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Jenkins addresses faculty University president discusses sustainability plan, faculty diversity in speech By EMILY McCONVILLE Associate News Editor

University president Fr. John Jenkins announced the implementation of a five-year sustainability plan during a wideranging address to faculty members Tuesday. The Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy was released on green.nd.edu at the same time as the address. It was was written by a committee of students, faculty and administrators convened in spring 2015 in response to Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical “Laudato Si,” Jenkins said. The plan includes eliminating coal use by 2020; increasing the use of renewable energy, including building geothermal fields; decreasing carbon emissions; improving the measurement of water usage; taking efficiency see JENKINS PAGE 4

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Fr. John Jenkins speaks during his annual address to the faculty on Tuesday night in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. The address outlined university efforts towards sustainability and diversity.

SMC students, faculty celebrate Day of Peace By MARTHA REILLY Associate Saint Mary’s Editor

On Tuesday, several Saint Mary’s students and faculty participated in activities celebrating the International Day of Peace. Campus minister Emily SiposButler said the Day of Peace is a way to commemorate and strengthen acts of peace and nonviolence within the community.

“It shines a light on the practice of peace and calls all of use to work toward peace locally and globally,” she said. While the Day of Peace mean a lot globally, it also means a lot personally and spiritually to Sipos-Butler. “It’s a chance to recall that we are meant to live in peace with one another and with all of creation,” she said. “It gives us hope

for peace and reminds us we are not alone in that hope and work for peace. On a personal level, this day carries a deeper meaning as I remember those in war-torn areas that I worked with or on behalf of when I was with the Catholic Peace-Building Network.” Saint Mary’s is in a unique see PEACE PAGE 4

Poet laureate to visit ND Observer Staff Report

Juan Felipe Herrera, poet laureate of the United States, will visit Notre Dame on Oct. 5 and 6, according to a University press release. Herrera was appointed the first Latino poet laureate in the U.S. in 2015, the country’s highest honor in poetry, according to the release. He is the author of 28 books of

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poetry, young adult novels and children’s series, including “Half the World in Light: New and Selected Poems,” winner of National Book Critics Circle Award and International Latino Book Award. On Oct. 5, Herrera will read some of his works, followed by a question-and-answer session for members of the campus community. The

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event is sponsored by the Institute for Latino Studies and the Office of the President and includes a student performance of one of Herrera’s poems The reading will take place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Admission will be free but requires a see POET PAGE 3

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Next September, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a postage stamp commemorating University president emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, according to a University press release. The release said the stamp will be unveiled Sept. 1, 2017 at a ceremony at the University and will have a first day of sale at the Notre Dame post office. “It’s fitting that the United States recognizes Fr. Hesburgh’s contributions to our nation and the world in a medium that will literally transport his legacy to households across America and around the world,” University president Fr. John Jenkins said see STAMP PAGE 4

‘Sex Signals’ encourages talk By MEGAN VALLEY News Writer

Issues of consent and sexual violence — and what these mean for dating culture — can be difficult to talk about. On Tuesday, the Gender Relations Center (GRC) sponsored Sex Signals, an improvisational performance presented by Catharsis Productions of Chicago, with the hope of making the conversation a little easier. “It really looks at what it means by consent, the different ways you can have and understand content, how you can do it in ways that aren’t awkward, just how to have those conversations with one another and, most importantly, bystander intervention,” director of the GRC Christine Caron Gebhardt said. Two of Catharsis Productions’ actors and educators, Paula Ramirez and David Seeber, combined scripted material and audience-driven improv to encourage participants to consider what exactly is meant by consent.

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Ramirez said consent cannot rely on body language, which can be misinterpreted, and must be “verbal, active and ongoing.” The performance, sponsored by Keenan Hall, Pasquerilla West Hall and Naval ROTC, in conjunction with the GRC, included several improvised scenes, followed by reflective comments from the audience. “[Sex Signals is] meant to be a mirror of different conversations in our culture to provide commentary about which parts are helpful to us and which are harmful,” Gebhardt said. “We want you to help us figure out how we can best address [sexual misconduct] on campus and we hope that Sex Signals is one of many ways that we can talk about this issue here at Notre Dame.” Ramirez and Seeber also addressed objectification, gender expectations, alcohol as a drug and preconceptions people have about what rape is in their see SEX SIGNALS PAGE 4

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John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, speaks at Saint Mary’s Vander Vennet Theatre on Monday night. The talk focused on the responsibilities of American Catholics in public life.

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Christ For The Curious Coleman-Morse Center 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. A three-week series.

Conference: “Fifteen Years After the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks” Law School 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Reception to follow.

Men’s Soccer vs. Syracuse Alumni Stadium 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. The Irish take on the Orange.

ND Band Step-off from the Dome Main Building 2:45 p.m. The band starts its trek to the stadium.

Mass at the Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Heart 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Featuring music by the Notre Dame Folk Choir.

Roy Scranton Reading Reckers 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Reading an excerpt from “War Porn.”

Panel: “Is Christianity Bad for Women?” McKenna Hall 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Discussion on gender roles in the Church.

ND Volleyball vs. Louisville Purcell Pavilion 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. The Irish take on the Cardinals.

Football vs. Duke Notre Dame Stadium 3:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. The Irish take on the Blue Devils at the third home game of the year.

Women’s Soccer vs. Pittsburgh Alumni Stadium 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The Irish take on the Panthers.

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La Fuerza hosts Hispanic Heritage month By HALLIE NOLAN News Writer

This month, Saint Mary’s Latina culture club, La Fuerza, will host a variety of events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month and to promote inclusivity and diversity on campus. The month kicked off with Lotería, a Latin American bingo, on Monday evening. Club secretary Maria Escobedo said she hopes students will learn to better appreciate Hispanic culture through these events. “In this very political year, we should be breaking down barriers, building bridges and making connections,” Escobedo said. Escobedo said these events will help foster a more inclusive

campus environment by educating students about the history and culture of Latin America. President Roxy Martinez said she wants students from all different backgrounds to be able to connect and learn from each other. “Even though it is a Latina culture club, it is not for Latinas only,” Martinez said. “We’re not different, we just have different backgrounds.” Martinez said this month is especially important because she believes students cannot truly know the people around them without understanding their cultures. “It is better to know more about someone than to know less,” Martinez said. “It improves our quality of life and

helps us appreciate life so much more.” This year, the club is really trying to expand from primarily focusing on Mexican-American

“In this very political year, we should be breaking down barriers, building bridges and making connections.” Maria Escobedo secretary La Fuerza

students, Martinez said. There are Saint Mary’s students from many different Latin American countries, according

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to Escobedo, and Hispanic Heritage month will be very inclusive of the different cultures from the region. “We want to reach out to other parts of Latin America and incorporate them into this month and show that we appreciate all Latin American girls and their cultures,” Martinez said. Escobedo said she is especially looking forward to Día de Celebración on Oct. 6 in Rice Commons. “This event is celebrating a decade of La Fuerza on Saint Mary’s campus,” Escobedo said. “We are here, and we have made progress.” Martinez said Día de Celebración will demonstrate how far the club has come since it first began. “This is showing how much

we’ve grown and how many people we have impacted as a club,” Martinez said. Escobedo said she encourages students to develop intercultural sensitivity. “We want to celebrate all cultures,” Escobedo said. “Discussions of diversity make us more well-rounded.” Martinez said Hispanic Heritage month will unite the Saint Mary’s community. “I think, in general, people should just care about each other,” Martinez said. “We’re a big sisterhood here, and it is like not knowing a part of them. Sharing that love with someone impacts all of us. … You’ll never know if you never ask.” Contact Hallie Nolan at hnolan01@saintmarys.edu

