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Students promote ‘Irish State of MiND’ NAMI-ND plans series of events to raise awareness and erase stigma about mental illness

By KATIE GALIOTO News Editor

A green light will shine on Touchdown Jesus each night this week, junior Ally Zimmer said.

And it’s not for the reason people may think.

Zimmer said she heard a rumor the green light was supposed to symbolize sustainability.

“I don’t think that even makes sense,” she said with a laugh.

“Because instead of using these big green energy-using lights, why wouldn’t you just turn them off to save energy?”

Others have speculated that the green light is another showing of support for the Notre Dame football team, Zimmer said.

“It’s something that catches everyone’s attention,” she said.

But that’s not why the iconic

mural on the side of Hesburgh library is illuminated. This is, in fact, the third year in a row a green light lights up Touchdown Jesus during the first week of October.

It’s all for Irish State of MiND: Mental Health Awareness Week.

“The main goal of the week is to start conversations about mental illness and to make it something we don’t just ignore and set aside,” Zimmer said. “We want to make it something people can feel comfortable talking about.”

Zimmer is the president of Notre Dame’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMIND), the organization in charge of planning the week of events designed to spark discussions about mental illness around campus.

“This is Mental Illness see NAMI PAGE 5

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Hesburgh Library is lit green, the color of mental illness awareness, in honor of Irish State of MiND week.

NAMI-ND will host a series of events highlighting this issue throughout the week.

NDVotes hosts Voter Education Week

Panel kicks off Respect Life Week

By NATALIE WEBER News Writer

With the presidential election almost one month away, NDVotes, a campus club which promotes political engagement and informed voting, is hosting its Voter Education Week to help students reflect on the importance of voting and make educated decisions in their voting.

For many, this week is the last chance to register to vote and

NDVotes hopes to help students meet this deadline.

“It’s a very strategically placed week because, this being the first week of October, there are a lot of deadlines this week for voter registration for the Nov. 8 election,” junior Sara Tomas Morgan, NDVotes task force leader, said.

“This week is really a lot of people’s last chance to register if they want to vote in the Nov. 8 election.”

Tomas Morgan said the club

decided to host the week now because of approaching deadlines.

“We wanted to do a big push to get out and vote this week and then transition from voter registration to voter education, which is another very crucial part of being a voting citizen,” she said. “We thought of the first week of October as the week for all of these deadlines and transitioning from registration to see NDVOTES PAGE 5

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Jessica Keating speaks on a panel about a holistic pro-life world Monday as part of Notre Dame Right to Life Club’s Respect Life Week.

By RACHEL O’GRADY Associate News Editor

As part of Notre Dame Right to Life’s Respect Life Week, panelists participated in a discussion on the value of a holistically pro-life world.

Jessica Keating, director of the office of human dignit y and life initiatives, said she went through a journey from a pro-choice to a pro-life feminist.

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“I have always been a feminist, but I have not always been pro-life,” Keating said.

“Pro-life feminism is not really new, even though it sounds new. It’s the radical idea that abortion is not only not liberating for women, but is actually harmful for women.”

There are some discrepancies on what it means to be a pro-life feminist, according see PANEL PAGE 4

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Alumna researches cancer

By GENESIS VASQUEZ News Writer

Saint Mary’s alumna Charlotte Brown ‘13 studied biology, chemistry and math.

Now three years after graduation, Brown is working at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, a cancer research center in Detroit, Mich., where she focuses on coordinating clinical trials for

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the Bone Marrow Transplant department (BMT).

Brown said she works with sponsors and physicians to help make sure everything is done within the Good Clinical Practice guidelines —an international ethical and scientific quality standard for trials involving human subjects — and protocols of the organization.

“We handle protocols

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ranging from new chemotherapy drugs, [graft versus host disease] prophylaxis and treatment, to alternative sources for the transplant themselves,” said Brown.

According to the Center’s website, the Karmanos Center is one of the 46 cancer centers designed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The see RESEARCH PAGE 3

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A young Notre Dame fan watches the Fighting Irish take on the United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) on Sunday night at Compton Family Ice Arena. The Irish defeated the U.S. NTDP by a score of 5-1.

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NDVotes panelists address voting questions

By JACKIE NAVARRO News Writer

With the impending reality of the upcoming presidential election, NDVotes hosted a panel on Monday night in the Geddes Hall Coffee House called “Should ND Vote? ” Patrick Deneen, the David A. Potenziani Memorial Associate Professor of Constitutional Studies and Daniel Philpott, professor of political science, aimed to explain their answers to this question as part of Voter Education Week.

Deneen said he would not tell a person not to vote.

“I’m not going to argue tonight that you shouldn’t vote, and voting is a waste of time,” Deneen said. “If I were an economist, I would tell you all the reasons why

voting is not a good use of utility ma ximization. I’m not going to make those arguments.”

Deneen said Alasdair MacIntyre, the Rev. John A. O’Brien senior research professor of philosophy emeritus, wrote an essay explaining why a person would choose not to vote this November.

“MacIntyre regarded the fact that we continuously have bad choices put before us … choices that are daunting or lacking [is] not an accident,” Deneen said. “We merely have instincts that the system has unsatisfactor y choices.”

Deneen said these bad choices are founded in human nature.

“The reason that we continue to have unsatisfactor y

choices is not just because our primar y system is broken or the various people that get involved in politics are insufficient or undesirable,” Deenen said. “It’s that the ver y system itself is used to unacceptable choices, because of fundamentally mistaken commitments ... grounded in mistaken understanding of human nature and, in some sense, if we had a different system entirely, we might have some more decent and supportable candidates.”

Deneen said he, however, did not fully support this idea.

“I want to stop momentarily and avoid my assigned topic on whether or not [Notre Dame] should vote and just ask — or at least suggest — the following

into consideration, which is whether or not this is the right debate to have or the right question to ask when we think about citizenship,” Deneen said. “If MacIntyre’s right, the problem doesn’t just lie in the system, the problem doesn’t just lie in our politicians — it lies in our citizenr y.”

Deneen concluded with a final explanation of his views on citizenship.

“We should challenge the ways we think about citizenship and think about the ways we can exercise citizenship in [a] way that if we were deprived of our common enterprise with other citizens, it would be … as if we were taking away half of our lives,” he said.

According to Philpott, the Church encourages voting.

“That’s actually how the Church views it; it’s a noble thing to participate in politics,” Philpott said. “It’s a hard thing not to participate — it would be a wrong thing not to participate.”

Phillpott said American Catholics ref lect the population as a whole.

“They’re really not so different from Americans at large,” Philpott said.

“However, when pollsters start to factor in not only if you identif y as Catholic, but whether you go to Mass, you start to see some differences from the general public. It’s not that going to Mass is the critical thing — it what we would call a prox y for a more informed Catholic faith.”

Contact Jackie Navarro at jnavarro@hcc-nd.edu

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center is specifically dedicated to helping patients fight cancer, conducting more than 800 cancer programs and clinical trials a year.

According to the website, “The Karmanos Cancer Institute is a unique, integrated center of research, patient care and education, dedicated to the prevention, early detection, treatment and eventual eradication of cancer.”

Brown said she was working at a pharmaceutical company with animals, but someone recommended she work in clinical research instead. Brown said as a Clinical Research Coordinator, she has the opportunity to be engaged in the lives of saving others through new research.

“I really enjoy working at Karmanos,” she said. “It is awesome to be a part of an NCI designated Cancer Institute and enjoy working with such talented physicians and staff. I enjoy being part of a dynamic field — such as BMT — that’s always changing.”

Brown said she took the talent and drive of other women in the Saint Mary’s biology programs for granted while she was in school. She said she realized she was motivated by the other women in her classes and she wishes she could experience her time at the College again.

“Saint Mary’s did a phenomenal job of preparing me to enter the job force,” she said.

“Completing the senior research project gave me a great platform to market myself to future employers and then it just took that first foot in the door to begin my career.

“Saint Mary’s is like a family you never fully leave behind.”

Contact Genesis Vasquez at gvasquez01@saintmarys.edu

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to Keating.

“Pro-life feminism has been called an ox y moron by some and a redundancy by others,” Keating said.

According to Keating, the notion of what it means to be a pro-life feminist has evolved over the past several decades.

“W hat was considered an exploitation and murder from first wave feminism became a fundamental women’s right in the second wave of feminism in the 1970s,” Keating said. “In the 1960s, feminists pick up on the argument that elective abortion is a positive women’s rights. ...The argument for abortion shifts from an unnecessar y ev il to a woman’s right to bodily autonomy.”

Keating said the way to address abortion is to pay special attention to the needs of pregnant women.

