish slate this season. The title drought is going to end soon, but Freeman needs anoth er year at least. Liam Coolican - a ssociate s ports Editor
For the first time since 2006, notre dame is ranked in the top-5 in the pre season AP Poll, and the Irish certainly have the talent to back that ranking up. despite losing stars such as Kyle hamilton and Kyren Williams, the Irish bring back an elite level of talent. o n paper, they can compete with any team in the country. While it may feel like years have passed since brian Kelly abruptly de parted, marcus Freeman is a first-year head coach. Irish fans should be ex cited at the prospect of him leading the program, but the Fiesta b owl col lapse showed that there will be a learn ing curve. The Irish are also relatively inexperienced at several key positions including quarterback, wide receivers and defensive backs. The schedule is certainly tough as well, but as things stand now, I fore see notre dame being the better team heading into each game, save ohio state. ever the optimist, I am going to predict an 11-1 record and a return to the c FP. Freeman has built so much momentum over the past several months, it’s hard not to be excited about the program’s direction. The team will have a tough opener in c olumbus, but quickly bounce back and run the table, sneaking into the playoffs as a 4-seed. Mannion Mc g inley - a ssistant Managing Editor This year’s notre dame football schedule is no cakewalk. There’s no question there. Yes, the season opens with a Top-5 opponent. Yes, that opener is an away game, as is the season closer with longstanding rival Usc . And yes, the Irish take on the buckeyes with a brand new Qb1 under an all but brand new head coach. but here’s where the 10-2 comes in. sure, the Irish will start from behind, opening the season 0-1, but this team made it clear once and has continued to make it clear since: They want to play for marcus Freeman. The hype around the program ema nates from the players themselves in a way that fits a top-tier program and is compounded by players showing up and showing out in camp. Where there are holes, young players are stepping into form. Will they be ready to take on ohio state to open the season? not as ready as a win requires, but the ex isting hype is heightened by a fire lit under both fans and players to come back from a loss. The Irish will become a well-oiled machine throughout the season. A somewhat-far shamrock s eries — with an unexpectedly large bYU crowd behind Jaren hall and Paku nacua’s ability to stretch the defense — without our own ability to answer will bring about a second loss, albeit a close one.
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There’s no denying the energy and excitement surrounding this year’s notre dame football team with marcus Freeman as head coach. The Irish are ranked as high as no. 5 in the preseason polls but many are saying — once again — they are overrated. having three op ponents in the Top-25 makes for a po tentially tough schedule and an opener in columbus in primetime is a particu larly daunting start. As for the lineup, sophomore Tyler buchner at Qb1 is where some ques tions lie. As he goes, so go the Irish. buchner was hurt in the spring, so an other injury would be a serious hit. but, he has received big-time experience and will be a crucial part of the run game. I believe defense will also show a strong suit, specifically with preseason firstteam All-American Isaiah Foskey and All-American transfer safety brandon Joseph.11-1with the loss coming from ohio state is my extremely optimistic, yet firm, prediction. Usc and U nc are games to look out for, and bc could be a trap game for the Irish. nevertheless, I believe they will come out on top. nd has an undoubtedly tough schedule, but there’s lots of potential and coaching ability required to fill those holes. Emily deFazio - a ssociate sports Editor never did I expect that marcus Freeman would be leading the charge into the 2022 football season. I think we all knew that, one day, he would be a candidate for the position of head coach. I just did not expect that day to come as soon as it did. despite the fan base-wide excitement — and therefore, high expectations — for this appoint ment, it begs the question: how will the team function with this change in leadership?AsifKelly leaving the way he did was not bad enough, this year the Irish face a slew of formidable opponents and domestic uncertainties under a head coach that has never held that position before. one thing the Irish may have go ing for them is that they have already established a Qb1 in Tyler buchner. one of the team’s main pitfalls last year was the inconsistency in that position. no matter how good or bad buchner per forms, it helps to know that they have committed to structuring the offense with him specifically in mind. This leads to how this structure will actually work on the field. While every part of me would love to see the Irish scrape by in the top-5 ohio state sea son opener, the realistic chances of that happening are not in notre dame’s favor.starting the season off 0-1, I see the Irish gaining some traction as the new bies gain their footing and Freeman set tles into his role in-season. should the team win against c lemson, for the second time in notre dame stadium, the morale will be at an all-time high. The key will be not letting that success lead to overconfidence in games against the likes of bc and Usc . I see the high of the c lemson game caus ing a late-season loss, leaving the Irish 10-2 on november 22 in LA. Contact Aidan Thomas athoma28@ nd.edu, Liam Coolican at lcoolica@ nd.edu, Mannion McGinley at mmcginl3@nd.edu, Nate Moller at nmoller2@nd.edu, Maddie Ladd at mladd2@nd.edu and Emily DeFazio at edefazio@nd.edu
