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Missing Notre Dame student

New students arrive Sixteen undergraduates embark on first semester at ND GENEVIEVE REDSTEN News Writer

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The Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) is looking for 21-year-old

senior Annrose Jerry, who has reportedly been missing since Tuesday, Notre see MISSING PAGE 4

Last week, as most students were returning for their second semester of the 20192020 academic year, 16 new undergraduates were beginning their very first semester at Notre Dame, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions reported. “In the fall, the entire university is welcoming new students — new first-year students, new transfer students — we’re all thinking there are new people here,” said Erin Camilleri, the director of transfer enrollment.

Linda Timm reprises role as VP of student affairs By MAEVE FILBIN Saint Mary’s News Editor

Recently named interim vice president for student affairs Linda Timm describes the force that first drew her to Saint Mary’s 25 years ago — and enticed her to return twice since then — as a “glow.” Timm first arrived at the College in 1995 to serve as vice

president for student affairs. After 11 years of working closely with the student body, Timm left to become the President of Mount Mary College, now Mount Mary University, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the years following, she returned to work in the Saint Mary’s Development Office. Timm retired in 2013, but is now back on campus filling her original

position and rediscovering the “glow.” “It’s the students,” Timm said. “It’s the environment here, it’s the spirit here. It’s hard to describe it. There is just a tug at my heart to come back.” Though the decision to step back into her administrative

“In the spring, people are kind of in their zone and doing their thing. So I always think that it’s a little bit harder to transfer in the spring. It takes a student who has a really strong desire to be here.” A wide variety of students choose to matriculate spring semester. Some of these students, Camilleri said, are student-athletes who are starting their athletic training early, the semester before their freshman season begins. Others are students who were admitted for enrollment in the fall but, due to personal circumstances, chose to defer their enrollment until

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Faculty, staff, students and community members came together in O’Laughlin Auditorium on Thursday evening for a performance by the Euclid Quartet, an ensemble whose four members have ties to four different continents. Jameson Cooper, a violinist from Great Britain, violinist Brendan Shea of the United States, violinist Luis

Enrique Vargas of Venezuela and Jaqueline Choi of South Korea collectively collaborate to perform classical music across the globe. The quartet has played for audiences from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms across the country. The Euclid Quartet is just one of many guest performers that Saint Mary’s hosts every year. Nancy Menk, chair of the music department, explained that groups are chosen based on the

inf luence they will have on the students. “We select groups that will serve as models of excellence for our students and that demonstrate something they can possibly aspire to themselves,” Menk said. “We have some fine young string players on our campus and bringing the Euclid Quartet to Saint Mary’s makes a lot of sense.” W hile the Euclid Quartet

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spring semester. A third category of spring enrollees, however, are selected from a separate pool of applicants. These students have attended a different college or university for at least three semesters, Camilleri said, and they have chosen to enroll at Notre Dame half way through the academic year. Camilleri estimated that about 100 students apply from this third category each year. This year, only four students enrolled from that pool of applicants. The selection process, she said, is highly

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Professors Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf discuss Thomas Jefferson, race and slavery in a lecture part of Walk the Walk Week. By TOM NAATZ Notre Dame News Editor

As the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson has always occupied a high place in the American pantheon. But Jefferson is also a complicated and controversial figure in American life: how can the United States reconcile the man’s words — “all men are created equal” — with the

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reality that he owned slaves and espoused ideas that today would be considered racist? Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf, a professor at Harvard University and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, respectively, considered this question in a Thursday lecture. Part of Walk the Walk Week, the lecture was titled see JEFFERSON PAGE 3

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Twelve selections to be featured in film festival Notre Dame’s annual student showcase to feature works exploring personal stories By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer

After years of trying to remain behind the camera, senior Gretchen Hopkirk forced herself into the spotlight quite literally in front of the University, setting up a tripod in front of the Golden Dome. Looking inward for her subject matter, Hopkirk decided to produce a film discussing her relationship with her friends, the University and herself, which was chosen to be featured in Notre Dame’s annual student film festival this weekend (Editor’s Note: Hopkirk is a video producer for The Observer). All of the films created by students in film, television and theatre (FTT) production classes over the previous spring and fall semesters were considered for the film festival. Out of an estimated 75 projects, 12 films were chosen to be featured. Ted Mandell, film professor and faculty organizer of the annual festival, chooses the films to be included in the festival

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“Thomas Jefferson, Race, Slavery, and the Problem of American Nationhood.” The professors are preeminent Jefferson scholars and recently co-wrote a book about the third president. The event took place at the Notre Dame Law School. Onuf introduced this question by first laying out the problematic nature of Jefferson’s position in history. “It is common for pundits to talk about our Jeffersonian democracy, as if that’s a special characteristic of our democracy that makes it unique — you might even say exceptional,” Onuf said. “And then we have to account the dilemma that he wasn’t a perfect guy. He was — we would say now — a racist. No department in the country [now] would hire him.” The Jefferson conundrum has implications about American national identity, Onuf said. “What is it about this moment that makes Thomas Jefferson such a problematic figure? He’s somebody we identify with America,” he said. “There’s a famous … quotation from one of the first great, popular biographies of Jefferson: ‘if Jefferson is right, America is right ... If Jefferson is wrong —and that’s what we think about him now — what does that say about us, and where do we go on from here?” Gordon-Reed said Jefferson is unique in that he is a much-discussed Founding Father whose reputation has had a number of peaks and valleys. Ultimately,

with input from the other faculty members who teach production classes. Mandell said he looks to include films representing a variety of genres, but time constraints also affect the films chosen. The films range from four to 14 minutes, and include works across varying levels of experiences — from introductory to to advanced production classes. This year, Mandell said, some students have taken a more personal take on the topics they are covering. “There’s some soul searching going on in some of these films,” Mandell said. “I would hope the student body sees a bit of themselves in many of the films.” Hopkirk’s film in particular aims to spark a conversation to normalize the idea that perfection is unattainable — which is OK, she said. The title of her film, “Don’t Be Afraid to F*** Up,” is a nod to one of the main rules of improv comedy by which Hopkirk and her friends in the Humor Artists

improv comedy group abide. Although Hopkirk initially began interviewing her friends in the Humor Artists to feature their personal experiences at the University, she decided she needed to take a different approach to her film. “I realized it wasn’t going to be a great story if I just showed I was capable of turning on a camera and interrogating people,” Hopkirk said. Filming herself in front of the Dome, Hopkirk decided to discuss her own insecurities and worries openly and honestly, and that footage is woven throughout her film. “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done at this school,” Hopkirk said. “It’s hard enough to admit something to yourself. It’s even harder to say it out loud and in public, and then in public in front of a camera, and then show that to your professor and to your classmates.” Senior Kenny Xu, who worked on two films which will be featured in the festival, also took on a more personal topic with

