Print Edition of The Observer for Thursday, November 10, 2016
students react to t rump victory
Protests, prayer services held at ND, SMC in reaction to results of Tuesday’s presidential election
By KATIE GALIOTO news e ditor
as results from the election streamed in late Tuesday night, students remained awake, anxiously awaiting the result of the 2016 presidential election.
The next morning, campus was charged with emotions as students reflected on the aftermath of a historic event that — for many — marked their first trip to the ballots. by 9 a.m., more than 100 students had gathered outside debartolo hall to protest the election of donald Trump.
Senior Jessica pedroza said she and a number of other latino students launched plans for a protest on election night, as a hillary clinton victory seemed less and less likely. The goal of the march, she said, was to “stand in solidarity with all of the groups that Trump has attacked.”
“We’re not trying to incite violence,” she said. “We’re trying to spread love and support for everyone who’s affected by all of
Observer Staff Report
Following the election of d onald Trump as the 45th president of the u nited States, c ollege p resident Jan c ervelli invited the Saint m ary’s community to a prayer service and m ass for the country, both of which were held Wednesday. i n an email sent to students Wednesday morning, c ervelli said it is important to reaffirm Saint m ary’s aims to be a place where all people feel” welcomed, valued, respected and appreciated,” while maintaining “an atmosphere of respect, compassion, understanding and the willingness to learn from one another.” c ervelli said it is a privilege to be a c atholic college and to serve as an example of discourse that serves the common good.
“ i want to reaffirm Saint m ary’s commitment to social
Core curriculum changes approved nd community reflects on Fr. Zahm’s legacy
Observer Staff Report
notre dame’s already planned changes to the core curriculum, to start when freshmen step on campus in fall 2018, were approved, according to an email from university president Fr. John Jenkins sent out late Wednesday night.
“We are pleased to announce that earlier this week the academic council, which includes several student members, unanimously approved a new core curriculum for notre dame, reflecting a shared vision for catholic liberal arts education in the 21st century,” Jenkins said in the email.
The changes, which will see students complete a different set of university requirements, are the most significant to the curriculum since the early 1960s, according to the email.
The major changes that will take effect are a reduction in the number of required math and science courses and a modification of the requirements relating to the arts, humanities and social sciences.
currently, an undergraduate student is required to take two courses each in math and science, and a course each in history, social science and the fine arts or literature. under the changes to the math and science requirements outlined in the report, students will take one class each in “quantitative reasoning” and “science and technology,” and one additional course in either. a student also will choose one course in art, literature or advanced language and culture, one course in history or social science and one integration course or a course in an undetermined “way of knowing.”
By ALEXANDRA MUCK news Writer
“i regard Father Zahm as the greatest mind produced by the university in its long career, and perhaps the greatest man in all respects developed within the congregation of the holy cross since its foundation,” former university president Fr. John W. cavanaugh wrote in The catholic World in 1922.
Fr. John Zahm, who died 95 years ago today, was an influential priest, scientist, theologian and explorer.
born in ohio in 1851, he Zahm graduated from notre dame with honors in 1871 and joined the congregation of the holy cross in 1875. at that time, “college” students included those in grade school, and high school as well apprentice students. Zahm,
however, believed notre dame should become a research university, a vision which he pursued later as vice president of notre dame.
emeritus professor of history Fr. Tom blantz, who studies Zahm and notre dame’s history, said Zahm’s efforts to realize that vision was perhaps his most remarkable achievement. Zahm was not the easiest to get along with, though, and morrissey replaced him as vice president of the university, blantz said. outside of his contributions to notre dame’s administration, Zahm was first and foremost known as a scientist. The author of books such as “Women in Science” and “Sound and music,” he explored a variety of questions, such as which instrument was closest in sound to the human voice.
When charles darwin introduced his theory of evolution, Zahm wrote “evolution and dogma,” attempting to harmonize the theory with the catholic faith.
“he was certainly progressive, championing modern liberal views of trying to harmonize church and state, trying to harmonize science and religion,” blantz said.
John cavanaugh, writing in 1922, took it further.
“it required the courage of a superman for a priest to attack this question with the plainness and freedom of the ancient Fathers,” he wrote.
Still, certain catholic leaders took offense to the work, and the vatican asked Zahm to take it out of print. he complied, and the
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Senior Jessica Pedroza leads protesters in front of Main Building on Wednesday afternoon. Students protested the victory of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump across campus.
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Ques T ion oF T he d
When is the appropriate time to start listening to Christmas music?
Michael Lodenquai sophomore morrissey hall
“nov. 1.”
Alex Gray sophomore Alumni hall
“day after Thanksgiving.”
Tess Swain junior howard hall “halloween.”
Liam Schmitt freshman Alumni hall
“nov. 1.”
Jake Gillespie sophomore duncan hall
“The football game before fall break.”
Maria Lally sophomore Pasquerilla hall West
“never a not-appropriate time.”
Members of Notre Dame’s ROTC gather on North Quad on Wednesday for a Veteran’s Day ceremony. The ceremony included a prayer and the playing of the “Star Spangled
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Keep moving
Nora McGreevy Scene Writer
From about first to seventh grade, I possessed a paralyzing fear of dogs.