“We need to attend to the ver y real needs of women who are going through a crisis pregnancy,” Keating said.

“W hen my friend asked me for money to help pay for her abortion, I realized what my friend needed was not an abortion — it was support.

W hat she needed was childcare help. W hat she needed was support to help the life of her now eight-year-old daughter.”

Mar y O’Callaghan, a public policy fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, prov ided her insight as a mother of a nineyear-old boy w ith Dow n Sy ndrome.

“Our countr y embraces ver y strong disabilities right language, the language is one of participation and inclusion,” O’Callaghan said.

“It should be jarring, then, that language we use in prenatal and maternal areas is totally different. … It’s hardly language of full inclusion and participation.”

O’Callaghan said it was important to realize how disabilit y factors into a holistic pro-life approach.

“Strong and consistent protections across the board is the first hallmark of a truly pro-life approach to disabilit y,” O’Callaghan said. “This doesn’t mean we ignore the real problems or sufferings of the families and those disabled. A holistically prolife societ y recognizes all life — even those w ith disabilities — as a true gift.”

Bill Purcell, associate director of Catholic social tradition and practice at the Center for Social Concerns, said understanding and embracing human dignit y was a major component of pro-life efforts.

“If you take the value of the dignit y of the human person, all of those other

Catholic values collapse,” Purcell said.

In his experience on Capitol Hill, Purcell said he has hope for change in capital punishment policy.

“Hav ing gone to Capitol Hill for 30 years, I mean, we could be people of hope and you do hope for those miracles of change to happen,” Purcell said. “There are so many people out there working to tr y and figure all of this out, and I don’t think ever yone realizes that.”

Peter Casarella, associate professor of theolog y, said young people must be focused on the future of policy change.

“You have to get beyond the hy pe,” Casarella said.

“This election, it’s going to be over, so you have to figure and think creatively and figure out what you can contribute.”

ANNA MASON | The Observer

Contact Rachel O’Grady at rogrady@nd.edu

Mary O’Callaghan speaks about her experience parenting a special-needs child during Notre Dame Right to Life Club’s panel about a holistic pro-life world. The panel was the first event of Respect Life Week.

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Awareness Week,” she said.

“We market it as Mental Illness Awareness Week. ... Often it gets changed to Mental Health Awareness Week when other people talk about [it] — which I don’t have a problem with. It’s just not what the week is all about.

“I think, on some level, there’s stigma everywhere that prevents us from saying stuff about mental illness.”

However, from 2009 to 2015, the rate of the University Counseling Center (UCC) has gone up by 38.2 percent, Maureen Lafferty, assistant director for training and staff psychologist, said.

“That’s the good news,” Lafferty said. “I’m glad we’re working to reduce the stigma and get the word out about the mental health services we have.”

Lafferty said the largest number of cases the UCC handles is anxiety-related. Students can come in to talk about anything, she said, including depression, academic worries and family-related issues.

Located on the third floor of St. Liam Hall, the UCC offers a number of new and improved services this year, Lafferty said, including individual and group therapy sessions, increased after-hour counseling services and a new online form of therapy.

Therapist Assisted Online (TAO) is a web-based program

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used at other colleges and universities, Lafferty said. It was designed to give students with busy schedules the ability to access counseling resources during short blocks of time.

“For the right person, it can be very effective,” Lafferty added.

The UCC also offers “Let’s Talk” consultations twice a week, a time for students to stop by for 15 minutes and talk with a trained staff member. The session is free and requires no paperwork, Lafferty said. It’s designed for those who simply want to ask questions or discuss a concern.

“It’s a way of increasing access and decreasing stigma for students,” Lafferty said.

Students can also turn to the McDonald Center for Well-being (McWell) to maintain a healthy mental state, Mara Trionfero, assistant director for assessment and education, said.

“Emotional well-being refers to … a positive self-concept, which includes dealing with feelings constructively and developing positive qualities such as optimism, trust, confidence and determination,” she said.

Students can sometimes neglect their emotional well-being when they prioritize other aspects of their life, Trionfero said. McWell offers resources — such as dropin yoga on Tuesdays or monthly meditations at the Snite Museum of Art — to help remind students to maintain a healthy state of mind.

Trionfero said McWell promotes mindfulness — a sense of awareness of one’s body, thoughts and feelings.

“It really is like a muscle,” she said. “It takes practice.”

The ultimate goal — in line with the goal of Irish State of MiND Week — is to make students feel comfortable talking about their health and well-being, Trionfero said.

“We talk a lot about creating a culture of listening to each other and really allowing people to be authentic, especially when they’re struggling,” she said.

All in all, the week is supposed to be a way for students to do just this, Zimmer said.

“It’s about what we see at Notre Dame, what we want to see and how we can really make a difference in starting conversations — in making it easier to talk about mental health and what the barriers to those conversations are,” she said.

Everybody notices the green light on Touchdown Jesus, Zimmer said. Now, she hopes they’ll start asking questions about it.

“It’s really become an icon of what we’re doing for NAMI,” she said. “Touchdown Jesus is such an iconic part of Notre Dame — so it’s become a symbol of what our club is doing combined with the community we’re doing it in.”

Contact Katie Galioto at kgalioto@nd.edu

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education.”

According to junior Michael Finan, NDVotes task force member, said the week began with a presentation by Patrick Deneen, associate professor of political science, and Daniel Philpott, professor of political, on how to cast an educated and informed vote.

“We picked two professors who we believe will do a great job with taking students through the process of how to go about voting, how to consider your options, different theories on how to do that and approach voting in a very serious way,” Finan said.

According to junior Jack Kill, NDVotes task force member, the club wanted to focus more broadly on voter education than on specific political issues.

“For the week, even though it’s Voter Education Week ... we didn’t want to focus on issues,” Kill said.

“We wanted to broaden it out from what we typically — when we do education events — and we wanted to focus on why you should vote and how you go about doing so, how you go about forming your conscience, and thinking about what is important to you when you cast your vote.”

According to Tomas Morgan, NDVotes will host a vice presidential debate watch Tuesday.

“We’re working with the president’s office on the forum’s vice presidential debate watch which

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is at [9 p.m.] in the LaFortune Ballroom,” Tomas Morgan said.

“There’s going to be Chick-Fil-A and then NDVotes specifically will be holding a debate debrief panel for half an hour after the watch.”

The club will also have a table outside of South Dining Hall on Wednesday during the lunch and dinner hours and Friday during the Sustainability Fair to help students register to vote, cast absentee ballots and learn about candidates running in their local elections.

Tomas Morgan said she hope the week will inspire students to become informed voters and take an active role in political engagement.

“My hope is that this week really helps students to buckle down and start looking at the candidates on the ballot because the most important part of being a voting citizen is forming your conscience to decide who you ultimately want to cast your ballot for in November,” she said.

Finan said he has seen a lot of indifference towards the presidential election and hopes the week will inspire students to become more excited about voting this year.

“From what my own personal experience is, I’ve noticed a good amount of indifference on this campus about the election, just between some of my peers, and some apathy towards who wins the election and news about the election,” Finan said.

Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu

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Why Notre Dame?

Courtney Becker News Writer

Last week a familiar question came up in one of my classes: “W hy Notre Dame? ” My classmates and I went around the room and shared our experiences of falling in love with this University and realizing it was the place for us. My answer was probably the quickest: My parents met working for the Observer at Notre Dame so I had grown up with it in my life and had known for as long as I can remember that for me there was only Notre Dame.

Since arriving here as a student, I’ve gained new commonalities and shared experiences to talk about with my parents.

We compare dorm life then to dorm life now, trade stories about trudging through the snow during the winter and engage in a power struggle over directions when they visit campus. My older sister, a student at the University of Chicago, frequently gets frustrated with our constant Notre Dame discussions that only a current or former Domer can relate to.

Last weekend, when my parents visited for the Duke football game, they once again reminded me of this dynamic. My dad, a former editor-in-chief of the Observer, had me take him to check out the current office and talk to some of the editors, to whom he reminisced about the days when production involved light boards and typesetters. He then walked me over to LaFortune, where he showed me the site of the old Observer office from when he was editor-in-chief. It’s this kind of give and take between me and my parents that I appreciate as a part of the 20 percent of the class of 2019 that is made up by student legacies.

As I listened to my classmates’ stories of falling in love with Notre Dame, however, I wondered what it would be like to remember the moment that feeling of being at home on this campus first struck me, rather than knowing it was always there. I wonder how much fun it is for non-legacy students to proudly show their parents around campus and watch them grow to love this place in turn. W hile Notre Dame has certainly changed over the past thirty years, my college experiences aren’t exactly unique — particularly since one of the biggest parts of my life at Notre Dame, working for the Observer, is another form of me following in my parents’ footsteps.

