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Writing tutors serve as student resources Notre Dame’s Writing Center provides assistance, constructive criticism to writers of all skill levels By MAX LANDER News Writer
In the midst of midterms and application season, those looking to improve their writing skills can visit the Writing Center to discuss their work and receive constructive criticism. The center is open to anyone, regardless of skill level or area of study, senior Kathryn Minko, a tutor at the center said, and allows clients to work on any form of writing with trained student tutors. “The Writing Center is a tool for undergraduate, graduate students — pretty much anybody to come in and just work on their writing and have a conversation about it,” she said. “There’s an emphasis on
collaboration, not just the tutor telling the student what’s wrong with their paper.” Junior Evelyn Heck, also a tutor for the Writing Center, said its methodology focuses on ideas and communication. Taking cues from the way writing works in a real world academic environment, it focuses on improving a student’s writing through organic discussion with tutors, Heck said. At the Writing Center, she said, a student can receive constructive criticism about their writing as well as discuss, debate and order their ideas. “The purpose of the Writing Center is to promote discussion about various topics, and also see WRITING PAGE 4
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Student tutors in the Notre Dame Writing Center spend 45-minute appointments working with any members of the community who want to improve as writers or work on a specific piece of writing.
Saint Mary’s examines DACA with teach-in event By IMAN OMAR News Writer
On Tuesday, Saint Mary’s hosted “DACA, Then and Now,” a teach-in event on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program’s past, present and future. The purpose of the event was to inform community members about the DACA program, how it started, what it involves and what
can be expected in the future. The event involved a panel of three speakers that touched on different facets of DACA as well as immigration policy and practice. Holy Cross Sister Sharlet Ann Wagner was the first speaker on the panel and spoke from her experience as an immigration attorney. Wagner said she believes the most common problem is the fact that many people
simply do not understand the role of illegal immigrants. “Many people believe that illegal immigrants don’t pay taxes,” she said. “Immigrants pay sales taxes, gas taxes, rental taxes. Taxes are withheld from undocumented immigrants paychecks just like they are withheld from mine and yours. The difference is many of them don’t see DACA PAGE 4
Vespers service offers alternate form of prayer By TOM NAATZ News Writer
Every month, the McGrath Institute for Church Life holds vespers, an evening prayer service in the chapel in Geddes Hall. John Cavadini, a professor of theology and the director of the institute, explained that Vespers is part of
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the church’s ongoing Liturgy of the Hours. “Liturgy of the Hours refers to the daily prayers of the Church,” Cavadini said. “The two hinges of Liturgy of the Hours is morning prayers, which is called Lauds, and evening prayers, which is called Vespers.” Cavadini discussed the other
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Liturgy of the Hours as well. There is mid-morning, noon and mid-afternoon prayers in addition to lauds and vespers. The idea behind Liturgy of the Hours, Cavadini said, is to “sanctify the day.” Since Mass can be held at any time of the day, it is independent of the see VESPERS PAGE 4
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College alumna embraces passion for photography By MAEVE FILBIN News Writer
By the start of her freshman year at Saint Mary’s, Elise deSomer (’17) said she knew she would be a professional photographer. DeSomer started her Michiana photography business, Elise Imagery, as a high school blog and has since transformed it into a fullfledged career specializing in portraits and unique artwork. Having graduated from the College as the co-valedictorian of the class of 2017 and having been the recipient of departmental awards in art and English literature, Elise said she attributes much of her confidence to her Saint Mary’s education. “I’m definitely not the same person I was before Saint Mary’s. I was very timid and non-assertive, which simply doesn’t work for photographing people. Saint Mary’s helped me gain the leadership
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skills necessary for directing clients during photo shoots,” deSomer said in an email. “The intensity of art classes at SMC prepped me well for the fast turnaround clients expect for photography in the digital age. … Being an art major taught me how to conceptualize an idea in my head and then form it into reality.” Like many other successful Belles, she said, deSomer received some help along the way. “I never met a [Saint Mary’s] faculty member who didn’t change my life for the better in one way or another,” she said. DeSomer credits Professor Krista Hoefle’s SISTAR grant creative research project in Object-Oriented Ontology, as well as advice from Aaron Moe of the English department and Douglas Tyler in the art department as integral influencers on her “direction in life as see PHOTOS PAGE 3
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Gender Relations Center to host skit about consent By GRACE McDERMOTT News Writer
One in four. This statistic is often rattled off by concerned parents, cautioning administrators and freshman girls about the realit y of sexual assault on college campuses. A 2007 study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice found one in four women and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted during their college years. If this statistic holds true for the undergraduate Notre Dame communit y, about 1,007 women and 282 men w ill have to deal w ith assault during their four years in South Bend. “Sex Signals” wants to change that, John Johnstin, assistant director for outreach ser v ices at the Gender Relations Center (GRC), said. On Wednesday, the GRC w ill be hosting the annual “Sex Signals” performance at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Geddes Hall. “Sex Signals,” created by Christian Murphy, a 1992 graduate of Notre Dame, seeks to educate students on the importance of consent. The performance
ser ves the purpose of teaching students about healthy relationships on a different platform than they might usually see, Johnstin said. “‘Sex Signals’ allows students to engage in the conversation of consent and bystander inter vention in an interactive, fun and creative way,” Johnstin said. “Sex Signals” is unusual as a performance because it inv ites audience members to become involved in what they are watching, rather than sitting by passively, Johnstin said. “This program allows students to interact w ith the performers during the skits and to learn the different ways that someone could inter vene on behalf of someone else,” he said. W hile Notre Dame prov ides education on consent through Building Communit y at Notre Dame, a module that all incoming freshmen are required to complete, the GRC hopes that “Sex Signals” w ill be able to speak directly to students who might be unsure of what to do in uncomfortable situations, Johnstin said. “We hope ‘Sex Signals’ w ill show that there is no Paid Advertisement
‘one way’ but a variet y of ways that one can ask and receive consent as well as what someone can do if they see a situation where consent is not being sought or can’t be given,” he said. “We are always looking at the topic of positive, respectful and healthy relationships.” W hile consent education is usually focused on the t wo participating parties, Johnstin said, “Sex Signals” makes a point to instruct students on how to intervene as a third part y when they w itness a situation in which consent is not given as well. Johnstin said he hopes by learning these skills in an engaging setting such as “Sex Signals,” students w ill be more inclined to put what the performance teaches into action. “The program ... promotes bystander inter vention,” he said. “It also gives students a voice to recognize issues and change them on stage and hopefully this w ill encourage folks to do so when they see situations at parties, bars and other places where students can be harmed.” Contact Grace McDermott at gmcdermo@nd.edu
