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GRC hosts discussion on sexual assault Speakers share familial, personal experiences dealing with rape and the healing process
By RACHEL O’GRADY Associate News Editor
During Scheherazde Tillet’s sophomore year of college, she learned her older sister was a rape survivor. “She was raped her freshman year and then again her junior year, and I remember her telling me this very clearly,” Tillet said at the Gender Relation Center’s annual “A Time to Heal” dinner Wednesday night. “I was a sophomore at the time, and I remember feeling hopeless and angry and not sure what to do next, because I grew up in a home of silence, but I also grew up in a home that understood sexual violence.” Tillet said she turned to
photography to grapple with her sister’s experience with sexual violence and began to document her recovery through a series of photographs. “It’s such an abstract thing to think, you know, how do we capture someone’s healing process?” Tillet said. “The camera can be such a way that has harmed so many people, particularly with interpersonal violence, and it can be used against you.” As a result of the collection of photographs, Tillet teamed up with her sister, Salamishah, to create a documentary titled “Story of a Rape Survivor,” featuring the photos, along with see HEALING PAGE 4
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Gender Relations CenterDirector Christine Caron Gebhart speaks to students attending the “A Time to Heal” dinner Wednesday night at Club Naimoli in the Purcell Pavilion.
Panelists discuss race and SMC students, professor present educational opportunity at Seneca Falls By MEGAN VALLEY News Writer
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Over fall break, three Saint Mary’s students and a professor gave a presentation at the Seneca Falls Dialogues conference in Seneca Falls, New York, the site of the first U.S. women’s rights convention in 1848. Jamie Wagman, professor of history and gender and women’s studies, presented with junior Alison Tipton and seniors Katlynn Dee and Adrienne Whisman. “The conference itself was amazing,” Whisman said. “To be able to see the historical sights and birthplace of the United State’s women’s movement was unforgettable.” The Seneca Falls Dialogues occur every two years and aim to continue a discussion of women’s rights and feminism, the Seneca Falls Dialogue website said. “The Seneca Falls Dialogues are important in keeping the history of the location alive as well as in continuing the legacy of the people who fought for women’s rights,” Tipton said.
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Wagman first discovered the Seneca Falls Dialogue conference in emails from a Women’s Studies email forum. “Since I teach students about the famous 1848 first women’s conference in Seneca Falls, New York, I was immediately intrigued,” Wagman said in an email. After finding the Seneca Falls Dialogues, Wagman then invited students she thought would be interested in presenting at the conference. “I asked three excellent history majors in my U.S. history courses — both a survey class and a Women’s History class — if they wanted to present their own scholarship on gender history and visual culture at the conference,” Wagman said. The group gave a presentation titled “Constructing Sexuality and Fetishizing Women in American History: Debunking Myths in Popular Culture from Pocahontas to First Wave Reformers.” “To be able to talk about a lesser-known yet important area of
As part of student government’s Race Relations Week, David Robinson, former NBA player and father of student body president Corey Robinson; David Krashna, Notre Dame’s first AfricanAmerican body president; Christina Brooks, the City of South Bend’s diversity and inclusion officer; and Maria and Gabby Muñoz, undocumented students at Notre Dame spoke in a panel Wednesday night on racial justice in the context of opportunity. “Race Relations Week was an idea brought to our current student body president, Corey Robinson, by David Krashna, a 1971 graduate of the University and Notre Dame’s first AfricanAmerican student body president,” senior Rachel Wallace, student union representative to diversity council, said. “[Krashna] had a vision for creating a
space on our campus for honest discourse about racial justice from a variety of different perspectives.” Juniors Maria and Gabby Muñoz are studying chemical engineering at the University thanks to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows undocumented residents to work and attend college legally in the U.S. They could not, however, apply for student loans, and many schools required them to apply as international students, forcing them to pay out-of-state tuition. “Aware of this, we applied to 18 different colleges, hoping that one of them would offer us enough financial aid,” Gabby Muñoz said. “Several of them rejected us because we were DACA students and others could not give us the financial support that we needed. Notre Dame was the only school that offered us full aid.” The Muñoz sisters said being DACA students also
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made it difficult to apply for internships and research positions, as most positions require applicants to be citizens. “At the beginning of our freshman year, studying abroad seemed out of the question, since we could run the risk of not being able to re-enter the country,” Maria Muñoz said. Krashna was the first and only African-American student body president until senior Corey Robinson was elected last year. Citing other pioneering students — including Frazier Thompson, the first African-American student athlete to earn a letter at the University and Goldie Lee Ivory, the first African-American woman to earn a degree from Notre Dame — he said all students need to succeed is the opportunity to do so. “Throughout the decades here at Notre Dame, other black students have matriculated and graduated from see RACE PAGE 4
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ACE program recruits prospective teachers By DEVON HARFORD News Wrtier
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On Wednesday night in Remick Commons, the Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) held a meeting for interested students about its teaching fellowship. The program involves two years of teaching in an underresourced Catholic school, along with graduate classes over the summers before the academic years to give teaching fellows experience and training in the different facets of teaching. The turnout for the event was larger than expected — approximately 230 students — with slightly more than a third of the attendees occupying standing room or finding a seat on the floor. After opening remarks from recruiting coordinator Matt
Gelchion, the presentation continued with a collage of videos sent in from fellows in the program. After the video concluded, teaching fellow Catherine Wagner spoke about what prompted her to join the program. She cited a desire to have meaningful interactions with others on a daily basis, as well as her research into the imbalance of women versus men in STEM-related positions and how having female mentors in those areas is a huge part of closing the gap. “I want to be a role model for all my students, of both genders,” Wagner said. “I want to show them that science is cool and that learning is fun.” She said her spirituality was the final reason she decided to become a part of ACE. “I model my classroom on Catholic ideals of service and love,” Wagner said. “I see teaching as a way to be selfless, to take my love of learning and give it to [my students].” The next speaker, fellow Mike Comuniello, also found inspiration in the idea of selflessness. He spoke about the summer experience and courses that are taken at Notre Dame previous to the start of both academic years. “It was no longer learning for my own education,” he said. “Everything I did, I had my students in mind.” Comuniello highlighted the importance of finding ways to lead, but also to walk with, the students. “You are there for them, and every other ACE teacher I know has the same zeal and passion for their students,” he said. The final major speaker of the night was ACE assistant director Alec Torigian, who asked the room something that he promised, as a teacher, he did not often request: that everyone take out their cell phones. Using the website Kahoot, he had the room answer multiple-choice questions about the purpose of community within a service program. He spoke about the community created within the classroom but also between fellows. “The disciples were sent in groups –— they were meant to go together,” he said. “Your efforts will be magnified when you work with others to make your community better.” Gelchion delivered closing remarks, saying ACE fellows can witness or participate in miracles. He told the story of one of his students, a girl who, in the face of great suffering and adversity, was still strong enough to graduate college. “What you do will matter,” he said. “And if this is something God is calling you to do, we are here to help you.” Contact Devon Harford at dharford@nd.edu
