Print Edition of The Observer for Tuesday, September 12, 2017
s ervice honors 9/11 victims and families
By TOM NAATZ News writer
o n Monday night, community members gathered on s outh Quad for a memorial service honoring all of those who died in the 9/11 attacks. t he service, held on the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attack, took place under the flagpole and began at the symbolic time of 8:46 p.m., 12 hours after the first plane hit the twin towers in New york c ity in 2001. f ormer u niversity p resident f r. e dward Malloy, who was Notre d ame’s president at the time of the attacks, led the service.
“ t his service will help us remember those who died
and their surviving family members,” he said. a fter Malloy welcomed attendees to the service, a r eserve o fficers’ training c orps ( rotc ) color guard presented the a merican flag, before members of the Notre d ame Marching b and played the “ s tar- s pangled b anner” and “ taps.” t he music was followed by a moment of silence for the victims. Malloy then offered a prayer for the deceased, their family members and first responders. h e also offered thanksgiving for the worldwide outpouring of support following the attacks. h e prayed that no such calamity ever comes to pass
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a lumna pursues puppetry career
By MARIA LEONTARAS News writer
t hough a s aint Mary’s education stresses the importance of never leaving anyone hanging, 2017 alumna g noli r aynor hopes to pull some strings in her dream profession of puppetry.
h er parents began their careers as traveling puppeteers before she was born, she said in an email.
“ i spent my entire childhood immersed in the art of puppetry,” r aynor said.
“ i began helping my mom build puppets when i was 15 and started performing a solo tour when i was 18.”
r aynor said she is currently pursuing her passion by studying at the u niversity of North c arolina s chool of the a rts ( u N csa ), where she will earn a Master of f ine a rts in wig and makeup design with a concentration in puppetry and prosthetics. t hough the trade has been prominent in her life for years now, r aynor said
she was not certain she wanted to follow in her parents’ footsteps until her comprehensive s aint Mary’s theatre classes helped her discover her love for hair and makeup.
“ t he theatre program at [ s aint Mary’s] promotes a liberal arts education — even in theatre — meaning as an undergrad, i had to try every different aspect of theatre,” r aynor said. “ i think that really helped me find what part of theatre i was most passionate about.”
r aynor said her first semester at u N csa has focused on wig preparation, styling and the construction of prosthetics.
“ i am fully immersed in arts and theatre in this program, and it continues to blow my mind every day,” she said.
t he conservatory education r aynor is receiving at u N csa entails eight to 12 hours of class a day and instruction from professors
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Formerly undocumented alumnus serves migrants
By SELENA PONIO a ssociate News editor
cesar estrada, a member of the class of 2017, has called a number of places home.
born in Manzanillo, Mexico, estrada migrated to the u s when he was 8 years old and grew up in the dallas-fort worth area. he then called Notre dame his home for four years, graduating after double
majoring in political science and theology and caring a supplementary major in l atino studies. Now, estrada works just a few paces from the congested intersection of broadway and canal in New york city as a trial paralegal in the New york district attorney’s office. having lived in so many regions of the u s., estrada at various points in his life could call himself a southerner, a
Midwesterner and, most recently, a New englander. a s of about a year ago, he officially added another title to his growing list — an a merican citizen.
“i migrated when i was 8 years old, in July of 2003,” estrada said. “i came here with my mom and my brother, and i had an aunt who was living in the u s. at the time.”
Career fair provides Belles with new opportunities
By JORDAN COCKRUM News writer
on tuesday, saint Mary’s will host its third-annual career and i nternship fair, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the student center. it is open to all saint Mary’s, Notre dame and holy cross students, stacie Jeffirs, director of the career crossings office (cco ), said.
“we pretty much start planning from the time that the career fair gets over with,” Jeffirs said. “usually within a couple of days to maybe a week after the career fair ends we set the date for the next year’s career fair.”
t his planning has paid off, as the saint Mary’s career fair has seen steady growth, Jeffirs said.
“t he first year that we had it, we had 25 employers,” Jeffirs said. “l ast year, we had 35. a nd then this year, we have almost 50 that are coming. so each year we are kind of growing it. ... we outgrew our space in r ice commons so we’ve had to add some tables upstairs in the student center.”
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American flags adorn South Quad as students, faculty and community members gather for a candle-lit prayer service and Grotto procession led by Fr. Malloy, Notre Dame’s president during 9/11.
s tudents across the political spectrum will have the opportunity to meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. for the 3rd annual Political s peed d ating to engage in political discourse. h osted by b ridge nd, a nonpartisan organization that seeks to provide a platform of diverse political opinions, this event offers students the opportunity to express their ideologies within a relatively contained setting, the club’s officers said.
