The Observer for Notre Dame and Saint Mary's September 10, 2013

n o T re d ame and s ain T m ary’s

ACE celebrates 20th anniversary

Alliance for Catholic Education sponsors cross-country bus tour

c atholic school systems.

By EMILY McCONVILLE

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n otre d ame’s a lliance for c atholic e ducation ( ace ) will celebrate its 20 th anniversary with a cross-country bus tour, kicking off s ept. 30. The tour will make 15 stops on its first leg, according to Fr. Timothy s cully, director of the i nstitute for e ducational i nitiatives and one of the bus’s annual riders. i t will be at n otre d ame for the n avy football game on n ov. 2 and will make its official stop in s outh b end on n ov. 19.

s cully said the purpose of the tour is to “celebrate the gift of c atholic education,” both within and outside of

“ we want to recognize the gifts [of] people who have given their life’s energy to [ c atholic education] and galvanize support for their efforts,” he said.

w ith three weeks until the tour kicks off, s cully said ace is finishing preparations, training bus drivers and confirming tour stops and events. The stops, which range from i ndianapolis to b oston and m ilwaukee, will each feature a celebration, a speaker, awards and a m ass. The tour also will includes meetings and workshops with government and education leaders. i n some cities,

l andscape services completes campus projects

By KYLE WITZIGMAN

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s tudents taking part in the mass exodus to and from classes each day have been treated to a newly beautified campus landscape.

From s outh Quad and the g rotto to d e b artolo Quad and n otre d ame avenue, projects were completed

to accommodate students’ walking patterns and to streamline overall campus upkeep.

s arah m isener, associate vice president for c ampus s ervices, said the project ideas originated from reviews conducted by l andscape s ervices and Facilities d esign & o perations.

l andscape s ervices and Facilities d esign & o perations review areas of campus and prioritize landscape installation renewal projects on an annual basis,” m isener said.

m isener said the l andscape s ervices team begins reviewing campus

NDSP investigates attempted rape report

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notre dame security police (ndsp) is investigating an attempted rape reported monday, according to an email sent to students monday evening.

The reported sexual assault occurred in a men’s residence hall on north Quad late Friday or in the early morning hours saturday, police said. The assault was committed by an acquaintance of the

victie.

ndsp said it has no evidence this case is connected with the incident described in the crime alert email it sent to the student body saturday. in the email, police warned students of the risk of sexual assault.

“sexual assault can happen to anyone,” the email stated. “college students are more likely to be assaulted by an acquaintance than a stranger. This means

that the person perpetrating the assault could be part of the campus community.

“being aware of your own safety and watching out for your friends are important steps you can take to reduce the risk of sexual assault. information about sexual assault prevention and resources for survivors of sexual assault ars available online from ndsp and the committee on sexual assault prevention.

ceo lectures on corporate integrity

By JESSICA ROH n ews w riter

Jim h ackett, c hief e xecutive o fficer of s teelcase, i nc., delivered a lecture m onday night about his company’s success as part of the m endoza c ollege of b usiness’s 2013 John a b erges l ecture s eries in b usiness e thics.

h ackett whose global company specializes in furniture and interior architecture, said integrity and career consciousness allowed his company to be successful for over 100 years without a single scandal.

h e said the 2001 audit failure of the e nron c orporation

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Student Safety Summit Carey Auditorium

5 p.m.-6 p.m.

Panel with local police agencies.

Four:7 Catholic Fellowship

Cavanaugh Hall

8:15 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Student-led praise and fellowship.

Conversion and Literature Workshop

Geddes Hall

3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

“Classical and Late Antiquity” workshop.

Kaneb Center Workshop

DeBartolo Hall

3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

“Using Rubrics to Assess Student Work.”

Zen Meditation Coleman-Morse Center

5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.

Open to students of all faiths.

“The Angel’s Share” DeBartolo Performing Arts Center 7 p.m.-10 p.m.

Part of the Nanovic Institute Film Series.

Women’s Volleyball Purcell Pavilion

7 p.m.-9 p.m.

The Irish take on Loyola Chicago in the Shamrock Invitational.

“Before Midnight” DeBartolo Performing Arts Center 9:30 p.m.

A couple reflects on their life together.

Saturday

RecSports Biatholon Boat House

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Annual half mile swim and two mile run around the lakes.

Women’s Volleyball Purcell Pavilian

7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The Irish take on Auburn in the Shamrock Invitational.

Saint Mary’s SGA revamps election process

By KAITLYN RABACH

s aint m ary’s e ditor

c ampaigning for s aint m ary’s open s tudent g overnment a ssociation ( sga ) s enate positions will begin on s aturday at 5 p.m., s tudent b ody p resident Kat s ullivan said.

The elections, which will start at midnight on s ept. 16 and last 24 hours, will be administered by sga’s election committee and the o ffice of s tudent i nvolvement and m ulticultural s ervices ( sims ). s tudents will be able to vote via o rg s ync, and sims office representatives will also be in the s tudent c enter a trium on election day to encourage students to participate in the election process, s ullivan said.

“ e lections have always been handled by just the elections committee within student government,” s ullivan said. “This year, we think it is important for the administration to take a more active role in the election process, and that is why the sims office is offering its guidance to the election committee.”

This change in election monitoring is one of many changes being made to the structure of the s enate this year, s ullivan said.

“ s enate was only introduced into sga’s structure last year,” s ullivan said. “a fter evaluating its success last year, [ v ice p resident m addy m artin] and i wanted to make sure there was more

campus-wide representation on s enate.”

c urrently, the s enate is the only voting body in student government and is composed of two members per class, s ullivan said.

“ r ight now, the s enate’s main responsibilities are to vote and decide on our sixfigure budget and to revise the c onstitution,” s ullivan said.

s he said sga has been talking over possibilities for revisions in the constitution and the general structure of the s enate.

“a ll of what we are discussing are just ideas right now, but we would like to add one more voting member to the s enate and would like other non-voting members to have more of a presence in s enate,” s ullivan said.

s ullivan said she would like a b elles c onnect l eader to be the added voting member. s he said she would like representatives from each of the major boards to be nonvoting members, along with an international representative and a s ophia p rogram chair.

“ we want the presidents of s tudent d iversity b oard, r esidence h all a ssociation and s tudent a ctivities b oard to be able to participate in s enate discussions,” s ullivan said. “They need to be a part of the decisions that go into the budget and constitution changes. Those decisions largely affect those main boards.”

smc hosts lecture on music career options

By RACHEL RAHAL n ews w riter

o n m onday, s aint m ary’s d epartment of m usic hosted a lecture offering insight on “ l ife after a m usic d egree: Two m odels of ‘ p ortfolio c areers.’”

Kathleen Keasey and s herry Klinedinst, parttime instructors in the department, discussed their discernment paths in the music industry and their development as artists. Keasey said she knew from an early age that music was something she was going to pursue. h er music career began when she enrolled in m illikin u niversity in d ecatur, i ll., but she soon transferred to o berlin c ollege to continue her studies.

develop new skills, but she found that her initial hope of being a concert performer was not what she wanted.

Today, Keasey said she

“Lessons with Dr. Jacob [at Saint Mary’s] were a hoot. This was such a fun process with a very encouraging man. He was very detailoriented like my mother.”

Sherry Klinedinst instructor

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w ith an effort to make sga more transparent, s ullivan said s enate meetings will continue to be run in a “town hall” style and will be open to the public.

“ we want the s aint m ary’s campus community to know what is going on in sga ,” s ullivan said.

a s of now, s ullivan said the proposed changes will have to be discussed and finalized when the s enate first convenes after the election process.

“ n othing is set in stone yet,” s ullivan said. “These are ideas out on the table, but we would like set an agenda and make major changes to the c onstitution that will last this year and hopefully for years to come.”

s he said she is excited for the changes being discussed in sga and is looking forward to new members joining the sga community.

“ i t is so important to find your niche on campus and make sure your voice is being heard,” s ullivan said.

s ullivan said those who wish to run for an elected s enate position must submit a platform to her by Friday at 5 p.m.

For more information on running for a s enate position, contact s ullivan at ksulli02@saintmarys.edu or attend an informational meeting on wednesday at 7 p.m. in the sga office.

Contact Kaitlyn Rabach at krabac01@saintmarys.edu

“ i was a small fish in a big pond, attending o berlin c ollege while obtaining my degree in music performance,” Keasey said. “ d uring the [1960s], women were supposed to work as teachers, nurses and secretaries.”

l ike Keasey, s herry Klinedinst said she found her calling for music at a young age. s he said she began playing the piano at age three, encouraged by her mother who also played. a t 15, she began taking lessons at s aint m ary’s c ollege and then attended i ndiana u niversity, earning a degree in piano performance.

“ l essons with d r. Jacob [at s aint m ary’s] were a hoot,” Klinedinst said.

