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Events to celebrate Black History Month University plans February activities centered around honoring the history of African-Americans By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer
Various groups on Notre Dame’s campus will come together during the month of Februar y to celebrate Black Histor y Month to continue the conversation regarding diversit y and inclusion highlighted during Notre Dame’s Walk the Walk Week and Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK ) Day celebrations. The month w ill kick off w ith a concert titled “Unsung: The Exploration of the Sounds of Black Folk” which w ill highlight underrepresented A frican American voices in jazz, classical and gospel music. The concert w ill feature guest artists Callie Day,
Isaac Cates, J.J. Wright, A lex Mansour and Emorja Roberson in the effort to unite different age levels, races and musical st yles. Roberson, a doctoral student in the doctor of musical arts program, w ill be hosting and performing in the concert on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center. Roberson said although the African American population at Notre Dame remains low at 3.5%, he hopes African American music will become a universal musical genre everyone can enjoy. “This is the first time we have had this event on Notre Dame’s campus, and it would be beneficial for our campus see HISTORY PAGE 4
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Saint Mary’s plans compost programming By EMMA AULT News Writer
It’s thyme for Saint Mar y’s to go green. The Office for Civ ic and Social Engagement (OCSE) and the Saint Mar y’s Composting Crew are joining forces to bring the
College into 2019 w ith a smaller carbon footprint by hosting Get the Dirt on Dirt events. There is more to composting t han t hrow ing some apple cores and banana peels onto a pile of dirt, and t hese events are intended to teach t hose who attend how to properly
compost. Though t hese events are intended to be one-time occurrences, director of t he OCSE Rebeka h DeLine said she hopes t he communit y w ill continue supporting the pre-existing composting initiatives. see COMPOST PAGE 3
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Vittorio Hösle, critically acclaimed for his work in philosophy and an intellectual celebrity in Europe, has worked at Notre Dame for 20 years. Hösle was the founding director of the University’s Institute for Advanced Study from 2008 to 2013, which holds a
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discuss their research. “I was asked to found [the Institute for Advanced Study] with the idea that [it] should try to connect normative and descriptive issues in an interdisciplinary way,” Hösle said. Throughout his career, Hösle has written more than 50 books about see PHILOSOPHY PAGE 4
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Group rejects new funds resolution By GENEVIEVE REDSTEN News Writer
Follow ing a content ious debate Monday evening, Not re Da me’s student senate rejected a resolut ion to increase f unding for student clubs a nd orga ni zat ions on ca mpus. The resolut ion proposed to rea l locate t hree percent of t he Student Union orga ni zat ions’ budgets towa rd ot her student clubs a nd orga ni zat ions, cutt ing t he Student Union budget by approx imately $ 30,000. Opponents to t he resolut ion a rg ued t hat t he budget cuts wou ld be detrimenta l to Student Union orga ni zat ions. “If we force t hese class counci ls to become prof itseek ing, it corr upts t heir mission. Our goa l is just to unite t he class,” Sa m Ca nnova, president of t he Sophomore Class Counci l,
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sa id. Student body president Gates McGav ick a nd v ice president Corey Gayhea r t ca mpa ig ned on a promise to increase f unding for student orga ni zat ions. Since ta k ing of f ice, t he t wo have faced major f ina ncia l obstacles to f u lf i l ling t hat promise. “This isn’t going to solve a l l our problems, because clea rly t here’s a way la rger f ina ncia l need t ha n we have resources to meet,” Gayhea r t sa id of t he resolut ion. Ult imately, a majorit y of senators concluded t hat t he problems t he resolut ion posed for t he Student Union orga ni zat ions out weighed t he benef its it promised ot her clubs. But ma ny student government leaders saw t he vote as a lost oppor tunit y. A lyssa Ngo, chair of t he Diversit y Council, said see SENATE PAGE 4
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“The Composting Education events ‘Get the Dirt on Dirt’ are brand new — and just really one t ime events we t hought wou ld be nice for t he ca mpus communit y since compost ing ca n seem prett y int imidating if you haven’t done it before,” she sa id in a n ema il. “However, t he day-to-day composting of food and waste of campus has been happening on Saint Mar y’s College’s campus since at least t he 2016-2017 school year and possibly before. As part of t his daily composting, student leaders and student volunteers ta ke compostable food waste from t he dining ha ll to a large compost pile just nort h and west of t he soccer f ields. This compost pile is producing rich soil t hat we hope w ill be used at t he site of t he sustainable farm. Prev iously many of t hese composting efforts had been started by clubs but were dif f icult to maintain day-in and day out. So, in t he 20172018 school year, t he composting program of f icia lly came under auspices of t he Off ice for Civ ic and Socia l
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Engagement because we had t he structure to support t he program.” Attending t he event automatica lly puts students’ names in a raf f le to w in one of t wo counter top composting pa ils. In addit ion to t he cha nges t he College has made w it h t he ba n on plast ic st raws, t hey’re a lso rev iv ing t he Compost ing Crew to get t he second semester sta r ted. “Sa int Ma r y’s has had severa l susta inabilit y effor ts t hat predate my t ime at t he College,” DeLine sa id. The OCSE is bringing in Ja ne Sablich, t he Env ironment Educat ion Coordinator for t he St. Joseph Count y Soil a nd Water Conser vat ion Dist rict to ta lk about composting on Feb. 5 in t he Sa int Ma r y’s Student Center at 12 :30 p.m. There is a n addit iona l semina r being held on Feb. 7 at 4:30 p.m. in t he Student Center. This session is open to a ll interested. The College placed compost ing bins in t he Noble Fa mily Dining Ha ll nea r t he t ray receptacle, but have received litt le attent ion. DeLine sa id hav ing t hese ex t ra semina rs a nd
oppor tunit ies to v isit serv ices prov ided in our communit y w ill be benef icia l to t he communit y. This semina r is set to en lighten Belles on how to impact t he f uture of t he env ironment, a nd DeLine sa id she is work ing on creat ing events to emphasi ze t he impor ta nce of caring for t he env ironment. “We are hoping to schedule a v isit to t he St. Joseph Count y Landf ill … t his spring,” she said. DeLine said t here are ways ot her t han composting to lessen one’s affects on t he env ironment. “I recommend t hat indiv idua ls start by ca lculating t heir ow n carbon footprint f irst — and be honest about how t hey live day in and day out and t heir persona l impact on t he env ironment,” DeLine said. “Then look for some sma ll ways to adjust daily routines — t hings like carr y ing a water bott le w it h you wherever you go so t hat you don’t use bott led water — so t hat incrementa lly, overtime t hey are doing t hings t hat reduce t heir negative impact on t he world.” Contact Emma Ault at eault01@saintmarys.edu Paid Advertisement
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to not just have an immediate appreciat ion for t he music but a lso have a longsta nding sense of g rat if icat ion for it because it’s so memorable,” Roberson sa id. In t he ef for t to ex pose A f rica n A merica n students to loca l ha ir st ylists a nd ba rbers in t he communit y, mu lt iple student g roups a nd depa r t ments w i l l sponsor a Black Ha ir Ex po on Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. in t he La for tune Ba l lroom. “The basis of t his event is to educate some of our colleag ues in rega rd to how to assist students of A f rica n
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philosophy, ranging from political philosophy in “Morals and Politics” to ecological philosophy in “Philosophy of Ecological Crisis.” One of his most popular and acclaimed books is “The Dead Philosopher’s Café: An Exchange of Letters for Children and Adults.” In the work, Hösle published letters that he exchanged w ith an 11-year-old girl, teaching her various philosophical principles and ideas by pretending to meet the great philosophers of the past in a fictional cafe. “I got a lot of emails from girls from Iran, from Japan, from Turkey [upon the translation of the book into
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t hat diversit y clubs desperately need more f unding. The Asian A merican Association, which last year requested $ 3,500 in f unds from t he Club Coordination Council (CCC), was only g ra nted $150, Ngo sa id. “Especia l ly w it h t he emphasis, t his yea r a nd in genera l, on Not re Da me suppor t ing diversit y a nd inclusion, t hese a ren’t rea l ly clubs t hat we ca n [cut f unding f rom],” Ngo sa id. But ot her senators worried t hat t he rea llocated f unds might not be redirected towa rd diversit y clubs or minorit y student orga ni zat ions. “Student clubs have a more t ha n $ 340,000 budget. W here is it going? ” Welsh Fa mi ly senator Lindsay McCray asked. “W hy a re we ha mmering on t his topic a nd say ing t hat it w ill help t he diversit y clubs when we have no ev idence t hat it
A merica n descent … a nd to high light t he importa nce of hav ing informat ion a nd resources ava ilable to t he students,” director of Mu lt icu ltura l Student Prog ra ms a nd Ser v ices Iris Out law sa id. “Of tent imes students a re hesita nt to go to sa lons because t hey don’t k now t he work of t he st ylists or pay ing for t he salons ca n become ex pensive, so some of t he vendors [at t he ex po] a re open to coming to ca mpus or prov iding t ra nspor tat ion.” Out law, who is a lso t he adv isor for t he Black Cu ltura l A r ts Council (BC AC), sa id t he BC AC w ill host a cu ltura l ta lent show on Feb. 15, where t wo f irst-yea r
students w ill be awa rded w it h t he Thurgood Ma rsha ll Schola rship. The BC AC has g iven away over $27,000 since t he creat ion of t he schola rship. Later in t he mont h, Mu lt icu ltura l Student Prog ra ms a nd Ser v ices, Gender Relat ions Center, Ca mpus Minist r y, McDona ld Center for Student WellBeing a nd Student Government w ill collaborate to host Ta ra na Burke, founder of t he #MeToo movement, for a professiona l development workshop a nd a race lecture series on Feb 25. According to a New York Times a r t icle, Ta ra na Burke coined t he phrase “me too”
in 2007 a f ter creat ing a nonprof it orga ni zat ion t hat suppor ts v ict ims of sex ua l ha rassment a nd assau lt, Just Be Inc., but t he phrase ga rnered nat iona l attent ion in October 2017 a f ter it was promoted by act ress A lyssa Mi la no in response to t he slew of sex ua l assau lt a nd ha rassment a l legat ions aga inst Ha r vey Weinstein. Out law sa id she looks to Burke’s lectures to spa rk a discussion rega rding t he intersect iona lit y bet ween gender a nd race a nd to g ive people a different perspective from which to approach issues surrounding both. The Black Facult y and Staff Association w ill end
the month by sponsoring an ecumenical prayer ser v ice and lunch on Feb. 27. “For the events this month, I would like a continuation of the conversations after the MLK celebrations because I think a lot of times people look at those kinds of events as one touch point, but we need to have multiple touch points to continue conversations,” Outlaw said. “We need to look at the contributions underrepresented group bring to campus, but we also need to look at the issues impacting those groups.”