his documentary, “Regular Poor Asian.” The film features comedian Michael Nguyen, known for his podcast “Asian not Asian” and explores Asian representation in the entertainment industry. “I hope it makes people focus on Asian people, so people are more aware of a whole race of people in America that you don’t see that often in media or see in unconventional roles, but I also know you can’t tackle those issues in 10 minutes,” Xu said. While Xu flew to New York to meet Nguyen for the documentary, senior Kilian Vidourek traveled to Portland, Oregon, to interview a musician who turns old cassettes and tape recorders into music. Vidourek said he has been following the musician — who goes by the stage name Amulets — for the past few years, and was interested in getting a glimpse into his daily life and creative process. “I want people to see how something so beautiful can come from the recycled and

reimagined,” Vidourek said. “I want people to feel how inspired and awestruck I always was when listening to his music.” As a number of the featured films in the past go on to be selected for national and international film festivals, Mandell said the festival serves as a launching pad for students to pursue careers in the entertainment industry, and many filmmakers go on to careers at Netflix, Dreamworks, Universal and more. “We’re trying to promote creativity in our students and I think you’ll see that in all these films,” Mandell said. “To be creative and have a creative vision is really important no matter what career you go into.” The annual student film festival begins Friday at 7 p.m, and continues on Saturday and Sunday with showings at 3 and 7 p.m. on both days. Tickets are $7 for the public, $5 for faculty, staff and seniors and $4 for students.

she said she thinks his complicated life offers an effective way to frame conversations on the founding. “He’s a figure — not like Hamilton, Hamilton was in eclipse until [Lin-Manuel Miranda] brought him back — Jefferson is up and down,” Gordon-Reed said. “It’s hard right now in an era when we’re thinking about inclusion in history, different people’s stories, to figure out what we do with him. The interesting thing to me about it is his life gives us an opportunity to have that kind of discussion in ways that, [with] other members of the founding generation, you can’t do that. You can think about politics, you can think about slavery, you can think about race all through this particular person’s life.” Gordon-Reed said she thinks Jefferson has returned to the fore as a result of the country’s present-day political environment. Though Jefferson did not have a hand in writing the Constitution, he set some important standards with the Declaration of Independence, she said. “We’re sort of in a moment of constitutional crisis now, and people think about the founders — and Jefferson in particular — in a particular kind of way,” she said. “… I’m thinking, ‘what was this all for?’ They put this thing in motion and here we are now, at this particular moment trying to decide what does American democracy, what does the American republic mean in this situation?” Though Onuf said one of Jefferson’s accomplishments in the Declaration of Independence

was to create a sense of American peoplehood, the two scholars said Jefferson could not conceptualize a country where black and white people lived together. For his part, he supported the emancipation of slaves but thought they should all be “expatriated” to Africa. These facts present a sobering reality about American national identity, especially as the consensus on what it means to be American has frayed. “The confidence existed because largely one voice was being heard. The difficulty we have now is people are saying, ‘yes, we are a people,’” Gordon-Reed said. “But other people — AfricanAmericans, other groups who do not feel that they were included before — now are beginning to talk about some of the terms of that peoplehood … that’s caused much more fracturing.” Jefferson’s situation in life informed many of his ideas. He came from a family where the men had children with enslaved women. It is widely accepted that the third president himself fathered six children with his slave Sally Hemings, and GordonReed said his wife had half-black siblings. She also said that one of the reasons these issues are perpetually brought up in relation to Jefferson is he wrote all of his thoughts down, leaving a record to attack. “The more I think about this … his personal circumstances had to determine how he saw this,” Gordon-Reed said. “It’s very often when people who have a personal issue — some of the people who are the most vocal in talking about things, whether it’s

same-sex sexuality, cross-race sexuality — why are they talking about it? Why is he writing about this? I’ve never had [James] Madison on mixing races. We don’t have George Washington on mixing race … but as far as we know, none of those people were married to people who had half-black siblings living in their house.” Onuf added that the experience of living through the Revolutionary War also had an effect on Jefferson’s thoughts. Particularly, Onuf speculated that the author of the Declaration of Independence was probably worried about a slave revolt. “In revolutionary times, when the future is radically uncertain, you have to be prepared for the next war,” he said. “And another front of that war very reasonably could be — and would be, in the War of 1812 and in other moments [like] 1811 in Louisiana — it could be that enslaved people constitute the biggest threat.” For her part, Gordon-Reed said slaves could not be blamed for harboring rebellious thoughts. “And why wouldn’t they? How could black people love a country that wasn’t their own? That had treated them the way they had been treated? But also that they had not voluntarily come to,” she said. “The idea of black people going back to Africa — that’s the equivalent of a racial epithet now, saying that — but for a person who said ‘these people did not come voluntarily, and we’ve treated them badly. Why would they love us? How could they be in a relationship of community and trust in that situation?’ He’s basically saying,

‘I wouldn’t do that.’” Gordon-Reed also noted some hypocrisy with respect to Jefferson, noting that modern American society chastises him for his ideas when the country still continues to be racially separated. “What we’re asking him to do is something we haven’t done,” she said. “It would be impossible for Jefferson … certainly as a political matter, to say that the answer to all of this is for black people and white people to become one people, as a family. That is to say ‘mix.’ That is something that we don’t do. To think that somebody born in 1743 is going to have that as an idea … it’s patting ourselves on the back. It’s being unrealistic. It’s not anything I think he could have contemplated doing.” As a man of the Enlightenment, Jefferson had a belief that things would constantly improve — that they would get “better and better,” Gordon-Reed said — and that he thought each generation would have to renew America in some way. Paradoxically, the fight for belonging on behalf of group’s that Jefferson marginalized has fulfilled that prophecy to some degree. “The answer to Thomas Jefferson is the refusal of people to go,” she said. “Their insistence that they were American. ’African-American’ — the hyphen is crucial. The assertion of belonging, to be attached to a place … these people are not going. They are us.”

