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Students march for equal rights

Demonstrators participate in Women’s Marches on Washington, South Bend

By NICOLE CARATAS

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The day after president donald Trump was inaugurated, people across the country and the globe took to the streets in women’s marches to stand up for the rights of women and marginalized groups. saint mary’s students joined the marches both in downtown south bend and in washington, d c sophomore Teresa brickey was part of a group that traveled to washington. she said the group received scholarships from the Fountain street church in grand rapids, michigan, to attend the march.

“i march because there are many injustices taking place in our country,” she said. “my friends have been targeted for their skin color, for their ethnicity, for their faith, for their sexuality, for who they essentially are. This past

SMC hosts Heritage Week

By SYDNEY DOYLE news writer

For saint mary’s heritage week, the student g overnment a ssociation ( sga) and the a lumnae relations committee (arc ) have scheduled a week of events that honor and share the history of saint mary’s.

v ice chair of the arc Kayse mcg ough said heritage week is a great time to celebrate what makes saint mary’s so unique.

“saint mary’s has such a rich heritage that has been preserved throughout campus, through the sisters of the holy cross and through our vast network of alumnae,” mcg ough said.

sga m issions committee co-chair lydia l orenc said this week on campus is special because it’s a way for students to learn how the college’s mission statement came about.

“it exposes students to the rich history of our founders,” l orenc said. “one goal of our

committee is to promote the college’s mission statement.” on monday, the sga and the arc will host teas at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. in r iedinger house. students will listen to some background information on saint mary’s heritage, given by members of the alumnae office.

Tuesday is the Father moreau dinner in the dining hall. The dinner will be followed by a panel of brothers and sisters who will share their stories about entering the religious life with the congregation of holy cross. The panel will take place in the warner conference room in the student center from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on wednesday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 10 a.m., there will be a heritage tour with sister catherine osimo at the c hurch of l oretto. students will take a tour and further discuss the congregation of holy cross. at 7 p.m. wednesday there will

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detains person

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notre d ame s ecurity p olice ( ndsp ) detained a person Friday evening after a student reported suspicious activity near a residence hall, according to an email sent to all students Friday night.

ndsp is currently investigating whether the person is the same man who has been seen inside women’s residence halls, unescorted, several times throughout the past week, according to the email.

The email described the man as “a middle-aged or older white male with graying hair, medium to stocky build with a height of 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall wearing a blue notre d ame hooded sweatshirt.”

club builds well in cameroon during break

By ANDREW CAMERON news writer

over winter break, six students from the notre dame chapter of engineers without borders (ewbnd) traveled to sangmélima, cameroon, to complete construction of a sanitary hand-pumped well, giving the village access to a reliable source of clean water for the first time.

The completion of the well marks the culmination of over four years of fundraising, research and planning by the students in ewb-nd, whose chapter was started six years ago.

sarah drumm, junior and co-president of ewb-nd, said a rural women’s association in sangmélima applied to the national engineers without borders organization for a group of students to help with a water project.

“There are other wells in the area, but i’ve been there, and most of the water is contaminated with bacteria that are incredibly harmful,” drumm said. “it’s very visible

— people there get sick all the time from water-related diseases.” according to the ewb-nd website, this is the third time students have traveled to sangmélima. in 2014 and 2016, students visited the village on assessment trips, allowing them “to sample local water sources to gauge need, survey potential sites for the well, interview contractors, teach hygiene and women’s health programs, and build relationships with

community leaders,” the website said.

all funds for the project were raised by the ewb members. prior to the most recent two-week trip over winter break, ewb selected and hired a cameroonian contractor to begin construction.

“it was about 90 percent done when we came,” drumm said. “ … we built the pad that goes around

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Former Irish point guard David Rivers speaks after being inducted into the Notre Dame Athletics Ring of Honor on Saturday during the men’s basketball game against Syracuse. Rivers played for the team from 1984 through 1988.

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Monday

“A Conversation with Judge Anne Claire Williams: Walking the Walk, Saying Yes” Joyce Center 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

“Raptivism” Hesburgh Library

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Part of “Walk the Walk Week.” Open to the public.

Tuesday

Lecture: “The Abolitionism as a Social Movement” Hesburgh Center for International Studies 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. Open to the public.

Men’s Basketball vs. Virginia Purcell Pavilion

8 p.m.

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Wednesday

Social Concerns Fair Geddes Hall

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Part of “Walk the Walk Week.”

