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Moira Griffith sophomore ryan hall “A garden gnome.”
Griffin Over sophomore carroll hall “Grass.”
Shannon Hendricks sophomore badin hall “A swing set.”
Sophomores Ethan LoCicero and Shannon Stenger construct a beam out of foam board for their solid mechanics class. The class is accompanied by a lab course and introduces students to material properties, stress transformations and other physical concepts.
Today’s Staff
Monday
Center for Digital Scholarship
Workshop: Introduction to Stata Hesburgh Library
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
ACMS Colloqium: Mapping Cell States from Single-Cell Gene Expression Hayes-Healy Center
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday
Diane Nash: Civil Rights Movements of the ’60s - A Legacy for Today
Eck Hall of Law
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
“Biodiversity and Invasive Species” Geddes Hall
7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Wednesday
Higgins Labor RAPS: Racial Justice as a Business Issue
Geddes Hall
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Lunch provided.
“Sin, Mercy and the Vision of God in the Book of Exodus” Eck Visitors Center
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Open to the public.
Thursday
The Durability of Revolutionary Regimes
Hesburgh Center for International Studies
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Symposium Honoring Historian McKenna Hall
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Marking the retirement of Thomas Kselman.
Friday
Workshop:
ROTC hosts Flyin’ Irish basketball tournament
By COURTNEY BECKER news Writer
The n otre d ame a ir Force
r eserve o fficers’ Training c orps ( ro T c ) hosted more than 500 cadets from 28 schools this weekend for the 31st Flyin’ i rish i nvitational b asketball Tournament.
s ophomore d avid c armack, the public affairs officer for the event, said the event has expanded since its inception in 1985 to include teams from ro T c programs throughout the country, but it has remained grounded in its roots at the University.
“ i t started off as a couple of people from a ir Force ro T c ; [they] got together at n otre d ame, and they decided to create a basketball tournament, and it’s grown exponentially since this year,” he said. “We [had] 50 teams this
year [and] a couple [were] local. We [had] the local a rmy, the local n avy and obviously the local a ir Force making a couple of teams.”
o ne reason for the tournament’s growth, c armack said, is the bond created between ro T c cadets during group field training trips.
“ i t has really grown a lot by word of mouth,” he said. “For instance, between sophomore and junior years of college, for a ir Force ro T c cadets, everybody goes down to a labama for that age group for field training. a nd through that, everyone gets to know each other, and so there [are] a lot of circles of friends, and through that the basketball tournament has spread.”
While the tournament take plenty of time to organize, c armack said, the cadets
receive plenty of support from the members of the n otre d ame community. “ n otre d ame’s been really friendly with letting us use the courts,” he said. “They know we’re scheduling it. a nd also, actually, [men’s basketball head coach] m ike b rey is a big fan of it [so] he often comes and watches. … They have their time off, and he likes to come by, sit down and watch some games. i t’s not the highest level of play, but it’s very entertaining.”
c armack said the tournament was well-attended by n otre d ame students, as well as the visiting cadets.
“ o bviously, we have some friends of cadets here who [came] to watch, but one of the cool things is … there’s a cool connection because it’s kids from all over the country who [came],” he said. “ s o
it’s a great connection.”
c onsidering the Texas a & m c orps of c adets team beat the Wisconsin Flyin’
b adgers in the men’s championship, and the m arquette Golden e agles a rmy ro T c defeated the o hio s tate b uckeye b attalion in the women’s championship, c armack said it would be advantageous for the tournament to include a live stream in future years.
“We’re looking to possibly set that up in the future, which would be a really cool thing because there are teams from i owa or wherever they’re coming from,” he said. “Texas a & m [flew] in — they can’t all come and watch their detachment, so that’s something that we’re looking to set up in the future. s o it has a lot of room for growth. a s much as it’s grown, there’s always more we can do.”
b ecause the n otre d ame a ir Force ro T c cadets primarily organize the tournament, c armack said it provided a great opportunity to develop professional skills.
“ i t also is a great opportunity for local n otre d ame cadets to get involved in leadership positions in the wing,” he said. “ s o, for example, me or any other cadet — this is a good opportunity for us to have experience in organizing things and having responsibilities. … i t helps professional development, also.”
c armack said the biggest advantage of the tournament, though, is the chance to get to know cadets from all around the country.
“Getting cadets all together — it’s mostly a ir Force that comes, but there’s i owa s tate a rmy, Wisconsin a ir Force, Purdue n avy,” he said. “ e ven though we all might not be going to the same branch of military when we graduate, we’re kind of creating a bond and meeting each other and making good connections for our future.”
Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu
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Opposing teams compete in the Flyin’ Irish Invitational in the JACC. More than 500 cadets participated in the event this weekend.
house that the couple owned off campus. noel said the residents of Keenan knew Jaclyn well.
In last month’s Keenan revue, Jaclyn Terranova, as the first female resident of Keenan hall, made history as the first female performer.
“I never thought about it that way,” she said. “I guess I am the only woman here. but it’s fun. I have my own 9-to-5 job off campus, so I’m definitely part of Keenan hall, but I’m not in the role that noel is in, so I can pick and choose what I do. I do all of the fun stuff.”
Jaclyn Terranova works from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in elderly care and rehabilitation. noel Terranova works, as he put it, from “whenever a.m. to whenever a.m.”
“It can be difficult to find that time together when so much of what I’m doing is programming in the evening hours,” noel said.