14 languages],” Hösle said. “They told me that this book was liberating for them because it showed them that we, even if we are young women, have the right and the capacit y to think about such issues. The fact that there was a real girl of 11 years that was able to w rite such wonderful letters was enormously encouraging for the students.” Hösle continues to keep in contact w ith the girl he w rote to, who is now an assistant professor of philosophy herself. “You don’t w rite such involv ing letters w ithout keeping a friendship for life,” Hösle said. Hösle said he knew he wanted to be a philosopher by the time he attended universit y at age 17. He received his first Ph.D. at age
21 and his second at age 25. “I was quite good in school in almost all disciplines, and I was interested in all of them. Philosophy gives you the abilit y to maintain a lot of your interests and study ver y different things,” Hösle said. “Philosophy, rightly understood, is an attempt to make sense of the whole of knowledge of the various disciplines which bring forth different claims that seem to be not compatible w ith each other. The task of philosophy is to unif y this knowledge.” Hösle was appointed member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in 2013. The Academy is comprised of experts in social science disciplines, such as economics, law, sociolog y and histor y, who work to inform and inspire the social
doctrine of the Catholic Church. Hösle is currently helping organize a “Nation, States and Nation States” conference for the Pontifical Academy, which explores the trends of nationalism in recent years and what role the Church should take. He also cooperated in an “Ethics in Action” Initiative, which was supported by the Academy. The Initiative brought together experts in various fields from different religions to deliberate on important issues such as env ironmental justice, Just War Theor y and education. “Often it is easier for the participants to agree on general principles, while the concrete issues remain controversial. But it is already really something when people can agree on certain generic issues,” Hösle
said. Hösle v isits Rome multiple times a year to engage in such meetings w ith the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and is inspired by the Pope and his teachings. “I think that Pope Francis is an enormous gift to the Church,” Hösle said. Currently, Hösle is getting ready to publish his next book which traces the world events that occurred from 2016 on — from the election of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, to Brex it, to the election of President Donald Trump — interpreting them in the context of a philosophy of histor y that takes seriously the phenomenon of cultural decline.
w il l? ” McCray crit ici zed t he closed-meet ing policy of t he CCC, which decides how to a llocate a nnua l f unding for t he student clubs a nd orga ni zat ions. “Because of t heir bylaws, t he CCC w ill not release a ny f ina ncia l informat ion,” McCray sa id in a comment follow ing t he meet ing. “I understa nd t hat people wa nt more f unding for clubs — I do too — but before we ma ke budget cuts to ot her orga ni zat ions, we need f ina ncia l t ra nspa rency f rom t he CCC so we k now how t he money we g ive t hem is being spent.” According to Sa ma nt ha Scaglione, t he president of t he CCC, a ll of t he underg raduate clubs a nd orga ni zat ions collect ively projected $2.2 million in ex penses last yea r. The Fina ncia l Ma nagement Boa rd on ly g ra nted t he CCC $ 339,000 to dist ribute bet ween more t ha n 400 clubs at t he Universit y. Wit h a limited budget a nd massive student need present, t he CCC ca nnot meet ever y club’s
requests. “Ever yone here is doing g reat work, a nd unfor tunately, we’re lef t f ight ing over t he scraps right now,” Gayhea r t sa id. A lt hough Monday’s debate hinged on a sma ll rea llocat ion of f unds, it illuminated t he staggering f unding sca rcit y t hat Not re Da me student orga ni zat ions current ly face. In a n inter v iew a f ter t he meet ing, Gayhea r t sa id t hat he a nd McGav ick a re working to develop a lternat ive solut ions to t his problem. McGav ick a nd Gayhea r t pla n to work w it h t he CCC to ensure f unding is being used ef f icient ly, a nd t hey hope to develop ta rgeted f unding ca mpa ig ns for student orga ni zat ions. “We’re not doing this because it was a campaign promise … We’re doing this because there’s ver y clearly a need that’s not being met,” Gayheart said. Contact Genevieve Redsten at gredsten@nd.edu
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By DANNY LIGGIO Scene Writer
YNW Melly keeps going to jail. When Melly was 16, he was imprisoned for the first time on weapons charges for shooting guns near a school and was imprisoned for 13 months. During this stint, he wrote “Murder on My Mind,” his breakout single. The quality of the track’s storytelling along with YNW Melly’s melodies combine for a stand-out sound in the saturated SoundCloud market. Since his first stint, YMW Mellow has been caught in the revolving door that is America’s prison system. He has been reincarcerated multiple times for offenses as simple as marijuana possession or the lyrics in his songs. Despite an onslaught of extrinsic forces, Melly has been making and releasing music steadily since 2017. He writes songs in prison, MacGyvering beats on his chest with his fist, and releases them from behind bars. His first album, “I Am You,” and his most recent release, “We All Shine,” were both dropped from captivity. “We All Shine” brims with the undeniable energy of an artist who cannot be held back. The opening two tracks, “City Girls” and “No Heart,” play like ballads — lamentations of shallow attempts, love and bitter goodbyes — interlacing traditional rapping throughout. His big-name collaboration with Kanye West on
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YNW Melly keeps going to jail. W hen Melly was 16, he was imprisoned for the first time on weapons charges for shooting guns near a school and was imprisoned for 13 months. During this stint, he wrote “Murder on My Mind,” his breakout single. The quality of the track’s storytelling along with YNW Melly’s melodies combine for a standout sound in the saturated SoundCloud market. Since his first stint, YMW Mellow has been caught in the revolving door that is America’s prison system. He has been reincarcerated multiple times for offenses as simple as marijuana possession or the lyrics in his songs. Despite an onslaught of extrinsic forces, Melly has been making and releasing music steadily since 2017. He writes songs in prison, MacGy vering beats on his chest with his fist, and releases them from behind bars. His first album, “I Am You,” and his most recent release, “We All Shine,” were both dropped from captivity. “We All Shine” brims with the undeniable energy of an artist who cannot be held back. The opening two tracks, “City Girls” and “No Heart,” play like
“Mixed Personalities” is another look at the relationships in Melly’s life. The chorus is a worthwhile sing along and likely the best music Kanye has released recently (proving that Kanye’s inability to relate to society does not hinder his capacity to produce good new music). Despite a catchy sound, YNW Melly’s ruminations on love hold little water compared to his reflections on the life in which he grew up. In “Robbery,” YNW sings the dialogue of crime like an opera: “Don’t make a sound … Just hit the ground,” holding his listeners hostage. Melly also finds a suitable subject in rapping about the barriers that prevent him from doing and being what he wants. “F--- PNC Bank” depicts his trouble withdrawing enough cash to sustain his spending habits. “Why You Gotta Walk Like That???” chronicles his disregard for the opinions of those who’d rather see him live more traditionally. The production of “We All Shine” is best described as appropriate. Just as YNW Melly pounded his fist as the beat to write much of his work, the underlying instrumentals provide a sufficient framework for Melly to display the heart of his music, his voice. His usual singing is smooth to the point of buttery. His rapping is often quick and full of distinct imagery. However, YNW Melly sometimes takes the experimentation off track. “Mixed Personalities” features a near
screeched section of autotune vocals and “Alarm” contains a falsetto which even Young Thug would have trouble executing. Although he misses his target sometimes, YNW Melly is definitively competent in his technical skills. YNW Melly has a distinguished sound in a field where it’s all too easy to get lost. He uses his voice like a nuclear fission reactor that he has not yet fully learned to control. Used properly, his voice has incredible potential, but, if misused, has catastrophic implications. “We All Shine” is not perfectly polished, but it begs to be listened to again and again. It seems that nothing will be able to reverse YNW Melly’s ascent from nothing.
ballads — lamentations of shallow attempts, love and bitter goodbyes — interlacing traditional rapping throughout. His big-name collaboration with Kanye West on “Mixed Personalities” is another look at the relationships in Melly’s life. The chorus is a worthwhile sing along and likely the best music Kanye has released recently (proving that Kanye’s inability to relate to society does not hinder his capacity to produce good new music). Despite a catchy sound, YNW Melly’s ruminations on love hold little water compared to his ref lections on the life in which he grew up. In “Robbery,” YNW sings the dialogue of crime like an opera: “Don’t make a sound … Just hit the ground,” holding his listeners hostage. Melly also finds a suitable subject in rapping about the barriers that prevent him from doing and being what he wants. “F--- PNC Bank” depicts his trouble withdrawing enough cash to sustain his spending habits. “W hy You Gotta Walk Like That??? ” chronicles his disregard for the opinions of those who’d rather see him live more traditionally. The production of “We All Shine” is best described
as appropriate. Just as YNW Melly pounded his fist as the beat to write much of his work, the underlying instrumentals provide a sufficient framework for Melly to display the heart of his music, his voice. His usual singing is smooth to the point of buttery. His rapping is often quick and full of distinct imagery. However, YNW Melly sometimes takes the experimentation off track. “Mixed Personalities” features a near screeched section of autotune vocals and “Alarm” contains a falsetto which even Young Thug would have trouble executing. Although he misses his target sometimes, YNW Melly is definitively competent in his technical skills. YNW Melly has a distinguished sound in a field where it’s all too easy to get lost. He uses his voice like a nuclear fission reactor that he has not yet fully learned to control. Used properly, his voice has incredible potential, but, if misused, has catastrophic implications. “We All Shine” is not perfectly polished, but it begs to be listened to again and again. It seems that nothing will be able to reverse YNW Melly’s ascent from nothing.
