Print Edition of The Observer for Thursday, September 28, 2017
‘r hinoceros’ examines rise of fascism
Play premieres at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, runs through Oct. 8
Cast members rehearse for the play “Rhinoceros.” The play, about people turning into rhinoceroses, is a social commentary on the rise of fascism, and touches on the themes of identity, conformity and fear.
Pasquerilla East Hall supports women’s shelter
By NATALIE CASAL news writer
pasquerilla east hall will hold their annual event, “so you Think you can sync?” battle at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in washington hall. The production, modeled on Jimmy fallon’s lip sync battles, will include a wide variety of performers and styles.
samantha scheuler, a senior assistant rector from pasquerilla east hall, emphasized the community building aspect of the event.
“it will just be a great time for our community to get together and show the rest of campus what pasquerilla east is all about,” scheuler said. performances will include mash-ups, classic rock and britney spears songs, as well as selections from “h igh school musical” and “a nnie.” performance styles will be as diverse as the song selections, schueler said.
“some are really choreographed, and some go the traditional route of really imitating the performer that sings the song,” she said.
The proceeds from this
event will benefit hannah’s house, an organization providing shelter, emotional support and programming to pregnant women of all ages.
a ll of pasquerilla east’s signature events support this charity.
schuler said she hopes students will take this opportunity to assist an important cause while watching a great performance.
“w ho doesn’t like a talent show? w ho doesn’t like people being vulnerable, putting themselves out there, getting a little goofy?” she said.
The committee that planned the event has been working hard since august to put together a professional production, scheuler explained.
“it’s been a lot of planning and a lot of work at times over the last month, so i’m really hoping it just feels like a celebration,” scheuler said. “i really hope that the five girls who have helped me plan this really enjoy it and can relax a little bit afterwards.”
pasquerilla east junior, committee member, and event stage manager maggie marino said she has enjoyed her work
on the committee.
“it’s definitely been a nice experience, doing things that i haven’t really done before,” she said.
marino said that as stage manager, she has worked closely with the sports marketing department in order to learn how to oversee the logistical minutiae of the event.
“basically in sports marketing one of the main things when you’re on the floor is just telling people when they can go on ... and making sure they’re off at the right time ... so that everything goes smoothly, so that’s basically what stage managing is,” marino said.
The committee is trying to take advantage of all of the facilities available to them in washington hall, scheuler said.
“a lot of the groups when they came to dress rehearsal weren’t expecting us to be as prepared — like with a stage manager, a lights person and a person on audio — as we were,” scheuler said. “it was kind of cool to show them how
By MARY STEURER news writer
i n the play “ r hinoceros”, members of a small community mysteriously begin turning into rhinoceroses. o riginally written by playwright e ugene ionesco in the 1950s, the play is a social commentary on the rise of fascism and explores identity, conformity and fear.
“r hinoceros” premieres Thursday at the d e b artolo p erforming a rts c enter ( dpac ) at 7:30 p.m. and will run through o ct. 8. Tickets can be purchased either at the box office in dpac or on the dpac website.
Junior Joseph b lakey will
play the lead role, individualist b erenger. The play follows b erenger’s plight to remain true to his identity all the while seeing others around him turn into rhinoceroses. w hat makes b erenger unique, b lakey said, is his refusal to give into group mentality.
“he’s not pretending to be someone else,” b lakey said.
“he is who he is.”
Junior Joe c rowley will play Jean, b erenger’s close friend. narcissistic and confrontational, Jean is a character caught in the throes of internal struggle, c rowley said. c rowley said Jean is
Saint Mary’s alumna works as Orr Fellow
By COLLEEN ZEWE news writer
The orr fellowship is a postgraduate professional opportunity in which selected graduates are placed with host companies in indianapolis. fellows work with their company for two years, participate in a curriculum meant to further develop their business education, according to the orr fellowship
website.
emily rompola, a 2017 alumna, is one of many former saint mary’s students who entered the fellowship after graduation. according to rompola, she was selected out of 1,100 applicants to the fellowship.
rompola currently works as a customer success manager at the technology startup
howard hall to host charity event
By SERENA ZACHARIAS news writer
h oward h all will host its annual signature event, Totter for water, starting this Thursday at 4 p.m. and running for the next 24 hours. h oward residents will teeter-totter on s outh Quad in order to raise awareness and
funds for the organization e ngineers w ithout b orders. The group aims to design sustainable solutions to meet basic human needs. The proceeds will specifically go towards an effort to build a water well in s angmelima, c ameroon.
