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Siegfried Hall fundraises for homeless Ramblers host 13th-annual “Day of Man” to spotlight homelessness, raise money for Center By MARIAH RUSH News Writer
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Siegfried Hall students gather during the annual Day of Man event which seeks to raise money and spread awareness about people who are homeless in South Bend. This is the fundraising event’s 13th year.
Mission Center facilitates vocations fair By CATE VON DOHLEN News Writer
Housed in a sma ll of f ice on t he edge of St. Joseph’s la ke, t he Holy Cross Mission Center’s web stretches across t he globe. Recent ly, center director Fr. Mike DeLaney attended World Yout h Day in Panama where he and Holy Cross representatives from eight dif ferent countries held a vocations fair from Jan. 22 to 26. According to a release from t he Congregation of Holy Cross, t he fair, which centered on t he t heme “I am t he Ser vant of t he Lord,” was created to engage young people spiritua lly and help g uide t hem in vocationa l discernment. “It gave me t he opportunit y a ll day ever y day to meet w it h young people,” DeLaney said. “I persona lly ta lked w it h people from over 65 countries.”
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The center is sponsored by t he United States Prov ince of t he Congregation of t he Holy Cross. According to its website, four main institutions of higher learning are af f iliated w it h t he religious order in t he United States: Notre Dame, Universit y of Port land, K ing’s College and Stonehill College. At each of its locations around t he countr y and world, Holy Cross supports education, vocationa l discernment and communit y ser v ice. Holy Cross parishes, schools, socia l ministries — which include any t hing from yout h programs to medica l clinics — and ot her forms of outreach have been established in countries around t he world, DeLaney said. “We have many roles. One is to help support what was traditiona lly ca lled missionar y activ it y of t he see MISSION PAGE 4
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People on campus may see men wearing less clothes than a normal South Bend Februar y day would t y pically require and holding out Solo cups w ith a request for money Wednesday. If so, they should not be alarmed — it’s just Siegfried Hall’s signature event, Day of Man, in full force. As it is the 13th year for the event, Siegfried has the basics dow n for the Day of Man: wear skimpy clothes — most often their bright event t-shirts, shorts and f lipf lops — to class and around campus all day and ask for donations that w ill go to the South Bend Center for the
Homeless. According to sophomore Kieran Wurl, one of four event commissioners, the Day of Man first originated when a Siegfried resident forgot his coat one cold w inter day, and realized others less fortunate than he dealt w ith the cold in this fashion ever y day. “He realized that there are people in the South Bend communit y that are homeless and go through it ever y day, fighting the South Bend cold w ind. So he gathered a group of his friends, went out and started asking for money for donations for the homeless and then it kind of turned into a Siegfried see SIEGFRIED PAGE 3
SMC student government promotes lemonade Mass By McKENZIE LOOKEBILL News Writer
Instead of returning to their dorms after Wednesday Mass in the Sacred Heart Chapel in Le Mans Hall, Saint Mar y’s students can now join their fellow Belles for refreshments and snacks complimentar y
of the Student Government Association. Junior Terra Nelson, along w ith Anna Zappa, who ser ve on the mission committee for student government, helped organize the event w ith Kathy Ogden, student body v ice president. “Kathy approached us in the beginning of the year
about possibly creating a signature dorm Mass,” Nelson said in an email. “Anna and I loved this idea and talked to [v ice president for mission] Judy Fean about starting this as soon as possible. Anna and I both wanted to create a culture of see LEMONADE PAGE 4
London theater company to perform ‘King Lear’ By MAX LANDER News Writer
The Actors From The London Stage w ill once again be performing Shakespeare at Notre Dame’s Washington Hall on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This time, the team w ill be performing the famous tragedy, “King Lear.” Actors From The London
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Stage is a group that has a longstanding relationship w ith the Universit y. It usually performs on campus once a semester as part of a larger tour of the United States. Peter Holland, associate dean for the arts and McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare studies, helps organize most Shakespeare productions on campus.
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Holland said Notre Dame has been working w ith Actors From The London Stage, which Sir Patrick Stewart and Dr. Homer “Murph” Swander founded in 1975, for nearly 20 years. “For the the last 18 years, we have been their U.S. base,” Holland said. “We help organize all their U.S. see ACTORS PAGE 3
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tradition from then on,” Wurl said. Wurl said members of Siegfried w ill collect money in-person all day Wednesday, as well as through a Venmo account — @DayOf Man2019. Each section in the dorm w ill take shifts at both dining halls during high traffic times, and w ill also be outside of DeBartolo Hall in the morning. W hile the temperature for this year’s event w ill be above freezing — around 40 degrees — Wurl hopes it w ill go dow n some. “The standard is f lipf lops, shorts and a t-shirt, but people can go over or under t hat … we want to just tr y to actua lly put yourself in t he shoes of a homeless person to experience what t hey might be feeling,” Wurl said. Apart from its signature event, Sieg fried maintains a relationship w it h t he Sout h Bend Center for t he Homeless and tries to help t he center and its residents whenever possible. Patrick Dav is, a senior commissioner for t he event, said a couple dorm members help out at t he shelter ever y weekend, and t he dorm has worked w it h t he clot hing company Patagonia to donate coats. “It goes beyond just t he day itself and more has to do w it h Sieg fried’s relationship w it h t he Center for t he Homeless,” Dav is said. “We send a couple of k ids ever y weekend to t he Center ever y weekend to help out w it h whatever t hey need — cleaning up, organizing clot hes, food or just sitting and ta lking w it h t he residents. … We want people to see anot her
touring, which schools coast-to-coast they’re going to be v isiting.” However, the group does not host your average play production, because Actors From The London Stage is not your ordinar y theater company. The entire cast of the play w ill be performed by only five actors w ith no director, minimal costumes and props, a couple light cues and not much else. “This is theater unlike any other kind of theater — there is no director,” Holland said. “So these actors are basically locked into a room for some weeks and told, ‘Come out w ith a show.’” This means the company, made up of actors Richard James-Neale, Ffion Jolly, Tricia Kelly, Fred Lancaster and Jonathan Dr yden Taylor, w ill each be playing multiple roles, splitting a total of 24 among the five of them. Since there are always only five performers, the company’s approach to the show must be both improv isational and innovative. Tricia Kelly, who w ill be play ing the major roles in both King Lear and the Duke of Cornwall, said the group relies on “solv ing problems in an elegant and hopefully w itt y way.” She also spoke to the fact that the play presents challenges to the actors because, in many cases, female actors must play male characters and v iceversa, a practice becoming more and more common in Shakespearean plays, offering new takes on old classics.
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Siegfried Hall sophomore Jack Fox holds a sign advertising different things the Ramblers will do for donations for the homeless in 2018.
side of Sout h Bend t hat not many Notre Dame students have seen.” Over t he yea rs, Sieg f ried has ra ised a combined tota l of about $130,000 in donat ions, a nd $18,000 last yea r a lone. According to Wurl, t he ha ll’s goa l for t his yea r is to reach — a nd potent ia lly brea k — t he $20,000 ma rk. “We’re just hoping t hat members of t he Not re Da me communit y w ill feel generous,” Wurl sa id. “I k now it’s going to be warmer t his week t han last week,” Dav is said. “But I’m sure ever yone can remember what it was like to be outside last week, and imagine what it would be like to be stuck outside for longer t han a few minutes.”
