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Fisher Hall prepares for signature event Annual Fisher Regatta fundraises for new computer lab at St. Adalbert Catholic School in South Bend By CIARA HOPKINSON News Writer
As the academic year draws to a close, the men of Fisher Hall are gearing up for their best-known and most anticipated event of the year: the 25th annual Fisher Regatta. While the dorm’s signature event is actually in its 31st year, tradition dictates that the homemade boat race continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary indefinitely. Building up for the event is a year-long process, sophomore Ryan O’Callaghan said. “On Welcome Weekend already, the emails that are sent out are always signed YGR for ‘You Gotta Regatta,’” O’Callaghan, head of the Regatta planning committee, said. “A lot of the RAs on their whiteboards have a countdown to the Regatta so even when it’s 160, 170 days away there’s still
a countdown on the board. It is something you’re constantly hearing about.” This is Fisher Hall’s fourth year partnering with St. Adalbert Catholic School in South Bend, sophomore Owen Harte said in an email. So far, this year’s event has raised approximately $7,000 of its $8,000 goal, O’Callaghan said. “We’ve definitely formed a connection with the students, and the Regatta funds go toward helping the school in some way each year,” he said. “Two years ago was renovating the gym floor, we’ve rebuilt a new office or greeting area with more security, last year was a new science lab and now this year the Regatta is for a new computer lab.” The Regatta, which takes place on St. Mary’s Lake at 1 p.m. see REGATTA PAGE 3
Seniors celebrate legacy with Party on the Field By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer
Throughout the year, seniors Sarafina Joseph and Anthony Caputo, chairs of Senior Legacy, have been working with their executive board to organize the giving campaign for the senior class’ first gift to Notre Dame, which will benefit the Fighting Irish Initiative. To celebrate the work they’ve been doing, they are hosting this year’s Party on the Field, an event for the senior class. “Everyone in the senior class has been getting a lot of emails from me, Sarafina, our entire executive team,” Caputo said. “We’ve been relatively — for lack of a better term — very annoying to the class, and to give back to them and thanking them for joining us and being part of that legacy, we throw this event called Party on the Field.” The event will start Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and the group will meet at Door 10 before going to the
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South Club in O’Neill Hall on the south-side of the stadium. Seniors will be able to eat tacos, enjoy the inflatables that will be on the field and listen to a band from Keenan, Joseph said. Caputo said the event typically features a speaker instead of the band, but Caputo and Joseph decided a band would help provide the lighthearted atmosphere they wanted for the event. “It’s [going to be] a good time with my friends to take a breather,” Joseph said of why she was excited about the event. Besides switching the speaker for a band, Caputo said the group has made other changes, including moving the event from the weekend to a Thursday. “It’s kind of completely different, only because we have so many more things to work with now that the new buildings are open,” he said. While there is no set cost for see PARTY PAGE 3
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Carroll Hall residents compete in last year’s Fisher Regatta, an annual homemade boat race on St. Mary’s Lake. Fisher Hall’s signature event includes teams from residence halls and campus organizations.
Valedictorian advocates for empowerment By ERIN GRIMES News Writer
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a five-part series profiling the valedictorians of Saint Mary’s class of 2018. For the first time in Saint Mary’s history, the College will be bestowing the honor of valedictorian onto five graduating seniors, including sociology major Kristie LeBeau, who will be pursuing her PhD in developmental sociology at Cornell University after graduation. LeBeau said her discovery of the news was “a super weird accident,” finding out after emailing senior academic advisor Tracy White a question about her education, schooling and society minor at Notre Dame. “She replied and said, ‘I want to talk to you about the valedictorian speech,’” LeBeau said. “And I emailed back saying, ‘Does this mean I am a valedictorian?’” LeBeau was aware of the possibility that she would become a valedictorian, she said. “I’d always hoped that that
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would be the case, just because I knew where I was at academically,” she said. “I thought it was a definite possibility, but I didn’t really believe it until I received the email from Tracy White.” Even her decision to attend Saint Mary’s was coincidental, LeBeau said. “The original reason I came to Saint Mary’s was crazy how it happened,” she said. “One night I was trying to decide between colleges and I was crying to mom, confused about where I should I go, telling her I just wanted to make a difference in the world. And the next day we got a letter in the mail from Saint Mary’s addressed to my parents saying, ‘Help your daughter make a difference in this world.’ I visited Saint Mary’s and definitely felt like this was an empowering place for women.” This initial indication of empowerment at the College has proven true, LeBeau said. “I really believe Saint Mary’s empowered me to accomplish everything that I want to and follow my dreams and empowered
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me as a women, really,” she said. Allowing for there to be five valedictorians — all of whom will share the valedictory address — also represents the diversity of Saint Mary’s, LeBeau said. “I really love that all of us represent a very diverse background of majors, too,” she said. “I know that some universities, larger colleges, they make people compete based on speeches in terms of who’s going to be valedictorian or who’s going to give the speech, but I think it’s really great that Saint Mary’s doesn’t make us compete and allows all of us to share that title.” LeBeau’s portion of the speech will be the introduction and conclusion, making her “the first thing that you’ll see and the last thing that you’ll see,” she said. LeBeau’s time at Saint Mary’s, she said, is marked by a multitude of small memories. “My favorite memories are the memories that don’t even stand out in my head,” she said. “The memories of hanging out with see LeBEAU PAGE 3
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Senate honors former leaders By MARY BERNARD News Writer