“A Year with The Saint John’s Bible: From Inspiration to Illumination” Eck Visitor Center

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Thursday

Fireside Chat on Leadership and Innovation Morris Inn

4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Open to staff, faculty and students.

ND Women’s Basketball vs. Duke Purcell Pavilion

7 p.m.

Friday

Soup and Substance: Health Care and Race Geddes Hall

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Hosted by the Center for Social Concerns

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Reading McKenna Hall

3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Open to the public.

CSC faculty start research group

By EMILY McCONVILLE news Writer

The principles of catholic social Tradition (csT) are broad, encompassing such ideas as solidarity, care for creation and rights of workers.

implementing those principles can be difficult, visiting professor of catholic social Tradition and community engagement clemens sedmack said.

sedmack and bill Purcell, an associate director in the center for social concerns, began to develop the idea of a “csT research lab,” to investigate how csT can play out in the real world. a model was miT’s Poverty action Lab, which experiments with different ways to alleviate poverty.

“i thought that since poverty labs are a neat thing, and since one of the weaknesses of catholic social Tradition is abstractness, why don’t we think about establishing a csT research lab, experimenting with csT on the ground, exploring the question of what difference does csT make if you really implement in a particular context, be this an institution such as a hospital, be this a context like a parish, be this a structural question such as the structure of a diocese, things like that,” sedmack said.

Using funds from a Global collaboration initiative grant from notre dame international, sedmack and Purcell organized a conference at the notre dame rome Global Gateway to set up the lab and create a network of academics and practitioners of csT from schools in europe and north and south america.

Purcell said each of the 26 participants wrote and presented a paper on an aspect of csT, ranging from Pope Francis’ impact on catholic social thought to brazilian universities’ efforts to decrease inequality. What emerged, according to a summary, was the goal to create an organization that provided resources to people

trying to enact catholic social Teaching, a community of people for whom csT is an important part of faith and a way for people working on disparate issues around the world to talk to each other.

“so for instance, can we have better hospitals?” Purcell said. “because we can use csT principles in catholic hospitals, and that would be a way of making hospitals better, and maybe they’re doing that already in a place like Germany — can that work in a place like chile? or what can we learn from brazil? What can they teach us in north america about csT?”

sedmack said one principle on which the lab will operate is dialogue, both between catholics and non-catholics and among catholics themselves.

another principle is experimentation, like the kind sedmack does in his own courses. Last year, he said he had a student group change one aspect of their lives according to Laudato si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.

in the next several weeks, Purcell and sedmack will recruit a steering committee for the organization and find funding for pilot projects, such as a tool to help businesses and archdioceses ethically manage their finances. in the future, they may also develop a website with resources for implementing csT and recruit participants from africa and asia.

The issues a csT research lab could address are many, Purcell said. They range from homelessness around the world to just wages to the quality hospital care to the purpose of holy people in teaching others how to live.

“catholic social Tradition is how we are we living this out, how do we be a guide by providing those resources as a network to help evangelize the world?” Purcell said.

Contact Emily McConville at emcconv1@nd.edu

take place in the student center atrium from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

be an alumnae mixer with local alumnae at the r iedinger house.

mcGough said the mixer is a new event.

“i’m really excited for this event because meeting and connecting with a lumnae is really fun,” mcGough sad. “They’re all incredibly kind, wise, and poised women.”

Thursday evening, the sG a and the arc will host the annual heritage dinner, open to junior and senior students.

heritage Week concludes on Friday with “Thank You notes to sisters,” in which students have the opportunity to thank the the sisters for their dedication to the religious life. The event will

mcGough said she hopes the saint mary’s student body takes advantage of this week and the opportunities it provides.

“heritage week is an awesome way to learn new things about saint mary’s, celebrate timeless traditions and connect with the broader saint mary’s community,” mcGough said.

Lorenc said she expects this week will be valuable and informative to the saint mary’s community.

“i hope that throughout this week students can gather a greater appreciation for our wonderful school and work and live out the mission of saint mary’s college,” Lorenc said.

Contact Sydney Doyle at sdoyle01@saintmarys.edu

silence isn’t empty

Elizabeth Greason sports Writer

As an only child, I grew up taking quiet for granted. It was simply a part of my life. When I went to bed, our apartment went silent with the exception of my parents’ muffled mumbles and the low drone of the T v from the living room. o n top of being an only child, I am an introvert. I was never much of a noise maker; my dog is oftentimes louder than I am when she hears someone in the hallway. I never had to lock myself away in my room to get work done because it was just as easy to concentrate in the kitchen.

