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Lack of Native representation persists Students, faculty reflect on inadequate awareness of Native American history, culture in community By GINA TWARDOSZ News Writer
Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a two-part series examining the ways Native language and cultural identit y are being kept alive by the students of Notre Dame. While Fr. Edward Sorin and the Congregation of Holy Cross were given the University’s land by the Bishop of Vincennes, this region of Northern Indiana was not uninhabited. “There’s a history of peace, art and culture on this spot that predates Fr. Sorin,” professor Brian S. Collier said. “When Fr. Sorin arrived, there
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Senior Samuel B. Jackson, one of the Universit y’s three leprechaun mascots and only the second African American to ever ser ve in the role, urged Irish fans to come together Tuesday after receiv ing racist criticism for being chosen to represent Notre Dame this year. Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, a sports and culture blog, posted a photo of Jackson at Monday night’s game along w ith photos of three white leprechauns on his Tw itter account. “You know what is sad? ” Portnoy tweeted Sept 2. “Internet outrage culture has made me afraid to say that I think the ND mascot should always be a midget see JACKSON PAGE 4
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was already a chapel here. The Pokagon Potawatomi was already worshiping here.” If anything, this is what Collier wants students to know about Notre Dame. Collier, a professor and historian with a Ph.D in Native American Studies, spends much of his time trying to ensure Native history does not become a thing of the past. Collier said Catholicism was the commonality that linked Sorin and Leopold Pokagon, the leader of the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi. While it was originally the Pokagon’s ancestral land, Collier said because of this Catholic see AWARENESS PAGE 4
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NASAND co-president Alan Mychal Boyd (left) stands with representative Deb Haaland, one of two Native American women ever elected to Congress, at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.
Art department explores Chicago By MARIROSE OSBORNE News Writer
The Saint Mar y’s Art Department recently sponsored their biannual trip to Chicago for students, facult y and any and all art lovers w illing to pay $25. The trip consisted of a trip to Chicago, a v isit to v isual artist Anne Wilson’s studio in Evanston, Illinois, a tour of an alternative ex hibition space — which this year is see ART TRIP PAGE 4
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Saint Mary’s students Zoe Ricker and Elizabeth Polstra visit the Zolla-Lieberman Gallery in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Students had the opportunity to meet with artists and gallery owners.
Faculty spearhead local food drive By CATE VON DOHLEN News Writer
Across the country, Hunger Action month spans throughout September, educating the nation about widespread hunger in the United States and fighting to help those in need. Many members of Notre Dame’s community have come together the past nine years to conduct the food drive, Fighting Irish Fighting
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Hunger, each September to raise money and awareness for the same cause, with proceeds going towards two groups: the People Gotta Eat initiative, under United Way of St. Joseph County, and the Food Bank of Northern Indiana. The drive seeking donations will run from September 9 to 29. Anne Kolaczyk, chair of the event, noted one in four kids in northern Indiana go to bed hungry each night. The funds
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raised for the Food Bank of Northern Indiana will go towards a specific “backpack program,” she said “[The backpack program] gives kids in need a backpack of food to take home with them over the weekend, so that they have food to eat over the weekend,” Kolaczyk said. Kolaczyk explained the drive is largely run by Notre Dame staff, rather than students.
“This is not one of the sanctioned charities that Notre Dame collects money for,” Kolaczyk said. “This is basically just kind of a grassroots effort to ease the hunger situation in the community.” She said the drive is a group effort among many departments, coordinated by Kolaczyk, to collect money for the two initiatives. However, there are some individuals
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Welcome back brunch kicks off semester By MIA MARROQUIN News Writer
The Saint Mary’s Student Government Association held a “Back to School Brunch” Sunday morning, hosted by its community committee, for Belles to kick off the 20192020 academic year. With free food and giveaways, the event sought to bring people together at the College. The community committee aims to foster community on the Saint Mary’s campus while simultaneously expanding relationships in the tri-campus community. Giavanna Paradiso, a junior and co-chair of the committee, explained the importance of having on-campus
events available to students. “We want to make sure that all Belles feel included and feel like there is something for them,” Paradiso said. “Especially given the recent changes with tri-campus transportation options, we want to make sure we have nice events on campus for every Belle.” Kelsey O’Connor, a junior and committee co-chair, acknowledged the importance of having a community committee as the core value of Saint Mary’s this academic year is community. “It is important to us that our events cater to all grade levels to foster cross-class friendships,” O’Connor said.
Sundays’ brunch event was initially set to occur on Library Green but due to poor weather conditions was moved into LeMans’ Reignbeaux Lounge. Located near the front desk, Reignbeaux is a popular spot to do homework, sit and chat with friends, or simply walk outside to the rest of campus. On the onset of the third week of classes, the initial back to school excitement and bliss may have been worn down. Back to School Brunch was designed to raise spirits and bring smiles to faces in an attempt to start the school week off on a high note, Paradiso said. “W hen we were brainstorming event ideas we
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The Universit y announced the Johnson family — Todd, Susan, Matthew and Hilar y Johnson of Minnesota — made a large donation that w ill go towards the construction of a new women’s dorm located east of Flahert y and Dunne Halls, Notre Dame announced in a press release on Friday. “The Johnsons, an exceptionally generous family, have ex hibited that generosit y in making possible this hall at Notre Dame bearing their name,” Universit y President Fr. John Jenkins said in the release. “We are extremely grateful for this residence hall, a place for building communit y and contributing to the education of our students’ minds and hearts.” The dorm w ill be home to the Valk y ries, a communit y of women currently liv ing in Pangborn. It w ill house approx imately 225 residents. Todd Johnson is the CEO of Capstan Corporation, a family business. He earned his bachelor’s degree in construction engineering management from the Universit y of WisconsinPlattev ille in 1981, according to the release. Susan Johnson is a speech-language
pathologist, and earned her bachelor’s degree in education from the Universit y of Nebraska-Lincoln and her master’s degree in speechlanguage patholog y from the Universit y of NebraskaOmaha in 1987, the release said. Together, the Johnsons are members of Notre Dame’s Cavanaugh Council, Badin Guild and Boldly Notre Dame campaign cabinet. The Johnson children, Matthew and Hilar y, each graduated from Notre Dame. Matthew Johnson graduated in 2012 and 2019 as part of the one-year accelerated MBA program. W hile on campus he was a tour guide and ser ved as a a week ly reader to Universit y President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, the release said. Hilary Johnson graduated in 2015 from the University, and is attending Midwestern University to get her masters degree in biomedical science. She was a resident assistant in Lyons Hall while attending the University, as well as a weekly volunteer at Saint Mary’s Convent. Johnson Family Hall will be the 32nd residence hall on Notre Dame’s campus, and the 15th women’s hall. The dorm is expected to be opened in the fall of 2020, and will be nearly 70,000
square feet, the release said. The design of the building will be “unique, integrating elements of campus architecture and Notre Dame residence hall traditions, including a chapel, courtyard and various spaces for studying and socializing,” the release said. “We are deeply honored to share our family’s blessings with the University of Notre Dame for being the lead gift for the new women’s residence hall on campus,” Todd and Susan Johnson said in the release. Additional benefactors contributed to the construction of Johnson Family Hall. They include Celeste and Kevin Ford of Portola Valley, California, Carol and Bill Hoffmann of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Molly and Geof Meyers of Ottawa Hills, Ohio, Clare and Jerry Richer of Southborough, Massachusetts and Shayla and Chip Rumely of Atlanta, Georgia. “As the University continues to invest in strengthening our undergraduate residential communities and improving the quality of hall life for our students, we are extraordinarily thankful to Todd, Susan, Matthew and Hilary for the addition of Johnson Family Hall,” vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding said in the release.
