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Justice Ginsburg speaks at Notre Dame Ginsburg recounts life, discusses values and challenges

Students react to Ginsburg talk, opportunity to ask questions

By RACHEL O’GRADY

By KATIE GALIOTO

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is fully aware that one of her nicknames is “Notorious R.B.G.” “I do know where Notorious R.B.G. comes from,” Ginsburg said in a talk Monday night at Notre Dame. “It is from a nowdeceased rapper, Notorious B.I.G., and when I heard about it, I said, ‘Oh, that’s wonderful, we have something terrific in common. We were both born and bred in Brooklyn, New York.’”

Later in the evening, moderator Ann Williams, a U.S. circuit judge for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and class of 1975 law school alumna, asked if Ginsburg was “Queen Ruth.”

“I’d rather be notorious,”

Junior Janet Stengle walked down the aisle in Purcell Pavilion to a microphone in the middle of the gym floor. More than 7,000 people watched as she looked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the eye and asked a question.

“Does a Supreme Court justice have a role as a public figure, and if so, how would you define that role?”

Ginsburg smiled and started talking, describing the responsibility she feels she and the other Supreme Court justices have to stay engage with the public and help others understand what’s going on at a given point in time.

“I felt like I was legitimately

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks about her personal history and work with Notre Dame alumna Judge Ann Williams of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals at Purcell Pavilion on Monday.

2016 ELECTION OBSERVER

SMC professor examines impact of third parties

By NICOLE CARATAS Saint Mary’s Editor

Editor’s Note: Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, The Observer will sit down with Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s experts to break down the election and its importance to students. In this 12th installment, Saint Mary’s Editor Nicole Caratas asks professor of political science and author Sean Savage about the significance of third-party candidates in this election.

Nicole Caratas: As a political science professor who has written on the presidency, what about this particular election has made it so

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different, allowing for thirdparty candidates to gain more visibility than in previous elections?

Sean Savage: One unique fact about the 2016 presidential election compared to previous, more recent presidential elections is that most voters dislike both major party nominees for president.

In particular, Hillary Clinton consistently receives poor ratings in polls for being honest and trustworthy while Donald Trump receives poor ratings for his judgment, temperament and experience in government. This situation may see ELECTION PAGE 4

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Students call for end to sexual assault at service

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At a prayer service in response to two recently-reported sexual assaults, Notre Dame student body chief of staff Michael Markel reads an anonymous plea to recognize sexual assault as a problem.

By MARGARET HYNDS Editor-in-Chief

Twenty-five community members gathered at the Grotto at 8:30 p.m. Monday night to participate in a prayer service planned

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in response to two alleged rapes reported to the University in the last month. The first allegedly occurred Aug. 5 and was originally reported Aug. 16. The second allegedly occurred between Aug. 26 and Aug. 27, and was reported

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Wednesday. Students did not receive an email alert in response to either report.

Senior Makenna Siebenaler, Campus Ministry representative see SERVICE PAGE 4

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ND adjusts Moreau curriculum based on surveys

By KATHY MINKO News Writer

One year after creating the Moreau First-Year Experience course, the University has revamped the course’s curriculum, adding more faculty lectures, field trips to locations on campus and discussions of the mission of the Congregation of the Holy Cross.

Moreau First-Year Experience is a two-semester course which replaced the freshman physical education requirement last year.

Throughout the year, students participate in weekly discussions with a class of about 19 peers. Through readings, ref lections and videos, the class is meant to help students get accustomed to life at Notre Dame and teach them about about diversity and mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

“We want Notre Dame to be a community that supports dialogue from a ver y inclusive and welcoming standpoint,” Maureen Dawson, co-director for the course, said.

The Moreau program directors sent sur veys throughout last year and implemented changes to the curriculum based on student and faculty feedback.

“We really took seriously the assessment we put out there in the midterm of 2015,” co-director Paul Manrique said. “Because this course was driven by student interest, we want to pay attention to making sure the existing need is met.”

The program took feedback not only from students enrolled in Moreau but also from upperclassmen. Senior Eva Niklinska

worked alongside Manrique and Dawson this summer, analyzing the curriculum and its requirements to tr y to ensure that first years get as much out of the program and their college experience as possible.

“I really liked the content,” Niklinska said. “It gives you the right foundations for becoming a healthy, happy student.”

Niklinska compared Moreau to a bucket list and a chance for students to customize their college experiences. She said the focus on mental health, a solid approach to studying and choosing a major that suits each student catalyzes a first year’s success. “[The class’s] components are things you don’t really have time to think about unless you’re given the space to do that creatively,” she said.

Dawson said the program plans to implement changes that will shift the focus from the general student’s college experience to a Notre Dame student’s college experience.

This spring, for example, the course plans to incorporate faculty lectures in a TED Talk format.

“We are really happy with the content we created that is specific to Notre Dame,” Manrique said.

Fr. Kevin Grove, a residential fellow at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, will give a faculty lecture about diversity, and Mendoza professor Carl Ackermann will speak about financial literacy. Additionally, University of Pennsylvania biolog y professor Brian Gregor y will speak about learning environments.

To engage students with the Notre Dame community, Moreau will also incorporate

more discussion about the Holy Cross congregation by emphasizing the power of the five pillars of a Holy Cross education: mind, heart, family, zeal and hope.

The program plans to bring students to important campus spots, including the Log Chapel, the Holy Cross Cemeter y and the Snite Museum. Manrique said the program directors hope these trips will instill within students a sense of belonging and loyalty.

“W hat we’re able to do with this course is giving something tangible to students,” Manrique said. “We’re giving them the language to explain to other people outside the Notre Dame family, and we’re doing that through the pillars.”

Students have their own goals in mind for Moreau.

Freshman Francie Fink hopes to make friends with people in her group and to learn more about the roots that make Notre Dame what it is.

“We’re all in this together, and I think it will be extremely valuable to have these people that I can go through my first year with and then hopefully continue to grow with them in the coming years,” she said.

W hile changes are still to be made, the program’s directors look optimistically upon this next year and Moreau’s impact on Notre Dame’s students.

“Moreau is the fulcrum of the lived experience and the academic experience,” Dawson said. “It’s all about putting the pieces of academic life together, and Moreau starts it off.”

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Students attend class by the log chapel for their Moreau First-Year Experience course, a two-semester class required for freshmen.

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Freshmen particpate in small group discussions as part of the Moreau First-Year Experience course. On average, classes consist of 19 students.

South Bend Cubs look to attract student fans

By TOM NAATZ News Writer

Last year, Michiana’s baseball team changed affiliation and became the South Bend Cubs, a Single-A affiliate of Chicago’s National League team of the same name. The Cubs try to offer students an opportunity for a fun outing off campus in the general South Bend community.

The Cubs play 70 home games between April and Labor Day at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend. The team is deeply involved in local charities, including the Children’s Hospital, team president Joe

Hart said.

“We really service a community of 75 miles, not just South Bend,” Hart said.

Hart said the atmosphere of the game can appeal to anyone.

“You don’t have to be a baseball fan to come out and enjoy yourself,” Hart said. “There aren’t a ton of things to do in the South Bend area, and we’re just three miles from campus.”

Hart said the relationship between the Cubs and the University is growing, despite the fact that the vast majority of the Cubs’ games are while the University is out of session.

“During the summer, Notre Dame brings out different departments — employees,

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clients, et cetera, and in April, August and September we get a pretty good student following,” he said.

Examples of this relationship included a residence hall outing to the ballpark for a tour on the Day of Community preceding the first day of classes.

Later, on Aug. 25, the Senior Class Council sponsored a trip for 300 members of the class of 2017 to see a game.

The team has had several interns and employees who were also students at Notre Dame.

In the past, the Cubs have played a preseason exhibition game against the University’s baseball team. Half of the proceeds went to the Cubs’

charity and the other half went to the Fighting Irish’s charity of choice.

To encourage attendance, the Cubs offer a range of promotions not specifically targeted toward students, including Saturday nights, when the team gives away a free 50-inch TV every inning.

“It’s one of the only places where you can pay a few bucks for a ticket and walk out with a brand-new, 50-inch TV,” Hart said.

The team’s most popular night is Thursdays, when all beverages in the ballpark cost $2 for the entire game.