I liked my quiet, my own little world. It allowed me the chance to think, to process everything that had happened over the course of a day. m y quiet world at home shaped who I am and allowed me to be productive and to think clearly.

All this changed the moment I got to n otre d ame. s uddenly, I was surrounded by constant noise and chatter. m ost of my friends are extroverts, so there is always a constant buzz of talkative people around me. There is always something to do or someone to talk to.

I was recently reminded of how much silence used to mean to me. I realized that since I arrived on campus, I have barely had a true moment of quiet, when, in the past, my life was made up of continuous quiet.

Quiet is not always a pleasant thing. It forces us to think, which might bring up things that we have been ignoring or have done our best to forget. b ut quiet is, without a doubt, a healthy thing. Aside from giving us a chance to recharge, it also gives us a chance to hear ourselves think and to acknowledge and deal with the things we having been trying our best not to.

As n otre d ame students, we all have so much going on in our lives, that it becomes difficult to take a few moments out of our days to simply be quiet. The benefit of silence is lost on us because the idea of sitting still is foreign to us. It seems ridiculous to do nothing for any period of time, because there are always so many other things we could or should be doing.

b ut, realistically, how much would you actually get done in those five minutes? s ure, maybe you could have gotten a few pages further in the reading you need to finish by tomorrow or written the first couple of sentences of the paper you need to write. b ut more likely, if you’re like I am, you would have opened and closed s napchat three times, eaten something even though you weren’t hungry and then looked at what s outh has for dinner.

I think we all need to take the time, just a little bit of time, to simply be quiet and do nothing. e scape from the hustle and bustle. Leave the thoughts of having too much to do at the door and leave the constant chatter behind for a few minutes. Whether that quiet brings up good things, bad things or nothing at all, we will all be happier, both with ourselves and with each other.

Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu

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

Borderline facts

In the autobiography of m ark Twain, he attributes to the 19th c entury b ritish Prime m inister b enjamin d israeli the wry observation that, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” n o version of this quotation has been found in any of d israeli’s published works or letters, but a similar expression citing “liars, damned liars and experts” was attributed to Thomas h enry h uxley by his son in an 1885 memoir. The first recorded use of “lies, damned lies and statistics” on this side of the Atlantic was in a speech made by Leonard h c ourtney, later Lord c ourtney, while he was visiting n ew York in 1895 (which may actually be the source of Twain’s quote, with the attribution to d israeli as a typical Twain-ian boost to credibility). Twain likely had to occasionally remind his audience (as Jon s tewart sometimes did) that he was not an expert, a statistician or an unbiased journalist, but rather a humorist who presented facts and observations for laughs.

s till, it is telling that as a nation, we have a long history of treating experts and statistics with suspicion, concerned that these sources of “facts” are at a remove from our experience of the world, and of the impressions received from other sources we trust. r ecently, in the debate over “fake news” (more properly, “lies”), some commentators have taken issue with reports that the number of undocumented border crossers is near a historic low. This information runs counter to the consistent depiction by conservative politicians of a lawless and overrun border. The “lawless border” faction cites statistics they favor that show 408,870 people were apprehended crossing the U. s . border with m exico this last fiscal year, nearly a 25 percent increase from the prior year.

n umbers of persons apprehended have recently risen, but they still remain historically low. b order Patrol data states the number of persons apprehended on the m exican border averaged 523,000 a year in the 1970s, 999,000 in the 1980s, 1.26 million in the 1990s and 1million in the 2000s. In contrast, take a look at the most recent apprehension numbers: 463,382 (2010), 340,252 (2011), 364,768 (2012), 420,780 (2013), 486,651 (2014), 337,117 (2015). The Pew r esearch c enter notes this coincides with data from m exico’s statistics agency showing that the rate at which m exicans migrated to the U. s . and other countries — legally and illegally — has held steady for the past five years after a dramatic drop during the recession.

s upporters of the view that the U. s . is currently subject to a veritable “invasion of illegal immigrants” assert that it is “fake news” to state that candidate Trump conjured up an invasion because the invasion is real. The main evidence they point to is a “massive increase in the numbers of apprehensions, particularly in the numbers of Unaccompanied Alien c hildren (UA c ) and Family

Unit Aliens (F m UA).” It is true F m UA apprehensions are at a historical high and UA c apprehensions are surging back to levels seen in 2014. m ost are from h onduras, Guatemala and e l s alvador. c ombined, however, these arrivals make up about a third of total apprehensions, and that overall figure, as noted above, is near historic lows.

