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ND announces leprechauns Diverse new team includes first-ever female leprechaun, Lynnette Wukie Observer Staff Report
The leprechaun lineup for the 2019-20 school year has been declared the “most diverse roster” ever, the Notre Dame cheerleading program announced Tuesday. Junior Samuel Jackson and sophomores Conal Fagan and Lynnette Wukie will all act as the University’s mascot for the upcoming year, ringing in the most diverse group since the leprechaun became the official mascot in 1965. Jackson and Wukie will be the second and third African Americans to hold the role, and Wukie will become the University’s first female leprechaun.
Fagan, who is from Derry, Northern Ireland, will enter his second season in the job. “Each bring their own strengths and personalities to the role, and I’m excited to see them represent Notre Dame on the sidelines next season,” head cheerleading coach Delayna Herndon said in the release. “As such a visible representative of Notre Dame, the leprechaun is a role model to fans across the country, and we hope this group can inspire people of all backgrounds to see themselves as a vital part of the Notre Dame family.” Jackson, a native of Alabama and a resident of
Keough Hall on campus, said Mike Brown — Notre Dame’s first African American leprechaun and current regional director for athletics advancement — and his history with the role prompted his interest. “When I first came here, I was a big Notre Dame fan, but I didn’t have the history or legacy that my friends did,” Jackson said in the release. “Being able to make my own experiences and memories here at this University and to be able to represent it — especially as a senior — is just the best feeling. I feel like I have solidified my presence and voice, and am now etching it into the very fabric of the
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University.” Fagan, during his time as a 2018-19 mascot, has helped cheer on a wide variety of sports and accompanied the women’s basketball team to the Final Four. A resident of St. Edward’s Hall on campus, Fagan was a walk-on for the Irish men’s soccer team before taking on the role of being the leprechaun during his sophomore year. As the first native Irishman to hold the job, Fagan said he was unsure how excited he would be in the job at first because mascots and cheerleading are not a part of the culture in Ireland.
Following the recent fire at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, the University will be making a $100,000 donation toward upcoming renovation efforts, University President Fr. John Jenkins said Tuesday in a statement issued by the Office of Media Relations. “We are deeply saddened to see the damage to the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, a church whose exquisite Gothic architecture
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Professors discuss new book Panelists discuss on Fr. Hesburgh’s life, legacy gender inequality in workplace
By JACK LYONS News Writer
The final phrase of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’s obituary lauds his contributions to Notre Dame. “That the Notre Dame of today … stands as one of the world’s great universities is the lasting
legacy of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.” the obituary said. For Fr. Wilson Miscamble, that recognition came with a cost. “Might it be said that Fr. Ted did too much kneeling before the world? ” Miscamble asked in the conclusion of his new biography on the former Notre Dame president, “American
Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conf licted Legacy of Notre Dame’s Father Ted Hesburgh.” Miscamble, a professor of history at Notre Dame, discussed his book with three other Notre Dame professors Tuesday night in a panel hosted by the Tocqueville Program for see HESBURGH PAGE 3
Sorin College to be renovated in fall of 2020 Observer Staff Report
Sorin College will undergo extensive renovations during the 2020-2021 school year, Jonathan Retartha, the University’s director of residential life for housing operations, announced in an email to Sorin residents Tuesday. The building’s renovation will follow the completion of Dillon Hall’s renovation
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during the 2019-2020 school year. Renovation work will begin in the summer of 2020, the email said. The Sorin community will be relocated to Pangborn Hall for the school year due to the renovation’s extensive nature. In the email, Retartha said the aim is to maintain Sorin’s historical character while updating its amenities.
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”We are excited for this opportunity to modernize the mechanical systems and improve the community building spaces in Sorin while preserving the historical and cultural components that make Sorin so well-loved by residents and alumni,” he said. The construction will be see SORIN PAGE 4
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Four panelists discuss gender discrimination in the workforce at a panel in the Welsh Parlor of the Haggar College Center on Tuesday. By MARIROSE OSBORNE News Writer
A panel titled “How to Navigate Equal Pay as a College Grad,” which explored ways how young female professionals can combat gender inequality in the workplace, was presented in Saint Mary’s Haggar Parlor on Tuesday night. The panel featured four
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speakers, with senior political science and gender and women’s studies major Zoie Clay beginning the discussion. Clay, who conducted her senior comprehensive research on pay discrepancies between men and women, said gender discrimination is still a pervasive issue in the working world. see EQUAL PAY PAGE 4
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SMC concludes activism series By KATHLEEN MEYER News Writer
Saint Mary’s invited Dalila Huerta, Lety Stanton-Verduzco and Ameenah Starks to speak at its final Woman, Activist, Mother panel Tuesday night. Each woman plays a role in activism within the South Bend community. Huerta currently works at La Casa de Amistad as the education and community programs coordinator and said her work is dedicated to cultural equity, decolonization and critical multicultural pedagogy. Stanton-Verduzco serves as the recruiter trainer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program of St. Joseph County. Starks is the assistant director of the Bowen Center in LaPorte County and works at the Islamic Society of Michiana. Each panelist explained how her professional life has heavily influenced her life as an activist. “I have always been a museum arts educator,” Huerta said. “It was right after the [2016 Presidential] election and I was feeling motivated to do a little more within my job. I really wanted to build a relationship with students and at this time there was a job opening at La Casa de Amistad.” Huerta said she felt this would be an
opportunity to build deeper relationships with students. “Another thing I really loved about this job opportunity was its commitment to community work and social justice,” she said. Huerta said it was a big adjustment to pursue a career that wasn’t what she had studied in graduate school. “I do love that I get to do, through my job, a lot of things that I care about the most,” she said. Starks said she turned to God to guide her through her life. “I never planned this path for myself,” she said. “It’s kind of like I’ve been led to everything that I’ve done.” Stanton-Verduzco said her focus was working with children who she believed to be most vulnerable, especially because they can’t advocate for themselves. “I loved working with kids,” she said, “But I realized I only have them from 2:30 to 6:00. I can’t control anything before 2:30 and I can’t control anything after 6:00.” She realized that no matter how she helped them during that time frame, if situations surrounding the children didn’t change she wasn’t helping them as much as she wanted to. “We started having things like family nights and encouraging parents to come
and participate,” she said. “I saw these little things impacting something greater than just those three hours I had with those kids.” Stanton-Verduzco realized there was a great need in the community and began to bring other people in the community together. The panelists closed with advice about balancing life, self care and activism. “I think it’s important to be with someone that supports what you do,” StantonVerduzco said. “It’s not that we have the same focus or passion, but we have the same values.” Huerta said being mindful helps her in balancing her life. “Make sure you’re doing something valuable and contributing to something,” she said. “I also realize I can’t do everything and it’s okay to say no.” Starks said keeping herself organized is the biggest contributor in a balanced life. “It usually becomes color-coded to let me know what is my time, what is work time and what other times I need to fill in,” she said. “Every month I go and look at what I have done. I have made a commitment that I will work toward my goal.” Contact Kathleen Meyer at kmeyer02@nd.edu