“This was such a fun process with a very encouraging man. h e was very detail oriented just like my mother.”

b oth women said life after college had its ups and downs as they bounced between several jobs.

Keasey said she went back to school to earn her degree in education and then worked as a music instructor at high schools in the s outh b end area.

Klinedinst said the different jobs she held out of college allowed her to

runs her own studio at home, where she has two pianos and teaches over 20 students. s he also plays each s unday as an organist in her church’s choir.

“ i never advertised for my students, my lessons were only found out by word of mouth,” Keasey said. “ i t really is the joy of my life. i love teaching.”

Klinedinst said she followed up on her dream to create her own music, producing four albums sold nationwide. s he also teaches students of her own as well.

“ i f i didn’t have two of the best teachers, i wouldn’t be teaching students of my own,” Klinedinst said. “ i am very fortunate for my well-rounded career where i am never doing the same thing twice.”

b oth instructors said they were grateful for their experiences in the field of music an encouraged students to pursue their musical talents after college.

“ b eing a musician is something that lasts all your life and has provided me with a livelihood that i am grateful for,” Keasey said .

Contact Rachel Rahal at rrahal@saintmarys.edu

Expert discusses impact of 1960s bombing

By MARGARET HYNDS news writer

To commemorate the 50th anniversary this month of the 16th street b aptist c hurch bombing in birmingham, a la., notre dame’s multicultural student p rograms and s ervices launched its “martin l uther King, Jr. s eries for the study of r ace,” with a presentation by d r. w ilson Fallin, Jr. ph.d. to speak monday night.

Fallin, a professor of history at the university of montevallo in montevallo, a la., is the author of two books and the president of birminghame asonian baptist bible c ollege. he began his work in the c ivil r ights movement at moorehouse c ollege while d r. martin l uther King, Jr. was a part-time professor at the

c ollege.

i n monday’s lecture, titled “spirituality, the birmingham bombing, and the birmingham c ivil r ights movement,” Fallin focused on the birmingham c ivil r ights movement, which began in 1956.

“The c ivil r ights movement was one of the most significant movements for social and racial justice in the history of the [ united states],” he said. “a nd no campaign was more important than that in birmingham.”

Fallin said the 1963 bombing was prompted by segregation from the 1950s and on.

“birmingham, a la., was founded in 1871 during the reconstruction era by former plantation owners determined to uphold racial segregation,” he said.

“b y the 1950s, birmingham

in d allas,” s cully said. “ i t’s a workshop . . . on parental choice in school, and the value of education in the inner cities.”

“ we have a conference at the [ g eorge w.] b ush i nstitute that the p resident and m rs. b ush are hosting

i n addition, the washington, d c . stop will include meetings with members of c ongress involved in education policy, he said.

was “one of the most segregated and racially polarized cities in the u s.” between 1945 and 1962, bombings of a fricana merican businesses and homes were not infrequent, he said. a lthough the numbers have been disputed, Fallin said historians generally agree there were between 20 and 80 racially motivated bombings in birmingham during that time period, earning the city the name “bombingham.” most, if not all, incidents were never investigated.

Fallin said the most interesting aspect was the role of the a frican-a merican churches in the birmingham c ivil r ights movement because in 1956, the state government effectively outlawed the national a ssociation for the advancement of

a ccording to the program’s website, s cully and Fr. s ean m c g raw co-founded ace in 1993 with s ervice Through Teaching, a costfree m asters’ in e ducation program that sends wellqualified teachers into c atholic school systems. The program has graduated more

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c olored people ( naacp) from a labama. a s a result, a group of black ministers came forward to create the a labama c hristian movement for human r ights.

“it was a movement of churches,” he said. “The church made it possible.

The black church had a strong dose of liberation theology — and that united them.“religion, when it is believed and practiced, is a powerful element in one’s life and in one’s society.”

The prominence of the church in the c ivil r ights movement, Fallin said, was the reason that on the night of s ept. 14th, 1963, four members of the Ku Klux Klan broke into the 16th street baptist c hurch and planted a time bomb, scheduled to detonate at 10:30

than 1,200 teachers. s ince its inception, ace has expanded its programs and initiatives, which now include additional training programs for c atholic educators, such as the m ary a nn r emick l eadership p rogram and the e nglish as a n ew l anguage certification, the

a.m. sunday morning. “Ten-thirty sunday morning. They knew. They knew there would be people there — they knew people would die,” Fallin said. “it was a crime committed out of sheer revenge and hate.”

but, Fallin said, birmingham had a lasting significance for the civil rights movement nationwide. The tragedy of losing four young girls to an act of hatred drew national attention to the city and to the issue of institutionalized racism in the united. states.

“it took people off the fence, and galvanized more sympathy for the cause,” he said. “birmingham, in my view, saved the movement.”

Contact Maragaret Hynds at mhyndes@nd.edu

website states. i t also provides services such as coach training and professional development workshops; and outreach initiatives that serve minority or at-risk populations.

Contact Emily McConville at emcconvl@nd.edu

Landscape

project possibilities in the winter months and sets completion dates for the summer months. b ecause shrubs and plants on campus require annual renewal, m isener said, l andscape s ervices must narrow down possible new projects to a manageable list that will then be added to the summer workload.

“ s ummer months represent the best time to do much of the planting work on campus,” m isener said. “c onsequently, several projects are staged with completion dates that are prior to or near the start of the academic year.”

m ajor projects this summer included the installation of brick sidewalk trim, perennial beds planted on s outh Quad, the placement of mulch around trees on s outh l ibrary Quad and the realignment of pedestrian crosswalks near the g rotto, she said.

d e b artolo Quad and the gazebo on d ebartolo Quad, were refurbished, and visitor-friendly landscape was added, m isener said. n otre d ame avenue’s aging and damaged trees were replaced and more were planted along parts of the avenue’s gaps, she said.

lyons h all and the m orris i nn also saw completed renovations this summer, and work was done on the c enter

for Flow p hysics and c ontrol w hite Field Facility, m isener said.

“[These projects] add to the students’ experience … by creating and maintaining beautiful spaces on which to study, pray, work and play,” she said.

m isener said campus landscaping projects are funded by donations from benefactors, which was the case with this summer’s work on the

“[These projects] add to the students’ experience ... by creating and maintaining beautiful spaces on which to study, work and pray.”

Sarah Misener associate vice president campus services

m orris i nn, or managed within the annual landscape budget.

Freshman i an Flyke said he was pleased with the updates.

“ i really like the campus changes, especially the rock courtyard between d e b artolo [ h all] and the s nite [ museum of a rt],” he said.

Flyke said he began to follow n otre d ame’s landscaping team’s Twitter handle, @ nd groundscrew, to see updates on their work

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and pictures of continuing projects.

“ i really like seeing what they’re up to now,” he said. “They have entertaining tweets.”

s enior c hris ayala said he is impressed by the work done by the landscaping team.

“ i think the landscaping is nice, but i really miss being able to sit on the raised ledge outside d e b artolo [ h all],” he said. “ it’s aesthetically pleasing, but beyond that i don’t see any tangible benefits.”

s ophomore e than muehlstein said he appreciated the improvements in front of lyons h all on s outh Quad.

“ i n the future, i ’d like to see more flowers on g od Quad so you can walk along flower paths, and overall more lights so you can highlight the gardens at night,” he said. “ n evertheless, the work the l andscaping team does is phenomenal and i am proud to go here and see it daily.”

s ophomore h aley van s teenwyk said she is “still getting used to the changes,” especially by d e b artolo h all.

“ i like that they’re doing something different, but i think they should have had it all completed before we got to campus,” she said. “ i like that they have more plants everywhere, but i feel like we’re still waiting to see a finished product.”

Contact Kyle Witzigman at kwitzigm@nd.edu

whole nature and “physics of business,” he said.

demonstrates how crucial it is for businesses to ask a fundamental question.

“ w hat are the boundaries that you won’t compromise?” he said. “Trust comes with integrity.

“There [was] illiteracy for the rules. And they’ve become a crooked organization. Most people cheat because the idea of not succeeding is too excruciating”

Jim Hackett

CEO of Steelcase,

Inc.

p eople won’t work with a business they can’t trust.”

h ackett said each employee must evaluate “how [he] sees [himself] in the context of business.” h is experience as the leader of s teelcase for 20 years taught him that businesses should follow variable changes which could affect the

h ackett also said integrity plays a key part in responding to external changes.

“ w hen cheating is easier than playing by the rule, when [they] don’t believe in [themselves], people tend to believe virtues can be given up,” h ackett said. “ d o you think everyone in e nron was broke? b ut, there [was] too much pressure on the goal.