“We’re wanting to reach out to a variety of students from all different colleges to create a wide audience of political discussion from all different angles,” junior c hristian m cGrew, president of b ridge nd, said.
a t the event, students will be put into groups of four to five where they will be provided with a prompt and then allotted several minutes to discuss among themselves. These prompts will vary in range of social, economic, political and international scope, m cGrew said.
e stablished in 2014, b ridge nd preceded b ridgeU sa , which was co-founded by c ourtlyn c arpenter and Leigh Francia of the University of c olorado- b oulder, class of 2016 n otre d ame alumnus
Patrick Kearney and current n otre d ame senior r oge Karma. b ridgeU sa , which was then founded in the fall of 2015, now serves as an umbrella organization with chapters at multiple college
Conference to host Bishop Robert Barron
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r ev. r obert b arron, auxiliary bishop of the a rchdiocese of Los a ngeles and founder of Word on Fire c atholic m inistries, will be the keynote speaker at a m arch 2018 conference, according to a University press release.
The conference, titled “ c ultures of Formation: Young People, the Faith and vocational d iscernment,” is sponsored by the
m cGrath i nstitute for c hurch Life. i t will focus on the the themes of the 15th o rdinary General a ssembly of the s ynod of b ishops — youth, the c atholic faith and discernment. The s ynod will take place in r ome in o ctober 2018.
Those interested in attending the conference can register by visiting http:// icl.nd.edu/synod/. The cost is $125. The conference will take place from m arch 5-7, 2018.
campuses.
Karma said the purpose of b ridge nd was to empower students and meet the needs of the campus. h e cited political apathy as the root of n otre d ame’s disconnect. i n the past, Political s peed d ating has been held in the ballroom of LaFortune s tudent c enter. b ut this year, it will take place in the o ak r oom above s outh d ining h all. Junior Kylie r uscheinski, vice-president of b ridge nd, said the group looks forward to seeing the effects the new venue has on the success of the event and hopes to build on the positive feedback it has received the past two years.
“a lot of studies have suggested that you’re more likely to have a respectful conversation in a formal
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e strada said his mom brought his brother and him into the U. s . to escape danger in mexico and a government that would do little protect them. he said his mom came in using a tourist visa, while he and his brother entered illegally. They then lived in a h ispanic neighborhood in d allas.
“s chool itself wasn’t much of a shock because all my teachers and classmates spoke spanish and my community was mostly mexican-h ispanic. … it was an immigrant-family environment,” e strada said. “The hard transition, though, was the lifestyle change.
“We couldn’t go to the movies, or go to the mall, or go shopping. b eing undocumented does confine you to a certain space, usually your home, most of the time. Just because you’re trying to keep a low-profile.”
o n s ept. 8, 2016, 13 years after e strada initially came into the U. s ., e strada finally gained his citizenship — through a slight technicality, he said.
“b ecause my mom came in with a tourist visa, even though i came in illegally, my mom didn’t technically come in illegally, she just overstayed her visa,” he said. “b ecause i was a minor when i came in, i was pardoned for that, and since [my] parents had legal status, i could derive [it] from my parents.”
a s a punishment for overstaying her tourist visa, e strada’s mom had to go back to mexico for a period of time. When she came back, she married e strada’s stepdad, an a merican citizen, and derived legal permanent residency, which carried over to e strada.
setting where you have to look each other in the eyes,” she said. “ i t helps open up the possibility of sharing your beliefs.”
Karma said the main objective of Political s peed d ating is to define the foundation of responsible political discourse.
“With the right to voice my opinions comes the responsibility to actively listen and entertain others’ opinions,” he said.
r uscheinski said the success of the local chapter — as well as the growth of the national organization — is proof of students’ desire for a place on campus where they can meet to discuss different viewpoints.
“Political s peed d ating is a great way to get your first step into that realm of discussing
e strada said many of the recipients of d eferred a ction for c hildhood a rrivals ( daca ), a policy that allows individuals who entered the country illegally as minors to receive a two-year period of deferred action from deportation and permit them the opportunity to work, are children of parents that came in illegally. e strada said he could have very well been a recipient of daca if it was not for the stroke of luck that his mom came in through a tourist visa.
“it’s not like my mom knew,” he said. “it’s not like you decide beforehand how the way you enter is going to affect your future. it’s something that i’ve thought about a lot, just that it is incredible luck.
Providence even — that for whatever reason, because of a technicality, i wasn’t a recipient of daca
“i think about it all the time, thinking something could have changed. There really wasn’t any difference between me and undocumented immigrants in my community.”
d uring his time at notre dame, e strada’s interest in immigration grew through his classes and a summer s ervice Learning Project ( ssLP) through the c enter for s ocial c oncerns. Through his ssLP, he worked at a homeless shelter with the undocumented population in e l Paso, Texas.
“a fter that, i dropped my science major, picked up political science. d ecided i wanted to be a lawyer that summer,” he said. “b ecause it really focused on the c atholic perspective on immigration, it also helped me declare a theology major.”
e strada said it was during his freshman year that notre dame announced they would begin admitting undocumented students the following year. i n regards to the recent news that daca would be rescinded, e strada said he fears it will
politics,” r uscheinski said. “ i t’s set up to be less intimidating than sitting in a class lecture and speaking your mind.”
The event will allow students to engage in dialogue and seek solutions to important political issues, Karma said.
