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Presidential debate watch draws crowds Office of the President, NDVotes hosts screening of first of three debates between Clinton, Trump By COURTNEY BECKER News Writer

Approximately 1,500 students of multiple political affiliations came together Monday on South Quad for a campus-wide presidential debate watch sponsored by NDVotes. NDVotes co-chair junior Sarah Tomas Morgan said the idea for the event first came about when the Office of the President asked NDVotes to brainstorm activities highlighting the presidential debates. “Late last spring, the president’s office contacted NDVotes and said … they wanted to do a presidential forum this year that was focused on the debates themselves,” Tomas Morgan said. “I thought it was a fantastic idea because it’s pretty unique that a university president like Fr. [John]

Jenkins is on this [debate] commission, so it made a lot of sense to highlight it, in my opinion.” Once NDVotes was charged with highlighting the debates, they came up with the debate watch as a way to start a wider discussion surrounding the debates on campus. Christina Wolbrecht, associate professor of political science, said this was a natural continuation of the mission NDVotes embarked on more than a year ago. “The NDVotes piece really came from the students,” Wolbrecht said. “They really, a year and a half ago, were like, ‘We want to mobilize this campus and get our students involved and educated and mobilized about this really important election that’s going to shape, frankly, the see DEBATE PAGE 4

Author discusses feminism, race at Saint Mary’s By KATHRYN MARSHALL News Writer

Award-winning author and documentary filmmaker Karsonya Wise W hitehead spoke about intersectional feminism in the modern era at the Saint Mary’s Plamondon Lecture on Monday, “Sisterhood, Social Justice and Scholarship: A 21st Century Conversation.” She began the evening with a poem, and a challenge to think honestly. “I always believed every mountain wants to be climbed, every ocean wants to be crossed, every dream once spoken out loud wants to be realized,” she said. W hitehead said the idea of sisterhood has made appearances across history — such as the 1966 founding of the National Organization for Women (NOW ). Through the

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past, one can see history become her-story, she said. W hitehead said feminism is a commitment to the struggle for equality and justice for women — and for everyone. “Black feminism is powerful,” she said. “And it is growing. If you look at the pictures today from the Black Lives Matter movement, you see it’s dominated by black women. It was three black women who launched Black Lives Matter.” She said women must push forward together towards change even though feminism in many ways has become the other “f-word.” “My sons once asked me ‘W hat does a feminist look like? ’” W hitehead said. “And I looked at them, and I truly believed when I told them see AUTHOR PAGE 3

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Students gather on South Quad on Monday night to watch the first of three debates between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Food trucks provided free concessions for attendees.

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Notre Dame alumnus Robert McGrath and his wife, Joan, made a $15 million gift to endow the University’s Institute for Church Life, according to a University press release Friday. The Institute organizes and supports a number of the resources, projects and programs offered by the University to advance its mission to provide direct service to the Catholic Church, according to the release. “For more than 25 years, our Institute for Church Life has served as the cornerstone for Notre Dame’s service to the Church and society through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation and leadership development, and the McGraths have been integrally involved in its development and direction,” University president Fr. John Jenkins said in the release. “Their transformative gift gives the institute the resources to teach, train and serve in even more powerful ways.” According to the release, the

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Institute reaches out to all types of Church leaders — from bishops to lay members — to provide opportunities for training, service and personal growth. “The Institute is poised to become the pre-eminent source of creative Catholic content and programming for the new evangelization,” John Cavadini, McGrath-Cavadini director of the Institute, said in the release. “Building on our legacy of connecting the Catholic intellectual life at Notre Dame to the life of the Church, the McGrath Institute for Church Life will continue to be a collaborative partner with Church leaders at all levels by providing the theological tools they need to address pressing pastoral problems.” Programs affiliated with the institute include STEP and Camino, which provide online theology courses to adults throughout the country in English and Spanish; Notre Dame Vision, a summer program for high school students and young adults; Echo, a two-year graduate program that allows participants to serve as

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theology teachers in schools and parishes across the country; Notre Dame Center for Liturgy; the Office of Human Dignity and Life Initiatives, which incorporates Catholic teachings into different areas and departments within the University, and the Science and Religion Initiative, which addresses the “often-perceived myth of conflict between science and religion” in high schools. The Institute works with the different academic department and colleges to integrate discussion about the Church into the University’s curriculum and promote the development of the Church’s “intellectual and pastoral life,” according to the release. Robert McGrath graduated from Notre Dame in 1955 and founded McGrath RentCorp, a company which manages a portfolio of business-to-business rental companies, in 1979. Joan McGrath graduated from Marymount College with a degree in English literature and earned a master’s degree in theology at see ENDOW PAGE 4

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By ANDREW CAMERON News Writer

W hen junior Connor Dev ine began selling T-shirts w ith the slogan “It’s Fine, I’m Fine” in the wake of the Irish’s disappointing loss to Michigan State, he said he expected his “really good friends and maybe some other people that [he] hung out w ith occasionally” to buy them. He said he was expecting to sell “maybe 40 shirts,” but has since received 326 orders for his design. Dev ine said the inspiration for the shirt came when he and some friends were walking back from their dorm photo the day after the Michigan State game. “I would say [it’s fine, I’m fine] all the time w ith my friends and it became a thing w ith my really close friends,” he said. “We were taking our dorm picture outside of Bond Hall and were walking back, and one of us was like ‘Oh, we should get this on shirts.’” According to Dev ine, his only form of advertising was a Facebook event, which he created after deciding to open up shirt sales to the

general public. “There was a huge surge in general after making the Facebook event,” Dev ine said. “I think the first day after posting it, we were up to 120 shirts, which was three to four times what we had estimated. Then, it continued to trick le in, and we were closing it on Friday. By the time Friday rolled around, we had broken 200, and we were freaking out. And then, after this most recent game against Duke, someone posted on the Facebook event asking if we could open the order again, so I was like ‘Okay, sure. W hy not? ’ “We reopened the order and we’ve gotten an additional almost 100 orders at this point.” Dev ine said he is excited and over whelmed by the unexpected demand for his shirt design. “It’s really exciting, but at the same time, I don’t know how I’m going to deal w ith 326 T-shirts,” he said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do about people who don’t show up to [pick up the] order. That’s really stressful, because I’m sure some people w ill not pick up and not pay.”

