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Badin Hall hosts ethical goods fundraiser Conscious Christmas to raise money for the HOPE Initiative charity by selling fair trade products By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer

With a unique assortment of fair-trade goods including feather and tassel jewelry, cashmere and yak wool scarves, meditation singing bowls and a number of bags and totes, Badin Hall’s Conscious Christmas will work to support to support their signature charity — the HOPE Initiative — while providing gifts for mindful Christmas shoppers. The 10th annual Conscious Christmas sale will run Friday from noon to 6 p.m. in the ballroom of LaFortune Student Center. Assistant professor of industrial design Ann-Marie

Conrado founded the HOPE Initiative with her Nepalese husband in 2004. “The whole goal of the charity is to use design and creativity to address challenging and often intractable social and humanitarian issues,” she said. The sale serves as one of the driving fundraisers for maintaining various HOPE Initiative projects, Conrado said. “One of the biggest projects we did last year was building a play and learning landscape for a small government school in Nepal that is named after the women of Badin Hall,” Conrado said. see CONSCIOUS PAGE 3

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Proceeds from Badin’s Conscious Christmas last year went towards building a playground for a small government school in Nepal. A Badin Hall alumna and an industrial design major helped plan the space.

Nativity creches to Student Activities celebrate cultural diversity Board hosts of Christmas season seasonal event By THOMAS MURPHY News Writer

Christmas is just around the corner in Notre Dame, and with Christmas comes buildings and residence halls decked with garland and lights. This Advent season, several buildings will be host to Nativity sets from Eastern Europe, known as “creches,” as part of McGrath Institute for Church Life’s fifth annual Creche Exhibit and Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage begins at 2 p.m. Sunday when participants will gather at the Eck Visitors Center before setting out across campus. At each of the five sites, participants will listen to a passage from Scripture, sing Christmas carols and pray a decade of the Rosary before walking to the next site. The final site is the Hesburgh Library, where a reception with cookies and hot chocolate will be held following

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the end of the pilgrimage. Carolyn Pirtle, program director for the Notre Dame Center for Liturg y, said the McGrath Institute has partnered with the Marian Library at the University of Dayton to display the unique creches each year. “We were fortunate to start this partnership five years ago and it’s just been really great in keeping every year different,” Pirtle said. “We bring 30 creches to campus every year and we’ve never brought the same creche because their selection is so vast. Every year has a little bit of a different theme. … This year they’re all from Eastern Europe. [It] gives a chance for people to see different artistic descriptions and experience the Nativity in a new way.” John Cavadini, director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, said the way each culture expresses the Nativity allows them to

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adapt the story in a unique way while maintaining its universal message of hospitality. “The infant Jesus and his family have been welcomed in all cultures, and each culture has found a way of making the baby Jesus and his family at home in their culture,” Cavadini said. “All cultures of human beings can be and are in this instance cultures of hospitality. [The Nativity] gives you the sense that this a very universal thing. It’s so universal that it binds us all together, but it doesn’t homogenize us into only one culture. You can recognize in the hospitality of another culture the call to be hospitable yourself. So, there’s a kind of universality to it that bears witness to the unity of human culture.” The setting aside of studying and other activities and see CRECHE PAGE 4

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By MIA MARROQUIN News Writer

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and the Saint Mary’s Student Activities Board (SAB) is kicking off the holiday season by hosting an event for the community. On Saturday, SAB will host its annual Winter Wonderland event. The two-part event is designed for children in the community in the morning and Saint Mary’s students in the afternoon. The morning will consist of Christmas and winter-themed crafts, games and cookie decorating. Additionally, no Christmas event is complete without a visit from Santa. In addition to committee members of SAB, many members from the Notre Dame football, baseball and lacrosse teams volunteer to support the event each year. “They are role models to the kids, so it is good for these kids

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to see people they can look up to,” Sarah Law, a senior and chair of the Traditional Events Committee for SAB, said. The event is a hit with both children and Saint Mary’s students, alike. Zoie Clay, a senior and the president of SAB, said she looked forward to volunteering at Winter Wonderland every year. “This my favorite event we do all year,” she said. “My absolute favorite part is the kids — it is so great to see their faces light up and have fun with no worries for two hours. It is an awesome feeling knowing that I contributed to their joy.” Law shared similar sentiments. “There is nothing better than seeing how excited the kids get,” she said. “Especially when they are walking around with their goodie bags and lined up to see Santa.” Giving back to the see WONDERLAND PAGE 4

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Cavanaugh Hall Christmas Pageant Cavanaugh Hall 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Crafts and pizza followed by play.

Holiday Gift Auction Robinson Community Learning Center 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. All proceeds support the Robinson Center.

Piano Recital: Kelvin Wu, senior LaBar Recital Hall 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Works by Bach and Beethoven.

The UN Genocide Convention at 70: Historical Origins, Future Challenges C103 Hesburgh Center 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Annual Pottery Sale Room 122 Riley Hall of Art 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Come see, enjoy and purchase student art.

Handel’s Messiah Leighton Concert Hall 8 p.m. Performance by ND Chorale and Festival Baroque Orchestra.

Christmas Concert: Unchained Melodies Hagerty Café Stage 8 p.m. Christian a capella group performs.

Women’s Basketball vs. UConn (Jimmie V Classic) Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center 4 p.m.

Talk: “Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia” Eck Visitors Center 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Open to the public.

Fall ChamberFest Performace by Spektral Quartet LaBar Recital Hall 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Free Classical music.

SMC hosts job preparation events By MIA MARROQUIN News Writer

Throughout November, Saint Mary’s Career Crossings Office has celebrated National Career Development Month with a wide variety of activities, events and panels. One of the most popular events, which took place Monday, explored work trends with cookies. Students were asked to choose colored sprinkles and place them on a frosted cookie. Each color corresponded to one of six types of careers: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional. “We’re trying to form individual programs from within Saint Mary’s to help students learn about careers and their skills. We want to bring career development to the forefront,” Stacie Jeffirs, director of the Career Crossings Office, said. Other campus events ranged from free LinkedIn photos for students, faculty and staff to alumnae panels and presentations on how to build a budget after college. Career advisor Linda Ickes said one of the major themes of the month was focusing on resumes. “We want to showcase the developmental process of the resume,” Ickes said. “It’s key for career development and gives students

