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Fashion Club attends Fashion Week finale Students visit Chicago for concluding event, avant-garde competition showcasing local designers By CIARA HOPKINSON News Writer
Members of the Fashion Club of Notre Dame traveled to Chicago on Sunday for the finale event of Chicago’s Fashion Week. The event focused on grow ing the fashion industr y in Chicago by giv ing up-and-coming designers the chance to showcase their work and develop their brands. Juniors and club presidents Sierra Mayhew and Caroline Forlenza said they reached out to FashionBar, the company running the week, and were given the opportunit y to speak w ith Tony Long,
founder and CEO of the company. “We met w ith him just the two of us, and he taught us a lot about what he’s doing — tr y ing to grow Chicago into a fashion capital like New York and LA are … and he allowed us to bring a few of our members to the finale event of the Fashion Week,” Mayhew said. Mayhew and Forlenza said they were frustrated w ith the lack of resources on campus for students interested pursuing careers in fashion and thus, founded Fashion Club of Notre Dame last fall, see FASHION PAGE 4
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The Fashion Club of Notre Dame spends time in Chicago on Sunday while attending the final event of Chicago’s Fashion Week. The week focused on growing the city’s fashion industry and its designers’ brands.
SMC senior takes on national writing challenge By ERIN GRIMES News Writer
Writers across the countr y w ill turn the page on another year of NaNoWriMo — short for National Novel Writing Month — on Wednesday. Saint Mar y’s senior Mar y Brophy said she plans to participate in the monthlong w riting program.
“It is a program where you are racing against yourself to w rite a novellalength stor y that is usually around 80 pages long,” she said. “The cutoff is usually 50,000 words … and if you reach that at the end of the month then you get a series of prizes.” Brophy said she has participated in the program for
a number of years. “This is my fifth year doing it,” she said. “I started as a junior in high school and I have been doing it ever since —except [for] sophomore year.” Ultimately, Brophy said, she decided to take on the challenge of NaNoWriMo see WRITE PAGE 3
Film festival to celebrate ‘Lord of the Rings’ series By MARY STEURER News Writer
The Medieval Institute at Notre Dame w ill celebrate medieval culture and the work of author J.R.R. Tolkien w ith a special screening of the “Lord of the Rings” trilog y, co-sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endow ment for Classic Cinema. The festival begins Thursday w ith an
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introduction to the films by graduate student Maj-Britt Frenze at 7 p.m., followed by a show ing of the trilog y’s first mov ie, “The Fellowship of the Ring.” The screening w ill continue Friday w ith its second film, “The Two Towers,” at 7 p.m. The final installment of the trilog y, “The Return of the King,” w ill be show n Sunday at 3:30 p.m. A ll screenings w ill take place in the Brow ning Cinema located in the
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DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Frenze, a forth-year student in the Ph.D. program for Medieval Studies, said the film festival grew out of an effort to promote the Medieval Institute’s “Lord of the Rings” undergraduate reading group. The reading group, Frenze said, seeks to educate students about Tolkien’s work and analyze see FESTIVAL PAGE 3
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Breakfast series connects South Bend, students By SELENA PONIO Associate News Editor
The Center for Social Concerns (CSC) is hosting a way for South Bend communit y partners, students and facult y to collaborate in a much more casual setting: breakfast. The breakfast series, called “Food for Thought Breakfast Series: Healthy Neighborhoods,” occurs four times over the academic year, Danielle Wood, assistant director for communit y-based research and impact at the CSC, said. The second breakfast of this academic year is Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Near Northwest Neighborhood. Wood said the breakfast series was launched three years ago. “We need more informal time, non-programmed time for net working,” she said. “This came out of me thinking of ‘Well, what would be a way that would be 90 percent the
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net working and 10 percent more formal? ’” Wood said she was awarded a one-year grant to start the breakfast series. A fter the year was over, the organizations involved in the series wanted to keep the event going. Today, she said, the event is fully funded by the partners. “The primar y aim of the event since its inception was to build thicker net works into the communit y and across the different academic institutions for shared communit y problem-solv ing w ith organizations,” Wood said. Heidi Beidinger-Burnett, a facult y member at the Eck Institute for Global Health, w ill be one of the discussion leaders this Wednesday. Beidinger-Burnett helps run lead poisoning prevention activ ities on behalf of a group of Notre Dame facult y. “The most important see BREAKFAST PAGE 4
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Senior Montgomery VanGorder, left, sophomore Mick Assaf, center, and senior Chris Bury gather to sing the Alma Mater after Notre Dame’s 35-14 win over NC State on Saturday. The Irish were ranked third in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings.
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Professors implement mindfulness in classes By SARA SCHLECHT and JULIANNA MCKENNA News Writers
Communication studies professors Marne Austin and Terri Russ are redefining learning through their implementation of mindfulness in their classroom setting. Professor Austin said she defined mindfulness as a commitment to always being present in the current moment. “Mindfulness is a practice of presence and of radical presence with each other,” she said. “It means that we must strive to be present to ourselves in our own lives. This requires purposefully slowing down to be here entirely in each moment.” After noticing the negative effects that many cultural trends have had on learning, Austin said she chose to implement mindfulness in her
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in order to push herself. She said she used to write with a friend, who encouraged her to try the program. “[Writing novels] is something I really enjoy, so I thought that having the opportunity to really push myself would be a good idea,”
classes. “So often in our culture and society we pride ourselves on business and like to pretend that we are very good at multitasking,” she said. “Studies are showing more and more is that multitasking can’t actually happen effectively. If we are doing multiple things at once it means it’s only getting a fraction of our attention. It’s no wonder that we are losing our connections with each other and the things that we’re doing if we’re only partly present.” Austin uses two main mindfulness practices in her classes: breathing exercises and compassionate listening. These practices allow students to slow down and open themselves up to endless educational possibilities, she said. “In class we start by pausing,” Austin said. “The idea
is that there’s nowhere else we’d rather be, nothing else we need to do, except be here and we can trust that we have this inherent brilliance and that we all matter and have something to offer.” Austin said she has noticed a great change in the classroom as a result of these small enhancements. “Students have more courage and feel safe to ask questions,” she said. “The energy shifted. W hen we were able to divorce our being from the things we said and the questions we asked, then anything could be said and learned.” Russ said she begins classes with what she calls a “mindfulness moment,” often employing use of freewriting. “Just write for the next 10 minutes,” she tells students. “Don’t stop writing. If you don’t know what to write, [then] write ‘I don’t know
what to write.’” Professors tend to feel crunched for time to teach everything they need to during class time, so the idea of giving up a few minutes for a mindfulness exercise can seem risky, Russ said. However, Russ said she finds this to be a worthwhile use of class time. “It allows not only for more focused discussion, but also deeper discussion,” she said. “So the cost-benefit analysis of that is that I end up gaining some class time by taking away some class time.” Implementing mindfulness into their daily lives helps students focus outside the classroom as well, Russ said, so long as it doesn’t become another item on an increasingly long to-do list. She said she has even given a keynote address titled “I’m Too Busy to Be Mindful.” “We’re very task-oriented
as a society,” she said. “We like our checklists. We like to know exactly what we’re going to do [and] how to get things done. Mindfulness, then, becomes another task. By making it another task, we think ‘I’m too busy to be mindful.’” Mindfulness is said to improve focus and productivity, but Austin and Russ agree that it goes beyond this. Mindfulness‘ positive effects go beyond simply improving one’s focus and productivity, Austin said. “W hen you start practicing mindfulness, you do it personally because it’s this self-care, but it’s through this that you transform the world around you,” Austin said.
she said. Year after year, Brophy said she continues to return to the program because she wants to continue to test her limits. “I decided it would be a good challenge for me to keep on doing it, over and over again [each year] to keep pushing my boundaries of what I think I can write in a certain amount of time,” she said.
