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Basilica begins to book 2018 weddings Students, alumni, parishioners call to reserve their dates starting Monday morning By MEGAN VALLEY Associate News Editor
Contrary to popular belief, “Basilica Monday” — which is this Monday — is not the only day of the year people can make a wedding reservation in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Lady Chapel or Log Chapel. That doesn’t stop prospective brides and grooms from flooding Amy Huber, administrative assistant for the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, with calls starting at 8 a.m. Monday trying to reserve their dream date. “I always find it funny when the grooms have not yet asked, and they ask me to keep it on the low-down,” she said. “I always have a couple of those a year — I’ve already had some calls this year asking to make sure it wasn’t
announced.” A few of those overeager brides and grooms have had to call to cancel their reservations, Huber said. Overall, Huber said she will probably take 60 or 70 reservations Monday, most for spots in the summer of 2018. “Just to give you an idea, we have 134 spots available for weddings for 2018,” she said. “Eight of those dates go to Sacred Heart Parish parishioners. All of the afternoon summer spots will go that day, and that’s why we have such an influx of calls.” Huber said the calendar opens in March so she can figure out which weekends are “blocked out” because of home football games and other events on see BASILICA PAGE 4
President recognizes ND student By COURTNEY BECKER News Writer
Among President Donald Trump’s 10 special guests for his address to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday was Notre Dame sophomore Megan Crowley. Crowley has Pompe disease, a rare genetic disease that progressively weakens muscles, and in honor of Rare Disease Day, the president invited her and her father — John F. Crowley, the CEO of Amicus Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that works to find treatments for rare diseases — to be recognized in front of the entire nation. Editor’s note: Crowley spoke to The Observer with the assistance of her nurse, Deborah Larsen, who is quoted below. “Her dad has been very active in his company, trying to develop medications for different rare diseases, not just the one that Megan has,” Larsen said. “The president actually wanted
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to meet somebody with a rare disease.” Even after the Trump administration reached out to Crowley through her father, she could not fully process the “unexpected” invitation until she was waiting in line to meet the president, Larsen said. “She cried. It wasn’t even an anticipated thing,” Larsen said. “It was totally out of the blue. It didn’t even feel real until she was in line in front of the Oval Office, waiting to meet the president. She didn’t even feel like it was real because it was such an unexpected thing. This is the president.” Crowley said upon meeting the president and telling him what an honor it was to be his guest, he responded that it was an honor for him to meet her. Larsen said in addition to meeting Trump, Crowley was introduced to first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike see GUEST PAGE 4
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Members of the Notre Dame community attend Mass in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. On Monday, the Basilica will begin accepting wedding reservations for 2018. Typically, it will schedule 60 to 70 weddings.
Keenan rector, wife adjust to living together in dorm By TOM NAATZ News Writer
Noel and Jaclyn Terranova met at a wedding, dated long-distance for about three years and got married in May 2016. Just after their engagement, Jaclyn started living with her fiance — in Keenan Hall, where Noel is now the only married rector on campus. Noel Terranova, in his fifth year as the rector of Keenan, attended Notre Dame for graduate school. “I became a rector in the way
that anyone gets any job,” he said. “It’s a job in my field. My training is in theology, and I have background working in campus ministry in higher education and pastoral ministry. For me, it was new to be in student affairs, properly speaking. That’s been a growth area for me. But I would say that I got into this position because I felt called to work directly with college students and share in their lives and their experience.” Noel and Jaclyn Terranova met
just before Noel became a rector. Jaclyn lived there for an academic year before the couple got married. The fact that Mrs. Terranova had lived in the dorm before the two were married was important in the transition period. “It wasn’t like a whole lot changed,” Noel Terranova said. Even before she lived in Keenan full time, Jaclyn Terranova was around the hall. She spent time in the dorm before returning to the see RECTORS PAGE 4
SMC hosts conference on diversity, leadership By COLLEEN ZEWE News Writer
Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) is hosting its 12th annual Diverse Students’ Leadership Conference (DSLC) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Senior Kate FitzMaurice, vice
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president of SDB and chair of DSLC, said in an email that SDB’s mission is to create awareness of diversity in order to educate, provide support and celebrate differences within the Saint Mary’s community. The group creates social events, educational programming and opportunities to
initiate change through the perspective of the students. This year, SDB is holding 26 workshops, more than any other conference in the past. According to Fitzmaurice, these include student presentations and
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ROTC hosts Flyin’ Irish basketball tournament By COURTNEY BECKER News Writer
The Notre Dame Air Force Reser ve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) hosted more than 500 cadets from 28 schools this weekend for the 31st Fly in’ Irish Inv itational Basketball Tournament. Sophomore Dav id Carmack, the public affairs officer for the event, said the event has expanded since its inception in 1985 to include teams from ROTC programs throughout the countr y, but it has remained grounded in its roots at the Universit y. “It started off as a couple of people from Air Force ROTC; [they] got together at Notre Dame, and they decided to create a basketball tournament, and it’s grow n exponentially since this year,” he said. “We [had] 50 teams this
year [and] a couple [were] local. We [had] the local A rmy, the local Nav y and obv iously the local A ir Force making a couple of teams.” One reason for the tournament’s grow th, Carmack said, is the bond created between ROTC cadets during group field training trips. “It has really grow n a lot by word of mouth,” he said. “For instance, between sophomore and junior years of college, for A ir Force ROTC cadets, ever ybody goes dow n to A labama for that age group for field training. And through that, ever yone gets to know each other, and so there [are] a lot of circles of friends, and through that the basketball tournament has spread.” W hile the tournament take plent y of time to organize, Carmack said, the cadets
receive plent y of support from the members of the Notre Dame communit y. “Notre Dame’s been really friendly w ith letting us use the courts,” he said. “They know we’re scheduling it. And also, actually, [men’s basketball head coach] Mike Brey is a big fan of it [so] he often comes and watches. … They have their time off, and he likes to come by, sit dow n and watch some games. It’s not the highest level of play, but it’s ver y entertaining.” Carmack said the tournament was well-attended by Notre Dame students, as well as the v isiting cadets. “Obv iously, we have some friends of cadets here who [came] to watch, but one of the cool things is … there’s a cool connection because it’s kids from all over the countr y who [came],” he said. “So
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Opposing teams compete in the Flyin’ Irish Invitational in the JACC. More than 500 cadets participated in the event this weekend.