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an artist and a person.” DeSomer’s work week is split bet ween shooting and editing days, the latter taking about one to 30 days, depending on the scope of the project. “On shooting days, I wake up, sort and pack gear, and go wherever the client requests. My favorite part about shooting days is the spontaneit y, the break from routine,” deSomer said. She edits her work at home, starting the day at 8 a.m. w ith a cup of calming chamomile tea for focus and a brief meditation. Daily migraines from a minor traumatic brain injur y last fall keep deSomer from working on the computer for more than 40 minutes at time, so she manages this obstacle by interspersing her editing w ith housework and rela xation exercises. DeSomer said she works to create an env ironment that celebrates the intricacies of the human person. She finds inspiration for portrait shoots from her clients, as well as from the landscape of the shooting space. “Many clients know exactly what they want, so we’ll make a collaborative Pinterest board to help us keep a clear creative v ision,” deSomer said. “We might have poses planned out carefully and then scrap them all in favor of spontaneous poses that fit better w ith the v ibe of a location.” In the future, deSomer said she hopes to buy her ow n house, complete w ith lots of acreage for outdoor portraits. She also said she hopes to branch out from portrait photography, and tack le more conceptual fine art photography and digital art for ex hibitions. Elise Imager y is expecting the launch of an entirely new
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website and online booking system, as well as handbound books for clients. A lthough deSomer graduated this past summer, she said she still feels ver y tied to the Saint Mar y’s communit y. “I never truly comprehended the realit y of the ‘once a Belle, always a Belle’ mantra until after graduation. … As an alumna, I still turn to my fellow Belles when I need strong confident women to model for photographic projects,” she said. DeSomer said she feels cautious using the word “sisterhood” to define the unique bond that Saint Mar y’s students cultivate over their four years on campus, as she maintains that it can sound unwelcoming towards the LGBT members of the communit y. “Semantics aside, I don’t think I would have found such a supportive net work of soul sisters at a co-ed educational institution,” deSomer said. “I love how Belles look out for each other, and I love looking out for other Belles, even more so now as an alumna.” In making her love for photography and art marketable, deSomer said she has found a career path that combines her natural skills w ith her true passions. “Even if you don’t feel like you are good at any thing, you absolutely are. You just might need to do some soul searching and hard work to find and develop the skills that w ill fulfill you professionally and personally,” deSomer said. “You’re going to do ama zing things no matter what. Don’t worr y about the future too much. Sometimes you w ill feel like you are falling instead of f ly ing, but falling is necessar y for all the pieces that w ill fall into place w ith time, persistence and resilience.” Contact Maeve Filbin at mfilbin01@saintmarys.edu
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get back what they overpaid.” Wagner said undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, do not receive the same public benefits that ordinary citizens do. “According to the institute on taxation and economic policy, DACA recipients pay $2,000,000 annually in state and global taxes which does not include the federal taxes,” she said. “Undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, are not eligible for public benefits.” This issue should affect all people of faith as God calls for all to help those in need, Wagner said. “This is very much a religious and moral issue,” she said. “You cannot read scripture and not recognize God’s command that we should care for the foreigners, that we should care for widows, orphans and strangers.” Sometimes, Wagner said, this obligation will conflict with the country’s law. “While we respect our country’s laws, we also respect a higher law. And in this case, it is clear that our country’s law is in conflict with that higher law and we are compelled to speak out about it,” she said. Second on the panel was Saint Mary’s junior Maryselva Albarran Hernandez who shared her story on coming to the United States as a child. “I came to the U.S. in 2006, at the age of nine,” she said. “My father did not have a way to enter the country legally and was forced to cross the border in 1975.”
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to help writers shape their ways of thinking, and that’s the first step in writing a good paper,” Heck said. “It’s much less about editing and grammar or ‘What does the professor want?’ and it’s so much more about really shaping the way the writers can narrow in on what their ideas are on a given subject and express it in their own words.” Matthew Capdevielle, director of the Writing Center, oversees the selection and training of the student tutors. To be a tutor for the Writing Center, a student must be recommended for the position by a professor, submit an application and go through an interview process. Students who have been selected as tutors take a class during their first semester as a tutor, which exposes them to the basics of teaching, tutoring and different types of rhetoric. While its focus is to improve student writing, the Writing Center is far from a remedial program. John Duffy, director
Although things were tough for her father, he eventually received amnesty which enabled her as well as the rest of her family to receive the U.S. permanent residency, Albarran Hernandez said . “It was a very long process and very costly,” she said. “It took my family roughly 20 years to complete the process and enter the United States.” Albarran Hernandez said she encouraged DACA students to educate their peers about the policy. “For DACA recipients, I strongly recommend for you to educate your peers, educate the people who do not know about DACA and explain to them what you are going through,” Albarran Hernandez said. “I think if people understand the process, they will be more tolerant and open minded.” Hernandez said the toughest thing for her was to be identified as an alien in the country in which she spent most of her life. “My biggest motivation was to remove the title, ‘alien,’” she said. “I did not want to be known as just an alien number.” The third speaker, professor of political science at Saint Mary’s Pat Pierce, said the best way to create awareness of this issue is pressure from civil society. “Citizen activism is extremely powerful and can truly impact legislative actions,” he said. “It may well take that kind of activism on this issue to achieve the necessary outcome we desire.” Contact Iman Omar iomar01@saintmarys.edu
of the University Writing Program and former director of the Writing Center, said the main thing people don’t understand about the Writing Center is it’s not just for bad writers — it offers all students, regardless of age, skill level or subject an opportunity to improve their writing at any stage of the process. “Good writers understand that they can always be better, and one of the ways to get better is to talk about your writing and to talk about the ways you can improve,” he said. “So the main misconception, I would say, is that to go to the Writing Center doesn’t mean you’re a bad writer — it means you want to be a better writer.” Duffy said the best way to utilize the resources the Writing Center has to offer is through their online portal at writingcenter.nd.edu. On the website, clients can create an online account and schedule a 45-minute meeting with one of the Writing Center’s tutors. Contact Max Lander at mlander1@nd.edu
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Liturgy of the Hours. Vespers, in particular, centers around the Book of Psalms. “There are three psalms every day on a four-week cycle. You’ll go through the whole book of Psalms in four weeks,” Cavaldini said. “There are special psalms for feast days.” According to a program for a normal service from the McGrath Institute, vespers opens with a prayer, is followed by a hymn, which in turn is followed by a psalm, then a canticle. Next, there is a short Bible reading and a homily. In the final part of the service, the congregation sings a canticle and the “Magnificat,” or song of Mary. The congregation offers intercessions, recites the Lord’s Prayer, then says an additional prayer before the service is brought to a close. Cavadini explained that vespers is different than a usual Mass in that laypeople can preach the homily. “Laypeople can give the homily at the Liturgy of the Hours. We have lots of different people whose voices you hear,” Cavadini said. “It’s nice to get a wide range of voices from students, faculty,
