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Panel discusses dangers of war coverage Event examines the difficulty of balancing personal safety with demands of covering global conflicts By JOE ANDREWS News Writer
Journalist Itai Anghel said he cannot talk to his mom for longer than one minute without fearing death. “It’s not that I don’t want to talk to [her], but, you know, it becomes dangerous because people try to figure out where I am,” Anghel said. Upon hanging up with her, he said he promptly removes the battery from his phone and immediately moves 100 meters from his previous location. Monday’s panel discussion titled “An Evening Remembering James Foley” focused on safety in journalism, specifically the conflicting interests of journalists needing to be at the front lines of
conflict while maintaining a strong sense of self-protection. The event — hosted by Notre Dame’s Journalism, Ethics and Democracy program — centered around the life of James Foley, an American freelance war correspondent who was captured while covering the Syrian Civil War in late 2012 and was murdered by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) almost two years later. Foley was the first American citizen to be killed by the group. Featured on the panel were Diane Foley — mother of James Foley and president of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation — and Anghel, Israeli conflict journalist and
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Journalist Itai Anghel, left, and mother of deceased journalist James Foley, Diane Foley, center, discuss journalism safety in a panel hosted Monday by Notre Dame’s Journalism, Ethics and Democracy program.
Ally Week fosters support for LGBTQ community By THOMAS MURPHY Associate News Editor
In order to promote allyship and solidarity with the LGBTQ community, the Gender Relations Center is celebrating its fourth-annual Ally Week this week by hosting a series of events intended to raise awareness for the
struggles faced by members of the LGBTQ community and educate students on how to be supportive. Events include service opportunities, a Catholic Mass, a lecture and a social, which will take place Friday on Fieldhouse Mall. Notre Dame junior Kendrick Peterson, president of PrismND — a student
organization dedicated to serving the LGBTQ and ally community at Notre Dame — said Ally Week looks to instruct the Notre Dame community about issues faced by LGBTQ individuals and how to combat them. “The purpose of Ally see ALLIES PAGE 4
Former Attorney General speaks on time in D.C. By CLAIRE KING News Writer
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales discussed his experience working in the White House during a talk Monday with professor William Kelley at the McCartan Courtroom at Notre Dame Law School. Gonzales was appointed by former President George
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W. Bush as the United States’ 80th attorney general in 2005 after serving as Bush’s general counsel during his governorship in Texas. Gonzales was the first-ever Latino person to work in the White House. Gonzales shared a story about one of his first experiences with Bush. “When I was offered the position, I asked ‘Why me?’ and Bush told me this story from
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back in 1998 when his father was first elected as president,” he said. “I was asked to go to Washington and interview for some positions. They offered me a job, but I wanted to stay at my law firm. Fast forward to Austin, and Bush says, ‘You turned down my old man for a job. That’s how you first got on my radar.’” see WHITE HOUSE PAGE 4
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SMC Library to celebrate National Library Week By GINA TWARDOSZ News Writer
Read all about it — National Library Week is April 7-13, and the Cushwa-Leighton Library is ready to celebrate. The week seeks to spotlight the contributions librarians make to students and lifelong learners everywhere. Ula Gaha, a reference and instruction librarian, said this year’s National Library Week theme is “Libraries = Strong Communities.” “National Library Week is a celebration that highlights the valuable role librarians and library workers play in strengthening our communities,” Gaha said. “Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) chooses a different theme.” While Gaha said National Library Week spreads much awareness about the usefulness of libraries, it is geared more towards public libraries
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than academic libraries like Cushwa-Leighton. “I think it’s great that the American Library Association does this, but academic libraries are so different from public libraries,” she said. “I think the ALA during National Library Week really focuses on the work that public libraries do and the services that they offer to the larger community.” In honor of the theme, Gaha said the library’s social media is focused on Cushwa-Leighton’s own community, particularly new library director Joseph Thomas. While the library fosters its own small community, Gaha said the library is also important to the greater Saint Mary’s community. “The library is the heart of everything on Saint Mary’s campus, and the librarians seek to foster student success,” she said. see LIBRARY PAGE 4
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Senate aims to improve dialogue with CCC By MARY CLARE DONNELLY News Writer
In its weekly meeting, Notre Dame’s student senate approved a resolution requiring the Club Coordination Council (CCC) to address the Senate once a semester. This resolution detailing an increase in communication between the two branches of student government comes after a resolution earlier this year which increased funding to clubs from 37 percent to 40 percent. Sophomore Patrick Harris, vice president of the CCC, gave a presentation to the Senate detailing a basic outline of the CCC’s role in financial allocation for clubs. “The Club Coordination Council often spends its time working with other clubs as opposed to student government, so in the past we’ve kind of been a
distant branch of student government,” Harris said. The CCC handles outreach to clubs and allocation and distribution of the money that Student Government gives them. They divide over 400 student clubs into six divisions based on type of club, such as academic, athletic and social service clubs. “The divisions ensure that clubs of different kinds are able to get the support that they need, not all that support will be the same depending on what division you are in,” Harris said. There are two club funding allocation dates, one in the fall and one in the spring. During those days, the CCC tracks the projected expenses of the club. Combined, all the clubs total just shy of $2.2 million dollars for the entire year, Harris said. However, the funding clubs
receive is now around $360,000 per year to allocate to all the clubs, which is only 15 percent of the projected expenses, Harris said. “Over the past couple of years, the number of clubs has greatly expanded and the funding has not expanded as much, so that’s why the resolution increased the funding from 37 percent to 40 percent,” Harris said. The CCC then ranks the funds through a tier system by division, where some expenses are higher tiered, meaning they will be more heavily funded, and some are lower tiered, or less funded. The highest-tiered groups receive 80 percent of the requested funding from the CCC, and the lowest-tiered groups receive 20 percent. The determination process is based on a number of factors, including club members, revenue, fundraising and dues,
Harris said. “For academic clubs, conference fees and airfare are typically more expensive than food, so food is tiered lower and gets cut more strictly,” Harris said. “For athletic clubs, the equipment and field rentals are tiered higher than food or travel,” he added. The resolution aims to uphold transparency between the CCC and the senatorial branch of student government to better ensure the needs of the student body population are being upheld fairly in terms of the financial distribution of resources between club divisions. The senate also voted on a resolution to clarify the executive responsibilities of chief of staff to the student body president and vice president. “The chief of shall assist
student body president in daily meetings and tasks as president,” freshman parliamentarian Thomas Davis said. “The chief of staff shall assist the student body vice president in coordination and efforts ad hoc of any departments as needed,” Davis added. The responsibilities also include convening and chairing departmental meetings in the absence of that department’s director, attending cabinet meetings and working with the press secretary for press releases, among other tasks. The meeting wrapped up with the group approving the nominations of the SUB 2019-2020 executive board as well as the Student Union treasurer’s two assistants. Contact Mary Clare Donnelly at mdonne22@nd.edu
Sorin celebrates 50th anniversary of secession By ERIN SWOPE News Writer
W hile Sorin College has been standing on God Quad for well over 100 years, for a short period of time in 1969, in protest of the Vietnam War, the dorm did not consider themselves to be a part of the University. Declaring themselves no longer Sorin Hall, but Sorin College, the students who lived in the turreted dorm seceded from the University and proceeded to bring in professors to teach and hosted their own classes. Today, the secession is commemorated by a banner that hangs over the porch declaring Sorin College “College of the Year — 1969.” Next to this, another banner which dubs Sorin College “Hall of the Year — 1888.” “There’s probably many versions, but what I think is probably the thread through all the versions is that it was a protest against the Vietnam War, sort of an activist kind of event by members of the dorm,” Fr. Bob Loughery, Sorin College’s rector, said. “They felt like by saying they were Sorin College, they were seceding from the University, which never happened, but Sorin College stuck.” “Father Hesburgh handled it just right,” Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy, former University president and Sorin resident for 39 continuous years, said. “He didn’t do anything. He didn’t say you can’t do it. He just didn’t recognize it. And so they put up the sign on the porch, ‘Sorin College’ and got a little publicity. And then that’s all it
