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College seeks to end tobacco use Truth Initiative grant enables college campuses to become tobacco-free By COLLEEN FISCHER News Writer
In pursuit of a better Saint Mary’s, two students — sophomore Addie Bobosky and junior Noel Keen — have become the face of the Truth Initiative grant on campus. According to its website, the Truth Initiative, a nonprofit that encourages institutions of higher learning to cut back on student tobacco, “offers grants of up to $20,000 to women’s colleges, minority-serving academic institutions and community colleges to adopt a 100 percent tobacco-free college policy.” Last year, Saint Mary’s received this grant,
which Bobosky and Keen hope will make the College a campus where all people feel safe and healthy, Keen said. “One of the biggest parts of the sisterhood at Saint Mary’s is having respect for everyone here. More and more information has recently come out about the effects of secondhand smoke, and that impacts everybody on our campus,” Keen said in an email. Bobosky said going tobacco-free will help create a better Saint Mary’s. “By having the Saint Mary’s community go tobacco-free, we will be making a cleaner,
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Former Secretaries of State John Kerry and Condoleezza Rice will speak in a forum at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center as part of an event hosted by Notre Dame’s International Security Center, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, Common Ground Committee and BridgeND on March 19, the University announced in a press release Tuesday. The forum is titled “Finding
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As part of the Truth Initiative, posters are placed around campus in order to spread awareness about the harms of tobacco products.
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Irish dancing troupe competes internationally By JOE ANDREWS News Writer
Notre Dame junior Addie Donaher remembers quite clearly the last time she blacked out in Ireland. “I hadn’t been on stage in [about] three years, and I was the first one to walk on stage, and I was just like, ‘Oh my God … I don’t think I know the dance anymore,’” Donaher said. The incident in question does not refer to a bad night out, but instead Donaher’s first experience with the All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships, an international competition Notre Dame’s Irish Echoes will be competing in this weekend. Fresh off their annual showcase last January, the Irish Echoes are a Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Irish dance team consisting of roughly 70 members — the largest collegiate team in the nation, Donaher said.
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Members of the Ceili team — a subset of the Irish Echoes — were selected for the competition via tryout. The Ceili team is lead by juniors coach Hannah Dutler and assistant coach Emily Cline. Dutler and Cline are joined by seniors Caitlin O’Rourke, Rebecca Sidler, Kali Graziano and Lauren Tucker, juniors Donaher and Julia Forte and sophomores Kate Brown and Rachel Hughes. “I think everyone on the Ceili team has been dancing since they were three or four years old and has gone over to Ireland at least once or twice to compete,” Dutler said. The team flew out of Chicago on Tuesday night, landing in Dublin early Wednesday morning. After spending a day in the Irish capital, where they will get a chance to visit Notre Dame students currently studying abroad in Dublin, the women will be hopping on see DANCING PAGE 3
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Seven new department heads w ill complete The Obser ver’s 2019-2020 Editorial Board, incoming Editor-in-Chief Kelli Smith announced Tuesday night. The new department editors w ill accompany Smith as well as incoming Managing Editor Charlotte Edmonds and Assistant Managing Editors Maria Leontaras, Mar y Steurer
and Natalie Weber in directing the editorial responsibilities of the paper. Juniors Mike Donovan, Tom Naatz, A nna Mason and Evely n Stein and sophomores Maeve Filbin, Ellen Geyer and Diane Park w ill take over their respective departments March 18. Now in his third year at The Obser ver, Donovan — a Detroit native and resident of A lumni Hall — w ill take over as Scene Editor. An
arts and culture enthusiast, Donovan enjoys w riting about emerging movements in music, film, telev ision and literature. Donovan is study ing English and Business Analy tics. Naatz, a native of Rock v ille, Mar yland, w ill ser ve as News Editor. A political science and Spanish major and theolog y minor, Naatz has written for the see EDITORS PAGE 3
King-Tighe-Hogan-Case SCC ticket forfeits votes Observer Staff Report
The King-Tighe-HoganCase ticket, running for sophomore class council, will be required to forfeit 33 votes in Thursday’s elections, Judicial Council announced in a press release Thursday morning. According to the release, the ticket violated election
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regulations outlined in Section 17.1(f) of the student body constitution. Section 17.1(f) states “E-mail as a source of campaigning may be used; however, the use of Listservs is prohibited. A listserv email is any email that ends in “@listserv.nd.edu” or any variations in terms of capitalization
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thereon. Google Groups created for use by a Residence Hall, Student Union Organization, or University department, office or official may not be used in campaigning,” according to the release. The ticket had not responded to a request for comment by time of publication.
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Sharing the stories of those who carry on Notre Dame’s mission of being a force for good long past graduation, the Alumni Association publishes weekly profiles of notable Notre Dame alumni from all around the world. This online publication, We Are ND, was started by Kevin Brennan, the Alumni Association’s associate director of marketing and communications and Josh Stowe, the Alumni Association’s writer and editor, as part of a greater initiative within the Alumni Association. “One of the areas we looked at was our digital strategy overall, but also our storytelling,” Brennan said. “One of the goals coming out of that was to do digital storytelling at a higher volume. [We wanted to] release more than we had been, more frequently, but also to do some digital storytelling that explicitly told the story of our Alumni
and friends living out Notre Dame’s mission in the world. We’d told stories like that before from time to time, but we never had that focus.” One of the main reasons the Alumni Association sought to increase the number of profiles they published was because they felt there were so many stories to be told, Brennan said. “Almost everyone in the Notre Dame family has a story about them in some way in their professional or personal lives — living out the University’s mission of being a powerful means of doing good in the world,” Brennan said. In addition to featuring more graduates, Brennan said they wanted to ensure these graduates’ stories were heard by the wider Notre Dame community. “Increasingly, we see that we want to meet our alumni and friends where they are … and for some of them who are not able to get back to campus or engage with our clubs, [we can do that] digitally,” Brennan said.
In order to cater to a growing digital audience, the Alumni Association designed the website to be mobile-friendly, Stowe said. As a result, they keep the stories relatively short and distribute them widely through social media and email. “By having a responsive website, having social media distribution, having a way to get an email alert, [we’re] just trying to make it easy for people to find the content,” Stowe said. In fact, the Alumni Association has their online presence to thank for many of their stories, as many readers contact them with recommendations of people to feature online. “It’s a fairly organic process,” Stowe said. “We constantly have people contacting us to let us know about alumni who are doing interesting things. We’re constantly talking about story ideas, and so we have a pretty good idea as input comes in on [whether or not] this person seems like they would be a great fit for our website.”
People may submit ideas through We Are ND’s online form, email or other social media platforms. Since their ideas come from a variety of sources, their stories reflect a diverse range of subjects. “We try to have diversity in our story-telling, not just in terms of the age, race, gender of the subjects, but also in terms of the types of stories,” Brennan said. “And that’s one of the things I love about the site. We’re telling stories of Notre Dame people doing good in the world, but that can mean so many different things.” Brennan said he envisions the publication continuing far into the future. “Notre Dame instills this culture of service in people and a culture of wanting to do good in the world, in whatever way that is,” Brennan said. “More than a year into it, we don’t feel like we’re going to run out of stories to tell.” Contact Nicole Simon at nsimon1@nd.edu
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Knott Hall Juggerknotts celebrate rich history By CATE VON DOHLEN News Writer
Known for their orange beanies and now the secondannual pep rally LimeBike brigade, Knott Hall sits on Mod Quad, between Siegfried Hall and Flaherty Hall. Named after Marion Burk Knott, Knott Hall was established as woman’s hall in 1988 and then transitioned to a men’s hall in 1997, Knott Hall rector Patrick Kincaid said. It was also the first residence hall to be named after a woman. Knott residents — called Juggerknotts — are famous for their food sales, which take place every day except Saturday. “We genuinely have the best food sales of any dorm on campus,” junior and Knott Hall president Zach LeMense said.
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healthier environment for the staff, students, faculty and visitors,” Bobosky said in an email. According to the organization’s website, anti-tobacco policies are “especially important for minority-serving institutions and community colleges” because it is these communities, in particular, that are most often targeted by the tobacco industry. “Tobacco companies have been specifically targeting
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a bus to the competition’s host city, Killarney, a southwest Ireland town with around 14,000 residents. “Girls from all over the world come to compete, and then the competition that we’re in is a club Ceili competition,” Donaher said. “ … It’s like Irish clubs, [and] there’s a bunch of schools from the U.S.” With funding assistance from the Nanovic Institute and the Keough-Naughton Institute, the team has been able to travel to Ireland seven of the past 10 years for this competition and have found themselves atop the podium every time. Dutler also noted that although the teams are strictly business backstage while preparing for their performances, the event gives many of the women the unique opportunity to reconnect with Irish dancers they trained with at past studios who may also be in Killarney for the week’s festivities. Despite having Irish danced since she was a toddler, Donaher admitted the adrenaline rush she gets
Knott also offers a host of annual events and traditions. For example, in the spring, the hall hosts a cigar smoke in memory of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. “Every spring since Fr. Hesburgh passed away, we have a gathering where priests and people that knew Fr. Hesburgh will come to share stories about his legacy, how they knew him and things you wouldn’t necessarily read [about],” Kincaid said. “The guys really enjoy that. We usually have a really good turnout.” LeMense said the hall recently changed its fall signature event. “In the fall, we used to have a signature event that was a banana stand on a game day,” LeMense said, “We changed that this year. … [Feeley] and I
started Knott Hall’s potato sack race across South Quad, and we had a really great showing.” Junior and vice president Michael Feeley added that they “hope it’ll be an annual event.” Feeley said many of Knott Hall’s most notable traditions take place during Welcome Weekend. “No one has anything to do but [Welcome Weekend events],” Feeley said. “It’s super fun to do with the new freshmen.” These traditions help welcome freshmen to the Knott community, LeMense said. “We do this thing called a campus ‘saunter’ where we walk around campus talking about specific landmarks and some history behind them to all the freshmen, and at the end of it, all members of the hall staff pass out the orange
beanies in front of Touchdown Jesus [and the freshmen] shake our rector’s hand formally,” LeMense said. A relatively new event, the hall’s LimeBike ride to the first pep rally is in its second year. “We gather a ton of LimeBikes for the first pep rally, put them in our lobby and then we have all the freshmen ride over to the first pep rally on [them]. We have a cookout beforehand and it’s a ton of fun,” LeMense said. In addition to LimeBikes, Knott carries a replica of a portrait of Marion Burk Knott hanging in the Knott Lobby with them to the pep rally. “The legend goes that when the hall first became a men’s hall, they used to take the actual painting with them to places,” Kincaid said. The painting was then
fastened securely to a wall in the first-floor lobby area. While some may find Knott modest, those who get to know the dorm will never forget it, Feeley said. “[Knott is the] most underrated dorm on campus,” he said. “People who know Knott guys love Knott.” Kincaid said he hopes others remember Knott for its community. “There is, I think, a lot of competition at Notre Dame and in the hall, and that’s really good in a lot of ways, but there’s over-archingly this great support the guys have for one another,” Kincaid said. “They really want to see one another thrive, succeed and do well.”