it’s a great connection.” Considering the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets team beat the Wisconsin Fly in’
Badgers in the men’s championship, and the Marquette Golden Eagles Army ROTC defeated the Ohio State Buckeye Battalion in the women’s championship, Carmack said it would be advantageous for the tournament to include a live stream in future years. “We’re looking to possibly set that up in the future, which would be a really cool thing because there are teams from Iowa or wherever they’re coming from,” he said. “Texas A&M [f lew] in — they can’t all come and watch their detachment, so that’s something that we’re looking to set up in the future. So it has a lot of room for grow th. As much as it’s grow n, there’s always more we can do.” Because the Notre Dame Air Force ROTC cadets primarily organize the tournament, Carmack said it prov ided a great opportunit y to develop professional skills. “It also is a great opportunit y for local Notre Dame cadets to get involved in leadership positions in the w ing,” he said. “So, for example, me or any other cadet — this is a good opportunit y for us to have experience in organizing things and having responsibilities. … It helps professional development, also.” Carmack said the biggest advantage of the tournament, though, is the chance to get to know cadets from all around the countr y. “Gett ing cadets a l l toget her — it’s most ly A ir Force t hat comes, but t here’s Iowa State A rmy, Wisconsin A ir Force, Purdue Nav y,” he sa id. “Even t hough we a l l might not be going to t he sa me bra nch of mi lita r y when we g raduate, we’re k ind of creat ing a bond a nd meet ing each ot her a nd ma k ing good connect ions for our f uture.” Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu
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house that the couple owned off campus. Noel said the residents of Keenan knew Jaclyn well. In last month’s Keenan Revue, Jaclyn Terranova, as the first female resident of Keenan Hall, made history as the first female performer. “I never thought about it that way,” she said. “I guess I am the only woman here. But it’s fun. I have my own 9-to-5 job off campus, so I’m definitely part of Keenan Hall, but I’m not in the role that Noel is in, so I can pick and choose what I do. I do all of the fun stuff.” Jaclyn Terranova works from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in elderly care and rehabilitation. Noel Terranova works, as he put it, from “whenever a.m. to whenever a.m.” “It can be difficult to find that time together when so much of what I’m doing is programming in the evening hours,” Noel said. “Dinner is the sacred time for us because we try and always eat together, and that’s the time when I wind down from my day and Noel either continues or gets ready for his,” Jaclyn added. Rectors are often involved in other University functions,
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workshops with community leaders. The scheduled workshops cover a large variety of topics, with titles including “CommunityBuilding, Nonviolence and Terrorism in Syria,” “Embracing Mental Health Among Diverse Student Populations” and “Poverty, Diversity and Single Moms.” The workshops also have various formats. One workshop, “The Stars of Love” led by students Abigail Lynn and Alex Shambery, invites students to put themselves in the shoes of an LGBTQ individual. The workshop “#LikeABelle,” led by students Morgan Matthews, Caylin McCallick and Shambery, invites students to explore how they can be role models both on and off campus. This year, they have three keynote speakers: President Jan Cervelli, Kristen Matha, class of 2003, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas. FitzMaurice said Vargas is the closing keynote speaker. He will present Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Carroll Auditorium. According to Vargas’s website biography, he is the creator of popular MTV documentary “White People” and published an article in The New York Times about what it is like to be an undocumented immigrant. “One of us was familiar with him through viewing ‘White People,’ produced by MTV,” FitzMaurice said. “From this, we were able to learn more about Vargas’ background and passions. Furthermore, from watching his talks and reading his essays, it was evident that Vargas is
including teaching, administrative work and campus ministry. Noel Terranova team-teaches a theology class that integrates aspects of residential life. However, much of what rectors do involves interacting with students in the evening hours. Noel Terranova said balancing work to ensure he’s not working all day and all night can be difficult. But Keenan residents have embraced the couple. A sign outside their door denotes their apartment as belonging to “the rector” and “first lady.” “The guys are just so excited and so polite,” Jaclyn Terranova said. “I’ve received three standing ovations in my life. All three of them came from Keenan guys.” “Engaged, married and pregnant,” Noel added. As far as raising their child in the dorm, the couple is still talking about that. “Right now, we are very excited to be considering that as an option,” Noel Terranova said. “But we don’t have an answer on whether or not that’s going to be possible.” Both cited the Keenan Revue as a special memory of their time in Keenan. One of the first skits of this year’s show was a reenactment of the couple’s wedding. “I thought it was really memorable, being up on stage with Jaclyn
passionate and willing to engage with students by not only sharing his experiences, but by learning from his audiences as well.” The theme of this year’s conference is “To Love is to Learn,” which FitzMaurice said is inspired by the core value of learning of Saint Mary’s. “To me, this phrase recognizes that learning about differences among us is in fact an act of love and compassion,” she said. “Attending DSLC is just one way to live out this phrase. There is so much we can learn from each other, and this event has the potential to bring our community closer together through doing so.” FitzMaurice believes the DSLC makes a strong on how students view diversity and the impact it plays on campus culture, and she thinks it’s important that all students attend as many workshops as they can, because discussing diversity and having an open mind improves education. “This year, we hope to inspire learning, sharing and positive change on our campus and in the greater community,” she said. “SMC promotes the empowerment of students through education and awareness, and I believe that DSLC is a vital part of the Saint Mary’s education.” FitzMaurice said she is proud to have helped plan this year’s DSLC. “DSLC is an important part of the Student Diversity Board mission to inspire participants to become catalysts for change in their communities,” FitzMaurice said. “It is my hope that DSLC provides an insightful and inspirational experience for all.” Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01@saintmarys.edu
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The Terranovas re-enact their wedding in a Keenan Revue skit. In the skit, Jaclyn agreed not only to love her husband for better or for worse, but also accepted living as the only female resident in a male dorm.
in her wedding dress, pretty clearly pregnant going through a fake wedding,” Noel Terranova said. Jaclyn Terranova said she couldn’t see or hear anything during the performance, but she felt included in the community. “Just to be backstage when Noel was making his speech, and to be with the guys and have them be so pumped — It was totally, ‘I’m part of Keenan’ and that really cemented it. It was a lot of fun,” she said. As the interview ended, Goose, their dog, bounded into their apartment. He had been out for a walk with a resident of Keenan. According to the couple, Goose
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Pence. “[She] met him, he talked to [her] dad for like a minute or so and actually asked how he could help with the [Food and Drug Administration (FDA)] getting these medications further approved,” she said. “And while [her] dad was talking to the president, [she] met Mrs. Trump, who’s the nicest person. She’s gorgeous and she’s nice. And [she] didn’t know, but the vice president was also there. So she met the vice president.” The biggest honor of the experience for Crowley was understanding that Trump had wanted to meet her specifically, Larsen said. “It was definitely an honor, and not just an honor to meet
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campus, such as Welcome Weekend, Junior Parents Weekend and Holy Orders for priests. “The football schedule just came out [Thursday], so I’m crazy busy fixing my database, because what I thought was the football schedule has changed a little bit,” she said. For weekends that aren’t “blocked out,” wedding times are Saturdays at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., with summer Fridays slots at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. To be married at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, either the bride or the groom
is an equally integral part of the Keenan Hall community, integrated “before I ever was,” as Jaclyn Terranova put it. Goose roams the halls, interacts with residents, and “loves it when people come into his space.” He enjoys spending time with the dorm’s housekeepers and outside Keenan’s pizza restaurant, Za Land. Whenever Noel Terranova is on duty, Goose accompanies him on rounds, a job he takes very seriously. When Goose needs a walk, the couple will often ask for a volunteer via the whiteboard outside their door. Someone almost always responds to the call.
“Having a dog in the residence hall, whether the students interact with him on a regular basis or not, gives a feeling of home,” Noel Terranova said. “This building, architecturally, is not our finest building on campus. It has sort of a cinderblock, institutional sort of quality to it. It’s the people and the experience in here that make it feel not like an institution but like a home. I think having a dog is just one more aspect of how this place can really feel like home and not like an institution.” Contact Tom Naatz at tnaatz@nd.edu
the president, but to have the president want to meet [her] and to meet her family,” Larsen said. “She said she never would have imagined this in her wildest dreams.” University President Fr. John Jenkins also expressed his support for Crowley after she was honored at the president’s address to Congress, Larsen said. “The next day, Fr. John called her dad and expressed how proud he was of having her here at Notre Dame — how blessed he felt having her and her family [as] part of the Notre Dame community,” she said. Crowley hopes her recognition at the event will bring additional awareness and funding to rare diseases, Larsen said. “This also is good, she thinks, because it’s bringing awareness to more rare diseases and the struggle it is to get the medicine
passed through the FDA,” she said. “Hopefully this will bring something into the future where somebody getting a diagnosis might not be fatal because you can’t get medication for it.” Because the problem of a lack of solutions for rare diseases such as Crowley’s is so extensive, Larsen said, Crowley hopes she and her family have been able to make a difference in shining a light on this issue in the United States through this experience. “[There are] 7,000 rare diseases,” Larsen said. “There are no cures. It was very important to her and to her family that this was something that, because of her meeting the president, might be something that’s brought to the forefront of medicine.”
must be a member of Sacred Heart Parish, current Notre Dame student, an alum or — starting last year — a current faculty or staff member who has been employed by the University for a minimum of five years. “All of my Saturdays in May, June and July — afternoon slots — will go,” Huber said. “I usually will have leftover Friday mornings. I still have 9 a.m.’s left in 2017 that are available. It’s not like the calendar totally books every year. We always have open slots; it’s just not as desired dates as what people want. We still have some December dates for this year.” Huber also takes the reservations for other events in the
Basilica, including baptisms. “I’ve been here long enough that I’m now scheduling the baptisms for couples I helped make reservations [for],” she said. “So it’s nice to see they’re still together and starting a family.” For those hoping to get their dream date, Huber said to be persistent. “Be patient and keep trying,” she said. “I just called OIT [on Friday] and had my voicemail shut off. When someone is calling me, they’ll hear a busy signal. Just be patient and keep hitting redial. The calls should go quickly.”