a chance to learn about themselves. It’s an ongoing process of revision that can last throughout a lifetime.” The Career Crossings Office often teams up with other departments to host majorspecific panels, allowing students to explore new options and learn about their intended field. “We also try to bring in alumnae who are actually in the field,” Jeffirs said. “I believe alums are our greatest asset. It’s a tightknit culture and the connection between school and alum makes the students more interested.” Outside of National Career Development Month, Career Crossings provides services for Saint Mary’s job-seekers. They look at resumes and cover letters, conduct mock interviews and help students connect with alumnae. Jeffirs said the Career Crossings Office pushes students to prepare for their careers throughout their time at Saint Mary’s. “We want first-year students to look around and explore the world around them. Sophomores should then begin applying that to a chosen major and trying to figure out what field they want to go into so we can start exploring careers with them,” Jeffirs said. “Juniors should start looking at internships and stepping into leadership roles, that

way they have real world experience so they can decide for themselves where they want to go. As for seniors, the best advice I can give is just knowing deadlines. Graduate schools have application deadlines and most companies follow a recruiting cycle. In the fall, it’s accounting, consulting, industry and engineering. In winter, places like schools, nonprofits and small businesses start looking for new staff members.” Students are also encouraged to arrange meetings with counselors or attend the Coffee and Career Chat, an open program that allows students to drink coffee, go over their resume and get advice on career development. “We want to help students brand and market themselves,” Ickes said. “They need to explore and test things out first, but from there we can help them discover how to apply their passions in the workplace.” Ickes added she believes introspection should be a major facet of students’ career discernment. “There are three big questions we want every student to ask,” she added. “‘Who am I?,’ ‘Where am I going?’ and ‘How can I get there?’” Contact Mia Marroquin at mmarroquin01@saintmarys.edu

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While the sale raised funds for the project, a former Badin resident and another industrial design major contributed to the design of the playground, she said. Conrado said Notre Dame industrial design students also played a role in designing some of the products at the sale, traveling to Nepal during the summer to create ethically-made products. “Through this project, our design students learn how to take their vision into production, how to make hard choices and how to make sure that it’s cost effective,” she said. “And they get to be on site working right alongside the artisans.” Conrado said the sale will also feature purchased traditional handicrafts designed and made by artisans in Nepal that are certified fair trade or from small cooperatives who have not undergone the certification process. “When we buy from these cooperatives, we help by giving them economic empowerment by buying their goods in bulk and then selling them to the community at Notre Dame as well as other church sales,” Conrado said. Sophomore Hannah Sarkey, Badin’s service commissioner, said she looks forward to working the sale and enjoying the free chai tea they will also be providing. “People may not realize how beautiful the products are,” she said. “There are so many scarves and jewelry that are really are gorgeous, and we’ll even package the products in little bags an tissue paper.” In an age of widespread materialism, Conrado said she hopes the event will highlight the consequences of easy consumption, where low-priced goods often serve a high price for manufacturing workers. “Buying things has consequences and ramifications halfway around the world for people, their livelihoods and their ability to thrive,” she said. “I really think our special community, graced by Catholic social teaching, calls us to be more conscious of the way we make those choices, and this is a really easy opportunity for students to buy something that’s beautiful, to get some of their Christmas shopping done and to do it in a way that recognizes the people who made it the hard work they put into it.” Contact Serena Zacharias at szachari@nd.edu

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instead engaging in a pilgrimage helps participants to learn about and interact w ith the coming of Christ, Pirtle said. “[The pilgrimage] really prov ides a focus for what it is we are preparing for,” Pirtle said. “We’re preparing to celebrate the Incarnation when we celebrate Christmas, the coming of Christ as a child, the coming of Christ into our hearts and of course the coming of Christ at the end of time. “[The pilgrimage] gives you a chance to step out of your normal life, to step out of the business and to step into something else, to step into this opportunit y for prayer. A nd it’s not just you. You’re walking as one pilgrim among many, so it’s people that you would not necessarily see. We have people from different parishes who come from all over South Bend, we have students who come. So, it’s bringing different communities together around this central image of the incarnation and it’s allowing them to walk along side and to pray alongside people that they might not normally pray alongside.” The pilgrimage allows members of the communit y to sy mbolically engage in a journey towards God, Cavadini said. “There’s something about learning about what a religious procession is, learning about what it means to embark on a procession,” Cavadini said. “The procession is sort of sy mbolic of life as a journey to God. … In a sense we’re on this journey which is meditating on and thinking about a beautiful myster y from the Bible. It’s kind of like a journey to God. … You understand [the journey] better if you are doing something that embodies it, if you’re actually walking somewhere, if you’re say ing prayers, if you’re seeing the myster y depicted in art and if you’re hav ing fun.” Cavadini said the creches share an element of

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God’s beaut y w ith participants, and that just hav ing them on campus is itself beautiful. “I hope that the families get a kind of v ision of beaut y, of these really artistically beautiful creches which are tr y ing to express the beaut y in turn of the myster y of God’s becoming little for us,” Cavadini said. “I just kind of love the event. I feel like, hav ing the creches even apart from the pilgrimage, it makes me feel like Notre Dame and we all as a communit y have made a home for the Incarnate Word. It feels like the communit y is graced w ith the Incarnation and that we’ve responded in a sense by making the baby Jesus at home here. I just love that idea.” Contact Thomas Murphy at tmurphy7@nd.edu

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communit y is a fundamental piece of this event, Clay said. “I think it’s important, as a college communit y, to give back to the greater South Bend communit y and to give something really good,” she said. The kids that are inv ited to attend Winter Wonderland range from facult y and staff’s children to kids from the Early Childhood Development Center to students from local low-income elementar y schools. “We are so luck y to be at a school where our facult y and staff continually go above and beyond for us, so when they bring their kids to the event it is just a small token of our appreciation,” Clay said.

Law said Winter Wonderland is “a good way to incorporate the communit y into the event and get the word out about Saint Mar y’s at the same time.” Many families choose to return annually to the event and it is offered completely free of charge.

