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Hall to host second-annual baking event Lewis community gathers for signature event, sells goods to raise money for St. Margaret’s House By JOHN SALEM News Writer

Lew is Hall w ill be hosting its second rendition of its signature event “Lew is House of Baking” (LHOB) on Friday from 9:30 p.m to 12:30 a.m. In its second year, LHOB was created in an attempt to replicate the success of Lew is’ other signature event “Lew is Hall of Pancakes” (LHOP) which occurs in the fall semester. Unlike their more well-know n event LHOP, which features a number of different breakfast foods spread among the f loors of Lew is Hall, LHOB focuses

on supply ing the members of the Notre Dame communit y w ith an assortment of desserts. “We originally had t wo signature events, LHOP and another, much less popular event that had ver y little participation, so we wanted to sw itch to an event that would gain more campus attraction and raise more money, ultimately settling on LHOB,” said junior Jasmine Mrozek, co-commissioner of the event. Last year’s event drew hundreds of students to see LHOB PAGE 3

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Lewis House of Baking will be held Friday from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. to provide members of the Notre Dame community with a vast assortment of baked goods. The proceeds will go to St. Margaret’s House.

ND to host Women’s Investment Summit

Flaherty promotes giving

By TRINITY REILLY News Writer

The Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) will hold the second annual Women’s Investment Summit (WIS) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, featuring 26 female speakers who will discuss their pathway to success in the investment field. The event is sponsored by BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Premier, Six Street Partners and Wellington Management. “We’re trying to help more

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Residence halls across campus come together in North and South Dining Halls to compete in a “Chopped”-style cooking competition. By CHRISTOPHER PARKER News Writer

Thirty-one dorms. Two dining halls. One secret ingredient. Flaherty Food Fights, the dorm’s “Chopped”-style cooking competition and signature event, began Thursday night at North and South Dining Halls. Junior Theresa Rogers, who founded the event last year, said she was inspired by the dorm’s roots in Pangborn Hall.

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“I have a family friend who lived in Pangborn, and she was telling me about how she and her friends would go to the dining hall and each choose a little ingredient, and they’d all have to make their dinner based off of that ingredient,” Rogers said. “All the girls from Flaherty were originally from Pangborn, so it’s cool to have that little tie back.” see FLAHERTY PAGE 4

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women in finance,” said Erin Bellissimo, managing director for the NDIGI. “What better way to tie into one of our key priorities, which is inclusion, with an investment conference that also can help the participants in career discernment and understanding the investment landscape? There will be a lot of educational learning that can go on to help with career choices. In addition, we’re going to be doing some case studies with very experiential learning.”

To preface the WIS, the NDIGI held the final round of a stock pitch competition Thursday night. Senior Lauren Weetman, committee chair for the competition and the WIS, said there were originally 21 teams entered in the contest. Three panelists who were coming for the WIS judged the top three teams, giving those students the opportunity to get feedback on their work from people already in the field. see INVESTMENT PAGE 4

Students to participate in Service Saturday By MIA MARROQUIN News Writer

Saturday morning more than two dozen Saint Mary’s students will join the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) to prepare and serve breakfast at Our Lady of the Road in South Bend. Our Lady of the Road is a local daytime drop-in center to provide breakfast, laundry,

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showers and hospitality to the community. With the temporary closure of the South Bend Public Library, Our Lady of the Road has hosted additional hours to serve as a warming center, Kris Choinacky, assistant director of OCSE, said. Saturday’s day of service is part of ongoing “Service Saturdays” the office sponsors throughout the year.

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“Part of our job here is to serve the community and connect our students out in the community, and the ways that we do that is from our Service Saturdays, the one that we chose this month being Our Lady of the Road,” Choinacky said. First-year student and OCSE student worker Carmen see SERVICE PAGE 4

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“Serious Youth in Sierra Leone” C103 Hesburgh Center 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Book launch featuring Catherine Bolton.

ND Symphony Orchestra Concert Leighton Concert Hall 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Featuring student soloists.

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Music Faculty Research Talks O’Neill Hall of Music 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Free event open to the public.

Educating the Whole Physician Lecture 214 DeBartolo Hall 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Presentation by Professor Hil Malatino.

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Saint Mary’s students give internship advice By MARIROSE OSBORNE News Writer

The Future Business Leaders of Saint Mar y’s held a panel offering internship adv ice for students of all majors and class years Thursday, where eight panelists presented their experiences. Senior Molly Galv in was first to discuss her time as a merchandising analyst intern at the Kohl’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “I was in the dress department,” Galv in said. “I would analyze daily sales reports and different products to see how they were performing. At the end of the summer we had a big strateg y product. I had to come up w ith a strateg y on how to make them better.” Junior Lily Chamberlin worked as a finance and management intern for Thor Industries in Elk hart, Indiana. “It’s the largest RV manufacturing company in the U.S., and they actually just bought a German company which is the largest RV manufacturing company in Europe. I got to be there for the transition which was really cool,” she said. Junior Addie Bobosk y spoke on her time at AbbVie Inc., a pharmaceutical

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Lew is Hall and raised over $1,000 in the process. “The turnout was around 400 students last year, a ver y nice turnout for the inaugural event. We are hoping for a similar showing this year,” sophomore, co-commissioner Isabel Snee said. The event w ill remain mostly unchanged from last year, w ith a number of different desserts being ser ved around the dorm. “We wanted to attract the same kind of people interested in LHOP, so we decided it was for the best if we didn’t change any thing up too drastically,” Snee said. The selection of desserts was tweaked slightly, as Rice Krispie treats and ice cream f loats were done away w ith and the Midwest favorite puppy chow was added. “The Rice Krispie treats were not as popular as we hoped and the ice cream f loats were just too messy. I heard puppy chow was popular in the Midwest, so I thought it would be a good idea to add it to the menu,”

company in North Chicago. “We focused on running clinical trials for polycystic ovar y sy ndrome, PCOS,” Bobosk y said. “They accepted engineers, business majors, any majors really.” Two of the panelists worked in various departments for Walmart’s corporate headquarters, senior Olivia Propheter who worked as a Walmart corporate produce intern and senior MaryClare Freeman who worked in the corporate finance department. In addition to more traditional internships, the panelists discussed alternative internship paths. Senior Noel Keen took part in a KPMG build your own internship program, and junior Claire Kavanaugh acted as a brand ambassador for Kellogg’s Joyböl brand over the summer and the start of the fall semester. “I posted on social media for them and gave out samples during the school year,” Kavanaugh said. “Then, based on what students would tell me, I’d give them feedback.” Kavanaugh said she appreciated the skills working for a big company afforded her. “It was a really big resume booster to put a big company like Kellogg’s on there,” she said. “It was a points system, so I’d get gift cards to

