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Service honors Martin Luther King Jr. University president speaks on legacy of civil rights leader, need to fight against inequality By SELENA PONIO Associate News Editor
On Monday night, students were welcomed back to Notre Dame’s campus with a typical South Bend chill and a slight drizzle. However, a temporary source of light and warmth on God Quad sliced through that dreary weather: candles with “Walk the Walk Week” labels on them that sat in front of Main Building. The Main Building Rotunda was packed with students and faculty holding candles and celebrating a message of equality during the
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration. After the celebration, the candles were left by the statue of Jesus in front of Main Building. Speakers for the event included University President Fr. John Jenkins, director of campus ministry Fr. Pete McCormick and associate provost for undergraduate studies Hugh Page; music was provided by Voices of Faith. Jenkins opened the event with a tribute to King’s character. “He was someone who see MLK PAGE 4
Exhibit explores early American Catholicism By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer
The new Catholic American exhibit in the Rare Books and Special Collections section of Hesburgh Library tells the story of early American Catholics trying to find a place in both the American and global communities. The exhibit, titled “Preserving the Steadfastness of Your Faith: Catholics in the Early American Republic,” was curated by Rachel Bohlmann, American history librarian, and Jean McManus, associate librarian, who began the project in the fall of 2015. “We started this project with a question about what kinds of materials we had in the collection about Catholics in the early period of the United States’ history,” Bohlmann said. The final result is an exploration of the connections between Catholics and other Americans, and AmericanCatholics and Europeans. “It’s a really interesting sense of how ideas are circulating around the transatlantic community,” Bohlmann
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said. While some parts of the exhibit — such as the maps of Catholic and Protestant paper distributions — show the spread of Catholicism in the U.S., other parts — such as the “Flying Pamphlets” section — highlight the transatlantic communication between Catholics in America and Europe, which brought new ideas to both sides. “The Catholic world is bigger than the boundaries of the United States because of this influx of ideas,” McManus said. Pieces in the exhibit include some of the first Catholic Bibles printed in the U.S. by Mathew Carey; Elizabeth Ann Seton’s copy of “The Imitation of Christ;” and materials from John Carroll, the first bishop of the U.S., and Simon Brute, the first bishop of Indiana. The exhibit takes the viewer from the 1780s to the early 1840s. The end of the exhibit coincides with the founding of Notre Dame, 175 years ago, in 1842. see EXHIBIT PAGE 4
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Candles line the pathway to Main Building on Monday to mark the beginning of “Walk the Walk Week.” The prayer service commemorated the life and character of Martin Luther King Jr.
Rector provides details on Walsh renovations By NATALIE WEBER News Writer
As the fall semester drew to a close, the Walsh community girls gathered for a meeting with the Walsh Hall renovation team to discuss the changes to the building. According to Liz Detwiler, the Walsh Hall rector, the building will have a number of updated features including expanded rooms and
new common areas. “For the new renovations, I know that all of the piping and plumbing in the building is going to be new,” Detwiler said. “Some of the rooms are going to be resized to be more appropriate to the amount of people in them. ... We’re going to have lounges on every f loor with full kitchens.” The dorm will have a new elevator and the private
restrooms connected to individual dorms will be replaced with public restrooms. The renovated residence hall will also include new apartments. “We’ll be getting a new apartment space for inresidence priests, or faculty members and probably most importantly, it’s going to be accessible for people of see WALSH PAGE 4
ND faces lawsuit over artwork Observer Staff Report
A lawsuit alleging that the University’s Snite Museum of Art owns art that was stolen more than two decades ago has been transferred to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in South Bend, according to Jan. 5 a report from the South Bend Tribune. A Pittsburgh man filed a lawsuit in June against Notre Dame, claiming the museum owns $575,000 worth of his father’s early-American art collection, according to an article in the Pittsburgh
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Post-Gazette. Scott Leff said he learned in 2015 that the University had purchased his father’s collection of several hundred figurines from a dealer in New Mexico in 2005, who allegedly bought it from his father’s ex-wife, according to the Post-Gazette. According to the article, the suit claims the ex-wife of Jay Leff — Scott’s father — pilfered part of his collection in 1996, when the couple divorced. Leff and his wife filed suit in a Pittsburgh court last month, and the case was transferred
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to federal court this week, according to the article. He is seeking the return of the art. University spokesperson Dennis Brown told the PostGazette that Notre Dame acquired the figurines in good faith and is “confident in its ownership of full rightful title” to them. In a written statement, Notre Dame lawyers said Leff has no proof of ownership and made no effort to recover the art for the past 20 years, according to the Post-Gazette. No hearing date for the latest trial has been set yet, according to the Tribune.
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Student seminar examines border issues By KELLI SMITH News Writer
As part of a Center for Social Concerns seminar centered on immigration and the United States-Mexico border, 15
students trekked to the southern Arizona borderland from Jan. 7 to Jan. 14. The trip aimed to immerse students into borderland life and allowed them to engage in discussion with humanitarian aid
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groups, religious leaders, immigration lawyers, Arizona locals and Border Patrol about the controversies surrounding it. Senior marketing major Mackenzie Gray said the seminar offered an in-depth way to “dig into the issues.” “There are so many different ideas out there about what should be done, and the point of [the trip] was for us to experience what was really happening, and then walk away with our own thoughts and opinions to share with other people,” Gray said. To prepare for the excursion, the students attended a weekly class throughout the fall semester to read about and debate different perspectives on immigration and the border. Gray said the students also hiked alongside the Arizona border and distributed water for migrants to drink, learned about the role religion plays in border control, and observed the legal proceedings of Operation Streamline — a policy mandating that all undocumented migrants be entered into the federal criminal justice system. Repeat border crossers face criminal convictions and jail time under the law. “We met a lot of humanitarian Paid Advertisement
groups who do stuff like put out water and provide aid to people who are in the desert in bad condition,” Gray said. “The people who were leading a lot of the humanitarian efforts are people of faith. We went to Southside Presbyterian Church, where a lot of humanitarian efforts were started, two or three times to train before we went out to the desert.” Senior anthropology student Margaret Collins said she has always been interested in the humanistic side of migration and was affected strongly by how little the general American population knows about Mexican immigration into the United States. “This course was extremely timely in that there is a lot of uncertainty on the border regarding the change in leadership within Washington, D.C.,” Collins said. “I believe that no matter where you stand politically, this course allowed participants to witness firsthand the harsh and overlooked realities of the border while maintaining an analytical and dynamic focus on policy.” Though the students were mainly stationed at a retreat center at the University of Arizona in Tucson for the week,
