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University professor emeritus dies Observer Staff Report
Joseph A. Buttigieg, William R. Kenan Jr. professor emeritus of English and retired director of the Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program at Notre Dame, died at 71 on Sunday, son Pete Buttigieg announced in a Facebook post. “As a friend, colleague, thinker, and educator, he touched countless lives, and we hope to find a way to honor his impact later on in the spring,” Buttigieg — mayor of South Bend — said in the post. “Meanwhile we are left with memories of his powerful intellect, his extensive legacy, his personal warmth and his deeply felt love for Mom, me, and all those close
to him.” Buttigieg arrived at Notre Dame in 1980. In addition to teaching English, he served as director of the Hesburgh-Yusko program, a “merit-based scholarship and leadership development initiative,” from its start in 2010 to 2017, the University said in a press release Sunday. He was also a fellow at the Nanovic Institute for European Studies and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and directed the Stamps Scholars Program, a national merit scholarship program. “Joe was a superb scholar, an inspirational teacher and a pioneering leader as the inaugural director of the f ledgling Hesburgh-Yusko
Scholars Program,” University President Fr. John Jenkins said in the release. “We join with his many, many family and friends in mourning his passing. We will miss him at Notre Dame. God rest his soul.” According to the release, Buttigieg received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Malta, and a second bachelor’s degree from Heythrop College in London. He later earned his doctorate from the State University of New York at Binghamton. His research specializations included “modern literature, critical theory and the relationship between culture and politics,” the release said. He penned several
Panel discusses presence of whiteness at University By THOMAS MURPHY Assistant News Editor
A six-member panel convened Friday in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center for International Studies for an event entitled “Confronting W hiteness at Notre Dame: Power, Identit y and Exclusion.” Hosted by the Mediation
Program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the panel was moderated by Dav id Anderson Hooker, an associate professor of the practice of conf lict transformation and peacebuilding, and included Christina Brooks, officer of diversit y and inclusion for the Cit y of South Bend; Emmanuel
articles and a book on James Joyce titled, “A Portrait of the Artist in Different Perspective.” In 1989, Buttigieg helped found International Gramsci Society, where he served as president. According to the release, the Italian minister of culture later selected him to help develop the national edition of Gramsci’s writings. Buttigieg held seats on the editorial and advisory boards of several journals and was a member of “boundary 2,” a literature and culture publication. He is succeeded by his wife, Anne Montgomery, who taught at the University for 29 years, and his son, Pete.
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An 18-year-old freshman is in critical condition from head trauma after falling in a stairwell in Sorin College early Sunday morning, according to a media advisory issued by the University. At about 2 a.m., the Notre Dame Fire Department arrived to administer medical attention to the student, according to the advisory. He was then transported to Memorial Hospital by the South Bend Fire Department. The advisory said the cause of the fall is under investigation by Notre Dame Security Police.
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Cannady, a former Notre Dame administrator and third-year Ph.D. student in Sociolog y; Jefferson Ballew IV, a citizen of the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi, the Native A merican tribe that originally inhabited the area; Iris Outlaw, director of multicultural student see WHITENESS PAGE 3
SMC receives clock for 175th anniversary By Maria Leontaras Associate Saint Mary’s Editor
The family of a Saint Mar y’s alumna recently gifted the College w ith a royal blue clock in honor of the institution’s 175th anniversar y. “This clock and seating area commemorate the 175th anniversar y of Saint Mar y’s College,” the clock’s inscription reads. “It honors
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our founders, the Sisters of the Holy Cross, whose v ision to educate young women formed the beginning of this outstanding Catholic women’s college. Gift of the Frank L. Dunham family.” The timepiece is located near the Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex to commemorate “our 175th anniversar y in an enduring way,” v ice president for College relations Shari
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Rodriguez said in an email. “The clock is one of several gifts in honor of the 175th, and the generosit y of our communit y is part of what has kept Saint Mar y’s strong for 175 years,” she said. “We continue to respond to the needs of our communit y for more gathering space, which is part of what the gift of the clock see CLOCK PAGE 4
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Volunteers explore newspaper archives to discover how local papers reported early stages of the Holocaust at memorial research sprint. By JOE ANDREWS News Writer
Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries, in conjunction with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “History Unfolded” project, hosted ”The Holocaust in American Catholic
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Newspapers and Beyond,” a research sprint and panel discussion in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday. During the research sprint, volunteers scoured through see RESEARCH PAGE 4
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Alumnus talks habit of giving back to ND By ADRIANA FAZIO News Writer
Dr. Paul McCauley, a 1966 graduate of the University, has found a lifelong solace in giv ing his time and advice to members of the Notre Dame communit y. “I entered ND in 1962,” McCauley said. “John Kennedy was President. I loved Mathematics. I planned to be a part of Kennedy’s space program and send men and women to the moon, Mars and beyond.” The second of seven children, McCauley continuously saw his father, a general practitioner, spend long hours working to support his family. At the time, McCauley said he thought medicine was, “one crazy,
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programs and ser v ices; Laurie Nathan, the director of the Mediation Program and professor of the practice of mediation. In his introduction of the panel, Hooker said that “whiteness” is a distinct racial dynamic present throughout American institutions and culture. “Whiteness is a description of both a political condition and a mechanism for the distribution of power,” Hooker said. “While it has clear relationship to racism, the two constructs don’t squarely overlap.” Defining whiteness, Brooks said it revolves around the inherent privileges that white people enjoy without realizing
stupid way to make a liv ing.” But, regardless of the arduous hours and his aspirations to send people to the moon, McCauley said he became aware that his father was never unhappy w ith his life or his career. “Witnessing the contentment and satisfaction my father displayed despite his long hours, interrupted nights and weekends … made me consider a career in medicine,” McCauley said. McCauley eventually graduated from Georgetow n University School of Medicine in 1970, specializing in obstetrics and g ynecolog y. During his career, he continuously gave back. McCauley said he helped to start an annual memorial ser vice for parents who had lost a child at, or soon after,
birth. McCauley’s experience working w ith parents who had lost children became closely entw ined w ith his ow n life. He and his w ife Kathleen lost their daughter Erin Marie McCauley Ter vo on Sept. 6, 2015, to Spontaneous Coronar y Arter y Dissection (SCAD). Erin, who graduated from the Mendoza College of Business, in 1993 was married w ith three daughters who were ages 7, 9 and 11 at the time of her death. “It is three years this past September [since we lost Erin],” McCauley said. “As a physician, you go back and forth between the human part of you and the doctor part of you,” he added, citing the reactionar y pain of w ishing he had been able
to prevent his daughter’s health conf lict. After losing Erin, McCauley said he was able to channel his grief, faith and profession into helping others deal w ith loss. Just twelve days after Erin’s funeral, McCauley returned to Notre Dame to assist w ith a medical ethics conference and speak w ith three separate groups of students about death, dying, coping and griev ing. “I thought, what better person to teach than someone who is experiencing acute grief,” he said. For eight years, until last year, McCauley has returned to campus, both to help w ith the same medical conference, and to continue his daughter Erin’s tradition of taking her three daughters
to a football game each fall. Additionally, McCauley said he has worked as a mentor for many Notre Dame graduates whom he has met over the years, using his experiences to guide students towards liv ing meaningful lives. McCauley said he hopes students learn to look for valuable life experiences and relationships. “Choose something to do w ith your life that you have a passion for, even if it is difficult,” he said. “Don’t just do something that is a job because you’re wasting the rest of your life. You want to be able to look back and not just have money in the bank account, but know ing you touched people’s lives.”
