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Respect Life Week begins on campus Notre Dame Right to Life club sponsors annual events to engage community with club mission By ALEX PARK News Writer

The Notre Dame Right to Life club kicked off its annual Respect Life Week on Monday with apparel sales on South Quad, a blood drive outside Duncan Student Center and Respect Life Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Respect Life Week is held every October, which has been designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as Respect Life Month. This year, the weeklong occasion will consist of 16 events promoting a prolife message from Oct. 1 to 7. Senior Sadie Facile, president of Notre Dame Right to Life, said Respect Life Week is designed to expose the campus community

to the club’s work. “[It’s] a week centered around witnessing the beauty and goodness of human dignity, and proactively inviting the community to engage with the mission of Right to Life,” Facile said in an email. The club’s mission, as stated on its website, is to “uphold the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death through prayer, service and education, and to help women in unplanned pregnancies find alternatives to abortion through service and support in the spirit of the Catholic Church.” Events throughout the week include a film screening, educational lectures, service events see RTL WEEK PAGE 4

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Members of Notre Dame’s Right to Life club pose on God Quad. The group sponsors events during Respect Life Week that include educational lectures, a film screening, prayer services and a Rose Garden memorial.

SMC investment club hosts Active Minds financial advisor speaker aims at mental health awareness By MAEVE FILBIN

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The first week of October is Mental Health Awareness Week, an effort intended to recognize mental health issues across the country. Hoping to bring this awareness to Notre Dame’s campus is Active Minds, a chapter of the nation-wide organization with over 400 collegiate branches and has become “the voice of young adult mental health advocacy nationwide,” according to Notre Dame Active Minds’ website. Senior Delaney Schrenk, president of Active Minds, said she is excited for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week because of the current climate surrounding mental health issues. “I think right now is a really unique time to be on college campuses and interested in mental health because there’s enough news and press about it that people recognize it,” she said. “But, specifically at Notre Dame, I don’t think there’s

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enough conversation to support any change about it. We certainly have something to work on, and we have sort of a template that’s already on the consciousness of students here.” Schrenk said she views her club’s motto as “starting the conversation.” “It’s hard to start a conversation about it if you don’t know that other people are thinking the same things to back it up. We really try to be visible with events and just in our day-today conversations with other people,” she said. “If you know that there are other people that feel the same that way you do, then it becomes much easier to talk to other people. And I think that’s really where the conversation starts.” Senior David May, vice president of Active Minds, said having these conversations about mental health would make a big difference for a large number of students. see ACTIVE MINDS PAGE 4

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On Monday, the Saint Mary’s Investment Club hosted Megan Hamand, a 1st Source Bank financial advisor, to discuss female empowerment in business and her experiences as a woman in finance. Hamand said she never planned on entering the financial world. She graduated from

college with a bachelor’s degree in English and went on to receive a master’s degree in business administration. “I was going to be a journalist, I was going to work for a newspaper, I was going to write the next great American novel,” Hamand said. “Well, I didn’t write the novel, but I worked for a newspaper right out of school.” After moving back home and reviewing haunted houses for a

local magazine, Hamand said, a non-compete clause prevented her from writing for any other local publications, forcing her to consider any other options she could find. Hamand’s husband, also a financial advisor, was enrolled at Indiana University South Bend at the time, and applied for a banker’s position at Key Bank. see FINANCE PAGE 3

Interactive events hope to educate about diversity By ASHANTI LEACH News Writer

This week, Saint Mary’s will be hosting “The Defamation Experience”, a three-phase interactive event that aims to promote diversity in various settings. There are three phrases to the diversity program: the play, the deliberation and the post-show discussion. It is sponsored by the

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Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL), Multicultural Services and Campus and Community Events. “The Defamation Experience” was created and written by award-winning playwright Todd Logan. It premiered in November 2010. Logan wanted to write a play that encourages greater tolerance and understanding by spurring self-examination and promoting

compelling civil discourse. According to “The Defamation Experience” website, the experience was first performed at DePaul University for an audience of 12, soon after President Barack Obama took office. “[It was] just a few months into the Obama Administration. It was an interesting time for

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By CLAIRE RAFFORD News Writer

The student senate, led by Sophomore Class Council president Sam Cannova and Junior Class Council president Laksumi Sivanandan, convened for their weekly meeting Monday to discuss the Student Safety Summit and the University Honor Code, among other topics. The first item of business was a briefing from sophomore senator Jack Usher of St. Edward’s Hall and sophomore senator Weston Dell of Carroll Hall about the Student Safety Summit, which will take place Oct. 9 in the LaFortune Ballroom. “We are partnering with NDSP and local police forces around the area, the South Bend Police Force and the Mishawaka Police Force, to bring police figures and safety figures [from] around the area to talk about safety issues on campus,” Dell said. “We are hosting this discussion time for students to ask questions of these higher-up officials, and just try to get some answers, maybe try and make some ground on working towards solutions on these problems.”

Senior and student body president Gates McGavick and senior chief of staff Briana Tucker also facilitated a discussion of changes to the University Honor Code. “Dean Hugh Page, the Dean of the First Year of Studies, has started the process that began this year to update the Honor Code with the general intention of making it more of a document you can interact with over the course of your four years here,” McGavick said. The main changes being discussed are standardizing the Honor Code across all classes, instituting a mandatory waiting period of several days before students accused of violating the Honor Code can be disciplined and finding a way to develop a distinction between cheating and collaborating. “[Page] wants to make sure that kids feel comfortable helping each other but not cheating, finding the line between being there for your fellow classmates and friends, not cheating but not being scared to help someone with their homework for fear of violating the Honor Code,” McGavick said. Turner said the administration is hoping to implement these changes as soon

as next semester. Teach for America’s on-campus ambassador, senior Jamie Campbell, presented to the senators about opportunities within the organization. Campbell asked each person at the meeting to think of their favorite teacher before explaining the organization’s purpose. “What most people say when they think of this teacher is not, ‘Oh, they had a great lesson plan. I really thought that they were so good at explaining this one concept,’” Campbell said. “It’s just normally that they are people that care about you and that value you, and that is the kind of teacher that we believe all kids across America deserve to have.” Teach for America participants teach in an underprivileged school for two years. Campbell said Teach for America seeks college students with strong leadership skills who want to continue developing these skills in service. She said the next online application deadline for Teach for America is Oct. 17. Contact Claire Rafford at crafford@nd.edu