“There [was] illiteracy for the rules. a nd they’ve become a crooked organization. m ost people cheat because the idea of not succeeding is too excruciating.”

h ackett said unlike s teelcase, e nron did not choose to pursue the ethical way to achieve its goal. h e said ethics is the ultimate pillar that keeps businesses going and enables people to trusts the businesses they collaborate with and corporations can remain ethical only when every member keeps his or her integrity.

“ i f you make a mistake, don’t double down.” h ackett said. “There’s no softer pillar than career conscience.”

Contact Jessica Roh at hroh1@nd.edu

InSIDE COLUMn

life’s journey

Emilie Kefalas news writer

if there was any doubt, there was none i could see. i saw how things worked out for those across the wayside. i was not an ocean anymore. no longer was the end invisibly inevitable. clearly it was inevitable, yet i still saw it as the date that would never come. poets would compare such objectives to an approaching ship or something cliché yet appropriately analogical. college is like that, i suppose. The eldest child experiences everything before the rest of the brood. i lived for eighteen years as the firstborn, a hero by standards of my self-established hero’s journey. as with everything i do from this point, future opportunities smile and wave. i wish i could smile and wave at the new house pet, squishy the fish, without remembering i would not be around to aimlessly gaze at his glowing gills. before him there was chuck. recalling chuck is still difficult to do in terms of actually “recalling” her. despite raising a rabbit to sell to a young family, i still do not know how to care for a rabbit. i only know how to take care of chuck. i expect all bunnies to act like her, jump on the couch and chairs in the family room, chew wood when cardboard is scarce and seldom nibble her store-bought edibles in contrast for fresh cilantro and large carrots. The difference between when she was ours and when she moved to colorado had been a slightly amusing realization. First i thought, “chuck is just missing among the storage containers.” i still expected to hear her scurry and emerge from the dark as a phantom of fluffiness, ears pulled back in alertness and a nose speaking in sniffs. she has a look that puts you on the spot, and makes you respond, “w hat? w hat are you looking at?” That is what i anticipated upon my every descent to the basement. my sisters never passed up the opportunity to point out chuck’s adorable demeanor, often outweighing whatever complaints mom had regarding her “stinky, smelly, disgusting” cage. The rabbit never parked herself there longer than it took her to do her business or take a “muncha muncha” of her bland proccessed food. i suppose she is a metaphor for life. like chuck, college jitters and eighteenyear-old illusions, the metaphor is barely legible. The journey is the course of life, but what do i know about it? i am the sheltered, well-groomed white girl who likes to write whatever i think at 11:34 p.m. we could say we are all heroes in our own right. Then people could eat up this free-for-all advice from a display of self-help books sold at the shrinking number of american bookstores. or we could recreate what we have worn down. however, if we forgive ourselves for guilt, we can be rescued from the hero’s tragedy.

Contact Emilie Kefalas at ekefal01@saintmarys.edu

The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Is Notre Dame worth it?

Alex Stembaugh v iewpoint columnist

l ately i cannot open a newspaper without being bombarded by articles about college. Those who are well out of college argue the system is in need of change. The price is too high. s tudents aren’t graduating. g raduates end up underemployed and why are the humanities still being studied? a s students, we pay thousands in tuition at a price that continually increases and spend hundreds on books for classes to get a job that’s not guaranteed even after we put ourselves through the stress and sweat of the career fair.

The combined depletion of my bank account and seemingly endless stream of news articles saying that i ’m wasting my time, plant a seed of doubt in my mind about seeking a degree.

There is a tremendous need for young adults to have degrees.

The first step to being an engineer, doctor or mathematician is a four-year degree. i n a pril, former u nited s tates s ecretary of e ducation w illiam b ennett published a book titled, “ i s c ollege w orth it?” b ennett examined the return of investment at different colleges and concluded that most graduates end up underemployed and saddled with tens of thousands in debt, meaning most colleges are a bad investment.

Tuition is growing, student loans are skyrocketing and job prospects don’t look particularly favorable. a lot of students find themselves going through the

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motions — getting a degree because everyone else is, without having a clear idea of how a degree will personally benefit them.

o nly 55 percent of graduates say that college actually prepared them for a job. a t a time when 1 in 3 college grads acquire jobs that don’t require a degree and nearly 50 percent of students enrolled in a four-year college never graduate, it’s hard to justify the investment.

o ur country made it a goal to send more kids to college and in a sense it’s a wondrous feat that we find ourselves dealing with an issue of over-education. e ducation and human capital growth is important. The problem is the 25,000 dollars that the typical college graduate owes in debt. m any jobs don’t require a degree and numerous jobs skills can be adequately taught in a trade school, so it makes more sense to redirect resources to these areas and to help students better discern what they want in a career.

a s i settle in for the new school year, i ask myself why i am here at n otre d ame. i could easily have gone to a cheaper state school, a place where boys and girls live in the same dorm and where i could skip class for a week without anyone noticing. yet we are among few of the students nationwide who did make a good choice. n otre d ame is ranked number ten on b ennett’s list of four-year colleges that are “worth it” when comparing the return of investment.

b ecause we are at n otre d ame, most of us remove ourselves from

the education discussion. w e see education as an investment in ourselves. w e think that sacrificing time and money now will lead to higher salaries and opportunity in the future. w e realize we need a degree to get to where we want to be and we realize n otre d ame offers the best package.

b ut what sets n otre d ame apart? w e pay a lot. m any say we pay too much. b ut we receive a great education and more importantly, an unparalleled educational experience. w e gain access to an extensive alumni network, form lasting friendships and learn the value of hard work. o ur diploma isn’t so much a record of our knowledge as it is a signaling device to employers and a testament to our work ethic. w e may leave more knowledgeable about accounting or history or biology, but what we really leave with is a sense of accomplishment and a greater awareness in life. o ur n otre d ame degree says we made it through four years of in-depth study. w e learned how to be independent, how to form healthy relationships and how to be a part of something larger than ourselves. m aking college worth it means taking advantage of all the opportunities this school has to offer. The benefits of this university go far beyond a higher paycheck, and i couldn’t imagine a more worthwhile place to spend four years.

Alex Stembaugh can be reached at astembau@nd.edu

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Action and clarity needed on Syria

war-weary nation, well aware it is spending too much money while solving too few of the problems within its own borders.

h ow will these objectives result from an “unbelievably small” strike, as s ecretary of s tate John Kerry described it yesterday?

b eing the biggest and strongest kid on the block can be a tough gig sometimes.

l ike most a mericans, it’s hard for me to stomach the idea of the u nited s tates becoming involved in another conflict in the m iddle e ast. b ut as a realistic observer of the u nited s tates’ role as a world leader, i ’m convinced the u s . has little choice but to use force against s yria.

l et’s make one thing clear from the start — there are no “good” options on the table with regard to s yria. i nnocent civilians continue to be killed in untold numbers. d istinguishing the good guys from the bad in s yria has proven difficult. a nd there’s the potential for other countries to become involved.

a t home, domestic policy priorities like immigration reform will inevitably be pushed aside. i n some states the outcomes of the 2014 elections will likely depend on how some members of c ongress voted on s yria.

m ost obviously, a merica is a

b ut if the u s . does not stand up for international norms against the use of chemical weapons, who will? e urope and the u n . have already said they won’t.

i f a s yrian dictator can use chemical weapons, what is stopping dictators in other countries from doing the same?

c ostly and drawn-out wars in i raq and a fghanistan left a mericans understandably gun-shy regarding foreign involvement. i t’s all too easy to adopt a default isolationist stance because of these wars. b ut this is not always the most responsible course of action.

i n m onday’s n ew york Times, b ill Keller summed up this idea well by asking readers to “dial down the fears and defeatist slogans of kneejerk isolationism and conduct a serious discussion of our interests and our alternatives in s yria.”

w hat are a merica’s national interests in s yria? w hat are a merica’s specific objectives in striking s yria?

money can’t compete with passion

enough for what you do” and other similar sentiments.

so why do i do it? it’s an easy answer, really.

i love it.

when i was a freshman, i had a lot of crazy ideas. i did a lot of crazy things and learned a lot of crazy stuff, but there’s one crazy idea that continues to plague me. i decided to spice things up a bit halfway through the year and couple my english degree with a business administration minor. This was mostly to appease my father, who nearly fainted dead away when he heard the words “dad, i think i’m going to major in english” come out of his only daughter’s mouth three years ago. but had i known exactly how little that ‘business education’ was going to help me, i would have resuscitated him then and risked his wrath later.

i’m in the final throes of that horrific minor, and the only thing i’ve learned is how much business people care about one thing: money. every single session of both my information systems and accounting classes so far have been punctuated by the dollar signs i can practically see popping from the professors’ eyes when they laud their degrees and sales-pitch the david eccles school of business in front of us day in and day out.

why don’t more students major in information systems? look at all the money they make! what about accountants? They’re such happy people! and they have so much money! why does this not entice you to sell your soul to the david eccles school of business and subscribe to our ideals that everything worthwhile in life can be bought?

if only they had been that honest. multiple times this past week, i’ve been told, “i don’t know how you can do this (‘this’ being the managing editor) every night,” i don’t know how you do this job,” “you don’t get paid

i work with enthusiastic, dedicated people who work their fingers to the bone to put out this magazine, wasatch magazine and The daily utah chronicle — people who understand that living off of a coffee can fund is an inevitability at some point but who love what they do so much that it doesn’t matter. working here has taught me something that the illustrious david eccles school of business, with its trumpeting capitalistic ideals and its venn diagrams screaming that the a business major is the only overlap between money, happiness and success, cannot.

passion trumps money, plain and simple. no, i’m not rolling in the dough the way i might be had i followed my father’s advice and studied management or finance or — heaven help me — accounting, but i get by. i get to do a job i love, a job i’m good at, with people who are the exact same way. i don’t have to take time off from my number-crunching day job to come to the u and tiredly teach a class of people to be like me, because look how happy i am with the money i make, and don’t you want this life because it’s filled with monetary rewards for all my hard work?

