Print Edition of The Observer for Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Competition drives early recruitment
Potential employers interview business students for internships as early as September of sophomore year
By COURTNEY BECKER
n ews w riter
s ophomore finance major Zach p rephan, like many business students, has already been through the internship interview process multiple times this year, an indication of organizations and industries looking to hire students earlier and earlier.
“ i ’d like to think that i ’m on track, but it’s kind of different because not everybody is starting their recruiting process earlier. But some people are,” p rephan said. “ i don’t think it’s out of line at all for me to want to have an internship at the end of sophomore year when i know that for the longest time it was pretty clear — at least in finance — the only one that
mattered was junior year. But increasingly people are getting internships their sophomore years so by the time it becomes the norm, it’s not really going to be an advantage for anybody anymore.”
h ilary Flanagan, director of the c areer c enter at n otre d ame, said the recruitment process may appear to be starting earlier in the year, but that impression could simply be a result of the sheer number of organizations participating in n otre d ame’s fall recruiting process.
o n-campus recruiting has always began the third week of classes, Flanagan said. w hat’s different, she added, is the number of recruiters trying to visit campus early
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donation to fund new science center
Observer Staff Report
The william and l inda stavropoulos Family Foundation of midland, michigan, donated $10 million to notre dame to create a center specializing in biophysical research in the college of science, according to a university press release.
The stavropoulos center for interdisciplinary Biophysics will aim to foster connections between physicians, biologists, chemists, mathematicians and engineers, according to the release. The group’s work will focus on new approaches to cancer, stem cell biology, imaging, therapeutic development and other research practices.
“The interconnectedness of biology and physics to understanding living systems is longstanding, but in recent years has become even more central to scientific research,” Thomas Burish, university provost, said in the release. “Bill and l inda’s generous and visionary gift will give us the opportunity to
significantly expand our work in this arena.”
according to the release, Bill stavropoulos has served on the college of science advisory council since 1988. his wife, l inda, serves as president of the william and l inda stavropoulos Family Foundation, which the couple created to support efforts in health care, human services, higher education and religion, according to the release.
“we feel strongly about the future of science at notre dame and wanted to support this important area of research that we believe will bring the university to the forefront of biomedical research,” he said in the release.
physics has been used in biological research for years — a relationship that has grown in recent years, as questions in biology been examined from a more fundamental level, according to the release.
The center will allow the university to attract “a cluster of elite research talent to
Basketball usher critically injured in hit-and-run
Observer Staff Report
n otre d ame basketball usher John Jurek was critically injured shortly before 7 a.m. m onday morning in a hit and run, according to a story from wndu p olice say a car that was heading north on p ortage
avenue struck Jurek near c leveland r oad and did not stop driving, according to wndu. The driver fled through the nearby m eijer parking lot.
Jurek is currently in the hospital with critical head and abdominal injuries.
o fficers said Jurek was
wearing a reflective vest at the time of the accident, and that he is an active walker. p olice are still investigating the situation and are currently looking the driver of a small, tan- or creamcolored car with front hood damage on the passenger side, according to wndu
Civil rights lawyer examines misconduct
By RACHEL O’GRADY a ssociate n ews e ditor
i n his experience with civil rights law, lawyer Bill g oodman has worked with a number of clients who have been the victims of police misconduct.
power to answer for what they do wrong as well, and i think that’s an important rationale for doing some of the work that we do,” g oodman said in a lecture on police misconduct m onday.
g oodman said in his line of work, he has seen ways to combat the issue of misconduct.
misconduct, through methods that i can point to,” g oodman said. “ i ’m talking about training, supervision and discipline. Those are the things that i think will really alter the way that police behave and carry out their roles.”
Beyond this, g oodman said he thinks the law is
“ you can force government to answer for what they do wrong, and what is unjust, and you can force people in
“ i n the end there really is only one way to affect police
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Junior finance majors Rudy Bernard, left, and Utkarsh Sonkiya walk to a recruiting dinner on campus. Both students worked in finance-related internships last summer following their sophomore year.