HCC con TI 12 110 saves and set a program record with eight shutouts on the year. on the men’s side of things Juan Perez seems primed to lead the saint line after a pro ductive freshman season as well as an opening day tally against b ethel. Though the s aints fell to the Pilots 6-1, Perez did score a goal off a feed from senior midfield er e lmin ejup to level the scoring in the 24th minute. o ne thing to keep an eye out for on s aturday will be who gets the nod in goal for the s aints. s ophomore c laudio Fuentealba got the start against b ethel last week but was pulled late in the game in favor of fresh man Isaias r ubio. r ubio let in a goal on the only shot on target he faced, but his insertion into the game late on could be indicative of a willingness from head coach o mar g allo to swap out his starter from last season.Thescoreline against a ranked b ethel opponent is unlikely to be indicative of holy c ross’ performance the rest of the way this sea son. The saints lost their opener to the Pilots in 2021 before rebounding to end the season 11-6-3. saturday offers the saints a prime chance to start the season on a hot streak, with them continuing a three game homestand that comes in the midst of four of their first five games being played in south bend. e xpect holy cross to look for a statement victory against an Indiana University east team that they defeated 6-1 last season. holy c ross women’s and men’s soccer will play back to back on s aturday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively. both games will be played at s aints Field in s outh bend. Livestreams for both games will be available on the holy c ross website.
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n otre d ame will return to Alumni s tadium s ept. 6 following their trips to e ast Lansing and b loomington to face d ePaul at home. The b lue d emons will be the Irish’s last test in a difficult non-conference slate and should provide an important final tune up before the team begins their quest to defend their A cc title earned in last seasons’ tournament. Contact JJ Post at jpost2@nd.edu
“ c redit to s eattle, they created a couple chances and they finished them,” said r iley. “They were very clinical, and they’re a good team so they’re going to be an nc AA [tour nament] team. I think for us in the key moments we could have done a little better, but credit to the team, I think they responded well to maybe an unfortunate penalty. When you give up the second goal it makes things really difficult, but credit to them they didn’t stop.” The road doesn’t get any eas ier for the Irish looking ahead. n otre d ame is now staring down a two game road swing against a pair of local foes, heading on the road to face m ichigan s tate and Indiana.both the s partans and the h oosiers defeated the Irish last sea son, but coach r iley said the addi tional games against top teams only gives the team more fight for the conference and tournament games later in the season.
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notre dame men’s soccer falls to seattle 3-1 in season opener
By J.J. POST s ports Writer n otre d ame men’s soccer dropped their opening game Thursday, fall ing 3-1 to s eattle University at Alumni s tadium. It was the r edhawks who opened the scoring, with senior forward d eclan m cGlynn slotting home a penalty kick in the 50th minute. The spotkick came after no small amount of controversy, with the n otre d ame bench being assigned a yellow card for such intense plead ing for the referee to look at vA r e ven after the Irish persuaded the officials to check again at the sideline monitor, the penalty was given and promptly dispatched by mFromcGlynn.there the r edhawks took advantage of a more urgent Irish at tack to notch two more goals to all but put the game away. m cGlynn added a second in the 65th minute before senior forward h abib b arry bundled home a corner kick with just over ten minutes remaining to put n otre d ame away for good. The Irish did show some signs of fight late on, with sophomore de fender Kyle Genenbacher burying a 81st minute chance, but it was too little too late to overcome the r edhawks.despiteenjoying a 19 to 10 advan tage in shots and a 10 to 5 advantage in corner kicks, n otre d ame was unable to convert their chances. The Irish generally controlled the possession and flow of the game, but at the end of the day it was the more clinical r edhawks who con trolled the scoring. Irish head coach c had r iley was quick to give plaudits to s eattle while also acknowledging the solid foundation his team laid in their first game against a tournament caliber opponent.
“I think it just speeds up the growing process,” r iley said. “It’s hard, too. b ut at the end of the day we want to win important games so you have to play really good teams to do that. For me, you just grow much more when you play against quality opponents.”
