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Big plays in the Big Apple Notre Dame outscores Syracuse after wild start at MetLife Stadium

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Irish sophomore receiver Equanimeous St. Brown runs past the Syracuse defense on his way toward the endzone on a touchdown pass from junior quarterback DeShone Kizer. The 79-yard catch was the first play from scrimmage and put the Irish up 7-0 early. St. Brown had four receptions in Saturday’s contest against Syracuse for 182 yards.

Irish flip script in second half against Orange Ben Padanilam Associate Sports Editor

After a half of football between Notre Dame and Syracuse, it appeared as though the same narrative that has defined the Irish this season would continue to play itself out: The offense would put up its points, the defense would give them right back, and big mistakes in crucial moments would cost Notre Dame the game.

The Irish (2-3) scored three touchdowns of at least 65 yards in the first half. Junior quarterback DeShone Kizer passed for over 300 yards and accounted for three scores total by the break.

But the defense had also surrendered 324 yards to the Orange (2-3, 0-1 ACC). In the final minute of the half alone, Notre Dame made several crucial mistakes that threatened to give Syracuse all the momentum heading into the break. The special teams unit see PADANILAM PAGE 19

By BEN PADANILAM Associate Sports Editor

Given the defensive struggles for both Notre Dame and Syracuse entering Saturday’s contest at MetLife Stadium, many expected their game to turn into a shootout.

But few people probably expected the shootout to begin as quickly as it did.

The Irish (2-3) started off the first-half fireworks with a quick strike up the middle of the field, as junior quarterback DeShone Kizer hit sophomore receiver Equanimeous St. Brown on a post route. St. Brown broke a tackle and outran the secondar y for a 79-yard score on the first play from scrimmage.

The Orange (2-3, 0-1 ACC) were nearly just as quick to respond, however. In an eight-play drive spanning just 2:06, Syracuse marched 75 yards and capped off its drive with a 3-yard rushing touchdown by sophomore quarterback Eric Dungey.

However, Irish graduate student defensive lineman Jarron Jones blocked the Syracuse extra-point attempt, and senior cornerback Cole Luke returned it

for the two-point score to keep Notre Dame ahead, 9-6.

From there, the scoring only intensified.

On the third play of its ensuing drive, Notre Dame responded with a 67-yard touchdown, as Kizer once again found St. Brown down the sideline to extend the lead, 16-6. But Syracuse matched that score with a 72-yard touchdown pass from Dungey to redshirt senior receiver Amba EttaTawo. After converting the extra point, the Irish lead was cut to three, 16-13.

On the ensuing kickoff, Irish sophomore receiver C.J. Sanders took it back 93 yards for yet another touchdown.

And that was just the first five minutes of action.

With 10:06 left in the first quarter, Notre Dame led Syracuse 23-13.

“We felt like there were some opportunities for some big plays, and we felt we missed a couple too, but we felt like there were some opportunities that we could take those shots,” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said of his team’s explosive plays early on.

“We always tr y to take

Kizer wastes no time in offensive explosion

shots on the field,” St. Brown added. “That’s just what type of offense we are. We have great receivers that can go deep and get the ball. So, we always take our shots and are expected to make the plays.”

The action slowed for each of the teams’ next two drives. Syracuse punted after going three-and-out on its next drive. Notre Dame mounted a 10-play, 69yard drive that brought it to the Syracuse 1-yard line, but sophomore running back Dexter Williams was stopped on fourth down when the Irish went for it.

Syracuse punted on its next drive, and Notre Dame followed suit, although the Irish missed an opportunity for another long touchdown when Kizer missed freshman receiver Kevin Stepherson down the sideline for what would have been a walk-in touchdown.

It was not until the second quarter that the game’s next points were scored.

Syracuse capped off a nine-play, 78-yard drive with a fourth-and-goal conversion on a scramble

by Dungey to narrow the

Eighteen seconds into the game Saturday, it was hard to believe that the play of Irish junior quarterback DeShone Kizer had ever been called “below standard,” which is how his coach described his performance against Duke just one week earlier.

On the first play from scrimmage, Kizer tossed up a 79-yard bomb to sophomore receiver Equanimeous St. Brown that put Notre Dame up 7-0.

Just over three minutes later, Kizer again aired it out to St. Brown, again for a touchdown, this time for 69 yards.

By the end of the day, he finished 23-for-35 with a career-high 471 yards – the thirdhighest single-game total in the history of Notre Dame for a quarterback, behind performances by Brady Quinn and Joe Theismann.

Three of Kizer’s four touchdowns in the 50-33 win over Syracuse came in the first half:

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gap to 23-20.

But Notre Dame responded quickly. Kizer found sophomore running back Josh Adams down the sideline for a 44-yard gain to bring the Irish into another goal-to-go situation. This time, however, they converted it, as Kizer ran it in himself from three yards out just two plays later.

After the extra point by sophomore kicker Justin Yoon, the Irish pushed their lead back to 10, bringing the score to 30-20.

After its defense forced a second consecutive threeand-out from the Syracuse offense, Notre Dame once again drove down the field into the red zone. But a timely sack by the Orange forced the Irish to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Yoon, which gave the Irish a 33-20 lead.

With just one minute before halftime, however, Syracuse took hold of the game’s momentum. After Kizer took a sack on third down that pushed the Irish out of fieldgoal range, the Orange returned the ensuing punt 74

yards, setting up a touchdown pass by Dungey just two plays later. Following the kickoff, the Orange defense picked off Kizer’s pass and set themselves up for another score.

“He tried to do too much,” Kelly said of Kizer’s mistakes late in the first half. “He took us out of field goal range, and that to me was the conversation that I had with him. …

He has a tendency to wanna do too much, put too much pressure on himself and he’s gotta stop doing that.”

Syracuse was unable to take advantage of the opportunity, however. Orange junior kicker Cole Murphy missed his 40-yard tr y wide left and sent the two teams into the half with Notre Dame clinging to a 33-27 lead.

The Irish seized the momentum right back after the half, though.

After captain and senior linebacker James Onwualu came up with Notre Dame’s second sack and first forced fumble of the season to force a Syracuse punt, Kizer went deep again and this time connected with Stepherson for a 54-yard touchdown on the fourth play of the drive.

The throw gave Kizer a new career high in passing yards with a mark of 424 and extend his team’s lead.

On Notre Dame’s next drive, Williams took a handoff, cut back and found a wide open running lane to scamper 59 yards for another touchdown. Suddenly, the Irish were leading the Orange by 20, 47-27.

After allowing 329 yards and 27 points in the first half, the Notre Dame defense improved its play in the third quarter. The unit allowed just 75 yards on Syracuse’s five drives in the period combined, and it kept the Orange scoreless after preventing them from converting a fourth-and-goal pass on its last possession of the quarter.

Irish captain and senior defensive lineman Isaac Rochell said he thought the biggest change after the half was the team’s approach coming out of the locker room.

“Just the attitude. We knew we were going to just come out and play and enjoy what we were doing,” Rochelle said. “That’s what we did, and we played really well [in the second half ].”

Junior safety Drue Tranquill added that the defense just needed to get itself settled, and the success in the second half was the result of them finding their comfort level on the field.

“Just getting settled in … just getting the [younger] guys feet in the ground,” Tranquill said. “Syracuse runs a high-tempo offense, and so we looked at it — Syracuse has scored about 80 percent of their points in the first quarter, and so once we were able to adjust, get our feet in the ground and get set, we were able to play good defense the rest of the game.”

Kelly said he felt the team was pressing early due to its previous performances and record this season, so he told the team at halftime to rela x and focus more on completing the task at hand.

“The entire team felt 1-3, so they press, and that’s a natural thing,” Kelly said. “I told them at halftime, ‘Listen, we respect all of you. We care for all of you. You don’t have to [press]. … You don’t have to put it on your shoulders.

You just have to do your job, and nobody’s gonna yell and scream at you. We’re all in this together, so just do your

job.’”

And although the Orange were able to tack on a touchdown followed by a failed two-point conversion in the fourth quarter, the Irish maintained the lead in route to its first victor y against a Power 5 opponent in 2016.

They even added a 39-yard field goal by Justin Yoon for good measure, securing the 50-33 victor y.

Now, Notre Dame will begin to look ahead to next week, as they will travel south to take on another ACC team in North Carolina State.

Tranquill said the team is just looking to continue to build on the improvements made this week in order to win games.

“We’re just looking to get better week by week,” Tranquill said. “… We can only build on that from here, continue to get better [and] continue to be sound in our technique.”

Notre Dame will next take the field next Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina, when it takes on NC State.

The game’s start time will be announced Sunday.

Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu

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Irish freshman Kevin Stepherson scampers into the endzone after catching a 54-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback DeShone Kizer. The touchdown was Stepherson’s only catch against the Orange, but Stepherson has nine catches for a total of 203 yards on the season, including three touchdowns.

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Junior quarterback DeShone Kizer’s 54-yard bomb to freshman receiver Kevin Stepherson for the first score of the second half wasn’t necessarily the game’s most exciting touchdown, but it was crucial to Notre Dame’s victory. The Irish ended the first half with a sack and an interception that allowed the Orange to pull within six points. Stepherson’s touchdown, the first of several unanswered Irish scores, reversed that trend.

St. Brown made an impact on the game immediately, first with a 79-yard touchdown reception on the first play from scrimmage, and again a few minutes later with another catch in the end zone on a deep route. By the end of the game, he had four catches for 182 yards, and his ability to stretch the defense right away helped the offense sustain its initial success.

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Community honors physician’s legacy Dr. Tom Dooley Foundation members reflect on Dooley’s lasting impact in Vietnam, LGBT community

By LUCAS MASIN-MOYER News Writer

Tucked away in the corner of the Grotto is a statue of Dr. Tom Dooley, a famous physician and humanitarian who attended the University of Notre Dame in the late 1940s.

Attached to this statue is a letter written by Dooley to University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh in the days and months before his death, where he reflected on the importance of the Grotto.

Dooley said, “If I could go to the Grotto now then I think I could sing inside. I could be full of faith and poetry and loveliness and know more beauty, tenderness and compassion.”

Despite the fact that this letter was written more than 50

years ago, Dooley’s humanitarian work continues to be honored around the nation.

A majority of Dooley’s work was concentrated in what today is Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. According to Dr. Richard Lavely, the president of the Dr. Tom Dooley Foundation, an organization which aims to provide medical care in developing countries, Dooley, while in the Navy, helped refugees in Vietnam.

“Tom and three coremen went on shore and set up a refugee camp,” Lavely said.

“One-third of these people had cholera, and one-third of these people [were] so malnourished that they can’t make the journey [to flee Vietnam], they’re

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The statue of Dr. Tom Dooley stands against the backdrop of the Grotto. Affixed to the statue is a letter from Dooley to University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, written more than 50 years ago.

Faculty colloquium serves Program seeks to as showcase for research involve students

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The first installment of the new faculty colloquium occurred Friday, where professors present any research they have worked on to the Saint Mary’s community.

Laura Williamson Ambrose, associate professor of humanistic studies, said the goal of this series is to showcase faculty research.

“So much of what we do … as faculty is to inspire the next generation of thinkers, researchers, doers and civic minded folks, but none of that can happen, or would happen, without our own healthy — and sometimes strange — obsession with things that no one else pays attention to,” she said. “The life of the mind drives us, on campus and in our research.”

Jennifer Bauer, assistant

professor of nursing, started the presentations with her research on the effects of guided imagery to reduce stress in undergraduate nursing students.

Bauer said she was inspired to study stress by the nursing students she taught at Indiana University South Bend.