What was the worst thing you have ever gotten while trick-or-treating?
Adam Uppendahl junior Zahm house
“vegetables, one time.”
Julia Suarez junior Walsh hall
“Floss at some dentist’s house”
Mason Zurovchak senior off campus
“I got a rock.”
Molly Chen junior cavanaugh hall “raisins.”
Rebecca Wiley junior cavanaugh hall “raisins.”
Melissa Budicini junior breen-Phillips hall “oatmeal.”
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Tuesday
Lecture: A Maturing African Democracy Hesburgh Center for International Studies
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Open to the public.
Panel: Asia and the U.S. Elections Hesburgh Library
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Liu Institute.
Wednesday
All Souls Day Mass Basilica of the Sacred Heart
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Commemorates the faithful departed.
Reading by Lily Hoang Hammes Bookstore
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Visiting author reads from her new book.
Thursday
Yoga in The Galleries Snite Museum of Art
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Free and open to the public; RecSports will provide mats.
Student Standups: Any Questions?
Friday
Boardroom Insights
Lecture Series Mendoza College of Business
10:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Victor Dodig speaks.
Higgins Labor Cafe Geddes Hall
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Gather to discuss contemporary issues; coffee will be served.
Saturday
Fall 2016 Freebie
Classes: Bootcamp Rolfs Sports Recreation Center
9:30
Club members prepare for 14th annual Baraka Bouts
By KATIE GALIOTO news editor
every time she puts on her boxing gloves and steps into the pit, senior r achel Francis said she gets butterflies in her stomach.
“i don’t know if i’ve ever been as nervous as before getting into the ring on fight night,” she said.
Francis is a captain for notre dame’s Women’s boxing c lub, which hosts baraka bouts — a charity boxing tournament — each fall. Proceeds from the tournament, through the congregation of the holy c ross, go to support two secondary schools in uganda.
This year, Francis said the club has more than 300 girls registered.
“a typical day at practice consists of working your tail off next to at least 100 other driven girls in a high intensity workout, and then moving onto technique drills or sparring, which help develop boxing skills,” she said. “While all of this training inevitably leads to personal improvement and — hopefully — a love for boxing, the most beautiful part of baraka bouts is that it is fueled by a mission.”
Freshman Katie o’sullivan said she decided to attend her first boxing practice after hearing about the club from a couple of veterans. a nd she decided to keep coming back after experiencing the team’s “energy, dedication and enthusiasm” that very first day.
“i think for a lot of people who haven’t actually tried baraka b outs, they assume
it’s just female boxing. but it’s so much more than that,” she said. “it’s about learning how to push your limits, defend yourself and be a teammate — even when you’re in a literal fight.”
Training consists of hourlong intense boot-camp workouts, o’sullivan said, often consisting of “prolific amounts of burpees,” technique training and, sometimes, spars in the ring.
Francis recruited her friend, senior m K a ndersen, to join the club this year — and a ndersen said she’s loved every minute.
“i know it’s hard to get on board with women hitting women, but there’s something to be said about empowering women to be the strongest version of themselves,” a ndersen said.
Participating in the club
has taught her how to focus and overcome both physical and mental obstacles, Francis said.
“The actual bouts — that is the most intense adrenaline rush i think i’ve ever experienced,” she said. “ … Letting those nerves and adrenaline fuel you in the ring brings out skills and endurance that you would never imagine you had.”
The first round of this year’s tournament is nov. 10. Tickets can be purchased from boxers or on site.
“most importantly, it’s about working as hard as you can — not just for yourself, but for a really great cause that benefits for every ounce of effort you put in,” o’sullivan said.
Contact Katie Galioto at kgalioto@nd.edu
another important aspect of fixing the issues he sees nationwide.
“Litigation, i think also is important, and it plays a role, but i think it points out the lapses in training, supervision and discipline,” Goodman said.
specifically, Goodman said he sees a real issue with racism in relation to stop and frisk laws in new York.
