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One-act plays address American dream FTT productions ‘WASP’ and ‘American Roulette’ present serious cultural themes in a comedic light By ERIN SWOPE News Writer

Starting Sept. 27 to Oct. 7, the Notre Dame Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) department is presenting two one-act plays through ND Theatre NOW! FTT will be presenting “WASP” by Steve Martin and directed by senior Najmeddine Harrabi and “American Roulette” by Tom McCormack and directed by senior Roisin Goebelbecker. Both plays present an absuridist take on the American Dream. According Harrabi, “WASP” is the story of a white family living in suburbia in the 1950s. The family is a stereotypical nuclear family and seems to caricaturize similar families from classic TV shows like “Leave It to Beaver.”

However, Harrabi said that, as an absurd comedy, “WASP” plays with these stereotypes and brings some darker themes into the play. For an example, Harrabi said the wife knows her husband is most likely cheating on her and the daughter is being molested by her choirmaster. There are even some supernatural elements such as when the son has an imaginary friend from space that he sometimes talks to and the mother has a female voice that she talks to. The play also touches themes with the treatment of race in the U.S. “I think that the ‘WASP’ specifically gives you a look not only into a WASP family of the times, but also a look into your inner self see THEATRE PAGE 3

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Students act in “American Roulette,” a one-act play about how race affects the American Dream. Both “American Roulette” and “WASP” are playing at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center until Oct. 7.

Duke Dean speaks on imposter syndrome By LAUREN BAKKE News Writer

As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series, Dr. Valerie Ashby, the dean of Trinity College Arts and Sciences at Duke University, gave a lecture titled “The Imposter Syndrome” Wednesday. “One day they are going to find out, I’m not really supposed to be

here,” Ashby said to the audience. She said that if anyone else had ever felt this before, they might be experiencing the effects of the impostor syndrome. First identified by Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes in 1978, impostor syndrome is most commonly found “among high achievers who are unable to internalize and accept their success,”

according to the American Psychological Association (APA). It is often an effect of mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. It can also be a byproduct of growing up in families that place pressure on achievement. Ashby said she first diagnosed herself with the impostor see IMPOSTER PAGE 3

Professor lectures on environmental policy By HANNAH THOMAS & SARA SCHLECHT News Writers

Chris Cobb, Saint Mary’s professor of English and environmental studies, spoke to students about environmental policy in an event called “Environmental Policy Explained” on Wednesday. The event was held as part of an initiative of the Office for Civil and Social Engagement to inform

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the Saint Mary’s community about relevant issues in the upcoming midterm elections. “Environmental policy itself is a broad term that describes any kind of law or rule or regulation that government would put into place in order to achieve certain kinds of environmental goals,” Cobb said. “Depending upon what the goal is, that may engage a different level of government, and there are many different kinds of

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laws or rules that might be set up.” The distinction between the levels of federal, state and local governments is an important part of understanding how such policies are created, he said. “The key thing to keep in mind when thinking about environmental policy in the U.S. is that the structure of government in the U.S. is highly influential in the see POLICY PAGE 3

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‘Dome-ish’ show to focus on privilege By tom naatz News Writer

The second season of “Domeish,” the television program showcasing diversity and identity problems at the University of Notre Dame, will premiere Thursday in the Duncan Student Center. While carrying over the message of the first season, the second run of “Dome-ish” will have a different stylistic and dramatic focus. Senior Erin Williams, one of the producers of “Dome-ish,” said the program will explore a variety of themes related to privilege. “We deal with all issues relating to privilege and inequality. That’s a very general way of saying it,” she said. “But race, gender, poverty, sexuality — more broad than sexual assault, just abuse in general.” Whereas the last season of “Dome-ish” had a more comedic focus with little or no story carryover between episodes, this season will feature a continuing narrative surrounding a set of characters, junior Durrell Jackson, another producer, said. “This year, we decided to take

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a different stylistic approach,” Jackson said. “One thing is we wanted to make an episodic series. We implemented main characters and a storyline that flows from episode to episode. These are main characters that you’re going to be able to follow. … We changed the face of it, but not the idea of it.” The sketch comedy-focused first season presented some problems, Jackson said. For example, he said the lack of a continued storyline made it difficult for people to get attached to the series. “Getting feedback from people who were watching it, they didn’t feel the need to follow when it was just skits,” he said. “It was just like ‘oh yeah, I should catch this skit this week and not worry about the rest.’ We wanted to develop something where you want to go back and watch that first episode, you want to follow along, you want to see how these characters develop. … We wanted to develop a following that’s just going to carry.” Williams and Jackson said the storylines will consist of “realistic fiction.” He said “Dome-ish” will see DOME-ISH PAGE 3

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The Civil Rights Heritage Center hosted community members who gathered to hear monologues from Saint Mary’s students and faculty about the struggles marginalized groups have faced in the pursuit of liberation Wednesday night. The majority of those presenting focused on the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s while relating the issues faced then to issues faced now. During her monologue, junior Jalyn King said reproductive justice is a multifaceted issue that extends past the scope of birth control. “Reproductive justice is the ability for a woman to have a choice in what happens to her body and for women to become aware of all the choices that they have before they decide what they would like to do,” she said. Reproductive injustice and coerced sterilization of minority women was tragically commonplace in the 20th century, sophomore Micaela Enright said. “The Puerto Rican government ran a sterilization program by using U.S. federal funds,” she said. “By the year 1968, the program had sterilized approximately one third of all Puerto Rican women.” Fromthis,Enrightsaidfederally-funded,

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Marginalized women in the LGBT community have also found ways to express themselves through activism and the creation of safe spaces, senior Jordan Lolmaugh said. “Nightclubs and bars have been historically significant to the LGBT community,” she said. “There were very few safe spaces for those in the community, but bars and clubs helped to fill this gap, especially from the 60s and onward.” One of the first gay bars in South Bend, The Seahorse Cabaret, was opened in 1971 by Gloria Frankel, Lolmaugh said. “I first learned about Frankel and the cabaret about a year ago,” she said. “I was visiting the South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center’s archives and found a folder that contained napkins, flyers and photographs from The Seahorse. I grew up in South Bend and had never heard of The Seahorse or Gloria Frankel.” While the plight of marginalized groups is still pervasive, and there is still more work to be done in terms of equality, Lolmaugh said we must not forget activists who fought for the rights we have today. “The resilience, survival and liberation are what is most important to remember,” she said. Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu

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be different from a program like “Show Some Skin” in that not every story will recount an actual occurrence. Both Williams and Jackson expressed a hope that the episodic series will be more focused. “We’ve kind of narrowed it on the things that we can talk about, but I would like to say we took 100 cars and put them in four lanes, in the tunnel,” Jackson said. “Before, it was like a million cars in the parking lot all trying to get out. We’re able to slowly feed you a lot of things in a tighter format so it’s easier to receive.” Williams said that each issue won’t necessarily become the focal point of every episode. “There may just be one comment that touches on an issue that’s happening on campus,” Williams said. The season will not just focus on problems at Notre Dame. The producers said the programming will also deal with issues happening in the broader world, as well as family and other at-home issues characters are having. The second season of “Dome-ish” is intended for a wider audience than the first. On the whole, Williams and Jackson both said they hope “Dome-ish” will serve as an introduction to sometimes overlooked and ignored cultural problems. “The problem I’ve seen with Notre Dame in trying to bring important issues to the forefront is that we’re always preaching to the choir,” Williams said. “We’re always preaching issues to people who already know and who have already brought them to the mainstream, to the forefront. It’s the majority culture, the dominant culture, that’s sometimes not listening to us. I usually see entertainment as a way of bringing these issues to the forefront and not being so, maybe in other words, aggressive. So, this is our way of introducing issues to the majority culture.” Jackson said he hopes that the changes made to “Dome-ish” will help expand its reach. “On the visual side, I wanted to create a different experience and different type of showing of talent in how creative we can get,” he said. “ ... We kind of stepped it up from last year. We’re still amateur, don’t get us wrong. We don’t have all the professional equipment, we don’t have all the professional skills. We’re trying to touch a little bit on that level where it’s not just people on campus that are watching. It’s to where it can reach avenues — the South Bend community, our communities at home — where they watch it and say, ‘Oh that show’s nice!’ … We most definitely feel like that we can showcase this here, but also make it wide enough where we can showcase it everywhere.” The “Dome-ish” premiere will take place in the Duncan Student Center at 8 p.m. on Thursday. The season will consist of eight episodes and be available on YouTube after their official airing.

and encourages you to think about it and relate with the characters and to see how their struggles reflects your inner struggles,” freshman Alexis Moskala, who plays the mother in “WASP,” said. “[‘WASP’] talks about familial issues in a very lighthearted sense, so it takes a look at what people depicted as the ideal family in 1950 and then kind of pokes fun at how that’s not really true and that there’s so much more,” sophomore Declan Grogan, who plays the father in “WASP” said. “The characters are all very real even though they’re all trying to live the stereotype of the ideal family. So, it’s kind of showing how we are real people who can’t be put into this … perfect home.” “American Roulette” is the story of a white male and a white female interviewer who are interviewing a black applicant for a position at “the firm,” junior Eileen DiPofi, who plays Hillary, the female interviewer, said. “Things take a turn, so it’s definitely not a conventional interview but it’s more or less like a commentary on how race is a barrier to the American

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syndrome at age 42, and before then, she simply dealt with its effects without knowing how to cope with it. “That’s a hard life,” she said. “You don’t have to do that.” Ashby asked who in the crowd thought they might experience the impostor syndrome in their daily life. She said she used to deal with its effects often and said compliments can hurt with imposter syndrome. “I’m thinking, oh my God, they think I can do this, and then … it’s pain. I laugh about this a lot because it’s actually painful,” she said. Ashby tried to give audience members a few key ways to

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way environmental policy gets formulated,” Cobb said. Different policies are set at different levels of government, Cobb said. “If you’re concerned about environmental policy, that means you need to be concerned about what government is doing at the local level, at the state level and at the federal level … and depending upon what questions [and] issues are of concern to you at the moment, one or another of those governments may be the one that you need to be engaging with in order to make environmental policy,” Cobb said. Cobb said he worked to

Dream,” DiPofi said. The productions are not unique just in their take on the American Dream, but also for the opportunities these productions provide to students. Both productions are student-directed, which Grogan said was a fascinating process. “It’s really cool because we are all learning at the same time so the director, he was so different,” Grogan said. “He was literally just like thinking about the play as we were rehearsing it. … It was just a very improvisational rehearsal. He did a great job.” Harrabi said his acting professor encouraged him to apply because of his interest in comedy and directing. “Basically the whole idea of the program is to get students to direct an entire project, have a say to the first thing, casting, to the last thing,” he said. “It’s such a great opportunity because a lot of the time, students do act. You rarely find a student directing.” Harrabi said it still makes him nervous to be a director. “I’m a senior; I’m a foreigner,” he said. “I grew up in Tunisia my whole life basically and then trying to take on a comedy in a foreign language in a foreign country. … I was very scared. I have never directed and I have never directed on this scale and I have never directed this many people. The more you get going,

though, you understand why you shouldn’t be scared … because it’s a collaboration and you’re not supposed to do everything on your own. … [It’s] a lot of teamwork.” Harrabi said that his professors were a huge help with fixing any problems that arose. He also said Adel Emam, an Egyptian actor, is an inspiration for his interest in theatre and comedy. “I grew up watching these black and white and very old plays that were recorded and they always showed them over and over the years because they didn’t have much programming and those were really hilarious,” he said. “To this day I watch those plays and I just laugh, which is crazy because I’ve been watching them ever since I was a kid and the jokes are just as funny and it sounds so unreal because you watch a lot of specials and eventually you stop laughing because you know the jokes. Like I know the jokes by heart, and I still laugh at them. And that’s what I wanted to do. I wanted to make comedy and theatre just the way they did it because it blew my mind. … I want to make theatre for the people.” Goebelbecker said one problem came from a lack of actors of color auditioning for ND Theatre NOW. “That was definitely a challenge because one of the characters