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ticket, which can be reserved by calling DPAC. The following day, a reception w ill be held in Herrera’s honor from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in McKenna Hall, where he w ill be presented w ith a parting gift followed by a brief presentation from students. W hile on campus, Herrera w ill also v isit an undergraduate literature class and have lunches w ith students in the Universit y’s creative w riting program, according to the release. Herrera’s v isit is sponsored by the Henkels Lecture Fund of the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, the José E. Fernández Hispanic Studies Initiative, the Graduate School, the Creative Writing Program, the Department of English, the Department of A merican Studies, Multicultural Student Programs and Ser v ices and the Department of Film, Telev ision and Theatre. “In addition to giv ing the Notre Dame communit y the opportunit y to experience his poetr y, I’m especially pleased that our students, both undergraduate and graduate, w ill be able to dialogue and engage our nation’s poet laureate,” Francisco A ragón, associate professional specialist in the Institute for Latino Studies, said in the release. Herrera was elected a chancellor for the Academy of American Poets in 2011 and ser ved as the poet laureate of California from 2012 to 2015. He is the recipient of t wo Latino Hall of Fame Poetr y Awards and fellowships from the National Endow ment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.

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into account when constructing buildings; decreasing waste and improving recycling; considering sustainability in food sourcing; and tracking and promoting sustainability-related courses and research. “The strategy does all this while recognizing economic constraints and the centrality of our work as educators and researchers, and it is grounded in the key principles of Catholic teaching,” Jenkins said. Jenkins said the University will not, however, withdraw the four percent of endowment funds currently invested in fossil fuel companies, which student groups like We Are 9 and Fossil Free ND have pushed since 2014. “Nearly all acknowledge that there is no practical plan by which we could cease using fossil fuels in the immediate future and continue the work of the University,” he said. “It seems to me at least a practical inconsistency to attempt to stigmatize an industry, as proponents of divestment hope, from which, we admit, we must purchase.” Fossil Free ND, a student group that has campaigned for divestment, released a statement criticizing the strategy Tuesday night, saying the plan itself does not address divestment, and the campus power plant would still use non-renewable energy — natural gas — under the plan. “Instead of moving away from fossil fuels, the plan explicitly calls for further investment in natural gas over the next five years,” the statement said. “Potential renewable resources are relegated to future ‘feasibility studies’ despite calls for renewable energy at Notre Dame across the past decade, including a preliminary feasibility study by faculty over five years ago.” In the address to the faculty, Jenkins also outlined the University’s efforts to increase the diversity of students and faculty. He said efforts at increasing diversity were especially important considering world events, including terrorist attacks, Islamophobia, police and mass shootings and “nativist remarks about immigrants and members of some national groups.” “We may be tempted to discouragement, or at least to a complacent acceptance of dark tendencies, perennial in human history, toward fear, hatred and violence and of the tendency of

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in the release. Hesburgh, who was president from 1952 to 1987 and died in 2015 at age 97, received hundreds of awards and honorary degrees, as well as presidential and papal appointments. He increased the enrollment and operating budget of the University, introduced coeducation and instituted University governance by laypeople.

leaders to exploit such forces,” Jenkins said. “Yet we must not succumb to such temptations. We must strive to make this community something better.” Diversity initiatives for students include the Office of Student Affairs’ 21 action steps, created in 2014, and the Fighting Irish Initiative, which supports students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Jenkins said in addition to surveys and diversity training for faculty, a new director of academic diversity, Pamela Nolan Young, will implement initiatives, including “how we can create structures that will support faculty during key pivot points in their lives.” He said each dean has also created a strategic plan to hire more women and members of underrepresented groups. “We recognize, however, that in some fields minority groups are not well represented and in all fields, with similar commitments from many other institutions, competition will be intense for qualified candidates,” Jenkins said. “Yet [University provost] Tom Burish, along with the deans, have made such hiring a priority and I am confident we will be successful, even if progress may be gradual.” Jenkins said a commitment to diversity must include affirming “the transcendent dignity and worth of every human person,” as well as working towards the common good and living in solidarity with everyone. “The call is not simply to tolerate diversity but to embrace sisters and brothers and to strive to build, however imperfectly, a community of love,” he said. “Such a vision is, in the end, the most powerful justification of and motivation for diversity and inclusion that I can imagine. It animates our efforts at Notre Dame.” Jenkins also welcomed Michael Pippenger, the new vice president for internationalization, and outlined the increase of Notre Dame’s presence abroad, including

building centers in Mexico City; Sao Paolo, Brazil and Connemara, Ireland. He said while a planned joined campus with Zhejiang University in Haining, China did not materialize, the University hopes to work more in the area. “It is clear that our serious engagement with this unique proposal enhanced the visibility and reputation of Notre Dame throughout the Greater China region,” Jenkins said. Jenkins also addressed the increase in campus construction and faculty and graduate student grants, the academic strength of the incoming freshman class, the final report of the Core Curriculum Committee and the election of business executive Jack Brennan as the chair of the Board of Trustees. He said a faculty search committee is looking for a new associate provost and vice president for innovation, and a new building in Innovation Park will host the IDEA Center, to help commercialize student and faculty inventions. Jenkins said a faculty committee that is reviewing teacher evaluation methods will release recommendations this year. He also recognized the growing number of juniors and seniors living offcampus and said the University is conducting focus groups with students both on and off campus. Jenkins concluded the address by encouraging a civil exchange of ideas during the presidential election season. “The health of our democracy requires that opponents engage one another’s ideas and policies in serious exchange,” he said. “Any university, and Notre Dame in particular, must foster such exchanges and develop in our students a readiness to have these kinds of conversations. I hope this year’s [Notre Dame] Forum will encourage us all to think about how we can foster this sort of exchange.” Contact Emily McConville at emcconv1@nd.edu

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performance. Ramirez said “sex by any means necessary looks a lot like rape.” Rape is not about “raw sexual desire,” but about power and dominance, Seeber said. Sex Signals is one of several programs offered by Catharsis Productions, founded by alum Christian Murphy and his partner Gail Stern, that focuses on having a conversation about sexual violence, Gebhardt said. “Tonight is one of many we hope to offer this year,” she said. “We want to keep the conversation going after this event.” One way the GRC is focusing on keeping up the conversation is through GreeNDot, a violence prevention program in

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position to recognize the Day of Peace, as the College is rooted in spirituality and community, she said. “As a Catholic college, our faith calls us to act for peace and justice as we work toward building the beloved community spoken about in scripture,” Sipos-Butler said. “Further, celebrating Peace Day is an exercise of the college’s core values; learning, as we strive to educate the campus about peace and [the] Peace Day; justice, because taking steps toward peace is a work of justice, community, as peace is dependent upon positive social relations; and of course, faith and spirituality, for our faith calls us to be people of peace. It’s also an opportunity to highlight the international dimension of our Saint Mary’s community.” As part of the festivities, students can stop by the Student

