Print Edition of The Observer for Friday, September 30, 2016
panel analyzes University–city relations
O’Malley, Buttigieg discuss importance of collaboration between Notre Dame, South Bend community
By RACHEL O’GRADY
associate news editor
Fresh off the campaign trail, former maryland governor and presidential hopeful martin o’malley joined south bend mayor pete buttigieg, notre dame’s vice president for research robert bernhard and junior alicia czarnecki on a panel discussing university–city partnerships.
“i ran for president and i came home with a lot of lessons learned, some of them weren’t happy lessons,” o’malley said. “but one lesson i did learn was that people care a lot about how their cities are governed and how their cities are led.”
o’malley said he emphasizes the importance of a positive relationship between the city and university.
“There is huge value in a city and university partnership, which is something your mayor very clearly
gets,” he said.
when o’malley assumed the office of mayor of baltimore in 1999, he said he did not inherit the city at its best.
“we had allowed ourselves to become the most violent, addicted city in america,” he said. “but people wanted to change that.”
o’malley said that, while the city faced a number of challenges, he thinks building trust between citizens and their local government is of the utmost importance.
“i think the biggest challenge we can address is to restore the trust that seems so frayed in our national political conversation,” he said. “i would submit to you that the only way to do that is to make our cities more just and more fair places.”
improvements to that level of trust are being made, o’malley said,
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O’Neill contestant wins Walsh’s
Mr. ND pageant
Saint Mary’s prepares to celebrate parents’ weekend
By COLLEEN ZEWE news writer
a fter almost two full months away from home, sophomores at saint mary’s will be welcoming special visitors this weekend: their parents.
class of 2019 representatives sophia Johnson and a lexis sahagun said this year’s parents’ weekend differs greatly from the parents’ weekends
of the past. The representatives said they wanted to take a new approach when planning the events for the weekend.
“in the past, it has been very informational meeting based, and this year we are trying things a bit differently, and we think it will be a blast,” Johnson said.
she said time with family is always a gift, but for sophomores, this time is especially
precious, as many of them are preparing to go abroad in the spring.
“sophomore parents’ weekend is important because it gives parents time to spend with their kids before they go abroad for a whole semester,” Johnson said.
students who do not plan on studying abroad also love
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dance marathon to host 5K
By JORDAN COCKRUM news writer
are really hoping to reach outside of the saint mary’s community to get more participants.”
marathon’s main fundraisers each year.
By NATALIE WEBER news writer
organized by junior dani l’heureux and sophomore a licia susi, the event raises money for the ronald mcdonald house c harities.
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e ach year, representatives from the male dorms of notre dame gather to compete for the title of m r. nd. This year’s recipient of the walsh hall-hosted award: senior Joe cabrera, representing o’neill hall.
saint mary’s college dance marathon (smcdm) will host its sixth annual FT5K race to help fundraise for riley’s hospital for children in indianapolis on saturday.
“we are hoping to make the 5k this year even bigger than past races,” smcdm Fundraising executive Kelly geelan said. “we
The race will begin at 8 a.m. in the welcome center. registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. and costs $10.
“we love the 5k because it is a great opportunity for us to partner with companies in the community and bring everyone together for a great cause,” geelan said.
The race serves as one of dance
“it is an amazing opportunity for everyone to remember why we dance marathon and to run and walk for those who cannot,” geelan said.
last year, smcdm hosted the FT5K in honor of a riley’s hospital for children patient, charlotte Terry, who was 10 months old
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Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley speaks during a panel with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, junior Alicia Czarnecki and vice president for research Robert Bernhard on Thursday.
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The 16 Mr. ND contestants chosen from each male dorm line the Washington Hall stage during the competition Thursday night.
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Friday
ND Volleyball vs. Duke Joyce Center 7 p.m.
The Irish take on
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Discusses use of computer models in predicting behaviors.
Film: “Blood on the Mountain” DeBartolo Hall 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Clothesline Project looks to spark dialogue
By MARTHA REILLY
a ssociate s aint mary’s e ditor
The belles against violence office (bavo) will display T-shirts with empowering messages for survivors of violence from oct. 1-9 in cushwa-leighton library and the student center atrium.
Junior abbie spica, co-chair of bavo’s student advisory committee for events and campaigns, said this initiative, known as the clothesline project, aims to raise awareness about issues affecting saint mary’s students.
“we give the opportunity for students to express their emotions relating to violence against women,” she said. “i think having such a visual display in such a central area promotes conversation.”
spica said the messages
conveyed in previous clothesline projects are still relevant, so this upcoming event will reuse T-shirts from last year rather than have students create new ones. she said the ideas and sentiments expressed on the T-shirts reflect the voices of saint mary’s women, support survivors and encourage healing.
“... a very clear reminder that violence has affected many of our women on campus because the statements on the shirts are so emotive and very heartfelt,” spica said.“it puts a different perspective on how that violence has affected people.”
Junior marilla opra, marketing representative of the events and campaigns committee, said she hopes the clothesline project shows saint mary’s students the importance of taking a stand
race in her honor.
when she lost her battle with brain cancer.
“charlotte and her family are one of the many reasons that all of the members of saint mary’s college dance marathon work so hard,” geelan said.
This year, smcdm continues to honor Terry by again hosting the
“The idea to dedicate the race to charlotte Terry again this year was a no-brainer for us,” geelan said. “we love and care for all of our riley families and cherish the bonds that we have with them. charlotte continues to be missed tremendously and we hope that the 5k will once again honor her memory.”
geelan, who was also on the dance marathon fundraising committee last year, worked to
against violence.
“i think it’s important that everyone takes initiative because it’s not going to be effective if only certain small groups are doing it,” she said.“This doesn’t just affect us as a women’s school. it’s not even just a women’s issue.”
opra said the T-shirt displays will unify the student body and reinforce the importance of supporting peers.
“because the shirts come from students on this campus, it’s statements that you could imagine your friends or even yourself saying, so it allows you to put yourself in that position,” she said. “[The clothesline project] is representative of this community, and i think it’s important to be an active member.”
The clothesline project will
expand the FT5K this year.
“This year is different than last year because we have worked really hard at growing the entire event,” she said.
The race is one of many fundraisers taking place leading to the dance marathon on april 1. although the 12-hour event typically takes place in the angela athletic Facility, it will instead be at holy cross college due to the ongoing renovations.
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provoke empathy in students as they learn from the traumatic experiences some of their classmates have endured, spica said. she said students may begin to view violence against women from new perspectives once they realize it has touched the lives of their peers.
“statistically we know that violence affects women on our campus, but it’s really different when you see statements of hope and healing and even anger,” spica said.
The clothesline project is not unique to saint mary’s, for colleges everywhere acknowledge pertinent issues of violence that affect community members, spica said.
“The clothesline project is specific to the pocketed communities that it’s displayed in, but the overall
“we hope to include more members of the community and students at notre dame and holy cross,” geelan said. “we especially want to reach out to holy cross since they were kind enough to let us use their facilities for our marathon,” geelan said she looks forward to seeing the community come together and enjoy themselves at an event for “an amazing cause.”
“earlier this year, myself and the
message of ending violence and showing the effect that violence has on people is pretty continuous throughout the entire country,” she said.“it promotes dialogue about ‘what do the shirts say? what does that mean for our community? how has this impacted our peers? how has this impacted my friends?’”
spica said that though the clothesline project may last for only one week, the overall impression remains forever ingrained in the hearts and minds of students.
“They’re raw, unprompted statements that people write on shirts,” she said.“it’s this big display that we are a community that will not tolerate violence against women.”
Contact Martha Reilly at mreilly01@saintmarys.edu
other executives got a chance to go to indianapolis and visit riley,” she said. “The care and attention that children receive at riley is unlike any other hospital. all of the doctors and staff truly try to make it feel like a home and not a hospital. i love dance marathon because i believe that every child deserves the right to dance.”
Contact Jordan Cockrum at jcockrum01@saintmarys.edu
and he is hopeful for the future.
“i think there are many reasons why people in our cities today who feel a lot better about how their cities are run and led,” he said. “The great hope that i see is that we’re actually restoring trust.”
buttigieg agreed that trust plays a major role, particularly with the relationship between universities and the cities they are in.
“i think we benefit from the fact that this is one of the communities that never really had a hostile relationship with the university,” buttigieg said. “as notre dame is becoming a great global university, these collaborations are happening right here in our backyard.”
czarnecki said she appreciated the value of the opportunity to collaborate with the south bend community.
“From the student perspective, i think it’s an important thing to be involved in the community early on in your academic career because it provides something uniquely challenging and it’s something completely different than what you’re learning in your textbooks,” she said. similarly, buttigieg said it benefits the student to work with the city because it provides a diversifying factor.
“how are you going to distinguish yourself?” he said. “you’re
going to be able to say you worked with a very diverse group of people and you had to learn how to listen to them to solve a problem.”
o’malley said that when he was first elected mayor, he was approached by the president of Johns hopkins university.