There are better kinds of rewards. it’s about the passion, and it’s about the people and it’s about loving what you do. it’s not about the money.

i guess i really should thank my professor on Tuesday for reminding me of that.

The Daily Utah Chronicle is the student newspaper serving The University of Utah. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

i f all goes according to plan, what can the u s . expect to gain that it would not gain without a strike? These are legitimate questions p resident o bama needs to do a better job of addressing as he makes his case for the use of force against s yria.

s pecifically, i ’m looking for the president to do three things. First, clearly express to the a merican people what the u s . interests in s yria are, namely, ensuring international norms against the use of chemical weapons are upheld and ensuring leaders who use such weapons will be punished. r emind a mericans that chemical warfare can never be tolerated.

s econd, make clear our objectives, presumably the removal of b ashar al- a ssad from power and the scope of our plans to achieve those objectives. Tell a mericans what the u s . is going to achieve and assure them this will not be an open-ended conflict.

Third, reemphasize that the u s military’s involvement in s yria is limited to the stated objective(s) only. This cannot be a nationbuilding, boots on the ground operation. This is not a direct attempt to impose democratic government abroad. This is neither i raq nor a fghanistan.

The future of s yria rests largely in the hands of the s yrian people. The u s . has a role to play, but that role is limited with regards to the future of s yria and its government.

The cost of military action is great no matter how limited it is intended to be. u s . strikes against s yria will be no different.

b ut if a merica sits idly by and tolerates the use of chemical weapons in s yria today, it’s painful to imagine the magnitude of the costs that will be imposed on the world tomorrow.

John Sandberg lives in Fisher Hall and is a senior studying political science. He can be reached at jsandbe@nd.edu

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

The gang is back and hasn’t lost a step, even if a good deal of their material is starting to focus on their growing age. s eason nine of “it’s a lways sunny in philadelphia” premiered on s ept. 4 on FX’s spinoff comedy network, FXX. The season premiere reportedly had the lowest number of viewers in the series’ history, but as more and more people become familiar with the new network, that should return to normal. a nd if the season continues in the same wickedly hilarious form as the premiere, “The gang broke dee,” in which the gang breaks dee’s spirit, repairs it and then destroys it again, this season will be a must-watch yet again.

amc’s “The walking dead” will be back for its fourth season on oct. 13. as the title suggests, the show follows a group of survivors as they contend with a world where a strange disease has turned almost everyone into zombies. w hile this might sound like a low-budget, sci-fi gore-fest, it’s actually the most-watched basic cable drama of all time. The show spectacularly combines a well-written, always-fresh storyline with riveting action. This season, while still contending with the undead, the characters will struggle to define the line between morality and pragmatism as they decide who to bring into the fold and who to hold in suspicion. The show airs at 9:00 p.m. on sundays.

Fox’s animated series returns for a fourth season coming off of its biggest season yet. The consistently funny, fresh show features the vocal talents of superstar h. Jon benjamin and alternative comedians eugene mirman and dan mintz. Throughout its run, the show has succeeded on its unique rhythm of dialog between its cast and the sincerity in the portrayal of its central characters. This includes bob belcher, played by benjamin, who runs a burger joint, and his wife and three kids, who help but usually get in the way. The writers often deftly parody many classic movies, which should continue throughout this season. They also know how to put together a song, as the show features the best original soundtrack of its time. “bob’s burgers” premieres at 8:30 p.m. on sept. 29.

due to a shortened fourth season and the possibility of a series cancellation, the news of a renewal for season five of “parenthood” was greatly celebrated by avid fans of the show. This critically acclaimed drama revolves around the braverman family and how the four siblings and their families interact with one another. Think “modern Family” with more serious undertones and subject matter. each hour invokes laughter and tears, leaving its audience emotionally drained every week. premiering sept. 26, the upcoming season promises a new addition to the family, possible wedding bells and ray romano returning as hank. Though back at school, enjoy “family night” with the bravermans Thursdays at 10 p.m. on nbc

The hit Fox comedy “new girl” follows the life of the quirky, awkward and youthful Jess played by Zooey deschanel living with her three male roommates, nick, schmidt and winston. all of season two we saw the fluctuating budding romance between nick and Jess, which was solidified in the season two finale. For the season three premiere, we would like to see some answers to the finale’s seriously frustrating questions. For example, is schmidt going to choose between the seemingly unattainable model cece and his college ex, down-to-earth elizabeth? how serious is Jess’s relationship with nick going to be? w here did they go at the end of the finale, anyway? will winston ever be anything more than an immature jokester? i hope for the sake of comic relief that the last question is a no. check out the new season of “new girl” on sept. 17.

d isney magic takes on a more dramatic form on abc ’s “o nce upon a Time,” returning on s ept. 29 at 8:00 p.m. a lthough this show borrows its characters from familiar fairytales, its complex plot, character development and flashback-style reminiscent of “l ost” keep even devoted a ndersen and g rimm fans on their toes. The upcoming season promises a new dark twist on a beloved fairytale. a s the still-youthful show is entering a third season, its plot and writing remain fresh, so newbies can easily catch up on netflix. i f three seasons of “o nce upon a Time” aren’t enough, o ct. 10 marks the debut of the new spin-off series, “o nce upon a Time in wonderland.”

“geronimo!” The fans of the world’s longest-running science fiction drama are preparing for what could be the most intense series of doctor w ho ever. w hile the eighth season does not actually begin until 2014, excitement in the doctor w ho community has been building up for a celebratory special airing this fall. The doctor, played by matt smith for the past three series, is a 953-year-old Time lord from the planet gallifrey who travels through space and time in a blue police box known as the Tardis, saving people from distress and destruction. various companions accompany him along the way, both learning about the universe and having fun with the unique character. in the eighth series, the greatest secret of the doctor will be revealed: his true name. The 50th anniversary special will air in 3d worldwide nov. 23, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. on bbc america and in select theaters.

This modern retelling of sir a rthur conan doyle’s classic returns to cbs on sept. 26 at 10:00 p.m. The show follows the investigations of sherlock holmes and his protégé, Joan watson, on the streets of new york city. l ast season left the two detectives recovering from the aftermath of defeating sherlock’s nemesis, moriarity. The season two premiere is set to feature a trip to l ondon where two more stand-bys of sherlock tradition should appear. both mycroft holmes and inspector l estrade are featured in the episode. it should be fun to see what twists the show has for these two characters. The second season is rumored to feature further exploration of watson’s past as well as the possible return of irene adler ( moriarity). watch on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. on cbs to find out!

By MEGHAN THOMASSEN managing editor

it’s Tuesday. The horrors of monday are over, but the weekend is nowhere in sight. it’s not even hump day yet. w hat’s a stressed-out, careless undergrad to do to let off some steam?

stroll down to the d ebartolo performing a rts c enter ( dpac ) for award-winning and cheap/free movies playing all week long.

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. feed your hunger for drama with “i ntolerance,” a 1916 silent epic. This film cuts across centuries and connects disparate stories, from modern crime to c hrist’s death to the fall of the babylonian e mpire, like a black-and-white “c loud atlas.”

p roduction for “i ntolerance” cost more than $2.5 million and involved more than 3,000 people — the set was more crowded than the stepan c enter during

domerFest. better yet, this movie will cost you a grand total of $0.00, admission is free for notre dame students.

The a merican Film i nstitute ( a F i ) ranks “i ntolerance” at no. 49 out of 100 and holds a 96 percent approval rating on rotten Tomatoes. p retty good, considering that “i ntolerance” was considered a total flop when it was first released … maybe there’s still hope for “The l one r anger?”

o n Thursday at 7:00 p.m. enjoy the winner of the 2012 c annes Jury p rize, “The a ngel’s share,” a hilarious tale about an ex-convict and brand new father as he evades trouble in s cotland.