was. Nothing else happened.” Junior Mark Spretnjak said the secession was motivated by a desire for activism by the Sorin community. “I talked to Fr. Bob, our rector, a little bit about it … and he pointed out the history of activism,” Spretnjak said. “It was an activist thing, it was because of the war in Vietnam. The involvement in, not only the community, but just helping people still. He pointed out that you can still feel [the spirit of activism] very strongly.” “I think just knowing that there was a time when people felt strongly and passionately about a cause, they would do what they could to raise awareness,” Loughery added. “So that was their way to speak out against the war.” The spirit of activism and service is still present in Sorin’s celebration of the secession. Each year, Sorin commemorates the secession for a week in April each year, often incorporating some form of service, Loughery said. This year is a landmark year, as Sorin will be celebrating its 50th anniversary of its secession from the University. In addition to the usual festivities, the dorm has also designed tshirts commemorating the secession. The festivities include a cookout on Monday, paintball on Tuesday, a poker night with cigars on Wednesday, a talent show on Thursday and Sorin College’s formal on Friday at the South Bend Cubs stadium, where the residents of the dorm and their dates will enjoy a private
ballroom while they watch the game, as well as fireworks later in the night. Regardless of how Sorin celebrates the week, Sorin’s residents enjoy the chance to connect with their history that the week provides. “It gives us an opportunity to connect to our ancestors and our traditions,” freshman JaeYoung Chang said. “I think at this point, it’s a fun piece of history and it’s giving us an excuse to bond over the week and care about school a little less and kind of just join up together and have a good time,” Ryan Burns, a sophomore and former president of Sorin College, said. “The history still matters to a fair amount of us in the dorm, especially because it’s been 50 years now.” Sorin has a number of unique traditions, including Sweater Vest Fridays, when residents wear their Sorin sweater vests to a communal meal once a month in the dining halls. Traditions also include rubbing the toe of a statue of Fr. Sorin in the entrance of the dorm every day for good luck. That same statue has also been transported around the world to numerous locations, such as Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and even came down from a helicopter during a football game. The dorm’s small size has contributed to its anomalous culture, freshman Andrés Dávalos said. “Since we’re such a small dorm, the sense of community here is huge,” Dávalos said. “I also feel like [the
secession] is very representative of Sorin’s traditions and culture. There is no other dorm that would secede from the University that’s not a dorm that has a culture like Sorin.” Malloy said Sorin’s location at the center of campus causes them to have a sort of notoriety. “I describe Sorin as like living in Switzerland, because when the first snowball fight happens and the two quads are fighting each other or when orientation takes place and all the dorms are running around chanting their names, we don’t do that, because everyone knows who we are eventually,” Malloy said. From the first moments students are on campus, Sorin establishes itself as an independent community, approaching Welcome Weekend activities with a relaxed attitude, Spretnjak said. “During Welcome Weekend … it gets late at night and you’ll see Keenan guys running around lead by their captains and they come sprinting through and chanting stuff and making huge fools of themselves and we’re all just out back smoking cigars like, ‘Oh my gosh, isn’t it great not to have to do that.’ You get the early sense of the relaxed vibe to Sorin,” Spretnjak said. “We are kind of secluded from the rest of the University and we like to be just us and not have to deal with anyone else’s stuff. We’re a part of our own thing,” Burns added. This year, the “brotters” — short for “bro-otters,” a
nod to the otter, which is the hall’s mascot — are embracing their strong community spirit and unique history to have fun and ref lect on the secession. “Secession Week is also kind of a reminder to everybody that you can do things; you can make change. Everybody else on campus that year, nobody else seceded,” Spretnjak said. “I like to think that something about Sorin, a spirit of Sorin where the guys who are living here realize that the war was going on, people weren’t happy about it and they realized like it’s not an issue of crying of spilled milk, there’s something that you can still do about these things. I read something the other day that Hesburgh kind of took a hands-off approach, which is nice to see. The administration, you know, they always have to make a choice one way or the other … But something I admire that Hesburgh did is that he saw this was happening and he let it happen; he let the students speak for themselves and do what they thought was right.” W hile the secession happened 50 years ago, Sorin residents are still proud of their rebellious history. “Let’s secede again,” Sean Burns, a freshman and Sorin resident, said of the secession. “We don’t want to be a part of this school. We don’t like the rest of this school. We kind of just want to be ourselves, and let’s secede again.” Contact Erin Swope at eswope2@nd.edu
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documentary maker. Foley said her son’s interest in journalism evolved naturally from a growing desire to tell the stories of those less fortunate than himself. “I think the more he worked in parts of the US and later in the world where people were suffering, either because of war or poverty, the more passionate he became about the need to tell people in the world what people are going through,” she said.
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Week is to not only to foster allyship education for LGBTQ individuals, but to ultimately provide the University as a whole a general idea of what allyship looks like for marginalized communities on campus,” he said in an email. The term “ally” refers to someone who stands in solidarity with members of the LGBTQ community, Sara Agostinelli, assistant director for LGBTQ Initiatives at the Gender Relations Center, said. “An ally is somebody who utilizes their place — whether it’s a place of privilege [or] it’s a place of resources — to bring a voice for and to a community to better serve
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Gonzales noted Bush’s “remarkable memory of people, faces and stories” throughout his time working with Bush. Diversity was also something that was always very important to Bush, Gonzales said. “Bush used to say that he believed it was important that our government be reflective of our society,” Gonzales said. “He’d always emphasize qualifications and talent first, but for him diversity was very important.” When commenting on Bush’s first years in the White House,
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The library is a quiet place on campus where all kinds of students can come together to get their work done, Gaha said. “The library is a meeting place for all kinds of people across campus,” she said. “We like to be able to support people doing their work.” Sophomore Chido Moyo said she often either studies or just relaxes in the library. “The library is my go-to place,” she said. “It’s a great place to lounge — there’s a lot of leisure books to sit and read, and there are
However, having lived through the pain of her son’s death, Foley is urging journalists, new and old, to treat the profession with an added sense of caution, even on the domestic front. She cited a 2018 incident where four journalists in Annapolis, Maryland, were murdered in their office. “I think whenever you’re pursuing a story, you often don’t know your subjects,” Foley said. “A lot of times you don’t know the neighborhood you’re entering into or the person you might be interviewing, so I think it’s very important to have a mindset of risk assessment.”
To aid in this mission, Foley said she founded the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to fighting for the safe return of Americans held captive around the world. “I didn’t want other families to go through what we did alone like we did, you know?” Foley said. “I wanted to be able to give hope to other families and also to be able to empower other journalists to continue this legacy that gives voice to people around the world and in our own country.” Despite these dangers, Anghel said true journalism needs to
take place in the heat of the action. “You need to be there,” he said. “In order to tell the story of some place, you need to be there. Not just going there, saying, ‘Hey, bullets are, you know, flying around my head,’ and run away. You need to be there. For weeks. For a month. Then you get it.” In keeping with this mission, Anghel said he committed himself to covering the Kurdish forces’ continued fight against ISIS in the Middle East, saying he is continually inspired by James Foley’s legacy to keep
telling these stories. Now, having had almost five years to reflect on her son’s death, Foley said she wishes her son’s legacy can continue to be used as a force for good in the world. “I just hope that Jim inspires you, each of you, to be people of moral courage,” she said. “Hatred and fear are terrorizing our world in many ways, and they want to silence the voice of good. Don’t allow yourselves to be silenced.”