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Because he had not yet graduated from IUSB, he was not qualified for the position, but the bank manager had worked on a Relay for Life campaign w ith Hamand and offered her the job instead, she said. “I started in banking in October, 2008, right in the middle of the recession,” Hamand said. “I didn’t really have much of a clue what was going on, I was an English major. … From there, I really evolved. I liked it.” A background in English helped Hamand communicate effectively w ith clients, she said. Most of her clients lived off the interest from certificates of deposit (CDs), and were hit especially hard by the 2008 financial crisis. “W hen the Great Recession hit, CD rates, along w ith ever y thing else, plummeted,” Hamand said. “So w ithin the first t wo months of working at the bank, our CD rates went from 4 to 5 percent, to less than 1 percent.” This situation inspired Hamand to explore other areas of investment that might ease the financial stress on her clients at Key Bank, she said. “Within the first year of working at the bank, I went and got my Life and Health licensing, which allowed me to sell fixed annuities,” Hamand said. “It was a little bit different, and took some explaining to the clients, took some licensing on my part, but for the most part it was something that they were comfortable w ith and was giv ing them just a little bit better interest rate.” Hamand said her branch manager recognized her interest in fixed annuities and encouraged her to pursue further licensing in investment.

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American race relations, with some declaring our society ‘post-racial’ and others cautioning, as does one of the characters in the play, ‘just because Barack Obama is president, we’re a long way from a level playing field,’” Logan wrote on the Defamation Experience’s website. Sophomore Francesca Monsisvais said she hopes the Saint Mary’s community learns a lot from the experience and continue to promote diversity on campus. “Students of all majors should attend the experience because this form of discussion is much needed around our campus,” she said. CWIL director Mana Derakhshani said in an email

“Things really took off from there,” Hamand said. After finishing her licensing process, Hamand left Key Bank for her current position as a full-time financial adv isor in the Trust and Private Banking department at 1st Source Bank. Hamand said she began to develop a specialt y for retirement planning. She said hav ing a female branch manager was a source of inspiration and solidarit y. “For me, being a financial adv isor and hav ing a manager who is a woman is kind of ama zing,” Hamand said. “There’s not ver y many female adv isors, let alone managers for the programs.” Hamand said she has experienced gender discrimination from colleagues and other professionals. For example, when working w ith male financial partners, as either a junior or senior adv isor, she said she has often been confused for a secretar y or administrative support. “You go into client appointments and the female is always automatically assumed to be the assistant,” Hamand said. “That can be really frustrating.” Despite these encounters, Hamand said her gender has also been beneficial, as many clients intentionally seek out a female financial adv isor. “There’s something about the maternal instinct,” she said. “I think clients relate to me a little bit better. I’ve had quite a few clients, male and female, say that they feel more comfortable working w ith a female adv isor, and I’ve had a lot of referrals from different parts of the bank. I think it comes dow n to the perception of hav ing a little more empathy.” Contact Maeve Filbin at mfilbin01@saintmarys.edu

she hopes the experience is beneficial for the Saint Mary’s community as the College seeks to deepen its diversity. “We hope to provide an opportunity for various College constituencies to engage in civil discourse around important issues regarding how people identify themselves and how that impacts their lives. We contacted a number of other institutions that had brought ‘The Defamation Experience’ to their campus and heard some very good reviews,” she said. The experience will take place Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Moreau Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the Saint Mary’s community and the public. Contact Ashanti Leach at aleach01@saintmarys.edu

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held in partnership with local organizations, a Rose Garden memorial, multiple prayer services and LifeFEST, a celebratory event involving free food, games and an inflatable slide. The theme for this year’s Respect Life Week is “Pro-Life is Pro-Woman.” “This year has more of a focus on women’s issues,” senior Matthew Connell, vice president of communications for Notre Dame Right to Life, said. Facile said pro-life and prowomen sentiments are often seen as being incompatible, but this year the club is trying to prove otherwise.

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“One of our main goals is to promote that conversation, to promote more of an environment of openness and a lack of judgement so people can become more comfortable expressing what I think a lot of us have deemed as the ‘elephant in the room,’ which is mental illness on college campuses,” he said. “It’s so prevalent and so debilitating to

“Our culture disagrees on prolife and pro-women being compatible, but we are stating that these are synonymous,” Facile said. “Being pro-life is grounded in a selfsacrificing love that we are called to give and receive, and through this week, we are hoping to cultivate this kind of love on campus. We want to show women their worth and their value.” Despite the emphasis on women, the club has not explicitly called its theme feminist. “We haven’t used the [term] ‘feminism’ necessarily to describe anything, not because we’re shying away from it ... but because we want to leave [the event] a little more open-ended for people to determine what it is when we’re engaging with these issues ... what it is you want to call it,” Connell said.

Connell said he is most excited for the lecture by Mary Rice Hasson, the Kate O’Beirne Fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Hasson will be speaking Thursday at 7 p.m. about the harmony between being prolife and pro-woman. “I think it’ll be really good and engaging,” Connell said. “She is, by all accounts, an excellent speaker and has written a lot of really good stuff on these kind of issues and topics.” Connell recognized that not all members of the campus community would agree with the week’s pro-life message, but encouraged those who do not agree to still participate in the week’s events. “All are welcome at all of our events,” he said. “We welcome

dialogue and welcome people who have different viewpoints to all of our events.” Connell specifically highlighted the “Planned Parenthood: New Face, Same Legacy” lecture Wednesday and Hasson’s lecture Thursday as opportunities for those with differing opinions to engage in productive discussion through the question-and-answer sessions after the presentations. Connell and Facile also mentioned the apologetics tabling event on Tuesday as a good way for those who do not support the pro-life message to meet and speak with Right to Life club members in a one-on-one setting. “We recognize the boldness of our theme, and our club really values dialogue,” Facile said.

