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Notre Dame remembers professor By MARY STEURER News Writer
With a devotion to academics, faith in God and charity to others, Gary N. Knoppers was someone who fully embodied the Notre Dame spirit. “He attracted many wonderful students to our department, graduate students [and] others, taught the honors classes and students really loved him,” chair of the department of theology Timothy Matovina said. “What I appreciated most was that he was just a genuinely good human being, a Christian man.” Professor Knoppers, the John A. O’Brien professor of theology, died of cancer at 62 on Dec. 22. An expert in biblical studies and ancient Hebrew and Near Eastern history, he came to Notre Dame
in 2014 after 25 years at Penn State University. Mark Lackowski, a Notre Dame fourth-year doctoral student, said Professor Knoppers assumed a presence in the theology department right away. “I’ve been told that when he came in, immediately, he was looking to build bridges, connections with other faculty members [and] with students and he basically wanted to get people talking to one another, working together,” Lackowski said. “ … He was just someone who was good at connecting people, fueling people, making people feel comfortable to bring whatever expertise or whatever perspectives that they had to the table and putting those all into conversation with each other.” Professor Knoppers used
his scholarship to inform and strengthen his faith, Matovina said. “You can be a real critical scholar of the Bible, know the languages and know the history, but also be a person of deep faith coming out of those studies and out of your whole life,” he said. According to a Jan. 10 University news release, Professor Knoppers received the 2014 R.B.Y. Scott Award for Outstanding Book in Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies for his book “Jews and Samaritans: The Origins and History of Their Early Relations.” The book explores the Samaritans’ “relationship with Judeans and the ways in which different factions of Judaism were negotiating their identity, religiously, politically [and] socially,” Lackowski said.
Campus dining director discusses updates By CLAIRE RAFFORD News Writer
Shortly before winter break, Campus Dining announced the addition of two new dining locations on campus. Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, a Greek restaurant, will take the place of Au Bon Pain Catering in the Hesburgh Center. Director of Campus Dining Chris
Abayasinghe said that the new eatery will offer fresh, healthy Mediterranean food in a social yet scholarly setting. “We wanted to respond to the new Jenkins-Nanovic Building, which is constructed right next to where this facility is going to be, and we also want to acknowledge the growing globalization of our campus and begin the process of introducing authentic, delicious
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“[The book] goes to the heart, in some ways, of his scholarship, which is the complexities and dynamics of the political and historical situation of the Jews,” theology professor Abraham Winitzer said. Professor Knoppers also received the R.B.Y. Scott Award for Outstanding Book in Old Testament Studies for his work for the Anchor Yale Bible series in 2005, according to the release. Most recently, Professor Knoppers was writing commentaries on the Book of Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah, Lackowski added. “Gary was always interested in the relationship between the different Jewish groups within ancient Israel,” he said.
Luigi Gregori’s Christopher Columbus murals will no longer be displayed fully in the Main Building, University President Fr. John Jenkins said Sunday in an email to members of the Notre Dame community. The murals, a series of 12 paintings in the main corridor of the Main Building, were completed in 1884 by Italian painter Luigi Gregori and depict the life and work of Christopher Columbus. The
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cuisines,” he said. Abayasinghe said Garbanzo is expected to open in March 2019. The second new retail location, Pizza Pi, will be located in the place of Reckers on the south side of South Dining Hall. According to a previous Observer report, the restaurant will serve mostly Italian foods, such as pizza, pasta see DINING PAGE 4
Notre Dame fan opens Irish pub in Florida By MARIA PAUL RANGEL News Writer
With its sports teams, school spirit and long-enduring traditions, Notre Dame has managed to build a fan base that stretches all over the globe. The support for the Irish is not limited to students and professors. It includes people that neither attend nor graduated from Notre Dame, but who share an equally strong sentiment for the
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University. Such is the case of bartender Joseph Patrick Casey, who now owns an Irish pub in Key West, Florida. “I became a Notre Dame fan [when] I was 6 years old and saw the golden helmets for the first time,” Casey said. Casey said the sight of the helmets left a strong impression, as he has supported the Irish ever since. Casey is a “subway alumnus,” which is what he described as a group of Notre Dame supporters
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who did not attend the University but travel to watch home football games, and he said he has attended over 120 games in his lifetime. “Notre Dame is very sacred to me,” Casey said. “I go there every September for at least four games.” Through thick or thin, rain or shine, Casey supports the Irish. Casey once flew to North Carolina during a hurricane in order to watch his favorite team play see PUB PAGE 4
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Students attend service event “Saint Mary’s Serves” in Regina Hall for the 175th year anniversary celebration of Saint Mary’s College. By JORDAN COCKRUM and MARIA LEONTARAS Saint Mary’s Editor, Associate St. Mary’s Editor
For the duration of the 2019 calendar year, Saint Mary’s is commemorating its 175th anniversary.
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art will now be covered with a cloth material, Jenkins said in his email. “In recent years I have heard from students, alumni, faculty, staff, representatives of the Native American community and others on this complex topic,” Jenkins said. “I have decided, after consultation with the University’s Board of Fellows, on a course that will preserve the murals, but will not display them regularly in their current location.” In recent years, members of
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Lackowski said he first met Professor Knoppers while interviewing to be a Ph.D. student. “[Interviewing] is nervewracking experience,” he said. “You meet all the professors, they ask you questions about your work, and things like that.” Lackowski said Professor Knoppers made him feel welcome immediately. “Gary just had a way in which he kind of put people at ease, as it were, even though he was this big name in the field,” he said.
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the community voiced concerns about the accuracy of the murals’ depictions of Columbus as a savior-like figure to Native Americans and criticized the University’s display of the murals, especially in a location as prominent as the Main Building. Jenkins said the murals must be understood within the context in which they were created, but it is still important to recognize the way they ignore Columbus’ treatment of Native Americans. “The murals present us with several narratives not easily reconciled, and the tensions among them are especially perplexing for us because of
Notre Dame’s distinctive history and Catholic mission. At the time they were painted, the murals were not intended to slight indigenous peoples, but to encourage another marginalized group,” Jenkins said. “ … The message to the Notre Dame community was that they too, though largely immigrants and Catholics, could be fully and proudly American. “The murals’ depiction of Columbus as beneficent explorer and friend of the native peoples hides from view the darker side of this story, a side we must acknowledge,” Jenkins continued. The murals have long been
the subject of protests and demonstrations from student organizations and activist groups. In March of 2018, the Notre Dame student senate voted in support of removing the murals from Main Building. Prior to the decision to cover the murals, the University administrstion made pamphlets available in the hallway containing the murals that described their history. Because the murals hold historical and artistic significance, Jenkins said, actions will be taken to preserve and display the murals in a more appropriate setting.
