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Panelists call for transparency in Church Educators, Notre Dame faculty address hope for reform, possible solutions to sexual abuse crisis By MARY STEURER and NATALIE WEBER Assistant Managing Editors
Speakers called for transparency in the Catholic Church and laity-guided reform in a panel titled “Where Did the Church Go Wrong: Crisis and Response” on Tuesday night in Geddes Hall. The panel was the first in a speaker series from the College of Arts and Letters’ Dean’s Fellows titled “God. Country. Notre Dame.” The panel featured Richard Jones, director of Notre Dame’s Gallivan Journalism Program; Jennifer Mason McAward, director of the Klau Center for Civil
and Human Rights; Fr. Pete McCormick, director of Campus Ministry; and Timothy O’Malley, director for education at the McGrath Center for Church Life. Jones said transparency is one of the most important keys to addressing the abuse crisis. He began reporting on clergy abuse about 17 years ago after the Boston Globe broke news of the Archdiocese of Boston sexual abuse scandal in 2002. At the time, Jones was working as a correspondent for the New York Times in New Jersey and interviewed a survivor, who described the abuse he suffered in detail. see CHURCH PAGE 3
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Richard Jones, Jennifer Mason McAward, Fr. Pete McCormick and Timothy O’Malley spoke Tuesday in Geddes Hall about their experiences learning about the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.
Representative Campus Dining changes discusses politics, food options at University SMC involvement By NATALIE WEBER
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Tennessee representative London Lamar (’13) sat down with students, faculty and members of the Student Diversity Board (SDB) of Saint Mary’s on Tuesday evening. Lamar, the state representative for District 91 of Tennessee, spoke about her experience at Saint Mary’s and the work she has done since she graduated. During the dialogue, which continued during the keynote address in Carroll Auditorium, Lamar described her journey. She began engaging with politics after former U.S. president Barack Obama was elected president during her senior year of high school. She said this prompted her decision to major in political science instead of engineering, which was her previous goal. “To see a man who looked like me get elected to the highest office in the land … really was lifechanging for me,” she said. During her time as a student, in addition to completing minors in sociology and intercultural studies, Lamar was the president of the Black Student Association (BSA),
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which at that time was known as the Sisters of Nefertiti. She also served in leadership positions in SDB and founded the College Democrats of Saint Mary’s during the 2012 general election. “I started this club and I invited everybody,” Lamar said. “Regardless of … party [affiliation] I wanted you involved.” The College Democrats of Saint Mary’s helped 10% of the student body register to vote that year, she said, in addition to hosting events such as watch parties. Lamar said she is proud of the work completed by the club she founded. “[I was able to] lead girls to be more active and bring more fair representation to campus in a time when there wasn’t any,” she said. Throughout her career, Lamar said she continually worked hard to motivate young people to vote and to get involved in the political sphere. “Young people are the majority and we are not using our power,” Lamar said. After she graduated from the see YOUTH PAGE 3
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In addition to the opening of Pizza Pi, Campus Dining rolled out several changes this semester, including the opening of Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and the closure of express location, a la Descartes, in Jordan Hall. The organization is also continuing to evaluate its dining options and plans to announce changes to the meal plans during
the fall semester. “We’re always looking at new work, especially with technology now — it’s changing a lot faster,” director of student dining Luigi Alberganti said. “So we’re always looking, we actually go to conferences and whatnot, and see what the newest trend is.”
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said the decision to bring Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh to the Hesburgh Center for International Studies was part of the University’s ongoing evaluation of its restaurants. “With the new JenkinsNanovic building there, we wanted to create a dining experience that was also reflective of the global aspirations that the new Keough School, etc., aspire
Chris Abayasinghe, senior director of Campus Dining,
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Snite program fosters wider appreciation of art By CIARA HOPKINSON News Writer
Walking into an art museum comes with a number of feelings: momentary panic, indecision over which sections to visit and the lurking knowledge that the museum closes in three hours. The ticket cost $20 and it is time to start cramming in artworks in order to make the trip worth it at all. According to Rachel Heisler, assistant curator of education
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and academic programs at Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art, the vast amount of options in art museums leads to visitors spending just 15 to 30 seconds looking at individual works of art. “Museums don’t do well in just showing people one work. We [at the Snite] have about 1000 works on view,” Heisler said. “So all this work and energy goes on by the artist, and by the curators and the museum to even get people here looking and then they walk
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right past it.” In an effort to get art viewers to slow down and look at the work before them, the Snite is encouraging the local community to spend three hours looking at a single work of art over the course of the semester. The program, called Art180, is in its second year. “This is a way to just kind of slow down and to look and just have that time. As museum educators, see SNITE PAGE 3
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To honor Domestic Violence Awareness month, the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) — led by coordinator Liz Coulston — is hosting seven events throughout the month of October. “Our goal is to end violence on the campus of Saint Mary’s in addition to in our community,” Coulston said. “We help students who have been sexually assaulted, a part of relationship violence or stalking in any way they need, whether recent or not.” BAVO is pairing up with the athletic department for their first event “Volley Against Violence” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. “Belles Athletics has always been a big supporter of our cause and is always willing to partner with us on events,” Coulston
said. “It’s also a great way to reach a different community than what some of our other events tend to reach.” During the volleyball game, there will be a number of activities in which attendees can participate. Both the Saint Mary’s Belles and their opponents, the Adrian Bulldogs, will be wearing purple ribbons in their hair to support the cause. Both teams are asking the event’s attendees to join them in wearing purple for the cause. “BAVO will have a table set up on the main f loor of Angela to give out information regarding domestic violence along with a raff le for a couple of different prizes,” Coulston said. “We are also collecting nonperishable food items for the Family Justice Center. This food drive will be going on for the entire month of October with a bin to collect food at all of our
events.” Throughout the next months, BAVO will once again be partnering with the athletic department for a domestic violence awareness soccer game as well as a screening of the movie “At the Heart of Gold” about the USA gymnastics team. Sports information director Sarah Miesle works alongside Coulston to make hosting these events possible. “The athletic department has been working with BAVO ever since it started around eight to nine years ago,” Miesle said. “Student athletes are a good resource on campus to spread this message. It is one thing for us to talk until we are blue in the face saying this is important but until it registers with students why it is important, we can only go so far.” Junior Meghan McNamara on the Student