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Event for women in business to be hosted by SMC Observer Staff Report
Saint Mar y’s announced the College will be hosting the #RealBossLady Engaging Women Conference on May 22 in an email sent to the College community Tuesday. According to the release, the conference, hosted by the College’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Initiative (WEI), a nonprofit group that works to empower women in business, and 1st Source Bank, was founded in 2015 and has since hosted over 1,000 female leaders. “Women in the community will have the opportunity to learn, share and grow while networking with many other women leaders at this year’s annual Engaging Women Conference,” the release said. Willow Wetherall, director of the WEI at Saint Mary’s, said this year’s theme, #RealBossLady, will focus on “being the boss of one’s personal life, career and business, while also attending to women’s desires to have a lasting impact.” Beatrice Phillips, director of business development at Boling Vision and a member of the conference’s planning committee, said the event is designed to support women in all stages of their careers. “Women in our community
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Inquiry Into Religion and Public Life. Professor Patrick Deneen, a panelist and member of the political science department, agreed w ith Miscamble’s portrait of Hesburgh: a man who sought to elevate his universit y to an elite institution during his 35 years as president. “Contained in [Notre Dame’s] success have been the seeds of a certain undoing of the distinctiveness of a Catholic universit y that might stand not merely in the world, but in some ways apart from the world,” Deneen said. Deneen called attention to the title of Miscamble’s book, suggesting at the heart of Hesburgh’s legacy is the question of which word holds greater significance to him: American or priest? Professor Jennifer
are at many different points in their lives, careers and businesses — entry-level, rising stars or executive management,“ Phillips said. “We can reach our goals and our full potential faster with the support of other women.” The conference will help equip women to serve their local communities, Wetherall said. “We will be providing tools for our attendees to take these messages back out into their communities, workplaces and businesses to create positive change for women in the greater South Bend-Elkhart region,” Wetherall said. The event will also recognize the legacy of the College’s 175th anniversary, the email said. “Generations of Saint Mary’s graduates have emerged as global leaders and change-makers,” Wetherall said. “We pay tribute to the visionary leadership and perseverance of the founding sisters as we come together for a day of growth, connection and lasting change.” The conference will be held May 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Early registration, which lasts until May 3, is $70 with the promo code “early bird.” Regular registration for the event is $85. For more information, contact Willow Wetherall at w wetherall@saintmarys.edu
McAward, a panelist who ser ves as an associate professor of law and director of the K lau Center for Civ il and Human Rights, felt the book neglected to portray the profundit y of Hesburgh’s role in the civ il rights movement. Miscamble responded to McAward by noting Hesburgh appeared only brief ly in the American historian Taylor Branch’s multi-volume work on the civ il rights movement, which Miscamble relied on for research on the topic. Professor Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a panelist from the American Studies and histor y departments who also directs the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, criticized Miscamble’s book for its sources and emphasis on Hesburgh as the sole catalyst of changes in American Catholic higher education. Sprows Cummings questioned Miscamble’s
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Phone scam poses as NDPD, cons students Observer Staff Report
The Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) warned students in an email to the Notre Dame communit y on Tuesday about a phone scam appearing to come from the main NDPD phone number (574-631-5555). The caller, upon someone answering or in a voicemail, claims to have a warrant for the person’s arrest and requires an in-person meeting at a remote location or a credit card number to avoid arrest. NDPD said in the email to never give away personal information to a caller over the phone or agree to a meeting w ith someone. “Please know that NDPD does not make notifications in this manner and
would never ask for a credit card or other personal information over the phone or to meet in a remote location,” the NDPD email said. “Please make a note of this and contact NDPD if you have any questions.” In the email, NDPD warned students to look for signs they may be receiv ing a scam phone call. “Scammers often alter caller ID numbers to make it look like an actual agency is calling,” the email said. “The callers use titles and fake badge numbers to appear legitimate. They may use the v ictim’s name, address and other personal information to make the call sound official. Sometimes merely calling the number listed may result in a charge to your phone
ser v ice.” The email listed other methods for students to see if they are being tricked by a phone call, including if the caller leaves a voicemail message to call them, asks for credit or debit card numbers over the phone, demands that the student pay immediately w ithout first sending a bill in the mail or threatens to report the student to law enforcement to have them arrested. NDPD prov ided a list of preventative measures against phone scams in the email, including verif y ing the claims the caller makes by contacting NDPD or a Universit y official, refraining from prov iding personal information and carefully analyzing payment requests.
Nekvasil to be honored by College in ceremony Observer Staff Report
Interim College President Nancy Nekvasil’s investiture w ill take place during the Honors Convocation ceremony May 5, Mar y Burke, chair of the Saint Mar y’s Board of Trustees, said in an email to the Saint Mar y’s communit y Tuesday.
strateg y to rely on his inter v iews w ith Hesburgh 10 years after his ex it from the presidency at Notre Dame as a key component of the book. “I think instead it created the conditions under which one of Fr. Ted’s most obv ious f laws — the tendency to self-aggrandizement — could be used against him,” she said. Sprows Cummings said more archival ev idence, plent y of which can be found in the Notre Dame librar y system, would have been a better source for a look inside the priest’s mind. Miscamble acknowledged Sprows Cummings’ criticism and said he would leave archival research to younger scholars such as Sprows Cummings. Sprows Cummings also noted the shift away from the distinct, more European idea of a Catholic universit y to which Deneen alluded was a greater movement in American
The investiture w ill formally honor Nek vasil’s appointment as interim president of Saint Mar y’s. “This celebration is open to all and I encourage all of our facult y, staff and students to attend the investiture ceremony,” Burke said in the email. “This is an exciting and historic time for Saint Mar y’s College,
culture, and not one propagated by a single universit y’s president. “American Catholics, particularly in the post war period, were too enamored w ith making money to embrace the life of the mind,” she said. This focus on accumulating wealth bent higher education to prepare law yers, doctors and accountants, but not thinkers, Cummings said. Both Sprows Cummings and Miscamble agreed more hesitation should be exercised in efforts — official or unofficial — to make a Saint out of Hesburgh. “I want to suggest to you that before we rush straight to the hagiography stage, we examine his life w ith some care, and that is what I have tried to do in the book,” Miscamble said. Deneen said ref lection on the life of Hesburgh signifies further thought about the renewal of a Catholic
and we look for ward to celebrating w ith the entire campus.” Nek vasil was named interim president of the College after former President Jan Cer velli’s resignation in October. The Honors Convocation ceremony w ill take place May 5 at 2 p.m. in the O’Laughlin Auditorium.