The fact that families and children make up a larger percentage of the persons apprehended points to changes in the overall nature of immigration at the m exican border and the desperation of those seeking a place in the U. s . Why are fewer solo males making border crossings? There are a number of reasons, including tighter security, a relatively weak U. s . economy and m exico’s falling fertility rate. Again, according to the Pew r esearch c enter, last year more m exicans left the U. s . than entered. The number of undocumented immigrants residing in the U. s . has fallen from a peak of 12.2 million in 2007, representing 4 percent of the population, to the current estimate of 11.1 million, 3.5 percent of the population.

Perhaps the frightening claim most often cited by the “invasion” crowd, is that “criminal aliens” rape, rob and murder at an alarming rape, and they cite examples (a favorite few of which are repeatedly invoked) to support this claim. s upporters of this view have attacked cnn and s alon for reporting a study that showed immigrants were less likely to commit crime than U. s .born citizens, saying media outlets twisted this to absolve undocumented immigrants when in fact the study referred to all immigrants (as if the documentation process itself filters out the criminal element).

h owever, to limit the discussion to undocumented persons, 1.9 million non-citizens have been identified by h omeland s ecurity as removable criminal aliens. o f these, only 820,000 are undocumented, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Immigration Policy c enter. o ut of 10 million undocumented adults in the U. s ., 8.2 percent have a criminal record and 3 percent have committed a felony; respective rates for the U. s adult population are 27.8 percent and 8.6 percent. m y personal observation is that the undocumented persons among us have extra incentive for being law abiding and mostly invisible to law enforcement.

s o to get back to Lord c ourtney, who followed the laugh line of “lies — damn lies — and statistics,” with an observation that is more germane to the current “fake news” wars: “ … still there are some easy figures the simplest must understand, and the astutest cannot wriggle out of.” Truth is not dependent on your world view but we must all be on guard that our world view does not lead us to wriggle out of the truth.

Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net

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

Happy Birthday: Stretch your mind and you will find alternative ways to reach your personal and professional goals. It’s up to you to bring about the change required to improve your financial situation as well as your attitude, qualifications and your standard of living. Change is an option, but will be dependent on your making a decision to better yourself and your lot in life. your numbers are 2, 8, 14, 23, 25, 33, 41.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Invest in your future. Sign up for a course that will broaden your knowledge about something you want to pursue. you are onto something that can make a difference in the way you earn your living.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let a work-related matter ruin your day. Concentrate on being with the people you love or helping with a cause that’s important to you. Spend your time doing, not complaining, and you will gain insight into how to move forward on all counts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotional interaction can go two ways. refuse to let anyone take advantage of your kindness or generosity. Ask questions that are relevant to the situation before you offer physical assistance. Take care of your own personal and physical needs first.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t overstep your bounds when dealing with peers or someone who is in charge. Wait your turn and you will be able to utilize what others have contributed in order to offer a superior solution or plan. Don’t fear being different.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Look for something to do that is entertaining and costefficient. Living within your means will alleviate stress and give you greater freedom to experience life. What you learn will change your lifestyle as well as your choice of friends.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Proceed with caution. Someone you care about will use emotional tactics to get what he or she wants. Offer what you can but not at the expense of damaging the way you feel about this person. Be blunt about your concerns.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): you’ll have to walk a fine line when dealing with emotional matters. Someone is likely to be evasive, leading you to make an assumption. Don’t act until you have all the facts you require to move forward. Avoid excess.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Engage in an activity that captures you mentally, physically and emotionally, and it will encourage you to go after your goals. A passionate approach to life will lead to an interesting encounter with someone who has something to contribute.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Discipline will be required when it comes to expenditures. Don’t be fooled by what others say or offer. read the fine print and ask questions. Someone will try to sweet-talk you into something you shouldn’t do.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stay centered and on track. remember what’s transpired in the past and what worked for you and what didn’t before you make a decision that will influence your future and your fortune. A romantic or playful evening will ease your stress.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put out feelers for part-time work that has long-term potential. A volunteer position can turn into a paying position if you show interest in the concern and intent of the organization. Offer services that could turn into a lucrative job.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be clear about what you want to see happen. Don’t feel obliged to follow through with someone else’s plan. Check out your options and make a point to do what you feel is best for you. A retreat will be enlightening. Birthday Baby: you are charming, adaptable and opportunistic. you are playful and generous.