Advisory Committee for BAVO, along with a co-chair of Green Dot, a bystander intervention organization, said she finds this office to be an extremely important resource for Saint Mary’s students. She said she encourages other students to get involved by applying to serve on one of BAVO’s four committees or even just attending some of the organization’s events on campus throughout the year. “Being a part of BAVO makes me feel like I am making a difference,” McNamara said. “I want girls to know that they are not alone, and they have people that will stand behind them and listen. This program has allowed me to see that it’s not always about who is helping, but it is also about how we are helping.” Contact Rebecca Stella at rstella@saintmarys.edu
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we’re trained to look at a work for a long time. The more you look at it, the more stories that come out of it, the more you realize and the more things that you find,” Heisler said. “That gives the work some depth that you didn’t expect after looking at it for just 30 seconds.” Heisler said the Snite was inspired to start the program by an art history professor at Harvard who did something similar. “It really slowed them down to really think and pay attention. It also removes students from the hustle and bustle of walking around campus or the stresses of being in the classroom or cramming in the library,” Heisler said. “It physically made them go look at that work and be indulged by it for
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“My editors and I grappled with how much of that do we include in the story and ultimately decided to err on the side of disclosing those things and describing those things,” Jones said. The abuse is “more than just an isolated incident,” Jones said, as the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report revealed that about 10% of priests who worked in the state were credibly accused of abuse over a period of decades. While reporting on these stories, journalists should keep survivors at the center, Jones emphasized,
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a second.” The Snite wants to provide a similar opportunity for a larger group of people. While Art180 feels like an individual experience, Heisler said, it provides an opportunity for the community to join in its appreciation for art. At the end of one semester last year, the Snite invited participants to come together to discuss their artworks and how they experienced them. “I remember in front of one work we had, I think, an astrophysics major, and then we had a labor and delivery nurse from the community, and then we had one of our staff members, partnered with another faculty or staff member on campus,” Heisler said. “So four different people all were pulled into that one image.” One of the most interesting parts of Art180, Heisler said, is allowing people to delve into an artwork
and think more deeply about it than they usually do. Heisler said she likes to take a visual inventory of the elements in a work of art as her first step. She then revisited each individual item on her inventory in separate visits in her Art180 experience. “We had this great work called ‘Love is …’ last semester. This student was looking at it and every time she explored what love is in a different realm,” Heisler said. “So love is friendship and love is family and love is hard and love is work. She actually looked at it through these different themes and realms that she was thinking of.” Heisler said at one point she got stuck with her artwork and turned to listening to music for inspiration. “I listened to a playlist that WVFI made for the work that I was looking at,” she said. “That was a great
way to just pull my attention back in and start to think about ‘Hmm, why did they choose this music for this object?’” WFVI, Notre Dame’s studentrun radio station, is partnering with the Snite for a second year to create playlists for the artworks in Art180’s featured exhibition, “Looking at the Stars: Irish Art at the University of Notre Dame.” While Art180 participants can choose any work in the collection, Heisler recommends sticking with the one exhibition to facilitate better discussion at the end of the semester and take full advantage of artworks not always on display. Art180 participants design their own time frame, dividing up three hours in whatever fashion they choose or looking at the work for three hours. Heisler recommends a “weekly drop in” to get the richest experience from the program.
“I think the biggest thing that we have seen come out of Art180, the most positive reflection, is that people like to step outside of their life for this scheduled time, like it’s their date every week, it’s this task that they enjoy,” Heisler said. Art180 allows participants a moment of reflection and brings artwork closer to their lives, she said. “We had two students last semester who came in at the same time every Thursday. They spent seven minutes looking at it separately next to each other and then they spent seven minutes talking about it together,” Heisler said. “That repetition was really important to a lot of people, that kind of escaping from Notre Dame life. Once you get into the Snite, it just kind of calms down for a second.”
and not be afraid to recognize their own emotional reactions to the stories they’re covering. “There’s no shame in showing emotion when you’re out reporting the story,” he said. “... But as a professional, you have to do your job. You have to get to that story. You have to make sure that you’re able to bear witness for the people who are courageous enough to share their stories with you.” Mason McAward said her work as a professor at the Notre Dame Law School has helped frame her response to the crisis. She said her teaching pivots on one question: What do you do when someone in authority violates your rights? Last year, Mason McAward
was asked to co-chair a Campus Engagement Task Force with vice president for mission engagement and Church affairs Fr. Gerry Olinger. The task force held listening sessions to give students a platform to voice thoughts and concerns about the crisis. McCormick, a member of the task force, helped facilitate. “It was just a really profound experience for me to listen to these struggles and have the privilege of having people share their sorrow, and their anger and their hope,” Mason McAward said. Mason McAward said she had three main takeaways from the sessions: there is hope for reform in the Catholic Church; change
can only happen if high-ranking clergy are held accountable for abuse coverups; and laity cannot wait for the Church in addressing the crisis for only they can bring about reform. “There has to be public accountability and relinquishing control over some aspects of Church governance,” she said. “And so, how do we get there? I think we need young, hopeful people who love their Church and are willing to take those hard steps to move the Church to where it needs to be.” McCormick said his position as a priest has made the crisis difficult to grapple with. He joined the Moreau Seminary in 2000 and moved to a seminary in Colorado Springs the following year. Around that time, he saw “one article after the next after the next” about the crisis, but believed it was the result of a few “bad actors,” he said. He said when the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report was published last year, his worldview shattered. “It led me to ponder how it is that I could frankly trust many things,” he said. “So I had to put my energy somewhere. I was really sad for an extended period of time, as I just tried to wrap my head around what was going on. And finally, in prayer, as I was reflecting on this, I realized, ‘Well, you’ve got to affect the change that you can affect where you’re at.’” McCormick encouraged community members to overcome a
sense of “paralysis” in the face of the crisis, and get to know their priests as a first step towards healing the wounds of the abuse crisis. O’Malley said three things were important to understanding the current crisis: First, the Church has always been host to corruption, as is the nature of all bureaucratic powerhouses. Second, the abuse crisis is perpetuated by power dynamics in the Church. “The connection between sex and power is something that has to be acknowledged,” he said. While the crisis has sparked calls for lay governance, O’Malley said he cautions against viewing this as a solve-all. “I don’t deny that checks and balances are good,” he said. “But I’m also aware that laypeople are also capable of lying, and are capable of building structures of power that make things difficult.” Instead, O’Malley said, the Church should follow Christ’s example of just governance. “One of the things needed is a deeper theological recognition of this: governance in the Church is modeled not on governance according to power politics,” he said. “… What does it mean to govern in a way that’s committed to justice and love and love into the end?”