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On Friday, Michael Angelakos, better known as the band Passion Pit, released the ninth single in three weeks from his upcoming project “Tremendous Sea of Love.” If that sounds like a lot of singles, that’s probably because it is. His last album had 10 songs total. This incredible productivity isn’t simply the result of artistic fancy, Angelakos is drawing upon his extensive personal experience with mental illness. Angelakos was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 17. In 2012, several of Passion Pit’s tour dates were canceled while its frontman received more intensive treatment, including hospitalization, for the disorder. The group’s most recent album “Kindred” was heavily inspired by the criticism that Angelakos received during that absence. Both the press and the public accused him of playing up his struggles in order to get attention. The resulting sound was unusually intense. “Tremendous Sea of Love” represents a step forward in Passion Pit’s therapeutic process. While “Kindred” was a means of catharsis, this latest work is a step towards healing and growth — one that isn’t just a
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Thundercat is ready to have some fun again. The vocalist and bass virtuoso born Stephen Bruner has spent the last few years lending his sound to generation-defining albums by Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington and Kendrick Lamar. Bruner’s sinewy bass parts and keening backing vocals were a reliable source of warmth, but he was a part of a somber whole. Barring outliers, even his solo work has focused on dour themes like heartbreak and death. On last month’s new album “Drunk,” Thundercat finally brings his sense of humor front and center. If you have ever listened to an MF DOOM album or watched Adult Swim after Seth McFarlane airs, you will settle in quite comfortably. Bruner’s lyrics have much in common with the West Coast stoner rappers he frequently collaborates with. When he is not dedicating a song suite to his cat named Tron, he is charmingly selfdeprecating. One early highlight offers a compelling solution to those who feel weird: “Comb your beard, brush your teeth.” Still feel weird? “Go to sleep.” That track, “Captain Stupido,” is less than two minutes long, not long enough for laughter to slip into annoyance. This 23-song album has only six that run longer than three minutes. That leaves plenty of room for a veteran like Bruner to mix it up. Thundercat truly has the range. “Jethro” knocks like the best street rap, a neo-soul RZA production. “Tokyo” adds the chirping brilliance of 8-bit coins to a jittery
personal tool for self-care. All nine singles were posted on the YouTube channel of The Wishart Group, a New York based enterprise launched by Angelakos to provide “legal, educational and healthcare support to musicians,” according to Rolling Stone. Although it’s unclear at this point just what form this assistance will take, the company has supposedly attracted $250 million in funding already. It’s great to see an artist using his platform to not only address his own demons, but also to reach out to help others. There has been a surfeit of artists calling off tours and/or speaking out about their own battles with mental illness recently, but awareness — while certainly valuable — can only go so far. $250 million, on the other hand, can pay for a lot of medication and therapy. It will be interesting to see if The Wishart Group can get resources to artists who really need it. At this early stage, it is only possible to say that this organization is a noble idea that will hopefully make a difference. The album — or the nine singles anyway — is an extension of this mission. It still features the euphoric wall of synth that has come to characterize Passion Pit’s music, but the strength of those notes changes dramatically from song to song. In some, like “You
Have the Right,” it merely supports Angelakos’ vocals. In others, like “Inner Dialogue,” it’s just the opposite. Throughout every song, however, is an inexplicable sensation of relief. The kind that you only recognize when you’re looking back on how far you’ve come; when you realize that the hole in the middle of your chest feels much smaller than it did the day before. I have never considered myself in any way qualified to judge music. I am only qualified to tell you the incredibly limited, subjective perspective that is my opinion. With that in mind, “Tremendous Sea of Love” is an album that makes me feel good. Angelakos’ personal growth comes through clearly in each song, as does his desire to help people who are in the same position that he was in. It’s impossible to say which of Passion Pit’s projects will end up having a better impact upon those struggling with mental illness, the album or the organization. Only time is going to answer that one. All that I can say is: This album has helped me with my own depression, so as far as I’m concerned, it’s a success.
dance beat that feels just like being pleasantly overwhelmed in a foreign city. And “Walk On By” builds a hazy groove with underwater drums, topped off by a signature Kendrick Lamar verse. K-Dot cuts through the fog of the bass rumble with chillingly docile paranoia. “Convicted court cases might hit the surfaces, restricted territories might come through lurkin’, we ain’t want none of that urgent call,” he raps. It sounds like a pounding at the front door inaudible from your smoked out bedroom in the back. Compton’s native son is not even definitively the most famous artist to appear on “Drunk.” He shares space on the tracklist with Wiz Khalifa, basically his polar opposite at this point. Pharrell shows up on the back half of “The Turn Down” to follow Bruner’s drunken stupor with new-age hippie wisdom. The most puzzling collaboration, yacht rockers Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins on the same song, is one of the best. Of course, beatmaker royalty Flying Lotus appears throughout the album, continuing his longstanding creative partnership with Bruner. Despite these cosigns, Thundercat is never overwhelmed. His bass playing has never been better. Sometimes he frantically arpeggiates above the 12th fret, and others his lines lumber through the low end. Performing live, Bruner does both simultaneously. He rarely relies on Sting-like gaps in his playing to concentrate on his vocals. Bruner’s singing has improved as well, adding palpable emotion to those high notes. How he sings while playing is a cosmic mystery befitting the sci-fi he clearly adores. He even comes close to
redeeming a dubious concept like “Friend Zone” with “I’d rather play Mortal Kombat anyway.” Though the hits outweigh the misses, this is still not Thundercat’s best work. The variety is impressive, but the album wants for a thematic core to string the tracks together. Some allusions to the titular state serve merely as bookends without any resonance. The best song here, “Them Changes,” was released as a single in July 2015 and as part of an EP that same year. While its groove has aged like wine, it is disconcerting that “Drunk” needed to be anchored by a song older than seven Future projects. Regardless, the skill is apparent. Bruner’s career thus far suggests he will be a vital part of the scene for a long time to come. “Drunk” isn’t his “Mama’s Gun” or “Maggot Brain,” but it is a lot of fun.
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“Drunk” Thundercat Label: Brainfeeder Tracks: ”Show you the Way,” “Walk On By,” “Them Changes,” “Jethro” If you like: Sampha, Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu
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Telling our story Ben Padanilam Editor-in-Chief
Aug. 6, 2014. That was the first time I ever heard of The Observer. It was that day I got an email from a Lesley Stevenson — sent through a separate listserv — offering the an opportunity to write for the paper’s News department. I had always liked writing, so I thought about it for two days before responding: “Dear Mrs. Stevenson … ” You see, the thought never crossed my mind that a student newspaper would be run by, well, students. Not even after she responded to my email did I pick up on that fact, as I proceeded to tell her that, “I hope I didn’t offend you by calling you Mrs. Stevenson,” given she was signing her emails by her first name. At that point, she was kind enough to clue me in on the fact that she was a junior. Besides willingly embarrassing myself, I share this story because it was the first lesson I learned about the The Observer: the story of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s both starts and ends with students. That story started 175 years ago, and The Observer has played a part in the last 50 of them. And that role has been an instrumental part of the story, because its the one dictated by the very people whose story is being told. There’s a lot of work that goes into putting a paper out each and every night of the school week. And over the last 2 1/2 years, I’ve seen firsthand just how many dedicated people it takes to accomplish the feat. But that dedication brings us together, and it forms a familial bond that will never be broken. Over my time as a member of The Observer, I’ve met incredible people and been fortunate enough to form life-long friendships — the type of friendships that make the good times great and the tough times tolerable. And I bet I’m not the only one in a 50-year history who can say that. But just as incredible is what our work means; everyone brings their unique voices and talents together for a common purpose: telling the story of two diverse student bodies. And we are not the only ones who get to tell it. Whether its writing a letter to the editor or sharing the articles that matter to them on Facebook, the students of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s play their role too in telling the stories of their campuses. So yes, it felt like a lot of work when I sent the paper down by myself for the first time early Friday morning. And yes, the rather small Margaret Hynds left with me with some incredibly big shoes to fill given the phenomenal example she and her staff set with their work over this past year. But as I set here trying to organize my thoughts, I’m reminded of that very first encounter I had with The Observer. Because I’m just one of the many students who play a role in stories at Notre Dame’s and Saint Mary’s. It’s a story we at The Observer are honored to be a part of. And because of the many incredible people I get the pleasure of working with over the next year, it’s also one I’m excited to have the chance to tell. Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTERs TO THE EDITOR
PrismND officers’ response to announcement of commencement speaker Commencement weekend gathers families from all over the world to celebrate the achievement and hard work of the graduates of the University. This is the last time the class of 2017 will be together on campus before being sent onward to carry out Our Lady’s mission. We recognize the value of discourse and encourage the discussion of opinions as a vehicle for growth; as such we affirm the University’s right to accept whomever into our campus community’s conversation. However, we are discouraged at the announcement of Vice President Mike Pence as this year’s commencement speaker. Notre Dame has made immense progress supporting LGBTQ members of our community over recent years. With the adoption of the Pastoral Plan and the creation of PrismND beginning in fall of 2013, the University “aligns itself with that activity animated by God’s grace that brings about ‘justice grounded in love.’” The vice president’s attitudes toward the LGBTQ community directly contradict the University’s own Spirit of Inclusion and ultimately, the love of God and neighbor that Notre Dame seeks to cultivate. Vice President Pence has repeatedly demonstrated, through his actions and words concerning
the LGBTQ community, that he is not in pursuit of the “sense of human solidarity” expressed within the mission statement of the University of Notre Dame. Therefore, we are disappointed in the invitation extended by Fr. Jenkins to have Vice President Pence represent Our Lady’s university, since his ideals expressly conf lict with the care and concern the University claims for its LGBTQ students. Mason Zurovchak senior PrismND president Carrera Brown senior PrismND vice president Nicholas Furnari junior PrismND treasurer Baylea Williams junior PrismND secretary March 3
ND LGBT alumni express sadness over choice of commencement speaker Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to University President Fr. John Jenkins on March 2 following the University’s announcement of Vice President Mike Pence as the 2017 Commencement speaker. Fr. John Jenkins, On behalf of the LGBT alumni of the Universit y of Notre Dame, we w ish to express our deepest sadness w ith your choice of speaker for the 2017 Commencement ceremonies. For many years, Vice President Pence, as Governor of the state of Indiana, has demonstrated his intense opposition to the LGBT communit y. He has advocated and voted repeatedly to restrict and/or to remove rights of LGBT indiv iduals. He has expressed v iews that are totally w ithout merit such as “being gay is a choice,” that
allow ing gays in the militar y is a “social experiment,” that gays can be “converted” into being straight and most recently approved legislation to allow discrimination based on religious beliefs. W hile Vice President Pence might be the “lesser of two ev ils,” and Notre Dame was “caught between a rock and a hard place” by inv iting President Trump, we do not support this selection for Commencement speaker. In the end, he does not stand for the values that Our Lady has taught us of respect, diversit y and inclusion for all humans. Jack Bergen class of 1977 GAL A ND/SMC chair March 2
