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YAF speaker defends Columbus Michael Knowles lambasts Jenkins, argues in favor of leaving murals uncovered By THOMAS MURPHY Associate News Editor
The Notre Dame chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) hosted conser vative political commentator Michael Knowles for a lecture titled “Columbus: Hero not Heathen” on Thursday night in the ballroom of LaFortune Student Center. The lecture was part of YAF’s Robert and Patricia Herbold Lecture Series. The lecture came several weeks after the announcement by Universit y President Fr. John Jenkins that the murals depicting see COLUMBUS PAGE 4
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For their Robert and Patricia Herbold Lecture Series, Young Americans for Freedom invited Michael Knowles to speak on Thursday night. The pundit condemned the covering of the Main Building’s murals.
SMC lecture explores prayer and its usefulness By COLLEEN FISCHER News Writer
In a world full of genocide, hunger, pain and suffering, it is sometimes hard for Christians to turn to prayer. However, Boston College assistant professor of theolog y Dr. Andrew Prevot spoke about the usefulness of prayer in the face of v iolence in his lecture, “Christian Prayer in a Violent World,” on Thursday. Prevot used examples such as the stor y of Job, Christian compliance w ith the Holocaust and congressmen’s responses to the Park land shootings as failures of prayer — and the prayers of refugees, slaves and leaders of righteous movements as successes. Testimony, music and poetr y demonstrate the usefulness of prayer in the face of great v iolence and tragedy, he said. The lecture mainly focused
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on one simple question. “W hat good might Christian prayer do in such a contest in such a world? ” Prevot asked. Prevot started by advocating the counterpoint to his argument — listing ways that Christian prayer seems to fail in a v iolent world. “Given the v iolence of the world, it might seem to us that Christian prayer is not a ver y promising way to respond,” he said. One of the ways Prevot described prayer’s futilit y against v iolence was the feeling of rejection from God that comes from unanswered prayers. “Pray ing to response to v iolence only adds insult to injur y,” Prevot said. The second way that he described prayer as escalating v iolence was through the belief that God is on the side of the perpetrators. see PRAYER PAGE 3
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Effective March 1, the Notre Dame Security Police Department will be renamed the Notre Dame Police Department, the University announced in a press release Thursday. With the name change, the department aims “to bring clarity for both the campus community and partners in law enforcement, more accurately portray the enforcement duties of the department and reinforce the department as a sworn police force,” according to the release. see NDSP PAGE 4
Scotty McCreery to perform at IDEA Week Observer Staff Report
Award-winning country musician Scotty McCreery will perform April 10 at Elkhart’s Lerner Theater as part of the 2019 IDEA Week festivities, the University announced in a press release Thursday. McCreery is scheduled to perform three days prior to fellow country musician Tim McGraw’s concert
in Purcell Pavilion on April 13. McCreery and McGraw’s visits follow country music legend Garth Brooks, who performed before 84,000 on Oct. 20 at Notre Dame Stadium. McCreery made his breakthrough in music in 2011 when he won “American Idol.” Since then, McCreery has released four albums that have reached No. 1 on a Billboard
albums chart, the release said. He has also done work as an author. IDEA Week, which will take place April 8-13 this year, will include over 50 events divided into the categories of Learn, Play, Meet and Compete. The week, sponsored by Notre Dame, the South BendElkhart Regional Partnership see McCREERY PAGE 4
Rita Moreno speaks on experiences in industry By MAX LANDER News Writer
Legendar y actress and political activ ist Rita Moreno gave a talk at Leighton Concert Hall on Thursday, discussing the obstacles faced and joys experienced in her more than 70 years in the entertainment industr y. Moreno said when her
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career first began at the age of 17, she was plagued by stereot y pes and was often t y pecast into a range of narrow, repetitive and degrading roles. “I was play ing a lot of roles in films that I didn’t especially like,” Moreno said. “We were constantly play ing oversexed girls who were ignorant, who couldn’t
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read.” Moreno quick ly grew frustrated by the lack of diversit y in show business at the time and that the fact that she was a Puerto Rican drastically limited the number and kind of roles that were available to her. “It was ver y depressing to see MORENO PAGE 3
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Collegiate jazz bands to perform By CLAIRE KING News Writer
Collegiate jazz bands from across the nation will come together this weekend to perform in Notre Dame’s 61stannual Collegiate Jazz Festival (CJF). The festival is the oldest collegiate jazz festival in the nation and will feature a panel of professional musicians to judge the competitors. This year, the festival will host bands from Roosevelt University, Drake University, Western Michigan University, University of Michigan, Columbia College and Notre Dame. Each band brings its own “individual characteristic style” to the festival, Larry Dwyer, director of jazz studies at Notre Dame, said. “Some of the bands play more contemporary jazz, some play jazz mixed with R&B. It’s all stuff that students would love hearing even if they don’t think they know anything about jazz,” Dwyer said. Dwyer said he tried to bring in judges “who are not only world-class musicians, but who have worked with colleges before and are able to lead clinics and communicate verbally to our students.” This year, Dwyer said he worked on including judges “who specialize in Latin jazz, as well as mainstream jazz.”