“he said, you know, we have one thing in common, and that is that we have inherited two organizations that have existed long before we got here and will exist long after,” he said.
as such, o’malley said they focused on creating collaborations that would make benefit both of the institutions.
“it’s most helpful for mayors to be very clear with their university partners on the problems they would like to collaborate to solve,” he said.
There is a test that buttigieg said he uses to determine whether or not a city-university partnership is successful.
“is the city better because the university is there and then, simultaneously, is the university better off because it is in this city instead of another city,” he said.
buttigieg said that he likes to focus on maintaining that positive and collaborative relationship between notre dame and south bend.
“if we do solve something here, it’s really going to matter to a whole bunch of other cities,” buttigieg said.
Contact Rachel O’Grady at rogrady@nd.edu
mr. nd
“ i think the most time-intensive thing has just been bugging all the guys to get their stuff to us,” l’ h eureux said.
s usi added that planning for the event consisted in large part of accounting for seemingly minor details.
“ e ven basic things you wouldn’t think of, like asking them ‘o k when do you want this song to cut off, what section of the song do you want to do, how long is it going to be’ — things they don’t think to include,” s usi said.
e ach male dorm had a representative in the m r. nd contest. Though some of them were hand-picked by their dorms or rectors, others were simply invited to participate by their friends in walsh h all.
“ s ome of them [the dorms] choose,” l’ h eureux said. “ i guess s orin has a ceremony every year to pick a freshman to ribbon twirl, which is funny, but most guys we find are friends of ours or friends of friends and we just ask them if they would like to represent their dorm, and if they don’t want to they usually just find another guy.”
s ophomore d avid c armack, “ m r. Fisher,” was recruited by his teaching assistant (T a ).
“ m y bio lab T a was in p angborn, formerly walsh, and told me ‘ b etter sign up’ and i was like ‘ m aybe i ’ll get a better grade,’” he said.
s ophomore h enry p erillo was chosen by his rector to represent Keough.
“ i actually received an email from the people of m r. nd and they said ‘ you’re being volunteered by your rector,’ so i was like ‘o h, sweet, i don’t know how to turn that one down,’” he said.
“ i didn’t even know what m r. nd was before this.”
s ophomore Frankie h agan, “ m r. c arroll,” said he felt nervous about the competition at first, but met other “cool guys” through m r. nd
“c oming into this i was a little nervous, like i don’t know what i signed up for, but then i walked in and a couple guys i didn’t know were doing it, a couple of my friends and just some other guys who were all pretty cool,” he said.
a fter the participants were introduced and the crowd played a game of trivia, each contestant performed a talent. Talents spanned a wide spectrum, from singing
to performing ribbon routines. s ophomore a ndrew p uetz, representing Keenan h all, earned the title of “ m r. walsh” after cramming 24 marshmallows in his mouth, and Zahm h ouse sophomore a nkur Kumar, who is lactose intolerant, drank a quart of milk.
r epresenting d unne h all, Kevin d ingers performed a n apoleon d ynamite dance, for which he was voted the night’s “Fan Favorite.”
“This definitely was unexpected considering i did forget the second half of my dance and the crowd still pulled through for me,” d ingers said. “ i ’m really proud of them. They did it all and i ’d like to shout out to my mom who made shirts for me and all my friends who supported me.”
c abrera, the night’s overall winner, performed a parody of “ i sn’t s he l ovely” — poking fun at the dating scene of n otre d ame.
“ i think the best humor comes from observing what’s around you and i think we can all laugh at ourselves here, so that people would like if i commented on the interaction between the genders,” he said.
Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu
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The princess and the iPhone
maybe it’s the immediacy of it all: our lives are so cluttered that the only way to make time is to spend time planning out “free time.” spontaneity is dead.
maybe that’s why i have this thumbedover, creased paper planner. The purple silk place-marker frayed — and sticky from the honey and tea habit i picked up in london. The pages weighted with ink and strike-thrus — and stained from the coffee habit i sustain in america.
i never thought much about my paper planners and compulsively scribbled schedules and why i use them over my phone or laptop or The cloud. since “daily planner” was a required item on my fifth grade school supplies checklist, i’ve carried around my life recorded and predicted on paper in timed lists. i find the act of dragging my pen across the completed tasks fulfilling — scratching the “to-dos” into “to-done’s” satisfying.
recently, my paper planner provided humorous juxtaposition to an old man’s palm pilot at a verizon store. The employee teased the man over the 2000s tech that he planned to use in companion to a “more than capable” iphone 6s. i slid my hand into my cross body purse, repositioning my own paper planner to the bottom as an employee described icalendar alerts and cloud compatibility to me.
The millennial market has fronted the recent trend toward analog devices like turntables and bell-banging alarm clocks; articles cite the demographic’s “desire for the days before cell phones.” older generations find the nostalgia superficial — “They don’t even know what it’s like to dial on rotary and be tethered by cord!”
although my only memorable experiences with a corded phone took place in my grandparents’ house, i long for the days when you went to sleep with a blanket instead of a 64-gigabyte device. as i scroll through blue-lit instagram feeds from bed, i long to flip through bedtime stories. one of my favorite stories was hans christian andersen’s “The princess and The pea.” my mom would read it out loud until my eyelids flickered into pause.
The story was a somewhat concerning, misogynistic tale about a princess so delicate she could feel a pea under 20 mattresses and was therefore qualified to be queen. although the story raises some concerns on the validation of women’s worth, it often wanders into my mind as i lie awake on top of my pillow — on top of my iphone. how can i be free of stressors when my gmail app is under my right occipital lobe for seven hours a night?
i essentially sleep with 5,533 unread letters under my pillow every night. sure, the idea of a single love letter accompanying you into a hypnogogic state is an enticingly romantic ideal, even for a persnickety princess — but the fragile royalty would definitely disagree with the virtual papa John’s coupons i cuddle up to each night.
Contact Erin McAuliffe at emcauli1@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
letter to the editor
The system isn’t rigged:
candidate just didn’t
on september 28, 2016, a letter to the editor (“w hy i am boycotting the p residential debate”) was published. The author of this letter argues that l ibertarian gary Johnson’s absence from monday’s presidential debate reduced the quality of its dialogue and went against a merican democracy. despite trying to assert otherwise, the author frames his letter as an argument for gary Johnson, excluding key facts in his analysis. w hat is more, his argument for why gary Johnson should be allowed to debate does not hold.
a concern of the author is that monday’s presidential debate was “decidedly and unapologetically undemocratic” because “it favor[ed] major party candidates.” he elaborates that a merica was founded on the principle of democracy, where all are heard. w hile this definition is generally true, it is not enough to argue that “favoring” the major party candidates in a debate is undemocratic. The united states has always been a “two party” democratic system. since the presidential election of 1796—the first after g eorge washington resigned—candidates aligned to one of two parties. Third parties have rarely gained national recognition. The a merican party, p rogressive party, and socialist party are exceptions. even then, these third parties did not win the presidency. w hile third parties may not win major elections, their presence is evidence enough to indicate that citizens are upset with the major parties. people who support third party candidates are heard, even if their candidates are not. major party candidates listen to supporters of third party candidates because they voice the strongest dissatisfaction with the current system. being able to compromise and unite with third party supporters means greater chances of victory. Third party candidates do change politics, despite not making it into presidential debates. The two party system is structured how it has always been. i f one is to claim a major component of the a merican electoral process is undemocratic because major parties are more present than third parties, then a merica has never been democratic.
i would like to answer the main question the author poses: why gary Johnson was excluded from debating. The commission on p residential debates (cpd ) seeks to provide information to the voters via debates, as the author states. w hat he fails to address is the process by which the cpd selects participants. on top of constitutional eligibility and appearance on enough state ballots to win a majority of electoral votes, the cpd set a minimum 15 percent national approval threshold for any candidate to qualify for a presidential debate. This threshold has been in effect since 2000, after numerous academic studies suggested this number would be substantially inclusive to candidates without lessening the quality of debate. To determine whether a candidate meets this threshold, the cpd assesses the average of five national polls right before the debate.
gary Johnson is constitutionally eligible to be p resident. he is on the ballot in 50 states. w here he falls short is in the national polls. i n the polls used by the cpd, Johnson did not score above 13 percent at the time the cpd decided who qualified for the debate. even if
the cpd were to use different polls, Johnson would not qualify; the largest percentage Johnson currently has is 13 percent. Johnson fails to meet the requirements to debate, fair and square. some may argue that the system is rigged, but this 15 percent threshold is not unattainable. i n 1968, 1980, and 1992, third party candidates all qualified for the presidential debate with approval ratings above 15 percent — they in fact set the precedent that would become the 15 percent threshold. it is also important to note that while the cpd may comprise solely democratic and republican members, it is because these are the majority parties. They have more people. despite what w ikipedia may say, the cpd is not “controlled” by either party (or by both parties collaborating to influence this organization). according to the cpd website, the cpd “receives no funding from the government or any political party, political action committee or candidate.” w hile members may be aligned to a major party, the cpd is truly nonpartisan and unbiased, contrary to the author’s accusation.