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Notre Dame, when given the opportunity,” he said. “When given the opportunity, they have grabbed the opportunit y to attend Notre Dame. Indeed, many have f lourished as a result of the education they’ve received at the Universit y, as have other racial minorities.” W hile the Muñoz sisters and Krashna focused on increasing educational opportunities at the Universit y, Brooks spoke on problems w ith the opportunit y for education in South Bend. “The disparit y in education is where we see 47 percent of the total population [of South Bend] has a high school diploma or less, and we have 14 post-secondar y institutions here, including four-year institutions, twoyear institutions and trade schools,” she said. In order to address this disparit y, she said South Bend is focusing on two solutions to opportunit y: My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative launched by President Barack Obama to “address the persistent opportunit y gaps by boys and young men of trouble,” and the Youth Task Force, which offers “leadership and civ ic engagement opportunit y.” “A ll youth and young adults should be safe from v iolent crime and indiv iduals who are confined should
receive the education, training and treatment that they need for a second chance,” she said. Dav id Robinson, a former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs, founded the Car ver Academy, a charter school in Texas. The power of education is life-changing, he said. “I watched 500 graduating students walk across that stage, and every single one of them held up a sign that said what college they were going to,” he said. “I saw the families down there celebrating, and you could sense what a transformation it was for each of those families. They knew what it meant for these kids to be graduating high school and headed to college.” Developing a strong culture is crucial to the success of minorities, Robinson said. “Everyone talks about culture, but no one really knows how to build it,” he said. “In a place like the San Antonio Spurs, I’ve been very fortunate to be in a place where we’ve built a strong culture, and that has lasted years. That culture has been perpetuated; when guys come to our team, they buy into it. “Here, you have a wonderful university and you have the opportunity to build that same kind of culture, but everyone needs to buy into that.” Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@nd.edu
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performances by a variety of artists. “It came around more to the fact that we’re celebrating the courage it takes for someone to heal, so we’re trying to put courage on a pedestal, and [the documentary] was sort of an homage to that,” Tillet said. Ugochi, a singer hailing from Chicago, is featured in “Story of a Rape Survivor.” “When I joined ‘Story of a Rape Survivor’ I thought I was just going to be singing somewhere, but you know, I found out it’s not going to just be a sort of gig,” Ugochi said. “It brought a lot of things forward for me, even the fact that I was a survivor, something I had repressed as well.” In facing the reality of her own rape, Ugochi said working on the film helped her to deal with her issues. “I was raped in college, too, and I really had repressed that, and it was great to have a resource to work all of those emotions and feelings. I gained a whole family through these performers,” she said. Ugochi said she was also impressed by the male presence on the project. “It’s really empowering too to see these men who, you know, it’s not just women who this happens to, so it’s been really great to see them out there supporting a way to end
sexual violence,” Ugochi said. Ugochi said it was special to be able to do what she loved while helping others. “I think I’ve done this for so long because I got so much out of it,” Ugochi said. “The relationships you create with these people is really just so incredible, because it’s hard to find those really human moments, and trying to feel like you’re doing something and feeling what they’re feeling.” In her experience spreading awareness about sexual
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history really compelled me to accept,” Whisman said. Whisman’s part of the presentation focused on the portrayal of lesbians during the Lavender Scare, an event in the 1950s in which “the government outed and fired thousands of people due to their sexual orientation,” she said. “I focused on how lesbians were portrayed as ‘unwomanly’ and therefore a threat to national stability,” Whisman said. “In many cases, it was believed that getting rid of this ‘strange affliction,’ a.k.a. make them straight, would actually make a woman feminine, domestic and submissive.” This effort was due to a government fear that “to be gay was to be morally degenerate and susceptible to communism,” Whisman said. In order to combat this, women had to work to defy stereotypes. “Women had to physically change their behavior and looks in order to appear more feminine and therefore less like the stereotype of a lesbian,” she said. “Lesbians and gay men dated or even married to avoid suspicion. It was all about appearances. If you didn’t look like a stereotype, you weren’t a threat.” Whisman finds this research important because the impact it had waslarge,althoughitislesser-known. “Not only did it lead to thousands losing jobs, social positions, etc.,
it also led to the formation of the LGBTQ community as it is seen today,” she said. Tipton’s area of research had a different focus: intersectionality of race and gender, specifically in the case of Pocahontas. “Visual representation is everywhere, and it is important to investigate this as well as the assumptions we derive from it,” Tipton said. The ability to present this research at the conference and attend other sessions allowed Whisman to gain a widened outlook on this and other feminist issues, she said. “I liked being able to talk to people from around the country and from various disciplines about my research and gain new perspectives and insights,” Whisman said. “Academia to me is about sharing knowledge, and this conference was a great place to have feminist-based dialogues on history and society.” The sharing of knowledge and perspective that occurs at conferences like the Seneca Falls Dialogues is why Wagman encourages students to participate in them. “I enjoy taking students to academic conferences where they can present their work, because it encourages them to take their work seriously and envision themselves as scholars,” she said. “They’re able to discuss their ideas with other students, activists, and faculty members from across the country.” Contact Jordan Cockrum at jcockrum01@saintmarys.edu
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violence, Ugochi said she is impressed by the efforts many colleges are making to end it. “I was blown away by the University of Kentucky; the men there were just as active as activists as the women, and it was really just incredible,” Ugochi said. “They were there for the women and that level of camaraderie was really just all around, that energy, was just so great.”