“I was really searching for something I could do to help my students,” she said. “A lot see COLLOQUIUM PAGE 6

ND professor wins award

By AIDAN LEWIS News Writer

Despite leaving India in 1961 for the United States, Dr. Subhash Basu, an emeritus professor at Notre Dame, continues to receive recognition in his home country for his achievements in chemistry. His most recent award was a Nonresident Indian 2015 Award, which he accepted at a

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ceremony in Mumbai, India.

“They collect people who were Indian citizens but now are not, but have made fame in their particular field,” Basu said. “Last year, they collected 30,000 names, and for each category, they select one.

They selected my name for the North American Professional category, which is a big honor.”

Basu said he returns to India every year to give lectures and

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to organize meetings on his current research topics. At the moment, Basu said one of his areas of focus is breast cancer, where he is working to kill cancer cells through a process called apoptosis.

“Like a skin cell, a normal cell is born, lives a certain life, and then dies and a new cell grows,” Basu said. “This see AWARD PAGE 7

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By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer

Although Notre Dame boasts the largest campus ministry program in the country, director Fr. Pete McCormick and his staff are always looking to expand and improve the work they do helping students grow their faith.

Campus Ministry is divided into four sections, the largest of which is student ministry.

Student ministry includes everything from leadership programs like Compass Freshman Fellowship and Anchor Senior Intern program to spiritual direction and pastoral care provided “office hours” style or on a more formal basis.

“What we do in student ministry is try to figure out different ways of how we can bring students to Christ and try to understand where they are in their faith life and meet them there,” Tami Schmitz, associate director of student ministry, said.

One active component of the student ministry program is

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pilgrimages and retreats. Over fall break, Campus Ministry is sponsoring four pilgrimages.

One group will go to Malta, another will go to France, the birthplace of Congregation of Holy Cross founder Fr. Basil Moreau, and a third will go to Mexico City to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The final trip will be a seminar and pilgrimage, also sponsored by the Center of Social Concerns, to Phoenix to work at a homeless shelter.

Retreats are another vibrant aspect of student ministry.

The Tender, Strong and True retreat for freshman, which was held this past weekend, is just one example of the many retreats Campus Ministry hosts.

“We want to welcome [students], make them feel at home at Notre Dame and then help them find their way and how they can get more involved and develop their leadership here as well,” Schmitz said of the retreat program. see MINISTRY PAGE 5

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Speaker reflects on domestic violence

By GINA TWARDOSZ News Writer

As part of Saint Mar y’s Justice Friday series, senior Katie Dw yer spoke about domestic v iolence Friday.

She discussed the prevalence of domestic v iolence in America, relating her personal experience w ith such v iolence during her presentation.

Dw yer began her presentation w ith an explanation as to why her PowerPoint was purple. She said purple was the color of domestic v iolence awareness and that October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

“The reason why I decided to do this on the brink of October is because October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic v iolence is defined as v iolence or aggressive behav ior in the home, and it t y pically involves the abuse of a spouse or partner,” Dw yer said.

Dw yer said she began

learning about domestic v iolence in high school, through her life skills teacher.

“I had this amazing teacher. Her name was Ms. Triplett. She was the nicest, softest spoken, most generous and caring teacher I ever had. She taught a number of classes that I took in high school. And one of them w ill always stand out in my mind, it was called ‘Life Skills,’” Dw yer said.

“Triplett, or Trip — ever yone called her Trip — was also my neighbor. I started babysitting her children, and I got to know her family ver y well. Soon she wasn’t Triplett to me any more, she was Sue,” Dw yer said.

Dw yer said the same strong, independent woman that she grew to admire became a v ictim of domestic v iolence.

“Last year on Oct. 17, her husband murdered her as she tried leav ing her home, and then he killed himself,” Dw yer said. “To this day I don’t know what went w rong.

Suddenly they were having issues, then they were divorcing and then she was leav ing. A nd then we were bur y ing her. I do know that was not what she deser ved.”

Dw yer said her goal is to raise awareness about domestic v iolence to young women ever y where.

“My point here, my reason for standing up here talking to you, is to stress to you how important it is to not let this be you. She knew what the signs were, knew how to get out and still did not make it out. Reach out. Ask for help.

Resources are not just there for you to be aware of them — they’re there to be utilized if you should ever need them,” Dw yer said.

Dw yer said domestic v iolence is seen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a serious and preventable health risk that affects millions of Americans.

“You could be liv ing w ith this person, you could be married to this person, you

Students perform Dante

By MEGAN VALLEY News Writer

Adorned w ith golden leaf crow ns, roughly 250 Notre Dame students in Italian language and literature courses performed their fifth annual “Dante Now!” event Friday afternoon at the Grotto.

“We got the idea from this group in Florence that was doing it w ith thousands of people,” research assistant professor Anne Leone said.

“That was a theater group, so they recite it like we do, but it’s informed by their theater work. The theater director who started that came here and trained us in the spring of 2012 and then we put it on in the fall for the first time.”

In past years, students would break into smaller groups around campus “f lash-mob style” on a Friday before a home football game, when more people are on campus.

“The idea is really to introduce people who don’t know that much about Dante or the [‘Divine Comedy’] to the poem,” Leone said. “Part of it is also for people to hear it in the original language and celebrate that, but also to make it accessible.

“In previous years, it’s been great because people would come w ith us and follow groups around to hear more. That was the idea, to get people involved.”

Leone said part of the

reason the timing changed this year, Leone said, was so the event could accompany Sacred Music’s “Journeying La Divina Commedia: Desert, Discover y, Song,” an opera inspired by the “Divine Comedy.”

“We thought we’d do the events close to each other so they can be connected in that way,” she said.

Three passages from Dante’s “Divine Comedy” were read at the event: the first canto of “Inferno,” when Dante describes the midlife crisis he’s having, the fifth canto of “Inferno,” which tells the tale of tragic lovers, and the final prayer that concludes the Comedy in “Paradiso.”

“We all came together at the Grotto and we’re all speaking together this prayer to the Virgin Mar y,” Leone said. “It’s ver y appropriate and it really is a culmination of the whole journey Dante is set on by the Virgin Mar y, essentially.”

Freshman Daniel Delfico said his Italian class attended a workshop to learn how to read the piece.

“It’s good to see the similarities between Dante’s time and now and see how the language hasn’t changed all that much in between now and then,” he said.

“Dante really is the father of the Italian language.”

Follow ing the recitation, Leone and associate professor Christian Moeves

delivered a lecture on three passages from the Inferno with the model, “W hat’s wrong with this picture? ” Leone said her part of the presentation emphasized how Dante presents Hell as being “not Eden.”

“Any given line I can read 700 years of commentar y on that line,” she said. “It’s interesting, but it’s a huge challenge to see if I have something new to say that hasn’t been said in the last 700 years? It’s opportunity, but it’s also a challenge.”

Sophomore Matteo Muehlhauser said he appreciated that the University’s Italian program gave students “cultural immersion” right on campus.

Last year, the University celebrated the 750th anniversar y of Dante’s birth.

Sophomore Joan Becker said it is no surprise why Dante’s work has remained so ingrained in Western culture.

“W hat he does with language is so clever and so earnest,” she said. “So many of the themes are universal — love, love for literature.

People are always seeking to be better, to get to the good and seeking the best life.

“I’m so grateful to be at a university that supports this kind of work and puts on this kind of communityfocused celebration. It’s really beautiful.”

Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@nd.edu

could just be dating this person,” Dw yer said. “Or you could’ve been formerly dating this person. Intimate partner v iolence can occur in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships.

And in some cases women can be the perpetrators.

However, women are more likely to be v ictimized and men are more likely to be the perpetrators.”

Dw yer said physical v iolence is the most well-know n form of intimate partner v iolence, but there are several other kinds of v iolence as well. “[Physical v iolence] is absolutely not the only kind of v iolence that can be asserted in an intimate partner relationship. There’s also psychological aggression, which includes verbal abuse, [and] sexual v iolence. A nd there is a general misconception that sexual v iolence cannot occur in an ongoing long-lasting relationship,” Dw yer said.

Statistics show women

who are physically assaulted by intimate partners averaged 6.9 physical assaults during the relationship, Dw yer said.

Dw yer said she is still heartbroken from the death of Triplett, but she w ill continue to advocate and raise awareness for domestic v iolence in the hopes that she can prevent similar endings.

“I w ill always be heartbroken that Sue didn’t make it out of her [situation],” Dw yer said. “My heart breaks for me, for her t wo beautiful kids that she left behind, and my heart breaks for all her former students, who loved her just like I did, and all her future students who w ill now never get to be taught by her.

“But if I can help change the outcome for just one person, then I know that her fight against domestic v iolence would not have been for nothing.”

Ministry

The final component of Campus Ministry is music ministry, which is led by Andrew McShane. The six campus choirs that fall under this branch are the Liturgical Choir, Women’s Liturgical Choir, Folk Choir, Celebration Choir, Handbell Choir and Basilica Schola. These choirs practice at the ColemanMorse Center but perform at the Basilica.

Special choirs are also formed, such as the opening mass choir and the Junior Parents Weekend choir. These choirs are comprised of various members from the other choirs. The opening mass choir is the largest choir with every choir singer participating. Over 200 students participate in choirs through Campus Ministry.

With its many programs, Campus Ministry is expecting a full year with lots of student engagement.

“We’re so excited about what we’re doing here in Campus Ministry,” McCormick said.

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Sacramental preparation is another growing aspect of Campus Ministry, with 15 students seeking baptism this year and another 25 students preparing for confirmation or other sacraments.

Besides student ministry, Campus Ministry also includes a liturgical ministry team that helps residence halls or other campus and alumni groups plan masses and organize music groups for the liturgies.

“It’s not rocket science to plan a mass, but it’s also not something that people think about necessarily in their daily life, so we can help with some of those details that might otherwise slip through the cracks,” Kate Barrett, associate director of liturgy, said.

The liturgical ministry will combine with the Basilica of the Sacred Heart component soon for a new project, a coffee-table book and app about the Basilica.

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of them were like, ‘Help us fix our stress.’ Well, I can’t fix it — it’s normal — but I can help you be able to work in an environment that is less stressful and [to] develop coping mechanisms that science believes will help you get your work done and still be able to mentally feel stable at the end of the day.”

Bauer said other scientific research shows stress needs to be addressed in younger people, specifically freshman and sophomores in college, so they know how to manage it later on in life. This is why she chose her sophomore nursing students as her sample, she said.

“If we teach them in their younger phases, then they will be able to take what they learned early on and utilize it junior and senior year and out in their professional field,” she said. “That’s very important, specifically in nursing and the medical field because it’s high stress out there on those nursing f loors. … There’s a lot of occupations where it’s just high stress, so if you have coping mechanisms in your academic experience, you can take those with you.”

According to Bauer, she administered a stress-level evaluation to the students in her class. She then spent six weeks playing a CD of calming music for the first 20 minutes of class. At the end of the six weeks, she administered the same evaluation and found the music helped reduce stress levels in her students.

Catherine Pittman, associate professor of psychology, presented her research on the effects of benzodiazepine withdrawal.

Pittman said people typically approach their physician when having issues with stress or anxiety and are often proscribed benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, Valium and Klonopin, a practice Pittman disagrees with because of the lasting effects of withdrawal.

“We, in the United States, have the highest rates of benzodiazepine consumption in the world,” she said. “It was very similar in Europe and in Australia, but they’ve gotten wise to the problems associated with benzodiazepines and cut them down.”

Pittman said she studied a group of people who were struggling with benzodiazepine addiction, so she focused on the online social group “BenzoBuddies,” where people support each other as they work to get off the drug.

She said this type of support group is necessary because withdrawal effects can be as bad or even worse than the original symptoms a person had for going on the drug, and there are very few physicians

who help people withdraw from it.

“We’re looking here at medications that are used to calm people down,” she said. “It affects more parts of our brains than the parts that create the stress response, so they have a very broad, wide range of effects.”

