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Service honors DACA students Participants advocate for program’s continuation ahead of congressional vote

By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS News Writer

Members of the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross College community gathered in the Geddes Hall chapel on Monday for a prayer service in honor of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Hosted by members of the “Advocacy for the Common Good” — a one credit course that aims to inform students of advocacy tools and mechanisms — the prayer vigil featured two speakers, Juan Constantino, development director of program staffing at La Casa de Amistad, and

Becky Ruvalcaba, assistant director of multicultural ministry in Campus Ministry.

The course, offered by the Center for Social Concerns, is taught by Michael Hebbeler, the Director for Discernment and Advocacy at the Center for Social Concerns, and centers around one social issue by encouraging students to become engaged with that topic. This semester, the focus is on the building of a DREAM Act campaign, so the class rallies behind this focal point.

The timeline of the class’s advocacy strateg y was altered with the announcement see DACA PAGE 4

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Becky Ruvalcaba defines the requirements to qualify for the DACA program in the Geddes Hall chapel Monday night.

Saint Mary’s to combine two literary journals

By ERIN GRIMES News Writer

Saint Mary’s two literary journals, Chimes and The Avenue, will combine into one publication beginning this year, but the identities of both will remain intact.

“The Avenue will be inside of Chimes,” co-Editorin-Chief of The Avenue and

senior Jessie McCartney said. “It will have its own insert. The Avenue will keep its name, and it will noticeable that [The Avenue] is the journal of nonfiction, and [Chimes] is the journal of fiction, arts, and poetry.”

McCartney said the two journals possess noticeably difficult qualities, but will pair well together.

“The Avenue is Saint Mary’s journal of nonfiction,” McCartney said. “It features student submissions that are various types of nonfiction from personal essays to oped pieces.”

Editor-in-Chief of Chimes and senior Cecilia Greubel said Chimes traditionally

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The Notre Dame student government held its inaugural ‘Go Irish, Go Local’ networking event in the Duncan Student Center on Monday in a push to encourage more Notre Dame students to stay in South Bend

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for summer internships and after graduation. The event consisted of remarks by representatives in the area, followed by a networking reception that allowed students to talk to a variety of businesses to learn more about summer internships in the South Bend region.

Attendees seeking summer

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The Election Committee of Judicial Council announced Tuesday in a press release that it is issuing a sanction in response to a violation of Judicial Council’s Election Regulations by the McGavickGayheart ticket.

According to the release, the committee determined see ELECTION PAGE 4

Right to Life offers daycare to graduate students

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Networking event promotes South Bend

By JOSEPH CLARK

Judicial Council issues sanction

interns included the Career Analysis Organization of America, enFocus, Umbaugh and Notre Dame’s own IDEA Center.

The organizer of the event, sophomore Fabiola Shipley, said she hopes to drive more attention to South Bend, see NETWORKING PAGE 4

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Junior and Right to Life Club member Grace Enright, right, is one of the students involved with the new babysitting service being offered.

By KARA MIECZNIKOWSKI News Writer

Notre Dame’s Right to Life Club now sponsors a free daycare service for the University’s parenting graduate students.

Once a week, graduate students

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with children are able to take a break from parenting and use this valuable time to study, work, run errands or purely have some time to themselves. Meanwhile, trained students from their see BABYSITTING PAGE 3

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Saint Mary’s students introduce Cycling Club

By COLLEEN FISCHER News Writer

With the Angela Athletic and Wellness Facility having recently opened its doors, new clubs are beginning to as well. One of these clubs is the Saint Mary’s Cycling Club.

Club president and junior Megan Hall said she is a certified instructor who has attended spin classes for over three years. She said she hopes the club provides an entertaining atmosphere for

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accounts for the genres not included in The Avenue.

“Chimes is the literary art journal,” Greubel said. “The Avenue does everything nonfiction, and Chimes does everything else. It is totally student-run. We publish student work, sometimes alumnae work, basically anything from the literary community of Saint Mary’s, and sometimes faculty and staff submit things as well.”

This merge serves as the culmination of conversations that began in the fall semester, McCartney said. “[The merge has come about] through a few different discussions,” she said. “At the beginning of the year, we had a lot of meetings together with [Greubel] and our faculty advisor Dr. [Dionne] Bremeyer, and Dr. Bremeyer actually brought it up first. [The Avenue’s other co-Editor-in-Chief] and I were unsure about it because The Avenue was started by a student in 1990 and has never been backed by the [English], department so I wanted to

Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame and Holy Cross students — beyond the mid-day spin classes the College already offers.

“I think it’s important to have a club like this because the only real athletic club we have is yoga, and it gives girls another choice and option to exercise and be healthy,” Hall said.

Hall said she wants members to feel welcomed and accepted while cycling. She said she will foster a comfortable

keep her legacy and keep the Avenue as an independent publication.”

The underlying reason behind the merge is financial, she said.

“But at the same time, because we lack a certain amount of financial support, we needed more funds,” McCartney said. “We wanted The Avenue to be the best journal it could be, and merging with Chimes promised that. Joining our forces together ensured that we could do more with both of our journals together.”

Improving the quality and accessibility of both publications were also key considerations, McCartney said.

“A big thing is financially we get to combine our funds which makes for a better journal all around,” McCartney said.

“The quality of both publications has been rising, especially The Avenue. Aesthetically, the journal will look nicer because we have more money to put into it. Another benefit is uniting the arts, so we have fiction, art, poetry and nonfiction all together. This way it’s more accessible to a larger amount of people. Instead of having to print two journals and

environment in which participants feel empowered by keeping everyone in mind while planning a class and picking music.

“I use a wide range of music that includes sprint songs and hill songs to get that endurance and the strength,” she said. “If at first you cannot keep up with the choreography, you can just cycle to the beat — you don’t have to do the presses or the tap backs. Just keep the beat and then you can work your way

spreading them throughout campus we just have one so I think people are more likely to explore the different genres than they would have before.”

The hope of the merge is to improve the look of the journal.

“Overall, just modernizing,” Greubel said. “The two publications have been separated for so long, since The Avenue’s founding, and so I think merging and combining our budgets, we are going to be able to do a lot of cool and modern things with the magazine.”

McCartney said she is excited about the prospect of having one place for student work to be displayed.

“I am excited that it provides a chance for people to have all of these students’ works — all these students’ voices in one piece for them to read and share with others,” she said.

Greubel said she is hopeful about the future of what this merge will look like.

“We are really excited,” she said. “I think it is going to be really good for both journals going forward.”

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up and eventually do the hills and the climbs.”

Vice president and junior Abbi Yucha said one of her primary goals is to unify everyone by bonding athletes, students and faculty members.