Dav is and Wurl mentioned t he steps Sout h Bend has ta ken in t he last week in light of t he extremely cold weat her to open t heir doors to anyone in need, and touched on t he homeless issue t he entire countr y faces. “There’s severa l hundred people who depend on t he Homeless Center. … K ids, women, children and families are depending on t he Homeless Center for t heir mea ls, and in situations like last week w it h stay ing overnight on days where it’s ver y cold,” Wurl said. “So t here’s rea lly a need for it in t he Sout h Bend communit y, but honest ly a ll over t he United States it’s a lso a problem.” Contact Mariah Rush at mrush@nd.edu
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“I am a female actor playing the role of a king and a father,” Kelly said. “It’s a different, more complicated set of ideas and concepts to deal w ith as an actor.” The production of King Lear is not all the actors w ill be doing w ith their time at Notre Dame, however. They w ill also be helping run workshops and teach classes, not just w ithin the College of Arts and Letters, but all across campus. “They also go into the Mendoza school because, if you’re a business major, think [of ] how often you have sat through a Powerpoint presentation by somebody who really cannot talk,” Holland said. “They go into the Law School, they work w ith some of the law students on how you should speak in a courtroom and how you make sure that people can hear your voice. They go and work in the architecture school because, if you’re designing buildings, actors understand space in a ver y different way from anyone else.” W hile the company has been rehearsing for a while, this w ill be the second stop for Actors From The London Stage on a 10stop tour schedule across the countr y. Jason Comerford, the audience development manager for Actors From The London Stage at Notre Dame, said while the actors figure out their roles in rehearsals, live performances are different. “It’s fun to watch them work in front of an audience — the spontaneit y of it,” Comerford said. Hav ing just arrived in South Bend from Rice Universit y in Houston, performances are scheduled for Feb. 6, 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Washington Hall. Tickets are available for purchase online at shakespeare.nd.edu before the shows.. Contact Max Lander at mlander1@nd.edu
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The Sacred Heart Chapel, located on the third floor of Le Mans Hall, will host ‘Lemonade and Le Mans’ Mass every Wednesday at 9 p.m. Students can enjoy lemonade and refreshments after the weekly service.
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communit y and fellowship af ter week ly Wednesday Mass.” Modeled after Notre Dame’s signature Masses, Lemonade and Le Mans Mass was chosen in order to be inclusive to as many students as possible — because ever yone loves lemonade. “We wanted to have a latenight snack t hat was beloved and refreshing,” Nelson said. “Popcorn is usua lly gluten free, dair y free, nut free, et cetera, ma k ing it in a hea lt hy snack for a ll Belles. As for lemonade, we wanted t he Mass to have a catchy say ing. Lemonade and Le Mans just had a nice f low. Many dorms at Notre Dame have signature Masses — Milksha ke Mass, Mass Snacks at Stanford on Sunday, et cetera — and we wanted to bring t hat same energ y and excitement for
Mass at Saint Mar y’s. We could see t hat many Belles would travel off campus to attend Mass so we decided to bring t hat same love for Mass [to] our ow n campus.” In each dorm at Saint Mar y’s, t here is a chapel, ma k ing t he convenience of attending Mass high for t hose who live on campus and in t he dorms. A lt hough convenient, attending t he same chapel each Mass lacks diversit y of location. These k inds of events can help give t hose who do not live in Le Mans t he chance to attend anot her ha ll’s building’s Mass. “I t hink [af ter-Mass events are] a good time for people to regroup and ta lk w it h t heir friends; it promotes fellowship,” f irst-year student Emily Tomcza k said. “Hav ing food is a lways an incentive, whet her t hat is good or bad and it w ill draw people in to attend t he serv ice. For me, I went to see how good t he lemonade was
and how t he ser v ice was conducted.” W hile Fr. Stephen New ton said he enjoys t he communit y-building aspect of a signature Mass, he a lso stresses t he separation of t he events. “I rea lly appreciate it. W hatever we can do to create and sustain communit y around t he liturg y is great,” New ton said. “It is good to have people continue what t hey experienced in t he liturg y outside t he chapel, but t hat event is separate and distinct from Mass. Things we have done in t he past t hat are somewhat similar include Birt hday Sunday, when we have ca ke after t he 7 and 9 p.m. Masses in each of t he dorms.” The Lemonade and Le Mans Mass w ill be held ever y Wednesday at 9 p.m. in t he Sacred Heart Chapel on t he t hird f loor of Le Mans. Contact McKenzie Lookebill at mlookebill01@saintmary’s.edu
Church — over time t he words have changed a bit — but what t hat does is it ta kes us to t he places internationa lly where we ser ve: in Asia, primarily in Bangladesh; in A frica — Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana; and in Latin A merica, especia lly Chile and Peru. But we a lso do work w it h ot her countries such as Haiti, India, Bra zil and Mex ico,” DeLaney said. A long w it h its missionar y work, t he Congregation of t he Holy Cross has a lso established schools in t he countries it ser ves. “We have our donors and our benefactors — a lways a big part of it — but what we tr y to do here at t he Mission Center is to raise t he level of internationa lit y across our prov ince and at our ministries,” he said. “W hat we’ve striven to do at t he [Holy Cross] universities [is] help t hem understand t his connection t hat you’re at a Holy Cross school and [t hese missions are] a lso part of Holy Cross and t here’s a way to link t his.” DeLa ney, who has v isited each a nd ever y count r y where Holy Cross missiona ries ser ve, ident if ied four ma in a reas of focus for t he mission center: advocacy for prog ra ms t hat benef it a nd suppor t women a nd children, env ironmenta l ef for ts, work w it h immig ra nts, ref ugees a nd indigenous people a nd peace init iat ives. “Our common t heme is seek ing peace where we can and helping people to live t hat way,” he said. Severa l Notre Dame organizations and residence ha lls have partnered w it h t he center to support t he Holy Cross’ globa l outreach. A mong t he many include Benga l Bouts and Bara ka Bouts, which raise money for Holy Cross schools in Bangladesh and East A frica, respectively, and Howard Ha ll’s Totter for Water, which last fa ll helped f und new bat hrooms for a school in Plaisance, Haiti. The Universit y of Port land in particular raises money for many of t he Holy Cross missions, DeLaney said.