identit y at Notre Dame — a change away from the worldliness which Hesburgh courted, enabled ironically by the financial success that worldliness brought Notre Dame. W hile Deneen said Miscamble’s book title asks the question “American or priest? ” Miscamble does not put the quer y to rest in his book. Instead, he points to a pivotal moment in Hesburgh’s life, which occurred after stopping by the east door of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the day of priestly ordination. According to his autobiography, Hesburgh stopped and made a vow to dedicate his life to the three words which Hesburgh called his “trinit y.” “God, Countr y, Notre Dame,” Miscamble said. “He undoubtedly kept his pledge.” Contact Jack Lyons at jlyons3@nd.edu
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“It’s 2019 and we’re still dealing with unequal pay between genders,” she said. Clay said race is also a factor to consider when studying gender issues. “Currently, women make about 78.6% of what a man makes, however that’s just for white women,” Clay said. “It’s estimated that by 2059 white women will catch up to their male counterparts, however black women will not catch up until 2124 and hispanic women until 2233.” Clay offered three suggestions for combating the gender pay gap: new legislation, both at the state and national level, employer-led initiatives and societal solutions. “There is no one perfect solution,” she said. “We need to work internationalization into the conversation and it is only by better understanding each other that we will attain a solution that is better for all.” Professor Jim Rogers of Saint Mary’s’ business and economics department said higher education can also give women valuable tools for the job market. “The first step is education,” Rogers said. “Education requires assertion and women often see themselves as the supplicants. They think they need to beg for jobs, and we need to erase that idea.” Rogers said being assertive in the interview process is also important. “Getting the interview is everything,” Rogers said. “If you can get in the door, get in that door. … Don’t wait for the door to open, break down the door. You’re a warrior now, be that warrior and you’ll have a much better chance at defeating the corporate monster. Several steps can be taken to make one’s resume more competitive, Rogers said. “Put your photo on the resume,” he said. “If you interview with them and they can connect your face with the one on the resume, it makes a human connection that cannot be denied.” The next speaker was Jeanine Gozdecki, a partner with the Barnes & Thornburg Law Firm. Gozdecki noted several ways women can build confidence in the working world, citing statistics from “The Confidence Code,” a women’s self-help
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has for centuries raised hearts and minds to God,” Jenkins said in the statement. “We join in prayer with the faithful of the Cathedral and all of France as they begin the work of rebuilding.” Furthermore, the bells of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart will toll 50 times at 6 p.m.todayincommemoration
book by author Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. “Women tend to only apply for promotions if they have 100% of the required qualifications, while men feel comfortable applying if they only meet 60% of the requirements,” she said. Gozdecki connected these statistics to personal experience, saying learning to strike a healthy balance between one’s work and one’s personal life is a valuable skill to adopt early on. “I personally tried to get ahead by coming into work early and sacrificing my personal life,” she said. “I thought that the world would reward me. However, there were others who worked less but were smarter in their negotiations. I missed opportunities and I didn’t trust my own worth.” When Gozdecki got her first job, there was little legislation to protect women against gender inequality in their work, she said. “When I graduated from college, sexual harassment wasn’t even against the law,” she said. “Title VII prohibited gender discrimination, the equal pay act demanded equal work for equal pay and Title IX helped protect the rights of individuals, but in many cases these laws were not respected or followed through by companies.” Gozdecki said recent strides in gender equality help combat gender discrimination, however. “The Harvard Bias Test helps increase the idea of selfawareness and helps people to recognize the way they make decisions based on appearance,” she said. “The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, signed into law by President Obama, has also helped close some of the loopholes of Title VII and makes sure that people receive equal pay for equal work.” The final panelist was Stacie Jeffirs, director of Saint Mary’s’ Career Crossings Office. Jeffirs said graduates should be conscientious of what their day-today expenses are, and use this to help them make an informed decision about their first jobs. “You need to know what your anticipated budget will be — bills, food costs and maybe some put aside for savings,” Jeffirs said. “This will help you figure out what salary you’ll need and if the range of what the company offers is at or lower than what you need to make. It’s okay to try and negotiate up or to walk away if it doesn’t work out.” The best time for negotiations
of the beginning of the church’s rebuilding process. The cathedral, which was built between 1163 and 1345, caught fire Monday night, according to a CBS News report. The spire collapsed due to the blaze, and one firefighter was injured during efforts to put out the fire. Officials said it was extinguished Tuesday morning and the fire’s cause remains under investigation — though authorities do not believe it was caused by arson or terrorism.
is after a job has been offered but before it has been accepted, Jeffirs said. “Always do extensive research and have prepared responses when talking about pay, and know what your skill set is worth,” Jeffirs said. “The Bureau of Labor Statistics has information by city and state on salary, and there are multiple sources out there that can be used to figure out pay. After you’ve been accepted by a company, you have the most negotiating power. You know they want you and you know what you’ll need to succeed. Come to them with exact numbers, but be reasonable about it. The process often goes back and forth. It’s also important to negotiate in person or on the phone. This adds a personal layer to the process.” What is most important is that students feel comfortable in their negotiations, Jeffirs said. “Know that it’s okay to walk away from a negotiation if it’s not what you want or need,” she said. Gozdecki closed the discussion by offering additional suggestions for young college graduates looking for their first jobs. “Respect the process and respect others,” he said. “Read the company policy and know what everyone gets. To be a good employee, you need to show up on time and have a good attitude. It doesn’t matter what school you went to. When you show up, work on being a good employee and a good person.” Contact Marirose Osborne at mosborne01@saintmarys.edu
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“I’m really honored to be back,” Fagan said in the release. “When I first took up the leprechaun role, I didn’t know how much I would be excited by it and invested in it because back home mascots and cheerleading isn’t really a thing. Coming here and experiencing it first-hand is such a special thing to me and I think people can see that as well. Every time I put the suit on, it feels like I’m Superman or something, so it’s pretty special.” A sophomore in Pasquerilla West Hall and an Ohio native, Wukie said she has a “need to lead.” The release said Wukie
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completed in the summer of 2021, at which point the dorm community will return to a “significantly improved Sorin,” Retartha said. The design components of the project will draw on previously completed plans, Retartha said. “Many of the design elements will draw from the University’s residential master plan, developed in 2014 after years of outside research, benchmarking and student feedback,” Retartha said in the email. “A survey of Sorin’s physical facilities
recognized her potential status as a role model since she would be the first female leprechaun. “I talked about being a role model (during the tryout process) because even through high school and into college, it’s always been important to me to be someone people can look up to,” Wukie said in the release. “I think I hadn’t (yet) found that thing, like I wasn’t fulfilling my true purpose here to be that face and that role model, so when this opportunity came about I thought it was destiny. This is what I’m meant to be doing. … My rector told me, ‘Little girls are going to want to be you,’ so to be that role model for young women is really special.”
will soon be underway with leaders in Student Affairs, Residential Life (including Rector Fr. Bob [Loughery]) and Facilities, Design and Operations.” Sorin residents will be consulted through a focus group in the spring of 2020, the email said. Retartha encouraged dorm residents to visit the recently completed renovations in Walsh Hall, Badin Hall and Morrissey Manor “to get a sense of the direction we’re heading.” The Sorin community will visit Pangborn next year through an “organized open house” to get a look at the building before their temporary relocation.
