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‘Don’t be afraid to try to be the best’ First female, person of color to serve as NDSP chief recalls discerning her career in law enforcement By STEPHANIE SNYDER News Writer
Saint Mar y’s President Jan Cer velli and the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) hosted a panel of female former and current law enforcement officers Monday night to honor women in law enforcement and to welcome the newly appointed Notre Dame Securit y Police (NDSP) Chief Keri Kei Shibata. Cer velli said she has been looking for ward to hosting Shibata on campus. “Notre Dame made histor y,” she said. “I’m ver y proud as a South Bend native — Chief Shibata’s hire is historic both for the department and the South Bend region at large” Shibata is the first female and person of color to ser ve
as the chief of NDSP, and she is currently the highest ranking member of NDSP. Before joining NDSP, Shibata received her bachelor’s degree in biblical literature from Bethel College. She then went on to receive an executive MBA from Notre Dame. In 2004, she began working at Notre Dame as one of the first members of the Residence Hall Securit y Squad. In later years, she has been responsible for the Universit y’s 911 dispatch center, crime prevention, outreach, securit y, guest ser v ices, Cler y Act reporting and training for Notre Dame’s Campus Safet y Officers. To honor the women who have paved the way for see CHIEF PAGE 4
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Newly appointed NDSP Chief Keri Kei Shibata weighs in on challenges facing women pursuing careers in law enforcement. Shibata spoke on a panel of female security officers Monday night at Saint Mary’s.
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Kristine Anderson Trustey, a class of 1986 alumna, donated $2.5 million to Saint Mar y’s for various projects, according to a College press release. “Kris’s tremendous gift
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Students learn about local service organizations at the Human Dignity Service Fair, hosted by ND Right to Life on Monday. By COURTNEY BECKER News Writer
The Notre Dame Right to Life club paired w it h student government and various ser v ice organizations to host a Human Dignit y Ser v ice Fair on Monday, where students could learn more about ser v ice
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opportunities on and off campus. The event featured ser v ice groups such as Camp Kesem, t he Center for t he Homeless, Dismas House and Hanna h’s House, among ot hers. Junior Michael K rebs, t he v ice president of see FAIR PAGE 4
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ref lects her transformative experience at Saint Mar y’s and illustrates her confidence in the future of the College,” Saint Mar y’s President Jan Cer velli said in the release. “That she would prov ide such for ward-looking support to enhance the
student experience speaks to her generosit y and v ision, of which Saint Mar y’s women have long been beneficiaries.” According to the release, Trustey’s donation w ill see DONATION PAGE 3
Morris Inn earns historic preservation status The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced Wednesday that the Morris Inn had been selected as a member of the Historic Hotels of America program. According to a University press release, the Morris Inn was selected for “preserving and maintaining its historic
integrity, architecture and ambiance.” A hotel must be more than 50 years old and be designated by the Secretary of the Interior to achieve the status of a historic hotel, the press release stated. “It is a privilege to deliver our signature higher degree of hospitality on this storied campus in support
of the University of Notre Dame, and our entire team is thrilled to join the Historic Hotels of America family in our shared mission to celebrate each property’s unique sense of place,” hotel manager Joe Kurth said in a statement to the University. The Hotel was dedicated in 1952 as a gift from alumnus Ernest M. Morris.
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SMC student mentors local robotics teams By COLLEEN ZEWE News Writer
Saint Mary’s first year Michelle Lester uses her robotics skills to help young people in the South Bend community. Lester mentors two youth robotics teams in the area: a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) league team, and a team at the South Bend Career Academy, which is part of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) league. She said the FTC league team is composed of four middle- and high-school-aged students, while the FRC league team comprises students from the
9th to 12th grades. Lester said she initially became interested in robotics in high school. At first, she only went to a robotics meeting to support a friend who was involved, but then fell in love with the activity herself. She said she learned a lot about robotics in high school, including how to build robots, program them and even create business plans. The Michigan native wasted no time getting involved with robotics when she came to Saint Mary’s. She started the FTC league team, which attracts students from different schools in the area. Lester said her
FTC league team designs and builds 60-pound robots at the Granger Exploration and Robotics Studio (GEARS). Lester’s FRC-league team, on the other hand, builds 80-pound robots that are more expensive than their FTC counterparts, she said. “They’re basically the same, but FTC is more for kids that cannot afford FRC,” Lester said. “I actually think kids get more out of FTC, because they have to keep an engineering notebook. It’s basically everything they do, documented, with explanations as to why and how they did. It’s a great way for them to learn more.”
Lester said the FTC team has won two out of their three competitions so far. Mentoring robotics teams, Lester said, is a lot of work. She said she is with her teams for four hours a day on weekdays and up to 12 hours a day on weekends. Lester said one of her students stands out for being particularly hard-working. “She’s the youngest kid we have on our team, but she’s also the most impressive,” Lester said of the student. “She’s always doing what we ask of her, but better than we could ever expect. She’s an incredible little girl.” Lester said she joined
MichianaFIRST — a coalition of robotics teams in the Michiana area — to support and learn from each other. She said she attended a dinner in May for current Michiana mentors to network and get involved. During this dinner, she met David Ebersol, head coach of the South Bend Career Academy FRC team. “He was really impressed and touched by my experience with [robotics] teams, so he asked me to come help his team with scouting and marketing, and the rest is history,” Lester said. Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01@saintmarys.edu
New lab offers entrepreneurial workspace By EMILY McCONVILLE News Writer
The room next to First Source Bank in the basement of LaFortune Student Center has several tables big enough for group work, a row of computers in the back and a large screen that can act as a computer monitor. One of the walls is a giant whiteboard, w ith a poster titled “Napkin to Launch,” which lists Notre Dame resources appropriate for each stage of launching an app, a piece of soft ware, a hardware product or other business. The room was renovated over w inter break to become the ND Startup Lab, a hub for student entrepreneurs. Sophomore Chas Pulido, who spearheaded the creation of the lab, said he worked w ith the Student Activ ities Office (SAO),
the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship and student government — which has made innovation and entrepreneurship a priorit y this year — to create a space specifically for students to work toward starting businesses. “It’s been k ind of a cha llenge for me — I have my ow n sta r tup on ca mpus — t r y ing to f ind a space to work in, especia lly somet hing t hat’s, ‘Hey, we wa nt some computer science majors to come, people f rom dif ferent colleges a nd different spaces k ind of across ca mpus, dif ferent dorms. [It’s a] cent ra l space to meet, neut ra l territor y.” Like ma ny ot her sha red spaces, indiv idua l students a nd g roups ca n book t imes to work in t he lab. Pu lido sa id t he lab is mea nt to be a cent ra l space for
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t hose students as well as e nt r e pr e n e u r s h i p -f o c u s e d clubs, such as Not re Da me’s Ent repreneurship Societ y a nd t he Four Horsemen Societ y, which focuses on technolog ica l innovat ion. The latter g roup a lready hosts its week ly Innovat ion Night in t he room on Monday nights. Pulido said ND Startup Lab also has its ow n initiatives, such as hosting “office hours” Mondays at 7 p.m. for students w ith ideas who have business or legal questions, as well as the ND Micro-Seed Fund, which w ill give startup grants of bet ween $250 and $ 500 and w ill pair entrepreneurs w ith a designer. Pulido said a board of students w ill decide how to distribute the grants in the next few months. “The hardest thing for any startup is the first few hundred dollars, because it’s, ‘Is this idea good, is it worth it? ’ Stuff like that,” Pulido said. “[The grant is] eliminating that early risk and saying, ‘Hey, here’s 500 bucks. Go run w ith it as far as you can, go protot y pe, make an early soft ware version of
it or hardware, like a CAD design.’” Junior Will Mark ley, co-president of the Entrepreneurship Societ y, attended the lab’s inaugural office hours Monday night
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“Really making a community around the lab — that’s our big goal. People can come in, work on a project, meet new people. It’s kind of like an unofficial club meeting spot for that kind of mentality. Chas Pulido sophomore
to help answer questions. He said he has several ideas that he wants to turn into businesses one day, including a website that helps evaluate the value of companies. He said he’s used the startup space already and hopes to
see it used more. “The biggest thing for me is ... to tr y to bring people who are into that sort of stuff together, because once you have people all in the same place together, they’re talking, they’re collaborating, they’re exchanging ideas,” he said. “That’s where the beginnings of a startup ecosystem begin.” Pulido said that is the point of the lab. “Really making a communit y around the lab — that’s our big goal,” Pulido said. “People can come in, work on a project, meet new people. It’s kind of like an unofficial club meeting spot for that kind of mentalit y. It’s something we haven’t had in the past, where it’s just, ‘Hey, I’m interested in entrepreneurship and stuff like that, I can’t just go and hang out and meet people like that, it’s only just people hacking away in their dorms.’ “This is encouraging ever yone to bring all their ideas and innovations and set them out in the open.” Contact Emily McConville at emcconv1@nd.edu
the person I am today,” Trustey said in the release. “Expanding the campus footprint through this strategic purchase of land means that Saint Mar y’s can dream big for the benefit of future generations of young women. I hope others w ill join me by investing in this exciting opportunit y for grow th at our beloved College.”