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knew we wanted to do something that people need, but more importantly, something that would be cute and aesthetically appealing,” Paradiso said. The event yielded high traffic, especially from upperclassmen leaving their dorm and featured several grab and go options: juices, fresh fruits, donuts and t-shirt giveaways. “We knew we wanted to do a Sunday late morning as to attract students who are starting their days, whether that be going to the dining hall, coming back from the g ym or heading to the library,” O’Connor said. W hile these events are designed for the student body,
committee members and co-chairs equally gain from hosting them. For Paradiso, her favorite part of putting on SGA events is the way she gets to see Belles enjoy something new and different, while also being able to see everyone bond. As co-chairs, Paradiso and O’Connor are responsible for planning student events every month. Their most recent event was Pre-Domerfest for first-year and transfer students. The SGA Community Committee will continue to host monthly events for students for the duration of the school year.
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“In essence, everybody throws in their loose change or dollar bills … that goes towards their team totals,” Zeese said. “As kind of an incentive or reward, our employees are allowed to wear blue jeans on Friday, which is kind of special because we obviously dress professional during the school year.” Zeese said when people notice the employees wearing blue jeans, it serves as a reminder that September is Hunger Awareness month. Among the hundred or so employees, the teams collectively raise $1000 to $1300 each year for Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger, Zeese said. Kolaczyk said monetary donations to food bank can be more beneficial to those in need, rather than buying canned goods and other food items. “One dollar that’s donated can provide up to eight or nine meals for someone just because the food bank and the food pantries have so much buying power that if we went out and we bought a jar of spaghetti sauce and some pasta we might spend three dollars, where with three dollars [they] can do so much more because they can buy things at a discount,” Kolaczyk said. “That’s why we mainly ask for money not for food.” There will also be a collection for Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger at the game day Mass on Sunday following the New Mexico game.
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who work apart from their departments to raise money for the initiatives. “There are many people across campus whose departments are not doing anything [with the drive] because they can’t spare the time or the manpower, but they still donate,” Kolaczyk said. She explained that, while some departments go all out and try to raise money, there are many individuals on campus who donate directly to the initiative websites rather than departmental fundraising. Kolaczyk, who works in OIT, explained how her department raises funds for the event. “I plan different things. Somebody donated some tickets to [a home football game this season], so I offered them for sale and somebody bought them,” she said. “I was able to take that money and it will go into the pot that goes to the food drive.” She said the OIT department runs a pot-luck pizza, salad and desert lunch to collect money for the drive. “We usually raise about 400 dollars that way,” Kolaczyk said. The finance division also participates in the Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger challenge. Mark Zeese, who works in the controller’s office in the finance division, said the finance division divides everyone into teams for a “loose change challenge.”
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connection, the Pokagon and the Congregation of the Holy Cross were able to live in relative harmony together on the land. Since 2013, Collier has run the Native American Initiatives (NAI) program at Notre Dame which, he said, initially started as a “faculty book club” for faculty and staff with degrees in Native American history. Soon, however, the program grew to sponsoring community members to come speak on Native issues at Notre Dame. NAI also works with area students from the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi. While the program works to support Native students, whether on campus or in the community, NAI also works as an outreach program for other students who are interested in Native history. Collier said students often “wonder what they can do to support native causes.” The biggest thing, he said, is becoming aware of whose land they grew up on. “People should come to be aware that there’s been sequential immigration on this ver y land,” he said. “They’re not the first people there and they won’t be the last people there.” This awareness can translate to getting to know the Native students and Native student groups on campus. “Most people don’t really know we’re a thing,” A lan Mychal Boyd, a Notre Dame senior, said about the Native American Students Association of Notre Dame (NASAND). Boyd, who is the copresident of NASAND, said NASAND is not really supported by the Universit y as a whole, but by the people who work w ithin the Universit y. “A lot of facult y and departments [at Notre Dame], especially the Multicultural Student centers, are awesome,” he said. “I think this is true for any native group on any campus — you have to find your support w ithin certain parts of the Universit y.” But it can be hard for Native students to find support on campus, especially, Boyd said, since this year there are currently
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looking ginger. So I’m just not gonna say it.” The follow ing day Jackson addressed the v iral tweet and ensuing comments by Portnoy’s followers by posting on his ow n Tw itter account.