Irish sophomore midfielder Bryce Boneau fights for possession on Thursday against Seattle in Alumni Stadium. The Irish ultimately fell 3-0 to the Redhawks in their season opener.
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This season n otre d ame women’s soccer will look to build off its best season yet, under head coach n ate n orman with a largely retained core and some key transfer additions. The Irish’ resurgence will likely begin at the back, as all three starting center backs from the 2021 campaign return. The Irish enjoyed one of the A cc ’s best goals-against records last season, allowing more than one goal in a game just three times all year (with only one of those games coming in regular seasonJuniorplay).midfielder e va Gaetino should anchor the unit, directing traffic as the central defender in the trio and a common starting hub for the long switching balls n otre d ame likes to send forward. s he’ll be flanked by senior defender Waniya h udson and junior defender e va Wirtz, both of whom have established themselves as consistent forces along the backline.supplementing a well-stocked center back depth chart even further is sophomore KJ r onan, who emerged in 2021 as n orman’s preferred substitute. Typically, n orman would look to r onan as an additional defensive steel to late games or when his traditional three starters needed a rest. b ehind that rock-solid backline, however, is one of the first major decisions n orman must make before conference play starts. c urrently, the Irish don’t have an established starter at goalkeeper, with junior Ashley n aylor and graduate transfer m ackenzie Wood each earning one start in the team’s first two games. It’s not for a lack of confidence in either option. n aylor proved one of the conference’s better keepers over the back half of the 2021 season after she stepped in for an injured m attie Interian, and Wood started for four years at n orthwestern. b ut through just two games, with the pair having faced a combined zero shots on target, there’s no clear indicator of who the better option is.“I think the reality is at this point, we can’t come to that conclusion yet,” n orman said. “We need some games where maybe they get tested a little bit more. b ut there’s probably not a lot we can tell from these first two games.” o ne area where n otre d ame has been able to make some evaluations about where they stand heading into 2022 has been the midfield. The loose alignment of five players that make up the most crucial element of n orman’s preferred 3-52 formation is made up of a unique mix of experienced veterans and youngGenerallytalent.starting at the base of the midfield in most games has been freshman Leah Klenke, who exploded onto the scene with a goal and an assist in her first two games with the ThoughIrish.it’s unclear whether her long-term home is at the “6” position, with n orman having also given her stints at center back as well as further up the pitch, the rookie seems a natural replacement for now-graduated defensive midfielder c amryn d yke. “ s he’s just an ultra talented player,” said n orman. “ s he can get the ball, she’s a great defender, she covers area, she moves [the ball], she can run at people, she can play on the back line. s he’s just been tremendous from the start. s he came in and earned it and I’m happy to give her that time.” Aside from Klenke, much of the midfield for the Irish remains consistent from last season. Graduate student b rianna m artinez and senior Kati d ruzina are both multi-year starters who have earned the trust of the Irish staff to have a large amount of creativity and responsibility in wingback roles. And with both sophomore Katie c oyle and freshman b erkley m ensik looking like promising options off the bench, n otre d ame should be able to rotate with confidence out wide.Atthe tip of the spear for the midfield will be sophomore Korbin Albert.Perhaps the most dynamic attacking midfielder in the A cc , Albert has started to put together a very real case to be the top pick in the 2025 n W s L draft. The sophomore can do it all for the Irish, an excellent dribbler and passer with perhaps the best shooting range on the team, Albert is the obvious choice to be the focal point of the n otre d ame attack. The question the Irish must now answer is: Who partners her? h er fellow attacking midfielder in 2021, m addie m ercado, is now playing center forward (more on that in a bit). Laney m atriano started in her absence and looked solid, but she lacks top-level experience as a freshman.Kikivan Zanten is coming off a summer to remember — with the senior scoring the goal at conc A c AF championships that helped send Jamaica to the o lympics — but struggled for consistent minutes in 2021. It would seem, however, that her experience gives her the inside track for the job. “I think Kiki had a fantastic spring and a great summer,” n orman said. “ s he does so much work defensively, she covers so much area. Pressing, winning second balls and obviously, we know what she can do going forward. I just think right now she’s playing with a ton of confidence and it’s been great to see.” r ounding out the n otre d ame lineup is the strike partnership of graduate student o livia Wingate and senior m addie m ercado. Wingate’s return for a graduate year has immediately proven to be see soccer
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Irish graduate student defender Brianna Martinez dribbles down the field in a 2019 game against Syracuse. In last October’s match-up, the Irish beat out the Orange 3-0.
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