Students celebrate the Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival with Notre Dame International during the September Global Cafe in Reckers on Wednesday night. The Festival is an ancient Chinese custom thanking the moon for the autumn
Thursday
“Cycles of Life” Charles B. Hayes
Family Sculpture Park
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Mindfulness meditation program.
Blue Mass Basilica of the Sacred Heart
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Fr. John Jenkins will preside.
Friday
Dante Now! A ‘Divine Comedy’ Flashmob
Various locations
2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Presented by Italian Studies.
Joe Piane Invitational Burke Golf Course
2 p.m.
Men’s and women’s cross country race.
Saturday
Game Day Yoga
Rolfs Sports Recreation Center
9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Presented by McWell.
Football vs. Miami (OH) Notre Dame Stadium
5 p.m.
The Irish take on the RedHawks.
Sunday
Volleyball vs. Florida State Purcell Pavilion
1 p.m.
The Irish take on the Seminoles.
ND Theatre NOW: Rhinoceros Philbin Studio Theatre
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Directed by FTT senior Abbey Schnell.
Monday
Lecture by Mark Foster Gage of 104 Bond Hall
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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a s howard representatives meet with the current president of e ngineers Without borders and their respective successors every year, they have become loyal partners with the organization. Junior hannah scherer, current vice president of howard, said she strongly believes in e ngineers Without borders and their charitable endeavors.
“We want to get their name out and make sure people know about the work they are doing,” scherer said.
howard hopes to raise a total of $4,500 by asking students to teeter-totter for a dollar and to donate money to the howard hall Totter for Water gofundme.
“We are having girls reach out to their friends and family, asking them to donate, and we have T-shirts that are being passed out for the next fews days at table tents in the dining halls to get people excited [for the event].”
i n order to be sure the teeter-totter never stops moving, howard women will be assigned half-hour shifts throughout the 24 hours; however, all are welcome and encouraged to join in.
“For safety concerns we have waivers outside by the [teetertotter], and you just sign your name and the howard girls who are on it will get off and you can teeter totter for awhile,” scherer said. “We are going to have food and drinks out there as well, lots of fun music and we’ll probably have someone in the duck costume.”
Throughout the week, howard will also focus on raising sustainability awareness through different dorm events.
“We have a documentary watch on Wednesday about sustainable water use,” junior e lisabeth Kerns, incoming vice president for the spring semester, said. “We just try to bring in sustainability and service and focus on coming together as a howard community in order to serve the larger community.” building community is an important aspect of the event for howard residents.
“We have had a couple of special masses this week. We had a Grotto mass last night and a candlelight mass on sunday night to get the word out and get people excited.” scherer said.
i n keeping with the united theme of the event, participants paint their handprints and initial their names on the teeter-totter to commemorate their experience.
While Totter for Water aims to foster a sense of community through service, howard is bringing a competitive element to the event this year by tallying dorm participation to further inspire people to come and participate.
“Whatever dorm has the highest participation rate will
get a $100 worth of food from us.” scherer said.
howard residents highly encourage others to come support the cause.
“We really wanted to focus on getting the word out for Totter for this year because we’ve always just loved it,” scherer said.
“it’s such a good event that hasn’t been as notable as some of the other signature events on campus, so we just want to get the word out this year and get as many people to come seesaw,”
People can teeter-totter at any point during the 24 hour period for however long they please.
“We just want to make sure that people know you don’t have to be in howard to ride on the totter, any member of the notre dame community can,” Kerns said. “bring your family, your siblings, your professors; anyone can totter.”
Contact Serena Zacharias at szachari@nd.edu
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Courtesy of Hannah Scherer
Residents of Howard Hall make banners to increase awareness of their annual Totter for Water event, which raises money to support Engineers Without Borders. The event will begin Thursday at 4 p.m.
prepared we were and how serious we were about the event.”
Freshman c larissa Younkle, another member of the planning committee, said she was similarly surprised by the technical features involved in the preparation for the event.
“i didn’t expect it to be that involved a performance,” she said.
Younkle said that the event was originally scheduled to take place last spring, but it was postponed because many performers dropped out.
“s o this year, when we wanted to do it again, we really had to make sure that we had people that were committed and that wanted to do it.” she said.
The dress rehearsal, which took place sunday, was an important part of the preparation for the event, s cheuler said.
“We were at Washington h all all day figuring out lights,
sound, stage cues and props, and making sure the groups really felt comfortable on stage with their choreography and overall performance,” s cheuler said.
next week is Pasquerilla e ast h all’s spirit week, and s cheuler said this event will fuel dorm festivities.