that community,” Agostinelli said. “The LGTQ community is never going to be the majority in numbers … and so it’s really through allies and building that community that you’ll create that culture change that makes Notre Dame the place we want it to be.” Senior and former Notre Dame student body vice president Corey Gayheart said the most important aspect of being an ally is simply doing one’s best to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ community. “An ally doesn’t have to know and understand everything,” he said. “But if they’re willing to learn, and their intentions are good and they’re willing to try and understand us and love us, I think that’s an important component of being a good ally.” The week’s events include a
lecture by Jamie Tworkowski, founder of “To Write Love on Her Arms,” a nonprofit organization whose mission aims to help those battling with depression, suicide and other mental health struggles. Tworkowski will speak Thursday at 7 p.m. in Montgomery Auditorium at the LaFortune Student Center. Tworkowski’s talk will center on mental health in the LGBTQ community, PrismND secretary and Holy Cross junior Jenny Gomez said. “I personally am very excited for [Tworkowski’s] talk,” Gomez said. “The mental health statistics on the LGBTQ community are things that should be spoken about. I hope that Jamie’s presence and talk on campus will encourage students on campus to have those difficult conversations. Hope is real, and helping our friends and loved ones find
that is an important key to what being an ally really is.” Junior Elizabeth Boyle, Notre Dame student body president, said Ally Week is particularly important if one considers that the University has a duty to make amends for previous wounds to the LGBTQ community. “Being a Catholic school, Notre Dame already is entrenched in a legacy of an institution that has not been the most welcoming and open to the LGBTQ community,” Boyle said in an email. “It is incredibly important that Notre Dame continues to take an active role in supporting LGBTQ members of our Notre Dame community so that we can set a precedent that all are welcome here and that all are welcome in the Catholic Church.” Gayheart said at a religious university like Notre Dame, one can
find the foundation for allyship within their religious and spiritual life. “At the end of the day, everyone’s religion — especially Catholicism — calls for us to recognize the dignity in every human person, and it calls us to love one another and care for one another, especially for those in marginalized communities,” he said. “So, I think our faith is actually one of our biggest strengths in this department, and I hope that our University can better use that to recognize that there is dignity in every person, and we are all created in the image and likeness of God.” A complete schedule of Ally Week events can be found at www.grc.nd.edu/events.
Gonzales said they had to start from nothing and they got the administration running through those they chose to work with. “You hire an incredible team. You just dive in. You do the work,” he said. Gonzales said he emphasized teamwork during his time in the White House and explained how important it is to understand those you are working with. “I knew Bush well,” Gonzales said. “It’s important as a lawyer to know how your client receives information, especially when they are making decisions. ... Bush was always very clear — we’re not going to do
anything that is unlawful. If it’s lawful, and it’s effective, and it’s necessary, we’re going to do it.” Gonzales also commented on his role as attorney general and how his position informed the president. “Sometimes, I would have to remind myself what my role was as a lawyer — to say you can do this or you can’t do this,” Gonzales said. “I may have personal views whether it’s a matter of policy or what would affect Bush’s legacy, and at times he would be appreciative of that. Other times he would say, ‘Thank you, but you are the lawyer. I am the one elected by the people to represent our country.’”
Gonzales said his role became much more public when he transitioned from general counsel to attorney general. “You testify, you speak with the media, you give speeches, you travel around the world,” he said. “It’s all very different. It’s a lot more public. Your whole life revolves around the president, and the lives of the people of the U.S. revolves around you.”
Despite the public transition, Gonzales said he loved working at the White House despite the harsh criticism targeting him at times through the media. “It’s hard,” he said. “I wish government service weren’t that way, but it is. Nonetheless, it is worth every sacrifice.”
plenty of couches.” Gaha said the main part of her job as librarian is teaching students how to effectively utilize all the resources the library has to offer. “The biggest part of my job is to perform library instruction where I go into classrooms and teach students how to find the resources they need for whatever they’re working on and how to use the tools on our website as well as in our catalogue,” Gaha said. “I often find myself giving advice on how to perform the research as well as writing advice.” Gaha said a lot of what the librarians do is answer any and all of students’ general research
questions. “A huge part of what we do is make ourselves available for general questions,” she said. “My area of expertise is in gender and women’s studies, sociology and social work, but I can help any student get started with their research.” The most exciting part of coming into work each day, Gaha said, is helping Saint Mary’s students with their interesting research topics and questions. “I end up learning a whole bunch of stuff because whatever students are researching, I’m helping them find the resources for it,” she said. Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz02@saintmarys.edu
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By MICHAEL DONOVAN Scene Editor
Culture favors the futurist, the sample-heavy synth pop, spliced together post-modern masterpieces of poetic beauty and electronic grace. The charts — and the internet news feeds — rise and fall in response to the dexterity of the musically inclined computer wiz, master of software, producer extraordinaire. Guitars, tube amps, lovelorn feelings. These are nothing more than stone age articles, the components of “Dinosaur rock.” To plug in, to distort, to crank to 11 is to relegate oneself to the unrecoverable past. These elements of the contemporary musical landscape (most of them good, evolved to progress aural creativity) bear down on a band like Martha. The combo, a four-piece from the aptly named town of Pity Me in County Durham, England, specialize in hyper lyrical, high octane indie punk. It’s melodic guitar rock (think The Ramones, The Clash) and (according to most metrics) woefully out of style. After two LPs — 2014’s adolescent fever dream “Courting Strong” and 2016’s power pop opus “Blisters in the Pit of My Heart” — one thing is clear: Martha writes some brilliant f------ songs. Their inebriated compositions (somewhat irrelevantly) inject a Beatle-esque penchant for structure and harmony with the lyrical sensibilities of a musically inclined cult novelist (e.g. Ottessa Moshfegh, Anna Burns) — a melodramatic love letter to the British indie kid circa 1986. But, in 2019, Martha’s exquisite escapades amount in nothing more than old and somber pines falling in a forest with no one around to listen.