“Ever y single dorm at t he Universit y of Port land is doing at least one mission project,” he said. “At Notre Dame we’re not t here yet, but t he ones t hat are doing it are doing a great job.” DeLaney said he hopes Notre Dame’s relationship w it h t he Holy Cross w ill continue to grow in t he f uture. He said he encourages students to attend events t hat f und Holy Cross initiatives. He said events like Cavanaugh Ha ll’s annua l “Cav Cornhole” and a 2K run-wa lk t hat supports a prenata l and neonata l center in Nairobi are ot her examples of on-campus Holy Cross f undraisers. “They raise a lot of money, but most important ly, t hey raise awareness,” DeLaney said. He encourages each residence ha ll to host a Holy Cross Mission Center project and for students to remember t he important work t he Holy Cross does. “I don’t consider what we do charit y work,” he said. “W hat we are doing is assisting our brot hers and sisters in ot her parts of t he world.” Aside from organizing events for residence ha lls and clubs, DeLaney said, a handf ul of Notre Dame students have done research on Holy Cross missions. Students interested in conducting research for Holy Cross may consult t he center for resources or even travel to Holy Cross satellites to do research in ot her countries. He said one student is current ly doing a project on env ironmenta l issues in Latin A merica and t heir ef fects on t he indigenous people who live t here. “One of t he t hings we rea lly strive to do w it h our colleges, for example, is to look to support t hese projects so our students can do good work,” he said. “Maybe it pertains to t heir major but t hey a lso see t hat t hey are connected to somet hing bigger by being a student at Notre Dame, or Holy Cross College or Saint Mar y’s, or wherever t hey are t hat t hey are part of somet hing bigger and t hat’s ca lled Holy Cross and where we ser ve in t he world.”” Contact Cate Von Dohlen at cvondohl@nd.edu
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Countries collide in Netflix’s newest addition to its collection of culinary coverage. “The Final Table” provides a glimpse into worldwide cuisine with a competitive edge. Twenty-four chefs from around the world team up in pairs to cook for a spot at the final table amongst nine legendary chefs from different countries. A global cooking show calls for an arena to match, and “The Final Table” delivers. Twelve decked out cooking stations complete with stoves, ovens, refrigerators and much more sit in two rows across the stage. Judges watch chefs compete from a elevated ledge, getting a view of all the cooking action. Spotlights shine on the chefs as they work, and at the beginning of each episode, the teams stand stoically in the dark awaiting their next challenge. As soon as the dish and constraints are announced, each team scrambles to the large pantry stocked with every ingredient imaginable to craft their culinary masterpieces. The first nine episodes challenge the chefs to create the national dish of a certain country, to be tasted
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Jonatan Aron Leandoer Håstad’s latest album, “Nectar,” is to his musical career what a finsta is to a rinsta. For readers without Instagram accounts, let me explain: the “finsta” is the latest social media trend that has captured the hearts of young people everywhere. Finsta, an abbreviated term for “fake Instagram,” stands in contrast to the “rinsta,” or “real Instagram.” On a rinsta, there’s a pressure to keep up a certain cleanand-neat public appearance to your followers, some of whom may be co-workers or employers. On a finsta, however, things are much different. Finstas often involve goofy usernames like “young_ juul_lord” or “mattysmokes,” and finsta posts are usually funny, dumb, inappropriate or some mix of the three — basically, anything a person would not want to share with their hundreds of rinsta followers. Finstas normally have a small number of followers — usually only close friends — compared with a rinsta, which could have followers in the hundreds or thousands. In essence, finstas provide an important outlet for nonsensical personal expression away from the critical eye of the masses — unless, of course, a finsta post is screenshotted. But that’s a different story. For Jonatan Aron Leandoer Håstad, his rap persona, Yung Lean, was his rinsta. As Yung Lean, the 22-year-old Swedish rapper was the forerunner of the “sad boy” or cloud-rap genre. His brand of hazy, melancholic music
and judged by three celebrities from that country. The three critics determine the best dish of the night, as well as the worst three dishes. The chef teams who have landed in the bottom three must cook again, this time with the challenge of incorporating and highlighting a certain ingredient chosen by the respective legendary chef that awaits the winner at the final table. The ingredient resembles the country around which the episode centers. From the bottom three, one pair of chefs gets eliminated once they have cooked their final plate. It all starts in Mexico, where the 12 pairs take on the task of creating tacos that resonate with their Mexican origin while also showcasing each team’s style and strengths. In the second episode, paella stars as Spain’s national dish. An English breakfast faces the competitors in the third episode, and feijoada represents Brazil in episode four. In India, the star dish is Murgh Makhani, or buttered chicken; however, it must be prepared with a vegetarian substitute for the meat. The bottom three teams then have to construct a dish starring coconut to avoid being sent home. Once the competition reaches the United States, the remaining chefs put their spin on
Thanksgiving dinner, and the bottom three prepare dishes featuring pumpkin for renowned chef Grant Achatz. In Italy, each team crafts a masterful dish of pasta. Episodes eight and nine bring the heat as the competition narrows down in Japan and France, respectively. Japan challenges the last five teams with kaiseki, a multiple-course meal made with small portions. In France, the final four competing teams must cook hare a la royale, with the bottom three confronting a final ingredient challenge dictated by the egg. Two teams are eliminated at the end of the France episode. For the final episode, the four remaining chefs compete as individuals to create a plate that represents them, just as the nine legends who await them at the final table have done. So much knowledge can be gained from this series in regard to cooking and culture. The nine national dishes tell stories about their home countries. Each competitor teaches viewers new nutrition facts as well as cooking methods. Overall, this series unites viewers with its all-encompassing global gastronomy.
garnered respect from Frank Ocean, earned him a hit with the track “Red Bottom Sky” and inspired a number of other artists to push the boundaries of rap such as bladee, Pouya and $uicideboy$. But along with this success, Yung Lean simultaneously acquired an image to maintain — one of drugs, darkness and depression — and expectations to meet. So, in an effort to find an outlet for personal expression without the weight of being Yung Lean, Håstad adopted a “finsta,” so to speak: a new name, Jonatan Leandoer127, and a new genre of music. “Nectar,” which Håstad released in January of 2019 under the name Jonatan Leandoer127, is by no means a rap album. Stylistically, it differs sharply from all of Håstad’s work as Yung Lean. The album lies somewhere between a number of genres, incorporating elements of indie, art and punk rock, country and folk. “Tangerine Warrior (Freestyle),” which is not a freestyle in the traditional sense, beautifully transitions from riotous trumpets to a somber piano outro. In the same album, “Off With Their Heads” sounds like an early-00’s indie-rock song, with loud drums and a reverb heavy guitar. On the track, and against the instrumental backdrop, Håstad’s writing shines in a way that it didn’t on his work as Yung Lean. “Tales from unknown rabbits were the only thing you can see/And they jumped across like small, small town politicians trying to get their word across without using any social media or anything,” he rambles in his customary monotone and removed style. His lyrics maintain the darker, dismal themes found
on Yung Lean tracks, but the same themes layered over upbeat instrumentals carry a different meaning. “Take this key and take me to the end/Lugubrious treason, trench coats out of town” off “Wooden Girl” and “Who’s the man with the sapphire eyes/Who used to watch me in my room at night?/Spider arms, black teeth and eyes/Make me wanna kill ’em all somehow” off “My Guardian” stick out as particularly icy verses. “Nectar” is a lot like a finsta post: unpolished and a little rough around the edges. Nevertheless, it’s still worthy of acclaim. It finds Håstad exploring a different direction, free from the constraints of the Yung Lean name and persona, and doing it well. Jonatan Leandoer127 may always come second to Yung Lean and remain Håstad’s finsta — but if he ever decided to switch things up, it could serve as a very exciting rinsta.
