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Call-in event promotes activism Faculty Center for Social Concerns seminar urges political participation, engagement member dies

By ADRIANNA FAZIO News Writer

Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross students and faculty, as well as members of the South Bend community, were invited to Geddes Coffee House on Monday to make phone calls to their governmental representatives to urge protection for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), who were brought into the United States by their parents as children.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) spearheaded the national callin day after the U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation Feb. 15 to resolve the current uncertainty recipients of DACA face with regard to immigration policy.

The Center for Social Concerns seminar, Advocacy

see CALL-IN PAGE 4

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A student participates in the call-in event at Geddes Coffee House on Monday. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops pushed this national call-in day to promote inclusivity.

Mary Ellen Konieczny, the Henkels Family associate professor of sociology, died Saturday at the age of 58 due to complications from cancer, the University announced in a press release Monday.

Konieczny served as a faculty fellow of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. She was working on a book called “Service before Self: Organization, Cultural Conflict, and Religion at the U.S. Air Force Academy” and developing a research project in Rwanda on connections between post-genocide reconciliation and religion. see KONIECZNY PAGE 4

Notre Dame, SMC to honor Saint Mary’s hosts applicants’ right to protest open mixer event Observer Staff Report

Saint Mary’s will not penalize applicants who have faced disciplinary action as a result of participating in peaceful protests, according to a Facebook post from Mona Bowe, vice president

for enrollment management, posted Saturday. University spokesman Dennis Brown said in an email that Notre Dame also honors students’ rights to participate in peaceful protests and demonstrations, so disciplinary action faced as a result will

not negatively impact the admissions process.

“Saint Mary’s students walk in the footsteps of strong women who used, and continue to use, their voice to make a difference in the world,” see PROTESTS PAGE 4

World Cinema Festival fosters multiculturalism

By GINA TWARDOSZ Associate Saint Mary’s Editor

This week, Saint Mary’s will press play on the World Cinema Festival where a new international film will play each night at 7 p.m. in Vander Vennet Theater. The event is free to the public.

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On Monday night, the feature film will be Sweden’s “A Man Called Ove,” while Tuesday night will feature Japan’s “Sweet Bean.”

Wednesday night’s film will be Mexico’s “Guten Tag, Ramon,” and the World Cinema Festival will conclude on Thursday night, with the

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film “The First Grader” from Kenya.

Mana Derakhshani, director of the Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL), said in an email film festivals enable students to glean new perspectives about see FILM PAGE 3

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By COLLEEN ZEWE News Writer

The Office of Multicultural Services (OMS) at Saint Mary’s hosted an open house mixer event Monday in its office.

Director of Student Involvement and Multicultural Services Gloria Jenkins said she wants her office to feel like a welcoming space for all students.

“A lot of students are not connecting on campus,” she said. “I want them to know this is a place they can come to meet people, make friends and find a way to get involved on campus. It’s somewhere to hang out.”

Jenkins said her office partners with various student groups and other offices to plan events and programming, including Belles Connect, a pre-orientation program for diverse students. The office also works closely with Student Diversity Board (SDB), she said.

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Senior Princess Mae Visconde said she is very involved with the OMS and helped plan the mixer with the intention of fostering community.

“We’ve done [the mixer] in the past and just invited multicultural students, but this time, we opened it to everyone just so everyone can meet one another,” she said.

Visconde said the goal was to help students branch out and make new connections.

“Some students may not know about the office at all, so this gives them the opportunity to get to know the office, Gloria and the people who come here,” Visconde said.

Visconde said she has been a member of SDB the past three years and has worked closely with Jenkins in the past. She said she planned the mixer last year because some students were not connecting with one another on see MIXER PAGE 3

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Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of the novels“Fra Keeler” and “Call Me Zebra,” reads her work at Hammes Campus Bookstore on Monday night. She is the winner of the 2015 Whiting Writers’ Award and a National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree.

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Yoga in the Galleries Snite Museum 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Free and open to all experience levels.

Space is limited.

Stories of Grace Geddes Hall Chapel 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

An evening of prayer and reflection with community members.

Exhibit: Modern Women’s Prints Snite Museum of Art all day Selected prints by female artists.

Staff Mass Log Chapel 12:10 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Staff are invited to celebrate Mass together.

Exhibition: “Money Worries” Snite Museum of Art all day Examining forms of money and currency.

Pizza, Pop & Politics Geddes Hall 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Discussion on the legal framework of sexual harassment law.

Men’s Basketball vs.

Pittsburgh Purcell Pavilion 7 p.m.

The Irish take on the Panthers.

Workshop: “Writing a Strong Grant Proposal” 110 Brownson Hall 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

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Theatre: “Native Gardens” Philbin Studio Theatre 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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Lenten Concert Basilica of the Sacred Heart 8 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

Performances by various campus choirs.

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New club hosts rally against modern slavery

By KELLI SMITH News Writer

A new organization known as the International Justice Mission of Notre Dame (IJMND) held a rally Monday in LaFortune Student Center geared towards raising support for the End Modern Slavery Initiative.

According to Congress’ website, the End Modern Slavery Initiative is a piece of legislation that grants resources towards eradicating modern slavery and human trafficking across the world.

Introduced by Tennessee senator Bob Corker in 2015, the bill was signed into law by Barack Obama in 2016, Corker’s website states.

Despite its passage, the act requires refunding every two years to survive, which is what the rally was aimed towards, co-presidents

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campus and felt lonely.

First year Theresa Bridge she attended the mixer because a friend invited her, and this was her first experience with the OMS. “[Mixers] help us get to know new students, get involved in the community and meet new people,” she said.

Rawia Chaouali, an international student from Tunisia, said she agrees it is harder for introverts to make friends on campus, so extroverts have an easier time.

“For me, I’m social and like to start conversations with whoever and wherever,” she said. “I’ve never felt lonely, actually. Maybe for some other students, it may be hard, though. Clubs are not promoted, or the culture in a club is not that involved.”

Chaouali said she believes clubs and organizations should continue hosting mixers such as this one.

of IJMND and freshmen Ella Wood and Malia Marshall said.

“There is about 45 million people working in slavery right now — all sorts, whether in factories or sex or anything,” Wood said. “We believe that you can end modern slavery by getting people together by advocating for modern slaves, so we’re bringing that movement to Notre Dame.”

Marshall said IJMND is participating in the International Justice Mission’s movement known as “Rally for Freedom” week to raise awareness about the act and encourage students to reach out to members of Congress and advocate for the initiative’s refunding.

“We are handing out flyers that are giving people instructions about how they can contact their congressperson about refunding the act,” Marshall said. “And then

“Events like this are important first of all because of networking,” Chawali said. “Second of all, it gets yourself out of your comfort zone. When you’re busy, you’re not homesick. It’s also fun, and you learn a lot.”

Sophomore Karin Garcia also attended the mixer and said she thinks the OMS is such a good resource for students that she and her friends visit the office frequently.

“It’s such a comfortable environment for us,” she said. “We know there are people of other cultures, so we definitely feel safe and comfortable with other people here. There are snacks, and it feels home-ish.”

Garcia said she hopes people got to know more about the office through the mixer.

“It gets more people to come and meet different people and learn about different cultures,” she said.

Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01 @saintmarys.edu

we’re also passing out fair trade chocolate and talking about how people are often enslaved when they’re making chocolate.”

Wood said there will be two more rallies this week, the first in North Dining Hall on Tuesday and the second in South Dining Hall on Wednesday. The rallies are also intended to spread the word about IJMND, Marshall said, which was only recently approved by the Student Activities Office.

“Especially as a Catholic school, I think it’s a big part of our calling to protect human dignity,” Wood said. “People think of slavery and they think of something that’s in the past, but it’s very much something that’s still a huge problem — even worse today than it used to be. No matter who you are [or] where you are, it’s really

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different cultures.

“Films open windows into other cultures,” she said. “They allow us for a brief moment to travel across oceans to get a glimpse of different perspectives. At the same time, they can enable us to see universal themes that concern all humanity. Both of these outcomes are an important part of a twentyfirst century education. We live in an increasingly interconnected world where success depends on our ability to empathize with those who are different from us and to work together in mutual understanding.”

