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Mass ushers in new school year Jenkins leads campus community, honors Ukrainian Archbishop in celebration By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer
University President Fr. John Jenkins highlighted the accomplishments of Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak and the Ukrainian Catholic Church to highlight the mysterious workings of the Holy Spirit in his homily at the annual opening mass of the academic year held Tuesday in the Joyce Center. Jenkins presented the Notre Dame Award to Gudziak in June after traveling to the Ukrainian city of Lviv for the ceremony. Gudziak was a leader of the Lviv Theological Academy in the 1990s, which was expanded to establish the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) that continued to develop over the years. While UCU
is now held in high esteem throughout Ukraine, Jenkins said the Ukrainian Catholic Church — from which UCU emerged — has faced violent struggles in its history under the Soviet Union. “At the end of World War II, under Stalin’s direct order there was a concerted effort to destroy the Ukrainian Catholic Church and integrate it into the Russian Orthodox Church,” Jenkins said. “The KGB killed many priests, and in the case of some they attempted to pressure them by arresting and eventually killing members of their families.” After the Soviet Union fell and Catholics were able to practice their religion freely, Jenkins said Gudziak see MASS PAGE 4
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University President Fr. John Jenkins kicks off the beginning of the academic year Tuesday with opening Mass in the Joyce Center.
Dillon Hall residents relocate to Baumer Hall By MARIAH RUSH Associate News Editor
This year, the men of Dillon Hall will have a change of scenery — all 251 residents of Dillon can be found living in the brand new Baumer Hall due a year-long full-scale renovation of their home dorm. Dillon, built in 1931 and last renovated in 2005, may have jumped ahead in the list of
dorms to be renovated, rector Fr. Paul Doyle said. He said Dillon, the largest dorm on campus according to Residential Life, was unable to fit in the typical swing dorm, Pangborn, so the opening of Baumer Hall came at a perfect time. “If we would have gone to Pangborn, we wouldn’t have been able to take freshmen this year,” Doyle, who has
been with Dillon for over 20 years, said. “We would’ve had only upperclassmen.” A group of women are living in Pangborn for this school year and will be moving to the women’s dorm being constructed on the north side of campus when it is completed. Baumer Hall is on the north side of campus, near Ryan Hall see DILLON PAGE 4
Law school professor dies By TOM NAATZ Notre Dame News Editor
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in the print edition of The Observer on June 16. John Copeland Nagle is remembered as a man of faith. As Notre Dame’s John N. Matthews professor of law, Nagle walked in the light of Christ in everything he did — as a “beloved
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teacher, as a prolific scholar and as an exceptionally generous colleague,” former Notre Dame Law School dean Patricia O’Hara said. “He saw that light in all those whom he met, and he reflected that light in all he did — in his scholarship, which examined issues of environmental law, often from an explicitly Christian perspective premised on biblical concepts of stewardship; in his interactions with students and
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colleagues, which were marked by warmth, generosity, and humility; and in his role as a loving husband, adoring father and faithful brother,” O’Hara said in an email. Nagle died May 18 following surgery and a brief illness. He was 58 years old. Elizabeth Adams, a 2011 law school graduate, was Nagle’s see NAGLE PAGE 4
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In a Monday press release, Holy Cross announced Notre Dame alumnus John Kuka would serve as the College’s new vice president for advancement and athletics. Kuka previously served as the associate director of athletics at Valparaiso University since 2013 and will take over in his new role on Sept. 9, the release said. According to the release, Kuka will oversee the College’s development efforts and athletics in this new role. Kuka spent 15 years in the field of communications, see HOLY CROSS PAGE 3
College hires BAVO director By MAEVE FILBIN Saint Mary’s News Editor
Saint Mary’s welcomed Liz Coulston as the new Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) coordinator in May, and since then she has been busy establishing herself on campus as a new source of leadership and a reliable resource. “I think it’s important for students to know that I’m here now because the position has been empty for a year and a half, so a lot of people that are new on campus never knew that this position existed,” Coulston said. “So it’s important that people know that I’m here.” Originally from Niles, Michigan, Coulston said she was very familiar with Saint Mary’s and the surrounding community as she was growing up, and said she could see the Golden Dome from her parents’ house. “I love Saint Mary’s,” she said. “I grew up going to their summer camps for fine arts and for sports, so I’ve been familiar with the school for a long time.”
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Coulston studied psychology at Ohio Northern University where she minored in arts administration, entrepreneurship and dance. After graduating, Coulston moved to South Bend and worked at AIDS ministries as a care coordinator for individuals with HIV and AIDS diagnoses. After dancing professionally for two years in Chicago, Coulston found work at the Logan Autism Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan, before earning her masters in social work from Grand Valley State University. Through this graduate program, Coulston completed a year-long internship in crisis advocacy at the YWCA, a resource for individuals who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. When she started job hunting after graduating with her master’s degree in April of this year, Coulston said she wasn’t even aware of BAVO’s existence but was excited to discover Saint Mary’s offered such a resource to its students. She is passionate see BAVO PAGE 3
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SGA leaders discuss plans for upcoming year By SARA SCHLECHT Associate News Editor
With the new semester underway, leaders of Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) have begun their work for the academic year. Senior Terra Nelson, student body president, said in an email the planning for first-year student programming began over the summer. Nelson said she and student body vice president Olivia Allen, senior, wanted to get an early start of promoting community, the College’s core value for this year. Accordingly, they started with making changes to Belles Beginnings,
the orientation programming for new Saint Mary’s students. “Our first order of business was helping to restructure Belles Beginnings,” she said. “Enhancing Belles Beginnings was something we were passionate about, and our community committee co-chairs worked hard this summer to make that come to life. ... We believe that community is what makes Saint Mary’s home, and we want to welcome Belles with open arms,” Nelson said. “Through fostering a stronger community, we hope to increase college retention as well.” Another of Nelson and Allen’s planned initiatives
Career Crossings hosts mixer By COLLEEN FISCHER News Writer
The Career Crossings Office (CCO) at Saint Mary’s offers an avenue between college life and working life. The CCO staff reminded students of this when it hosted an event Tuesday called Trail Your way to the CCO. Students stopped by to familiarize themselves with the office and make their own trail mix. This event was the first of a series of events and the opening of the office to the students for the 20192020 academic year. The event was more than pretzels, M&M’s and nuts, as the office also introduced students to its services. Among the CCO’s services are help with discerning majors and career paths, job shadowing, internship searching, resume and cover letter writing, networking, interview preparation and searching for jobs, graduate and professional schools. “Events like this are a nice kickoff for the semester,” said Stacie Jeffirs, director of CCO and Student Academic Services. “It is a way for the students to find out more about our office and what we do and how we support you during the semester, as well as the services and programming for different events we have coming up in the semester. It’s a kickoff to get students started off on the right foot.” The students who attended said they were not only enticed by the free food, but also by the services the Career Crossings staff provides. “I am looking forward to [visiting the Career Crossings Office] to help me prepare for my future and to find out what I best enjoy doing,” first year Cecilia McKinney said.