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An honest job interview Kelly McGarry Associate Scene Editor
Hi, I’m apply ing for the position, you know, the one posted online. That’s the one. I’m a senior, yes. Just a kid really. I’m interested in your full time position, the first real job I’ll ever have, and I’m horribly unprepared. How did I hear about the position? Desperately scouring the internet for anyone who might give me a chance. And I was right, huh? This is my chance right now. Hope I don’t blow it. W hy am I interested in the position? I need to do something after I graduate, right? W hat I know about the company? Well I opened the homepage of your website, it said some stuff about being “cutting edge” and an “industr y leader,” but that’s what all the websites say. In any case, I couldn’t really figure out what you do. You’re probably a good person to tell me that. Other companies I’m inter v iew ing w ith? Oh, this is my first inter v iew. Does that mean I was supposed to have other inter v iews before this? Because I didn’t, not really a hot commodit y at the moment. Just waiting to hear back from a bunch of random companies whose names I couldn’t even tell you because the list is so long and careless. That silly old thing? That’s my resume. Really just some things I’ve done to pass the time. That’s my major, not really sure why I chose it. Sometimes I feel like I shouldn’t be in it. Then there’s a bunch of activ ities and jobs that don’t relate to it to my major at all. I’m kind of all over the place. My grades? Sometimes I didn’t work ver y hard and ended up w ith a good grade. Sometimes I did my ver y best and still failed. I’m not really sure I believe in the whole grading system, you know? W hat gets me up in the morning? Usually the fourth or fifth alarm. I wouldn’t describe myself as goal-oriented. I really just do whatever seems right at the moment. Sometimes motivation strikes me and I end up working prett y hard. How do I deal w ith stressful situations? I start by finding a private place to cr y, then I eat junk food. Finally, I lay in my bed. Nothing too catastrophic has come from this method. Salar y requirements? I’d like to start paying back my student loans but, since I’ve been sur v iv ing on a combination of those loans and parental support I have absolutely no concept of money and w ill probably just base this off of what my friends say they’re making. I’m not even supposed to admit to talking to them about that, am I? We’ll say negotiable. W here I see myself in five years? Far, far away. Do I have any questions for you? Do you need a drink after a day of work? W hat did you dream of being when you were a kid? Do you feel like this is what you are truly meant to do? Does money play a big role in keeping you in this job? Does your work give you an x iet y? Do you consider leav ing? Do you ever want to run away? Thank you for your time. Contact Kelly McGarry at kmcgarry@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
America’s duty to its public education system Corey Gayheart Bridging the Gap
I started getting involved in my community in the fall of 2006 at the age of nine. My local public school district in Ohio was on the brink of financial ruin, and the local community was being asked to support a property tax increase to help ease the financial stress. The district had received state funding cuts; therefore, academic programming had been cut to the bare bones: no art, no music and no P.E. classes. Athletic fees were over $300 per sport and class sizes were up to their highest levels in school district history. The impact this had on my community was both immediate and devastating. Families were moving out in masses, businesses were closing and we were becoming the community that people didn’t want to live in. My mother was, and still is, an administrator in this district, and my aunt was a teacher at the time and is now assistant principal of the high school. Being close to the situation and seeing the human costs of budget cuts, it hurt me to see my community falling on its knees, and more importantly failing its children. I helped fight for the passage of those school levies (most of which failed) and the many that would follow — mostly because, at the time, I wanted to support my mom. Looking back, however, I realize that those budget cuts were impacting my education and the quality of the schools I was attending. I was watching as the soul was being ripped out of my community that I had grown to love. Public K-12 education is a sensitive issue in Ohio today. Our public school funding formula has been found unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court. In the most notable court case in 1997, DeRolph v. State, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the current state funding system for public schools was unconstitutional. On March 24, 1997, Justice Francis E. Sweeney wrote for the majority saying: “By our decision today, we send a clear message to lawmakers: The time has come to fix the system. Let there be no misunderstanding. Ohio’s public school-financing scheme must undergo a complete systematic overhaul.” Ten years later, it still has not been fixed. My district eventually passed a levy in 2007, and it has since been renewed twice by voters. We are now on the ballot again, on November 8th, to help fund the construction of two new elementary school buildings. I am proud of my district for working its way out of financial distress, but we still have our work cut out for us. Through this difficult process of fighting for more funding, I found a passion of mine in fighting for public education, and I found my voice. I hope to inspire more Americans in finding their voice on this issue, which is why I am writing this today. We, as a nation, are failing our children. The majority of America’s students are educated by public schools, yet our public schools consistently rank average or below average in comparison to other nations. Ohio’s struggles mirror the nation’s: how do we find a fair funding system that adequately funds public education, while still remaining fiscally responsible to taxpayers? How do we establish standards that will increase student performance while still inspiring our students to innovate? How do we
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evaluate our teachers for accountability while taking into consideration other factors that are outside of a teacher’s control? These questions remain in reforming the American education system. Recently, at the mock presidential debate, an argument was made that we should provide vouchers for some of the students in low-performing schools, allowing the “smarter students” to go to better schools. What about the other students that would be left behind? We cannot and should not leave those kids behind. We have to quit running away from the problems facing our schools — moving kids around isn’t solving a problem ... reforming the schools themselves is. Reform will come through curriculum and standard enhancement, funding reform and increases, and an increased focus on teacher development and appreciation. Common Core is discussed a great deal in politics today, and it is highly contested. While there are very specific problems within Common Core, a strong national standards system helps to create a fair and equitable education system across our country, no matter the zip code. A strong national standard helps create comparability amongst American schools and accountability in classroom performance. We need more accountability in our system because our kids deserve nothing but the best and failing teachers and schools demand to be held accountable. Discrepancies in funding and ability to increase revenue based on zip code creates an inequitable and unfair