“We want to bring everybody together,” Yucha said.

“I hope to bring staff and students together in a non-academic way.”

Hall said she and Yucha want the club to be a fun and fulfilling experience.

“[Cycling Club] is a dance party on a bike,” she said. “I hope all participants follow the mottos, ‘Find your inner athlete’ and ‘You get out what you put in.’”

The club is open to Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross community members; you can join by emailing Hall at mhall01@saintmarys. edu and Yucha at ayucha01@ saintmarys.edu.

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“Notre Dame students should be more involved and see the opportunities here,” she said. “South Bend economically is really on the rise. ... Trends are in an upwards direction.”

Kathy Kruz, the recruiting manager for Mishawaka-based financial adv isor y company Umbaugh, said South Bend has great potential for continued grow th.

“The mayor is doing great things and show ing great promise,” Kruz said.

Program manager at the IDEA Center, Charles Powell, said the IDEA Center contributes to the communit y.

“We are pulling up our bootstraps,” he said. “The IDEA center is on fire. We are doing things this communit y never thought possible. We are doing things this Universit y never thought possible.”

Powell said student startups have taken an upturn since the IDEA center started in July 2017.

“In years past Notre Dame was able to put forth three startups,” he said. “This year alone we have already produced ten student startups, and we are soon to produce sixteen startups by the end of this month … and we hope to almost double that by the end of this year.”

In closing, Powell directly addressed the audience. He said as South Bend continues to grow and create more economic opportunit y, it is clear that both Notre Dame and businesses throughout South Bend want to tap into this potential too.

“You represent an ama zing group of people. We just haven’t tapped into you yet,” he said.

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which she said is “a small cit y on its way back up.”

“People have been leav ing Indiana, particularly South Bend,” she said. enFocus representative Patrick Jones said analysts have obser ved “negative net migration” into Indiana, and in 2011 South Bend made national news as one of the top ten dy ing cities throughout the United States, but is now hav ing a renaissance of jobs and opportunit y.

Jones said South Bend has had a successful manufacturing histor y.

“South Bend, over time, has tried to figure out how to reestablish itself as an economic center,” Jones said.

He said the emergence of fiber optic technolog y in the region has driven a huge amount of jobs and opportunit y.

The goal of the event, Shipley said, was to help reverse the negative net migration into South Bend w ith the talent fostered at Notre Dame.

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that the congressional vote was moved up from March 8 to Thursday.

Freshman Grace Stephenson, chair of the event team, said the class chose a prayer vigil as its platform of advocacy because it embodies the Catholic identity of the University.

“This is not a protest but a chance for the community to come together in solidarity for the 40 plus DACA students on the three campuses,” Stephenson said.

Jackie Navarro, a junior at Holy Cross College and member of the event planning team, said this issue is a big part of the campus identity.

“We can’t just be Catholic by name,” Navarro said.

Following an opening prayer, Ruvalcaba spoke on the definition of an eligible DACA candidate. She provided the government definition and then incorporated scripture.

“There’s a moral and spiritual commitment we all have a role to play,” she said.

“Regulation and security are necessary, but Catholic social

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own community will care for their children — and it’s completely free.

This option aims to alleviate the burden of parents who are pursuing graduate studies, the Right to Life Club’s babysitting commissioner and sophomore Lorenzo Beer said.

“Raising a child is hard enough,” Lorenzo Beersaid.

“Raising a child while being a graduate student requires superpowers.”

This babysitting service is currently in its third week of operation, Beer said. He said he played an integral role in the development of this project, as he believes in its mission.

“I personally have been working constantly over the last year with administration and the University to meet the standards and requirements to get this program approved,” he said.

Students must undergo a background check and attend a child care training session before volunteering, Beer said, which informs participants of the logistics of the program, reviews safety concerns and provides childcare instructions. Over 80 students have expressed interest in volunteering, and around 30 have been trained to do so, he said.

“Last week, the service provided daycare for about 11 children, coming from five different families,” he said. “We can’t wait to see this number grow in the near future as we reach out to graduate students on campus to let them know of our service.”

teaching dictates that all initiatives be oriented for the common good.”

Costantino followed with his own testimony as an recipient of DACA. He told stories of growing up in South Bend with the constant fear of deportation and the opportunities Holy Cross provided him with scholarships.

“Like many other DACA recipients, I’m the member of a mixed family with undocumented, DACA registered and citizen members.”

The prayer service concluded with a prayer to St. Frances Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants.

Stephenson said one of the biggest obstacle with the nature of advocacy is increasing participation when not everyone has a personal stake in the issue.

Junior and member of the event team, Rathin Kacham, said he is a DACA recipient himself, having immigrated from India. He said he credits the support he’s received on campus with having encouraged him to become more public about his status as a DACA recipient.

“We all probably have friends

The Right to Life Club created the Child Care Service to support those who choose life, not only for the unborn, but also for the suffering, Beer said.

“The Right to Life’s mission is to promote and uphold the sanctity of all human life from conception until natural death through prayer, service and education,” he said. “The Child Care Service is a direct, concrete action of the Right to Life Club to showcase the love the pro-life movement has for those who choose life.”

The pro-life movement is often criticized for having “tunnel vision” on the abortion debate by disregarding the support that women need postbirth, Beer said. The Right to Life Club wants to refute these criticisms and show the universality of what it means to be pro-life, from conception until natural death, he said. “[The] club realizes and understands the difficulty of choosing life, but we know it is the greatest gift of humanity,” he said. “For that reason, we want to serve those who choose life, and what better way to do so than helping those right here on campus in our community.”

Right to Life president Sarah Drumm said this service align’s with the club’s fundamental mission.

“We strive to recognize, promote, and celebrate the dignity of all human life, especially the most vulnerable,” she said.

“Parenting students are in a particularly difficult situation – it’s a hard job. I can’t imagine raising a child on top of all of the academic and extracurricular work I have to do as a student.”

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Juan Constantino shares his experience as a DACA recipient at Holy Cross College during Monday night’s prayer service.

who are on DACA and don’t want anyone to know,” Kacham said. “There’s a fear that comes with that status but it’s also can

be liberated.”

Drumm said she hopes parenting graduate students take advantage of this service.

“We recognize that our oncea-week child care service isn’t going to dramatically improve the lives of parenting students,” she said. “However, we do hope

that the little we do somehow can make their workload a little lighter and their jobs as parents a little easier, at least for a few hours a week.”

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that juniors Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart were in violation of “Election Regulations based on Section 17.1(g)” of the Student Union Constitution, which the press release said read, “You are responsible for your actions as well as the actions of your supporters.”

The release said the McGavickGayheart ticket is required to “compose a public apology posted on their campaign Facebook and website pages.”