The panel of judges includes Steve Turre on trombone, Ralph Moore on saxophone, Otmaro Ruiz on piano, Robert Hurst on bass and Ignacio Berroa on drums. The Judge’s Jam on Friday gives the judges an opportunity to play a set on stage. “Each year the judges bring something different to the table,” senior Patrick Falvey, marching band president and CJF committee member, said. “It’s inspiring to hear all these different experiences and perspectives on jazz music. I’ve picked up new drumming ideas and new techniques just from watching the Judge’s Jam alone.” Dwyer echoed Falvey and added that “They just do things on their instruments that you cannot believe.” Dwyer said “a big part” of what makes Notre Dame’s jazz festival unique is the fact that “CJF is student-run.” “At Notre Dame, it’s really about the music and the communication between these professionals and the college students who come to play,” he said. “ … It’s a great combination of a little bit of adult supervision and assistance combined with a lot of student input and energy and ideas.” This student involvement is another aspect of the festival that keeps bands and judges coming back year after year. This year marks a transitional year for CJF — in past years, the Student
Union Board has taken on the planning and funding for the festival. However, the Notre Dame Band took up the planning for this year’s event. “[Notre Dame] has a lot of band students who are very interested in jazz, so it just seemed like the logical thing to incorporate them into the operation of it,” Dwyer said. Falvey said that both groups are “very organized,” making it a smooth planning process. “When you put those two together, it is a very easy process to get the festival up and running,” he said. The event gives students and the South Bend community the opportunity to learn more about the Notre Dame Band. “It’s not often that you can get a free ticket to see some of the best musicians in the world,” Falvey said. “Even if you don’t know a lot about jazz music, it’s amazing music and it’s fun to listen to.” The performances will be held Friday and Saturday at Washington Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets are selling at the door and at the LaFortune Student Center Box Office for $5 for one night and $8 for both. Tickets are free for Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross students. Contact Claire King at cking9@nd.edu
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“There may be a way of looking at prayer as a way to comfort those doing the violence,” Prevot said. The third way that prayer can be compliant in violence was, according to Prevot, as an excuse for inaction. He highlighted this through the trend of responding to national episodes of gun violence with the phrase “thoughts and prayers.” “This appeal to thoughts and prayers is only helping people to create a more violent world, and doing nothing to prevent it,” Prevot said. Prevot described the ways
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be constantly playing those parts,” Moreno said. “If you were a Latina, there was just no place for you any where.” Growing up in New York City as the daughter of a Puerto Rican immigrant, Moreno faced a great deal of discrimination during her childhood. This, compounded by the lack of representation and bias in the the film industry, she said, led to mental health problems in her personal life. “I didn’t have role models then. There were none then — none,” Moreno said. “I grew up thinking that I had no value, that I had no worth.” These problems eventually led Moreno to start going to
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that prayer can be utilized incorrectly, and in extension, can become a contribution to violence, rather than a solution. The main incorrect usage he described was idol worship, or worshiping a false God. He used former President George W. Bush’s statements on his decisions on the Iraq War happening through prayer as an example. “Is [the Iraq war] the result of [President George W. Bush’s] prayer life? ” Prevot challenged. “W hat kind of God is he worshipping? It is really difficult for us to be sure that we are praying to the true and living God and not just some figment of our imagination. That is just
serving our own agenda or selfish needs.” Prevot also discussed how prayer positively affects the world through comfort and inspiration. “Prayer has played a crucial role in the formation of some heroically nonviolent people,” he said. “ … Prayer can prepare one to be a powerful witness to Christ and active servant to his kingdom. Without it, would we have the Catholic Worker’s movement? Would we have the Civil Rights Movement? I’m not really sure.” Prevot believes that prayer is not only a comfort for some, but also a necessity. “The freedom to decide not to pray is really a luxury,”
Prevot said. “Many people of this world have nowhere to turn but prayer when they are dealing with the daily tragedies of their lives.” He suggested a raw form of prayer that lacks reservation, especially when someone is praying in response to violence. “In words, silence or screams, with fear, sadness or anger — no decorum is required and no emotion is off limits for prayer to be a place of free expression of whatever feeling you have in this violent world.” Prevot finished by offering a distinct list of ways to pray in order to avoid the mistakes in prayer he mentioned at the beginning of the lecture.
“How do we pray in this violent world? … We listen to the cries of the poor and vulnerable … Never use prayer as an excuse not to act. Instead, use it to prepare yourself for action.” Prevot said. Prevot recognized that prayer can seem pointless when faced with the violence of today’s world, but he also added that through the right kind of prayer, violence can be decreased — creating a more peaceful and loving world. “Constancy in this sort of prayer is, I believe, that promises, path toward a less violent world.”
therapy, a choice she regards as “the best thing” she ever did for herself. Moreno said the stigma surrounding mental health, especially in the black and Latino communities, is still prevalent today. “Latinos and the black community also think you have to be crazy to be in therapy, and of course that’s not so, what you want to do is get rid of your craziness,” Moreno said. Though she faced many trials and tribulations, things started to change for Moreno with her iconic role of Anita in the classic 1961 film “West Side Story,” she said. Moreno spoke at length about the film and the profound inf luence it had on her. In the character of Anita, Moreno found someone to admire. “She became my role model,” Moreno said. “She re-
spected herself, she had great feelings about herself and I began to see that I felt that way about myself as well.” Moreno has had a long and storied career in film and television. She is one of the few people ever to be awarded an “EGOT,” or an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony — four of the entertainment industry’s highest accolades. In addition to “West Side Story,” her career has included hits like a role in the 1970s children’s program “The Electric Company” and the Netf lix series “One Day at a Time,” but Moreno said entertainment has never been her only interest. For a long time, she has also been passionate about politics, news, civil rights and other activism. “W hat really, really empowered me was when I became a political activist,” Moreno
said. “It’s a community ser vice when you’re helping people. It takes you away from all the things that matter to you when you’re an actor or actress, when you’re so self-absorbed. It’s served me very well.” Another major topic in Moreno’s talk was the upcoming remake of “West Side Story.” The remake is being directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and Tony Kushner — the playwright who created “Angels in America” — is writing the script. Moreno is set to be an executive producer for the film and will also be playing the role of Valentina, Doc’s widow, in the remake. “I am so excited that I can barely stand it. I mean, talk about going full circle,” Moreno said. The remake will not be a modern retelling of the story, however. Still set in 1957, it will feature the original’s classic numbers and original style, but this time, Moreno said, special attention was paid to make sure everyone in the film who is supposed to be Hispanic is played by a Hispanic performance, and that young, talented actors and actresses were selected for those roles. “[Spielberg and Kushner] decided that they were going to kill themselves finding Hispanic, young actors and actresses to make the movie,” she said. “All of the Sharks are Hispanic, all of them. Young and Hispanic. Maria is 17 and Ansel Elgort is doing Tony, which is kind of pretty fabulous.” Moreno’s talk ended with
a discussion about the state of Holly wood and the film industry today. Moreno said the industry still has a long way to go. “You still see scripts with a breakdown in the script and it will often say ‘prefer a latino for this’ or ‘prefers a black for this’ or ‘prefer a Chinese person for this,’” she said at a press conference Thursday. “W hen that stops happening, then you know that you have a really fair kind of system going on.” Moreno also said during her lecture that she was hopeful about change, saying representation for minorities has improved from when she first started out in the industry. She cited the recent increase of film representation in the black community as an example of how things have changed. “If nothing else but because the black community has got some great actors and great stars and great movies — I’m so thrilled to death about that, it’s so important,” Moreno said. “Now, we have to get better representation for Latinos, which we don’t have in Holly wood and especially in films. I think we are under-represented.” In the closing minutes of her talk, Moreno focused on the need to keep pursuing better representation for Latinos and other minorities in the entertainment industry. “The door is somewhat open, but we still have a long way to go,” she said.