system — a system that lets kids in wealthier areas receive a quality education, while the poorer school districts continue to cut and find unique ways to provide education to their students despite the lack of funding. This is not fair, and this is not helping build bridges out of poverty. Every child in this country deserves access to a quality public education. Every child in this country deserves an equal opportunity at inspiration and innovation. Every child in this country deserves to be educated in a safe school where they can learn to express themselves and discover their passions. It is our responsibility, as a country, to educate these children and give them the foundation to succeed in life. The American Public Education system is the great equalizer; it is the bridge out of poverty for millions of children. We have an obligation to our children and to our future to build and maintain a strong public education system. I believe in our public schools, I believe in our teachers, I believe in all of our students. We must support them, and we must help them build a stronger future for all of America, not just those that can afford to attend other schools. It is our moral and civic duty to help build bridges to the middle class, and public education proves to be the widest and most accessible bridge of all. Contact Corey Gayheart at cgayhear@nd.edu BridgeND is a bipartisan student organization that brings students from across the political spectrum together in discussions concerning public policy issues. The viewpoints expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of BridgeND, but are the individual opinions of the author. Contact BridgeND at bridgend@nd.edu or follow them on Twitter at @bridge_ND The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Female role models Erin Thomassen The Examined Life
Satan likes Barbies. Would you ta ke your daughter to a satanic concert? The majorit y of parents would say no. Yet this past summer, thousands of mothers took their daughters to see Selena Gomez crawling around the stage in a black, scaly jumpsuit w ith clawed hands and feet. These mothers a lso screamed and cheered w ith their daughters when her backup dancers started grinding on each other. I did not attend this concert, but a disturbed friend filled me in. W hat kind of values were these mothers promoting for their children? W hy did no one else at the concert seem uneasy? It was as if they had become desensitized to the objectification of men and women happening onstage and the strange satanic themes permeating the venue. It was as if the sheer number of mothers who took their daughters to the concert reassured other mothers that the concert was not bad. If it were that bad, how could so many mothers deem it appropriate for their children? It is not difficult in the 21st centur y to go a long w ith the celebration of immoralit y. Wiw th telev ision shows unashamedly called “Scandal” and billboards bordering on pornographic, it is sadly not shock ing that mothers accept and even encourage their daughters’ interest in popular music centered on mutual objectification. If the music is popular, if so many people enjoy and listen to it, surely it cannot be harmful. Yet trusting the preferences of the majorit y is a dangerous game, one that can have dire consequences politica lly as well as morally. The bana lit y of ev il is a stepw ise function. Little by little, we become accustomed to v ice in our recreationa l outlets. In “The Screw tape Letters,” C. S. Lew is w rites, “the safest road to hell is the gradua l one — the gentle slope … w ithout milestones, w ithout signposts.” My road to hell started w ith the idolization of Rockstar Barbie. Rockstar Barbie was famous,
the center of attention. She was beautiful, and ever y Ken doll knew it. She was a woman of means — able to vacation on the Caribbean coast in my kitchen sink one week and embark upon a Safari in my back yard the next. W hen I grew up, I wanted to be just like Rockstar Barbie. Eight years later, I became obsessed w ith “The Clique,” a fictional young adult series about a group of exclusive materialistic and judgmenta l popular girls. W hat mattered to those girls, status and st yle, began to matter to me. But it is normal for young girls to play w ith Barbies and consume fictional series w ithout substance. Surely these youthful diversions cannot harmfully imprint a heart. Yet it is modern societ y’s normalization of materialism and egotism that makes it so difficult to root out these v ices in my heart ten years later. It wasn’t until I chose St. Thérèse of Lisieu x as my confirmation saint 13 years later that I realized that I could have grow n up fascinated w ith God instead of by sin. Instead of reading the nineteenth centur y equivalent of “The Clique,” Thérèse read “The Imitation of Christ.” In her teens, she w rote wedding inv itations to her marriage w ith Christ instead of fan-girling over “The Bachelorette.” It is not a coincidence that St. Thérèse did not aspire to become Rockstar Barbie or the head of an exclusive clique, but to pray for missionaries and make sacrifices for Christ, no matter how insignificant. But as satanic concerts become the new norm, is it even possible to be formed into such a saintly soul w ithout completely isolating oneself from mainstream culture? I was doubtful until a friend filled me in on a babysitting experience. The kids played w ith hand-crafted dolls of the Saints as well as Barbies. “Let’s play church! ” they exclaimed as they lined up their dolls for Communion. Children imitate what they see. W hen exposed to good, they w ill imitate good. Do I regret the way I was raised? I cannot, as I don’t know who I’d be if I had played w ith saints dolls instead of Barbie’s. There’s also the risk of underexposure; if I had been raised in a more isolated household, I may not have know n
how to react when exposed to the “Scanda l”-ous world W hat I do k now is that I must be careful in selecting the toys I play w ith in the future. How I spend my recreationa l time and what I daydream about shape the rest of the stor y of my soul. Last year, I was reading a best-selling fictiona l series about an English woman traveling through time in Scotland. It was full of compelling drama and educationa l histor y. It was a lso full of v iolence and adulter y. But family members and friends had recommended the series to me, so I figured I could sk im the graphic scenes to get the good out of the book w ithout the bad. Yet my conscience was unsettled by what I saw whilst sk imming, so I ta lked to priest about it. I expected him to reassure me that I was overreacting. He did not. He confirmed that I should no longer read the series, as the heroine was far from a hea lthy role model. I was a bit ta ken aback, but grateful for his honest y. How many friends had I confided in about my unease who had reassured me that I was stuck in scrupulosit y? Either they k new that what I was reading was not good for me and didn’t want to offend me, or they, like me, had rationa lized their qua lms away w ith a “you do you” relativ istic mora lit y. There is no such thing as harmless entertainment. I, at the age of 21 as well as at the age of si x, am affected by what I read, watch and listen to. Just because many other people read a book or watch a telev ision show does not mean it is harmless. It does not seem fun to say no to what so many other people say yes to. It is less fun, however, to root a fascination w ith sin out of my heart — especia lly one that wedged itself in there w ith Rockstar Barbie. Ms. Thomassen is a senior studying mechanical engineering. She lives at the Château off campus, with four friends and more crepes. She can be reached at ethomass@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Irish