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Lecture series explores sports industry ethics Mendoza College of Business hosts week to highlight intersection of moral principles, athletics

By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer

The global sports industr y is estimated to carr y a $1.5 trillion value. With that big of a presence in the business, it makes sense that Mendoza College of Business chose its Ethics Week theme for this year to be “Sports and the Common Good.” “‘Sports and the Common Good’ just seemed like a natural [pick for a theme], especially at a universit y like Notre Dame [w ith] a college of business like Mendoza,” Brian Levey, one of the organizers for the event, said in an email. “Educating the mind, body and spirit is at the heart of the ... Holy Cross mission.”

Levey said Notre Dame’s emphasis on this complete education is ev idenced not only in varsit y sports, but also in activ ities such as Bengal Bouts, which starts

this week, and Bookstore Basketball.

Now in its 20th year, Mendoza College of Business’ Ethics Week was first started by accounting professor Ken Milani. Inspired by the work of John Houck, a Notre Dame management professor who died in 1996, Ethics Week has included themes such as sustainabilit y, financial institutions, governing for the greater good (politics and public ser v ice) and ethics through a global lens.

Over the histor y of the event, the organizers have tried various approaches and activ ities w ith Ethics Week, including a brow n bag lunch speaker series and an ethics case competition.

Recently, changes in the timing and formatting of the events, as well as an increased online presence through a Facebook page and see ETHICS PAGE 3

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Speakers connect past Panel examines gun control laws athletic experiences, values

By MEGAN VALLEY Associate News Editor

Sandra Froman, former president of the National Rif le Association (NRA), and Notre Dame political science associate professor Matthew Hall confronted the issue of gun control and Second Amendment interpretation in a panel discussion Tuesday afternoon.

Froman said that the increased political dialogue over the Second Amendment has been hugely beneficial.

“W hen I attended law school many years ago, we had a ver y thick red casebook,” Froman said. “And nowhere in the 1,400 or 1,500 pages was there any mention of the Second Amendment. Now, the authors of that casebook had

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the intellectual integrit y to reprint the Bill of Rights in its integrit y in the back, but there was no discussion of what it meant or any court cases about it. Things have changed.”

W hile he agreed increased dialogue was positive, Hall said he took the opposite approach to interpreting the Second Amendment.

“I’m going to tr y to conv ince you that when it comes to interpreting the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, we should adopt a traditional jurisprudential approach, rooted in the text, the original understanding and the Supreme Court precedent,” Hall said.

There are many misconceptions surrounding gun see PANEL PAGE 3

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Christopher Adkins and Amber Lattner spoke about how their experiences in sports taught them the keys to a high level of ethical performance during “Life Lessons from Sports: Performance and Purpose” at the Mendoza College of Business on Tuesday afternoon.

Adkins, the executive director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, said questions of ethics arise frequently in athletics, and it is in these moments when people define themselves.

“There are moments where you have to decide if you’re going to play dirt y too,” Adkins said. “Are you going to go dow n to that level,

or are you going to up your game? There are moments when you have to dig deep.”

Adkins said a high school soccer coach taught him how to look w ithin himself for a performance advantage. The coach emphasized the importance of v isualizing a successful game beforehand, Adkins said.

“I now realize this was a bit of cognitive behav ioral therapy, to script ourselves,” Adkins said.

Adkins said this same v isualization process is necessar y for maintaining a high ethical standard.

“We need to figure out those moments when we were at our peak ethical performance, and then establish a trigger, much like when I need to go in the zone on the sports field to make a free throw,” Adkins said.

“I need to go to all the moments when I’ve made it, not all the moments when I’ve missed. We need to do that ethically.”

Lattner, founder of the Lattner Performance Group, said she first learned about the keys to peak performance as a 9-year-old, when along w ith play ing soccer and going to school, she worked at her family’s McDonald’s franchise and helped care for her family’s cattle.

“W hat I found was that the best of the best, regardless of what domain we’re in, whether it’s academics, athletics, livestock or business, they’ve all got similar traits,” Lattner said. “They have similar work ethics and disciplines and habits

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Arthur “Fuego” Ortiz defeats Daniel Garcia in the Bengal Bouts preliminaries for the 142-pound weight class at the Joyce Center Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. The quarterfinal round will take place next Tuesday, with fights starting at 7 p.m.

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“Building Global Bridges through Sports” Mendoza College of Business 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Workshop: “Introduction to Text Mining” Hesburgh Library, CDS Classroom 129 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.

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Twitter account, have helped attendance spike to about 500 participants in 2014 and 2015.

Speakers from past Ethics Weeks have ranged from Fr. Jenkins to the chief ethics officer of the United Nations.

This year’s agenda feature an equally diverse group, with backgrounds spanning sports psychology to wealth management.

Levey hopes incorporating sports with this year’s Ethics Week will help students consider ethics on a different level.

“By examining sports from a deeper perspective, we can explore business ethics issues in a relatable manner. Winning, losing, fair play, cheating, equality, discrimination, altruism, egoism – sports has it all,” he said. “Just check the headlines; you’ll see a sports ethics issue, and, in turn, a business ethics issue almost every day.”

Thursday offers a movie night that features the baseball movie “The Natural,” starring Robert Redford. The first 75 movie attendees who also stay for the panel after the movie will be treated to free pizza.

“It’s critically acclaimed — it’s a sports movie, it’s a love story, it’s a tale of redemption and it presents the audience with an ethical dilemma,” Levey said.

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regulations, including the availability of fully automatic firearms and gun show “loopholes,” Froman said.

“It’s astonishing to me how intelligent, educated people can maintain a certain level of ignorance about the current state of firearms technology, policy, law and regulations, when the issues are so prominent in the media these days,” she said.

Those misconceptions also extend to the purpose of the NRA, Froman said.

“There are a lot of references to the NRA as a powerful gun lobby; what a lot of people who aren’t involved with the NRA and don’t know very much about the NRA don’t realize is that we are actually the foremost firearm safety and marksmanship training organization in the world,” she said. “That’s how we started, in 1871, that’s what we’re known for.”

Hall focused more on addressing how the Second Amendment should be interpreted and said our “love affair” with guns hindered our ability to do so faithfully.

“America loves guns; there’s no doubt about it,” he said. “We have almost 300 million guns in the U.S. — almost one for every man, woman and child in the United States — so when we sit down to try to read a constitutional text and apply that to gun control policy, love blinds us and sometimes, maybe we lose sight of those pesky principles like textualism and originalism.”

“The Second Amendment is unique in constitutional clauses in that it explicitly tells us what its purpose is — we sometimes forget how unusual it is,” Hall said. “The First Amendment doesn’t have a preamble, telling us how important free speech is for democratic self-government.

“We don’t get a little explanation of why we get most constitutional clauses and yet the framers of the Second Amendment seem to bend over

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of excellence that contribute to them being the best in their respective crafts.”

Later on, while playing soccer at Notre Dame, Lattner said her coach stressed the importance of maintaining excellent habits.

“He said if you want to be a national champion, you have to act like a national champion, every single day, in everything you do,” Lattner said.

Lattner said she soon became very interested in psychoneuromuscular theory, which relates to how our thoughts and emotions affect performance.

“Our thoughts affect our emotions, our emotions affect our

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backwards to write into the text the purpose of the Second Amendment: the preservation of a well-regulated militia.”

Froman said the presidential election highlighted the differences between Democratic and Republican conceptions of what gun control should look like.

“This recent presidential election presented a stark contrast between the Democrat candidate who openly called for registering not only firearms, but ammunition and argued for bans on commonly owned modern sporting rifles — which the media calls assault weapons — and called for a Supreme Court that would overthrow [District of Columbia v. Heller],” Froman said.

District of Columbia v. Heller ruled to protect an individual’s “God-given” right to possess a firearm for lawful purposes, including self-defense.

“The Republican candidate eschewed these overarching restrictions on firearms restrictions, was endorsed by the NRA and shocked the nation and embarrassed political commentators and pollsters everywhere by an unprecedented election victory,” Froman said.

“The issues that have generated much controversy during the election, especially about firearms are continuing in the media today.”

In his closing remarks, Hall said that given the restrictions on other rights in the constitution, gun ownership should come with stipulations.

“Free speech isn’t absolute — why would gun ownership be absolute?” Hall said.

On the future of gun control, Froman said she was supportive of President Donald Trump and his plans. “[Regarding] the election, there’s a new sheriff in town,” Froman said. “Whether you voted for Donald Trump or not, whether you like Donald Trump or not, he’s made it clear that he’s pro-Second Amendment.”

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body’s response and ultimately that’s what’s going to dictate our behavior,” Lattner said. “What we think about is going to impact how we’re going to react and respond to things.”

Lattner said the more we think about something, the more protein patterns are grown in the brain corresponding to this topic of thought. This “changes the form and function of your brain,” and consequently, Lattner said, controlling your thoughts is of the utmost importance.

“If it is a good thought, keep it, use it, hold on to it, repeat it,” Lattner said. “If it’s not a good thought, guess what we should do? Chuck it.”

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Inside Column

St. Valentine’s Day Stephanie Snyder News Writer

For the Valentine’s Day haters out there, I have a question for you. How could anyone hate a holiday packed w ith sacrifice, a fight for justice, miracles mart y rdom and unconditional love? Yes, I’m talking about the stor y behind Valentine’s Day — actually, it’s St. Valentine’s Day. I admit, Valentine’s Day is definitely not one of my favorite holidays. In fact, it may be at the bottom of my list based on how it is commercialized, but there’s so much more to it that ever yone seems to be missing. I’m not just say ing this because I’m in a relationship and have someone to spend the holiday w ith, St. Valentine’s Day is meant for ever ybody whether they’re married, in a relationship, single, Christian or non-Christian.

You may have forgotten or maybe you didn’t know, but St. Valentine’s Day was created in honor of St. Valentine. He was a Roman priest in a time when many people in Rome were still Pagan and converting to Christianit y. However, even those who were converting to Christianity were still polygamous and were not honoring marriage. In fact, soldiers were not permitted to get married even if they were married because the government thought unmarried soldiers would be more likely to die for their Empire than those who were married. If a soldier were to get married, it would be treason.

Tradition holds that St. Valentine was an advocate for marriage despite the laws of the Empire; a peaceful warrior for sacred love between couples who desired it. As such, he would marr y people in secret to preser ve the Christian tradition.

Eventually, he was caught and imprisoned for his actions.

However, even in prison, Christians would come to seek his w ise words — one in particular was a young blind girl.

Before St. Valentine was tortured and beheaded for his actions against the Empire, he restored the girl’s sight and gave her a note w ith his last words. This is how the tradition of giv ing valentines came to be.

St. Valentine’s Day is about so much more than showering your loved one w ith f lowers, chocolates and cheesy love notes. It’s about honoring the kind of unconditional and sacrificial love that St. Valentine showed for the persecuted Christians and for God. So this Valentine’s Day, let’s move away from the commercialized holiday and recognize true love — the kind of love that you would die for — the love between family members, best friends, significant others and God. Put the “St.” back in Valentine’s Day — it makes the holiday so much more valuable.