Amazon and Lululemon. It wasn’t technically an internship, but it was a really great experience.” The panelists discussed the hardships in their internships and what they learned from these experiences. “We had a fairly small department, so we did a lot of outsourcing. One of the managers was the lead, but he really wasn’t helpful and wasn’t answering any of our emails,” Chamberlin said of her time at Thor Industries. “I ended up doing a lot I wasn’t really prepared for. Afterwards I talked to my boss and she was not happy with him, but she told me she was glad I got this experience. It was a really good learning experience being thrown into the fire and having to do all these things. At the end of the day it ended up being good, but those two weeks were really stressful.” Propheter also discussed a difficult moment she had during her Walmart Produce internship. “This summer there was f looding in Savannah, Georgia, and we had to clear all of the stores there because produce doesn’t stay,” she said. “It was interesting seeing how people work under pressure.” Freeman added to Propheter’s conversation and said she also had an

experience where she had to adapt in an unexpected manner in her internship. “We had to give a big final project in front of 100 people which was tough,” she said. “I really don’t like public speaking. W hen I gave my boss my slides, she was really tough on them. But being able to take tough criticism is an important skill to have even when it hurts your feelings a little bit. They’re not trying to attack you at your internship; they really do want to see you come out on top.” Panelists also spoke on their processes of finding and deciding on an internship. Several panelists attended career fairs while others used pre-existing networks. Galvin said she learned about her internship from a contact in her hometown. “It’s always helpful to express what you want to do,” she said. “I will say it was a lot of data, and I really don’t like being behind a screen all day, but they told me it was just a one to two year thing and then you move up and get to go to meetings and actually work with the fabric and materials.” To find her internship, junior Maddie Hopek said she worked with recruiters. “I found all of the recruiters emails and then emailed

them explaining that I wanted to apply but I didn’t have access to the websites,” she said. “If you can talk to a person face-to-face, they just want to see if they can work with you and if you can work with them. You’re interviewing them just as much as they’re interviewing you.” Bobosky said persistence is key in looking for an internship, describing an encounter she had with the representatives from AbbVie. “The man at the booth actually refused to look at my resume because I was a sophomore,” she said. “I stayed near the booth until a lady came by and agreed to take a look at it. Every week I emailed her saying I want this, and after like three months of continuously emailing her, I got an offer. So I think the moral of the story is persistence will pay off.” Freeman also emphasized the w ide range of possibilities for interns. “Most any major is open to these positions as long as you put yourself out there,” Freeman said. “You just have to go w ith your gut feeling. Don’t just go back because you have a return offer. Work hard to find out what you want to do.” Contact Marirose Osborne at mosborne01@saintmarys.edu

Mrozek said. A longside the chocolate snack, the Lew is Chicks w ill also be ser v ing up cookies, brow nies, cinnamon rolls and ice cream, w ith a number of gluten free options as well. The event’s price has increased from $3 to $ 5 this year, but the all-you-caneat aspect has remained unchanged, allow ing students to eat as many pastries and sweets as they can for a paltr y sum. The organizers are hoping this change w ill allow them to raise more money to donate. “Hopefully if we bring in more people this year, we can hit our goal of raising $1,500 for St. Margaret’s house,” Mrozek said. The event’s donut eating competition, which pitted representatives from each dorm against each other in a battle of stomachs, w ill not be held this year. The event donates all of its proceeds to St. Margaret’s House, an organization focused on improv ing the lives of impoverished women and children in the South Bend area. Courtesy of Jasmine Mrozek

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Lewis Hall created Lewis House of Baking as a result of the success with their famous fall semester event, Lewis Hall of Pancakes (LHOP). LHOP draws hundreds of students to eat a variety of breakfast foods.

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Kosiba said she is eager for Saturday’s ser vice day. “I find an interest in ser ving the community which is why I registered to attend,” Kosiba said. “Aside from helping others, I think an advantage is that [volunteering] has allowed me to feel a sense of home here because my home is an hour-and-a-half away. It’s nice to feel like you belong to a community larger than yourself, and it lets me meet so many new people along the way.” OCSE has over 100 community partners that they work with throughout the year. “We specifically chose Februar y to go to Our Lady of the Road because we knew that Februar y had an extra weekend this year, and we weren’t sure if they would have a group available to help them ser ve breakfast,” Choinack y said. “We encourage the students to spend their ‘extra day’ during ser vice work. [Our Lady of the Road] were ver y excited to hear that we were wanting to come and ser ve.” W hen it comes to selecting community partners to work with Choinack y said, it is important to her to base it off who they have worked w ith in the past, but tr y to avoid repeating partners for Ser vice Saturdays. “Picking a partner also involves looking at the month, the theme of the month and what our local agencies are doing,” Choinack y said. “For example in March we are going to the Logan Center at Hannah and Friends because their big campaign month is March, so it just makes sense to say let’s work w ith Logan Center.” Other upcoming Ser vice Saturdays include Rebuilding Together and Back the Bend which ty pically have a high turnout rate from Saint Mar y’s students. Partnerships with OCSE expand beyond community partners as far as student clubs and organizations. Saturday’s Day of Ser vice is cosponsored with the Belles for Life group on campus. The day begins at 7 a.m. Saturday and concludes at 11 a.m. w ith brunch and time for ref lection on the day’s work.

“It’s pretty rare that students are able to manage $900,000 on their own, and we wanted to extend that opportunity across the entire campus,” she said. “We thought it worked really well with the WIS, where we’re focused on bringing more people into investing. The stock pitch competition is another way of furthering that mission — and, having these incredible people in for the WIS meant that we could have some amazing judges for the competition.” Some of the speakers at the WIS graduated from the University, some currently work for the University and some are not affiliated with Notre Dame at all. Each one, however, is deeply involved with the finance world and especially passionate about women’s role in investing, Bellissimo said. “Cathy Murphy, the president of personal investing at Fidelity, is not an alum, but she’s coming because she believes in this issue so deeply,” she said. “I think all of the participants are coming because they realize that women have to take the lead on trying to help solve this issue of not having a lot of retention of women in the industry.” Although every panelist is female, the event is geared toward all students at Notre Dame — male and female alike. Senior Claire Eilers, committee chair for speakers, said the event is open to students from schools throughout the University because it showcases the opportunities available in the investing world. “Last year, really only female students came, and that’s not the point of the summit; it’s supposed to be for men and women,” Eilers said. “This conference is targeting this huge discrepancy of women not being in these leadership roles in the investment managing industry, and everyone should come learn about that issue.” While this is only the second year the NDIGI has held the WIS, Bellissimo hopes it will continue to grow in the future. It provides a special opportunity for students to hear from women in the investing field, which is not always common, she said. “I’ve gone to quite a few investing conferences in my time here at Notre Dame, and it’s rare to even have one woman speak at them. The fact that it’s all women is something that’s kind of groundbreaking, and I think it’s great for Notre Dame,” Weetman said. “It’s hard to picture being an investor if you can’t see other women doing it.”