they frequented the border city of Nogales, Arizona. “The borderlands are tense,” Collins said. “In urban Nogales, there are friends talking to one another through the gaps in the wall, memorials for those killed by Border Patrol, and a clear, tangible division of quality of life between the two sides of the border. In the rural fields, you can see handprints up the slotted wall of migrants who attempted to climb and hop over.” Collins said participating in humanitarian aid and seeing people physically crossing the border on the hillsides around them was “very powerful.” “I was surprised to see the variety of people sharing a similar passion for the dignity of the migrant and how many were working to better provide aid to those struggling in the Sonoran Desert,” Collins said. “Seeing what was left on the trails was haunting: torn up jackets, empty gallons of water, disheveled backpacks. “These reminders of humanity will stay with me as motivations to advocate for those who seek refuge to make a better life for themselves and their families.” Contact Kelli Smith at ksmith67@nd.edu
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Students volunteer in Tanzania By GABY JANSEN News Writer
While other students relaxed at home over winter break, two Saint Mary’s students, junior Melissa Montes and junior Lauren Burnett, traveled to Tanzania with MEDLIFE, an organization that provides medicine, education and development to low income families in Ecuador, Peru and Tanzania. Montes, a biology major, said they shadowed local doctors, taught children how to brush their teeth and gave medicine to those ailing in the community. The group also built sanitary bathrooms, Burnett said. “[We] built the whole thing from scratch,” Burnett said. After finishing painting the walls, the girls painted the College’s French cross to commemorate their service, she said. Montes said the work the group did left a lasting effect on the community. The group of 50 students treated 626 adults and 177 children during their time there. “The impact you can have in one week is incredible,” Montes said. “If you make a difference for one person, you make a difference in their world. You’ve changed the world.” Part of MEDLIFE’s involvement in communities
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could point out bigotr y and injustice, yet do so in a way that calls us to a deeper unit y,” Jenkins said. “He was someone who was truthful about the struggles we face, yet did so in a way that inspires hope. He was someone who could confront hatred but [did] not hate.” Jenkins led a prayer that emphasized the need for determination and unity in sorrow, joy and pain to continue to fight against inequality. “May our celebration tonight in the weeks ahead propel us, may it motivate us, may it energize us, may it unite us in the commitment to respect,” Jenkins said. Page ref lected on the relationship between the biblical Amos and King. He cited the famous phrase, “Let justice roll dow n like waters” from King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” and its original conception in the Book of Amos. “Amos ser ves as kind of textbook for those elected to ser ve as agents of resistance,” Page said. “We should not be surprised therefore by the frequent reference of Amos of the various w ritings
is creating a pharmacy. According to Burnett, the community in Tanzania ran out of pain medication every day. “[The community is] used to suffering every day,” Burnett said. “You’re out [of medication] until the next group comes in.” Burnett, a business major, said she started the MEDLIFE club at Saint Mary’s with Montes serving as the trip advisor. She said anyone can join MEDLIFE because the company trains its volunteers “You don’t need a medical background,” Burnett said. Montes said she joined MEDLIFE because she wanted to participate in service. “Saint Mary’s as a school [and] as a community empowers you to do what you love,” Montes said. “The foundations [and] the cornerstones of Saint Mary’s push you to[ward service].” Burnett said she was ready to help others and, through Saint Mary’s, she was given the opportunity. “Saint Mary’s promotes you to be independent,” Burnett said. Burnett said she hopes the chapter will have their first trip over summer break. Contact Gaby Jansen at gjanse01@saintmarys.edu
of Martin Luther King Jr.” Page said King often found himself in conf lict w ith establishment forces in the political and religious spheres. Page said many people do not realize that King was at times in odds w ith some of his church colleagues that felt he was mov ing too aggressively w ith the campaign of civil rights. Page said this should encourage people to “give up their my thical notions of when and how to act in the fact of injustice.” “So does Dr. King encourage us here and now to strive to a commonwealth where character is the … true measure of success,” Page said. “He reminds us in no uncertain terms … that the time is always right now to do right.” Page said each indiv idual is a prophetic presence in the place they live, work and worship. He encouraged those who attended the event to take inspiration from both Amos and King. “May we work tirelessly w ithout ceasing as members of the ND family, to promote freedom and justice not for few, but for ever yone everywhere,” Page said. Contact Selena Ponio at sponio@nd.edu
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The exhibit will remain open until August, when members of the Notre Dame community will recreate Fr. Sorin’s walk from Vincennes to South Bend.
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all physical abilities now,” Detwiler added. Walsh Hall president Aly Sonnen said before the meeting, the Walsh community girls did not know much about the renovations. “We had a ton of questions,” Sonnen said. “Until the presentation, we really did not know much about what was going on. You can’t see that much from outside the building. “There were a lot of questions just about what it’s going to look like and what our lives next year are going to look like as a result of the renovation. They answered them all really well, though.” Freshman Sammie Escamilla said she thinks Pangborn Hall is a nice building, though she has not lived in Walsh Hall yet. “I was never in Walsh, so I know nothing different,” Escamilla said. “To me … [Pangborn is] nice. Other
Providing background to Father Sorin’s story, the pieces shown highlight Catholic relations and ideas in America during a period of history that Bohlmann called “complicated” and “interesting.” “On the one hand, people like John Carroll are trying
to say there’s something particularly American about Catholicism here,” Bohlmann said. “At the same time, there’s all these transatlantic ties with books, with literature.”
people say it’s not so nice. W hen you tell people you live in Pangborn, they kind of give you the ‘Oh, I’m sorr y face’ but I mean, I think it’s a nice building. The rooms aren’t too small. We have no headroom but other than that, it’s not too bad.” In Walsh Hall, each f loor consisted of one long hallway and there weren’t any sections. Junior Shea Kelly-Buckley said she first noticed Pangborn’s hallways when moving into the dorm, as they were ver y distinct from Walsh’s. “It was different,” KellyBuckley said. “It felt a little bit smaller. There were sections, which was new. Just having corners was something kind of different. But my room in Pangborn is actually bigger than the rooms in Walsh, so it’s been ver y comfortable.” Pangborn’s smaller hallways have been an adjustment for the community, according to Sonnen. “I think the biggest thing is that Walsh as a building made for community
really easily,” Sonnen said. “Pangborn has a lot narrower hallways and a lot less common space that, when we’re throwing events or even just meeting new people, it’s harder to do that.” Sonnen said the “nonphysical” aspects of Walsh have not changed. “We talk about ‘Walsh Love’ a lot and we have three main tenets of our being,” Sonnen said. “They’re safety, inclusion and community, so that’s really what we’re tr ying to cultivate in Walsh.” Kelly-Buckley said in some ways, moving to Pangborn has not changed the feeling of dorm life for the Walsh community. “Because they kept the whole Walsh community together, it feels the same to me inside the dorm,” KellyBuckley said. “Obviously the physical location is different, but you know, we’re still Walsh.”