Though there are beneficial impacts of benzodiazepines, Pittman said most people do not realize their bodies build up tolerance and need more medication or higher dosage.

She said benzodiazepines are acceptable for occasional use, but the majority of users who become addicted take them every day for months at a time.

“With prolonged use … four to six weeks, a person can become physiologically dependent on them,” she said.

“Tolerance occurs and then increased dosages are required for them to have their effect.”

Pittman said people will

often begin taking benzodiazepines for one condition, such as epilepsy, and begin experience anxiety or panic attacks as a result of the medication. She said her research found people still experienced withdrawal symptoms up to 14 months after being off the medication, which is why she believes other psychological remedies — such as meditation, deep breathing or prayer — are often more beneficial for people than benzodiazepines.

Laura Kloepper, assistant professor of biology, presented her research on the use of sonar in groups of swarming bats.

Kloepper said bats use echolocation to navigate, in which the bats makes an intense sound, which goes into the environment and bounces off the nearest object and comes back to the animal.

The animal uses information in the echo that comes back to make a picture of its

surrounding.

“Everything we know about science says that the bats should not be able to echolocate when they’re in these really large groups,” she said.

“When bats are f lying around and using their sounds, their sounds should be interfering with each other. If you’re supposed to rely on a sound and know that that’s your echo, when you’re in a big group, how are you supposed to figure out if its your echo that’s coming back or another bat that’s next to you?”

Kloepper said she has not been able to answer this question, but she hopes she can help unlock this scientific mystery. She said a better understanding of bats would help humans better protect bats.

“Bats provide a huge economic value to our country,” she said. “It’s been estimated that just in agriculture alone, bats provide $30 billion a year benefit in the insects and

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pests they help control. Bats are important for our ecosystem, and it’s important to understand them so we can help better protect them.”

Kloepper said the sonar she studies is important because it has technological advantages. She said bat-like sonar is used for self-driving vehicles, both on ground and in the air, and other daily technologies, but people have not yet been able to replicate the exact form of sonar bats use.

“Despite all this effort we put into studying sonar, we haven’t been able to create a device that can be as good at sonar as what these animals can do,” she said. “This is a field known as bioinspiration or bio-mimickery, where we say, ‘We haven’t figured it out, but these animals have had it figured out for years, so lets try to understand what they’re doing.’”

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starving to death, and the other one-third of people had been traumatized physically by the communists.”

Lavely said he believes Dooley’s commitment to helping those struggling was rooted in his time at Notre Dame.

“Notre Dame is a place where you look for people to help,” Lavely said. “[If] you see someone who needs help you stop what you’re doing and help them. I think that is what Tom saw, he saw really wretched people who needed hydration, who just needed their ears stitched up and he jumped into action.”

Lavely said that this admiration for Dooley pushed him and his brother, Fr. Chuck Lavely, to honor Dooley in some greater way on campus. Dr. Lavely said that after he heard from a friend of Dooley’s, Philip Utz, that Dooley had lived in Cavanaugh Hall, he thought there should be some sort of recognition at Cavanaugh.

The brothers’ work led to the instillation of a re-creation of an oil painting of Dooley in Cavanaugh Hall.

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medical field is also being honored by The Dr. Tom Dooley Society for Medical Alumni of Notre Dame.

Mark Hubbard, who with his wife Bridget Hubbard, helped their son Matthew Hubbard create the Dooley Society, said their organization helps to connect doctors who graduated from the University.

“We have an award which we give out every year to someone who follows the precepts of the Dooley Society,” Hubbard said. “We have networking, the doctors in our database can reference each other and talk back and forth, and we have medical mission stipends … which go to Notre Dame undergraduates — or Notre Dame graduates in medical school to go on a medical mission.”

Hubbard said he and his family were “vaguely aware” of Dooley before the foundation, but after research and consultation with Hesburgh, his son decided to name the foundation in his honor.

Another aspect of Dooley’s legacy that continues to be honored is his status as a member of the LGBT community in a time when his sexuality was not widely accepted.

Dooley was kicked out of the Navy as a result of his sexual

orientation.

The Gay and Lesbian Alumni of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s (GALA-ND/SMC) has named its scholarship after Dooley to honor this legacy.

“We wanted to create an award that really symbolized the character of Notre Dame,” GALA-ND/SMC president Jack Bergen said, noting that Dooley’s work fit the bill. “ …

[A] key characteristic of Notre Dame is giving back to the community, which Dr. Dooley did very much of. And courage — he showed a tremendous amount of courage as he went into Vietnam, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Indochina, as it was called, and took personal risks in terms of the work he was doing.”

Bergen said that after careful consideration, it seemed only right that the award be named in Dooley’s honor.

“We looked at the work that he did, and the fact that he was gay, we felt that it was important to establish this award not only to recognize his effort but also to recognize, as we move through the years, people that symbolize key characteristics he displayed through his life,” Bergen said.

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automatic killing of the normal cell is called apoptosis.”

Basu said the issue is cancer cells inherently lack the ability to undergo apoptosis.

“A cancer cell doesn’t have this,” Basu said. “A cancer cell becomes wild and it grows and it grows. It doesn’t want to die.”

However, Basu said he has found a way to possibly eliminate cancer cells.

“We have discovered five chemicals which go into the cancer cell and kill the cancer cells by apoptosis,” Basu said.

The current goal of Basu’s research is to get the chemicals to distinguish healthy cells from cancer cells.

“If these apoptotic chemicals go to normal cells, they will kill the normal cells too,” Basu said. “So our goal is to determine how to directly target the chemicals to the cancer cells.”

Basu said he recently started the Cancer Drug Delivery Research Foundation (CDDRF) in an effort to continue this research.

“I have a $1 million recoupment the University gave me almost two years ago, and they said whatever you want to make the lab, do it,” Basu said.

“So I founded the Cancer Drug

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Delivery Research Foundation.”

Basu hopes to open up the CDDRF Lab in Innovation Park within a year and has already hired a lab manager, Dr. Arun Agarwal, a visiting scholar at the University. The lab is still looking for funding, but Basu is not too worried.

“After maintaining my research for 40 years at this institution, and 46 years overall, I have confidence that I’ll bring money in,” he said.

Basu said his other strand of research concerns fighting kidney infections by using gold nanowire antibodies. Basu said this method of combating kidney infections is a vast improvement over the current practice.

“If you have a kidney infection, then you have some bacteria in your kidney, and the bacteria doubles every 10 minutes,” Basu said. “What doctors do these days is they send the sample to the lab, and the lab report comes in two or three days. By that time, your bladder is full of the bacteria and the toxins, and people die many times.”

Basu said the method he is working on is needed to give a diagnosis quickly and possibly save lives.

Contact Aidan Lewis at alewis9@nd.edu

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Presenting your ‘horrorscope’ Martha Reilly Associate Saint Mary’s Editor

The stars have shown that Halloween will be extra scary this year. But don’t fret; your “horrorscopes” will help you know just what to expect this month.

Aries (March 21 - April 19) Drop your confidence and leadership qualities, and begin investigating all that you see and hear. You need to transform from a little stitious into superstitious. Question everything. Be careful not to take anything for granite, because it might just be marble.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Tone down your dedication and perseverance this month, and realize that no matter how much time you invest, you will never be able to carve a pumpkin with a smile as perfect as Antonio Brown’s. The traditional jacko-lantern looks much more classic anyway.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Police will mistake the caution tape you put up as a Halloween decoration for an indication of a crime scene.

No one will bail you out of jail because you took all the candy from the “free candy” basket in your dorm.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Your loyalty is admirable, but just because you committed to dressing up as Brian VanGorder for Halloween three months ago doesn’t mean you have to stick with it. Bad call on the costume.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) You will regret going to a carnival with someone who promises to win you a prize. Your date exchanges all his or her tickets for a black cat that you have to pretend you like, even though it looks nothing like the one from “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and brings you bad luck.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Your sensitivity will cause you much distress this month when someone remarks that you are shallow. Keep in mind, you’re the one who chose to dress up as a kiddy pool for Halloween.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) As a people pleaser, you are never able to say no to others. This tendency will harm you this month when friends keep asking if you want to watch the second “Twitches” movie instead of the original.

Letter to the editor

Because I knew you “Do the [Notre Dame] students ever appreciate what they have, while they have it? ” Dr. Tom Dooley’s words to Fr. Theodore Hesburgh haven’t always resonated w ith me during my time at Notre Dame. The Orgo II final exam, the polar vortex of 2014, what seemed to be the end of Feve as we knew it last spring — all were times of yearning for better days. My inabilit y to remain in the present during such times of struggle is not what gets me, but rather I am brought to self-ref lection by my blatant lack of appreciation for that which fueled my perseverance: my friends and family.

The recent death of a friend — neither an acquaintance nor a “bestie” by any stretch of the imagination, but a person whose frequent kind words and short, yet meaningful exchanges have had a profound impact on me — has forced me into introspection.

W hy is it that I can never fully be grateful for what I have until it is gone? That I don’t truly grasp the fall until it is w inter? That I am not conscious of my chicken popper bowl until all that’s left is a heap of mashed potatoes?

W hy did I never tell my friend how much he meant to me while I still had the chance?

You see, time is f leeting. Many of the people and places that currently charge my life w ith meaning, and even those that seem to do the opposite, have paths that may never again intersect w ith mine. Rather than allow ing these important aspects of my being to be dragged w ith me as I trudge through the mud in my day-to-day life, I have realized that I must celebrate them as though they could vanish tomorrow. Celebrate my old friends, who would put a halt on their ow n lives in order to take care of mine during times of crisis. Celebrate my new friends, who have car ved for me a special place in their complex social net work and busy lives.

Celebrate the beaut y of our campus, but especially the people w ith whom you are luck y enough to enjoy such beaut y.

If there is one thing Notre Dame has

taught me during the past three years, it’s that it is the people — not the crisp autumn leaves, the Golden Dome, nor the football — who I have been fortunate enough to meet that have made Our Lady’s universit y such a special place. The people who w ill make late-night quarter dog runs w ith me, those who would drop ever y thing to save me when I’ve found myself passed out on the quad, and those who w ill take study breaks w ith me to sw im in the lake, they all have reminded me how luck y I am to be here. But when would I post a glow ing picture of my friends, thanking them for changing me for the better, rather than a perfectly cropped and filtered Dome pic? In fact, have I ever told them how much better off I am for know ing them? Have I told them that I sometimes stop to think how different my life would be w ithout them, and that I’m worried for an impending future w ithout them by my side? That I can’t call my parents w ithout rav ing about them?

Someone once told me that she’d rather have four quarters than 100 pennies, that she’d rather have four friends w ith whom she could tack le all Notre Dame has to offer rather than 100 acquaintances w ith whom she could never quite experience ever y thing.

Well, my time at Notre Dame has bestowed me w ith 100 quarters. One hundred friends w ith whom I could sur v ive another polar vortex or learn to truly appreciate the fall.

Dr. Dooley’s words mean more to me now than I ever could have imagined in the past.

A lthough I w ill never be able to let my friend know just how special he was to me, I still am luck y enough to be able to appreciate my friends at Notre Dame before we part our ways. In the w ise words of Glinda and Elphaba, “Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.”

Glen McClain senior Oct. 2

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) It’s time for you to seek new love. This Halloween, you’ll find out that your significant other isn’t a keeper when he or she dresses up as Harry Potter in a Quidditch uniform, snitch and all.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) You may be a free spirit, but watch out when lonely ghosts start to realize this. Some lost souls have finally found the body they’ve been looking to inhabit at no charge.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Your unlucky streak will continue this month, but you should’ve expected this when you chose not to forward that chain email eight years ago.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Your philanthropic tendencies will get the best of you, and you may regret such open displays of generosity when your friend asks if he can move into your room. As it turns out, he’s a werewolf who will tear up your pillows and wake you up every night with his howling.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) Your open displays of emotion are beautiful, but you are in for a reality check when you begin to cry while writing “Halloweentown” fan fiction during class. People may mistake your vulnerability for weakness, so you must discern who’s a true friend and who’s merely taking advantage of you for your surplus of candy corn.