The CCO offers separate and unique services to students of each year and creates plans that fit with where they are in their careers and lives. “I am a freshman this year, and I keep getting all the reminders from Career Crossings about all the opportunities they have coming up,” Kalli Jungles said. “It’s just nice to know that they are truly concerned about all the Saint Mary’s students and making sure that we are on the right track and truly considering what we are passionate about and making the rights choices as we go into the future.” Jungles’ sister offered a differing view of the office. Instead of just being introduced to the office and its services, senior Kassidy Jungles is beginning the end of her Saint Mary’s experience. The CCO will help her transition into her future, she said. “As a senior student, it is important to plan ahead for your career and to explore all the options that Saint Mary’s provides,” she said. During Trail Your Way to the CCO, Jeffirs highlighted the office’s upcoming and biggest event of the year the Saint Mary’s Career & Internship Fair. The event will take place on Sept. 16. The event will feature over 40 organizations including the Peace Corps, South Bend Schools and 1st Source Bank. The career fair will be open to students of all majors. According to Jeffirs, the CCO also offers programming around the fair, including a career fair prep workshops, along with its coffee and career chats and open houses. Contact Colleen Fischer at cfischer01@saintmarys.edu
is increasing transparency within SGA. “We plan on opening our Student Government Association weekly meetings to all students as to enhance College transparency,” Nelson said. With the recent hiring of a director for the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO), Nelson said SGA looks forward to the two organizations working together. “We applaud the administration for taking action in hiring a new [BAVO] director,” Nelson said. “All SGA members met with the new director and were able to have a discussion about the safety of our
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about assisting with collegeaged students, an age group she has enjoyed working with in all of her areas of experience. “I just think it’s such a unique experience, and it’s a unique place for people to be in their lives,” she said. “You are suddenly thrust into this total independence at 18 and are expected to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life. … I think college kids are people that need a lot of support but don’t get a lot of support a lot of the time.” Though under new leadership, Coulston said BAVO will continue to provide many of the same services offered in previous years. “We continue to do education and outreach throughout campus and throughout the community,” she said. “I’ll still have my student advisory committee, as well as allies underneath them, so we will keep the studentled groups doing events and things like that on campus.” The office will provide advocacy services such as legal and medical aid, as
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development and marketing in athletics and higher education, the release said. At Valparaiso Universit y, Kuka oversaw the administration of Valparaiso’s athletics advancement efforts. He prev iously ser ved as the director of athletics development at DePauw Universit y and was responsible for the overall administration of a campaign to secure more than $70 million in commitments to support athletics, the release said. He earned his bachelor’s
students. … The safety and well-being of our students is one of our greatest concerns, and it is such a relief to have that [director] position filled.” Along with the student body president and vice president, other members of SGA have begun discussing future events. Junior Giavanna Paradiso, chair of SGA’s food committee and co-chair of the community committee said Nelson and Allen have encouraged the various committees to work together to host monthly events. Examples include programming centered on the beginning of school and holidays.
“We’re planning a back to school brunch and a Thanksgiving event as well as some giveaways,” Paradiso said. She said SGA wants to make sure Saint Mary’s has plenty of options for students to be involved on campus, particularly given recent policy changes related to transport. “We want to keep people on campus as much as we can, especially because of the changes in transportation,” Paradiso said. “If you have to pay for your own transportation, that becomes costly.” Contact Sara Schlecht at sschlecht01@saintmarys.edu
well as counseling and other resources. In her position, Coulston will also act as a confidential reporter. “I don’t have to disclose anything that anyone tells me to the university or to law enforcement, outside of child abuse and neglect,” she said. “That’s a really great resource to have on campus. … People can come and talk to me if they just want to talk something out that has happened to them or a friend.” This year, BAVO will be working in coordination with the President’s Committee on Sexual Violence, a group of administrators and faculty members that have a special interest in addressing sexual violence on Saint Mary’s campus. The groups will host educational programming and events, Colston said. “I think the big thing we’re trying to show is that Saint Mary’s does take these issues seriously and that it’s not just one person in one office that cares,” she said. Coulston said the addition of three student representatives to the committee will include an essential student perspective. “I mean we can plan all we want, but if students aren’t
actually interested in the information, they’re not going to come,” she said. “So it’s really important to have those students giving input on events and programming, not only in what students are interested in but what students want and what students need.” BAVO will continue to use the same first year orientation programming as used in years past, working in conjunction with the campus safety department and health and counseling center to educate incoming students on the available services, Coulston said. She encourages all first years, even those not seeking resources specific to BAVO, to stop by her office. “I feel like there’s such a stigma that people think that they need to have this super traumatic experience to come visit me, and that’s totally not true,” Coulston said. “I mean, you can come to me even just if you want someone that you can talk to that isn’t going to have to tell the school … so I totally encourage students and parents to come talk to me.”
degree from Notre Dame in 1998 before ser v ing in the United States Army from 1998 to 2000. He received his master’s from the Universit y of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2004, where he also ser ved as the school’s assistant dean for communications, the release said. “I am so pleased that John has taken on this role,” Fr. Dav id T. Tyson, the College’s president, said in the release. “It is hard to imagine anyone better suited for these specific areas of leadership. His spirit and talents truly befit our
renewed mission of prov iding these young men and women w ith a transformative, intentionally Catholic liberal arts education.” Kuka said he was honored to be part of a school w ith a “rich tradition” in Catholic education. “I am truly humbled by this opportunit y to join the communit y at Holy Cross College,” Kuka said. “It is an honor to be part of such a rich tradition of Catholic higher education. I would like to thank Father Tyson for his example of stewardship and for allow ing me to take part in his v ision for this remarkable institution.”
