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NDSP handles gameday security Group ensures safety for students, fans during home football games each season By NATALIE WEBER Associate News Editor
Approximately 80,000 people will enter Notre Dame Stadium to watch the Irish take on the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Campus safety staff will be working hard to ensure the safety of each and every guest, chief of Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) Keri Kei Shibata said. “Our goal is really to have a pervasive culture of safety so that everyone has safety as their top priority and everyone is taking ownership, and reporting issues, and coming up with ideas, addressing problems and things like that,” she said. Shibata said there are four key
components of game day security: campus safety staff, technology, stadium security policies — such as the prohibited items policy — and good communication. “We do ask different groups like the ushers and the concessions team — we ask them at the beginning of their day to take a look through their spaces and make sure everything’s safe and that they don’t see any safety or security concerns,” she said. “They have to check in with us and let us know that’s done before we’ll open the buildings for use, so we’re really making sure that everything is safe.” Shibata said the construction see NDSP PAGE 5
Villa in Rome enhances student experience By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer
In 2016, Notre Dame purchased a villa in Rome to serve as a site for the Rome Global Gateway Program, and this fall marks the first semester Notre Dame students are living in the villa while studying abroad in Rome. Villa rector Justin Bartkus, a double Domer from the class of 2010 and the class of 2012, said the villa currently houses 61 students and one assistant rector. Bartkus lives on the property, but not in the villa. He said the villa will be at full capacity with 90 students next semester. Thirty-seven of the students are architecture students, junior MaryGrace Lewis, an architecture student currently in Rome, said. Lewis said studying in Rome is an invaluable opportunity for these students. “So much of architecture got its start and foundation in Rome, so what’s better than to come to the place of its origin?” she said. “Rather than looking at a textbook, we get to look at the
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buildings and go to the Forum and put your hands on it and walk through it and feel it instead of just studying it on a page.” While referred to as “the villa,” the building is actually a villino, Lewis said, which is a smaller, generally single-family residence. While it’s a stand-alone building, a villino is surrounded by a yard, she said. The Notre Dame villa includes four floors and a basement, has a terrace on top and a courtyard surrounding the building, Lewis said. She said an annex is located in the courtyard, which includes the rector’s residence and the student center, and the entire area is secured by a fence. Bartkus said the villa is designed so that students explore Rome. “The building itself is very very nice and architecturally beautiful and actually like a classical Roman villa,” he said. “But functionally, as a dorm the idea is not that it’s so plush that students want to spend a lot of time here. see VILLA PAGE 5
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Notre Dame Security Police ensures the safety of 80,000 Notre Dame football fans who fill the stadium each gameday.
Former Notre Dame football player Douglas Randolph filed a lawsuit against Notre Dame, head football coach Brian Kelly, football trainer Rob Hunt, several doctors and others Sept. 1 alleging the football team’s medical staff withheld information from him, leading to spinal stenosis. see LAWSUIT PAGE 5
Harper Cancer Institute works in pursuit of cure By SOFIA MADDEN News Writer
Since its formation in 2011, the Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute has been integrative and collaborative in its founding principles. Originally presented as an intentional partnership between the University and the Indiana School of Medicine – South Bend according to the Institutes’s website, the Institute has encouraged the fusion of differences in subject,
education and background in order to create new and effective tools to fight against cancer. “Many Indiana School of Medicine – South Bend medical students have cancer research labs and request that Notre Dame post-doctorates and undergraduates actually perform the research,” Angela Cavalieri, the Institute’s external relations and special events program coordinator, said. Scientists from across disciplines — including biologists,
engineers, mathematicians and psychologists — gather together at Harper in order to solve complex problems surrounding cancer investigation, Stewart Bullock, associate director of the Institute, said. He said the Institute prides itself on utilizing the combined knowledge of interconnected subject areas as it drives forward in innovation. “Here, we have biologists researching alongside engineers,” see HARPER PAGE 5
College choir releases CD By MARTHA REILLY Saint Mary’s Editor
The Saint Mary’s Women’s Choir is used to performing at various campus events, but its sound can now resonate with a broader audience, as the group released its newest CD — titled “O Lux!” — on the Pro Organo label. Senior member of Women’s Choir Franny Wall said the recording process, which took place in the Church of Loretto last spring, was serendipitous.
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“It’s really expensive to do this, so if you’re going to make a CD, you have to be sure that it’s going to be … exactly what you want and everything is in shape,” Wall said. “We had a really good blend, everything sounded good and we were going on tour, so we had a lot of practice. We had a really diverse repertoire, and we sounded really good.” The group’s dynamic strengthened as a result of recording a CD together, Wall said. “Making music together, in
general, bonds people,” she said. “Women’s Choir is pretty close to begin with, and then being together from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. really was a fun thing to do. You wouldn’t get that experience with any other friends you have, so I think it really brought us together.” Junior Grace Haase said crafting a CD provided her with more insight into the recording process and fortified the College’s values of persistence and dedication. see CHOIR PAGE 5
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Lewis hosts LHOP By GRACE McDERMOTT News Writer
For a $5 fee starting Friday at 9:30 p.m., Lewis Hall will host its annual charity event, the Lewis House of Pancakes (LHOP), providing an allyou-can eat breakfast buffet with different foods on every floor. The residents serve pancakes, bacon, eggs, juice and cinnamon rolls. All proceeds from LHOP go to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, an organization that serves the South Bend community. According to the Food Bank’s website, they donated seven million pounds of food to local agencies in 2016 alone. Lewis’ involvement with the Food Bank doesn’t stop with LHOP. “Last year, we had a group of girls volunteer there afterwards, to see what the Food Bank was like, and we’re going to try to do that again,” sophomore Amanda Bono, one of the LHOP chairs, said. Bono and her fellow organizer, sophomore Sarah Duehren, estimated that about 1,000 people attended last year’s LHOP, and Duehren said they’ve set a goal to beat that number. “It’s open to the public, but it’s mostly students that come,” Duehren said. The residents of Lewis Hall are very passionate about this event, Bono said, which they believe
builds dorm spirit. “The girls honestly love it,” she said. “The reason that I wanted to help run it this year was because I had such a great time last year.” Freshman Rachel Duffy expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming event. “I’m really excited that we’re going to get a lot of people to come out and beat last year’s record, and raise money for charity,” Duffy said. Duehren remarked that the participation and interest around LHOP represents a bigger part of Lewis Hall. “It goes to show how strong the community is, because everybody’s so excited to be a part of it,” Duehren said. The residents of Lewis highly encourage everyone to come with their friends and donate to a worthy cause. “If you’re on the fence about coming, I think that if you’re a person who appreciates breakfast food — and who appreciates charity, who appreciates community — then this is the place for you,” Duffy said. “Even if you’re there for five minutes, it’s worth coming out and seeing,” she said. “And it’s for a really good cause.” Contact Grace McDermott at gmcdermo@nd.edu
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Counseling Center hosts student support groups By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer
Every semester, the University Counseling Center (UCC) hosts several student support groups ranging from the “International Student Support Group” to “Not the Perfect Family” to the “Social Anxiety Group.” “It’s a way for people with a specific issue or problem to get support from one another and to find ways of coping,” Peter Barnes, a psychologist with the UCC, said. All the support groups are held in the UCC. The groups are open to both undergraduate and graduate students, and Barnes has found that both groups of students use them equally. He said the UCC tries to balance the groups in terms of males and females. To join a group, Barnes said, students should schedule an initial assessment with a UCC counselor who can then discuss whether a group might be a recommended form of treatment for a student. Barnes said group treatment can sometimes be “the Paid Advertisement
treatment of choice for certain issues.” This is especially true of the Social Anxiety Group — which Barnes runs — since it gives students the chance to speak in public, something that is often scary for them, he said. “It’s not a secondary or second-rate form of treatment,” Barnes said. The Social Anxiety Group includes six to eight people a semester, which Barnes said is typical of the groups. When the UCC receives enough people for a group, it will close the group to new members, but if it is unable to get enough people in the group, it will not offer the group for the semester, Barnes said. He said the point at which either one of these things occur is typically around fall break. Barnes said the “Be Real” group is a new group being offered this semester, but all the groups encourage authenticity. “One of the things we challenge group members to do is be real and authentic,” he said. “ … Group offers a chance for people to be real and authentic, which can be healing.” Barnes said one key benefit to
groups is that it shows students the universality of suffering. “I think the thing Notre Dame students struggle with is letting themselves ask for help,” he said. “ … One of the benefits of group is learning you’re not alone. Hopefully students realize pain and struggles are part of the human experience.” Barnes said social media tends to paint a different picture of student health than the data shows, and he hopes groups can “debunk the myth” that all students are happy all the time. At the same time, Barnes said it can be scary to join a group since there is inherent risk. “When you put something out, you don’t know how people will respond,” he said. “That’s where the growth is — where it’s scary and uncomfortable.” Barnes also said outside of groups, friends should try to support each other by listening. “One of the most important things you can do for another is listen,” he said. “You don’t have to fix their problems.” Contact Alexandra Muck at amuck@nd.edu
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Top-rated Medieval Institute preserves history By NATALIE WEBER Associate News Editor
On the seventh floor of the Hesburgh Library, students can access resources from one of the most well known medieval institutes in North America — Notre Dame’s own Medieval Institute. “Notre Dame has resources for undergraduate education that almost nobody else has,” Thomas Burman, the Robert Conway Director of the Medieval Institute, said. “And those resources start as they always do in the world — with people. We have something like 80 faculty members who, in one way or the other, are involved in scholarship on the Middle Ages.” Over 40 of those faculty members are medieval studies fellows, Burman said. “ … A very large department in the humanities at most universities would have 40 or 45 faculty, so [for example] our history department has 45 faculty,” Burman said. “That kind of spans the globe in a lot of ways. It’s like we have a department of just medieval studies, so that gives you a sense of how vast the range of faculty expertise is.”