at the beginning of the letter, the author makes a pointed jab at the debating candidates: he has grown tired of “being lied to.” This blanket statement grossly mischaracterizes one of the candidates. w hile one of the debaters monday night is the most dishonest politician running for office, the other is the second most honest political candidate seeking office. These ratings come from politifact, a p ulitzer p rize-winning, fact-checking database. The author’s decision to call the debate a “quasi-celebration of […] hate-filled propaganda” is inaccurate. yes, one candidate did make predominantly hateful, and false statements, but the other patiently waited to speak in turn, offering accurate and poised responses to the questions.
a nother observation: Jill stein — who is constitutionally eligible and on enough state ballots to win the election — is not brought up once in the author’s article. stein, who has the same cpd qualifications as Johnson, was also barred from debating. i do not see the author getting upset about this. i f the author were supportive of the democracy he claims to champion, he would not have focused solely on gary Johnson. i cannot help but feel that his bias towards Johnson (stated in his conclusion) influenced his feelings towards monday’s debate and the cpd
i n an election, there will be winners and there will be losers. That is the nature of the beast. no two candidates are the same. some will be privy to benefits denied to others because of their performance. This is not because of a rigged system. it is due to a candidate’s inadequacy. gary Johnson has known since the beginning of his campaign he needed to poll above 15 percent to debate—at the very least he should have known. he did not accomplish that. i f a candidate cannot perform to expected standards, then he or she cannot partake of the benefits. it is as simple as that.
l iam maher junior sept. 28
Erin McAuliffe s cene e ditor
See you at the polls
registrations wins a yet-to-be-determined prize. all you need to do is register at Turbovote.org.
monday marked the first installment in a series of three debates between donald Trump and hillary clinton in preparation for the upcoming presidential election. more than 1,500 students attended a debate watch on south Quad, and many more tuned in to watch the candidates’ performances independently. but while interest in monday’s debate is evidence of a commendable effort by students to engage with the political issues in contention during this election cycle, students also need to take the necessary next step in shouldering their civic responsibility and register to vote.
no matter what your political views are, one thing can be agreed upon: This election is crucial. it marks a turning point in american history. hillary clinton versus donald Trump — many people never thought a united states presidential election would feature two candidates who inspire such a spectrum of reactions.
some people are disheartened by both cliton and Trump, causing them to proclaim, “i’m not voting.” They think by not voting, they are proving a point. in reality, they are allowing america’s political process to stagnate and its political problems to compound.
if you are unhappy with our government, vote. exercise your constitutional right to make a change; that is the only way things will move forward. by not voting, you are enabling complacency to triumph.
registering to vote has never been easier. deadlines are fast approaching, and national voter registration day was Tuesday. if you are unsure whether you are registered, just a handful of seconds and a few clicks of a mouse will tell you your registration status. if it turns out you are not registered, thanks to online registration, it takes an average of just 1 minute and 34 seconds of your time to remedy that. ndvotes has even started an inter-hall competition as an incentive: The dorm with the highest percentage of Turbovote
vote, abstain or leave the presidential ballot blank — it’s up to you how you choose to exercise your political responsibility to show up to the polls. don’t make the mistake of forgetting about all of the other governmental offices in which you have a say. while the presidential election is the most talked about and visible of the elections, non-presidential elections are arguably more influential in day-to-day government.
The constitutional powers held by members of the house of representatives and senate mean legislators create the backbone for new bills and laws. if you doubt the importance of voting for your senators and representatives, remember that government shutdowns, federal taxes and, as we have seen in recent months, supreme court appointments all require action from the legislative branch. how much power our future president holds depends in part on his or her support (or opposition) in congress. closer to home, the local elections are the ones that arguably will have the biggest impact on everyday life. state legislators, county officers and municipal and other local officials guide the direction of state-, county- and city-wide policies that often end up having an impact at the federal level. your vote likely carries more weight in municipal- and state-level races than it does at the presidential level, and the chance of finding at least one tight race or important public issue — like a non-partisan referendum to fund schools — is high, even in the most uncompetitive of areas. do your research up and down the ballot; the future of your own community is in your hands.
To those who think their vote does not matter, we urge you to recall the 2008 election. The youth vote radically altered the course of this country by becoming the final push that elected barack obama to his first of two terms as president, and it looks as though the youth vote will be pivotal yet again. clinton and Trump are close in the polls, with the numbers changing every day. political leaders often speak of the power of the youth vote, but the fact remains that voting
rates among young people still lag behind older generations. last year’s editorial board wrote about the topic of voter registration as well, and the same facts still ring true: according to statistics from the center for information and research on civic learning and engagement at Tufts university, only 19.9 percent of voters ages 18-29 voted in the 2014 midterm elections, the lowest youth turnout rate ever recorded in a federal election. in the 2012 presidential election, the youth voter turnout rate was 45 percent, a six-point decrease from the 2008 election and 15 points lower than any other age group in 2012.
look at this summer’s european union referendum in britain as an example: it is thought that only 36 percent of the people ages 18-24 turned out to vote, which constituted about half the number of those aged 55-64 and just over a third of those 65 and older. young people overwhelmingly voted against britain leaving the eu, but the low youth turnout wasn’t enough to overcome the majority vote in favor of leaving.
do your duty. cast your vote. so many people in this world don’t have the right to vote, and one of the things that makes america what it is today is our ability to participate in a democracy. don’t be so quick to throw all of that away. and in order to vote nov. 8, it takes being prepared as early as a month in advance. different states have different deadlines, so it’s important to educate yourself now to keep from getting left behind. For most students, being away from home necessitates a different experience — don’t be too late requesting, or mailing back, your absentee ballot. it is our future we choose to change or choose to ignore. The ideas and policies of our president, as well as those of our local and state elected officials, will be in place when we graduate, when we enter the workforce, when we raise and care for our families.
let’s educate ourselves. read up. look for accurate news from multiple sources. discuss and contend with our peers. w hether you vote for one of the candidates on the ballot, write someone in or abstain, we hope to see you at the polls. voting in november starts with action today.
hillary lisa simpson debates nelson muntz Trump
matt groening, creator of the iconic animated cartoon television series, “The simpsons,” could not have conceived more dramatic character juxtapositions than that on display during the 2016 presidential election. monday’s initial presidential debate at hofstra university between democratic nominee hillary clinton and gop standard-bearer donald Trump offered voters their first unfiltered glimpse of the major party choices side-by-side. at stage left, bookworm lisa simpson whose keen intellectual cunning clashed with stage right’s schoolyard bully nelson muntz, known for his antagonistic brut-force bluster. Just like in the cartoon universe, our choices cannot be more starkly opposite in our real life election cycle.
The pbs Frontline series produced an in-depth 2-hour comparative biography of clinton and Trump simply entitled, “The choice 2016.” remarkably, both share many similar milestone events that betray their demeanor or policy stances. both were children of a domineering alpha parent — clinton’s mother and Trump’s father exerted overbearing control of their respective families. as students, both were inspired through experiences that lit their career pathways. while in high school on a church field trip, clinton listened to rev. martin luther King, Jr. speak and then witnessed firsthand the 1968 street riots outside the democratic convention in chicago. Trump’s affinity for the rigid structure at ny military academy located along the hudson near west point tamed his wild childhood before he joined his father who viewed business in two camps: killers and losers. how then did our seemingly untrustworthy teacher’s pet hillary lisa simpson — who probably ate paste in class — reach the political precipice for the oval office against the unethical schoolyard slight-of-hand bully nelson muntz Trump who probably will pout if punched? as young adults, clinton and Trump learned how a determined will could see a matter through to a successful end. both learned from
iconic mentors on capital hill — clinton while on staff of the secretive as well as sequestered watergate committee and Trump through roy cohn, infamous committee counsel to anti-communist witch-hunting senator Joseph mccarthy. ironically, these congressional roots of secret workings on the committee for clinton and cohn’s sleazy business practices for Trump helped brand them both into today’s public perceptions.
cohn taught Trump how to use lawsuits to intimidate others, and showed Trump how to use hyperbole, bluster, lies and innuendo while never admitting a mistake. should Trump lose, cohn advised him to proclaim victory anyway and move on. after years developing such self-aggrandizing techniques, Trump had the audacity to number Trump Tower’s top 58th floor as floor 68, and skipped 10 numbered floors so he could charge higher rental rates for seemingly being located 10 flights higher. is it any wonder that Trump will say he was smart for not paying federal taxes in one breath, and then deny the statement an hour later?
