Print Edition of The Observer for Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Group experiments with fire, ice

Physics graduate students demonstrate uses of elements in hands-on presentation

By LUCAS MASIN-MOYER

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Throughout the academic year, notre dame’s physics department has brought science to the public with a series of events titled “our universe revealed.”

The e x pand demo team, made up of physics graduate students adam c lark, austin nelson, craig reingold and a llan l eishman, presented the next installment in this series, “a show of Fire and ice,” Tuesday evening in Jordan hall of science.

c lark kicked off the event by starting a massive fire with a few simple ingredients.

“[ i used] just non-dairy coffee creamer,” he said. “so by spreading it out, it increased the amount of oxygen gas that

SMC student receives Fannie Mae externship

By GINA TWARDOSZ

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o ver spring break, saint mary’s junior margaret cox participated in an externship with Fannie mae, which was established and rewarded by college alumna and senior executive with Fannie mae renee schultz.

a lthough cox began her first year at saint mary’s solely as a marketing major, she said she soon discovered an interest in finance.

“i was a marketing major when i came to saint mary’s, and marketing students have to take a finance course,” she said. “i took it and i started really enjoying the topic and doing well in the class. so, i decided to major in finance as well.”

The externship consisted of a four day trip to washington, d c . over spring break, cox said, where she was able to shadow some of the female executives working at Fannie

mae.

“They scheduled me to meet with different women in the company and see the different positions,” she said. “The women i met taught me a lot about the industry itself because i didn’t know much about it. it was nice to learn about something not taught in school. The externship was more about getting to know women and asking them how they got to their position.”

cox said a valuable piece of information she gained from participating in the externship was the importance of pursuing her passions.

“one of the women told me you have to be really passionate about what you’re doing,” she said. “i feel you need to passionate about a job to enjoy it so it doesn’t just become work.”

cox said she hopes to continue working with Fannie mae in the future.

“They have a two year rotational program within the

company so i’m going to look into applying for that next fall,” she said.

cox said her favorite part about the externship was actually seeing what happens in the private world of finance and understanding that world better.

“i have interned with marketing companies before, and now with the finance externship i see how different the two worlds really are,” she said. “The finance world is so fast-paced. i enjoy doing these internships and externships because otherwise i wouldn’t know what to expect. That’s the best part about these opportunities — i’m learning what’s going on. i think if i didn’t have this opportunity i might not have thought about having a career in finance.”

young women should always be open to pushing themselves to take on new opportunities, cox said.

Sexual assault reported

Observer Staff Report

a sexual assault was reported to the u niversity’s deputy Title i X coordinator, according to an email sent to students Tuesday night from n otre d ame s ecurity p olice ( ndsp ).

The alleged assault occurred in a n orth Quad men’s residence hall early s unday morning, according to the email.

i nformation about sexual assault prevention and resources for survivors of sexual assault are available online from ndsp and from the c ommittee for s exual a ssault p revention ( csap ) at their website.

speaker critiques policing methods

By NATALIE WEBER news writer

i n an effort to create conversations about policing, yale university professor vesla weaver and her colleagues created spaces called portals where people can speak with others from different cities about their experiences with law enforcement in their communities.

i n a talk hosted rooney c enter for the study of a merican d emocracy and the c enter for c ivil and human r ights on Tuesday, weaver spoke about her involvement in the project.

“ w hat are portals?” she said. “They’re a bridge. a wormhole, a conversation across states. m aybe even time. They’re gold repurposed shipping containers. They’re equipped with immersive audio [and] video technology. you can place them anywhere.”

weaver said traditional methods of gathering

information about police brutality, such as surveys, did not sufficiently describe the experiences of members of marginalized communities.

“ we wanted to actually listen to what members of these impacted communities said in their own terms — in interactions not with researchers, not with us, but in conversation with others distant physically, but from similar neighborhoods,” weaver said.

weaver said she wanted to enable vulnerable groups to become powerful forces in their communities.

“ we wanted to see if we could empower communities so often marginalized by contemporary discourse to have a say and to amplify the voices of those who are already often unheard,” she said. “c ould we create a connected political space from connection? c an we make ordinary people the lifeblood of grassroots

Lecture connects environment, religion

By COURTNEY BECKER news e ditor

a ssistant director for life sciences research and outreach Fr. Terrence e hrman gave a lecture on the significance of water Tuesday night in Geddes hall. The lecture was part three of a six-part series hosted by The center for Theology, s cience and human Flourishing entitled “a broader v ision of reality: i ntegral e cology within the Great Lakes Watershed,” which focuses on the intersection between the environment and religion.

The lecture covered a variety of topics, including what and where water is, Great Lakes water use, a broader vision of ecology in relation to water and the theology of creation focusing

on water. e hrman said the discussion is important because water is vital to life on e arth.

“a s far as we know, water is essential for life,” he said. “a ny planet in our solar system that we know of that has life — its requirement is water. so it’s essential for life. Water gives life.”

despite water’s importance, e hrman said this resource is not readily accessible for a large portion of the world’s population.

“There are a lot of people across the world who don’t have access to water,” he said.

“There are a billion people on this planet right now who lack access to clean water, to safe water. That’s 18 percent of the population — 3.5 million people die each year from water related disease. Waterborne

disease claims more lives each year than wars, and half of the world’s hospital beds are filled with people suffering from water-related illness.”

e hrman said because water is an “inalienable right,” it should be considered a “public good” and properly handled by the public.

“i n catholic social understanding, access to water is an inalienable right,” he said. “a s a vital element essential to survival, everyone has a right to it. but by its very nature, water cannot be treated as just another commodity among many, and it must be used rationally and in solidarity with others.”

i n spite of water’s value, e hrman said, it is easy for the m idwest region to take water for granted given the Great Lakes’ vast supply of fresh water.

“o f all of the water on the planet, 2.5 [percent] is fresh,” he said. “o f all that fresh [water], only 1.5 [percent] is surface water. it’s estimated that

Policing

politics?”

For many minority youth, Weaver said their first encounter with the police is a regular coming of age event. Participants in the portals often recalled their first encounters with law enforcement during conversations.

“o ne says the police come into his house, and all of the sudden he has a gun to his head and he’s 12 years old,” Weaver said. “a nother says he was truant from school and he ends up being thrown on the ground and given a ticket for resisting.

the Great Lakes are 20 percent of all the world’s fresh water … and it’s used for all sorts of different purposes and uses.”

e hrman said there are still steps that need to be taken to ensure the Great Lakes Watershed continues to be a viable resource.

“i talked about areas of concern, which are identified areas within the Watershed where there has been an impairment or reduction of the chemical, physical or biological integrity of the Great Lakes Watershed and water,” he said. “ … i n 2010, the Great Lakes restoration initiative was begun to accelerate efforts to protect and restore some of these areas of concern.”

Water particularly connects to scripture through its prominent featuring in creation and redemption stories, e hrman said.