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“Nectar” Jonatan Leandoer127 Label: YEAR001 Tracks: “Off With Their Heads,” “Wooden Girl,” “Tangerine Warrior (Freestyle)” If you like: Yung Lean, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pavement
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Leaving my comfort zone Erin Grimes News Writer
Hallo again from Innsbruck! My first semester here has just ended and a muchneeded month long break has started. (The semester timing in Austria is different than the timing in the United States.) Here’s a small list of what have I learned this semester: how to navigate through airports and train stations, how to be stranded, how to live in a small city, how to travel alone, how to choose courage and how to be alone. These are things I probably would not have learned at home, whether at Saint Mary’s or in my hometown. I am a fan of my comfort zone. I like my nice little box of places I know and people I know. Studying abroad in Innsbruck has truly forced me out of that box in a way that going to college last year didn’t. Saint Mary’s is only 45 minutes from my hometown. I can get home by car or by train. I saw my family probably once a month last year. One of my best friends from high school, by chance, also decided to attend Saint Mary’s so I already had a friend when I arrived at SMC. So, while going to college was scary, I wasn’t really that far outside of my comfort zone. Here, I am a nine-hour f light away from home. I haven’t seen my family since I left in September, my friends since August and won’t see most of them again until July. I came to Innsbruck knowing no one. While I do have the benefit of having an old host family from an exchange program I took part in during high school, they don’t live in Innsbruck. Being out of my comfort zone has helped me to be more adaptable. Traveling is learning how to go with the f low. Every time I have made travel plans, something has gone awry whether it be as simple as having to stand on a two-hour train ride or as complicated as delayed trains and trying to catch your connecting train. It’s again an utter act of trust and faith. I’ve learned that, somehow, the traveling problems will work themselves out. Worrying about them only hinders my ability to adapt to the new situation. And here at the end of this semester, just as I had gotten used to how life is in Innsbruck, it’s changing again. Some people in the program left to go back to the U.S. Several more people are coming to join the program. Through all of this, I’m realizing that the best personal growth really does only happen by going through the hard stuff, by leaving the comfort zone that I love so much. Change is hard, but the discovery of what I can do that I didn’t know before is better. Contact Erin Grimes at egrimes01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Ralph Northam: Hypocrisy reigns supreme Jack Zinsky In the Right Corner
Last week, a yearbook photo of Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam surfaced, featuring him and a friend in blackface and Ku Klux Klan robes. Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for his resignation, but Northam, despite apologizing, intends to keep his job. Support has dwindled, but the outcry against Northam has been largely minimal. It seems that liberals have attacked Trump with wild accusations of racism for three years with zero backing, but when one of their own is featured in an old problematic photo, racism is easily swept under the rug. When first covering the story, CNN “mistakenly” labeled Northam as a member of the GOP with a (R) next to his name on the headline. It seems that they just can’t wrap their heads around the prospect of someone on the left being racist, but alas, racism is an issue that the Democratic Party does not like to truthfully address. Noted antiSemite Louis Farrokhan is an ally and friend of Rep. Maxine Waters, but the party does not like to talk about that. As one might recall, it was not long ago that another prominent government figure was under fire for his yearbook. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had his high school yearbook excessively scrutinized for secret messages, gang rape alliances and misogynistic phrases that simply didn’t exist. In the case of Northam’s yearbook, however, where anyone can spot the transparent racism, the mainstream media and left-wing elite do not feel that it requires any attention. Furthermore, Kavanaugh’s yearbook was published while he was a kid living at home with his parents. Northam was in medical school, an adult well into his 20s. Should Northam not be held more accountable as an adult? Regardless of where a person may stand on the political spectrum, it is obvious that racism is not funny and is never excusable. Putting politics aside, Ralph Northam should step down purely to maintain the dignity of his current office. The people should be able to have trust in their politicians, and with that photo casting a shadow over the integrity of Northam’s office, the people of Virginia will never again be able to feel confident in their governor.
While the photos are inexcusable and reprehensible, today’s culture of outrage, social media leaks and identity politics give the matter an air of unfairness to Northam. By no means is this a defense of his actions, but it is an indictment of today’s instant gratification and shock-value culture. The value of digging up old photos, videos, journals or letters from 30 years ago is very little. Often, it is one person who does an outrageous amount of research on an enemy or political opponent and, after an exhaustive investigative process, scrounges up an old photo or document from the enemy’s adolescence or young adulthood, then posts it on Twitter or sends it to news outlets. The outlets then air it on TV and make it a viral hit on social media, using their favorite word, “bombshell,” to describe every new report. This type of journalism is dangerous because it caters to the visceral side of human nature, the side that is ready to tear people down for any misstep without any context. In the rapid news cycle of today, the Covington Catholic students were brutally treated on Twitter and in the news, receiving death threats before all the facts came to the surface. As it turned out, as the world now knows, the students acted admirably in the face of hours of verbal abuse. Again, Ralph Northam should not be excused for his costume, as it is racist regardless of the context. However, the practice of digging up old tweets and photos sets a dangerous precedent. Forgetting context and ruling out the possibility that people were once young and naive perpetuates a witch hunt mentality that brings out the worst in the new American identity politics obsession. Ralph Northam did something racist and unpatriotic in medical school. The photos are disturbing and wrong. The morally correct move would be to resign with dignity from his office. Instead, he denied that he was in the photos and stood firm in his desire to serve Virginia. The American people may have been able to forgive him if he had given a better apology and owned up to his actions, but the half-truths and outright lies he has given since the photo leaked is evidence enough that he is not a proper fit for the office of governor. 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.
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Perpetrator of genocide or Catholic hero? Jackie O’Brien Domer Debates
University President Fr. John Jenkins’s decision to cover the offensive and demeaning murals in the Main Building depicting the conquest and genocide of Christopher Columbus is a wonderful step in the right direction toward acknowledging the actuality of American and Catholic history, as well as respecting every student and person who steps foot on our campus. The pushback this decision has received, however, is emblematic of the wrong type of freedom advocated for by many on campus and throughout America. The idea that we have the fundamental right to idolize all historical figures in publicly-accessed spaces, no matter what they may have done, in an effort to acknowledge the totality of history. This is fundamentally wrong. Columbus committed a genocide against the native people who resided in the land that he invaded. Within 60 years of Columbus landing in the Caribbean, only a few hundred Taino native people were left on their island, where they had previously numbered 250,000. Columbus forced them into labor and servitude, while others were murdered or died from disease brought by the crew. In the Dominican Republic, Columbus issued a harsh crackdown on a revolt of the native people, protesting the terrible conditions, which resulted in
many of their deaths. In terms of his role as an emblematic Catholic, rather than bringing Christianity, and Catholicism specifically, to America, he forced it upon the people, leaving them little option but to follow. W hy is this who we look toward as the hero and figure for Catholics who faced persecution in America? Is there no one better? Isn’t this the larger question that we should be asking? This is not the type of freedom of thought and expression that we should be fighting for. This type of freedom, while allowing some people to express their views, completely disregards the valid feelings of those who have dealt with a history of oppression that continues to this day. And here, I believe, lies a vital distinction. W hile it is true that Catholics faced severe discrimination in America for more than a century, we no longer face this type of discrimination today, and our history of oppression is widely acknowledged. However, when you examine the historic treatment of Native Americans in America, the story looks different. They faced genocide, cultural destruction, forced assimilation and a government-organized attempt to undercut their economic prospects. To this day, they still face various and systemic forms of oppression. Yet, we still celebrate Columbus Day every year. There is something to be said in acknowledging the annals of history, and what covering these murals could mean in that respect. Are we covering the reality of our history as people who live on
stolen land? Are we refusing to acknowledge the realities of Catholic missionary history? I don’t think so. Rather, we are refusing to allow this history, a history of oppression and death, to be idolized as a defining feature of our most prominent community building. The frustrations that the Native American Student Association of Notre Dame have experienced for years are far from superficial. To have the genocide, servitude and conquering of native peoples depicted in grandeur throughout the walls of our Golden Dome is an affront to the true nature and horror of history. And covering the murals is not covering history, it is rejecting the idealization of a figure who has for centuries been revered for the utter destruction of a previous culture, and a favored under the false narrative of spreading Catholicism to America, rather than imposing it on the native populations. Thank you Fr. Jenkins, for acknowledging the importance of student voices on campus, especially those of minority students, and taking a step in the right direction of respectful and true freedom of expression. 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 do not necessarily represent those of The Observer.