Ken l oach is the director, known for his stylistic realism and crafted scripts. l oach has worked with the best of the best, including d ustin hoffman and robert d uvall. i f you like malt whiskey or s cottish sentimentality, this is a must-see.

rotten Tomatoes gives “The a ngel’s share” an 89

percent approval rating, and admission is $4.00 for students, $7.00 for regular tickets.

l ooking for the perfect date night? l ook no further — “before m idnight” completes r ichard l inklater’s trilogy with gorgeous views of the greek coast and the charming ethan hawke and Julie delpy duo.

a s the somewhat mysteriously-filmed sequel to “before sunrise” and “before sunset” ( delpy denied the production was happening only a few months before filming started in messenia), “before m idnight” was a hit at the 2013 sundance Film Festival.

The film grossed over $20 million worldwide and currently has a 98 percent approval rating on rotten Tomatoes.

show times this weekend are 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday and s aturday. Tickets are $4.00 for students and $7.00 for regular tickets.

Contact Meghan Thomassen at mthomass@nd.edu

By ALLIE TOLLAKSEN scene writer

“i’m sorry. i’m not a real person yet,” Frances, played by the impeccable greta g erwig, says in the beginning of “Frances ha.” Though she is apologetically telling this to a waiter to explain why her debit card isn’t working, this line serves as probably the most honest and accurate description of the film’s protagonist. yet this moment is not a turning point in the film, it is instead one of the many subtle (and funny) ways that “Frances ha” tells a seemingly grown woman’s coming-of-age story.

“Frances ha,” written by greta g erwig and noah baumbach and directed by baumbach, is a dialogueheavy, plot-light look into the world of 27-year-old unsuccessful dancer Frances halladay as she tries to navigate through her life in new york.

The film begins with a heartwarming and hysterical look at Frances and her best friend and roommate, sophie. The two seem virtually inseparable, spending full days together, sleeping in the same bed and picking each other up from work. but to Frances, the inseparability (and codependency) is real, as evidenced by her refusal to move in with her boyfriend and give up living with sophie.

w hen sophie suddenly decides to move out and live with someone else, Frances is crushed and falls into a downward spiral. she begins a wild series of living arrangements and whirlwind trips as her friendship with sophie crumbles. a ll the while, Frances hilariously fumbles through social situations, displaying a perfect mix of awkward conversation and quick-wit dialogue.

“sophie and i are the same person with different hair,” Frances lightheartedly explains to friends and acquaintances throughout the film. Though the line is repeated like a long-running joke between Frances and sophie, as the film continues and the friends drift apart, the joke turns into more of a mantra. Frances tries to convince herself and others that she and her best friend are the same, though it becomes increasingly evident that they are not. a s she and sophie begin to live more separate lives, Frances is left to struggle with her own identity, making “Frances ha” an unexpected and occasionally uncomfortable bildungsroman.

Though Frances can often be uncomfortable, selfish and painfully proud, she is also charming and lovable. This balance is maintained incredibly well by greta g erwig, who plays Frances so sincerely it is difficult to imagine her as anyone else. w hen the plot occasionally stalls and flounders, g erwig’s acting carries the movie. Though her supporting actors, m ickey sumner and “girls” star adam driver, provide interesting dialogue, they don’t hold a candle to g erwig.

This may be in part because of the fact that g erwig co-wrote “Frances ha” with director and boyfriend baumbach. Though the script is purely fiction, g erwig casted her own parents and visited her own hometown in the film. This makes g erwig’s acting appear sincere and lends to the film’s overall realistic feeling. “Frances ha” may be an unconventional coming-of-age story, but there is nothing doubtable about Frances’ life or choices, even at age 27.

This is not g erwig’s first “late twenties coming-ofage” film either. i n 2012, the same year “Frances ha” was released, g erwig also starred in “l ola versus,” a

romantic comedy about a single new yorker trying to find her way at age 29. but what sets “Frances ha” apart from g erwig’s other film is that “Frances ha” is not just a quirky take on the growing-up tale. baumbach and g erwig use “Frances ha” to pay homage to French new-wave cinema and baumbach’s favorite films, giving the movie a creative edge and a little something extra to enjoy. shot in black and white, set in new york and paris and paired with a bold, rock soundtrack, the movie is a cinematic pleasure as much as it is an awkward tale of emerging adulthood.

between the acting, cinematography and sometimes painfully familiar dialogue, “Frances ha” is certainly worth a watch. baumbach and g erwig make an incredible team and not only expertly tell the story of one young woman, but also beautifully deliver the experiences of those grappling with friendship, change and becoming a “real person.”

Contact Allie Tollaksen at atollaks@nd.edu

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The truth behind the mascot Culter and Marshall lead Bears over Bengals

Vicky Jacobsen sports writer

if you’re anything like most a merican football fans, you might have caught at least a few minutes of the game between washington and philadelphia on monday night Football. like most viewers, you were probably focused on the return of robert griffin iii or chip Kelly’s first official game as the coach of the eagles. a nd you probably heard or saw the name “redskins” dozens of times, and thought nothing of it.

maybe we should think a little bit harder about it.

There are people who have been pushing for a new washington mascot for decades, but the past few months have seen a new surge of support for a name change. local politicians, including mayor vincent gray, have spoken out against the moniker that is, let’s face it, an obvious racial slur. some media organizations have publicized their decision to discontinue the use of “redskin” in any nFl coverage, and on sunday, d c.area radio stations began airing a commercial sponsored by the oneida indian nation that requests the team find a more suitable mascot.

even the espn ombudsman robert lipsyte wrote an article indicating some members of the espn stats and information department are pushing to avoid using “the r-word.”

still, washington owner daniel snyder has steadfastly refused to consider abandoning the mascot. nFl commissioner roger goodell is standing by snyder in this fight – in June, he wrote a letter to congress claiming the “redskins” mascot “from its origin represented a positive meaning distinct from any disparagement that could be viewed in some other context.” now i’m not entirely sure why roger goodell gets to decide what native a mericans do and do not find offensive, and seeing as the team was first called the redskins in 1933, 26 years before his birth, we can confidently conclude that he doesn’t fully understand the context in which the name was chosen. regardless, he is wrong to suggest that the term doesn’t have an ugly past. maybe he should take a look at a cartoon or western from the 1930s – it’d be hard to argue that the same people who read books portraying native a mericans as backwards and violent were singing “hail to the redskins” (which, by the way, originally included broken english and scalping) with a rich appreciation for native culture and history.

yet a June poll conducted by

the washington post found that eight of 10 washington fans thought the team should remain the “redskins” (despite the fact that the majority said they would never use the term to refer to a native a merican in any other context, which is a good indication that most people do realize the term is offensive.). in a lot of ways i’m not surprised – until recently, i was one of those people. a lthough i’ve never been much of a redskins fan, i lived in what passes for d c suburbia for six years. in the fall, the hallways of my middle and high schools were seas of burgundy and gold. The same people passing around petitions asking the rest of the student body to swear off language that was sexist, homophobic or disrespectful to people with developmental disabilities thought nothing of wearing a jersey with the “redskins” stamped on the front. a nd i don’t blame them – they didn’t mean to offend anyone (except cowboys fans.) They just really, really liked chris cooley. honestly, until this year i thought there was too much fuss being made by the people who didn’t like native a merican mascots. surely they realized the entire washington-metro area wasn’t using the word as a racial epithet, right? we thought the logo looked cool. a nd apologists could always find a few people with native a merican heritage who said they weren’t too bothered by the mascot. but in the past year, a lot of people have brought up a striking question: would it be okay to name a team after an epithet for any other group of people? clearly, the answer is no. a nd, really, why is it so important to me, or snyder or goodell or d c. fans in general, that the name stay the same? because it’s been that way for a long time? because we don’t want to buy new car decals? because we don’t want to admit we’ve been accepting something kind of racist for decades now?

switching the name would be inconvenient (and, yes, expensive) for sports fans and snyder, who would have to replace many a logo. yes, there are fans who have fond memories associated with the term. but there are plenty of people out there for whom the word “redskins” is really, truly painful. i’m not petulant enough to think they should continue to suffer for my convenience.

now if only dan snyder felt the same way.

Contact Vicky Jacobsen at vjacobse@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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chicago — Jay c utler wasn’t quite sure what to expect in a new offense.

o ne thing he didn’t anticipate was perfection from the start, and the c hicago b ears came nowhere close to that. They did, however, find their rhythm just in time to make marc Trestman a winner in his debut.

c utler passed to brandon marshall for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping the b ears rally for a 24-21 victory over the sloppy c incinnati b engals on sunday and giving Trestman a victory in his first game as an n F l head coach.

it wasn’t quite the display the b ears were looking for after making some big changes in the offseason. but they made the most of a handful of big plays by c utler and repeated mistakes by the b engals.