In response, the McGavickGayheart campaign posted a statement to its Facebook page apologizing for “the actions of some of [their] supporters regarding their social media conduct.”

“Please remain respectful at all times when demonstrating any sort of support for our ticket, whether it be on social media or in person,” the statement read.

“There is no place for any sort of division or disrespect during a student body presidential campaign. We are all part of the Notre Dame family, and should remain united as brothers and sisters.

“Moving forward, we want to finish this campaign on a high note with a focus on positivity and respect, especially for all those who have in some way dedicated time to this election,” it said. “This election is important, but absolutely nothing is more important than maintaining the University’s core values.”

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By CHARLIE KENNEY Scene Writer

Northern Italy in the summer of 1983, a teenage prodigy transcribing classical music, a doctoral student studying sculpture and Heraclitus, late night swims in the ocean, excursions to Rome, an apricot orchard, too much time to fill and too little to fill it with. It sounds like a recipe for apathy, weariness and unconcern — anything but conflict. But director Luca Guadagnino’s recently released film “Call Me by Your Name” takes the seemingly humdrum list above and creates its own conflict, its own confrontation. It creates something out of nothing, so effortlessly that if you saw that same list you would know that something vital is missing.

“Call Me by Your Name” is set in the summer of 1983 in Northern Italy, it features a teenage prodigy named Elio (Timothee Chalamet) and a doctoral student living with Elio’s family, Oliver (Armie Hammer). The film, for the most part, revolves around Elio and Oliver’s everyday happenings — swimming, going on bike rides, transcribing music or novels and occasionally going into town. It’s a film that, on its surface, isn’t about much. But in between their bike rides and nightly swims, their convoluted, forbidden relationship fills the cracks with excitement and uncertainty.

They make themselves vulnerable, they allow themselves to fall in love with each other and for a brief moment, they both experience their first real love.

The inclusion of a love affair in the plot, however, does not necessitate a film being enjoyable and well done. This film’s power comes from the way director Luca Guadagnino and screenwriter James Ivory depict Elio and Oliver’s covert

By MEGAN VALLEY Assistant Managing Editor

There’s a lot to say about the overwhelming wave of reboots in Hollywood. Much like most of the think pieces about them, these reboots are repetitive, overdone, cashgrabbing and rarely add enough to the original to make them worth the effort.

Being too similar to the original is not the problem most critics have had since the trailer for the upcoming reboot of “Heathers” dropped Jan. 18.

The main problem? The mean-girl Heathers of 1988 were a trio of privileged white girls who treated their classmates cruelly. In 2018, though, the Heathers are a trio of marginalized students, including a fat Heather Chandler (Melanie Field), a black Heather McNamara (Jasmine Mathews) and a genderqueer Heather Duke (Brendan Scannell). Veronica Sawyer (Grace Victoria Cox) remains straight, white and conventionally attractive, as does J.D. (James Scully). The new film’s idea is that power corrupts everyone, and anyone can be a bad person. That’s not a sentiment many people would disagree with, but whether that point should be made in such a way that perpetuates and reinforces harmful ideas about minorities is a major concern, and rightfully so.

The show looks like it’s going to jump the gun in its “representation” of marginalized people, making fun of and satirizing a power dynamic that doesn’t actually exist.

Twitter critics have a lot to say about showrunner Jason

relationship. Any homosexual love story set only a few decades in the past is bound to be complicated and forbidden.

The film portrays this hesitancy from both Oliver and Elio to enter into their relationship through brilliant subtleties in the first half. It’s not a kiss on the cheek, it’s a passing grab of the shoulder; it’s not an explicit “I love you,” it’s an “I know so little about the things that matter;” and it’s not breaking up with your girlfriend for your new lover, it’s keeping them and hoping they don’t find out.

In depicting secrecy, however, Guadagnino and Ivory in no way belittle or caricature Oliver and Elio’s relationship to one defined solely by its homosexuality. They treat it as they would any love story. The scenes building up to the revelation of their feelings and first kiss are in no way off-putting or abnormal; they’re treated no differently from any other film about love. Of course, some things are naturally different since homosexuality was looked down upon and civil union between two men was illegal in 1980s Italy, but these differences are a result of filmmakers creating a historically accurate film. It certainly would have been nice to set the film in the more tolerant 2017 instead of 1983, but so much of the ambiance, tone and feel of this film is dependent on its temporal setting — it would take away far more than it would give to change the summer it took place.

It would be an injustice to attribute the positives of the film solely to the director and screenwriter. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by EgyptianAmerican author Andre Aciman, and in many ways, the novel provides much more depth than the film does. The novel is told from Elio’s point of view and revolves around his hidden obsessions and overthinking of every action

Oliver makes. With the film’s departure from this first-person narration, it loses much of its depth, but Guadagnino, Chalamet and Hammer all do a noble job in trying to externalize the — at times — rampant obsession that Elio feels for Oliver.

Although much of the film’s best qualities are derived from Aciman’s novel, it also generates the majority of the film’s faults. Aciman’s novel is replete with elevated language that almost sounds like poetry. All of the questions they ask and the answers they give are incredibly calculated and something no ordinary person, even a piano prodigy or doctorate student, would come up with on the spot. When Timothee Chalamet’s character says something incredibly profound like “Is it better to love or to die?” it sounds offputting and forced — like something a Shakespearian bard would say, not a 1980s teenager. The only actor who coherently and believably translates Aciman’s dialogue to the screen is Elio’s father (Michael Stuhlbarg), most notably in his “Nature” monologue. It’s not incredibly distracting, but when elevated dialogue is used often in the film’s most intense scenes, it can get slightly cumbersome.

The awkwardness of dialogue aside, “Call Me by Your Name” is incredibly enjoyable. It’s an unconventional love story told in a mesmerizing and unconventional way.

Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer both wow in their leading roles and Luca Guadagnino makes a name for himself with his often brilliant directing. It’s a film that is deserving of all the award nominations it has gotten, but I’m not quite sure if it is deserving of the wins its fans desire.

Micallef — namely, demanding to know what his damage is. His “damage” seems to be that he has a different understanding of the original movie than most people. In an interview with “Entertainment Weekly,” he said the Heathers are the “aspirational characters” and “victims in their own right.”

“I don’t view the Heathers as the villains,” he said. “ …

The villain is J.D. — and that’s the same in the movie and same in our show.”

If you need a spoiler warning for the original “Heathers” this probably isn’t the article for you, but in the film, J.D. “tricks” Veronica into helping him kill off the popular kids and frame the murders as suicides. Eventually, he tries to blow up the school. The new Heather Chandler really sums J.D. up best in the trailer, calling him Veronica’s “domestic terrorist boyfriend.” Heather Duke adds that he’s a “teenaged Charles Manson.”

