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Speaker shares outlook on depression Kevin Briggs, former highway patrolman who prevented suicides, speaks about mental illness By LUCAS MASIN-MOYER News Writer
“[In 2014], we had over 32,000 traffic accident fatalities, but over 42,000 deaths from suicide ... Look at the money we spend on traffic, safet y belts and ever y thing else,” Sergeant Kev in Briggs said Thursday evening in DeBartolo Hall. “How much do we spend on mental health? Not nearly enough.” Briggs, a former highway patrolman who has talked many indiv iduals out of committing suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, spoke as a part of Irish State of MiND Week. He discussed his experiences helping those w ith depression, his ow n struggles w ith depression and on suicide prevention. Briggs said the most important aspect in helping others is establishing trust. “W hat I have learned is to empower these folks the best that I can,” he said. “I want
to develop a rappor t — I use t heir f irst na me, t hey use my f irst na me. Developing t hat rappor t is t he biggest t hing.” This empowerment was crucial in preventing indiv iduals from jumping off the bridge, Briggs said. “W hat I want to happen to come back on their ow n, I w ill help them — I don’t want to grab them,” he said. “Coming back on your ow n, to face ever y thing you went over for, takes a lot of courage.” W hile attempting to help those w ith depression, Briggs said he was simultaneously struggling w ith depression of his ow n, due to cancer, the death of his mother, a concussion and divorce. “So all this stuff took a heav y, heav y toll on me in the form of depression. W hat I found out was that I could go to work and function at see BRIGGS PAGE 3
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Kevin Briggs addresses crowd in DeBartolo Hall on Thursday. The talk was a part of the University’s annual Irish State of MiND week, which aims to raise awareness about mental illness on campus.
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SMC holds debate viewing party By GINA TWARDOSZ News Writer
Saint Mary’s Student Government Association, College Republicans and College Democrats will sponsor a presidential debate viewing party in Carroll Auditorium on Sunday at 9 p.m. Junior SMC College Republicans vice president Anna McCambridge said the debate viewing party is informal and open to everyone. “Individuals are able to come and go as they please, grab a snack [or] stay for the entire debate if they want,” she said. Sophomore SGA member Emma Lewis said the main reason for hosting a debate viewing party is to keep
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students involved in the election process. “SGA decided to host this because the presidential election is a major concern for most Americans,” she said.“We hope that having a viewing party will encourage students to watch the debate to gain a greater understanding of where candidates stand on issues, so that when it comes time to vote, students will make informed decisions about who to vote for.” McCambridge said she hopes everyone, regardless of political ideology, decides to attend. “By holding the watch party, we are encouraging Belles to be as aware and informed as possible about the upcoming election,” she said. “We are see DEBATE PAGE 3
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By EMILY McCONVILLE News Writer
Last Friday, a confidential support group for sur v ivors of sexual assault met for the first time at the Universit y Counseling Center (UCC). Senior Grace Watkins, who organized the group, said it is meant to help sur v ivors get to know each other, gain access to other resources and share information. “A high percentage of female students at Notre Dame experience sexual misconduct in some form, but ver y few know each other, so I thought a support group would give these students an opportunit y to share their experiences w ith each other and know
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that they are not alone in many ways,” she said. “A lot of the things that feel unusual about your ow n recover y and healing is actually not unusual, and you can find that out by talking to others.” Watkins, who is the student body government’s policy chief and has advocated to the Universit y on behalf of sexual assault v ictims, said she began to look into starting a support group after Notre Dame released its 2015 Campus Climate sur vey and after she learned about similar groups at other universities, such as Columbia’s No Red Tape. Watkins worked w ith Gender Relations Center (GRC), Notre Dame’s Title
IX office and the UCC to decide on a time, place and model. Student government then advertised the group, which is set to meet ever y other Friday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the 3rd-f loor conference room in Saint Liam Hall. Similar programs existed at Notre Dame in the past — over the past several years, the St. Joseph Count y Family Justice Center periodically organized Out of the Shadows, a support group on campus, but that group required at least five participants and was not available ever y year, said Christine Caron Gebhardt, director of the GRC and cochair of the Committee to see GROUP PAGE 3
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Looming high over the far corner of campus behind Hesburgh Library, the Notre Dame Power Plant remains a mystery to many students — a constant presence that most take for granted. As a part of Energy Week, NDEnergy partnered with the Notre Dame Utilities Department to demystify this part of campus. On Wednesday and Thursday, the Power Plant staff provided students an inside look by leading tours through the facilities that heat, cool and power Notre Dame. Paul Kempf, senior director of utilities and maintenance, said the plant — started in 1932 — produces steam, chilled water, compressed air and around half of the University’s electricity needs. The Plant uses natural gas, coal and oil as fuel. “We’re blessed that all of our equipment has the diversity and selectivity to fire on different fuels,” said Kempf. “I tell people it’s like when you go to buy stocks, you don’t take all your money and buy one stock, you buy a diversified portfolio. That’s essentially how the energy system here on
campus was built.” On the tour, two Power Plant operators gathered the students in attendance and delivered a briefing on the Power Plant and how energy is handled at Notre Dame. After this, students donned hard hats and were led in groups of approximately 10 into the courtyard, with smokestacks and chiller units towering far overhead. Moving inside, students were shown one of the plants’ six boilers — one over seven stories tall — before continuing on to one of the coal boilers, where the operators handed out lumps of coal to everyone on the tour. Shortly after, students were able to take selfies with one of the plant’s World War II-era diesel engines. To finish the tour, the operators led the group into the control room, covered from floor-to-ceiling with dials, gauges and switches and where the computer that controls the entire plant is located. Although the plant will run solely on fossil fuels for the foreseeable future, the Power Plant staff and Utilities Department are committed to reducing Notre Dame’s carbon footprint. The plant plans to completely phase
out the use of coal — which currently comprises less than 15 percent of fuel burned at the Plant — by 2020 in favor of a cleaner-burning alternative — natural gas — which is already the fuel primarily used at the Plant. Additionally, plans for three different geothermal projects are already underway. “20% of our peak demand right now would be met by geothermal,” Kempf said. Kempf also discussed plans for a small hydroelectric plant in South Bend. He said that they’ve already reduced their emissions 35 percent since 2005, and they hope to be down to 50 percent by 2050. “We don’t do this for ourselves — we do do this for all of you,” Kempf said. “I hope people will be patient and understand that we’re doing all that we can. We’re very supportive of the sustainability movement. “We’re also good engineers, and we know it’s got to make sense, it’s got to work, it’s got to be reliable. … We’re essentially operating a city.” Contact Andrew Cameron at acamero2@nd.edu
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GreeND plans festival to raise awareness about sustainability By LUCY JACKOBOICE News Writer
GreeND will be hosting their biannual Sustainability Festival on Friday from 4 – 6:30 p.m on South Quad. Attendees will find a number of games, raffles and activities focused on educating students about the sustainable food industry. “The Fall Sustainability Festival is a celebration and also an introduction to all things sustainable on campus and in the Notre Dame community as well,” GreeND president Tessa Clarizio said. “We try to get a well-rounded grasp on sustainability and each semester, we have a different theme for our festival, so this semester focuses on food.” Students can play games like “compost cornhole” and “methane tug-of-war,” make a bike-powered smoothie and shop at a farmers market that
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100 percent, [but] when I got home, I didn’t do a thing,” he said. “Of all the stuff ... depression hit me the hardest. That’s what I want to tell you — depression w ill knock you dow n ver y,ver y hard.” One of the most important things that someone can do to help someone struggling w ith depression is to simply listen, he said. Briggs recounted a stor y of how, after
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inviting those on both ends of the political spectrum to gather together and discuss some of the issues brought up by our candidates.” Junior SMC College Democrats member Stephanie Stapleton reiterated this point and said she wants everyone, regardless of background, to join in. “Sponsoring the debate helps open doorways for conversation between students, regardless of party or political association,” she said. “This election will affect everyone, so everyone should be knowledgeable about options. I’m an art major, but I still feel as though knowing about the stances of the candidates can help me to make the best choice for our future leader.” McCambridge said gathering Democrats and Republicans together can
features local vendors. “The big focus of this is trying to teach people to eat sustainably, buy sustainable foods and just be conscious of what they’re eating,” GreeND co-director of events Sharlo Bayless said. Along with other University organizations — including the Center for Social Concerns, NDEnergy and Student Government — members of GreeND have been working diligently to prepare for the event. “I don’t think people realize how widespread this event is and how many people play a role in it and so, trying to organize that and trying to get everyone in contact with us is probably the most difficult but the most rewarding in the end,” Bayless said. The clubs involved in the Sustainability Festival are working with GreeND to help students learn more about opportunities to help with
the sustainability mission on campus as part of NDEnergy’s Energy Week. “A lot of these organizations will have tables there and will get to advertise their programming to all the students that come ... That way, students will be able to learn more about sustainability on campus,” Clarizio said. With this being GreeND’s third Sustainability Festival, the officers are trying to improve the event each semester. “It’s become so much of a better process with each time,” GreeND vice president Erin Lenke said. “We’re mixing it up this time by doing it on South Quad ... hopefully, that will get a different turnout and get a wider audience.” Clarizio accounts the success of the event to club members’ active participation. “I wouldn’t be able to do it without such a great group of officers,” she said.“We are able to delegate the task
really well so that no one person is overwhelmed.” The club hopes to educate students on sustainability and encourage them to participate. “The purpose of the event is in celebration and exposure to all things sustainable and also just making our mark on campus once every semester to really remind students this is why we’re here, this is what our club and what our purpose is about and that’s kind of extended to include now Student Government, Center for Social Concerns and NDEnergy,” Lenke said. “We’re really welcoming to people asking questions, finding more out about sustainability and just spreading the word and enjoying it while we doing it. Learning about sustainability can be really fun.”