The feeling doesn’t lend itself easily to description, unless you’ve also experienced a phobia of some kind — in which case, I’m sorry, and you also might have better words for this than I do.
A dog wasn’t a dog. It was an unpredictable mass of animated fur, one that moved too quickly to control, bolting out from behind doors and around corners. It barked on a whim and startled the quiet space between my ears. It wasn’t human, but it was sentient — so therefore, in my childhood paradigm, capable of a vague and nameless harm that felt extremely real and extremely close.
When my teacher brought in her massive Great Dane to visit our third-grade class, I stayed on the opposite side of the room — an uneasy satellite to the group of small children cooing and laughing over the threatening creature, petting its fur and feeding it treats. At the seventh grade Halloween party, I spent the entire night in a tightly-knit ball of anxiety, perched in the middle of a low couch in the basement, nibbling at candy corn and attempting to make conversation. I knew that my classmate’s small dog wasn’t allowed on the furniture. When the dog tried to jump up next to me and lick me, I cried.
Somewhere along the way, a well-intentioned stranger told me that the best way to avoid attracting the unwanted attention of a dog is to simply stand still. The dog might sniff you, but it’ll ultimately get bored and walk away. So, for instance, instead of running or screaming when a rogue neighborhood dog slipped its leash at a block party, I just stood still, and let the dog lick me with my eyes closed shut and my palms pressed flat against my thighs. And when the dog finally got bored, saw a squirrel or was fastened to a leash by an apologetic and mildly disconcerted owner, I opened my eyes. They were usually brimming with tears. Silent alarms reverberated and pressed against the spaces behind my eyes and underneath my scalp.
Standing still worked, but it was exhausting. I eventually lost my phobia in the way most people do — through incremental, sustained contact with the thing that scared me. For me, this came in the form of my best friend’s dog, a sweet and cuddly little rescue dog named Suki. Now, it’s other things that scare me: blank Word documents, for instance. Murky water, nighttime driving, essays, illness, riots, fights with friends, elections. Many of those things are actually viable threats to my well-being, which makes them even scarier.
Somewhere along the way, I think I internalized the “stand still” method to the point where it’s become instinct. In the face of a terrifying thing, I don’t approach it at first. At first, I stand still.
And this is OK. But standing still is exhausting. We’ve been over this. There needs to be a next step, and a next step after that. You need to walk a little closer to that dog, and then maybe sit next to it, and then take ten deep breaths while you let it lick your hand.
Fear is a lot harder to focus on when you’re focused on the motion instead. So, I try my very best to not stand still. It’s hard, but I keep moving.
Contact Nora McGreevy at nmcgreev @nd.edu
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Erin Thomassen The e xamined Life
Sing off-key
I love hearing people sing off-key at Mass. This is not a sarcastic statement.
You may be confused why I, a member of the Notre Dame Folk Choir, enjoy off-key singing. Shouldn’t I crave four-part harmony, dark vowels and clean cutoffs? I do. Yet there is a different kind of beauty I experience when I leave the choral risers and join the assembly. It is the beauty of off-key praise.
When I sing with the folk choir, I am surrounded by perfect (or pretty darn near perfect) pitch. If I am not careful, I can lose myself in cadence and motif, forgetting to pay attention to the meaning of the lyrics. I can also start analyzing how I sound. Am I blending well? Did I cut off at the right time? Wow, I actually hit the high A. Go me.
Yet I am not supposed to be thinking “go me” or even “curse me” in Mass — unless I am confessing to you and my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned. The point of Mass is not to praise or criticize my vocal ability. One of the points of Mass, however, is to praise God.
There are four types of church-going vocalists. These types are not soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
There are those who sing well and know it. These people have no problem singing in Mass. The members of the Folk Choir, as well as the other various Basilica choirs, often fall into this category.
There are those who sing well but do not know it. They may sing quietly at Mass or not sing at all. My friends who I am dying to pull into choir but refuse to sing in public are in this category.
Then, there are those who do not sing well, but do not know it. These people typically sing loudly, but not clearly. No one thinks they are in this category. Finally, there are those who do not sing well and know they do not sing well. This last category is divided into two subcategories: those who do not sing and those who sing despite their lack of musicality. When I speak of the beauty of off-key singing, I am referring to this last subcategory.
Divided from the act of praise, these voices would not be beautiful. I would be vexed if I went to see “Wicked” and the woman behind me sang along to every song off-key. This may or may not have happened on July 30, 2013 in the Boston Opera House. If part of the act of praise, off-key singing is even
more beautiful than on-key arias. These people are not singing because they enjoy listening to their own voices or want the people around them to notice that they are the reincarnation of Louis Armstrong. They are singing because they know it is part of their vocation to raise their voice in song and worship their Creator with the Church, living and dead, present at Mass.
Where there can be temptation towards pride in on-key singing, there can be practice in humility in off-key singing. The offering of your voice may be painful to your ears, but it is gift to God.
If your child brought you home a crayon drawing of a tree that looked more like an asparagus, you would probably not reject it. You might even hang it up on your fridge. If they wrote you a song about how much they loved you and sang it to you off-key, you would probably not tell them to stop. You might shed a tear.
The point of this column is not to stop people from singing well. That would be a shame, for there is a certain kind of beauty in masterful music ministry that helps people pray. The point is to encourage people who do not sing well to sing anyways. The most important person who is listening is God, and I don’t think he cares whether you are on pitch or not.