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Republican and pro-life Eddie Damstra Dinner Table Talks

As I have scrolled through my Facebook feed recently, and especially directly after the March for Life, I have come across numerous similarly themed articles. The titles of these articles are some variation of “You’re not pro-life” or “You don’t march for life.” The articles usually are written by some amateur blogger or a Huffington Post contributor (pardon the redundancy). They all essentially say the same thing: those involved in the pro-life movement only care about the unborn, and discard the value of life after birth. The articles are full of condemnations of Republicans, saying they should label themselves “pro-birth” or “antichoice.” I have seen numerous of these articles circulating online, so I deemed it appropriate to respond. This is not a response to any particular article, but rather a response to the general sentiment being expressed by many pro-life opponents.

First of all, it is imperative to highlight that the pro-life movement is not politically, religiously or racially homogenous. In fact, the pro-life movement is significantly more diverse than many pro-choice advocates would like to admit. I attended the March for Life this year, and I saw secular pro-life groups, LGBT pro-life groups and feminist pro-life groups. People from varying religious, political and ethnic backgrounds gathered at the March for Life because the unifying element for the pro-life movement is the rational and moral belief in the dignity of all human life from conception until natural death. The pro-life movement is not an inherently political or religious movement, but rather a human rights movement.

While acknowledging the presence of diversity within the pro-life movement and affirming its separation from any sort of solely political ideology, I do not at all want to be disingenuous. There is certainly a significant portion of the prolife movement that identifies politically as Republican. In fact, I would certainly fall into that category. However, many people seem to suggest that being a pro-life Republican means only caring for the unborn, and neglecting human life after birth. This argument is often made by pro-choice Democrats who wish to advance a political agenda.

It will often be said that pro-lifers, if they truly want to be pro-life, should support Democratic policies when it comes to healthcare, taxation, immigration and essentially any other political issue. The argument effectively says

that you cannot truly be pro-life unless you agree with the Democratic party on practically every possible issue. This is absurd. Asserting that Republicans should not be able to label themselves “pro-life” because they do not want a $15 minimum wage or disagree with the institution of sanctuary cities is entirely ludicrous. Republicans propose certain policies for many of the same reasons Democrats propose their respective policies: aiming to better the nation. The two parties simply fundamentally disagree on how to achieve such aims.

The pro-life movement is concerned with protecting the dignity of life from conception to natural death. Surely, this means fighting for equality of all Americans, and attempting to better the quality of lives of those who are already born into this earth. However, it also means fighting for the unborn. In fact, there is no faction of human beings that are more systemically targeted and stripped of their dignity than the unborn. In 2013, 664,435 legal induced abortions were reported to the CDC in America alone. This is why the pro-life movement focuses substantial time, resources and money towards fighting for the equality and protection of the unborn.

When opponents to the pro-life movement complain that the movement is too focused on the unborn or too concerned with overturning Roe vs. Wade, I am often dumbfounded. Why would you expect a movement devoted to saving lives to not focus a large portion of their efforts towards protecting the most marginalized sect of the American population?

The very people who seem to condemn many within the pro-life movement of not promoting a culture of life are the very people who lobby for the murderous practice of abortion. Being fiscally conservative does not disqualify you from being pro-life. Being for school choice does not disqualify you from being pro-life. Being for tax cuts does not disqualify you from being pro-life. You can unquestionably be a Republican and pro-life. The two are not at all mutually exclusive. You cannot, however, support abortion and claim to be pro-life. Such a claim is an absolute logical fallacy.

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 the column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Hispanic alumni speak out I am a member of the Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame and We Are ND. Just. Like. You. We write in response to Gregory Jenn’s Letter to the Editor, “To the Trump supporters who paid me a visit,” which ran Feb. 3. and offer our perspective as alums united by our shared experiences under the Golden Dome. We live in every state across the country, work in every industry and serve our communities.

The harassment Gregory detailed in his letter was disturbing but unfortunately not unfamiliar. We thank him for his decision to speak out; it took courage and a love of Notre Dame as well as all those who make up the Notre Dame family. To Gregory and to those students who may be suffering in silence, we would like to say: We see you. We support you.

To our entire Notre Dame family, we understand that vigorous dialogue and honest debate of issues are cornerstones of a healthy democracy. It should go without saying that belief in your views should never lead to the denigration of another. We are reminded of University President Fr. John Jenkins’ statement from last month’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on the three key principles in building a more diverse

and inclusive community: respect the dignity of every person, build a Notre Dame community in which all can flourish, live in solidarity with all people, and particularly the most vulnerable Sadly, those principles were violated on the evening Gregory Jenn was attacked.

We encourage each member of the Notre Dame family to take the incredible gift of your time there to dig deep, engage in difficult dialogue, and ref lect on your own bias and privilege. Stand up and refuse to be a bystander. Our mission reminds us that we are called “to assist the world in creating justice grounded in love.” There is no better place to begin that work than on our very own campus.

Each of us was uniquely formed by our time at Notre Dame — a gift that cannot be measured. We pray that you experience the same by contributing to a campus climate where all feel welcome and do not live in fear.

Bianca Gaytan-Burrell class of 1998 Feb. 12

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President Trump should not be invited to speak at Notre Dame Commencement I read Eddie Damstra’s “An open letter to Fr. Jenkins” in the Dec. 7 edition of The Observer.

W hile I respect his well-stated position, I cannot agree with his conclusion. I believe Notre Dame should not invite President Donald Trump to speak at Commencement.

I did not expect to write this letter. In March 2009, Notre Dame announced Barack Obama would speak at my commencement ceremony in May. I could hardly contain my glee at having the first African American President of the United States and a personal political idol of mine, since his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, speak at my graduation.

My glee was short-lived, however, as for months, groups protested and argued it was inappropriate for a Catholic institution to invite a prochoice President to speak and be honored at its commencement.

I have to confess: I found the whole situation baff ling. Would Notre Dame seriously decline to invite the president to speak at our graduation?

Surely, an invitation to speak at Commencement need not equate to an endorsement of all of the president’s policies, and a snub seemed like a close-minded refusal to engage with anyone

whose political beliefs did not align with Catholic teaching.

W hen President Obama addressed our class, he invoked a favorite expression of the late University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh about what it meant to be a lighthouse and a crossroads — to simultaneously shine unwaveringly for your beliefs and bring people together with all of our differences. I was inspired by that charge, and for many years, I knew I wanted to write to graduates feeling politically conf licted about a different president speaking their Commencement and pass on the lessons I learned at the time: Hold your beliefs dear, but respect for the presidency is a duty of every American and do not let our divisions blind us to our shared humanity.

Thus, I realize this letter must make me seem hypocritical. Though I truly would prefer to write a letter similar to the one Mr. Damstra composed, I cannot bring myself to write it because I believe it is Mr. Trump who needs those lessons. Mr. Trump has f launted the norms of our democratic system, including through his tweets criticizing the rights of assembly and the free press, his refusal to disentangle himself from his vast

business holdings and their attendant conf licts of interest and his debunked allegation that illegal votes prevented him from winning the popular vote. Mr. Trump has also done much to divide us, including his comments on immigrants and Muslims, his refusal to distance himself from or forcibly denounce the white supremacist right (the so-called “Alt-right”), his continued refusal to take any responsibility, even indirectly, for pulling us apart.

An invitation to speak at Commencement might not equate to an endorsement of Mr. Trump’s policies, but it does at least partially endorse Mr. Trump, the man. It would be wrong to decline to invite Mr. Trump because of legitimately held political differences, but it would be worse still to invite Mr. Trump following the concrete actions he has taken that threaten to corrode the foundation of our democracy and rip apart the ties that bind us together. I would prefer Notre Dame act as a crossroads, but I believe we should stand as a lighthouse on this occasion.

Michael Folger class of 2009 Dec. 7

‘Pro-choice’ means more This is a response to John Gadient’s Letter to the Editor, “Being anti-legal abortion does not make you ‘pro-life,’” which ran in The Obser ver on Friday.

The Women’s March on Washington occurred on the day after President Trump’s inauguration, which happened a few months after the United States held a fair and free election that put him in office.W hile the Women’s March got widespread media coverage about how well-attended it was, the March for Life, which has been staging large protests for this for over 40 years and had comparable crowd sizes, had far less media coverage.

The “pro-choice” Women’s March created some controversy by excluding the pro-life group, New Wave Feminists. So apparently being pro-choice allows a woman the choice to abort her unborn child, but does not allow a woman the choice to think differently. A lso, what about the unborn child — where is her choice in the matter? If I am not pro-choice, does that make me anti-choice?

Since I don’t support the right to choose abortion, does that make me against all choices?

Obviously pro-choice is commonly associated with one issue, abortion, and is not regularly applied to ever y other choice. How can you be pro-choice if you support the choice to have an abortion but do not support school choice? How can you be pro-choice if you do not support the choice of private and religions organizations to live out their deeply held beliefs? Those questions do not really make sense, since the prochoice movement has branded themselves in a way that makes it clear that they support the

choice to have an abortion, but not ever y other possible choice. In this way, pro-choice is ver y much a misleading description of the pro-legal abortion movement since it is solely based on one choice.

However, pro-life is a term that does in fact mean a holistic pro-life philosophy, even if right now the focus is mainly on protecting the right to life of unborn children. And while there may be some people who call themselves pro-life who are really only anti-abortion, the vast majority of the movement is dedicated to promoting the dignity of the human person from conception to natural death, even the New Wave Feminists who were barred from the Women’s March. The pro-life movement includes protecting the unborn, the elderly and the most v ulnerable in our society. There can be a wide range of opinions on how to best accomplish this mission. Some prolifers support the Affordable Care Act but those who oppose it still care about protecting people’s lives, but believe there is a better way to ensure quality healthcare for ever yone. It is anti-choice to say that you must keep Obamacare or don’t care about sick people. It is possible for there to be diversity of thought on how to best deal with the issues of this countr y. Similarly, just because a person opposes large government programs doesn’t mean that they hate poor people, but, rather, that they think there is a better way to help them. Opposing an extremely high minimum wage doesn’t necessarily equal wanting to keep poor people down. The pro-life movement is ver y inclusive in allowing people with different

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mindsets to participate. W hen looking to solve domestic problems, there are different legitimate strategies on how to best help the most v ulnerable and promote a culture of life. Opposing big government does not equal not caring about life after birth and people on both sides of these complex issues generally have good intentions.

However, there are some things that are just not compatible with being pro-life. Supporting elective abortion is something that is inherently anti-life, since it legalizes ending the life of an innocent person merely because the unborn child is an inconvenience to the mother.

You cannot be pro-choice and pro-life since the pro-choice position doesn’t uphold the dignity of the person inside the womb. Pro-choice people often times champion the freedom of a woman to decide the fate of her unborn child, but do not recognize the freedom to choose how to solve the problems our countr y faces. The pro-life movement extends far beyond birth and the upholding of human dignity is central. Policy disagreements do not mean pro-lifers do not care about people after they are born. People can have civil disagreements without attacking the intentions of the people on the other side. So yes, the prolife movement is about upholding the dignity of ever y person, from the moment of conception.