he stopped someone from jumping off the bridge, he asked the indiv idual what he did that helped. “A ll he said was, ‘You listened. You let me talk and you listened,’” Briggs said. “A ll I did was listen, and that’s what we want to do, before someone gets up to that bridge, or on top of a building, or w ith a gun to their head.” He stressed that if you see someone who ex hibits signs of severe depression or suicidal thoughts, it is of the utmost importance to
speak to them. “Most of these time, these people feel like they are in a corner, all by themselves, that no one is going through what they’re going through,” Briggs said. “Many times by just telling them, ‘I’m here for you, I care for you,’ helps a lot.” Briggs said it is important to make those struggling feel comfortable when talking to them about their mental health issues. “Do it in a setting where they are comfortable,” he said. “Do it in a setting
where they are comfortable to break dow n, because that’s what they’re going to do.” In a communit y such as a college, Briggs said it is critical that students look after one another. “You folks are a community here with the ability to take care of each other,” he said. “More [likely than not], your peers are not going to tell an adult — they’re going to tell one of you.”
set an example for the rest of campus that it’s OK to disagree. “Gathering together with the SMC College Democrats is an easy way for us to encourage dialogue, despite our differing opinions,” she said. “SMC has taught us to think critically about real-world problems and to be logical thinkers. Disagreeing is normal, but we won’t allow for opinions to affect our sense of sisterhood.” Stapleton said there will be a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere surrounding the party and the night is about what the students want. “We wanted to leave it open-ended, so that people can feel comfortable to come and go as they like,” she said.“We’re hoping for some open and honest conversation.” McCambridge also said she hopes students feel free to discuss the debate openly
and honestly. “Dialogue is encouraged throughout the entire debate, not just before or after,” she said. “We understand it may be uncomfortable for some, but the best way to learn is by allowing yourself out of your comfort zone.” McCambridge said she would like to see less mudslinging in this debate and more focus on the questions and issues at hand. “The first debate was primarily all mudslinging; while definitely entertaining, it was not what Americans wanted and needed,” McCambridge said. “I’m hoping that both candidates have gotten it out of their system and will come prepared to debate the issues that Americans so desperately wants answers to.” Stapleton said she agreed. “I would like to see a legitimate discussion on the candidate’s stances,” she
said. “I think a lot of people are tired of the mudslinging, and I believe it’s important for voters to be truly informed.” Saint Mary’s first year Carey Dw yer said she is excited to attend the debate viewing party and hopes to discuss it with those who don’t share her political ideolog y. “[The debate viewing party] will give me a better opportunity to openly discuss my thoughts about the debate,” she said. “I usually discuss it with my friends, but they share my political ideolog y, so I’m hoping to branch out.” McCambridge said at the end of the night, educating students — and potential voters — in political issues is the focus. “Greater political awareness is one of our end goals,” she said.
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Prevent Sexual Assault. Gebhardt said she and deput y Title IX coordinator Heather Ryan had been looking for a new model, especially after the 2015 Campus Climate sur vey results were released. W hen Watkins brought her idea for a support group to them, they decided on sessions that were staff-facilitated but student-driven. The new group, which does not yet have a name, is facilitated by a counselor at the UCC who specializes in helping students through trauma, though Gebhardt said students largely decide the topics of discussion. “The idea for students is that you come and go as you need,” she said. “You don’t have to commit to a 12-week program or a 5-week program. If it’s a difficult week for you and you need to go to the support group, great. If one person shows up or 15 people show up, that’s what it is. “If you don’t need to go or you’re not in a place where that’s where you are, that’s fine. We want it to be about the choice for the survivor.” Watkins said while, unlike Columbia’s No Red Tape, Notre Dame’s group is not focused on advocacy, the group could be a source of information on rights and resources for sexual assault survivors. “W hen seeking a response through Title I X or w ith the count y, what you think is just a bad experience is actually a Title IX v iolation, and it’s hard to know that w ithout a lot of background knowledge of how these cases are supposed to be run,” she said. “The best way to do that is to compare experiences and see if lots of people are hav ing the same problems and if it is, then it’s really important to know.” Watkins said last Friday’s first session was well-attended, and the group’s trajector y w ill depend on what its members decide they need to heal. “I would recommend this group to anyone who’s experienced sexual v iolence and feels like they’re alone in that, because they’re really not, and there are a lot of people who care and want to make things better together,” she said. “The group is just one way of doing that.” Contact Emily McConville at emconv1@nd.edu
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By ERIN McAULIFFE Scene Editor
“There’s a storm. On the wall. The shades are dark but royal — blues and purples with metallic glimmers. A silver lining? The underlay of the painting is green and so are the walls. The walls are a spring green — the color of the translucent plastic grass that sits on the bottom of Easter baskets and sticks to the treats inside.” These are notes I jotted down about my colorful surroundings in South Bend’s newest lunch spot. John Barany and Paul Kuharic opened The General Deli & Cafe, an eccentric sandwich shop with the tagline “coffee anytime,” in the East Bank of South Bend this summer. I sat down with Barany, a Notre Dame alumnus, at a front table in the eclectic establishment — a gargoyle head mounted on the wall between us seemed ready to join the conversation. Barany and Kuharic both grew up in South Bend, a fact that kept them advantageously in tune with the needs of the city. “We knew that, on this side of the river, the neighborhood was really coming along. It has been for years, but we’ve reached that critical mass where it’s really happening,” Barany said. “We felt fortunate to be here and decided what niche needed to be filled.” After buying the property across from Howard Park two years ago, Paul and John happened into the restaurant industry “almost by accident.” “There’s Chicory Café right downtown, but on this side, there wasn’t a cool hangout. Over here you have Barnaby’s, The Emporium and Macri’s around the corner, but not really a lunch place. So that’s what we were shooting for.” And they’ve hit the target. The menu offers lattes,
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cappuccinos and the like, as well as drip coffee — a bargain at $2 for 12 oz. The refrigerated display case up front showcases multicolored bottles of CocaCola, Sprecher root beer, Fentimans flavored botanical drinks and Fruitbelt sparkling juices. Diet Coke is served in cans. The sandwiches, which all reasonably fall between $7 and $8, are superb: they’re hot-pressed before being served, resulting in melted cheese that avoids soggy territory. All sandwiches come with kettle chips and two pickles — one regular spear and one horseradish chip. With their sweet, tangy taste, it’s no wonder people request jars of horseradish pickle chips to take home. The sandwich ingredients are eclectic. The Kibbler features apples and honey mustard; The General (a vegetarian option) combines feta with Sriracha mayo. “The Mona is the best-seller; then, it’s a close tie between The Kibbler and Pualstrami,” Barany said. There’s a story to these name choices: The Paulstrami is named after Paul Kuharic. “I have a daughter named Monica so the Mona is named after her. I have another daughter named Kaitlin and her nickname — I don’t know why or how — is Kibbles, so the Kibbler is for her. My third daughter is a little pissed off because she’s not represented,” Barany said. However, Barany’s eldest daughter is represented in the décor. She, Kuharic’s sister, café employees and local artists made all the current artwork. To get an idea for the unique curation, current paintings depict an eagle, a wizard, a pink unicorn, a dog in western wear carrying a gun, Elvis, Jesus walking on water, a buffalo covered in snow and a parrot perched above a subservient dog in front of a burning church. As for the other decorations — a telephone booth, an extensive collection of salt and pepper shakers ranging from toucans to sleeping seals — Barany said most of it