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communit y involvement for Notre Dame Right to Life (RTL), said he planned the event to connect various groups whose work relates to the RTL mission. “W hat I really wanted to do this semester is expand our reach further than just our club,” he said. “One of the ways I wanted to do that was [by getting] a lot of different organizations involved, not just the ones that we already promote through our email and our website. … There are a lot of off-campus partners who are here to really advertise their ser v ice where students can get involved and really be pro-human dignit y, like most people are on campus.” Krebs said he was happy to offer RTL’s broad reach to a number of like-minded groups on campus in order to get more students involved in ser v ice. “We advertise our events to a ver y w ide population, and a lot of these organizations really wanted to get involved in the event so they could really advertise their pro-human dignit y mission to more students than they
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female police officers today, Cer velli recalled a brief histor y of female officers in the U.S. Lola Baldw in became the first female police officer in the United States on April 1, 1908, Cer velli said. Six years later, South Bend hired Minnie Evans, the cit y’s first female officer. Today, only 14 percent of all police officers are female and 1 percent of all police chiefs are female, according to Cer velli. “The number of women ser v ing as officers and police chiefs across the United States is still low,” Cer velli said. “So we’ve got work to do, girls. But that’s slowly changing.” Shibata said she came into law enforcement accidentally. She originally wanted to be a pastor and only applied for the Residence Hall
t y pically reach,” he said. “I love the idea of really bringing together a lot of different organizations and really collaborating because that’s what we’re tr y ing to do a lot more of this year — collaborate w ith other clubs that we can find common ground w ith. Ser v ice is one of those things.” Sophomore Andie Tong, student government’s director of social concerns, said RTL’s abilit y to draw a large number of students to a good cause was what initially prompted student government to get involved w ith planning and advertising the event. “I thought it would be a really great partnership just because I know that Right to Life is the biggest nonacademic club on campus, so they already have a good audience,” she said. “To be able to open that up to the whole student body and to communicate that part of the pro-life message — that it’s about recognizing the human dignit y of people — I think that’s something that a lot of people can agree w ith.” Senior Michelle Mann said she appreciated the opportunit y to continue highlighting ser v ice
opportunities throughout the year so students can become more aware of ways to get involved on and off campus. “It is kind of hard to know what’s going on around campus — and off campus, especially,” she said. “… It’s really important because I think we’re a school where we’re dedicated to tr y ing to make the world a better place. I think doing ser v ice work helps keeps you grounded. W hen you’re on campus life feels so one-track-minded, and there’s kind of one definition of what you should be doing or whatever, but when you do ser v ice, it allows you to step out of the bubble a little bit.” Hosting a ser v ice fair during the spring offered students another opportunit y to rev isit any ser v ice organizations they may have been interested in at the beginning of the academic year, Tong said. “I just really liked that it focuses on human dignit y, and kind of gives people an opportunit y to meet people from the communit y and students who are involved w ith those communities off campus,” she said. “… I know that Notre Dame does a bunch of ser v ice fairs, but
it’s kind of interesting to do one in the spring when people are starting to change their minds or figure out they have open spots in their schedules.” Krebs said he fulfilled his goal of attracting a w ide variet y of students to the event when the food he ordered for the event ran out in five minutes. “Because I wanted this event to be big, [and] I wanted people to show up, I bought 125 tacos from Flamingo’s for the event,” he said. “I wanted to get as many people involved as possible. So that included student government, I got Campus Ministr y’s support, the Center for Social Concerns — which is always involved in ser v ice off campus. [I was] really just expanding that net as w ide as possible.” The ultimate goal for the event, Krebs said, was to get more students involved in off-campus ser v ice opportunities. “We love f inding g round w it h people who a ren’t necessa rily pro-life, a nd t his was a g reat event to do t hat,” he sa id. “Get t he orga ni zat ions who a re for t he Sout h Bend communit y, who a re helping out in so
ma ny g reat ways of f ca mpus in addit ion to what Right to Life does a lready, a nd k ind of combining our ef for ts to rea l ly ma ke a dif ference.