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the life and work of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the Main Building would be covered due to depictions of Columbus’ interactions w ith Native A mericans that some people have perceived as inaccurate and offensive. YAF national chairman and law student Grant Strobl and YAF chapter president and sophomore Luke Jones introduced Knowles before he took the stand. Prior to the event, rumors sw irled regarding the possibilit y of protests by Michiana AntiFascist Action, who had announced v ia Facebook that they planned to shut dow n the lecture. No protestors made themselves know n during the event. To begin the lecture, Knowles said he was excited to speak on the topic of Christopher Columbus. “It is such a pleasure to be here to discuss one of the greatest men in all of histor y, Christopher Columbus,” Knowles said. “And where better to discuss Christopher Columbus, a devout Catholic, than here at the Catholic Universit y of Notre Dame, named after Our Lady, to whom Columbus had particular devotion.” Knowles said Jenkins’ decision is illustrative of a
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The department reached the decision after extensive research, which included meetings with groups on campus and at other institutions, the press release said. According to the release, the department will also be undergoing several operational changes to better distinguish police officers from other campus security workers. Only police officers will be responding to phone calls, and only officers will patrol the campus and drive police cars with sirens and light bars. Police officers will still
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and local organizations, seeks to celebrate and promote innovation and entrepreneurship. “Idea Week is an innovation festival,” event director Nick Swisher said. “While worldrenowned speakers like Bill Nye and Kevin Kelly represent the learning side of Idea Week, acts like Scotty McCreery and Tim McGraw represent the fun and creative side.” “IDEA Week is not a conference,” Bryan Ritchie, Notre
larger trend towards antiintellectualism in the name of political correctness. “In 2019, is there any clearer depiction of how far our educational system has fallen than for an A merican universit y president to cover up art and histor y w ith [a] giant tarp lest realit y offend the ignorant and unreasonable? ” he said. “ … According to Fr. Jenkins, art and histor y are simply too much to bear for the fragile minds of this universit y.” W hile Columbus has been depicted by some modern historians as t y rannical and cruel against the Native Americans he met when he came to the Americas, Knowles said many of these ideas are w rong or misguided. He said progressive political actors v ilif y Columbus because he represents Western ideals and ambitions. “W hy does the left hate this poor old Genoan sailor so much? They hate him because Christopher Columbus embodies Western Civ ilization,” Knowles said. “A transnational, devoutly Christian, illiterate of low birth, an autodidact and the greatest nav igator of his age, Columbus spent nearly a decade doggedly attempting to conv ince the Portuguese and later Spanish crow ns to fund his impossibly ambitious v ision, at long last a success. … He helped to found the modern era and he played the
single most important role in the founding of America. So, in a phrase, Christopher Columbus is ever y thing the left hates.” Knowles granted that Columbus had character f laws, but most of them were to be found in an inabilit y to work as an administrative of the new Spanish colonies he founded, he said. In response to allegations that Columbus committed numerous atrocities against the natives, Knowles said many of these claims come from unreliable sources w ritten by political actors w ith personal vendettas against Columbus. “W hile Columbus may have been a weak governor, accusations of t y ranny came from political rivals and they were indulged by the crow n primarily because the crow n had not yet recouped their investment in his voyage,” he said. People who make these accusations against Columbus are ungrateful for the good that resulted of his work, Knowles said. “This is the cru x of why maligning our forebears is as ungrateful as it is ignorant; because it must be nice — mustn’t it? It must be nice to sit in the freest, most prosperous, most charitable countr y in the histor y of the world and from a position of totally unmerited lu xur y slander the man who made it all possible,” he said. “Cowards in grace and
moral narcissists throw tarp over the memor y of the man w ithout whom they would not ex ist.” Follow ing the lecture portion of the event, Knowles received questions from attendees. Responding to a question regarding the selling of Native Americans as slaves to Spain by Columbus, Knowles said that, even though slaver y is an atrocit y, the ends justif y the means. “This is a political realit y. This is not a beautiful thing, it’s a terrible thing. Slaver y is an aw ful thing. None of us disagree w ith that,” he said. “But for us now, as people who have benefited, all people of the whole world who have benefitted from the greatest countr y, the most profitable, the most charitable, the most equitable, the most just, the one that allows you to stand there and ask me that question, for us to spit on that man who made all of it possible because he made some moral concessions in order to take the most ambitious voyage at that time in the histor y of man is so bizarrely ungrateful. It is so ignorant of historical and political realit y as to be naïve and sophomoric.” In one of the final questions, sophomore A lanMychal Boyd, v ice president of Native American Student Association of Notre Dame, asked Knowles whether he thought it would appropriate Paid Advertisement
wear nav y blue shirts and pants, but outreach, engagement and safety inspection staff will now wear green shirts and khaki pants. “W hen someone calls the Notre Dame Police Department, they will be speaking with a police officer,” Notre Dame police chief Keri Kei Shibata said in the release. Outreach and community staff will spearhead crime prevention and community outreach programs, including training sessions for personal defense and sexual assault prevention. Safety and inspection staff will continue to perform routine inspections across campus.
Dame’s vice president and associate provost for innovation, said in a release in October. “We want to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship and help people come together to produce what we call ‘productive collisions.’ Someone you meet at IDEA Week might be your next business partner, client or customer.” Tickets go on sale Feb. 28 at noon, and may be purchased at the Lerner box office, by phone at 800-294-8223 or online at www.thelerner.com. Tickets will range from $40 to $70.
to display more murals at Notre Dame depicting atrocities committed by Native Americans that descendants of settlers might find offensive. “I personally think that the Columbus murals portray warts in histor y, obv iously, which I think should be portrayed,” Boyd said. “Would you also support an alternative mural depicting Lakota people scalping settlers? ” After asking his question, Boyd walked away from the microphone w ithout waiting for a response and left the ballroom. A fter realizing that Boyd would not be staying for a response, Knowles said he would encourage the further creation of art as a spark for ref lection on histor y. “I actually have no problem w ith some mural going up somewhere depicting some of the gratuitous v iolence of whatever tribe that gentleman wants to be depicted,” Knowles said. “ … Broadly speaking, if people want more art, if people want more discussion of histor y — not the rev ision of histor y, not the replacement of histor y w ith fantasy, but the actual discussion of histor y, warts and all — and there’s a lot of warts in histor y — that has my blessing. I think that’s a wonderful thing.” Contact Thomas Murphy at tmurphy7@nd.edu
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Make Notre Dame more allergen-friendly Mariah Rush News Writer