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here it can be really discouraging as a student of color — how hard it can be to fit in, to prove yourself. Hearing other people’s stories once they leave Saint Mary’s, like how we should use that to our advantage to prepare us for our futures, is what we should take away from their messages.” Senior and SDB vice president Bella Tillman said she was also excited to attend the discussion. “[I enjoyed hearing] how [Lamar felt] Saint Mary’s ... prepared her for her position, and how she got her position as a State Representative,” Tillman said.
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College, Lamar moved back to Memphis and ran several candidates’ political campaigns while interning at a political firm. She then served as president of the Tennessee Young Democrats and worked with other organizations, including SisterReach. On Nov. 6, 2018, she was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. Members of the audience responded enthusiastically to Lamar’s message. “London is a student of color,” senior Jazmin Herrera, president of SDB, said. “Sometimes when you’re
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to, because they have visiting scholars, folks like that [who] come in,” he said. Abayasinghe said while Au Bon Pain Express used to be located in the Hesburgh Center in place of Garbanzo, it was more of “a catering operation.” “One of the charges we set for ourselves was to really help enliven the dine-in experience. And that’s what we’ve seen with Garbanzo,” he said. Abayasinghe said Campus Dining does not yet know the full financial cost of replacing ABP Express with Garbanzo. When asked if he had an estimate, Abaysinghe responded that the University would know the full amount by the end of the fiscal year. The restaurant has gotten business from a number of students, Luigi Alberganti, director of student dining said. As Campus Dining anticipated, Garbanzo’s customers primarily consist of faculty and visitors, but the students were a nice surprise, he said. Julia Glago, a sophomore, was one such student who visited Garbanzo on Friday. She said many of her friends had recommended the restaurant but warned her about long
lines. “I really liked it,” she said. “It’s a lot different than what a lot of other on-campus food restaurants have to offer.” Senior Caizi Qi, who also went to Garbanzo on Friday with her friend Yi Fan, said she appreciated the options the restaurant offers. “This is a more healthy option instead of the fast food,” she said.
À la Descartes closes Alongside the opening of Garbanzo, campus also saw the closing of a la Descartes, an express location offering to-go food and coffee in Jordan Hall. The location was difficult to maintain because it did not have special facilities, such as a hand-washing station, and items had to be brought in, Alberganti said. When the Duncan Student Center opened, its new restaurants also took away business from a la Descartes, he added. “We thought it was going to be a minimal impact,” Alberganti said. “But after a year of seeing the volume that we had over there, it just became financially unsustainable to maintain.” Alberganti said having the Duncan Student Center near Jordan Hall offers students more options.
“The decision of closing a la Descartes was based on we’d rather give the opportunity of expansion and an experience like Duncan Student Center, where you not only can have coffee but it’s complemented by the homemade gelato program, pastries and smoothies and whatnot,” he said. Director of Campus Dining Chris Abayasinghe added that locations such as Au Bon Pain in the library, Decio Cafe and the Duncan Student Center could offer alternatives to a la Descartes. He also said the University is continuing to evaluate its dining options and is piloting a personalized coffee machine in the School of Architecture’s building. However, not all students found these alternatives helpful. Senior and biology major Colleen Ballantyne said she frequented a la Descartes for coffee and enjoyed talking to friends who worked there. When she noticed the express location had closed, she emailed Campus Dining to see if the closure was permanent. “The closest place would be ABP, but that’s a 10-minute round trip plus the actual buying the coffee,” she said. “It’s not really feasible. I’ve just gotten so used to being right there.” Paid Advertisement
Senior and science-business major Evan Slattery, who was working in the study area near the now-closed cafe Tuesday, said a la Descartes was a convenient place to pick up a coffee or snack between classes. “I actually liked this [location] more than Duncan because it’s just a little store that you can grab whatever you want,” he said. “Over there, it’s just a few restaurants. It’s always long lines. This is way more convenient. If I wanted a coffee, I would never go to Duncan. I would go right here.” Not all students had strong feelings about the closure, however. “I used to come here often but … I’m not really mad about it,” sophomore and biochemistry major Vita Zhang said.
Future changes This fall, Campus Dining plans to announce updates to the meal plan system. Abayasinghe declined to comment on how the meal plans would be adjusted, saying he was not ready to discuss the changes yet. “Last semester, students received an update from Student Affairs specifically in and around that but also announcing that we were going to go through the process in the fall
to speak with students and what have you,” he said. “Yes, we do intend to do that.” When announcing incentives to keep seniors on-campus, the University said last spring it intends to introduce “block meal plan options.” These plans would offer a certain number of swipes per semester instead of swipes that expire weekly. The email also referenced “even more flexible meal plan options” for seniors. Last fall, then student government co-director of student life Eduardo Luna said Campus Dining had been considering changes including a meal-block plan, a flex points based system, decreasing meal swipes, offering unlimited meal swipes and getting rid of late lunch. When asked about possible modifications to the LaFortune Student Center, Campus Dining administrators said they had not confirmed any changes yet. “We’ve looked at many concepts and we engaged with several student groups, professors and whatnot, to see what possibilities we have there,” Alberganti said. “But we haven’t monetized anything.” Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu
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By NICOLE BILYAK Scene Writer
To some, Brittany Howard may seem like your typical gospel singer. To others, she is a rising icon in the music industry. Either way, she put a lot of heart and soul into her songs during her time with rock band Alabama Shakes, where she was the lead singer. Howard made her solo album debut with “Jaime.” This 11-track album depicts a lot of Southern culture and what it was like to grow up in the South with a white mother and African-American father. She uniquely mixes hip-hop, funk and jazz music into each and every one of her album’s 11 tracks. The first track, “History Repeats,” is a unique creation in the sense that there are barely any lyrics and the focus is the guitar, keyboard and drums. It brings a lot of feeling to the table, especially considering the fact that the album showcases a lot of Howard’s personal history and beliefs. It is also a contradictory way of saying: “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Howard suggests that we let ourselves down because of something that has happened in our history. The album’s seventh track, “13th Century Metal,” is the longest track on the album and is one of the more popular tracks. Sitting right between “Short and Sweet”
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Brian Cafferty’s 2019 book “Best.Movie.Year.Ever: How 1999 Blew Up The Big Screen” adopts an increasingly popular opinion among cinephiles: the last year of the 20th century witnessed more great films than any before it. 1999 was a watershed year for films of all stripes — from foreign-language pictures to special-effects blockbusters and everything in between. Over the next two days, I will rank the top-20 movies released in 1999.