He said he hopes people show up to the Stanford game wearing his design. He and his his friends have throw n around the idea of getting the slogan trademarked, though he said that’s been “mainly joking at this point.” Despite the slogan on the shirts, Dev ine said he believes Notre Dame football fans should not hide their emotions in light of the team’s 1-3 record this season. “We should definitely be honest w ith ourselves that the football team needs to improve,” he said. “In general, I think hiding one’s emotions isn’t a good strateg y in life. We’ve talked about how, if this becomes a big thing, we probably intend on donating a certain amount of our profits to depression or counseling centers. Because while ‘It’s Fine, I’m Fine’ is funny in context, the idea that people should hide their emotions is obv iously not a good long-term policy. It’s supposed to be more of a joke.” Contact Andrew Cameron at acamero2@nd.edu

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raise them to understand and recognize what equality looks like.” In order to achieve these goals of equality and change, Whitehead said there are three tools which must be used. The first tool is commitment laced with passion, and this

must be commitment toward moving forwards, she said. She said one example of this is a willingness to bow to the history of the moment when a woman is running for president, even if you don’t agree with her politics, because this is change from the 1920s, and

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it is movement forward. She said you must also must have strength of character and the ability to decide who you are inside, which is something that often happens in times of controversy and confusion with hurdles in the way. “That’s how I look at

mountains,” Whitehead said. “Some mountains you have to figure out ways to get around them. Sometimes you go up, sometimes you go down, sometimes you go under, sometimes you go over. We do what we have to do in order to survive.” The final tool is fighting for something bigger than yourself instead of making yourself the center of your own world, Whitehead said. “[We are] taking pictures of our food, of our shoes, talking about what we’re doing every minute of every day and we are not living,” she said. “I have to remind myself I cannot live online, I live on land.” She said that, with these tools, women can move forward together and leave behind a history full of disempowerment and underrepresentation. “I challenge you today, in the spirit of all who have come before us … I challenge you today to lean into this new space as we press forward,” she said. “And we do so as holding hands with the sister beside because we have to be committed to getting to a better place but we have to be committed to getting there together.” Contact Kathryn Marshall at kmarsh02@saintmarys.edu

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rest of our live,’ and they’re exactly right.” Tomas Morgan said she hoped the non-partisan nature of the debate watch allowed students of every political affiliation to enjoy the event. “The president’s office wanted to get NDVotes involved and other groups like student government, because those are groups that typically draw together people from both sides of the aisle, and make a point to,” she said. “NDVotes is non-partisan and, obviously, student government is not politically affiliated, so my hope is that by advertising through those routes to students everyone [felt] comfortable and welcome coming.” Wolbrecht said this event is an unusual yet highly effective method of educating students. “I’ve been here 20 years [and] I’ve never seen an event quite like this as a way to get attention and interest in paying attention to the debates, etc.,” she said. “It’s a perfect fit for Notre Dame, for NDVotes. … It’s perfectly consistent with our mission of wanting to educate and mobilize students.” Tomas Morgan said the mild weather this early in the year gave NDVotes the opportunity to get creative when planning the debate watch. “We were looking for the best way to draw students to the debate watch, so obviously we needed food [and] we needed a great venue,” she said. “We knew that this one was going to be early on so that gave us more options — we were looking at outside as well as inside venues, and we wanted to make it a lot of fun to kind of draw people’s attention to the debates, make something that can sometimes be seen as a little contentious seem a little more friendly.” In addition to the community foundation for the debate watch, the seven food trucks present attracted many students to the event. “I was going to watch the debate regardless,” senior Michael Hutchinson said. “The reason I’m here with everyone else is for one thing, it’s interesting to see the consensus on campus, and also the food is a big draw.” Other students took advantage of the event to watch the debate, though they might not have otherwise. “I recently turned 18, and so I have the ability to vote and I feel like it’s something that us college students should take seriously,” freshman Holly McGrath said. “I really don’t think I would’ve watched it if they didn’t have an event like this. I probably would’ve said ‘Oh, I’ll watch it later,’ and then never.” Tomas Morgan said she was pleasantly surprised by student turnout. “I think it is a great testament to our campus about how engaged students are and how interested they are,” she said. “When it really comes down to it, students are showing up and informing themselves, and I think that shows

great promise for young people on this campus. … People were really paying attention, they were engaged, they were hearing what students thought, [and] I’d say that’s where the real success was.” Senior Elizabeth Tafesse said she was impressed by NDVotes’ efforts to keep students involved in the election. “This is my first presidential election that I’m voting in and I think that — at least from what I see on Facebook and social media — Notre Dame is doing a pretty good job of trying to get people registered ... but also informed.” Tafesse said. NDVotes additionally held a post-debate panel in Recker’s Hospitality Room featuring representatives from the College Democrats, the College Republicans and BridgeND, which Tomas Morgan said kept the event focused on the student body. “We wanted it to be a studentoriented, student-led [and]

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A screen on South Quad shows presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton facing off in the first of three debates.

student-run discussion,” she said. The three panelists — sophomore Sage Guynn from the College Democrats, senior Dylan Stevenson of the College Republicans and sophomore Christian McGrew representing BridgeND — spoke separately about their respective party’s

candidate and the common ground between the two, but all three agreed Clinton defeated Trump in the debate. NDVotes is planning another debate watch for the vice presidential debate Oct. 4. Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu

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the University of San Francisco, according to the release. She also completed doctoral coursework in theology at Fordham University. The couple resides in San Francisco. The institute will serve as a bridge between the University and the Church, linking campus theological leaders with others throughout the world, according to the release. “Professor Cavadini and his team have built up an outstanding relationship with the thought leaders of the Catholic Church, which is the basis for our firm belief that the McGrath Institute for Church Life will become the pre-eminent, ‘go-to’ place for creative Catholic content and for what is known as the ‘new evangelization,’” Robert McGrath said. “This belief is buttressed by the dedication of the institute’s hand-selected team. They are all poised and ready to go.”

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By ADAM RAMOS Scene Writer

As Duke relentlessly shredded our defense with each drive on Saturday, I couldn’t help but long for the football games of years past. Feet tired and morale exhausted, my mind drifted to happier times, like our 31-0 blow-out against Michigan my freshman year or Kizer’s game winning toss against UVA last season. Yet, when reality finally decided to rear its ugly head, sometime around Duke’s fourth touchdown, I found myself smiling. Be it resignation, or maybe just the escape, after my trip down memory lane I wasn’t so upset anymore — I’m even better now that VanGorder is gone. Longing for the past is one of life’s simplest diversions, and in Rostam Batmanglij (former multiinstrumentalist of Vampire Weekend) and Hamilton Leithauser’s (former lead singer of The Walkmen) new joint album, “I Had A Dream That You Were Mine,” this diversion has never felt sweeter. After respective careers in two of indie rock’s most treasured groups, both Batmanglij and Leithauser have a lot to look back on. Fresh off 14 years of ambitiously helping to shape the new millennium’s indie rock landscape, The Walkmen called it quits in 2013, leaving behind six fantastic records. The group’s aggressive but beautifully refined aesthetic — thanks in great part