“Political s peed d ating is about creating a culture that encourages talking about controversial issues,” he said. “The community makes it feel comfortable to express your beliefs, and when people contribute their opinions, they’re actually benefitting those around them. The first step to coming up with solutions to these issues is to talk about them.”
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force the 800,000 recipients back into isolation and fear.
“i do have some friends that are affected by this,” he said. “rescinding daca won’t get rid of 12 million people, but i think it makes it a lot more difficult for immigrants, the h ispanic community and other marginalized communities to be able to trust in the government.”
i n regards to University President Fr. John Jenkins’ recent statement on daca , e strada said he hopes the University follows through with it.
“i think it’s the right position for the school to have, it’s the right position for the c hurch to have and i really hope that if daca is rescinded, that Father Jenkins will go through with what he said and prove that it wasn’t just a meaningless statement, but rather, show notre dame’s support for the undocumented population nationwide,” e strada said.
Growing up, e strada said he was told to exercise caution by his mother, who was afraid of what the law would do to him for being undocumented.
“You lived a very precarious life,” he said. “i knew something was wrong because my mom always said, ‘d on’t tell anyone you don’t have papers.’”
now, e strada sits at the other side, not fearing the law, but working for it as a trial paralegal helping collect evidence and draft subpoenas for cases.
“i think because of my past and my immigration story, i want to be a lawyer,” e strada said. “notre dame, through the ssLP and my theology major in particular, they basically did help me realize that what i want to do is work with the immigrant community because i am part of it.”
Contact Selena Ponio at sponio@nd.edu
By CARLOS DE LOERA scene Writer
What do Paul mccartney, Amy Winehouse, nas, and Jimmy Fallon have in common? nothing, right? Wrong. had you asked me this question a few weeks ago, I too would have said nothing. so what is it that binds these people together? mark ronson. The prolific e nglish producer has worked on an album for each of these artists, which is rather impressive and perplexing. so, when I found out that he would be producing the new Queens of the stone Age (QoTsA) album, “v illains,” I had mixed feelings. on one hand, I am a fan of the albums he has produced for the previously listed artists (“back to black” is incredible). on the other hand, I enjoy the crunchy, fuzzy sound of QoTsA, and ronson had not worked with a sound quite like theirs before. Luckily, my fears were quelled. In “v illains,” ronson and QoTsA were able to create an album that is both legitimate hard rock and impossible not to shake your hips to.
After about a minute of muffled sounds, the opening track — “Feet don’t Fail me” — opens with an infectious upstroke-filled guitar riff that is complemented with a disco-esque drum beat. The track could almost pass for a Franz Ferdinand, if not for a few fuzzed-up guitar licks and frontman Josh homme’s skillful lyrics. The track then flows nicely into the album’s radio single, “The Way You Used To,” where ronson’s influence shines. “The Way You Used To” starts with hand
claps and distorted guitars that will instantly make you want to do your best e lvis hip-gyration impressions. With this song, ronson is somehow able to create a danceable song, which he is no stranger to (think “Uptown Funk”), while still preserving an authentic QoTsA sound that makes for the most fun track on the album.
An element that struck me about the album was that the nine-track release almost seems to be split into two four song albums connected by a dually identifying fifth track. The first four songs of the album have a decidedly ronson influenced sound, while the last four songs are more traditionally QoTsA sounding. The song that links the two halves is “head Like a haunted house.” This song’s mix of seemingly wanting to be an “e ra vulgaris”-era QoTsA hit while still being guided by ronson results in a track that sounds like it could have been featured in “The rocky horror Picture show.” The ghost-like booing in the background and quick guitars of the song elicit memories of r iff raff singing and dancing the “Time Warp.”
The second half of the album plays out as a much more quintessentially QoTsA release — complete with crunchy riffs, intricate solos, and heavy use of the bass drum. “The evil has Landed” is the perfect example of this. It kicks off with a Jimmy Page-like guitar riff and is followed by a rhythm section that very much mimics John Paul Jones (one of homme’s bandmates in Them crooked vultures) and John bonham. The song also feels a bit like a Jack White concoction with an overly
effect-filled and squeally guitar solo. The track most plays like one off of their “songs for the deaf” album, which benefitted from the musical stylings of dave Grohl on drums and homme at his best.
This collaboration between homme and ronson manages to skillfully allow QoTsA to dip their toes into the water of a more pop-oriented sound while not forcing them to be seen as sell outs. What holds the album back then is not the quasi-attempt at a new sound, but rather an unsatisfying middle section of the album, specifically tracks three, four, six and seven, which seem to drag on for much too long. however, the heights that the other tracks reach provide for a listening experience that is fierce, fun and worthwhile.
Contact Carlos De Loera at cdeloera@nd.edu
“Villains”
Queens of the Stone Age
Label: Matador
Tracks: “Feet Don’t Fail Me,” “The Evil Has Landed”
If you like: Foo FIghters, Franz Ferdinand, Jack White, Led Zeppelin
By ADRIAN MARK LORE Associate scene editor
And there we have it: The record we’d needed Giant claw to produce this whole time. In the wake of 2014’s mind-bending, body-bending “dA rK W eb,” all bets were off as to what orange milk records founder Keith rankin would transmute for his follow-up record.