20. “The Iron Giant” (directed by Brad Bird) Even if its retro fetishism and thematic morass now plays as a warmup to his later (and superior) “The Incredibles,” Brad Bird’s debut feature has plenty of character all its own. Twenty years on, Vin Diesel’s monosyllabic turn as the title character remains charming.
19. “Eyes Wide Shut” (directed by Stanley Kubrick) The famed director’s final film finds him returning to usual obsessions — emotional distance and male egocentrism — with ultimately diminished returns. Former reallife beaus Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s performances as an estranged couple dominated tabloid headlines at the time, and are retrospectively the most interesting element of “Eyes Wide Shut.”
18. “American Pie” (directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz)
and “Baby,” this track adds a hardcore, white-knuckle feel over the course of its almost five-minute runtime. It also serves as a pep talk to those who are experiencing dark times in their lives, whether it be family matters or something within their community. Not only does this album portray hard-hitting history but, it also contains influential love songs that give the album a heartwarming feel and hit home with those of the LGBTQ community (Howard is married to female singer-songwriter Jesse Lafser). In particular, the album’s sixth track, “Short and Sweet,” suggests that time is finite and everyone should not waste it doing whatever they normally do. Howard lets her voice out with the help of acoustic strums from her guitar. To complement this, track four, the bluesy “Stay High,” allows Howard to let her voice hang weightlessly as it tells the story of wanting to live with a lover forever in a single moment. Howard has a way of weaving her own personal life into each track. It clearly shows in “Goat Head.” In this piano-mashing piece, Howard asks rhetorical questions about a hate crime that was committed against her father when she was a baby to disperse the figurative fog on the controversial topic of racism. She knows how to emphasize that in dark times, it is a good thing to pick yourself back up and continue on as you would
in your day-to-day life. Howard’s debut solo album is also a showcase of her dedication to making this album as perfect as possible. She went as far as to put her time in Alabama Shakes on hold so that she could concentrate on her album. And that is dedication for making it big on the charts. Overall, “Jaime” drives home a heartfelt message about accepting people for who they are and never letting your personal beliefs get you down. As a soul music fan, it is a nice touch to listen to an album that truly comes from the heart. The album is dedicated to Howard’s sister Jaime, who died in 1998 from retinoblastoma as a teenager.
No, this update of bawdy ’80s comedies like “Porky’s” hasn’t aged particularly well. Very few comedies do, however; Conversely, very few movies period have a single scene as deservedly iconic as the one involving Jason Biggs’s hopeless romantic and the eponymous dessert.
Ritchie’s exceptionally sleazy first feature is probably my favorite film of 1999, with Jason Statham’s acting debut and a knotty script combining to form a vibe that is best described as “Goodfellas” by way of Buster Keaton.
17. “Fight Club” (directed by David Fincher)
If there’s one thing Pixar is known for, it’s making films that can entertain and tug on heartstrings (and tear ducts) in equal measure. True to form, the “When She Loved Me” sequence in this film is perhaps the most emotionally affecting thing the studio has ever created.
Fincher is one of the great feast-or-famine directors in history, and his most famous film lands squarely in the middle of those poles. Brad Pitt’s Tyler Durden has been adopted by the worst kind of dorm-room philosophers, but his bonkers performance is still one of his career peaks. For better or worse, this remains a film that everyone should see — if only so they can have an opinion on it.
16. “Ten Things I Hate About You” (directed by Gil Junger) This update of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” doesn’t reinvent anything about the teen-movie genre, but it doesn’t have to. It has Heath Ledger, a marching band and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” — and if that’s enough for Julia Stiles’s Kat, that’s enough for the rest of us.
15. “Boys Don’t Cry” (directed by Kimberly Pierce) Hilary Swank won her first Oscar as the real-life Brandon Teena, a transgender man struggling to make a life for himself in rural Nebraska, and her bracing portrayal has only grown in stature since the film’s release.
14. “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels” (directed Guy Ritchie)
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12. “Magnolia” (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) Please, if you can, forget the negative discourse around the frog-based ending to this film, and focus instead on the positive aspects of “Magnolia”: most importantly, a career-best performance from Tom Cruise. Even if the movie ultimately misses the mark, there’s something to be said for striking out with a big swing.
11. “The Matrix” (directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski) Come for the still-breathtaking special effects; stay for a muscular turn from Keanu Reeves that, beneath all the “whoa” memes, is stoic and athletic enough to recall both Clint Eastwood and Bruce Lee. Check back Thursday for the top 10 movies of 1999. Contact Jake Winningham at jwinning@nd.edu JOSEPH HAN | The Observer
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Reflections on giving back Alexandra Muck News Writer
I walked into senior year thinking it would be significantly calmer than years before. I imagined myself using the time management skills I have honed over my college years to complete my work efficiently and ahead of schedule, making stellar grades and hav ing plent y of time to hang out w ith friends w ithout a nagging voice in the back of my mind reminding me that there was something else I had to do. Basically, my senior year was going to be like a musical, although I probably would not be singing any songs as I walked and not danced through it. That was all before senior year started. Once I was even just a week or so in, I realized senior year was going to be significantly busier than I had anticipated. There was still the pressure to make good grades, I still had meetings to attend (thanks, Mendoza group projects) and my calendar was feeling full. Don’t get me w rong — I was enjoy ing ever y thing I was doing, but I was confused as to how exactly it was all blocking out so much time. I felt as if I was only focusing on a few things I really cared about this year, so what could possibly be consuming all my time? W hen I sat dow n one day and actually looked at my calendar, I realized there were some usual suspects that took up time. There were group meetings for class projects, classes themselves, of course, and some standard week ly items such as dorm mass or meals w ith friends. W hat I did not realize was that w ith the ver y few activ ities I was still involved in, I had become ver y involved in and was spending lots of time to make sure they went well. Further, all these activ ities shared a common theme: most of them had some volunteering or giv ing-back component. Ref lecting back on my college experience, I have been involved in a variet y of different organizations. Any student who has been to the Activ ities Night or walked past a bulletin board or a dining hall table w ith some table tents on it has realized that there are a million different organizations and committees and activ ities to