“i thought no one got frustrated early on with us and the way we were playing,” c utler said. “ we stuck to the game plan. The fourth quarter — that’s when you’ve got to win ballgames in this league.”

c utler threw for 242 yards behind a line with four new starters. marshall had eight grabs for 104 yards, and the offense pulled it out after struggling most of the way.

c incinnati’s a ndy dalton threw for 282 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. a .J. green had 162 yards receiving and two touchdowns, including a 45-yarder. but it was a disappointing opener for a team coming off back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time since 1981 and 1982.

The b engals led by 11 in the third quarter and were up 21-17 early in the fourth when Tim Jennings jarred the ball from mohamed s anu

following a reception and made the recovery.

c hicago took over at its 19 and got an 8-yard run from matt Forte on fourth-andinches at the b engals 27 to keep the drive going. c utler then found marshall in the front corner of the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown with 7:58 remaining, and c hicago hung on after a personal foul by rey maualuga with just over a minute left wiped out any chance of a comeback for c incinnati.

here are five reasons the b ears beat the b engals.

1. sT rong F inish : The b ears made big changes in the offseason, parting with star linebacker brian urlacher and hiring Trestman to replace the fired l ovie smith with the idea that he could spark the offense and lead them to the playoffs after missing out five of the past six years.

c learly, there’s work to do. The offense seemed stuck most of the afternoon but came through in the end, with c utler completing 21 of 33 passes. he also had two touchdowns to go with an interception.

“There were a lot of question marks,” c utler said. “how were we going to do on offense? a re the plays going to work? a re we going to be able to block them? a m i going to complete balls? s o to go out there, it wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t perfect, we didn’t think it was going to be. we made plays when we had to make plays.”

There still are plenty of unanswered questions, none bigger than this: c an Trestman get the most out of c utler?

2. K eeping T heir cool : o ne positive sign for the b ears was that they kept their composure on offense, even after they fell behind 21-10 in the third.

They got within four on

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c incinnati took over at the b ears 40, but s anu’s fumble at the 17 led to a big swing. a nd marshall couldn’t believe he was 1-on-1 with reggie nelson on the go-ahead touchdown.

“i didn’t understand it. you know?” marshall said. “Fourth quarter, put a safety on me 1-on-1? you can only ask for that and dream about that.”

3. losing composure : c learly, b engals coach marvin l ewis wasn’t thrilled with his team’s demeanor. They’d already committed their share of mistakes and silly penalties. Then, maualuga got called for a personal foul away from the play when c incinnati stopped m ichael bush after a short gain on third-and-6 at the b engals 45 with a little over a minute left.

The unnecessary roughness penalty that kept the drive going and allowed c utler to take a knee twice, ending the game.

“ we had a lot of guys unfortunately lose composure today,” l ewis said. “ we can’t do that.”

4. lined up and ready T o pro T ec T: g et this. c utler did not get sacked. The revamped offensive line with four new starters and a pair rookies on the right side in guard Kyle l ong and tackle Jordan m ills held its ground against one of the top defensive fronts.

5. a secondary issue : o ne of the big question marks facing the b engals was their secondary. it still is. They held their own early, but struggled to stay with the receivers, particularly when c utler was scrambling down the stretch.

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Belles welcome alumnae back for annual race

By COLE SCHIETINGER sports writer

The saint mary’s cross country team hosted their annual a lumnae 5k on saturday. For the sixth year in a row, the team hosted its signature alumnae event, which allows current and former belles to meet and run together.

“it is a really low-key event with a small group of our alums that come back into town,” belles coach Jackie bauters said.

unlike a conventional 5-kilometer, this event served as a casual tune-up for saint mary’s, which is gearing up for its first competitive 5k race, the Knight invitational, at calvin college. last year, current senior Jessica biek led the way for the belles, coming in 50th in a field of 313 runners. accordingly, bauters said that saturday’s race will be used to prepare for the upcoming

competition.

“The team will be using it as a training run and working through it in anticipation of next weekend at calvin,” bauters said. especially important is that the belles have not run a race since aug. 31, when the team finished fourth at the wabash hokum Karem in crawfordsville, ind. with a heavy conference schedule on the horizon, getting race action will help the belles stay sharp between competitive events.

after this week’s 5-kilometer, saint mary’s will look to stand out in the crowded field at calvin. next saturday, the belles will head out to the gainey athletic complex in grand rapids, michigan at 10 a.m. for calvin college’s annual Knight invitational.

Contact Cole Schietinger at cschieti@nd.edu

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Colts fail to protect Luck orioles win, gain in wild card

c olts owner Jim i rsay and general manager r yan g rigson made the offseason mission perfectly clear.

They were going to run the ball more effectively and keep a ndrew l uck on his feet more often in 2013.

n ow, after making a big financial commitment to revamp the offense, they’re still waiting for the payoff.

w hile the c olts managed to rush for 127 yards and average 4.9 yards per carry, a positive sign for a team that has ranked among the league’s worst over the past several seasons, i ndy also struggled to sustain second-half drives or keep l uck clean in the pocket in s unday’s 21-17 victory over o akland.

“There’s always going to be, especially in the opener, some things to clean up. They’d all tell you they’d be the first ones to tell you that we’ve got to play better and we will play better,” coach c huck p agano said.

“ it’s some communication things, some technique things. a gain, it’s the first ballgame and we’ll be better as far as run-blocking and protection going into the second week.”

Fans expected more.

For months, c olts players and coaches raved about the power-running scheme and double-tight end formations favored by new offensive coordinator p ep h amilton.

The fans interpreted that to mean the c olts had fixed the problems that caused l uck to be sacked 41 times, hit more than 100 times, complete 54.1 percent of his passes and throw 18 interceptions a rookie.

c ombined with l uck having a full offseason to work in the system and with teammates, they figured the numbers would improve dramatically.

s ome did on opening day.

The second-year quarterback completed 78.3 percent of his passes and still had the a F c ’s third-highest average yards per attempt (7.74).

l uck threw two touchdown passes, no interceptions and scrambled 19 yards for the winning score with 5:20 to play. o nly p eyton m anning (141.1) and c olin Kaepernick (129.4) had better first-week passer ratings than l uck (127.9).

The problem was that l uck also was sacked four times, escaped a couple of others and got knocked around a handful more times by an o akland defense that had nine new starters.

s o on m onday’s radio shows, fans expressed their angst. m eanwhile, on the city’s west side, c olts players and coaches asked for patience.

a couple of weeks ago, new left guard d onald Thomas called the line a “work in progress.” o n m onday, he noted things were improving.

“ i feel better than when i said it the first time, and that’s progress,” Thomas said. “ e ach week, we’ll get better and hopefully, we’ll be playing our best football in February.”

There might not be any football in February if they can’t protect l uck.

m ost football insiders understand it takes longer for the offensive line to coalesce and play together as a single unit, so these early weeks could be rough.

it didn’t help the transition that the c olts lost right guard m ike m c g lynn for the last two preseason games and left tackle a nthony c astonzo for all but one series of the final two preseason games because of injuries. b oth were back in the lineup s unday for the first time since getting hurt.

n ot all of the problems are the result of poor line play, either. a s Thomas noted, there’s only five linemen and if a defense sends more, they’ll need help in blitz pickups. l uck also can help getting rid of the ball quicker or throwing it away.

u ltimately, though, the linemen understand the number of sacks and hits will determine whether they deserve credit or criticism.

“ i think sacks are always put on the offensive line, but who really knows what the situation was or where the protection broke down,” m c g lynn said. “ we don’t ever want to give up sacks.”

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chris Tillman took a three-hitter into the eighth inning and the baltimore orioles beat the new york yankees 4-2 on monday night in a game that featured an on-field confrontation between the teams’ managers.

with the victory, the orioles moved within 1 1-2 games of idle Tampa bay for the second al wild card. The yankees fell three games behind Tampa bay.

Tillman (16-5) allowed two runs and four hits in seven-plus innings. he walked none and struck out nine, matching his career high.

both dugouts emptied briefly after the first inning, when orioles manager buck showalter angrily exchanged words with Joe girardi after the yankees manager apparently said something to baltimore third base coach bobby dickerson. showalter had to be restrained by home plate umpire ed hickox.

alex rodriguez and lyle overbay hit home runs for the yankees. rodriguez’s first-inning blast to right-center was the 652nd of his career, leaving him eight short of tying willie mays for fourth place all-time.

cc sabathia (13-12), who came into the game with an 18-5 career record against the orioles, yielded four runs — three earned — and seven hits over 7 1-3 innings. he walked two and struck out six.