Derakhshani said she initially brought the World Cinema Festival to Saint Mary’s because of her passion for languages, but she soon saw its importance to gender and social issues. “​Saint Mary’s has offered

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important to help and seek to prevent this.”

As a new organization, IJMND — particularly its core team — planned Rally for Freedom week over the course of a few months, Wood said, and has “some other events in the works.”

“Eventually, we’ll start having regular meetings and doing other fundraising events around campus,” Marshall said.

After witnessing multiple people listen to the rally’s pitch and walk away without asking more about it, senior Andrew Dorritie said he decided to sign up for IJMND’s email list to learn more about the cause.

“It obviously seems like a good cause that any person with any sense of humanitarian concept would support,” Dorritie said.

“There’s really no reason not to

a festival of films every year for over 15 years,” she said. “​I brought the event to Saint Mary’s first as a language professor but have continued it as part of the program the Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership offers the campus and the larger community.”

Julie Storme, director of the College’s intercultural studies department, said in an email Derakhshani was imperative to beginning the World Cinema Festival, as Derakhshani applied for a grant to sponsor a French film festival, which is what sparked what is now called the World Cinema Festival.

“More than a decade ago ... [Derakhshani] applied for a grant through the French Cultural Services branch of the French embassy for a grant to sponsor a French Film Festival — it was known as La Tournée,” she said. “When she moved over to Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership, she decided to

just spend two minutes of your time to actually just call a senator or congressman and actually make a difference.”

Though he was convinced to advocate for the cause at face-value, Dorritie said he recognized he needed to know more about the nitty-gritty aspects of the bill to learn “all the pieces of the puzzle” before acting.

“I felt like there was a lot more that I could know about the issue because I don’t really believe or like signing up for petitions or things without really knowing what I’m signing up for,” he said.

“So I was just hoping to get more information on what it really is and what I would be calling to try to sway Congress on.”

Contact Kelli Smith at ksmith67 @nd.edu

continue the tradition as a World Cinema festival.”

Derakhshani said Saint Mary’s World Cinema Festival is another way for students to curate a global awareness. “​Internationalization has been an important initiative at Saint Mary’s for several years,” she said. “The World Cinema Festival is one way to bring more global awareness to students through programming.”

Derakhshani said films are selected because they feature women in prominent acting or directing roles and because they examine important social issues.

“We select films that have strong female leads, are directed by women, or deal with important social issues,” she said. “We also look for films that have been award-winners.”

Derakhshani said she hopes students will find the movies entertaining but also enlightening.

“I hope that students will be entertained, but mostly that they will gain appreciation for the cinematic arts outside of Hollywood-produced blockbusters,” she said.

Derakhshani said she feels international films often get slighted at major award shows like the Academy Awards. “​ The Academy Awards only have one category for foreign films,” she said. “They cannot recognize all the wonderful films that are made in world each year.”​ Derakhshani said international film festivals, such as the World Cinema Festival, can help students become more globally and socially aware.

“It all depends on your point of view regarding movies,” she said.

“If it’s just a way to be entertained and escape real life for a couple of hours, Hollywood does that very well, but so do other countries.

Being aware that there are good movies made in other countries is one way to be conscious of the world.”

Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu

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For The Common Good, facilitated the event at Notre Dame.

“It think it is our job to use our power and our education to advocate for those who are voiceless in a lot of situations,” freshman Grace Stephenson, who is a student in the course, said.

Stephenson said the Notre Dame community should uphold fundamental ideals of community through events such as the call-in.

“We are making these calls today because the USCCB announced nationally [that Monday] is a call-in day for Dreamers, and as part of the Catholic mission of the University, we felt compelled to honor that call through our class,” Stephenson said.

Scripts were provided in Geddes for those making calls to senators and representatives. Included in the scripts were requests for government officials “to support a bipartisan, common-sense and human solution” for recipients of DACA and to “reject proposals that undermine family immigration or protections for unaccompanied children.”

The course instructor, Mike Hebbeler, said recognizing human dignity and protecting families are central to Catholic social teaching.

“This is very much a family issue,” Hebbeler, who is the director of discernment and advocacy for the Center for Social Concerns, said, “The calling today is very much in protection of [rec and in protection of families.”

Junior Rathin Kacham said he is one of the recipients of DACA who is directly influenced by this legislation. Kacham, who is also enrolled in the course and attended the Geddes call-in, has recently become vocal about his DACA status and said he found support in both the course and the Notre Dame community.

“The big deal for me is living with an eye on Washington on all times,” Kacham said.

“There is a lot of uncertainty there, and I have to think about what I will do if nothing happens or if something happens; so there is a degree of anxiety there, but I’ve kind of gotten used to it.”

Regardless of these anxieties, Kacham said he remains optimistic because community members continue to support him.

This support extended beyond those enrolled in the Advocacy course, as other Notre Dame students and South Bend residents attended the Monday afternoon event.

South Bend resident Jenario Morgan attended the event, though he has no official connection with the University.

He said he supports Notre Dame in its desire to promote

justice.

“As a citizen of the United States, and a privilege and honor to be one, I think that everybody deserves a chance to continue our nation,” Morgan said.

Hebbeler said he and his class do not plan to stop active support for recipients after Monday.

“The idea is to keep amplifying those voices until policy is drafted and implemented, and new laws are created to protect our immigrant communities, to protect our families,” Hebbeler said.

To follow-up on the call-in, there will be a march Friday afternoon, starting at Geddes Hall, continuing to Holy Cross College and finally proceeding to Senator Joe Donnelly’s office.

More information can be found on the “Dream SB” Facebook page.

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“Mar y Ellen Konieczny was a distinguished sociologist of religion in a department know n as a national leader in that area,” Dean of the College of A rts and Letters John T. McGreev y said in the release. “Her scholarship on Catholic parishes helped us better

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Bowe said in the post. “We

understand tensions and strength in indiv idual congregations just as her uncompleted work on religion in the militar y probed the overlap bet ween religious and civ ic identit y.”

Konieczny graduated from Notre Dame in 1981 and earned a Master of Div init y from Weston Jesuit School of Theolog y before working in ministr y for the Catholic Archdiocese

of Chicago and eventually pursuing a Ph.D. in sociolog y at the Universit y of Chicago.

“We w ill remember Mar y Ellen for that scholarship, but perhaps even more for her high spirits and sense of joy, which undergirded her teaching and research and proved a constant source of inspiration to colleagues and students,” McGreev y said.

want to assure any student who chooses to participate in peaceful protest, and who receives disciplinar y action from her high school

for this, that she can report her participation to Saint Mar y’s, and we w ill not hold this against her in the admission process.”

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By RYAN ISRAEL Scene Writer

When the Atlanta music scene is mentioned, it often conjures up familiar images — Gucci Mane as the East Atlanta Santa, the cover for Migos’ “Culture” or Future’s blonde-dyed dreadlocks. The Atlanta sound that has skyrocketed in popularity is one of trap rappers and bass-heav y beats. However, this has not always been the Atlanta sound. New talent is emerging from the southern city that challenges the current status quo, most notably the group known as EARTHGANG. EARTHGANG is less of a gang and more of a duo.

Atlanta MCs Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot joined forces to deliver killer verses and creative tracks, and thus far, they have succeeded. After releasing a couple of projects as a part of the collective Spillage Village, the lively pair signed with J. Cole’s Dreamville Records.

Since inking a deal, the terrific twosome has released a trilogy of EPs titled “Rags,” “Robots” and “Royalty.” The latter and most recent of the three projects best conveys EARTHGANG’s hip-hop style and samples all that the duo has to offer.

“I’m the latest phenomenon you should be hip to / Bandwagon seats goin’ extinct” states Doctur Dot on the first line of the project’s first track, “Cocktail.”