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Common knowledge Ray Ramirez The Crooked Path
There are a number of stories that are generally accepted as true, and are such perfect and powerful examples of perils to be avoided that they have become etched into common mythology. As with many such wisely accepted “facts,” with a little examination such perfect stories of folly and menace fall apart. Let’s take a quick look at three such stories: the million-dollar space pen, the boiling frog and refugee terrorists. NASA scientists recognized that standard ballpoint pens could not function in orbit around the Earth or on a trip to the moon, so the government spent taxpayer money to develop million-dollar pens that could write in space. Meanwhile, the thrifty and crafty Soviets merely handed their cosmonauts old-fashioned lead pencils, which worked just fine, regardless of gravity. Or so the myth says. In reality, from the early days of manned space flight, NASA astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts both used pencils. Standard pencils presented some problems — the points flaked and broke off, drifting in low gravity to possibly harm a person or disable critical equipment; pencils required messy sharpening; and the varying line width from worn pencils decreased legibility. Metal mechanical pencils, useable by an astronaut with or without gloves, seemed a good solution. In 1965, NASA ordered 34 custom-built mechanical pencils from Houston’s Tycam Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., for about $128 per pencil. Some politicians cited these “$128 pencils” as evidence of uncontrolled government waste, implying that NASA wildly overpaid for what was essentially a box of yellow Ticonderoga No. 2 pencils. In contrast, the mechanical pencils proved to be a good solution to writing issues, but they were not perfect, as pencil marks smudged and could be erased, compromising the reliability of notes and records. NASA engineers were not alone in seeking a reliable low-gravity writing instrument. Paul Fisher, of the Fisher Pen Company, in true American
capitalistic spirit, worked on this problem and used the “space pen” concept as a timely marketing tool, literally built for the space age. Fisher invested $1 million — none of it NASA money — to produce a pen that could write in zero gravity (with ink driven by pressurized nitrogen). NASA began using the AG-7 “Anti-Gravity” Space Pen in 1967 for the Apollo program. By 1969, the Soviet Union ordered 100 pens for their Soyuz space missions. The AP reported at the time that both NASA and the Soviets bought pens in bulk, at the same discounted price: $2.39 per pen. In addition to solving writing concerns, the Apollo 11 astronauts also used one of the pens to fix a broken arming switch, assisting their return to Earth. Incidentally, the pens are still sold today, for about $50 each. You can assuage your disappointment in putting this widely accepted story of the “million-dollar space pen” to rest by substituting another fun (but this time, true) fact: Tortillas are NASA’s preferred “bread” in space, as unlike regular loaf bread, tortillas don’t leave nearly as many equipment damaging crumbs. I have no reports on the use of tortillas by the Russian space program. In Al Gore’s Academy Award-winning “An Inconvenient Truth,” the slow but steady impact of climate change is likened to the well-worn tale that if one places a frog into a pan of hot water, it jumps right out; but if you start the frog in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, the frog will contentedly let itself be boiled to death. Gore is not alone, as pundits on the political left and right have cited the story to illustrate the inexorable but largely unreported erosion of liberties or any other slow threat du jour. Speaking from experience as one who had to rinse off frogs to prepare them for laboratory experiments, if the water started cool but eventually became hot to the touch (and certainly well below boiling) the frogs made a mighty leap out of the sink. Whatever you might think of frog intelligence, they will simply avoid water that is uncomfortable, and will — if at all possible — jump out of a hot pot, thus saving themselves, while putting another myth to rest. Finally, Donald Trump, in his recent address to
Congress, claimed that the “vast majority” of people convicted of terrorism-related offenses in the U.S. since 9/11 “came here from outside of our country.” Trump made the claim to justify new draconian restrictions necessary to prevent a “beachhead of terrorism” inside the U.S. The source of this claim is a justice department compilation released last year by Jeff Sessions, now Trump’s attorney general. The report is inherently, and perhaps intentionally, misleading because it doesn’t include domestic terrorism. Most tellingly, an intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security undercuts the premise of Trump’s ban on immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. The department’s bureau of intelligence and analysis concluded that “country of citizenship is unlikely to be a reliable indicator of potential terrorist activity.” The New America Foundation’s federal court database (tracking those charged with terrorism as well as terrorism convictions), demonstrated 84 percent of jihadist terrorism-related offenses in the U.S. since 9/11 are attributable to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. A quarter of such offenders are converts, further indicating a nuanced response is needed to deal with terrorism, not simply curbing immigration. Foreign-born terrorists need to be stopped, but the precipitous ban on refugees and Muslim immigrants prevents us from focusing on the actual threat, and causes, of domestic radical terrorists, whether driven by religious, racial or political animus. A myth needs critical examination when it is used to justify sweeping reversal of this country’s hard-fought status as a refuge for those fleeing war and injustice. In responding to our fears, we do not need to jump into a boiling pot of lies, half-truths and unexamined myths. Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Different Cole Feldman The Absurder
I went to see “Show Some Skin” on Saturday night. Some of my friends had gone the previous nights. Julia said she cried 80 percent of the time. Katie said she felt uncomfortable. I took a notebook to write down my reaction. The show was sold out so we arrived at 6:30 p.m. to get on the waitlist for the 7:30 p.m. I took the time to read the show’s pamphlet. This year’s theme was “Break The Silence.” Previous years’ were “Tell Me More” and “Who Matters.” First, I read a section titled “Invitation” on the first page: “We sincerely hope the show inspires you to engage with the topics of identity and difference in meaningful ways, whether in quiet self-reflection or in dialogue with each other.” Then, I read the list of monologue titles, broken up into Acts 1 and 2. Topics included sexual assault, alcoholism, imprisonment, race, sexuality, stereotype and suicide; also love, friendship and family. We took our seats in the Annenberg Auditorium at 7:27 p.m. The lights dimmed and the show started. At first I just listened. One said: “I am different.” Another said: “Started being comfortable in my
own skin.” Another: “A girl with a buzzcut is a rare sight.” Then, I started writing, dialoguing privately with each monologue. Trying to understand. Another: “I am people like me.” Another: “Tuck them away in a world of academics and money.” Another: “I didn’t know they made black people like you.” Another: “Her body is his for the grabbing.” When the show ended and the lights came back on, I realized my shoulders had been so tense that they nearly touched my ears. I filled 10 pages in my notebook. I look at my notes as I write this — my response to the pamphlet’s invitation “to engage with the topics of identity and difference.” What does it mean to be different? Not normal, not the same as everyone else. Difference is about identity. But no two identities are the same. No two members of the same “different” are the same, not even in their differentness — that which makes them belong to the same “different” in the first place. Not all “differents” are created equal. “Differents” is not a misspelling of “difference.” It is a plural noun. Skin color, sexual orientation, gender and
socioeconomic status are all parts of our identity. White, straight, male and middle-class are all examples of “differents.” These happen to be my “differents.” Each person is their own: a composite of “differents” that add up to a different identity, a different person. There are two lines stuck in my head from the monologues. One: “I am different.” Two: “I am people like me.” As authentic and lived experiences, one and two are both true. As factual statements, they contradict one another. You are you. I am I. A is A. This is the law of identity. Because you are you, you are different. There are people like you. But you are you, and thank God. The discussion of difference and identity is not a pursuit of sameness. It is a defense against those who don’t understand that their own arbitrarily assigned “different” affords them no right to hate, oppress, assault, abuse, belittle, berate or condemn others with different “differents.” Deep hows and outer spades, art and idiosingsongs; email colejfeldman@gmail.com, nonsense only please. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: So much will depend on truth, honesty and integrity this year. Make a point to clear the air and get any misunderstandings or regrets out in the open. Clear your way to a better life and a future full of promise. You cannot move forward until you deal with the past. Step up and do what needs to be done. Your numbers are 4, 15, 18, 26, 29, 33, 46. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Personal changes will make you feel good about how you look and who you are. Plan something special with the person you love and make this a day to remember. A promise or commitment will lead to a closer bond. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Socialize, but don’t mix business with pleasure. Display how innovative and creative you can be and you will be given the encouragement and suggestions you need to start something new. Don’t let someone from your past hold you back. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Deception and disillusionment will prevent you from making a good decision. Back away if you feel uncertain or in doubt. Work on personal gains and achieving greater stability and security in your life and your relationships. Say “no” to emotional blackmail. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Hold back if you feel like you are being pulled into someone else’s world. Temptation and the desire to do things you don’t normally do will be overwhelming. Moderation and protecting your reputation will be in your best interest. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Doing things for others will help you get ahead. Offer your services, physical assistance and knowledge, but not your cash. The connections you make will far outweigh the financial returns. What you do for others will impress someone you love. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Protect what you’ve worked so hard to acquire. Don’t let anyone jeopardize your reputation. Speak honestly and precisely about your concerns. Truth and integrity will save you from an emotional situation. Avoid making an impulsive move or compromising decision. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take part in events that will make you a better person. Physical activities will help you gain strength and make you feel good about the way you look and what you have to offer. Make love, romance and personal gains your priority. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take care of matters concerning investments, inheritance and taking care of other people’s affairs. Someone will leave you in charge of something that will require time and energy. Rely on your intuition to make wise choices. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep your personal thoughts and emotions to yourself. Make plans to spend time with someone you love and enjoy doing things with. Rest, relaxation and pampering will help you put your life and emotional situations in perspective. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t share your feelings readily. Someone will pry in order to find out personal information that could jeopardize you personally or professionally. A little bit of introspection will serve you well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll be torn between what you feel and what you know about someone close to you. Look for the good in whatever situation you face and you will find a way to turn a negative into a positive. Move forward with optimism. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t give in to emotional manipulation. Bring about personal changes at home that will lead to greater equality and balance between you and those you deal with daily. Earn respect by being forthright about what you want, expect and deserve. Birthday Baby: You are emotional, attentive and patient. You are forgiving and innocent. Don’t be overly concerned with what others say about you and trust only those who are truly close.
