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By MEGHAN LANGE saint mary’s news editor a s both new and return ing students arrive on s aint m ary’s campus this week, they will take part in sev eral long-standing tri-cam pus traditions. n amely, the first walk down the avenue, first-year movie night, the first-year b elleFest — which includes music, games and raffles — and d omerFest, where the first-years of the tri-campus meet and bond. s tarting this year, s aint m ary’s students will also have another welcome weekend tradition. o ver the summer, c ollege p resident Katie c onboy sent an email to the s aint m ary’s community introducing fall c onvocation.“Thisevent is an opportu nity to cheer in (literally!) our new transfer and first year students and to pin each other with your very own class pin,” c onboy said in the email to students. Fall c onvocation will oc cur annually on the s unday afternoon before classes be gin. The ceremony will rec ognize award recipients and gather students together be fore the start of the semes ter. The event replaces the
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By ISA SHEIKH a ssociate news editor more than 2,000 first-year stu dents will descend upon campus to begin their notre dame experi ence this year. The class of 2026, heralded as the most diverse and selective cohort to date, will move into residence halls and acclimate to the campus community around them through welcome weekend. welcome weekend, the university’s annual process of ori enting first-years, will involve the typical introduction to hall staff and fellow hallmates, connecting with faculty and staff and accessing academic, spiritual and wellness resources. in the days preced ing the class of 2026’s first classes, student leaders and volunteers across campus will come together to embrace the new students. andrew whittington, program director for first-year advising in the center for university advising, said the weekend serves as a gate way to many of the unique aspects of the notre dame experience. “our team of faculty, staff, and students seeks to share and invite students into the unique charac teristics of our catholic, holy cross undergraduate experience,” he wrote in an email. emily orsini, program director for new student engagement and formation, said allowing new stu dents to feel connected and build community were priorities. “The most important part of welcoming the class of 2026 is to make sure every new student feels welcome,” orsini wrote in an email. “we want to make sure we have diverse programming opportunities that students will be able to engage in. we want to create time and space through out the weekend where new students can form connections with one another to start to build community.”Thisyear’s welcome weekend will feature reimagined aspects, including a scaled-back vision of the moreau First-year experience class kickoff. orsini said the university will also emphasize diversity, equity and inclusion
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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared online on June 3. o ne of the most wellknown collegiate fight songs has been fine tuned to honor women’s impact on the University. c opyrighted in 1908, the “ n otre d ame v ictory m arch,” will now ref erence both “sons and daughters” of the University in the penul timate line. University President Father John Jenkins announced the change Thursday during a gala celebration honor ing the 50th anniversary of women at n otre d ame. The official shift mim ics the grassroots lyrics fans have been substitut ing in the stands for sev eralTheyears.original version in cluded the following lines: Cheer, Cheer for old NotreWakeDameup the echoes cheering her name. Send a volley cheer on high.Shake down the thunder from the sky.
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What though the odds be great or small. Old Notre Dame will win overWhileall. her loyal sons are marching.Onward to victory. The last two lines of the new version will be sung: While her loyal sons and daughters.Marchon to victory.
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DomerFestSaturday Duncan Student Center 10:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. First-years and transfer students welcomed back event. “Romeo and Juliet” “RomeofestivalND7:30pm-10:30pmDPACShakespearepresentsandJuliet.”
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Fr. Jenkins also an nounced that the University will re-imag ine the iconic m ain c ircle entrance to commemo rate the decision of for mer University President Father Ted h esburgh to admit women and their impact on the University. “The success n otre d ame enjoys has been shaped by the extraordi nary leadership and con tributions of the women who have been and are a part of this community, beginning with the four h oly c ross sisters who ar rived in the wilderness in 1843,” Jenkins said. “The re-imaging of the m ain c ircle will be a tribute at the heart of our campus to the ways in which these women have inspired, led and enriched us.”
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notre dame enrolls most international students ever
emphasized that Welcome Weekend is only the beginning of a much longer experience and no student is able to garner a complete sense of belonging in just a few days. “but, Welcome Weekend’s combination of residential, curricular, and co-curricular engagement serves as an invi tation, hopefully, an inspiring and dynamic invitation,” he wrote. “As far as my role goes, I’m in the business of commu nicating those first truths that each new student belongs here, can grow here, and can do good here.”orsini concurred that though the weekend is simply an introduction, it holds a lot of potential.“Ithink it’s a time for students to start to familiarize them selves with the notre dame community as well as the re sources and academic oppor tunities that are offered here,” she noted. “We hope Welcome Weekend is a time where stu dents get excited about their time here from both the aca demic and social engagement perspectives.”
Two days before the rest of the class of 2026 arrived on campus for Welcome Weekend, about 200 new first-year international stu dents moved in at n otre d ame.According to director of the International s tudent and s cholar Affairs (I ss A) office Leah Zimmer, the students taking part in International s tudent o rientation include the largest first-year, degreeseeking international class in n otre d ame history. o f the about 200 students taking part in orientation, about 145 are degree-seeking students, meaning they plan to stay at the University for four years and earn a degree. In recent years, the number of new, degree-seeking inter national students has been about 130, Zimmer said. The remaining 55 students taking part in orientation this year are largely non-de gree-seeking students study ing abroad at the University for a year or a semester. According to former asso ciate vice president for un dergraduate enrollment d on b ishop, who retired in June, 8% of this year’s admitted students are international students, and 18.7% are in ternational students, dual citizens or U. s . citizens liv ing in another country. h e added that 95 countries are represented among the ad mitted students. The students took part in International s tudent o rientation on Wednesday and Thursday where they learned about life as a n otre d ame student and living in the United s tates. For many of these undergraduates, it is their first time spending a long period of time in the country, director of the International s tudent and s cholar Affairs (I ss A) office Leah Zimmer said. s tudents will be introduced to international student am bassadors and I ss A staff and be connected with resources to help make their transi tion to the U. s . as smooth as possible.“Thisyear, like other years, our goal is that students feel welcome and are able to get settled,” Zimmer said. “They have a few extra days to get over jet lag and meet people, which is why [orientation] takes place a few days before Welcome Weekend starts.” I ss A began preparing the international students for arrival before the stu dents even left home. About a month ago, international student ambassadors and leaders held a pre-arrival information panel online to give new students an idea of what to expect when they ar rive on campus. “We really focused at that point on helping the students get here in time for classes because that … is still really complicated,” Zimmer said. “The d epartment of s tate has made it difficult for students to get visas because they’re stillZimmerunderstaffed.”saidshe knows many of the new students ar rive from thousands of miles away by plane and are unable to bring most of their dorm essentials, so the first thing on the orientation agenda was a trip to Target by shut tle. This is followed by din ner on e ddy s t. with student ambassadors.Thesecond day of orien tation largely focused on connecting students with resources to ease their transition into life in the U. s . At the Thursday after noon resource fair at the e ck v isitors c enter, stu dents will be able to set up an American bank account with c hase or First s ource b ank, and they’ll be able to set up an American cell phone and phone number with AT&T or T-m obile. Zimmer said I ss A reached out to other banks and phone companies to take part in the resource fair, but they chose not to participate. s tudents will also have the opportunity to learn about and connect with oth er campus offices includ ing the c enter for c areer d evelopment and University h ealth s ervices. “In planning [the resource fair and orientation], we got a lot of feedback from international ambassadors about what would’ve been most helpful for them dur ing their first days on cam pus,” Zimmer said. “We tend to send out an orientation feedback form about three weeks after.” s he said one of the main things past orientation par ticipants asked for was more opportunities to meet fellow international students. This year, students spent part of Thursday separated into small groups of about 20 to eat lunch and socialize. o rientation will also of fer programs for parents, including lunch and a panel discussion. This will allow parents to connect with each other over the worries and experiences that come with dropping their child off to study in another country, Zimmer said.