To put it very bluntly, I think of myself as belonging to a variety of minority groups: I’m a biracial female at Notre Dame who still vehemently supports “A Star Is Born.” I often use these columns, and my writing in general, to call attention to these groups I belong to. But there has been one group absent from my writings — people with dietary restrictions. Yes, I am that person who asks if there is a gluten-free bun available. I am that person who requires soy or almond milk. And, no, not because I despise the taste of real bread and ice cream. Quite the opposite, actually. It’s because my body has chosen to reject gluten and dairy, in a very violent way. Perhaps it’s because growing up, I ate at least one ice cream product a day, and one of my favorite meals was macaroni and cheese as well as anything with cheese in it. But that’s beside the point. The point is, I’ve had numerous doctor’s appointments, and even a surgery, because of this problem. The only bright side in all of this, is that somehow out of sheer luck, I ended up with a roommate freshman year who has similar issues as I do, and our other best friend is also gluten-free. My fellow gluten- and dairy-free friends (as well as ones with other food allergens) and I are tired of having to scan the dining hall hoping that today they haven’t dumped milk in the chicken for some reason — seriously, they have listed milk as an allergen for their chicken. We pray that the gluten- and dairy-free section of North and South has been stocked for the day, and hope for variety. We know exactly what each dining hall has to offer in terms of their “allergen friendly” section: North offers a pizza- and pasta-making station, with occasional vegan cheese and gluten-free waffles and items of the like, while South maintains its selection of dairy- and glutenfree microwaveable mac-and-cheeses and frozen donuts, among other bread and bagel options. And of course, each dining hall has a salad bar, and quinoa and vegetables. This is great and all, but one can only stand these few meals for so long before they go crazy. Yes, variety is possible with these options, but it requires us — notoriously lazy college students — to do it, even though we are paying over $1,000 a year for a dining plan that others do not have to work nearly as hard to stay fed on. And if you’re thinking about stopping by a dorm event for a free cookie or other snack? Forget about it if you have a dietary restriction because let me tell you, there’s typically nothing there for you. I know it is very unrealistic to expect there to be more options for us in the dining halls, but it would be nice to not have to make eggs, gluten-free stir-fry or a salad for every single meal while paying the same as others who can eat anything in sight. It would be nice to not have to waste many swipes a week because we are burnt out of eating the same thing over and over, and having to spend an exorbitant amount of money at Whole Foods anyway to get some other gluten- and dairy-free foods. Perhaps each hall could vary their offerings a little bit, and pick up a couple new products each week. Alas, I know this is not likely to happen. So, I’m writing this to all those people who stare at me as I ask about gluten-free options and dairy-free milk — I’m sorry, I don’t want to do this either. But you certainly do not want to see me after a barista has accidentally put a hearty dose of 2-percent milk in my coffee instead of soy milk. Contact Mariah Rush at mrush@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Let me get right to the point: turtles are awesome. The basic turtle body plan is remarkable, most notably for the shell that surrounds and protects the turtle’s body. The shell consists of an upper section, the carapace, which ranges from relatively f lat to domed, and a bottom half, the plastron. Depending on the species, the shell may be hard and rigid or soft and able to f lex in a limited manner. Turtles were long a favorite of creationists, who pointed to the turtle shell as evidence of a structure so complicated that it could not possible have been arrived at in stages. Indeed, no current “half turtles” could be found, and persons who believed in an “intelligent designer” saw turtles as proof that evolution could not account for the turtle’s shell or other physiological features unique to turtles. As is often the case with the creationism “debate,” the proof for intelligent design typically is little more than a lack of understanding of how the usually slow, deliberate process of evolution works, along with a general lack of knowledge regarding the fossil record, which paleontologists are constantly supplementing with new finds that fill in gaps in the story of how species evolve. The classic go-to example for creationists used to be whales. Whale fossils were once scarce, but the lineage of whales has been filled in nicely over the past few decades, and whale evolution from fourlegged carnivores to ocean-going giants is now well-documented. Creationists would also point to specific organic structures that seemed so complicated that they could not possibly have evolved, but must have been created in their present forms; foremost among these was the eye. Nature provides numerous examples of eyes evolving independently in a number of species, sometime producing similar designs — as with the eyes of mammals and cephalopods such as squid — or even elaborate structures capable of sight in 360 degrees and in portions of the spectrum beyond our ability, as with mantis shrimp. One missing concept for persons who fail to grasp the workings of evolution is that of “deep time.” An individual human life will span at best little more than a century. In that time, a person may have seen communication change from operator-assisted wired telephones to mobile devices, but change in individual species may be hardly noticed. Given enough time, the slow accretion of changes, most typically manifested through variations or mutations that better fit the environment, will accumulate over time. Whales had more than 60 million years to evolve. Turtles had even more time, with the earliest turtle ancestor dating from 260 million years ago. Admittedly, there have been notable gaps in the turtle-fossil record, but a fossil gathered in 2006 and more fully described four years
ago provided invaluable insight into turtle development. Pappochelys was a relatively small turtle species, about eight inches long, that lived about 240 million years ago during the Middle Triassic era, shortly after the first dinosaurs appeared. The skull of Pappochelys provided evidence turtles are most closely related to other modern reptiles, such as lizards and snakes. Pappochelys had a turtle-like head with short peg-like teeth, a long tail and was relatively shell-free, resembling the cartoon image of a turtle without a shell (think Cecil Turtle and Bugs Bunny). Pappochelys has helped answer the mystery of how the turtle got its shell. Its belly was protected by an array of rod-like bones, some of which had fused to form a solid protective shield. Apparently, this proto-plastron protected Pappochelys from below as it swam near the surface looking for food. The carapace would come later as turtles continued to evolve. As if all this insight gained from one extinct turtle species wasn’t enough, Pappochelys recently found itself in the news again. Recent examination of a Pappochelys fossil found in 2008 revealed that one of the hind legs included a malignancy the researchers identified as a type of bone cancer. Evidence of cancer is rarely preserved in fossils because it typically affects soft tissues. The scarring on the bone was so clear researchers identified the fossilized cancer as periosteal osteosarcoma, noting it was almost identical to osteosarcomas aff licting about 800 Americans each year. This 240-million-year-old cancer is the earliest case ever recorded in fossils of reptiles, birds and mammals. Note that modern sea turtles are regularly found with cancerous skin growths, attributed to increased ocean pollution. The mechanisms of cancer have evolved right along with the creatures they victimize, and these cancers have also had millions of years to confound defenses raised to limit or destroy them. Paleopathology, the study of ancient disease, is important to understand the evolution of pathogens, immune systems, healing physiology and ultimately, the environment. Creatures such as Pappochelys evolved in response to changing environments, not unlike the environmental challenges of pollution and climate change that humans endure. Humans have evolved fairly rapidly over the last few hundred-thousand years; as a consequence, we are more susceptible to cancer than most animals. Perhaps an appreciation for Pappochelys and other messengers from deep time can help us find solutions to the health challenges facing our young and fragile species. Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Embracing a standby conversation topic A quote commonly misattributed to Oscar Wilde says “talking about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” From this, I can only draw the conclusion that if he had said it, it would be because he had never walked from DeBartolo Hall to North Dining Hall with someone who qualifies most closely as an acquaintance, or been a part of mandatory dorm bonding time during Welcome Weekend. If he had, he never would have the pure gumption to supposedly make this erroneous claim. Sun, rain and snow not only provide a respite from social discomfort, but conversing about our celestial situation also can lead to meaningful conversations about someone’s background and experiences. When you lapse into that uncomfortable silence and look around desperately to your surroundings for a spark of inspiration, your social savior becomes exactly that, your surroundings. The weather calls out irresistibly from all directions, whether it be a rubberblackened patch of resilient snow still left over an empty manhole cover, or the screaming wind that coolly ignores winter coat, hoodie and long sleeve shirt, then laughs in the face of the epidermis and proceeds directly to your bones. It honestly becomes hard to think of anything else in this scenario, so why not embrace it? Dropping the simple comment of “I hate the wind” forms a ripple in the pond, which leads to a myriad of conversational possibilities. Your previously uncomfortable companion will gratefully give any range of responses including agreement, sympathy (if they are also from warmer climes), disdain (if they are from Chicago — sorry, Chicago suburbs) or a wistful remembrance of days on the beach and the lack of seasons (anywhere on the West Coast or Florida).
