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Community advocates for DACA students Participants contact representatives across country in support of undocumented immigrants

By COURTNEY BECKER News Editor

COURTNEY BECKER | The Observer

A student calls his representatives Wednesday to advocate for immigration awareness in response to President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to rescind the DACA program, effective in six months.

Notre Dame students, faculty and other community members rallied around those at the University affected by Tuesday’s announcement that President Donald Trump will phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in six months’ time by contacting representatives around the country at a call-in Wednesday.

The Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy (SCIA) hosted the call-in to support undocumented immigrants and used it as an opportunity to educate the Notre Dame community about DACA, which affects over 800,000 undocumented immigrants in the U.S. According to a DACA fact sheet SCIA gave those who attended the call-in, DACA is a Department of Homeland Security policy signed

into effect by former President Barack Obama, and it allows certain undocumented immigrants under 30 years old who are either enrolled in or have graduated from school without a felony conviction to delay their deportation for two years at a time and obtain a work permit. DACA recipients were brought into the United States as children, pay federal taxes and are not allowed to vote or receive federal benefits.

Junior and DACA beneficiary Kevin Perez, the marketing director of SCIA, said it is heartening for him and other DACA students at Notre Dame to see support for the DACA community.

“It means a lot. We’ve already had over 100 people in the first hour,” Perez said. “And it’s good to know that we have this support from our fellow classmates because some of us are in this situation — me, see DACA PAGE 3

College’s Campus Ministry New facilities readies for future events enrich academics

By SARA SCHLECHT News Writer

Saint Mary’s Campus Ministry has already begun what hopes to be an eventful year for students. Having hosted a successful First Year retreat on Aug. 25 and 26, the team looks ahead to many more activities and opportunities for students to grow in faith and community.

“We have several main goals that we are going to be planning programs for,” Regina Wilson, director of Campus Ministry, said in an email.

As the College is to focus on the core value of justice this year, the group hopes to host events that allow for reflection on pursuing justice within local communities, Wilson said.

These opportunities include discussions of the dignity of the human person and how this theological concept continues to be relevant.

Occasionally, students will

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be speaking at Mass to share how they live as stewards of their gifts. Encouraging students to devote time and resources to support God’s people and glory will remain a theme for Campus Ministry.

Social media outreach will be used to achieve this goal, Wilson said, mentioning talks of this variety that have already taken place since the semester started as well as ones to come.

The “Season of Creation,” a time during which prayer and special care for creation are emphasized, started Sept.

1 and is currently being observed. Globally, Christians unite with this cause to show gratitude for the earth and take actions to treat it with respect, Wilson said.

“We kicked it off with a photo table where people could take photos of themselves and then make a pledge to do something more in their personal lives to show care for the earth and all creation,” she added.

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Wilson said making conscious efforts to recycle, shortening showers and choosing public transportation over driving were among the pledges made by the 52 students who stopped by to participate.

The worldwide Season of Creation will conclude on Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis, patron of ecology and namesake of Pope Francis. The Pope has promoted the Season of Creation to acknowledge the importance of creation. A “Mass on the Grass” will be celebrated at 7 p.m. that evening.

“What better way to join our minds and hearts in praise of God who has given us so much beauty than by having Mass outside on our beautiful campus on the feast of St. Francis?”

Wilson said.

In addition to these events, Wilson said there are many other opportunities that Campus Ministry offers. see MINISTRY PAGE 3

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O’Neill Hall, built as part of the Campus Crossroads project, will serve as the new facility for both music and sacred music.

By COURTNEY BECKER News Editor

Editor’s note: This is the third story in a three-part series featuring the completed Campus Crossroads project.

Today’s story focuses on the enhancements to student life resulting from the creation of O’Neill Hall and Corbett Family Hall.

The construction of O’Neill Hall and Corbett Family Hall marks a

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new era for the music, psychology and anthropology departments at Notre Dame.

Both part of the Campus Crossroads project, O’Neill Hall will be the new headquarters for music and sacred music, while Corbett Family Hall will house the psychology and anthropology departments.

John McGreevy, professor of history and dean of the College of see CROSSROADS PAGE 4

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Senate discusses IDEA Center

By OLIVIA WRIGHT News Writer

Wednesday’s Senate meeting began with vice president Sibonay Shewit calling to attention the effects of Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Gulf Coast in late August. She encouraged the assembled senators to publicize the Stand With Houston fundraising campaign.

“Spread the word,” Shewit said.

Next, representatives from the Innovation, De-risk and Entrepreneurship Acceleration (IDEA) Center gave a presentation to the senators. The Center focuses on commercialization and entrepreneurial activities.

It is open to all majors, and there are many opportunities for students. Examples include online submission, working with the Center through year-round paid internships, competing in contests and participating in the events and lectures hosted by the Center. The IDEA Center hopes to have a minor available to all majors soon.

Another major part of the meeting was an amendment proposed by Matt Ross, president of Judicial Council, aiming to increase the number of people on the election committee from seven to 11. The

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personally, I have DACA — and it’s just very encouraging to see students and faculty coming out.”

Junior and DACA beneficiary Gargi Purohit, the president of SCIA, said the call-in was a chance for allies to “put their words into action.”

“It’s a great way to see people actually taking action, because so many of us have said, you know, they support us and that they’re here for us, but we also need people to put their words into action,” Purohit said. “So it’s coming out to these events and calling representatives. And also, it’s great to see people continue to have interest in it. So we’re giving them other resources and tools to continue to do this by themselves as well.”

Rescinding DACA would be problematic, junior Jackson Hignite said, because several DACA beneficiaries can’t remember living anywhere other than the U.S. “DACA is an important program,” he said. “Even if it’s not an executive program you’ve gotta, in some way, protect the 800,000 kids that came here — some legally, some

amendment was spurred by the fact that five members of the seven person panel must be present to conduct business.

Given students’ different schedules, Ross said such a quorum is often difficult to achieve.

“There have been problems in the past,” he said.

Under the proposed new system, seven members of the eleven person panel would need to be present to conduct business.

When the committee is active during election seasons, only seven members would need to respond to notification of an allegation in order to consider it.

Senators questioned the necessity of such an amendment, the fairness to the members of the committee and the event of recusal of a committee member. After a lengthy discussion, senators voted down the amendment.

Freshmen Class Council elections will be delayed as there is no election committee.

This issue will be addressed in the near future.

The meeting ended with more announcements made from various members of the Senate regarding sustainability, mental health on campus and other initiatives.

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illegally — that are documented through this program, who don’t know any other country besides America.”

Sophomore Amber Grimmer said the call-in was important not only in terms of reaching out to representatives, but also creating a conversation about DACA on campus.

“This is all in the spirit of democracy,” she said. “First of all, just the solidarity — I’m incredibly thankful for everyone just showing up to support the students at our school. That means a lot to be in solidarity. And also [we want] to create discussions. Because now everyone is talking about it in this room and maybe in other places, too.”

Purohit encouraged all DACA allies to consider the entire undocumented community in their advocacy.

