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showers dampen oK Go performance

The band played through the rain during Friday’s B1 Block Party

By ERIN THOMASSEN news w riter

a lternative rock band oK

g o returned to notre d ame Friday for a high-energy performance, but rain and wild behavior by band members underwhelmed students.

Though rain and lightning postponed the concert for one hour, the band was still “pretty high energy” when they came out, freshman nate m arti said.

m arti said first year students mostly attended the concert.

The event, held outside l egends of notre d ame, featured a rock wall and trampoline in addition the concert. b ecause it was held outdoors,

inclement weather challenged concert-goers and performers alike.

“[ d ue to the rain], they should have moved the concert inside because it was a small enough crowd,” senior a lex penler said.

penler said the event did not draw a large crowd, though he said he enjoyed the concert.

“There wasn’t as much dancing as one might expect, because the crowd was so small,” penler said. “i f it hadn’t been game weekend with all the i rish shenanigans, more students would have attended.”

s enior d eborah p arks said she is happy she attended

seating policy evokes mixed feelings

By CHARLIE DUCEY

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Though within the n otre d ame community the appeal of n otre d ame football seems all but universal, the new seating policy enacted during s aturday’s football game garnered mixed reactions from students.

Through the 2012 season, students sat in assigned seats during home football games. a fter a group of students decided they would sit together during games, they would sign up as members of the same group and receive assigned seats together.

The new seating policy for

the 2013 season mandates that students will receive tickets based on class year, but that within each section the seats will be general admission.

s ophomore m arissa b owman said she initially thought that the new seating arrangement would generate undue stress among her peers.

“ i thought that the tailgaters would be upset about getting bad seats,” she said.

s ophomore m att o ’ b rien said his feelings remained mixed regarding the new seating policy at n otre d ame.

l acrosse house burns

a house inhabited by nine members of notre dame’s women’s lacrosse team was destroyed in a fire Friday afternoon, according to a wsbT report. no one was injured in the blaze on the 200 block of east marion st., just east of memorial hospital. The fire was out by late afternoon, the report said. notre dame’s office of student

SMC revamps justice awareness group

By KAITLYN RABACH

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s aint m ary’s e

“Justice Friday’s” will be one of many events planned to help the s aint m ary’s Justice e ducation department make a comeback on campus. a fter one academic year without a department chair, the department will be stronger than ever, interim

director a drienne l yslesc hockley said.

“There was no one running the department last year, so my job this year is to set the direction of the ship and get the program back on task,” l yles- c hockley said. “To do this, i am focusing on two tasks: developing the program’s minor courses and setting up different Justice

e ducation programming throughout the year.”

To begin the year, the department launched a series of discussions titled “Justice Fridays”, l yles- c hockley said. e ach meeting will look at justice through a different lens, where students coordinate the dialogue.

“Justice Fridays will be during lunch on Friday before

every home football weekend,” l yles- c hockley said.

l ast Friday’s discussion looked at justice through a gendered lens and was led by junior c lare m aher and senior g alicia g uerrero, she said.

“ s aint m ary’s students are exceptional in their commitment to justice and i think they need to be a part of the

development of the program this year,” l yles- c hockley said.

b oth m aher and g uerrero said they felt the topics of sexual assault and the media’s portrayal of women were important topics worth covering in the first Justice Friday discussion.

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“so you Think you can dance?”

Veronica Martinez senior welsh Family hall “digimon.”

Juan Rangel junior siegfried hall “monsters university.”

Lauren Morisseau junior breen-phillips hall “mad men.”

Jessica Creager sophomore lewis hall “merlin.”

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Leprechaun Johnny Romano leads the Notre Dame cheerleaders onto the field during Saturday’s game at Notre Dame Stadium. Quarterback Tommy Rees threw for a career high of 346 yards as the 14th-ranked Irish rolled to a 28-6 victory over the Temple Owls.

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Wednesday

Lector

9 a.m.-11:55 p.m.

CSC

Classic

DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

8 p.m.

Silent films “Where Are My Children?” and “The Immigrant.”

Freshman Night at the Snite

Snite Museum of Art

4 p.m.-6 p.m. Reception and tours.

RCIA Information Session

Coleman-Morse Center

6 p.m.-7 p.m.

Learn about Notre Dame’s RCIA process.

Thursday

Momix

DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Contemporary dance.

Iron Sharpens Iron Coleman-Morse Center

10 p.m.-11 p.m. Interdenominational, student-led Christian fellowship.

Friday

“Can Notre Dame

Women Have it All?”

South Dining Hall

12 p.m.-2 p.m. Panel discussion.

Women’s Volleyball Purcell Pavilion

7 p.m.-9 p.m. The Irish take on Bowling Green in the Golden Dome Invitational.

the concert, despite the poor weather. “The rain made it kind of gross,” she said. “b ut they were a good band.” d espite the rain, she “would choose to go again.”

The band used notre d ame fans’ pre-game excitement to its advantage, heightening the crowd’s energy by telling them notre d ame was “going to smash Temple,” m arti said.

m arti said they also got the crowd involved with clapping and coming out into the crowd, but he said some students seemed frustrated by the band’s behavior.

l ead singer d amian Kulash “dropped five or six f-bombs while onstage,” m arti said.

penler also said she felt oK g o should have behaved differently during their performance at notre d ame.

“[The band] was obviously drunk … and used the f-word

more than was appropriate for c atholic school,” penler said. still, some of the students who turned out for the show said they were long-time fans of the band.

Junior Kenny Kraynik said he listened to the band in middle school. he said a highlight for him was when the band broke out hand bells and played their normal songs “with cool harmonies.”

oK g o filmed their music video, “This Too s hall p ass,” while on campus with the notre d ame m arching b and in 2010.

b efore they left, oK g o tweeted a picture of the music video and a message that read, “Thank you to the marching band who stayed at school over fall break so they could be in the video.”

Contact Erin Thomassen at ethomass@nd.edu

affairs is in the process of finding on-campus housing for the students because the house is heavily damaged. Few belongings were salvaged from the blaze.

The report said the fire’s cause is still unknown, though a friend of the tenants said a hot barbeque grill was near the house when the fire started. The outside temperature was in the 90s, sunny and humid.

i rish novelist reflects on changing times

By CATHERINE OWERS n ews w riter

i rish novelist p atrick

m c c abe drew on his personal experience growing up in i reland to address the effects of technological development Friday in a talk titled, “ i rish v illage l ife o ver 100 years: From b rass b and to b roadband.” The Keough- n aughton i nstitute for i rish s tudies sponsored m c c abe’s talk in the h esburgh l ibrary’s r are b ooks r oom.

m c c abe quoted the poem, “a s ofa in the Forties” by s eamus h eaney, the recently deceased i rish poet to emphasize the changes that have taken place in society and morality in i reland over the last century. h e said he agrees with s eamus h eaney and others who argue the core of i rish society always has been the family and the parish, and then the county.

“ e verything radiates out from that,” m c c abe said.

“Familiarity and neighborliness is written into dna .” m c c abe said his mother’s awareness of everything going on in their neighborhood evidenced that community orientation so dominant within i rish society.