Burman said another one of the Medieval Institute’s best resources is its library. “Often, people come from Europe to use our library and they say it’s the best library they’ve ever used to do medieval research,” he said. “It’s not just that we have a great collection of books and all that. We have some other remarkable things — like what’s called the Ambrosiana [Library] microfilm collection. ” The Ambrosiana microfilm collection was a project headed by University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, Canon Astrik L. Gabriel, who was one of the Medieval Institute’s founders and Cardinal Giovanni Montini, who would later become Pope Paul VI. The three had seen the destruction of medieval manuscripts during the world wars and wanted to preserve them, Linda Major, Medieval Studies director of undergraduate studies, said. “Notre Dame made arrangements when Fr. Hesburgh was still young in his presidency to try to preserve, or have a back up of, or preservation of all the Medieval manuscripts that were in the Ambrosiana library in Milan, Italy,” Major said.
The Medieval Institute is also known for its facsimiles, including a facsimile of the Book of Kells, Major said. “A facsimile is a replica of a Medieval manuscript, down to the tiniest detail,” she said. “They’re only produced in quantities of a couple hundred and then sold throughout the world, so they’re very rare and they’re generally very expensive, but Notre Dame has about 800 facsimiles.” One of the Institute’s most underutilized resources, however, is its classes, Major said. “We offer so many different classes,” she said. “A lot of times some classes won’t have any students registered at all because they’re not in the main stream of the courses that we’re known for — history, philosophy, theology, art — and they might be more peripheral, and students don’t think to take them when in fact they can be the more exciting ones.” The Medieval Institute offers several opportunities for students to study the Middle Ages, including a major and supplementary major, a minor and a Ph.D. program. Students also have the opportunity to participate in summer internships in Rare
BAVO promotes safe environment at College By JULIANNA McKENNA and MARIA LEONTARAS News Writers
One in four female college students experience sexual assault on a college campus. This statistic is what has inspired some members of the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) to take action against sexual assault, dating abuse and stalking. The group strives to create a culture of acceptance by showing the impact an active bystander can have on a situation, sophomore Courtney Driscoll, Student Advisory Committee member and Green Dot Committee co-chair, said. “BAVO is the voice that stands for students who are maybe unable to speak, and it creates a safer space for students to feel more welcome and included,” Driscoll said. “It cultivates a culture just free of violence, which is really important — especially being an all-women’s campus.” BAVO is constantly evolving it’s resources and programs so that it can continue to reach out to the diverse needs of the ever-growing campus, BAVO director Connie Adams said in an email. At its core, Adams said, BAVO’s mission is about constant support. “Last year, the BAVO Student Advisory Committee began to focus on reinforcing that we are also Belles for … things like healing, support, strength, courage,” Adams said. “Unfortunately,
power-based personal violence (PBPV) impacts individuals regardless of their identities, but we know some individuals/groups are at a higher risk or have unique challenges. We are having conversations about additional barriers to reporting for individuals who are of color or are a part of the LGBTQIA community.” This year BAVO is hosting new events to help spread awareness to the Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame and Holy Cross communities in an engaging way, senior Abbie Spica said, one specific event being an information session on the importance of Title IX. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits genderbased discrimination in any federally-funded education program or activity. “[The] Title IX event is open to all ND, HC and SMC students,” she said. “It’s important for all to attend. This is the first time we are going to be talking about Title IX beyond the scope of sexual assault. This year we are also working on some new collaborations with Feminists United and [the] Student Diversity Board, to name a few.” BAVO not only has a large impact on campus communities, but also on the world at large, Spica said. “It’s our responsibility to make sure we are taking care of our human community, and if we can do it on this campus in a fun and engaging way to raise awareness, then that’s a good way for us to accomplish our ultimate goal of ending violence,” Spica said.
Adams also believes that in order to end to violence, there needs to be a change in the mentality of society. “What we need is a culture change,” she said. “A culture where we aren’t afraid to talk about these issues, where we commit to demonstrate how violence is not one of our community values, where we recognize that we do play a role, even if we choose to do nothing. There is no such thing as neutrality. Either we act, or we don’t. If we don’t take collective and individual responsibility for our community, who will?” The desire to stand up for others in order to end violence is what has led many students, like Driscoll, to joining BAVO and getting involved with the various programs it promotes. Driscoll said this club was the best way for her to stand up for what she believes in. “I always knew that I wanted to stand up for things and be a leader, and I knew that I could do it through this. I saw a chance to be a voice for people who were maybe too timid or afraid,” Driscoll said. “I knew I had a voice, and that I needed to use my voice to help other people and my campus. I think the more people that get involved with BAVO will find that it draws you in and makes you want to be a voice too.” Contact JuliannaMcKenna at jmckenna01@saintmarys.edu and Maria Leontaras at mleontaras01@saintmarys.edu
Books and Special Collections, The Snite Museum of Art, the archives and the Medieval Institute. Undergraduates in the Medieval Studies program are also given preference in the study abroad program at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, which was started by the Medieval Institute, Major said. Pursuing a major in Medieval Studies allows students to pursue a number of academic interests within a single subject, Major said, as Medieval Studies classes draw from 13 different departments. It is also a prestigious program, Major said — a Medieval Studies Honors student was the first Notre Dame undergraduate to win a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. “We often times offer classes that sound similar to the Program of Liberal Studies and in the same format, but the big difference is they have their program very structured and laid out in sequence,” she said. “We’re just the opposite. We let students decide on what their concentration is.” This major can be “a hard sell” to parents, though, due to misconceptions about the Middle Ages, Major said.