needs to be black,” she said in an email. “It all ended up working out, though, because we have an amazing actress playing the role. We also had some difficulty at the beginning piecing apart the script and figuring out a motivation for each character that made logical sense. We spent the first week all together asking questions and brainstorming possible solutions and so that challenge actually ended up being really exciting and fruitful in the long run.” DiPofi said both shows will make people think. “I think [‘American Roulette’] tackles issues that we talk about a lot in our society in a way that maybe we don’t like to talk about,” she said. “Like the idea especially that, ‘Hey, American Dream isn’t necessarily something that’s achievable for everybody.’ I think its really going to force the audience to think critically about their own role in maybe perpetuating racism in the U.S. … It will definitely make people think and then turn that critical eye that the play is suggesting on themselves.” “American Roulette” and “WASP” have performances at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

cope with impostor syndrome. “One of the first things you have to do is not to walk around with this and not tell anybody,” she said. “You’re going to need some friends. No, no, no, I’m talking about real friends. Trusted friends. They will validate your feelings, but not your incorrect thinking.” Ashby said it’s normal for people to doubt themselves. “Doubt does not make you a fraud,” she said. As she learned about impostor syndrome, Ashby said she learned the importance of building up self-esteem and seeking validation from within by celebrating the small, good things in life. “As the dean, I am in charge of the chair of the department of physics,” she said. “I got a C in physics. Perfect[ion] is not required. When I would get my C+

on a physics exam, I should have been dancing! That’s a small good thing.” When things go awry, Ashby said it’s important to let go of the mistakes as they come. She said people dealing with impostor syndrome often feel like they should have mastered everything already, but it’s just not possible and mistakes happen no matter what you do. “You are not the mistake,” she said. “You made a mistake. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not doing anything. Nothing risky, nothing cutting edge, nothing creative. It can’t go perfectly.” While undergraduate and graduate students often fall prone to overcommitting, Ashby gave advice on how to combat the urge to take every opportunity given. She said that although high achievers

can do many things well, it’s important to only do the things that are great for you right now. “Istartwithablankcalendar,and I put everything that is required for my self-care on first,” she said. “If we put ourselves on the calendar, you treat yourself like an appointment. I have an appointment with me. Because people will always want more from you than you can give.” Ultimately, Ashby said dealing with the effects of impostor syndrome is important not only for yourself but also your friends and family. “I love my life. There are a lot of people counting on me,” she said. “If I don’t take care of me, I have nothing to give them.”

start an organization called the Environmental Network of Northern Indiana during his sabbatical last year that began with the intention of connecting with others and building coalitions in order to influence the formation of environmental policy at the city and county government levels. “We discovered that the economic development office of St. Joseph County was working on a plan that would lead to somewhere between 10 and 22,000 acres of farmland being converted to heavy industry, which is about 33 square miles,” he said. The discovery of this plan has led the network to work with others in the community, Cobb said. “It’s actually led us to start another organization with which the Environmental Network can be

in coalition called the Open Space and Agricultural Alliance, which is seeking to bring people together in that part of the county … to be able to articulate their own interests in this so that the people of the other parts of the county — through the environmental network — can ally with them and support them,” he said. “They are the ones who are the most affected. They are the ones who can actually speak to the government that this is taking away families’ land and homes.” Cobb said the economic development office is working with consultants to see how this plan could move forward. At the federal level, Cobb said there are two types of routes when approving international agreements. The first form, which is what the Obama administration

took in order to agree to the Paris Accords, would be dependent on the current President and stay within that administration. The next President could change their mind about whether they will maintain the agreement or not. The other route the government could pursue, Cobb said, would be officially ratifying a treaty. This process can be much more complex and difficult to accomplish. “Most people, regardless of their political identification, value that things that environmentalists are seeking to protect — clean air, clean water, parks, nutritious food,” he said.

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Pop singer-songwriter Lauv will perform at Legends Nightclub on Friday at 9 p.m. Tickets for his upcoming concert sold out halfway through the first day of sales on Thursday Sept. 27. Such a sellout is a rarity for the Legends Nightclub venue, hinting at Lauv’s popularity and the promise of a great performance. Lauv, which means “lion” in Latvian, is the stage name donned by 23-year-old artist Ari Leff. Leff was born in San Francisco. His family moved to Atlanta and then to the small town of Wayne, Pennsylvania. He attended New York University from 2012 to 2016, where he honed his songwriting skills. From the start, Lauv’s work talked about heartbreak. He wrote his first song, titled “Parting Ways,” at 13-years-old, which discusses a breakup although he had not yet been through one. He realized that he wanted to perform after his refusal to sell “The Other,” a ballad he wrote in 2015. He signed with Prescription Songs before his senior year at NYU. His somewhat reminiscent and melancholy style of songwriting led him to co-write “No Promises” with Demi Lovato and Cheat Codes and gained him a feature on DJ Snake’s

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Richard D. James is having a late-career renaissance. Early in his career, James pioneered an electronic sound that would dramatically influence the electronic dance music and intelligent dance music (dance music that transcended clubs) scenes for years to come. After taking a 13-year hiatus following his album “drukqs,” Aphex Twin has released new material that reflects significant amounts of evolution and maturity with respects to his early work, including the monumental “Selected Ambient Works 85-92.” On “Collapse EP”, Aphex Twin creates soundscapes that often have a dynamic tension between chaos and order. On “T69 collapse,” the first third of the track centers upon irregular drum patterns that, although chaotic, have some underlying principles of order and rhythm. The second third of the track breaks down into an aggressive, horn-filled, chaotic soundscape that contrasts the relatively calm first third of the track. The visuals that were created to accompany this track match the balance between chaos and order that James