be involved w ith at Notre Dame. W hat I have learned over the year is that the ones that have made the most impact on me (and that I’ve chosen to fill my time w ith senior year) are the ones that have allowed me to impact others by giv ing back. These activ ities have been challenging at times. They have made me come into contact w ith people I never would have met other w ise, whether those people are on campus or in South Bend or somewhere else. They have made me think less about what I want to get out of my college experience but instead how I can help others. In taking this mindset and doing these activ ities, I have realized that I have also benefitted so much more than I ever thought I would. I have learned about others and their needs, but I have also learned about myself. So, to the underclassmen, if you want to take one lesson away from a senior, find what you are passionate about and pursue it, but keep in mind some of the most fulfilling opportunities to get involved may be the ones that allow you to expand your circle just a bit and give back to others. Contact Alexandra at amuck@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Greta Thunberg is just a kid Patrick McKelvey With the Current
On Sept. 23, Swedish climate activ ist and 16-year-old Greta Thunberg spoke at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit. Her speech did not mince words: she accused, quite directly, the assembled leaders of ignoring science for their ow n personal political and monetar y benefit, at the expense of people’s happiness and lives. “I shouldn’t be standing here,” she said. “I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. … You have stolen my dreams and my childhood w ith your empt y words. And yet I’m one of the luck y ones. People are suffering. People are dy ing. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction. And all you can talk about is money and fair y tales of eternal economic grow th. How dare you !” It would be a powerful speech from anyone, let alone a 16-year-old speaking a second language. I couldn’t speak another language when I was Thunberg’s age. I still can’t. I couldn’t even drive a car. I certainly would not have had the abilit y to w rite and deliver a speech to the world’s most powerful leaders on an issue as crucial to our future as climate change. If I somehow did, I wouldn’t have done so w ith half the confidence and composure of Thunberg. Many were not as moved as I was. In the days follow ing her speech, Thunberg became the subject of hate, bully ing and v itriol from a number of prominent pundits and politicians. In an appearance on Fox News, Daily Wire podcast host Michael Knowles outright dismissed climate change and said “If it were about science, it would be led by scientists rather than by politicians and a mentally ill Swedish child.” The net work almost immediately condemned Knowles, calling his comments “disgraceful” and adding that there are no further plans for him to appear on the channel. That same night, however, Fox News host Laura Ingram played a clip of Thunberg’s speech and followed it w ith a scene from the 1984 horror film “The Children of the Corn” about a group of possessed, murderous children. President Trump left Thunberg’s speech ten minutes in. W hen it concluded, he took to Tw itter and mocked her, say ing, “She seems like a ver y happy young girl looking for ward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see !” These people all have the right to disagree w ith Thunberg. They can question her methods, her motivations, her tone. But in doing all of this, they must remember one thing: Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old child. A brilliant child, absolutely. But a child nonetheless. And she is absolutely right — she should be in class in Sweden. She should be hav ing a normal childhood. She should be hav ing fun. She should not have to spend her time worr y ing about climate change. She should not have to deliver a speech to the United Nations. And she certainly shouldn’t be bullied, called
mentally ill, mocked for all the world to see by the President of the United States. No kid should be. My research for this column reminded me of one I w rote in Januar y 2019, “On Cov ington Catholic,” about the incident at the March for Life event where a number of Cov ington Catholic students got into an altercation w ith Omaha Elder Nathan Phillips. In the column, I condemned the students and compared their behav ior to Gov. George Wallace’s famous Stand in the Schoolhouse Door. I was w rong. It was not my place to condemn the students, nor was it the place for many on my side of the aisle to attempt and harass the students online. I still disagree w ith their actions. But in w riting that column, I failed to remember what the students were: kids, no older than Greta Thunberg. Kids make mistakes. They’re allowed to. Publicly decr ying them, mocking them, threatening them, is probably worse than any mistake a kid could make. There’s an old episode of “The West Wing” that explains my argument well. In it, an American child f lees to Italy (a countr y w ithout the death penalt y) after killing his teacher. Josh Ly man, the Deput y Chief of Staff, meets w ith the Italian Ambassador as part of an effort to have the child extradited. The ambassador says, “You’re in a restaurant, and there’s a little girl who is really misbehav ing. She runs around, she’s throw ing food. The father decides to punish her right there by cracking the w ine bottle over her head, throw ing her to the ground, and kicking her repeatedly.” “The kid wasn’t throw ing food,” Josh says. The ambassador responds by asking, “Is there a crime that girl could commit, that would have justified what the father did? ” No, there isn’t. Not throw ing food. Not wearing a M AGA hat to the March for Life. And certainly not hav ing the courage to deliver a passionate speech to the world on the dangers and tangible costs of climate change. Thunberg is a kid. This shouldn’t have to be her fight yet. It is the job of adults to fix the world’s problems. To teach them, to make sure they are informed citizens who w ill make intelligent voting choices, yes. To let them know the world is not perfect, of course. But it is also the job of adults to protect children. It’s our job to make sure they’re not bullied and belittled for standing up for what they believe in. It’s our job to shield them from the greatest of this world’s ev ils, in the hope that their generation may know fewer of them. Patrick McKelvey splits his time between being a college senior and pretending to be a screenwriter. He majors in American studies and classics, and will be working in market research in New York after graduating. If you can’t find him at the movies, he can be reached for comment at pmckelve@nd.edu or @PatKelves17 on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Call for stories: Show Some Skin 2020 Peyton Davis Show Some Skin
They say that hindsight is 20/20. W hen we ref lect on our past and our history, we might see how we arrived where we are. We know more, we see more, we ask more when we gaze into our past, and it is this ref lection that allows us to look at the current moment with more clarity. The stakes are high in 2020. It’s the start of a new decade that holds our future — as individuals, as a nation, as a planet — in its hands. At this major turning point in history, we are asked to look forward, to dream about our future careers and lives, but to also think about the consequences for our present actions. We must consider the future consequences of our shared and competing histories. This year, we want to know how you see the world around you: W hat is visible in 20/20?