Even when we are not outdoors, it can be a very convenient topic. Even teachers, who sometimes may find it hard to relate to students, find common ground in conversation about the common ground, and I have had many classes start with an amiable discussion about the weather. This conversation allows for a wonderful transition to more important and heftier topics, and works as a pleasant way to loosen tongues and start a social interaction. Another wonderful application of weather talk is that everyone is qualified to have an opinion on it, so it will never exclude or discount someone from the conversation. Weather is such an effective conversation-filler because it is a shared experience. Everyone is suffering through the same Polar Vortex. Every single person with that pale northern European skin was burned on the day of the Vandy game. They are facts of life that forever bond students together. Complaining is both necessary and enjoyable, especially when it can be done in groups, and the weather in gorgeous South Bend will always be something to complain about. The weather also hits all the extremes at our school, making it a topic that also shifts and does not have to be monotonous over time. At Notre Dame, talking about the weather is the equivalent of talking about traffic in California, and always serves as a welcome conversation topic for new acquaintances and old alike, no matter what state the conversation is currently in. Apart from being a shared experience and one of the most clutch vanquishers of the dreaded awkward silence, it also has the potential to lead to much more meaningful one-on-one conversation. In the first weeks of school here, I employed the weather card in mentioning offhandedly that the weather was 60 to 70
degrees year-round where I live (kind of a flex), and a man from Florida immediately rose to the unspoken challenge. Within the span of a few short minutes, we compared humidity, and soon I learned that he grew up on the southwest tip of Florida, had two dogs, spoke fluent Croatian and his brother was a beekeeper. Not a bad informational haul for a few minutes of conversation. It started out unimaginative perhaps, but by the end I knew a lot of the factors that contributed to the person I had just spoken to. Now he is one of my best friends. Parallel interactions have happened to me many times, and in the early stages of a relationship it gave me the information I needed to really develop a knowledge of my friends that made our relationships that much closer. I am not saying that every conversation should start with weather. I am not claiming that weather represents the be-all, end-all of conversation and will lead to social enlightenment. I am simply putting forth the suggestion that when someone drops a comment about the terrible and unforgiving nature of nature during an awkward pause in conversation, we should try to embrace it instead of condemn it. Sure, it is not the most creative topic. But it is a universal, shared experience. It is an outlet to vent, and an opportunity to discover more about other people. It is enjoyable to gripe, and meaningful because of the more creative conversational paths it can open up. So thank you, ever-changeable and frustratingly fluctuating South Bend weather, and screw you, Oscar. Ben Causey freshman Feb. 9
Mandate a clergy and sexual abuse prevention course “Taking up our cross and following him” (Luke 9: 23). I’m writing to inquire about the possibility of Notre Dame and the Congregation of Holy Cross mandating a one-credit “clergy sexual abuse prevention course.” In 2020, I would like to suggest Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross College complete a campus curriculum study. It would be great to have information from the schools of psychology and psychiatry, the law school, theology and other campus departments as needed. It would be very important to have a major campus-wide forum for students and the general public wishing to offer respectful opinions. This course, if put in, would be required for new and existing priests, clergy, vocational ministers, any religious vocations and brothers within the Congregation of Holy Cross and anyone going for any ordination. This course could also be available as an elective for anyone wishing to learn about prevention in terms of sexual abuse. I’m also very disappointed with the University’s
decision allowing former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick and Cardinal Roger Mahoney to join Fr. Peter Rocca in officiating University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’s funeral in 2015. These cardinals have both faced allegations in serious sexual abuse cases. Fr. Hesburgh and his family were the kindest I’ve ever met. The Hesburgh family wanted to bring people together. Fr. Hesburgh wanted his legacy preserved and not to attract the social-political negative side of the Roman Catholic Church that needs to change. Recently, Pope Francis acknowledged the church clergy abuse history occurred, and I feel that our Notre Dame, Holy Cross College and Saint Mary’s community needs to be a bit more proactive. Without hesitation, I can say that my experiences as a student at Holy Cross College in 2006-2008, as an alum and while working as a part-time waiter for banquets for “Catering by Design” at the University have had a major influence on my life. It is this community I miss so much. Working at Notre Dame had advantages like
attending football games, but some of the best events were private. This included the football kickoff breakfasts with celebrities, private receptions in campus buildings, serving meals to student-athletes, working University President Fr. John Jenkins’ President’s Gala with the Board of Trustees, doing the fundraiser and ribbon-cutting for Duncan Hall and meeting the late Fr. Theodore Hesburgh and his family at the 35th Anniversary Reception honoring the University’s “coeducation of women,” which included the release of the official book of letters of alumni, students, professors and friends. Being unemployed, it’s a hardship looking for a way forward. Notre Dame needs to remember to be open minded since they teach mind and heart. God Bless,
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If healthy, Zion should return Joe Everett Sports Editor
It seemed like everyone was watching No. 1 Duke host No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday night. Then, just thirty seconds into the game, Zion Williamson suffered an injury. The freshman phenom planted hard with his left foot, broke through his Nike shoe and subsequently injured his right knee. The atmosphere of the game deflated without its best player present. After the game, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told reporters that the forward has a mild knee sprain, and that he doesn’t know how long Williamson will be out. Lots of people reacted — everyone from Nike regarding their malfunctioning shoe, to professionals regarding how players should be allowed to leave for the NBA out of high school (or at least earn money in college), to analysts and fans as to whether or not Zion should play it safe and sit out the rest of the season in preparation for the NBA Draft this spring, a decision which many NBA players support. While the other two subjects are interesting and deserve a take, I’ll focus my efforts on the last point, and argue that Zion Williamson, if healthy, should absolutely return to the court and play the rest of the season — not only for Duke, Coach K and his teammates — but primarily for himself. Look, I get the argument from those who believe Zion should, even if healthy, simply not take the risk and wait until the NBA to play — a league that will actually pay him a lot of money for his services and the stardom he so spectacularly represents. At least from a financial perspective, Duke and the NCAA aren’t doing much of anything for Zion, so why should he contribute to their financial goals? Doesn’t seem like much of a reciprocal relationship there. Instead, it appears more and more like exploitation. So yes, college athletics has serious problems. But to then argue that Zion Williamson should quit on his teammates, coaches and Duke — a team that has the best shot of winning the NCAA Championship this year with Zion in the lineup — shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what sports are supposed to be about, what injuries represent and, most importantly, who Zion Williamson is. Sports are simply not about the individual quest for glory;
