Print Edition for The Observer for Monday, January 23, 2023

Mike Brey to retire as basketball coach

tournament

By MATTHEW CROW a ssociate sports e ditor

i t’s the end of an era for n otre d ame men’s basketball. i t was announced last week that head coach m ike b rey will step down from his position after the season. The news comes in the midst of a difficult year for the i rish, who are 1-8 acc play. h owever, the few low moments of b rey’s 23-year tenure are few and far between when compared to all of the success he brought to a program that struggled significantly in the years preceding his arrival.

b rey’s accomplishments in s outh b end include making thirteen trips to the ncaa Tournament, winning n ational c oach of the year

honors in 2011 and breaking n otre d ame’s career wins record. h e will try to add to that list by leading a late-season turnaround in the remainder of the current season. h ere is a look back at a few of his biggest moments as head coach of the i rish.

Irish return to the NCAA Tournament

w hen b rey was hired to coach n otre d ame in 2000 after five successful seasons with d elaware, many expected some early growing pains. h e had never experienced the heightened pressure and expectations that come with coaching a major program, and n otre d ame had fallen on hard see brey PAGE 4

prayer service and service project highlight inclusion College produces memory book

By GENEVIEVE COLEMAN and ROSE ANDROWICH a ssisstant managing e ditor, news writer

For years, the blue mantle was the college’s yearbook compiled annually by a staff of saint mary’s students.

however, in the spring of 2022, the blue mantle was not produced. in an email, former interim vice president of student affairs and current dean of students gloria Jenkins explained why the yearbook was permanently discontinued.

“among them was a change in the way student memories are captured. in previous decades, an annual yearbook was a way to encapsulate moments in time in a way more appropriate for the era. Today’s technology does a better job of capturing those moments for students in a more immediate and familiar manner.”

by kaT hryn muchnick a ssociate news e ditor

over the weekend, the eighth annual walk the walk week continued with a service project co-sponsored by student government and a prayer service at the basilica of the sacred heart on campus.

walk the walk week (wTww) is a series of university, department and student-sponsored events designed to address diversity and inclusion at notre dame. The week honors martin luther king Jr.’s legacy. due to the campus-wide observance of mlk day, wTww programming takes place Jan. 16 to Jan. 27.

The second of this year’s keynote events was a prayer service at the basilica of the sacred heart, featuring reflections by the most rev. michael bruce curry, presiding bishop and primate of the episcopal church.

“The decision to permanently discontinue the yearbook was made after thoughtful consideration and was not an easy one to make,” Jenkins said. “but it was necessary. rising printing costs combined with lack of student participation in yearbook creation led to the decision in late 2021 to no longer publish The blue mantle.”

Jenkins also mentioned that in the past, the yearbook served as a way to compile pictures. however with changing technology, she claimed there are digital alternatives to sharing memories.

“other considerations added to the decision,” Jenkins stated.

because the class of 2022 did not receive an issue of blue mantle, Jenkins noted that the college assisted seniors in creating a photo book specifically designed for their class.

“The yearbook was not produced in 2022. instead, seniors were given a unique senior-only product consisting of a photo booklet that captured some of the memorable moments of their year,” she said. “This was a one-year only product that the college helped support, due to the decision to discontinue the yearbook.”

Jenkins stated future classes will have the opportunity to create their own memory book, including the class of 2023 who are currently in the process of making one.

Brey will step down after a storied career, including thirteen trips to the NCAA

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The Notre Dame community gathers at the Scared Heart of Jesus statue for a candlelight march following the Walk the Walk Week prayer service. Rev. Curry, presiding Bishope of the Episcopal Church, spoke.

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Mike Brey, head coach of the Notre Dame men’s basketball team, will step down from his position at the end of the season. Brey is hoping to lead a late-season turnaround to top off his 13 accomplished years.

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Monday

Social Concerns Fair

Geddes Hall

4:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Youth and education organizations from the local community.

Music Program

LaBar Recital Hall

7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Performance by Patrick Yim (violin) and John Blacklow (piano).

Tuesday

Career Chat

Spes Unica Hall, Career Crossings 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Open to all Saint Mary’s students.

Panel: “Dismantling the school-toprison pipeline” Carey Auditorium 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Panel and discussion.

Wednesday

“The War in Ukraine: Reassessing the Russian Invasion” online

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Nanovic panel.

Holy Cross men’s basketball Pfeil Center 7:30 p.m.

Holy Cross faces Roosevelt University.

Thursday

Celebrating Black Excellence Dinner Morris Inn

7 p.m. - 9 p.m. NAACP president will speak. RSVP required.

Notre Dame women’s basketball Joyce Center 8 p.m.

Number 7 Notre Dame plays Florida State.

Friday

Notre Dame hockey Compton Family Ice Arena 7:30 p.m. The Irish take on Wisconsin.

“Is Globalism Dead?”

Jordan Auditorium 10:40 a.m.- noon Lecture by founder of the Reshoring Initiative Henry Moser.

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The Golden Dome shines in the distance down Notre Dame Avenue and across God Quad contrasted by the gray sky on a snowy landscape on Sunday morning. More snow showers loom in the coming week’s forecast, as the spring semester gets underway.

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Undocu a lly to host allyship training session

By GRACIE EPPLER news Writer

as a continuation of notre dame’s Walk the Walk Week, student group Undocually nd will host a training session on Tuesday. The campuswide event is open to anyone who wishes to better understand the immigrant experience and learn how to support undocumented students.

Walk the Walk Week aims to inspire a stronger, more welcoming community on campus. Together, thedreamndcommunity—ajoint program of the Transformational Leaders Program (TLP) and the office of student enrichment (ose) — and Undocually nd will host the training on Tuesday.

Undocually nd was founded in the fall of 2021 and serves as a training resource for the campus community to learn how to better support undocumented students. senior nicholas crookston serves as both cofounder and interim lead of the club.

“our mission is to support the critical work of dream nd and engage the wider notre dame community around important conversations on allyship for our immigrant and undocumented community

members, both at our University and beyond,” crookston said. “We really summarize Undocually nd in our mission statement — building our sanctuary at notre dame one student at a time.”

Undocually nd is a training resource to help educate the campus community. The training itself is at 5 p.m. in the coleman morse lounge. crookston explained that the training will last about an hour and a half and focus on three modules.

“The first module is building what we call an undocumented vocabulary which means using accurate terminology to use language that is both accurate and least harmful,” crookston said. “Then we discuss and actually practice. Lastly, we also practice a ‘Know Your rights’ module, which aims to engage our program members to feel empowered to confront antiimmigrant discrimination and abuse when it manifests in our community.”

Fr. Joe corpora — associate director of the Transformational Leaders Program (TLP) — calls all catholics and everyone on campus to fight injustice and ignorance, particularly anti-immigrant discrimination.

“The best way students can help support their undocumented peers

is by honestly learning about the situation,” corpora said. “We must change the narrative. We must learn what’s really going on.”

To truly understand immigrant and undocumented students, corpora not only encourages attendance at the Undocually nd training event but continued prayer for these students. he also urges all students to be aware of their words and to never make insensitive comments.

“You never know who is undocumented and how your words could affect them,” corpora said.

in addition, he encourages all students to remember that Jesus himself was also a refugee and an immigrant.

ose director consuela Wilson also said she believes caring for undocumented students directly ties into notre dame’s mission as a university.

Quoting the dream nd community’s website, Wilson said, “at the University of notre dame, we are committed to assembling a community of talented individuals regardless of their backgrounds, financial circumstances, or national origins.”

caring for the outcast, the immigrant, the lonely and the poor just as

Jesus did are all important parts of the catholic faith, she added.

The training on Tuesday is the first step towards supporting undocumented students. To truly be an ally, the dream nd and Undocually nd communities argue that we must also live in solidarity with these students.

dream nd and Undocually nd believe that solidarity is a key part of notre dame’s identity and of the catholic faith, which has been echoed by University President Fr. John Jenkins.

in his annual address to the faculty on sept. 20, 2016, Jenkins said, “We are called to live in solidarity with all people, which arises from recognizing that the well-being of each person is a concern for us all. We are all, in one way or another, our sister’s and brother’s keeper. solidarity demands that we strive to overcome fragmentation and separation to see the deeper unity we share with all people.”