The denouement was predictably unpredictable. “deep Thoughts” was excellent, yes — but mostly rankin’s knack for high-brow instrumental arrangements carried the record. conceptually, the classical-via-modern record has been an electronic trope since Wendy carlos’ groundbreaking “switched-on bach,” reinvented by everyone from oneohtrix Point never to dJ Tiesto. so Giant claw’s take was refreshing, but nothing to write home about in the end.
Frankly, I’d been hoping that rankin’s latest would be a return-to-form record — to his maximalist vaporwavecum-electro, that is. still today, there’s nothing out there quite like “dA rK W eb;” who better, then, to follow it up? but “soft channel,” his latest release — which arrives soon after his third collaborative record as death’s dynamic shroud.wmv — is everything you’d never known you wanted from a Giant claw record.
If you’ve ever wondered what an Arca vaporwave record would sound like, or ramona Andra Xavier covers of Jim o’rourke’s free improvisation suites, then wonder no longer. Giant claw beats these musicians at their own game, marrying the unmarriable with more ambition
than any of them could individually boast.
There are eight tracks on the record, each one basically a free-form, stream-of-consciousness deconstruction of everything from electro-house to classical music, through the language of avant-garde jazz and spelled out with synthesizers.
At any given moment, prepare for the aural space to explode. halfway through “soft channel 005,” rankin rushes a horde of disembodied sounds before the listener — castanets, water droplets and strings, to name a few; it’s like watching a marathon from the side and seeing each contestant speed by in a colorful blur. And that’s just before the track develops into something halfway between ’10s r&b pop and dubstep, with sax instead of bass. It’s nothing like the comparatively accessible “dA rK W eb,” yet there are moments that tangentially encounter the mainstream before zooming away into madness: the first — I don’t know — three seconds of “soft channel 004;” the string foundation of “soft channel 006;” the moment in “soft channel 007” where it almost sounds like those over-the-top Th X movie previews, or later in the song when he fully samples a recent payola electro-pop hit, or later still, when he goes full 2014-to-2015 oneohtrix Point never and even surpasses the poor guy. some of these moments do remind me of what Giant claw accomplished during his brief foray into fathomable — dare I say pop? — music. At worst, you might feel wistful. rankin is the rare type of visionary who would make truly great pop music, if only he tried.
And while there’s hardly reason to complain about “soft
channel,” the record does make more acutely perceptible the rift between these expectations and reality: rankin’s latest release is polished, yes, but simultaneously among the most chaotic records of the year. To the untrained listener, it’s not just inaccessible but altogether alienating. There’s a particular way of listening to the record, though, which applies both to “soft channel” and to other products of unchecked ambition: don’t focus too hard. Let the sounds zoom through you, caught up in a whirlwind. maybe you’ll feel confused at first. You certainly won’t understand it; I don’t understand it. but if you allow yourself to feel comfortable with the nonsensical, certainly the record will begin to make sense.
Contact Adrian Mark Lore at lore.1@nd.edu
“Soft Channel”
Giant Claw
Label: Orange Milk Records
Tracks: “Soft Channel 006,” “Soft Channel 007”
If you like: Nmesh, Arca, Jim O’Rourke
so what do you love?
You know the drill when you meet someone at n otre d ame: “ h i, my name is ____, I’m from ____, I live in ____ and I’m studying ____.” We say these things because they’re the traits that define us. In college, one of the most important parts of an individual’s identity is what he or she studies. e veryone chooses a given path of education for a reason uniquely their own. s o why are we still shaming people for their major choice?
I’m in the Program of Liberal s tudies, a statement that often gets the question, “ s o what are you going to do with that?” I tend to get flustered, nervously laugh and respond with some answer that amounts to, “I’m not sure, and that’s why I want a broad education.” b ut the truth of the matter is I love discussion, I’m passionate about the big questions that don’t necessarily have answers and I know that learning to converse deeply is something that I’ll use in whatever field I choose. People can be judgmental, even if they don’t really mean to be, because it’s not the choice they would have made. And that’s okay. PL s is different, and I would never argue that it’s for everyone — but it is for me, and my choice deserves respect, not condescension.
That goes for everyone. I have friends in each college at n otre d ame, and we all tease each other at times about what we study. b ut when it comes down to it, we care about each other’s classes and projects and future goals. While I could never imagine being in the business school — and I can’t say that accounting classes sound particularly thrilling to me — it’s cool to see a friend get genuinely excited about what she’s learning. Another friend is an A cms major, and his logical mind loves that in math, there’s a definitive way to find a correct answer. We often laugh about how different our classes are (he hasn’t introduced himself at the start of the semester since freshman year, and all I do for homework is read), but we also enjoy swapping stories and interesting lessons we’ve learned.