women through their advertising for years,” said Keen. “Since Saint Mary’s is an all-women’s college, we are working to put a tobacco-free policy in place to improve our campus and the health of those who spend so much of their time here. The Truth Initiative has been very helpful in providing us with the resources that are specific to the all women’s aspect.” Bobosky and Keen’s approach to reducing tobacco use on campus has mostly been educational, as both have been hanging up informational posters across
campus. The pair is currently drafting a new policy to bring to the College administration, Bobosky said. “The grant team is currently in the stage of educating the community and drafting [a new] policy. Noel and I are trying to inform the Saint Mary’s community about the true facts of smoking and tobacco use,” Bobosky said. “Our work with the Truth Initiative will make Saint Mary’s a tobacco-free campus,” Keen said. “By enforcing this policy, smoking will not be allowed anywhere on campus which
will make our campus much healthier.” Bobosky and Keen are trying to go beyond education by facilitating conversation about the pros and cons of making Saint Mary’s campus tobacco-free, the pair said. “[Keen] and I are in the works of planning a forum where the community is encouraged to come to voice any opinions or concerns about Saint Mary’s College campus going tobaccofree,” Bobosky said. “Our goal is to have open communication with the community and make
sure all concerns are addressed.” In a previous interview with The Observer, Bobosky said the team aimed to make Saint Mary’s Tobacco free by the beginning of next school year. The goal has since been pushed back, but the two remain optimistic, Keen said. “With the grant, Saint Mary’s will be tobacco free by May of 2020,” Keen said. “However, we have had incredibly great feedback from our campus.”
walking out on stage is a sensation that has yet to waver in her career as a performer. “You panic, and I feel like sometimes you don’t even remember being on stage, but being on stage is like the reason that we all do it,” Donaher said. “You have those two minutes to get up on stage and show them, ‘I’ve been working for a whole year for these two minutes on stage.’” W hatever the outcome of Saturday’s competition, however, both Donaher and Dutler said they are thankful to the Irish Echoes for giving them a chance to form lasting friendships with the team, and for allowing them to continue their passion for Irish dance into their collegiate lives. “We’re all really close, and we all had that love for Irish dance that made us want to go to a school that had a team and keep doing it,” Donaher said. “We both danced competitively our whole lives, so it was such a big part of our life. And then coming to college you kind of expect that to stop. But here, it doesn’t really have to.” Contact Joe Andrews at jandrew5@nd.edu
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News department since his freshman year. As a News writer, has covered a variety of events, including former President Jimmy Carter’s visit to campus, University President Fr. John Jenkins’ annual address to the faculty and College GameDay’s Michigan game broadcast. He is currently studying abroad in Toledo, Spain, and resides in Keough Hall on campus. Mason will take over as Photo Editor. A business administration major with concentrations in finance and management, Mason is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan and lives in Le Mans Hall at Saint Mar y’s. Mason has photographed numerous events on campus, including this year’s opening football game against Michigan and the
student body government elections. Evelyn Stein, a Madison, Wisconsin native, will take on the role of Viewpoint Editor. Stein is majoring in English and Psycholog y with a minor in education, schooling and society and has worked for The Observer since second semester her freshman year. Stein currently serves as vice president of Welsh Family Hall. Filbin, originally from LaGrange Park, Illinois, started writing for The Observer as a freshman and will serve as Saint Mar y’s Editor. Filbin is a political science and economics major, and is currently studying abroad in Maynooth, Ireland. She has covered a variety of topics during her time with the paper, including the recent changes made to the Blinkie schedule, the re-evaluation of the Saint Mar y’s mission statement and a Saint Mar y’s student
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start-up. Geyer will take over as Sports Editor. A sophomore from Columbus, Ohio, Geyer is majoring in international economics and Spanish and minoring in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy. Geyer has covered women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, women’s soccer and men’s tennis during her time in the department and currently lives in Ryan Hall. Park, a native of Irvine, California, has been designing graphics for The Observer since her freshman year and will be joining the board as the new Graphics Editor. As an industrial design and sociolog y major with a computing and digital technologies minor, she is excited to contribute to the creative environment of The Observer. She hopes to bring improved design ideas and new features together with the members of the graphics team.
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Common Ground on America’s Role in the World” and will be moderated by Howard LaFranchi, a diplomacy correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor. “We look forward to a fascinating and productive conversation between Secretaries Rice and Kerry, two experienced leaders in American foreign policy,” Christina Wolbrecht, professor of political science and director of the Rooney Center, said. “The Rooney Center and our partners are delighted to bring this unique and exciting dialogue to Notre Dame to educate and inform the campus community, as well as contribute to pressing national policy debates.” Rice is a Notre Dame alumna and member of the Republican party, while Kerry is a Democrat. The two will discuss differences in political discourse between the two parties. A Pew Research study said though 72 percent of the public agree that protecting the United States from terrorism should be an important priority for the country, views on specific foreign
policy goals differ between Democrats and Republicans. For example, 70 percent of Republicans believe that military superiority should be a priority for the United States, while only 34 percent of Democrats would agree. In addition, about 39 percent of Democrats support helping refugees who are f leeing violent home countries, but only 11 percent of Republicans support these actions. The partisan divide on the importance of reducing undocumented immigration is even larger — with 68 percent of Republicans supporting it as a priority, as compared to 20 percent of Democrats. “Secretaries Kerry and Rice are both exemplars of BridgeND’s mission, and we are thrilled to help bring these two distinguished speakers to Notre Dame’s campus to demonstrate the possibilities of constructive discourse,” Christian McGrew, former president of BridgeND and current executive board member of BridgeUSA, said. The event will take place from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on March 19 in Debartolo Performing Arts Center. All tickets for the event have been sold.
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“Before the World was Big” — big enough for Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad of Girlpool to have a voice of their own — the duo had to share. “Before the World was Big,” it was impossible to tell where Tucker’s voice ended and Trividad’s began. “Wearing matching dresses before the world was big,” Tucker and Tividad, confined to the higher registers, wove an uncanny helix from their voices, which would find, and pierce, the unassuming listener. By “Powerplant,” the world had grown bigger, spacious enough for drum kits and stomp-boxes. Sonically, Tucker and Tividad had room to spread out, to distort voices and guitars in small transgressive bursts — “Corner Store’s” mid-song feedback eruption, “Static Somewhere’s” consummate fuzz-war. Still, the pair’s discharges were not commonplace. Each transgression punctuated the equilibrium, chaotic flares wrestling with the reverberating drone. It’s 2019 and the world is even bigger — big enough for Cleo Tucker to come out as transgender and, via hormone therapy, drop their voice to a register with which they can identify; big enough for Tucker and Tividad to harmonize as distinct components; big enough for the duo to compose sprawling soundscapes reminiscent of Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo and My Bloody Valentine; big enough to invite chaos (once buried in the underground, the imaginary, the unreal) into Girlpool’s creative sphere. “What Chaos is Imaginary,” Girlpool’s third LP, makes full use of the space it’s given. In contrast to its stylistically consistent predecessors, the new record functions as a montage — flowing track by track through the indie rock pantheon. The opening track, “Lucy’s,” works as both a thesis and an outline for the sonic content of the record to follow. After a
By JAKE WINNINGHAM Scene Writer
Steven Soderbergh’s most successful movies find a way to balance their potentially heady themes with his gift for visually engaging, engrossing storytelling. Take, for example, his two best films. “Ocean’s Eleven” is a look at our nation’s celebrity obsession wrapped up in Rat Pack glitz, while the beefcake fantasia of “Magic Mike” belies a meticulous examination of post-2008 economic struggles. The prolific director fails when he cannot find the middle ground between entertainment and commentary, with vapid fare like 2002’s “Solaris” remake on one side of the spectrum and 2008’s ponderous “Che” on the other. Soderbergh’s latest film, the NBA lockout drama “High Flying Bird,” falls victim to confusion, as it mistakes subtext for text. Written by “Moonlight” scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney, “High Flying Bird” stars Andre Holland as agent Ray Burke, whose livelihood is put at stake by an ongoing NBA lockout. With the help of his assistant, Sam (Zazie Beetz, charming as always), Ray must balance the whims of National Basketball Players Association officials, team owners and even his own client, the newly-signed top pick Erick Scott (“American Vandal” Season 2 standout Melvin Gregg), as he attempts to flip the entire structure of pro basketball on its head. The film’s impressive cast is rounded out with a murderers’ row of acting talent: Kyle
scathing, fuzz-driven intro, Tucker (now a rich tenor, having started hormone therapy) stakes a claim on “the unfamiliar stage” — a promise that the ensuing record will redefine Girlpool’s current boundaries. “I want a fine downtown for the caroler,” Tucker sings, foreshadowing the jangly and verbose slacker-pop of tracks like “Stale Device” and “Pretty.” But they also sing of “a meditation for when you sway and sink,” something that “sounds like quiet when the sun goes down,” something stripped to the bone like “All Blacked Out” and “The Hoax and the Shrine.” Lastly, Tucker offers the image of “a scene I kept dreaming that made me swollen and sharp,” a scene like those conjured in the synthesized psycho-architecture of “Where You Sink” and “Minute In Your Mind.” Lyrically, “What Chaos Is Imaginary” channels indie rock’s poet laureates, from the tenacious verse of queen herself (Patti Smith) to the esoteric beatnik of 90s legends Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) and Stuart Berman (Silver Jews). The album’s title track — a wistful dream-popper that investigates a character who “live[s] halfway / In a transient home off the highway” and struggles to distinguish between a “silver lining” and a “ripping seam” — exemplifies the existential problem at the record’s core. To be nonbinary, with your “head in the clouds” and “two eyes on the shaking ground,” while occupying a space structured for the binary, in which “reality” necessarily negates the “imaginary,” is to accept chaos as your norm. Even though you can “Build yourself some boundaries,” or live comfortably in binary frameworks, to do so is to “kill the dream.” The subsequent track, “Hoax and the Shrine,” holds a pair of shears to the anemic strands connecting the real to the imaginary. Trividad’s acute soprano drops us in a space of certainty — “My real world, my empty room” wherein
“The lake dictates the news / […] creates supply and demand.” But Tividad quickly exterminates our comfort with a question — “Can a god spill milk?” — restructuring the “empty room” as a “shapeless station,” a perversion of “that nebulous dichotomy town.” In doing so, she severs the connection between real and imagined, tries to escape the “Disbelief” that “resides between the hoax and the shrine.” “Roses,” the record’s slow and saturated conclusion, synthesizes the contradictory arguments that “What Chaos is Imaginary” and “Hoax and the Shrine” put forth. “Create the vague you need,” Tucker and Tividad advise from behind the track’s wall of noise, “Then get married in the seams.” The latter image, that of a marriage in the seams, perfectly encapsulates the chaos and chemistry that flow through Girlpool’s latest record. While the record looks toward many, often disparate, sources for its content, it never leans on any of them. It sits comfortably in the middle while the chaos of warring ideas envelops it in a cloud of bittersweet noise.