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student and research assistant. Adams said Nagle once called her into his office after she did poorly on a final in her first year in law school. Impressed with her writing ability and analytical skills, he offered her a job as a research assistant. Nagle exercised the same dedication in all of his interactions, Adams said. “I think one of the most striking things about him is he was so consistent and authentic in every area of his life,” Adams said. “He approached his profession the way he approached his family and the way he approached his faith and it was always just with such commitment and consistency. But he was seriously the most consistently kind person I’ve ever met in my life. He lived his values in a way that is pretty rare.” Within the legal sphere, Nagle’s specialty was environmental law. A dedicated outdoorsman, he published numerous books and articles on the subject. His work often conveniently brought him to spectacularly beautiful national parks, law professor Rick Garnett — who started at Notre Dame Law School the same day as Nagle — said. “I will miss teasing him, as I often did, about the sweet deal he arranged by deciding to study ‘scenic law’ and national parks,” Garnett said in an email. “‘How great is it,’ I would say, ‘that your “business trips” involve going to Denali and the Grand Canyon?’” A devout Protestant, Nagle often incorporated his faith into his scholarship on environmental issues. “He was so passionate about
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envisioned a university that would serve the marginalized community of young people with special needs, which translated into the Emmaus Center at UCU. “The point was not primarily that members of the university could help these young people with special needs,” Jenkins said. “The point was that the people
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and Keough Hall, and was completed this past summer. The $20 million residence hall came from a gift from John Baumer, a Notre Dame alumnus, and his family. “The Baumers are such gracious people to build a new dorm and not care that [it will] get used as swing space for the first year,” Doyle said. Although the Dillon community
the work that he did and he wanted to make sure that we all understood it and understood the magnitude of it,” Adams said. “He was courageous and unafraid about pushing the boundaries. I mean, only at Notre Dame would you have such an esteemed academic blending faith-based work so much with environmentalbased work, but he even took it a step farther.” Professor Bruce Huber, one of Nagle’s colleagues at the law school, said he suspected Nagle’s synthesis of faith and scholarship played a role in Notre Dame’s decision to hire him. “I don’t know exactly whose radar screen he showed up on first, but I’m sure that as soon as people caught wind that there was this rising scholar … that was not only a faithful Protestant but was incorporating these perspectives into his work, I’m sure that he would have jumped to the top of the list,” Huber said. Nagle was such an accomplished scholar, Huber said, that it is hard to pinpoint one piece of his work that rises above the rest in terms of significance. “I bet if you were to interview 10 scholars outside Notre Dame and ask what his key contribution to environmental law scholarship was, you’d probably get 10 different answers,” Huber said. Nagle loved the outdoors beyond the legal sphere, Huber added. He remembered his friend would raffle off a canoe trip on the St. Joseph River as part of an annual fundraiser at the law school. “He and his wife would generally take folks out canoeing and then they would go out for lunch or go out for drinks or come over to his place for
dinner afterwards,” Huber said. A family man, Nagle was dedicated to his wife and daughters. Adams said Nagle’s family was an omnipresent part of his work and teaching. “We’re fortunate enough at Notre Dame to get to know our professors at a really cool level, but his love of family was evident from day one in everything that he did,” she said. “He loved [his wife] Lisa and the girls so much that as soon as he started lecturing, he would automatically start speaking about them five minutes in. It was moving.” Huber echoed that sentiment, adding that Nagle’s love of family extended beyond his own. “This was really where life’s action is for him, so he was always telling you what his kids were up to,” he said. “As much as he would tell me every minute detail of what his kids were up to, he wanted to hear about every minute detail of what my kids were up to, too. He would drop by the home every now and then with a random set of cupcakes, [saying], ‘I just thought your kids might need some cupcakes. Here’s some cupcakes.’ Or [he] brought over a cup of coffee for my wife, [saying] ‘I thought she might want a latte.’ He was just always doing generous things like that — random acts of kindness.” Nagle also often brought students into his family, hosting class dinners at his house and inviting students and research assistants to his family’s meals. “I really became part of his family,” Adams said. “They were always so welcoming. Dinners at their house began feeling like family dinners.” Nagle was “extraordinarily hospitable,” Huber echoed.
“He would always be having his students over to his house for dinner, either students in his class, if he was teaching 60 students in the class — it didn’t matter,“ Huber said. “There must have been two or three nights a week during school time when he had something going on at his place, not always students. It was sometimes either folks from his church or through his wife’s ministry or various other things but he was just hosting people all the time.” Many of Nagle’s colleagues expressed hope he will be remembered not only as a decorated and accomplished academic, but also for his kind and selfless character. O’Hara said she saw Nagle’s generosity and humility captured when he “squirreled himself away” for six weeks to write a replacement law review article for a young colleague. The colleague had hoped to withdraw an article from one publication and instead publish it in a more prestigious platform, but had already committed — until Nagle intervened and offered to fill his spot despite the approaching deadline. “I never once heard John recount this story to anyone,” O’Hara said. “He simply heralded the achievement of his young colleague. I heard the story months later from the dean of the other law school involved.” Garnett emphasized the importance of Nagle’s faith in both his professional and personal life. “On a personal level, I’m sure that all of his friends will struggle — and, probably, fail — to find someone else in their lives who is as amiable, charitable and decent as John,” Garnett said. “His absence will leave a hole in all of his friends’ lives.
On a professional level, his was an important and unique voice in the legal academy. The main thing about John, that everyone knows and everyone will remember, is that he ‘walked the walk’ as a Christian. He was always kind, always assumed the best, and did his best to love his neighbor.” Upon leaving his memorial service, Huber said he noticed a quiet determination on the part of attendees to carry forth the values Nagle prioritized in his own life. “I think many of us are feeling inspired to not only continue to do great scholarship, but to do it with this strong, human element in which we make sure we are, above all, fostering loving relationships with those in our field, with those in our family, with those in our school and just always ... keeping the human beings who are around us at the center of the story,” Huber said. When thinking about Nagle’s life and legacy, Adams said she was reminded of a gospel story she heard at church — one she linked to Nagle as an illustration of her mentor’s character. “There was this parable about these three masons who were helping to build this cathedral, and one was miserable because he was like, ‘I just lay brick,’” Adams said. “The second one was a little less miserable because he was like, ‘Oh, I just build a wall.’ The third one was happy as a clam and he was like, ‘I’m so proud of my work because I’m building a cathedral.’ Nagle just approached everything with that kind of bigger vision of the greater purpose. … He built cathedrals with everything.”
of the Emmaus community might humanize a people and a nation who have been so dehumanized by oppression, violence, betrayal and mistrust.” As the Soviet regime pressured people to serve as informants and betray fellow citizens, Jenkins remarked the citizens learned to put on masks with each other, but the members of the Emmaus community have assisted in healing the damage Stalin caused.
“At UCU the Emmaus community are called professors of human relations because they teach us how to be human,” Jenkins said. Further discussing their mission, Jenkins emphasized the particular response UCU offers to the tortured and tragic history of Ukraine. “The normal response to such is anger, vengeance, despair and cynicism, yet on this tortured ground soaked in the blood of martyrs, has f lowered this institution of
higher learning, dedicated to integrity, the dignity of every person, particularly those with special needs, who are often marginalized and ignored,” Jenkins said. Suggesting the mysterious workings of the Holy Spirit was responsible for Gudziak’s and UCU’s distinct response to years of oppression by the Soviet Union, Jenkins ended his homily by discussing the importance of the Holy Spirit and applying its effects to the Notre Dame community.
“So many wonderful things happen here at the University of Notre Dame, dedicated research, genuine learning, vigorous discussions and debate about issues that matter,” Jenkins said. “We will not be who we aspire to be if the Holy Spirit is not present in our midst, prompting us to respond in ways that are not the expected ways, the normal ways of the world.”
is in a new space for the year, Doyle said he doesn’t think much will change in the way things are done. The community is taking steps to make it clear they are very much still Dillon Hall, just in a different building. “I don’t think anything’s going to be taken out because we are away,” Doyle said. “The shirts the freshmen got said ‘Dillon in residence at Baumer,’ the name tags on their doors have a big Dillon ‘D’ in the background behind their names
and Fr. Dillon’s picture is here.” The hall will be continuing its “Milkshake Mass” tradition in the brand new chapel and the annual dance with Alumni Hall, the Big Red Dog Dance. Among the new amenities Doyle and the rest of Dillon will be enjoying are the wide hallways, larger common spaces, more study rooms and — as Doyle specifically noted — great acoustics in the chapel that fits about 170 people. Additionally, Baumer has a
two-story lounge, a reading room, a community kitchen, a food sales kitchen and other community spaces. Doyle also specifically mentioned Baumer’s addition of handicap accessibility, which Dillon did not have. Doyle speculated that Baumer will be filled next year through a raffle males across campus can enter, including some of the men currently living in Baumer. However, the University has not announced
the official process of determining who will reside in Baumer next year. “Some of this population in all grades will stay here, but not many I think,” Doyle said. When Dillon goes back to its home next year, it will have air conditioning in all the common areas and hallways, more 24-hour spaces and a top-to-bottom sprucing up.