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“Winter Wonderland allows communit y members’ kids that other w ise wouldn’t be able to go to an event like this the chances to have some Christmas joy in their lives,” Clay said. Contact Mia Marroquin at mmarroquin01@saintmarys.edu

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By MARGARET McGREEVY Scene Writer

Karamo Brown wanted to be a dancer. His high school guidance counselor said no, his parents quashed the idea quickly and his friends scoffed. Or, in his words: “Shade. Everywhere.” In an attempt to pursue a “real career,” he became a social worker. He loved the work, despite the difficulties and low pay, which was “not cute.” In the back of his head, however, he always wondered about his first dream. What if he had given it a shot? In an event on Wednesday evening in DeBartolo Hall, Brown spoke about his journey from fatherhood to social work to television and addressed how to make your mark on the world. The event, “A Talk with Karamo Brown,” was sponsored by PrismND; the Film, Television and Theatre department; the Gender Studies Program and presented by the Student Union Board (SUB). He engaged the audience with a half-hour speech and a

By RYAN ISRAEL Scene Writer

Everybody handles grief differently. Few people, however, handle grief by performing an interpretive dance set to Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” at a somber funeral. But it’s actions like this that make Officer Jim Arnaud (Jim Cummings), who serves as the centerpiece and driving force of the film named after the Springsteen song, a captivating and intensely human character. “Thunder Road” begins with Arnaud mourning the loss of his mother and the sadness does not stop there. Arnaud’s life is plagued with struggles. He and his wife (Joceyln DeBoer) are at odds, beginning the emotionally draining process of divorce and are constantly at each other’s throats. Their daughter Crystal (Kendall Farr), caught in the middle of this, is emotionally distant from her father and struggling with her own issues in the classroom. And to top it all off, Arnaud is a police officer, attempting to handle a stressful job while still grieving his mother and trying to do right by his daughter. At times, Arnaud is overwhelmed by these forces. He breaks out into seemingly uncontrollable fits of

half-hour Q&A. Karamo Brown is best known as the culture expert on the Emmy-nominated Netflix reboot “Queer Eye,” an all-inclusive makeover show where emotional and physical needs are taken into account. He is also a licensed social worker and psychotherapist. He broke into the television industry on the reality show “The Real World: Philadelphia” as the first black, openly gay man on reality television. He recently finished filming the third season “Queer Eye” and assured the audience that “B----, we did it again.” Notre Dame student Eric Kim, a member of SUB, said in an email “I am obsessed with ‘Queer Eye,’ and I love Karamo’s role in the show. His ability to empathize and create an impact on someone within a fourday period always blew my mind.” Kim’s personal encounter with Brown highlighted his kind character: “I whispered to [Brown] that it is my life goal to do his three-clap handshake that he does on the show, and he responded with joy and excitement.” After the talk, Brown “reminded me that

I made that request. I was shocked: not only was I dumbfounded to forget my life goal, but also he reminded me.” Brown gave the audience a sneak peek at the next season: “There’s a couple other letters in that LGBT that gon’ be seen.” He also advocated for having a “hero,” which is what the show calls the subject it works with from week to week, with a disability. His main message, of making your mark, however, took an unexpected turn. He quickly told the audience, “that’s too much pressure, you’re in college.” Instead of focusing on lofty ideas, he instead encouraged everyone to focus on the question: “How can you be your authentic self in whatever space you show up in?” This, he claimed, is the key to everything. He brings all of his identities to the table everywhere he goes: “black, gay, father, Christian, first-generation American. I am me.” This decision, to be entirely yourself, he said, “opens up opportunities.”

anger and frustration that are shocking and almost scary. He cries more than once, his tears combining with painful facial expressions that convey an intense grief. But these moments are understandable given the way in which his world has been rattled by the loss of his mother and the potential loss of his daughter. Yet it is nearly impossible not to root for Arnaud. His quest to be the best possible police officer, father, son and friend is clear throughout the film and incredibly admirable. He emerges as a common man with a heart of gold, fighting against a depressing world as best as he can. Occasionally, he needs some help, and his partner, Officer Nate Lewis (Nican Robinson), is there to offer it. But throughout “Thunder Road,” it is Arnaud’s humanity that shines and defines the film. The captivating character of Arnaud, and the film as a whole, is an early sign of the genius of Jim Cummings. “Thunder Road” is the debut feature film for Cummings, who serves as the film’s writer, director and lead actor. As a director, Cummings utilizes long, drawn out shots that allow conversations to reach their emotional potential and give weight to Arnaud’s occasional monologues.

As a writer, Cummings expertly balances drama and comedy throughout the entire film. It’s hard to imagine laughing at a film with such a dour subject matter, yet moments of comedy manage to cut through the tension. This is often accomplished by Arnaud’s offhand remarks, such as “If you see me wrestling an alligator, help the alligator,” which not only add humor, but also expand the character of Arnaud. At its core “Thunder Road” is a drama, yet Cummings’ writing makes it so much more. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to see “Thunder Road” in theaters. The film, which could be classified as an “indie” flick, debuted at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March where it won the Grand Jury Prize. Since then it has made the rounds at a number of other film festivals and received a wide release in France. In America, however, burdened by the film industry’s complex distribution system, “Thunder Road” has received only a limited release. But thanks to the internet, you can watch “Thunder Road” for less than the price of a movie ticket via Amazon; and you should watch it, because it’s one of the best films of 2018.

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Winter reflections Joe Everett Sports Editor

“Man, this weather is so nice for November.” I wasn’t talking about South Bend, Indiana. Not a chance. Rather, I was in Los Angeles this past weekend covering the game for The Observer, and let me tell you the weather was gorgeous. Highs in the upper 60s with a slight ocean breeze, sun shining overhead as a few white clouds drifted lazily around, with palm trees like sentinels bathing in the glow of a California early evening. I soaked in every moment of it. For the time of year, it was almost paradise. Then I had to return to South Bend. I hopped off the plane from LAX and was blasted by the cold Chicago air. After driving back to South Bend, I realized that the weather was even worse here. Bitterly cold, with wet snow and howling winds? Take me back to Cali! Now, don’t get me wrong: I actually love South Bend. The place where I was born and raised. The 574. It’s home, and will always be home for me in a sense. But man, this weather can just get you down in all sorts of ways. It’s not just the physical aspect that’s potentially harmful. In a much deeper sense, it’s the psychological impact that this weather can have. Seasonal depression is a real thing, and having grown up in South Bend all my life, I can tell you for a fact that the changing of the seasons have a profound impact on one’s mood and overall energy. Winter is coming. In many respects, it’s already here. Should we be resigned to the fact that winter is uncomfortable and harsh — counting the days until it’s warm and pleasant outside? I mean, yeah, in a way — but we should also realize that winter and struggling through our walks throughout campus in the cold and wet and windy conditions actually have value for how we view life. I could throw any quotation at you about how life will constantly throw obstacles and challenges at us, and how it all comes down to how we react to it and move past it. That’s what winter is: a challenge. Life is not easy and is oftentimes inconvenient this time of year. You’re running late and you find your car completely covered in a sheet of snow and ice. It’s a bit of a gut-check moment: How am I going to respond? In certain instances, it forces you to be creative (a food clip works surprisingly well for clearing snow). However, winter teaches us a lot more things than being resilient. It forces us to spend more quality time in our communities as the weather rages on outside. It teaches us to appreciate the good things we once took for granted, and causes us to hope for them again. Even this weather doesn’t feel that bad compared to not feeling my toes at 10,000-foot elevation and five-degree temperatures while camping this fall break in Colorado. Five of us packed ourselves into a two-man tent for warmth and to avoid frostbite. The cold brings people together, simple as that. And yet, on a more profound level, I honestly don’t know what it’s like to be truly cold. I’ve never been homeless during a winter in South Bend. I can’t imagine what that kind of cold feels like. I count my blessings that I’m able to return to my heated dormitory every day — that there is always warmth at the end of the cold. At the end of this column, I’m not sure exactly what I’m writing about. Perhaps you’re reading this with even more coldness than the cold I’m describing. I wouldn’t hold it against you. But at the end of the day, there are lessons we can learn from living in the cold. And perhaps on your next freezing trip across campus, you’ll be slightly enflamed by them. Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Two hot Hemsworths: an analysis of attraction good look on a man.” Julianna Conley Fresh Impressions