MacLachlan, Zachary Quinto and “The Wire” alum Sonja Sohn all get room to shine. This is Holland’s show, though, and his performance is easily the best thing about the movie, all jittery confidence and sharp-tongued finessing of McCraney’s expert dialogue. Beyond the leading man, the 75-year-old Bill Duke leaves a lasting impression as Spencer, a hardnosed coach who splits his time between providing Ray with basketball history lessons and hilariously demanding a recitation out of anyone who makes the mistake of comparing professional basketball players’ lives to slavery: “I love the Lord and all of his black people.” For a movie that is pretty openly about the NBA, “High Flying Bird” is shockingly light on actual basketball scenes or references — we only see a couple of possessions of a one-on-one game between Scott and a rival rookie. Even the league’s name itself is barely mentioned on screen. Instead, Soderbergh and McCraney’s focus is on what Ray deems “the game on top of the game” — the control exerted over mostly-black players by mostlywhite team owners and league officials, an especially potent issue for a film that premiered on Netflix mere days before Colin Kaepernick’s collusion settlement with the NFL. For anyone (like this writer) who loves basketball, this movie falls just short of films such as “Hoop Dreams,” “Hoosiers” or “He Got Game,” which form the upper echelon of hoops movies. Like those films, “High Flying
Bird” has a deep understanding of the game and how it can define the lives of those who play it. Where it falters, however, is by only focusing on the negative aspect of the game’s allure and promise. On its own, McCraney’s script would work as straight-ahead interrogation of those concerns, especially when one factors in the reallife interviews with NBA players Karl-Anthony Towns, Reggie Jackson and Donovan Mitchell. When paired with Soderbergh’s frenetic cinematography and editing, however, as with 2018’s thriller “Unsane,” which the director filmed entirely on an iPhone, “High Flying Bird” is caught in a no man’s land between drama and documentary and suffers for it.
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“What Chaos Is Imaginary” Girlpool Label: ANTI— Tracks: “Lucy’s,” “Where You Sink” If you like: Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo, Slowdive
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“High Flying Bird” Starring: Andre Holland, Zazie Beetz, Melvin Gregg Director: Steven Soderbergh Genre: Drama If you like: “Jerry Maguire,” “Logan Lucky,” “He Got Game”
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Inside Column
Marvel Oscars
Jackie O’Brien Domer Debates
Hayden Adams Sports Writer
In honor of the 91st-annual Academy Awards, I have decided to use my first column to let my inner superhero nerd run wild. This column will be the award ceremony for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU — dubbed the Lee Awards in honor of Marvel founder Stan Lee. I am restricting this exclusively to post-2008 Marvel movies because current DC movies are universally inferior, though Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight Trilogy” is in a class of its own. Now, the Lees go to:
Best Soundtrack — “Guardians of the Galaxy” Was there ever any doubt on this one? From the moment Peter Quill/Starlord (Chris Pratt) f lips on his Walkman and starts jamming to Redbone’s “Come and Get Your Love,” you knew there was something special about this space odyssey. As good as the sequel’s playlist is, you can’t beat “Hooked on a Feeling” (the Zahm House theme song), “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” and Baby Groot dancing to “I Want You Back” (P.S. I’m listening to the playlist while writing this).
Funniest Performance(s) — Paul Rudd, “Ant-Man” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” Nothing against Robert Downey Jr. (RDJ) and his witty sarcasm, but Rudd is a bona fide comedic actor. He brings a quality of humor to confusing quantum physics discussions, and an air of sensibility to his paradoxically inept yet somehow capable ex-con friends/coworkers.
Best Actress — Brie Larson, “Captain Marvel” This one may seem like a psychic prediction, but since her movie will be the first Marvel film featuring a true female lead (it’s about time), and the fact that Larson is an Oscar-winner already, she gets the nod here.
Best Stan Lee Cameo — WWII Vet, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” We couldn’t go without this award, as Stan Lee was famous for these not-so-surprise appearances. Playing a W WII veteran (which he actually was in real life), and saying his legendary catchphrase, “Excelsior,” was too perfect. Rest in peace, Stan.
Best Casting — Robert Downey Jr., “Iron Man” It all started with RDJ, however improbable (fun fact, Downey once got suspended in school for tearing up a classmate’s Iron Man comic). Downey’s take on the character, from smug “genius, playboy, billionaire, philanthropist,” to desperate, PTSD-ridden tinkerer, has set the precedent for Marvel’s near-perfect casting choices, except for…
This past week, Universit y President Fr. John Jenkins finally made the obv ious decision to revoke the honorar y degree conferred on Theodore McCarrick in 2008. This decision to revoke the degree came only after the Vatican officially released its decision to defrock McCarrick, who had prev iously been a Cardinal, after it found the claims of his continual sexual abuse to be substantiated and surmised that egregious abuse of power had taken place. At this point, however, the actions of the Universit y in rescinding his honorar y degree are far too little, and came far too late. The accusations against McCarrick were upheld by many accounts and substantiated by the New York Archdiocese rev iew board long before the Vatican had finished its official investigation into the claims against McCarrick. W hile Jenkins attempted to reference the official Vatican ruling as his justification for waiting to revoke the degree, this reason is insufficient to explain why the Universit y allowed a substantiated sexual abuser to hold an honorar y degree. The Vatican took especially long in its investigation and actions as it is the official acting body of the Church. It had to decide what official actions it would take against McCarrick. These deliberations eventually resulted in his defrocking. Clearly, the Vatican had a much greater responsibilit y in addressing the abuse and rectif y ing the situation than we did as a universit y. Therefore, the burden of proof in the actions they took was far greater. A ll we had to do was take away a piece of paper that signified a simple honor. The moral demands placed on these t wo institutions because of McCarrick’s disgusting misdeeds were vastly disproportionate and, as such, Notre Dame should have been quick to rescind the degree as soon as the claims were upheld by a third part y. But we were too slow.
Instead, we continually sent the message that we would shelter a substantiated sexual abuser in the name of Our Lady’s universit y, even in the wake of the continual new revelations in the Catholic Church sex scandal. Furthermore, the decision to revoke the degree is far too little to address the disgusting nature of McCarrick’s crimes, and the failure in speed w ith which we addressed them. As one of the leading Catholic universities in America, we owe it to the sur v ivors of his abuse as well as thousands of other sur v ivors to prov ide a larger show ing of action, empathy and understanding. The t wo-sentence statement released by the Universit y fails to convey this level of understanding and empathy. The statement actually does ver y little to denounce the actions of McCarrick and only references Jenkins’ original statement on the matter — a statement which also did little to adequately denounce the abuse and instead prov ided convoluted reasoning for refusing to rescind the honorar y degree. If we continue to wait for the official cue from the Holy See, we w ill fail as an institution in addressing many of the concerns that the Universit y faces on an immediate basis. This situation should have been self-explanator y. The Pope had already asked McCarrick to resign and the New York Archdiocese had upheld the validit y of the claims in their rev iew. Therefore, we should have revoked his degree back in August rather than preser v ing some false sense of a burden of proof for substantiated sexual abusers in our ow n Church. So, I guess, thanks to Jenkins for taking the basic action of revoking a degree that should have been revoked months ago. I Can’t really say much more than that. Jackie is a junior at Notre Dame majoring in political science and peace studies. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, in her free time she can be found discussing politics or the personal merits of Harrison Ford. All questions can be directed to: jobrie21@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Worst Casting — Edward Norton, “The Incredible Hulk” Ugh. It didn’t seem a terrible choice at the time, but Norton just didn’t bring the sympathetic qualities that allow the audience to relate to the character as Mark Ruffalo has.
Best Picture — “Avengers: Infinity War” “Avengers: Infinity War” is the culmination of a decade-long, genre-redefining narrative that has been weaved by the storytellers at Marvel Studios. Developing such a popular and persevering epic, culminating to this point with “Infinity War,” is an incredible feat. And who didn’t lose their breath when, spoiler alert, Thor didn’t go for the head, Thanos snapped and Spiderman dusted in Iron Man’s arms? Now, if that’s everything ...