“They don’t want to spend all that money to have their child end up with a degree in something they equate with knights and damsels in distress — which of course, it’s a lot more than that,” she said. “But it’s known probably by its reputation in popular culture, rather than as a scholarly discipline.” Burman echoed Major, and said there are many misconceptions about the Middle Ages in popular culture, even though both universities and representative assemblies were invented during this time period. “The most striking [misconception] that seems impossible to root out is that the Middle Ages is this backwards period and all of the interesting stuff in Western culture comes either from the ancient or the period after the Renaissance and all of that,” he said. “In this case, I would simply stress that some of the most fundamental institutions of the modern, Western world are inventions not of the ancient period or the Renaissance, but of the Middle Ages.” Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu
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of Campus Crossroads presented “a challenge in a positive way” to game day security efforts. Architects of the new buildings consulted with NDSP, the fire department and events management to discuss how to design structures conducive to security and safety. “The architects of the buildings also have a lot of expertise around security and these types of facilities, so I believe it was designed very well, which puts us in a great place to get started,” she said. “Because if we built the buildings and then decided how we were going to do security, that would be not as effective.” Moving the band off the field and into the stands has increased safety for both football players and band members, Shibata said. “That has some to do with wanting to clear the field itself of people so that people are not at risk of being hurt,” she said. “I would say that’s an improvement in safety, for the members of the band and the players and the people working on the field, so I would say that does increase safety.” Program manager for crowd control in Notre Dame athletics Jim Smith worked as an usher for 17 years prior to assuming his current position. He said ushers serve as the “eyes and ears” for stadium security. “We’re really not here to be the fun police,” he said. “All of our policies are in place for the safety and protection of the fans and the guests. Although you may not
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According to the complaint filed in the St. Joseph Circuit Court, Randolph is suing for damages on the counts of negligence, negligent misrepresentation and fraudulent concealment. The complaint said Randolph — a member of the Notre Dame football team during the 2014 and 2015 seasons — began to experience numbness in his upper extremities after being hit during a September 2015 practice. Randolph reported these symptoms to Hunt, who had him rest for two minutes before returning to the practice with continuing numbness. Despite complaining of worsening symptoms and undergoing MRI scans, Randolph was assured by both Hunt and team doctors that the scans had not revealed any problems and it was safe for him to continue play, according to the complaint. The lawsuit alleges that Randolph was never showed these results, which would have ended his career and avoided “all subsequent injuries and permanent damage he has endured.” Following the advice of the team trainer and doctors, Randolph played in every game of the 2015 season, including the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2016, the lawsuit said. According to the complaint, rather than preventing Randolph from doing further damage to his
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know why that policy is in place, a lot of thought has gone into it to make sure that we’re protecting the fans and so that they have a fun, family-friendly environment.” Smith said fans should familiarize themselves with the University’s security policies — in particular, the prohibited items policies. “Prohibited items policies is generally where we get the most pushback, if people are going through security and when we have to turn people away because they’re in possession of something that’s prohibited,” he said. Ushers also get pushback from students when discouraging pushups after touchdowns, Smith said. “ … At first it looks like we’re just trying to stop people from having fun, but when you think about it, the people who are sitting next to the person doing pushups who aren’t involved in pushups are the ones who will most likely be injured if that person gets dropped on top of them,” he said. “Most of the time, when we explain that to somebody they go, ‘Ah, that makes sense.’” Ultimately, Shibata said, communication amongst security staff is the most challenging, but also one of the most important parts, of gameday security. “There are so many moving parts and so many thousands of people involved in making gameday go well and they all have their own little pieces of responsibility for safety,” she said. “ … So it’s a lot of coordination and good communication is really important.” Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu
neck by continuing to play, a team doctor — referred to as Dr. Doe A in the complaint — prescribed Randolph an anti-inflammatory steroid in September of 2015, which resulted in side effects that forced him to stop taking the steroid in October. In January 2016, after experiencing “complete numbness in all four extremities” on multiple occasions, Randolph was informed by another doctor that he had spinal stenosis of the C4 and C6 vertebra in his neck and told he could never play football again, according to the lawsuit. The complaint claims Hunt and the team doctors were aware that Randolph should not have been cleared to play after his initial scan in September of 2015. University vice president of public affairs and communications Paul Browne said in an email that the University is confident the team trainers and doctors acted appropriately in this case. “We will respond in full to these claims in court, but what we can say with certainty is that nothing is more important to Notre Dame than the safety and well-being of our students,” he said. “With that in mind, we believe our athletics doctors and trainers are second to none and we are completely confident that these health-care professionals provided proper medical care to the plaintiff in this case. We are equally confident that the allegations made in this lawsuit are baseless.”
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“It’s not something I had done before, and it takes a lot of time to get it right,” Haase said. “I think it’s all about having a good work ethic and really committing to something. All the women in [Women’s] Choir are in it because they love to sing.” Haase said she feels proud to belong to such a successful group of women. “Having a CD really showcases how good of a choir that a small college in Indiana has,” she said. “We’re all super tightknit. There’s a family aspect that we all have, and we’re all really close.” Wall said Nancy Menk, chair of the department of music, was thrilled with the dedication and talent of each member. “She was so happy with how everything went,” Wall said. “She prepared us beforehand and said, ‘This is going to be a very long and grueling process. We’re going to have to run things, and we’re going to
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Bullock said. In practice, this multi-faceted association among different disciplines is crucial to cancer research innovation, Bullock said. For example, he said, detecting tumors in their earliest stages of development is necessary to terminating the cancer before it spreads throughout the body. “A biologist or biochemist may be able to detect a tumor in the body, but simply knowing it exists doesn’t help anyone,” he said. Likewise, Bullock said, an engineer has the capability to build machines that have the potential to detect these tumors early in their growth, but would need help from a biologist. “Without the biologist, the engineer does not know what signals their machine should look for,” he said. The connection between the biologist and engineer is essential to discovering the full solution to many cancer questions, and Bullock said the Harper Cancer Research Institute has always built their studies on this principle. “This is the direction toward which cancer research as a whole is headed, and since its opening, the Harper Cancer Research Institute has fostered this model,” he said. Founder Mike Harper provided funding for the institute in honor of his late wife, Josie Harper, who died after her own battle with cancer, Bullock said. “Mike Harper was a South Bend native, and actually used to sell hot dogs in the Notre Dame football stadium before
have to cut things apart and redo them.’ But then … the first night we got through almost all of the a capella pieces, which is maybe half of the program. That’s a good memory.” Menk’s direction and expertise, Wall said, ensured the choir could perform at its full potential. “If she thought we were good enough and could make this happen, we didn’t really have to worry about anything,” Wall said. “She would know.” Haase said her involvement with Women’s Choir has sparked lasting friendships that have left permanent impressions on her. “It’s not a chore to have to go to all these extra rehearsals because you’re just there with all your friends,” she said. Women’s Choir extends its best effort to make Saint Mary’s a welcoming and uplifting atmosphere, Haase said. “Women’s Choir sings at all the important events,” she said. “It shows what a good choir we have and what good talent we have for being such a small school. Something Dr. Menk said when she listened
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to the recording was that she could not hear one person’s voice during the entire CD because we blended really well together. It’s about being conscious about how you interact with other people.” Wall said she feels fortunate to pursue a music major at Saint Mary’s, where the professors place individual attention on each student and care deeply about personal improvement. “You can tell [the music professors] want you to succeed and have fun while doing it or have it not be too stressful,” Wall said. Women’s Choir unites the student body, Wall said. “There’s a really special bond that happens with singing together and singing for an audience,” she said. “You’re sharing a part of yourself with the people listening.” “O Lux!” can be purchased at the Saint Mary’s bookstore, on Amazon or directly through the department of music in Moreau Hall. Contact Martha Reilly at mreilly01@saintmarys.edu
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becoming the CEO of Tulsa,” he said. “He was approached by the University to make a gift to the University which could be both privately and publicly funded.” Anyone who would like to become involved in the Harper Cancer Research Institute can attend the Notre Dame women’s rowing team’s annual “ergathon,” which will benefit the Institute, Friday, Cavalieri said. “This event will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, and the proceeds will fund pancreatic cancer research,” she said. In addition to student-led events, Cavalieri said faculty involved with the Harper Cancer Research Institute also offer lectures and presentations to share their findings. “On Sept. 13, we are hosting a community seminar series regarding breast cancer at the Indiana School of Medicine – South Bend,” she said. Any undergraduate student interested in supporting the Institute through research development can explore the Harper Cancer Research Institute website and find the faculty members who match their academic passions. “Undergraduates who strive to conduct research alongside their professors, postdoctorates and researchers can access them directly through our website,” Cavalieri said. Each person involved in cancer research dedicates themselves diligently to solve the complex issues surrounding the disease, Cavalieri said. “Our objective here is to go out of business,” she said. “If we cure cancer, we can all go home.”
It’s that the best teacher here, the best faculty, is the city itself.” When comparing the villa to the dorms, Lewis said one of the most noticeable differences would be the lack of a single-gender residence. In the villa, each floor is single-gender, but the building is mixed-gender. She also said bathrooms are not community style. Instead, there are typically two bedrooms in a hallway that share a bathroom in more of a suite style. Another key difference is the lack of a meal plan. Lewis said the students cook their food the majority of the time, but the villa also brings in a chef three times a week who cooks traditional Italian meals for 70 euros a month. “It’s a small fee, but it’s definitely worth it,” Lewis said. “It’s delicious.” Bartkus said the building itself has a history of its own apart from the students currently living there. Located near the Colosseum, the building used to be a Jewish school and a fascist prison at one point, he said. Most recently before Notre Dame purchased it, Bartkus said the villa was a local police station. “It’s not physically just the four walls that surround the students who are staying here,” he said. “It itself has its own history that is unique and interesting.”
