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Community rallies for workers’ rights Speakers, attendees stand in solidarity to raise awareness for worker injustices at Walmart By MARIE FAZIO News Writer
Around 60 students, faculty and South Bend community leaders gathered at Fieldhouse Mall yesterday for the “Trump and Walmart Make America Worse” rally to garner awareness for education and worker injustices at Walmart. Raising signs that displayed slogans such as “Workers rights are humans rights” and “Stand up for a better America,” the group stood in solidarity as people from the Notre Dame faculty, students and South Bend community members spoke about the issues. This is the latest stop of the Making Change at Walmart
(MCAW) movement’s tour of 25 colleges around the country. Anahi Tapia, the organizer for the Midwest region, said the organization is touring colleges with their message because they believe that college-aged students can make a difference. “We are trying to speak about Trump and Walmart’s shared agenda and shared values and how they’re destroying public education and jobs,” Tapia said. The Human Rights Club, College Democrats and ND Students for Worker Justice collaborated with MCAW to host the event. Though their missions are different, Sofia Carozza, vice see MCAW PAGE 3
Lecture explores flaws in US Constitution By LUCY LYNCH News Writer
Honoring the Constitution Day holiday, Sanford Levinson, professor of government at the University of Texas presented his lecture “Flaws in the Constitution? What We Should Be Learning About the Constitution Today” in South Dining Hall’s Oak Room Monday afternoon. Sponsored by the Constitutional Studies Program, Tocqueville Program, Jack Miller Center and Notre Dame Research, Levinson’s talk explored the areas of the Constitution that need improvement and proposed the idea of a new constitutional convention. Drawing upon the works he has written over the years, Levinson started by stating his overall view of the Constitution. “I think you can demonstrate that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the United States Constitution is the
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most undemocratic constitution of a major western democracy,” Levinson said. He said the United States Constitution is far less democratic than each individual U.S. state constitution, a point he outlines in his 2012 book, “Framed: America’s 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance.” Levinson endorses a new constitutional convention to amend some of the flaws that he sees in the document, in part because our current Constitution alienates the American people from the political system. “Wherever you are on the political spectrum, left, right or center, liberal or conservative, it really doesn’t matter — the odds are very high that you don’t believe the national government will respond adequately to whatever you happen to believe are the chief issues of the day,” Levinson said. Levinson proceeded to see LEVINSON PAGE 3
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Students, faculty and members of the South Bend community gather at Fieldhouse Mall on Monday afternoon as part of “Making Change at Walmart,” a movement protesting injustices at the company.
SUB discusses student events for upcoming year By CIARA HOPKINSON News Writer
With events like Dogs and Donuts, weekly movie showings, AcoustiCafe every Thursday night and a concert each semester, Student Union Board (SUB), has a hand in many of the oncampus programs aimed at improving student life.
Executive director Jackson Herrfeldt, who is starting his third year at SUB, said one of SUB’s main goals is to engage the student body as much as possible. “We’re working with different organizations on campus for big events in the spring semester and we’re also really spending time focusing on working with what
students want. We’re trying to make sure every event we have is geared toward as many students as possible and what they would enjoy best,” Herrfeldt said. SUB is comprised of nine different committees: AcoustiCafe, Antostal, Collegiate Jazz Festival, see SUB PAGE 4
Student group offers ‘safe space’ for minority groups By HALLIE NOLAN News Writer
With a mission statement stating a goal to “serve as a resource and a support community for AfricanAmerican students during all of their years at Saint Mary’s College,” Senior Makayla Roberts said the new club, Black Student Association (BSA), aimed to foster an inclusive environment on
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Saint Mary’s campus. “We all got together to talk about it and we decided that we are going to be here to talk with people and be a safe space, get events planned for Black History Month, and be more involved on campus,” Roberts said. Senior Taylor Thomas serves as the club’s secretary and said she hopes the club’s presence on campus grows. “I just want to get more
attention and get more girls to join and know that we are here,” Thomas said. This club also seeks to “improve the quality of the black experience on campus” according to their mission statement. Roberts stressed the importance of BSA. “I k now t here were a lot of issues on ca mpus last year
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Students explore interhall football traditions By BOBBY SCHILLER News Writer
With football season commencing, many students get their football fill by cheering on the Fighting Irish and binge-watching other NCA A and NFL games each weekend. But for those who want to get out on the gridiron themselves, Notre Dame has no shortage of options. Last weekend kicked off the seasons for men’s and women’s interhall football. Reigning champions Welsh Family Hall and Stanford Hall look to defend their respective titles this year amid large and fiercely contested fields. Senior Matt O’Brien, captain of Stanford’s team, played football in high school and was thrilled at the opportunit y to get out on the field once again. He said the Sunday afternoon games are more than just a chance to throw the ball around; competition in interhall matches is often surprisingly good. O’Brien said his team’s intensit y is one of the keys to its success, and something he hopes to carr y for ward into this season. “We had a great group of upperclassmen who have helped us since I was a freshman,” he said. Stanford junior Peter Ryan, who scored the decisive touchdow n in last year’s final, and again this weekend against Keenan, is “probably the most dangerous w ide receiver in the league,” O’Brien said. Ever y
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president of ND Students for Worker Justice, said that her organization was happy to help organize the event. “We are focused on getting our voice out on getting people to take action on the principles that they believe in,” Carozza said. Throughout the event, the speakers each emphasized the importance of standing up against the way Walmart treats its workers through their own experiences. “Walmart is the largest retailer in the world, the largest employer in the U.S. and the most powerful private entity in terms of shaping our economy and politics today,” professor Daniel Graff, director of the Higgins Labor Program and speaker at the rally, said. “Not just in the U.S., but in China and all points in between.” Graff said that along with low prices come low wages for staff, minimal healthcare and the inability of workers to unionize. People should come together and stand up against injustices
Sunday, all-star athletes take the field alongside other determined players to compete for their dorms. “Winning an interhall football championship is one of the best moments of your life,” O’Brien said. “But even making it to the finals is quite an achievement. Each championship game is played in the Notre Dame Stadium in front of hundreds of fans, making it an unforgettable experience.” Senior Michele Pennala is the captain of BreenPhillips’ f lag-football team this year and said the sport is just as much about dorm participation as it is about competition. “It’s one of the ways to get more involved w ith communit y and I think BP also had a really fun tradition when we were coming in as freshman, making it seem like it was a fun experience and you get to be more active w ith the dorm,” Pennala said. “And then it just transitioned to be a bonding experience w ith various classes. It also just releases that competitive side that a lot of people had in high school and that they might not be able to embrace in college by not play ing a competitive sport.” Pennala said the team is usually comprised of 15 to 20 girls and last year BreenPhillips made it to the semifinals, w inning their first playoff game, but then losing their second. “The best part is when someone got an interception or had an amazing run play,”
such as this, Graff said, citing Catholic Social Teaching. Professor Paul Mishler, a professor at Indiana University South Bend, said Walmart is setting the standard for the American business model by pushing workers harder and paying them lower wages, making it part of Trump’s political plan “Trump represents the personification of what Walmart represents as an institution,” Mishler said. “All of the horror, all of the grotesqueness and the racism and the sexism, all of the commitment to enriching the wealthy at the expense of everyone else is part of the business plan of Walmart.” Yotisj Yoshi, a possible 2018 congressional candidate spoke from his perspective as a local business owner, stating that he is able to find both ways to have a competitive business as well as pay his employees a living wage and health insurance. He said that Walmart’s way of treating workers is “not the American way.” Kel Beatty, president of the College Democrats, used the platform to call listeners to action. He said there are many
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Stanford and Duncan residents compete in the 2016 men’s interhall championship game held in Notre Dame Stadium on Nov. 20. Interhall football started this past Sunday for both men’s and women’s halls.