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its second year on campus with the motto “No one has to do everything but everyone has to do something.” “As you know, many campuses across our country struggle with sexual misconduct, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and we’re not immune to that, unfortunately,” Gebhardt said. “However, we have the benefit of talking about it and having conversations about how we can best take care of each other, to be each other’s brothers and sisters. “Consent isn’t a policy so much as it is something that every day we have to work with and we have to utilize in order to help each other.” Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@nd.edu

Center and make a pinwheel for peace to be placed on the Alumnae Green. “We’ll have a prayer cards available, too. We invite the entire campus community to pause for a moment of peace at noon, with people all over the world,” Sipos-Butler said. The Moment of Peace is a way for Saint Mary’s to connect with all others around the world, Sipos-Butler said. “When we stop for a minute to focus on peace, incorporating some sort of prayer and hope for peace, we are part of a wave of peace moving across the globe for 24 hours,” she said. “It’s simple, something anyone, anywhere can do. And when we think about how others around the world are doing the same thing at noon local time, we connect with them through our minute of silence. And on a personal level, a minute of silence can help us feel more peace within ourselves.” Contact Martha Reilly at mreilly01@saintmarys.edu

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By ADRIAN MARK LORE Scene Writer

Seldom does a band have the opportunity to release two self-titled records over the course of their career. For the Canadian post-punk outfit Preoccupations, a name change provided the opening. Formerly known as Viet Cong, the band decided to opt for a new moniker just last year — and only one year after first capturing the attention of music critics with the release of their excellent 2014 EP “Cassette.” It was a well-intentioned decision, but one with a clear ulterior motive; certain sectors of the public found the name offensive, so much that occasionally it prevented the band from being able to play at music venues with strict expression guidelines. Perhaps to change was the compassionate option, yet altering a band’s identity to appease others and gain marketability brownie points is, strictly speaking, just about the least “punk” thing one could do. Indeed, the group’s rather bland new name, Preoccupations, signals just that: a concern for palatability rather than subversive panache. I wouldn’t have thought twice about the change if the band had retained its signature style: effortless craft and aggressive hyperactivity. On their debut LP — the self-titled “Viet Cong” — the group navigates a dark and bellicose environment with monolithic instrumentation and dynamic songwriting, doing so with unusual ease for trained musicians working within a mostly

By BRIAN BOYLEN Scene Writer

It is a rare thing for a horror movie to make any sort of tangible cultural impact. Most seem to come and go, failing to be anything beyond the final destination for Friday night thrill seekers willing to see whatever the latest horror flick is. This was not true for the original “The Blair Witch Project,” whose faux documentary style reportedly convinced some viewers at the original screening at the Sundance Film Festival that the footage they were seeing was real. Beyond that, “The Blair Witch Project” served as an introduction of found footage style filmmaking to mainstream audiences — a technique that has now become almost synonymous with 21st century horror movies. However, despite the saturation of found footage films, none have captured the raw authenticity of “The Blair Witch Project.” Unfortunately, “Blair Witch” is no different. From a surface-level view, there are no striking differences between these two films. Both involve a group of camera-wielding friends venturing into the eerie Black Hills Forest to uncover its mysteries, all the while filming a documentary. However, the stylistic difference between the two is immense. The original begins with grainy interviews of town locals that feel authentic. The actors look like they actually live in a small town, and the conversations have an unscripted nature to them, such as when a mother’s small child repeatedly interrupts her story by hitting her in the face. This realism is nowhere to be found in “Blair Witch.” Every actor looks like they could be found in your average TV drama, and many shots are supplied

unfamiliar genre. Dabbling with confidence in noise and distortion while remaining catchy and surprisingly accessible, it stands as one of the most accomplished records of 2015 without having sacrificed its sense of punk. But instead of perfecting their craft or striving for even greater originality, their self-titled record as Preoccupations is quite toned-down in comparison to their previous efforts — not in tone, but in ambition. This record is almost shockingly comfortable reproducing familiar post-punk motifs and not developing them with much — if any — inspired creativity. There is certainly nothing here that we have never heard before. Indeed, there are moments in which the aesthetic is so jarringly archetypal, as on lead single “Anxiety,” that songs begin to feel obvious in an almost patronizing way. To be fair, however, the band is made up of objectively skilled musicians. The music itself is seamlessly assembled and skillfully balances chilly vocals with warm, rusty guitars. Preoccupations successfully reapplies the industrial production of Viet Cong to evoke the wintry urban landscapes familiar to the group. There are no egregious faults to the album, in other words. Overall, it is certainly a pleasurable listen. The problem is the record’s overwhelming lack of tension. However much tension there is feels artificial, and simply giving songs names like “Anxiety,” “Degraded” and “Fever” does little to fool anyone. Conversely, it is no coincidence that tracks that play with ominous riffs and

textures — as the band does on “Zodiac” and to a lesser extent on the short-lived “Forbidden” — fare much better than those that opt for numb comfort. Perhaps the album is fairly enjoyable, then, but it is certainly not very exciting. Not nearly as exciting as “Viet Cong,” at least. From a commercial standpoint, such a lukewarm option to crafting a record has clear benefits: a safeguard against turning out a total critical flop, and a virtual guarantee that most fans will at least passively appreciate — and most likely purchase — the record. But passive appreciation equals a forgettable album in the long-term. Viet Cong will be remembered for distilling post-punk into an innovative product still capable of garnering mass appeal. But what will Preoccupations be remembered for? Being another indie band?

by an expensive video camera that a college student somehow managed to obtain. There is even a remote controlled drone that fails to do much other than make the movie feel bigger. This upping of the ante from the original is a recurring theme throughout the film, as it bleeds into almost every aspect of it. From a plot standpoint, “Blair Witch” is actually somewhat compelling. The narrative follows James Donahue (James Allen McCune) who is embarking on an expedition to the Black Hills to learn the truth of what happened to his missing sister, Heather, one of the characters from the original movie. Joining James are his friend Peter Jones (Brandon Scott), Peter’s girlfriend, Ashley Bennett (Corbin Reid) and film student Lisa Arlington (Callie Hernandez). Lisa, possessing an impressive amount of film gadgets for a college student, doles out earpiece cameras to the squad, which provides the movie the ability to switch between different points of view at will. The group heads out to the forest, but not before being joined by eccentric locals Lane (Wes Robinson) and Talia (Valorie Curry). From here, “Blair Witch” takes a similar approach to the original; weird things start happening, tensions flare between stressed-out characters and the audience is left on the edges of their seats, unsure of what will befall the characters next. While this tension escalates in a similar way in both films, the directions they each choose to go at this point are drastically different. “The Blair Witch Project” keeps this palpable suspense wound tightly until the credits are rolling. It never overplays its hand by so much as even showing a flash of the nefarious creature hunting the group. “Blair Witch,” however, takes the action dial and

turns it up to 11 out of 10 for the entire last half hour of the movie. There are knife fights, falling trees, flying tents and several shots of the Blair Witch herself. The film doesn’t try to scare viewers by making them wonder what horrors lay just off screen; instead, “Blair Witch” shows the audience exactly what they should be afraid of. Some may actually prefer this to the almost anticlimactic ending of the original. However, there is something to be said for the verisimilitude of the original since real life doesn’t follow a clean narrative structure with a defined climax. In “Blair Witch,” director Adam Wingard has crafted a decent horror flick. Its greatest crime is that it is a generic thriller masquerading as something more. When considered outside the shadow of “Blair Witch Project,” it is not a bad movie by any means. Unfortunately, avoiding this comparison is impossible, and thus, so was avoiding disappointment.