This column also aims to affirm those who already sing at Mass, whether you think you sing well or not. Now is an appropriate time to say “Go you,” because through singing of the goodness of God and man’s need for God’s mercy, you are taking your rightful place as creature before your creator.
Singing is a vital part of praise at Mass. Just ask Professor Tim O’Malley or Fr. David. Or listen to St. Augustine, who says: “He who sings prays twice.” Also, listen to the organ, violin or flute that plays before you start singing. It typically plays the notes you are supposed to sing once through before you start tackling the refrain.
So sing in the Basilica. Sing in your dorm chapel. Sing as you bike to your off-campus house. Just because you are tone-deaf does not mean you should be deaf to the call to praise God through song.
Ms. Thomassen is a senior studying mechanical engineering. She lives at the Château off campus, with four friends and more crêpes. She can be reached at ethomass@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
I am writing this Nov. 8, 2016, six and one-half hours before the first polls close. I have no idea who won the election for president of the United States. My comments are not related to the outcome but, rather, to the process. It was quite revelatory.
We learned a lot about our country in the yearlong campaigns: We have a diverse body of citizens; people hold fast to their positions, even in light of contrary facts; there is a lot of fear; for some, the campaigns are primarily for amusement; we see how we hate one another. With certainty, one can say that civil discourse is becoming obsolete in America, and ad hominem arguments are becoming the norm. And that is what I am thinking about: Is there a bright side to all of the ugliness exposed, especially on social networks, during this election cycle? I say there is.
You have probably heard some form of the statement, “We are as sick as we are secret.” So the good news is that the secret is secret no longer: We are a dysfunctional society. We will use
or twist anything that can feed our own narrative and call it the truth. We will mock those who are different from us or who think differently than we do. Racism, ethnocentricity, fear and misogyny are operative. Basic logic and reason are abandoned and replaced by imbecility. If we want to heal, we need our leaders to address these issues rather than play partisan keep away. My prayer is that the next president of the United States will lead an effort to identify and address our “better angels.” It is in the purview of a leader to provide moral challenges and encourage change in the national psyche. Now that we have revealed our inadequacies we must design and implement ways to lessen ideological competition and increase lived cooperation. That is the only way, in my opinion, that we will survive as a nation and as a people.
Fr. Stephen Newton director
leTTeR To THe edIToR
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” -Yoda
The dark side is present today.
Those of you who know me probably know that the rhetoric of Trump deeply opposes my belief in preferential option for the poor, the marginalized, the migrant, the minority, the suffering. But I will not hate Trump supporters. I will not give in to hatred.
I admit that I am afraid. I am afraid of what will happen in the next four years. I am afraid of how a Trump presidency will impact the poor, the marginalized, the migrant, the minority, the suffering. I am afraid of how a Trump presidency will impact those I love who are children, women, LGBTQ, Arab, black, Latino, Muslim, refugees or immigrants. I am afraid of how a Trump presidency will impact the world. I am afraid of how a Trump presidency will impact me.
Yet, I am afraid as well that my fear will lead me to hate, will lead me to hate the people who voted for Trump. If I give in to hating an entire group of people, how am I better? How am I different? How will more hate rid hate? (Luke 6:2736, for reference.)
At the end of the day, this election is full of people who are afraid on both sides of the political binary. People who are afraid of the world and of each other. Thus leading them to being angry at the world and at each other. Leading
Choosing love
them to hate the world and each other. If this continues, I don’t know where we will be in the centuries to come. I don’t know if there will be anyone around to know anything.
Last night, my friend and I sat together and discussed politics. She said, “I don’t tell you a lot because I think you’ll disagree.” I told her, “Well, why don’t you tell me? I might surprise you.” So I listened and put myself in her shoes to try to understand her perspective. I think I surprised her.
We talked further and agreed that the fact that we knew that we respected and loved each other made it easier for us to challenge each other. Our known love and respect made it easier for us to listen to each other’s criticisms and reflect critically without getting angry or defensive. It made it easier for us to — dare I say — change each other’s hearts and minds.
I want to believe that my friend and I are just two of many, that what occurred between us last night is a hint of some greater opportunity. Dorothy Day said, “It is love that will burn out the sins and hatreds that sadden us.” I want to believe that love can burn away the hatred in our world right now. I want to believe that we can surprise each other by listening to each other, by loving each other, by empathizing with each other, and maybe then, we can come to allow all of our hearts not be filled with fear or anger or hatred.
A time to
“For a while on election night, I very seriously thought about finding something to do outside of the country after graduation because I want nothing to do with what I perceive will be Donald Trump’s America. If his campaign is any indication of how he will run the country, I do not want to be present to a culture of misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia and racism.
However, I have decided against leaving because I believe that it is our responsibility as students of a top-20 university and thus some of the great minds of our generation to lead our nation in the direction that we want to take it. America is great, but this week, tens of millions of our countrymen succumbed to fear and denied the greatness within them and within their peers. They were convinced that our nation is incapable of tackling ISIS, the Syrian refugee crisis, or global warming. Our friends, neighbors, and family members have been made to feel afraid, and they have forgotten that the United States is a City upon a Hill, and a country of
lead,
This goes beyond politics. Fear and hatred of the “other” permeates all sorts of interactions, actions, opinions, and social structures. It is easy to love those who are like us, who agree with us. But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? It is comfortable to continue surrounding ourselves with people who agree with us and continue looking down on the “other” from afar. But I agree with Pope Benedict XVI when he said, “the world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.”