Contact Martha Reilly at mreilly01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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A fool and his oil Ray Ramirez The Crooked Path

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani recently appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and told host George Stephanopoulos that “anything is legal” in war. This rejection of the Geneva Convention and other international agreements delineating actions that constitute “war crimes” was in response to a question about Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. should “take the oil” of Iraq. Trump’s position is not new: In 2011, he told the Wall Street Journal, “I would take the oil. I would not leave Iraq and let Iran take the oil.”

Giuliani explained, “Leave a force back there, and take [the oil], and make sure it’s distributed in a proper way.”

In response to Stephanopoulos questioning the legality of such action, Giuliani replied with a laugh, “Of course it’s legal — it’s war. Until the war is over, anything is legal.”

During a forum hosted earlier by NBC, Trump suggested oil seizure would have been a way to pay for the Iraq war, saying, “We go in, we spend $3 trillion, we lose thousands and thousands of lives, and then … what happens is we get nothing.” His rationale, in part, was to fight the Islamic State group. “[If] we took the oil … [IS] would not have been able to take oil and use that oil to fuel themselves. It used to be ‘to the victor belong the spoils,’ now, there was no victor there, believe me. There was no victor. But I always said: take the oil.” Apparently, in Trump’s formulation, you do not even have to be victorious to claim the oil as a war prize.

“You’re not stealing anything,” Trump said. “We’re reimbursing ourselves. … We’re taking back $1.5 trillion to reimburse ourselves.”

Leaving aside the security concerns on levels both local (oil production and transport is a tempting target for terrorists) and regional (theft of a nation’s treasure as a rallying cry for recruiting), this strategy flaunts moral and legal conventions regarding treatment of foreign territory and property during and after wartime.

Trump’s reference to the “spoils of war” invokes a longpast era of brutal conquest and plunder, which has been tempered and rendered illegal under the international laws of war. Taking or seizing civilian goods and national energy reserves likely would amount to a war crime. As a practical matter, petroleum profits were Iraq’s major source of income, and taking such a resource without fair compensation would cripple the country even more than the effects of prolonged warfare.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur purposefully avoided depleting Japan’s resources when he oversaw the occupation of the country following World War II — he even brought resources in to help feed the desperate population.

MacArthur’s actions in forgoing seizure of the spoils of war have been uniformly acknowledged as vindicating America’s status as the moral leader of the free world and laid the groundwork for a relationship of mutual respect and support with Japan.

Trump and Giuliani are also unaware of, or simply ignoring, the tremendous costs and difficulties involved to “take the oil.” Most of the oil in Iraq is not in the contested north, along the border with Syria, but rather in the far south, around the Persian Gulf. Even if you include areas held by IS in Syria, the oil reserves are not large and not highly profitable when oil is around $40 a barrel.

As far as denying IS whatever profits are available, the U.S. military has already targeted the Islamic State group’s small-scale oil refineries and oil convoys as a way of cutting off that income. To actually seize the oil fields

with troops, as Trump has suggested, would involve a commitment of forces far beyond anything the U.S. is willing to sustain. The Syrian pipelines extend from the oilfields in eastern Syria to the Mediterranean coast, across the width of the country. Armed forces would need to occupy most of Syria to get the oil out. The price of the military operations alone would far exceed any revenue that could be extracted; the cost in human lives would not be justified.

And Trump is not talking about oil sitting in great pools at the surface or stored in large tanks ready for grabbing; he’s targeting reserves, i.e., oil in-place underground that would need to be produced. It’s like robbing a bank by drilling a quarter-inch hole into the vault, from 100 yards away. To recover any valuables from the vault you would then need to snake a tube through the hole and hope you make contact with something valuable.

If you are real lucky, perhaps you hit a stack of gold coins. The coins won’t fit up the tube, so to recover them you need to send some sort of tool through the tube to scrape off a little gold, and then use another tool to retrieve those gold scraps. That’s what oil production in the real world is like: unpredictable, difficult, expensive and time-consuming. Only someone blissfully ignorant of the real-world costs in lives lost, squandered national treasure and diminished global stature could entertain such a vainglorious conceit as taking another nation’s resources. Ultimately, the only product being offered to the American public is that classic standby of the unctuous peddler: snake oil.

Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net

Letter to the editor

To the president Dear Fr. John Jenkins, We are writing to express our disappointment with your recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.

Because you represent the entire Notre Dame community, we feel we must speak up to ask you to reconsider your statements and to open a public dialogue about this important social issue.

We are disheartened that you objected to the NCAA’s decision and chose to make a public statement that privileges the rights and feelings of cisgender, heterosexual people over transgender and gay people. Perhaps you do not understand what transgender is, or have not considered the experiences a transgender person might face negotiating gendered bathrooms. Yet they are not alone: Many cisgender people face similar difficulties when using gendered bathrooms due to their role as parents or caretakers of people of a different gender. Many communities and institutions have responded by creating gender-neutral and family-friendly bathrooms.

Your placing of privileged people’s comfort over those of a disenfranchised group does not align with statements you made during your recent address to the Notre Dame faculty. There, you spoke at length about the need for more diversity and inclusion at our university, grounding that goal in the principle that every human being is worthy of respect and dignity. One need only replace “transgender persons” and “biological sex” in your statement with some other marginalized group or identity, such as “people of color” and “race,” to understand how problematic it is. Moreover, your op-ed echoes many of the biased and reductive statements made in favor of North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2). As you note, this law is not just about legislating bathroom use, although those in favor of it consistently raise that canard. HB2 is about a state stripping rights from cities and citizens. It is about civil rights.

HB2 is a segregationist law of precisely the sort

that our university has stood against for decades.

Like its antecedents in the Jim Crow era, HB2 constructs an imaginary threat, and inflicts suffering on the most vulnerable members of our society.

Indeed, segregation laws involving people of color have also frequently been about policing gender and sexuality; the bodies in question are often the same.

Understanding the history of those connections is important for anyone wanting to weigh into a critical debate on HB2.

We also find your comments about the NCAA’s decision and its role as a “moral arbiter” deeply problematic and inconsistent with the values of our university. Certainly, any organization of whatever nature has the moral obligation to speak up and act in the face of discriminatory laws such as HB2. We applaud the NCAA for taking this stand when many other powerful institutions, such as Notre Dame, have not.

In your op-ed, you argue, “When it comes to complex, contentious social issues, universities have a critical role to play in fostering reflection, discussion and informed debate.” We agree, but Notre Dame is not yet a place where the discussion of such issues is fully welcome or valued. For example, public discussions about the LGBTQI community have been consistently squelched on our campus, to the detriment of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and larger community. Indeed, your recent op-ed seems to continue that trend. Those of us signing here, however, will not remain quiet in the face of discriminatory remarks and the dearth of dialogue on our campus about such significant social issues. We will value and support de-privileged people, and we will attempt to change the oppressive systems that keep such individuals subordinate and disempowered.

We would welcome an opportunity to meet with you in person to express our views and to understand your own, as well as to provide you with information about the issues transgender and gay people

face here at Notre Dame and beyond.

Respectfully, Francisco Aragon Latino Studies

Stephen Fredman English

Katrina Barron Mathematics

Agustin Fuentes Anthropology

Laura Bayard Outreach Services Librarian

Daniel A. Graff History

Christine Becker Film, Television and Theatre Catherine E. Bolten Peace Studies Katherine Brading Philosophy Joseph A. Buttigieg English Mary R. D’Angelo Theology E. Jane Doering Teachers as Scholars Margaret Anne Doody English

Karen B. Graubart History Perin Gurel American Studies Darlene R. Hampton First Year of Studies Susan Cannon Harris English, Gender Studies Karen Croake Heisler Film, Television and Theatre Ricky Herbst Public Interest Law Peter Holland Associate Dean for the Arts

Asher Kaufman History Sept. 30 To view the complete list of the 48 authors who have signed this letter, visit ndsmcobserver.com John Duffy English

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By ALEXANDRA LOWERY Scene Writer

“Have you heard Banks’ new stuff?”

“Yeah, it’s really good ... just angry.”

This was a conversation I had after Jillian Banks, better known to the alt-pop world and heartbroken women everywhere simply as BANKS, released a string of electric singles the summer prior to her sophomore effort, “The Altar.”

Banks made a name for herself with a steady stream of emotional releases before her debut album “Goddess” made a huge splash (in the form of angry tears) in 2014.

Hailed for its gloomy honesty and sleek production, the album kept crowds guessing what Banks had in store for our heartstrings next.

Boldly setting the tone for Banks’ post“Goddess” era,“The Altar’s” lead single “F--- with Myself” is an unapologetic self-love anthem, which embodies the dark, synth-R&B beats that infect the whole album.

“Gemini Feed” and “Mind Games” quickly follow, two indie-pop hits that are pure Banks. With dissonant

By ALVARO DEL CAMPO Scene Writer

The latest project from singer and multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Ishibashi (Kishi Bashi) is “Sonderlust,” a smooth journey of love and loss that borrows conventions of genres from indie rock to ’80s synth pop. With lush string arrangements and groovy synth basslines throughout, the album has an ethereal flavor that is grounded by catchy melodies and solid production.

Opening the tracklist is “m’lover,” a love song that starts with a banjo riff reminiscent of American Authors before breaking into a Coldplay-esque alternative groove that carries the song through to the end.

In it, Kishi Bashi longs for the experience of having a lover to share experiences and time with, and the joyful chords and arrangement suit the lyrics well.

Following the first track is “Hey Big Star,” a more conventional pop song that uses an apt celestial metaphor to describe an unrequited love and its effect. “Say Yeah” starts with a wonky synth line accompanied by some ’80s string arrangements and eventually evolves into a nu-disco jam with falsetto singing and vocal chops that give it a unique character.

As the album progresses, Kishi Bashi delves deeper into electronic territory with tracks like “Can’t Let Go, Juno,” an electro-pop song that discusses the lengths to which one will go to get or maintain love. One of the musical highlights of the entire album is “Ode to My LAUREN WELDON | The Observer

vocals layered over deadly electronic trappy beats, both songs are haunting, lyrically and otherwise. Witty lines like “you’re claiming I’m a handful when you show up all empty-handed” epitomize the torment-turned-catharsis that make her songs so compelling.

The evolution of Banks’ sound is best illustrated in songs like “Trainwreck” where she’s spewing irate words rapid-fire and most notably singing about decapitating the only head a man can think with. The song feels like she’s been listening to the “Nicki Minaj: Straight Spittin’” Apple Music playlist on repeat for weeks.

The second half of the record remains in the same bitter-empowerment headspace with a few refreshing departures like “Weaker Girl” and “Mother Earth.”

Banks told Time Magazine that these songs are her way of leading her listeners as a wounded healer, a woman who has known real pain and can help others by utilizing her own experiences — a beautiful sentiment that can be physically felt through her vulnerability, and honestly, affirmation for all the times I have snapped and tweeted that “Banks has been hurt and she is here for me, she is here for us all, ladies.”

“The Altar” will not move Banks into the “1989” or

“Purpose” realm of mainstream pop, but that was never the goal. The self-obsessed honesty in“The Altar” is a true artistic release that affirms the message its first single set out to convey, Banks questions herself more than anybody else.

Made by a hurt woman for hurt women everywhere, Banks’ second LP is no radical change for the artist, but ultimately a brilliant continuation and manifestation of her evolution through self-awareness and empowerment.