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role after having settled into retirement was made after careful deliberation, Timm said, the transition has not been difficult. “I have to say, even though I’ve been out of student affairs for 11 years, 12 years, it’s just like riding a bike,” she said. “It really does come back and I’ve been kind of surprised at how quickly. Interestingly, there’s still such a great number of people here that I know. And so the transition in has been very easy.” Timm grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended Illinois State University, from which she graduated with three degrees, including a bachelor’s degree in communications and a minor in English. “I was going to be what was then called a speech teacher for high school [students],” she said. “I had been an RA, and then had the opportunity to interview for a hall director position. Got that, and it sort of changed my whole trajectory. I never was a high school teacher after that. My whole career has been in higher education and student affairs and other administration kinds of positions.” Timm came to Saint Mary’s for the first time after completing her doctorate. She moved to South Bend with her husband and children. “As a family, we agreed that it was appropriate for [me] to look for a job that would let me do what

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has performed all over the country and world, their home base is located in South Bend at Indiana University South Bend, where the members teach private lessons and coach chamber music. Founded in 1998, the

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competitive. When looking at the applications of spring-semester transfers, the University considers how these students will handle the unique transition. First, the University must ensure that these students’ previous coursework will transfer smoothly, keeping the students on track to graduate with their credits, Camilleri said. “The further you get on [in school], the more difficult it is to align a different institution’s curriculum with our curriculum,” Camilleri said. “So we’re really looking to see [the] students get slotted in

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I had been working so hard to achieve,” Timm said. “I spent 11 years as the vice president for student affairs here, which was just a wonderful experience.” In 2003, Timm’s husband passed away, causing her to pause and examine her own life, she said. “In the years that followed, it was determining ‘what do I want to do,’” Timm said. “I felt as though … the 11 years as vice president had prepared me to move on and possibly up, and received some very positive encouragement both from Carol Mooney, who was president at the time, and a couple of others who suggested that I consider looking at presidency.” From there, Timm went on to become the president of Mount Mary University, where she filled the position for two years. “Sometimes things don’t work out as you think,” Timm said, “And it ended up not being the best match for the two of us — the institution and myself — and that ended in fall of ‘08. And so I was kind of sitting there thinking ‘okay, what’s next?’” In the midst of seeking out her next step in life, Timm was invited to attend the dedication of Spes Unica Hall, a newly built academic building that had been developed while she was still in office at Saint Mary’s. “I came down and everybody was so kind and saying ‘oh, welcome back, welcome home,’ as you hear on campus all the time,” Timm said. “And at the end of the

day, I was walking back to my car and I just literally stopped in my tracks and thought ‘I need to get back here.’” At the same time, Timm said she hesitated to leave the life she had built in Milwaukee. “I have a wonderful group of friends there … and I didn’t want to leave that,” she said. “But somehow, I knew I had to connect back. So I waited 10 days to see if I still felt the glow. And I did.” Timm said she approached current Vice President for College Relations Shari Rodriguez about returning to Saint Mary’s in some capacity, knowing that the board of trustees had recently approved the capital campaign, which would result in an increase in staff. “I called Shari and said, ‘I have an idea. I would really like to come back and raise money for Saint Mary’s as part of the campaign, but I want to stay in Milwaukee,’” Timm said. ”At that time, we didn’t have anybody offsite … but she knew me well enough, I think, and said, ‘this could work.’” For five years, Timm worked remotely from Milwaukee for the Development Office, before fulfilling the promise she had made to herself years before and retiring in 2013. “I retired six years ago and have been living the life of a retiree,” Timm said. “And then, just before Thanksgiving, I received an email from Dr. [Nancy] Nekvasil. I had known Nancy from the first time I was [at Saint Mary’s], and she asked if I would consider coming

back for a short period of time.” Timm said she had known for some time that former Vice President for Student Affairs Karen Johnson would be retiring soon, and understood that the College would be hard-pressed to find a new interim vice president while also searching for the next president. Though she served many years in administrative positions at Saint Mary’s and spent time on the Madeleva Society, Timm said her initial response to Nekvasil’s request was shock. “I was so surprised,” she said. “I mean this was a total out-of-theblue kind of request and opportunity. And I wrote her back about five o’clock the next morning, I had thought about it and thought about it and tossed and turned around because as retirees do — I had a lot of plans already paid for, had friends coming, all kinds of things.” Despite these plans, Timm said she was intrigued by the opportunity, and wrote back to Nekvasil saying she would have to spend some time offsite, but would agree to serve as interim vice president of student affairs. “I think with technology and a little bit of creativity, we can make it work,” Timm said. “There is a month when I’m going to be away from campus. But I will be coming back for the board meeting. Being able to FaceTime in, call in, all of those things — and, quite frankly, there is a very strong student affairs staff here — it’s going to work. We’ll stay connected.”

Timm said she took copious notes during her three-hour long phone call with Karen Johnson, the former vice president who has since retired, in which they outlined the transition period. Since then, Timm said she has tried to give Johnson time to enter her own retirement. “I think the most important part for [Johnson] — I know, having retired — is to leave her alone,” Timm said. “She needs to decompress from that time and know that she did a really good job here. When I retired, I took two weeks and went to Belize by myself, in this little hut that was on the beach, and I read lots of books, I did a little writing. I just put my toes in the sand and tried to decompress [from] 42 years of work.” Timm said she will remain at Saint Mary’s as vice president for student affairs until June, and will live in Riedinger House through the spring semester. “Once the president is announced, then things can move along with a little more intention,” she said. Until then, Timm said she is happy to be back working in Le Mans Hall. “I try to keep my door open, and it’s been fun to have students poke their head in and say, ‘Oh, I heard you were here. I want to introduce myself,’” Timm said. “That’s just Saint Mary’s. I mean that is so Saint Mary’s.”

quartet’s name is derived from the famous Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, home to a wealth of artistic and cultural institutions, according to the group’s website. Highlights of the Euclid Quartet’s career include global recognition as the first American string quartet to be awarded a top prize at the prestigious Osaka International Chamber Music Competition.

Prior to its Japanese laurels, the quartet also won awards in numerous United States competitions. “Bringing them to a different location [Saint Mary’s] welcomes new audiences to our campus and hopefully they will return for more performances down the road,” Menk said. Menk believes these are

the types of experiences that strengthen the relationship between Saint Mary’s and the greater South Bend community as a whole. As an advocate for students being able to enjoy the fine arts, Menk said she feels it is important to bring guest performers and speakers to campus whenever possible to expose students to the great variety of

talent that exists locally. “Often our students are not aware of the musical artists in our region, and it is often difficult for students to get off campus to attend performances,” Menk said. “Thus, we bring the performances to them.”