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staff, etc. It’s sort of fun to hear and to be asked to deliver one.” Carolyn Pirtle, the director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, said vespers services have been happening on campus for a long time. “We’ve been doing monthly vespers services for a number of years now. We’ve made a real effort to bring this form of prayer to the campus community,” Pirtle said. “It’s a beautiful form of prayer that incorporates the psalms and scriptures. We wanted to try and bring this to a wider audience.” From a logistical perspective, Pirtle said the readings and the psalms are laid out for the entire church, much in the same way Mass readings are. It’s simply a matter of figuring out what day it is and what psalms and readings correspond to that day. Pirtle said that this uniformity is a “beautiful symbol of the unity of the church,” since everyone throughout the world is saying the same prayers. She also noted that evening prayer services date back to the very beginning of the Christian church. She emphasized the importance of the psalms to the service. “The psalms are beautiful because they speak to the breadth of the human
experience,” Pirtle said. “They speak to the joy of joys and the worst of sorrows. Whatever you’re going through, there’s a psalm for that.” Since laypeople can preach, Pirtle also said that it’s a great opportunity for masters of divinity students to practice preaching. “Traditionally, we’ve had a lot of masters of divinity students preaching,” she said. “I’ve drawn from that community so that they can learn how to preside and practice that as a lay person. It’s a great chance to exercise ministerial leadership.” Pirtle emphasized the beauty of vespers and its benefits in a stressful environment. “If you’ve never experienced vespers, it’s a really beautiful form of prayer that’s very reflective and very contemplative,” she said. “It’s a wonderful way to take half an hour away from the stress and busyness of student life to come and spend some time with God and let God speak to you through the scripture and the psalms, as well as enter into a community of people who you might not know through prayer and the grace of spirit.” Contact Tom Naatz at tnaatz@nd.edu
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In 2004, Adult Swim — Cartoon Network’s late night programming block, then only three years old — introduced the world to the surreal comedy of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (endearingly referred to simply as Tim and Eric) with the program “Tom Goes to the Mayor.” Supported by comedy veterans David Cross and Bob Odenkrik, the show, with its inventive animation style, bizarre editing and zany, almost incoherent plot lines, marked a complete departure from Adult Swim’s usual programming, or that of any other network at the time, for that matter. “Tom Goes to the Mayor,” though it only ran for two seasons, marked the start of two extremely successful and inf luential comedy careers. Along with producing and acting in numerous other successful programs, the duo would go on to establish its own production company, Abso Lutely Productions, which has since developed several other innovative shows, including “The Eric Andre Show,” “Nathan for You” and “Comedy Bang Bang.” The pair’s inf luence on comedy is now far-reaching and their signature surrealist humor has become a mainstay for Adult Swim — likely a pivotal component of the programming block’s persistent and surprising success over the years. This summer marked the 10th anniversary of Heidecker and Wareheim’s longest-running show — “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” — which
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There is a lot of evidence behind the idea that contemporary music, despite constantly seeming to push forward, is at the same time cyclically repurposing the sounds of 30 and 40 years ago. For rising Philadelphia band Sheer Mag, the mix of three guitars producing loud, infectious riffs and frontwoman Tina Halladay producing louder, even more infectious vocals will occasion comparisons to 1970’s hard rock bands like Thin Lizzy. While that reference is admittedly lazy, it doesn’t help that all but one band member sport hair past their shoulders. When it comes to lyrical content, however, there is no mistaking that Sheer Mag is a band of the present. Protest politics are every where in its music, from the way the riffs make you want to get up and move to the many calls to arms in its lyrics. Last Friday night, when Sheer Mag headlined at Thalia Hall in Chicago, the scene was reminiscent of a protest environment. On most nights, Thalia Hall is a normal concert venue; the refurbished concert hall has the ordinary stage, balcony and general admissions f loor space. But for Sheer Mag, the f loor was turned into the stage itself, with a circular stage set up in the middle of the room that allowed the crowd to watch from all angles. It was
came with the announcement of a celebratory U.S comedy tour. The tour, which I caught on its New York stop, was a hilarious amalgamation of several popular Tim and Eric bits from the past 10 years. Additionally, and much to my surprise, the show also provided a sneak peek into the second season of Heidecker and Wareheim’s most recently created program, “Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories.” With four episodes having been released already, it’s safe to say the comedy pair have reached a new height. This season of “Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories” finds Wareheim and Heidecker hitting their stride, showcasing a newly poignant direction for their surrealist style. Season one of the horror-parody anthology series, which wrapped up in early 2015, was mostly successful but ran into growing pains. While the pair’s absurdist humor seemed to benefit from the higher budget, the mix of horror and comedy didn’t always blend cohesively enough. Episodes like “Toes” and “Roommates,” while funny, failed to deliver on the horror component. Thankfully, the interim between seasons seems to have paid off. Episode one of the new season, titled “Baklava,” finds a savv y piano salesman named Barry (Wareheim) pushing to win a monthly sales competition in order to win a salary bonus and save the city of Dallas from destruction. Quickly the narrative shifts — the duo’s hallmark strategy in “Bedtime Stories” — as Barry’s boss (Heidecker) stops the work day to gush about his new obsession with the Greek dessert, baklava. Chaos erupts when
Berry’s boss’ baklava source closes down and Barry is forced to continuously keep his now-hopeless boss alive while pushing to win the sales competition. Like most episodes, the ending is grotesque and bewildering. If the season two premier’s premise sounds strange, that’s because it is. Yet the precise use of lighting, sound effects, music and staging works so well as to create a miraculously compelling narrative. Heidecker and Wareheim’s expert character acting and bizarrely hilarious wordplay often evokes the episode’s comedy. The episode is jarring — but it’s only the beginning, as each following episode grows in style and ambition. The latest episode, “Angel Man” — released last week — was accompanied by an extended, 22-minute version and may very well be the duo’s greatest television episode to date. While staying true to the beloved Tim and Eric aesthetic, “Angel Man” manages to play with heav y topics like mental illness and even pedophilia in a powerful way that only this duo could. The result is an engaging, albeit uncomfortable, ride; one that will likely leave viewers, even those unfamiliar with insane world of Tim and Eric, satisfied in all the strangest ways. The next episode of “Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories” will be released next Monday at midnight. Be sure to check it out and see just how comedy’s most inf luential outsiders are defying their own standards.
