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Badin Hall reopens after year of repairs Women’s residence hall’s renovation includes new chapel, air-conditioned lounges and larger rooms By NATALIE WEBER News Editor
Approximately 121 years have passed since Badin Hall was first constructed. And over the course of more than a century, it has served many functions — including an industrial school, a bookstore and post office. Now a women’s residence hall, the building has undergone a year of renovations that aim to upgrade the building while maintaining its unique, traditional characteristics. “I think everyone’s just really excited about it because [the architects] really did do what they promised with keeping the character of the building,” senior and resident assistant Meridith Balbach said. “So really, I think we still
have our pride in that we’re a tiny dorm that still has a lot of old rich tradition.” Sister Sue Sisko, Badin’s rector, said the most noticeable change is the addition of a new chapel, donated through Peter and Nancy Baranay and their children. “I think the crowning jewel of the entire renovation is a magnificent new chapel, through the graciousness of our donors,” Sisko said. “And so, that I think, is the biggest change, in Badin. It’s not the only change — there were certainly many other things that happened — but I think for me and for many other residents, the chapel is just magnificent.” The chapel includes see BADIN PAGE 3
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Badin Hall’s reconstruction features a chapel with 20th-century stained glass windows donated by Charles Hayes and Jon Ritten, two Notre Dame alumni. Badin also has new kitchens on every floor.
Saint Mary’s senior starts skincare company By MAEVE FILBIN News Writer
Saint Mary’s senior Julia Veome has recently started her own business: Natural Baller, an organic skincare company that encourages customers to “Live life with no filter.” Veome, a business administration major with a
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Notre Dame Ultimate Frisbee Club captains Meg Cullen and Connor Buckley host the club’s booth at the SAO Activities Night. By ANDREW CAMERON News Writer
The annual frenzy of hundreds of students hoping to learn about and sign up for some of the more than 350 student clubs and organizations represented at Student Activities Night filled the Notre Dame Stadium concourse Tuesday night. The event, hosted by the Student Activities Office (SAO), provides the student body with
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a way to see and get involved with the campus’ myriad of student groups and provides clubs with a unique way to advertise themselves, especially to first-year students. This was the second year that Activities Night had been hosted in the Stadium concourse rather than in the Joyce Center. Karen Kennedy, the director of student centers, activities and see ACTIVITIES PAGE 3
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concentration in marketing and a minor in public relations and advertising, said she had always wanted to open her own company, but only decided to do so at the end of her junior year. “I kind of just jumped into it,” Veome said. “I didn’t think I would ever be able to do something like this as young
as I am.” After extensively researching the detrimental impact of social media on female self-esteem, Veome said she decided to use her business background to help young women feel comfortable in their own skin. In see BALLER PAGE 4
Higgins Labor Program to combine initiatives By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer
While the Higgins Labor Program has been around in various forms since the early 1990s, current director Daniel Graff, who has a joint appointment in the history department, is focused on bringing together the research and student engagement sides of the
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program. Graff, who was appointed director in 2014, said Higgins was originally founded by labor economists in the economics department as a small, independent research center called the Higgins Research Center. It was named after Monsignor George Higgins, a Catholic priest who argued for workers’ rights and wrote documents for
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, writing some of them on social work and justice. “It was folded into the Center for Social Concerns about a decade ago as a way to integrate the Higgins Labor Program’s research on labor questions to add an engaged learning component that we think of
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the Center for Social Concerns when we think about engaged learning or service learning,” he said. “ … As director, my hope has been to reinvigorate the research side of the things while continuing this programming work.” The Higgins Labor Program has three main components, Graff said. The first of these is event programming that is open to everyone but meant to inform and engage students. One such event is the Labor Cafe, the first of which for the year will take place Friday. The Labor Cafes are informal events on certain Friday afternoons to talk about work-related issues. “That always brings people
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events for SAO, and described this year’s event as “a great success,” mentioning the high temperature as the only challenging aspect. “I think it’s been great,” she said. “We’ve had a great turnout, lots of interest in our clubs and I’m really pleased with how the event has turned out.” The event ran from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with large crowds throughout the concourse for the entire duration. A few clubs advertised outside the official
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from campus to it — students, faculty, staff, visitors who are on campus for another reason and see it and come in and people from the community,” Graff said. Other event programming includes the Research, Advocacy and Policy series (RAP), which includes lunchtime talks with subject matter experts; the Higgins Alumni Network, which brings back students who are working in labor in some capacity; and relevant film screenings. Anna Scartz, a junior and student assistant for the Higgins Labor Program, said she became involved after attending one of the events freshman year. “I really liked it because it’s just really casual conversation where I felt comfortable speaking even though I didn’t
feel like I had a large amount of knowledge at that time, so that kept me coming back to learn about these important issues,” she said. The second component of the program is the research component, which includes the Just Wage Working Group. The group has been working for a year and a half to develop a just wage framework, which was first presented at the Program’s symposium in Washington D.C. this summer. “We’re trying to develop an online tool right now that people can use to ask a question about whether a particular wage is just or not,” Graff said. “ … We’re now in a space where we have the framework and the tool created, and now it’s operationalizing it online. We’ll be spending a lot of time presenting … to new audiences.”
Graff said the group is intentional in how it is framing the conversation in order to “invite more discussion.” “We’re hoping to do it in a way by using this framework of a just wage that might slip out of some of the partisan debates over things like a living wage and a minimum wage,” he said. Scartz was able to participate in the symposium for the Just Wage Working Group this summer. At the event, she said she heard from labor unions, interested students across the country and people who deal with the issues regularly. “It gave me more context as to this being a national or even international movement as opposed to something that happens on Notre Dame’s campus or in the Notre Dame bubble,” she said. Original online conversation
is the final component of the Program, which features a blog that is open to contributors. “The heart of it is trying to give students an opportunity,” Graff said. Graff said the Program is operating at the right time where people are interested in labor questions. “I think more and more Americans are concerned about what appears to be increasing economic inequality and the stubbornly flat wages even in spite of the super tight labor market with low unemployment,” he said. “ … The Higgins Labor Program is really interested in getting people together to address those questions, and I think the timing is really pressing right now.”
venue, such as the Ultimate Frisbee team, which had members on Library Quad tossing frisbees back and forth and encouraging passersby to join the team. The presidents of many clubs were present to attract as many passing students as possible to join. Many tables were strewn with posters, decorations and candy in an attempt to stand out and attract passersby. “Activities Night is awesome because we’re able to reach almost the entire freshman class, but also anyone who’s interested in getting more involved,” said junior Katie Powell,
president of the Christian a cappella group Unchained Melodies. “We’re able to find people and yell at them, ‘Do you sing?’ And sometimes they might nod their head and we can rope them in. It’s a good way of reaching people that we might not normally interact with or see.” The president of the men’s boxing club, senior Ryan Richelsen, also said reaching first-year students was the biggest advantage of the event. “With all the newcomers and first-years, it’s good to get our name out there, because a lot of people know about Bengal
Bouts [an annual charity boxing tournament held by the club], but a lot of kids come to campus without having heard much about it,” he said. “Just the exposure we can get to a lot of the first-years and also grad students and other people who might wander by helps.” Saul Cortez, a junior and president of Notre Dame radio station WSND, said Activities Night helped him to find rare students with a strong passion for radio hosting. “We really want a nice group of kids who are wanting to continue on with the tradition of working in radio stations,” he said. “It’s hard sometimes to find these kids who are really passionate and will stick through it all four years, but I believe that they’re still out there and want to do something as archaic as radio.”