The lead single proves that EARTHGANG’s Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus are not your typical Atlanta rappers. The two lyricists drop tantalizing verses

By CARLOS DE LOERA Scene Writer

As a fan of hard-hitting rock music, I often hear that rock is either dead or dying. Marilyn Manson once sang, “Rock is deader than dead,” but I refuse to accept this. It is not dying or dead, it just has a new face: women. Rock has long been known as a (white) boys’ club, so naturally people are hesitant to accept that the face of the genre is changing. I get it, change is hard; but also, hey, don’t be so sexist, yeah? With acts like Ex Hex, Soccer Mommy, Snail Mail, St. Vincent, Charly Bliss and Margaret Glaspy, just to name of few, there are plenty of female rock acts that have real chops. Bat Fangs can now easily be thrown into this category. With a sound that feels like a mix of the musicality of The Darkness (Re: “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”), Dio/Heaven & Hell and Judas Priest with the vocal work of the Haim sisters, Bat Fangs’ nine-song debut album is 25 minutes of slick guitar licks and thunderous solos.

Band members guitarist/bassist/vocalist Betsy Wright and drummer Laura King come from other successful acts; Wright comes from Ex Hex,

over a relatively simple beat that is highlighted by a shouting trumpet. Despite lacking a substantial chorus, “Cocktail” kicks the EP off with an excellent example of EARTHGANG’s funky style. The first track is followed up by the first of the three skits on “Royalty.”

The three one-minute long skits star DC Young Fly as he tells the story of a taxi driver taking the EARTHGANG rappers for a ride. In the first skit, the taxi driver asks about EARTHGANG’s destination, a place called “Mirrorland,” which is, not coincidentally, the name of the duo’s forthcoming full-length album.

After rolling around and getting inebriated with Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus on skits two and three, DC Young Fly drops the team off at their destination, which is depicted on the EP’s cover: an elaborate cartoon drawing of EARTHGANG arriving in a smoke-filled car to meet Dreamville captain J. Cole.

The award for best verse on the project goes to Doctur Dot on the track “Build.” After serving up a lazy and drawn out chorus, Doctur Dot speeds up his tempo and speech while dropping bars. The quick and upbeat “Build” sharply contrasts with the subsequent track, “Nothing But the Best.” Dreamville singer Ari Lennox joins the mix on the EP’s third song and provides an exceptionally smooth chorus that slows down the project’s tempo.

On the two concluding tracks, “Off the Lot” and “LOLSMH,” EARTHGANG shows its ability to handle

slower beats. Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus go duet for the relaxed chorus on “Off the Lot” — a track which also features frequent collaborator Mereba.

“LOLSMH” finishes the EP off on a somber note, as Doctur Dot laments about the constant struggles he faces, and Johnny Venus delivers an extended outro.

“Royalty” captures EARTHGANG’s versatility as a duo. Both rappers handle their own on upbeat hip-hop tracks “Cocktail” and “Build” that are reminiscent of the infamous Atlanta duo Outkast.

Soon after these bouncy tracks, the terrific twosome manages to slow things down with “Off the Lot” and “LOLSMH.” EARTHGANG’s ability to deliver captivating songs at both tempos makes for an excellent EP and hopefully an excellent album someday soon.

King from Flesh Wounds. The duo formed after Ex Hex, with whom Wright played bass, went on hiatus. During this break, Wright decided she wanted to play guitar and write songs that were thematically darker than those she wrote with Ex Hex. Meanwhile, King was on a break from Flesh Wounds. And thank God they found each other.

The standout track of the album is “Bad Astrology,” which at 3:16 in length is the second longest song on the album. The song opens up with a simple but heav y riff, a basic backbeat and lyrics that incorporate the classical cryptic imagery of early heav y rock, “with a skull and crossbones / darkening that door / there was a wicked messenger / on the night that I was born.” By the second verse, Wright adds a second layer to her guitar work, creating a dueling guitar sound that intensifies the build to the chorus. The real highlight of this song lies in the solo that Wright belts out toward the end of the song. It is the type of guitar shredding that would make both Tony Iommi and Zakk Wylde proud.

Bat Fangs is more than just an homage to early hard rock, though. The opening track, “Turn It Up,” comes across as a more glammed-up version of

their style, sounding similar to “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” and Motley Crue or Poison. Songs like “Wolf bite” and “Heartbeat” exhibit more of a “riot grrrl” sound mixed with garage rock and surf punk.

Their ability to play around with a couple different genres makes for a varied and concise listening experience, making the album easy to play on repeat.

If you have half an hour, give it a listen; I’m sure you won’t regret it. If you listen closely, you might be able to hear rock’s heartbeat.

Contact Ryan Israel at risrael1@nd.edu

“Royalty” EARTHGANG Label: Dreamville Tracks: “Cocktail,” “Nothing but the Best” If you like: J.I.D., Isaiah Rashad, J. Cole

Contact Carlos De Loera at cdeloera@nd.edu

“Bat Fangs” Bat Fangs Label: Don Giovanni Tracks: “Bad Astrology” If you like: Ex Hex, Superchunk, Sheer Mag, The Darkness

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Please walk faster Tom Naatz News Writer

When I’m not toiling away for The Observer, I’m also an admissions tour guide. While poring over the tour guide manual in preparation for the job, I was amused to discover that an unusually high proportion of Notre Dame students were varsity athletes in high school.

“That’s funny,” I thought. “You would never know that if you just observed the quads and other major campus walkways for an hour.”

Students at this University move unbelievably slowly.

I’ve wasted hours of my life stuck behind slow walkers meandering down South Quad. People’s legs must be tired from all those high school sports.

Granted, my varsity sports were cross country and track. Therefore, I like to get places in a hurry. I jog when traveling in my dorm because I think walking takes too long. Unless I’m exercising, I walk like a normal person in the outside world. But I walk with dispatch. I don’t lackadaisically shuffle.

I learned to drive on the congested roads of the Washington, D.C., metro area. Thus, I consider myself an amateur expert on traffic flow with some wisdom to impart. Lesson one: A single person moving slowly can cause a backup, especially on a crowded or narrow thoroughfare. When passing is difficult, the person at the front sets the pace for the massive expanse of travelers behind him or her.

Which brings me to lesson two: Taking up the entire pathway causes headaches for everyone. In one instance this fall, as I cruised down South Quad on a LimeBike, I noticed with irritation a group walking four or five abreast across the entirety of the path. As I approached them, I politely called out, “Excuse me.” No response. I was getting closer and had to slow down.

“Excuse me,” I said forcefully. Nothing. By this point, I was directly behind them. Tapping my inner angryD.C.-commuter, I angrily yelled, “Let me through!” The entire group turned and glared at me, as if I were in the wrong.

Third, do not look down at your phone. If you’re driving, you might kill someone (or yourself). But texting and walking creates problems for your fellow walkers. First, you are completely missing out on the world around you. You’re also not as good at it as you think you are. If you aren’t looking in front of you, the chances that you run smack into an unsuspecting fellow commuter increase enormously, especially where pathways intersect. In a futile effort to prevent that outcome, you walk slower. We’ve covered why that’s bad.

Are we in desperate need of a concrete solution to this campus crisis? Stop signs? Minimum speed limits?

Traffic cops? I don’t think we’re there yet. The easiest thing to do is just walk faster. It makes life easier for everyone. If brisk walking is an issue for you, then just be cognizant of that and give people space to pass you.

If, however, my advice is ignored, then I am all on board for deputizing NDSP to hand out speeding (slowing?) tickets.

Contact Tom Naatz at tnaatz@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Contraception controversy at Notre Dame Admirable and justifiable is Notre Dame and University President Fr. John Jenkins’ recent handling of the case of the contraceptive insurance coverage at the University for its employees.

On Feb. 7, 2018, Fr. Jenkins made the following clarification: “[I]t is best that the University … provide coverage in the University’s own insurance plan for simple contraceptives. … The University’s insurance plans have never covered, and will not cover, abortioninducing drugs.”

To recall: Previously during the Obama administration, the University had made the contraceptivecoverage accommodation funded by the government for its employees and students.