The emeritus student body leadership presented the spring Board of Trustees’ report to the student senate Wednesday. Emeritus student body president Rebecca Blais, emeritus student body vice president Sibonay Shewit and emeritus chief of staff Prathm Juneja shared their report on representation in leadership with the senate. Blais and Shewit, seniors, and Juneja, a junior, decided to report on the representation of women, racial minorities and people of low socioeconomic status in student and University leadership. “We’re looking at leadership both amongst the student body — so RAs and in the student union — and we look at faculty, administration, who’s in the president’s leadership council ... all the way up to the Board of Trustees and the Board of Fellows,” Blais said. They found that 28 percent of the Board of Trustees are women, compared to 49 percent of the undergraduate student body; and 4 percent of the president’s leadership council are people of color, compared to 30 percent of the undergraduate student body, Juneja said. Because of the small number of women
in leadership roles, it is difficult for female students to find mentors among University administration, Blais said. Representation of students of color is low in both hall staff and University newsletters, Shewit said. “We are asking that instead of putting students of color on brochures or inviting them to dinners, actually highlight the work that they’re doing and make sure that they’re represented just the same as all of our other students,” Shewit said. The University should also encourage and incentivize students of low socioeconomic status to become RAs, Juneja said. Blais, Shewit and Juneja are also asking to decrease the severity of the punishment for students caught with marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia on campus. “For my peers that I know that have been kicked off campus, it was more of a detriment to me to have them not be in the community, and it was more of a detriment to them because they were isolated … and didn’t have people to support them during this tough time,” Juneja said. However, the main purpose of the report will be to bring the topic of minority underrepresentation in leadership to the board, Shewit said. The senators also discussed the new clear
bag policy that the University recently announced would be enacted next semester. Diversity council chair and junior Alyssa Ngo suggested that the University give out free clear bags at the beginning of the school year to aid the transition. She also said women will be affected if they desire to bring feminine hygiene products. “I don’t really want to bring that in a plastic bag, for obvious privacy concerns,” Ngo said. The senators also approved the bestowal of emeritus status on Matt Ross, the judicial council president for the previous term. The senators unanimously approved each of the nominations for vice presidents of judicial council, the SUB executive board and the assistant student union treasurers. After the duration of the meeting surpassed an hour but before the meeting was adjourned, senators began leaving. After several had left, Gayheart said that no other senator could leave or the senate would lose quorum and would be unable to adjourn. “You all committed to this and you need to be here to represent your constituents when we vote on things,” Gayheart said. No other senators left and the final senate meeting of the semester adjourned. Contact Mary Bernard at mbernar5@nd.edu
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Saturday, includes at least one boat from every residence hall in addition to entries from various student groups, from the Knights of Columbus to the engineering department. Boats are made out of everything from cement to air mattresses, with races often ending when boats capsize. “My favorite part of the Regatta is always the beginning of the
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day before all of the boats race — or sink — because when they are all lined up on the grass next to the lake, we can tangibly see how many groups from across campus love to get involved with the Regatta,” Harte said. Fisher rector Rick Mazzei convinced O’Callaghan to take on the sizable task of heading the Regatta committee when he arrived on campus for Welcome Weekend this year. “When I got there he just pulled me into the office and he
asked me if I would do it, and when I kind of hesitated he said, ‘I’ll give you five seconds,’ and then he just said, ‘Alright, that’s a yes,’” O’Callaghan said. Planning such a large and popular event requiring sound systems, catering and safety personnel was difficult but rewarding, O’Callaghan said. “Learning, in a leadership role with so many components … to be able to delegate things to staff members and actually trusting that they’ll follow through with
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it and that they’ll do a good job — which of course they all will,” O’Callaghan said of the most challenging part of planning the Regatta. Both Harte and O’Callaghan emphasized the team effort Fisher residents put into the Regatta each year, with dozens of residents selling the tank tops that make up the bulk of Fisher’s fundraising efforts and ensuring the race runs smoothly. “Everyone on staff has been such a huge help this year, especially the freshmen,” O’Callaghan said. “They’ve really stepped up. We have a great first-year class in Fisher this year, and they’ve just helped tremendously.”
The Regatta not only marks the end of the school year, but also the culmination of Fisher Hall’s dorm spirit. The excitement throughout the dorm on the morning of the Regatta is tangible, O’Callaghan said. “The morning of, staff gets up around 6:45 and we go through the dorm with all our Fisher oars and we wake up everyone in the dorm,” he said. “Last year I was on the golf cart with the megaphone to go around to each dorm to wake them up, which elicits a lot of bad responses but it’s a great tradition … it was very exciting to actually see it play out.”
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they are hoping to have 70 percent or more of the senior class participate, which would beat last year’s 69 percent class participation. Caputo said students should contribute since he thinks everyone “has had some sort of good experience” at Notre Dame. “I’ve taken it for granted about how easy it is for me to do things on campus, like go to football games and have my parents come out for a weekend and things like that,” he said. “I kind of forget that there are students who don’t have that same opportunity … Being able to take a moment and realize there are so many kids who are just like us — they are regular Notre Dame students who deserve to have this full Notre Dame experience.” Seniors should enjoy their last time being on the field as a senior class before graduation, Caputo said. “We’re so grateful for the responses we’ve been getting from our fellow classmates and how awesome we think this event is going to be because we’re going to celebrate one last time as an entire class,” he said.