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Inside Column
An open letter to the Associated Press
Trump’s sly MojoMoto DACA scheme Gary G. Caruso Capitol Comments
Mike Donovan Scene Writer
This is a satire. Relax. Listen up America. Brace yourselves. The knowledge bombs are coming. They’ll rain down on the soft, fluffy snowbanks of the mainstream media, #disrupting the liberal status quo and #leveraging a new era of truth in the journalistic swamp. The Associated Press — a sadistic institution bent on wiping American Exceptionalism, Jesus, and perfectly good commas from the American discourse — has finally met its maker. My intellectual spirit animal, Rachel Alexander, brought the AP conspiracy to my attention in mid-July when she DESTROYED!!! mainstream “journalism” with her scathing admonishments of news organization’s woefully biased AP Stylebook. In her pieces, Alexander illustrates how the AP spinsters fudge the truth where it matters most. “Semiautomatic rifles that have additional add-on parts for shooting accuracy are to be called assault weapons,” she writes (this is supposedly a statement of an AP rule, but we can’t be sure since she never specifically identifies AP as a key contextual player in the sentence or the paragraph), “despite the fact the term has referred to fully automatic weapons used by the military for years.” To mislead the American public further, the AP suggests labeling all fully automatic weapons (like the AK-47) with the preposterous phrase assault rifles. If the AP’s egregious rejection of facts (as stated above) seems petty, confusing or meaningless to you, then I suggest you move to Canada. Since we American’s have the right to purchase and own our absurdly powerful and totally necessary militarystyle firearms, then the snowflake media has a moral obligation to refer to those guns correctly. Alexander also SKEWERS!!!! the AP’s rules regarding climate change. After noting that the AP’s opposition to dismissive words describing climate change deniers and skeptics — words like “skeptics or deniers” — the organizations accepted replacement — “those who reject mainstream climate science” implies that climate change theory (and all the FAKE! professional research backing it up) is, in fact, true. I find such biases to be an affront to the Liberty University science lectures I spend so much time watching online. How dare these media moguls suggest that I, an upstanding Christian and American citizen, could possibly screw up the world that Our Lord created. If anything, climate change is a temporary result of the recent influx of liberal hot air. HAHAHAHA!
The AP’s most pressing crimes, however, rise out of the grammatical realm. As of 2014, the organizations official stylistic principles command that “‘personal pronouns referring to him [our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ] are lowercase, including savior.’” How can the good Christian people of the USA stand for this nonsense? Can we stand by as these socialist elites take everything we hold dear, wrap it in lies, and drop kick out of a window? We shan’t and we won’t. We must also address the Stylebook’s avarice in forbidding crucial grammatical elements like italics and boldface and discouraging the use of all caps. Everybody knows that words have ABSOLUTELY no emphatic capabilities on their own. Consider the following proverb: “After reading the false reporting and even ferocious anger in some dying magazine it makes me wonder, WHY? All I want to do is #MAGA!” - @realDonaldTrump (8/30/17) Without its capitalized sections and mind-bending (some would say avant-garde) syntax, it runs the risk of being utterly meaningless. It may even lead some to treasonously accuse our noble leader of mental instability — OH MY! And it goes without saying how other snobbish AP guidelines — particularly those that require clear attribution of facts to a reliable source — further silence the voice of REAL America. But nothing compares to AP’s final nail in the free speech coffin — it’s disgusting rejection of the beloved Oxford Comma — the controversial piece of punctuation that delusional millennial socialist band Vampire Weekend reportedly does not give a f--- about. Without the Oxford comma, the following (totally hypothetical) news alert could potentially exist: “Breaking: President Trump speaks on his most trusted advisors, Steve Bannon and Putin.” While we, the reasonable contingent of the American public, would understand that this statement identifies three separate parties — President Trump’s most trusted advisors, Steve Bannon, and Putin — but our brainwashed counterparts will certainly interpret the information to fit their own malicious intentions. Save the Oxford Comma. Save the City on a Hill. Save Capitalism. Save the Right. Sincerely yours, The Conservative (definitely not Alt-Right) Media Contact Mike Donovan at mdonov10@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Barely seven months into his presidency, Donald J. Trump has shown that his modus operandi is one of constant motion, confounding all with his political strategy that a moving target is rarely hit. In just a handful of days this week, Trump demonstrated that his love-hate personality centers on achieving his priorities. At week’s start, Trump horrified his critics with another reversal of an Obama-era policy when he terminated through a six-month phase-out timetable the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields from deportation nearly 800,000 young, unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. Citing constitutional questions about Obama’s authority, Trump threw the matter to congress with optimism that congress would show compassion and properly memorialize the measure through a law. However, that evening Trump cleverly expressed doubts when he tweeted: “Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can’t, I will revisit this issue!” Nationwide, compassionate Americans decried the DACA phase-out. Just as their backlash of protests amassed against Trump’s DACA abandonment, the president deserted an astounded congressional Republican leadership group of supposedly party allies by leaping into an agreement with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, fund the government until December and provide $8 billion of relief for Hurricane Harvey victims. It is evident that the Trump Mojo (Magic) Moto (Motivated Hard Charger) may consistently delight his supporter base, but baffles both his casual supporters as well as his critics. To them, they only see a crate of fast moving contradictions. Trump Mojo-Moto (TM-M) stands on four sly pillars — in all ways be antiObama, fulfill campaign promises, ingrain “us versus them” nationalistic values throughout government and maintain that the persona of Trump is always a winner. Loyalty plays a role within this TM-M balancing act only to the extent that others must remain loyal to Trump, because for Trump to be a winner at all times, he must betray others oftentimes. The TM-M playbook prioritizes action in this order: anti-Obama, campaign promise, America first and Trump always wins. Thus far in the White House, the TM-M pillars have cast aside loyalists like farmers in Iowa and North Carolina, when Trump fulfilled his campaign promise to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), allowing 27 separate negotiations from other countries to undercut American pork exports. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing from the TPP on his first full day in office, calling the action a “great thing for the American worker.” For Iowans who voted for Trump by 51-42 percent, farmers viewed the AsiaPacific region as their next prime market. Asia’s expanding middle class increasingly demands higher-quality protein through an enormous demand for meat. American
pork producers can sell just about every cut of a hog carcass — from the highestpriced loin to the cheaper organs that are difficult to sell to American consumers. The TPP would also erase punishing tariffs that restricted the United States from selling to the Far East. In Wright County, Iowa, that voted by a 2-1 margin for Trump, farmers also expected $10 billion in agricultural output over 15 years, based on estimates by Obama’s International Trade Commission. Their new processing plant in Eagle Grove will not only lose that $10 billion bump, but it can no longer be a partner in the sprawling 12-nation TPP that encompasses 40 percent of the world’s economy. In another Rust Belt state, Michigan — again fulfilling a campaign promise to be tough on immigration — in June the federal government started detaining Chaldean Christians from the Detroit area after Iraq began cooperating with the U.S. and issued deportation travel documents it had resisted issuing previously. Some Chaldeans, here for decades and in their mid-60s, were swept up due to criminal records nearly 30 years old. Chaldean Christians are ethnic Assyrians from Iraq who are consistent supporters of the Republican Party. They voted heavily for Trump when he won Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes. The most disturbing potential betrayal may yet to come affecting DACA registrants and transgender service members — both groups volunteered discovery and information to the Obama government with the assurance of privacy and without fear of retaliation. Questions remain whether the Trump government will use this confidential government-sought information to prosecute them. Court suits have already been filed to prohibit such action in the future. However, the TM-M seems to thus far been able to twist around and duck obstacles while wreaking havoc upon those in the path of its goals. TM-M has pitted congressional Democrats against Republicans, not to mention GOP segments against others factions of the Republican Party. In many ways those are the political system’s best moments when it gives and takes without any side monopolizing the agenda. But for Trump to use his Magic Mojo based on four absolutes that are unforgiving and not malleable enough to establish good public policy portends of future disaster. To egregiously race his Moto Charger through governmental institutions is emblematic of a political novice. Perhaps in six months the fate of DACA recipients will be clarified as well as how well Mojo and Moto have served Trump and the nation. Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ‘73 American studies major, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter @GaryJCaruso or e-mail GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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God, Country, Notre Dame The story of Notre Dame’s founding is ingrained in students’ minds soon after — and sometimes before — arriving on campus for Welcome Weekend. It is a story of inspiration and vision, with our founder, Fr. Edward Sorin, famously proclaiming: “This college will be one of the most powerful means for doing good in this country.” From the minute he spoke those words, Fr. Sorin gave the charge: Notre Dame was to be an unmatched force for good. Years later — 175, to be exact — both the world and Notre Dame’s campus look very different, but the mission and vision of Fr. Sorin have not changed. With our campus undergoing almost constant evolution and advancement, particularly surrounding football culture, it can be easy for us die-hard Notre Dame football fans to orient our hearts and minds farther away from the heart of campus — the place we call God Quad — and closer to the growing enormity that is Notre Dame Stadium, manifested in the new, towering Campus Crossroads. As one of Notre Dame’s newest — and certainly largest — multi-million dollar projects, Campus Crossroads represents a great feat for the University, creating a number of new opportunities for students, faculty and other members of the community. Recently, it has become the new star of Notre Dame promotional videos, giving the stadium — and, consequently, football — higher precedence than ever before. While we recognize, and are grateful for, the numerous possibilities this new tool makes available to us as a school and a community, we must also recognize that it is just that: a tool.