nicely.” Additionally, Camilleri said the admissions committee considers whether the students will be able to quickly immerse themselves in the Notre Dame community, making connections and friendships even though they are arriving on campus later than most students. “They need to bring a sense of adventure and excitement with them,” she said. “And it takes a student who’s willing to be f lexible — [a] student who really want[s] to be here.” New students arriving in the fall begin the semester with four days of programming that’s designed to build community and adjust students to campus life. But for new students arriving

in the spring, that Welcome Weekend programming is distilled into only a day and a half, Camilleri said. The spring Welcome Weekend is coordinated and overseen by other transfer students who have already been through the transition. “‘Transfer Nation,’ so to speak — the people who call themselves ‘Transfer Nation’ — they really do look out for one another,” Camilleri said. Junior Nyakeh Tuchscherer transferred after three semesters at St. John’s University, which he attended until the fall of his sophomore year before opting to transfer to Notre Dame. His decision to transfer was largely fueled by his academic interests — Notre Dame offered more

resources for research and international opportunities, Tuchscherer said. But the transition — environmentally and socially — was somewhat challenging. Moving from New York City to South Bend, he was not initially prepared for the Notre Dame culture, which is more insular and homogenous than St. John’s, Tuchscherer said. Nevertheless, he’s glad he made the decision to transfer. “I have no regrets [about] transferring, even though it’s totally different and it’s not what I expected,” Tuchscherer said. “I wouldn’t have the opportunities that I’ve been getting today if it weren’t for Notre Dame, so I’m very thankful and glad to

be here. That’s a privilege.” Camilleri said students who transfer tend to be highly involved, picking up extracurriculars that help them meet other students and connect with the campus community. Bringing fresh perspectives and strong school spirit, she said they add unique value to the school. “It takes a special person to be a transfer student,” Camilleri said. “I think one of the best things about them is that they have a wonderful sense of excitement for the University. I think that transfer students, as a whole, enrich the student body tremendously.”

Jerry has dark hair and is 5’5” tall, the email said. She lives in Breen-Phillips Hall and was last reported seen at ColemanMorse Hall at 8:45 p.m. on

Tuesday. Anyone who has seen Jerry since Tuesday or who has information about her potential whereabouts can contact the

NDPD at 574-631-5555. In an email to the BreenPhillips Hall community, the dorm’s rector announced that Fr. Pete McCormick, the director

of Campus Ministry, would preside at a prayer service for Jerry’s safe return. The service took place at 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the Breen-Phillips chapel.

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Flashback to fall 2018, I was in my dorm sophomore year and my roommate was tr y ing to talk me into apply ing to study abroad. A lthough I had already gone on my ow n travel blips, I wanted to stay somewhere for longer than six weeks. Sadly, I had a habit of packing my school schedule to the ma x and had to inform her that study ing abroad for a semester was not an option. That’s when she brought up the idea of Au Pairing. A lthough she herself had never been an Au Pair, she mentioned that she had heard of people doing it. For those who are like I was and don’t know what an Au Pair is, I would describe working as an Au Pair as a mix of nanny ing and being a foreign exchange student. Essentially, it is stay ing w ith a host family and working for them during the week as a nanny for an agreed-upon stipend while getting the daytime and weekends to yourself. You are not expected to be a maid or ser vant, but rather like a big sister in the family. The best part is that there are thousands of families all over the world looking for Au Pairs ! Of course, you should have some experience w ith kids or as a mentor, but there were also families looking for tutors, health care help and even pet-sitters. A lthough Au Pairs are not as common in the United States, overseas it is seen as a way to broaden the family’s horizons by bringing in someone from a different culture to interact w ith them on a daily basis. Traveling w ith a job almost sounded too good to be true. My roommate sent me a link to Great Aupair, a website for Au Pairs to list their resumes and get connected w ith host families. I, of course, let the link sit in my email inbox for a few weeks until one day when I had some dow ntime and decided to make a profile on a whim. I talked to a few families who were interested, but it wasn’t until I was contacted by a lovely family from Italy that I ever considered my Au Pair dreams could become a realit y. The mother and I chatted for a bit online, and we had a lot in common. She spoke fantastic English because she was an English teacher, and we hit it off right away. She asked if I would be w illing to FaceTime to talk more. I said yes, and the next thing I knew, I was booking a ticket to spend my three months of summer in Italy. Of course, I was terrified at first, believ ing that I may have to relive the plot of the mov ie “Taken,” but my curiosit y and travel bug outweighed my an x iet y. It ended up being an absolutely wonderful experience where I got to travel all over Italy while working a summer job I loved. I went all over Rome, learned some Italian and got to make a whole new family overseas. If you love to travel and your summers are free, I would highly recommend becoming an Au Pair. Contact Nola Wallace at nwallace01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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I’m sure you’ve heard of Maya Angelou (if you haven’t, what the hell are you waiting for; just Google her name). There’s this one quote of hers that I love. It is not the most poetic nor the most charming, but the real-world complex it y it conveys is definitely thought-provoking: “W hat you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” Most of us, if not all of us, have a humorous love-hate relationship w ith complaining. On one hand, it can feel quite satisf y ing to complain. As A lina Tugend so bluntly w rote for The New York Times, “There is little that is more satisf y ing than chew ing over a meat y complaint … the really annoy ing thing that friend does or how unbelievably rude a teenager can be.” Moreover, ironically enough, complaints often ser ve as icebreakers. As Tugend reported in the New York Times: “‘It’s one way to create rapport,’ said Joanna Wolfe, a professor of English at CarnegieMellon Universit y whose research focuses on communication st yles. Complaining about a late bus w ith other riders, for instance, ‘creates kind of a solidarit y,’ she said. ‘I’ve made friends that way.’” On the other hand, I don’t need to pull up much statistical ev idence to conv ince you of the detrimental effects of complaining. To begin w ith, your brain, which is designed to ma x imize efficiency, w ill easily pick up on your patterns and recurring behav iors (complaining in this case). Your neurons w ill grow closer and forge more connections bet ween them. That’s when complaining is almost impossible to unconsciously avoid. Repeated complaining rew ires your brain: It makes it easier for you to complain. You are also then at greater risk of turning into a chronic complainer. In Psycholog y Today, Dr. Guy Winch illustrates a ver y realistic description that I’ve included below: “Optimists see: A glass half full. Pessimists see: A glass half empt y. Chronic complainers see: A glass that is slightly chipped holding water that isn’t cold enough, probably because it’s tap water even though I asked for bottled, and wait, there’s a smudge on the rim, too, which means the glass wasn’t cleaned properly and now I’ll probably end up w ith some kind of v irus. W hy do these things always happen to me? ” Over time, complaining can easily become a trap. And here’s the worst part: According to research from Stanford Universit y, complaining can also damage and shrink your hippocampus — an area of the brain that’s critical to problem-solv ing. Just to be clear, complaining is not defined as expressing emotions like sadness or stating needs. In fact, discussing hardships and sharing how you feel is actually quite reliev ing. It helps you understand and nav igate your emotions; it helps you move on. Complaining, however, is when