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attending Party on the Field, the board has been encouraging a donation of $10 to go toward Senior Legacy. Caputo and Joseph said they wanted to contribute to Fighting Irish Initiative to directly benefit students. “We met back in August/ September and decided … that we wanted to raise funds for the Fighting Irish Initiative, which is a part of the Office of Student Enrichment that helps students who are on extreme financial aid get those extra things to make their Notre Dame experience whole — football tickets, a winter coat, having their parents come for [Junior Parents Weekend] or commencement, things like that,” Caputo said. Joseph said they wanted “to make sure that money is no object in being a Domer.” “It was very important to us — especially early on — that [the money] would go somewhere that would impact students right now right here,” she said. This year’s executive board did not set a target for the amount of money they wanted to raise, but
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my friends in the dorms until who knows what time at night or little things that happened in classes that made me feel great or empowered or when I learned something new.” LeBeau said she would advise students to take the skills learned at the College and use them for good upon graduating. “When Saint Mary’s challenges us to think about things in different ways and look at new perspectives that really make us challenge dominant world views, I think that Saint Mary’s women can’t be afraid to apply that out in [the] real world,” she said. “ … We can use all the different ways Saint Mary’s has empowered us and showed us how to challenge norms so that we can use that to full benefit after Saint Mary’s.” Contact Erin Grimes at egrimes01@saintmarys.edu
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Inside Column
Why undecided is okay Nicole Simon News Writer
I came to school last fall as an undecided major. As a freshman in my first semester of college, I found it easy to def lect the ever-present “What’s your major?” question with a laugh and a quick change of subject. Everyone always told me I’d have time to figure it out and I always agreed. But I didn’t actually think that nine months later, I would still be def lecting that question. And yet here I am, three weeks from the end of my freshman year at Notre Dame, and I still have no idea what I’m doing. That realization shouldn’t entice as much dread as it does. I’m nineteen years old — how should I know what I want to spend the rest of my life doing? But the fact of the matter is that it’s really hard to do anything when you don’t know what you’re doing. While I don’t have to decide my career or declare a major tomorrow, I do have to register for classes. Whatever career I ultimately have will likely be inf luenced by whatever major I choose, and whatever major I choose will be inf luenced by what classes I register for. While this may sound like an infinite regression into insanity, I don’t think it’s entirely misguided. As much as I would like to scream at the next person who tells me “Don’t worry, you’ll figure it out,” I have to believe that they’re not entirely misguided either. At the end of the day, I know that I will graduate, I will have a job and it won’t matter how messy the road I took to get there was. Eventually it will be figured out, even if I never sit down to consciously figure it out. Releasing control of your own life is one of the hardest things to do, but realizing that it is impossible to decisively plan your future is one of the most important. Embracing ambiguity is scary because it’s essentially the same thing as embracing insecurity. It can be embarrassing to say “I have no idea what I’m doing” to your friend who is planning on being a doctor, or your roommate who knows exactly what business field she wants to enter. But if you look at yourself primarily as an employee, you strip yourself of the humanity that makes education worthwhile. Life is going to unfold however it may unfold, regardless of the anxiety or insecurity you bring with it. Instead of dreading uncertainty, I am trying to understand that ambiguity is not necessarily detrimental. While it is important to actively take steps to figure out your life, it’s perhaps more important to come to terms with the fact that no one can simply “figure out their life.” We’re all a little bit undecided. Contact Nicole Simon at nsimon1@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The (un)natural light As my first year here at Notre Dame wraps up, I find myself eager to return home to Grosse Pointe, Michigan — and hopefully to better weather. My mother visited only last weekend, and we found ourselves touring Notre Dame in 40-degree freezing rain. As miserable as it sounds, we were still able to enjoy ourselves. Our time was spent walking and talking, viewing all of the beautiful landscapes and buildings Notre Dame has to offer. We toured the Snite Museum of Art, walked past Bond Hall and Saint Mary’s Lake and found ourselves admiring the still-maturing Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park. Without a doubt, my mother and I admired the beauty of Notre Dame. But not all of it. We did not particularly admire the countless, empty Natural Light cans strewn across campus. Nor did we enjoy the empty Kilwin’s containers pressed between fence posts. And we certainly did not adore the sogg y Taco Bell wrappers stuck to the sidewalk. Take the Sculpture Park, for example. My mother and I were inspired to visit so that we might have a nice relaxing walk. Upon arrival, however, we were inspired only to remark upon the poor upkeep of the park, and the University in general. We picked up smashed beer cans and old Chipotle wrappers until it became overwhelming. We were sick of the cold, and even more sick of the trash. As my mother and I walked away from the Park, we had a conversation regarding this poor upkeep. My mother noted that the University seemed to acquire a fair amount of trash on Saturday mornings, likely caused by some impatient members of the student body. I agreed, but pointed to another possibility. W hen was the last time we saw a trash can? Yes, these students who litter are totally wrong in doing so, but if they cannot be stopped, is there not another solution? Let’s think. If I walk from LaFortune Student Center all the way back to my residence within Duncan Hall, I will pass only one trash can, assuming I take my normal route. If I alter my walking route, I will pass two trash cans, yet both are in front of South Dining Hall. Now, this may sound like an appropriate sacrifice of time for the proper disposal of trash, but let’s imagine a less patient — and possibly less sober — member of the student body. Also, we could imagine a different route, one with no trash cans on the way. And say, this student has trash which he or she might not want his or her rector seeing (i.e. our friend, Natty Light). Or maybe, said student has a cold beverage during a Notre Dame winter storm. And it could
be that this student just really has to go to the bathroom, and does not have time to find a trash can before he can find a tree. As Notre Dame students, we have all seen this, and we should all know that it is completely unjustifiable. Yet, does it happen? The answer is, yes. Just look around on campus. Trees are decorated with Red Solo cups. Plastic bags travel like tumbleweeds along the quads. Squirrels are turning over beer cans before finding their acorns. A university which prides itself on its aesthetic beauty is all too often riddled with trash. So how can Notre Dame help? This problem is not exclusively the University’s fault, but I do believe Notre Dame has to take the first step in solving any problem — acceptance. Notre Dame is a university, and as a university it must accept the unfortunate prevalence of littering. It also must realize this problem is bound to continue. I applaud the great strides the University has made in recycling, and the efforts of the sustainability campaign are exceptional. However, Notre Dame now needs to take steps to get these trash cans and recycling bins onto the campus. So please, Notre Dame, put in some extra trash cans. Start with Duncan Hall, where our exterior trash can was actually removed! To be fair, it was removed by some rowdy advocates of Natural Light, but the point remains. In its place, we are left with a slab of bricks and four metal rods protruding from the ground. Or, you can start with the Sculpture Park, where my mother and I spent our time picking up trash rather than appreciating art. Regardless of where you start, Notre Dame, I ask you to please, begin making the change. There needs to be a higher number of trash cans and recycling bins on campus. As for finishing the change, it is up to us: the student body. We need to do a much better job in maintaining the beauty of our University. And for those who argue that trash cans will take away from the beauty of the University, I offer this as advice. W hat is more beautiful? I would much rather have visitors commenting on the prevalence of trash cans than the prevalence of trash. If we, the University and student body, pride ourselves on the beauty of our campus, then a hesitation to action is unwarranted. Next fall, my first year will be a thing of the past, and I certainly hope the abundance of litter will go with it.