Cubs games are “always fun,” senior Daniel Burns said.

“The tickets are only $10, and they have great outfield grass seats where you can just sit and relax,” Burns said. “I don’t follow the team during the year, I just go to have fun. I recently bought a Cubs jersey. Best purchase in four years at Notre Dame.”

Because of students like Burns, Hart said attendance does generally increase while school is in session, particularly on Thursday nights.

“We always feel like the biggest issue is letting Notre Dame students know we’re here,” he said.

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lead more voters than usual to either not vote at all or to vote for a third-party nominee. We had a similar situation in 1992 when 19 percent of voters supported Ross Perot for president.

NC: What would it take for a third-party candidate to win this election? Is it possible for either Jill Stein or Gary Johnson to gain enough traction to affect the outcome of this election?

SS: It is very unlikely that a third-party nominee can win a presidential election.

However, if the combined popular voters for Johnson and Stein average 12 to 15 percent nationally, with more than 15 percent for Johnson in a few states, then either Trump or Clinton could win the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of the Electoral College while only winning between 43 and 45 percent of the popular votes nationally. In 1992, Bill Clinton won 43 percent of the popular votes but about twothirds of the Electoral College votes.

NC: When asked about the Syrian [refugee crisis], Gary Johnson recently answered

with “What is Aleppo?” He later stated that when America involves itself militarily, we end up in worse situations.

In a world that is so interconnected, what would be the impact of having a president who does not believe much in foreign policy? Does this undermine his perceived ability to govern America?

SS: If most Americans believe that U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East should be active and interventionistic,

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then it would be detrimental for the U.S. to have a president with Gary Johnson’s ideology and limited, inadequate knowledge of foreign policy. However, he’s a libertarian, and most libertarian voters would agree with him that the U.S. should exert little or no military intervention abroad.

NC: Many people argue that a third-party candidate is the solution, and many others argue that this would split the vote for either Hillary Clinton

or Donald Trump. What is your take on this idea? Should people vote based on issues they believe in, or based on fear of someone they disagree with winning?

SS: Just as Americans have a secret ballot and the freedom, unlike voters in Australia, to choose not to vote, Americans vote for third-party and independent candidates for all types of reasons. The most common reason is dissatisfaction with the nominees and/ or platforms of the two major parties.

NC: Turning it back to campus, what is the impact of an election with two third-party candidates on young people and voter turnout in that age group?

SS: I have been teaching at [the College] since 1990. I recall that students were very interested in the 1992 and 2008 presidential elections.

Except for the Sanders campaign in the primaries and caucuses, they seem to especially lack interest in the 2016 presidential campaign. Voter turnout among young voters will probably be lower in the 2016 general election than it was in 2008 and 2012.

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to the student union, said she believed turnout was lower than at previous similar prayer services because this service was held at a later time, due to the talk given by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earlier that evening.

Siebenaler began the prayer service asking those present to gather in front of the podium at the Grotto.

“I just want to take a minute to thank all of you for coming tonight and being present here for these awful things that happen on our campus,” she said. “So thank you for being present here, and for praying for us tonight.”

Fr. Pete McCormick, director of Campus Ministry, led the group in an opening prayer before Siebenaler delivered a reading.

McCormick also led those gathered in a prayer for victims of sexual assault or abuse and the people on campus who offer support to survivors.

As part of the service, student body chief of staff Michael Markel read a reflection submitted anonymously by a student. In it, the student called on the community to speak publicly about sexual assault and spoke to the difficulty of acknowledging it as a concrete issue on Notre Dame’s campus.

“It is easier to think that sexual assault happens to people we

don’t know, we don’t know who that might be, exactly, but other people,” Markel, a senior, read from the reflection. “Not our friends; not our classmates; not the person who lives down the hall; not that friend who was really drunk but wanted to stay at the party – not her, I’m sure she’ll be fine. And most of all: not at Notre Dame. “… Yes, at Notre Dame,” Markel read. “Members of our community hurt one another. They hurt one another in so many ways, which we must learn to name and confront and end.”

The anonymous student wrote that the prayer service was an outlet to acknowledge and confront the issue of sexual assault on campus.

“We gather here as a sign of hope. Our gathering here tonight is our way of saying no to the impulse to feel that there is nothing we can do,” Markel read. “It is our way of rejecting the helplessness that we feel when we see a report of another sexual assault here on campus. Helplessness, hopelessness and despair do us no service in building a more just future. …

We must say, ‘not at Notre Dame.’

Not a denial of sexual assaults that are already happening here, but as a fierce and convicted vision for a Notre Dame free from sexual assault in the future.”

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Judge Ann Williams of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a Notre Dame alumna, thanks U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after Ginsburg’s talk at Purcell Pavilion on Monday. Ginsburg told an audience of thousands about her childhood, time in law school, her values as a judge and the challenges she faces as a woman in law.

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Ginsburg said.

The conversation with the 23-year veteran of the Court, sponsored by the Office of the President, Notre Dame Law School and Notre Dame Student Government, explored a number of topics throughout the evening.

When Williams asked about some of her hobbies growing up, Ginsburg said she was a fan of the Nancy Drew books.

“Most of the books I read in school were Dick and Jane,” Ginsburg said. “Dick was active and Jane was in a pretty party dress, but Nancy Drew was a doer and an actor. Her thenboyfriend mostly did what she told him to do. And I liked that part.”

Ginsburg said her mother was always a major influence in her life.

“My mom repeated two things many times: be independent, and the other, be a lady,” Ginsburg said.

Being a lady meant Ginsburg should not waste time on unproductive emotions.

“A lady does not snap back in anger; she isn’t envious; she is a lady,” Ginsburg said. “That is, if an unkind word is spoken, it is as though she didn’t hear it.”

Ginsburg said some of her fondest childhood memories were those of reading with her mother.

“My mother was a voracious reader, and she communicated to me her love of reading,” she said. “She took me on weekly trips to the library. … She would leave me in the children’s section, get her hair done and come back, and I would have my five books to bring home.”

Ginsburg also admired her mother-in-law, who gave her a set of earplugs as a wedding gift.

“Just before the [wedding] ceremony, [my mother-in-law] took me aside and said, ‘I’d like to tell you the secret of a happy marriage,’” Ginsburg said.

“What was the secret? It helps every now and then to be a little deaf.”

That was such good advice,

Ginsburg said, that she uses it to this day with her colleagues in the Supreme Court.

“When an unkind word is unspoken, I tune it out,” she said.

Asked about her career path in life, Ginsburg said she considered being a teacher for a while but had an increasingly strong desire to become a lawyer. She enrolled in Harvard Law School in 1956, when her baby Jane was 14 months old.

“We had a wonderful nanny to take care of her,” Ginsburg said. “I came home at 4 p.m. when the nanny left, and from 4 p.m. to when Jane went to sleep, that was children’s time. We would sing silly songs and go to the park. … Then when she was asleep, I could go back to the books with a new energy.”

During her time in law school, Ginsburg’s husband — himself a Harvard law student of the class above her — was diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy.

“I had a good note-taker in every class [for him],” Ginsburg said. “His classmates and our classmates rallied around us to help us get through that trying time.”

When asked about how she goes about writing court opinions, she said she appreciates clarity and word economy.

“We labored over our opinions so that people reading them, first of all, would not have to read a sentence twice to understand what it meant; we tried to write as clearly and concisely as we could,” Ginsburg said. “It’s a lesson I’ve tried to teach my law clerks. I’ve put a 20-page limit on notes.”

Ginsburg said progress has been made in diversifying the Court since Jimmy Carter became president.

“I’ve been asked the question, when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court]? … My answer is, when there are nine,” Ginsburg said.

“It didn’t seem like there was anything wrong in all the years when the Supreme Court had only men.”

Former fellow Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was like a big sister to Ginsburg, Williams said.

Ginsburg said O’Connor, who

is a breast cancer survivor, was particularly supportive when Ginsburg went through her own bout of cancer.

“Sandra had — in the 1980s, she had breast cancer,” Ginsburg said. “She had massive surgery; she was on the bench, hearing arguments nine days after her surgery. Sandra had set the model for me so I had to get back on the bench.”

O’Connor’s advice for Ginsburg was to undergo chemotherapy on Friday, recover over the weekend and be back at work on Monday.