“We will … create a permanent display for high-quality, high-resolution images of the murals in a campus setting to be determined that will be conducive to such an informed and careful consideration,” he said. Jenkins also said the material covering the murals will be able to be temporarily removed as to display them in their natural setting. “The murals on the walls of the Main Building will themselves be covered by woven material consistent with the decor of the space, though it will be possible to display the murals on occasion,” he said.
“He was just a very warm and kind person.” Over the course of their time together, Professor Knoppers grew to be more than just a professor to him; he became a mentor and friend, Lackowski said. “Gary was very attentive and inquisitive and patient with me, and he knew exactly what to say and when to say it to help me clarify an argument or solve a problem that I’m dealing with my work,” he said. “But always in these conversations, beyond some of the more technical stuff related to academia, he always had a really humorous anecdote from all his years in
the academy, and he would always inject some levity into the conversation.” Professor Knoppers unfailingly put those around him first, Lackowski added. “Even when he was struggling with his own health or his treatment schedule, he still somehow found time to write an email or call or meet to discuss what I was doing,” Lackowski said. “ … He was always just very generous with his time that way.” Theology professor Gary Anderson said he will always remember hearing Professor Knoppers warmly greet his colleagues every morning.
“He was just an incredibly gracious, generous man,” Anderson said. “Watching and seeing that graciousness and generosity in action was probably my warmest memory [of him].” Winitzer said in everything he did, Professor Knoppers brought his kind and considerate nature with him. “He liked to laugh, he liked to smile … and, by the way, that extended all the way to the last time I saw him,” Winitzer said. “ … [He] really, really cared. Just a caring person, a caring and a thoughtful person in the realest sense of the words.”
Matovina said Professor Knoppers’ work will shape Notre Dame for years to come. “He was only here five years, but already he was working with, doing some great work with graduate students who will carry on his legacy, because they’ll go off and be professors themselves with the formation and the training they had from Professor Knoppers,” he said. “But in the department, just his goodness, his community spirit will be his legacy and will be deeply missed.”
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and breadsticks, in addition to salads and smoothies. Pizza Pi’s hours are planned to be 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday. “Especially with the new residential hall being built on over on this side of campus, we also wanted to acknowledge late-night dining venues,” Abayasinghe said. “So we thought, what better way than for us to renovate Reckers?” Pizza Pi will also be serving beer and wine options to students who are of legal drinking age. Abayasinghe said several factors influenced the decision to serve alcohol in a campus restaurant. “The first piece was to acknowledge the ability for us to serve responsibly on campus,” he said. “The second part was for us to also acknowledge that as you have these cuisines come together, whether it’s pizza or whether it’s pasta or delicious salads or things along those lines, that we could introduce into the culinary scene here more than just soda and beverages like that, so we wanted to acknowledge that. And thirdly, thinking of the late-night activation and so on, we wanted to be able to create that environment where students could dine and also be able to drink responsibly.” Due to Indiana state laws, the dining area will be separate from the bar area, which only students who are over the age of 21 will be able to enter. Pizza Pi will also require identification to verify the age of students who wish to order alcohol, Abayasinghe said. Pizza Pi is set to open the first week of May 2019. In light of these renovations, Abayasinghe explained the process behind choosing which dining locations to remodel each year. “We also do periodically reevaluate the restaurants that we have on campus and make decisions on which ones need to
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against North Carolina State, he said. One of the reasons behind his great admiration is the deeply rooted lore that characterizes Notre Dame, Casey said. He counts the team’s step-off and prayer as his favorite traditions since they are, in his words, “totally, totally Irish.” “It’s one of the best things anyone can experience in their life,” Casey said. “Notre Dame is about tradition. … When [the Irish] came over in the boat, nobody wanted us here. And the building of Notre Dame just proves how strong the Irish are, and that the Irish Catholics are here and Notre Dame is a symbol of that.” Due to his Irish Catholic pride and love for Notre Dame, Casey said he fulfilled his dream of
be remodeled and which ones don’t,” he said. “So it’s not like every year we remodel just one or two. It’s a planned process.” There are no concrete plans to remodel any other campus dining locations, though Abayasinghe said there are plans to evaluate locations to make sure they are running smoothly and determine if they need updating. Abayasinghe also stated that despite the success and prominence of the new Duncan Student Center, there are no concrete plans to remodel LaFortune Student Center, despite its many years of service. He also said Campus Dining renovated the back kitchens in LaFortune over the winter holidays. In addition to continued work on the retail eateries on campus, Abayasinghe said Campus Dining is working on reviewing the student meal plans and looking to improve the system. “One of the main items that we are continuing to work with student government on, as well as Student Affairs, is the ongoing conversation about meal plan review,” he said. “ … So I see that as our big conversation for the rest of the semester into next year.” With all the new projects Campus Dining is unveiling, Abayasinghe said their decisions on renovations and projects to focus on are a response to the preferences of Notre Dame students. “It’s truly a partnership piece between ourselves and our students — and, by extension, Student Affairs — where we constantly evaluate and are open to conversation about, what do we do great? Where’s our opportunities, and then finally, what can we do to provide the best outcomes?” he said. “Every year we’ve been making those changes with new student leadership and I really think, with all the exciting things that have happened and continue to happen, is us being responsive to the needs of students these days.” Contact Claire Rafford at crafford@nd.edu
owning a pub which is “100 percent Irish.” Casey’s pub, Irish Oak Barrel of Key West, has a Notre Dame and Chicago police officer theme. It opened on Sept. 29, 2018, and received a traditional Irish opening, Casey said, including bagpipers playing and walking down the street. Casey said approximately 175 people attended the event, including Notre Dame alumni, members of the Emerald Society and former members of the South Bend Police Department. Though about 1,498 miles separate Key West from South Bend, Casey said on typical game days, over 120 people affiliated with the University attend Irish Oak Barrel to demonstrate their allegiance to the Irish. “We support Notre Dame, that’s what we do,” Casey said. Contact Maria Paul Rangel at mpaulran@nd.edu