“d orm spirit is kind of at an all-time high right now” she said.
similarly, m arino said that the event builds a stronger dorm community.
“it definitely brings people together,” she said.
Tickets are $5, and they can be purchased either at the box office in LaFortune student c enter or at the door.
Younkle said that all notre d ame students can have a great time at this event.
“You can get extreme comical relief from a very stressful week in a short amount of time and support a charity, so why not?” she said.
Contact Natalie Casal at ncasal@nd.edu
Lumavate. s he said her time at s aint m ary’s prepared her well for her career. s he said her classes helped her learn critical thinking, problem solving and communicating with her peers, skills she said are vital for success.
r ompola received her degree in political science, but is excited to work in the technical industry.
“ d iving into a technical role has been challenging, but also incredibly rewarding because everyday i am learning and discovering new things,” she said.
a lumna Lauren Jamieson is also an o rr Fellow, and she began her fellowship in 2016. s he works as c hief of s taff at the technology firm c lear o bject.
“ i am working on projects, joining meetings and gaining experience i never thought possible a
year and a half out of college,” Jamieson said of her career.
s he said her classes at s aint m ary’s gave her critical thinking and problem solving skills, and she said her education set her up for success.
“ b eing involved in projects like the senior comp where you have to analyze a real business with a team is a real world experience you get in the classroom,” Jamieson said.
r ompola named Jamieson and Lauren h lavin, who both also graduated from s aint m ary’s and became o rr Fellows, as her primary mentors.
“The transition to living and working in a new city has definitely been easier with help from Lauren h lavin and Lauren Jamieson,” she said. “They have given me advice and guidance during my transition from college to the working world. e verything
from best practices in an office environment to the coolest restaurants to visit on the weekends. i n my experience, the sisterhood present at s aint m ary’s has continued within the network of s aint m ary’s alums involved in the Fellowship.”
Jamieson said the o rr Fellowship is shaped by current participants, which allows it to evolve over time. s he said she has seen this evolution in her two years as a fellow, and she is thankful for the people she has met through the o rr community.
“There are so many fantastic parts of o rr Fellowship. i t is truly hard to pick just one, but the community it offers is unlike anything else. m oving to a new city and having 85 friends to learn from and have fun with is such a blessing.”
Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01@saintmarys.edu
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Notre Dame for privileged Americans
When discussing my experience at the University of notre dame with the institution’s apologists — or anyone for that matter — I’m usually met with dismissiveness. As an orphaned queer student of color, my demands for more inclusive policies provoke responses like: “but they’ve created [insert campus institute for marginalized community] precisely for students like you.” or “If you talk to them, they’ll make an exception for you.” or even, “You can’t expect them to understand and meet all of your particular needs.”
You’ll notice that all these suggestions are premised upon the fact that I’m an outlier.
Well, it’s true. While I’m not alone in my structural location at this university, I’m certainly not “Katie from c hicago.” but precisely the fact that “Katie from c hicago” is the archetypal notre dame student is the symptom of a grave illness. on the surface, it’s an intuitive proposition: The phrase illustrates the University’s poor inclusion policies that render null the university’s efforts to diversify the student body. but the root cause of these failures is subtler and perhaps more difficult for privileged students — and indeed the University’s administration — to recognize. Whether intentionally or not, the University of notre dame is structurally designed for wealthy White Americans.
Is this written in the University constitution? no. Figuratively, however, it’s written all over University policy, crafted without heeding marginalized students’ explicitly solicited advice.
Take the new housing policy, requiring incoming students to spend a minimum of six semester on campus. Going against student focus groups’ recommendations, the policy forces residence halls upon students of color, queer students, student victims of sexual violence and other groups who find respite from marginalization in off-campus housing without offering concrete proposals to tackle these issues. but heterosexual white male students need not worry. or take the new office of student enrichment, established to assist lowincome students when their financial aid
package is insufficient. because the office is only funded by private donations and not by the University itself, it has insufficient resources to assist all students eligible for its services. still today, many students have difficulty procuring such essentials as over-the-counter medication; fortunately for me, football tickets are all I’ve gone without this semester. In any case, to my wealthy peers: To your good health, and enjoy the game on my behalf. certainly, the University has made provisions for students like myself. distressed students may obtain exemption from the new housing policy, for example. but options like these further marginalize us; by transforming us into perennial exceptions, these policies strip us of our agency, forcing us to appeal to benevolent administrators in our time of need rather than allowing us to take control of our lives as independent adults.
rather than boosting financial aid packages to begin with, for example, the University administration has propped up the sickly office of student e nrichment, to which low-income students must resort for all needs trivial to life-threatening.