something I’ve never experienced before with live music. With the stage in the middle of the room, the crowd formed all the way around the circle, and the event really did feel like a public gathering. The dimensions of the stage forced the band members to face inwards at each other, which was at first disorienting and then began to feel like an intimate viewing of a practice session. The only drawback was that the context hardly allowed for much betweensong banter with the crowd, but the sacrifice was small. Opening for Sheer Mag were Chicago band Negative Scanner and San Francisco band Flesh World. I hadn’t heard much of either band before the concert, but appreciated seeing two more female-fronted punk acts in addition to Sheer Mag. Negative Scanner played first to what wasn’t yet a full crowd, a strange contrast against their full-throated sound. They reminded me of both Screaming Females and Priests — which is pretty good as far as comparisons go. Flesh World played next and were equally impressive. Their post-punk sound was reminiscent of Protomartyr but rendered a little more dreamily. Both openers were four-piece outfits with two guitars; this wasn’t a show for anyone wary of loud guitars. Sheer Mag are on tour promoting their recent debut full-length record, “Need To Feel Your Love,”
released in July. When I last saw Sheer Mag, two years ago, they had only two EPs from which to choose tracks, so I was curious about how the band would balance its catalogue, now that they have tripled it. In the end, they played eight songs from the new record and five from their EPs — a good mix. The crowd was enthralled the whole time, although the audience was older than expected. About halfway through the show, a group of college-aged audience members started a mosh pit. Most of the crowd around them were not very pleased, even though it looked like one of the most affectionate attempts at a mosh pit ever seen at a punk show. The band’s new album distinguishes itself from the earlier EPs by swapping out lo-fi charm for more stylistic experimentation. “Need To Feel Your Love” doesn’t have the same shouts-per-minute of previous Sheer Mag works, but you wouldn’t know it from their live show; every song was played as big as you could hope. Album deep cut “Turn It Up” was stretched out to be the longest song of the night and the added guitar soloing made it the show’s highlight. Shows like these are a welcome reprieve from the stressful outside world, while also providing the invigoration to get back out there.
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Georgia game proves Notre Dame is on top Tom Naatz News Writer
“The Day the South Took Over South Bend. September 9, 2017.” Thus read one of the many red Georgia t-shirts that appeared on campus last weekend for the University of Georgia’s second game north of the Mason-Dixon Line since 1965. It was accurate: A quick look around Notre Dame Stadium that day revealed that the only true concentration of Irish fans any where in the arena was the student section. It was humiliating. Georgia fans drowned out iconic Irish chants with weird barking noises. They overshadowed the customary pre-fourth quarter Indiana State Police highway safety announcement with their own light show. One student drily remarked that his “first away game was fun.” It is inexcusable that so many Irish fans sold their tickets. The Georgia game was arguably the biggest Notre Dame has hosted in recent memory. Especially after a 4-8 season, a win would have served as a powerful statement. The game was winnable and extremely close. One has to wonder if a louder contingent of Notre Dame fans would have made the difference. Given the gravity of the game and the sparse Irish turnout, it also makes one wonder if Notre Dame is a football program in decline whose fans just don’t really care anymore. The other surprising detail is the price that Georgia fans paid to come. Tickets would have cost them any where from $425 to $7,000, according to a Georgia fan website. Irish fans still shouldn’t have sold their tickets, but the fact that people were willing to pay so much makes it more understandable. Plus, that’s just the ticket price: it doesn’t include the cost of travel and lodging. That information is proof that Notre Dame football still enjoys eminent prestige. But even more evidence came through simple observation of the Georgia fans on campus. Walking through God Quad on Sept. 8, I had to navigate my way through crowds of Georgia fans queuing up to take pictures in front of the Dome. I laughed when I heard a man ask a campus attendant, with a sweet southern drawl, “Excuse me sir, could you please point us in the direction of Touchdown Jesus? ” A Friday evening trip to the bookstore revealed a multitude of Georgia fans, arms stuffed with Notre Dame apparel. The line between fan and tourist looked blurry. Other college football stadiums are not as frequently overrun as Notre Dame Stadium. Of course, that means that season ticket holders at other schools don’t ditch their team as frequently as at Notre Dame. But it also means that the allure of Notre Dame draws people here. It is still college football’s most famous program. The Georgia fan who wanted directions to Touchdown Jesus was clearly already familiar with the landmark. I don’t think there is another program with which people are so universally familiar. I couldn’t tell you about a single University of Alabama football tradition if my life depended on it, and my cousin went there. W hile the Georgia game was heart wrenching, it was also a cause for comfort. For now, Notre Dame is still the leader in prestige. But the football program has to be careful. If it continues not to be competitive and its championship drought drags on, people will start to look elsewhere. If our stadium has to be taken over by opposing fans, we want it to be because they respect us, not because the tickets were cheap and available. Contact Tom Naatz at tnaatz@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Statement on DACA On Sept. 5, The White House announced that the administration had a plan in place to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in six months. DACA is a federal program that allows nearly 800,000 undocumented young people, or Dreamers, to live, study and work in the United States. These Dreamers were brought to this country as children, and have known no other place to be their home. Some of these Dreamers are dedicated members of our Notre Dame family, and now more than ever, they need our allyship. The decision to repeal DACA is cruel, hurtful and detrimental to the lives of our friends and loved ones, and we will not stand by as they are attacked. Fr. Hesburgh once stated, “Notre Dame can and must be a crossroads where all the vital intellectual currents of our time meet in dialogue ... where differences of culture and religion and conviction can co-exist with friendship, civility, hospitality, respect and love.” Today, we assert that those words still drive what we stand for. We are all Notre Dame. Documented or undocumented, we all call this place our home. We all share a passion for the common good, and a commitment the prosperity of this country. We strongly condemn the inhumane White House decision to repeal DACA and threaten the way of life for 800,000 young people, some of whom live, study and grow on this very campus. The repeal of DACA affects every single member of our campus community. For the Dreamers among us, it potentially means a destructive blow to the stability of their lives and prospects for their future. It means living in fear of losing their families, education and the only country they’ve ever known as home. For every other student, it means potentially losing a member of our family, thereby upending the Notre Dame community and subsequently depriving the spirit of our University. In line with our values of Catholic Social Teaching and the Notre Dame mission, we pledge to join our University’s administration in advocating, lobbying and fighting for a solution. In a statement shortly after the announcement, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned the repeal of DACA: “The cancellation of DACA is reprehensible … Today’s actions represent a heartbreaking moment in our history that shows the absence of mercy and good will,
and a short-sighted vision for the future. DACA youth are woven into the fabric of our country and of our Church, and are, by every social and human measure, American youth.” The repeal of DACA is contrary to both Catholic Social Teaching as well as the ethical code we uphold as members of the Notre Dame community. The repeal of DACA is both a political and moral issue, but it is not a polarized one. Politicians from both sides of the aisle have come out in support of legislation such as the DREAM Act which would make DACA protections federal law. We applaud these political leaders, and urge Congress to take swift action in support of the Dreamers. To our Congressional representatives, we urge that you pass legislation to ensure protections for our Dreamers. To our undocumented and DACA students, know that we support you, that we love you and that we will be your allies every step of the way. You are Notre Dame, and no piece of legislation, hate speech or executive announcement will ever change that. Student Government and the Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy of Notre Dame (SCIA) have partnered to help bring our words to action. On Wednesday, a few us will be gathering at 9 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Lake picnic tables, across the street from the Grotto, to stand in solidarity with our Dreamers and all undocumented members of our community, and all are welcome to join. In the future, we will publicize call-ins and other ways to get involved, and please be in touch if you would like more information. This country and this University were both founded on the shared commitment to all members of society. Today, we ask that all students, faculty and staff stay true to that mission and stand with the Notre Dame Family. In Notre Dame, Prathm Juneja student government chief of staff junior Rebecca Blais student body president senior Sibonay Shewit student body vice president senior