So I will continue to love those who most need it. I will continue with renewed fervor to support and champion the poor, the marginalized, the migrant, the minority, the suffering.
And I will continue to love all I encounter. I will in try in my actions and deeds to love those who hurt me, who hate me, who persecute me, who scare me. I will pray that maybe they will open their hearts up to love too. I pray that I will surprise them. I pray that they will surprise me. I pray that we will surprise each other.
Please. Please surprise me.
Editor’s note: Gabriela Leskur served as The Observer’s Viewpoint editor from 2014-2015.
not to leave
greater capability than any other nation the world has ever known.
Our friends may have forgotten this, but we know the truth. We are the voices of the future; we are the ones capable of dictating the dialogue for years to come, so it is paramount that we speak. It is up to us to be the change we wish to see. It is up to us to believe in our efficacy even when it feels like we have none, and it is up to us to protect the goals of our country. We cannot and shall not see this great American experiment in democracy fall victim to the mercurial impulses of the president-elect.
It will be fashionable in the coming days, weeks, and months to joke about fleeing to Canada or Europe, but this is nothing but cowardice and cynicism. To leave the United States over the result of an election is to forfeit any belief in the democratic process or the will of the people. It is more than reasonable to disagree with the majority, but it is an inherent virtue of the American democratic experiment that we can expect a peaceful transfer of
power from one ruling party to another, and to flee as a result of your party losing is exemplifying unAmerican behavior.
I did not vote for Donald Trump, and I do not agree with the policies he happens to expound this week, but he has been elected president of my country by over fifty-nine million people, so I respect and affirm that decision. Yet, my nation’s conscience is determined by more than the whims of one man behind a desk in Washington. Let us all — Republicans, Democrats, and Independents — commit our substantial skills and talents to building a national community of which we can be proud. I have the utmost confidence in my peers to be a voice of compassion and love for all people as Our Lady’s University dictates.
It is time for us to lead, not leave.
Gabriela Leskur senior Nov. 9
Michael Waldoch senior Nov. 9
Happy Birthday: enlightenment and positive change will unfold, but not without anguish and deep thought. your intuition will keep you on track, and your desire to find peace of mind, body and soul will give you the courage to head in the direction that encourages you to live life your way. It’s time to solve personal and professional problems and move on. your numbers are 4, 17, 22, 24, 30, 32, 44.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): learn as you go and you will make a good impression. striving to make improvements, pick up new skills and knowledge and learning by watching and listening to others will bring excellent results and an unexpected opportunity.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): getting involved in events, fundraisers or causes you truly believe in will encourage encounters with people who will inspire you to make personal improvements as well. use your knowledge and expertise to help others, and good returns will come your way.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): don’t mix business with pleasure or you will be taken for granted. The results will be revealed once you tally up who has taken care of what. do your part and you’ll have no regrets or trouble taking over or moving on.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): let your creativity flow. step into the spotlight and show everyone what you can do. People from different walks of life will offer you wisdom that should not be ignored. you have plenty to gain by experiencing what life has to offer.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): nothing will turn out as planned. go with the flow and make do with what you have. refuse to let anyone manipulate you. get information firsthand to avoid being taken advantage of. Trust no one but yourself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): stay focused on what you have to do and let other people figure out their dilemmas for themselves. Problems at home will surface due to a misunderstanding or ulterior motives. you may want to rethink your current living situation.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Turn your focus inward. strive to meet the requirements you set and the personal goals you want to reach. discipline, a good imagination and a dream can lead to all sorts of possibilities. stop procrastinating and start doing.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): your home is your castle and much can be accomplished if you nurture what you love. The support and help offered by others will be a telltale sign of what’s to come. follow your intuition and develop your skills to meet the challenge you face.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The element of surprise will be to your advantage. don’t discuss your plans with others, just move forward and put them into play before anyone has a chance to stop you. deception and disillusionment will be apparent when dealing with opposition.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take a walk down memory lane and rethink an old idea that still excites you. A reunion with someone you used to bounce around ideas with will spark interest and a new adventure. Prepare to learn as you go.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): stay focused on reaching your goal. dedication, hard work and a persuasive attitude will help you overcome anyone who tries to mess with your accomplishments. A financial gain will unfold in an unexpected fashion. Invest in yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wheel and deal, and good fortune will find you. Property investments or negotiating a contract or legal settlement will bring good results. don’t take a risk or chances with your health. Travel is best kept to a minimum.
Birthday Baby: you are mysterious, unusual and empathetic. you are persistent and independent.
Jumble | dAvId hoyT
Jeff knurek
Youth is taking the NHL by storm
Wizards beat celtics behind Porter’s 34 points
The 2016-2017 nh L season started four weeks ago, and fans have watched their favorite teams off to either fast or slow starts. It is common for some fans to only pay attention to their team and the players on it while ignoring what else is happening around the league.
b ut the die-hard hockey fans out there that follow the entire league have noticed something about this season. s omething different. s omething that hasn’t been seen before.
hockey is getting even more entertaining to watch. Goal scoring is up, the games are ending in closer scores than before and the relatively new three-on-three overtime format is exhilarating. Watching games, fans are treated to more back-and-forth, entertaining hockey than they can remember. The quality of play has never been higher.