W hen it comes down to it, though, I know there are positives and negatives of both sides of the coin. My going to the same University as my parents gives us a pretty special connection. Even though I don’t get to introduce them to my school, I know they are thrilled to have introduced me to theirs.

Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Letter to the editor

A bumpy ride This summer, I spent eight weeks in Antigua, Guatemala, for the Center for Social Concerns’ International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP). Before leaving for Guatemala, I had many expectations — among them, I hoped to receive substantial clinical experience, to learn about the Guatemalan culture, to improve my Spanish and to help students with their homework. My ISSLP not only surpassed my expectations, but also came with a bunch of firsts: my first “rellenito” (a Guatemalan dessert), my first hike up a volcano, my first lavaroasted s’more and my first experience translating in a classroom setting, among many others. What I did not expect to add to this list was my first motorcycle ride (looking back, accepting a ride on a coworker’s motorcycle was probably not the safest thing to do in a foreign country — but I was not feeling well enough to endure the walk home after a long day at work, and she assured me that she was a safe motorcyclist).

Riding in my coworker’s motorcycle was surprisingly difficult. As the motorcycle accelerated, my hands tightened around the underside of the sharply inclined passenger seat and my legs desperately clenched the width of the driver seat as I struggled to keep myself upright. I felt incompetent scrambling to stay on the motorcycle as its only passenger — I had often seen as many as four passengers (many of which were children) sharing a motorcycle. I braced myself for every bump in the road, while my coworker, laughing at how tense I was, calmly maneuvered her motorcycle around each speed bump and pothole we encountered. When we finally arrived, I momentarily forgot about the forces I had to fight to stay in my seat and was overcome with gratitude. I was relieved that I did not have to walk extensively through the scorching heat in the feeble state I was in and I was thankful to have such a kindhearted friend in my coworker.

Although the ride was slightly uncomfortable, I knew I was fortunate. I was aware that not everyone could simply hop on a motorcycle and arrive at their destination minutes later. I could not begin to imagine the pain and exhaustion sick patients must have to endure in their treks to nearby clinics. Given the minimal support built into more economical footwear and the prevalence of swollen feet among Guatemalans (due to the genetic predisposition to diabetes as well as the typical carbohydrate-heavy diet), walking can be an unpleasant challenge. Even though buses are commonly used for transportation, a considerable amount of walking is generally still

involved in the overall commute. In more isolated rural regions, leaving town to seek medical attention becomes even more difficult and comes with an additional opportunity cost, since extra time spent traveling means less time spent tending the fields.

Unfortunately, the need for medical care seems everpresent in countries like Guatemala, where living conditions that involve poor sanitation and homes with dirt f loors are constantly at odds with the human body. Ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory infections, intestinal infections and malnutrition threaten the well-being of adults as well as children and require regular medical attention.

When a child becomes severely ill, the mother must take time off work to seek medical attention for her child, and more notably, the child will consequently miss school.

Thus health care is intrinsically connected to education, which is undeniably pivotal to the alleviation of poverty, owing to the plethora of opportunities having an education affords. The power of education cannot be overstated: It is the key to empowering the poor to achieve a sustainable solution to poverty. However, as long as other vital needs such as those for water, food, shelter or health care are in the picture, education will be put on the back burner.

Therefore, the fight against poverty entails a multifaceted approach that will address several aspects of poverty including health care, housing and education. And poverty is not a matter that can be tackled alone. Together, through direct service as well as advocacy for social justice, we must support and empower the poor, so that they may overcome the inequity that they have unjustly become victims to.

I am beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the ISSLP in Guatemala, which brought me out of my comfort zone and showed me the innate complexity of poverty. During my eight weeks in Guatemala, I embarked on a ride that showed me not only the streets of Antigua, but also the incredible motivation and enormous hearts of the locals who, despite the potholes and speed bumps that they have already encountered (and the many that inevitably lie ahead of them), courageously strive to overcome the odds that are so highly stacked against them, never once taking their eyes off their goal of securing a brighter future for their children.

Leigh Anne Tang junior Sept. 22

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The puzzling movement against free trade Neil Joseph Moderately Opinionated

One of the biggest topics in this presidential election has been a movement by both candidates against free trade.

Specifically, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have expressed disdain for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Quite simply, TPP would make trade from the U.S. easier to other Pacific countries, in both Asia and South America. Their (surprising) agreement in opposing TPP indicates an incredibly new shift in the general sentiment of presidential candidates. Presidents from Bill Clinton to Ronald Reagan have supported free trade and implemented free-trade friendly policies during their respective presidencies. In fact, free trade seems to be one of the issues that the two parties may have some common ground on. So what does this shift mean and what does it mean for America?

The most comparable policy to the Trans-Pacific Partnership is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Passed by Bill Clinton, the policy lowered tariffs and greatly expanded trade amongst Canada, Mexico and the United States. It was passed as an effort to stimulate the economies of all the North American countries and increase trade between them. Clearly, it has done this.

Additionally, however, many posit this increase in trade is an extreme negative for the United States as a whole. Both

Trump and Clinton say that policies such as TPP (which increases trade with other countries) harm America, specifically American workers. They say that this increase in foreign trade invariably leads to a loss in American jobs, hurting American workers and thus America as a whole.

But what does the evidence say? Economically, it is difficult to say. There are many theoretical models that show that free trade has great economic benefits for the United States. It lowers the cost of acquiring many goods, lowers the costs for businesses and makes work much more productive. The impact on citizens, however, is tangible and real. It is undeniably true that free trade agreements such as NAFTA and TPP do cost some workers their jobs.

The free trade deals make it much cheaper and much easier for American companies to find very cheap labor outside of the U.S., leaving American workers high and dry. Americans do lose their jobs and these jobs do move overseas.

The larger picture, however, is much more complex than the zero-sum game that we think free trade elicits. It naturally seems bad when Americans lose their jobs, but it’s not that simple. Although some jobs go overseas, others are created and actually added to the United States economy.

For example, Donald Trump’s continuous talking point regarding NAFTA is the fact that it has increased our trade deficit with Mexico — which is bad for Americans. But in fact, a rise in trade deficits has actually corresponded with falling unemployment rates — not rising unemployment.

Additionally, NAFTA actually supports U.S. jobs, as almost 2 million United States jobs are dependent upon Mexico because of free trade.

In reality, free trade deals have and continue to be a net positive for the United States. And yes, there are negatives to free trade. We do lose jobs, and Americans are put in incredibly tough spot because of that. That makes programs such as Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) so important, as they retrain and reeducate workers in order to compensate them for the jobs that they have lost to free trade. But the truth is that in an increasingly globalized world, free trade is absolutely necessary for the United States to compete as a country. Not only does it directly help American consumers by making goods cheaper for them, but it also lowers costs for businesses and spurs economic investment and activity. Policies are complex, and every policy has its negatives. But free trade is a net positive and actions such as TPP should continue to be pursued in order to further our economic growth and help our country.

Neil Joseph is a senior from Columbus, Ohio majoring in political science and economics. He hopes that you don’t use these articles against him when he’s running for School Board one day. He welcomes all compliments at njoseph2@nd.edu, and sometimes responds to those who criticize him.

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

When science outpaces policy Sarah Cate Baker Science is Golden

On Sept. 27, the world received the birth announcement of a child with a highly unusual family tree: he has three biological parents.

The infant was born of an embryo constructed by a medical team from New York, as first reported by New Scientist. The procedure, termed spindle nuclear transfer, creates an embryo using parts of three different cells: a genetic nucleus from the mother, an egg cell from a donor which has had its nucleus removed, and a sperm cell from the father for fertilization. The resulting fetus receives a full set of genetic DNA from the mother and father, and just a handful of what is called mitochondrial DNA from the donor.

It’s the mitochondrial DNA that makes this procedure tick. In addition to being the powerhouse of a cell, mitochondria also contain about forty genes worth of mitochondrial DNA (or mtDNA). Most of these genes only function to keep the mitochondria up and running, and it’s unlikely they contribute to the more obvious traits we usually associate with nuclear DNA — like height, eye color, even personality. Most scientists feel that switching mitochondrial DNA between people is more like swapping a battery pack than shuffling identities.

But mtDNA can also be the source of serious diseases.

The couple in this story turned to the procedure to avoid Leigh’s Syndrome, a severe neurological disorder that can be caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA. About 25 percent of this mother’s mitochondria presented the disease-carrying mutation; as a result, the couple had previously lost four pregnancies and two children, aged eight months and six years, to Leigh’s Syndrome. They and their doctors hoped that by swapping out the mother’s diseased mitochondria for a donor’s healthy ones, they could conceive a healthy child.