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Here’s to a better class registration experience Martha Zaytoun Sports Writer
My eyes fluttered open and my hand gravitated toward my phone. Picking it up, I casually glanced at the time. 8:30 a.m. I blinked a few times, hoping I had groggily misread it, thinking there was no way I was stupid enough to sleep through class registration. But staring at the clock illuminating my phone screen as seconds ticked by did not bring a magical return to some time before 7:20. Finally grasping that I was not mistaken, that I had, in fact, slept through registration, I clamored out of my lofted bed, and jumped from the top of my ladder onto the carpeted floor. Staggering to my desk, I frantically grabbed my computer. Shoeless and disheveled, I sprinted out of my room, thinking for some reason that I needed to find my friends, who most certainly could not help me, but whom I believed in the moment could turn back time. The end to my horrors was not in sight, for as I sprinted into the hallway, my legs gave out beneath me and my computer fell to the ground, hard. I probably should have just given up then, taken it as my cue to get back in bed. But after a few seconds sprawled on the floor, I picked up my computer and continued my sprint. I reached the end of the hallway, almost colliding with my friend, Claire. I’m ashamed to admit that in the high stress of the situation I searched for someone to blame other than myself. I immediately shouted “Why didn’t you wake me up?” at a very bewildered Claire. Despite her confusion, I continued to shout about missing registration, wasting more valuable time. She had no answer for me, given that I was blaming her for my own mistake, and just attempted to calm me down as I raved about my misfortunes. Ironically, I think that the stress and pressure surrounding setting my alarm was the very reason that I forgot to do so. From the moment my advisors and peers began preparing me for my first class registration, I heard the same warning again and again — do not sleep through registration. In fact, I heard it so frequently and so enthusiastically that it filled my mind in the days leading up to spring semester registration. With these thoughts running through my mind, I went to bed the night before registration anxious. I ambitiously planned to wake up around 6:45 a.m. in advance of my 7:20 a.m. registration slot. And I would’ve done so, if I had remembered to set my alarm. Eventually, I gave up my tirade and began registering, which for various reasons and a lot of sheer luck, actually turned out fine. I was able to salvage my schedule and the few classes that I had to replace actually turned out for the better. However, it could have easily been a much bigger disaster, which I could not have recovered from — or not very easily, at least. Thus, next time I register for classes, I will try not to allow the stress of registering cause me to miss registration totally. And I’ll double check that I actually set my alarm. Contact Martha Zaytoun at mzaytoun@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Davis Gonsalves The Highest Ranking Column According to Me
I sat in the back of a car with three of my best friends in the third hour of a six-hour trip in the summer of 2017. To pass the time, we decided to sit down and rank the dorms of Notre Dame. One letter to the editor later and our creation entered the mainstream. The aftermath was countless friends explaining to me why I was misguided or worthy of praise, emails from random Notre Dame alumni and even a response article why I was wrong about Morrissey’s low rank (spoiler: I wasn’t). I’ve heard arguments from why one dorm is better than another from this whole university since, possibly more so than any other person. If you disagree with my opinions then you are wrong. Just kidding. Kind of. I’m reranking the dorms based on my meticulous observations from the past two years and any personal vendettas I have against people (Previous ranking are in parentheses). Again, just kidding. Kind of.
1. Keenan (1) 2. Walsh (2) 3. Dillon (5) I’ll take this time to explain my methodology in my rankings. They include how I generally feel about the dorm, what other people have told me about the dorm and if the dorm has personally awarded me Mr. Walsh in the 2018 Mr. ND show. For the last one, Walsh did better than any other dorm. Overall though, I believe these three dorms contain the essence of Notre Dame. Strong traditions in all of them, with hall of the year wins boosting their resume. I have many friends in each that have strong pride in their dorm with many more friends on the outside that can’t find too much fault. I’m proud of you guys.
4. Ryan (8) 5. Fisher (6) 6. Duncan (11) 7. Lewis (3) 8. Stanford (12) Again, I’m very high on these dorms and not much separates them. In my last ranking, I did not do Stanford justice. I have since seen a tight community that may have been insular from my perspective at first, but that has more to do with communal bond than exclusivity. Ryan and Duncan come in strong with their facilities but have established ingrained traditions on top — not such an easy task. Got to give my boys in 822 a shout out as well as the whole Fisher community for carrying on the traditions, instilling one of the most immense senses of dorm pride. Lastly, Lewis runs what I think is the greatest dorm event in LHOP and are boosted further with a filthy (in a good way) Crush Week.
9. Dunne (16) 10. Alumni (10) 11. Zahm (15) This next cohort of dorms I believe are fantastic communities with some minor flaw that’s keeping them from the top. Let me preface by saying Dunne, my own dorm, is absolutely fantastic and I am so thankful I have had the opportunity to live there for the last three years. For it to push higher on the list, it needs a year or two of stability, entrenching the events we have worked so hard to build and giving it the legs to run on its own. So if you’re investing in dorms, Dunne would be the right one to pick as it is only going up. Alumni and Zahm have much more difficult traits to break out of. Alumni was easily the most controversial dorm when polling others, with some (shockingly) non-Alumni people declaring it definitively the best dorm while others (not so shockingly) wanting it at the bottom. I settled it at number 10, right where it was last time since there was not so much backlash. For Zahm, I have always had a soft spot as that was the dorm I wanted to be placed in as a freshman. Their cultish attitudes fit my vibe, but I understand how that is unappealing for many others, so I placed them slightly lower.
12. PW (19) 13. Welsh Fam (22) 14. Keough (20) 15. BP (7) 16. O’Neill (4) In my opinion, PW is criminally slept on. The lack of one signature event or hall of the year in recent memory does give credit to this view but I believe PW has demonstrated their chops in their Queen week, among other things, to justify a higher rank. I purposefully placed Keough over O’Neill in a tight race because they are virtually the same dorm but one feels
safer than the other. Due to criticism from last year’s ranking, I felt I placed BP too high last time, but in good conscience, I put them top half due to a legendary egg party. If at this point in the ranking, you believe my opinions are garbage, and only from personal experience, then you have your best piece of evidence with Welsh Fam at 13. In my original mock rankings last year, I had the Whirlwinds very low and most agreed. Since then, I have coached their basketball and flag football teams, gone to their formal and could never disparage the fine group of women who played so hard on and off the field/court. Should Welsh Fam be lower? Possibly. Will you see me do it? Never.
17. Badin (17) 18. Howard (27) 19. Sorin (9) Howard was another dorm that I messed up with last ranking. The large scale criticism made me rethink their spot and move them up more so than any other dorm. When deciding between Badin and Howard though, I felt the two dorms were basically the same, but Badin has been renovated more recently. I had Sorin high last year but I’ve since come to learn many of them are actually psycho. Not the cool, enjoyable kind either. Yeah, there are a ton of events which can be fun, but if you know the sandwich thing they have to do, then you understand what I’m getting at.
20. PE (21) 21. Siegfried (14) 22. Flaherty (25) 23. McGlinn (23) 24. Farley (18) Similar to last year, these dorms are all kind of the same block of mediocrity. If a friend of mine was placed into one, I wouldn’t show anger or enjoyment, I would be apathetic. I could say things like, “Yeah you’ll love Siegfried because they’re good at sports” or “Flaherty has beautiful rooms, it’s going to be great” but deep down I know it wouldn’t really matter, I really wouldn’t care. I place PE at 20 to start because when I ranked them similar last time, no one complained in the slightest and many from PE actually told me it was a fair rank. Other than that, these are extremely flexible. If you’re in one of these dorms, just say you’re 20th and call it a day.
25. Cav (30) 26. Knott (26) 27. Steds (24) 28. Carroll (13) I did Cavanaugh dirty last year, I’ll admit. Because of how adamant the girls I knew from this dorm were about their rank, I knew I had to move it up even a little. On the flip side, Carroll guys were surprised at how high I had them and were almost too flattered. Their distance from the rest of campus finally caught up to them and here we are. Nothing inherent about Steds makes them bad, I’m sure in 1882 they were hall of the year, but it’s the modern day and they just don’t care enough about their rankings for me to warrant ranking them higher. Oh, I forgot to mention Knott. Typical.