In the food fights, cooking teams of two to four use ingredients in the dining hall, plus one special ingredient, to make a delicious meal. Sophomore Nichola KeaneMurphy competed on last year’s runner-up team from Lyons Hall and said she enjoyed the camaraderie of the event. “It was fun to collaborate with some other people from my dorm who I don’t really get to hang out with much,” she said. “It was really cool how the dining hall staff would help us with anything we needed, like finding equipment. They would run to the back to grab us extra pans, extra spatulas and stuff. It was really cool to interact with the head chef of the dining hall.” Rogers said the dining hall staff were excited and engaged with the idea right away. “Last year, for the final round of the competition, the chefs all went to the Asian markets the morning before to find some really random ingredients. W hen I showed up in the basket, I was like, ‘W hat is this? ’ They said, ‘I don’t know. Have at it,’” she said. Teams can earn more time for cooking by raising more money for the dorm’s signature charity, Beacon Children’s Hospital. KeaneMurphy said Lyons really

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The food fights consist of teams of two to four using ingredients in the dining hall, plus one special ingredient to make a meal. came together in order to help Beacon and their dorm-mates. “We reached out to our dorm’s GroupMe and said, ‘Hey, here’s this link, donate to it so that we can get extra time.’ We got enough [money] to get the maximum amount of time, and it was really helpful to be able to make something a little bit more … exciting,” Keane-Murphy said. Flaherty donates to Beacon year-round with events like DVD drives and occasional service trips. Rogers said her dorm is proud of the work the hospital does. “It’s really been a force for good in the lives of these children, because it’s the only comprehensive children’s hospital in our area, so people come from all over Michigan Paid Advertisement

and Indiana to go there,” she said. Rogers said Flaherty has made a few changes to the event this year in the hopes of drawing more participants. They cut the event down to two nights rather than three and added a prize raff le for anyone who donates to their page. Last year, the dorm raised $1,700 through the event, and Rogers hopes to exceed that goal this year. “It’s been really interesting to tr y to make things really streamlined and easy for people who want to participate,” Rogers said. “Getting people to hear about it is the most important aspect, I think.” Contact Christopher Parker at cparke22@nd.edu

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By RYAN ISRAEL Scene Writer

The permacloud comes to South Bend in November, stays till March or April and brings with it gloom, melancholia and seasonal depression. The weather in London is surprisingly similar: cloudy, rainy and grey. These meteorological conditions affect our attitudes and dispositions, and, in turn, the art we consume and create. Archie Marshall, who performs most often under the name King Krule, and his latest album, “Man Alive!” come from under the permacloud of London, and his music is closely attached to the feeling and aura of midwinter weather. The ominous gloom of the permacloud imbues nearly all of Marshall’s work as Krule. There’s the slow, subdued nature of early hit “Baby Blue” and the angst of “Easy Easy,” tunes which introduced the world to the then 18-year-old Marshall and garnered the attention of musical royalty (read: Beyoncé and Frank Ocean). On 2017’s “The OOZ,” the South Londoner moved further into the abstract of mood and sound. “Man Alive!” Marshall’s third full length project as Krule, merges his loud bitterness and quiet sullenness while showcasing the singersongwriter’s mastery of a new wave style. The front half of “Man Alive!” is full of aggressive, post-punk-inflected jazz rock. Marshall’s voice, often the first thing noticed by newcomers to his music, echoes as smokey verses and screamed choruses alike billow out

of his lungs. On “Stoned Again,” he delivers an angry, near-rap verse as he laments the lowness of a high. His frustration and anger turns into shouts and screams, matched only by the introduction of a saxophone. Ignacio Salvadores, a frequent collaborator of Marshall, plays the brass instrument on numerous tracks from the album and largely contributes to the experimental sound of “Man Alive!” The sax rages alongside Marshall on the more loud, aggressive tracks and provides soft, musing melodies on the album’s smooth second half. “Airport Antenatal Airplane” acts as a transition from side A to side B. On the back half of the album, things slow down and mellow out, moving from harsh electric guitar to slow, heavy basslines and atmospheric sounds. It’s not bedroom pop because of where it was made, but rather where one would listen to it. “(Don’t Let The Dragon) Draag On” is reminiscent of lying in a dark room on a comfy bed as a lulling, rhythmic guitar guides you deeper into the warmth. “I wrap myself in my duvet,” sings Marshall, using a soft, low tone barely above a mumble. “Theme for the Cross” features Salvadores’ saxophone at its finest. The sweet-sounding instrument plays over a subdued, ambient beat and creates an incredibly smooth jazz rock track. “Man Alive!” finds Marshall at a pivotal time in the life of any young adult. In March of 2019, he became a father when his partner, photographer Charlotte Patmore, gave birth to their daughter Marina. Marshall wrestles with his return to the suburbs as a family man, finding

himself back in the park — “On my 10th birthday, got a puppy / Now I’m back in the park with the middle class yobs tryna get lucky” — and the supermarket — “He’s creepin’ ‘round the aisles of / The supermarket mall.” Expressions of loneliness and isolation abound, with songs like “Perfecto Miserable” and “Alone, Omen 3” offering different sides of the same emotion. Television, a recurring symbol on the album, serves as a distraction and an anxiety, bringing the tragedies and troubles of the world into the home. Marshall’s more abstract verses which fill in the gaps are less concerned with telling a story than providing a feeling. The album’s lyrical themes, combined with the deep sonic compositions and varied moods, make “Man Alive!” the ideal soundtrack for mopey days and slow nights under the permacloud. Contact Ryan Israel at risrael@nd.edu

“Man Alive!” Artist: King Krule Label: True Panther Sounds / Matador Records Favorite Tracks: “Stoned Again,” “(Don’t Let the Dragon) Draag On” If you like: Jazz, Frank Ocean

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On stepping down Kelli Smith Editor-in-Chief