“In this event, we invite the student body to converse with us.” Facile said Respect Life Week encourages radical love, which she considers counter-cultural. She credits this radical love for touching both her biological and adoptive mothers, which eventually affected her own life. “Our underlying theme is to respect the dignities of all human beings, especially those who are marginalized,” she said. “We want to talk to people, to engage with students who disagree, in order to find these common passions and ultimately love and respect their dignity as well.”

quite the proportion of college |students.” Sophomore Keely Thornton, a member of Active Minds, likewise said she hopes the week helps reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues. “The one thing I would say is the biggest problem with Notre Dame’s campus is the stigma around it because it is a highachieving school,” she said. “You can’t say, ‘I’m suffering with depression; I can’t get out of bed today.’ You have to say, ‘Oh, I have a stomach ache.’ You have to fake

it.” Active Minds at Notre Dame meets regularly to have conversations about mental health, but Mental Health Awareness Week is their chance to spread their message across the entire campus. There are three major events this week. The first, “In Our Own Words,” a student story-sharing event, took place Monday night, Schrenk said. “Students write some sort of piece about their own experiences with mental health on campus or before or at any

point in their lives and experience, and they share that in whatever way they want to,” Schrenk said. “It’s meant to sort of bridge that gap between other people’s experiences and knowing that there are other people out there who are feeling similar things.” “Send Silence Packing,” a suicide-awareness display, will be presented Wednesday on South Quad, featuring backpacks representing students who have died by suicide, as well as information and statistics

about suicide on college campuses. Alison Malmon, the founder of the national organization of Active Minds, will deliver a lecture Wednesday in front of the display. She started the club at Penn State after her brother committed suicide. “It’s meant to be a very moving presentation, something that you really can’t ignore when you see it,” May said.

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By MARTIN KENNEDY Scene Writer

Hot off its recent Emmy victory, “Saturday Night Live” premiered this weekend with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West. Driver hosted after having starred in the box office success “BlacKkKlansman” while West appeared in anticipation of his upcoming album, “Yhandi.” With returning stars Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Leslie Jones, along with newest featured cast member Ego Nwodin, this season of SNL is sure to be one of female power and highly political sketch comedy. This week’s cold open, re-enacting the Brett Kavanaugh hearing, proved the supreme sketch of the evening. The sketch began with the introduction of Brett Kavanaugh, played by Matt Damon, who referred to himself as a “keg half-full kind of guy.” Damon highlighted the many mannerisms of Kavanaugh during the hearing — sniffling, excessively drinking water and constantly yelling. The two funniest cast member impressions were Kate McKinnon, who played Lindsey Graham, and Aidy Bryant, who played prosecutor Rachel Mitchell. McKinnon pulled no punches, mimicking Graham’s finger pointing and constant leaningforward motion during his outburst at the hearing. She concluded by comparing Kavanaugh’s situation

By ETHAN UTLEY Scene Writer

As with many indie rock artists, you can run into some pretty intense contrasts with Mac DeMarco. His debut album, “Rock and Roll Night Club” shows off his bizarre ability to not take anything seriously. A radio DJ with a very warped voice named Dojo Dan leads you through the album — from the nonsensical lyrics of “Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans,” to the stumbling, halfasleep riffs of “She’s Really All I Need.” It’s an album that doesn’t try to care too much. But regardless of this lack of effort, Mac DeMarco’s debut is an exceptional album. Since then, however, Mac has gradually evolved from the careless partying degenerate of his past to the hopeless romantic that is present in his latest album, “This Old Dog.” Since Mac’s newly released “Old Dog Demos” is a rehashing of “This Old Dog,” however, a proper understanding of “This Old Dog” is necessary to understand his demos. It’s an album that steps away from the warped psychedelia of his earlier recordings, and the music on it takes on a much more heartbroken tone. It’s a precise and bright display of sincere songwriting — something not common in Mac’s catalogue. “This Old Dog” is terribly sad. Mac’s lyrics are introspective, both examining the flaws of his past and his, at times, inability to love. The album presents a

to that of Bill Cosby’s, much to Kavanuagh’s chagrin. Meanwhile, Bryant, complaining about everyone calling her female prosecutor and not “just straight-up prosecutor,” was constantly cut off due to her lack of time in questioning. Colin Jost and Michael Che, just two weeks after hosting the Emmys, provided an enthralling Weekend Update segment full of jabs at Brett Kavanaugh and Bill Cosby. To comment on Kavanaugh’s hearings, Jost called in Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, played by Kate McKinnon. One of McKinnon’s signature characters, Ginsburg provided her thoughts on Kavanaugh and his calendars. Ginsburg even showcased her own 1982 calendar, complete with entries such as “Turn 100 years old,” “Break glass ceiling” and “Do laps in a bird bath.” Playing on her age, McKinnon also revealed Ginsburg’s current calendar, reading “Don’t die” across the whole calendar. Other appearances included Leslie Jones impersonating Serena Williams, who demanded an apology for her treatment from the media during the U.S. Open, and Pete Davidson, who delivered a commentary on his recent engagement to pop star Ariana Grande. Perhaps the most bizarre moments during SNL’s premiere came during all three of Kanye West’s performances. His pre-Weekend Update gig featured West and Lil Pump singing their song “I Love It.” Weirdly

enough, West dressed in a Perrier bottle costume while Pump was in a Fiji Water bottle costume. Whether this was a nod to Halloween, an attempt to make some sort of statement or just plain absurdity, no one knows. After all, it is Kanye West. The second performance featured Teyana Taylor. The two sang their new collaboration “We Got Love,” but they sang for only part of the performance. In a roughly three-and-a-half-minute performance, roughly one minute was devoted to West and Taylor standing on the stage while a monologue played overhead. In a rare event, instead of Driver ending the show by hugging and chatting with the “SNL” cast members on television, West performed a third song. This time, it was “Ghost Town,” part of Kanye’s recently released album “ye.” Wearing a Make America Great Again hat, West closed out the show as the credits rolled. Prior to the show, West promised to release his new album “Yhandi” after “Saturday Night Live.” Much to the dismay of his fans, West did not release the album. “Saturday Night Live” proved strong in its opening night, sending positive signals for hilarious coverage of the sure-to-be-tumultuous upcoming midterms. Will “SNL” receive another Emmy next year for Variety Sketch Series? If it keeps up the energy and momentum from the season premiere, it’s surely on its way.