W hat lenses do you rely on to give you focus? W hat inf luences your vision? Your race, sex, gender, socioeconomic status, sexuality, education level, family, religion, dis/ability and/or nationality? Can we see beyond our current moment in time? How have your ancestors shaped the stability of your ground, the paths you walk and the pace at which you move? Can we ever see our present — or even our future — in 20/20? How can you walk with clarity down an unpredictable path? W hat does your house of mirrors ref lect to you and to others? W hat would it mean for you to be seen perfectly? W here do you have tunnel vision? W hen is it necessary? We have asked you to show us your skin. Now, we want you to tell us what you see. W hat helps you see clearly? W hat distorts or obscures your
vision? Is it your physical eyes? Your privilege? Your poverty? Your dreams or nightmares? Give us your clarity and obscurity, your perfection and imperfection. Show us how to see you — in your past, present and future. Show us how to see your world. W hat does 2020 hold for you? W hat do you see in 20/20? Visit https://forms.gle/N7UossgsYmMZkwq1A to submit your story. The form is open until November 4. Show Some Skin is a student-run initiative committed to giving voice to unspoken narratives about identity and difference. Using the art of storytelling as a catalyst for positive social change across campus, we seek to make Notre Dame a more open and welcoming place for all. If you are interested in breaking the silence and getting involved with Show Some Skin, email pdavis6@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Letters to the editor
On the subject of Respect Life Week If you’ve been to any dining hall this week, you might have noticed the pink placards placed on the tables; it’s Respect Life Week on campus. It’s been touted as a “celebration of life” with events just supporting … you know … life ! I think such a week definitely has merit, especially in the context of a Catholic university. With the subject of abortion being such a sensitive topic for most however, I find it a little bit disheartening that those of us who believe the pro-choice mentality are left out. I feel like this week at times divides people that are supposed to be peers with one another, with no way to really engage with other view points. I’m writing this article on day two, and we already have a divide in our small friend group.
Imagine a student panel (or even a time where you’re encouraged to engage with your friends) where we debated the morality or ethics of abortion and how our view points transcend our religious beliefs and into legislation, or events where we discuss ways to prevent the need for abortion (such as improving sex education in schools or encouraging safer sex behaviors) without actually getting rid of it. However, I do believe that ND Right to Life has ever y right to host these events this week and more in the future. I also encourage ever yone who believes that mentality to voice their opinion; I just wish there were more opportunities for those with stories and opposing views to participate in the fun too.
Last, it has come to my attention that Saturday’s activities are a visit to an abortion clinic. I strongly urge ND Right to Life to reconsider this event. I don’t see the value in interfering with women who have made their tough decision. I think our presence as a University could potentially make their guests rather uncomfortable and the effects of our actions may be traumatic; I don’t think that reaction is one that ND Right to Life would be comfortable giving. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your festivities, Lito Morona sophomore Oct. 1
There’s innocent blood on pro-choice hands Your discourse in the name of “rights” cut off my air supply your worship of autonomy slit my throat I’m trying to have a birthday without 2,246 dead friends in Dr. Klopfer’s house just trying to know the touch of my mother in the clinic you want to un-affirm me to “dismember me with forceps” well the murdered 60,942,033 (1973-2018) stuff baby socks, rattles and formula into your
deceiving mouths Irish 4 Reproductive Health your cowardly “social justice” is a cultural bullet at the handicapped, women and people of color you chemically burned me dehumanized me you watched me die in the name of “healthcare” and so I’m not here, because of your “reproductive freedom” I’m not here in class
I’m here with decades of my dead brothers and sisters in a medical waste bin if you want me gone then call it murder you are going to need truth and science and better disguises you are going to need a much bigger cover for your lies. -the Unborn
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Face facts, consider what’s best for you and make the necessary adjustments. Put everything in order and free up your time. Being free and clear of clutter, past mistakes and situations that leave you in limbo will encourage you to stop standing still and start moving in a direction that will bring you closer to the life you want to live. Your numbers are 6, 13, 20, 28, 32, 38, 49. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stop procrastinating and initiate the changes you want to make. Question your current relationships and the equality and balance in your life. Look for an opening that excites and challenges you mentally or physically. Romance is encouraged. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep moving forward. Incorporate changes that will keep you up to speed with everything taking place in your field or the latest technology. Listen to the voice of experience and rely on past mistakes when it’s time to confront a decision. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take pride in what you do. Don’t feel you have to appease others when doing your own thing will bring the highest return. Get along with your peers, but put your responsibilities first. A problematic partnership should be re-evaluated. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t get in someone’s way. You’ll gain more in quiet pursuit of your own personal goals. Let others do as they please, and enjoy whatever brings you the most satisfaction. A creative quest or new adventure will change your life. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stop procrastinating and start doing. Use your experience, drive and knowledge to persuade others to join your cause. Surround yourself with youthful, fresh minds eager to learn and to be a part of something exciting. Personal growth and romance are featured. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your heart and soul into being successful at whatever you decide to do. If change is required, make it happen and keep moving forward. Refuse to let anyone distract you or lead you astray. Believe in yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A change someone makes will turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Don’t fight the inevitable; embrace whatever comes your way and make the most with what you’ve got to work with. Personal improvement is favored and will lift your spirits. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Impulsive decisions should be avoided. Look for other alternatives before allowing anyone to coax you into participating in something questionable. Past experience should be your guide to what will work best for you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Pay attention. Someone will try to take advantage of your generosity and easygoing attitude. Don’t wait until your anger flares up; if you don’t want to do something, say no. Do what benefits you, not someone else. Be open regarding your feelings. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You need a change. Take a different approach to your everyday routine, and you’ll find a way to drum up more interest in what you are doing. How you approach life will make a difference in the way others t reat you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A steady pace forward will help you reach your destination. Focus on being and doing your best. Look for a way to improve your current financial, legal or health situation. Don’t wait for someone else to decide your fate. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A last-minute change will encourage others to pitch in and help you reach your goal. Keep your plans simple and affordable. If someone suggests something excessive, be quick to discourage such behavior. Take control of the show, and you’ll gain respect. Birthday Baby: You are outgoing, intelligent and perceptive. You are sensitive and laid-back.