As Welcome Weekend committees arrived in dorms across campus preparing to help move in the class of 2026, Whittington wrote that the weekend provided an op portunity to embrace the in coming“Theseclass.new students, your new classmates, had the choice of joining any num ber of impressive university communities. They chose us. We’re just so darn grate ful for that decision and are honored to celebrate them, learn more about them, and invite them to take their place alongside us as mem bers of the notre dame fam ily,” he stated. Contact Isa Sheikh at isheikh@nd.edu.
Contact Claire Reid at creid6@nd.edu they need or want during that time. students will have options to attend programs that campus partners have or ganized, hang out in the hall, take a nap, unpack, etc. We know how busy this weekend can be and we hope this time will provide students with what they need whether that be rest or participating in an activity,” orsiniWhittingtonsaid.
Tradition con TIn Ued From pAge 1 spring c onvocation. e xecutive director of re tention strategies m ona b owe noted the importance of gathering the s aint m ary’s community at the beginning of the new aca demic year. “The idea came from the opportunity to have one single event where we could bring all of our stu dents and our faculty and staff together before the academic year started,” b owe said. b owe acknowledged that fall c onvocation would also provide the opportu nity to connect new stu dents with the rest of the campus.“Wedo a lot of events to bring the first-year stu dents and the transfers to gether, but we didn’t have a single event where we could bring the community together. s o we’re build ing community and we’re welcoming the new class,” b owe said. The inaugural c onvocation will take place s unday in o ’Laughlin Auditorium from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All are invited to join and cheer on their fellow b elles.during the event, the re cipients of the 2022 s aint c atherine m edal and the s pes Unica and m aria p ieta awards will be recognized. The s aint c atherine m edal is awarded to a ris ing junior or senior who has demonstrated high standards of personal ex cellence in scholarship, leadership, faith and service — the values of Kappa g amma p i, the na tional c atholic college graduate honor society that sponsors this award. s aint c atherine has long served as an inspiration for indi viduals who aspire to obtain knowledge and to stand their ground against the con straints placed upon them, thus inspiring the award. The other two awards, the s pes Unica and m aria p ieta awards, both recog nize s aint m ary’s faculty members.Thespes Unica Award rec ognizes a faculty member who has performed emi nent service to the c ollege. c ontributions can be in the area of teaching, scholar ship, creative activity or ser vice in higher level courses. The m aria p ieta Award was established in 1976 in honor of s ister m aria p ieta, who taught and served as an ad ministrator at s aint m ary’s c ollege. “The award recog nizes the quality of teaching done in courses for fresh man and sophomores”, b owe said.For the event, students are asked to wear a certain color based on their class year. s eniors and alumni are asked to wear the color blue, with juniors wearing yellow, sophomores wearing purple and first-years wearing red. In addition, any faculty or staff attending c onvocation are encouraged to wear s aint m ary’s spirit wear. As an added incentive to attend c onvocation, all s aint m ary’s students who partici pate will receive a voucher to exchange for an exclusive T-shirt at this year’s b elles b ash. Contact Meghan Lange mlange03@saintmarys.eduat
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By RYAN PETERS notre dame news editor About 2,053 first-years will arrive on campus this week end and begin their time at n otre d ame. The class of 2026 followed recent trends, with applications, selectiv ity and racial diversity all increasing.Theincoming first-years were the first class to be able to have in-person tours and information classes since the pandemic. d irector of undergraduate admis sions c hristy Pratt said this change led to an “explosion of interest” in information sessions and tours, which coincided with another re cord number of applications. With 26,508 students ap plying in 2022 — almost 3,000 more than in 2021 — the ac ceptance rate continued to fall and the yield rate stayed high. According to new vice president for undergraduate admission m icki Kidder, 3,412 were admitted for an acceptance rate of 12.9% and about 2,050 enrolled for a yield rate of around 60%. “The students and fami lies were definitely hungry to come back to n otre d ame and to be able to talk to our staff,” Pratt said. c iting a recent report that 1.3 million students have disappeared from American colleges and universities since the start of the pan demic, Kidder said it is im pressive that n otre d ame continues to see increases in applications.notredame is in its third year of test-optional ap plications. Kidder said 50% of applicants provided test scores. s ixty-seven percent of admitted students in the class of 2026 had a test score reviewed, according to ad missions data obtained by The o Fiftybserver.states and 95 countries are represented in the class of 2026, according to the admissions website. The University also reported 159 members of the incom ing class are international students, the highest num berWhileever. domestic students were able to come to campus for information sessions, travel restrictions hindered international students’ abil ity to come to campus and forced most of their recruit ment to take place virtually. “ s o I think that that speaks so much to this shared mis sion in service to some thing greater than ourselves that young leaders from all across the country and be yond are matriculating here for an excellent undergradu ate education,” Kidder said. The University will see an influx of 192 transfer students, with 95 of those coming from the Gateway program, in which students spend their first year at h oly c ross. Kidder said 95 is a much higher number than usual for the Gateway program.Kidder said 50% of the freshmen class has received some form of need-based aid. Additionally, 19% of the class are either first-genera tion college students or on a Pell grant and 19% of fresh men are legacy students, meaning one of their par ents attended the University. Forty percent of the class of 2026 are U. s . students of color or international stu dents, according to Kidder, marking consecutive years of increased ethnic diversity “[We’re] just really, really excited to welcome in a very inclusive way, the most di verse class that we’ve seen here at n otre d ame,” Kidder said.As the incoming freshmen acclimate to campus, Pratt said it is important to note that these are students who did not have a typical high school“Theseexperience.arealso students that are similar to all of our other students in that they are going to engage in our communities and be excited to be here and be that force for good,” Pratt said. Kidder added that she ex pects the first-year class to engage in the community in a lively “Whilemanner.they come in as this extraordinarily inclusive class, they’re con tributing to the missioncentric conversation in a very lively, rigorous, empa thetic, courageous manner, and we could not be more excited to see what they do in conjunction with the en tire student body, so we’re thrilled to welcome them this week,” she said.
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residential life welcomes 12 new rectors
Kate Palko, the new rector of Walsh h all, is also experi encing a full circle moment. As a student, Palko said she always wanted to go to n otre d ame. “I’ve always wanted to go to n otre d ame, so this is a really cool moment for me. I applied there during high school, and I didn’t get in, and I thought that was like the end of the world,” Palko said. “I applied [to be a rec tor] in the spring of my fi nal year in grad school, and when I got the interviews, I was just flying because it was such an out-of-body experience.”Palkosaid she is extreme ly excited about her new role and has been preparing to go into the experience with an open mind. “I’ve been purposely set ting my mind to be openminded because I can’t imagine all of the things that I’m not even aware that I’m going to encounter yet,” she said. Contact Bella Laufenberg at ilaufenb@nd.edu
By MEGHAN LANGE saint mary’s news editor This semester the s aint mary’s community will wel come about 400 first-year and 18 transfer students to cam pus. When classes begin next week, the c ollege will host a total of 1,308 undergradu ate students and 105 graduate students.Therewill be a 5% increase in first-year students from 2021, which had 380 students and 14 transfer students. s aint mary’s received a total of 2,254 first year applications, with nearly 7% applying as e arly decision. director of admission sarah Gallagher d vorak conveyed her pride for her alma mater. “As an alumna of s aint mary’s, I couldn’t be more proud to serve as the director of Admission and to watch the exciting trajectory of the c ollege,” Gallagher d vorak said.Gallagher d vorak also ex pressed excitement about the incoming first-year class. “I am thrilled to welcome such a talented class to cam pus this fall and to watch them grow and develop these next four years,” she said. “There’s no better time for them to start their journeys at s aint mary’s. Under the leadership of President Katie c onboy, we have established a strategic Plan and have renewed our commitment to ‘meeting the needs of the times’ — expand ing the boundaries of who we are and imagining in fresh ways who we can be. There is such tremendous momentum and growth at the c ollege, and it’s exciting to be a part of it.”The incoming first-year class possessed an average GPA of 3.85, which remains the same as last year’s class average. The class of 2026 includes students from 28 of 50 states, with 37% living in state and 63% living out of state. There are also four international students coming from Kenya, c anada, nigeria and Tanzania. “They come from as far away as Kenya and nigeria, as far north as c anada, as far west as c alifornia, as far south as Texas, all up and down the east coast and all over the m idwest,” Gallagher d vorak said.In addition, Gallagher d vorak discussed the range of talent of this year’s incoming class.“They are made up of com munity volunteers, athletes, leaders, entrepreneurs and founders of their own busi nesses, creatives, artists and world travelers,” she said. “We have someone ranked twenty-third in the world as an Irish dance soloist and another who is ranked sev enth in the nation. We have a junior firefighter and an ac complished ballet dancer. Incredibly impressive!” o verall, 66% of the class of 2026 were involved in some type of sport in high school and 27% were captains of their teams.Additionally, 21% of the class are musicians, 15% were involved in theater, 8% are dancers and 7% were involved in art clubs in high school.