But do not kid yourself that to be pro-life, one must also support big government programs.

Joseph Snyder junior Feb. 12

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By OWEN LANE Scene Writer

Sampha’s been around. At 28, Sampha is practically middle-aged for the music industry, particularly in the borderlands of hip-hop, techno and R&B which he inhabits. He’s the same age as James Blake, a fellow British musician that he evokes often on his debut LP “Process.” However, Blake’s been a hot name in music since his debut album dropped four years ago (Kanye West once declared Blake his favorite artist) while Sampha Sisay has remained a relative unknown. In the past 5 years, Sampha popped up on tracks by Jessie Ware, Drake, and Katy B.; in 2016, Sampha’s notoriety mounted in a crescendo that mirrored the manic year’s events.

First he added a chilling desperation to Kanye’s manic final addition to “TLOP,” “Saint Pablo.” His vocal feature evokes images of an isolated prophet calling out for answers. By the time he joined Solange for a duet on her track “Don’t Touch My Hair,” Sampha’s ability to add a whole new dimension to tracks became undeniable. Sampha’s vocals are the Siren song that will keep you gripped throughout Process’ 40 minute spin time. Even when the music falters from its captivating heights, Sampha’s vocals only pierce deeper, urging you to listen closer still to his latent joy and pain.

“Blood on Me” is the perhaps the most gratif ying track on the whole album. By the second cut on the record, Sampha makes it very clear that he is taking the backseat to nobody on his solo debut. “Blood on Me” is a perfect union of a gripping musical

By JIMMY KEMPER Scene Writer

Recently, Netflix announced a huge deal with Jerry Seinfeld: It would acquire the Emmy-nominated “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” from streaming service Crackle, producing 24 episodes for a new season set to release later this year. Additionally, Netflix will release two brand new stand-up specials from Seinfeld, which would be his first since the 1998 HBO special, “I’m Telling You for the Last Time.”

Any time Netflix announces a major deal like this, there’s bound to be excitement from all corners of the internet. Throw Jerry Seinfeld — one of the most well-known and influential comedians of the past few decades — into the mix, and the internet, in its uncontainable hysteria, spits out a series of tweets, thinkpieces and other hot takes that analyze brief tidbits of the news to death.

Sometimes, knee-jerk reactions like this are bad.

Take, for instance, Paste Magazine’s “Please No More Seinfeld.”

It boils Seinfeld’s legacy down to a few key points.

First, it argues that Seinfeld’s main contribution to popular comedy is his ability to produce tepid, safe material about everyday life that everyone can relate to. Then, it argues that this contribution lowered the bar for comedy to the point where bad comedy is now the norm.

Given how much “Seinfeld” changed mainstream comedy and how many great comedy programs inspired by “Seinfeld” exist not only on television, but also on streaming platforms, these two points seem like a disservice to Jerry Seinfeld’s work.

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arrangement and commanding vocals. The hardhitting percussion complements a dark piano and strange synth bloops that pop up intermittently.

The lyrics in “Blood on Me” reveal a paranoia that eats Sampha alive; he feels like other people can “smell the blood on [him].” This track appears at first to be rather formulaic pop song, but it slowly reveals itself to be more and more schizophrenic as the track progresses.

One of the most delightful aspects of this album is its capacity to surprise and ability to transform.

On “Timmy’s Prayer,” a dimly lit torch song suddenly morphs into a pounding dance beat and then into a dramatic confessional all at the command of its rhythm section. W hen, on “Timmy’s Prayer,” Sampha howls the only explicit language on this album, it hits with surprising force. W hen he punctuates the staccato vocals of “Under” with a prolonged moan that he’s “gasping for air,” the listener drowns in sound with him. “(Nobody Knows Me) Like the Piano” contains the most heart wrenching surprise on the whole album. W hen the song starts, it is easy to confuse it for some corny, saccharine ballad about childhood ala Sam Smith. But then, Sampha hits you with his sleight of hand. The second verse of the song slowly reveals the intimate connection between Sampha’s musical encounters in childhood and his mother, who he nursed through her terminal cancer diagnosis. The latter half of the phrase “no one knows me like the piano, in my mother’s home” is suddenly devastating. A song the listener thought was about an object is the bleeding heart

of an extremely emotional album. It’s a magical transformation.

Young debuts are always something of a marvel.

Artists like Chance the Rapper, Paul McCartney and Nas always command a special admiration for their music’s brilliance at a young age. However, there is certainly something to be gained in an artist’s personal experience and growth. Sampha’s “Process” does not convey the raw artistic brilliance of “Illmatic” or “Acid Rap”. The title Sampha chose could not have been more fitting. In his 28 years, Sampha has undergone the difficult processes of struggling with ambition, finding success, losing parents and ref lecting on what it all meant. With a powerful mixture of vocal performance and excellent music, “Process” gives its listeners an all too rare access to a true talent’s emotional growth.

It also argues that “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” is a bad show, which — to be fair — is an OK opinion.

I’m personally not that excited for 24 more episodes of Jerry Seinfeld showing off his expensive car collection and his Taylor Swift-esque squad of white comedy celebrities, but I’m enthralled by the idea of two new standup specials from Seinfeld.

Because let’s face it. Most of the work that Seinfeld has done outside of his show and his standup isn’t fantastic. First, there was “Bee Movie,” the bizarre family f lick that’s become fodder for some of 2017’s weirdest memes. We all know Jerry made it so his kids would know he has a cool job. Then, there was “The Marriage Ref,” Seinfeld’s quirky and incredibly average take on “The Jerry Springer Show,” “Maury” and other daytime relationship resolution shows. Beyond these two “f lagship” programs, Jerry’s work post-“Seinfeld” hasn’t encapsulated much more than cameo appearances in credit card commercials and the occasional bland tweet.

His standup and his show, however, are vital parts of the American comedy canon. Unlike other mainstream comedy shows of the nineties, Seinfeld’s comedy legacy stands as more than just a single, meme-able catchphrase, a la “Family Matters” or “Home Improvement.” Seinfeld’s legacy is in his offensive, borderline nihilistic outlook in the world and his radical approach to the burnout caused by copy-and-paste sitcoms.

This was the show that skirted past FCC guidelines with an entire episode centered about masturbation through constant, non-explicit innuendo.

This was the show whose cast of characters spent

an entire episode waiting in line at a Chinese restaurant. The examples go on and on; Seinfeld was the show that continually broke the barriers of sitcom tropes and forced viewers to grapple with the absurdity of seemingly inane parts of day-to-day life.

Seinfeld’s approach to humor is fundamental to the inf lux of alternative comedy programming that takes absurd risks and has taken over both broadcast and cable networks in the past few years. Such shows range from “New Girl” to “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and even “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” which once famously promoted itself in ads as “Seinfeld on crack.” “Seinfeld” pioneered the concept of amoral characters who don’t achieve resolutions at the end of every episode (or any, for that matter) and who furthermore don’t experience character growth over the course of the entire series, becoming more and more embedded in their heinous, sinful lifestyles.

Netf lix has done a fantastic job over the past few years of expanding its standup offerings over the past few years — signing exclusive deals with everyone from Patton Oswalt to Dave Chapelle — so finally getting Jerry Seinfeld to produce new standup material, his first since the aforementioned 1998 HBO special, is a significant moment for the network.

Finally, for the first time in literal decades, Seinfeld is producing the content that everyone first fell in love with him over.

So please, bring on the Seinfeld.

Contact Owen Lane at olane@nd.edu

“Process” Sampha Label: Young Turks Recommended Track: “Blood on Me,” “Under,” “(Nobody Knows Me) Like the Piano” If you like: James Blake, Jamie xx, How to Dress Well

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: You can figure things out if you put your mind to it this year. Negotiate your position personally and professionally. Look for the best opportunity and make that your destination. There is plenty to gain if you are willing to take a little initiative. Trust in yourself and follow the path that makes you feel most comfortable. Your numbers are 7, 12, 23, 29, 34, 42, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Draw on the knowledge and experience you have and share your thoughts with those looking for similar results. Intelligence and physical efforts will allow for greater opportunity to build your own foundations for success.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Learn as you go. Put in the time to discover new possibilities. Be a participant and offer alternatives. It’s up to you to follow through, so don’t wait to be asked to join in.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Work toward a better you. Get into better physical shape. The changes you want to see happen will only take place if you instigate them on your own. Emotional relationships with children, family or your partner will improve with conversation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep your life simple and your plans within budget. Don’t be tempted to keep up with those who profess to be doing spectacularly. Someone offering false impressions will distract you from reaching your goals.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make plans to travel. Plan to incorporate both business and pleasure into your arrangements. You’ll learn by observing someone with experience. Take care of responsibilities and you will gain support and long-lasting allies. Romance and domestic changes are encouraged.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Money problems will develop if you aren’t smart about the way you handle investments, spending habits and your generosity.

Being able to say no to someone asking for too much will help keep you out of trouble. Honesty must prevail.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Change will be within reach. Take the initiative to reach out and grab what you want. There is no room for hesitation if you want to get ahead. Share your thoughts and make things happen. Engage in intellectual and physical activities.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Check out what’s going on behind the scenes, but don’t share information about your personal affairs. Learn from the way others behave and the outcome of questionable decisions. Don’t feel pressured to participate in something that doesn’t interest you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Express the way you feel about situations at work and at home, and you will have a positive impact on the outcome.

Your willingness to do the work to make things happen will help you gain respect.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A diplomatic approach to any situation you face involving peers, neighbors or relatives will help you avoid trouble. Don’t fold under pressure or give in to someone using brawn over brains to get his or her way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do whatever needs to be done in order to get what you want. Make this a day of celebration. Join forces with someone who contributes positively to your life. Explore, experience and work to become the person you want to be.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t feel overwhelmed or pressured by what others do or say. Make choices that suit you, not those around you. It’s important to live up to your standards and beliefs, not someone else’s.

Observe but don’t give in to pressure.

Birthday Baby: You are proactive, engaging and progressive. You are gracious and compassionate.

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NBA | cavaliers 116, timberwolves 108

Stronger East threatens Cavs Ben Padanilam Associate Sports Editor

The Cleveland Cavaliers need to be worried about getting past the rest of the Eastern Conference.

At the beginning of the season, such a statement would have been thought absurd. A team led

by LeBron James has represented the East in the NBA Finals each of the last six years. The Cavaliers were the reigning NBA champs, and there were no immediate threats to that reign in their conference.

Simply put, a third installment to the Cleveland-Golden State rivalry seemed inevitable at the start of the season.

But that’s why they play a regular season — things can change quickly, and they often do.

There’s no doubt that, when healthy, Cleveland has the most talented roster in the East. With the trio of James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, they boast the best “big three” in the conference, and the addition of Kyle Korver midway through the year to add to the already strong shooting core of J.R. Smith and Channing Frye and rebounding machine in Tristan Thompson rightly earned them the expectations they had at the start of the season.

But those two words “when healthy” are important, because right now Cleveland is anything but whole.

Smith went down in December with a fractured right thumb, which is less than ideal for a shooter. Then the team found out Monday that Love would be out for six weeks after his knee required arthroscopic surgery.