no native facult y at the Universit y. “That’s one thing that we’ve been really pushing and fighting for this past year … at least one Native facult y member would be amazing,” he said. “It’s important because, one, it shows that we’re here and that we have a person at the Universit y who actually understands where we’re coming from as a whole. But, also, it just makes it so much easier to get things like a Native Studies minor or just better conditions.” The Universit y has debated the induction of a Native American Studies minor for years. Boyd said that a Native American Studies minor would give Native students “a kind of authorit y,” and give them a chance to learn more about their ow n indiv idual nations, as well as other Native nations. However, learning about Native nations can be a challenge, Boyd said, especially when so few classes choose to even address the histor y and contributions of Native nations and Indigenous Peoples. “So, any [class] that’s not specifically about Indigenous people usually doesn’t mention them whatsoever,” he said. “I think the most I got out of a class was our Intro to American Politics — it wasn’t in a lecture, it was in a textbook. A ll it was was one paragraph summarizing hundreds of years of civ il rights and struggles w ith natives. It didn’t even mention that there were indiv idual Native nations.” Over the years, this representational tension has only been exacerbated by the presence of the 12 Christopher Columbus murals on campus. On Jan. 20, however, it was announced that the Universit y would be covering the murals. But yet, so far this year, the murals still remain uncovered. NASAND co-president junior Mikaela Murphy said that while ultimately she was happy w ith the decision to cover the murals, she would have appreciated more communication from the administration. “I am ver y happy w ith the decision that was made to cover the murals,” she said. “But I think it should have been something
“Like it or not, this guy right here is still one of your Notre Dame leprechauns !” Jackson tweeted. “How about we use this negative energ y to bring us together this season? See y’all next game.” Jackson, along w ith juniors Conal Fagan and Ly nnette Wukie, was chosen in the spring to represent the
more permanent. I think President Jenkins should have thought about us when he made that public announcement w ithout consulting us, because it led to us getting a lot of hate when we had nothing to do w ith the decision.” Paul J. Brow ne, the v ice president of Public Affairs and Communication, said “Fr. Jenkins consulted w idely before making a decision about the murals.” W hile discussions about the murals have all but stopped, Collier said he still finds it hard to tell prospective Native students about the murals. “From my ow n experience, when Native students come on tour and when they v isit us, they always want to come inside the Main Building and I struggle w ith telling them about the murals,” he said. “I get some harsh reactions on why Notre Dame would have something like that. There is some potential harm to our larger communit y in placing them in such a prominent spot.” Boyd said he did not know Notre Dame had such murals until his third week on campus. Know ing about the murals as a prospective student might have impacted his decision to attend Notre Dame, he said. “I grew up in a culture where Columbus was a sy mbol of colonialism, a sy mbol of extermination and forced conversion and exploitation,” Boyd said. “So, I think, coming here and seeing [the Columbus murals] would have certainly affected my decision. W ho people admire says a lot about them.” The lack of representation for Native and Indigenous people is a problem that persists not only in the tri-campus communit y, but in the countr y as well. However, some strides are being made towards inclusiv it y, specifically w ith the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum held on Aug. 19 in Siou x Cit y, Iowa. Boyd, and other students from NASAND, were able to attend the forum, which was the first of its kind to place focus on Native issues.
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ZG Galleries — and a more traditional ex hibition space. Participants were also given time to explore the cit y and suburbs. This year the art department focused on the far North Shore area, consisting of Evanston, Edgewater and Roger’s Park, Ian Weaver, assistant professor in the art department and director of the Moreau Art Galler y, said. Weaver was responsible for coordinating the trip this year, and connected w ith Wilson through the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where they both worked in the painting department. In an email, Weaver said the trip is sponsored by the Lucille R. Griffin Memorial Fund. “The fund was established in 2007 by her husband, John B. Griffin, in memor y of his wife, Lucy, who was an alumna in the Art Department,” Weaver said. The fund allows students to experience the arts in action and look into art as a career. Weaver said there were other advantages to the trip. “The trip allows those at Saint Mar y’s who participate to have cultural experiences that go beyond simply viewing art,” Weaver said. “The participants explore the city, its neighborhoods,
its variety of food, its residents and its character. They have interactions with diverse communities and people, and grow culturally.” First year student Anna Volpe went on the trip because she hoped to see what the people at the three sites had to say, she said. “This galler y is owned and was started by two Saint Mar y’s alumnae,” Volpe said in an email. “W hen we first arrived, we walked around the current artist show on our own and then after wards talked with these two alumnae. It was pretty cool to hear that two art students followed their dream and opened up their own galler y where they get to host other amazing artists.” Textile artist Anne Wilson was a source of inspiration for the members of the trip, and students were also invited into Wilson’s home studio. Volpe said Wilson spoke about her own work as an artist and her journey. “The biggest piece of advice that Anne said that stood out to me was to keep going, keep pushing for ward as an artist,” Volpe said in the email. “Some people may not believe in your career path, but as long as you know for certain that you want to become an artist, that’s all that matters.” Contact Marirose Osborne at mosborne01@saintmarys.edu
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Universit y’s mascot for the upcoming year. Jackson and Wukie are the second and third African Americans to ser ve as the leprechaun, and Wukie is the Universit y’s first female leprechaun. The trio is the most diverse group of leprechauns picked since the leprechaun became the official mascot in 1965. Following the appointment,
Interns from an alternative art space speak to students about a project intended to empower Chicago’s South Side through the arts.
Jackson said in April that he looked to alumnus Michael Brown (’01) – the University’s first African American leprechaun – to pursue the mascot role, and he sees his position as the leprechaun as a way for him make his mark on the University. “W hen I first came here, I was a big Notre Dame fan, but I didn’t have the histor y
or legacy that my friends did,” Jackson said at the time. “Being able to make my ow n experiences and memories here at this Universit y and to be able to represent it — especially as a senior — is just the best feeling. I feel like I have solidified my presence and voice, and am now etching it into the ver y fabric of the Universit y.”