By ADRIAN MARK LORE Scene Writer

Whoever seeks to pigeonhole patten would have a hard time going about it. The London-based production duo made up of a man and a woman cryptically self-identifying as D and A, respectively, has been responsible for some of the most mwysterious left-field electronic music of the decade so far. It is only appropriate, indeed, that patten has lately been paired on tours with fellow Warp Records luminaries Autechre, LFO and Battles; a tour in which the duo has wowed fans — and blissfully unsuspecting festival passersby – with stunning audiovisual displays reminiscent of label-mate Oneohtrix Point Never or remixeé Björk. The duo’s output is rarely easy on the ears, and purposefully so. Listening to patten’s 2014 LP “ESTOILE NAIANT” it is clear that the duo innovates not merely for innovation’s sake, but as a way of challenging what electronic music fans understand electronic music to be. There are dance-like beats and swelling pads, yet uncanny sounds overlap so abrasively that tracks take on the semblance of a kaleidoscopic collage. The duo’s latest release – “Ψ” (Psi) – follows a slightly different playbook. While “ESTOILE NAIANT” blended several genres under the electronic umbrella, “Psi” keys in on bass music and develops its futuristic aesthetic with the duo’s own esoteric f lair. Tracks evolve around a disorienting drum-machine beat, sustained while cyberpunk synths and occult orchestration spin around it, developing these pieces

to Leithauser’s tender vocals — remains a fixture in the modern indie rock canon. Batmanglij boasts an equally impressive repertoire. A leading member of New York’s preeminent indie pop darling Vampire Weekend, Batmanglij used his expertise of musical production to create the experimental and innovative soundscapes behind the group’s uniquely exotic sound. Along the way, Batmanglij also earned a number of production credits on an impressive list of albums, including work from Charli XCX, Santigold, Carly Rae Jepsen and Frank Ocean. The two met in early 2008, but didn’t actually collaborate until 2012 when Batmanglij reached out with some ideas for Leithauser’s first solo record, “Black Hours.” The relationship grew from there, as the two friends continued to collaborate during the holidays when both returned to their respective homes in Washington, D.C. This camaraderie between Batmanglij and Leithauser is an essential component of “I Had A Dream That You Were Mine.” “Throw a kiss goodbye to all of that,” Leithauser croons in “In a Black Out,” closing out the fourth track. This moment of fleeting refuge in the face of yearning is at the very center of “I Had A Dream That You Were Mine,” both literally and figuratively. The album is dripping in cathartic nostalgia, and Leithauser is our narrator through it all. Past romances quickly become the source of longing and

Leithauser’s vocal range daringly swings from frustrated to harrowed, revealing a wide array of emotions in response. This vocal diversity as well as the theme of longing are both also deeply intertwined into Batmanglij’s production and arrangements. The album opens with “A 1000 Times,” an energetic track with a bouncy bassline and a traditional rockabilly sheen. Music’s past also becomes a pastiche on “When the Truth is…,” a standout track that artfully recalls ‘50s doo-wop without bringing along any of the cliché typically associated with the genre. Batmanglij’s uncanny ability to capture the essence of a genre serves the album well, providing an eclectic listening experience strung together in a cohesive narrative. The man is even able to land a country song, banjo opening and all, on “Peaceful Morning” — testament to his unmatched production skills. I have to be honest, hearing Batmanglij’s unique production did trigger some longing in me — probably attributable to my extensive history with Vampire Weekend. Batmanglij and Leithauser’s partnership is certainly a successful one, but alas, I miss Vampy Weeks. That’s just how longing works. Behind the smiles of nostalgia, always lurks the question, “What if?” There may be no more hope for our football season, but a new full-fledged Vampire Weekend record? There could still be a chance.

into chilling creatures that seem to inhabit a space between full moon nights and the great beyond. Notable on “Psi” is the addition of vocals to almost all tracks, a human element that felt conspicuously absent on “ESTOILE NAIANT.” Yet it would be misguided to expect that this new presence would add a dimension of warmth or accessibility to the music. In most cases, the peculiarly accented speech, veiled behind layers of surreal effects and monotone delivery, is less affecting than it is mesmerizing, even slightly unsettling, like the awakened spirit of malicious software. In many ways, “Psi” feels like a revival of the witch house genre popularized in the early 2010s by artists like Crystal Castles and Clams Casino; there are common features among these tracks that evoke the paranormal in subtle yet audible ways. But if patten seems to capitalize on the success of the genre on this latest record, rest assured that the duo is refreshingly original in its approach. Structurally, tracks on “Psi” evoke less the trap sensibilities of witch house as much as they emulate the deconstructionist bass music of English producers Logos and Jam City. The duo draws from their inf luences to great effect. On the opening track, “Locq,” the record introduces listeners immediately to the arcane aesthetic with a messy arpeggio that devolves into something between a responsorial psalm and a ritual summoning. Later on, “Used 2 B” couples high-energy, acidic beats with the sound of a whispered spell. The diverse elements in these tracks would seem not to match on paper, but

in practice the duo is skilled enough to craft a terrifying sense of urgency. That said, patten encounters familiar challenges on “Psi.” Some of the maximalist clutter of “ESTOILE NAIANT” is retained on this record, muddling what could otherwise have been airtight tracks. Additionally, at forty minutes the record feels overlong; standout tracks stand out, but everything else feels a bit redundant, if admittedly well-crafted. The duo would do well to focus its energy on fewer tracks that could better f lesh out the patten aesthetic, rather than leaving more underdeveloped tracks on the album. It is also interesting to note that, for artists so fixated on exploring new creative ground, they have done little to experiment with release format and presentation; perhaps the album form is an outdated venue for their art to begin with.

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Living your fourth Molly Light News Writer

Before college, I was able to participate in a Kairos retreat. Kairos is made up of small groups, facilitated by student leaders and supported by adult leaders. These groups are strategically created to split up cliques so that new friendships and understandings can be formed. Throughout the retreat, each leader presents a talk that involves intimate experiences, stripping away numerous unseen layers, and challenging each participant to examine their own faith. W hile taking in these profound testimonies, I was left with a renewed faith and a new perspective on life. Following the three days, I left Kairos with a promise to “live the fourth” (LTF), constantly challenging myself to grow in my faith through interactions with those around me. For me, part of LTF meant supporting others by attending another Kairos as a leader. After spending this retreat tr ying to communicate to my peers that no one is perfect or should feel as if they have to be, I was ironically convincing myself more and more that this message was exactly the opposite of what was expected of me. I developed a false sense that I needed to have it all together. I was going to college soon, a new world of people who have somehow figured out how to transform into “perfect,” self-sufficient adults. W hen I arrived, I found it challenging to LTF in a college environment where various distractions and pressures emerged. With growing expectations, I started feeling over whelmed, insufficient and in fear of letting down those closest to me. Although it may be a challenge to “have your life together,” or to perfectly LTF, it’s an even bigger challenge to find just one other person who legitimately “has it all together” as well. And that’s perfectly okay. I felt so pressured by expectations of others in my life, that I’d forgotten it was myself who was responsible for allowing these expectations to have inf luence over my faith and happiness. W hile at college, I have slowly made more decisions for myself and my own happiness than ever before. This includes smaller things such as the activities I choose to involve myself in and bigger things, such as major intention. It’s definitely beneficial to consider the opinions of those who are important in your life. In the end though, you are not your parent, your sibling or anyone else. There is no exact paradigm you must follow. You have to do what feels right for yourself. The future undoubtedly holds many challenges and uncertainties. Each day there are countless ways to LTF amidst all this chaos. W hether it’s taking advantage of faith-filled opportunities, or banding together with friends, your fourth you choose to live is entirely and wonderfully up to you. Contact Molly Light mlight02@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