Perhaps because the old Veronica — played by Winona Ryder — is unquestionably the protagonist, it feels like we’re supposed to sympathize and even identify with her and J.D. (Christian Slater) as they slash their way through the social hierarchy; it kind of works when they’re killing a football player we see date-raping a girl, or a mean girl who manipulates the emotions of near-perfect strangers with cruel pranks. But then are we also supposed to sympathize with the new Veronica and J.D. as they start killing off minorities, many of whom are at a statistically greater risk of violence in real life?

If that’s the premise, people should be upset. At its absolute best, it’s distasteful, which should not be mistakenly

attributed to dark comedy, which should be provocative and gritty, but have substance to back up what would otherwise be pure shock factor.

My hopes for “Heathers” are not high, but I do have a vision for what I want the show to be and, as I’ve yet to see anything to directly contradict that desire, I’m going to hold on to it for a little while longer. For this show to not be a raging garbage fire, Micallef needs to be making a very specific commentary, but given his understanding of the original, such a retelling doesn’t seem to be entirely out of the question. Clearly, he sees J.D. as the sole villain.

Under that premise, I ask: Isn’t the idea of a couple of privileged white teenagers murdering minorities because they think think they’re the “real” victims, while the marginalized students are the “real” oppressors a bit compelling? Topical, even? The rhetoric of a “post-PC world” has become increasingly prevalent, and if Micallef is using this social environment to satirize those who think that being confronted with their own privilege is the “new oppression,” then he might be on to something.

I’m not entirely — or remotely, really — convinced that’s what will happen, but I’m sure I’ll find out when the show premiers on the Paramount Network on March 7.

The original J.D. claims that “the extreme always seems to make an impression.” Let’s just hope that, if by some chance “Heathers” is actually making a worthwhile commentary, the astoundingly negative first impression it’s made doesn’t get in its way of doing so.

Contact Charlie Kenney at ckenney4@nd.edu

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Is the Super Bowl still about football?

Kathryne Robinson Associate Photo Editor

Is the Super Bowl still about football? When asking a small group of friends, we all said no, it’s not just about football. The Super Bowl is about everything. But is it really worth it?

Imagine the things that could be done with the $5 million that are spent for a 30-second commercial about insurance for your grandparents or chips for your next late night snack. On the one hand, this reinforces ideas about what society decides is important and what is deemed irrelevant. On the other hand, commercials are another way for a different group of people to enjoy watching the same television screen, but from a different perspective. A perspective that might not include sports.

Maybe the commercials make an “event” like the Super Bowl much more inclusive. Maybe it does open our eyes to one or two things we had not noticed or thought about in the past. It could be possible that the commercial reminding us to recycle will encourage us to separate our food garbage from our plastic bottles. This is not to reduce the effort and energy that the athletes on the field put into their athletic careers. The athletic accomplishments of the players speak for themselves. “I’m just here for the company and the commercials” seems to be the perfect summary of the outlook that some have for the Super Bowl.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

We deserve much better A closed student senate meeting with a secret roll call. A press release from Judicial Council in the early hours of the morning.

National security? The end of parietals? No, just your average student body presidential election.

I am writing this letter in light of recent events involving Notre Dame’s student government — specifically Judicial Council, the executive cabinet and the student senate.

Late Thursday night, Judicial Council announced that sanctions had been imposed on Alex Kruszewski and Julia Dunbar’s campaign for student body president and vice president. I was the one who made the initial allegation and drew Judicial Council’s attention to the campaign’s blatant misconduct.

Prior to making the allegation, I read the whole Student Union Constitution on Wednesday night. Now, having never run for student government before, I had never bothered to read the constitution. But, I have always heard how important that particular document is to them, since all election and campaign-related rules are explicitly stated there. So, I decided to read it thoroughly, then compare what I found to the content of the platforms of the various student body president and vice president campaigns.

To be clear, the reverence with which student government holds the constitution has been the downfall of many a candidate. Last year, it was what crippled Rohit Fonseca’s campaign. This year, it was what got Gates McGavick into hot water before official campaigning had even begun. With these cases in mind, let’s take a journey through the past.

Last year, the Fonseca-Narimatsu ticket purchased campaign materials before approval from Judicial Council. Now ask yourself, how much of an impact does this have? The content of the material was benign and certainly would have been approved. Despite the questionable impact of the misconduct to begin with, and the apparent “gotcha” attitude with which the allegations were presented, his campaign eventually received harsh sanctions, a deduction of 7 percent of his vote count. After a (now all too familiar) press release and appeal which led to over three hours of student senate deliberation, he lost 5 percent of his vote count. It didn’t end up changing the election, but it could have.

Fast forward to the beginning of this year’s election cycle.

Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart were sanctioned for soliciting a single signature for their petition to run. Judicial Council claimed this single signature was solicited during a prohibited time. It was not. A quick read of the constitution makes this apparent. This “prohibited” time was actually after a class, as stated in the press release. He broke no rules. According to Section 17.1(d) in the Student Union Constitution, it is only illegal to campaign in “any venue while occupied by a class period or exam.” Gates and Corey had a petition signed after a class.

What was the impact of that one signature out of the 700 needed? Well the impact, as determined by Judicial Council, was five hours — later reduced to two — of campaign suspension. Now, two hours will not influence an election nearly as much as 5 percent of a vote will (in the case of Rohit Fonseca’s campaign), but it was a significant sanction nonetheless. If Judicial Council is going to aggressively punish any and all campaign abuses, so be it, that is its right.

Unfortunately, Judicial Council has proven to be selective and biased in its enforcement of constitutional law.

As I said above, I read the candidates’ platforms. In the process, I found that Alex and Julia’s campaign clearly violated the constitution. Candidates are expressly prohibited by the constitution from communicating an endorsement from a University official.

According to Section 17.1(f)(6), “Candidates may not communicate an endorsement such that it can be construed to represent that of a Residence Hall, Student Union Organization, University department, office or official.” Alex and Julia have enthusiastically promoted their intention to reduce tuition, and I wish them luck — everyone wants lower tuition. However, their campaign specifically stated that their ability to reduce tuition hinged on the fact that only they have the support of Scott Malpass and other university officials.

The following passage was taken directly from Alex and Julia’s campaign website prior to the so-called sanctions being announced: “This is ONLY possible as we have support

from administrators, collaboration from students, and pushes from alumni as well as a collaborative repertoire with decision makers.” They clearly state that they have support from University officials, and on their platform cite connections to Scott Malpass, Andrew Paluf and Mary Nucciarone. Whether they do have this support is neither here nor there, since it is explicitly forbidden by the Student Union Constitution to communicate that endorsement.