Why might this be, you ask? Well the simple answer is the game is getting younger.
If you look at the rosters of nh L teams, you can see a considerable among of players on each team are under the age of 24. Teams like the buffalo s abres, Toronto maple Leafs and Arizona c oyotes in particular have undergone rebuilding phases over the past couple of years. These rebuilding projects have given these teams young and talented prospects they hope will become cornerstone players for their franchise.
In the past four years, the s abres have added talented young players such as Jack e ichel, s am reinhart, r asmus r istolainen and Zemgus Girgensons. The s abres took a major hit when e ichel suffered an ankle injury before the season that will sideline him the first couple of months. When e ichel comes back, however, the s abres are hoping their combination of young talent and veteran leadership can be enough to provide a winning formula and send buffalo back to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
The maple Leafs have had one of the most publicized rebuilds in recent memory. When nh L hall-of-Famer brendan shanahan took over the team as president in 2014, he began an extreme makeover of the maple Leafs organization. d uring the first two seasons of his tenure, the maple Leafs traded away some of their best players for prospects and future draft picks.
b y doing this, they ensured themselves a top draft pick to add even more talent. Their last three first round draft picks — William nylander, m itch marner and Auston matthews — are currently three of their top four scorers. matthews was the first-overall pick in the 2016 draft and scored four goals in his first nh L game. In the big picture, the maple Leafs are considered the c hicago c ubs of the nh L: They’re a historic franchise that currently has the longest stanley c up drought of any team in the league. The c ubs just ended their drought, and it doesn’t seem too crazy to think the Leafs will do the same in the near future.
The Arizona c oyotes have been the subject of relocation rumors throughout their time in the desert. many people believe the team won’t be able to last in the unorthodox hockey market. however, the influx of young talent the c oyotes possess could change all of that. Young players like max d omi, Anthony d uclair, d ylan strome, Jakob c hychrun, Lawson c rouse and c hristian d vorak laden the c oyotes roster. In a couple of years, these players are expected to take the next step in their development and the c oyotes will be a major force to be reckoned with.
even teams that continually finish on top of the league standings have begun using more and more young players to fill out their roster spots. The c hicago blackhawks began this season with six rookies on their roster. The Pittsburgh Penguins won the stanley c up last season thanks to key contributions from young players like bryan rust, c onor sheary and matt murray.
19-year-old e dmonton o ilers forward c onnor mcdavid is currently among the league leaders in points. he is the captain of the o ilers and was the captain of Team north America at the 2016 World c up of hockey back in s eptember. Team north America, made up of the top U. s . and c anadian born nh L players under the age of 23, captivated hockey fans with their fast style-ofplay and highlight-reel goals. If their development continues, these young players are poised to become the next superstars of a league that, frankly, can use more.
Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Associated Press
WA shInGTon — otto
Porter didn’t think much of “otto Porter” chants in the final minutes of the Washington Wizards’ 118-93 rout of the boston celtics. but they sure were familiar.
back in the same building he called home when he starred at Georgetown, Porter scored a career-high 34 points and had 14 rebounds Wednesday night. Porter shot 14 of 19 and 3 of 5 from 3-point territory, sparking the Wizards to a 26-point lead after a quarter — an advantage that never dipped below 15 the rest of the way.
“r ight now I’m trying to play at a high level every night,” Porter said. “I’m trying to do what it is I can do to help this team win.”
Porter scored 20-plus for the second consecutive game and delivered the win he believed the Wizards (2-5) desperately needed. on a night bradley
beal left with right hamstring tightness and John Wall was ejected for the second game in a row, Porter was the offensive and defensive catalyst with four assists, three steals and three blocks.
“he gives you a lot of winning basketball plays,” coach scott brooks said. “You can look at his field goal percentage, you can look at all the things that he does in his midrange game, his 3-point shot’s developed, his offensive rebounds.”
Porter earned plenty of credit from the celtics (3-4) for his energy all over the court.
“he outworked us, getting off his rebounds, put-backs,” said Isaiah Thomas, who led boston with 23 points. “You’ve got to tip your hat to him, but they were running isolation plays for him and we just couldn’t guard him.”
slow start
The celtics started the game 4 of 22, including 0 of 8 from
3-point range, as the Wizards’ 26-point lead was the largest by any nbA team after the first quarter this season. According to esPn stats and Info, boston’s eight points were its fewest in the first quarter since scoring seven against the m ilwaukee bucks in 1974.
“I didn’t think there was a lack of purpose or focus,” coach brad stevens said. “I thought we looked a little shook by them on offense.”
Wall ejected
Wall, who scored 19 points, was thrown out with 5:24 left when he was assessed a Flagrant-2 on video review for fouling b oston’s marcus smart. It was his fifth career ejection but second in as many games, and Wall was also fined $25,000 on Wednesday for inappropriate actions toward an official when he was tossed from the Wizards’ loss to houston on monday.
Anthony’s second-half heroics lead Knicks
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ne W Yor K — c armelo
Anthony wasn’t making enough shots and the brooklyn nets weren’t missing many.
o nce that changed, the Knicks had an easy time in the first matchup this season between the new York rivals.