“ i thought what a gap exists between [my mother’s awareness] and a person who lived all his life in w exford town. h e could decompose merrily in the c hristmas season, right through the spring and not be discovered until s t. p atrick’s d ay,” he said. m c c abe said a story from a m arch edition of the i rish Times demonstrated this decreased sense of community.

“The neighbors decided to pay a visit — they knocked on the door and there was no reply. They opened the door, and the [ c hristmas] lights were there, wishing the season along its merry way, and there was a skeleton there, sitting in the easy chair,” he said. “a nd it got me to thinking how times have changed.”

m c c abe said he is amazed that in today’s society, “the apotheosis of achievement is eating live bugs and worms on television” and “authority which for so long had held sway was now openly flouted.”

m c c abe said modern society is not without g od, but a profusion of gods. Quoting g .K. c hesterton, he said, “ w hen man stops believing in something, he starts believing in everything.””

m c c abe said he cautions against willingly submitting to a kind of impersonal, godless society, “where the life of the sidewalk and the front yard will have all but disappeared.”

“These are challenging times, and choices will have to be made,” he said.

Contact Catherine Owers at cowers@nd.edu

Fencer represents U.S. in ‘Jewish Olympics’

By LESLEY STEVENSEN news writer

For junior madison Zeiss, this summer revolved around only one event: the maccabiah, an international competition for Jewish athletes around the world. Zeiss, a first-team a lla merican fencer, collected a gold medal in both the individual and team foil events in the open division for athletes of all ages.

despite her successful individual performance, Zeiss said she felt more proud to represent the united states in the maccabiah, which is frequently hailed the “Jewish olympics,” according to the games’ website.

“i definitely felt like i was competing for the u s.; all of us [on the u s. team] did,” she said. “That’s what we were there for and it wasn’t about the individual medal. That was awesome but it was about the team.”

a lthough the maccabiah is a competition, Zeiss said learning more about israel and israeli culture filled much of her time abroad.

“it was more about bringing awareness to israel and showing us exactly what the country has to offer. … The times that we weren’t competing we were always just constantly touring and sightseeing around the country and meeting people.”

Zeiss described a trip to an israeli defense Force base where she met adults her age completing their compulsory two- or three-year military service requirements.

“it was so eye-opening to see that because it’s normal for us to go to college; this is just normal for them.”

she also noted that despite the political turmoil in israel, palestine and neighboring syria, she never believed she was in danger.

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“The new seating system is a step forward, but it could be improved. i would like to be able to sit with people in different classes, since i have an older brother and older friends at the u niversity,” o ’ b rien said. “There are a lot of people in this situation. o ver the last twenty years, we have always sat together, and it is extremely unfortunate that it is no longer the case.”

s ophomore b rian l ach said he approves of the new stadium seating setup.

“There is more manageability with general admission because there are fewer constraints on where you can sit, as opposed to assigned seating,” he said.

s enior c hris a ndrews said he felt unsure about the changes. h e said that students who arrived late to the game were unable to sit in their assigned sections.

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“ s exual assault is not limited to ‘ l aw and o rder: svu ’ or to big cities,” m aher said. “ o ne in four c ollege women are sexually assaulted. That is the norm. i t is something that needs to be discussed and is truly an injustice.”

g uerrero said the depiction of gender issues in the media perpetuates a system where sexual assault is tolerated.

“In our language, the word rape is almost used as a slang term.”

Galicia Guerrero senior

“There wasn’t even one point that i felt uncomfortable,” Zeiss said. “To me the people were amazing.”

Zeiss said her primary focus for the summer was preparing for the maccabiah. For that reason, she stayed in south bend for the summer to continue training with notre dame fencing associate head coach gia Kvaratskhelia.

“i was here this summer, so i trained a lot really closely with my coach,” Zeiss said. “p robably every other day we’d go to the gym and train. so that definitely helped a lot. it was mainly just being here and being able to focus on getting ready.”

collegiate fencers tend to meet each other through competition, Zeiss said, so she knew many of her us teammates before competing with them at the maccabiah.

“we all know each other, but we obviously weren’t as close as we were when we left,” she said. “we immediately meshed as a team. … There was no conflict or anything.”

according to the maccabiah website, about 10,000 Jewish athletes come to israel from across the globe to compete in the games, which are “the world’s largest Jewish athletic competition.”

The maccabiah offers competitions in olympic sports like basketball, volleyball, soccer and cycling as well as other events such as bridge, chess, karate and bowling.

The u s. ranked second in the overall medal count for the open division. w ith 170 medals total, a merican athletes earned 56 gold, 53 silver and 61 bronze, far behind the 498 total medals won by israeli athletes. russia finished third in that division with 38 medals. Contact Lesley Stevensen

lsteven1@nd.edu

“ i felt that people were unsure when to arrive at the stadium to get the seats that they wanted, which made group coordination more difficult,” a ndrews said.

w hen l eprechaun l egion president m att c unningham spoke to The o bserver about the group’s intentions behind the seating policy, he said the goal was to create a “mutually beneficial” situation for players and students, facilitating a better game day experience for everyone involved.

“This new system allows people who want to be there to get close to the game, and it gets rid of the chance that they might be stuck in the top row,” c unningham said in a a pril 19 o bserver article.

s ome fans said they felt concerned that the most spirited students would not end up at the front of their sections with the new arrangement, as the l eprechaun l egion hoped. h owever, freshman g retchen b ruggeman, did not feel that this was the case.

“ i think that it made more people more exciting about being in the front row,” she said. “There were a lot of freshmen there an hour early to get the best spots.”

s he said she thinks the system was less hectic and better organized than her past experiences attending games as a visitor.

James h eisler, a junior, said he preferred the original method of student seating.

“The system was not as bad as originally anticipated, but there is a proposal that i think would be better,” h eisler said. “a t the end of the day, the new seating system, while not perfect, does allow you the opportunity to randomly meet the love of your life your life as you search for a seat,” he said.

Contact Charlie Ducey at cducey@nd.edu

g uerrero said their time spent with this office and director c onnie a dams has shaped their views of justice around sexual assault and violence.

“ we have both been through g reen d ot training,” g uerrero said. “This is a national campaign that works to discuss bystander intervention and how issues of violence should be addressed.”

Through working with bavo, g uerrero said she realized how certain powerful words have been changed over the course of time.

“ i n our language, the word rape is almost used as a slang term,” g uerrero said. “ s ometimes you hear people say things like, ‘That test raped me’. r ape is not something that should be taken lightly.”

“ l et’s take a look at the media and pop culture,” g uerrero said. “The song ‘ b lurred l ines’ for instance. Just in this song you can see a media that is promoting a culture where sexual assault is okay and it really is not.”

m aher said s aint m ary’s is a place where gendered issues can be discussed over a proper dialogue, but encouraged their audience to bring that dialogue outside of campus grounds.

“a s bystanders and active individuals in society, we have a duty to inform others of injustices going on in the world,” m aher said. “g ender justice issues are around us all the time and we cannot sit back and let them go on without a proper discussion.”

g uerrero said it is important for individuals to find an issue they are passionate about and work to promote justice in that issue.

b oth g uerrero and m aher are involved with the b elles a gainst v iolence o ffice ( bavo ) on campus.

m aher said individuals should stand up against injustices even if it means going against the norms of society.