The University of n otre d ame is welcoming 12 rec tors to new residence halls for the fall 2022 semester. o f the 12 rectors, 11 are new and one is returning. e lizabeth c larke, who was the rector of Lyons h all, will be returning this year as the rector of m cGlinn h all. c larke said she is excited to continue in her role as rector in a new community. “I am grateful for the op portunity to continue this mission of educating both the minds and hearts of stu dents entrusted to our care. I’m looking forward to shar ing life with the s hamrocks of m cGlinn h all!” c larke said on the residential life website.Associate vice president for residential life h eather r akoczy r ussell said that although 12 incoming rec tors is a relatively large group, this situation is not uncommon.“Whileit is somewhat atypical for us to have 11 new rectors, it is not very differ ent from some recent years. For example, over the last 10 years, there have been two years in which we had nine new rectors. What made the turnover unusual this time was the reason for some of their departures,” r ussell said in an email. r ussell explained that of the departing rectors, some were leaving because of retirement and recent marriages.“Usually our departing rectors are simply moving on to new roles whereas last spring included some unique factors,” r ussell said. The 10 other new rectors will serve in c avanaugh h all, d illon h all, Johnson Family h all, Knott h all, Lewis h all, Lyons h all, o ’ n eil Family h all, Pasquerilla West h all, s orin c ollege, Walsh h all and Welsh Family h all. The new rector of o ’ n eill Family h all, o rlando León, is not new to the world of working with students, hav ing worked in education for 17 years. León got his mas ter’s degree in elementary education but spent the ma jority of his career working with junior high students. León said he thinks his ex perience as an educator will be advantageous to his new role.“I think for me, it’s the building of relationships, building a foundation and understanding it’s about the whole, not necessarily my self,” León said. Another new rector, m ichael s emanek of d illon h all, is a graduate of n otre d ame himself. s emanek graduated in 2018 with a degree in applied and computational mathemat ics and statistics (A cms ). d uring his time as an un dergraduate, s emanek spent two summers as a residen tial assistant and again served as an r A for s iegfried h all.semanek said he believes his previous experience in residential life will ben efit him in his new posi tion. s emanek also said he looks up to his old rector in s iegfried h all as a guide. “The rector I had in s iegfried h all was there for 25 years and was one of the longest standing rectors at the University, and he was a priest,” s emanek said. “ c oming to d illon now as a lay person, totally new to the role, it’s about trying to find a balance between tak ing the things that he did really well and using them but also being my own per son and respecting the tra ditions of the hall that are already there.”
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construction begins on new men’s dorm Observer Staff Report Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared online on June 3. The University an nounced Tuesday a new men’s residence hall is currently under construc tion, according to a press release. The new dorm is located on e ast Quad be tween Johnson Family h all and m c c ourtney h all, where construction is underway for a new re search building. The new dorm is part of a 2017 plan to strengthen campus residential com munities, which included increasing the on-campus residency requirement to six semesters, according to theTherelease.release said the fourstory, 79,000-square-foot dorm will house approxi mately 260 students and adhere to the campus’s gothic architecture style. The new residence hall will have a mix of student room types including sin gles, doubles, quads and six-person rooms. s et to open in the sum mer of 2024, the residence hall will feature an arched opening on the first floor that allows pedestrians to travel east-west via an ex isting sidewalk.
c onstruction is already underway on campus.
Construction has begun for a new men’s residence hall on East Quad.
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22% of the class of 2026 are students of color and 26% are first-generation college stu dents. In addition, 29% of students have a legacy connec tion, meaning that at least one of their close family members went to s aint mary’s c ollege. Gallagher d vorak spoke on the importance of diversity in s aint mary’s classrooms. “All students benefit from the ability to learn from peers who may not think exactly the same and who come from dif ferent experiences, cultures and backgrounds,” she said. “o ur classrooms are enriched by the diversity of thought our students bring into class dis cussions. e xposure to diver sity is something that benefits all s aint mary’s students as it forces them to expand their in tellectual and personal under standing of the world.” Gallagher d vorak finished by discussing her hopes for the incoming class of first-years and transfer students. “I wish for our incoming stu dents that they enter this next chapter at s aint mary’s with an open and curious mind, a willingness to venture outside their comfort zones and that nine months from now, they’ll be looking back on a year filled with personal and intellectual growth, new friends and ex periences and lots of fun,” she said. Contact Meghan Lange mlange03@saintmarys.eduat
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For 16 years, I’ve measured my life in school years. Fall is an exciting fresh start, full of hope and prom ise. Winter is a halftime break. s pring is a time to wrap up and summer is a timeless in-between. It’s part of the reason I’ve always disliked spring. The trees and flow ers may start to bloom and the sun comes out behind its permacloud, but the season is more so a period of good byes, endings and change. And sometimes, I don’t want to talk about the way that it Freshmanwas. years are for learning names, sophomore years don’t matter all that much and when junior years roll around, there’s a feeling of superiority and indepen dence that comes from being an upperclassman. And then there’s senior year: the beginning of the end, the pinnacle of it all. c ollege is a place where everyone here is in a differ ent stage of their life, but also the same — learning more about the subjects that have always interested them, figuring out what they want to do in their life and taking leaps of faith toward the future. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I’ll measure the passing of time once I’m done with college. When every thing you’ve ever known is different, what happens? b ut the thing about your four years at college is that it’s so much more than school. It’s living steps away from your best friends. It’s being no more than one degree of separation away from any student. It’s laying on the quad until 3 a.m. on a m onday night just talking. For some people (read: me), it’s finishing up the news paper at 4 a.m. so it can be distributed throughout the tri-campus. While The o bserver is my college endeavor, everyone devotes themselves to their own passion in their four years here. I spent the past summer living away from home for the first time. (Yeah, I’ve lived at n otre d ame for the past three years, but something about living in a small dorm room with your best friend makes campus feel a lot like home.) Living somewhere else made me realize that n otre d ame is an escape, for better and for worse. h ere, days are measured in class schedules, lunch breaks, study sessions, parties, extracurricular meet ings, on-campus jobs and walks around the quads. Weeks are measured by assignments, tests and time until mid-semester breaks. Then before you know it, fall turns to spring real quick. And a lot of the time, you get too caught up to think about it. As I spent most of the summer trying to decide what I wanted to say in this column, my mind kept going back to what I learned from a magazine writing class last se mester taught by Kerry Temple. h e talked about the importance of thinking time: time to mull over ideas and thoughts and time to figure out what you actually want to write, not what you write in the rush of the moment. h e said he gets that most col studentslege don’t have time to do this. It hit me that he was right — I didn’t feel like I had the time to let thoughts, ideas and feelings simmer in my mind.And that’s the advice I have for first-years. Give yourself time to stop and think. c ollege is fun, but it’s more bittersweet and fleeting than you first realize. m easure it by the number of nights spent with friends, hours spent in a meeting for your favorite extra curricular and minutes of a home football game. The time is yours. Contact Alysa at aguffey@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. leTTers To THe edITor Alysa Guffey editor-in-chief
This time is yours d ear students, I extend a warm welcome to each of you. Whether you are arriving on campus for the first time or returning after a summer away, we are very glad you are part of the n otre d ame community. n otre d ame’s mission is distinctive. We offer an undergraduate education that is second to none, committed to educating the whole person. We cultivate scholarly excellence, and we advance human un derstanding through top-tier research and post-baccalaureate programs. In all that we do, we ensure that n otre d ame’s c atholic identity informs our efforts. As you know, the University has a rich history. Generations of n otre d ame gradu ates have been shaped by their experiences here, and they, in turn, have left their mark on the University. We invite you to do the same, to be part of n otre d ame’s present as well as its future. Individually and col lectively, you have tremendous talents and gifts to share. At a time when the world’s need for com passionate and creative leaders has never been greater, I hope you will take every day, every place on this campus, and every conversation with those you encounter here as an opportunity to engage, learn, and grow. Take time to listen to and engage with those whose perspectives and background might be different from your own, and be an active participant in building a commu nity where every person experiences a true sense of belonging. You are n otre d ame, and we are better because you are here. As we mark the beginning of a new academic year, I invite you to attend the o pening m ass on Tuesday, August 23 at 5:15 p.m. in the b asilica of the s acred h eart. Please join me on this important occasion as we come together to ask for God’s bless ing on our endeavors in the coming year. o nce again, welcome. I wish you every grace and blessing, and my prayers are with you.In n otre d ame, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. president, n otre d Aug.ame11