matured Mac DeMarco, lyrically profound and able. The album is an incredibly respectable, somber piece, and, with it, it seems the all-loving buffoon we enjoyed so thoroughly in his past has moved on with the album. Luckily, Mac’s most recent release of “Old Dog Demos” gives hope. In this 43-minute album, Mac throws together several unreleased studio gems written during the “This Old Dog” recordings. The theme of heartbreak and lyrical proficiency present in “This Old Dog” bleed into “Old Dog Demos,” but not in an overbearing manner. On the opening track, “Is It Boy,” Mac presents nostalgic lyrics of advice: “When the old man gets to see it / He’ll be whistling / All his worries away / And I know just how you see them / Keep believin’ / That you’ll find your foot someday.” There are definitely depressed undertones in these lyrics, but the album is much less introspective — a theme very present on, arguably, Mac’s most well-respected album, “Salad Days.” The first seven tracks are like this. Yes, they are sad, but they certainly do not take themselves too seriously. However, the remaining eight tracks step away entirely from the underlying motifs, and return to the goofy, synth-heavy tracks that made Mac DeMarco famous. The strongest track on the album is an instrumental cover of the track “One More Love Song” from the album “This Old Dog.” Rather than singing about the flaws of love, Mac takes some time to let the music speak. The pitch is toned down from its original version, and the whole song is slower and more wavy. He uses his voice

as an instrument, not by singing actual words but only las, bums and los. The greatest examples of the return of Mac to his antics on this demo include tracks titled “Jimsy,” “Sheeta,” “Umaro,” “Lady Eboshi” and “Master Yupa.” Indicated by the titles of these songs, and Mac’s latest single release — a cover of “Honey Moon” by Haruomi Hosono — he has a newfound love for Japanese culture. Sheeta, Lady Eboshi and Master Yupa are characters from Studio Ghibli movies, while Umaro is a character in Final Fantasy and Jimsy is a character from a Nippon film. Each of these songs and many other tracks on the demo have very psychedelic vibes, and coax the return of musically inclined goofball Mac DeMarco.

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Fall has officially — and finally — arrived. I’d venture to say most would agree with the former part of that statement, though perhaps not the latter. As we get further and further into the school year, a few more leaves fall to the ground and the temperature drops a little more each day, calling to mind the impending winter to come. I remember this feeling — both excited and apprehensive, simultaneously melancholic and wondrous — last year. Approaching my first winter in South Bend, I was filled with premonitions from upperclassmen who warned of months of misery ahead. So, with their words in mind, I cautiously made my way through winter and, believe it or not, made it out on the other side. This year, I am not approaching winter with fear of the unknown, but with the very real memory of walking home late at night as shards of snow hit my frozen face, of trudging through sludge trying not to miss an early class, of wearing the same coat every day for nearly three months straight. Yet, I am also reminded of the silent calmness that comes with walking across an untouched blanket of snow. I remember buying hot chocolate after hot chocolate at late November football games. I think of layering my favorite scarves and sweaters with my best hats and gloves. While winter held some of the worst memories of freshman year, it also carried some of its best. I hate the idea of the South Bend “permacloud” coming to suck out all the light from campus. If only more people understood that even when light doesn’t come from the sun, it can be found in the Christmas lights hanging in your dorm room or a smile peeking through a bundled scarf and hood. As opposed to thinking of South Bend’s winter as Notre Dame’s shortcoming, I see it as one of the ways this university truly makes its mark on the hearts of its students. There is a sense of solidarity found in what some call the “suffering” of winter, whether it be huddling in the student section during a freezing fourth quarter or spending the entire weekend in your dorm because it’s just too cold to venture anywhere else. Moments like these wouldn’t stand out against a background of blue skies. They are created in below-freezing temperatures, and we should be grateful for it. The “awful” weather doesn’t detract from the Notre Dame experience nearly as much as some make it seem. In fact, I would argue that it makes the Notre Dame experience. In the dead of winter, this campus comes alive. So, as the days get colder, let’s remind ourselves of the warmth that comes with winter and truly appreciate all this place has to offer. Contact Nicole Simon at nsimon1@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

On Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. During the hearing, both Ford and Kavanaugh provided testimony surrounding the incident, and both were questioned by senators on the committee. At one point, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham became irate. “I cannot imagine what you and your family have gone through … I hope the American people can see through this sham,” the senator belted. He then asked Kavanaugh, “Do you consider this a job interview?” before answering the question for the judge. “This is not a job interview,” he said. “This is hell. This is going to destroy the ability of good people to come forward because of this c–––.” I understand his hyperbole. But Sen. Graham is wrong. This is, quite literally, a job interview. It’s a job interview for a seat on the highest court in the land. I’m not the one hiring, nor is the average American citizen. It’s up to the Senate to decide. But hopefully they see the same disqualifying behavior that I saw. In addition to Dr. Ford’s and the other sexual assault allegations made against Kavanaugh, the judge illustrated behaviors entirely unfitting a Supreme Court justice. His demeanor during the hearing was uncanny. He was irritable, snarky, he couldn’t control his emotions. He looked as if he did not understand the gravity of the allegations made against him, as if he did not understand why the whole world decided to take this so seriously. During her time, Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked Kavanaugh if he had ever drank so much he could not remember the events of the night. Instead of answering the senator’s question, he snapped back with “You’re asking about blackout. I don’t know, have you?” It showed a remarkable disrespect for the senator and for the process of the hearing. And it served as a microcosm of Kavanaugh’s behavior throughout the hearing. But more troubling, more disqualifying than Kavanaugh’s demeanor, was his penchant for dishonesty. When Sen. Klobuchar did finally get a “no” in answer to her question, it was almost certainly a lie. Kavanaugh claims to have drank heavily, but never to excess — that he never once ‘blacked out’ and has no gaps in his memory after a night of drinking. This is practically disproven given, well, basic common sense and

that several of his Yale classmates, including Lynne Brooks, Ryan Goodman and Elizabeth Swisher all acknowledged Kavanaugh was a heavy drinker who undoubtedly experienced a ‘blackout’ at some point. Kavanaugh also lied about his ability to legally drink in high school, saying that while in high school an 18-year-old could legally buy beer in Maryland. This is untrue; the legal drinking age in the state was raised to 21 in July of 1982. Not that it matters, because Brett Kavanaugh was 17 when the law changed anyway. During the hearing, some of Kavanaugh’s high school yearbook entries were called into question. Several of his Georgetown Prep classmates have refuted his definitions of “boof” and “Devil’s Triangle.” Now, perhaps sophomoric yearbook jokes are not relevant indicators of Kavanaugh’s character. But his dishonesty about them certainly is. When his testimony turned to his time at Yale, Kavanaugh again lied. “I have no connections there,” he said. “I got there by busting my tail.” I doubt that Kavanaugh is smart. I don’t doubt he worked incredibly hard to get into Yale. But he does have a connection there. His grandfather graduated from the school in 1928. Like many colleges, Yale gives strong admissions preference to legacy students. I cannot understand why Kavanaugh would lie about something so easy to uncover. It’s concerning, really, that he believed he could get away with it. To be so willfully dishonest about something so easy to look up insults the intelligence of the American people. To have such blatant disregard for the truth calls into question his judgement. This is a job interview. It is a test of the judge’s fitness for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States, for one of the most prestigious and important positions in America. The person who fills this position will be charged with the grave responsibility of laying down laws for generations to come. This is a job interview. And Kavanaugh has proven himself unqualified for the job. Patrick McKelvey splits his time between being a college junior and a grumpy old man. A New Jersey native and American studies major, he plans on pursuing a legal career after graduating Notre Dame. If you can’t find him at the movies, he can be reached for comment at pmckelve@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Notre Dame statement on the Church crisis The University of Notre Dame is proud of its Catholic mission, and the ways in which that mission enhances its education and scholarly efforts and enriches our University community. Yet the recent Pennsylvania grand jury report about six Catholic dioceses, as well as other reports in the news, have been a cause not of pride, but of sadness, anger and shame. We are unspeakably sad at the damage done to the lives of so many victims and angry at those who betrayed a sacred trust. We are ashamed that institutions dedicated to drawing people to holiness, educating the young and defending the dignity of all should be places where some of its ministers corrupted people, exploited the young and so violated the dignity of many. I share the anguish of many. In recent weeks I have spoken to many and ref lected on how Notre Dame might respond, and I write to share our thoughts and plans. We must look at Notre Dame’s own history, actions and policies and also look for ways in which it can assist the Church. We will not single-handedly solve problems, but we can contribute to understanding, healing and constructive change.

