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First-gen students share stories Saint Mary’s community explores experience of first-generation college students

By KALEY GRESHAM News Writer

Saint Mary’s hosted the First-Generation Student Panel Thursday night in the basement of the Student Center explored the difficulties that these students may face. It featured two College faculty members — associate professor of communication sciences and disorders Susan Latham and professor of social work Leonardo Sanchez.

Seniors Shameka Turner and Sonia Torres also spoke at the panel.

The discussion topics focused around the setbacks a first-generation student has to deal with, as well as

what the two students have learned by attending college and how their experiences have benefited them.

“I didn’t know any firstgeneration students when I came to college,” Latham said.

The inability to access the “hidden curriculum,” or the knowledge of how a college student is expected to behave based on what they have unconsciously learned from their college-educated parents, was a setback in her days at Saint Mary’s, Latham said.

The panel speakers said every student’s experiences as a first-generation student will differ, but they can all

Lewis Hall to host first-ever LHOB fundraising event

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Lewis Hall will extend their culinary tradition to a new event this year, Lewis Hall of Baking, which will offer a variety of baked goods.

By CATE VON DOHLEN News Writer

Lewis House of Pancakes (LHOP) has been a popular tradition at Notre Dame for years. Continuing the tradition, the first-ever Lewis Hall of Baking, or LHOB, will

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Unlike its fall counterpart, which serves breakfast as the primary food, LHOB will instead offer a variety of baked goods. Featured options will include Rice Krispies Treats, see LHOB PAGE 4

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find ways to help and support each other.

Torres and Turner recommended the Writing Center as a valuable resource to assist with any issues that might come up when writing papers or doing projects.

“The Writing Center is very helpful because I talk with a lot of slang, and it is sometimes hard not to not write how I speak,” Turner said.

Torres said she recommends asking friends to assist with revising and asking professors for help.

“I didn’t have older siblings to send my papers to so they could fix them, but I learned that friends can be helpful and give feedback on

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papers,” Torres said. “I also always bother my professors because they know how to help me — my parents don’t know how to be an accounting major.”

Despite the hardships, the panelists said acting as a role model for community members and family back home is one of the best parts of being a student.

“I think my favorite thing about [being a first generation student] is that graduating is no longer for me, but for [my parents] and my siblings,” Torres said. “You set the foundation, and you are that role model whether you

Thomas L. Shaffer, former dean of the Notre Dame Law School and the Robert and Marion Short professor emeritus of law, died Tuesday from a long-term illness, the University announced in a news release Thursday.

Shaffer was a teacher and scholar who took interest

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Comedian Ali Wong will perform her new “Milk and Money” show in downtown South Bend as part of IDEA Week, the University announced in a press release Thursday.

Wong joins numerous other artists who have already been announced as part of IDEA Week, including

comedian Jim Gaffigan, magician Michael Carbonaro and country music artists Scotty McCreery and Tim McGraw.

“Part of innovation is breaking down the walls that divide life into narrow categories so we have more opportunities for creative and serendipitous connections,” IDEA Week event coordinator Nick Swisher said in the

release.

Wong will perform at Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend on April 11. Cell phones will be banned from Wong’s performance, the release said.

Ticket prices will range from $45 to $95 and will go on sale March 8 at the Morris Box Office either by phone at 800-537-6415 or online at www.morriscenter.org.

News hour co-host discusses suicidal murder

By JACK LYONS News Writer

Nermeen Shaikh, co-host of the independent news hour “Democracy Now!” and global lecturer, considered what motivates individuals to commit acts of violence in a lecture titled “On Suicidal Murder” delivered Thursday at the Hesburgh

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Center for International Studies. The event was organized by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.

Shaikh compared suicidal murder to other types of violence and considered why suicide bombing often evokes more horror, even though the acts can be equally deadly. She contemplated

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what characterizes a suicide bombing, searching for what attribute makes it more heinous than other forms of violence, asking the audience to consider techniques employed by militaries in the War on Terror.

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By AARON BENAVIDES News Writer

Steven Hoelscher, a professor of American Studies and geography at the Universit y of Texas at Austin, spoke about forced labor and torture in Georgia prisons during the Jim Crow era at a lecture Thursday evening at the Snite Museum of Art. The lecture was co-sponsored by the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, department of American Studies and Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy.

Hoelscher, a photo historian and cultural geographer, presented photographs of Georgia prisons captured by John L. Spivak, a photojournalist.

Hoelscher said Spivak was “one of the most inf luential reporters” of his time.

The work Spivak did was “Snowden-esque,” Hoelscher said — putting himself at risk to expose governmental injustices.

John Spivak v isited several prisons in Georgia during the 1930s, documenting prisoner labor and

torture. He intentionally framed his photographs to display the disparit y bet ween prisoners, who were predominantly African-American, and the prison wardens and workers, Hoelscher said. As part of his work, Spivak documented prisoners forced to do hard labor in chain gangs, forced to clear forests, pave roads and perform other physically demanding tasks.

Spivak worked to “expose the atrocit y of racially based forced labor through the act of photographic w itnessing,” Hoelscher said.

“Spivak became a photographer in order to affect political change,” he added. “He had a burning desire to help people regard the pain of others because he believed knowledge provoked action.”

Hoelscher said his current research on Spivak’s work focuses on the civ il rights movement and the intolerance and hate it challenged. “[The research] explores a crucial moment in the turbulent histor y of the United States when post-emancipation hopes for African-American civ ic equalit y [and] economic independence were

crushed by disenfranchisement, ly nching and a vast array of oppression aimed at black communities,” Hoelscher said. “… [Spivak had] determination to bring unpleasant, even atrocious, facts to light and the desire to present social realit y in a fashion deemed acceptable to the masses.”

Hoelscher said although Spivak’s work is sometimes criticized for prov iding little information on its African-American subjects, he still finds it prov ides essential insight into the histor y of the civ il rights movement. “[It] was a forceful argument for racial justice in the South [which was affected by a] racial caste system that made the chain gang possible,” he said.

Hoelscher said Spivak is an example of how photographers can hold the U.S. government accountable for injustices. “[He] challenges us, modern day w itnesses, to engage actively in the critical evaluation of the American past,” he said.

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SMC to promote health and wellness with fair

By REBECCA STELLA News Writer

The completion of the Saint Mar y’s Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex has prov ided many opportunities for students to engage w ith athletics, health, counseling, events and more. The second annual Student Health and Wellness Fair w ill take place in Angela Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Student volunteers and the wellness committee are hosting the event, including assistant athletic trainer Katie Knisely, director of athletics Julie SchroederBiek and director of health and counseling Izzy Fourman. The fair began last year w ith the help of the

Kristine Anderson Trustey Wellness Program. Knisely said she thought this was the perfect way to kick off the creation of the wellness program.

“The goal of this fair is to promote health and wellness to the students of Saint Mar y’s College to help foster lifelong habits of wellness,” Knisely said.

Throughout the event, there w ill be breakout sessions w ith certified speakers giv ing talks on CPR, general safet y and how to correctly use a foam roller. There w ill also be over 25 vendors, clubs and organizations w ith informational booths for students to v isit. The vendors are different from last year’s contributors.