Last year, President Trump rescinded the Affordable Care Act mandate to the effect that employers claiming religious freedom arguments no longer have the duty to arrange for birth-control coverage for their employees. Surprisingly, immediately on Oct. 27, Notre Dame dropped birth-control coverage for its employees and graduate students. But now, lo and behold, the University eventually flipped and decided to provide contraception coverage to its employees and students — though Fr. Jenkins has since clarified the University will only provide coverage for “simple contraceptions.”

Why this change of heart now?

What happened is that, after about eight years, the University reportedly changed course out of respect for the differing religious views of its constituent Catholic and non-Catholic students and employees.

However, religious-freedom defenders felt that Notre Dame’s move is not in compliance with Catholic faith and teachings. Not true. On the contrary, Catholic Notre Dame lives by Catholic tradition and paid close attention to Catholic teachings when it assured its employees that they would not lose contraceptioninsurance coverage. How so?

The right to hold differing views in the gray areas of moral behavior is the hallmark of all free societies. That same freedom applies to Catholics’ practice of contraception, which leads to the following conclusions: First, Church teachings on changing morals are teachings and not necessarily commands like the ones given by a commanding officer under threats of punishment and legal sanctions. As theologian Yves Congar reminds us, it is one thing to accept a teaching, quite another to obey an order (“Autre chose est agréer une doctrine, autre chose obéir à un ordre”).

Second, many Church teachings have changed over time; therefore, teaching — like in our classrooms, per se — are subject to change and therefore not immutable at all. The best-known example of the Church’s doctrinal change is its reluctant rejection of the geocentric theory, found even in the Bible, that the sun goes around the earth.

A thoughtful Catholic will say the following on the widely accepted practice of contraception by Catholic couples: There are conflicting teachings issued by popes, bishops and priests on contraception; for example, Pope Francis has openly admitted that even Pope Paul VI, the architect of “Humanae Vitae,” “permitted nuns to use contraceptives in cases of rape” in the 1960s in the former Belgian Congo. Pope Francis himself does not find any problem with contraception against the Zika virus, just as Pope Benedict XVI had

no problem with the use of condoms in order to avoid HIV infection. This means that there are acceptable uses of contraceptives, according to the popes, in order to avoid greater evils.

The moral principle at issue in disputed moral matters is often that we should choose the lesser evil in order to avoid a greater evil — the principle of double effect. President Kennedy invoked this principle while negotiating with Chairman Krushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which resulted in the Soviet Union removing its missiles from Cuba when the U.S. agreed to secretly remove its Jupiter missiles from Turkey in order to avoid a suicidal war.

Fr. Jenkins explains it all better, saying “The [current controversial] situation is one that demands discernment — something to which Pope Francis has called the church in his various writings and addresses. …

Discernment, which has a long history in the Catholic spiritual tradition, is, of course, a process of weighing thoughtfully considerations for and against various courses of action. Yet it demands prayerful attention to God’s guidance through the prompting of the Holy Spirit.”

It is through thoughtful discernment that we practice toleration of differences of opinion, which is a virtue of the principle of probabilism, accepted almost universally in most societies and in the Catholic Church, especially on disputable moral issues.

According to the moral principle of probabilism, when there are divergent views as to the lawfulness of an action — for each of which there are solid arguments — the probable opinion can be followed, even if its opposite is more probable; for example, the views of one statement in the Christian Bible or of one pope or of one council is adequate enough to establish the probability of the morality or acceptability of a proposition, say, on birth control or capital punishment.

Why? The probabilist position is based on the timehonored principle that a doubtful law does not impose any obligation (in dubio libertas).

Thus, Notre Dame and Father Jenkins’ well-thoughtout decision to allow the University’s insurance company to continue to provide contraceptives to their employees and students is in full accord with the Catholic Church’s own teaching of probabilism, the guiding light in the gray areas of life. Note well, neither Fr. Jenkins nor the University is commanding its employees to use contraceptives to defy Catholic teaching, but it is asking objectors to use discernment to resolve controversial issues.

Finally, and most importantly, it’s well to remember that Notre Dame’s decision on the contraceptive controversy is eminently Catholic and in full compliance with the spirit of the Bible. In the words of St. Paul, “[Jesus] has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant — not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” (2 Corinthians 3:6). The following 16th century motto echoes Paul’s thinking and Notre Dame’s policies: “In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas,” or “Unity in essentials, liberty in open questions, in all things charity.”

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In light of his comments about us Show Some Skin The Cost of Silence

In case it was lost in translation, he said, “[The Haitian immigrants who received v isas in 2017] all have AIDS.” “W hy are we bringing people from s---hole countries like Haiti and African countries? W hy can’t we bring more people from Nor way? ” “W hy do we need more Haitians? Take them out.”

This is fact. He said these things, and the echo of these statements rings through the rooms and halls of my small house ever y day. They make ever y thing we ow n feel colder. They make ever y thing we do feel unlaw ful. They make ever y laugh we share feel detested. A happy Haitian family. They make us feel like we are a thing of someone’s nightmares.

Let me share w ith you the effect this has had on me.

I was alone when I saw #Haiti trending. … I thought maybe there was another earthquake. I thought there is no other reason why the world would be thinking about us. Still, I wasn’t surprised when I discovered the stor y behind the attention. The president had made blatantly racist comments about Haiti and “African countries,” thus arousing our nation’s blatantly racist population. I wasn’t surprised really, just ver y frustrated. Regardless, I went dow nstairs to tell my mother about the gem of a stor y I’d just read.

My mother, of course, already knew the stor y and was blaring the news reports from our living room telev ision. I sat beside her and bit back confused tears. A few minutes into the news, she

said, “I guess this is all we are to them,” and she began to cr y. And when she left the room, I began to as well.

W hen the shock of the situation died dow n in my house, we took to laughing and utilizing our freedom of speech, and Anderson Cooper told us that the next day was the eight-year anniversar y of the disastrous 2010 earthquake in Haiti. And then I realized: No one in the U.S. really pays attention to us. To Haitians. A llow me to explain.

As a child, I had resigned to a life of explaining myself and confirming the validit y of my origins.

W hen my peers would ask me about my ethnicit y, I’d just say I was Haitian, which often led to my performance of the tedious task of explaining what Haiti was: “No, it is not in Africa. Yes, I swear it’s on the west hemisphere. I promise you’ve seen it before. Do you know where the Dominican Republic is? Yes? Then you know where Haiti is.” I had accepted the fact that we were not worth recognition.

W hen the earthquake happened in Haiti, I understood that, suddenly, Haiti was v isible. You couldn’t turn on the news w ithout hearing about Haiti. I hate to say it, but it felt like a natural disaster finally put Haiti on people’s maps. It only took an earthquake, but suddenly we were real. Suddenly, Haiti was “a Caribbean countr y that shares the island of Hispaniola w ith the Dominican Republic to its east.”

Later, when we’d learn about Haiti in middle and high school, I’d sit up straight. Now, people w ill know who we are. But we only ever learned about Haiti in the worst light. We would only learn about my countr y through the lens of destruction and immense povert y. Once, a teacher asked our class, “W hat is the poorest countr y in

the world? ” And ever yone answered “Haiti” in what seemed like pre-programmed unison. And suddenly I thought, “Is this what people think of when I introduce myself ? Is this all we are? A s---hole? ” So, when he made those comments, I was reminded of how no one ever pays attention to Haiti until it is in the worst light. No one ever pays attention to us until something aw ful happens to us. Until hundreds of thousands of us are killed. Or until the president says something atrocious about us. Because then they can reinforce the narrative they have w ritten for us.

How many more times are we going to be seen in this light? W hen are people going to let us be beautiful? W hen can we be good? W hen can we be exquisite?

Will people pay attention to us when we laugh?

W hen we sing and dance? W hen we w rite and build and create? Or do we have to suffer for people to see us? Do we have to die for people to love us?

W hen w ill people see in us the capacit y to feel and to dream and to cr y?