Welcome saints d ear h oly c ross c ollege s aints, c ongratulations on enrolling at h oly c ross c ollege! We speak on behalf of the entire student body when we say we are very excited to have you join our family here at h oly c ross. Your time in college is a period of growth and your journey at h oly c ross will be multi-dimensional. You will grow as a stu dent in the classroom as well as a citizen in the local and global communities. h oly c ross offers a holistic, experience-based education that will encourage and en able you to develop into a well-rounded individual.Yourdecision to become a s aint is al ready making a difference to unite our whole community. We are positive that your time at h oly c ross will be nothing short of amazing. We want you to know that we are praying for you and your ability to use your strengths in promoting the common good in all your endeavors.Whenyou arrive on campus, we encour age you to take up an active role in all that we have to offer here. Your college experi ence will be what you make it. There are endless opportunities for you to flourish and make an impact here, so take advan tage of them. You will be a part of our cre ative and talented student body, and we are sure you will fit right in and feel at home at h oly c ross c ollege. o nce again, welcome to h oly c ross, and we are excited about seeing you all on cam pus in August! Go s aints! s incerely, Dion Payne-Miller student bodysophomorehpresident,olycross Oscar Jarmon student body vicesophomorehpresident,olycrossAug.15
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d ear s aint m ary’s s tudents, o n behalf of the faculty and staff at s aint m ary’s c ollege, I am thrilled to welcome the students of the class of 2026, transfer students, returning students and graduate students! After a busy summer, we are ready for you to animate the campus with your energy and intellectual curiosity — to make our community an in hubvigoratingofactivity! s aint m ary’s believes in challenging you as you take your college journey. b ut I think you’ll find everyone ready to help you meet the challenge. Ask questions! Ask for help! b e open to change! At smc , we encourage self-discovery and promote an open-hearted and inclusive community. You have so many opport unities here. e very semester offers an occasion to discover new ideas and forge new possibilities, both inside and outside the classroom. c heck out the co-curricular activities the tri-campus community offers. e xplore your faith. e ngage with people who have different backgrounds, experiences, beliefs or opinions. Approach them with a spirit of curiosity and be open to learning with them and from them. This spirit will make our community and our world a better place.We’ve become more active and used the outdoors in new ways these past few years. c ommit to enhancing your health through an active life — there’s lots of room to explore in the tri-campus. While you are at it, explore the curriculum and try some things you’re not already good at. b ecome broader. b ecome deeper. c onsider what the world needs, and then solve a problem — or take a stand on something you believe in and work for change. If you do this, then you, too, will have experienced the spirit of s aint m ary’s, the s aint m ary’s that more than 23,000 alumnae around the world experienced during their time here. As a sponsored ministry of the s isters of the h oly c ross, s aint m ary’s proudly edu cates students to make a difference in the world — and we’ve done that for almost 180 years. You are part of this tradition. It is your turn to make history here. s o, prepare for leadership, both on campus and in a world that needs you. I look forward to ac companying you on this exciting journey. b est regards, Katie Conboy, Ph.D. president s aint m ary’s cAug.ollege12 Ave Cruz, Spes Unica TO THE EdiTOr d ear holy c ross family, first-year students at s aint m ary’s c ollege, holy c ross c ollege and the University of notre d ame, Welcome to notre d ame, Indiana, the seat of the sisters, priests and brothers of holy c ross and the three extraordinary c atholic higher edu cation institutions who continue their legacy. It is my honor to welcome you as I too am begin ning my first year as the president of holy c ross c ollege.While we may be three distinct institutions of c atholic higher education here in the greater notre d ame- s outh b end area, we share a common history and heritage that dates to early 19th-cen tury France when b lessed b asil moreau founded the c ongregation of holy c ross. At a time of in tense division and despair, Fr. moreau and the young brothers, sisters and priests embarked on this educational enterprise to change the world, as disciples with hope to bring. sister m adeleva Wolff, c s c ., the president at s aint m ary’s c ollege from 1934 to 1961 welcomed her first-year students by reminding them that what they were embarking on was not just prepa ration for a career and life, but what they were em barking on was “soul sized.” For sister m adeleva, just as it was for Fr. moreau, and continues to this day at our three respective colleges and universi ties as well as the other 120 schools, colleges and universities that bear the name of the family of holy c ross, is that a holy c ross education is meant to bring young people to “completeness.” For the c hristian, this means to be more like c hrist.Weknow that today the soul is in dire need of stewardship and protection from negativity. The best defense against it is vigorous, intelligent, sincere hope. The kind of hope bolstered by the ability to think critically, that is clear-headed in identifying what is lacking, in ourselves and the world, but then envisions ways to create it and en deavors to make it better. They have developed the competence to see and the courage to act. You have such exciting times ahead of you. o n behalf of my colleagues at s aint m ary’s, holy c ross and notre d ame, I pray that in the years ahead you will learn the value of productive solitude, mindful reflection and restful excellence. That all great reading is an act of reverence that enlarges the soul. That you become architects of your time. That you learn the importance of maintaining an attitude of gratitude; the life-giving mystery of grace; and the virtues of modesty, humility and authenticity. I also pray that you will cultivate the character of your soul and learn to live life fully, animated for a cause larger than yourselves and for the common good. I also ask that you pray for me and one another as together we embark on this exciting journey. Let us collectively be disciples with hope to bring, just as the brothers, priests and sisters have been doing for the past 200 years. Ave c rux, spes Unica, Marco J. Clark, Ed.D. president, holy cross collegeAug.1 Irish by milliona during the election and the early days of our term, we were confronted with the question, “What does student Government actually do?” since that day, we’ve been focused on letting people know who we are – a team focused on making tangible improvements to the notre dame community through concrete action. our mission is to translate our passion for our beloved University into defini tive and substantial solutions to problems that stu dentsWe’reface.working toward the radical goal of com plete transparency and full accountability. While this message might be too short to detail our 85 plus initiatives, any student can check our Progress Tracker at any time to see what we’ve accomplished, what we’re working on and what we’ll do next. our Instagram page, too, will be overhauled — now full of exciting events and succinct updates to keep students informed at a glance. If you’d rather come and see the action for yourself, we’ll be offering coffee chats with directors and administrators in our office on the second floor of LaFun… make sure to check (you guessed it!) the Instagram @ndstugov for updates on dates, times and special guests. over the summer, our directors have already made extraordinary strides. check your dorm’s bulletin board for updates on safety After Parietals, make sure to attend the health and Well-being resources Fair on sept. 2 and stop by notre dame stadium for student Government’s annual show ing of “rudy” at “Flick on the Field” on Friday, Aug. 26. These are just a few examples of the engaging events, incredible speakers, helpful resources and policy improvements with which we hope to fill our term.Tous, transparency and accountability aren’t buzzwords — they’re a creed. They’re guiding prin ciples for us to deliver on our promises and be the administration that this student body deserves. by the end of our term, we hope to have im proved the life of every single student. Whether that’s through large scale programming like race relations Week or incremental efforts to a healthier dining hall, it doesn’t matter. We know that you elected us to make whatever improvements we can, and we’ll spend every day of our term giving every thing we have to better this community. It is our honor to serve notre dame. If you have any question or suggestion, director don’t hesitate to contact Patrick, sofie, nicole or any director per sonally by email or simply stopping by the office. here’s to a great year! Irish by a million. Patrick Lee student body president, notre seniordame Sofie Stitt student body vice president, notre juniordame Nicole Baumann student body chief of staff, notreAug.juniordame11 Letter to