it. “Whiteness is simply the ability to be oblivious, of being demonstrably and blamelessly oblivious about responsibility of environment, the ways in which one creates, sustains or destroys it and the people moving in and out of it at any given moment,” Brooks said. “Contrarily, non-whiteness carries the necessity of being acutely, mindfully and intentionally aware of environment, the ways it is created, sustained or destroyed and the people moving in an out of it at any given moment.” Drawing from his time as a student and former administrator at Notre Dame, Cannady said that white people often struggle to understand whiteness due to their complete immersion in it. “For white folks, whiteness is essentially a fish trying to
describe water,” Cannady said. “You can’t do it because you’re swimming in it all the time. It’s only when you’re outside the water that you know what’s going on.” A distinction between whiteness and a more malevolent, sinister racism is required when speaking on the topic of whiteness, Hooker said. “It’s really important to remind ourselves that the kind of whiteness we’re investigating and having a conversation about isn’t that repulsive, violent manifestation of whiteness, the kind of Richard Spencer [forms],” Hooker said. “But it’s because those forms are so easily denounced that we have the tendency to overlook the forms that actually are in operation and have a way of equally damaging the environment in which we
exist.” Ballew said that because his lineage is traced to the first inhabitants of the land where Notre Dame still stands, he is constantly reminded of the Notre Dame’s whitenessbased founding. “This is my family land. This is my uncle’s property that we’re on right here, and so every day I am reminded of that golden dome, of the blood that was spilled here for my family,” Ballew said. “W hen this institution was created it was created on the backs and the blood of my family.” Ballew said that Christian and Catholic thought on human nature is warped around the idea of original sin, and that it is the American mindset and system of virtue that is the truly sinful nature of humanity. “Americans are a virus.
Human beings are sacred,” he said. “We were placed here for a very special reason. It wasn’t until the onset of Christianity and Catholicism that we were told we are evil, that we were born in sin.” But Notre Dame’s whiteness is not constricted to its founding, Brooks said. The way that Notre Dame advertises itself invites questions regarding the authenticity of its proclaimed mission to promote social justice and Catholic Social Teaching. “Why are we still looking to a snapshot of history — the Hesburgh-King photo — from over 45 years ago to prove our historical commitment to social justice and racial justice,” Brooks said. “Is it not a source of shame that that is the last piece of evidence?” Speaking directly to white people, Outlaw said they must work to give the marginalized opportunities to use their voice and extend the privileges they enjoy to all members of their community. “It becomes one of those things where you have a seat at the table, whatever that table that is,” Outlaw said. “Are you opening and allowing other people to come and sit at the table … There’s nothing wrong w ith speaking on their behalf … but the fact is that a lot of times it’s good to hear from the people who are actually impacted and affected by that.”
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newspaper clips preser ved on microfilm to unearth how the early stages of the Holocaust were covered by local reporters across the countr y. “W hat we really want the researchers to do is to fill in the research gaps,” Eric Schmalz, communit y manager for the Histor y Unfolded project, said. “How did the small-tow n newspapers report? How did the Catholic newspapers report? The Jew ish press? The AfricanAmerican press? ” A participant in the first research sprint May 21, 2018, looks at newspaper clippings on microfilm. The second research sprint took place Friday, examining the manner in which the Holocaust was portrayed in American media in 1933 and 1934. William Donahue, Holocaust scholar and director of Notre Dame’s Nanov ic Institute for European Studies, summarized what was uncovered by researchers at Notre Dame last spring regarding how the American Catholic press depicted Jew ish oppression in Europe during Hitler’s reign in one sentence. “We, or the Catholic press at the time, got it w rong,” Donahue said. Schmalz and his team showed a particular interest in partnering w ith Notre Dame after noticing a lack of news articles from the Catholic press in their database. Starting in the summer of 2017, they worked closely w ith Notre Dame v isual arts librarian Marsha Stevenson to coordinate the
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and landscaping Library Green offers.” Though the College has good intentions with the installment of the timepiece, sophomore Jane Korson said she does not see the need or appeal of the clock. “Nobody needs a clock — I’m just being real with you. We all have watches or phones that tell us the time. Nobody’s going to be looking up at that thing at night even if it does light up in the dark,” Korson said. “Also, I don’t believe it really goes with the structure of the buildings, really, like it
first research sprint, which was hosted in May 2018. Donahue said many of the articles uncovered during this first event incorrectly mischaracterized the v iolent persecution of Jews as simple “religious intolerance,” leading Catholics to be more env ious than sy mpathetic. “[Catholic commentators] repeatedly and openly complained that in all this attention to the Jews, intolerance towards Catholics and Christians [was] being overlooked,” Donahue said. “The Jews are hogging all of the attention.” To back this point, he cited a political cartoon published Nov. 17, 1938 in The Catholic Union and Times depicting two boats: one of Jew ish refugees, who were being f looded w ith attention, and another of Catholic refugees, who were being comparatively ignored. The caption was, “Our Ow n Need Help Too.” “This is what I would characterize as ‘benevolent rivalr y,’” Donahue said. “In other words, this isn’t antiSemitism in the sense of wanting to kill Jews ... but it is clearly the idea that they are less valuable.” During Friday’s Research Sprint, participants focused on the years 1933 and 1934 to examine what the American press was say ing about Jew ish oppression at the daw n of Na zi Germa ny. “We’re t r y ing to cha llenge misconcept ions about t he Holocaust,” Schma l z sa id. “We have found at t he museum ... t hat a lot of people assume t hat A merica ns had no oppor tunit y to k now about t he Holocaust during t he t ime period a nd nobody did a ny t hing. So
doesn’t match with anything. It’s nice. Thank you to whoever gave it to us, but I just think we need a lot of updates around campus.” At first, Korson believed the clock was the result of a monetary donation. Korson said she believes donations can be put to better use and decided to create a petition to bring these concerns to the attention of College administration. “I was planning on doing an action of change a while ago but seeing the clock kind of triggered it,” Korson said. “It’s not that I’m not grateful for the clock or anything, but I think that our monetary gifts could be better used towards
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In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, volunteers participate in a research sprint hosted by Hesburgh Libraries and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “History Unfolded” project.
rea lly pa r t of what we a re ask ing our resea rchers to do is g ive t hemselves a n oppor tunit y to have t hose misconcept ions cha llenged a nd to lea rn more about t he Holocaust histor y in t his process.” The informat ion gat hered t hrough t he resea rch sprint w ill be used by t he United States Holocaust Memoria l
Museum in a n ex hibit t it led “A merica ns a nd t he Holocaust,” which a ims to “exa mine t he mot ives, pressures, a nd fea rs t hat shaped A merica ns’ responses to Na zism, wa r a nd genocide,” according to the ex hibit’s webpage. “‘Histor y Unfolded’ holds up the possibilit y of getting a denser, much richer,
and finally more accurate picture of the Holocaust in the American press of this era,” Donahue said. “We w ill need to attend to the fuller picture, even when those details are not f lattering, not uplifting and not at all Christ-like.”
other things that we actually need … I found out that it was a gift after writing the petition, which made things a little bit awkward. But it’s still a point to get across.” Sophomore Jill Nalepinski said she is struggling to see the usefulness behind the installation. “I haven’t seen it [in real life] yet, but I’ve seen pictures of it, and I think it’s prett y shiny and prett y cute,” Nalepinski said. “A ll around, I don’t know if it’s necessar y on campus, but it’s prett y to look at. I guess that’s cool.” Some, like sophomore Anne Kish, do not see the appeal of the clock, and Kish said she
believes the design of the clock is not cohesive with the rest of the College, similar to Korson. “I think it’s actually quite tacky,” Kish said. It looks like it should be in London. It doesn’t look like it belongs in the United States.” But it is this European look that makes others, like senior Angeline Barthel, see the clock as a nice addition to the campus, Barthel said. “I think it has a nice aesthetic for sure, but I don’t see any practical use for it,” Barthel said. “It reminds me of ‘Harry Potter’ which is cool because the aesthetic of Saint Mary’s is kind of old, Harry Potter-like.”