“A lot of allies, when they’re talking about DACA, at times they will demonize our parents and I think that’s just the completely wrong message,” she said. “ … Not to mention, not all dreamers came here illegally. I came here legally — I think through LaGuardia — on a visa with my mom, so there’s just a lot of things that people need to keep in mind when they’re using their language.”

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College hosts workshops for academic success

By IMAN OMAR News Writer

For the eighth year, the College will host an Academic Skills and Strategies Workshop series, which aims to teach students effective study techniques and methods.

Senior Fiona Van Antwerp said she implemented many of the strategies she learned through the Academic Skills and Strategies program.

Accordingly, she has noticed a significant difference in the quality of her work.

“I learned so many important skills about how to study and compile information and how to budget my time and how to ask the right questions,” Van Antwerp said.

The series is run by the director of the Office for Student Success, Diane Fox, who said she hopes the program helps students to not only learn the proper skills and techniques for earning the best grades possible, but also to maintain academic consistency throughout the semester.

“There are five topics offered in this year’s series,” she said. “All workshops are 30 minutes long, and each topic is offered at least three different times so that students may choose a time that

Trump administration’s announcement may also still be processing the information, Purohit said.

“Honestly, I didn’t really have time to process my feelings yesterday because I was so busy running this that I still don’t think it has completely hit me yet on the severity of this decision,” she said.

“I’m trying to run around and make sure that we get something done before something really awful happens, like some dreamers get deported.

So I’m still kind of in a bit of shock.”

After University President Fr. John Jenkins released a statement Tuesday vowing to support DACA students at Notre Dame, discernment and advocacy director at the Center for Social Concerns Mike Hebbeler said it was the kind of Catholic leadership needed at the moment.

“For Fr. Jenkins to make that statement, that demonstrates that commitment to leadership rooted in gospel values and Catholic social tradition that animates our campus community and extends into our local South Bend community,” Hebbeler said.

The easiest way for people to get involved and fight for DACA recipients, Perez said, is

is most convenient with their schedules.”

Fox said her goal is to always find new information and strategies tailored to the different personalities of each student, since creating a personal study plan can be a new skill for students seeking ways to improve their performance.

Van Antwerp said she discovers something new in each workshop.

“Every workshop is drastically different, so the information and techniques you acquire from one workshop isn’t necessarily the same as what you learned the last time,” she said. “Sometimes I’ve experienced that I even pick up on the same concept differently each time.”

Van Antwerp said these workshops benefit students from all majors, so she hopes everyone will give them a chance.

“I would encourage all students to attend because everybody learns things differently, which is what makes these workshops so unique, as it caters to all types of learning styles,” she said.

Fox said most times students are too shy or embarrassed to ask for help and guidance in their academics or to admit that they are struggling.

to educate themselves about the program.

“We don’t really know what the future holds at this point, but the first thing is just awareness,” Perez said. “Just letting people on campus know that there are students like us here and kind of educating them about immigration law programs like DACA. Because I think a lot of people on this campus don’t really know what it is or think they do but don’t know all the facts or details about it.”

Hebbeler said he would encourage people to not only educate themselves about what DACA is, but also to try to get to know one of the community members with DACA status.

“My response to people who are unfamiliar with it, or may be apathetic about it or who even oppose it, is to get out into the community or, on campus, find a way to connect to people who are directly affected by it and meet them,” Hebbeler said. “And in that relationship building, there can arise an understanding of a shared humanity … and in that encounter, I think, not only can minds be informed, but hearts can be changed.”

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“When a person asks for help, they do so out of strength rather than weakness,” she said. “To take the initiative and ask for help shows that you are dedicated to your success and dedicated to your own well-being.”

Fox said she facilitates a study tables program that requires students to sign in and do homework or study in designated areas on campus for at least four hours per week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

“A key part of this program is to allow for a space where students are able to come and assign a particular time of the day to do work,” Fox said.

Fox said the comprehensive goal of these programs is not only to instill academic skills, but also life skills that can be carried with students throughout their lives and future careers.

“It teaches you responsibility for yourself because we have to empower ourselves to learn to advocate for ourselves so that we can take care of ourselves,” Fox said.

“The sooner we realize and achieve these goals, the happier we’re going to be, and the more successful we will be too.”

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Campus Ministr y and students in the organization are thrilled to work in conjunction w ith other students, she added.

“We are always excited about partnering w ith students to give God glor y by our work and efforts,” Wilson said.

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Arts and Letters, said the completed project will be able to serve the Notre Dame community for generations to come.

“We really view this as a great day for the College of Arts and Letters, and for Notre Dame,” he said on a press tour conducted Aug. 11. “[These are] two spectacular new buildings that are going to advance research and teaching capacity of our students and faculty for a hundred years.”

The new facilities are an exciting step for the College of Arts and Letters, McGreevy said.

“I am a historian, so I’m neither a psychologist, anthropologist or musician, but these are my colleagues, as well, and to see them be able to have the opportunity to do the best possible work and to train their students in the best possible way — it’s magical,” McGreevy said.

O’Neill Hall On the south end of Notre Dame Stadium stands O’Neill Hall, the first new building designed specifically for the music program since the 1800s.

“We didn’t build a music building in the 20th century,” McGreevy said. “There was one built in the late 19th century, and now we have one for the 21st century. And music and our program in sacred music will have the opportunity to flourish in a way they’ve never had before with recital halls, the practice rooms and simply the ability to put music front and center, as it should be at a Catholic university, in a Notre Dame student’s education.”

This new space was crucial for the music program, vice president for facilities design and operations Doug Marsh said on the press tour, because the department is currently squeezed into Crowley Hall, an undersized building for the program.

“Those programs are moving from quaint quarters in the heart of campus at Crowley Hall and about 9,000 square feet into over 30,000 square feet of usable space in that facility,” Marsh said. “They’re very excited, needless to say.”

Within O’Neill Hall is the LeBar Family Recital Hall, a 170-seat concert space, and the LeBar Family Performance Hall. Marsh said the smaller size of the LeBar Family Recital Hall is perfect for performances by smaller ensembles.

“It’s a size [of] space we haven’t been able to accommodate in other buildings on campus, so this works very well with the facilities at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, which of course are larger and such,” Marsh said. “This is perfect for our student voices and small quartets, etc.”

The program hopes to be able to utilize this component of the facility as soon as possible, Marsh said.

“We’re targeting to finish this, again, fall semester so that we have our faculty move in and we’ll have our first performances in here in January,” he said.

McGreevy said the impact of Campus Crossroads will be particularly noticeable for the music programs in light of the potentially

enhanced performances.

“I think it’s going to be most vivid for the community here in O’Neill, where there will be recital halls open to the public and string quartets … and wonderful vocal performances and all sorts of things that will be open to members of the community,” McGreevy said. “I’ll add, too, that our sacred music program, I believe, has seven choirs of over 300 students from in the community.

We just started a new sacred music choir for students with disabilities, and there’s a new collaboration with the South Bend school choir.