To encourage this solidarity, notre dame offers a variety of ways to support its undocumented students.

“in terms of legal resources, the ose works with an immigration lawyer to offer support and

guidance to students with daca status on topics such as renewals, early parole, and steps to obtain citizenship,” Wilson said.

Wilson explained that notre dame does not just provide legal support for its undocumented students, but also supports them financially through the office of financial aid, along with resources through the ose. Likewise, it supports students socially and academically through the TLP.

“Together, the ose and TLP partner with campus partners such as the institute for Latino studies, student coalition for immigration advocacy (scia), University counseling center (Ucc), the center for social concerns (csc), and campus ministry to serve our dream nd community,” Wilson said.

all community members are encouraged to attend the training on Tuesday and can sign up online.

“student by student, community member by community member, we want to empower people to have these conversations so all people at notre dame can flourish,” crookston said.

Contact Gracie Eppler at geppler@nd.edu

curry was elected as presiding bishop in nov. 2015, and since then, he has served as the

episcopal church’s chief pastor, spokesperson, president and chief executive officer (ceo). his ministry has focused on racial reconciliation, climate change, evangelism, immigration policy and marriage equality, according to his

isemen T

biography on the WTWW website.

curry gave the sermon following music from the voices of Faith Gospel choir. he began with a note of gratitude to King’s legacy.

“[This week observes] his legacy by continuing the work. a legacy is

nothing if it ends with the person whose legacy it is. but if there are those who continue that work and live into it, then the legacy lives,” curry said.

one way WTWW seeks to “continue the work” is through the service project addressing housing insecurity in south bend. volunteers gathered saturday morning in duncan student center to sort and package donations for local organizations.

heather asiala, the program director for strategic initiatives with the president’s office, discussed the origins of the service project.

“The service project really started out as a way to capture this idea of martin Luther King thinking about the beloved community. how can we make the community that we live in a more equal and just place for everyone?” asiala said.

The president’s office worked with campus ministry and the office of public affairs to reach out to local organizations and assess the needsofsouthbend.asialasaidthat they responded overwhelmingly by saying that south bend has a lot of housing insecure and people experiencing homelessness. WTWW organizers created two types of kits to donate to the community — a “welcome home” housing kit including laundry and hygiene products and a cleaning kit for people moving from transitional housing to a more permanent home.

asiala noted the campus community’s willingness to help.

“People are hungry to do something,” she said. “We wanted to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to give back in a more meaningful way.”

sofie stitt, the student body vice president, said that student government worked with the president’s

office to expand WTWW this year. stitt attributed much of the success of the service project to student government’s director of diversity and inclusion – race and ethnicity eliza smith.

“being able to be in this position and support her and the whole [department] team has been fantastic,” stitt said.

asiala said that around 200 volunteers helped out saturday morning. First-year dorothea Watson was excited by the high turnout.

“To see all the people that are here is absolutely insane to me,” Watson said. “i think it sort of symbolizes how everybody is supposed to do the walk together, be together and band together. That’s another aspect that we’re witnessing right now.”

curry also referenced King’s idea of the beloved community.

“i’m so thankful that [notre dame is] raising up students to take their place in this country and the countries of the world, for they must help us create beloved community from our jangles of discord and disharmony,” curry said. “[King] said over and over again: ‘We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or we will perish together as fools.’ The choice is ours: chaos or community?”

curry said that america will not fulfill this vision of the beloved community until they honor the ideals of the nation, including “e pluribus unum,” or “out of one, many.”

“When one person loves another as much as he or she loves themselves, then ‘e pluribus unum,’ then america, becomes possible,” he said. “Jesus taught us that.” Contact Kathryn Muchnick at kmuchnic@nd.edu

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times in the 90s, churning through four head coaches and failing to reach the nc AA Tournament for 11 consecutive years. b rey wasted no time shattering that streak. h e led the Irish to a 20-10 record and the nc AA Tournament in his first season.

b rey earned his first victory at n otre d ame in a blowout win against s acred h eart. Just days later, the Irish knocked off n o. 16 c incinnati, and they would win eight conference games in a row later in the year. With an 11-5 record in conference play, the Irish were champions of the b ig e ast’s West d ivision.

They earned a n o. 6 seed in the nc AA Tournament.

Led by All-American f orward Troy m urphy, the Irish defeated Xavier in the first round. They finished the season with a narrow defeat at the hands of o le m iss. b rey’s first n otre d ame team surpassed all expectations. They set the tone for the Irish becoming a m arch m adness mainstay over the next two decades.

National Coach of the Year

e ntering the 2010-11 season, the n otre d ame basketball program was in a good place but seemed to have somewhat stagnated. The Irish had qualified for the nc AA Tournament in three of the previous four seasons but had been no higher than a n o. 5 seed and had not advanced past the second round. Unranked entering the season, n otre d ame jumped out to an 8-0 start and would not look back. The Irish posted a 25-5 regular season record, defeating an incredible seven ranked opponents. Three of those were in the top ten.

Led by senior guard b en h ansbrough, named an All-American and b ig e ast Player of the Year, n otre d ame entered the postseason ranked n o. 4 nationally. They would earn a n o. 2 seed in the nc AA Tournament, the highest of b rey’s career and the highest for n otre d ame since 1981. After defeating Akron, the Irish were upset by Florida s tate in the second round. d espite the disappointing finish, the season was hugely successful for an Irish team that was not expected to make much noise. This year represented some of b rey’s finest work as a coach. b rey was named n ational c oach of the Year by the Associated Press and other publications and continued his habit of turning overlooked n otre

d ame teams into some of the best in the country.

ACC Champions and back-to-back Elite Eights

When n otre d ame jumped from the b ig e ast to the A cc in 2013, many questioned whether the Irish would be competitive in what was considered to be the strongest men’s basketball conference in the nation. Posting a 15-17 record, and 6-12 conference record, in their first A cc season did nothing to dissuade those doubters. Any questions about whether the Irish belonged, though, were more than answered in the two ensuing years.

In 2014, n otre d ame began the season unranked but rose as high as n o. 8 nationally after a 20-2 start. Following a 26-5 regular season, the Irish travelled to the A cc Tournament in Greensboro, nc . There they took down m iami, n o. 2 d uke and n o. 19 n orth c arolina to claim their first A cc c hampionship and first conference tournamenttitle ever. As a n o. 3 seed in the nc AA Tournament, n otre d ame reached the e lite e ight for the first time under b rey, where they fell to Kentucky (who was 37-0 entering the game) 68-66 in an instant classic. The Irish finished the season ranked n o. 5 in the nation, and the season stands as the most successful of b rey’s career. n otre d ame followed that season up with another strong one, reaching the e lite e ight for the second consecutive year as a n o. 6 seed. After defeating n orth c arolina in the regular season, the Tar h eels got their revenge, eliminating the Irish from both the A cc and nc AA tournaments and leaving them just one game short of the Final Four again. That two-year stretch featured n otre d ame greats like Pat c onnaughton, Jerian Grant, d emetrius Jackson and Zach Auguste and brought the Irish into national and A cc relevancy.

Maui Champs, Notre Dame’s all-time wins leader

In the fall of 2017, excitement was high for n otre d ame’s upcoming season. The Irish had made three consecutive trips to the nc AA Tournament and sought a fourth behind preseason All-American b onzie c olson. Additionally, b rey entered the year just 12 wins away from breaking n otre d ame’s all-time coaching wins record, held by legendary coach d igger Phelps, who had coached

the Irish to their only Final Four in 1978. After winning their first three games, the Irish headed west for the m aui Invitational, an event that they had never won. n otre d ame cruised through the first two rounds, earning blowout victories against c haminade and L s U, which set up a matchup with n o. 6 Wichita s tate for the title. The s hockers led by 14 at the half, but the Irish battled back to win 67-66 after m artinas Geben converted a pair of free throws in the game’s final seconds. Weeks later, n otre d ame would celebrate again, as b rey earned his recordbreaking 394th win in an 88-58 home victory over nc s tate. The Irish would falter down the stretch and settle for an n IT appearance after c olson missed most of the year due to injury, but the 2017-18 season brought a pair of memorable moments that ensured b rey’s place in n otre d ame history.