In other words, by crafting essentialist policies designed with privileged students in mind, or else without the counsel of underprivileged students, the University not only marginalizes students like myself, but indeed forces us into need.
When voicing my discontent about the University of notre dame’s policies vis-a-vis marginalized student communities, I have been met with skepticism. my standards are too high. I’ve demanded too much.
many even acknowledge the University administration cannot see past its archetypal students’ privilege, and knowingly or not caters to this population. but, hey, they’re trying their best.
In the meantime, as they say: “beggars can’t be choosers.”
Perhaps they are right: I may be a student, but I’ve been made a beggar.
Contact Adrian Mark Lore at lore.1@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Judicial nomination of notre dame law professor
Where to begin with m r. c aruso’s attack (“Preventing c atholic Jihadist Judges,” o bserver s ept. 22) on the judicial nomination of n otre d ame Law s chool professor Amy c oney b arrett? Let’s start with the truly offensive headline invoking the term “jihadist” to suggest the kind of judge professor b arrett will be. r eally, just reprinting the word and noting the implication is enough.
In attacking professor b arrett’s nomination, m r. c aruso doesn’t begin to engage the substance of professor b arrett’s work or career. (Incidentally, in her long and productive scholarly career, professor b arrett has written exactly one article even touching on religion, and that was over 20 years ago as a student co-author with a distinguished nd L s faculty member). o ne wonders whether m r. c aruso has the slightest familiarity with Professor b arrett’s remarkably distinguished career. Perhaps it would enlighten him, and the student editors of professor b arrett’s home university student newspaper, to point them to the opinions of those who know professor b arrett and her work:
• Every full-time member of the n otre d ame Law s chool faculty signed a letter endorsing professor b arrett’s nomination and speaking in glowing terms of her character, professionalism and absolute fair-mindedness.
• NDLS students have twice voted her as d istinguished Professor of the year, which shows their esteem for professor b arrett as a teacher and mentor, and almost 500 nd L s alumni from across the political spectrum have signed a letter endorsing professor b arrett’s nomination. That letter also speaks glowingly of her character and fair-mindedness.
• Every living law clerk — to
all of the Justices, left, right and center — who clerked at the s upreme c ourt the same year that professor b arrett clerked for Justice Antonin s calia has endorsed professor b arrett’s nomination.
• Dozens of distinguished legal scholars from across the political spectrum, including President o bama’s acting s olicitor General, have also endorsed professor b arrett’s nomination.
• The American Bar Association evaluated professor b arrett’s professional qualifications and gave her its highest rating of “Well Qualified.”
• Finally, distinguished commentators from across the political spectrum — like professor n oah Feldman of h arvard Law s chool, and President c hristopher e isgruber of Princeton University, and William Galston of the b rookings Institution, and our own Fr. John Jenkins — have defended professor b arrett from those questioning whether her c atholicism renders her suspect as a candidate for judicial office.
In the end, the claim that professor b arrett is somehow unfit for office is laughable on its face, and her entire career belies the notion that she will do anything on the bench but follow the rule of law.
n ell n ewton
m att b arrett
b ill Kelley
Paolo c arozza
Jennifer m ason m cAward
The signatories are colleagues of professor Amy b arrett on the Law s chool faculty. ( m att b arrett is no relation to Amy c oney b arrett.)
William Kelley associate professor of law sept. 27
Adrian Mark Lore Associate scene editor
By ADRIAN MARK LORE Associate scene editor
Talk about a late bloomer — sort of.
The brief origin story of psychedelic folk musician Linda Perhacs is actually something like an anti-capitalist moral play: After she released “Parallelograms,” one of the most holistically superb folk records of all time, to marginal commercial success in 1970, Perhacs’ producer lost interest in her talent and the musician returned to her career in dentistry — for over 40 years.
It was only after her debut was rediscovered and reissued in the late ‘90s and ‘00s that she returned to the studio to record and release “The soul of All natural Things” in 2014. only the imagination can envision what the stifled, underfunded musician could have produced during the intervening 44 years.
The stylistic difference between “Parallelograms” and Perhacs’ recent output belies artistic development the world never saw in process. Just think about everything that has happened musically — aesthetically and technologically — in the meantime.
Fortunately, though, the rush to catch up has not overwhelmed Perhacs on her latest effort, “I’m A harmony.” rather, she navigates new ground gracefully over a diverse set of psychedelic tracks, assisted by an entourage of baroque pop and folk luminaries like Julia holter and devendra banhart as well as unlikely bedfellows like electronic producer mark Pritchard.