you constantly blame other people or outside factors for situations gone w rong. Instead of accepting some form of responsibilit y and tr y ing to fix the errors or f laws, you look for someone/something to blame. Another phenomenon I found quite fascinating is the fact that, if you surround yourself w ith people who often complain, your brain w ith naturally pick up on it and start mimicking the moods and behav iors w itnessed. This process called “neuronal mirroring” is essentially rooted in humans’ inherently social nature. As Dr. Laura Mark ham w rites, “It makes complaining a lot like smoking — you don’t have to do it yourself to suffer the ill effects … Think of it this way: If a person were smoking, would you sit there all afternoon inhaling the second-hand smoke? ” Complaining is our grow n-up version of whining, a way to vent or rant, but Dr. Mark ham puts it truthfully by quoting Mark Waldman: “Ever y time you complain, your irritabilit y — like a v irus — is neurologically picked up by ever y person who hears your voice or sees your face. So by all means, train your brain to be optimistic and positive because (according to 30 + years of longitudinal research conducted by Duke Universit y and the Mayo Clinic), it w ill literally add years to your life.” On a final note, I wanted to highlight a movement that has made quite a difference in the world. In 2006, motivational speaker and bestselling author Will Bowen kickstarted the “Complaint Free Movement.” He set out a plan to reduce complaining in 21 days as he helps people create self-awareness and practice gratitude. Since 2006, the movement has exploded worldw ide w ith more than 11 million participants. How about we start increasing this number? I have noticed complaining seems to come so naturally. For most of us, it is easier to complain than it is to express gratitude. But the truth is that the world is always going to be imperfect: It is going to rain the one time you forget your umbrella, you w ill run late to some meeting, your car w ill break dow n when you least expect, you w ill have a bad day. Life is never linear; you w ill have to nav igate a lot of ups and dow ns. On top of that, life seems to be stubborn and prett y dedicated to cause us to fall or mess up. The true challenge here is how you w ill face all those impromptu annoyances and challenges. Will you start drafting a plan immediately or w ill you spend hours complaining and blaming ever y liv ing, breathing creature you can think of ? So, what w ill it be: fight or f light? Krista Lourdes Akiki is currently part of the Mendoza College of Business. Coming from Beirut, Lebanon, she always enjoys trying out new things and is an avid travel lover. She hopes to take her readers on her journey as she discovers new lifestyles and navigates new cities. She can be reached at kakiki@nd.edu or via Twitter @akikikrista The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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If we talk the talk, let’s walk the walk When asked about the role of white allies in the fight against racial injustice at Monday’s Martin Luther King Luncheon, Diane Nash — a civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 1960s movement — answered in plain and powerful terms: “The civil rights movement was a movement of black students supported by black communities.” While white allies were and remain important to the movement’s success, its mind and heart belong to the determined black activists who brought it to life. Nash’s statement calls on white allies to do two things: respect the autonomy of minority communities as arbiters of social change and reconsider the position of whiteness in matters of race. The first requires open ears and humility. White allies are supporters, not saviors. The second, however, asks more of white allies, calling on them to hold the idea of “whiteness” up to the light, to scrutinize the construct and identify within it the mechanisms that perpetuate racial injustice. A community as overwhelmingly white as Notre Dame (2018 figures depict a student body of 68% non-international white) and Saint Mary’s (2019 figures depict a 75% white student body) cannot carry out its express goal of promoting diversity in all aspects of student life — “Walking the Walk,” so to speak — without first confronting “whiteness” for what it is. In the words of The Racial Imaginary Institute, it is “a source of unquestioned power”

that “feels itself to be endangered even as it holds onto power.” In an America that is rapidly becoming more diverse, the tri-campus community is glaringly white. With so much white representation in dining halls, dormitories, classrooms and newsrooms (we, the Observer Editorial Board, are predominantly white) and with so few people of color, the community is, for the white majority, what poet and critic Claudia Rankine calls “a region of self and experience free of race,” an “imaginary” social and cultural space wherein the harsh truths of racial injustice, products of white hegemony, need not be expressed. This imaginary “race-free” space confers a sense of safety, but only on those who identify as white (even the most progressive). It does not protect people of color. Senior Savanna Morgan elucidated exactly how far this one-sided protection extends after enduring “two separate instances” of egregious hate speech in Notre Dame residence halls. In a letter to the editor following the incidents, Morgan didn’t just condemn the students who used the hate speech. She indicted the structures “propagated by University policies and normalities,” which “enforce the gendered and racialized codes empowering and encouraging” white hegemony, allowing hateful acts to occur without student or administrative repercussions. “Complicity is just as violent as any word or action,” Morgan wrote. And such complicity thrives in “homogeneity and echo-ed thought.” To break this complicity — to recognize the

problem of whiteness Morgan articulated — our tri-campus community cannot, as vice president for public affairs and communications Paul Browne did, dilute the violence of hate speech (which he referred to as “racial epithets”) and revert to the rhetoric of “all” (“Notre Dame, where every individual is valued and we strive to make all feel welcome”). The image of “all,” in the context of the tri-campus communiyt, is one of blinding whiteness. Instead, the tri-campus community must follow students, staff and faculty of color as they build a new rhetoric for campus diversity, a rhetoric that recognizes the brokenness in current structures and seeks to repair it. When leaders of color, both in the tri-campus community and the broader social sphere, use this rhetoric of diversity, conceptualizing “whiteness” as an identity that perpetuates racism, they are not making a personal attack on individual moralities. They are instead shining a light on the unf lattering and often oppressive construct that white allies so often miss — an operative whiteness, scared to give up power, rendered invisible by the language of hegemony. Listen to these leaders. Scrutinize whiteness. See how quickly our assumptions shatter, allowing new voices to be heard. In short, Walk the Walk. To learn more about whiteness as a social operator, attend the panel “Confronting Whiteness: Power, Identity, and Exclusion” on Friday in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium.

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Loyal daughters of Notre Dame The Notre Dame fight song is quintessential Notre Dame. Ever y kid knows it. You probably knew it long before you even thought of coming to Notre Dame. Now it is time to bring the other half of the student body, namely its women, into that tradition. I imagine it must give Muffet McGraw pause to sing about loyal sons marching to v ictor y w ithout a word of her loyal daughters. And while she doesn’t lose any sleep over this, wouldn’t it be nice to have her women included so ever y kid could sing of their v ictories too?