Too bad, really. It’s a shame to think that Martha’s latest full-length effort — “Love Keeps Kicking” — will sing its heartfelt melodies into the void. While not necessarily timely, “Love Keeps Kicking” (a jaunty, straight-forward guitar pop outing) offers up something we (a jaded collection of sincerity starved screen rats) so desperately need: positivity. Signs suggest that Millennials and Gen Zers are at risks of falling into the tracks of their Gen X predecessors — prone to lean into the self-aware, self-obsessed post-modern antics as protection against the increasing complexity of the connected world. The younger among us don’t want to dull pain. They want to divert it, dull it via submersion in the JavaScript subspace. Facing such pain (much of it existential in nature) seems an insufferable and, at the end of the day, untenable path. Why bother? Because “Love Keeps Kicking,” Martha shouts. Maybe “love keeps kicking the s--- out of [you], and there’s no solution [you] can see,” but the bruises, taken in stride, will heal. “It takes a lifetime,” you whine, “to begin to forget.” “I don’t think I’m ready,” you say. “I don’t think I’m ready.” But these sentiments merely masquerade as self-preservation, when, in reality, they are the sadistic weapons by which self-degradation skewers the indecisive soul. In this dejected state you are no better than “Mini,” the “preteen arsonist” (“funny and intelligent, charming and so eloquent”) who put his untamed youthful worries in “the flicker of a tiny flame” as he “boarded the train” away from the depressing hamlet (not unlike Pity Me, Durham) where he was born. Nobody pities the indie kid, nor should they. Guitar rock
had its day, but that day has come and past. If you want to find comfort in a well-oiled riff you will have to do so among limited company. Don’t let this phase you. What independent guitar rock lacks in cultural currency it more than makes up for in seductive energy. “Martha’s” most recent take on the genre, in particular, will seduce you as did those old (derivative) “love songs” your parents played you as a child. Maybe “it’s a waste of time” to give yourself over to Martha’s ear candy. Maybe “it’s too late” — for them and you. But you can’t do anything about it. Having heard Martha, you’ve been struck with the “tainted blessing, stubborn curse” of a combo who does nothing more than speak (and play) their outdated minds. Contact Michael Donovan at mdonov10@nd.edu
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Nipsey Hussle: A voice for good in a world full of evil Grant DelVecchio Associate Sports Editor
On March 31, the world lost a powerful voice for change when 33 year-old hip-hop artist Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in front of the Marathon Clothing in his hometown, Los Angeles. Hussle leaves behind two kids and hundreds of thousands of people whose lives he touched in his short time on Earth. I can not even begin to describe the wave of sadness that came over me when I scrolled through Twitter and saw people tearing down Hussle’s name and legacy because he was just another “thug” using music to get ahead or because he was a former gang member who got what was coming to him. What makes Hussle’s death different than any other rapper’s? He was someone actively striving to change the harsh reality people both old and young face on a daily basis in South LA, and he was succeeding in doing so. Hussle provided children growing up in similar circumstances as his own with a role model who knows what it’s like to come up from nothing, and he completely f lipped the conception that people who live exemplary lives do so by being perfect. Hussle was so in the moment in his goodness, and his work should be the example of what we all look to when trying to better our communities. There’s a difference between acquiring wealth and donating a building with one’s name on it versus actually reforming an entire community by tackling the issues it faces in the now. Far more than being just a Grammy-nominated rapper, Hussle was an entrepreneur in his own community, actively working to create economic growth and monetize connections between tech spaces and inner-city kids. While it is increasingly common for people to abandon their neighborhoods upon the first taste of money or fame, Hussle did the exact opposite, and his legacy as a community builder within South L A is just as important as his career in hip-hop. In February 2018, Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, opened a co-working space and helped to launch a STEM program in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles. His STEM programs integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics in a way that is accessible to students. Through work like this, Hussle was trying to catapult African Americans into positions of power they normally don’t get the time of day in. As aforementioned, Hussle also opened The Marathon Clothing store in June 2017 with his brother Samiel as the coowner. Earlier this year, he purchased the entire plaza where he rented space for the store and was planning to knock down the space and rebuild a six-story residential building atop a commercial plaza. By doing this, Hussle was planning on providing his community — one that suffers greatly from homelessness — with an outlet for change. Hussle dedicated his own life to improving life for all residents and even rebuilt a local elementary school’s basketball court because he knew if he was going to be able to make a real difference, it starts at the bottom. As a former member of the notorious Rollin 60s, which he once described as “one of the biggest Crip gangs of our generation,” Hussle was transparent about his life as a gang member which began when he was just a teenager. He often spoke out about the detrimental effects gang violence and membership has on communities already struggling. It speaks volumes when you realize the kind of intimate relationship a reformed gang member like Hussle had with the L APD — a relationship that rarely ever comes to fruition. Yes, Nipsey Hussle was a gang member and did some things I’m sure he wasn’t proud of, but his life as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, community-activist and role model for all of those he came in contact with is what Hussle should be remembered for over anything else. Contact Grant DelVecchio at gdelvecc@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The University’s Pangborn problem “It’s ridiculous that the University insists on calling them ‘Morrissey community in Pangborn,’ just call them Morrissey,” a friend of mine declared the other day. I found it odd that he would bring this up suddenly — it certainly wasn’t an issue when there was ‘Walsh community in Pangborn.’ No, this was a recent gripe and driven partially by some sense of fear. Both of us live in Alumni, and it’s become pretty clear that we are next up for renovation after Dillon. While both of us are juniors — and not worried about having to live in Pangborn ourselves — Alumni being housed down the road has implications far beyond a year in military barracks with temporary urinals. Recently, I learned that my fears about the temporary relocation are realized in practice. According to a Walsh resident, current juniors (who started their stint in the temporary dorm) are moving off campus in startling numbers. While the Morrissey community remains strong, there are many who left this year — seniors more easily convinced to go off or juniors dipping early. Next year, the University is asking for volunteers to fill up the dorm with women — a residence hall of women, many strangers to each other, that will try to make the dorm their home for a year to form friendships and sisterhood and a sense of belonging before being transplanted to the other side of campus. With the new three-year housing policy affecting the freshman class and every one after them, it seems the administration is hell-bent on forcing a “strong on-campus community” on us. Even if the relocations and renovations are necessary, I don’t see how anyone can say that referring to Pangborn’s current residents as “Morrissey Hall” is in any way inaccurate or unfair. It is the goal of the University to make these halls our home for four years, and it is the community in them which does this. I didn’t choose to be placed in Alumni, but every semester I choose to come back, and I certainly didn’t do it for the living conditions. It is that repeated decision which makes it my home. Maybe the renovations are necessary, but I was certainly not consulted on any decisions — even our rector Fr. George was only given the ability to “tweak” decisions that had already been made by higher-ups — decisions that will have massive implications for the place that he personally has called home for over 40 years. Referring to the dorm not by its community but by its temporary building is just one indicator of the hypocrisy implicit in this and many other University decisions. Then why is it that the administration insists on making home feel impersonal? I’m sure some people are excited about “Pizza Pi” opening on West Quad, but if the University had asked even five students about their thoughts on the issue, it’s difficult to imagine that closing Reckers had any motivating factor beyond money. Another friend of mine put it like this: “It seems like the University is making decisions by saying, ‘Why ask for permission when you can just force forgiveness?’ They’ll do what they want, open up the floor for ‘student panels,’ ignore everything we say and then count on us slowly forgetting how things were, and that we’re upset. You can’t fight the University — they always win.” But the University doesn’t always win.
When members of Grace Hall were moved out of their tower and into West Quad, there were literal riots, and O’Neill walked out of the fires with a unique community, dorm and section culture, and a mascot all stemming from its residents’ old senses of home. Even Sorin’s annual tradition celebrates the time the University was forced to cut their electricity in order to get them to “reunify” with the rest of campus after the dorm seceded due to ideological disputes concerning the Vietnam War. I’m not suggesting anyone riot because their dorm is being renovated, but I have begun to hear all too frequently the same sentence from upperclassmen to justify apathy: “At least I won’t be here when it happens.” Of course we aren’t, but who are we leaving our dorms to, and what are we leaving them with? I see my underclassmen as little brothers. How can I leave them with a worse situation just because “I won’t be there” for the worst of it? When I arrived at Notre Dame, the traditions in my hall weren’t exactly what they are now — many are shaped and changed by the residents and the circumstances that allow us to do certain things year to year. But some things have remained for years — decades, even. In the slightly modified words of an administrator here at Notre Dame: “That [is] tradition, that’s just stupid s--- you do every year.” So then, what is tradition? University-run events? My parents (class of ‘79) lament the current state of An Tostal, and — wouldn’t you know it — this decline has occurred as student groups gradually gave the power of organizing it to the University. Traditions are weekly meetings in dorm basements for weird foods, group outings to make use of the Rock diving boards Wednesday nights and sharing some Taco Bell after Mass, just to name a few from my own experience. All of these become harder with each new semester and every new University rule. If you don’t push back when someone tells you that your traditions are stupid, soon enough they won’t be traditions at all. Whether you’ve taken Moreau or gone any more in-depth into the subject of the Holy Cross, you probably know that the residence halls are central to the mission of Notre Dame to educate the heart and the mind, to form men and women out of the first-year students that come here. In the 34th Constitution of the Holy Cross it is written: “We grow close to one another as brothers by living in community.” So I ask you, is this how we plan to create that environment? A community where we are forced to stay for three years and asked to pick up and leave for a year without warning? Where any and all of these policies are made in a veritable ivory tower and only later relayed to students? The “Pangborn Problem,” then, is this: Until the University begins to make decisions for its students — and with its students — instead of operating as a business with 8,000 accounts receivable messing up their perfect grass, it will continue to destroy the community, traditions and culture which they are so desperate to cultivate. Adam Hellinghausen junior Apr. 4
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Mayor Pete and the political outsider Patrick McKelvey With the Current