The violation is clear. Despite their obvious misconduct, Alex and Julia’s only sanction was to rewrite their platform, which they did shortly thereafter simply by making a minor edit that removed the endorsement claims on their website.

What impact does the first version of the platform have?

Well, they campaigned for 36 hours before someone, myself, noticed the issue. That is 36 hours of campaigning on the explicitly-forbidden pretense of support from Scott Malpass and other officials. The illegal endorsement was available to be read on the campaign website for more than 60 hours from when it went up until when it was changed, and no public announcement of the revision was ever required or made, aside from the press release, which was made at a time when most students are sound asleep. Ask yourself, what impact did all of this have on the election? The violation certainly had some, and the “sanction” certainly had none.

Now, according to the logic of this past decision, Gates and Corey, for their campaign violation, should have had to remove that signature from their list and been told “you can’t do that,” but they were not. They were penalized two hours.

Which violation had more of an impact? Rohit should have been told to take the ad down and use better judgment in the future, but instead he lost 5 percent. The precedents set

by Judicial Council indicate that Alex and Julia should have received a harsher penalty. So why didn’t he? Is it because he is an active member of the existing Student Government administration?

When I appealed the decision in order to make my above concerns known and ask for a harsher penalty, the meeting was not held because quorum was not met in the student senate, which means that less than two-thirds of the senators attended the “mandatory emergency meeting.” Quorum was missed by one senator. Okay, so it was a Friday night.

Not all Senators can come out because they might have prior commitments. A formal, an impromptu visit home or exhaustion after a week of class. I understood that.

However, when I inquired to vice president Sibonay Shewitt whether a roll call had been taken, I was told that attendance was not taken. According to the constitution, attendance must be taken and absences must be reported.

According to the constitution, section 3.4(m)(1-2): “(1) Attendance at meetings of the full senate is mandatory for senate members. Permission for an absence must be obtained from the Chairperson. (2) The student union secretary is responsible for taking attendance at all senate meetings.”

No roll call was made public. Why is this information being withheld? Isn’t regular attendance at senate meetings a primary responsibility of the role? Shouldn’t students know if their senator is failing to represent their hall by attending meetings? Especially a meeting which would have an impact on the campaign of a member of the executive cabinet?

As the student body, we expect student government to faithfully represent the interests of its constituents and allow the students to choose their representatives in student government through fair elections. This is what the Student Union Constitution is for. The actions I’ve described demonstrate that the leaders we elected either forget or intentionally ignore the document that they so readily jumped to in punishing Gates and Rohit. The document they supposedly take seriously enough that minor rule violations warrant long, closed-to-the-public emergency student senate meetings. If student government cannot even follow its own constitution, how can it claim to represent anyone?

A well-written piece by the Observer Editorial Board recently asserted that “we deserve better” from student government. I agree, but we don’t just deserve better. We deserve much better.

David Carmack junior Feb. 4

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Wednesday: Day of Man Remember that time you woke up five minutes before your class w ith required attendance? You jolted out of bed, threw on clothes and boots, definitely didn’t brush your teeth — no time for that — and ran out your door, f linging on your backpack and nearly forgetting your coat.

Twelve years ago, something similar happened to a resident of Siegfried — only he did forget his coat. The mistake resulted in an uncomfortable and rushed walk to class, but along his way, a profound thought came to him: How do people sur v ive this cold ever y day when their economic status does not prov ide them w ith enough substance for a home?

This Rambler did not let the thought be a f leeting one. Shortly after that morning, he motivated himself and a few friends to go out in the cold w ith only skiv v ies to solicit a few donations for South Bend’s Center for the Homeless, and a tradition was born.

This Wednesday, the burly lads of Siegfried w ill once again proudly brave the w intr y Februar y cold to stand in solidarit y w ith our brothers and sisters in the South Bend communit y who

lack the priv ilege of ow ning a home. Dressing in shorts, T-shirts, f lip-f lops and sometimes even less, the men of Siegfried w ill be spreading their mission throughout campus in classrooms, sidewalks and dining halls in the hopes of eliciting donations for the Center for the Homeless.

Homelessness impacts hundreds of thousands of people across the United States ever y year. It disproportionately affects our nation’s veterans and causes irreparable damage to the bright futures of many children. During these cold w inter months, those who suffer from homelessness face the additional physical risks that come w ith endless hours in unbearable temperatures and harsh w inds, w ith little opportunit y for shelter or relief from the conditions. Over the last 12 years, we’ve been freezin’ for a reason: to raise money to support and aid the homeless in our South Bend communit y. We cannot do this w ithout your help.

We are calling upon you, Notre Dame, to recognize that we are extremely fortunate, and because of that, our communit y needs to assist those who do not have the dorms or meal plans

that we hold. Sacrifice a few main circle cab fares or a few Ubers to Finnie’s so that we — as a communit y — can fight for those who sacrifice ever y day just to make ends meet. If you are strapped for cash on Wednesday, Day of Man has an online donation site where you, friends and family can all donate to this worthy fundraiser. The Ramblers are taking one day to stand w ith our brothers and sisters in the cold in order to bring this opportunit y of ser v ice to you.

Please sacrifice a few dollars to contribute to the mission.

Be cold. Be bold. Be a man.

Michael Hernick senior Isaac Althoff senior Patrick Davis junior Feb. 2

Crime from south of the border Ray Ramirez The Crooked Path

It’s an all too familiar stor y: A porous southern border encourages desperados to import their culture of criminality, ignoring the rule of law and endangering innocent citizens. As a result of these activities, gun-related killings have spiked to historically high numbers, with police in one major city reporting that about 70 percent of the guns used in criminal activity were handguns and automatic weapons smuggled across the border. Lawmakers are seeking additional resources to throttle this f lood of firearms and send a message that criminals and their guns are not welcome.

In contrast to the lurid race-baiting that often passes for discussions of criminality associated with immigration into the U.S. (which is largely a myth, as immigrant communities tend to be more law-abiding than established residents), Canada faces a growing wave of gun-driven crime, fueled by America’s la x and not legislated approach to gun ownership. The growing problem of guns from the south has Canadians scrambling for answers; some Canadian pundits even dubbed 2016 as “The Year of the Gun” based on concern for the issue.

With a border that stretches more than a fifth of the way around the globe, smuggling guns from the U.S. into Canada is relatively easy. Gun smugglers use some of the same routes once employed

by Prohibition-era rum runners, and the largely unpatrolled Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River regions still provide ready access to Canadian buyers. Contraband brings out the evil genius in some people, and police in Toronto discovered some dealers were attaching handguns and GPS devices to the underside of vehicles sporting Ontario license plates in the parking lots of Detroit-area sporting events. The smugglers would then follow the vehicles into Canada, where they removed the guns without the vehicle

owner’s knowledge.