We urge you, fellow Domers, to remember why we receive the more intangible gifts we have at this University. They are a means to an end, and that end is the betterment of the world in which we live. There is a reason why the Golden Dome, the Hesburgh Library and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart cause us to stop and stare for a moment: They stand as visual pillars of the Notre Dame tradition that brings pride to our community — a tradition of active moral integrity that we are tasked, as members of this great institution, with striving for in every aspect of our lives. Football is an undeniably important part of our culture. As Fr. Hesburgh once said, “There is no academic virtue in playing mediocre football and no academic vice in winning a game that by all odds one should lose ... There has been a surrender at Notre Dame, but it is a surrender to excellence on all fronts, and in this we hope to rise above ourselves with the help of God.” This game, however, is not what Our Lady’s University was founded upon, nor should it be what it is remembered for. In the recently created “Moreau First Year Experience” course, which all freshmen are required to take, the five pillars of Moreau are taught to students. These pillars are: zeal, family, hope, mind and heart. The course presents these as the foundational qualities that all Notre Dame students should strive to both possess and embody. The pillars are defined as zeal for academic and moral excellence that leads to good works; hope that trusts in God’s plan and promise; mind that seeks to reason and understand the lives and beliefs of others; heart to discern what course of action will best serve the human race; and family that encourages one another to keep their minds and hearts directed toward achieving lifelong moral formation within
both themselves and the world. In the midst of constant construction, increased grandeur and a fresh football season, we write to you today, Notre Dame community, to encourage you to keep these pillars at the center of your life, and work to actively allow them to guide you in all of your endeavors. To remind ourselves that it is the light emanating from the golden shine of Our Lady atop the Dome or the tabernacle within the Basilica which represent the heart of this campus, not the lights that will be shining on the field Saturday against Georgia. As students at the University, we are gifted with many new and advanced amenities meant to encourage us to achieve excellence in both athletics and academics within our community. But at the end of the day, it is not the comfort and grandeur of these gifts that we must bask in. As Notre Dame students, faculty and alumni, we are charged to use these tools as a means of changing the world we live in for the better. Here at Notre Dame, we learn and grow with the expectation that we will then share our gifts with those in need in the most rational, moral and welleducated way possible. As members of the Notre Dame family, this Editorial Board encourages every student, alumnus and faculty member to keep his or her heart and mind firmly on the expectation and values Notre Dame was founded upon — the ones embodied by the very buildings housed on God Quad. Our pride for our University, its athletic teams and its beauty are important. But at the end of the day, we call each and every member of the Notre Dame community to remember the order of the three famous words Fr. Sorin engraved above the East entrance of the Basilica 169 years ago: “God, Country, Notre Dame.”
The American dream(ers) Raymond Ramirez The Crooked Path
Former Alabama Senator and current U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III announced that the Trump administration will terminate DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA was a compromise initiative conceived by the Obama administration in 2012 after Congress failed to pass the so-called Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, first introduced in 2001, which would have offered those who had arrived illegally as children the chance of permanent legal residency. Nicknamed “Dreamers,” those persons applying for DACA status are vetted for any criminal history or threat to national security and must be students or have completed school or military service. If they pass vetting, action to deport them is deferred for two years, with a chance to renew, and they become eligible for basics like a driving license, college enrollment or a work permit. Sessions took the opportunity of his announcement to slander DACA’s nearly 800,000 recipients in language with barely concealed racist undertones. Tellingly, his speech included two classic lies supporting the Breitbart nativist narrative. Sessions claimed DACA led “to a surge of unaccompanied minors on the southern border” that yielded terrible humanitarian consequences. He also stated that DACA “denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans by allowing those same jobs to go to illegal aliens.” A study published in “International Migration,” a peer-reviewed academic journal, found that the surge in unaccompanied minors actually began in 2008; DACA was announced in 2012. The study cited a number of factors that contributed to the
surge — including rampant gang violence in Central America, as well as drug cartels’ efforts to target and recruit children in Mexico — but DACA was not cited as one of the reasons for the surge. Studies aside, the fact is undocumented children who arrived in the U.S. following DACA’s implementation in 2012 would not qualify for the program; under its terms, DACA was available solely to those individuals who “have continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007” and “were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012.” Accordingly the “surge” allegation is demonstrably false. The claim about jobs going to illegal aliens is similarly unfounded. While it makes for a good theme to stoke animus towards immigrants, there is no actual evidence that DACA recipients have taken jobs from any Americans, let alone “hundreds of thousands.” In contrast, there is evidence that killing DACA will damage the economy. About 30,000 people will lose their jobs each month as their DACA status expires, reducing the national gross domestic product by $280 billion to $433 billion over 10 years. The Cato Institute estimates DACA’s demise will cost employers $2 billion and the federal government $60 billion during that period. Trump’s decision to end DACA is a bad deal financially for the U.S. Numbers alone do not tell the whole story of the negative impact of ending DACA. Jesus Contreras came to this country as a young boy and grew up in Houston. Under DACA, Jesus earned his paramedic certification last year; recently he worked six days straight rescuing people from the flooding across the city. Alonso Guillen, another Dreamer who was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico, and moved to Lufkin, Texas, as a teenager, drove more than 100 miles with his previously undocumented friend, Thomas Carreon, to help out in the rescue efforts. Alonso and Thomas were killed when their rescue
boat crashed into a partially submerged bridge in the Houston area. The Trump administration’s actions bar any new applications for DACA relief after Sept. 5, 2017, and any applications for renewal after March 5, 2018. There are several legislative proposals in Congress to extend a path to citizenship to persons brought to the U.S. as children, including the DREAM Act, that enjoy broad bipartisan support, but members of Congress often lack the will to face the inevitable backlash from misinformed and fearful voters, and the wrath of xenophobic ideologues. In giving support to the proposed RAISE Act (a thinly veiled racist effort to screen out immigrants without jobs or higher education) in his DACA statement, Trump stated, “ … we want those coming into the country to be able to support themselves financially, to contribute to our economy, and to love our country and the values it stands for.” When Trump and Sessions demonize immigrants in order to justify deporting them, remember people like Jesus, Alonso and Thomas. They represent the best America has to offer, whether documented or not. By the way, Alonso’s mother is still in Mexico, working through the documentation process. She applied for a humanitarian visa so that she could come to Houston and bury her son, but was turned back at the border by Homeland Security. Now that Trump has turned away from his duty towards the Dreamers, we hope Congress can help restore America’s once-proud tradition of embracing diversity with wisdom and compassion. Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicng, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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By OWEN LANE Scene Writer
The War on Drugs has returned to the music scene w ith a beautiful new iteration of its familiar dreamy rock sound. Honestly, I had a lot of trouble rev iew ing this record, as it’s a little bit difficult to place. There is only one song under the five-minute mark. Not to mention that my recent musical diet was heav y on LCD Soundsystem and hip-hop at the time I cracked open this album, so I was naturally worried I would be bored by a softer album that did not feature loud percussion or bold, thought-provoking ly rics. After a sleepy first minute, a kick drum comes in w ith a reverberating backing sy nth on album-opener “Up A ll Night” and I knew that I had nothing to worr y about. Like Granduciel’s prev ious efforts, “A Deeper Understanding” pays tribute to its rock predecessors. Specifically, this record heav ily evokes ‘70s heartland rock acts like Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Brow ne and Bob Seger. (If your dad asks you to show him some of the cool music you are listening to these days, show him this album. Nine out of 10 dads w ill promptly buy the other three CDs.) Guitars shimmy in and out over smooth bass lines and simple drums. Granduciel’s voice, somewhere between a whisper and a groan, is an integral piece of the band’s unique sound. Granduciel soothes the listener w ithout losing any of the emotion that his voice can carr y so
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SparkDJ is an app programed to use an algorithm that w ill make your party experience seamless w ith DJ-mixed music and live crowd interaction. Guests can make song requests on the app, which w ill automatically adapt the requests to its playlist based on genre, rhy thm and other factors — all at a cost much lower than hiring a DJ. James Jones Jr., Notre Dame alum and founder of SparkDJ, came up w ith the idea when he was ma xed out at three to four gigs per week DJ-ing at Finnies, Club Fever and ty pical college parties. As an undergrad, he taught himself to code in order to develop a mobile app that would offer on-demand DJ ser vices remotely. The project stemmed DOMINIQUE DeMOE | The Observer