Anthony scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter and Kristaps Porzingis added 21 in the Knicks’ 110-96 victory Wednesday night.
rookie center Willy hernangomez had a seasonbest 14 points, d errick rose also scored 14 and new York climbed out of a 14-point hole by holding the nets to 27.5 percent shooting in the second half.
“o ur bench guys were great,” Knicks coach Jeff hornacek said. “They came in there, brought the energy, melo got hot there in that third quarter and was rolling, so great second half for our guys to see what putting pressure and getting after it defensively can do for your team.”
brook Lopez and Justin hamilton each scored 21 points for the nets, who
wilted on the second night of back-to-back games after a strong first half. normally a good fourth-quarter team, they were outscored 38-25 while struggling to run their offense without an experienced nb A point guard.
new York, which came in allowing 109.8 points per game to rank 26th in the league, had more problems on that end in the first half but dominated the second.
And the Knicks got strong performances off their bench, with brandon Jennings posting 11 assists and hernangomez shooting 6 for 7.
The nets, who set season highs for points and shooting percentage (55.3 percent) in their 119-110 victory over m innesota on Tuesday, shot 55 percent in the first half and led 55-50.
Then Anthony, just 3 for 11 at halftime, had a baseline drive with the Knicks down nine and then turned to his jumper. he made five of them and then a pair of free throws, putting up 14 points in the final 5 minutes to give the Knicks a 72-71 lead.
“but even after that stretch
it was a one-point game,” nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. “Then I felt like the real difference was again their bench coming in and just took us out of our stuff.”
hernangomez provided a spark before Porzingis made a pair of 3-pointers and threw down a dunk while getting fouled as the lead grew to 92-78.
“melo got it going. he probably had like 10 or 12 straight at one point, so that kind of just enlightened the whole team,” Jennings said. “And then we were just taking care of the defensive end and then just finding KP coming down for transition 3s and then he got an and-1 dunk, so we were just clicking tonight.”
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nets: brooklyn opened a five-game trip by falling to 0-3 on the road. ... s ean Kilpatrick made his first career start in his 43rd game. he came in averaging 16.6 points, tops among reserves.
Knicks: new York improved to 93-91 against the nets. brooklyn had won six of eight meetings over the previous two seasons.
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accumulating a total of eight in the game.
Louisville charged ahead in the second set, taking a 16-8 lead. The Irish struggled to handle the Cardinals’ attacks and continued to make critical errors.
Notre Dame tallied seven attack errors in the second set, handing Louisville a significant number of free points and adding to its lead. The Irish got back into their groove later in the set and were able to cut into Louisville’s lead slightly, but the Cardinals maintained the lead and took the set, 25-21.
From there, Louisville never looked back. While the Irish were able to keep pace with the Cardinals throughout the rest of the match, they continued to be plagued by service and attack errors, tallying eight and 27, respectively, by the end of the match.
Freshman outside hitter Jemma Yeadon led the way offensively for the Irish, picking up 12 kills, and was closely followed by 10 kills from Nunge, nine from Kuhn and seven from Fry. Senior
middle blocker Katie Higgins maintained the highest hitting percentage for the Irish, hitting .556, and she also picked up four blocks.
Louisville took the third set 2520 to give it a 2-1 lead in the match and finished the Irish off in four, holding onto a 25-22 lead in the final set despite Notre Dame’s rally in the hitting percentage category.
Notre Dame’s inconsistency at the setter position continued to be a topic of conversation during Wednesday’s match. Junior setter Taylor Zwickl returned from injury over the weekend, joining freshman setter Hanna Klein as the team’s primary setters. Zwickl’s return allowed Nunge, who had been filling in as a setter, to return to and fully focus on her principal role as an outside hitter. Irish head coach Jim McLaughlin noted Monday that he was excited by the fact Nunge would be able to concentrate on blocking and hitting with Zwickl back in the lineup.
However, Nunge and Zwickl took the court as the starting setters in Notre Dame’s 6-2 offense. Klein did not make an appearance until deep in the second set
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belles fall in MI aa tourney
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Saint Mary’s ended its most successful conference season since joining the MI aa with a 3-1 defeat in the semifinals of the conference tournament to No. 10 Hope.
a fter tying a program record with 11 wins in the MI aa — in addition to putting up a 15-13 record in the regular season — the b elles (15-14, 11-5 MI aa ) came into the conference semifinals as the No. 3 seed. However the b elles couldn’t upset the Flying Dutch (25-5, 13-3), with the game ending 3-1.
The b elles got off to a strong start to the match, taking a 5-1 lead in the first set, but this lead quickly disappeared and the Flying Dutch pulled away with an 11-1 run on their way to taking the set, 25-16.
The b elles fell behind early in the second set but soon took another impressive lead as they went up 15-9. Yet the Flying Dutch again came back and took the set, 25-22. With the b elles needing to win the third set, they trailed 22-20, but came back to tie it at 23-23 before taking the final two points to keep themselves alive. However, despite leading 6-1 and 18-13 in the fourth set, the b elles again lost their lead as the Flying Dutch came out 25-22 winners of what was the final set.
when the Cardinals led by seven. Klein exited the game after one point.