Next Life,” an intense nu-disco track that begins with some epic string arrangements and synth hits that transition into a driving groove led by arpeggiators, accompanied by grandiose lyrics about this life and the next. The vocal melodies resemble classic ABBA, while the instrumentation borrows heavily from Daft Punk’s lexicon of tight synthesizer arrangement and programming.

On “Who’d You Kill,” Kishi Bashi strips down the music somewhat to make way for a blues jam driven by a funky Rhodes piano and a tight and dry drum track.

As one of the more sonically conventional songs on the record, “Who’d You Kill” is a less adventurous track that is outshined by the songs around it, but it’s a passable joint nonetheless. “Statues in a Gallery” has Kishi Bashi returning to the nu-disco flavor that undergirds the whole record, albeit with more wonky vocal manipulations and sampling work that gives it a distinctive sound.

In its final three tracks, “Sonderlust” continues with its interesting mix of electronic elements and lofty lyrical ambitions. “Flame on Flame (a Slow Dirge)” blends M83 influence with layered vocal harmonies while slowing the tempo and creating a solid groove. The closing track is “Honeybody,” which eschews the stadium drums normally present throughout the project for a more subtle pop romp that closes off on a happy note.

While “Sonderlust” has many traits that make it a unique experience, its usage of familiar chord

progressions and rhythms as well as rather basic lyrics keeps it firmly in pop territory, which might be off-putting to some. However, if that can be overlooked, the project is a largely upbeat adventure through the stages of love and the experiences it entails. The most glaring flaw the album has would be Kishi Bashi’s rather bland vocals, and while the layering and harmonies can mask it to an extent, his voice isn’t the best or most unique.

The album is lyrically unambitious, and there are no songs that strike as having unique or compelling lyrics. Instead the lyrical work is largely adequate and not as interesting as the creative manipulation of the music itself. “Sonderlust” is a solid pop album that strays from some conventions while grasping firmly to others, a trait that is ultimately its greatest strength as well as its greatest weakness.

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By CAELIN MILTKO Scene Writer

Artistic criticism can take shape through either comedy or drama — and this year’s ND Theatre NOW plays explore both paths for instigating change.

ND Theatre NOW is an annual program run by the Department of Film, Television and Theatre. Every two years, a selection of one-act plays written by students is performed and directed by students. This year, the program features “In Paradisum,” written by senior Tori Babcock and directed by senior Jean Carlo Yunen Arostegui, and “The Pink Pope,” written by 2014 Notre Dame graduate and 2017 Master of Fine Arts candidate Taeyin ChoGlueck and directed by senior Mary Patano.

“In Paradisum” depicts a dystopian future, where all emotions are regulated by pills and no one, except the leader, makes any choices about their lives. The story is told as flashback, beginning with Sophia’s (Patricia Fernandez de Castro Samano) emotional breakdown and warning that choices have consequences.

The play trends toward melodrama as it seeks to explore the effects total control has on a society where no one is allowed to be unhappy or imperfect. It sometimes struggles to distinguish itself from other dystopias, but its finale, and the admission that even the leader knows that its Utopia is at least half-faked, certainly stand out.

The effect of the pills is at times unclear, though

By KELLY McGARRY Associate Scene Editor

Entering Legends on Friday night with this week’s SceneCast episode on my mind, Colony House’s merch table caught my eye. Their humble but interesting collection included a crew sweatshirt reading “Colony House is pretty good” and a T-shirt featuring a wildcat that could have passed for high-school spirit wear.

The band itself had a similar impression. A quick barrage of upbeat tracks opened the show before frontman Caleb Stevenson interrupted to welcome the thin but energetic crowd, humbly assuring us, “If you don’t know who we are, you’re not in the minority.” The vocalist/ guitarist was accompanied onstage by his brother Will Franklin Chapman on the drums, Scott Mills on guitar and Parke Cottrell on bass and keyboard.

During a brief pause, the front row of audience members engaged in a dialogue, asking questions like, “How is touring with the Mowgli’s?” Caleb responded positively, joking, “This is an evening with Colony House, ask us

Roisin Goebelbecker’s final appearance as Emmy was particularly enlightening. As all the pill-takers did, Goebelbecker turned only at perfect right angles and her wide eyes and huge smile were disturbing after the melodrama of her previous scene.

The story itself is heavy and thought-provoking. The criticism it levies against medication in modern society is heavy-handed, but makes a point worth considering.

After the heaviness of “In Paradisum,” “The Pink Pope” was a much-needed comedic break. The archangel Gabriel (who goes by Bri) has a problem: Purgatory is full of men who refuse to accept a feminine God who prefers gender-neutral pronouns, but prefers she/her if given the choice between he/him and she/her.

To help solve her problem, Bri transforms the newly elected Pope Gerie into a female. On earth, Gerie is dealing with the “Feminist Ultimatum,” which has brought women from all over the world to protest the position of women in the Church.

Women perform all main parts of the play, and Zoe Alexandra Usowski (Bri/Vanto/Teddy) and Alexa Monn (Rudy/Father Tom) both have multiple speaking roles. Monn is particularly menacing as Father Tom, whose manipulations are both thought-provoking and disturbing.

Fauve Liggans-Hubbard is particularly strong as Maria, the slam poet who heads the Feminist Ultimatum movement. The incorporation of slam

poetry into the play is wonderfully done, sneaking in some of the heaviest critiques the way only that particular medium can.

Notre Dame seems an odd place to host a play like “The Pink Pope,” which irreverently takes swings at the institute of the Church, mocks “white male fragility” and calls out Notre Dame specifically at times — the term “Menbroza” and the placing of the silent virgin Mary on top of a dome to name a couple.

Perhaps this makes Notre Dame the perfect place for “The Pink Pope.” It’s the kind of play that warrants discussion, no matter how it dresses up its commentary in laugh-out-loud comedy. It’s possible the play is only funny to those who sympathize with its argument — after all, its particular brand of menopause/period jokes probably only reaches a portion of the population.

Both plays supplement their thought-provoking storylines with rather wonderful soundtrack choices. “In Paradisum” ends with a particularly unnerving use of Ingrid Michaelson’s “Be OK” and “The Pink Pope” uses a girl-power playlist to best effect. In particular, the use of Bonnie Tyler’s “I Need A Hero” was memorable.

ND Theatre NOW is on at DPAC’s Philbin Studio Theatre through Sunday. Tickets are $7 for students, $12 for faculty/staff/seniors (65+) and $15 general admission.

anything.” It only took one song request for him to regret that invitation.

The indie rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, brought an excellent organic sound to the beginning portion of the show, contrasting the heavily produced style of their recorded tracks. That’s not to say they spared the effects — all guitarists kept their feet busy tapping on pedals.

The night’s highlight came when Caleb picked up his acoustic guitar with the disclaimer, “My brother convinced me to make a song out of this. If you hate it, blame him.” The sentimental lull of his acoustic solo ended with an emotional punch when the rest of the band returned to the stage and gathered around the single microphone.

Fast tempo and full instrumentals resumed, culminating in top hit “Silhouettes.” A lights-out accompanied the emphatic line “‘til the lights come on” to dramatic effect.

The night wrapped up with synthy singles from their upcoming album. Heavy effects made for danceable hits, but overshadow the thoughtful songwriting and strong instrumentation the band had proven themselves

capable of. Caleb’s flawless vocals don’t call for distortion. One of their most recent singles “You Know It” has all the makings of an alt-pop hit, but is shallow and repetitive, both instrumentally and lyrically.

The upcoming album “Only the Lonely” has its heart in the right place. Inspired by their experience on tour, it tackles “the paradox of being around people all the time but also feeling alone.” Caleb explained that the title comes from a song by one of their favorite artists, Roy Orbison.

“Only the Lonely” will be Colony House’s first album

by RCA records, a prominent label known for producing pop superstars. Colony House seems to be at a crossroads between authentic indie rock and mainstream altpop, common among Legends acts. The combination made for a successful show for both sentimental pondering and energetic dancing, but raises the question of what’s to come from the young band. In any case, Colony House was in fact pretty good.

Contact Caelin Miltko at cmoriari@nd.edu

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Personal and professional partnerships will be unpredictable.

Show patience and be willing to compromise with others to keep everything in your life balanced and moving along smoothly. Do your best to meet people halfway. Share your feelings and look for common ground, and you will flush out problems quickly. Comfort and convenience are featured. Your numbers are 4, 10, 13, 22, 36, 40, 43.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sometimes it’s best to let things go. It’s in your best interest to calm down and avoid blowing situations out of proportion. Try to be patient instead of making poor choices. A peaceful approach will keep you grounded.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Love and emotion will be heightened. Pick and choose your words and actions carefully. The right move can bring you happiness and a better understanding between yourself and someone special.

A romantic gesture will pay off.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A creative outlet will help you find balance and calm your nerves. An old idea with a new twist will help you find additional income. Doing without some of the extras will help you save money.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do your best to put everyone at ease and you will be rewarded for the effort. Love and romance are highlighted, and surprising someone with an unusual suggestion will bring you closer together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Follow through with your plans. Don’t expect everyone to agree with you. Negotiate on your own behalf and don’t falter if someone attacks your position or decision. You will come out on top if you adhere to your strategy.

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

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep everything in perspective. Getting all worked up over nothing will give someone else the edge. Listen to what’s being said or offered and counter with something that you feel is fair. Compromise will pay off.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep your plans doable. Refuse to let anyone talk you into taking on responsibilities that will make your life difficult. Focus more on personal gains and making your life stress-free. Call the shots and do things your way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make plans that will give you the opportunity to try something new. A chance meeting with someone from your past will provide you with information that will help you make an important decision.

Don’t reveal personal secrets.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Remember what you are trying to achieve.

Refuse to let an emotional situation ruin your plans. Offer an out to anyone you feel is more trouble than you care to deal with. Take care of your needs first.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will be forced to do more if you want to avoid a setback. Someone will want too much too fast, leaving you in an awkward position. Say “no” and make an offer that’s reasonable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Listen to the voice of reason and consider how you can make the information you gather work to your benefit. Taking a hands-on approach to whatever you do will give you the control you need to reach your goal unscathed.

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Colts need to give Jaguars hold on, beat Colts Luck help in Wembley Stadium Marek Mazurek Sports Editor

Every Sunday I turn on the TV and every Sunday I feel bad for the guy.

I watch him pour his heart out for 60 minutes every game, but every game he gets beat up and hit, and his receivers drop passes, and his team loses.

I feel bad for Andrew Luck.

Luck was supposed to be the savior of the Colts franchise.

The Colts managed to go 2-14 the one year Peyton Manning was injured and win the “Suck for Luck” sweepstakes. With their new franchise quarterback in hand, the Colts parted ways with Peyton Manning and looked forward to the glorious era of Luck.

But history repeats itself, as the Colts have yet to learn. In the Manning-era, the Colts were known for … well, just Manning. The Colts leadership didn’t give him a running game, they didn’t give him a defense and Manning did the best he could with what he had.

Granted, he did have two fantastic receivers in Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne, and Adam Vinatieri filled his role. But by and large, the Colts lived and died by Manning from 1998 to 2010.

And Manning delivered. He was arguably the best quarterback in NFL history, and he did lead the Colts to one Super Bowl victory.

But Luck isn’t there yet. Luck isn’t Peyton Manning, and the Colts need to realize this fast.

That starts with improving the offensive line and the defense.

Luck is getting beat up.

It seems like every time he drops back, he’s getting hit. That needs to change if Indianapolis wants to become a contender. You have to give your star quarterback time to throw. In his first five NFL seasons, Luck has been sacked 124 times. That’s an average of almost 25 sacks per year, and that total doesn’t even count the hits he’s taken after the play or when he scrambles out of the pocket.