well. Driv ing a car while listening to this album would be a sublime experience. “Thinking of A Place” would be a particularly fitting soundtrack to a morning drive through rural Indiana. At 11 minutes, this track would be absolutely inexcusable if it did not sound so gorgeous. It’s easy to lose yourself in the long and dreamy track, yet Granduciel always throws in a perfectly timed f lourish to keep the listener interested. The follow ing track, “In Chains,” turns up the pace on some of the musical themes on “Thinking.” Towards the end of the song, the piano cuts out and the drumming turns heav y, only to give way to a glorious harmonica solo, which in turn gives way to a brief piano solo. The War on Drugs w ill stun you w ith quick solo after quick solo on this album, yet it never feels self-indulgent. “Clean Liv ing” is perhaps the most subdued track on the whole album. It is also probably the only song on which the music seems to take a backseat to Granduciel’s vocals. A sy nthesizer buzzes out the same riff from the prev ious t wo tracks, while the frontman’s weathered voice conveys real passion and longing. “You Don’t Have to Go” is one hell of a way to conclude an album. Granduciel sounds like Tom Pett y on this runaway train of a closing track. At the end of the song, all the instruments swell into a chaotic wave of sound that pleases the ears and tugs at the heartstrings. At times, “A Deeper Understanding” can seem
like one unrefined monolith that is not even particularly different from The War on Drugs’ prev ious albums. Granduciel is not tr y ing to reinvent the wheel here. However, it is inarguable that there are moments of absolute glor y on “A Deeper Understanding.” This record is so well produced that even on its most crowded tracks, ever y instrument adds some depth and beaut y to the track. The result is an album that sounds simultaneously innocuous and sublime. “A Deeper Understanding” aims for the production heights of “Pet Sounds” and comes quite close. The ly rics may not be particularly captivating, and ver y few songs reach out and grab your attention, but each track feels like a countdow n to the moment when all the pieces w ill converge and sweep you off your feet.
from an invitation to DJ for a house party that needed his talent, but for which he did not have time. Jones pre-recorded tracks for the hosts and they loved it. Soon, that became a fully developed mobile app available on the Apple App Store. “There’s a lot of analysis, a combination of technolog y and manual effort involved. This is more complex than I ever thought it would be but I believe it’s going to be worth it,” Jones stated in an inter view with TECHdotMN. Once downloaded, users can requests songs and vote others’ requests up or down. Event hosts can set thematic or genre guidelines and each request will be adapted to the playlist, curating a customized mix. Users can download the app for free, and hosts pay $1.99 per hour. SparkDJ differentiates itself from other
streaming ser vices, such as Spotif y or Soundcloud, in that songs are selected from a DJ’s perspective to make effortless transitions between songs. “The feeling of walking in a club and hearing live music is something we cannot yet use technolog y to reproduce, and I don’t think SparkDJ will find ever top that,” Jones stated in the same inter view. The app charges a higher rate than streaming ser vices, but much less than live DJs. “There’s bound to be a percentage of those who will find the cost benefit of this unique experience to be worth paying something for,” Jones said. Jones’ clients are both individuals and businesses looking for music to brighten their events.
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“A Deeper Understanding” The War on Drugs Label: Atlantic Records Tracks: “You Don’t Have to Go” If you like: Iron & Wine, Slowdive, Father John Misty
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: It’s time to make some serious decisions that will change the way you handle your money, legalities and health issues. Look at the big picture and consider your best strategy to help prepare you for greater stabilization, less stress and more time to spend doing the things that make life worthwhile for you. Happiness comes from within. Your numbers are 4, 17, 21, 25, 33, 44, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make the most of your time. Concentrate on being with people you love or planning a trip that encourages personal growth, revives old friendships or fosters educational pursuits. Romance is on the rise. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Observe what everyone is doing before you offer help. Picking up the slack will allow you to be the one who makes a difference in the outcome of a joint effort. Making personal changes will improve your outlook. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make home and personal improvements and nurture important relationships. Stick to the basics and be straightforward about your plans and what you want to see happen. Strive for greater security and a stable home life. Personal gains will be apparent. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Pour your heart into something you really want to pursue. Your hard work will pay off even though you may not please everyone. As long as you are happy with the results you get, that’s what truly matters. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Refuse to let your beliefs limit your chances to get ahead or to try something new. Sharing with people from different cultural backgrounds will be a learning experience you won’t forget. Stay alert and ask plenty of questions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Refuse to let uncertainty turn into a mistake. Go over the fine details and make sure to put a limit on what you spend. Preparation will be necessary if you want to ensure your financial security. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotions will be difficult to control. Look at the bright side of any situation you face. Give positive feedback and offer encouraging words to anyone who appears to be struggling. Personal changes will give you greater freedom to do as you please. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mix business with pleasure and you will gain respect as well as favors from someone who can make a difference to your earning power. Getting along with colleagues and participating in industry events is advised. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Look for ways to brighten your day. A home improvement project will help relieve your stress. Investing in the way you look will boost your confidence. Meeting new people and making travel plans should be a priority. Don’t let carelessness lead to injury. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stick close to home and avoid encounters with anyone who tries to entice you to get involved in something sketchy. You’ll be misled by someone who tries to get you to change your way of thinking. Say no to temptation. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Personal changes will make you feel good about yourself. Updating your look or altering the way you dress will result in compliments. Put love high on your list and the gestures you make will lead to a romantic encounter. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An opportunity will arise through someone you know. Don’t dismiss the notion just because you have had problems with this person in the past. Be willing to discuss ideas and you will find a way to work together. Birthday Baby: You are aggressive, industrious and perceptive. You are sensible and unique.
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Davis could be next big move Joe Everett Sports Writer
This NBA offseason was crazy. Due to Kevin Durant’s joining forces with Golden State last offseason, which subsequently led to the Warriors’ domination of the NBA playoffs and second championship in three years, the other 29 teams scrambled this summer to either position themselves to attempt the toppling of Goliath, or to wait until the dynasty eventually burns out. In the Eastern Conference, Cleveland’s trade of Kyrie Irving to Boston allows both squads the option of either road. The question lies in whether either team is good enough now to challenge the Warriors, and if they’re not, what they can do to become so. In his 3,500-word letter to the Players Tribune this Wednesday, Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas opened up about his trade from Boston to Cleveland, saying, “I don’t think the Boston Celtics got better making this trade.” Let’s find out, for the question is simple: Are the Celtics are in a better position to challenge the Warriors after this trade? Thomas, 28, was traded alongside small forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first round pick and a 2020 second-round selection to Cleveland last month in exchange for Kyrie Irving. The Celtics previously made a splash by signing free agent Gordon Hayward to a four-year, $128 million max deal, which means that the lineup the Celtics will send out against the Cavs on opening night could be: Irving, Hayward, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Morris and Al Horford, with Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Terry Rozier coming off the bench. That’s a good team. Irving is a superstar who can take over a game offensively in big-time moments, and you need starpower to beat the Warriors. The Celtics traded quantity for quality, and Irving, especially considering that the Celtics weren’t sure how much Thomas would be able to play this season, does appear to marginally improve the Celtics. One could make a case that Cleveland improved as well. The Cavaliers had minimal leverage in the trade market for Kyrie, yet got two bona-fide players, a promising developmental project in Zizic, and two future draft picks. Crowder is a versatile two-way player who could help guard a Draymond Green or Kevin Durant on the
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Warriors, and Thomas, once healthy, can easily help replace Irving’s offensive production. However, neither the Celtics or the Cavaliers improved to the level needed to beat the Warriors — they just simply don’t have the talent. Both teams are one superstar player away from that status. Enter Anthony Davis, for example. Look, I realize this is a long shot. Davis is under contract until 2020 (team option). New Orleans would likely ask the world in return, and all of this would only happen this season if Davis expressed a keen desire to be traded in the first place. However, if it’s midseason, if the Demarcus Cousins experiment in the frontcourt hasn’t worked out and the Pelicans are already looking like a non-contender, then, if you’re Anthony Davis, why would you want to stay in New Orleans? You’re playing for a dysfunctional team without a bright future, so why not request a trade to a team that’s going to play in the Finals? These days, as we saw with Kyrie this summer, players are increasingly exerting more and more influence over their career paths, and it wouldn’t surprise me for Davis to request a trade midway through the season. Thanks to their recent trade, the Cavs and the Celtics have both the existing personnel and trade assets to pull of what would be blockbuster trade. The Celtics still have a stockpile of draft picks, as well as young players like Jayson Tatum and Jaylon Brown that New Orleans would have a hard time turning down. However, if Celtics GM Danny Ainge can’t bring himself to pull the trigger, Cleveland could swoop in. The Cavs could put together a package of Kevin Love, Iman Shumpert, the 2018 unprotected first-round pick (via Brooklyn) and their 2021 first-round-pick. In the end, all of this comes down to the struggle of “going for it” versus “sticking with what you have.” Even if they can’t pull of a deal for an Anthony Davis, both teams need to actively seek to add a star this year in order to compete with Golden State. Winning championships and hanging banners should be the goal of both teams, and for the sake of the fans and for the game of professional basketball, both teams should seize the moment and look to win now.