fighting for climate justice Have you seen orange felt squares pinned to any backpacks lately? Has anybody come to your class recently to speak about a climate justice campaign? Or maybe you heard about us from the recent Observer article. “Dear Father Jenkins.” Fossil Free ND, a student-led divestment campaign, is responsible for all of these things. Their belief is simply this — if it is wrong to wreck the climate, it is wrong to profit from that wreckage. Specifically, this wreckage is a direct consequence of the burning of fossil fuels, which is rapidly altering the climate. Sadly, our Lady’s University is profiting from this wreckage by investing a $400 million of the University’s endowment in fossil fuel industries. So, why orange? Orange is the chosen color of divestment — a purposeful departure from the green representative of environmentalism — to highlight the fact that the issue of divestment, specifically from fossil fuels, is not merely an environmental issue, but a social and political justice issue as well. Firstly, it is important to define divestment. Divestment is removing all University investments, vis-a-vis the endowment, from fossil fuel companies. It is a campaign, dependent on the will and commitment of its members and active allies. Without student and faculty allies, the campaign would not exist. Only through solidarity with these allies can Fossil Free ND inspire change on
campus and in South Bend. All students at Notre Dame should be invested in encouraging divestment, for many reasons. Firstly, Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ calls us to respect and care for our common home. He calls the climate a common good and laments how climate change, chief ly driven by the burning of coal and fossil fuels, is and will continue to contribute to water scarcity and toxicity, the loss of biodiversity and a “decline in the quality of human life,” which is leading to global inequality. Pope Francis has called on humanity, not Catholics alone, to address this moral issue. As a Catholic institution, we are morally obligated to divest from fossil fuels. Notre Dame does not invest in firearms, stem cell research or abortion due to highly esteemed religious beliefs. Why have we not yet divested from fossil fuels? To not do so is to outrightly rebel against the call to action of Pope Francis to preserve our planet. To not divest is not only to discount our morality, but to leave our children and grandchildren to suffer the consequences of our inaction. Divestment is the movement of this generation. Fossil Free ND has the power to transform Notre Dame and the larger South Bend community, and if other colleges around the globe carried the f lame of climate justice, we would all be moving toward a brighter future. Divestment is not a new
concept. It was utilized during the South African apartheid by companies that boycotted South African products to send a message. It worked. Fossil fuel divestment is the justice issue of our time, and, as college students, we have the potential to revolutionize energy solutions and ideas of justice world wide. When our kids ask us what we did during the Climate Crisis, what will you say to them? Will you sit idly by, or be on the right side of history? If you can no longer remain silent on this moral issue, Fossil Free ND invites you to join their ranks. They are seeking inspired individuals to join their campaign. Varying levels of commitment to the movement are available to Notre Dame students. Here are a few ways to get involved: like the Fossil Free ND Facebook page to receive updates; attend weekly meetings at 9 p.m. in Geddes B036; but most importantly, come out on Thursday to show your support. We will begin gathering around 4:30 p.m. outside O’Shaughnessy Hall, and then we will hear a message from the Climate Justice League around 4:45 p.m. to mobilize us for our march to Main Building. This is our chance to demonstrate student support for climate justice. Be there — wear orange. Ashtin Ballard sophomore Oct. 26
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Use your imagination and think outside the box this year, and you will master what you set out to do. Creativity and finding ways to appeal to a bigger audience will help you develop your talents and make new connections. Sharing resources with others will lead to equality and good relationships. Your numbers are 3, 12, 20, 27, 33, 39, 41. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Consider an investment opportunity, but if someone is pressuring you or trying to get you involved in a joint venture, back away. You’ll do better if you invest in yourself instead. An opportunity at work looks promising. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take an aggressive role in going after what you want. You’ll be given more information if you ask direct questions. Don’t be afraid to be bold and to leverage the information you have in order to find out more. Travel and communication is featured. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Live up to your promises or someone will complain. Use patience when dealing with your family members. Look for unique ways to keep everyone around you busy, and channel the energy you have left into personal pampering. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t take on someone else’s responsibilities. You have far too much to lose if you don’t step up and concentrate on the things that will benefit you. Charity begins at home and you deserve to do something that makes you happy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your generosity will lead to problems. Someone will take advantage of you by asking for favors that will require far more on your part than you first realize. Proceed with caution. Don’t feel guilty saying “no.” Offer suggestions; nothing more. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A personal situation will not be clear due to a lack of information. Your gut will say one thing, but you’ll be told something quite different. Go to the gym or get involved in something that will ease your stress. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a deep breath before engaging in a debate or making a domestic change. You’ll do best if you sign up for something you enjoy doing or make physical changes that will boost your ego. Romance is encouraged. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t hesitate. You can turn any negative you face into a positive. Put your heart and soul into what you enjoy doing most, and something great will unfold. Collaborate with someone you consider an expert. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s best to put everything you have into your job. Someone will make you look bad by using personal information to tarnish your name. Your best response is honesty, sincerity and taking care of your responsibilities. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look for ways to make your money work for you. You will negotiate effectively when dealing with settlements, contracts or other legal matters. Don’t jeopardize your health by taking on too much. Let your knowledge and insights guide you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Ulterior motives must not be allowed to take over. As long as you are honest about the way you feel and what you want to do, you should have no regrets. Altering the way you live and work looks promising. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Participate in functions that will encourage you to make new friends and allies. Share your ideas and offer unique solutions, and you will attract interest from others. A proposal that will allow you to use your skills looks promising. Birthday Baby: You are unique, imaginative and intense. You are charismatic and popular.