“We inv ited clubs and organizations from around campus that we thought embodied our five pillars — mind, body, spirit, emotional and financial,” Knisely said.

The Sisters of the Holy Cross w ill also have a table to emphasize one of their slogans: “Sound mind in a sound body.”

Erin Maloney, a senior, is assisting w ith the Love your Melon booth, an organization whose profits go towards fighting pediatric cancer.

“I decided to get involved because it’s important to promote being healthy, and there’s so many different ways to be healthy,” she said.

“The Health and Wellness Fair is a great opportunit y

for people to see new ideas for how they can be healthy, and I want to be a part of that.”

Knisely said students are encouraged to attend the fair to learn about healthy habits, but are also incentiv ized by the opportunit y to w in prizes through draw ings ever y 30 minutes.

“The prizes include fitness equipment, such as foam rollers and yoga mats along w ith munch money,” she said. “Different vendors are also bringing prizes.”

Students can get tickets for the draw ings by v isiting and talking to different booths and tables or by attending breakout sessions, Knisely said. The more sessions and tables students

v isit, the more tickets they can earn.

Sophomore Giavanna Paradiso said she attended this event as a freshman, but this year, she is helping to work the Student Activ ities Board booth. Paradiso said the booth is focusing on informing students about upcoming events along w ith tips on how to stay healthy in college. “[Knisely] and the rest of the wellness team at Saint Mar y’s College have put in so much thought and work into this event that I think it w ill be fantastic and beneficial for the student body,” Paradiso said. “That is why I decided to get involved.”t.”

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Siegfried residents celebrate dorm culture

By NICOLE SIMON News Writer

Despite the fact that Siegfried Hall‘s signature event is aptly called ”Day of Man,” the hall opened as a women’s dorm in 1988 before transitioning into a men’s hall in 1997. Today, the men of Siegfried Hall are known for dominating interhall sports and braving the cold South Bend weather in t-shirts.

Hall president and vice president, sophomores Patrick McGuire and Devan Shah, both said they decided to run for hall leadership because they initially wanted to play a more active role in their dorm community.

“Something that we’ve had to learn … is that the things that make Siegfried great aren’t anything that the president or vice president can do,” McGuire said. “That culture can make it frustrating at times if you’re trying to make stuff happen, but I think we’ve really grown to appreciate the fact that the things that make Siegfried great are the interpersonal relationships and connections and interactions.”

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than decimating a body w ith machine gun fire, or suddenly incinerating it w ith a remote-controlled drone, or burning and lacerating it w ith a barrel bomb, or even simply letting it star ve to death? ” W hile addressing the senselessness of suicide bombings, which often harm civ ilians, Shaik h noted modern militaries

As president and vice president, McGuire and Shah said their responsibility is to simply let the residents of the dorm make Siegfried whatever they want it to be.

“The people of Siegfried like to do what they like to do,” Shah said. “We realized that trying to do events where we’re getting everyone to come out and do the thing that we think is cool was never going to work … but giving them an opportunity to come out and do their own thing … was one of the best ways we could go about helping facilitate that culture.”

As a result of that culture, the men of Siegfried do not place much emphasis on competing for Hall of the Year.

“Hall of the Year is … about organizing events that people come to, that people from around campus come to,” Shah said. “As Pat and I have noticed this year, our job as Siegfried president and vice president is to try and bring as many people from Siegfried into the community and make them feel at home, and if what the people of the community want is to do their own thing, then we’ll do that,

but that won’t win us Hall of the Year.”

One event that does contribute to the culture of Siegfried, however, is their signature event — Day of Man. Each year, the men of Siegfried Hall sport short-sleeved shirts, shorts and f lip-f lops one day in the middle of February. The tradition — now 13 years old — began when one Siegfried student walked outside without a coat and immediately thought about what it must be like for the homeless to experience winter in South Bend.

“We have a strong connection with the South Bend Center for the Homeless,” Shah said. “Every Saturday, guys will go and volunteer at the homeless shelter. So, it’s not just one day a year we try to help the homeless shelter, one day a year we raise money for them. Week by week, we try and do whatever we can to help them.”

“Day of Man is a very visible moment for a very strong connection throughout the year,” McGuire added.

Siegfried is also notoriously known for being one of the most athletic dorms on campus. Having won nine out

of the past 11 O’Leary cups, the dorm has earned the reputation of being competitive powerhouse in interhall sports.

“It’s a way for the guys in the dorm to bond just because that happens when you play sports with other people,” Shah said. “At this point, it’s just become a thing that happens. If there’s a sport that you might be good at, you sign up and go.”

This year, they are currently on track to win their fifth-consecutive cup, but the athleticism of Siegfried is not limited to the O’Leary Cup. “The cool thing about Siegfried is that yes, we are a sporty dorm, and, yes, we make a big deal about the O’Leary cup,” McGuire said, “But we also have a really cool section sport dynamic … and we also have e-sports, like Fifa and 2K.” Siegfried’s passionate participation in interhall sports is an extension of that of their rector, Fr. John Conley.

“Fr. John stresses a couple things that are important to the community: welcoming everyone, helping the homeless shelter and winning

the O’Leary Cup,” Shah said. “It’s one of the first things you hear about [in Siegfried].“ Fr. John’s dedication to the O’Leary Cup is just one example of his love for Siegfried, McGuire said.

“Fr. John has been here ever since Siegfried Hall become a men’s dorm, so 22 years now. He lives and breathes Siegfried Hall,” McGuire said.

“You can see that in everything he does. Every individual resident of Siegfried hall means a lot to him.”

That level of love for Siegfried is something that translates into the way the residents feel about their dorm and is what makes Siegfried unique, McGuire said.

“The personal care and connection that exists between the members is something we get from our rector,” McGuire said. “What makes Siegfried great is not really any sort of program that we will put on, but the spirit of the personal relationships and brotherhood.”

sometimes operate w ith similar rules regarding the loss of innocent lives in collateral deaths. Shaik h said she challenges casualties, despite militaries holding them as unintentional.

“That does not make them less dead, only less intentionally dead,” she said.

For Shaik h, both suicide bombings and other methods of counterterrorism are sy mptoms of a broader global issue. Citing the French West Indian intellectual Frantz Fanon, she lamented

the use of v iolence for political gain.

“The contemporar y world is steeped in an insidious and w idespread v iolence,” she said. “Now there exists a state where v iolence is the only language anyone understands.”

Quoting the psychoanalyst and essay ist Adam Phillips, Shaik h said all humans have an innate desire to “be aggressive enough to be able to protect the people that [they] love.”

Shaik h suggested both

suicide bombers and militaries act on this instinct when they commit acts of v iolence, but each does so in a markedly different way.

“Not ever yone has tanks or airplanes, but ever ybody feels the impulse to do something like what planes and airplanes would do, because they have to do something,” she said.

Unable to match the tanks or airplanes, suicide bombers resort to using their bodies as a weapon, Shaik h

said. She said what indiv iduals often consider most appalling about suicide bombing is its deeply intimate nature.

“W hat does it say about the killer who can look his v ictims in the face and die alongside them, his body often ent w ined w ith theirs?