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Carolina and Louisv ille on Jan. 13 and Jan. 16 and a road battle w ith Duke, who beat the Irish in the ACC championship last season, on Jan. 29. In Februar y, Notre Dame welcomes Florida State to Purcell Pav ilion on Feb. 10 before play ing the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Two days later, a Feb. 19 battle w ith Miami at home and Senior Night Feb. 18 against Pittsburgh round out the Februar y slate. The ACC tournament is scheduled for March 6-10 at the Barclays Center in Brook ly n, New York, w ith the NCA A tournament beginning March 14.
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Thompson’s 63 leads to one-stroke lead in Indy Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Lexi Thompson shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead over Sandra Gal and Kris Tamulis in the LPGA Tour’s inaugural Indy Women in Tech Championship. Thompson had 11 birdies and two bogeys to fall a stroke short of the Brickyard Crossing record set by Mike McCullough in the PGA Tour Champions’ 1999 Comfort Classic. “It was quite the early morning, so it was a bit cold on the range and struggled a bit on the range, but I just hit a few good drivers at the end,” Thompson said. “I just committed to one thing going into the round and I think that’s what made my day a lot easier on me. I just stuck to my routine and committed to my golf shots.” Gal, like Thompson, started her morning round on the back nine that features four holes inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gal hit 12 of 14 fairways in regulation in her bogey-free round. “It’s cool, it’s funky. I really do like the course,” Gal said. “I think it has really good challenges off the tee and the greens, and it’s cool being inside the track. It gets a little bit windy in there actually. It’s just so big, it’s unbelievable to be in there.” Tamulis had the best afternoon score with four birdies on each side. “I think actually just worrying about the hurricane makes me feel like golf’s not a big deal, so
I just hit it where I was looking, made some putts,” said Tamulis, who lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. Thompson, the 22-year-old Florida player ranked No. 3 in the world, tied for 21st last week in Portland, Oregon, in her first event since the Solheim Cup — where she overcame a big deficit in her closing singles match against Anna Nordqvist to earn a halfpoint for the winning Americans. “I would say that round definitely gave me the confidence that I can make those birdies if I just let it go and fire at pins and commit to my shots and don’t doubt it,” Thompson said. “That’s how golf is. Golf is a lot about confidence and just committing to yourself and believing in yourself, something I’m learning along the way.” Taking advantage of the wide fairways and forgiving greens softened by overnight rain, Thompson birdied three of the first five holes. She has seven birdies and a bogey in an eight-hole stretch from No. 17 to No. 6, and rebounded from a bogey on No. 8 with a birdie on No. 9. “It was just two really bad iron shots and just ended up bogeying,” Thompson said. “But for the most part, I hit it great. Just hit a few bad shots with the bogeys, but I’m definitely not complaining.” She won at Kingsmill in May for her eighth career victory. The 32-year-old Gal needed a little more time to get started. After opening with five straight pars, the German player birdied
six of the next seven holes and closed with two more birdies at Nos. 5 and 9. “I’ve been feeling like my game’s been pretty good the last couple months, but I just haven’t been scoring, so everything just came together,” Gal said. “I think I also had a good attitude. I felt like I enjoyed it a little bit more out there.” Lydia Ko, winless in more than a year, was two shot back at 65 along with Moriya Jutanugarn. “It’s nice to get off to a really solid start,” Ko said. “I’ve been struggling the last few months, so it’s nice to be able to put myself in a different rhythm. And I was with a really good group with Anna and Stacy (Lewis). Obviously, Stacy winning last week, it’s really nice to play alongside them.” Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Amy Olsonshot 66, and Cristie Kerr and Brooke Henderson topped the group at 67. “It’s so different than every other golf course that we get to play,” Henderson said. “It’s in amazing condition and it really makes you think all the way around, which I think is good for my game.” Lewis opened with a 72. The Houston player donated her winnings last week in Portland to hurricane relief efforts in her hometown area. Nordqvist had a 74. Danielle Kang tried to play through a leg infection, but withdrew before finishing the round. The 54-hole event ends Saturday.
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an alternative, but her first time participating. “The event was awesome,” A lbrecht said on the experience. “I got to play in the best fields in the countr y, and the best courses. I’m honored I had the priv ilege to get to play — it was a really good experience.” Emma’s two-round score from the tournament was 76 and 75 for a total of 151, just one stroke over the cutoff limit of 150 to advance to the next round. And although she was disappointed, A lbrecht still was grateful for the opportunit y. “… Kind of disappointing, I played well but I missed the cut by one,” she said. “Hopefully I w ill be back next year, and I’ve learn from that experience.” As the Irish head into the season, A lbrecht is set to lead the team to new heights after a disappointing 2016-17 season. For Irish head coach Susan Holt, A lbrecht’s example is what sets her apart. “Emma truly leads by example in ever y facet of being a student-athlete, from the classroom to the weight room to practice and in
competition,” Holt said in an email. “With this t y pe of inf luence on her peers she makes significant contributions to the success of our program daily. I look for her game to continue to improve and w ith that she w ill continue to set more records.” “… Emma has been performing at a pace that has her on track to be one of the best players in program histor y. Last year she recorded the third best single season stroke average of 73.4. She advanced to the NCAA regional tournament and had the second-best finish [tied for 13] of any ND player to ever play in that event. I expect Emma to just keep on doing what she does to the best of her abilit y and w ith that, the team w ill benefit. “ With A lbrecht at the helm, Holt is looking for ward to coaching the Irish this upcoming season. “I think the team is ready to get back to competing and looking for ward to representing Notre Dame women’s golf at the highest level,” she said. “This team has a lot of talent, and the key this season is to be consistent day to day so we can ma x imize the talent we have in tournament play. If we can do that, we w ill have a ver y
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Irish junior Emma Albrecht warms up on the driving range of the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which took place Aug. 7–13 at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California.