I’d like to preface this article by saying I’m not even a fan of the Hemsworth brothers. Collectively, I’ve seen three movies they were in — and neither brother was the main star in any of them. This study isn’t about the Hemsworths. Or about who’s hotter. It’s about science. On Nov. 5 at 12:19 a.m., freshman psychology major Katherine Machado called me on my cell phone. The call lasted 33 seconds. “Come to my room. It’s for science.” She didn’t say anything else and she didn’t need to. I went immediately. When I got to Machado’s room, I was surprised by the scientific experiment in progress. Rather than ask me to read words testing the Stroop effect or inquire about my synesthesia, Machado pulled up a Google image of the Hemsworth brothers side-by-side. “Who do you think is hotter?” After I answered (and after I extensively compared the Hemsworths for 10 minutes — decisiveness is not my strong suit), Machado explained the tenets of her study to me. The night before, her friend group of six had become ensnared in a very serious argument: Which Hemsworth is hotter? All three women felt that Liam Hemsworth was the more attractive brother, but the men were passionate about Chris’s allure. As tensions flared and the group consensus remained divided by gender, Machado realized the debate was ripe with potential for scientific exploration. Why squabble with her buddies when she could carry out a campuswide analysis into the inner psyche of how people discern attractiveness? Machado’s prediction was that most women would find Liam Hemsworth more attractive, while most men would be impressed by Chris. Her initial theory was that women were more likely to see movies Liam acted in (e.g., “The Last Song”), while men were more likely to see movies Chris starred in (e.g., “Thor”). People like what they know and increased exposure leads to familiarity, making each Hemsworth more attractive to their respective audience. Intrigued by Machado’s experiment, I set out with her to uncover the truth. Together, over the past three weeks, we have surveyed more than 250 Notre Dame students. Here are our major, completely unbiased, totally scientific takeaways:

Some people hate science. You know who you are. We asked you about your Australian inclination and you replied with “Lol who cares.” We care, fool. And the scientific community. Being a straight male or not being a fan does not excuse you, either. Please swallow your toxic masculinity and get on Google Images. The collective knowledge of our community depends on it.

More women like Liam. While only 52.2 percent of women prefer Liam to Chris Hemsworth, a mere 4.4 percent more than the 47.8 percent of female Chris connoisseurs, they were still nearly twice as likely to find Liam more attractive than men were. Machado offers a possible explanation for this phenomenon, explaining the mistake in her original hypothesis. Though it is true that Liam’s roles in “rom-coms” appeals to a very female demographic, Chris’s recent roles in “The Avengers” franchise have been received by a much wider audience. Men are only familiar with Chris, leading them to be more likely to select him as the hotter Hemsworth, but women have equal exposure. Thus, the split of female Liam and Chris fans is fairly evenly split. Machado’s initial prediction underestimated the power of the Avengers. Never underestimate the power of the Avengers.

No one loves Liam’s beard. Passionate Chris supporters often cite Liam’s face squirrel as a reason to disregard him. Even one Liam ally admitted, “Yeah, with the beard, he looks like a troll. A hot troll that would make me say ‘damn.’ But maybe not such a

Men emphatically prefer Chris Hemsworth. Women usually spent a while debating the merits of each Australian looker, comparing Google images and even breaking out in a visual sweat from their intense concentration. Men, on average, chose in a heartbeat and they chose strongly. “Chris and it’s not even close.” “Chris by far.” “Oh I absolutely feel strongly about Chris.” Several male participants even grew angry by the nature of the study. “I don’t know why you’re asking me,” a particularly passionate freshman boy fumed. “There’s no question about it. Chris Hemsworth is way hotter. He’s a god.” Others noted they were “insulted by the question.” Machado and I believe this immediate, emphatic insistence could be representative of a larger observation about attraction. Women seemed to need “all the facts,” as one Pasquerilla East resident said, while men relied on instinct. Women wavered between the two hot Hemsworths, while men were willing to die defending Chris.

Chris Hemsworth is surprisingly hot. Men that were unfamiliar with the Hemsworth brothers seemed ambivalent before seeing pictures. Their confidence in Chris occurred once they saw him. One Knott resident noted, “I didn’t know who they were, but wow, Chris is an extremely good-looking guy.” Women, too, seemed shocked by the hotness of the older Hemsworth. Many female participants initially chose Liam, but pulled up Google Images, “just to check.” This is where Chris found heavy female support. Women were surprised by just how good looking Chris was, and many commented that Liam was not as handsome as they remembered. Machado and I explain this phenomenon by going back to the disparity between the two brothers’ movie roles. Liam often plays heartthrobs, while Chris joins casts as a man of brute strength. Liam has a more amorous association with him; Thor doesn’t offer the same romantic sensibility. Thus, women expect Liam to be physically attractive. They don’t have the same expectations for the God of Thunder. Sophomore Ryan Navin agrees, offering “Liam plays the sensitive roles. Girls like that.”

Men and women are attracted to different things. Men seem especially impressed by sculpted features, describing “a jawline that could cut diamonds” (freshman Joseph Day), “biceps that are absolutely massive” (freshman Collin Kemper) and “those icy blue eyes, that chiseled face” (Samuel Konrad). Women, on the other hand, were less impressed with muscle mass. Freshman Lizzy Wendel found Chris more attractive, but not because of his toned body. “It’s not related to his looks, but I like that Chris is good with kids. That’s hot.” Another female participant explained, “Chris is buff. But Liam has a nice face. The face is important.” Sophomore Julia Dillhoff looks for long-term commitment, sharing, “I fell in love with Liam first and Chris came later. I have to love Liam.” Konrad sums it up best. “Liam’s a lady’s man. Chris is a man’s man.”