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community-wide service project, followed by a special liturgy at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto and ended the celebrations with the annual Moreau dinner in the Noble Family Dining Hall. “I am completely overwhelmed at the turnout and the people who participated,” Interim College President Nancy Nekvasil said. “It was students and alums and the sisters that participated, and faculty and staff, which is incredible. I don’t even know if any of us actually expected that many people.” Saint Mary’s Serves included various service projects, including hygiene kits for the Dismas House and memory books for the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Nekvasil said. “We gathered for Saint Mary’s Serves; there was a wonderful turnout,” Nekvasil said. “I don’t know how many of you were able to be there, but it was really incredible and it was just an amazing show of the community gathering together.” Sophomore Jackie Rojas attended all three events and gave the second reading during Mass. Rojas said the service projects at Saint Mary’s Serves were completed well before the official end time for the event due to the amount of turnout from the community. “[Saint Mary’s Serves] was really nice. I actually got there at 1 [p.m.], and by the time I got there, most of the projects were almost done. It was great because it started at 12:45 p.m,” Rojas said. “It was really nice to see so many community
members there, and many of the staff and professors that I knew brought their children. Just seeing everyone together was really nice, and just being able to accomplish the projects so quickly.” Rojas was a member of the subcommittee that assisted in the planning of the liturgy. However, she was not chosen to give the reading until after the fall semester ended, she said. “I was there when we chose the reading and everything, but they didn’t ask me to initially read it,” Rojas said. “I thought they were going to find a sister that spoke Spanish to do it, and it wasn’t until [winter] break that Regina [Wilson, director of campus ministry,] emailed me and asked me if I wanted to read. I was so excited. … It’s an honor, and I am very happy to be able to do it.” Seeing the members of the Saint Mary’s community come together for the day’s three events, Rojas said, captures the character of service the College promotes. “I feel like [the opening event] embodies Saint Mary’s because it has the three important characteristics of coming together to serve to do something for the community, coming together to give thanks and then finally to be able to share a meal and just spend time together on this wonderful day,” Rojas said. At the dinner honoring Fr. Basil Moreau, president of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross Sister Veronique Wiedower, C.S.C., spoke to attendees in the character of Mother M. Angela Gillespie, C.S.C. Mother Angela was an Paid Advertisement
important figure in the history of Saint Mary’s. As superior of Saint Mary’s Academy, Mother Angela transferred the school from Bertrand, Michigan, to the College’s present location of Notre Dame, Indiana. Mother Angela also organized a corps of Sisters of the Holy Cross to care for the wounded soldiers during the Civil War, Nekvasil said. In character as Mother Angela, Wiedower recognized the passion of the women of Saint Mary’s in the room. “I look out and see the beautiful women and students of Saint Mary’s,” Wiedower said. “Women anxious to discover themselves and their place in the world, as one of my good Sisters, Madeleva Wolff, would say. Thank you for opening your minds and hearts to the wonders of an education that Saint Mary’s offers. Thank you for the efforts you are making to become good citizens, so needed in today’s world. You know the importance of educating your hearts to the value of the common good.” Nekvasil said that it is the ideals that the Sisters brought to the College that enabled the institution to successfully reach its 175th year. “I just think that’s remarkable, just the vision that these sisters had, and here we are still today,” Nekvasil said. “It’s very humbling, and well, [Wiedower] said it. It’s really just God’s providence that Saint Mary’s is still here.” Contact Jordan Cockrum at jcockrum01@saintmarys.edu and Maria Leontaras at mleontaras01@saintmarys.edu
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By PATRICK WITTEMAN Scene Writer
For Walk the Walk week, the Snite Museum of Art has curated a small collection of Civil Rights photography that focuses on the life, death and impact of Martin Luther King Jr. The photographs include work by photojournalists Charles Moore, Dan Budnik and Ernest Withers, among others. While touring the collection, I met with David Acton, the curator of photography at the Snite Museum. When asked about the collection, Acton responded that, “This is just a chance to share things. It’s not meant to be a big show … it’s just meant to show people what we have and remind them of history, and for kids like your age, how much of this stuff have you actually seen? How many
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The Band CAMINO performed at Legends Thurday, Jan. 17, marking their first concert in two months, and serving as a warmup performance to prepare them for their tour that starts Friday, Jan. 25. This concert was also the foursome’s first time in South Bend. I was able to interview the band before the show. “We got a nice email and we were asked to play here and we were honored,” frontman Spencer Stewart said. “We had to come up and see what it’s all about.” Originally hailing from Memphis, Tennessee, The Band CAMINO’s name comes from the Spanish word “camino,” which means path. Furthermore, they were inspired to choose this name due to the El Camino car. Frontmen Stewart and Jeffery Jordan alternated between guitar, keyboard and vocals during the show, while band members Graham Rowell and Garrison Burgess played the bass and drums, respectively. “I feel like we’re at the stage in our career where it’s like every three months there’s a new milestone of ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe we’re doing that,’” Rowell
of the images have you actually seen? We want to remind people what life was like and the things that really happened.” The collection is full of photographs that document the most noteworthy moments of the Civil Rights movement, from dog attacks at Birmingham protests to the famous march on Washington. With regards to the content of the collection, Acton focused in on the selection’s relation to Martin Luther King Jr. “This is a selection that has to do with Martin Luther King. They represent things that relate directly to King, directly to his life and experiences, and the demonstrations that he had a part with. That’s really what this exhibition is about.” When asked about the intersection between photojournalism and art, Acton affirmed the intersection,
especially with photojournalists working in this time period. “All these photographers pretty much worked in an era of photojournalism where these photos were published in magazines and newspapers, at a time when television was just starting to take over,” he said. “It was long before the notion of photojournalism was something that was everywhere. There were just a few ways that the image was published. You had to choose great photographs that told a great story, so to go out and get those photographs, you had to be pretty skilled.” The Civil Rights photography collection for Walk the Walk week is on display Monday, January 21st, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Snite Museum of Art.
said. During their 45-day tour, The Band CAMINO will play at other college venues. They also have plans to play at some festivals like Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama, this summer. Burgess started the show off in style with swift drumbeats and no warning. The other three band members eventually joined in to collectively open with “Something to Hold Onto,” a new song that has not been released yet. “I’m pretty introverted usually, but [performing]’s like the one time that I’m completely and totally myself and also fully in control of myself,” Rowell said. “There’s a little bit of nerves when you start, but once the music starts you’re very in the moment.” Stewart segued into “For a While,” maintaining the electric energy that the quartet brought to the stage at the beginning. Jordan took over to sing “Less Than I Do,” bringing the tempo down a few paces. “[Performing is] one of the only times you really get to be in the moment in your entire life,” Stewart said. “I feel like, as humans, we’re looking towards the past or looking towards the future, and you don’t really get to enjoy what you’re doing.”