W hat are we to make of his, and it is almost always his, w illingness to die in the ver y act of murder? ”

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ice cream f loats, brow nies, chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies and cinnamon rolls.

“LHOB is a playoff of LHOP, which is a really popular breakfast food event and has been successful for many years,” sophomore and co-signature event commissioner Jasmine Mrozek said.

Lew is president and junior Marissa Brennan said there w ill be a donut speed-eating competition at 10 :30 p.m. during the event w ith representatives from each dorm.

“We really wanted to do [the donut eating competition] as a way of getting participation from all the halls across campus,” Brennan said.

Brennan also talked about the success of LHOP w ithin Lew is. “[LHOP] is a great way to get ever yone involved in our hall,” Brennan said.

Lew is Hall’s prev ious spring signature event was Chicks for Charit y, which consisted of making Easter baskets and sending monetar y donations to St. Margaret’s House in South Bend, a local charit y that prov ides supplies and support to impoverished women

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in study ing the intersection between law and subjects such as religion, communities, humanities and literature, the release said.

“Tom Shaffer’s work and thought were, for me, hugely inspiring and inf luential, ever since I encountered them in law school,” law professor Rick Garnett said.

“He showed me, and many others, that it was possible — and worth doing — to incorporate one’s faith w ith one’s law practice and scholarship.”

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want to be or not.”

Turner said her parents see her as a role model for going to college, despite the admiration she holds for them.

and children.

“We saw that not a lot of people were involved w ith [Chicks for Charit y],” Brennan said. “It was a prett y brief event and not a lot of people knew about it, so we wanted to change it up this year to get more people involved.”

One of the primar y motivations for the rebranding of the spring signature event was to reach the w ider campus, expanding their efforts beyond the dorm, Mrozek said. “[Chicks for Charit y] really had trouble getting other dorms involved,” she said.

“It was really just Lew is girls participating. We [wondered what else] could draw campus involvement, so we thought something similar to LHOP, hence LHOB, [could do that].”

LHOB w ill continue to support St. Margaret’s House.

“Hopefully [LHOB] w ill raise more money than we have in the past,” Mrozek said.

Lew is started advertising for the event on Facebook by encouraging people to guess what the “B” would stand for in LHOB. Some people guessed things like burgers while others correctly guessed baking, Mrozek said.

“Especially because it is a new event, it was a way

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Lewis Hall residents cook for their annual breakfast food sale, LHOP. LHOP, as well as their new baking fundraiser, LHOB, raises money for St. Margaret’s House, a South Bend shelter for women and children.

to draw attention to it,” she said.

Mrozek said students who attend w ill enjoy great food, support Lew is in its new signature event and help give back to the communit y.

“I think students should be confident in Lew is’s cooking abilities based off of LHOP, which is always a tremendous success,” she said. “We want to show students that we could do it again but w ith dessert food, but not only just to come to enjoy the

great food that we w ill have but obv iously the money is going towards a great cause.”

Freshman Margaret Peterson, who helped w ith baking the cookies ahead of time, explained her experience w ith LHOB preceding the event Friday night.

“I had a good time working w ith the other people working in [Lew is],” Peterson said. ”I think that the cookies are going to be really good, and we have a lot of other [baked goods] as well.

Ever ybody likes the cinnamon rolls.”

A ll-you-can-eat tickets for the event are $3 and can be purchased in both North and South Dining Halls the day of the event, as well as at the door.

Domer Dollars and cash are accepted.

“There w ill be music, lots of desserts, lots of fun and it’s only $3 for all you can eat,” Brennan said.

Shaffer graduated from the Universit y of A lbuquerque in 1958 w ith a Bachelor of A rts. In 1961, he graduated cum laude and first in his class from the Notre Dame Law School, where he ser ved as editorin-chief of the Notre Dame Law Rev iew.

After two years practicing law w ith Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd in Indianapolis, Shaffer joined the Notre Dame Law School facult y in 1963, where he went on to ser ve as dean from 1971 to 1975. After v isiting the Universit y of Virginia School of Law and working at the Washington and Lee Universit y School

of Law, he returned to teach law at Notre Dame in 1988.

As a professor, Shaffer taught classes in legal ethics, estate planning and religion and law.

He also authored such works as “On Being Christian and a Law yer” and “Faith and the Professions,” where he w rote about teaching faith in practicing law.

“I do not get my morals from the law, and I do not want my students to,” Shaffer said during a 2003 round table discussion published by the Pepperdine Law Rev iew.

In 1991, Shaffer began working w ith students in

the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center, where law students can receive academic credit for prov iding free legal ser v ices to indiv iduals and organizations.

Shaffer taught clinical ethics to students ser v ing lowincome residents in South Bend.

“Tom was the spiritual center of the Legal A id Clinic and regarded as a beloved mentor by ever y clinician who ser ved there,” Bob Jones, clinical professor of law, said in the release.

A v isitation w ill take place at 10 a.m. Friday at Little Flower Catholic Church in South Bend. The funeral

Mass w ill be held at 11 a.m. and interment w ill follow at Cedar Grove Cemeter y on campus. A reception following the internment w ill be held at the Morris Inn. At the request of the Shaffer family, contributions may be made to the Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellowship at the Law School, a t wo-year fellowship supporting students who prov ide legal ser v ices to the poor in a government or nonprofit setting.

The Law School is planning a memorial ser v ice in honor of Shaffer’s life and work taking place later this spring.

“My dad looks up to me, even though I look up to him,” Turner said. ”He [says], ‘You are doing something positive,’ ‘You’re trying to better yourself,’ ‘I am proud of you.’ Even though he doesn’t always say it, I know he means it that way and appreciates me.”

When asked what advice she may give a fellow firstgeneration student, Latham said staying true to oneself and understanding everyone deserves to be accepted in a college environment is very important.

“You are important and

you are valuable,” she said.

“You have every reason to be here, just as much as anyone else. There are disadvantages, but that doesn’t diminish the value of you as a person and why you should be here.

I think that’s part of what you are supposed to do in college,

is figure out who you are ... figure out how you are going to contribute to the world.

That is amazing and remarkable and you should focus on that.”

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Contributing to a legacy Courtney Becker Editor-in-Chief

Every new Editor-in-Chief of The Observer inherits one heck of a legacy.

That’s the nature of taking on the mantle of running a 52-year-old daily newspaper. Legends have come before you, and maybe even gone on to win a Pulitzer Prize or two.

To me, the biggest legend to come before me was the Editor-in-Chief of The Observer from 1987 to 1988, the paper’s 21st leader: Kevin Becker.

Not only did my father hold this position 31 years before me, he also met my mother, Mary Heilmann Becker, in The Observer’s office, then located in LaFortune Student Center rather than the basement of South Dining Hall.

So when I took over the role of Editor-in-Chief a year ago, I was not just The Observer’s next “fearless leader.” I was also “The Observer Baby.”

I’ll admit that spending the first 20 years of my life hearing stories from my parents about their experiences with this paper gave me a distorted view of the impact a single Editor-in-Chief has on The Observer: I thought I needed to be perfect. I needed to push us to make huge strides in our work. I needed to live up to the legacy of the 52 years of editors before me.