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d ear student body of s aint m ary’s c ollege,Forthose who are joining our won derful campus for the first time ever, welcome to your new home. For those who are returning students, welcome back for another great year. smc has been waiting for all of us! Josie and I are excited to be back on campus to better serve you and all your needs. We have worked ex tensively over the summer to begin programming our carefully thought out initiatives. e very step of the pro cess involves the well being of each student that is lucky enough to call themselves a b elle. The entire s tudent Government Association team can not wait to present to you their events and ideas as well. h opefully, all of our hard work and dedication to you all will result in an amazing time while at smc It is a great honor to serve all of you this year. We hope to leave a positive impact on you and our campus com munity. Please never hesitate to reach out to us with any questions, com ments or concerns. We are here for you!We wish you all the best as we start this new year! Your s micks, Angela Camacho Martinez student governmentsassociationpresident,aintmary’ssenior
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When I walked onto campus as a first year in 2019, I had this belief that I was going to do everything. I had written for my high school newspaper and had my eyes set on writing for the o bserver. I was an intense lacrosse player my entire life and planned on trying out for n otre d ame’s club lacrosse team. I was ready for what college had to offer, and I was planning on taking advantage of every single opportunity that was presented to me. b ut a week went by and then a month. b y the end of fall semester I had done nothing more than put my name on a few club email lists. When spring semester rolled around, I was excited to finally start up again. n ow that I knew the ropes of campus and had at least a few friends, I was excited to try new things. b ut just like the fall, I let time slip away. “I’ll join clubs when I’m a sopho more, and I am no longer the youngest member,” I kept telling myself. m arch 2020 changed my plans. With just a duffle bag of clothes, I flew home for spring break not to return for 5 months. i f i were in your shoes, what would i do differently? I would join the o bserver right away (I mean this column is at least a little bit of a plug for the university’s best newspaper). I’m only half kidding. In all honesty, I would actually have joined the clubs that I kept telling myself I was going to join. Looking back now, the fact that I was too embarrassed to go down the dark stairs to the s outh d ining hall basement to find a group of people who I would love is absurd. b ut I was 18 and I cared too much about what other people thought about me. What they don’t warn you about college is that fall semester of freshman year is lonely, so lonely. You make friends just as quickly as you lose them, but I promise you, everyone else is going through the same thing as you. Yes, the upperclassmen might seem scary at first, but I promise you, they are more than excited to take the first years under their wing (plus many of them have cars which will quickly become a hot commodity for you).so, join The o bserver. If journalism doesn’t float your boat, maybe our photography division will. If you have any interest at all in writing, we have a spot for you. While at the start of this article my byline will be tagged with Associate s ports e ditor, I didn’t start in that role. I found the wonders of student jour nalism through a friend who texted me on a whim needing a column. I never wrote a sports piece before, but after one favor, I did another, and quickly I was writing a few articles and col umns a semester. Then, I started editing for her (originally as a favor again). All of this was because I was too chicken to do any thing on my own. d on’t be like me. First-years, what you will quickly learn is that whatever plan you have for college now will not last. If you asked me four years ago if I would be writing sports articles over opinion pieces or news, I would laugh in your face. b ut here I am, with a fancy tag to my name! m y roommate of two years had planned on going to medical school for her entire life. This was up until the end of junior year where she entirely switched life paths. I took Arabic on a whim as well, and three years later it’s my second major. If you’re reading this now, write down your goals for college, and what you expect to be like when you graduate. Then, tuck it somewhere you won’t look until your senior year. I hope you will be able to open it one day and appreciate both what you had planned and how different everything turned out. I promise you these four years will pass right by you if you let them. It’s cheesy, I know, but the first year will go by in a blink of an eye. The next two years are even faster. Find your place on campus, whether it be south quad, the bouldering wall in d uncan student center, or the messy basement of s outh d ining h all where we will be waiting to welcome you to our 57-year tra dition of independent student journalism. Contact Olivia at oschatz@nd.edu
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Confusion will occur if you or someone else isn’t straightforward regarding feelings and personal goals. Don’t leave anything to chance if you want to maintain a healthy financial and physical life. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): you’ll gravitate toward unusual people and professions. Connect with people already heading in a direction that interests you, then get the lowdown. refuse to let a personal matter stand between you and what you want to pursue. Birthday Baby: you are impulsive, intelligent and persistent. you are innovative and proactive.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take a different approach to how you run your household or handle responsibilities at work. reduce the time it takes by implementing efficient tactics to speed things up. Say no to tempting offers if extravagance is involved.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Network and converse with people who can offer a different opinion and help you put your strategy in place. An ambitious attitude coupled with a desire for change and personal growth will give you the edge in a competitive situation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Invest time and money in obtaining information and utilizing your skills to adapt to trends and marketing tactics. Explore what’s available and how you can take advantage of situations and offers that tie into something you want to pursue. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be willing to listen, and take the time to sort through differences. how you handle emotional matters will determine how well you get along with someone you love. Take nothing for granted, and use your intelligence to gain acceptance and support.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you want the lowdown, get firsthand information. Someone will be eager to mislead you if given a chance. Charm, determination and dedication will clear the path to a new beginning. romance is in the stars. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Evaluate your lifestyle and adjust your situation to make life easier. home improvements and investing time and money in you and your surroundings will help you reach a new goal. Attending a reunion will reconnect you to someone special.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Words matter, and you’ll gain support by conveying what you want others to know with compassion and understanding. A change someone makes will be upsetting, but in the end, you’ll be the one to benefit. Be kind to yourself.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Plan something special for yourself or someone you love. Take an interest in how you look and present yourself to others. updating your image or paying closer attention to your health and physical fitness will pay off. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): g ravitate toward people who make you think, and you will find it easier to get things done. A change will be energizing and encourage you to expand what you have to offer. Avoid an emotional feud with someone close to you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): keep your thoughts to yourself. Sharing too much too soon with someone you don’t know that well will have drawbacks. Instead, collect information that will help you understand what others want. An exciting proposal will flatter you.
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h oly c ross came up mere inches shy of a conference tournament berth, as their 6-5-2 conference record saw them fall a single point short of the requisite 21 points to nab the eighth seed. After coming ever so close, the s aints return a lot of produc tion, headlined by leading goal scorer and junior Gabe n yenka (10 goals, 7 assists in 2021).
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The b elles enter this year looking for a third straight conference title and nc AA Tournament berth. s aint m ary’s graduated a lot of tal ent, but senior e rin d otson returns after a 43-goal ju nior season. Underclassmen Julia Gorski and c hristiana s ingler will look to step up to help fill some of the scoring void, as s aint m ary’s looks to continue the best stretch in program history. Softball
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Women’s Soccer The s aints return o livia s haw, the program’s alltime leading goal scorer, for her senior season. Last year, the s aints went 8-41 in cc A c play, falling in penalty kicks in the confer ence quarterfinals. Thenfreshman Taylor Primack shone in that postseason de feat, recording 16 saves and anchoring the defense. The pair will lead this season as the s aints look to take a step forward. Men’s Basketball d espite an 8-14 confer ence record in 2021-22, h oly c ross has some intriguing prospects on the court this year. They return a pair of sophomores that made the cc A c All-Freshman Team in Justin o ’ n eal and n ash h ostetler. The cc A c fea tures three teams that fin ished ranked last season, so it’s a tough climb but a man ageable one for a young s aints squad.