Stewart took a turn on the mic with “Berenstein,” followed by Jordan’s vocals on “Fool of Myself.” After Stewart returned with “Know Me,” the quartet played another new single, “The Internet,” which flowed into “I Spend Too Much Time in My Room.” “The connection between the [band and audience] is a moment that doesn’t really happen too often in the world, so it’s cool that that’s what we get to do for a living,” Stewart said. The energy level rose again as the opening synth notes and supporting guitar plucking of “2/14” drifted into the room. The pounding percussion, synchronized with flickering strobe lights and grinding guitar chords of “Free of Charge” preceded “California.” The slower ballad, “Black and White,” followed these two faster songs. “It’s a part of you,” Burgess said. “That’s one of my favorite things about songwriting with these guys. It’s the collaboration.” “My Thoughts on You” and “What I Want” built up the energy for the final song of the set: “Daphne Blue.”
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I don’t really watch sports. I’ll follow the stats for the teams I like, but other than that, I really cannot understand the fervor behind televised sporting events. How can my father, and his father before him, watch not one, but four football games in a row whilst screaming adamantly at the TV, calling the plays before the players even know them themselves? Well, I didn’t understand — not until I discovered “Chopped.” For me, “Chopped” is like a sporting event. For those unfamiliar, “Chopped” is a cooking competition on the Food Network during which four chefs compete with mystery ingredients that must be included in their dishes at the conclusion of each 30-minute round. It may be a cooking show, but it’s all about strategy and athleticism. Each round requires each chef to exert a massive amount of energy, running to and fro to cut, chop, stir, season, flip and plate each piece of the meal. The most physical competitors always survive being chopped — they go the extra mile. You simply have not lived until you’ve seen a chef sprint to the pantry with seven seconds to go, grabbing the grated parmesan so they may elevate their plate’s panache and secure a spot in the second round. That garnish is like a touchdown dance — unnecessary, obnoxious and a little illegal, but memorable. Like any good sport, there are champions, wildcards, underdogs and good-old Cinderella stories. And then there’s the drama: the upsets and defeats. A worldrenowned chef could compete on “Chopped,” crafting a dish they’ve prepared hundreds of times before, yet, in the heat of the moment, they finish the round just in time to realize they left out a basket ingredient. Flag down! That’s a fumble (and usually cause for the chef to lose the round). Like the men in my family, I often find myself screaming at the TV during an episode of “Chopped.” Pistachio ice cream?! In 30 minutes?! You fool, you animal — everyone knows that the “Chopped” gods only allow the ice cream machine to work half the time. What will you do if your ice cream is runny, as it almost always is? Your cookies will not have time to cool, so even if your ice cream does set, it will turn soupy on the plate. Believe me, kid, I’ve seen it all before. Put me in the ring and I’ll make a classic bread pudding, which is the safest dessert to concoct in 30 minutes. And, like any good football-loving dad, I, too, hope to live vicariously through my future son, not by signing him up for pee-wee football, but by training him to eventually compete on the new “Chopped Junior.” Then, my life will be complete and my cable bills will be paid. Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Don’t forget the poor. Don’t forget the immigrants Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C. Campus Ministry
For nearly a half centur y, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week the week following the Epiphany (this year, the celebration was Jan. 6-13, 2019). The week is an opportunity for the Church to ref lect on the circumstances confronting immigrants, refugees, children, victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for this year’s National Migration Week was “Building Communities of Welcome.” Each of our families has a migration stor y, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. The urgency to do this cannot be lost at this critical time in our countr y today with all the discussion about the southern border of the United States. Unfortunately, in our contemporar y culture we often fail to encounter migrants as persons and instead look at them as unknown others. We do not take the time to engage migrants in a meaningful way, as fellow children of God, but often remain suspicious or fearful of them. We are encouraged to think of them as rapists, criminals, drug traffickers and worse. We hear them called illegals, as though a human being could possibly be illegal. During the Christmas break, I had the great privilege of spending one week working at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, founded and directed by Sister Norma Pimentel, M.J. Sister Norma received Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal at our commencement this past May. I learned many things from my week at the Respite Center. I learned how to wash, dr y and fold towels — 400 a day — so I can now apply for a job at St. Michael’s Laundr y! I learned how to empty trash and reuse trash bags. I learned how to stretch soup by adding more water to it. I learned again why Jesus hung around the poor and spent a lot of time with them and called them blessed. I learned the truth that the less we have, the more we trust in God to provide for us. I learned that the poor do not know the word entitlement and are grateful for ever ything they have. But more than anything, I learned how important it is for us to not forget the
immigrants and the poor. In what is now a famous stor y, we know that during the Conclave that elected Pope Francis, as the votes were being counted and it was clear that Jorge Mario Bergoglio would be elected pope, his friend Cardinal Claudio Hummes from Brazil turned to him and said, “Jorge, don’t forget the poor.” And he has not. The poor can help us understand the Good News of Jesus, the Good News he was sent to bring to them. The poor can help us be liberated from all the material possessions that imprison us. I am embarrassed to admit that I don’t want to move from Dillon to the new hall because I have too much crap. We need to have people tell us “don’t forget the poor” ever y morning and ever y afternoon and ever y evening. If in our day to day life we do not find people who tell us this, then we have to find our way and do something so that we will be reminded again and again not to forget the poor. Or else we will forget them. It’s that simple. And woe to us if we forget the poor. I am grateful to work and live here at Notre Dame. We have to be careful, however, that we do not live in such a way that we do not hear these words. “Don’t forget the poor.” If we don’t hear them, we have to find ways to hear them. Each of us might have a different way of hearing those words, but we have to hear them and act upon them. “Don’t forget the poor. Don’t forget the immigrants.” They will save us and lead us to Jesus. How are we going to hear those words in our day-to-day life? We have to hear them because woe to us if we forget the poor. I’ll be giving a talk on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Coleman-Morse lounge titled “Another Narrative from the Border.” Admission is free, of course, though I’ll be glad to accept any belts you wish to donate. There is a great need for belts at Sister Norma’s Respite Center. Father Joe Corpora, C.S.C., serves on the Campus Ministry Pastoral Care team, works in the Alliance for Catholic Education, and is a priest-in-residence in Dillon Hall. He can be reached at jcorpora@nd.edu Learn more about Campus Ministry at CampusMinistry.nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Will the shutdown end? Jin Kim Shower Thoughts