“The theory in [stop and frisk] is meant to protect everyone equally,” Goodman said. “but Latino males, young males especially, and black males, they are being stopped constantly.”
Goodman said he wanted to find a way to see if what he observed was actually what was going on statistically.
“We wanted to go into the statistics and see if, statistically, we could prove that if you’re a young black or young Latino kid that you are more likely to be stopped and frisked, beyond a reasonable suspicion,” Goodman said.
o ne of Goodman’s colleagues proceeded to go through the police records of instances of stop and frisk and found it was more likely that a young male minority was more likely to be stopped than a white male.
“The police were saying, ‘You know of course we’re going to stop more black and h ispanic kids in the bronx, because that’s where the crimes are happening,’” Goodman said.
however, Goodman and his colleagues looked into the number of arrests made on those that were stopped.
“For every 10 stop and frisks of minorities, there were three arrests,” Goodman said. “For every 10 stop and frisks of
caucasian kids, there were eight arrests, which tells you that there’s a real basis for stop and frisk for a white suspect, but color was the only basis if you were a minority.”
Goodman said this caused him and his colleagues to challenge law enforcement to take a harder look at the policies in place.
“s o we said, you know, you have to go back and retrain and say you can’t just stop and frisk based on color,” Goodman said.
When he was watching dash cam tapes, Goodman said he saw clear examples of racism.
“i n my opinion, one of the major explanations for acquittals of some police, is that when the prosecutor shows the tapes to the jury, they never show the ones with the white motorists,” Goodman said. “a nd what does that show, when you put them side by side with ones of minority motorists? They show racism. They show clear racism.”
This racism affects the outcomes of the cases, Goodman said.
“i f you take these tapes, every single one of these policemen should have been fired,” Goodman said. “a nd how many were fired? none of them. You see the power of racism in these videos, and how they affect the outcomes of these cases.”
Goodman says he is seeing some progress being made, but not much.
“What we’re seeing so much of now, with police misconduct with these shootings is these chiefs that are saying this is what we need to do and this is how we’re going to proceed, and i think we’re seeing some progress, but i guess it would just be a little, not a lot,” Goodman said.
Contact Rachel O’Grady at rogrady@nd.edu
significantly strengthen science and biophysics at notre dame,” mary Galvin, dean of the college of science, said in the release.
“This field of knowledge is crucial as we seek to explore the physical principles of biology and make advancements in human health,” she said. according to the release, stavropoulos graduated from Fordham university with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and earned a doctorate in medical chemistry from the university of Washington. he worked at dow c hemical company for 39 years, where he served as chairman and ceo from 2002 to 2004.
The stavropoulos’ children, bill and a ngela, both graduated from notre dame. The couple has six grandchildren and live in naples, Florida.
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A referee raises class of 2016 alumna Maggie Adams’ hand following her victory over current senior Isabella Bianco at the 2015 bouts.
in the school year.
“They don’t want to be the last person to get in front of the students because then they feel like they missed an opportunity to connect with talent,” she said.
Flanagan said the organizations doing their heavy recruiting in the fall are only those already prepared to hire students for internships the following summer.
“That would be in the industries where they can identify in the fall what their needs are going to be for the spring,” she said. “ i f they have a robust and traditional on-campus recruiting approach — and they know they’re going to hire X number of students — then why wait until d ecember or January or February when they can do it in s eptember or o ctober and get in front of the students earlier?”
m any students are also ready to get their foot in the door of an organization or industry so they can gain working experience earlier in their college career, Flanagan said.
“You’ve got students who, for years, had been hearing that an internship is the right way into finding an opportunity [after graduation],” she said. “ s o that idea that students are also seeking opportunities earlier because they want to have as many experiential opportunities as possible, … and also because they’re seeking to have those experiences that will give them a leg up on their competition — other students — in building that pathway to what comes after graduation.”
d espite this scramble for internships, Flanagan said not all students will interview with potential employers at the same time due to the lack of consistency in institutions’ hiring schedules.