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White Sox bring Chicago down By Michael Ivey Sports Writer
There was a scene in the 1996 movie “Happy Gilmore” where the title character, a hockey player turned professional golfer, was struggling with his putting game. So his trainer, Chubbs Peterson, takes him to a miniature golf course to work on his putting technique. After a number of unsuccessful putting attempts, the late, great Peterson gave Gilmore a word of advice. “Think of a place that’s perfect. Your own happy place.” The idea was to get Gilmore thinking about things that make him happy. This would put him in the right frame of mind to calmly putt a golf ball into the hole. The idea worked, and he went on to win the Tour Championship. Right now, Chicago White Sox fans must be feeling like Happy Gilmore did when he couldn’t sink a golf ball to save his life. Angry, frustrated, wanting to throw and break things. Their ball club is in complete disarray. They haven’t made the MLB playoffs since 2008 and it looks like that streak isn’t going to end anytime soon. They just fired their manager and replaced him with a guy who only has only one year of previous managing experience after not looking at anyone else. They just renamed their stadium after a mortgage company whose logo is literally an arrow pointing downward. This past season, they were involved in two outrageous controversies involving a former player’s son not being allowed in the locker and a star player angrily slicing up team uniforms. They have no major, franchise-altering prospects in the pipeline, and the future doesn’t look too bright. Meanwhile, their direct competitors, maybe not on the field but definitely in the own market, the Cubs just clinched their first National League pennant since the year 1945. The Cubs will play the Cleveland Indians in the World Series for the next week or two with a chance to win their first championship since 1908. They’re the most popular sports story in the world right now. The entire city of Chicago has painted itself in Cubbie blue. Theo Epstein and company have created one of the strongest organizations not just in baseball, but in all of sports. The Cubs field a lovable, fun and, most of all, good, young team that looks like they will be the next great sports dynasty for the next decade or longer. White Sox fans (I know there
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are some out there, even if they don’t want to reveal themselves during this trying time) are looking to find their happy place. Throughout the years, our happy place has always been 2005, when the Sox won the World Series after an 88-year title drought. But that happy place is finally starting to fade after 11 years of mediocre baseball. It’s almost as if that championship never even happened. In a recent SportsCenter graphic that showed a list of Chicago sports championships since the year 1965, the White Sox’s championship wasn’t even listed. Some sports headlines make it look like this will be the first time Chicago has seen a World Series since 1945. Us White Sox fans are pulling hairs out of our heads feeling like our beloved franchise is being whipped away from existence to make room for the beloved North Side baseball club. Let’s just take a deep breath. Let’s clear our mind. Let’s find our own happy place. Something we can latch onto during the next two weeks and possibly beyond. The Blackhawks have always been a good happy place. In a city divided by baseball loyalty, the Blackhawks always find a way to bring the city together. Three Stanley Cup championships in seven years has created a strong following for a franchise that always sees itself near the top of the NHL. The Bulls are another good option. After missing the playoffs last year, the Bulls underwent an extreme roster makeover. Injury-plagued Derrick Rose was traded away and hometown kid Dwayne Wade left sunny Miami to play for the team he grew up cheering for. The Bulls also brought in Rajon Rondo, and the Bulls’ young players won the NBA Summer League championship this past summer. The new additions, plus a couple of hungry young players like Denzel Valentine and Jerian Grant, will make the Bulls an interesting team to watch this season. Let’s just not think about the Bears. White Sox fans, if you haven’t already abandoned ship and jumped on the Cubs’ bandwagon, join me in finding a happy place where we can all ease our minds and think about all of the other things we have in our lives; the other Chicago sports teams (except the Bears). Please don’t let us down. Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-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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Volleyball Saint Mary’s moved to .500 on the season after a fivegame run that saw three wins and two defeats to top-10 opposition, all in straight sets. On Oct. 12, the Belles (13-13, 9-5 MIAA) faced No. 1 Calvin. The Belles put up a competitive first set, but were eventually defeated 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-10). The following Tuesday, the Belles defeated Kalamazoo. After winning both of the first two sets by a score of 25-16, the Belles dominated the third, which they won 25-9. Senior outside hitter Meaghan Gibbons had 11 kills and 11 digs for the Belles. Gibbons had 19 kills and 12 digs for the Belles while senior outside hitter Alexis Grady had 31 assists on Oct. 21, as the Belles defeated Alma in straight sets. Each set was competitive, with the Belles saving a set point in the third, but running out 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 26-24) winners. The Belles had set points in the first and third sets against No. 9 Hope at 25-24, but could not win either set and were swept by a score of 3-0 (28-26,
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at least one round in the draw,” Sachire said. “That is a great sign for the future when your freshman are able to win matches at a high level against the nation’s best players. Alex Lebedev, in his first season of competition for us, advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles competition and the semifinals of the doubles competition, which is remarkable. Those were some of the highlights. Also last but not least was our two seniors, Eddy Covalschi and Josh Hagar, making it to the semifinals of the doubles competition. Those two guys are going to be our leaders this year and it was good to see them continuing the successful fall season that they have had.”
25-13, 27-25). Finally, on Tuesday, the Belles defeated Olivet 3-0 (2516, 25-17, 25-20). Grady had 30 assists and 10 digs, while Gibbons and Rachel Bonek led the team in kills with 9 each. The Belles will host Albion on Friday at 7 p.m.
Soccer Saint Mary’s continued to look for its first MIAA win this season, losing three home games to Kalamazoo, Trine and Calvin over the last two weeks. On Oct. 12, the Belles (1-14, 0-13 MIAA) faced conferenceleading Kalamazoo, and were defeated 8-0. After holding the Hornets (12-3-2, 11-1-2 MIAA) to only one goal in the opening 40 minutes, a flurry of goals each side of halftime put Saint Mary’s 6-0 down by the hour mark. The Hornets added two more goals to win the game by eight goals. Freshman midfielder Bella Wiseman had the only shot of the game for the Belles after getting on the end of a low cross from freshman forward Jennifer Buck in the 77th minute. However, Wiseman’s shot was saved.
Sachire said his team needs to work on improving their individual games and work on serving some more. “For each player I think it is a little bit different,” Sachire said. “It is an individual game, so each guy has a different thing to work on. But in general the two most important shots in tennis are the serve and the return of serve, and we can continue to get better at those two aspects of the game. Before we compete again, a big emphasis in practice is going to be the serve and the return of serve.” When asked who stood out to him, Sachire again mentioned Lebedev and the showing he had over the weekend. “I think Lebedev probably stands out just because of his performance in both singles and doubles,” Sachire said.