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By MIKE DONOVAN Scene Writer
Goodbyes are difficult to execute. We want to depart on a pleasant note, but the somber reality of separation looms just beneath the surface. Reconciling hope and sadness in an effective closing statement requires sensitivity and care. When it comes to the endgame, every detail matters. The Irish post-rock group Enemies built a reputation on their attention to detail. The group’s 2013 instrumental opus “Embark, Embrace” spun a riveting sonic story without wasting a note. The album was an exciting glimpse into Enemies’ wealth of untapped potential. It left fans desperate for more. “Valuables,” the band’s third LP, answers to this call. The album, billed as the group’s closing statement, had high expectations to meet. Not only did “Valuables” have to follow up a masterpiece; it also had to offer closure to a sizable group of loyal fans. To accomplish these goals, Enemies added a new tool to their repertoire — lyrics. While their previous efforts only employed vocals instrumentally, “Valuables” sees the band dive into the realm of poetry. Even so, the record’s lyrical efforts really just add a textural layer to the group’s sound. Guest singer Louise Gaffney’s nearly unintelligible mantras on the lead single “Glow” add a dreamy counterpoint to the wispy guitar and keyboard hooks swirling in the background, and
By ADAM RAMOS Scene Writer
In the past, New Year’s Day and music haven’t mixed. No matter how many Advil or glasses of water I consumed that morning, a pounding bass usually happens to be the last thing I want to hear waking up after New Year’s Eve. Even worse, New Year’s Day officially marks the end to the always hectic “best of season,” a notorious time in the music critic community dedicated to meticulously ranking the year’s best records — so if there is one day where I am actually sick of music, it’s that one. Fortunately, 2017 began a bit differently than in years past. After stumbling upon a brief, five track mixtape titled, “CHE GOT WINGS” by that talented Texas based producer Cardo and his R&B newbie vocalist counterpart Che, all of my headache-induced apprehensions melted away via tender vocal hooks and inventive beats. At just under 20 minutes in total and exclusively released through a small Soundcloud account, “CHE GOT WINGS” is a delightfully fun escape from the more serious and often over-hyped releases rife in today’s hip-hop scene. Ronald Latour, aka Cardo, is today’s most elite producer that no one knows. The reason is twofold. For one, Cardo doesn’t put a catch phrase in his beats like many of his wellknown peers. But secondly, and more importantly, he rarely crafts bangers, making it hard to form a public persona in a hip-hop sphere where the common and particularly misinformed conception of “beat maker” is contingent on crafting heavy-hitting, “hard” jams. Most of Cardo’s beats avoid relying on thumping basses and stinging high-hats, instead opting for a more relaxed and eclectic sound. That doesn’t mean he can’t produce a banger though, see “Back on the Bull----.”
the sad pleas and mellow chanting of the titular line on “Don’t Go” encapsulate the feeling of a farewell admirably. However, Enemies strap most of their lyrical passages securely in the back seat. The record’s real high points come out in the mathematically precise arrangements and instrumentation. The interwoven guitars, intense low-frequency rhythms, and ephemeral vocal harmonies draw the listener into a vast soundscape. Each song balances tension and release to capture the delicate emotions of a band’s final months together. The opening track “itsallwaves” splices two familiar motifs together. It opens with an American Football-style guitar line cast in a shimmering delay effect, shifts into a choppier, crunchier section, and ends with the original riff. Both motifs convey progress with varying degrees of tension, but the overall structure of the song is cyclic. Forward motion, the song seems to tell us, is somewhat illusory. At some point, we need to call it quits or we’ll keep going in circles. The album’s second single “Leaves” evolves a single melodic motif over the track’s five-plus minute runtime. As the song progresses, so too does its intensity. By the end of the track, the instrumentation reaches its threshold. On the verge of explosion, the band suddenly dials back the intensity and lets the song fade away. The music tells a tale of growth, mounting pressure and a cathartic ending — yet another homage to Enemies’ final days.
“Valuables,” with its careful approach to musical storytelling and deeper lyrical elements, is a well-executed goodbye. It’s concise, emotionally complex, and digestible. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite live up to the enduring legacy of “Embark Embrace.” The lyrical and vocal efforts keep Enemies from flexing their instrumental muscles. If they still have some pizzazz left in the tank, it’s watered down by decent but ultimately forgettable lyrics. That said, “Valuables” is by no means a disappointment. It’s a valiant effort from a band determined to finish their career on the uptick. The album isn’t about meeting expectations; it’s about escaping expectations entirely — like catharsis, but with something to look forward to after the crash.
In 2011, after his spacey take on classic LA gangster rap caught the ear of Wiz Khalifa, Cardo earned the role as the in-house producer for Taylor Gang Entertainment. From there, the Texan would expand both technically and sonically. This past year Cardo has produced beats for Kendrick Lamar (“Untitled 2” and “Untitled 7”), ScHoolBoy Q (“Over Time” and“THat Part”) and Travi$ Scott (“Through the late night” and “Goosebumps”) among other top rap talents. But on “CHE GOT WINGS,” the producer’s latest release, none of Cardo’s stardom is apparent. It exists in a universe apart from all of that. The sound of peaceful waves crashing on the shore welcomes the listener into the mixtape’s first track, “SATISIFIED.” The building beat reflects the ocean’s cyclical tranquility with a smooth synth rising and fading throughout the track. Tom-toms, snares, whistles and pitched-up synths give the song some muscle while Che’s sultry vocals and impressive flow establish the track’s cadence. Just as the listener begins to feel lost in the hypnotic serenity, Cardo strikes quickly with the much darker “NME,” a track reminiscent of the Drake’s sparse “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.” The sonic switch-ups continue as each successive track features a different production style, maintaining a fresh feel with Che never missing a beat, rapping and signing like a seasoned veteran over the mixtape’s wide-ranging styles of production. “COMPLETE” recalls Jeremih, “DROP” entrances with a stripped-down instrumental, and the mixtape’s closer, “DECLINED” experiments (successfully) with lethargy. Throughout the five tracks, Che paints the portrait of a troubled lover, someone battling both inner demons and outer strife. While that description may sound like something right out of the Drake playbook, Che’s tenacious genuineness and strong emotive sensibility strips away
any layer of irony or irreverence that would be common on a Champagnepapi track. “Don’t fight with me, you just like me it’s true/ You focused way too much on your flaws/ Funny how I can see thru them all,” Che admits on “COMPLETE” before pleading his lover to return to his life. Che’s candor is consistently endearing and never comes off as whiny. Throughout all of “CHE GOT WINGS” Che challenges the listener to keep up with him while providing incentive to do so with his incentive lyrics and notable storytelling abilities. The new year may find both Cardo and Che breaking to the next level, but if so, it probably won’t be due to their recent collaboration. And that’s okay. “CHE GOT WINGS” feels more like synergistic exercise between two greats than a major release. But at a time where major releases seem to come like the wind, the mixtape is a refreshing breather. When December rolls around this year and I force myself to objectively rank my subjective musical favorites for the year, “CHE GOT WINGS” will probably not crack my top 20, but hey, it certainly made me crack a smile — which happens to be a great antidote for tough mornings.