Brophy said the program has helped her get her ideas from her mind to the page, as the specific timeframe helps her to focus. “Having one month where I say this is the one thing I am going to focus on and then going through that entire story as much as I can is a good release for me to figure out how that story is going to work out.” she said “ …
Having that basis there and being able to get out all of the ideas and figure out if the story is going to work at all is good for me.” The program is important for those who cannot start the process of sitting down and writing, Brophy said. “It is a great way for people to really practice their writing and also just to get ideas out,” she
said. “I am the kind of person who thinks way too much about what I’m trying to write and I end up putting things off for forever because it never feels like the right time. NaNoWriMo is a great time to put aside those thoughts … and just get words out.”
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histor y lent itself to a number of the literar y elements in the “Lord of the Rings,” Frenze said. “Tolkien took many themes from [medieval] texts, such as dragons, riddles and many of the names of his characters,” Frenze said. Frenze said Tolkien’s work has had a lasting inf luence on fantasy w riting and cinema. The genre owes a majorit y of its success to Tolkien and other prominent authors such as C.S. Lew is and Charles Williams, she added. “Tolkien was pivotal in making fantasy as popular as it is,” Frenze said. The Medieval Institute hopes the festival w ill help spread appreciation of Tolkien’s enduring impact upon the genre, Frenze said. The Medieval Institute is offering t wo free tickets per indiv idual for each film. Students may reser ve tickets through the organization’s website and collect their tickets at the DPAC box office. Reser vations must be made by Wednesday. Additional tickets may be purchased through the DPAC box office.
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his use of medieval culture in his w riting. Linda Major, director of undergraduate studies at the Medieval Institute, said Tolkien’s work was heav ily inf luenced by medieval customs and lore. “Tolkien was a medievalist,” Major said. In the past, Major said the Medieval Institute has sponsored screenings of a number of other films inf luenced by the medieval period, such as the “Mont y Py thon” mov ies, “Robin Hood” and “The Sword and the Stone.” Such films allow people to access medieval culture through modern day cinema, Major said. Through the “Lord of the Rings” trilog y in particular, Major said, the Medieval Institute aims to use modern cinema to introduce students to Tolkien’s w riting, which blends medieval culture and fantasy. “We’re exposing the medieval roots of Tolkien’s Middle Earth,” Frenze said. A professor of Medieval English at Ox ford, Tolkien’s acute knowledge of medieval
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Photo courtesy of Sierra Mayhew
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Sierra Mayhew, left, and Caroline Forlenza represent Notre Dame’s Fashion Club in Chicago on Sunday as the club presidents.
Winners of the avant-garde competition showcase their outfits Sunday during the final event of Chicago’s Fashion Week. The winning design, pictured right, reflected the Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago.
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about Michael Kors going public: Was that a good decision for them or not? Did it hurt their luxury brand or did it help it? ” Forlenza added. “So we try to get into those business-focused ideas and a lot of marketing as well.” Mayhew said the Fashion Week finale was a sign of Chicago’s potential, as well as the impressive efforts of individuals — like Long — who have helped the industry grow. “I think there’s definitely room for growth and I think that, because it’s such a big city, it has the opportunity to be bigger fashion presence if the designers there keep working really hard,” Mayhew said. Freshman Lexi Leahy, a Chicago native, said it was
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at the start of their sophomore year. “We both are really interested in fashion and we felt like we were at a school that did not support our career choices,” Mayhew said. “We wanted to create a place for people who are interested in a career in the fashion industry.” “We just had this idea of forming a place on campus where people could talk about their passion for the industry and also learn more about it,“ Forlenza added. “Hopefully by the time we’re out of Notre Dame [we will] kind of create our own network of people working
in the industry. In the last few years, Notre Dame has come a long way with that in general because now they offer a Career Trek to New York City in the fashion and retail industry through the Career Center.” During club meetings, members discuss questions revolving around rising trends, major events in the fashion world and fashion’s relationship with other industries. “We just finished Fashion Month, and that’s our most exciting month for meetings because we get to talk about and review all the fashion shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan,” Mayhew said. “For example, we did an opening question
exciting to see signs of fashion’s growth in the city. “I love this city, so I want Chicago to start becoming more of a focal point for fashion,” she said. “I liked seeing the local artists a lot because they were so unique to Chicago and its characteristics. It was really cool to see these new, aspiring artists who are trying to make it doing their own thing.” The event included several shows by local designers and brands, and concluded with an Avant Garde competition in which designers created pieces that ref lected Chicago’s history and culture. Junior Nina Michielutti said the competition was the most memorable part of the day. Paid Advertisement
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thing is that people are in the know,” she said. “The reason that this is so critically important to me is because lead poisoning is forever damaging for children. Even at ver y, ver y low exposure rates, [for] children’s neurological and physiological systems … there can be lifelong damage.” Beidinger-Burnett said this breakfast is the crosssection of communit y members, leaders and organizations in South Bend. The event, she said, acts as an opportunit y to talk about what is working in the communit y as well as the challenges it faces. “There is a tremendous amount of value of bringing people together and collaborating that way,” Beidinger-Burnett said. “We’re all networking tr ying to improve the qualit y of life of people that live in South Bend and St. Joseph Count y.” To further emphasize the goal of strengthening the local communit y, all the food during the breakfast is from local
businesses, Wood said. “We tr y to locally source all the food as much as possible because it’s part of the whole notion of building the local economy,” she said. Students who are thinking about doing a thesis or capstone project are welcome to come to the breakfast, Wood said. The event is not meant to be informative, she said, but rather, prov ide a platform for people to form partnerships w ith others interested communit y-based research. “It creates partnerships for solv ing complex problems better,” she said. “A communit y partner is an educator as much as your facult y member is. They can help you frame your topic meaningfully. You don’t think of your topic in a vacuum, you think of it in collaboration w ith those that might use the information. “The value of communit y based research is that it’s a partnership and you get better information and better use of your information when you’re done because of it.” Contact Selena Ponio at sponio@nd.edu
“The winner of this year’s competition was a designer who created a gown based on the Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago during Al Capone’s reign over the city’s mobs,” she said in an email. “It was unique and beautifully done, but what really set it apart from the rest was the story behind it. He really brought everyone back in time with his design that even included newspaper from the publication of the massacre. The competition was a really cool way to see how certain designers pushed their boundaries to create really dramatic designs.” Contact Ciara Hopkinson at chopkin1@nd.edu