And while I’m partial to the solitary pastoral essence of her early output, Perhacs’ transition to full-band work fits her updated sound well. The record’s unprecedented lush compositions place her voice at the center of cathartic aural spaces where Perhacs reaches divinity, channeling the natural world around her into spiritual harmony.
“Winds of the sky,” she asks the heavens on the record’s opening track, “why do you cry?”
If that sounds very new Age, that’s because it is. Whether or not Perhacs intends it, some ‘70s secular spirituality has spilled into “I’m A harmony.” It might be jarring to the 21st-century listener at first, but it’s refreshing faced with the innumerable hippie-revival bands — sapped of all their flower power — that sprung out of the new millennium.
The aesthetic isn’t cheapened, either. While some stylistic choices seem exceedingly odd, Perhacs remains authentic throughout. It’s not the kitsch of new Age she relies on but an attitude of wonder toward the simplest things. That’s why nobody but Perhacs could conjure up lyrics like “I’m a harmony / and extrasensually / I’m singing this, to you / through your laptop” — the core refrain of the record’s eponymous track.
one gets the sense that, if Linda Perhacs were one’s grandmother, she’d prescribe healing crystals for existential anxieties and cracked cellphone screens alike. but the innocent wonder that permeates the record makes it idyllic — like the warm hug of a handknit sweater. While there’s not much out there about Perhacs’
family life, one thinks of grandchildren when she intimately croons, “how amazing you’ve become / with one full circle around the sun / how amazing you’ve become.”
If any other artist were involved, three back-to-back tracks with the word “love” in the title would raise an immediate red flag. but it should be clear after a few listens, though, that “I’m A harmony” is a well-crafted and rigorous record, and one should take its freewheeling zest for life at face value. Perhacs isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel, but to reinvent herself — to spin the wheel around her hips, dancing in celestial prairies.
That’s quite a hard attitude to have in 2017, yet the seasoned folk singer effortlessly embodies it. Perhaps that’s her record’s message: there’s no harm in relearning the spirit of wonderment.
Contact Adrian Mark Lore at lore.1@nd.edu
“I’m A Harmony”
Linda Perhacs
Label: Omnivore
Tracks: “Winds of the Sky,” “I’m A Harmony”
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s eason 3 of “ n arcos” picks up where the last one left off, with de A agent Javier Pena (played by Pedro Pascal) having been given the mission of taking down the c ali cartel, one of the biggest drug cartels in history. At its peak, the c ali cartel moved almost three times as much cocaine through America and e urope as Pablo e scobar’s m edellin c artel, and this was largely possible thanks to a complex network of government corruption and extensive surveillance systems. Pena establishes the context through the series’ signature voiceovers, taking over for s teve murphy ( b oyd h olbrook) from the last two seasons. It took broad effort from the U. s and c olombian governments to take down the c ali cartel, and s eason 3 of “ n arcos” does a great job of framing this conflict of titans in a personal way while maintaining the broader historical implications for the War on d rugs and representing its effect on the people of c olombia.
d espite the absence of Pablo e scobar (Wagner m oura) as the bombastic terrorist with a penchant for grotesque violence, the kingpins of the c ali cartel provide a more subdued tone to their criminality, though not without its violent flourishes. In fact, the season’s first scene inverts expectations by having c ali’s chief architect Gilberto r odriguez
announce that the cartel will be turning itself into the c olombian government in six months, in accordance with a deal struck on the condition that they keep their fortunes. n aturally this receives a lukewarm reception from members of the cartel at large, who are wary of turning themselves into the government in any capacity. The conditions of the deal raise the stakes within those six months for the leaders of the c ali cartel — known as “The Gentlemen of c ali” — since getting captured within that timeframe loses them all their leverage with the government, essentially voiding the agreement. It also puts pressure on the de A to bring the drug lords to justice before the deal comes to fruition. In a country where there’s no way to know how deep corruption goes, Pena navigates carefully with his new de A subordinates c hris Feistl and d aniel van n ess, played by m ichael s tahl-d avid and m att Whelan, respectively. Feistl and van n ess work well as the scrappy agents hungry for a big bust, and the show’s writers do a good job making sure their dynamic isn’t a carbon copy of murphy and Pena’s relationship in the first two seasons.