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Abolish robot umpires David Kramer Sports Writer
“Only concern yourself with what you can control.” Throughout the trials of my athletic career, those encouraging words of my father resonated with me. A fierce competitor at heart, I always took my performance in baseball seriously, perhaps too seriously. During pickup games in the backyard, my close friends bemoaned the in-game rule changes that I mischievously enforced in order to help my team win. Remember the shrub that I demolished with a scorching line drive in my last at-bat? Let’s make its splintered remains the new boundary of fair territory. Remember the 0-2 fastball that our leadoff hitter missed? Definitely a foul tip. No matter the score, I manipulated the outcome of the not-so-friendly rivalry, shrouding my squad’s uncontrollable failure. I fared no better on the diamond. The array of umpires in youth baseball served as the bane of my existence. Ignoring the critical punch-outs and “safe” calls in favor of my team, I felt haunted by the one called third strike that hissed past the opposing batter’s box during a teammate’s at-bat. Due credit for what both teams considered fair officiating vanished at the final handshake, but the sporadic, game-changing blunders lingered in my mind for days on end. Flooding the car with classic rock during our seemingly endless post-loss drives, my father knew how to console me. Stay proud of your small victories, and only worry about what you can control. In many ways, however, my dad and I loved to hate the inconsistencies of umpiring. The impact of the “blown calls” became a common talking point as we fantasized about reversing the umpire’s decisions and changing the course of the game. Rarely do players and fans admit this reality, but the “blown calls” that shift the game’s momentum establish an aura of uncertainty that undoubtedly cultivates adrenaline. No matter their allegiance, baseball fans relish in the irregularity of balls and strikes, and a sense of excitement for the rematch builds because of it. Given its increasingly old fan base and declining ratings, baseball needs this thrill wherever it can be found. The MLB disagrees. Hoping to engender entertainment
value for a league that struggles to keep pace with the NFL and NBA, ambitious baseball executives test new ideas in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent organization based in the American Northeast. Notorious for its status as the MLB’s lab rat, the Atlantic League now permits players to steal first base at any point during a plate appearance. Further, officials encourage managers to move an infielder into the deep outfield grass, a revolutionary concept for defensive shifts. While these innovations incite predominantly positive buzz on social media, the most divisive surge of controversy emerged after ALPB’s most recent proposal: robot umpires. Put simply, the technology consists of a three-dimensional radar detection system, known as TrackMan, that analyzes every pitch thrown in the course of a game. TrackMan adjusts the strike zone to the batter’s height, reads the ball’s location, and communicates the “ball” or “strike” call to the home plate umpire through an earpiece. The system operates on a Bluetooth connection through the umpire’s iPhone, so as long as the battery life survives throughout the game, umpires hear every pitch call and vocalize it to the players. No matter how you stack it, this innovation feels different than simply utilizing an outfield shift or stealing first base. In the age of advanced sabermetrics, in-game developments are inevitable. Managers and front office staffs alike hold unprecedented access to scouting information, and certainly the MLB holds the right to energize its own rules between the lines. And because it matters to us, I sincerely hope that the MLB respects the role of human failure in a game that relies so heavily on it. With playoffs kicking off this week, I hope it remembers, just as I do, the inconsistencies that keep the baseball conversation alive. After all, in baseball and in life, we define our success by our response to failure, by how we concern ourselves with what we can control. No more, no less. My father taught me that lesson at a young age, and the next generation of fans deserves to learn it, too. Contact David Kramer at dkramer2@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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matchup between the two teams. Notre Dame has commanded the series, with an all time record of 19-1. This game also comes with a familial rivalry; DePaul head coach Mark Plotkin and Notre Dame assistant coach Brian Plotkin are brothers. Notre Dame started the game with a good pace and made multiple runs down the field in the first 15 minutes, but it couldn’t get any shots on goal early, despite earning multiple corner kicks in the first 10 minutes. Sophomore forwards Tyler Shea and Jack Lynn both had good looks from just outside the box, but they both sailed well over the bar. Dumas also had a strong start to the match, crossing multiple balls into the box, but they were all headed away by DePaul. Dumas is known as a set-piece specialist, and on a free kick in the 16th minute he sent a curling shot on goal, but he was denied on an impressive save by DePaul goalkeeper Drew Nuelle. Then, in the 19th minute, the Irish appeared to have taken the lead on a goal by sophomore midfielder Mohamed Omar after sustained pressure from within 10 yards, but junior midfielder Aiden McFadden was ruled offsides to negate the goal. Less than two minutes later, Shea dribbled down the sideline and made a crowd-wooing pass to Lynn between the legs of a DePaul defender, but Lynn’s shot was blocked by a defender. DePaul’s defensive strategy in the first half appeared to be to pack the box with defenders and give Notre Dame plenty of space on the outside, which kept the Irish off the scoreboard, but
it prevented DePaul from mounting any counterattacks off of Notre Dame turnovers, so Notre Dame dominated the possession and pace of the game, controlling the ball for 61% of the time, and the ball was in Notre Dame’s attacking half more than 70% of the first half. Riley credited DePaul’s defense, but also spoke to how close his team was to scoring in the first half. “They got numbers well behind the ball, they’re well organized, they cover well for each other,” he said. “I think we could’ve moved the ball a little bit quicker and gotten around the outside a little bit faster, but I think we had a lot of good moments of crossing that just got cut out. We were inches away from some good chances in the first half.” Notre Dame looked slightly less sharp in the last 10 minutes of the half, with more passes being intercepted, but DePaul still couldn’t string together any sort of attack, and the game went to break scoreless. DePaul came out revitalized to start the second half, with multiple chances in the first few minutes, but Notre Dame defended them well. Omar had another strong chance in the 52nd minute, but the ball was deflected out of bounds by the defender. The Irish earned another free kick in the 56th minute, but Dumas’ shot was just over the bar. Notre Dame senior goalkeeper Duncan Turnbull was not busy for most of the match. DePaul only took two shots, none of which were target, but Turnbull almost made a costly error when DePaul sent a long free kick into the box, and he bobbled the ball but was eventually able to pounce on it. Then,
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just two minutes later DePaul earned another free kick near midfield and nearly scored, but Notre Dame was able to head it out of the box. DePaul did not take its first shot of the game until the 70th minute, but it was well wide. The Irish gave DePaul quite a few chances in the second half, committing four fouls in the DePaul half — all leading to free kicks — but were able to defend them effectively. Notre Dame picked up the intensity in the last 15 minutes. Lynn almost scored off a corner kick in the 77th minute, but Nuelle was able to dive on the low header. In the 84th minute, Dumas sent one into the box, and there was a scramble by both teams to secure the ball, but Notre Dame eventually sent a shot over the bar. The last five minutes of regulation were increasingly frantic, until Dumas’ goal at the buzzer. Despite the last minute win, Riley was thrilled with the team’s performance. “It was probably our most dominant performance of the year,” he said. “We want [strong defensive performances] to always be there,” he said. “The reality is, we play good teams, and they’re going to stretch our defense, but I do feel like we are starting to get some consistency with some healthy bodies back there, we’re understanding each other, and it’s the mindset of the entire team — from the striker all the way back to the goalkeeper — that we know we have to be great defensively to be able to do what we want to do.” The Irish return to ACC play on the road vs. North Carolina State on Friday. Contact Liam Coolican at lcoolica@nd.edu
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Irish sophomore linebacker Bo Bauer rushes down the field following a punt during Notre Dame’s 35-20 win over Virginia in Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 28. Bauer had three solo tackles against the Cavaliers.