“a month ago, in my first lecture, i talked about this relationship between creation and redemption,” he said. “These are two elements that need to go

“a nd this next one, she says she’s a full-figured girl and the police would stop her and basically ask her if she was a prostitute. a nd she was 13.”

Weaver also discussed the idea of “linked fate” in black communities, and how it helps marginalized communities organize.

“When evaluating a political decision, so the logic goes, blacks make a utility calculation: what’s good for the group is what’s good for me,” Weaver said. “Linked fate is a political resource for subjugated groups. it helps them mount collective action problems and intra-racial differences by seeing a common foe and a common purpose.”

together. They’re two elements of God’s single divine economy of salvation. With so much of scripture, there are images of humankind’s redemption being imaged as a new creation. so creation and redemption can’t be separated.”

e hrman said these elements are applied to the use of water in the c hristian sacrament of baptism, in particular.

“a c hristian understanding of this image of restoration from e zekiel finds its fullest realization and manifestation in Jesus c hrist,” he said. “so when Jesus has died on the cross and his side is pierced with the lance, blood and water flow out. Jesus is the temple, he identifies himself as the temple and this water coming from the pierced side of c hrist is this life-giving water. The water and the blood are images of baptism and eucharist … baptism gives life [and] one is reborn of water in the spirit.”

Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu

a ccording to Weaver, participants’ conversations in portals revealed that linked fate was on the decline because of recent police brutality.

“c rucially, people described how divided the community was,” she said. “... a linked fate that might have emerged was interrupted by the incentives to remain alone. it was only as a loner that one could remain under the police radar to have some quiet from police intrusion in their neighborhoods.”

Weaver said many participants felt the law enforcement system was profiting off of their communities, and discussed the financial challenges participants — especially those incarcerated — faced.

“41 states have something called ‘inmate user fees,’” Weaver said. “i n other words, you are charged for your own room and board and for the services attached to being jailed — things like healthcare, things like dental care, things like your uniform. i n r iverside, c alifornia, this amounts to $142 a day. These are families that are making probably less than $30,000 or $20,000 a year.”

m any participants said they wanted to reshape the mainstream narrative about their communities, Weaver said.

“it was interesting to me how often people said something like ‘We need to control our narratives. s ee, what people see about us on the news isn’t right. We’re kings and queens. We’re creative. We’re entrepreneurs. We just don’t have the resources,’” she said.

Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu

Fannie mae

“i didn’t think i’d be interested in finance until i started to take the classes, so i’d tell [young women] to always give it a shot and take that class or take that opportunity to learn about something different,”

she said.

c ox said Fannie mae is a progressive company when it comes to employing women in positions of power, but she still feels the industry can do more when it comes to hiring women.

“Fannie mae was a good company to shadow because they do have a lot of women

to go but in and up.”

was available to be burned and we got the spectacular flame. You might have seen this before … the people that do pyrotechnics for [action] movies use principles like this to get that large, satisfying fireball.”

The next demonstration of fire was conducted by nelson, who created what he called a “fire tornado.”

“What we do is put this cage on and what that does is swirl the air for us, it gives the air particles spin — what we like to call angular momentum,” he said. “so the air is swirling around inside and the fire has nowhere

This tornado was the highlight for three children attending the event — ramon, Thomas and e leanor veselik.

“[i loved] when they turned the fire green,” ramon veselik said.

Their mother, a nne veselik, said the event provided a great learning opportunity.

“science is alway fascinating and it’s cool to get to see it hands-on and things you can’t do at home,” she said.

a fter the fire tornado, reingold did some further tests with a ruben tube and a guitar.

“What i have here is a long tube filled with propane … there are tiny holes cut in the top,” he said. “however, i have a speaker

in their industry, and they are a progressive company that’s trying to get more women in senior positions,” she said. “We need to expand that further in the industry.”

c ox said it is important for women in the finance industry, and any industry, to build each other up and not put each other down — this way, every

and play sound waves through [the tube], i can actually visualize the sound wave … as i make the notes lower, the wavelength gets longer — the big pockets of flame move further apart and as the notes get higher, the wavelength will get shorter.”

a fter these experiments with fire, the team moved on to experimenting with ice, particularly with liquid nitrogen — nelson’s “favorite thing to play with.”

“Liquid nitrogen is a lot colder than ice … so we’re going to dip stuff inside of it, because we’re scientists and that’s all science is — dipping stuff in liquid nitrogen,” reingold said.

The demo team proceeded to drop a rose, tennis ball,

woman can succeed and open the doors for future women ceo s, entrepreneurs and financial executives.

“a point they made throughout the externship was that in work environments and school environments, women can sometimes cut each other down because they want to be the best or grow fastest,” she

racquetball, ping pong ball and balloon into the liquid nitrogen.

The balloon yielded a particularly interesting result, nelson said.

“What’s happening is that we’re taking all the air inside the balloon and making it very, very cold so it condenses in on itself and if we allow the air to heat up the balloon will reinflate,” he said. “so if you ever want to have a party and have a lot of balloons, you can save them by just freezing them in liquid nitrogen.”

Leishman finished off the event with a demonstration of superconductors, using the magnetic properties of superconductors to levitate a small rock.

said. “Fannie mae was really focused on helping women grow and the importance of women building up other women. i feel that’s really important. at Fannie mae nobody wants to cut anyone down, they want to help women succeed.”

Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu

“a superconductor is — short story — is a material that can conduct electricity without any watts,” he said. “The problem is that, like how ice has to be frozen below 32 degrees to be solid, superconductors have to be really cold to be superconducting … luckily we have material on this stage that can do that. Liquid nitrogen can get down to negative 321 degrees Fahrenheit and so it’ll take us below that threshold.”

The next installment of “our Universe revealed” will be held may 16 in Jordan hall and will be a hands-on exploration of particle physics.

Contact Lucas Masin-Moyer at lmasinmo@nd.edu

no place I’d rather be

Courtney Becker news Writer

In the days after students return to campus from spring break, we exchange stories of trips to Florida, visiting friends abroad and road tripping to various places throughout the country. my response to people asking me what I did over the break is always the same: I just went home.

While I love hanging out with my friends and definitely prefer a warm climate to the blizzard that hit new York last week, I appreciate every opportunity I have to spend time with my whole family. my siblings and I are all away at school now, and between breaks that don’t overlap and summer internships, we are rarely all home at the same time anymore, so Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks are all reserved for my family.

my family moved around several times while I was growing up, and constantly having to adjust to a new place with new people caused me to grow extremely close with my siblings. I love being able to talk to my brother about how school is going for him or watching episode after episode of ridiculous television shows with my sister. being trapped in the house during a blizzard is actually a really fun experience for us because even though we weren’t able to spend much time with our friends, we have spent our entire lives acting as each other’s best friends when we found ourselves alone.

my parents make my experience at home even better. I know a lot of people think they have the greatest parents in the world, but I’m pretty sure this is actually the case in my family. every time I’m home, I spend hours sitting at the kitchen table with my mom and dad talking about everything — what’s going on at notre dame right now, current political events and even “hamilton” (because somehow the conversation always manages to come back around to “hamilton”). I’m not at all ashamed to say that — as much as I love notre dame and spending time here — when I’m here, I miss my mom and dad like crazy.