she said. “Not only would the players on the field, but also the people on the sideline and the coaches would just start screaming and f lailing their arms and just going crazy. That’s always an electrif y ing feeling.” Pennala said not ever yone on the team had played f lag football before, but that some players were looking to tr y something new. “It’s actually a really big mix, some people haven’t played f lag football before or maybe they signed up for a powder-puff game in high school,” she said. “People just wanna go out there and be a part of the dorm.
corporations like Walmart who mistreat their workers and urged students to look off campus for opportunities to get involved. “As we all take part in these larger fights for racial justice, for economic justice, I think it’s important to remember the centrality that the fight for labor rights has for all of these,” Beatty said. Dominic Gardetto, president of ND Students for Worker Justice, agreed, and said the everyday actions that students can take to make a difference. “As consumers, we can practice conscious consumerism by purchasing products from companies that have ethical labor practices,” Gardetto said. “As members of a community we can foster respect for workers on our campus and in our dorms and as individuals it means finding a way to stand up for workers in whatever career you choose … you can always find a way to use your calling to ensure the dignity of your fellow humans. At the end of the day it is our duty to act.” Contact Marie Fazio at mfazio@nd.edu
“Ever yone just gets a chance to participate and it makes it that much more exciting to have that opportunit y to discover a different side of themselves.” Finalists get a small taste of what the Fighting Irish players feel ever y week as they step out onto the field, as all four of last year’s competitors battled strong w inds and temperatures in the mid-thirties. The challenging conditions did nothing to dampen the players’ excitement, though, and O’Brien recalls a moment when, “just around dusk, the lights came on and f looded the field.”
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elaborate on the specific defects of the Constitution, and said the checks and balances present in the document are so nuanced that they rarely all align to achieve major change. His further analysis on this topic can be found in his recently released book, “Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights and the Flaws That Affect Us Today,” which Levinson cowrote with his wife, Cynthia Levinson. Levinson said the framers of the Constitution did well considering the time period, but there were decisions made that we should not be bound to uphold today. One of Levinson’s major critiques attacked the Senate as an institution whose electoral policies are harmful, saying that it is not fair that places like Wyoming and Californiam or Vermont and Texas have the same number of senators considering
This year is O’Brien’s final season of interhall football and he said he looks back on his interhall memories fondly. “I genuinely feel like I’ve been liv ing on borrowed time, to have the opportunit y to put on a pair of shoulder pads and play a game of competitive football ever y week,”O’Brien said. “Of all the traditions we have here at Notre Dame, when I look back on my college experience I can honestly say that I couldn’t have gotten this any where else.” Contact Bobby Schiller at rschill1@nd.edu
the massive difference in population. Levinson said he and his wife, in their book, addressed faults of the Constitution that they believe are not taught enough, including people overly praising the Bill of Rights, the presidential veto that restricts bicameralism and gives the president too much power and the Electoral College process that leads to campaigning only in battleground states. Regardless of whether or not the American people think there should or should not be a second constitutional amendment, Levinson closed by asking people to question these constitutional issues. “Do we in 2017 have sufficient faith in one another to believe that we the people in 2017 can engage in genuine ref lection and choice, can talk about the lessons of experience and propose what I think are needed changes?” Levinson said. Contact Lucy Lynch at llynch1@nd.edu
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“w ill assist as a liaison between African-American students and Saint Mar y’s College for grow th and betterment purposes.” “Saint Mar y’s likes to boast about being oriented towards diversit y, but we don’t see it ver y often on campus,” Thomas said. “Things here are so pricey, like Junior Mom’s weekend. Or the class ring. It’s important because [the College] want[s] to boast diversit y and bring these diverse students in but they’re not doing any thing to make them feel like they belong here whatsoever.” The club w ill meet biweek ly this year, plan events w ith other Saint Mar y’s clubs and discuss important issues. “People should join if they want to see a change on campus and to make ever yone feel comfortable and have Saint Mar y’s be their home,” Roberts said. Thomas said the student group is not meant to antagonize anyone, but rather, to build unit y. “I feel like people might think this is a place just for minorities to come together and blame white people but we’re here to have an open discussion about how we all belong at Saint Mar y’s. That’s why anyone should join, black or white,” Thomas said.
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... we all got together to make sure it was going to change,” Roberts said. For Thomas, she said, this is personal. “People were subtler before. Freshman year, girls asked me if I could teach them how to twerk. There is a room full of girls and they couldn’t ask anyone else? They needed to ask me? Just subtle questions,” Thomas said. “I couldn’t even do my hair in my ow n dorm room because I didn’t feel comfortable, so I would go to the basement of Le Mans.” Thomas said an open space to talk about the issues that affect African American students is especially crucial for the association. She said BSA acts as a space for people to speak openly about racial issues and how these issues can sometimes leave people feeling isolated. “Being able to have an open space to talk about [issues of racism] is important because I’ve had a lot of girls on campus be verbally assaulting whenever I tr y to speak my mind,” Thomas said. “They always say we’re all one world, we’re all one people and it would just be nice to have a place to talk about how it doesn’t always feel like that for us.” Another aspect of BSA’s mission statement says they
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Concerts, Movies, Festivities, Services and Special-E, or Special Entertainment. Sammy Meehan, one of SUB’s assistant directors, said she is looking forward to the f lexibility Special-E offers. While the committee has mostly brought in comedians, Meehan said new programming is in the works. “Special-E is the miscellaneous committee within SUB and has a lot of freedom to bring a variety of acts to campus,” Meehan said in an email. “We have been talking about bringing mindreaders, hypnotists, improv troupes and magicians, so there is a lot to look forward to from Special-E this year.” Meehan also expressed her excitement to be involved in the planning of the Collegiate Jazz Festival, or CJF, at the end of February, which is the oldest college jazz festival in the country. “It is one of my favorite events on campus. It is a weekend-long festival that attracts college jazz bands from around the country,” Meehan said. “It is a unique event because many local residents also attend the event, so it helps connect ND students with their local community.” SUB committees start planning big events like CJF months in advance,
NEWS Herrfeldt said, to ensure the contracts and logistics are in order. Planning is already underway for CJF and for the first semester concert. Both Herrfeldt and assistant director Madi McFarland said concert plans are kept quiet until they are finalized. “We always like to keep it a little bit secret just because if anything falls through we don’t want it to get out, but we’re definitely working on developing a new system for our concerts, dividing that up a little differently to really please as many students as possible,” Herrfeldt said. One such change to the concert plans is to book a bigger artist for the spring semester concert, McFarland said in an email. “Concerts is definitely our most confidential committee because there is a lot riding on who we bring to campus. We usually have one concert each semester but we decided to go for a smaller one this semester and have not made any plans for next semester yet,” McFarland said. “Planning for this event starts far in advance, so once we confirm the artist for our smaller concert this semester (which should be fairly soon) we will start planning for next semester.” On a smaller scale, SUB plays movies not yet released on DVD every week for just three dollars, while the Services committee hosts finals and midterms Paid Advertisement