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“Preoccupations” Preoccupations Label: Jagjaguwar Recommended Track: “Zodiac” If you like: Girl Band, Savages

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“Blair Witch” Thriller/Horror Production Company: Vertigo Entertainment Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Callie Hernandez, James Allen McCune

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Pizza is king Tobias Hoonhout Sports Writer

It is, perhaps, the greatest food invention of all time. The Italians have given a lot to this world, from Michelangelo to DaVinci, but when it comes to the top spot, I’d have to say that pizza is king. But Italy just started the process. America perfected it. The blend of tomato sauce, dough and plenty of oozing mozzarella cheese is enough to make a man forget his meager existence on Earth for just a few short moments, until all eight slices are gone. Then it’s time for another! As a kid from Long Island, I was pretty spoiled growing up. Most people only have a few choices when it comes to a good pizza, but in New York, there’s a smorgasbord of great places. The combination of an overwhelming population of Italians and small, family-owned and operated pizza joints equals a product that can’t be beaten. I’ve had many — sometimes heated — conversations with those supporters of Chicago-style “pizza,” but honestly there isn’t a comparison. Chicago-style is literally a pie loaded with meat and cheese and sauce, and while delicious, it doesn’t offer the same, simple style that New York pizza provides. Plus, you can’t fold a deep-dish slice. It just can’t be done. This summer, I worked in Chicago, and several times I had for dinner Giordano’s, a staple in Chicago. Each time, it hurt my being that I couldn’t fold my slice and enjoy the sweet utility it provides. Past that, I think there’s a reason places like Domino’s, Pizza Hut and the other fast food abominations offer interpretations, albeit horrid, of thin-crust pizza — it’s the true form. What makes pizza great? You can ask a group of people and get a million different responses, and to each his own. Personally, I think the crust is the biggest part. A great house needs a good foundation, and the same goes for pizza. Good dough leads to a good crust, which is not too thick but can hold up the melodious harmony that is cheese and sauce. I was on a food tour in New York City once, and one of the stops was Joe’s Pizza, which in 2009 was named one of the “Best 25 Pizzas on Earth” by GQ Magazine. It was about as classic as it comes, just a plain slice with cheese and sauce. Their website reads, “At Joe’s, you won’t find any pretentious concoctions nor do we serve bargain pizza made with who-knows-what. It’s just the old-school, real deal New York Pizza. No string-bean, asparagus covered, wild turkey surprise pizza here.” After having a slice, it was clear that they could back up the talk. The guide then explained what made the crust — which was unbelievable — so good. It’s the water, pumped in from upstate, that gives the dough such a good, clean base. And Long Island has one of the best aquifers in the country, as surface water is barely used for drinking. It was a neat fact which explained a lot. But the crust isn’t everything. The cheese and sauce are also essential, and they bring the flavor that has hooked millions of people for years. One cold night a couple years ago, I was in Brooklyn for a light show. It was a cool performance, but what made that night memorable was the show that went on after. It starred Grimaldi’s pizza, another New York staple that only serves by the pie, and it was quite a memorable experience. The warm, gooey mozzarella was just enough to keep the fresh tomato sauce from swimming on the crust and combined they made a real A-team. It was an hour wait outside before a table freed up, but after eating that delicacy, I’d be willing to wait a whole lot more. In the end, there are plenty of good pizzas, all over the world. Naming one is impossible. What really resonates with people are the experiences they have eating good pizza. It might be the old Italian owner lovingly forming each pie, or sitting by Lake Michigan with the skyline at your back and a thick slice of deep-dish in your hand. Pizza is good, but sometimes, even the memory is better. Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Letter to the editor

Is the ND student section culture dysfunctional? I ask this question honestly in light of my experience at the home game on Saturday vs. Michigan State. Just like the home game vs. Nevada the weekend before, my friends and I were caught up amidst a big crowd of students entering the stadium, an experience comparable to a herd of stampeding cattle. Except these were not steers but college seniors — sweaty bodies pressing on each other, pushing, pulling, stumbling, and yelling with flushed faces, glazed eyes, and slurred speech amidst the pervasive smell of alcohol. Once in the stadium, it seemed that as my friends and I climbed higher into the stands, the more drunk students were. In response to some of the calls by a referee, we heard chants and comments from numerous students such as, “You’re blind and deaf, how can you be a ref?” and “The ref beats his husband,” somehow managing to combine homophobia and domestic violence into one slur. Other slurs that we heard included mentions of a noose and a tree, and calling Brian Kelly a “pussy,” casting aspersions about the size of his non-existent vagina. Before we moved to a less rambunctious section at halftime, someone who had been yelling by my friend’s ear for the entire first half sank behind us in a drunken stupor. I understand that this may be only one experience among many, that it is not indicative of the entire student section, and that perhaps I was unfortunate enough to be sitting among particularly rowdy people. I also know that some people may think these smells, sights, and sounds wonderful and even regard them as an integral part of the Notre Dame football experience. I argue, however, that the Notre Dame football experience is not one that necessarily includes excessive drinking and charged insults. Yes, there is a certain camaraderie intrinsic to Notre Dame football, especially in the student section, but that should not include harm to self and to others. Being a spectator comes with shared standards of accountability and decency. I’m disappointed in my classmates, especially my fellow seniors. Is this what we consider a senior privilege? What kind of example does our behavior

and attitudes give to underclassmen and show to alumni, teachers, family, and friends? Can we really sing the Alma Mater at the end of every game if this is what we do during every home football weekend? Why drink to excess “just because you can”? You don’t need to drink excessive amounts of alcohol in order to enjoy a football game. It doesn’t matter if you think that you can “hold your liquor.” Nor is this a matter of “having fun” because excessive drinking is not fun for anyone, especially when people wake up with hangovers, start vomiting, or lose consciousness. Drink responsibly, or don’t drink at all. I fear that we are losing this camaraderie of the Notre Dame football experience. As fans, we do injustice to the game with these slurs and excessive drinking. Yes, let’s get excited. Yes, let’s cheer on our team. Yes, let’s do push-ups in the stands. But do we really need to pre-game for five hours beforehand with excessive drinking and call out derogatory insults that are affronts to the dignity of others? I feel that does a disservice to our team and to who we are as Notre Dame students. We attend the University of Notre Dame. That’s a privilege. Let’s act with class, not with debauched revelry, and be considerate of other people’s backgrounds and experiences. Let’s support and respect our players, coaches, referees, ushers, announcers, band members, and cheerleaders who work diligently week after week to carry on our golden tradition, even when they mess up, fumble, or get sacked. That’s the nature of teamwork. Instead of “rising above ourselves” and “surrendering to excellence,” let’s aspire to excellence and rise above a campus culture of excessive drinking and charged language. Let’s make this red dot into a green dot. Let’s take a stand and cheer for Old Notre Dame. Let’s preserve our time-honored tradition of Notre Dame football. This is something worth fighting for. Grace Agolia senior Sept. 18