I was most certainly not perfect. I most certainly did not single-handedly move The Observer forward by leaps and bounds. And I most certainly didn’t live up to the legacy of 52 past Editors-in-Chief.

But somewhere along the way, I realized I was thinking of the job incorrectly. Running The Observer isn’t about leaving your own legacy. It’s about contributing to one.

Every Editor-in-Chief is another brick in this institution’s legacy. It’s our job to shepherd The Observer through a year of ups and downs, to serve Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s — and now Holy Cross — and hopefully to leave it just a little bit better than we found it, in one way or another.

And we have a lot of help along the way.

Thank you to those editors who came before me, from the ones who trained me to the ones who reached out to me to the ones who set an example 52 years ago that I continue to admire. Above all of them, though, I am particularly grateful to 51 — who has been my best friend through all of this, who has listened to me work through almost every challenge I encountered and who answered the phone at ungodly hours to talk me through simple technical questions — and to 21, to whom words will not do justice, but who taught me more than he knows as I attempted to fill his shoes. Thank you both for being my inspirations.

To my family and friends, thank you for being patient with me when I was in a bad mood after a late shift, understanding when I had to abruptly change plans and cut conversations short and encouraging me every step of the way. Arguably, no one did this more so than Deb, whom I now consider family and for whom I will be eternally grateful.

Finally, to the entire staff of The Observer this year: thank you. Thank you for sticking with it through the good and the bad, teaching me more than I could’ve possibly taught you and constantly striving to reach new heights.

People often ask me what I feel is the best part of being Editor-in-Chief of The Observer. For me, it’s been seeing so much growth from the people with whom I’ve served over the past year, longer for some.

It’s texting my News and Saint Mary’s Editors to make sure they know about a piece of breaking news, and realizing they’re more on top of it than I am.

It’s challenging the Scene department to become more multimediaminded and watching it happen without a second reminder.

It’s seeing the Viewpoint Editor gracefully navigate situations I’m not sure I would’ve been able to handle on my own.

It’s reading an exclusive interview with the head football coach and senior quarterback in the pages of our Sports section.

It’s looking back on The Observer’s coverage of three championship appearances (and two wins) in three weeks and knowing the tremendous amount of work that went into those special issues, not just from the writers and editors, but from the Photo department and Graphics Editor as well.

It’s looking at the next generation of Observer leaders and knowing that this paper will be better next year than it was this year.

I can only hope I left it just a little bit better than I found it and that I played a small role in its future success.

Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Jesus rode my train with me today Gary J. Caruso Capitol Comments

As a child, Easter was the second-grandest giveaway holiday that uniquely features sugary treats. From a child’s limited, but all-absorbing perspective, Easter is solely about finding eggs, chasing bunnies or brightly dyed chicks (fortunately, PETA has campaigned against this tradition) and counting jellybeans. But as time passes by, we grow to learn that the holiday burdens us with some self-sacrificing Lenten thing that includes a crucifixion and shatters our formerly carefree run-up to Easter. Next week, that “Lenten thing” begins for us to better examine how well we routinely face the angels who may cross our paths daily in our lives.

On any given year as an adult, ironically, Lent can be a personal ferris wheel ride — one year at a heavenly height of awareness and observation, another at the depths of forgetfulness and inattentiveness. While riding the subway train Wednesday, a tattered homeless man hobbled through my subway car and carried a cardboard sign that solicited money. He wore a soiled hooded coat with a torn pocket and stained pants with frayed cuffs. His beard and his hair length just about reached the same point near his armpits. Slung on his back was an army-green duffle bag with “U.S.” stenciled in black lettering. His presence was my personal reminder that I had not yet planned my Lenten season.

As he limped slowly along, I thought of my mother’s passing, which was about to reach its 15th anniversary. I thought of my dog’s three-month anniversary passing last week and what it means to leave this realm. Those sad thoughts led to my wondering, “What the hell am I going to do for Lent?”

In adulthood, we lose much of our youthful and expansive perspective, evolving with a tiny, constrictive perception that can prevent inner love from shining outward at the world. We grow lazy in our outlook. We dream instead of do.

Rather than trying, we wish and hope. As time passes by, so does the time we never gave to others. At least at that moment, the Jesus-looking man on my train jarred my senses into thinking that I might once more be considered an abject, dismal failure during Lent.

For now, I still do not have a personal game plan for Lent. Perhaps I will strive to do rather than do without. Perhaps I should acknowledge those that society leaves behind, not just the invisible homeless, but also the everyday people I impersonally pass each day. On the other hand, who needs my acknowledgement more?

Should I smile at the lonely middle-class employed person or give a couple dollars to the panhandler on the street? Perhaps I should plan to recognize both. Perhaps I should also work to extend that attitude

beyond Lent.

The larger question everyone and I should sometimes ask is how we built such an impersonal shell around ourselves. Granted, our electronic age is much to blame. But how does one consistently maintain a spunky spiritual approach to life? It is sad to think that we can usually gain wisdom as we age, but not necessarily achieve greater spirituality. Why do all of the poets and preachers consistently miss inspiring us to greater heights?

I am reminded of A.E. Housman’s poem “When I Was One-andTwenty” which can inspire any changing of attitude-type of analogy by looking at our age-related wisdom: When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, “Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.”

But I was one-and-twenty, No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, “The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.”

And I am two-and-twenty, And oh, ’tis true, ’tis true.

Hopefully, another year of maturing will motivate us all this Lenten season.

Certainly, meatless Fridays and denying chocolate consumption qualify as Lenten sacrifices. However, I suggest that it is more difficult to remove oneself from friends to form fellowship with strangers.

It is a struggle to look and smile at those who pass by, rather than remaining fixated on a smartphone while passing by.

As the countdown to Lent nears its conclusion, be the soul this year that exudes fellowship with an expansive perception of others. It is a difficult task to ask considering how we live our lives. Outside of religious-affiliated settings, our modernday society is not conducive to microministering on a personal level. Be the one who embraces the unfamiliar in order to avoid being the one with a small perspective that keeps the love out. Hopefully during that personal struggle, Jesus will hobble his way into your subway car.

Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ’73, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter: @GaryJCaruso or email: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Thank you, rectors Julianna Conley Fresh Impressions

There’s no deny ing that Notre Dame’s residential life sets the Universit y apart from its peer institutions. But in ref lecting on what, specifically, makes residence halls special, The Obser ver Editorial Board wants to recognize a common theme: rectors.

Rectors set an example of self lessness for their students. They have dedicated their full selves to the betterment of college students while sacrificing various aspects of their lives to ensure the safet y and well-being of others. This year alone, the five new rectors hired on Notre Dame’s campus are all under the age of 30. W hile they had

the opportunit y take on more traditional jobs or start families like many of their peers, these indiv iduals are w illingly liv ing in cinderblock palaces, submitting themselves to 3 a.m. fire alarms and dealing w ith some of the shenanigans most people leave behind when they accept their undergraduate diplomas. And on the other side of the coin, some rectors have been w ith their campus communities for up to 41 years.