All of those students will be coming into this building, too. So we really viewed this building, O’Neill, as a kind of portal to Notre Dame because our music programs really do reach out in the community.”

Corbett Family Hall Corbett Family Hall, the building to the east of the stadium, will bring the psychology and anthropology departments together in a way they have never been before, McGreevy said.

“For the first time ever, those faculty and students will be together, and they’ll be able to move from the research lab — where our psychologists study things like depression and ADD — to the classrooms there to the faculty offices,” McGreevy said. “ … Our department of psychology at the

moment has faculty and students in seven different buildings, and now they’ll almost all be consolidated in Corbett. And we don’t even know what that’ll mean for anthropology and psychology — that opportunity to collaborate — but we know it’ll be great for our students and faculty.”

While these departments do not necessarily do as much outreach work with the South Bend community as the sacred music program, McGreevy said their impact still goes beyond the University.

“The exciting part for me will be the day when the faculty and students move in. That will be the biggest day,” McGreevy said. “I, like everybody else in the community — and I live near campus — have been watching the buildings go up and involved in the planning and involved in figuring out which faculty member goes into which office. I’m not sure I’d call all of that exciting. It’s been fun, but the most exciting day will be when we see our students and faculty members come into these buildings. …

These are hundred-year buildings.

For the next hundred years they will be helping make Notre Dame and the college a better institution.”

The Martin Media Center An extra element of Campus Crossroads that Marsh said he expects to contribute to the academic

development of students and faculty is the Rex and Alice A. Martin Media Center on the first floor of Corbett Family Hall.

“This is a space for the University to better connect its message and put its message out to the world, but also for our faculty and our students to learn all things digital media,” Marsh said. “We’re learning in a different way, we’re teaching in a different way. So much of that information will be hosted and developed in that facility.”

Dan Skendzel, executive director of ND Studios, said the 2,000 square-foot facility has been in the works for a long time.

“This is really the next evolutionary step in media production that Fr. John Jenkins, our president, and John Affleck-Graves, our executive vice president, set out several years ago,” Skendzel said on the press tour.

The center offers students and faculty members the opportunity to be creative with their teaching and learning processes, Skendzel said.

“This space is really important for the University, largely because of the way communication has evolved and changed,” he said. “ …

Characteristics like mobile, social and video are the way particularly younger generations are communicating. This center gives us the ability to compete in that space.

So you think about academic, this

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space will be used for faculty to come in and record a lecture in the flipped classroom model so that students can go and view that lecture prior to class, and then come to class and use that for interaction time with other students and the faculty members.”

Skendzel said faculty members will also be able to take advantage of the facility.

“We’ll use this space for seminars on emerging technologies — so think virtual reality and bringing faculty in and showing them how virtual reality might be a factor in their research,” he said.

“How can they use it for research?

How can they use it in their [classrooms] for teaching and learning?

We’ll use this space for all kinds of promotional and outreach uses.”

Aside from its academic benefits, Skendzel said the University will use the Martin Media Center to turn Notre Dame into a force in the producing sphere.

“This facility will set us up to be a leader in the ACC as the ACC Network moves towards a linear launch in 2019,” he said. “Dare I say, it sets us up to be the leader across the country and any school in terms of our capability to produce athletic press. But it also sets us up to be the leader in producing, period.”

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By ADRIAN MARK LORE Associate Scene Editor

Be skeptical of ambient music; that’s rule number one.

As a devout fan of the genre, it’s easy for me to spot the posers, but the untrained reader should be careful. Anyone can slap a synth onto a drone — disregarding harmony, atmosphere and texture — and call it a day. But that’s hardly legitimate; it’s time to stop talking about ambient music as though it were simple or basic.

You do see that kind of laziness everywhere, though; worst of all on SoundCloud. But other democratic websites like Bandcamp fall into similar trappings. With great power comes great responsibility, and with free access to thousands upon thousands of cutting-edge records, it’s up to the listener to parse the talents from the wannabes.

So, I suppose you could say that when I stumbled upon Diamondstein and Sangam’s split ambient record my ears squinted, but then it relaxed shortly afterwards.

Not that “Lullabies for Broken Spirits” — issued last week on Doom Trip Records — is at all calming. The record’s front side features Diamondstein’s music, and features Sangam on the back; in addition, the first and last track are collaborations. But while starkly different in approach, both sides are crowded with gripping tension all their own. The greatest ambient records boast transporting atmospheres; this record, then, is like a dive into a mournful virtual reality.

By CHARLIE KENNEY Scene Writer

“Good Time” should be an average movie, but it isn’t.

The plot isn’t necessarily riveting — a man desperately trying to acquire bail money for his imprisoned brother; the cast isn’t particularly eye-catching and not one known for immense depth in their acting; and the directors haven’t produced anything that has done particularly well with critics or the box office.

All of those apparent truths become lies in “Good Time.”

“Good Time’s” plot isn’t just one more crime thriller that will put you to sleep, its cast isn’t just a slew of unremarkable actors and actresses and its directing isn’t the cookie cutter material you’d expect from a previously poorly reviewed director. It’s the exact opposite in almost every regard.

“Good Time” is, in my opinion, one of the most inventive, aesthetically pleasing, mentally stimulating and impressive films in the overdone genre of bank-robbery gone wrong/ crime thriller in years — maybe decades. It’s not the “Fast and Furious” oversaturated, car chase heist movies we have become so used to filling up our silver screens and robbing the box office. It’s “Reservoir Dogs,” it’s “The Usual Suspects,” it’s “Dog Day Afternoon.” It’s a new chapter in a genre that we thought had stopped being published.

Yes, its plot is an incredibly inventive take on the genre — a man’s search for bail money after a botched bank robbery leads him into drugs, a suburban family’s living room, an abandoned amusement park, a suicide and a heavily guarded hospital. Yet, despite such inventiveness, the plot isn’t what makes the movie as memorable as it is — it’s the characters

The partnership gets everything right. Harmony: check; atmosphere: check; texture: check. And don’t let the monochrome album art mislead you: They pass with flying colors.

Opener “I Wish I Had More to Offer” is on the hectic side of ambient music, but the track functions as the record’s cinematic lead. It’s theme music for stormy nights, frenetic percussion tapping the wet ground like heavy droplets.

Other tracks follow similar themes. Sangam’s first solo track on the record, “Knowing Loss,” features dense field recordings yet returns an eerily faceless facade. Melancholy drones soundtrack vehicles driving over wet roads; there are human voices and vague exultations too, but nothing is precisely discernible. The moment only soaks you nebulously.

Fortunately, the record amounts to more than ephemeral moments; not only is the record thematically airtight, but it remains dynamic throughout.

Diamondstein’s “Don’t Please No” will chill your spine with its mournful strings and oblique harp. The track would be at home on Tim Hecker’s orchestral record “Virgins” — and that says a lot. Experimenting with his approach, “Together Not Together” is one of Diamondstein’s most impressive cuts, plunging the listener into a vortex of dissonant droplets before sinking down titanic, oceanic depths.