“She didn’t waste any time feeling sorry for herself; she just did it,” Ginsburg said. “That positive attitude is what she communicated to me.”

Junior Sarah Tomas Morgan asked Ginsburg how the Court may be better served by a diversity of opinions.

“At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will have the same judgement,” Ginsburg said. “But we bring to the table knowledge that others lack.”

When asked by sophomore Prathm Juneja how she prevents herself from pre-determining particularly polarizing cases before arguments are presented, Ginsburg said she looks around at her eight fellow justices.

“I think about how I would like it if they projected their preconceived notions onto their decisions,” Ginsburg said.

“Being part of a multi-person bench prohibits you from trying to be queen, because you’re not.”

As for retirement, Ginsburg said she is out of her usual answers.

“I plan on staying as long as Justice [Louis] Brandeis stayed,” Ginsburg said. “Justice Brandeis, he was appointed when he was 60 and I always said I would serve as long as Justice Brandeis, but he retired at 83 so I can’t use that one anymore.

“My current answer is as long as I can do it full steam, and that means I have to take it year by year.”

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having a conversation with her,” Stengle said. “When we stood up, she made sure she was looking right at us and speaking to us directly, and that was a really cool experience.”

Students and members of the South Bend community lined up outside Purcell Pavilion on Monday afternoon to hear Ginsburg speak at the interview-style event sponsored by the Office of the President, Notre Dame Law School and Notre Dame Student Government. Entrance was free but limited to those who reserved tickets beforehand.

Many came simply for the political engagement.

“I just love politics, and I want to learn more about it,” freshman Colin Brankin said.

“I’m very interested to hear a Supreme Court justice talk — especially one that’s as notable and as possibly controversial as she is.”

Others came for more personal reasons.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg is my hero,” senior Abigayle RhodePausina said. “She is everything I want to be when I grow up.”

Ginsburg garnered a large turnout from the student body, which is noteworthy in itself, senior Sheryl Cherian said.

“She’s an inspiring human that makes policy accessible, and I feel like that has everything to do with all the youth coming out,” she said.

Stengle said she hopes to go to law school some day. She and the other students selected to ask questions at the event got to meet Ginsburg at a reception afterwards.

“I liked her point when she explained that the court doesn’t make change, people make change,” Stengle said.

“I liked how she cleared that up — how they don’t have a set agenda, that they just do what comes at them.”

Students said they were surprised, at points, by Ginsburg — like when she whipped out a pocket-sized version of the

Constitution or joked about her “notorious” nickname.

“She was sassier than I was expecting,” senior Leah Jacob said.

“And my favorite part was 100 percent when she said there would be enough women on the Supreme Court when there were nine,” senior Holly Backstrom added.

Though junior Will Lederer found Ginsburg’s personal history interesting, he said he would have liked to hear a little more about how she formulates and delivers opinions in Supreme Court cases.

“I’m a conservative, a pretty staunch conservative,” he said.

“And I think it’s pretty important to hear the other sides of arguments.”

Senior Paul Rudnicki said he thinks the chance to see any Supreme Court justice speak is one worth taking.

“The Supreme Court is a major force shaping some of the most important issues — like immigration, energy policy, voting laws,” he said. “And Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a prominent member for many years.”

This is the second consecutive year a Supreme Court justice visited campus — Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in 2015.

Rhode-Pausina said she enjoyed having the event in Purcell Pavillion; she wasn’t able to get tickets to the Sotomayor event last fall.

Inviting big names like Ginsburg and Sotomayor to campus reflects well on the University, Lederer said.

“For her to accept our invitation here is very impressive. I mean, she had to go pretty far out of her way. She had to make time to come here,” he said.

“That’s very impressive for Notre Dame as a community.”

Perhaps a new tradition is forming.

“I’d love to see [Justice] Clarence Thomas next year or [Chief Justice] John Roberts in future years, if we’re going to continue this trend,” Lederer said.

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One new message Nora McGreevy Scene Writer

Each summer in late July, the extended family on my dad’s side descends on one small lake in northern Minnesota. The fifth small lake in a row of small lakes, it bears a logical and wholly underwhelming name, “Lake 5.” My family has stayed here for 33 years and counting, and the scenery remains identical to this day — which, in a nutshell, sums up the enduring appeal of the place.

This past summer at Lake 5, however, marked a new and important step into the 21st century for our family: the creation of an extended family group chat.

The necessary conditions for the group chat had existed for a while — for instance, most of the cousins were now old enough to have cell phones, and my father had finally discovered how to turn on iMessages after eight years of owning an iPhone. On the Saturday that everyone drove to Lake 5 in their respective minivans, my aunt decided to text everyone at once to send updates on their travels. Thus, the group chat was born.

In the months following our vacation, the group chat has expanded and thrived.

Do your relatives use Bitmojis? My uncle, grandma, and cousins all use Bitmojis, with an unbridled enthusiasm that would perhaps surprise the creators of Bitmoji themselves. Communication in the chat also includes a noteworthy amount of hashtags (mostly my Dad) and repeated use of the goat emoji (mostly my older cousin).

It’s a hilarious intersection of diverse ages, personalities and lots of dad humor.

Yet more than providing a platform for sharing silly pictures or dorky texts, the chat links us, a family of diverse people scattered across the country from Washington to Maryland. Around the end of August, everyone sent first-day-of-school pictures in the chat. Last week, my cousin sent pictures from her new apartment.

The whole family sent well-wishes for my grandparents’ anniversary. Adorable videos of our baby cousin from my aunt and uncle consistently bring down the house.

When my little brother had appendicitis and went to the hospital, the chat blew up with advice, love and “get better soon” wishes.

At Lake 5, there’s a campfire spot close to the water where we’ll all sit together, talking and sharing among family, as the sun sets and smoke from the campfire curls up into the trees. When a new message pops up on my home screen, for a moment I inevitably think of the campfire — and of that warm, secure feeling that both the group chat and the campfire evoke within me. Like Lake 5 itself, that feeling — a deep, familial love — has endured throughout the years unchanged.

Contact Nora McGreevy at nmcgreev@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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In memoriam: South Dining Hall’s John Ritschard For those of us who usually read this very newspaper over lunch at South Dining Hall during our collegiate days, more often than not, we were greeted by John and Lila Ritschard — a loving, genuine couple who devoted many years to this university, and in particular, South Dining Hall.

John and Lila swiped cards at the station to the right as you entered South. Whether you knew John or not, he was always there to tell a witty joke and explain what was on the menu that afternoon. And if it was your birthday — boy, were you in luck. John would announce it to the hungry, packed line behind you, would occasionally sing and would always have a candy bar ready to make your day. John

taught me, and surely hundreds of others, more lessons than we ever learned in any classroom.

I was lucky to maintain a friendship with John and Lila in the years following graduation. While I know it was a tough 4.5 past months for John, the inevitable became reality this weekend when John passed away from us.

While it is truly a massive loss for me and the Notre Dame community, it’s a big gain for John — who’s most certainly up there greeting others just as he did to us at South.

God Bless and rest easy, John.

Adam Llorens class of 2014 Sept. 12

Remembering 9/11: 10 years a New Yorker Ever ybody has a stor y when it comes to 9/11. For me, I was a high school student at Chaminade High School, approx imately 20 miles from dow ntow n Manhattan. The news was devastating as many of my high school classmates lost immediate family: fat hers, mot hers, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins. The next couple of days were excruciating as we prayed and hoped — by some miracle — t hat t here were sur v ivors. As I watched telev ision highlights, over and over again, I felt helpless. I could see t he smoke lingering in t he Manhattan sk yline from t he roof of t he Mineola train station.

I was angr y and heartbroken but a lso wanted justice. As a senior in high school, I was entrenched in t he college application process and t hought t hat t he best way I could do somet hing about t his tragedy was t hrough t he militar y. The next week, I applied for t he Nav y ROTC program and began feverishly researching which colleges and universities had t he best program. Notre Dame was at t he top of t he list.