We should strive to listen attentively and be happy for anyone who enjoys what they study. What someone else has chosen to major in is their choice, not ours. It’s important to recognize the value in all education, which really amounts to the value in all careers. b usiness majors get criticized for only caring about money, but that completely disregards the importance of business in international relations, the circulation of culture and simply living a pleasurable life. e ngineers make our world literally function on a day-to-day basis. We need science to progress as a culture and uncover more about the way we live. s o you should choose to study what you are interested in, and respect what others have chosen. Learn to ask what they love, not what they want to do.
Contact Rosie Lovoi at rlovoi@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Experiencing life in Jinja, Uganda
When it comes to a culture, place, person’s life, faith or even yourself, there’s always room to dig deeper. The first day I walked down the main strip of b ugembe in the Jinja d istrict of Uganda, I naively kept my eyes down. I watched my feet as I stepped over large gaps in the road and tried to ground myself in the broken gravel and red dirt. When I wasn’t watching my feet, I was taking hurried glances along the road, searching for zooming motorcycle taxis or unforeseen cars. I avoided eye contact with adults, trying to deter any locals from yelling “mzungu (foreigner) bye bye” or prices of their unique merchandise.
A week into traveling the same uphill route to my classroom of determined 5th grade students caught in a struggling education system, my eyes were fully open and scanning my surroundings. e verything around me still amazed me and challenged me in new ways but sights became normal. I was not surprised by the loose chickens and pregnant goats that roamed the streets or the clusters of toddlers that joyously sang “o h mzungu bye bye, can I have a biscuit?” after me, as they did to all foreigners. I felt settled. Until one afternoon walk home, I noticed that every day, twice a day, I had passed a lumber yard. At least 14 times I had walked directly past mounds of wooden planks and not once had I taken notice of them. Life was beginning to feel normal, yet I still had so much to learn and to notice.
A month into my daily 25-minute walks to and from from st. Andrew’s Primary s chool, I avoided familiar pot holes and, when appropriate, greeted people with “hello” as we passed each other. o ccasionally, the local priest or a friend from holy c ross would drive past and offer me a ride. my sense of belonging in bugembe was cultivating itself as time passed.
o ne s aturday afternoon, as I sped past fresh chapati (warm bread) stands, bota bota drivers and businesses — determined to get home after a long day at school — I heard my name. I turned around to see one of my students. she sheepishly said hello and told me of how she worked at her aunt’s store and lived in the slums around the corner from where I lived. she spoke. I listened. I invited her to come over for snacks if she ever wanted to say hello. six weeks spent walking along the same familiar road, and I did not know that I had passed my student multiple times. o ver the course of my summer teaching in Uganda, I had walked the same route at least 75 times to
and from school. I finally felt at home, but I still had an incredible amount to learn about the sights around me that I walked past each day. I spent my summer putting myself in the new environment of Uganda and in the new role of an outsider, for all of its benefits and burdens. my experience taught me to never to be settled. Whether it be a culture, place, person’s life, faith or oneself, there is always more to learn. It is only when a person is challenged or humbly pursuing unknown knowledge that growth can occur. d uring my I ssLP, I spent most of my time helping out and teaching at st. Andrew’s Primary s chool, Lake v iew s econdary s chool and st. Ursula’s s chool for the mentally h andicapped. h aving just finished my second year at notre d ame and having never traveled across an ocean, I went into my I ssLP wanting to learn and form relationships. I knew that the biggest way I could make an impact in my placement was to learn and listen. As time went on, I realized how important it was to keep this mindset instead of trying to completely settle into where I was at and unintentionally cutting myself off from opportunities of learning. Whether it was being misunderstood by my coworkers or questioning my purpose of being in Jinja, I learned to welcome all challenges through the end of my I ssLP. While I did not realize it as it happened, the culmination of those challenges helped me to grow in confidence, independence, wisdom and faith.
Acknowledging that I had much to learn gave me more confidence to explore relationships and new places. c oming back to America, I realized that I had a newfound independence to place myself in new situations and sit my thoughts in new ideas. I have gained wisdom about concepts as large as the country of Uganda and as specified as my quiet student in the second row who loves to draw. stepping outside of my comfort zone has helped me not only to rely on those around me, but also to rely on God. I know that he goes before me in all that I do. It is my hope for all people to be aware of what they do not know in order to make room for growth, to never be so comfortable as to be stagnant in their cultural or personal growth and to always be pursuing knowledge and relationships.
Pierce junior sept. 11
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Despacito: the slow impact of Latin pop
Taylor s wift’s “Look What You m ade m e d o” overtook Luis Fonsi’s “ d espacito” for the n o. 1 spot last week, dashing its chances of being the song with the longest run as b illboard’s n o. 1, currently held by m ariah c arey and b oyz II m en’s “ o ne s weet d ay.” s ome people believed that the reign of “ d espacito” in America was a change towards multiculturalism; they viewed it as a revolution against the current political climate minorities are facing. o thers said it was a musical fad. Justin b ieber’s inclusion in the remix that dominated American radio definitely helped with exposing it to people who otherwise had no interest in s panish music. s o what will its impact be?