In 2016, one of the most qualified presidential candidates of all time lost to one of the least qualified of all time. Hillary Clinton had been Secretary of State, a senator and First Lady. She probably knew the job better than anyone who hadn’t held the office. But a reality television star who had never been anywhere near politics defeated her. Donald Trump’s background, character and demeanor were all unbecoming of a president. But he won anyway. Trump spoke to an angry America, one that felt left behind by deindustrialization and a changing economic landscape. It didn’t matter that he was a wealthy New Yorker who knew next to nothing about what it means to be blue collar. What mattered was that he wasn’t from Washington, that he didn’t look or act like any politician anyone had ever seen before. He was the antithesis of the last 40-odd years of American political history. He had zero experience, and that was somehow a good thing. We’re more than two years into his term, and the 2020 election cycle is in full swing. I can’t believe I’m already writing a column about it, but I guess that’s my fault. The Democratic Party field is already getting crowded — over 20 people have announced their candidacy. There are some very familiar names in the mix, including Joe Biden, Kristen Gillibrand,
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. There’s also Pete Buttigieg. That’s right — South Bend’s very own Mayor Pete launched a presidential exploratory committee in January and is expected to officially announce his candidacy Sunday in downtown South Bend. He was viewed as a long shot. After all, he can hardly be described as a traditional politician. He’s just 37 years old. He’d be our first openly gay president. His experience comes from a four-month tour in Afghanistan and two terms as mayor of the fourth-largest city in Indiana. But despite his relative anonymity, and a very difficult-to-pronounce last name, the Buttigieg campaign has done impressively well. He’s raised over $7 million. He, his husband and his dogs seem to dominate the news cycle daily. In the most recent Quinnipiac poll, he stood at 4% — a number that sounds small but places him at the same point as Sen. Warren and ahead of popular names like Sens. Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar. Buttigieg and the president are nearly ideological opposites. But, ironically, both of their successes have stemmed from their ability to tap into Americans’ desire for something completely different than what we’re currently used to. Under the Trump administration, we’ve seen a dramatic rise in hatred, in vitriol, in an incendiary brand of politics characterized by mudslinging and partisanship. Absolute refusals to compromise have left
Washington in stalemate. Mayor Pete has stayed far away from all this in South Bend — and he’s been wildly successful here. We’ve all seen our downtown grow increasingly brighter as redevelopment continues. He’s brought unemployment down from 11% to 4%. His administration is built on transparency. He recently announced “the largest investment to parks and trails in the city’s history.” On the campaign trail, his message isn’t angry. It’s hopeful. It believes in the future of the country and doesn’t rely on the past to do so. Buttigieg isn’t only an outsider because of his experience. He’s an outsider because he’s running on confidence and optimism. It’s early in the election cycle, but Mayor Pete has already proven that hope still works — that an angry rhetoric isn’t the only way to stir voters. He’s in the process of proving that there are many different forms of political experience, and that sometimes the most common ones may not be the best. So far, I’m inclined to agree. 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.
We are storytellers Andrew Lischke Yeah, It’s An Act in Progress(ivism)
Human beings are storytellers. We’re meant to be storytellers. This is true whether you tell stories with arbitrary (and conventional) vocalizations or the random brush of hair follicles depositing pigment on canvas. I’ve come to this realization maybe only due to my immediate surroundings. In the land of biblical folklore and oral story-telling traditions that originate in pre-Islamic desert nomadic society, I’ve found myself falling in love with folktales. What used to be a genre I associated with cliches and cheesy pursuits, I now have come to love. It is because of this that I’ve begun to memorize and tell more folktales. Through this, I and some of my fellow Jerusalemites (Mark Beach, Evan DaCosta and Fabiola Shipley) have discovered the joys of collectivized writing. No — that’s not some sort of communist statement. The collective writing I’m referring to is like what you used to do in summer camp when your counselors wanted you to stop screaming for even just a few god-forsaken seconds. So, here’s our attempt. This story was written in Istanbul, Turkey, on a hungover Monday morning (March 25, 2019). In a rustic Turkish shisha (hookah) establishment, we were surrounded by ornate fabrics, pillars of deep mahogany and the subdued chatter of Turkish men on their lunch breaks. We wrote collectively what I will call the “bones” of the story using a “popcorn” method in which each of us alternated ownership and direction of the story. Afterwards, I added some finishing touches and finished it. As no story is ever completely finished, though, I will call this the “more complete edition.” Enjoy! “The symphony had just ended but the show was
only starting. The crowd rose to its feet in a roar of applause as a plume of smoke billowed up from the governor’s balcony. Entranced by the sporadic serenity of the conductor’s final bow, the crowd’s joy remained uninhibited. Among the cacophony of the symphony’s triumphant eruption, a young mistress was the only person in the crowd to take notice of the distinct fumes of burning velvet curtains. An olfactory assault, muffled by a haze of centuries old perfume — frankincense, myrrh and a hint of rose — the fumes engulfed her consciousness. She sat down. The crowd continued. “The governor’s balcony was first to go. A disease of consternation began to spread. Patient zero, the governor’s paramour (the one no one was supposed to know about) clutched her pearls. She gasped, nearly fainting as a small fire spread toward her thousand-dollar corset. In that moment, the governor ceased clapping, ran through the door, down the balcony’s private fire exit and disappeared into the night. Leaving his paramour (the one no one was supposed to know about) to scramble down the ladder, heels clutched in hand, pearls clanking against the steel silhouette of city skyline. The conductor, glancing toward the balcony for validation, noticed its emptiness; its hollowed interior; the governor’s absence and, in his stead, a spreading fire. “He jumped from his harmonic pulpit: the second contraction of panicked ailment. Knocking over music stands, crashing through cymbals, to the backstage he went. Watching the scene on stage unfolding, the young mistress in the crowd stood and giggled. The perfect irony of a cultural ‘ubermensch.’ Arrogant aristocratic ideal consumed by nature’s amorality. The morality of aural aesthetics destroyed in an instant of chemical reaction — a rapid oxidation of exothermic combustion. The joy of the musicians and concert-goers dissipated
as they heard that two syllable slur cast from the depths of the conductor’s trachea: ‘FIRE!’ “Panic ensued. The terrified crowd surged towards the exits, crawling over each other in an attempt to escape the room now filled with smoke. Amongst the chaos, the woman sat still. In an ebullient sea of panic, she was a pacific island. Out of resilience, a refusal to accept the instinct of survival, a true triumph of nurture over nature, she sat. She refused to let the fire intimidate her. A fragmented Picasso canvas, her frantically orange and yellow essence was pieced together by a blue blotch of synthetic stoicism. “No. It wasn’t that she was fearless. She was happy. As the smoke and crowd simultaneously billowed out of the ornate, brass doors, she sighed in relief. Her black dress of mourning still wet with tears. The dust from a bright and cold mausoleum fresh on her skin. That last gasp of infancy coursing through her synapses. And, so she sat, engulfed in flame, happily immolated and disintegrating, ready for the desperately awaited reunification of suckling mouth and breast.” I know that this story and the reflections above are a general departure from my political cynicism. I apologize for that. Next time, I’m sure I’ll have the energy to return to the normally scheduled cynicism. Be on the lookout for it. For now, though, get lost in a short story or two. I’ve found in the past few months, stories have a lot more depth than we give them credit. 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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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: The best opportunities are the ones you research and make happen yourself. Consider the possibilities; take the most natural approach to reaching your objective. Staying on course and making changes along the way that promote success are encouraged. If you let someone interfere or take over, you will lose momentum as well as control of the outcome. Your numbers are 5, 12, 17, 21, 26, 38, 42. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Change the way you handle money matters or earn your living. A chance to do something physical for extra cash will be rewarding and boost your confidence. Don’t let a change someone makes ruin your plans. Do your own thing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t hesitate to make a change. Seize the moment and go after what you want. Put everything in order before you share your plans. Being fully prepared will prevent someone from meddling in your affairs. Be proactive, not stubborn. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be sensitive to other people’s concerns and issues. You can make suggestions, but don’t take over or take on something that isn’t your problem. Don’t offer to pay for someone else’s mistake or let anyone take advantage of you. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Partnerships should be a priority. Much can be accomplished at work or at home if you work alongside others. Your input, memory and experience will serve you well when trying to bring about positive change. Romance is on the rise. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t be surprised if someone makes an unexpected change or decision. Look at your options, but don’t react until you have a plan in place. Network or attend a conference or meeting that will give you the chance to make suggestions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Share your thoughts and intentions, and be open to suggestions. A change can be made that will encourage progress if you take your time and don’t respond with criticism or anger. Give others a chance to express new possibilities. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may feel like getting away, but before you do, be sure to take care of your responsibilities. Don’t let a challenge get you down or stand in your way. Approach problems head-on to keep moving forward. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let what’s happened in the past weigh you down or hold you back. Concentrate on the present and the people you enjoy being around. Good relationships will develop if you surround yourself with creative people. Love and romance will improve your life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen carefully and don’t respond in haste. Mull over what’s being said or offered, and consider what’s good for you and what isn’t. Stick to the ideas and plans that won’t jeopardize your reputation or important relationships. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Work from home if possible, or take care of business you’ve left undone. Don’t give anyone access to personal information or passwords. A domestic project will add to the value of your place and please someone you love. Romance is highlighted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let the changes going on around you stress you out. Pay close attention to what it is that will make you happy, and head in that direction. Making personal improvements to your environment and supporting causes you believe in will be rewarding. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mix the old with the new in order to come up with something worthwhile. Get involved in an event that gives you a chance to voice your opinion and bring about positive change. Personal improvements and romance are favored. Birthday Baby: You are secretive, adaptable and open-minded. You are ambitious and playful.