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stress relievers, providing students with free food and an excuse to take a study break. The Festivities committee plans events like their free guacamole giveaway on National Guacamole Day during the first week of class. Both Herrfeldt and McFarland said Dogs and Donuts is by far one of SUB’s most popular programs. “My favorite event in the past that I have been a part of is Dogs and Donuts. It’s a Festivities event where we bring Rise’n Roll donuts and puppies from nearby shelters and just hang out on the quad. It is so much fun and a great stress reliever,” McFarland said. “This year, Festivities is looking forward to putting a fun new spin on this event, which is all I can say but get excited for that.” Herrfeldt said SUB’s cooperative and open-minded group dynamic is what has brought him back each year. “We always like to joke that we’re the fun side of student government because there’s a bunch of different divisions of the student union and we take the programming division,” Herrfeldt said. “I think because of that and because we do such unique and interesting events, we thrive on a fun, comedic teambonding environment.” Contact Ciara Hopkinson at chopkin1@nd.edu
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By CHARLIE KENNEY Scene Writer
There are two types of filmmakers in Holly wood: those who make non-fiction films and those who don’t. Damien Chazelle was the latter, and was expected to be for the rest of his career based on the nature of his first three films — two musicals and one musicheav y film. That was until he announced the topic of his next film: one about the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong and his monumental mission to become the first man to walk on the moon. It’s not necessarily a bad thing that Chazelle has gone the route of nonfiction with his new film “First Man” — it’s a path that nearly every notable Hollywood director of the past 40 years has taken at least once in their careers. Spielberg departed from the “Jaws” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrrestrial’s” he became famous for to tackle non-fiction movies like “War Horse” and “Schindler’s List;” Scorsese left the “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” fictional, social commentaries to portray real, historical struggles in movies like “Gangs of New York” and “The Wolf of Wall Street;” and even science-fiction demi-god Ridley Scott left the “Blade Runner” and “Alien” films that made him famous to direct more prescient films like “American Gangster” and “Black Hawk Down.” It’s a trend that isn’t surprising for Chazelle to follow — very few Tarantino or Kubricks can exist in today’s dollar-based Holly wood — but the fault of Chazelle isn’t in him following the trend — it’s in how he is doing it.
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Rezz (aka Space Mom) blessed us all with her bass heav y, alien-trippy, brainwashing studio debut album “Mass Manipulation.” The title itself reveals Rezz’s dark, cynical side that is portrayed in her intertwined passions of EDM and human cognitive psycholog y. Rezz, a 22 year old from Niagara Falls, has quickly caught the attention of high profile EDM artists and possesses an ever-growing cult of fans. The main experience that got her into producing was watching a deadmau5 concert — she is in fact now working under his label, mau5trap. Her signature sound, incomparable to other artists, and her iconic goggles are enough to mesmerize you. The juxtaposition of Rezz’s petite frame and slow, heav y beats adds a mystif ying perception that draws you in. “Relax” is the first track on the album and is comparable to a session of guided meditation. The
All the directors who made the transition from fiction to non-fiction were storytellers — Chazelle is no exception. When they all made the jump, they looked to maintain their storytelling ability and liberty; they picked nonfiction topics that were unknown, yet interesting: a story of Jewish refugees being saved by a factory owner in World War II, the chronicling of Catholic-Protestant clashing in 1840’s New York City or the saga of the beginnings of the heroin industry in America after the Vietnam War. With Chazelle choosing to tell the story of Neil Armstrong — arguably one of the most recognizable names in the current American conscious — the story, in many ways, has already been told for him. Nobody knew how “Schindler’s List” or “Gangs of New York” were going to end, because nobody had heard of the events or people in them. In Chazelle’s “First Man,” however, everyone will go into the theater knowing how it’s going to end: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin will set foot on the moon. In choosing to do this Chazelle has essentially chosen to be a different kind of director — one dedicated to solely directing, not to telling a story (not an captivating one at least). Kathryn Bigelow, James Marsh and Oliver Stone are those kinds of directors and make those kinds of movies. They by no means lack directorial talent or artistic ability, but they lack in many ways the creativity to bring a world to life that doesn’t already exist. Chazelle on the other hand possesses that talent, and has done so three times already in his short but illustrious career. Coming from a
filmmaker who has gone on record saying his favorite films are French musicals, “Casablanca” and “Chinatown,” it’s a move that doesn’t make much sense inspirationally, but probably makes a lot of sense financially. In saying all of this, I am not asserting that the film will be a bad one. Chazelle is a brilliant director and story teller — arguably the best to emerge from the millennial generation thus far — and one who will do justice to whatever topic that he has to tackle. It might even be a film worthy of being placed side by side with the “Lincoln” and “Dunkirk”-esque movies that will be shown in history classes for years to come. What concerns me, however, is not the content or quality of the film Chazelle is set to release in 2018, but rather the precedent it will set for him. Maybe “First Man” is just a detour for Chazelle to cash in on the Hollywood he has just gained acceptance to, but maybe it’s a permanent move. If it’s the latter, it’s something that anyone who watches and loves film should be sad about. In a world where the only surefire way to make money is releasing a film about someone in the Marvel universe, Chazelle found a way to make over $100 million at the box office with a musical — a genre considered outdated and dead. He’s a director and a brain that Hollywood desperately needs working somewhere other than nonfiction for the majority of his career. Directorial minds like Damien Chazelle and Barry Jenkins rarely come around. They’re not minds we want to lose.
nature of the hypnotic, eerie voice followed by a layer of Rezz’s signature walking bassline puts one in a trance-like state. The listener surrenders to the space beyond what words can describe, where the notes start and end, into what sounds like Space Mom’s channeling of shared human anxieties. And we love it. If you want to wake up from your relaxed state and diluted brain, turn your speakers up for “DRUGS!” and have a head banging session when that drop hits. This aggressive track is definitely one of Rezz’s harder beats — even making you feel like you are part of a sci-fi movie. The entire album is characterized by a hyper awareness of the malleability of our minds, masked human inclinations and the sinister realm residing in our heads. The provocative industrial beats may leave us asking “what would my mother think if she listened to this? ” but inevitably leave us coveting more. Fun fact: She puked in her hand onstage on her set at EDC Las Vegas because she did not sleep the
night before and was overwhelmed. You can listen to the album on Spotif y and Soundcloud. Rezz will be performing at Concord Hall in Chicago on Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. and Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. for her Mass Manipulation tour. If you want to transcend reality for a night, I highly recommend you attend her live sets.