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By OWEN LANE Scene Writer
On Friday — breaking his month-long silence — Kendrick Lamar tweeted a link to Ty Dolla $ign’s latest album “Beach House 3.” Lamar’s only accompanying editorial was 13 fire emojis. In addition to a striking snapshot of human communication in 2017, Lamar’s tweet was also, I supposed, a ringing endorsement. The tweet piqued my interest in the Chicago artist’s new album, but King Kendrick’s declaration was not my only experience with Ty Dolla $ign’s music. His 2016 mixtape “Campaign” was a surprisingly strong record that thrives in the borderlands between hiphop and R&B. Dolla $ign demonstrated impressive range on the tape. “??? (Where) [feat. Migos]” found Ty collaborating with 2017’s favorite rap group on a gritty, trap-inspired jam. “Stealing” was so soulful and orchestral that it would not sound out of place in a humble coffee shop. “Beach House 3” finds Tyrone Griffin Jr. delivering fine, unique music in spots, while otherwise resorting to trite packaging to fill the album. The album opener “Famous” begins with an acoustic guitar (played by John Mayer) and Ty Dolla $ign crooning, “Everybody wants to be famous.” Ty Dolla $ign then basically proceeds to detail the trappings and obligations of fame, and the great extent to which normal people want it. The lyrical content on “Beach House 3” is certainly the album’s weakest component. The desire for fame is not only debatable, but it is also hopelessly overwrought
By MATT MUNHALL Scene Writer
Writing and producing a new musical can be an intensive and protracted process. Lin-Manuel Miranda spent seven years meticulously composing the music for “Hamilton.” Benj Pasek and Justin Paul first pitched “Dear Evan Hansen” four years before it debuted on Broadway. Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino do it every week. McKenna and Reino are the co-hosts of “Off Book,” the podcast on which they improvise a completely original musical in each episode. The series debuted in July on Earwolf — the podcast network co-founded by Scott Aukerman of “Comedy Bang! Bang!” — and from the jump has been a wacky delight. Every week, “Off Book” is a shot of pure, unadulterated joy, full of infectious songs and ridiculous character arcs. McKenna and Reino are seasoned improvisers — both are regular performers at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles — and bring their musical theater knowledge and upbeat energy to the podcast. Each episode begins with the duo chatting with their guest, who relays an anecdote that becomes the jumping off point for the new musical. From there, they invent a dizzying array of characters and musical numbers, accompanied by Scott Passarella on the keyboard, who impressively keeps pace as the duo comes up with
in rap. It may seem pedantic to criticize one song’s topic. Unfortunately, the concepts of “fame” and being famous appear to be the underlying currents throughout “Beach House 3.” Interludes on the album are called “Famous Lies,” “Famous Excuses,” “Famous Friends” and “Famous Amy.” After all, Ty Dolla $ign is not that famous. Sure, he is more famous than most people will ever be, but his commentary holds far less weight than, for example, “Famous” artist Kanye West. “Beach House 3’s” best tracks are just as hot as his previous work would suggest. “Love U Better” — featuring Lil Wayne and The-Dream — is an immensely fun party track that serves as further evidence that Lil Wayne still has the goofy charm that made him such a magnetic presence on the microphone. The following track, “Ex,” exhibits Ty perfectly complementing “Stare (feat. Pharrell Williams and Wiz Khalifa)” is not quite a great track, but it is far more interesting than lifeless tracks like “Don’t Judge Me (feat. Future and Swae Lee)” or “Dawsin’s Breek (feat. Jeremih).” “Stare” is tastefully disjointed and sounds just foreign enough to be both intriguing and catchy. “Side Effects” demonstrates just how captivating Ty Dolla $ign can be when he is by himself, and it makes me wish he put more tracks on “Beach House 3” with only his name attached. Album closer “Message in a Bottle” contained some of Ty’s signature pathos, which was largely lacking on “Beach House 3.” It is a perfect example of Ty Dolla $ign’s ability to take a familiar concept — like feeling a sense numb melancholia amidst a party — and add yet another degree of depth with
his emotionally charged delivery. “Beach House 3” does not feel particularly inventive or bold. It is a disappointing effort, especially in the wake of a project that promised as much as “Campaign.” It almost seems like there are two different albums on “Beach House 3.” One half of the project attempts to chronicle a poorly conceived narrative about fame. The other half is a massive beach party with many of hip-hop’s best collaborators invited. The latter half is definitely more fun. That is not to say that Ty Dolla $ign cannot preside over a top-notch track by himself, because he most certainly can. After all, “Side Effects” and “Message in a Bottle” are some of the best tracks on the entire album. However, the album’s best tracks are dragged down by the project’s poorly conceived concept and uninspired songs that mimic the taste of the day.
songs on the fly. McKenna and Reino are excellent musical improvisers and have such a strong rapport that their guests often seem daunted by jumping in alongside them. Despite lacking musical theater experience, comedy podcast favorites like Paul F. Tompkins, Mary Holland and Erin Whitehead have done an admirable job trying out an unfamiliar genre. The episodes are elevated to another level, however, with the presence of Broadway actors like Nicole Parker, who played Elphaba in “Wicked,” and Rory O’Malley, who has starred in “Book of Mormon” and “Hamilton” — they both lend their impressive vocal talents to such silly material. As an introduction to the show and its hilariously labyrinthine plots, I recommend listening to “Pillaging For Your Dreams,” featuring fellow UCB improviser Drew Tarver. The episode follows a young boy from the backwoods of Georgia who dreams of being an NBA referee and eventually involves a cross-country road trip, a band of marauding pirates, a naval battle, and an existential crisis in the midst of a police chase. It also has my favorite musical number of the series to date, about bears that unsuccessfully attempt to disguise themselves as pigs in order to eat other pigs. The song ends with Reino pointing out the ludicrousness of this conceit: “Why are we trying to play it coy as if we need to use some clever ploy? / We can just go over there and eat a bunch of pigs!” McKenna follows this
with a ridiculous closing refrain: “We forgot that we were bears!” So much of the manic energy of “Off Book” results from listening to the duo dig themselves out of the holes they’ve created. In “Arms Race” — a thrilling tale about a cyclist competing in a race while simultaneously trying to stop his arms-dealer father — Reino launches into a song about delivering nine kicks to the villain, one for each amendment in the Bill of Rights (“There are ten!” McKenna gleefully points out). As they begin listing off amendments, McKenna and Reino quickly realize they can’t name them all. “This one’s for the American right to gather and protest,” Reino sings, having already mentioned freedom of speech. “OK, son, that still falls under number one,” McKenna retorts. Like many improv shows, “Off Book” nearly spirals into chaos each episode, before somehow finding a way to connect its divergent plot threads in a climactic finale. McKenna and Reino’s apparent love of musical theater makes these exaggerated happy endings not only uproariously funny, but often surprisingly touching. You probably won’t see a show about a joint robot-and-cat corporate takeover — with a love duet between a stapler and a flan, to boot — on Broadway anytime soon, let alone every week.