Abuse of Minors The gravest offenses are those against minors — people under 18 years old. Abuse may occur in other contexts, but the violation of innocent children by Catholic clerg y is most heinous, for these men were given a sacred trust of being ministers of God’s care and love to young people. In abusing those in their care, they not only cause serious psychological damage, but can steal the sense of the sacred from the child. W hile abuse was prevalent in past decades in the six Pennsylvania dioceses that were the subject of the grand jury report, two of the estimated 1,000 cases reported and dealt with occurred after more stringent policies were put in place in 2002. Nothing can change the damage that transpired, and even one case is too many, but the reduction in cases indicates that it is possible to take concrete steps that will dramatically reduce the instances of abuse. At Notre Dame, although our students are nearly all adults when they arrive, we do house minors for some periods in the summer and the course of the school year. The University has had a strong policy protecting minors, which can be found online. I encourage everyone to be aware of our Policy for the Protection of Minors and to report any concerns immediately.

Abuse of Adults More relevant to us at Notre Dame are situations in which those with authority — whether priests, teachers, rectors or others — can use asymmetrical power relationships to exploit and abuse students who are not minors. We have had incidents at Notre Dame that involved this kind of abuse. In 2002, the University publicly invited anyone who had experienced abuse to come forward and receive support. Some did, and the

University publicly apologized. I now renew that invitation to anyone who was abused to come forward and let us know. As I said in my Address to the Faculty a few weeks ago, it is important for those who are exploited or harassed to make a report so that we can investigate professionally and respond appropriately. I pledge that we will do all we can to respond to such reports.

Priests and Religious on Campus Most Holy Cross priests and brothers on campus are members of the U.S. Province of Holy Cross, which has established rigorous standards for the screening and education of seminarians, and for responding to reports of suspected abuse. The Province has an external review board composed primarily of laypersons that examines all such cases. The Province’s policies and practices in this area are audited by Praesidium, an external auditing agency specializing in this area, to ensure alignment with best practices. All priests and religious who work at Notre Dame, whether Holy Cross or not, must undergo the same hiring processes as other faculty and staff including relevant background checks.

Assisting the Church Pope Francis is convening a special meeting in Februar y of heads of bishops’ conferences around the world to discuss possible steps. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced recently the creation of a third-part y procedure for reporting misconduct by bishops and members of the Church hierarchy. The full response to the current crisis must include, as Pope Francis w rote, “an emphatic ‘no’ to all forms of clericalism,” and the “active participation of all the members of God’s People.” Each of us is called to assist the Church and to take whatever steps we can to heal all who have been damaged by this tragedy. We at Notre Dame must look for ways to respond to this call. To help channel our efforts, I have established t wo task forces. The first w ill be a Campus Engagement Task Force, whose charge w ill be to facilitate dialogue and to listen to the obser vations, thoughts and recommendations of our campus communit y. It w ill summarize these for me, and we w ill look for ways to direct these in constructive ways. I have asked Jennifer Mason McAward, associate professor of law and director of the K lau Center for Civ il and Human Rights, and Father Gerr y Olinger, C.S.C., the v ice president for mission engagement and Church affairs, to co-chair this task force. As a universit y, we possess scholarly and research expertise. I have established a Research and Scholarship Task Force to consider the ways in which Notre Dame scholarly and research expertise might ser ve the Church at this time. This Research and Scholarship Task Force w ill assess the current situation, sur vey initiatives currently under way at Notre Dame and

elsewhere, and recommend any further steps we might take to address the current crisis. I have asked Ann Tenbrunsel, the Dav id E. Gallo Professor of Business Ethics, and Kathleen Sprows Cummings, the William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism and associate professor in the Department of American Studies and Department of Histor y, to co-chair this second task force. I am grateful to our colleagues who w ill lead these task forces. We w ill follow up w ith further communication about the work of each of these task forces.

Testing our Faith One of the pernicious effects of the current crisis is that, for us who are Catholics, it can shake our faith, undermine our hope and dampen our love. We can experience the darkness of Good Friday, when Jesus’ death seemed to take away the promise of the Gospel. The Church has of course always been a mixture of sin and sanctit y, of hy pocrisy and heroic w itness. Such a mixture is apparent to anyone who studies the histor y of the Church and to those who have lived in it. The lives of the saints inspire us, but the actions of sinners can be a stumbling block. Faced w ith the current crisis, we can be tempted to think that sin and hy pocrisy is all there is. To the extent we think that, we may ask why we stay in such a f lawed Church. We who share a faith in Jesus Christ recognize, though, that the v irtue of saints is not in itself a sufficient reason for stay ing in the Church, and the v ice of sinners is not a sufficient reason for leav ing it. The true treasure is the myster y of salvation offered by Jesus Christ, and the Church is the sign and instrument of that sav ing myster y. Through it Christ is proclaimed, and through its sacraments we are strengthened in our journey to holiness. “We have this treasure,” w rites St. Paul, “in earthen vessels” — we have it in a human, sinful Church. The lives of the saints through the ages, and of those hidden saints in our midst, are w itnesses to the myster y of Christ. They turn our ga ze to Christ. Yet sin too can ser ve to remind us that our true hope is not in human achievement, but in Christ. By striv ing to live more lov ing and holy lives, by combating ev il and injustice, we make the Church a vessel that better w itnesses to the treasure it holds. To the extent we do this, all of us — lay, religious and ordained — can be part of making the Church more fully what it is called to be. “The cross is our only hope,” says the motto of Holy Cross. The current crisis is a cross, but if we carr y it faithfully, it w ill become our hope. Let us pray for the grace to do so. Fr. John Jenkins president, University of Notre Dame Oct. 1