I was fortunate to be accepted into t he Nav y ROTC program after a series of physica ls and applications in November 2001. The next mont h, I received acceptance into t he Universit y. In Aug ust 2002, I arrived in Sout h Bend for Nav y ROTC “boot camp” and began my dua l life — one as a civ ilian student, and anot her as a Nav y midshipman. A year later, in Aug ust 2003, I spent my summer in San Diego training w it h ot her midshipmen from around t he countr y. The ROTC program was so excellent, but I ended up w it hdraw ing from t he program before t he beginning of my sophomore year for a number of reasons. I had a diff icult conversation w it h my parents and senior off icers, but t hey accepted my decision. To t his day, some of my best friends are from t he Nav y ROTC program and I’ll never forget a ll of t hings I learned about honor, courage and commitment — t he core va lues of t he United States Nav y.

I moved into New York Cit y after graduating in

May 2006 and have been here ever since work ing in t he f inancia l ser v ices industr y. From 2008 to 2010, I worked in 7 World Trade Center — t he f irst building erected in t he dow ntow n area where t he World Trade Center(s) used to be. From our team room overlook ing t he Hudson River, we could see workers rebuilding what is now t he Freedom Tower.

They say it ta kes 10 years liv ing in New York Cit y to truly ca ll yourself “a New Yorker.” The 15t h anniversar y of 9/11 on Sunday was an extremely sad but proud day for me, my family and friends.

We w ill never forget. On Sunday, I spent t he day w it h my closest friend from high school and college — Lt. Cmdr. Ma lachy Soller — a Nav y JAG who came t hrough t he Nav y ROTC program at Notre Dame.

A f ter graduating in May 2006, his f irst tour was evacuating U.S. citizens during t he Israeli–Lebanon war in t he summer of 2006. In 2007, he was involved in t he Iranian speedboat crisis. His next tour was in t he Mediterranean. I could go on and on about a ll Soller’s accomplishments and ser v ice to our countr y t hrough t he United States Nav y and JAG Corps.

W het her it was fate or t he grace of God, t he attacks of 9/11 were t he primar y cata lyst for me joining t he Nav y ROTC program and ultimately attending Notre Dame. Even t hough I didn’t complete t he program, it was t he most important experience I’ve ever had in my life.

So today — if you happen to see an of f icer on campus or a fellow classmate in uniform, ta ke a moment to ref lect on how fortunate we a ll are to live in t his countr y. Ta ke a moment to contemplate how luck y we are to be associated w it h a Universit y t hat produces some of t he best of f icers in Nav y, Marines, A rmy and A ir Force. Their sacrif ice is rea l. God. Countr y. Notre Dame.

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The mod squad Stephen Raab Let’s Talk Smart

We live in the most interesting time in the world. Not does only mass communication ensure widespread knowledge of discoveries about our world, but the discoveries themselves are interesting to an unprecedented degree. We’ve never had this level of control over matter and energy. One of the flagship technologies of the modern scientific age has been genetically modified (GM) products. So-called genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have massively improved the productivity of the world’s agriculture. High-yield, blight-resistant, frostresistant produce has blessed the word with an uptick in abundance not seen since the Haber process began fixing nitrogen.

As with any good idea, there are people lining up for miles to detract from it. Heedless of the overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the health and safety of GMOs, many want them banned from the country entirely. Others want to stir up fear, uncertainty and doubt with “labelling laws” carrying enough innuendo to spook the scientific-illiterate grocery shopper into buying a less healthy, more expensive alternative. The American Association for the Advancement of Science states unequivocally in its policy statement on GM foods that “the science is quite clear: crop improvement by the modern molecular techniques of biotechnology is safe.

Rather, these initiatives are driven by a variety of factors, ranging from the persistent perception that such foods

are somehow ‘unnatural’ and potentially dangerous to the desire to gain competitive advantage by legislating attachment of a label meant to alarm.” To steal a line from Aaron Sorkin, I submit to you that whoever wrote these labelling bills has never faced the working end of a decade-long crop failure. Through centuries of toil, scientists have now nearly sent Famine packing on his black horse; I vote their next target should be Death.

Of course, opposition to scientific progress is nothing new. Almost every technology developed by humans has been opposed by the uninformed. The makers of vaccines are locked in a perpetual battle with conspiracy theorists — medical doctors versus spin doctors. The nuclear industry is under constant assault from groups like Greenpeace who ignore settled science in order to tear down the best hope for mitigating and reversing climate change. Even wireless Internet, of all things, was recently accused of causing brain damage by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. You can bet your bottom dollar that the moment a Homo erectus conjured fire from a pile of sticks, there was a picket standing behind him grunting “Think of the children!”

How, then, are we to counter those who oppose safe, effective technologies like GMOs? The easiest way may simply be to wait them out. As Max Planck once said, “A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.” As genetic modification techniques improve and the resulting products increase their superiority and economy over the unmodified

varieties, market pressure will also come into play and allow GM companies to out-compete their rivals. As inevitable as this victory is, however, it is disheartening to think of the millions suffering in malnourishment — so easily averted — that occurs in the Third World while the battle is fought in Washington. The aggressive promotion of the advantages of GMOs by such figures as Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bill Gates (the Philanthropy Guy) will hopefully shorten the timeframe for full adoption.

The only major obstacle standing in the way of GMOs are the peddlers of pseudoscience. Their numbers are small, but the Internet has magnified its visibility. The position of GMOs as the apex of scientific achievement makes them a ripe target for populist anti-intellectuals.

Left-wing demagogues of the Sanders–Stein vintage have exploited the public’s fears with support for these unnecessary fear-mongering labelling laws, railing against faceless corporations with the usual script. Countermessaging and the election of pro-science representatives — a so-called “mod squad” — is urgently needed.

GMOs have done incalculably large amounts of good for the world. Those who believe in science have a responsibility to shield this technology from unjust attacks by both incompetent and malevolent adversaries.

Stephen Raab, an MSM candidate at the Mendoza College of Business, graduated Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s in chemical engineering in 2016. He enjoys matching wits with all comers at sraab@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Our ally Al-Qaida Devon Chenelle The Gadfly

On July 28, Jabhat al-Nusra, senior partner in the amorphous coalition of rebels fighting the Syrian government, declared its split from parent organization al-Qaida. Though this initially seemed a terrible blow for al-Qaida, the split may not have been as it appeared. Tellingly, al-Nusra’s leader, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, said the move was intended to “expose the deception of the international community, namely the U.S. and Russia, in their relentless bombardment and displacement of the Muslim masses of Syria under the pretext of bombing al-Nusra Front,” a reference to the bombing campaigns in Syria by world powers that are justified by their disproportionate targeting of Islamist groups. Furthermore, after the split, al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri stated “The brotherhood of Islam is stronger than any organizational links that change and go away.” Afterwards, a grateful al-Julani publicly thanked al-Qaida on al-Jazeera news “for having understood the need to break ties.” This is hardly the talk of two organizations recovering from a fractious divorce.

If one would guess this split is in reality a strategic re-organization, they would be right. Days after the initial announcement, the split’s real motivation became clear when Syrian rebels launched an assault on government-held west Aleppo, al-Nusra’s forces taking a central part. With rebel forces unencumbered, at least officially, by al-Qaida ties, sympathetic Western media and Arab propagandists — particularly al-Jazeera, which is bankrolled

by Qatar’s royal family, a supporter of al-Nusra — were free to paint the offensive as a clash between freedom-seeking rebels and an evil president Bashar

al-Assad, while Russian jets were restricted from bombing the rebels by fear of American censure because of the offensive’s supposed lack of a radical Islamist force.

As it has since 2011, American material support continues to flow to rebel forces in Syria. More importantly, the American diplomatic and political efforts that provide cover for the rebel groups in Syria’s now extraordinarily international civil war also continue. The intention of these American efforts is, supposedly, to bolster the “moderate opposition” that will someday create a democratic and tolerant Syria. Sadly, the existence of a “Syrian moderate opposition” is a fairy tale, like Jack’s giant beanstalk, heat strokes in 75 degree weather, or George Bush’s Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Frequently these “moderate” groups are thinly veiled frauds, in truth just as radically Islamist as many public enemies of the U.S. Even where they aren’t, moderate groups work so tightly in alliance with al-Qaida-affiliated groups such as al-Nusra that even “secular” and “moderate” groups are effectively inseparable from the Islamists. American support that actually reaches moderates will eventually flow to forces that act as effective associates of al-Qaida.