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Men’s tennis h oly c ross tennis courts will host one of the top play ers in the n AIA this spring, with sophomore Perry Gregg returning to ac tion. After going 11-0 at n o. 1 singles and 9-1 at n o. 1 doubles, Gregg finished the year ranked 6th in the country. h e led the s aints into the Top-25 and to a conference championship berth. They’ll be seeking to take the next step this spring. Women’s tennis h elga Lopez returns as the defending cc A c player of the year, along side cc A c freshman of the year b ente b urgersdijk. They’re joined by fellow all- cc A c selection Anna b eer, as that trio looks to improve on their 3-3 conference record and fourth-place finish from last spring. Contact Aidan Thomas at athoma28@nd.edu need to sell something? a friend have a birthday coming up? Did another friend just get into graduate school? Buy them a classified ad to say congratulations, happy birthday, or just to tell someone you miss them! Our classified ads sec tion is always located on page twelve of the sports section and in order to purchase one, sageadspresentedinareTheads@ndsmcobserver.com.emaildifferenttypesofadslistedbelowtotherighttheformattheywouldbein.Theclassifiedareagreatwaytogetamesout.
The b elles return most of the production from last year’s young 7-9 team, and they’re looking to jump up to that next level. The b elles went 0-8 against the top four teams in the m IAA but 7-1 against all other con ference foes. A few wins against those top squads, and the b elles could chal lenge for a tournament berth. s ophomore Alexis r auch leads the charge after hitting .379 with 23 rb I as a freshman. tennis The b elles return four members of last year’s singles lineup, with three seniors making for an experienced starting core this year. s enior Lucy c hamberlin and sopho more Alayna c ampbell return at the top two singles spots. They’ll also return as the b elles’ best doubles tandem and look to boost s aint m ary’s back into the conference tournament. Golf s aint m ary’s golf dominated m IAA action last spring, setting several con ference records en route to a championship. They fin ished 22nd at the nc AAs and after losing just one contrib utor, they look to improve on that finish and make the top-15 cut at the nc AA Tournament this spring.
Women’s Basketball A 10-12 conference re cord was enough for the s aints to nab the 7th seed in the cc A c Tournament last year. All three players who garnered postseason honors return, including the conference Freshman of the Year in Jordyn s mith. s enior Jayda m iller returns as the leading scorer and one of seven 1000-point scorers in h oly c ross history. Men’s Golf While the s aints hunt a team berth into the n AIA n ational Tournament, they return c olin Todora, a senior who qualified as an individ ual last year. With the 2022 cc A c conference cham pion anchoring the lineup, h oly c ross looks to compete for a conference title in the spring.
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F is for Freeman It is hard to ask for a coach to generate more hype than m arcus Freeman has. The #Freeman e ra is in full swing in s outh b end, and if he leads the Irish to an upset in c olumbus, the buzz around this football program will reach a massive high.
C is for Chloe Schiavone c hloe s chiavone was a standout for the women’s golf team last spring as a sophomore, qualifying as an individual for the nc AA Tournament. s he placed within the top 20, with her T-19th finish representing the seventh best in program history. s he returns for her junior year this season. d is for dara and dane It’s a 2-for-1 deal, as we look at a pair of returning fifth-years on the hardwood. d ara m abrey and d ane Goodwin were both instru mental in their team’s nc AA Tournament runs last year, and both Irish basketball teams harbor high hopes for the season. b oth are among the best three-point threats in the conference. e njoy the final season of these lethal shooters.
J is for JJ Starling Worried about the loss of blake Wesley? e nter JJ starling, the higher-ranked freshman prospect who proj ects as a day-one starter. he’s an adept shot creator who should help the Irish shoot for a return to the nc AA Tournament, and maybe even a deeper run than in 2022. K is for Korbin a lbert Korbin Albert is simply one of the best athletes on n otre d ame’s campus. s he tore it up as a freshman, and made the U s A Women’s U-20 World c up roster. o nce she returns from her international esca pades, she’ll entrench her self as a starter on an Irish women’s soccer squad eye ing a c ollege c up berth. d o yourself a favor and go watch Korbin and what could be a really special team this fall.
r is for ryder rolston r olston is a c hicago b lackhawks prospect and notched the most points of any returning player. h e scored 10 goals and added 17 assists last season, high lighted by a hat trick in a rivalry win over b oston c ollege. h e will be a major piece in this year’s hock ey squad with Frozen Four aspirations.
a is for a hern m adison Ahern enters her senior year for the women’s lacrosse program. s he led the team in points last year with 77. h er 57 goals and 20 assists each individu ally ranked second on the squad. s he looks to lead the Irish back to the nc AA Tournament.
G is for Gaskins n otre d ame softball only loses a couple of players, but they are key ones, with topof-the-order stalwarts Abby s weet and e mma c lark de parting. That puts even more pressure on the 2022 A cc Player of the Year Karina Gaskins. b ut lucky for Irish fans, they get at least two more years to watch one of the country’s best power hitters hit bombs at m elissa c ook s tadium. H is for Hsieh n otre d ame is a fencing school, and Kaylin h sieh is one of the best in the world. After a runner-up fin ish her freshman season, h sieh dominated the col legiate stage in 2022. s he punctuated the year with a 23-2 performance at the nc AA national champion ships, helping the Irish win a second straight national championship. i is for isaiah Foskey Although you may argue differently, vyper Isaiah Foskey’s future does lie on the gridiron, not in h ollywood, despite his role in n otre d ame’s s hamrock s eries uniform reveal. The electrifying defensive end will be a force to watch, and Irish fans get to watch a potential first round edge rusher work his magic all season long.
N is for Nick Leivermann Graduate student defen seman n ick Leivermann re turns to the ice for the Irish this winter. d espite nh L op tions, one of n otre d ame’s most impactful players will be skating for the blue and gold once more. h e missed six games last season but still finished tied for second on the team with 27 points. h e notched six goals and 21 assists and looks for more this year.
B is for Bryan dowd If you weren’t on cam pus last fall, you missed the making of a n otre d ame postseason soccer legend. Goalkeeper b ryan d owd se cured six straight shutouts over the A cc and nc AA Tournaments. In a pair of penalty kick shootouts, d owd saved five of seven shots, as the Irish made a run to the c ollege c up.
O is for Olivia Miles notre d ame women’s bas ketball made its return to the nc AA Tournament last year, reaching the s weet 16. They return now-sophomore o livia m iles who is the point guard for the foreseeable future in s outh b end. s he notched a pair of triple-doubles last year and averaged almost 14 points per game. s he’s a pass ing specialist, notching over 7 assists per contest, and also scored 20+ points on six oc casions. s he’ll be one of the top point guards in the nation this year.
P is for Palmer Jackson Palmer Jackson is back for his junior season, looking to lift the Irish golf squad to the nc AA c hampionships. Twenty eight of his 36 tour nament rounds checked in at under par last season. h is 71.25 stroke average is the best in n otre d ame program history, and he’ll be back on the course this year. Q is for Quinn McMahon d espite being co-A cc champs and ranked top-10 in several major polls, n otre d ame was not granted a nc AA Tournament spot in 2022. h ow ready are they to be back? r efer to Quinn m c c ahon on Twitter: “It’s a vengeance tour next year for @ nd Lacrosse. We will be back even better than be fore. It’s going to be a scary sight and I can’t wait to be a part of it.”
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L is for Lep Legion We will take a quick break from our athletes to point you to the official student section of the Fighting Irish. Lep Legion became more active last year, organizing watch parties and events and helping drum up huge crowds at basketball games. b e on the lookout for Lep Legion events, as it’s a great way to catch the Irish in action.