Best Post-Credit Scene — “Ant-Man and the Wasp” Ah yes, what Marvel may be most famous for: post-credit scenes. Seeing Ant-Man, spoiler alert, trapped in the Quantum Realm as his closest allies, and (seemingly) only means of escape, disintegrated, followed by his panicked and unaware reaction, left me on the edge of my seat dying to see what has been revealed to be “Avengers: Endgame.” I can’t wait. Contact Hayden Adams at hadams3@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Jussie’s folly: Fitting the narrative Jack Zinsky In the right corner
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed to be attacked by two white Trump supporters in Chicago on Jan. 29. The outcr y, as always, was immediate, as is the case in all incidents that cast conser vatives in a poor light. The attack was recently exposed as a likely staged incident set up by Smollett himself, who was angr y that a racist letter sent to him did not get more exposure. Instead of casting the letter, a real instance of racism, to the forefront, Smollett chose to furnish an elaborate hoa x that fooled the identity politics watchdogs of the media. Smollett’s mistake was crafting the hoa x to fit the left’s narrative too perfectly. A pair of white men in Make America Great Again (M AGA) hats and ski masks beating a black man and leaving him with a noose around his neck? Too good to be true. Some knew immediately that something was suspicious. Rational thinkers decided to wait for all the facts to present themselves. Police had no suspects and Jussie did not want to talk to police. It was good enough for the media, though, who rallied in support of Smollett just as they did for Nathan Phillips, the Native American from the Covington Catholic incident. Despite the media’s conclusions, the investigative work of Chicago police revealed that Smollett paid two Nigerian men to carr y out the attack. Such desperation can only be found in today’s political climate. A justifiably disgruntled Smollett wanted retribution for a wrong. However, instead of bringing to light a ver y real racist letter, he decided to create a spectacle, jeopardizing the credibility of any future high-profile hate crime
claims. In the process of perpetuating his lie, Smollett inter viewed with Robin Roberts. During the session, he masterfully concocted some tears and self-pity. W hen asked why he was targeted, he cited his willingness to harshly criticize President Trump. This was the point at which ever yone should have discovered that this was all a play to further an agenda. An appeal to the emotions of a nation stirred up by ever y single claim, ever y single unsubstantiated report. Jussie was dealt an excellent hand, but his heav y-handedness, unwillingness to cooperate with police and the far-too-convenient stor y made him the current face of ever ything wrong with outrage culture. This is not the first incident where the media immediately assumed that the perpetrator of a hate crime was a white Trump supporter. In early November, after the horrific anti-Semitic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, a different synagogue was vandalized in New York with despicable phrases like “Jews better be ready” and “Die Jew rats, we are here.” The media initially jumped onto this act of cowardice and blamed white conser vatives, per usual. After evidence was finally collected, the perpetrator turned out to be a young African American man who worked on the Obama campaign. He was even profiled at one point by the NY T for his help in the 2008 election. The initial claims of angr y M AGA hats attacking the Jewish community could not have been further from the truth. Parallel to the issue of manufactured hate is the left’s refusal to acknowledge actual anti-Semites, such as Democratic leaders Louis Farrakhan and Ilhan Omar. Farrakhan, hailed as a great figurehead and spiritual leader in the African American community, is ver y open about his
anti-Jewish sentiments and has claimed, “The powerful Jews are my enemy,” and “W hite folks are going down. And Satan is going down. And Farrak han, by God’s grace, has pulled the cover off of that Satanic Jew and I’m here to say your time is up, your world is through.” Farrak han’s continued relevance despite the hatred in his heart and words is astounding. Ilhan Omar’s recent comments have cast a shadow on her tenure in office, originally hailed as a great win for diversity. Sadly, it appears that Omar does not hold the same love of inclusion as most Americans. W hile she did “apologize” for implying that the government was being controlled by so-called “Jewish money,” her comments immediately following her apolog y doubled down on her original statement. It is incredibly disappointing to see that anti-Semitism on the left is either ignored or repaired with a half-hearted apolog y, while those on the right are accused of violent, fictional hate crimes. W hile the public knows that the accountability of the media (on both sides) has been questionable, the handling of the Jussie Smollett hoa x is particularly disturbing. Hate crimes should never be used as a spark to create more hate for the perpetrators, but should instead be seen as a call to help the oppressed. If the U.S. hopes to see a future without racism, people will need to set aside their prejudices. On top of this, they must stop their search for oppression that simply is not there. Only then will unity be possible. Jack Zinsky is a sophomore from Tinley Park, Illinois, majoring in finance. He writes for the rights of the right. He can be reached at jzinsky@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Consider watching the Gosnell movie In May 2013, Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell was conv icted of three counts of first-degree murder, one count of involuntar y manslaughter, 21 felony counts of illegal late-term abortion and 211 counts of v iolating the 24-hour informed consent law. Gosnell is currently ser v ing a life sentence w ithout the possibilit y of parole. The 280-page grand jur y report on Gosnell’s charges documented countless horrific cases of his abuse of medical practice and consistent disregard for the women and children in his care. The report carefully insisted that it was not a question about the abortion issue but rather one “about disregard of the law and disdain for the lives and health of mothers and infants.” “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer,” a 2018 drama about the doctor’s investigation, trial and conv iction, should be considered in the same light. Regardless of your opinion on the abortion issue, this is a mov ie that needs to be seen, and a stor y that demands to be heard. Don’t dismiss this mov ie because you think it comes from a source w ith which you disagree. The Gosnell mov ie is not a documentar y, but it is far from fiction. Pulling almost entirely from police reports, court transcripts and the grand jur y report, the creators of the mov ie worked to create a reenactment of a real stor y, not a fictional portrayal.
The mov ie is painful to watch. The realit y of Gosnell’s clinic is disturbing. The desperation and pain his patients experience is heartw renching. The image of children, born into this world kicking and cr y ing, only to be killed, is gutting. But perhaps this film should be all of those things. We cannot look away from ev il simply because it makes us uncomfortable. Do we avoid watching this mov ie because it conf licts w ith our beliefs? Because it is disturbing? A llow this mov ie to tell its stor y. It is a stor y that belongs to the unknow n number of infants, born alive and killed at the hands of Gosnell. It is a stor y that belongs to v ulnerable women like Karnamaya Mongar, who died of an overdose at the hands of his untrained staff. It belongs to the countless frightened underpriv ileged women and children endangered by a doctor who claimed to treat them as he would his ow n daughter. A llow this mov ie to be disturbing. A llow it to be heart-w renching. A llow it to be gutting. Becasue that’s what this stor y is. Regardless of your position on abortion, hear this stor y. Do not allow it to go unnoticed because it wasn’t advertised enough, because it’s didn’t show ever y where or because the news outlets we rely on didn’t rev iew it. Actually hear this
stor y. Do not come in hav ing decided what it has to offer you. You might just miss it. The Grand Jur y w rote: “We find common ground in exposing what happened here [in Gosnell’s clinic] and in recommending measures to prevent any thing like this from ever happening again.” Search for that common ground even in the darkest of places. Hear this stor y and investigate it. Ask the questions you have. The temptation is to say that this mov ie is simply preaching to the choir. Prove that w rong. I don’t ask you to ignore this mov ie’s bias, but see this mov ie as a chance to recognize your ow n. Ask how this was allowed to happen in a major American cit y — Philadelphia — just six years ago. Find the first sources. Ask what system allowed these women and children to suffer. Ask why no one heard or helped them. Ask why nobody was pay ing attention. We have to be w illing to confront the uncomfortable. We have to be able to look at, and recognize, ev il. We have to be w illing and able to talk about it. Maggie Garnett freshman Feb. 15
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Look for the good in everyone and everything, but don’t be naive. Knowledge is a powerful tool and guide to getting ahead. Do your research, and when you are ready to bring about changes, do so with confidence and a plan. Refuse to let emotional situations dictate how you handle what’s going on around you this year. Your numbers are 3, 10, 16, 21, 33, 35, 41. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t worry about what others do or think; it’s up to you to be accountable for your actions and take care of your responsibilities. Learn as you go, and make the necessary changes along the way as you strive to improve. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A steady pace will get you where you want to go. Don’t let emotions come between you and your dreams. Let go of the past and head into the future with the intent to be and do your best. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t lose sight of the truth, even if you want to believe what someone tells you. Home improvements will encourage you to spend more time with family and less time gallivanting with people who don’t have your best interests at heart. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Spread your wings and let your imagination help you create. Putting a unique spin on whatever job you are given will not go unnoticed. Love, romance and relationships are highlighted, and with a little nurturing, will stabilize your life. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Be receptive to what others say, but don’t base your actions on the information offered. Go directly to the source, and you’ll think twice before you make a promise or align yourself with someone who tends to exaggerate. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t divulge information about others if you don’t want someone to spread rumors about you. It’s best to be a good listener and observer and to put more effort into physical and mental selfimprovement. Romance is on the rise. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use reason and offer solutions. Be willing to walk away if you are met with resistance. If someone doesn’t want help, look inward and help yourself. A change may not be wanted, but it might be needed. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Stick close to home and protect your possessions, assets and reputation. Someone you work with will try to make you look bad. Don’t get angry; get even by doing your best and being successful. Use intelligence and wit, not fists. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll be fed false information. Use your resources wisely, and don’t count on a single source if you want to find out the truth. A change of pace will help you outmaneuver someone who is trying to use you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Race to the finish line. Don’t wait to see what someone else is going to do. Trust and believe in your ability to handle whatever comes your way. You’ll gain respect and an unexpected opportunity to use your talents uniquely. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Charm your way through tricky conversations with people trying to trap you into taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. Taking action and doing your own thing will be your best options if you want to bring about positive change. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Align yourself with people in the know. Gather information using charm and flattery to encourage others to speak openly. An offer should be looked over carefully before you decide to participate. Personal improvement should be a priority. Birthday Baby: You are sensitive, determined and underrated. You are intuitive and productive.