The show’s greatest strength has always been its ability to create compelling characters, and s eason 3 is no different. The villains this time around have more complex motivations than Pablo e scobar did in the past, but there are consistencies among the series’ antagonists in that their egos and pride play
a significant role in their decisions. As the season unwinds and tensions rise, the true nature of the Gentlemen of c ali is revealed, particularly when the hubris results in them doing things against their best interests. Pena and the de A’s motivations are straightforward compared to the c ali cartel’s, with a “stop the bad guys” mindset dominating their narrative arc. The most compelling character of s eason 3 is Jorge s alcedo, c ali’s head of security, played masterfully by m atias varela. Jorge’s 10-episode arc is complex and filled with moral dilemmas, and varela does an uncanny job reflecting the internal turmoil through facial expressions and demeanor. While the motivation to protect one’s family isn’t anything new to “ n arcos,” Jorge’s character has enough nuance to make it feel fresh, and the stakes aren’t higher for anyone than for him.
“ n arcos” s eason 3 isn’t without its faults, with the most noticeable one being the lack of real character development for its protagonists. As always, the series excels at creating deep, exciting villains, but the heroes are more vanilla — perhaps as a consequence of the straightforwardness of their task. o verall, though, season three is a worthy addition to the “ n arcos” universe, and will be enjoyable to newcomers and returning fans alike.
Contact Alvaro del Campo at adelcamp@nd.edu
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happy b irthday: you’ll crave excitement, change and trying new things. your desire to make improvements will not be met with enthusiasm by those who depend on or are concerned about you. keep moderation and practicality in mind before you make a move. Impulsiveness will lead to disagreements and frustration. Willingness to discuss matters openly will help counter poor decisions. your numbers are 4, 10, 22, 27, 35, 44, 48.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): c hannel your energy into work and taking care of business. refuse to let your emotions override what’s important. b eing productive will ward off any troubles that might arise if you don’t take care of your responsibilities. c hoose peace and love over discord.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Work toward your goals. Pick up information and do whatever it takes to hone your skills to fit the current trends happening in the industry you enjoy working in the most. An energetic approach to love and personal growth will be enlightening.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Property investments, contracts, agreements and health matters should be addressed. having a practical approach to the way you handle your money and personal endeavors will encourage you to move forward. Joint ventures aren’t favored. g o it alone.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): keep a steady pace. refuse to let your emotions take over and wreak havoc with your personal life or interfere with your responsibilities. o verreacting and giving in to temptation will not help matters. o ffer love and peace, not discord.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): you can make changes that will improve your personal or professional position if you put in the effort and strive for perfection and sticking to a set budget. Personal gains and improvements are highlighted. c hildren and seniors will offer insightful opinions.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): you’ll find it difficult to concentrate on professional gains when you have demanding people in your life. c onsider what’s best for you and how you can achieve the lifestyle you deserve. d on’t get down when you should get moving.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): l isten carefully and ask questions if you are confused or uncertain. Too much of anything should be your signal to back away. moderation will be in your best interest. refuse to let your emotions overrule your intelligence.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): s ay what you think, but don’t let your emotions lead to exaggerating the circumstances. If you want something, be willing to work for it. unusual alterations at home or work will end up being in your best interest.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): g et your work done and stay out of trouble. l ive up to what’s expected of you and stick to the truth. d on’t let anger result from not being honest about the way you feel or what you do.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): handle friends, siblings and authority figures carefully. A helpful, sincere response to what others request will help you get your way. A money matter looks promising and a joint venture should be considered. Personal physical improvements can be made.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): e motions will surface if someone takes advantage of you financially. d on’t feel the need to pay for someone else. o ffer suggestions, but don’t open your wallet. A change in the way you deal with others will help you gain respect.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): you can make amends and start over. having a heart-to-heart talk with someone you don’t always agree with will help you put things behind you so that you can move forward without feeling bad. d o what’s best for you.
Birthday Baby: you are entertaining, insightful and sensitive. you are friendly and adaptable.
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Irish senior forward Jake Evans faces a defender during Notre Dame’s 5-2 victory over Providence at Compton Family Ice Arena on March 11. Evans finished last season with 13 goals and 29 assists for a total of 42 points in 40 games. Evans earned the second most points on the team, behind Anders Bjork, who now plays for the Boston Bruins.
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and while Jackson recognizes those are big skates to fill, he believes the i rish can collectively replace the offensive production b jork generated last season.
“ i don’t think it’s going to be any one guy that’s going to help fill that void offensively … so we’re going to have to make up those fifty points with everybody. i think there’s certainly guys from last year’s team that could be more productive offensively. b ut, i think we can make up for those points.”
h owever, even more concerning than b jork’s departure is the loss of former goaltender c al Petersen, who signed a contract with the Los a ngeles Kings in the offseason. Last season, Peterson was the defensive player of the year for the i rish and was named a firstteam h ockey e ast a ll- s tar. i n his junior season he recorded a total of 1101 saves with 2.22 goals against average. h e finished the season 23-12-5, and, despite a loss to d enver in the Frozen Four, he racked up a season high 36 saves. h e certainly leaves some big shoes to fill, as it is still unclear who will be the goaltender for the i rish this year, as Jackson is still evaluating the battle for starter between freshman d ylan s t. c yr and sophomore c ale m orris.