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Traverse City is located on the blue bay waters that f low into Lake Michigan, in the Northern region of the great state of Pure Michigan. Known for its freshwater views, homegrown wineries and downtown dining and shopping, Traverse City has something to offer for everyone. This summer I had the privilege of living and working in Traverse City, though it has felt like home to me for much longer than that. I met some great people, watched some amazing sunsets and swam in a pretty cold bay. I ate, drank and lived like a local for three months, and listed below are my top recommendations for your next visit to TC! Grand Traverse Resort and Spa — This resort has everything for the average vacationer: golf, tennis, shopping, bars and restaurants, beachfront property and even a waterslide. There are not one, not two, but three championship golf courses on property all varying in level of difficulty, which is perfect for the professional mini golfer that I am. The spa offers massages, facial treatments, saunas and more, aka everything required for a relaxing vacation. Onsite fine dining at Aerie provides 360 views of Grand Traverse Bay and award winning locally-grown cuisine. The Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is the ultimate package any time, any day, any season! Chateau Chantal — Nestled on Old Mission Peninsula overlooking the Bay and countless orchards, Chateau Chantal has some of the best wine selections in town. The tasting room offers everything from hard cider to port, and nearly everything on the menu looks great. The deck has live music, cornhole, photo opportunities and more on any given day. Chateau Chantal offers a wine for every occasion and a coupon with every tasting! The wine tours in this town cannot be beat. The Village at Grand Traverse Commons — Formerly the Traverse City State Hospital, this site has been transformed into a bustling community of artisan shops, nature trails and unique dining experiences. The Commons’ original structure has been restored and reopened, and walking through the original architecture feels historic and spooky at the same time. Grab a scone from the bakery, read a vintage leather-bound book and find the perfect handcrafted souvenir to commemorate your Traverse City trip. Not your style? Try a twilight walking tour of the grounds and investigate the underground asylum tunnels, if you dare. North Peak Brewing Company — Get ready for the best Cheddar Ale Soup you will ever have in your entire life. North Peak Brewing Company is an awesome stop for great food, awesome drinks and good conversation. The brewery has live entertainment and a wide selection of in-house brews, not to mention a great selection of pizza, sandwiches and burgers. Wood interior, high windows and multiple f loors give it a really unique, laid-back feel. It makes for the perfect after-work meeting point. Traverse City is unique for its location and surrounding areas, but the city itself has so much to offer. Drinks, dining, shopping, relaxing, fun and more are guaranteed when you visit TC. Michigan’s official state motto is “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you,” so keep that in mind when you are booking your next vacay! Contact Ann Curtis at acurtis01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of The author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Australia has long been the go-to case study of the gun control debate. And why not? After only one mass shooting in 1996 (Port Arthur) did Parliament actually do something, rolling out sweeping gun control legislation (the NFA) including a mandatory gun buyback program and a ban on automatic and semi-automatic rifles and pump-action shotguns. Twenty-three years later, Aussies have seen less than a handful of mass shootings. And not just that: total homicides have dropped nearly 50% since 1995. Maybe that’s why it’s become a poster child and model for progressive politicians and journalists alike. What’s so wrong with that? A lot, actually. The implicit and essential assumption by advocates of this policy is that pre-1996 Australia and present-day America are strikingly similar. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, Australia’s homicide rate has always been significantly lower than that of America’s, with the 1995 U.S. rate being 4.5 times greater than 1995 Australia’s. But more misleading is the fact that Australia never had a notable problem with mass shootings — its rate for such events being so close to zero even before Port Arthur that researchers have found it “hard or impossible to detect” a correlation between the NFA and mass shootings in the country. This brings into question not just the law’s applicability to the U.S. but its effectiveness in Australia itself. To this point, the fact that New Zealand — virtually identical to Australia in almost all respects — did not institute any major gun legislation yet continued to experience the same per capita rate of mass shootings as Australia prior to and after Port Arthur is especially crippling to the narrative. If not mass shootings, what about the homicide rate, then? The fact is that homicides were already trending downward by 1996, and the subsequent decline in firearm homicides was only marginally greater than that of pre-1996 but too small to be “statistically significant.” Even more dismal is that the non-firearm homicide rate, increasing prior to the NFA, actually decreased at a greater rate than firearm homicides, undermining any remaining evidence for causation. Plus, a 2015 review uncovered that not a single peer-reviewed study on this topic “found a significant impact [from the NFA] on... firearm homicide.” When you actually take time to look at the numbers, it becomes apparent that Australia’s aggressive gun laws didn’t reduce bloodshed and atrocities (and suicide, too, per a 2018 study). It’s time for progressives to retire the false Australia narrative. It lacks sufficient statistical backing and ultimately rests on the fallacy that correlation equals causation. This must end. It’s even more important, however, that we deal with the underlying premise that made Australia a talking point in the first place: the rather misguided concept that simply more guns means more homicides. If such relationships were true, why would Wyoming boast a lower firearm homicide rate than Connecticut and Massachusetts, and why is California’s rate roughly equivalent to that of Texas and actually greater than West Virginia’s despite fundamental divides in gun ownership and legislation? The issue of gun violence is far more nuanced and complex than simple tag lines suggest, and they hold us back from truthful and productive dialogue. This must change, too. But beyond these misguided mantras is something that unsettles me even more about gun control advocates’ invocation of Australia: the radical implications such a policy would have on American gun rights. That’s because the NFA implemented a ban on “all semi-automatic[,] self-loading and pump action longarms” while also instituting a mandatory buyback program that ultimately confiscated 650,000 newly-prohibited firearms from its citizens. Anyone wanting to purchase a new firearm would now have to be deemed a “fit and proper person” while also providing a “genuine reason” for wanting to buy a gun; “personal protection”