The record’s second half is Sangam’s territory; at this point, a tangible transformation takes place. Sangam turns down all the dials, shifting the record into a meditative mood.

“I Wonder If You Think of Me” is particularly enveloping:

enigmatic, but with synth flourishes that sound eerily elated.

One of ambient musicians’ great struggles is how to engage the listener without being obtrusive. Sangam expertly navigates the solution: Don’t fade into the background, but embody it altogether. Close your eyes while listening to “Finding You” and you’ll wonder whether you’re not frozen in time, standing in the middle of a rain glistened street.

Maybe it’s my own judgment, but labels often seem to split records when artists can’t hold their own over the course of a full forty-plus minutes. Fortunately, that’s not the case with Diamondstein and Sangam. Both sides of “Lullabies for Broken Spirits” should leave the listener wanting more — that is, more individual releases by each producer soon. For this pair, the future holds great promise.

and actors who bring that plot to life.

The cast is by no means illustrious. Its stars include a former “Twilight” saga star, one of the directors of the movie and an actor who is more famous for being the crux of the “I am the captain now” meme than any movies he actually starred in.

In the movie, however, they all break out of their stereotypes and come together to form a beautiful harmony and naturalistic story for the 99 minutes the movie lights up the screen.

The aforementioned director — Ben Safdie — physically and mentally transforms himself to portray the incredibly difficult role of an autistic man. Recognizable face and SomaliAmerican star of the 2013 film “Captain Phillips” — Barkhad Abdi — plays an emotionally torn and drug-induced security guard in a beautiful manner. However, as good as other performances are, each is put on the back-burner to that of former “Twilight” vampire and heartthrob — Robert Pattinson.

Pattinson is nothing short of brilliant in his performance.

He portrays the brother of an autistic man, who is desperately trying to get the money to bail his brother out of the infamous Riker’s Island prison. It’s not a particularly complicated role, he could have just kept doing what he’s done his entire career — recite the lines, go through the actions and look damn good while doing it — but he didn’t. Pattinson didn’t just play a man trying to score cash for his brother; he played an incredibly complicated, multi-faceted character whose every action is torn between love, desire and anger. You can see it in Pattinson’s face when he beats up a security guard not out of anger, but out of love for his brother.

Reviews of this movie have fallen into using a similar terminology to describe Pattinson’s performance in “Good Time” — they’ve all said in one way or another that he’s the

new Al Pacino, or he’s the new “Robert De Niro” and this is his “Taxi Driver” or that he’s the next go-to protagonist in Scorsese-esque films. Their analysis and comparisons have validity — Pattinson showed brilliance in “Good Time” just like how De Niro put on a method acting master class in “Taxi Driver” — but they’re not an accurate way to describe Pattinson’s performance. Whatever actor Pattinson introduced the world to in “Good Time” it wasn’t De Niro, it wasn’t Pacino and it wasn’t Brando — it was Pattinson. The style in which he acted was uniquely Pattinson — his perfection of a New York accent with his native British tongue was uniquely Pattinson, his facial expressions were uniquely Pattinson, everything he did was him and nobody else. Just because he isn’t the first actor to portray a noir protagonist incredibly well, doesn’t mean he has to be compared to someone else.

It’s a film where the plot or premise may not be exactly a “Good Time” but it’s one that will put a smile on your face.

Thankfully, everything else about the film isn’t just a “Good Time” — it’s a great one.

Contact Adrian Mark Lore at lore.1@nd.edu

“Lullabies for Broken Spirits” Diamondstein/Sangam Label: Doom Trip Tracks: “Together not Together,” “Finding You” If you like: Tim Hecker, Hol Baumann, Puce Mary

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“Good Time” Josh and Ben Safdie Starring: Robert Pattinson, Ben Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Hiring season Lauren Weldon Graphics Editor

It’s that time of year again. Football is back, the library is starting to feel crowded and students all around are starting to break out their business professional attire. That’s right: It’s hiring season. Whether you’re a senior trying to figure out what the heck to do with your future, a junior trying to score that sweet summer internship or an ambitious freshman or sophomore trying to defy the odds and get a job beyond working at a summer camp or coffee shop, I think most of us can agree that job hunting is a fulltime job … on top of everything else we have to do.

There is a certain spirit of stress in the air that comes when we break out the ties and pencil skirts. Many planners and email inboxes have become packed with various networking events, workshops, resume reviews and of course the daunting Career Fair. But here’s the thing, you need to give yourself permission to take a breath. It will be okay. There are many destinations, and many paths to get there.

This time of year makes me uncomfortably nostalgic of the moment I sent out my 50th application last fall as a sophomore.

I had tweaked my resume, polished my portfolio, practiced interviewing, tried to do everything right … and I only got one yes. That’s right, 49/50 were no response or just a no. So what was different about that one yes? What was the magic trick that worked? How did I land this dream design internship? I learned a ton this last summer but one thing that stuck out was that every individual on my design team and adjacent teams had arrived at the same destination with wildly different life journeys. None of us had a clearly paved path that said, “do X, Y and Z and it’ll work out splendidly.” My incredible colleagues had come from vastly different backgrounds and educations. If there was any commonality, it was that we had all faced struggles and we had all had to reevaluate and continually discern the direction of our futures.

So take this from the overambitious former sophomore who didn’t get her internship through any of the traditional Notre Dame career resources or channels, who was awkward at networking and who really hates heels: it’s going to be okay. Keep your mind open to the unexpected, and don’t be afraid of taking a road less traveled. This is just one moment in your life among many where you will have to ask yourself the same question you were asked as a kid: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” You have decades to figure that out, and, if you’re like me, you’re not quite sure what being a grownup means, so just take a breath.

Contact Lauren Weldon at lweldon@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Statement on Trump ending DACA The Trump Administration has ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), effective in six months. DACA allows “Dreamers” who came to the United States as children and who met several requirements to request consideration of deferred action from deportation for a renewable period of two years.

The decision to end DACA is ill-conceived for at least two reasons: First, fundamental fairness and compassion and second, economic policy. It exposes Dreamers to deportation who are not morally culpable and yet have contributed meaningfully to America, and it reallocates limited government resources to low-priority cases.

In order to be considered for temporary deferral under DACA, Dreamers had to lack moral blameworthiness. They came to the United States before their 16th birthday.

Today, they are students, graduates or veterans, have not been convicted of a felony or significant misdemeanor and have chosen to self-identify to the Department of Homeland Security. Echoing this, Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma noted, “Americans do not hold children legally accountable for the actions of their parents.”

Allowing Dreamers to work also makes sound economic sense. Perhaps this is why 400 business executives, including leaders from Apple, Facebook and Amazon, have formally petitioned Trump and pledged to “Stand with Dreamers.” The Trump Administration’s budget proposal is premised on economic growth. To that end, Dreamers stimulate economic growth, in part by creating synergies in the workplace and supporting Americans jobs and contributing billions of dollars to the nation’s gross domestic product.