Since Luck is a big, tough

guy, he is able to shrug off many hits — and some that I was surprised he got up from — but the sheer quantity takes its toll, even someone as tough and competitive as Luck.

Last year, Luck missed nine games with injuries that a doctor said resembled those of an automobile accident, not a football game. Luck suffered a partially torn abdominal muscle and a lacerated kidney.

Anytime your franchise quarterback “lacerates” something, you should definitely take his protection more seriously.

Even if Luck’s health weren’t at risk, the Colts need a better offensive line simply to give Luck more time to find open receivers. That is how football works. If you look at top NFL quarterbacks such as Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers, they have time to throw on almost every down.

If the Colts want another Super Bowl berth, the offensive line should be a priority.

And then there’s the defense. The Colts are horrendous on the defensive side of the ball, to say the least.

Currently, they are 26th in the league in passing yards allowed, and 30th in both total points and points per game.

If your defense is giving up 31 points every contest, you can’t expect to win — with or without Luck.

And then, since the defense gives up a lot of points, the Colts are playing from behind, which means they have to pass more, which means the horrible offensive line can’t protect Luck. It’s a vicious cycle.

If you’re an Indianapolis fan, you should be mad at your ownership for not putting pieces around Luck. You have an elite quarterback, but he’s floundering because you can’t protect him and he’s getting no help from the defense.

You did well to get him. Now give him the tools to succeed.

Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

as his longest reception — put the game beyond the reach of Andrew Luck despite the Colts’ three fourth-quarter TDs. Hurns and Robinson say there’s something special about playing in London, where Wembley’s 84,000 seats are sold out for every “match” and the Jaguars are being marketed with increasing effectiveness as the home team.

On Sunday, thousands waved Jaguars’ yellow banners and turned up the volume whenever the Colts had the ball.

“We had a lot of fans out there,” said Robinson, who caught the game’s first touchdown on an inside slant from the 3-yard line to give the Jags (1-3) a 7-0 lead.

He said the Jaguar tunnel, the roaring crowd and the sea of yellow flags of support made it feel “like a real home game.”

Hurns downplayed his role in his score, crediting teammates with key blocks.

But he said Jacksonville really needed this win after two narrow defeats at home to the

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LONDON — The Jacksonville Jaguars survived another crazy fourth-quarter shootout in London.

For the second consecutive year, wide receiver Allen Hurns had the clinching touchdown for the Jaguars, who often rely on big plays from Hurns and fellow wideout Allen Robinson.

Hurns sometimes gets less attention than Robinson, but he has been the Jags’ game-breaker in their British second home at Wembley Stadium.

Last year, Hurns’ diving 31yard reception to the left pylon with barely a minute left lifted his team to a comeback victory over the Buffalo Bills.

On Sunday, he did it again, taking a short reception and using his elusiveness to beat the Colts’ defense for a 42-yard touchdown with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Jaguars’ 30-27 win over the Colts (1-3).

Hurns’ score — his first touchdown of the season as well

Ravens and Packers left teammates questioning whether they could hold on for a win.

“Knowing how close we were these last couple weeks, to be able to close out a game, that meant a lot to the team,” Hurns said.

Here’s other take-aways from the Colts-Jags matchup.

COLTS NEED MORE THAN LUCK: They need a commitment to a running game.

The Colts have failed to get a 100-yard running performance since 2012, longest stretch in the league. The Colts signed Frank Gore, but do not get him the ball enough to wear down other teams’ defenses and take pressure off Luck.

On Sunday, behind a patchwork offensive line starting two rookies on the right side, Luck was sacked six times.

Once again an early turnover — this time on a pass tipped

by Dante Fowler, in Luck’s face within a second of the snap, to teammate Yannick Ngakoue for an interception — led to the Jaguars’ first touchdown.

NFL | SAints 35, chargers 34

Saints pull off comeback victory against Chargers Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — When the New Orleans Saints came to Qualcomm Stadium to stretch their legs after a long flight Saturday, Drew Brees walked to the spot in the west end zone where he suffered a career-changing injury on the last day of 2005, and said a prayer.

“It was a great time of reflecting, of just how far I’ve come and our team has come,” Brees said.

Some 24 hours later, Qualcomm was the spot of a great celebration for Brees and the Saints. They rallied with two touchdowns in the final 4 minutes, 50 seconds for a stunning 35-34 victory against Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers,

who blew a 13-point lead by committing two crucial turnovers.

“This was as much a team game, a team win, as I could ever remember,” said Brees, who left the Chargers as a free agent in early 2006 and led the Saints to their only Super Bowl title four years later.

With the Chargers trying to protect a 34-21 lead, Melvin Gordon fumbled and Darryl Tapp recovered at the San Diego 13, setting up Brees’ 5-yard TD pass to Michael Thomas on fourth-and-2 to pull to 34-28 with 4:50 to go.

Travis Benjamin then fumbled after a reception and Nate Stupar recovered at the San Diego 31. Seven plays later, fullback John Kuhn scored his third TD of the game, on a

1-yard run. The PAT made it 35-34.

Rivers, who was Brees’ understudy for his first two NFL seasons, was intercepted by B.W. Webb with 1:10 to go.

After the final gun, Brees ran over to the stands and traded high-fives with jubilant Saints fans. After showering and doing postgame interviews, he came back out on the field with several family members and friends.

It was the first time Brees played at Qualcomm Stadium since Dec. 31, 2005, when he injured his throwing shoulder in his final appearance as Chargers quarterback. He had surgery and was allowed to leave as a free agent, signing with New Orleans.

That gave the starting job to Rivers.

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Ryder Cup | USA 17, Europe 11

United States wins Ryder Cup Associated Press

CHASKA, Minn. — Patrick Reed shook his fists with fury for every big putt he made. Phil Mickelson leaped higher than when he won his first Masters.

Ryan Moore delivered the final point in this American masterpiece Sunday at the Ryder Cup. The 17-11 victory over Europe was their biggest rout in 35 years at the Ryder Cup. Only this was more than just three days of exquisite golf at Hazeltine. This victory began two years ago in Scotland, when Phil Mickelson publicly criticized U.S. captain Tom Watson and a process that he felt put the Americans in position to fail far too often.

“When put in the right environment, the U.S. team brought out some amazing golf,” Mickelson said. “And we’re bringing back the Ryder Cup because of it.”

Sure enough, that 17-inch gold trophy was gleaming on a table, right next to a couple of champagne bottles on ice.

This wasn’t about being maybe the best team ever assembled.

The Americans were a team, and that was all that mattered.

For the first time since 1975, every U.S. player won at least one match. And for the first time since 2008, the Ryder Cup is staying in America.

Four years after Davis Love III saw his team blow a 10-6 lead at Medinah, he watched them make more birdies and eagles than he could count as they filled the scoreboard with American red and took any suspense out of the outcome.

“There was a lot of pressure on these guys over the last couple years,” Love said. “We haven’t had a good run lately, and I’m thrilled for them that they got the win. ... This team has been questioned and beat up for a long time, and I’m proud of the way they came together.”

Europe, going for its fourth straight victory, never really had a chance.

Reed outdueled and outshouted Rory McIlroy in a match so dynamic that they halved three straight holes with birdies. McIlroy holed a 60-foot putt up the slope on the par-3 eighth and cupped his hand to his ear to a loud an occasionally obnoxious crowd. Reed followed with a 35-foot birdie putt, wagging his finger at McIlroy. They bumped fists and patted each other on the back. McIlroy’s putter went cold, and Reed holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to secure the 1-up victory.

Mickelson and Sergio Garcia combined for 19 birdies, eight of them over the last five holes.

Mickelson made an 18-foot

birdie on the final hole, crouched and then leaped in the air, capping off a big week under more pressure than usual because of his strong voice in all these changes.

One of the changes from the Ryder Cup Task Force that Europe mocked was to spread out the captain’s picks until the very end. The last one went to Moore, who was added to the team only last Sunday. A week later, he was celebrating a 1-up victory over Lee Westwood that clinched the cup.

“You’re only as strong as your 12th man right there,” Brandt Snedeker said to him.

There wasn’t much Europe to do. Thomas Pieters had the best showing of any European rookie by going 4-1. That was a lone bright spot.

“They did everything I asked of them. They tried their heart out. They worked hard. They fought hard,” European captain Darren Clarke said. “The American Ryder Cup team deserved to win. And we’re all gutted and disappointed. And we will be back stronger to fight in two years’ time in Paris.”

Mickelson already was looking ahead.

He had said the work of the task force — primarily for players and former captains to have more input in an event run by the PGA of America — was not about this year but the next 10 years of the Ryder Cup. Even so, it was sweet to see that trophy just a few feet away.

“We need to build on this,” Mickelson said. “Otherwise, it’s all for naught. We created a very solid foundation this year. ... Yes, it’s great that we had success this week, but it’s not about one year or one Ryder Cup. It’s about a multitude, for decades to come.”

About that time, Love popped the cork off a bottle of champagne.

“That’s my cue to shut up,” Mickelson said.

He spoke volumes in Scotland, and on the golf course.

The Americans stood atop a bridge to the left of the 18th green and sprayed champagne on themselves and the crowd, an enormous gathering that sent endless cheers of “U-S-A” and “Red, white, blue” across Hazeltine for three straight days.

Every U.S. player contributed a point.

For Europe, Westwood was among four players who ended the week without a point.

The Ryder Cup Task Force was dismantled after Love was named captain for the second time, though Mickelson and Tiger Woods remain on a committee for the next Ryder Cup in 2018 in France.

swimming | Michigan State, Iowa double dual

Irish open season with victory in East Lansing

By BRENNA MOXLEY Sports Writer

The Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams started the season off strongly w ith v ictories over Michigan State (women: 169-54, men: 159-62) and Iowa (women: 154-69, men: 151-72).

The Irish were v ictorious in 20 of 24 events on the day against the Spartans and Hawkeyes in a lively env ironment w ith sw imming taking place outdoors in Michigan State’s 50-meter Oly mpic-st yle pool. Irish head coach Mike Litzinger said he felt his teams swam well in the season’s opening action.

“It’s a great way to start the year off,” Litzinger said.

“Both groups have been working extremely hard.”

Some highlights of the day for the Irish included the 400-meter relay teams.

For the women, sophomores A lic Treuth, Meaghn O’Donnell and Sofia Rev ilak and freshman Lauren Heller took first place w ith a 4:22.38 performance.

On the men’s side, junior Robert W hitacre, senior

Trent Jackson, sophomore Matthew Grauslys and sophomore Tabahn Afrik gave Notre Dame a v ictor y w ith a 3:54.84 mark.

The Irish continued their success, w inning the next five events including 800-meter freest yle w ins by junior Molly Treble and junior Richard Mannix.

The 200-meter freest yle also saw some young Notre Dame sw immers achieve success as freshman Abbie Dolan won the 200-meter freest yle for the women and Aaron Schultz won the same event for the men.

In addition to racing against the Spartans and the Hawkeyes, Notre Dame also battled the elements as the meet was held outside. Litzinger said the rain did not bother the team, however.

“We responded ver y well to a long-course meet outside in the rain and prett y much dominated the meet,” Litzinger said. “To start the year off that way was a lot of fun.”

Litzinger also said he was proud of the way the newly renovated team encouraged Paid Advertisement

each other throughout the competition.

“To be guiding both [the men’s and women’s teams] is truly a great feeling because they really got involved in each other’s races and supported each other,” he said.

As the new head coach of both the women’s and men’s programs, Litzinger ref lected on his first meet w ith the combined squad.

“It’s all about momentum and excitement and coaching a combined team certainly adds to it; it’s double the excitement for sure,” he said.

Notre Dame’s next action w ill take place at home this weekend at Rolfs Aquatic Center for the Dennis Stark Relays. The meet begins at 5 p.m. Friday and continues into Saturday.