“A Different Way” in 2017. Toward the end of 2017, along with his eponymous EP, Lauv released his first big hit, “I Like Me Better,” an upbeat piece full of hope and optimism. He released his first full-fledged album ”I met you when I was 18. (the playlist)” in 2018. His most recent releases are the two singles “Superhero” and “There’s No Way” featuring Julia Michaels. “Superhero” was inspired by a note from a fan named Martin. Lauv has taken on an honestly emotional persona through which he shares genuine feelings ranging from happiness to sadness and everything in between. He captures the complexity of relationships and love through relatable lyrics and electronic sounds, creating music that speaks to the human experience of these things. His insight into and understanding of romance evidences itself in his carefully-crafted songs that capture the initial romatic feelings of butterflies and nervousness to those that arise in the aftermath of a breakup, such as nostalgia, longing and tragedy. His first album follows this pattern in a beautiful and logical arc. Both Lauv’s words and work reflect upon his desire to display his true self. His charismatic character pervades his social media accounts. Instragram depicts his artistry through photos. Twitter provides a glimpse

into his mind through his emphatically expressed thoughts. Lauv’s setlist for his Legends performance could contain any of the previously-mentioned songs as well as his new arsenal of hits from “I met you when I was 18. (the playlist).” Some of Lauv’s notable other songs are “Never Not,” “Paris in the Rain,” “Chasing Fire,” “Getting Over You” and ”The Story Never Ends.” No matter the song selection, Lauv will light up Legends with his energy, letting his personality shine. He is sure to evoke all kinds of emotions with his bubbly songs and tearful ballads.

creates sonically. The shifting landscapes in the visual are a perfect augmentation to the shifting and inconstant drum patterns that James uses on this track. The increases and decreases in violence on each respective third of the track are also represented in the visual, with the strobing landscape increasing as the second third of the track ensues. “Collapse” is also filled with many haunting moments that result from ethereal soundscapes that James creates. On the track “abundance10edit[2 R8’s FZ20m & a 909],” the listener is confronted with a voice sample of the phrase, “Give me your hand, my friend / And I will lead you to a land of abundance, joy and happiness.” This sample, combined with the expansive synths and the ever-constant yet ever-changing drum patterns, creates a sound that is groundbreaking in terms of James’ career work. On the track “MT1 t29r2,” the transitions between different sonic ideas are consistently smooth, and James again explores the pairing of expansive synths with unique and irregular drum patterns. In a similar way to “T69 collapse,” there are moments of calm amongst the chaos. At the 2:36 mark, the drum patterns reduce into

a hi-hat exclusive state and eerie synths are played to emphasize the uncharacteristic deviation from chaos. Overall, “Collapse EP” represents a venture in a new sonic direction at a career point that would relegate most other musicians to reliance on the sounds of old success. Richard D. James creates innovative soundscapes that add complexity to the IDM genre and his own catalog as a whole.

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“Collapse EP” Aphex Twin Label: Warp Records Tracks: “T69 Collapse,” “abundance10edit[2 R8’s FZ20m & a 909],” “MT1 t29r2” If you like: Autechre, Boards of Canada, Massive Attack

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“You don’t need to stay until the end of football games. While the pressure to stay has been present throughout my career here at Notre Dame, it has never been as prevalent as it is now during my senior year football season. I’m not saying anyone is holding me hostage in the student section, but when every other friend has a wistful comment about how this is the last time you will ever be able to do this, it makes you hesitate. They are right, after all. Senior year is the last time you will be able to cheer on old Notre Dame as a student, surrounded by all of your best friends. Senior year is also the last time you will be able to leave a football game early to go do something you would rather do with all of your best friends. There is obviously free time after graduation, but a full-time career doesn’t leave as much room for fun but wasted days with friends, especially when everyone lives all around the country. My point is that all of this time spent is valuable, and will be fondly remembered — assuming you are doing what you want to do. If you are toughing out a rough game when you would rather be somewhere else, I don’t see why that would be a better memory than doing what you actually want. This will probably come off as uncaring about Notre Dame and our football team to a lot of people. I in no way think that the student body as a whole should not care about being at the game to support our team. For most students, on most Saturdays, there isn’t anything much better than cheering on the team at home. However some people don’t love football, and sometimes people aren’t always in the mood to watch a full football game. That’s alright too. The pressure to stay for the full game is just part of an overarching tendency for students to seek shared memories. Having these collective experiences is part of the Notre Dame life. It is fun, after all, to be able to have a lively conversation with an alumni based on the simple question, “What dorm were you in?” It is only a problem when students sacrifice their own enjoyment of their college years to hit some checkboxes. So leave the game early. Or don’t. Just make sure you do what you want to do. Contact Nora McGreevy at nmcgreev@nd.edu The views and expressions of the inside column are those of the author and not necessarily of the Observer.

Theresa Azemer Show Some Skin

For as long as you can remember, your father always told you that you could do even better. He wanted you to grow and so he’d always remind you of the room you had for it. He taught you to read when you were three and signed you up for piano lessons at four. Ever y day he would have you sit beside him and read. W hen you finished, he’d make you w rite a summar y of the book and grade you. W hen you’d practice piano, he’d lie on the f loor beside the bench, conducting your clumsy music and counting your mistakes. Nice job. You only made three mistakes. This time, I want you to do even better. After ever y piano recital, he’d tell you that you did great, and let you know how many slip-ups he counted. He’d bring home math and science and English and histor y workbooks meant for students one or t wo grades above you and make you sit beside him and work out problem after problem until you’d finish the books or cr y tr y ing. He’d grade you. He’d tell you that you could do even better. He was in America now, and he wasn’t going to raise a failure. You learned to get used to this ex istence. Never jumping high enough, always hav ing space above you. It made you exceptional. You thank your father for making you exceptional. And you thank him for making your relationship less than. *** You tr y hopeless coping mechanisms, but all it does is make you wonder why you even want to be better. W hen things finally start to make sense, are you losing a part of who you are? Are you blinding yourself to what you really feel? W hat a boring life, to see things objectively. W hen you’re at rock-bottom, you always want, desperately, to be better. You look up at the sk ylight and start to imagine a better life. The sun feels good on your face. The space above you goes for miles. You start to climb, but once you finally get your balance, you develop some sick t w isted hunger for the earth. It’s so easy to just lie there and stare into the light. It’s so easy to bur y yourself, bur y ever ything. Even better, it requires no upper body strength. You let go and fall to the ground again. *** You re-watch old telev ision shows and reread books, and the stories are entirely different now. You no longer identif y w ith the main characters any more; they’re too naive, too

predictable. It’s the moms that you feel more connected w ith, the underappreciated teachers, the older siblings off at college. Perhaps the shows have always been about them to begin w ith. This kind of focus makes for even better entertainment. And even more complicated stories. W hose stor y is this? W hose world is this? The adults or the children? Are you just someone’s child, or are you, you? W hen are you old enough for this stor y to be yours? *** Your parents came to America for you, and they tell you, “you have to be better.” They threw ever y thing away so that you could be even better than they could have ever been. W hen they look at you, you feel it. W hen you fail, the pressure circles your head like stars. You are the beginning of the histor y of your family’s bloodline on this land. You are the link bet ween one home and another. So be better. ***