comes from Kuharic’s collection. “Paul is an art guy — he’s a ceramics teacher at St. Joseph High School,” Barany said. “He’s got a lot of weird stuff like that pillar from a convent at St. Joseph Grade School. He had some old timbers that we turned into the bar. We repurposed a lot of things. The floor is material that was milled wrong for Wayne State University up in Detroit.” Sustainability extends beyond the décor at The General. It is also ingrained into the café’s supply chain. They feature Ragamuffin bagels made by Abby Gillian at the Kroc Center, gluten-free Cyn’s Fruitful muffins baked at local charity Our Lady of the Road with allnatural ingredients, coffee beans from local roaster Zen Café, greens from Jenna Farms and chocolate from LangLab’s Violet Sky. Barany plans to continue using locally sourced ingredients even if the Café expands. Already, the kitchen is moving faster than the menu can keep up with — Reuben sandwiches and caprese salad are currently available but not yet in print. The café also hopes to expand breakfast options to attract more visitors in the morning, a slow time. The General has been approved for a three-way liquor license but an isolated bar area is required before putting it to use. Mendoza students are currently helping the café with marketing, design and finance. “It’ll help us, it’ll help them. The University is one of the strongest supporters of the local economy,” Barany said. The General has catered a few on-campus events, but you can head over to the location at 609 E. Jefferson Blvd. between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday or from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Contact Erin McAuliffe at emcaulif@nd.edu
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By JACK RIEDY Scene Writer
When rapper Danny Brown says, “You ain’t heard it like this before,” he means it. He puts his struggles with depression, drugs and success on full display in his new album, “Atrocity Exhibition.” The title comes from a Joy Division song that describes a mental asylum open to paying gawkers, and it’s clear the rapper identifies with the inmates. Is the titular atrocity Danny Brown himself, or is it the crowd gathered to rave through his pain? Three years have passed since Danny Brown’s last album, “Old.” The Detroit native split that project in two — the first half detailed his drug-dealing past over downbeat hip-hop while the second fused his present day struggles with depression and substance abuse to party-ready electronic beats. “Atrocity Exhibition” Frankensteins the two together, putting his listeners in the headspace of a man struggling to leave the street life over post-punk and industrial backing tracks. Brown signed with famed electronic label Warp Records to release this album, and its progressive sound fits within the heritage of visionary label-mates like Aphex Twin and Flying Lotus. The album is a quick, dense burst of disparate musical influences, twisted like the broken-VCR aesthetic of its cover. Brown’s squawking voice flows perfectly over every beat, even when perfectly means in manic fits and starts. “Rolling Stone” welds a Gang of Four bass line to steady
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In today’s world of #BlackLivesMatter and growing numbers of police shootings, Luke Cage is a superhero with the potential to seriously resonate with people. The hero’s eponymous show debuted on Netflix at the end of September as the third series of the Netflix-Marvel partnership. It can also be seen as the third part in Netflix’s social justice trilogy. “Daredevil” (April 2015) has a significant plot arc where the characters try to save a poor woman from eviction. “Jessica Jones” (November 2015), where Cage was first introduced, featured a powerful look at the psychological impact of rape. Now, “Luke Cage” marks Netflix’s attempt to represent the problems facing the African American community. It would be hard to create a superhero more suited to symbolically portray black power. Cage has the comic default super-strength, but his defining characteristic is his skin. It’s impenetrable. More specifically, it’s bulletproof. That means that neither police officers nor gang members can hurt him. He shrugs off the violence directed at him and stands above it. In the four episodes that I watched, Cage was only just beginning to act the hero by hitting the cash reserves of a local crime boss. Despite all of this potential, “Luke Cage” somehow manages to feel flat. The characters are well acted and showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker clearly recognized the symbolic potential of his subject — Cage often wears
drums, incessantly clanging like a church bell. Guest vocalist Petite Noir’s mournful melody laments “living like a rolling stone” and begs for release, not empathy. Brown’s verses harness the power of that phrase’s long musical history, rapping about feeling untethered in endless indulgence. A rhyme like “bought a nightmare, sold a dream — happiness went upstream” is simple and direct, yet this couplet also ties into a recurring water motif. When the beat drops out, his isolated voice shocks like jumping headfirst into a cold pool. Sometimes the tension never finds a release, like on lead single, “When It Rain.” The four-on-the-floor beat is supplemented with layers of exotic percussion, but there’s no snare for the rhythm to coalesce around. The two-note bass riff is relentless. When Brown raps “living every day like it’s the end, just waking up feeling like a sin,” the stress weighs him down even as the beat propels him forward. Danny Brown only grants himself one song to cut loose, but it is a monster. Posse cut “Really Doe” is built on a loose drum loop and horror-movie arpeggios, with a bass-line that darts all around the downbeat. It features previous Brown collaborators Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul as well as Earl Sweatshirt — the Odd Future alum’s first time sharing a song with any of the others. These rappers bubbled up out of the blogs and blew up contemporaneously in 2011, and this track is like a second-term inaugural address, five years later. All four MCs bring their best bars, determined to one-up each other between each chorus. Picking the best verse should prompt plenty of debates
between fans, but Earl ultimately wins out with standout lines such as “I’m at your house like, ‘Why you got your couch on my Chucks?’” Beyond the dedicated posse cut, guests on “Atrocity Exhibition” are few and far between. Brown’s unique perspective forms the core of the album and he shows listeners someone who has finally attained economic security only to learn that the struggle never ends. Knowing that many others tried and failed to achieve success that could still disappear any moment is enough to bring out a desperate hedonism in anyone. There’s a perverse sense of vitality even amongst the decay, like a dumpster covered in throbbing neon light. It helps that Danny Brown is at the top of his game as a rapper. On a more lightweight track like the marijuana ode “Get Hi,” he weaves fragments of tour life into allusions to jazz legends. In lines like “Ornette with a fortress, scorching frontos on porches, torching up, the purple got me spinning in a circle,” the dizzying internal rhymes are decorative flourishes. Even here, it’s unclear whether his smoked-out bliss is a therapeutic oasis or another curve of his downward spiral. “Atrocity Exhibition” is a staggering album. Its pleasures are immediate but deepened by multiple listens. As the MC himself would say, it’s impossible to dance in its waters and not get wet, mind still damp with rhymes hours after the clouds have passed.