And while he might be healthy, James is putting a lot of miles on his engine — he is currently tied for the league lead in minutes per game — despite his requests at the beginning of the season to lower his minutes in preparation for the playoffs.

And all of that adds up to a slim lead — currently two games over Boston — in the Eastern Conference with a lot of concern on the horizon.

So sure, as long as James is on the roster, the Cavaliers will probably remain the favorites in the East. But they need to evaluate their hold on that claim, because while they have more

questions than answers ahead of them, the teams looking to catch them are in much better places.

The second-place Celtics are a less talented but deeper team than the Cavaliers right now. They have the game’s best fourth-quarter player in Isaiah Thomas, boast the defensive players at the wing which could give a Love-less Cavaliers squad fits and are the only contending team who possess valuable trade assets that could land them the type of player — such as Jimmy Butler or Paul George — that would push them over the top in the East.

The other major threat in the East is the Toronto Raptors.

Although they currently sit in fifth place in the conference due to a recent skid, the Raptors were the East’s second best team last season, return the same core from that team to this year’s squad and added Serge Ibaka to the mix Monday in a trade that gives them a legitimate two-way playmaker at the power forward spot. With a top-five offense already and now a premier shot blocker anchoring the already 11th-best defense in the league, the Raptors have launched themselves back into the discussion as a legitimate threat to the Cavaliers, even when healthy.

The point here is that Cleveland needs to make a move.

While fellow columnist Marek Mazurek was a bit off in his calling for the Cavaliers to completely restructure their roster around James, he was not wrong to point out their need for some change. The backup point guard and big man James keeps asking for is a start, but it could require an additional playmaker either off the bench or an even bigger splash for the starting lineup beyond that.

But the reason is not simply because they have to worry about competing with the Warriors for a title anymore; the truth is that the East is catching up to them, and they have to make sure they still have the pieces to ensure they stay in Finals conversation.

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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Despite Love’s absence, Cleveland tops Minnesota Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James had 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to turn back a charge from Andrew Wiggins and help the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Channing Frye had 21 points and 10 rebounds while starting for All-Star Kevin Love, who will miss at least the next six weeks after having surgery on his left knee. Kyre Irving scored 25 points for the Cavs and James sealed the victory with a stepback 3-pointer with two minutes to play.

Wiggins scored 41 points against the team that drafted him and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 26 for the Wolves, who finished a six-game homestand at 2-4. The Wolves

allowed Cleveland to shoot 51 percent and hit 13 3s.

James tried to calm the Cavs on Tuesday morning when they found out they would be without Love for the stretch run in an Eastern Conference race that is suddenly tight with the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards right on their heels. He said that as long as he’s on the floor, the Cavs will always have a chance to win, and no one doubts him.

He took his time to get going, choosing to get others involved, including with a nolook pass through Wiggins’ legs to a diving Derrick Williams for a layup in the second quarter. He threw down two soaring dunks later in the third and added a Jordan-like reverse layup as part of a highlight-filled night.

The Cavs appeared to be pulling away when they

opened a 14-point lead in the third quarter, but Wiggins exploded for 20 points in the period to make it a game. He hit a 3-pointer and beat the buzzer on a long 2 to tie it at 93 going into the fourth.

Wiggins was chosen by the Cavs No. 1 overall three years ago, but that was before James made his surprising return to Cleveland. The Cavs traded Wiggins to Minnesota for Love and Wiggins has always given them his best punch. He entered the night averaging 27.6 points per game against them, his highest scoring average against any team in the league.

The Wolves missed two open 3-pointers that would have tied the game in the final four minutes, but James hit his from deep and Williams got a steal and a layup to hold off the Wolves.

NCAA men’s Basketball | Florida 114, auburn 95

Gators survive upset bid

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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — With defensive stops hard to come by, Canyon Barry and the Florida Gators simply scored more than they had all season.

Barry scored a season-high 30 points and the 15th-ranked Gators kept up with highscoring Auburn for a half, then sprinted away to a 114-95 victory Tuesday night.

Known more for their stingy defense, the Gators (21-5, 11-2 Southeastern Conference) blew past their previous scoring high of 106 points en route to a seventh straight win. They dominated after going into halftime locked in a 50-50 tie, coming out of the locker room on a 13-3 run and never looking back despite losing center John Egbunu to a knee injury early.

“It was an odd game to me,” Florida coach Mike White said.

“Outside of early second half we never could find a defensive rhythm. They were fantastic offensively. They’re just very difficult to defend. Good thing for us it was one of those nights where we made a bunch of shots. We made a bunch of shots, we made a bunch of free throws.

“Our guys found a way.

Obviously a different way than we won any game last year.”

Florida shot 56 percent from the field and made 11 of 19 3-point attempts and 37 of 42 free throws.

Auburn (16-10, 5-8) became the first team to reach its season average in regulation against the Gators, but couldn’t slow them down on the other end.

The game was so dominated by offense that 13 players scored in double figures. It was also easily the most points allowed by a Florida team that came in giving up 65.2 points per game.

“I don’t think our defense was very good,” Barry said.

“They weren’t locked in on scouting reports. The first play of the game, we give up a 3-pointer to one of their best shooters (Purifoy).”

Anfernee McLemore led Auburn with a career-high 19 points, T.J. Dunans had 13 and Ronnie Johnson 12.

KeVaughn Allen scored all 17 of his points in the second half for Florida, which had seven players reach 10 points. Devin Robinson added 14. Kasey Hill had 11 points and 12 assists.

Egbunu had 10 points before leaving with a left knee injury midway through the first half.

He didn’t return, and White said he didn’t know the nature of the injury. Egbunu is scheduled to have an MRI on Wednesday.

“He was having a heck of a game, too, before he got hurt,” White said.

Barry — who had his made free throw streak end at 42 — made 3 of 5 3-pointers and 11 of 12 foul shots.

“Florida’s a great team,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. “They’re engaged on both ends of the floor. We got a real treat in seeing Barry play.

He’s just a terrific player.”

It’s the first time in nearly two years Auburn has allowed 100 points, the last time against Kentucky on Feb. 21, 2015.

Big picture Florida has matched the longest win streak in White’s two seasons. The Gators have won 10 straight meetings, including nine in a row at Auburn.

Auburn hosted Florida for the first time since 2014, with the three meetings since coming in Gainesville. The Tigers allowed 60-plus second-half points for the third straight game. The Tigers started 5 of 6 from 3-point range and made 1 of 15 from there.

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opponent, capturing the win by unanimous decision.

Arthur “Fuego” Ortiz def.

Daniel Garcia Garcia, a sophomore from Zahm Hall, opened the match w ith a series of right hooks and Ortiz, a freshman from Keough Hall, responded w ith an impactful right cross. The two appeared even at the close of the first round, as they traded blows throughout. Ortiz started the second round off strongly w ith jabs and right crosses, while Garcia took some big sw ings but was unable to connect on them. Ortiz came out for the third round w ith a huge right hook followed by a strong combination.

Garcia continued sw inging, even though he appeared ex hausted. In the end, Ortiz was awarded the v ictor y by unanimous decision.

John “Goose” Hunter def.

Joo Sung Kim Hunter, a junior from Fisher Hall, opened the round w ith combinations, while Kim, a Duncan Hall freshman, relied mostly on his jab. Both fighters showed patience in the ring, w ith Hunter largely dominating the number of blows landed in the first round. Kim came out aggressive in round two w ith a strong left-right-left combination, but Hunter responded w ith his ow n series of combinations, giv ing him an edge over Kim. In round three, Kim was mostly on the defensive, w ith his jabs being blocked by Hunter.

That final effort propelled Hunter to w in over Kim by unanimous decision.

146 pounds Alex “El Cadejo” Alcantara def.

Simon “ P a n d e m o n i u m ” Padanilam Padanilam, a Keough sophomore, started the match strongly, as he immediately attacked A lcantara w ith a series of jabs that caught the off-campus senior by surprise and forced him to retreat. After receiving a warning by the official for an illegal lift early in the second round, A lcantara settled dow n and slowly gained momentum, which he fully controlled by the end of the second round.

The third round solely belonged to A lcantara after he lured Padanilam into the corner and unleashed a trio of jabs, all of which caught Padanilam in the face. Rebounding from his slow start, A lcantara won the fight by unanimous decision.

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Davis def. Joe Corcoran Dav is, a sophomore from Duncan Hall, opened the fight w ith several big right hooks and Corcoran, a Carroll freshman, responded by landing a few body shots. The first round ended w ith Corcoran on the defensive, but both fighters showed signs of tiredness.

Dav is started the second round w ith a series of jabs, and both fighters threw a few combinations during the round, but Corcoran spent much of the round w ith his hands up to protect himself from Dav is’ attacks.

Corcoran started the third round strongly, but the effort w inded him quick ly, and Dav is seized the opportunit y to go on the offensive.

Dav is finished the round by connecting on several consecutive jabs and crosses, and his effort throughout the fight earned him the v ictor y by unanimous decision.

Ian “Aaron” Salzman def.

Jonny Biagini Biagini, a Siegfried freshman, and Salzman, a Stanford freshman, both began the first round w ith an aggressive approach, each throw ing a large number of combinations. Biagini and Salzman both relied on their speed and agilit y to deliver several punches in quick succession. Biagini ducked often in the second round while also throw ing right crosses and shots aimed at Salzman’s body. Salzman finished the second round strongly, however, backing Biagini into the corner of the ring. In the third round, Biagini struggled to land impactful punches on Salzman, v isibly display ing his ex haustion. In a tightly contested fight, that made the difference, as Salzman came out on top v ia split decision.

Dom “Angel” Angelotti def.

Mason “Jar” Anderson Angelotti, a junior representing Carroll Hall, dominated the match from the opening bell, firing a series of jabs and hooks, which caused the official to stop the match tw ice in the first round to check on Anderson.

A Knott Hall junior, Anderson made adjustments in the second round, going on the defensive by blocking and dodging the numerous jabs Angelotti continued to fire.

The Carroll junior maintained his offensive, however, and despite his defensive efforts in the second round of the match, Anderson never generated much offense to combat Angelotti, who continued to dominate in the third round. As a result, Angelotti won the fight by unanimous decision.

Conor “Babyface” Ward def. Alfred “El Camello”

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Senior Alex Alcantara, right, attempts to pin his opponent, sophomore Simon Padanilam, in the corner of the ring during the preliminary round of the 87th annual Bengal Bouts tournament on Tuesday.

Duarte Both fighters came out sw inging after the opening bell and landed several punches to each other’s head. Ward, a junior from Knott Hall, took control of the first round by landing several hooks to the head and body of Duarte, a sophomore resident of Dunne Hall.

Ward maintained his lead in punches landed in the second round, as he was able to keep up his energ y and did not allow Duarte to gain any of the momentum. In the third round, Ward kept up his pressure by warding off crosses from Duarte and eventually backed his opponent into the corner, landing a f lurr y of punches to the body and head of Duarte.

It was a sequence that exhausted both boxers, and it capped off Ward’s v ictor y v ia unanimous decision.