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“Valuables” Enemies Label: Top Shelf Records Recommended Tracks: “itsallwaves,” “Play Fire,” “Leaves” If you like: PARTYNEXTDOOR, DVSN, Drake
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“CHE GOT WINGS” Che Label: N/A Recommended Tracks: “SATISFIED,” “COMPLETE” If you like: PARTYNEXTDOOR, DVSN, Drake
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Lacking golden authenticity Megan Valley Associate News Editor
At the heart of Notre Dame’s campus lies one of of the most iconic structures on any college campus in the world: the underwhelminglynamed Main Building, better known as the Golden Dome. If I remember what my tour guide said when I was a prospective student three years ago, Main Building didn’t always had such an opulent top — it was originally crowned with a white dome. W hen it burned down in 1879, founder Fr. Edward Sorin claimed responsibility, saying he should have had a grander vision for an institution named after the mother of God. The succeeding dome is covered with gold foil, which must be replaced every few years to make up for damage caused by weathering, including bird feces. Until that critical changing point, the gold shines and glimmers, even on cloudy days, and especially when it’s lit at night. Everyone — whether they’re a new freshman, a “double-Domer,” an alum or a fan from an opposing football team — loves taking pictures of or with the Dome. If you’re a current student who has a Snapchat account, at least one of your friends has a picture of it on their story right at this very moment. However, regardless of how picturesque the Dome looks from the outside, whenever I’m inside, I obsessively think about how the entire interior is fake. Look at the crown molding on the walls, all the “woodwork.” W hen I say it’s “fake,” I don’t mean they used fake wood or plastic or some other substitute. No, it’s much worse; these elaborate carvings are all painted on. They’re not even three dimensional, unless you’re being annoyingly particular with the width added by the paint. Surely, if Fr. Sorin thought the mother of God deserved to have a golden tribute, she must be worthy of actual woodwork that can be bought at any Home Depot, Lowes or even Walmart. I’m fairly sure — or, at least, I’d really like to think — there’s a reasonable explanation for why a building that literally has a roof of gold decided to paint on wall fixtures, but I’m afraid I don’t know. Was the University really just that terrible at budgeting? If the statue of Mary standing at the top of the Dome had been built at only 17 feet instead of 19, would the savings in gold foil have been enough to actually do the inside justice? Are other buildings lying about their interiors and I’ve just never noticed? If you’ve only made it far because you were hoping I would craft these observations into a sharp critique of the University — and there’s definitely at least a few ways to do that — I’m afraid I don’t have one. There’s not a lesson to be learned or a point to be drawn here; it’s just one of the little things about Notre Dame I don’t quite understand. Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@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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Why ND should invite Donald Trump to Commencement I’m trying to think who’s under more pressure at ND right now: Brian Kelly or Father Jenkins? One is coming off a 4-8 football season despite markedly high preseason expectations, while the other is confronted with the quandary of either abiding by the Notre Dame tradition of inviting the United States president for Commencement or shirking this tradition to keep perhaps the most polarizing figure in America off our campus. Let’s say the answer is Fr. Jenkins, only because Brandon Wimbush looks like he may be able to bail out his coach. My hope is that when the time rolls around for Fr. Jenkins to decide on this year’s Commencement speaker, he applies the same standards of discernment and objectivity as he did for the last sitting president. The right, courageous decision for Fr. Jenkins is to invite Donald Trump, even if it may not be the popular one. For the record, I did not vote for Donald Trump — or Hillary Clinton, for that matter. I found his rhetoric to be revolting at times, and I question the depth of his understanding of policy, as well as his respect for some of America’s long-standing political traditions. Regardless, Donald Trump is our president and should be invited to address our graduates. Many are arguing against a Trump Commencement on the grounds that he doesn’t share some of our University’s core values as evidenced by his rhetoric and stated policies. And perhaps this premise is true. But just eight years ago, we invited a Commencement speaker who also very much disagreed with some of Notre Dame’s teachings and values. President Obama was diametrically opposed to a number of our University’s Catholic tenets, particularly with his stances on abortion and embryonic stem cell research. In fact, Obama’s ideologies were so antithetical to Notre Dame’s that the University eventually sued him over the Obamacare mandate. Notre Dame does not shy away from hosting people with whom our beliefs differ, even if the chasm proves itself so great that we one day must bring such guests to court. Moreover, in 2009, the University made it clear that Obama’s invitation was more of an endorsement of the office of the presidency rather than of its occupant. Fr. Jenkins defended the Obama invitation saying, “Difference must be acknowledged, and in some cases even cherished … We are called to serve each community of which we’re a part, and this call is captured in the motto over the door of the east nave of the Basilica: ‘God, Country, Notre Dame.’”