Freshman Alexander Shyne said he hoped to be able to sign up for clubs that allow him to pursue interests he was unable to in high school. “It was very overwhelming after the first half-mile walking through, but it was amazing to see all the clubs and be able to talk to all the people and see all the variety, from board game club to service clubs,” he said. “It was amazing to see how many opportunities there are to form a community outside of the dorm, and I’m excited to pursue as many of them as I can.” Some students, such as junior Griffin Modjeski, had other goals for the night. “I’m just here for the free shirts,” he said.
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in Badin tend to be very social anyway but I really feel like the air conditioning has helped facilitate that.” Beyond these new additions, the dorm has combined more single rooms into doubles and undergone a host of smaller renovations. “It’s really like Badin got a facelift,” Balbach said. “They painted the walls, they got new carpet and it’s all a little more color-coordinated to be a bit of a light green to fit [our mascot’s] bullfrog theme, which is really cool.” Ultimately, Sisko said, the renovations have given Badin residents a number of new opportunities to gather in the hall and build community. “We’re a close knit community because we’re the smallest women’s hall on campus so everyone knows everyone,” she said. “We’ve always been that way and had a strong community. I think this is only going to strengthen it more because of all the spaces where they can gather.”
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early 20th-century stained glass windows, donated by alumni Charles Hayes and Jon Ritten. The windows were originally designed by Zettler Studios in Munich, Germany, and preserved from a former Chicago convent, Hayes said. ”I think [Badin] was an industrial building, but it was not a residence hall and it definitely did not have a chapel,” he said. “But if it had a chapel, they probably would’ve ordered the windows from this company or something like it at that point in time because the windows were very consistent, design-wise, to Badin Hall.” Residents are also excited about the addition of new, air-conditioned lounges and kitchens on every floor, senior and resident assistant Arwa Mohammad said. “People are actively making efforts to come sit in the lounge spaces as opposed to just passing by,” she said. “They hang out there, which is nice. People
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her own experience, Veome said she always felt that clear, healthy skin allowed her to go makeup-free. “I don’t think makeup or filters are going anywhere, so I’m not trying to get rid of them or even say that they’re bad. I just want followers and customers of Natural Baller to feel like they are confident in themselves before all that,” she said. “I felt like it was important to have a clean skincare brand that also emphasized the importance of taking care of your skin and embracing your natural look.” The name Natural Baller stems from the natural, organic ingredients incorporated into the brand’s skincare products, but Veome said it also acknowledges her wish that customers feel confident with their natural selves. “Baller” is a term Veome said originated in her family group chat and has come to mean feeling encouraged and empowered. “I think that it’s important for girls to look at themselves that way, like, ‘Yeah, I am a baller and I just crushed that,’” she said. Veome said her pursuit of the Natural Baller mission has helped her start to see other women in a different light, and come to the realization that everyone can find their inner “baller” with the right attitude. She said her younger sister Samantha, a high school senior who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, earned the title after she started making bracelets with her diabetes tag attached for her friends. “She’s always been super positive and wanted to help other girls [with diabetes],” Veome said. “Now I look at her and I think, ‘Samantha is such a baller.’” In order to make Natural Baller a reality, Veome deepened her research into the chemistry of skincare and worked with multiple laboratories to formulate her products. Faced with the prospect of spending years developing products from scratch, Veome said she decided to partner with a company in Florida offering a base formula that she could adapt to her liking. In addition to designing the products themselves, Veome also started to make a social media presence for herself, creating a website, as well as Instagram and Facebook accounts. She said navigating the intricacies of starting a small business was a learning curve. “I started working with a graphic designer to make the labels but didn’t like what I was getting, so I actually designed the labels myself. I registered as an LLC in Illinois and also trademarked the brand and the slogan,” Veome said. “I thought it would be a lot of work, but it was way more
work that I even thought. I feel like with everything I’ve done, I’ve learned of 10 more things I need to do without knowing they existed before.” “It definitely has been super busy, but it also has been super fun because [Natural Baller] is something that I’ve worked really hard at and am really passionate about. I’ve been creating a buzz around campus and girls have been super supportive and excited about it,” Veome said. Veome also said she didn’t know if Natural Baller would have found success at any school other than Saint Mary’s, where the entire community has surrounded her with energy and encouragement. Veome has received an additional outpouring of support from her family members running the business side of Natural Baller from the basement of Veome’s home in LaGrange, Illinois. While Veome said she has found it easy to raise awareness at Saint Mary’s, it has been difficult to take Natural Baller beyond the college. In an effort to expand her brand, Veome said she plans to partner with Teleties, an athleisure accessory company specializing in long-lasting, waterproof hair ties. “I sent them my products hoping that something good would come out of it, and they responded saying how much they loved them and that they were going to use them in their next photo shoot,” Veome said. Veome said the growth on social media will take Natural Baller closer to her goal of reaching as many young women as possible and helping them feel beautiful while also encouraging them to support and empower others. She also said she hopes that her company allows her customers to live confidently and unfiltered on social media. “I think [Natural Baller] is
mostly about not comparing yourself to other women. A lot of women see another woman succeeding in something and they allow that to make them feel bad about themselves,” Veome said. “I would love to have girls posting photos of themselves without makeup doing something they love and giving it the hashtag ‘natural baller.’”