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E is for Ebo s taying on the hardwood, 6’4” transfer Lauren e bo is another women’s basketball name to know. s he’s the only true center on the Irish roster and will attempt to replace m aya d odson. An All- b ig 12 h onorable m ention in 2022, e bo’s play is possibly the biggest deal clincher for this Irish team with legitimate Final Four hopes.
U is for Uttley Luke Uttley is one of the top freestyle swimmers for the Irish swim team and was a key member of two nc AA-qualifying relays. h e’ll look to get back to the nc AA Tournament on both the relay squads and as an individual, in his junior season.visfor v ictoria Gevauden v ictoria Gevauden is a key member and part of the strong senior class for the Irish rowing squad. Gevauden is a linchpin of the varsity e ight, rowing in the bow seat at every race last spring. s he returns as the Irish look to jump into the upper echelon of the A cc s tandings.
X is for Xavier Watts Xavier Watts has already appeared at three differ ent positions for the Irish in his two-year career, and he might add to that total in 2022. c onverted to defense after starting as a wide re ceiver, Watts has recently practiced with the offense. h e could be a potential quick fix to the Irish’s depth issues for the receiver posi tion. h e could be an impact player on both sides of the ball this fall. y is for yashna yellayi Yellayi returns for the Irish women’s tennis squad that fell just short of a nc AA Tournament appearance. s he held down the n o. 3 singles role and competed mainly at n o. 2 doubles. s he returns in a similarly promi nent role this spring.
W is for Winkler sm U transfer Kaylyn Winkler slots into a key role for the Irish volley ball team. Losing c harley n iego to transfer, the Irish brought in Winkler, who led the AA c with a .384 hit per centage last year. s he also led the m ustangs with 114 blocks, with her 1.09 blocks per set ranking fourth in the conference.
By AIDAN THOMAS s ports e Acrossditor20 programs, n otre d ame boasts All-Americans, national champions and a host of other elite athletes. It’s impossible to get to know them all, but here’s a quick A-to-Z of Irish athletes (and coaches) to know this year.
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M is for Michael Mayer Foskey’s acting partner, m ichael m ayer may end this season as arguably the best tight end in n otre d ame his tory. Given the Irish’s prolif ic history in producing tight ends, that’s absurdly im pressive. o ne more season of b aby Gronk — appreciate the greatness.
S is for Shoaf m ichael s hoaf returns, looking to further etch his name in the n otre d ame record books. A top-20 fin isher at last year’s nc AA c hampionships, s hoaf holds the Irish program record in shot put and will look to im prove upon his own numbers this season. T is for Tidd Payton Tidd returns as a fifth-year pitcher for the Irish softball squad. Alongside sophomore s hannon b ecker, she forms a dynamic 1-2 punch in the pitcher’s circle. Tidd won 15 games last year with a 2.79 er A, and she will look to boost the Irish into the s uper r egional for the first time in program history.
Z is for Zyska After a huge breakout sea son as a senior, Jack Zyska returns for a fifth year. h e hit .294 and led the squad in home runs (13) and slugging percentage (.694). h e comes back to try and get the Irish back to o maha for a second straight year.
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By J.J. POST sports Writer e very year a couple freshmen break through the ranks of underclass men to make an impact on the season early in their career.Just last year b lake Fisher won a spot as the anchor of the offensive line at left tackle in his debut.Logan d iggs got a chance to shine against n avy and wasted no time earning himself a spot in the run ning back rotation for the rest of the year. h ere are some 2022 freshmen that could prove to be immediate con tributors in their rookie season. Tobias Merriweather If the Irish could ensure only one freshman would be up and running right away as a contributor m erriweather would be the pick.There’s no way around the depth problems n otre d ame currently faces at wide receiver. Avery d avis’ A c L tear leaves the Irish with just six scholar ship wideouts currently available.ofthose six, just two ( b raden Lenzy and Lorenzo s tyles) were major con tributors last year and an other two (Joe Wilkins and d eion c olzie) are nursing injuries. The math is inescapable — n otre d ame needs a breakout at wide receiver if they want their aerial attack led by new starting quarterback Tyler b uchner to cause opponents serious con cerns. m erriweather seems a prime pick for that breakout.Listed at 6’4 and 198 pounds, the c amas, Wa. native seems an easy fit for the boundary spot “X” receiver spot, which would be a welcome de velopment for Lenzy and s tyles, who are more natural fits for slot roles.The buzz from fall camp has been that m erriweather has made a name for himself quickly — with one video showing him fighting off coverage to haul in a deep ball for a touchdown.Andin an all hands on deck situation for c hansi s tuckey and n otre d ame, these flashes could translate into important reps week one against o hio s tate. Jaden Mickey If you followed n otre d ame football throughout the spring workout pe riod, you likely noticed m ickey’s name kept pop pingTheup.early enrollee made plenty of waves in his first weeks in s outh b end, both for his strong play and his renowned trash talk.swagger won’t be an issue for m ickey, who has earned praise in the Gug for never being afraid to vocalize his confidence.despitea returning trio of c am h art, c larence Lewis and Ta r iq b racy, the collapse of the Irish defense against o klahoma s tate in the second half of the Fiesta b owl on Jan. 1 of this year in s cottsdale, Az. hint ed at there being reps for the taking in the secondary heading into 2022.mickey, with his cover age range, tackling ability, and intangible confidence, stands out as a natural pick to slide into the rotation. Eli raridon With m ichael m ayer re turning as a presump tive first round pick in the 2022 n FL draft, one would think there wouldn’t be many snaps up for grabs in the n otre d ame tight end room.The buzz around r aridon so far from fall camp indicates that might not be the right assumption.standing nearly 6’7 and weighing in at 245 pounds, r aridon offers a unique profile for Tommy r ees and the Irish offense to try and utilize. With n otre d ame’s aforementioned injury woes at wide receiver, it’s possible r ees turns to a heavier emphasis on two tight end Perhapssets.r aridon, who has earned praise for his quickness despite his size, could see some minutes on the bound ary as a receiver himself.despite m ayer’s mas tery of the tight end role, r aridon’s frame and ath letic abilities makes it impossible to ignore him as an option in the Irish offense. Gi’Bran Payne
The final addition to n otre d ame’s 2022 class, Payne didn’t sign with the Irish until April, when he flipped from his commitment to Indiana to follow new running backs coach d eland m c c ullough. It was initially assumed that fellow 2022 running back Jadarian Price would be the freshman back to make early waves in their first season. b ut when Price suf fered a long-term inju ry in summer practice, Payne jumped from luxury depth to a very real op tion on the week one depth chart.With Logan d iggs’ availability still in question, just c hris Tyree (who’s battled injuries in the past and has rushed 10 or more times in a game just three times in his career) and Audric e stime (7 total carries in 2021) stand between Payne and hearing his name called against o hio s tate. Jordan Tuihalamaka Another player whose competition at his play ing group would at first glance seem to elimi nate him from contention for playing time, Tuihalamaka drew praise from the coaching staff for his college readiness over the course of spring camp.Unlike many elite high school prospects, Tuihalamaka wasn’t played all over the field, and was able to zero in on training at the inside linebacker position he excels at.s tanding 6’2, 240, his physical presence certainly won’t have him out of place on a college fieldTheeither. Irish line backer core is one of the deepest in the nation, but if injuries ravage the unit and force rotation like they did last year early on you can expect Tuihalamaka to be one of the first names down the depth chart.
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ANYA RUFFINO |The Observer Irish freshman cornerback Jaden Mickey heading back to set again during Notre Dame’s Blue and Gold Game on April 23. Mickey joins Clarence Lewis, TaRiq Bracy and Cam Hart in the cornerback room.
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While the women’s team didn’t qualify for the nc AA Tournament, rising ju nior c hloe s chiavone did in 2022. s he finished 19th at the event and returns to lead the squad this season. s he posted four top-ten fin ishes last spring. The Irish also get back senior Lauren b eaudreau after her season ended after just four events last year.