successful season.” A long w ith her coach, Emma said she is also excited to get back onto the course w ith her teammates. “I think right now ever ybody’s games look good, and all of us have been practicing Paid Advertisement
all summer and we’re excited to tee it up this weekend,” A lbrecht said. “Hopefully we use this as positive momentum and go hit some birdies.” A lbrecht w ill be looking to build off her summer
experiences when she and the team compete in their first tournament next week in Woodbur y, Minnesota, at the Minnesota Inv itational. Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
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Irish take road to face off against OSU, Toledo Observer Sports Staff
This weekend, the Irish travel to Ohio to square off with both Ohio State and Toledo on the road. After suffering a tough loss in double overtime against South Carolina last Friday, Notre Dame (3-1-2) bounced back for a decisive 4-1 victory at home on Sunday against Santa Clara. Sophomore forward Jennifer Westendorf is still leading the Irish on the offensive side, with three goals and four assists so far this season. At the back end, sophomore goalie Brooke Littman continues to impress in her first season starting for Notre Dame, holding a 88 percent save percentage. She has allowed only three goals, compared to Notre Dame’s eleven goals scored, in the past six games. Ohio State (4-0-1) and Toledo (1-3-1) are the last two teams left on Notre Dame’s non-conference schedule before the remaining 10 games are in ACC play. The Irish have a 6-0
all-time series record against the Buckeyes, most recently defeating Ohio State in the 2010 national semifinal. The Buckeyes will be a tough test, however, as Ohio State is undefeated and has outscored opponents 13-3. The Buckeyes boast a strong defense, and the trio of senior Sammy Edwards (two goals, four assists), senior Eleanor Gabriel (three goals, one assist), and sophomore Meghan Kammerdeiner (three goals, one assist) pose a threat offensively. The squad is coming off a convincing 6-2 victory over South Florida. Against Toledo, Notre Dame is also undefeated, with a 3-0 all-series record; however, this is the first time the two teams will meet in Toledo. The most recent contest between the Irish and the Rockets was during the 2015 season, when the Irish shutout Toledo 3-0 in Alumni Stadium. Toledo has gotten off to a slow start this season, losing its last three consecutive games. The Rockets’ most
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Irish sophomore forward Jennifer Westendorf runs across the pitch during Notre Dame’s 4-1 win over Santa Clara on Sunday at Alumni Stadium. Westendorf scored one of Notre Dame’s four goals.
recent loss was courtesy of UC Irvine last Sunday, as Toledo was held scoreless in a 3-0 defeat. Senior midfielder Isa Echeverri leads the offensive attack with a goal and Paid Advertisement
an assist so far this season. Notre Dame’s matchup against Ohio State takes place Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The game
is available for streaming on BTN Plus. Sunday’s contest against the Toledo Rockets will kickoff at 1:00 p.m. at Scott Park in Toledo.
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Irish senior setter Caroline Holt follows through on a serve during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Valparaiso on Aug. 25 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Holt has two service aces and 203 assists through six matches this season. Holt, who transferred from Loyola University Chicago her junior year, is averaging 10.68 assists per set.
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w ill have to keep the w ins from going to their heads and stay focused on the tasks ahead. “I worr y about young people taking things for granted,” McLaughlin said. “It’s human nature to say ‘hey, we’re getting better,’ and settle dow n a little bit. We just have to keep an edge and keep learning. They’re going to take their education as far as they can and learn the lessons they can learn in volleyball. That’s a challenge, but it’s what the great teams do and what the great
indiv iduals do.” On Monday junior outside hitter Rebecca Nunge was named ACC co-player of the week, a high honor after recording her careerbest hitting percentage at .615 against Toledo. She is also the Notre Dame leader in hitting percentage at .336 for the season. McLaughlin said in addition to Nunge, senior middle blocker Sam Fr y and senior setter Caroline Holt have been big contributors for the Irish. He explained that the team has relied on different leaders each match, working toward a high performance from all players. “The contribution is
changing now,” McLaughlin said. “On great teams the contribution changes. Rebecca [Nunge] had a great weekend. Caroline Holt was really good in the second weekend. I think ever ybody’s improv ing, and we need to get more people doing their job at a higher level. We need to develop that trust in each other and respect for each other that w ill help the team come together.” McLaughlin said the keys to success against the Buckeyes w ill be concentrating on the ser ve and pass, hitting the ball in and avoiding errors. “[We’re focusing on] our side of the net,” McLaughlin
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Irish sophomore outside hitter Jemma Yeadon goes up for a kill during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Valparaiso on Aug. 25. Yeadon had 13 kills and 19 digs in the match.
said. “Ninet y percent of this thing is what we do. Both teams have good, physical hitters. We have to stay focused on the things that tell us what to do so we get in good spots and can pressure them. We have to have composure and hit the ball in and be aggressive. If we take care of those things, we have a good chance of being successful this weekend.” McLaughlin said preparing for the inv itationals early in the season, like the matchup against Ohio State, help the team to prepare for conference play. “Ever y thing we do in the preseason is just about getting things in place,
developing this team and expanding abilities,” McLaughlin said. “It doesn’t really matter right now who we play, where we play or when we play. It’s how we play, and our girls are beginning to understand that we control that. Game day is different — the emotions are different. We have to learn in practice and then do it in the game, and they’re getting better at that.” The Irish take on the Buckeyes on Friday in Columbus at 7 p.m. and at home in Purcell Pav ilion at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Contact Darcy Dehais at ddehais@nd.edu
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Irish senior middle blocker Sam Fry serves the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Valparaiso on Aug. 25 at Compton Family Ice Arena.
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Albrecht finds success in classroom, on course By MIA BERRY Sports Writer
From the moment Irish junior Emma A lbrecht started walking, she started play ing golf. She didn’t really have much say in the matter, being the daughter of two golfers who both played collegiately. But despite the early inf luence of her parents, Emma has forged her ow n identit y, and has started to establish herself as a leader for Notre Dame. Ranked as high as the 31st best junior player in the nation in the Golf week/Sagarin junior rankings, A lbrecht decided to continue her golf career at Notre Dame, a thousand miles from her hometow n of Ormond Beach, Florida. “It was a mixture of good academics and good athletics,” A lbrecht said on her decision to come to Notre Dame. “I wanted a school that was really good at both and Notre Dame clearly offered that.” In addition to her golfing career, A lbrecht highly regards her education. In high
school, she graduated salutatorian of her class w ith 4.58 grade point average, and at Notre Dame is pursuing a degree in science-business. Her strong performance on and off the course has made her a two-time member of the A ll-ACC Academic Team. “I think the way I operate is to give ever y thing 110 percent of my effort w ith whatever I’m doing whether it be on the golf course or in the classroom,” A lbrecht said on her approach to athletics and academics. “That’s just always been my mindset.” Her strong play last season, in which she led the team w ith a 73.44 stroke average, the second lowest single-season mark in program histor y, earned her an inv itation to the U.S. Women’s Amateur Golf Championship this past summer, the 22nd Irish golfer to qualif y. Held in Chula Vista, California, at the San Diego Countr y Club, the Amateur wasn’t A lbrecht’s first experience w ith the tournament, as she was tw ice selected as see ALBRECHT PAGE 12
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Irish junior Emma Albrecht lines up a putt during the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which took place Aug. 7–13 at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California. Albrecht missed the cut by one stroke.
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Irish alter travel plans due ND announces to hurricane, prep for OSU tough season slate By DARCY DEHAIS
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Due to the threat of Hurricane Irma, Notre Dame w ill alter its plans to attend the Coastal Carolina Classic and instead play a two-match home-and-home series against No. 24 Ohio State this weekend. The Buckeyes (4-2) are the first ranked team Notre Dame w ill face this season, and have played a relatively tough schedule so far, falling short in matches against No. 10 BY U and Missouri State earlier this season. The Irish (6-0) are off to their best start since 2005 after w inning both the Shamrock Inv itational and the BGSU/ Toledo Inv itational. After last year’s w inning season and the early success the team has found this year, Irish head coach Jim McLaughlin said the Irish see VOLLEYBALL PAGE 15
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Irish junior outside hitter Rebecca Nunge goes up for the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Valparaiso on Aug. 25.
On Thursday, the Irish announced their full 2017-2018 schedule, which is highlighted by a trip to Hawaii for the Maui Inv itational in November, an ACC/Big Ten Challenge showdow n on the road w ith Michigan State and conference home clashes w ith North Carolina and Louisv ille. Notre Dame opens the season w ith several big tests, as the Irish w ill help christen DePaul’s new arena in Chicago on Nov. 11, before traveling to Hawaii for the nationally-telev ised Maui Inv itational. Irish head coach Mike Brey’s squad w ill face the hosts Chaminade in the opening round, w ith the w inner of Michigan-LSU waiting in the second round. If the Irish w in their bracket, they would face a potential matchup against Wichita State in the final game. The Irish then face
Michigan State on the road in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. This w ill mark the 96th time the Spartans have faced Notre Dame, but only the second meeting since 1979. Notre Dame’s final road test to close out the beginning of the season is the annual trip to Indianapolis for the Crossroads Classic, where the Irish w ill face Indiana. On Dec. 30, Notre Dame opens its conference schedule w ith a home matchup against Georgia Tech. The Irish play eight ACC games in both Januar y and Februar y, before closing out the regular season w ith a trip to Virginia on March 3. Notable games in Januar y include a Jan. 6 road bout w ith Sy racuse, where the Irish have not won since 2007, back-to-back home games against defending national champions North see M BBALL PAGE 11