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Not all underdog stories are real

Alex Carson Assistant Managing Editor

Let’s get the gang back together. Get Angelo Pizzo in charge of the script, bring David Anspaugh in to direct, and bring Jerry Goldsmith back from the dead to do the script. We’ll make a movie about what’s going on right now in Germany’s soccer top flight, the Bundesliga, and it’ll rival the success of “Hoosiers” and “Rudy” as some of the greatest sports movies of all time.

Like “Hoosiers” and “Rudy,” this is a story about an underdog. “Hoosiers” was based on the true story of Milan High School, the small school that won Indiana’s single-class, all-comers tournament, defeating massive city schools in the process. “Rudy” should require no explanation in a story running in The Observer.

Right now, in Germany, an upstart club is challenging the order at the top of the league. Sitting just three points behind leaders Bayern Munich — the giants of German soccer — is a club playing for the first time ever in the Bundesliga. In European soccer, where promotion and relegation give small teams chances to make it at the big time, debutants are typically happy with simply surviving, avoiding a demotion back to the second tier.

But not this one. This one is giving Bayern its best test in a few years, with Champions League qualification now an expectation, not a dream. And it’s being done with a roster of up-andcoming youngsters, on the verge of proving Alan Hansen’s old soccer axiom that “you can’t win anything with kids” wrong.

This is a story about resurrection, too, about a rebirth of an entire region’s soccer prowess. Since Germany’s reunification in the early 1990s, former East German clubs have struggled financially with their Western brethren; last season, not a single club from the former East contested the Bundesliga. Now, the sign of hope in the East sits second in the table, battling Germany’s big-money winners for the title.

If it all comes together and this team wins the Bundesliga, it would be the perfect subject for the perfect sports movie.

Except there’s more beneath the surface.

In Germany, soccer clubs typically take one of a handful of prefixes (or suffixes) attached to a name. Bayern, like many other clubs, carry the self-explanatory and partially anglicized “Fussball-Club” before their club’s name; others use terms like “Sportverein” (sport club/association), “Verein fuer Leibesuebungen” (club for physical education,

literally) or “Sport-Club,” also self-explanatory.

The club sitting second in the Bundesliga takes a different prefix: RasenBallsport. Note the unusual capitalization on the “B.”

The prefix literally means “lawn ball sport,” but it wasn’t chosen because it makes particular sense — it was chosen, instead, so the club could go by the shortened name: RB Leipzig. Unlike Austria, Brazil, Ghana or the United States, where the Red Bull empire has its other soccer clubs, Germany forbids corporate sponsorship in the name of clubs. So, when Red Bull purchased a fifth-division club in 2009, they couldn’t get their preferred name.

Similarly, in German soccer, there’s the “50+1 rule,” which states that a majority of shares must be held by a club’s members, ensuring the fans, not external investors, maintain control of the club. There are exceptions to these rules — Bayer Leverkusen (the aspirin company) and VfL Wolfsburg (Volkswagen) were originally workers’ clubs owned by the corporations — but RB Leipzig does, technically, follow it.

But unlike most German clubs, shares in Leipzig are incredibly expensive, the result is a club with very few members, effectively bankrolled by an energy drink manufacturer.

It seems a bit less romantic now, doesn’t it?

Instead of being the most beloved club in Germany — and the Germans typically love whoever’s battling Bayern at the top — Leipzig are probably the most hated, a sign of the changes that have crept into German soccer over the last decade. Most clubs don’t have the ability to challenge Bayern, while restrictions have been imposed on supporters as part of the growing consumerism in German soccer.

So, now that I’ve ruined the story for you, I’ll make one last plea the other way: Leipzig’s soccer fans.

Despite the economic boom taking place in the increasingly modern city, it’s hard to imagine any of Leipzig’s “traditional” clubs making the top flight, even in the absence of RB. And it’s hard, in my eyes, to direct too much hate to a group of soccer fans for enjoying the incredibly talented team that’s in their city.

In other words, it’s complicated. But maybe that makes Leipzig the perfect expression of the ever-changing world of German soccer.

Contact Alex Carson at acarson1@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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The Tar Heels took 16 shots including seven 3-point attempts, but could only score six points in the period while the Irish offense continued to roll, guiding Notre Dame to a 47-27 halftime lead. Turner said the successful second half was driven by transition opportunities.

“In the second quarter we got a lot of transition, and we’re really good in transition so it was just about getting rebounds and running the floor,” Turner said. “They’re a really quick team so it was a very fast-paced quarter, we got a lot of shots up and they went in.”