“There is not a one-sizefits-all in terms of how industries and organizations hire,” she said. “ b y and large, you are all traditionally-aged college students, and so the last big process you went through like this would’ve been your application to college. … There will never be that kind of consistency [in deadlines] again.”
This inconsistency doesn’t bother Prephan because he doesn’t think it affects the application process.
“[ a pplying for internships is] always going to be a pain whenever, no matter when in the year they do it. s o i think it’s going to move earlier and earlier as things get more competitive,” Prephan said. “ i really don’t think it changes too much about the process. it would be like applying to college over the summer. it really wouldn’t change too
much, it’s just different.”
For some students, however, even connecting with companies at the career fair is difficult. s enior marketing major a imee Wu said she struggles to find organizations that are willing to speak with marketing majors during the fall recruiting process.
“ i f you go to the career fair, it’s often really strongly based on accounting and finance,” Wu said. “ i would walk around to different tables and be like, ‘h i, i ’m a marketing major.’ a nd they would just say to me, ‘o h, we’re not looking for you right now, but you can check our website.’ ... They just kind of blow me off right off the bat.”
Flanagan said this is because certain industries’ schedules are more conducive to recruiting college students at the beginning of the year.
“There are certain industries that are very active in recruiting on college campuses — so finance, accounting and consulting on this campus,” she said. “Those would be three industries that we can say, by and large, the majority of that recruiting is going to happen in the first two months of the fall semester. b ut that isn’t to say there isn’t still a ton of that in the spring semester. There is — just not on our campus with as big of a pocket or group of students.”
Prephan said he appreciates interviews being scattered throughout the year because it offers more time to prepare and focus on school or networking between interviews.
“ i kind of like that a lot of them are staggered,” he said. “ e veryone can find 45 minutes to an hour, but if you have to do that three times in one week it’s not that easy. s o i don’t think that having one spread out hurts. a lot of our work is done outside n otre d ame toward getting a job, just because it is that competitive. You need to put in that extra effort.”
Flanagan said although other industries might not hire as early as finance, accounting and consulting do, there are still plenty of internship and experiential opportunities available for students looking to go into other fields.
“[ o ther industries] are not typically going to be in a position in s eptember or o ctober to know how many they’re hiring,” Flanagan said. “ h iring timelines are not necessarily in sync with an academic calendar year. b ut many are and so when you have large groups of students on our campus involved in those that do traditional on-campus recruiting, that can certainly ratchet up the anxiety for those that aren’t. b ut they have to remember they’re interested in
doing something different, and there’s a completely different process to that hiring timeline.”
Wu said as a marketing major, hearing that students have lined up job offers thanks to a summer internship still makes her anxious.
“ it’s interesting that once you settle on one accounting firm you [can be] set for life, pretty much, if you decide to stick with it,” she said. “ it’s kind of nerve-wracking since there’s not much to go on in sophomore year [for marketing majors]. … i think it’s easier to focus on accounting and finance because there are specific companies that are the ones to go to, and marketing is all over the place.”
Flanagan said Wu’s feelings are a natural reaction to a high-pressure process — one the n otre d ame c areer c enter has tried to make easier for students.
“ i think career development is a stressful process, period,” she said. “ e ach one of those decision-making points can cause a lot of anxiety, so one of the things that we do is our career coaches — what we’ve done in the past few years is create two teams of career coaches.”
Flanagan said while one team — the exploration team — helps students to move forward in their identified area of interest, the c areer c enter’s main focus is helping students determine certain factors that will allow students
to begin the cyclical process of career development.
“o ur other team of career coaches is really focused on early career discernment, so focused on what we affectionately call the vi P s — values, interests, personality and skills,” she said. “Your anxiety is going to be ratcheted higher and higher when you haven’t taken that time because career development is really a cyclical process, and we find ourselves in different parts of that cycle throughout the course of our lifetime — not just in the four years that you’re here — and you can go through the circle a few times while you’re here as a college student.”
Figuring out one’s vi P s then allows students to focus on where they want to work instead of what they want to do, Flanagan said.