Theresa Azemar is a freshman. She can be reached at tazemar@nd.edu Show Some Skin is a student-run initiative committed to giving voice to unspoken narratives about identity and difference. Using the art of storytelling as a catalyst for positive social change across campus, we seek to make Notre Dame a more open and welcoming place for all. If you are interested in breaking the silence and getting involved with Show Some Skin, email nreifenb@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

A response to arguments against gun control Patrick McKelvey In Moderation

On Feb. 14, a mass shooting occurred at Marjor y Stoneman Douglas High School in Park land, Florida. Seventeen people were killed.

It was the eighth school shooting this year to result in injur y or death, an event that has become distressingly common in the United States. But unlike other shootings, this one has not faded from the news. The students of Park land are not allow ing it to. Despite their efforts, however, the usual crop of arguments against gun control in America have risen up against them. Here’s my response to the ones most frequently employed.

“If we make it harder to get guns, the only people who w ill have guns w ill be criminals.”

Statistics prove that stricter gun laws lead to fewer shootings. This does not happen in the United Kingdom. It doesn’t happen in Korea. It doesn’t happen in Canada, or Australia or Japan.

It happens exclusively in the United States. In fact, America’s gun homicide rate is 25.2 times higher than that of other high-income countries.

A study by the Center for Disease Control, National Rif le Association-Institute for Legislative Action, and Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence proved that the states w ith the most stringent gun laws (Massachusetts, Hawaii) had a firearm death rate-per-100,000 nearly eight times lower than those w ith the loosest (A laska, A labama), w ith those rates being 19.8 compared to 2.5. These are not coincidences. These are facts. Guns kill less people when it’s harder to get one.

“If we ban guns, they’ll simply find another way to kill people.”

Then they can tr y. They can tr y to murder 17

children w ith a knife. They can tr y to drive a truck through the corridors of a school. They can tr y to do all the necessar y research, buy all the necessar y materials and garner all the scientific knowledge needed to build an effective bomb. If they do all this, then yes, they’ll still be able to kill people. But let’s not give them guns. Let’s not make it easy.

“We need more, not less, guns. We should put armed guards in schools or arm the teachers.”

There was an armed guard at Park land. He heard the shots. He knew there was an active shooter on the campus. And he wasn’t able to prevent any thing. The 2009 Fort Hood shooting — which killed 13 on an active militar y base — demonstrates that even when trained professionals are caught off guard, they can be killed.

Teachers have no firearm training. They cannot be expected to engage and disarm a shooter.

And even if they could, school shooters are not rational. The threat of others w ith guns w ill not prevent them from deciding to carr y out a mass murder.

“I have the Second Amendment right to ow n a gun.”

“I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand w ith the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, w ith the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace w ith the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civ ilized societ y to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.”

Those aren’t my words. Those are Thomas Jefferson’s. Yes, you do have the Second

Amendment right to ow n a gun. But the world has changed since 1791. Ever y citizen is no longer required to ser ve in their local militia and receive extensive firearm training. The Founding Fathers could not have anticipated average Americans ow ning semi-automatic rif les; they could not have anticipated bump-stock modifications that allow an A R-15 to fire 600 rounds per minute and kill 58 in Las Vegas. We couldn’t have expected them to.

“I want to ow n a gun to hunt and protect my family.”

And you should be able to. I’m say ing you don’t need a semi-automatic rif le to do so. I’m saying you should have to go through background checks. I’m say ing you should need a permit. I’m say ing you should have to register your gun.

I understand that there are law-abiding Americans who ow n guns. The problem isn’t ever y gun ow ner. It isn’t people who like to hunt.

But it isn’t mental health or v iolent v ideo games, either. The problem, w ithout argument, is guns.

The problem is how easy it is to get a gun. The problem is that there were 590 mass shooting deaths in America in 2017 alone. The problem is that ever y year, there are 13,000 gun homicides in the United States. The problem is that innocent people are dy ing.

The problem is guns. And it’s not going to end until we acknowledge that.

Patrick McKelvey splits his time between being a college sophomore and a grumpy old man. A New Jersey native and American studies major, he is interested in a legal career after graduating Notre Dame. If you can’t find him at the movies, he can be reached for comment at pmckelve@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: You’ll be drawn to unusual pastimes and people.

Learn all you can and you’ll discover more about who you are and what you want to pursue. Personal growth is favored, and getting involved in activities and events that will bring clarity and resolve to the uncertainties of the past will lead to bright new beginnings. Your numbers are 1, 12, 19, 25, 33, 42, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do your own thing. Do your best to accomplish things and to make sure that you don’t let conflict or disgruntled individuals stand between you and your goals. Know what you want and go after it without hesitation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Get involved in functions that are informative and will help you gain experience in order to make better decisions about your future. Signing up for a course or visiting a place you have never been before will lead to more options.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep busy and avoid a feud. Letting someone irritate you will lead to a breakdown in your relationship. If someone puts demands on you, make an excuse to avoid getting into a situation that is emotionally manipulative.

CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Express what you want to accomplish and who you would like to include in your plans. A new business partnership looks promising. Collaboration will help you iron out any minor problems. Romance is highlighted.

LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Stay focused on what you can accomplish, and refuse to let others interfere. Don’t be tempted to spend money in order to impress people. Keep your emotions and your financial situation private, and don’t act impulsively.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get involved in organizations or groups that interest you. Making a point of backing your beliefs by volunteering or protesting in order to bring about change will lead to new friendships and greater opportunities. Romance is featured.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Stay focused on your responsibilities and what’s expected of you. If you fall short, someone is likely to complain or meddle in your affairs. Put your energy into something constructive that will make an impression instead of resulting in criticism.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Opportunities are present. Don’t waste time pondering whether to take part or not. Dive in and see what develops.

What you learn and the people you meet will expand your interests as well as your plans. Romance is highlighted.

SAGIT TARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Hold on to your cash, go over your personal finances and don’t leave anything to chance. Trust only in what you discover, not what others infer. Misinformation is apparent along with deception and manipulation. Focus on saving, not spending.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dig in and do your own thing. Your dedication and desire will make you more appealing to someone you are trying to impress. A serious change in the way you live or your personal status looks inviting. Make a commitment.

AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Learn by watching what others do and you’ll gain an inside view of the errors made and what to do in order to offset failure. Sometimes it’s best not to be in the lead position. Take notes and do your own thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Participate in events that will help bring about change. A gesture made will be appreciated and lead to new friendships, greater knowledge and ideas that will help shape your future plans. Romance and personal physical changes are highlighted.

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NCAA should not pay athletes Ben Padanilam Editor-in-Chief

In Monday’s column, fellow columnist Tobias Hoonhout, argued the recent FBI probe is evidence the NCAA needs to consider paying its athletes.

But he couldn’t be more wrong.

Most of his column is dedicated to pointing out the role the NCAA plays as an organizer, business and pipeline. He also points out that the colleges themselves operate with the mindset of a business, and the monetary greed which permeates throughout the system is at the root of problems like the FBI’s most recent findings of corruption.

These are all premises I can agree with.

However, it is for these reasons that Hoonhout argues the NCAA needs to embrace its role as a business and pay athletes.

And that conclusion shocked me; because as a PLS major, Hoonhout really should know better than to use slippery slope arguments to get to his conclusions.

Hoonhout writes that, “Unless the NCAA stops trying to focus entirely on its so-called ‘mission’ of helping student athletes and recognizes that its greed lends itself to corruption on numerous fronts, these issues won’t be fixed.”

But it doesn’t logically follow that because the NCAA has categorically failed in fulfilling its mission statement that the organization must then embrace its shortcomings and pay athletes accordingly.

Identifying that greed as a first step doesn’t have to end with spreading the wealth and moving away from the intended mission — nor does such a first step naturally progress to Hoonhout’s conclusion.

The fact is that this movement away from that mission is the shortcoming. That is what needs to be addressed.

Athletes at the collegiate level receive plenty of benefits. While Hoonhout doesn’t outright dismiss the value of a free education that so many of these athletes receive — especially in the sports he focuses on, football and basketball — he certainly undersells its importance. The NCAA is a “pipeline” to the top professional leagues in the United States for less than 2 percent of athletes in these two sports he focuses on as financial windfalls.