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“Beach House 3” Ty Dolla $ign Label: Atlantic Records Tracks: “Love U Better (feat. Lil Wayne and The-Dream)” If you like: Post Malone, Future, Migos
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This year has been a headway for North Korea with its nuclear weapons program. With over twenty missiles fired and an intercontinental ballistic missile near completion, the hermit state has become more threatening than ever. Over the previous years, the world’s reaction to North Korea’s hostile behavior has been relatively easy-going. It has been the usual cycle of Kim Jong Un making threats against the United States to get global attention followed by a talk and financial aid for the destitute country. It is no longer a surprise to South Koreans when they hear of any aggressions from the North. Things have changed as President Donald Trump turned away from the traditional approach of appeasement. He belligerently responded to the regime’s missile tests on Twitter, warning “Little Rocket Man” of military action if he continues to make any provocations. For a show of American military force, Trump has even ordered an aircraft carrier to the Korean peninsula as well as military drills near the border, bringing the tension closer to a brink of war. The Trump administration may have several valid reasons for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea, ranging from securing alliance and national security to protecting human rights of North Koreans. By numbers, it sounds smarter to overthrow the Kim regime before they master their nuclear weapons program and fire a missile towards a major U.S. city, killing millions of civilians. However, attacking North Korea may be a worse option for the United States than standing by and observing Kim’s nuclear program grow. One obvious reason is the immediate, all out war against North Korea. Once a missile gets fired at North Korea, it would quickly retaliate with immense amount of firepower, justifying its action as defense against “the white capitalistic pigs.” In this case, it will create a global warfare, leading to instantaneous deaths of people on both sides. There is no need to attack North Korea as soon as possible unless it is for certain that the United States and its allies will be inflicted upon. Though North Korea may make provocations, they won’t cross the line of starting a third world war. This summer may have been the most heightened point of this tension when North Korea fired a missile over Japan and even threatened to attack Guam, a crucial geographic location for the United States’ military in the Pacific. But North Korea wouldn’t go to the point of actually bringing significant destruction to others because it would simply mean suicide. As much as how ridiculous Kim Jong Un and his top officials may sound when it comes to propaganda against America, they know that extreme provocation will mean the end of their government. Once their missile hits the grounds of another country, other nations will have justification to reciprocate. Though it seems like he is irrational at some times and doesn’t care about his government, Kim Jong Un cares about his regime. In fact, the entire point of the nuclear weapons program is to sustain his government so that the country will have means of defending itself. Although the United States has warranted its involvement in other governments on the grounds of democracy, it has also assisted overthrowing government with unfavorable foreign policies. Consider Guatemala in 1954 when its president attempted land reforms that put the holdings of an American company, United Fruit Company, in danger. The CIA ended up equipping the Guatemalan rebels and blockading the Guatemalan coast to oust the president. A more similar case to North Korea is that of
Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Although Gaddafi agreed to give up his weapons program and even allowed international inspectors for exchange of better foreign relations, his convoy was attacked by airstrikes from the United States and France. Gaddafi himself ended up being beaten and killed by rebel soldiers. Even if Kim Jong Un is taken out, other leaders in the line of North Korean command would take over and resume their activities. Although a developing weapons programs is alarming, President Donald Trump should consider taking a step back and lessening the United States military activity near the Korean peninsula. Doing so will reduce the need for North Korea to defend itself and increase its ability to focus its budget on actual necessities like infrastructure and agriculture. It is understandable that the entire purpose of the United States military base and drills in South Korea is to defend against any potential attacks from the North. However, it is unlikely such attack will happen even if the United States moves out because the United Nations will come to the South’s aid, just as they did in 1950, and push back the communists. Besides external influence from military involvement, North Korea is also experiencing internal changes that may deter the nuclear weapons program. Though it is labeled a communist country, black markets of capitalistic ideologies are booming, and their existence is slowly becoming the norm. This adjustment to the North Korean economy means more exposure to outside media and technology which may inform the civilians of their current horrendous state of living and push them towards a revolution. Activists in South Korea are already trying to push for this change by dropping USB cards and floppy disks filled with South Korean TV shows, soap operas and songs. It is just a matter of time before majority of the North Korean population is exposed to the South Korean media. A lot of current North Korean refugees are already having trouble adjusting to the drastic difference in modern day utilities and social norms, such as internet and freedom of speech. If a war breaks out, North Korean civilians will have an even harder time fitting into society, especially since they are more likely to be brainwashed with North Korean ideologies. It will become more difficult for these people of a war-torn country to rebuild their communities under a new leadership and political doctrine. Rather, it is more efficient to wait for North Koreans to slowly undergo this cultural and political change from within. President Trump may be trying to display himself as an authoritative figure in this tension with North Korea; however, he should be careful in his approach in dealing with an unpredictable regime in possession of weapons of mass destruction. He should follow Kant’s theory of moral duty and try to assist the country from the inside. Kant would suggest that the United States, as a global power, help out the third world country get back on its feet than to utilize its superior military strength. Rather than easily bringing up military threats, President Trump and his staff should consider methods to change North Korea by employing financial aid and reducing military prominence in the area. Don’t fight fire with fire, because millions of lives are at stake. Contact Joseph Han at shan3@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Normally, I write about politics. However, I figured it would be refreshing to instead write about something the entire Notre Dame community could agree upon. Therefore, below is a letter addressed to irrational Notre Dame–hater, Colin Cowherd. Dear Colin, Following Notre Dame’s win over USC, you said “Saturday’s win does not prove Notre Dame belongs.” In what became all too obviously an attempt to bring attention to your irrelevant show, you went on to say that Notre Dame has “topped out.” You asserted that Notre Dame is a one-dimensional team, being carried solely by an old, and already peaked, offensive line. Comparing Notre Dame to a plateaued 12-year-old, you posited that Notre Dame’s football team would only go downhill from their victory over USC. This is not the first time you have spent an inordinate amount of time bashing Notre Dame football. For years, you have argued that Notre Dame is entirely irrelevant, and that winning championships at Notre Dame is no longer possible. I could spend the remainder of this letter roasting you and your show. However, I do not believe ad hominem attacks are of any value. In fact, I do not even feel like taking the time to tell you why you are wrong. (I think simply observing the result of Saturday’s win over North Carolina State could suffice in doing such). Rather, I would just like to say, “thank you.” Seriously. Thank you, Colin. In ranting about Notre Dame’s irrelevance and inferiority, you provided the greatest motivational clip our football team, student body and fan base at large could ever ask for. Your comments represented the reality that most of the nation still doubts Notre Dame. Many people do not believe this team belongs in the upper echelon of contemporary college football. What matters, however, is that the Notre Dame–faithful believe in our team. This team is special, and those close to this University realize that. There is no need to attempt to convince others that such is the case. The only thing that can provide such convincing is winning on the football field. Win four more football games and a spot in the College Football Playoff is all but a sure thing. Obviously, it is a tall task. However, nothing helps accomplish such lofty goals like the motivation to prove people wrong. And for providing large quantities of such motivation, we thank you, Colin. Whether you knew it or not, your bashing of Notre Dame may very well help the Irish do the very thing you claim we are incapable of: win a national championship. With immense gratitude, ND Nation Eddie is a junior majoring in economics and political science, with a minor in constitutional studies. He plans on attending law school after his time as an undergraduate at Notre Dame. He can be reached at edamstra@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Tolstoy on suicide Pedro Ariel Solidarity