“dinner is the sacred time for us because we try and always eat together, and that’s the time when I wind down from my day and noel either continues or gets ready for his,” Jaclyn added.
rectors are often involved in other University functions,
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workshops with community leaders. The scheduled workshops cover a large variety of topics, with titles including “communitybuilding, nonviolence and Terrorism in syria,” “embracing mental health Among diverse student Populations” and “Poverty, diversity and single moms.”
The workshops also have various formats. one workshop, “The stars of Love” led by students Abigail Lynn and Alex shambery, invites students to put themselves in the shoes of an LGbTQ individual. The workshop “#LikeAbelle,” led by students morgan matthews, caylin mccallick and shambery, invites students to explore how they can be role models both on and off campus.
This year, they have three keynote speakers: President Jan cervelli, Kristen matha, class of 2003, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio vargas.
Fitzmaurice said vargas is the closing keynote speaker. he will present Wednesday at 7 p.m. in carroll Auditorium. According to vargas’s website biography, he is the creator of popular mT v documentary “White People” and published an article in The new York Times about what it is like to be an undocumented immigrant.
“one of us was familiar with him through viewing ‘White People,’ produced by mT v,” Fitzmaurice said. “From this, we were able to learn more about vargas’ background and passions. Furthermore, from watching his talks and reading his essays, it was evident that vargas is
including teaching, administrative work and campus ministry. noel Terranova team-teaches a theology class that integrates aspects of residential life. however, much of what rectors do involves interacting with students in the evening hours. noel Terranova said balancing work to ensure he’s not working all day and all night can be difficult.
but Keenan residents have embraced the couple. A sign outside their door denotes their apartment as belonging to “the rector” and “first lady.”
“The guys are just so excited and so polite,” Jaclyn Terranova said. “I’ve received three standing ovations in my life. All three of them came from Keenan guys.”
“engaged, married and pregnant,” noel added.
As far as raising their child in the dorm, the couple is still talking about that.
“right now, we are very excited to be considering that as an option,” noel Terranova said. “but we don’t have an answer on whether or not that’s going to be possible.”
both cited the Keenan revue as a special memory of their time in Keenan. one of the first skits of this year’s show was a reenactment of the couple’s wedding.
“I thought it was really memorable, being up on stage with Jaclyn
passionate and willing to engage with students by not only sharing his experiences, but by learning from his audiences as well.”
The theme of this year’s conference is “To Love is to Learn,” which Fitzmaurice said is inspired by the core value of learning of saint mary’s.
“To me, this phrase recognizes that learning about differences among us is in fact an act of love and compassion,” she said.
“Attending dsLc is just one way to live out this phrase. There is so much we can learn from each other, and this event has the potential to bring our community closer together through doing so.”
Fitzmaurice believes the dsLc makes a strong on how students view diversity and the impact it plays on campus culture, and she thinks it’s important that all students attend as many workshops as they can, because discussing diversity and having an open mind improves education.
“This year, we hope to inspire learning, sharing and positive change on our campus and in the greater community,” she said. “smc promotes the empowerment of students through education and awareness, and I believe that dsLc is a vital part of the saint mary’s education.”
Fitzmaurice said she is proud to have helped plan this year’s dsLc
“dsLc is an important part of the student diversity board mission to inspire participants to become catalysts for change in their communities,” Fitzmaurice said.
“It is my hope that dsLc provides an insightful and inspirational experience for all.”
Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01@saintmarys.edu
in her wedding dress, pretty clearly pregnant going through a fake wedding,” noel Terranova said.
Jaclyn Terranova said she couldn’t see or hear anything during the performance, but she felt included in the community.
“Just to be backstage when noel was making his speech, and to be with the guys and have them be so pumped — It was totally, ‘I’m part of Keenan’ and that really cemented it. It was a lot of fun,” she said.
As the interview ended, Goose, their dog, bounded into their apartment. he had been out for a walk with a resident of Keenan.
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Pence.
“[she] met him, he talked to [her] dad for like a minute or so and actually asked how he could help with the [Food and drug Administration (FdA)] getting these medications further approved,” she said. “And while [her] dad was talking to the president, [she] met mrs. Trump, who’s the nicest person. she’s gorgeous and she’s nice. And [she] didn’t know, but the vice president was also there. so she met the vice president.”
The biggest honor of the experience for crowley was understanding that Trump had wanted to meet her specifically, Larsen said.
“It was definitely an honor, and not just an honor to meet
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campus, such as Welcome Weekend, Junior Parents Weekend and holy o rders for priests.
“The football schedule just came out [Thursday], so I’m crazy busy fixing my database, because what I thought was the football schedule has changed a little bit,” she said.
For weekends that aren’t “blocked out,” wedding times are s aturdays at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., with summer Fridays slots at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
To be married at the b asilica of the s acred heart, either the bride or the groom
is an equally integral part of the Keenan hall community, integrated “before I ever was,” as Jaclyn Terranova put it. Goose roams the halls, interacts with residents, and “loves it when people come into his space.” he enjoys spending time with the dorm’s housekeepers and outside Keenan’s pizza restaurant, Za Land.
Whenever noel Terranova is on duty, Goose accompanies him on rounds, a job he takes very seriously. When Goose needs a walk, the couple will often ask for a volunteer via the whiteboard outside their door. someone almost always responds to the call.
the president, but to have the president want to meet [her] and to meet her family,” Larsen said. “she said she never would have imagined this in her wildest dreams.”
University President Fr. John Jenkins also expressed his support for crowley after she was honored at the president’s address to congress, Larsen said.
“The next day, Fr. John called her dad and expressed how proud he was of having her here at notre dame — how blessed he felt having her and her family [as] part of the notre dame community,” she said.
crowley hopes her recognition at the event will bring additional awareness and funding to rare diseases, Larsen said.