What this means is that for the other 98-plus percent, their education is the most valuable resource they will receive during their collegiate careers. And it doesn’t stop at an education — between issue gear, meal benefits, travel accommodations and opportunities to see other parts of the country, the benefits these athletes receive are nothing to scoff at. Especially when you consider these athletes get all of this for free when over 70

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percent of non-athletes are working part-time jobs to pay for it, and have been doing so since at least 1990.

And while its true some sports’ athletes receive more benefits than others (or more scholarships), a pay-for-play system wouldn’t solve this — football and men’s basketball would only become more powerful and force other smaller sports into oblivion to financially support them if they receive pay equivalent to revenue as Hoonhout offers. And if Title IX is kept in place, supporting a football program could suddenly bring an end to baseball or soccer programs on the men’s side — maybe even a men’s basketball program at some schools — in order to maintain a balance with pay-for-play in lower revenue-producing women’s sports. Or if Title IX is disregarded altogether in these pay-for-play schemes, women’s sports could be left in the dust entirely, even though those athletes put in just as much work for less recognition than their higher revenue-producing male counterparts.

These are all consequences and issues Hoonhout ignores when he argues a pay-for-play system should be embraced to address the NCAA’s recent issues.

So what steps can we take to fix the issue he points out?

Re-embracing the student portion of student-athlete, albeit a long and difficult road with many obstacles, is the only solution to fixing the problem.

If greed and money no longer rule the system, then there’s no reason for the NCAA and programs to engage in the behavior their greed motivates. Is that easier said than done? Of course. But do we want quick, shoddy fixes or real solutions to this problem?

Amateurism needs to mean something again. Regulations of the NCAA and its member schools need to be improved to keep that in mind. Limit practice hours so student-athletes can be students again. Prioritize their interests over the financial windfall they create.

That’s how the corruption and exploitation stops. That’s how progress is achieved.

Because the alternative is a system where all the money is concentrated in a handful of sports and a greed-based system which only benefits the select few who can go pro.

Because for the other 98+ percent of athletes who won’t go pro, the old adage applies: Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

Let’s make the NCAA remember its real purpose and mission.

Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Notre Dame tops Pitt and Bowling Green at home

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Sophomore Bess Waldram tracks the ball during her doubles victory with her partner, junior Rachel Chong, on Feb. 24 against Pittsburgh. The Irish beat the Panthers 4-0.

By MEAGAN BENS Sports Writer

The Irish completed their doubleheader weekend with a 4-0 victory over Pittsburgh and a 6-1 victory over Bowling Green at home.

Having dropping two straight after starting the season undefeated, Notre Dame (6-2, 1-1 ACC) has now bounced back to win four in a row. Additionally, with its wins this past weekend, the program is unbeaten in seven matches with Pittsburgh and has improved to an 8-0 all-time mark against Bowling Green.

During the ACC match up against Pittsburgh (5-3, 0-2 ACC), Notre Dame dropped the first doubles match but won the next two to claim the point, as the duo of freshman Cameron Corse and sophomore Zoe Spence as well as team of junior Rachel Chong and sophomore Bess Waldram won their matches at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. The Irish also won singles play behind victorious efforts by seniors Brooke Broda and Allison Miller and freshman Ally Bojczuk, while the other three singles matches

went unfinished — though all featured Irish leads on the scoreboard — after Notre Dame locked up the win.

“I thought we matched up well against [Pittsburgh],” Irish head coach Jay Louderback said. “Pitt was a big match because it was an ACC match. We were tied in doubles, and then we relaxed after our two wins and only needed three singles to win. We played really when it came to singles, the first set was close 3-3, and then all of them pulled away and we won 6-3.”

In the second half of the doubleheader against Bowling Green (6-3, 0-0 MAC), the Irish took the victory despite losing at No. 1 singles, as Miller, Corse, Spence, Bojczuk and freshman Caroline Dunleavy all pulled away with victories in their singles matches. Corse and Spence won at No. 2 doubles and Chong and Waldram won at No. 3 doubles to clinch the point in that portion of the match as well.

“Bowling Green is a very talented and athletic group,” Louderback said. “We had another set of tight doubles matches, and our No. 3 doubles

won the last one with a tight 7-5. We felt good about going into it. Bowling Green’s No. 1 singles won, [junior] Paula Comella, and she went on with [sophomore Marharita-Sophia] Tavpash to beat Broda and Miller in doubles. But we lost to her in doubles in two very close sets.”

Wrapping up the weekend with two successful matches, the Irish will have a tough schedule next weekend with a two matches in two days.

“We are playing Iowa next Saturday at home, and then we will play at Purdue the day after,” Louderback said.

“We won’t get to Purdue until Sunday morning, in which we usually like to get there and hit the day before. We have had a lot of ACC matches with a home and then a road match, or the other way around. It’s the first time this year we’ve had this fast turnaround. The kids are in good physical shape, and conditioning will be a big factor in the doubleheaders.”

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Junior Rachel Chong’s pair of victories with doubles partner sophomore Bess Waldram helped the Irish take down ACC opponent Pittsburgh during their double header Feb. 24.

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Feijoo began the matchup w ith a smooth, low approach, while his taller opponent, Duncan Mikulski, fought more upright. The second round saw a burst of energ y as both boxers came out sw inging, and Feijoo’s patient st yle began to falter as Mikulski found opportunities to get in valuable contact during Feijoo’s pauses.

In the third round, both boxers ex hibited signs of fatigue, but even Mikulski’s well-timed attacks weren’t enough to top Feijoo’s st yle and power, and Feijoo brought home the w in by unanimous decision.

Steven “Beefcake” Ramos def. Julian “Do You Have a Warrant” Minondo Ramos, a senior representing Zahm House, took the offensive in the first round, but in the second round, Minondo, a senior representing O’Neill, started with an aggressive approach.

Minondo earned hits with a few powerful swings, and continued the third round strong, holding the upper hand for the first half of the third round. After the initial burst, it was back to normal for the two boxers, as Ramos made Minondo pay with strong jabs to the face while feeding off the crowd energy.

In a split decision, Ramos’ more frequent success in attacks made the difference as he lifted his fist with the win.

162 lbs.

Johnny Link def.

“WOMP” Feger

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O’Neill sophomore Johnny Link came out aggressive and set the pace early in the first round against the Keough senior Jack Feger.

In the second round, both were sw inging hard and by midway, both looked v isibly tired w ith Feger landing some late hits on Link to end the round. In the final round, Link connected on many high punches. By the end of the third, both were sw inging for the fences w ith both connecting on some big punches. At the end, Link’s early efforts helped him get the split decision v ictor y in this tight bout.

Joey “Mrong” Quinones def. Tim “Boy Kid Wonder” Lawler At the bell, Joey Quinones, a senior captain representing Keough, came out w ith an impressive and clean combination to start the bout. Tim Lawler, a freshman from Holy Cross, was quick on his feet, but threw less punches.

Lawler did respond, often striking best on counterattacks. Lawler’s hooks started the second round in his

favor. But Quinones bated Lawler at the end of the second round, giv ing him the chance to respond w ith some effective hits. Even when Lawler got him up against the ropes, Quinones still got hits in. A lthough both boxers were worn out, Quinones ended up holding on w ith a split-decision v ictor y.

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Danny “No Chill” Childers def. Parker “Zika” Revers The match between Keough senior Danny Childers and Fisher sophomore Parker Revers was a battle of length, with both using their reach to their advantages, resulting in a close first round.

Revers came out more aggressive in the second, while Childers came out more defensive, taking only calculated sw ings, connecting at a high percentage and landing big punches late in the round. By the third round, Childers was in control of the match and had become the aggressor. Childers ended up taking the match in a unanimous decision to advance to the final.

Mike “Deez” Luchini def.

Luke “Riff” Rafferty Duncan junior Luke Raffert y showed strength in the first round, nearly knocking dow n Mike Luchini, a junior representing Fisher Hall. Raffert y’s more offensive approach appeared to put him ahead by the end of the first round. Luchini’s energ y was higher going into the third round, showing much more movement on the ring that left Raffert y unsure and on the defensive.