The new American aristocracy Devon Chenelle The Gadfly

The final scene of 2015’s “The Big Short” finds a melancholy Mark Baum, played by Steve Carell, telling his assistant Vincent Daniel, “Paulson and Bernanke just left the W hite House. There’s going to be a bailout.” Attempting to cheer up his boss, Daniel declares “at least we’ll see some of them go to jail. And they’re going to have to break up the banks.” Baum was skeptical, and rightfully so; Henr y Paulson was the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and Lloyd Blankfein the current one. Unsurprisingly, Paulson bailed out his former company, and no Goldman executives and indeed no big bank executives, faced charges for their role in the crash. None of the banks were broken up. Though Senator Carl Lev in pursued Blankfein on perjur y charges, nothing stuck, and Blankfein remains CEO of Goldman Sachs. Coincidentally, Blankfein had v isited the W hite House 14 times as of Januar y 2013. In 2007, Blankfein donated $4,600 to Hillar y Clinton’s presidential campaign, who has several times delivered mysterious $225,000 speeches to Goldman employees. W hy was Baum’s pessimism so accurate? W hy does malfeasance, when done by someone w ith sufficient power, never seem to merit real punishment? W hen asked what “the decisive moment” that drove him to act was, Edward Snowden referred to a March 12, 2013 hearing of the United States Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence. In this hearing Senator Ron Wyden asked James Clapper “Does the NSA collect any t y pe of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of A mericans? ” A brief pause: Clapper is the Director of National Intelligence. In that capacit y, he ser ves as principal national adv isor on matters of intelligence related securit y, leads the 16-memberUnited States Intelligence Communit y (including the CIA, FBI and NSA) and reports exclusively to the President. In response to Wyden’s question, Clapper looked directly at the Senator, and said “No, sir.” Wyden asked for clarification, inquiring, “It does not? ” “Not w ittingly. There are cases where they could inadvertently, perhaps, collect, but not w ittingly,” Clapper replied. Three months later The Guardian published the first documents released by Edward Snowden, documents revealing a top secret court order allow ing the NSA to collect phone records from 120 million A mericans. Clapper eventually issued an apolog y, claiming his falsehood was because he, head of the A merican securit y state, had forgotten the Patriot Act. Let’s recap. The Director of National Intelligence, while under oath, while being

filmed, while before a committee of the United States Senate, in response to direct questions from a United States Senator, lied to his face. Tw ice. A lthough James Clapper repeatedly perjured himself before the Senate, he remains in the same office, w ith the Obama administration rebuffing all calls for Clapper’s resignation, let alone his arrest. W hile there is nothing new to say about Hillar y Clinton’s email scandal, some details of the case are instructive. On numerous occasions, most significantly before the House Select Committee on Bengha zi, Mrs. Clinton declared she neither sent nor received any thing marked classified on her private email. This was proven false by the FBI investigation, which found 113 emails containing classified information at the time they were sent from the Clinton account. As tensions over the investigation mounted, on June 27, 2016 Loretta Ly nch, the Attorney General and the figure ultimately responsible for Hillar y Clinton’s prosecution, met for 30 minutes w ith Bill Clinton, who is, surely incidentally, the man who appointed Ms. Ly nch to her first position w ith the federal government. A fter the media discovered the furtive meeting, Ly nch told the House Judiciar y Committee she had a “social conversation” w ith Bill Clinton, and denied the conversation touched on Hillar y’s investigation. Days later, the Justice Department closed the probe into Hillar y’s ser ver, follow ing FBI Director James Comey’s refusal to recommend pressing charges against Clinton, who Comey stated was “extremely careless in their handling of ver y sensitive, highly classified information.” How wonderful of the FBI, that notoriously clement organization, to extend to Ms. Clinton ever y possible benefit of the doubt. We now live in a countr y w ith t wo sets of laws. The first, for commoners, is rigid, intrusive and enforced by a grow ing body of secret police agencies and covert tribunals. However, for those w ith a direct channel to the ever-grow ing levers of power controlled by the executive branch of the federal government, a second body of law ex ists, allow ing our new aristocracy any thing, even impunit y to lie to Congress. This second law for the palace elites, can be summed up thus: If the hand that feeds you is sufficiently powerful, there is no excuse so ridiculous, no claim of ignorance or negligence so grotesque and no proof of guilt so damning that it w ill condemn you to that grossest of injustices, a speedy and public trial by a jur y of your peers. 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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The next step Stephen Raab Let’s Talk Smart

Up until this summer, anyone who spent a lot of time on Notre Dame campus became well acquainted w ith the west entrance to the LaFortune Student Center. Due to a quirk of architecture, the west entrance door was placed a few inches above the top of the stairs leading dow n from it. The small drop-off that this design created was the cause of many an awk ward, Indiana Jones-like step into nothingness for those unacquainted w ith it. Over the course of the summer, construction crews refurbished the steps, lifting them to the same height as the door’s ex it. Descending the steps is now objectively much easier, yet I find myself dissatisfied. I’ve spent my entire career at Notre Dame negotiating that awkward step, and I’ve become so used to it that I’m tripping on the level ground. I’d much rather revert to the way things were; however, my rational side can admit when it’s time for a change. With that in mind, let’s talk about Tim McCarthy. A much-beloved figure of the Notre Dame communit y, the former Indiana State Police Sergeant is famous for his third-quarter safet y tips, expressed in the form of puns which

always draw a good natured groan from the student section. From 1960 to 1979, McCarthy delivered the tips as the official safet y education officer. After his retirement in 1979, athletic director Moose Krause requested that he continue, which he did until 2015. From the 2015 season onward, the safet y tip has been brought to us “from the vaults” v ia recording. It’s still as popular and anticipated as ever — for the moment. W hat happens ten years from now? Twent y? Don’t get me w rong; I am now and have always been a huge fan of Tim McCarthy. On multiple occasions, I’ve even bought “May I Have Your Attention Please” — a compilation of his best zingers — on CD from the bookstore as a gift for my various Notre Dame friends. The safet y tip and associated pun is one of my favorite parts of an Irish football game. It’s extremely important to me that this tradition continue into the future. I worr y that Notre Dame’s reliance on recordings of Tim McCarthy will hurt his legacy. For starters, “the vaults” are only so deep. Our finite supply of these clips means we’ll eventually have to start reusing jokes. Nothing kills humor faster than “I’ve heard that one before.” Moreover, “from the vaults” puts the safety tip in danger of evolving from something we do into something we used to do and are now acknowledging

brief ly. I’d hate to see Tim McCarthy’s legacy fall by the wayside. There’s no more important way of honoring it than by keeping it current and fresh. Notre Dame should immediately begin screening for a young Indiana State Police officer w ith a strong broadcast voice and a sharp sense of humor. I’d even suggest the Universit y make an event out of it — allow Tim McCarthy to hand over the honor to the next generation w ith all the pomp and circumstance the occasion deser ves. An adjustment period is inev itable, but soon the new safet y communication officer w ill have taken up the torch that Tim McCarthy has lit. After a season or t wo, the safet y tip w ill be firmly planted in the Notre Dame consciousness as a liv ing tradition that deser ves preser vation independent of the presenter’s identit y. I look forward to coming back as a double alumnus, and hearing a hush fall over the crowd at the close of the 1812 Overture, and listen for a single authoritative voice to call out — “May I have your attention please? ” 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.