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Fr. Jenkins: It is time to lead. In June of 2018, news broke that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick had been accused of sexual abuse of a minor 48 years ago and that the Review Board of the Archdiocese of New York found the allegation to be “credible and substantiated.” McCarrick has since been accused of also abusing an 11-year-old boy for a continuous 20-year period. The Vatican is now investigating a third instance of abuse of a minor by McCarrick. It has also been revealed that McCarrick was accused of sexually abusing seminarians, abusing his power by preying on vulnerable adults under his control. Pope Francis has removed McCarrick from the College of Cardinals — an unprecedented decision — and sentenced him to “observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion.” It is now evident that McCarrick will not receive a canonical trial and will instead be subject to an administrative penal process. This signifies that the evidence is overwhelmingly clear that McCarrick is guilty and the University should rescind McCarrick’s honorary degree without delay. In 2008, Cardinal McCarrick delivered the commencement speech at Notre Dame and received an honorary doctor of laws degree. Yet, despite the response from Pope Francis, the Archdiocese of New York and Catholic groups around the globe, Notre Dame has refused to rescind McCarrick’s degree. In a letter to the University community, Fr. Jenkins stated that although Notre Dame finds the actions of McCarrick to be “reprehensible” it will not make any decisions regarding his degree until a final decision in a case, after a canonical trial in Rome, is made. Notre Dame should be at the forefront of combatting the clerical abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic Church. As both an iconic institution and a leader in
Catholic education, Notre Dame is responsible for setting a precedent of Catholic morality to which the world should look. Though Fr. Jenkins’s comments calling for a conclusion to the judicial process before rescinding McCarrick’s honorary degree are founded in the precedent of his approach to Bill Cosby’s honorary degree, this is a vastly different situation. The actions of Bill Cosby and Cardinal McCarrick mirror each other, but there is a fundamental difference — McCarrick’s status as a prominent member of our Catholic community, and a long history of association with our University, compels us to strongly condemn his actions. Fr. Jenkins issued a statement earlier this school year saying that Catholic institutions that do not protect those who cannot protect themselves were guilty of “perversely exploiting the vulnerable and corrupting the young.” He continued to say that some bishops have done more to protect the wolves than the sheep. It is imperative that Fr. Jenkins act decisively and without delay so that his actions match his rhetoric as regards this crisis. Notre Dame should, as Fr. Jenkins stated, be a place that protects the vulnerable and nurtures the young. Just as we have stood tall to protect our DACA students and have remained steadfast on protecting all life, so too must we make it clear that Notre Dame will stand with survivors of sexual abuse, and specifically survivors of the clerical abuse crisis. As students have said before, refusing to stand against a perpetrator of sexual assault sends the message that we are embarrassed to be associated with sexual assault survivors, and we are not willing to break the silence surrounding sexual assault. Fordham University, Catholic University of
America and the University of Portland have all rescinded honorary degrees from McCarrick. The University of Portland, another Holy Cross institution, cited its “commitment to fostering a world that is free from sexual assault, sexual harassment or other forms of violence” in its revocation. So too should Notre Dame be committed to a world free from all forms of violence, especially sexual assault. Honorary degrees are supposed to be given as a marker of a contribution that someone has made for the betterment of society. McCarrick’s heinous transgressions render his possession of such a degree absurd, a truth well-realized by our fellow Catholic institutions. It is disquieting — disturbing, even — to see our institution, refusing to take a stand on this deeply serious issue affecting our Catholic community. As Notre Dame students, we are called to lead. We ask the administration to do the same. Gates McGavick senior, student body president Corey Gayheart senior, student body vice president Briana Tucker senior, student government chief of staff Student Government Department of Gender Relations Student Government Department of Faith & Service
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Pay more attention to important relationships, your health and how you present who you are and what you can do. Turn this year into one of personal growth, enlightenment and striving to reach higher standards and professional goals. Leave the past behind you, and focus on the moment and what life has to offer. Change begins within. Your numbers are 1, 5, 18, 26, 34, 42, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Learn from mistakes, and consider the best way to improve what you have to offer. An act of kindness will make you feel good as well as make a difference to someone struggling. Romance is going to be highlighted. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refuse to let emotions get in the way of your responsibilities. A problem can be fixed if you are open about what you want to see happen. Be the one to make a difference, not the one to cause concern for anyone. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you want change, make it happen. Refuse to let someone bully you or lead you astray. Make your home a safe place where you can chill and enjoy time spent with family and friends. Focus on relationships and personal improvements. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Step outside your comfort zone and see what life has to offer. Look at possible partnerships and how you can work alongside someone who will contribute as much as you do. Avoid a risky venture or making an impulsive purchase. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A playful, energetic attitude will lead to success. Network and socialize with people who are as enthusiastic as you are, and good things will transpire. Personal improvements will boost your morale and make you irresistible. Love is in the air. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t mince words when dealing with youngsters or seniors trying to take advantage of you. Set a standard that will ensure everyone stays in line and takes care of his or her responsibilities. It’s time to take charge and be responsible. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may want change, but some of the people your choices will affect may not. Get the go-ahead before you make a move that may cause havoc. Concentrate on personal growth and improvements, not trying to change others. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look at all sides of a situation and you’ll come up with a plan that will encourage others to pitch in and help. Don’t let someone from your past cause problems that will upset your current friendships or a love relationship. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll attract plenty of attention. Put your energy into something constructive. Fixing up your personal space to suit some of the projects you want to pursue will help push you in the right direction. Physical improvement is favored. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll face opposition if you are too vocal about what you plan to do. Focus on perfecting your plans before you decide to share. Someone will take advantage of you or steal your idea if you are too transparent. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put your best foot forward. Partnerships, professional gains and personal change are within reach. Enthusiasm and following through with your promises will lead to greater opportunities and the chance to earn your living doing something you enjoy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Channel your energy wisely. You can get into wan argument or you can make good use of your time. Helping others can be good for the soul and offer insight into a situation you have been avoiding. Observation will be enlightening. Birthday Baby: You are energetic, open-minded and fair. You are sensitive and compassionate.
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Drop the excuses not to watch Courtney Becker Editor-in-Chief
After the most painful-towatch Super Bowl in recent memory, I figured the time was once again ripe to point out my favorite obvious fact: Criticisms of women’s basketball are nothing more than sexist excuses not to watch women succeed at a sport. The number of people who say women’s basketball isn’t worth watching because it’s boring, the offense is less entertaining than it is in men’s basketball and “UConn will end up winning it all anyway” is absurd. These claims are even worse when you take a few things into account.
Golden State vs. Cleveland, Clemson vs. Alabama, New England vs. anyone Yes, Connecticut won the NCAAW title four years in a row, from 2013 to 2016. But the Huskies haven’t even appeared in the title game for the past two tournaments, losing in the semifinals both times. Meanwhile, over in the NBA, Steph Curry and the Warriors look primed to head to a fifthstraight NBA title series, and with LeBron now with the struggling Lakers, it looks like Golden State won’t have to worry about those pesky Cavaliers — for the first time in four years. Some basketball fans apparently can’t stand to watch a team of women build a dynasty but have no problem with watching the same two teams meet in the NBA Finals four times in a row — with the team that employs a 3-point heavy offensive scheme winning the title three times, by the way. Or how about college football? Should we all not bother to tune in because we all know Clemson and Alabama are going to meet in the College Football Playoff anyway? In fact, aside from the appearance of Notre Dame rather than Georgia, this year’s playoff teams were exactly the same as last year’s. Yet somehow I didn’t hear the same people who claim women’s basketball is not worth watching say the same thing about NCAA football. And seriously, if you’re willing to watch Bill Belichick win six Super Bowls in nine appearances with the same quarterback over the past two decades, you can get over Geno Auriemma doing pretty much the same thing with a greater variety of players in women’s college basketball.