Justin Jones def. Michael “El Duderino” Wyszkowski Jones, a Keenan senior, and Wyszkowski, an off-campus law student, faced off in an evenly-matched fight, as both boxers were aggressive throughout the bout.

In the first round, Jones and Wyszkowski traded blows, dancing around the ring w ith

quick foot work. Wyszkowski came out strong in the second, however, w ith repeated jabs to Jones’ head, but Jones quick ly recovered and went on the offensive. Both boxers changed approaches and aimed their punches at their opponent’s body in the third round. They attacked assertively, and both fell to the ground in the middle of the round. Wyszkowski gained the upper hand at the end of the fight, however, forcing Jones into the corner of the ring several times. It was not enough though, as Jones was declared the w inner by split decision.

Nick “The Westhoven Grocock

Governator” def. Justin

The match got off to a quick start as Westhoven, a sophomore from O’Neill Hall, relied heav ily on punches to the body of Grocock, a sophomore from Sorin College.

Westhoven landed blows to Grocock’s chest early on, but he failed to connect w ith several jabs aimed at Grocock’s head. The sophomore from Sorin kept his hands up on defense, maintaining his stance throughout. In the second round, Grocock targeted Westhoven’s head, and

both boxers traveled around the ring w ith quick foot work.

Westhoven closed the fight w ith hooks to the head and jabs to the body of Grocock, forcing the Sorin sophomore to stay defensive. Grocock attempted to launch an offensive in the final seconds of the fight, but he was overpowered by Westhoven’s combination punches. As Grocock tired in the final round, Westhoven maintained his lead until the end and was declared the w inner of the fight by unanimous decision.

Matthew “Raindrop” Yoder def. Kenny “G” Xu In the first round, Yoder — a junior in O’Neill — controlled the f low of action by going on the offensive w ith combination punches, while Xu — a Morrissey freshman — opted to be more defensive, although he was able to land several jabs and ex hibit solid foot work. Yoder dominated the second round, as he backed Xu into the railing three times, and he was able to inf lict heav y punches to both the head and body of Xu against the ropes. In the third round, Xu was v isibly see BOUTS PAGE 10

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Law student Michael Wyszkowski, top, pins his opponent, senior Justin Jones, to the floor of the ring after both fighters fell during the preliminary round of the 146-pound division of the 87th annual Bengal Bouts tournament, which raises money for Holy Cross Missions in Bangladesh. Jones ultimately won the fight.

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ex hausted, and Yoder was able to take advantage by landing several qualit y jabs and crosses, all while maintaining energ y and strong technique in his footwork.

Yoder’s performance earned him the w in v ia unanimous decision.

154 pounds Chip Blood def. Timothy Hopkins The first round showcased aggression and skill, as both fighters were technically sound and moved around the ring well. Blood, an offcampus senior, held the advantage after one round, however, as he was able to land several qualit y jabs and hooks to the head and upper body of Hopkins. The offcampus junior continued to struggle finding places to land punches in the second round, as Blood ex hibited tremendous control and composure before suddenly lashing out of his defensive position. In the third round, Blood again employed solid footwork, body control, a conser vative defensive position and sudden aggressive outbursts to control the round in the same fashion as he had the entire fight. As a result, the judges awarded Blood the v ictor y over Hopkins by unanimous decision.

Parker “Zika” Revers def.

“Shady” Will Ferguson The first round got under way w ith each competitor getting a chance to pin his opponent up against

the ropes to deliver a f lurr y of punches. Despite that, both fighters still appeared to have plent y of energ y after the first round, as the second round carried forward much of the energ y from the first. Revers, a Fisher freshman, started off w ith a strong array of jabs and crosses that had the crowd roaring. Ferguson, an off-campus senior, would eventually break away and land a few punches of his ow n before the round concluded. In the final round, both fighters emptied the tank and went aggressively battled it out until the end, trading blows throughout.

Ultimately, Revers proved to be just a little more assertive, as he earned the w in by split decision.

Jared “Welcome to my Neighborhood” Rodgers def. Peter Eckard Rodgers, a senior from Keough Hall, came out sw inging and immediately landed a massive cross to the head of Eckard, an O’Neill freshman. Rodgers followed this w ith a combination to eventually send Eckard to the ground.

Rodgers controlled the rest of the round by aggressively fighting in close prox imit y to Eckard and pushing him to the railing. The second round consisted of much of the same, as Rodgers continued to land the majorit y of the punches — including several impactful jabs — to appear completely in control entering the final round. In the that round, however, Eckard picked up his energ y and successfully charged Rodgers, landing a f lurr y of punches to the body and the

head of Rodgers throughout the round, as Rodgers seemed to have spent all of his energ y early in the match.

Eckard’s rally ultimately fell short, however, as the judges awarded Rodgers the v ictor y by split decision.

Tim Mikulski def. Johnny “Juicy” Malin Both boxers made strong impressions on the crowd in the first round, as they each threw their jabs quick ly and aggressively. Mikulski, a Duncan freshman, started to gain the upper hand in the second round by maintaining his aggressiveness while Malin, an off-campus senior formerly of Morrissey, began to slow. Mikulski was able to trap Malin for a moment, but Malin recovered well and escaped. Mikulski threw several strong jabs, but Malin returned w ith the same maneuvers. Neither boxer showed signs of letting up in the final round, using their strong arms to attack one another’s heads while remaining mostly stationar y in the ring. Mikulski closed the fight w ith a strong run, however, and ultimately won by unanimous decision.

Mike “The K.O.” Feijoo def. John “The Polak” Posluszny The fight began evenly w ith Feijoo, a sophomore from Morrissey, searching for an opening, but Posluszny, a freshman from St. Edward’s, held his ground. Feijoo controlled the first round w ith jabs, nearly causing Posluszny to fall to the ground. Posluszny threw jabs to open the second round, but Feijoo successfully blocked the

punches and countered quick ly, pinning Posluszny against the side of the ring.

Posluszny tried to keep his distance in the final round, going on the defensive, but Feijoo landed landed hooks to Posluszny’s head. Both boxers had tired by the end of the final round, but Feijoo was declared the w inner by unanimous decision.

Alex “The Roth of God” Roth def. Dash “Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge” Holland Roth, a graduate student from Zahm, dominated Holland, a senior from Siegfried, throughout the fight, opening the match w ith an explosive start, landing early jabs to the head of Holland. Holland came out strong in the second round, but was quick ly backed against the side of the ring as Roth delivered strong blows to his opponent’s face.

The official stopped the fight momentarily to allow medics to tend to Holland.

Holland used combination punches to stay in the fight, but Roth gained the upper hand w ith hooks to the head. As the boxers tired, the final round was completed at a slower pace. After they danced around the ring defensively, Roth was ultimately declared the w inner by unanimous decision.

Tim Leisernring def. Joe Brennan Leisernring, a freshman resident of Morrissey, started the first round on a strong note by landing a solid cross and jab to send his opponent stumbling. However, Knott freshman Brennan was able to recover nicely by landing several jabs to the head of

his opponent, seemingly leveling the round. Leisernring continued his tactic of starting the round strong by coming out on the offensive and landing several qualit y punches, but Brennan was again able to land a fair share of his ow n by fighting in close quarters. In the third round, both fighters again engaged each other at close range, but Leisernring was able to land more, earning him a unanimous v ictor y from the judges.

“Sloppy” Joe Guilfoile def.

Chris “The Gyro” Prattos In the first round, Guilfoile — an off-campus senior — controlled the action by mov ing Prattos, a freshman resident of Duncan Hall, around the ring and maintained a strong defensive presence w ith quick jabs and crosses. In the second round, the action picked up as Guilfiole opened up the offensive f loodgates, pouring in punches by mix ing in hooks and uppercuts, and keeping Prattos off balance and incapable of recovering for long periods. Prattos came out w ith a sense of urgency in the third round, but Guilfoile was able to wear him dow n and apply some pressure of his ow n, eventually landing several huge hooks to the head and neck of his opponent to send him stumbling. Guilfoile put forth a technically sound performance, and secured the w in v ia unanimous decision as a result.

159 pounds Garrett Schmelling Rafferty

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Schmelling, a senior from Fisher Hall, controlled the first round by mov ing Raffert y, a Duncan freshman, around the ring and landing several punches to Raffert y’s head and body. On the other side, Raffert y was unable to generate much momentum offensively.

Raffert y came out aggressive in the second round, as he attempted to land a f lurr y of punches, but Schmelling defended against the assault well to minimize the damage. Show ing great control, Schmelling landed punishing shots to the body and head of Raffert y, who was unable to land many punches of his ow n. Raffert y recovered slightly in the third round by assuming a more conser vative attack to mirror Schmelling’s strateg y, and he landed a couple of qualit y punches as a result, but the lead Schmelling accumulated in the first t wo rounds was too much, as the senior was awarded the v ictor y by unanimous decision.

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Junior Dom Angelotti, left, throws a punch to his opponent’s face Tuesday. Angelotti ultimately defeated junior Mason Anderson.

Green, a sophomore representing Dillon, immediately went on the offensive in the first round, landing several hits to Jeffrey’s head.

The sophomore from A lumni was able to recover and force Green onto the defensive, but Green managed to regain control of the fight for the rest of the round. Jeffrey had a stronger second round, keeping the fight in close quarters and landing several shots, but Green managed to keep the round close. Green came out strong once again in the final round, forcing Jeffrey into the ropes, but Jeffrey fought back w ith several body shots. Green’s long reach kept him in control of the round, though, and he defeated Jeffrey by split decision.

Gio Lincon def. Jack Feger

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The first round was slowed by a few referee stops, but both fighters held their ow n throughout. Lincon, a Knott Hall senior, was able to brief ly knock Feger, a junior resident of Keough Hall, dow n w ith a strong punch, but Feger quick ly bounced back. The second round was immediately put on hold due to an equipment malfunction, but Feger landed some big jabs and crosses coming out of the break. Lincon responded w ith several shots of his ow n to even out the round before it concluded.

In the last leg of the fight, both competitors started to land some of their strongest punches of the night.

Neither definitively pulled

away in the last round, but Lincon’s work throughout the early portions of the fight was enough to earn the senior the w in v ia unanimous decision.

Alex “The Aztec” Cervantez def. Anthony “El Toro Rojo” Vallera The first round bet ween Vallera, an off-campus senior, and Cer vantez, a junior resident of St. Edward’s Hall, did not feature any significant offensive attacks, yet each fighter was able to land a few punches on his opponent to get things warmed up heading into the second round. The next frame saw some bigger sw ings, as both fighters took turns on the attack and landed solid blows to his opponent.

Neither was show ing much fatigue up to that point, but it slowly emerged as they got under way in the third round. Vallera sw ung big to start the final period, while Cer vantez aimed for inside jabs. Vallera was able to pin Cer vantez on the ropes at one point, but Cer vantez used his abilit y to go back on the attack and decisively secure the late edge. That proved to be the big difference, as Cer vantez picked up v ictor y by unanimous decision.