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Ionescu deserves credit for game Courtney Becker Editor-in-Chief
The best all-around college basketball player this season doesn’t get nearly enough recognition for it. For those who don’t know who Sabrina Ionescu is, pay more attention. Ionescu is the star point guard for Oregon’s women’s basketball team, and she has more triple-doubles than any player — male or female — in NCA A histor y. She broke the previous record of 12, set by Kyle Collinsworth at BY U, in December. She now has 16. And yet, there is a ver y real probability that most people who call themselves basketball fans would not be able to name or place Ionescu. Just about anyone who takes an interest in college basketball could probably tell you who Zion Williamson is. Duke’s freshman phenom is already favored to be the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, and his eye-catching dunks are certainly entertaining to watch. He is a great player and deserves ever y ounce of recognition he receives. But so is Ionescu. And she deserves way more recognition than she currently receives. Let’s go back to her triple-doubles for a moment. Ionescu broke the NCA A women’s record for tripledoubles — then seven — her sophomore year, and she already has four more than the male player with the nextmost. Oh, and she’s only a junior. It’s ver y possible that Ionescu will decide to enter the W NBA Draft this year — with the measly salaries W NBA players earn, getting an early start and picking up some sponsorship deals might be the option that makes the most financial sense for her — but if she doesn’t, count on that record to grow significantly. Ionescu is excellent in ever y aspect of her game — she is a natural scorer, has tremendous court vision and she is smart enough to be able to perfectly predict the angle at which a shot will bounce off the rim or backboard to grab the rebound. It’s this aspect of her game which just might be the coolest (and which she recently told The Washington Post was born out of necessity because the boys she played with growing up would refuse to pass her the ball). Ionescu is listed at
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5-foot-10 on the Oregon roster, making her several inches shorter than most players under the basket during a game, but she somehow is averaging 7.2 rebounds per game to go along with averages of 19.7 points and 8.2 assists. This is pure basketball talent combined with an extremely high basketball IQ. It’s fun to watch. She seems to be ever ywhere on the court at once, particularly when Oregon has possession, contributing in some way to just about ever y play the Ducks run. Her talent and drive have helped to turn Oregon into a scar y threat in women’s college basketball this season, bringing the Ducks to a projected No. 1 seeding in the tournament come March. Most of that credit is certainly due to Oregon head coach Kelly Graves, but it’s hard to imagine he could’ve brought the program to where it is now without Ionescu at the helm. Of course, like ever y basketball player ever, Ionescu isn’t invincible. She has off nights (though for her, those are usually 15-point and 7-assist nights instead of 25-point and 12-assist ones), and an uncharacteristic travel in the final seconds of Oregon’s matchup against Oregon State on Monday night proved to be costly in her team’s second loss of the season. But Ionescu is easily still the player the Ducks want with the ball in her hands when it comes down to it, and she is probably the most well-rounded player in college basketball this year. And sure, Ionescu is getting credit from some fans, but what do people like Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curr y and No. 1 bestselling author and basketball writer Shea Serrano really know compared to those guys who dominate their 25-and-up rec leagues? The lack of respect for Sabrina Ionescu is yet another symptom and example of the larger problem with treatment of women’s basketball. Because if people still don’t want to watch one of the most exciting players in college basketball — right up there with Zion Williamson — go crazy ever y game, then their problem isn’t really with the sport. Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Lightning snatch 7th-consecutive victory Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning used a fast start to win their seventh straight, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Tuesday night. Alex Killorn, Mikhail Sergachev and Yanni Gourde also scored, and Ryan McDonagh added an emptynetter for Tampa Bay (46-114, 96 points), which entered 15 points ahead of Calgary for the most in the league. The Lightning were 16 points clear of Boston, the Eastern Conference’s next-best team, beginning Tuesday. Louis Domingue made 28 saves in place of Andrei Vasilevskiy, who rested after making 39 stops in the Lightning’s 5-1 win at Columbus on Monday night. Domingue improved to 19-4. Oskar Lindblom and Travis Konecny scored for
Philadelphia, which lost for just the third time in the last 15 contests. The Lightning scored three goals in the opening 10:23 to chase rookie Carter Hart. The 20-year-old Hart, who was starting his third game in four days, was lifted after allowing three goals on nine shots. He had won 10 of 11 games. Sergachev started the Lightning scoring 2:22 into the first when his wrist shot from long range went off defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere’s left skate and through Hart’s legs. Killorn netted his 13th of the season 2:51 later on a rebound after Adam Erne’s deflection of Anthony Cirelli’s shot went off the post. Miller scored unassisted with 9:37 left in the period, beating Hart on the glove side on a 2-on-1. Brian Elliott, in his first game since Nov. 15 due to a lower body injury, replaced
Hart. Lindblom notched his third goal in two games, pulling the Flyers within 3-1 when he redirected Sean Couturier’s pass past Domingue 1:03 into the third. Tampa Bay got that one back by recording a power-play goal for the sixth straight contest when Gourde’s slap shot from a sharp angle sneaked past Elliott, who was without a stick, with 12:18 remaining. Konecny made it a two-goal game again when he finished a cross-ice pass with a wrist shot from a sharp angle with 9:09 left. Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos extended his point streak to seven straight games with an assist, but Nikita Kucherov went without a point to snap his five-game multipoint streak. Kucherov, who had 18 points in the five games entering Tuesday, entered with an NHL-leading 99 points.
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Penguins rise to third, defeat Devils 4-3 Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. — The Pittsburgh Penguins seem to be getting their act together for a playoff push and one clear sign of that is finally finding a way to beat the New Jersey Devils. Bryan Rust scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the second period and the Penguins avoided the embarrassment of being swept by the lowly Devils with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night. “Even last year, it was kind of the same way,” said Zach Aston-Reese, who scored for the Penguins along with Chad Ruhwedel and Nick Bjugstad. “They had our number. It’s nice to get that one, especially going down the stretch to the playoffs. Those are important wins.” Coupled with Montreal’s win over Columbus, the Penguins moved into third place in the Metropolitan Division. They have now won four of the last five games in their bid to make the playoffs for the 13th straight year. The streak is the longest active playoff run in the NHL.
Penguins coach Steve Sullivan said his team was really good in the second period when it scored twice to take a 4-2 lead. “I think at this time of the year guys are playing so hard that the games are so tight,” he said. “We need everybody to have the juice. We need to play the game the way we want to play it. so I thought our second period was really strong, but thought the guys played hard all night.” Matt Murray made 33 saves, including 15 in the third period, to help the Penguins salvage the final game in the four-game season series. Jesper Bratt, Marcus Johansson and Miles Wood scored for the Devils, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Keith Kinkaid had 24 saves in losing to the Penguins for the first time in four games this season. Rust broke a 2-all tie at 10:45 with a shot from the inside of the right circle after a great rush up the ice by Jake Guentzel. Kinkaid got a piece of the shot but the puck squirted through his pads and rolled into the net.
Ruhwedel, who just returned to the lineup after sitting out since Nov. 19, got his first of the season and what proved to be the game-winner on a shot from the point that found the top corner of the net with 2 1/2 minutes to go in the second. Wood closed the gap to a goal with 4:50 to play on a slow shot that somehow got under Murray’s stick. The Devils twice took onegoal leads in the first period only to see the Penguins tie the game. Bratt scored for the second straight game to put New Jersey ahead early. Crosby extended his points scoring streak to six games by setting up Aston-Reese in front four minutes later to tie the score. Johansson restored the lead when he stripped the puck from Phil Kessel in the Penguins zone and beat Murray with a backhander up high. Bjugstad scored on a power play with 1:36 left in the period for his second goal since being acquired from Florida on Feb. 1. The Penguins return home to host San Jose on Thursday night.
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Aidan “Ace” Becklund def. Conor “Con Con” McConville Aidan Becklund, a freshman representing Dunne, faced off against sophomore Conor McConville, a Keenan resident. The first round was a fairly even contest, with a flurry of quick hits from both. The fight was an exciting match-up from the start, with both Becklund and McConville keeping active feet and maintaining high energy. However, as the second round got underway, Becklund began to take command of the ring, landing several solid hits. In the third round, Becklund remained dominant and McConville struggled to recover, with Becklund ultimately announced winner by unanimous decision.
Evan “Almighty” Muller def. Glenn “Queens” Fiocca The first 142-pound bout of the night pitted two Zahm House residents against one another. The fight started with both looking to be aggressive, but sophomore Evan Muller rapidly overpowered freshman Glenn Fiocca. Muller pursued Fiocca around the ring, and the freshman was unable to escape. During brief periods, Fiocca was able to push Muller off and gain space, but he could never go on the offensive as Muller continually went at his opponent’s head, drawing blood from Fiocca’s nose before the first round ended. To start the second, Muller continued his assertive strategy, but Fiocca was relieved of some pressure as Muller
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started to wear out. Still, Fiocca was too worn down himself to mount an attack, throwing a couple of punches at most before Muller closed the space and forced Fiocca into the ropes. At the very end of the round, Fiocca finally managed a solid hit to Muller’s head that sent the sophomore reeling, but he quickly composed himself. Fiocca came out desperate in the final round, catching a second wind and throwing more punches. However, Muller matched the intensity and hit Fiocca hard enough to cause the referee to stop the fight. Fiocca managed to land a few more hits, but he was visibly drained, while Muller’s strength kept him in control and led him to a unanimous victory.
Diego “Fuego” Arias def. Greg “Pockets” Wall Morrissey senior Diego Arias was the instigator of the action, quickly throwing combos and forcing Greg Wall, a junior in Fisher, to the ropes. Wall had no opportunity to attack as he had to keep his hands up for protection. Eventually, Wall managed to find a couple of openings, but his jab speed was too slow, and Arias managed to continually strike whenever an opportunity presented itself. Arias hit Wall so hard that the referee stopped the bout as Wall struggled to catch his breath, and the first round concluded before any more action occurred. The second round began similarly to the first, but Wall felt more urgency and threw more punches. However, Arias again hit Wall with a ferocious combination which incapacitated the junior. The official stopped the fight after the hit, as Wall was unable to continue and Arias won the fight by
referee-stopped contest.
148 lbs. Ryan “Short Stack” Smith def. GP Pernicone The first round of this fight began tentatively, as GP Pernicone of Keough Hall faced off against fellow sophomore Ryan Smith from Morrissey Manor. Initially, it was mostly Pernicone on the attack — he landed a flurry of hits right away, leaving Smith noticeably overwhelmed. However, Smith recovered with one hard hit right at the end of round 1, catching Pernicone by surprise. In round 2, Smith came back with plenty of energy, landing a solid blow to Pernicone’s head and causing the referee to check in with him. By round 3, both boxers were visibly fatigued, but Smith landed several hard hits to his opponent’s head again. While both delivered strong shots toward the end, the fight ended with a split decision in Smith’s favor.
Dominic “Woke Up Feeling Pretty Dangerous” Angelotti def. Joe “Black or” Pinto In the 148-lb weight division, off-campus graduate student Dominic Angelotti faced off against Sorin College senior Joe Pinto. This was a noticeably aggressive fight, with Angelotti starting off as the clear aggressor. In the first round, one particularly hard hit from Angelotti caused the referee to check in with Pinto. After a pause, Angelotti continued to force Pinto to the ropes, repeatedly catching him off guard. Pinto responded energetically, but ended the first round with a bloody nose. In the second round,
Angelotti continued to dominate with a vengeance, landing a flurry of hard shots to the head and again causing the referee to pause the action, with Pinto exhausted and visibly bleeding from the face. In round 3, Pinto came out swinging and recovered enough to land some strong shots, but ultimately, Angelotti took the fight in a split decision.