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Work through your emotions this year. If you let things fester, they will deter you from reaching your potential. Don’t sweat the little things; deal with them and keep moving forward. It will show strength of character and the willingness to become the spokesperson when your beliefs are challenged. Stand up and be counted. Actions speak louder than words. Your numbers are 3, 10, 18, 21, 26, 32, 45. ARIES (March 21-April 19): An emotional situation will hinder your ability to be productive if you don’t face the challenges you encounter head-on. Heated discussions may not be fun, but they will get matters out into the open and help you find out where you stand. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A last-minute change of plans will be beneficial, so don’t make a fuss over nothing. Look on the bright side, and turn a negative into a positive. Your ability to adapt and move on will lead to an unexpected opportunity. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be helpful. Offer unique suggestions, but don’t take on the physical stress of doing all the work. There is a fine line between taking over and being taken advantage of. Know and set limitations and boundaries that are reasonable. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Emotions will surface and must be directed properly if you want to avoid upset. Offer love, affection, understanding and patience instead of criticism and complaints and you’ll get far more accomplished. Personal improvements can and should be made. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Start a dialogue with someone you feel can help you improve your position or lifestyle. Keep it simple, honest and listen to the suggestions made. The information you receive will be a game changer when it comes to making your next move. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can improve your relationship with others if you are open about the way you feel, what you want and what your intentions are. Once you establish ground rules, you will be able to move forward rapidly. Romance is encouraged. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t wait until someone is upset with you. Take care of your responsibilities sooner rather than later. Making changes at home that will improve your comfort or lower your overhead will also help change the dynamics of an important relationship. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Bend a little and you will get the cooperation you need to get things done. Anger isn’t the way to win favors or friendships. Use your ingenuity and you’ll come up with innovative ideas that others will respond to favorably. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Focus on what you can accomplish, not what you cannot. Strive to reach your deadlines and to be more innovative in the way you handle professional challenges. Don’t fall for a financial scheme that is risky or has emotional implications attached. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll come up against opposition if you are too open about your plans. Perfect what you have in mind, and do not present until you are sure you have covered every angle that may be questioned. Change begins within. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look over your personal finances and expenses. Make changes that will help you manage your money more efficiently. Overspending or indulging in pastimes that are expensive and unhealthy should be banned. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Creative accounting will help you get back on track. A change in the way you handle your money, the past and those who have cost you or not been honest will set the stage for a brighter and more prosperous future. Birthday Baby: You are energetic, quick-witted and classy. You are unbiased and popular.

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Dodgers beat Rockies for Previewing the initial NL playoffs sixth straight NL West title Tobias Hoonhout Managing Editor

Well, for the first time ever, not one, but two divisions in the same season took an extra tiebreaker to figure out the MLB playoff picture. But after some stellar baseball Monday, the stage is set for the National League playoffs. Let’s take an openinground look at who will move on in the hunt for the National League pennant.

Wild Card game: Rockies vs. Cubs Both Colorado and Chicago were on the short end of the tiebreaker stick Monday, and now face off Tuesday night in Wrigley in a winner-take-all showdown. This game looks incredibly balanced. Jon Lester, who has been rock-solid of late — only giving up five runs over 29.2 innings of work — will take the mound to face off against Kyle Freeland, who finished the year with a 17-7 record and a 2.85 ERA. The two teams split the six games they played, and each scored 33 runs. Lester and Freeland faced each other earlier in the year at Wrigley, in a game the Cubs won 3-2, and don’t be surprised to see another pitcher’s duel. Neither ball club will be in any particular hurry to go home; Chicago didn’t think it would be in this position to start October (Milwaukee had other ideas) and the Rockies don’t want to make it back-to-back Wild Card losses after a wild 11-8 loss to the Diamondbacks last year in Arizona. But Colorado has had to travel to three time zones in three days, and it’s an especially quick turnaround from Monday’s crushing loss to the Dodgers, who became the only the third franchise ever to win at least six-straight division titles. The Rockies may be road warriors, but I just feel like the Cubs are going to be a bit more desperate and have the postseason experience to boot.

Cubs advance Divisional Round: Dodgers vs. Braves Atlanta ran away with the NL East this year, despite being picked to finish fourth in the division by Baseball America. With a talented young core including first baseman Freddie Freeman, second baseman Ozzie Albies and left fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. — who combined to hit 73 home runs this season — and steady contributions from veterans, including catcher Kurt Suzuki and All-Star right fielder Nick Markakis, the Braves shook things up with a red-hot May and didn’t look back. But the surprise story will need some serious gutchecks with the Dodgers on the

cards. Los Angeles started the season shockingly slow, but righted the ship, once again thanks to an unlikely hero. A year ago it was Chris Taylor and Brandon Morrow. This season, Dave Roberts found an even more unlikely candidate in first baseman Max Muncy, who might have to take the cake for the best feel-good story in baseball this year. Last spring, the 27-year-old was cut by the Athletics after spring training, and he was a non-roster invitee for the Dodgers this year. Onehundred-sixty-three games later, the All Star hit his 35th home run Monday and is a major reason Los Angeles set a franchise record in home runs this year. The Dodgers had the Braves’ number this year, and they have the postseason experience and home-field advantage to boot. Sorry, Atlanta, maybe next year.

Dodgers advance Cubs vs. Brewers In a season marked by tight division races, perhaps none ended in more dramatic fashion than the National League Central. While few thought anyone but the Cubs would walk away with the title, the Brewers — led by likely MVP Christian Yelich, who had the monster year no one noticed — kept hanging around. From Aug. 1 to Sept. 29, the Cubs were in the driver’s seat. But a red-hot finish to the season from Milwaukee and a couple slips by Chicago gave the Brewers a shot at winning their first division since 2011, which they promptly took in a 3-1 victory. If everything falls into place, the two teams could be facing off once again in only a few days. I have to say it — I like Milwaukee. I’m not Joe Maddon and I haven’t been in the Cubs’ clubhouse, but this has to feel like robbery. And not in a good way. Even with the winning record against the Brewers this year, I can’t help but feel like the loss Monday is a fore bearer of something yet to come. Yelich almost hit for the triple crown, and this lineup has the experience to handle the pressure — you saw what they did this year. The pitching staff is also sneakily good and doesn’t give up a lot of runs. But what I buy the most is the ability to refuse to go down. If you couldn’t tell, this is a hard team to put away, and I can’t see Chicago, even with the season Javier Baez had, finding a way to rediscover the winning formula.