Gregory Arts def. Johnny Link In the first round, the taller Arts — a Carroll junior — came out sw inging w ith long hooks, but Link — an O’Neill freshman — successfully pushed Arts into the ropes and landed a combination of punches to his body and head. After that, however, the rest of the round saw neither fighter take an advantage over his opponent. The second round showcased a contrast of st yles, as the shorter Link found success in close quarters punching the body of Arts, while Arts found success in distancing himself from Link and landing long hooks to Link’s head.

In the third round, Link used all his remaining energ y and chased Arts along the ropes while landing several body punches. Arts recovered, however, and landed several qualit y punches of his ow n, including one to Link’s head that caused a momentar y stoppage in action. Both boxers fought well in the close match, but the judges awarded the v ictor y to Arts v ia split decision.

Luke “Riff” Rafferty def.

Sean Graham In one of the most lively first rounds of the night, Raffert y, a Duncan sophomore, opened things up on the attack. Graham, a Keough junior, landed a few punches, but the first round was largely dominated by Raffert y and his aggression.

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After a brief pause, the second round saw as much energ y as the first. This time, however, Graham evened the momentum out a bit in the middle stretch of the fight. In the final round, Raffert y again started off w ith an aggressive offensive.

Each fighter got in some solid hits, and as the fight w rapped up, both fighters started to v isibly show fatigue as a result of the high energ y they brought early on. Raffert y’s strong start to each round gave him the advantage, however, as he won by unanimous decision.

Phil Stenger def.

Jonah “Bob Laszlo” Cremin-Endes The first round started w ith Stenger, a Siegfried senior, firing a f lurr y of punches that mostly found their target. Cremin-Endes, a junior from Knott, slipped to the ground during the round, causing a temporar y stoppage in the action. In the second round, Stenger continued to land some solid punches, this time to the face of his opponent, causing a stoppage once again and propelling Stenger to a clear lead after t wo rounds of the fight, as Cremin-Endes found himself unable to land many qualit y punches. The junior came out strong in the third round by charging Stenger and landing several crosses, but Stenger recovered and continued to attack the face of Cremin-Endes, seriously bloody ing his nose. As a result, Stenger earned the v ictor y by unanimous decision from the judges.

Joey “Mrong” Quinones def. Pat “Star” Lynch Juniors Quinones and Ly nch, representing Keough and Keenan, respectively, started the match rapidly, exchanging a series of jabs. Neither fighter, however, gained the advantage in the first round. In the second round, Quinones quick ly gained the upper hand after landing an uppercut that caused the official to temporarily stop the match. Quinones continued his dominance in the third round, and drew blood on a right hook to the face of Ly nch, which caught Ly nch by surprise. After a temporar y medical timeout, Ly nch returned to the match, rapidly firing shots, but his comeback attempt fell short, as Quinones won by unanimous decision.

166 pounds Paddy “The Notorious” Lawler def. Michael Briody Lawler started the match aggressively. The junior from Fisher landed impactful see BOUTS PAGE 12

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shots to Briody’s head until the Dunne freshman’s headgear came off early in the first round, forcing a short break. Lawler went on the offensive again once the action resumed, knocking Briody’s mouth guard out and causing another stop in the round. Round one ended after yet another break to tend to Briody’s bloody nose — the result of a particularly strong right hook from Lawler. The junior kept Briody on his heels in the second round, but Briody stayed determined and landed a few hits on Lawler.

Shortly into the third round, however, Lawler once again knocked out Briody’s mouth guard w ith an uppercut to the head, and the referee ended the fight, awarding the v ictor y to Lawler.

Adam “Pasquatch” Pasquinelly def.

Alex Trahe-Valencia Pasquinelly, an of f-campus senior, started t he f ight w it h a quick offensive attack. Despite a height disadvantage, Pasquinelly forced Tra he-Va lencia, a Carroll freshman, back into t he ropes early in t he f irst round. Tra he-Va lencia managed to recover and traded blows w it h Pasquinelly until t he senior landed a f lurr y of punches to t he head before t he end of t he round. Tra heVa lencia adopted a more aggressive approach in t he second round, using his longer reach to his advantage.

Pasquinelly managed to keep t he f ight low, t hough, and landed severa l hits to Tra he-Va lencia’s body and head. Pasquinelly returned to his quick and aggressive attack in round t hree and forced Tra he-Va lencia back on t he ropes multiple times.

In t he end, Pasquinelly ex ited t he ring w it h a v ictor y by unanimous decision.

Sean “The Crouton” Flynn def. Ian “Sparky” Waller Fly nn, an off-campus law student, started t he contest strongly by t hrow ing an arsena l of punches at Wa ller, a Fisher freshman. Fly nn continued on t he of fensive and maintained control t hroughout t he f irst round.

The second round took on a dif ferent tone, w it h Wa ller going back and fort h w it h Fly nn. The t wo traded blows t hroughout t he round, and Wa ller was able to hold his ow n, even going on t he offensive at times. The f ina l round continued to appear even bet ween t he t wo boxers until Fly nn k nocked Wa ller off ba lance, causing t he freshman to fa ll right before t he f ina l bell rang. As a result, Fly nn f inished v ictorious by split decision.

Seamus “Kinda” Long def.

Patrick “I’m Not” Schurr As things got under way between Schurr, an offcampus senior, and Long, a sophomore Knott Hall resident, neither was able to pull away. However, they were each able land their fair share of punches before the bell brought an end to the first round. The second round saw the intensit y pick up, as each fighter used his long reach to land some jabs while maintaining distance from his opponent. The fight appeared to be close, and the final round was poised to see each fighter empt y the tank in a last ditch effort to make his case. Ultimately, it was Long who was able to w in over the judges, as he hung on to w in the fight by split decision.

Charlie Puntillo def.

Gianfranco “Little Caesar” Cesareo Puntillo, a sophomore resident of O’Neill, came out firing on all cylinders, as he landed a series of aggressive punches aimed at Cesareo, a sophomore in St. Edward’s. Puntillo was able to force Cesareo to defend himself for the majorit y of the fight, as Puntillo maintained his aggressive approach throughout the bout.

The referee stopped the fight to check on Cesareo at one point, marking one of the few stoppages to Puntillo’s attack. Ultimately, he defeated Cesareo comfortably, as he was awarded the v ictor y by unanimous decision.

Danny “No Chill” Childers def. Christopher Hayes Both boxers came out w ith an aggressive approach and were able to connect on the majorit y of their punches in the first frame, as the fight appeared even through the round. In the second round, Childers — a Keough junior — started the action by landing multiple jabs on Hayes, a freshman resident of Zahm. Neither fighter had a clear advantage going into the final round, however. In the third and final round, Childers seized the momentum, as he delivered a combination of shots to Hayes’ head and forced Hayes to spend the rest of his time defending himself. As a result, Childers was awarded the v ictor y by unanimous decision.

Jake “I’m Watching You” Makowski def. Rodolfo “Grody Rody” Pozas Ma kowsk i took control of t he f irst round immediately w it h a quick attack. The of f-campus senior forced Pozas, a Sieg fried sophomore, onto t he defensive to evade Ma kowsk i’s f lurr y of blows. In t he second round, Pozas tried to use his height to his advantage and

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went after Ma kowsk i more aggressively.

Ma kowsk i’s speed proved to be too much for Pozas, however, and t he senior once again took control of t he match. Ma kowsk i opened t he f ina l round w it h anot her quick attack, forcing Pozas onto t he ropes a lmost immediately. A fter a brief stop in action to tend to Pozas’ bloody nose, Ma kowsk i kept t he sophomore mov ing around t he ring and frequent ly backed him against t he ropes, leading to his v ictor y v ia unanimous decision.

Jack “Squad Socks” McDermott def. Justin “Right Back at You” Livingston Liv ingston, a Duncan senior, began t he match aggressively, sw inging w ildly at McDermott, an O’Neill sophomore.

McDermott dodged most of Liv ingston’s blows, however, and took control of t he f irst round by landing open punches on Liv ingston. This pattern continued into t he second round, as McDermott continued to evade Liv ingston’s attacks, forcing t he senior to change tactics and go on t he defensive. McDermott pushed Liv ingston back against t he ropes and caused a short brea k to tend to Liv ingston’s bloody nose just before t he end of t he round. Liv ingston came out more cautiously in t he t hird round, and he was unable to stop McDermott’s momentum. McDermott landed severa l shots to t he body and gave Liv ingston anot her bloody nose w it h a punch

to t he face. The match ended w it h McDermott being awarded t he w in by unanimous decision.

174 pounds Jack “Hammer” Corrigan def. James “The Stick” Cheney The f irst round of t his f ight began slowly, as bot h boxers attempted to get a feel for each ot her’s approaches and tempos. Corrigan, an of fcampus senior, and Cheney, an off-campus law student, each managed to land a few punches during t he round.

In t he second round, Cheney launched t he f irst true offensive attack of t he f ight.

Corrigan was able to come back and f inish t he round off strongly, however, as he bot h combatted Cheney’s attack and countered w it h his ow n of fensive. In t he f ina l round, bot h f ighters came out f iring, but Corrigan dominated t he round of fensively and sea led his v ictor y, which he earned by unanimous decision.

Ishaan Goel def. Matthew Hardiman Hardiman, a Morrissey freshman, started the fight strongly, forcing Goel, a freshman in Dunne, against the ropes in the first round.

Hardiman stopped shortly after ward, however, w ith an apparent injur y. After t wo more unsuccessful attempts to stay in the match, the referee ended the fight due to Hardiman’s injur y just seconds into the second round and awarded the v ictor y to Goel.

Colin “Red, The South Bend Bandino” O’Neill def. Brendan “Sunshine” Coyne O’Neill, a senior from Carroll Hall, and Coy ne, an off-campus senior, began the contest by trading punches in an even first round. In the second round, both boxers started off going back and forth again, as the crowd cheered on each fighter.

O’Neill finished strongly, however, to take an advantage in the fight by the end of the frame. In the final round, O’Neill started off firing shots at Coy ne w ith the crowd chanting “Red” behind him. Despite Coy ne closing the gap by the end of the fight, it was O’Neill who won by split decision.

Mike “The Count of Monte Fisto” Krecek def. Andres “Cocoa” Walliser-Wejebe The match began w ith Krecek, a Morrissey sophomore, starting strongly, forcing Walliser-Wejebe around the ring w ith his long reach.

Krecek maintained control of the round, keeping the O’Neill freshman on defense and limiting him to only a few punches. Krecek came out fast once again in the second round, but WalliserWejebe responded by keeping things low and landing a few shots to Krecek’s body.

Krecek managed to keep forcing Walliser-Wejebe back w ith blows to the head and tired him out by keeping him mov ing around the ring.

Walliser-Wejebe remained on defense throughout most of the final round and Krecek continued to employ

Sports his long reach, refusing to let Walliser-Wejebe keep the fight in close quarters and securing a v ictor y for himself by unanimous decision.

Chris “Dada” Harrington def.

Lester “Dark Temptation” Polty Graduate student Chris “Dada” Harrington took the w in against Keough freshman Lester “Dark Temptation” Polt y as a result of a referee-stopped contest.

With lightning quick hands, Polt y began the first round by delivering fast punches aimed at Harrington.