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“Abroad changes you.” “I’m definitely more sophisticated now.” Probably every non-abroad student is tired of hearing this from their friends coming from Rome, London, Dublin, Australia or wherever they went to get ‘cultured.’ I guess I could fit into that category as well. I am sure I went home suddenly feeling Italian and correcting my parents when they say ‘bruschetta’ wrong. However, even though I heard epic stories from people coming back from abroad, I still want to share a few lessons I learned, mostly the hard way, for all the future ‘abroad-ers’: Budget and plan. This first advice might seem logical, and most people already have the intention of having a budget and go from there. However, once you get there you will want to try — in my case — every corner gelato, every type of pasta and pizza, buy a souvenir everywhere, and just like that two weeks into the program my budget turned into simply one more file to clutter my computer. Remember, you will have plenty of time to explore food and cultures and it is better to save up for trips than spend everything on local food all at once. Try to take different routes while walking home — and walk as much as possible. Living in Rome, we didn’t have much choice other than using our feet as our main transportation since local buses was not very reliable. At first, I chose the same 40 minute route to class every day to avoid getting lost, but after a while I began exploring new routes, and even though I did end up lost a few times, it was the best way to actually get to know the city. Talk to strangers. You probably always heard otherwise from your parents, but in my experience, conversations with random people usually became a learning experience about different culture and tips on where to go and not go. These talks may just end with you getting a free paella and two burritos in Madrid, you never know. Plan a solo trip. Personally, I rarely enjoy being alone. Sure, a little privacy once in a while is nice but I did not think I could go half a day without company. This is why I never thought of going on a trip by myself, even though I knew most people in my program had done it. However, after the semester ended I (sort of accidentally) booked my flight three days after everyone left. Even though I was very mad at myself at first, I took the opportunity to cross one more item off my bucket list and went backpacking through Venice and Milan by myself. I can honestly say I have no regrets. Learn as much as possible. Go to museums, read about the culture, if you are in a non-English speaking country, try to speak the local language as much as possible — engage in conversations and do not order food in English even if you sound ridiculous. It is not only the best way to learn, but the closest you will get to actually getting immersed in the culture. Take a little piece of home. I am not the homesick type, and even though I technically study abroad already here at Notre Dame, it was until I was in a time zone six hours ahead of my family that the homesickness finally caught up to me — especially when it comes to the food. By mid-semester, I was already tired of pasta and craving some black beans with tortilla and Queso Petacon instead. Sure, you will try new and amazing dishes over there, but nothing beats home-made food, so taking any reminder from home definitely helps. Say yes. Get out of your comfort zone. I cannot emphasize this enough; living in a completely different culture is already a step out of your comfort bubble, but it is not enough—take the opportunity to take risks. Say yes to babysitting two little Italian twins with almost no understanding of English for example. Buy a last minute 16-hour bus ride to Munich. Fly to Budapest even though you could technically be deported for traveling outside of a Schengen Area without a permit to stay. You may end up with momentary regrets but I assure you they will make the best stories. Even though I am aware I did not come back being a wine connoisseur or fluent in Italian, I would not trade any of the good, bad and unexpected experiences I came back with. Contact Cristina Interiano at cinteria@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Unbridled capitalism poses the greatest risk for American health Andrew Lischke Yeah, It’s An Act in Progress(ivism)
Every month or so it seems a new study is published in varying academic journals which claim that the newest consumption fad or dietary craze actually presents the greatest risk for the general American public health. A few months ago it was the JUUL. The JUUL was so greatly disseminated amongst the young crowd that it posed a new risk on par with cigarette smoking first popularized after the Civil War and then again in the Baby Boomer generation. So large and unrestricted and untested was the risk of JUUL that the FBI actually stepped in, raided JUUL’s headquarters, and instituted sanctions on its marketing department. Of course, though, there was a ‘greatest danger’ just before JUUL made headlines too. Before JUUL and vaping, it was hi-fructose corn syrup. Before that, it was saturated fats. Before that it was sugar. Before that, cholesterol. Before that, cigarettes. Before that, alcohol. Ad nauseam. There was and will always be a new and improved ‘greatest danger’ in our American consumerist-based economy. That danger, though, always circulates around the idea of unregulated capitalism. Unregulated, unchecked, uncontrolled capitalism presents the gravest threat to an average American’s health. Hear me out. The first threat is posed strictly through the power that these huge capitalist endeavors and industries (fast foods, tobacco, alcohol, gun, etc) have over the average consumer. Every day, either in your morning commute or on the morning news or even when listening to music, advertisements connected to these industries are run. Quite often, actually; to the point where the average American consumer probably doesn’t even realize their frequency; especially not their incredible effect. McDonald’s, in 2017, spent $632 million on advertising. That’s McDonald’s alone. Pair that with the hundreds of other notoriously unhealthy fastfood chains and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. Truly, the average American consumes a metaphorical ton of advertisement depicting unrealistic and sizzling and melting and beautifully crafted hamburgers. What kind of effect can this really have, though? Surely, as an American consumer, I have the free will to choose not to eat at McDonald’s (and other similar firms) and subsequently choose not to have the associated health issues that come from a fast-food diet. Think again. Studies show that both children and adults, when exposed to food advertisements consume 45 percent more food than their peers not exposed to food advertisements. This makes sense, of course. Even as a vegan, every time an Arby’s “We Have the Meats” commercial comes on, my stomach gets a bit antsy. We know how advertising works — it
attempts to manipulate the choice of consumers. And, we know it works. It is successful in manipulating that choice (otherwise, McDonald’s would not have spent $632 million on it in 2017). With the health issues that come from eating fast-foods (always high in saturated fat and sodium), we cannot allow this to go on unregulated. When we learned about the devastating effects of cigarettes on the general health of a human being, we (slowly) acted on it. But, even to this day, the warning labels on packs of cigarettes are nearly unintelligible. Sure, our government responded to protect its population from the dangers of blatant lies in advertisement (‘smoking is good for you’), but only after so many years of the dwindling power of cigarette lobbying groups. The same is happening with the fast food industry today. As obesity and obesity-induced diseases become an ever-pressing issue, the U.S. government has to step up its game before it’s too late. The U.S. has to start throwing some regulation at this (so far) unregulated and uncontrolled industry. In the past, unregulated capitalism has killed. I argue that, today, it still does. Our reliance on oil and coal is destroying our planet. The proliferation of coal and oil use is profitable for certain industry elites. With the capital to inf luence policy, we see Donald Trump and other similar politicians being bought and paid for by these industry elites. We see the reversal of years of policies under Obama’s presidency. All in the name of money and power. So, yes, unregulated capitalism is the single gravest threat to the health of humans everywhere. As companies and firms accrue more and more profit (to the point of being larger than some small countries as in the case of Amazon), the problem will only get worse. Capitalism, though, doesn’t have to be this way. It can be fixed. While the popularization of fast-foods (preying on low income earners) and tobacco and alcohol (preying on those addicted) and guns (preying on populations in high-crime areas) have the potential for devastating effects on general health and wellbeing, the popularization of cross-fit and veganism and healthy substitutes (all reserved for the wealthy) present potential solutions. Sure, capitalism is dangerous and terrible and responsible for much of the health issues present in the U.S. Only, though, unbridled. It also presents the greatest potential for fixing its mistakes. Capitalism (both through its consumers and its industries), thus, has to decide for itself whether to be a harbinger of healthy habits or of deadly vices. Drew is an award-winning alcohol evangelist, recovering coffee addict, finger drumming enthusiast and big-time social justice guy. He loves receiving both fan and hate mail: send it his way at alischke@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Elizabeth Boyle — Patrick McGuire Who they are: Elizabeth Boyle, the ticket’s candidate for student body president, is a junior from Long Island, New York, majoring in political science and peace studies. Boyle lives in BreenPhillips Hall, and during her time at Notre Dame has helped spearhead the Stand 4 IX movement and currently serves as the director of gender relations in student government. Patrick McGuire, the ticket’s candidate for vice president, is a sophomore from San Antonio, Texas, and majoring in economics and sociology. Editor’s note: McGuire is a former Scene Writer for The Observer. McGuire lives in Siegfried Hall, where he currently serves as dorm president, and has worked in University affairs and University policy. Top Priority: Reforming non-discrimination clause Notre Dame’s non-discrimination clause still does not protect students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. As its top priority, the Boyle-McGuire
ticket is looking to revise the clause, extending non-discrimination protection to all students. “It’s something that I tried to take on last year but just didn’t have the capacity or the team power to be able to do it,” Boyle said. “ … If we leave and are able to include both sexual orientation and gender identity into this nondiscrimination clause, we can say that now fully students do have this legal backing and they have something to point to when administrators or people at this University may lack in support for them or their policies.” While Boyle acknowledged this is a difficult fight that has been going on for 30 years, she and McGuire believe persistent, grassroots advocacy could help the ticket achieve this goal. Best Idea: Reforming parietals amnesty While other tickets recognized the need to reform parietals, the Boyle-McGuire ticket’s plan for this issue ref lected an acute understanding of the issue. Under the current system, a Title IX incident would have to occur and
be reported for amnesty to be granted for a parietals violation. The ticket is proposing students no longer be forced to file a Title IX request if they are to receive amnesty. “In the campus climate survey, the last time it came out, about 40 percent of students said they wouldn’t leave a dorm if it was dangerous if it meant breaking parietals because students are so afraid of getting in trouble for breaking parietals,” Boyle said. “And I think we’ve really lost sight of who we are if students are more comfortable with staying in a situation that would put them in such grave harm then in breaking a minor law.” This platform promise would allow students to leave a dangerous situation and still be granted amnesty for parietals, and it ref lects one of the most tangible attempts of any ticket to combat sexual assault on Notre Dame’s campus. Worst Idea: Trying to do too much with a large team While there are certainly benefits to the Boyle-McGuire ticket’s team of 50 members, this structure may create problems for the ticket with
too many ideas to account for and not enough focus on achieving a single goal. Additionally, many goals on the ticket’s platform do not seem fully fleshed-out and are difficult to achieve, such as “renovating DeBart classrooms,” “[fixing] the puddles” and “[working] on Coach USA.” Most Feasible: Bringing in Callisto 2.0 Fitting with the ticket’s focus on sexual assault prevention, Boyle-McGuire’s plan to implement Callisto 2.0, a sexual assault reporting system, is one of the ticket’s most feasible campaign promises. Boyle’s consistent experience working on implementing the system and her understanding of the University’s concerns in adopting it will give the ticket a leg up where other student governments have failed. “[Implementing Callisto] would be a very tangible, powerful and attainable measure for students’ safety,” McGuire said. Least Feasible: Stipends and academic credit for student activities As part of its efforts to
increase student involvement outside of class, the Boyle-McGuire ticket has proposed giving students academic credit or even stipends for participation in extra-curricular activities. W hile these initiatives would probably attract students, the University would most likely not be receptive to the idea due to the financial cost it would require and the potential for decreased enrollment for classes taught by faculty members. Bottom Line: Tangible, important goals and experience In all, the Boyle-McGuire platform focuses on the most important issues facing the tri-campus community — sexual assault and discrimination — and provides concrete and wellthought-out ideas to address these concerns. Boyle’s and McGuire’s experience in different areas of student government will help them to effectively implement these goals. If the ticket can find a way to coordinate all the voices in their campaign, this ticket has the chance to make real, meaningful change.