These words will ring hollow if we do not apply the same logic to each successive commander-in-chief. We cannot invite Obama and then spurn Trump on the grounds of a dichotomy of values and beliefs, lest we find ourselves splashing in a puddle of hypocrisy. Furthermore, “God, Country, Notre Dame” demands that we maintain a love of our country and what it stands for. By refusing to invite Trump, our University would be disavowing the president before his first term even starts. Such an attitude is borderline un-American. We have invited presidents from all over the political and moral spectrum and to now exclude Trump would be a resounding statement of repudiation. In the words of his defeated opponent Hillary Clinton, “We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.” Can’t we be as gracious as Secretary Clinton and offer him our support as he prepares to kick off his presidency, by doing what we have done for every president in recent decades? Some of our campus’s dissenters, however, may argue that Trump is so egregiously errant on both the political and moral spectrums that even his high office cannot justify his presence on our campus and that we should suspend our long line of amicable, non-partisan outreach to the sitting president. To these naysayers I would offer a retrospective glance at the last century’s depraved leaders who ought to have been disavowed — ones who inflicted misery on masses of people maliciously and unilaterally. Trump does not belong to the class of the likes of Castro, Mussolini, etc. Donald Trump, in contrast to such figures, garnered an electoral majority of our nation freely and fairly in a time of peace and prosperity. We ought to respect his election to the Oval Office and any ideological differences which hoisted him there. It is arrogant to assume that Trump’s voters who may so fundamentally disagree with you do so because of moral shortcomings. I am glad we invited Obama and now we owe the same courtesy to his controversial successor. Now is the time to put political preferences and personal vindications aside and continue our singular and privileged Commencement tradition. Notre Dame should invite Donald Trump, even if the decision invites, in Fr. Jenkin’s own words, a “circus.” A circus is better than the alternative — a renunciation of Notre Dame’s history of impartial and intrepid political involvement. Maximilian Towey junior Jan. 13
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Meryl Streep and progressive ignorance Eddie Damstra Dinner Table Talks
The most notable moment from this year’s Golden Globes was undoubtedly Meryl Streep’s speech. In her speech, Meryl condemned the behavior of Donald Trump — more specifically, criticizing the president-elect for his disgusting mocking of a disabled reporter in November 2015. The speech drew a standing ovation from those in attendance and much praise from people over the Internet. However, there were also many people who took issue with certain elements within the actress’ speech. This should come to no surprise, as Streep, somewhat perplexingly, decided to take aim at a cherished facet of American culture: the sport of football. She also attacked the sport of mixed martial arts, noting that it too was not a part of “the arts.” These jabs were apart of an attempt by Streep to describe an America without foreigners as void of Hollywood and “the arts.” Streep posited that Donald Trump threatened the presence of foreigners in America, and could possibly leave the nation with football and mixed martial arts as the only forms of entertainment. Truthfully, I have no problem with Streep attempting to make a political point and voice her support for immigrants. While I certainly think actors in Hollywood have a self-importance complex, believing that their line of work is more valuable than what it really is and that people truly care about their political views, actors nonetheless have every right to engage in political dialogue. In fact, I agree with Streep that immigrants and foreigners contribute to
the betterment of this nation. However, the manner in which she delivered her point was, frankly, arrogant and ignorant. She addressed an entire room of Hollywood actors with zero ideological diversity and was met with emphatic cheers when insulting the entire sport of football. The spectacle was almost nauseating: a Hollywood actress sticking her nose in the air and belittling a cultural treasure embraced by the vast majority of Americans, emphasizing that it is not a part of “the arts.” Streep’s speech is entirely emblematic of a large reason why Donald Trump won the presidency. Simply put, there are many progressives in this nation who are vastly out of touch with average Americans. Hillary Clinton happened to fall into this camp. This is by no means an assertion that Donald Trump is representative of an average working class American. However, Trump succeeded in giving a better attempt to seem in touch with such Americans. Hillary Clinton lost in large part due to her obvious fakeness. She had a new accent with each location she traveled to. She was a moderate in Iowa and a progressive in Massachusetts. She railed against Wall Street, while having Goldman Sachs pad her wallet for speeches. Her fraudulence was rather apparent, even from people within her own party. She just did not come across as a person who could remotely relate to the tribulations or experiences of the average American. This is in no way a problem exclusive to Hillary Clinton. She just happened to be a member of an elitist progressive class. I did not vote for Donald Trump. I instead voted for an independent candidate. I agreed with Meryl
Streep’s assertion that Trump’s mocking of a disabled reporter is morally reprehensible. I also criticized Trump for the many other times he mocked, hurled insults and made racially charged comments. I do not agree with some of Trump’s policy proposals. However, I do not fall into the camp of people who seem to be absolutely stunned by the results of the election. Donald Trump, despite his multibilliondollar net worth and overly lavish lifestyle, more aptly related and reached out to the average American. More specifically, Trump was able to connect with people in flyover country. He spoke with no filter and promised job creation. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, utilized identity politics and associated herself with a politically correct culture. She simply fell too far into the camp of elitist progressives, ignorant to the lives of normal Americans. I do not know who is advising the Democratic Party or liberals as a whole, but anyone who works in such a capacity should be fired. If liberals are to even attempt to win another election, they must leave their bubble. They need to start reaching out to steel workers in Pennsylvania and auto workers in Michigan. Simply put, they need to reach out to real Americans with real problems. Mocking football certainly is not the best way to achieve such goals. Eddie is a sophomore from Orland Park, Illinois. He is majoring in economics and political science and considering pursuing law school after his time as an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame. He can be reached at edamstra@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
How to write a love letter Courtney Phelan English Major in the Real World
Couples on Valentine’s Day are expected to exchange gifts. I don’t want to spend a lot of space in this column arguing that roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are unnecessary, so here: those cliché roses are unsustainably farmed and shipped in from 3000 miles away, those cliché greeting cards are overpriced and impersonal, and no one enjoys those cliché boxes of assorted chocolates in that cliché heart-shaped box. Even though Valentine’s Day can so often go off the rails and become a celebration of excess, I do believe it should be celebrated. All kinds of love — friendship, family love, community and romantic love — are needed in this world, and all kinds of love should be celebrated. Romantic love can be contorted in some people’s minds and in the media as a series of opportunities to give and receive gifts. But romantic love is a gift in itself, and should be celebrated as such. The most romantic gifts I have ever received have been love letters. My letters from my current boyfriend are a wonderful gesture, and the words in them give me happiness and hope on every reread. I cherish them. A simple letter, written to the person you love, is a tremendous gift, and if you are in a couple, it’s what I recommend instead of those cliché Valentine’s gifts. No matter how long you’ve been together, if you are indeed together, a love letter is a great Valentine’s Day gift. A love letter can be given on its own, or in conjunction with the rest of a Valentine’s Day present. While flowers are cliché, if your significant other loves flowers and dark chocolate, get them flowers and dark chocolate. But