Other than certain low-caliber pistols used for target shooting, handgun ownership is forbidden in Canada. The same goes for machine guns, nontarget-shooting semi-automatics, silencers and large magazines. Prospective gun owners must go through extensive background checks, including criminal-record and mental-health checks, and interviews with family members and former spouses. Unlike the current specious interpretations of the Revolutionar y War–era militia-based U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, the Canadian constitution does not even tenuously imply a right to own a firearm. Still, Canada has about 2 million registered gun owners with an estimated 10 to 20 million firearms, mostly for hunting; this is in sharp contrast to the U.S., where guns of all kinds in private hands exceed the nation’s population of more than 350 million.

A recent incident underscored how deeply America’s inf luence has scarred the largely peaceful Canadian culture. First, let me introduce you an intriguing structure that sits directly on the U.S.-Canadian border. The Haskell Free Librar y and Opera House was intentionally constructed to straddle the boundar y between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, as a symbol of cooperation and friendship between the two countries. The upstairs opera house ref lects the quirky nature of this building, as the audience sits in the U.S. while the stage rests in Canada.

Visitors from both countries can mingle freely in the librar y downstairs without having to officially cross the border. The Haskell Librar y has been a welcome asylum for people caught up in the political turmoil focused on immigration issues, such as the refugee Syrian family from Toronto who traveled to the librar y recently to meet their American relatives. Such actions have not gone unnoticed, and the entrance to the librar y is monitored around the clock by U.S. Homeland Security.

More sinister elements have also noted the

openness and accessibility of the librar y and have taken advantage of the welcoming environment. Alexis V lachos, a Canadian citizen, pleaded guilty in a Vermont court to charges he used the librar y to smuggle backpacks full of handguns into Canada on at least two occasions. The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleged V lachos worked with two Americans who purchased dozens of firearms in Florida and drove them to Vermont. The Americans visited the librar y, leaving a backpack full of guns in the men’s restroom. V lachos then entered the building to pick up the backpack and carr y it from the librar y into Canada.

Librar y staff was instrumental in spotting the smuggling operation and reporting to police that something unusual was afoot. In a building where most patrons tramp around in winter boots and parkas, V lachos stood out in a tailored suit and expensive leather boots. One might think V lachos would have had a better idea of proper couture in small-town Canada, given he is also accused of smuggling another cache of firearms by hiking across remote areas along the border with Vermont. It is somehow reassuring that vanity can undo the cleverest of criminals.

Even with the incessant pressure from the gun culture to its south, compared with the U.S., gun violence in Canada is relatively small. Figures from 2014 show only 156 gun-related homicides in Canada compared with 10,945 in the U.S. for the same period. Still, the trend for gun violence in Canada is up, fueled by American gun supplies. The folks in Stanstead, Quebec, have even responded to abuse of their town’s unique location by building a wall near their beloved librar y.

Well, this is Canada; the big beautiful wall along their southern border is a row of potted plants.

Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net 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: The changes you make should be for a reason, not to show off or outdo someone. The best motive is to do something because it will make you a better person. Share your joy, knowledge and laughter with those you love. Turn this into a heartfelt year and a time you will look back on with fond memories. Your numbers are 3, 16, 22, 28, 37, 42, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your spontaneity will help you jump from one situation to another without giving much thought to consequences. You’ll accomplish a lot if you stay on track and let your intelligence and insight lead the way. Love and romance are highlighted.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A steady pace will get you where you want to go. Don’t take detours or let anyone sidetrack you. Follow the path you know will bring you the rewards you are looking for. Take advantage of opportunities and forge ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take what belongs to you and keep moving forward. Use your skills, talents and charm to help you get what you want. High energy and innovative ideas will help you gain acceptance and support. Personal improvements will boost your confidence.

CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Don’t act impulsively. It’s best to listen carefully and figure out a way to utilize your skills in order to come up with a workable plan. A responsible attitude and patience will help you come out on top.

LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Partnerships, communication and sorting through any differences you have with others will bring you closer to resolving unfinished business. Personal improvements can be made as long as you are moderate and money-conscious. A romantic gesture will be wellreceived.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Mix practicality, precision and innovative ideas, and you will come up with a winning combination that will help you excel.

Make personal improvements that will boost your confidence and make what you have to present more appealing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a step forward and begin the process of getting what you want. Laziness or indulgent tendencies will not bring you closer to what you want to achieve. Don’t wait for others to do things for you -- take action now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Secrets will be kept. Be careful what you divulge and how you handle others. Take a disciplined approach to whatever you want to pursue and stick with it until you accomplish your goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Being involved will help you gain knowledge and experience. Participate in activities that will encourage you to take on new responsibilities. You’ll meet interesting people while helping others. Romance will improve your personal life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Get ready to face your problems headon. Prepare to recap what’s happened in the past to avoid making similar mistakes in the future. Don’t let the changes made by others prompt you to be a follower.

AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look at the big picture and make your plans according to what you know you can accomplish. Time spent with the people you are most familiar with will encourage good times, love and happiness. Personal gains look promising.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take care of unfinished matters that pertain to ex-partners or joint affairs that are still hanging over your head. The change may be difficult, but once complete, you will feel energized and able to move forward.

Birthday Baby: You are energetic, playful and aggressive. You are opportunistic and perceptive.

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Being an Eagles fan has paid off Lucas Masin-Moyer Sports Writer

It’s really hard when your city and your football team are known for one thing — throwing snowballs at Santa Claus more than 40 years ago.

It’s brought up by ever y announcer who thinks they’re funny in any game in Philadelphia that’s even moderately cold to bemused chuck les from the rest of the commentar y crew.

But now, at least for a little, the Philadelphia Eagles are more than that; this time, they’re Super Bowl Champions.

Ever y year, growing up, I can remember getting so close to uttering those words.

I’d pull on my black, No. 5 Donovan McNabb jersey, hop on the school bus ever y Friday before the NFC championship, where my friends and I would play football outside in the snow during recess and mimic what we thought would be an Eagles victor y.

Ever y year we were disappointed, constantly falling short in the NFC Championship and even once in the Super Bowl in 2004.

Since this period of dominance throughout the first decade of the 2000s, I’ve wa xed in and out of Eagles fandom.

There were even times when I downright didn’t like them, as my father and I shared an unadulterated loathing for Chip Kelly.

But it all started to come back to the childhood love I had for the team this year, where my watching got off to a wilder start than usual.