Even if you’ve tried to block out the horror that is the news cycle, you must’ve heard by now: the United States federal government is shut dow n. To be completely accurate, the latest shutdow n is a partialshutdow n — 75 percent of the government remains open and has been funded through September 2019. But the remaining 25 percent has been stuck w ithout funding since Dec. 22, 2018. And by the time this column is published, the shutdow n w ill have lasted over 30 days, setting the record for the longest shutdow n in the entire histor y of the United States. How on Earth did we get here? Here are the facts: On Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, the Senate passed a short-term spending bill that was aimed at avoiding a government shutdow n. It was a short-term spending bill as opposed to a longterm one because Republicans and Democrats could not agree on a long-term v ision for how to fund our government. But as the Senate bill rolled over to the House, conser vative pundits like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter railed against the spending bill, say ing it left out designated funding for a border wall along the U.S.Mex ico border — a critical campaign promise President Trump had made leading up to election night of 2016. Most notably, Limbaugh and Coulter claimed that if President Trump were to sign the Senate-passed short-term spending bill, it would be the ultimate betrayal to his supporters, who had entrusted President Trump w ith building that wall. By mid-afternoon Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, President Trump made it clear to his base of supporters that he heard them: After calling a meeting w ith House GOP leaders, President Trump said he would not support the Senate’s shortterm spending bill in its current form. This led to a frenzy in Congress as moderate Republicans and centrist Democrats tried to craft something that could appease both sides. But those efforts weren’t enough, and on midnight Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, the United States federal government
entered a shutdow n that has lasted ever since. But in case you were wondering if Republicans and Democrats worked on something over the past 30 days to end the gridlock, your short answer is no. W hile both political parties have f lirted w ith the idea of a compromise, little to no tangible efforts have been made to reach across the aisle. Instead, Republicans and Democrats have reverted to doing what they know best — play ing the blame game: President Trump wagged his finger at the Democrats, say ing if the Democrats weren’t so bent on their refusal to fund a border wall — something he claims w ill “stop the inf lu x of dangerous criminals and drugs into the U.S.” — the countr y wouldn’t be stuck in a shutdow n. Meanwhile, Democrats have countered by say ing that President Trump is holding the countr y hostage for his wall — something they claim is a “third-centur y solution to a 21st-centur y problem.” W hat’s clear amidst the cheap rhetoric being tossed around, however, is that this tit-fortat political nonsense isn’t helping anyone. According to the Wall Street Journal, an estimated 420,000 federal employees deemed essential are currently working w ithout pay, while another 380,000 are furloughed — meaning an involuntar y temporar y leave of absence due to the shutdow n. This means that an estimated 800,000 hard-working Americans w ill have no income for the foreseeable future. Add to that number their spouses, their kids and other dependents, and you’re looking at millions of Americans who w ill suffer because of the failure of our elected leaders to govern. Last week, The Washington Post published an editorial detailing the real impact that the shutdow n was hav ing on federal workers and their families. They inter v iewed Daniel Lickey, a 32-year-old native of Utah that works for the Internal Revenue Ser v ice, who said that his missing paycheck meant not being able to help his parents, who are raising his special-needs niece and nephew, by sending them money. Similarly, they inter v iewed 19-year-old IRS worker Tailor Gutierrez who said that a missing paycheck meant eating ramen or white rice rather than meat.
And just this week, The New York Times published an article about furloughed workers who are filing for unemploy ment benefits to do basic things like buy ing groceries or pay ing the rent. They inter v iewed a single mother, Danielle Miller, who was forced to file for such benefits after giv ing up hope that the federal government would reopen in the new year. “Once Christmas came and went, after New Year’s, I was like, I can’t go on,” she said in the article. For the same article, The New York Times also inter v iewed Steve Reaves, a Federal Emergency Management Agency employee who leads the union for FEM A workers. Reaves spoke on behalf of the union members he represents when he said, “This week [union members] are projecting, ‘W hat do I need to do this week to pay Februar y’s mortgage and Februar y’s utilities? ’” But these genuine cries for help from real Americans are falling on deaf ears. Politicians seem less concerned w ith the livelihood of ordinar y people than they are about the latest public polling on which side is being blamed. So it follows that the only way for politicians to make a move in ending the shutdow n is if public polling gives them an incentive to do so. Until then, we’re likely to remain stuck where we are. Of course, this is not how our government works. The nature of our democracy gives room to different v iew points and different policy perspectives, but all of those differing opinions were meant to be disputed and discussed in an open government. So while it’s OK for Democrats to take a stand against policies they disagree w ith, and it’s OK for President Trump to continue to fighting for the promises he made on the campaign trail, they shouldn’t leave the government — and 800,000 of its employees — in limbo as they have those discussions. Let’s agree to disagree while the government is open. This shutdow n has to end now. Jin Kim studies Computer Science and Economics at Notre Dame. He is from New York City, New York, but his home-under-the-dome is Keenan Hall. He can be reached at jkim56@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Condemning exploitation Fr. Jenkins released a letter to campus on Sunday regarding the Columbus Murals in the Main Building. I have no comments to share regarding Columbus, Native American histor y or the murals themselves: I w ill leave that to others who have more developed and informed
positions on the topics. I do, however, want to join the President’s sentiment in condemning exploitation of v ulnerable indiv iduals, the forced introduction of new diseases and the dut y to acknowledge the “darker sides” of such histories. To this end, I wanted to ask: Does