“This also is good, she thinks, because it’s bringing awareness to more rare diseases and the struggle it is to get the medicine
must be a member of s acred heart Parish, current notre d ame student, an alum or — starting last year — a current faculty or staff member who has been employed by the University for a minimum of five years.
“All of my s aturdays in m ay, June and July — afternoon slots — will go,” huber said. “I usually will have leftover Friday mornings. I still have 9 a.m.’s left in 2017 that are available. It’s not like the calendar totally books every year. We always have open slots; it’s just not as desired dates as what people want. We still have some d ecember dates for this year.” huber also takes the reservations for other events in the
“having a dog in the residence hall, whether the students interact with him on a regular basis or not, gives a feeling of home,” noel Terranova said. “This building, architecturally, is not our finest building on campus. It has sort of a cinderblock, institutional sort of quality to it. It’s the people and the experience in here that make it feel not like an institution but like a home. I think having a dog is just one more aspect of how this place can really feel like home and not like an institution.”
Contact Tom Naatz at tnaatz@nd.edu
passed through the FdA,” she said. “hopefully this will bring something into the future where somebody getting a diagnosis might not be fatal because you can’t get medication for it.” because the problem of a lack of solutions for rare diseases such as crowley’s is so extensive, Larsen said, crowley hopes she and her family have been able to make a difference in shining a light on this issue in the United states through this experience.
“[There are] 7,000 rare diseases,” Larsen said. “There are no cures. It was very important to her and to her family that this was something that, because of her meeting the president, might be something that’s brought to the forefront of medicine.”
Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu
b asilica, including baptisms.
“I’ve been here long enough that I’m now scheduling the baptisms for couples I helped make reservations [for],” she said. “ s o it’s nice to see they’re still together and starting a family.”
For those hoping to get their dream date, huber said to be persistent.
“b e patient and keep trying,” she said. “I just called oIT [on Friday] and had my voicemail shut off. When someone is calling me, they’ll hear a busy signal. Just be patient and keep hitting redial. The calls should go quickly.”
Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@nd.edu
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The Terranovas re-enact their wedding in a Keenan Revue skit. In the skit, Jaclyn agreed not only to love her husband for better or for worse, but also accepted living as the only female resident in a male dorm.
Common knowledge
There are a number of stories that are generally accepted as true, and are such perfect and powerful examples of perils to be avoided that they have become etched into common mythology. As with many such wisely accepted “facts,” with a little examination such perfect stories of folly and menace fall apart. Let’s take a quick look at three such stories: the million-dollar space pen, the boiling frog and refugee terrorists.
NASA scientists recognized that standard ballpoint pens could not function in orbit around the Earth or on a trip to the moon, so the government spent taxpayer money to develop million-dollar pens that could write in space. Meanwhile, the thrifty and crafty Soviets merely handed their cosmonauts old-fashioned lead pencils, which worked just fine, regardless of gravity. Or so the myth says.
In reality, from the early days of manned space flight, NASA astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts both used pencils. Standard pencils presented some problems — the points flaked and broke off, drifting in low gravity to possibly harm a person or disable critical equipment; pencils required messy sharpening; and the varying line width from worn pencils decreased legibility.
Metal mechanical pencils, useable by an astronaut with or without gloves, seemed a good solution. In 1965, NASA ordered 34 custom-built mechanical pencils from Houston’s Tycam Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., for about $128 per pencil. Some politicians cited these “$128 pencils” as evidence of uncontrolled government waste, implying that NASA wildly overpaid for what was essentially a box of yellow Ticonderoga No. 2 pencils. In contrast, the mechanical pencils proved to be a good solution to writing issues, but they were not perfect, as pencil marks smudged and could be erased, compromising the reliability of notes and records.
NASA engineers were not alone in seeking a reliable low-gravity writing instrument. Paul Fisher, of the Fisher Pen Company, in true American
capitalistic spirit, worked on this problem and used the “space pen” concept as a timely marketing tool, literally built for the space age. Fisher invested $1 million — none of it NASA money — to produce a pen that could write in zero gravity (with ink driven by pressurized nitrogen).
NASA began using the AG-7 “Anti-Gravity” Space Pen in 1967 for the Apollo program. By 1969, the Soviet Union ordered 100 pens for their Soyuz space missions. The AP reported at the time that both NASA and the Soviets bought pens in bulk, at the same discounted price: $2.39 per pen. In addition to solving writing concerns, the Apollo 11 astronauts also used one of the pens to fix a broken arming switch, assisting their return to Earth. Incidentally, the pens are still sold today, for about $50 each. You can assuage your disappointment in putting this widely accepted story of the “million-dollar space pen” to rest by substituting another fun (but this time, true) fact: Tortillas are NASA’s preferred “bread” in space, as unlike regular loaf bread, tortillas don’t leave nearly as many equipment damaging crumbs. I have no reports on the use of tortillas by the Russian space program.
In Al Gore’s Academy Award-winning “An Inconvenient Truth,” the slow but steady impact of climate change is likened to the well-worn tale that if one places a frog into a pan of hot water, it jumps right out; but if you start the frog in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, the frog will contentedly let itself be boiled to death. Gore is not alone, as pundits on the political left and right have cited the story to illustrate the inexorable but largely unreported erosion of liberties or any other slow threat du jour. Speaking from experience as one who had to rinse off frogs to prepare them for laboratory experiments, if the water started cool but eventually became hot to the touch (and certainly well below boiling) the frogs made a mighty leap out of the sink. Whatever you might think of frog intelligence, they will simply avoid water that is uncomfortable, and will — if at all possible — jump out of a hot pot, thus saving themselves, while putting another myth to rest.