“ i f you take the time to really think about and discern your vi P s , then you’re going to be able to better position yourself,” she said. “The anxiety decreases substantially when you’re able to do that. Then you’re thinking about finding a fit.”
Flanagan encouraged students to visit the c areer c enter for formal and informal assessments, as well as a conversation about a student’s vi P s “ r eally at the end of the day, it boils down to getting in here and talking to a career coach because just getting students to open up and
asking some good questions to get you to start thinking about values, interests, personality and skills very intentionally in a safe place — to have those questions is sometimes all it takes,” she said. “ it’s information that a lot of times the student already has but hasn’t had anybody really ask them in that fashion.”
Prephan said one helpful resource the c areer c enter pointed him toward was the alumni database, which lists n otre d ame graduates by profession and company.
“ i actually had a meeting with one of the guys [at the c areer c enter] earlier this semester, and he showed me the alumni database on its website,” he said. “ i think that’s incredibly helpful for when you know what you want to do already. b ut you also never know what kind of opportunities are just going to come out of nowhere with people that you meet.”
These opportunities are possible, Flanagan said, due to the incredible support of the n otre d ame alumni community.
“We have the best alumni community going in terms of having people who will talk to you about, ‘This is what you can expect to see in terms of a timeline, and here are some of these other steps that you should be doing, too,’” Flanagan said.
Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu
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By MIKE DONOVAN scene Writer
It’s 1 a.m. at Club Hes. You’ve been in the intellectual trenches for several hours now, toiling away as the shadow of the coming exam looms over your stress-ridden head. You contemplate a study break — some relaxing and mindless activity to grant reprieve — but quickly turn the idea down. Netflix, YouTube and the milieu of social media platforms at your fingertips offer an enticingly convenient hiatus to the unassuming fool, but you are no amateur. You know all too well that these internet goodies are really the components of a sinister technological black hole. They trap their unwitting prey in a swirl of malicious click bait and pernicious phrases like, “The next episode plays in … .” Once you enter the void, there’s no hope of escape. So where do you turn? Is there a path to rejuvenation that doesn’t end in an anxiety attack?
Fortunately, yes. A wandering and anxious bookworm can always find solace in the refreshing prose of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Granted, it’s a humor website. Like College Humor, reruns of “The Office,” and absurd Snapchat stories, the site intends to put you in a writhing fit of joyous hysteria. McSweeney’s, however,
delivers its humor in a high-brow lit mag sort of way. It’s a place where you can simultaneously experience the comic satisfaction of watching a great sitcom and the glorious smugness of reading a New Yorker think piece.
The site’s editor — man, myth and legend Dave Eggers — takes pride in showcasing aspiring writing talent and unique comic perspectives. Every realm of the literary and cultural world is fair game for his young writers. Colin Nissan, for instance, took the site to new heights with his delicate musings on the nature of fall in “It’s Decorative Gourd Season M------------.” Another brilliant social critic, Mike Lacher, shook the world with “I’m Comic Sans, A------!” — a weighty examination of prejudice in the field of word processing.
McSweeney’s even publishes articles with names that don’t need to be censored. When Jennifer Simonson seamlessly connected the art of film with the struggle of the young writer in her riveting piece “Lines from the Princess Bride that Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers” and Sarah Layden captured the nuances of thoughtful songwriting in “Seven Women on His Mind: The ‘Take it Easy’ Ladies Tell All,” they did so without titular cuss words.
If you’re more politically minded, you may want
to explore the broad range of liberal viewpoints that McSweeney’s has to offer. Patrick Rielly’s “I’m a Social Justice Warrior, and I’m Here to Take Your Guns” boldly exposed the true consequences of our complicated government policy, and Peter McCleery’s “Casual Sexism Fridays” made a valiant effort to solve the conflict between women and systemic injustice through compromise.
Lengthwise, most McSweeney’s articles contain between 700 and 1000 words — short enough so they don’t waste too much time and long enough to rule out your willingness to read more than two. There are no multimedia links, illustrated lists or generic images of tomfoolery to draw you further away from the task at hand than you already are, just a lot of good words.