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This year’s NBA awards picks Hayden Adams Associate Sports Editor
As the NBA regular season comes to a conclusion, I feel that now is a good time to reflect on this season and name who I believe deserves some of this year’s major awards. Without further ado, here we go.
Defensive Player of the Year — Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder Paul George is, in my opinion, considerably underrated and arguably OKC’s best player. Yes, better than Westbrook. George is currently second in the league at 28.1 points per game and never gets enough credit for essentially changing his play style from when he was a slashing, ball-dominant player in Indiana. He is now a deadly 3-point shooter (hitting 37 percent in the last five seasons, despite increasing his shot volume from beyond the arc) and has maintained his go-to scoring ability in late game situations. But I acquiesce. My point is that George is a great player, and he deserves recognition for it. George averages a league-leading 2.18 steals per game and paces an OKC defense that ranks third in the association in defensive efficiency. Also, George has the rare physical tools that necessitate he match up with the opposing team’s best scorers on any given night.
Rookie of the Year — Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic quelled any doubts about his game translating from Europe to the NBA and seemed like the surefire rookie of the year at the start of the season. However, Trae Young has had a tremendous stretch since the All-Star break, surging offensively and displaying the skills that brought about comparisons between him and Steph Curry. What makes this decision difficult is that neither the Mavericks or the Hawks fared well enough that the better success of one team factors into the race between these two. In other words, this all comes down to the numbers. Young averages just over 19 points a game and eight assist per game, the latter of which is good for fifth in the league. Doncic averages over 21 points, seven rebounds and nearly six assists per game. Given the recent uptick in Young’s play, one might expect recency bias to be the deciding factor. However, Doncic’s consistency must be what tips the scales. While Young’s highs have been very high, his lows have been just as low. Doncic has had plenty of shining moments in his first season, arguably just as many as Young if not more, and his bad performances have not been as bad as Young’s.
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This is by far the most difficult award to choose, which speaks to the future both players have in the league.
Most Improved Player — Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors This one can be difficult, but when reasoned out, it makes sense. Players like De’Aaron Fox and Zach Lavine have had impressive years, but their teams simply didn’t perform well enough and their leaps were not extraordinary. D’Angelo Russell has had a great year and gotten the Nets back into the playoffs. However, last year at this time Siakam was coming off his second season in which he averaged just over seven points per game while shooting 62 percent from the free throw line and 22 percent from three, an improvement over his rookie effort of 14 percent from three. This year, Siakam has been a revelation, averaging 17 points per game to go with 79 percent free throw shooting and 37 percent 3-point shooting. This has the added effect of significantly freeing up Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry to operate offensively, as opposing defenses must be aware that Siakam could go off for 30 points on any given night if left unchecked.
Most Valuable Player — James Harden, Houston Rockets In all honesty, this is an easy one. All due respect to Giannis Antetokoumpo, but the simple fact of the matter is that Harden has put up more impressive numbers and is more critical to his team’s success. The Rockets currently sit third in the Western Conference, due in part to the return of Chris Paul and Clint Capela. However, while they were both out with injury, it was Harden that kept his team in playoff contention with several Herculean efforts and a record 32-game streak of 30-point performances. Harden has led the league at 36.1 points per game. Antetokoumpo is third at 27.7, to go along with 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, all of which are career highs. However, Harden also leads the league in free throws made — with over 200 more than the next closest player — 3-pointers, win shares, box plus/minus and usage percentage, all while being eighth in the league in assists, second in steals and second in player efficiency rating. Far and away, the Beard should be the back-to-back MVP. Contact Hayden Adams at hadams3@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Irish pick up one win and one loss in Virginia Observer Sports Staff
Last weekend, the Irish embarked on a two game road trip against No. 20 Virginia and Virginia Tech. After a close 5-2 loss against the Cavaliers (165, 8-4 ACC), Notre Dame (1111, 4-9) rebounded against the Hokies (8-13, 2-10) with a 5-2 victory. The match against the Cavaliers, who held an 11-2 record when playing at home and had defeated four out of their last five opponents, began as the Irish earned the doubles point with the pair of graduate student Brooke Broda and junior Bess Waldram claiming a 6-2 victory, while sophomore Ally Bojczuk and freshman Zoe Taylor won their match 6-4. Virginia was then able to halt Notre Dame’s momentum by winning three straight singles matches. Freshman Sofia Munera outlasted Bess Waldram in the third set, while junior Chloe Gullickson gave the Cavaliers a 2-1 lead by
defeating Brooke Broda in two sets. Junior Hunter Bleser built on the lead with a three-set victory over Zoe Taylor; however, sophomore Cameron Corse cut the Notre Dame’s deficit to one by beating sophomore Vivian Glozman. In one of the fiercest battles of the afternoon, Junior Zoe Spence lost to No. 31 Meghan Kelley in three sets. Freshman Amber O’Dell gave Virginia its fifth point by edging out Bojczuk in the third set. Notre Dame then traveled to Blacksburg and earned a valuable win over an ACC opponent. The Hokies had just defeated Louisville 4-3 at home and was looking to build on the momentum going into the match. After losing the first doubles match, the Irish stormed back and took the doubles point with strong performances by Corse, Spence, Broda and Waldram. Brooke Broda improved to 12-7 in singles matches when she defeated sophomore Elizabet Danailova 6-1, 6-1.
The Irish took a commanding 4-0 lead behind Zoe Spence’s two-set victory over junior Natalie Novotna and Cameron Corse’s win against sophomore Nika Kozar. The Hokies responded with a win of their own, as Bess Waldram fell to freshman Rita Pinto in the third set. Sophomore Nina Sorkin gave Virginia Tech another three-set victory as she beat freshman Zoe Taylor. Ally Bojczuk ended the team’s day on a strong note by defeating freshman Samantha Gillas in another hard fought three-set match. Notre Dame’s regular season concludes this Friday at 3:30 p.m. as the Irish will take on a Boston College team ranked No. 41 in the nation. The Eagles (157, 5-7) have won four-straight matches, but have only been able to win two road games on the season. Notre Dame will look to capture its eighth home victory and close out the season emphatically before the start of the conference tournament.