Finally, Donald Trump, in his recent address to
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own skin.”
Another: “A girl with a buzzcut is a rare sight.”
Then, I started writing, dialoguing privately with each monologue. Trying to understand.
Congress, claimed that the “vast majority” of people convicted of terrorism-related offenses in the U.S. since 9/11 “came here from outside of our country.” Trump made the claim to justify new draconian restrictions necessary to prevent a “beachhead of terrorism” inside the U.S. The source of this claim is a justice department compilation released last year by Jeff Sessions, now Trump’s attorney general. The report is inherently, and perhaps intentionally, misleading because it doesn’t include domestic terrorism.
Most tellingly, an intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security undercuts the premise of Trump’s ban on immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. The department’s bureau of intelligence and analysis concluded that “country of citizenship is unlikely to be a reliable indicator of potential terrorist activity.” The New America Foundation’s federal court database (tracking those charged with terrorism as well as terrorism convictions), demonstrated 84 percent of jihadist terrorism-related offenses in the U.S. since 9/11 are attributable to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. A quarter of such offenders are converts, further indicating a nuanced response is needed to deal with terrorism, not simply curbing immigration.
Foreign-born terrorists need to be stopped, but the precipitous ban on refugees and Muslim immigrants prevents us from focusing on the actual threat, and causes, of domestic radical terrorists, whether driven by religious, racial or political animus. A myth needs critical examination when it is used to justify sweeping reversal of this country’s hard-fought status as a refuge for those fleeing war and injustice. In responding to our fears, we do not need to jump into a boiling pot of lies, half-truths and unexamined myths.
Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
I went to see “Show Some Skin” on Saturday night. Some of my friends had gone the previous nights. Julia said she cried 80 percent of the time. Katie said she felt uncomfortable. I took a notebook to write down my reaction.
The show was sold out so we arrived at 6:30 p.m. to get on the waitlist for the 7:30 p.m. I took the time to read the show’s pamphlet. This year’s theme was “Break The Silence.” Previous years’ were “Tell Me More” and “Who Matters.”
First, I read a section titled “Invitation” on the first page: “We sincerely hope the show inspires you to engage with the topics of identity and difference in meaningful ways, whether in quiet self-reflection or in dialogue with each other.”
Then, I read the list of monologue titles, broken up into Acts 1 and 2. Topics included sexual assault, alcoholism, imprisonment, race, sexuality, stereotype and suicide; also love, friendship and family.
We took our seats in the Annenberg Auditorium at 7:27 p.m. The lights dimmed and the show started. At first I just listened.
One said: “I am different.”
Another said: “Started being comfortable in my
Another: “I am people like me.”
Another: “Tuck them away in a world of academics and money.”
Another: “I didn’t know they made black people like you.”
Another: “Her body is his for the grabbing.”
When the show ended and the lights came back on, I realized my shoulders had been so tense that they nearly touched my ears. I filled 10 pages in my notebook.
I look at my notes as I write this — my response to the pamphlet’s invitation “to engage with the topics of identity and difference.”
What does it mean to be different? Not normal, not the same as everyone else.
Difference is about identity. But no two identities are the same. No two members of the same “different” are the same, not even in their differentness — that which makes them belong to the same “different” in the first place.
Not all “differents” are created equal. “Differents” is not a misspelling of “difference.” It is a plural noun.
Skin color, sexual orientation, gender and
socioeconomic status are all parts of our identity. White, straight, male and middle-class are all examples of “differents.” These happen to be my “differents.” Each person is their own: a composite of “differents” that add up to a different identity, a different person.
There are two lines stuck in my head from the monologues.
One: “I am different.”
Two: “I am people like me.”
As authentic and lived experiences, one and two are both true. As factual statements, they contradict one another.
You are you. I am I. A is A. This is the law of identity. Because you are you, you are different. There are people like you. But you are you, and thank God.
The discussion of difference and identity is not a pursuit of sameness. It is a defense against those who don’t understand that their own arbitrarily assigned “different” affords them no right to hate, oppress, assault, abuse, belittle, berate or condemn others with different “differents.”
Deep hows and outer spades, art and idiosingsongs; email colejfeldman@gmail.com, nonsense only please. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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The Absurder
Happy Birthday: so much will depend on truth, honesty and integrity this year. make a point to clear the air and get any misunderstandings or regrets out in the open. clear your way to a better life and a future full of promise. you cannot move forward until you deal with the past. step up and do what needs to be done. your numbers are 4, 15, 18, 26, 29, 33, 46.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Personal changes will make you feel good about how you look and who you are. Plan something special with the person you love and make this a day to remember. A promise or commitment will lead to a closer bond.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): socialize, but don’t mix business with pleasure. display how innovative and creative you can be and you will be given the encouragement and suggestions you need to start something new. don’t let someone from your past hold you back.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): deception and disillusionment will prevent you from making a good decision. back away if you feel uncertain or in doubt. Work on personal gains and achieving greater stability and security in your life and your relationships. say “no” to emotional blackmail.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): hold back if you feel like you are being pulled into someone else’s world. Temptation and the desire to do things you don’t normally do will be overwhelming. moderation and protecting your reputation will be in your best interest.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): doing things for others will help you get ahead. offer your services, physical assistance and knowledge, but not your cash. The connections you make will far outweigh the financial returns. What you do for others will impress someone you love.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Protect what you’ve worked so hard to acquire. don’t let anyone jeopardize your reputation. speak honestly and precisely about your concerns. Truth and integrity will save you from an emotional situation. Avoid making an impulsive move or compromising decision.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take part in events that will make you a better person. Physical activities will help you gain strength and make you feel good about the way you look and what you have to offer. make love, romance and personal gains your priority.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take care of matters concerning investments, inheritance and taking care of other people’s affairs. someone will leave you in charge of something that will require time and energy. rely on your intuition to make wise choices.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): keep your personal thoughts and emotions to yourself. make plans to spend time with someone you love and enjoy doing things with. rest, relaxation and pampering will help you put your life and emotional situations in perspective.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): don’t share your feelings readily. someone will pry in order to find out personal information that could jeopardize you personally or professionally. A little bit of introspection will serve you well.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): you’ll be torn between what you feel and what you know about someone close to you. look for the good in whatever situation you face and you will find a way to turn a negative into a positive. move forward with optimism.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): don’t give in to emotional manipulation. bring about personal changes at home that will lead to greater equality and balance between you and those you deal with daily. earn respect by being forthright about what you want, expect and deserve.