29. Fifty Feet of Human Garbage (Unranked) 30. Morrissey (28) 31. Lyons (29) A new player has come to the game. Garbage has not been the best living situation but it just nearly edges out these two south quad dorms. I lived in Morrissey, and the dozen or so cockroaches I had to kill in that year probably matches up well with how many I would have to kill in a heap of literal trash. Garbage at least knew it was trash instead of pretending it was more of a gentleman than the rest of campus. I told someone from Lyons I was ranking them last and they were originally upset but said that it was an ultimately fair for me to rank them bottom three. Never a good look to submit to being the worst so easily. Usually I would end this column by making some jokes, but in all seriousness, the new housing policy threatens these kind of in-jest rankings. Student Affairs would prefer rankings like these do not exist because the goal appears to have every dorm be exactly the same. Please repeal the housing rule that excludes off campus seniors. It does not build community, it isolates it. Davis loves to rank people, places, things, ideas and sometimes even verbs. His current senior year places fourth among years, his neuroscience major places seventh and his theology major ranks third among all majors. Contact him at dgonsalv@nd.edu to be placed first in his heart. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Community beyond campus gates The last few weeks have highlighted the spirit of college-aged activ ism at Notre Dame, w ith students across campus actively engaging w ith issues that matter to them. This became no less true last week after the Universit y detailed changes to Residential Life policies in an email sent to the student body Thursday morning. In response, at 2:30 p.m. the next day, a communit y took shape near the steps of the Main Building — where a group of over 1,000 students from all class years gathered to protest the administration’s new policies. In the words of Student Affairs and Residential Life, the new policies were designed to cultivate a residential communit y “inclusive of all members.” Thus, in a sense, the student protesters gave the administration exactly what it wanted — a communit y “characterized by a collective sense of care and concern” — but they did so on their ow n terms. Unw illing to accept the administration’s top-dow n structure of communit y, which it interprets as a “set of universal practices across halls” and a clear distinction bet ween on-campus and off-campus students, student protestors decided to define communit y for themselves — from the ground up. The discrepancy between the administration’s new guidelines and Friday’s protest raises an important question: W hat makes a communit y? According to the Universit y’s new policies — the “Residential Communit y Enhancements” — prox imit y defines a communit y. Acting as a follow up to the six-semester on-campus requirement unveiled in the fall of 2017, the announcement outlines a number of changes to residential life policies as well as several financial incentives to keep students on campus all four years. But one announcement at the ver y bottom of
the list, perhaps left intentionally buried, made arguably the loudest statement about the v ision the administration has for our communities: “Students who choose to move off-campus w ill no longer enjoy all of the rights and priv ileges of residents” — including the abilit y to participate in hall sports and attend formals. It would seem that to the Universit y, our communities are merely the walls we live w ithin. But as Friday’s crowd proudly waved their halls’ f lags in protest, many students begged to differ. Communities extend beyond geographic location — they transcend space and even time. The strength of Notre Dame residence hall communities is the reason students stay active in their dorms after mov ing off campus and why alumni stay in touch w ith their old halls decades after graduation. W hy stand in the way of this? The administration has been fairly consistent in their defense of the six-semester policy and the stipulations outlined in last week’s email — keeping students on campus longer, they say, w ill improve the undergraduate experience for all. In a Sept. 2017 Obser ver article, associate v ice president for residential life Heather Rakoczy Russell said the six-semester requirement was designed to ensure students experience the “formation” dorm communities prov ide. Similarly, in Thursday’s email, v ice president for Student Affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding and Rakoczy Russell underlined on-campus residential life as “central to undergraduate education.” Yet even behind these arguments, the motivations behind Notre Dame’s ardent push for a stronger on-campus communit y remain vague at best. Dorm culture at Notre Dame appears to be as robust as ever — why introduce an array of new policies to reinforce an already-secure system? Regardless of their reasons, the administration has maintained they sought input from students before introducing changes to residential life. In
a Thursday Obser ver article, Hoffmann Harding said the Universit y has been polling students on the topic “for the past year and a half.” To this end, Residential Life hosted walk-in office hours and met w ith residence hall staffs and several student organizations throughout the year. Still, campus-w ide discussions about the policy have been few and far-bet ween. We can only hope the input gathered by Residential Life was representative of the whole student body. Admittedly, the majorit y of the ideas listed in the announcement came as no surprise to the campus communit y — stipends for on-campus seniors, fixed room costs for sophomores who commit to liv ing on campus early and more f lexible dining options were publicized as likely incentives early on. The only stipulations about which the administration gave no hints were those that limited off-campus students’ participation in on-campus life. As expressed in Friday’s protest and a handful of letters to the editor, these restrictions came as a shock to the student body — but perhaps to none more than to the class of 2022. The limitations are set to come into effect in the fall of 2021, when current freshmen w ill finally be able to move off campus if they so choose. The class of 2022 was already the first to be affected by the six-semester policy; why apply new restrictions to their class retroactively? The purpose of this editorial is not to ignore the administration’s commitment to improving residential life. Efforts to make on-campus liv ing more comfortable and affordable are deeply appreciated by many students. Still, the Universit y’s attempt to unif y those on-campus through the exclusion of off-campus students is troublesome, and the outrage the new policies has sparked speaks to this. Let’s continue to show our students — all of our students — that the “Notre Dame family” reaches beyond our campus gates.