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Take the lead and don’t look back. This is a year to let your innovation take over and set a course for something unique and exciting. Personal improvements will be energizing and push you to take on new projects you may have been afraid to touch in the past. What you accomplish will improve your reputation as well as your important relationships. Your numbers are 8, 15, 23, 34, 37, 41, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll be burdened with responsibilities that don’t belong to you. Do your part, but don’t lose sight of what’s important to you. Anger is a waste of time. If you want to make things better, offer kindness and love. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Talk to an expert or relative who can offer you advice about changes you want to make or that are already unfolding around you. Knowledge is power, and knowing what you are up against will help you navigate your way to victory. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put your time and effort into nurturing important relationships. Planning a fun outing with someone you love will bring you closer together. A personal opportunity will lead to a lifestyle change. Make sure everyone’s motives are honorable. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Emotions will surface and are best controlled by making plans that will keep you busy and motivated to reach a positive goal. Negativity will be what ruins your day, so look at the bright side of any situation you encounter. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take some time out just for you or to do something special with someone you love. A relaxing day or going to an event that takes your mind off your troubles will do you good. Personal improvements and romance are encouraged. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Walk away from any situation that is excessive. If you don’t like what someone else is doing, do your own thing. Make your position clear and surround yourself with people you have more in common with. Eliminate negativity in your life. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep moving forward, regardless of what others do. It’s time to make a stand and rely on yourself and your intelligence to help you get to a place where you feel comfortable. If change is required, stop procrastinating and start doing. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Observe what friends and relatives are doing, and consider what might work best for you. Making changes to the way you live or handle your personal finances will ease stress and open a window of opportunity. New beginnings look promising. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Move things around at home and clear a space to use for your personal enjoyment or a project you want to start. Love and romance should be high on your list, as well as a personal lifestyle change. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Partnerships should be at the forefront of your mind. Do your best to get along and to compromise in order to get what you want. What you do for someone will encourage him or her to return the favor. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An opportunity will lead you in a different direction. Personal improvements will lift your spirits. Schedule something you enjoy doing with someone you love. Plans for the future will boost your status and your standard of living. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What you do for others will be gratifying as long as you set boundaries and you don’t let anyone take advantage of your kindness and generosity. Choose to do things your way to avoid letting someone else take credit. Birthday Baby: You are adaptable, proactive and energetic. You are sensitive and secretive.
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Missed call scars championships Courtney Becker Editor-in-Chief
Even after two thrilling NFL conference championship games that both went to overtime and eliminated two No. 1 seeds, there’s one thing that stands out most from Sunday’s matchups: the blown defensive pass interference call in the final minutes of the Saints-Rams game. For those who somehow haven’t heard about it yet, Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman ran into Saints cornerback Tommylee Lewis — with helmet-to-helmet contact — well before quarterback Drew Brees’ pass arrived with 1:45 left in the NFC Championship game and the score knotted at 20. It was third and 10 for the Saints on the Rams 13-yard line at the time, forcing a field goal attempt with enough time for the Rams to drive downfield and kick one of their own. Los Angeles won the game with a field goal in overtime. One call is never solely responsible for the outcome of any sports game. The Saints certainly had other opportunities to beat the Rams, especially with possession first in overtime. But wow, this one stings. Following the game, New Orleans head coach Sean Payton said he and the Saints will “probably never get over it,” especially after NFL head of officials Alberto Riveron called Payton to tell him the officiating crew missed the call. Players, analysts and fans from around the country are expressing sympathy for New Orleans and frustration over the no-call. Safeguards against future potential controversies like this one are already being suggested, including expanding NFL replay rules to cover questions of pass interference. Even Robey-Coleman himself said the play should’ve been pass interference after the game. Whatever the solution is, though, it doesn’t change the fact that Drew Brees, now 40 years old, missed out on what might be his best chance to cement his status as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time by winning a second Super Bowl. Brees said he will be back next season, but who
knows how many more chances he has left to win another ring? Brees’ name will always be up there during a conversation about the best NFL quarterbacks — after all, he holds just about every record for completions and completion percentages — but his lack of hardware compared to quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and even Ben Roethlisberger will hurt his case. And that’s unfortunate, because with a head coach like Bill Belichick, Brees would probably be the undisputed GOAT of the NFL instead of Brady (just look at the Patriots managing to go 11-5 in 2008 with Matt Cassel at quarterback). When a game comes down to the wire, one play can seem like it completely alters the outcome of a game. During the final minute of the AFC Championship game Sunday, Dee Ford lined up offsides and negated a Chiefs interception that would’ve pretty much sealed the win for Kansas City. Of course, just like in the NFC Championship game, that one mistake wasn’t responsible for the outcome of the game. The Chiefs could have gotten the job done if they’d made just one or two more key stops or clicked on just a couple more plays on offense. But that neutral zone infraction will most likely haunt Ford for a long time. It’s even worse when officiating is responsible for that one play. This happens almost every week of every season, but between the Saints being knocked off as a top-seeded team, the call coming within the twominute warning and this being the tail end of Drew Brees’ incredible career, that missed pass interference call is going to be talked about well beyond the Super Bowl two weeks from now. As Riveron told Payton, the NFL knows this one went wrong. It remains to be seen if anything will actually come of it. But it’s a shame a guy like Brees, along with the rest of the Saints and their New Orleans fan base, had to pay the price. Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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first with a goal from Graham. The Badgers would re-take the lead with a last second goal in the first but it would not be enough as Graham scored his second of the night to tie the game. Freshman defensemen Spencer Statsney would go on to end the game in double overtime off a strong shot that fired past Badger goalie junior Jack Berry. Irish head coach Jeff Jackson said he was impressed with the come-from-behind efforts that powered the Irish to victory in both games of the series. “It reminds me of last year’s team,” Jackson said.