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Welcome home Christopher Damian Ideas of a University

“Welcome home.” After I was pulled off the wait list, the University’s acceptance letter fashioned itself in a way I didn’t. Yet Walker Percy insists that “there is no fashion so absurd, even grotesque, that it cannot be adopted, given two things: the authority of the fashion-setter (Dior, Jackie Onassis) and the vacuity or noughtness of the consumer.” Many students enter a Notre Dame fashioned as their dream school; many later fashion their undergraduate years as the best years of their lives. We are ND. Percy asks what a saleslady means when “she fits a customer with an article of clothing and says: ‘It’s you’?” In the various “stages of consumption,” you see someone in authority wearing it, then others wear it, then you try it on uncertainly, then you buy it and wear it. Then “it is you and you are it” until “it is devoured” and made everyday, before it is set aside for a new style. But fashion is not accessible to everyone. Mike Jeffries, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch until 2014, said in 2006 that his stores “go after the cool kids.” He said that “a lot of people don’t belong, and they can’t belong.” Jeffries is right, in a way. A place is fashioned by what it is, which seems to imply that there are things which it must not be. Notre Dame is a Catholic university, necessitating certain trappings of American Catholic and university life. There are Masses and priests and a theology department on campus. Students are required to attend classes and to maintain certain grades. Partying is a part of social life,

but the University seeks to enforce some Christian norms. This is part of what the University invites with the words, “Welcome home.” But there are other aspects that come with this welcome. With all the aspirations that our promotional materials put before you, here are some realities that also come with life at this University: Some of you will be sexually assaulted or raped during your time here. Some of you will struggle and agonize over your sexuality. Some of you will get kicked out of the dorm and have to find a place to live mid-semester. Many of you will fail a class for the first time. Some of you, like me, will browse other universities’ websites to see if you can transfer and still graduate in four years. So when we say, “We are ND,” what are we putting on? What are we entering into? Would you treat your classmates differently if, at orientation, one of the comments made in DPAC was: “Students sitting in this room will be raped before they graduate?” And would you act differently if they said, “Some of you will do it and not think you did?” One response would be to cower in fear, to make college a one-man-show where you will neither be hurt by others nor hurt others. One response would be to reject wholesale the identification of “Domer” and to begin a crusade against “the institution.” Another response would be to create rules and regulations and ever-adjusted definitions of consent to make clear the formal duties that drunk coeds (or non-co-eds) have to each other, or to have little pins outside your doors and on your backpacks to announce safe spaces or pregnancy resources, or to refer troubled students to the appropriate professionals. Perhaps these or similar responses are necessary, but they are not

sufficient. Whether we like it or not, we are ND. And we’re deluded if we believe that sole responsibility lies with the administration or disciplinary panels to address the darker parts of being a Domer. We don’t get to call Notre Dame “home” if we don’t take responsibility for it. And we don’t get to call this community a “family” if we don’t take responsibility for each other. We also have to take responsibility for ourselves. Notre Dame grads frequently bemoan post-college life. They lack the vibrant community they easily found in college. I think these are frequently the people who tried to learn community without responsibility. They entered a world created for them, but they themselves did not creatively contribute. They attended SYR’s but never hosted dorm parties. They played dorm sports but never organized Frisbee on the quad. They went to the dining hall but never hosted dinner parties. They loved community, but they never learned to create or sustain it. Leonardo da Vinci once said that “people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” If you want Notre Dame to be a family and a home, then make it so. Go out and happen to things, and to each other. Christopher Damian graduated from Notre Dame in 2013 with a B.A. in philosophy. He is currently a Terrence J. Murphy Fellow at the University of St. Thomas, where he is pursuing a J.D. and an M.A. in Catholic Studies. He can be reached at cdamian1@alumni.nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Be pilgrims, rather than tourists Jack Rooney Irish Eyes

One of my good friends, Catherine, took her college seminar on pilgrimages, and over the course of our friendship and travels, it has led to some excellent discussions. The class, she said, centered on answering the question: what constitutes a pilgrimage? So, when we traveled around Ireland and Europe during our semester abroad in Dublin, we began to debate if our own travels were pilgrimages or mere vacations. We never quite settled on a firm answer, but we always strove to be pilgrims rather than tourists. It can be a small distinction at times, and one that never fits a specific set of criteria. Catherine said that at the end of the seminar, the class decided that even attending a Notre Dame football game could be considered a pilgrimage. Sometimes it’s easy to know when you are a pilgrim. Last weekend, for instance, I went on a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s holiest mountain, where in 441 A.D. St. Patrick fasted for 40 days. The mountain has been a pilgrimage site for more than 5,000 years, and pagans are believed to have gathered there to celebrate the beginning of harvest season. On Saturday, 44 Notre Dame students and I simply joined in a long line of pilgrims at this holy site. At other times, though, it’s more difficult to know whether or not you are a pilgrim. In the spring of my

junior year, I studied in Dublin and spent much of the semester traveling around Ireland and Europe. Now that I’m back in Ireland, I realize that some of my own travels have drawn me more towards tourism than pilgrimage. But I think wherever we might travel, or whomever we might encounter, we all ought to at least try to be pilgrims. A few weeks ago, when I sat in on the orientation for this semester’s Dublin study abroad students, the director of the program, Kevin, encouraged them all to think of themselves as pilgrims rather than tourists during their time in Ireland. He urged them to seek genuine, authentic immersion into Irish culture and desire a deep understanding of a world different than their own comfortable homes. To me, this is the essence of pilgrimage, and the element that separates being a pilgrim from being a tourist. Tourists seek fun and relaxation — worthy enough goals in some instances — but pilgrims seek understanding and knowledge. Pilgrims have a deep respect for their destinations and especially their journeys. On Saturday, our group made up a small portion of the people making their pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick. From what I could gather, the pilgrims came from all walks of life — children, seniors, families, priests. What united us all was a deep respect for the mountain and its ancient importance. Under a rare completely clear sky in the west of Ireland, we shared in an experience that has transcended time and religion.