Well, it is definitely not the first time a foreign song was popular in the s tates. s panish is one of the most prominent languages in the U. s , but surprisingly enough, there aren’t that many s panish songs the average American can name. The artist s elena, gone too soon, paved the way in fusing s panish and e nglish music. h er works continue to be played at Latino functions of all kind. s ince then, other artists have made their mark on the American music industry. We have all heard of “Gasolina” by king of reggaeton d addy Yankee, and “ s uavemente” is a party classic by e lvis c respo. “ d anza Kuduro” might have too many syllables to remember, but when played, it is sure to be recognized. e very few years there is a song by a Latino artist that hits American airwaves, and we inch a little closer to the culture.
“ d espacito” was the song of the summer, no
matter how much it was hated. It falls under the category of reggaeton, a popular type of urban music originating in Puerto r ico that expanded to c olombia, m exico and all corners of Latin America and the world. “ m i Gente” was also picked up by American radio this summer, and it was sung by J. b alvin, another big name in the world of reggaeton. c an we say that we’re moving towards — dare I say it — diversity?
s hakira is a household name for us all. s he began her music career in s panish, but transitioned to e nglish and maintained her Latino fans as she expanded her success. “ h ips d on’t Lie” is mostly e nglish, but there’s enough s panish and instrumental undertones to justifiably say it’s a very Latino song. s he’s still out there, producing bops in her native s panish. Jennifer Lopez, on the other hand, began with American music. After ups and downs — lots of downs — she turned to the Latino market, where she finally gained a fanbase loyal enough to support her as she refocused on America. r icky m artin gained huge popularity with “Livin’ La v ida Loca,” an e nglish song with the blaring trumpets indicative of its Latino influence. That was over 15 years ago, but he has come back with new hits in s panish, where he’s finding continual success. We might scoff at s hakira, r icky m artin, and J.Lo for being the artists of our parents. Yet, they still maintain a huge presence in Latino communities in the U. s , especially with their new releases in s panish. They are in their 40s now, past their prime to be the artists we revere. Their staples are iconic yet historical artifacts in an industry that keeps changing.
A resurgence in cultural pride among Latinos is propelling the music industry to revive inspiration from the cultures making up 17 percent
of the U. s . population. Fresh faces are driving this change. c amila c abello, former member of Fifth h armony, will be releasing h avana as her next single. It is completely in e nglish, but it carries the Latino vibrancy with trumpets and percussion. s he already had strong support from Latinos, even after she left the group. b ecky G, another relatively fresh face, seems to be going the J.Lo route with a few hits in the U. s b ut her most recent song, “ m ayores,” is a pun-filled and sex-fueled song entirely in s panish; its popularity is surpassing any of her previous e nglish songs, including those with the heavy Latino undertones so many artists are incorporating today.
While I can’t say “ d espacito” really caused any sort of revolution in the music industry, it definitely made its mark in furthering Latino artists’ presence in America. m any of those who had never heard of Luis Fonsi and looked him up would have been pleased with other songs of his. m aybe they’ve even listened to a few other reggaeton and pop artists that are so influential to millions of people residing in the countries south of us. America as a whole has yet to discover and embrace music from other cultures, but the new generation of Latino artists is helping bridge the gap and diversify our nation’s musical palate.
Natalie Howe is a coffee aficionado, but it may be an understatement considering it is her main food group. Majoring in finance and environmental science, she enjoys talking about weather patterns and Latin American multiculturalism. Any inquiries and weather complaints can be sent to nhowe@nd.edu
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Coach Kelly, I have a question concerning ...
“What’s the question?”
m aybe if you hadn’t interrupted ...
“Well, get to the question.”
All right, fine.
c oach Kelly, when will you be publicly apologizing to the journalist you patronized s aturday after the game?
“ n ext question.”
n o, not next question.
I am disgusted by the way you addressed Laken Litman after her valid question concerning the similarities between s aturday’s loss and those from last year. b ut calling the way you spoke to her an “address” is too kind. You tolerated. n o, you outwardly and mockingly pretended to tolerate.
And no, that’s not “good enough” for me.
You represent n otre d ame, and s aturday night you were not espousing the values that our University preaches. You treated Litman as undeserving of your attention, unworthy of your time. You played off her question as if it was an incompetent one. b ut you were the one who ended up looking incompetent.
You took out your frustration after the loss on a journalist. At least, I hope that’s what happened. I pray that’s not how you typically speak to people.
c oach, sometimes I struggle with taking out my negative emotions on those I love. When I’m stressed, I get a little snappy, a little short. b ut when the stress subsides, I realize my blunder and apologize, or make sure I am especially kind the following day. Then, in the future, I remember my mistake and attempt to not let my poor mood infringe on the dispositions of those
around me.
I hope that in the future, you will not let your emotions impede your ability to behave the way a leader should behave. Unfortunately, you made your mistake quite publicly, and it deserves a public response.
Journalists are being attacked in this country enough as it is. I hope you not only apologize to Litman, but also learn to harness your emotions in the future, and behave the way a leading figure in the n otre d ame community needs to behave.