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As has been the case for the past four years, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC), in conjunction with their student advisory committee, will be hosting Art Attack — a student activities fair of sorts with an explicitly more artsy flavor to it — Wednesday. The fair, which will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., will feature a number of informational booths run by various fine arts-focused clubs from the Notre Dame community. Those same groups will host a smattering of performances held in the concert halls and auditoriums throughout the center followed by opportunities for attending students and members of the Notre Dame community to indulge in refreshments and food provided by DPAC. This assembly of clubs on campus that flirt with dance, vocals, painting and the like provides, as the Snite Museum of Art’s website puts it, a unique opportunity for students to “sample the diverse range of performing, visual and literary arts” in the community all at one time. Art Attack will primarily take place and be set up in the main lobby of the performing arts center, but, as has been the case in past years, some of the attractions
By RYAN ISRAEL Scene Writer
Most teen dramas follow a fairly similar and predictable pattern. A group of teenagers, almost always in high school — some of them friends, some of them enemies — go through a series of twists and turns, ups and downs, relationships and break-ups, lies and deceit. At the end of the season, there’s a homecoming dance, a prom, a cotillion or some other event to gather all of the characters into one place where all of the drama can come to a head, where the boyfriend will be exposed for his cheating ways, where the shy girl will win prom queen and where the boy and the girl meant for each other will finally kiss. “Euphoria,” HBO’s new hit summer series, takes the characteristics of a typical teen drama and ramps them up to 11. Instead of your run-of-themill teen problems, the show features the darker struggles some teens are forced to grapple with, like drug addiction, abusive relationships, sex tapes, black mail, absentee parents and unplanned pregnancies. It holds nothing back in depicting the violence and sex, making it a show which viewers with an aversion to on-screen nudity or uncomfortable situations will have to pass on. Despite the overwhelmingly dark issues in the show, “Euphoria” isn’t completely depressing. It finds moments of joy in the characters navigating the choppy waters of life and tells their stories with artistic f lair.
and performances will also occur on the Center’s back patio facing Eddy Street and in the various venues throughout the building, including Philbin Studio Theatre and Patricia George Decio Theatre. Sean Martin, associate director of programming and engagement at DPAC and director of the Center’s student advisory committee, describes the event as something that, although “conceived six years ago as a way to introduce the arts on campus to incoming first year students,” now has evolved and grown into “a great way for any student, new or returning, to learn what the arts have to offer” in the Notre Dame community. It provides students with both deep and fleeting interests in the arts to engage with student organizations in a benign, non-committal way that allows them to further pursue involvement if they so wish. The purpose behind Art Attack, however, has changed over the years. It is no longer an event that simply seeks to provide a platform for arts-based student organizations to market themselves to members of the tri-campus community, but an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the newly developing arts district on the southern end of campus. “As the arts district continues to grow on the south
end of campus with DPAC, O’Neill Hall of Music and Sacred Music, Walsh Family Hall of Architecture and soon the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, we want students to know that the new district isn’t simply a collection of beautiful buildings, but an ever-growing and changing collection of departments that offer a robust mix of programming and experience that increase the quality of life on campus,” Martin said. Art Attack is an event that, according to Martin and the DPAC student advisory committee, has grown in attendance and involvement each year. It not only features student performances, opportunities to learn more about various clubs and free giveaways, but it also affords students the opportunity to learn more about the fine arts majors, buy ticket bundles to events that will take place throughout the year at DPAC and mingle with other students who are also interested in the arts. The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center is located on the far south end of DeBartolo Quad, directly opposite of the Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering. Martin advises attendees to “enjoy some free food, free giveaways and performances by your peers.”
The show’s main character is Rue, played convincingly by Zendaya. Having graduated from the innocent MJ of the new “Spider-Man” series and a long way from Rocky of Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up,” Zendaya inhabits Rue, a high school junior who struggles with a serious drug addiction, a slew of mental health problems and a first love. As she fights daily battles with her own addiction, she falls for the new girl in town, Hunter Schafer in her debut role as Jules. The growth of their friendship and relationship, not to mention their stylish makeup, is fun to watch and a bright spot in the show. The cast of supporting characters, each dealing with their own problems, fills out the rest of the show and adds complications and seriously dark drama to Rue and Jules’ relationship. No character is more endearing than Fezco, or Fez, Rue’s softspoken drug dealer, played by Angus Cloud in his debut role. Cloud, who was pulled off the street to audition and bears a striking resemblance to the late Mac Miller, does well as the complex Fez, who transitions from Rue’s dealer to protector in a heart wrenching scene in episode three. “Euphoria” not only depicts the lives of Gen-Z teens, but it’s very Gen-Z in the way it tells its story, ditching traditional television storytelling methods and favoring visual spectacle over plot. There are a number of beautiful shots and sequences, like episode four’s nighttime bike ride scene or episode seven’s strobing, rave dance scene, all set to music from the show’s noteworthy soundtrack, which
features the likes of Billie Eillish, JID and Arca. The season finale includes an elaborate and engrossing musical number which proves to be both moving and jarring. However, the finale also reveals the show’s weak spot. Relying too heavily on aesthetic, “Euphoria” sacrifices narrative coherence and fulfillment. The rollercoaster that is the first season ends on a f lat note, without the climax it deserves or any satisfying conclusions to the main storylines. But that doesn’t mean the rollercoaster isn’t worth riding. “Euphoria” is far from over, with HBO renewing it for a second season after only episode four. And with the fervor, star power and controversy surrounding the debut season, you’d best take the ride that is season one as soon as you can.