Joe “Pa” Purcell def. Tom “The Tank Engine” Walsh Dillon senior Joe Purcell was the aggressor at the beginning of the first round, throwing a flurry of punches and putting Keenan junior Tom Walsh on his heels. However, the tide turned in the middle of the round as Walsh responded with a quick series that forced Purcell back. Purcell seemed to regain control, pushing Walsh into the ropes, but Walsh used his strength to push Purcell off. This happened once more, but in both instances, Purcell slipped loose of Walsh, preventing the junior from building momentum. Walsh finally managed to swing the momentum in his favor at the start of the second round. Purcell was able to get Walsh off balance, but Walsh would not relent, hounding Purcell whenever they got within striking distance. Just as in the first round, as soon as Purcell put a seemingly exhausted Walsh against the ropes, Walsh dug deep and forced his opponent back. To conclude the bout, the fighters once more touched gloves and soon proceeded to exchange punches. Purcell landed a headshot that sent Walsh reeling off balance, but he gathered himself. Walsh seemed to be wearing down, though, as he was unable to force Purcell off of him as quickly as he had in the previous rounds. Purcell landed multiple shots — including an uppercut — and the referee briefly stopped the fight to check Walsh. Action resumed, and Purcell got one more quality attack on Walsh before the final bell sounded. In the end, despite Walsh’s effort, Purcell simply landed more shots and won the match by unanimous decision.
Leonard “Typhoon” Calvo def. Danny “Hit Man Lenny” Rogers
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Dominic “Woke Up Feeling Pretty Dangerous” Angelotti lands a right hook on Joe “Black or” Pinto during the Bengal Bouts quarterfinals Tuesday at the Dahnke Ballroom. Angelotti won in a split decision.
The fight started with Danny Rogers, a Zahm sophomore, going for big shots, and Keough sophomore Leonard Calvo throwing quick flurries to the body. Rogers tried to use more speed, attempting to hit Calvo with uppercuts, but Calvo dodged some of the big swings. Despite Calvo chasing Rogers around the ring, both fighters managed to land solid hits. The rest of the round unfolded similarly, but Calvo seemed to have a slight edge as the period ended. In the second period, Calvo again displayed his superior
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agility, but Rogers managed to land his own strikes. The fight slowed as both fighters looked to read their opponent and find an opening. Rogers’ strength put Calvo on guard, and briefly made him lose his balance, but Calvo continually looked to close the space and land several body shots. Just as Rogers looked poised to land some shots, the bell rang to end the round. In the final stanza, Rogers seemed more desperate, looking to land more shots even at a closer range. Each fighter landed his fair share of shots, but both were visibly worn down. Rogers looked to gain the advantage when he forced Calvo into a corner, but the latter flipped it and reestablished himself before too much damage was done. Rogers put up a fight with his strength, but Calvo’s speed proved the superior asset as the latter won by split decision.
157 lbs. Michael “The K.O.” Feijoo def. Mike “Son of the Stallion” Perenich In round 1, both boxers started very aggressive, with each one exchanging attacks for the entirety of the round with no clear leader emerging. In round 2, Morrissey senior Michael Feijoo began to take more control of the fight, forcing Mike Perenich into retreat a great deal. Feijoo landed substantially more punches this round, although Perenich, a Keough sophomore, was able to land a few hooks near the end of the round. By round 3, Feijoo came out with a flurry of jabs, but both fighters appeared to sense the urgency. Once again later in the round, Perenich was able to land two substantial hooks, and by the end, both fighters were hardly able to throw meaningful punches. Ultimately, Feijoo would win in a unanimous decision.
Henry “The Dancing Queen” Davis def. Chris “A.P.” Lutz In the first round, Chris Lutz fought behind a roaring fanbase to the tune of “A.P.! A.P.!” while his opponent Henry Davis was supported with a responsive “Henry! Henry!” chant. The atmosphere for this fight was electric from beginning to end. Lutz, a Keenan sophomore, was able to land a few significant punches toward the end of the opening round, but the fighters mostly felt each other out throughout the frame. Both fighters had fatigued heavily by the conclusion of the second round. Davis, a Duncan senior, appeared to make an effort to attack more in this round and began to build some momentum. In the final round, Lutz mostly played defense, throwing no real punches unless see BOUTS PAGE 12
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backed into a corner, while Davis maintained his role as the aggressor. In the end, Davis came out victorious by split decision.
Kyle “Nemo” Mettler def. Drew “The Iron” Curtin Both fighters came out appearing quite energetic. The fight was quickly stopped for a nose bleed from Drew Curtin, a Keenan freshman, following a few strong hooks. The fight once again stopped no more than 20 seconds after resuming, as this time both fighters had chests covered in blood. Unfortunately, the damage inflicted by the strong left hooks from sophomore Kyle Mettler of Alumni proved to be too severe for Curtin. In the short duration of the fight, Mettler demonstrated incredibly quick footwork. Ultimately, after about 45 seconds of total sparring, the fight was called by referee’s stoppage, and the victory was awarded to Mettler.
Aidan “Backbreaker” Dillon vs. Umair Karowadia This fight was cancelled as Karowadia was unavailable.
well and was able to land several solid blows, though he appeared exhausted. Rafferty ended up winning by split decision.
Marcelo “El Chelo” Castellanos def. Kieran “Wurlpool” Wurl The opening to this match was fairly even, with both fighters exchanging frequent jabs in round 1. Toward the end of the round, Siegfried sophomore Kieran Wurl was able to knock Marcelo Castellanos into the ropes. In round 2, Castellanos, an Alumni freshman, would look to take control, coming out far more aggressive. Both fighters appeared immensely fatigued about a minute into this round, with each having difficulty at times even holding up their mitts. During round 3, both fighters collided quickly and exchanged a fury of hooks and jabs. The crowd implored the fighters to keep going as once again the exhaustion began to show. Castellanos continued to look to force the issue, although Wurl showed some strong signs of life toward the conclusion of the round. There was no dominating or controlling fighter in this bout, and accordingly, a split decision was rewarded to Castellanos.
168 lbs. 160 lbs. Luke “Flavor” Fraser def. John “Menace” Mullen Alumni sophomore Luke Fraser battled Dunne senior John Mullen, with Fraser coming out swinging with wide hooks in the first round. Mullen tried to stay on balance as Fraser landed a few punches, but came off balance multiple times. Fraser turned up the aggression late in the second round, controlling the floor, but Mullen handled his advances well. Fraser came out wildly in the last round, losing his form and resorting to rogue tactics, as he grabbed Mullen’s neck multiple times and attempted to wrap up Mullen. As both grew tired, the end turned into a slugfest, each attempting to get in a last few punches. Fraser ended up winning by split decision.
Luke “Riff” Rafferty def. Alec “El Chupacabra” Vasquez Alec Vasquez, a freshman from Knott Hall, faced Luke Rafferty, a Duncan senior. Rafferty began by throwing power punches, but Vasquez responded quickly. Rafferty landed several solid uppercuts, but the freshman stood his ground, jabbing away from Rafferty. Once again, Rafferty came quick out of the gate, but Vasquez handled him and slowed down the pace, getting in a few hooks of his own. Both fighters came out hot in the final round. Vasquez appeared to be slightly more conditioned, but Rafferty defended
Taylor “Bam Bam” Vucinich def. Alex “Slush” Athenson Taylor Vucinich, a grad student, came out swinging hard with nasty combinations, but Alex Athenson responded with a strong right hand that stunned Vucinich. If Athenson, a junior representing Alumni Hall, was expecting Vucinich to lose energy, he was disappointed, as Vucinich had other ideas and did not let up. Vucinich continued to connect with strong one-two combinations after bouncing back off the ropes, and Athenson’s only solution was to wrap up his opponent. By the third round, Vucinich would simply wrap up Athenson whenever the junior tried to stage a comeback, earning Vucinich the victory by unanimous decision.
Brian “Uncle Rico” Duffy vs Ryan “Jessie’s Girl” Green Ryan Green, an off-campus senior representing Keough Hall, had a significant height advantage in this fight, but Brian Duffy was able to sneak into Green’s range and connect with quick jabs. Floating in and out, Duffy, an off-campus sophomore, managed to connect with a majority of punches that he threw in the first and second rounds. Duffy fell in the second round, but he got up and responded in fashion with a massive combination, trapping Green in the corner. The referee paused the fight, and by the conclusion of the second round the fighters were still in their corners. Duffy came out strong in the third round and connected with a huge combination that again sent Green up against the ropes, at which point the referee called a stop to the fight. Duffy was declared the winner by referee stoppage.
173 lbs. Bo “Stonewall” Heatherman def. Jack “Down with the Big Pharma” Rogers Bo Heatherman, a sophomore in Knott, came out letting Jack Rogers connect with big 1-2 combinations and right hooks, but the Morrissey junior soon found himself retreating after Heatherman responded with a big combination of his own. The second round remained fairly even,
with both men finding exploits in the other’s defense to connect on some shots. However, Heatherman controlled the third round and was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
Thomas “Clipz” Hintz def. Parker “The Participant” Imlay Thomas Hintz, an O’Neill sophomore, was able to connect early by finding holes and landing punches to the body of Parker Imlay, a junior representing St. Edwards. Hintz continued to land big shots to the Imlay’s head and body in the second round. The junior was able to respond early in the third round, but it appeared to be too little, too late as Hintz’s intensity and ferocity earned him a victory on the judges scorecards, as the sophomore was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
Jay “Nighthawk” Eversole def. Charlie “Tigger” Puntillo Keough sophomore Jay Eversole came out early with an aggressive mindset, and took control of the fight right away. In the first round, Eversole was able to land a few sizable hooks, forcing O’Neill senior Charlie Puntillo into the corner often. Once again in round 2, Eversole would come out swinging, beginning to take real control of the fight. Puntillo was again forced to rely often on backing to the ropes. In round 3, Puntillo started out attacking, perhaps
sensing his position in the fight. Ultimately, Eversole would regain control, forcing Puntillo into a frequent clinch. In the end, Eversole won by split decision.
Daniel “Pilgrim” O’Brien def. Jacob “JP” Petersen In the final bout of the night, both fighters started on the offensive, and Daniel O’Brien took an early advantage after forcing Jacob Petersen onto the ropes and causing an early stoppage. A huge hook from O’Brien, a St. Edward’s sophomore, forced another stoppage, and another big jab before the bell gave the first round to O’Brien. Petersen came out swinging in the second, but O’Brien was ready and forced another stoppage with a massive hook on the off-campus graduate student, resulting in a referee-stopped contest.