Birthday Baby: you are emotional, attentive and patient. you are forgiving and innocent. don’t be overly concerned with what others say about you and trust only those who are truly close.
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Give mid-major teams a chance
With a loss to n o. 21 Wichita s tate in the m issouri valley championship game s unday afternoon, Illinois s tate concludes its regular season with a 27-6 record. The r edbirds lost just once in conference play — at Wichita s tate — and, despite this, will be anxiously awaiting s election s unday, with their nc AA tournament fate up in the air.
In truth, Illinois s tate is a bubble team, and it probably deserves to be there. d espite how poor of a metric r PI is, the r edbirds have just two wins over teams ranked in the top 100 of the stat, far fewer than most of the major-conference teams it’s fighting for a berth against — Wake Forest has eight, for instance, while Iowa’s got nine, vanderbilt sits with 10 and Illinois has 11. When you look at it through that lens, it seems unlikely to give justification for an Illinois s tate berth; the r edbirds just haven’t beat, or played, much of anybody this season. b ut as always, there’s a flip side to this. That same Wake Forest team? It has 12 losses and finished .500 in conference play. vanderbilt has 14, including a loss to a miserable m issouri team. Illinois and Iowa each have 13, with the Illini going just 8-10 in a bad b ig Ten season. When you consider those figures, it seems equally unlikely to give justification for any of these teams to make the field. Is a d emon d eacons team, which is just 8-12 against the r PI top 100, actually any more deserving than a r edbirds squad that went only 2-4?
This is the broader issue we’re going to see with the 2017 tournament — as has been noted by many, the bubble is extremely weak this year, with many teams in the mix that would’ve stood little to no chance in years past.
The weak bubble, though, provides the perfect opportunity for the selection committee to prioritize racking up wins, like Illinois s tate has, over necessarily racking up the best wins, as many major-conference teams have. There’s nothing to get excited about with an Illinois or vanderbilt — we know these teams, while good, haven’t been good enough consistently to have any claim to being one of the best teams in college basketball. And while it seems irresponsible to
think of Illinois s tate as one of the sport’s 20 best teams, it also hasn’t really had the chance to prove that it isn’t. Think back 11 years to one of the best stories the sport has ever seen: George m ason, the n o. 11 seed from the c olonial Athletic Association, made a run to the Final Four. George m ason was the first true mid-major to make the Final Four in decades — let’s not consider those U n Lv, m assachusetts or Utah squads to be mid-majors — and its “c inderella”-esque run captured the imagination of a country.
Yet, what people often forget about George m ason’s run is that it almost didn’t happen. The Patriots went 23-7 during the regular season but didn’t win their conference tournament, putting them squarely on the bubble as s election s unday came. When the Patriots’ name was announced, after a season where they recorded few notable wins, the criticism was wide-ranging from many who thought George m ason didn’t deserve a spot in the tournament at all.
m an, were they wrong.
Five years later, after the field’s expansion to 68 teams and the introduction of the First Four, v irginia c ommonwealth repeated George m ason’s accomplishment as a mid-major n o. 11 seed to reach the Final Four.
In both cases, the committee took a chance on a midmajor and was rewarded. Why not do the same this year for Illinois s tate?
however, I’d be remiss if I didn’t end with an anecdote on the other thing 2006 George m ason and 2011 vc U have in common: a February win over Wichita s tate.
b ack then, es P n sponsored the b racket b usters event, which was designed in 2002 to give mid-major schools more exposure to chase down at-large berths to the nc AA tournament with a marquee, on-T v matchup against other contending schools. b ut the event was discontinued as interest waned — and with it, the key game that could have secured a spot for Illinois s tate.
b racket b usters is long dead. hopefully, Illinois s tate’s tournament hopes didn’t suffer the same fate s unday.
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By ELIZABETH GREASON sports Writer
The no. 8 Irish got off on the right foot to start conference play s aturday, as they toppled no. 20 Louisville 9-7 in their first game at Arlotta stadium this season.
notre dame (7-1, 2-0 Acc ) had a back-and-forth start to the game, trading goals and one-goal leads with the c ardinals (6-2, 0-1) to keep the game tight. s enior attack c ortney Fortunato started her squad off, scoring the first notre dame goal of the game. s enior attack Grace muller followed Fortunato, bring the game to a 2-2 tie early in the first period.
muller was followed by goals from freshman midfielder s avannah buchanan and junior midfielder molly c obb. In total, eight players contributed to notre dame’s nine goals on the day. Irish head coach c hristine halfpenny was pleased with her team’s ability to spread the ball and score despite a tough shooting day.