“ you know sexual assault is not taken seriously when such a thing as a rape joke exists in our society,” m aher said. “ l etting things like this slide means letting a whole lot of other things slide. i t really is just perpetuating a system where sexual assault is looked at as okay and where victims are stigmatized.”

l yles- c hockley said she was excited about the turnout at the department’s first event of the year and hopes future programming events will be just as successful.

“This first event was hugely successful,” l ylesc hockley said. “ i am thrilled because it was quite a challenge to get this done the first week of class, but the attendance, diversity of individuals who showed up and the overall participation were all great. i t is a great way to start the year.”

Contact Kaitlyn Rabach at krabac01@saintmarys.edu

U.S. seeks approval for action again Syria

Associated Press

washingTon — The obama administration geared up for the biggest foreign policy vote since the iraq war by arguing sunday that new physical evidence shows the syrian government used sarin gas in a deadly august attack. with its credibility on the line, the united states must respond, the country’s top diplomat said. members of congress, deadlocked on just about everything these days and still on summer break, expressed sharply divergent opinions about whether to give president barack obama the go-ahead he requested to retaliate with military force against the assad regime, and what turning down the commander in chief could mean for a merica’s reputation.

presenting obama’s case for military action, secretary of state John Kerry gave a series of interviews on sunday news shows outlining the latest information the administration has received about the aug. 21 attack in the damascus suburbs that the u s says killed 1,429 civilians, including more than 400 children. he said samples collected by first responders added to the growing body of proof that syria’s

government launched a chemical weapons attack.

“samples of hair and blood have been tested and they have reported positive for signatures of sarin,” Kerry said. “each day that goes by, this case is even stronger. we know that the regime ordered this attack. we know they prepared for it. we know where the rockets came from. we know where they landed. we know the damage that was done afterwards.”

sarin, which affects the nervous system and is toxic in liquid or gas form, can be delivered in missiles, bombs, rockets or artillery shells. The gas is outlawed under international rules of warfare. The reference to hair and blood samples were the first pieces of specific physiological evidence cited by any member of the administration, which previously spoke only about an unnamed nerve agent.

Kerry’s assertion coincided with the beginning of a forceful administration appeal for congressional support, now that obama has declared he will await approval from the house and senate before ordering any cruise missile strikes or other action.

on capitol hill, senior

administration officials briefed lawmakers in private to explain why the u s. is compelled to act against president bashar assad’s government. obama, vice president Joe biden and w hite house chief of staff denis mcdonough also made calls to individual lawmakers. Further classified meetings were planned over the next three days.

sen. John mccain of a rizona, a leading senate hawk and the candidate obama defeated for the presidency in 2008, said he’d discuss syria with the president at the w hite house monday.

obama must convince skeptical a mericans and their representatives in congress of the need for more u s. military action in the muslim world after a decade of war in iraq and a fghanistan.

he also is trying to assemble an international coalition, but finding it hard to land partners. They fear becoming involved in a conflict that has claimed more than 100,000 lives in the past 2½ years and dragged in terrorist groups on both sides of the battlefield.

only France is firmly on board among the major military powers. britain’s parliament rejected the use of force in a vote last week.

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The united nations on sunday asked the head of its chemical weapons inspection team to expedite the analysis of tests from samples it collected from syria last week.

assad’s government, which has denied allegations of chemical weapons use, reveled in obama’s decision to defer any immediate action. deputy Foreign minister Faysal mikdad claimed that the move reflected the lack of evidence of government culpability. with navy ships on standby in the eastern mediterranean sea ready to launch missiles, congress began a series of meetings that will take place over the next several days in preparation for a vote once lawmakers return from summer break, which is scheduled to end sept. 9. dozens of members attended the two-hour classified briefing sunday in the capitol, though many emerged saying they needed to see more details of obama’s plan and more facts about the alleged chemical weapons attack. many feared giving obama overly broad authority for military action.

on selling the strategy to congress, rep. rep. bennie g Thompson, the senior democrat on the house homeland security

committee, said, “They have a ways to go.”

“They also have work to do with respect to shoring up the facts of what happened,” Thompson said.

The senate Foreign relations committee plans a meeting Tuesday, according to its chairman, sen. bob menendez, d-n.J. The senate a rmed service committee will gather a day later, said oklahoma sen. Jim inhofe, the top republican on the panel.

Kerry confidently predicted that lawmakers would back limited military strikes.

“The stakes are just really too high here,” he said.

Kerry was asked repeatedly in the broadcast interviews what obama would do if congress didn’t give its consent. he said he believed lawmakers would recognize the grave implications for letting a chemical weapons attack go unchecked and what that might mean for u s. efforts to force north Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons and prevent iran from acquiring such capability.

“we are not going to lose this vote,” Kerry said. “The credibility of the united states is on the line.”

InsIde ColuMn

my place in the world

Kaitlyn Rabach saint mary’s e ditor

i would like to take the opportunity to personally thank the center for women’s intercultural leadership (cwil) at saint mary’s college and the outstanding women who put in countless hours to make this office one of the most productive centers on campus.

For the past two summers, i have been blessed to work in this office as a mentor and student coordinator for a state department program titled “study of the united states institute” (susi). This institute provides intensive leadership training for undergraduate women leaders around the globe. over the course of two summers, i have been able to form friendships with women from burma, mongolia, Tunisia, Jordan, iraq, libya and egypt. Throughout this five-week institute, we not only worked on forming diplomatic relationships, but also shared laughter, tears and personal stories. most importantly, though, we dreamed together. we participated in a global dialogue of how the world could look better for women and were then encouraged to not only envision this world, but were actually given the tools to choose our limits and create positive change.

The great thing about the susi sisterhood is that we now have a network of strongminded, positive women who will work together to keep our own personal dreams well nourished and alive. we each left the program with a different plan to implement in our communities, and now we will hold each other accountable. we know we are not implementing change for just ourselves, but are rather doing it for everyone in susi and for our sisters around the world who are active agents of change, but do not necessarily have the tools to push their own dreams forward. i am thankful to be a part of an international community where i will be held responsible for working to constantly promote peace and prosperity.

i am even more thankful for the mentorship opportunities this program has allowed me. working with mana derakhsani, susi academic director and martha smith, susi administrative director, has shown me the importance of having strong female leaders to serve as role models. These are two incredible women who full-heartedly care about the well-being of others and who pour their whole hearts into making sure this institute is a positive experience for all participants. They know the importance of optimism, dedication, knowledge and how important it is to share lessons and experiences with younger generations.

when i was first enrolled at saint mary’s, president carol mooney promised me a chance to engage in discovery of myself. i can say without a doubt that both the susi program and mana and martha’s strong leadership have set me on a path of both discovering myself and my place in this world. For that i am truly grateful.