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Give mid-major teams a chance Alex Carson Assistant Managing Editor
With a loss to No. 21 Wichita State in the Missouri Valley championship game Sunday afternoon, Illinois State concludes its regular season with a 27-6 record. The Redbirds lost just once in conference play — at Wichita State — and, despite this, will be anxiously awaiting Selection Sunday, with their NCA A tournament fate up in the air. In truth, Illinois State is a bubble team, and it probably deserves to be there. Despite how poor of a metric RPI is, the Redbirds have just two wins over teams ranked in the top 100 of the stat, far fewer than most of the major-conference teams it’s fighting for a berth against — Wake Forest has eight, for instance, while Iowa’s got nine, Vanderbilt sits with 10 and Illinois has 11. When you look at it through that lens, it seems unlikely to give justification for an Illinois State berth; the Redbirds just haven’t beat, or played, much of anybody this season. But as always, there’s a f lip side to this. That same Wake Forest team? It has 12 losses and finished .500 in conference play. Vanderbilt has 14, including a loss to a miserable Missouri team. Illinois and Iowa each have 13, with the Illini going just 8-10 in a bad Big Ten season. When you consider those figures, it seems equally unlikely to give justification for any of these teams to make the field. Is a Demon Deacons team, which is just 8-12 against the RPI top 100, actually any more deserving than a Redbirds squad that went only 2-4? This is the broader issue we’re going to see with the 2017 tournament — as has been noted by many, the bubble is extremely weak this year, with many teams in the mix that would’ve stood little to no chance in years past. The weak bubble, though, provides the perfect opportunity for the selection committee to prioritize racking up wins, like Illinois State has, over necessarily racking up the best wins, as many major-conference teams have. There’s nothing to get excited about with an Illinois or Vanderbilt — we know these teams, while good, haven’t been good enough consistently to have any claim to being one of the best teams in college basketball. And while it seems irresponsible to
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think of Illinois State as one of the sport’s 20 best teams, it also hasn’t really had the chance to prove that it isn’t. Think back 11 years to one of the best stories the sport has ever seen: George Mason, the No. 11 seed from the Colonial Athletic Association, made a run to the Final Four. George Mason was the first true mid-major to make the Final Four in decades — let’s not consider those UNLV, Massachusetts or Utah squads to be mid-majors — and its “Cinderella”-esque run captured the imagination of a country. Yet, what people often forget about George Mason’s run is that it almost didn’t happen. The Patriots went 23-7 during the regular season but didn’t win their conference tournament, putting them squarely on the bubble as Selection Sunday came. When the Patriots’ name was announced, after a season where they recorded few notable wins, the criticism was wide-ranging from many who thought George Mason didn’t deserve a spot in the tournament at all. Man, were they wrong. Five years later, after the field’s expansion to 68 teams and the introduction of the First Four, Virginia Commonwealth repeated George Mason’s accomplishment as a mid-major No. 11 seed to reach the Final Four. In both cases, the committee took a chance on a midmajor and was rewarded. Why not do the same this year for Illinois State? However, I’d be remiss if I didn’t end with an anecdote on the other thing 2006 George Mason and 2011 VCU have in common: a February win over Wichita State. Back then, ESPN sponsored the BracketBusters event, which was designed in 2002 to give mid-major schools more exposure to chase down at-large berths to the NCA A tournament with a marquee, on-TV matchup against other contending schools. But the event was discontinued as interest waned — and with it, the key game that could have secured a spot for Illinois State. BracketBusters is long dead. Hopefully, Illinois State’s tournament hopes didn’t suffer the same fate Sunday. Contact Alex Carson at acarson1@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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Irish sophomore midfielder Makenna Pearsall surveys the field during Notre Dame’s 24-9 victory over Detroit on Feb. 11 at Loftus Sports Complex. Pearsall has four goals and one assist on the season. By ELIZABETH GREASON Sports Writer
The No. 8 Irish got off on the right foot to start conference play Saturday, as they toppled No. 20 Louisville 9-7 in their first game at Arlotta Stadium this season. Notre Dame (7-1, 2-0 ACC) had a back-and-forth start to the game, trading goals and one-goal leads with the Cardinals (6-2, 0-1) to keep the game tight. Senior attack Cortney Fortunato started her squad off, scoring the first Notre Dame goal of the game. Senior attack Grace Muller followed Fortunato, bring the game to a 2-2 tie early in the first period. Muller was followed by goals from freshman midfielder Savannah Buchanan and junior midfielder Molly Cobb. In total, eight players contributed to Notre Dame’s nine goals on the day. Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny was pleased with her team’s ability to spread the ball and score despite a tough shooting day. “You look at the youngsters getting on the board. [Freshman midfielder] Erin McBride goes one-for-one, [sophomore midfielder] Makenna Pearsall goes onefor-one, a freshman and a redshirt freshman, and when they go that in a two-goal win, that’s just huge,” Halfpenny said. “It’s great to see us have the ability to share the ball and to see not just our attackers shoulder that job of putting the ball in the back of the net, but also seeing our middies come alive there too. And that was big, really big, to see our middies put the ball in the back of the net and Molly
Cobb has another big day and Savannah’s doing so much for us all over the place. So, it’s really great for us to see all that come together.” Notre Dame’s win came courtesy of a 5-0 run that started with Cobb’s goal in the first period and carried over to halfway through the second. Halfpenny accredited the run to her team’s defensive adjustments that prevented the majority of Louisville’s top scorers from making a major impact on the game. “I think that we just hunkered down and did our jobs [in the second half],” Halfpenny said. “We made some good adjustments. We play two different styles of defense and we threw both of them at them, made some adjustments as the flow of the game just kept going, so I think that was really great. I also think, you know, when you take a look, we were able to keep them in check and make them spread the wealth around, where none of their big, big ones got going too much. We forced their [senior attack Hannah Koloski] to go 2-for-9 on the day and that says a lot because she’s a very powerful player. Two-for-6 on [sophomore midfielder Meghan Siverson] and that’s another big one, and we limited [freshman attack Ashley Lynch] to just that one assist. They’ve been very big playmakers, so I was really, really happy with the defense’s ability to do that. “I think our defense started with our ride, we were able to shorten their possessions, their average possession time was probably about anywhere from 50 to 60 seconds once
they got through our ride. So, they adjusted our ride to the way they were playing and I certainly think that helped our defense attack one they were inside the 30.” Despite the strong defensive showing and ultimate ability to score nine goals, the Irish struggled offensively as a unit, shooting only 9-for-36 over the course of the game. Halfpenny discussed the fact that the Irish have work to do before their next contest, but she took a number of positives from the victory. “We have a lot of work to do right now on offense,” she said. “We had a really bad day shooting and that’s just not acceptable. Twenty-five percent is not who we are. We are way too talented to do that. Our team knows it. They’re not happy with it, they’re far from satisfied. “I’m excited for them to refocus their efforts, but to find a way to win and to find another way to win, I should say, when you’re not winning the draw, but you’re able to get the ball back, you’re able to win the ground ball war, was huge for us. Also, our ball control. I thought that under their pressure, to limit our unforced errors was good. That was a focus for us and that’s what absolutely kept us in the game and that’s what allowed us to have another strong second half.” The Irish will next take the field and look to extend their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday against Ohio State. First draw is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Arlotta Stadium. Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
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strongest fighters I’ve ever faced mentally, and I knew he would never back down. He’s a defending champion, so it feels good to go out and do what I wanted to do. It’s something I’ve worked for so long, so it feels good to get my heart out there and give it all I had. Win or lose, my goal tonight was to give it all I had.”