For her part, hillary personally fought against employment barriers that hindered women for nearly two decades. she became the symbol of resentment from men who could not tolerate wives becoming more successful than a husband. hillary was the face of a threat to the traditional man’s place in society. during her fights to break the glass ceiling, she sacrificed personally to gain incremental progress. when bill clinton first became governor of arkansas, the archie bunkers of society ridiculed hillary for her style of dress, large glasses, hairstyle and for keeping her maiden name, rodham, then discouraged her from assisting with policy matters in the governor’s mansion. she blamed her career aspirations for bill’s reelection loss. hillary acquiesced, sacrificed her desire for equality and conformed to help bill win in his comeback attempt.
as first lady, she led a working group — sequestered behind closed doors like her watergate days — to draft healthcare legislation. senator John mccain criticized the health security act’s 1,342 page length in a comparison to the 38-paged social security act introduced fifty years prior. on
her “hs express” bus tour through the midwest, people held “heil hillary” and anti-socialism signs. some even stormed her bus.
with barely 6 long, long weeks of campaigning left, voters can glimpse how each would approach the presidency. Throughout monday’s 98-minute debate, hillary exuded wide-eyed relaxed facial expressions, a broadly open — sometimes-smug — smile, carrying her head erect and speaking in an even-keeled tone. Trump, on the other hand, shouted out 39 interruptions claiming 24 untruths, cocked his head, slumped towards the microphone, furled his brow, squinted his eyes and clenched his mouth forming rigid duck lips. he sounded arrogant and agitated throughout his ad hominem babble. she contrasted his hot style with her cool, clam and unflappable performance even while he grimaced, scoffed and sniffled.
Trump needed to merely pass a plausibility test with the voters while espousing his populist message of being a change agent. he failed, except for a fleeting opening moment. hillary executed her strategy of incremental goals— some need not be achieved until the second or third debate. she rattled Trump to prove his bad temperament, and she swayed women towards herself by litigating Trump’s 1996 fat shaming of latina beauty queen, miss universe alicia machado, whom Trump belittled by calling her miss piggy, miss housekeeping and miss eating machine.
in groening’s creative entertainment world, the Trump character development twists would be emmy-winning. Fortunately for voters, two more debates offer more “ha-ha” moments in real time.
Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ‘73 American Studies major, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter: @ GaryJCaruso or email: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu.
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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By ERIN McAULIFFE
s cene e ditor
Todd rundgren sits legs crossed. his gray socks printed with black triangles peek out from above his black sneakers and below his black pants. his black glasses hold yellow-tinted lenses. rundgren’s whole ensemble is black, as is most of his hair — though blonde streaks down from the crown. a sight amongst notre dame’s issue gear and polos, Todd rundgren is a rockstar and dressed accordingly.
“change your hair color — it’s the cheapest thing you can do to set you apart. Then dress like you don’t care. at one point my band spent half our time writing songs and the other half shopping for clothes,” he tells the members of exploring the creative muse: a rt, business, Technology and rock n’roll, a one-credit class he is teaching this week with FTT professor Ted mandell.
a legendary producer, innovator, songwriter and musician, rundgren has been on notre dame’s campus this week as an artist-in-residence, an endeavor he previously completed at indiana university.
rundgren founded the spirit of harmony Foundation to support musical education for young people. w hile in south bend, rundgren and his foundation will establish an ongoing music program for the children at south bend’s center for the homeless.
The foundation also collected used musical instruments at last Friday’s pep-rally, in collaboration with hungry for music, to be repaired and auctioned off.
sports and music further collided at last week’s pep-rally when rundgren performed with student body president corey robinson while men’s basketball coach mike brey played drums.
“as was made clear to me [this weekend], football and sports in general are huge parts of campus life [at notre dame]. it probably takes the place of music,” rundgren said when we spoke amongst wv Fi radio’s archives in laFortune on sunday — a fitting setting, as the shelves hold tangible versions of many songs in his 541-strong repertoire.
rundgren attended his first notre dame football game day last weekend. his experience was filmed for the
university’s “First Time Fans” documentary series. as his song “bang The drum a ll day” is a sports anthem, i asked for his thoughts on notre dame stadium’s choice of music — a contentious topic amongst scene’s staff.
“it was kind of interesting,” he said. “you have the band and you have amplified music — mostly electronica and heavy metal. so the musical atmosphere goes back and forth between these two things. it’s funny, the band is playing traditional sorts of game songs peppered with what, to me, are some odd selections, like a ha’s ‘Take on me.’ The band is there as a unifying source of entertainment, and there’s the aspect of spectacle with a band that size and all the choreography.”
rundgren is an expert in the realm of performance spectacle: he climbed all over and flipped off a 25-foot pyramid during his 1977 “oops wrong planet Tour,” and was known to travel with an unwieldy quadrophonic sound system, to the chagrin of many concert venues. i couldn’t help but bring up my own experience of an extensive concert spectacle: the opening night of Kanye west’s saint pablo Tour this august.
“i used to do that physical thing of climbing up and down a pyramid, and there’s still a physical element to my shows, but what [west] is doing — there’s a pole stuck down his jacket so he won’t fall off the platform — is a little more conceptual and further-on then i would be willing to do at this point,” he responded without missing a popculture beat. (rundgren later added that he’s been listening to a lot of Tyler, The creator and Frank ocean lately. scene approves.)
rundgren mentioned that, depending on how things go, he might look to tour next year. a nd if he does, he’s bringing new technology along with him.
“The technology i’m most fascinated with is lighting technology: led walls and ways to completely change the environment. The video wall technology is pretty flexible and if you can fill a stage with it, you can create any environment you want … you can spray an entire arena with light. it’s like how [music] festivals have evolved, especially with edm. The whole idea is that you’re removing the line between audience and stage — moving the whole presentation out into the crowd.”
rundgren has experimented in electronic dance music. last year he collaborated with norwegian dJs hanspeter lindstrøm and emil nikolaisen on the bass-heavy “ruddans.” rundgren has a notably history of, advantageously, embracing change early. he has always been on the forefront of connecting visual and performance art: by the time mT v debuted in 1981, rundgren had already set up his own video studio. his music video for “Time heals” was aired on mT v’s august 1, 1981 debut broadcast.
“utopia [rundgren’s band] and myself would do a lot of video even before mT v. That’s how you got exposed in a foreign market, you sent a video over to T v shows before touring … For instance, there was dick clark’s ‘bandstand.’ it used to be that anybody who went on the show would lip synch their song, but then videos started appearing and they’d show those instead … lip synching seemed bogus to [utopia], so that’s another reason we got into videos: it was a way for us to present ourselves in the way we wanted to.”
w hen rundgren spoke on the importance of timing and tight association amongst radio, mT v and record labels, i couldn’t help but contrast the process to release tactics used today. he spoke to the cooperative effort between artists and entities to time everything correctly so that the band was on the road while their songs were on the radio and their videos were on mT v compared with the recent events surrounding Frank ocean’s yearlong album delay and in the context of ocean’s full visual album being restricted to apple music listeners, it’s clear to see that the industry has a new set of standards.
rundgren will speak on these new music industry standards Friday night in the patricia george decio theatre at the debartolo performing a rts center. The currently soldout talk is titled “Todd rundgren: giving you The business of rock ‘n roll” and will incorporate his fifty years of music industry experience.
rundgren will perform with student artists this saturday at 7 p.m. in the debartolo performing a rts center as part of the “play like a champion Today” concert series. Tickets range from $12 to $18.
Contact Erin McAuliffe at emcaulif@nd.edu
By ADAM RAMOS s cene writer
a s the trees begin to shift colors and hoodies bec ome more and more prevalent on campus, it seems we have no choice but say goodbye to summer — at least we get pumpkin spice lattes. Thankfully, l egends n ightclub, home of the iconic “hip-hop night,” aims to provide one final ode to the sunshine season. This s aturday, norway’s Tropical house whiz kid m atoma will be showcasing his meticulously crafted beats and summer vibes for all of notre d ame to bask in.
Tom stræte l agergren, better known by his stage name m atoma, began playing classical music on the piano music at a young age but quickly evolved to electric dance music as a teenager. a fter a short spell
in the norwegian army left him in a hospital bed, l agergren decided to pursue a dJ career full time, quickly building a large fan base off of his impressive s ound c loud page. l agergren’s ability to rework popular hits into bouncy euphoric odes to the summer earned the praise of many, elevating his music to an international audience. it wouldn’t be until the 2013 release of “o ld Thing b ack,” a tropical house remix sampling The notorious b i g’s “ want That o ld Thing b ack” featuring Ja r ule and r alph Tresvant, for l agergren to take his dance music to the highest level. “o ld Thing b ack” effortlessly weaves biggie’s signature smooth flow into a web of beach-inspired beats. The song currently sits as biggie’s most popular song on s potify, a testament to both the song’s effectiveness and the rise of the tropical house genre.
l agergren has continued to grow since the popularity of “o ld Thing b ack,” recently dropping an impressive debut lp affectionately titled “h akuna m atoma” via b ig b eat r ecords. The lp includes a tremendous list of collaborators including wale, Jennifer l opez and Jason d erulo. a lthough a lot has changed since the days of uploading tunes from his bedroom in norway, what hasn’t changed is l agergren’s ability to reimagine pop music into fun summer edm jams.
b e sure to catch l agergren’s set this s aturday at 10 p.m., and get there early — the first 200 attendees will receive a sound activated led bracelet. e ven though the summer may be coming to an abrupt end, that doesn’t mean you have to accept it.