Carlston Chang — Kevin O’Leary Who they are: After being revived last year, this year’s freshmen Zahm ticket for student body president and vice president features freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Lear y. Chang, a finance major from Honolulu, Hawaii, is the candidate for president, and O’Lear y, a theolog y and histor y major from Plainfield, Ill., is his running mate. Chang said his role on the campaign is mainly “reaching out to students, listening to their concerns and understanding what needs to be changed and how [they’re] going to do that,” while O’Lear y said his job is a “combination of listening to what people have to say and blowing their minds.” Top Priority: More student government transparency and freedom For O’Lear y, the transparency goal is twofold — or two-ply, as it were. Not only did he note that transparency is key for any student government, he also pointed out “the transparency of our toilet paper situation is just despicable.”
“I can see through the toilet paper, and that’s just a problem,” he said, explaining that the Chang-O’Lear y ticket will continue the fight for two-ply toilet paper that sophomores Andrew Gannon and Mark Moran started last year. Chang’s top priority, he said, is freedom. That’s why he wants to create a free shuttle from campus to Meijer on Fridays “so students can access groceries,” he said. Best Idea: Replacing Columbus with Jenkins in the Gregori Murals Chang and O’Leary are running a crowdsourcing campaign, allowing students throughout Notre Dame to suggest what they feel will be the best ways to serve to community. One idea O’Leary said he feels would reduce tensions on campus would be “a compromise of sorts” about the Columbus murals in Main Building. “Rather than taking the murals down or fully covering them up, we suggest just replacing Columbus with a selection of tasteful selfies from [University President
Fr. John] Jenkins,” he said. “Possibly called the ‘Dankins Murals,’ which — we’re still working on the name, but we think that would solve the problem.” Worst Idea: TIE — Trial by combat OCS hearings and introducing greater diversity in water-borne illnesses O’Lear y explained that the seriousness of the suggested OCS trials by combat would depend on the seriousness of the situation, ranging from hand-to-hand combat to swordfights. “My hope is ‘Gladiator,’ but the University will probably talk us down to ‘West Side Stor y,’” O’Lear y said. Chang said he believes “the main point for trial by combat OCS hearings is that something needs to change,” but it is highly unlikely that the University will re-evaluate the hearings given the chance for student injuries and deaths if it were to implement this idea. Another goal that poses a danger to student health is to increase the diversity in water-borne illnesses on campus. W hile advocating for greater
diversity at Notre Dame is often a strong point of tickets’ platforms, in this case, Chang’s goal of “introducing salmonella so that the e-coli in our water are not lonely anymore,” is a terrible idea. Most Feasible: Numbered dining hall tables O’Leary said he and Chang “think it would be cool if you [could] text your friends like, ‘Oh, hey, we’re sitting at Table 16, come join us.’ That would be so much handier.” Simple, and doable. Least Feasible: Fr. Pete McCormick as the next Bachelor Although senior campaign manager Alex Bonino has already come up with a hashtag — #SweetPete — for the director of Campus Ministr y’s run as the lead on the ABC reality show “The Bachelor,” this might be tough to accomplish. For example, the fact that McCormick is a priest complicates the relationship aspect of the show. However, Bonino said he believes this added drama is exactly what will convince producers
to give McCormick a shot at love. “Obviously a big deal has been made about [current Bachelor Colton Underwood’s] virginity this season, and we think we could really even take that to the next level with Fr. Pete,” Bonino said. “Celibacy is the next virginity.” Bottom Line: Chang and O’Lear y are tr ying to bring some levity to the annual student government election, and they are succeeding. Under the guidance of Bonino and sophomore campaign manager Andrew Gannon, last year’s Zahm candidate for student body president, the two have put together a platform that puts student desires first while also respecting the rules of an election campaign. “It’s really astoundingly easy to follow all the rules, we’ve found out,” Bonino said. “It’s kind of stunning that we were the only platform able to do that last year, and obviously we’re going to do the same this year because ‘good, clean fun’ is our motto.”
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Eduardo Luna — Haley Coleman Who they are: Eduardo Luna, running for student body president, is a junior from Phoenix. He prev iously ser ved as the student senator for Knott Hall, though he now resides off campus, and is the senior student manager at North Dining Hall. Currently, Luna is the co-director of student life under the McGav ick-Gayheart administration. He is majoring in political science and economics. Junior Haley Coleman, Luna’s running mate, hails from Las Vegas, and spent the fall semester abroad in Washington, D.C. She currently sits on Junior Class Council, but considers herself a student government “outsider.” She is majoring in international economics and political science and is a resident of Farley Hall. Top Priority: TIE — Improving transparency and communication and improving residential dining W hile it may not be the centerpiece of the Luna– Coleman platform, the ticket has gotten word from students that they feel “ver y, ver y disconnected”
from the administration, Luna said in an inter v iew w ith The Obser ver on Saturday. The pair hopes to ser ve as a “bridge” bet ween the Main Building and the greater Notre Dame campus and “be able to advocate for all” students’ needs to administrators, he said. However, while Luna and Coleman may have claimed transparency as their main priorit y, t he duo is pa r t ia l to ma k ing improvements in Ca mpus Dining, especia lly considering Luna’s ex tensive backg round in t he a rea. Colema n noted t he tea m’s pla n to build on t he Ca mpus Dining student adv isor y committee, which was formed in November but has yet to meet. She sa id t he a im of t he committee is to ma ke sure “t he dining ha ll isn’t so much tr y ing to g uess what t he students a re enjoy ing a nd what we wa nt to see, but to actua lly get our voices hea rd to t hem.” Best Idea: Incorporating diverse cuisines into dining hall meals Luna and Coleman hope to encourage cultural appreciation in students by letting them break bread
together. Luna said the ticket believes offering “authentic food” can help make students “feel part of the communit y” at Notre Dame, but that it is rarely made available in the dining halls. The ticket plans to work w ith student groups and Campus Dining to sponsor multicultural cuisine, Luna said. The team already has a well-thoughtout plan to do so: Luna said he would dedicate his summer to working w ith Campus Dining to create a more diverse meal rotation before the school year begins. Worst Idea: Holding student senate in Midfield Commons W hile we appreciate the desire to never hold senate behind closed doors, the idea of setting up tables on the bleachers in Midfield Commons in the Duncan Student Center each week for the sake of transparency seems both excessive and disruptive. The first f loor of the Duncan Student Center is consistently one of the busiest places on campus; a group in charge of important decision-making like senate should not be
subjected to the comings and goings of the entire student body. Most Feasible: Standardizing how students are selected to be placed back into their dorms after study abroad According to Luna and Coleman, many dorms are inconsistent about how they determine which students study ing abroad w ill have spots when they come back. Often, students plan ahead to sw itch rooms w ith a friend study ing abroad during the opposite semester — a plan which is not always foolproof. Coleman said they hope to speak w ith each rector and “figure out who might be doing it the best and most efficiently and standardize it.” Least Feasible: Advocating for the greater use of air conditioning W hile many of the ideas Luna and Coleman have for improv ing residential life at Notre Dame — such as standardizing maintenance requests and study abroad housing systems — seem feasible, this one is out of the left field. Many residence halls at the Universit y
cannot be air conditioned due to infrastructure limitations from when they were built over a centur y ago. Implementing air conditioning in most of the buildings on South Quad would require a complete teardow n and rebuild of the structures. Bottom Line: Focused, feasible ideas with major areas of oversight The Luna– Colema n platform has four ma in modu les: resident ia l dining, diversit y a nd inclusion, resident ia l life a nd t ra nspa rency a nd communicat ion. W hi le its plat form is not more t ha n 10 pages long, li ke t hose of its opponents, it hits on a w ide va riet y of impor ta nt topics, f rom incor porat ing more f resh ing redients into food in t he dining ha l ls — somet hing t he pa ir t hin ks w i l l be doable based on Luna’s ex perience work ing w it h Ca mpus Dining a nd conversat ions he has had w it h members of t he depa r t ment — to touring a l l dorms on ca mpus. However, t he plat form a lso neglects to address some ma in issues impor ta nt to col lege ca mpuses in t he 21st centur y,
Mario Markho — Charlie Ortega Who they are: Presidential candidate Mario Mark ho is a junior neuroscience major in Keough Hall from Toledo, Ohio. His running mate, Charlie Ortega Guifarro, is a Film, Telev ision and Theatre major w ith minors in photography and the Journalism, Ethics and Democracy program. Editor’s note: Ortega is a former Sports Writer for The Observer. Ortega is a junior hailing from Miami currently liv ing in Stanford Hall. They are joined by campaign manager and junior Tiffany Rojas, an off-campus economics major. A ll three are members of the Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program.
Top Priority: Reducing dorm inequality W hile neit her Ma rk ho nor Or tega have ex perience work ing in student government, t heir respect ive experiences at Not re Da me prompted in t hem a desire to g ive back to t he student body a nd help t hose w it h simi la r backg rounds feel more welcomed, especia lly in light of t he recent ly implemented t hree-yea rson-ca mpus policy. The
t wo created a comprehensive a nd pract ica l plat form based on improv ing student life, building on a lready-exist ing prog ra ms a nd prov iding cla rit y in dea lings w it h t he administ rat ion. One of t he la rgest a reas t he t wo hope to tack le is t he longsta nding issue of dorm inequa lit y, bot h w it hin a nd across resident ia l life. Inf rast r ucture-w ise, t his includes pla ns to g ive fa ns to dorms w it hout AC a nd to establish more sound pipelines for repa irs a nd ma intena nce issues. Socia lly, t he t wo hope to curb a negat ive drin k ing cu lture a nd t he ever-present da nger of sex ua l assau lt by establishing clea r g uidelines for reg istering pa r t ies, adjust ing pa rieta l t imes a nd implement ing a f irst-t ime forg iveness policy for a ll pa rieta ls of fenses. Holist ica lly, t he t icket a lso hopes to establish a n a r t init iat ive w it hin residence ha lls a nd establish reg u la r oppor tunit ies for Confession w it hin dorms.
Best Idea: Online registration and scheduling for St. Liam’s and UCC The Markho-Ortega ticket has a number of insightful suggestions for improv ing student life, but perhaps none are more practical and
feasible than online scheduling for St. Liam’s. W hile the Universit y already has online scheduling software in place for things as simple as booking a haircut appointment, attempting to schedule an appointment w ith a psychologist, psychiatrist or physician requires calling or going in person. Adopting this technolog y for Universit y Health Ser v ices would not only be a welcome upgrade, it would also streamline its ser v ice and allow for scheduling beyond business hours.