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The ultimate paradox: power of being powerless A couple of months ago I returned home from Cochabamba, Bolivia, where I worked with Manos con Libertad, an organization dedicated to the empowerment of imprisoned and formerly imprisoned women through the International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP) at the Center for Social Concerns. Although my time at Manos was spent mostly outside of prison, I did get a first hand view of what life in prison can be like. It is important to note that my experience took place in only one facility, a prison for women in Cochabamba, whose name I will leave unmentioned for privacy purposes. I might portray Bolivia’s penitentiary system in a rather negative light. However, my aim is not to criticize Bolivia’s efforts, given that the same situations occur in many prisons around the world, including in United States, and in my home country, Panama. During my time spent with the women, I had the opportunity to learn about Bolivia’s penitentiary system and the experience of living inside its prisons. I got to hear about and witness different issues such as incarceration without trial, overpopulation, lack of proper living conditions and a very negative social environment among the prisoners. However of all the issues I learned about, a very important one stood out to me the most. Many of the women at the prison were convicted, and had been convicted before because of drug trafficking. As they told me, once their sentence is completed they will go back to trafficking drugs because that is the only way they know to get a living and provide for their families. The reality is that many convicts in Bolivia’s (and many other countries’) penitentiary system tend

to get stuck in the cycle of prison. The prisoners, who are objects of the system, do not have the means to overcome the misery that they are forced to live in, because they are not taught an alternative way of life, and so the cycle continues. Instead of encouraging correction and improvement, incarceration time only leads to the continuation of the crimes that the prisons supposedly aim to eradicate. How can former prisoners reintegrate into society instead of returning behind the cells? In my opinion, this is one of the biggest issues in prison reform that need to be solved. Along with the problem of the cycle comes another very important one, which came up in the conversations with the prisoners more often than any other issue: feeling and being powerless. Not only are the women powerless to get out of the cycle of imprisoned life, but they also feel powerless to provide for their family, help their children, or simply effect any change in their family’s and their own lives. In spite of the fact that being and feeling powerless brings many negative issues into the equation, and despite the fact that I do not support some of the current penitentiary systems all over the world that violate human rights and are not focused on the inmates’ well-being, I believe that there are positive aspects of being powerless. I call this “the ultimate paradox.” Being powerless makes us rely on others. I remember feeling very powerless when I arrived to Cochabamba. I did not have any sense of direction, I did not know where to go to solve certain issues, and I could not avoid getting taken advantage of for noticeably being a foreigner. This, sometimes against my will, forced me to rely on others. This was especially the case when taking public transportation. When I

would ask the driver to let me know when we reached Avenida Heroínas or Avenida Oquendo, because streets often were not labeled and I did not have sufficient knowledge of my surroundings yet. Relying on others gave me a better picture of what “real life” is like, and humbled me. And I believe there is great power in that. Being powerless gives us a reason to connect with others, because all of us are powerless. Inevitably, we will not have complete control over our lives at all times. I know my site partner Kathleen and I bonded often over our similar experiences struggling with lack of control or lack of power. Through connecting with others, we get the opportunity, not only to learn about our neighbor, but also to really see and appreciate their value. Being powerless also makes us equal. Powerlessness allowed me to connect with the prisoners, but more importantly, it let me connect with them at an equal level. We were not above or below each other, but we were all powerless and equal. Finding something in common with the prisoners made it much easier for me to understand them, and, still with some limitations, to try to be in their shoes. Lastly, being powerless helps us become aware of the enormous power that we have within us. And this is exactly why at the end of the day I felt powerful: because I managed to overcome every obstacle even when I was the most powerless. It takes power to do that. Melissa Escoffery junior Sept. 20

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Show compassion and kindness to others. Your desire to step up and make a difference will help you persuade others to do things your way. Use similar tactics at home when faced with controversy. Honesty and sensitivity will result in added respect and the confidence you need to advance in life. Move forward with pride. Your numbers are 3, 10, 16, 24, 32, 39, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Learn from past experience and turn that knowledge into something that will help you excel. Show passion in what you do and offer help to those in need. Brighten someone’s day and it will revitalize your spirit. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Voice your opinions, but don’t bring your emotions into the mix. If you rely on facts, you will sway more people to see things your way. A pick-me-up will improve your attitude. A trendy new look will be well received. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Focus on making improvements at home. Listen to complaints and do your best to meet the needs of the people you love. A social event will lead to greater personal stability. Use your talents in an unusual way. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Learn from watching others. Your peers have more to offer than you realize. Don’t be afraid to do things in your own unique way. Make a positive change to the way you present what you do and how you look. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Explore new possibilities and network with people who share your interest in bringing about positive change. Don’t take an emotional risk. Finishing what you start and keeping promises will help you avoid insult, injury or having your ego deflated. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Work toward building a better relationship with the people who influence your life the most. Having a practical and helpful attitude will encourage you to find common ground. A personal situation will improve if you are patient. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get together with people from your past, but don’t be too quick to share your current status, position or plans. Gather information and you’ll discover whether your associates are a good fit for helping you attain your goals. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Planning and preparation will make a difference to the way things unfold today. Don’t let an emotional matter stop you from giving your very best. Stress is best dealt with by keeping busy and striving to meet your expectations. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Offering to help others is thoughtful, but can also be dissatisfying if you don’t receive the appreciation that you deserve. It’s OK to take a moment to take care of your needs. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An emotional matter can turn into a costly affair if you don’t know how to say “no.” It’s best to be blunt and voice your opinion when dealing with joint ventures. Good fortune will come from showing restraint. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look at the big picture and revise your personal papers and financial statements to fit your lifestyle and future direction. An unorthodox medical practice is best researched before you take a risk with your health. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Someone will help you make personal adjustments that will help free up your time. A new look based on a healthier lifestyle will attract attention and build your confidence. A progressive approach to personal finances will pay off. Birthday Baby: You are helpful, courteous and serious. You are dependable and sensitive.

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An era retires with Garnett R.J. Stempak Sports Writer

This weekend saw the farewell of yet another great who started his career in the ’90s — Kev in Garnett. Garnett joins Kobe Br yant and Tim Duncan in retirement, finally leav ing the game he made such a strong impression on. Garnett was only one of three players w ith career totals of 25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists. He might’ve also been one of the greatest defenders the game has ever seen, one of the original superstars who could lock dow n anyone, regardless of position. It is easy to throw out statistics to prove how the game w ill miss these unbelievable players, but what w ill really be missed is their personalities. A long w ith Kobe and KG goes the ultra-fierce competitiveness that made the league great throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s. Sure there are many great things about the league now: the efficiency of teams, the health of players and the pace of play are all great developments of the past ten years. The buddy-buddy culture is not one of them. At the cost of the AAU culture, the cost of hav ing ever y player in the league being extremely skilled, the NBA lost rivalries and just mean players. Kobe and KG were two of the best, and t wo of the meanest, that ever came through the league. Fueled by an irrational and fier y passion for the game, these two men polarized the league for nearly t wo decades, and now they are gone. Kobe’s competitive st yle followed in the footsteps of Jordan, a cold-blooded, “I’m so much better than you” attitude. Kobe would take and hit shots that you think