Certainly, not all pilgrimages are as powerful, or obvious, as that one, but we can all try a little harder to be pilgrims in our travels and even our routines. The key, I think, is to look for the sacred — however you define it — in the seemingly mundane. Be present on your walk to class or drive to work. Try to learn from each place you go, each person you encounter, each thing you do. Simply put, be pilgrims. As with most things, this is much easier to say than it is to actually do. When I returned to Dublin on Sunday night, exhausted from the hike (and staying up until 4:30 a.m. to watch Notre Dame fall to Michigan State), I slid somewhat comfortably back into my routine. I have to constantly remind myself that I live in a foreign country, and thus each day is an unprecedented opportunity to learn something new, experience something different and meet people I never would have met otherwise. The same would be true pretty much anywhere I lived, though. So wherever you live and wherever you travel, be pilgrims. Jack Rooney is a 2016 Notre Dame graduate and The Observer’s former managing editor. He is currently spending a year living and working for the University in Ireland, and writes these columns to keep him busy and satisfy his need for journalism. Follow Jack on Twitter @RooneyReports and/or email him at jrooney1@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Learn from experience. Ask questions and speak openly about the way you feel and what you want to see happen. Short trips, spending time with family and getting together with old friends are all highlighted. A home improvement project will raise your standard of living and ease your stress. Don’t expect everyone to be happy with the choices you make. Your numbers are 5, 12, 18, 27, 34, 40, 46. ARIES (March 21-April 19): SCheck personal financial papers and consider the best way to save. Travel, joint ventures and finding common ground with someone you love will help you bring about positive changes. A practical career move can be made. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Step up and take over. Show your strengths and proceed to the finish line. Putting a little force behind your plans will help you establish your position. Communication will ensure that everyone you summon to help will do a good job. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t go halfway when finishing what you start will ensure that your reputation continues to thrive. It’s important to go through the physical motions to get things up and running properly. Face your challenges headon. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t let a personal relationship mess with your emotions. Focus on what you can do to improve your home and domestic relationships. Talks will help you find solutions. Use compassion and persuasion to improve family ties. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll face added stress if you let the little things bother you. Instead of wasting time worrying, check out your options and connect with people who can offer a different perspective on what’s happening. Romance and physical activity are encouraged. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A business trip, meeting or taking a course that will put you in touch with people who share your concerns is encouraged. Don’t make purchases that are superficial or unnecessary. Spend on knowledge, not appearance. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put time, effort and money into your home and family to avoid complaints. Think big, but don’t go over budget. A realistic approach to how you handle your finances will leave you with plenty left over for a romantic getaway. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve got the knowledge and mindset of a leader, so don’t hesitate to put your ideas into play. You can make a difference within an organization you care about. An unexpected change will end up being beneficial. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t lose sight of what you have been asked to do. Your success will depend on your ability to get things done without wasting time. A change at home will help to improve an important relationship with someone you love. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Get out and socialize or network with people who can motivate and inspire you to try new things. Your drive and determination will help you find unique ways to turn an idea you have into a profitable venture. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Communication is best handled with care. Someone will be offended if you aren’t diplomatic about how you present your thoughts. Offering incentives will help you get what you want. Romance will help you ease your stress. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take better care of your health. Added stress will be caused by emotional issues that result from a lack of communication. Face problems head-on and do your best to find solutions that suit everyone’s needs. Birthday Baby: You are smart, understanding and practical. You are inquisitive and thorough.

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MLB | INDIANS 2, ROYALS 1

Too soon to judge Wentz trade Ben Padanilam Associate Sports Editor

It’s t wo weeks into the NFL season, and the Cleveland Brow ns are an abysmal 0-2. Now, no one is surprised by this. It was expected by NFL experts, football fans — except maybe those who were feeling a little too much of the love for the new culture of w inning in Cleveland’s other sports — and even those whose knowledge of football is cursor y. W hat many people might not have seen coming was the 2-0 start from the Philadelphia Eagles and their new quarterback, Carson Wentz. The No. 2 pick of this past year’s NFL Draft has been impressive in his first two games, completing 60.6 percent of his passes for 468 yards, three touchdow ns and, perhaps most impressively, zero interceptions. And the Brow ns, who gave the Eagles the pick to draft Wentz in a trade, got to w itness his play first hand when he beat them in the season’s first week, 29-10. His play — and the success of the Eagles through t wo games — has a lot of people around the league and among those who watch it say ing the Brow ns made a mistake in not holding onto that pick. Wentz could have been theirs, and they w rongly supposed he wouldn’t become the star he’s show n he has the potential to be, they say. But those people are w rong. That’s not to say Wentz won’t become a superstar, the franchise quarterback the Eagles hoped for when they pulled the trigger on that trade w ith the Brow ns. He ver y well might be. Yet, it’s only been two games, and the jur y is still out on just how good Wentz is. After all, his two w ins are against teams — the Brow ns and the Chicago Bears — that are a combined 0-4 this season and clearly do not appear to be trending in the right direction. Yet, more than any overreaction to Wentz’s play and the Eagles’ start, the reason we can’t yet condemn the trade made by the Brow ns is that it’s too soon to judge the package the Brow ns got for him. This offseason, the Brow ns made it clear that the organization was taking

a new, analy tics-guided approach to management w ith the changes to the front office. They made as much clear when they hired Paul DePodesta of “Moneyball” fame to be the team’s chief strateg y officer. Part of that approach was changing the way they value future draft picks as assets, as they have been under valued in a w in-now NFL for far too long. And the Wentz trade is a perfect example of this. In the Wentz deal, the Brow ns gave up the No. 2 pick in 2016 and a 2017 fourth-round pick for the No. 8 pick and t wo other picks in the top 100 of the 2016 draft as well as a 2017 first-round pick and a 2018 second-round pick. Then, during the draft, the Brow ns traded dow n from No. 8 to No. 15 in order to pick up another top-100 pick and a 2017 second rounder. They still got their guy in receiver Corey Coleman, who scored t wo touchdow ns Sunday and wouldn’t have been a weapon available to Wentz had they stayed where they were in the draft, and now have an incredible 13 picks in 2017’s draft after acquiring and using 14 picks in this year’s draft. Simply put, the Cleveland Brow ns are building a team brick by brick, choosing quantit y of picks over the qualit y of them due to the belief that the odds of finding a star w ith one pick are significantly smaller than finding one w ith many. And, w ith as many needs as the Brow ns have, can you really blame them? They’re putting trust in their staff to find success w ith those picks. Early on, it looks like Coleman may be a hit, and some of those other picks might be too. And, as they still need a quarterback, they believe they can find one in future drafts once a foundation has been built to ensure that signal caller’s positive development. So sure, the Eagles might be looking like geniuses right now w ith Wentz under center. But wait a few years, and the Brow ns might have a Super Bowl roster built around their ow n star quarterback. Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Guyer’s pinch-hit gives Indians win over Royals Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Pinch-hitter Brandon Guyer singled in a run with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Cleveland Indians move closer to an AL Central title with a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Guyer’s hit off Joakim Soria landed just fair in the right-field corner and scored Coco Crisp. Guyer was the third pinch-hitter of the inning used by manager Terry Francona. Cleveland led Detroit by seven games in the division entering Tuesday. The Indians haven’t won the AL Central since 2007. Brian Flynn (1-2) walked Jose Ramirez to start the ninth, then fumbled a bunt by Crisp, batting for Lonnie Chisenhall, down the firstbase line for an error. Catcher Salvador Perez threw Ramirez out at third on Abraham Almonte’s sacrifice attempt. Rajai Davis, batting