Leo Tolstoy had everything a man can desire, with the exception of one thing. His parents were members of the Russian aristocracy. He was a prodigious student, and of course, became a literary icon. He married, had a family and lived in a comfortably large estate. His works received countless accolades and by the time he entered his 50s; his legacy as an artist of the upmost caliber was assured. Most people can only dream of achieving a sliver of his renown, wealth and influence. Yet, all of this would mean little to Tolstoy, when faced with the apparent meaninglessness of life Throughout his life, Tolstoy suffered from bouts of depression. He would immerse himself in his art in large part as a way of coping, however unsuccessful, with a profound, ineffable sadness. Yet incessant working, being a sort of distraction, is at best a palliative medicine; the sadness was still there, and it accompanied him always. It was only when he had finally attained access to every material good and social prestige an individual can possibly want, that the feelings he had tried so strenuously to ignore, would emerge from the depths of his soul, unfettered and uncompromising. As he reached the midpoint of his life, the question of whether or not to
kill himself increasingly dominated his thoughts. What was the cause of this despair? And how did he ever manage to overcome it? He describes the grappling with his existential crisis in his book “A Confession”: “My question — that which at the age of 50 brought me to the verge of suicide — was the simplest of questions, lying in the soul of every man from the foolish child to the wisest elder: it was a question without an answer to which one cannot live, as I had found by experience. It was: ‘What will come of what I am doing today or shall do tomorrow? What will come of my whole life?’ Differently expressed, the question is: ‘Why should I live, why wish for anything, or do anything?’ It can also be expressed thus: ‘Is there any meaning in my life that the inevitable death awaiting me does not destroy?’” This is a good book, one which parallels St. Augustine’s Confessions. Like Augustine, Tolstoy sought answers in various sciences and philosophies to no avail. His inquiries only managed to perplex him further, finding that both abstract reasoning and experiential science either avoided the question or failed to acknowledge it altogether. It became apparent that the question would remain unanswered. That is until he turned to the long-discarded Christian faith of his childhood. In faith Tolstoy found “an infinite meaning to the
finite existence of man; a meaning that is not destroyed by suffering, deprivation or death.” He describes how “only in faith can we find the meaning and possibility of life. I realized that the essential meaning of faith lies not only in the ‘manifestations of things unseen,’ and so on, or in revelation (this is only a description of one of the signs of faith); nor is it simply the relationship between man and God (it is necessary to define faith, then God, and not God through faith); nor is it an agreement with what one has been told, although this is what faith is commonly understood to be. Faith is a knowledge of the meaning of human life, the consequence of which is that man does not kill himself but lives. Faith is the force of life. If a man lives, then he must believe in somethin It is fascinating to see how geniuses struggle with the questions that gnaw at everyone’s conscience. Whether or not you find his conclusion satisfying, the sentiment (that is, the yearning for a purpose driven life) is one we all share. And I find it comforting that, at the very least, we can all claim a share in at least part of Tolstoy’s genius; his humanity. Pedro is a junior from the Bronx, NY, living in Dunne Hall. Please send your invectives and snapchats to pdoming2@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Dear Fr. Jenkins Under the auspice of Our Lady, the members of the Notre Dame family are called to live in solidarity with those on the margins and ensure a safe and inclusive community, free from physical, emotional and psychological harm for all. For too long, sexual violence has injured the students, faculty, staff and alumni in our Notre Dame family. We call upon the University to take a strong stand against sexual violence in light of recent changes to the Department of Education’s guidelines and the University’s housing policy. We ask that our University publicly state its intent to address the following four items: one, commit to use the preponderance of the evidence standard in cases of sexual misconduct, regardless of changing federal guidelines; two, uphold a 60-day timeline of addressing Title IX cases; three, clarify new alternative resolutions policy and disallow mediation in cases of sexual misconduct, in accordance with previous federal guidelines; and four, create and publicize waivers from the six-semester housing requirement for survivors of sexual misconduct, violence or any other form of discrimination. Firstly, we call upon the University of Notre Dame to commit to upholding the preponderance of evidence standard in cases of sexual violence. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released guidance on Sept. 22 permitting universities to employ a clear and convincing standard of evidence in Title IX cases. Sexual violence cases are among the most difficult to “prove,” and have one of the lowest false reporting rates of all crimes. Raising this standard creates an unreasonable burden of proof on the complainant, the survivor-victim. Additionally, because Title IX cases are civil rather than criminal cases, Title IX proceedings should use the same standard of evidence as do civil cases: preponderance. In committing to maintaining the preponderance of evidence standard, Notre Dame would stand with survivors and express its dedication to the value of justice. Secondly, we urge the University of Notre Dame to uphold the previous administration’s guidance of concluding Title IX investigations within 60 days of when they are opened. Though we truly believe our University will continue to resolve cases in a timely manner, a public statement asserting our commitment to this timeline holds the University of Notre
Dame accountable, and protects the mental health of both complainants and respondents by limiting how long the pain and stigma of a Title IX investigation may continue. Thirdly, Secretary DeVos lifted the ban on mediation in cases of sexual violence, allowing universities to facilitate “informal resolutions” between survivors and perpetrators. This process, previously illegal under both the Bush and Obama administrations, is an unsuitable and destructive way to resolve cases of sexual violence and sexual assault. We recognize and assert the value of survivors controlling their reporting processes. Reporting can be draining and stigmatizing; survivors should have the ability to get help and support without reporting through Title IX. However, mediation was illegal until September of this year for a reason. Rhodes Scholar and 2017 Notre Dame graduate Grace Watkins explains some of the dangers of mediation, writing that schools may be inclined to describe sexual violence as a mere “dispute between students” and encourage survivors to “work it out” with their rapists. Moreover, survivors may be “pressured to opt for mediation over a formal investigation” because “mediation is easier” for schools and “requires far less manpower and time” than “the standard Title IX investigation process.” Survivors should not be pressured into forgiveness, and mediation is not restorative justice. There exists no shared moral responsibility between victim and perpetrator. Contrary to this understanding, Heather Ryan — recently internally transferred deputy Title IX coordinator — stated that the new alternative resolutions process was implemented to be more “restorative” than the original administrative resolutions process. This comment reflects an administrative belief that invoking disciplinary outcomes on perpetrators is unnecessary or overly dramatic. We could not disagree more strongly. For these reasons, we ask the University to return to its original, appropriate stance that mediation be disallowed in all cases of sexual violence or assault. Finally, we ask the University to protect survivors of sexual assault and violence in light of the recently announced requirement that students live on campus for six semesters. Forcing survivors of sexual
assault to remain on campus after they have been assaulted is insensitive, unethical and damaging. Thirty-four percent of college student survivors have experienced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a direct result of their assault. This rate is three times higher than the average rate of PTSD amongst college students in the U.S. Forcing survivors to stay on campus for the sake of fulfilling the new requirement can further aggravate the risks to students’ mental health. We ask that the University quickly implement a waiver system which allows survivors of sexual assault, violence and other forms of discrimination to opt out of the requirement. This waiver should not demand that students share the story of why they wish to leave as this unfairly burdens the survivor. Sexual violence is not a partisan issue. Our University would stray from its Christian values by neglecting one of the most marginalized groups on our campus. By one, upholding use of the preponderance of evidence standard in cases of sexual misconduct; two, employing a 60-day case timeline; three, clarifying the new alternative resolutions policy and disallowing mediation in cases of sexual misconduct; and four, creating simple waivers for survivors of sexual violence and other forms of discrimination and harassment to move off-campus, our beloved University will recommit itself to protecting every member of the Notre Dame family. In order to support this effort to hold Notre Dame accountable, please visit our website at http://stand4ix. weebly.com/ and consider signing our open letter to Fr. Jenkins. As he stated in his homily marking the 175th anniversary of this incredible place, “either we are all Notre Dame, or none of us are.” Please ensure that we are all truly Notre Dame by protecting every vulnerable member of our community and calling upon Notre Dame to do better. In solidarity, Isabel Rooper sophomore Elizabeth Boyle sophomore Oct. 30