Your first year in college you begin to think of yourself as less of a human and more as a product of your parent’s humanit y. You recall all those years you considered yourself to be the main character in this world and you can’t help but feel so selfish. Outside, the trees are cold and skeletal. You think, if this life is anyone’s stor y it’s theirs. They don’t think about birth or death. They don’t think about childhood or parenthood or time. Or love. How self less, to actually experience your life w ithout thinking of it as a life. That ex istence is nothing like yours, it’s even better. W hat kind of stor y is yours? One where you sit and think about the process? Is your stor y a narrative of craft or a narrative of being crafted? Are you the w riter or the w ritten? The god or the human? One is a decent ex istence, but the other is even better. In the end, no one’s watching. So, which is better for you? Just choose. You must pick one to move on. Theresa Azemar can be contacted at tazemar@nd.edu Show Some Skin is a student-run initiative committed to giving voice to unspoken narratives about identity and difference. Using the art of storytelling as a catalyst for positive social change across campus, we seek to make Notre Dame a more open and welcoming place for all. If you are interested in breaking the silence and getting involved with Show Some Skin, email tcarter8@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Right to (an unchallenged) life Sophia Sheehy BridgeND

As Right to Life Week kicks off, students are reminded of yet another thing that separates Notre Dame from most schools around the countr y. In an increasingly secular nation, ver y few schools have a greater pro-life presence on campus than a pro-choice one. Respecting human dignit y is an important tenant of the Catholic faith, one that has become a rally ing cr y for religious to become politically active in supporting the life of the unborn. Even so, there is something peculiar about the pro-life movement on campus: Its lack of opposition undercuts its message. A universit y is supposed to be a market place of ideas, a setting where we can question our most steadfast beliefs and either reaffirm them after due scrutiny or abandon them on the basis of fault y logic. That’s why we have philosophy courses whose curriculums seriously question the presence of God. It’s why we require theolog y courses that address the historical inaccuracies and inconsistencies of a sacred text that was composed and edited by countless people over hundreds of years. If we hold our beliefs to be true only because they have been unchallenged and unquestioned, then they are not beliefs at

all. Thus, the lack of platforms for pro-choice speakers and activ ists on campus is concerning. An issue as politically and morally div isive as abortion deser ves sincere debate, debate that should be welcomed by pro-lifers. And yet, repeated attempts by several clubs to have prochoice advocates have a platform on campus have been thwarted. Not only are pro-choice speakers unable to liven the discussion on campus w ith a different perspective, but even the presence of people who are publicly pro-choice is controversial. W hen former-President Barack Obama gave his commencement speech in 2009, the back lash from the administration and alumni caused the creation of a “Task Force on Supporting the Choice for Life” to strengthen pro-life presence at Notre Dame. Sheltering from dissenting opinion is deeply un-American and un-Catholic. Hearing out opposition allows us to see what we have in common w ith those who disagree and properly challenge beliefs. As Pope Francis recently said, “getting the resistance out into the open … it’s ver y healthy.” It is w it h t hat spirit t hat I encourage t he Right to Life Club, as well as t he ent iret y of t he student body, to join me in inv it ing Ellen Ma lcolm to come spea k at Not re Da me. Ma lcolm is t he founder of Emily’s List, a polit ica l act ion

committee dedicated to elect ing pro-choice women to of f ice. Since t he elect ion of 2016, Emi ly’s List has ex ploded in suppor t for fema le pro-choice ca ndidates a nd in t he number of women reg istering w it h t hem as ca ndidates. Over 10,000 pro-choice women contacted Emi ly’s List to help f und t heir ca mpa ig ns in t he f ive mont hs a f ter Tr ump’s elect ion. A ny movement t his la rge deser ves a n a rena to be debated, a nd t here is no better place for t hese ideas to come to head t ha n at t he most prest ig ious Cat holic universit y in t he world. The voices of t he unborn a re not t he on ly ones who deser ve to be hea rd. Sophia Sheehy is a sophomore from Cavanaugh majoring in Economics and ACMS with a minor in Constitutional Studies. The viewpoints expressed in this column are those of the individual and not necessarily those of BridgeND as an organization. BridgeND is a bipartisan student political organization that brings together people from all across the ideological spectrum to discuss public policy issues of national importance. They can be reached at bridgend@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Put more into home, family and getting ahead. Refuse to let setbacks of the past hold you back. Use your ingenuity, strength and courage to bring about positive changes that will improve your life on all fronts. Share your thoughts and create a stir about your future plans; you will be given the green light to chase your dreams. Your numbers are 8, 11, 21, 23, 32, 34, 46. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mix and mingle. It will do you good to get someone else’s perspective on what’s happening. Listen and offer an objective point of view to gain the most knowledge. An unusual prospect will give you something to think about. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll be up against someone who is inconsistent and who tends to make a mountain out of a molehill. Ease into conversations and source out what’s behind the comments being made. Don’t let someone’s emotional tactics mislead you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick close to home in order to control situations that have the potential to veer out of control. Know what and who you are dealing with. Use your knowledge and intelligence to keep the peace. Don’t neglect your chores. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take note of what others are doing and contributing. Offering praise will help develop a strong relationship with someone who can help defend you when faced with opposition. Learn by engaging with people from different backgrounds. Romance will improve your personal life. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Someone will cause a fuss or provoke you to make one. A steady pace forward and a positive attitude will help you ward off controversy that will put a dent in your time and ability to achieve what you set out to do. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Pick up the pace and keep going until you reach your destination. Surround yourself with interesting people who inspire and motivate you. A change in the company you keep or the places you congregate will result in new possibilities. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t give in to anyone muscling into your affairs. The less transparent you are, the better the outcome. Stick to what you know, and finish what you start. It’s what you leave undone that will come back to haunt you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Stay in the background and observe. The way others carry on will be a telltale sign of the way they will treat you if you let them get to know you better. Play it safe and you won’t be sorr y. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take care of personal business. Get your finances in order and any paperwork that needs updating signed, sealed and delivered. How you conduct your business will be what others notice. New prospects will come your way based on your actions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Hold on to your thoughts. Sharing with someone who tends to be a blabbermouth will cost you emotionally. Look at the big picture and you’ll know exactly what you have to do in order to bring about positive change. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t get angry with someone for taking advantage of you; get angry with yourself for falling for his or her devious ways. Protect against those asking for too much or trying to tempt you into something that isn’t right for you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A closer look at what others are doing will give you an idea how to handle a situation you face. Turn a negative into a positive by using someone or something from your past to negotiate your way to victor y. Birthday Baby: You are dynamic, adaptable and sensitive. You are smart and trendy.