Securit y Squad job to help pay her bills, she said. “I really loved it,” Shibata said. “I was in the Residence Hall Squad for a year and became a police officer the follow ing summer.” Former dispatch coordinator for Mishawaka Char Monges said she too came into law enforcement by accident. She had been looking for a job and came across an ad in search of a record communications clerk, she said. “It was a life-changing event,” Monges said. “The thing from the ver y first day until now that has carried me through this career is it’s different ever y single day — I’m always learning something.” Investigator Cr ystal Garcia-Betts said there were only five female officers out of 118 total officers on the force when she was first hired as an officer in Elk hart. Because being a
female officer was uncommon at the time, the women had to prove they were capable to the male officers, she said. “Until you had an incident where the other guys would say, ‘She’s all right,’ we weren’t accepted,” GarciaBetts said. “Today they’re accepted. You come on and you’re an officer — that’s all you have to say.” Lieutenant Laurie Steffen, a midnight shift patrol super v isor, said she became an officer right out of high school, despite her father not being supportive of her decision. She recommends that if any women are interested in the field, they should find a mentor. “Just have a good mentor in place,” she said. “If it’s something you want, then follow that dream, because it is worth follow ing.” Shibata said women officers are capable of bringing a
unique brand of compassion to the job that is incredibly helpful in daily interactions as an officer. “I’ve never been in a fight, because I’ve been able to talk people dow n,” Shibata said. “Hav ing strong communication skills is essential. Women also don’t have an ego, needing to prove oneself, but rather, they tr y to solve the situation. “ ... We do need women to be interested, and who want to be involved. Diversit y helps us connect better w ith other people.” Hav ing diversit y on the force is crucial in some situations, Garcia-Betts said. “Sometimes, men may not be able to speak to women about domestic v iolence,” she said. “A woman may not feel safe talking to a male officer at that time.” Shibata recently had the honor of attending the National Association
Women Law Enforcement Executive (NAW LEE) conference, where she was able to meet fellow female officers who inspired her, she said. “Most of them had to fight to be heard and respected,” Shibata said. “It made me feel ver y blessed for the experience that I’ve had and the people that have supported me. I’ve had a ver y positive experience and had the support of men and women w ithin the department and throughout the Universit y.” Shibata said the only limits to becoming a female law enforcement officer come from w ithin. “Don’t be afraid to tr y to be the best, to beat the guys,” she said. “Don’t let your knowledge that you may be one of the few be an extra burden to you.”
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“I love the idea of really bringing together a lot of different organizations and really collaborating because that’s what we’re trying to do a lot more of this year — collaborate with other clubs that we can find common ground with.” Michael Krebs vice president of community involvement Notre Dame Right to Life
I t hin k we’re t r y ing to accomplish t hat by gett ing people to sig n up for events … a nd hoping t hat t hey get engaged more t ha n just on ca mpus.” Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu
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Believe in unicorns Kathryn Marshall News Writer
My childhood is defined by an unyielding belief in unicorns. When my fourth-grade class decided to make an encyclopedia of our favorite animals, I found myself protesting the creation of a “Mythological Creatures” section because to my knowledge, unicorns belonged in the “Animals” section. I read every unicorn-containing book I could get my hands on. If people asked (or even if they didn’t), I would explain that unicorns are born gold, and as they grow older shift to silver and then become pure white. Narwhals claimed the title, “Favorite Sea Creature,” because they are the unicorns of the ocean. But this column is not meant to give readers a life history in unicorns. What I want to communicate is the big picture behind this belief in unicorns. I believed in magic. I believed in something I could not see. And frankly, I still do believe in something invisible. I believe in curiosity, and I believe in sharing that curiosity with others. A professor made an interesting comment the other day. He said recent negative perceptions of science are the fault of his generation. By failing to communicate science effectively, his generation failed to instill scientific curiosity in the greater public. One could argue whether or not this is true. But the statement speaks to a significant situation faced by our generation today. The future of science relies on a belief in curiosity. Personally, I found “magic” again when I discovered the questions underlying ecology and evolution. These questions pulled my focus away from the internal and towards the external in a way that constantly enriches my everyday life. I look outside and see trophic levels. I hear the languages of birds and mammals alike. I ask about the origin stories of certain environments. In my own odd little way, I found magic through curiosity. But this isn’t enough. Looking past myself to the outer world also shows me the number of people who have lost the ability to be curious. I’m not saying everyone has to fall in love with ecology and evolution to be happy, not at all. But I challenge our generation to begin asking questions again. In fact, it might help with the whole “finding your purpose in life” question hanging over our heads. I believe curiosity is one of the key roots of purpose. If you ask a question, the next step is to answer it. And before you know it, you ask the question you are passionate about and your life’s purpose is to answer it. The previous two sentences paint “purpose” in a simple light. But if evolution has taught me anything, it’s that even the simplest idea has a complex underwriting. And curiosity is not simple. But then again, neither is magic. Contact Kathryn Marshall at kmarsh02@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Last week, C-SPAN released a ranking of ever y president by assembling a poll of a variet y of historians. The ranking, which can be found here, had many controversial placements that liberals, conser vatives, commentators and historians all found to be upsetting. Here’s what I think about a few of the rankings. No. 1 through No. 3 have been the same for the last 20 years according to this poll (Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt) — and they’ll stay that way for a long time. It’s difficult to top sav ing the countr y, starting the countr y and ser v ing through both the largest economic dow nturn and the largest war our countr y has ever seen. My one minor problem, however, is that Lincoln is ahead of Washington. Yes, it’s true that Lincoln’s decisions throughout the Civ il War quite possibly saved the United States as it is today. But George Washington literally created the United States. Half the things presidents have done for the last 200 or more years is because of him. Without him, we wouldn’t be the democracy we are today, we wouldn’t have such peaceful transitions of power and our president wouldn’t be as constrained as he is today. A lthough he had the abilit y to w ield ultimate power, Washington didn’t, even though he could’ve been justified. That’s greatness. JFK at No. 8? Seems a little high for a man who didn’t even get to three years as president. Certainly his work during the Cuban Missile Crisis was unprecedented, but what significant impact did he have other than that? The Bay of Pigs offsets the good he did w ith the Cuban Missile Crisis, and his lack of legislative achievements, which is mostly due to his short term in office, means that his presidency is almost certainly not top 10, and definitely not ahead of the likes of LBJ and Woodrow Wilson. The other top 10 problem that I have is Ronald Reagan at No. 9. I don’t think he should be much lower, but he should be behind presidents such as LBJ and Woodrow Wilson. Reagan’s most difficult accomplishment (his handling of the Cold War) most certainly is better than Wilson’s handling of the world post World War I or LBJ’s Vietnam War debacle. But all in all, the impact on the countr y as a whole was greater from both Wilson and Johnson.