So far, it seems to have worked. The baby boy is six

months old and showing no signs of Leigh’s Syndrome or any other birth defects. And while the parents are probably thrilled, some people are furious that this child was born at all.

The problem is that spindle-nuclear transfer isn’t technically legal in the U.S. The parents, who are from Jordan, worked with a New York City based medical team led by Dr. John Zhang. Zhang thought mitochondrial transfer would help, but was unable to obtain the necessary FDA approval — so the team went to Mexico to perform the procedure, out from underneath the FDA’s thumb.

Many people, with scientists among them, view this as shockingly irresponsible. Critics say that by circumventing federal regulations Zhang endangered the life of the child; further, he cheated the scientific community of a legitimate experiment that could have set important precedents. And certainly, performing a novel procedure on humans in an environment specifically chosen for its minimal regulations should raise some eyebrows.

But Zhang is not completely to blame. His team did attempt to get FDA approval, but were unable to even apply for it. FDA representatives refused to schedule an appointment to go over the procedure, and eventually Zhang was told over the phone that his application couldn’t be accepted because there was no department set up to review it.

The genetic manipulation of human embryos is a serious issue. Full ethical consideration and foolproof scientific data are absolutely required before attempting a procedure like Zhang’s. But in the U.S., both of those criteria have been met. Experiments related to spindle nuclear transfer have been going on since the 1990s; last year, a panel of expert embryologists and bioethicists was formed by the U.S. National Academies of Science to consider the safety and ethical issues at stake in these procedures. In February, they ruled that the FDA should move ahead in approving these procedures, especially where the life of a child was at stake. Similar procedures have recently been approved in the U.K., leading many scientists to feel the

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U.S. FDA has fallen frustratingly behind.

So why was Zhang unable to even apply for FDA approval? The real problem, it seems, is Congress. The 2016 congressional budget prohibited the use of government funds to process the applications for procedures that genetically alter human embryos. So when the FDA told Zhang they couldn’t review his application, what they meant was that they had been financially forbidden to do so. Without any other options, Zhang’s team were forced to go to Mexico.

What happened to Zhang is just one example of the disconnect between science and science policy. While congressional leaders throw around scare words like “designer babies” to get a budget passed, families like the one in this story suffer the loss of six children before finding a medical team willing to help them. The procedure that was carried out 15 months ago could have easily and safely been done the U.S., without complicating the lives of the family or the integrity of the researchers. Instead, a lack of informed science policy forced a pair of parents and their doctors to take desperate measures to ensure the health of a child.

Science policy cannot be taken lightly — it should be complicated, difficult, and highly debated. Scientific issues are complex and the policy surrounding them can have huge impacts on our health, or planet, and our daily lives.

But what science policy should never do is compromise a child’s life because policymakers don’t understand the science behind the scare words. Dr. Zhang’s decision to subvert the faulty policy in place is questionable, but at the end of the day, our congressional leaders left him with no other way to help this family. Caught between his congress and his conscious, Zhang decided, as I think many of us would, that “to save lives is the ethical thing to do.”

Sarah Cate Baker is in her third year at ND, double majoring in biology and English. If you would like to question her sanity or her science, feel free to email her at sbaker6@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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By ADAM RAMOS Scene Writer

“I totally appreciate your rejection of traditional romantic relationships from a socio-political standpoint, and I agree, but I just ... But I just really really like you … a lot.” Ali Pfefferman (Gaby Hoffmann), the youngest of the Pfefferman clan, admits to her older lover Lesley (Cherry Jones), succinctly capturing the frictional and human elements of today’s progressivism in action.

Ah yes, the return of Amazon Video’s Emmy Awardwinning golden child, “Transparent,” is upon us. Back for the third season, Jill Soloway’s dynamic drama-comedy exceeds expectations, tastefully building on what made the show’s past two seasons so uniquely brilliant.

For the non-Prime members, “Transparent” tells the story of the lovable, albeit hyper-dysfunctional, Pfefferman family. After patriarch Mort (Jeffrey Tambor) comes out as a transgender woman named Maura, his adult Jewish American family is forced to quickly adjust and end up uncovering their own identity issues in the process.

After two seasons of meticulously developing a diverse group of dynamic characters, “Transparent” pivots in its latest season. The plot-driving force of seasons past slows

By JOSH BATISTA Scene Writer

Say R.I.P. to M.I.A.’s music career.

M.I.A.’s fifth studio album “A.I.M.” disappoints. An inspiring figure and voice for our generation, M.I.A. lets her fan base down with this mediocre project.

Touted as her last studio album, M.I.A. has managed to go out with the faintest of blasts: repetitive beats, poor writing and no creative boundaries are all the project has to offer. With big names like Blaqstarr, Diplo and Skrillex, it was easy to get excited for this album.

However, the obnoxious beats clash with M.I.A’s heavily modified voice throughout the work.

In “Swords,” the beat opens with loops of very artificial “clashing swords” sound bites and progresses into a generic, subpar EDM track. It’s easy to hear where M.I.A tried to fit in the EDM scene, but her signature Bollywood sound rubs against most of the instrumentals. Most instrumentals sound like M.I.A. picked them blindly from a bag of Skrillex and Diplo throwaways.

“Freedun” is an example of M.I.A.’s lazy writing throughout the album: “Bass bass, bass bass / I’m a swagger man / Rolling in my swagger van / From the People’s Republic Of Swaggerstan.” It is hard to make CRISTINA INTERIANO | The Observer

down, making way for intimate psychological investigations. Season three digs deep into the egos of the five main Pfefferman family members, as well as a handful of auxiliary characters, pushing limits and testing relationships. And while the dramatic, almost constant stream of psychoanalysis can get intense, playful respites via fun Pfefferman camaraderie help to lighten the load.

Whether it’s Maura delving into the implications of a sex-change operation, Josh (Jay Duplass) uncovering what it takes to be with an HIV-positive individual or Sarah (Amy Landecker) maneuvering both her sexual orientation and marital status as a parent of two, Transparent season three doesn’t shy away from hot topics. And although it can be exhausting at times to constantly keep up with each of the Pfefferman’s intricately provocative lives, the show maintains credibility thanks to each character’s believable genuineness — a testament to the superb acting.

Yet again, religion is a recurring theme in this season.

Rabbi Raquel Fein (Kathryn Hahn) continues her prominent role within the Pfefferman universe, albeit apart from her ex, Josh. The final episode of the season even includes an impromptu cruise ship temple Seder dinner, consisting of wasabi, a drumstick and saltine crackers, among other makeshift substitutes.

Similarly, Christianity is investigated after an unfortunate-circumstance provides Josh an extended vacation at his illegitimate son Colton’s ultra-Christian foster home.

Ultimately, the show’s steady juxtaposition of religious practice and ideals with the family’s characteristically immoral behavior presents an interesting dynamic — as well as much needed comic relief.

“Transparent” season three also succeeds in its beautiful cinematography. Wide panning shots of the beautiful California landscape weave in-between scenes, while light consistently takes on a thematic importance throughout the season.

An impressive soundtrack is another appeal of the lates season, including songs from The Velvet Underground, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Alanis Morissette, Phox and Usher among others — poignantly reflecting the Pferfferman family’s eclectic personas.

While family dramas are nothing new to the television canon, “Transparent,” now in its third season, is anything but trite. The progressive messages are even integrated accessibly enough to entice more conservative viewership. And at only ten 25-minute episodes, it’s just enough to squeeze in before those dreaded midterms.

out anything of importance from this mess — there is no focus and no imagery. And this is representative of the entire album as a whole. Sure, she is having fun, but at the cost of the progressive, activist persona that she has effectively perpetuated in her previous albums. It is easy to see why so few of the album’s lyrics have annotations on Genius, they need no interpretation. Her lyrics lack substance.

In “Foreign Friend” she sings, “Gonna be your best friend / Gonna make that shit trend / I’m gonna be your foreign friend all the way to the end.” Beyond the uninspired lyrics, she sings with a lazy tone and is backed by instrumental sounds evoking a mediocre southern-influenced trap beat. The song has an overall tone of resentment, but it is hard to decipher why.

M.I.A. doesn’t act on its potential to say something powerful about xenophobia and foreign policy in the world.

In arguably her most politically charged track on the album, “Borders,” M.I.A. sings in a heavily autotuned voice: “Borders (What’s up with that?) / Politics (What’s up with that?) / Police shots (What’s up with that?) / Identities (What’s up with that?) … ” You get the idea. She continues to make easy rhymes throughout and lacks confidence in delivery.

This project required stamina to get through. With minimal evolution throughout each track and no overarching theme, it is hard to believe that this album took two years to develop.