Contact Adam Ramos at aramos6@nd.edu
By NORA McGREEVY
s cene writer
a s a college student, it’s often easy to slip into the habit of considering coffee as a means to an end – a jolt of liquid energy, necessary to propel your sleepdeprived person from dorm room to d eb artolo without crashing in the middle of s outh Quad. i n a pinch, when the selections in waddick’s are particularly slim, i’ve been guilty of mixing random roasts together in my cup with reckless disregard for the integrity of flavor … as long as i get my full 16 ounces. it’s all just coffee, right?
well, not exactly. Zen c afe reminded me that coffee can also be an art form, and an exciting one at that.
This past sunday, a fellow s cene writer and i attended the grand opening of Zen c afe’s new permanent location inside l ang l ab, a multi-use workspace facility and concert venue located approximately 10 minutes south of notre dame’s campus. This is the Zen c afe’s first permanent retail and tasting space, although they’ve been roasting and selling coffee in s outh b end since their founding in 2010. The new cafe shares space with v iolet sky c hocolate, another small business native to s outh b end.
g etting to the cafe was a bit of an adventure — the sun had already set, and raindrops pelted down from the inky sky as we scrambled from parking lot to the building. From the outside l ang l ab bears little resemblance to a place you’d typically expect to find an espresso machine. The only indication that you’re in the right place comes from a sign for “event e ntrance,” with another sign underneath that reads, cryptically, “ you’re now here or you’re nowhere.”
upon walking inside, we were immediately greeted by a warm and buzzing atmosphere. we chatted with the extremely personable owner, shaun maeyens, and agonized over latte orders. Treading cautiously so as not to ruin the perfectly crafted foam hearts in our drinks, we sat down near the edge of the room in some cushy chairs, next to an old super nintendo circa 1990. super mario a ll-stars was paused mid-game. we made a few half-hearted attempts to play the video game, but i kept getting distracted by the need to take sips of my latte every other second.
a nd let me tell you about this latte – i selected rosemary syrup for my latte at the suggestion of shaun, and absolutely loved it. The pairing of the mellow, creamy coffee with strong but not overwhelming rosemary was both surprising and familiar, not to mention absolutely delicious. o ther options for syrups that night included the vanilla/black pepper s yrup made from ugandan vanilla b ean, black pepper, and vegan sugar (also highly praised by our group) and a honey/s age s yrup made from fresh sage and honey straight from s outh b end’s own unity g arden.
The opening night festivities included three local bands from the s outh b end or northwest i ndiana area – in order of appearance, vac , a nalecta and c loakroom. The aggressively loud music from the bar next door occasionally drowned out our voices and made it nearly impossible to carry on a conversation – but that was fine by me, because i was able focus on observing the eclectic and often surprising surroundings.
The space is spare and industrial, with a coffee bar on one half and a comfortable, quirky mix of mod seating arrangements on the other. a cross from the
coffee bar, there’s a beautiful mural of a tree that spans the length of the wall. p ainted by Zen c afe’s own Kelly stombaugh, it depicts the genealogy of the coffee plant. o ne of the Zen c afe team members and nd grad, bret c olman, noted that “ we like [the mural] because it reflects both our commitment to continual learning about coffee and our fascination with its complexity.”
The artwork echoes another larger goal of Zen c afe: to source their coffee ethically and transparently. Zen c afe delivers only organic, fair and direct trade products to their customers. The business also makes an effort to develop personal relationships with its suppliers, in regions ranging from ethiopia to nicaragua. s ays c olman, “o ur biggest focus is making sure our customers are drinking a delicious product, and that said product is reflective of ethical and sustainable business practices … the direct relationship we have with rudy c arcamo [a farmer in l a union, honduras] is a good example of how this sourcing methodology can bear some real fruit; there was no middle man in our transaction with rudy for coffee this year, and we were able to pay him more than he’s ever been paid for his crop.”
Zen c afe is located at 1302 h igh street, s outh b end, in. They are open 10 am to 6 pm monday through Thursday and 10 am to 8 pm on Friday. i n-house coffee offerings range from 2.5 to 6 dollars. i n addition to their new café, they sell coffee at the s outh b end Farmer’s market (hours for the market can be found here) and you can buy bags of coffee online on their website.
Contact Nora McGreevy at nmcgreev@nd.edu
Happy Birthday: plan out your every move. Taking on too much or jumping into something without fully understanding the consequences will set you back. going over every detail of each big situation you face this year will be necessary. a secretive approach will protect you from someone who is looking for a way to outsmart you. don’t let a romantic relationship interfere with your efficiency. your numbers are 4, 9, 21, 29, 33, 38, 42.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): put your heart into what’s important to you, and you will reach the goals you set. offering assistance to someone in a tight spot will create breathing room when you need a favor in return. anger will slow you down.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): share your thoughts and plans for the future. someone you admire will want to take part in whatever you do. work hard at accomplishing the personal goals that will improve your life. Favors will be granted.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): spending on home improvements will add to your stress. Find a way to bring about positive changes without breaking your budget. picking up a new skill or cutting your costs will improve your situation. CANCER (June 21-July 22): let your creative imagination wander and you will come up with a hobby that eases your stress. Too much interference will put you in a difficult position. allow everyone to do his or her own thing while you focus on yours.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): a job prospect will grab your interest. update your resume or send out signals to let everyone know you are interested in pursuing something new. a change will do you good and help build back your confidence at the same time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): do something that will get your adrenaline flowing. The more active you are, the more impressed everyone will be with you. your determination and dedication will help turn an important relationship into something even more special.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): don’t share your feelings or secrets. someone will use dishonest tactics to dismantle your plans. a change in a partnership will leave you questioning whether it is worthwhile to continue. don’t get angry; make changes.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): mix business with helping others and you will get the recognition you deserve. your ability to know how much to do and when to stop will help you get past someone who is trying to get something for nothing. romance looks promising.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): be careful what you believe. someone will mess with your feelings, causing confusion and indecisiveness. helping someone out is fine, but not at the expense of your own happiness. get the facts and don’t be afraid to say “no.”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): make a change that will enhance your looks or give you the professional edge you require to reach your goal. a romantic gesture will spark the imagination of someone special. invest in your skills and your standard of living.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): revisit relationship agreements and consider the best way to improve your situation. an incentive might help, but putting too much pressure on people will not. ask questions and find out how others are feeling.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): express the way you feel and make a point to look over factors that can influence how or where you live. preparing now will help you bring about interesting work-related changes that will raise your standard of living.
Birthday Baby: you are smart, persistent and hardworking. you are charismatic and original.
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Fresh faces overshadow vets
Elizabeth Greason sports writer
e xperience is what it takes to succeed in the n Fl veteran quarterbacks lead their teams to super bowl victories. guys who are in for every offensive play, and certainly every game, are the ones who we have come to know as the only options for the quarterback who will be hoisting the l ombardi Trophy at the end of the season. That’s just how it works…right?
i n the three short weeks of this year’s n Fl season, it seems that experience under center has taken a back-seat to raw talent and a strong team. w hile the names you hear yearafter-year — drew brees, ben roethlisberger, e li manning — have continued to do their jobs, play consistently and pick up wins, it seems that, at least so far this year, their experience at the helm is not the only way to pick up wins in the n Fl young, inexperienced quarterbacks have been making headlines and highlights reels nationwide.
philadelphia (3-0) has gone crazy for rookie Qb carson wentz. dak p rescott’s only loss came after being felled by the giants, dallas’ (2-1) n Fc east rival, by a one-point margin in a high-pressure setting. Trevor siemian has led the broncos (3-0) to an undefeated start in an attempt to fill the gaping hole peyton manning’s retirement left in denver’s offense. second- and third-string quarterbacks, Jimmy garoppolo and Jacoby brissett, have stepped out to an undefeated start in spite of the controversy surrounding the quarterback position in new e ngland (3-0), while they keep Tom brady’s seat warm.
a nd what may be even more surprising than these inexperienced quarterbacks finding success in the l eague is the fact that, of the five green quarterbacks who are currently making names for themselves nationwide, only wentz was a first-round draft pick. siemian was the 250th overall pick in the 2015 draft, and has managed to topple cam newton’s panthers and a ndrew luck’s colts.