However, if all American support to Syrian rebels ended tomorrow, our problematic connection with al-Qaida would remain. The lynch-pin of American foreign policy in the Middle-East, aside from Israel, is our alliance with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf statelets that essentially exist as Saudi dependencies. This alliance drives a great deal of American policy in the Middle-East, both through our active obligation to support our allies’ interests and through the effects of these states’ propagandists and suborners having extensive access to America’s foreign policy nerve centers.

Saudi Arabia and its satellites are guilty of an

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ungodly litany of sins, but worse still, they are guilty of proven transgressions against American interests. A list with only a few such offenses would include these states’ massive support for hardliner Islamist rebels in Syria, a decades-old and massively funded set of programs dedicated to spreading the Wahhabist/Salafist Islam these states share with al-Qaida (and the Islamic State) throughout the Islamic world — especially to peripheral regions whose Islam was traditionally syncretist, pluralist and moderate — and giving huge non-state (a blurry distinction in these royalist aristocracies) support to al-Qaida. For example, the Saudi Binladin Group is as prominent as ever, and is currently under contract to build multibillion dollar towers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Doha, Qatar.

I can think of five tests to classify whether two organizations are in alliance, and the relationship between al-Qaida and the United States fulfills them all. Al-Qaida is a friend of our friends in the Gulf, al-Qaida is an enemy of our enemy (Assad, among others hated by the Gulf monarchies), we are cobelligerents with al-Qaida in a shooting conflict in Syria, we provide material and moral support to groups effectively inseparable from al-Qaida, and we share a common aim (the disestablishment of the Assad regime).

It seems inescapable: Fifteen years and two days from 9/11, the U.S. finds itself in a de facto alliance with al-Qaida. How glad I am for our decades of military adventures and services to our ever-faithful allies in that happy region, the Middle East.

Devon Chenelle is a junior in Keough Hall. He is a history major with an Italian minor. He can be reached at dchenell@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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By ALVARO del CAMPO Scene Writer

Season two of Netflix’s “Narcos” picks up where season one left off, with Pablo Escobar on the run from the Colombian government. The new season covers around 15 months of Escobar’s life, from 1992 to 1993 — a shorter time scale than the almost 15 years covered in season one. As a result, season two has a more cohesive narrative than that of the previous season, packing more action and plot development into each episode and creating an exhilarating viewer experience. The moral trajectory of the series’ protagonists, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena, becomes increasingly blurry, and as the series progresses the objective of capturing Escobar eclipses the true objective of stopping the drug cartels. This prioritization results in some unlikely alliances and questionable tactics employed by both the DEA and the Colombian National Police — all of this adding to the show’s theme of moral ambiguity.

Historically, Pablo Escobar was responsible for countless atrocities in service of preserving his drug empire, including the bombing of planes, commercial centers

By ADRIAN MARK LORE Scene Writer

Sumach Ecks — better-known by his stage name Gonjasufi — is one of alternative hip-hop’s bestkept secrets. W hile he engaged with the music scene from a young age, Ecks’ breakthrough came when he was discovered by Warp Records following a guest appearance on Flying Lotus’ seminal 2008 record “Los Angeles.” Ecks was subsequently signed to the label and released his debut LP, “A Sufi and A Killer,” in 2010.

Everything about “A Sufi and A Killer” was unprecedented, from the exotic lo-fi beats skillfully engineered by guest producer The Gaslamp Killer — to whom the album owes the second half of its title — to Ecks’ unique vocal delivery. Being ethnically mixed, Ecks channels an ambiguous yet decidedly exotic spirit in his hearty, sepulchralsounding croon; his father is of Ethiopian descent, and much of the psychedelia on “A Sufi and a Killer” recalls the spirit of Rastafarian tradition and music. Indeed, while the fuzzy ambiance of that album was gripping by itself, it happened that Ecks’ slow-burning vocals was the feature that set him apart from other musicians in a similar aesthetic vein. They would prove to be the common denominator in his future releases, which have otherwise been quite musically diverse.

On his latest record, “Callus,” Ecks is anything

and government buildings. The depiction of these lurid acts is spot on in “Narcos” with gruesome realism, as every one of Escobar’s horrible acts is more damaging to the people of Colombia than the last. While season one of “Narcos” did a good job of humanizing Escobar and painting him as a family man with questionable morals at best, season two pulls no punches in depicting his true nature as a mass murderer and narcissist. Any sympathy one may have had for Escobar’s character at the beginning of season two is lost by the fourth or fifth car bombing or terrorist act that he has his “sicarios,” or hitmen, commit. Brazilian actor Wagner Moura’s portrayal of Escobar is captivating and charismatic, even if his Spanish accent could use some work. Escobar’s love for his family is believable, and his efforts to protect them are admirable in a somewhat perverse way considering the number of families the man has had a hand in destroying throughout the series.

A lot of major character development among the protagonists of “Narcos” is present in season two as the efforts of the Colombian government and the DEA become desperate. Early on in the season, the return of a character from season one indicates a shift in the priorities for Colombian president Cesar Gaviria.

This character (whom I will avoid naming), employs methods of extracting information from Escobar’s subordinates that begin to show the moral decay corrupting Escobar’s hunters. The DEA’s role in the hunt of Escobar escalates as more American operatives are brought in to work with the Colombian government, introducing an element of bureaucracy to Murphy and Pena’s efforts.

As a result of the slow reactions to intel brought on by the introduction of bureaucracy, Pena forms an alliance with some unsavory characters, including the wife of Kiko, a head sicario killed by Escobar in season one. This series of events leads to some tense moments at certain points in the plot, as well as a blurring of the lines between good guys and bad guys, a theme that “Narcos” as a series emphasizes.

Overall, season two of “Narcos” is a worthwhile watch in many respects. Great acting, solid pacing and compelling themes weave into a historical fiction that approaches magical realism. For any fan of the show or of narco-drama in general, “Narcos” season two does not disappoint.

but conservative. In fact, Ecks’ willingness to traverse darker, more abrasive territory on this third LP is refreshing, especially as his efforts are often successful. There is no trace of The Gaslamp Killer’s fun-loving inf luence on “Callus,” and in this sense the record is closer to Ecks’ low-key sophomore effort “M.U.Z.Z.L.E.” than it is to “A Sufi and A Killer.” But on this album, longer and more artistically focused, the stakes feel higher than ever for Gonjasufi.

The cover art, a lithographic representation of Golgotha — the purported site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion — sets the album’s eerie tone. W hile Ecks does not explicitly address religious themes on “Callus,” much of the sound and lyricism connotes motifs of mortality and desperation.

Fortunately for Ecks, the characteristic rust of his vocal delivery is very effective at complementing and indeed shaping the album’s mood.

But most captivating about this album is its production and overall craft. The hip-hop sensibilities of “A Sufi and A Killer” have been almost wholly replaced by an option for the heav y percussion of industrial music. Hallucinatory drum loops punch and spin around the listener, while a sandpaperlike guitar grates in the remaining space, threatening to slice right through Ecks’ heavily-processed croaks. Some of these songs also veer into the territory of seemingly incompatible genres, particularly on paired tracks “The Kill” and “Prints of

Sin.” The former bursts into a heav y-handed metal lead, then evolves quickly into the latter, a track whose downtempo electronic psychedelia for a minute threatens to imitate Pink Floyd.

With all its experimentation, it is especially surprising that “Callus” rarely falls f lat. W hile the album is not an effortless product, an uninitiated listener would never guess that Ecks is working in starkly unfamiliar territory. In any case, the music Ecks produces under Gonjasufi is intentionally rough, so that a permissible lack of polish would be hardly noticeable to begin with; it adds to the aesthetic, if anything. Indeed, Ecks is wise in playing to his strengths on “Callus” even as he innovates, so that even if this record is not one of the year’s most airtight albums, it is certainly one of its most well-informed, exciting and ambitious products.

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“Callus” Gonjasufi Label: Warp Reccomended Track: “The Kill” If You Like: Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp Killer

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Make it a point to socialize and participate in activities and events that will allow you to grow emotionally, mentally and physically. Don’t let the changes going on around you stifle your productivity or your desire to succeed. It’s important to deal with dilemmas and move on quickly. Diplomacy is a far better option than using aggression or force. Your numbers are 5, 12, 20, 23, 31, 36, 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep a positive attitude and surround yourself with people who share your enthusiasm and are willing to collaborate in an effort to bring about change. Romance is on the rise, and a promise or commitment can be made.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Consider what’s important and focus on achieving your goal. Don’t let an emotional matter lead to a snap decision you will regret.