Protecting Purcell and a surprising postseason run

Four years later, n otre d ame had still not returned to the nc AA Tournament. After a blowout road loss to b oston c ollege that dropped the Irish to 3-4, that seemed unlikely to change. At that point, however, n otre d ame flipped a switch and would turn their season around with a nearly perfect home record. In their next game, freshman b lake Wesley sank a game-winning jumper that pushed the Irish past n o. 10 Kentucky. They would go on to finish 14-1 at Purcell Pavilion and surprised nearly everyone by finishing second in the A cc with a 15-5 conference record. d espite their strong regular season, the Irish received just a n o. 11 seed in the nc AA Tournament and were matched up in the First Four against r utgers.

n otre d ame took full advantage of their postseason opportunity, defeating the s carlet Knights in one of the most memorable games of the year, a double-overtime thriller. From there, the Irish handled Alabama and led for most of the game against Texas Tech before giving away a late lead and falling just short of the s weet s ixteen. Led by All-A cc performers Wesley and d ane Goodwin, the Irish were a fun team to watch all season long and rose to the occasion in nearly every crunchtime situation, especially when defending their home court.

Contact Matthew Crow at mcrow@nd.edu

“moving forward, seniors have the option of creating a memory book,” Jenkins explained. “current seniors can assist by supporting the students working on the memory book for the class of 2023 as needed.”

Students’ response to the end of Blue Mantle marirose osborne, an alumna from the class of 2022, recalled her memories of the blue mantle long before she attended saint mary’s.

“my mother also went to smc (class of ‘89) so she had a bunch of older smc yearbooks from when she was in school. I also had my own from previous years at smc,” osborne said.

osborne discussed how she felt the memory book was “sweet” but lacked the larger purpose of the yearbook.

“I thought it would have been nice to have a yearbook with more content than just a smaller memory book, especially as most of the things that I did with my friends over senior year weren’t really represented in the memory book,” she said.

osborne also said she would’ve liked other classes to be featured in the yearbook.

“I think I would have liked to have a bigger yearbook that had more room to represent other classes as well, especially because I had a lot of friends who were not seniors [during] my senior year and I kind of missed having something for them too,” she said.

Abigail Pinnow, another member of the class of 2022, noted her frustration about blue mantle being discontinued without advance notice from the college.

“I think it was toward the end of the year. I offhandedly mentioned I was looking forward to seeing the yearbook, and one of my friends told me she heard they weren’t making one,” she said. “It’s really kind of a bummer to have received a copy of every year from my time at smc to then not get one for my own senior year, especially with no warning.”

In addition, Pinnow explained that yearbooks have the durability that the memory book did not.

“I feel like a huge part of yearbooks is being able to have this thing on your shelf that you can look at every now and again to reminisce about what happens when you’re that age,” she said.

“The memory books are easily damaged and forgettable. both of my friends I asked about it did actually receive a memory book — they just didn’t realize it … because it’s not that much different than a copy of the courier [college magazine] in terms of durability and longevity.”

Pinnow echoed osborne’s thoughts on the benefits of having a publication that covers more than one class.

“I think one of the great things about yearbooks is that you’re still able to celebrate and see photos of your friends in other

years,” she said.

Creating the 2023 memory book

senior Grace marcheselli first learned that blue mantle would not be produced this year when she was taking her senior portrait.

“I heard about it when we took our senior portraits. I thought we were supposed to pick a pose for the yearbook,” she said. “ [but] I had heard there might not be a yearbook anymore so I reached out to student services, and they said that there is no more blue mantle.”

Fellow senior emily rusch said she decided to help marcheselli make the memory book after marcheselli explained that blue mantle had been discontinued.

“I first heard about it through Grace. I think we were just talking and she brought it up,” rusch said. “I had told her that I did yearbook in high school and was editor-inchief… so I would be willing to help out with it.”

marcheselli said the memory book is an important way to maintain alumnae connections.

“my mom also went here, and… since I’ve been here, if I met a new friend who had a mom that also went to saint mary’s, we’d pull out her yearbook and go through and see if she graduated with her,” she said. “We need memorabilia to remember all our classmates, because years down the line, it might be fun to show our daughters, if they come here or if we have friends and family.”

marcheselli also explained how seniors and their families can contribute to make the memory book easier to compile.

“recruiting all the photos that we need as well is going to be a big challenge,” she said. “We actually created a form that will be going out soon, hopefully, with links so seniors can send in their own photos that they have, as well as senior ads. Parents got postcards over break [to buy them] and that’s actually going to be a big part of the book is those senior ads.”

As pictures are submitted to marcheselli and rusch, rusch noted enjoying the variety of events that have been covered.

“We’ve gotten a great amount of random pictures from the fall semester,” she said. “Just seeing different things that seniors do in their free time is cool.”

rusch encouraged students to continue sending photos because they do not yet have an official deadline for submissions to be closed.

“We do not have a current set date because we’re planning to include senior week and commencement. The sooner the better, especially for events that already have passed in the fall semester,” rusch said. “It’ll be a greater likelihood your picture will be included if we get the picture sooner.”

Contact Genevieve Coleman at gcoleman01@saintmarys.edu and Rose Androwich at randrowich01@saintmarys.edu.

By LIAM PRICE scene Writer

I’ve been on a “ b lack m irror” phase since winter break and there’s a special episode, titled “ b e r ight b ack,” which we must reflect on due to b lack m irror’s trademark “predicting the future” abilities.

It’s a tragedy, at least in how it felt. A woman makes love to her real-life husband, who, she learns in the next scene, passes away suddenly and unexpectedly while becoming a father in the next scene, which is set in a bathroom with a positive pregnancy test in focus.

h opeless, the young widow hesitantly turns to a futuristic, husband-like intelligent bot which gives her the taste of speaking with her late loved one. It sounds ridiculous, but who are we to judge?

s he found relief in the bot, something we are all vulnerable to.

e ventually, she gets frustrated with the bot, which eventually takes on a physical form, though no more alive than before. The bot used public images and social media posts of the woman’s husband to source its personality, and indeed was at first charming to the widow. That was all, however, and in the episode, the woman can’t bond any further than simple flirtation with the bot-husband.

It is clear she misses the real life man, and the

issue only gets more heart-wrenching as the new mother must co-parent with this robo- d ad.

You should watch the episode, but also keep in mind one of the most important developments for n otre d ame students this spring semester: the rise of c hatGPT.

c hatGPT, like the b lack m irror robo-husband, is programmed to have a very specific personality. For as intense as artificial intelligence is, this is essential to keep in mind.

The new software is made to be helpful, to avoid being rude and to maintain ethical conduct with all its outputs; so is the robo-husband, who over the course of “ b e r ight b ack” struggles to act as a human would in emotionally-charged situations. b ecause artificial intelligence is programmed, it has limits specifically due to its perfection.

And to be fair, c hatGPT is honest about these limits, providing examples of its weaknesses on the program’s opening page or if you ask it to do so.

The robo-husband is convincing but too impartial for real life. There is an eerie scene in “ b e r ight b ack” in which the woman slaps the robohusband, but gets more upset when he, in a programmed manner, says he wouldn’t reciprocate any anger because it wouldn’t be right.

The woman cries that her real husband would’ve been mad at her, and she clearly misses him even though his clone is standing right in front of her.

Though it is more productive than humans are, generating far more efficient outputs of calculation than we can, there are real limits which keep humans slightly and barely unreplaceable during the ever-growing state of technology. To be human is to be imperfect. It’s how we fall in love, display creativity, earn trust with one another and express ourselves.