When I was elected Editor-in-Chief of The Observer one year ago, I was absolutely terrified. I was studying in Jerusalem at the time and many of us wondered if leading the paper from abroad would be possible. To be honest, I didn’t know if it was. All I knew was I’d have to communicate with my staff through a computer screen and hope for the best until I was back on campus. I wrote my first column as Editor-in-Chief at the time, and in it I noted my appreciation for the team effort producing the paper behind the scenes. What I didn’t realize then, however, was just how true that sentiment would remain throughout the next 12 months. It’s undoubtedly a scary time to be a journalist. The amount of times we had to stand up for ourselves seemed to only grow month after month. From the Main Building to Le Mans Hall, we encountered hostility to a degree we never could’ve predicted. We will always welcome feedback. Feedback is what helps us grow and understand what we’re doing right or wrong in serving the tricampus community. But we will not be bullied into compromising our principles as an organization or as independent journalists doing our best to cover this community. A few weeks ago, an Observer alumna asked me how we manage the criticism or pressures of being a student journalist in today’s world. I thought for a while, then realized the answer is a relatively simple one. It’s looking at those around me and knowing the late nights and headaches are worth it for them. Thank you to Charlotte Edmonds, Natalie Weber, Mary Bernard, Mary Steurer, Maria Leontaras, Tom Naatz, Connor Mulvena, Michael Donovan, Maeve Filbin, Evy Stein, Allison Thornton, Nola Wallace and Diane Park for the best Editorial Board I could’ve possibly imagined. It has been an absolute privilege to lead this paper alongside all of you. Through every challenge, this team kept me faithful in our work and this organization. It wasn’t always easy. In fact, it hardly ever was. Every week brought an onslaught of new pressures, complaints or veiled threats. But it also brought on new relationships, stories and dedication — because we trusted in our mission, our community and each other. It’s hard to sum up the year in a column numbering a few hundred words. How can I put into words the passion and drive that incentivizes students with full class loads to stay up until the earliest hours of the morning five nights a week in the basement of South Dining Hall? The answer is that I can’t — because it’s best shown through the work so many students put aside countless hours and class assignments to complete. It’s seeing my incredible co-workers trailblazing a path for new social media, investigative, audio, archives and visual initiatives to better reach and engage our audience. It’s the Viewpoint section handling an unprecedented number of responses when a letter about leggings went viral across the world during our first week as a new staff. It’s the Sports department putting together a 28-page Irish Insider in one night with no complaints. It’s the Scene and Graphics departments coming together every night to produce compelling, multimedia content — even when we had to rush to fill extra space at the last minute. It’s asking our Editorial Board members if they’d come with me to testify to the student senate and getting a resounding yes from every single one of our department heads. It’s understanding that I can’t take credit for a single one of our accomplishments because every step we’ve taken wouldn’t have happened without so many others putting in the time and late nights to make it possible. Thank you to the more than 100 students who contribute to this paper week after week and to the faculty who understand our commitment to this job and the community members who engaged with us and trusted us with their stories. We couldn’t do any of this without you. Contact Kelli Smith at ksmith67@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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I have never — ever — planted anything. Not a tree. Not a f lower. Not a tomato. I don’t think I’ve ever even been to a farm. And I don’t really want to try and go. Not because I don’t think it’s worthwhile, or because I don’t think it would be fun. Farms are beautiful — the rolling hills, the open fields. I don’t want to try because farming looks really, really hard. I grew up outside New York City. I’ve spent most of my life there. And in a few months I’m moving there full time. They don’t really grow things in New York. There’s a few parks, sure. But almost nothing in the way of arable land. I am willing to bet that almost every New Yorker has no idea how to farm. But a more famous resident thinks we could learn. Michael Bloomberg was mayor of New York City for three terms from 2002 to 2013. He’s currently seeking the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Thus far, he has not won any delegates. Since his entry into the race, he has been widely criticized. Some have argued his net worth — over $60 billion — should automatically disqualify him. When income inequality is one of the major issues on the Democratic ticket, putting up one billionaire to face the current presidential billionaire would seem indecorous, they charge. In Feb. 19’s Democratic debate, former Vice President Joe Biden reminded the audience of the Bloomberg administration’s “Stopand-Frisk” policy, which allowed NYPD officers to detain, question and search civilians on the streets without a warrant. A U.S. District Court ruled the method led to racial profiling and violated New Yorkers’ Fourth Amendment rights. Sen. Elizabeth Warren brought up former Bloomberg female employees’ allegations of sexism. He replied that “none of them accuse me of doing anything, other than maybe they didn’t like a joke I told.” But what’s vexing me most about Mayor Bloomberg happened last election cycle. Recently, Wisconsin Republican official Anna Kelly shared a clip of Bloomberg speaking at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School in Nov. 2016. While answering a question about the role of entrepreneurs in addressing income inequality, Bloomberg said, in part: “We just — more and more, if you think about it, the agrarian society lasted 3,000 years, and we could teach processes. I could teach anybody — even people in this room, no offense intended — to be a farmer. … You dig a hole, you put a seed in, you put dirt on top, add water, up comes the corn. You could learn that. Then you have 300 years of the industrial society. You put the piece of metal on the lathe, you turn the crank in the direction of the arrow and you can have a job. [At] one point, 98% of the world worked in agriculture, today it’s 2%, in the United States. Now comes the information economy. And the information economy is fundamentally different because it’s built around replacing people with technology, and the skill sets that you have to learn are how to think and analyze. And that is a whole degree level different. You have to have a different skill set, you have to have a lot more gray matter.” It should be noted that Kelly shared the