so, this raises the question: does experience really matter all that much in the n Fl? it is worth noting that not all of the inexperienced quarterbacks who have begun to prove themselves this year are rookies. siemian and garoppolo each had the opportunity to sit on the bench behind two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time in peyton manning and Tom brady. They have each taken a few snaps. They’ve had some time to learn the ropes of the l eague and their offenses. but that does not constitute experience.
i won’t overstate the importance of the quarterback here. each of these newbies stepped onto the field alongside players with vast reserves of experience and established programs. each of these teams was relevant before the new quarterback stepped on the scene and made headlines. but it’s hard to win games without an offense. a nd without a strong quarterback, it’s hard for an offense to produce. The quarterback is an integral part of any offense, so the fact that three teams with either rookie or completely inexperienced quarterbacks have jumped out to undefeated starts is not something that can be overlooked and passed off on the skill and experience of the rest of the team.
it’s hard to let go of the idea that experience at Qb will yield more success. but it is also hard to argue with the fact that, apparently, experience is one of many factors in a team’s success. it is clear that the correlation between experience does not always work out. Just look at the 0-3 bears under 11-season veteran Jay cutler. That opens the door to the fact that a lack of experience under center doesn’t necessarily lead to a weak showing. a nd while there is still a lot of the season left to play, it seems that this year’s crop of inexperienced quarterbacks may have been able to turn the tables on what is expected from them.
Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Belles win in straight sets, move to .500
Observer Sports Staff Volleyball
For the sixth time in seven games, s aint mary’s earned a straight-sets victory, beating a lbion 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 2516) and moving to .500 for the season.
The b elles (7-7, 4-3 miaa) took control early on with four consecutive points to take a 4-1 lead in the opening set, and continued to widen their lead over the brits as the set went on, pulling to an 1811 lead before a minor a lbion fightback brought the score to 19-16. The b elles won seven of the next nine points to hold on, however, securing the set thanks to a kill by senior middle hitter c olleen Kilgallon. Things did not start well for the b elles in the second set. The brits took a 7-2 lead, and looked like evening the match up when they held a 19-13 lead. s aint mary’s, however, took the next four points and then continued to chip away at the lead, eventually winning the set 25-23.
s aint mary’s started the third set the same way it ended the first, storming to a 10-2 lead. The brits brought that lead back to 16-12, but the b elles held on, winning the set 25-16 with the winning kill coming from senior leftside hitter meaghan gibbons. gibbons led the b elles with 14 kills, while mcKenzie Todd recorded 23 digs and 8 kills.
This weekend, the b elles will play in the w isconsino shkosh Tournament.
The b elles will play uww hitewater and uw-l a c rosse at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively Friday, and uwo shkosh and d ominican at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., respectively s aturday.
Soccer
s aint mary’s was again held scoreless in its search for its first miaa win of the season, falling 2-0 to adrian.
The b elles (1-8-0, 0-70 miaa) had the opening chance of the game, as freshman midfielder Kellen h inchley’s free kick 30 yards from goal was saved. it did not take long for the bulldogs (4-5-1, 2-4-1 miaa) to get
the first goal, though, taking advantage of an attempted clearance and putting the ball past s aint mary’s freshman goalkeeper Thallia robles and into the net after less than seven minutes.
The b elles kept the score at 1-0 going into the break, thanks in large part to a string of three saves in two minutes from robles just before the end of the half. i n the second half, however, the bulldogs struck early again. The b elles had another chance to score after freshman forward b ella w iseman headed a free kick down to senior midfielder Kate vasile, but her shot was saved and adrian held on to win.
o n s aturday, the b elles will meet a lma. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at s aint mary’s.
tennis
s aint mary’s will compete in the i Ta regional tournament this weekend in Kalamazoo, m ichigan, with the finals taking place on monday.
The b elles (0-1) are coming off a season opening 7-2 loss against grace on s ept. 22. The team lost its three doubles matches that day, but was victorious in two of their six singles matches. Junior Kelsey Kopf, one of the two team members who snagged a singles victory against the l ancers, said lack of time to prepare was a factor in the defeat.
“o ur loss against g race was a tough one, but we did only have one week of practice as a team before that match,” Kopf said. “a fter a few more weeks of practice, we are looking forward to the i Ta tournament this weekend and playing singles and doubles against many different teams, including some that are ranked at the top of our conference. it will be a great opportunity to see what our team can do.”
Four players will compete as singles and three pairs will aim to end the doubles slump in Kalamazoo for the b elles. Kopf expressed confidence in her team and positivity for the outcome of this weekend’s event as well as the rest of their year.
“ we have a deep lineup in singles and doubles, which will hopefully be beneficial in this tournament, the rest of the fall season, and in the spring,” Kopf said. “ we’re hoping for the best and preparing for whatever comes our way.”
This will be second of three matches on the fall season for s aint m ary’s, with its spring season starting up in February.
Golf
o n Tuesday, the b elles finished third place out of three teams in its third miaa tournament of the season, which was hosted by division rival hope at The r avines g olf c ourse.
s aint m ary’s had recently bested the top-ranked hope in its second miaa jamboree by topping the second-place d utchmen by three strokes. however, this tournament was different for the b elles, who fell behind hope (322) and o livet (323) with a total score of 335. s ophomore Taylor Kehoe led the team with a 5-over-par 77 on the day with three birdies and seven pars to finish second place overall. s enior c ourtney c arlson also had a strong showing with a 9-overpar 81 with seven pars and a birdie to earn a spot in the top 10 at sixth place.
s enior captain a li m ahoney commented on the last tournament’s outcome.
“Tuesday we had girls who played very well and girls who were a bit disappointed in their scoring,” m ahoney said. “ we know what we’re capable of; it’s just having that confidence and taking it with us on the course.”
she also said mentality will be crucial to improving this year.
“m aintaining a positive attitude and staying motivated is something we will continue to work on and show on s aturday,” m ahoney said.
The b elles are ranked second in the miaa standings going into the fourth conference round of the season, hosted by a lma, at p ine r iver c ountry c lub on s aturday at 1 p.m.
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(11-3, 2-0 acc ) in the program’s history. i rish head coach Jim mcl aughlin echoed h iggins’ positive sentiment.
“it was our most complete weekend,” mcl aughlin said. “we played well for longer periods of time. a gainst great teams, the ebbs and flows don’t help you. a team could get hot, but it doesn’t mean it’s going to cause us to ebb. so we just got to learn to hold course. we did that a couple times this weekend. we served well, we passed well, we hit some good shots, and that is going to put a lot of pressure on people with just those three things. we got to block better, we didn’t block well, but we played good defense and hit well in transition.”
Through the preseason and the first two games of the acc season, notre dame has blown past their previous few seasons. e ight of the team’s 11
victories have come in straight sets. h iggins believes that the team’s development has come along as expected, but there is something in the team’s mindset that is bringing the team to a new level.
“i think it’s our mindset and edge that we have,” h iggins said. “we’ve really come together and developed our skills and we know that we have the right things and now we have the edge to bring it into competition. we are notre dame, and we can beat anybody if we set are minds to it. we have an attack mentality that we’ve never had before.”
d uke (8-4, 2-0 acc ) will visit notre dame on Friday for the first game of the weekend. The blue devils are led by senior middle blocker Jordan Tucker, who has put up a team-best 134 kills and .310 hitting percentage. The battle of undefeated acc opponents will be a test for both teams. h iggins praised notre dame’s ability to put pressure on its opponents, a factor that could decide the outcome of this matchup.
“we are going to put a lot of pressure on [our opponents], h iggins said. “we are going to put pressure on them in our serving and receiving. we are always going to win that battle. a nd then we are also going to put pressure on them at the net, whether its blocking or making really long rallies and making them earn the points, but they should definitely know that if they are coming in to play us they are going to have to play hard.”
notre dame will then take on wake Forest (5-8, 1-1) on sunday. even though the i rish have a better record than their opponent so far this season, they have not defeated the demon deacons since 1982.
wake Forest is headed by a duo of skilled outside hitters, freshman caroline r assenfoss and junior Kylie l ong, who have contributed 199 and 198 kills, respectively, on the season.
notre dame looks to improve to 4-0 in-conference, continuing their ascent up to the top of the acc this weekend. i n its first matchup, the squad will face d uke at 7 p.m. at p urcell. on sunday, the i rish play wake Forest at 1 p.m., also at p urcell pavilion. Contact R.J. Stempak at rstempak@nd.edu
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Irish junior middle blocker Sam Fry attempts to hit the ball back over the net during Notre Dame’s 3-0 loss to Coastal Carolina on Sept. 2 at Purcell Pavilion. Fry leads the team with 128 kills and 36 blocks.
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compete and make it to the stadium again this year.”
d espite having only four seniors, Tulloh said the Juggerknotts are playoff-caliber.