would no longer be an adequate explanation for buying a firearm. It’s not hard to understand just how flagrantly unconstitutional such a policy would be if enacted in America. In addition to the obvious problems, Australia’s weapons ban would be exceedingly illogical here due to the overwhelming volume of these weapons and that constitutional experts have suggested such a ban would infringe upon the Second Amendment as they (semiautomatic rifles and pump action shotguns) are neither, to borrow from Justice Scalia in D.C. v. Heller, uniquely “dangerous” or “unusual.” And instituting Australia’s mandatory buyback in the States would be far worse. The amount of guns confiscated in Australia would be equivalent to the Federal government seizing up to 131 million guns from the hands of Americans. Such a policy, as we have seen from Australia, is not at all likely to reduce homicides or mass shootings, but the larger problem is that such a government confiscation flies in the face of the foundational basis for the Second Amendment, and, if it were to be implemented, Americans — unwilling to surrender their guns to the government — would face the dark and all too possible reality of tremendous carnage or even a second civil war if we even came close to replicating the NFA. But of course those who call Americans to look at Australia as an example don’t go into how actually radical it was or how dystopian it would be to our society. After all, such elaboration would bring about a clamor from some right-wingers about how “the government is going to take your guns.” Democratic politicians have longed feared these (all too often unsubstantiated) accusations — until now. Cory Booker has explicitly called for “a buyback program and a mandatory turnover” of assault weapons; Beto O’Rourke has done the same. When asked by Anderson Cooper how he would respond “to gun owners out there who say ... a Biden Administration means they’re gonna come for my guns,” the supposed “moderate” frontrunner responded with an emphatic “Bingo, you’re right if you have an assault weapon.” Although he later suggested that it wouldn’t be “legal” to confiscate them, it’s hard to not get this idea from what he’s saying here. These instances represent fundamental — and dangerous — shifts in rhetoric. It suggests rapidly changing views on the Second Amendment’s role in our Constitution and our society and the growing (and concerning) belief of a diminished, increasing irrelevant Second Amendment in a modern, 21st century world (it’s all but). This very crucial debate at this juncture in our history deserves our utmost attention and involvement. At its heart, it deals with how we interpret the Constitution, our rights and the relationship between the government and the citizen. At the same time, it’s imperative to remember these issues are never black and white, never all or nothing. Once we understand that, we can have genuine discussions and not just entrenched debates. But to reach healthy dialogue, we need to abandon the Australia argument and shallow tag-lines. They oversimplify a complex issue, only angering people on both sides and inhibiting true progress and legislation that can save lives. Now it’s our turn to do something about it. Go research the subject. Discuss possible solutions with those you disagree with on campus. Act on your findings and beliefs. This is what will move us a little bit closer towards a safer, more harmonious world, but it requires that you and I step up to meet the daunting task before us. Andrew Sveda is a freshman at Notre Dame from Pittsburgh intending to major in Political Science. Besides politics, Andrew enjoys acting, playing the piano and tennis. He can be reached at asveda@nd.edu or @SvedaAndrew on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Some voices. One University-approved conversation. Jackie O’Brien Dear Father Jenkins
I was surprised by the content of our Universit y’s ad that played last night over the half time break, “Many voices. One conversation.” Of course, it was a great ad and it made me ver y proud to be a Notre Dame student, especially considering the national audience who saw it, but it’s unfortunate that it is simply not true. The ad focuses on the diversit y of dialogue present on our campus, specifically through an academic lens, highlighting the variet y of perspectives that students examine through different texts. And this part is true — we do have incredible academics, supported by knowledgeable professors, who challenge our point of v iew w ith controversial authors and arguments. Unfortunately, this tolerance for a controversial academic dialogue does not transfer when it comes to our general campus communit y and the issue of free speech. Sure, we read the Communist Manifesto in class, but in order to speak our minds freely on this campus we have to operate through a variet y of complex administration-oriented systems aimed at infringing on a student’s right to free speech. You want to organize a protest for abortion rights? Better go get it approved. You want to have a reactive demonstration to a racist speaker coming to campus? They have the right to speak, but you need to run your counter-demonstration by us first. Don’t believe me? It’s in du Lac: “A ll demonstrations must be registered in w riting w ith the v ice president for campus safet y and universit y operations and also must obser ve the follow ing rules: a. A ll demonstrations must be peaceful and orderly. b. Only members of the Universit y communit y may organize or lead a demonstration on campus. c. Demonstrators may not impede the freedom
of the Universit y communit y.” Registering a demonstration w ith Campus Safet y is a reasonable request when it comes to mass demonstrations. However, it is unclear what qualifies as a demonstration versus the free speech of a few indiv iduals on campus. Furthermore, while our campus, thankfully, has a great open speaker policy, which is key to fostering a fruitful env ironment for free speech on campus, we struggle when it comes to allow ing open student speech and advocacy on campus. The Universit y administration has taken it upon themselves to dictate the activ ities of student clubs and even the availabilit y and acceptabilit y of internship opportunities for students. There are multiple clubs on this campus, primarily advocating for social causes, who have had their activ ities infringed upon and advocacy limited by the Universit y. PrismND is a v ital part of our campus communit y, and it was a great step for ward for the administration to allow their presence on campus. However, they are restricted from advocating for key measures which are of great importance to many members of the LGBTQ+ communit y. Notre Dame’s pastoral plan for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ students, Beloved Friends and A llies, laid out a more inclusive plan for LGBTQ+ members of our communit y, including the development of what would become PrismND. However, the Universit y included clear restrictions: “And in all such programs and initiatives, due consideration is to be exercised so as to avoid any political or social activ ities that might compromise Notre Dame’s Roman Catholic allegiance and commitments.” A wonderful step for ward in acceptance, but also a major limitation on the rights of students to speak freely. I w rote about this experience in a column last year, and it was eventually posted on a Facebook page where multiple alumni commented that they had similar experiences, but I was prevented from interning at a pro-choice organization while in the Notre Dame Washington D.C. program. The rule was never explicitly stated to
me, but it was clear that students were not allowed to work at explicitly pro-choice organizations while in the program. It is unfortunate that the Universit y has misconstrued the mission of a Catholic Universit y in a way that limits the opportunities available to students on campus and abroad. This isn’t an attempt to bash the administration. There have been several key positive steps towards allow ing a greater diversit y of speech in our campus communit y even w ithin the last year. For example, Notre Dame’s College Democrats sponsored a bus to take 38 students to D.C. last year to attend the third annual Women’s March. W hile not necessarily directly supported by the Universit y, it is comforting to see that students were allowed, at least in some capacit y, to advocate for their personal beliefs and organize w ithin our Universit y communit y. I’ve w ritten about my experiences w ith free speech on Notre Dame’s campus, and this probably won’t be the last time I w rite about it either. Until we are able to guarantee a free and open space for all Notre Dame communit y members to speak, we w ill continue to fail to fulfill the Catholic mission of a productive dialogue. If we are going to allow Charles Murray or Vice President Mike Pence to come speak on our campus, t wo people w ith beliefs and missions that can be seen as antithetical to the message of Catholic Social Teaching, then we must allow for all students to have the opportunit y to share their beliefs, ideas and complex perspectives w ithin the bounds of a productive dialogue. Jackie O’Brien is a Notre Dame senior studying political science and peace studies originally from the Chicago suburbs. When she’s not writing for Viewpoint, you can find her attempting to complete the NY T crossword, fretting over law school applications or watching RuPaul’s Drag Race. She can be reached at jobrie21@nd.edu or @im_ jackie_o on Twitter. 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: Simplicity and moderation will encourage you to make the most with what you have, while saving for something you want. Put your priorities in order, and share what you want to achieve with someone you love. As long as you surround yourself with people who are positive and bring out the best in you, your goals will be attainable. Your numbers are 6, 13, 22, 27, 30, 43, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Search the internet, and you will discover something that interests you. Looking for something that stimulates you mentally or revives your interest in something you used to enjoy doing will give you a new lease on life. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stop fretting and start enjoying. Participate in events that spark your interest and your imagination, and spend time with people who enjoy the same things you do. Personal growth and physical improvements are doable, and romance is encouraged. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A partnership may need an adjustment. Revisit problems and unfinished business that are holding you back. An open discussion may not get you the answers you want, but it will help you understand what you are up against and how to respond. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll come across some exciting ways to improve your surroundings and keep your costs down at the same time. Drum up interest in your plans, and invite people over who have something worthwhile to contribute. Call in favors. Romance is encouraged. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Accept change. Use your experience, knowledge and ability to turn a negative into a positive to your advantage. If you approach others with optimism, it will be difficult for someone to put any blame on you. Protect your reputation. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Attend a reunion or relax with people who enjoy the same things as you. Romance will result in a better personal life and lead to plans that promote traveling, shared interests or taking your relationship to the next level. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll lack leverage if you let someone control the way you live. Don’t let anyone make decisions for you. If something needs to be taken care of, do it yourself. The less you owe others emotionally, financially or physically, the better. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Joining forces with people who share your beliefs or a common interest will be enlightening. A positive change to a meaningful relationship will set the tone for what’s to come. Love and romance will enhance your personal life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t believe everything you hear. Someone will mislead you. Gossip will lead to trouble and make you look bad. Concentrate on making personal improvements that are within your means and geared toward acquiring greater self-confidence and happiness. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Update documents that are time-sensitive. A change you make at home will make your life easier. Working alongside someone you love to achieve a common goal will bring you closer together. Romance is encouraged. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It shouldn’t matter what others decide to do. Make your own decisions, and don’t feel the need to be a follower. Happiness is the prerequisite of doing what’s right and best for you. Follow your heart. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Give a little; take a little. Strive for equality when it comes to your relationships with others. Set a budget and personal standards that are reasonable for everyone, and it will manufacture strong ties that are beneficial to everyone. Birthday Baby: You are self-sufficient, dedicated and persistent. You are persuasive and charismatic.
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Looking at the NY Yankees’ record season Nicholas Hiel Sports Writer
The 2019 New York Yankees have been a record-setting team. They hit over 60 homers in August, setting a record for most home runs in a calendar month by a single team. The 2019 Yankees also have the most players with 10 or more home runs ever, breaking their own record from 2018. Coming into the season w ith top-tier sluggers like star catcher Gar y Sanchez, 2017 Rook ie of the Year Aaron Judge, and 2017 Most Va luable Player Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees were expected to put together one of the most dangerous lineups in baseba ll. The third record the Yankees have set, though — and maybe the most shock ing — is the team has sent the most players to the injured list (IL) in a single season in MLB histor y. Over the course of the 2019 season, the Yankees have sent 29 different players to the IL, including some of the biggest stars in the game. Giancarlo Stanton played only nine games this year before suffering a prolonged stint on the IL w ith a right k nee strain. Aaron Judge, Gar y Sanchez, Miguel A ndujar, Didi Gregorius and Aaron Hicks are among the other Yankee bats who have spent time on the IL this year. Not to mention, t wo of the Yankees most promising young arms, starter Luis Severino and reliever Dellin Betances, have yet to even throw a pitch this season. James Pa xton, a big offseason acquisition from the Seattle Mariners, spent extended time on the IL and has been sha k y since his return. Despite players dropping like f lies a ll season, the Yankees are currently sitting at 93-50 — one w in away from the Houston Astros, who have the best record in baseba ll. The team leads the A merican League East by eight games and the reigning World
Series Champion Boston Red Sox by 16.5 games. The Yankees’ success is a ll the more impressive considering the fact that many of the team’s best players have contributed ver y little or not at a ll. The Yankees have had this success by rely ing on a group of new, mostly low-budget players who have exceeded the highest possible expectations. One player who has embodied the “next man up” menta lit y of the 2019 Yankees is third baseman Gio Urshela. Urshela has a lways been k now n for his brilliant glove at third base and has had some success in the minor leagues, but has never been able to stay in the majors for a full season and has never batted above .225 or hit more than si x homers. This year, Urshela has looked like any thing but the fringe big-leaguer that the Yankees hoped would hang in there long enough for Miguel A ndujar to return. He has posted a team-leading .331 batting average and slugged 18 home runs, a ll while play ing a gold-glove third base. Urshela was one of the biggest a ll-star snubs of the year and the Yankees w ill look for the 27-yearold to be a big part of their playoff run in October. A nother godsend for the Yankees has been infielder DJ LeMa hieu. LeMa hieu was acquired from the Colorado Rock ies in the offseason to prov ide some infield depth in a move that genera lly f lew under the radar. Now, LeMa hieu has been arguably the biggest offseason pickup of the year and the Yankees best a ll-around player. A silent, humble k iller, DJ is batting .328 w ith a career-high 24 home runs. Like Urshela, LeMa hieu is an outstanding fielder who has show n incredible versatilit y. The former gold glove second baseman has filled in at third base and first base to ma ke room for stars like Gleyber Torres and Didi Gregorious. LeMa hieu w ill most likely finish second in AL MV P voting behind the
A ngels’ Mike Trout and is a player that Yankee fans would love to see wearing the pinstripes for years to come. Other low-budget players who have stepped up big time are Mike Tauchman, Mike Ford and Cameron Maybin. Maybin has been a backup player for most of his career, but has thrived at the plate and in the outfield w ith the Yankees. A year ago today, Tauchman and Ford were minor league players who had never had any success at the next level. Now, they’re mainstays in the Yankee lineup and have been incredibly exciting to watch. The stats ma ke it obv ious these players have been great for the Yankees, but they don’t even come close to telling the whole stor y. A season that seemed headed for disaster due to an obscene amount of injuries to key players has now been one of the most fun, successful and exciting seasons in recent memor y for exactly that reason. The injuries the Yankees have sustained has a llowed new players to come into the spotlight and blow us away. W hether it’s watching Mike Tauchman rob a homerun in Camden Yards or Mike Ford pummel a wa lk-off homerun to beat the A’s, it’s been an ex hilarating season for Yankee fans. This lovable group of no-names have come together to lead the most successful franchise in sports histor y to one of their most unique seasons ever. The 2019 Yankees have had truly unprecedented success w ith so many key injuries. The Bron x Bombers can only hope their sha k y pitching rotation w ill be enough to help them ma ke a World Series run in what has been a truly magica l season.