Wilson single-handedly moved the United States from a policy of isolationism to involvement in the world as a whole — a mindset that hasn’t been challenged until today. Additionally, his passage of the Federal Reser ve Act has undoubtedly benefitted ever yday Americans for the last 100 years. Similarly, LBJ’s “Great Society” established a precedent for the federal government to aid those who are unable to care for themselves through both poverty alleviation programs and Medicare and Medicaid. Reagan’s overall legacy, however, has less clear of an impact today. Aside from ending the Cold War, Reagan policies have had varied effect. His policy of “Reaganomics” is controversial — although his presidency coincided with great economic grow th (a factor that can be attributed to good luck), the Reaganomics principles that President George W. Bush pursued failed miserably. Additionally, conser vatives hail him as the savior of the conser vative movement — but look where it is now. It’s the opposite of Reagan Republicans. Big government, isolationist, high-spending conser vatism is the opposite of Reaganism, but here we are less than 40 years later — and it seems that Reaganism is dead. Finally, I think President Obama is ranked too high at No. 12. A lthough I love Obama, the jur y is still out. His groundbreaking healthcare law may be dismantled and his greatest foreign policy accomplishment (the Iran deal) may also fall apart. His historic presidency and grace in office is unparalleled, but the policy and long-term impact of his time in office is less clear than presidents such as James K. Polk and Bill Clinton. W hat’s also interesting is how a few years can have an impact on what people think about presidencies 100 years ago. Ulysses S. Grant jumped 11 spots in 17 years, Wilson fell five in 17 years and Bill Clinton jumped six in 17 years. As our national ideals change, so do our readings of histor y. W ho knows — maybe one day James Buchanan won’t be last. Neil Joseph is a senior from Columbus, Ohio majoring in political science and economics. He hopes that you don’t use these articles against him when he’s running for School Board one day. He welcomes all compliments at njoseph2@nd.edu, and sometimes responds to those who criticize him. The views expressed in the column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Know before you fly: privatized space travel Sarah Cate Baker Science is Golden
On Sunday, a rocket blasted off from a NASA launch pad and headed for the International Space Station. But the rocket wasn’t built by NASA. The rocket, named Falcon 9, is owned by the private company SpaceX. Founded in 2002 by high-profile businessman Elon Musk, SpaceX “designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft … with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.” That might sound like a faraway pipe dream. But with hundreds of billions of dollars to play with, Musk may be able to get it done sooner than you’d think. As a company that intends to profit from sending people to space, SpaceX is trying to build and manage rockets as cheaply as possible. They’ve already managed to cut manufacturing and transportation costs enough that they can engineer rockets for a third of the price NASA can. Now, Musk and his team are trying to develop ways to reuse rockets after they have been launched. This will save them billions in manufacturing, and it’s something no government organization is currently doing. The Sunday launch is part of this goal, as the Falcon 9 rocket carried the Dragon space craft (also made and owned by SpaceX) into low orbit and then successfully returned to its landing site. The Dragon will continue on to make its delivery at the International Space Station, and the Falcon 9 will be made ready for its next launch. It’s a cycle SpaceX has done before and will do again, perfecting their reuse
and recycle technique and getting one more step ahead of NASA. The idea that space travel will be driven by the private sector is perhaps not surprising, as government agencies (like NASA) are non-profit and not likely to be in the business of setting up spa resorts on Mars. However, the legal standing of private companies in space is murky, the ethics of exploring space for private gain is questionable and like any capitalistic system, some government oversight is necessary. These issues are addressed on Earth through legal policies — but in space, the law is a little less firm. The most important legal force beyond the atmosphere is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. It set up a number of fundamental regulations to govern the use of space — for example, that space and celestial bodies cannot be claimed by any one country, and must be free for exploration by all. With respect to private companies, the treaty had two things to say: first, that governments are still responsible for those companies’ activities, and second, that private companies are required to receive authorization and constant supervision from their government. That holds Space X responsible to the U.S. federal government — but what exactly does that responsibility include? Let’s say Space X gets their tourism ships up and running, and then sets up a resort on Mars (it’s not far-fetched — Elon Musk says his ultimate goal for SpaceX is a Martian colony). Then there’s an accident and something explodes, damaging the surface of the planet. This damage violates the Outer Space Treaty, which stipulates that no harm is to be done to celestial bodies by space exploration. So who pays up? Space X, because they owned the
resort, or the U.S. federal government, because according to the treaty they’re responsible for the company’s actions in space? Who enforces that decision? Since the treaty also stipulates that celestial bodies cannot be owned by anyone, who do they pay damages to, and who carries out the remediation? More generally, does building the resort — or colony, or laboratory, or space station — itself violate the treaty, as it implies some type of ownership of that part of the planet? Does the U.S. building a colony on Mars impede Britain’s freedom to explore Mars, and is that in violation of the treaty as well? If that’s the case, Musk can build all the reusable rockets he wants — legally, he’s not getting off the ground. The legal issues are complicated, and while they aren’t going anywhere, SpaceX is. Elon Musk purportedly plans to send crewed crafts to the International Space Station in 2018, and wants to get a spaceship on its way to Mars in 10 to 15 years. Whether or not he’ll have the legal standing to do so has yet to be seen. So if you’re planning a trip to Mars, you might have to wait — once these private companies overcome the engineering challenges, they will have to start fighting the legal ones. Sarah Cate Baker is in her third year at ND, double majoring in biology and English. When she’s not in the lab pouring over viruses under a microscope, you can usually find her shooting caffeine in the Hesburgh basement, while she desperately tries to write papers and make deadlines. If you would like to question her sanity or her science, feel free to email her at sbaker6@nd.edu The views expressed in the column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Fr. Jenkins: Resist injustice Dear Fr. Jenkins, On Feb. 7 in a letter to the faculty senate, you said that Notre Dame would not be declared a sanctuary campus. And while you say you are in full agreement with the sentiments that made students and faculty rally around the idea, you said, “We do not now, and would not, voluntarily provide information about any student without a clear legal requirement to do so, but we would comply with the law and so cannot promise a campus entirely ‘free from civil intrusion.’ I do not want to appear to make our students a promise on which we cannot deliver.” I know you to be a good man, a holy man, a loving man whose concern for the students of this University is without parallel. Yet I take issue with your hesitation. Firstly, the designation as a “sanctuary campus” is primarily a symbolic one — a fact that you recognize and appreciate. But your hesitation to put in language and symbol what you clearly believe is troubling in my estimation. Language and symbol are the very stuff of human existence and community building. We are bound by invisible bonds, held together by a common mission. We believe in making the world a better, more moral place. Declaring the campus a sanctuary, then, is a restatement of what is already believed: that the University stands with undocumented students. Symbolism, for you a Catholic priest, is the air you breathe, the language you speak. The designation itself is unimportant. W hat is important is how we follow through on the words of solidarity you and this institution have already expressed. The term itself is new, the incentives to declare ourselves a sanctuary campus not immediately evident. If you feel that declaring us a sanctuary campus will place us at greater risk, I trust and defer to your judgment. Secondly, as Catholics we are called to resist unjust laws. “The Catechism of the Catholic Church” states in paragraph 1903 that “authority
is exercised legitimately only when it seeks the common good of the group concerned and if it employs morally licit means to attain it. If rulers were to enact unjust laws or take measures contrary to the moral order, such arrangements would not be binding in conscience. In such a case, ‘authority breaks down completely and results in shameful abuse.’” Thomas Aquinas, whose thought is the subject of a book you wrote, writes in his “Summa Theologiae”: “Human law is law only by virtue of its accordance with right reason; and thus it is manifest that it f lows from the eternal law. And in so far as it deviates from right reason it is called an unjust law; in such case it is no law at all, but rather a species of violence.” Exclusion, despising the other and forcing them from communities is manifestly unrelated to the eternal law. The actions of the sitting president of the United States are an affront to decency, common good and even reason. As such, we are called to resist these laws. You have led the University in resistance against laws you have found unjust in the past. You sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Obama administration with other like-minded organizations and institutions, taking issue with HHS mandate. W hile the University lost that lawsuit, and while some would disagree with the lawsuit in principle, you showed great aplomb. You have taken issue with the NCA A’s finding fault in North Carolina’s gendered bathroom laws. You are a voice for decency and civil conversation. Symbolism, then, is critical. Fighting for what our faith tells us to be right is all we have to hold to at this University. We should be fighting for justice and love. Resist quietly if you must. But resist. Thirdly, resistance to potential anti-DACA legislation affirms a fundamental truth about our God. In John 9, the disciples ask Jesus why a man born blind was blind. They ask if it was the sins of his parents. Jesus responds, “Neither he
nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him” (John 9:3). As you know, every student on this campus is a means by which the works of God are made visible. Variously talented, gifted, innumerably blessed, students here form a patchwork of stunning diversity. Undocumented students form a critical part of that tapestry. I was so proud when I was a freshman and the University began accepting undocumented students. It seems like a strange dream, then, that we would kowtow to a regime that the University, if its core mission is to be held as important, finds distasteful at best and nefarious at worst. W hen they come knocking, Father, do not answer them. Resistance to injustice is a duty, not an option. If they subpoena the University, if we are the subject of 140-character jabs, we should resist because of our call to love without limit. Do not assent easily because the law is here. And I know you love this University. I do not presume to give you a theological lesson, either. This letter is simply the result of the theological imagination this place has instilled in me. Our caring for our brothers and sisters is what makes Notre Dame a special place. Other schools have good academics. We have each other. W hile we sometimes fail, I believe that our love for one another is generally a shining beacon in a world mired in thick darkness and hatred. It matters not at all that we are not a sanctuary campus in name only because actions matter, resistance to injustice matters. Doing whatever you can do matters. And so, while nothing has yet happened and no government agency has knocked on our door seeking information, this whole Notre Dame family and I will be watching. If resistance to injustice does not occur, we all will be betrayed. James Corcoran senior Feb. 20
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Work toward a goal that doesn’t entail relying on other people. You can get ahead if you are diligent when it comes to detail. Assess what’s important to you and make that your priority this year. Impulsive actions will end up being costly and time-consuming. Plan your actions and move forward with confidence. Relationship changes should be considered carefully. Your numbers are 2, 14, 20, 23, 31, 34, 49. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t back down. When someone gets in your way, step aside and do your own thing. Show your strength and courage by doing your best to succeed. Make prudent maneuvers and exercise your will to excel. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t feel like you have to make an impulsive decision or move. Ride out any conflict or challenge you face and you will come out on top. Focus more on what you can do for others and build a stellar reputation. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Settle differences you have with associates to enable you to move forward with your plans. It’s time to put the past behind you so that you can share what you want to see happen in the future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Proceed with caution. Don’t take on too much or feel like you have to rush. Work quietly behind the scenes on projects that will help you gain recognition for your creativity and detail. Take your time and do things right the first time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get physical, participate and challenge yourself. The more invigorating and disciplined activities you take on, the more enthusiastic you will become. Personal physical gains will lead to greater empowerment. Make romance your reward. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t take matters into your own hands when dealing with domestic issues. Someone will complain if you don’t discuss your plans before making changes. Once you have the go-ahead, it will be much easier to complete what you begin without interference. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use your finesse, intelligence and ability to see both sides of any issue that surfaces to ensure that you get a fair deal. Your ability to negotiate without letting emotions interfere will help you excel and gain popularity. Travel is highlighted. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep a close watch on how others respond and you will know exactly what to do in order to come out on top. Your ability to read between the lines and make calculated guesses based on intuition should pay off. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful what you wish for. You’ll attract just as much opposition as you will attention. Move forward cautiously and without revealing too much about your plans or your personal affairs. Physical changes will turn out well. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Watch your step when dealing with authority figures or institutions. You will meet with opposition or requests that are difficult to fulfill. Keep your personal information a secret and don’t feel the need to follow someone who is making impulsive choices. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will make your own good fortune, so don’t look to someone else to step in and make it for you. Rely on your innovative imagination to take you in a direction that will help you get ahead. Be a trendsetter. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep life simple and focus on positive change. Offer to help others, but don’t take over or promise to do too much. Balance and integrity will be necessary if you want to avoid complications. Birthday Baby: You are emotional, unpredictable and imaginative. You are curious and inventive.
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Pelicans win in trade for Cousins R.J. Stempak Sports Writer
NBA All-Star weekend saw less defense than usual in the All-Star game, another big-manwinning-the-skills competition, some stuff about the earth being flat in the three-point contest and yet another disappointing dunk contest. Anthony Davis won All-Star game MVP honors, but that was quickly shoved to the back of the trophy case because he found out he won a lot more after the game: Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans won DeMarcus Cousins. The Sacramento Kings’ front office has clearly had enough of the drama surrounding Cousins and his famed temper, as Cousins leads the league in technical fouls with 19 on the season. But to get so little in return for the superstar raises a lot of questions. The centerpiece of the trade was rookie Buddy Hield, the former Oklahoma Sooner who led his team to a deep NCAA tournament run. Hield — despite being a rookie — is only three years younger than Cousins, who is a young 26. He is averaging unremarkable numbers, but Kings’ owner Vivek Ranadive is reportedly fixated on his belief that Hield — the same guy who wants his team to play four-onfive to get a cherry-picked basket every time — will be the next Steph Curry. Along with Hield, the Kings received two draft picks, Tyreke Evans and Langston Galloway, while the Kings sent Omri Casspi with Cousins to New Orleans. Poor Tyreke Evans. Evans was stuck on the Kings for four years before going to the Pelicans, and now he is forced to go back to an organization with less talent and more dysfunction than when he was traded by it the first time. Simply put, if your friend offers you what the Pelicans offered for the Kings for Cousins, you probably just kick him out of the fantasy league. The simulation of the Kings in NBA 2K17 would stop talking to you after you propose this trade. I feel bad for Kings fans. No matter how it works out, this trade will send ripples around the league. The Philadelphia 76ers, who have the right to swap first-round draft picks with the Kings, have to be very happy right now. In a best-case — though not improbable — scenario, the Sixers could have picks No. 1 and No. 4 in this loaded 2017 draft class. This is contingent on the Lakers’ pick — which the Sixers also have conditional rights to — falling outside the top three, but the chances for earning the top pick are
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increased with Sacramento now in the mix for worst record in the league. Down the road, the Sixers also have the Kings’ unprotected first-round pick in 2019. If the Kings continue down their path of incompetent management and drafting, it is looking like former-Sixers’ general manager Sam Hinkie’s sacrifice will reap more rewards as the years go by. The Golden State Warriors now potentially have to deal with the best frontcourt in the league since Tim Duncan and David Robinson played together with the Spurs in the early 2000s for their first round matchup in the playoffs. Don’t put too much stock into it, but if Cousins and Davis can channel an incredible Kentucky-alum dynamic, they can be a matchup nightmare for the Warriors, whose greatest weapon of small-ball will be difficult to use against two elite big men. The Boston Celtics, who have been looking for a superstar to trade for over the last few years due to their stash of future assets, will now have to move on from Cousins. They reportedly have their sights set on Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls, but if that trade does not materialize, the Celtics are sitting pretty with unprotected Nets first-round draft picks for this year and 2018. With the Nets at the bottom of the league standings, the Celtics can do nothing and come out with the No. 1 pick to add, without further cost, to a top-three Eastern Conference squad. Beyond the specifics and back to the court, this Pelicans team will be marvelous to watch. Both Cousins and Davis are averaging over 27 points and 10 rebounds a game this season, and how they play together will test if zigging while the rest of the league is zagging works out in practice. Teams will not be able to go small — as is the recent trend around the league — against these two monsters, and even regular lineups cannot counter the duo. Either Cousins or Davis will have a mismatch every night, and if they are able to maximize each other’s talents, New Orleans could vault into the championship discussion within the next three years. Who doesn’t want to see a Cousins-Davis pick and roll every time down the court? Both are skilled enough to handle the ball and pass, and they have great shooting ranges for big men. This is going to be a wild race for the eighth seed out West. The NBA never disappoints. Contact R.J. Stempak at rstempak@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Belles end regular season with loss to Comets Observer Sports Staff
Basketball The 2016-17 season came to an end for Saint Mary’s on Saturday, as the Belles lost to Olivet on Senior Day in a lowscoring 55-44 contest. The Belles (2-23, 1-15 MIAA) looked in control and potentially on their way to a second MIAA win of the season early on. After leading 8-6 with just over three minutes remaining in the first quarter, the Belles embarked on a 10-3 run before the end of the period, capped off by five points from junior guard Gabby Crown. The Comets (2-22, 2-14 MIAA) were held to just 4-of-15 shooting in the period, while the Belles assisted on all seven of their field goals. The Belles’ early momentum was quickly wiped away, however. Olivet cut the lead to four points after just over 30 seconds of second-quarter play and took the lead for the first time with 2:23 remaining in the first half. A free throw from senior forward Kelsey Ronan narrowed Olivet’s lead to 26-25 entering halftime. For much of the third quarter, Saint Mary’s looked strong again, with a free throw from freshman guard Delaney Rohlman giving the Belles a 37-33 lead with 46 seconds remaining in the
quarter. However, five quick Olivet points ensured that Saint Mary’s trailed by a single point entering the final frame. The Belles, however, did not add another point until 2:44 remained in the game, as the Comets made a 15-0 run in eight minutes to push their lead to 48-37. Although Saint Mary’s did add seven points from the free-throw line in what time remained, they did not make a single field goal in the final 13 minutes of the game, missing 18 consecutive shots to close out the game. Sophomore guard Erin Maloney recorded five steals — three in the final quarter — and four assists, while sophomore forward Caroline Macius added a career-high four steals in the loss.