I was in Paris, wrapping up a few weeks of travel before my semester abroad in Dublin, waiting with my friend Devon to catch a train back to Lyon, where I would catch a plane out.

We were out of sites to see and had a few hours to kill.

Realizing the Eagles were on we found an American-style sports bar, asking in broken French if they could switch on the Eagles game.

We proceeded to watch

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the Eagles, behind the great Carson Wentz, take down the Redskins — you could tell there was something special about the team.

It wasn’t just Wentz and the team’s skill on the field, it was the players on the team who spoke out in roles despite widespread condemnation from the many areas of the sports world at large.

Malcolm Jenkins, who raised his fist during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, invoking Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1972 Olympics, and Chris Long — who after Neo-Nazis marched in his college home of Charlottesville, Virginia, pledged his entire salar y to education equality — especially come to mind when thinking of these players who spoke out, created a community and showed that teams who play politics can still succeed.

But the community experienced by the city of Philadelphia goes far beyond these players.

One of my favorite stores of Philadelphia celebrations — of which I have already heard many — came from two of my best friends from high school, James and Liam, as they watched in a house on the outskirts of Drexel University.

Celebrating with housemates, they heard a knock on the door. It was a police officer on patrol to make sure the city didn’t descend into chaos — he wanted to come in to have somebody to celebrate with.

You can’t make this stuff up because once, and for one night, Philadelphia fans weren’t just a bunch of jerks who threw snowballs at Santa or beer cans at Vikings fan, but instead a group who truly lived up to their moniker of citizens of the “City of Brotherly Love” and though I couldn’t be home to see it, I’ve never been prouder to call myself an Eagles fan.

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and junior Grayson Broadus helped carr y the Irish in singles play, advancing to 6-0 and 5-0 respectively on the season. Ciamarra downed sophomore Sean Mullins 6-1, 6-1, while Broadus defeated senior Kent Mukai in the No. 4 spot by a margin of 6-0, 6-1.

Meanwhile, freshman William Howells enjoyed his first collegiate win in singles competition, taking down sophomore Alexander Chieffalo in three sets, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. The Irish struggled in the No. 1 and 2 singles spots, however, as freshman Tristan McCormick and sophomore Matt Gamble dropped their matches, each in straight sets. The Irish also sacrificed the doubles point, as the duos of senior Brendon Kempin and McCormick and Broadus and Howells each fell in their matches, while Gamble and Ciamarra came up w ith a 6-4 v ictor y.

Scores were close after several matches until junior Nathan Griffin sealed the v ictor y for Notre Dame.

He triumphed in three tight sets and brought the Irish up 4-3 over the Eagles.

Notre Dame travels next to Evanston, Illinois, to compete against Northwestern at the Combe Tennis Center

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Irish junior Grayson Broadus follows through on a backhand during Notre Dame’s 4-3 win over Kentucky on Jan. 21.

beginning Sunday at noon.

The Irish w ill pick back up w ith ACC play in over

a month when Louisv ille comes to Notre Dame on March 10.

NCAAw basketball | mississippi state 67, south carolina 53

Mississippi State remains undefeated with win Associated Press

STARKVILLE, Miss.

— Victoria Vivians had never beaten South Carolina during her stellar career at Mississippi State.

In front of the first sellout crowd in women’s basketball histor y, Vivians scored 20 of her 24 points in the first half to help No. 2 Mississippi State beat seventh-ranked South Carolina 67-53 on Monday night.

The Bulldogs (24-0, 10-0 SEC) had lost 11 straight to the Gamecocks, including a defeat in the national championship game last season.

The rematch of that April game brought 10,794 fans to Humphrey Coliseum with the game sold out two weeks in advance. Student tickets were ex hausted within eight minutes of them being offered earlier in the week.

“Our crowd was awesome,” Blair Schaefer said.

“Having people drive from other states to watch us play

is a really great feeling. It got as loud as we thought it would; even louder. W hen (Vic Schaefer) came to Starkville, this is what he wanted to create.”

The Gamecocks (18-5, 7-3) got off to a strong start and led 20-10 before the Bulldogs rallied behind Vivians.

A 13-0 run to begin the fourth quarter was the difference in the game as the Bulldogs turned a fivepoint third quarter deficit into a lead they wouldn’t lose. Blair Schaefer hit two big 3-pointers during that stretch to help f lip the game in the Bulldogs’ favor.

Mississippi State had 14 points from Blair Schaefer to go along with Vivians’ big night. The Bulldogs outrebounded the Gamecocks 40-36 and forced them into 17 turnovers.

“I think we are tough because I know how hard we practice,” Vic Schaefer said. “We regrouped in the

huddle at the end of the (first quarter) and did some great things executing.

Star center Teaira McCowan had two points in three quarters and finished with nine for the game.

She did add a career-high 20 rebounds. Keeping her out of the paint was South Carolina’s game plan.

South Carolina (18-5, 7-3) started the game up 20-10 after one quarter holding the Bulldogs to just 4-of16 from the field. The second quarter belonged to the Bulldogs who inserted freshman for ward Chloe Bibby to guard A’ja Wilson.

South Carolina scored eight points in the quarter and the Bulldogs had a 13-2 run that helped them out to a 29-28 halftime advantage.

The Gamecocks had 25 points and 14 rebounds from A’ja Wilson, but she managed just seven points in the second half. Doniyah Cliney also managed double figures with 10 points.

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by junior jumper Matthew Birzer and freshman distance runner Yared Nuguse. Birzer continued his four-meet win streak in the high jump by tying for first place, clearing the bar at a height of 2.19 meters.

Nuguse placed first in the Meyo Mile, crossing the line in 4:02.44, followed closely by teammate and graduate student Jacob Dumford, who earned in third place with a time of 4:03.43. Sophomore sprinter Troy Pride Jr. nearly added a third victory for the Irish men, finishing only .01 seconds behind the leader in the 60-meter dash securing second place with a time of 6.88.

Turner had many positive things to say about the Notre Dame men.

“Birzer had a PR, he tied [for first] in the high jump.

[It was] Yared [Nuguse]’s first collegiate mile, and he won the Meyo Mile,” he said. “He’s going to be in the fast races throughout his career, if he runs with people he’s going to run very, very fast.”

Graduate distance runner Elijah Silva added another strong finish for the men, placing seventh in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:51.60.

According to Turner, the Irish have now set up a strong base from which to pursue excellence in the remaining weeks of the season.

“As a whole, we’re getting there as a team,” he said.

“These guys still have a long way to go and we’ve got a short time to do it, to see if we

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took home a win in the 100yard butterf ly, while fellow freshman Carly Quast was victorious in the 100-yard freestyle. Freshman Cailey Grunhard won the 100yard backstroke race, while freshman Kate McCahan was successful in the 3-meter dive competition.