It sucks to be Luke Hemsworth. Ah yes, the oft-forgotten eldest brother. The Kevin — no, the Frankie Jonas of the Hemsworth clan: Luke. To quote a female participant who preferred to remain unnamed, “The real tragedy is there’s a third brother out there. And he’s not even ugly. His brothers are just Greek gods.” I’m rooting for you, Luke. I’m rooting for you. Julianna Conley is a slow-eating, loud-talking and fast-walking freshman from Southern California. She endorses hot glue, despises mint and strongly believes the cookie is the best part of an Oreo. Julianna can be reached at jconley4@nd.edu The views expressed in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Observer.

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Elite or incomplete? “This college will be one of the most powerful means for doing good in this countr y.” Fr. Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. The University of Notre Dame is an elite institution with a loyal and committed fan base unlike any other. It prides itself on monumental amounts of school spirit and absolute devotion that students, alumni and even those with no relation show for the Irish. However, the mystical enchantment for our beloved Notre Dame sacrifices real critique. W hile Notre Dame is a beautiful place, the students are absorbed into a Notre Dame campus bubble. This bubble then ser ves as a protective layer, rarely penetrated by the issues and the daily lives of those in the South Bend community. As a junior at the University, I find the issue of community engagement is a pressing one. One of the most common phrases on a campus dominated by students from large metropolitan areas is that “Notre Dame is in the middle of nowhere.” For over 100,000 individuals and families, however, South Bend, is somewhere: It is home. Even so, many students will never travel beyond the campus boundaries, other than the few frequented student bars. Many will graduate without attending a single community event in South Bend. Some might not even be able to tell you how to get to downtown from campus. W hile this may sound cynical, it isn’t meant to be. My frustration is that we cannot simply

define the issue, nor do we know how to precisely solve for it. Not only are there many different rich social activities and events for students to attend in South Bend, there are experiences that augment the vastly different circumstances than our campus experience provides. At the end of 2017, 22 of the 33 schools in the South Bend Community School district received a D or an F rating from the Indiana Department of Education. Naturally, these grades should not be oversimplified to assume incompetence of teachers or parents working tirelessly with commitment to the students. But, how can a “top 20” university coexist or even reconcile its ethos of educational excellence with an increasingly striking amount of failing schools in its own backyard? Additionally, last year South Bend faced a controversy over the homeless population under the Main Street Viaduct. The city has requested that the people who live under the viaduct find an alternative accommodation. As the issue spurred debate among the locals, many on campus were just learning for the first time and are shocked to discover that there are people without a home in our own community. Again, how can we, Notre Dame, have a nationally ranked endowment of nearly $12 billion, and justif y failing to give shelter to people experiencing homelessness? This reality isn’t unique to Notre Dame. Many of the most competitive and most progressive universities in the countr y with multi-billion

dollar endowments are confronted with communities of homelessness, underperforming schools and high statistics of crime without achieving reconciliation. It is impossible, though, for Notre Dame and other prominent institutions of social change to pride themselves on attracting and admitting students focused on “social change,” when the contradiction is that the University itself not does not have a deep-rooted commitment to its own community. Notre Dame, and many others, is instilling values in its students to instigate change in the countr y, and in the developing world. Nevertheless, in our idealistic visions, we cannot step right over the community surrounding our universities. Among the Notre Dame student body and faculty, there are many examples of those who work to bridge the gap, yet we must do more. The administration of Notre Dame must ser ve as a leader — to the students and to other universities. W hile we enjoy the green grass and Mother Mar y as she adorns the glistening golden dome, we need to confront this hypocrisy. An esteemed University, beloved and committed to Catholic Social Teaching, with our own community members suffering. As we outwardly present ourselves to others as the mighty Notre Dame, we need to also look inward. Emilia McManus junior Oct. 11

First, we need our voices heard Single-issue voters dominate the U.S. political system, voting for candidates that pass their litmus test whether it be healthcare, abortion, immigration or gun control. Unfortunately, the winner of most elections are already decided due to a combination of legislation that skews the vote one way or the other; democracy is a prerequisite to representative policy, yet our democracy is in disrepair. American voters need to disregard their litmus tests and begin voting for candidates that will restore democracy to the United States — not that we ever perfected it. Then, the U.S. will see true representation in the government, one that works for the people. Citizens United represents the most intrusive force upon our democracy. Under the guise of free speech, the Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court case allows corporations to invest endless money into skewing elections toward their own interests. Not only have corporations directed this power to distort voters views of certain policies, but they have also directed the power to strong arm candidates into signing behind-the-doors understandings that lead to support for certain policies in exchange for monetary contributions. Dark money now plagues our political system, and it’s time to vote for politicians that stand against it. Beyond dark money, current laws are disenfranchising millions of U.S. voters which impedes fair elections, especially when the tactics are being weaponized against low-income minorities. One does not need to disagree with the idea behind voter ID laws to understand that the current

implementation of them is targeted and discriminatory. In 2013, North Carolina implemented a narrow list of acceptable identification so specifically chosen to disenfranchise minority voters that it prompted the district court to rule that the law was intended to “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.” North Carolina is not alone. Thirty-four states have adopted voter ID laws with 13 of them having strict voter ID laws. The laws are passed under the farce of voter fraud, yet the Washington Post reveals in the most comprehensive study on voter fraud that out of 1 billion ballots cast from 2000 to 2014, there were only 31 cases of voter fraud. With numbers like these, strict voter ID laws, which disenfranchise hundreds of thousands, are clearly not needed. Additionally, felon disenfranchisement policies prevent 6 million citizens from voting. Forty-eight states implement felon disenfranchisement in some manner, four of which never allow a felon to regain the right to vote. Felon disenfranchisement does not affect all groups equally; one in every 13 black citizens is barred from voting, a number four times as great as non-black citizens. Regardless of felon status, which is arbitrarily determined by government officials, everyone should be able to participate in a democracy; nothing sounds more Orwellian than allowing a government to implement harsh policies, send millions to jail, then bar them from voting against those policies. In a country that makes up 5 percent of the world population yet houses 25 percent of the prison population that dystopia does not

stray far from the truth. Even if Citizens United were overturned, reasonable voter ID laws were implemented and felons were fully enfranchised, many elections are still predetermined due to gerrymandered districts. Unless the blame is being placed upon the twoparty system, the issue of gerrymandering should not be a blame game. Both political parties are guilty. The problem is widespread; for example, in 2012, Wisconsinites voted 53 percent Democrat, yet Republicans won 60 percent of the seats. The issue is so prevalent that only 4.9 percent of Americans live in districts with winners and losers determined by a margin within five percent. To prevent a tug-of-war that will continue for decades into the future, independent redistricting commissions must be established similar to efforts made in Arizona. Sure, independent redistricting commissions are not utopian, but they are better than districts crafted by political parties guided by self-interest. Political candidates for public office must be held to the standard of support for redesigning district-drawing legislation. Common sense has pervaded legislative bodies as they prioritize higher odds of reelection over sensible policy; the onus lies with voters to punish politicians and to pressure them into putting fair voting policies on their platform. We are a nation that covets our democracy, so let’s maintain it: Next election cycle, vote for democracy. Greg M. Miller freshman Nov. 29