four-year-old clip with partisan intentions, of course — but that doesn’t make her characterization of the remarks as “demeaning, elitist and out-of-touch” any less accurate. Bloomberg grew up in a middle-class family just outside Boston before moving to New York. He attended Johns Hopkins and Harvard, where he undoubtedly worked very hard. And his work ethic likely only improved as he amassed his billions. But he has spent his entire life in cities. He has no idea how to farm anything, and his assumption that farming is as simple as “digging a hole” has no basis in logic and demonstrates a, frankly, bizarre disconnect from one of the most fundamentally human professions. To say those who work with technology have more “gray matter” than their agricultural counterparts is not only laughable, it creates a false dichotomy. Modern farming is incredibly complex. Tractor cabs look more like plane cockpits than they do car dashboards. Farming is both physical labor and technological skills. It’s not the first time Bloomberg has shown a craven disregard for the working class. In 2002, when MTA workers threatened to strike and shut down the subway weeks before Christmas, the mayor bought a $500 bike and paraded around the city, in an effort to say New York could get on without the subway and the employees that keep it going. Of course, he forgot that most New Yorkers can’t afford such a bike, nor do they have the time to travel every where by bicycle. More importantly, he told the MTA employees the city that depends on them really doesn’t need them at all: According to their own mayor, they were dispensable. As Bloomberg states, just 2% of Americans work in agriculture; 2% of Americans feed the other 98%. They toil in dirt through storm and drought and blight and climate change and soil depletion. They understand the value of hard work and physical labor just as well as they understand computing software and technology. It’s an unfortunate fact that some of the most important Americans — the ones who grow our food and build our cities and run our trains — are the most forgotten. They deserve so much more than they’re given — and the last thing they deserve is to belittled by billionaires. Patrick McKelvey splits his time between being a college senior and pretending to be a screenwriter. He majors in American studies and classics and will be working in market research in New York after graduating. If you can’t find him at the movies, he can be reached for comment at pmckelve@nd.edu or @PatKelves17 on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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This isn’t the family we know The tri-campus communit y has often been hailed for its sense of family. In moments of difficult y, we come together. But in recent years, that hasn’t always been the case — and the student government elections only spotlight this div ision. On Friday, we released a lengthy report detailing the tornado of allegations, sanctions and appeals in the student body campaign cycle at Notre Dame — and unfortunately, this wasn’t the first instance of an election marred by controversy and obscurit y. In 2018, 402 students’ votes were invalidated after five rounds of sanctions, four appeals and numerous press releases restricted by confidentialit y. W hat has played out on our campuses mimics the rhetoric and actions of the national presidential elections. Personal attacks as well as shady techniques and strategies have become the norm, both across the countr y and here at home. But that isn’t the family we know. The oft-cited five pillars of the Holy Cross laud mind, heart, zeal, family and hope, and these are long-standing values we’ve seen our communities strive to exemplif y, time and time again — values that have been harder to find these past few weeks. The div isiveness that has now trick led dow n to our ow n campuses is corroding how we interact

w ith each other. This has saturated the foundation of our elections and even how we, as The Obser ver, go about reporting on the events occurring in the tri-campus communit y. We did not take the decision to publish our report on the election cycle lightly. We found the details of the cycle compelling and troubling — but above all, essential for the communit y to know. We fundamentally believe in the right for students — all of them — to know the details of what happened behind the closed doors and curtained-off sections of the second f loor of the LaFortune Student Center. This is why we chose not to give in to efforts to suppress our commitment to uncovering the truth and reporting it accurately. This report is not intended to be sensational or an attack — we are performing the dut y we feel we have to the student body. But we’re not perfect. We acknowledge that the deteriorating trust in journalists today mounts an ever-grow ing need for us to earn our credibilit y as public ser vants of this communit y. We w ill continue to be an outlet for all voices on this campus, and we w ill continue to work to prove we deser ve that responsibilit y. Part of that responsibilit y includes addressing persistent confusion about our journalistic processes, which the election cycle has, once again, brought to the forefront. Principally, we are independent from the Universit y and are not restricted by administrative oversight.

Confidentialit y is a decision all parties present must explicitly agree to, together. Our View point section is comprised of opinions and is separate from our News department. Our Editorial Board publishes its editorials in View point, not News — and columns and letters to the editor are never w ritten on behalf of the Board. Our reporters are prohibited from signing petitions or endorsing candidates. And our newsroom w ill never succumb to threats, veiled or other w ise. The upcoming presidential debate at Notre Dame offers an opportunit y to the student body — one that has the potential to demonstrate to the nation the power of unit y in a time of strife. Just as we work to overcome our shortcomings, we hope the communit y w ill use the debate as an opportunit y for civ il dialogue and healthy disagreement, not another moment to perpetuate misconceptions and engage in the div isive rhetoric that characterized our ow n elections again. With this mission in mind, we ask that the communit y not buy into cries of “fake news” and calls for hostilit y towards journalists. The tri-campus communit y is better than this. Let’s use the lessons of the last few weeks as an opportunit y to engage in civ il discourse. Rather than resorting to the behav ior we see on T V, let’s call on the core values that have defined our campuses for decades, and engage in discussion about why this mayhem has happened again in our communit y.

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My family is suffering from coronavirus. So am I. My hometown is breaking down. The coronavirus has caused over 1,600 deaths within a month, which has resulted in severe economic stagnation and social disorder in many Chinese cities, including my hometown Nanchang. A three-hour drive from Wuhan, where the virus originated, it has over 700 infections already. My whole family lives there. My parents have told me the masks are sold out, most businesses are suspended and intercity travel is banned. No one is on the street; no one is at the airport or the train station. It has turned from a city with 5 million residents into a ghost town. However, the hospital is jam-packed. Everybody is worried they have the coronavirus; those who have a cold even go see a doctor, crowding out people who really need help. The government is trying its best to prevent further spread of the virus. For example, going outside is not a right anymore. In my family’s neighborhood, each household can only have one person go out every other day to buy the necessities for life. There is a policeman checking on every person who has stepped out of their house. My parents cannot go to work; my sister cannot go to school. I have cried several times when I’ve called my mom, but she always smiles and says: “Son, be happy. At least you are fine.” No, Mom, I am not. The coronavirus outbreak has put the whole world in a panic. However, it also raises some fears other than health concerns especially in the Western countries: xenophobia towards Asians. In the first week of February in New Zealand,

Asian parents received an anonymous email asking their kids to “stay home” and referring to them as “disgusting virus spreaders.” The same week in the New York City subway, someone called an Asian woman wearing a face mask “diseased bitch” and attacked her. People may consider that such xenophobia is only limited to personal assaults, but it is not true. The racist words were spoken outright in newspapers and by government officials. The Province newspaper based in Vancouver, Canada, used “CHINA VIRUS” in huge block letters to refer to the coronavirus on their front page. Coronavirus is indeed from China, but when the H1N1 influenza from the U.S. caused 12,000 deaths, were there any media calling it “American Virus?” Calling it “China virus” is racist and goes against journalistic ethics. If the front page is not conspicuous enough, then the words spoken by US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross must be. During an interview, he has said this virus crisis in China is a good opportunity to bring back jobs to America. Even though it’s right for America to protect domestic jobs, it should not be said at such a time when the Chinese are suffering from losing their families and Asian Americans are being discriminated against. Furthermore, referring to such a crisis as an opportunity shows that this person, and by implication the U.S. government he is representing, has zero human empathy for those who are suffering from the coronavirus. While the coronavirus has not reached Notre Dame, xenophobia has. One of my Chinese friends has heard people joking that “Chinese people eat everything.” Another of my Chinese friends was