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“Euphoria” Season One Starring: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi Favorite episodes: “Made You Look,” “Shook Ones Pt. II” If you like: “Gossip Girl,” “13 Reasons Why” Where to watch: HBO
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First Down Moses: A touchdown against anti-Semitism
Making new friends takes time Natalie Weber
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“I hope they’re having fun,” I thought as I watched a group of freshmen sing and shout “Mr. Brightside” across God Quad. “I really do. But also, thank goodness I don’t have to go through that again.” As I watched first years parade around campus, I was brought back to my own Welcome Weekend. Every dorm event felt like an endless shuff le from fellow freshman to fellow freshman as I tried to meet as many people as possible, but our conversations rarely went beyond the name/major/hometown Notre Dame introduction. I was torn between the desire to make new friends and to just have a few quiet minutes alone. After Welcome Weekend, I left a little closer with my roommates and a couple of other girls from my dorm. I was grateful for these slowly developing friendships, but felt a bit frustrated — getting to know new people, and move beyond boring small talk, seemed difficult to do, and I was getting tired of introducing myself to new people. Fortunately, both of my roommates were friendly and outgoing, and I did end up meeting a lot of people through them. And as I began to get involved with clubs on campus, I also found it easier to connect with people as we already had at least one interest in common. All of this is to say: If you’re a freshman and feeling a little lonely after orientation, that’s OK. Chances are everyone else is too. As you settle into your classes and start to involve yourself in campus life, you’ll find more ways to bond with your classmates — whether that’s struggling through general chemistry, taking on Hawaiianshirt-clad opponents in broomball, sharing your faith in a small group or taking part in any other number of activities. You probably won’t make all of your friends in your first year of college, so there’s no need to fret if you didn’t get to know as many people as you would have liked during orientation. Some of your future friends probably don’t even attend your school yet and you’ll only get to know them as an upperclassman. Throughout your sophomore year, as you all get more busy, you may drift apart. Maybe you’ll make new friends. Maybe you’ll reconnect with your old friends down the road. Maybe both. And perhaps, just when you feel your friend group is firmly finalized as an upperclassman, you’ll be surprised to find yourself making other close friends outside of that group in just a few short months. Welcome Weekend certainly isn’t ref lective of your four years at college, and it can be hard to bond with people during orientation, especially if you’re an introvert like I am. So, if you’re a first year just settling in, don’t start worrying about your squad just yet. That will come with time. Enjoy your classes, join a few clubs and, of course, feel free to swing by The Observer office and say hi if you want to write for us — but please, just don’t ask my dorm or major. Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Outside Hesburgh Library sits the tall, foreboding “Moses.” Commonly referred to as “First Down Moses”, the statue depicts the stern, powerful face of the prophet as he proclaims the one true God to the idolatrous Israelites. An important feature of the sculpture is the horns atop Moses’s head. The statue was built in the Renaissance style, relying heavily on St. Jerome’s translation of the Bible. The statue represents Moses after carving the second set of the Ten Commandments. When Moses returns, the Torah reports “karan or panav,” the “skin of his face was beaming” from his encounter with God. The Hebrew word “karan” can mean “radiant” or “horned.” St. Jerome elected the latter, leading to a horned depiction of Moses throughout history. However, that horned depiction has been routinely used as an anti-Semitic trope. Ruth Mellinkoff, research associate at the University of California’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, explains how horns were used historically to portray Jewish people as demonic allies of the devil. The Nazis used this negative imagery to suggest that Jewish people are sub-human. More recently, in January, fliers caricaturing a Jewish person with a beard, long nose and horns were distributed throughout Boston by an anti-Semitic group. Surely anti-Semitism was not St. Jerome’s intention. It would be illogical to suggest St. Jerome, a man who studied with Jewish scholars, would negatively portray the greatest prophet in the Jewish tradition. Rather, his translation is born from a different understanding of the symbolism behind horns. Ancient civilizations viewed horns as symbols of power and authority bestowed by a divine being. This interpretation makes sense in the context of where we are in the Book of Exodus. Moses has returned from being with God for 40 days and nights, now proclaiming the word of God to the Israelites. Obviously he would be radiating power! He is acting as the mouthpiece of the divine authority. Thus, St. Jerome’s translation is not a mistranslation, but an intentional, symbolic gesture of Moses’s strength from God. Even the Jewish community has recognized this imagery throughout history. The Aramaic poem “The Lord Lowered the Sky to Sinai” specifically references horns on Moses’ head. Another Hebrew poem from the ninth century portrays Moses describing himself with horns. Both examples showcase the Jewish community embracing Moses’ horns as a sign of authority. This is especially true when the Torah consistently translates “karan” as “horned.” However, even if that translation is wrong, its intention was not anti-Semitic. Rather, it was a gesture to recognize the prominence of Moses to the
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faithful. Sadly, however, as demonic imagery became more popular, horns became less associated with divinity and more with evil. This led to the use of horns as a way to dehumanize the Jewish people. This misrepresentation has even led to Jewish advocacy groups combatting the use of horns. A Spanish porcelain company was pushed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to remove the horns from its Moses statues. Despite the company claiming the horns represent holy rays of light, horns have become too much of a negative connotation to allow that chance. The persistence of anti-Semitism has morphed the blessed interpretation of horns to a non-sensical means of perpetuating hatred and bigotry. The results are shown in everyday conversations. There are countless stories of individuals revealing they are Jewish, only to be asked, “Where are your horns?” This ignorance enables subtle jabs of anti-Semitism, suggesting Jewish people are not human. Forgetting its original symbolism, the horn is a modern attempt to bring suffering to the Jewish community. The vicious use of horns robs part of Judaism’s culture and theology. The horn was a venerable aspect of Moses, a sign of blessing bestowed by God. However, nothing is holy in the ugly, hateful imagery espoused by the horned caricatures of Jewish people. History has allowed hateful groups to desecrate Jewish culture, the worst way to defile a community. When your culture is turned against you, there is nothing to fall back on. Notre Dame cannot stand idly by while evil attempts to degrade those who are different. The Notre Dame community is one of academic excellence and spiritual growth. It is committed to appreciating the faith and preserving its beauty. Especially when our campus hosts a horned Moses, this community must be dedicated to bringing down this hateful imagery and reclaiming the correct understanding of the horned Moses. If we do not, allowing hatred to grow, then we must ask ourselves “Why do these horns deserve a place on campus?” Rather than allow anti-Semitism to fester, we must educate others. This is done through daily conversation, watching for bigotry in public and online and even changing one’s own perception of those horns outside Hesburgh Library. Hatred is only defeated through educating the ignorant and combatting those who espouse bigotry. Blake Ziegler is a freshman at Notre Dame from New Orleans, Louisiana, with double majors in political science and philosophy. He hopes his writing encourages others to take an interest in politics and government. For inquiries, he can be reached at bziegler@nd.edu or @NewsWithZig on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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The disproportionately affected To the Notre Dame community,* (*off-campus students not included) I’m writing in because the student body has been notified about an alarming new policy. This residential policy significantly restricts card access for every individual on campus, but one group of our so-called “Notre Dame community” is disproportionately affected: Off-campus students. This is not the first hit off-campus students have taken since my time at Notre Dame. I am a rising senior, and I’ve noticed particularly in the 2018-2019 academic year that Notre Dame has been choking off access to off-campus students. Some of the most notable changes: Not being able to participate in intramural sports (despite students previously living in said halls three years in a row), restricting access to Student
Government-sponsored events and restricting access to dorm-sponsored events like formals. All of those rules were blows to Notre Dame’s community claim. But this new policy almost fully invalidates Notre Dame’s claim on community. Now, the privilege of being part of the community is only if they receive their $15,000 for room and board. There’s already a clear divide in the community between men and women, now another. They state their reasoning for this new policy is for “safety and security” reasons. Last I checked there hasn’t been a large uptick in break-ins into dorms nor an uptick in parietal violations, so what is it? An attack on lower-income students, of which make up most of the off-campus residents? An attack on LGBTQ couples, in an attempt to reinforce same sex parietals?