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while that’s part of their allure, it’s within the team dynamic of sport where we really flourish as athletes and as people. Sports are all about sacrificing oneself and one’s self-interests for the good of the team, and recognizing that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Sports are about building community, and cultivating the value of friendship and loyalty within that community. If you watch Zion Williamson interact with his teammates and those around him, one can immediately recognize the strength of the community within the Duke basketball program. This team has the chance to do something special— not just in its quest for a national championship, but in the way it builds community and cultivates relationships that go beyond basketball. Secondly, within this entire discussion there seems to be an overly irrational fear regarding injuries above all else. Every athletic activity involves the chance of getting hurt. Obviously, we try to limit it as much as possible, but there will always be inherent risk. The Nike shoe that Williamson blew through was Paul George’s PG 2.5. Remember what happened to Paul George? He snapped his leg practicing for the Olympic team, and it was doubtful whether he would ever be the same player again. If we take the logic applied to Williamson’s case, why should NBA athletes play in the Olympics at all? There’s no financial incentive, so the cause must be something higher. Paul George believed in that cause, and unfortunately suffered a gruesome injury because of it. That didn’t stop him, however, and today he’s stronger for it, now in the discussion for MVP of the NBA. Lastly, Zion Williamson loves playing basketball. He could have sat out this entire season if he wanted to, but he hasn’t. Why? After suffering a minor injury against Virginia Tech a month ago, Zion said, “I just can’t stop playing. I’d be letting my teammates down. I’d be letting Coach K down. I’d be letting a lot of people down. If I wanted to sit out, I wouldn’t have went to college. I came to Duke to play.” We fall to pick ourselves back up again. Zion, go finish what you started. Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Notre Dame aims to aid conference case on road By DOMINIC GIBSON Sports Writer
After splitting a home series against Wisconsin last weekend, the Irish will look to make up more ground in the Big Ten standings as they travel to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota on Friday. The Irish (16-11-3, 9-9-2 Big Ten) will need a strong showing against the Gophers (13-14-4, 10-9-3 Big Ten) in order to try gain more position in the Big Ten standings as the race for the conference tournament heats up. Notre Dame currently holds third place in the conference behind both Minnesota and Ohio State, while Michigan sits right at their heels, trailing the Irish by only a single point. Despite the tightness of the standings, the Irish will have their hands full facing a Minnesota team fresh off a sweep against Ohio State.
Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson commented on the recent play of the Gophers and how they will test his team. “They’re not your old Minnesota Gophers the way they play. They’re much more structured defensively,” Jackson said. “They’re still a great transition team and have a lot of offensive depth. They’re really good in their neutral zone and in their defensive zone and that’s what leads to transition for them.” The Irish will need to focus on better neutral zone play against the Gophers, as well as finding a way past their stellar goaltending in order to find success on the ice. Jackson noted the impact that area of the game played last weekend against Wisconsin, but also during Notre Dame’s last matchup against Minnesota in which the Irish were swept on home ice back in January. “I thought that Friday night
we didn’t manage the puck very well in the neutral zone and they were using the same system that we’re watching on film that they do so well,” Jackson said. “We just have to control the puck through the neutral zone better and [try] to get pucks through.” As well as having home advantage and seeding implications on the line in this late-season Big Ten matchup, the Irish will also need to focus on NCAA tournament qualifications. Notre Dame sits in 17th in the PairWise rankings for the NCAA tournament and will need to collect wins from here on out in order to earn an at-large bid in the 16-team field. The Irish will take on the Gophers at 3M Arena at Mariucci at 8 p.m. on Friday and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Contact Dominic Gibson at dgibson@hcc-nd.edu
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ND prepares to host No. 20 Virginia Tech as squad aims to rebound from Wake Forest loss By ALEX BENDER Sports Writer
Notre Dame will look to get its first win over a ranked team this season when it plays host to No. 20 Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon. The Irish last faced the Hokies on New Year’s Day to open ACC play, with Virginia Tech securing an 81-66 victory in Blacksburg, Va. After a close loss to No. 3 Virginia last Saturday, Notre Dame faced off against Wake Forest this past Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion. Despite a strong effort by a number of players, the Irish (13-13, 3-10 ACC) fell short 75-68. Leading the scoring was junior guard T.J. Gibbs, who finished with a season-high 23 points on the night. Strong contributions also came from junior forward John Mooney and freshman guard Prentiss Hubb, as Mooney added 16 points, while Hubb posted 11 points and a career-high nine assists. The two teams were neck and neck for most of the game, but inconsistent shooting hurt the Irish — an Achilles heel — and the Demon
Deacons were able to pull away with a late lead in the second half. Irish head coach Mike Brey noted how tough this loss was on his team, but he believes he has a group of players who can bounce back as they close out the season. “[The team] is pretty resilient, and they can take a lot of punches. Now they’re really down and there’s no question about that. I think we thought we could move forward, because we did some good stuff last week with the [Georgia Tech] win and how we played Virginia,” Brey said postgame. “But young people and college players are so resilient. They’ll come in the next day and we’ll look at some stuff we didn’t do well.” Looking forward to this weekend’s matchup, the Irish will certainly have a tall task against the Hokies (20-6, 9-5 ACC), and the road does not get any smoother beyond it, as Notre Dame will head to Tallahassee, Fla, on Monday for a matchup against No. 16 Florida State. Given the down year for the program, Brey is unsure what a strong run to close out this season will look like, but he is excited for
his team to get the opportunity to compete against some strong teams down the stretch. “I think for us, we live day to day with this team and say, ‘here’s what we’re going to work on today’ and ‘here’s what we’re going to try today,’” Brey said postgame. “The one thing is we haven’t beaten anyone in the upper division yet, and we’ve got a couple of them coming. We need to see if this team can get one of those, and we’ve got two in a row obviously, one in a really tough place. That’s one of the things I’ll talk to them about. An opportunity to beat an upper division team, and let’s see how you feel if you can get that done. We’re going to have to be tougher and smarter and have some more guys join our guards right now to do that.” While the Irish have gotten some serious production out of players like Mooney, who is now one of six players in the nation to average a double-double on the year, they have a lot of youth, and Brey recognizes that it has been difficult to get consistent play from some of those younger guys. Paid Advertisement
As Notre Dame moves forward to Saturday and through the rest of the year, Brey is hoping to see his freshman settle in with nearly a full year under their belt. ”There’s no question that we’ve given them a lot of opportunity and we’ve given them a lot of minutes. We want them to be more effective and more efficient, and they’re really hard on themselves,” Brey said. “But they’re still going
to get minutes, and for us to have some success before the end of it, they have to play like they’ve gotten a lot of experience.” Notre Dame looks to spring an upset against Virginia Tech and get on a run before the season comes to a close. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion. Contact Alex Bender at abender@nd.edu
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Irish junior guard T.J. Gibbs dribbles and looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 75-68 loss to Wake Forest on Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion.