seriously suspected of having the coronavirus by her roommate, even though she had checked with St. Liam’s and the hospital several times. She had to make a lot of schedule changes, which negatively impacted her academic performance and emotional wellbeing. While all these disgusting dramas were happening, internal communications finally sent out an email to everybody regarding the concerns about the coronavirus. However, I have not seen a single word to console our Chinese students who have families suffering from the virus. I have not seen a single word to regard the discrimination against Asian people because of the virus. Did the same people also write “Building Community the Notre Dame Way?” While there are xenophobia and carelessness, there is still love. Many people have donated money and medical supplies to China; many people are praying for China. I am so grateful for the donations and the prayers, but when I walk on the campus and feel insecure that people might want to stay away from me, our community is still on shaky ground. Therefore, I urge you, my only family here, to keep in mind that we are all people, and nobody should be labeled and dehumanized as virus spreaders from their ethnicity. Discrimination cannot save us from getting infected, but empathy and love can certainly help those whose lives are disrupted by the coronavirus.

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Sparring my way through life Parker Revers Guest Columnist

The Bengal Bouts has taught me the value of hard work and dedication: The lessons have been brutal at times, but the process has been the most fulfilling journey I know. From a young age, I’ve embodied the mantra, “Do what you don’t want to do.” It’s ser ved as a starting point for motivation and self-improvement. I grew up harboring a silent discontent toward my mild speech impediment. It’s something that at times feels uncontrollable and inseparable, but I’ve done my best to cope. I routinely struggled throughout elementar y and middle school and felt at odds w ith words I knew I had but couldn’t physically express. Aspiring to be a more f luid speaker, I joined the speech and debate team my freshman year of high school. Initially, the unknow n audiences mimicked the sneers of elementar y years. However, I sincerely wanted to improve. For four years I lived in the speech and debate classroom after school, obsessively ran practice rounds and resolutely spent my Friday nights honing speeches for the follow ing day’s tournament. My efficacy as a speaker and concurrently success in debate, burgeoned. Though impediments are disorders, I entered Notre Dame regarding mine as quite the contrar y. During my freshman fall semester, I sought something that would again push me as extensively as stuttering through debate rounds. I tried box ing w ith an open mind and quick ly fell in love. The practices kicked my ass and the 2016 captain cohort immediately became guys I looked up to. W hen the opportunit y to live in Bangladesh on behalf of the

box ing club presented itself, I jumped on it. Time in Bangladesh kindled many untamed emotions — our band of four lived on the opposite side of the world in a countr y where most ever y thing seemed converse to life in the states. The heat is suffocating. The language is different. The countr y is predominantly Muslim. Dhaka is the most densely populated cit y in the world. The roads are chaotic. Dayto-day life required us to step back and consider the bigger picture. I lived w ith then-senior captain Jackson Wrede in rural Sreemangal, a cit y about five hours north of Dhaka. Most mornings were spent teaching English to 40-plus boys and girls while the afternoons were spent v isiting nearby tribal v illages. I often still think about these big smiles and self less demeanors. Their intentions are pure and authentic while their values harp family and joy despite difficult y making ends meet. I went into Bangladesh w ith the intention “to help” the “weak bodies” we honor in our club’s box ing slogan — śakti, sāhasa — but I left the countr y hav ing taken much more from them. W hen I am no longer part of the men’s box ing program here at Notre Dame, I w ill forever remember the people who have ser ved as sincere role models for the past four years. The 2016 and 2017 captains were early heroes; the people of Bangladesh impress a spirit of gratitude and triumph you can’t find in the United States. As iron sharpens iron, my fellow captains and coaches have sharpened me into the nearly graduating senior I am today.

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The No. 5/5-ranked Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team is coming off of a weekend victory over No. 20/20 Richmond, avenging their 9-8 loss to the Spiders (22) last season. Now, just as they did last season after the Richmond game, the Irish (2-0) are set to hit the road to take on Maryland, who sit two spots below the Irish in the polls at No. 7/7 nationally. The Terrapins (3-1) have already faced three ranked opponents this season, defeating Richmond 14-13 in double overtime on the road, besting then-No. 9 Penn 17-15 in College Park and falling 13-12 to No. 15 Villanova most recently. Their contest against Navy which was scheduled for Sunday was postponed. The matchup against Maryland will be interesting as it will tip the scales to whoever wins as the teams are deadlocked at 6-6 in their 12 alltime meetings. Notre Dame’s schedule gets no easier after taking on the Terrapins, as nine of the

opponents on their slate are currently ranked in the top-20 nationally in both major polls. The Irish have had the good fortune to get solid production from their youth. They are currently led by freshman attack Pat Kavanagh, who leads the team with 12 points behind seven goals and five assists, while sophomore attack Griffin Westin is in second with four goals and three assists for a total of seven points. Notre Dame has also gotten stiff goaltending from freshman Liam Entenmann, who has 16 saves and has only allowed seven goals for a save percentage of 70%, although the Terrapins will provide the first ranked test of his young collegiate career. Irish senior middie Bryan Costabile, a reigning first team All-American selection and 2019 ACC Offensive player of the year, is third on the team with five points behind four goals and an assist. Costabile set a program record for single-season goals by a midfielder last year with 42 and is currently 11th in Notre Dame history in

career goals with 93. With seven more goals he would be only the ninth Irish player to reach 100 for a career and with 18 he would become the all-time program leader in goals by a midfielder. When Notre Dame took on Maryland last season at home, the cold weather caused the teams to move indoors to face off in the Loftus Sports Center. The thenNo. 2-ranked Terrapins jumped out to a 4-3 lead on the then-No. 12/17 Irish after the first period, but Notre Dame stormed back and outscored Maryland 4-1 in the second quarter to lead 7-5. After posting even offensive efforts in the third quarter with four goals apiece, Maryland rallied in the fourth quarter, scoring a goal with 2:22 remaining to cut it to one and converting with just 16 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. However, quickly out of the gate the Irish scored on their first possession to take the match 14-13. The Terrapins will be looking for revenge come Saturday at 1 p.m. in College Park, Massachusetts.

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Irish sophomore guard Katlyn Gilbert drives for a layup during Notre Dame’s 68-62 loss to Virginia Tech at Purcell Pavilion on Feb. 20.

Irish graduate student guard Rex Pflueger dribbles the ball up the court during Notre Dame’s 75-61 victory over UCLA on Dec. 14 at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame visits Wake Forest on Saturday.