Look carefully at a work-related matter before you take on added responsibilities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A business trip or meeting will open up a window of opportunity. Your charm and enthusiasm will be difficult to ignore, let alone say “no” to. Someone is likely to try to impress you. Get all promises or offers in writing.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take on a project that will expand your mind and help you approach life in a healthy manner. Positive thoughts will bring good results. If things do go wrong somehow, do whatever it takes to turn them back around.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take action and let others know where you stand.

Participation will help you make improvements and give you a better indication of what to do next. A change in your position will turn out to be more beneficial than anticipated.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Discuss your ideas and collaborate with people who can offer you constructive criticism, and an opportunity will unfold. Network, socialize and take time to listen to the youngsters in your life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Test the waters with someone before you broach a sensitive subject. Let others do most of the talking and don’t reveal your plans or personal information until you have assessed the way they will react. Diplomacy will win in the end.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take a break from your everyday routine. Avoid responsibilities that don’t belong to you. If you want to offer help, make sure you get something in return. A trip will give you a different perspective on how to live.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Find a way to boost your income. Learn a new trade, pick up a skill and gather information that is relevant to your current job situation. Don’t get angry or frustrated when you should be busy striving for success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t feel the urge to make sudden changes to the way you look or the plans you have made. It’s important to follow a path that is well-thought-out and will bring practical results. An investment may not be what you expected.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll gain ground if you act on your emotions and set the record straight with someone you believe has been unfair. You can improve your health by eating healthier and developing a proper exercise routine. Love is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Refrain from sharing personal secrets. A problem with authority figures will deter you from getting ahead. Do not leave any room for errors or misinterpretation. Handle relationships with caution and honesty.

Birthday Baby: You are direct, persistent and engaging. You are persuasive and unpredictable.

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NFL | STEELERS 38, REDskins 16

Make swimming fun for viewers R.J. Stempak Sports Writer

With the NBA offseason in full swing, I could not possibly pull off another interesting column about the NBA. Or could I? The answer is no, no I could not. So in lieu of another thoughtful analysis of the greatest sport and greatest league in the world, I will confront an issue that bothered me throughout my high school athletic career.

That issue is this: Swimming is terribly boring as a spectator sport. I ran track my freshman year, then swam for three years after that, so I think I have a decent amount of close-up experience with the issue.

So firstly, I had to figure out what exactly the issues are with this sport. The number one problem for me was the standard meet format. Spending a full day inside a humid and uncomfortable natatorium to watch a single heat that lasts no more than a few minutes sounds like something that the devil would set up in hell as a spectator sport.

Simply put, it is unbearable.

Secondly, swimmers are so hard to recognize in the pool. The best method of standing out at a meet nowadays is having your name printed in small letters below your team name and logo on your swim cap.

Good luck seeing me from the stands, mom!

However, I believe it is more prudent to attempt to fix the structural issues of the sport before the aesthetics, so let us start there. The only real world example I can draw from is the American Track League.

Track and field, also a meetformat sport, has run into issues attracting spectators outside of the Olympics.

So the solution it came up with was to make the track meet a sort of half-meet, half-party environment.

They have music playing throughout the meet, which is something I can translate to swimming. My favorite change is that track has ditched the stands during certain events such as the 100m dash and let fans line up right next to the lanes to experience the speed of the sprinters up close.

So for swimming, the first thing I’m going to do is split the meet in half, putting the boring events in a secondary pool while keeping the exciting events front and center. That means any race

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over 200 meters is pushed aside to the side pool where parents of distance swimmers can “enjoy” watching their children torture themselves by swimming excruciating distances at top speed. Have fun, side pool.

To make the side pool more interesting, I will throw all of the diving events over there too. And to save time, the diving and distance swimming will compete simultaneously, yet hopefully separately.

Now back to the real attraction — the main pool.

The sprinters, the celebrities of the swimming world (except for my favorite swimmer of all-time and role model, Katie Ledecky), get the spotlight, literally.

There will be a lighting system similar to the one the Los Angeles Lakers employ where the fans are dimmed and the pool illuminated.

Poolside seats are to be added, known as the splash zone, where aff luent fanatics can experience what it feels like to be splashed with water by the premier athletes in the sport.

Lastly, gone are the days of boring lanes and boring swimmers. Each swimmer is given command of his lane through the instillation of 3-D projection systems found in todays NBA arenas. The projectors can customize each swimmers’ lane with color and projection of a logo or some sort of animation.

The swimmers themselves need to stand out as well.

For this solution I am going to have to bring full body suits back, not in the bland all-black design of before, but with some NASCAR f lair. Each swimmer will be covered in their advertisers’ colors and logos, because who wouldn’t want to root for the M&M’s swimmer every race?

Unfortunately for swimming, I can only do so much for one of the oldest and most noble of athletic competitions. It just is not spectator friendly. Any more tinkering with the format and I would be hurting the competition and putting the swimmers’ lives at risk, or in some cases, the lives of the sharks that may or may not have been part of my next innovation.

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Roethlisberger puts Steelers on his shoulders Associated Press

LANDOVER, Md. — Ben Roethlisberger knew the retired Heath Miller, suspended teammates Le’Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant and the injured Markus Wheaton weren’t walking through that door. So he put the Pittsburgh Steelers’ young, largely untested offense on his shoulders.

Roethlisberger threw for three touchdowns to lead the Steelers to a 38-16 rout of the Washington Redskins on Monday night. After telling his teammates he believed in not just All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown but Eli Rogers, Sammie Coates and others, Roethlisberger recovered a fumble at a pivotal moment and completed 27 of 37 passes for 300 yards in the season-opening victory.

He threw two touchdowns to Brown and another to Rogers.

Often playing on the opposite side from Josh Norman and tormenting cornerback Bashaud Breeland, Brown made eight

catches for 126 yards.

Starting in place of Bell, DeAngelo Williams ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries.

“We’re confident in that group,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “I know we were missing some pieces tonight, but we had ‘7.’ And when you got ‘7’ you got the chance to put together performances like that.”

Washington led 6-0 and appeared to have another scoring opportunity late in the first quarter when linebacker Ryan Kerrigan sacked and stripped Roethlisberger deep in Pittsburgh territory. Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey knocked the ball out of Kerrigan’s hands, and Roethlisberger dived on it at his own 13-yard line.

“The ball was on the ground and Pounce was kind of laying on it and I was trying to tell Pouncey it was right under his leg,” Roethlisberger said. “Any time you can get those balls back, it’s huge.”

Roethlisberger then guided

Pittsburgh 87 yards down the field, finishing the drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Brown on a gutsy fourth-and-1 call from the Washington 29.

“We knew it was coming; I knew it was coming,” Breeland said. “That’s why I played it the way I played it. It was just a freak play, and he made the play.

That’s all I can say.”

The next time he got the ball, Big Ben took the Steelers 67 yards on 14 plays to make it 14-6.

Pittsburgh’s passing attack got clicking, but Kirk Cousins and the Redskins couldn’t keep up. With Matt Jones and the running game grounded and tight end Jordan Reed taken out of the picture, Cousins finished 30 of 43 for 329 yards and two interceptions.

Washington got it as close as 24-16 on Chris Thompson’s fourth-quarter touchdown.

Then Roethlisberger was at it again, taking the Steelers 77 yards as Williams put the game away with a 15-yard touchdown run to break the 30-point mark.

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ST. LOUIS — Kyle Hendricks took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up Jeremy Hazelbaker’s leadoff home run, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Monday night to close in on the NL Central crown.

Hazelbaker drove an 0-2 pitch into the right-field stands for his 12th homer. Hendricks (15-7), the major league ERA leader at 2.03, was relieved by Aroldis Chapman.

“Just left that one up right there. What are you going to do?” Hendricks said.

Ben Zobrist and Dexter Fowler homered for the Cubs, who lowered their magic number to three for clinching the division title. They lead the second-place Cardinals by 17 games and can wrap up the NL Central with a three-game

sweep in St. Louis.