Litzinger showed excitement for the team’s upcoming competition.

“We’re looking for ward to next Friday and Saturday at home, it should be a lot of fun,” he said.

Contact Brenna Moxley at bmoxley@nd.edu

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around the box.

“I know they work a lot on these two things in practice and it is nice to see it translating in games. On one instance where we did not get pressure to the ball, [senior goal keeper Chris] Hubbard made a great save to keep us ahead.”

The first goal of the game came in the 22nd minute when junior midfielder Black Townes crossed the ball over to Gallagher who put the ball in the back left corner of the net. The Irish came out into the second half with a 1-0 advantage, and the defense held on against the Panthers.

Hubbard saved all three of Pittsburgh’s shot attempts on goal, including a close shot near the right post, which helped secure his fifth shutout of the season. Freshman midfielder Luca Mellor, the Panthers’ leading scorer, took all three of their shots in the game.

Gallagher’s second goal came in the 87th minute when Townes lobbed a pass towards Gallagher in open space. He sprinted past the defense and was left alone against the Panther goalkeeper. Gallagher finished the play by shooting the ball towards the upperright corner of the goal to put the Irish up 2-0. Gallagher’s two goals pushes his total to eight this season, which puts him atop the leader board for goals in the ACC. “Jon is definitely a constant offensive threat,” Gormley said. “Even when the momentum is in the opposition’s favor, Jon’s speed provides an immediate outlet and a chance at transition. He has

obviously been finishing well, too, which is great to see.”

Notre Dame has won 14 straight games over Pittsburgh, and the woes continue for the Panthers, as they have now lost yet another conference game. The Panthers have yet to win a game in the ACC since becoming a member in 2013 and have lost every conference game dating back to the 2010 season.

Halfway through the season, the Irish have just one loss, and they are hoping to continue riding their momentum into the second half of the season and into the ACC championship tournament.

“We take confidence in our preparation, and I think the hard work has paid off,” Gormley said. “Our record reflects what we have done in the past, and it is important that we continue to focus on how we can improve as we move forward this season.”

With the win, the Irish are one point behind North Carolina in the ACC Coastal division. Their next challenge will be at home against a familiar foe. “[Indiana] is always a huge rival of ours, and they’re a very strong team this year,” Gormley said. “I think we are all excited for this game, and although there might not be as many fans for this midweek game, I do not think intensity will be an issue. It is important against a team of IU’s caliber that we remain calm and retain control of the game even when we don’t have possession.”

The Irish will host the Hoosiers on Tuesday at Alumni Stadium at 7 p.m.

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junior forward Alison Price. The goal was the result of a defensive miscue by Notre Dame that allowed for a header finish off a free kick. From that point on, however, the Irish would turn the tide and take control for the majority of the game.

It was in the 38th minute when Notre Dame was eventually able to tie up the game when senior midfielder Sandra Yu was able to convert on an unassisted shot and net the equalizer. For Yu, who had come into the game just three minutes earlier, this marked her first goal of the season, and Yu had a strong offensive performance throughout the entirety of the matchup, leading the team with six shots, three of them on goal.

The two teams would each have chances going the rest of the way in regulation, but the goaltending on both sides stood strong and kept the game notched up at 1. For Notre Dame, one of its best chances to take the lead came in the 54th minute when senior Kaleigh Olmstead got off a strong shot that was followed up with a rebound opportunity for the Irish.

The opportunity was to no avail as the Louisville goaltender was able to come up with a key couple of stops.

On the defensive side of the ball for Notre Dame, senior goaltender Kaela Little came up big on a number of occasions, especially in the 70th minute when a shot from just outside the box off of a corner kick presented a good

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Irish junior midfielder Megan McCashland takes control of the ball during Notre Dame’s 1-0 victory over Missouri on Sept. 23.

opportunity for Louisville. Little stayed big and kept the ball from reaching the back of the net.

The game would head into double overtime, an experience that has become familiar to the Irish, but unlike in the past, they were able to cap off the game with a win. It was the 104th minute when junior midfielder Megan McCashland found herself in back corner of the box, and that proved to be the perfect spot when the corner kick came in from the foot of freshman forward Jennifer Westendorf. McCashland headed in her first career goal and helped the Irish walk away with the 2-1 victory. Coach Romagnolo saw a lot of positives from this game and was happy to see her team pull out a tough win.

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get the result,” Romagnolo said.

“This was a physical game, but we fought through it and scored a pair of tough goals.”

Romagnolo also made specific comment on the performance of the team’s late-game hero, Megan McCashland, saying she was proud of the junior.

“It was especially great to see Meghan McCashland who came off the bench come in and score that big goal,” Romagnolo said.

“I’m proud to see her score her first career goal and it’s great that she was able to have that impact and could help our team.”

The Irish are undefeated in their last nine games and will look to rest up before two games at the end of the week with a pair of visits from Clemson on Thursday and Virginia on Sunday.

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McLaughlin said. “And we’re allowing ourselves to do that now.

Early in the season, the emotion and the energy would get the best of us. But now we’re clear in our mind and seeing the game better.”

Duke came out strong in the third game, but the Irish were able to keep pace for most of the game. Duke ultimately took the set, 26-24, making the third game the first set the Irish had dropped to an ACC opponent this season.

Junior setter Caroline Holt, who recorded 55 assists in the match, noted that her team knew what it needed to do in order to pick up the win in the fourth game and they were able to bounce back from the dropped set and execute well.

“We knew what we had to do,” Holt said. “I mean, every game was close and Duke is a very good team. We knew we were gonna have to come out even harder, but I think we knew what we had to do and we just executed a little bit better.”

In the final set, the Irish and Blue Devils were neck-and-neck and went back-and-forth until the two teams sat tied at 1212. Notre Dame went on a 4-0 run, eventually putting the Blue Devils away 25-17 in the final set, handing Notre Dame the match.

McLaughlin noted that the packed arena definitely played a role in Notre Dame’s success, especially since he felt that Duke was using the game to make a statement.

“We talked a little bit about statement games and I don’t believe in them,” McLaughlin said.

“I believe in preparation and every game is important. But we’re finding out, being at Notre Dame, maybe a lot of other schools use us or have us as their statement game and, but, what you find out after a win, as we just won, every win is a good one. This was

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a good win for us. … The crowd was awesome. And they give us a lot of energy, but it’s also, just, we have a responsibility when we have a good crowd to make sure we play well, and I think the girls feel that.”

After putting Duke away, the Irish took the court again Sunday versus the Demon Deacons (6-9, 2-2).

The Irish appeared flatfooted to start the match and continued to struggle to find a rhythm throughout the contest.

McLaughlin was fully aware of the fact that his team struggled throughout the match and attributes it, in part, to the win over Duke.

“You learn from winning, you learn from losing,” McLaughlin said. “I actually think you learn more from winning. And we can learn a lot from this. Bob Knight once said, ‘You’ve got to protect the win.’ And we had a good, emotional win against Duke, and you can be susceptible to being flat. You know, we’re humans. And we were flat. And then, if you’re not fully prepared emotionally, mentally, physically, you risk a chance of someone sending you home very sad and we came close. But Wake Forest beat us in every category, except the main one: winning.

So that says a lot about us and we can learn an awful lot from this match.”

The match was tight throughout. The Irish were able to edge out the Demon Deacons in the first set, 26-24. Yeadon had difficulty finding her rhythm against Wake Forest’s blocking, and was one of four players with negative hitting percentages after the first set, despite the Irish win. Even though Yeadon ended up picking up a double-double by the end of the match, McLaughlin felt that the freshman starter struggled.

“No, [Wake Forest] didn’t figure out Jemma,” McLaughlin said. “Jemma didn’t figure out Jemma. Jemma came out and was a different girl and hit some

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do. So I want to approach it that way because we’re Notre Dame, but, you know, we found a way to win and we were not in a rhythm, and that says some good things.

But we need to get back in the gym and practice.”

Despite the tough match, the Irish came out on top and remain undefeated in the ACC. Sophomore outside hitter Rebecca Nunge mentioned how important this is as Notre Dame strives toward its ultimate goal of winning the ACC title. “[Being undefeated in the ACC] feels pretty good, I have to say,” Nunge said. “But, obviously we’re just looking to the next game. The record doesn’t really matter. I think that every single thing we do, we do with the mindset of winning the ACC, so that’s what’s given us success so far.”

The Irish will take the court again in another ACC matchup at Syracuse on Friday at 7 p.m.

and we’re going to start putting more pieces of the puzzle together, bringing some bodies back that weren’t real healthy today, and they’re going to improve and be better two weeks from now.

“On the men’s side, there’s a lot of the pieces that just weren’t coming together today, and we have to do a lot of things to right the ship right now, because we’re going in the wrong direction quick, and its going to improve in the next two weeks.”

Although the day as a whole didn’t go Notre Dame’s way, Sparks nonetheless took away some positives from the meet, especially individual performances that stuck out to him.

“In the gold race we ran a few girls that had been hurt — that hadn’t raced for a couple of years. [Senior] Lexi Pelletier ran her first cross country race in two years so getting her back into the mix was good — she’ll be running varsity for us the next time out,” Sparks said. “[Junior] John Flannery on the men’s side is someone who’s traditionally not in our top varsity group — he’s not traditionally in our top seven but he got to run varsity today and finished third for us.

John will be the first to tell you that he shouldn’t be in the top seven, but he really ran well … and it’s good to see the steps he’s taken recently.”

The Irish will next compete Oct. 14, when the men run in the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Illinois, at 4 p.m. and the women race in the Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, at 1:30 p.m.

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bad shots. I hold Jemma to a very high standard and she will learn from this and come out and understand, I think. The meaning will come. But, she was in a bad rhythm because of Jemma, not them.”

The Irish dropped the second set, 25-18, and were slow around the court throughout the set. However, when the Irish returned to the court for the third set, they appeared to be a completely different team.

While this allowed the Irish to build momentum and regain control in the second half of the match, McLaughlin considered it problematic.

“Yeah, that’s the deal; we were a different team,” McLaughlin said. “And you know, you’ve got to be who you are. And I think the worst thing you can do is not be who you are. We came out flat and we weren’t the Notre Dame team that we’re supposed to be.

And then, at the end of the day, when it’s over, whether you win or lose, if you lose, it’s not ever what they did, it’s what we didn’t

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Despite the rain, No. 2 Notre Dame won its second straight ACC game, triumphing 2-0 over Pittsburgh behind junior forward Jon Gallagher’s two goals at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Friday night.

The Irish (8-1-0, 3-1-0 ACC) were not only dominant on offense, taking 11 shots to Pittsburgh’s (2-6-2, 0-3-1) three, but they were also stifling on defense holding Pittsburgh to zero shots attempted in the first half of the contest. Notre Dame also outkicked Pittsburgh on corner kicks 10-3.

“Our defense did well again on Friday to hold Pitt to a shutout,” Irish senior forward Mark Gormley said. “We are lucky to have an experienced back line this year, and I think their success has a lot to do with maintaining shape and their tenacity and work ethic

Friday at 7 p.m. On a misty Friday afternoon, Irish sophomore Anna Rohrer put on a show in front of fans from all across the country, finishing in first place at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.

The Mishawaka product was able to pass California junior Bethan Knights and New Mexico junior Alice Wright to win the 5-kilometer race, setting a personal record (16:11.7) in the process. Associate head coach Matthew Sparks commented on the historic performance of Rohrer, who recorded the second-fastest time at the Joe Piane Invitational Invitational in the past 20 years. “[I’m] excited to see Anna win,” Sparks said. “It’s always nice to have an individual champion — I know it’s been a while since [a Notre Dame runner] has actually won a Notre Dame Invitational — so

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it’s nice to put us back on the map with that.”