185 lbs. Cam “Crash Cadillac” Nolan def. Jordan “Farm Fresh” Edwards Both fighters seemed at a stalemate early. Cam Nolan, a senior representing Duncan, threw a few jabs, which Jordan Edwards, an off-campus grad student, blocked, but then the former managed to attack his opponent quickly and land several shots. Edwards got away in a couple of instances and eventually launched his own attack, but Nolan quickly flipped the script. Edwards did not surrender, though, and the
Tommy “T-Train” Perea def. Matt “Fifty Shades of” Green Matt Green, a senior representing Dillon, found himself covering up for most of the early parts of the first round. He was able to find some holes in Tommy Perea’s strong offense, but Green appeared to have gotten the first round handed to him by Perea by the end. Perea continued with his vicious combinations into the second round, and whenever Green would go for a high swing, Perea would duck under and attack Green’s body. In the end this was too much for Green, and Perea was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
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Ryan “Short Stack” Smith, left, lands a blow on GP Pernicone during the quarterfinals of Bengal Bouts on Tuesday. Smith, a Morrissey sophomore, defeated Pernicone, also a sophomore, in a split decision.
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slip inside and land some blows. The junior from Knott backed Chaz Milligan into the corner on two different occasions, where he was able to land some key hits. In the second, Milligan came out aggressive, looking to land some hits, but Sharpe stayed close, largely minimizing the reach of the Sorin senior. In the third round, Sharpe was able to push Milligan on the ropes, and as both fighters tired, Sharpe seized the advantage and managed to land some vicious hooks. In the end, Sharpe was declared winner by unanimous decision.
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O’Shea was still able to land a couple quick headshots. O’Shea continued to land a majority of the shots in the second, forcing Baginski back into the corner. However, Baginski caught O’Shea off balance with a counter punch, forcing him to the ground briefly. Both men came out aggressively in the third. Baginski forced O’Shea into the ropes and took advantage of O’Shea’s fatigue throughout the final round. O’Shea, however, managed to maintain his lead and was awarded the victory by unanimous decision.
253 lbs. Montana “Louisianimal” Giordano def. Conner “Next Round is On Me” Futa
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Tommy “T-Train” Perea, right, finds a hole and hits Matt “Fifty Shades of ” Green during the Bengal Bouts quarterfinal fights Tuesday at the Dahnke Ballroom. Perea was declared the winner unanimously.
round ended with both fighters seemingly at a draw. Nolan approached Edwards to start the second round, but Edwards threw the first punch. Nolan then proceeded to force Edwards back and chase him around the ring. Edwards pushed Nolan into the ropes briefly, and mounted an attack, but it was broken up by the referee. Nolan then pushed Edwards into the ropes, and the latter quickly ducked and ran away. Nolan controlled the end of the round as Edwards was again forced back. In the final period, Nolan seemed the superior fighter. He landed several shots on Edwards, but Edwards did not back down, landing some big shots as Nolan got close. As Nolan tired, Edwards landed some more hits, but Nolan pushed him to the ropes yet again. Both competitors were exhausted as the round came to an end, but it was Nolan’s aggressiveness which won him the fight unanimously.
Eric “Cheese Sandwich” Requet def. Tait “Wet Jet” McGlinn The fight opened with a hard right hook from Tait McGlinn, but Eric Requet responded by pushing the Alumni junior into the ropes and chasing him around the ring. Requet, a Sorin junior, was on the offensive for much of the first round, delivering some key hits. In the second, Requet kept up the same aggression, and McGlinn struggled to take any control. By the third, both fighters were clearly tiring and swung wildly, hoping to land some final hits, but Requet maintained his composure and was awarded the victory via unanimous decision.
Michael “The Mayor of Flavortown” Krecek def. Ross “Mean Man” Mcllvaine Michael Krecek, a senior in Morrissey, squared off against Sorin freshman Ross Mcllvaine. Krecek ducked many of Mcllvaine’s jabs and hit him with a flurry of hooks and uppercuts throughout the round, controlling the ring. Mcllvaine was able to keep Krecek at bay in the second with heavy use of jabs, but the freshman was able to sneak in and land some body shots, backing his opponent into the corner before the bell. The pace quickened in the third as both men took several headshots, but Krecek was able to outmaneuver Mcllvaine, landing a powerful headshot and forcing a standing eight. Krecek was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
although the junior did not go quietly and landed several of his own hits. The onslaught forced a count on Lembo just before the final bell. In a split decision, Krivda was awarded the victory.
202 lbs. Andrew “Razor” Sharpe def. Chaz “Swervo” Milligan The first round opened with both fighters looking for an opening, as Andrew Sharpe waited for an opportunity to
In the first round, Montana Giordano attempted to use his reach to take an early advantage, while Conner Futa attempted to dodge and counter. The round was even until late on, when Duncan senior Futa dropped to the ring to give Giordano the early advantage. The senior from Alumni kept on the attack in round 2, forcing another stoppage with a flurry of blows as he pushed Futa onto the ropes. In the final round, Futa attempted to make a comeback, but the reach of Giordano kept him on his back foot, and when the final bell sounded, the decision was unanimous for Giordano.
Patrick “Tricky P” O’Shea def. Adam Baginski An off-campus senior representing Keough Hall, Patrick O’Shea battled off-campus grad student Adam Baginski. O’Shea backed Baginski into the corner early with a combination of powerful punches. Baginski was able to create space, but
Fr. Nathan “Priest Mode” O’Halloran def. Adam Braegelman In the largest weight class of the night, both fighters came out swinging, as graduate student Adam Braegelman attempted to minimize Fr. Nathan O’Halloran’s reach by keeping it close-quarters. But the Jesuit graduate student managed to force a stoppage as the first round came to an end. In the second, O’Halloran kept up the onslaught, forcing another stoppage. In the final round, Braegelman managed to push O’Halloran onto the ropes, but O’Halloran fought back, and in the end moved on in a unanimous decision. Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu, Kay Bontempo at kbontemp@nd.edu, Hayden Adams at hadams3@nd.edu, Will Richard at wrichar2@nd.edu, Jimmy Ward at wward@hcc-nd.edu and Mike Everett at meverett@nd.edu
Dennis “The Blue Robot From Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots” Krivda def. Chris “Cross” Lembo In the final 185 lb. contest in Ring B, the fight began with both fighters coming out swinging, but Chris Lembo came out slightly more aggressive and seized an early advantage. The second round opened with Dennis Krivda looking to take control, and the O’Neill sophomore backed Lembo into his corner with some early hits, but the Stanford junior managed to bloody Krivda’s nose and force the referee to pause the round. After a brief restart, the round was paused once again as Krivda received treatment, but ended with a flurry of action as Krivda backed Lembo against the ropes and the two traded blows until the bell. In the decisive third round, Krivda chased Lembo around the ring,
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Taylor “Bam Bam” Vucinich, left, and Alex “Slush” Athenson trade blows during the quarterfinal round of Bengal Bouts on Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion. Vucinich, a graduate student, won in a unanimous decision.
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Heck finishes 2nd in spring-opening tourney Observer Sports Staff
The Irish began their spring season by competing at the Moon Golf Invitational in Melbourne, Florida this week. The tournament featured several strong programs, including UCF, Louisville, Oklahoma and Maryland. The Irish finished 14th in the 16-team field, but left the weekend with reasons to feel confident moving forward. Sophomore Abby Heck tore up the course in the first spring tournament of the season. Heck fired fourteen birdies over the threeround tournament, tied for the fourth-most birdies in the field. She finished second overall, posting scores of 69, 70 and 69. Senior Emma Albrecht provided veteran leadership through the entire tournament, finishing tied for 13th with rounds of 69, 71 and 73. Albrecht has been a key for the Irish since arriving as a freshman, and is looking to have her best season yet in her final year on the team. The Irish struggled to find consistency in the rest of their lineup. Senior Isabella
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matter the number besides a person’s name.” Spence and the rest of the Irish will now turn their attention to upcoming ACC opponents. Notre Dame has home matches against Clemson (5-5, 1-1 ACC) and Syracuse (6-4, 0-2 ACC) this weekend. The Irish have been dominant at home this season, going 5-0 including wins over Purdue (5-3, 0-0 Big Ten) and Michigan State. Silverio knows that her team thrives in the familiar environment at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. “We value playing at home a ton,” Silverio. “We’re very grateful for the opportunity to play at home and in front of our crowd and fans. It’s an amazing feeling and an area we’re familiar with.” Clemson has lost five of its last six matches, including a 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Wake Forest on Sunday. Despite their recent struggles, Clemson has been a strong team historically, earning a spot in the NCA A tournament last season and beating Ohio State before falling to eventual national runner-up, Vanderbilt. Silverio said she knows the Irish will get Clemson’s best Friday. “Clemson is a very skilled team, they’ve been having
DiLisio followed an opening round 76 with a strong second round 72 but regressed to post a 79 in round three. Junior Mia Ayer and freshman Claire Albrecht did not post a round below Ayer’s second round 78, but are continuing to gain experience that will serve them well as the season goes on. Ultimately, the Irish did not have a strong enough performance to keep up with some of the competition. UCF won the tournament by nine shots over hosts Louisville. Oklahoma, Campbell and Maryland rounded out the top five. Louisville junior Lauren Hartlage edged out Heck for the individual title by one stroke, posting a 206 behind the strength of a second round 67. The Irish will now turn their attention to the Westbrook Invitational in Peoria, Arizona. The tournament is hosted by Washington State, and will feature some of the strongest teams in college golf last season. It will be another tough test for the Irish as they continue to prepare for the ACC Championship in April.
Irish sophomore Abby Heck surveys the green before making a putt during an exhibition round on Aug. 24 at Warren Golf Course. Heck took second in the Moon Golf Invitational on Tuesday, scoring 14 birdies.
some great battles in their previous matches,” Silverio said. “It’s a conference match. They’re going to be up for it. They’ve had a couple losses in their last few matches so I’m sure they’re starving for a
win. They’re going to come in and bring their best against us. It’s Notre Dame and everyone wants to beat us. We have to prepare and continue to prepare in the right way and know that we have
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to bring our best because we know that our opponents are going to bring theirs.” The Irish will take on Clemson at 3:30 p.m. Friday and Syracuse at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Eck Tennis
Pavilion before heading to North Carolina next weekend where they’ll face the Tar Heels and the Wolfpack. Contact Jack Concannon at jconcan2@nd.edu
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Irish junior Zoe Spence prepares to make a forehand hit during Notre Dame’s 4-0 victory over Purdue on Wednesday at Eck Tennis Pavilion. Spence defeated the ninth-ranked player during the match. She and the Irish will look to defend their perfect home record this weekend.