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Stop dreaming and start doing. Explore your options and create new opportunities. Discuss your future goals and how you expect to reach your target. Don’t let the past stand in your way. Dismiss what you can’t change and move on to new territory that shows promise and hope. Take up unusual pastimes and associate with people you find inspiring. Your numbers are 8, 14, 22, 26, 30, 34, 48. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Listen to the voices of reason and experience, especially when it comes to medical, financial or contractual matters. A positive result can develop if you take the proper steps to improve your position. Personal growth is encouraged. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep your ideas and plans a secret until you have ironed out any foreseeable problems. Knowing the outcome of whatever you want to pursue and present will give you the leverage to achieve success. Positive change is within reach. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll face opposition if you get into an emotional discussion with someone you partner with or who depends on you. Don’t give in to unreasonable demands. Make it clear right from the beginning what you are willing to do. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Use your intelligence and past experience to help you make your way to the top. No matter what you want to accomplish, ingenuity and intuition will lead to good results. Do what feels right, not what others want you to do. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Dedication and determination will pay off. Refuse to let emotional situations slow you down. Getting things done on time will make you feel good and bring unexpected rewards. Work hard, play hard and live life your own way. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Partnerships should be your priority. Much can be accomplished if you discuss matters of importance. Make a commitment if it will help seal a deal. Make travel plans or expand your interests. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put all your effort into how you earn your living. Expanding your knowledge or skills will put you in a position for advancement. Your dedication and unusual approach to getting things done will help you grab the attention of someone influential. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Socialize or take an active role in events that include your peers, children or someone with whom you share common interests. A short trip to a location that offers something unique will spark your imagination and jump-start a new venture. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Demands will slow you down. Make it clear what you will and won’t do. Don’t wait until it’s too late to say “no” or cancel an appointment. Stay on top of pressing matters. Don’t give in to emotional tactics. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Discuss your long-term plans and look for new ways to resolve administrative problems you face with a financial, corporate or medical institution. Following up on a promise you made will change the way you move forward. Proceed with caution. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you must get into a discussion, speak from the heart. Keep your facts straight and give others a chance to explain. Your best bet is to focus on personal achievements and physical fitness. Less talk and more action is preferable. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your gut feelings will be acute. Follow your heart, speak your mind and get to the bottom of any situation that irks you. Once you clear the air, you will have room to adopt whatever approach best suits your needs. Think big. Birthday Baby: You are entertaining, adaptable and conscientious. You are giving and empathetic.
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White Sox are underappreciated Michael Ivey Sports Writer
On Oct. 24, the ESPN Stats and Info Twitter account tweeted an attempt to show how dominant the Los Angeles Dodgers have been in the postseason leading up to the World Series. The tweet read: “The Dodgers are 7-1 this postseason. The 1998 Yankees are the only team in the Wild Card Era to win the World Series with 2 losses or fewer.” Harmless tweet, right? Well, not so much. Why? Because it is not accurate. The 2005 Chicago White Sox lost just one postseason game on their way to winning their first World Series championship in 88 years that season. OK. Harmless mistake, right? It would be, if this were the first time ESPN made this mistake. In fact, it happened again exactly one year ago to the day. A year ago, Oct. 24, 2016, while the Cubs were in the midst of their World Series run, SportsCenter showed a map listing the number of professional sports championships the professional sports teams in Chicago and Cleveland had won since the year 1965. Cleveland’s lone championship during that time span was won earlier that year when the Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. The graphic listed Chicago as having won 10 championships during that time: six for the Bulls back in the 1990s, three for the Blackhawks since 2010 and one for the Bears in 1985. Wait a minute. Something is missing here. Ah, yes. The White Sox in 2005. ESPN blatantly forgot about the existence of the 2005 White Sox team and left them off a graphic they showed live on air during a segment talking about recent championships each city has won. But wait, there’s more. The exact same day that the inaccurate ESPN graphic was shown, the CBS This Morning Twitter account tweeted: “Wrigley Field is prepping this morning for an event Chicago hasn’t seen in 71 years: the World Series.” Excuse me? Did they just say the city of Chicago hasn’t seen or hosted a World Series in 71 years? Well that’s funny, because the White Sox did host the first two games of the 2005 World Series. The way that tweet was worded implied Chicago hadn’t
hosted a World Series game since 1945, which was just more false information as the White Sox hosted World Series games twice since then, in 1959 and 2005. Make one mistake, fine whatever. Make the same mistake again, a pattern is starting to form here. Make the mistake a third time, strike three. Is there some sort of conspiracy by the national media to try and get rid of any and all evidence of the White Sox’s World Championship in 2005? And if there is, why? Well, as a White Sox fan, I cannot just stand by and let these atrocities go on unnoticed. One reason why this is so maddening is because the 2005 White Sox are definitely not a team that should be forgotten. Their regular season record that year was 99-63, and stomped to a postseason record of 11-1. That season, they swept the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox in three games in the ALDS, dispatched the Los Angeles Angels in five games in the ALCS and then swept the Houston Astros in four games during the World Series to finish off one of the most dominant postseason appearances by any MLB team ever. It also feels like this is an important time to honor one of the most underappreciated baseball teams in history. The Astros, the team that lost to that White Sox team in the World Series back in 2005, are back in the Fall Classic and are currently leading the 2017 World Series three games to two over the Dodgers. This is the Astros’ first appearance in the World Series since 2005. The losing pitcher in Game 2 of this current Series was Dodgers reliever Brandon McCarthy, who was a member of the 2005 Chicago White Sox and is the last player from that team still active in the majors. Sunday night’s Game 5 of the Series was the second-longest World Series game by time in history. The only World Series game in history that has been longer is Game 3 of the 2005 World Series between the White Sox and Astros, a game the White Sox won 7-5 in 14 innings. So here’s a cap tip to the 2005 Chicago White Sox, one of the most underappreciated baseball teams in history and a team that did win the World Series, despite what other media outlets say. Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-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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dropped a match to No. 3 North Carolina, 3-0, on Friday on the road. Pittsburgh will be arriving at the turf with an 8-9-0 record, 2-6-0 in conference. The Panthers most recently dropped a 3-0 decision to Virginia Tech. They also have a losing record — 3-4 — on the road coming into the matchup with the Irish at Alumni Stadium. However, the Panthers earned a 1-0 upset win over Notre Dame on Oct. 13 at Alumni Stadium. Although Notre Dame outshot their opponent 17-9, Pittsburgh was
able to claim its first victory on the Notre Dame campus since 2002. The Panthers have fallen in their three-straight games since the upset. The Irish are going into the tournament led by senior forward Jon Gallagher, the squad’s leading scorer. Gallagher currently has 22 points on the year with 10 goals. He is followed closely by fellow senior forward Jeff Farina with 17 points. Graduate student Chris Hubbard leads the Irish in goal. He has 39 saves on the year, touting a 0.709 save percentage. The Panthers are led by freshman forward Dexter
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Alexander and his 14 points. Alexander has scored six goals so far this season — including the lone goal in Pitt’s win over Notre Dame in October. Alexander is followed by freshman forward Edward Kizza and junior midfielder Javi Perez with 11 and 8 points, respectively. Redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper Mikal Outcalt has done the majority of the Panthers’s goalkeeping this season. He has posted a 0.761 save percentage and tallied 67 saves this year. Notre Dame and Pittsburgh will kick off at 7 p.m. tomorrow to begin the ACC tournament.