Tennis Spring season for Saint Mary’s began with two 7-2 wins in Ohio over Saint Francis and Wittenberg, but a defeat to Ohio Wesleyan prevented a perfect weekend for the Belles. The Belles got off to an ideal start against Saint Francis (310, 0-1 Crossroads), winning all three doubles encounters, including an 8-2 win for sophomore Monica Davy and senior Sam Setterblad. Freshman Meaghan Flynn
and senior Kaity Venters, meanwhile, came through in a tight contest, winning 9-7. In the singles play, Davy won her match 6-1, 6-1, while junior Maddie Minaudo and sophomore Elizabeth Priester each earned 6-0, 6-0 victories. Although Flynn and junior Kelsey Kopf were both defeated in tiebreakers, freshman Elizabeth Bush won a tiebreaker of her own to bring the Belles’ score to seven. It was a similar story for the Belles against Wittenberg (3-4, 0-0 NCAC), again taking each doubles match, this time by scores of 8-3, 8-3 and 8-1, respectively. Again the Belles won four matches in the singles, with Kopf, Flynn, Minaudo and Priester earning the wins this time. Against Ohio Wesleyan (5-1, 0-0 NCAC), the Belles again had the advantage in the doubles, winning two out of three matches. However, against a Battling Bishops singles lineup that included No. 11-ranked sophomore Lauren Corcoran, the Belles could only win one match, with four losses coming in straight sets. That one victory came thanks to Priester, who won her match 6-4, 6-3. The Belles will play Aquinas on Saturday at Eck Tennis Pavilion. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.
NCAA men’s Basketball | Miami (Fla.) 54, Virginia 48 (OT)
Hurricanes upset Cavaliers in overtime Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Bruce Brown made a 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds left in overtime and Miami beat No. 18 Virginia 54-48 on Monday night for the Cavaliers fourth straight loss. Brown scored 14 points to lead the Hurricanes (19-8, 9-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) to their third consecutive victory. Kamari Murphy and Dejan Vasiljevic added 10 points each. Devon Hall scored 15 points to lead Virginia (18-9, 8-7), which last lost four straight in 2009-10, Tony Bennett’s first season as coach. Isaiah Wilkins added 10 points and 10 rebounds, including two free throws with four seconds left in regulation to tie it.
Miami thought it had won when Davon Reed hit a 3-pointer at the end of the second half, but a video review was used to determine he released the ball just after the buzzer. A putback by Marial Shayok with 39 seconds left gave the Cavaliers a 48-47 lead, but Brown made his only 3-pointer of the game on the Hurricanes’ ensuing possession, and Miami sealed it at the free-throw line.
Big picture Miami: The Hurricanes have only nine scholarship players on their roster, and only eight were available against Virginia because junior guard Ja’Quan Newton was sitting out the final game of a three-game suspension
for violating team rules. Of the eight remaining, four are true freshmen and two of them, Vasiljevic and Brown, hit the biggest shots of the night at John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia: The Cavaliers have had difficulty scoring in the past two games, with a scoring average of 48 points in losses to Duke and North Carolina. That made a 12-0 run over a 2:24 span in the second half seem like an avalanche of points, but the Cavaliers then missed the front end of three consecutive 1-and-1 freethrow opportunities, and Miami quickly closed a 35-24 deficit to 35-31.
Up next Miami returns home to face surging, 10th-ranked Duke on Saturday.