On Oct. 15, the Belles hosted Trine for Senior Day. However, again the Belles were held scoreless and defeated, as the Thunder (4-11-2, 4-11-0 MIAA) took a 3-0 lead before the half and eventually won the game 4-0. The Belles had seven shots, including early chances for freshman midfielder Kellen Hinchey and senior defender Emily Rompola. Saint Mary’s suffered another defeat on Saturday, when Calvin (10-7-1, 9-4-1 MIAA) defeated the Belles 3-0. The Knights scored three goals in quick succession, between the 20th and 30th minutes, and limited the Belles chances for the rest of the game. Wiseman and Buck each had a shot for the Belles, but Wiseman’s went wide while Buck’s was blocked. The Belles were defeated last night by Hope (12-3-1, 12-2-2 MIAA) by a score of 8-0. The Flying Dutch scored three goals just before halftime to take a 4-0 lead into the break and added three more early in the second before another in the final five minutes. Wiseman had a shot saved early in the second half. The Belles will play at Adrian on Saturday at noon.
“He’s a sophomore academically but he had to redshirt last year because of an injury, so he is relatively new to college tennis. For him to come out and perform as well as he did, to advance as far as he did in both the singles and the doubles, was a really great thing.” The Irish’s next tournament as a group will be the weekend of Nov. 4-6 when a group of Notre Dame players will compete in the ITF Futures tournament in Birmingham, Alabama from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. “I think we’re on a great path and every day is an opportunity to get better,” Sachire said. “We’re going to practice and train hard and be ready to go in about 10 days.” Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
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him up to the gates of Graceland Then I watched him walk right through Now security they did not see him They just hovered ‘round his tomb But there’s a pretty little thing Waiting for the King Down in the Jungle RoomThen I’m walking in Memphis Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel
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Sophomore Annie Heffernan paces herself at the Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 30. Heffernan finished in 20th place.
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perfect position right now,” Sparks said. “We feel like she’s right where she needs to be … there are some things we can do to improve physically. In training, there’re some things we’re working on. She’s in a good place moving forward.” Last season, Rohrer finished second at the ACC meet behind teammate Molly Seidel. Last week, Rohrer was named the ACC performer of the week. For the men, the fourthplace finish marks an improvement over the team’s last showing — a 25th place finish at home in the Joe Piane Invitational. The key to the top-five men’s finish was sophomore Anthony Williams. Williams placed sixth with a time of 24:29.1 for the eightkilometer race, and Sparks said he is impressed with the way Williams prepares for each event. “[Williams] is a walk-on athlete that showed up on campus a year ago with minimal fanfare … the guy does everything right, and you can’t ask much more than that,” Sparks said. “From the time he wakes up to the time he goes to bed, he’s constantly doing things to make himself a better athlete, and that’s hopefully rubbing off on our other younger guys because we’re about as young and inexperienced of a team as you can have. It’s nice to have someone who understands what it takes to be successful.” Looking forward, the team
will travel down to North Carolina to compete in the ACC championships Friday. Sparks said he likes where both of his teams are going into the event. “I think both teams are in an upswing,” Sparks said. “The women’s team made some positive steps at Wisconsin, moved up nationally. N.C. State is ranked top five in the country so they’re going to be a tough team to beat, especially running on their home course. We’d like to be top two on the women’s side. “And then if the men can finish in the top half, which is the top seven or eight, then they’ve made a big step from where they were two weeks before.” One factor Sparks feels may help the women is their experience. Last year, the women took third in the ACC meet with Rohrer, Heffernan and fellow sophomore Rachel DaDamio all placing in the top 60. “[The experience] honestly does help the women because they’ve been there, done that,” Sparks said. “And that’s a little bit of the fear factor for the men’s team with so many freshman and inexperienced athletes. That’s a big concern with them going into the championship, is how do they respond to the bigger meets. For the women, there’s a comfort factor with the veterans in a meet like that.” The ACC championship meet takes place Friday in Cary, North Carolina. Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu
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Sophomore Ben Albin watches his putt at the Notre Dame Kickoff Challenge at Warren Golf Course on Sept. 3. Albin won the Georgetown Intercollegiate over fall break with an 11-under-par 202.
Sophomore defender Rachel Heard chases the ball in Notre Dame’s 1-0 loss to Virginia on Oct. 9 at Alumni Stadium.
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while the team went in with high expectations, the fatigue from the week’s travel schedule played a factor when facing a field of 15 teams. Notre Dame finished 13th with a 54-hole score of 14-over-par 878. Michigan State took the team title with a score of 29-under-par 835. Delgado led the way for the Irish on Monday and Tuesday to finish tied for 21st. “Some of the guys that didn’t play as well felt fatigued during the week,” Delgado said. “It was a very busy week, and even between the tournaments we were playing a lot of golf. I just know personally that I was tired and kind of ready to be back at school, but just stopping those emotions and being able to fight through them and still play good
golf at a high level is something that we need to watch more of when we’re on long periods of play.” Notre Dame didn’t wrap up the fall season the way it would have liked to, but it recognizes that there has been substantial improvement from last fall season, which is one of the significant positives that the team will take into the offseason. “Last fall we didn’t get to have as big of a sample size,” Albin said. “We only got to play three full field events, and that one smaller one we hosted at the beginning of the year. I think it was a knock to our confidence not having a larger sample size and not doing well at two of the three big ones we played. “We all knew that we were going to have a good chance to compete and help the team out this year knowing what we needed to do to improve from
where we fell short last year. We still have a lot of work to do in the spring to get into the NCAA tournament, but I think we’re in a much better position this time around than last fall.” One specific goal set for the Irish is working on getting in sync throughout events and feeding off each other when someone is playing well. “The goal for the spring is that hopefully we can match up our good play in the same event so we can get a good finish,” Delgado said. “That’s kind of what we’ve been missing, and it happened in Vero Beach this past weekend. A couple of us played well, and then we’ll switch off and two other guys will play well and the other two won’t, so we’re trying to match it up so we can get more wins.” Contact Manny De Jesus at mdejesus@nd.edu