I will, however, compliment M.I.A. for sticking with her signature sound. You can listen to any track on the project at random and recognize that it is M.I.A. She successfully continued transitioning into futuristic beats, but at the expense of her lyricism. Do yourself a favor and don’t listen. Instead, put on her previous works and reminisce on the glorious activist progressive artist that was M.I.A.

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By JIMMY KEMPER Scene Writer

In the wake of the announcement about the inevitable completion of “Game of Thrones,” HBO has been desperate to find a new prestige adventure show for its lineup.

The television landscape is much more competitive than it was back when “Game of Thrones” first aired in 2011 as one of, if not the only show with a feature film-style budget. Now, every cable network from FX to USA and even streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime are placing big bets on prestige shows to drive subscriptions and beat out competitors. With “Game of Thrones” slated to end in 2018, HBO needs to find something quickly if it wants to maintain its position as a leading content producer.

Enter “Westworld.” If not HBO’s first attempt to replace its best show, it is certainly its most ambitious and expensive. The premise is one of the more unique ones we’ve had in this era of peak TV. Based upon the classic 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton (of “Jurassic Park” fame), “Westworld” takes place at some uncertain point in the future in which humanity has created artificially intelligent androids that, for all intents and purposes, seem interchangeable with humans.

They can hold intelligible conversations, express real emotions, die violent deaths and even have intimate sex (what would a premium cable show be without gratuitous amounts of nudity?). So naturally, we’ve decided the best way to use these androids is as hosts in an Old West

By KATIE MADONNA LEE Scene Writer

The season two finale of “Mr. Robot” aired Sept. 21, leaving leading character Elliot’s future and the outcome of “fsociety” dangling in a web of betrayal and backstabbing espionage. Yet after watching season two, it is hard to understand if the events are truly happening to Elliot or if they are all just in his mind. Gambling off the success of season one, season two dares to play mind games with its devoted, excited fan base.

Season one introduced us to Elliot, an activist hacker, who is unable to understand proper social interaction, a factor which contributes to his need to work with computers and his friend Mr. Robot, portrayed by Christian Slater. Through precise storytelling, Elliot’s motivations and family relations delicately reveal themselves with suspense. The producers seem carefully aware of how smart “Mr. Robot’s” audience is, and thus break the fourth wall often. Season one thrillingly introduces us to major players in the tangled game Elliot plots against E-Corp, a multi-national corporation, as well as his allies in “fsociety.” Cinematography similar to “Fight Club” and a complementary film scores by Julian Scherle and Rendra Zawawi contribute to a sleek final product fit for iPhone junkies.

Billed originally as Christian Slater’s comeback, “Mr.

theme park where affluent guests can fulfill their deepest cowboy fantasies.

Of course, an intriguing premise can only get a television series so far, which is why it’s great that “Westworld” has started to piece together a solid plot. A recent update to the hosts’ software has given them the ability to remember gestures and expressions. Normally, the theme park resets and repairs the androids every time a new set of guests arrives at Westworld, so they forget the violent and sexual fantasies they were forced to take part in and can repeat the same narrative scenarios for the new customers. This new update presents a serious problem, however, as it accidentally allows the hosts to subconsciously remember previous scenarios, creating new threats and pushing the androids deeper into the uncanny valley.

The actors who play the hosts are all outstanding, acting just robotic enough to blur the lines between human and machine. Frankly, this is the most impressive cast HBO has ever put together. It features Anthony Hopkins as the creator of the androids, Ed Harris as a sinister guest known as The Man in Black and Evan Rachel Wood as a host who may or may not be self-aware, among many others. As far as the pilot goes, “Westworld” has done a good job establishing realistic motivations for each of its characters. Unfortunately, the dialogue throughout the first episode was a bit expository, but now that the show has laid out its foundations, hopefully “Westworld” can begin to trust its audience with less filler.

Speaking of foundations, “Westworld” departs from of “Game of Thrones.” Whereas “Game of Thrones”

established itself from its pilot as an expansive world where anything can happen, “Westworld” feels grounded in a more formal and streamlined conflict between creator and creation. It’s also had to establish more rules to its universe more quickly than “Game of Thrones,” as the sci-fi premise is more convoluted than that of a high fantasy show. This makes the show feel a bit more restrictive in terms of what it can do over the long term, as the plot is entirely contained within this absurdly artificial amusement park.

Showrunner Jonathan Nolan (of “The Dark Knight” trilogy fame) has mentioned, however, that this show is more about the rise of a new species than the management of the amusement park’s narratives, which, if done smartly, could definitely fill the five to six seasons of material that HBO is hoping for. One of the big drivers that sets this show apart from the rest is its beautiful cinematography of its old west environment. It stands out as interesting, bright and fresh in a television era of gritty, modern concrete landscapes. As the show progresses, the cowboy aesthetics could get a bit bland, so I’m hoping that this series takes cues from its source material and expands to other theme parks such as one inspired by the Roman Empire.

It’s still tough to tell what to expect out of “Westworld” for this season and beyond, but if the pilot is any indication, audiences should be cautiously optimistic that this is television’s next big hit.

Robot” defied critical and commercial expectations.

Slater gained fame in the late 1980s with the break out dark comedy “Heathers.” Slater plays Jason Dean, a high school student who accidentally begins killing fellow classmates for their actions as bullies. His emotional rawness and Nicholson-esque delivery branded Slater “The Next Jack Nicholson.” After “Heathers,” Slater frequently wound up cast in roles as a loner and vigilante in films such as “True Romance” and “Pump Up the Volume.” It doesn’t take much to link the similarities between “Mr. Robot’s” Elliot and Slater’s former lead roles.

It is no surprise that Slater is a producer on “Mr. Robot” as well.

Each component of “Mr. Robot” is executed with precision and a slickness that matches its dark, edgy and resonating content. The hacker suspense show grapples with a multitude of themes, including social isolation, mental illness, corporate abuse and negligence, and sadistic and masochistic dynamics inside a marriage.

Yet what would a show about hackers be if not an examination of the darker parts of humanity? Our computers and hard drives say as much about each one of us as much as our everyday thoughts do. Hackers unearth our inner thoughts, actions and intentions. Therefore, a show about hackers demands exploring human behavior and relationships hidden from professional and polite everyday life.

“Mr. Robot” takes advantage of the collective subconscious in America brewing since the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2010 that then expanded into Bernie Sander’s political movement. No longer it is just youth culture or activists that applaud the latest Anonymous cyber attack on a multinational corporation; it is former white-collar workers displaced by the new job market that join in gleefully cheering. “Mr. Robot” has punctured an emotional chord currently running through American culture — which is why it has garnered such accolades as the Peabody Award, Golden Globe for Best Drama Series and recently an Emmy win in the best actor category.

Aiming towards Millennials, a hard group to please, “Mr. Robot” puts in the work to create a realistic and gritty world true to cyber punks. Producer and creator Sam Esmail hired FBI crime unit consultants to guide production and staffed a writing room with cyber security experts.

Season two switches storytelling tracks — some scenes turn out to be pieces of Elliot’s imagination. Why does Elliot keep going back to the computer: Is it is really just isolation and loneliness that drives him to fight?

We will have to wait and see when season three debuts in 2017 on USA Network.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Keeping up with all the changes going on around you will be a chore. Show discipline and do your best. It will be easy to lose control if you let anger set in or give in to the pressure or bullying that develops. Don’t be afraid to do things differently. Your versatility will keep others guessing and help you avoid interference. Your numbers are 5, 12, 22, 26, 30, 39, 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep an open mind, but don’t neglect to see the pitfalls in other people’s suggestions. Being responsible for your actions will help you move in the right direction. Keep an eye on the big picture, but take baby steps.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Express your feelings openly and follow through by taking action. You can improve your relationships with others through honesty, asking for help and offering incentives. Romance will improve your personal life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Look for a reasonable opportunity. A pie-inthe-sky idea will not turn out as planned. Be smart and willing to do the legwork required to get the results you want. Don’t expect a free pass or a handout.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A personal change will do you good. Altering your image or venturing down a new path in life will give you the boost you need to complete your mission. Romance is on the rise and will brighten your day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone use emotional manipulation in order to take advantage of your generosity. A disciplined attitude will help you bypass a difficult situation at home. A professional change looks promising.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A situation you cannot control will push you to make a change before you are ready. Do your best to stay within budget, and don’t feel obligated to oblige others if it costs too much to do so. Take what belongs to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll be prone to extravagance, indulgence and giving in to temptation. Think hard before you agree to something that will cause problems with someone you work with. Keeping the peace will be in your best interest.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Find a way to use your natural talents to command attention and draw interest to what you have to offer. Use your imagination and work with people who have something to contribute, and then see what transpires. Romance is highlighted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Someone will try to compromise you if you share too much information about your plans. Focus on making the changes that you can implement without interference. Once they are completed, you’ll be free to promote your accomplishments.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An unusual opportunity will develop that can change your current professional or financial direction. Express your feelings to someone you love and it will encourage you to make future plans for two.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take care of your responsibilities. Evaluate personal finances and set a budget that will help you save for something special. Positive changes will only occur if you instigate what you want to see happen. Don’t get angry; get moving.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider the risk factor of your plans. Luck is in your corner, and with a little prying, you will discover a winning situation that will help you get ahead. Romance is highlighted and will accompany a celebration you attend.