Virginia Tech 47, North Carolina State 24 Offensive inefficiency and lack of scoring excitement are bad arguments against women’s basketball. Just one day before the
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lowest-scoring Super Bowl in NFL history, NC State posted the lowest score in NCAA men’s basketball since the implementation of the shot clock. Sure, you could post a 30-second clip on Twitter of a bad offensive series from a women’s basketball team and mock that, or you could just take a look at the stat lines from this game. The Wolfpack only put up 14 points in the first half and 10 in the second, shooting 16.7 percent from the floor. They were ranked No. 23 at the time. And it’s not like then-No. 12 Virginia Tech shot lights-out. The Hokies only scored their 47 points on 36 percent shooting for the game. Many top-25 women’s college basketball teams often put up 24 points by the end of the first quarter and 47 by the end of the half. But yeah, men’s basketball is unquestionably superior 100 percent of the time.
Women’s basketball is great simply on its own merit All that having been said, you don’t have to take away from another sport to recognize how much fun women’s basketball is to watch. Last year’s NCAAW Final Four was unbelievably thrilling, with both semifinals going into overtime and two of the three games — including the national championship — ending on clutch buzzer-beaters. If you didn’t watch it just because you have some twisted idea that men are superior to women, you missed out. And individual players are also exciting to watch. Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon currently holds the NCAA record — men’s and women’s — for triple-doubles with 15. She’s already broken her own record twice. Teaira McCowan has 58 blocks on the season for Mississippi State and is averaging a doubledouble. The ferocity she plays with and her celebrations after a play are also super entertaining. And Grambling State’s Shakyla Hill just notched her secondcareer quadruple-double last weekend. For context, there has only been one quadruple-double in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history. If you’re still dismissing women’s basketball, you need to rethink your reasons. Some of the greatest athletes in the country are doing some amazing things in that arena, and because they’re women is no excuse not to watch. Contact Courney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LeBron takes worst loss of career versus Pacers Associated Press
INDI A NA POLIS — Boja n Bogda nov ic scored 24 points a nd t he India na Pacers t ied a n NBA f ra nchise record by ma k ing 19 3-pointers in a 136-94 w in over t he Los A ngeles La kers on Tuesday night, ha nding LeBron Ja mes t he most lopsided loss of his ca reer. Ja mes’ tea ms lost by 36 points t w ice prev iously. Myles Turner had 22 points a nd Thaddeus Young f inished w it h 12 points, 11 rebounds a nd eight assists to help t he Pacers pick up t heir t hird consecut ive v ictor y. Ja mes had 18 poi nt s, n i ne rebou nds a nd seven a ssist s i n h is second ga me back si nce i nju r i ng h is g roi n on Ch r ist ma s Day. He d id n’t play i n t he fou r t h qua r ter. JaVa le McGee had 16 points for t he La kers, who have lost t wo st ra ight a nd si x of t heir last eight. This
t ime, t he La kers never had a cha nce. Bogda nov ic ba rely needed t wo minutes to reach double f ig ures as he sta ked t he Pacers to a 10-2 lead, a def icit f rom which Los A ngeles never recovered. A f ter t he La kers closed to 12-8, India na scored f ive st ra ight, ex tended t he lead to 28-21 a nd used a bu zzer-beat ing 3-pointer f rom Edmond Sumner to ma ke it 33-26 a f ter one qua r ter. Aa ron Holiday’s 3 ea rly in t he second qua r ter gave India na a 42-28 lead. A nd when Los A ngeles f ina l ly cut t he def icit to 44-34, t he Pacers a nswered w it h a 14-4 r un. They led 69-43 at t he ha lf, ex tended t he lead to 83-53 on Ty reke Eva ns’ 3 w it h 7:31 lef t in t he t hird qua rter a nd t he La kers never got closer t ha n 25 aga in. In add it ion to play i ng w it hout A l l-Sta r g ua rd V ictor Olad ipo, Doug McDer mot t sat out w it h br u ised r ibs. Tu r ner
sta r ted despite a sore k nee. ... Ind ia na set new sea sonh ig hs w it h 69 poi nts i n t he f i rst ha l f a nd t hei r f i na l tota l. T he Pacers avoided t hei r f i rst sea son sweep by t he L a kers si nce 200910. Coach Nate McMi l la n t ied Jack McK i n ney for No. 7 on t he f ra nch ise’s NBA v ictor ies l ist w it h 125. Ind ia na i mproved to 10-1 t h is sea son when seven or more players score i n double f ig u res. Doma nta s Sabon is, Aa ron Hol iday a nd Ed mond Su mer each had 17 poi nts. Cor y Joseph f i n ished w it h 13. T he Pacers have won fou r ga mes t h is sea son by 30 or more poi nts, match i ng t hei r h ig hest si ng le-season tota l si nce 1993-94. “We’ve had a couple good ga mes, but it ’s st i l l goi ng to t a ke some t i me for u s to rea l ly est abl i sh t he w ay we w a nt to play, not ju st est abl i sh i ng t he w ay we need to play,” Tu r ner sa id. “We’ve got to keep goi ng.”
NHL | Capitals 3, Canucks 2
Capitals best Canucks as Ovechkin hits 1,180 points A ssoc iate d P re ss
WASHINGTON — T.J. Oshie scored as part of a dominant performance, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and stopped a pena lt y shot and t he Washing ton Capita ls beat t he Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Tuesday night in Jay Beagle’s return to his old home arena. A lex Ovechk in assisted on Oshie’s 16t h goa l of t he season to pick up his 1,180t h career point and become NHL’s a lltime scoring leader among Russian players. Ovechk in went into t he game tied atop t hat list w it h former teammate Sergei Fedorov. Oshie, whose pena lt y late in a loss to Boston on Sunday hurt t he Capita ls’ chances of coming back against t he Bruins, was at his best against t he Canucks. He forced t he turnover t hat led to his goa l, f lipped t he puck over defenders for a scoring chance in t he f irst and
created anot her one in t he second. Holtby made 13 saves and denied Bo Hor vat on a pena lt y shot in a busy second period to help t he struggling Capita ls pick up t wo important points. Holtby was run over by Hor vat prior to Elias Pettersson’s goa l w it h 7.6 seconds remaining and was attended to by a team at hletic trainer before f inishing t he game. Brett Connolly and Ja kub Vrana scored t hird-period goa ls for t he defending Stanley Cup champions, who had lost eight of t heir prev ious nine games. Ma rk us Gra n lu nd a lso scored for t he Ca nuck s, who lost for t he second consecut ive n ig ht a nd have d ropped t h ree of fou r. Forced to sta r t each side of t h is back-to-back because of a n i nju r y to rook ie T hatcher Dem ko, Jacob Ma rk st rom made 17 of h is 28 saves i n t he f i rst per iod to keep t he Ca nuck s i n it.
The game was Beagle’s f irst time facing his former teammates af ter play ing parts of 10 seasons w it h t he Capita ls and helping t hem w in t he Stanley Cup last year. Beagle, who signed a $12 million, four-year contract w it h Vancouver, got a standing ovation from t he crowd during a v ideo tribute in t he f irst period and a hug from Ovechk in af ter it was over. Canucks D A lexander Edler w ill miss at least a week w it h a concussion from a scar y fa ll to t he ice Monday in Philadelphia. Coach Trav is Green said Edler needed stitches, but X-rays showed no facia l fractures from hitting his head on t he ice. Junior G Mike DiPietro backed up Markstrom af ter Demko injured a k nee Monday in warmups and went back to Vancouver for an MRI. Capita ls D Lars Eller returned to t he lineup af ter missing a game w it h a lower-body injur y.