I didn’t get remotely tan, I didn’t go anywhere new and I didn’t do anything particularly exciting over spring break, but I had a great one. The infrequency with which my entire family is home now has made me appreciate those occasions even more than I did when we all lived together and regularly drove each other crazy. At the end of the day, my family members are my best friends, and I can’t imagine anyone else I would rather relax and recharge for the rest of the semester with. besides, at least my skin isn’t peeling while I recover from sunburn right now.

Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu

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

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The American dreamers

“Living as an undocumented student is incredibly difficult because you’re never 100 percent secure or confident ... because you know at any moment you could be taken away.” Julio s alazar, a junior, understands the plight of not knowing whether he would be able to continue living in the United s tates and excelling in our country’s public school system or not. Living as an undocumented student for seven years, s alazar is an outspoken advocate for immigrant rights. s alazar says that going back to m exico to apply for a visa and begin the residency process was a foreign experience because even though his birth certificate reports that he was born in m exico, it is not written on his heart. h e added that this experience is a common thread among many undocumented students who consider themselves Americans because the United s tates is the only home they have ever known. d eportation would thus disenfranchise and surrender an entire generation of Americans who currently make academic, economic and social contributions to our society.

As students of n otre d ame and s aint m ary’s, we are called to support undocumented students on our campuses. The h oly Family themselves were migrants, and Pope Francis reminds us that the question God posed to c ain, “Where is your brother?” is a question directed to each one of us. b y acting in solidarity with the undocumented on campus, as Pope Francis said, “We are putting into practice the commandment of love that Jesus bequeathed to us when he identified with the foreigner, with those who are suffering, with all the innocent victims of violence and exploitation.” As students, faculty and staff at n otre d ame, s t. m ary’s and h oly c ross, we have a duty to protect our family and to act on that commandment of love.

c urrently, d eferred Action for c hildhood Arrivals ( dAc A) provides protection for many undocumented students on our campuses. The program was created in 2012 to grant provisional security through authorization of residence and work within the country without the threat of deportation under the law. dAc A has given a chance to an estimated 750,000 immigrants to be valuable members of the workforce who make significant contributions to the economy, help create jobs, enrich culture through language and talent and make the United s tates what it is and strives to be. h owever, dAc A is under threat by the current administration, which means that thousands of undocumented immigrants, including students on our campuses, are vulnerable to deportation. To ensure the security of dAc A individuals, the bipartisan br I d G e ( b ar r emoval of Individuals who d ream and Grow our e conomy) Act has been introduced in c ongress, which would allow young people to continue to work and live here by granting provisional protected

presence for three years past the expiration of the dAc A program. The three-year extension of time given by the br I d G e Act would therefore also provide peace of mind for those who face the fear of deportation and being torn away from their family and community members in the United s tates. s upporting the br I d G e Act is not only an indirect investment in our economy, but also a promotion of the success of the members of rising generations who have and will continue to shape the future of our country and can be an important demonstration of solidarity for the undocumented students on our campuses whose identities, families and futures are connected with the U. s . and the American dream offered here.

o n February 20th, President r ev. John I. Jenkins, c s c ., released a statement in The o bserver urging members of the n otre d ame community to “express unqualified backing” for the br I d G e Act, “which has broad bipartisan support, would codify protection for our dAc A students and classmates.” This issue is “timely and urgent,” stated Jenkins. n otre d ame’s mission statement emphasizes that, “[t]he intellectual interchange essential to a university requires, and is enriched by, the presence and voices of diverse scholars and students.” The loss of students, faculty and staff from our community that would occur with the rescinding of dAc A would be devastating not only to those directly affected, but also would be detrimental to what the University itself calls “essential.” b y signing this petition, which we will present to r epresentative Walorski in our upcoming meeting with her, you can take concrete action and make sure that the voices of our community and our support for the br I d G e Act are heard. As Julio s alazar expressed, “Living the American d ream is not a d emocratic issue or a r epublican issue. It’s an American issue. s o let’s protect those people who are living and working for the American d ream and make it easier for them to achieve it.”

Grace Garvey sophomore

Molly Knapp junior

Annie Maguire freshman

Emma Qualy-Pearson junior

Luis Young junior

march 20

The Republican party: reaching a crossroads

Eddie Damstra dinner Table Talks

The 2016 presidential campaign season and the subsequent first couple months of donald Trump’s presidency have highlighted the ever-growing reality of a fragmenting republican party. While the GoP is attempting to put on a facade of unity, many of donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric seem to be dividing the party. Populist and isolationist rhetoric have become accepted by some within the republican party. others see such policies and rhetoric as antithetical to the principles of conservatism, the ideological foundation of the republican party. Ultimately, the future of the republican party will inevitably involve reconciling these divisions.

Personally, I hope the republican party maintains its traditionally conservative underpinning. I believe the philosophical foundations of conservatism are what make the republican party distinguishable from the democratic party. The republican party ought to strengthen its role as the party of liberty. This means embracing free markets and consequently endorsing free trade. It also means upholding the freedom of the press and cherishing the sanctity of the entire constitution. Unfortunately, there are many people within the current republican party, including the president himself, who have contradicted such conservative principles.

This article is not meant to be an opposition piece to donald Trump. While I certainly have been rather disappointed with donald Trump’s rhetoric and, at times, his policy proposals, I believe it is entirely too early to dismiss the possibility of him being very successful

as president. rather, this article is meant to demonstrate my frustration with a growing segment of the republican party — a segment which donald Trump seems to have spearheaded, whether intentionally or otherwise.

some have coined this segment of people the “altright.” others have simply called them “populists.” Its members range from White house chief strategist steve bannon to the flamboyant british provocateur milo Yiannopolous. The most dangerous feature of this group is undoubtedly its claim to be republican in nature despite reprimanding many of the core principles of the republican party and conservatism as a whole. many within the group oppose free trade, perpetuate identity politics and seemingly place white nationalism over individual liberty.

Just recently, Tomi Lahren, a commentator for “The blaze” and a person seen by many as a representative of millennial “Trumpism,” voiced support for the pro-choice cause on “The view.” Lahren claimed her pro-choice perspective came from her background as a constitutional conservative. When I watched this, I was outraged. To claim that constitutional conservatism justifies the practice of abortion is dangerously false and disgustingly perverse. True conservatism is concerned chiefly with liberty, and more specifically the liberty for all. This means that all people should be protected under the law, even the unborn. The constitution guarantees this right to life for all. Ultimately, “The blaze” seemed to recognize this, as Lahren has been suspended for her remarks. due to her frighteningly passionate desire for a border wall and unfounded backing of protectionist economic policies, Lahren has been a staunch supporter of donald

Trump for a long time. she dedicates time at the end of each of her shows to give her “Final Thoughts.” most often, these segments include her angrily commenting on race relations or spouting her disgust with illegal immigrants. rarely, however, does she actually say anything of conservative substance. nevertheless, she claims to pride herself in championing conservatism.