Worst Idea: Move parietals to 2 a.m. on Thursdays On one hand, the ticket’s rat iona le for pa r ieta l refor m is wel l-i ntended ; it wa s created i n response to t he Un iversit y ’s recent Ca mpus Cl i mate su r vey, wh ich fou nd t hat ma ny i nd iv idua ls w i l l choose to not leave sit uat ions t hat put t hem at r isk for sex ua l a ssau lt for fea r of pu n ishment. However, t he solut ion Ma rk ho a nd Or tega of fer lack s pr udence. On t hei r plat for m, t he t wo just i f y t he t i me ex tension w it h t he fact t hat “cou nt less st udent s have compla i ned t hat [t he pa r ieta ls] ex tension does not apply to T hu rsdays, a n ig ht when most st udent s
st i l l go out,” but d isrega rd t he g la r i ng cor relat ion bet ween pa r t y cu lt u re a nd sex ua l a ssau lt. Rat her t ha n help t he problem, t he sit uat ion cou ld potent ia l ly g row worse w it h such a cha nge.
Most Feasible: Promote a State of the Union / Town Hall to the student body Another key facet of the ticket’s platform is promoting clarity within student government, a part of the organization that has struggled to remain consistent in recent years. The simple yet effective tool of organizing a bi-semester “State of the Union” would force the team to be transparent on its dealings with the University, as well as hold it accountable for implementing its campaign promises.
Least Feasible: Establish an extra reading day W hile not a bad idea in t heor y, t he ca mpa ig n’s hope to establish not one, but t wo ex t ra reading days — one per semester — wou ld require putt ing a n incredible a mount of pressure on t he Universit y a nd t he provost’s of f ice to even consider such a cha nge. It’s ex t remely doubt f u l t he administ rat ion wou ld consider rew riting t he academic ca lenda r.
Bottom Line: Wellintentioned, but lacking experience Ma rk ho-Or tega have clea rly put work in to bui lding what may be t he most concrete plat form in t he elect ion, a nd t he t icket has ma ny ideas which ref lect a pract ica l a nd insight f u l lens into where t he Universit y fa l ls shor t. But r unning t hrough ma ny of t heir proposa ls is a common t heme of na ivete — t he t wo may say t hey a re r unning on t he st reng t h of t heir plat form a nd not t heir clout w it h administ rators, but a number of t heir policies rea list ica l ly require a t remendous a mount of inf luence t hat past administ rat ions w it h much more ex perience have not even attempted. Wit h just a one-yea r term, it wou ld f ra n k ly be shock ing if Ma rk ho a nd Or tega were able to move t he Universit y to forg ive pa rieta l of fenses, publish CIFs or a complete brea kdow n of tuit ion. Addit iona l ly, severa l of t he ca mpa ig n’s ideas — such as sect ion f unds for resident assista nts — a re a lready sta nda rd Universit y policy. W hi le t he t icket’s best ideas ref lect a n ref reshing outside approach, t heir inexperience overshadows such proposa ls.
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The Observer endorses Boyle-McGuire Four tickets spent the past week hard at work campaigning for Wednesday’s student body president and vice president elections — freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Leary, juniors Mario Markho and Charlie Ortega Guifarro, juniors Eduardo Luna and Haley Coleman and junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire. As they prepared to launch their campaigns, each ticket proposed platforms outlining how it envisions its future as student government executives and how it plans to meet the needs of the Notre Dame community. The Observer Editorial Board interviewed all four tickets this weekend and invited each to discuss their platform in greater detail. After weighing a number of different factors such as strength and feasibility of platform and strength of leadership experience, the board votes to endorse Boyle-McGuire. Both Boyle and McGuire are ably equipped with prior experience in student government, albeit in different ways: Boyle is currently the director of the gender relations in the McGavick-Gayheart administration, and McGuire is the president of Siegfried Hall. Their platform takes aim at issues that have long been of concern to the tri-campus community, most of which past student government administrations have tried unsuccessfully to reform. Three of the ticket’s most ambitious initiatives — reforming the parietals amnesty policy; implementing Callisto, a sexual assault reporting system, on campus; and revising the University’s nondiscrimination clause — tackle gender relations issues. Together, Boyle, who led the Stand 4 IX movement at Notre Dame, and McGuire, who has experience in University affairs and University policy, look to be a strong team to engage the administration in this area.
Boyle and McGuire are not only passionate about their goals, but pragmatic in their plans for execution. Additionally, they demonstrate a knowledge of where past student government administrations have fallen short on similar platform points and how they plan to circumvent the roadblocks these other administrations faced, such as resistance from the University administration or a lack of clairty about Callisto. Though the Markho-Ortega ticket is also committed to addressing similar campus issues — such as parietals reform — its candidates seem to lack the level of understanding Boyle and McGuire have to guide their planning and decision making. While it’s refreshing to see students run for office without having been entrenched in student government since their freshman years, the reality is that to lead any organization properly, one must first be well-acquainted with its various departments. This is especially true when affecting change requires negotiation with the University’s administration. While the Markho-Ortega ticket may have ideas on concrete steps to take, its goals highlight a lack of experience — the reality is Notre Dame will not overhaul its longstanding parietal policies, especially overnight. Ultimately, we sincerely admire the practical goodwill for the student body it brings to the campaign, as its platform reflects a host of easily identifiable problems, but lacks the nuance necessary to achieve concrete solutions. The Luna-Coleman ticket, on the other hand, features its own unique strengths, particularly centered around Campus Dining. While its in-depth knowledge of the department makes change a realistic possibility in this area, unfortunately, its focus on Campus Dining makes its platform appear myopic in nature. Luna and Coleman also have a focus on diversity and inclusion, which they intend to promote through residential life, transparency and empowering the clubs themselves and diverting funding their way. However, their platform made no mention of many issues
— like sexual assault prevention — that we feel are important to the Notre Dame community. Though we appreciate the humor the Chang-O’Leary ticket brings to the student body government elections, we understand the team has no interest in serving as president or vice president and that this campaign was created for humorous purposes only. While Boyle and McGuire’s admirable ideas for campus reform impressed us, we do still have reservations — especially when it comes to their ambitious platform. Although the shortened version of their platform on their website is clear, the full, 13-page-long platform comes across as jumbled. With dozens of campaign promises — some of them admittedly vague, like “fix the puddles” or “increase collaboration between the colleges” — it’s doubtful they will be capable of achieving everything on their register. If elected, the candidates will need to carefully consider which ideas are worth prioritizing to ensure their strongest initiatives do not get lost among their weaker ones. Their unconventional campaign structure raises some concerns as well. The candidates welcomed a group of around 50 people onto their team, each of whom added their own ideas to the full platform — a fact that causes us to worry just how passionate Boyle and McGuire are about each line on their platform. It also remains unclear how Boyle and McGuire plan to integrate all 50 people into their administration if elected. Incorporating so many voices into their daily decision-making could potentially undermine their authority as executives and blur the line between collaboration and chaos. Still, the team offers a strong platform that takes a new angle on pressing campus issues. Moreover, the two represent the most cohesive unit, and their professionalism as candidates adds to their strength as a ticket. If elected, their experience — combined with the passion they bring to their platform — will allow them to hit the ground running if elected into office.
Candidates share their ideas in election debate By MARY STEURER News Editor
Four teams of candidates for student body president and vice president — freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Leary, juniors Mario Markho and Charlie Ortega Guifarro, juniors Eduardo Luna and Haley Coleman and junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire — gathered in the Midfield Commons of the Duncan Student Center on Monday evening to discuss their plans for improving campus life and addressing the needs of the student body. Editor’s note: Ortega is a former Sports Writer for The Observer and Patrick McGuire is a former Scene Writer. In the debate, led by Ellen Pil, the judicial council and moderated by vice president of elections, each pair of candidates was asked to answer a series of questions relating to their platform. Students were able to submit questions beforehand via an online form. Chang and O’Leary held that their strength in a ticket lies in their inexperience in leadership. “We are a ticket that each of you sees yourself in: young, scared, handsome and so sick of North Dining Hall taking away mints that we will fight tooth and nail to bring them back,” Chang said. The Luna-Coleman ticket emphasized their devotion to improving residential life for students. “We’re working on improving campus residency [and] we’re working on improving campus dining,” Luna said. “We’re also working on improving a lot of different aspects with regards to diversity and inclusion, and, as the last point, we’re also working on doing a lot of transparency and communication with the student body as a whole.” Markho said his campaign’s platform is divided into three distinct parts: “action”, “building” and “clarity.” “We want to act to actually make change at Notre Dame that’s practical,” he said. “ … The second thing we want to do is actually build … The current administration and past administrations have done fantastic things to make progress at Notre Dame, and we think that we can build on those to make this an actually better place. … the third thing we want to do is to have clarity in student government.” With a focus on student empowerment, the Boyle-McGuire ticket aims to usher in improved gender relations and dorm
reform. “These are things that, in our experience as students at Notre Dame, in Hall Council and all the different things that we’ve done, we’ve seen to be super important,” Boyle said. The tickets were then asked to discuss their immediate plans and those for the next academic year. Markho said he and Ortega Guifarro have already begun work on their initiative to increase funding for campus clubs. “We’ve already reached out to … the Club Coordination Council to talk about increasing club funding,” he said. Come next fall, the team would continue efforts to preserve the learning resource center and other safety nets for students that the end of the First Year of Studies could endanger. “We want to work on academic policies for the new year. We want to have honor code transparency and things we think, as students, are just common sense,” Markho said. As freshmen, Chang and O’Leary hope to use their familiarity with the Moreau First Year Experience to help develop the class into a full-fledged minor. O’Leary said his ticket’s plans for next semester will focus on a compromise for the Columbus murals controversy. “We would suggest maybe replacing part of [the murals] with a selection of tasteful selfies by Fr. Jenkins,” he said. Boyle and McGuire said that, if elected, their first task would be to recruit a team of students for their administration. “The first thing that Patrick and I would do is be meeting with students all across campus who are interested in getting involved in student gov.,” she said. The ticket would also continue work on reforming parietals amnesty, their main goal being allowing students to leave a dangerous situation without having to file a Title IX report, she added. McGuire said he and Boyle plan to start next fall by creating a “department of student empowerment.” “This would look at a lot of different issues, such as different funding for student organizations and activities, different credit options for low-socioeconomic students, for different activities on campus,” he said. As for the Luna-Coleman ticket, the pair would focus their efforts on reorganizing certain student government offices, with hopes to make them more accessible to the “average Notre Dame student,” Luna said. “One of the initiatives that we’d like to take … is actually seeing a lot of the restructuring of how executive cabinet in student government works as a whole,” he said.