Looking forward, the Irish will look to pick up their 20th win Sunday against Virginia after a shorter-than-normal recovery period. On Monday, McLaughlin said he felt his team would be
ready to go Sunday and not let the short week affect their level of play.
“These girls are pretty resilient, and we’ve done a pretty good job of reducing the volume a little bit, so I think their legs are good,” McLaughlin said. “Everybody’s gotta go through that, so I don’t
think that’s gonna affect them that much.”
The Irish will look to snap their losing streak against the Cavaliers (5-21, 2-12) Sunday at 1 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion.
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Senior outside hitter Meaghan Gibbons had 14 kills, while junior outside hitter r achel b onek added another 13. Senior setter a lexis Grady had 24 assists as well as the kill that won the b elles the third set.
Gibbons and freshman libero Kaylin Szucs both received a ll-MI aa recognition for their performances this season.
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one thing that will help Notre Dame have a deep run in this tournament, it will be the stalwart defensive performances that have become part of this team’s DNA. Offensively, the Irish don’t score a lot of goals, which is understandable considering the losses of Jacobs and Flores. But senior captain Kaleigh Olmsted has stepped up in a huge way, and
highly-touted freshman Jennifer Westendorf has also impressed. While Notre Dame’s largest margin of victory this year was 4-0, eight of their 13 wins have been 1-0. Once again, this team just finds a way to get results, and it’s one of the biggest reasons why it finished first in a conference that had six teams in the final top 25 rankings. While Westendorf has led the way with six goals and 71 shots, the Irish have gotten goals from nine different players this year, a testimony to the how
much of this season has been team-oriented.
In September, Notre Dame went on a three game road trip, and drew every single game, even after double overtime. After 1-1 tie with Syracuse, Irish head coach Theresa Romagnolo said, she wanted her team to play with more poise.
“What we need to see is more consistency in performance, and so I know we’re young, but you can only keep saying you’re young for so long before you need people
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competing a lot more and we’re playing small games competitively, and we’ve had a couple of good weeks of practice so far, so we’ll be ready to play on Saturday.”
Last season, Notre Dame saw an early exit from the hockey east playoffs at the hands of Northeastern when they lost back to back games at home. As such, this game means a little more to the team this time around, and junior forward and leading goal scorer Anders Bjork echoed this when commenting on the attitude in the locker room.
“It’s really exciting, especially given that last year they knocked us out of the hockey east playoffs, so we’re kind of looking for some revenge here,” Bjork said. “It’s always fun when we play them. They battle hard, so we’re really excited to see what we can
to step up and make experienced decisions,” Romagnolo said. Looking back on it, however, that consistency was forged right there. The fact that a young team like this, still trying to find its identity, was able to go on the road and battle for 120 minutes and not lose three straight times was so important for the Irish. Notre Dame started off the year by learning not how to lose, and when conference play rolled around, it learned how to win. The one common denominator has been resiliency, and with
do.”
During just the past week, the Irish made some changes with the addition of former Notre Dame assistant and umass head coach John micheletto to the coaching staff. While he hasn’t been around the team for long, Jackson has already recognized his presence in his return to the program.
“I wasn’t around when he was here before, but I’ve known John for a number of years and got to develop a relationship with him in the time he’s been in hockey east,” Jackson said. “he’s got a good hockey mind and a good background, and he has his input with our coaching staff. I think with his fresh approach it’s nice to have an outsider’s point of view, and there’s a lot of benefits. We’re still getting acclimated, but he’s fit in extremely well.” Looking forward, this will prove to be a tough stretch for Notre Dame as they will have very little turn-around time after the games Saturday and Sunday
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would be of the utmost importance to make sure we get in the national meet, if we’re not in the top two, there’s still at-large opportunities to qualify.”
Sparks pointed to a trio of m ichigan schools as Notre Dame’s main competitors in madison. m ichigan is currently ranked No. 5 in the nation, and the Wolverines are joined by No. 13 e astern m ichigan and No. 22 m ichigan State. Notre Dame sits at No. 14 after the conference championships.
With the eighth-place finish to close out last year, Sparks said making a second-consecutive Nc AA championship is a goal of the program and would put Notre Dame in elite company.
“It’s always a program objective to get to the national meet,” Sparks said. “The expectation has now grown to the point of not just making it to the national meet, we have to go there…
the tournament fast approaching, Notre Dame has been baptized in fire and emerged from the ashes. If this year has taught me one thing, it’s not to rule out the underdog.
Let’s see where this underdog ends up.
Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
before coming back home for a pair of games against No. 5 umass-Lowell on Thursday and Friday. As such, Jackson realizes that the team will be facing a variety of challenges entering a pivotal point in the season.
“We’re going to have to show discipline in the way we play with the puck,” Jackson said.
“We have to be smart in our approach, we’re going to have to show poise under pressure, and we will face pressure. This is going to be a challenge for us. We got knocked out of the hockey east playoffs by these guys last year, so we’re going to have to go in there and do the same thing to them which is a tough task.
“We have to be a little pissed off about losing two games at home to them, and they’ve had our number, but the only we’re going to turn that around is we have to go out there and play and go after them.”
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and always trying to improve on last year. We’re hoping to be in that top-10 at the national level.