Regardless, Rodriguez said she wishes the clock will serve to inspire Saint Mary’s students in the future and is thankful for the opportunities donors provide the College. “We hope the clock will be a reminder of the College’s history and the significance of educating women for 175 years. We are thrilled to have installed the clock at the beginning of the 175th year,” she said. “The generosity of our donors provides over 300 scholarships for students, our facilities, as well as support for current operations.”
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By HANNAH KIERNAN Scene Writer
If looking back on 2018 will ever be a good experience, we’ll have the 1975 to thank. With the bombardment of albums that come out near the end of the year, the 1975’s “A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships” flew under the radar in America, despite the massive marketing campaign and landing at No.1, on the top charts in the United Kingdom. Only now, as the band begins, its world tour is the album getting the press it deserved. Manchester outfit The 1975 released their third studio album, “A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships” on the last day of November 2018. The album spans drug addiction, relationships and how the internet has redefined how we interact with the world. Sonically, the record is a sound-bath of varying genres and musical styles. From an instrumental track starting like a Disney-theme-song-turned-homage to M83 and Burial, to an auto-tuned trap anthem to neo-jazz, the 1975 maximize their expression while distilling their intention. The 1975 has never been a band that has shied away from being provocative and loquacious, both in music and in presentation. Frontman Matty Healy told Billboard, “there are no big bands who are doing anything as interesting as us right now.” Their previous album was titled “I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful, yet So Unaware of It,” which, as one might expect, was decadent and ambitious in every way. Their new album distills the grandeur of their former sound to a concise narrative concerned with the quality of the human condition in the digital age. This album begins with a different interpretation of the same lyrics featured at the start of the previous two albums. Healy reminds you to “breathe through your nose” before
By ALEX DAUGHERTY Scene Writer
The Broadway Theater League South Bend has brought big-name shows to the Morris Performing Arts Center for several years. “Evita” is the first of these iconic shows in recent memory to not consistently fill the mezzanine. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s distinct musical style and the tableau-style may be responsible for this. Similar to “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat,” “Evita’s” story unfolds in a series of vignettes without temporal transition and with only very little dialogue. The result is a feeling of breakneck pace in the first act with a sensation of two-dimensionality. Only the barest plot points could be gleaned during the first act and there was a feeling that the characters were not so much developed as displayed. Yet, the connection persevered between the audience and the show. In general, a lack of development would be seen as a shortcoming, something of an emotional weight left to be desired. In “Evita,” the distance between the audience and the character of Evita herself was in parallel with her status as icon and sweetheart: no one really knew her except maybe Perón, and then the Evita Perón of the public was not the same as
the album unleashes a feverish distorted guitar riff over an anxious drum beat in “Give Yourself A Try.” Healy reflects on what fame has taught him, “like friends don’t lie and it all tastes the same in the dark.” His first mention of addiction, “And you’ll make a lot of money, and it’s funny ‘cause you’ll move somewhere sunny and get addicted to drugs,” is written like a punchline, before returning to the forgiving hook. The song displays hope and drugs, two of the main narratives and processes them internally before looking outward. The band has its biggest peaks and troughs in the moments when it confronts the macroscopic. “Love It If We Made It,” does incredibly well. In the song, Healy signposts and enumerates 2018 in an overwhelming cadence similar to a Twitter feed. The songs’ music however, is what makes it drive: the panting piano and marching drums that open the song keeps the listener on edge until halfway through, when horns come in and bestow a hope and technicolor to the track. The song is a time-stamp, something like the modern day “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” On the other hand, “The Man Who Married A Robot/Love Theme” satirizes how omnipresent the internet is, but falls short of its intention. In what has now been decided as the band’s “Fitter Happier” moment (in reference to the song from Radiohead’s “OK Computer”), Siri narrates the story of a man named SnowflakeSmasher86, who falls in love, putatively ending his loneliness. However, when he dies, the man is still “in his lonely house, on the lonely street, in that lonely part of the world” — but, “you can go on his Facebook.” Though it intended to craft an ending with a lyrical jump-scare, the song is littered with comedy and lacks the abrupt ending it needs to hit as hard as it wants. This is the trade-off of maximalism: when the 1975 reaches so high, its missteps are bigger, too.
One of the ways Healy has honed his bigger-than life expression is through sharp lyricism. Last album, it wasn’t clear whether he was trying to engender juxtaposition (pop songs with big words) or being wordy (“hyper-politicized sexual tryst / Oh I think my boyfriend’s a nihilist”) to validate his poppy melodies. It’s clear on this album that he is neither, and has mastered phrasing couplets that don’t deter from the song’s intention. On “Sincerity is Scary,” Healy speaks candidly: “And why would believe you could control how you’re perceived when at your best your intermediately versed in your own feelings?” The line is short enough to be a tweet, but addresses the complexities of mediating life digitally. At times of distress, music can provide a mirror to present truth of our inward or empathize with our external experiences. The 1975 have made an album for the decade that does both, insightfully and without being disrespectful or insincere.
Eva Perón, the president’s wife. The vocal performance of Yael Reich as Eva was so beautiful as to be unremarkable in the context of what one might expect from a professional production. Her small movements and expressions, however, visible even from the mezzanine, made her the most sympathetic, rounded character in spite of the aforementioned emotional distance of the show as a whole. The vocal aspect of the performance was led by and shone primarily because of the chorus. Time and time again, the chorus vocals inspired and unnerved, underscoring, at times, the pure and ringing quality of Reich’s voice. The show proceeded in a rocketing, linear manner, and any possibility of roundness or depth was sacrificed in exchange for an aspect of authority, that because of its choice to distance the audience emotionally, the show’s two-dimensionality states definitively that this story has one purpose above all: give the world Eva in all her parts, not just as “Santa Evita.” This is not to make a quality-statement about three- versus two-dimensionality, only to say that in supplementing the set with projections of past protests and political events, the stage took on a flattened aesthetic. The overall effect of this being that of a documentary or biopic: “This is the story we are telling. This is how she was in life, in death and in memory.” Leaving the theater, members of
the audience could be heard expressing their confusion, not at the plot of the show but at why it was they cared so much when they had so little emotional access to the characters. This is a testament, then, to the musical direction and the physicalities of the actors, the only two remaining doorways to connection after pace. There is also the matter of Che, played by Lance Galgon, a character present in Evita’s childhood, in every place to which she travels, in her mind and at her death and funeral. At first part of the muddling factors of the show, Che’s omnipresence quickly became eerie before eventually feeling somewhat sinister if also necessary. Che served as the audience anchor, as the Greek chorus and as Eva’s lingering memory of anonymity and poverty. Not sure what to think about Eva’s choice to marry Perón or continue to support him in political weakness? That’s okay, Che is here to doubt Eva for you, to her face. One of the strongest moments of the show was, in fact, when Che and Eva dance with one another — a sneering, beautiful dance. Che pushes Eva to interrogate her own choices and, ultimately, to choose the mere hope of the people over her own life. “Evita” was, if a bit strange, a moving tableau of sacrifice and perseverance.