I recommend writing out some kind of letter, or even a note, as well. I know the task can be daunting, especially for those who are non-humanities or writing majors, or those who struggle to appropriately express their emotions. So, for those people, here is a real-life English major and person-in-a-happy-relationship’s advice to write a love letter. First, ensure that your recipient would appreciate a love letter. Don’t make any first pronouncements through this letter, like asking them out or saying “I love you,” for the first time; those types of things should really be said in person. And please, please, please don’t use this column to write some kind of creepy secret-admirer letter. Like all good writing, a good love letter needs to be planned. Think about why you love this person — I know, I know, this can be very hard, but if you truly love someone, there must be a reason you do. Good writing is based on evidence, and a good love letter needs some evidence that the recipient is loved. Ask yourself why you love this person more than you love others. Do you spend time on the same activities? Do you feel more comfortable or more like yourself with them? When you’re with this person, do you smile more than normal? Why do you smile with them? Be sure to find specifics. Answer these questions. Write out their answers. Start your letter with a paragraph of some of these answers, and integrate them throughout your letter. While your significant other is of course the most attractive person on the planet, move beyond complimenting their appearance or body. A lust letter is different from a love letter, and I’m not teaching you how to write those today. Another recommended addition to your love letter is the story of your relationship. Of course you both
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know the story of your time together, but you don’t know the story from the other side. Write out how you’ve felt during your time together — were you nervous at first? Were you anxious that you would jinx or ruin things? Has your relationship changed you or your thoughts about things like graduation or marriage? Do you have any little moments that stick out to you in particular, like that time you met up at the Grotto in the snow, a day at the beach together, meeting their family, a conversation that you’ll always remember? Write those out. It might seem strange, writing out the things they surely remember, but they’ll be nice from your perspective. Finally, I recommend looking forward to the future. I’m not saying to propose marriage in this love letter, but a good relationship should make you hopeful about the future. If you are, mention that. If there are things that worry you coming up — graduation, the job search study abroad, tough courses — mention those as well, but frame it so you both know you’ll be in things together. In general, keep love letters simple and from your heart. Add in glimpses of your past and your future with specific details about why you love them right now. Present it as simply or elaborately as you want, with or without other gifts. Take your time — if you start now, you’ll have a great letter by Valentine’s Day. If this letter comes from the heart, I guarantee it will be a very loved letter. Courtney Phelan is studying English writing, secondary education and French. She wants to be an English teacher, so that she can get paid to correct people’s grammar. She is in her final year at Saint Mary’s College. Contact her at cphela01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Avoid being put in a position of uncertainty. Stay focused on what you can do and work diligently to reach your goals without interference. Put your effort into doing things your way and on your own terms. Helping others get ahead while you sit idle will lead to regret. Don’t feel guilty, put yourself first and reach for the stars. Your numbers are 5, 16, 23, 30, 36, 43, 45. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll be inclined to take on too much. An honest assessment followed by a helpful suggestion will save you from getting in over your head. You will gain through listening and observation. Travel delays and red tape can be expected. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll learn a lot from those you choose to help. Sharing resources and perspectives will be the order of the day. Participate in events that allow you to use your skills and meet new people. Trust your instincts. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let anyone take advantage of you. You will be subject to scrutiny if you aren’t forthcoming about what you really want. Be true to yourself and follow your dream instead of investing in someone else’s gain. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Emotional spending will be your downfall. You cannot buy love, but offering your time, help and understanding will encourage a better relationship with someone who is prone to taking advantage of you. Follow your instincts and you’ll come out on top. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Focus on stabilizing your position or making the most of your chances to advance. Refuse to let an emotional matter at home stop you from being productive or accomplishing what’s expected of you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t underestimate your competition or someone will try to take advantage of you. The demands will only pile up further if you give in. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Look for creative alternatives when it comes to entertainment or dealing with peers, children or an investment that can change your future. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t share your personal secrets. Stick close to home and put your energy into personal gains and important relationships. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Inch forward with a goal in mind, but don’t take on so much that you cannot complete your mission. Balance, integrity and sticking to what’s affordable will be your best ways to make progress. Someone you count on will disappoint you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Find new ways to use your knowledge, experience and skills to get ahead financially. Deal with institutions, agencies or whoever can offer you the information you require to raise your income and your status. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emotional matters will escalate if money is involved. Avoid joint ventures or impulsive spending. Implement cost-saving changes to help cut your costs. A smart money maneuver will ease your stress. A settlement, gift or unexpected offer looks promising. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Money, legal, contractual and medical matters will be difficult to deal with if you let your emotions interfere. Separate your needs from what’s best for everyone involved, and make a concerted effort to be fair and do what’s right. Birthday Baby: You are intense, creative and progressive. You are handson and quick to react.
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A new reality for Hall of Fame Ben Padanilam Associate Sports Editor
Wednesday marks one of the most important days of the baseball offseason: the day the Baseball Hall of Fame announces the election results of the votes cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). For players like Tim Raines and Jeff Bag well, who fell just shy of the 75 percent threshold for election last year after making major leaps, induction appears to be inevitable as more and more ballots have been made public ahead of the official announcement Wednesday. These same ballots, however, also appear to indicate the inevitability of controversial giants such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. Perhaps this year is not the year they see their induction, but the number of voters willing to put them on their ballot continues to increase at a rate indicative of future election — at least if they avoid stirring up further controversy that would upset voters in the way Curt Schilling has with his social media posts. And this pattern could be indicative of a future trend: players from the MLB’s Steroid Era might no longer be blocked from passage to the Hall of Fame. There’s no doubt that on numbers alone, Bonds and Clemens are two of the greatest to ever lace them up and step onto a diamond. Bonds is baseball’s homerun king with 762 career long balls, and he has seven MVP trophies to his name. Clemens is his pitching equivalent, holding seven Cy Young awards. But both have long been tainted by their poster-boy status for the sport’s Steroid Era. At least, it seems, until now. In 2015, the Baseball Hall of Fame changed its voter eligibility rules, eliminating voting rights for members of the BBWAA who were previously voters but had not “been active in the game” for