To my fellow Republicans Jeffrey Murphy Spilling the Tea
During my freshman year at Notre Dame, I was hesitant about advocating for Republican principles despite my resolute commitment to political conser vatism. Tr y ing to have a political conversation w ith other students was like tr y ing to perform a g y mnastics routine across a field of land mines. It was easier to just keep my mouth shut. Then I attended an event co-hosted by the College Republicans and the College Democrats. Students gathered to watch some special broadcast that I can’t even remember (it might have been a presidential candidate tow n hall). I do remember, however, what happened at the end of the event — the acting president of the College Republicans joined the president of the College Democrats on stage to discuss the broadcast and related issues. I was certain he was going to approach this discussion like most young Republicans would — by tiptoeing his way through the conversation, making sure the most frequent word in his remarks was “sorr y.” But to my pleasant surprise, he boldly defended what were undoubtedly unpopular positions on our campus and unapologetically went after his
opponent’s comments. I remember thinking that if this guy is w illing to make himself an identifiable representation of robust conser vatism on campus, then I can raise my hand the next time my sociolog y professor says capitalism is ev il. And I did. It is so important for our fellow students — particularly incoming freshmen and underclassmen — to see Republicans boldly defending their principles. A lthough I pose this message to all conser vative students, it is particularly important for those that take on leadership positions w ithin conser vative student organizations (College Republicans, YAF, etc.). Your leadership in tack ling contentious issues contributes to an env ironment in which conservative students feel comfortable and supported in voicing their opinions. Conversely, your silence on these issues w ill have a silencing effect. If the leaders of the College Republicans are cowering in fear at the prospect of being labeled “racists” by liberals, then how can we expect other students to find the courage to speak up? If the College Republicans can’t muster the braver y to fight for conser vative principles, there’s no chance in hell those principles w ill be openly embraced by the student body. (And newsf lash, Republicans, if you sneeze in the w rong direction, liberals w ill call you a racist. If you have a
spine, you can brush it right off your well-supported back.) At a time when professing liberal policies is considered worthy of canonization while selfidentif y ing as a Republican apparently warrants riots, I understand why so many conser vative students keep their politics to themselves. But in order for conser vatism to prosper (and, Mariah w illing, prevail), particularly on college campuses, our political philosophy must be openly per vasive. As my time at Notre Dame nears its end, this is my parting message to you. Don’t be silent, don’t abandon your principles and don’t be bullied into ideological submission. Dare to dissent. Jeffrey is a senior at Notre Dame majoring in science-business with a minor in sociology. A native of St. Louis, Jeff believes that his hometown is the greatest city in the world and is always ready to talk about The Lou. In his free time, Jeff likes to play tennis, bake in the sun, read autobiographies, spend time with friends, talk on the phone with his mother or twin sister and listen to Mariah Carey’s voice soar through one of her signature love ballads. Hate mail can be directed to jmurph29@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Do your best; no one will be able to complain. Take control and put your heart and soul into everything you do. If you let others push you into arguing instead of solving problems this year, you’ll have only yourself to blame. Only share what’s necessary when the time is right. Preparation and organization will be mandatory. Your numbers are 2, 9, 14, 21, 24, 36, 44. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Listen and use what’s said to negotiate on your own behalf. A meeting, business trip or dealing with people in an authoritative position will help you uncover what’s possible and what’s best left alone. It’s up to you to make change happen TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You don’t have to spend in order to make an impression. Use your intelligence, experience and ability to persuade others to support your efforts. A budget-friendly idea will be inviting and less stressful. Romance is on the rise. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Anger and aggression aren’t the answers. Gather facts before you respond. Getting caught in a senseless disagreement will lead to a missed opportunity. Focus on what’s possible and positive, not negativity and unrealistic ventures. Avoid an emotional setback. CANCER ( June 21-July 22): It’s time to tie up loose ends and display what you have to offer. New beginnings, ventures and partnerships look promising and should bring high returns. Home improvements will make your life easier and encourage you to host more events. LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): Be aware of what others are going through before you make a judgment call. Acting on an assumption will put you in an awkward position when faced with the whole truth. Take a closer look at your options, and remain neutral. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A clean break is in your best interest. If your time is tied up arguing or being emotionally manipulated, it will be difficult to take advantage of potential opportunities. So surround yourself with positive people who will lift you up instead of tear you down. Consider cutting ties with those who constantly give off negative energy. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Going out with someone you haven’t before will be eye-opening. Learn from new experiences. You will find it easier to deal with problems that have been going on for too long. A change will help put your life in perspective. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Learn as you go. Stretch your mind and reach for the stars. The people you associate with should encourage you, not hold you back or take advantage of your insight or your generosity. Romance is encouraged and will enhance your life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your optimism may be your downfall if you are gullible. Ask questions, and be resourceful when it comes to matters that can affect your personal, emotional or financial well-being. Protect against theft, lies and damage to your reputation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Set the pace, and keep moving until you reach your destination. Your insight and ability to finish what you start will make an impression on someone who can contribute to your success. A partnership can be formed and a contract signed. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t make a fuss. It’s best to take care of your responsibilities so you can move on the projects that excite you. Make alterations at home that will prompt you to get back to doing what makes you happy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Share your feelings, and put any emotional problems to rest. Knowing where you stand will help you move forward. A partnership will take a favorable turn that will encourage you to proceed with greater confidence and a solid plan for the future. Birthday Baby: You are secretive, cautious and industrious. This may seem negative, but use your qualities to your advantage. You are sensitive and perceptive.
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nhl | Blue jackets 7, lightning 3
Start running plays again Hayden Adams Associate Sports Editor
It’s no secret that college basketball is in the one-anddone era, pioneered by current Kentucky head coach John Calipari (henceforth addressed as “Coach Cal”) and since adopted by some of the most prominent basketball powerhouses. It’s also no secret that the one-and-done era comes with its casualties, the most obvious of which is the widely-accepted fact that it is detrimental to the idea of these players being studentathletes rather than NBA players yet to be drafted. It is a system employed by the likes of Duke, North Carolina and Kansas. However, one lesser addressed casualty of the one-and-done era is the fact teams with one-and-done players don’t run plays anymore. Sure, guys run around the court in a certain pattern and pass the ball in order to find an ideal shot. However, I wouldn’t deign to call the strategies these coaches employ “plays,” but rather “options,” to use football parlance. What’s more, I believe this has cost Coach Cal and other one-and-done coaches multiple championships (though I must restrict the discussion to UK because I don’t have as much experience watching other programs). As a life-long Kentucky fan, I like Coach Cal. I think he is one of the best coaches in the country, when all factors are considered. No other coach is as charismatic as Coach Cal, and that allows him to consistently get highly rated recruiting classes, combined with the cache that a program like Kentucky holds. I also think he is a pretty good player developer, as he gets a lot of recruits pro-ready. Lastly, I admire that he takes a players-first approach because he wants to see them succeed and do right by them. However, what infuriates me more than anything about the man is his refusal to run plays. Coach Cal only uses two of the options in his toolbox: 1. A wing starts under the basket and runs back and forth off of screens to try and get an open wing/baseline jump shot. 2. A horn set where the bigs screen on both sides for the ball handler, who then has to make something happen off the dribble. But the worst of all is
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his inbounding play. Not plays, play. The whole of it is, ‘Throw it over the opposing tall guy to the tall guy on your team and hope the latter seals well enough to get it.’ After Kentucky’s season ended in an overtime loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight, Coach Cal said, “I tried just about everything, but I’ll probably find four, five things I should have done or tried.” You’re right Coach Cal — you should’ve come up with four or five plays seven months prior and teach them to your players. Four or five, that’s all I’m asking for. For true one-and-done coaches like Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, the need for plays isn’t necessary — you just don’t run plays with a guy like Zion Williamson. You give him the ball and let him dunk it. But Coach Cal doesn’t have Zion Williamson. Assuming the one-and-done era started in 2008, when Coach Cal had a Derrick Rose-led Memphis team that lost in the championship game to Kansas, there have been two teams hinging on one-and-done talent that won the national championship (2012 Kentucky, 2015 Duke). That’s 2/11 — or 18.2%. That may not seem like a terrible percentage, but consider these are the premier programs in the country, and they are ceding championships to the likes of UConn (twice), Villanova (twice) and a Virginia team that just over a year ago became the only one seed to ever lose to a 16-seed in the first round. Would calling plays have changed the outcome in any of those years? Possibly not, but we’ll never know, and that’s the point. What is wrong with having a specific shot in mind for a specific player on a specific team? These coaches may want these players to develop a good one-on-one skill set for the NBA, but what’s wrong with confusing the defense to make it a little easier on them? They already have enough pressure on them as college kids for you to just tell them to make something happen. So please, for the love of God (and Kentucky fans everywhere), run a play, Coach Cal. Contact Hayden Adams at hadams1@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Ace team Tampa Bay blown away by Columbus Associated Press
Sullen and speechless, the Tampa Bay Lightning had little explanation for how they followed up a glorious regular season by getting bounced from the playoffs with recordsetting haste. The Columbus Blue Jackets capped a stunning sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy winners with a 7-3 victory Tuesday night. Tampa Bay became the first team in the expansion era, which began in 1967-68, to go winless in the first round of the playoffs after leading the league in points during the regular season. And what a season it was. Tampa Bay tied the NHL record for wins with 62 and amassed 128 points, fourth in NHL history. The Blue Jackets, meanwhile, didn’t clinch the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot until the 81st game. But they outplayed the
Lightning with a smothering forecheck and stellar goaltending by Sergei Bobrovsky. Columbus won its first-ever playoff series on its fifth try and advances to play the winner of the Boston-Toronto series, which the Maple Leafs lead 2-1. “It’s a great feeling to finally get one,” Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard said. “The job’s not done. We have to keep going.” With Columbus clinging to a 4-3 lead in the third period, Tampa Bay had wrested the momentum from the Blue Jackets but still couldn’t solve Bobrovsky. The Blue Jackets’ final three goals came late in the period after the Lightning had pulled goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for an extra skater. “They were the better team,” said Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos, who also didn’t score until Game 4. “They executed their game
plan. I don’t know what to say. If we had the answers we would have found a way to win a game.” Rookie Alexandre Texier, who was brought over after his season ended in the Finnish league, scored his first NHL goal and later added one of the empty-netters. Pierre LucDubois had a goal and a pair of assists. A dozen different players scored for Columbus in the series. “I’m so happy for them because I think they really can see if you’re a unit you can get some things accomplished,” said Columbus coach John Tortorella, who led Tampa Bay to a Stanley Cup championship in 2004. “As we approach the second round, wherever it may be, it’s going to have to be even tighter. I think this is a really good foundation, (and) you can do some really crazy things if you stay together as a unit.”