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The dorm system’s failure Devon Chenelle The Gadfly
Certain works are so powerful they act upon their material, forming perspectives and shaping realities of the object they describe. One such tract was initiated when, in 1831, the French government despatched diplomat Alexis de Tocqueville on a nine-month survey of American jails. Although Tocqueville dutifully completed his official report, his masterpiece was only revealed four years later, when he published “Democracy in America,” a book of epochal significance for Americans’ understandings of themselves. Tocqueville argued America’s unique character owed much to Puritan institutions, particularly New England’s townships, where “power has been broken into fragments,” and thus “the maximum possible number of people have some concern with public affairs.” Tocqueville praised this inclusive community governance, writing “the New Englander is attached to his township because it is strong and independent” and “he shares in its management.” Furthermore, selfgovernance leads citizens to “practical ideas about the nature of his duties and the extent of his rights.” This vestment of common persons with autonomy and political responsibilities formed the citizens who constructed an America removed from Old World rigidities of class and state. While Notre Dame projects an image of Americanism as wholesome as apple pie and as dominant as the machines of death that thunder above our football games, the contrast between the young republic’s free citizens and the infantilized residents of the University’s dorms is striking. Power is meaningfully exercised in the dorms only by administrativelyselected rectors and assistant rectors, with dorm residents’ elected officials forced to appeal to hall staff for the modest changes they are (sometimes) allowed to make. Changes of dorm policy are made, at best,
after cursory consultation with the dorm’s residents, who are simply told the way things are going to be. Transitions in dorm location, of which there have recently been so many, are imposed ex cathedra by the hieratical powers-that-be who command the student masses in the fashion of their ecclesiastical predecessors, who directed centuries of peasants awed by their priests’ learning and power. The idea of putting a dorm’s decisions to that most American ceremony, a popular vote, is as unthinkable as — horror of horrors — selling condoms at The Huddle. Forget the democratic Early Church, when congregations voted for their bishops; this institution emulates the imperialistic Renaissance Papacy. The University aspires to devour South Bend as the Popes once did central Italy, and students’ five-figure tuition payments to an institution with $10,000,000,000 (sic) in treasure seem little different from indulgences. Unfortunately, while the 16th century’s sacerdotal excesses yielded St. Peter’s Basilica, Notre Dame’s rapaciousness produced Campus Crossroads, a wretchedly ugly altar to late capitalism. The unresponsive authoritarianism characterizing dorm governance was brought into sharp focus when, last Wednesday, “new proposals to enhance our on-campus undergraduate residential communities” were issued. Noting “a trend in recent years for upper-classmen/women — especially seniors — to move off-campus,” the administration “undertook a one-year study to better understand the reasons for students moving off-campus,” held “a dozen student focus groups,” and then ignored them. After perfunctory reference (“We learned,” students “were attracted by ... the greater independence of off-campus living”) to the student groups’ concerns, quickly shelved, the true announcement appears: beginning next fall “the University will require first-year students, sophomores and juniors to live on campus for six semesters.” I’m not going to waste much time explaining this decision’s obvious motivation. The Golden Dome’s
avaricious exchequer was piqued by the trickling away of off-campus students’ housing fees and put an end to it. This decision — high-handed, myopic and paternalistic — encapsulates the essential failure of the dorm system: its denizens are subjects, not citizens. Their residence halls governed by campus bureaucrats’ diktats, dorm residents are being prepared better for subservience in the deadening hierarchies of a Fortune 500 corporation, a dogmatic religion, or an authoritarian state than for lives as free and active citizens in a vital and raucous republic. Although the dorm system does many things well — Keough Hall will always have a spot in my heart — the institution’s integrity and value is fundamentally compromised by its most acute shortcoming, that denial of autonomy and mockery of self-governance emphatically demonstrated and monumentally reinforced by the housing policy change. I do not expect that this ruling will be reversed; Notre Dame lacks the culture of student political action that has forced policy shifts elsewhere, and I’m certain campus leadership is as assured of their rectitude in this matter as they are of the Church’s good conduct in its dilatory investigations into its decades of systematic pederasty. Still more new dorms, homogenous and deluxe, will be built, regardless of need or demand, while continuing as institutions so anti-democratic, dependent and weak they will decay their students’ abilities and inclinations to serve as the independent and participatory citizens our present republic so desperately needs. Devon Chenelle is a senior, formerly of Keough Hall. Returning to campus after seven months abroad, Devon is a history major with minors in Italian and philosophy. He can be reached at dchenell@nd.edu . “On résiste à l’invasion des armées; on ne résiste pas à l’invasion des idées The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Why does it take a tragedy to bring out the best in us? Patrick McKelvey In Moderation
This September, hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated much of the Caribbean and southern United States. Irma’s violent winds leveled the islands of Barbuda, Anguilla and St. Martin. It left 15 million in Florida without power. Harvey destroyed 100,000 homes in and around Houston. All told, it’s estimated that damages from the two storms will exceed $150 billion. Tens of thousands lost everything they ever knew. 151 people lost their lives. Harvey and Irma are tragedies. Senseless. Uncontrollable. Inexplicable. They stand together with countless other tragedies that we witness far too often, from terrorist attacks to earthquakes to fires, to shootings and epidemics and tornados. Every time we turn on the news, it looks like the world is falling apart. But the aftermath of these hurricanes proves that it isn’t. In the wake of the two storms, beverage company Anheuser-Busch halted production of beer and instead filled cans with water to be sent to areas affected by the storms. Houston Rocket James Harden donated $1 million of his own money to Harvey relief, and spent the days immediately after the storm unloading supplies with relief workers. Former NBA MVP Tim Duncan traveled back to his home of St. Croix to assist in cleanup. LuminAid is sending 2,500 of their waterproof, solar powered lights to areas affected by Irma. The New York Mets volunteered to host a Yankees-Rays series while Tropicana Field was battered by the storm. When the Rays returned to their home stadium, they handed out
meals to struggling families. The Walt Disney Company has donated $2.5 million and raised over $16 million for relief. Perhaps most inspiring is the story of J..J Watt, defensive end for the Houston Texans. Watt has always been heavily involved in his city and in charity work, so it’s no surprise that after Hurricane Harvey he would start an effort to provide assistance to Houston. He started a fund on YouCaring, and set a goal of $200,000. His fundraiser concluded on Sept. 15 having raised over $37 million. These anecdotes are all heartwarming; they demonstrate that tragedy does an amazing job uncovering our sense of community and goodwill. But Harvey and Irma aren’t the only time this has happened. I experienced it first hand. I grew up on the Jersey Shore, and in October of 2012 we were hit by one of the most catastrophically expensive storms in U.S. history. Hurricane Sandy rendered my hometown unrecognizable. The streets were covered in sand. Sections of the boardwalk were carried half a mile inland. Some homes were flooded, others were destroyed entirely. It was the most devastating thing I’ve ever witnessed. What I witnessed after was the most uplifting. New Jersey has a bit of a reputation — we’re not exactly known as the friendliest of Americans. So, when Sandy hit, I thought most people would fend for themselves and sink further into self-serving behaviors. I didn’t at all expect the sort of outpouring of compassion that we’re seeing after Harvey and Irma. I’ve never been more wrong in my life. We spent every hour of every day restoring our town. We opened up our homes to those that lost their own. We hosted town-wide bonfires on the beach for