Luchini’s strong show ing in the third round ultimately pulled him ahead and, he was declared the w inner by unanimous decision.

170 lbs.

Paddy Lawler def. Dan O’Brien Fisher senior Paddy Lawler came out of the gates swinging in his semifinal contest with St. Edward’s Hall freshman Dan O’Brien, and kept up that energy throughout the round. To start the second round, Lawler was visibly less energized, but was still able to connect on some head shots against the taller O’Brien. By the final round, both seemed pretty tired with O’Brien taking advantage and landing a couple of big hits on Lawler.

Ultimately, Lawler’s speed and elusiveness were too much for O’Brien and Lawler took the fight in a unanimous decision.

Patrick “Payday” Yerkes def. Taylor “The Biggest Loser” Vucinich Taylor Vucinich, a sophomore from Alumni Hall, started the opening round

w ith a series of quick punches to Patrick Yerkes who offered little retaliation, taking hit after hit. Yerkes, a senior from St. Edward’s Hall, stayed on the defensive for most of the first round, blocking his head from Taylor’s hits. In the second round, Yerkes had much better defense and held Vucinich in one corner of the ring for a major portion of the period.

In the final round, Vucinich started w ith a f lurr y of hits, but Yerkes pushed Vucinich back into the corner, hitting the sophomore w ith plent y of body and head shots, ultimately resulting in a split decision v ictor y.

178 lbs.

Wes “Hit and Run” Chamblee def. Charlie “Tigger” Puntillo Wes Chamblee, a junior from O’Neill Hall, found a rhy thm and sent Charlie Puntillo to three different corners of the ring, hitting him w ith strong left hooks.

Puntillo, an off-campus law student, was unable to use his height advantage, as he conceded several head shots throughout the fight. In the final round, Puntillo was put against the ropes countless times as he was pushed back by Chamblee’s punches and tried his best to defend against them. Towards the end, Puntillo was showing signs of ex haustion as Chamblee just controlled the tempo of the fight.

Chamblee took the v ictor y by unanimous decision.

Jack “One Ayyyyyyyye” McDermott def.

Mark “He Needs Some Milk” Chaikovsky Mark Chaikovsk y went straight to Jack McDermott in the opening seconds, going almost exclusively for shots to the head.

McDermott weathered the initial onslaught and defended well throughout the opening round. In the second round, McDermott, a junior in O’Neill Hall, went on the offensive, cornering Chaikovsk y several times and going for big hits.

Chaikovsk y, a senior in Keenan Hall, responded by attempting head shots. In the final round, both fighters exchanged big hits and Chaikovsk y became frustrated w ith McDermott’s constant hugging. McDermott won the bout in a unanimous decision.

186 lbs.

Cam “Crash Cadillac” Nolan def. Bryce Tournat Cam Nolan, a junior from Duncan Hall, landed a few strong hits as Bryce Tournat kept testing him by faking punches. Tournat, a freshman in Keough Hall, was put on the defensive as Nolan landed

more hits in the first round.

In the closing round, Tournat tried to go for strong hooks but he constantly missed and lost his footing. Nolan delivered a strong hook that caused Tournat to spin as regained his stance. Despite an early defensive showing, Tournat was unable to win and Nolan took the victory by split decision.

at a distance with strikes of his own. In a fatigue-laden third round, both Wrede and Sharpe exchanged punches with one another. Wrede was declared the winner by unanimous decision.

Michael “Mr. Saturday Night Special” Krecek def.

Eric “Cheese Sandwich” Requet

Pat Gordon, a senior in Keough, started off by testing Keenan Centliv re, a Siegfried senior, w ith a number of one-t wo combos. Gordon dodged most of Centliv re’s hits and retaliated w ith hard and quick jabs. In the second round, Centliv re managed to land a jab to Gordon’s face but, was then met w ith t wo-straight left hooks from Gordon. The referee had to pause the bout to check on Centliv re.

Moments later, Centliv re fell to one knee after tr ying to match Gordon’s offensive intensit y. The match would end there as Gordon was handed his ticket to the finals in a referee-stopped contest.

Requet, a sophomore from Sorin College, sent Krecek to the corner early but Krecek escaped with a sublime move to duck and move from the punches. Krecek, a junior from Morrissey Manor, displayed a masterful performance of quick footwork to escape corners and deliver superb offense. In the second round, Requet was sent tumbling into the second rope after losing his footing trying to hit Krecek. Requet pushed Krecek towards the corner in the last round and kept him there for a significant amount of time, exchanging hits with the junior. Krecek won the bout by unanimous decision.

204 lbs.

Montana Giordano def.

Anthony “Tony” Anonia Alumni junior Montana Giordano came out strong against off-campus sophomore Anthony Anonia. In the second round, Anonia managed to come out of his shell, landing a few jabs on Giordano, but Giordano kept most of the momentum in the match. In the third round, fatigue set in for Giordano, and Anonia took advantage, but his efforts fell short as Giordano was awarded the unanimous victory.

Jackson Wrede Andrew Sharpe

def.

In a battle between Knott senior Jackson Wrede and Knott freshman Andrew Sharpe, Wrede’s experience allowed him to take an immediate advantage in the opening round. Sharpe settled into the second round, throwing jabs at Wrede to try and make up for the slow start, but Wrede kept him

Heavyweight Pat “The Quiet Man” Gordon def. Keenan “The Foil Enthusiast” Centlivre

Ryan “Eat at Yaz’s” Richelsen def. Ali Thomas Jr. A li Thomas, a Duncan sophomore, got the first hit of the bout w ith a big punch to Ryan Richelsen’s head. Thomas started the second round tr y ing to slow Richelsen w ith a f lurr y of hits. Richelsen responded by cornering Thomas on t wo occasions and landing major hits on the sophomore.

Richelsen’s defense was even more prevalent in the final round as Thomas would find himself on the ropes several times, unable to keep up w ith Richelsen’s quick footwork. Thomas left the match w ith a bloody nose and Richelsen ex ited w ith a v ictor y by unanimous decision.

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freest yle.

Yeadon was joined on t he meda l stand by senior Rob W hitacre, who came in second in t he 200-yard backstroke. W hitacre a lso received bids for t he NCAA championships in t he 100yard backstroke and 200yard indiv idua l medley.

The f ina l conf irmed indiv idua l NCAA participant was senior Justin Plaschka, who qua lif ied in t he 50-yard freest yle, 100-yard freest yle and 100-yard butterf ly. Plaschka w ill a lso join sophomores Aaron Schult z and Taba hn A frik and junior Daniel Speers on t he qua lif y ing 200-yard and 400-yard freest yle relays.

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effort, USC was eventually able to secure the 11-8 v ictor y.

Six Irish players found the back of the net Friday, w ith freshman midfielder Katherine Enrietto and junior attacker Nik ki Ortega scoring tw ice each. Notre Dame’s two goalkeepers, freshman Bridget Deehan and junior Samantha Giacolone, combined for a 50 percent save percentage, blocking 11 of 22 shots.

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Current ly t he only freshman qua lif ier, Yeadon w ill look to his veteran teammates to prov ide ba lance.

His conference championship 1650-yard freest yle time would have earned him sevent h at last year’s nationa l championship, giving him a legitimate chance to earn a position on t he podium in t he distance races.

These t hree indiv idua l at hletes and t wo relays teams are t he only conf irmed qua lif iers, but Lit zinger said he’s waiting on potentia l inv itations for ot hers t his week. He said he expects t he team w ill be well prepared to be a factor in t he competition come t he NCAA championships.

“These next couple weeks are a matter of refocusing our energ y and training,” he

said. “This group is rea lly good at t hat adjustment, so our expectations are high.”

The div ing teams w ill travel to Columbus, Ohio, to participate in t he NCAA Div ing Zones hosted by Ohio State on March 8. This meet determines regiona l div ing qua lif iers for t he nationa l championship. The sw immers who haven’t been conf irmed from t he A-list selection t hat g uarantees automatic qua lif ication w ill await an at-large selection from t he B list. Ohio State w ill once again host t he women’s NCAA championships beginning March 14.