Rectors are often the hearts and souls of their hall communities. They are the engines that keep the halls running. They help hall councils function smoothly and they dedicate countless hours to events in their buildings, ensuring that ever yone feels welcome and at home.

And while not ever yone sees eye-to-eye w ith his or her rector, they all act w ith the best

interests of their residents at heart.

This time of year can be especially stressful for our rectors, as they select their new hall staffs and find out who w ill be liv ing in their buildings next year, all on top of their normal duties.

So, this week, we encourage residents to offer a bit of additional appreciation to their rectors for the hard work they do.

Thank you, rectors, for the late nights that turn into early mornings; whether they’re filled w ith tears or w ith laughter. Thank you for the comforting smiles, waves, hugs and handshakes that can make us feel at home when we need it most.

Thank you for never shy ing away from real and important conversations and for prioritizing our needs, however triv ial, above your ow n.

We appreciate you.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The hidden gems of Notre Dame To those searching for gems, I strongly suggest opening your eyes to the places around Notre Dame. It has come to my attention after friendly conversations that many students here at Notre Dame overlook valuable areas to learn, rela x and socialize. There appears to be a distinct schedule that most students follow, and it mostly takes place in their dorm room, dining hall or classrooms w ith little dev iation from these locations. Since enrolling into Notre Dame this Januar y, I have made certain stops a part of my routine that have tremendously allowed me to grow in several categories of my life. By being the new kid on the block, my fresh eyes may wander to places that the seasoned Notre Dame student simply looks right past. To keep it short and sweet, tr y stopping by Hesburgh Librar y, the Grotto and your dorm section lounge.

The librar y — a place where nerds congregate, right? Incorrect. The librar y is a place full of knowledge and people w illing to help. It is important to establish a routine at the librar y. A couple hours a week spent study ing at the librar y could help avoid the mass cramming ever yone does before exams. With Notre Dame being at the forefront of midterms, there’s no better time to take advantage of the librar y. To make your experience better at the librar y, find a spot that

becomes your nook. For me, the 10th f loor corner w indow looking out onto the Dome in Hesburgh is my go-to study spot. Being able to look up at the Dome whenever I need a break reminds me of how special it is to be a student here at Notre Dame. Settle into your nook and dig into your studies.

The Grotto — where purely religious people go.

W hile this is true, the Grotto is also a place on campus that welcomes people from all walks of life, religious or not. The Grotto offers students a place to step away from the stress of classes or the drama of an uncooperative roommate. The Grotto prov ides students a place to clear their heads and come to peace w ith whatever is happening in their lives. It is not disrespectful to go to the Grotto and not pray. However, the Grotto is a magical place to grow spiritually. So find a time to sw ing by the Grotto, day or night. I personally prefer the Grotto around midnight, when the lively campus is asleep and the candles are shining bright.

The dorm section lounge — the place where only one or t wo peculiar students spend their time. After my first couple weeks here at Notre Dame, I have become ver y appreciative for the dorm communit y. A lready, I have developed relationships w ith seniors, juniors and, of course, other freshmen. I currently belong to Keough

Hall section 1A and there is never a time when our lounge is quiet or w ithout conversation. The section meets ever y Sunday night to go over various things, and by attending these gatherings, I have learned about and socialized w ith more students than I would have ever thought.

The idea of establishing these relationships, at least for me, is to develop a net work that w ill help you succeed in the future. From what I have heard from members of other sections of different dorms, these meetings are not common.

So my adv ice to you is to venture out from your dorm room and spend some time in your lounge.

Meet new people and use the lounge for what it is meant for — socializing!

Get away from the normal dorm room, class and dining hall routine and find the gems that make Notre Dame so unique. With the daunting mountain of midterms still to come, it is important to prepare yourself. Aspire to grow academically, spiritually and socially. Do yourself a favor and explore the places that ever y other student overlooks. You never know, you might just come upon a hidden gem.

Best of searching,

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: You’ve got what it takes to turn this into your year. Stick to your goals, and don’t stop until you feel satisfied with what you’ve accomplished. Your determination and desire will separate you from any competition you face. Your ability to get others to help you using fair incentives will turn you into a leader. Romance is highlighted. Your numbers are 2, 7, 19, 22, 28, 36, 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Consider what you want to do, but don’t lose sight of what others are doing. Protect your reputation, but pay close attention to detail. Take care of your responsibilities personally. Leave nothing to chance, and positive change can happen.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Drum up some energy and take charge. A business trip or meeting with someone who can make a difference in achieving your goals will bring excellent results. Know what you want, and don’t be afraid to ask.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep a close watch over what others do and say.

Don’t get caught in someone else’s problems or fibs. If you want to make a change, be secretive until you have everything in place and ready to launch.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use charm and intelligence to persuade others to help you get what you want. Your willingness to do your share will prompt others to pitch in and help. Emotional matters can be resolved, and romance will improve your personal life.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stick to a fixed price. It’s fine to have aspirations, but if you cannot afford to follow through, make adjustments that fit your budget. Don’t let anger take over when being innovative is what’s required.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Network, participate and share ideas and plans to see what transpires. Having a goal and taking the initiative to make it happen will promote success as well as new beginnings. Love and romance are on the rise.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be careful how you handle domestic situations.

You will face opposition and demanding people if you are too pushy or if you overspend. A change may not be welcome, but in the end, it will relieve stress and help you move forward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A change will do you good. Discuss personal plans with someone who is heading in the same direction. Make the most of connecting with like-minded people and developing a closer bond to someone you love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Change begins within, so don’t rely on someone else to make changes for you. Someone who uses emotional tactics to manipulate your decisions will disappoint you. Trust in yourself and your abilities, not someone else. Truth matters always.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Pour your energy into things that matter to you. Home, family and your relationships with others should be at the forefront of your mind when making decisions that will affect how or where you live. Ask for input.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Proceed with caution. You may want to make changes, but before you do, consider the outcome. Focus on how best to make a difference, not only for yourself, but for those in your community, circle or family. Do what’s right.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider what you want. Make the changes that will represent the results you want to achieve. Be bold and ask for whatever you need to be successful. Having a solid plan will encourage others to take part and support your ideas.

Birthday Baby: You are insightful, goal-oriented and proactive. You are a thinker and a dreamer.

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nBA | Pacers 122, Timberwolves 115

Ball should play in college Tobias Hoonhout Managing Editor

Before I begin, let’s make sure we’re on the same page: LaMelo Ball is the real deal.

Just over three years ago, Chino Hills High School hosted traditional California basketball powerhouse Mater Dei in the Southern Section Open Division semifinals.

The storyline couldn’t have written itself any better — It was public vs. private, brash vs. polished, upstart vs. old guard.

Chino Hills sat 30-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation, thanks to the three-headed beast that was the Ball brothers. Led by senior point guard Lonzo, a five-star recruit and UCLA commit, the Huskies had taken a meteoric rise to the top, built on a style that was full throttle, full-court press. With Lonzo as floor general and his younger brother, junior shooting guard LiAngelo pouring in buckets, Chino Hills scored in bunches.

And of course, there was the baby-faced, golden-curled, diminutive freshman and youngest Ball brother, LaMelo.

Mater Dei was everything that Chino Hills was not.