a black hoodie when fighting — but it somehow comes across as trying too hard. Take the very first scene: the show opens on a barber shop (called Pop’s) in Harlem with the inhabitants discussing the state of the New York Knicks. Cage works there, sweeping hair and cleaning, but as the victim of a bombing, thanks to Jessica Jones, and a sort-of ex-con, he gets paid in cash. This means that he has to work two jobs, one at the barber shop and one as a dishwasher at the club owned by the aforementioned crime boss. I could go on, but I think you see what I’m talking about. The point is “Luke Cage” would be substantially better if it didn’t lean so heavily on convention. The comic book version emerged in the ‘70s, riding on the popularity of “Blaxploitation” films. This Netflix iteration walks the line between producing a black everyman and “Blaxploitation,” but it seems to lean towards the latter. I don’t mean to suggest that “Luke Cage” is a bad show — my friends and I binged four episodes in a row and never felt like stopping. The only serious complaint that I can throw at the program is that it’s not what it could have been — what I hoped it would be. Mike Colter is solid as the reserved Luke Cage. He’s a strong, silent type who clearly feels things deeply, especially attacks on people he cares about. When the stoic exterior cracks, as when a young man holds a gun to his head and calls him the N-word, all of that emotion comes pouring out in a burst of righteous anger. Other notable performers are Mahershala Ali as Cornell “Cottonmouth”
Stokes, the ambitious crime boss, and Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard, an idealistic politician with not-exactlylegal backing. Another major character is Detective Misty Knight, herself a Marvel superheroine, played by Simone Missick. Knight is a paragon of virtue in what is otherwise a fairly crooked institution. She’s headstrong and very interested in conducting her investigations the right way. Together, Knight and Cage represent the two sides of the recent police controversy. There’s a reason that the two have an almost immediate, er, connection. He feels betrayed when he later learns her profession, and she is similarly frustrated that he is playing the role of Harlem vigilante. He is the sort of young, strong black man that so many consider worthy of fear. She is the by-the-book cop that could be accused of not understanding the struggles of the people. Together, they attempt to clean up the thing they both love — their community. In the end, you could do far, far worse than watching a show that pushes diversity, has a great cast with musical guest stars and encourages dialogue. “Luke Cage” isn’t the treatise on the indomitable nature of black skin I had hoped, but it’s still a socially conscious show that’s fun to watch. In a world of comic saturation, “Luke Cage” is a worthy successor to the jarring “Jessica Jones,” and stands apart as one of the few comic book adaptations that tries to mean something.
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Epipen awareness Lindsey Meyers Graphic Designer
In the crazy lunchtime rush at South Dining Hall, I decided to skip the lines and make myself a sandwich. When I walked around to the panini grill station, I witnessed a shocking sight: The girl in front of me placed her peanut butter and banana sandwich — I never understood that combo in the first place, but that is a different story — on the panini press. When she lifted the press after crisping her sandwich, the heated peanut butter had oozed all over the grill, leaving a deadly mess. She proceeded to take the tongs and try to scrape the oozing peanut butter off of the panini press but, after great failure, just gave up and left. In complete shock, my eyes darted to my turkey sandwich that I was about to place on the panini press. As a student with a serious peanut allergy, I decided it was a good day for a cold sandwich. As I walked back to my seat all I could think was, “What if I hadn’t seen this occur and I used that one instead? If I were to have an allergic reaction right now in the dining hall, would anyone know how to help me?” A recent study discovered that approximately 1 in 5 people with allergies carry an Epipen with them at all times. I wish I could say I fall into that 20 percent, but I do not. I know it is scary and irresponsible on my part — my parents aren’t too happy with me — but my Epipen is very inconvenient to carry and sometimes, I forget to grab it. In the 15 years I have had my allergy, I have never had to use my Epipen, so I figure I won’t need it. This is the mindset of many people with allergies — even though some may view this as irresponsible, it is the reality. I am a design major, and a lot of my research revolves around studying the user and the reality of how people live. Instead of just telling people to carry their Epipens more often, the designer’s approach would be to ask what is wrong with the current Epipen and how can we improve it so it is more appealing to people with allergies. In the U.S., approximately 200 people die every year due to anaphylaxis. This number frustrates me, because anaphylaxis is completely treatable with the right equipment. It is guaranteed that if those 200 people had an Epipen on them in the moment, they would still be alive. With a simple redesign of the Epipen, making it smaller or built into an everyday object, hundreds of lives can be saved. Even though the random girl at the panini station could very well have killed me, her irresponsible sandwich-making skills were a wake up call for me on the importance of carrying my Epipen. Not only do I recognize that it’s on me to be responsible and in control of my allergy, but that through critical thinking and application of my design knowledge, I can make a difference. Contact Lindsey Meyers at lmeyers1@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
To the stranger with scissors on South Quad yesterday Hello! I don’t believe we’ve been properly acquainted. We are the executive board of Notre Dame Right to Life. In case you aren’t familiar with the mission of our club, we exist to promote and uphold the sanctity of all human life from conception until natural death. We attempt to accomplish this goal through prayer, service, and education, and to help women in crisis pregnancies find alternatives to abortion through service and support, in the spirit of the Catholic Church. Today marks the end of our annual Respect Life Week, seven days we set aside every October to host a number of events which aim to engage and further the pro-life discussion on Notre Dame’s campus. This year, the theme was “You Are Not Alone,” selected with the intent of reaching out to all those in need of love, support and affirmation of their human dignity. Some of our keynote events for the week were a “ProLife Vision of the World” panel, where we addressed the topics of feminism, the death penalty, disability and immigration from a human dignity perspective, and a pregnancy resources training session, where we shared all of the resources the University has to support pregnant and parenting students on campus, as well as its ability to provide loving and non-judgmental counseling and care regardless of any situation a student may be in. The signs which you cut yesterday were part of our Rose Garden, a display we do every year in memoriam of all lives impacted by abortion. The words on those signs once read: “This display memorializes the unborn whose lives were ended through abortion and all those who have suffered emotionally, spiritually, and physically because of abortion, including mothers, fathers, families, and friends.” As you probably noticed, the memorial consists of a series of two roses intertwined, one red and one white. The red symbolizes the life of the unborn child, while the white represents the hurt caused to women, men and all others affected by abortion. Alongside the pro-life movement at large, we firmly believe that women are hurt by abortion, and as such seek to support them with healing and love; hence our theme for Respect Life Week 2015: “Love Them Both.” Finally, the intertwined roses are centered around a cross, the source of hope and healing for all. From our point of view, the memorial is a beautiful
thing. We see it as a way to reach out to all those affected by abortion, as well as to encourage all who see the display to pray for a greater respect for the dignity of all human life. The large, wooden sign which was carried off last night — an impressive feat by the way, it’s quite heavy — featured a quote from Saint John Paul II: “You are irreplaceable, unrepeatable and unique.” We firmly believe in that message and have strived to communicate that not only in regards to unborn children and women facing an unexpected pregnancy, but also to the prisoner on death row, the immigrant, the elderly, the disabled, the poor and the vulnerable. Now you know us. We want to know you. All we currently know about you is that you have a fine pair of scissors and probably got less sleep than usual last night. If you were in some way offended, scandalized or hurt by our signs, please speak up and say something. Maybe to you it wasn’t a big deal. For all we know, you may have been trying to help. Whatever the case may be, we would like to understand your point of view. With a display like this, our intention is never to divide or hurt, but instead to educate, support and engage the student body in our club’s welcoming mission and community. We are sorry that the former may have been the case and would love to invite you into further conversation sometime soon! We don’t want to go to the administration or publicly blame anyone for what happened. Honest. We really just want to talk. We are always open to discussions of life issues with anyone and everyone and hope that our mission of love and dignity comes across in all that we do. So please, come find us! Seriously. Send an email to prolife@nd.edu. Message us on Facebook. Attend our LifeFest on North Quad Friday evening from 4 - 6 p.m. to chat with any member of our club over free Chickfil-A and hot chocolate. Or if that’s too public, let one of us take you out to coffee. Help us to understand what happened, and hopefully we can help you to understand what we are trying to accomplish with our Respect Life Week. Notre Dame Right to Life executive board Oct. 6
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Keep mental illness in mind Editorial Every day for the past week, the library has been illuminated in green, spurring confused queries as to the color’s significance among students. Speculation has been varied, with theories ranging from highlighting the University’s sustainability efforts to honoring the athletic program, but in reality, the lights commemorate Irish State of MiND week — a week aimed at raising awareness of and promoting discussion surrounding mental illness. The prevalence of mental illness is nothing to shrug at. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adult Americans experiences a mental illness. In terms of age, half of all chronic mental illnesses begin by the age of 14, and threequarters begin by the age of 24. In a high-stress academic environment like Notre Dame, students face the combined loads of extracurricular activities, school work, social plans and other major life decisions. This makes us especially vulnerable to mental illnesses. Now is a critical time to work together to minimize the negative effects of mental illnesses and to better support those who are affected. Experiencing a mental illness can be as debilitating as facing a physical illness. Physical illness usually presents visible symptoms. For example, the common cold and the annual flu season cause yearly autumn coughs and sniffles, while more severe diseases can leave you bedridden or cut into your daily schedule as you receive treatment. Similarly, common mental illnesses, such as