Ultimately, ending DACA causes a reallocation in federal spending that defies logic. Not only will we lose billions of dollars in taxes paid by Dreamers, but we will also squander what is left. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants in America; we simply do not have the money to deport everyone.

Admitting this, the Executive can use lawful discretion to focus on deporting the alleged “drug dealers, criminals and rapists” he identified, rather than deporting individuals who were brought to America as children and who have made a positive contribution to our country ever since.

We are proud members of the Notre Dame community, which have pledged to support DACA students financially, academically and legally, even if the federal government fails to; and we agree that such a failure would be “foolish, cruel and un-American.”

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What side of the road do I walk on?

Lucy Collins A Broad Abroad

I, like the unique and trend-setting individual that I so strive to be, have spent the last three weeks in London as a part of Notre Dame’s study abroad program. I know what you’re thinking — “how brave of her, to leave all that she knows to go where no college student has gone before! I sure hope she posts hundreds of pictures in front of various European monuments that all look vaguely identical so that we can ogle at her worldliness!” I myself wondered how any other city could compare with South Bend in terms of rich diversity and history, but have been pleasantly surprised so far in terms of options for Thursday nights, to replace my Feve habit.

After getting settled in and finally emerging out of the three week-long stupor that comes from a combination of jet-lag and legally being able to consume alcohol, I have been keeping a list of some of the differences between American and British/international culture as a whole, and some of the downright perplexities that I still haven’t been able to get answered.

A quick Google search will tell you that I am by no means the first person to comment on British peculiarities, but I have never let repetitiveness or redundancy stop me before. In no particular order, here are my musings and questions about life in England so far.

First, and honestly the most pressing in my mind: Why does everyone in this city run with a backpack

on? Not only have I seen more people running for pleasure in the past month than I’d ever seen in my life, but they all seem to wish to add to their struggle by carrying backpacks, ranging from a measly camelback to full-on hiking packs. As anyone who has ever been late to class knows, running or sprinting with a backpack is no easy feat. Some people have speculated that they are running to and from work, but I don’t buy it. Sure, some of them may be, but I have seen people of all ages at all times of day participating in this masochistic act, so I call bull s--- to the theory that Londoners collectively decided to shame all other people and run to work voluntarily. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know, because I’m stumped.

On a somewhat similar note — what’s with all the parkour? Within one day of being here, I’d had four close-calls with teenage boys attempting acrobatics.

Another thing that has confounded me about this city so far is how people go about their days knowing that such a place as Target exists but they can’t reach it. After having to do all my shopping in tiny, gas station like stores, and also needing to take a 30-minute train ride just to find Tupperware and school supplies, I can safely say America has England beat on it least one thing.

On what is perhaps a deeper level, I have never been exposed to more diversity in my life. I run into more people of different backgrounds, nationalities and social classes walking to class than I have in two years in South Bend and 18 in the American suburbs. With this comes amazing perks. My sense of entitlement and self-importance has already taken a much-needed

beating, as I have seen just how many different people live and coexist together, and the thriving art and cultural scene here has been something of an eye-opener after spending years finding entertainment from watching boys play “Mario Baseball” for hours on end.

Plus, you can find food from all corners of the globe within a mile of you, and what’s better than that?

One thing that will take getting used to is the different cultural norms in terms of politeness and courtesy that comes from being in such a cosmopolitan area.

As someone who thrives off of smiling at people as they walk by, and am guilty of letting out the telltale Midwestern “Oops!” when I bump into someone, the somewhat abrupt and scowling mannerisms of many non-Americans seemed hostile at first. I’m beginning to realize that I can’t possibly have pissed so many complete strangers off, so the reasoning behind their lack of smiles and pleasantries must be cultural.

If anyone has any answers, comments, recommendations I’d love to hear them, but what I really need to know from you is what side of the bloody road is it customary to walk on? So far all I’ve been able to deduce is that there is no order to the chaos that is a London sidewalk or staircase, and it has been slowly driving me mad.

Lucy Collins is majoring in economics and history and continues to write despite knowing full well no one cares what she’s got to say. She can be reached at lcollin8@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

How are you?

Matthew Williams Vieology: Critical Reflections on Life

How often do you hear the words: “How are you?”

A friend who recently counted was asked this question seven times on a single walk from DeBartolo to Cavanaugh, and she responded “good” every time. I think this is problematic. You’ll want to know why.

Before I explain why, though, we have to agree on what this question means. To avoid any potential disputes, I’ll be as black and white as possible. It begins with the interrogative word “how,” then employs the verb “are” and finally wraps up with the subject “you.”

Simply put, then, the purpose of “how are you?” must be to ask how you are being or doing, and without any other specifics, it seems safe to assume that the scope of the question is life-at-large. Thus, “how are you?” could be equivalently rephrased as “how is your existence is going?”

Now I’ll admit that this language makes it sound like a rather indefinite inquiry, as opposed to something more solid like “what’s the Wi-Fi password?”

But isn’t that the point? People are dynamic, complex and emotional creatures who are constantly trying to stay afloat in the eddy of opportunity and challenge that is life, so an open-ended question about how that experience is going should rarely elicit an easy, simple or stagnant answer. That doesn’t mean that it’s bad to just be “good” sometimes, or wrong to say the same thing twice when people ask us how we are, but I do think it illuminates a problem with the way we’ve been using this phrase.

When used properly, “how are you?” should open a portal into ourselves, allowing the person asking to peer in and empathize with our current state of existence, and reminding people being asked to check in on their selves and introspectively assess how they’re actually doing at that time. When tossed around as a casual, common courtesy, however, it becomes no more than a percussive beat to which we march from one part of our day to the next. What’s worse, this reasonless rhythm effectively alienates us from one another and from ourselves.

For example, imagine having a horrible day and being asked “how are you?” This should be an invaluable invitation to self-reflect and process things in the company of someone who clearly cares about your well-being. But is this what it feels like when a passerby reflexively asks “how you are?” If we continue to misuse “how are you?” in this way, as an automatic filler between hollow hellos and silent goodbyes, we will only be widening the void between how we really are and how others understand we are. So how do we fix this?

To begin, I believe that we should treat each social interaction as a unique event. Rather than running on autopilot when we encounter someone else, we should legitimately ask ourselves whether or not we genuinely care about how that person is doing, and if we have time to hear it. If either answer is no, but we still want to say something, we should ask them a shorter question instead, like “what planet would you spend a week on?” or “what color is love to you?” or “what would a painting of your conscious mind look like?”

And if that’s too much because we’re only passing by

each other, we should avoid questions all together and simply wish one other a happy day instead.

Secondly, we should start using “how are you?” the way it’s supposed to be used. We should take two minutes out of our day to stop someone we care about and say, “No, really, how are you?” Then, we should genuinely listen when they respond and through the process, begin to better understand the true emotional climate around campus.

Finally, when people ask us how we are, we should be honest with them. We should pause upon hearing the question, look inward, actually figure out how we are at that particular moment in time, and then do our best to translate whatever we find into words that can convey that discovery to them. This will probably catch people off guard at first, and it might even make them uncomfortable, but that’s a good thing. It’s impossible to get better without enduring some level of discomfort, and we need to get better. We need to create more space for people to honestly express and understand themselves, and we can start to do that by changing the way we say “how are you?”