Tommy hunter relieved Tillman and struck out the side in the eighth. Jim Johnson got the last three outs for his al-leading

43rd save.

The orioles were 2 for 29 with runners in scoring position in their last two games, and their percentage improved in the opener of the critical four-game series, as they went 2 for 8 in such situations.

The orioles tied it 1-1 in the bottom of the first when nick markakis led off with a groundrule double to center, went to third on manny machado’s sacrifice and scored on adam Jones’ sacrifice fly.

between the first and second innings, a red-faced showalter bolted from the first-base dugout, gesturing angrily and shouting at girardi before being held at bay by hickox. girardi followed from the third-base dugout in calmer fashion as players from both teams spilled onto the field.

once order was restored, television cameras showed showalter shaking his head and glaring at girardi from the orioles dugout. baltimore went up 2-1 in the fifth when J.J. hardy doubled into the left-field corner and advanced to third by beating the relay from first base on michael morse’s third-to-first groundout. matt wieters’ sacrifice fly scored hardy. alexi casilla followed with a single past rodriguez at third, stole second and came home on markakis’ single.

in the seventh, the orioles added an insurance run when machado’s 49th double, a two-out poke off the scoreboard. in right, scored wieters from third. overbay’s homer leading off the eighth chased Tillman.

Lesiewicz, Meunier start off season right

By ALEX WILCOX

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p atrick l esiewicz and s ydni m eunier entered this past weekend’s c rusader i nvitational from very different places. l esiewicz, a senior on the men’s team, is a cross country veteran with many races under his belt, while m eunier, a sophomore for the women, has run in just four career meets. b oth runners, though, ended in the same position: first.

a fter a third-place finish in her first-ever cross country meet at last year’s c rusader i nvitational, m eunier won the 5K this year with a time of 17:57.7. Just the sixth woman to ever win the race for the i rish, m eunier said she was pleased with her performance.

“ i t was our first [race] of the season and we’ve all just been training really hard over the summer and the first couple weeks we’ve been here,” m eunier said. “ o ur plan going in was to just stay together, especially through the first [kilometer] and then after that just go off how you feel and bring it home.”

m eunier brought home the win in the individual race and in the overall team

category and believes the race will prove to be a useful tool when preparing for upcoming meets.

“ i was happy to be able to do a race like that, where i could start out and see where i ’m at and where i need to improve these next couple of weeks before we start getting into the bigger meets,” m eunier said.

a s for l esiewicz, Friday was his third time running in the c rusader i nvitational, finishing third and fourth before this year’s victory in the 6K. w hile acknowledging that there will be more important races down the road, he said he was still happy with his run.

“ i n terms of conditioning and staying in shape it wasn’t so important, just because i want to be in my best shape for the end of the season, not the beginning,” l esiewicz said. “ b ut in terms of confidence, winning a race like that is a big confidence booster.”

h e said he credits his performance Friday to all the work he’s put in leading up to the race.

“ i ’ve just been working really hard,” l esiewicz said.

“a ll summer i ’ve been training, and it’s good to see it pay off like that.”

eagles thrash redskins

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Just try to keep up with m ichael v ick, l e s ean m c c oy and the p hiladelphia e agles this season. r obert g riffin iii and the w ashington r edskins sure couldn’t.

p laying at a frenetic pace that left the r edskins bumbling and stumbling, the e agles unleashed coach c hip Kelly’s offense on the n F l and crammed 77 plays into 60 minutes of football. They had their share of miscues, of course, but they held on for a 33-27 upset of the defending n F c e ast champs. v ick, running the don’ttake-a-breath attack that won 87 percent of the time during Kelly’s four years at the u niversity of o regon, completed 15 of 25 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran nine times for 56 yards and a score. m c c oy had 31 carries for 184 yards, including a 34-yard T d d e s ean Jackson piled up 104 yards on seven catches.

m eunier said she credits her summer training as well, especially since this is only her second season running cross country. h er high school, g ibson c ity m elvin- s ibley ( i ll.), did not field a cross country team during m eunier’s time there. i n order to stay competitive with the rest of the runners who have been running all throughout high school, she relies on her teammates.

“ i just try to go off my teammates experience and ask them for a lot of advice,” m eunier said. “This team is full of so many great runners so i just go off them and their knowledge and abilities. i worked really hard all summer since this is only my second year running cross country, so i ’ve just been working on trying to get mentally tough and get a lot stronger.”

For both l esiewicz and m eunier, confidence and expectations run high after the team’s strong showing this past weekend. l esiewicz said he expects himself to continue to improve and help out the team in what he believes could turn out to be a very successful year.

“For the team, we’d like to win our acc meet, and from there, just do well at

regionals and then nationals, and hopefully get into the top ten,” l esiewicz said.

“ i ndividually, if i can make it into the top five, top seven,

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v ick hit Jackson for a 25yard touchdown and b rent c elek for a 28-yard score, then found the end zone himself on a 3-yard run — and that was just the first half. i t would have been a bigger rout if v ick hadn’t missed three open receivers in the first quarter, or if his sideways lateral on first-and-goal at the 4 hadn’t been tipped by linebacker r yan Kerrigan and returned 75 yards for a r edskins touchdown.

p erhaps the most remarkable accomplishment by v ick, m c c oy, Kelly and the e agles: They managed to upstage g riffin. The game was played eight months to the day since the r edskins quarterback had major knee surgery, and his return m onday was the culmination of a dedicated, high-profile rehab that included a public clash with w ashington coach m ike s hanahan that barely put a dent in the fans’ fervent adoration for their franchise player.

and get my team a point or two, that would be great.”

Contact Alex Wilcox at awilcox1@nd.edu

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Kubinski said. “he certainly hit the ball well. h is putting though was as good as it gets. h is confidence is very high, which is most important to me.” i n fact, Kubinski wasn’t the only one who noticed platt’s stellar play with the flat stick. Kubinski added that a rival coach told him platt was “the best putter in college golf.”

The day wasn’t entirely positive for the i rish though, as sophomore cory sciupider and freshman l iam cox struggled to 43rd and 44th place finishes, respectively, in the 62-man field. Kubinski didn’t seem

“[Niall]

certainly hit the ball well. His putting was as good as it gets. His confidence is very high, which is most important to me.”

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the least bit panicked, however, when talking about their performances.

“From a team standpoint, we needed a better third and fourth score,” Kubinski said. “i know we’ll get those, though … cory will produce. he’s an exceptional talent but spent the weekend pressing. i have great confidence in l iam and (freshman) blake [ barens]. They played young but they’ll give us strong play moving forward, i’m sure of that.”

The i rish next tee off at the Fighting i rish gridiron c lassic, a two-day -tournament held at the warren g olf course sept. 23 and 24.

Contact A.J. Godeaux at agodeaux@nd.edu

Kelly’s comments demonstrate a sharp departure from the defensive mentality of last season, when the i rish (1-1) rattled off an undefeated season and finished the year ranked second in scoring defense.

“ l ast year we had to rely on our defense to win football games,” Kelly said. “ i don’t want to have to do that week-in and week-out. i think there are going to be some times when our offense has to win some ballgames.”

The i rish defense lost three starters to the n F l following last season, including h eisman candidate m anti Te’o, but Kelly said his desire for the offense to score more points does not reflect negatively on this year’s defensive unit.

“ i n games where you have two really good football teams, we are going to have to score more points,” he said. “ i t doesn’t mean our defense is not as good, it’s just that we went up against a really good quarterback [against m ichigan] and he made a lot of plays ...

“ i just felt like this was one of those nights where our offense had to bail out our defense. b ut in no way of saying our defense can›t

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s tarting alongside senior m andy l addish and sophomore c ari r occaro in the midfield, a ndrews has quickly made her mark for the i rish.

“ s he’s such a calming effect in there. s he reads the game so well. s he’s so skillful and composed on the ball,” i rish coach r andy w aldrum said.

“ s he’s not a freshman except by her grade here at n otre d ame,” w aldrum continued. “ b y her ability, she’s definitely a veteran player.”

s uch could be expected from one of the top prep prospects in recent memory in any sport. w idely regarded as the top recruit in the country for the 2013 class, a ndrews is a two-time g atorade n ational p layer of the year and was named the 2013 g atorade n ational a thlete of the year for 2013. The last i rish athlete to take home the latter award? s kylar d iggins in 2009. s uch are the expectations for a ndrews in her first year.

a s evidenced by those awards, her numerous international appearances playing for u nited s tates national squads and her high school and conference-record 114 goals at m ilford ( nh ) h igh

play championship defense. i think it can. i t just wasn›t this night.”

The head coach was also adamant, when prompted by reporters, that offensive coordinator c huck m artin would continue to call plays for the i rish offense.

“ c huck m artin is calling plays, he will continue to call plays,” Kelly said. “ h e

s chool, a ndrews is already prepared to become one of the more talented players on any field the i rish play on this year.