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Irish fall to ranked foes at ACC/Big Ten Challenge Observer Sports Staff
Two weeks into the season, Notre Dame sits at just under .500 after a 1-3 showing at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge this past weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Irish (4-5) started the Challenge on Friday against No. 13 Minnesota, falling 4-1 to the Golden Gophers (9-0). The Irish started the scoring in their first game of the weekend with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Junior second baseman Morgan Reed knocked a one-out triple to right field and scored later in the inning on a groundout RBI by freshman pitcher Caitlyn Brooks. The Golden Gophers mounted a comeback, however, which started with a leadoff home run in the top of the fifth inning. In the sixth inning, another home run and a wild pitch gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead, which turned into a 4-1 advantage in the seventh and final inning. The next morning, Notre Dame picked up its only win of the weekend in a 6-4 affair against No. 11 Michigan. Wolverines senior right-handed pitcher Megan Betsa got off to a rough start on the day, as the Irish struck quickly. Sophomore third baseman Melissa Rochford was hit by a pitch before Reed reached on
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lead for the remainder of the game, and Fortunato scored one more goal to cap off Notre Dame’s own 3-0 run to end the half. The Irish struggled in terms of draw controls in the first period, only securing two of the half’s nine draws. In the second half, however, they were able to turn the struggle around, controlling six of 10 draws in the period. Notre Dame dominated both offensively and defensively in the second period, outscoring the Wolverines 7-2 in the half. This was due, in part, to sophomore goalkeeper Samantha Giacolone’s seven saves in the period. This, combined with her five stops in the first half, gave
an infield single to bring up Brooks. Brooks blasted a 1-1 pitch to left field for her first home run of the year, giving the Irish a 3-0 lead in the first frame. The Irish added a run in the second inning following a Michigan throwing error. The Wolverines (6-3) chipped away at Notre Dame’s lead however, picking up two runs in the third inning and another in the fourth to make it a 4-3 game. Brooks, however, came up big for the Irish again in the fifth inning, as she hit another home run to center field, scoring herself and Reed. Michigan scored once more, but the Irish hung on to win the game, 6-4. The next game on Saturday — a rematch with Minnesota — did not go as smoothly as the day’s first for Notre Dame. The Irish did gain an early advantage off of a sacrifice fly from Reed, and the Maylene, Alabama, native doubled in the third inning to give the Irish a 2-0 lead after three innings. But the Golden Gophers came back; a leadoff home run and a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth inning tied the game. The game went into extra innings, and in the bottom of the eighth, Minnesota managed to get a runner on base who advanced to second on a wild pitch and later scored on a single to hand the Golden
Gophers a walk-off victory. In its final game of the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge, Notre Dame went up against Michigan a second time. This time, however, the Wolverines gained the upper hand. Unlike its first matchup with Notre Dame, Michigan struck first Sunday with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning against Irish senior right-handed pitcher Rachel Nasland. Sophomore left fielder Ali Wester brought the Irish back within one, however, reaching base on an infield single and eventually scoring on a wild pitch. From the second inning, though, the Wolverines dominated the contest; two solo home runs in the second inning extended Michigan’s lead to 4-1, and three runs in the top of the fourth inning put the game all but out of reach at 7-1. The Wolverines added another two-run shot in the top of the seventh inning to extend their lead to 9-1. Freshman infielder Katie Marino recorded her first collegiate home run for the Irish in the bottom of the final frame, but the Irish lost 9-2 and fell to 1-3 on the weekend. Notre Dame next travels to Cathedral City, California, to compete in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Giacolone a season-high 12 saves, which was just one short of her career-best mark. While the Wolverines struck first in the second period, the Irish fired back with another 3-0 run, as senior midfielder Casey Pearsall scored twice and Fortunato added a third goal to her tally for the day, assisted by freshman midfielder Savannah Buchanan. Michigan scored its final goal of the day with over 17:39 left on the clock, leaving the Irish to go on a final run in which they scored four unanswered goals. Cobb scored her second goal of the night with the help of sophomore attack Nikki Ortega, and Fortunato added two more to her total on the game, one of which came on a free position shot. The final goal of the night was a sister act, as Casey Pearsall passed the ball off to her
younger sister, sophomore midfielder Makenna Pearsall, who scored with 21 seconds left on the clock and solidified Notre Dame’s 12-5 win over Michigan. Fortunato paced the Irish, finishing the game with five goals and further solidifying her status as Notre Dame’s leading scorer, as she now has 23 goals and 29 points in five games this season. Lynch, who made just her third career start against the Wolverines, sits just behind Fortunato with 16 goals. Notre Dame’s road trip will continue when it travels to Burlington, North Carolina, to take on Elon on Thursday. The Phoenix (4-0) are currently unranked but sit just outside the top-20 after edging out then-No. 13 Virginia on Feb. 11. First draw is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Rudd Field.
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Dame a run in the bottom of the first, but the Billikens (4-0) would increase their lead to 5-1, then 7-2, w ith single runs in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings. There was life in the Irish, though, who mounted a comeback effort in the bottom of the seventh, plating four runs to cut the deficit to 7-6. Senior catcher Ryan Lidge doubled, driving in sophomore third baseman Nick Podkul and sophomore designated hitter Eric Gilgenbach, to start the rally, before freshman right fielder Nick Neville and Vierling picked up RBIs to further close the gap. The Billikens responded with a run in the top of the eighth, however, and allowed the Irish just one hit in the last two innings to close out the 8-6 victory. Notre Dame picked up its sole win of the weekend over Incarnate Word later in the day Saturday, holding off a late Cardinals (2-2) charge to win 12-10. Irish junior right-hander Peter Solomon (1-0) picked up the win, allowing just one run in six innings and striking out nine Cardinals. The top three hitters in Notre Dame’s order — junior left fielder Jake Johnson, Fiala and Vierling — each knocked in three RBIs in
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pleased with his team’s performance over the weekend. “We only lost one singles match the entire weekend,” Louderback said. “I felt like we had a good weekend, and we had a couple players who weren’t in our singles lineup who got in a nd did rea l ly wel l. Overa l l, it was a g reat weekend for us.” Louderback a lso sa id he was happy to see some players step in a nd play wel l in place of injured players. “We had some players move up in t he lineup,” Louderback sa id. “We had a couple of players who were out of t he lineup w it h some injuries, a nd we had a couple of players move up and play hard. They’ve been getting w ins, too. The players that moved up only had one loss on the weekend. Those players getting w ins for us was a big positive for our team.” Louderback added that his team w ill work on improv ing its doubles play. “We lost both doubles points this weekend, and our doubles has struggled
the win, as the Irish led 9-1 through six innings and 12-3 after seven. Incarnate Word wasn’t done, though, plating three in the eighth and four in the ninth to nearly complete the improbable comeback. Irish junior southpaw Sean Guenther inherited runners on second and third, up 12-7, when he took the mound with no outs in the ninth. From there he did enough to see out the Irish victory — both inherited runners, as well as one that reached against Guenther, scored, but Cardinals freshman right fielder Nico Garza grounded out to third with two runners on to finish the game. With the tournament championship already decided, Notre Dame and Saint Louis met again Sunday, and the result was the same: another Saint Louis win, this one by an 8-3 margin. The Irish, playing as the road team, scored first this time when Neville plated a run on a single in the top of the second, but Saint Louis responded with eight runs in the third, fourth and fifth to take a commanding 8-3 advantage after five innings. There was to be no drastic comeback this time, though, as Notre Dame went hitless the rest of the way. Head coach Mik Aoki’s club will be back in action this weekend, traveling to San Diego for the Tony Gw ynn Classic.