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By CHARLIE KENNEY Scene Writer
Listening to a new, full-length Vampire Weekend album, absorbing it in its entirety, is a treat that their fans have only been able to experience three times — in 2008, 2010 and 2013. Sure, three albums in just over 10 years isn’t anything the Beatles would be impressed with. But three is better than one. And a band that is still together with all of its members alive is better than a broken-up one with dead members. One more album is coming soon, and many more could come in the foreseeable future. Despite only releasing three studio albums, Vampire Weekend has released quite a few songs that act as a fourth, eclectic album on their own — their Japanese B-Sides and iTunes Bonus Tracks. Believe it or not, in 2008, 2010 and 2013, when “Vampire Weekend,” “Contra” and “Modern Vampires of the City” were each respectively released, people still paid for their music. Pirating and streaming were around, but they were in their infancies and often weren’t worth the 99 cents that each song cost. In order to persuade their American fans to stray away from piracy and to persuade their Japanese fans to purchase records domestically, Vampire Weekend would include these Japanese B-Sides and iTunes Bonus Tracks on their albums — tracks that were significantly harder to find anywhere other than iTunes or in Japan. Their debut, self-titled album, “Vampire Weekend,” contains two of these Japanese bonus tracks — “Ladies of Cambridge” and “Arrows.” Their second album,
By MIKE DONOVAN Associate Scene Editor
Death, life’s only fixity, is also its only natural sweetener (certified 100 percent organic), and as such, its stoic presence illuminates all the feeble estuaries — love, fear or, as Roland Barthes writes, “events, setbacks, annoyances” — flowing around its immovable presence. Death turns these meager rivers into juice and soda, flavored with granules of meaning, treacherous and highly addictive. The inevitability of the end necessitates an environment poised to eviscerate the fragile human spirit. It begs for heroes, bold beyond all reason, but (thanks to reason) no such heroes exist. Needless to say, existence, under death’s ironbound gaze, does not lend itself to the pleasures of “rest and relaxation.” Still, Ottessa Moshfegh’s unnamed narrator (a 26-year-old New Yorker and Columbia University graduate) endeavors to do just that — dull the prickly edges of her youth’s peak against the stone of psychiatric ineptitude for an entire year. Recently orphaned and vacillating “between wanting to look like the spoiled WASP that” she is “and the bum that” she feels she is, the narrator finds life a bit too flavorful against her sensitive palate. As far as she’s concerned, those who rage against the ennui of the affluent intellectual experience
“Contra,” contains two iTunes bonus tracks — “Giant” and “California English: Part 2” — while also containing two Japanese bonus tracks — “Ottoman” and “Giant.” And their third studio album, “Modern Vampires of the City,” contains two remixes of the tracks “Ya Hey” and “Unbelievers” for Japanese audiences. Historically, many of these tracks have been unavailable on streaming services, iTunes and American-sold records. Within the past few months, however, they have been uploaded to streaming services by Vampire Weekend on the band-created playlist “DEEP CUTS.” And they truly were “DEEP CUTS” up to this point. If you knew any of the B-Sides or bonus tracks, you also knew the songs created by lead singer Ezra Koenig’s high school band, L’Homme Run. “California English: Part 2” isn’t something you stumble upon. It’s something you find to fill the void that five years of no new music has created. Vampire Weekend’s bonus tracks aren’t notable solely because of their novelty, however. Each track is an individualistic piece of music-making that fits into the theme of the album to which it quasi-belongs. “Arrows” is a track that screams the pretentious danceability that made their first album so likable. It overflows with the opulent string and woodwind instruments while being grounded in its grainy, GarageBand production. “California English: Part 2” is the natural conclusion to its techno, nonsensical predecessor. “Half the Barbaras, Half the Rhondas” is a lyric that requires more than scant knowledge of The Beach Boys’ discography. But every lyric in the album “Contra” requires knowledge of something — the bonus tracks certainly didn’t deviate from
that theme. “Ottoman” acts similarly to “California English: Part 2.” It’s an ode to a piece of furniture and an Anatolian demonym. It’s not a song anyone asked for or one that makes any sense. But it sounds good, and it brings light to a very underrated piece of furniture — just as “Oxford Comma” brought light to a very underrated form of punctuation. “DEEP CUTS,” however, does contain one track that is perhaps “deeper” than the rest. It was never included on any Vampire Weekend album and is seldom performed live. It is the song “Jonathan Low” — a staple of the album “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).” “Jonathan Low” is arguably the standout of the “DEEP CUTS.” It was released the same year as their second album “Contra,” yet it is significantly different from any track on it — both sonically and lyrically. It’s less airy than a “Contra” track should be, and although its lyrics make just as little sense, they tell a concrete story — something no other track on the album does. Maybe that’s because it was made to be played while the scenes of a film were playing out in the background. Maybe not. Regardless, it sounds radically different and takes you on a narrative journey that no other Vampire Weekend album can give you — up to this point, at least. But B-Sides and bonus tracks, as mentioned earlier, are just consolation. Space to fill the void that only a complete album really can fill. They may not be albums, but they do a darn good job of filling that space.
(her best friend Reva, the insufferable dweebs from her Art History program) needlessly amplify their misery. “Solfoton and a bottle of Robitussin one day, Nembutal and Zuprexa the Next,” then on to “Xanax and Infermiterol.” Ignore the side effects. They pale in comparison to the pain of artistic pursuit. Better to be the art project, static against the panopticon of the information age, than its creator — too many sleepless nights go into creation. “Eat a can of chickpeas,” Dr. Tuttle suggests. “And try these.” Pharma cures the pain of existence, one or two capsules at a time. The narrator “can’t point to any one event that resulted in [her] decision to go into hibernation,” just some general unhappiness with the proliferation of certain “thoughts and feelings,” a “constant barrage” making “it hard not to hate everyone and everything.” If not for advances in the psychiatric disciplines, such problems would go untreated. Thank heavens for Dr. Tuttle and thank God for pills. Without them she’d end up like Reva, whose spastic tendencies flared up in response to things so menial as a mother’s cancer. It’s for this reason, along with Reva’s relentless and often self-destructive quest to better herself that the narrator “love[s] Reva, but […] [doesn’t] like her anymore.” Recalling her father’s illness — “I put on my headphones and played old tapes on my Walkman as I read.
Prince. Bonnie Raitt. Whatever. The silence was maddening otherwise.” “And little by little, the faces became confused in her memory; she forgot the melody of the quadrilles; she could no longer picture the liveries and the rooms so clearly; some of the details vanished, but her longing remains,” Gustave Flaubert writes of Emma Bovary. Madame Bovary had no Walkman, no VHS, and no drugs. Steep. The narrator ingests her white noise heavily filtered, coated in static and relegated to the surface of her waning consciousness (this story, mind you, takes place during the years 2000 and 2001, positioning the narrator as a trailblazer for Instagram, Snapchat and others who will adopt her particular notions of droning pointlessness and run with them). “‘Every act of creation is an act of destruction. — Pablo Picasso,” according to art world poster boy Ping Xi’s business card. Thus, the aggressive sexual partner and financial firebrand (Trevor) becomes the artist and the former art student dead weight, the visual hack becomes the legend and the intuitive hand a last-minute excision. The day will come and then it won’t: a little rest and relaxation. What’s the worst that could happen?