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Wilson is now NFL’s highest-paid athlete Associated Press
With one 15-second video clip posted on social media shortly after midnight and five simple words, Russell Wilson put to rest any questions about his long-term future. No more speculation about Wilson wanting to play elsewhere. No more rumblings of a bigger market for Wilson to call home. “Seattle, we have a deal,” Wilson said in the video early Tuesday morning. They were words Seahawks fans had waited to hear since Seattle’s playoff loss to Dallas in January, though it had seemed increasingly unlikely as the days ticked away toward Wilson’s deadline to have a deal done by the end of the first day of offseason workouts. But they did strike a deal, one that makes Wilson the highest-paid player in the NFL and gives Seattle the chance to build a competitive roster around its star quarterback. “Russell’s goal and his hope was that he would continue his career with the Seahawks
and continue to bring championships to this town,” Wilson’s agent Mark Rodgers said. “He believes there is still unfinished business and he is looking forward to pursuing that without having to worry about contracts and his future.” Wilson’s $140 million, fouryear extension puts him at the top of the NFL salary food chain for now. He has the highest yearly average salary at $35 million per season. He has the highest signing bonus ($65 million) and guaranteed money ($107 million) in league history. And for good measure, Wilson also got Seattle to agree to a no-trade clause. “Russ has been a huge factor in everything that has happened, and this allows us to stay on track with continuing to push to find that consistency,” coach Pete Carroll said in a statement from the team announcing the deal. The 30-year-old Wilson had set a midnight Monday deadline for a new deal with Seattle. He wanted certainty about his contract before the team got into its offseason
workout program, which began Monday. Wilson’s annual average tops Aaron Rodgers’ average annual salary of $33.5 million as part of the $134 million extension he signed last year with the Green Bay Packers. Wilson’s previous $87.6 million, four-year deal was signed at the beginning of training camp in 2015 and was set to expire after next season. Wilson was the secondhighest paid player in football behind Rodgers when his deal was signed in 2015, but he had fallen to 12th among NFL QBs, according to Overthecap.com. But Seattle showed last year that it’s a team on the rise again after missing the playoffs in 2017. The window that first opened when Wilson arrived could be open again after Seattle went 10-6 and reached the playoffs last season in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year. The extension allows Seattle to budget for the future and build a contender around the former third-round pick. Wilson, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, is coming off arguably his best season.
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campus, Nick Itkin went back-to-back as an NCAA champion in Men’s Foil. He was named the 2018 Notre Dame Men’s Fencing MVP, collecting a Junior World Championship in Men’s Foil to cap off his freshman campaign. Notre Dame’s fencing program as a whole finished 2018 as back-to-back national champions. “I wanted to compete collegiately as well as internationally, and I thought it was going to be hard to adjust to the new routine and new coaches, but it actually ended up working out really well,” Itkin said. After an impactful first year at Notre Dame, Itkin said he acknowledged some challenges came with being a college champion, namely having a bit of a target on his back. “Collegiately, I wanted to obviously repeat as the champion in Men’s Foil, and I knew it would be tough because there’s a lot of pressure and expectations,” Itkin said. “It’s hard — really hard — to defend the title. People are expecting you to do this, but when you’re an underdog, it’s kind of easier.” In spite of the pressure of expectations, Itkin became a two-time NCAA champion after he defeated his Notre Dame teammate, senior Axel Kiefer, in the finals. “[The match-up] was interesting because we kind of knew each other,” said Itkin. “We both kind of adjusted our fencing for it, because we knew exactly what was going to happen. But if I had to see [Kiefer], I liked that it’d been in the finals.” Following another trip to Junior World Championships in Poland in early April, Itkin’s focus has shifted onto a lofty goal. He said he wants to compete in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. Five members of Notre Dame’s fencing program represented Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “I’m actually taking a gap year next year to train for the Olympics,” said Itkin. “So next year, I’ll be doing a lot of traveling and a lot of camps and trying to reach that goal.” Los Angeles will be his home base, but occasional visits to Notre Dame have crossed his mind, he said. “I have a unique opportunity,” Itkin said. “I don’t want to waste it.”
with a 9:09.71 time, placing second overall. Set in 1999, JoAnna Deeter held the previous record at 9:18.31, just about 10 seconds above the mark Harris hit April 13. Harris currently ranks second nationally in the event and 10th in the women’s 800 meter race. “She’s a grown woman, a fifthyear graduate student and she fully understands everything she needs to do to be successful,” Sparks said. “And so the pieces of the puzzle for her training-wise come together very easily.” Several other Irish women found success in Kentucky as well. Junior Summer Thorpe finished atop the leaderboard in the women’s 100 meter hurdles at 13.14 second in the finals, and the women’s 4x100 meter relay team of juniors Summer Thorpe, Madysen Hunter, Naya Sharp and senior Kyla Lewis placed second with a time of 45.88 seconds.
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In the field sophomore Rachel Tanczos shattered school record with a 61.96 meter try in the women’s hammer throw competition to win the event in Kentucky. She followed it up with a win in the women’s discus with a throw of 51.08m. Notre Dame’s other throwing athletes also competed well. Freshman Austin Parsons and sophomore Gabe Diederich recorded first-place finishes in the men’s and women’s javelin, respectively, with Parsons throwing for 60.44m and Diederich 43.24m. In the men’s discus, senior Daniel Hardiman and junior Shae Watkins finished first and second respectively, with just 1.08m separating their throws. The Irish left the Louisville Invitational with 15 medals, five of which were gold. Looking ahead to its meets this weekend, Notre Dame will look to continue its winning ways. ANNA MASON | The Observer
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Irish senior Kelly Hart leads the pack during the 1000-meter race at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational on Feb. 2 at Loftus Sports Complex.