Led by legendary coach Gary McKnight — the winningest high school basketball coach in California history — the Monarchs were the status quo.

McKnight played a no-nonsense, by-the-book style, and had knocked off Lonzo Ball and Chino Hills twice before.

Even with all the hype surrounding the Ball triumvirate, Mater Dei held the belt, and for good reason.

But after one quarter in that game, the clout evaporated.

33-6 after one.

102-54 final.

This was the Ball empire at its finest — pure, unadulterated, on-court swagger — before everything got away from the brothers and the game of basketball.

You know the rest — for all the buzz at the inception of “Big Baller Brand,” Ball family patriarch LaVar has paradoxically sabotaged his sons at every turn.

There is Lonzo’s struggles to take on the “savior” mantle for the Lakers — especially in the shadow of his idol LeBron James.

And LiAngelo has fallen wellshort of the NBA, in many ways prompting the initiation of the real Ball circus when he was arrested in China for shoplifting before even playing a game at UCLA. But then there’s LaMelo.

Despite signing with an agent, playing overseas and

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in LaVar’s Junior Basketball Association (JBA) — and having multiple signature shoes, no less — LaMelo is back in high school for his senior season, playing at Ohio’s Spire Institute with and against other blue-chip recruits. While pundits throw shade on his college eligibility and video outlets pay thousands to record and upload his games online, LaMelo has drowned out the noise and stuck to what he knows — hooping.

He’s having a stellar season, establishing himself as a Zoesque floor general with multiple triple doubles, and is the heartbeat of a team with plenty of other star recruits. He’s finally back on the recruiting boards with a deserved fivestar ranking. There’s no question that he has tremendous upside and would be raking in top offers in any other alternative universe.

For all the critiques and complaints I’ve heard on why LaMelo Ball can’t and won’t play in college, I haven’t seen one expert state the obvious — playing in college offers Melo something he hasn’t yet experienced: distance from his father.

While Lonzo was at UCLA, LaVar certainly spewed his mouth on more than one occasion, but Lonzo’s talent and the NCAA’s institutional barriers overshadowed any serious meddling — like what LaVar has done at Chino Hills, AAU, Lithuania and the JBA. LaVar is a control freak, except when he actually needs to take accountability when things don’t go well. At that point, he throws a tantrum — it must be the coaches, or the refs or whatever other biased institution caused the problems.

Melo has had to deal with that terrible example his whole life and has so far gotten by with his natural talent. But if he actually wants to make it in the NBA, something needs to change.

It’s on us to recognize that.

Go and watch LaMelo’s highlights from this season. He has the talent to go places. But with a father who constantly belittles personal responsibility, the closer LaMelo gets to the promised land, the easier it will get to slip up. Just look at his two brothers.

LaMelo needs to play in college. Not because it’s what the fans deserve. Because it’s what’s best for him.

Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Despite missing players, Timberwolves top Pacers Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The short-handed Indiana Pacers overcame the absence of two keys players — and Minnesota star Karl-Anthony Towns’ fast start.

Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 35 points and Pacers beat the Timberwolves 122-115 on Thursday night.

Towns had 42 points and 17 rebounds, scoring 23 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the first quarter.

Indiana played without Domantas Sabonis (sprained left ankle), and Tyreke Evans (food poisoning).

“All we need is (who) we’ve got in this (locker) room,” Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. “We’ve been adapting, really, all season long with guys being out. Losing Victor early in the season, losing him later in the season for the year ... Our coaches do a good job of keeping guys ready to

play, and they’ve been able to step in win games. We’re still trying to establish who we are.”

With the game tied at 107 with less than four minutes remaining, Bogdanovic drove for the go-ahead layup. Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins then missed two free throws on the next possession, and Bogdanovic extended the Pacers lead on the other end of the f loor with a wide-open 3-pointer. The Pacers closed with a 15-8 run, with Bogdanovic scoring 11 points.

“It shows how resilient we are, how strong we are mentally,” Bogdanovic said. “We were short-handed without Domantas, then our big (men) early on get into foul trouble. But we did a great job at the beginning of the second quarter. Again, great effort, great team defense.”

TJ Leaf added a career-high 18 points for Indiana. The

Pacers overcame an early 12-point deficit and led 64-60 at halftime.

“It’s rough. I mean, it’s not easy to win in the NBA. And we didn’t do the things we needed to do to win and execute in the end,” Towns said. “We just got to be better on the defensive end. We had too many miscues and it cost us.”

TIP-INS Timberwolves: Towns had his 52nd 30-plus point game and the 15th of the season. He has had 30 or more in three straight games. ...

Minnesota is 4-23 when trailing after three quarters, and 41-12 when leading or tied after three.

Pacers: Indiana is 9-3 on the second night of a back-toback and 7-0 when the second game is at home. ... Myles Turner has made at least one 3-pointer in each of his last eight games.

nBA | Magic 103, Warriors 96

Magic hand Warriors second-straight loss Associated Press

ORL ANDO, Fla. — Aaron Gordon had 22 points and 15 rebounds, Terrence Ross added 16 points and the Orlando Magic rallied in the final three minutes to beat the Golden State Warriors 103-96 on Thursday night.

A night after they were stunned in Miami by Dw yane Wade’s buzzer-beater, the Warriors blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter and lost for the fourth time in six games.

D.J. Augustin scored 14 points and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and 13 rebounds to help Orlando end an 11-game losing streak to the Warriors. Orlando’s last win over Golden State was on Dec. 14, 2012.

Stephen Curry scored 33 points, but was only 1 for 6 in the fourth quarter. Klay Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins each had 21 for the Warriors, who played without Kevin Durant (rest) and Andre Iguodala (sick).

The Warriors, who trailed by eight at halftime, outscored Orlando 30-11 in the

third period, limiting the Magic to 5-of-23 shooting (21.7 percent) and forcing four turnovers to take an 8170 lead going into the fourth quarter.

The Magic roared back behind Ross, who hit three 3-pointers to ignite a 15-4 run. His last 3-pointer tied the game at 89-all with 4:16 left.

Curry then fed Jordan Bell for a layup and converted an open 3-pointer to put Golden State back in front 94-89, but the lead didn’t last long.

The Magic ran off 10 straight points, including a 3-pointer by Gordon, who had nine points and six rebounds in the period.

Golden State trailed from the opening minute until Dray mond Green converted a fast-break lay up to give the Warriors their first lead, 65-63 midway through the third quarter. That was part of a 16-3 run sparked mostly by the defense. Curr y scored 10 straight Warriors points to help Golden State to an 11-point lead by the end of the period.

TIP-INS Warrors: Golden State needs one more road w in to assure the Warriors a w inning record in road games for the sixth straight season. . Warriors are first in the NBA w ith 6.7 blocks per game, but had only three against Orlando. .

The Warriors had their first seven games against the Southeast Div ision.

Magic: Augustin, who had one blocked shot all season, blocked t wo of Curr y’s jump shots. . Backup PG Isaiah Briscoe returned after missing the last t wo games w ith a concussion.