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Evolution of design and UX through iOS Joseph Han Graphic Designer
With iOS 12 getting debugged and finalized for public released, it has been interesting to see how iOS and its design element has changed over a decade since unveiling of the original iPhone. Before it was even called iOS, the operating system that powered iPhone was just simply called iPhone OS. Its user interface was based on skeuomorphism and design cues were taken from real-life objects to imitate its appearance. Anyone who has owned an iPhone 5 or earlier generations of the iPhone can probably remember how the ‘Notes’ app was designed to look like a legal pad or the ‘Game Center’ center that looked like a pool table with faux felt texture and glossy wooden finish. Now if you open up the ‘Notes’ app, you will just see a minimalistic design with white background and yellow accents for special navigation or task buttons. The same minimalism approach applies to the ‘Game Center’ app. It no longer has any textural element to it. These two are just a few of the changes since the skeuomorphism days of iOS. Obviously, the entire sets of icons, as well as fonts and user interface such as device unlocking, have gone through a major overhaul. Now, iOS wasn’t the only operating system that went through a minimalistic design change nor was it the first one to do so. There was Windows 8 that horribly tried to transition to flat UI from Windows 7. There were also a bunch of earlier websites and graphic designs that reflect upon the global change towards minimalistic design. However, iOS is more intriguing to observe because it is like dendrochronology, or tree-ring, dating of modern day technology and design. Unlike Windows phone or other technologies that have been shortlived, iOS has become a modern day tool and necessity that won’t die anytime soon. In the future, it can be used as a measure of technological advancements and evolution of design by looking at features such as voice assistant (Siri) and series of UI changes that have been made to iOS. It is interesting to see the future of iOS and how it will impact our lives. iOS used to have a ‘Slide to Unlock’ feature on the lock screen with a realistic looking button and a glossy texture. It eventually got removed once Touch ID, the finger print security feature, became prominent in how we control our phones. Face ID is now the new thing and iPhone X users don’t even have to physically enter in a passcode because their face is the key. With the removal of the home button, people no longer double press to view recent app or press a button to go to home screen. Instead, they have to slide up to reveal a card stack of recent apps or slide up further to go back to home. Who knows how iOS will evolve or what new features it will bring to its users? We will have to wait until the next Apple event in September. Contact Joseph Han at shan3@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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“How many candidates are doing this a few weeks before an election?” Cut to a bearded man in a brown shirt and what might be a beret riding a tractor. No, I haven’t yet seen that. “How many are rock-solid progressive Democrats?” I don’t know; I haven’t yet seen that. Whistling to patriotic tunes, Nate Kleinman gives the camera a knowing nod, because he knows the congressional seat is already as good as his. “It’s time for a different kind of politics.” Kleinman wasn’t wrong, when this campaign ad was released to the public late last spring. Whereas political commentators have postulated and theorized about the Trump presidency and what that might mean for the future of our fine country, few have discussed or even mentioned Nate’s innovative techniques for attaining a seat at the table. “Despite the slight thrashing we received at the hands of that Van Drew, polls show that Nate flew into the public eye and really took off as a progressive figurehead,” Kleinman’s campaign manager, Boris Floyd, had to comment. “The numbers are looking good for 2020, so good the party may even consider elevating him to the presidential race.” Indeed, the shocking rate at which Kleinman has become a household name even after losing the Jersey primary has astounded political leaders on both sides of the aisle. But wasn’t this obvious, given the complete success of gimmicks in American politics? Who could forget Levi Tillemann, who pepper-sprayed himself in his own advertisement to show how effective mace could be against school shooters. Though his vision was impaired permanently, and critics still say the spray couldn’t travel as far as a bullet, one cannot deny those electoral results. It’s just like with the Dukakis tank video — there’s just no arguing with that level of success. Yes, Kleinman’s triumphs have surely introduced a new and effective form of politics to the American scene. “Riding for votes” tactics have spread throughout the country, with more and more creative examples abounding. and one doesn’t have to look too far to see it catching on. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) has plans to not only ride a bear, but bear-joust with Putin when the first frost comes in, all to secure a win next election cycle. Republicans believe this will dissipate claims of Russian collusion, when Murkowski knocks
the bald guy on his hiney. Democrats, in an effort to protect some aspect of the environment, mean to ensure that the mounts are not polar bears shoved from their natural habitat. Our very own Mayor Pete Buttigieg has come to some recent popularity for riding a donkey past Newfs Thursday, intending to build more rapport with that millennial demographic. In addition, Buttigieg has stated his intention to publicly recreate Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling in a photograph, he standing in for Adam and University President Fr. John Jenkins there in the person of God. Jenkins has yet to comment on whether this is fact or mere posturing, but BridgeND has already pledged sufficient funds and participants if Buttigieg decides to take it a step further and construct a Last Judgment, Fr. Kevin Grove having already offered to act as Christ. In response to claims by Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez that she’d gladly join the Hamilton cast as Angelica to tour the nation, President Donald Trump tweeted that he would similarly accept a role as Jean Val Jean, saying he’s the “best” at musical performances. Despite such lovable hubris, in a recent interview with loveinterest Steve Doocy the president admitted that, simply because of vocal range, he would be honored if Bernie Sanders could play Javert, saying “their duets would truly make America great again.” Leading commentators do believe this could already be a scheme to prepare for 2020. Ocasio-Cortez has declined to comment on the president’s tweet, instead choosing to call out Aaron Burr for cat-calling. Then, in what appears to be a desire for pure showmanship, Paul Ryan told Fox reporters Tuesday that cameras would not only be welcome but encouraged at his upcoming piano recital. It’s possible that he just really wants people to see him as the introspective artist he’s always seen in the mirror. The move to political gimmicks, in light of Kleinman and Tillemann’s recent campaigns, will undoubtedly continue to develop. Just remember to have some sort of reasoned thought on literally any issue before you give your vote to whoever first pulls a rabbit out of a hat. Andrew is not sarcastic. Coy to a fault, he enjoys talking without being heard. All questions can be directed to rebholz.1@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Why don’t we care about Taylor and Eli? Jackie O’Brien Domer Debates
On Sunday, two innocent people were shot dead at a Madden video-gaming event in Jacksonville, Florida, before the shooter proceeded to kill himself. An unspeakable tragedy to be sure, and yet many don’t know it happened. It hit the breaking news tabs of our major news sources until the death count was confirmed and it slipped behind “more important” things. This column isn’t going to be emphasizing what a horrific tragedy this shooting was, in addition to all the others. I am not going to explain the reasons why we should adopt more sensible gun control policies. I won’t be providing examples of countries, like Australia, that have decided to outright ban guns and have not experienced a massacre since they did. I won’t be drawing attention to the hold that the NRA has on our elected officials and how detrimental our campaign finance model is to our legislative process. All of that has been said. Time and time again. If you don’t believe in it now, I don’t think I can help you with that. I just want to talk about the victims. Their names were Taylor Robertson and Eli “Trueboy” Clayton. Taylor Robertson was 28-years-old from Giles, West Virginia. A husband and a father to a little boy. Taylor tweeted a photo last Christmas holding his little boy who was wearing a shirt with his dad’s gaming handle on the back: “My family is too awesome.” Taylor had earned over $80,000 at tournaments just like this one; earning a living for his family. Elijah Clayton was 22-years-old from Woodland, California. A young man whose ambition and love for the game caused him to proclaim: “There’s really nowhere to go, but up.” His family emphasized Eli’s distaste for violence and love for the game he had mastered. He had begun saving his earnings in order to attend college in the future.
No, the shooter did not use an AR-15. No, the numbers weren’t in the 10s or 20s. No, the shooter didn’t enter a high school full of innocent children. But these lives mattered and countless lives will be affected for decades to come because of this tragedy. Taylor’s little boy will grow up without his father. Eli’s family will continue on having lost a son. It is too easy to focus on the numbers. Every life matters, whether they’re part of a major tragedy or a “lesser” one. These massacres that plague America have disrupted our understanding of death. We don’t see them as one life, and one number. We see 17 people murdered in a school shooting as 17 people suddenly dead. Here yesterday and gone today. When in reality, one person was shot and then another and then another. Each individual life taken, one at a time. These shootings are undoubtedly a tragedy but we don’t consider the enormous harm we are causing our society by continuing to do nothing on the issue of gun violence as what happened on Sunday will have repercussions for years to come. Hundreds of lives will be affected by the two lives that were stolen. In the end, we’re all affected. In the end, every single American shot dead through senseless gun violence is another individual stolen from every single American. This affects us all. So, let’s stop viewing it as a body count, and start viewing each life taken as a personal attack on our society and a personal loss for every single American. Maybe if we can reframe our perspective, we can find a common ground and put an end to this violence. Jackie is a junior at Notre Dame majoring in political science and peace studies. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, in her free time she can be found discussing politics or the personal merits of Harrison Ford. All questions can be directed to: jobrie21@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
DREAM on: setting the record straight “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.” — John Lennon False narratives. Fanciful claims. These are the labels Jeffrey Murphy used to describe the evidence on DACA that is commonly cited by liberal politicians, news networks and citizens. As a debater, advocate and supporter of immigrant rights, I hope to entertain Murphy’s request for a fair debate, grounded in evidence and truth, with a point-by-point response to the contentions outlined in his column, “The statistics on Dreamers are a nightmare.”