announced an annual game with a MAC school, beginning in 2017. Next year, Western Michigan will come to South Bend, and the following year, it will be Toledo. Each school is expected to be paid over a million dollars to play Notre Dame. It is a series that makes a lot of sense for both sides, as the MAC schools do not have to travel very far, and enjoy the exposure of playing against a top team in a nationally televised game. For Notre Dame, the Irish get an easier matchup sprinkled in with all the tough Power Five conference opponents it plays every year. Notre Dame is one of three FBS schools-USC and UCLA are the other two-that have never played an FCS team. Being unaffiliated contributes to that, as Notre Dame
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that’s just the type of player I saw myself as,” he says. “Watching Blackhawks teams every other night and every weekend, he was just the one player I always had my eyes on: just the little things he did and picking up my game and trying to emulate him the best that I could.” Outside the rink, Dello looks up to his dad as a role model. “From juggling like three jobs to afford [me] playing hockey, and all that stuff … he really just passed on his work ethic to me,” he says. Off the ice, Dello reflects on his game in different ways. “When I’m not playing hockey, 90% of the time I’m on the golf course so I would say that that’s the thing I look forward to the most is getting my work done for the day and then heading to the golf course and then after just spending time with friends and family and relaxing,” he says. “Our season is so long and so busy, so that first couple weeks up to a month after season it’s just really nice to lay back and gather your thoughts on season and get mentally prepared for summer training and for next season.” And when the season comes, Dello will be ready as a captain and as teammate. “My goal personally is definitely just to be a leader and set the example for the younger guys,” he says. “I’m not a super vocal person or super loud but if I can let my actions speak for themselves and just teach guys the way things are done, I’d much rather do it by my actions and hold myself accountable to a high standard to set a good example for the younger guys.” Contact Dessi Gomez at dgomez5@nd.edu
doesn’t have a conference championship game so they are expected to play a tougher regular season schedule. However, the SEC has an entire “FCS week,” during which many of the teams in SEC schedule games against FCS opponents typically late in the season. This year, it is scheduled for the second to last week of the season. This leads to many of those schools being well-rested heading into their bowl games because their starters typically don’t play the entire game. Given this, it makes sense for Notre Dame to schedule easier games midseason when other playoff contenders are playing conference games. Contact Liam Coolican at lcoolica@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Irish hockey captain Tory Dello anticipates promising senior season By DESSI GOMEZ Sports Writer
Senior defenseman Tory Dello, and newly appointed alternate captain, looks forward to his final season as a defenseman on the Notre Dame hockey team. He does so while also keeping in mind the past three years of experience under his belt. “The biggest struggle especially as a freshman and sophomore was just getting used to the everyday,” he said. “The early workouts and then class and then getting prepared for practice and then trying to find a meal in spare time and then trying to do all the homework before the next day of class. That was definitely the biggest struggle, was how to manage my time well in order for me to be successful.” But for Dello it was all worth it. “I think definitely the bigtime championships and making it back to back are definitely
some highlights that stick out,” he said. “But also just creating friends especially within my own class and hanging out with them every night and going to dinner is something that I’m really gonna take away from my experience here so far.” Dello knew from around age 13 or 14 that he wanted to stay close to home — Crystal Lake, Illinois — while in college. “I just sat down and made a list of my top three schools and Notre Dame was the second school that had reached out to me,” he says. “I was here for a tournament and came back for an official visit and just fell in love with the campus and the University and committed two days later and here I am now.” Chicago Blackhawks defenseman and alternate captain Brent Seabrook was a big idol on the ice for Dello. “I tried to model my game more after Seabrook because
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Irish senior captain defenseman Tory Dello skates down the ice during a 3-1 defeat to Minnesota Duluth in Compton Family Ice Arena on Oct. 27, 2018. Dello is one of two alternate captains for upcoming season.
FOOTBALL
ND Men’s Soccer | ND 1, DEPAUL 0
Notre Dame wins thriller match against DePaul Liam Coolican
Liam Coolican
Sports Writer
Notre Dame came up with a last-minute win against DePaul on Tuesday night at Alumni stadium. The game was scoreless for nearly the entire match, until the Irish (5-3-1, 0-3 ACC) earned a free kick after a DePaul (4-5-1, 0-1-1 Big East) handball, and graduate student defender Felicien Dumas fired it into the back of the net with less than ten seconds left to give the Irish a 1-0 win. Head coach Chad Riley was happy with the exhilarating win. “I don’t know if its excitement or relief, a little bit of both. As I told the guys, that is why you play to the end. You’ve got to believe that good things can happen at the end,” he said. Notre Dame came into the match looking for a strong performance after a controversial 1-0 loss to No. 3 Virginia Saturday morning. This was the 21st all-time see MEN’S SOCCER PAGE 9
Reflecting on ND-MAC history Sports Writer
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Irish sophomore midfielder Patrick Coleman rushes down the field during a 1-0 victory against Denver at Alumni Stadium on Sept. 8.
Notre Dame is preparing to welcome Bowling Green to South Bend on Saturday for the first-ever matchup between these two schools. Last season, the Falcons finished with a dismal 3-9 (2-6 MAC) record, and they looked to improve the team by hiring a new head coach, Scot Loeff ler. Loeff ler was previously the offensive coordinator at Temple, Auburn, Virginia Tech, and Boston College. During his time calling plays for Boston College, he played Notre Dame once in 2017. His offense did score 20 points against the Irish in a 49-20 Irish victory, which was tied for the second most points Notre Dame allowed that year. Incidentally, Loeff ler was also the quarterbacks coach at Michigan while Tom Brady played for the Wolverines. During his two seasons
starting for Michigan, Brady played Notre Dame both years, with Notre Dame upsetting No. 5 Michigan 36-20 in 1998, in Brady’s first career start. But he bounced back the following year, beating the Irish 26-22. Loeff ler is also rumored to be one of Brady’s closest friends. The Irish have rarely played teams from the Mid American Conference (MAC), but they have found success against them, with a record of 4-0 with an average margin of victory of 25 points per game. However, Irish fans will remember last year’s close call versus fellow MAC foe Ball State, where Notre Dame narrowly escaped with a 24-16 victory. The game was closer than the score would indicate, with Ball State actually winning the time of possession, and nearly coming all the way back in the fourth quarter. Recently, Notre Dame see FOOTBALL PAGE 11