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“A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships” The 1975 Label: Dirty Hit/Polydor Tracks: “Love it If We Made It,” “How to Draw / Petrichor,” “Surrounded by Heads and Bodies” If you like: Blur, My Bloody Valentine, Boyz II Men
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Meet Mumford & Sons at the ‘Delta’
Memories made in the coldest winter Gabriel Niforatos The Road Less Traveled
Elizabeth Dundon News Writer
You may know Mumford & Sons as the “banjo band.” They prominently catapulted to fame back in 2010 w ith their debut album “Sigh No More,” bringing in new, yet old, sounds into the mainstream alternative rock stratosphere. The unique group’s earlier hits like “Little Lion Man” and “I Will Wait” always grabbed my attention. W henever I put my old school iPod Nano on shuff le back in middle school — raise your v irtual hand if you’ve been there too — I would take a moment to listen a little more closely to songs like “The Cave” simply because they reminded me so much of those folk songs you hear in mov ies set in the 1930s. It was different, however; there was much more soul put into it thanks to Marcus Mumford’s insane vocals. That’s why I was so disappointed in their third studio album, which came out in 2015, “Wilder Mind.” I was seriously looking for ward to it. A ll of the sudden, however, Mumford & Sons decided to go into a more “rock-y” direction, losing what made them stand out in the first place. That is not the case w ith what I believe to be Mumford & Sons’ comeback LP, “Delta.” “Delta,” although similar to “Wilder Mind” in that it distances from the “banjo” sound that Mumford & Sons is usually affiliated w ith, is rich w ith exciting material. The band plays around w ith sonic background noises, a strong bass and percussion, and poetic ly rics that desperately tug at the heartstrings. It’s a dreamy, emotional journey of an album, asking for deep love and closeness. These collections of songs all share a common theme in that they fear loneliness, calling for inspiration from past loves that, to me, may or may not be the best people to be inspired by, as seen in the riveting “Guiding Light.” A lthough frustrating and redundant at times, this constant premise is so painfully real. Songs like “Picture You” and “Woman” may sound similar to Coldplay’s recent radio hits, but they are incredibly fun when listened to closely. “Rose of Sharon” is ridiculously romantic, possibly capable of warming even the coldest of hearts. And finally, “Delta,” the final track on the album of the same name, is an odyssey of its ow n. Starting slow and patiently, then building up into an epic, cathartic cr y for meaning, Mumford roars about his desire to share his love through stor y telling. He asks his audience, however, to listen and “walk w ith him” in order to do so. Running at over six minutes, “Delta” is the most powerful song that Marcus Mumford and the gang offer on the entire LP. Overall, “Delta” is different to an extent. This album is, admittedly, a little more pop-py then what the average die-hard Mumford & Sons fan is used to. But trust me. Breathe. Close your eyes. Give it a chance. After all, that is what Mumford & Sons’s message is to us at the end of the day: to listen. Favorites: “Slip Away,” “Delta,” “Rose of Sharon” French Crosses: 5/5 Contact Elizabeth Dundon at edundon@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
“Never will I forget … never.” These words are part of a poem on the Holocaust entitled “Night,” written by Elie Wiesel — author, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor. Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and I am shaken. I am shaken that Elie Wiesel is gone and I cannot speak to the man that endured unspeakably horrific tragedy, a man that turned pain and memory into art and fought so that the events he went through would never occur again. A man that ensured that memories made in the coldest winter would never die and seeds would survive the brutal wait until spring. This past Friday, Hesburgh Library hosted an event called “The Holocaust in American Catholic Newspapers.” This event was billed as a “sprint” through microfilm of news clippings related to the Holocaust and was supposed to be an event in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. Outside a small digital advertisement for it in the elevators in Hesburgh and a small section in the WeekND email, I did not see this event advertised anywhere else. I confess that I did not attend the event, expecting a larger, more significant event with a greater Jewish perspective on Sunday. To my dismay, there was no such event, speech or email dignifying this tragic yet extremely important day. I am confess that I am deeply disappointed. The primary issue is not that this event seems wholesomely inadequate as a means to honor the lives of the seventeen million people killed in the Holocaust, numbers which included the lives of six million Jews. The primary issue is not the lack of the University to acknowledge Holocaust Remembrance Day in some way on Sunday, no matter how small. The issue is far more fundamental and deep-seated. Maurice Halbwachs, the founder of the idea of collective memory, stated that memory is only those events that are remembered by our oldest living family member. Anything beyond this is called history. What is the fate of Holocaust remembrance then? Are we supposed to sit back and wait for the passing of the last survivor and call that exact moment the signpost for when memory becomes history? Does the death of the last leaf signify the immediacy of the passing of autumn to winter? I am young, with a long journey of education and life ahead of me. But I reject theory. I refuse to acknowledge that the passing of history into memory means that the personal
nature and importance of one of those comes at the expense of the other one. I reject theory because I am afraid. I am afraid that history can be collected, neatly boxed and forgotten. Files and archives, serial codes to mark and find the serial code tattoos of those in the camps. In short, I am afraid that we will become microfilm. One might argue that the study of history is to preserve and record and keep such events alive. I contend that the fate of history is to be forgotten. Just as layers of soil and rock hide secrets below miles and miles of heat, rock and time, I am afraid that the passage of time will fossilize the memory of the Holocaust and “Never Again” will become the mosquito encrusted in tree sap to some future historical archaeologist. Sure, the boxes and the archives will be opened and written about for a time. But boxes will be placed on boxes and voices and stories will be drowned out by times and events that seem more tangible and important in the heat of the moment. Of course, I am not saying that history or the study of it is insignificant. Additionally, it could be argued that memory and history are inevitably interwoven. However, remembrance is extremely sacred to Jews. Whether we define ourselves to be religiously, ethnically or spiritually Jewish, memory and remembering are two sides of the same coin that define our heritage. I cannot claim that such importance is one that solely belongs to the Jewish people, or even that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” But for a Jew, memory is the anchor for a people defined by the wilderness, a people chained by diaspora after diaspora, a people that refuses to be forgotten in the desert. Memory is the extra letter in our DNA that keeps us fundamentally unified although borders and societies change over time. We may argue about the structure of the Jewish identity, of genetics and history, religion and culture. But memory is the thread that unites us all. It is the photograph of the story of pain and triumph that every people has experienced since the dawn of time. Memory is the thing that makes us human. In honor of the Holocaust, send an email. Write a speech. But above all, do everything in your power to ensure that memories made in the coldest winter will not melt when the heat of spring and summer inevitably arrive. Gabriel Niforatos is a sophomore who has diverse interests ranging from political science to music. When he’s not at school, he is busy hiking and running in the New Mexico mountain range. His email is gniforat@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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In defense of the wall Jeffrey Murphy Spilling the Tea
“I want it to be as hard to get into the United States as it was to get out of East Germany,” Ann Coulter has said (God is a woman, after all). Throughout the month-long government shutdown, Democrats anchored their opposition to the border wall in two central points: walls don’t work and it would be too expensive. Neither of these frivolous claims are true. What kind of an argument is “walls don’t work.” We see walls effectively serve their purpose every day. Walls confine prisoners, create secure zones and protect the rich, the powerful and the famous. The same elites that demand open borders and amnesty hide behind massive walls and gated communities — and security guards with firearms — while insisting that walls don’t work (and that the Second Amendment should be repealed). The irony is lost on no one. I understand, though, that some people still have doubts about the efficacy of a border wall for the purpose of keeping out undocumented immigrants. For those people, I have good news and even better news. The good news is: other countries have already constructed physical barriers along their borders, so we can assess the effectiveness of those walls to determine whether or not “walls work.” The even better news is: the walls worked