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and were two of the topthree scorers on the team. Attacker Howe raked in 55 points during her first season in collegiate lacrosse, scoring 40 goals and assisting on 15. She led the team in goals and points, becoming the first freshman since 2014
to score 40 goals. Her teammate A ldave contributed 45 points from her midfield position, while also dominating the draw. A ldave set the school record for draws in a single season w ith 98, making a strong impression on her coach, who complemented the midfielder. “I think she was easily in the conversation for being one of the strongest
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hitting .365 with 20 runs batted in. She was also a nightmare for opposing catchers, stealing 15 bases on 17 attempts. Wester was named to the ACC all-tournament team last season and will likely hit out of the leadoff spot once again for the Irish to start this season. Sophomore outfielder Abby Sweet and senior infielder/ pitcher Cait Brooks will look to support Wester at the top of the Irish lineup. The pair combined for 64 runs batted in and 12 home runs last year, hitting .333 and .272, respectively. The duo will look to begin building on last year’s numbers in Mexico this weekend. Sophomore pitcher Alexis Holloway also returns for the Irish. Holloway was on the mound for 228 of the 374.1 defensive innings the Irish played last season, and posted a team-leading 2.55 ERA along with a 22-15 record over 45 appearances. As a freshman, the workhorse pitcher was named to the all-ACC second team as well as the NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team, becoming just the third Notre Dame freshman pitcher to earn FirstTeam all-region honors in program history. The Irish will begin their opening weekend against Duke
on Thursday inside Mexico’s Nancy Almaraz Stadium. The Blue Devils took two out of three games in South Bend last year against the Irish, but failed to advance out of the play-in round of the ACC tournament last year. On Friday, the Irish will turn their attention to Liberty. The Flames and Irish are both currently listed just outside the college softball rankings. The tournament schedule does not get easier from there, as the Irish will take on No. 9 South Carolina and No. 2/3 Washington in their next two games. The Saturday doubleheader will serve as perhaps one of the tougher tests the Irish will have to face this season, as the Gamecocks and the Huskies could provide what may likely be tougher competition than what the Irish will see in the ACC, as just one ACC team (No. 1 Florida State) was listed in the preseason softball rankings. Looking ahead to the full season, the Irish will compete in a series of weekend tournaments before ACC play kicks off with Notre Dame traveling to take on the defending-champion Seminoles in the middle of March. The Irish aim to start their season in full swing, beginning by facing the Blue Devils on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 9:30 p.m.
midfielders in the countr y, alongside her McDonogh [High School] teammate [junior midfielder] Savannah Buchanan,” Halfpenny said. As dangerous as the Irish are on attack, however, they are supported by a solid base in defense. Senior defender Hannah Proctor w ill look to keep opponents at bay, as she has done throughout her career w ith the Irish. Named a Preseason Honorable Mention A ll-American by Inside Lacrosse, Proctor has played all 38 games over the past t wo seasons, starting all but one. In that time, her strong performances have kept prospective attackers out of the net frequently. Behind Proctor, senior goalkeeper Samantha Giacolone has been a mainstay in the net since her freshman year. Coming off a season where she led the ACC in save percentage and was named First Team A ll-ACC, Giacolone w ill look to continue to prov ide qualit y goalkeeping for the Irish. Leadership is key for any successful sports program. For leadership, Halfpenny w ill be looking toward the juniors and seniors, about whom she is ver y excited about and expects to step up to the challenge. “They’ve seen a lot, they’ve been through a lot, they’re weathered in terms of understanding what the season feels like, what it entails,
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Irish senior goalie Samantha Giacolone guards the net during Notre Dame’s 15-10 win over Marquette on Feb. 28 at Arlotta Stadium.
who our opponents are and how important ever y single game is,” Halfpenny said. With a fairly young squad that contains six freshman and 10 sophomores, the team captains w ill be essential in maintaining a sense of stabilit y and continuit y in the attitudes of the team. And while it is no secret that the ACC is one of the strongest conferences for women’s
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lacrosse, w ith returning production all over the field, the Irish look to return as a threat in the conference this season. Opening their respective seasons, the Irish and Golden Eagles are scheduled to face off Friday at 3 p.m. in Milwaukee. Contact Wally Osterberger at wosterb2@nd.edu
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home in the second round. Long gone are the days of Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant, of Demetrius Jackson and Zach Auguste or even of Steve Vasturia and V.J. Beachem. Truthfully, one could argue that the program has been on the downtick ever since the infamous 201415 season. That season, Notre Dame stormed its way to an ACC tournament title, defeating blue-blood programs North Carolina and Duke on consecutive nights in Greensboro, North Carolina, to earn the program its firstever league title in what was just the school’s second year in the ACC. That team went 32-6. It nearly knocked off then-undefeated Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the NCA A tournament, but a last-second heave by Grant from the corner sailed over the rim as the buzzer sounded, bringing an end to Notre Dame’s incredible tournament run. That season was, I would argue, the peak of Notre Dame men’s basketball in the Mike Brey era. That was his most talented and perhaps the deepest team he’s had during his time here. To a casual fan, it appears that this year the program has hit rock bottom; that the Irish may be stuck in mediocrity for a while, never again to re-capture the magic of that 2014-15 season. Then again, there might just be a rainbow after the rainstorm. Why do I bring up the 201415 season, other than to laud it as the golden period of Notre Dame basketball in the last 20 years? Well, because the previous
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and sit at second-to-last in the ACC standings, just above Wake Forest. W hile Miami has certainly faced the gauntlet of ACC play thus far in its schedule, the Hurricanes also have losses against Rutgers, Yale and Penn in the non-conference portion of their schedule. Miami has especially struggled on the defensive side of the ball this season, and currently ranks 94th overall in KenPom (77th in offense, 130th in defense). However, one bright spot for the Hurricanes this season has been 5-foot-7 sophomore point guard Chris Lykes, who has emerged as the leading scorer and distributor for Miami, recording 16.7 points and 3.4 assists per game. A quick and shift y player, he averages 1.5 steals per contest and shoots 32.5 percent from deep.