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Horoscope Happy Bir thday: Don’t worr y about keeping your emotions in check this year. Its not like someone will take advantage of your vulnerability if you are too open about the way you feel or what you plan to do. The tr uth must come out, and good habits instilled. Remeber you’re only going to live once so go crazy, fight the power. Emotional manipulation, while not ethical, is advised. Your numbers are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. ARIES (March 21-Apr il 19): Don’t forget to take frequent breaks today ; why do today what can be put off until tomorrow? Reward yourself, especially if you don’t feel you deser ve it. An impulsive purchase, especially of food, will not disappoint you. Don’t ask anyone for their opinons on major life decisions, remember that you alone are the master of your fate, you are the captain of your soul. TAURUS (Apr il 20-May 20): Don’t tr ust the darkness, it means you har m. Keep your allies close and you enemies far, far away, six feet under if possible. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ve been tr ying to controll your situation but the situation has simply been controlling you. Take a breath and seek out avenues to release your stress. Forgive someone from your past because you too need to ask for forgiveness in the future. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Why do today what can be put off until tomorrow? LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Over indulge when you can, for the winter will be harsh. At the same time, dstance yourself from anyone who tends to be indulgent or pushes to take par t in things, becuaes you deser ve those things for yourself. Use your cunning to get your way. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept . 22): If you share your feelings, someone will understand. Rember to be mutable, go with the flow. But rember to be careful, other wise your past will finally catch up with you. LIBRA (Sept . 23-Oct . 22): Sequester yourself from the outside world. Look within yourself, somtimes the only way to improve is to relize the ways in which you are the cause of your own many problems. Romance is absolutely not on the r ise. SCORPIO (Oct . 23-Nov. 21): Get together with a bunch of strangers. Someone new will grant you a boon if you let him or her into your life. Tr y something new, you owe the world nothing but your best effor t. SAGIT TARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Open up, share ever ything and give ever yone all possible infor mation needed to evaluate you. While overshar ing may cause har m at first, it will become radically liberating. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t worr y about paying off an old debt today. Yesterday’s gr udges make for tomorrow ’s reconciliations and in the meanwhile, you should live in the present. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Prolong your decision making process until you nearly lose your choice. A drastic change or freak accident will make you glad you did. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Arguments will be wor th your time. Star t debates whenever possible and sharpen your intellectual skills. Defeat your opponents. Today is the day to take big r isks. Patience will not get you far. Bir thday Baby : You are cautious and prefer to confor m to societal nor ms, almost to the point of being gener ic. However, you are dependable, and for that, people love you.

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Why running is the best sport Tom Naatz Sports Writer

Athleticism has never been my thing. For instance, in my two years of youth basketball, I technically never made a basket. I say “technically” because in fourth grade, in the last game of my pathetic career, I actually hit a beautiful shot as I was falling down. However, in the process I traveled so blatantly that, when the ref looked apologetically at my coach as if to say, “I’m willing to count that because you’re losing by about 30,” my coach said, “No, he traveled.” That coach also happened to be my father. As I reached high school, my lack of athleticism became a bit of an issue. In the place of regular PE class, my high school required every student to participate in one of the school’s sports teams. As someone with negligible hand-eye coordination, my options were limited. I picked cross country and track — basically by default. Six years later, I still run regularly, have run up mountains, taken brisk jogs in cities across the globe and have completed the Holy Half twice. I’m not here to brag about my running abilities. Though I had a successful high school career, I wouldn’t call myself a good runner. My form is horrible. I run on my toes and a teammate once compared my running style to that of a dinosaur because of how I hold my arms. When I was a freshman in high school, the senior star of the team urgently told me to talk to my coach because she thought I was concealing an injury. Nevertheless, I am very proud of my wounded dinosaur stride. The beauty of running, though, is that none of that really matters. The only equipment you need are shoes. You don’t need to be eight feet tall, you don’t have to be able to bench Earth, you don’t need have to suffer

through the emotional trauma of putting a ball through a basket. Theoretically, you can just get up and go. Obviously, you can’t just jump off your couch and run a marathon. The metaphor my coach always uses is that training is like a piggy bank: You put a little in every day and eventually you reap great rewards. Running is a process, but once you get through the potentially brutal first steps the sky is the limit. I could write a book about the joy of running. It’s a great team sport because it’s egalitarian. It’s a great way to make friends because silent, hour-long jaunts aren’t fun for anyone. But most important, I think, is that running teaches us to push beyond our boundaries. My high school was located slightly below the apex of the highest hill in Washington, D.C. The hill is so tall it is referred to as Mount St. Alban. The panoramic view the hill offered of the nation’s capital was great for the school’s social media game but condemned the cross country and track teams to practices that always ended on an uphill. I can’t tell you how many times I thought I was going to die on that hill. It was a cruel way to end a 10-hour school day. There were times when the toll of high school, encapsulated in that god-awful hill, almost got the best of me. But through it all, I gritted my teeth and kept going. It would have been easy to walk the last 100 yards up the hill; I never did. Running taught the unathletic kid who couldn’t make a basket perseverance. Because of that, and out of gratitude to all the friends and coaches who helped me along the way, I will be a prophet of running for the rest of my life.