Or are they truly keeping security incidents to themselves to protect not only Notre Dame’s reputation but financial security? W hatever the case, the students have had no say in these recent drastic policy changes. I hope going forward our Student Government does more than organize donuts and coffee on Monday mornings. Although I love sugar and caffeine just as much as the next person, I love my freedom on campus more. We are all students at Notre Dame, we will all be receiving Notre Dame degrees whether we live on campus or not, and we are all part of the Notre Dame community* (*all students included). Jordyn Platenburg senior Aug. 27
Notre Dame has an apathy problem Mary Szromba Banter from the Bend
There is a plague on campus. It’s a disease that Notre Dame has struggled with for decades, and it doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. It seeps into the Notre Dame consciousness, slowly conquers the whole system and wreaks its havoc. No, I’m not talking about leggings. I’m talking about apathy. Pure, unadulterated apathy. I don’t mean that Notre Dame students don’t care about anything, but they don’t care about much and they certainly don’t seem to care about much that occurs outside Our Lady’s University. I get it — the news is at best boring and at worst horrif ying. It’s no one’s idea of fun to watch the world burn live on CNN, but it’s unbelievably important that we do. We live in a political system that only works when we participate, and we can only participate with the passion and intelligence that Notre Dame fosters when we are informed. How is it that some of the best and brightest in the countr y are completely unaware of the political landscape in this countr y? How is it that a Catholic institution, which claims to mold the minds of the next generation with integrity and morality, allows its students to graduate without the slightest clue of the world they’re graduating into? I’m not just ranting and raving here — I’ve seen this ignorance on full display. I know people who had never heard the name Robert Mueller until a month ago. I’ve spoken to someone from Texas who didn’t know what the DREAM Act was. A few of my friends have never voted in a local election
in their lives because they didn’t know who the candidates were. These are real issues, and to remain ignorant about them just because it doesn’t interest you is dangerous, because it allows you to remain complacent. I promise, there is something in the news that you care about. Maybe it isn’t ta xes or healthcare or immigration reform but there is something out there that affects you, and it is being debated and decided on right now by people in DC without your knowledge. I don’t know how to convince you that this is a problem if you don’t already think so. Take something near and dear to Notre Dame students. It’s no secret that a sizable portion of the student body is pro-life, but you would not believe the amount of students who have no concept of how the outside world sees the issue. There are many students on this campus who believe they hold the majority opinion when it comes to reproductive rights. According to NBC News, 71% of Americans do not want Roe v. Wade overturned. Does that automatically make the pro-life position untenable? No, but it certainly means it’s going to take a lot more than symbolic plastic roses on the quad and a “Womb to Tomb Dance” (an actual thing that happened on this campus that, tr y as I might, I have never been able to forget). How will you change minds if you don’t know how people are thinking? This isn’t just a matter of principle either. The stakes are high and they’re only getting higher. There were recently Supreme Court cases on gerr ymandering, census questions and the death penalty. There are upcoming Supreme Court cases on antitrust laws, LGBTQ workplace
discrimination and First Amendment retaliation claims. These cases have implications that could affect the rest of our lives. Or consider other pressing issues, like the fact that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and we have yet to do anything to protect ourselves in 2020. Or the fact that the U.S. just pulled out of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Or the fact that the president told minority American women in Congress to “go back where they came from.” I don’t care what topics or news stories grab your attention, but find some that do and educate yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you. W hen we allow ignorance to run rampant it has real-world consequences. W hy was the Trump administration allowed to put literal children in cages on our southern border? They didn’t ask the people, they didn’t send out a sur vey, they didn’t vote on it — they just did it. They banked on our ignorance and our complacency. They knew they could do it because not enough people would notice until it was too late, and they were right. W hen we stop bothering to glance outside our own bubble ever y once in a while, we stop caring. And when we stop caring, people suffer. So for the love of God, Notre Dame, care about something, read something, and then we can start doing something. Mary Szromba is a senior majoring in philosophy and political science, and she’s never been wrong about anything in her entire life. Questions, comments and anonymous love letters can be directed to mszromba@nd.edu or @_murrrrrr on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Embrace change, and look for new opportunities this year. Get involved in projects that will help build strong ties with people who share your concerns. Spend more time nurturing important relationships and aiming to make healthy choices. Feeling good should be a priority, and surrounding yourself with like-minded people will pay off. Learn from mistakes, and move forward with optimism. Your numbers are 3, 14, 21, 25, 29, 36, 41. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep busy. Idle time will lead to emotional mayhem regarding changes you face at home or work. Refuse to let your personal and professional lives interfere with each other. Finish what you start. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Go over every detail personally. If you leave someone else in charge, you will be disappointed with what transpires. Concentrate on personal and physical goals that will improve your health, update your look or improve your love life. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen, but don’t let anyone persuade you into something you cannot afford or do not want to do. A partnership based on empty promises needs evaluation and adjustments made before you proceed. Personal improvements are favored. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Size up your situation, and make changes that will help you reach your destination. Your life journey should take you to a place that brings peace of mind, not negativity, rigidity and control issues. Do what’s best for yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Choose your associates with care. Your reputation may suffer if you tag along with someone who has bad habits or a lack of willpower and discipline. Strive to be your best. Make a self-improvement project your top priority. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A change of scenery will have a positive effect on your attitude and how you handle your affairs. Try something new, or check into finishing an old project that’s been sitting on the shelf for too long. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Focus on what you can do. Look at the big picture, and put a strategy in place that will have the most significant impact with the least amount of consequence. Creating balance will be the key to your success. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Learn from mistakes you’ve made, and know when to take a pass or walk away from someone who doesn’t share the same values. Clear the passageway; you will find the success and happiness you’ve been searching for. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Go over your finances, contracts or personal matters that can influence your lifestyle. See where you can cut back, reorganize and recycle. Putting everything in its place emotionally, financially and legally will ease stress. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do whatever it takes to get what you want. Negotiate, invest time in what you want to see happen and focus on being and doing your very best. A positive change will lift your spirits and inspire you to keep moving forward. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make necessary changes only. If you follow what someone else is doing, you will be disappointed with the result. It’s time to help yourself instead of always giving in to what others want you to do. Make your preference clear. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider how to help others. If you give too much or let someone take advantage of you, it will end up costing you time, money and self-respect. Focus on equalizing your relationships instead of trying to impress or buy love. Birthday Baby: You are insightful, ambitious and flexible. You are energetic and optimistic.
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Assessing Jill Ellis’s possible successors Mannion McGinley Sports Writer
When you think of the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT), you think of success on the field and strength and unity in both its ideals and convictions. Not only is this true for the players, but it extends to the squad‘s Britishborn manager . Jill Ellis remains a face of the USWNT along with her captains — Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe — and the rest of her all-star players. But come October, all of that will change as Ellis has officially decided to step down from the managing position. She often references that the plan always was to leave at the end of her contract — which approaches this October. The big question looming over the team is who will fill her place and can he or she do so swiftly with such a self-sufficient team? Let’s take a look at the main prospects for the available position.
Paul Riley Riley is the manager of the North Carolina Courage and has led them to a runner-up finish in 2017 and a national championship in 2018. With success in New York as well, he’s arguably the NWSL’s leading coach, making him a very strong candidate. But he has one major flaw. He likes to come in as the underdog and while succeeding from that position is a strength, it’s not something the USWNT has ever been. The team’s current captains don’t think that way either. Rapinoe and Morgan spent the season supporting their teammates with the very “authentic” mentality that they are the very best, even before winning a worldclass title. Afterwards, how could you play with any other mentality? If that is where his strength is, he and the team could take too long to adjust to each other and the lack of cohesion could easily result in a weak start to the upcoming Olympic tournament, which will be held in Tokyo in the summer of 2020. That would be just about the weakest reflection on their World Cup win. Because of this, Riley has recently said he doesn’t know how interested he would be in the position, “at this time,” which leaves the possibility open for discussion in the future.