depression and anxiety, can drain one’s energy before the day begins or paralyze those affected without a moment’s notice. Physical illness and mental illness are two sides of the same coin of wellness — and mental illness is the one we need to start paying more attention to. The National Institute of Health reports that “depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and is a major contributor to the global burden of disease,” while 18.1 percent of American adults live with at least one type of anxiety disorder. Just like physical illnesses, the effects of a mental illness can result in compounding symptoms or even in death. Mental illness, while not directly visible most of the time, has tangible physical effects, and to say otherwise would be to discredit those who suffer each day. As a campus community, we have already taken steps to ensure that those afflicted are able to get the help they need. In the past, The Observer has reported on Design for America’s Elephant in the Room app, an online forum where students can discuss their mental health issues. During the student government election last year, the Alberigi-Cha campaign raised awareness by specifically targeting issues of mental health. The renovations at the McDonald Center for Student Well-being provide students with a relaxing and safe environment to control personal levels of stress and anxiety. Saint Mary’s offers counseling services through the Health and Counseling Center, as well as pastoral counseling through Campus Ministry at any time during the week. The University Counseling Center has reported a 35 percent increase in visits since 2009. As a community, we are certainly becoming more aware of mental
illnesses and the steps necessary to treat them. But the statistics show more than half of adults aren’t getting the help they need. So what can we do? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), nearly 60 percent of adults with a mental illness didn’t receive mental health services in the previous year. One driver behind this astonishingly high statistic is the stigma associated with mental illness. It’s simply a fact that our culture places a big emphasis on being independent, free and confident in the face of adversity. However, that attitude toes a fine line that too often falls into the category of unhealthy hubris. Knowing when and where to find and accept help is a step in the right direction. By being able to monitor yourself and know your resources, you can better help yourself and allow others to support you. There are also steps we can take to support those who are considering seeking help. Jokes about being depressed or having a panic attack minimize the experiences of someone who is actually affected by depression or anxiety. Hearing legitimate terms used as a punch line can dissuade people from seeking help — and since mental illness is very strongly connected to emotions and feelings, words can be everything. We at The Observer don’t look to be the word police, but instead hope to strengthen our community through greater understanding, patience and sensitivity. We challenge you after this year’s Irish State of MiND week to seek to understand the perspectives of those with mental illness, to understand its prevalence and to lend a helping hand to those who struggle.
The Great Wall Rebecca Feng Redefining Beauty
It happened right after the first snow in Beijing. Red leafs lay on the ground, freshly dead, covered by snow. I used to think they looked like blood veins under a person’s skin. Friends found that analogy strange – “How unromantic!” If these leafs are the crucial veins of a body, what would my friends and I be? The heart? I am a brick on the Great Wall of China. If I care to turn my head to the left, I will smell the nostalgic fragrance of the golden fall and to the right, new hope for spring embedded in the layered snow. On this sunny day after the first snow, I got a visitor. “What is the Great Wall for, mom? It is beautiful, but what is it for?” I heard a six-year-old asking her mom. “It is a defensive fortification, first built in the eighth century B.C. by the then-seven kingdoms. Then, in the third century B.C., when Qin Shi Huang unified China, he ordered construction of the northern wall. The Qin Great Wall took 10 years to construct, with more than one million laborers. Amongst them, 300,000 died during construction, and these dead workers were buried right there under the Wall.” “Right down there?” The kid pointed at me, her eyes widening. “Yes, right down there. Actually, my dear, throughout the history, the Wall seldom kept out the barbarians. In 1211, Genghis Khan invaded and conquered China.” I was lost in the rich history of my life and suddenly, I felt a sharp pain on my shoulder. The kid was stamping on me. “Evil brick,” she shouted. “You useless thing. Why
did you kill people?” She stamped harder. I was barely able to give out a cry. The pain came from inside me. I am just a brick that happened to be on the greatest wall in the world. It was the Great Wall’s fault that it killed people, not mine. That night, after the child and her mom left, I looked at the round moon. It was unfair to be judged by an outdated culture of my community. I wanted my individual voice to be heard. I sighed. After all, what does a wall in modern times do? Showing off a country’s military prowess? Guarding an imaginary threat from other members of our family? Spreading fear over differences and ignoring our similarities? In an era where there are so many ways of creating unity, my community establishes a barrier. A wall should only be a culture’s history, its past glory, its fading strength, but never, never its future. I need to escape! I need to escape into the past and maybe then, I will be valued. A week later, I had another visitor. He had golden hair and blue eyes. He said that in the West, there is a beautiful country where freedom blossoms, where individuality is respected and people are not solely judged based on their community. I woke up my friends from sleep and we left for that country. We thought the Great Wall would crumble behind us, but no, it did not even hear our departure. On a moonless night, I, with my friends, arrived at this foreign country, arriving into the past. It was strange that they did not even have a gate. There we saw buildings, each shining from a different angle — gold and silver. “They don’t seem to need us bricks. They seem to only need glass.” My friends’ voice was filled with
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uneasiness. We wandered in the city until sunset, walking through forests of buildings. We became homeless bricks. Every night, we watched the sun kissing the city from the west. Every morning, we went to what they called Times Square and sat on the top of the red stairs in Father Duffy Square, watching the sun lighting up the city’s skyline. The sun seemed so small compared to the city. It was only a red spot rising between the majestic lines of skyscrapers, yet its brightness radiated the world. Until one day on TV, we saw a guy with blond hair say that he was going to build a great wall on the southern border of this country. He said he would do it inexpensively. “You heard that? Finally the past has come. We will be once again admired and respected.” “You think we have a chance?” We were all excited. “But it is only going to be 1,000 miles.” “Sounds like we’d better hurry up.” So we ran to him, this man with blond hair, and was told that he only wanted bricks that were born in this country, that we were too old and he wanted new, prettier ones. Rebecca Feng is a senior at Notre Dame, double majoring in Accounting and English, but travelling and living abroad is her real education. She read Shakespeare and old English poems in Scotland last semester and interned at Forbes Magazine Asia business channel in New York this summer. Email her at yfeng2@nd.edu for story ideas and comments. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: You will gain through observation and listening to good advice that will encourage you to make alterations to the way you live. Opportunities are available, but only if you stop procrastinating and make things happen. Use your imagination and turn something you enjoy doing into a moneymaking venture. Problems at home will escalate if you overreact or overspend. Your numbers are 2, 7, 13, 22, 28, 33, 49. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make your dreams come true. Don’t let anyone stand in your way or take credit for something you do. It’s up to you to claim your position and to collect the rewards. A meeting or encounter will be enlightening. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Making a change will excite you, but before you begin, check your finances to ensure you can afford to finish what you start. A promise someone makes isn’t likely to be fulfilled, leaving you with an unfinished task. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look for ways to improve your life and you will be able to make worthwhile changes that encourage growth and stability. Share your feelings if it will help you find common ground with someone who can affect your future prospects. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mixing business with pleasure or leaving jobs undone at home due to responsibilities at work will lead to trouble with a partner or loved one. Try to keep the peace by offering an incentive that is hard to refuse. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take control and proceed with your plans. Investigate the possibilities, but don’t make a commitment based on big talk or empty promises. Consider what’s doable and what isn’t before you take on something new. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t be confused by the uncertainty someone shows when discussing personal or emotional matters. Problems at home will mount if you let someone dump responsibilities on you or make demands that are unreasonable. Make physical changes to boost your confidence. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll make a difference to someone who has legitimate concerns about what’s happening in your community or family. Suggest alternatives based on past experiences. Make your position and your decisions clear. Try to avoid arguments. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make personal changes that will raise your confidence and add to your comfort and convenience at home. Designating a space that you can work in comfortably will boost your morale and enthusiasm. Personal gains are featured. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotions will surface, giving you reason to wonder if everyone around you is being honest. Trust in what you do and refuse to give control to someone who may not do things your way. Take on a challenge and play to win. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t trust anyone who uses emotional tactics to get you to change your mind. Stick to proven facts and you will achieve what you set out to do. Demonstrate how passionate you are regarding your actions and beliefs. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t give in to someone who is setting you up or trying to take over. Make your move and do things your own way. No one knows better than you what you need in your life to make you feel happy and satisfied. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Trouble will surface if you haven’t done everything according to the rules. Be prepared to make the necessary changes without a fuss and you will get back on track quickly. There is no point in fighting a losing battle. Birthday Baby: You are practical, intelligent and sophisticated. You are adaptable and courageous.