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is disappointing, it’s another learning lesson for us that we can get beat by any team in this league. There’s no cupcake, and we’re learning that lesson. … I think we’re getting there, we just got to keep fighting.” While Notre Dame’s promotional Office Night brought excitement and novelty into a largely insignificant ACC matchup in terms of conference standings, the Irish performance was anything but extraordinary. Instead, it saw many of the same f laws and mistakes that have plagued the team throughout this season, mainly an inability to make winning plays in crunch-time situations. “It’s close, but it’s not as close as one possession, psychologically, for us,” Brey said. “We’re not as confident, because we just haven’t had success. We’re going to keep trying, but the reality is we are who we are right now … finishing it and getting over the hump is a big hurdle for any group that’s developing. We’re really not showing any signs of being able to do it. That’s who we are.” However, at the beginning of the game, both Notre Dame (13-13, 3-10 ACC) and Wake Forest (10-15, 3-10 ACC) played with the confidence of ACC heavyweights. Each team came out firing on the offensive side of the ball, as Wake Forest junior guard Brandon Childress connected on a couple early 3-pointers to take the Demon Deacons to an early 12-7 lead. However, Gibbs put Notre Dame on his back early on to keep pace with Wake Forest, scoring 13 of the team’s first 15 points — capped by a breakaway dunk — to bring the Irish within two points. Freshman guard Prentiss Hubb then took over scoring responsibilities for a time, dropping five-straight points to give Notre Dame its first lead of the half at 20-19. After four more points apiece from Gibbs and junior forward Juwan Durham, sophomore
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strong team showing from top to bottom in improving the school’s standing long-term. “We have our Zach Yeadons of the world, Marci Bartas, Abbie Dolan. But the best thing about the teams that we’ve built here at Notre Dame is our depth,” Litzinger said. “It’s not necessarily about winning, it’s about scoring points … that’s what it’s all about at the conference level. Not just your upperquality kids, but your team showing. … That’s how you move up in the conference.”
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Irish freshman guard Prentiss Hubb looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 75-68 loss to Wake Forest on Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion.
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Irish junior forward John Mooney boxes out during Notre Dame’s 75-68 home loss to Wake Forest in an ACC matchup on Tuesday.
wing DJ Harvey hit a 3-pointer to extend the Notre Dame lead to 31-27 with 6:49 left. The Irish offense would largely slow down from there — the only exception coming from back-to-back possessions before the under-fourminute official timeout, as Mooney found a cutting Durham underneath the basket for a dunk before drilling a shot from behind the arc the ensuing possession to push the Irish lead to 36-29 with 3:39 left. However, the offense would stagnate for the rest of the half, and the Demon Deacons ripped off a 6-0 run to cut the lead to one heading into halftime. Both teams began the second half by finding points much harder to come by, fighting tooth and nail and crawling, back and forth, into the lead for 11 minutes.
Finally, Childress provided a lift for the Demon Deacons, hitting a three to put them ahead 55-53 with 9:08 left. That sparked a 13-4 run for the Demon Deacons, which included another 3-pointer from Childress, to balloon Wake Forest’s lead to 66-57 with 5:45 left. “I thought Brandon Childress played his best game for us tonight,” Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning said. “Twenty points, seven rebounds, eight assists, zero turnovers and three steals. Huge bounce-back game from him coming off the last game we played.” In the second half, Manning adjusted changed how Wake Forest guarded Gibbs, who had 17 first-half points but managed just six in the second frame. “I think they were helping
a little bit more,” Gibbs said. “My shots came a little bit easier in the first half, a little bit more within the f low. In the second half I forced it a little bit.” However, down nine and in desperate need of a run, Notre Dame would respond, as the Irish ripped off a 9-0 run — sparked by a corner 3 from Mooney — to draw even with the Demon Deacons at 66 apiece with under three minutes to play. And yet, as has become customary this season, the Irish failed to make winning plays down the stretch. The offense faltered, and Wake Forest simply made shots when it needed to, recording a 9-2 run to close out the game and come away with a victory inside Purcell Pavilion. “They hit big shots, we didn’t,” Mooney said.
“Thought our defense was pretty good down the stretch, but they made them and we didn’t get enough defensive rebounds down there at the end — they won the 50-50 balls — so hats off to them … the last two minutes, they made plays and we did not: that’s the bottom line.” “It’s a little frustrating, but we’re rolling with the punches; I think that’s the biggest lesson we’re learning this year,” Gibbs said. “It’s never going to be an easy time … we got this and we’re going to keep working.” Next up, the Irish will prepare for another home slugfest when No. 16 Virginia Tech visits Purcell Pavilion on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Litzinger — who has extensive experience in the conference, having served as the associate head coach at University of North Carolina prior to taking the job at Notre Dame — is confident that the depth and talent of the ACC will serve as a good litmus test for his team before they face the national stage. “The ACC has developed into one of the elite conferences for swimming and diving,” Litzinger said. “So when you have teams like Virginia and Louisville who are always the top-10 in the country, that’s elite company to be in. When I took over at Notre Dame three years ago,
we were seventh in the ACC. Last year, we finished fifth and we’re looking to vault up into that top four and play with the top three teams of the conference, which will again be Virginia, NC State and Louisville.” Beyond those top three competitors, the Irish can expect to have to fight for their place, with six of the teams competing being ranked among the top-25 teams in the country. Meanwhile, on the men’s side of the competition, Litzinger and his coaching staff are keeping their athletes fresh and prepared with a week standing between
them and their own conference meet. “I think our guys are kind of in the same situation as the women,” Litzinger said. “When I took over, we were seventh in the league, my second year we did finish third. We finished just behind Virginia for fourth place last year by a couple of points.” Litzinger connected program improvements to increased recruiting efforts and investment in athletes over their careers at Notre Dame. “Our recruiting efforts and the development of the athletes that are in the program have really taken a great turn,” he said. “We’re really
expecting a lot … we’re going to be in that elite group.” With the top-24 individuals of every event earning points for their team score, Litzinger said his goal for the Irish this week is to score four or five individuals per event, and is excited to see how they perform on the big stage. “Proud of our coaches, proud of our kids and I think we’re ready to do some great things,” he said. The women’s ACC Championships begin Wednesday and will go through Saturday.
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ND looks to build on strong start By JACK CONCANNON Sports Writer
The Irish will look to continue their hot start to the ACC season this weekend against Clemson and Syracuse. Notre Dame (72, 1-0 ACC) has posted four wins in a row and has gone three matches without losing a singles match. The Irish are playing with a relentless confidence that head coach Alison Silverio said is rooted in the their preparation. “Our confidence definitely comes from our preparation and the work that we’re putting in consistently. The wins have just been an added bonus of the hard work and effort that we’re putting in each day,” Silverio said. “For us, confidence is something we’re feeling every day from practices to our matches to our workouts.” One of the most impressive individual performances during win streak came
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from junior Zoe Spence, who knocked off Purdue’s ninth-ranked senior Silvia Ambrosio 6-2, 6-4. It was a significant singles win for Spence, showing she can compete with anyone in the country in the number one singles spot. Silverio had high praise for Spence’s play against Ambrosio. “That was a huge accomplishment. To get to No. 9 in the nation is not an easy feat and Silvia is a great player who has had a great career,” Silverio said. “ … Spence is someone who has been coming in every day, working hard and focusing on areas that we have been developing with her. She came out with the right mindset, understood the game plan, and took care of business. It’s a big confidence booster for her and the team, knowing that we’re going to be competitive in every spot no see W TENNIS PAGE 14
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Irish junior guard T.J. Gibbs takes a contested shot during Notre Dame’s 75-68 loss to Wake Forest on Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion.
Bouts field cut in half with quarterfinal matches By TOBIAS HOONHOUT, KAY BONTEMPO, HAYDEN ADAMS, WILL RICHARD, JIMMY WARD and MIKE EVERETT
Irish to compete in ACC tourney By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS Associate Sports Editor
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142 lbs. Dan “The Emotional Punching Bag” Wilborn def. Robert “The Kidd” Hernandez
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In the first fight of the night, sophomore Robert Hernandez of Siegfried faced off against Knott senior Dan Wilborn. Both fighters came in energetically in the first round, but Wilborn quickly landed a blow to Hernandez’s face, and the Siegfried sophomore took a hard fall in the corner of the ring. Hernandez came in stronger in the second round, but ultimately could not recover against the more dominant Wilborn. In the third round, Wilborn continued to land strong shots, and in the end he was ruled the winner by unanimous decision.
Coming off a closer-thanexpected loss against Virginia over the weekend, Notre Dame failed to build off its positive performance and instead took a step back Tuesday night inside Purcell Pavilion, falling to ACC bottom-feeder Wake Forest 75-68. “I was hoping we could go three steps forward, but this group’s never really been able to do that this year,” Irish head coach Mike Brey said. “It is what it is.” Irish junior guard T.J. Gibbs, who led all scorers with 23 points, said the Irish will not simply hang their heads over yet another loss in conference play. “Today was a little bit of a step back, but at the same time, I think we’re learning more and more each game,” Gibbs said. “As much as this
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Sophomore Ryan “Short Stack” Smith, left, sizes up sophomore GP Pernicone during the Bengal Bouts quarterfinals Tuesday.
With over two weeks since their last meet, the 19thranked Irish women will return to the pool Wednesday with a lot on the line as they look to establish themselves among the elite teams at the ACC Conference Championship. “We’re really excited and thrilled,” Notre Dame head coach Mike Litzinger said. “We’ve had a great year, and the championship is always the culmination of all the work you’ve put in throughout the year and it’s our opportunity to take ourselves to the next level, which is the NCA A championship.” Taking place in Greensboro, North Carolina, the women will compete from Wednesday to Saturday, followed by the men’s competition the following week. This meet is the final qualifying opportunity for athletes to advance to the NCA A championship in Austin, Texas,
next month. Litzinger said he has high expectations from juniors Abbie Dolan, senior Alice Treuth and sophomore Lindsay Stone, who have all led the way for the program over the past year. He also commended sophomore Kelly Straub, junior Erin Isola and freshman Annie Wiese for their performances in the diving competition, and said he is looking forward to their showings in Greensboro. “What we’re looking for is these athletes not only to compete at their highest level of the year, but to have the rest of the team step forward. … Those kids have already punched their ticket to the NCA As so we want to get their teammates to go along to the fastest meet of the year and that would be in Austin, Texas, in March,” Litzinger said. Although he acknowledged the importance of those superstars of the program, he emphasized the need for a see SWIM & DIVE PAGE 15