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perhaps more importantly, putting her two away from topping the scoring charts. When the two teams took the court again in the second quarter, Ogunbowale didn’t waste any time. She made a steal at the Duke end of the court, drove up the middle, pulled up and fired for a long jumper, just inside the 3-point arc. And with 8:47 remaining in the second quarter, Ogunbowale had just dethroned Skylar DigginsSmith as Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer. And while the entire arena reacted, getting to its feet and echoing in cheers and applause, Ogunbowale had no reaction. She got right back to work, responding to a Duke 3-pointer by Goodchild with two more back-to-back buckets. “[I was] just focused on the game, just trying to get a win,” Ogunbowale said. “I mean it just really is a blessing, especially with all the great players that have come to this school, to be at the top of that list is just an honor, especially to do it at
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expects ACCs to be the first of its kind for the majority of his athletes, with many of them being freshman or first-timers to the championship stage. “It’s a team of nine in each gender and we expect everyone who steps on the strip to be their best — we cannot really separate one from another,” Kvaratskhelia said.
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this school.” But while all eyes were watching the gap between Ogunbowale and DigginsSmith grow smaller and smaller — and then wider and wider — throughout the evening, the Irish were quietly going about their work, as Turner and Shepard continued to rack up significant point totals, 21 and 24, respectively. “That was nice to see the inside game. You know, we turned it over too much, but I thought they played well together, and our game plan was high-low,” McGraw said of the duo. “That’s what we were looking for. We were looking to score, and really exploit that, get some lobs for Bri and I think we did a really good job of that. I thought Arike added quite a bit in there.” It was really all about Ogunbowale, Turner and Shepard on Thursday, as a sick Mabrey struggled to score, but aided in dishing the ball, picking up 10 assists on the night. Her illness and an Irish lead allowed freshman guard Abby Prohaska to get increased playing time, as she saw 23 minutes, and scored four points with
four rebounds and two assists. McGraw was disappointed in the play of junior guard Jackie Young, whose seven points and seven rebounds did not reflect the aggressive attitude she has been encouraging the Princeton, Indiana, native to take on the court. “She’s got to score. She was really reluctant to even shoot the ball tonight,” McGraw said of Young. “I don’t know why, we talked to her yesterday, asked her to shoot some 3s, wanted her to really get involved in the offense tonight, knew that Marina was sick before the game — so even a little more need for Jackie to step up — and she did not do that tonight.” Defensively, however, McGraw said she was pleased with the improvements she has seen in her squad, especially the display it put on in the first half, holding the Blue Devils to just 25 points, as the Irish went into halftime up 52-25. “We looked like we did the second half of NC State, I thought the zone was really working well, working well together, you know, we were really moving, we were rebounding,” she said. “They missed some
shots during that stretch that they normally would’ve made. I thought that was great defense. First half, held them to 25 points. That was awesome. We were playing the passing lanes really well in the first half.” But when it came right down to it, it was Ogunbowale’s night. “She’s the face of our program. If you look at what she’s done for us, over the past four years, it’s been fun to watch her grow, it’s been fun to see where she’s come since her freshman year and how she gets better every year,” McGraw said of the senior. “Her passion for the game, when she gets the ball in transition, she’s just so exciting. And she’s fun to watch. I’ve really enjoyed coaching her. She’s taught me a lot of things about being fearless, about letting things go. I think she’s left her mark on the program that will last forever. She’ll be up in the rafters one day soon, and I couldn’t be prouder of what she’s accomplished here.” At that timeout, when the video began to roll, the montage of the Milwaukee native’s first point, which she scored against Bucknell in 2015, followed by her 1,000th point, which came
just one year later, her 2,000th point, scored during Notre Dame’s now-famed comeback win against Tennessee in 2018, her two game-winning shots in the 2018 Final Four and both her shots to pass Katryna Gaither and current associate head coach Beth Cunningham to move into second place alltime, leading her to today. So when all that began to play, it’s no wonder that some heads began to turn, as the lime greenclad fans climbed to their feet. Because while it was still the game that mattered, and taking down Duke was still the primary goal of Thursday night, all 8,399 people at Purcell Pavilion — including those on the court — were acutely aware of everything else going on there that evening. “I’m still pretty young, but I think once I get older and maybe once I am done playing basketball, I can really sit back and appreciate it,” Ogunbowale said. “But right now I still got a lot of basketball to play, and I’m focused on doing better this year.”
Itkin, a sophomore, will be joined in the foil competition by freshman Andrew Machovec and classmate Joseph Marino, along with veteran senior Axel Kiefer. This lineup will likely pace the Irish, along with the women’s epee team that includes senior Amanda Sirico and sophomore Dasha Yefremenko, both of which competed at the NCAA Championships last year. Kvaratskhelia hopes that his team will remain focused on their fundamentals and the
task at hand, claiming that this weekend will come down to the team’s ability to pay attention to details. “We usually stay the same course. We prepare every single day to the best of our ability, and let the process take care of itself,” Kvaratskhelia said. “When we get to the competition, hopefully we’ll learn something from last year in terms of lineups and strategic differences, but mentally, pretty much we’re the same.”
Although the chance to three-peat as national champions is enticing, Kvaratskhelia understands how each step is important to their ultimate goal. Following the conference championships, Notre Dame will host the Midwest Regional Championships to determine the qualifiers for the National Championship in Cleveland. “We really have to get through this weekend … three separate goals we will have for this team. … ACC has no implications on
how we’re going to do at the NCAAs,” Kvaratskhelia said. “Last year, we fell on our face in both events … morale was down, but we came back and smoked them. Three years ago, we won there by a landslide and didn’t make top-four [at the NCAA Championship].” The ACC Championships will begin this Saturday at 8 a.m. and will continue through Sunday.