This is the problem. There is a growing faction of people who are claiming to be conservatives who simply do not fall in line with conservatism. These people resort to white nationalism and identity politics instead of defending morally sound principles. As a member of the republican party and, more importantly, a conservative, I hope the GoP prevents this strand of unprincipled populism from pervading the entire party moving forward. The future of the republican party should not involve spouting vitriolic, populist rhetoric. It should involve standing for conservative principles, amongst which primarily include individual liberty and limited government.

The republican party has reached a crossroads. It must choose between the vision of the party presented by the “alt-right” and the traditionally conservative vision of the party. For the good of the party, and truly the good of the nation, I pray that the latter vision is the one pursued.

Eddie is a sophomore from Orland Park, Illinois. He is majoring in economics and political science and considering pursuing law school after his time as an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame. He can be reached at edamstra@nd.edu

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

The mountaintop

I have been to the mountaintop, and it was not as high as it should have been. staring down at what more closely resembled a squat hill than a towering mountain, I was entirely underwhelmed. It had taken a long time for my Appalachia group to get here — a narrow, winding road that seemed to go nowhere followed by a guided hike to see this unimpressive “mountain.” b ut there was more to its story than the sad hill that it was now.

The mound that we were all looking down on used to be a lofty, proud mountain, taller than the one that we were currently standing on. b ut its richness led to its own destruction. The coal that was hidden inside was irresistible to the coal industry, and unconcerned about the communities below, they destroyed the mountain to get it.

mountaintop removal is a destructive technique used to extract coal from the mountains of Appalachia. It destroys the mountain, leaving only a mound as the gravestone of the once majestic and flourishing mountain. The communities in the area surrounding the site receive the harmful

pollutants, forcing many to move. Those that cannot are forced to deal with the negative health consequences that follow, with the children being the most strongly and negatively affected. natural gas is not friendly to the local community either. The current extraction techniques inevitably lead to leakage of these natural gases which pollute our atmosphere and further contribute to climate change. The chemicals that are leaked during fracking can harm almost all parts of the human body: the skin, eyes, brain and the cardiovascular, respiratory and immune systems. These chemicals are also carcinogenic, meaning they have the potential to cause cancer and other dn A mutations.

Four hundred million dollars of notre d ame’s endowment are currently invested in the fossil fuel industry that is killing the Appalachian region and wreaking havoc on the environment. notre d ame could instead invest in innovative green energy and technology in the region, which could help create a new economy with lasting jobs in a growing market. Appalachian coal jobs have an approaching

expiration date, while clean-energy jobs will continue to grow and expand. If the region continues to depend on fossil fuel extraction, it will be locked in a future of economic decline. o ur money is paying for the harm being done to these communities, the people that notre d ame has sent students to Appalachia to know, learn from and love.

When hearing the statistics of how the people in the Appalachian region are affected by fossil fuels, for many notre d ame students — myself included — there are faces to go with these numbers. After all, these are the people that laughed with me, taught me how to use a saw and shared their stories with me. The people being affected are our friends, and notre d ame’s investment in fossil fuel industries is directly harming the people who accept us all into their homes and hearts every fall and spring break.

Emily Clements

By ADRIAN MARK LORE

Associate scene e ditor

In the context of many contentious global political events — including the so-called “ b rexit” referendum and the United s tates’ presidential election — many celebrities have used their social capital as a galvanizing political tool by coming out in support or condemnation of various policies and individuals. It has been a busy time for musicians: r adiohead’s Thom Yorke called for b ritish fans to vote to remain in the e uropean Union; Katy Perry and r un the Jewels’ Killer m ike rallied for h illary c linton and b ernie s anders, respectively. s ome artists have even produced politicallyminded singles and records in the process, inspiring a revival of so-called “protest music” in the mainstream. b ut it is not always clear the extent to which mainstream artists are capitalizing on social unrest for their own gain. s ome would cite Taylor s wift’s lukewarm political comments as an example of such dishonesty and pandering.

Yet, among the overwhelming static, there remain powerful voices whose very existence is an act of rebellion. d o you want to talk about real protest music? Look no further than the m alian alternative rock group Tinariwen.

The same band that has accumulated impressive credentials — winning numerous international awards for its music, touring worldwide with performances at festivals like Glastonbury and c oachella, representing its country in global events such as the 2010 FIFA World c up in s outh Africa and swelling its fanbase to include b ono, c hris m artin, b rian e no and the aforementioned Thom Yorke — began its career in the late ’80s, producing amateur Arabic pop recordings on blank cassette tapes and performing at local weddings and parties.

b ut this is not merely the m alian edition of your favorite indie rock band’s origin story. Tinariwen’s members — who hail from various regions of n orth Africa — were inspired by traditional m oroccan music, which had been locally adapted for advocacy. Yet unlike so-called “armchair progressives,” these musicians had a significant stake in the outcome of their protest and indeed were physically involved in the defense of their artistic agency — and their lives.

In the Tamasheq language of the Tuareg people, the word “tinariwen” means “deserts.” The name is appropriate for a band whose members belong to that cohort of the b erber ethnic confederation, a transnational group that is limited less by national borders than by the wide expanse of the s ahara.

After living in exile across n orth Africa, joining the Libyan military under m uammar al-Gaddafi and fighting among the ranks of Tuareg nationalists seeking independence within m ali and n iger, the group has devoted its blossoming career to writing songs about the issues that the Tuareg face — in their native language, no less. n ow that’s what I call socially-conscious music.

Aside from being thematically powerful, however, the musical content is airtight. Though they hail from a region that seems detached from Western contemporary alternative rock, Tinariwen’s latest record demonstrates the group’s inimitable talent of fusing traditional sounds with elements of popular music, creating songs that are widely accessible without sacrificing the group’s ethnic identity in the process.

In other words, while the lyricism is unintelligible to the uninitiated, there is plenty on “ e lwan” to keep the listener coming back. The record generates intrigue, genuine appreciation and, yes, voracious addiction.

The record immediately excites on “Tiwayyen,” which layers funky guitar riffs and polyrhythmic grooves arranged using no more than handclaps and other homegrown percussion. Like the opening track, the record — though peppered with Western motifs — succeeds in transporting the listener to the desert. The band achieves this through the use of quarter-tone “maqam” scales, the melismatic vocal performances and even the occasional integration of the traditionally m oroccan “ahwash” musical aesthetic.

After “Tiwayyen,” the excitement never falters. The following track, “ s astanaqqam,” is one of the year’s best singles. “ s astanaqqam” boasts a visceral, mesmerizing groove and a relentlessly catchy chorus section that will — against all odds — force the listener to sing along.

Like few other records released within the last year — and certainly since the recent start of 2017 — Tinariwen’s “ e lwan” defies further description, for its inspiring context and stunning production make it the kind of record that each must experience oneself. It’s a record truly deserving of universal recommendation.