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NHL | capitals 7, bruins 0

Don’t miss NCAA payment scandal Charlotte Edmonds Associate Sports Editor

In the midst of the College Football Playoff conversation picking up heat and the MLB playoffs kicking off, college basketball is quietly enduring a massive scandal as coaches, business executives, agents and players alike prepare to testify in a federal court case that began Tuesday in New York. However, as the investigation is picking up steam, no one seems to care. When the term “college basketball” is searched on google, only four of the top 10 results even mention the scandal, with articles about a Larry Bird look-alike winning out over the fate of college basketball as an institution. My love for college basketball runs deep, well beyond the three weeks in March when the rest of America rallies behind Cinderella stories and the hope March Madness provides. One of my most vivid memories is celebrating Christian Watford’s 2011 buzzer beater over Kentucky alone in my kitchen on a random Saturday in December. This deep loyalty is why I’m disappointed, but more importantly, I recognize the importance this case has in the direction of college sports, and arguably college athletics at large. A bit of background into this whirlwind saga: Back in September of 2017, the FBI made 10 arrests, including four assistant coaches from Power Five conferences, an Adidas executive and sports agent Christian Dawkins, on accounts of fraud and corruption. Over the past year of the investigation, a number of different groups have been implicated, including up to 25 schools and partner companies of Nike. The allegations claim that Jim Gatto, representing Adidas, and similar companies used Dawkins and other “middle men” to pay elite high school players large amounts of money in exchange for their commitment to an “Adidas school,” or school with Adidas sponsorships, such as Louisville. These payments go as high as a staggering $150,000,

supposedly offered to Brian Bowen, who first committed to the Cardinals before he de-committed after the revealings of the investigation and ultimately chose to play professionally in Sydney, Australia. As the story has continued to develop, it more closely resembles an episode of “The Sopranos,” with all the key elements of organized crime — big money, white collar defendants and lack of loyalty as both sides are aggressively trying to flip the script. At this point, the New York district attorney’s office is arguing that Gatto committed serious crimes of corruption, focusing their efforts on targeting him. Meanwhile, Gatto’s defense team has chosen to not deny the charges, but rather claim that the violation of NCAA rules does not indicate a violation of federal law and that the universities are the culprits, trapped by their greed and evidence of a larger institutional problem with the priority of sports in higher education. As the debate over notorious law against paying to play rages on, this case could have huge implications on the trajectory of college sports, particularly in the extremely profitable sports like basketball and football. The NCAA has continually deflected propositions of compensating players beyond their scholarship offers, but this case has highlighted the extreme web of money building if they chose to do nothing. If this is the first time you’re hearing about any this, you’re not alone. This story has gone largely unreported on but has the potential to unhinge many athletic powerhouses. Don’t be surprised if the coming weeks bring a slew of skeletons out of the closet as more teams and individuals continue to be drawn into the soap opera of organized crime. “Amateur” athletics could largely be shaped by the outcome of this case. Contact Charlotte Edmonds at cedmond3@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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Capitals rout Bruins to open Stanley Cup defense Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin and the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals opened their title defense with a 7-0 thrashing of the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. After watching the franchise’s first Stanley Cup banner ascend to the rafters, T.J. Oshie opened the scoring just 24 seconds in, and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the first of his two goals 1 1/2 minutes later to get the rout off to a fast start. It was the fastest first two goals by a defending champion in a season opener in NHL history — and it was just the beginning. By midway through the second period, the Capitals chased goalie Tuukka Rask with five goals on 19 shots and ignited chants of “Backto-back! Back-to-back!” from the fired-up crowd. Braden Holtby stopped all 25 shots he faced to improve to 15-2 with four shutouts against the Bruins.

The emotional banner ceremony featured montages from the Capitals’ playoff run and ensuing celebrations and a roar when Ovechkin carried the freshly engraved Cup onto the ice and skated a lap with it. Minutes after Ovechkin kissed the Cup and put it back in its box, he and his teammates blew away any concern about an emotional letdown and began making a statement that they want to win it back. In Todd Reirden’s first game as coach, the Capitals beat the Bruins for the 13th consecutive time, this time without Tom Wilson. Washington’s top-line right winger began his 20-game suspension for another illegal check to the head of an opponent in a preseason game. The Capitals have outscored the Bruins 48-19 during this winning streak. Ovechkin scored one of four power-play goals, Kuznetsov scored his second on the power play and John Carlson beat Boston backup Jaroslav

Halak on a 5-on-3 advantage. Newcomer Nic Dowd joined the fun with a spinning backhander, and Cup-clinching goal-scorer Lars Eller added the exclamation point with the seventh of the night. Rask fell to 1-11-5 in his career against the Capitals with a 3.30 goals-against average and .889 save percentage that are each the second-worst of any opponent. Only two goals came against Halak, whose presence on banner night in Washington was poetic after his performance for Montreal in the 2010 playoffs ended one of the Capitals’ previous best chances to win a championship. NOTES: The Capitals set a team record for goals in an opener. ... Washington C Nicklas Backstrom became the third player in franchise history to reach 800 points. ... With D Torey Krug out three weeks with an ankle injury, Matt Grzelcyk took his spot on Boston’s first power-play unit. The Bruins got only two power-play chances.