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to be concerned about however, as home field advantage for the Irish in the first round of the conference tournament is still not guaranteed. If the Irish lose to the Hurricanes and results elsewhere go against them, they could slip to the fifth seed and face a road trip to kick off the tournament. Irish head coach Theresa Romagnolo said a lot is on the line for the teams at the top of the ACC in this final week. “We have the potential to win the ACC if Clemson beats Duke and other results go our way,” Romagnolo said. “So a lot’s coming down to this final game. Duke, Florida State, Clemson and us — everyone’s really in the running. And
we’re all still trying to play for the top four to host in the first round of the ACCs.” Romagnolo added that the ACC title is definitely something her players have been thinking of, but doesn’t think that there’s any danger of them losing focus on the individual game. “It’s definitely on their minds, but they can’t win the ACC unless they focus on winning this game and they know that that should be the focus,” Romagnolo said. Miami (10-7-0, 5-4-0 ACC) has less riding on the game, but still have something to play for. The Hurricanes are guaranteed a spot at the tournament and a home draw is out of reach, but could still be seeded anywhere between fifth and seventh for the tournament depending on whether they beat the Irish and results elsewhere. The Hurricanes come into the game after two consecutive wins — over Louisville and Virginia Tech. Romagnolo highlighted senior forward Gracie Lachowecki, who had two assists against the Cardinals and two goals against the Hokies, as a key member of Miami’s team. “They’re organized, they’ve got some good results this year,” Romagnolo said. “They just came off a win against Virginia Tech, so they’re a good team. They have a great goalscorer up front in Gracie Lachowecki, her brother actually played at Notre Dame, but she’s a fast striker and she can score goals. Other than that, they’re going to be an organized team who is fighting to make the ACC Tournament.” The Irish and the Hurricanes will kick off at Alumni Stadium on Thursday at 7 p.m. Contact Dan O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu
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Singles boost Irish at ITA regionals
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Sports Writer
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With a chance to claim a share of the ACC regular season title in the final game before the conference tournament begins, No. 12 Notre Dame will host Miami on Thursday night. The Irish (11-2-4, 6-1-2 ACC) do not control their own destiny going into the game, but a victory combined with either a draw between fellow ACC contenders Duke and Clemson or a win for the Tigers will see the Irish tied for points atop the conference standings with the Blue Devils (12-3-2, 7-1-1 ACC) or the Tigers (12-3-2, 6-1-2) respectively. Florida State could also claim a share of the title with a victory over North Carolina. A shared title with Clemson would also give the Irish the top seed for the ACC tournament, while a split with Duke or Florida State will depend on goal differences. The regular season title and top seed isn’t all the Irish have
Over the fall break, Notre Dame competed in the ITA Midwest Regionals at the Varsity Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio. The four day tournament lasted from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23. In the singles competition, senior Josh Hagar, freshman Jonathan Small, freshman Matt Gamble, sophomore Alex Lebedev and freshman Guillermo Cabrera were able to earn singles victories in the round of 64. Lebedev and Hagar made it through the round of 32 and Lebedev emerged victorious in the round of 16 before falling in the quarterfinals. In doubles competition, the duos of sophomore Grayson Broadus/Small, junior Drew Dawson/Cabrera and Lebedev/Gamble powered their way to wins in the round of 64. Eddy Covalschi/Hagar joined Lebedev/Gamble in earning
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Senior midfielder Sandra Yu holds off a Virginia defender on Oct. 9. The Irish can share the ACC title with a win against Miami.
Men’s Golf
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Over the break, Notre Dame came away with another team title and invitational medalist at the Georgetown Intercollegiate in Beallsville, Maryland, but back end of the road trip was featured fatigue and a 13th place finish at the McNeese State Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday. On the front end of the break at Georgetown, the Irish finished the two-day event 12 strokes ahead of the Hoyas, who finished second with a score of sixover-par 858. The team win was the second team victory of the fall season, and it also marked the second straight event that the Irish had the tournament’s top individual. Sophomore Ben Albin finished four-under par on day one, three-under par on day two and finished the tournament with another three-under-par performance to finish two strokes ahead of the next golfer. Albin’s medalist performance gave Notre Dame two straight medalist performances, which hasn’t been done since the fall of
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victories in the round of 32, and made it all the way to the quarterfinals. Both teams dropped close matches in the semifinals. Irish head coach Ryan Sachire said he was happy with his team’s showing over the weekend. “[This was] a big individual tournament where all of our guys competed and overall I was very happy with our performance,” Sachire said. “I thought we played and competed well. You always want to do a little better in terms of results and things like that, every team does I’m sure, but overall I was very happy with how we did things and how we are making progress this fall.” W hen asked what he liked in particular, Sachire pointed to the performances of the freshman on the team as well as Lebedev’s performance. “All four freshman that were in the main draw went
1990. “[Senior] Blake’s [Baren] performance at [the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic] was really inspiring for me,” Albin said. “It was about a week before we went to Georgetown, and just to see that he could break through and win his first full field tournament of the season really inspired me to know that I can do the same thing. I went to [Georgetown] with the goal of really the first time to go out and win the tournament. When I was able to win the one at Georgetown, it really helped the rest of our team. The momentum from Blake’s win really carried over to that week.” In addition to Albin, Barens finished tied for fifth with a threeday score of two-under-par 211. The next two closest Irish golfers, sophomore Miguel Delgado and senior Matt Rushton, finished tied for 21st with scores of sixover-par 219 . After walking away from Georgetown with the team title, the Irish traveled to Vero Beach, Florida to compete in the McNeese State Invitational, and see M GOLF PAGE 11
Rohrer wins performer of the week as ACCs loom By MAREK MAZUREK Sports Editor
The Irish notched two top-10 finishes over break as the women’s team finished ninth in the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, while the men took fourth place in the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Illinois. Highlighting the women’s fourth consecutive top-10 finish was sophomore Anna Rohrer, who placed third overall with 20:03.4. Sophomore Annie Heffernan was the second Irish runner to cross the finish line, coming in at 22nd overall. With the ACC championships this weekend, Irish assistant coach Matthew Sparks said he is pleased with where Rohrer is mentally and physically, and said the sophomore standout even has room to improve. “[Rohrer is in the] see XC PAGE 10
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Irish sophomore Anna Rohrer crosses the finish line in first place at the Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 30 at Warren Golf Course.