Contact Kaitlyn Rabach at krabac01@saintmarys.edu

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

The debate we’re

Throughout the hot summer days, a mericans have seen quite a bit of action on the political front. r evelations regarding invasive seizures of telecommunications and metadata collection from the proclaimed “most transparent administration ever,” heated shots fired back and forth within the r epublican p arty, the nauseating portrayal of Trayvon m artin’s court case and attacks on whistleblowers c helsea m anning and e dward s nowden have certainly provided for a dynamic summer, if it can be described as such without dire solemnity. a ll of these events have stimulated quite a bit of conversation among the a merican people, even in the midst of the fiascos we call m iley c yrus and a manda b ynes. b ut as it usually is in a merican politics, the times can’t be static for too long. a mericans recently discovered that the n ational s ecurity a dministration delved into “love interests” and broke privacy rules “thousands of times” according to an audit published on the w ashington p ost’s website. b ut this time, instead of overly intruding on the lives of a mericans, the current administration is thinking about getting involved in s yria. The n ew york Times recently reported that p resident o bama is considering “limited” strikes against s yria’s current regime, led by p resident b ashar al- a ssad. n ot only would that interventionism be foolish, i believe it would also be unconstitutional without the authorization of c ongress. m any people have questioned why it’s taken the p resident so long to call together c ongress for a formal debate on s yria, which is quite a legitimate question. m any might point to the

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pressure particular c ongressmen have put on o bama, repeating the fact that a strike invoked by the executive alone would be entirely unconstitutional.

a rticle one, section eight of the u s c onstitution reads that, “ n o s tate shall … engage in w ar, unless invaded, or in such imminent d anger as will not admit of delay.” The w ar p owers r esolution of 1973 was an additional law passed to protect the nation from rushing into military excursions, although it has been ignored by r epublican and d emocratic presidents alike. The r esolution states that if the commander in chief sends troops into action abroad, they must be home within 60 days unless c ongress approves of the military force and declares war. u nfortunately, many people read this bill out of context and suggest that the p resident can send military force abroad at will and then just get c ongress’s approval later. This is an incorrect interpretation of the law. The w ar p owers r esolution specifically states in section 1541(c) that the executive can only send our troops abroad if one of the three following criteria is met: he receives a c ongressional declaration of war, he receives other specific legal authorization or if there is a national emergency caused by an attack on the u nited s tates, as happened on s ept. 11. This means that if the p resident wants to send troops into s yria or simply bomb them from home, he would need c ongressional approval before advancing, since there has not been a direct attack on the u nited s tates. u nfortunately, the current administration has already drone-bombed i raq, i ran, a fghanistan, s omalia, p akistan, yemen, a lgeria and l ibya, so practicing peace would actually be a new precedent.

o n the afternoon of s aturday, a ug. 31, p resident o bama stated

“he who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.”

Niccolo Machiavelli italian philosopher

he would call together c ongress to discuss and vote on intervention in s yria by s ept. 9 or 10. i t is important to note that the use of chemical weapons by a foreign regime is a legitimate concern. There are times where war is necessary — certainly no people (or an extremely small few) would have protested our involvement in w orld w ar ii h owever, there are serious costs and benefits that we as a country need to measure before continuing our occupation and bombing of the m iddle e ast. p eople making these decisions need to further consider the cia’s term “blowback,” describing how aggressive foreign policy can lead to unfavorable consequences. a new r euters poll found that only 9 percent of a mericans support a multi-national invasion of s yria and only 25 percent would support u s . intervention, even if it’s proven that a ssad used chemical weapons. c learly the affairs in i raq and a fghanistan have weighed heavily on our nation not only financially, but mentally as well. b ased on the numbers, we can say most people are sick of war and are even more tired of our government attempting to be the policeman of the world. i t’s good to see the president follow the c onstitution and seek c ongress’s approval for an attack, but i ’m interested to see what he will do if c ongress refuses to give him the authority to strike, but he feels the need to do so anyways. w ill he abide by the law?

Connor Roth is a junior studying economics and constitutional studies. He lives in Duncan Hall, hails from Cleveland, Ohio and is currently participating in the London abroad program through Notre Dame. He can be contacted at croth1@nd.edu

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

The GreenMan goes to China

w elcome home, fellow tree-huggers and green enthusiasts. i hope you all had restful and fulfilling summers; i know i did. h aving heard some hubbub about all the pollution problems in c hina, i , your beloved g reenman, decided to visit the other side of the world.

i didn’t experience any language barriers during my time in c hina because as my fans know, i don’t speak, and as my stalkers know, i have been literate in m andarin since the age of three. h owever, i did have a serious crisis: There wasn’t any m exican food. n one. i couldn’t believe it. a month without my garden fresh salsa was almost enough to make me go mad, but i was on a mission.

The c hinese capital of b eijing is covered by a permanent hazy cloud cover. i am not talking about the “perma cloud” that envelopes s outh b end every d ecember (although the weather during my summer in b eijing did seem almost as gloomy as my winters in the b end).

This cloud was a sign of the industry that has so rapidly developed c hina but which is also slowly killing its natural wonders. you see, while in c hina, i also had the opportunity to climb m ount h ua. d o you know that absurdly steep mountain with the two foot wide wooden planks sprouting from the side of it? n o? w ell, i did make it to the top of m ount h ua, but i must admit the reward was a bit lacking. The view was not as epic as my expectations, instead it was grey. you see, western c hina’s largest coal power plant is located about 30 miles north of m ount h ua.

c hina’s air pollution problem stems from its electrical production, not its factories. a bout 70 percent of c hina’s electricity comes from coalfired power plants. b y comparison, the u nited s tates only gets 37 percent of its electricity from coal. These plants also produce pm 2.5 particles that are as small as specks of dust. h owever, when lots of coal is burned in an area like b eijing (which is protected from heavy winds), the pm 2.5 forms huge clouds that block out the sun and cause lung problems for residents. a fter discovering the cause of this problem, i

did what any green hero would do: i went to the beautiful b eihai p ark in b eijing, pulled out my laptop and looked up what c hina was doing to solve the problem. Turns out, last year c hina invested $58.4 billion in renewable energy sources while the u nited s tates added $30.4 billion. n ot only that but between 2006 and 2007, c hina shut down 350 outdated coal plants. s urprisingly, c hina stands as not only a strong example of how serious the consequences of pollution can be but also as a role model for countries trying to solve their own pollution issues.

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combatting the federal leviathan

at every sporting event, we all join together in song for our national anthem, hailing the stars and stripes that “yet wave … o’er the land of the free.” but do we still live in a free country?

in his new york Times best selling book, ‘The liberty a mendments: restoring the a merican republic,’ constitutional lawyer mark levin argues our society is currently grounded on a “post-constitutional soft despotism,” and proposes a solution for returning to constitutional government.

at this you may be rolling your eyes. “i can go to a football game, go to the bar, go out to dinner, go to the movies, watch netflix and do all sorts of things,” you respond. “of course i’m free.”

Free, unless you’re an entrepreneur trying to start a business. unless you’re a christian photographer who objects to taking pictures of a gay wedding. unless you’re a catholic business owner who refuses to pay for your employee’s abortion procedures. unless you’re a conservative or tea party group trying to get an exemption from the internal revenue service. unless you’re seeking a special medical procedure under the new obamacare law.

we are no longer citizens in any meaningful sense, but subjects to an uncontrollable and insatiable federal leviathan. The federal government spends 25 percent of the gdp, which is 25 percent of our private property, the wealth we produce through our labor. in addition, it has borrowed over $17 trillion — about 100 percent of the gdp — and has unfunded welfare liabilities that exceed

$90 trillion — over 500 percent of the gdp a ll of these debts and promises will have to be paid for in taxes, which means the government owns us — five times over. washington has enslaved us, our children and our children’s children to a bleak and miserable future with no sign of letting up.