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there were times where we played well, times that we didn’t play well, but we made plays throughout the game — that’s different from playing well, but it’s very important,” Corrigan said. “You have to make plays, and we did that well, so I thought all in all, a lot to build on from the first game.” Notre Dame’s offensive outburst was in large part aided by 15 forced turnovers on defense, something Corrigan highlights. “That’s always a point of emphasis for us — we work very hard to be a good riding team, and to keep a full-field pressure on people that makes it hard for them,” he said. “So that was good to see, that we did that well, but obviously they didn’t always handle the pressure well, but some of that is due to us being relentless with it. I think that’s what pressure does to people.” Another takeaway was the wealth of options at Notre Dame’s disposal, as 10 different players finished on the scoresheet. While familiar
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names, including senior midfielder Brendan Gleason and a couple juniors in midfielder Bryan Costabile and attack Brian Willetts were featured, so too were some fresh faces. “It’s one game, but I do think that we have a variety of people who can score for us and make plays for us,” Corrigan said. “[Junior faceoff specialist] Charlie Leonard, I think everybody would be lying if they told you they weren’t a little surprised that Charlie Leonard has two goals at the end of the day, but none of us are surprised to see Charlie Leonard in there just competing like crazy, because that’s what he does. I think we have a lot of guys who can make plays, and I think that over the course of the year, if we play the play we want to play, that is going to be a strength for us. We have got a couple guys that everybody knows about, but I think we have a lot of other guys that can make plays as well, and that certainly makes you harder to play against.” For Notre Dame to beat the Spiders (2-1), Corrigan said the Irish will have to play with the same intensity, as Richmond continues to be a program on
the rise. “We’ve seen from them that frankly, they’ve played 12 quarters, and 11 of them at a really high level. So we know what they are capable of, and I hope there’s nobody on our team that’s kidding themselves about how good a team this is, because they’ve proved it in these first three weeks,” he said. “Even more than that, they’ve established themselves as a program that is very wellcoached, very smart about who they are and how they play, and you don’t you have to look very far this year in college lacrosse to see that there are an awful lot of good teams out there, and we know that Richmond is one of them. “ … We’ve got to worry about Richmond. We play a great schedule and we know that, and the only way to play a great schedule is to concentrate on the one that is right in front of you, and so that’s the one that we’re focused on right now.” The Irish and Spiders are scheduled to start play at noon on Saturday. Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu
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ND WOmen’s Basketball | ND 89, DUKE 61
OGUNBOWALE: 2,371 Notre Dame defeats Duke 89-61 as Ogunbowale becomes all-time leading scorer in program history
By ELIZABETH GREASON Assistant Managing Editor
It’s not often fans see heads turn from the huddle on the sideline to give their attention to the video board. But when Notre Dame left the court for a media timeout midway through the second quarter Thursday evening du ring its convincing 89-61 defeat of Duke, there were more than a few members of the team sneaking a peek at Purcell Pavilion’s big screen, as opposed to at head coach Muffet McGraw. And perhaps for good reason. Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale made history Thursday. She further cemented herself as one of the players little girls all over the country will aspire to become for decades to come, as she scored 25 points, carving her name at the top of Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorers list, with a career total of 2,371 points, passing Skylar
Diggins-Smith, who had held the record since 2013, sitting at 2,357 points. Ogunbowale had entered the game with 2,346 total points, needing 11 to tie Diggins-Smith and 12 to claim the solo lead. And within minutes, there was no doubt in the building that Ogunbowale had no intention of sharing the scoring title, even for a moment. Forcing turnovers was the name of the game for Notre Dame on Thursday. It finished the game with 17 steals, six of those coming in the first quarter alone. The Irish were efficient at scoring off the turnover, with 29 points coming from those opportunities. Ogunbowale got off to a hot start, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers from the outside right. The next possession, senior forward Jessica Shepard took it to the house on a steal by senior guard Marina Mabrey, one o f her five of the game. However, the Irish struggled to contain Blue Devils freshman guard Miela Goodchild, who knocked down a game-high 26 points for Duke. “Goodchild, really, what a game. That’s an amazing shooting performance,” McGraw said. “Eight-for-14 from the 3-point line, that’s something you don’t want to see happen when you’re on the other bench. She
certainly earned them all.” The Irish excelled in the paint throughout the game, as was their game plan, as McGraw said the goal had been to go high-low to Turner and Shepard as much as possible. Notre Dame scored 58 points in the paint, compared to Duke’s 20, as graduate student forward Brianna Turner and Shepard both walked away with double-doubles — Turner collected hers before the Irish headed into the locker room at halftime. “Numbers 32 and 11, you know them by name and I do too, those two post players [Shepard and Turner]. Two senior post players with a lot of experience and they really took it to us, and despite the fact that Arike was pretty strong hersel f, I think it was the interior and the paint points and the rebounding, and that’s too bad for us,” Duke head coach Joanna
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McCallie said postgame. The Irish also outplayed the Blue Devils on second-chance points, out-rebounding them 4525 and out-scoring them 30-7 on second-chance points. As McCallie noted postgame, it came down to a differential in hustle between the two squads, and Notre Dame did a better job of going after balls successfully, as evidenced by Turner’s 12 defensive rebounds. “Second chance, 30-7. That’s the game. … It was just excellent on their part. They went after the ball. They went and got it,” McCallie said. “We were hoping to be in better position. Draw some fouls, draw some people over the back and then, guard rebounding-wise, we just really had to get some guards to rebound from the defensive board side. We’ve got to go get that ball while it’s kind of being kicked around. But, credit them, that’s a lot of rebounding. That’s 25 for two people. We didn’t and couldn’t get the job done there tonight. Obviously, a valuable lesson there for us.” Ogunbowale beat the buzzer from the paint with one second on the clock to end the first quarter, giving her 10 see ARIKE PAGE 11
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After season-opening win, Notre Dame ready Irish to face Richmond for ACC test By TOBIAS HOONHOUT
By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS
Managing Editor
Associate Sports Editor
No. 8 Notre Dame will hit the road this weekend for this first time this season, as the Irish head southeast after a dominant 19-6 home opener against Detroit. Next up for coach Kevin Corrigan’s squad is a matchup with Richmond, a team that has won two-straight after losing a nail-biter against No. 3 Maryland to open the season. For the Irish (1-0), a showing like the one the team put on last weekend against Detroit (1-1) would go a long way in walking away with a win. Notre Dame delivered a complete performance Saturday inside Loftus Sports Center against the Titans, as the 19 goals were the most the Irish have scored since 2015, and the 13-goal win was the largest margin of victory in a season opener since 1993. “As I told the guys, I thought
Top-ranked Notre Dame will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass, this weekend to compete for the ACC title against fellow conference rivals Boston College, Duke and North Carolina. The event — hosted by the Eagles — marks the beginning of postseason play for head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia’s program as the Irish begin their pursuit of a three-peat as national champions. Kvaratskhelia said he has high expectations for his athletes. “We would love to match the intensity of the expectations,” he said. Despite sitting atop the standings, the Irish are not without competition, as they currently sit just one point ahead in the voting of the teams tied for second place — Columbia and Harvard. Beyond those top-three teams, there is
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Irish junior attackman Brian Willetts looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 13-12 loss to Michigan on March 21 at Arlotta Stadium.
a significant drop in competition, however, although No. 6 Duke has proven to be a formidable opponent in the past, having upset the Irish men last season to claim the conference title. Meanwhile, on the women’s side, North Carolina is not to be overlooked, having beat the Irish and the Blue Devils last season at the ACC Championships in a fence-off following a three-way tie. “They’re strong, they’re fearless and we were the prime target last year and the year before,” Kvaratskhelia said of Notre Dame’s opponents. “Hopefully, this time we’ll be mentally better to hit the ground running and not take anything lightly.” Although there are several returnees who are expected to make significant contributions for the Irish,including reigning national champion foilist Nick Itkin, Kvaratskhelia said he see FENCING PAGE 11