He had eight points and nine rebounds. . The Magic limited Golden State to just 5-of-22 shooting (22.7 percent) on 3-pointers in the first half. . Orlando’s bench, which got outscored 75-7 in the last game, outscored Golden State’s bench 35-12.

UP NEXT Warriors:Finish four-game road trip at Philadelphia on Saturday.

Magic: Start road trip at Indianapolis on Saturday.

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in front of the plate again.

The catcher walked up to me and was like, ‘It’s time to stop.’ So I went to the dugout and got shut down.”

After that game, the coaches told Stoecker that he would be medically redshirted for his freshman year until they determined what was wrong with his pitching shoulder.

He spent all of freshman year in a rehabilitation program with no success.

In May of his freshman year, Stoecker had exploratory surgery on his left shoulder. Doctors found a torn rotator cuff, some labrum issues and a cyst. Later that summer, he went back in for a second surgery, and his medical team did what they could to fix both his shoulder and salvage his throwing ability.

But in spite of his surgery, when sophomore year rolled around, there were still no changes in Stoecker’s throwing ability. He started a throwing program in the fall with the hopes of regaining his ability to pitch for the team. But the program proved fruitless, and by the end of the semester, Stoecker could barely throw a baseball the distance to home plate, let alone at the speed needed to be a college-level pitcher.

Then, in a meeting that changed ever ything, the coaching staff sat Stoecker down and told him that this injur y would be the end of his career.

Medically retired, Stoecker had what is known as “baseball-ending surger y” the fall of his junior year to truly fix all the issues in his shoulder. Although the surger y healed ever ything physically, it introduced Stoecker to an entire new set of mental and emotional obstacles, as it prevented him from ever playing baseball again.

As a junior, Stoecker’s identity on campus completely changed — he started college as a student-athlete, but surger y transformed him into only the former.

“I went through a stretch of anxiety, depression and counseling while I was here,” Stoecker said. “I was just tr ying to get through ever ything, which is really common for an athlete transitioning out of [a] sport.”

Although Stoecker could no longer play baseball, he remained an ever-present member of the team. The team was his family, and he could never envision leaving that behind. But no longer a pitcher or even a player, Stoecker needed to rediscover his place on the team.

“Leaving the program, for me, was never really an option in my eyes,” Stoecker

Photo courtesy of Collin Stoecker

Photo courtesy of Collin Stoecker

A young Collin Stoecker pitches a little league game. Stoecker, a left-handed pitcher, entered Notre Dame throwing a 90 mph fastball.

said. “It just took a while to find my niche, to find what I wanted to do, to find how I was going to make my difference.”

That niche came along as the then-junior took on the new role of director of social media for the baseball team.

The team was looking for ways to increase its presence in both the Notre Dame community and in the greater community as a whole, and as a marketing major, Stoecker believed he could use his knowledge to take the baseball program’s social media to the next level. He now works tirelessly to highlight the team’s accomplishments.

Stoecker started his work as the team’s social media coordinator with the help of

Megan Ganser — a former employee at Fighting Irish Media and now the coordinator of player engagement and family relations with the Cleveland Indians. Ganser helped guide Stoecker, showing him the ropes of what it takes to represent the team well, and she had nothing but glowing reviews of Stoecker’s work over the past year.

“Stoecker is one of the most self-motivated and hardworking individuals I have had the chance to work with in my career,” Ganser said.

“He is an ideal teammate and ambassador for the Irish baseball program.”

With Stoecker at the social-media reins, the baseball team’s online presence has grown immensely. On

Former Irish pitcher and current director of social media Collin Stoecker records the baseball team as they celebrate a victory.

Instagram, the team has seen a 100 percent growth in followers and on Twitter, the team had over 15 million impressions in the last year. Stoecker attributes the growth to his passion for the team.

Before practices and games, Stoecker doesn’t plan what he’ll highlight on the team’s social media accounts. But because of his close knowledge of the game, he is able to see and capture the picture-perfect moments in a way the average eye would not.

With a team full of his best friends, Stoecker has the insight that an outsider would not be able to bring to the table.

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best friends look as good as possible for as many people as possible,” Stocker said.

W hile baseball left Stoecker, Stoecker could never leave baseball behind.

As such, he’s found a way to bring his passion for the sport back into his everyday life, even though he’s no longer on the mound. Stoecker plans on using what he’s learned in his role over the past year and a half to find a career after graduation that he is equally as passionate about. In so doing, Stoecker has done something that all athletes must do it at one point or another: he has found his life after baseball.

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Irish junior guard Jackie Young dribbles up the court during Notre Dame’s 89-61 home win over Duke on Feb. 21. Young tallied 10 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds in the team’s most recent win over Syracuse.

Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale breaks in transition during Notre Dame’s 89-61 victory over Duke on Feb. 21 at Purcell Pavilion.

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Young at 14.1 and graduate student for ward Brianna Turner at 13.7. The f ive players account for 2,198 of the team’s 2,550 points this season, and each of them have scored at least 396 points each. The rest of the eight players on the roster have registered 352 combined points. Irish senior guard Marina Mabrey dribbles dow n the court during Notre Dame’s 71-89 loss to UConn on Dec. 2 in Purcell Pav ilion.

Despite their offensive unit of all five starters, Notre Dame has faltered a few times dow n the stretch this

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We need to get better in every area.”

One of the areas where the Irish struggled Saturday was offensive possession, and the result was just one Notre Dame first-quarter goal and an early three-goal deficit.

“They won face-offs and we turned the ball over a couple times on clears which is uncharacteristic of us,“ Corrigan said. ”There’s nothing good that can come when you get behind in a game.”

The Irish will certainly have to take better care of

season, suffering notable losses to No. 2 Connecticut 89-71, unranked North Carolina 78-73 and No. 25 Miami 72-65. The Irish have routed ever y opponent they have played since their late-season loss to the Hurricanes, w inning their five games by an average of 31.6 points, including 23plus point w ins against three top-25 ranked opponents.

Another recent headline of note has been Ogunbowale’s emergence as the all-time leading scorer in the histor y of Notre Dame basketball — men’s or women’s. Against Sy racuse, Ogunbowale continued to extend her record, currently sitting at 2,395 career points, 618 of which

she has notched this season. Ogunbowale has been lauded for her performance all year, nabbing the title of ACC player of the week t w ice — once the week of Nov. 19 and once the week of Dec. 23.

However, Ogunbowale’s success has been in large part due to the help of her teammates, who have contributed in my riad ways.

Each of the five starters reigns supreme in a different categor y. In addition to points, Ogunbowale leads the team in steals at 55, Young leads the team in assists at 139, Turner leads the team in field goal percentage at 62.4, Mabrey leads the team in 3-point percentage

at 45.5 and Shepard leads the team in rebounds at 278.

Collectively, the Irish have beaten their opponents by an average of 25 points this season, outscoring their opponents 2250-1825 in their 29 games of the season.

Notre Dame is also dominating in the ACC. The team leads the conference in a whopping nine categories: assist to turnover ratio, assists per game, blocks per game, field-goal percentage, free throws attempted, free throws made, scoring margin, scoring offense and 3-point field goal defense.