“You look at the youngsters getting on the board. [Freshman midfielder] e rin mcbride goes one-for-one, [sophomore midfielder] makenna Pearsall goes onefor-one, a freshman and a redshirt freshman, and when they go that in a two-goal win, that’s just huge,” halfpenny said. “It’s great to see us have the ability to share the ball and to see not just our attackers shoulder that job of putting the ball in the back of the net, but also seeing our middies come alive there too. And that was big, really big, to see our middies put the ball in the back of the net and molly
has four goals and one assist on the season.
c obb has another big day and s avannah’s doing so much for us all over the place. s o, it’s really great for us to see all that come together.”
notre dame’s win came courtesy of a 5-0 run that started with c obb’s goal in the first period and carried over to halfway through the second. halfpenny accredited the run to her team’s defensive adjustments that prevented the majority of Louisville’s top scorers from making a major impact on the game.
“I think that we just hunkered down and did our jobs [in the second half],” halfpenny said. “We made some good adjustments. We play two different styles of defense and we threw both of them at them, made some adjustments as the flow of the game just kept going, so I think that was really great. I also think, you know, when you take a look, we were able to keep them in check and make them spread the wealth around, where none of their big, big ones got going too much. We forced their [senior attack hannah Koloski] to go 2-for-9 on the day and that says a lot because she’s a very powerful player. Two-for-6 on [sophomore midfielder meghan siverson] and that’s another big one, and we limited [freshman attack Ashley Lynch] to just that one assist. They’ve been very big playmakers, so I was really, really happy with the defense’s ability to do that.
“I think our defense started with our ride, we were able to shorten their possessions, their average possession time was probably about anywhere from 50 to 60 seconds once
they got through our ride. s o, they adjusted our ride to the way they were playing and I certainly think that helped our defense attack one they were inside the 30.” despite the strong defensive showing and ultimate ability to score nine goals, the Irish struggled offensively as a unit, shooting only 9-for-36 over the course of the game. halfpenny discussed the fact that the Irish have work to do before their next contest, but she took a number of positives from the victory.
“We have a lot of work to do right now on offense,” she said. “We had a really bad day shooting and that’s just not acceptable. Twenty-five percent is not who we are. We are way too talented to do that. o ur team knows it. They’re not happy with it, they’re far from satisfied.
“I’m excited for them to refocus their efforts, but to find a way to win and to find another way to win, I should say, when you’re not winning the draw, but you’re able to get the ball back, you’re able to win the ground ball war, was huge for us. Also, our ball control. I thought that under their pressure, to limit our unforced errors was good. That was a focus for us and that’s what absolutely kept us in the game and that’s what allowed us to have another strong second half.”
The Irish will next take the field and look to extend their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday against o hio s tate. First draw is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Arlotta s tadium.
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dame also held the Terrapins to four goals in their 9-4 win in the Pacific coast shootout.
“It was the same thing in california last year,” Irish head coach Kevin corrigan said. “We ended up winning nine to something, but I think at the end of the third quarter, it was [4-3]. so, it was the same game a year ago. It’s about two teams still finding themselves early in the year competing at a really, really high level in a game that they’ve all gotten really excited about.”
corrigan acknowledged the offensive threat that maryland brought with them saturday, as the Terrapins were ranked seventh in the country in goals per game, averaging 15.5.
“They’ve done an unbelievable job of getting out in transition against everybody they’ve played, and they’ve kind of reinvented themselves in that aspect of the game,” corrigan said. “We had the advantage of having seen them play a few times to know that that’s what they were going to do. I think the teams that played them early were surprised by that. They haven’t been a team that pushed the transition quite
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Allen came off the court because the Irish had secured a fifth consecutive conference championship and fourth in the Acc thanks to an 84-61 victory over no. 13 d uke, after beating Louisville 84-73 and v irginia 76-59 before that.
And Allen was at the center of it all, recording 33 assists in the three games and breaking the Irish and Acc career assist records along the way, as well as picking up the mv P award to close out her Acc career.
In the quarterfinal clash with v irginia (19-12, 7-9), the Irish made a 13-3 run between the first and second quarters giving the Irish a 23-14 lead. Although the cavaliers quickly tied the score at 23-23, the Irish regained the lead by halftime, holding a 36-32 advantage.
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forward d eng Adel rose up to hit a 3-pointer, hitting the dagger to effectively seal Louisville’s 71-64 win s aturday afternoon at the KF c Yum! c enter.
“I loved where we were at,” b rey said. “We were playing around with zone, going big and that really helped us. I figured, ‘Let’s go zone, and I want somebody to hit a jump shot to beat us instead of a tip dunk or a drive.’ And he hit it. s o you take your hat off to him.”
as much and with long sticks and everything else. We had a chance to see that, and I think that our guys did a great job of getting underneath the play most of the time to not give them anything easy.”
Last week’s co-Acc defensive player of the week, senior Garrett epple, was also praised by corrigan for leading the defense against a tough maryland attack group.
“I thought he was terrific,” corrigan said. “That’s a really good player, and they absolutely have some of the best attackmen in the country, and I thought that Garrett just did a great job on them all day. he’s played great so far this year. he’s communicating, and he’s really taken kind the kind of the mantle of leadership on that end of the field a little bit in terms of making sure that guys are doing their jobs, but that only works if you’re doing your job, and he’s been doing his job really well.”
notre dame will look to carry its momentum from a win over the no. 1 team in the country into a matchup against the other no. 1 team in the country, denver, on the road sunday.
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notre dame made an 8-0 run early in the third quarter and led 57-47 at its conclusion, before cruising through the fourth quarter to win by a final score of 76-59. mcGraw said she was particularly impressed with her team’s second-half defensive performance.