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Petition for a hot tub on campus Charlie Kenney Scene Writer
The University of Notre Dame has a lot of things. We have 8,624 undergraduates, we have an endowment of just over $10 billion, we have 11 football national championships and we have a main building with a dome that is covered in 23.9-karat gold leaf. We have all of those things and many more, but there is still one thing the University of Notre Dame desperately needs — a hot tub that is easily accessible by undergraduate and graduate students. When I applied to colleges my senior year of high school, I assumed that I was applying to colleges with easily accessible hot tubs. I had been on college visits and in each of their fitness centers they had saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs available to anyone who so desired to use them. On my college visit to Notre Dame, I went into the “Rock” and upon seeing a pool, I assumed that there was a hot tub. Maybe I’m wrong — I am by no means a hot tub expert — but from what I’ve seen and what I’ve heard, Notre Dame is the exception in the nation-wide trend of universities having hot tubs for their students. I am aware that hot tubs do exist on Notre Dame’s campus. I’ve heard through the grapevine that the dive team has a hot tub at their disposal, that the football team has a hot tub in one of their many facilities and that other sports teams may have access to one. And yes, nonathlete undergraduate and graduate students technically could use these hot tubs if they knew the right people. The issue, however, is that the majority of us non-athletes do not know the “right” people. Most non-athlete students are expected by the University to spend nine months of the year for four years never submerged in hot water. Not a single residence hall on campus, to my knowledge, contains a bath that could fulfill that need; the pools at both the Knute Rockne Memorial Gymnasium and the Rolfs Aquatic Center stay at relatively mild temperatures; and the two lakes that grace our campus are the opposite of the hot springs we wish they were. We need a hot tub (or maybe even multiple hot tubs) to fill that void. Heat is essential to the human body’s survival, and at the moment Notre Dame students just aren’t getting enough of it. It’s not an overly ambitious dream. I am not asking for a new, wildly expensive student center to be built adjacent to the football stadium — I am asking for a single, easily accessible hot tub. Hot tub prices range from $500 to $5,000 dollars online — peanuts to the $10 billion endowment that hangs over our heads. According to U.S. News’ recently released “Best College” rankings for 2018, the University of Notre Dame has done something wrong to deserve the drop we were granted by them. Maybe, however, the University didn’t do anything wrong. Maybe they were just missing something — missing a hot tub. A hot tub that should be installed before I graduate (please). Contact Charlie Kenney at ckenney4@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
To give and not to count the cost One of my favorite prayers, the Prayer for Generosity written by St. Ignatius, took on a completely new meaning for me after my experiences this summer. In my Jesuit high school, repeating this prayer before a class was commonplace, but it was not until I personally witnessed and was the recipient of extreme generosity that St. Ignatius’ words spoke a deeper truth. I encountered this truth over the course of eight weeks in Canto Grande, an urban area located in one of the districts of Lima, Peru as part of the Center for Social Concern’s International Summer Ser vice Learning Program (ISSLP). During my time in Canto Grande, I lived in community with the Holy Cross priests there and worked in two different schools with children with disabilities. My day to day job consisted of helping the teachers in any way possible, whether that meant impromptu dance parties or helping the kids practice writing their names. Hearing the Prayer for Generosity now, my mind naturally wanders back to those who left such a profound impact on me with their example of self less giving. “Lord, “Teach me to be generous; “Teach me to ser ve as you deser ve,” The children I had the pleasure of spending time with radiated an uncontainable joy that I spent the entire summer tr ying to reciprocate. I vividly remember my own ner vousness upon entering the classroom on the first day, wondering how I would relate to these children with my mediocre Spanish abilities. Yet before I had time to finish worr ying, my thoughts were interrupted by the grip of a rambunctious little kid embracing me around the legs. Any new visitor was immediately welcomed as a longtime friend, without judgement. In simple, direct moments like this, the children taught me what unreser ved loving and giving truly look like. During snack time, the kids would insist on sharing their own snacks with ever yone (and I soon realized the ineffectiveness of graciously saying no). Their unique ability to love so freely and wholeheartedly redefined generosity for me, helping me acknowledge my own slowness to accept strangers and even those around me, with a generous spirit. “To give and not to count the cost, “To fight and not to heed the wounds,” Even before Canto Grande, I knew my relationships with the children would have a lasting impact on me, but I could never have anticipated the value of my relationships with their mothers. Because one or two parents were required to come ever y day to help the teacher with the demands of the class, I got to know many of them ver y well over the eight weeks. As they welcomed me into their children’s classroom, many of the mothers exercised a sort of extreme hospitality I had never before witnessed. They took the time to know me as an individual, constantly cooking food and teaching me about traditional Peruvian dishes. If I had not tried a certain dish, they would refuse to let me leave Peru without first preparing it for me. Many of these women faced financial difficulties of their own, but when it came to supporting one another, they looked first at the face of their neighbor and later considered the depth of their own pocket. I had never witnessed such charity as that which they gave out of their own poverty.
“To toil and not to seek for rest,” As a student at Notre Dame, I thought I had mastered getting the most out of ever y day; time has become something that I hold onto and savor in order to accomplish ever y thing w ith my busy schedule. But like the children and their mothers, the Holy Cross priests of Peru challenged me, exemplif y ing a new level of dedication. They devoted ever y minute of their day — quite a few considering the long hours they tirelessly worked — to ser v ing their communit y. The priests taught me generosit y of time. Follow ing them around, fully aware of how much they had to get done, I never w itnessed a moment of hesitation at a parishioner’s request. Their gift of time to others — whether it be stopping to get to know someone, talking w ith a parishioner about family problem, hearing a confession or being a friend — was never subject to their ow n busy ness. Willing to give, they said yes completely and unconditionally before considering their ow n schedule and needs. “To labor and not to ask for reward, “Save that of knowing I am doing your will. “Amen.” In Peru, being a teacher is a thank less job; most teachers juggle back-to-back jobs, going straight from teaching class to working another job to provide for their own children. However, the lack of reward for their occupation does not prevent any of them from wholeheartedly giving themselves to their students. In many special education classes that means consistently responding to outbreaks of slapping, biting, hitting, spitting and screaming with nothing other than love and patience. In addition to their unrelenting dedication to the children, they showed me extraordinar y generosity in their patience as they welcomed me into their classrooms. As I awkwardly attempted to find my role in the classroom environment they had already so carefully created, they accepted me but also guided and befriended me. Language was no obstacle to friendship or kindness for them as their smiles, encouragement and (attempts at) teaching me to dance made me feel a sense of home in an unfamiliar environment. In a countr y where there are still vestiges of shame towards persons with disabilities, these teachers embrace the children with their loving presence, striving tirelessly to provide opportunities for their students to grow and become more independent. I came to Peru wanting to give but felt as if I ended up only receiving. I ultimately felt that I could only sufficiently give my love and my presence, which felt highly inadequate after all that the teachers, priests, students, their mothers and even strangers gave and all they did to welcome and befriend me. W hile in Peru, I constantly struggled with feeling undeser ving of so much kindness and generosity, certain that any words of thanks I expressed for their love and compassion were not enough. Yet eight weeks spent in this humble position watching the people’s beautiful, daily example gradually revealed an invaluable reality: true, unreser ved generosity in action. I may not be able to witness their generosity in person any longer, but I will continue to strive to emulate their love that left an indelible impression in my life. Jack Sullivan junior Sept. 13
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Women mentorship in STEM Sarah Cate Baker Science is Golden
To say that there is a gender discrepancy in STEM is nothing new. According to the NSF, women make up only 29 percent of the STEM workforce, and earn less than half of the bachelor’s awarded in almost all STEM fields. The situation is even more disparate for minority women, who in 2015 earned 3.1 percent of the bachelor’s awarded in mechanical engineering, 6.5 percent of physical sciences and 9.7 percent of biological sciences. While the extent of this problem has become nearly common knowledge, its potential solutins are not so easily discussed. Perhaps that’s because the reasons behind this gender gap are not clear-cut. Implicit biases and explicit discrimination occur on every college campus, and the number of women in STEM ref lect both. Barriers to entry form at a young age, as video games marketed overwhelmingly towards boys discourage female computer scientists, and the stereotype that men are better at math does not encourage female engineers. Yet these problems of cultural bias and skewed perceptions are intangible ones — so how do we form tangible solutions? We should start with mentorship. It’s a triedand-true method for almost every field; the very concept of the university began with mentorship, with young minds being led by older ones. And when it comes to women in STEM, there is strong