For now, however, she is focused on finding her role on the team and adjusting to play at the collegiate level.

w hether that means scoring goals, distributing the ball or controlling possession in the midfield, a ndrews said her goal is to help the i rish score in whatever way possible.

“ i t’s all about the team and what we can do to help score goals,” a ndrews said. “ i t all depends on what’s on in the moment. d uring the d etroit game, it was the far shots. i did what had to be done.

i ’m definitely going to keep shooting.”

w aldrum said he agreed that after just a handful of games, a ndrews is settling into her role well.

“ i think she needed a few games to kind of find her way, fitting into a new team, but i think these last few weeks she’s really started to find her stride,” w aldrum said. “These are the things we expected her to do for us.

s he’s key.”

w ith the addition of a ndrews, n otre d ame has a midfield filled with exciting players, from 2012 freshman a ll- a merican r occaro

called every single play. That hasn’t changed.” Kelly also highlighted one area where he hopes his defense can improve: discipline. s ix i rish penalties turned into 50 yards for the w olverines, who also converted three third downs off the visitors’ flags. w ith m ichigan clinging to a 3430 lead and driving midway

to l addish, who was a b ig e ast second-team selection last season. Through their first five games, the i rish midfielders have dominated possession and controlled the tempo of games expertly in addition to filling the net liberally.

“ w hen we have them firing on all cylinders together — l addish and c ari and m organ — we have one of the best midfields in the country,” w aldrum said. “ i t could be very exciting by the end of the year.”

w ith n otre d ame about to enter acc play against n orth c arolina s tate on Thursday, a ndrews said she is going forward with the knowledge that her best days are ahead of her and her teammates are behind her.

“ w ith the girls here, it’s not hard to adjust because everyone’s so welcoming. i t just comes down to knowing what your role is. m y role is to get in, play with the girls and play as hard as i possibly can.” a ndrews said. “ n ow i think i ’m feeling more comfortable in the game and taking advantage of my opportunities.

“ i t’s just the community feeling. e veryone supports you.”

Contact Conor Kelly at ckelly17@nd.edu

through the fourth quarter, two n otre d ame pass interference calls allowed the w olverines to convert on third down in consecutive series.

“ w e’ve got to be smarter and more disciplined as a defense,” Kelly said. “ w e don’t coach penalties. w e want to coach guys to be smarter and more

disciplined on a day-to-day basis, and that falls on me. i don’t want my football team to be in a position where games have to be decided in that regard.”

n otre d ame will travel to w est l afayette, i nd. to face p urdue (1-1) this weekend.

Contact Joseph Monardo at jmonardo@nd.edu

SUDOkU | The mepham group

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: pink, 34; david arquette, 42; brooke burke charvet, 42; neko case, 43.

Happy Birthday: Keep a close watch over your money and health issues. impulsiveness will lead to trouble, and patience and research will lead to success. listen attentively and participate in activities and events that will broaden your awareness and your friendships. your keen sense of the big picture will encourage those you encounter to take a chance on you. your numbers are 7, 13, 15, 21, 33, 38, 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): don’t make rash decisions or push someone away without taking a closer look at the situation involving someone else. overreacting will magnify a problem that just requires a little tweaking. a good physical workout will help defuse your anger.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): consider your qualifications and look at job prospects that interest you. it never hurts to send your resume out to ensure that you are marketable. a force play with a partner or your current domestic situation will prompt a change.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): a timeout to take care of personal needs may not please the people who count on you, but it’s important that you do something rejuvenating. a change of scenery or hanging out with someone unique will lift your spirits.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): don’t blow an incident out of proportion. back away from anyone trying to corner you or pick a fight. concentrate on self-improvement and the hobbies that interest you. learn by observing how people from different backgrounds handle similar situations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): make positive changes at home. do the work yourself and you will have money to spend on something or someone special. a trip will encourage you to incorporate the information you discover into an opportunity that can lead to financial freedom.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep up with what’s going on in your community or the industry in which you work to avoid being broadsided by someone or something that can influence your position or financial security. a change of heart can lead to a costly expense.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep everything simple. being adaptable will help you slip through any upsets or confrontations you face without too much trouble. let past experience guide you. Take the day to travel to places that will occupy your mind and ease your stress.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): a secret will be divulged. protect your reputation and your honor by counteracting any gossip that might incriminate you. use your imagination and concentrate on projects that allow you to be innovative. handle whatever you face uniquely and discreetly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take an active role in your community and raise your profile. lobby to enforce rules that will improve your lifestyle. change is good, and whether it is personal, financial or physical, you will prosper from positive action.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): strategy will be required if you want to get to the bottom of a problem you have with someone you care about. Taking on too much or overreacting will stand between you and accomplishing what you set out to do.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): don’t dismiss an idea you have. Flush out the possibilities and consider how you can turn something you want to pursue into a moneymaking endeavor. love is on the rise, and sharing your feelings is encouraged.

PISCES (Feb. 19- March 20): don’t overspend on luxury items or fancy products that promise the impossible. invest in your talent, skills and ideas that can help you get ahead financially. a partnership will improve your position and help you reach your goals.

Birthday Baby: you are charming, sensitive and kind. you are practical and persistent.

Offensively challenged

Kelly doesn’t fault defense for loss, presses offense to produce more

By JOSEPH MONARDO

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i n s aturday’s 41-30 loss to m ichigan, the respected i rish defense gave up more points by halftime than any game in 2012. The i rish offense, meanwhile, put up 23 points and produced 410 yards. a fter the big loss in the b ig h ouse, however, i rish coach b rian Kelly said he placed the largest portion of the blame at the feet of his offense.

“ i felt that we missed some opportunities offensively that could have given us the opportunity to win this football game,” he said.

“This was one of those games where our offense needed to carry the day for us. a nd we just came up short on a couple of key plays for us.”

Kelly acknowledged that some portion of those missed opportunities reflects failed execution by senior quarterback Tommy r ees, who passed for 314 yards and two touchdowns in the game. r ees threw an

interception that set up n o. 11 m ichigan (2-0) for a short touchdown drive that began on n o. 21 n otre d ame’s 23yard line with 1:29 remaining in the opening half. a fter overthrowing senior receiver TJ Jones in the end zone on fourth down from the m ichigan 17-yard line early in the fourth quarter, r ees threw an interception in n otre d ame’s final drive of the game. The pass ricocheted off a m ichigan defender into the arms of w olverine defensive back b lake c ountess and effectively ended any chance of a comeback.

“Tommy obviously ... would like to have [back] the one throw before the half,” Kelly said. “ h e did some really good things. i t feels like there were just one or two throws there that — we could have put 44 points on the board. r eally, really close, but not good enough. h e just needed to make a couple more plays.”

Two i rish golfers crack top 10

By A.J. GODEAUX sports writer

i n its first competitive action of the season, notre dame finished seventh at the g opher i nvitational. hosted by m innesota at w indsong Farm g olf c lub in i ndependence, m inn., the event boasted a 12team field.

new mexico won the tournament with a combined score of four under par while defending champion cal finished fourth, coming in at seven over at the difficult w indsong course. i rish coach Jim Kubinski said the setup at w indsong was challenging, but also fair.

“it was a great examination,” Kubinski said. “The greens were outstanding and you could make some putts, but the hole locations were still challenging. you had to control your shots and hit the ball into the proper spots to have success.”

Freshman matt rushton

had the most success of the i rish golfers on the challenging course. The cape Town, south a frica native shot a fourunder 67 in his first ever collegiate round sunday morning. despite notching a 73 sunday afternoon, rushton was able to rebound with a 70 on monday to tie for sixth individually.

“To see matthew excel through the bag is exciting for us,” Kubinski said. “he was so solid, from his attitude and focus to his ball striking and putting. he just seemed comfortable out there.”

Kubinski also heaped praise on senior niall platt, who made seven birdies en route to a 68 monday, and finish tied for sixth with rushton. he started the day tied for tenth.

“niall played phenomenal,”

Andrews thrives at ND

By CONOR KELLY s ports w riter

The d etroit defender maintained a three-yard cushion, wary of what i rish freshman midfielder m organ a ndrews can do with the ball at her feet. h oping to avoid being beaten off the dribble, the defender backed off, thinking that a ndrews posed little threat to score 30 yards from the goal. i nstead, a ndrews took one dribble, teed up a shot and blasted a swerving strike into the top right corner of the d etroit net, an absolute laser from distance that left a lumni s tadium momentarily silent s unday night. i t was no ordinary goal, but a ndrews is no ordinary player, regardless of the fact that she has only played in five collegiate games. The goal was the second of the day for a ndrews and her third of the young season

as the i rish dispatched the Titans 4-0. d espite her relative inex-