Contact Adrian Mark Lore at lore.1@nd.edu

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Recommended Track: “Sastanaqqam,” “Hayati”

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Westbrook is this year’s MVP

As the nb A’s regular season winds to a close, its mv P conversation has started to heat up.

There are several worthy candidates for this season’s honor, so there is no need to fear or expect a repeat of last year’s unanimous outcome. James h arden, Kawhi Leonard, Le b ron James, Isaiah Thomas and Kevin d urant would all be worthy candidates.

b ut there’s one clear choice as to who should get the award this year: r ussell Westbrook.

The one-of-a-kind point guard has put up numbers the likes of which we have not seen in decades. Averaging a triple-double this season with his pergame averages, the statistics alone would seem to make his case for him, as they demonstrate his impact in all areas of the game. b ut while those numbers capture everyone’s attention, they are far from the only justification for his selection.

People will look to James and argue he should be the mv P every season. And as a c leveland c avaliers fan, I can’t necessarily say I disagree. b ut it’s difficult to justify his selection given the strength of the team he plays for and the fact the c avaliers can rest him every so often without fear of losing their place at the top of the e ast. And while d urant’s value has been clear with the Warriors’ relative struggles in his absence, it is difficult to say the league’s mv P is a player on a team that won 73 games last season without him.

Leonard and Thomas are both strong candidates as well, but the fact is that their impact on the court — great as it might be — doesn’t surpass that of h arden and Westbrook. They’re clearly the best players on contending teams, but they don’t have as strong a case as the aforementioned duo when you consider their numbers and use the eye test.

That leaves us with the two final candidates: the two players everyone has suspected would be vying for the honor since the season’s start. h arden has 19 tripledoubles on the year, while Westbrook has 34. h arden’s

h ouston r ockets currently sit as the Western conference’s third best team, while Westbrook’s Thunder sit 8 1/2 games behind them in sixth place.

h arden offers almost as strong a case as Westbrook; many teams will point to his team’s record to point to him rather than Westbrook, but h arden has also been nearly as historic as his counterpart. e arlier this season, h arden became the game’s first player ever to post a 50-point, 15-rebound and 15-assist triple-double, and seven of his 19 triple-doubles have featured a 40-point scoring effort on his part.

b ut the real case for Westbrook comes in debunking the largest criticism against him — that he is nothing more than a statchaser. People will point to his 42 percent shooting clip from the field to point to his offensive inefficiency and say he’s only going for numbers. b ut it cannot be ignored that h arden — his main competition — only shoots 44 percent from the floor, marking him as an also rather inefficient scorer. m oreover, the Thunder need Westbrook to score, rebound and grab assists.

o klahoma c ity does not have another player who can create offense for himself or his teammates, so he’s going to be inefficient for that very reason. They also need him to crash the boards because their next-best rebounder grabs less than eight boards a game, and the team’s third-best rebounder has been out for weeks with a fractured forearm. And the most telling statistic? The Thunder have an .823 win percentage when he notches a triple-double, and just a .333 win percentage when he doesn’t.

s o the Thunder need Westbrook to put up numbers and have an impact in all areas of the game, and he’s done just that to push a poor Thunder team into the playoff picture. And as a result, there’s no player with a better claim to be called the league’s most valuable player.

Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu

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

cousins leads new orleans in win over memphis

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d e m arcus c ousins enjoyed his most prolific performance yet with the Pelicans with 41 points and 17 rebounds, and n ew o rleans beat the m emphis Grizzlies 95-82 on Tuesday night.

c ousins hit five 3-pointers, tying a career high. h e made five shots inside while being fouled for three-point plays and had the jubilant home crowd chanting his nickname, “ b oogie.”

c ousins also blocked three shots and assisted on Anthony d avis’ crowdpleasing alley-oop dunk.

d avis added 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans, who won for the fifth time in six games while snapping m emphis’ four-game winning streak.

m ike c onley 16 scored points for m emphis, while Ja m ychal Green and Troy d aniels each scored 12.

m emphis led by 12 in the first half, but n ew o rleans surged ahead with a 21-0 run in the third quarter.

n ew o rleans rallied after an anemic first half in which

the Pelicans scored only 34 points on 28.6 percent shooting. m emphis, however, failed to fully take advantage, leading only by seven when the half ended.

c onley’s 3 made it 4636 early in the third quarter, but then the Pelicans exploded for 21 straight points, starting with d avis’s 10-foot jumper and c ousins’ 3. c ousins added another 3 during the surge and also hit a right-handed shot off the glass while falling down after he’d been fouled by v ince c arter — a play that sent the crowd into a frenzy.

m emphis tried to rally, but each time c ousins seemed to respond with a momentum-changing play.

With 5:31 to go, he grabbed an offensive rebound for a put-back while being fouled by James e nnis. c ousins white headband fell to the court on the play, and as the ball fell through the net, c ousins let out a triumphant yell while leaning back and clenching both fists in front of him.

Grizzlies: c oach d avid Fizdale gave starting shooting guard Tony Allen the

night off, saying he wanted Allen to rest his sore left knee. Allen had been playing through it, but Fizdale said he was concerned that failing to give Allen some extra rest this week could turn a relatively minor ailment into something more serious. ... m arc Gasol and Andrew h arrison each scored 10 points. ... r ookie Wayne s eldon, signed by m emphis immediately after concluding a 10-day contract with n ew o rleans, started against the Pelicans. ... Zach r andolph grabbed 10 rebounds.

Pelicans: c rawford hit a pair of 3s and finished with 10 points. ... h oliday came up just short while attempting a soaring round-house jam over two m emphis defenders. The Pelicans’ point guard, who was trailing a fast break that began with Frazier’s steal, had the ball seemingly slip from his grip a split-second early, and it rattled back and forth off the back and front rims before popping out. ... n ew o rleans’ 34 points in the first half matched its lowest halftime point total of the season.

DeRozan scores 42 in overtime victory at home

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d erozan had 42 points, and the Toronto r aptors snapped an 11-game losing streak against the c hicago bulls by rallying for a wild 122-120 overtime win on Tuesday night.

d erozan shot 17 of 38 from the floor and also collected eight assists. c ory Joseph had 19 points for the r aptors, and s erge Ibaka scored 16 before he was ejected for his role in a memorable fight with robin Lopez during the third quarter.

Jimmy butler had 37 points for the bulls, and r ajon rondo finished with 24. It was c hicago’s first loss to Toronto since d ec. 31, 2013.

Following a b utler 3-pointer with 3:58 remaining in the third quarter, giving c hicago a 16-point lead, Lopez swatted the ball out of the hand of Ibaka. The two squared

up in the middle of a crowd and Lopez swung and missed Ibaka, who returned in kind, barely connecting with the head of the center.

Lopez and Ibaka were ejected following a long review period. c hicago forward nikola m irotic and r aptors assistant coach Jamaal magloire received offsetting technical fouls after getting into a shoving match following the melee.