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Tarheels opposition 21-16 in the first quarter. The Irish led the game in scoring for the first three periods of the game. Much of the team’s success can be attributed to a stellar offensive performance. McGraw commented on the team’s production on that end of the court: “That was definitely our best offensive outing of the year,” she said. “We shot it well in every quarter and to have 26 assists on 33 field goals is kind of like the old days. That was really good to see.” Late in the game, McGraw sent a lineup of walk-ons onto the court to get a taste of victory in Purcell Pavilion. After the game, McGraw praised the walk-ons as an integral part of the team. “It is so fun to be able to give them that chance because they are at practice every day, in the weight room every day, and they are doing everything that they need to do, but they don’t get any time on the court,” McGraw said. “It was great to be able to give them that moment.” This game was another that put Irish freshman Sam Brunelle on the map for ACC rookie of the year. When asked if she thought Brunelle was in contention, McGraw answered confidently. “I do. I think that [sophomore] Katlyn Gilbert is in the mix as well,” she said. “Looking at the conference, I don’t see anybody better. I think that [ Brunelle] has had a terrific year and she has done so many things. She is finishing strong. … It would be great for us to see that” Reflecting upon her own performance and the end of the season so near, Brunelle commented on how it felt to end the season on a two-game winning streak. “It is amazing because it has definitely been a bit of a rollercoaster, to say the least,” Brunelle said. “It is great that we have won two in a row, and it is nice to know that we are finishing strong. We still have a lot more to play moving forward. We just want to finish as strong as we can continuing on.”

Looking ahead to Florida State, the team still has a lot to prepare for. With that, Brunelle has no doubt her Irish team has what it takes to compete at the highest level. “We have so much more fight than we think we do,” Brunelle said. “I think that is something that took us a while to find, and we are not even completely there yet, but towards the end of the season we have been showing that we’ve got it. It is exciting to know the potential that we have there moving forward.” Similarly, McGraw wants the team to rally behind this UNC victory. “I really think that we can have a springboard off of this,” McGraw said. “Florida State is going to be a tough game for us. But then to come back and to enter the tournament with a little optimism will be great for us.” Contact Inigo Yturralde at ityurral@nd.edu

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a 90-80 victory. The Irish shot nearly 45% from the field and scored their most points in a conference game all season. However, they will need to slow down Wake Forest’s offense Saturday, as Childress scored 24 points in that game. Gibbs added 23 for the Irish that night. The Irish are looking to solidify their position heading into the ACC tournament. Notre Dame is currently tied for fifth in the conference, but there are five teams all vying for that same spot. Finishing in fifth place would give the Irish a much simpler path to the conference tournament semifinals, which is what many analysts think they need to do in order to earn an NCAA tournament berth. The Irish face a tough last

few games of the season. After this matchup, they will end the season with two games at home, starting with No. 6-ranked Florida State before concluding with a matchup with Virginia Tech. They have been playing their best basketball lately, but will need to continue that. Brey spoke to the leadership the team has received. “We’ve got a poise about us, and our seniors are leading us,” he said. The Irish’s three senior captains — Gibbs, senior forward John Mooney and gradate student guard Rex Pflueger — have all been leading by example this year. Gibbs and Mooney combine for nearly 30 points per game, and Pflueger has provided tremendous leadership and defensive prowess to the Irish down the stretch,, including clutch steals against North Carolina and the offensive rebound which led

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has shown us areas [where] we need to really focus and improve.” Notre Dame was not able to end their trip to Palm Springs, California, with a win, however. The Irish held a 3-1 lead against Cal State Fullerton heading into the bottom of the sixth, but a two-run home run, some more timely hitting and throwing errors resulted in a four run inning for the Titans (10-5). The Irish were able to score once and put the tying run on base in top of the seventh but were unable to capitalize. Gumpf acknowledged that Notre Dame has occasionally left too many runners on-base and has costly errors but largely attributes some of mistakes and missed

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road hockey, and we need to bring that home,” Jackson said. “My biggest message is we need to bring that same level of play into our building. We’ve got to find a way to make sure we bring that same desperate hockey here to our building.” Despite owning a four-game losing streak, the Spartans (14-17-1, 10-11-1 Big Ten) will

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opportunities to growing pains. “One game, we left 11 runners on base. … If we can get a couple of those people in, it changes the game,” she said. “We’ve had some errors that have gotten us in some trouble. But that’s going to happen. And that’s how you grow and learn, so … I feel like it’s all worth it, as long as we get better.” Notre Dame has been able to consistently rely on the pitching of Holloway, Tidd and junior Morgan Ryan to keep the Irish in games. Holloway has performed especially well, posting a 0.24 ERA and holding opposing batters to a .186 batting average in 58 and twothirds innings pitched. Gumphf emphasized that she was happy with all three. “I think our pitching staff overall has done a really nice job,” Gumpf said. “Every

single game [they have] given us a chance to win.” The top of Notre Dame’s order has been an almost impossible challenge for most opposing pitching staffs. The alum of the Pingry School has also maintained a batting average just under .400, which is second only to reigning ACC player of the week Abby Sweet. Sweet, a junior centerfielder hailing from Newhall, California, recorded 10 hits at the Mary Nutter Classic, including four doubles and a home run. She leads the team with 18 RBIs and a .413 batting average. “I think Sweet’s been phenomenal,” Gumpf said. “[Senior second baseman] Katie Marino has had a great season so far. … They’re on fire.” Duke (14-2) will enter Friday’s game on a five-game

win streak which includes a 1-0 victory at No. 3 Texas. The Blue Devils are lead at the dish by sophomore right fielder Caroline Jacobsen, who hit for a .417 average and six home runs. The Irish will also have to be prepared to earn every run this weekend, as no Duke pitcher has an ERA above 2.00. Gumpf was very complimentary of the Blue Devils, but was adamant that the Irish will just need to approach this series like any other. “Duke’s a really good team,” she said. “I think they’re a very mature team right now because they’re kind of the same group of girls on the same team for the third year in a row. … They hit well, … and their pitching definitely has really risen to win them some big ball games. …They’re great opponents;

they’re going to play great softball. It’s just about us making sure we’re playing our game and know what we need to do to win. … That’s all that matters.” Though Notre Dame has plenty of non-conference games remaining on the schedule, Gumpf is excited to begin ACC play and anticipates a very competitive year in the conference. “We have, I think, five teams currently ranked in the top30, which is crazy,” Gumpf said. “I think that’s a really great start for the ACC, and I think it’s just going to keep getting better. I would expect to be six teams in the NCA A [tournament] the way that teams are going right now.” First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 5 p.m.

still be a tough match-up for Notre Dame, bringing in a high-powered offense as well as a potent first line and power play that poses a threat to the Irish that cannot be overlooked. “I don’t know if they’re struggling per se. As far as wins go, yes, but they’re still playing well just watching them on video,” Jackson said. “They’re a team that executes extremely well. You can tell exactly what they’re trying to do, and they do it pretty well.”