Though c hatGPT is clearly a wonderful statement of technology’s power, for now we don’t need to fret about humanity being replaced; only beware of this development’s limitations.

And that is exactly what b lack m irror’s writers have so ingeniously portrayed: Artificial intelligence may be more dangerous due to its limitations than its power. As we encounter our new reality of the growing role of artificial intelligence, many will be forced to adapt, as with any revolutionary technology. s ome jobs will be lost, others may flourish and still others may be left untouched.

b ut life, clearly, cannot be reduced to a program. c hatGPT may replace your profession, or maybe even help you at your job, but it won’t replace your life. It may be able to mimic your widow, if given ample information to source from, but the program will soon become stale for your emotional needs, as it has nothing new to express.

Contact Liam Price at lprice3@nd.edu

By GABRIEL ZARAZUA s cene Writer

The release of m ark m ylod’s “The m enu” came during a time where I was struggling with my passion for art. Where the fun was no longer there, not the carefree emotions I used to have, now being replaced with the burden of finishing work and moving on to the next piece. It was an emotionally draining time, one where I wondered constantly if I would be able to handle this lifestyle I’ve chosen for years to come. Then during winter break, I realized “The m enu” was on hbo m ax and decided to give it a watch. What I expected to be a horror thriller about a psycho chef, turned out to be a beautiful dark comedy with themes on losing passion for something you once adored.

The film is centered mainly around “Food expert” Tyler Ledford ( n icholas h oult) and his date m argot m ills (Anya Taylor-Joy) who travel by boat to h awthorn, a m ichelin-starred restaurant run by Julian s lowik ( r alph Fiennes) on a private island. o ther guests such as food critics, washedup celebrities and business partners also join the party. With all of these one-percenters paying over $1,000 to see and eat s lowik’s food, also comes

with a lecture on the deep meaning behind each dish, with each course getting more bizarre as the film goes on.

I fell in love with the wackiness of each dish being presented, as I as well as others out there have at least once made fun of a renowned chef explaining their course and the meaning behind it. There’s no shame in having meaning behind a meal, but there comes a point where you wonder to yourself, “Why are you going so deep with this, it’s just food,” and m ylods represents that perfectly with s lowik’s meals. Warning, spoiler alert: o ne of the meals is literally a bread plate… with no bread. It is hilarious and entertaining to watch the food critics talk about the deep complexities of the dish, while our main character m argot calls the chef out immediately for how absurd this is.

What I adore the most, however, is how they portray s lowik as a man who has forgotten the true purpose behind his profession. h e tries his best to turn his food into art that he no longer enjoys cooking anymore. It is something I relate to. Art for me, used to be pure joy, where I can paint or draw whatever I want. I didn’t care if it looked bad or amazing, it was something I enjoyed doing.

n ow, I have a deadline to meet to finish pieces. I have to look for the deeper meaning behind my piece,with no room to truly experiment without the risk of making it look bad. It was and continues to be draining. d raining the passion I once had for something I love that is now just a burden.

I wish I could get more into the film without spoiling it, but “The m enu” is a fun time. The twists are executed well, and the chemistry between the characters is amazing. You can tell they all had a great time making this film. While it is not particularly scary, the suspense will keep you locked in and wondering about the fate of our cast, while also having a few laughs and learned lessons along the way.

Contact Gabriel Zarazua at gzarazua@nd.edu

“The Menu”

It’s time to be real

Coleman Assistant managing e ditor

o ver break, a few friends and I went to a coffee shop in s outh b end. b esides serving one of the best lattes I’ve had in my life, the store is full of books that can be lent out to customers and handmade goods from local vendors.

n eedless to say, it’s now one of my favorite places.

b ut that day, it wasn’t really about the drink I had or how my eyes traveled from bookshelf to bookshelf. It was about the very long, very real conversation I had with my friends.

After we caught up about we had been since we last saw each other, we talked for at least two hours about how much our mindset about school had changed. In the plus column, none of us felt a crippling obsession to have perfect grades. We’ve all learned that despite whatever our college-prep high school told us, grades are only one (probably flawed) way to measure how much you know.

b ut over the last three and a half years, we all started to notice differences in the ways our brains worked. It had become harder to concentrate while we were working and easier to become frustrated about how long it took us to do assignments. There was a lot of anxiety around doing small tasks, like answering emails. We suddenly had many things that impacted our ability to the day-to-day activities we had done for years.

There will probably some people reading this column who think all of these things are signs of our generation. That we’re lazy and just can’t cope with circumstances that are manageable for many others.

b ut I’ve thought a lot about the many stories I’ve heard about women who have diagnosed with A dhd in their 20s and 30s. For many years, I’ve taken for granted some things that probably signs of having a larger problem. I’m very forgetful, even after someone asks me to do something more than once. I’m easily overwhelmed in rooms where there are a lot of people talking at once. I procrastinate activities that I know will make me frustrated. I feel like I’m going to claw my eyes out if I have to sit still for long periods of time.

And while I did feel like I needed to squirm in my chair while I had this conversation with my friends, we all understood not knowing how to course correct away from these obstacles. o f feeling helpless when we were normally very proactive.

As I left that coffee shop with my friends, we looked at each other and said, “Wow I thought I was only one who felt like this.” And it shouldn’t have to be like that.

e ven if it’s hard or embarrassing or scary, we can’t be dismissive of the problems we think only we have. If we want it to become easier to identify and diagnose conditions that sometimes go untreated into adulthood, we must be honest with ourselves and each other.

Let’s start 2023 by having more genuine conversations about how we’re feeling. It’s time to be real.

Contact Genevieve at gcoleman01@saintmarys.edu.

The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

The weary c hristian

c hurch and state

“[ m ]y soul is bereft of peace;” the author of Lamentations writes. “I have forgotten what happiness is; so I say, ‘ m y endurance has perished; so has my hope from the L ord ’” (Lamentations 3:17-18). In these verses, the author is so discouraged that he is driven to the brink of utter despair. In such moments, the c hristian life feels almost impossible, and we are tempted to lose all hope. “Why go on? What’s the point anymore?” you wonder. o r you may be quite settled that you must go on, but you resign yourself to living under this gray shadow for the rest of your life. And so you grow tired and downcast, dreading today and every coming tomorrow. h ow can we apply God’s Word to this situation? I will offer a few thoughts.

Firstly, in all seriousness, consider the outcome of the c hristian life and the warnings against falling away. “ n o one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62), but “the one who endures to the end will be saved” ( m atthew 10:22). Your emotions try to tell you that your happiness is really all that matters, but listen to s cripture. The choice between patient endurance in faith and falling away is no less than a matter of h eaven and h ell, eternal life and eternal condemnation. Let us “count the cost” (Luke 14:28) of the c hristian life with eternity in mind, not that we would conclude that our works merit or make us worthy of eternal life but that our minds would be more conformed to s cripture, where it says, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed in us” ( r omans 8:18). Perhaps you have forgotten what awaits you in h eaven and what glorification means, or you hold such a low and dark view of them that it does not excite you. Put before your mind both the necessity of perseverance and the unimaginable glories of eternal life. “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap [eternal life], if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9).

Fight, too, to remember that you do not walk this life alone. God said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” ( h ebrews 13:5). All of history and all of h is saints testify to h is loving faithfulness. We would think it absurd if someone told us the sun will not rise tomorrow, yet that very sun will be destroyed before even one of God’s words prove false ( m atthew 24:35), h e forsakes h is own, or h e does even one thing ultimately hurtful to h is children ( r omans 8:28).