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twice in the second half. However its two goals sandwiched junior midfielder Aiden McFadden’s blast in the 66th minute, ensuring the Redhawks would never draw closer than two goals. Turnbull made one more save as the Irish closed out a relatively comfortable 4-2 victory to improve to 2-0 on the year. The game was a physical battle, with five yellow cards being issued overall, two of those going to the Irish. Turnbull finished with two saves. Sunday’s home matchup against Denver, who reached the second round of the NCA A tournament last year, was a highly anticipated tilt. However, the Pioneers have struggled out of the gate, slogging their way to an 0-2-1 start.
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Their struggles continued in South Bend, as they managed just a single shot on target during Sunday’s contest. W hile the Denver defense gave the Irish a stiffer test, its lack of offensive opportunities made things tough. Lynn found the back of the net in the 37th minute, which gave the Irish all they needed. Denver could not put a shot on target in the second half, testing Mclaughlin minimally in his first start of the year. It was more of the same for the Pioneers, who have scored just twice in four games. Meanwhile the Irish, who have scored seven times in their first two victories, got just one goal but tossed their first shutout of the year after allowing two goals apiece in the two games prior. They improve to 3-0 ahead of a showdown with No. 19 Clemson at home on Friday.
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Stanford national champion and 2018 US Amateur semifinalist Isaiah Salinda, two-up. Jackson was able to advance all the way to the quarterfinals of the event, the furthest any Notre Dame golfer has finished in the tournament in the past 79 years, tying Tom Veech’s run to the quarterfinals in 1950. Veech once beat Arnold Palmer in a match and would go on to set the course record at Burke Golf Course at Notre Dame. That being said, the young freshman has some big shoes to fill, but the young man seems ready to approach the challenge, after posting impressive scores over the summer, winning at the AJGA Ohio State, the CR Miller Match Play, a U.S. Junior Qualifier, a PGA Junior Qualifier and the Sunnehanna Amateur Qualifier. Jackson’s teammates who competed at the event put up impressive stats last season. Chatfield finished the year with a team high stroke average of 71.07, while Ostrom brought home the Northern Intercollegiate individual trophy and claimed four more championships over the course of the summer including the Southwestern Amateur,
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the Eastern Amateur, a U.S. Amateur qualifier and the McCall Amateur Invitational. The Irish finished their first day at the invitational on top of the leaderboard with a team score of 5 under par. Kansas came into the clubhouse at second, three strokes behind the Irish at two under par. Ostrom set the tone for the Irish, finishing 3 under par, putting in 5 birdies on the day. While Chatfield and senior Davis Lamb followed close behind both finishing their first rounds at 1 under par. Jackson finished his round at even par after a bogey on the 17th hole. Competing as an individual, sophomore Taichi Kho also finished his first round performance at 3 under par. The Irish will look to extend their lead over the rest of the field before the tournament comes to an end on Tuesday. Next up for the Irish is the Windon Memorial Classic hosted by Northwestern at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. The Irish will have one more road tournament in Toledo, Ohio at the Inverness Intercollegiate, before they return to South Bend for the 14th annual Fighting Irish Classic at Warren Golf Course, which played host to Observer File Photo the US Senior Open over the Irish junior Davis Chatfield finishes his tee shot swing during the Fighting Irish Classic at Warren Golf summer. Course on Oct. 8, 2018. Chatfield posted the lowest score on the Irish squad in each round of the contest. Paid Advertisement
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the Boilermakers ended on a 10-2 run to claim the first set 25-16. “I actually thought we were right there in the first set … and we had a little string of unforced errors that made the score look a lot more lopsided than it actually was,” head coach Mike Johnson said. “I liked how we were play ing, I liked how we were competing.” Johnson said he was pleased w ith his team’s initial efforts and was optimistic heading into the second set despite the beating they took at first. “I thought we were being ver y aggressive in the first half and I liked how we were just competing. We were just missing,” he said. “I knew if we could just keep sw inging, we’d start hitting those shots. I didn’t really have any worr y, concern — nothing. Let’s just keep play ing how we’re play ing, let’s just keep hitting the shot a little better and it’s going to be a different game. And that’s what happened.” Johnson’s strateg y paid off in the second set as the Irish started to connect. However, this set was far from over as both teams kept grabbing hold of the lead, w ith
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the Boilermakers eventually taking a one-point lead. This time, it was Notre Dame’s turn to respond w ith an attack dow n the stretch, going up 22-19. W hile Purdue managed to tie things up at 24, sophomore middle blocker Lauren Wenzel delivered an impressive hit followed by a ser v ice error that tied things up at one set apiece. “We talk often [about] how we have an aggressive mentalit y, and when you set into the g y m, you get all of us,” Johnson said of his team’s abilit y to bounce back from adversit y. In the third set, junior libero Madison Cruzado and sophomore outside hitter Charley Niego got more involved and helped spark the Irish out to an early lead. Purdue mounted a strong counter attack and tied things up at 19 before ultimately earning the 25-22 victory. With their backs against the wall heading into the fourth set, Johnson said he refocused his team and aimed to provide some perspective for the young players. “Certainly there were a couple of tactical things Purdue had changed that we had to adjust to. First, they started moving some people to slightly different spots,” he said. “Beyond that, that’s when … I just want to try to re-center the group. I thought
by doing that, you know, the reality is that you just have to make this one play and it’s natural human nature to add a lot more meaning to it, and it’s just the reality that when you’re playing in that moment, there is more meaning. But the execution comes back to just very basic things that we do everyday in practice.” The Irish stormed back in the fourth set and took a seven-point lead near the end. Purdue kept things close, but the early start of Johnson’s team gave them enough cushion to force a fifth set with a 25-21 win. In the final set, the Irish continued their momentum, taking a 10-6 lead and forcing the Boilermakers into three attack errors. Just like they’d done all night, though, neither team was willing to go quietly, and Purdue tied things up at 11-11. The Irish closed things out with threestraight wins and picked up a key win for the program. Johnson said in many ways, Friday’s game was a ref lection of his team’s mentality throughout the season. “I think going into the match on a daily basis it’s simply ‘How can we continue to improve?’ … It was very simply grabbing on the improvements that we needed to make and the improvements that we had made and seeing if we could carry it over into
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The Notre Dame women’s volleyball team celebrates after its victory over Valparaiso on Wednesday at the Joyce Center. The Irish won the match 3-0, which moved them to 3-1 on the 2019 season.