“But we have to take this step first this weekend, we obviously don’t want to look to the finals before we make it to the first round.”
The Notre Dame men’s team finished tenth at in the Acc two weekends ago, and Sparks hopes the squad can duplicate that effort this Friday.
“We finished top-10 in the conference. We’d like to continue that trend and finish top10 in the region,” Sparks said. “That’s going to be contingent upon [sophomore] Anthony Williams’ race, but also [seniors] c hris marco and Jake Dumford. Our senior captains have to step up and be the leaders that we expect them to be.”
The Irish will race Friday at 1 p.m. on the Zimmer c hampionship course in madison.
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Notre Dame slips up in conference tilt
By ELIZABETH GREASON sports Writer
notre dame was downed by Louisville, 3-1, Wednesday night in an attempt to bounce back from a loss to d uke over the weekend.
The i rish (19-8, 10-5 Acc ) jumped out to a strong start, snatching the first set by a three-point margin, 25-22. notre dame led for much of the set but was never able to fully pull away from the cardinals (9-16, 4-11), who continued to claw their way back at notre dame’s leads. sophomore outside hitter rebecca nunge, junior outside hitter sydney Kuhn and junior middle blocker s am Fry led the i rish offensively in the set with three kills each.
Although the i rish have two of the top servers in the Acc in sophomore libero r yann deJarld and Fry, they were plagued with service errors throughout the match,
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nd cross country hockey
regionals pose next test for i rish
By MAREK MAZUREK sports e ditor
When n otre d ame competes in the nc AA regional championships on Friday in m adison, Wisconsin, it will be in familiar territory.
The i rish women’s team hopes to make the nc AA championship for the second straight year after finishing eighth place overall last year behind a title-winning performance from m olly s eidel.
This year, sophomore Anna r ohrer leads the i rish into n ovember coming off of a first-place finish in the A cc championships. n otre d ame as a whole finished second behind n orth c arolina s tate, and i rish assistant head coach m atthew s parks said he feels his team has strong momentum heading into m adison.
“What was so encouraging about [the A cc championship] was to be as close as we were to n c s tate, who is one of the top five teams in the country,” s parks said. “We still feel like we have a lot of potential to get better.”
Joining r ohrer with solid showings at the A cc meet were sophomores
Anna h effernan and r achel d a d amio and senior Lexi Pelletier, who finished sixth, 38th and 23rd, respectively.
“Five runners score and if you don’t have five competitive, talented people, your team is not going to be as successful as you like,” s parks said. “[Pelletier and d a d amio] are two we expect, not just to be in our top five, but to be competitive. They had really competitive track seasons last spring and they’re gaining fitness as the weeks go by.”
For the i rish, the goal is to secure their spot in the nc AA championship meet by grabbing an automatic qualifying spot.
“Going into the regional meet, one of the team goals is to finish in the top-two, those are the automatic qualifying spots for the national meet,” s parks said. “Finishing in the top-two
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resilient i rish head into nc AAs
Flash back to August. After finishing sixth in the Acc last year, only returning six players with nine starts or more, and losing their two top returning scorers in sophomore natalie Jacobs and junior sabrina Flores, it looked like this season was going to be a tough one for the irish. but while the experts said sixth once again, 20 games later, notre dame is a no. 2 seed in the ncAA tournament, and Acc regular-season champion for the first time ever. What happened?
While this is not the most talented and certainly not the most hyped team the irish have ever had, one thing that has certainly stood out this year has been its resilience. Time and time again, notre dame has been able to grind out results, even against more talented opponents. With only three losses to account for, this squad has been incredibly consistent in making sure that
it isn’t bested by teams, and the 10-match unbeaten streak that lasted from Aug. 29 to oct. 9 highlights this perfectly. it’s simple — when the irish have enough, they eke out the win, and when it’s not their night, they don’t lose. it all starts with the defense, led by goalie and senior captain Kaela Little. despite losing three of the four starters from last year, including both starting center backs, the irish have been incredibly consistent and dominant throughout the year. Their .428 goals against average is good enough for sixth in the country, and considering the offenses that the irish have faced and kept clean sheets against, that is no small feat. especially versus stanford, who is currently ranked seventh with 2.47 goals per game, and clemson, who ranks 19th. notre dame only allowed one penalty-kick goal at home all year. considering the irish can play their first three matches of the tournament at home, if there’s
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ND returns to action, will face Northeastern
By ALEX BENDER sports Writer
coming off a lengthy break from play, no. 9 notre dame will be hitting the road this weekend as it plays a pair of games at northeastern.
After a hot start and two straight wins over Arizona state, the irish (4-3-1, 1-1-0 hockey east) have cooled down a bit as of late, having won just one of their last four games before getting last weekend off. coming into this pair of contests against northeastern, irish head coach Jeff Jackson hopes his team competes better than last year when the irish also faced the huskies (3-3-3, 0-2-1 hockey east) off of a bye week.
“i think we learned a lesson last year when we had the bye week before northeastern,” said Jackson. “i don’t think we worked hard enough and competed hard enough in practice, and last week we practiced every day except for one and we gave them the weekend off, but we went hard for four days. The days we are practicing, we’re
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Irish junior Sam Fry, left, and sophomore Rebecca Nunge attempt a block against Duke on Sept. 30 at Purcell Pavilion.