Yet God’s presence might mean little to us if we forget h is power, sovereignty and goodness. s ince Jesus bore the wrath of God our sins deserved ( r omans 3:25, Isaiah 53:4-6), c hristians are free from all charges of condemnation ( r omans 8:1,33) and are reconciled to God and have peace with h im ( r omans 5:1,10). Therefore, we can rest assured of the loving gaze of the Father and know that no suffering, not even death, comes upon us because of God’s displeasure. Instead, sufferings serve to strengthen our faith, grow us in holiness,

and increase our comfort and hope ( r omans 5:3-5; 2 c orinthians 1:5, 11); convert, comfort, and strengthen others (2 c orinthians 1:6, 2 Timothy 2:10); and, if responded to correctly, glorify God (Philippians 1:20, 1 Peter 1:7). We are often driven to despair believing that our suffering means God no longer cares for us or that our suffering is pointless, but neither is true. God loves you, therefore h e uses suffering, like the great Physician h e is, to bring about h is good and pleasing aims. n o suffering is outside h is sovereign control. n ot one scrape or tear is superfluous.

Understanding this, can you begin to see why the n ew Testament talks about “[rejoicing] in our sufferings” ( r omans 5:3)? This is not to minimize the fact that suffering is real and can be excruciatingly painful and sad. b ut by understanding our place in c hrist before a sovereign, good and loving God, we can always have hope.

Indeed, through this, we also begin to understand something else: that the c hristian life, while always hard ( m atthew 7:14), is ultimately not defined by defeat, death, and despair but life, praise, freedom, and victory. “[I] n all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us,” Paul wrote ( r omans 8:37). “ s o we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal wait of glory beyond all comparison…” (2 c orinthians 4:16-17). “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another” (2 c orinthians 3:18).

Weary c hristian, do not lose heart. r emind yourself of God’s glorious work of redemption in you ( e phesians 1), how h e is working in you even now (Philippians 2:13), and how h e will sustain you to the end and bring you to glory (Philippians 1:6). r emind yourself who God is, for remembering God’s faithfulness and steadfast love is an invaluable support in times of weakness and discouragement (Psalm 42, 77; Lamentations 3:21-24). And remind yourself of the depravity of your own sin and the indescribable grace of God at the c ross. Without a mind and life fixated on the gospel, you will find your thinking and actions reverting to a works-based system. The gospel is what brings life, hope, and vigor to the weary and despondent soul. It is what fuels the c hristian life (Galatians 2:20).

Weary c hristian, put your hope in the Lord. Patiently wait for h im, for “great is [ h is] faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:23), even in the darkest hour (Psalm 23:4). r emember Jesus’ words: “ m y grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 c orinthians 12:9).

Andrew Sveda is a senior at Notre Dame from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, majoring in political science and theology. In his free time, he enjoys writing (obviously), reading and playing the piano. He can be reached at asveda@nd.edu or @SvedaAndrew on Twitter.

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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It’s a wonderful life

Stephen Viz Poor stephen’s scrapbook

d uring the c hristmas season, “It’s a Wonderful Life” never fails to put the world into perspective. And I am sure that this 1946 movie placed plenty of things into perspective for lead actor for James s tewart. The acclaimed late actor, who plays main character George b ailey, was a military veteran of World War II. s tewart felt he was not ready to take on the role so shortly after the war, but after much convincing from producers, he accepted. Jimmy s tewart suffered greatly from post-traumatic stress disorder, and this PT sd he suffered from the war made it difficult for s tewart to return to civilian life. e ventually, s tewart used this PT sd for the emotions of George b ailey when he decided to take on the role.

After the film’s release, s tewart told the press that he related greatly to his character of George b ailey. For s tewart, the scenes of a man selflabeled as a failure acting out in anger proved to be “cathartic” for him in the recovery of his mental health. It would seem likely that a wave of gratitude followed s tewart in his transition from active duty to a return to the silver screen. s elf-gratitude for life, health, good fortune perhaps. George b ailey certainly learns gratitude in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The movie follows George from early childhood to adulthood, as the selfless man makes his way through life giving the most of himself to others and doing the right things not because he wants to, but because they need to be done. o ne of my favorite scenes in the movie falls on b lack Tuesday, 1929. A newlywed and a successful family bank owner, George and his wife give their entire honeymoon fund to customers in need of liquidity, and George quickly becomes a noble folk hero to many. b ut this sheer selflessness begins to be too

much. When George’s Uncle b illy loses thousands needed for the bank’s liquidity, George falls into deep despair. c ontemplating suicide, George only snaps out of his trance when he saves another man’s life from a suicide attempt. This man turns out to be the wingless heavenly Angel, c larence. And through granting George the perspective of never being born, c larence is able to invigorate George with a new lease on life, a life filled with gratitude, clarity and thankfulness. George sees what his world would look like without him in it and is enlightened. It is this gratitude, emotion and storytelling that cause me to cry every time at the end of the movie. Truly, a masterpiece.

Like George b ailey and Jimmy s tewart, I also find great life perspectives upon my annual screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Through adversity, my c atholic faith has helped me to see that I am “enough,” and through this perspective I have limited anxiety, indecision and self-sabotage that have ran rampant in the hearts and minds of our generation.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” often reminds me as well of an encounter from my childhood, an encounter that just marked its tenth anniversary this January. o n the Feast of the e piphany in 2013 ( n FL Wild c ard Weekend is how I remembered it as a kid), my uncles introduced George to my siblings and me after s unday m ass. A gentle giant at 6-foot-5, George was a young man my uncles had befriended who worked for an auto racing company they were involved in. George was a drifter, and seemingly had lost interest in his everyday life. George was in desperate need of fulfillment and purpose, and thanks to the persistence and kindness of my uncles, they brought George back to the s acraments he had long since forgotten. George received the e ucharist and r econciliation, and much of that day I remember revolving around that mass, laughs and a great meal. What else do you need

in life, right?

A week later, George passed away. b lack ice in c hicago can be deadly, and George’s car took a turn for the worst, leading to his tragic death in automobile accident. m y dad took several of my siblings and myself to the wake, and it was at this wake that George’s father granted us some insight. In the week between meeting George and his death, my little sister had drawn George several cards centered around our family’s thoughts and prayers for his wellbeing. George’s dad relayed to us that when the accident scene was investigated, those cards containing messages of faith, hope and charity were on the dashboard of George’s car. In that heap of twisted metal, perhaps George’s last moments of life revolved around that jovial encounter we had enjoyed just one week before. I am thankful that my uncle’s acted in the role of c larence, the angel tasked with setting George b ailey’s life back on track. Thanks to their efforts, we can hope with enthusiasm that George left our e arth in the state of grace.

When I think of George b ailey and our friend George, I am often reminded of a wise quote that follows me around in in the best of ways. “To the world you just might be one person, but to one person, you just might be the world.” To so many people that are feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, despaired or despondent, I hope this quote makes its way into your life. b ecause if it does, I hope it impacts you in the way it has me. I am pulling for you, and of course, praying for you.

Stephen Viz is a one-year MBA candidate and graduate of Holy Cross College. Hailing from Orland Park, Illinois, his columns are all trains of thoughts, and he can be found at either Decio Cafe or in Mendoza. He can be reached at sviz@nd.edu or on Twitter at @StephenViz.

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Irish best v irginia; mabrey is injured

By J.J. POST sports Writer

After a nervous victory over c lemson Thursday, notre dame got back to their comfortable winning ways on sunday, taking down v irginia 76-54.

Yet, the tone of the day became somber early on. Graduate student guard dara mabrey fell to the ground after being fouled on a transition layup attempt. mabrey barely put weight on her right leg as Irish staff helped her off the court. A notre dame spokesperson later confirmed it was a knee injury that caused her to exit the game.

The Irish responded well to the difficult scene of seeing mabrey leave the game. she had started 70 straight games for the Irish heading into sunday. After not scoring for the first two minutes of the contest, notre dame ripped off an 18-2 run in the six minutes after mabrey’s injury.

After the game, head coach niele Ivey discussed how pleased she was with how her team played after seeing one of their leaders go down:

“Talking about our toughness, our togetherness… things about our identity that’s not a stat. I feel like that really helped us today. dara’s our heart and soul, she’s our leader and our senior,” she said. “I feel like everyone really responded to making sure that we had to stay together and play the game for her. I think that’s what it means when you have one of your teammates go down. The way you pick her back up is playing for her.”

one player in particular who stepped up for the Irish was sophomore guard sonia citron. citron didn’t look like herself on the road against c lemson, scoring just two points and finishing 1-8 shooting from the field. but against the cavaliers she thrived, catching fire for 20 points and a 6-7 clip from three-point range. she also

chipped in down low with nine rebounds, showing the range of her game that made her such an asset down the stretch of her rookie campaign in 2021.