“Resiliency is a tough thing. You can’t coach it. You have to go through experiences in order to learn from previous experiences. We’ve talked a lot about it and our guys are really good on the bench even though we fell down a couple times tonight.” Jackson also had high praise for the efforts from his freshman, especially that of Graham. “Sometimes when things happen, you lose some of your top line players, other guys get an opportunity to step up and Michael stepped up into that role on the power play where Cal Burke had been,” Jackson said. “Especially in the second half, you hope that your freshman have figured things
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out and they have some confidence, and a guy like Michael Graham certainly is thriving right now in his confidence and that certainly helps our team and creates a little bit more secondary scoring and I think he showed his skill and ability this weekend.” Notre Dame will return to action this weekend when they host Michigan State on Friday and Saturday in another key Big Ten series at the Compton Family Ice Arena. The Irish will be on the hunt to make up more ground in the Big Ten, sitting just one point behind second place and nine behind first. Contact Dominic Gibson at dgibson@hcc-nd.edu
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Irish freshman forward Michael Graham fights for the puck during Notre Dame’s 1-0 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 2 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Graham scored both official goals for the Irish on Sunday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s the dead of winter, meaning the weather in New England can be brutal. And that the Patriots are headed to the Super Bowl. It took them overtime and more of Tom Brady’s brilliance to get there — for the third straight year. While the folks back home dealt with a frigid storm, Brady blew through Kansas City’s exhausted defense on a 75yard drive to Rex Burkhead’s 2-yard touchdown run in a 3731 victory Sunday for the AFC championship. The drive, during which New England (13-5) had three thirddown conversions, was reminiscent of when the Patriots beat Atlanta in the only Super Bowl to go to OT two years ago. “Overtime, on the road against
a great team,” Brady said. “They had no quit. Neither did we. We played our best football at the end. I don’t know, man, I’m tired. That was a hell of a game.” Awaiting them in Atlanta are the Los Angeles Rams, who won 26-23 in overtime in New Orleans for the NFC championship. The Rams (15-3) last made the Super Bowl in 2002 while based in St. Louis, losing to the Patriots. New England benefited from two critical replay reviews and made its ninth Super Bowl with Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick as coach. Several times, the Patriots appeared to have it won, only to see Kansas City (13-5) come back in spectacular fashion. Brady, at 41 already the oldest quarterback to have played in a Super Bowl, drove New England
65 yards in 1:24 to Burkhead’s goahead 4-yard touchdown with 39 seconds left in regulation. That was enough, though, for his far younger counterpart, the 23-year-old All-Pro Mahomes, to take the Chiefs 48 yards to Harrison Butker’s 39-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to force overtime. It was a sizzling offensive showing in the fourth quarter after defense had been in charge most of the way. Indeed, the Chiefs were blanked in the opening half for the first time all season. And they never saw the ball in overtime, which along with the two replay decisions might call into play NFL rules and officiating. “I thought if we got the chance,” Mahomes said, “we’d score.”
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plays, and it starts with me personally. I’m not doing it, and somebody’s got to step up. That’s the bottom line. We’re a confident group, I thought we battled today, but they’re a top20 team for a reason — they’re a good team, but we were right there.” It was Mooney, junior guard T.J. Gibbs and sophomore wing D.J. Harvey who paced the Irish offense in the first half, keeping Mike Brey’s depleted team within striking distance of the Wolfpack, and Notre Dame went into the locker room down 37-35, despite shooting just 36.7 percent from the field. With junior forward and primary shot-blocker Juwan Durham out with an ankle injury, Brey was finally forced to burn Chris Doherty’s redshirt, as the freshman forward entered the game in each half for three minutes to give Mooney rest and provide Notre Dame with an eight-man rotation. According to Mooney, Doherty’s minutes and importance will only increase as conference play continues. “He battled. That’s what he does,” Mooney said. “He comes in and he’s a blue-collar guy that gets on the glass and he brings a lot of energy. You should see [him] in practice, man, he’s a great player and it’s just a matter of time before he breaks out. I’m proud of him for how he played today, and
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again, we’re going to need him moving forward.” In the second half, it was another freshman who broke out and carried the Irish. Scoring 17 of his 19 points in the second half, Goodwin caught fire midway through the frame to claw the Irish back within one, down 62-61 with 7:46 left in the game. “He stepped up big time,” Mooney said. “Dane Goodwin is a very good player, and he obviously showed that today. … It was just a matter of time before [he] broke out, and I think this is going to be a spark for him. He’s a great player, a hard worker, and we’re going to need him moving forward.” However, it was NC State that was the calm, collected and effective team down the stretch. Irish freshman guard Prentiss Hubb was forced into threestraight isolation plays — all resulting in misses — and the Wolfpack steadily began to widen the lead again. Bryce hit several big shots, and the Irish offense stalled as it looked for someone to come up clutch in the final moments. “That’s a big possession,” Brey said. “Anybody can take the shot when there’s 15 minutes left or in the first half, but sometimes guys are a little nervous with it. … We had a hard time getting it to [Mooney] there, and so they forced us into some [tough situations]. Those were killers for us, and then they make a very big shot or very big put-back.” Four-straight free throws by Wolfpack redshirt sophomore Paid Advertisement
Devon Daniels in the final minute sealed the win for NC State, which bounced back from a road loss to Wake Forest earlier in the week. The win, NC State head coach Kevin Keatts explained, was largely a result of their three-point defense. “[Notre Dame’s] tough, because they can shoot it from five positions,” Keats said. “We knew coming in that we had to defend the three-point line, obviously they lead the league in three-point field goals made, so for us to hold them to seven made three-pointers — I thought it was good for our guys. It’s a tough place to play, and I’m happy with our guys and certainly glad to get out of here with a win.” For Brey, he saw the game largely the same way. At the end of the day, he said, the Irish simply have to be better than 40.7 percent from the field and 25 percent from three, especially down the stretch. “To beat one of the better teams in this league, we’re going to have to shoot better than 40 percent,” Brey said. “That’s kind of where we’re at all the time. They’re really gifted offensively and they kind of beat us up in the paint. Loved that we battled and everything, but they were men and we were a little young.” The Irish will travel to Atlanta next to take on Georgia Tech Tuesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu
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for good. Midway through the second quarter, Guy returned to the bench after picking up her third foul and senior guard Marina Mabrey capitalized on the vacancy, connecting on back-toback shots from behind the arc, followed by a layup in transition for eight-straight points by the senior. However, after picking up her second foul, Mabrey found herself in trouble, and Boston College managed to close the gap slightly, heading into halftime down 15. Still in striking distance entering the second half, the Eagles proved they were not going to go quietly. With Guy back in the lineup, Boston College scored four-straight points to keep the game within striking distance. Ogunbowale mounted a response of her own, scoring four straight to match the Eagles and extend the Irish lead back to 13. That back-and-forth trend continued throughout the third quarter as neither team was able to gain momentum and despite a 17-point lead entering the fourth quarter, sparked by a buzzer-beating layup by Ogunbowale to close the quarter, the Irish found themselves in unfamiliar territory, having only outscored the Eagles by three throughout the second and third quarters. Although the Irish guards continued to struggle to take care of the ball, they managed to bring energy back into the fourth quarter, sparked by Young and Ogunbowale. After scoring following an Ogunbowale free throw, Young blocked a layup attempt by
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Guy before connecting the outlet pass for Mabrey to knock down the jumper. This series opened a 23-10 run by the Irish that eventually earned them a 29-point win. Young’s teamleading six turnovers and 13 rebounds was indicative of the team’s performance in general — solid defensive efforts and up-tempo offense with scattered moments of careless play and missed assignments. McGraw said despite Young’s turnovers, she was pleased by aggression and willingness to take the ball to the basket. Ogunbowale also committed four turnovers to go along with her 24 points, nine of which came from behind the arc. “I was just taking what they were giving me and they were giving me the 3,” Ogunbowale said. “Luckily I was knocking them down today.” Despite the turnovers, the balanced performance by the starting lineup, accounting for all but nine of the team’s 92 points was promising for this team as they prepare to take on one of their toughest opponents on the road — Tennessee. “That just shows that we have great players all around and anyone can score any amount of point at any given time,” Ogunbowale said. The Irish are scheduled to tip off against the No. 20 Volunteers (12-5, 1-4 SEC) at 7 p.m on Thursday. As two of the premier programs in women’s basketball face off, McGraw will likely rely on her starters to improve from Sunday’s mistakes while carrying their offensive momentum into Knoxville, Tennessee. Contact Charlotte Edmonds at cedmond3@nd.edu
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Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale scans the court during Notre Dame’s 89-71 defeat against UConn on Dec. 2 at Purcell Pavilion.