I recommend you read some of these good words. Send them to your friends, your enemies and people you don’t know. Spread the good words around like the autumn spirit. You may end up starting a small-scale internet revolution. (Disclaimer: The preceding sentence is excessively dramatic and highly unrealistic.)
Get back to studying, you silly goose.
Contact Mike Donovan at mdonov10@nd.edu
By JIMMY KEMPER scene Writer
Take one look at D.R.A.M.’s album cover and you know this isn’t going to be your average hip-hop album. The 28-year-old Virginia-based rapper and his goofy, earto-ear smile take up the entire frame, save for the golden doodle he’s cuddling.
This man with a big smile, a bigger heart and an even bigger personality is no other than D.R.A.M. (short for “Does. Real. A--. Music.”), who first caught mainstream attention near the end of 2014 with “Cha Cha,” a catchy, Mario-sampling track that Drake went on to blatantly rip off in “Hotline Bling” before backing off and claiming that it’s okay for multiple artists to use the same beat. As disappointing as it must have been for an up-and-coming artist to have his music stolen and turned into one of the biggest hits of 2015, D.R.A.M. just shrugged it off, tweeting that he felt he “got jacked for my record … But I’m GOOD.”
That happy-go-lucky attitude and the big grin on the cover of “Big Baby D.R.A.M.” capture just about everything you need to know about D.R.A.M.
The Lil Yachty-assisted “Broccoli” is the centerpiece that holds this record together. The top-10 hit is contagiously
optimistic and straight-up bumping. There are few artists out there who can pull off rhyming “sleazily” with “greasily,” but D.R.A.M. makes it work so well because he’s just so funny. Of course, the runaway success of both “Cha Cha” and even more so “Broccoli” has led many to question whether D.R.A.M. will be able to break out of the fun-loving, viral-smashing mold he’s quickly developed for himself, or if he’s doomed to be a one-hit wonder. Thankfully, there’s more to this album than just “Broccoli.” It’s sandwiched right between the album’s two other best tracks, “Cash Machine” and “Cute.” Based on these few tracks, D.R.A.M. has unfortunately been quickly placed in a category with Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug and Lil Yachty because of their specific vocal idiosyncrasies, general newness and weird overall style. However, D.R.A.M. stands apart from them and many other rising stars because his intensity is so hard to match and his music is so hard to categorize. In just those three songs mentioned above, D.R.A.M. combines elements of rap, funk, rock, soul and so much more.
This experimental attitude extends across the whole album, giving us great songs like “Misunderstood,” featuring Young Thug, Auto-Tune and ’80s guitars, and “WiFi,” a duet with Erykah Badu that flies effortlessly through a sparse, electronic soundscape solely on the power of
these two artists’ massive personalities. Closer “Sweet VA Breeze” proudly rocks jazz influences and organ features in a rather modern way without feeling tacky. This is an album that is very in the moment of 2016, featuring track titles such as the aforementioned “WiFi,” as well as others like “Change My #” and “Password.” That being said, D.R.A.M.’s overwhelmingly positive vibes and endlessly creative music ensure that he’s more than just a one-hit-wonder and will be cha cha-ing his way through the Billboard Top 10 for quite some time.
Contact Jimmy Kemper at jkemper2@nd.edu
“Big Baby D.R.A.M.”
D.R.A.M.