The Tar Heels offense in the first half was driven almost entirely by redshirt sophomore guard Paris Kea, who scored 17 of her team’s 27 points on her way to finishing the game with 21 points. McGraw said her team struggled with dealing with Kea early on and may have allowed even more points had she had the help of Fuller inside.

“Kea was a huge problem,” McGraw said. “We had no answer for her. She scored in a lot of different ways: she drove it, she shot it, she posted us up. She’s a really talented player and with her agility playing anywhere from 1-4 that’s a really tough matchup for us. I think the way they stretch you with their shooters, if they had had that inside presence it would have been really tough and Fuller gave them that. I think they’re a really good team, they’ve got talent and they play hard. We couldn’t go zone which is what we wanted to do, and we’re not that

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good speed race for 800 [meter] runners, and so that will go well for her confidence. Other than Samantha and Molly, we should have done better on women distance side. But I am not overly concerned, it’s still early.”

Though Turner said he has some concerns with middle-distance events, Molly Seidel won the mile race in her first race back in an Irish uniform after graduating in May. The defending indoor 3,000- and 5,000-meter champion decided to return to Notre Dame to fulfill her final season of eligibility.

Even though the invitational was the first meet back for most of the distance runners and the second meet for the sprinters, throwers and jumpers, Turner said the meet served as a wake up

great in man-to-man yet.”

The Irish protected their lead for the remainder of the game, not letting North Carolina close the gap to within 15 points. The Irish shooters cooled down in the second half, and shot only 4-of-15 from the floor in the fourth quarter, but McGraw said she wasn’t concerned as the team continued to generate good shots and compete for rebounds.

“We’re getting good shots,” McGraw said. “I thought Jackie Young in particular got a lot of good shots, but they didn’t drop. But we kept battling, and that’s what I want to see. I want to see battling for the rebound and I thought we did that.”

In addition to leading the team in scoring, Turner had a standout performance defensively, tying a season-high with six blocks, bringing her to 48 blocks on the

call.

“I told the team that we haven’t won this meet since I’ve been here, but we have done much better than we did today,” Turner said. “I was looking for better efforts. If you asked the other coaches here they would probably say the same, they wanted that effort. This becomes a wake up call, unless you are Michigan and really put the hammer down. It is a wake-up call for me and the team.”

With feedback from the Notre Dame Invitational and plans for upcoming practices, both teams shift their focus to the Black and Gold Premier, which will be hosted by Iowa this upcoming weekend.

“At the University of Iowa there will be the host Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Illinois State, Tulsa and Louisville,” Turner said. “Iowa is a very well rounded team, very good in the men’s

season. The Irish out-rebounded the Tar Heels 43-32 and outscored their opponents 46-20 in the paint while North Carolina’s frontcourt combined to score only four points. McGraw said Turner’s success in scoring came down to the rest of the team’s ability to get the ball to her.

“We want to [give the ball to Turner] every game, but we have some people that are also open on the perimeter, so we were trying to get them to look inside first this time, and I think that’s something we can continue to work on,” McGraw said.

The Irish will return to Purcell Pavilion for only their third home matchup of their last 13 games, hosting No. 15 Duke. The game begins at 7 p.m.

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sprints, and the track is a brand new facility. Last year it was used in the world indoor championships. We are excited to get on that track and see what we can do. I tell my student-athletes, ‘I put the schedule together so that we are going to get tested every week.’ By the time we come back for the ACC, we are going to be battletested and be about ready to go. Hopefully we won’t take as many lumps next week at Iowa as we did today. The thing is, each week in indoors you usually see the times continue to drop. ... Usually after that second and third meet and definitely when we come back for the Meyo Invitational, I will know exactly where we stand. They will be back into routine, they have two weeks of school under their belts, studying and practicing, so we should be better next week.”

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a big lead, hold that lead, then finish strong against another major-conference opponent.

That is, until s aturday.