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Coaching matters in postseason Ryan Klaus Sports Writer
Across all major professional sports, the importance and impact of managers and coaches is perpetually debated. For those who are dubious of the notion that managers and coaches can have significant impacts on the outcomes of games, an American League (AL) manager in the MLB would have to be near the top of their list of inconsequential coaches. Compared to their National League (NL) counterparts — who have to be concerned with replacing their hitting pitcher and have double switch possibilities — the AL manager essentially only has to be concerned with two types of in-game decisions: pinch hitting, which is significantly less necessar y in the AL because of the designated hitter, and bullpen usage. Despite the perception some people have that they hold little responsibility, American League managers assuredly can have a direct impact on the result of a particular game. This was readily apparent in Tuesday night’s wild card game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays, when Orioles manager Buck Showalter inexplicably refused to use superstar closer Zach Britton as a tie game progressed to the 9th, 10th and 11th innings in an eventual 5-2 walk-off defeat to the Blue Jays. It is not really worth engaging in a debate focused merely on the merit of Showalter’s decision. As has been the almost universal opinion of anyone with a take on the subject, having perhaps the game’s best pitcher — who allowed a mere four earned runs all season — go unused in an elimination game is equal parts confounding and foolish. In short, Showalter managed the
most important game of his team’s season like it was a mid-May regular season contest, and he accordingly deser ves the criticism he has received. Instead, Showalter’s decision-making gaffe underscores both the impact a manager can have on his team’s results and the assertion that the skill set needed to manage a team to the postseason is not always one needed to succeed once the playoffs begin. Sure, Showalter’s bullpen delegation was not the only reason why the Baltimore’s season ended Tuesday — their offense wasn’t exactly putting the Blue Jays pitchers under duress, given it had only four hits over the course of the game — but his decisions certainly compounded the lack of offensive output. Depending on who you ask, luck also plays a role in the success of managers, as some will push all the right buttons out of seemingly pure good fortune. Nonetheless, finding the right combination of personnel in meaningful spots in the postseason while skirting the line of being too cute with decision making is an art in and of itself. Due to the sheer historical unpredictability of baseball’s playoffs, the team which is ultimately crowned the World Series champion will not come as a surprise, regardless of who it actually is. However, as Buck Showalter proved Tuesday night, the eventual outcome for each team — win or lose — can be heavily inf luenced by the way managers exercise their inherent autonomy in the most crucial moments. Contact Ryan Klaus at rklaus1@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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and treating the Manor like the team they have proven to be in the past. “We have a lot of respect for what they’ve done in years past,” Kohler said. “They’re a hell of a team. I know they’re a much stronger team than their record suggests. If a couple plays went in their favor, we’re looking at a 2-0 — instead of a 0-2 — team. We’re treating them like two-time defending champs. Nothing less. But there’s no question we would love to send them home with an 0-3 record.” For the first time in three years, Morrissey will not advance to the playoffs after suffering two close losses to Siegfried and Duncan. Despite this, Morrissey is still looking for a victory against Stanford, according to Manor senior captain Nicholas Sywyj. “It’s about pride, and it’s about going out, never giving up and playing together as a team,” Sywyj said. “Every time we step out on the field, we play to win the game. That’s what we do.” The matchup between the two teams will take place on Sunday at 1 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
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numerical advantages. I thought that we were more aggressive after that, we were looking to go forward more in the second half and definitely looked a lot more dangerous. We created some chances and could have scored more than one goal.” The Tigers (8-3-2, 2-1-2 ACC) came close to getting the game’s opening score in the 37th minute when senior midfielder Catrina Atanda got behind the Irish defense at the corner of the six-yard box, but Irish senior goalkeeper Kaela Little made the save to keep the game scoreless. The game livened up in the second half, starting with Irish senior forward Kaleigh Olmsted finding junior forward Kaitlin Klawunder in space in the box, but Klawunder lost her footing and her shot went wide. At the other end, Tigers redshirt sophomore forward Miranda Weslake sent in a pacy cross from the right wing that almost went into the net, but Little tipped the ball over the crossbar. The Irish scored what would
Keough v. Dillon By KYLE BARRY Sports Writer
Keough and Dillon will each look to grab its first win of the season when they square off this Sunday. The Roos (0-1) will now look to improve on the offensive side of the ball after allowing just three points in their loss to Keenan two weeks ago, junior captain Danny Childers said. “Our defense played very well,” Childers said. “We stopped them on the goal line to force a field goal, so they didn’t get anything close after that.” Childers said he expects the Kangaroo offense to be more efficient in order to finish off drives with touchdowns this weekend. “We played well on offense, and we got a lot of yards, but we didn’t punch anything in,” Childers said. “We need to make sure we get in the end zone.” For the Big Red (1-0), this weekend will be the first real test of the season after they got a victory via forfeit by O’Neill last weekend. Big Red junior captain John Walsh said he feels his team will be able to bounce back from a second week off. “It was disappointing that we didn’t play last week, but it’s
be the only goal of the game in the 70th minute, as junior defender Monica Flores’ corner found junior midfielder Taylor Klawunder, who sent her bouncing header across the face of the goal for Olmsted to head into the empty net. Romagnolo said her team provided the extra quality needed in front of goal when it mattered in the game. “I think you’ve got to chalk it up to just finding a way to get it done,” Romagnolo said. “These games are chess matches when you play good opponents, and I felt that we weren’t going to break, we stayed disciplined in what we were doing and we added that little bit of quality to attack the goal. I think Kaleigh did a fantastic job to get on the end of that set piece, [Taylor Klawunder] had that great header and Kaleigh was just ready in the box. A lot of times set-pieces can be the differencemaker. But we were ready, we were waiting for our opportunity and we took it.” And although the Irish couldn’t find another score, they held on to their lead to top the Tigers, 1-0. The victory moved Notre Dame to 7-0-0 at home this year, and the Irish still have
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understandable and we have to deal with it,” Walsh said. Walsh, the two-time captain for Big Red, said he is confident his team will be fine come game time, as it currently is at a disadvantage, due to their lack of experience. “I still think we’ll be alright starting the game,” Walsh said. “We’ll make adjustments while the game is being played.” Walsh said senior defensive tackle Mark Fronk will be the heart and soul of the Big Red defense. “Fronk is a guy who is strong and loves the game of football,” Walsh said. “He’s instinctive, and he will be one of the best guys on our football team.” From an offensive standpoint, Walsh said he wants Dillon to move the ball effectively and control the ball in order to have success against the Roos. “We’re not practicing five days a week like high school football, so if we can keep our defense off the field as much as possible and keep them rested, it’s easy for them to make stops,” Walsh said. Keough and Dillon will battle it out at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Kyle Barry at kbarry@hcc-nd.edu
yet to concede a goal at Alumni Stadium this season. “Again, I just have to credit this to the team defense,” Romagnolo said of yet another shutout effort by her team at home. “They’re all playing well, starting from our front line getting good pressure. I think our midfield is so athletic, and they anticipate well. They make it really difficult for teams to play up the middle, and then our back four is reading the game really well. So they each bring something different, but they’re playing together really well as a group.” Romagnolo added she was always confident in her team’s ability to prevent the Tigers from scoring, despite it playing a Clemson team who had scored 37 goals coming into the game, the most in the country. “... They’re another good team we’ve played, and we have a lot of confidence in our ability to defend and to limit people’s chances,” Romagnolo said. The Irish will next play No. 8 Virginia on Sunday, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu
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kids didn’t play on the power play last year,” Jackson said. “They’re probably power play candidates this year, so I’m sure we’ll get more production for them. And then you hope some of the freshmen step up.