When asked whether she preferred the team-high she put up in points or the one she put up in rebounds, citron simply laughed the question off:

“I love getting boards and passing it to Liv to start the fast break, but hitting threes and scoring feels good too… so I don’t know”

Added coach Ivey, “she doesn’t want to answer that.”

Irish eye under-the-radar challenge

The nature of the win, in which the Irish led for 20+ points for most of the second half, was more important than usual. notre dame will face Florida state on Thursday. It’s an under-the-radar test against a seminole squad that has powered their way through non-conference and Acc play without much national attention.

With Ivey able to get her starters some rest down the stretch against the cavaliers, she gave her team a boost in two ways. For one, the Irish will now have everyone entering the Florida state game on fresh legs. both citron and miles played 35+ minutes in each of the team’s previous two games. And perhaps more importantly, Ivey was able to give more minutes to graduate guard Jenna brown and freshman guard cassandre Prosper. both are rotational pieces who could see their roles grow in the coming weeks as the Irish deal with the potential long-term loss of mabrey.

notre dame women’s basketball is back in action this Thursday against Florida state at Purcell Pavillion. The game tips off at 8 pm and will be broadcasted on regional sports networks.

Contact J.J. Post at jpost2@nd.edu

sophia Keller led the way for the Irish, finishing second in a time of 4:48.02. Graduate student Katie ryan and sophomore molly Grant followed Keller, finishing with times of 4:55.19 and 4:56.11, respectively. on the men’s side, junior carter cheeseman took first in the mile with a time of 4:07.91.

In the 400m run, sophomore eve balseiro took home first place with a time of 55.35. on the men’s side, Joey dobrydney took third place with a time of 49.16.

In the long jump, sophomore Jadin o’ b rien took first

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place with a mark of 5.78m. s ophomores Alaina b rady and Kendall b urgess took third and fourth in the event with marks of 5.60m.

In the women’s high jump, sophomore m adison s chmidt won the event with a mark of 1.72m. s enior Arianna m artinez took second with a mark of 1.67m. s parks discussed the varying goals of the individual athletes who competed this weekend.

“The majority of the team is working towards the conference meet and how they can contribute to the team’s success at conference,” sparks said. “We have 5-10 athletes who have

nationals aspirations,” sparks said. “The regular season builds towards putting themselves in a position to be competitive in Albuquerque in march.”

The Irish are back in action next weekend at the Lenny Lyles Invitational in Louisville, which is where the conference meet will be later on in the season.

“It will be nice to get on that track. Accs are going to be there, so we will get a feel for what that facility is going to be like,” sparks said. “It’s just another opportunity to feel out where everybody is at the time,” sparks said.

Contact Nate Moller at nmoller2@nd.edu

Lifeless Irish fall to 1-8 in Acc with loss to eagles

By ANNIKA HERKO sports Writer

It was a tough week for the notre dame men’s basketball team leading up to saturday’s home game at Purcell against the boston college eagles. After an overtime win against the struggling Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, notre dame could not contain the offense of the 7-13 Florida state seminoles. Two days later, head coach mike brey announced that he will retire at the end of the year after 23 seasons with the team. despite stellar free throw shooting, the second-fewest turnovers per game in college basketball, and the fourth lowest fouls per game, the Irish have been unable to turn these stats into wins. They started the season 5-0 and went 4-10 overall (1-7 in league play) heading into the boston college clash.

And it didn’t get better as they dropped another one against the eagles, 84-72. When these teams played on January 3rd in chestnut hill, the Irish played well through the first 36 minutes, until bc went on a 15-2 run to finish the game. The final score was 70-63.

This game was a real opportunity for notre dame to show what they were made of. Their chances of making the tournament are pretty much zero (technically 0.2% according to Teamrankings. com). brey and many of the starters are leaving. during warm-ups and the intro, the team’s body language looked defeated. The eagles’ Quinten Post scored the first six points of the game with two three pointers for the eagles, and it was silent early in Purcell.

The Irish kept in it though, and they overtook the eagles halfway through the first quarter when graduate student marcus hammond made a three pointer. Following a trio of three-pointers from fellow grad student nate Laszewski and a jumper from

dane Goodwin, the Irish had a nine point lead, their largest lead of the game.

Then the momentum changed and the Irish looked like a completely different team. This seems to be a common theme for notre dame this year; when they are feeling it, this team plays well and could compete with anyone. however, they seem to be unable to compartmentalize mistakes. A turnover turns into a run for the other team. A missed free throw causes a scoring drought for the Irish. At key times, the Irish are unable to get out of its own way. The teams went into the locker room at half time with boston college leading 36-35.

notre dame came back out for the second half unable to do anything on offense for five and half minutes until cormac ryan went one for two from the line but by then bc had built a thirteen point lead.

A few minutes later, Laszewski and Goodwin scored eight points in 34 seconds to cut down the eagles lead just to four with twelve minutes to go. The eagles were already in serious foul trouble by this point, allowing the Irish to play aggressively. The score remained within a six-point margin until there were two minutes remaining. Laszewski had a career high 29 points.

boston college continued to foul the rest of the game ending with 20 total team fouls (sophomore Jaeden Zachery fouled out), but the Irish couldn’t capitalize and went 65% from the free throw line. boston college shot 88% from the charity stripe. notre dame never led down the stretch, as a layup from freshman guard JJ starling with eight minutes remaining gave notre dame their final lead for the night. notre dame’s final points came off a free throw by ryan with two and a half minutes to go. This week clearly weighed on

the team as they played an uncharacteristically sloppy game with twelve turnovers (above their nine per game average) and missed free throws. After the game, ryan was clearly disappointed with their performance but promised this team would keep working.

“I think that it’s a tough thing for any human being to do, to kind of persevere through adversity especially when you had expectations that might not have gone the way you wanted to. This is a group that’s very resilient, very high character, very talented and you know we still have a lot of belief in this group… We have no plan on going out without swinging and that’s a fact,” ryan said in the post-game press conference.

brey then spoke about the team’s scoring droughts at times when boston college had no trouble making baskets (bc was 58% on three pointers). he attributed a lot of their play right now to bad luck (with good shots just not falling for them) and mental blocks.

“It’s a mental hurdle, I really think and you see it in sports. It’s the worst nightmare for a coach of a group [who is] playing pretty [well],” brey said.

he also spoke more about what comes next for the program after his retirement. he said he had spoken with notre dame’s three recruits for next season and their families and told them to stick with this program.

“my number one theme with the parents was just don’t kneejerk. Finish your high school season, let us get in the process of hiring a new coach and you gotta meet with the new guy. I think they’ll do that.”

The Irish fall to 1-8 in league play and 9-11 overall. The team’s next game is away at north carolina state on Tuesday.