recent research that older women scientists mentoring younger ones is a sure-fire way to increase retention rates. A recent, comprehensive study out of University of Massachusetts–Amherst showed how effective female mentorship can be. Professor of psychology Nilanjana Dasgupta assigned female engineering majors a male or female mentor who was a high-performing senior in their major, or no mentor at all. After surveying the groups for a year, Dasgupta found that students with female mentors felt more confident about their engineering skills and more accepted in their department. While 11 percent of mentor-less students had changed major by the end of the year, all of the students with female mentors stayed. Importantly, the grades between the groups did not vary significantly, indicating that the women’s decisions to stay in STEM were motivated less by actual ability and more by feelings of confidence and acceptance. Scientists are taking note. Initiatives like Million Women Mentors and the National Girls Collaborative Project are working to connect mentees to mentors from around the country. Programs that support upperclassmen mentorship of underclassmen are becoming commonplace at universities. Notre Dame has taken some impressive strides in this area, as the majority of our STEM departments involve some sort of mentoring club or system — speaking from experience, biology’s Uplift program facilitates small group mentoring, and hosts events where underclassmen
can ask upperclassmen about things like classes and careers. Yet the research is showing that women need to be mentored by women, a call that Notre Dame’s chapter of AWIS (Association for Women in Science) is answering well. AWIS pairs undergraduate STEM women with female STEM graduate students, a direct parallel to Dasgupta’s findings (note: AWIS is now accepting applications, so if you’re interested check them out.) The point of female mentorship in STEM is to show future scientists and engineers that there is a place for women in these fields. Although it can seem upsetting that something as simple as this needs to be said, it is encouraging in that it will only get better. The more we encourage women to enter STEM fields, the more gender-balanced those fields will become — and as women in STEM becomes normalized, our need for special recruitment techniques will diminish. Hopefully there will come a day when mentorship for women in STEM is so commonplace that specific programming will no longer need to exist — but for the time being, these programs should do nothing but expand. Sarah Cate is a senior at Notre Dame studying biology and English. As such, she enjoys writing essays about Salinger and studying viruses in her research lab. Her favorite books are very much like her science experiments — long, complicated and ultimately inconclusive. She can be reached sbaker6@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Iceland isn’t getting rid of Down sydrome Iceland isn’t getting rid of Down syndrome. Iceland is getting rid of people with Down syndrome. There’s a difference. In August, CBS published a report, which has since gone viral, announcing that the island’s abortion rate for babies with Down syndrome is approaching 100 percent. Like most progressive European countries, selective abortion is rampant thanks to pre-natal testing which allows expectant mothers to know nearly any medical condition their child might have. Just one or two children with the genetic disorder are born each year in Iceland — and usually as the result of faulty testing, meaning the parents thought they had a healthy child. In other words, no one in Iceland wants a Down syndrome child. This is both saddening and horrifying. Saddening, because children with disabilities are people who deserve even more care and protection, not less, and horrifying because of what this says about modern society which so often claims to be fighting for the oppressed, for social justice and for equality. Who could be more oppressed than children targeted and eliminated at a 99 percent death rate? This phenomenon is just an indicator of the larger problem present in our culture, an attitude St. Pope John Paul II called “the culture of death.” Human life and human dignity are under assault on all fronts, from threats of nuclear attacks, to countries ravaged by war and poverty, to cultural imperialism through abortion, contraception and forced sterilization. Pope Francis has updated this term to what
he calls the “throwaway culture,” something he has fiercely critiqued. The throwaway culture is nowhere more blindingly destructive than in the selective abortion rate of children with disabilities. Our country isn’t quite as bad, but the Unites States still aborts anywhere from 65 percent to 90 percent, depending on various reports. As a society, we do not (or at least actively strive to not) discriminate on the basis of race, sex, creed, socioeconomic background and the like, but what makes those with disabilities any different? Mothers and father who choose to selectively abort children with a disability are afraid of the difficulties and costs that come with such a child. What they fail to realize is the joyful, unlimited love and the unique beauty that only such a child can bring. Such a vast love is infinitely more powerful than any strain, hard though they indeed are, that arises out of raising these children. Pre-natal testing is a technological advance that should be used for good; knowing about a child’s medical condition before he or she is born can allow for pre-emptive surgeries or treatment and for preparation by the parents, both financial and psychological. But when this power is distorted to locate and eliminate the weakest among us, it begins to sound like a dystopian horror story or a utilitarian fantasy. I empathize with parents facing such a decision because it can be truly crushing to learn of an infant’s illness, whether genetic, terminal or other. I say empathize, and not sympathize, because
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my own parents faced a similar decision with me. Pre-natal testing indicated signs on my body in the womb of trisomy 18, a crippling developmental genetic disorder which usually results in death in under a year. My parents switched doctors, not even considering anything close to an abortion. They chose life and love, and as it turns out, I was a perfectly healthy baby. My younger sister, too, was diagnosed with a chance of having Down syndrome based on pre-natal testing, but my parents looked forward eagerly to their next daughter regardless of her health. She also ended up born perfectly healthy — but only because she was given the chance to live in the first place, something the Icelandic children in similar circumstances do not have. Our world needs to choose a culture of life, facing sickness, disease and disabilities with hope, and embracing those who most need it. The beauty of creation is nowhere more manifest than the beauty of the human person, and especially in the shining smile of a person with Down syndrome. This creation we have a duty to respect and to protect, not to throw aside and ignore. Eliminating Down syndrome would be a revolutionary medical breakthrough, but eliminating people with Down syndrome is nothing more than a tragic lack of humanity.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Take control of your life and start to do the things that make you happy and healthy. You can bring about positive changes that will encourage you to be your best. Don’t listen to negativity or people who try to discourage you from living life your way. The harder you work, the greater your opportunities will become. Your numbers are 2, 13, 16, 21, 32, 37, 45. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Tell it like it is and do whatever has to be done to get it right. Don’t saddle yourself with nonsense that is a waste of time when directing your time and energy more efficiently will lead you to the winner’s circle. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let emotions and anxiety lead to anger and disappointment. Concentrate on what you can do to make your life better. Educational pursuits and communicating with people who have something to offer should be your priority. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look for interesting new ways to improve your everyday chores, responsibilities or your job. An energetic approach to what really matters to you will help you finish what you start and encourage you to start something new. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Let life unfold naturally. Observe what’s going on around you until you see situations clearly enough to make a decision that will have a positive influence on your life. Too much of anything will be unhealthy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Examine your motivations for getting involved in something before you jump in. If your reasons aren’t true to your beliefs, it may be time to change course. Take charge of your life so no one else can. Make a commitment to excel. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Networking and socializing are favored as long as you don’t make unrealistic promises or expect too much. Learn from what others divulge and how they respond, but do your own research. Romance is encouraged. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get past the discord and family dynamics and strive to make plans that will bring you closer to the ones you love. Keeping the peace isn’t always easy, but showing how much you care will be a good place to begin. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Tell it like it is and move on to your next mission. Take the route that suits you best. A decision you make at home will increase your desire to learn new things. Don’t worry about what others think. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make this a day of new beginnings. Start from the ground up and make the adjustments that will support the dreams you want to create and the goals you want to achieve. Open the door when opportunity knocks. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your thoughts and plans simple and finish what you start. Seeing things through will be its own reward. Keep your dreams alive and your goals in perspective. Try to avoid minor injury and accidents. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep a level head regardless of what other people do. It’s in your best interest to do what will bring you the most in return. An emotional change will help to stabilize your life and your future. Opportunity must not be wasted. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stay on track. Don’t lose sight of the truth and what’s transpired in the past. Refuse to take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. There are other ways to help that will bring you far more in return. Birthday Baby: You are playful, witty and adaptable. You are adventurous and entertaining.