mlb | yankees 7, athletics 2

Yanks beat A’s in wild-card game, to face Red Sox next Associated Press

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge got the party started with a two-run homer nine pitches in. Luis Severino let out a primal scream after escaping a bases-loaded jam with 100 mph heat. Giancarlo Stanton capped the mauling with monstrous drive in his postseason debut. From the first inning on, there was little doubt. Next stop for the Yankees: Fenway Park and the rival Red Sox. Going ahead quickly against reliever-turnedstarter Liam Hendriks, the Yankees pounded the Oakland Athletics 7-2 Wednesday night to win their second straight AL wild-card game. Severino atoned for flopping in his postseason debut last year, and late-season spark Luke Voit added a tworun triple off Blake Treinen in a four-run sixth, missing a home run by inches. Stanton added 443-foot drive off the

Oakland closer in the eighth that landed in left field’s second deck, completing a power show by the team that set a major league record for most home runs in a season. After one of those boisterous Bronx celebrations that used to be an October staple, the Yankees will take a train to Boston for a best-offive Division Series starting Friday, a matchup of 100-win heavyweights. The Red Sox went 10-9 against the Yankees this year. For Oakland, it the latest disappointing defeat in what has stretched into decades of disappointment. The A’s have lost eight straight winnertake-all postseason games since beating Willie Mays and the New York Mets in Game 7 of the 1973 World Series, and dropped all four of their postseason matchups against the Yankees. Yankees fans fretted about an all-or-nothing knockout match, thinking back to last year when Severino fell

behind Minnesota 3-0 just 10 pitches in. New York rallied for an 8-4 win against the Twins, but the memory was still raw. Severino was 14-2 at the All-Star break this year but slumped badly in the second half, and rookie manager Aaron Boone’s decision to start the 24-year-old righthander against the A’s instead of J.A. Happ or Masahiro Tanaka was intensely debated — the type of argument Boone used to enjoy as a television analyst who broadcast last year’s wild-card game. Severino made the move look like genius. He threw nine fastballs in a 10-pitch first inning, then relied on sliders and chanegups. He struck out seven his first time through the batting order, got in trouble in the fourth before striking out Marcus Semien on his fastest pitch of the night — 99.6 mph at the letters. He showed his emotion and looked spent despite not having allowed a hit.

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Irish senior goalkeeper Ryan Krutz surveys the field to throw the ball during Notre Dame’s 2-1 overtime loss against Indiana on Sept. 11 at Alumni Stadium. Krutz has a 0.83 goals-allowed average this season.

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College and Northwestern. In those three matches, the Irish outscored their opponents 8-1, leaving no doubt in the victories. Follow ing a home victor y at Pittsburgh and a road w in at Georgetow n, Louisville stumbled to a 2-2 draw against No. 17 North Carolina State. Louisville then claimed a signature w in against then-No. 2 Duke, but the Blue Devils have since fallen to No. 23 in United Soccer Coaches rankings. The Cardinals have also fallen victim to a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of No. 4 Kentuck y. On the season, Notre Dame has outscored its opponents 18-8. The Irish have produced 44 shots on goal compared to only 29 for their opponents. The Cardinals, meanwhile, have outscored opponents 14-9 while allow ing a .431 shots-on-goal percentage. Notre Dame has held opponents to a miniscule .358 shots-on-goal percentage. The matchup against Louisville is Notre Dame’s fourth game of conference play. With a w in over the Cardinals, the Irish would ow n a 3-1 record against

the ACC half way through its conference schedule. Notre Dame can give Louisville its first loss in conference play. In addition to their draw against North Carolina State and their w ins over Duke and Pitt, the Cardinals ow n a victor y over Boston College, a common data point that Louisville shares w ith the Irish. Both

Notre Dame and Louisville defeated the Eagles 1-0, but the Cardinals did so on the road in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Senior Adam Wilson and junior Cherif Dieye lead the Cardinals with three goals each, and sophomore goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch has limited opponents to a 0.81 goals-allowed-average in

Irish junior midfielder Jack Casey looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 2-1 overtime defeat to Indiana at Alumni Stadium on Sept. 11.

seven starts. For the Irish, fifth-year defender Patrick Berneski leads the club with five goals. Senior goalkeeper Ryan Krutz has limited opponents to a 0.83 goals-allowed-average in eight starts, but junior Duncan Turnbull got the start on Tuesday and pitched a clean sheet against Northwestern.

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The Saturday match starts a crucial slate for the Irish to close out the season. In its final six games, Notre Dame will face five ranked teams, four of whom also play in the ACC. A win against Louisville on Saturday would be Notre Dame’s first victory against a top-10 opponent this season. Notre Dame and Louisville kick off Saturday at 7 p.m. at A lumni Stadium.

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streak. Despite the Cardinals’ strong start, scoring their lone goal in the first five minutes, the Tar Heels silenced the Cardinals, controlling the field early and scoring all five of their goals

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in the first 49 minutes of the game. North Carolina had three times the amount of shots on goal and double the number of corner kicks Louisville recorded during the game. In preparation for the upcoming game, the Irish know that besting the Tar Heels w ill not be easy. Norman explained the

preparation the team is going through this week. “We are going to concentrate on improving in the areas we need to get better in,” he said. “[We need to] find the best ways to attack them offensively and break up their rhy thm defensively. They have some ver y talented players and we have to be able to make those players as

uncomfortable as possible.” Some of those talented Tar Heels Norman mentioned include redshirt-sophomore for ward Taylor Otto and sophomore for ward A lessia Russo, who each contributed two goals against the Cardinals. Russo was just named ACC Offensive Player of the Week. The last time these two

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Irish sophomore midfielder Sammi Fisher jogs upfield during Notre Dame’s 4-0 loss against Florida State at Alumni Stadium on Sept. 27.

teams met at A lumni Stadium in 2016, Notre Dame picked up its first ever win at home against UNC. The chance for the Irish to end the Tar Heels winning streak is set to kick off at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 4 at A lumni Stadium. Contact Caitlyn Clinton at cclinton@nd.edu

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Irish graduate student forward Karin Muya cuts right during Notre Dame’s 4-0 loss to Florida State on Sept. 27 at Alumni Stadium. During Sunday’s win, Muya scored her third goal, tied for the team best.