— who could have guessed? In 2010, Israel decided to construct a physical barrier along its Egyptian border. As one can imagine, Israel has serious concerns about security threats posed by illegal immigration. After finishing construction in 2014, Israel decided to upgrade their border wall by adding detection devices and increasing the height of the barrier. Even before the additional upgrades, the effectiveness of the wall was (literally) almost perfect. Data released by the Israeli government demonstrated that the new physical barrier along the Egyptian border reduced illegal crossings by over 99 percent. Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has praised the physical barrier for its immense efficacy in stopping illegal immigration. Local leaders in Israel have made similar observations and joined the Prime Minister in praising the effectiveness of the wall. A tiny little country with only a fraction of the United States’ resources — and located in the most hostile region in the world — was able to construct an impenetrable physical barrier. The idea that the United States is incapable of doing so is utter nonsense. A wall Is a bargain. When Democrats aren’t busy incoherently sputtering about how “walls don’t work,” they are insisting that the wall is too expensive. They claim that spending $5.7 billion on securing the border
is fiscally irresponsible. Really? Democrats expect the American people to believe their resistance to the wall is over excessive spending? A fiscallyconcerned Democrat is an oxymoron if I’ve ever heard one. They might as well say they oppose the wall because they don’t believe in big government intervention. Fortunately, the wall pays for itself. The undocumented immigrant population imposes an annual fiscal deficit of $116 billion. Yes, you are reading that correctly. We are over $20 trillion in debt, and we lose $116 billion every year on people that aren’t even Americans. Imagine the tax dollars we would save if we built the wall, halted expenditures on undocumented immigrants and began deportations. Don’t tell me the wall is too expensive. Walls work, and we can afford to build one. Jeff is a senior at Notre Dame majoring in sciencebusiness with a minor in sociology. A native of St. Louis, Jeff believes that his hometown is the greatest city in the world and is always ready to talk about The Lou. In his free time, Jeff likes to play tennis, bake in the sun, read autobiographies, spend time with friends, talk on the phone with his mother or twin sister and listen to Mariah Carey’s voice soar through one of her signature love ballads. Hate mail can be directed to jmurph29@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTERs TO THE EDITOR
Weather poses danger to homeless community Dear President Jenkins, Temperatures in South Bend will drop to fatally dangerous levels this week — negative 30 to 40 with wind chill. The city’s homeless shelters, even the emergency shelters, are already full beyond capacity and are turning people away. Many of these people will die of the cold as a result. We call on the University to use its resources to respond to this imminent humanitarian emergency. This could take the form of subsidizing extra beds in the downtown shelters, or temporarily opening buildings on campus to accommodate those who are turned away. The South
Bend Police Department will certainly liaise with the university to facilitate transport, and the university community will not be short of volunteers to help prevent our neighbors from freezing to death on our doorstep.
Susan D Blum Department of Anthropology Cat Bolten Kroc Institute and Department of Anthropology Pam Butler Gender Studies Program
Yours, in Notre Dame, Barry McCrea Department of English
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Zyg Baranski Notre Dame Professor of Dante and Italian Studies
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A response to faculty concerns Dear Barry, Thanks so much for sharing this letter. Fr. John referred your message to me as I have been part of an Notre Dame group preparing for this week’s extreme weather. We have been assured by the City of South Bend that it has sufficient facilities to open warming centers to meet the community’s needs during this weather emergency. The City has also been working closely with the Red Cross to prepare for the extreme conditions. You may have seen this article in yesterday’s South Bend Tribune which references some of the City’s preparations. It’s my understanding that the Mayor’s Office will go out with much more
communication tomorrow morning (Monday) regarding weather amnesty. Should there be a need, Notre Dame stands ready to help in any way it can. As you may already know, Notre Dame’s police and fire departments provide back-up support for area emergency responders through mutual aid agreements. As always, they stand ready to support neighboring police, fire and EMTs in this or any other emergency that presents itself. Further, if our emergency responders encounter anyone in life-threatening circumstances because of weather or otherwise, they will take immediate steps to safeguard them, including transport to municipal or county warming centers or Notre Dame facilities.
We would obviously urge everyone in the Notre Dame community who encounters an individual in immediate danger because of exposure to the elements to engage personally in helping them. Thank you again, Barry. If I can provide any additional information to you or any of our colleagues, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
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Crossword | Will Shortz
Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Take one step at a time. Refrain from making decisions based on emotions. Detach yourself from what’s going on around you, and move forward without baggage. Stay focused on work, financial matters and keeping fit. Play your cards close to your chest so as not to reveal what you are thinking or what you intend to do. Your numbers are 7, 13, 21, 24, 30, 38, 43. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mixed emotions will lead to poor decisions. Take a wait-and-see approach when dealing with matters concerning relationships or helping others. You’ll be sorry if you make promises without giving enough thought to what’s entailed. Choose love over discord. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stick to what you know, and don’t start something you cannot finish. Emotional matters will surface if you question what others are doing. Work toward achieving your goals, not criticizing what others are doing. Personal documents should be looked at and updated. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll learn if you listen. The changes you want to make should be based on facts and should not exceed what you can afford. Spending time with someone you love will lead to something that you can look forward to. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Try something new. Focus on creativity and doing things that will help bring greater stability to an important relationship. Refuse to let emotions lead to foolish spending or signing something you will have second thoughts about. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Problems at home or when dealing with someone you are in a relationship with will arise if you let emotions take over. To avoid getting into trouble, keep busy doing things that are physical, fun or romantic. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do things for others. The help you provide will open your mind to a host of new ideas. Someone you are close to may not agree with how you spend your time or money. Question his or her motives.d yourself with people you have more in common with. Eliminate negativity in your life. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use your intelligence, knowledge and experience to bring about changes at home and to your relationship with others. Know what you want, and don’t be afraid to ask for it. Give and take will help you gain greater equality and stability. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let your emotions get the better of you. If you don’t like something or someone, walk away. Do your own thing and stick close to home. Protect your passwords, possessions and your reputation. Avoid making a snap decision. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t let anyone take advantage of you. If someone asks for something, offer suggestions, but save your time and effort for the people and things that are most important to you. Self-improvement should be your focus. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Temptation will get the better of you if you let your emotions lead the way. Look at the big picture, and when in doubt, take a pass. Rely on experience to help you make decisions regarding partnerships and money matters. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Tuck away your emotions in a safe place. Avoid spending to compensate for something that is weighing you down. Face situations head-on and without revealing how you feel. Much can be gained if you deal with matters using a poker face. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t trust in others. If you want the truth, be resourceful. Money matters should be handled carefully. Avoid impulse purchases. Use your imagination to come up with a plan that can help you turn a negative into a positive. Birthday Baby: You are responsive, unpredictable and passionate. You are secretive and loyal.