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MLB | Phillies 4, dodgers 3
KD’s Twitter antics prompted by fans Daniel O’Boyle Sports Writer
On Sept. 18, 2017, the internet changed. Sure, we always knew that any account online may not be who they claim to be behind the screen. But Monday, we had to directly come to terms with the fact that any online account could be Kevin Durant. Monday, we saw Durant refer to himself in the thirdperson in an argument on twitter, while calling out former teammates and coaches from his time in Oklahoma City. The tweets caused speculation that the Warriors forward most likely intended to tweet from a second account with another name, which he may use to regularly defend himself. Internet sleuths later discovered an instagram account with a history of arguing in favor of Durant and a variety of clues that it may well be the 2013–14 NBA MV P’s online alter-ego. Now, when you get into an argument online, you have to accept that it may be Durant on the other end, throwing insults at you between practices, or — during the season — perhaps even from the locker room at Oracle Arena at halftime. Durant has been relentlessly mocked for his actions for a reason. It does seem childish to pretend to be someone else in order to criticize former teammates and defend your most controversial decision. It’s not the “right” way to handle a beef. (The “right” way is to release a clapback song that samples Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” in the chorus and features a line about how you can’t come to the phone because you’re dead, but I digress). Yes, Durant’s actions were immature. It’s indefensible. But Durant ended up in a scenario where he believed this was the appropriate way to address his grievances, and for that the media and fans deserve a certain amount of blame. Today’s sports media is nonstop. Shows like ESPN’s First Take and Fox Sports’s Undisputed have to fill time talking about something every day, and sometimes there just isn’t anything that’s actually worth talking about. So they focus in on any minor comment and turn it into a drama. It’s even worse online,
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where the most rabid fans can find a platform and scrutinize comments even further. W hen Durant told Bill Simmons that “nobody wants to play in Under Armours,” people read the line as a sign of a potential feud between Durant and Under Armour’s f lagship superstar, Stephen Curry. Of course Durant holds opinions about his time with the Thunder, and you can assume there are certain things he didn’t like — if not, he would have stayed. But when he defends himself on his own Twitter, without even taking shots at his former team, he’s accused by many of being whiny. So do fans want their superstars to say nothing at all? Kawhi Leonard does it well, but only because he’s owned his blandness to a point where it’s entertaining and funny. If the players like Durant, who have opinions about their teams, get put down every time they speak up, we’ll never get to understand their decisions. And with fans constantly reminiscing about a time before players were so uniformly positive about one another, we should let players express their genuine thoughts instead of rehearsed praise. For players who may have opinions about more important non-basketball issues, it’s just as easy to see why a player may be discouraged from say ing what they want to. Amid all of the controversy that surrounded former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem, athletes — including some of the most popular role models for children, some of the most recognizable members of racial minorit y groups and those who grew up in working-class households in the countr y — know that they w ill be shredded for their opinions, regardless of what they say. So when I get — sorr y, I mean when Kev in Durant gets — criticism or w ild speculation about a totally harmless expression of a much more safe opinion than what he said about the Thunder, maybe you’ll see what led him to respond to haters in the worst possible way.
Kershaw gives up first ever grand slam in loss Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Altherr hit a grand slam, the first ever given up by Clayton Kershaw, to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers and their ace, 4-3 on Monday night. Chris Taylor and Justin Turner led off the game with consecutive homers and Curtis Granderson also went deep for the Dodgers, who opened play with a magic number of four to clinch the NL West. At 9654, Los Angeles still has the best record in baseball. The Phillies have been a thorn in the side of Kerhshaw (17-4). The Dodgers’ ace lefthander dropped to 3-5 in his career versus Philadelphia, one of just three teams he has a losing record against. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner was cruising until the sixth, when he allowed a bloop single by Freddy Galvis between a pair of walks to load the bases for Altherr.
The Phillies outfielder crushed Kershaw’s 1-1 breaking ball 418 feet to left to give Philadelphia a 4-2 advantage. Kershaw departed after the sixth and allowed four runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Galvis finished 2-for-3 off Kershaw and is batting .600 (6-for-10) lifetime against the left-hander. Granderson homered to right with one out in the ninth to pull Los Angeles within one, but Hector Neris recovered to record his 22nd save in 25 chances. Nick Pivetta (6-10) rebounded from a shaky start to earn the victory. The 24-year-old right-hander gave up two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in six innings. Taylor led off the game with an inside-the-park homer. His drive to leftcenter caromed hard off the metal fence above the wall and far away from center fielder Odubel Herrera, who came up short in his try for a
leaping catch. Turner followed with a drive into the left-field seats to put the Dodgers up 2-0. Chase Utley went 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts and was lifted in the seventh for a pinch-hitter. The beloved former Phillies player, who helped Philadelphia to the 2008 World Series title, received a standing ovation before his first at-bat and loud cheers throughout the evening.
Trainer’s room Dodgers: Manager Dave Roberts kept SS Corey Seager out of the starting lineup in order to rest and not because Seager had caused further damage to his sore right elbow. Seager struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth.
Up next Dodgers RHP Yu Darvish (9-12, 4.08) opposes Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (11-10, 3.60) in the second game of the four-game set on Tuesday night.