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Irish senior Grayson Broadus hits a backhand shot during Notre Dame’s 6-1 defeat against North Carolina on March 23 at Eck Tennis Pavilion. Broadus finished last season with an overall record of 20-13.

the weekend. Howells and McCormick won all of their matches in the pre-qualifying round of the tournament and joined Ciamarra in the qualifying stage. Howells was able to win his first two matches in qualifying before losing late in three games, falling just short of qualification, while Ciamarra won his first match but came up short in the second round. McCormick lost his first round matchup, but he was able to win his consolation match the following day. However, not all hope is lost for the Irish as results as the final tournament round is scheduled to conclude Thursday with senior Alex Lebedev, who was ranked No. 19 in the Oracle ITA Preseason rankings, slated to

join the competition with the last chance to represent Notre Dame in Arizona. Beyond this week, the Irish will not have much of a break as they get right back into action this Friday when they play host for the Bobby Bayliss Invitational. The following weekend Notre Dame will return south for the ITF Futures event in Harlingen, Texas, before coming back home for the ITA Midwest Regional Championship at Eck Tennis Pavilion. Head coach Ryan Sachire has been optimistic as the season has started and has kept an open mind about the roles being developed throughout the team. Those roles have begun to take shape over these first couple of events, and there will be much more to be decided in the coming weeks as the Irish enter the bulk of their season.

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Irish look to continue momentum after victory By CAITLYN CLINTON Sports Writer

The Irish are hosting a conference matchup against North Carolina this Thursday after a w in this past Sunday over North Carolina State. Notre Dame (6-6-0, 2-2-0 ACC) gave a strong showing against No. 12 North Carolina State (8-3-2, 1-11 ACC) this past weekend. This was Notre Dame’s first w in of the season against a ranked opponent, beating the Wolfpack 2-1. Irish head coach Nate Norman was pleased w ith the team’s performance. “It was a game against a great opponent that we had to w in,” he said “I felt we controlled most of the game.” The first goal for the Irish was made off of a header from graduate-student forward Karin Muya early in the game. The second, by junior for ward Jennifer Westendorf, was scored off of a rebound on the crossbar midway through the second quarter. Westendorf has been one of

Notre Dame’s key offensive players. Her team-leading 10 points have paced the Irish through most of the season, contributing a team-high four assists and tying Muya to lead the team in goals at three. She has been named a game leader for ever y game the Irish have played this season. Norman was confident in his team’s abilit y to get the w in against the Wolfpack. “Even after we gave up the goal against the run of play, our response was tremendous,” he said. “It took us until the second half to find the w inner, but I felt we always believed we would get the w inner.” Coming off the high of a big w in, the Irish are faced w ith the challenge of taking on the Tar Heels (9-2-1, 4-0-0 ACC), the third-ranked team in the nation and firstranked team in the ACC. UNC dominated its last game against Louisv ille w ith a 5-1 w in, and the team is currently on a four-game w in see W SOCCER PAGE 11

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Irish junior forward Jennifer Westendorf dribbles while looking to pass during Notre Dame’s 4-0 loss to Florida State on Sept. 27 at Alumni Stadium. Westendorf has three goals and four assists on the season.

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Notre Dame heads home, eyes fourth-straight win

ND finds success as tourney begins

Observer Sports Staff

Facing one of the toughest schedules in the countr y, Notre Dame w ill have host its fourth top-10 opponent of the season this Saturday when the No. 6 Louisville Cardinals visit A lumni Stadium. The Irish (6-3-1, 2-1 ACC), coming off a 3-0 drubbing of Northwestern on Tuesday night, are not far removed from hosting three top-10 opponents, in a series of home matches that saw the Irish play five of six games in South Bend. The Irish dropped all three matches, w ith two of those losses coming on golden goals in overtime. No. 15 Notre Dame looks to f lip the script against a top10 opponent when Louisville (6-1-2, 3-0-1 ACC) visits this weekend. Notre Dame is streaking into the match off of three consecutive victories over Xavier, Boston

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Irish junior defender Senan Farrelly controls the ball during Notre Dame’s 2-1 overtime loss to Indiana on Sept. 11 at Alumni Stadium.

Notre Dame is just getting its season under way, and it is finding success in the early going as seen this past week at the ITA A ll-American Championships. The event followed up a successful first weekend for the Irish in which team members participated in three separate events: the Milwaukee Classic, University of Virginia Masters and the Western Michigan/Vredevelt Invitational. Particularly strong performances on that weekend came from sophomore William Howells and junior Matt Gamble who reached the doubles semifinals in Wisconsin, sophomore Richard Ciamarra who reached the singles semifinals in Virginia and senior Daniel Rayl who took the home the Flight B championship in Michigan, earning A ll-Tournament Second Team honors in the process. Looking at this past weekend’s competition, play got

under way on Sept. 29 as seven team members made the trip to Tulsa, Ok lahoma, for pre-qualif ying, including Gamble, Howells, senior Grayson Broadus, junior Guillermo Cabrera, sophomore Tristan McCormick, freshman A xel Nef ve and junior Johnathan Small. Ciamarra joined Monday for the qualif ying rounds. The event brought with it significant stakes as the winner of the championships earned a birth in the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships which take place Nov. 7-11 in Surprise, Arizona. If histor y is any indicator, Notre Dame would stand a decent shot in the competition as each of the last eight champions have come from ACC Institutions with William Blumberg of North Carolina taking home the title in 2017. Unfortunately for the Irish, they came up short in their path to the title, but the team did find success throughout see M TENNIS PAGE 11