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After defeating Northern Michigan 2-1 at home Tuesday night in an overtime battle, No. 8 Notre Dame will take on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in a non-conference twogame series at Compton Family Ice Arena this weekend. The Irish (8-4-1, 4-2 Big Ten) will be taking on RPI (4-7, 3-3 ECAC) for the 11th time in program history this Friday, and after 10 contests, the Irish hold the record advantage at 6-4-0. The Irish played the Engineers last season on the road in Troy, New York, and took both games of a two-game series, during which now junior goaltender Cale Morris recorded one shutout, a .984 save percentage, and allowed just one goal on 63 shots. The second game of last season’s series between the Irish and the Engineers went into overtime, and junior forward Cam Morrison slotted a goal only 13 seconds into the overtime to hand the Irish the 1-0 victory. The Irish are 4-2-1 against non-conference opponents so far this season, and this weekend’s

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[Indiana] is a very good team in transition, they look to get to goal quickly,” he said. The Irish held Virginia scoreless for the first 45 minutes of play, making it the 19th time in 20 games that Notre Dame shut out its opponent through the first half this season. Riley praised his defense for their good form, however he added that Indiana is a different challenge than the Cavaliers. “Defensively, we’re in a good spot” Riley said. “We’re healthy and [the defense] knows one another. Indiana will pose different problems than Virginia, but I think the guys will be up for it.”

series will mark the final stretch of a break in conference play, as Notre Dame will head to State College, Pennsylvania, to take on Penn State next weekend. Heading into this weekend, the Irish are on a season-high fourgame win streak in which Morris is 3-0-0 with a .959 save percentage and sophomore goaltender Dylan St. Cyr is 1-0-0 with a .931 save percentage. Junior defenseman Andrew Peeke has a threegame point streak going during this win streak as well.

After starting the season 3-31, the Irish have bounced back considerably, going 5-1-0 since the start. Last season Notre Dame started 3-3-1 as well, and after that start, the Irish went on a program record 16-game winning streak which ultimately paved the way for a successful postseason including the Big Ten conference title and a national championship appearance. The series this weekend will begin on Friday night, with the puck planned to drop at 7 p.m.

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Irish junior defenseman Andrew Peeke looks for the puck during Notre Dame’s 4-1 loss to the USNTDP on Oct. 7 at Compton Ice

The Irish players are excited to play the Hoosiers again, and Riley is impressed by his team’s ability to maintain their day-to-day mentality despite the high stakes of this game. “They’ve done a good job these last few weeks of just taking it a day at a time. I know they’ve been thinking about [the rematch against Indiana], but I think they’ll really start thinking about it when we get down [to Bloomington],” Riley said. “I know that right after the [Indiana] game earlier in the year, we were hoping to play them again. We’re certainly excited for the challenge.” In his first year as head coach at Notre Dame, Riley has arguably met or exceeded expectations. Despite a second-round loss in the

ACC championship, the Irish are now one win away from reaching the College Cup for the first time since 2013. However, Riley is not worried right now about that, focusing on the game against the Hoosiers instead. “I think it’s hard to say [if I’ve met expectations]. I think anytime you’re playing at any time this year, you’re proud of what you’ve accomplished,” Riley said. “It’s really about the game that’s in front of you. There’s always going to be time to reflect after the season — whether you win a national championship or not. Clearly, right now we’re just focused on giving our best effort.” Contact Charlie Ortega Guifaro at cortegag@nd.edu

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When the defense has struggled to get stops, the offense has been there to lean on. It helps when you have the fourth leading scorer nationally (25.3 points per game) and reigning Final Four MVP in senior guard Arike Ogunbowale. Ogunbowale’s shooting and finishing ability, penchant for drawing fouls and reliable ball handling skills make her a matchup nightmare on or off the ball. Ogunbowale is not the only stellar figure in the backcourt, however, as junior guard Jackie Young averages 17.9 points and is particularly dangerous on the fast break, along with senior Marina Mabrey, who is a verified 3-point shooting threat. Mabrey’s presence is especially beneficial now, as her early absence due to injury contributed to only a 27 percent conversion rate from behind the arc. Her threat to shoot also allows for more opportunities inside. “[Mabrey] really makes the defense spread out,” graduate student forward Brianna Turner said. “They can’t just back off her, because of course she’s such a great shooter, and we also got Arike and Jackie on the outside too.” With the excellent guard play from the Irish this season, an often-overshadowed component of the offensive success is the front-court tandem of Turner and senior forward Jessica Shepard. Shepard was an invaluable piece of Notre Dame’s success last year, especially down the stretch. She was tasked with matching up against Mississippi State’s 6-foot-7 Teaira McCowan in the national championship, and that defense played a pivotal role in the victory. Shepard is currently averaging 17 points and a team-leading 10.7 rebounds per contest. Turner has already proven to be a force early in the season, having sat out the entirety of last season, rehabilitating a torn ACL. She is currently second in rebounding at just over 8.7 per game, and leads the team in blocks with 11 on the year. The tandem of Shepard and Turner has been unstoppable in the paint for the Irish. They anchor an Irish that rebounds nearly half of all its misses, and controls over three-quarters of its opponents’ misses. It makes it much easier to put up points when the offense gets two, three or even four chances on their end and prevents the opponent from getting any extra. Not to mention that the offensive rebounds lead to easy close-range putbacks. The bigs are not the only ones who contribute to rebounding though, as Young and Ogunbowale provide 7.1 and 5.3 boards per game, respectively. The only issue with this

offensive prowess is that it is currently limited to the starters. The Irish have had four players score in double figures five times this season. The absence of Mabrey’s shooting ability was evident, and if the team were to have to rely more on bench production because of injury or an off-night, it could spell trouble. “I think there’s such a gap between our starters and our bench right now,” said McGraw. “We just need somebody to come along. I was hoping freshman guard Katlyn [Gilbert] was going to be that one, but now she’s sidelined for a little bit. So it’ll be a matter of the upperclassmen really instilling confidence in these freshmen.” After returning four starters from a championship team with more ACL tears than losses, there’s surely plenty of confidence to go around. Contact Hayden Adams at hadams3@nd.edu

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of the quarter to give themselves some breathing room, and were led by senior guard Arike Ogunbowale w ith eight second-quarter points and 15 points in the half to head into the break w ith Notre Dame up 45-34. With the Hawkeyes only dow n 11 after a solid second quarter and looking to spark a second-half comeback, the Irish responded w ith a strong start to the third quarter to reclaim the momentum. Notre Dame started the quarter on a 20-3 run, including an impressive assist by Ogunbowale to junior guard Jackie Young, which gave fans some energ y going into the media timeout. Ogunbowale once again gave the crowd a reason to cheer w ith a fast break finish at the 5:41 that extended

the Notre Dame lead to 26. The Irish exploded for the rest of the third quarter to take a 79-48 lead, shooting over 68 percent from the field. Ogunbowale paced the Irish w ith 12 points in the quarter. Irish head coach Muffet McGraw said despite the strong offensive output, the third-quarter stretch came dow n to Notre Dame’s defense. “We created a lot of opportunities w ith our defense,” McGraw said postgame. Play ing on both ends of the court, the Irish maintained their dominance into the final frame. They ultimately closed out w ith a 105-71 w in, shooting just under 50 percent from the field on the game. “W hen we play together like that, we are prett y unstoppable, and we put together a solid game bet ween all five starters right from the tip,” Ogunbowale,