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Let us grow: haha lettuce James Weitzel Diversity Council
We can understand ourselves better the more we tell our stor y and the more we listen to the stories of others. I am not writing about reporting ever y little thing daily — e.g., I went to three classes today, did homework, ate dinner, etc. — rather I am focused more on how we interact with those around us. How does this lead us to knowing ourselves better? I’m not going to say it’s by obsessively talking about ourselves — that can just turn into an obnox ious one-sided conversation, no? — but by constantly updating who we think we are in relation to ourselves and others. Being an aspiring engineer, I never thought much for the common narratives that f lood social media because they all seemed so pointless, e.g. people posting about something they did, food they ate, a cute dog they saw – I actually don’t mind those posts too much – etc. But there is something deeper that can be said about those stories of experience, those of personal struggle, those of deep connections or those of dramatic realizations of who we are
called to be. In these stories, there is often a theme of change, a change in understanding, a change in inner relationship, etc. Now if we all be honest, I think we can all agree that each of us is always changing or growing in some sense — I reluctantly use “growing” because change can also come through pruning too: John 15:2. But, we are all having a human experience; we are growing into ourselves. W hen we tell our authentic stories about our grow th, we are not only acknowledging that we are not constant beings, but we are also giving someone else the opportunity to empathize, to see our experiences through us in the stories we tell; in a sense, to grow with us. I am not saying to internalize other people’s experiences and make them your own, since we can never experience what someone else goes through, but I am saying that our stories are continually being updated as we grow into them. On the New Orleans Pilgrimage, we heard many stories of personal hardships, but those stories will always be simply something to pass the time, unless we take the time to ref lect on how the stories of others affect the stor y of ourselves. There are lessons to be learned about ourselves in ever y
stor y. A pointless stor y has no meaningful ending. Each time we tell a stor y, we know where it will end up to communicate some meaning. The same stor y can told differently to express convey something else. So what am I tr ying to say? I think I can wrap it all up with the word — listen. Listen to how people have ref lected on their lives, listen to how the master stor y tellers can convey such truth in an interesting way, listen as you grow in relationship with others, listen to the evolution of your own stor y, listen to what your heart yearns for. Or not: you don’t have to listen to yourself, you know. You can reach James Weitzel at jweitzel@nd.edu The Diversity Council of Notre Dame advocates for awareness, understanding and acceptance on issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and other intersectional identities in the Notre Dame community. The viewpoints expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Diversity Council, but are the individual opinions of the author. You can contact Diversity Council at diversnd@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Reflection on the Mendoza bubble struggle In my four years at Notre Dame, I’ve collected a lot of secrets. I know the best time of day to sneak food out of the dining hall. I know which offices have the best candy dishes — Theolog y, thank me later. I can even tell you the best bench locations categorized by mood, time of day, squirrel v isibilit y, etc. But my biggest ND secret turned out to be common knowledge: The soap dispensers in Mendoza don’t work. They haven’t in ages. For the last several semesters, I have stuck my hands under the dispensers, waved them around, gave up and settled for rinsing and dr y ing my hands at least two or three times per week. And instead of say ing something, I let it go ever y single time. I thought maybe it was a “me problem,” like perhaps I was using the soap dispensers incorrectly. I believed this wholeheartedly until the day I cracked the case of the Mendoza Bubble Struggle w ide open. It was a morning like any other: I sat through two classes and was finishing a third when I got up to take a little break and roam the
halls. On the way back from my walk, I stopped in the bathroom and saw something I hadn’t seen in a long time — the soap dispenser was dispensing soap. And not only that, it was dispensing soap all on its ow n. The ridiculous sight of the sink overf low ing w ith foam lit a fire in me. I decided to day was the day I get to the bottom of this soap business. I went to tell the lady at the desk of the Mendoza Librar y that the soap machine was running hayw ire and she told me she was aware of the problem. I mentioned that they have never worked before and she explained to me that someone came to fix them months ago, but it didn’t work out for some reason, and today they were finally getting fixed. I spent the rest of the day stew ing in the foolishness of this seemingly triv ial situation. Perhaps I was just procrastinating, but perhaps I was on to something. This event certaint y wasn’t my first time feeling alone on this campus; I am a first-generation black student from a lowsocioeconomic background who struggles w ith
Bipolar disorder. But just like w ith the Bubble Struggle, there were people around me who were working through the same thing in silence. It wasn’t just me who couldn’t get the soap dispensers to work, it was ever yone. My friends. My classmates. My professors. And no one said any thing all this time, because no one wants to be the person to admit that they didn’t just wash their hands. It is hard to start a conversation if the subject makes us uncomfortable, but silence is seldom productive. A solvable problem turned into months, perhaps years, of inactive soap dispensers in Mendoza. So, next time you feel that you and you alone are faced w ith a particular problem, mention it to someone. Just say it out loud and see what happens. I think you’ll find that you not alone way more than you think.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: You’ve got enough stamina and drive to reach far beyond your expectations. Open up and embrace change this year. You will grow personally, professionally and financially. Partnerships will develop with people you can count on, and matters that were of concern will disperse as you move forward with confidence and the will to make your life better. Your numbers are 5, 12, 18, 24, 32, 44, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): A reserved approach will help you get things done while remaining within your budget. Don’t let anyone put pressure or demands on you. Know your plan and execute it with finesse. Educational pursuits and spiritual growth are favored. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A little charm and a whole lot of drive will help you achieve what you set out to do. Observe the experts and learn as you go. Mingling with people who have something to offer will help you master your own style. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep an open mind and listen to what’s being said or offered, but don’t feel rushed to make a promise or decision that will tie up your time. Look at change realistically and do only what’s feasible and fits into your lifestyle. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can make a difference if you get busy doing things to improve your environment or a cause you believe in. Your dedicated effort will be rewarded. Don’t let an emotional issue ruin your mood or your desire to help others. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Use common sense when dealing with work or someone from your past who let you down but wants a second chance. Concentrate on your work and getting things done on time and within budget. Strive for perfection. Choose quality over quantity. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Share your thoughts, and you’ll gain confidence as well as support. Networking, educational pursuits and social media will play a role in the way you get the word out and build a following. Opportunity will sprout if you are diligent. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The adjustments you need to make at home in order to balance your budget may seem a little restrictive at first, but once you adapt, you’ll have less stress and worry, not to mention extra cash flow to take care of emergencies. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A money matter will not add up. Don’t leave your assets in someone else’s care. History repeats itself, so don’t give anyone the chance to fool you or take advantage of you more than once. Take care of your affairs personally. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotional problems will surface if you discuss your private life or display your feelings openly. Someone will use your vulnerability to take advantage of you. Choose your words wisely; don’t trust anyone with secrets that can make you look bad. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Make adjustments to the way you handle your personal finances or domestic chores. Your contribution will help you feel you have a say in matters that can influence your lifestyle and family decisions. Stick close to home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider the best way to help an organization or good cause. A practical outlook and suggestions will make others pay attention. Look for the best way to handle anyone trying to sabotage your plans. Moderation will be in your best interest. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll know what’s best for you regarding how you earn your living and the type of work you prefer to do. A chance to advance is within reach, and discussing contracts and what you want should be priorities. Birthday Baby: You are charming, popular and reliable. You are focused and progressive.
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Draft according to esports Marek Mazurek Senior Sports Writer
My almost four years of writing Sports Authority columns is coming to an end. I’ve had some good ones, but a lot of bad ones. Don’t worry, people let me know when I wrote a bad one. So for my final column, I wanted to be original. But then I remembered that my only original takes are about esports and that society isn’t ready to accept that nerds playing video games in their mom’s basements are the future. Instead, I’ll water down my esports fandom by combining it with the most mundane opinion piece traditional sports has to offer: the NFL Draft. But instead of laying out my mock draft on football talent, I will choose the first 10 picks based on esports relevance.
No. 1 Browns: Josh Allen The tea leaves point towards the Browns picking a quarterback with the first overall pick, which begs the question which quarterback is the most esports ready. I don’t know about you, but when I play Madden, my completion percentages never get above 60 percent. You know who else hasn’t had a completion percentage above 60 percent since before high school? Josh Allen.
No. 2 Giants: Vita Vea While everyone knows about the New York Giants, not everyone is aware of the European League of Legends team Giants Gaming. Giants Gaming is well-known for fielding a roster of mostly Spanish players. Coincidently, Vita Vea’s first name is just one letter away from the Spanish word “vida,” meaning life. When you follow the process, the pick basically makes itself.
No. 3 Jets: Baker Mayfield On top of everything else Mayfield has going on, he’s actually a pretty good gamer. According to Jaxon Uhles, Mayfield’s roommate at Oklahoma, Mayfield considered quitting football to pursue a professional career in Halo 3. Only time will tell if Mayfield can “pwn n00bs” at the NFL level.
No. 4 Browns: Edwards
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With their second pick in the first round, the Browns will go with the most talented esports-related player left on the board. That happens to be linebacker Tremaine Edwards. Why you ask? Because Edwards went to school at Virginia Tech. Tech is short for
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Irish to conclude season in series against Florida State
technology and esports uses a lot of technology.
By MIA BERRY
No. 5 Broncos: Christian Kirk
The Irish will conclude their regular season this weekend with a conference series against No. 8 Florida State at Melissa Cook Stadium. A 4-0 shutout victory against Bowling Green snapped a twogame losing skid for the Irish (30-18, 12-8 ACC), who currently sit in third place in the ACC’s Atlantic division. The Seminoles (39-9,16-2) currently ranked first in the Atlantic division, will head into the matchup with some momentum in ACC play coming off a series sweep of Louisville a week ago. Despite an underdog match up against one of the top teams in the country, Irish head coach Deanna Gumpf insists that the team’s primary focus this week is on themselves. “They’re good. They’re one of the top-five teams in the country right now,” Gumpf said. “They can do it all really well. What we have to do is focus on is us. ... We’re just focused on a hit at a time, an inning at a time, a bat at a time, a pitch at a time.” Ahead of the matchup, Florida State has a trio of players that have found success at the plate this season. Redshirt sophomore outfielder Deja Bush (.500), freshman utility hitter Sydney Sherrill (.389), and senior infielder Jessie Warren (.378) are ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in batting average with Bush leading the way overall. Warren also leads the ACC in slugging percentage (.820) and runs batted in at 45, while Sherrill leads the ACC with 58 hits on the season. Headlining for the Seminoles on the mound, are redshirt senior Kylee Hanson (0.90 ERA) and redshirt junior Meghan King (1.26 ERA), who are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 the ACC. Despite the offensive power the Seminoles possess, heading
With many of the top esports prospects off the board, the Broncos will turn to wide receiver Christian Kirk. Kirk has obvious esports connections as his school, Texas A&M, made it to the quarterfinals of the 2017 League of Legends collegiate championships.
No. 6 Colts: Mark Walton Walton may not have the explosiveness of Saquon Barkley on the football field. But Walton spent three years at Miami, the host city of the spring finals of the North American League Championship Series. Edge: Walton.