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Butker’s five field goals lead Chiefs over Broncos Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker’s five field goals were instrumental to the Kansas City Chiefs’ 29-19 victory over the Denver Broncos, especially the way the rest of their offense was faltering. Don’t think he felt any pressure, though. “When I’m out there, it’s really weird. It doesn’t seem like a big kick for me,” Butker said. “It’s just a normal kick, got to go out there and make it.” After missing the first of his career, he has made 18 in a row. Butker was claimed off Carolina’s practice squad in late September after Cairo Santos, a three-year starter for the Chiefs, went down with a groin injury in Week 3. Butker impressed the Kansas City coaches enough to earn the job outright, and Santos was waived. Five weeks later, Butker is averaging nearly four field goals per game. “I have way more field goals then I ever made in college, probably for my career,” said Butker, a standout at Georgia Tech. “It’s crazy. In one season in college I’ll probably have like, maybe nine field goals or something, and now — I don’t know, how many have I made? Eighteen now? It’s crazy.” Even though Butker said he settles into more of a rhythm with every kick through the uprights, he has been able to steer himself clear of psyching himself out mentally even with his success. “We weren’t sure exactly what we were getting when he came here,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “We knew he was a good kicker in college. ... To have that confidence, that
right there at the 35 he’s going to be spot-on in that area, that’s a great job by him building confidence in all of us.”
Charles’ return Running back Jamaal Charles returned to Kansas City for the first time since he was let go earlier this year and signed with the Chiefs’ division rival. He ran eight times for 39 yards, and a fumble early in the game was scooped up by Marcus Peters and returned for a touchdown. Still, Charles enjoyed getting to see some of his former teammates again. “Jamaal loves football, and I’m glad he’s healthy,” Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson said. “I’m glad he didn’t get off on us tonight, of course. Jamaal’s a heck of a player, man. We love him, he loves us, and I’m just glad to see him out there playing.”
Peters’ big night Not only did Peters return a fumble for a touchdown, he also had one of three interceptions of Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian — two of the five turnovers Kansas City forced on the night. The defensive touchdown was the third of Peters’ career. “That guy made so many plays out there, it was ridiculous,” Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston said. “When you make plays like that, it speaks for itself. You put points on the board.”
Troublesome trickery The Chiefs threw their first interception of the season late in the first quarter, but it wasn’t off the right hand of Alex Smith. It was courtesy of wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who faked a run outside before
trying to loft a pass to tight end Ross Travis. The ball wobbled through the air until it was pulled down by Broncos safety Darian Stewart. “He’d done a great job on it during the work and he’s been begging for that thing for a while,” Reid said. “So he got it. And he probably won’t get it again.”
Shaky Siemian Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian threw three picks and had a season-low 52.8 percent completion rate, and most of his 198 yards passing came in garbage time. So it wasn’t a surprise that coach Vance Joseph, while sticking with him through the game, would not commit to Siemian being the starter going forward — especially with Paxton Lynch back at practice. “Late in the third quarter it’s 20-13. So, we’re back in the football game,” Joseph said, “so to go back with our quarterback is the right decision, in my opinion. Obviously, it didn’t end well. But we’re in the game. Even with three or four turnovers, we’re in the football game. So, I stayed with Trevor. He’s our guy. He’s worked all week. So that was my decision.”
Anderson moves up Denver running back C.J. Anderson became the fourth player in franchise history to run for at least 400 yards in four straight seasons midway through the first half. The others to reach that mark are Sammy Winder (1983-88), Floyd Little (1968-73) and Terrell Davis (1995-98). Anderson finished with 78 yards rushing and caught one pass for 7 yards.
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Irish junior guard Arike Ogunbowale drives past a defender during Notre Dame’s 76-75 loss to Stanford in the Elite Eight of last year’s NCAA tournament March 26 at Rupp Arena. Ogunbowale led the team in scoring last year with 15.9 points per game. The Irish return only one more of their top four scorers from last season — junior guard Marina Mabrey.
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be an option for the Irish, however, as the team is apply ing for a hardship waiver to have her granted immediate eligibilit y. “We were supposed to hear [Tuesday],” McGraw said. “So we could still hear soon. We’re putting her w ith the second team right now.” Yet — as always — big things are expected. The team’s No. 5 preseason ranking is the lowest the Irish have had since 2013–14, but ref lects the success McGraw’s teams have had in recent years regardless of personnel, including an NCAA tournament v ictor y over Ohio State last year w ith Turner out. The talent of the players that do remain plays its part too. Junior guards Arike Ogunbowale and Marina Mabrey were both named preseason A ll-ACC selections after scoring 15.9 and 14.6 points per game last season, respectively. However, after the injur y to t wo-time ACC defensive player of the year Turner, McGraw said she needed to turn a team w ith proven offensive abilit y into one that can play effective defense as well. “We’ve had to reset our tone to become a defensively-minded team after losing our shot-blocker,” McGraw said. “We have to be w illing to take a charge; we have to have great help defense; we’ve got to know the rotations; we have to play great on-the-ball defense w ithout fouling. We can’t just think about outscoring people.” The Irish may be asked to rely on a significant role from their walk-ons this season: junior for ward Maureen Butler and sophomore guard Kaitlin Cole. McGraw said
that Cole in particular had impressed and she hoped to see the pair make an impact against IUP. “I’m really excited about Cole,” McGraw said. “She’s a smart player, she picked things up really quick ly and we’re going to need her for some big minutes. She’s going to have to be smart and on top of things defensively, she’s really going to play a prett y important part, especially if we get into foul trouble.” The Crimson Hawks posted a 24-7 season last year play ing in Div ision II’s PSAC. A lthough they may not bring the all-around talent and athleticism of many other Irish opponents this season, McGraw said the team brings some dangerous shooters, including junior guard Caroly n Appleby, who averaged 14.7 points last
season. “They’re a 3-point shooting team,” McGraw said. “They shot over 500 threes last year; they’re definitely good shooters. We’re really going to have to watch them from the three-point line. They’re ver y mobile and ver y well-coached. I think it’s going to be a really good game. “ ... It’s always exciting to get that first game, getting in the uniforms for the first time, because right now we have only seven scholarship players, we’re really hoping our walk-ons are ready. The ex hibition games are really important for us, seeing ever yone do things at game speed. But w ith our lack of depth we have to be really careful and tr y not to foul so much.” EMMET FARNAN | The Observer
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Sophomore guard Jackie Young defends the ball handler during Notre Dame’s 88-82 victory over Purdue on March 19 at Purcell Pavilion.