are bad, and he would beat you and not care about your feelings. KG was different. Nobody w ill ever be like him again. KG is madman. He is chaos, the dev il and his opponent’s worst nightmare. Oh, and he was also 7-feet-11. He knew more about the game than anyone he faced and he was better than them at whatever they did best. And he would tell you that to your face. Only he would tell you by talking to himself about you, while you were standing right there. Steven Adams, the Australian center for the Ok lahoma Cit y Thunder, said it best last year, “You’re like, ‘W hy am I doing this? ’ It’s really weird, you get depressed.” Soon after KG’s retirement Adams admitted that he played the “I don’t speak English” card when he played against KG. This maniac made people depressed about play ing basketball w ith his trash talk. Garnett was not the norm, but a beacon. He stood out, but still belonged in the NBA culture of his time. That culture is gone. Players on rival teams are friends in the offseason. It may be the curmudgeon in me, but this is not good for the league. KG would never have joined the Lakers like Kev in Durant joined the Warriors. And it might just be that action that is so against what KG what have done that breeds his successor — Russell Westbrook. If anyone is crazy and talented and has a legitimate reason to be as angr y as Garnett was, it is Westbrook. The future is unknow n, but this offseason the NBA lost its edge, and I w ill miss it. Contact R.J. Stempak at rstempak@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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sides of the ball and executed defensively. “We were able to limit their big plays and get two stops inside the 10 and anytime you do that, you have a good chance to win,” Vallera said. Despite the loss, Sorin junior captain Shane Anderson was pleased with his team’s performance on the first drive, while also noting areas where they need improvement. “Our first drive, we walked away with a touchdown and since I have been here, that is the first fluid, cohesive drive we have ever had,” Anderson said. “We knew coming into this game it was going to be a trial and error work in progress, but we have to be better at stopping the run.” A huge run into the end zone by PribylPierdinock broke the 8-8 tie, sealing the victory for the Vermin. Sorin will face off against Dunne next Sunday, and Carroll will take on St. Edward’s, both set to kick off at 2:15 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Patrick Skrine at pskrine@hcc-nd.edu

Keenan def. Keough 3-0 By DARCY DEHAIS Sports Writer

Keenan and Keough opened their seasons on Sunday with a closely-matched, low-scoring game that resulted in a 3-0 win for the Knights. Both teams played tight defense, but struggled to convert in the red zone. The only points of the afternoon came from a Keenan field goal in the second quarter by sophomore kicker Andrew Deye. Junior Keenan captain Greg Brainard said the Knights will work to improve their offensive production. “The bottom line is we wouldn’t have won the game if he hadn’t made that field goal, so we’ll try to pick up the offense this week and turn our drives into touchdowns,” Brainard said. Despite the loss, junior Kangaroos captain Danny Childers said that the Roos played solid defense and was confident they will learn from

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to the second half, taking a 10-7 lead, but the Flying Dutch slowly clawed the score back and built a lead of their own, winning 25-22. The Belles had a chance to take the tight second set, with a set point at 25-24. But Hope took the last three points to seal the game. Junior leftside hitter McKenzie

the game. “I think we played well, and we can definitely build on this,” Childers said. “Our defense played very well. We stopped them on the goal line to force a field goal, so they didn’t get anything close after that.” Both teams found most of their success in the run game, but Keenan gained a slight edge with several long completions from sophomore quarterback Daniel Lindstrom. However, Keough failed to complete any passes in the red zone and missed both its field goal attempts. “We’re going to work on offensive efficiency,” Childers said. “We played well on offense, and we got a lot of yards, but we didn’t punch anything in. We need to make sure we get in the end zone next week.” The Keenan defense recovered a fumble, notched one interception and two sacks over the course of the game. Brainard was pleased with the Knights’ performance and said they met their defensive goals for the week. “A big thing for us going into the game was staying strong on defense, and we were able to hold them to zero points,” Brainard said. Keenan takes the field next against Alumni on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the LaBar Practice Complex. After a bye week, Keough will face Dillon at 3:30 on October 9 also at the LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Darcy Dehais at ddehais@nd.edu

Stanford 15-12

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Stanford scored a late touchdown with just 30 seconds remaining in the game, avoiding an upset to Duncan and winning the game, 15-12. Stanford started the game by displaying its running capabilities with freshman Brandon Garcia, who had lengthy runs to set up a 28-yard field goal. An impressive touchdown reception by sophomore Alex Barone spurred the Griffins to a 9-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, Duncan came out strong with sophomore Ryan Fitzgerald rushing in a touchdown to cut the lead

Todd had 19 digs and 10 kills, while senior leftside hitter Meaghan Gibbons also had 10 kills. The Belles had it much easier against Olivet, taking a 23-9 lead in the opening set and winning 25-13 on a kill from senior rightside hitter Alexis Grady. Saint Mary’s looked similarly comfortable in the second set, with an early 5-0 run to take a 7-2 lead, setting the Belles up to win the

to three. Later on, Fitzgerald caught a 40-yard pass to give Duncan its first lead of the game, 12-9, with 1:33 remaining in the fourth. Stanford’s comeback drive was aided by a holding call on the defense that gave it an additional 10-yards. That penalty was followed by a 19yard reception by sophomore Peter Ryan, which set up first and goal with less than a minute remaining. The Griffins decided to return to their run game that aided them in the first half and once again Garcia broke free to give Stanford a touchdown and the lead with 30 seconds remaining. The Griffins’ defense came through when they needed it the most and ended the game with a sack. After pulling out a close victory, senior Stanford captain Kevin Kohler was pleased with his team’s grit. “I like that people stepped up and buckled down when we really needed them to,” Kohler said. Kohler wasn’t the only one impressed with his team’s performance. Duncan junior captain Thomas Staffieri was also very impressed with his team’s play. “I thought we were able to move the ball on offense pretty well,” Staffieri said. “We didn’t have much of a running game last year and today we were able to move the ball up and down the field. I am very proud every player played their responsibility, in the end it just didn’t come out the way we wanted.” And while Duncan fell short in its opening game, Stanford junior captain Kevin Kohler applauded the Highlanders’ effort. “That second touchdown was just an unbelievable catch and throw,” Kohler said. “Hats off to them. They played great for a team that was 0-4 last year. They gave us everything that they had, and it was a great game. I think [Duncan] is going to have a successful season.” Next week, Stanford hopes to continue its momentum when it faces Knott at 1 p.m. at LaBar Practice Field. Duncan will still be in search of its first win when it plays two-time defending champion Morrissey next week at 1 p.m. also at LaBar Practice Field. Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu

set on a Gibbons kill. The Belles won seven consecutive points early in the third set, and six of the last eight, winning on an ace from freshman setter Nicole Borah. Gibbons led the Belles with 12 kills, while junior rightside hitter Rachel Bonek had 11 kills and 11 digs. The Belles will play Albion on Wednesday evening. The match begins at Albion at 7 p.m.