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evening the score for the Irish. The tie didn’t break until the bottom of the fourth inning, when a hit-by-pitch and two Boilermaker singles in a row gave Purdue a one-run advantage. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Morgan Ryan came in to relieve freshman righty Payton Tidd, who was able to retire the side without any additional Purdue runs. However, the Boilermakers took advantage of two Irish errors to score eight runs in the bottom of the fifth and blow open what was originally a closed contest. Purdue quickly plated two runners with a leadoff single and consecutive doubles off the bats of freshman shortstop Rachel Becker and senior right fielder Mallory Baker. Becker was 2-for-3 in the game, and scored a run of her own, as well. As a freshman, Becker currently has the second highest batting average on the team at .353.
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Brickyard, posting an 84 in her first round followed by a bounce-back 74 for an overall 14-over. A lbrecht fared a bit better, tying for 40th with a 78 and a 74 for an 8-over tournament. The two have both posted top-10 finishes in other tournaments this year, and will look to re-gain that form at Sedgefield. In addition to the seniors, the Irish will look for contributions from junior Mia Ayer, sophomore Abby Heck and freshman Claire Albrecht, playing in her first ACC championship. Heck, in particular, will look to perform the way she did in the team’s first tournament of the spring, when she finished tied for second individually. Heck encountered a few
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Purdue freshman left fielder Kasey Wilhoit improved her batting average to .348 after going 2-for-3 on the game with an RBI. Furthermore, sophomore center fielder Ryleigh Scott had a big day at the plate, driving in two runs and scoring two herself while going 2-for-3 at the plate. Bringing in Notre Dame sophomore right-handed pitcher Alexis Holloway to replace Ryan did nothing to slow Purdue. The Boilermakers brought in six more runs to get to the 10th run of the game, with the game finishing in the fifth inning. While the Irish trio of Tidd, Ryan and Holloway could not quiet the Boilermaker bats, Purdue senior righty Kaitlynn Moody had a stellar outing on the mound, allowing one earned run and five hits while striking out two in five innings of work. The Irish will next play an in-conference series against Virginia, with a doubleheader Friday and another game Saturday.
problems at the Brickyard and finished tied for 53rd at 10-over, but if she can get back to her winning ways, the Irish could be positioned for a solid finish. Notre Dame finished 10th in last year’s ACC championship, and after an uneven spring season this year, the Irish may be able to beat that standard in the coming weekend. Getting a top-half finish could provide a muchneeded boost to earn them an NCAA regional tournament bid, which will take place from May 6-8. A good result will not come easy, and the Irish will need all their players at their best to compete with No. 3 Duke, No. 5 Wake Forest and the other powerhouses that await them in Greensboro. Contact Jack Concannon at jconcan2@nd.edu
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Irish sophomore Abby Heck drives the ball on the green during an exhibition game Aug. 28 at Warren Golf Course in South Bend.
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Irish squads to split on trip West By HOLDEN PERELLI Sports Writer
On Wednesday, the Irish will split and continue the outdoor spring season, traveling west to the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. Notre Dame will also compete in the Virginia Challenge this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they will face ample opportunity to race against solid competition. “Big emphasis [in Charlottesville] is let’s get to the conference facility where we’ll be in three weeks and get a feel of what that facility is like,” head coach Matt Sparks said. “But also we’re going to compete against some of the best teams in the country. It’s kind of the premiere track meet on the east coast this weekend. And so we’ll get to see several teams but also a lot of the Big Ten teams are going there as well.” The Irish are fully immersed
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in the busy schedule of the outdoor season. With plenty of competition, Notre Dame has had the opportunity to show its strengths, and Sparks was particularly complementary of his distance runners. “Probably the deepest 10,000 meters group in the country with four or five guys hitting marks where they probably make it into the first round of the [NCAA] championship — running times that we haven’t seen here for five to 10 years,” Sparks said. “So it’s exciting not just only for them to hit qualifying marks, but to put themselves out there on the on the high end of those qualifying marks.” The distance runners on the women’s side have been impressive as well, with one notable athlete being senior Jessica Harris. At Notre Dame’s meet in Louisville, Harris broke a 20-year-old record in the women’s three-kilometer race see TRACK & FIELD PAGE 10
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Irish sophomore Nick Itkin, right, participates in the NCAA regionals March 9 at Castellan Family Fencing Center.
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Irish fencer Nick Itkin has accomplished a lot in little time. With his eyes set on qualif ying for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the sophomore appears well on his way with NCA A and junior world championships on his resume. From Los Angeles, California, Nick Itkin said he chose to pursue a collegiate fencing career at Notre Dame not only because of his skill, but because of his admiration for the program. “Obviously [Notre Dame has] the best fencing program in the world, and strong coaches and a lot of resources to help you succeed as a student and as an athlete,” Itkin said. “I found I liked the environment. Ever yone seemed super supportive.” In his first two years as on see FENCING PAGE 10
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ND heads to ACC Championship By JACK CONCANNNON Sports Writer
Coming off of a series victory over North Carolina State over the weekend, Notre Dame began its six-game road trip with an in-state matchup against Purdue at Bittinger Stadium. Ultimately, the Irish (26-15, 9-6 ACC) lost to the Boilermakers (30-17, 6-8 B1G) by a score of 10-1 in five innings. In the bottom of the first inning, Purdue got on the board first as senior third baseman Jenny Behan blasted a solo home run with two outs. Behan has been a stud for the Boilermakers this season, leading the team in average, home runs, RBIs and slugging percentage. The home run for Behan was her 11th on the season and drove in her 35th RBI of the year. In the top of the second, however, senior first baseman M.K. Bonamy hit a double and went on to score when junior catcher Madison Heide singled to right field, earning her sixth RBI of the season and
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Irish freshman pitcher Payton Tidd stands at the plate during ND’s 9-1 victory over Louisville on March 23 at Melissa Cook Stadium.
No. 11 Notre Dame has completed its regular season and is headed to Sedgefield Countr y Club in Greensboro, North Carolina from Thursday through Saturday for the ACC Championship. The postseason tournament will feature some of the countr y’s top competition, including seven of the top 28 teams in the countr y and 10 in the top 50. The Irish are going to have to be sharper than they have been as of late to post a strong result. In the team’s most recent competition at the Brickyard Collegiate they finished tied for last in 12th place, failing to place an individual higher than tied for 40th. Irish head coach Susan Holt said she knows the team is excited to compete for the ACC, and needs to raise its level of play for such an important tournament. “We’re excited to be returning to Sedgefield
Countr y Club for the ACC Championship this year. It is a ver y challenging course that will require us to manage our games a lot better than we have been,” Holt said. “We have the talent to compete we just need to execute better come tournament time.” The team will need its seniors to step up for what is one of the final tournaments in each of their Notre Dame careers. Seniors Isabella DiLisio and Emma A lbrecht have been staples in the Irish lineup since arriving on campus four years ago, and will need to take advantage of their last opportunity at the ACC Championship to give the Irish a chance at a good result. As of late, DiLisio and A lbrecht have shown f lashes of excellence, but have been unable to translate it into consistent results. DiLisio finished tied for 63rd in a 71-person field at the see W GOLF PAGE 11