Later, the two would work to implement a “student worker initiative leadership program” to incentivize student employment on campus. “I would like to see a lot more people that are coming from a lot more backgrounds within campus, and see them not only get paid for what they do, but also help make campus a different and better place,” Luna said. Each ticket also discussed how they hope to promote unity within the student body. Coleman said she and Luna aim to combat divisions on campus by encouraging free speech and providing more opportunity for open discussion. “We’re working with clubs like BridgeND specifically to combat [political division],” she said. Markho said the most important way his ticket encourages unity is by leaving politics out of their platform entirely. The team also plans to provide “priority funding towards diversity and inclusion” groups, he added. McGuire said he and Boyle hope to prevent division at Notre Dame by addressing campus issues in the context of their real impacts on people. “When we talk about protecting survivors of sexual assault, it’s not a political issue, it is an issue of human dignity,” he said. O’Leary said his ticket is strongly opposed to division. “We don’t even like math,” he said. To close the debate, candidates considered the criteria they would use to judge the success of their administrations if elected. Citing many of her campaign promises, Boyle said the most important gauge of her administration’s success would be if it effectively worked to improve gender relations. “For us, if by the time we finish our time in office, the rates of sexual assaults have decreased and the rates of reporting assaults have increased, that means that students are finally beginning to feel that they can trust their home,” she said. Luna said students can be sure of Luna-Coleman administration’s success if they “see changes within the dining hall” later this year. Markho said he hopes the student body holds him and Ortega Guifarro accountable for each of their campaign promises. “We can do everything on our platform,” he said. Contact Mary Steurer at msteure1@nd.edu
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Day of Man with Siegfried Hall Dearest members of the Notre Dame and St. Mary’s community, Do you like seeing your Notre Dame men dressed in very little clothing? Good. More importantly, do you like fighting homelessness? Great. If you said no to either of these questions, you also probably think UCF won the national championship last year, but nonetheless, we have the event for you. This Wednesday, Feb. 6, the strapping, scantily-clad and, in most cases, single, Ramblers of Siegfried Hall will brave the elements and host their 13th annual Day of Man. The tradition was born one frantic morning twelve years ago, when a Siegfried resident forgot his coat on his way to class and realized how cold the winters of South Bend can really get. He put
this thought into action and gathered a group of friends to stand out in the cold to raise money to benefit the homeless community of South Bend. Over the past twelve years, Siegfried has raised over $130,000 to benefit the South Bend Center for the Homeless. This year, we once again need your help. And so, Notre Dame, we are calling on you to stand with us and donate to help a cause everyone can get behind. Look out for Ramblers in class, on the sidewalks and outside dining halls all day and consider donating your next Uber fare (or two) to Palace. We might even make you a snow angel. If you are strapped for cash Wednesday, Day of Man will once again be gladly accepting Venmo donations, and the event will have an online donation site where you, friends and family can all donate
to this worthy fundraiser. Look for the link shared on the Day of Man Facebook event page and please share it. Please help us make this year’s event our most successful ever. Peace, Love, PDub, Kieran Wurl sophomore Ethan Lipnicky sophomore Jess Hatfield junior Patrick Davis senior Jan. 31
Upper vortex side Patrick McKelvey With the Current
A Ever y few years, when the low pressure system that surrounds the Arctic weakens, pockets of polar air can make their way farther south than they normally would. This is what happened last week, when a ‘polar vortex’ brought frigid temperatures to the midwestern United States. Not just frigid, actually—some states recorded temperatures colder than those at the South Pole. The w indchill in Minneapolis reached -50 degrees. Mount Carroll, Ill., recorded a new record of -38 degrees w ithout w indchill. Notre Dame canceled classes. Around 2,700 f lights across the countr y were canceled as well. My train into Chicago ended up being a bus, as the South Shore Line told us tracks were too frozen for ser v ice. The cold also resulted in thousands of car accidents, power outages and 21 deaths. The homeless were particularly v ulnerable—at these temperatures, frost bite can occur on exposed skin in just five minutes. Fortunately, shelters in the region did ever ything in their power to prepare for the weather. Prev ious reports by The Obser ver indicated South Bend had prepared adequate shelter for its homeless population. Notre Dame assured us that should anyone need space to stay warm, Universit y facilities would be made available. These measures likely saved countless lives.
Both the cit y and the Universit y deser ve praise for their actions, for doing the right thing and for opening their doors as we would want them opened to ourselves. I can’t imagine anyone doing any thing else. Unless we go to New York. The polar vortex that plagued the Midwest made its way east on the evening of Jan. 30. On Jan. 31, the high temperature in Manhattan was just 10 degrees. The cit y’s 63,000 homeless faced a dire problem. Those that couldn’t find space in shelters made their way underground, hoping to find refuge from biting w ind in subway stations. Some, who could scrape together the $2.75 needed for a subway sw ipe, sat up on train routes that stayed underground all night. New York mayor Bill De Blasio and his administration attempted a number of strategies to confront rising homelessness in the cit y. One such of these tactics is to purchase vacant buildings and convert them into temporar y shelters. This is the case w ith the former Hotel A lexander, on the notoriously wealthy Upper West Side. Residents are less than pleased. Twelve buildings have hired a private securit y ser v ice to “check up” on the new homeless residents. They pay $140,000 a year for a single guard to patrol the area nightly. The guard “routinely confronts loiterers to ask them to ‘go somewhere else.’” Other Upper West Siders have even attempted to use legal recourse to block the opening of shelters.
Some of their complaints are more than legitimate — on Jan. 31, police apprehended homeless Daniel Omolukun after he followed a family up to their apartment, duct taped them to chairs at knifepoint and robbed them. Most are more innocuous, such as issues w ith loud music or talking on cell phones. I don’t spend a lot of time on the Upper West Side. I can’t say exactly how bad the problem is. Maybe I would complain too. But it’s a lot easier to complain about loud music when you can shut the door to it. It’s much easier to deal w ith the cold when the heat’s on in your walk-up. It’s much easier to tell loiterers to go somewhere else, when you have somewhere else to go. Many of the homeless are mentally ill. Some are dangerous. But many more just need some help. If the cit y decided that the Upper West Side was the best place to help, then it probably is. This is a problem that’s hard for a lot of us to understand. But when the temperatures warm up this week, we should all tr y to remember it’s still cold for some people. Patrick McKelvey splits his time between being a college junior and a grumpy old man. A New Jersey native and American studies major, he plans on pursuing a legal career after graduating Notre Dame. If you can’t find him at the movies, he can be reached for comment at pmckelve@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Show how innovative you can be this year. Try something new; take a unique approach to handling both personal and professional responsibilities. A change will do you good and help you develop new skills. Nurture important relationships, and put more time and effort into mental and physical improvements. Evaluate your goals, interests and your concerns. Romance is highlighted. Your numbers are 7, 15, 24, 26, 32, 41, 48. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Refuse to get bogged down with tedious details. Be open to suggestions, but do what feels right. A physical change will turn out better than anticipated. Go somewhere you’ve never been, and it will encourage you to do something unique. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be careful what you wish for. Consider what’s worked for you in the past and rearrange your day to ensure you don’t fall behind. Dedication and loyalty will make a difference to the outcome of an important deal. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pour everything you’ve got into getting ahead, pumping up your reputation and connecting with people who have something to contribute that will help you reach your goal. A change made to a contract or joint endeavor appears to be beneficial. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Don’t let what others do influence you. Aim to stabilize your life, not disrupt it. Concentrate on the things and the people you enjoy most. Learn from mistakes, and keep what’s important to you moving along at a steady pace. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): You need a change. Consider what stimulates you mentally and physically and head in that direction. Love and romance will enhance your life and lead to new and exciting opportunities. A change at work will be to your benefit. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Settle into a routine that makes you feel at ease. Knowing what’s expected of you and how best to use your skills and experience to come out on top will enable you to outmaneuver any competition you meet along the way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Socialize, network and keep busy doing the things you do best. Spend time with people who share your interests. A suggestion someone makes will help you bring about a positive financial change. A domestic matter needs to be handled delicately. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll be torn between what you should do and what you want to do. Get organized, take care of your responsibilities and move on to the things you enjoy most. Don’t ponder when you should be moving full speed ahead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Trust will be difficult when dealing with someone using emotional blackmail. Don’t believe everything you hear. Look at every angle, and let your gut feeling lead you in the right direction. Socializing will lead to a romantic encounter. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t make a move because someone else does and prompts you to follow suit. Being a friendly observer will serve you well and offer insight into the changes needed to ensure you are successful. Believe in yourself. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Check the online job market or consider offering your skills and services to organizations you’d like to work for. Someone you have collaborated with in the past will offer information that will encourage you to try something new. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put more time and effort into the way you do things. Details will make the difference when you present what you have to offer. Someone who owes you a favor will offer good advice and hands-on help if you ask. Birthday Baby: You are outgoing, innovative and flexible. You are friendly and helpful.
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nBA | Hawks 137, Wizards 129
NBA trades could bring big changes Lucas Masin-Moyer Assistant Managing Editor
Over the past week, three major stories have broken relating to NBA stars and what teams they’ll be playing for in the coming years — Anthony Davis’ trade request, Kristaps Porzingis’ trade to the Dallas Mavericks and Kyrie Irving’s statements that seemed to distance him from a potential future with the Boston Celtics. In today’s Sports Authority, I’ll be tackling what each move means for the players, the teams they’ll be leaving and the teams to which they’ve been linked.
Davis leaving New Orleans Anthony Davis is, without a doubt, one of the top-10 players in the NBA. Yet during his time on the New Orleans Pelicans, he has consistently been held back from larger success by his supporting cast, playing with teammates who have failed to deliver consistent results or who have left him immediately after achieving any semblance of success (e.g. Boogie Cousins dipping to the Warriors before this season). It’s easy to see why Davis would want to move on to greener pastures, giving himself a greater chance at a title. The front-runner for Davis’ services seems to be LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers. After their initial offer was turned down, the Lakers have made an even stronger bid for Davis, reportedly offering up a whopping package which includes young stars Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram, in addition to draft picks and salary-cap relief for the Pelicans. If both teams pull the trigger on this move, it would be a sign that the Lakers want to win now, as they would be essentially mortgaging their future for Davis. Whether they would actually win immediately is another question. While having two of the best players in the NBA on a roster certainly wouldn’t hurt, the Lakers would be trading away their best point guard option in Ball and would be letting go their brightest young player in Kuzma. It’s a risky move that could potentially benefit both teams, but so much depends on how quickly James and Davis can work together and whether or not the prospects that the Lakers would be giving up could develop.