The bulls opened a 109-94 lead on Paul Zipser’s 3-pointer with 6:39 left in the fourth. but the r aptors responded with a 15-0 run, tying the game on Joseph’s layup with 1:50 remaining.

Toronto grabbed the lead for the first time on a turnaround jumper from d erozan with 1:23 to play in overtime.

d enzel valentine missed a 3-point attempt on c hicago’s next possession and Patrick Patterson had a tip-in layup to make it 119-115 Toronto

with 44.7 seconds remaining. The r aptors lead the nb A with 18 comeback victories after trailing by 10-or-more points.

bulls: A pregame moment of silence was observed in honor of former bulls general manager Jerry Krause. The team confirmed his death on Tuesday. ... In their 11game winning streak over the r aptors, c hicago used 10 different starting lineups, before using an 11th different one on Tuesday. ... The bulls’ 11-game winning streak was their longest against the r aptors since a 15-game streak from d ec. 18, 2002-d ec. 29, 2006. r aptors: G Kyle Lowry (right wrist) missed his 14th straight game. ... d erozan matched his career high with his 54th 20-point game, set during the 2015-16 season. ... The r aptors improved to 5-0 when wearing their throwback Toronto huskies blue uniforms.

Freshmen lead Irish in Georgia

By KYLE BARRY sports Writer

notre dame finished 13th out of 14 participants in the s chenkel i nvitational at Forest heights c ountry c lub in statesboro, Georgia, which concluded sunday.

on Friday, the first day of the tournament, the i rish as a team carded a nine-over par 297, putting them in 13th through 18 holes. d uring the first round, freshmen John Felitto and davis l amb posted notre dame’s lowest scores, with Felitto recording an evenpar 72 and l amb recording a one-over 73. i rish head coach Jim kubinski said his freshmen showed promise during the first round Friday.

“o ur freshmen, John and davis, kept us within striking distance in that first round,” kubinski said.

kubinski also praised sophomores ben a lbin and m iguel delgado for overcoming obstacles throughout the i nvitational and being able to finish strong.

“ben posted his worst nine holes in college to start the tournament,” kubinski said. “it was just one of those bizarre things in sports, but i was very proud of him for putting the poor scores behind him and posting a red number over his last 45 holes. m iguel was able to put the tough play behind him too. he was a few over par each of his first nines throughout and then posted very good, under-par scores his last nines each day. That’s something for those sophomores to build upon.”

Throughout the weekend, the i rish stayed put and finished with a total score of 888 (+24). Florida, ranked fifth in the country according to Golfstat, would go on and win the event with a score of 846 (-18) to defeat host Georgia s outhern by two strokes.

kubinski was disappointed in his team’s performance in the s chenkel i nvitational.

“We were disappointed by our starts each day, as we felt, going in, we were ready to put forth a very competitive week,” kubinski said. “We just played that first nine holes poorly as a team each day, before rallying for some good scores on our second nine in each of the rounds. We just needed stronger play going out, a positive momentum, but we didn’t see this week.”

kubinski said the course at Forest heights was a challenge for the younger members of the roster.

“This week saw us in a setting where our young guys have not been in before, playing in different conditions, very different lies and grasses and against both excellent and highly experienced teams, which required experience on our side to combat,” kubinski said. “i recall Jordan spieth’s Texas team having a tough finish there the first time they competed. They returned the next year and finished very well. We will now have that course experience moving forward too.”

kubinski said he expects his team to learn from the challenging conditions from this tournament and adapt before the upcoming s eattle University redhawk i nvitational at c hambers bay in University Place, Washington.

“c hambers bay has a very different climate and grass than s outh Georgia,” kubinski said. “i think our biggest lesson we took from this past weekend is something to bring forward always, regardless of tournament or environment. That’s the goal right now, up and down our roster. We have very talented players, and finding that comfort, clarity and trust, within changing environments, is the key for us.”

The i rish will now prepare for the redhawk i nvitational, which will begin a pril 3.

Contact Kyle Barry at kbarry@hcc-nd.edu

Women break nd records at ncaa championships

Observer Staff Report

The n o. 24 i rish did not reach the finals in the 2017 ncaa women’s championships at i ndiana University n atatorium, but the squad arrived back in s outh b end with multiple new school records and an a lla merican honor for senior c atherine m ulquin.

i n the first day of competition, n otre d ame surpassed two current school records in the 200-meter freestyle relay and the 400-meter medley relay. The 200-meter freestyle relay was the first race of the meet, with freshmen k atie s mith, a bbie d olan, sophomore s ofia r evilak and m ulquin clocking in at 1:28.93 to break the record the four swimmers had established earlier this season. The foursome

was one spot away from reaching the evening’s finals, finishing 17th. The 400-meter medley relay record of 3:33.93 from 2014 was bested by the quartet of m ulquin, sophomore m eaghan o ’ d onnell, freshman e rin s heehan and d olan with a time of 3:33.38.

The team’s success carried into Friday when m ulquin received an honorable mention on second day of the ncaa championships. s he earned 15th place in the 100-meter backstroke preliminary with a time of 51.72 and then competed in the consolation final later in the evening, clocking in at 51.89 and snagging sixth place. a dditionally, d olan had a top-25 performance in the 200-meter freestyle and m ulquin, o ’ d onnell,

sophomores n icole s mith and k atie s mith took 18th in the 200-meter medley relay with a time of 1:37.60. With the third day came another broken school record after sophomore a lice Treuth topped the previous i rish record in the 200-meter backstroke. s he beat the 2013 time of 1:53.57 after coming in at 1:53.45. The final n otre d ame relay of the championships was the 400-meter freestyle relay swam by d olan, m ulquin, r evilak and k atie s mith. The foursome tapped the wall at 3:16.76 and claimed 22nd place.

The n o. 19 n otre d ame men’s program will travel to i ndianapolis to compete in the 2017 ncaa men’s championships, beginning Wednesday. e ight swimmers will be competing for the i rish.

Irish pick up first conference wins

Observer Staff Report

The i rish won two of their seven games over spring break, all of which were played on the road.

notre dame (12-13-0, 1-5-0 acc ) lost two of three games against Georgia Tech but posted a win against mercer. its game against Georgia state was canceled, and it closed out the week of away games with three losses at no. 1 Florida state.

The i rish entered last week with a 9-1 all-time series record against the Yellow Jackets (9-18-0, 3-6-0 acc ). The i rish dropped the first two games 8-7 and 9-8, respectively, but junior infielder morgan reed helped turn the tide in the final game of the series. she notched a program-record eight rbi s on the day and sealed the 8-6 i rish win with an eighth-inning grand slam. o utfielders freshman a lexis bazos and senior Karley Wester were also key contributors offensively.