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LOS ANGELES — What a day for Walker Buehler. The rookie with the preternatural calm pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers to a record sixth consecutive NL West title. Buehler tossed one-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy launched two-run homers to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in a tiebreaker on Monday. The defending NL champion Dodgers became the first major league team to win six straight division crowns since the Yankees captured nine AL East titles in a row from 1998-2006. Los Angeles now hosts Atlanta in the best-of-five NL Division Series beginning Thursday. “We’re going to beat Atlanta,” a shirtless Yasiel Puig proclaimed, rivulets of beer and champagne down his front and back. “No matter who’s coming, we’re going to the World Series and bring the 2018 championship here.” Denied their first division title

in franchise history, the Rockies head to Wrigley Field to play the Chicago Cubs in the NL wildcard game on Tuesday night. Pitching in 90-degree heat, Buehler was oh-so-cool in closing out a regular season that ended with Game 163 after both teams had identical records of 91-71. The soft-spoken 24-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky, has been so steady of late that manager Dave Roberts had no qualms about giving Buehler the ball for the crucial game that helped decide the Dodgers’ postseason fate. Buehler’s only slip-up came on the field after the game when he let loose with an inadvertent expletive, having been handed the mic after fans demanded to hear from him. He clasped his hand to his mouth and apologized. No need to be sorry, though, after that performance. Buehler settled in quickly, retiring his first six batters in a row, and never did allow a run. Buehler (8-5) had his no-hit

bid broken up in the sixth on Charlie Blackmon’s single, one of his two hits for the Rockies. Buehler even helped himself offensively, hitting a single in the sixth for his first professional RBI and extending the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0. After giving up a two-out walk to Carlos Gonzalez in the seventh, Buehler exited to a standing ovation from the announced crowd of 47,816. He waved his right hand and quickly strode to the dugout as fans chanted his last name. The right-hander struck out three and walked three. Despite posting the best road record in franchise history (4438), the Rockies couldn’t get untracked. They didn’t advance a runner past second base until the ninth when Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story homered backto-back off closer Kenley Jansen. Jansen then retired the next three batters in a row. The Dodgers’ two homers extended their franchise and NL-leading total to 235 on the season.

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Yelich calm as Brewers top Cubs for Central title Associated Press

CHICAGO — Christian Yelich’s easy smile and champagne-soaked T-shirt said it all. A division title is much more fun than a Triple Crown. Yelich collected three more hits as the Milwaukee Brewers won their first NL Central title since 2011, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Monday in a tiebreaker game. The silky-smooth slugger stalled in his bid for the league’s first Triple Crown in decades, but he starred once again as the Brew Crew captured the biggest prize of the day. Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning to help Milwaukee to its eighth straight win and home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs. The Brewers will host the wild-card winner starting Thursday in the best-of-five Division Series. Chicago stays at Wrigley for Tuesday night’s wild-card game against Colorado. The Rockies lost 5-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Monday’s second tiebreaker for the NL West title. It’s a quick turnaround after falling short in their bid for a

third straight division title, but the Cubs will have ace left-hander Jon Lester on the mound for the elimination game. Yelich singled home Milwaukee’s first run and won the NL batting title with a .326 average. He had 110 RBIs, one behind the Cubs’ Javier Baez, and finished with 36 home runs, two shy of Colorado’s Nolan Arenado. The tiebreakers were game 163 of the regular season and Arenado’s homer counted in the totals. Joe Medwick in 1937 was the last NL player to win the Triple Crown. Miguel Cabrera did it for Detroit in 2012. Milwaukee trailed Chicago by as many as five games in September, but manager Craig Counsell’s club pushed the season to an extra day with a furious finish and then used its deep lineup and bullpen to outlast the playoff-tested Cubs. Orlando Arcia, batting in the eighth slot, had a career-high four hits, and Josh Hader closed out another dominant relief performance for the Brewers. Jose Quintana pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning, but

Chicago’s bullpen faltered at a key moment. Rizzo, Baez and Daniel Murphy accounted for the Cubs’ three hits. The game was tied at 1 before Milwaukee opened the eighth with three straight hits. Arcia singled on a 0-2 pitch from Justin Wilson (4-5), Domingo Santana had a pinch-hit double and Cain greeted Steve Cishek with a single back up the middle. After Yelich struck out swinging — a rare occurrence during an extraordinary stretch for the NL MVP favorite — Ryan Braun got the Brewers an insurance run with a run-scoring single to center. It was more than enough for Milwaukee’s vaunted bullpen. Corey Knebel (4-3) extended his scoreless streak to 16 1/3 innings with a perfect seventh, and Hader worked two innings for his 12th save. Rizzo had one last chance for Chicago, but he flied to right with Baez on second for the final out . When it was over, Hader wrapped his arms around catcher Erik Kratz as the rest of the Brewers poured out of the dugout.

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and poked the ball past the rushing keeper. The Irish had a couple more chances w ith senior midfielder Sean MacLeod’s shot bouncing off the keeper, who grabbed the rebound off the post, and senior midfielder Thomas Ueland’s shot curling w ide. Within the 76th minute, a Boston College player’s late challenge resulted in a red card and Notre Dame closed the game at 1-0. After not allow ing a goal in the first half of any match and shutting out the Eagles for the entire 90 minutes, the Irish w ill turn their attention to the Wildcats, who are 4-4-2 (0-3-1 Big 10) so far this season and just lost 2-0 to No. 19 Michigan on Saturday. Last year the teams went into overtime for the thirdstraight year, but then-No. 9 Notre Dame walked away w ith a 2-1 comeback v ictor y at A lumni Stadium. The Wildcats scored at the 36th minute and the Irish didn’t tie until senior defender Felicien Dumas scored in the 80th minute. Jon Gallagher netted the game-w inning header in the 99th minute. In the last 10 meetings bet ween the two squads, Notre Dame is 2-4-4 against Northwestern. The game w ill be at Martin Stadium at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