So, really, how are you?

Matt is a senior studying anthropology. His favorite animal is a human, and he’s fascinated by faith and evolution. You can usually find him wandering barefoot by the library or wondering about life by the Geddes fireplace. Please direct any questions or comments about his articles or afro to mwilli41@nd.edu and don’t forget to be awesome.

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Crossword | Will Shortz

Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Relationships will be the key this year. Don’t be fooled by insincere gestures of friendliness. Keep your secrets tucked away and work quietly toward your goals. Planning and preparing will make a difference to what you can accomplish in the years to come. Practicality and hard work will result in positive change and greater opportunity. Do what’s best for you and your family. Your numbers are 3, 14, 23, 26, 31, 39, 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): An emotional situation will stand in your way if you let it consume you. Separate matters concerning your personal and professional life. Take care of business before you get immersed in matters that can disrupt personal plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you want something, put some muscle behind your desire. Don’t expect things to come to you or rely on others to do things for you. Put in the time required to do the job and sit back and enjoy the outcome.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Problems with relationships will surface if you use emotional tactics to persuade others to see things your way. Dealing with children, parents or partners will lead to disillusionment or deception.

Be clear regarding your motives and expectations.

CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Your insight will help you gauge what to do next. Taking a sensitive approach to the way you handle others at work will give you the opportunity to discover information that will help you make an important career decision.

LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t disregard the way others live or do things.

Learn through experience and by taking part in cultural events or self-help programs that offer a broad cross section of opportunities for education and growth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Listen carefully when talking with a prospective partner, and choose your words wisely. Stay focused on what’s doable and only promise what you know you can deliver. A missed opportunity will come around again. Be prepared to make a move.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep a close watch on the way others act and respond to you. Someone is likely to give you the wrong idea about what’s expected of you. Don’t fold under pressure when dealing with matters that affect your personal life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take part in educational pursuits. A creative endeavor or trying something that you have never done before will lead to new beginnings and friendships. A partnership will offer a different perspective on life and how you earn your living.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll meet with opposition when dealing with matters that affect your relationships, travel or educational plans. Don’t cover up the truth. Honesty will be necessary, even if it hurts.

Personal growth is encouraged.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can turn a negative into a positive if you use persuasive tactics. Know what you need to offer in order to get what you want. You will come out on top if you are willing to give a little.

AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Responsibilities related to parenting or family will be restricting. Do your best, but don’t neglect your needs. Accept the inevitable and work alongside someone you love in order to resolve whatever issues you face.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Share your ideas and do your best to help a cause that is close to your heart. Volunteer work will give you a different perspective when dealing with the problems you face with other people.

Don’t give in to self-deception.

Birthday Baby: You are sensitive, spontaneous and prepared. You are discreet and sensible.

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Steelers fans should get over it Courtney Becker Sports Writer

During The Observer’s fantasy football draft last week I drafted Arizona running back David Johnson second overall. The only reason I didn’t take Pittsburgh running back Le’Veon Bell is because our Editor-in-Chief, Ben Padanilam, took him first.

The reason Bell is such a valuable asset on a fantasy football team is not only because he is arguably the best running back in the NFL, but also because he is also arguably the heart of the Steelers’ offense.

For anyone who would argue quarterback Ben Roethlisberger or wide receiver Antonio Brown is more valuable to the Pittsburgh offense, hear me out.

In just 12 games during the 2016 season, Bell racked up 1,268 rushing yards on 261 carries, averaging over 100 yards and over 20 carries a game. For some context, DeAngelo Williams, who finished the season second behind Bell, amassed 343 total rushing yards. In addition, Bell finished his shortened season as the Steelers’ second-leading receiver with 616 yards, behind only Brown — who, for the record, went fifth overall in our fantasy draft. He was also named the team’s most valuable player.

These numbers should be enough to ensure Steelers nation is always behind Bell, but if you believe the comments sections of many articles and Facebook posts, that’s not the case right now.

Let me make one thing very clear: I am a huge Steelers fan.

There is both a Terrible Towel and a sizeable “You’re in Steelers Country” banner hanging on the wall of my dorm room. I am a card-carrying member of Steelers nation, and it needs to move on.

This past Monday, Bell signed a one-year, $12.1 million franchise tender with the Steelers after a months-long holdout that lasted through training camp and the preseason, as he officially reported to the team on Sept. 1. Bell chose to hold out rather than accepting a reportedly five-year, $60 million offer from the Steelers, and fans were quick to criticize him for his decision. Even players and coaches expressed their discomfort with Bell’s absence, and Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said Bell wasn’t “doing himself any favors.”

Bell knows the offer from the Steelers was purely a typical business move, but considering he is the number one running back and number two receiver on the team, he wants to be paid

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as such. Whether or not that’s reasonable is up for debate — after all, the Steelers have a franchise cap to adhere to. Bell missed four games last season due to a suspension that came as a result of his own decisions, and one could still make a solid argument for Roethlisberger being the more crucial player.

What’s undeniable, however, is that Bell never had any intention of walking away from the Steelers long-term or returning in anything less than peak condition. While Bell was away from the Steelers, he worked out with a top-tier footwork coach, continued to work on team days off and repeatedly assured his teammates and fans that he would return before the Steelers’ week one matchup against the Browns.

Bell has made good on that promise, and most likely remains one of — if not the — top running backs in the NFL. His hesitation style of running is not only exciting to watch, but also has yet to be perfected by other franchise running backs in the NFL. Plus, as Bell pointed out after his holdout ended, the fear of injury for a player who has already been injured during on training camp and missed 10 games two seasons ago due to injury is very real. So why are Steelers fans holding Bell’s holdout against him?

In a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article published Aug. 23, an expert argued that one of Bell’s greatest challenges this season will be to regain fan approval of him after it “plummeted” over the offseason. Steelers fans, a group that takes great pride in the loyalty of past franchise players such as Hines Ward who chose to retire as Steelers rather than continue their careers elsewhere, seem to forget about other past players such as Jack Lambert, Rod Woodson and Franco Harris who held out. This might all be forgotten as soon as Bell chalks up his first 100-yard game of the season — most likely during week one in Cleveland — but the fact that it’s still an issue is frankly ridiculous.

Bell will most likely be a major asset to the Steelers this season, and rather than be bitter about the holdout, Steelers fans should accept Bell’s decision over the offseason, be grateful he’s back and move on. As Bell said in an Instagram post following his second practice Tuesday, “it’s just time to move on [and] play football.”

Manaea, Davis snap A’s eight-game losing streak Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Sean Manaea pitched six-plus innings of shutout ball and Khris Davis homered as the Oakland Athletics snapped a season-high eight-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.

The Angels, locked in a tight wild card race, were trying for their seventh series sweep and second against the A’s this year. Los Angeles is among five teams competing for two wild card berths who going into Wednesday were separated by four games.