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Briles should never coach again Daniel O’Boyle Sports Writer

Just over a week ago, after a dramatic loss to Auburn, LSU fired head coach Les Miles.

Miles had achieved plenty of success for the Tigers, including a national championship and an average of 10 wins a year, but the team had stagnated in recent years, even with elite recruiting classes. There are certainly good cases to be made both for letting Miles go and for keeping him in charge.

And it’s hard to ignore the fact that we were only milliseconds away from instead seeing Miles keep his job and Auburn’s Gus Malzahn looking for a new one.

But I’m not here to talk about whether Miles should have been let go or not. What LSU did after firing Miles is far more important. The day after the defeat to Auburn, LSU’s search for their next coach began.

According to Billy Embody of Scout.com, the Tigers contacted two candidates that day. One of those candidate’s, unsurprisingly, was Houston’s Tom Herman. Herman’s success in turning the Cougars into a playoff contender in just two years is incredible, as is his work as offensive coordinator at Ohio State, where he won a national championship with a third-string quarterback.

Undoubtedly, Herman will be the top target for any team looking for a new head coach.

LSU contacted another candidate though. Another coach who had previously been in charge at Houston and built a playoff contender with another Texas school thanks to a dynamic and innovative offense.

That coach is Art Briles. While Herman should be at the top of every team’s coaching list, no school should even consider letting Art Briles run a college football program again. Briles’ teams have had success on the field, of course, but the off-thefield incidents at Baylor should mean no school should ever want his name involved with their program.

Under Briles, Baylor — and Baylor football in particular — was at the center of one of the worst college sexual assault scandals in recent memory.

Briles and his staff were aware

of sexual assaults by the players on his team, and he took no action. What went on at Baylor was far from one or two isolated incidents; it was systemic failure, and Briles’ involvement cannot be downplayed. The problems were more than just Art Briles, of course, but as a head coach, being aware of sexual assaults and taking no action is an unforgivable offense, especially when we’re talking about the huge number of assaults that occurred during Briles’ tenure at Baylor. Briles himself took four months to apologize for his part in what occurred at Baylor, and even that was as much about his own public image as it was any actual guilt or sorrow he might have felt.

LSU will not be the only team looking for a coach before the start of next season.

USC, Auburn, Oklahoma and Texas are among the most high-profile teams who may part ways with their coach at the end of the year. With only one Tom Herman and a lack of other clear-cut options, a big-name team may decide to consider Briles for their vacancy. Such a decision by a university would be nothing short of valuing college football wins over the safety of their own students. The complete wrongdoing on every level that occurred at Baylor may never be repeated, but Briles himself is still responsible for too much of what went wrong, and when one sexual assault is too many, a man with a history of mishandling the issue is a man who should not be given authority on a college campus.

Any school that hires Art Briles to run their football program is making a very clear statement: that they are not looking out for the wellbeing of their students. Unless we have some clear reason to believe Briles can change how he runs a team, he should not be allowed near a college football program ever again.

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better. Overall, I felt it was a good weekend for us.”

The rain over the weekend forced the majority of matches to be played indoors and a number of matches were cancelled, including the finals Sunday.

In singles competition Friday, junior Brooke Broda, senior Monica Robinson and junior Allison Miller all won their matches in straight sets. Senior Mary Closs dropped her first set 6-1 before rallying to win the final two sets by identical scores of 6-1, 6-1. The doubles teams of Broda/ Robinson and freshman Bess Waldram/Closs both won their matches in the doubles competition.

On Saturday, Broda and senior Jane Fennelly were able to claim singles victories, while four Irish doubles teams won during the doubles competition.

On Sunday, the final day of the tournament, Broda won her singles match in straight sets to finish the weekend undefeated.

Robinson and sophomore Rachel Chong also won their matches in straight sets, while Waldram dropped her

first set before winning her final two.

Louderback said he was pleased with how well his team looked performing in the singles competition.

“We’ve worked hard on our singles this fall,” Louderback said. “Brooke Broda was in the finals of the top f light. She’s been playing really well in practice, so it was really good to see her play well in matches, too. Overall, I felt like the singles looked good.”

Louderback said his team will continue to work on their doubles combinations going forward.

“We still don’t really have an idea on what our doubles combinations are going to be, so a big thing is going to be who we’re going to look at playing together for doubles,” Louderback said.

“I think that’s our biggest thing right now.”

Louderback mentioned Broda as a player that stood out to him this weekend, but also said the rest of the team performed well.

“Brooke had a great tournament,” Louderback said.

“Getting to the finals was a big accomplishment. She had a really good year last year, and it felt like she was just continuing from last year. I also thought

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everyone else did a great job. In the first tournament of the year, some of our kids haven’t played in any tournaments or matches since last year’s NCAA tournament. So in the first tournament, a lot of it is getting back into playing matches.

I felt like, especially on the third day, everybody looked much better than we did the first day.”

The Irish’s next tournament will be the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in East Lansing, Michigan, from October 20-25.

Louderback said his team will work on their doubles combinations and continue to improve upon their singles play in practice leading up to the event.

“We’ve got two weeks before our next tournament,” Louderback said. “We’ll mainly try to get it back to where we’re playing a lot of matches, playing against each other, and also continue to work on the doubles combinations. Also, each one of our players will have something that they felt they need to work on from the tournament, so we’ll do a lot of individual work with them on that.”

Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu

nfl | Vikings 24, giants 10

Vikings rely on defense to stay undefeated Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s defense denied Odell Beckham Jr. all night and forced two turnovers that led to 10 points, and the Vikings mystified Eli Manning yet again during a 24-10 victory Monday over the New York Giants.

Sam Bradford threw a touchdown pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph for the third straight game and kept his turnoverfree streak intact, helping the Vikings (4-0) lead from start to finish after falling behind in each of their first three wins.

Beckham, who has yet to score this season, was smothered by cornerback Xavier Rhodes and had 23 yards on three catches. Victor Cruz and Sterling Shepard were quiet, too, and Manning was erratic as ever while finishing 25 for 45 for just 261 yards. Rhodes

picked him off in the third quarter , the 15th interception for Manning in eight career starts against the Vikings. He’s 2-6 with only five touchdown passes.

Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon each ran for a touchdown as the Vikings rushed for a season-high 104 yards. Bradford went 26 for 36 for 262 yards.

The Vikings, who have allowed only 50 points in four games, have an NFL-best turnover margin of plus-10. The Giants (2-2) dropped to minus-8 for the season.

Mondays with Moss Former Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss, at the game as an analyst for ESPN, blew the ceremonial Gjallarhorn prior to kickoff to get the crowd going early. Fifteen years ago, Moss caught three touchdown

passes on a Monday night game as the Vikings beat the Giants 28-16.

Struggling secondary The Giants defensive backs are so depleted by injuries that wide receivers were playing safety in practice this week.

Andrew Adams, promoted from the practice squad last week, started at safety for Nat Berhe. Trevin Wade started at cornerback for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and struggled all game.

Walsh, wide left Blair Walsh’s 46-yard field goal attempt failed early in the third quarter, already his fifth miss (three field goals, two extra points) of the season. The interception by Rhodes gave him the chance to make a 44-yarder less than 3½ minutes later.

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“It started with our quarterback, and our receivers finished it,” Kohler said. “Peter Ryan, who is a transfer and junior here, and is also his first year playing [interhall] football, had two really nice long touchdowns. He probably had 100 yards receiving; it was a huge game for him.”

Moving on to avenge its two consecutive losses in the playoffs to Morrissey, Stanford will face the Manor (0-2) next weekend at 1 p.m., while Knott will face its rival dorm, Siegfried, also at 1 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex.

disappointed with the result of the game.

“It wasn’t good enough,” Sy w yj said. “We came out f lat first quarter, down 10-0. We weren’t playing as a team. We weren’t even playing football.

I really think we really beat ourselves today by not playing with the intensity needed to win the game.”