MLB | Brewers 3, Pirates 0
Braun, Brewers stay in race with win over Pirates Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Brent Suter pitched f ive ef f icient innings, Rya n Braun homered a nd t he Milwau kee Brewers beat t he Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Monday night to ga in g round in t he NL playof f chase. Milwau kee pu lled w it hin 3 1/2 ga mes of t he Cubs in t he NL Cent ra l a nd t wo ga mes behind t he Rock ies for t he f ina l NL w ild ca rd. Chicago a nd Colorado were bot h of f Monday. Suter (3-2) a llowed f ive hits a nd st r uck out four, t hrow ing just 64 pitches before ha nding of f to t he bu llpen. Five relievers split t he f ina l four innings, w it h Corey K nebel pitching t he nint h for his 36t h save in 41 t ries. Braun’s solo shot, his
17t h of t he season, ca me in t he four t h inning of f sta r ter Ja meson Ta i l lon (7-7). In t he si x t h inning, former Pirates inf ielder Neil Wa l ker added on w it h a n RBI single t hat ended Ta il lon’s night. Ta i l lon had his last turn in t he rotat ion sk ipped a fter a poor sta r t Sept. 7 a nd rebounded by g iv ing up t wo r uns a nd si x hits in f ive innings. Ta i l lon wa l ked one a nd st r uck out four. Trav is Shaw hit a n RBI single to score Wa l ker in t he eight h. It was Shaw’s tea m-leading 96t h RBI t his yea r. Braun, Shaw a nd Wa l ker each had t wo hits.
Trainer’s room Brewers: OF Domingo Santana (back strain) did not play, but manager Craig Counsell said he should
play Tuesday. Pirates: C Francisco Cer velli (left quad irritation) w ill be shut dow n for the remainder of the season. Cer velli hasn’t played since Aug. 25. He also missed time this year w ith a concussion and a w rist injur y. ... OF Starling Marte (left shoulder, finger) did not play. He was injured sliding into second base on Wednesday.
Up next Brewers: Chase Anderson (10-3, 2.88 ER A) w ill make his 23rd start of the season. He is 2-0 w ith a 2.43 ER A in t wo starts against the Pirates this year. Pirates: Trevor Williams (6-8, 4.26) is schedule to start. His 105 strikeouts are fifth among National League rookies.
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possession. The Ramblers worked their way to the end zone, w ith their running back breaking through the defensive pile to score and push the Ramblers to a 14-0 lead over the Juggerknotts. During the second half, Siegfried moved the chains w ith a long pass by Steiner to get into the red zone, where the sophomore quarterback was able to scramble and find Krohn in the end zone. Knott nearly blocked the extra point, but the Ramblers converted it successfully to extend their lead to 21-0. The rest of the game was push and shove from both sides, as neither team scored during the fourth quarter. Looking ahead, Knott w ill take on Dunne next week, while Siegfried w ill face Sorin. Both games w ill take place at 1 p.m. at Ricci Family Fields. Contact Ellie Olmanson at eolmanso@nd.edu
Fisher vs. Duncan By THOMAS LYNCH Sports Writer
The Green Wave and Highlanders matched up
Sunday afternoon for a close and intense game, which was stopped prematurely due to ra in w it h a score of 12-7 favoring t he Green Wave. A lex Ray mond, a junior cornerback a nd w ide receiver for t he Green Wave, ma naged to intercept a pass on t he High la nder’s f irst drive. Due to a long recept ion by Ray mond a few plays later, Fisher on ly needed a shor t r un into t he end zone to put t hem up 6-0 w it h a reca lled PAT. In response, t he High la nders quick ly drove dow n a nd scored t ha n ks to bot h r uns a nd passes by t heir senior qua r terback, Matt hew Kase, putt ing t hem up 7-6. However, t heir lead did not last long, w ith the Green Wave’s next play being a Hail Mar y to Ray mond who ran it in for the touchdow n. With less than a minute before half, the Highlanders threatened to score and take the lead. However, a forced fumble by Fisher junior Jorge Melendez on his ow n ten-yard line ensured the Green Wave’s lead of 12-7 going into half. Daniel Ridzik, Fisher’s senior captain, praised Melendez’s pivotal play. “I want to give a shout out to Jorge Melendez,” Ridzik said. “He forced the fumble on their drive, which was
huge. They were driv ing dow n the field and if they were to have scored there they probably would have taken a 14-12 lead.” During the third quarter, the game was delayed and eventually called off due to lightning strikes in the area. With the score at 12-7, Duncan still has ample opportunit y to come back and w in, as the Highlanders and Green Wave w ill continue this game in three weeks when they match up Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. on Ricci Family Field. Duncan’s sophomore captain Kyle Tomshack said he saw many positives w ith his team’s performance. “There were a lot of guys who stepped up and showed they can play,” Tomshack said. “I thought our quarterback Matthew Kase showed a lot of heart of his runs — he was really going hard at it.” Duncan and Fisher w ill use this game as preparation for next week’s games against Carroll and Morrissey, respectively. Contact Thomas Lynch at tlynch3@nd.edu
Stanford vs. Keenan By PARIS SHIRLEY Sports Writer
In the latest chapter of the rivalr y know n as the “Battle
for the Chapel” bet ween the adjoined dorms of Stanford and Keenan, the Griffins proved v ictorious, w inning 14-6 Sunday afternoon. Building upon the championship success of last year’s football team, the Griffins came out of the gate firing. Junior quarterback Chase Jennings marched them dow nfield on their first drive, pick ing apa r t t he K nights’ defense w it h quick outs a nd ca lm ly scra mbling for f irst dow ns when not hing was ava i lable. The drive cu lminated in a br uising 10-ya rd touchdow n r un t hat foreboded a long day for Keena n. The Grif f ins hopes cou ld have been dashed when Jennings t wea ked his k nee on t he Grif f ins’ second drive, t hr ust ing t he of fense into t he ha nds of f reshma n qua r terback Kel len Round. However, t he fea rs of t he Grif f in fa it hf u l were a l layed quick ly as Round displayed his accurate long ba l l t hroughout t he day, connect ing on a 40-ya rd bomb midway t hrough t he second qua r ter to put t he Grif f ins up 14-0 at ha lf t ime. The K nights st r uggled to get much of a ny t hing going in t he f irst t hree qua rters, but t he four t h was a n ent irely dif ferent stor y. They relied on t he a rm of
junior qua r terback Da niel Lindst rom, who repeated ly f ired dow nf ield to hit speedy receivers on go routes, one of which brought t he score to 14-6 late in t he four t h. However, t he K nights missed t he ex t ra point, a nd Lindst rom t hrew t wo unt imely intercept ions in t he second ha lf, f ur t her k i l ling t he K nights’ momentum. Keena n senior capta in Gregor y Bra ina rd sa id t hey had ma ny posit ive ta keaways f rom t he ga me despite t he loss. “We’re genera l ly prett y comfor table w it h our defense,” Bra ina rd sa id. “Sta nford played a g reat ga me a nd t heir of fense was just ef fect ive at t he right t imes. This week in pract ice, we’re going to spend more t ime on t he of fensive side of t he ba l l. We have just got to ma ke sure t hat our qua r terback a nd receivers a re in sy nc because we ca me out a litt le f lat-footed today in t he f irst ha lf.” Keena n will look to bounce back nex t week aga inst St. Edwa rd’s, whi le Sta nford w i l l look to rema in undefeated when it ta kes on Za hm at 2 :15 p.m. nex t Sunday at Ricci Fa mi ly Fields. Contact Paris Shirley at pshirley@nd.edu
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Irish sophomore Johnathan Small readies himself during a doubles match against Northwestern on Feb. 24 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
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Junior Alex Lebedev also competed in the Napa Valley Classic. There, he defeated Akos Kotorman of Baylor in his Sunday match 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, closing out the tournament with a 2-1 record to start the season. In doubles, Lebedev and sophomore Matt Gamble won both their matches on Saturday over Oklahoma and California, after falling on Friday to the 34th-ranked pair of Griffith and J.T. Nishimura (Cal). On the other side of the
countr y in Cambridge, Massachusetts, although Notre Dame only won 13 of 34 matches, the Irish underclassmen enjoyed similar success. They concluded the tournament w ith five singles v ictories on Sunday, putting a bow on a solid weekend. Throughout the Chowder Fest, sophomore Johnathan Small went 3-0 in singles; further, freshman William Howells and sophomore Conor Somers both went 2-1. Notre Dame will now travel to Tuscaloosa on Friday for the Crimson Tide 4-In-The-Fall, a weekend tournament hosted by the University of A labama.