Manaea (10-9) struck out six and allowed five hits and three walks.

A’s manager Bob Melvin summoned reliever Ryan Dull after Manaea gave up a hit and a walk to start the seventh inning. Dull stranded both runners, retiring the next three batters in order.

Davis hit an opposite field shot to right off Angels starter Tyler Skaggs (1-5) leading off the bottom of the fourth. His 39th home run broke a scoreless tie.

Skaggs struck out nine and gave up three runs (two earned), five hits and a walk.

Oakland opened a 3-0 lead in the fifth when Chad Pinder singled in Marcus Semien and scored when Angels left fielder Justin Upton dropped a fly ball

by Davis - he appeared to lose it in the sun. Semien’s one-out double started the rally.

Kole Calhoun tripled in the Angels’ only run in the top of the eighth off A’s reliever Sam Moll.

The Angels stranded nine baserunners and were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position.

Chris Hatcher pitched a 1-23 ninth inning for his fifth career save and first this season.

Ejection Home plate umpire Mike Everitt ejected A’s third baseman Matt Chapman in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The ejection immediately followed an exchange between Chapman and Angels catcher Juan Graterol.

Walk this way Mike Trout walked twice, extending his streak of

consecutive games in which he’s drawn a walk to a careerhigh 14.

Trainer’s room Angels: DH/1B Albert Pujols returned to Los Angeles on Wednesday for treatment for a knee injury he suffered sliding into second in last weekend’s Texas Rangers series, manager Mike Scioscia said. Pujols is expected to rejoin the team on Friday for a weekend series against the Seattle Mariners.

RHP Clayton Richards, who pitched on Tuesday for the first time since going on the DL on April 6 (biceps strain) will make his next start Tuesday on six days’ rest, Scioscia said, noting the move was precautionary. 3B Yunel Escobar (right oblique strain) did swinging drills and is ramping up baseball activities in anticipation of September activation from the DL. The window for a rehab assignment is narrowing with the Rookielevel Orem Owlz the Angels only minor league team still in the postseason, Scioscia said.

RHP Bud Norris was activated from the DL (right knee inflammation).

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Tolzien ready to be Colts’ new starting quarterback Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Tolzien had a whole offseason to get acclimated to his job description and his new duties as the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback.

It still sounds a little strange.

On Sunday in Los Angeles against the Rams, Tolzien will replace Andrew Luck in Indy’s lineup, becoming only the fourth Colts’ quarterback since 1998 to start on opening day.

“It is different, but surprisingly, it’s not as different as you might think because you always prepare as if you’re going to start,” Tolzien said Wednesday. “You just try to treat it like every other game and not make it any different.”

But it is different.

Over those past two decades, Luck or Peyton Manning started every Colts’ season opener except 2011 when Kerry Collins got the job at Houston.

Each of the other three starters was a top-five draft pick who came into the league with lofty expectations. Each eventually played in a conference championship game and Manning went on to reach four Super Bowls, winning two.

Tolzien’s resume is the total opposite.

He signed with San Diego as an undrafted rookie in 2011, was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers just before the season opener that season, wound up on the Green Bay Packers practice squad in 2013 and eventually signed with the

Colts as an unrestricted free agent in 2016.

In six NFL seasons, Tolzien is 0-2-1 as a starter and has thrown almost four times as many interceptions (seven) as touchdowns (two).

Still, the former Wisconsin quarterback insists the extra snaps he’s taken this spring and summer have given him a critical boost of confidence.

“He understands what the circumstances are, we all do,” coach Chuck Pagano said. “All Scott needs to worry about is good communication, good identification, get us in the right play, accuracy, make great decisions, protect the ball in the pocket, keep two hands on it and you can’t worry about who’s trotting out there.”

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mean, all around their defense they look really good. They look the part, and they have tough guys up front. But I think our guys … will be able to handle them up front, especially the front five. They’re looking forward to the challenge, and I think they’ll be pretty successful.”

On the other side of the ball, however, Bulldogs freshman quarterback Jake Fromm will be making the first start of his collegiate career. He came off the bench last week in his team’s win over Appalachian State after starting sophomore quarterback Jacob Eason sprained a ligament in left knee, throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown in relief.

And now, Fromm will be tasked with leading the Bulldogs into Notre Dame Stadium against a top-25 team. Despite Fromm’s inexperience, the Irish defense does not expect the threat of the Georgia attack to lessen to any degree.

“The kid is a talented kid. He didn’t go to Georgia for nothing,” Irish captain and senior linebacker Drue Tranquill said.

“He’s got a great arm, and so obviously we don’t have a lot of film on him, but we hear the kid is a gamer, and I’m assuming his coaches and his staff are going to do a great job having him ready to play, having him feeling confident. I’d imagine you have to feel confident with the guys surrounding you on offense, so it’s going to present a challenge nonetheless, and I expect him to come in with a balanced approach and still throw the football.”

“He’s gonna come out and play,” Irish senior cornerback Nick Watkins said. “For us, they’re a good team, it’s a great challenge, so we’re all looking forward to it.”

Although much of the talk leading up to the game has been about Fromm, the Irish are well aware that the Bulldogs will likely minimize how much they ask the freshman to do with two seniors in their backfield in Nick

Chubb and Sony Michel. Chubb has drawn praise in particular, as he is the fifth amongst active FBS running backs in rushing yards.

“I mean, I think you look at a back that’s very balanced,” Tranquill said of Chubb. “He’s got a little bit lower center of gravity, so he’s able to kind of maneuver tackles and exhibits great balance, and also great explosiveness in the hole and great vision. Whenever you have a back with all those traits, he presents a challenge.”

With both backs ranking in the top-15 in yards in the FBS, however, the Irish defense expects to have to be at its best regardless of which back is on the field.

“They’re great backs, and we’ve done a lot of drill work this week just working on that tackling portion,” Irish captain and senior linebacker Greer Martini said. “ … Each back is special and so each one has good traits, and it’s just going in there and closing space on them. I don’t think that it’s going to change the way we play necessarily, but … they’re both really good, so with both we got our hands full.”

And while head coach Brian Kelly pointed to missed tackles last week against the Owls as an issue that needs to be cleaned up going forward, Martini believes the Irish will be far more settled in their second game of the season and be able to avoid the mistakes they made last week before they become more costly this time around.

“I think that the biggest thing is like that first game, you got jitters,” Martini said. “You’re nervous the first game out there, it’s the first time you go 100 percent and I think it is just one of those things in the first game. You kind of got to get adjusted, and we’ll see in week two — it’s going to be a lot better.” “ … Some of it, just with those missed tackles, is just keeping it all together and not worrying too much about it and just moving your feet and running through contact.”

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Irish senior cornerback Nick Watkins lines up to face an opposing receiver during Notre Dame’s 49-16 win over Temple on Saturday.

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Irish senior linebacker Greer Martini pursues a Temple ball-carrier during Notre Dame’s 49-16 win over the Owls on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Martini had one forced fumble in the victory.