Porzingis to Dallas Very shortly after requesting a trade, New York Knicks center Kristaps Porzingis, along with Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee, were traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in exchange for DeAndre Jordan, Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews and two future
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first-round draft picks. For the Mavericks, the deal is a slam dunk; once he recovers from his ACL injury, Porzingis will pair perfectly with rookie phenom Luka Doncic, creating a perfect young core for the Mavericks going forward as they continue their streak of recruiting top-class European talent. For the Knicks, the move seems like just one in cascade of catastrophic decisions that has plagued the organization recently. By giving up its best player, New York is essentially going allin on tanking, but this tank seems like a significantly worse version of the Sixers’ “Process,” as the Knicks seem to have no real direction. Sure, they will probably have one of the top picks in next year’s draft with the chance to take Zion Williamson, but with the lottery that’s no guarantee. The success of this deal will largely hinge on whether or not the Knicks can sign a marquee free agent, like Kyrie Irving, next summer with the new cap space, but the reasons a top player would want to come to this franchise are few and far between outside of the market.
Kyrie out of Boston? The final big NBA news out of this week came from Boston, as guard Kyrie Irving said to “ask him on July 1” — the date NBA free agency starts — about whether he would re-sign with the Celtics. Irving notably left LeBron James and the Cavaliers in 2017, just one year after winning an NBA title. Irving made the move because he wanted to be the star of a franchise, but he seems to have realized that winning is actually pretty difficult when you aren’t flanked by the greatest player of all time. He is now looking to move somewhere more successful as the underperforming Celtics currently sit at fifth in the Eastern Conference. There’s been talk of Irving trying to team up again with another superstar in free agency, a move that would likely help bring Kyrie back to his best as he would be able to play off another superstar. There are some intriguing options — including pairing up with Davis, Jimmy Butler or another big name in New York should the Knicks land Williamson. But I think the most intriguing option involves Irving taking a trip out to Los Angeles and getting back together with James, attempting to reconcile with the teammate whom he so recently spurned. Contact Lucas Masin-Moyer at lmasinmo@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Prince scores 21, Hawks top Wizards in DC Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Taurean Prince scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and hit five of Atlanta’s 20 3-pointers, helping the Hawks defeat the Washington Wizards 137-129 on Monday night. Rookie guard Kevin Huerter added 19 points and also hit five 3s in his return to the region where he played college ball at Maryland. Two of those 3s came during an early 16-2 run that put Atlanta up 28-16 late in the first quarter, a lead they did not give back. Vince Carter scored 16 points in 16 minutes after halftime. John Collins had 15 points and 11 rebounds despite exiting at halftime with a cut on his face. Trae Young added 10 points and 10 assists as nine Hawks
reached double figures. Atlanta outrebounded the Wizards 51-39 and finished 20 of 41 from beyond the arc to close a 4-3 road trip. Bradley Beal had 18 of his 27 points in the fourth for the Wizards, who slipped into a 10th-place tie with Orlando in the Eastern Conference playoff race, three games back of eighth-place Miami. Jeff Green scored 26 points, Trevor Ariza had 25 and Jordan McCrae added a season-high 20 off the bench. But the Wizards never got within a possession after halftime.
Still got it Carter entered to a notable ovation in the third quarter. The 42-year-old, who is 12 years removed from his 10th and final All-Star appearance, then hit his first three shots — including two 3s. He
finished 6 of 8 from the floor and 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.
Tip-ins Hawks: Are 9-7 when grabbing at least 50 rebounds. . Collins’ double-double was his 21st of the season. . C DeWayne Dedmon fouled out with 5:30 remaining. Wizards: Started 0 for 10 from 3-point range before Tomas Satoranksy made one with 9:18 left in the first half. They finished 12 of 38. . Beal picked up his third foul with 8:41 left in the first half and sat until the break. . Reserve F Troy Brown sat out and will miss at least one more game with an ankle injury.
Up next Hawks: Host the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. Wizards: At the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
nBA | bucks 113, Nets 94
Shorthanded Nets fall flat, Bucks get the win in NY Associated Press
NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the cold-shooting Brooklyn Nets 113-94 on Monday night. The injur y-depleted Nets missed 19 of their first 20 3-point attempts, making it another easy night for the team with the NBA’s best record. Brooklyn finished 5 for 42 (11.9 percent) behind the arc. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Eric Bledsoe had 15 for the Bucks, who won their fourth straight, all by double digits. D’Angelo Russell scored 18 points for the Nets, who have been forced to go deep down their roster because of injuries and lost their third in a row. Brooklyn shot 32 percent overall while playing without Caris LeVert, Spencer Dinwiddie, Joe Harris, Jared Dudley and Allen Crabbe, all either starters or key reserves.
That left them no match for the Bucks, especially with Shabazz Napier going 0 for 10 behind the arc and DeMarre Carroll missing his first eight overall before finishing 2 for 11. Despite all that, the Nets trailed by only nine at halftime. It was nearly 11, but Antetokounmpo’s basket was ruled too late after he picked up an inbounds pass with three seconds left near one foul line and got all the way to the other basket to attempt a lay up. But the Bucks broke out for 36 points in the third quarter, extending their lead to 87-64.
Tip-ins Bucks: Bledsoe missed Saturday’s game at Washington with a sore Achilles tendon. ... Antetokounmpo was the Eastern Conference player of the week last week for the second consecutive week. He has won the award six times this season. Nets: Coach Kenny Atkinson said LeVert (dislocated right foot) and Crabbe
(sore right knee) would practice with the Nets’ G League affiliate on Tuesday. Atkinson said he wasn’t sure yet if they would be able to get into games before the A ll-Star break. ... The Nets signed F Mitch Creek to a second 10-day contract.
Backcourt boost Besides LeVert and Crabbe, the Nets are also without Dinwiddie (right thumb surger y) and Harris (sore right hip). So Atkinson said the nearing returns of some regulars is “good timing.” “Listen, it doesn’t have to be 40 minutes, right? ” Atkinson said. “I think that would be kind of the best scenario, just kind of integrating those guys slowly into the lineup. That’s going to be a big boost for us. I think right now, like I said, it’s good timing.”
In the crowd Former President Bill Clinton and Brooks Koepka, last year’s U.S. Open and PGA Championship winner, were in the crowd.
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as a junior. After participating in gymnastics her whole life, Fox had the experience necessary to make her way up the squads. Now, as a senior and one of the cheer team’s key members, Fox’s career at Notre Dame is drawing to a close. Fox said football games were the highlight of her experience and traveling with the Irish squad has meant a lot to her over the years “It really isn’t that we just show up and cheer,” Fox said. “Normally it’s that we meet at 4 a.m. on Friday, then we’ll drive to Chicago, we’ll get to the airport, and fly out to wherever we need to go. We’ll get in at around 2 p.m. on Friday, we normally have an hour or so of free time, and then we’ll start getting ready for the pep rally or any Friday night events, typically an alumni event.” An away game day typically begins at 6 a.m., with the squad performing routines before
game time and mingling with fans and alumni — Fox’s favorite part of the experience. After the game, the team usually flies back to South Bend on a red-eye in order to get back to campus in time to cheer at a women’s volleyball game on Sunday. Being on the squad is a huge time commitment, Fox said. “It’s difficult,” she said. “It is a huge sacrifice with school and friends. Being a student at Notre Dame is typically hard for anyone and the athlete commitment definitely adds to that.” Although the team still has a full schedule of cheering in the spring as well, the end of football season is a strange feeling for Fox. “There’s really nothing like it ... the experience of cheering in the various stadiums is really awesome. I’m not sure I’ll know what to do with myself when I come back after graduation to experience game day as a fan.” Looking back at her time on the cheer team, Fox said she is overwhelmingly appreciative
of all the experiences she’s had. “The biggest takeaway is appreciating the opportunities that I’ve been given,” Fox said. “There’s been so many cool places that we’ve gotten to go to. I’ll look back and think, ‘No one else got to do that, no one else got to meet Garth Brooks just because they did cheerleading,’” Fox said in reference to the pre-show meet-andgreet the cheer team had with Brooks before his stadium concert at Notre Dame in 2018. “Then there’s being a part of something that’s bigger than just myself doing schoolwork,” Fox said. “It is very cool to be representing the university.” As an example for so many, Fox cherishes the role she has had in the lives of the kids she has met. “It’s a great feeling and an honor to have little girls look up to you, to come up to you and say, ‘I want to be a Notre Dame cheerleader,’” she said. “It’s a very unique thing to be a part of and I’m so grateful for that experience.” ANN CURTIS | The Observer
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Irish senior cheerleader Kendall Fox looks out to the crowd during her final game as a cheerleader at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Dec. 29.
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Irish ranked squads dominate Spartans on road with 27 first-place finishes By ELLEN GEYER Associate Sports Editor
Not re Da me saw success across t he boa rd Saturday at Michigan State, emerging v ictorious on both the men’s and women’s sides in the last dual meet of the season. The Irish ended the t wo-team battle w ith 27 first-place finishes and 60 finishes in
the top three. With the end of the regular season rapidly approaching, the weekend’s results show the Irish as a force to be reckoned w it h in t he ACC. Head sw im coach Mike Lit zinger, ex pressed how instrumental the meet against the Spartans was in fine tuning some of the team’s strategies and lineups before the
championship round of the season. “We were able to move our top athletes around in the lineup,” he said. “The Michigan State meet was a great way to not only end the year, but a great way to begin that phase of our training. We were able to exercise race strategies that we’re tr y ing to work on and
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Irish senior Nikki Smith readies to get off to a quick start in Notre Dame’s victory over Purdue in Rolf ’s Aquatic Center on Oct. 26. The swim and dive teams are preparing for the ACC finals later this month.