Morrissey will suit up to play its final game next week 1 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex against Stanford, while Duncan receives a bye next week and will resume play after fall break for a chance to make playoffs for the first time in dorm history.

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Duncan 17-8

Keenan def. Alumni, 14-0

def.

Morrissey,

By MIA BERRY Sports writer

Duncan earned its first victory in over a year when it defeated Morrissey, 17-8, on Sunday.

The first two possessions of the game produced two scores for Duncan (1-1) and a 10-0 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter. The first score, a 15-yard touchdown reception for sophomore Hank Assaf, gave the Highlanders a seven point lead, followed by a 26-yard field goal by junior kicker Matthew Millay. Just before the half, Morrissey (0-2) was on the one-yard line within inches from scoring, but a defensive stop by Duncan as time expired ended that scoring drive.

On the first play of the second half, Morrissey connected on a 45-yard touchdown pass and converted a two-point conversion to cut the lead to 10-8. During a late run in the fourth quarter, a Morrissey touchdown catch was negated by an illegal motion penalty on the Manor.

Morrissey’s comeback efforts ended when Duncan freshman safety James Warren intercepted a pass in the end zone and returned the ball 100 plus yards for the touchdown with just over a minute remaining in the fourth quarter.

Duncan junior captain Thomas Staffieri, who helped convert on three fourthdown catches in the game, said he was very impressed by team’s performance.

“Our offense is clicking at the right time, and the defense played a hell of a game,” Staffieri said. “They made a huge stop at the end both halves to help us get the ‘W’ today.”

With the loss, Morrissey is officially eliminated from playoff contention, but Duncan has a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win in its final game.

Morrissey senior captain Nicholas Sy w yj said he was

By KYLE BARRY Sports Writer

Keenan picked up where it left off last week as the Knights defeated the Dawgs of A lumni, 14-0, on a perfect fall afternoon at LaBar Practice Complex on Sunday.

Sophomore quarterback Daniel Lindstrom led the Knights’ offensive attack early in the first half w ith two touchdow n passes. A lthough Keenan (2-0) wouldn’t score for the rest of the game, Lindstrom said he was happy w ith his team’s w in.

“I give credit to the offensive line,” Lindstrom said.

“They came out firing w ith the first two touchdow ns, then the rest of the game they were keeping it up for me.”

Defensively, the Knights kept the Dawgs (1-1) off the scoreboard the entire game, led by Keenan junior captain Gregor y Brainard.

Brainard and the Knights forced three interceptions throughout the game.

Special teams also played a major role in the Knights’ w in, as sophomore defensive end Melv in Osanya blocked a punt and recovered the ball at A lumni’s 21-yard line, which led to Lindstrom’s second touchdow n pass of the game.

Lindstrom, who is also Keenan’s punter, was the key to field position as he punted the ball inside the 10-yard line tw ice.

As A lumni tried to make a run towards the end of the game, Keenan quick ly erased any doubt by making the game-ending interception to seal the 14-0 v ictor y. At the end of the day, Brainard said he was happy w ith Sunday’s performance, especially w ith the back-toback touchdow n drives by the offense.

“We had a full head of steam from the beginning of the game,” Brainard said.

“Our defense was great, but those two touchdow ns really set the tone for us for the rest

of the game.”

Brainard said Keenan w ill look to make adjustments on offense by putting in more plays and prepare for different situations that a defense might show them during the game.

A lumni senior captain Nicholas Lund said his team should have performed better in Sunday’s game.

“We were rust y out there on the field; we didn’t come out hot, but I’m glad that through adversit y we came back and held them throughout the second half,” Lund said. “We did have a slow start so that did not help us at all.”

Lund said he believes that in order to be successful in the next game, his team has to be disciplined, know its roles on the field and be mentally prepared in practices and games.

Keenan w ill look to improve its 2-0 record when it takes on O’Neill at 3:30 p.m.

Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex, while A lumni w ill look to bounce back from this loss and get back to its w inning ways when it returns to the field after fall break.

Contact Kyle Barry at kbarry@hcc-nd.edu

Dunne def. Sorin, 18-2

By BRENNAN BUHR Sports Writer

Dunne

outlasted

a

shorthanded Sorin, 18-2, in a rain-soaked, defensive battle on Sunday afternoon at LaBar Practice Complex.

The young Sentinels (1-0), who captured their first-ever w in in their inaugural game, relied on a consistent rushing attack and a shutdow n defensive performance to power their way to v ictor y.

Senior captain Joe Schudt, leading a squad of mostly freshmen, had nothing but praise for his defense’s effort and execution, especially in pass coverage.

“We have really good coverage,” Schudt said. “A lot of our guys played defensive back in high school, and they know how to cover passes really well. I think that was a key. It’s just working as a team, making sure that ever yone’s covered and accounted for.”

The Sentinels scored first on an impressive first-quarter drive capped off by a short touchdow n run. However, neither the Sentinals or Otters (0-2) managed much offense for the rest of the game. A steady rain played a role in this, as it made the ball slick and difficult to handle for both offenses.

In the fourth quarter, the Sentinels turned their defensive intensit y up several notches, first forcing and recovering a fumble for a touchdow n, then grabbing a game-sealing interception that ultimately led to another six points.

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Dunne’s youth and inexperience are no longer a concern to Schudt after Sunday’s w in.

“Not any more, they look great,” Schudt said. “I’m really happy w ith how we played today. I’m really excited to see where the rest of the season takes us.”

For the Otters, the loss was a difficult one to take, especially since they played the game w ith numerous key players out of tow n for the weekend. However, senior fill-in captain T.J. Wilkinson said he was still optimistic after the loss.

“I think we really adjusted well on defense as the game went on,” Wilkinson noted.

“We had a couple of bad breaks, and we were short a few guys. I think we’ll be okay, because we have the talent to make a run at the playoffs. We just have to rebound from here.”

Dunne w ill look to remain undefeated next week as it takes on Carroll, while Sorin looks to rebound against Fisher. Both games w ill be played Sunday at 2:15 at LaBar Practice Complex.

Contact Brennan Buhr at bbuhr@nd.edu

Cavanaugh 28-6

def.

Lyons,

By RYAN LOKHORST Sports Writer

Cavanaugh capitalized on four Lyons turnovers to

Sports dominate on its way to a 28-6 v ictor y Sunday.

Cavanaugh junior Molly Robinson was the standout performer, accounting for three interceptions and all four touchdow ns for the Chaos (2-2).

Lyons started strong w ith a drive deep into Cavanaugh territor y in the second quarter.

On fourth-and-goal though, Cavanaugh came up w ith a clutch interception.

Then, in a tw ist, the Lions opened the scoring w ith an interception returned for a touchdow n on the ver y next play. That would be the only lead for the Lions, however, as the Chaos scored 28 unanswered points to finish the game.

After a tough loss, Lyons (1-3) is scrambling for answers. Junior captain Carly Meacham said believes the Lions w ill need to build upon the play of certain key performers. “[Senior] Monica Ulrich had an awesome game,” Meacham said. “Her interception and a couple tack les were big plays.”

Meacham said she believes the inexperienced team still has much room to improve dow n the stretch.

“We need to work on throw ing and pass routes,” Meacham said. “We’re looking to get better ever y game.”

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With the v ictor y, Cavanaugh is suddenly in the playoff hunt. Chaos senior captain Michaella Wright credited Robinson’s play as a large factor in the w in.

“Molly Robinson was on fire today,” Wright said.

Wright also praised the energ y and heart of her team and assets that w ill be valuable in the race for a playoff spot.

“I think we’re looking good,” Wright said. “If we keep play ing like this, we’ll be totally fine.”

Cavanaugh w ill be back in action against Pasquerilla West on Monday at 10 p.m. at Riehle Fields. Lyons w ill take on McGlinn next Tuesday at 10 p.m. in the same location.

Contact Ryan Lokhorst at rlokhors@nd.edu

Dillon def. (forfeit)

O’Neill,

8-0

O’Neill forfeited its game against Dillon on Sunday.

The result is officially recorded as an 8-0 w in for the Big Red, who improve to 1-0 on the season. The Angr y Mob (0-2) w ill look for their first w in of the year on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. against Keenan, and Dillon w ill play Keough at the same time.

Both games w ill take place at LaBar Practice Complex.

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Fisher sophomore Alex Raymond makes an interception during St. Edward’s 14-0 win over Fisher on Sept.

25 at LaBar Practice Complex. The interception was one of four turnovers throughout the game.

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Player improvements Sophomore running back Dexter Williams carried the ball eight times for 80 yards, including a 59-yard scamper that went for a touchdown, in Saturday’s victory. Reflecting on Williams’ performance, Kelly noted his toughness and maturity as two of the biggest areas in which the sophomore has improved from last year to this year.