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NCAA men’s basketball | villanova 80, seton hall 52
La Liga isn’t same without Ronaldo Ellen Geyer Associate Sports Editor
Rivalries are the best thing about sports. There’s no Larry Bird without Magic Johnson. No Tom Brady without Peyton Manning. No Rocky without Creed. You get the idea. Naturally, the same applies to European soccer, one of the most underappreciated sports in the U.S. Between club and international play, most players get along with each other relatively well. But there is only so much room at the top, and the biggest names in soccer aren’t exactly best friends with each other. The best example? Messi and Ronaldo. Despite their feigned friendliness towards one another, there can only be one GOAT, and they both know that. One of the best parts about the rivalr y that exists between these two players is the way it used to play out ever y year on the international club stage in La Liga, the top division of the Spanish soccer system. Each year, Barcelona vs. Real Madrid was one of the most anticipated games of the season; a rivalry so highly touted and deeply rooted that over the years it has earned its own name: El Clasico. With a Messiled Barcelona against a Ronaldo-led Real Madrid, the games were always gripping and never predictable. The stakes were at the least valuable in-league points, and at the most, the spot at the top of La Liga’s table. It was a true clash of titans. Both teams typically played at full strength, competing like they had nothing to lose. And it was miraculous. One of the best, if not the best, regular-season games of the year. To those who don’t know soccer, a relatively analogous game would be CavsWarriors on Christmas day in 2016, back when Cleveland had its big three— LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. The game was the first matchup between the teams following two huge events: The Cavs’ historic 3-1 comeback in the 2016 NBA Finals to claim their first title in 52 years and the Warriors signing of superstar Kevin Durant. In an all-star matchup not entirely unlike that of Messi and Ronaldo, the Cavs defended their championship in style, with Kyrie Irving
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hitting a fadeaway jumper from the elbow with three seconds remaining to give Cleveland a 109-108 win. The Cavs-Warriors holiday matchup that year was one of the highlights of Cleveland’s season, as they went on to be bested by the Warriors 4-1 in the 2017 finals. But what made that game so special was the incredible talents who played in it, arguably the two best players in the NBA: James and Durant. As soon as LeBron left Cleveland, the rivalry between the teams essentially ceased to exist. The same applies back to La Liga. El Clasico, what was one of the biggest moments for either team in the season, suddenly fell to the wayside as soon as Ronaldo left Real Madrid for Juventus, a team in the Italian Serie A. Sure, Messi and Ronaldo will still see each other in Champions League competition and other international play, but the race for La Liga title, something that used to be such an incredible struggle, has now just become another place in which Barcelona dominates. Although they face some competition from Atletico Madrid, Messi’s squad currently sits at the top of the table with 46 points, 10 points above the thirdranked Real Madrid team that used to give them so much trouble. Juventus sees even less competition in their league, with the Ronaldo-led club sitting in first with 59 points, 11 points higher than secondplace Napoli. The point? Just like CavsWarriors, El Clasico isn’t fun anymore; without the superstars it’s not the same. There’s nothing like watching the two best footballers in the world compete, and ever since Ronaldo left La Liga, the chances to see him clash with Messi are few and far between. I understand Ronaldo’s move to the Italian league the same way I understand LeBron’s move to the Lakers, but ever since his departure, La Liga hasn’t been the same. Ronaldo, if you for some reason find yourself priv y to the requests of an American teenager, please reconsider your move. La Liga isn’t fun without you. Contact Ellen Geyer at egeyer1@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
No. 18 Villanova hits 17 3s to rout Seton Hall Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Villanova hit the bottom in early December. The Wildcats had dropped four games — as many as they had lost each of the last two seasons — and they were confronted with troubling questions. Coach Jay Wright was stumped as the Wildcats tumbled out of the Top 25. “This is the reality,” he said of the early season malaise. “How long is this going to take?” Not long at all. Phil Booth and Eric Paschall turned into a twoperson show for the No. 18 Wildcats, powering the team out of its early funk. Booth and Paschall combined to outscore Seton Hall in the first half and the Wildcats thumped the Pirates 80-52 on Sunday for their eighth consecutive victory. “The way Booth and Paschall are playing, you give them that many opportunities, they’re going to get
you,” Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said. Booth hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points. Paschall finished with 17 points, going over 1,000 for his career. They combined for 10 of Villanova’s 17 3s and made 15 of the team’s 28 baskets. Booth and Paschall have picked up the scoring slack for a program that needed to find chemistry after it lost four players to the NBA draft. Now it looks as if it’s rolling toward another conference crown under Wright. “I think we’re starting to trust each other more,” Booth said. Against the Pirates, Paschall and Booth combined for six 3s and 26 points in the first half. The duo outscored Seton Hall 26-20 and the Wildcats led by 10 at the break. Booth missed a 3, the offensive rebound got kicked out to him and he nailed a 3 from the top of the arc to make it 30-20. The national champions still have some kinks to
work out to become a deep threat in March — namely, finding a third scorer — but again should be a low single-digit seed in the NCA A Tournament. Saddiq Bey was the only other scorer in double digits (10 points), which is a surprise for any team that held a 35-point lead. The Wildcats (16-4, 7-0 Big East) know they’ll need more than senior stars Paschall and Booth to win big games in March. “I worry about that,” Wright said. “Not that they’re not good enough to carry us. I just don’t want to wear them out.” He wants his underclassmen like Bey and Collin Gillespie to start to assert themselves as offensive threats. Gillespie hit Villanova’s ninth 3-pointer to push the lead to 45-26 and blow the game open in the second half. “We’ve got to get into those situations where they’re forced to do it and they get it done,” Wright said.
nba | cavaliers 104, bulls 101
Cavs rally past Bulls, snap six-game losing streak Associated Press
CHICAGO — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Larr y Drew looked at a rare victor y as a learning experience. Jordan Clarkson and Alec Burks each scored 18 points, Cedi Osman added 17 and the Cavaliers ended a sixgame losing streak, rallying to beat the Chicago Bulls 104-101 on Sunday. “We haven’t been in that situation often,” Drew said. “But when we do get there, I think it is important moving for ward that we learn how to play down the stretch, learn how to execute, we learn how to, defensively, get the stops that we need.” NBA-worst Cleveland improved to 10-41 after dropping 18 of 19. Matthew Dellavedova had 16 points, and Rodney Hood added 14. Burks had a follow basket with 17 seconds left to put Cleveland up 102-101. After Chicago’s Kris Dunn missed at the rim at the other end,
Dellavedova hit a pair of free throws to close out the scoring. The Bulls’ Zach LaVine missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. Cleveland’s defense held Chicago to one field goal in the final 3:50. Lauri Mark kanen led Chicago with 21 points and 15 rebounds, and LaVine had 17 points and 12 rebounds. The Bulls have lost three straight and 13 of 14. They’ve also lost to the 15win Atlanta Hawks during that span. “It’s frustrating, but we just have to keep our heads up,” Mark kanen said. “That’s the beauty of this league. We have the next one coming up in two days. Nobody’s going to feel sorr y for us. We’re going to show up for work and tr y to get better.” Cleveland had a 12-2 run early in the fourth quarter to take a 91-83 lead. Clarkson had seven points during the run.
The Bulls answered with a run of their own, with Mark kanen tying it at 94 with a three-point play with 5 1/2 minutes to go. Robin Lopez put Chicago back on top at 98-96 with 3:50 remaining. After the Cavaliers took a 100-98 lead, Wayne Selden Jr. hit a 3-pointer to give the Bulls a 101-100 edge with 1:07 left, setting up the finish. “We’re growing, guys are starting to pick up on things,” Clarkson said.
Tip-Ins Cavaliers: F Larr y Nance Jr. was scoreless in 17 minutes off the bench in his second game back from a sprained right knee. Bulls: Rookie F Chandler Hutchinson will be sidelined for at least a month with a fractured bone in his right foot. Hutchinson will be in a walking boot for two to four weeks and will be reevaluated following next month’s all-star break.