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who finished the game w ith a team high 30 points on the night, said. Graduate student for ward Brianna Turner also recorded her fourth double-double of the season, contributing 14 points and 11 rebounds, respectively. With little time to celebrate the w in, the Irish w ill tr y to continue to build on their strong start to the season as the team shifts focus to hosting rival No. 2 Connecticut this Sunday, who Notre Dame beat last year in a Final Four thriller. “I’m excited that it is a sellout, and the fans seem prett y excited about it too. It’s one of the best rivalries in college basketball and people w ill be tuning in,” McGraw said. Tipoff against the Huskies is scheduled for 4 p.m at Purcell Pav ilion. Contact Jack Jenkins at jjenki11@nd.edu

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so far are relatively unknown and unranked. What happens when the Irish actually face real competition? Even with the a storied recruiting class that ranked 15th nationally, there’s no escaping the fact that this year’s team isn’t ready to follow in the footsteps of its predecessor. The Irish need to establish a new identity, and they need to accelerate the freshmen growth curve. After shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and giving up over 65 points per game so far this year, the Irish can no longer claim they are 3-point shooting, defensively-minded team. As of now, the Irish are simply known as a young team, which isn’t a necessarily a compliment. The Irish need to rapidly improve on both ends of the court to forge their own identity. Brey’s highest-ever ranked recruiting class has become the team’s Achilles’ heel this season. Heralded by four-star freshmen Prentiss Hubb, Robby Carmody, Nate Laszewski and Dane Goodwin, the class has played a major role this season with the losses from last year’s team. The result is that Brey hasn’t had the luxury of slow and steady player development, a staple in past seasons for the program. It’s a lot Paid Advertisement

to ask of four young men that are just six months removed from high school. For the first time in recent memory, the Irish are without a prominent vocal team leader. Former senior forward Elijah Burns honed that role earlier this season, but after his departure and transfer to Siena College, senior guard Rex Pflueger and junior guard T.J. Gibbs need to step up and fulfill that role in order to speed up the learning curve. The talent is there — it’s just going to take time. If the Irish were in any other conference, they would be a competitive mid-level conference team, That’s not the case in an ACC conference, where Notre Dame faces run-ins with three top-25 ranked opponents and a matchup with the assumed No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson, and the Duke Blue Devils. With the season still in its early stages, there is plenty of time for improvement, but as of now, it’s clear that Brey and company have a long way to go before they are potential ACC and national title contenders again. Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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ND earns third-straight ranked win over Iowa Irish rely on offense to spark defensive effort

Dominant third quarter leads Irish over Hawkeyes By JACK JENKINS

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It was all smiles for No. 1 Notre Dame on Thursday night as they hosted No. 14 Iowa — the team’s third straight ranked opponent — and soundly beat the Hawkeyes (4-2) 105-71. After winning the initial tip off, Marina Mabrey drilled a three pointer seven seconds into the game to set the tone for the Irish, as they never lost the lead throughout the night. After a strong first quarter that saw the Irish (7-0) jump out to a 28-17 lead, the Hawkeyes stepped up their game in the second quarter. The play was back and forth throughout the 10 minutes, and Iowa went on a five-point scoring run around the midway point, desperately trying to close the gap. But the Irish battled back towards the end

Defending its unanimous No. 1 ranking, Notre Dame has begun the season undefeated, continuing its regular-season winning streak that spans all the way back to Jan. 11. However, if there is anything to be held against this team, it is its defense. Head coach Muffet McGraw has been outspoken about the defensive struggles. While it may be a big flaw, Notre Dame has every weapon imaginable at the offensive end of the court to compensate. The Irish are highly ranked in multiple statistical categories, including free throws made and attempted (13th nationally in both categories), and field goal percentage (10th nationally). But the most representative stat of this team is its 88.8 scoring average, which is good for ninth nationally.

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Irish junior guard Jackie Young dribbles on the wing during Notre Dame’s 105-71 win over Iowa on Thursday at Purcell Pavilion. Young finished the night with 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

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Young team means Brey must reinvent system

Irish set for NCAA quarterfinals By CHARLIE ORTEGA GUIFARRO

By Mia Berry Sports Writer

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Last year, injuries to Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell offered a bleak glimpse into the future of Notre Dame basketball. The program that had won the ACC Championship and made a deep run in the NCAA tournament was gone. The build-up of hope and potential remained unmaterialized. As the Irish grow further and further removed from the “golden days” of the Mike Brey era, the team now has a new reality — one that will be marked by growing pains this season. I know it’s hard to criticize a team that’s started the season 6-1, but the first seven games have revealed many weaknesses and red flags. In seven games, the Irish haven’t found their rhythm defensively, have blown double digit leads, and have struggled to close games down the stretch. The worst part is that all of the teams played see BERRY PAGE 11

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Irish senior guard Rex Pflueger dribbles down the court during Notre Dame’s 89-62 win over Chicago State on Nov. 8 at home.

On Sept. 11, Indiana took the field at A lumni Stadium and stole a w in in overtime against Notre Dame. This Friday, 80 days later, the Irish get the chance to f lip the script and book their ticket to the College Cup. No. 2 Indiana (19-2-1, 8-0-0 Big Ten) w ill host No. 6 Notre Dame (11-6-3, 4-3-1 ACC) in the NCA A quarterfinals. The Irish are coming off a 1-0 w in against Virginia in overtime and a penalt y-shootout w in against Michigan. The Hoosiers defeated UConn 4-0, and Air Force 2-0, earning themselves a trip to the Elite Eight. Irish head coach Chad Riley still remembers that fateful September matchup: A 71st-minute Irish goal followed by a poor defensive play by Notre Dame led to a Hoosier goal eight minutes

later, and a game-w inning goal by Indiana off a setpiece corner in the opening minutes of overtime. Riley noted that the Irish w ill need to defend well against the Hoosiers in transition and on set pieces, adding emphasis on the strong play of Indiana’s w ings. “I think we need to continue to be good defending set pieces, [Indiana] is prett y outstanding at [scoring from set pieces],” Riley said. “And then, [Indiana’s w ing players] play really [well], they’re going to get involved a lot.” Riley understands that this game w ill come dow n to controlling momentum and preventing big plays by the Hoosiers. “And finally, I thought we did a good job during the regular season, but we’ll need to do it again, just defending them in transition. see M SOCCER PAGE 9