Sophomores Abbie Dolan and Katie Smith took home victories in the 500-yard freestyle and the 50-yard freestyle, respectively, while junior Meaghan O’Donnell was victorious in the 200yard individual medley.

Senior Molly Tremble won the 200-yard freestyle and the women’s 200-yard medley relay also took home a win.

Over the course of the regular season, Cumberland, along with fellow freshmen Zachary Yeadon and Lindsay Stone, as well as Schultz and Dolan, stepped up for the Irish by winning multiple titles in their respective events throughout the year.

Litzinger is pleased with their efforts and believes the strong performances by the underclassmen gives the program a bright future.

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our underclassmen efforts,” Litzinger said. “They are the future of our program and to see them excel, is a great feeling and serves notice that our program will continue to improve.”

Heading into postseason competition, Litzinger is adamant about continuous team improvement and a goal of sending more athletes to the NCA A championships than in previous years.

“Our goal is to use the ACC meet as a leaping-off point to the NCA A championships,” Litzinger said. “At the ACC level, we can bring 18 swimmers and three divers [and] from there it is about hitting a qualifying standard for the NCA A. In 2016, we sent four women and six Men. In 2017, we sent 10 women and nine men. We hope to better that number in 2018.”

While the ACC championships are 10 days away, the Irish will compete this weekend in their first postseason invitational when they travel to Columbus, Ohio, to compete in the Ohio State Winter Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu

Irish freshman Yared Nuguse races in the Meyo Mile during the Meyo Invitational at Loftus Sports Complex on Saturday.

can move up in the standings of what we did last year in the ACC. [The team] knows these next two weeks are going to be tough, and mentally we’re a lot stronger than we were three weeks ago.”

Notre Dame will continue

its indoor season this coming weekend at the Iowa State Classic and the Spire D-1 Invitational, which both begin Friday.

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Irish junior Matthew Birzer competes in the high jump during the Meyo Invitational on Saturday at Loftus Sports Complex. Birzer finished with a personal record, earning himself a tie for first place.

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Irish sophomore Carolyn Kammeyer races during Notre Dame’s loss to Texas A&M on Oct. 14 at Rolfs Aquatic Center.

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Irish enjoy success at Meyo Invitational

By PETER BALTES Sports Writer

Notre Dame hosted the storied Meyo Inv itational on Friday and Saturday, attended by hundreds of athletes from teams hailing from across the countr y. The Irish showed up prepared, improv ing times and posting multiple first-place finishes.

For Irish head coach A lan Turner, the team’s performance at the Inv itational was an encouraging sign for the rest of the indoor season.

Across the board, the Irish beat personal records and finished at or near the top in various events.

“I told the team t wo weeks ago we really need to step our performances up because the season goes by ver y, ver y fast, and as a whole, they did that,” Turner said. “I don’t know how many PRs we had this weekend, but there were quite a few.”

Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s teams each turned in t wo indiv idual w ins. For the Irish women, both of those v ictories took place on the track. Senior Notre Dame middle-distance runner

Jessica Harris finished the 3,000-meter run first w ith a time of 9:19.50, while senior sprinter Jordan Shead bested the competition for a firstplace finish in the 400-meter dash, clocking in at 53.45.

Turner cited Shead’s race as particularly noteworthy. “[Shead] was in the second-fastest heat,” he said.

“I thought she was capable of 53.80, she runs 53.45 and w ins the meet, and she went through traffic to do that, so that was ver y impressive.”

Among the rest of the Irish women, there were numerous other notable finishes as well. Sophomore Summer Thorpe finished fourth overall in the 60-meter hurdles w ith a time of 8.47, while junior Kyla Lew is placed seventh overall in the 60-meter dash w ith a time of 7.66.

Junior Kelly Hart finished seventh in the 800-meter race, finishing w ith a time of 2: 09.04. On the infield, sophomore Kassadee Ifft placed fourth in the pole vault event, clearing a height of 3.87-meter.

The Irish men were led see TRACK PAGE 11

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Irish senior Jordan Shead competes in the 400-meter race, in which she placed first, during the Meyo Invitational on Saturday at Loftus Sports Complex. Shead was one of four Irish athletes to win an event.

men’s tennis | ND 4, boston college 3

SWimming & diving

Notre Dame claims win over BC to stay undefeated Observer Staff Report

On Saturday, No. 23 Notre Dame tennis competed against Boston College on the road and managed to escape w ith a 4-3 w in.

This v ictor y brings the Irish (6-0, 1-0 ACC) to an undefeated start 6-0 start on the season, their best start since 2014.

Heading into the matchup w ith the Eagles (2-2, 0-1), junior captain A lex Lebedev was named ACC Player of the Week for helping the squad secure w ins over then-No. 8 Texas and Minnesota, as Lebedev went undefeated in his matches at the ITA KickOff event in against both schools.

After a series of tight matches, Notre Dame was able to edge out Boston College to move to 8-0 in all-time competitions.

Freshman Richard Ciamarra see M TENNIS PAGE 9

ND sweeps Green Bay, Ball State

By MIA berry Sports Writer

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Irish junior Alex Lebedev prepares to hit a forehand during Notre Dame’s 4-3 win over Kentucky on Jan. 21 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.

The No. 19 Irish squads concluded their regular season by sweeping the Universit y of Wisconsin– Green Bay and Ball State this weekend in a dual meet at Rolfs Aquatic Center.

In their final home competition, which Irish head coach Mike Litzinger described as a “tune-up” meet, the Irish notched t wo v ictories in a meet designed to give most members on the team more race experience and rest other sw immers before they head into postseason competition.

“The last meet was important to get one more race opportunit y in for ever yone, but more importantly to place the competitive burden on the whole team,” Litzinger said. “Hav ing the abilit y to race only one or t wo events spread the racing out and gave some athletes a

chance to spread their event lineups out.”

The men’s team beat both Green Bay and Ball State by scores of 126-107 and 15962, respectively. Some highlights of the meet include w ins from freshman William Cumberland in the 200- and 500-yard freest yle races.

Sophomore Joseph Turk took home a w in in the 200-yard indiv idual medley while sophomore Aaron Schultz won the 100-yard butterf ly, and juniors Daniel Speers and Tabahn Afrik were v ictorious in the 100-yard freest yle and 50-yard races, respectively. The men’s 200-yard medley relay also took home meet champion honors.

The women’s team recorded a v ictor y over Green Bay by a margin of 160-80 and completed the sweep by defeating Ball State 16475. Freshman Sk ylar Fore see SWIMMING PAGE 11