No. 7 Buccaneers: Josh Rosen Yes, I know the Buccaneers still have Jameis Winston, but Josh Rosen is deliciously subversive. Reporters have blasted him for everything from speaking out about paying college players to having a hot tub in his dorm room. Another thing that’s subversive to the traditional sports landscape? Esports. Allen will fit right in in Tampa, Florida.
No. 8 Bears: Lamar Jackson Going back to Madden, the Chicago Bears pick up Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson with the eighth pick. Jackson is built just like a buildyour-own player in the Madden franchise — an athlete with a 99 speed rating, who also happens to play quarterback. Plus Bears general manager Ryan Pace is the youngest general manager in the NFL, so he’s played more Madden recently than any other general manager.
No. 9 49ers: Roquan Smith Most esports games are based on characters or champions which the player controls and these champions often have odd names like Urgot or Vel’koz. The most esports champion-esque name in this year’s draft class is Roquan. Whether it’s racking up killing sprees or sack sprees, Roquan is going to make an impact at the next level.
No. 10 Raiders: Sam Darnold One very important part of esports culture is cosplaying. And between Sam Darnold and Saquon Barkley, I would much rather see Darnold dressed up as a pirate than Barkley. Simple as that. Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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The Irish will enter the tournament with momentum coming off the heels of a 16-7 win over the Aztecs (9-8, 1-1 MPSF). The 16 goals were the most the Irish scored in a game since Feb. 18. The team will need its offense to click against a Virginia team that sometimes struggles on defense. The Cavaliers haven’t
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Irish senior Katie Beriont pitches the ball during Notre Dame’s 8-3 loss to Northwestern on April 18 at Melissa Cook Stadium.
into the matchup the Irish boast team batting average (.294) two points higher than the Seminoles (.292). Junior outfielder Ali Wester leads the way for the team and is directly above FSU’s Sherrill in the ACC batting average rankings, hitting .391 on the season. The Irish also welcomed back senior shortstop Morgan Reed, who missed eight games this season. The weekend series against the Seminoles will also be Senior Night as the team honors Reed, outfielder Bailey
Bigler, infielder Sara White, and pitcher Katie Beriont. While celebrating the seniors this weekend, Gumpf is hoping for a collective team effort against the Seminoles. “If everyone does their part then we’re in business. It’s that simple,” Gumpf said. The two teams are slated to play Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the first pitch of the first game of the series scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday.
allowed single-digit goals in a contest since March 28, and the Irish will be trying to fill up the scoresheet. At the center of the Irish offense will be freshman midfielder Maddie Howe. The Fairpoint, New York, native scored 38 goals, 12 more than anyone else on the team. The Irish will look to get Howe going in order to help spark the offense. The winner of the game will earn a date with the winner of
Louisville and Boston College. Boston College earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament with an undefeated 17-0 season. The Irish opened their season with a 13-11 loss to the Eagles, and Notre Dame would like to get into the second round to set up a rematch against the Eagles. The Irish will face off against Virginia on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Opening draw is set for 2 p.m. on Thursday.
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exception coming in the top of third when the Crusaders hit a solo home run. Sheehan went another three innings of scoreless baseball, throwing just under 100 pitches. Irish head coach Mik Aoki was pleased with the freshman’s performance against the Crusaders. “I thought it was really good. There were little elements of it where he was kind of in and out of the zone,” Aoki said. “Three walks. One hit batter, but I thought it was good. He made pitches for the most part when he needed to. He went six innings with one run given up
and the run was a home run that was kind of a jetstream job that rode the wind out of here to right field, so I thought he pitched really well.” The Irish would add two more runs over the course of the game, in the bottom of the third and the bottom of the sixth innings, handing them a 6-1 lead going into the top of the seventh. “I really feel like all season long, consistently, we’ve really been a pretty good offensive team,” Aoki said of the team’s hot bats in the game. “There have been moments, like there are for every team, that you struggle a little bit, obviously we struggled in that Northwestern game, we struggled in that first game against Virginia Tech, but I
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Junior right fielder Eric Gilgenbach follows through on his swing in Notre Dame’s 2-0 loss againt Northwestern on April 11.
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all three teams. We are excited to play and compete and do our best this Friday.” Their best will be exactly what they need Friday. With their double-bye, the Irish only need to win the next two matches to compete in the ACC finals Sunday, a position Sachire led the Irish to in 2000 as captain under coach Bobby Bayliss — and now he hopes to do so again. “We are pretty confident right now,” Sachire said. “I want the team to build and continue to improve. We have won five of our last six matches. Doing that is a really good thing as you go into the postseason. We also want to continue to not just be at the level we have been at, but continue to get better. Our mindset has been very good the past three weeks to give us that competitive edge in order to compete over the weekend. So our mindset the next few days at practice will be to improve and get better. If we keep that up we will be a hard team to beat this weekend.” Throughout the season, one of Notre Dame’s strengths has been its ability to win singles matches. This gives the team the confidence to win, even if it drops the doubles points, Sachire said.