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nd women’s basketball | nd 92, boston college 63
Notre Dame picks up 11th-consecutive victory By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS Associate Sports Editor
It wasn’t the usual second and third quarter beatdown, but it worked nonetheless. Hosting Boston College on Sunday, Notre Dame once again proved how dangerous it can be when firing on all cylinders. As soon as the ball tipped, the Irish (18-1, 6-0 ACC) made it clear they were looking to exploit their height advantage down low, pounding the ball inside to senior forward Jessica Shepard and graduate student forward Brianna Turner on the blocks, with Boston College’s (13-6, 2-4) lone inside presence being leading scorer, junior Emma Guy. However, the Eagles managed to capitalize on Notre Dame’s sloppy guard play early on, intercepting three lobbed passes in the first quarter and converting on the other end, including a 3-pointer by freshman guard Makayla Dickens that put Boston College up one halfway through the first quarter. Although the rookie posted an impressive 12-point, fiveassist performance, including going three-for-five from
the 3-point line, she was held scoreless in the second half and seemed rattled after a seemingly unrelenting first half. Although head coach Muffet McGraw said she wished the team could’ve gotten more use out of the zone defense, manto-man seemed to be more effective in limiting Dickens from getting open looks. “I was really disappointed with our guards today,” McGraw said. “To have 15 turnovers, out of 18, you know I thought the rest of the team took care of the ball really well. … I thought the posts really did their job, just really disappointed by the unforced errors and a lot of mental mistakes.” That lead though would ultimately be short lived, as a put back on the following play by junior Jackie Young regained the lead for the Irish. An 11-2 run by the Irish — bookended by two 3-pointers by senior guard Arike Ogunbowale — gave them a much needed 13-point cushion, considering the struggles they faced later in the game to put the Eagles away see W BBALL PAGE 11
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Irish junior guard Jackie Young keeps the ball away during Notre Dame’s 89-71 loss to UConn on Dec. 2 at Purcell Pavilion. Young scored 18 points and grabbed 13 boards during Sunday’s win over Boston College.
HOCKEY | nd 6, wisconsin 4; nd 2, wisconsin 2 (2OT)
nd men’s basketball | nc state 77, nd 73
Irish come up short down ND tallies win, tie against Badgers stretch, fall to Wolfpack By JOE EVERETT
By DOMINIC GIBSON
Sports Editor
Sports Writer
Although it stuck with No. 17 North Carolina State throughout the game, Notre Dame ultimately fell short once again down the stretch, losing 7773 Saturday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion. NC State junior guard C.J. Bryce led the Wolfpack (15-3, 3-2 ACC) with 23 points. Junior forward John Mooney and freshman guard Dane Goodwin scored 19 points apiece for the Irish (11-7, 1-4 ACC), who struggled to make winning plays during the last seven minutes of play. “I thought for the most part, offensively we were flowing pretty well throughout the game. It just comes down to game situations,” Mooney said. “That’s the theme of the year. We gotta be better in that regard, but we have a lot of ball left to play and a lot more opportunities to show that. … We just need guys to make winning
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Irish freshman guard Dane Goodwin looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 67-56 victory over Duquesne at Purcell Pavilion on Nov. 20.
Notre Dame entered their weekend series against Wisconsin on a three game losing streak, but after a win on Friday and a tie on Sunday, the Irish secured a possible five out of six much needed Big Ten points. The No. 12 Irish (13-8-2, 6-61 Big Ten) got off to a fast start at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday with a pair of goals early in the first period. Freshman forward Graham Slaggert got the scoring started just a little over two minutes into the first period with a feed in front from Jack Jenkins. Freshman forward Michael Graham doubled the lead for the Irish just eight minutes later with a one-time power play goal. But the momentum would soon shift in favor of the Badgers (8-10-4, 4-4-4 Big Ten) as they would score the next three goals of the game. A power play goal in the first from freshman defenseman
K’Andre Miller got Wisconsin on the board and was followed in the second period with goals from freshman forward Roman Ahcan and sophomore forward Tarek Baker. The Irish would go on to tie the game later in the second period with after senior defensemen Bobby Nardella scored his sixth goal of the season with a wrist shot over the blocker of goalie Daniel Lebedeff. Entering the third period, the two teams exchanged goals, with Graham putting the Irish up on a power play before the Badgers responded to tie things up at 4-4. Ultimately, junior defensemen Mike O’Leary and Tory Dello each found the back of the net to seal the two-goal win for the Irish. The series would then shift east to the United Center in Chicago on Sunday evening where the Irish recorded a 2-2 tie and the extra conference point in overtime. Wisconsin found themselves on the board first but were answered later in see HOCKEY PAGE 9