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Dame’s favor. Ogunbowale was very involved early, making the first basket of the game on a transition pull-up and distributing the ball on her way to her five assists. North Carolina eventually settled down as they rallied from an early deficit and forced a Notre Dame timeout with the score tied at 16 apiece. The Tar Heel defense gave Ogunbowale fits, as she had to work to avoid charges and had the ball stripped from her twice, as she finished the first quarter with only the one basket. Despite her struggles, Notre Dame held a 19-18 lead to begin the second quarter. In the second quarter, it remained a back-and-forth affair as Carolina answered every basket the Irish made before eventually taking the lead in the middle of the period. Tar Heel redshirt senior Paris Kea was a handful for the Irish as she constantly drove the ball inside and either finished or dished it to teammates for layups. Kea’s play even earned her recognition from Irish head coach Muffet McGraw. “I thought Carolina played a great game,” McGraw said. “Especially Kea, I mean she was the best player on the f loor. We had no answer for her. Just couldn’t guard her from anywhere. Couldn’t contain her. Couldn’t guard her off the three-point line. It was really disappointing to see our defense collapse like that. Sophomore center Janelle Bailey was very productive as well, thanks in large part to Kea drawing help defense away from her teammates. After Bailey gave Carolina a 30-29 lead on a reverse layup, senior guard Marina Mabrey then responded with a three pointer and a layup off of an Ogunbowale steal. At the same time, McGraw looked to confuse the Tar Heels with a 1-3-1 zone that led to three turnovers as Notre Dame went on a 7-0 run. However, the home team would not go away as they responded with layups by junior guard Shayla Bennett and Bailey each to cut the lead to 36-34 going into the half. The Irish, who had 10 turnovers in the first half and 20 in the game, were hurting from the loss of junior guard Jackie Young, who did not play Sunday due to an ankle injury but posted the school’s seventh triple-double of all time against Tennessee several days prior. “I don’t know. We clearly weren’t playing our normal game,” McGraw said in regards to the team’s sloppy play against North Carolina. “I know the last game I didn’t really sub much and that probably came back to haunt us a little bit. We’re down one
player, which is not an excuse because that had nothing to do with the outcome of the game. I don’t know, it’s just a lack of focus.” As the second half unfolded, Kea emerged as the premier player. She scored 19 points in the third period alone, including two four-point swings, one off of a fouled three pointer and the other coming from a stolen inbound pass for successive layups. McGraw knew going in that Kea could be a handful for their defense. “I knew Kea was capable of going off like that,” said McGraw, “[she] and [redshirt junior guard Stephanie] Watts are a deadly combination.” After a Watts 3-pointer gave the Tar Heels a 55-48 lead, McGraw called timeout to regroup, but Carolina kept the pressure on the Irish, with a Kea jumper capping her dominant performance in the third as the Tar Heels led 6253 at the break. Mabrey did her best to counter the opposition, going 4-6 from beyond the arc with 18 points through the third quarter. She finished with a team-high 20 points in the game. Ogunbowale struggled with only six points and five assists on 2-9 shooting as the fourth quarter started. Despite their best player’s struggles, the defending national champions would not surrender. Freshman guard Jordan Nixon hit a layup with 9:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, followed by two Shepard free throws and then two putbacks for the Irish. A Mabrey layup off of a Shepard outlet tied the game, and a runner in the lane by Ogunbowale capped off a 12-0 run to give Notre Dame the lead back at 65-63. North Carolina responded, and a Watts three with 2:41 left put the home team up 69-65, but Ogunbowale hit her first and only three of
the game to cut it to one, and the next play, senior forward Brianna Turner tied the game at 71-71 with an and-1 layup. However, Tar Heel sophomore Leah Church’s only basket of the game came on a corner 3-pointer to put the home team back up, and Kea hit a layup with 40 seconds left to make it a 76-71 Carolina lead. After a Shepard layup and illegal screen by Kea, Notre Dame had one more chance to tie the game, but Shepard
threw the ball out of bounds over Mabrey’s head. Kea would go 2-4 from the free throw line down the stretch to give her 30 points and 10 assists in the game as the Irish couldn’t muster another bucket in the final 30 seconds. ”Credit them, they did everything they needed to do to win,” McGraw said. ”We had some key turnovers, especially late in the game. We haven’t been in that situation enough, and we obviously
need to practice it quite a bit more. Disappointing.” Despite the tough loss, McGraw believes that her team can grow from the experience. “I think, late game, we cut it to two, we had a chance, and we threw it away,” McGraw said. “It’s good to be in this situation, it’s going to help us down the road.” Contact Hayden Adams at hadams3@nd.edu
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Irish senior guard Marina Mabrey advances the ball downcourt during Notre Dame’s 89-71 loss to UConn at Purcell Pavilion on Dec. 2. Mabrey recorded four 3s and 20 points total during Sunday’s defeat at UNC. Paid Advertisement
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Goodwin commented afterwards about what makes the Cavalier defense so difficult. “We knew that coming in that obviously they are one of best defensive units in the country. We have to find ways to get around that and we can’t make excuses,” Goodwin said. “We have to adapt and change, and that was a struggle for us today as they took away some of our main options.” With Saturday’s outcome being less than desirable, Notre Dame will have to move on soon and prepare for another difficult matchup when No. 2 Duke comes to Purcell Pavilion on Monday night. Brey was asked afterwards about his team’s mindset heading into this next game, and he recognizes that if his team doesn’t make some changes and come prepared to compete, they
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Irish power play would finish the night three-of-four, and Jackson was pleased with the unit’s performance. “They’re moving the puck well,” Jackson said. “They’re winning the opening faceoff which is huge. They’re getting the puck back which is also huge. Once they get possession they’re making plays. That come with instincts and knowing where to find the open guy. It’s been fun to watch.” Midway through the second period, the Irish were being heavily outshot and junior
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could be in for another long day. “I’m just trying to approach 8 a.m. practice tomorrow right now. I think we need to have some juices flowing and some competition at 8 a.m. tomorrow, and then we’ll talk about those other guys coming to town,” Brey said. “If you’re not ready to compete, you’re going to take another big punch. What would help us, and it helps any college team … is to see the ball go in the basket early in the game, and we couldn’t do that today for a while. We need a couple of things to happen for us offensively, and we’re going to need that Monday. In other words, a good offensive start makes you believe a little.” Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Monday evening as the Irish hope to bring an end to their recent losing streak. ANnie smierciak | The Observer
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Irish freshman guard Dane Goodwin looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 82-55 defeat to Virginia on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion. Goodwin shot two-for-two from behind the 3-point arc during the game.
goaltender Cale Morris had to step up and make big saves. The Irish were able to survive being significantly outshot until they started taking penalties. With Mike O’Leary and senior forward Jack Jenkins looking from the penalty box the Spartans hammered home a rebound on the fiveon-three to make the game 2-1. After that the Irish continued being out-played, at one point the shots on goal were 23-12 in favor of the Spartans. After surviving pressure in the middle of the second period, the Irish blew the game wide open late in the second. Freshman forward Cam Burke scored on a beautiful
feed from fellow rookie defenseman Matt Hellickson, and then junior defenseman Tory Dello scored on a pass from Graham just 27 seconds later to put the Irish up 4-1. In the third period the Irish power play struck twice early, with both goals coming from Graham. The Spartans would score two late goals to tighten up the final score but it was too little, too late as the Irish emerged victoriously with a 6-3 win. Heading into game two of the series, the Irish looked to carry their high scoring momentum from the first tilt, but the game soon proved to be a goaltender duel between Spartan freshman Drew
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Irish freshman forward Michael Graham scans the rink during Notre Dame’s 6-3 win over Michigan State on Friday at Compton Family Ice Arena. During the game, Graham notched two goals and two assists.