so far,” he said. “Our singles have been really good, but I’m not sure why we haven’t been better in doubles because we have been good in practice. That’s something that we’re going to continue to work on a lot. We’re going to probably tr y some different combinations at times. Getting new people together can help.” Notre Dame w ill return to action Wednesday evening when it hosts Purdue at Eck Tennis Pav ilion at 5 p.m. The Irish w ill then host a doubleheader Saturday when t hey ta ke on Michiga n State at 10 a.m. a nd t hen Bowling Green later at 3 p.m. Louderback sa id his tea m w i l l rest before prepa ring to face t hree qua lit y tea ms. “Bot h of t he Big Ten tea ms we face t his [week] a re midd le to upper pa r t of t he Big Ten in terms of qua lit y,” Louderback sa id. “They’re good tea ms that started off w ith a good fall. Our big thing is getting some rest these next couple of days and not go really hard so we can be physically ready on Wednesday.” Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
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Irish senior captain midfielder Sergio Perkovic surveys the field during Notre Dame’s 8-6 win over Duke on April 10 at Arlotta Stadium. Perkovic was named to the preseason All-America first team for the season. Paid Advertisement
goal of the 3-0 run exactly one minute later. The quick first quarter lead proved to be key, as the Hoyas stormed back in the second quarter with a 5-3 run, cutting the Irish lead to one at the break. Garnsey, who recorded a career-high six goals and eight total points against the Hoyas, picked up where he left off in the first half, scoring an unassisted goal just over two minutes into the second half. Later in the quarter, the Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, native added two assists on goals by Wynne and junior midfield Brendan Collins to push the Irish advantage to 10-5. “I thought our offense played pretty well as a whole,” Garnsey said. “Everyone was putting each other in good spots to be successful. I just
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happened to be somebody in spots more often where the defense couldn’t take care of it. … As a shooter, you just have to be confident that they’re going to go in. W hen you take those shots, they don’t always fall, but yesterday just happened to be a day that I had a good shooting day, so they happened to go in.” The Hoyas, led by redshirt junior midfielder Peter Conley, who netted five goals in the contest, made a run late in the fourth quarter, scoring four straight goals in just over five minutes of game action. However, goals from Costabile and Garnsey to close out the game ended any chance of Georgetown mounting a legitimate comeback. Preseason All-American senior midfielder Sergio Perkovic, who recorded 26 goals last season, also scored a pair of goals on 10 shot attempts. Four of the six players who scored for Notre Dame scored two or more goals, which showcases the versatility of the Irish offense, Garnsey said. “I think we moved the ball pretty well,” Garnsey said. “A lot of guys had points, so I think that was something that we did well. Georgetown wasn’t able to focus on just one guy, so I think that was big in the way we were able to score goals. Their goalie played well early, but we just kept shooting, and we were determined to get good shots, and we felt like if we were disciplined in our shot selection, then we would get good shots that would fall. “Throughout the course of the preseason, that was something that we worked on, and that’s something that ended up happening in our first game.” Notre Dame will look to start the season off with a consecutive victories as it looks ahead to its home opener against Michigan on Sunday. Garnsey said he is confident that regardless of who they play, if the Irish play as well as they potentially can, they can beat any team in the country. “Going into the game against Michigan — they’re 4-0, so they’re a pretty good team,” Garnsey said. “As long as we stay disciplined with our shot selection and handle the ball well like we did against Georgetown — we didn’t have many turnovers — as long as we do those things crisp, we should be successful. It’s not necessarily about what the defense does as much as it is about what we do. If we play well, then we’ll be able to get good looks.” The Irish and Wolverines will face off at 2 p.m. Sunday at Arlotta Stadium. Contact Manny De Jesus at mdejesus@nd.edu
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ND Women’s Tennis | ND 6, IU 1; Nd 5, Louisville 2
MEn’s Lacrosse | Nd 16, Georgetown 10
Garnsey leads Irish past Hoyas in season opener
Squad secures sweep on road
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By MICHAEL IVEY
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No. 5 Notre Dame kicked off its start to the regular season with a trip to the Dallas Cowboys practice facility in Frisco, Texas. The Irish extended its season-opener win streak to 15 after defeating Georgetown, 16-10. A season following the departure of former Irish attack Matt Kavanagh, who led the team last season with 50 points, Notre Dame (1-0) had several fresh and familiar faces step up Saturday against the Hoyas (0-2). Junior attack Mikey Wynne, who led Notre Dame with 40 goals last season, put the Irish on the board for the first score of the game six minutes into the first quarter. Sophomore attack Ryder Garnsey added the second goal of the contest just over two minutes later, and freshman midfielder Bryan Costabile added the third
Notre Dame enjoyed a successful weekend on the road, as it defeated Indiana on Saturday, 6-1, followed by a 5-2 v ictor y over conferencefoe Louisv ille on Sunday. Against Indiana on Saturday, the Irish (6-1, 2-0 ACC) were powered by singles w ins from senior Mar y Closs, junior Brooke Broda and sophomore Rachel Chong, who all won their matches in straight sets. Junior A llison Miller dropped the first set of her match, 6-2, but bounced back to w in the final t wo sets by scores of 6-3 and 7-5. Senior Monica Robinson came out on the w rong side of her first set as well, falling 6-4, before similarly taking the final t wo sets of her match 6-1, 6-1. Freshman Zoe Spence won her first set, 6-2, before dropping the second set, 7-5. Spence helped the Irish complete the singles sweep by taking the decisive third
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Sophomore attack Ryder Garnsey passes the ball during Notre Dame’s 8-6 win over Duke on April 10 at Arlotta Stadium.
ND struggles in San Antonio Notre Dame got its 2017 season off on the w rong foot Friday and only barely recovered the rest of the weekend, dropping three of four games to start the year at the A lamo Irish Classic in San Antonio. By the time the Irish (1-3) came to bat in the bottom of the first Friday against Lafayette, they already trailed thanks to an unearned run; Leopards sophomore third baseman Dan Leckie reached first despite striking out — the result of an error charged to freshman first baseman Connor Power —, advanced to second on a w ild pitch and then scored on a two-run single. The Leopards (1-3) added three earned in the third inning, chasing Irish junior right-hander Brandon Bielak (0-1) from the game before tacking on another five for a 9-0 lead after the top of the sixth. Notre Dame finally pushed
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set in a tiebreaker. In the doubles competition, the pair of ChongSpence won its match, 7-5. However, the team of ClossMiller dropped its decision, 7-5, while the duo of BrodaRobinson fell short in its match, 6-3. Against Louisv ille on Sunday, Chong, Closs, Miller and Robinson won their singles matches in straight sets. Spence dropped her first set before w inning the next t wo to secure another point for the Irish, but senior Jane Fennelly fell in her match in straight sets. In the doubles competition, the pair of FennellyRobinson dropped its match, 6-2, as did the duo of ChongSpence, falling 6-3. The team of Closs-Miller saw its match discontinued due to the doubles point hav ing been decided, but the duo was trailing 5-4 at the time. Irish head coach Jay Louderback said he was
a pair of runs across the plate in the bottom of the sixth, but Lafayette would answer w ith a final run in the seventh, securing a dominant 10-2 v ictor y where Notre Dame had more errors (3) than hits (1) or runs (2). Irish pitchers surrendered 12 walks — plus a hit batsman — in the loss, while Lafayette senior righthander Trevor Houck threw eight innings of one-hit ball, striking out seven against just one walk. In their first game Saturday, things didn’t improve for the Irish: Senior right-hander Ryan Smoyer didn’t make it out of the first inning, issuing four walks and surrendering three earned runs in just t wo thirds of an inning, as Notre Dame trailed Saint Louis 3-0 before its bats got a chance to get going. Senior shortstop Kyle Fiala tripled, then was driven in by sophomore center fielder Matt Vierling, to get Notre see BASEBALL PAGE 10
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Sophomore goalie Samantha Giacolone guards the goal during Notre Dame’s 5-4 loss to USC on April 18 at Arlotta Stadium.
No. 11 Notre Dame defeated Michigan, 12-5, in an anything-but-ordinary setting Saturday, as the two teams took the field of Michigan’s “Big House” with the midFebruary temperature bordering on 70 degrees. Irish sophomore midfielder Samantha Lynch led the way, striking first and giving the Irish (4-1) a 1-0 lead just over five minutes into the game. Senior attack Cortney Fortunato quickly followed Lynch, scoring on a free position shot. However, the Wolverines (0-3), went on a 3-0 run to gain the lead midway through the first period. Notre Dame made defensive adjustments that allowed it to combat the Wolverines’ offensive attack, as the Irish quickly regained the lead courtesy of a free position shot from Lynch and a goal by junior midfielder Molly Cobb. The Irish did not give up their see W LAX PAGE 10