For the first time all season, notre dame put together a complete 40-minute performance against a quality opponent. a nd, perhaps for the first time since november, v.J. beachem put together a complete 40-minute performance.

i think the correlation on those two things are pretty solid.

i f notre dame was to be good this year, it would be because beachem, the senior forward from Fort Wayne, i ndiana, rose up and became the key player. it made sense — with demetrius Jackson and Zach auguste gone, there were holes

to be filled, and beachem’s performance last march made him a perfect candidate to step up. but when the i rish ran into then-no. 1 v illanova in december, beachem struggled: four points in a 2-for-11 shooting day from the floor. he managed just 10 points in the loss to no. 21 Purdue the next weekend, then six and two in the wins over Pitt and Louisville. a four-point performance against v irginia Tech followed a few games later. c oming into saturday, beachem was averaging just 10.2 points per game in acc play — a stat more fitting of a role player, not the no. 1 option.

he finally looked like that top option saturday, pouring in 30 points, corralling seven boards and putting together his best performance yet in an i rish jersey in the 84-66

win over syracuse (11-9, 3-4). Granted, playing against a 2-3 zone really benefitted beachem — believe it or not, it’s easier to score when you’re not being followed around by your opponent’s top defender — but if he can carry this momentum forward for the rest of the year, there’s nobody in the country notre dame can’t beat. it might be fitting, then, that beachem’s big day overshadowed yet another pair of brilliant performances from notre dame’s most consistent players: guard matt Farrell and forward bonzie c olson. Throughout this season, the junior duo’s been there when beachem and vasturia aren’t getting shots to fall — and they’re the two keys to why notre dame sits at 17-3, not something closer to 13-7. For the 12th time this season, c olson grabbed himself a

double-double (14 points and 14 rebounds), while Farrell nearly ended up with one of his own, scoring 15 and adding nine assists.

i’ve all heard a lot of chatter about Farrell being one of the nation’s most improved players this season — syracuse head coach Jim boeheim joined the chorus saturday — and it’s not completely unfounded. but if you were following the i rish last march, i think we should be smart about what we’re surprised about in Farrell’s play.

When i rish head coach m ike brey threw Farrell into the starting lineup during the ncaa tournament last year, it was a move that had the potential to make or break notre dame’s season. but that insertion helped take the i rish from a no. 6 seed with sudden turnover problems to a gritty, poised team making its second

e lite e ight run in as many years. Without Farrell, notre dame wouldn’t have made it to the regional final last year — let alone past m ichigan in its first game — and a lot of the national discourse around Farrell seems to forget that. Yes, Farrell drives the ball well, has great court vision and is a good, scrappy defender. Yes, he did those things well in the ncaa tournament last march.

on the day david r ivers was inducted into the r ing of honor, maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised that notre dame has yet another great point guard running the show.

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home a 84-66 victory.

From the beginning of the game, it was clear no. 15 notre dame was going to be a difficult matchup for syracuse. The irish got out to a 12-4 lead with a pair of 3-pointers early in the first half.

a fter a short lull in the action, the irish broke the game wide open with back-to-back dunks by senior captain v.J. beachem.

The pair of dunks set the stage for a brilliant performance by beachem on the night, who feasted on the orange’s 2-3 zone, finishing with 30 points and seven rebounds. Junior point guard matt Farrell made sure to get the ball to beachem as much as he could, while also finished the game with nine assists and 15 points.

“i told v.J., ‘This is your night man, i am looking for you. Just shoot it when i get it to you,’” Farrell said. “We were excited to play against [the 2-3 zone]. a big point of emphasis for us was getting the ball below the freethrow line, and we did that a lot. it’s hard to guard us when we get in there because everyone can shoot.”

beachem embraced the opportunity to play the zone, happy to focus on finding cutting lanes and spotting up for open jumpers rather than having a single man chasing him around and pressuring him the entire 40 minutes.

“i felt energized and i felt good,” beachem said. “a ll the guys were finding me, and it didn’t hurt we were playing against a zone, too. The fact that they had to respect the drive opened up the outside shot for me. We were really anxious to play against [the 2-3 zone]. The way we play offensively, we knew we would be fine against it, but other teams struggled. it was a great day shooting the ball and driving the ball.”

notre dame finished the day 11-for-26 on 3-point attempts,

shooting 49 percent as a team from the field and 15-for-16 from the line. The team has shot this well before, but has not had such a dominant win. it was on the defensive end where irish head coach mike brey was most impressed, as the team held syracuse to just above 40 percent from the field.

“i really think our defense was the key today,” brey said. “i was pleased to see us get back to defended. We were really at attacking their zone. We have a lot of basketball iQ guys that can pass, catch and make a shot. That’s the recipe for being able to successfully attack a zone.”

With a big game from beachem, the team now has four players who have shown throughout the year that they can carry the team’s offense when needed. brey said the whole team is propelled by beachem’s success when the forward is scoring.

“v.J. was fabulous,” brey said. “a great win for us, to get to six wins in the league. When we can

get him flowing like that, it is a confidence-giver to his teammates, there is no question about that.”