for Tyler Naquin, hit a hard ground ball that deflected off Soria’s foot and rolled to first baseman Eric Hosmer for the out. Guyer then delivered with the winner that fell in despite a sliding effort by right fielder Paulo Orlando. The Royals, the reigning World Series champions, will be eliminated from contention in the division if they lose to Cleveland on Wednesday night. Kansas City advanced a runner to third with one out in the eighth, but Andrew Miller (9-1) struck out pinch-hitter Christian Colon and Whit Merrifield before retiring the side in order in the ninth. Carlos Santana led off the third with his 33rd home run, a drive deep into the lower deck in right field. Alex Gordon’s RBI single tied the game in the fifth. Indians starter Josh Tomlin allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander held Kansas City to five hits, struck

out three and didn’t walk a batter. Edinson Volquez allowed Santana’s homer but held the Indians in check over 6 2/3 innings. He gave up four hits, struck out five and walked three. Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain (left wrist inflammation), who last played on Sept. 9 at the White Sox, is traveling with the team. Indians: Pitching coach Mickey Callaway said there’s a “small chance” Danny Salazar (strained forearm) will be available in the bullpen if Cleveland makes the playoffs. Salazar hasn’t pitched since Sept. 9 but played catch at 60 feet Tuesday. Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy is unbeaten in his last 10 starts, going 5-0 with a 2.14 ERA. His last road loss occurred July 1 at Philadelphia. Indians: RHP Corey Kluber seeks his career high-tying 18th victory. He is 9-5 with a 3.27 ERA in 15 home starts this season.

MLB | MARLINS 1, NATIONALS 0

Marlins top Nationals behind Stanton homerun Associated Press

MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton homered to back a strong outing by Jose Fernandez, who pitched eight innings and struck out 12 for the Miami Marlins in a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Fernandez (16-8) allowed three hits without a walk to outduel Washington’s Tanner Roark (15-9) who pitched seven innings and allowed one run. David Phelps pitched the ninth for the Marlins and recorded his fourth save in 10 chances. The Nationals were held to four hits in their fourth consecutive loss. Stanton’s 27th home run broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Stanton also homered in Monday’s 4-3 win. Stephen Drew smacked a double off the top of the right field fence over Stanton’s head in the first inning before Fernandez retired the next 21 batters. Wilson Ramos broke through in the top of the eighth with a soft liner to center and Brian Goodwin followed with a single to right. Fernandez struck out Danny Espinosa and got pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy to ground out to get out of the jam. Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds was among those in the dugout congratulating Fernandez, grabbing him with both hands and kissing him repeatedly on both cheeks. “I love you!” Bonds shouted as Fernandez grinned. The Marlins loaded the

bases in the third inning, but Christian Yelich lined out to shortstop to end the inning. Nationals: Manager Dusty Baker denied a report about RF Bryce Harper dealing with a shoulder injury. “The story was inaccurate,” Baker said. “They asked me about the shoulder problem before and I said we gave him four or five days off. I don’t even know how long ago that was, six weeks ago or something like that? And to say he’s playing shallow because he couldn’t throw the ball is totally inaccurate. I don’t know where they got that from. I know they got some quotes from me, but I was talking about the past. I wasn’t talking about the present. I don’t know how it came out because I don’t read much, but that was inaccurate reporting.”

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in practice,” Heffernan said. “So it’s extremely motivational to ask them questions whenever we need to or knowing when we’re doing workouts, [it’s like], ‘Wow, this person has been so successful in the past, if I can stick with them, if I can do a workout with them, I can gain some knowledge from them in practice.’ It gives you confidence for our success in the future.” While Heffernan works to stay healthy on the course, she said she also wants to create a healthy team dynamic off the course, because it was that sense of family that sold her on Notre Dame in the first place. “I was looking at a lot of different schools and mainly the people here clicked with me,” Heffernan said. “When I was in high school, I was really, really close to my coaches and my teammates and we had a family atmosphere there and I was looking for that in college, as well. When I came in here on my recruiting visit, I definitely saw that with the girls on my team and the coaches here and it’s just something I wanted I have and something I thought would help me be successful in the future. “[I want to be] a team player, a team sport. The biggest thing for me coming into here was finding a school where I felt the team had a family atmosphere. I just hope that in the future, as I do become more of a leader on the team, that I can help to continue that sort of family atmosphere.” Heffernan believes that sense of family starts with the sophomore class that includes her, Anna Rohrer and Rachel DaDamio, though Heffernan is quick to add she enjoys spending time with all of her teammates. “I feel like everybody really brings something to the team,” Heffernan said. “I love all the different personalities of the girls. Everybody is so different and brings something special. I don’t think that we’re necessarily the heart of the team, but I do really enjoy my sophomore teammates. We’re all very strong runners, very strong individuals.” And as the sophomore group, which was ranked the number one recruiting class two years ago, grows more confident, they will continue to grow in their leadership as well, Heffernan said. “Last year we had an amazing senior class who made us feel welcome from the start, always made us feel comfortable voicing our opinions,” Heffernan said. “I think that that’s helped us become stronger this year and to be better leaders ourselves.” Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu

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National Player of the Week. Head coach Bobby Clark commented on the character of the junior forward and the example he sets everyday. “[Jon’s] a terrific young man, he loves soccer, no question,” Clark said.“He’s a pro, because his attitude’s very professional … He’s very committed to being the best he can be. He does everything he can possibly do to be as good a soccer player as he can be. He’s just a hard worker, on and off the field.” Gallagher is vital to the success of the Irish attack, creating scoring opportunities for others, capitalizing on the opportunities he gets and putting constant pressure on the back line of the opponent, whether on offense or defense. Clark noted how Gallagher has excelled from his forward position. “Being a forward, obviously scoring goals is a prerequisite,” Clark said. “You want a forward that has the ability to score goals, and he certainly does that. But he also works very hard, pressures very hard, because our defense starts with our forwards … They’re a very important part of how we defend, especially if we lose the ball in the opponent’s half, we immediately try to get it back.” As well as providing the intangibles, Gallagher has padded the stat sheet so far this year and leads the Irish in several categories, including assists (three), shots

“I don’t need to be on the defensive side of the ball, coaching tackling. I’m very confident that I’ve got good coaches to do that, but I’m the head coach, and I’d better be certain that I know exactly what’s going on in all facets of my program — offense, defense, special teams, recruiting, all of those things. But from an optic standpoint, I don’t need to be standing on the defensive end of the field to make sure that gets done.” Tensions between Kelly and VanGorder appeared evident after television cameras captured a heated discussion between the two on Saturday, but Kelly said the argument was just part of coaching football in a high-stress environment. “If we were up 55-0, we’d probably have no interaction conversations, but there’s going to be conversations on the sideline because it’s on national TV,” Kelly said. “I have great respect for all my coaches. They have respect for me. We have a chain of command. If I don’t like something, I’m going to make my opinions known. It’s just business as usual. It’s not personal. It’s about getting it right, and, again, it’s my office. So I think, if you have a camera in your office, there will be those moments that we all have that people would ask what was going on.” On offense, Kelly said the running game was mostly effective against Michigan State, but said a few missed blocking assignments hindered it. “Our first half, we had pretty good balance in what we wanted to do,” Kelly said. “We

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Irish junior forward Jon Gallagher avoids a defender during Notre Dame’s 1-0 victory over UConn at Alumni Stadium on Sept. 13.