Contact Annika Herko at aherko@nd.edu

Happy Birthday: evaluate, organize and set your plans into motion. Take the edge off by keeping busy. overload your schedule and see what you enjoy most. once you see progress and things fall into place, eliminate whatever is not doing as well as anticipated, and you’ll find the perfect balance to reach the success you crave. your numbers are 9, 13, 21, 25, 31, 39, 43.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Temptation will occur if you don’t take precautions. Too much of anything will lead to loss. Invest in your health, appearance and attributes, and fine-tune your chance to advance. Join forces with those who share your beliefs and concerns.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): listen, but don’t believe everything you hear. someone will take advantage of you if you are too accommodating. Apply what you know. speak highly of yourself. choose to outsmart whoever gets in your way. strengthen your position.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put your emotions aside and change whatever is weighing you down. recognize the possibilities and enforce a minimalist attitude; everything will start to fall into place. A commitment you make will have a positive influence on your reputation and position.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): rely on your intuition to guide you in the right direction. A problem with authority figures, institutions or government agencies will surface if you neglect to update documents. Put a cap on how much you do for others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): don’t take your eye off the ball. There will be plenty going on in your world that needs your attention. A partnership or agreement will need tweaking if it’s going to work for you. honesty and integrity may be issues.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A change of plans will play in your favor. don’t let anger sabotage an opportunity. If someone confuses you, be direct and refuse to falter. Invest in your skills, knowledge and experience, and turn your attributes and knowhow into hot commodities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Plan to get together with like-minded people or attend a networking session; something good will transpire. Take a position of leadership; doors will open and opportunities will be granted. dress for success and mix business with pleasure. love is in the stars.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): don’t ignore what’s happening around you. observation is your best friend and will guide you to make the right decisions when dealing with domestic issues and those who influence your life. don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): step up and do your thing. your actions will be noted and appreciated. open your heart and your doors to those you can help, but don’t let anyone take advantage of your generosity. Personal gain, compliments and romance are on the rise.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): look over your assets and liabilities and you’ll come up with a savings plan that will buy you the freedom you need to follow your heart and your dreams. stop spinning your wheels and start doing what makes you happy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Press forward with vigor, discipline and hard work, and let your passion carry you to your destination. expand your interests, and you’ll find new outlets to share your ideas and market your talents. size up situations and pick the path best suited.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): you can reinvent yourself without going to great expense. revisit an idea ripe for what’s happening in your neck of the woods, and you’ll discover a new way to use your skills and raise your income. don’t fear change.

Birthday Baby: you are thoughtful, innovative and dynamic. you are careful and resourceful.

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Anthony Solomon, associate head coach, Notre Dame should notre dame promote internally, solomon has more than earned his shot. he has been in college basketball for nearly 35 years and has been a part of brey’s best teams with the Irish. he brings head coaching experience, having led st. bonaventure from 2003-2007 and also coordinates notre dame’s recruiting efforts. Unlike other names on this list, the transition would be fairly smooth.

Chris Quinn, assistant head coach, Miami Heat Quinn, a two-time captain as a player under brey, would be another intriguing, up-and-coming option for the Irish. After playing six years in the nbA, he joined the miami heat staff as an assistant coach. It may be difficult to lure him away from the nbA ranks he is expected to be in consideration for a head coaching job sooner rather than later, but he would be

another high-upside hire who has midwest roots and knows the program well.

Porter Moser, head coach, Oklahoma

If swarbrick wants to poach the head coach from another highmajor program, moser is the first name that comes to mind. Fans will remember him from Loyola chicago’s cinderella run to the Final Four in 2018, and moser has since parlayed that success into the job at oklahoma. he found modest success in his first year with the sooners, but notre dame has to be an attractive job for him and he has shown he can win at a midwest, catholic school, so he fits well.

Ryan Humphrey, assistant coach, Oklahoma

A member of moser’s staff could very well be an even more attractive hire. humphrey spent six years as an assistant for brey and spent two years with the Irish as a player. While in south bend, he was key in the development of forwards bonzie colson and John mooney, among others. Known for his player development, he would be a natural successor to brey in that he can get the most out of players.

Darian DeVries, head coach, Drake

As far as mid-major coaches looking for a promotion go, devries is likely near the top of every athletic director’s wish list. The twotime missouri valley conference coach of the year has been at drake since 2018 and has built a perennially successful program in what is a tough area to recruit in. his success as a program-builder may be exactly what notre dame needs as they rebuild from what has been a rough season.

Anthony Grant, head coach, Dayton

Grant is another coach who brings a great deal of experience. he led vcU for three years, before taking over at Alabama for six. most recently, he has been at dayton since 2017. his 2019-2020 squad was among the best midmajor teams in recent memory, and he could be in line for a promotion. his relatively poor record at Alabama is a question mark, but his experience makes him an intriguing option nonetheless.

Contact Liam Coolican at lcoolica@nd.edu

Hockey

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the Irish countered with sophomore forward Justin Janicke’s efforts. e arly in the second period, he stepped up for one of n otre d ame’s 23 blocked shots, turning the defensive play into a breakaway. Junior goaltender Liam s ouliere shut him down. h owever, moments later, Janicke entered the P s U zone and wheeled around the net with the puck. s eeing the play develop, graduate forward c hayse Primeau anchored himself at the back door, and Janicke found him for a tap-in goal.

After the o maha transfer’s fifth goal, the Irish thought they had pushed in the go-ahead tally with two seconds remaining. s enior forward Jesse Lansdell confused s ouliere by deflecting a long-range shot, leaving the puck loose in the crease. s enior forward Trevor Janicke jammed away at it and started to celebrate a power-play goal. h owever, the officials ruled that the puck did not completely cross the goal line, and the period ended in a 1-1 deadlock. Penn s tate’s shooting advantage ballooned to 35-15 — plus a crossbar shot — but the Irish stayed in the fight. o ne break was all they needed.

e arly in the third, Penn s tate put n otre d ame on its third power-play of the game, and that break appeared. Justin Janicke, whom s ouliere had recently denied on another

breakaway, had a pair of shots blocked from the left wing. The second one trickled to junior forward r yder r olston, who roofed a backhand shot over s ouliere’s shoulder for his seventh goal of the 2022-23 campaign.

Up a goal, the Irish played evenly with the n ittany Lions for much of the third period, killing off two penalties. h owever, with five minutes remaining, Penn s tate floored the gas pedal, closing out the game with 15 consecutive shot attempts. The Irish blocked three of them, while b ischel turned away the other 12.

s ouliere gave way to an extra attacker with 1:59 to play, but it was a fruitless effort. n otre d ame somehow hung on for a 2-1 win, and the players knew exactly whom to celebrate: r yan b ischel. The Irish netminder was absolutely unsolvable, making a career-best 52 saves on 53 shots. b ehind his performance and Justin Janicke’s two-assist night, n otre d ame picked up its first official series-opening win since o ctober 28.

Irish falter, split seventh straight series

With an opportunity to rapidly change the direction of their season, the Irish took to the ice on night two in front of a raucous sellout crowd of 6,566 — a new attendance record for Penn s tate’s ten-yearold Pegula Ice Arena. After 55:33 of intense hockey, the powder keg of fans exploded when Penn s tate junior

forward c hristian s arlo scored the game’s winning goal, giving the n ittany Lions a 3-2 win.

The game had the energy of playoff hockey right from the start. Penn s tate outpaced the visiting Irish early, drawing off the energy from their home crowd. The momentum reversed 5 minutes into the contest when n ittany Lion Tyler Paquette went to the penalty box, sending n otre d ame to the power-play. d uring the ensuing man advantage, Graduate student forward Jackson Pierson set up Trevor Janicke for a one-time bomb from the faceoff circle which beat n ittany Lion netminder Liam s ouliere to give the Irish the game’s first blow. It was Janicke’s team-leading eighth goal of the season, and his fourth in the last five games.

The Irish settled in nicely for the rest of the first period and held onto their 1-0 lead. n otre d ame killed off a Penn s tate power-play and were engaged on the forecheck. The Irish did a good job of turning Penn s tate zone-exit turnovers into extended possession time and a handful of scoring chances. After Penn s tate outshot n otre d ame 20-6 in Friday’s first period, the shots were only 1512 n ittany Lions after one on s aturday.

Penn s tate scored early and late in the middle period to leave the game tied 2-2 after forty minutes of play. The n ittany Lions initially tied the game less than 4 minutes into the frame, when junior

forward c hase m cLane got away from the backcheck of n iko Jovanovic to create a 2-on-1 with sophomore defenseman s imon m ack, who had jumped up the play. m ack took the pass and beat n otre d ame netminder r yan b ischel to the blocker side.