“Winning the doubles points make us a really strong team,” he said. “That being said, even when we lose the doubles match — we can win four singles matches even if we lose the doubles so that we can still win the team match. Our lineup shapes out that our strengths is in the singles, so if we win that doubles point we only need to win three of the six singles matches to win the team matches. Although it is a good point of emphasis we do not see it as a need, because again we can come back and win four singles. But it does put us in a good position to win the team match.” Whether or not they will be put in a spot where they will need to win four singles matches, Sachire said he is proud of his team as a whole and expects nothing but greatness from the unit this weekend. “Every single doubles team and every singles player, all nines positions, won at least one time last weekend. That is something you really want as a coach to be able to win at all nine spots in the lineup, and that is what we did last weekend. That being said I think the team will really come to play this weekend, come to saddle and build on what we did last weekend.” Contact Noah Furneri at nfurneri@nd.edu
think for the most part, we have been a pretty decent offensive team, and so they’ve just got to keep doing what they’ve been doing. I think they’ve been doing fine.” Without Sheehan on the mound, however, the bullpen made things interesting. Sophomore right-hander Anthony Holubecki was the first to come in in relief, but he lasted for less than an inning, giving up backto-back hits. A fielder’s choice later in the inning cut the Notre Dame lead to 6-2. Once Holubecki hit a batter with a pitch to load the bases, Aoki pulled him in favor of fellow sophomore righty Andrew Belcik, who quickly gave up a double, scoring junior second baseman Chase Dawson. Aoki brought in left-hander Cole Kmet in the top of the eighth with two outs and the freshman was able to collect the final out. However, the final frame did not go as smoothly for him, in search of his eighth save of the year. Junior shortstop Sam Shaikin hit a line drive to left field that Johnson misread, allowing him to pull into second base for a double. A bloop single to center field brought him home and cut the lead to two runs. Senior first baseman Zack Leone hit blasted a ball into right-center field, which hopped over the wall for a ground-rule double, preventing a run from scoring. However, senior third baseman Chad Jacob quickly brought home the runner on third, senior right fielder Giovanni Garbella with a line drive to right, allowing Garbella to tag up and score. The tying run was at the plate
with junior catcher Scott Kapers, but the Irish escaped with a win as he grounded out to Daily, who made a diving stop to end the game. Aoki said that the scoreboard was not representative of the bullpen’s performance and that Valparaiso got back in the game due to a few plays in the outfield. “I think [the bullpen was] OK. I wasn’t thrilled with [Holubecki] coming in and hitting that second guy that he faced, but we make a couple more plays in the outfield and it looks really different,” Aoki said. “[Gilgenbach] just got turned around, that’s a play that he makes most of the time. [Johnson] in that [ninth] inning just broke back on that ball to start that inning, that’s a play that he makes 99 percent of the time, so I’m not really all that concerned. They threw strikes. Cole threw strikes, Belcik threw strikes for the most part, it was fine.” This weekend, the Irish will host conference foe Boston College.
Aoki believes the Eagles will pose a challenge for his squad, due to their consistent toughness. “They are going to be a highlycompetitive group, they are all the time. They’re sort of tough-minded, they’re never out of the fight, so we have to play well,” he said. “Obviously in baseball it always starts from the mound, so we need a good start from [graduate student left-hander Scott] Tully and [sophomore right-hander] Zack Martin and obviously we need to take advantage of our opportunities when we have them offensively because they’ve got three experienced guys going to the mound and they’re guys that have had success in this conference. It should be a good series.” The Irish and the Eagles (14-26, 5-16) will face off Friday at Frank Eck Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
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“It’s a steep hill to climb, let’s not declare victory,” Jenkins said. “I think we’re better off today than we were yesterday.” A full list of the Commission’s recommendations can be found on the NCAA’s website, but in addition to dismantling the “one-and-done” rule and creating a system which allows for agents, some of the Commission’s notable recommendations include: Creating an investigative and adjudicative body to look into and punish NCAA violations
Require NCAA coaching contracts to guarantee cooperation with investigations More severe penalties for schools found to have violated NCAA rules More stringent oversight of non-scholastic basketball such as AAU leagues Players can enter the draft after any college season and return to their school if they go undrafted Addressing payment for college players, both Jenkins and Irish head basketball coach Mike Brey said they remained against the notion. “I think when you’re talking about payment for playing,
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once we go down that road, we become a second or third-tier professional league,” Jenkins said. “I don’t see an end to that. I don’t want Mike or the University bidding on a player.” “[Paying players] cuts against everything we’re about, especially here at Notre Dame,” Brey said. “I think that’s an easy crutch for everyone to throw out right now: ‘We should pay them.’ ... if you think it’s tough now, we throw that one in there, it’s going to be out of control.” Jenkins said the Commission did consider allowing college athletes to accept payment for their image and likeness in an Olympic-type model. However, due to pending litigation, those discussions did not make their way into the recommendations. “The Commission struggled with name and image likeness,” Jenkins said. “I think we would have been open to that. The challenge is that in California, and the judge made very clear, you start down that road and there’s no end to that. You’ll be bidding for players. … At this stage, we felt it wasn’t the time to make that change while that court case was in the midst of litigation.” Abolishing the “one-anddone” rule is perhaps the Commission’s most impactful recommendation, and Jenkins Paid Advertisement
said he is opposed to the rule to begin with. “It sort of gives mockery to the very idea that these kids are coming here to get a degree,” Jenkins said. “That shouldn’t be the business we’re in, and we shouldn’t handcuff those kids and make them come if they don’t want to be on a college campus and pursue a degree.” Another issue that hits close to the University in light of the NCAA’s recent decision to vacate Notre Dame’s football victories in 2012 and 2013 is punitive measures for schools found to be in violation of NCAA rules. Brey said he’s glad the recommendations move toward harsher penalties for those who violate rules, including five-year postseason bans, loss of revenue from tournaments and lifetime bans for coaches who are repeat offenders. “[The NCAA wasn’t] stringent enough. The NCAA was handcuffed as far as investigation and penalizing,” Brey said. “So I think it was really tempting for some to push the issue because the reward was definitely worth the risk. I think with the enforcement moving outside and the penalties being harsher, it’s not going to be [worth the risk] finally.” Jenkins said some of the NCAA’s recent punitive
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decisions sparked discussion of an independent adjudicative arm for college sports. “I do think some of the recent decisions by the adjudication of the NCAA have gotten people scratching their heads, and it creates cynicism when you have decisions that don’t seem consistent or appropriate to the violations,” Jenkins said. The Commission’s recommendations now face the process of becoming NCAA legislation. Brey said various other groups will begin to debate and “shape” the Commission’s findings and present them to the NCAA in August as potential legislation. “Some [recommendations] will go through right away [in August], others will have to be fazed in,” Brey said. In addition to Jenkins, Notre Dame alumnae Condoleezza Rice served as the Commission’s chair. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the NCAA Board of Governors unanimously voted to endorse the Commission’s recommendations. In a separate statement, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league will “continue to assess” the NBA’s eligibility rules. Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu
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Baseball | ND 6; Valparaiso 5
Jenkins, Brey discuss NCAA recommendations
Irish hang on to defeat Crusaders
By MAREK MAZUREK
By ELIZABETH GREASON
Senior Sports Writer
Assistant Managing Editor
The Commission for College Basketball announced its recommendations to the NCAA on Wednesday, which include certifying agents for college athletes and eliminating the “one-and-done” rule for high school players looking to turn professional. The Commission was created last October in response to reports of scandals in the collegiate game involving prominent shoe companies paying high school players to go to certain schools. University President Fr. John Jenkins, a member of the Commission, said Wednesday that the recommendations represent the first step towards cleaning up the collegiate game.