“ i think we got a real battle going on,” Jackson said. “ d ylan was out for a little while … he’s back now at full strength. b ut i mean we brought him in to compete with c ale. i think both goaltenders are capable and it is going to be a matter of who
performs at this point. The one thing we have to understand is the both of them don’t have much experience at the college level … so it’s going to be a matter of who grows into that position sooner.”
n evertheless, the i rish have a considerable amount of returning seniors who look to fill leadership roles in this pivotal season. Their experience is sure to aid the flow of practice and quell the struggles the team faces early on, and Jackson is confident in his returning team members.
“ i t’s already shown up a little bit in practice because we have a lot of guys who really know what’s going on,”
Jackson said. “There’s only been a handful of freshmen, four freshmen forwards, and
we have a couple that are already showing themselves as far as having a pretty good grasp of what we’re doing and how we play.”
o ne of those returning team members is senior forward Jake e vans. n ewlynamed the captain for this upcoming season, e vans proved a significant asset to the team his junior year, recording 13 goals and 29 assists for a total of 41 points. m ost notably, he came to play in tough situations. e vans recorded an assist on the game winning goal against powerhouse m innesota in the first round of the ncaa championship.
h e even assisted the game tying goal against U m ass Lowell, which pushed the team to an overtime win that sent them to the Frozen
Four. e vans is excited for the season and confident in facing the challenges ahead with his teammates.
“ i think we’re in a great spot,” e vans said. “ i think we’re just excited to get back at it. i t was a tough way to end last year. i think we’re ready … we’re an older team than usual but we’ve got some young guys coming in to step in. We’ve got a lot of strong players and some good depth on this team, so it’s going to be a good year.”
e vans looks to utilize the leadership of the older guys on the team in mentoring younger players. The season will be tough: new arenas, powerhouse teams, and unique challenges, but he thinks the vast experience of senior team members will help the younger guys get
off to a great start.
“ i t’s definitely different with us,” e vans said. “ i t’ll be nice, we’ve got a lot of guys who have played in a lot of rinks, a lot of tough situations which will hopefully help with the younger guys getting into it pretty quickly.”
n otre d ame will open its season with a home exhibition this s unday, o ct. 1 against the United s tates n ational Team d evelopment program at c ompton Family i ce a rena. The i rish will then go on to play their first regular season game at home against a labamah untsville the following weekend.
Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu and Connor Mulvena at cmulvena@nd.edu
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four freshmen and three sophomores, seven of our 10 are in the two youngest classes. We only have two seniors and one junior, but i really feel good about them with leadership. They’ve really enjoyed freshman and have been excited about having them here. i feel like the older ones are doing a great job, they put a lot of interest in them and are doing things outside of practice time with them which will help us later on in the year.”
d espite being a new season with new players on the court, Louderback commented that the acc schedule remains challenging as ever.
“The acc is always very good,” Louderback said. “e very year it’s arguably the best women’s tennis conference in the country. Last year, we had several teams tie for fifth place. i f we would have won one more match, we would have been in fourth place. Two years ago we had nine of our 14 matches 4-3. e very match you play you know you have a chance to win, but you also have a
chance to lose. You have to be ready every match you play in this conference.”
a s the challenging season lies ahead, Louderback said the main goal is to have the team prepared to take on the spring season.
“The fall is mainly to get back into playing mode,”
Louderback said. “We try to get settled with double teams for spring. i n the spring we start with double teams and switch some, but we like to at least know who we will start out playing with. i n the long term, we mainly want to do well in the acc tournament and ncaa s, but we have some time before that.”
The i rish look to get back in the swing of things at the northwestern i nvitational.
The tournament begins Friday at the vandy c hristie Tennis c enter, with competition extending through s unday.
Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu
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12 nationally, after being no. 8 to start the season. sparks remarked that losing someone of rohrer’s caliber is going to weaken the team’s overall strength.