Throughout the round, Harrington and Polt y went toe-to-toe, as neither fighter was able to secure an advantage. In the second round, Polt y went all out to start off, but Harrington once again retaliated w ith punches of his ow n, and it finished like the first round w ith the fight still up for grabs. The final round would be the deciding factor, however, as the referee called the fight after Harrington connected a huge punch to Polt y’s head, therefore awarding the w in to Harrington.

John Toomey def. Kenton “Curls of Fury” Murray The match got off to a slow start until Toomey attacked w ith a quick f lurr y of punches to the head of Murray, an off-campus graduate student. Despite Murray’s long reach and height advantage, the Siegfried freshman maintained control of the round. He relied on his speed to duck under most of Murray’s attacks and land quick, open blows. Murray was more aggressive in the second round, trading blows w ith Toomey as they moved around the ring, and Toomey attempted to keep the action low. The freshman continued w ith this strateg y in round three, once again ducking under Murray’s attacks. Murray began to get desperate, and was able to force Toomey on defense several times in the third round, but Toomey still emerged w ith a v ictor y by split decision.

Henry “Hank the Tank” Perillo def. Connor “The Elephant in the Room” Parker Keough sophomore Henr y “Hank the Tank” Perillo defeated A lumni senior Connor “The Elephant in the Room” Parker by split-decision. The first round began slowly as both boxers tried to feel each other out, which resulted in an even round bet ween the two. The second round got more exciting, though, as Perillo started off strongly and Parker replied w ith punches of his ow n. In the final round, Perillo took control of the contest, however, and he defeated Parker

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by split decision.

Jack “Not the Guy From Lost” Shepard def. Luke “Cookie” Clair Shepard, an off-campus graduate student, immediately took advantage of his longer reach and landed several quick hits to Clair’s head.

Clair, an O’Neill freshman, managed to recover and put Shepard on the defensive w ith some quick body shots, but Shepard’s height advantage kept Clair retreating for most of the round. Shepard maintained his momentum going into the second round, immediately putting Clair on his heels. Clair stayed aggressive and continued to fight back, but once again couldn’t get close enough to overcome Shepard’s long reach. Round three was more even, as Clair stayed low and forced Shepard into the ropes multiple times, but Shepard responded w ith strong combinations to Clair’s head, and secured a v ictor y by unanimous decision.

185 pounds Eric Requet def.

“Lightnin” Gifaldi

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Requet came out quick ly and w ith an aggressive approach in the first round and did not let up for the rest of the fight. The Sorin freshman kept Gifaldi, a junior representing Fisher, backing around the ring as he attempted to fight back. The second round started more evenly, as Gifaldi turned up the heat offensively, but a strong right hook to the head from Requet forced Gifaldi against the ropes and gave him a bloody nose. The referee ended the match due to Gifaldi’s injur y, awarding Requet w ith the v ictor y.

199 pounds Aaron Bode “Wan Kenobi” def.

Thomas “Grover” Dodig Bode, a senior in Keough, came out sw inging quick ly in the fight by utilizing his height advantage. A lthough Dodig, a Knott freshman, tried to keep the action low, Bode forced him into the ropes repeatedly. Dodig remained on the defensive throughout most of the first round, but was more aggressive in the second round.

He landed several blows to Bode’s head before Bode responded w ith some quick combinations. Once he recovered from Dodig’s initial attack, Bode regained control of the fight and kept Dodig on his heels for the rest of the round. Bode began the third round by forcing Dodig to miss before landing strong crosses and forcing the referee to end the fight and award Bode the v ictor y.

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Tyler “Chip and” Dale def.

Michael O’Donnell

decision.

Off-campus senior Tyler “Chip and” Da le bested Sorin freshman Michael O’Donnell by unanimous decision. In t he f irst round of t his contest, bot h boxers started out strongly by trading blows and f iring punches at one anot her. The round would f inish evenly matched as a result. In t he second round, bot h f ighters once again started out charging, but it was Da le who f inished t he round as t he aggressor.

The f ina l round proved to be too much for O’Donnell, as Da le took care of business in t he contest and secured t he w in v ia unanimous decision.

Alec Cramer Thomas Jr.

Heavyweight Christian Dennis Robert “Land of Freedy

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Dillon freshman Christian Dennis advanced to t he second round of t he tournament, defeating off-campus senior Robert “Land of t he” Freedy by split decision.

This heav y weight contest started strongly, as bot h Dennis and Freedy went toe-to-toe throughout the f irst round, connecting on t he majorit y of t heir punches. In t he second round, bot h boxers traded punches again, only Freedy f inished strongly and asserted dominance before t he bell rang.

A lt hough t his contest was tight ly contested t hroughout, Dennis was named t he w inner of t he bout by split

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The match started out evenly, w ith Cramer, an offcampus graduate student, evading severa l of Thomas’ punches after the Duncan freshman landed his initia l hit to Cramer’s head.

Cramer forced Thomas on t he defensive brief ly before t he t wo traded blows for the rest of the round. The second round was more aggressive, as Thomas landed a few hits early before Cramer pressed him back against t he ropes and kept him on defense for the rest of the round. Thomas once again started quick ly in the f ina l round, but was overcome

by Cramer’s attack. Despite Thomas managing to f ight Cramer off repeatedly, he could not overcome a height disadvantage, and Cramer secured the v ictor y in a split decision.

Ryan “Eat at Yaz’s” Richelsen def. Michael “White Rhino” Breslin Richelsen sta rted t he match w it h a ferocious attack, immediately forcing Breslin, a Sieg f ried f reshma n, of f ba la nce a nd to t he ground. Richelsen, a Morrissey sophomore, renewed his of fense as soon as Breslin recovered, causing a stoppage to tend to Breslin’s bloody nose just before t he end of t he f irst round. Breslin ca me out stronger in round t wo,

forcing Richelsen to evade his punches. Richelsen kept control of t he round, t hough, a nd made Breslin work ha rd to return his punches. The t hird a nd f ina l round bega n simila rly to t he f irst, w it h Richelsen k nock ing Breslin dow n once more. The referee t hen ended t he match a nd awa rded t he v ictor y to Richelsen.

Erich Jegier def. Taylor “T-Pain” Vucinich Both Jegier, an off-campus senior, and Vucinich, an A lumni freshman, began the f irst round by landing solid punches on each other, as the round appeared to be fairly even bet ween the t wo. This continued into the second round, as Jegier and Vucinich traded punches, and neither f ighter was able to gain a clear advantage throughout. Jegier stepped up his offensive attack in the f ina l round, however. He did not let up throughout the round, and he ultimately secured the v ictor y by unanimous decision.

Nikolas Brooks def.

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victories to grab the doubles point as well.

Notre Dame was not able to get the same results in its early match Sunday against the Illini (5-2, 1-0 Big Ten), however. Lebedev earned the only singles point for the Irish in the match with his straight-sets victory. In the doubles matches, however, he and Gamble came away with a 6-1 victory, while Covalschi and Hagar also won their match, 6-1, to secure Notre Dame’s other point in the loss.

Irish head coach Ryan Sachire said he thought his team played well overall during the weekend.

“It wasn’t our level of play necessarily against Illinois that cost us in the end,” Sachire said. “I thought they did a better job of making adjustments late in the matches, and once they got momentum in those matches, they did a good job of not letting it go.

“Moving forward, I think we need to do a better job, when we are in a position where we face adversity, being able to kind of gather ourselves and regroup and make an adjustment ourselves and come right back at our opponents. I don’t think we did a great job of that this weekend, but that’s why you play early season matches, and we’ll learn from it and be better because of it.”

Sachire did note, however, that the team’s performance in its doubles matches was a clear highlight for the Irish between the three matches.

“Clearly our doubles [play] was really high level,” Sachire said. “We won the doubles points in all three matches pretty easily. I also thought we started the singles competition of every team match

really quickly. Those are big attributes. You want to get off to good starts, and doubles points are big ones in college tennis. Also, how you start your singles matches is important too, and I thought we did a good job of those two aspects in particular in all three dual matches.”

Sachire particularly singled out Lebedev’s performance over the weekend, calling him the team’s most valuable player across its three matches.

“Alex Lebedev was a beast for us,” Sachire said. “He went 2-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles and played at a really high level. He played a good player from Illinois in the No. 3 spot, and then he played in the No. 1 spot for us against Detroit and beat two really good tennis players in straight sets. He’s doing a great job and playing really well. He was certainly our MVP this past weekend.”

The Irish will be back in action Sunday when they host Indiana in another nonconference matchup. Sachire said he expects Indiana to play the same way Illinois did.

“That’ll be another close match, similar to the Illinois one,” Sachire said. “I think what we’re going to do is take a day or two to rest and recover and then get back at it in practice. The end of this week is a great opportunity to improve each guy’s individual game. In terms of what we’re going to be working on, [it] is different for each player, but [we] really look at it as a huge development week and use Saturday to prepare for the match against Indiana on Sunday.”

The Irish and Hoosiers (72, 0-1 Big Ten) will square off at noon Sunday at Eck Tennis Pavilion.

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Irish freshman Guillermo Cabrera hits a backhand during Notre Dame’s 7-0 win over Boston College on Saturday at Eck Tennis Pavilion.

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Irish senior Jane Fennelly follows through on a shot during Notre Dame’s 6-1 win over Indiana on Feb. 20 at Eck Tennis Pavilion. Fennelly won both her singles and doubles matches against the Hoosiers.

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“She runs around and hits her backhand, and it’s a big-time backhand. Monica lost the first set but did a good job of being a little more aggressive, coming to the net some, hitting the ball a little wider to her forehand and just did a lot of different things to get back in the match. Especially indoors, the player who she played is very good.

“Monica did a great job of after losing the first set getting back in the match and we needed it.”

Robinson was not the only player Louderback was impressed with, however. “[Junior Allison] Miller, she clinched for us,” Louderback said. “Ally was up a set and in the second set was leading but

then let it slip away. But then [she] did a great job at the end of the match of stepping up and playing some big points to win 6-4 in the third.”

This coming weekend, the Irish (4-1, 1-0 ACC) will hit the road again, this time traveling to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on the Hoosiers (7-2, 0-1 Big Ten) on Saturday. The team has been working hard in preparation, Louderback said, particularly on its doubles game.

“We’re working a lot on our doubles — I was a little disappointed [last weekend],” Louderback said. “Our No. 1 doubles team played really well. We were up at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles and just let it slip away, just making some errors.

Mainly fundamental tennis of getting our serves in and making returns — we just didn’t do that at the end of the doubles, Paid Advertisement

so we’re putting a lot of time into that this week.”

This coming weekend will also feature Notre Dame’s second ACC matchup of the season: Louisville.

“Indiana is an in-state rivalry, so it’s always a good one, and down there their courts are pretty fast, so it’s not an easy place to play,” Louderback said. “And then Louisville will be our second ACC match. On the road will be a little tougher but our big thing is just getting ready right now, and I’m looking forward to playing both of those matches.”

The Irish will hit the road to take on the Hoosiers at 10 a.m.

Saturday before traveling to Louisville, Kentucky, to play the Cardinals (6-3, 0-1 ACC) at noon Sunday.