at least 10 years. Known by many writers as “The Purge,” it took votes away from old-school journalists who would never consider giving Bonds or Clemens their votes due to what they considered disregard for the sanctity of the game. And soon after, the writers who covered these larger-than-life legends during baseball’s darkest times were the ones whose say mattered. Bonds and Clemens were no longer viewed simply as villains to the game’s integrity, but great players who stood out in an era where use of performance-enhancing drugs was rampant. Tainted by their era? Yes. But unworthy of Hall of Fame consideration when considered in the context of their time? No more. Yet, that logic seems f lawed to many. Cheating just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t make cheating acceptable or appropriate. Players like Bonds and Clemens shouldn’t get a pass just because they come from an era in the sport where steroids was the norm rather than the aberration it was before. And that’s the dilemma fans today face: deciding for themselves whether the use of steroids in the Steroid Era is cheating to begin with; determining whether cheating automatically invalidates the achievements of the players who chose that path; figuring out if they can reconcile steroid use with the incredible heights these players achieved in comparison to those of their era and those of the past with whom they compete for a spot in the Hall of Fame now. And it’s a dilemma fans of the game must come to their own answer for because, whether they like it or not, players such as Bonds and Clemens will more than likely be in the Baseball Hall of Fame in the very near future. Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@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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stopped 27 of the 28 shots he faced to earn the win. Michigan Tech then snapped Notre Dame’s five-game win streak the following evening, using a pair of goals in both the second and third period to pull away for the 4-2 victory. Morrison and sophomore defenseman Bobby Nardella found the back of the net for Notre Dame, but the Huskies outshot the Irish on the evening, 34-25. With the 3-1 finish over break, Notre Dame wraps up its regularseason nonconference action with a 7-4-1 mark. Notre Dame jumped back on the plane, back into Hockey East play and back into the win column on Friday with a 2-1 victory over Merrimack. Bjork buried the game-winning goal with just under four minutes remaining in
the third period, while Petersen turned away 21 of the 22 shots he faced. Oglevie also found the back of the net for Notre Dame, tying the game in the second period. “It was a hard-fought game,” Irish head coach Jeff Jackson said Friday. “It certainly could’ve gone either way, but we scored a big goal at the end, did a good job killing penalties off in the third period [and] did what we had to do.” The Warriors returned blows Saturday night, powering past the Irish for a 4-2 victory to split the series. Gross and Oglevie found the back of the net for the Irish, but Merrimack junior goaltender Collin Delia stopped the other 35 Irish shots to keep his team out front. Petersen stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced on the other end, with the Warriors adding an empty-net goal to seal the Irish defeat. Oglevie, who scored in both games for the Irish this past
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weekend, now is second on the team in goals and points with 11 and 24, respectively. Jackson said Oglevie’s improvement from last season has been crucial to the team’s success this season. “He’s taken it to another level, which has really given us a little bit more depth,” Jackson said. Petersen finished the six games over break with a .946 save percentage while allowing just 1.5 goals per game, trends that will be put to the test when Notre Dame hosts Hockey East foe New Hampshire this weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena. The Wildcats currently average 3.59 goals per game — good for seventh nationally — on 30.2 shots per contest. Puck drop Friday night is slated for 7:35 p.m., while action gets underway Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. Contact Zach Klonsinski at zklonsin@nd.edu
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Irish secure third-place finish at Illini Classic By JOE EVERETT Sports Writer
Competing just once over winter break, Notre Dame men’s and women’s track and field teams each recorded a third-place finish at the Illini Classic on Saturday at the University of Illinois-Armory. After a six-week hiatus from competition, the Irish viewed the meet as merely a re-introduction to the indoor season, Irish head coach Alan Turner said. “I don’t think any of the teams were really trying to go after the win — if that was the case, then we would’ve loaded up everybody in every event,” Turner said. “For us, it was just getting back in the swing of things. The athletes came back [the Monday before] and we were competing on Saturday, so we were going to see some of the worst marks of the year.” Despite the low expectations coming into the meet, many Notre Dame athletes put forth strong performances, as the Irish recorded first-place finishes in three individual events. On the women’s side, senior Indi Jackson won the shot put with a throw of 14.80 meters, while seniors Jacob Dumford and Patrick O’Connell
finished first in the 800-meter and 600-meter events, respectively, for the men’s team. “We always want to see that competitive effort,” Turner said. “We didn’t bring a lot of distance runners, but for the sprinters, jumpers, throwers and middle-distance people we did bring, I think for the most part we competed pretty well, especially our men’s middle distance — [Dumford] and [O’Connell] ran very well.” With their feet wet again from competition, Turner and the Irish now transition their focus towards the Notre Dame Invitational. Taking place Saturday, the Irish will host DePaul, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina and Virginia in a meet where Notre Dame has traditionally invited smaller, in-state schools in order to further ease into the indoor season. However, since the Irish are hosting the ACC Championships this year, several ACC schools wanted a preview of the facility, and thus, according to Turner, the Irish face their first real test of the young season earlier than usual. “It’s going to be a very tough meet — this is when the real
season begins,” Turner said. “It’s not going to be easy because these teams are pretty good, but most of the distance girls will be running, and all the sprinters, jumpers and throwers will be competing. So we still won’t be at full strength … but I think we should still do pretty well as a team. This meet will probably set the tone for the rest of our indoor season, so hopefully we can set a good tone on Saturday.” Although the Notre Dame Invitational is still an early season meet with minor significance in the long run, Turner believes the way the Irish compete Saturday could set them up for larger success in the long run. “I think it’s very important that my team knows that North Carolina is tough, Louisville is tough [and] Virginia is tough,” Turner said. “These are all wellrounded programs, and so is our program, so I think us having a very good showing against those teams is going to bode well for our confidence going forward.” The Notre Dame Invitational will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Loftus Sports Center. Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu
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they were making layups [and] they were getting 50-50 balls. “We were just outworked in the fourth quarter.” McGraw also cited the team’s defensive effort as a cause of the poor finish. “Really disappointed in our effort defensively,” McGraw said. “Our inability to guard the ball screen, I thought, really killed us down the stretch.” That struggle defending the ball screen was displayed on the game’s final basket, a jumper by junior forward Jaime Naird with just over 10 seconds remaining in the game. Naird came around a ball screen on the play, which gave her a one-on-one matchup with Irish junior forward Brianna Turner. Turner backed off to play the dribble drive, but Naird — who was 3-of–11 from the floor at that point — pulled up for the jumper from the elbow and knocked it down. The Irish were then unable to score on their final possession, and the Volunteers walked away, having completed their comeback effort to steal a victory from the Irish. The fourth quarter struggles undercut what was a strong performance for the Irish through three quarters. As a team, they shot nearly 57 percent and had 15 assists, paced by Allen’s gamehigh 10 assists. Sophomore guard Marina Mabrey paced the Irish with 17 points, 10 of which came in the first half. Turner also had 10 points in the first half, but she was held scoreless through the next two quarters. For the Volunteers, Diamond DeShields was the offensive leader, particularly in the second half. The redshirt junior guard finished with 20 points, including the first eight points scored by either team in the fourth quarter — which narrowed the gap from double-figures to just two points for Tennessee. “She got to the free-throw line and made her free throws,” McGraw said of DeShields. “She didn’t shoot the ball particularly well, but we had difficulty staying in front of her. We had a freshman guarding her, and that was probably a mistake on my part. We really couldn’t find her in the zone, [and] we let her run free.” When Notre Dame next takes the court, it will square off with Boston College and will return to ACC play for the remainder of their regular season. And while it hopes and expects to get back on track after the defeat, particularly with two more road games this week, don’t expect it to look at its most recent road loss as a learning experience. “Apparently none,” McGraw said when asked what lessons her team has learned from two tough losses in hostile environments. “We continue to beat ourselves, so we haven’t learned that lesson yet.” The Irish and Eagles are scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. Thursday at Conte Forum.