The federal government, levin explains, “is the nation’s largest creditor, debtor, lender, employer, consumer, contractor, grantor, property owner, tenant, insurer, healthcare provider and pension guarantor. moreover, with aggrandized police powers, what it does not control directly it bans or mandates by regulation.” The ubiquitous nature of the federal tyranny is such that “nearly all will be emasculated by it, including the inattentive, ambivalent and disbelieving.”

nineteenth century French philosopher a lexis de Tocqueville predicted this omnipotent state and the damage that it would do to liberty and human progress.

he stated, “[The supreme power] covers the surface of society with a network of small complicated rules, minute and uniform, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent and guided, men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting. such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence, it does not tyrannize, but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes and stupefies a people until each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd.” does that not describe 21st century a merica? more importantly, does that describe a free country?

There are those who seek to reform washington by electing more federal politicians, but often they encounter a maddening truth: once so-called “reformers,” whether republican or democrat, reach washington, they no longer make good on their promises to reform washington. The absolute legislative power seized by congress, the monarchical executive power maintained by the president and his legions of unaccountable bureaucrats, the oligarchical judicial power of nine lawyers in black robes, will never be willingly handed back to the people by the very rulers who profit from it. consequently, voting has taken on a quixotic character.

but levin offers a concrete solution: he calls for two-thirds of the state legislatures — 34 total — to invoke a rticle Five of the constitution, calling a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments. There, the state delegates could propose a series of “liberty amendments” to restore constitutional limits on power and reaffirm individual liberties, including: term limits, a balanced budget, limits on taxes and spending, limits on the bureaucracy and much more. These amendments would then be ratified by three-fourths of the states — 38 total. congress, the president and the supreme court would be completely bypassed. it is a ‘hail mary’ pass — the last gasp of a once great republic now on the verge of abandoning the principles of the a merican revolution.

in order to see the wisdom of this strategy, one must first comprehend the tyranny we face. on mar. 23, 1775, after the british attack at lexington and concord, patrick henry issued a resounding call to arms at the virginia convention, in which he said, in part:

“mr. president, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. we are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? a re we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, i am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.”

if we shut our eyes to the truth of what is happening in this country and surrender our unalienable rights without a fight, we will, as president ronald reagan warned, spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the united states, where men were free. “is life so dear,” asked henry, “or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, a lmighty god.”

it’s time to take back our country, to demand that our state legislatures call an a rticle Five constitutional convention and pass a new bill of r ights for the 21st century that will restore selfgovernment. let us, we the people, set aside meager party distinctions and work together to reclaim our birthright, the blessings of liberty, for ourselves and our posterity.

Steven Begakis is a first-year student at the University of Notre Dame Law School. He can be reached at sbegakis@nd.edu.

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

By MIKO MALABUTE scene writer

legends of notre dame threw the b1 block party last Friday night, the annual kick off to the new school year that adds a bit of flare and excitement to the student body’s first saturday together. legends’ unofficial congratulatory celebration rewarding the newly christened freshmen on the completion of their first week of classes saw the return of the popular fourman alternative rock band from chicago, oK go.

oK go has had an impressive history with notre dame. back in 2004, the band started as simply the latest “up-and-coming” band to perform at legends. Then, they rose to prominence as they made their return to notre dame in 2007 for “The show” at the Joyce center, this time as the co-headliner with lupe Fiasco (side note: based on lupe’s rapid fall to irrelevancy and disgrace, the staying power and quality of oK go’s music career is quite impressive in its own right).

They played themselves right into the hearts of the student body, as they included the notre dame marching band in the music video of their single “This Too shall pass,” while also returning to legends for another energetic performance. needless

to say, notre dame just can’t get enough of oK go. however, the real story at this year’s b1 block party came courtesy of another up-and-coming band to perform through legends. royal Teeth, a band from louisiana that doesn’t even have their own wikipedia page, stole the show on Friday night. Featuring lead vocalists gary larsen and nora patterson, the band performed with high energy and fervent passion the entire set.

This was an impressive feat at any rate, but on saturday even more so. They were burdened with the task of opening the entire event and with playing for a crowd that was still filing into the venue despite the fact that they were halfway through their set, but they overcame these challenges by playing with an “amateur” style.

i say that they played with an “amateur” style with absolute admiration, because i appreciated the way they played with joy and genuine pleasure on the stage, looking and feeling as if they were simply happy to be there.

a simple look around the crowd was all it took to vindicate their performance. w hat was once a hesitant and, frankly, inattentive audience gradually transformed into a one that was

clapping along. as their performance climaxed with their biggest hit “wild,” which was featured on ea sports’ “FiFa soccer 13” soundtrack, the audience was enthralled.

legends obtained large “Jumbotron” displays that sat on the stage, displaying text messages from audience members. a midst some of the typical “can’t wait to see oK go!!” texts, there were just as many — if not more — messages that reflected audience members’ roaring approval and appreciation for royal Teeth’s performance.

oK go will probably forever hold a special spot in notre dame’s heart, as their continued involvement with the campus speaks highly to their regard for their fans and notre dame and this campus’ continued appreciation for the band.

even though fans came to see the star power of oK go, this year’s b1 block party treated them to an extra helping of musical entertainment in the form of the impressive up-and-comer, royal Teeth.

Contact Miko Malabute at mmalabut@nd.edu

i mproving college football’s rules

w hat’s that, you say?

c ollege football is back?

wow, i never would have guessed, based off the thousands of tweets on my Twitter newsfeed counting down the hours until the kickoff of Thursday night’s games.

but now that a merica’s favorite s aturday obsession has returned, i’ve noticed some things that could use adjustment. since the postseason system will (finally) undergo a little facelift next season, here are some more suggestions on how to make the sport even better this year and in years to follow.

rule no. 1: bcs -eligible teams must play bcs -eligible teams obviously, the phrasing of this requirement will have to change next season after the bcs system gives way to a more logical playoff system, but the concept is simple— if you’re a major program, you must play other major programs.

now, i understand that when smaller schools go to gainesville, Tuscaloosa and c olumbus and play perennial powerhouses, those smaller schools make more money than they would playing another small school. but it’s also a tad embarrassing if you’re nicholls state (where in the world is nicholls state?) and you roll into eugene knowing you’ll be crushed by no. 3 oregon before the game even kicks off.

s o here’s the caveat: schools from major conferences, including the a merican athletic c onference (even though some of us want to pretend they’re not a “real” conference) can play a mid-major or smaller team one game a year. i still want schools like boise state to have the chance to win the Fiesta bowl, but i’m tired of seeing scores, such as no. 15 Texas 56-new mexico state 7, for the first month of the season.

l ast year’s national champion, a labama, played three mid-major or smaller programs in its four non-conference games, facing western Kentucky, Florida atlantic and western c arolina. The c rimson Tide won by a combined 117 points in those three games. That’s ridiculous, especially considering every fan would rather see a matchup between two major programs from different conferences. w ith this rule, notre dame can still honor tradition and play navy, and schools in

the sec can still fulfill their charitable mission of “helping the poor” by beating up on c hattanooga, Kent state and a rkansas state. rule no. 2: make ohio state prove itself pollsters, analysts and anyone else with an opinion should not justify ohio state’s (excuse me, The ohio state university’s) no. 2 ranking by saying how the buckeyes went 12-0 last season. d id everyone just forget the fact that the team was not eligible for postseason play because its players sold memorabilia for tattoos? i probably wouldn’t be so annoyed with this ranking if wasn’t as inconsistent with other top 25-placements.