“I think v irginia’s a great team, I hope they make the nc AA tournament,” mcGraw said. “They’re definitely deserving of a bid. They’ve got a great young team, they’re talented, they play hard and they’ve had a great year.
“I was really pleased with our poise in the second half, I thought we played better defensively in the second half. In the first, we made some mistakes, but we were able to get it together in the second half.”
Against Louisville, the Irish trailed 7-2 after just under four minutes. After Allen’s two firstquarter fouls, sophomore guard marina mabrey ran the point for the second quarter, but the Irish held on to keep the score
game. b ut the damage was especially brutal on the offensive glass: The c ardinals corralled 16 offensive boards, while the Irish secured just 19 defensive ones.
“It’s the $20 million question on who we are: Are we efficient enough with the small lineup and making enough shots that we can absorb offensive rebounds?”
b rey said. “ … Tonight, we weren’t efficient enough offensively — what’d we score, 64? We couldn’t get efficient enough.”
In a game where the lead changed 12 times, an undersized notre d ame team got off to a solid start on the boards and the scoreboard — at the under-16 media timeout, the Irish (23-8, 12-6 Acc ) led 7-4 and had grabbed eight of 12 rebounds. b ut as the half went on, Louisville (24-7, 12-6) started to get the expected benefits of its size: m athiang scored 12 points and snagged five rebounds, as the c ardinals ended the half with a 22-15 edge on the boards.
notre d ame held its lead until the closing minutes of the half, though, when sophomore guard d onovan m itchell scored seven consecutive Louisville points to turn a 16-15 c ardinals deficit into a 22-20 lead. Louisville soon stretched that advantage out to six, but a quick flurry from the Irish — especially senior forward v.J. b eachem, who scored his only five points of the half in its final 90 seconds — cut the deficit to three, 30-27, at the break.
notre d ame got hit hard on the boards in the second half, too, as Louisville finished with a 45-28 edge in the
tied when Allen returned with 11 seconds left in the quarter.
“I thought marina did a great job in a lot of ways,” mcGraw said. “When Lindsay got her second foul, she had to play an entire quarter at the point which she hasn’t really done all year long, she kept us even.”
In the third quarter, the Irish led by as much as seven, but only held a two-point lead going into the final period, before the Irish pulled away to win by 11 after late free throws from freshman guard Jackie Young and junior forward Kathryn Westbeld.
Against d uke (27-5, 13-3), the Irish offense got off to a nearly perfect start, with 27 first-quarter points and five assists in the period from Allen. The Irish extended their lead in the second quarter, leading 43-31 at halftime. Junior guard Lexie brown carried the blue devils offense, scoring 16 points.
Three minutes into the second half, the Irish lead looked in danger, as a 10-0 d uke run
throws at the other end, to cut the lead back to three with 25 seconds left, but m itchell was a perfect 4-for-4 at the stripe the rest of the way, securing a double bye for the host c ardinals.
Irish junior forward pulls up for a jumper during notre d ame’s 71-64 loss at Louisville on s aturday.Photo courtesy of Laurel s laughter | The Louisville c ardinal Irish junior forward b onzie c olson pulls up for a jumper during notre d ame’s 71-64 loss at Louisville on s aturday.
b ut in that second half, the c ardinals got their key points through another weapon: the 3-pointer.
After the Irish raced out to start the second half on a 9-2 run, a m itchell 3 gave the c ardinals the lead back, 37-36, with 15:36 left. After b eachem, who finished with 17, rattled off four straight points, junior guard Quentin s nider tied it back up with his first of four second-half 3-pointers.
s nider hit another 3 on the next Louisville possession, restoring the c ardinals’ lead, before hitting key buckets on consecutive possessions later in the half, taking Louisville’s lead to seven, then eight, with 4:30 left.
o ver the next 3:53, notre d ame methodically worked that c ardinals lead from eight, 61-53, to just two, at 64-62. That’s when Adel hit his 3, the biggest bucket of the game.
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cut the Irish lead down to two points and forced mcGraw to call a timeout.
From there, the Irish took back control. notre dame scored the next 14 points, on their way to a comfortable victory. mcGraw said she told the team at the timeout to get the ball to junior forward brianna Turner.
“I thought the secret for us was finally getting the ball to bri,” mcGraw said. “she was [2-for-3] at halftime, we didn’t look inside nearly enough. We went in to her and that opened things up on the outside for us to make some shots.”
Allen had 11 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds and five steals for the Irish on the way to the win, while sophomore guard Arike ogunbowale led the Irish in scoring with 21 points. ogunbowale said she enjoyed playing alongside Allen, mostly because of her pass-first style of play.
“What she’s done the whole season shows that you don’t
A win would have secured the no. 2 seed in the Acc tournament for notre d ame, but the Irish are the no. 3 seed in the tournament after north c arolina beat d uke on s aturday. notre d ame will now play the winner of no. 6 seed v irginia and no. 11 Georgia Tech/no. 14 Pittsburgh on Thursday night in brooklyn, new York.
A bright spot in the loss was Geben’s re-emergence. he got 10 minutes against b oston c ollege on Wednesday, but the Lithuanian forward had been mostly phased out of b rey’s game plan over the last couple weeks. b ut he played a big part s aturday, grabbing a trio of key offensive boards and taking a charge in 16 minutes of action.
“I’m so pleased with m artin Geben right now,” b rey said. “m artin Geben started for us, then he dn P’d for a couple games. And in this atmosphere, against that front line, to do what he did — he’s playing better now than he did when he started, and it comes at a right time.”