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him, the two of them together are great. They are different, but they are a great tandem.

They know exactly what each other is going to do. When Jon’s doing well I’m praising Jeffrey, and when Jeffrey’s doing well I’m praising Jon. Jon makes the runs that create space for Jeffrey and then Jeffrey can play him in. It’s great to have them together.”

In addition to Farina and Gallagher taking leadership in the opponent’s half, senior defensemen have taken on the role of helping and developing younger players, further maximizing their potential. “[Senior defender] Matt Habrowski, our captain and leader, was injured [at University of Connecticut],”

Clark said. “It was [sophomore defender] Senan Farrelly who had to step in and he did good job with [senior defender] Patrick Berneski. Both are Philadelphia boys. Berneski obviously older, but he looked after Senan well during the game. The fullbacks worked hard together, but the whole team did. The most important thing is being there for the team.”

As the players on the field continue to build upon each performance, Clark said he has a promising freshman class that contributes to the team’s environment.

“The younger players are doing well,” Clark said. “Few of the freshmen are almost there.

We will be giving them a look fairly soon. They’ve only been here a month so they’ve got to learn. There’s a great attitude throughout the class. We call

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them the pit ponies, the ones used to carry coal down in the pit. They’re really great pit ponies because they do a lot of chores and they are very willing to do so. Just terrific young men in general and a fun group.”

Despite the talented roster and undefeated start to the 2017 season, Clark said the team has a long, challenging schedule ahead that will test the players week by week.

“There’s a good energy throughout the team now, hopefully we can keep it,” Clark said. “There’s a long way to go and nothing is guaranteed. We aren’t going to get too excited yet, it’s going to be another hard game at Boston College. All the ACC games are challenging but they are fun, that’s why we enjoy being in this conference.”

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Irish senior defender Matt Habrowski delivers a pass during Notre Dame’s 2-0 win over San Diego on Aug. 25 at Alumni Stadium.

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goals to his name so far this season. In addition, Eagles midfielder Heidar Aegisson may also present a problem, as the sophomore has fours assists on the young season, which ranks fourth nationally and second in the ACC. Although they have yet to lose, with the ACC gauntlet and several tough non-conference games looming, Clark believes the Irish are both need of and are capable of improvement in every sector of the game.

“We can get a little better in every area,” Clark said. “I think our transition can certainly improve, and even our defending, especially in the wide areas, we’re still working on that a little bit.

I thought we did well at UConn, and I think we can certainly defend — individual defending — but our pressuring can get better.

We always talk about our little pairs all over the field … can these become tandems that really work together? I think we’re getting there … but every game we can build from where we are and try to improve.”

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better side, so I think they’re a good team. I don’t think we’ve beaten them since we’ve been in [the ACC]. It’ll be a hard game, it’s a smaller field than we’re used to playing on, and it’s a turf field, so those are some things we’ve got to handle. If we do things properly we should be in good shape, but it won’t be an easy game.”

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Although a road game against Boston College would normally be labeled a marquee matchup that figures to be one of Notre Dame’s tougher tests, the Irish have such a rigorous regular season schedule — strength of schedule is ranked No. 9 nationally — that Clark considers Friday’s match just another game to build upon, but hopes the Irish can start ACC play on the right foot.

“It’s just another big game, and that’s the great thing about our schedule,” Clark said. “When you play a lot of big games, you just go from one to another and then you build on them. Every ACC game’s obviously huge, as they’re all good teams … and hopefully we can take the enthusiasm and persistence that we had at UConn and recapture that at Chestnut Hill, [Massachusetts].”

The Irish and Eagles will kick off Friday at 5:00 p.m. at Newton Soccer Field.

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Irish senior forward Jeff Farina battles for the ball with a San Diego defender during Notre Dame’s 2-0 win over San Diego on Aug. 25.

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Irish prepared to compete against Bulldogs

By BEN PADANILAM Editor-in-Chief

W hen No. 24 Notre Dame and No. 15 Georgia take the field Saturday, the matchup w ill feature two quarterbacks w ith a combined one start between them.

For Brandon Wimbush, his first start last week was largely successful — the junior quarterback threw for 184 yards and two touchdow ns against Temple while also running for 106 yards and another score.

That’s not to say there aren’t areas to improve for the Wimbush. Hav ing completed under 60 percent of his passes and throw n an interception against the Owls (0-1), he expects to continue to get better, citing continued repetitions as the path to greater success.

“The more experience that I get w ith these guys — whether it be game experience or practice experience, it means something, and day-by-day, we’re all getting better and the camaraderie is grow ing,” Wimbush said.

With a comfortable lead

against the Owls last week, Wimbush was comfortable taking greater risks and attempting throws into tight w indows. But when the Irish (1-0) host the Bulldogs (1-0) on Saturday, he said is well aware that he’ll have to be more selective when taking such risks.

“This secondar y is really good, and they’re athletic,” Wimbush said. “I’m going to take that into consideration when I make some of those throws [into a tight w indow].”

Additionally, the Bulldogs return 10 of their starters from last season on the defensive side of the ball, giving them a lot of experience up front. A lthough matching their output of 422 rushing yards from last week’s w in could prove unlikely, Wimbush feels confident in the veteran group on the Irish offensive line and expects to be able to carr y last week’s momentum into Saturday’s contest.

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Junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush attempts to break a tackle during Notre Dame’s 49-16 win over Temple on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Wimbush rushed for 106 yards in the Irish victory.

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Squad ready for rival Boston College in ACC road opener

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With a 3-0 start to the season, healthy, key players back on the turf and determined underclassmen, the Irish have the building blocks to battle through their ACC schedule this year.

One player that has continually been able to impact games since his return is senior forward Jeff Farina. Last year Farina was injured during a match against Louisville, but he’s healthy and back with senior forward Jon Gallagher, consistently putting pressure on the opposition’s defense.

“It’s great to have him back fit,” Irish head coach Bobby Clark said.

“It’s the fittest I’ve had him for a few years, even last year he was very good, but there was always one or two little dings and this is the first time he’s been free from injury since freshman year. But Jon is a tremendous partner for

Coming off a 1-0 road win against former Big East foe UConn on Saturday, No. 6 Notre Dame will again hit the road this weekend as it prepares for another rival: Boston College.

The Irish (3-0-0) will look to keep their perfect record intact as they visit the Eagles (2-2-0) for both teams’ ACC opener. Although Boston College has lost both of its last two matches, including a 3-2 double overtime loss to Xavier on Monday, Irish head coach Bobby Clark believes the Eagles are better than their middling record indicates, and noted the Irish have recently had a bit of trouble in this rivalry.

“They’re a talented team,” Clark said. “They’ve got a lot of players that can handle the ball well; they’re a pretty well-balanced team.

In the games I’ve watched them play they’ve played well, even the games they lost I felt they were the

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Irish senior forward Jon Gallagher takes on a Cal Poly defender in a fight for the ball during the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament on Aug. 27. The Irish won the game 2-1 in double overtime.

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