I have a simple solution. W here now we sing “while her loyal sons are marching onward to v ictor y,” we sing “while her loyal sons and daughters march on to v ictor y.” It scans the same, the beat is the same, the melody is unchanged and, yet, ever y thing changes. One other change: at the intro, we sing, “Rally sons of Notre Dame.” I propose we instead sing, “Rally round old Notre Dame.” Fr. Ted Hesburgh fought long and hard to bring women to Notre Dame. I think he would approve

of this change. And all of you can make this happen by simply starting to sing the fight song w ith these changes: at ever y pep rally, ever y game, ever y convocation. It’s up to you, the sons and daughters, to make this happen.

Go Irish, William Dell class of 1969 Jan. 23

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Gather information to formulate a plan, but don’t make an impulsive move, regardless of what others do this year. Time is on your side, and building a solid foundation for your long-term plans will get you much closer to your goal than taking a shortcut or risk. Use your intelligence, experience and insight to make the best and right decision for yourself. Your numbers are 6, 17, 22, 27, 30, 37, 43. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep searching, and you will find what you want. Refuse to let anyone discourage you or try to push you in a direction that doesn’t offer growth, satisfaction or the mental stimulation you require to fulfill your dreams. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take the route that promises the best results. Do research rather than relying on secondhand information. Go the distance if that’s what’s required to get what you want. Say no to anyone pressuring you to be a gofer instead of a leader. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may be mesmerized by what someone is doing, but look further and you’ll discover that you are best to put your energy into your ideas, not someone else’s. Look at the possibilities to make things happen. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t waste time; seize the moment, and use your skills to work for you. Don’t let what others do consume you. Anger will not turn you into a winner, but discipline and hard work will. Let your success be your revenge. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take the initiative to finish what you start. Use your intelligence and experience to outsmart anyone who tries to get in your way. Change can work, but before you implement something new, make sure it’s what you want. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Share with someone you love. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you. Don’t take a risk that could result in hurt feelings or physical injury. Stick to a plan, and don’t initiate shortcuts. Romance is favored. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If someone is looking for answers, reveal what you know. A deal that will advance one of your ideas looks promising. Expand your mind and your faith by participating in events that test your knowledge and encourage openmindednessf. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Traveling, making educational pursuits and participating in discussions with people who have more experience will all lead to an exciting twist of fate. Being active will help alleviate stress. Romance is in the stars and will tweak your personal life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stick close to home and to the people you can trust to offer you sound advice. Put more time and effort into increasing your knowledge. What you discover will help you make better decisions when it comes to health, love and happiness. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Get all your information straight and your objectives in place before you make a move. Impulsiveness will result in backtracking to avoid loss. A relationship will improve if you share your intentions or make a romantic gesture. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let the past weigh you down. Look over your options, consider what’s feasible and do whatever it takes to get your plan up and running. Let go of whatever and whoever doesn’t fit into your future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Don’t lose sight of what you want. Listen to what’s said, but don’t buy in to something that sounds too good to be true. Create an opportunity instead of investing in someone else’s future. Believe in your dream, and make it happen. Birthday Baby: You are lively, appealing and witty. You are imaginative and passionate.

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Prepare for the NFL QB carousel Mannion McGinley Sports Writer

Every year as the season comes to a close, heartbroken fans who don’t get a chance to watch their team in the Super Bowl start to speculate about what’s going to change, and the conversations about free agency inevitably begin. This year’s free agent pool is quarterback heavy. Some are calling it quits, like Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who will be making his way into retirement after a Hall of Fame worthy career. Some need a new place to call home, like Philip Rivers of the LA Chargers, Jameis Winston of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Case Keenum of the Washington Redskins. Others just need renewed faith from their fanbase, like the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott. There are some situations, however, that are just a little more complicated. With backups like Teddy Bridgewater of the New Orleans Saints and Marcus Mariota of the Tennessee Titans up for new contracts, and the same being true for their teams’ incumbents Drew Brees and Ryan Tannehill, respectively, the question to be asked is: who stays and who goes? In regard to the Titans, Tannehill has earned the position. He went 7-3 in the last 10 games of the season after taking over from Mariota just before week seven. He then led the Titans to a playoff win over Tom Brady and the Patriots in Gillette Stadium, followed by an impressive win over the number one seeded Ravens and Lamar Jackson. The Titans coaching staff would be hard-pressed to find someone to replace Tannehill, who threw for 2,742 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions this season. The likely assurance in Tannehill’s future means a high level of uncertainty for Mariota. He has enough talent to start

somewhere else, but he needs a new scene for sure unless he’s willing to stay on as a backup. When deciding between their two stellar quarterbacks, however, the Saints will have an interesting decision to make. Drew Brees is undeniably amazing at his position. This year he set the career passing touchdowns record with 547, topping Tom Brady’s 541 and Peyton Manning’s 539. He also led the team to eight wins and three losses while he was healthy. During his time out with a thumb injury, however, Brees was replaced by Teddy Bridgewater, a 27-year-old quarterback who went 5-0 as a starter this season. While Bridgewater held his own and is headed into free agency with 65.2% completion percentage, how do you sacrifice the gaudy numbers and remarkable consistency that Brees has provided over the last 14 years? The quarterback whose future I am most certain about is Tom Brady, the oldest free agent in the pool. With five Super Bowl rings to his name, Brady doesn’t need to go anywhere. Yes, even I have admitted this year was a little rough for him statistically, but as a Patriots fan, it is a privilege to call a 12-5 season with a wild card appearance “rough.” The main reason I know Brady will be back in New England if he has anything to say about it is that the man has too much pride to end a stellar career with a pick six. And with new, inexperienced receiving talent, the Patriots can’t afford to lose an experienced leader. While the football world’s attention will be drawn to Miami on Sunday for the Super Bowl, the quarterback carousel will be in motion soon enough.

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new faces to that mix to give us more depth at the draw,” Halfpenny said. “[Freshman] Kasey Choma, [freshman] Madison Ahern and others will be able to also be a part of that threeon-three battle.” Winning possessions off the draw is likely going to be vital to the team’s success. “Our game is based on the possession and allowing us opportunities on offense, so that is going to be really critical,” Halfpenny said. Halfpenny also hopes the offense will develop smoothly heading into a new season. “I think we have a lot of firepower this year, and we are looking to grow the creativity we saw last season with some new faces,” Halfpenny said. The ex hibition game against Michigan this Sunday figures to be a good warmup for the Irish. The Irish will only have seven practices ahead of the game, but they will have two more weeks of practice after Sunday’s game to prepare for their first regular season game against Marquette. Despite the limited amount of practice time, Halfpenny hopes the team can perform well on Sunday.