Junior forward b onzie c olson scored a joint-gamehigh 20 points (shared with m itchell), but the c ardinals kept the 6-foot-5 forward mostly quiet on the boards, limiting him to just five rebounds.
notre d ame will begin Acc tournament play Thursday night at the b arclays c enter in b rooklyn. The Irish are 4-0 over the last 12 months in b rooklyn.
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need to score all the points to be the mv P,” ogunbowale said. “she’s the mv P even without as many points. The assists and finding people, she does so well. she’s an amazing point guard and I love playing with her.”
brown was held scoreless in the second half for the blue devils, and mcGraw said shutting down brown was the key to the team’s win.
“she’s a terrific player,” mcGraw said. “she is so hard to guard. sixteen in the first half and I thought the difference in the game was that we held her scoreless in the second half.” With the win, a no. 1 seed for the nc AA tournament appears likely for notre dame, as does a home appearance in the opening rounds. The Irish will discover their fate for the tournament next monday, and the first-round game for the Irish will be played march 17 or 18.
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Notre Dame takes home fourth straight ACC title
By DANIEL O’BOYLE sports Writer
Through the second quarter of notre dame’s acc semifinal clash with no. 14 Louisville, senior guard Lindsay a llen did something she didn’t do often: she stayed seated on the bench and remained there for the entire quarter, after getting into early foul trouble.
With the i rish (30-3, 15-1 acc ) only leading the c ardinals (27-7, 12-4) by a point, having trailed for much of the quarter and not being able to count on sophomore backup point guard a li Patberg due to injury, it was a less-than-ideal situation for i rish head coach muffet mc graw. not least because of the way it resembled the beginning of notre dame’s 90-84 ncaa tournament defeat to stanford the previous year.
For the final minute the i rish played in this year’s acc tournament, a llen was on the
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no. 4 notre dame did it again. The irish defeated no. 1 maryland in a defensive 5-4 battle at a rlotta stadium on saturday.
The first quarter was a defensive stalemate that saw 11 shots taken, but none of them finding the back of the net. The action picked up in the second quarter with maryland (4-1) putting the first score on the board. Terrapins senior attack dylan maltz scored his 10th goal of the season to give maryland a 1-0 lead, which would hold for about four minutes before irish sophomore midfielder brendan gleason responded with an unassisted goal. one minute later, junior attack mikey Wynne scored his eighth goal of the year to give the irish (3-0) a 2-1 lead heading into the half.
The third quarter saw both teams go back and forth exchanging goals, which gave notre dame a 4-3 lead going into
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the final quarter. a few minutes into the fourth quarter, gleason converted on another unassisted goal running through the middle of maryland’s defense and firing the ball into the back of the net just a few yards away from the Terrapins’ goalie.
The 5-3 lead would hold for nearly the rest of the game until maryland junior midfielder connor kelly cut the deficit to one goal scoring with 18 seconds left in the game. however, there wasn’t enough time left in the game for maryland to potentially tie and go to overtime.
The win over the top-ranked Terrapins gives the irish another victory over the nation’s top team. The last time notre dame defeated a top-ranked opponent was over then-no. 1 syracuse in 2015 at a rlotta stadium. The game was also the lowest scoring game for notre dame since its 6-5 win over maryland in the first round of the acc tournament in 2014. Last season, notre
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Joaquin “Masagana” Camara def. Michael “Munchkin”
Kappaz
The first fight of the evening was evenly matched, with keenan junior camara getting a strong start, almost sending kappaz, an a lumni senior, to the ground. kappaz recovered quickly, relying on his right hook to get himself back in the fight. kappaz pinned camara against the ropes for a moment, connecting on a series of body shots. The round came to a close with neither fighter showing a clear advantage. camara said the first round went according to plan for him.
“it was absolutely vital that i get that good start,” camara said. “[kappaz] knocked out his first two opponents and is a very hard hitter and excellent boxer. he uses strong, powerful hooks and uppercuts. i knew i had to set the tone early with
aggression, as well as keep my defense responsible.” in the second round, camara began to control the pace, delivering quick combinations to kappaz’s chest. kappaz began to break down camara’s defense with right hooks, but when it looked like the tide might turn in his favor, camara connected on an effective combination to the body of kappaz to maintain his dominance. camara appeared strongest in the final round, as he landed thundering punches to kappaz’s side and stayed strong through the final bell.
camara was declared the winner by unanimous decision. he credited his confidence and faith in himself with helping him secure the win.
“Tonight was just lots of preparation, heart and faith that i was ready and that g od gave me everything i needed to win,” camara said. “[kappaz] is a very explosive fighter and he’s very technically skilled. he’s got a lot of power combined with mental toughness. he’s one of the
By ALEX CARSON a ssistant managing editor
L ouisvi LL e , ky. — i rish head coach m ike b rey loves to talk about getting three stops in a row — he calls them “kills.” a nd with his n o. 19 n otre d ame squad trailing n o. 8 Louisville 6458 with 1:58 to play, it looked as if the i rish would need one to keep their acc regular season title aspirations alive. Junior guard m att Farrell got them the first, picking up a steal before junior forward m artinas g eben slammed home a putback dunk to cut the deficit to four. c ardinals senior center m angok m athiang missed a jumper on the next possession, and when Farrell drove the lane for a bucket, the i rish had cut it to just two with 50 seconds left.
b ut n otre d ame just could not finish the kill.
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Irish senior forward V.J. Beachem dunks the ball during Notre Dame’s 64-60 win over Georgia Tech on Feb. 26 at Purcell Pavilion.
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Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen dribbles past a defender during Notre Dame’s 79-61 win over Florida State on Feb. 26.