MLB | Phillies 4, Nationals 3
Hoskins hits two homers, Phillies beat Nationals Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins hit two solo homers, Odubel Herrera hit a tworun shot and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Monday night. Kurt Suzuki and Brian Dozier went deep for the Nationals. Bryce Harper was 0 for 3 with a walk in his third game against his former team but helped prevent a run with a perfect relay throw. Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez allowed two runs and four hits in five innings in his first start this season. Seranthony Dominguez (1-0) tossed a perfect sixth, Adam Morgan and David Robertson each tossed scoreless innings. Pat Neshek pitched out of trouble in the ninth for his first save. Dozier led off the inning with a homer to cut the deficit to 4-3. Anthony Rendon followed with a double. But left fielder Andrew McCutchen ran down Juan Soto’s drive to left, Ryan Zimmerman grounded out to second and Suzuki flied out to right. Anibal Sanchez (0-1) gave up
three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings in his second start against Philadelphia in five days. Hoskins, who hit a two-run homer a 2-1 win over Minnesota on Sunday, gave the Phillies a 3-2 lead in the sixth on his fourth homer. He took Justin Miller deep in the eighth to make it 4-2. After circling the bases both times, Hoskins did a series of choreographed handshakes with several teammates. Washington took a 2-0 lead in the second after Soto lined a double and Suzuki ripped a homer to left. The Phillies tied it in the fourth when J.T. Realmuto hit a single and Herrera followed with a drive to the seats in right-center. Zimmerman was thrown out trying to score from first base on Suzuki’s hit in the fourth when Harper chased the ball down in right-center and quickly fired to shortstop Jean Segura, who threw a strike to catcher Realmuto. Dozier homered in the ninth against Neshek. It’s his first homer since signing a $9 million, one-year free agent deal. He totaled 76 homers between
2016-17 before disappointing last season with Minnesota and the Dodgers.
Seeing red Sanchez has made four straight starts against Philadelphia going back to his final two outings with the Braves last season. He’s 5-10 career vs. the Phillies.
Trainer’s room Nationals: OF Michael Taylor (right knee/hip sprain) was activated from the 10-day injured list. OF Andrew Stevenson was optioned to Triple-A Fresno. Phillies: OF Roman Quinn (right oblique strain) will continue his rehab work in the minors, though the team hasn’t decided whether he will move up to face tougher competition.
Up next RHP Aaron Nola (1-0, 7.00 ERA) goes for the Phillies and RHP Stephen Strasburg (1-0, 2.84) starts for the Nationals in a matchup of aces Tuesday night. Nola, who finished third in NL Cy Young award voting last year, got roughed up in Washington last week, allowing six runs in three innings.
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The Irish are headed to Evanston, Ill. on Tuesday to take on Northwestern. The Wildcats (29-7, 9-0 Big Ten) are undefeated in conference play and are also winners of seven straight, unbeaten since a home loss to DePaul on March 27. The Irish (24-12, 7-5 ACC) are on a strong streak of their own, having won eight of their last 11 and five of their last six games. The Wildcats feature four hitters hitting better than .300, with freshman infielder Nikki Cuchran leading the way at .350. Just behind her is fellow freshman and catcher Jordyn Rudd, hitting .339 with 16 extra base hits to go with it. The Irish will need to find a way to handle these hitters to come out of Evanston with a win. Northwestern’s pitching staff is even more daunting than its lineup. As of April 8, the team had the 13-best earned run average in Division I, thanks largely to freshman workhorse pitcher Danielle Williams. Williams has thrown 131.1 out of a possible 239.2 innings, accumulating an astounding 1.07 earned run average, putting her in the top ten nationally for ERA. She has a 19-3 record on the season, and if the Wildcats choose to deploy her, the Irish will need to be sharp to get runners home. Even if the Wildcats do not turn to Williams, sophomore pitcher Kenna Wilkey and junior pitcher Morgan Newport
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State senior center Teaira McCowan and California senior forward Kristine Anigwe — weren’t competing in the Final Four, and there is no pre-draft combine for WNBA prospects to show their skills. “I think when you play at a high level, you get on TV a lot more. People watch your games a lot more,” Irish head coach Muffet McGraw said of the importance of playing more to get WNBA recognition. “[Scouts aren’t] just catching one game in the tournament. So I think the media attention is really good because scouts can’t go everywhere across the country all the time to find you, so being
have been stingy as well. The pair have combined for a 7-3 record over 90 innings pitched. Notre Dame will need to focus on its offense if it is going to be successful against the Wildcats’ pitching staff. As of late, the Irish have been up to the challenge. They have scored at least six runs each of their last six games. Fresh off of a home sweep against Boston College, the Irish are playing some of their best softball of the season, and it is coming at a critical time in their ACC schedule. On Friday, the Irish were able to take care of the Eagles by a score of 11-0 in just five innings behind a near perfect start from freshman pitcher Payton Tidd. Tidd threw four innings of scoreless ball, and gave up only two total hits. At the plate, junior second baseman Katie Marino and senior first baseman MK Bonamy both contributed three-run homers, and were a combined 3-for-5 on the day. Senior third baseman Melissa Rochford and junior infielder each added two-run doubles in the contest as well. In the second game of the series on Saturday, Tidd was nearly perfect yet again, throwing four scoreless innings of softball without giving up a single hit. Junior catcher Madison Heide was 2-for-2 at the plate, driving in two runs and launching a solo shot into the left field bleachers in the bottom half of the fifth inning. Bonamy also had a great day in the box,
going 2-for-4 while driving in two runs and scoring two runs herself. The Irish pulled out the victory by a score of 9-3. One of the keys for the Irish has been contribution from up and down the lineup. In their most recent game against Boston College, which resulted in a 7-2 victory, senior third baseman Melissa Rochford collected two hits, three runs batted in and a stolen base, while senior first baseman MK Bonamy got on base in all three of her at bats. Marino also had a productive offensive day, driving in one run and scoring two herself behind two hits. The series against Boston College was also Notre Dame’s annual Strikeout Cancer weekend, which is a fundraising effort for those battling leukemia. The Irish have raised over $300,000 over the nine years of the event. On the mound, the Irish pitchers have seen increased success recently. The team gave up just five runs over its three-game homestand against Boston College, and Tidd was undoubtedly the star of the weekend, surrendering just two runs in 13.1 innings pitched and recording winning decisions in all three games. The three wins improved her season record to 15-5 as she continues to solidify herself as a prime option next to sophomore pitcher Alexis Holloway. The Irish will take on the Northwestern Wildcats at Drysdale Field in Evanston, Ill. today at 5 p.m.
on TV I think really helps us.” Every other Notre Dame starter exhausts their eligibility after this season, and this year’s starting five became the greatest cumulative scoring group in collegiate basketball history, men’s or women’s, with 10,230 combined points. Young would be a much-needed stabilizing force for a depleted Irish roster in which every returning player averages fewer than four points per game. Although the loss of Young will weigh on Notre Dame, they do have another strong recruiting class for next year with No. 1-ranked forward Samantha Brunelle and No. 4-ranked point guard Anaya Peoples having signed with the Irish. Those two and the increased playing time that
the 2018 signing class will receive will help alleviate Young’s absence. Notre Dame’s pedigree presents a double-edged sword, as the coaching staff contributed to Young’s development, which she noted in her tweet. “To Coach McGraw and the coaching staff, thank you for believing in me, pushing me and shaping me into the person and player I’ve become,” Young said. The first round of the WNBA draft will take place in Nike’s New York City headquarters and air Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 while the second and third rounds will follow on ESPNU.