out of the top 25. In the latest Associated Press poll, however, the Irish moved up five spots, from last week’s 20th ranking, to the 15th overall position. Senior forward and captain V.J. Beachem also said he isn’t concerned with rankings at this point in the season. “I’m not surprised at all. We’re really not ranked that high,” Beachem said. “But it’s something we try not to worry about. If we keep winning the way we are and keep playing the way we are, everything will take care of itself.” Ranked No. 10 in that same poll, the Seminoles (16-2, 4-1 ACC) finished the 2016 ACC season tied for 11th place at 8-10 but have turned things around this year. Florida State’s lone ACC loss so far
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this season came at the hands of No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but the Seminoles currently have a 15-game winning streak at their home court, the Donald L. Tucker Center, dating back to last season. And that streak started with the 77-56 victory the Seminoles picked up over the Irish on Feb. 27 of last year. Senior guard Steve Vasturia, who was named the co-ACC Player of the Week for the previous week on Monday, said a key for the Irish will be to embrace a “road warrior” mentality when the team enters a hostile environment. “I think it’s fun to play on the road,” Vasturia said. “It’s not easy — you’re going to cool environments, [and] you get a chance to play in front of another team’s fans, so it’s going to be hard. They’ve been hard games. We’ve taken some
shots — it’s been great to see us bounce back from those shots. I think it’s going to be no different on Wednesday facing one of the best teams we play.” “[Florida State] is really long and athletic, and they can score,” Vasturia said. “They really took it to us last year, and they’ve had a great start to the season, so we have to be really good offensively and we have to keep them off the glass.” Like Vasturia, Brey also said Florida State is one of the best teams Notre Dame will face all year, especially on the road. “I think it’ll be the third straight road game where we’ll be underdogs, probably this one by more,” Brey said. “It kind of builds and gets contagious on itself when you have success on the road. I think we’ll go to Tallahassee very confident, but knowing we’re playing a really gifted group with a lot of depth and athletic
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ability. And the atmosphere will be great.” One theme that pops up when talking to the Irish players is Florida State’s height. The Seminoles have two centers on their roster who are listed as over seven feet tall — sophomore Christ Koumadje and graduate student Michael Ojo. Florida State averages over 38 rebounds per game — nearly four more rebounds per game than its opponents — in addition to just over five blocks per game. “They’re a really good team — very long, well coached” Beachem said. “They’re another good ACC team, and we have to be ready to play and get off to a great start on the road.” Notre Dame and Florida State tip-off at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu
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Women’s basketball | TENNESSEE 71, ND 69
Irish struggle down the stretch at Tennessee By BEN PADANILAM Associate Sports Editor
Despite leading by as many as 15 points in the second half, Notre Dame faltered down the stretch at Tennessee and fell 71-69, as the Volunteers sunk a go-ahead jumper in the closing seconds. The sixth-ranked Irish (14-3, 4-1 ACC) led by 15 points after scoring the first basket of the second half and held a 14-point lead as late as the final two minutes of the third quarter, but they were outscored 23-7 by the Volunteers (11-6, 2-2 SEC) over the game’s final 12 minutes to suffer just their third loss of the year. “I thought Tennessee really did just a great job down the stretch,” Irish head coach Muffet McGraw said. “When they made their run, they rebounded — they held us to one shot, and that was the difference in the game. We were outrebounding them in the first half, but in the second half, we could not get a rebound, especially at the offensive end. “ … Just made a lot of mistakes, but to their credit, they took advantage of all of the mistakes we made.”
Much of Tennessee’s damage down the stretch came in the fourth quarter, as the Irish shot just 21 percent from the floor in the period and did not attempt a single free throw. The Volunteers, on the other hand, converted all six of their free throws and out-rebounded the Irish 17-5 in the game’s final period to work their way back into the game. “We missed a lot of layups,” McGraw said of her team’s fourth quarter. “We drove the ball like we wanted to [but] couldn’t get to the free-throw line — that was really bad. In the fourth quarter, they only had one team foul going into the end of the game, and that won the game for them. So if we could’ve gotten to the free-throw line in that fourth quarter, I think it would have been a little different at the finish.” “I think they were just outworking us,” senior guard Lindsay Allen said, echoing McGraw’s sentiment. “ … We weren’t being smart on offense, we were turning the ball over and they were just coming down and bullying us out there — they were getting offensive rebounds, see W BBALL PAGE 11
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Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen takes a contested layup during Notre Dame’s 72-61 loss to UConn on Dec. 7 at Purcell Pavilion. Allen finished with 11 points, eight assists and five rebounds in the game.
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Notre Dame puts perfect ACC record on line at FSU
ND sweeps, splits twice over break
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At 5-0 in conference play, Notre Dame sits atop the ACC. The margins of victory have not been outstanding, but with a matchup Wednesday night against third place Florida State, the Irish (16-2, 5-0 ACC) have an opportunity to put themselves further in control of the conference. Irish head coach Mike Brey said he is happy with where his team sits after five straight ACC wins, three of which came on the road. “No, we’re all good, man. What were we today? 27th? I lobbied for 27,” Brey said. “We’ll take what we got. I love where we’re at — I love our group. I think we’re fresh mentally and physically — I think that’s really a key. This league can flip on you in a heartbeat. I know how this road is the length of the season.” Brey’s joking comment about being ranked 27th comes after multiple national polls early in the season left the Irish
Notre Dame finished this season’s nonconference slate over break by welcoming AlaskaFairbanks and Michigan Tech to Compton Family Ice Arena before jumping back into Hockey East play on the road against Merrimack. The Irish (13-8-2, 6-41 Hockey East) swept the Nanooks (7-14-3, 6-9-3 WCHA) before splitting their series with the Huskies (14-9-5, 113-4 WCHA) and Warriors (8-11-3, 2-5-3 Hockey East), respectively. The Irish jumped out to a quick start against AlaskaFairbanks on New Year’s Eve as sophomore forward Dylan Malmquist put the Irish ahead just 84 seconds after the opening faceoff. It was a lead Notre Dame never relinquished as junior goaltender Cal Petersen stopped all 34 shots he faced en route to the 5-0 Irish victory. Freshman forward Cam Morrison and sophomore forward Andrew Oglevie added second period tallies while freshman forward
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Irish senior guard Steve Vasturia looks to pass the ball during a 87-72 Irish victory over Fort Wayne on Dec. 6 at Purcell Pavilion.
Cal Burke and junior forward Anders Bjork capped the Irish scoring in the third period.s Petersen completed the perfect weekend in net on New Year’s Day by stopping all 21 pucks the Nanooks put on net for his fourth shutout of the season. The Irish offense chipped in with a four-goal second period to power Notre Dame to the sweep, 4-0. Sophomore forward Jack Jenkins and juniors forward Jake Evans, defenseman Jordan Gross and Bjork all found the back of the net for the Irish. Notre Dame posted its fifth consecutive victory in the series opener against Michigan Tech on Jan. 6. Jenkins netted his second consecutive gamewinning goal just over seven minutes into the third period while sophomore forward Joe Wegwerth added an insurance six minutes later on the way to a 3-1 Irish victory. The Huskies broke Petersen’s 207 minute-long shutout streak — the second-longest in school history — early in the third period, but the Irish captain see HOCKEY PAGE 9