“ w e’ve been on the edge the three years i have played, and i think we have the talent and size to put us over the edge this year. w e have a very young team but i am hoping to get a good base this year so the hall can build off of that for the coming years.”
s tanford will face Knott on s unday at 1 p.m. at l a b ar p ractice c omplex.
Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu
duncan vs. morrissey
By MIA BERRY
w eek two begins with both d uncan (0-1) and m orrissey (0-1) looking for a muchneeded win in order to keep their playoff chances alive.
d espite having high expectations coming into the new season, back-to-back champion m orrissey fell short in last week’s close 12-6 loss to s iegfried. s enior m anor captain n icholas s ywyj said the team is looking to bounce back this week.
“ w e aren’t super worried about last week’s loss,” s ywyj said. “ e veryone came out and played a good game. w e had a few plays that didn’t go our way, but we’re not making any excuses. w e’re learning from our mistakes.” h eading into week two, s ywyj said m orrissey has made several adjustments and knows exactly what it needs to do to come up with a win this week: sustain long drives, execute in the red zone and limit big plays on defense.
“The pressure is really on now because it’s only a three-game season, so we’re really feeling pressure to win the next two games to make the playoffs,” s ywyj said. l ast week, d uncan suffered a similar setback. d uncan led s tanford 12-9 with one minute remaining in the game, but s tanford scored with 30 seconds on the clock to snag a win.
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p ittsburgh’s going to be a very good team in a very short time – i think this year’s really the start of that – so this is not an easy game.”
a lthough their record doesn’t indicate it, the p anthers have played well against highly-ranked opponents this year, losing narrowly to both l ouisville and north c arolina. c lark stressed
d uncan junior captain Thomas s taffieri said his team has made the necessary adjustments this week to take on m orrissey and come back from last week’s loss.
“ w e had a lot of trouble last week in short yard plays, so we’ve added a few new packages and plays to help us convert, particularly in the red zone,” s taffieri said.
“ w e left some points on the board last game and that cannot happen this game. “
d uncan’s mindset has changed since last week’s game. s taffieri spoke on the new team mindset heading into week two.
“ w e were obviously disappointed after the tough loss,” s taffieri said. “ i ’d say we’re even more determined to get a w now that we were so close to a victory last week.”
The matchup between m orrissey and d uncan will take place s unday at 1 p.m. at l a b ar p ractice c omplex.
Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
dillon vs. o’neill
By DARCY DEHAIS sports writer
This s unday, o ’ n eill takes on d illon as it looks to recover after suffering a shutout in week one. d illon will aim to start its season on a strong note after last week’s bye.
o ’ n eill sophomore captain c harlie p untillo said the a ngry m ob have been preparing to expand their offensive options.
“ w e’ve been practicing a lot and working on a couple of plays offensively,”
p untillo said. “ w e’re trying to diversify our offense a little bit. w e could only do one thing last week offensively.”
o n the other side, the b ig r ed look to begin their season with a win, relying heavily on their defensive line.
d illon junior captain John w alsh said his team is excited to begin its season.
“[ w e’re looking forward to] just getting out there against somebody besides ourselves,” w alsh said.
“ w e’ve just had practice against each other. i t’s not much fun playing against guys from your own team, so it will be nice to have some
that the i rish can’t overlook this game, and will likely need a fast start to negate the possibility of an upset.
“i think [ p ittsburgh] will be excited until [we] score some goals, but if you keep them hanging around, this will be a very tough game,” c lark said.
“i f we for one second think this is going to be an easy game, we could well rue that.”
This game will serve as the midway point of the regular season for the no. 2 i rish, as the team will play another
different bodies out there and see what we can do.”
d illon will field a young team this year, as half the squad is comprised of new players. w alsh said the b ig r ed are still determining the team strategy, but are confident that their first game of the season will help them develop as a team.
“ w e have twelve returning players and twelve new ones, so we obviously lost a bunch to graduation,” w alsh said. “There’s a couple kids that i don’t really know what their roles are going to be yet, so we have to see what we can do. i think s unday will give us a good idea of what’s going to happen for the rest of the year.”
This week the a ngry m ob will focus on the strength of their linemen, p untillo noted.
“ w e have a good offensive and defensive line — we’re really strong up front,” p untillo said. “ i f everyone else can do their job, those guys will take care of it.”
o ’ n eill and d illon will face off s unday at 3:30 p.m. at l a b ar p ractice c omplex.
Sorin v. dunne
By BRENNAN BUHR sports writer
i t will be the old versus the new on s unday afternoon as s orin and d unne prepare to face off in d unne’s first game ever. s orin looks to build upon a rich interhall football tradition, while d unne will try to blaze a path of its own in its inaugural year.
d espite planning to compete with a few key players absent and coming off a 14-8 loss last s unday against c arroll, o tters junior captain s hane a nderson is confident in the team’s preparation and plan to leave it all out on the field this weekend.
“ w e are still putting in a lot of schematics,” a nderson said. “ l ast week was definitely a learning experience, but there were glimmers of hope, for sure. g oing forward, i think we have the players, the talent, and the coaching to do really well.”
o n the other side of the ball, s entinels senior captain Joe s chudt believes that his young team has what it takes to be competitive
eight games after facing p ittsburgh. c lark, although pleased with his team’s start, says the team cannot afford to rest on its laurels.
“i would say it’s certainly been a good start … but i always say it’s really how you finish,” c lark said. “o ur first goal is to make sure we get into the tournament, and if you just look at our schedule we’ve got a lot of really, really tough games coming up.”
next week is a prime example of the difficult slate coming
in its first game of the year and throughout the entire season.
“ o ur team is mostly freshmen, but they’ve been pretty good so far, they’ve learned the offense very quickly,” s chudt said. “ i think we will have some fun this season, and maybe we’ll even win a few.”
The game will kick off at 2:15 pm on s unday at l a b ar p ractice c omplex.
Contact Brennan Buhr at bbuhr@nd.edu
keenan vs. a lumni
By KYLE BARRY sports writer
b oth teams will place their perfect records on the line as Keenan takes on a lumni this s unday.
The Knights, who defeated Keough 3-0 last weekend, are looking to improve coming into the matchup on s unday, according to junior captain g regory b rainard.
“This week we’re focusing on consistency on offense,” b rainard said. “ w e had a few really solid drives last s unday against Keough, but we’re looking to create more red zone opportunities and capitalize on them.”
The Knights’ defense is the core of the team, b rainard said, after it forced two turnovers in their last game.
“ o ur defensive mentality is ‘bend-don’t-break,’ and we’re going to bring that mentality into the game on s unday,” b rainard said.
m eanwhile, the d awgs, led by senior captain n icholas l und, look to continue their success after posting a 28-0 shutout over o ’ n eill last weekend.
o n the offensive side of the ball, the d awgs were running on all cylinders last week, scoring twice in each half.
o ne of the key players on that offense is senior running back a lex a lcantara, who had two touchdowns on the ground.
o n the defensive side of the ball, l und, a middle linebacker, and the d awgs stood their ground throughout the game against o ’ n eill and kept the a ngry m ob from scoring a single point.
“ i told our guys to go out there and hit people, do
up for notre d ame, as it will host two signature matchups against no. 6 i ndiana and no. 11 wake Forest at a lumni s tadium. Following that duo, the i rish will then play four straight road games, and then return home to face two more ranked teams in no. 25 m ichigan s tate and no. 4 north c arolina.
however, c lark believes the gauntlet truly starts this Friday against p ittsburgh.
“it starts at p ittsburgh –it’s a tough play to go to …
what we know, go forward with the basic plan, and we went out there and got ourselves a win,” l und said after the game last weekend. Keenan and a lumni will battle it out at 3:30 p.m. s unday at l a b ar p ractice c omplex.
Contact Kyle Barry at kbarry@hcc-nd.edu
Cavanaugh vs. lyons
By RYAN LOKHORST sports writer
l yons and c avanaugh will both look to get their records to .500 when they face off this s unday.
l yons (1-2) had a strong start to the season, defeating l ewis, before dropping its next two contests to b adin and p asquerilla w est. c avanaugh (1-2) is coming off a tight 13-12 loss to b adin. Therefore, s unday’s game is critical for the rest of the season for both teams as they fight to get back on the winning track.
The l ions may not have begun the season exactly as they hoped, but they still remain optimistic. Junior l ions captain c arly m eacham noted that the energy and enthusiasm for the team is present in the strong turnout of girls and the overall eagerness to improve.
“ w e have a lot of girls showing up now,” m eacham said. “ i t’s really exciting for our program.”
The relatively inexperienced team made a few mistakes during the previous games, m eacham said, but l yons is maintaining a positive outlook.