146 pounds Alex “El Cadejo” Alcantara def. Matthew “Raindrop” Yoder Alcantara, a senior from Alumni, opened the fight aggressively by attacking with quick uppercuts to the face of Yoder, an O’Neill junior. Alcantara coupled his explosive offense with effective defense, ducking and dodging Yoder’s punches. Alcantara delivered impactful blows, using his left hook to gain an upper hand. Both fighters began to tire by the second round, allowing their punches to become sloppier, and the official had to separate them three times. Alcantara continued to rely on his left hook and Yoder attempted jabs to the face, though he was not a match for Alcantara’s aggression. Yoder was trapped against the ropes twice and worked his way out with right jabs to Alcantara’s side. In the final round, Alcantara got close to his opponent, using the lack of space to find openings on the inside. Alcantara was declared the winner by unanimous decision. He said the key to his victory was his dedication to the sport over the past three years and mental toughness during the fight. “It’s not really about tonight — it’s about the whole process,” Alcantara said. “I trusted the process. I’ve been pushing through for three years straight and this night is a culmination of three years of hard work. It’s nothing I did today. It’s nothing I did yesterday. It’s about putting in the hard work for three years, setting your goal and achieving it. I just mentally prepared myself going into it, knowing that it was going to be a grueling fight. I’ve never really been in that situation before, but I told myself that if I was, I would never back down or let someone get the best of me.”
154 pounds “Sloppy” Joe Guilfoile def. Chip Blood Blood, a Sorin senior, and Guilfoile, an off-campus senior, left it all in the ring culminating in a vicious third round that left both fighters catching their breath for minutes after the conclusion. The first round started slowly, with both fighters feeling each other out. Blood started out his attack by moving Guilfoile around the ring, with Guilfoile giving up ground to start. Guilfoile was then able to turn the momentum of the fight around and get Blood against the ropes, but was unable to land any significant blows. Guilfoile came out on the attack
in the second round, landing several shots to Blood’s face. Blood was able to battle back and knock Guilfoile to the floor, causing the referee to give him a countdown. After this short break, the fight seemed to shift and take on a new nature, as both fighters went on the offensive. Guilfoile took over at the end of the second round, knocking Blood into the ropes. Both fighters were visibly tired in the third round and were forced to dig deep to land punches. Blood was able to move Guilfoile around the ring, but Guilfoile battled back late, landing quality combinations right before the bell, leading to him receiving the victory by unanimous decision. Guilfoile was excited after the fight, but also discussed the fact that, in his mind, the fight was too close to call. “I must’ve landed a punch or two more,” Guilfoile said. “It was a battle for all six minutes. It felt very even all the way through. … The feeling [of winning] is incredible, there were a lot of years of hard work that came together into one fight. It’s incredible.”
159 pounds Gregory Arts def. Garett “FedEx” Schmelling The fight between Arts, a Carroll junior, and Schmelling, a Fisher senior, was even throughout, but a quality start and big finish from Arts were enough to earn him the split-decision victory. The fight started with both fighters dancing around each other, trying to get a read. Arts came out on the attack and knocked Schmelling to one knee. Schmelling was able to bounce back up to try to continue the fight. Schmelling came out strong in the second round, landing several combinations right after the opening bell. Arts danced around the ring a bit, shifting into a slightly more defensive style than he exhibited in the first round. Schmelling went after Arts hard late in the round, putting him against the ropes and causing several tie-ups. Arts was able to land a few before the bell, but Schmelling controlled the pace of the fight. Both fighters were visibly tired in the final round and slowed down the pace of the fight. Arts’s height and length advantage allowed him to deflect Schmelling’s attack effectively. Arts operated mainly off countering Schmelling in the third round. At the end of the round, Arts found his aggression again, attacking hard as the fight drew to its conclusion. He landed several strong punches and was able to clinch the split decision victory. While Arts felt Schmelling was a tough opponent, the victory made all the preparation for the fight worth it. “[Schmelling] was strong; he had stamina; he hit hard,” Arts said. “Very tough. The split decision win shows how close things were out there. … [Winning] is an awesome feeling; it feels really good.”
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“Squad Socks” McDermott This match between Lawler, a junior representing Fisher, and McDermott, an O’Neill sophomore, was characterized by its intensity and high energy as both fighters tried to land the first punch. Early in the first round, Lawler pinned McDermott against the ropes and proceeded to land a series of punches. McDermott responded with strikes of his own and his southpaw style clearly impacted Lawler’s comfort in the ring. Both fighters landed blows throughout the first round while trying to gain the upper hand. McDermott came out swinging in the second round, hoping to regain momentum. He had a clear advantage in reach, but Lawler countered by working to get inside positioning on his opponent. Lawler refused to concede control of the match, pinning McDermott into the corner and landing a fast series of strong, effective hits. The official had to pause the action for McDermott to recover before the end of the second round. Exhaustion began to set in early in the third round for McDermott as he stumbled over his own feet. Lawler continued to be aggressive, sending a series of uncontrolled hits to the head of his opponent and was named victorious by unanimous decision. “Historically, I’m a very aggressive boxer … but today the key was tight punches and conserving that energy,” Lawler said. “[McDermott is an] awesome competitor … I would describe that as one of the most fiercely competitive fights I’ve had in the tournament.”
174 pounds Jack “Not the Guy from Lost” Shepard def. Jack “Hammer” Corrigan Shepard, a Knott graduate student, took an aggressive start, alternating several jabs and crosses. Shepard used his long reach to back Corrigan, a senior from Morrissey, into a corner, landing a series of punches while pinning him against the ropes. Corrigan appeared disoriented by Shepard’s left-handed attacks, and he was unable to muster a solid response throughout the first round. Corrigan showed off his agility early in the second round, evading several hits from Shepard. He recovered some momentum by pinning Shepard to the ropes and landing a series of impactful body shots. Shepard sought to keep Corrigan off-guard by throwing a series of soft jabs, constantly forcing his opponent to move. Fatigue began to set in for both fighters late in the second round, and the punches slowed dramatically. To begin the third round, Corrigan landed a series of effective hits to Shepard’s face, but Shepard responded with a combination of hits to Corrigan’s ribs. Shepard’s reach proved especially useful in the final period. Corrigan whiffed on a strong hook and Shepard took advantage with a strong hit to Corrigan’s head. Shepard was named victorious by unanimous decision. Shepard had nothing but praise for his opponent after the fight.
“[Corrigan] has got a huge heart, he’s a hell of a competitor, he hits hard, and he’s just a great guy,” Shepard said. “[My keys to success were] my length, my conditioning and I worked hard this year. I was just able to pull it together in the last round and do enough to win.”
185 pounds Dan “Thunder Road” Andree def. Cam “Crash Cadillac” Nolan Both Andree, an off-campus senior, and Nolan, a Duncan sophomore, showed off their agility early in the first round, evading initial jabs from each other. Andree landed a series of punches to Nolan’s head, but Nolan responded by pinning Andree against the ropes. After a brief pause in the action, Nolan threw a strong left hook that handed against the side of Andree’s face before the end of the first round. Andree attempted to take advantage of his long reach by throwing the first punches of the second round. He used a series of jabs and crosses to keep Nolan at bay. Andree landed an effective combination to Nolan’s head, causing his nose to bleed. Despite the injury, Nolan countered with a combination of hits to Andree’s body. Both fighters displayed intensity despite their fatigue. In the third round, they quickly became entangled. Nolan was showing the most serious signs of fatigue, and Andree landed a series of hits to his opponent’s face. Nolan refused to give in, although he appeared disoriented. He fought to pin Andree against the ropes, but Nolan’s rally was not enough to overcome his disadvantages in reach and endurance. Andree was named victorious by split decision and credited his ability to control the spacing of the fight with his length with the win. “[Nolan] hit me hard. He caught me with a couple really good hooks and got me in the corner a couple times,” Andree said. “I took control of the middle of the ring and tried to keep him out with my straight punches.”