It could have been prettier, but the Irish were able to outlast a Valparaiso comeback attempt on Wednesday evening, giving them just their second three-game win streak of the season after hanging on to win 6-5. The Notre Dame bats were hot from the start, as the Irish (18-23, 8-13 ACC) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on just one hit. Junior Cole Daily led off with a walk and a wild pitch promptly advanced the shortstop to second base. A double from senior left fielder Jake Johnson plated the speedster, putting the Irish on the board. Back-to-back walks loaded the bases and junior right fielder Eric Gilgenbach grounded into a fielder’s choice,
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University President Fr. John Jenkins speaks at the stamp dedication ceremony for Fr. Theodore Hesburgh on Sept. 1.
Squad eliminated in first round The Irish finished their season with a 4-2 loss to Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC championships Wednesday. After a rain delay, the match between Notre Dame (11-15, 2-12 ACC) and Wake Forest (1812, 5-9) was moved from the Cary Tennis Park to an indoor facility at Duke. Junior Rachel Chong and
freshman Caroline Dunleavy won points for the Irish in singles, but the Demon Deacons pulled away in doubles. Wake Forest swept in doubles thanks to a pair of 6-2 wins on Courts No. 1 and No. 3. Demon Deacons junior Emma Davis and sophomore Chandler Carter defeated senior Brooke Broda and sophomore Zoe Spence on Court No. 1. On Court No. 3, Wake Forest sophomore
Alexis Franco and junior Anna Ulyashchenko took the win over freshman Ally Bojczuk and Chong. On Court No. 2, the Irish trailed 5-2 when the point was clinched. Moving on to singles, Dunleavy tied her match 1-1 and went on to win on Court No. 6 6-1, 6-0 against Franco. Wake Forest won the next two matches, and then Chong won on Court No. 5 with game scores
of 6-3, 7-5. Ulyashchenko defeated Bojczuk in three sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, to claim the match for Wake Forest. Irish senior Allison Miller battled it out in three sets with Davis, 6-4, 4-6, 2-4, before play was suspended. Notre Dame finished their season at 11-15 and Wake Forest improved to 18-12. The Deamon Deacons will advance to the second round to face Virginia on Thursday.
Men’s Tennis
Notre Dame earns double-bye By NOAH FURNERI Sports Writer
Notre Dame has already launched into postseason play with a winning record to earn them the fourth seed in the ACC tournament this weekend. The No. 4 seeding gives the Irish (17-12, 7-5 ACC) a doublebye in the first two rounds of tournament play and allows the team time to focus on training for their upcoming Friday match. Notre Dame will be playing the winner of Thursday’s match between No. 12-seed Georgia Tech and No. 5-seed Virginia Tech. Notre Dame beat both teams during the regular season, with the Irish sweeping the Hokies 7-0 in late March and defeating the Yellow Jackets 5-2 last weekend.
Despite Notre Dame’s familiarity with the possible opponents, Irish head coach Ryan Sachire is exhorting his team to stay on its toes because every match could be very different from the last. “We have played every team in the league during the regular season,” Sachire said. “So we are familiar with them, they are familiar with us. Honestly, all three matches were highly competitive. Every time you play somebody it is a different match, it will be a different circumstance, it will be a different contest. So it is well to have that familiarity, but we know the matches will play out differently in competition. We have a lot of respect for see M TENNIS PAGE 10
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driving in Johnson and giving the Crusaders (14-21, 4-5 MVC) the force out at second. Senior designated hitter Alex Kerschner reached on a fielder’s choice, but still did his job, as he attempted to steal during the next at-bat, but was caught between first and second, leaving enough time for junior third baseman Matt Vierling to steal home. The Irish added to their lead the next inning when Crusaders redshirt-junior left fielder Blake Billinger failed to catch a routine fly ball that hit his glove, allowing freshman center fielder Ryan Cole, who had just stolen second base, to score on the error. Freshman southpaw Tommy Sheehan was on the mound for Notre Dame and had a nearly flawless outing — the only
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Irish junior Grayson Broadus prepares to return with a backhand in a loss against North Carolina on March 23. Notre Dame fell 6-1.
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The Irish earned the fifth seed in the ACC women’s lacrosse tournament and will face off against fourth-seeded No. 20 Virginia Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. After defeating San Diego State in their last time out, the Irish (9-8, 3-4 ACC) will be looking to avenge a 17-10 loss against the Cavaliers (9-8, 4-3) on March 17. The Irish will look to reach the second round of the tournament after losing in the first round to Boston College last season. Notre Dame is led by the team’s three all-ACC selections. Junior goalkeeper Samantha Giacolone was first team All-ACC, backstopping a team that gave up just 10.7 goals per game. Junior defender Hannah Proctor has started all 18 games for the Irish and has caused 14 turnovers this season. Sophomore midfielder Savannah Buchanan is third on the team with 23 goals and has also been a factor on the defensive end. see W LAX PAGE 9