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Irish sophomore midfielder Samantha Lynch runs across the field during Notre Dame’s 24-9 win over Detroit on Saturday.

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Samantha Lynch poked the ball free as Marquette pushed forward to spring Notre Dame in transition, and a few moments later they were rewarded, as Fortunato found Lynch cutting to the net for the quick goal. The Irish then added three more, from three different scorers, to bring their lead to 16-6.

Marquette struggled to get anything going offensively with the intense Notre Dame pressure, as the Irish swarmed the Golden Eagles every time they got the ball back, forcing long passes from the midfield that could be intercepted.

Halfpenny said the pressure was part of her team’s game

plan right from the start.

“We just talked about contesting everything and using our God-given gifts and our developed talents so that we could use our speed everywhere and contest everything,” she said.

“If we did that, we felt like the result would come our way. …

We just talked about ‘Keep it really simple, contest everything and let the result take care of itself.’”

As the half went on, Marquette came out of a timeout and was able to garner some momentum with back-to-back goals despite the Irish pressure, and it had another great one-on-one chance in transition. But Irish sophomore goalie Samantha Giacolone made a huge save to stave off the comeback, and on the other end Lynch scored off Paid Advertisement

an assist from Fortunato to seal the deal. With three minutes left, senior attack Grace Muller added a final goal to cement the 21-9 win.

Overall, Halfpenny was thoroughly impressed with the balance and dominance in the Irish midfield, and is looking forward for further improvement, she said.

“Something we’ve talked about earlier on in what we thought we would see is how dominant our midfield is, and now that we’re four games in, they’re dominating,” Halfpenny said. “It’s so exciting to see that because I don’t think we’ve had that here, not in my tenure. So to see [freshman] Savannah [Buchanan] and [sophomore] Makenna Pearsall, [senior] Casey Pearsall, [junior] Molly Cobb, [junior] Sydney Cardozo, [freshman] Erin McBride — this whole crew of kids that are contributing is just so exciting to see, and everybody’s taking a little bit of pressure of each other, which is great. …

We don’t have to be anything else. Be who we are right now in February and that’ll be good enough, and they trusted it and they believe. They really believe in each other. It’s a really neat thing to coach.”

Notre Dame next plays Michigan on Saturday in its first road game of the season, with the match slated to start at 1 p.m. in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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was we defended better in the second half. Played a little zone, changed it up. We went zone, and that changed their rhythm. We made some big shots and big free throws, which this team — our guys have done that.”

In a span of about five minutes during the second half, the Irish exploded offensively behind a couple of 3-pointers from junior guard Matt Farrell and five points from senior forward V.J. Beachem. Irish junior forward Bonzie Colson, who was named ACC Player of the Week for his play last week against Wake Forest and Florida State, gave Notre Dame its first lead of the game with a put-back dunk at the 12-minute mark. Colson, who used to watch his father coach at Conte Forum, said being at the stadium Tuesday brought back old memories during the game.

“It’s always good coming back here, you know, reminiscing all the times that my dad has coached being on the floor, from practices and games,” Colson said. “It just brought back a lot of memories, and I’m happy we came up with the win. We needed that, and it was a good team win. We gotta move on to [North Carolina] State.”

Brey acknowledged that the Eagles’ offense was much more efficient than Notre Dame’s in the first half, as Boston College shot 58.6 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from beyond the arc. He credited the Eagles’ coaching for how well their offense played against the Irish defense.

“It was like clinic stuff,” Brey said. “When [Eagles head coach] Jim [Christian] speaks at a clinic this spring, he’s going to show first half stuff against us when he’s talking about his offense.

They cut us up left, right, slip and ball screens, and we had no answer for it. We were better in the

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second half. We started man, but then we went to two big guys and played zone. I think we got six straight stops in zone. What happens is, all of the sudden, you’re not in your man-to-man offensive rhythm. You’re not running and cutting and you’re playing a little differently, and that helped us.

“It changed their rhythm, and we went back man and were still able to finish and get some big stops. We made big shots, and [sophomore guard] Rex Pflueger got his hands on a big offensive rebound, and what we’ve done — again, we make big free throws.

We went 19-21, we lead the nation and it’s an unbelievable weapon when we get into the bonus.”

Brey also said he knew coming into this matchup that Boston College would target Colson given the week he had, but he was proud of how well Colson took the challenge.

“Bonz is Bonz,” Brey said.

“They defended him pretty good, and I knew they’d come after him after the week that he had last week, but I thought he let it come to him and made some plays and kept it simple.”

Colson said despite his strong performances that have put the Irish on a three-game winning streak and have earned him national recognition, he’s not complacent with where the team is now.

“It’s been unbelievable, but I’m staying hungry and humble and motivated to get the team to where it needs to be,” Colson said. “I have great teammates who put me in great situations to do what I can do. As a team, we’re just rolling right now. We’re playing really well, and we just need to keep it up.”

Notre Dame will look to extend its winning streak against North Carolina State at 7 p.m. Saturday, as the Irish travel to Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Irish junior forward Bonzie Colson handles the ball during Notre Dame’s 84-72 win over Florida State on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion.

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Notre Dame comes back to defeat Boston College

Offensive effort leads to victory

By MANNY DE JESUS

By TOBIAS HOONHOUT

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It took some time to get ahead of the ACC’s last place team, but No. 25 Notre Dame pulled away in the second half with a 21-3 run and came away with an 8476 victory over Boston College on Tuesday night.

Boston College (9-18, 2-12 ACC) freshman guard Ky Bowman carried his team in the first half, scoring 17 points in the period, including three 3-pointers. Bowman’s strong first half, along with sophomore guard Jerome Robinson’s nine points, propelled Boston College to a 10-point lead over the Irish (20-7, ACC 9-5) at the half.

In the second half, however, Irish head coach Mike Brey made a defensive change that limited the Eagles’ potent offense.

“In the first half, we just could not guard them. They really had good, young perimeter guys,” Brey said. “ … I think the story

The No. 8 Irish used a dominant second-half performance to propel itself to a midweek home win over Marquette, 21-9.

While reigning ACC Player of the Week and senior attack Cortney Fortunato tallied only two goals and two assists — low totals considering her recent performances — the Irish (3-1) had goals from nine different players to take care of the Golden Eagles (0-2). Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny was very pleased with the result.

“We have a complete team this year,” she said. “Seeing how we’re so in sync and everybody understands their role — and they’re doing a great job of looking for their opportunities but also sticking within the framework we have. We have minimal rules on our offense so that there’s some organization, but the framework allows for so much creativity. But overall I’m thrilled.”

Despite falling behind 2-1

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Irish senior forward V.J. Beachem launches a 3-point shot during Notre Dame’s 84-72 win over Florida State on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion.

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Notre Dame competed against Illinois this past weekend at Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois, narrowly defeating the Illini, 4-3, in a tightly contested match.

“I felt like in singles, we competed really well,” Irish head coach Jay Louderback said. “It was a tight match — all six matches were three

sets — so each court was just a tight, tight match, and after losing the doubles point, we had to w in four of them.”

A lthough Louderback was especially proud of his ow n team’s efforts, he was also quick to compliment the Illini (3-5).

“Illinois is a good solid team,” Louderback said.

“They’re always fiest y and they’re tough to play, and I feel like we did a good job in the singles of just competing

to the end.”

Louderback said he was particularly impressed w ith senior Monica Robinson, who edged out Illini senior Louise Kwong at the No. 1 singles position in three sets.

“The kid she was playing from Illinois is a left y that has a huge back hand, and it’s hard to get it to her forehand,” Louderback said. see W TENNIS PAGE 14

men’s tennis | ND 7, bc 0; illinois 5, nd 2; nd 7, detroit mercy 0

Irish pick up first ACC win

By MICHAEL IVEY Sports Writer

Notre Dame came out on top t w ice during its homestand this weekend, w inning t wo of the three matches it played at Eck Tennis Pav ilion.

The Irish (6-3, 1-0 ACC) defeated conference foe Boston College on Saturday, 7-0, and dropped a nonconference match against No. 17 Illinois on Sunday before blanking Detroit Mercy 7-0 a

few hours later.

On Saturday, the Irish won their ACC opener against the Eagles (1-3, 0-1) following singles w ins from seniors Eddy Covalschi and Josh Hager, sophomore Grayson Broadus and freshmen Guillermo Cabrera, Matt Gamble and Johnathan Small. The team of sophomore A lex Lebedev and Gamble, as well as the sixthranked duo of Covalschi and Hagar, took home v ictories in doubles competition to

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bengal bouts

Singles lead ND to victory

By MOLLY MURPHY

early, the Irish responded almost immediately. Led by sophomore attack Nikki Ortega, who scored twice and assisted another during the stretch on her way to a four goal and three assist night, the Irish scored four goals in just over two minutes to jump back in front, 5-2. After Marquette managed to score twice with another Ortega goal in between, the Irish then went on another run, as four different players combined for five goals to bring the score to 11-4.

The Golden Eagles then scored with just under five minutes left in the first half, but Ortega scored again to silence the momentum.

The half closed with Marquette adding only one more to bring the score to 12-6 in favor of the Irish.

In the second half, Notre Dame started to dominate the game.

The Irish used their speed to their advantage on both sides of the ball, and just over two minutes in, sophomore midfielder

secure the sweep.

The Irish turned in a similar performance against the Titans (2-5, 0-0 Horizon) in the second match of their Sunday doubleheader.

Junior Brendon Kempin, sophomore Daniel Rayl, freshman Conor Somers, Gamble, Lebedev and Small each earned singles v ictories for Notre Dame, while the teams of Broadus-Kempin and Hagar-Small took home see M TENNIS PAGE 14

Boxers battle in first round

By MIA BERRY, BRENNA MOXLEY, DARCY DEHAIS, JOE EVERETT, ALEX BENDER, COURTNEY BECKER and KYLE BARRY Sports Writers

142 pounds Patrick “Lightweight” Donovan def.

James “Jimmy” Hunter Hunter, a freshman representing Keough Hall, went on the offensive from the opening bell. Hunter viciously landed a series of jabs that sent Donovan, a freshman representing Dunne Hall, to the f loor within the first 30 seconds of the fight.

Donovan regained momentum in the second round when he finally found an answer to Hunter’s jabs and successfully blocked three of them before landing his own vicious gut shot, which generated cheers from the crowd. By the third round, Hunter was completely exhausted, and Donovan capitalized by landing repeated body shots on Hunter. In what finished as a closely

scored match, Donovan won by split decision.

Troy “I Hope I” Nguyen def. Frankie “El Piso Mojado” Brockman The first round featured a furious start by Nguyen, an off-campus senior, as he immediately went on the attack and stayed on the offensive for the majority of the round.

Brockman, a Morrissey freshman, also landed a few jabs before the first round concluded, though Nguyen maintained the advantage.

As the second round began, neither fighter was landing many punches, as they kept their distance from each other. Eventually the intensity picked up but only for a short while, as each fighter was showing signs of fatigue when the bell closed out the round. With just one round left, both fighters erupted for a string of jabs, crosses and hooks while they simultaneously battled exhaustion. It was Nguyen, however, who outlasted his see BOUTS PAGE 9