199 pounds Jack Considine def. Montana “Louisianimal” Giordano Both Considine, a Dillon senior, and Giordano, a sophomore in Alumni, took turns on the attack in the first round, as each fighter landed quick, successive blows while still leaving much to be decided over the next couple of rounds. They circled each other and attempted to get a feel for the other’s style and strengths. As the second round got underway, the back-and-forth style of the fight continued between the two competitors. As the contest developed further, Considine and Giordano began to take more aggressive approaches, advancing on each other and landing more punches. Considine was able to make more of an impact, drawing blood in the middle of the second after delivering a combination of punches, but Giordano continued to keep up the pressure, refusing to
back down, even after the fight had to be stopped to clean him up. The third round opened in a lively fashion with Giordano being able to get Considine on the ropes on multiple occasions. However, Considine was able to fight back effectively, showing his ability to steer his way out of trouble and continue to deliver blows to his opponent. This proved to be enough as Considine won by unanimous decision. Ultimately, in what was a high-energy fight from the start, Considine credited his ability to fight off the fatigue as a major factor in helping him pick up the victory. “I knew I only had two minutes left in the third, and so I had to come out swinging again due to the fact that it was my last two minutes ever in the ring,” Considine said. “I was motivated having all my friends there cheering for me, so I think it was a combination of those two factors.” Considine was also awarded the annual Larry Ash “Best Boxer” award after the tournament ended for his success in the ring and as the club’s president.
Heavy Weight Pat “The Quiet Man” Gordon def. Ryan “Eat at Yaz’s” Richelsen The heavy weight fight between Richelsen, a sophomore in Morrissey, and Gordon, a Keough junior, served as a rematch of the quarterfinals from a year ago, a contest in which Gordon came out on top. Early on, it was Richelsen who spent most of the time on the attack. Gordon, however, was able to counter and go on the attack himself before the first round concluded. He noted this as one of the biggest successes he had throughout the fight. “[Richelsen] is an extremely tough fighter,” Gordon said. “He can take a power shot and keep walking through it, and it’s something not a lot of guys can do. He kept applying pressure, and so much props to him for doing that, but I was able to handle it somewhat well. ” In the second round, both fighters kept their distance as they attempted to determine each others’ strengths and in an attempt to conserve energy. Eventually, the two brought the fight into closer quarters, as each delivered a heavy flurry of jabs on the other. Gordon controlled much of this stretch as he landed the majority of his blows, while Richelsen struggled to do answer. In the third and final round, Gordon immediately started on the attack. Richelsen kept Gordon from getting into too much of a rhythm, however, and was able to work his way out of trouble. Ultimately, however, Gordon’s hit were able to make more of an impact, giving him the victory by unanimous decision. Contact Alex Bender at abender@nd.edu, Darcy Dehais at ddehais@nd.edu, Jack Concannon at jconcan2@nd.edu and Ryan Kolakowsi at rkolakow@nd.edu
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Dame also held the Terrapins to four goals in their 9-4 win in the Pacific Coast Shootout. “It was the same thing in California last year,” Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan said. “We ended up winning nine to something, but I think at the end of the third quarter, it was [4-3]. So, it was the same game a year ago. It’s about two teams still finding themselves early in the year competing at a really, really high level in a game that they’ve all gotten really excited about.” Corrigan acknowledged the offensive threat that Maryland brought with them Saturday, as the Terrapins were ranked seventh in the country in goals per game, averaging 15.5. “They’ve done an unbelievable job of getting out in transition against everybody they’ve played, and they’ve kind of reinvented themselves in that aspect of the game,” Corrigan said. “We had the advantage of having seen them play a few times to know that that’s what they were going to do. I think the teams that played them early were surprised by that. They haven’t been a team that pushed the transition quite
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bench. But it was not against Louisville, and it was not because of fouls. Allen came off the court because the Irish had secured a fifth consecutive conference championship and fourth in the ACC thanks to an 84-61 victory over No. 13 Duke, after beating Louisville 84-73 and Virginia 76-59 before that. And Allen was at the center of it all, recording 33 assists in the three games and breaking the Irish and ACC career assist records along the way, as well as picking up the MVP award to close out her ACC career. In the quarterfinal clash with Virginia (19-12, 7-9), the Irish made a 13-3 run between the first and second quarters giving the Irish a 23-14 lead. Although the Cavaliers quickly tied the score at 23-23, the Irish regained the lead by halftime, holding a 36-32 advantage.
as much and with long sticks and everything else. We had a chance to see that, and I think that our guys did a great job of getting underneath the play most of the time to not give them anything easy.” Last week’s co-ACC defensive player of the week, senior Garrett Epple, was also praised by Corrigan for leading the defense against a tough Maryland attack group. “I thought he was terrific,” Corrigan said. “That’s a really good player, and they absolutely have some of the best attackmen in the country, and I thought that Garrett just did a great job on them all day. He’s played great so far this year. He’s communicating, and he’s really taken kind the kind of the mantle of leadership on that end of the field a little bit in terms of making sure that guys are doing their jobs, but that only works if you’re doing your job, and he’s been doing his job really well.” Notre Dame will look to carry its momentum from a win over the No. 1 team in the country into a matchup against the other No. 1 team in the country, Denver, on the road Sunday. Contact Manny De Jesus at mdejesus@nd.edu
Notre Dame made an 8-0 run early in the third quarter and led 57-47 at its conclusion, before cruising through the fourth quarter to win by a final score of 76-59. McGraw said she was particularly impressed with her team’s second-half defensive performance. “I think Virginia’s a great team, I hope they make the NCAA tournament,” McGraw said. “They’re definitely deserving of a bid. They’ve got a great young team, they’re talented, they play hard and they’ve had a great year. “I was really pleased with our poise in the second half, I thought we played better defensively in the second half. In the first, we made some mistakes, but we were able to get it together in the second half.” Against Louisville, the Irish trailed 7-2 after just under four minutes. After Allen’s two firstquarter fouls, sophomore guard Marina Mabrey ran the point for the second quarter, but the Irish held on to keep the score
forward Deng Adel rose up to hit a 3-pointer, hitting the dagger to effectively seal Louisville’s 71-64 win Saturday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center. “I loved where we were at,” Brey said. “We were playing around with zone, going big and that really helped us. I figured, ‘Let’s go zone, and I want somebody to hit a jump shot to beat us instead of a tip dunk or a drive.’ And he hit it. So you take your hat off to him.” In a game where the lead changed 12 times, an undersized Notre Dame team got off to a solid start on the boards and the scoreboard — at the under-16 media timeout, the Irish (23-8, 12-6 ACC) led 7-4 and had grabbed eight of 12 rebounds. But as the half went on, Louisville (24-7, 12-6) started to get the expected benefits of its size: Mathiang scored 12 points and snagged five rebounds, as the Cardinals ended the half with a 22-15 edge on the boards. Notre Dame held its lead until the closing minutes of the half, though, when sophomore guard Donovan Mitchell scored seven consecutive Louisville points to turn a 16-15 Cardinals deficit into a 22-20 lead. Louisville soon stretched that advantage out to six, but a quick flurry from the Irish — especially senior forward V.J. Beachem, who scored his only five points of the half in its final 90 seconds — cut the deficit to three, 30-27, at the break. Notre Dame got hit hard on the boards in the second half, too, as Louisville finished with a 45-28 edge in the
tied when Allen returned with 11 seconds left in the quarter. “I thought Marina did a great job in a lot of ways,” McGraw said. “When Lindsay got her second foul, she had to play an entire quarter at the point which she hasn’t really done all year long, she kept us even.” In the third quarter, the Irish led by as much as seven, but only held a two-point lead going into the final period, before the Irish pulled away to win by 11 after late free throws from freshman guard Jackie Young and junior forward Kathryn Westbeld. Against Duke (27-5, 13-3), the Irish offense got off to a nearly perfect start, with 27 first-quarter points and five assists in the period from Allen. The Irish extended their lead in the second quarter, leading 43-31 at halftime. Junior guard Lexie Brown carried the Blue Devils offense, scoring 16 points. Three minutes into the second half, the Irish lead looked in danger, as a 10-0 Duke run