The i rish went on to defeat bears (14-9-0, 0-0-0 s outhern) 7-2 in macon, Georgia, with three runs coming from sophomore outfielder a li Wester. i rish senior pitcher r achel nasland tossed a complete-game gem,

striking out six batters. notre dame jumped ahead early, leading 2-1 at the end of the first inning thanks in part to a mercer error. The i rish then sealed the victory in the seventh inning. Karley Wester hit a leadoff single and stole second base, and a li Wester reached on an infield single to drive in the run. notre dame took a 6-2 lead in the seventh and closed the game out with an rbi from sophomore infielder melissa rochford to drive in reed for the final run. Finishing out the week, notre dame took on the top team in the nation, Florida state (28-11, 9-0-0 acc ), in three tough games. The i rish lost the first two by the same score, 6-0, and lost the final game 16-0 after five innings. notre dame managed to put several runners on base but stranded them each time.

Looking to bounce back, notre dame heads into a stretch of five home games in the next week. The i rish will first take on m ichigan state on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at melissa c ook stadium. it will then take on v irginia Tech in a three-game series followed by a matchup against e astern m ichigan on m arch 29.

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it. After walking off the court with assistance from the team’s trainers, Turner did not return to the game.

Turner looked set to complete her first fully healthy

season for the Irish in 201617, as she missed time with a shoulder injury in each of the two previous seasons before undergoing surgery in the offseason.

The Irish will play n o. 5 seed o hio s tate in the s weet 16 of the nc AA tournament Friday. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

numbers for us.”

at-bat. senior third baseman Kyle Fiala followed with a long at-bat of his own, fouling off four offerings before sending a single to left center, scoring Johnson to level the game, 1-1. It was notre dame’s only hit of the inning.

Two batters later, after an error and a walk, notre dame had chased huskies freshman starter blake Walker (0-1) from the game with the bases loaded and nobody out. Freshman left-hander eric hammer, a local product from nearby Tippecanoe valley high school, entered for northern Illinois, issuing four walks and retiring just two batters in the inning. he promptly issued a walk of his own to bring Johnson home and put notre dame ahead 2-1. The Irish plated three more runs — on a fielder’s choice, a wild pitch and another walk — to make it five in the inning, two of which were unearned.

“Those walks are huge, those walks are massive in putting up those crooked numbers,” sophomore center fielder matt vierling said. “being patient at the plate, and if it reaps the rewards like it did tonight, really puts up big

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— sophomore goalie samantha giacolone tallied 10 saves on the day, while virginia notched seven — the cavaliers (4-4, 1-2 Acc) outdid the Irish in every category.

halfpenny said the losing streak — coming after significant success early in the season — was a needed wake-up call and will force notre dame to go back to the basics.

“I think that we actually played three quality opponents on the road, coming off midterms, and I think that obviously we were on a nice little run of eight wins,” halfpenny said. “but the reality is, sometimes wins can mask areas that still need improvement. now obviously, hindsight is 20/20, and we look back and we’re realizing we stopped focusing on some of the details that were helping us win and that, you know, sometimes winning is a tough thing. And if you’re not careful, you can fall into some habits that need to be undone. I think we started picking up some bad habits.

“For example, our communication started to slide, and we recognized that starting in the ohio state game, where our communication all over the field started to go. We stopped doing some of the little things, and then ultimately we paid the price for it when we went on the road and went up against three quality opponents.”

halfpenny’s plan going forward revolves around looking back to that eight-game winning streak and examining

With the bases loaded and two outs, northern Illinois went to redshirt junior Andrew Frankenreider out of the bullpen, who struck Fiala out to end the Irish threat in a half-inning that saw six walks issued.

Irish senior southpaw scott Tully (2-0) retired a pair of batters in the fourth on pop-ups, but his day ended with two down and two out in the top of the fourth, having notched five strikeouts and walked just one on 75 pitches.

Junior right-hander charlie vorsheck entered, inducing a flyout to right to kick off 2 2/3 perfect innings on the rubber.

Irish head coach mik Aoki said getting to 75 pitches was a successful night for Tully, who made just eight appearances last year before undergoing Tommy John surgery.

“We needed to get scott Tully’s pitch count up, and he got that thing up a little bit,” Aoki said. “And we wanted to get charlie in there — we haven’t been able to extend him the way that we’d like to, so we got him some work, but not so much — he should be in play for anything that we’re doing this weekend against Florida state.”

notre dame returned to the scoreboard with another

what allowed that streak to occur. she also said the team is not in a particularly bad spot, despite the tough road trip, as it has the time and data to look into what went wrong.

“I wouldn’t say that we need to scratch things and start fresh,” halfpenny said. “We need to go back to doing what we were doing at the beginning of the year, and we’re super excited about practice. In this run, we’re one of, I think, two teams in the country to play twelve games up to this point in the season, which is a lot. A lot of other teams are not on that many. so we’re excited because we have a ton of data now, a ton of experience that we can draw off of. What works, what doesn’t work, you know, what worked in the beginning when we did have a lot of practice time, when we were repping things out. Let’s get back to repping things out so that we can rely on those habits on game day. so we’ll be doing a lot of that coming up here this week.

“ … our goal will be to get better each day and to be specific in the areas we want to get better at. our number one focus will be communication: specific communication in play, which should lead to us staying much more organized as a unit, but also individually staying organized, and then being able to add back some of those celebrations to celebrating the small details, the little things about our game that we take a lot of pride in, because we’ve definitely lost that along the way with this furious run of games.”

While the losing streak is

crooked number in the fifth, again benefitting from a huskies error. Freshman designated hitter patrick mcdonald led off the inning with a single to right, before sophomore shortstop cole daily laid down a bunt that turned into a run. huskies junior catcher mike roberson’s throw missed his target at first base, allowing mcdonald to score from first and daily to reach third. Irish senior catcher ryan Lidge singled daily home for an unearned run the next batter before sophomore second baseman nick podkul was hit by a pitch to earn an rbI. A two-rbI single from vierling stretched notre dame’s lead to 10-1, closing the scoring in the fifth.

The Irish tacked on a few more runs in the seventh, as vierling picked up a third rbI on a single up the middle, before freshman first baseman daniel Jung drove in the 12th run on a sacrifice fly to right.

vierling said he, and the rest of his Irish teammates, had a good grasp on what the huskies pitchers were bringing to the plate Tuesday night.

“The patterns of how the pitchers were throwing, I kind of understood them, and I kind of knew what pitches were coming,” vierling, who went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks, said. “I just

certainly not ideal, halfpenny said it came at a time that will allow the Irish to tackle its issues and hopefully come back ready to go.

“I think that we’d rather lose now than in may,” halfpenny said. “I think that that is huge. I also think that now is a great opportunity to be together as a team, to learn. I think it would’ve been really difficult to go through this run while we’re back here in classes, to be honest. I think that’s something that we’re very well aware of.

“ … I think that the teambuilding we’re able to do, we’re really going through some growing pains right now, and recognizing what is and isn’t important was huge on the road. I think that was one of the most important things. If we were back here, being challenged academically, there’s no way we would be able to come together, get refocused on the team goals that they set for themselves and to start fresh and get after it. In some regard, maybe the timing is okay for this. We’ll see what works. We need to get processfocused again and allow the shortcomings over the past week to fuel and motivate us to get focused on us again and to really prepare as a team better. bring our competition back to a high level, bring our excitement back to a high level and really embrace that process.”