Coming into South Bend, Virginia w ill look to improve their road record, which is currently 2-8 on the

season. The Cavaliers are led by junior guard Jocely n Willoughby who is averaging 14 points per game. The game w ill also be the team’s final of the regular season.

Tipoff in Purcell Pav ilion for Notre Dame’s final non-tournament stand is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

Follow ing the conclusion of the ACC regular season, the Irish gear up for tournament play, w ith the conference championship opening Wednesday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Follow ing the results of the ACC Championships, Notre Dame w ill await its placement in the NCA A Tournament, to be announced on Selection Sunday t he follow ing week.

the ball and value possession time against Maryland (5-0), as the Terrapins bring a topten scoring defense to South Bend on Sunday.

“We haven’t been great at keeping the ball in either one of our games, and it will be very important for us to do so against Maryland,“ Corrigan said. ”They’ve got a very good defense. They’re aggressive in certain situations, but they also work together very well.”

Corrigan added that one of the keys to a second Irish victory will be execution on the offensive side of the ball.

“We just need to be a little more patient and a little more

poised with the ball. We need to make sure that we’re executing and have everyone on the same page. We can’t settle for mediocre shots or try to force anything. We just need to let the game come to us a little bit more,“ Corrigan said.

Despite some of Notre Dame’s offensive struggles against Richmond, the defense turned in another tremendous performance. The Irish held their opponent to under 10 goals for the second consecutive game, and they have now forced nine turnovers on the season.

The Irish will need another strong defensive effort

against the Terrapins, who will arrive on Sunday averaging 11.8 goals through their first five games. “[Maryland moves] very well without the ball, and they’re crafty around the cage and in the way they use their attackmen,“ Corrigan said. “You have to work really hard on and off the ball, and keep good ball pressure to keep their lead guy from picking you apart. You’ve got to just make sure you’re always paying attention on defense.”

Maryland’s offense is led by a dynamic duo of junior attacker Jared Bernhardt and sophomore midfielder Logan

Wisnauskas. The two have led the way for the Terrapins early on, scoring 16 and 15 goals, respectively, through Maryland’s first five games.

However, Corrigan emphasized that the Irish can’t just focus on two players.

“They’ve got a bunch of great players, and it’s not about just stopping one guy.

We need a collective effort to bottle up their offense.”

Notre Dame and Maryland will matchup on Sunday at noon inside Loftus Sports Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. Contact Colin Capece at ccapece@nd.edu

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Stoecker finds niche after injury

By CAITLYN CLINTON Sports Writer

Many athletes try to avoid thinking about life after sports. So much of an athlete’s identity is wrapped up into the sport they play that losing it is like losing a limb.

Facing that harsh reality came earlier than anticipated for Collin Stoecker. Recruited as a left-handed pitcher back in 2016, Stoecker’s dreams became reality when Notre Dame offered him the opportunity to play baseball.

“I couldn’t imagine going any where else,” the senior said. “I was raised to love this place.”

Just as he grew up on Notre Dame, Stoecker grew up on baseball. Both his grandfather and father played, making the sport the logical pastime of choice in his household. As most little kids do, Stoecker played in local leagues growing up.

“I hit a walk-off double the

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first year of kid-pitch. I remember running around the bases, and my dad — who was my coach — picked me up as I rounded second base,” Stoecker said.

But almost all of Stoecker’s lifelong dreams came to a halt his freshman year at Notre Dame. Leaving high school pitching around 90 mph, Stoecker’s fastball inexplicably dropped to around 84 mph once he arrived in South Bend. Determined to get back into his groove, Stoecker spent all fall preparing and training with the team. Finally, in the late fall, he took the mound during the Blue Gold World Series.

But that would be the last time Stoecker would pitch in a Notre Dame uniform.

“I got on the mound, and the first pitch I threw went probably 55 feet, and my arm was just kind of limp. I threw another one, and it bounced

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After a road trip to Virginia that ended with a hardfought first loss at the hands of Richmond, No. 17 Notre Dame will return home this weekend to take on No. 2 Mar yland.

Richmond proved to be a much more difficult opponent than the Detroit Mercy squad the Irish saw in their season opener, as Notre Dame (1-1) suffered a 9-8 road defeat. The game was tightly contested throughout, and the Irish almost completed a comeback in the fourth quarter before ultimately falling short.

“I liked the way we competed in the last six minutes of the game to give ourselves a chance to win,” head coach Kevin Corrigan said. “But other than that there wasn’t a whole lot that we did well.

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Irish junior midfielder Bryan Costabile protects the ball from a defender during Notre Dame’s 13-12 loss to Michigan on March 21.

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Irish to compete at the Canyons

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No. 4 Notre Dame w ill close what has been an electric reg ular season, hosting Virginia on Sunday to f inish pre-tournament competition. The Irish (26-3, 13-2 ACC) w ill look to extend t heir f ive-game w in strea k to si x against t he Cava liers (11-17, 5-10 ACC), who have lost t hree of t heir last four games, a ll of t hem conference matchups.

Notre Dame is coming of f of a 30-point rout of No. 17 Sy racuse, and it w ill look to carr y t heir momentum for ward into t his weekend.

Scoring w ill likely not be an issue, as a ll f ive of t he Irish starters are averaging 13 points or more per game: Senior g uard A rike Og unbowa le sits t he helm w it h 21.3 points per game, followed by senior for ward Jessica Shepard at 16, senior g uard Marina Mabrey at 14.3, junior g uard Jack ie

Notre Dame will hit the road yet again this weekend, traveling to the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah, for five games at the Canyons Complex.

Beginning Friday at 2:30 p.m., Notre Dame (7-7) will face four different non-conference opponents: Utah Valley, Baylor, CSU Bakersfield and Southern Utah. The Irish will play the Wolverines (3-7) and the Bears (9-7) Friday, the Runners (57) and the Thunderbirds (1-7) Saturday, and the Bears again Sunday, with Baylor being the only team they play twice.

The Bears will likely prove to be the biggest challenge for the Irish, as they are the only team Notre Dame will face with a winning record. Despite having recently dropped out of the rankings, Baylor has posted several impressive wins so far this season, including two against top-15 opponents: a 4-1 win against No. 13 South Carolina at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge on Feb. 7 and a 4-3 win against No. 11

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Irish senior guard Marina Mabrey dribbles up the court during Notre Dame’s 89-71 loss to UConn on Dec. 2 at Purcell Pavilion.

Louisiana at Lafayette in the Baylor Invitational on Feb. 24.

The Irish have also posted a few impressive wins of their own, including a 2-3 win in eight innings against No. 6 Huskies at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, and a 6-0 routing of No. 18 Cowboys at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational in Clearwater, Florida. Notre Dame also saw success last weekend, when it went 3-1 at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Kissimmee, Florida.

Posting strong performances for the Irish this year are senior outfielder Ali Wester and sophomore pitcher Alexis Holloway.

Wester is currently third in the nation in career hits at 231, 19 of which have come this season to put her at fifth in the ACC. Holloway is one of only 30 pitchers in the conference with multiple saves on the year.

After the Red Desert Classic, Notre Dame will play six games in Florida before returning to South Bend for its home and ACC opener on March 15 in the three-game series against No. 1 Florida State.