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the team’s “current situation,” he made the decision to can VanGorder. Yet when asked about his quarterback Saturday, Kelly wasn’t afraid to criticize him, calling Kizer’s play “below standard” and “not acceptable.” What, exactly, makes it more appropriate to get into debates about your 18-to 22-year-old players in a press conference and not your fully-grown, well-compensated coordinators? No, Kizer maybe hasn’t had his best games in an Irish uniform over the last couple games, but when you see him forcing the issue on things — like he clearly was against the Blue Devils — who could blame him? Just look at the defensive track record late in games recently: Against Stanford, the Irish defense couldn’t get the stop to win the game. Against Texas, the Irish defense couldn’t get the stop to win the game. Against Michigan State, the Irish defense couldn’t get the stop to give Kizer one more shot to tie the game. Against Duke, the Irish defense couldn’t get the stop to preserve the tie game in the final minutes. Four chances for a big, key lategame stop, and four chances gone awry. It has become evidently clear that, at least when playing respectable opponents (sorry, Nevada), that if Notre Dame is going to win games, it’s going to be because Kizer carries them there, not because other position groups or players step up to win games. The run game, once promising, has sputtered as of late — Irish backs have just 144 rushing yards over the last two games. The defense’s “missed tackles” reel is probably longer than its highlight reel over the first four games of the season. The special teams crew remains inconsistent, so much that I’d argue Kizer’s interception, which resulted in a 42-yard field position swing on third down, was a better outcome for Notre Dame than trusting the often-brilliant punt game backed up in its own end zone. Perhaps, against Syracuse and North Carolina State, things can get clicking for those other Irish units. When that happens, sure, you can start hounding Kizer to be playing better and, perhaps, ponder the unthinkable: that sophomore Brandon Wimbush could get snaps. In the interim though, you have a potential first-round pick who’s playing some solid football. Not great, no, but he also shouldn’t have to play Heisman-caliber football to have this team sitting with a winning record through four games. Though that’s where Notre Dame is. And until things change, worrying about the quarterback play should be the least of everyone’s concerns.

an 1-under-par 212. Ostrom said despite the low placing at the invitational, there wasn’t anything in particular that made the Mirabel Golf Club more difficult than any of the other courses the team has played. “This past weekend in Arizona was no different than any other tournament that we played this year, but we just had a very weak showing,” Ostrom said. “This may have been onset because a whole bunch of different reasons, but the fact was we just didn’t play well.” Ostrom said that before the team began competition, the Irish were hoping to compete among the best teams in the field. LSU won the invitational with a score of 41-under-par 811 as three of its players finished in the top 10 of all competitors. Baylor finished

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second with a 36-under-par 816, and Kent State placed third with a score of 24-under-par 828. “The mood after the round yesterday from both coach and my teammates was more of a disappointment feel,” Ostrom said. “We were upset with the way we all played but we can hopefully use and build upon it heading into our next couple events. It’s going to be very nice to have our next event at home, allowing us to feel a little more comfortable on the course ... ” The Irish didn’t have a strong overall finish, but there were several notable highlights for Notre Dame. On Friday, Barens took the 571-yard par-5 second hole and converted it into an eagle. On Saturday, Lamb birdied the final two holes of the day to finish with a score of 3-under-par 68 and pull into a tie for 27th place among all individuals. Ostrom, who is one of the

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Irish senior Matthew Rushton follows through on his swing Sept. 3. Rushton placed fifth on the team at the Maui Jim Invitational.

team’s three freshmen, finished 7-over-par on the weekend, but is confident his preparation for the Fighting Irish Golf Classic will place him among the top individuals. “I’ve placed way too much pressure on myself these last two events, and it has been really hurting my game,” Ostrom said. “I’m

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going to work on this the next couple of weeks ...” Notre Dame will follow up their recent 14th place finish with the Fighting Irish Golf Classic on Oct. 9. ally like to improve in between ting Irish Golf Classic on Oct. 9. Contact Manny De Jesus at mdejesus@nd.edu

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Still, sophomore captain Charlie Puntillo took many positives out of his team’s performance. “We learned a lot,” Puntillo said. “We didn’t get much practice, so we think of this like our first practice. We know what we need to fix offensively, and we’ll get a lot better.” Alumni hopes to continue to continue its momentum next week against Keenan, while O’Neill searches for their first win of the season against Dillon. Both games are scheduled for October 2 at 3:30 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Brennan Buhr at bbuhr@nd.edu

St. Edward’s def. Fisher 14-0 By KYLE BARRY Sports Writer

It was an energetic and defensive football game at LaBar Practice Complex as St. Edward’s pulled out a 14-0 victory over Fisher on Sunday afternoon. On their second drive of the game, the Gentlemen took advantage of a Fisher punt that left them with strong field position. The Gentlemen quickly converted on an 11-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Both defenses came to play as

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Fisher and St. Edward’s each forced four turnovers throughout the course of the game. Late in the fourth quarter, Fisher once again had difficulty on special teams when the Fishermen punter mishandled the snap and turned the ball over on downs on Fisher’s 8-yard line. This resulted in a touchdown pass by St. Edward’s in the corner of the end zone to take a commanding 14-0 lead with about a minute to go. Trying to keep Fisher’s hopes alive, quarterback and senior captain Shannon Massey scrambled down the sideline to put his team in a position to score. However, Massey committed a turnover, fumbling the ball on the 43-yard line. The Gentlemen recovered the ball to secure the 14-0 victory. St. Edward’s’ senior captain Phineas Andrews was pleased with his team’s overall performance of the game. “We did pretty well,” Andrews said. “Our defense looked great, our special teams were solid, and our offense had some big plays. We committed a few turnovers and could’ve done better there, but it was a good first game.” Although Fisher lost the game, Massey credited St. Edward’s with a solid game. “They played well,” Massey said. “They won because they were the better team today and they were more prepared than us.” Massey’s mission for Fisher is to

prepare more, get after it and get used to hitting and making tackles again in order to be successful in the next game. Meanwhile, Andrews expects his team to play just as well as it did for the upcoming game. “We hope to play the same way as we did on defense and special teams, but we need to clean up our mistakes on offense and hopefully win another game,” Andrews said. St. Edward’s will look to rack up another win in its next matchup against Carroll at 2:15 p.m. Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex, while Fisher looks to bounce back from this loss and clinch their first win of the season after a bye week next Saturday. Contact Kyle Barry at kbarry@hcc-nd.edu