“Our goal is to be the best team we can be on Sunday and execute what we have been working on for seven days,” Halfpenny said. “Communication is something that we are focused on all over the field and utilizing our language efficiently with conviction is going to be something we are learning.” The team will use the exhibition game to perfect certain aspects of the team, and see how their offense and defense fares against a strong Michigan side. “We will work on combinations within our motion offense and some of our set pieces,” Halpenny said. “We are excited to see that against a great Michigan team and having the first opportunity to get a look at our defense.” The Irish played Michigan in the fall in what was a ver y exciting, evenly matched game. Sunday’s ex hibition figures to be more of the same. “It was a really great competition,” Halfpenny said. “We felt ver y confident in our team. It was a battle. It was an awesome battle, and we came away feeling really good about it. They’ve grown and we have grown.” Halfpenny is well aware of the talent this Michigan team has, and is excited her team has the opportunity to

face a strong opponent early on in an ex hibition setting. “They have great lacrosse players, so it’s nice knowing that we are going to come in facing our region’s best,” Halfpenny said. “I think that it is important that we have this opportunity where we can really approach this ex hibition in a business manner where we want to put our best foot for ward.” One of Halfpenny’s goals for her team is to start fast. “We are really focused on starting fast,” Halfpenny said. “That is something that we know we need to take advantage of. That is something we have been working on daily.” Sunday’s game will tell Halfpenny much about her team and allow time to regroup before the season opener against Marquette. “We have a lot of respect for Michigan,” Halfpenny said. “They have really grown quick ly through the new leadership of their head coach, and that’s going to be ver y beneficial for us to see what we look like and have two weeks to go back and get better one step at a time.” The ex hibition game will begin at noon this Sunday in Loftus Sports Center. Contact Nate Moller at nmoller2@nd.edu

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lifted off our shoulders.” The result was a massive boost of confidence to the talented but young group desperate to avoid becoming the first Irish team since 1991-1992 to finish the season with a losing record. “We’ve never seen this,” McGraw said. “We’ve seen glimpses. This is finally a game where we can feel good about the way we played, the way we executed, the way we defended, the way we did everything.” Against Miami, the Irish seemed to exorcise many of the demons that have plagued them all season, especially when they went on a 20-0 run at the start of the second half. Third quarters have been notoriously difficult for Notre Dame this season, and when asked about how the Irish reversed the trend, star freshman forward Sam Brunelle pointed to better work on the glass. “A lot of it’s rebounding, boxing out, getting boards,” she said. “That’s huge for us.” Notre Dame’s -6.3 rebounding margin has been a problem for the Irish all season, but after outrebounding the ‘Canes 42-33, the Irish are hoping the resurgence on the glass can continue against the Cavaliers. Brunelle also gave Irish fans much hope for the next threeand-a-half years with a magnificent offensive display, scoring 20 of her 25 points on 9-11 shooting in the second half. Brunelle and grad student guard Destinee Walker, who

leads the team with 14.1 points per game and had 21 points herself against Miami, combined to shoot 7-10 from three versus the ‘Canes, another encouraging development considering that both have shot below 30% from beyond the arc this season. Notre Dame’s dismal 23.4% three-point percentage ranks 340th out of the 348 Division I programs, but the Irish will be hoping the confident shotmaking from last Sunday stays with them in Charlottesville. Notre Dame will certainly have to defend beyond the arc if they hope to stifle the Cavaliers. Though Virginia shoots a mediocre 28.9% from three as a team, senior guard and leading scorer Jocelyn Willoughby has shot 40% from outside, while fellow guards Dominique Toussaint and Shemera Williams also hit more than 30% of their shots from beyond the arc. However, the scoring for the Cavaliers, who will most likely be coming off a three-game losing streak after a brutal trip to No. 5 Louisville Thursday night, is noticeably top-heavy. Only seniors Willoughby and Toussaint average double figures, although Willoughby’s 19.1 points per game will be the best of any player on the floor Sunday afternoon. Against the Cavaliers, the Irish will also rely on dependable sophomore guard Katlyn Gilbert, whose 12 points against Miami marked the 16th occasion Gilbert put up double figures, a team-high. After the Miami game, McGraw lauded Gilbert’s tenacity. “She just brings energy,” McGraw said. “She’s fighting,

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Irish freshman forward Sam Brunelle checks her options during Notre Dame’s 76-53 victory over Miami on Jan. 19 at Purcell Pavilion. Brunelle shot 9-11 in the second half and finished with 25 points.

she’s in there for rebounds. She got that big steal for a layup. We’re counting on her.” Notre Dame has also been bolstered by the return of junior center Mikayla Vaughn from a knee injury. Against Miami, Vaughn asserted herself inside, putting up 16 points and 8 rebounds in just 24 minutes. All is not well on the injury front for the Irish, however. Freshman guard Anaya Peoples was recently lost for the season with a torn right labrum, a huge blow considering she and Brunelle were on pace to become one of the most prolific freshman duos in Notre Dame history.

Peoples’ absence only magnifies the importance of grad student point guard Marta Sniezek, who averages less than four points per game but is the primary facilitator for the Irish offense. Though Sniezek only had one field goal attempt against Miami, both Walker and Brunelle credited much of their success against the ‘Canes to her direction at the point. “Marta [Sniezek] has a big job, getting us into our sets,” Walker said. “We’re a new team, and we thought she did a great job. Everyone listened and bought in to it.” Sunday’s tip off in Paid Advertisement

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the conference. Gibbs needs just 13 points to become Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer in ACC play. One thing that has remained consistent from last season is the outstanding play of senior forward John Mooney. The Orlando, Florida, product seems to stuff the stat sheet every night and is averaging a double-double (15.7 points, 13.9 rebounds) on the season. His 13.9 rebounds per game lead college basketball, and he is the only player in the nation averaging more than 15 points and 13 rebounds. Mooney recorded his NCAA leading 15th double-double Wednesday against Syracuse, scoring 21 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. The Irish will need sophomore guard Prentiss Hubb to continue his hot shooting on the road if they want to keep pace with the Seminoles on Saturday. Hubb is averaging 23.3 points per game on the road this season to go along with five assists per game. The

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up front, really big and solid on the back end. They’ve got all the tools to be a great team. I think they’ve show n signs of being one of the more dominant teams from an offensive perspective at teams, but I think that they’re defending better and I think that’s going to help them here in the second half.” The Irish w ill need to bounce back after a pair of tough games against Ohio State (15-6-3, 8-4-2 Big 10),

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Irish sophomore guard Prentiss Hubb dribbles during Notre Dame’s 82-84 loss to Syracuse on Wednesday night at Purcell Pavilion.