Label: Atlantic Records and EMPIRE
Tracks: “Cash Machine,” “Broccoli,” “Cute”
If you like: Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Vert
Happy Birthday: don’t stop believing in yourself. Apply your skills and expertise toward something you love to do. delve into the depths of whatever excites you. bring adventure back into your life. step up and stand tall and you will find the portal you are looking for. let your imagination take over and your experience and expertise lead the way. your numbers are 8, 11, 20, 28, 33, 36, 41.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): you’ll discover an easy way to update or improve the way you present or market what you have to offer. Positive change will help you overcome any obstacle you encounter. make relationships a priority and put aside time for romance.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): discuss your ideas with someone you are in a partnership with and you will make headway. your practical, well-thought-out plans will help you find the support you are looking for.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): your actions and ability to read signals and body language will be limited today. If you think you may be misinterpreting someone, ask them to clarify what they mean. you don’t want to miss out on an adventure that will make you rethink your future.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Interact, network and mix business with pleasure, and you will come out a winner. doing things with children or learning something new will motivate you to live in the moment. A retreat will lead to enlightenment.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): don’t waste time on something that won’t benefit you. concentrate on being and doing your best. how you present what you have to offer will determine what transpires. A positive change is within your reach, and romance is on the rise.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): dig in and make a difference in your community. your astute point of view and your ability to make important decisions will help you find the success you are looking for. don’t let someone’s demands stand in your way.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a chance and do things your own way. your input and dedication to being the best will be valued by your peers and help you move into a position you find more interesting. don’t let problems at home affect your productivity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): discuss your feelings and intentions. secrecy can be a good thing, but not when you are dealing with business matters. you can get your way if you explain what you want. A creative idea will blossom into something good.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take care of your health. It’s not worth taking a risk if it jeopardizes your physical, emotional or financial well-being. make positive changes to your lifestyle by aiming to get into better shape. romance will ease your stress.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Assess and implement ideas and bring about reasonable changes to the way you make your living. don’t get pressured into something risky that could cost you more than you can afford. follow your gut, not someone’s guile.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): don’t mess with anyone you are emotionally attached to. do your own thing and compromise as much as you can to avoid a no-win dispute. Invest time into honing your skills and developing something you want to pursue.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): live the dream, but don’t go overboard. signing contracts and making deals are favored. you stand to make financial gains if you play your cards well. don’t expect as much when it comes to love and romance.
Birthday Baby: you are intense, creative and progressive. you are hands-on and quick to react.
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Pelicans have to assist Davis
R.J. Stempak Sports Writer
I read a tweet over the weekend that perfectly described the most exciting — and simultaneously sad — storyline of the first week of the NBA season: “Anthony Davis on this Pelicans team is like if you put Denzel Washington in a ‘Madea’ movie.”
And to be honest, I don’t think this tweet is fair. To Madea. The fiery elderly woman portrayed by Tyler Perry has been the namesake and star of eight films since 2005. Grossing nearly $500 million adjusted for inflation, the “Madea” series is the furthest thing from a failure.
Sure, the production quality and critical reviews of the franchise are not exceedingly positive, but the films are profitable. Each of the eight films have grossed over $50 million.
Not surprisingly, Denzel Washington has done better than “Madea” both with critics and consumers. But by not as much as one would think. Washington’s movies have averaged a little over $79 million gross per film, and the actor has earned two Academy Awards over his career. “Madea” is still waiting on a nomination from the Academy, but who knows, maybe adding Denzel in the next installation could help. He would have to carry the team of actors on his back, but he would be in a better position to succeed than Anthony Davis.
This unfortunate Pelicans team is a dumpster fire that Davis is trying to put out with a teacup. Davis has gotten every ounce of firesuppressing capacity from that little teacup of his and
more, but it hasn’t translated to success in the win-loss column.
The fourth-year player out of Kentucky has put up monster stat lines to begin the season, only to see his team at bottom of the Western Conference with an 0-3 record. Davis put up 95 points through two games, the most since Michael Jordan’s 91-point two-game start to the 86-87 season.
In the opener, Davis was the first player ever with at least 45 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and five steals in any NBA game. Davis is the only player on his team with a positive box score plus-minus, which is an estimate of points per 100 possessions that the player contributes to the team above a league-average player.
Simply put, Davis’ entire team is holding him back. But watching his superhuman performances is a thing of beauty, and until the Warriors get their chemistry together, he will be the most exciting player to watch this year.
Davis and the Pelicans is like if you cast Denzel Washington in every role in a “Madea” movie and it still flops. It is a sad sight to see these Pelicans flopping around with Davis putting forth his best performance every night, but his $22 million salary might dull the pain.