Penn s tate was unable to generate any momentum after the goal and never threatened to take the lead before being whistled for their fourth penalty of the contest in the following minutes. It took until the waning seconds of the power-play for the Irish to get set up. e ventually, r yder r olston had two good looks at the net from the top of the faceoff circle as the power-play expired. b oth chances missed, but on the second r olston shot, sophomore Justin Janicke was able to corral the rebound off the back boards and feed c hayse Primeau in front of the net for a tapin goal.

n ow ahead 2-1, n otre d ame continued to do what made them successful in the first period. d espite giving up 20 shots in the second period, they frustrated Penn s tate on zone exits and entries, slowed the n ittany Lion team speed, and kept Penn s tate from generating any highdanger opportunities in the middle of the rink. Yet with 1:53 remaining in the period, Penn s tate struck with a dagger. s enior forward c onnor m c m enamin forced a rare n otre d ame turnover in the neutral zone that led to another two-on-one break for Penn

s tate. c oming down the far flank, senior c onnor m ac e achern rifled a shot past b ischel to score his ninth of the season.

In the third, s arlo’s game-winning goal with 5:27 remaining was the only scoring play. The goal came after 15 minutes in which both teams traded chances but were rather cautious, each team waiting for the other to make a mistake. n otre d ame ended up making the gamedefining one, as a poor line change set up another Penn s tate two-on-one prior to the game-winning goal. Though the n ittany Lions didn’t directly capitalize on the odd-man opportunity, n otre d ame was never able to get set up defensively before s arlo snuck a wraparound between the legs of b ischel. The goal gave Penn s tate their first and only lead of the night.

For Penn s tate, s aturday’s game was a landmark home win that snapped a perilous threegame winless streak. The n ittany Lions remain tied with o hio s tate for second in the b ig Ten and boost their record to 18-7-1. For n otre d ame, the loss is a tantalizing one. Presented with their first opportunity to sweep a series since o ctober, the Irish saw it slip through their fingers late. o verall, it’s their seventh straight series split. n otre d ame dropped to 1112-3 and hosts Wisconsin next weekend.

Contact Ryan Murphy at rmurph22@nd.edu and Tyler Reidy at treidy3@nd.edu

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Despite a slew of potential candidates for the next head coach of Notre Dame men’s basketball, Mike Brey’s shoes will be difficult ones to fill.

Coolican: Ten potential successors for Mike Brey

By LIAM COOLICAN Associate sports e ditor

mike brey’s announcement that he would step down at the end of the season means that notre dame will begin the process of searching for a new head coach for the first time in nearly 23 years — before most current students were even born. brey’s act will certainly be a tough one to follow, but there is no shortage of suitable candidates. With that in mind, here are ten potential options for athletic director Jack swarbrick to consider.

Martin ingelsby, head coach, Delaware

took over, returning to the ncAA tournament last year. While notre dame more than likely wants to move in another direction after 23 years under brey, if they hope to find his protegé, Ingelsby should get the call.

Sean Sweeney, assistant coach, Dallas Mavericks

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After coaching the Notre Dame men’s basketball team for just over two decades, Mike Brey is stepping down from his position as head coach.

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If swarbrick wants to stay within the brey coaching tree, Ingelsby makes a lot of sense. he was a star point guard for the Irish from 1997 to 2001 and eventually landed a job on brey’s staff. he eventually moved on to become the head coach at delaware in 2016. Ingelsby has slowly but steadily improved what was a floundering program when he

Track and field hosts Notre Dame Invitational

By NATE MOLLER senior sports Writer

The notre dame track and field team competed this weekend at the notre dame Invitational with the women’s team finishing second and the men finishing third. The Irish also collected six event titles across both teams.

Although some athletes competed last weekend in Ann Arbor, this was the first competition of 2023 for the majority of Irish athletes. head coach matt sparks used this meet as a tune-up to get back in the swing of competition.

“It’s a good rust buster. We had a small group compete last week in michigan,” sparks said.

sparks acknowledged that his team had a later start to practice this season because of the academic year starting later.

“one unique thing this year is that the academic year started later, so our practice started a little bit later than a lot of the country and teams we compete against,” sparks said.

saturday’s meet served as a litmus test and a great opportunity for the Irish to measure where they were after the holiday break.

“This first meet was good to see where everybody’s fitness is and what everybody did over break and grow from there,” sparks said. “It’s a bit like a pretest at school. We had our pretest, and in about five weeks we will have our conference meet and national meet and see where everybody is.”

sparks expects all of his athletes to continue to improve as the season goes on.

“There are still a lot of steps to take. We aren’t going to put a lot of emphasis on the good or bad that happened today. We all just need to get better from here,” sparks said.

sparks noted a few top performers from the meet. “In the field, [junior thrower] blake Kusky had a big throw in the weight throw for him. It was a big Pr,” sparks said. Kusky’s throw was a personal record of 18.98m in the weight throw to place third.

Junior thrower michael shoaf also had a strong performance in the weight throw, finishing second with a throw of 20.49m. on the women’s side, junior thrower emma Albano placed third in the weight throw with a distance of 15.89m. Albano also claimed second in the shot put with a toss of 12.83m. sparks also praised the performance of sophomore distance runner sonia chisholm. making her Irish debut, chisholm won the women’s 3000m race with a time of 9:16.46.

“In her first track meet for notre dame, [ sonia] ran one of the top ten fastest times in school history,” sparks said.

The Irish took the two through four spots in the women’s 3000m race as well. senior Katie Thronson, sophomore sophie novak, and sophomore erin strzlecki all finished right behind chisholm.

The Irish women also took second through fourth in the mile. Graduate student Anna

The 38-year-old sweeney has quietly developed a name for himself in the nbA coaching ranks. he has followed an unconventional path — he is a former division III point guard — but he has become known as one of the top defensive minds in basketball and has personally helped develop stars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo. To top things off, he is a huge notre dame fan, a football season ticket holder and has an offseason home in south bend. he wouldn’t be the most conventional hire, but the upside is unquestionable.

John Beilein, senior player development advisor, Detroit Pistons

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beilein has been out of the college game for a few years now, but his success at michigan is unquestioned. he racked up 278 wins as the head coach for the Wolverines and took them to nine ncAA tournaments in twelve years. he is also a devout catholic and knows how to win at a midwest, academically rigorous, football-focused school. he’s a proven winner who fits perfectly with notre dame’s culture; the only downside is the Irish may be looking for someone younger.

Monty Williams, head coach, Phoenix Suns

Williams is the ultimate long shot. It would be very difficult to lure away the head coach of an nbA Finals contender, but notre dame has to at least pick up the phone. Williams was a star for the Irish from 1989 to 1994 and is now widely considered one of the best coaches in the nbA. This would be extraordinarily unlikely, but if there is a home run hire on this

notre dame splits with Penn state

By RYAN MURPHY and TYLER REIDY sports Writers

Fighting Irish hockey obtained one of its strongest results of the season over the weekend in h appy valley. n otre d ame weathered Penn s tate’s hostile environment to earn a split, stealing a 2-1 Friday win but dropping s aturday’s game 3-2. The Irish (11-12-3, 6-8-2) now have 20 points and are closing the gap on fourth-place m ichigan s tate in the b ig Ten standings. m eanwhile, the n ittany Lions (8-7-1, 18-7-1) now carry 27 points and remain in a secondplace tie with o hio s tate.

Bischel stymies Nittany Lions in game one Friday’s game took similar form to d ecember’s series between the two teams in s outh b end. Penn s tate shot the lights out of the puck, but strong goaltending kept the Irish afloat.

After n otre d ame fired off the opening shot, the n ittany Lions responded with an 8-1 shooting run in three minutes. s enior goaltender r yan b ischel calmly stopped all eight, a prefiguration of his night’s work.

Through 19 minutes, Penn s tate had opened up the shots on goal margin to 19-5, but the game remained scoreless. h owever, on the n ittany Lions’ 20th shot, the seal finally broke. Freshman defenseman Jarod c respo hit b ischel low with a wrister from the high slot, yielding a juicy rebound. The puck found d anny d zhaniyev to the goalie’s left, and the sophomore forward buried it for his fourth goal of the season. Penn s tate maintained its one-goal lead to the end of the first period. e ven as the n ittany Lions continued to throw the kitchen sink at b ischel,