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Irish senior forward John Mooney takes the ball over a defender for a shot during Notre Dame’s 82-84 loss to Syracuse Wednesday at home.

Washington D.C. native is also shooting 50% from behind the arc this season in away contests. The Irish and the Seminoles

do have a common out-of-conference opponent this season, as both teams faced Indiana in the ACC-Big Ten challenge in December. Florida State beat

the Hoosiers 80-64, but the Irish were once again difficult to put away in that game, losing 62-60. Notre Dame and Florida

State will tip off at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

in which Notre Dame surrendered a three goal lead in game one and failed to convert on scoring opportunities in game two. “We had chances and we couldn’t put them in the net,” Jackson said. “That’s the most frustrating part is that you see them doing the things we ask them to do and they don’t score; it makes it more challenging. I know they’re working hard, and they keep a good attitude. We have to just keep going at it next game. We’ve got to build on what we did in the third period of that last game because that

was one of our best periods in a while. It’s just a matter of being more consistent in that situation.” The power play and penalt y kill units of the Irish, as well as the need for more goal scoring, w ill play a large role in the success of the squad in this weekend’s contest. “Special teams are still a factor — I think that our penalt y killing has been a factor,” Jackson said. “We think we got the personal to be a good penalt y-kill team but that’s still a factor for us too. But the primar y issue still is not being consistent

offensively, and I thought after Saturday night that was a positive sign. We scored a few nice goals.” As the regular season comes to a close, Notre Dame sits five points behind both Michigan State (1211-1, 8-5-1 Big 10) and Penn State (16-7-1, 8-5-1 Big 10) in the standings. The Irish w ill need to collect as many points as possible to tr y and improve in the standings as the conference tournament draws near. “We’re not done,” Jackson said. “We’re still play ing for positioning in our conference. We still have a chance

to do a lot of things here w ith 10 games left. There’s 30 points sitting there. We have to go into ever y game and just be ready for the next game w ith the objective of getting points and that has to be our goal. I’m still confident that this team can accomplish a lot of things w ith the 10 games and the playoffs but we just have to play it each game at a time.” Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. Friday at the Compton Family Ice Arena.

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Irish junior forward Pierce Crawford battles with defenders during Notre Dame’s 3-2 victory over Ohio State on Nov. 8, 2019 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Crawford contributed one goal to the decision.

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After a narrow 84-82 home defeat on Wednesday against Syracuse, Notre Dame (11-7) will hit the road for the fifth time in eight ACC games this season on Saturday when they travel to Tallahassee, Florida, to take on No. 5 Florida State (16-2). The Irish have never beaten the Seminoles on their home court, but their recent play has shown they have the ability to go toe-totoe with one of the nation’s best teams. While the Irish were competitive in only a handful of ACC games last season when they went 3-15 in conference, head coach Mike Brey’s team has been on the doorstep in every conference game this season. In Wednesday night’s game, the Irish had the lead with less than six minutes to play before the Orange were able to ice the game at the free throw line down the stretch. Against No.11 Louisville on Jan. 11, the Irish put together a strong second

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half and had a chance to tie the game on the final possession of regulation. The Irish are currently 2-5 against ACC opponents and will need to start securing some conference wins to bolster their case for the NCAA tournament down the line. As a team, the Irish have been much better on offense this season and are sharing the ball effectively. Notre Dame ranks first in the ACC with 17.9 assists per game and leads the nation with a 1.6 assist to turnover ratio. The Irish are also knocking down nearly 10 threes a game, up from eight a game last season. Notre Dame’s improvement from last season can be attributed in large part to the improved play of senior guard T.J. Gibbs. The New Jersey native is shooting 55% from the field against ACC opponents this season, which ranks second in the conference. Gibbs is also shooting 52% from downtown, also second best in

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Notre Dame w ill return home and square off against Wisconsin this weekend in another critical conference matchup. The Irish (10-10-4, 5-6-3 Big 10) currently sit fourth in the Big 10 conference w ith 20 points, just t wo points ahead of Michigan (10-11-3, 5-7-2-1 Big 10). The team w ill need a big weekend performance to maintain standing. Despite sitting last in the conference standings, Wisconsin (9-12-1, 4-9-1-1 Big 10) w ill prove to be one of the more challenging opponents the Irish w ill face heading into the last 10 games of the season. “Probably one of the most talented teams we’ll play all year long,” Irish head coach Jeff Jackson said about Wisconsin. “Speed and skill

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Irish senior forward Cam Morrison skates behind the puck during Notre Dame’s 3-2 overtime victory over Ohio State on Nov. 8, 2019.

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After a brutal four-game losing streak during the bulk of January, Notre Dame (7-12, 2-5 ACC) will look to build off last Sunday’s 76-53 rout of Miami when the team travels to Charlottesville to take on Virginia (7-11, 2-5 ACC) this Sunday. Though both teams currently sit near the basement of the ACC standings, Sunday’s game comes off perhaps Notre Dame’s best performance of the season and gives the Irish the opportunity to go above .500 on the road this season. The relief was palpable after the Irish picked up their first win over a team with a winning record in over a month-anda-half against Miami. Head coach Muffet McGraw, whose emotional press-conference following the 34-point home loss to NC State made national headlines, admitted postgame, “we feel like a weight has been

Notre Dame opens its season this Sunday at home in an ex hibition game against Michigan. Last season saw the Irish have much success and reach the second round of the NCA A tournament, and there is great optimism surrounding the team heading into this year. Head coach Christine Halfpenny said the main goal for the team is to uphold the strong standard for women’s lacrosse at Notre Dame. “Since the Universit y started the lacrosse program, our goals have been to compete w ith and against the best competition in the countr y and to bring championships home to Notre Dame,” Halfpenny stated. Halfpenny is happy about the depth of her team heading into the year, but stay ing healthy w ill be of the utmost importance, she said.

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Irish junior center Mikayla Vaughn tips a rebound during Notre Dame’s 76- 53 victory over Miami at Purcell Pavilion on Jan. 19.

“Being healthy is ver y important,” Halfpenny said. “Health is number one. We certainly are excited about what we have here in personnel but stay ing healthy w ill be critical to our success.” Halfpenny believes one of the team’s main strengths is defense, which w ill be led by junior goalie Bridget Deehan. “A lthough young in her career, [Deehan] holds an incredible save percentage, and we are really looking for ward to seeing her step into the starting role for us this year,” Halfpenny said. Last season the Irish had great success in gaining possession off the draw. Returning from last year’s team are names such as junior Andie A ldave and senior Kathleen Roe, who were v ital to the success off the draw. In addition to the veteran names, Halfpenny is excited to add some new players. “We get to add in some see W LAX PAGE 9