Dreamers and the military Murphy cites the theoretically correct statistic that only 0.1 percent of DACA recipients are currently ser ving in the militar y; however, the evidence is missing some sorely-needed context. To qualif y the aforementioned statistic, it is worth noting that DACA recipients are currently unable to join the U.S. militar y. Though Dreamers could previously enlist through a program called Militar y Accessions Vital to National Interest, or M AVNI, the program was suspended in 2017 while officials implement stricter security standards. Until a memorandum from July of this year halted the practice, the Army forcibly discharged dozens of M AVNI recruits. Hence, while the statistic may seem appalling on its face, the disproportionately low number of Dreamers who ser ve in our militar y is not a product of a paucity of patriotism but rather a series of politicallyinduced roadblocks.
Dreamers and education Murphy cites the statistic that 4 percent of DACA recipients have obtained a college degree, a number dramatically lower than the 18 percent of native-born Americans who have accomplished the same. Here, Murphy cherr y-picks the data, excluding evidence that is favorable for DACA advocates. According to the data set from the Migration Policy Institute that Murphy cited, 20 percent of Dreamers are enrolled in college. Likewise, 20 percent of the total U.S. collegeaged population is enrolled in college. The true disparity arises in the rates of college completion. Only 11 percent of Dreamers complete some college and, as Murphy cited, only 5 percent graduate. The trend is both disturbing and surprising, especially in light of research from sociologists Holly Reed and Amy Hsin which suggests that undocumented college students are “more motivated and academically prepared” relative to their native-born counterparts. Notably, Dreamers face a multitude of barriers to post-secondar y education. Indiana is one of at least seven states that prohibits undocumented students from accessing in-state tuition rates. DACA recipients cannot receive federally funded financial aid, which blocks their access to loans, grants and work-study funding. Moreover, according to the Atlantic, private loans for undocumented students are more difficult to obtain and charge higher interest rates. Har vard professor Roberto G. Gonzales, whom Murphy cited as well, further emphasizes the financial difficulties faced by Dreamers, stating, “42 percent [of Dreamers] report not completing their plan of study within the normal time schedule, as limited finances and family responsibilities forced them to leave school for significant chunks of time.” Again, with regard to education, the major factors that give rise to superficially unfavorable statistics are born out of anti-immigration
policies rather than the character of DACA recipients.
Dreamers and crime Murphy’s statistics on Dreamers and crime are limited to so-called evidence conducted under John R. Lott, Jr. of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CRPC). The statistics presented are damning yet deceptive. Lott runs the CRPC out of his home in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. None of his studies have ever been published by peerreviewed journals, he has been accused of fabricating one of his sur veys and it was revealed that a blogger who had repeatedly praised Lott was, in fact, Lott himself. His studies have been criticized as “garbage” by Gar y Kleck, a leading criminologist from Florida State University, and Dr. David Hemenway of Har vard University decried Lott’s analyses as “faulty,” stating, “his findings are not ‘facts’ but are erroneous.” Alex Nowrasteh of the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute suggests that Lott simply miscategorized the data, which fails to distinguish the documentation status of incarcerated immigrants. W hen legal immigrants are removed from Lott’s equation, Nowrasteh finds that the incarceration rate for undocumented immigrants falls to between 3.7 percent and 4.3 percent of the total prison population (undocumented immigrants comprise 4.9 percent of Arizona’s total population). This evidence suggests that they are incarcerated at a disproportionately low rate, rather than at a rate four times the magnitude of their relative population fraction, as Lott suggests. The statistical trend obser ved in Arizona holds true on a national scale as well. Per the Cato Institute, Dreamers have an estimated incarceration rate of 0.98 percent compared to a nativeborn incarceration rate of 1.12 percent.
Dreamers and the economic impact Murphy’s argument revolves around the misconception that Dreamers displace American workers. He also writes, “Dreamers are not unlike the rest of the illegal alien population — they are low skilled, low wage, uneducated workers that create a net fiscal deficit.” To address the contention that Dreamers are “low skilled” and “low wage,” one should first note that without work permits, employment opportunities for undocumented, non-DACA youth are dramatically reduced. Subsequently, these individuals fill positions for which they are overqualified. Ultimately, this mismatch between skill set and job responsibilities leads to 20 percent lower wages compared to native-born workers with similar backgrounds. Thus, the generalization that undocumented immigrants are “low skilled” and “low wage” is a misconception that can be at least partially attributed to the fact that high-skilled immigrants often hold lowskilled jobs. DACA actually improves this discrepancy. After being granted DACA-status, over 50 percent of recipients held jobs that were more closely aligned with their skill sets and education. As Douglas Holtz-Eakin, chief economic policy adviser to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign explained to the Washington Post, “DACA ... allows [undocumented immigrants] to move to jobs that better match their background, freeing up lowskilled positions.” Native-born workers can then fill these jobs, meaning that DACA recipients do not compete with low-income Americans, as Murphy suggests. The misinterpretation that Dreamers “steal” jobs is rooted in the economic idea known as the “lump of labor fallacy,” or the concept that there is a fixed amount of work. A brief (though
oversimplified) explanation reveals that the population increase spurred by DACA also creates demand, which in turn, creates jobs. Lastly, though Dreamers may contribute to a “net fiscal deficit,” this point is nonunique. According to a 2012 analysis by the Ta x Foundation, only 1 in 5 American households pay significantly more in ta xes than they receive in government benefits. Finally, to respond to Murphy’s “sneaking suspicion” that GDP per capita would increase with the deportation of DACA recipients, many economic experts disagree. According to an analysis conducted by the National Academies of Sciences (qtd. in Forbes), there is strong evidence that immigration boosts innovation, ver y likely raising per capita GDP grow th. Moreover, the Center for American Progress’ found that passing the DREAM act would increase the average annual income of all Americans by between $ 82 and $273. Dreamers and English literacy The evidence that Murphy presents for his final point is legitimate, though corroborating studies have yet to surface. But any statistic is no more than a number, and the only power it wields is the weight which we attach to it. My response to the obser vation that many Dreamers have limited English proficiency is to question the significance of the obser vation itself. The United States has no national language. Though the vast majority of native-born Americans speak English, ours is a nation founded on diversity and freedom. Perhaps the greatest burden of language barriers is the obstacle we face in learning from one another. Instead of lamenting the “functional illiteracy” of immigrants, we ought to both teach them and learn from them. W hen many programs for English Language Learners are either of poor quality or non-existent, limited English proficiency among immigrants is unsurprising. But if we dedicate resources to helping rather than disapproving, we can unlock the means to communicate across cultures. W hen we share our stories, we generate discourse, solidarity and empathy.