“The drop in rankings is more of a reflection of the uncertainty of our a ll-a merican a nna rohrer who hasn’t raced yet this year. she’s going to redshirt
cross country this fall,” sparks said. “[The ranking position] will take a hit, as far as the team goes, whenever you lose your star frontrunner.”
rohrer was named the acc cross country Freshman of the Year and finished second at the acc cross country championships. she also finished in sixth place in the 6K at the ncaa championships in 2015. she was named an a ll-a merican after her freshman campaign, as well as making the a ll-acc team.
rohrer followed up a freshman season that turned many heads with a successful sophomore year, finishing third at the ncaa championships behind teammate molly seidel. she was named the 2016 acc Performer of the Year and made the a llacc academic team. rohrer also competes for the irish in both the indoor and outdoor track seasons.
Contact Charlie Ortega Guifarro at cortegag@nd.edu
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Irish senior Allison Miller prepares to return a hit during Notre Dame’s 5-2 victory over Purdue on Feb. 22 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
to sustain that is difficult and something that we have to consciously be aware of moving forward, but i think it’s something that we’ve trained and we’ve built since January … i don’t think the message necessarily changes in a week-to-week basis. it’s the same message for us. our traits of excellence, our routines, our preparation, and then saturday is about welcoming our opponent to that total preparation.”
The red hawks (2-2, 1-0 mac ) are led by former notre dame offensive coordinator chuck martin, and are dangerous on both sides of the ball. The miami defense has allowed just 48 points through four games, has six interceptions and three forced fumbles, and currently ranks 27th in the nation in total defense and 33rd in scoring, letting up just 19 points per game. Quarterback Gus ragland leads the red hawks on the offensive side of the ball, as the junior took over the starting job halfway through last season and proceeded to reel off six straight wins, throwing for 1,537 yards, 17 touchdowns and just one interception. in order to stop ragland and the red hawks, senior linebacker and captain nyles morgan and the irish defense will look to recapture last week’s success, as notre dame forced a seasonhigh three turnovers against michigan state — a skill that
team has emphasized improvement on from last season.
“You know, coach elko is really big on turnovers, and he makes sure that we feel the same way about it, so you know, just putting that implication of every day in practice getting the ball out, punching, stripping,” morgan said. “We work these mechanics every single day, so you know, it makes sense that it translates over to the field it you work it every single day.”
Tranquil echoed the commitment to improvement seen among the defensive players.
“There’s just guys buying into their role, caring about their role, guys not trying to do it all, that i think some guys felt in previous defenses, and so there’s not a pressure on a guy to make 10 plays in a game,” Tranquil said. “it’s Julian Love having a pick six; it’s shaun punching the ball out before the end zone; it’s Greer [martini] causing a fumble and daelin [hayes] recovering it. it’s our linebackers fitting their gaps properly, our d-line getting penetration on thirdand-short, fourth-and-short, all the small things that add on themselves, and so people just buying into their role and taking great detail to their role.”
on the offensive side of the ball, the same effort and dedication is apparent. Graduate student left tackle mike mcGlinchey emphasized the commitment of senior center sam mustipher and the receiving corps to blocking and doing whatever they can to help the team succeed.
“sam does a great job for us up front, not only just executing and blocking his ass off, but he controls what we do up front,” mcGlinchey said. “every call that we have goes through sam. he identifies the fronts, he makes sure we’re all on the same page, he’s taking that role with a great responsibility, and he has
done an awesome job and is going to keep growing … one of our greatest improvements on offense this year is just noticing how our receivers and how our perimeter players are working and just busting their butt off to get down and stay on people and spring the big plays. i think that we hadn’t seen that before, at least to the extent of what w’re doing right now ... ”
This dedication and attention to detail has paid dividends for the notre dame offense, as the i rish are a perfect 19-for-19 in red zone efficiency so far this season.
“i think that it comes down to the mindset that we have, when we’re in that part of the field,” mcGlinchey said. “We want to put our foot on the gas pedal and put points on the board, and we’ve been successful in doing that thus far, and i think it’s just a great play calling, great execution, and the mindset of not letting anybody come in between us and the end zone.”
at the end of the day, after two straight road games, mcGlinchey said that the players are simply looking forward to playing at home again.
“it’s always great to play in notre dame stadium,” mcGlinchey said. “obviously traveling takes a little bit more out of you, longer nights on the road and getting back and traveling back after games is obviously not very fun. Thank God we were on the winning side of it these last two weeks, but yeah, any time you’re back in notre dame stadium, back at home, family coming to town, that’s why we come here. That’s why we play. There’s no place like it in the world, and we’re excited to get back in front of our home fans.”
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Irish senior captain Drue Tranquill rushes past a defender during Notre Dame’s 38-18 victory over MSU at Spartan Stadium.
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Irish senior captain and lineman Mike McGlinchey blocks a rusher during Notre Dame’s 38-18 win over Michigan State on Saturday.