The buckeyes were raised in this year’s rankings because they could not play in a bowl game, while other teams fell to the bottom half of the top-25 by finishing last season with a bowl game loss. sure, sounds logical to me.

s o, talking heads, give viewers another reason as to why ohio state is worthy of its ranking, besides its “undefeated” season.

rule no. 3: e nough with Johnny Football

s eriously, i’m sick of it.

w hile watching Friday night’s matchup between Texas Tech and smu, it seemed that the announcers couldn’t go ten minutes without talking about the most polarizing figure in college football. i f i heard the name “Johnny” one more time, i probably would have ripped my ears off. yes, his half-game punishment was laughable, and, yes, the ncaa is more than a little fickle in doling out penalties, but there’s no need for the media to debate a single player ad nauseum. Friday’s announcers discussed the Texas a & m quarterback, who, by the way, was not playing in their game, more than they did Texas Tech’s gunslinger, a true freshman by the name of baker mayfield who walked on to the team and came away with the game one-nod for a big X ii program in less than a month’s time.

here’s the rule: limit any Johnny manziel-related chatter to once a game, excluding halftime. a nd now please excuse me as i get sick after devoting 187 words to a guy who dressed up as s cooby doo last halloween.

Contact Mary Green at mgreen8@nd.edu

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

belles fall short in season opener against bethel

By MERI KELLY sports writer

s aint m ary’s lost a hardfought game in its season opener against b ethel 1-0 on Friday in m ishawaka, i nd.

a fter controlling possession for much of the first half, the b elles (0-1-0) looked to break through early in the second half. Freshman midfielder Jenn Jarmy shot from inside the 18-yard box, but her attempt was turned away.

i n the 75th minute, freshman forward r osie b iehl attempted a shot, only to see it sail just above the crossbar.

The game appeared to be heading to overtime, when a ball cleared from the b elles’ offensive half along the left side of the field went to b ethel senior forward n icole

s tellar in the 90th minute. s tellar’s attempt from 30

yards out soared right under the crossbar and into the net.

“ it was a long game for all of us, and it literally came down to the last three minutes of the game,” sophomore defender Kate l ooney said. “ b ut it didn’t really take our spirits, we tried to keep up the intensity and play until the very end of the game.”

The b elles couldn’t respond in the final seconds of action, and b ethel (1-1-1) came away with the victory. a lthough the outcome of the game was not favorable for the b elles, the team boasted several strong performances. Junior goalie c hanler r osenbaum had nine saves in goal for the b elles. b iehl had five shots, while junior defender m ary Kate hussey took three shots.

“ it was a rough loss, but i think we can take it and go into our next games strong and confident,” l ooney said. l ooney said the b elles would look to improve on passing the ball and slowing down their pace of play for their next few games. The team is also looking to improve its communication both on and off the ball, l ooney said.

s aint m ary’s will face the i llinois i nstitute of Technology today at 5 p.m. at home.

“There is definitely a home field advantage for us, it’s where we practice every single day during the week,” l ooney said. “ s o we know the field, we know how it plays and we’re used to playing on it.”

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sunday’s highly-anticipated top-10 match up lived up to the hype, as the bruins and irish battled to a stalemate for most of the game. neither team seemed able to create scoring opportunities in the first half, as the bruins got off seven shots and the irish took only one.

ucla junior midfielder sam mewis led the bruins with three shots in the first half and was aggressive in pushing the ball throughout the game. waldrum said he believes that ucla’s midfielders, some of whom he’s coached on the united states under-23 national Team, won the battle in the midfield.

“mewis and [ucla junior midfielder sarah] Killion, they outplayed our midfield today,” waldrum said. “i think that’s where the game is won and lost when you play against good teams, in the midfield. as a player, you always want to play against good players and good teams, so hopefully ours will take it and learn from it.”

mewis, Killion and the rest of the bruins challenged the irish, rarely allowing them to maintain any prolonged possessions. notre dame’s best two scoring chances both ended in narrow misses. in the 75th minute, bruins junior goalie Katelyn rowland snagged

sophomore defender brittany von rueden’s cross just before andrews could head it in for the irish. in the 80th minute, andrews knocked it away from rowland to a wide-open Thomas, who knocked it in. seconds later, however, the goal was negated by an offside call. Five minutes later, the bruins scored the only official goal of the game when freshman forward darian Jenkins collected a rebound off the crossbar and sent it back from point-blank range past little for her fourth goal of the season. The irish were unable to mount any sort of response in the final five minutes, even after

switching out a defender for some extra firepower. despite the 1-0 loss, waldrum believes the game showed the irish what they have to work on to challenge top teams like ucla “ucla deserved it, they were the better team,” he said. “what we want to do is learn from that, that’s why we play good team. we needed to get exposed, we needed to have that kind of game today. we’ll be better for it.”

The irish return to action at home against detroit next sunday at 7 p.m.

Contact Casey Karnes at wkarnes@nd.edu

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Belles drop three in tournament

Observer Staff Report

The b elles opened the 2013 season by traveling to a da, ohio, for the o hio northern i nvitational.

The b elles (1-3) fell 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-19) to host ohio northern and defeated Thiel 3-1 (19-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18) Friday. o n s aturday, s aint mary’s lost a pair of 3-0 matches to heidelberg (2522, 30-28, 25-22) and d ep auw (25-18, 25-19, 25-21).

Throughout the tournament, several b elles had impressive performances. i n the tournament opener against ohio northern (4-0), sophomore outside hitter Katie hecklinski had 10 kills with five digs, while freshman setter c lare mcm illan had 16 assists.

a fter dropping the first set to Thiel (0-4), the b elles bounced back behind the play of hecklinski and junior outside hitter Kati s chneider, who each compiled 12 kills, and mcm illan, who added 30

assists. Junior middle hitter melanie Kuczek added 10 kills against the Tomcats, while junior libero meredith mersits chipped in with a team-high 18 digs in leading the b elles to their first win of the season. a gainst heidelberg (2-1), s chneider led the team with 15 kills and added 13 digs. Junior libero s amantha grady tallied 12 digs in the loss, while mcm illan added 26 assists and10 digs of her own.

i n the tournament finale against d ep auw (2-1), s chneider had nine kills, Kuczek had eight kills and junior outside hitter brooke Fowler added six kills. s chneider also had 13 digs, and mersits led all players in the game with 16 digs. a t the conclusion of the tournament, Kuczek was named to the a ll-Tournament Team.