Final thoughts Though this letter is written and intended as an evidence-based response, I nonetheless feel it is imperative to include a qualifier to this letter. Debates are often centered around the quantitative and the empirical. Though I have implored you throughout this piece to dig deeper, I now encourage you to take a step back. Dreamers are people, not pie charts. They cannot be captured in numbers or statistics. Their lives are more than meta-analyses and economic models. Dreamers are hard-working, ambitious young people. Any exception to this characterization is just that — an exception. The racist, xenophobic hostilities that they face are not only unfair but also un-American. We are a nation of immigrants. The Statue of Liberty’s base does not read: “Give me your CEOs, your wealthy, your valedictorians.” No, it is inscribed: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” I urge you to consider not just empirical evidence, but also empathy and ethics. We must speak with compassion rather than criticism, and allow both pathos and pragmatism to be present in our words and in our actions. Ellen Pil sophomore Aug. 26
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Take a look around you and you’ll find a way to take advantage of opportunities that others won’t notice. Use your insight and ability to adapt quickly, and try to utilize people and experiences from your past in order to bounce forward this year. Personal gains, physical improvements and romance are highlighted, and will encourage a brighter future. Your numbers are 4, 16, 21, 25, 37, 46, 48. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Participate, engage in group functions and open your mind to new experiences, and you will learn a lot about yourself and those around you. Embrace responsibility and whatever is required to improve your life. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Go over what you have done in the past and learn from your mistakes. Having a clear and concise picture of what you want to do will help you convince others to get involved. Recognize emotional interference and stifle it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Let your emotions lead the way and you will punch your way through to victory. Whether a personal or professional matter, your ability to offer suggestions that capture others’ attention will help you forge ahead. Personal gains are apparent. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your imagination will be in overdrive. Weed out any ideas that will be too expensive to complete. Refuse to let someone from your past tempt you into doing something that will leave you short of cash. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Go where the action is. A day trip, tradeshow, retreat or anything that allows you to take on a challenge will be exhilarating. Make love and romance a priority and don’t be afraid to commit to something you believe in. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Host an event or attend a function that you can go to with a good friend. Exploring something new with the people you like to share experiences with will make what you encounter that much more interesting and enjoyable. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A day trip or a family gathering will help you establish your position in the pecking order. Offering suggestions and physical help will be appreciated and put you in a good position when it comes to group decisions. Love is highlighted. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Open your doors and host a small gathering. Getting together with a group of people will inspire you to follow through with the personal plans you’ve been considering. It’s time for a change and a new beginning. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t let problems with siblings or peers get you down. Step outside the problems others are experiencing and enjoy what you have and can do with your life. Personal gains and positive physical alterations should highlight your day. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When in doubt, stop. The less involved you are with other people’s pursuits, the better. Less will result in more by the end of the day. Limit your spending and any excessive behavior that could cause you problems. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are a go-getter; eager to please and willing to compromise, adapt and make whatever changes are necessary to get what you want. Your ability to be decisive will draw support and encouragement. Make romance a priority. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional deception will influence the outcome of a situation you face with someone. It doesn’t matter if it’s you or someone else who is not seeing things clearly. The point will be to find common ground to avoid a rift. Birthday Baby: You are emotional, perceptive and considerate. You are appealing and popular.
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WNBA | Dream 78, Mystics 75
Women’s sports Delle Donne suffers injury deserve attention as Dream take win, 78-75 Mia Berry Sports Writer
Earlier this week, my colleague Courtney Becker pointed out a minor slip from our fellow Observer sports writers in forgetting to mention the WNBA — or any other women’s sport for that matter — in their summer recaps. I applaud Courtney, but the fact that she had to remind them and a lot of sports fans of the most prominent and longstanding women’s league in the world, the WNBA, reveals a deeper issue with society and how we as fans treat women’s sports. Why do we consciously and unconsciously forget about women’s sports? Why do people deem female athletes as inferior to male athletes? Why do we tend to judge female athletes based on their appearances and not their athletic skills? It’s hard to generalize and place blame on all sports fans because of the way society has trained us to view female athletes. In a maledominated sports world many fans are “taught” to overlook female sports because the majority of sports fans are male and they don’t directly connect with the sport. But what about women? What about young girls who need to see female athletes competing at a high level? While society has undergone numerous changes over the years accepting and supporting women in the workplace, the same changes haven’t translated to the sports world. Both of the previously mentioned questions are problems female athletes deal with on a daily basis while still managing to perform at the highest level. Female athletes fight everyday for equal wages and national coverage, which are two privileges male athletes are given without a second thought. Imagine giving your all on a daily basis on the court or on the field only to be ignored by national sports media. When they are covered it’s disingenuous in the form of prioritizing scandals as opposed to accomplishments. Imagine being an NFL fan or an NBA fan and not seeing the games covered on TV or in your local newspaper. Imagine LeBron James or Stephen Curry having to get a second job in the offseason to support themselves because they didn’t make enough money during the season. This is a reality for female athletes across all professional leagues. While most athletes wouldn’t compete under these conditions, female athletes do so because they have a genuine love for the sport. Changes need to made. This year alone has also spotlighted the growing inequalities in wages, treatment and national coverage. This season, the Las Vegas Aces became the first team in the
WNBA to refuse to play a game, which was later deemed a forfeit by the league. They were heavily scrutinized for their decision not to play, but many people ignored the fact that the Aces had spent over 26 hours traveling. Many fans had the audacity to say that if it were an NBA team they would’ve played. However, this unfortunate situation wouldn’t have happened because NBA teams fly private — a luxury most female athletes don’t have. Problems like this arise and persist because people feel the need to devalue women’s sports instead of supporting them. Female athletes battle day in and day out and are worthy of the same prestige and respect given to male athletes with equal or lesser accomplishments than them. There is value in every sport regardless of gender. Basketball is still basketball if the two teams playing are men or women, and you can’t call yourself a sports fan of any kind if you determine the value of the game based on whether the players are men or women. Female athletes have advocated for themselves for years, but now is the time to take a stand and give women’s sports the attention they deserve. Active support is the first step to changing a long-standing sports culture. There are professional women’s teams in soccer, basketball, hockey, lacrosse and tackle football, all of which are waiting to welcome a new fan base. Just take a moment and watch a game; you will be thoroughly surprised by what you see. Last year alone, female sports accomplished a lot. If the year 2017 should be remembered for anything in sports, it isn’t just the Houston Astros winning the World Series or the Washington Capitals winning the Stanley Cup. Rather, 2017 should be remembered for the strength female athletes displayed and their accomplishments in an industry that doesn’t always recognize their greatness. Over the course of the past year, Serena Williams won the Australian Open while pregnant, the United States women’s hockey team won its first Olympic gold medal since 1998, the U.S. women’s national soccer team wages increased and over 100 female athletes sought justice in the courts against their abuser, Larry Nassar. Moving forward, we as fans, sports journalists and citizens need to demand better. We need to show support to numerous female athletes that have proven themselves time and time again and are deserving of your respect. It’s never too late to join the bandwagon. Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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ATLANTA — Elena Delle Donne was having another huge game, and the Washington Mystics were on the verge of taking command of this WNBA semifinal series. Then, one of the league’s biggest stars crumpled to the court with what looked like a serious knee injury. Her teammates could hardly bear to look as she writhed in pain. Just like that, the playoffs took a gut-wrenching turn. Alex Bentley came off the bench to score 21 points and the Atlanta Dream evened the series at one game apiece with a 78-75 victory Tuesday night. But this contest will be remembered for what happened with just over 3 minutes remaining and the Mystics clinging to a 70-68 lead. Delle Donne stumbled on a drive to the basket and collapsed to the court, clutching her left knee . The entire Mystics team raced to her side at the opposite end of the court, some turning away in dismay when they saw her anguish. She had to be helped to the locker room, unable to put any weight on her knee. Washington coach Mike Thibault said he wasn’t sure about the seriousness of the injury, but a pained expression at the postgame news conference revealed his concern.