(28) and shots on goal (17). With his five goals and three assists, Gallagher is also tied with senior defender Brandon Aubrey for most total points at 13. Standing just 5-foot-9, Gallagher isn’t the biggest guy on the field, Clark noted, but he makes up for it due to his natural talent combined with his high level of dedication. “Amazingly fast — he’s a very good athlete and amazingly strong,” Clark said. “Pound for pound, he’s very, very strong, and he works very hard at his fitness — both his strength and his speed, and his endurance. It’s not often you get somebody who’s as fast as he is, but also has good Paid Advertisement

endurance. He has both, and that’s a terrific asset for a soccer player because you can play the 90 minutes but can still keep your speed.” Beyond his value on the field, Clark said Gallagher, who was named to both the All-ACC Third Team and the ACC All-Academic Team last year, embodies what it means to be a student-athlete. “He just loves the game,” Clark said. “He’s got a really good soccer knowledge, so he’s been a terrific acquisition for the program and for the school.” Contact Joe Everett at jeverett@nd.edu

carved out the kind of run game. We were inconsistent in our performance, certainly, and then we only ran the ball twice in the fourth quarter and kind of got behind and never were really able to settle in. “There were some things that we clearly have to get better at. There was some movement up front that we didn’t handle very well. There were some pressures that the ball needed to get thrown out and the ball not run — all correctable errors. I don’t stand here right now worried about our running game. I believe our running game is going to be where it needs to be.” The Irish tallied only 57 yards on 25 carries on the ground Saturday and found themselves relying on the passing game as the game went on. When the Irish do go to the air, Kelly said he expects junior quarterback DeShone Kizer to step up and play with a purpose. “He’s got to play with more sense of urgency. He’s one of those guys,” Kelly said. “We had seven plays in a row that were negative plays that are just unacceptable offensively. It’s not just him, but he’s running the offense, and there are plays that are out there to be made that we’re not making. We come out in our first drive, and we look pretty good. We drop a ball and make a mistake, and we lose that urgency there for a while. We have to is have that from the very beginning. That starts with the guy with keys in his hand who’s driving a car, and he’s got to have more of that.” Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu

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Irish sophomore running back Josh Adams takes a handoff during Notre Dame’s 36-28 loss to Michigan State at Notre Dame Stadium.

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Men’s Basketball

‘We need to find a sense of urgency’ ND adds top 2017 recruit

By MAREK MAZUREK Sports Editor

Though the Saturday loss to No. 8 Michigan State left Notre Dame with a 1-2 record through its first three games, Irish head coach Brian Kelly on Tuesday stressed the fact that there is more football to be played this season. “Obviously, a bad start to our season,” Kelly said. “[A] poor start, whatever way you want to characterize it. Three games into the season, nobody wants to be where we are, but we are 1-2. I’m a 1-2 coach. We’ve got to work to get better. “There’s four quarters in the season, and the first quarter, we did not get off to a good start. But there is plenty of time for us to come out of this in a very, very positive way. That’s what we talked about over the last day or so.” The biggest reason for the team’s sluggish start is its failure to play with a lack of urgency, Kelly said. “We obviously compete unevenly, if you will, in a manner that I would probably characterize as we lack a sense of urgency in the way we play,” Kelly said.

“We play in spurts. We play really well for a period of time, and then we kind of don’t play at the highest level necessary against really good competition. So finding that sense of urgency, that attention to detail that’s absolutely crucial to being a really good football team, and we can’t be the kind of football team that we want to be unless we play with a sense of urgency for four quarters.” Defensively, the Irish gave up over 35 points per game and surrendered 501 yards of total offense last week to the Spartans. Irish defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder has come under increased scrutiny over the last few days, but Kelly said he does not feel the need to become more involved with the defensive side of the ball in practice. “Well, I have to be able to know that everything in the program is being taught, being effectively communicated on a day-to-day basis,” Kelly said. “So physically, does that mean on the practice field I have to stand on the defensive practice field to get that done? No, it doesn’t mean that. see FOOTBALL PAGE 11

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Irish junior quarterback DeShone Kizer rolls out for a pass during Notre Dame’s 36-28 loss against Michigan State on Saturday.

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men’s SOCCER

Gallagher leads Irish offense to impressive start

Heffernan back to form after injury

By JOE EVERETT

By MAREK MAZUREK

Sports Writer

Sports Editor

As the ball split through the outstretched hands and legs of the Connecticut goalkeeper last week, Jon Gallagher spread his arms with an expression of joy and disbelief, rushed towards the team bench, slid on the ground and was instantly mobbed by his teammates. You could say it’s been a pretty good year for the junior forward. Gallagher’s golden goal last Tuesday against the Huskies in the second overtime period gave the Irish (6-1-0, 1-1-0 ACC) the score they’d been looking for all game. It’s been a special start to the season for the men’s soccer team, thanks in large part to the play of Gallagher, the Ireland native who has been a constant source of energy and talent for the Irish. Earlier this year after his six-point performance at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, Gallagher was recognized as the ACC Offensive Player of the Week and the College Soccer News

For 15 seasons, the name of a Notre Dame women’s cross country runner has sat atop the leaderboard at the National Catholic. This year, that name is Annie Heffernan, as the sophomore edged out teammate and graduate student Danielle Aragon for the top spot. “It was awesome,” sophomore Heffernan said. “Our coach told us that we had had an individual win in that race for the past 14 years. So the pressure was kind of on for us from the beginning.” However, for Heffernan, the first-place result is bigger than just the National Catholic. The win also marks a milestone on the Cincinnati, Ohio, native’s road back to full health after an injury during the most recent outdoor track season. “My season last year didn’t really end the way I wanted it to, so this year I’ve been working harder to make sure that that does happen,” Heffernan

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Notre Dame added the inaugural member to its 2017 recruiting class Tuesday evening as D.J. Harvey verbally committed to Notre Dame Tuesday evening. Harvey is Rivals.com’s No. 51 overall recruit and hails from DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He is listed at 6-foot-7 inches and 180 pounds, and has played both guard positions during his high school career but can make the transition to small forward if necessary. Harvey will finalize his commitment to Notre Dame in November during the early signing period. Harvey joins Irish head coach Mike Brey and former player Jerian Grant as graduates of DeMatha High School who are associated with Notre Dame’s basketball program.

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Irish junior forward Jon Gallagher controls the ball during Notre Dame’s 1-1 tie against Valparaiso at Alumni Stadium on Aug. 22.

said. “[I’ve been] doing everything my coach has for me on my schedule: ice bathing, stretching after runs and not really pushing myself too hard at this point in the season. Because that’s something that a lot of people struggle with is burnout towards the end. So for me, that’s something I need to ensure doesn’t happen.” And with the graduation of 2016 graduate Molly Seidel, the Irish will need Heffernan to stay healthy as the team looks to match its eighth-place finish at last year’s NCAA championships. In that championship meet, Heffernan witnessed Seidel’s greatness firsthand as Seidel won her second national title. Heffernan, who figures to be in a more prominent position as a national contender, said she enjoyed the opportunity to learn from Seidel. “That’s the biggest thing, that we get to race with them and run with them every day see HEFFERNAN PAGE 10