The b elles (1-3) will open their conference season against Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo, m ich., on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Notre Dame ends weekend on high note

By CONOR KELLY

sports writer

after a disappointing first two matches that saw the irish fall to new conference foe north carolina and host middle Tennessee state, notre dame (13) rallied on saturday evening to

dispatch san Francisco in the final match of the blue raider bash in murfreesboro, Tenn. up two sets to none against the dons (0-3), the irish watched their lead evaporate in the following two sets before taking command of the fifth, cruising to a 15-9 victory.

“we hung in there and fought really hard,” irish coach debbie brown said. “it was a really positive thing. we got away from the errors that hurt us in our first two matches and really played much better. w hen you play three matches in 24 hours, it’s grueling. i was happy with our toughness in taking that fifth set.”

after struggling offensively against north carolina (3-0) and middle Tennessee (2-1), notre dame hit with greater precision in its first victory of the season. led by senior setter maggie brindock and junior outside hitter Toni alugbue, the irish hit .260 against the dons. brindock continued her role as the distributor of choice for the irish, notching 47 assists and jumping into the offense with nine kills of her own. alugbue led the irish with 15 kills on saturday night and was named to the allTournament team for her efforts over a weekend in which she collected 35 kills.

“we expect alubue to be one of our top point scorers as she was last season. That’s her role for us,” brown said. “we changed the lineup around a little bit, and she did a great job adjusting to those changes. she played a number of positions and did everything we needed her to do.”

despite alugbue’s solid overall performance, notre dame struggled offensively in losses on Friday and saturday to north

carolina and middle Tennessee. The irish managed to hit just .060 combined in the season’s first two matches. To brown, the problem was apparent.

“There’s no question we were disappointed with how we played offensively in our first two matches,” brown said. “we were just making uncharacteristic unforced errors and shooting ourselves in the foot. by the time we played usF, we were playing much better and making better hitting choices.”

w hile the irish were disappointed in taking only one of three matches on the weekend, brown said that the experience against

top teams was worthwhile and can only improve her team as it prepares for the season.

“middle Tennessee and north carolina are perennial ncaa tournament teams,” brown said. “obviously we went down there to beat them, but i think that we overcame some obstacles and put ourselves in a better position going forward.”

notre dame will be back in action this weekend at home for the golden dome invitational. The irish will take on bowling green at 7 p.m. Friday at purcell pavilion.

Contact Conor Kelly at ckelly17@nd.edu

belles earn fourth

in tournament

Observer Staff Report

s aint m ary’s kicked off its 2013 campaign by placing fourth at the wabash h okum Karem on s aturday in c rawfordsville, i nd.

The b elles notched two top-10 finishes in the field of the 31 pairs that competed in the relay-style race.

The tandem of senior Jessica b iek and freshman b rittany b eeler led the way by finishing in fifth place with a time of 23:51.

b iek and b eeler’s mark was a little more than one minute behind the relay’s winning pair of m arian senior l auren b orchelt and sophomore a nn Kuntz, who finished the fourmile race in just 22:43.

Junior s amee c hittenden and sophomore a llie d anhof also started the season on a high note, as their 24:11 time was good enough for seventh place.

a fter graduating six runners last year, s aint m ary’s welcomes five freshmen this season. i n addition to b eeler, freshman Kaitlyn a lessi

was the only newcomer to score points in her debut. r unning with senior s arah Thompson, a lessi produced a time of 25:53, good for 15th place overall and 12th place out of the scored runners. o ther contributors for the b elles this season will include senior c olette c urtis, juniors e rin Knauf and e mily g etz and sophomore Katelyn d unn. This weekend, the returning runners finished just behind Thompson and a lessi, as the team of c urtis and Knauf and duo of d unn and g etz had times of 25:55 and 26:02, respectively. d ebuting for the b elles, the freshmen pairing of Kathryn m arshall and m aggie p acana finished in 26:34.10, good for 21st place. Freshman c olleen o gren and sophomore h olly h igdon finished in 25th place with a time of 27:18. s aint m ary’s will host its annual a lumnae r ace on s aturday at 9 a.m. The team will next compete in the c alvin Knight i nvitational in g rand r apids, m ich., on s ept. 14.

understanding. They never gave away any scoring opportunities. a ll of the seniors have a lot of experience and looked very solid.”

d espite five shots on goal, however, the i rish offense failed to score against the b ruins.

“m aybe it was just a little bit of excitement,” c lark said of the offense’s struggles. “m aybe we were trying a little too hard. s coring goals is the hardest thing to do in soccer. s omehow it didn’t fall. That’s the way some games go.”

s ophomore midfielder p atrick hodan led the i rish with two shots on goal. Junior forward v ince c icciarelli also came close in the 84th minute, but his kick bounced off the post.

“These are some very creative players,” c lark said of

the i rish. “They are free to create a lot of opportunities.

c icciarelli is very dangerous. we played well in everything except scoring goals. we had a few chances, but we didn’t convert.”

c lark said he wasn’t too worried about n otre d ame’s lack of scoring.

“i think the most important thing is that we created chances,” c lark said. “i f we hadn’t created chances, i would have been more concerned.”

The i rish converted two chances against smu (0-20) on s unday, as senior forward l eon b rown scored both goals.

The first came early in the first half when b rown received a pass from senior forward a lex p riede, took three dribbles from midfield and shot.

“Those were two excellent goals from l eon,” c lark said. “The first, he picked up the

ball and shot from about 25 yards. h is striker partner, p riede, fed him the ball. The goalkeeper was diving, and it was a really good kick in the low corner of the goal.”

hodan set up b rown’s second goal with a low cross into the box in the 20th minute. b rown converted the pass into an eight-yard shot that gave notre d ame a 2-0 lead over the mustangs (0-2-0).

“hodan picked up the ball in the right flank,” c lark said. “he beat and weaved past the defense and cut the ball back to l eon, who just hammered it in.”

smu threatened the i rish lead in the 70th minute when sophomore forward w ill s mith fed a pass to sophomore midfielder b renden l ee, who shot from the left corner of the box for the mustangs’ only goal.

notre d ame and ucla finished the tournament with

the same record of 1-0-1, but the i rish took the title by winning the goals scored tiebreaker.

“it’s nice to win a tournament,” c lark said. “ we should’ve beaten ucla no question, we were the more dominant team. There were

today, i just wanted to take a minute on behalf of Father Jenkins and the rest of the university of notre dame, to say how thrilled we are that on a day where our head football coach becomes one of the youngest

“It’s about that we’re all together in this contract about moving the program forward … that we’ve all decided that by signing this contract, we’re all in it together, and that’s what I was looking for.”

Brian Kelly Irish coach

coaches in history to achieve the 200-win milestone, that we can also announce that we have entered into a new agreement that ensures that brian will continue to provide the leadership that has fundamentally changed this program, restored it, given it the foundation that it needs for continued success in the future,” swarbrick said.

Kelly had previously signed a contract extension that was set to take him through the 2016 season. The new deal will take Kelly through 2017.

w ith the win over Temple, Kelly became the second youngest coach — at 51 years and 310 days — to hit the 200-win mark.