“It’s an emotional time,” he said. “We don’t know what Elena’s status is going to be. Obviously, she’s a huge factor in what we do.” Indeed, Delle Donne turned in a dominating performance: 27 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and a steal, giving the Mystics a chance to take control of the best-of-five series with their second straight road win. Instead, it’s all tied up as the teams head to Washington for Game 3 on Friday night. Delle Donne is hopeful she’ll be able to play. “I’m walking,” she said in comments provided by Washington’s media relations staff. “The swelling isn’t terrible, so I’ll go home and see our doctors and see what they say.” If it turns out to be serious, the series will be deprived of its two biggest stars. The Dream already was missing its longtime leader, Angel McCoughtry, who went down late in the season with a knee injury and cheered on her teammates from the bench. Dream coach Nicki Collen is expecting Delle Donne to play unless she hears otherwise. “I wouldn’t count her out. She seemed to be walking around just fine after the game,” Collen said. If Delle Donne can’t return? “It does change the game plan, of course,” Collen replied. “You’d be taking one
of the best five players in the world out of the equation. But we’ll prepare like she’s going to play.” After Delle Donne’s injury, Washington struggled to create offensive chances down the stretch. A traveling call gave the ball to Atlanta, which went ahead for good, 76-74, on Elizabeth Williams layup off an inbounds pass. Ariel Atkins missed a 3-pointer, Washington turned it over again and Kristi Toliver’s long 3 at the buzzer bounced off the rim, allowing the Dream to hold on. Bentley provided a spark for the Dream, especially after Brittney Sykes went to the bench with four fouls early in the third quarter and the Mystics pushed out to a 10-point lead, the biggest for either team. Bentley hit 8 of 14 shots, one of them on a flailing drive that really got the small home crowd fired up. While certainly a big reason for Atlanta’s victory, Bentley was kicking herself after the game for turning it over five times. The Dream had 16 turnovers in all. “Honestly, I was not happy with my decision-making down the stretch,” she said. “I definitely have to do a better job with my assistto-turnover ratio and shot selection. But my team and my coaching staff put me in great positions to score and be aggressive.”
MLB | RED SOX 8, MARLINS 7
Ninth inning run lifts Red Sox over Miami Associated Press
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox avoided their first fourgame losing streak of the season — barely. J.D. Martinez scored when Marlins shortstop JT Riddle threw away a potential double-play ball in the ninth inning, lifting Boston over Miami 8-7 on Tuesday night following a wild, back-andforth final two innings. “It was pretty amazing that we were able to pull off a win tonight,” said Jackie Bradley Jr., who had two hits and two RBIs. This one helped the Red
Sox hold steady atop the AL East with a 6 1/2 game lead over the Yankees, who got a walkoff homer from Neil Walker to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Miami scored five runs in the eighth inning to lead 6-4, allowed three runs to Boston in the bottom of the inning, then tied the game at 7 in the top of the ninth against closer Craig Kimbrel (4-1). Martinez started the final rally on a one-out single and went to second on Xander Bogaerts’ hit. Eduardo Nunez followed with a grounder to Riddle, who stepped on second but
sailed his throw well past first baseman J.T. Realmuto, and Martinez came around with the winning run. Nunez homered in the sixth to put Boston ahead 4-1, a lead that held until Matt Barnes’ melted down in the eighth. Realmuto and Starlin Castro hit back-to-back home runs during the five-run inning, which also included a two-run single by Rafael Ortega. Bradley hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth off Marlins reliever Tayron Guerrero, and Ian Kinsler then scored on Guerrero’s wild pitch to take a 7-6 lead.
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Handrigan returned to Saint Francis to pursue his Master of Business Administration. From there, he landed his first coaching job at Coker College, a Division II school in Hartsville, South Carolina. “I just realized that I loved that career and I wanted to work my way up,” Handrigan said. That first coaching stint was nearly two decades ago, and he has since climbed the ladder of his profession. “I started up at Kansas, was the assistant coach there, then moved to Florida and was the assistant coach there,” he said. Handrigan found success coaching at the Division 1 level. In 2015, he was named National Assistant Coach of the Year, an award that is voted upon by other coaches from across the country. Handrigan is now in his 19th season of coaching. He took the reins of the Irish men’s golf program prior to last season, and he thinks his success as an assistant coach has translated well to his new head coaching position. “At the University of
Florida, the head coach there, J.C. Deacon, he didn’t really view me as an assistant coach … he allowed me to run certain parts of the program and I learned a lot,” Handrigan said. “The transition from being an assistant to a head coach here was not that much different because I felt like I was doing that the last few years at Florida.” In his first year as the Irish head coach, Handrigan led the program to a largely successful campaign. Notre Dame won its home tournament, the Fighting Irish Classic, and finished in sixth place at the ACC tournament. The Irish demolished their own previous record at the ACC tournament, slashing their score by 27 strokes. “I think the first year we really focused on changing the expectations of the program, changing the culture,” Handrigan said. “We had a great group of guys last year, 10 guys that were really strong in character. They were looking for leadership, looking to change the work ethic of the program, and we did that last year.” Handrigan hopes to build on last year’s success as he enters his second year leading the program. He said that
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he has high expectations for his squad, and he will rely on the leadership of his seniors, Ben Albin, Kevin Conners and Miguel Delgado. “We put a lot on our seniors this year, and we explained to them that we felt like there was a part of our program that we lacked last year, and that was leadership,” Handrigan said. “Those three seniors are now our captains this year, and we’re going to be relying on them to provide leadership and help out our younger players.” W hile his three seniors will serve as leaders and captains for the men’s golf team, Handigan expects every member of the team to compete for the lowest scores and for one of the five travel roster spots. “We have 10 guys on this team, and I can see any one of those guys being our No. 1 player,” Handrigan said. “It’s great because we have a lot of depth, but at the same time, there’s going to be a lot of competition for those spots.” The Irish tee off their season at the Badger Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Observer File Photo
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“We can’t have a fear of failure at [the quarterback] position. We’re going to make mistakes,” Kelly said. “We have to understand the difference between letting our
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guys make plays and be who they are versus being paralyzed with fear of failure. And Brandon falls under that category. At times, he got himself in a place where he didn’t want to fail. The quarterback position can’t be that. You have to be a guy that is out there making plays. Now, within the
scope of the offense, we’re not drawing it up in the sand. But he’s a playmaker and he’s got to go out there with the confidence to make plays. He’s going to make some mistakes but as long as he understands that within the scope of the offense making good decisions, he’s a smart kid, he cares, but it can’t
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be that we’re handcuffing him that he can’t go out there and make plays.” Kelly also expanded on the wide receiver rotation, saying that on top of seniors Miles Boykin and Chris Finke and junior Chase Claypool, who are expected to see significant playing time, true freshman Kevin Austin and sophomore Michael Young have also made names for themselves over the course of the offseason and will find themselves as parts of the rotation. “I think you’re going to see Kevin Austin’s going to be part of it, Michael Young’s going to be part of that rotation,” Kelly said of the wide receiver group. “I think those two guys have proved themselves to be part of it as we move forward. You know that we play three and four tight ends, so I think you have to include that as part of what we do. And then the multiple running back situation. So, I wouldn’t look just as just being a wide receiver group as much as incorporating tight ends and running backs into all of that being pass receivers and touching the football.” However, one of the question marks on the offense that was left unanswered is whether or not junior running back Dexter Williams will see game action Saturday against the Wolverines. Unconfirmed reports have stated that Williams has been suspended for four games, the first of which will be the Michigan matchup. “He’ll be dressed and he’ll be on the sideline and we’ll see what happens when we kick it off,” Kelly said of Williams’ status for Saturday.