The Big Ten standings are a logjam towards the top with the top six teams separated only by 10 points. The Irish sit within two of Minnesota and Ohio State at 35 points while both Michigan and Michigan State are just behind Notre Dame, trailing only by two and four points, respectively. Though tightly contested in the standings, Jackson wants his team to stay focused on their play rather than standings. “We need to worry about

how we’re playing, probably more so than worrying about the points right now,” Jackson said. “We just have to continue to play at the level at which we played on the weekend as far as just our intensity, our physicality, our smarts. The way we played was impressive and if we can continue that, then hopefully we can go on a bit of a run.” With the regular season coming to a close, Notre Dame will take time after Saturday’s game to honor the

five seniors who are graduating this season. Defenseman Tory Dello, forwards Mike O’Leary, Cam Morrison and Cal Burke, and goaltender Cale Morris will all be recognized at the conclusion of the weekend’s contest. Puck drop for the endof-season matchups is set for 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday at Compton Family Ice Arena.

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Irish senior assistant captain and goaltender Cale Morris takes a waterbreak during Notre Dame’s 2-1 loss to Minnesota on Feb. 15 at Compton Family Ice Arena.

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Irish sophomore forward Michael Graham tries to get the puck off the boards during Notre Dame’s 2-1 loss to Minnesota on Feb. 15 at Compton Family Ice Arena.

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ND MEN’s BASketball

ND seeks fourth straight win By LIAM COOLICAN Sports Writer

Notre Dame (18-10, 9-8 ACC) looks to continue their lateseason push when they travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for a matchup with Wake Forest (12-15, 5-12 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. The Irish have been playing well as of late, winning their last three games, two of them on last second shots. Against North Carolina on Feb. 17, the Irish staged a terrific comeback effort to top the Tarheels (11-17, 4-13 ACC) behind a go-ahead three b sophomore forward Nate Laszewski. On Wednesday, senior guard T.J. Gibbs came up clutch in his own right by making a floater to beat the buzzer, giving the Irish the win over Boston College. However, head coach Mike Brey was complimentary of the entire team’s effort. “I’m really proud of our group, how we’ve grown,” Brey said. “We couldn’t win games

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like this or the North Carolina game at the buzzer in early January.” Wake Forest, despite sitting 14th in the ACC, has a lot of positive momentum coming into this matchup. In their last game Tuesday night, they defeated No. 7-ranked Duke in double overtime. However, before that game, they had lost four of their last five contests. The Demon Deacons are led by senior guard Brandon Childress, who averages 15.1 points per game, and 7-foot junior center Olivier Sarr, who scores 12.9 points and grabs 8.5 rebounds a game. Wake Forest is ranked near the middle of the ACC for scoring offense, averaging 73.1 points per game, but they allow opponents 73.7 points per game. They own an 8-5 home record, while Notre Dame is just 4-6 on the road this year. The Irish faced Wake Forest on Jan. 29, coming away with see M BBALL PAGE 10

By INIGO YTURRALDE Sports Writer

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Irish freshman forward Sam Brunelle looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 68-62 loss to Virginia Tech on Feb. 20 at Purcell Pavillion.

Thursday night, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team pulled off a win over UNC in their last home game of the season. The Irish finished the game with a score of 83-65. This burst of momentum could prove useful for the Irish with the ACC tournament less than a week away. After the game, Irish head coach Muffet McGraw expressed her appreciation to both her team and the team’s loyal supporters. “I am so thankful that we could end our season with two wins at home,” McGraw said. “We really struggled at home this year, and we wanted to give that small gift to our fans for all that they have done for us. This year has been difficult and to have them come back nigh after night, we just really appreciate their loyalty and support. They inspired us tonight.” The team jumped quickly into action, outscoring the visiting see W BBALL PAGE 10

ND SOFTBALL

HOCKEY

Irish end regular season against Spartans By Dominic Gibson

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Sports Writer

After sweeping a critical Big Ten weekend series against one of the hottest teams in Michigan, the Notre Dame hockey team w ill close out the regular season against Michigan State at home. The Irish (1412-6, 9-8-5 Big Ten) currently sit in fourth place in the Big Ten standings but after this weekend can finish anywhere between tied for first and sixth. Notre Dame w ill be looking to carr y its momentum into this week and potentially earn a higher seed for the conference tournament w ith the possibilit y to earn the No. 2 spot in the seeding. W hile success on the road has not been an issue for the Irish, consistency at home is something head coach Jeff Jackson is looking for in his team. “I think we played good see HOCKEY PAGE 11

Squad starts conference play

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Irish sophomore defenseman Nick Leivermann shoots during Notre Dame’s 2-1 loss to Minnesota on Feb. 15 at home.

After managing to go .500 against stiff competition in the Mar y Nutter Classic, Notre Dame w ill face another test this weekend when the team travels to Durham, North Carolina, to begin a three game series against Duke on Friday. The series marks the first games on the conference slate for t wo talented squads lurking just outside the current top-25. The Irish’s (10-5) 3-3 performance last weekend was punctuated by a 7-3 w in over No. 16 Arizona State. Sophomore pitcher Pay ton Tidd picked up the w in after holding the Sun Dev ils (12-5) to only three runs in four innings of work. Junior pitcher A lex is Holloway then continued her trend of being v irtually unhittable this season, holding the Sun Dev ils scoreless in the final three innings to earn the save. The Irish also did damage at the plate early, forcing Arizona State to go to the bullpen in

just the second inning after putting up three runs in the first t wo innings. Notre Dame extended the lead to 6-0 in the top of the fourth, and though the Sun Dev ils responded w ith three runs of their ow n in Tidd’s final inning of action, the advantage would not be relinquished. On the bus to Durham, Notre Dame head coach Deanna Gumpf explained that she has been pleased w ith her team’s response to a challenging schedule thus far, and she thinks the qualit y of competition w ill help the Irish improve. “I think we’ve done a really good job of play ing a really tough schedule,” Gumpf said. “I think it really shows us … some areas where we need to get better. W hen you play good teams, they’re going to expose things that we need to work on. So I like the fact that we played some really good competition, that we played well … and it see SOFTBALL PAGE 11