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round two, Lamb posted a -5 (67) as O’Leary scored a -1 (71). Lamb continued his inconsistent play in the final round, struggling to a +3 (75), but O’Leary continued to improve as he posted a -2 (70) in is final round of the weekend. Entering the final round of play Sunday, the Irish owned a combined score of 574, two strokes behind sixth place Illinois and seven strokes behind fifth place Augusta. The five Notre Dame golfers combined to post a third round score of 279, while Illinois struggled to a third round score of 286 and Augusta
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Halfpenny was very pleased with her squad jumping out to an early lead and never looking back. “I’m really proud of the way we started today,” said Halfpenny. “I thought we did an incredible job of coming out fast, playing hard and protecting our home field. Credit to Virginia Tech for playing hard and making it interesting at the end. For our group, I’m happy to see us handle some adversity towards the end of the game and earn our fourth ACC win. Experiences like that against this level of competition, especially at this time of year, will only make us stronger and better moving forward.” In the second period, after trading blows to start, the Irish tore the Hokies apart in a six-minute stretch, scoring five goals and catapulting themselves to a 15-7 lead. This proved to be insurmountable for the opponent, who’s comeback efforts were unsuccessful. Individually, the Irish had several standout performers who have played well all season. With four goals and three assists in the contest, sophomore attackman Maddie Howe showed no signs of stopping. Howe has now recorded at least five points in five games this season, and has notched a hat trick in eight games. Howe commented on the Irish’s strong offensive effort, noting, “Our success on offense all comes down to team movement. W hen we get the ball really moving, we work together really well as a team and get the ball where it needs to be. Offensively, we worked as a cohesive unit today to get the ball into the back of the net.” In addition to Howe’s efforts, sophomore midfielder Andie Aldave continued doing what she does best: winning the draw. Aldave notched 12 draw controls to break her
recorded a third round score of 288. The strong third round finish from the Irish lifted Notre Dame from fifth place to third place in Augusta. Wake Forest led the field with a combined score of 828. South Carolina, Texas, Arkansas and Notre Dame rounded out the top five over the weekend. Notre Dame fell eight strokes shy of Arkansas’ combined score of 845 for fourth place. The Irish continue their season this weekend when they travel to West Lafayette, Indiana, to compete in the Purdue University’s Boilermaker Invitational. The tournament marks the end of the regular season for the Irish.
own single-season Irish record and became the first player in program history to record 100+ draw controls in one season. Aldave currently stands at 200 draw controls in her career, which ranks second in Irish history behind Barbara Sullivan (269). The sophomore was also able to contribute two goals during the contest. After the game, Aldave detailed that her success on draw controls should be credited to Notre Dame’s work as a team. “For me, getting over 100 draw controls this season is really a testament on how hard we work on the draw as a team, on-and-off the field. As a group, we constantly challenge each other everyday in practice to be better on the draw and that’s one of the biggest reasons for our high draw-control percentage as a team,” Aldave said. Freshman midfielder Madison Mote also stepped up with three goals and an assist of her own. Senior attackman Nikki Ortega scored and assisted twice. In the goal, senior Samantha Giacolone was crucial once again, making key stops to prevent further bleeding at the end. She ended the game with 12 saves and was helped by her defense, who forced several turnovers throughout. The victory was Giacolone’s 11th while in goal this season for Notre Dame. Defensively, the Irish caused nine Virginia Tech turnovers with junior defender Kathleen Roe and sophomore midfielder Diana Kelly causing a pair each. Notre Dame also earned a 17-10 edge in ground balls and an 18-12 advantage in draw controls. Notre Dame will face a struggling Butler team that has only three wins on the season on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Arlotta Stadium. Contact Grant DelVecchio at gdelvecc@nd.edu and Wally Osterberger at wosterb2@nd.edu
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Jackie Young declares for WNBA draft Young will forgo her senior year and be the fifth and final Irish starter to depart after this season By HAYDEN ADAMS Associate Sports Editor
Irish junior guard and AllACC second team selection — by votes from the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel and head coaches — Jackie Young has declared for the WNBA draft. In a tweet sent out just before 7 p.m. Monday evening, Young announced her decision to forego her senior year and join the professional ranks a year early. “I would like to thank the University of Notre Dame for providing me with three years of the very best experiences, opportunities and people of a lifetime,” Young said. “After much consideration, I would like to announce that I will be following my heart and living out my childhood dream of playing in the WNBA. I have waited for this day all my life, and I can’t wait to continue this journey.” Louisville senior guard and two-time ACC player of the
year Asia Durr is now expected to go first overall. Young, though projected just a week ago to be selected with the fifth overall pick by the Dallas Wings, has had her draft stock soar recently to as high as the No. 2 overall selection of the New York Liberty. Despite only scoring a combined 15 points over the course of Notre Dame’s two Final Four games, Young contributed in other areas with nine rebounds and six assists in the championship game against Baylor along with strong defensive work against tough assignments. Oregon junior guard, Naismith Award finalist and initially projected overall No. 1 pick Sabrina Ionescu’s decision to play out her final year of eligibility certainly played a hand in Young’s rise. Another factor may have been the other players first projected ahead of Young — Mississippi
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Irish junior guard Jackie Young takes a contested jump shot over a defender during Notre Dame’s 81-76 win over UConn on Friday. Young is currently expected to be the second overall selection of the WNBA draft.
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Irish bounce back with victory over Hokies By GRANT DelVECCHIO and WALLY OSTERBERGER
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In yet another tight battle, the No. 4 Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team beat out No. 21 Virginia Tech. After a loss to No. 1 Boston College on Wednesday, the Irish (11-2, 4-2 ACC) topped the Hokies (8-7, 1-4) at Arlotta Stadium on Sunday by a score of 15-13. This secured the third top-25 victory this season for the Irish, along with wins over the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Virginia Cavaliers. The Irish have not lost at home in 2019, winning all six games. The win for the ladies came down to their first half performance. With five goals in the first 10 minutes, the Irish put the Hokies in a hole they were never able to emerge from. A run at the end of the half brought Virginia Tech to within three, but the Irish maintained a 9-5 lead going in to the halftime break. Irish head coach Christine see W LAX PAGE 10
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Irish senior attack Nikki Ortega receives the ball during Notre Dame’s 16-4 win over Louisville on Mar. 2 at Loftus Sports Center.
In the days leading up to the Masters, perhaps the most widely-recognized event in golf, the city of Augusta hosted another tournament featuring some of the top college golf programs in the country. The Notre Dame men’s golf team traveled south over the weekend to compete in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational. The invitational featured top programs such as No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Wake Forest, South Carolina, Arkansas and Illinois. Notre Dame, led by senior Miguel Delgado and his career-best round of -6 (66) on day 3, surged to a fifth-place finish in Augusta. Delgado disappointed in the first round of play, laboring to an opening round score of +3 (75) in Augusta. The senior bounced back in his second round to post an even-round (72), and then he stormed back in a big way to post a final round of -6 (66). Five Notre Dame golfers combined for 852 strokes over three rounds of play at Forest Hills
Golf Club. Delgado, the No. 1 seed for the Irish, posted a combined score of 213 over his three rounds, placing him tied for 16th place among all individuals. Taichi Kho and John Felitto, the No. 3 and No. 5 seeds respectively for the Irish entering the weekend, each recorded combined scores of 214 to tie for 24th place in Augusta. Kho, a freshman from Hong Kong, surged out to a first round score of -4 (72), the best score for the Irish on day one. Felitto, a junior from Mountainside, New Jersey, posted a first round score of -2 (70), the second-best score for the Irish in the opening round. Junior Davis Lamb and freshman Andrew O’Leary struggled out of the gates for the Irish. Lamb, the No. 2 seed for the Irish entering the weekend, posted a first round score of +6 (78). O’Leary had an equally underwhelming round on opening day, posting a score of +7 (70). Lamb and O’Leary rebounded nicely over the weekend. In see M GOLF PAGE 10