The Defense Kelly noted the progress he has seen at the safety position throughout the offseason. “I know that we are further
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Clark, Riley will lead a team full of veterans. During their last exhibition match against Valparaiso, senior Ian Aschieris sent a cross to assist senior Sean MacLeod’s goal. Another senior, Felicien Dumas, and Aschieris added two more goals to the board. Riley was also impressed with senior Thomas Ueland’s performance which gave the team a boost during the second half. Despite the tie to Saint Louis during the season opener, senior Patrick Berneski found the end of Dumas’ free kick to lead the Irish. Not only did the senior finish the only goal during the match, he led the back line in preventing the Bilikens’ goal-scoring chances. During the games so far, and the ones to come, the seniors will continue to be the driving force. The combination of the new coach and veterans sets
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along in terms of their ability to impact the game at the safety position and where we need them to be for us to play the kind of defense necessary to beat Michigan,” he said. “[Junior transfer] Alohi Gilman has been a guy that has changed it immediately and then I think all the other safeties that played for us last year are further ahead from where they were last year. From [junior] Jalen Elliott to [senior] Nick Coleman, to [junior] Devin Studstill to [senior] Nicco Fertitta to [freshman] Houston Griffin. And I really think you may see multiple players and us taking advantage of all of their skillsets on Saturday night.” Kelly also said he is pleased with the strength he believes this team’s defensive line possesses, as its depth will allow the Irish to go head-to-head with a team like Michigan for a full four quarters. “This will be the deepest defensive line that I’ve had at Notre Dame and look, when you can go and play — and we can play eight on the defensive line without feeling as though we have to cover somebody up — that’s pretty good,” Kelly said. “And how that impacts what we’re doing is that we can stay after you for four quarters when you can go eight deep. There’s not going to be a drop off in terms of somebody has to play 60 or 70 snaps. That’s where you’ll see ultimately the biggest difference. … But when somebody can be fresh and keep getting after somebody, it changes the way that person looks in the third and fourth quarter. So, this will be the deepest group that we have put out there and we expect it to have great production for us.” Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
up a promising 2018 season. Even though the Irish lost one of their star players, Jon Gallagher, the seniors continue to rise to the occasion. They have the ability to match the previous 11-7-2 season, even though they face one of the strongest schedules in NCAA Division I soccer. Teams such as Dartmouth, Virginia, Michigan State, Louisville, Duke, Michigan and Virginia Tech all battled in the 2017 NCAA championship and fill the 2018 schedule. Every game will be an uphill battle according to Clark and now Riley, but the seniors have the energy to lift the team during challenging spells. Ranked No. 17 in the preseason, the Irish will not disappoint. Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Kelly talks confidence in Wimbush, D-line By ELIZABETH GREASON Assistant Managing Editor
It all comes dow n to 7:43 p.m. That’s when the Irish w ill kick off against longtime enemy Michigan after a four-year hiatus to the series. Irish head coach Brian Kelly prev iewed the game — a matchup under the lights to be featured on ESPN’s College GameDay — during his week ly Tuesday press conference and expressed confidence in his squad’s preparedness for the marquee matchup, which Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh reached out to Kelly to renew. “Sometimes as you go into these press conferences you forget about the fact that as you give the proper accolades to your opponent, I don’t want to forget our football team,” Kelly said. “We have got a ver y, ver y good football team, really proud of the work that our guys have done and we have got some really good football players too and are excited about watching them
compete as well.”
The Offense Kelly reiterated once again that quarterback Brandon Wimbush had won the starting job under center and expressed his confidence in the senior to lead the Irish to victory, although he added that he also held complete confidence in junior Ian Book as Wimbush’s backup, should he ever have to see game action this season. “So, Brandon’s our starter. We’re going to go into the game that he needs to win the game for us,” Kelly said. “We’ll put a game plan together for Brandon Wimbush to win the game for us. If there’s any need, we feel great about Ian Book as our No. 2.” Wimbush, last season’s starter, had a tendency to break away for big plays, but Kelly also noted he often did the opposite: freezing up. He is hoping to hand Wimbush the reins to the offense without fearing he will fail in tough situations. see FOOTBALL PAGE 11
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Irish senior wide receiver Miles Boykin sprints off the line of scrimmage during Notre Dame’s 21-17 win at the Citrus Bowl against LSU. Boykin had the game-winning 55-yard touchdown with under a minute left.
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With a new head coach, Chad Riley, and 22 veterans on the roster, Notre Dame’s 2018 season is poised to be just as successful as its 2017 campaign. After head coach Bobby Clark’s retirement, closing his career w ith 31 successful seasons — 17 at Notre Dame — and 369 v ictories, there were big shoes to fill. A former Irish player under Clark from 2001 to 2003 and even a former coach at Dartmouth like the legend himself, Notre Dame couldn’t have landed a better fit in Clark’s replacement. Riley left Dartmouth w ith a 51-26-14 record after five seasons and captured Iv y League titles during the last four years. Building on the legacy of see BENS PAGE 11
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Irish graduate student defender Patrick Berneski prepares to pass the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Michigan on Oct. 10.
The ice hockey rink is a sort of haven for many in Bracebridge, a small Canadian tow n located t wo hours north of Toronto. W hile John Handrigan grew up play ing hockey in Ontario, he found his lifelong passion on the luscious greens of the golf course when the ice melted away in the summer months. Handrigan, the head coach of the Notre Dame men’s golf team, said he started playing golf at an early age. His tow n of 15,000 residents had only one golf course, but Handrigan frequented that course from the time he was five years old. “My first mentor was the golf pro at the golf course,” Handrigan said. “His name was Ron Webb, and he offered me a job at a young age.” Handrigan worked w ith
Webb to pick up the loose golf balls that patrons scattered throughout the driv ing range. Webb took him under his w ing and taught him the fundamentals of the sport, Handrigan said. Handrigan eventually left Canada to play golf at the collegiate level in the United States. He traveled south of the United States– Canada border to attend Saint Francis Universit y in Loretto, Pennsylvania. After his undergraduate career came to a close, Handrigan continued to pursue his passion as a professional athlete. “A dream I always had was play ing professional golf, so I tried that and gave it ever ything I had,” Handrigan said. “Unfortunately, it didn’t work out at a young age, but I wanted to stay in golf.” After his brief stint as a professional golfer, see M GOLF PAGE 10