“ o K, great. Thanks.”
Lauren Fox is a junior PLS major who enjoys listening to summer hits of the 2000s and playing 500 rummy. You can follow her on twitter via @bylaurenfox and send fan mail to lfox6@nd.edu
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Happy Birthday: Take time to listen and learn all you can about the people and the things that interest you most. Diversification will lead to satisfaction and a better understanding of what you can do to make your life better. Communication is the best way to deal with pending problems. Stabilize your life by making sound choices. your numbers are 2, 6, 13, 23, 31, 35, 41.
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one thing, it’s a combination of a lot of guys doing their job and we’ve got to get better at it, we’ve got to coach it better and we’ve got to play better, which we will next week.”
Kelly added that he would continue to work on making sure the offensive line lives up to its high pre-season expectations.
“We’re really talking about a comprehensive kind of evaluation,” Kelly said. “They did some things well, there are some things they have to do better. What they did well, as a group, we put up 19 points and gave ourselves a chance to win that football game. What we have to do better is sustain
blocks and be more consistent in pass protection. What we learned is you have to go back and be better at coaching the fundamentals. We have to be better at our technique. I’d love to say we’ve arrived, but we haven’t. We have to keep working on it and get back at it monday. We’ll get better because of this game.”
on the final offensive play, graduate student tackle m ike mcGlinchey was beaten by Georgia senior linebacker david bellamy, who forced the game-sealing fumble.
Although the play ended Irish hopes of a victory, Kelly said he did not believe mcGlinchey cost his team the game.
“I didn’t have a specific message for m ike,” Kelly said. “I never felt like there was one play that determines a game.
There were a number of things. We could have made a run on a third down on the series before, or if we don’t have a late hit, or if we make a play on that thirddown flip with daelin hayes, or maybe if there was a better play call offensively somewhere. I don’t think there was one singular play. I usually say players have to make plays. There were big opportunities in the game and when you’re presented with opportunities you have to have it all working together to make those plays. In that situation, he didn’t. s o let’s go back and revisit why and make sure that when we’re presented in the opportunity to make that play again, we make it.”
“It was just a one-on-one scenario. It was simply one guy against one guy, everything else was picked up, one
guy came off the edge against m ike, m ike set, he used a quick arm over and just flat-out beat him on a pass-rush. That’s our best player, that’s a guy who’s going to be playing in the n FL and their guy was just better on that play.”
s t. brown e quanimeous st. brown led the Irish in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns in 2016 and had 80 receiving yards and a touchdown against Temple, but had his most quiet game in his career as a starter on saturday, catching only two passes for 16 yards and recording no first-half catches. Kelly said the bulldogs set out to prevent st. brown from making an impact, forcing Wimbush to throw to other receivers.
“They really, really physical
with him,” Kelly said. “When they were in any kind of twodeep coverage, they made it really difficult to get it to him over the top. That made it difficult for us to get him the ball. They tried to force us to throw to somebody else. We needed to be better in the running game and someone had to try and pick us up. We had that emerging when we made some catches with some other receivers, but we weren’t consistent enough. We needed to make one or two more plays and we just couldn’t do that.”
The Irish will be play their first road game of the season saturday, taking on boston c ollege at bc Alumni stadium. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.
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Irish junior wide receiver Equamimeous St. Brown tries to escape a Georgia defender during Notre Dame’s 20-19 loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. While St. Brown had four catches and 80 receiving yards in the Irish victory over Temple on Sept. 2, the Bulldogs were able to hold him to two catches and 16 receiving yards in the loss.
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Notre Dame sophomore defensive lineman Daelin Hayes makes a tackle during the Irish loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Facing the Georgia tandem of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, the Irish defensive line gave up 185 yards in the 20-19 defeat.
There is no team rankings in the fall or anything like that. s o looking at the short term here in the fall, i think our expectations are to improve. We have a big squad this year with 15 guys on the team and we have some really good young players that have been added to our roster, and we feel we have as deep of a team as we have ever had here. That’s great and all, but we want to make sure we are continuing to improve.
“ s o each guy will be playing approximately four tournaments throughout the next few weeks during the fall to get some match play in, and while those results count, we’re hoping to help them develop during these next few months as well. s o we’re prioritizing development and obviously
competing and watching them grow and improve competitively as well and handle match situations better hopefully this year than they even did last year.”
The i rish missed out on the team ncaa tournament last season but placed one player in the individual tournament. s enior Josh h agar advanced to the r ound of 32 before being eliminated.
s achire said his team is looking to improve on last season’s result.
“ i think all-in-all, we had some high moments last season, but i think everyone would say in general it was a little bit of a disappointing one,” s achire said. “We lost six acc matches 4-3 — we were right there in a lot of matches, so i think the positive from that is our guys know they can play at a high level and play with anybody in the country, so the next step is to win those matches. i think what they can build
off of is that experience that we are pretty good and competitive with just about everybody we played, but we have to be better. We have to
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do our job better in the biggest moments of the match and turn those losses into wins.”
s pecifically, s achire said
his team will focus on improving their doubles play.