those without heat. Far from driving people to selfishness, Hurricane Sandy brought out the best in us. But why did it take a hurricane for us to be nice to each other? Surely we’re able to care for one another in circumstances other than the most extraordinary. It shouldn’t take a hurricane for neighbor to help neighbor. It shouldn’t take a tornado for companies to pledge millions to the less fortunate. A forest fire shouldn’t be needed to teach us to care for the environment. We shouldn’t need a shooting to remind us violence is never the answer, or a terrorist attack to demonstrate the importance of loving one another. Our response to tragedies proves, time and time again, that humanity is ultimately good. We exhibit a remarkable ability to open our hearts to those in need, to ignore the selfish tendencies that all too often rule our lives. Harvey and Irma have dissipated. Hopefully, the goodwill seen in their wake will not. We need to understand we are capable of unbelievable acts of kindness — and we are capable of them always. We don’t need the worst to bring out our best. Through tough times and easy times, through good and bad, the world is a much better place than we give it credit for. All we have to do is remember that. Patrick McKelvey splits his time between being a college sophomore and a grumpy old man. A New Jersey native and American studies major, he is interested in a legal career after graduating Notre Dame. If you can’t find him at the movies, he can be reached for comment at pmckelve@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Look for new possibilities. Expand your awareness and find out how far you can push your skills, attributes and the gifts you were born with. Showing discipline and understanding your depth and potential will help you surpass your expectations. Let your dreams and imagination fuel your success. Walk away from the past and into the future with hope. Your numbers are 8, 19, 22, 24, 30, 39, 43. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your goal should be finishing what you start. Maintaining a low-key persona will allow you to get more done with less interference. Don’t feel like you have to go for sensationalism to be noticed. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take part in the events going on in your community or through your place of employment. Networking and gatherings geared toward making life better for the average person will lead to new friendships and a better standard of living. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your actions will express how you feel and what you have to offer. Being truthful and open about what you want in return will not please everyone, but is the best route to take. Don’t waste energy on anger. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now is the time to bring about positive changes at home. Whether it’s moving furniture around, getting rid of things you no longer use or changing your routine or eating habits, the end result will improve your life. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider whether you are being offered a good opportunity or not. You may be getting in over your head if you aren’t careful about how you handle your money. Live within your means and don’t buy into something risky. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Consider your choices and what makes the most sense. Your aim should be to get ahead, not to waste your time on something that isn’t changeable. Be optimistic and take pride in the accomplishments you know you can achieve. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen to reason. Impulsive actions will not bring the results you are hoping for. Don’t believe everything you hear. Someone will set you up for a fall if you are too gullible. Trust in what you know and see. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take a different route. Whether your journey is physical or emotional, trying something new will spark your imagination and help you find answers that will encourage personal growth and development. Explore and experience whatever comes your way. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Think before you say something that may offend or hurt someone. Being a joker is fine, but not at the expense of someone innocent and shy. The outcome will affect your reputation. Pay it forward and aim to help, not hinder, others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Open up about your concerns. You don’t have to offer personal information, but you can cite consequences as a result of not taking care of pending issues on time. Listen closely and counter any response that sounds iffy. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Check in with people you have worked with in the past and you’ll find out about an opportunity that interests you. Spending quality time with someone you love will be rejuvenating. Express your feelings and your intentions. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look for alternative ways to deal with partnership problems. Keeping the peace and offering fair solutions will help offset an unnecessary argument. Work in conjunction with people and you’ll get things done. Help those less fortunate than you. Birthday Baby: You are forceful, accommodating and tenacious. You are imaginative and practical.
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Bears fans should expect to lose Michael Ivey Sports Writer
Watching the Chicago Bears for the past five years has been more of a chore than anything else. This was especially true Sunday, when the Bears were dismantled by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 29-7. A late touchdown allowed us Bears fans to comfort ourselves with: “Well at least they didn’t get shut out.” Because that’s considered progress by us Bears fans nowadays. This was just a week after the Bears almost went the distance against the defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons in Week 1. With under two minutes left and down by six points, Bears starting quarterback (for now) Mike Glennon engineered an impressive two-minute drill that stalled in the red zone. Glennon and the Bears had four opportunities to find the endzone. Glennon’s receivers dropped clear touchdown passes in the end zone twice. Twice. “That was such a Bears way to lose,” could be heard on the way out of Soldier Field. Apparently, the Bears have created their own way of losing games. But we also thought it was progress. The word “progress” has been an important term in regard to the Chicago Bears the past few seasons. Any good progress is worth noting. Any optimism at all is welcomed. After that game, we Bears fans convinced ourselves that this season could be different. Maybe we could surprise people and potentially finish 7-9? However, we were brought back down to earth Sunday (we didn’t get too high up, but still) when the Bears reverted back to their familiar, irrelevant, worthless selves again. Believe me, I’m not saying the Bears are like the Browns. They’re not. But if things don’t change, Chicago fans might have to get used to the decade long streaks of Januarys with no playoff appearances like the ones Cleveland and Buffalo have had to endure. It hurts because this is one of the oldest and most historic franchises in the NFL. The Bears have been around since 1919 when “Papa Bear” George Halas helped create the league and one of its founding teams, the franchise once dubbed the “Monsters of the Midway.” This franchise has won the second most amount NFL championships of all-time with nine total. This franchise should have the resources not to become one of the biggest laughing stocks in the league. But here we are. The Bears’ demise started
after the 2012 season, when longtime head coach Lovie Smith was fired after a 10-6 season in which the Bears barely missed the playoffs. He was replaced by Marc Trestman, a Canadian Football League coach who was considered an offensive guru. He was brought in as an attempt to help former Bears quarterback and scapegoat Jay Cutler reach his offensive potential. Cutler did enjoy one of the best seasons of his career productionwise during the 2013 season, but the defense struggled as the Bears finished with an 8-8 record. The wheels fell off during the 2014 season as the Bears thumped to a 5-11 record and Trestman was handed his walking papers after only two seasons. He was replaced by John Fox, who had led the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl appearance just a year before. We were ecstatic. Fox had won everywhere he coached. This was the guy that was going to bring us back. After a 6-10 record in the 2015 season, the Bears were expected to show some improvement during the 2016 season. But a season riddled with injuries and poor play ended with a 3-13 final record, the third worst in the entire league. After a 0-2 start to this season, John Fox now has an overall record of 9-25 as the head coach of the Bears. They’ve somehow managed to get worse under Fox. What has been really alarming during the Fox era is the hindering of development by young players due to injury. 2015 first round draft pick Kevin White has only played in four career NFL games and was recently put on IR with a broken collarbone. Once considered an important building block of the future, White’s career has been stalled due to recurring health issues. More key players like running back Jordan Howard and Pro Bowl offensive lineman Kyle Long are currently on IR. Fox is also coming under fire for refusing to play rookie and future franchise quarterback Mitch Trubisky, instead opting for the more experienced Glennon. The lack of in-game reps could harm Trubisky’s longterm development. The Bears are looking like one of the worst teams in the league right now. Seeing the Bears at the bottom of the standings is a sight Bears fans might have to get use to for a long time.