the match. The mindset, more than anything, is ‘Why not us and why not now?’ To take this further, really a theme that we grabbed onto the entire night is just being able to maintain our focus,” he said. “There’s a lot of young kids on the f loor right now and when you’re younger, I think you can lose focus more easily. In a bigger game, it’s easier to lose focus. It’s easier to have these distractions, so the mindset really was, ‘Let’s just get our focus tight on having this one play and let’s be right here in this one moment, and stay here.’ If we lose our focus, to be able to bring ourselves back … that’s really all we did.” Two breakout stars of the night were Meuth and fellow freshman Iibero Kiara Schmidt, who recorded a team-high 19 digs. Both Meuth and Schmidt are just two more additions to an already-young program, but Johnson said they each bring unique skillsets to the table. “They’re very different. They both bring some very special traits. Caroline plays with a passion and an excitement unlike almost anyone. I think at first, you kind of see that energ y and think, ‘Can she maintain that? ’ then you realize, ‘Yeah, she can,’” he said. “She plays with an energ y, enthusiasm, excitement that people can really grab
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onto. Her energ y is infectious, and that’s very exciting. Kiara’s very different in that she offers a very calm, stabilizing force. In Kiara’s position — that was her second match as the starting position — you really like a calm presence, someone that can anchor both the offense and the defense. They bring a very different presence to the f loor, but both very good.” Despite having an impressive resume thus far, Johnson reiterated the importance of Friday’s win and the impact it should have on his team going forward. “There was definitely an excitement. There was an enthusiasm and energy and it was earned. I hadn’t felt that we played that well at any point yet throughout the season,” he said. “It was by far the best match we’ve played. These kids have worked hard … and sometimes work very hard and you don’t see the return yet. It takes a discipline and it takes, really, a will to continue to work and to finally get a return for all the work they had done — it was awesome.” The Irish will travel to Highland Heights, Kentucky, on Saturday to take on Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Ball State throughout the weekend. Contact Charlotte Edmonds at cedmond3@nd.edu
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Irish sophomore setter Zoe Nunez (left) and graduate student middle blocker Kristin Baer (right) attempt to block a spike.
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ND Volleyball | ND 25, PURDUE 22
ND claims homegame win over Purdue Young squad sees victory again in close game against Boilermakers, sets positive tone for season By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS Managing Editor
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Irish sophomore outside hitter Charley Niego spikes the ball during Notre Dame’s victory over Valparaiso last Wednesday at the Joyce Center. The Irish claimed the match from Valparaiso 3-0. During the contest, Niego recorded nine kills, the third highest tally on the team that day.
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ND MEN’S SOCCER | ND 4, SEATTLE 2; ND 1, DENVER 0
Notre Dame starts fall season on the road Returning to South Bend after an eventful summer, the Notre Dame men’s golf team kicked off its third season under head coach John Handrigan yesterday at the Universit y Ridge Golf Course in Verona, Wisconsin. The Irish headed into the Badger Inv itational w ith a fresh confidence, after sending a trio of golfers to the US Amateur this summer at Pinehurst Resort & Countr y Club. Senior Hunter Ostrom and junior Dav is Chatfield were returning competitors for the Irish at the event. The Irish also had an incoming freshman qualif y for the event in Palmer Jackson. This is the second consecutive year Jackson has qualified for the match, making him a recruit the staff w ill be excited to nurture and develop. Jackson took dow n Auburn graduate Jacob Solomon one-up, before defeating
Notre Dame secured a key w in early in the season, topping No.18 Purdue at home Friday in a come-from-behind v ictor y. The Irish (4-1) entered their first ranked matchup of the season w ith their only loss coming to Wright State in the second game of the Golden Dome Inv itational last weekend. However, the Boilermakers proved to be their toughest opponent yet straight out of the gate. In the opening set of the match, Purdue set the tone, taking a 10-5 lead, but the Irish hung in there, keeping the score w ithin one at 15-14. W hile the dy namic combination of freshman outside hitter Caroline Meuth and sophomore right side hitter Sydney Bent kept things interesting, Purdue was simply too much for the Irish dow n the stretch, and
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Irish senior Hunter Ostrom watches a putt on the green during the Fighting Irish Classic at Warren Golf Course on Oct. 8, 2018.
No. 11 Notre Dame’s hot start to the 2019 season continued with a pair of wins this weekend. The Irish won 4-2 over Seattle University on Friday night, followed up by a 1-0 victory over the Denver Pioneers on Sunday night. The Irish saw goals from four different players over the weekend, with sophomore forward Jack Lynn leading the offensive charge with a goal in each game. Junior goalkeeper Keagan Mclaughlin made his first start of the year in net for the Irish and made one save en route to a shutout. Notre Dame’s offense continued to roll as they torched the Seattle defense with four goals from four different players. Lynn finished near-post in the seventh minute to give the Irish the early advantage. Notre Dame threatened to score several more times in
the half, while minimizing the Redhawks to seven shots, six of which veered off-target. Senior goalkeeper Duncan Turnbull easily handled his only challenge of the first half, making a save off of a Seattle corner-kick in the fourth minute. After maintaining the most narrow of advantages into the break, the Irish would essentially ice the game with a pair of goals early in the second half. Just two minutes in, graduate student defender Felicien Dumas took a free kick and sent a low drive whistling past Seattle keeper Akili Kasim into the left corner. Fourteen minutes later video replay helped out the Irish, as sophomore midfielder Mohamed Omar pushed the lead to 3-0 when VAR deemed his shot out of a goalline scrum just barely cleared the goal line. Seattle did get on the board see M SOCCER PAGE 9