Soon after Hazelbaker’s shot cleared the fence, teammates went to the mound to talk to Hendricks — leading to an argument between Cubs manager Joe Maddon and plate umpire Joe West.

Maddon was ejected for the third time this season, and Chapman entered to finish the one-hitter. He got three outs for his 14th save with Chicago, and is 34 for 37 overall this year with the Cubs and Yankees.

Hendricks, who threw 96 pitches, struck out seven and walked two.

After the pitching change, Maddon argued some more with West before leaving.

St. Louis remained a halfgame behind the Mets for the second NL wild card. New York lost 8-1 at Washington.

The last time the Cubs won a division title was 2008. They

did it by beating St. Louis on Sept. 20 at Wrigley Field.

Mike Leake (9-10) pitched six innings before being lifted for a pinch hitter. Leake, making his second start since a stint on the disabled list due to shingles, allowed six hits and four runs (three earned).

The Cubs took a 1-0 lead on a leadoff homer by Zobrist, his 15th, in the second. Chicago added a run in the third on an RBI single by Anthony Rizzo.

Chicago made it 4-0 in fifth. Javier Baez reached on a throwing error by shortstop Jedd Gyorko and scored when Fowler hit a one-out homer to right field.

RHP Jason Hammel (14-8, 3.50) allowed nine runs — eight earned — and a career-high 13 hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 12-5 loss at Milwaukee last time out.

He is 4-4 with a 4.80 ERA in 10 starts against the Cardinals.

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Belles take first in Hanover Fall Classic

By BRENNA MOXLEY and DANIEL O’BOYLE Sports Writers

Golf Over the weekend, the Belles took first place in the Hanover Fall Classic. The first day ended after only nine holes due to rainy weather conditions. Freshman Lauren Read scored a 1-over-par 37, which was good for the lead after the first day of competition.

Senior Ali Mahoney finished the day not far behind in second out of the 50 golfers. The team shot a 158 for the round, giving it the top spot and a one-stroke lead over Hanover.

Junior Kaitlyn Cartone said she thought the team played well despite the rainy weather.

“We battled some rough conditions with thunderstorms which called the tournament to only nine holes,” Cartone said. “At the end of the day, we were in the lead by only one stroke and we knew that going into the next day we had to pull ahead further.”

The momentum continued to day two for the Belles. It was an 18-hole day, with the nine uncompleted holes from the previous day remaining unfinished. Read had another impressive day – shooting a 5-over-par 77, good enough to finish tournament medalist. Cartone commented on Read’s round, saying Read helped the team pull out the victory.

“Lauren Read, a freshman on the team, earned tournament medalist posting a 77 on Sunday,” Cartone said. “That helped us take the title of tournament champions with a score of 320, one of the lowest scores in school history.”

Sophomore Taylor Kehoe earned second place individually with 12 pars and a score of 6-over-par 78 for the day, while senior Ali Mahoney finished third at an eightover-par-80 and tied Kehoe with 12 pars on the round.

Saint Mary’s finished 13 strokes ahead of the second place team, tournament host Hanover.

The Belles play in the first MIAA Jamboree of the season next Monday, beginning at 1 pm at The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall, Michigan.

Soccer Ten goals were scored in all, as Saint Mary’s was defeated 7-3 in a high-scoring encounter with Olivet.

The Belles (1-4-0, 0-3-0 MIAA) looked to get off to a strong start, scoring first in under five minutes thanks to freshman midfielder Kellen Hinchley. The Comets (31-1, 1-0-1) turned the score around by halftime, however, with two goals in the 13th and

32nd minutes.

The second half of the game became a goal fest, starting when the Belles were awarded a penalty, which was dispatched by senior forward Liza Felix. The Comets began to pull away, though, scoring the next three goals of the game, including a 35yard strike and a penalty of their own. Senior midfielder Kate Vasile got one back for the Belles inside the last 15 minutes, but the Comets still found enough time to score two more.

The game is the highestscoring Saint Mary’s soccer match since an 8-2 victory over Tri-State (now known as Trine) in October 2007.

In their second game of the weekend, the Belles were shut out on the road by

Kalamazoo, 5-0. The match was tied at halftime, though the Hornets (3-2-1, 2-0-1) peppered Belles freshman goalie Thallia Robles with shots.

Once Kalamazoo freshman midfielder Rosella LoChirco found the back of the net in the 68th minute, the f loodgates opened, and the Hornets scored four more goals over the game’s final 20 minutes to complete the 5-0 win.

The Belles’ next action will be against Trine on Thursday at 4 p.m. in Angola, Indiana.

Volleyball The Belles were swept in both of their opening MIAA encounters on the weekend, losing to Adrian (25-16, 25-23, 25-21) and Calvin (25-14, 2515, 25-17).

Against Adrian, the Belles

(1-6, 0-2 MIAA) faced an early deficit in the first set, going down 4-0 and 17-10 before eventually losing the set 25-16.

The Belles fared better in the next two sets, even building a 13-5 lead in the second after a 10-2 run, but the Bulldogs (51, 2-0) fought back and won the set 25-23. In the third set, the Belles held a lead through most of the set, but eventually found themselves trailing 1918; the Bulldogs held on for the victory.

Against Calvin, (6-0, 3-0), the Belles struggled to gain a foothold in the game, trailing 10-3 in the first set. After a timeout, Saint Mary’s made a five-point run to bring the score to 10-8 and held steady at 11-10 a few points later.

But the Knights found a way

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to manage a six-point run and took control of the game, eventually winning 25-14. The Belles again struggled in the second set and trailed 10-5 early on. The Belles did make an offensive push and went even with the Knights in the latter half of the set, but the early deficit was too much to overcome and the Belles fell 25-15. In the third set, the Belles had the score tied at 1010, but were unable to hold on, losing 25-17, as the Knights took the match 3-0.

The Belles will travel to Kalamazoo on Wednesday for their next game, which begins at 7 p.m.

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Irish graduate student midfielder Evan Panken, right, battles for the ball alongside freshman midfielder Tommy McCabe, left, during Notre Dame’s 1-1 draw against Valparaiso on Aug. 22 at Alumni Stadium. Panken, a captain, has notched six points on the season, on track for an improvement over his 13-point season last year.

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leads the overall series, that began in 1986, 11-8-4, and in the last nine meetings, the Irish have tied the Huskies three times while the other six meetings resulted in games decided by just one goal.

“It’s been one of the biggest games in our schedule every year almost,” Clark said. “It’s still one of the biggest games in our schedule as far as we’re concerned for tomorrow. It’ll be a hard game … we’re trying to look at what they have and what they’ll bring to the table tomorrow, and then we have to deal with it and play our own game.”

Irish graduate student captain Evan Panken battles for a loose ball during Notre Dame’s 1-1 tie versus Valparaiso on Aug. 22 at Alumni Stadium.

Playing their “own game” should give the Irish the best chance to push the winning streak to six games if they remain consistent. In five games, Notre Dame

has outscored its opponents 16-2 while converting 20.3 percent of its shots into goals. The Irish rank third in the country with 3.2 goals per game, and their defense has been just as dominant, ranking 10th in goals allowed per game with three shutouts.

Senior defender Brandon Aubrey has led the way for the Irish so far offensively. The Plano, Texas, native recorded a hat trick against Virginia Tech on Friday to put him at first on the team in goals and points, with six and 12 respectively.

“As far as set pieces go, I think I’m one of the main guys for hitting the shots,” Aubrey said. “I’ve taken over that responsibility from [Patrick] Hodan, but other than that, I still have the same responsibilities of being a defender first. Getting goals is just an added bonus and makes it all a lot better.”

Hodan, a former Notre Dame midfielder, scored 29 goals throughout his career as someone who was also looked at as a key set-piece player, according to Aubrey.

“I used to watch the way he would hit the ball [during set pieces],” Aubrey said. “He would line up to the side [of the defense’s wall] and wrap his hips around it and try to get up and over the wall.

That’s something I’ve tried to pick up this year, and I’ve gotten a lot better at it.”

In regards to avoiding the pressures of playing a game in the middle of the week, Clark said there isn’t much the team can do about the challenge other than tackle it head-on, while also not looking ahead to the team’s matchup against Louisville on Friday.