Laura Harvey As another British-born manager in America, Laura seems like the “stick with what you know” sort of choice. In her five years with the Seattle Reign, she came away with two shield titles — much like Jill Ellis’s five years on the national stage — and received coach of the year those same two seasons. With Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara and Christen Press already on her club team, she would have three
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starters in her corner and thus take almost no time adjusting. Harvey’s one possible drawback would be her age. At 39 years old, she’s considerably younger than Ellis was at her start for the national team. She has little experience with a team that’s so wide spread, having only held one interim position as the USWNT Under-23 head coach. On top of that, with team members like Carli Lloyd and Ali Krieger at 37 and 35, respectively, it could be harder to gain the authoritative position she needs to with them all so close in age. If she does take the position despite this, it would be the greatest turn around the team could ask for. With younger players like Mallory Pugh and Rose Lavelle already making themselves known and plenty more to follow them, Harvey could be their coach for plenty long — longer than Lloyd or Krieger might be playing — providing the rest of the team with stability and the coaching staff that lasts as long as it needs.
Wide receiver Austin Jr. to miss entirety of season Oberver Sports Staff
The Notre Dame roster was handed another blow as Irish Illustrated reported Monday that sophomore wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. will miss the entirety of the 2019 season. Austin, a 6-foot-2-inch wide receiver from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was left off the team’s travel roster in its final two road games of last season but returned for the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. It was initially reported that Austin was expected to miss the first four games of this season due to a University-imposed suspension. However, despite having posted strong reports throughout the offseason, the most recent update reports that Austin will not be
making an appearance this season. His absence comes at a particularly inconvenient time as the Irish recently suffered collarbone injuries to two of their key receivers — juniors Michael Young and Cole Kmet. While the timeline on their recovery is still uncertain, both are expected to miss the opening game against Louisville, with Young’s potential return as far out as the end of October. While Austin’s minutes were relatively limited in his rookie season, he still managed to make an impact — snagging 90 yards on five catches and making appearances in 10 games. He made his first career reception against Vanderbilt at home and had a career-high 38-yard catch against Nav y
in San Diego. That careerhigh moment was followed shortly by head coach Brian Kelly’s announcement that Austin would no longer be traveling with the team for the remainder of the season. According to Irish Illustrated, Austin is expected to remain enrolled at the University. The loss of Austin, Kmet and Young will put added pressure on graduate student captain Chris Finke and senior wide receiver Chase Claypool as they look to help alleviate the pressure on the Irish running corps. Finke and Claypool accounted for over 36% of all receptions made last season. Meanwhile, the trio of Austin, Kmet and Young grabbed a total of 390 of the 3,347 reception yards.
Mark Krikorian and Sarina Wiegman The last two of the top options are much longer shots but have been in the discussion and would be strong additions if they took the position. It’s been a decade and a half since Mark Krikorian took the reigns of a professional women’s soccer team, but that doesn’t take away from the success he has found with the Florida State women’s team, which included four appearances in the national title game, three ACC regular season titles and six league championships. This success has spread over his time there, making it more of a long shot that he might leave, especially with the season beginning and Tokyo being in such close range. For anyone who watched the FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer, this final name should ring a bell or two. Sarina Wiegman, coach of the Dutch women’s team faced the USWNT in the final this summer in France. Despite losing 2-0 to the U.S., Wiegman lead the Netherlands team to some great triumphs in the tournament, including wins over Canada, Japan, Italy and Sweden. With all that she’s done for that squad, some hope to see all that she’ll be able to do with the best team in the world. As a native of the Netherlands though, many expect her to stay right where she is and grow the new threat that is the Netherlands team even after her contract comes to a close in 2020. Contact Mannion McGinley at mmcglin3@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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season last year, earning the MIAA Most Valuable Golfer award and tying for the second-lowest MIAA scoring average in conference. Saint Mary’s looks forward to continued success with the help of these key pieces.
Soccer The Saint Mary’s soccer team will kick off its season on the road Friday against Bluffton University. The Belles’ season didn’t quite go as planned last year, as the squad finished 6-12 overall and 1-7 in conference play. These results left the Belles in eighth place at the end of the season. That being said, the Belles were quite a young team in 2018, so they will be returning the large majority of their squad looking for newfound success with a familiar team.
Tennis The Saint Mary’s tennis team finished its season in 2019 just short of an MIAA Championship appearance, as they fell to Kalamazoo 5-2 in the semifinal match. Despite the semifinal loss however, the Belles earned a
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number of individual accolades in the offseason. Former senior Elizabeth Priester was named a Google Cloud Academic All-American by College Sports Information Directors of America. Furthermore, the duo of former senior Monica Dav y and current junior Megan Dav y earned All-MIAA honors. The Belles will look to carry this momentum into the 2019 season in their quest for a conference championship appearance.
Volleyball The Saint Mary’s volleyball team finished just short of an MIAA top-six appearance in the 2018 season, losing 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-20) to Trine in a must-win match. Despite the less than ideal finish, former senior Audrey Shannon was voted second team AllMIAA by the league’s coaches. She was also named a 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-American. The College’s squad also managed to earn the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. Although the Belles will be without Shannon and former senior Hannah Draddy this year, they look to avenge last year’s loss with a top-six MIAA appearance.
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“It’s the work you put in in the g ym,” Young said. “Ever y day, ever ybody comes focused, ready to get better each day. We always have to take it one game at a time and we can’t get too far ahead of ourselves. It’s about taking stuff from each game and using it to learn and grow.” Having clinched a playoff spot, the Aces sit at fourth in the league and second in the Western Conference behind a record of 19-11. They have four regular season games remaining, three of which w ill feature Notre Dame players on both sides of the court. Young is one of five Irish players taken in the 2019 W NBA Draft, joined by teammates Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings, fifth overall), Brianna Turner (Atlanta Dream, 11th overall), Jessica Shepard (Minnesota Ly n x, 19th overall) and Marina Mabrey (Los Angeles Sparks, 19th overall). With their selection, Notre Dame became the first-ever program to have each of its five starting players selected in the first 20 picks. Now, w ith former Irish players spread throughout the league, Young says there’s a different dy namic
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who will fill the holes left by the departures of several key players from last year’s 12-1 playoff squad. Notre Dame had six players drafted in April’s 2019 NFL Draft, and while the Irish are returning an elite group of defensive linemen led by seniors Khalid Kareem
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on the court. “It’s definitely fun to see some of my old teammates and play against them,” Young said. “We played together for three years so now play ing against them is different. I mean it’s fun but it’s always great to see them.” In Las Vegas, Young is also joined by former Irish player and W NBA A ll-Star Kayla McBride. “Kayla was my first coach at camp when I went to Notre Dame so it’s cool that we’re on the same team together, play ing together now,” Young said. “I was a little kid that looked up to a Notre Dame player. Here we are now, play ing together. It’s been a fun experience.” Young also noted how proud she is to be part of the Notre Dame family amid the accomplishments of herself, her teammates and even her former coaches, particularly w ith the hiring of former assistant coach Niele Ivey by the Memphis Grizzlies. “It’s a great opportunit y for her and it’s definitely something she couldn’t pass up,” Young said. “I’m just excited to see her share her knowledge at the next level.” Behind her strong start, Young is continuing to learn the ropes of life as a professional basketball player. But she’ll never forget how she
and Julian Okwara, the loss of leaders on both sides of the ball, like cornerback Julian Love, wide receiver Miles Boykin, and linebacker Te’von Coney, will prove to be a challenge for Notre Dame moving forward. Arguably the biggest storyline of the off-season is five-star freshman safety Kyle Hamilton. Hamilton has amassed as much hype as any incoming freshman
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Irish senior quarterback Ian Book delivers a pass during Notre Dame’s 36-3 victory over Syracuse on Nov. 17 at Yankee Stadium.