DeRidder and Morris. Both put on stellar performances, each only allowing one goal in the tie. In the first period, Notre Dame and Michigan State traded chances at both ends and each came up empty on their power play chances. Both teams returned to the dressing room with the score scoreless, but the Irish led on the shot total and looked to have the better of the scoring opportunities. It would be the Spartans however, that would draw first blood with a quick goal 33 seconds in from junior forward Taro Hirose, giving them a 1-0 lead. Michigan State maintained pressure by finding more high-stakes chances at the goal and spending most of the early part of the frame in the Irish zone. Both teams traded chances late in the period, but it would be the Spartans taking their 1-0 lead into the third. Looking to tie the game up, Notre Dame ultimately got its opportunity, coming in the form of three power plays in the third period. The Irish would have several scoring chances, but were denied the equalizer, going zero-offour on the powerplay on the night. The Irish nearly found themselves on the board halfway in, but an unlucky post would keep them off the scoresheet. However, they found their tying goal late in the third frame, as a wrist shot from senior defenseman Bobby Nardella finally beat DeRidder. Freshman forwards Graham Slaggert and Jake Pivonka each grabbed assists on the Nardella goal. Three frames would not be enough, as the game would need to be settled in extra frames. The Irish and Spartans traded chances and stops at both ends during the first overtime period. However, the second
overtime period only provided more fast paced action during the three-on-three contest. Morris came up big, stopping several shots from the slot. Ultimately, overtime would not be enough, and the game would head into a shootout. Dello struke for the Irish in the shootout, while Morris stood tall again, stopping both shots faced to give the Irish the victory and the extra Big Ten point. Postgame, Jackson praised Nardella for the role he has played for the team. “He’s played really well for us this year. He’s the guy that stirs the drink for us on the back end like Jordan did last year,” Jackson said. “You need to have a guy like that out there that has the ability to put the game on his shoulders and make the play causes you to tie or win a game like that.” Dello commented on the effort from the team late in the game to tie the score and collect two points. “Coach has been on us to finish strong and win third periods. It’s a 60-minute hockey game, it’s not 20, it’s not 40,” Dello said. “With [Nardella] scoring with three minutes left, it shows a lot about our character and our resiliency, and it’s going to be important going forward for us.” The Irish will now look ahead to their next matchup, a key series versus the No. 1 team in the Big Ten, Ohio State. The Irish sit four points behind the Buckeyes (15-5-4, 8-3-3 Big Ten) and will look to have a strong showing in order to make up more ground in conference standings. Notre Dame will face off on Friday at the Value Center Arena in Columbus, Ohio, at 7 p.m. Contact Jack Concannon at jconcan2@nd.edu and Dominic Gibson at dgibson@hcc-nd.edu
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nd women’s basketball | north carolina 78, nd 73
hockey | nd 6, msu 3; nd 1, msu 1 (OT)
Irish notch win, tie over Spartans By JACK CONCANNON and DOMINIC GIBSON Sports Writers
This weekend No. 11 Notre Dame hosted Michigan State in a critical matchup for positioning in the Big Ten. The Irish (14-8-3, 7-6-2 Big Ten) had another successful weekend, picking up five points in the conference standings with a win and a shootout win, moving them into second place in the conference, passing Minnesota. With leading scorer junior forward Cal Burke and junior forward Cam Morrison out with injuries, the team needed to shuff le its lines in an attempt to find offense. In Friday’s game, the team struck gold with its first-line trio of freshman forward Michael Graham, junior forward Mike O’Leary and junior forward Dylan Malmquist. The Spartans (9-13-4, 5-83) controlled play early, but Malmquist struck late in the
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first period to shift the momentum of the game. Irish head coach Jeff Jackson had high praise for his top unit. “I’ve been doing this for a long time and you never figure this game out. You lose two, three primary scorers and it causes your lines to change all the sudden. You find something,” Jackson said. “That’s almost what happened here. Mike O’Leary stepped up and took the role of first line center and he’s grabbed a hold of it and run with it. Michael Graham, same thing.” The second period opened again with the Irish top line driving play and ultimately drawing a penalty, and Jackson chose to put the three forwards out together on the subsequent power play. Early in the man advantage, Malmquist struck again, hammering a one-time slapshot off the post and in to double the Irish lead. The see HOCKEY PAGE 11
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Irish senior forward Jessica Shepard reaches for a pass during Notre Dame’s 89-71 loss to UConn on Dec. 2 at Purcell Pavilion.
Notre Dame fell to North Carolina 78-73 Sunday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Irish (19-2, 6-1 ACC) came in on a high, ranked No. 1 nationally and having won 12 straight games, the most recent coming against powerhouse Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. Prior to the game, UNC was 2-26 all-time against No. 1 ranked teams, with their only wins coming against Duke. The Irish’s 87.8 points and 19.6 assists per game, combined with better than 50 percent shooting from the field have led to a 25.6-point scoring advantage, all of which rank first in ACC play. Senior guard Arike Ogunbowale came into the game averaging an ACC leading 21.8 points per game, good for ninth nationally. The game started in Notre see W BBALL PAGE 10
ND men’s basketball | virginia 82, nd 55
ND to face No. 2 Duke after loss to No. 3 UVA By ALEX BENDER Sports Writer
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Irish junior forward John Mooney backs down a defender during Notre Dame’s 82-55 loss to Virginia at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday. During the game, Mooney tallied his sixth-consecutive double-double.
For a team that has been skidding as of late, things did not improve Saturday afternoon for Notre Dame as they fell 82-55 to No. 3 Virginia. It marks the fourth-straight Irish (11-9, 1-6 ACC) loss in a contest that quickly got out of hand in the opening minutes. Early in the first half, it was Virginia (18-1, 6-1 ACC) that set the pace as they often took 20-plus seconds with their offensive possessions matched with stout defense on the other end. Scoring has been a bit of a struggle for the Irish this season, and this held true again as the Cavaliers kept Notre Dame off the board until the 13:35 mark of the first half. A doubledigit lead for Virginia held for much of the first half as they went into the break up 42-25. After the game, Irish head coach Mike Brey noted the difficulty of starting off slow against a team of Virginia’s caliber. “It was really disappointing. We have some younger guys who haven’t experienced this before, and it’s really demoralizing,” Brey said. “It’s one of
those where we’ll have to compete in practice tomorrow, really go after it and fight a little bit in practice to see if we can get that back before [Duke] comes to town.” In the second half, Notre Dame showed a bit of fight in them as they mustered a bit of a comeback around the fifteen minute mark. A pair of 3-pointers from junior forward John Mooney followed by a 3-pointer from sophomore guard D.J. Harvey cut the deficit to twelve, the closest the game had been since early in the first half. Unfortunately for the Irish, Virginia came out of a timeout to create distance, going up by as much as 30 points. While there were not many positives for the Irish on the day, Mooney once again posted a solid performance, putting up 15 points and 10 rebounds to secure his ACCleading 12th double-double of the season. With the 55 point performance by Notre Dame, Virginia still averages the lowest points allowed in the nation at 52.6 points per game. Freshman guard Dane see M BBALL PAGE 11