“Our guys will have class tomorrow, so they’ll have to deal with that, but that’s part of being a student-athlete,” Clark said. “We can’t use it as an excuse, but that’s where we are. We have to take care of it.”

Notre Dame will host UConn for the first time since 2012 on Tuesday at Alumni Stadium at 7 p.m.

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5 Florida. Even after failing to beat Notre Dame, Stanford will be contenders for the top spot in the next poll. The fact that the draw came as part of a two-game weekend over 2,000 miles away from home and just two days after a doubleovertime battle with Santa Clara makes it all the more impressive. But while a draw at Santa Clara is by no means a poor result, if the Irish can put up a strong attacking performance against the Cardinal,

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you would expect more against the Broncos.

The Irish don’t have one particularly bad away result yet like last season’s defeat to Miami, but the lack of attacking success against Santa Clara and a 2-0 defeat to Michigan last month are still cause for disappointment. And with away contests coming up against Syracuse and North Carolina State, both games the Irish should win, they will need to ensure the performances do not slip after the draw with Stanford.

It would be harsh to say the Irish underperform as a whole

away from home. Notre Dame shouldn’t necessarily expect to perform on the levels of the very best teams in the nation.

Yet recent results suggest that they can deliver big wins on the road. It may be too much to ask for the kind of consistency that Notre Dame achieve at home, but some improvement in that regard would go a long way for the Irish.

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Irish junior forward Meghan Doyle surveys the field during Notre Dame’s 1-0 win against Wisconsin on Aug. 21. Doyle is the second-leading point scorer on the team with four points on the year.

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stage of the team’s concussion protocol, meaning he will participate in all drills as part of a controlled practice setting Tuesday, according to Kelly.

Defensive development With the injury to Crawford, Kelly said freshman cornerback Donte Vaughn will now become a rotational figure in a developing secondary. “… Donte Vaughn, now, is in the mix, with the injury to Crawford,” Kelly said. “He now becomes a guy in the rotation.”

Overall, Kelly said he felt the best word to describe the secondary’s performance during Saturday’s win was “improvement.” “[Senior] Cole Luke played outstanding,” he said. “I thought when [sophomore] Nick Coleman came in, he showed great improvement. I think the safeties played much better, so I would say that it’s an improving group.”

Notre Dame’s head coach also said he was pleased with some of the development he saw from guys in the front seven. At linebacker, he was particularly pleased with the play of sophomore Te’von Coney. “[He] played very well — had a chance to have a great game,” Kelly said. “[He] missed a couple of tackles, [but] played physical. …

But in his first real start, we were pleased with his performance.”

And, for the defensive line, Kelly praised the play of Daniel Cage. He said he’s been looking for more consistency out of the

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junior, and after two good weeks of practice from him, Kelly said he was outstanding Saturday and continues to impress this year.

“This was the best game he’s played since he’s been at Notre Dame,” Kelly said of Cage’s play Saturday.

On to the Spartans Now, the Irish are ready to put Nevada behind them and focus ahead on its showdown with No. 12 Michigan State. The Spartans (1-0) are coming off of a bye week last week, which Kelly said gives the team less film to work with as they prep for Saturday.

“Well, I mean the only thing is that you don’t have a lot of film on them from this week. You’ve got one game,” Kelly said. “So we’ll have to look at a little more film.

But generally, in a bye week situation, you’re just, you’re really just trying to rely on what you’ve seen and who they are and have been in the past.

“We’ve played Michigan State enough that we have a pretty good understanding of their identity and who they want to be.”

And the Irish expect nothing less than a physical game that will be won in the trenches.

“I have a lot of respect for [Michigan State head coach] Mark [Dantonio], and Coach Dantonio is always going to present a very physical team in all three phases,” Kelly said. “Our games each and every year that we have played have been close, hard fought. And we expect the same again this year.”

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Irish junior saftey Drue Tranquill rushes the quarterback during Notre Dame’s 39-10 victory over Nevada at Notre Dame Stadium.

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Crawford out for season with torn Achilles

By BEN PADANILAM Associate Sports Editor

No. 18 Notre Dame bounced back in a big way Saturday with a 39-10 win over Nevada.

But in the victory, the Irish suffered a tough loss when sophomore cornerback Shaun Crawford tore his Achilles tendon, effectively bringing an end to his season, Irish head coach Brian Kelly confirmed Sunday.

“Shaun is a unique player [with] great ball skills — probably had a chance to compete, if we decided, to be one of our starting receivers,” Kelly said. “He’s got great instincts for the game, and just, again, a guy that really has a great sense and feel for the game.

And that’s hard to teach a lot of that, so to lose that is pretty significant.”

Crawford’s injury was not the only health update in regards to the secondary that Kelly discussed in his Sunday afternoon teleconference. He also elaborated on the progress of junior cornerback Nick Watkins, indicating his

future was contingent on the results of an X-ray he is set to get next week on his fractured left humerus. If the injury has not made the desired level of progress by then, Kelly said the team will likely medically redshirt Watkins.

“He’ll get an X-ray next week to see what type of bone growth he has in that forearm,” Kelly said. “And then that will determine where we are relative to being able to play him this year or not.”

Fortunately for the Irish (11), not all of the injury updates were negative. Kelly said junior safety Drue Tranquill did not suffer a concussion during Saturday’s win but rather had a stinger to his neck which was almost fully healed by Sunday. “[Tranquill] didn’t have a concussion, nor did he have concussion-like symptoms,” Kelly said. “More of a neck injury. He was clean and felt good [Sunday] morning.”

Moreover, captain and senior receiver Torii Hunter Jr. has progressed to the final see FOOTBALL PAGE 15

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Irish sophomore cornerback Shaun Crawford returns a blocked extra point to tie the game during Notre Dame’s double-overtime loss to Texas at Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 4.

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Notre Dame prepares for matchup against UConn

By MANNY DE JESUS

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At this point last season, No. 1 Notre Dame was 4-0-1 heading into its first midweek game against Xavier. The Irish fell 1-0 in that game and lost their second game of the year three days later to North Carolina.

Trying to avoid a hiccup in their first midweek game this year, the Irish (5-0-0, 1-0-0 ACC) have prepared for their game against former Big East rival UConn as if it were the biggest game they’ve played so far this season.

“UConn is a really good team,” Irish head coach Bobby Clark said. “That’s all I have to say, and you’ll see them. They’re athletic, they’re talented and they’re technical and excellent. They’re a really good side.”

The Huskies (3-2-0, 0-0-0 American), who are are coming off a 1-0 loss to Georgetown on Saturday, last played the Irish in 2012 in the Big East semifinal, where the Irish ca me away w it h a 1-0 v ictor y. UConn see M SOCCER PAGE 14

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Irish senior defender Brandon Aubrey lines up a penalty kick during Notre Dame’s 1-0 victory over New Mexico on Aug. 28.

Let’s say there’s a team that looks nearly invincible at home.

Nineteen wins in its last 20 games, conceding only two goals in that run and boasting a perfect 5-0 record at its home ground this season. That makes a pretty strong team, but you’d also have to ask, “What can they do on the road?”

So let’s say this team can get results against the best teams in the country on the road. This team upset then-No. 1 Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, beat eventual national runnerup Duke in Durham, North Carolina, last season, then recorded a 2-2 draw with No. 2 Stanford, unafraid to play attacking soccer and look for the win.

That team sounds like one of the best in the country. The ability to beat everyone at home and anyone on the road is a pretty good mark of a national title contender. Yet the No. 20 Irish, the team I’m talking

about, don’t seem to be on the level of the nation’s top teams.

The Irish have been a bastion of consistency at Alumni Stadium in recent years, their incredible defensive record is proof of that, while at the other end only Florida State have been able to stop the Irish from recording a goal in the last three seasons.

But while Notre Dame has earned some impressive results away from home, the same consistency has not always been there. Last year, after the victory over Virginia, the Irish were beaten by Miami in their next road game.

This year, we’ve again seen a great road result for Notre Dame. It may not have been a win, but a 2-2 draw against a Stanford team that looked like the best in the nation going into the game is a fantastic achievement. The Cardinal were coming off a comfortable 4-1 victory over No. 10 Minnesota and, on their way to a 6-0 record before the game, had also beaten No. see O’BOYLE PAGE 15