“ i ’m looking forward to all the girls getting excited, playing together,” m eacham said. “That’s what l yons flag football is all about.”
s imilarly, c avanaugh is motivated to earn its second victory of the season. The c haos have been competitive in all three games so far, with their two losses coming by scores of 12-7 and 13-12. They will attempt to not just keep the game close, but come away with a muchneeded win.
l yons will take on c avanaugh at r iehle Fields at 4 p.m. on s unday afternoon. Contact Ryan Lokhorst at rlokhors@nd.edu
never has been an easy place to play,” c lark said. “This’ll be a good test for our team, our mentality – i think the players will certainly be mentally ready for this game.”
notre d ame holds a 14-3-3 advantage in the series, and the 21st meeting between the i rish and p anthers will kick off Friday evening at 7 p.m. at a mbrose urbanic Field in p ittsburgh.
Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu
around there will be a new addition to his uniform: the captain’s ‘c .’ giving the captaincy to a goaltender is an unusual move in hockey’s upper levels, but Jackson said petersen’s temperament made him the top choice to lead notre dame through its final year in hockey e ast.
“i felt that c al best represented every aspect of what we do: academically, in the social environment and then athletically,” Jackson said. “he’s probably as respected as any player on our team, and he’s probably as good a communicator as anybody on our team.
“ … he’s unique in being a goaltender because he’s like one of the boys, and that isn’t always the case with goalies. They’re sometimes a little different, like me. They sometimes can be isolated, they can be a little free-spirited. we’ve had a little bit of everything with goaltenders here, and he’s probably more just one of the boys than anybody else.”
Jackson also said petersen has a very similar temperament to former captain steven Fogarty, who graduated in may after leading the i rish for two years.
petersen said he’s only heard of one other goalie that’s worn the ‘c :’ Jeff l erg, who captained m ichigan state during the 2008-2009 season.
“i’ve heard [Jackson] mention Jeff l erg as the only guy that came to his mind. i didn’t really know,” petersen said. “obviously it’s kind of a unique situation, [ i’m] going to take it day-by-day and see the new challenges that come up, but it’s exciting and obviously i was very honored to be given that position.”
petersen will be joined by his classmates forwards a nders bjork and Jake evans and defenseman l uke r ipley, all of whom will serve as assistant captains this season. Jackson said petersen’s role as captain will stop when he steps on the ice so he can focus on being the goaltender, a thought petersen echoed.
“i’m just going to go into it with the same mentality i’ve had the last two years,” petersen said of his on-ice approach. “obviously wearing the ‘c ,’ it adds a little bit more responsibility, but that’s the great thing about having three other really good captains who are going to be able to take over that on-ice role.
“For me, i think just being a goaltender and having to be steady kind of already puts you in that role.”
a fter missing the ncaa tournament following the 2014-2015 campaign, the i rish returned to the postseason last year, falling in the first round to rival m ichigan in overtime in one of the best college hockey
games of the 2015-2016 season.
The loss marked the last time five of last year’s seniors put on the notre dame uniform, a group that Jackson praised all season for their ability as leaders.
w hile the i rish will miss the production of that group, including leading goal-scorer Thomas d i pauli, they have just two seniors on the roster this year — backup goalie c had Katunar and forward ben o stlie — following the offseason departure of defenseman Justin wade, on which Jackson declined to comment.
wade’s departure impacts more than just the i rish leadership. l ast season Jackson often praised his defensive abilities, and wade’s size made him a formidable defensive force. c ombined with the graduation of a ndy r yan, the notre dame defense lost a lot of size compared to last season.
“personally i think i need to fill in for those guys by being physical,” r ipley said. “c ouple other guys like [sophomore defenseman] d ennis gilbert’s going to have to come in with me and bring physicality, but we’re going to be a much faster [defense] core this year. … we’re coming in real fast. up front we’re real fast but especially on the back end you can feel the speed we have this year.”
Jackson was similarly optimistic.
“i like our defense. i think we’re more mobile,” Jackson said. “ … we’ve replaced two big guys who maybe didn’t move as well as the two guys who are coming in, and i think both [freshmen defensemen a ndrew peeke and Tory dello] have good instincts, so our defense is deep and it’s going to be pretty good.”
Jackson also highlighted junior defenseman Tony bretzman as a player who has really impressed in fall camp and will be pushing for more minutes this season.
The i rish welcome eight freshmen to the program this year, including peeke and forward c am morrison, both of whom were selected in the second round of this year’s nhl d raft by the c olumbus blue Jackets and c olorado avalanche, respectively.
evans, one of the assistant captains, said the freshmen have integrated well, but he emphasized that from what he’s seen of the team’s summer golf outings, the freshmen should stick to hockey sticks, not golf clubs.
“They’re all pretty bad [at golf],” evans quipped.
a sked who the best golfer on the team was, though, evans answered without hesitation. a lthough his coach had left the room already, one can imagine Jackson flinching at evans’ response: bo brauer.
brauer was certainly on top of his wedge game Thursday.
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By JOE EVERETT sports writer
Fresh off last Friday’s lastsecond win over acc powerhouse n o. 3 s yracuse, n o. 2 n otre d ame hits the road to take on another acc foe, p ittsburgh, this Friday.
The i rish (7-1-0, 2-1-0 acc ) enter as the favorites as the p anthers (2-5-2, 0-2-1) have gotten off to a bit of a slow start, but n otre d ame head coach b obby c lark, who won the 200th game of his i rish tenure against s yracuse last week, warned that the newlook p ittsburgh team is still a dangerous opponent.
“ i think it’s a very different p itt team from previous years,” c lark said. “They went to d uke and took a tie there and then they won again [against l ongwood] … so they’re undefeated in their last two games. i think
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k nott vs. Stanford
By MEAGAN BENS sports writer
s tanford and Knott will face off s unday in a matchup between two relatively young and inexperienced teams.
s tanford senior captain Kevin Kohler said his team does not have a specific strategy to defeat Knott, but will rather focus on gaining momentum from the start.
“ s ince i ’ve been here, we’ve never played Knott,” Kohler said. “ we did scrimmage Knott last year, and i remember them having big boys on the offensive and defensive line. To be honest, we just have to win the battle in the trenches and set the tone early.”
h aving a bye the first week, Knott senior captain John Tulloh said his team will have to focus on their personal development during the game.
“c ompared to last year,
graduate student midfielder Evan Panken dribbles past midfield in Notre Dame’s 1-0 double-overtime win over Connecticut.
there is a lot of work to do, such as making sure our plays are clean and crisp, but it is still early in the season so that is to be expected,” Tulloh said. “a s for the game against s tanford, we are just trying to focus on our own game and keeping it simple. we need to play our game and do it well enough so they have to play to us and not the other way around.”
e ven though the g riffins lack experience this season, Kohler said the team’s expectations have not changed.
“ l ast year our passing game was emphasized,” Kohler said. “ we really moved the ball inside and outside and our defense was really strong, so the new guys have to step up to that caliber . . . The past two years we have made it to the finals and have lost to m orrissey both times. There is no reason why we can’t
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petersen takes on captaincy
By ZACH KLONSINSKI a ssistant managing e ditor
The calendar has yet to flip to o ctober, but head coach Jeff Jackson’s team is already giving him headaches.
well, specifically junior forward b o brauer, who accidentally sent a puck over the glass during Thursday’s practice. The projectile connected with his coach’s head as Jackson bent down to pick up his clipboard.
“That’s what i get for standing up in the stands up at the top of the concourse with an overhang,” Jackson joked as he settled into the team’s auditorium for his preseason press conference following practice Thursday.
“i mean what are the odds? i’m on the ice every day and then that happens.”
s o how does he feel about his team so far?
“ well, i’m pissed at them right now,” Jackson said,
chuckling a bit.
h ard to blame him, but Jackson also said he has plenty of reasons to smile as the ninth-ranked i rish prepare for their seasonopening exhibition game at 5:05 p.m. sunday afternoon at c ompton Family ice a rena against the u s national Team d evelopment p rogram’s u-18 squad.
“i’m excited. we said it last year, i’ll say it again: we’ve got a young group,” Jackson said. “ … it’s a lot of young guys, but from first appearances … i think we’re faster.”
Junior goaltender c al petersen will once again backstop the i rish in net after starting all 37 games last season, going 19-11-7 and compiling a .927 save percentage while allowing just 2.20 goals per game.
w hile petersen is a familiar face in net, this time
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Irish prepare for conference play at home
By R.J. STEMPAK sports writer
n otre d ame is lined up for home contests against d uke and w ake Forest this weekend coming off a successful weekend of consecutive sweeps over l ouisville and m iami.
s enior middle blocker Katie h iggins was pleased with the results of the weekend, noting it was a boost to the team’s confidence.
“ i t was great for us to get into the acc conference after having a really good preseason and see how well we are playing together, how much the work is paying off and how much of a chance we have to win the acc this year,” h iggins said. “That was definitely a really good confidence booster and it just let us know where we are at in the acc w e want to keep the streak going.”
The weekend’s 2-0 was the best acc start for the i rish