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Melanie McHenrie and senior middle blocker Tess Clark pose a threat on the attack, as each is averaging over three kills per set. After taking on the Cardinals, the Irish w ill head to North Carolina
State (5-6). The Wolfpack started the season on a fivematch losing streak, which included t wo losses to then-No. 8 Kansas and No. 3 Florida. Since then, North Carolina State has gone 5-1, w ith its lone loss to No. 20 Michigan. On the attack, the Wolfpack are led by senior outside hitter Julia Brow n, who has 141 kills so
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far this season. Senior middle blocker Kaitly n Kearney leads North Carolina State in terms of blocking, w ith 1.29 per set. The Irish travel to Kentuck y to take on the Cardinals at Cardinal Arena on Friday at 7 p.m., before heading to North Carolina to play the Wolfpack on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Irish senior middle blocker Sam Fry goes up for a kill during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Valparaiso on Aug. 25 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Fry was name ACC Player of the Week this week.
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Stroman’s pitching shines in return for Blue Jays Associated Press
TORONTO — Marcus Stroman pitched seven innings to w in for the first time in six starts, Dar w in Barney hit a t wo-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas Cit y Royals 5-2 on Tuesday night. Kansas Cit y outfielder A lex Gordon’s solo home run off Ryan Tepera in the eighth was the 5,694th of this major league season, breaking the record set in 2000 at the height of the Steroids Era. The record was broken w ith just less than t wo weeks remaining in the regular season. There were 5,610 homers last year, an average of 2.31 per game, and this year’s average of 2.53 entering Tuesday projects to 6,139. That would be up 47 percent from 4,186 in 2014.
Barney went 2 for 3 w ith three RBIs as the Blue Jays opened their final homestand on a w inning note. Stroman (12-8) allowed one run and four hits for his first v ictor y since Aug. 16 against Tampa Bay. Tepera pitched the eighth and Roberto Osuna finished for his 37th save in 47 chances. Barney reached second base on a one-out throwing error by third baseman Mike Moustakas in the third but appeared to forget how many outs there were and was doubled off on Teoscar Hernadez’s liner to center. That was the first of seven consecutive batters retired by Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy, a streak that ended when Ryan Goins singled to begin the sixth. Barney fell behind 2-0 against Kennedy, then fouled off
three straight pitches before homering into the left field bullpen. Making his first start since Sept. 8 after missing a turn because of a sore shoulder, Kennedy (4-12) allowed t wo runs and three hits in five-plus innings. He walked none and struck out t wo. Winless in nine starts, Kennedy is 0-6 w ith an 8.29 ER A since his last v ictor y, July 26 at Detroit. Toronto pulled away w ith a three-run seventh. Russell Martin hit a t wo-run double off Scott A lexander and Barney greeted Brandon Maurer w ith an RBI single. Jose Bautista struck out t w ice, giv ing him 159 for the year and matching Jose Canseco (1998) and Kelly Johnson (2012) for the highest season total in Blue Jays histor y.
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“We had to be relentlessly patient,” Clark said. “We knew that they are a ver y well organized team, a ver y difficult team to break dow n. And we knew we had to be patient, we had to keep plugging away hard and I was really proud of the way our team performed there. We lost what I would say is a bad goal. We weren’t happy w ith the way we lost that goal. We fell asleep for a moment, and that obv iously gave them a bit of energ y there but I thought our guys just kept fighting away. I just looked at the shot count and I thought we dominated a lot of the game but they were ver y hard to break dow n. They had a good goalkeeper and they had a lot of people behind the ball. But I was ver y pleased w ith how we responded. That was ver y easily a game you could have let slip away if the guys lost their composure or lost their focus or got annoyed w ith each other or themselves. That was a game you could have easily throw n away, but I thought we stayed ver y positive and was ver y happy w ith the performance.” Clark said he liked the way his team started the game. “We opened the game ver y well,” Clark said. “We got Jon Gallagher’s goal and then we hit the post, we got a couple of other things that didn’t go our way. It would have been nice if we would’ve went into halftime w ith a two goal
lead, but that wasn’t to happen. Then of course we lost a goal just five minutes into the second half, so that made it a little more difficult. But that was a good test for us, and it was great we came through the test and I give us an ‘A’ for coming through that test I was prett y happy.” Clark said the goal his team gave up at the beginning of the second half w ill be a learning lesson that his team w ill use to get better. “It was a long kick out, and then we went up to w in the ball and they get it and we didn’t cover,” Clark said. “That’s a cardinal sin, but the guys know that. We don’t point fingers, ever yone knows how it could have been avoided but that’s OK. You move on and you learn a lesson from it and hopefully that doesn’t happen again this season.” Notre Dame w ill be back in action on Friday when it travels to Blacksburg, Virginia, for a conference road match against Virginia Tech. Kick off w ill be at 7 p.m. Clark said his team w ill get some much needed rest before Friday’s game. “The first thing we have to do is get our legs under us again,” Clark said. “I think it is regeneration. We won’t do ver y much bet ween now and the next game because it’s coming up prett y fast on Friday, so really just getting them back and their legs back and they’ll be ready come Friday.” Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
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Irish senior forward Jeff Farina shoots the ball during Notre Dame’s 2-1 win over Bowling Green on Tuesday at Alumni Stadium.