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Irish sophomore Matt Gamble prepares to return a forehand during a match against Northwestern on Feb. 24 at Eck Tennis Pavilion. Gamble went 15-10 in dual singles matches last season for Notre Dame.
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Irish junior defender Felicien Dumas whips in a cross during Notre Dame’s 3-0 victory on Friday. Dumas had two assists in the game.
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Irish senior forward Jon Gallagher dribbles up the field during Notre Dame’s 2-1 double overtime win against Cal Poly on Aug. 27 at Alumni Stadium. Gallagher has four goals for the Irish this season. Paid Advertisement
the same amount of shots as the Irish, 12-12, but graduate student and goalkeeper Chris Hubbard made three saves to force another shut out. “It was kind of a funny game, we had spells of ver y good play and then we had ominous spells,” Clark said. “We w ill take the w in, it’s a great w in because they’re a tough team. I thought it was a game that was going to go right to the 90th minute. They were in it, the shots were prett y even. We needed another goal in the second half and that would have taken the pressure off of us, but we never got that. Even at 3-0 I was never completely comfortable, put it that way. I’ve been in this game a long while, any thing can happen in soccer. Look how quick ly [our goals] came, and they often come in little f lurries, but we w ill take it.” With the continual
pressure on the team during the second half, Clark reiterated that his team w ill have to play in a lot of tough ACC and non-conference games. “We had chances,” Clark said. “Their goalkeeper had a fantastic save from [sophomore midfielder] Jack [Casey] and there were a few other ones that I don’t know how they didn’t go in, but maybe that was good. It kept us honest. They put a second for ward up and they became quite direct, so the game was charging back and forth. The ones that played, played ver y hard, they are going to need a good regeneration. And we w ill get the other guys ready and we have another game ahead. They’re coming up fast and furious now, w ith Tuesday against Bowling Green.” No. 2 Notre Dame w ill return to A lumni Stadium on Tuesday to host No. 19 Bowling Green in a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m. Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu
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Irish graduate student goalie Chris Hubbard prepares to take a free kick during Notre Dame’s 3-0 win over NC State on Friday.
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No. 2 Irish stay undefeated with home win By MEAGAN BENS Sports Writer
Capitalizing on set pieces, No. 2 Notre Dame walked away w ith a 3-0 v ictor y over North Carolina State on Friday night at A lumni Stadium. During the ACC matchup, the first two goals were built up and finished off by the back line. Both came off of junior defender Felicien Dumas’ corner kicks, as graduate student defender Matt Habrowski headed a ball straight into the net at 30 :15, and senior defender Patrick Berneski headed the ball off a bounce w ith 6:35 to spare in the half. Then, just when the period appeared over, senior for ward Jeff Farina sent an overhead pass to senior for ward Jon Gallagher, who outran both defenders and slotted the ball to the bottom right corner from inside the 18-yard box to give the Irish a 3-0 lead heading into halftime. “I think one of the nice things for the team is that we worked really hard on corner
kicks this week,” Irish head coach Bobby Clark said. “We had one session where we just finished them purely for 30 minutes. We had a double session where we just finished again because they haven’t been good, our corner kicks have been really disappointing in the prev ious games. So we really spent some time. Shows you if you work on things, it’ll work later in the game.” A lthough the scoreboard displayed a clear w in, the Wolfpack kept the Irish under pressure, according to Clark. Within the first seven minutes, NC State almost took a lead when freshman for ward Dav id Loera chipped the ball into the back of the net after a corner kick. The goal was discounted after officials deemed a player offsides during the corner kick. Dow n three goals entering the second half, the Wolfpack ramped up their efforts to put points on the board, and finished w ith see M SOCCER PAGE 11
Men’s squads start season By ELLIE OLMANSON Sports Writer
Siegfried defeated Knott 21-0 to kick off the first game of the men’s interhall season and to claim dominance over Mod Quad. The first quarter consisted of many possession changes as the two teams failed to get on the scoreboard. Siegfried’s first drive developed from a strong and consistent running game until a long pass by sophomore quarterback A ndrew Steiner connected w ith senior receiver Ma x Krohn, which got the Ramblers inside the red zone. However, Knott seemed to turn the tables almost immediately. The Juggerknotts sacked the Siegfried quarterback and proceeded to intercept the ball at the goal line despite an offensive pass interference call against the Ramblers. Knott could not take advantage of the momentum
Sophomore midfielder Jack Casey surveys the field during Notre Dame’s 3-0 win over North Carolina State on Friday at Alumni Stadium. Casey helped set up the team’s third goal by senior forward Jon Gallagher.
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sw ing, however, as Siegfried forced and recovered a fumble before the Juggerknotts could reach a first dow n. The second quarter highlighted Krohn as the key player to the game, as the Siegfried receiver had a stellar catch to set up his teammate for a run into the end zone for a 7-0 lead, and praised the play of his quarterback after the game. “We came into this game w ithout our main quarterback of last year, but our guy Steiner stepped up,” Krohn said. “He really showed he could run the ball and throw the ball. It was fun to see that Steiner was throwing [passes] up there, and that we were bringing them dow n.” Knott did not see much success in the passing game during the second quarter. Once the Juggerknotts decided to focus on the run game, Siegfried forced another fumble and gained see INTERHALL PAGE 10
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Irish junior Alex Lebedev reacts after scoring a point during a match against Northwestern on Feb. 24 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
This past weekend, the Irish began the fall season by splitting the squad to compete in t wo tournaments, sending one contingent to the Napa Valley Classic in California and the other to Chowder Fest in Massachusetts. Both tournaments featured particularly strong play from underclassmen on the team. Out in California, Notre Dame finished w ith a combined record of 10-10 over 20 matches. Freshman Tristan McCormick led the charge, advancing all the way to the singles semifinals in the Napa Valley Classic. A long the way, McCormick took dow n some tough competitors, including No. 49 Billy Griffith of California in a 10-6 v ictor y in the quarterfinals. However, No. 93 Valentin Vacherot of Texas A&M bested McCormick 10-7 in the follow ing round. see M TENNIS PAGE 10