“i haven’t really taken the time to think about it, other than a lot of the coaches that are with me today have been part of a lot of those wins,” Kelly said. “a nd that’s really, for me, pretty special.”

Contact Mike Monaco at jmonaco@nd.edu

a lot of positives. The team played well, but there are things to improve like finishing and playing under pressure. o verall, it was a solid weekend.”

Contact Samantha Zuba at szuba@nd.edu

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: gloria estefan, 56; phil mcgraw, 63; barry gibb, 67; lily Tomlin, 74. Happy Birthday: Follow through with the plans you’ve been contemplating. do your research and take action. a change will do you good and could help you use your talents more effectively. realizing your true potential through sincere and devoted gestures will raise your profile and your reputation. avoid indulgent people and unnecessary expenses. your numbers are 4, 9, 16, 23, 27, 35, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): you’ll face changes that will cause you concern, but rather than complain or overreact, turn what you view as a lemon into lemonade. it’s up to you to take the high road and make the most of whatever situation you encounter.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): concentrate on new beginnings and picking up skills, information and new friendships along the way. don’t let emotional matters stand between you and what you deserve. a day trip will encourage you to keep moving forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep your finger on the pulse. nose your way into conversations that will keep you in the loop and on top of any opportunity that can lead to an adventure, love or a positive change. be a participant and make a difference.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take part in workshops, a conference or a social event that will allow you to mingle and meet influential people. explore new avenues and consider how you can use your skills in other markets or industries. present and promote.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): you may not like some of the restrictions you encounter, but time is on your side and the end result will be in your favor. incorporate love, compassion and especially understanding into your conversation and good things will happen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): look for ways to best help others. what you offer can make a difference to your community as well as to a friend or relative. showing concern, along with sensitivity and love, will bring unexpected rewards and satisfaction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a back seat and let everyone else make a fuss. don’t get sucked into melodrama or someone’s overindulgent scheme. protect your possessions, assets and your emotions. put your efforts into doing something that makes you feel good.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): a trip or function that allows you to explore new possibilities should be scheduled. positive change will bring about home and domestic improvements that will lead to greater security and stability. consider what you must do to obtain a better professional position.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): you can’t please everyone, so you may as well do what’s best for you. False information will be given in hopes of getting your support, cash or hands-on help. do your due diligence before you make a promise that will lead to ill feelings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): revisit life goals you have yet to accomplish. you’ll find a way to get closer to your dreams, hopes and wishes if you discuss your plans, intentions and timeline with someone you want by your side. visit a destination that encourages romance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take care of money matters, health and situations that may need legal documentation. having a game plan in place will give you more confidence and encourage you to forge ahead until you reach a destination that ensures a better future.

PISCES (Feb. 19- March 20): don’t relax when you should be out hustling, making connections and securing your position in an economic market that requires skill, finesse and constant nurturing. a partnership is encouraged, but put what you want in writing before sharing your ideas..

200 wins and five more years

Kelly and Notre Dame reach contract extension through 2017

By MIKE MONACO sports editor

Editor’s Note: A version of this article appeared online Aug. 31.

a fter the no. 14 i rish opened up their 2013 campaign with a 28-6 victory over Temple, notre dame announced a five-year contract extension for head coach brian Kelly.

Though the university did not disclose specific terms of the deal, Kelly did confirm the contract would extend through the next five seasons, including 2013. Kelly, who reached 200 career victories with the win over the o wls, said the new contract was less about improving perks and more about the future of the program.

“obviously, [notre dame director of athletics] Jack swarbrick, [ university p resident] Father Jenkins, we’ve all been in discussion about

the future of the program,”

Kelly said. “so when we come to an agreement, it’s not necessarily that within it i get a lunch stipend on Tuesdays and Thursdays. it’s about that we’re all together in this contract about moving the program forward … that we’ve all decided that by signing this contract, we’re all in it together, and that’s what i was looking for.”

Kelly said in early august that the two sides were close to an agreement but were still finalizing details. during the second half of saturday’s contest, news broke on the nbc broadcast that notre dame would announce the extension after the game. swarbrick then spoke to reporters after the game to confirm the news.

“w hile i know that the news has made its way out into the public during the broadcast

see Kelly paGe 14

i rish shut down ucla , edge mustangs

By SAMANTHA ZUBA

s ports w riter

The no. 7 i rish endured hot, humid conditions Friday night to force a 0-0 draw against no. 9 ucla , and then bounced back s unday to record a 2-1 over smu at the adidas/ iu c redit union c lassic in bloomington, i nd.

i rish coach b obby c lark said the warm weather during Friday’s matchup tested notre d ame’s endurance.

“it was a very warm night,” c lark said. “it was 93 degrees when we started the game and very humid. o ur fitness was very good, and they played very well and kept their energy, so i give credit to them.”

The i rish (1-0-1) and b ruins (1-0-1) remained scoreless after regulation and two overtimes.

s enior defenders a ndrew o’ m alley and g rant van d e c asteele prevented bruins scoring opportunities, as ucla managed only nine shots, compared to notre d ame’s 18. s enior goalkeeper p atrick wall contributed five saves to the i rish defensive effort.

“o ur defense was very solid,” c lark said. “i think our goalkeeper was excellent — p at was very calm and

collected. o’ m alley and van d e c asteele have a very good

Notre Dame splits weekend

By CASEY KARNES sports writer

no. 7 notre dame had a weekend of firsts at the notre dame adidas invitational, as the irish recorded their first shutout of the season with a 4-0 victory Friday against oakland but also suffered their first defeat in a 1-0 loss to no. 4 ucla on sunday.

The tournament started off with a near-perfect game for the irish (3-1), who scored four goals for the third consecutive game.

oakland (1-3) played very conservatively in an attempt to stem the irish onslaught, even dropping back extra defenders. Their efforts proved fruitless, as four different players found the back of the net for the irish.

Junior forward lauren bohaboy opened the scoring in the third minute with her fourth goal of the season. sophomore crystal Thomas assisted on bohaboy’s goal and earned another assist after her pass led to a goal by junior forward Karin simonian in the 48th minute.

The next two goals were sandwiched around a 35-minute lightning delay. Freshman midfielder morgan andrews scored her first collegiate goal in the 54th

minute, and after the rain delay sophomore forward anna maria gilbertson scored her second goal of the season in the 69th minute. irish coach randy waldrum said he believes andrews’ goal is just the first of many for the highly-acclaimed freshman.

“she’s getting better every game,” waldrum said of andrews. “you know, seeing her get her first goal Friday night, i think she’s going to be a handful for years to come.”

andrews wasn’t the only freshman that stood out this weekend, as goalie Kaela little continued to excel in her starting role. little saved four shots against the grizzlies and was strong against ucla (4-0), as the bruins only managed one goal in 20 shots. her performance pleased waldrum, but he said he still saw room for improvement.

“i think [little’s] doing great,” waldrum said. “i thought in the second half [against ucla] she gave a couple balls away with her distribution, but that’s the kind of mistake young players are going to make. we’re going to have to coach that up a little bit, but overall, we’re really pleased with her.”