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recorded over 20 digs in a match. Wake Forest (6-10, 1-3 ACC) has struggled so far this season, starting the year with six consecutive losses, three of which were at home, and currently finding themselves 12th in the ACC standings. Duke (76, 1-3 ACC) has had a bit better luck than Wake Forest, but the Blue Devils still find themselves 10th in ACC standings having lost four of their last five games, two of which were at home. In any case, Notre Dame, which currently sits fourth in the ACC standings in what has proven to be a competitive conference so far this season, will look to maintain its good standing this weekend. The Irish will face Wake Forest this Friday at 7 p.m. in Purcell Pavilion and will host Duke on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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74, a second round two-overpar 72 and a third round evenpar 71. Senior Mia Ayer, while playing as an individual in the tournament, managed to tally a final round even-par 71, and freshman Claire Albrecht’s best round of the tournament was a two-over-par 73. The Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama finished the tournament atop the field of 15 teams, sitting in first place at the close on Sunday. Alabama finished the three-day event at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla., with a 45-under-par 807, an impressive total score which included a first round 12-underpar 272, a second round 22-under-par 262 and a third round 11-under-par 273. For the Tide, junior Jiwon Jeon led the way, finishing atop the individual leaderboard with a total score of 196, leaving her at 17-under-par for the tournament. The field over the weekend in Norman included 15 teams, many of which came from the Big-12, ACC and SEC. Beyond the Irish, the field consisted of the hosting University of Oklahoma, Baylor University, Mississippi State University, Texas A&amp;M University, Florida State University, Texas State University, Clemson, the University of Miami, the University of New Mexico, the University of Texas, the University of North CarolinaWilmington, the University of Alabama, the University of Oregon and the University of Wisconsin. The Irish will look to bounce back this weekend as they head to Lexington, Kentucky for the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational, hosted by the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky. The Irish managed to take the title in Lexington last season.

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No. 20 Notre Dame travels Irish struggle to to play Northwestern keep up with field Observer Sports Staff

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The Irish are traveling to Evanston, Ill., for a nonconference match against Northwestern on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. No. 20 Notre Dame (5-31) shut out Boston College (2-3-3, 1-3-0 ACC) in a 1-0 v ictor y Friday evening on its home turf, resulting in a 9-4-1 overall series record. Similar to prev ious matches, the Irish did not score the w inning goal until the second half. During the first 45 minutes, Notre Dame created a couple chances off of corner but were unable to put any in the back of the net. Jumping into the second half, the Irish put pressure on the Eagles defense, leading to sophomore midfielder Aiden McFadden’s third goal of the season in the 49th minute. McFadden found the end of junior midfielder Jack Casey’s through ball

The Irish finished 10th in the Schooner Fall Classic over the weekend in a 15-team field after tallying a total score of 851, leaving them one-underpar for the tournament. On its way to a 10th place finish, Notre Dame posted a first round seven-over-par 291, a second round two-underpar 282 and, most notably, a third round six-under-par 278. Notre Dame’s third round score of the three-day tournament tied for the second-lowest round in program history, and the six-under par score also tied for the fifth lowest score in program history in relation to par. In Notre Dame’s final round, senior Maddie Rose Hamilton shot an evenpar 71 to give Notre Dame that nearly record-breaking score. Irish senior Emma Albrecht finished the Schooner Classic tied for 25th, as a first round even-par 71, a second round even-par 71 and a third round two-under-par 69 left her with a two-under par 211 for the

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Irish junior midfielder Jack Casey dribbles as junior defender Senan Farrelly looks on in Notre Dame’s 4-1 win over Xavier on Sept. 25.

three day event. Sophomore Abby Heck finished alongside fellow Albrecht, but for Heck, it was in a much different fashion. Heck struggled in the first round, tallying a three-overpar 74, but the sophomore bounced back with gusto in the following two rounds, firing off a second round three-under-par 68 and a third-round two-under-par 69, which included four birdies, 12 pars, and two bogeys. Senior Isabella DiLisio played nearly as well as Heck and Albrecht, as she finished the tournament tied for 32nd with a total score of 213, which left her at evenpar. DiLisio fired off a first round two-over-par 73, but she came back with a vengeance in the next two rounds, tallying a second round even-par 71 and a third round two-under-par 69. Hamilton finished the tournament in 44th place on the leaderboard, finishing the weekend with a fourover-par 217 which included a first round three-over-par see W GOLF PAGE 11

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ND hoping to make further strides in ACC play Observer Sports Staff

After defeating Clemson 3-0 and Georgia Tech 3-2 last weekend in a weekend road trip, the Irish will return home this weekend to square up against Wake Forest on Friday and Duke on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame (9-5, 3-1 ACC) currently sits in fourth place in the ACC, coming in behind No. 8 Pittsburgh, No. 25 Louisville and Syracuse. This weekend will mark the fourth and fifth conference games for Notre Dame so far this season, and as the squad heads into the depths of its 2018 season, every remaining matchup for the Irish will be against a conference opponent. The Irish will look to ride the wave of momentum from their road trip last weekend back into Notre Dame this weekend, as the Irish were firing on all cylinders against two challenging road opponents last weekend. Against Clemson (9-8, 0-4 ACC), the Irish outscored the Tigers 63-42, tallying 47 kills to Clemson’s 36, seven aces to Clemson’s two, nine blocks to Clemson’s four

and 43 assists to Clemson’s 36. In the contest, freshman outside hitter Charley Niego recorded yet another impressive game, tallying 13 kills and 11 digs for the Irish attack. Freshman setter Zoe Nunez led the Irish with 40 assists in the conference matchup as well. And although things weren’t as decidedly in favor of the Irish against Georgia Tech (11-6, 0-4 ACC), they were still stellar, especially for a conference contest. In the matchup, Notre Dame outscored Georgia Tech 90-80, tallied 72 kills to Georgia Tech’s 67, 14 blocks to Georgia Tech’s 10 and 69 assists to Georgia Tech’s 66. In the victory over the Yellow Jackets, Niego led the Irish on attack with 23 kills, a career high and 13 digs. Plus, freshman right-side hitter Sydney Bent tallied 17 kills, and junior outside hitter Lauren Woodard recorded 11 kills. Nunez set another career personal record for the Irish, recording 64 assists in the match. Senior libero Ryann DeJarld tallied 22 digs, which marks the 20th time this season the captain see VOLLEYBALL PAGE 11

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Irish freshman rightside hitter Sydney Bent leaps to spike the ball in Notre Dame’s 3-1 loss to Michigan on Sept. 16 at Purcell Pavilion. Bent recorded first double-double of her career in the game.