The men’s nationa l championship begins March 21 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Irish junior Benjamin Jany competes in the freestyle during Notre Dame’s loss to Texas A&M on Oct.14 at Rolfs Aquatic Center.

Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny said she was ver y proud of Notre Dame’s effort against a highly-ranked and ver y talented USC team.

“I think that there were highs and lows in the game that we can look at,” Halfpenny said. “Overall, I feel like we gave great effort and fought really, really hard from start to finish as a team.”

Halfpenny also said the Irish are not yet at full strength due to injuries, and Notre Dame needs to continue play ing w ith its same intensit y throughout

the second half in order to enhance its chances of w inning.

“We just have to continue to fight to stay focused on our identit y, who we are, doing what we do,” she said. “I think we’re learning that, and unfortunately, it’s a tough lesson to learn v ia a loss. … We haven’t been at full health since we started the season, and we can shore some things up when we have a little more depth, so we’re excited that that’s on the upsw ing.”

On Sunday, the Irish found most of their success in the

second half. Elon took a 3-0 lead in the game’s first five minutes, and despite Notre Dame netting three goals of its ow n, the Phoenix closed out the half w ith a 7-3 lead.

The Irish closed the gap in dramatic fashion in the second half, opening the first 10 minutes of the period w ith five unanswered goals to take an 8-7 lead, their first of the day. W hile Elon did manage to tie the game again w ith 9:32 to go, the Irish managed to outscore the Phoenix 8-2 in the second half and came away w ith an 11-9 w in.

Offensively, the Irish had a great day. Five Irish players managed to score. Freshman midfielder Diana Kelly led the team in scoring w ith four goals, and freshman midfielder Maddie Howe accounted for four of the seven assists Notre Dame had on the day. The Irish dominated on draw controls and shots in the second half, and the defense was able to keep the Phoenix largely in check to see out the v ictor y.

Halfpenny credited Elon w ith a ver y strong first half, but she also praised her ow n team’s abilit y to then be able to turn the game around.

“A lot of credit goes to Elon

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for the way they came out,” she said.”They had a game plan that was to get us on our heels, and I think they did just that. … I’m really proud of the way [we] responded to the adversit y; they dug their heels in and got back to doing what we do, which is huge.”

Halfpenny also said Sunday’s w in was a great way to close out the weekend after Friday’s result.

“On a t wo-game sw ing like that, for them to feel the v ictor y and how their career-best effort paid off was massive,” she said. “I’m thrilled w ith how they really battled through the adversit y and really f lipped the sw itch and the script on Elon.”

The Irish w ill continue their home stand Wednesday, looking to secure their fourth w in of the season against Marquette.

The Golden Eagles (3-2) are coming off a three-game w inning streak and w ill prov ide another strong earlyseason challenge for Notre Dame. The game is set to begin at 4 p.m. at Loftus Sports Center.

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men’s swimming | ACC championships

Irish place fourth in ACC tourney

By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS Sports Writer

This past weekend, t he Notre Dame men’s sw imming and div ing team w rapped up t he ACC championships in Greensboro, Nort h Carolina, f inishing fourt h overa ll.

Wit h freshman Zach Yeadon bla zing t he way for t he Irish, t he team earned 941 points t hroughout t he four-day tournament.

A fter a slow start to f inish Thursday’s opening day competition in f if t h, t he Irish made up ground Friday to pass Florida State and held on to t hat position w it h a conv incing w in over t he Seminoles by 112.5 points Saturday. The Irish fell to Nort h Carolina State, who took home t he championship, and Louisv ille and Virginia, who f inished second and t hird, respectively.

Irish head coach Mike Lit zinger said a lt hough t he

team was capable of doing better, its fourt h place f inish is still a strong show ing at t his level of competition.

“The ACC is t he deepest conference in t he NC A A,” he said. “A nint h place at our meet could easily translate to a fourt h or f if t h place in anot her conference championship. We lef t some points hanging out t here, but we w ill correct t hat in t he f uture.”

Yeadon broke his ow n 1650-yard freest yle record by 13 seconds w it h a new program record and a lso set a new Notre Dame record in t he 1000-yard freest yle. His second-place time in t he 1650 earned him qua lif ication to t he NC A A championships as an A selection, securing him an automatic qua lif ication. Yeadon a lso picked up his second silver meda l and NC A A inv itation of t he weekend in t he 500-yard

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Notre Dame falls Friday, bounces back Sunday

By PETER BALTES Sports Writer

No. 17 Notre Dame played host to t wo opponents this weekend, splitting the results.

The Irish played a hard-fought game against No. 7 USC on Friday, w ith the Trojans ultimately w inning the game by a score of 11-8. Notre Dame rebounded Sunday afternoon w ith an 11-9 v ictor y over Elon.

The Irish (3-2, 0-1 ACC) played a stellar first half against USC (2-2, 0-0 Pac-12) on Friday, going on a 4-0 run after the Trojans’ first goal and taking a 4-3 lead into halftime.

Over the course of the half, Notre Dame won all eight draw controls.

USC tied the game at 4-4 less than four minutes into the second half, however. The string of unanswered Trojan goals that followed left Southern California leading by a score of 7-4. Despite four more Irish goals and a continued strong

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Irish junior attack Nikki Ortega cradles the ball and runs upfield during Notre Dame’s 21-9 win over Marquette on Feb. 14, 2017.

bengal bouts

88th annual Bengal Bouts hosts semifinals

By MICAELA POWERS, CLAIRE KRAMER, CARLOS DE LOERA, ABBY PIPER, CHARLIE ORTEGA GUIFARRO, and MIA BERRY Sports Writers

141 lbs.

Thomas “Tommy Gun” Manno def. Evan “Almighty” Muller In an all-Zahm House battle, senior Thomas Manno started the first round throwing quick, clean punches, countered by freshman Evan Muller’s more wild style. In the second round, Muller came back with a burst of energy, while Manno kept his calmer approach. In the third round, Manno surprised with a burst of energy and impressed with the ability to keep his punches clean, but also more powerful than the first two rounds. Manno’s precision and technique prevailed as he won by unanimous decision.

Chris Dethlefs def. Dan “I Don’t Tan” Wilborn Chris Dethlefs, a senior from Sorin, wasted no time throwing the first punch after the

bell rang to start the fight. Dan Wilborn, a senior from Alumni, was forced onto the defensive, shielding his head with his gloves and throwing punches back when he could. Both fighters came out of the gate swinging in the second round Dethlefs’ gloves connected with Wilborn’s torso several times in the third round, and though Wilborn held strong and responded with as many punches as he could, Dethlefs’ efforts proved to be too much to overcome. Dethlefs won the match by unanimous decision.

148 lbs.

Matt “The Fightin’ Amish” Yoder def. Leonard “Lenny” Calvo At the start, Leonard Calvo, a Keough freshman, would lunge at Matt Yoder with three or four quick hits. Yoder, a senior in O’Neill, would quickly fight him off, and then they would return to dancing. By the second round, they had clearly finished sizing each other up. Both were visibly more tired in the third round, though Yoder had more power

behind his swings to finish the match. Calvo altered his technique and began ducking several of Yoder’s hits, but Yoder was awarded the win by unanimous decision.

Joaquin “Hindi Humuhupa” Camara def.

Tim “Lokte” Leisenring Keenan senior and captain Joaquin Camara came out punching with several jabs to start the round. His opponent, Tim Leisenring, a sophomore from Morrissey Manor, gave a weak response. Leisenring tried to use his reach more in the second round, but Camara was quick to step back when Leisenring went for the punches. In the final round, Camara still maintained his advantage with a few powerful hits as the third round came to a close.

Camara won by unanimous decision.

154 lbs.

Michael “The K.O.” Feijoo def. Tim “Dirty T” Mikulski Morrissey

junior

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Michael “The K.O.” Feijoo, right, throws a hook at Tim “Dirty T” MikulskI during the semifinals of the 88th annual Bengal Bouts.