“You know, certainly the one area is the physicality.

He’s gotten bigger and stronger and faster, but where I see it is off the field,” Kelly said of

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assist. Irish head coach Bobby Clark said he is glad Gallagher is on the team, who leads by example and has a professional mentality.

“Jon is a pro,” Clark said. “He is a pro in everything he does. He wants to be the best soccer player he can be and he trains very hard. Through the summer and offseason, he is always trying to get better. That is a fantastic talent to have and he’s going to continue to improve every day.”

This statistical dominance is

Williams. “He’s grown in maturity, and I think that that’s translated itself on the field.

He comes to practice every day with great energy and enthusiasm, and I think that that has a lot to do with him being very comfortable here at Notre Dame.

“But let’s not mistake the fact that he’s also put on about 15 pounds. He’s explosive, and that’s all because he’s made that commitment to, obviously, Notre Dame and himself.”

Another player Kelly said he was impressed with Saturday was junior defensive lineman Jay Hayes. He said he believes the scheme fits Hayes’ abilities and has allowed him to flourish along the defensive front.

“Yeah, he did some pretty good things,” Kelly said. “He’s a big, physical kid. Obviously, when you’re in our stack defense, it allows him to really bully that tackle, playing inside-out. It really fits him well, and so it’s a front that you’ll see a lot more because of his ability to really two-gap that tackle and it allows him to do a lot of good things.”

no small feat, as the ACC is the strongest conference in the nation this season. Four of the topfive ranked teams in the nation reside in the ACC. Currently 3-1 in the ACC, Notre Dame is tied for third in the conference and will look to pick up an nonconference win against Indiana.

Clark attributes the success to the team’s ability to adapt and play well in unexpected situations.

“I hope that we can take whatever the game gives us,” Clark said concerning his team’s strengths. “We know we have our system, but at the same time every team is a little bit different,

Saturday’s win also featured Notre Dame’s new defensive approach. The Irish made a concerted effort to rotate more players in to keep the starters fresh and build up the younger players’ experience levels,

Kelly said. He noted this would be a short-term game plan for the remainder of the season, though the experience the young players gain would have long-term benefits.

“It’s really a short-term approach,” Kelly said of the defensive game plan. “It’s [putting] these guys in a position to succeed this year, utilizing a lot of young players, gaining experience as we go and being smart about utilizing our personnel. In other words, putting them in places to succeed. So this is a short-term approach to the season, but it’s also a long-term approach in the sense that we are getting a lot of young players some valuable experience.”

Kelly added his coaching role on the defensive side would require more of his attention than it would on the offensive side on a day-to-day basis, but he stressed he would still be actively involved in the details of offensive scheming.

“I think I’d want to stay involved in really everything that we’re doing,” Kelly said. “[I’m] much more focused on much more of the big picture items. We’re still drilling down on some things defensively that require a little bit more of my attention than, say, conceptual things on the offensive side of the ball.”

and if you are a good player you recognize what the game gives you. You got to exploit the weaknesses [of the opponent]. We try to get a picture of what other teams do, but we always have to be ready for the unexpected.

You have to be well-prepared, but you also have to play the game.”

Indiana is led by a dynamic duo of midfielders, senior Tanner Thompson and redshirt senior Richard Ballard. Thompson and Ballard have each contributed 10 points to the team this season.

As a team, the Hoosiers are a stingy group. They have allowed only five goals on the season

through 10 games. Offensively, they have not been able to put it together when their defense has, resulting in four ties on the year. Clark knows that Indiana always fields a strong team, and the Irish will have to respect that when the Hoosiers come in town.

“You have to know you are playing against a really really good team,” Clark said. “[Former Indiana head coach] Jerry Yeagley had them as one of the top teams, and [current Hoosier head coach] Todd [Yeagley] has come in and done the same thing. They always have been one of the top teams

in the nation. This year again, they come in unbeaten. We’ve seen them twice close up, as they came to our tournament and we went to theirs. It will be a fantastic game. There is always a big crowd because, you know, we are in the state of Indiana and they are the University of Indiana, so they will always have a big support here as well. I hope our students and our fans turn out so we are not out-shouted.”

The Irish take on the Hoosiers at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night at Alumni Stadium.

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Watkins out for season; Kelly praises play of Dexter Williams

By BEN PADANILAM Associate Sports Editor

Notre Dame ran 72 plays to the tune of 654 total yards of offense — including 183 yards gained on the the ground — in Saturday’s 50-33 win over Syracuse.

But Tarean Folston was not on the field for even a single one of them at MetLife Stadium. In his weekly teleconference on Sunday, Irish head coach Brian Kelly explained the decision to not play the senior running back was due to his health as opposed to his play.

“No, he was hurt, as well,” Kelly said of Folston.

“Thursday in our two-minute drill, he [went out for] a screen pass and turned his ankle. [It] was pretty tender.

He still wanted to give it a shot. We weren’t certain that he was going to be able to go.

He worked hard to try to get back, but he just was not even

close to being able to give us the kind of play necessary.”

Kelly added, however, he was confident Folston would get back into the rotation this Saturday when the Irish (2-3) travel south to take on North Carolina State.

The news was not as good for junior cornerback Nick Watkins, who has been recovering from surgery on his fractured left humerus in the spring. Kelly announced Watkins would be out for the remainder of the season after the junior underwent additional X-rays to check the progress of his recovery.

“Yeah, it did not take full growth, and so he’s going to need an additional surgery,” Kelly said. “So he’ll be out for the year.”

Other than Watkins, however, Kelly noted that everyone else would be full participants in practice Tuesday.

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After a month of practice, Notre Dame kicked off the 2016-2017 season this weekend, competing in the in the three-day Wildcat Invitational at Northwestern’s Combe Tennis Center.

Irish head coach Jay Louderback said he was happy to see the freshman play in their first collegiate tournament.

“I thought we played really well,” Louderback said. “It was good for us to get our freshman to play their first matches. They’re always nervous, so they get to fight through their nerves the first couple of matches. We watched them play yesterday and we felt that our freshman played much

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Irish senior running back Tarean Folston looks to make a cut while rushing in Notre Dame’s 38-35 loss to Duke on Sept. 24.

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Dunne wins inaugral game

By Meagan Bens Sports Writer

With its quarterback and receivers in the spotlight at LaBar Practice Complex, Stanford (2-0) shut out Knott (0-1), 21-0.

Despite being wellmatched defensively, Stanford junior captain Kevin Kohler said he believed the last couple minutes of the first half set the tone for the rest of the game.

“We were happy to get that fourth down stop right on the goal line during the last two minutes,” Kohler said. “If we didn’t stop them there, it could have been a much different game. But we did, keeping the score 7-0, and in the next half we got those two long touchdowns. We had a nice polished second half. I felt like it was the first time we were putting all the pieces together, starting to become that well-oiled machine we

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interhall football

Stanford def. Knott, 21-0

Broda stays unbeaten

want to be.”

Knott’s senior coach Zach Heller also noted that the turning point came during the last two minutes of the first half.

“Getting stopped at the goal line was the key play,” Heller said. “If we scored there, it would have been a tied game at the half. It killed our momentum, but I thought we played well overall during the first half.

Our backup quarterback, senior Cole Feldman, had to play. He jumped in without much practice but did great.

Also junior Jackson Wrede, an offensive and defensive lineman, got hurt the second half, which hurt us because he played really well on both sides during the first half.”

After the momentum shifted in the Griffins’ favor, sophomore quarterback Chase Jennings added two more touchdowns to the board with his long passes. see INTERHALL PAGE 12

Irish set for top-10 matchup against Indiana

By R.J. STEMPAK Sports Writer

No. 2 Notre Dame has jumped back into the top t wo nationally follow ing w ins over No. 3 Sy racuse and Pittsburgh. Looking to continue its success, Notre Dame is set to host No. 6 Indiana on Tuesday night.

The Irish (8-1-0, 3-1-0 ACC) w ill face a challenge against the unbeaten Hoosiers (6-04, 1-0-3 Big Ten), who have posted a shutout in five of their last seven contests.

The Irish have found gold throughout the team this year, specifically w ith junior for ward Jon Gallagher and senior defender Brandon Aubrey.

Gallagher and Aubrey are number one and three, respectively, in the ACC in points. Gallagher has nineteen points on the year, w ith eight goals and three assists. Aubrey has earned thirteen points, six coming from goals and a single

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Irish senior defender Brandon Aubrey attempts to make a pass during Notre Dame’s 2-1 win over Syracuse on Sept. 23 at Alumni Stadium.