[come] away w ith a v ictor y. So, good stuff at both ends of the pool— the div ing end and the sw imming end.” The men entered the weekend at No. 23 and the women at No. 19. The women’s success in East Lansing extended their no-loss record, w it h t he f ina l score of 196-101. They now sit 10-0-1 on t he season. The men’s tea m used t heir 188-108 v ictor y at t he meet to even t heir season record to 4-4. Lit zinger noted t hat bot h t he women’s a nd men’s tea ms a re poised for g reatness heading into t he postseason. “[Sophomore] Lindsay Stone has been a t remendous per former for us a l l yea r long, as wel l as [junior] Abbie Dola n,” Lit zinger sa id. “[Sophomore] Zach Yeadon a nd [senior] Matt Grauslys stood out to me at t hat meet.” Stone, Dola n, Yeadon a nd Grauslys were a mong t he ma ny Not re Da me at hletes who nabbed f irst place f inishes in East La nsing. Grauslys in pa r ticular had noteworthy performance, competing w ith great success in various butterf ly events. He came in first in both the men’s 100- a nd 200-ya rd f ly, post ing t imes of 48.76 a nd 1:47.99 respect ively. Dola n per formed simila rly wel l, sw imming t he women’s 500-ya rd f ree
in 4:49.18 to secure a f irstplace f inish. Not re Da me’s div ing tea ms per formed just as wel l, w it h t he women’s tea m sweeping t he 3-meter compet it ion. Sophomore Kel ly St raub led t he Fight ing Irish, cla iming f irst w it h a score of 314.33. Fol low ing St raub Irish f reshma n A nnie Wiese a nd junior Erin Isola t ied for second at 299.48. Closing up t he sweep for Not re Da me was junior Cla ire A ndrews, who ca me in at four t h w it h a score of 296.32. Lit zinger was happy w it h t he weekend’s results, but he and his staf f are keeping expectations high for t heir student at hletes going into t he ACC championships at t he end of Februar y. “I t hin k we had nine or ten dif ferent indiv idua l w inners, so we spread t he wea lt h a round … I’d g ive it a n A- for tea m ef for t,” Lit zinger sa id. On Feb. 16 a nd 17, t he Not re Da me student-at hletes who a re not compet ing in t he ACC Cha mpionships w i l l t ravel to east to compete against top level competition at Ohio State’s Winter Inv itationa l. The Buckeyes sit at No. 13 on t he men’s side and No. 15 on t he women’s, a nd t he meet in Columbus meet w i l l ma rk t he end of t he reg u la r season. Contact Ellen Geyer at egeyer1@nd.edu
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teammates. The menta lit y t hat she has been bring ing to t he matches of rea lly just gett ing a f ter it has made a big dif ference.” Not re Da me did not get its usua l st rong per forma nce f rom top players. The four top-ra n ked sing les players for t he Irish a ll lost in st ra ight sets. It was t he f irst test aga inst a ra n ked tea m for t he Irish, a nd t hey w ill look to lea rn f rom t he loss as t hey cont inue t he spring season. Not re Da me now faces t hree out-of-conference, Big Ten opponents in a row, w it h a road matchup aga inst t he Universit y of Il linois coming f irst t his Friday, Feb. 8. The Fight ing Il lini a re 0-3 on t he spring season, but a l l t hree loss have come at t he ha nds of ra n ked tea ms.
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Thorpe,” Sparks said. “Logan had to come back and win the competition on his last t hrow of t he day and Summer, in such a short race where you can see ever y t hing going on to your left and right and k now ing what you have to do to cross t he f inish line f irst. It just shows you t he t y pe of competitor t hat a ll t hree of t hose k ids are. Their times w ill come [dow n] once t hey
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According to Coach Silverio, it w ill be an excellent opportunit y for the Irish to make a statement outside of ACC play. “Illinois is another tough team, that’s what I think is so important for us. It’s awesome to play a schedule where we play tough match after tough match because ultimately that’s going to make us better,” Silverio sa id. “We have high sta nda rds a nd to be t he best you have to be able to beat a nd compete aga inst t he best. We’re look ing for wa rd to a not her high ca liber match. We wa nt to batt le, we wa nt it be tough. We ca n not wa it to get out t here aga in.” The match bet ween Not re Da me a nd Illinois w ill ta ke place Friday in Champaign, Ill. Match time is scheduled for 5 p.m. ANnie smierciak | The Observer
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Irish graduate student Brooke Broda rallies with an oppenent in Notre Dame’s victory over Bowling Green at the Eck Tennis Pavilion on Jan. 23. The Irish women are looking to bounce back after their loss to OSU.
get into better and better competition and … get closer to nationa l qua lif y ing.” Overa ll, t he atmosphere inside t he Lof tus Fieldhouse was energized and excited t hroughout t he weekend, w it h over 1,000 at hletes from 41 dif ferent institutions f lock ing to campus to compete in t he event which is considered Notre Dame’s premier track and f ield competition. Sparks commented on t he raucous atmosphere of t he week, especia lly noting how his
team contributed to ma k ing it what it was. “[It] Felt [electric] a lmost t he whole meet, rea lly” Sparks said. “It’s nice to be at home. Wit hout a doubt t he Notre Dame student-at hletes on t he inf ield brought more energ y t han anybody else. That was somet hing we ta lked about as a team afterwards. We had some great performances, but I t hink what rea lly helped t hose great performances a long was t he f ire t hat t he rest of t he team brought to t he
Fieldhouse on Saturday.” Wit h just a couple of meets left before t he ACC Indoor Championships in late Februar y, Sparks said t he Meyo Inv itationa l was key, noting bot h what his team can ta ke away from it and what t hey can build on as championship season nears. “Competing w it h passion [is key],” Sparks said. “A ll t hree event-w inners did t hat, but t hat was contagious across a ll event groups. W hen you’re competing w it h passion, you’re going
to see yourself improve from week to week. There might be plateaus at times … but [t he brea kt hrough] is coming, and so if you keep t hat same energ y and passion week af ter week, t hen good t hings w ill happen.” Up next, t he Irish w ill head to meets at Iowa State, Clemson and Indiana before returning home to host t he A lex Wilson Inv itationa l on Feb.16. Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu
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Irish sophomore long distance runner Yared Nuguse inches in front of the pack during the Meyo Mile at the Meyo Invitational at the Loftus Sports Center on Friday. Nuguse won with a season-best time of 4:01.10, marking his second-consecutive victory in the Meyo Mile. The sophomore won bronze in the 8k at ACC Cross Country Championships in October.
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Irish fall in loss to Buckeyes By JACK CONCANNON Sports Writer
Notre Dame suffered their first loss of the season this weekend, falling 6-1 in Columbus, Ohio to the 16thranked Ohio State Buckeyes. After facing off against a series of unranked opponents, the Irish (3-1, 1-0 ACC) faced a major challenge on the road and failed to take advantage of the opportunit y for an upset. But Irish head coach A lison Silverio said the team w ill need to move on quick ly, as a challenging series of big ten foes await the Irish over the next month. “It was a tough battle for us. We certainly know that Ohio State came out doing things a little bit better than us today,” Coach Silverio said. “We have to put our heads dow n and get back to work. It was a great opportunit y to see a team of that level early in the season. The
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difference certainly is not that big, but there are things we need to work on and continue to do better. Credit to Ohio State for the way they battled today.” Notre Dame’s lone w inner on the day was sophomore Cameron Corse, who defeated Ohio State (3-1) junior Danielle Wolf 7-5, 6-2. Corse has yet to lose a match this spring season, and Coach Silverio had high praise for her player’s performance. “[Corse] has been consistently coming out and putting in solid work in practice. I think for her, fitness has been a big confidence builder. She’s getting stronger, she’s getting quicker. She’s someone that brings a ton of energ y in her matches,” Silverio said. “She’s going to be feist y and pump you up and let her teammates know when she has done something well. She supports her see W TENNIS PAGE 15
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Irish senior Kendall Fox takes the field alongside the Leprechuan at AT&T Stadium in Dallas to cheer in the 2018 Cotton Bowl.
Three-hour practices Monday through Thursday. Early morning, 6 a.m. lifting sessions Tuesday and Thursday. Pep Rally Friday night. An 8 a.m. wakeup call Saturday morning and seven jam-packed hours leading up to 3:30 p.m. kickoff … but this isn’t the schedule of football player. Add in a few hours on Sunday at the women’s volleyball or men’s basketball game and throw in some cross-field backf lips, and this is the football weekend schedule of senior Irish cheerleader Kendall Fox. Fox, who joined the cheer team at the end of her freshman year, has worked her way through the ranks, progressing through the Green and Blue squads until rising to the top team, Gold, see CHEER PAGE 14
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Squad hosts successful Meyo Invitational By JOE EVERETT Sports Editor
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Irish sophomore distance runner Brian Griffith sprints to the finish in the Meyo Mile at the Meyo Invitational at the Loftus Sports Center on Friday. Griffith and two other ND runners placed in the top 15.
Hosting the 32nd annual Meyo Inv itational this past weekend inside the Loftus Fieldhouse, the Notre Dame men and women recorded three first-place finishes, 41 top-15 indiv idual finishers and two relays in the top15 throughout the two-day event. Friday’s competition was highlighted by junior Logan Kusk y in the men’s weight throw, w ith the junior throwing for a distance of 20.38m on his final attempt to earn himself a first-place finish. In the women’s weight throw, sophomore Rachel Tanczos and junior Abbey Kapitan finished second and third respectively. Finally, in the men’s 5,000m, Irish sophomore Kev in Salvano took second w ith a time of 14:21.01. On Saturday, the Irish once again earned v ictories in indiv idual events. Junior sprinter Summer Thorpe finished first in the 60m hurdle finals w ith a time of 8.38 seconds. However, perhaps the most exciting moment of the day came in the meet’s signature event: the Meyo Mile.
Sophomore Yared Nuguse who won the event last year as a freshman made it two straight, edging out Eastern Michigan’s Owen Day on the final straightaway and registering a season-best time of 4: 01.10. Irish head coach Matt Sparks said he was proud of all three of the event w inwhat highlighting ners, they’ve done well so far and explaining how and why they haven’t hit their ceiling yet. “Yared’s really learned how to w in over the last 12 months, from a year ago at this meet until now,” Sparks said. “I felt that a year ago was his breakout race. His time right now is not indicative of his fitness — he’s more fit than a 4: 01 — but he runs what the field requires of him to w in. At the end of the day, that’s all I can ask of you … Really that’s his big attribute right now — knowing how to put things away in the last 10 percent of the competition. “Really, the same thing could be said about our other two w inners of the meet: Logan Kusk y and Summer see TRACK PAGE 15