Sophomore Annie Heffernan also recorded a personal best, as she finished 20th with a time of 16:47.1.

However, Rohrer’s victory was one of the few bright spots for the Irish on Friday.

The No. 16-ranked women’s team finished in eight place out of 23 schools, while the men’s team finished dead last in a group of 25 teams.

Although both teams are currently dealing with injuries, Sparks highlighted that both teams didn’t run their best against the nationally-ranked competition alongside them.

“Both teams disappointed with where we were,” Sparks said. “The women’s team is 16th in the country and we finished eighth at our home meet. We held a few people out but we still felt we should be top-five [team] w ith the lineup we brought to the table today, so we’re disappointed see XC PAGE 17

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The Irish (13-3, 4-0 ACC) extended their winning streak to five games and maintained their perfect ACC record this weekend, toppling Duke in an emotionally charged match on Friday night before scraping by Wake Forest on Sunday, giving the team its best ACC start yet.

Notre Dame’s laser focus was evident Friday against the Blue Devils (9-5, 3-1). From the very start of the match, the Blue Devils did their best to avoid serving Irish sophomore libero Ryann DeJarld. Her teammates stepped up on receiving the ball, however, as sophomore outside hitter Jemma Yeadon registered 29 digs and junior outside hitter Sydney Kuhn tallied up 27 digs of her own in the match.

DeJarld ended the match with a career-high 31 digs. Irish head coach Jim McLaughlin said he was pleased with his team’s versatility in the match.

“Yeah, I wouldn’t serve Ryann,” McLaughlin said. “But, you know our other girls can pass too, but Ryann carries a

big load and she still handled the ball quite a bit, so we’re moving around a little bit. But, yeah, the other girls can pass too.”

The Irish took the first set 2523 and went on to overcome the Blue Devils in a marathon second set, 31-29. McLaughlin was impressed with his team’s ability to stay focused and overcome adversity in the second set. “[We had to] just keep at it,” McLaughlin said. “And we’re finding that out. You know, you have to create an identity by experiences and we’re starting to become a little tougher team, which is good.”

Despite it being a close match, Notre Dame’s ability to build momentum proved too much for Duke to handle.

McLaughlin feels that when his team goes on a roll, it is difficult to stop.

“I think when we’re on our assignments and we’re looking at the right things and staying focused on the right things, on the things that tell us what to do, we can get in good spots,”

On Saturday at Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, late game dramatics helped lift the No. 22 Fighting Irish over the Cardinals in double overtime by a score of 2-1.

This marked the fourth time this season that Notre Dame had played into double overtime, but only the first time the team was able to pick up the win. The victory moved the Irish to 8-1-3 on the season and 3-0-1 in ACC play.

Irish head coach Theresa Romagnolo said she is pleased with this strong start to conference play.

“I feel good about our play recently,” she said. “We focus on one game at a time and strive to get better each and every game.

I think we’re doing a great job growing and getting results, so it’s nice to see.”

The game was underway for about five minutes when Louisville (7-3-2, 6-3 ACC) took the quick lead on a goal by

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the two floaters to St. Brown, and one 3-yard rushing touchdown. More than 350 of his yards came before the break, too.

However, Kizer ended the first half by taking a sack that pushed the team out of fieldgoal range on the penultimate offensive drive and throwing an interception that allowed the Orange to score and pull within six points heading into the break.

Notre Dame (2-3) head coach Brian Kelly attributed those mistakes to Kizer “trying to do too much” and make up for the problems on defense that allowed Syracuse to stay close to the Irish early on in the game.

Kelly said he talked to Kizer about that problem during halftime and saw significant improvement in the second half, though the numbers he posted were far less gaudy.

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allowed a 74-yard punt return that set up one touchdown. Then, Irish head coach Brian Kelly decided to throw the football with under 30 seconds remaining on the clock rather than run the half out, and the result was a Kizer interception that set up another scoring chance for the Orange.

But that scoring chance was wasted, as Syracuse missed a 40-yard field goal and the two teams went to the locker room with the score at 33-27, favoring the Irish.

And whether it was that moment of relief that allowed it to catch its breathe and regain momentum or something entirely different than that, Notre Dame came out of the locker room and changed the narrative of the last few weeks.

In their last two losses, the Irish came out of the break and failed to score within the first 10 minutes of the half.

The offense stalled after carrying a heavy load early in the game, and — in the case of the Michigan State loss — the defense would dig the team into a hole that the offense wouldn’t be able to dig the team out of.

But that wasn’t the case against the Orange on Saturday.

Because on Saturday, the Irish defense pitched a shutout in the third quarter. The unit stopped Syracuse on five consecutive drives, forcing punts on the first four. And on the last one? Well, it bent all the way down to its own

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what I liked about him in the second half is that he dropped the ball down, took the easy completions, made the smart decisions and I think he needs to continue to do that.

“I thought the second half showed the kind of things that I was looking for him to do and he needs to continue to do that.”

Kizer agreed that the second-half offense was more promising than the first in terms of consistent and prolonged production.

“We were able to put together drives [after halftime],” Kizer said. “The first half, we had a bunch of highlights throwing the ball down the field and having one-play, two-play drives, but what we need right now is a way of being sustainable in our defense and our offense. The second half was a good example of that.”

Though the Irish have had no problems scoring points this season, and Kizer specifically has racked up major yardage, both he and Kelly were far from satisfied with the offense since its success had not translated to wins.

Kizer noticed that a major change from the losses to

Duke and Michigan State the previous two weeks was the squad’s mentality and passion, which Kelly was critical of last week.

“It’s 100 percent attitude,” Kizer said. “Since we hopped on the plane to come out here, the entire team has had a smile on their face. …

“This week we came in with the idea that as long as the ball’s in our hands, we’re the only ones that can stop us.”

Furthermore, Kizer said the offense can do better than the whopping 50 points and 654 total yards it managed against the Orange at MetLife Stadium, making him even more optimistic.

“It was the sloppiest 50 points I’ve ever been a part of.

The sloppiest 400-plus yards I’ve ever been a part of,” Kizer said. “I think that’s the best part about it. We’re having fun, we’re having a good time, and there’s still so much room to improve. …

“I couldn’t be happier, because I know that our guys are going to take the attitude that we had today and build on it.”

5-yard line but refused to break, stopping Syracuse on fourth-and-goal.

And the offense didn’t stall either, as it scored two more touchdown of 50-plus yards on its first two drives.

Those third quarter woes that had cost the Irish their last two games weren’t present Saturday, as it was actually that quarter that propelled them to victory over the Orange.

The big question after the game was obvious: What changed at the half and enabled Notre Dame to perhaps pivot its season in the right direction?

How did the Irish change the narrative?

If you asked Kelly, he would tell you it just took some time for the defense to adjust to Syracuse’s up-tempo offense.

Junior safety Drue Tranquill echoed that sentiment after the game, adding that the defense had a lot of new faces on the field, so it just took some time for those new faces to adjust.

Or maybe it was a new attitude and energy brought by new defensive coordinator Greg Hudson. While he didn’t contribute much to the changes in scheme and personnel, players like junior linebacker Nyles Morgan and senior defensive lineman Isaac Rochell credited Hudson for bringing a level of enthusiasm and energy that made a difference for the group.

Whatever it was, it’s something the Irish will need to carry forward the rest of this season. This campaign is no longer about the playoff or a national championship. It is about regaining a level of

respect as a program that has seemed to have been lost for Notre Dame. It’s about showing the pride it lacked in the first four games of the season but suddenly seemed to find halfway through the fifth.

Yet, you can’t help but wonder why it took Notre Dame so long to take that step, find that pride and potentially change that narrative. If it was a matter of pride, enthusiasm and energy, then why weren’t national championship aspirations good enough to draw that out from the very beginning of the season? Why did it take firing a coach to make that happen?

Saturday’s game against Syracuse proved that scheme isn’t Notre Dame’s biggest problem on defense. It was effort and heart, and it took them nine halves to find it in themselves to show some.

Going forward, the Irish have the opportunity to continue to play with the pride that won them the second half on Saturday. With new, young faces starting to work their way in to the rotation on the defense, Notre Dame has an opportunity to create a new culture on that side of the ball that could lead to success the rest of this season and, more importantly, beyond.

The Irish didn’t solve all their problems against the Orange, but they might have solved one of their biggest.

I just can’t help but wonder, what took them so long?

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10 14

14 0

3 6

50 33

Notre Dame 7, Syracuse 0

Equanimeous St. Brown 79-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick)

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remaining Drive: One play, 79 yards, 0:18 elapsed

NOTRE DAME 7, syracuse 6

Eric Dungey 3-yard rush (Cole Murphy kick failed)

12:36

remaining Drive: Eight plays, 76 yards, 2:06 elapsed

NOTRE DAME 9, syracuse 6 Cole Luke PAT return

12:36 remaining

Notre Dame 16, syracuse 6

St. Brown 67-yard pass from Kizer (Yoon kick)

11:23

remaining Drive: Three plays, 74 yards, 1:13 elapsed

Notre Dame 16, syracuse 13

Amba Etta-Tawo 72-yard pass from Dungey (Murphy kick)

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remaining Drive: Three plays, 79 yards, 1:06 elapsed

Notre Dame 23, syracuse 13

C.J. Sanders 93-yard kickoff return (Yoon kick)

10:06 remaining

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Notre Dame 23, syracuse 20

Dungey 1-yard rush (Murphy kick)

13:22

remaining Drive: Nine plays, 78 yards, 3:08 elapsed

NOTRE DAME 30, Syracuse 20 Kizer 3-yard rush (Yoon kick)

12:11

remaining Drive: Five plays, 71 yards, 1:11 elapsed

Notre Dame 33, Syracuse 20 Yoon 31-yard field goal

5:03

remaining Drive: Seven plays, 37 yards, 3:11 elapsed

Notre Dame 33, syracuse 27

Ervin Philips 14-yard pass from Dungey (Murphy kick)

0:30

remaining Drive: Two plays, 14 yards, 0:08 elapsed

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Notre Dame 40, syracuse 27

Kevin Stepherson 54-yard pass from Kizer (Yoon kick)

11:23

remaining Drive: Four plays, 86 yards, 1:41 elapsed

Notre Dame 47, Syracuse 27

Dexter Williams 59-yard rush (Yoon kick)

8:26

remaining Drive: Three plays, 70 yards, 1:22 elapsed

4

Notre Dame 50, Syracuse 27 Yoon 39-yard field goal

11:14

remaining Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:58 elapsed

Notre Dame 50, Syracuse 33

Dungey 5-yard rush (Sterling Hofrichter rush failed)

6:52

remaining Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:22 elapsed

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Notre Dame junior quarterback DeShone Kizer drops back in the pocket during Saturday’s 50-33 victory over Syracuse at MetLife Stadium. Kizer put Notre Dame up early with two passing and one rushing touchdowns in the first half. Kizer finished the day going 23-for-35, 471 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

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Both the Irish and the Orange jumped to a fast start on offense Saturday, scoring a combined 36 points in the first five minutes of the matchup at MetLife Stadium. Notre Dame’s defense buckled down in the second half and prevented the Syracuse offense from keeping up with continued Irish scores, earning the team its second win of the season by a tally of 50-33.

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Irish sophomore receiver Equanimeous St. Brown catches a pass in Notre Dame’s win over Syracuse.

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Notre Dame sophomore running back Josh Adams attempts to hurdle a defender in Saturday’s 50-33 win versus Syracuse.

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Irish sophomore running back Josh Adams leaps over a pile of blockers in Notre Dame’s victory.

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Irish sophomore kicker Justin Yoon lines up to kick a field goal during Notre Dame’s 50-33 victory over Syracuse at MetLife Stadium on Saturday. Yoon was 2-for-2 on field goals on the day.