“ i think, in general, we want to get back into being a really dominant doubles team,” s achire said. “The doubles point is only one out of seven points, so it doesn’t seem like it’s that important, but the reality is that it’s really hard to beat a good team in four out of six singles matches. Whichever squad wins that doubles point at the beginning of the match has a pretty big advantage going into the singles matches knowing that as long as they split their singles three and three, they’re going to win the team match. s o we have the ability of being a pretty darn good doubles team this year, and that’s going to be a big part of our identity moving forward.”
s achire said he is excited about this team and getting the fall season started this weekend.
“ i love our guys,” s achire said. “We have a great group of kids — they work hard, they’re committed, they want to represent n otre d ame well, and i think when you have that as your starting spot, good things are going to happen. s o i couldn’t be prouder to coach this team and have these guys representing us. n ow, we just have to go out there and do well when it counts starting in January.”
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Irish junior Alex Lebedev hits a forehand during Notre Dame’s 4-1 victory over Northwestern on Feb. 24. Lebedev lost his singles match but won his doubles match with his partner, sophomore Matt Gamble.
Kelly discusses offensive line, skill positions
By DANIEL O’BOYLE sports Writer
Irish head coach brian Kelly discussed his team’s offensive line, junior running back dexter Williams and junior receiver equanimeous st. brown during his sunday teleconference following notre dame’s 20-19 loss to Georgia on saturday.
Although junior running back Josh Adams averaged only 2.8 yards per carry against the bulldogs (2-0), Kelly opted not to turn to dexter Williams, who had six rushes for 124 yards against Temple but did not appear at all on offense saturday. After the game, Kelly claimed Williams’s absence was a “coach’s decision.” Kelly elaborated on his decision, saying that he was confident in Adams, particularly in pass-protection.
“It really depends,” Kelly said of whether Williams will see action against boston college next weekend. “dexter Williams is a fine back, but we really have high regard for Josh Adams”
“I don’t think it’s very unusual to go with the guy you consider your top back. We’ll try to
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get him in, they’re all really fine backs, but it’s hard to get them all in the game. We love dexter too, it’s just really difficult to get them all in the game. Josh is a really fine pass-blocker, and Georgia liked to do a lot of confusing things with blitzes and stunts up front, Josh is really good at dealing with those things. It goes week-to-week, we’ll see what happens next week.”
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brandon Wimbush was sacked three times against Georgia and fumbled twice, including on notre dame’s (11) final offensive play of the game. Kelly said the difficulties in protecting Wimbush came from a combination of the quarterback’s protection and Wimbush himself.
“sometimes there were certain protections where the backs need to get out there, sometimes we’re fanning out with the tackle, sometimes the quarterback held on and didn’t step up in the pocket,” Kelly said. “It’s not generally
nd prepares for fall season
By MICHAEL IVEY s ports Writer
n otre d ame is ready to get back in the swing of things this weekend when it participates in the c howder Fest tournament in c ambridge, m assachusetts, and the n apa valley c lassic in n apa valley, c alifornia, from Friday to s unday to kick off the fall season.
The Irish will then travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the c rimson Tide 4-In-TheFall tournament next weekend before competing in the s t. Francis h ealth ITA AllAmerican championships in Tulsa, o klahoma, the following week. n otre d ame will then host the b obby b ayliss Invitational at e ck Tennis Pavilion from o ct. 6-8.
Irish head coach r yan s achire said he likes the training his team has done during the offseason.
“In the summertime, we had a bunch of guys doing a bunch of different things,”
s achire said. “A couple of our
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guys were away doing internships over the summer, but a lot of them stayed on campus and did summer school and played a lot of tournaments and played here on campus a fair amount, so it was really good. A lot of the young guys stayed, and I think they made some significant strides in their game. They all got bigger and stronger and faster as well, so I think it was a productive summer, and we’re trying to get back going and competing again as a unit this weekend.”
s achire said his team will use the fall season to improve for the dual match season starting in January.
“The dual match season doesn’t start until January, so we try and separate the two seasons, fall and spring,”
s achire said. “The fall is all individual-based, so we’ll travel as a team to the various events, but there’s no team score kept and only individual scores count.
m emorial Tournament and on the road against U c onn. Graduate student and center back m att h abrowski has proved his ability to diagnose the opposition’s game plan and effectively communicate his observations among his teammates as a tri-captain. With senior defender Patrick b erneski and h abrowski orchestrating the back line, the younger players have been performing well in the defensive half of the pitch under their leadership and have had few slip ups, resulting in a tight—knit defense that has only surrendered two goals.
m oving into the midfield, seniors b lake Townes and Kyle d edrick, and sophomores Jack c asey and Tommy m c c abe have all distributed the ball
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Irish junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 20-19 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Wimbush ran for a touchdown in the defeat.
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Irish junior forward Ian Aschieris evades a defender during Notre Dame’s 2-1 double overtime victory over Cal Poly on Aug. 27.