Saint SoccerMary’s s enior forward Jill b owen looks to step up as the team’s top offensive threat after posting four goals and an assist last fall. The b elles struggled offensively in conference play and look to rectify that and move up the standings in 2022. s ophomore Kara s tacey posted five shutouts as a freshman last year and aims to anchor the defense. Volleyball Junior c olleen m c c arthy paced the b elles a year ago as they tied for sixth in the conference. s he returns af ter leading the team in both kills and digs, and she’ll be a force on the court. b ehind her production, s aint m ary’s will aim to close the threegame gap between their record last year and a con ference tournament berth. Cross Country s aint m ary’s returns six of their seven scoring runners from the nc AA r egionals last year and should be competitive in a loaded conference.Juniorsh aley Greene and Amanda Tracy finished last season’s efforts with per sonal-bests at the nc AA r egionals, and they’ll lead the way once more. Basketball s ophomore forward Julia s chutz led the b elles in
Women’s Soccer m idfielder Korbin Albert might be the best sophomore in the country. Additionally, senior midfielder m addie m ercado and graduate stu dent forward o livia Wingate return, giving the Irish three of their top-four goal-scor ers from last year’s s weet 16 squad. With two established keepers rostered, Ashley n aylor and n orthwestern transfer m ackenzie Wood, Along the back line, the Irish have three defenders that combined for 65 starts in 2021, plus they added n ebraska transfer Ashley Zugay. This team is hunting a c ollege c up appearance. Softball
Football The Freeman e ra gets un derway in c olumbus, o hio against the b uckeyes. e njoy the final season of m ichael m ayer, possibly the greatest tight end in n otre d ame his tory. e njoy watching one of the best pass rushers in the country in Isaiah Foskey. And let’s see if m arcus Freeman’s first season can match what has been an in credible first summer. Men’s Golf Taichi Kho and Palmer Jackson are two of the best three golfers by stroke aver age in program history. They return to lead the squad this year, as the Irish look to break their nc AA region al curse after falling short again last season.
The Irish women got hot at the right time last year, winning four of their final five regular season games and upsetting d uke in the A cc quarterfinals to crash the nc AA Tournament field. n ow that team that gelled returns their trio of junior stars. m adison Ahern, Jackie Wolak and Kasey c homa combined for 156 goals and 59 assists in 2021. They’re all back and looking to advance further into the postseason. rowing This senior class of the Irish rowing squad has been through tough times. A deep and talented class saw their development halted by the cov I d -19 pandemic, but they returned to action last year.It’s a class of 22 rowers. Aidan m cIntyre and Taylor r obinson headline the first varsity four, while coxswain Katie Greed works along side classmates Adelaide Lammers, e rin m aron, m organ Gantt, m addie m eans, e lizabeth m ay and v ictoria Gevaudan in the first varsity eight. With plen ty of returning talent, the Irish will look for improved results this spring.
Cross Country s enior o livia m arkezich returns after an All-A cc sea son. Junior Joshua m enther and senior Jake r enfree highlight the All-A cc re turners for the men. b oth squads will look to return to the nc AA championships, while the men will aim for a third-straight A cc title.
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Men’s Lacrosse The thing to know is what graduate student midfielder Quinn m c c ahon tweeted. “It’s a vengeance tour next year for @ nd lacrosse. We will be back even better than before. That all stems from the people in the locker room and the relationships we made. It’s going to be a scary sight and I can’t wait to be a part of it.” After ending the year redhot and being snubbed from the nc AA Tournament, the Irish return a whole bunch of talent and are ready for that vengeance tour.
Men’s Soccer The Irish tasted the c ollege c up stage last year, reaching the Final Four. They fell in penalty kicks to the eventual national champion, c lemson but now, they’re back with a core of young contributors. Although replacing their top-two goal-scorers, n otre d ame returns sophomores m atthew r oou and e no n to, who combined for 12 goals. Jack-of-all-trades junior de fender Paddy b urns makes his return to the Irish along side fellow defenders m o Williams and Josh r amsey. Junior keeper b ryan d owd returns after posting ten shutouts last season, and n otre d ame is eyeing the ul timate prize this year.
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The long hunt for a s uper r egional continues, as the Irish have made every nc AA Tournament since 1999. h owever, they’re yet to ad vance out of the regional round. This year, they return two of their three pitchers in Payton Tidd and s hannon b ecker, along with A cc play er of the year Karina Gaskins. n otre d ame must replace Abby s weet and e mma c lark in the outfield and at the top of their order, but otherwise, they return most of their ev eryday lineup and have an other shot at breaking their drought in 2023.
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Fencing s peaking of three-peats, the Irish fencing squad is looking for one of their own, on the national level. The two-time defending national champs are back at it. o n the women’s side, junior epeeist Kaylin h sieh looks to defend her individual title. Junior saber Atara Greenbaum and senior foilist Amita b erthier were national runners-up in their events last year. For the men, junior saber Luke Linder and senior foilist h unter c andreva return af ter top-8 individual finishes last year.
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There’s a new sheriff on the diamond. Former vc U head coach s hawn s tiffler replaces Link Jarrett, who brought the Irish back to national relevancy over the past three years. This team went to the c ollege World s eries last year and returns four fifth-year starters to their lineup. They add two transfers, b lake h ely and c arter b usch, and a top-100 prospect, d avid Lally, on the mound. Men’s Basketball
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The Irish lost three of their top seven players from last year’s nc AA Tournament team, but early signs say this could be another special season for the Irish. d ane Goodwin, n ate Laszewski and c ormac r yan return with postseason experience. Top-20 recruit JJ s tarling is ready to electrify Purcell Pavilion in his first (and only?) collegiate season, and m ike b rey is back to lead the squad — and fire up a few student sections along the way. Women’s Basketball
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This is a national cham pionship caliber team. They’ll get tested early at home against m aryland and U c onn, so we’ll see if those hopes are realistic. b ut o livia m iles and s onia c itron are truly dynamic talents, and fifth-year d ara m abrey returns as well. n iele Ivey added three transfers — Jenna b rown, Kylee Watson and Lauren e bo – to complement high ly touted freshman KK b ransford.
Hockey o n ice, n otre d ame re turned to the e lite e ight last season, and they should be knocking on the door of the Frozen Four again in 2022-23. r yder r olston, Landon s laggert and n ick Leivermann lead the squad, with r yan b ischel ready to backstop the squad between the pipes. n otre d ame add ed four transfers, including a pair of forwards that com bined for 21 goals last sea son to compensate for losing leading scorer m ax e llis.
Swimming & diving After competing much of last season without a coach, the Irish have a new staff in place, hoping to bring this roster to new heights. The men finished 33rd at last year’s nc AA c hampionships, while the women finished 31st. s ophomore diver c aroline b rady leads the women’s squad after qualifying for the nc AA Tournament last year. The men return the entirety of their nc AA-qualifying 200 and 400-yard freestyle relay teams among six re turning nc AA qualifiers.
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The Irish lost in the first round of the nc AA Tournament last season, but they return about half of their main singles lineup. s eniors m atthew c he and c onnor Fu are likely to take over the top singles flights after spending most of last year at #3 and #4. The duo combined for a 12-6 record in A cc play. s enior b raeden h o may see an increased role after play ing four A cc singles match ups last year, and senior m atthew h alpin returns af ter being a staple in the dou bles lineup last season.
The Irish return basically their entire lineup this year and should be looking for a nc AA Tournament berth. Last year, the Irish entered the Acc Tournament ranked 42nd and on the bubble, so they’ll look to take the next step this year with a veteran lineup. Track & Field An Irish record-holder in the shot put, junior m ichael s hoaf returns to throw for the Irish this year. h e high lights the men’s top return ers after a top-20 national finish last year. s enior o livia m arkezich leads the wom an’s program back into ac tion after a top-10 nc AA finish in the steeplechase last spring. Volleyball n oter d ame debuts a brand-new coaching staff, and they’ve added some new talent to help with some ros ter losses. They sit in 4th in the preseason A cc poll and should be competing for a nc AA Tournament berth.
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