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Former Irish guard Jackie Young rises and shoots over a defender during Notre Dame’s 87-80 victory over Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament on March 30 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
got there. “It’s definitely been a lot,” she said. “It’s been a different transition. Learning how to manage your time — I think that’s the biggest thing in college and once
you get to the pros, you don’t have school. You don’t have work to do. You’re just play ing basketball. Overall, Notre Dame was a great experience for me and I’m extremely thankful to have the
opportunity to play for coach McGraw and her staff. I’m always Notre Dame, forever Notre Dame, forever Irish.”
in recent years for Notre Dame, and the 6-foot-4-inch uber-athletic coverage man from Atlanta has “walked the walk” up until this point after recording seven interceptions in Notre Dame’s practices open to reporters over the summer. If Hamilton’s storyline wasn’t big enough, now factor in the reality that he will be taking snaps away from senior captains and fellow safeties Alohi Gilman and Jalen Elliott. At Notre Dame’s media day Aug. 21, safeties coach Terry Joseph spoke about the fact that, while Gilman and Elliott exceeded expectations on the field last season, he felt as though the pair played too much. Head coach Brian Kelly has also expressed high praise for the Irish safety, noting his exceptional quickness and ability to change direction. Hamilton will be able to provide the Irish with some much needed depth at the safety position, and he is expected to have an immediate impact come kickoff Monday at Louisville. Since the completion of last season, the biggest void left by last year’s graduates is undoubtedly at the linebacker position. With camp over, junior linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has emerged as the probable starter at the rover position, and graduate student Asmar Bilal, who played the rover position in 2018, has moved
over to the starting mike position. While replacing the production of Tranquill and Coney — who combined for 209 stops last season — will be no walk in the park, this year’s linebacker corps features a plethora of young talent, and defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Clark Lea will be able to expand his use of both players and packages. While Owusu-Koramoah has seen limited action since arriving to campus in 2017, the 6-foot-1, 216-pounder out of Hampton, Virginia, has impressed in Bilal’s old position thus far and is someone who will more than likely make his name known as a key contributor to the Irish defense this upcoming season. For Bilal, the position change will pose new challenges, but the coaching staff trusts in his ability to replace Te’von Coney. Also be on the lookout for junior Drew White, who will join the rotation in the middle after returning from shoulder surgery last year. White was a three-time state champion at St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida, and the 6-foot, 230-pound physical enforcer from Boca Raton, Florida, will most likely find himself on the field in passing situations. Sophomore linebacker Shayne Simon should also see some playing time at the linebacker position for the Irish. The
6-foot-2, 230-pound athlete out of Saint Peter’s Prep in New Jersey brings a combination of great size, physicality and speed to the linebacker position. Furthermore, with the departure of star cornerback Julian Love, senior Troy Pride Jr. will have to step up in the secondary. In a battle for playing time opposite Pride Jr. in the secondary, former preferred walk-on and current senior Temitope Agoro has shined in the offseason. Former quarterback recruit turned running back/ wideout junior Avery Davis has been taking reps in the secondary since last spring, and he should also be seeing the field along with graduate student cornerback Shaun Crawford. Davis’s athleticism speaks for itself considering the coaching staff has now switched his position multiple times in order to get him onto the field. While the Irish defense has certainly taken some major hits since last season, there is no reason to panic. Notre Dame has ample talent on both sides of the ball, and this summer has proven that there are guys willing and able to step up for the Irish this season. The opportunities will be there, the question remains whether or not they will be capitalized on.
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Irish graduate student wide reciever Chris Finke cuts downfield during Notre Dame’s 19-14 victory over Pittsburgh on Oct. 13.
Fresh off of an undefeated season that ended with an unfortunate 30-3 loss to eventual-national-champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal, Notre Dame football enters the 2019 season hungrier than ever to recapture the highly coveted Coaches’ Trophy. While the Irish are always under high scrutiny from critics and non-believers alike, the big loss to Clemson certainly didn’t help their standing. The Irish have yet to win a New Year’s Six bowl under the helm of head coach Brian Kelly, and while the 4-8 finish in 2016 is far back in the Irish’s rear-view mirror, there are plenty of question marks that remain heading into this season regarding see FOOTBALL PAGE 11
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Cross Country After finishing their 2018 season with a 26th place team finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional race last November, the Belles will look to reach greater heights in 2019 without the help of former seniors Adele Edmonds, Emily Harrast and Sarah Allen. That being said, the Saint Mary’s cross country team managed to accomplish a lot last year, tallying several impressive team and individual finishes on top of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Nearly a month before that race, the Belles placed sixth overall at the MIAA Championship in Kalamzoo, Michigan, a race in which former senior Adele Edmonds placed 23rd overall, earning 21 points for the squad. Earlier that October, Saint Mary’s placed ninth at the Bethel Invitational, which included a field filled with nationally ranked NAIA schools, with Saint Mary’s standing alone as the only NCAA Division
III squad. The Belles even managed to tally a positive shortly after the season in February when the squad was granted the All-Academic Team award from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Perhaps ending on such a good note will serve as a good omen for the Belles as they head into the 2019 season.
Golf In 2018, the Saint Mary’s golf team was a beacon of success for the school’s athletic program. The season marked the Belles’ ninth NCAA tournament appearance and their eighth MIAA Championship. The Belles look forward to a year of continued success in 2019. Fortunately, the Belles have a number of key golfers returning, including juniors Hunter Kehoe and Summer Stillson, along with sophomores Sydney Hruskoci, Hannah Finley and Maggie Sexton. Kehoe had a strong see SAINT MARY’S PAGE 10
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Young reflects on career in WNBA, time at Notre Dame after being chosen first in draft By ELLEN GEYER Sports Writer
It hasn’t taken Jackie Young long to prove why she was the first overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. The rookie, who elected to leave Notre Dame following the completion of her junior year, is spending her inaugural season with the Las Vegas Aces. Having traded in her blue and gold for red and black, she has become just the second Notre Dame player and third college junior to be the first overall pick. “Notre Dame really prepared me for success at the next level,” Young said. “If I hadn’t gone to Notre Dame and played for Coach McGraw and her coaching staff, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to leave early. I would’ve been old enough, but I’m not sure I would’ve had the basketball skills and knowledge. I have to thank them for that and for setting me up to just be successful.” As an Ace, the former AP
All-American has started and played in all 30 of her team’s games, averaging 22.5 minutes, 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds while pouring in a team-leading 4.4 assists. “It’s been a smooth transition,” Young said. “All the girls are nice and welcoming and that’s definitely helped.” Young’s skills haven’t hurt the ease of the transition, either. On Aug. 21, she became the first WNBA rookie to get a rebounds/assists doubledouble, bringing one of her college specialties with her into the big leagues. At Notre Dame, she recorded 17, tying the program record for double-doubles by a guard and doing it in just three seasons. As a junior, she achieved the accolade 12 times, setting the single-season record for a guard. Young has attributed the success of her rookie season to the work she and her teammates put in each day on and off the court. see YOUNG PAGE 11
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Former Irish guard Jackie Young drives past a defender during Notre Dame’s 82-81 loss to Baylor in the NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship on April 7 in Tampa, Florida.