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with our block up front.” The Irish begin their pair of weekend matches at Syracuse. The Orange (3-11, 2-2 ACC) are led by freshman outside hitter Mackenzie Weaver and sophomore outside hitter Anastasiya Gorelina, both of whom have compiled over 115 kills on the year. The Orange, as a team, are ranked No. 26 nationally in blocks per set. Notre Dame will have to avoid their tall blockers in order to come out successful, McLaughlin said. He added that he is pleased with his team’s progress in its preparation for each game. “The preparation is the same, and we are getting better at it,” McLaughlin said. “I think we are understanding that success has more to do with preparation than anything. So we are starting to value that and be more consistent. And we also understand that if we are not prepared, we risk the chance of someone else being more prepared and sending us home sad. These girls are winning a little bit, and they are
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getting pressure on the ball, and really from 35 yards out you need to pressure the ball. And if you pressure the ball, you keep them out of your end, so that saves them from getting corners. But a team is going to get corners, and you have to defend them. A team is going to get shots, and that is why you have a goalie, and we have a good goalie.” Clark said knows this game will be no less of a challenge than Indiana was and hopes the fans turn out to support the team. “It will be a huge game against Wake Forest on Saturday,” Clark said. “We played two tremendous games there, won one and lost one there last year at their place. I’d love to get a big crowd — when we played there at both games last year, there were over 5,000 people. There’s no football in town, [so] let’s get the students out [since] this will be a huge game for us. Let’s have a great turnout Saturday night — it will be a great time to come out and see two very good teams.” Notre Dame kicks off against Wake Forest on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Alumni Stadium. Conatct R.J. Stempak at rstempak@nd.edu
“But we’ve got candidates to be productive, and it’s just like last year we didn’t know 100 percent where our scoring was going to come from either. But we’ve got some guys who are showing some potential right now.” What will define Notre Dame’s season might just be how much production it can get from players
like Jenkins who will be seeing their minutes increase drastically from last season or who are stepping on the ice for the first time. “Jack Jenkins has been a pleasant surprise, coming in as more of a role player last year,” Jackson said. “He’s kind of elevated into being more of a top-nine forward as opposed to a fourth-line guy. … Big Cameron
tasting it and realizing that the important thing is preparation.” Notre Dame will then travel from New York to Massachusetts to take on Boston College for its second match of the weekend. Junior outside hitter Sol Calvete leads the Eagles (5-9, 0-4 ACC) with 2.79 points per set on the season. Boston College, despite its winless ACC record, took No. 9 North Carolina to five sets and is 5-5 at home this season. McLaughlin said he knows his team must not underestimate any opponent it faces. “[Syracuse and Boston College] are physical, and they
are in the ACC and we are on the road,” McLaughlin said. “The coaches are good, but we got to focus and approach it very internally, worrying about what we need to do. We can do what we need to do if our foundation is strong. They will be playing well, and we got a very good challenge ahead of us.” Notre Dame and Syracuse are set to square off Friday at 7 p.m. at Women’s Building. The Irish will then take on Boston College on Sunday at noon at Power Gym.
Morrison … you don’t notice him a lot and then all of a sudden, boom, he’s going to the net and scores a goal, and that’s his game. He’s got a little Anders Lee to him. Cal Burke, he’s got speed. He’s a competitor, he competes hard. He’s a pretty smart player. I think he’s got some offensive potential for us.” The Irish will look to continue
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Multiple teams still in the hunt Knott v. Siegfried By DARCY DEHAIS Sports Writer
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On Sunday, Knott and Siegfried will culminate Flanner Cup Week in a Mod Quad rivalry game, as both teams work to secure spots in the playoffs. Each year, the Juggerknotts (01) and the Ramblers (1-0) participate in a series of contests during Flanner Cup Week, ending with the rivalry game. Siegfried senior captain Dan Verzuh said he is looking forward to the intense matchup. “We have arm wrestling competitions and eating competitions, but the football game is always the crowning tone that sets the level of competition,” Verzuh said. “Of course, we all know a lot of guys from the dorm next door, so it’s a bit more of a personal rivalry for us.” Both teams will go into the weekend with one game under their belt: Siegfried defeated Morrissey two weeks ago, while Knott fell to Stanford last weekend. Knott senior captain John Tulloh said the Juggerknotts are looking for a win this weekend to push themselves toward postseason qualification. “We need to win, and we need to win big,” Tulloh said. “We are down in the point differential after last week, so we’ve got some work to do, but I think it’s within reach.” Verzuh said Rambler interior linemen freshman Erik Nygren and junior Drew DeBaker are some of the biggest and strongest players on the Siegfried team. He said he expects a strong showing from his defense against Knott. “I would say our biggest strength is our tackling,” Verzuh said. “I was really impressed with the way our team was able to rally the ball on every snap against Morrissey and bring them down. Sometimes, you give the guy two or three yards after contact, and that can be the difference between a whole series of first downs and three-and-out.” Tulloh said the Juggerknotts are eager to obtain their first win of the season. “We’re really excited about it,” Tulloh said. “Siegfried is always a good team, and we’re looking forward to the challenge, especially after last week.” Knott and Siegfried kick off Sunday at 1 p.m. at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Darcy Dehais at ddehais@nd.edu
Carroll v. Dunne By MEAGAN BENS Sports Writer
With only two games left in their regular seasons, Carroll and Dunne will compete to add another victory to their records. Not knowing much about the opponent, Carroll senior captain Anthony Vallera said every player on the Vermin (1-1) must be
prepared. “Obviously, Dunne’s a new dorm, so I don’t have anything to base it off of,” Vallera said. “But they got a full squad, 24 guys, which is five more than us, so we are going to have to show up and give it our all. Their rector was also the rector of Carroll last year, so there is a little extra incentive to win.” With the responsibility to build the new team, Dunne senior captain Joseph Schudt said there is no specific strategy for the Sentinels (1-0) while facing Carroll other than focusing on their own performance. “We have to continue executing plays well and having everyone play well,” Schudt said. “Our biggest strength is that all the guys play hard, they never take a play off ... It’s been interesting building the team, and it’s been fun. It’s my fourth year playing, and the year depends on whatever that team puts into it that season. Any team can change from year to year.” As long as the Vermin have most of their players at the game, Vallera said he believes they can match up against anyone. “We are a solid team,” Vallera said. “We have great running backs, great receivers, our quarterback is top notch and as long as we have everyone, I am confident we can play anyone. Last year, we had a bunch of injuries, so we didn’t make the playoffs, but if we stay healthy, we can go pretty far.” Despite it being the Sentinels’ first season, Schudt said the team is capable of making the playoffs. “We have enough talent and smarts to get through,” Schudt said. “We have two games left, and if we win at least one, I believe we can make it in, and if we win both, we are definitely in. I think it’s a feasible to say we can make it.” Carroll will face Dunne at 2:15 p.m. Sunday at LaBar Practice Complex. Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu
Stanford v. Morrissey By MIA BERRY Sports Writer
Week three of this season features a rematch of last season’s semifinal matchup when Stanford faces Morrissey. En route to its back-to-back championships, the Manor (0-2) defeated the Griffins (2-0) in the semifinals and cut their season short both years, but Stanford is looking for revenge this season. While Morrissey has officially been eliminated from playoff contention, Stanford is looking for a win against the back-to-back champions in its final regular season game. Griffins senior captain Kevin Kohler said he is looking past Morrissey’s record this season see INTERHALL PAGE 9
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No. 20 Notre Dame continued its strong play at home this season, as it shut out No. 12 Clemson at Alumni Stadium on Thursday, 1-0. The game started slowly, as the Irish (9-1-3, 4-0-1 ACC) kept control of the ball but couldn’t convert their possession into serious chances, launching only five shots in the first half. Irish head coach Theresa Romagnolo said she was pleased with the way her team held onto the ball early on, although she hoped to see more aggression going forward. “We were taking care of the ball really well, I thought we were defending really well,” Romagnolo said. “Something we talked about at halftime was just being more aggressive. I thought that our outside backs could take the space more and attack that wide area to create some
Following a successful weekend at home, Notre Dame travels to Syracuse and Boston College this weekend in hopes of extending its five game winning streak. One of four unbeaten teams left in the ACC, the Irish (13-3, 4-0 ACC) will play their second and third games away from home of this conference season. Notre Dame is off to its best overall start to a season since 2005 and its best ACC start ever. Junior middle blocker Sam Fry said she thinks playing at home was a big advantage for the Irish this past weekend. “At home, there is more of the attitude of protecting our house,” Fry said. “So when things were getting pretty gritty against Duke, that was our mentality. I think that was a lot of the reason we ended up winning that game, because we had the mentality of ‘We are going to win this match.’ So [when we are
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Irish senior forward Kaleigh Olmsted dribbles the ball in Notre Dame’s 1-0 win over Missouri on Sept. 4 at Alumni Stadium.
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Coming off of a dominating 4-0 victory over No. 6 Indiana, No. 2 Notre Dame will host No. 11 Wake Forest at Alumni Stadium on Saturday. The Demon Deacons (8-2-1, 3-1-0 ACC), ranked No. 34 in the RPI, have lost only once in their last 10 contests, securing wins in eight of them. Wake Forest will be the third ranked team the Irish (9-1-0, 3-1-0 ACC) have played in their last four games. In those previous three contests, however, the Irish have outscored their opponents 8-1. Irish head coach Bobby Clark said he is uninterested and unfazed by the rankings and latest win streak by the Irish, adding that the team focuses on just one game at a time. “I never look at rankings,” Clark said. “Win streak, I never know what it is — I just take one game at a time. Someone at the end of the game will tell me at the end of the game what the score was. Soccer is an easy game; I’ve got ten fingers so I usually can keep track of the score. Other
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on the road], every single time we are focusing on our game and to come out and play Notre Dame volleyball.” The Irish improved in its blocking last weekend, as their 4.75 blocks per set over the weekend more than doubled their season average of 2.33 blocks per set. Irish head coach Jim McLaughlin stressed the importance of blocking as the foundation of a strong defense. “We are trying to be more complete as individual volleyball players and as a team,” McLaughlin said. “We put an emphasis on [blocking], and the girls got in some good reps and we got a little bit of a return. There are lots of areas where we have to be better at, and [blocking] was one of them. Blocking and team defense is a package, and it’s an action and reaction thing. Everybody has their assignments and know how they need to do their job in each specific situation, and it all starts
than that, you take the game one at a time, and you get yourself ready for that game, and then you move on to the next one. I think the guys are pretty good at that. We don’t post stats or anything in the locker room. We just know we have to play well every game. And if you play well, you got a good chance of winning.” The Demon Deacons’ offense is led by senior midfielder Jacori Hayes, who has contributed eight points to the team on the season. Wake Forest as a team nearly doubles its opponents shot output with a difference of 16.4 to 8.6 per game. They also earn many more corners than their opponents, a total of 72 to 31 on the year. The Irish will need to slow down the Demon Deacons’ offense with their defensive pressure if they hope to be successful, Clark said. “The shots and corners are an indicator of how much domination a team is having, so clearly they have dominated their games, but it doesn’t always mean that you win,” Clark said. “The way you stop shots is see M SOCCER PAGE 11
Notre Dame looks for offensive improvement By ZACH KLONSINSKI Assistant Managing Editor
Arizona State and No. 9 Notre Dame enter this season with expectations about as polarized as Congress, but both look to answer questions about their identity this weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena. The Sun Devils will drop the puck on just their second season at the Division I level. The program finished its inaugural campaign 5-22-2, and just three of those five wins came against Division I competition. The Irish, on the other hand, made an appearance in the 2016 NCAA tournament after missing the postseason the year before, finishing with a 19-11-7 record overall and a 15-5-2 record en route to a third-place finish in Hockey East. Consequently, expectations are high for this season’s squad. Irish head coach Jeff Jackson has said junior goaltender and this year’s team captain Cal Petersen and the rest of the new core leadership group have filled the void created by the departure of seniors like two-year captain Steven Fogarty.
What remains to be seen, however, is how Notre Dame replaces the offensive production it lost to graduation: Fogarty, last year’s top goal scorer Thomas DiPauli and the rest of the senior class accounted for 48 of Notre Dame’s 115 goals (42 percent) and 107 points last season. The Irish caught a glimpse of howthatmighthappeninSunday’s 5-1 exhibition victory over the U.S. National Development Team Program’s U18 squad. Sophomore forward Jack Jenkins and junior defenseman Jordan Gross each netted a pair of goals for the Irish. Sophomore forward Dylan Malmquist also found the back of the net in the victory while junior forward Anders Bjork chipped in a pair of assists. Gross and Bjork were both fixtures on offense for the Irish last season. Bjork led the team with 35 points (12 goals and 23 assists) while Gross was fourth with 31 (nine goals and 22 assists). “Jordan Gross has had a really good camp, and I’m hoping that he takes a step,” Jackson said at media day on Sept. 29. “He’s always had the offensive gifts, but I told him that he needs to try to
emulate the guy he played with a few years ago in [Robbie] Russo, where’s not just really good offensively but he can play without the puck, too. And so far in camp I’ve been very impressed with how he’s performed. ... “We have to hope that just like last year, when you get guys like Fogarty chipping in more, DiPauli scored more ... you have to hope that Anders Bjork scores more this year. [Junior forward] Jake Evans has got to score more this year for us.” Bjork echoed that sentiment. “I definitely need to step up offensively with my offensive production,” Bjork said at media day. “Big focal point for me will be goal scoring and learning how to get into those gritty areas and finish more goals to help produce offensively and ultimately help our team win.” Malmquist joined the Irish straight out of high school last year but hardly looked out of place on the ice, finishing with 17 points (11 goals and six assists). “[Sophomore forward Andrew] Oglevie, Malmquist, those two see HOCKEY PAGE 10