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year, the Irish weren’t good. In fact, the Irish finished the season 15-17, with a disappointing 6-10 record in conference play — their first year in the ACC. Notre Dame’s season included early, embarrassing home losses to Indiana State and North Dakota State and a 2-5 record in January ACC play. The Irish struggled to make key plays down the stretch and lost many close games — their season ultimately ending with a first round exit in the ACC tournament. Sound familiar? When you’ve been a fan of Notre Dame basketball for this long, these trends start to emerge. This year’s team appears to be on a similar trajectory to that 2013-14 team. And now you begin to see where I’m going with this: Could next year’s team completely turn it around? I obviously don’t know the answer, and I do know that Mike Brey and the Irish coaching staff have a long way to go if they want they want to achieve as significant a turnaround as they did five years ago, but I have reason for optimism. Everybody’s coming back next year, Rex Pf lueger included. The current Irish freshman will all have a full year under their belts, and the team as a whole will have a lot more upperclassmen and overall experience to lean on. Now, let’s get realistic and practical: What would have to happen for the Irish to get back in ACC title contention next season? Last week, Brey addressed the biggest need his team currently has right now. “We have a little bit of a problem going and getting a bucket off the dribble when we don’t get anything off our
On Wednesday, Lykes w ill battle against a familiar face: Irish freshman point guard Prentiss Hubb. The t wo were high school teammates at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C, and helped lead the Eagles to the 2017 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title while combining for 843 points w ith 112 assists. Irish head coach Mike Brey commented last week on Hubb’s importance, discussing his role on the Irish offense and his leadership abilit y. “He has to go look to score for us,” Brey said of Hubb on Thursday. “Driv ing it to the hole, making plays. He and Dane [Goodw in] have the abilit y to go get a shot and make a play and kind of break the pattern, and so I want [Hubb] to build on that. … He’s got a great voice. He prett y much is our point guard … guys look to him, and so he kind of needs to be a leader even now at the end
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Irish freshman guard Dane Goodwin looks to drive past a defender during Notre Dame’s 67-56 win over Duquesne on Nov. 20 at Purcell Pavilion. Goodwin is averaging 7.3 points and 3.2 rebounds this season.
movement. Somebody that can just go get a shot — that has been a problem for us,” Brey said Thursday before practice. “ … I do think Prentiss [Hubb] and Dane [Goodwin] will become that, and if they want to go ahead and do it in February, that would be okay.” Through an incredibly challenging and frustrating season, Brey has kept a level head, and he is doing the right thing by throwing his young guys out there and letting them play — even if it hurts to see them get crushed by Virginia and Duke this season. The belief is that, as fire forges metal, the Irish will become all the stronger through those defeats. Therefore, to get back to where they want to be, a lot of individuals need to gain experience and up their game. John Mooney is the
perfect example of what the Irish need from several players next season — a guy who made a big jump in his game during the offseason. That’s what happened with the 2014-15 team, and that’s what needs to happen with this one. “[We’ve] talked about recruiting a bunch, and then offseason development. … I think you have to when you’re in the situation we’re in, as far as what are your goals for the guys returning and that type of thing,” Brey said Thursday. “They’re all coming back, so it’s a matter of what you do in the offseason and development. … Who do we feel can make a big jump? A Mooney jump. Could we have two guys, three guys make those kind of jumps? We’re going to need that.” Overall, it’s hard to say if the Irish are trending in the
right direction. I don’t expect Brey’s squad to make a massive turnaround this season, but I do expect them to keep improving and growing as seen in their performance against Boston College. After all, with everybody returning, this season can be viewed as a series of practices for next year’s run. So while this season may be filled with even more embarrassment and frustration, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Wait out the rainstorm, and if history is any indication, there will be a rainbow waiting on the other side, and maybe even a pot of gold. Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
of his freshman year.”
Mooney The Irish junior forward has recorded a double-double in eight straight games, and is now averaging one for the season (14.5 points and 10.9 rebounds) — the only ACC player to do so. Mooney is now tied for fourth all-time at Notre Dame for consecutive double-doubles, Luke Harangody’s record of 11 in the 2008-09 season now within sight. Mooney is now the first player since Tim Duncan for Wake Forest in 1996-97 to record eight-straight doubledoubles. The 6-foot-9 junior forward has made a significant improvement in his game this season, having averaged only 5.6 points per game last season. The Irish and the Hurricanes are scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. at the Watsco Center. CONNERY McFADDEN | The Observer
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Irish junior forward John Mooney begins to shoot a free throw during Notre Dame’s 67-56 win over Duquesne on Nov. 20 at Purcell Pavilion.
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ND men’s basketball
Irish to look build momentum as a program Squad looks for second-straight win versus Miami
ND has history of rebounding from bad seasons
By JOE EVERETT
Joe Everett
Sports Editor
Sports Editor
Aiming to build off its 79-73 win over Boston College, Notre Dame continues its road trip this Wednesday as the team heads down to Coral Gables, Florida, to take on Miami. The Irish (12-10, 2-7 ACC) were led on Saturday by junior guard Nikola Djogo, who scored a career-high 21 points to lead Notre Dame over Boston College for its second win over the Eagles this season. Now, the Irish look to build a little momentum with a second-straight win as it prepares to take on another struggling ACC opponent in Miami. This will be the 23rd meeting between the two programs, the all-time series tied at 11-11. Both teams are experiencing down years, as the Hurricanes (9-12, 1-8 ACC) have lost five-straight games see M BBALL PAGE 11
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Irish freshman point guard Prentiss Hubb brings the ball upcourt during Notre Dame’s 63-60 loss to Radford on Nov. 14 at Purcell Pavilion. Hubb is averaging 7.7 points per game and has 81 assists this year.
ND Women’s Lacrosse
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Women’s lacrosse at Notre Dame has been a model of consistency over the course of Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny’s tenure, regularly making the NCA A tournament. However, after failing to do so last season, the Irish are eager to right the wrongs of 2018. Halfpenny, when asked about the team’s goals for the season, expressed an optimistic attitude toward the 2019 campaign. “Well, we actually have some overarching goals for the future,” she said. “The first one actually is to start fast.” A fast start would work wonders for Notre Dame, as the Irish have an opportunity to win some important games early on before a stretch of important clashes later on in the season against several teams in the preseason top-20 rankings, such as ACC foes Boston College,
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ND eager to start season off strong By WALLY OSTERBERGER
The Irish are finally trending in the right direction. Perhaps, one might argue, on multiple levels. And while Notre Dame (1210, 2-7 ACC) pulled out a 7973 win over Boston College this past Saturday to finally snap its five-game losing streak and gain back some semblance of respectability this season, the reality is that this isn’t Notre Dame’s year. In fact, neither was last year, as injuries to thenseniors Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell derailed Notre Dame’s hopes at a postseason run in the NCAA tournament. Instead, the Irish landed in the NIT after just missing out on a bid to the Big Dance, and they were subsequently knocked out by Penn State at
Syracuse and Duke. The Irish start out the season in Milwaukee this Friday as they clash with Marquette. Coming off a good season, Marquette provides a morethan-capable challenge for the Irish and is not one Halfpenny is taking lightly. “They are gritty, scrappy, I think they play hard, I think play to their game-plan and they are very well-coached,” Halfpenny said. “It’s a great opportunity for us to go on the road and have an opener against a somewhat familiar opponent.” After one of the best seasons in their program, Marquette will come for the Irish, but it is a challenge that the Irish are more than ready to face head on. In fact, head on is just how the Irish like to play. Halfpenny will rely on the attacking instincts of her players, especially sophomores Maddie Howe and Andie Aldave. Last year, both started all 19 games see W LACROSSE PAGE 10
Notre Dame to open season at Mexico tourney Observer Sports Staff
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Irish sophomore right-hander Alexis Holloway prepares to throw a pitch during Notre Dame’s 8-4 loss to Loyola Chicago on April 11.
Notre Dame is ready to escape the frigid weather in South Bend for sunnier days in Mexico. The Irish will begin their season with the threeday Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puetro Vallarta, Mexico. The team will look to build off of a strong 2018 season, which saw them earn the fifth seed in the ACC tournament and a trip to the conference semifinals. The Irish season ended with a 6-1 loss at the hands of eventual ACC and national champion Florida State, and then a failure to advance out of the Lexington regional of the NCAA tournament. The Irish have more than the regionals on their mind this season, as they return eight of their nine leading hitters by batting average and three of their four pitchers from 2018. Headlining those returning is senior outfielder Ali Wester. Wester appeared in all 57 games for the Irish last season, see SOFTBALL PAGE 10