game. But the damage was especially brutal on the offensive glass: The Cardinals corralled 16 offensive boards, while the Irish secured just 19 defensive ones. “It’s the $20 million question on who we are: Are we efficient enough with the small lineup and making enough shots that we can absorb offensive rebounds?” Brey said. “ … Tonight, we weren’t efficient enough offensively — what’d we score, 64? We couldn’t get efficient enough.” Irish junior forward pulls up for a jumper during Notre Dame’s 71-64 loss at Louisville on Saturday.Photo courtesy of Laurel Slaughter | The Louisville Cardinal Irish junior forward Bonzie Colson pulls up for a jumper during Notre Dame’s 71-64 loss at Louisville on Saturday. But in that second half, the Cardinals got their key points through another weapon: the 3-pointer. After the Irish raced out to start the second half on a 9-2 run, a Mitchell 3 gave the Cardinals the lead back, 37-36, with 15:36 left. After Beachem, who finished with 17, rattled off four straight points, junior guard Quentin Snider tied it back up with his first of four second-half 3-pointers. Snider hit another 3 on the next Louisville possession, restoring the Cardinals’ lead, before hitting key buckets on consecutive possessions later in the half, taking Louisville’s lead to seven, then eight, with 4:30 left. Over the next 3:53, Notre Dame methodically worked that Cardinals lead from eight, 61-53, to just two, at 64-62. That’s when Adel hit his 3, the biggest bucket of the game. Vasturia converted two free
cut the Irish lead down to two points and forced McGraw to call a timeout. From there, the Irish took back control. Notre Dame scored the next 14 points, on their way to a comfortable victory. McGraw said she told the team at the timeout to get the ball to junior forward Brianna Turner. “I thought the secret for us was finally getting the ball to Bri,” McGraw said. “She was [2-for-3] at halftime, we didn’t look inside nearly enough. We went in to her and that opened things up on the outside for us to make some shots.” Allen had 11 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds and five steals for the Irish on the way to the win, while sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale led the Irish in scoring with 21 points. Ogunbowale said she enjoyed playing alongside Allen, mostly because of her pass-first style of play. “What she’s done the whole season shows that you don’t
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throws at the other end, to cut the lead back to three with 25 seconds left, but Mitchell was a perfect 4-for-4 at the stripe the rest of the way, securing a double bye for the host Cardinals. A win would have secured the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament for Notre Dame, but the Irish are the No. 3 seed in the tournament after North Carolina beat Duke on Saturday. Notre Dame will now play the winner of No. 6 seed Virginia and No. 11 Georgia Tech/No. 14 Pittsburgh on Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York. A bright spot in the loss was Geben’s re-emergence. He got 10 minutes against Boston College on Wednesday, but the Lithuanian forward had been mostly phased out of Brey’s game plan over the last couple weeks. But he played a big part Saturday, grabbing a trio of key offensive boards and taking a charge in 16 minutes of action. “I’m so pleased with Martin Geben right now,” Brey said. “Martin Geben started for us, then he DNP’d for a couple games. And in this atmosphere, against that front line, to do what he did — he’s playing better now than he did when he started, and it comes at a right time.” Junior forward Bonzie Colson scored a joint-gamehigh 20 points (shared with Mitchell), but the Cardinals kept the 6-foot-5 forward mostly quiet on the boards, limiting him to just five rebounds. Notre Dame will begin ACC tournament play Thursday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Irish are 4-0 over the last 12 months in Brooklyn. Contact Alex Carson at acarson1@nd.edu
need to score all the points to be the MVP,” Ogunbowale said. “She’s the MVP even without as many points. The assists and finding people, she does so well. She’s an amazing point guard and I love playing with her.” Brown was held scoreless in the second half for the Blue Devils, and McGraw said shutting down Brown was the key to the team’s win. “She’s a terrific player,” McGraw said. “She is so hard to guard. Sixteen in the first half and I thought the difference in the game was that we held her scoreless in the second half.” With the win, a No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament appears likely for Notre Dame, as does a home appearance in the opening rounds. The Irish will discover their fate for the tournament next Monday, and the first-round game for the Irish will be played March 17 or 18. Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu
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Through the second quarter of Notre Dame’s ACC semifinal clash with No. 14 Louisville, senior guard Lindsay Allen did something she didn’t do often: She stayed seated on the bench and remained there for the entire quarter, after getting into early foul trouble. With the Irish (30-3, 15-1 ACC) only leading the Cardinals (27-7, 12-4) by a point, having trailed for much of the quarter and not being able to count on sophomore backup point guard Ali Patberg due to injury, it was a less-than-ideal situation for Irish head coach Muffet McGraw. Not least because of the way it resembled the beginning of Notre Dame’s 90-84 NCAA tournament defeat to Stanford the previous year. For the final minute the Irish played in this year’s ACC tournament, Allen was on the
No. 4 Notre Dame did it again. The Irish defeated No. 1 Maryland in a defensive 5-4 battle at Arlotta Stadium on Saturday. The first quarter was a defensive stalemate that saw 11 shots taken, but none of them finding the back of the net. The action picked up in the second quarter with Maryland (4-1) putting the first score on the board. Terrapins senior attack Dylan Maltz scored his 10th goal of the season to give Maryland a 1-0 lead, which would hold for about four minutes before Irish sophomore midfielder Brendan Gleason responded with an unassisted goal. One minute later, junior attack Mikey Wynne scored his eighth goal of the year to give the Irish (3-0) a 2-1 lead heading into the half. The third quarter saw both teams go back and forth exchanging goals, which gave Notre Dame a 4-3 lead going into
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Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen dribbles past a defender during Notre Dame’s 79-61 win over Florida State on Feb. 26.
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142 pounds Joaquin “Masagana” Camara def. Michael “Munchkin” Kappaz The first fight of the evening was evenly matched, with Keenan junior Camara getting a strong start, almost sending Kappaz, an Alumni senior, to the ground. Kappaz recovered quickly, relying on his right hook to get himself back in the fight. Kappaz pinned Camara against the ropes for a moment, connecting on a series of body shots. The round came to a close with neither fighter showing a clear advantage. Camara said the first round went according to plan for him. “It was absolutely vital that I get that good start,” Camara said. “[Kappaz] knocked out his first two opponents and is a very hard hitter and excellent boxer. He uses strong, powerful hooks and uppercuts. I knew I had to set the tone early with
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the final quarter. A few minutes into the fourth quarter, Gleason converted on another unassisted goal running through the middle of Maryland’s defense and firing the ball into the back of the net just a few yards away from the Terrapins’ goalie. The 5-3 lead would hold for nearly the rest of the game until Maryland junior midfielder Connor Kelly cut the deficit to one goal scoring with 18 seconds left in the game. However, there wasn’t enough time left in the game for Maryland to potentially tie and go to overtime. The win over the top-ranked Terrapins gives the Irish another victory over the nation’s top team. The last time Notre Dame defeated a top-ranked opponent was over then-No. 1 Syracuse in 2015 at Arlotta Stadium. The game was also the lowest scoring game for Notre Dame since its 6-5 win over Maryland in the first round of the ACC tournament in 2014. Last season, Notre
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aggression, as well as keep my defense responsible.” In the second round, Camara began to control the pace, delivering quick combinations to Kappaz’s chest. Kappaz began to break down Camara’s defense with right hooks, but when it looked like the tide might turn in his favor, Camara connected on an effective combination to the body of Kappaz to maintain his dominance. Camara appeared strongest in the final round, as he landed thundering punches to Kappaz’s side and stayed strong through the final bell. Camara was declared the winner by unanimous decision. He credited his confidence and faith in himself with helping him secure the win. “Tonight was just lots of preparation, heart and faith that I was ready and that God gave me everything I needed to win,” Camara said. “[Kappaz] is a very explosive fighter and he’s very technically skilled. He’s got a lot of power combined with mental toughness. He’s one of the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Irish head coach Mike Brey loves to talk about getting three stops in a row — he calls them “kills.” And with his No. 19 Notre Dame squad trailing No. 8 Louisville 6458 with 1:58 to play, it looked as if the Irish would need one to keep their ACC regular season title aspirations alive. Junior guard Matt Farrell got them the first, picking up a steal before junior forward Martinas Geben slammed home a putback dunk to cut the deficit to four. Cardinals senior center Mangok Mathiang missed a jumper on the next possession, and when Farrell drove the lane for a bucket, the Irish had cut it to just two with 50 seconds left. But Notre Dame just could not finish the kill. Senior guard Steve Vasturia’s close out didn’t matter: Cardinals sophomore
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Irish senior forward V.J. Beachem dunks the ball during Notre Dame’s 64-60 win over Georgia Tech on Feb. 26 at Purcell Pavilion.
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