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Irish junior running back Josh Adams breaks away from the defense during Notre Dame’s 35-14 victory over NC State on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Adams rushed for 202 yards against NC State, raising his average on the year to 146.1 yards per game. Adams brought his rushing touchdown total to nine on the year with one score on the day.
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with their progression. “There’s a lot of similarity to the defense that we’ve seen in the past,” he said. “Again, I think it’s still about personnel, and their personnel is probably, in terms of the safeties and corners, emerging. You know, I think it’s probably a much more mature football team.”
Injuries On the injury front, Kelly announced that junior tight end Alize Mack is continuing with concussion protocol but was noncommittal on the potential of him playing this weekend. “He’s in the next stage
working through the protocol,” Kelly said. “You know, elevate the heart rate today and see where he goes from there. “ … It’s so much of an individual day-to-day and how they progress. Each guy is different, and you really don’t know until they go through the cardio piece. They’ve got to get through the cardio piece, so when they — he’ll get activated today through the cardio, and then how he responds to that piece, then the next stage can or cannot occur, and so we wouldn’t know until after today.” Kelly also said sophomore running back Tony Jones Jr. and senior defensive tackle Jonathan Bonner are progressing well and look set to be healthy enough to play.
“[Jones’] issue was more of he had a bit of a hip pointer. The ankle is doing better and much better,” Kelly said. “I think it’s not even the concern as much as the hip pointer. He had treatment today, feels a whole lot better. I would expect him that he’s going to be somebody that is active in what we do on Saturday. “ … Bonner squatted yesterday in our speed squats and actually went up in his speed squats. We don’t have any concerns there.”
Playoff rankings With the Irish placed No. 3 in the first edition College Football Playoff rankings, Kelly said his team knows that it has high expectations placed on it, but stressed it is
taking it one game at a time. “We talk about awareness. You can’t enhance until you’re aware. They’re aware, and for them to enhance their situation, for them to continue to get better, they need to know where they are,” Kelly said. “After that, the enemy is distraction. Get back to your process, do the things that got you here. You really have to embrace what we’re doing. “Look, if you embrace what you’re doing, people embrace you. If you don’t embrace what you’re doing, they’ll kick you to the curb. It’s the way it goes. They understand that, and they’ve been really good about getting to this point. I’m pretty confident that they understand how to keep this thing moving in the right direction.”
Kelly also said he doesn’t entertain hypotheticals, and for the Irish to have a successful season, it comes down to dominating every opponent. “I try to stay in the moment,” Kelly said. “Winning is not even something that we think about. I’ve got to tell you, I’m honestly giving you the truth in this answer: We just want to dominate this weekend. If we do that, we’d like three more chances. And then at the end of the year, if they say that that’s one of the four best teams, that will be fine. “We’re just looking to dominate this weekend, that’s all I can tell you.” Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu
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Irish junior tight end Alize Mack, left, blocks a Trojans defender during Notre Dame’s 49-14 victory over USC on Oct. 21 at Notre Dame Stadium. Mack has 17 receptions for 154 yards on the season for the Irish.
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Kelly discusses Wake Forest matchup, injuries By TOBIAS HOONHOUT Associate Sports Editor
On Tuesday, Irish head coach Brian Kelly addressed a number of issues leading up to No. 3 Notre Dame’s home matchup w ith Wake Forest this weekend. “We’re in the ACC sw ing of our schedule w ith obv iously a ver y tough opponent last week in North Carolina State. I think this week brings another challenge, a ver y explosive offense,” Kelly said. “Wake Forest obv iously was extremely efficient last week. Arguably, probably the most experienced quarterback that we’ll play. [Senior John] Wolford has been in the system, has experienced the ups and dow ns and grow ing in this offensive system. Led them last week to over 600 yards, counted for five touchdow ns, just really knows it ver y well. So that w ill certainly be a challenge for us.”
Wake Forest The Irish (7-1) hold a 3-0 all time record against the Demon Deacons (5-3, 2-3 ACC), w ith the last matchup
coming in a 28-7 w in in 2015 at Notre Dame Stadium. But, this year, the game has bigger implications, especially for Irish defensive coordinator Mike Elko. Elko was hired this offseason after ser v ing in the same role at Wake Forest from 2014 until last season, and Kelly said the program wants to w in for him. “I’m sure he would like to get through this quick ly,” Kelly said on the situation. “You know, it’s never easy. You know, you can imagine, on one side of the fence how people see it and perceive it, and then on our side, you know, we have a lot of pride in our program. I know all of our players, offense, defense and ever ybody involved in this program, from Mike and [linebackers coach Clark] Lea, [who followed Elko to Notre Dame from Wake Forest this offseason], we want to play really well for them.” And while Wake Forest still plays a similar st yle to Elko’s, Kelly said the Deacons present a threat see FOOTBALL PAGE 11
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Irish junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush, right, fights through a defender during Notre Dame’s 35-14 win over NC State on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Wimbush passed for two touchdowns in the game.
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No. 21 Notre Dame w ill host Pittsburgh on Wednesday at 7p.m. for its first-round action in the ACC championship. The No. 7 seed Irish (95-2, 3-3-2 ACC) have won their four prev ious ACC first round and quarterfinal games at A lumni Stadium. No. 10 seed Pittsburgh (89-0, 2-6-0) has yet to w in its first ACC tournament match after being in the tournament for the second-straight season. Notre Dame remains in the national top-10 in the ratings percentage index, ranked 10th in rankings’ fifth edition. As of Oct. 30, the Irish have faced the hardest schedule in the entire NCA A in Div ision I men’s soccer. Entering the match Wednesday, the Irish are 9-5-2 overall, 3-3-2 in conference. Most recently, the Irish see M SOCCER PAGE 9
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Irish senior forward Jon Gallagher passes the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Michigan on Oct. 10 at Alumni Stadium.
Marina Mabrey, Kristina Nelson, Arike Ogunbowale, Danielle Patterson, Lili Thompson, Mikayla Vaughn and Jackie Young. And that’s it. W hen No. 5 Notre Dame starts the 2017–18 season w ith an ex hibition Wednesday night against Indiana Universit y (Pennsylvania) (IUP), it w ill have only seven healthy and eligible scholarship players. Senior for ward Kathr y n Westbeld should join that list early in the season when she recovers from ank le surger y, but for much of the rest of the season, the Irish w ill still be severely depleted. “She didn’t practice at all today,” Irish head coach Muffet McGraw said of Westbeld. “We’re working towards hav ing her for the first game. We still have another t wo weeks, so we’re hoping that she can go for a
couple of minutes, definitely not the full game but a couple of minutes there.” First, senior for ward Brianna Turner announced she would undergo seasonending ACL surger y for an ACL tear suffered during last year’s NCA A tournament second-round v ictor y over Purdue. Then, just a week before the season began, senior guard Mychal Johnson — hav ing only recently been cleared to practice after recovering from shoulder surger y — went dow n w ith an ACL tear as well. With junior for ward Jessica Shepard currently set to sit out the season due to NCA A transfer rules after her move from Nebraska, and sophomore for ward Erin Boley and junior guard A li Patberg both transferring away from Notre Dame during the offseason, the Irish depth has taken a more-than-considerable hit. Shepard may still see W BBALL PAGE 10