The Irish will get back to business against no. 8 syracuse in syracuse, new York, on sunday. First draw is scheduled for noon.

Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu

felt good at the plate, calm — cold didn’t really get to me too much — and the whole team hit like that tonight.”

Aoki gave the ball to sophomore right-hander shane combs in the top of the ninth, giving the sophomore, who missed last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, his collegiate debut.

“he came in with an arm injury that he got — I think he ended up getting Tommy John [in] July immediately following his senior year in high school,” Aoki said. “And so, he has been rehabbing it pretty much ever since. he had a couple of other little setbacks

here and there, so this is the first time that he’s been able to go out, so it was nice to see him out there. he’s a hard-working kid and pretty high-energy guy.” combs struck out two batters before being pulled, with senior ryan smoyer coming in to secure the final out.

With Wednesday’s contest against Toledo postponed, notre dame will return to action Friday at Frank eck stadium, hosting no. 12 Florida state in the opener of a three-game set. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

Contact Alex Carson at acarson1@nd.edu

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Irish dominate Huskies in home opener

By ALEX CARSON senior sports Writer

notre dame started its home slate off on the right foot Tuesday, downing northern i llinois 12-1 at frank eck stadium.

northern i llinois (4-16, 0-0 mac ) got on the board first in the top of the third, when the huskies’ no. 9 hitter, senior right fielder carl russell, doubled down the left field line to lead off the inning. he moved to third on a grounder to the right side before scoring on junior shortstop samuel vega’s sacrifice foul-out to right.

The i rish (7-12, 2-3 acc ) had an answer in the bottom of the third, though, taking advantage of some northern i llinois missteps to take a 5-1 lead.

Junior left fielder Jake Johnson worked an 0-2 count into a walk to start the inning, then he advanced to second on a wild pitch during the next

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notre dame splits games over break

By BEN PADANILAM e dior-in- c hief

n o. 2 n otre d ame split its two road games over spring break, falling to then- n o. 5 d enver before rebounding with an overtime win against n o. 15 v irginia.

The i rish (4-1, 1-0 acc ) played the first of their two games m arch 12 in d enver against the Pioneers (5-2, 0-0 b ig e ast).

The two teams traded goals throughout the contest, as neither led by more than two goals in the contest and the game came down to the closing seconds. a fter scoring the game’s tying goal with 2:51 remaining in the fourth quarter, d enver scored the deciding goal when Pioneer senior attack c onnor c annizzaro scored a diving goal with just one second left on the clock to secure the 11-10 victory.

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squad earns three wins on road trip

By MICHAEL IVEY sports Writer

notre dame spent spring break traveling along the east coast in virginia and north carolina.

a long the way, the irish (14-2, 5-1 acc) picked up two non-conference wins against richmond and William & mary and a conference win against Wake forest to extend their winning streak to 11 straight matches. That streak

was snapped sunday, when the irish lost 4-3 to conference foe virginia.

notre dame shut out richmond (4-7, 0-0 atlantic 10) 7-0 in richmond, virginia.

The irish then traveled to Williamsburg two days later to defeat William & mary (78, 2-1 caa) 5-2. The irish were powered by singles wins from junior brooke broda (4-6, 6-4 6-2), sophomore rachel chong (6-1, 6-3), junior a llison miller

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(6-2, 7-6 (7-3)) and freshman Zoe spence (2-6, 7-5, 7-5) along with doubles wins from senior Jane fennelly and spence (6-1) and broda and miller (6-4) in the match against William & mary.

notre dame finished its road trip friday when it defeated then-no. 23 Wake forest 4-1 in Winston-salem, north carolina. The irish won three of the four singles matches that were played to completion as broda (6-3, 6-4), miller (6-1, 6-4) and

spence (7-6 (7-9), 6-1) all recorded wins. in the doubles competition, seniors monica robinson and mary closs won their match 6-2 on court one while broda and miller earned a 6-3 victory on court two.

irish head coach Jay Louderback said he was pleased his team was able to get a win in an outdoor match over the break.

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ND ends streak, loses three straight

By ELIZABETH GREASON sports e ditor

no. 16 notre dame’s eightgame win streak came to a sudden end over spring break, as the irish (8-4, 0-1 acc) dropped three straight on the road.

The first of the struggles came against no. 6 Princeton on march 11, when the irish fell 14-8 to the Tigers (5-0, 1-0 ivy League). While senior a ll-a merican attack cortney fortunato picked up a hattrick, the rest of the irish offense struggled to contribute.

freshman midfielder savannah buchanan netted two goals, while midfielders senior casey Pearsall, junior molly cobb and sophomore samantha Lynch each picked up one goal. statistically, the irish and the Tigers were evenly matched on the defensive side of the ball, as the irish won the caused turnover battle, 7-6, but trailed Princeton in ground balls, 1917. irish head coach christine halfpenny said the team’s inability to score, a theme that recurred throughout the week, was what led to the loss.

“our scoring production was not nearly to our standards,” halfpenny said. “our goal is to be putting quality shots on cage in every possession and trying to score double-digit goals, and we weren’t able to do that.”

The irish went on to play no. 15 Towson on the road. forced to battle below-freeing weather and heavy winds, the irish fell into a four-goal hole twice during the first period. but notre dame rallied in the second period, culminating in an 8-7 lead with 15:43 left in the game after a run of five straight

goals. Lynch and senior attack grace muller each picked up hat tricks, aided by Pearsall, who scored one goal and added six assists to tie her career-high of seven points. however, the Tigers (6-3, 0-0 colonial) rallied late and ultimately defeated the irish, 14-11. notre dame finished its spring break road trip at no. 20 virginia. The team was unable to stop its downward slide, however, as it fell by a margin of 155. With the exception of saves

have played against one another have been decided by a goal or ended in a tie. i rish head coach k evin c orrigan said the excellence of both programs has naturally led to the competitive nature of their games.

“ i just think it’s two very good teams; two teams that know each other and don’t make it easy on each other,” c orrigan said. “a ll those games have been meaningful games, so there’s just not a lot of easy plays to be made and not a lot of separation between the two teams.” a nd although the game ended with n otre d ame’s first loss of the season, c orrigan said the game taught his team the same lesson every game on n otre d ame’s schedule does: the importance of preparation and execution.

“There are certainly things that come out of every game,

Turner out with torn acL

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Junior forward b rianna Turner, who leads n otre d ame with 15.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season due to a torn ac L in her left knee, the team announced in a press release Tuesday.

Turner, who is on the Wooden award national ballot and received her second consecutive acc d efensive Player of the Year award earlier this season, suffered the noncontact injury during the final minute of the first half of s unday’s ncaa tournament second-round clash with ninth-seeded Purdue. The top-seeded i rish, leading by 14 points at the time of the injury, eventually won the game in overtime. Turner had scored eight points in the two minutes prior to the injury and was attempting to catch a lob pass when she sustained

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