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of their wins came at Notre Dame (2-1) last season in a 3628 win. Both teams have revamped at quarterback and on defense, but Kelly was quick to point out that this Michigan State team, albeit young, has the look of some of Dantonio’s most successful teams. “This team looks a lot more similar to some of his earlier teams,” he said. “Extremely disciplined, hard-nosed, play to the echo of the whistle. Just resembles a lot more of the teams that I had seen ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13. Those were supremely talented teams the last few years. This team reminds me of some of his earlier teams.” On defense, the Spartans average giving up just over 200 yards of total offense over two games, and have had a whole extra week to prepare for the Irish after coming off a bye week. According to Kelly, the Irish will have to be able to take punches and settle in, despite being on the road. “They’re going to come out with a lot of energy,” he said. “They probably got the first 10 plays scripted since May. They’re going to look like really good plays. We’ve got to sustain things for the first few minutes and just hang in there. When the game settles in, if you’re doing really well, it starts to quiet down in that stadium. If you’re not, it’s really loud.” And while the Irish were on the road last week, Notre Dame racked up the rushing yards against the Eagles (1-2, 0-1 ACC), highlighted by junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush’s four touchdowns. Through the air, however, the Irish only picked up 96 yards, and Wimbush overthrew several balls. Kelly explained that while the run game would be a large part of the offense moving forward, the team still needs to work on its weaknesses. “We can’t appease people in terms of what looks good as much as what we’re going to be good at,” Kelly said. “If running the football is what is going to be the common denominator for wins, then that’s what
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Irish junior wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown runs a route during Notre Dame’s 49-20 win over Boston College on Saturday.
we’re doing. Efficiency is the most important thing. Clearly, we have to work on our weaknesses, right? So wherever we feel like our weaknesses are within the offense, we have to get better at those weaknesses each and every week. “ … But we’re going to do what we’re good at, and that’s what you’ll see what this offense does moving forward.” Kelly however, has seen no problem with Wimbush’s accuracy or ability as a passer, rather the junior still needs time to adjust to being a starter. “I have absolutely no questions about his ability to play at the highest level at Notre Dame and help us win a championship,” Kelly said. “Accuracy, I think, is a product of being comfortable within an offense, an offense that has changed a little bit from what he was used to running. It also has to do with really only having one receiver that has established himself in the program for a period of time. He’s working with some new receivers.” And as Wimbush plays in more road games and gets more opportunities to prove himself, his ability as a competitor will only help him get
better. “ … I think it’s typical of any first-year starter [to have nerves],” he said. “First one on the road, there’s a little bit of that. But I think as we move forward, I think I said at the outset, this was a first road game, first road start. There’s a little bit of the nerves that go along with that. It was a great tune-up, if you will, for Michigan State. “ … But he found a way to win. He wasn’t throwing the ball very well, so he ran it really well. That’s pretty good. He willed himself into finding a way to be successful on Saturday. He’s got that kind of will and want and desire to win. I love coaching a guy like that. As he grows into the position, remember, we’re three games into this, he’s only going to feel more comfortable each and ever y week. These conversations that we’re hav ing right now are totally natural for a first-year starter. He’s had a clipboard and a headset, and that’s it. Now he’s in the middle of it. “ … I think you’ll continue to see progress for him from week to week.” Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu
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Irish junior running back Josh Adams dodges a Boston College defender during Notre Dame’s 49-20 win over the Eagles on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Adams rushed for 229 yards in the game.
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No. 1 ND tops Bowling Green after strong start By MICHAEL IVEY Sports Writer
No. 1 Notre Dame came out ahead in a close contest against Bowling Green (5-3-0) on Tuesday night at A lumni Stadium. The Irish (6-0-0) opened the scoring in the 21st minute of the game when senior for ward Jon Gallagher buried a centering pass from sophomore midfielder Jack Casey right in front of the Falcons’ goal to score his fifth goal of the season and give the Irish a 1-0 lead. Senior midfielder Blake Tow nes also recorded an assist on the goal. The Falcons (5-3-0) tied the score early in the second half when sophomore forward Chris Brennan buried a hard shot in the 51st minute. Senior for ward Keaton Rey nolds recorded an assist on the goal. Bowling Green had a number of qualit y scoring chances during the next 20 minutes but was unable to capitalize. Then, in the 77th minute, junior for ward Thomas Ueland buried a senior for ward Jeff
Farina feed to score his first goal of the season and give the Irish the late lead. The Irish defense shut out the Falcons in the final 13 minutes to seal the v ictor y. Notre Dame recorded 18 shots during the game, compared to Bowling Green’s seven. The Irish also outnumbered the Falcons on corner kicks, w ith 13 to their four. Gallagher recorded a teamhigh seven shots during the game and Farina recorded four shots, while junior defender Sean Dedrick and senior for ward Kyle Dedrick recorded a shot each. Ueland finished w ith t wo shots on goal. Irish graduate student goaltender Chris Hubbard recorded one save in the first half, while Bowling Green goalie Anthony Mwembia made four saves. Notre Dame head coach Bobby Clark said he was proud of the way his team responded after facing some adversit y. see M SOCCER PAGE 10
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Irish senior forward Jon Gallagher outpaces an opponent during Notre Dame’s 2-1 win over Bowling Green on Tuesday at Alumni Stadium. Gallagher scored the first goal in the game.
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Kelly discusses Wimbush, preparation for MSU By TOBIAS HOONHOUT
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Coming off a 29-point victory over Boston College, Irish head coach Brian Kelly was proud of the grit his team showed this past weekend, and stressed Tuesday that that same determination, and then some, will be needed on the road at Michigan State on Saturday night. “Really proud of the way our guys overcame some adversity,” Kelly said. “ … We take that. We move forward. We go back on the road against a very physical opponent in Michigan State, a team we’re well aware of, what they’re capable of. Have a lot of respect for Mark Dantonio, what he’s accomplished at Michigan State. A team just a few years ago, like us, that was vying for in our instance a playoff spot, for them, being part of the playoffs. A lot of pride. A lot of tradition.” Although the Spartans (2-0) went only 3-9 last season, one see FOOTBALL PAGE 10
Irish ready to open ACC play
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Irish junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush rolls out right during Notre Dame’s 49-20 win over Boston College on Saturday.
After taking home a 3-0 sweep at the Shamrock Inv itational — including a 3-0 w in over then-No. 23 Michigan State, Notre Dame’s second w in over a ranked squad in as many weeks — the Irish w ill begin conference play this weekend as they hit the road to take on Louisv ille and North Carolina State. Notre Dame (10-1) currently stands at second overall in the ACC standings w ith conference play yet to begin. The squad is only behind Miami, who is undefeated at 6-0. The Irish are also touting the current ACC Player of the Week in senior middle blocker Sam Fr y. The Cincinnati native hit 0.510 over the course of the Shamrock Inv itational, in which the Irish did not drop a single set. She recorded 29 kills and 14 blocks, including 13 kills against Southern Illinois on Saturday.
After a strong weekend, a number of Irish players made climbs in national categories. Senior defensive specialist Natalie Johnson currently ranks sixth in the countr y in aces per set w ith 0.59. Senior setter Caroline Holt’s 10.74 assists per set put her at 43rd in the countr y and sophomore outside hitter Jemma Yeadon’s 4.42 kills per set put her at 24th in the countr y — she also ranks first in the countr y in attacks per set. Junior libero Ryann DeJarld also tops the countr y in digs per set, w ith 6.65. First up for Notre Dame in ACC play is Louisv ille (64). Three of the Cardinals’ four losses have come against teams currently ranked in the top 10 nationally in No. 1 Minnesota, No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 10 Kentuck y. Cardinals junior libero Molly Sauer is tally ing 3.76 digs per set and the pair of sophomore outside hitter see VOLLEYBALL PAGE 9