The team will have this win to boost their confidence going into Tuesday, when the irish face no. 16 v irginia. The cavaliers are the only remaining acc team notre dame has yet to defeat since joining the league in 2013. Farrell credited the team’s short memory in being able to bounce back from their Florida state loss, saying it will be just as important when coming off a big win.

“You got to have a short memory, especially in [the acc ],” Farrell said. “You are not going to go undefeated, so we just had to bounce back. We have another big game on Tuesday so we have to have a short memory about this one too.”

notre dame is set to host v irginia on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion.

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mEn’s baskEtball | nd 84, syracuse 66

Irish come up big at Purcell against Orange

Beachem picks up career-high 30 points in victory

By R.J. STEMPAK sports Writer

notre dame came out in the first half on saturday like they have many times this year: perfect free-throw shooting, a positive assist-to-turnover ratio and most importantly, a large first-half lead.

The Irish (17-3, 6-1 acc) shot over the syracuse zone and held the orange (11-9, 3-4) to 37 percent shooting in the first half. early leads are common for the Irish, as they were up by five at the half against villanova, up by 14 against Purdue and more recently, up eight against virginia Tech. The team went on to drop two of those games and narrowly win the third, and has been unable to put together a complete, dominant performance over a major conference opponent so far this year.

That changed for the Irish in the game against syracuse, dominating the full 40 minutes and taking

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Saturday at Purcell Pavilion. Beachem scored a career-high 30 points in the game.

nd womEn’s baskEtball | nd 77, norTh caroLIna 55

notre dame notches road win over north carolina

By DANIEL O’BOYLE sports Writer

Irish head coach muffet mcGraw won her 750th game at notre dame with a 77-55 victory over north carolina, thanks to a dominant second quarter and junior forward brianna Turner’s 24 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks.

With junior forward Kathryn Westbeld injured, the Irish (18-3, 6-1 acc) chose to go with a four guard lineup, as junior guard mychal Johnson earned the third start of her career. The Tar heels (12-8, 1-6 acc) were shorthanded in the frontcourt as well, however, missing redshirt senior forward hillary Fuller.

The Irish had offensive success in the first quarter, sinking 10-of17 field goal attempts including 3-of-5 from 3-point range and making seven assists, but struggled to keep the Tar heels out of reach, as the quarter ended with the Irish leading by 24-21.

The Irish took over defensively in the second quarter, however.

Team puts together first complete conference win

If you wanted to be a pessimist, by and large, you could’ve found something to be upset about in each of no. 15 notre dame’s big wins this year. you had the 15-2 run the Irish surrendered late at Pittsburgh before escaping; the blown double-digit leads against northwestern, no. 12 Louisville, m iami and v irginia Tech; the slow start against c lemson.

“Winning those kinds of games are unsustainable against better teams,” you might say, and you’re probably right. because at some point, trying to win every game on a late steve vasturia bucket might come back to haunt you. but by and large, notre dame (17-3, 6-1 acc ) hadn’t really shown the ability to get out to

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nd finishes fourth at home

By MEAGAN BENS sports Writer

at the notre dame Invitational on saturday, both the women’s and men’s teams finished in fourth place, with michigan and Louisville finishing first and second in both competitions.

even though it is early in the season, Irish head coach a lan Turner said he was disappointed with the results.

“our goal was not to go out and kill ourselves and win this meet, but it was to be competitive, and we could have been a lot more competitive in a lot more areas,” Turner said. “other than molly seidel and the mid-distance runners, we could have been more competitive. In our distance races, which is our strong point, we also could have been more competitive. The sprinters, the 400 and 200 [meters], overall I was a little disappointed with. but within the sprinters on the women’s side, [freshman] Jernaya sharp looked good in the 60. ... I told the team that if we are having trouble scoring points at this meet, we are going

to have trouble at the acc when we come back in five weeks.” sharp finished sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.34.

heading into this week’s practice, Turner mentioned he will have to address the distance runners and especially the middle distance runners.

“I’ll have a talk with coach [matthew] sparks and [sean] carlson, we seem to be a little flat in the 800,” Turner said. “We need to work on the mile except for [Graduate student] molly [seidel]. [senior] Jacob dumford ran okay in the mile. I talked to dumford before the race and said if we can get that around 4:02, we will be in great shape because his goal is to break four minutes at the end of the season.

“definitely need to work with the mid-distance area. [Junior] samantha murray looked good in the 600. Kind of hard to say cause we don’t run that event at all our conference, the big Ten does though, that’s why we have the event in there. but it’s a