Siegfried def. Morrissey 12-6 By MEAGAN BENS Sports Writer

With two Hail-Mary passes at the end of each half, Siegfried defeated the back-to-back defending champion Morrissey, 12-6. Although the scoreboard was a reflection of who won at the end of the game, Ramblers senior captain Dan Verzuh admitted that luck contributed to his team’s win. “There were very two lucky plays during the first half that made a difference,” Verzuh said. “We had a Paid Advertisement

three on two for that deep pass that Morrissey scored on, and somehow our guys ended up on the ground and their man ended up with the ball. The difference with this year’s team is that we managed to make the lucky breaks happen in our favor as well. We didn’t score any points with time remaining on the clock, both our throws were Hail Mary, lucky breaks to the end zone. In a very strong sense, you can say that Morrissey won that game.” Morrissey senior captain Nick Sywyj said he was happy with his team’s performance and thought the Manor controlled the game despite the score at halftime. “I think they got their six point conversion in the last play of the half, kudos to them,” Sywyj said. “We were in position, they got a lucky bounce, and that’s football. Both teams were in position, there were three tips, and they made the play. We didn’t give up and we went in and blocked the field goal keeping it tied at half.” As the end of the game came down to the final four seconds, Siegfried’s sophomore quarterback Michael Bernard threw a long, floating pass caught by junior Max Krohn, resulting in the Ramblers’ victory. Even though Siegfried won, Verzuh has respect for his opponent and said his team will need to improve its performance for future games. “Morrissey is a phenomenal team, they have a great line, big

guys and a big push,” Verzuh said. “Their running game is unmatched. Our running game was not there this weekend and our short passes weren’t either, but it was a couple of lucky breaks that made the difference. Even though we technically beat Morrissey, we still have a lot to work on. ... We need to fit our runs better and have better timing. We are either getting our handoffs down too early or too late and our blocks aren’t there when we need to have them. Otherwise our quarterback has to work his jitters out a little bit. I think we will be in great shape for the next couple weeks.” As Siegfried moves on with a win, they have a bye next week, while Morrissey will play Duncan next Sunday at 1 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu

Carroll def. Sorin 14-8 By PATRICK SKRINE Sports Writer

Carroll edged Sorin 14-8 Sunday to open up the interhall season. Carroll had a consistent and balanced attack, with touchdowns coming from senior captain Anthony Vallera and freshman David Pribyl Pierdinock. Vallera felt his team was consistent on both see INTERHALL PAGE 9

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Irish face disappointment in second road tournament By MANNY DE JESUS

Kelly wrong to blame Kizer Alex Carson

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Assistant Managing Editor

In its second invitational of the season away from home, Notre Dame finished 14th out of 16 teams at the Georgia State Maui Jim Intercollegiate tournament, which took place from Friday to Sunday at the Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. By the end of the 54-hole weekend, the Irish compiled scores of 288, 291 and 298 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Notre Dame’s best performer, sophomore Ben Albin, shot a team best evenpar 71 Sunday to earn the top tournament score of 3-over-par 216 for the Irish. Senior Blake Barens, who scored a career best 2-under-par 69 score Friday, and freshman Hunter Ostrom finished tied for second on the team with a 7-over-par 220. Freshman John Felitto and senior Matt Rushton finished with scores of 11-over-par 224 and 14-over-par 227, respectively. Freshman Davis Lamb, who competed as an individual, tied for 23rd in the field with see M GOLF PAGE 10

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Irish freshman Hunter Ostrom follows his shot Sept. 3. Ostrom placed second on the team at the Maui Jim Invitational.

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Soccer Saint Mary’s suffered their seventh consecutive defeat, losing 4-0 to Hope on Friday. The Flying Dutch (6-1-2, 5-0-2 MIAA) had the larger share of early chances, but Saint Mary’s (1-7, 0-6 MIAA) did have some opportunities to open the scoring in the first 20 minutes. A cross from freshman defender Callie Doyle narrowly eluded junior defender Emily Lambert and found Hope’s goalkeeper instead in the sixth minute. Junior defender Kay Thursby had a close-range shot from a corner blocked five minutes later and senior forward Liza Felix had her shot from outside the box saved in the 17th minute. It was the Flying Dutch, though, who opened the scoring, when senior forward Elizabeth Perkins finished from close range from a low cross. The Belles appeared to be holding on and looked likely to remain only one goal behind at halftime, but sophomore forward Hillary Curry scored with only a minute remaining in the half. In the second half, Hope

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Soccer falls short; Volleyball splits Observer Sports Staff

Let’s get something out of the way before we say anything else. Notre Dame is asking way too much of DeShone Kizer right now. That’s why I was more than a little surprised when Irish head coach Brian Kelly indicated the junior quarterback’s job was up for grabs following Saturday’s 38-35 loss to Duke. Sure, Kizer didn’t have the best of games against the Blue Devils (2-2), and I’d be the first person to agree with that sentiment. He missed receivers 15 times on 37 attempts, committed two turnovers and lead what generally could be described as a sloppy game for the Irish offense. Yet at the end of the day, Notre Dame (1-3) scored 35 points against Duke. That should be enough. But so should 28 points against Michigan State or 37 regulation ones against Texas. So instead of being 4-0, like Kizer and the offense have done enough to have achieved, Notre Dame

sits precariously perched in a spot where just going 6-6, and making a bowl game, would be a successful close to the season. But more than anything, the tone Kelly took in that press conference was bothersome. He defended the defensive coaching staff, saying it was something he felt better about than a week before, but a day later, fired nowformer defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder. It was the right decision — VanGorder’s position, for me, became untenable after the Michigan State loss — but it also flew in the face of what happened the day before. During his Sunday teleconference, following VanGorder’s dismissal, Kelly was asked why he backed his defensive coaches Saturday in the presser, but then turned around and fired one Sunday. Kelly’s response? That the press conference was “not the time or place to get into debates about your coaching staff.” He went on to elaborate that, after evaluating

extended their lead again from the penalty spot resulting from a Belles foul while trying to stop a counterattack, with sophomore forward Grace Bubin beating Belles freshman goalkeeper Thallia Robles. The score became 4-0 with just over 20 minutes left on the clock, and with the Belles creating few chances in the time that remained, that was how it finished. The Belles will play Adrian on Wednesday night. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Saint Mary’s.

Volleyball Saint Mary’s earned a win and a loss over the weekend, losing 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 27-25) to Hope, before beating Olivet 3-0 (25-13, 2516, 25-15). The Belles (6-7, 3-3 MIAA) started slowly in their encounter with the Flying Dutch (13-1, 6-0 MIAA), trailing 14-7 in the first set. But they fought back to narrow the score to 18-16, and the set remained close to the end, with Hope winning by four points. Saint Mary’s had a stronger start see SMC PAGE 9

Men’s interhall season completes first week Alumni def. O’Neill 28-0 By BRENNAN BUHR Sports Writer

Alumni soundly defeated O’Neill on Sunday afternoon, relying on a bottleneck defense and strong running game to power its way to a 28-0 victory in the opening game of the men’s interhall season. After little action in the first quarter, the Dawgs opened up the game in the second quarter with 14 points on two long touchdown drives. The second half was much of the same, with the Dawgs scoring twice and the game being cut short in the fourth quarter, with the mercy rule being put into effect. The Dawgs were led defensively by senior captain and middle linebacker Nick Lund, who praised his team’s strong effort and quality execution. “We really just stuck to the basics,” Lund said. “I told our guys to go out there and hit people, do what we know, go forward with the basic plan, and we went out there and got ourselves a win.” Senior running back Alex

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Carroll junior quarterback Tyler Troxell rolls out of the pocket for a pass during Carroll’s 14-8 victory over Sorin on Sunday.

Alcantara led the way offensively for the Dawgs with two touchdowns, including one as time expired at the end of the first half and a long run in the third quarter that put the Dawgs ahead 21-0. “I want to give a shout out to the offensive line, they did a really good job today,” Alcantara said. “We are definitely looking

forward to getting after it next week.” For the Angry Mob, the loss did not come as a surprise as they were playing with only twelve men throughout the game and could not practice effectively with limited reserves. see INTERHALL PAGE 11