In the meantime, Davis should hope his teammates learn to contribute, or the Pelicans will be at the bottom of the league the entire season.
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Irish remain undefeated with victories over Purdue
By BR enna Moxley Sports Writer
Notre Dame remained undefeated on the season after the men’s victory over Purdue and the women’s wins against Miami, Rutgers and Purdue on Friday night at Rolfs Aquatic Center.The men had not topped Purdue since the 2012-13 season, while the women had not bested the Boilermakers since 2008-09. Irish head coach Mike Litzinger said he was pleased with the outcome, particularly given how the Irish have improved since last season when the result was quite different.
“Last year, in my first year as head coach, we lost pretty badly to Purdue,” Litzinger said. “It was great to see both teams come out on top against Purdue, as well as the women dominating both ACC and Big Ten competition in Miami and Rutgers. It was nice to be back at home — we had a lot of alumni and family at the meet celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Monogram Club, so it was a fun night. It’s exciting to see the improvement so far this season.”
After finishing in 1:47.14, freshman Abbie Dolan took first place in the 200-meter freestyle and also secured a new Rolfs Aquatic Center pool record. Litzinger said he wasn’t surprised by Dolan’s success Friday.
“We knew Abbie could break this record. She had come close before in our first meet, so she was striving for it,” he said. “That moment was exciting for the whole team, but especially for Abbie. She had been working extremely hard, and it is great to see an athlete be successful so early on in their college career.”
Irish freshman Lauren Heller, sophomore Kyra Sarazen and freshman Reilly Lanigan followed Dolan by placing third, fourth and fifth in the event, respectively. Heller’s time of 1:49.41 also marked a top-10 performance in the 200-meter freestyle in Notre Dame’s history. Notre Dame had strong performances in many other events as well, including the women’s 50-meter freestyle, in which freshman Katie Smith posted a 22.69, giving her an NCAA ‘B’ time and the third-best time ever posted in the event by a Notre Dame swimmer.
On the men’s side, sophomore Matthew Grauslys came in first in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:50.59. Senior Kevin Bradley was not far behind his teammate, finishing in second in the event. Bradley also helped the men sweep the 200-meter individual medley along with freshman Aaron Schultz and junior Rob Whitacre.
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Five women earned NCAA
‘B’ qualifying times, with freshman Abbie Dolan doing so in two events, the 100- and 200-meter freestyle events. Two men also posted ‘B’ qualifying times: junior Justin Plaschka in the 50-meter freestyle and sophomore Tabahn Afrik in the 100-meter freestyle. In diving, freshman Erin Isola led the Irish women with 261.90 points. Rutgers junior Addison Walkowiak won the event on that side, however, with 293.45 points. The Irish men were guided by senior Joe Coumos with 312.10 points, which was good for fourth place. Olympian silver medalist Steele Johnson of Purdue won this event after posting 408.55 points.
“Training was very difficult the week prior to this meet, and the team has been working hard both in the pool and in staying on track as students,” Litzinger said. “Our team responded very well to the challenge that this meet brought, and we are hoping to carry this success into the remainder of the season as well as the ACC championships in February. We still have that much more time to continue working and improving as a team.”
Notre Dame next faces Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech on Friday and Saturday at Trees Pool in Pittsburgh.
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Raptors top Nuggets behind Lowry’s late scoring
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DeRozan had 33 points and Kyle Lowry made a couple key baskets late to finish with 29 points, helping the Toronto Raptors beat the Denver Nuggets 105-102 on Monday night.
Danilo Gallinari, Will Barton and Emmanuel Mudiay each had 16 points for Denver, and Jusuf Nurkic added 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds.
DeRozan is the first Raptor ever to start a season with three straight 30-point games, and his run is one short of
Mike James’ stretch from 2006 for the longest run at any point in the season. Lowry hit a tiebreaking 14-footer with 1:36 remaining, then made it 105-102 with 45 seconds remaining on a driving layup.
Wilson Chandler’s 3-pointer with 8:49 left gave the Nuggets their first lead in over 34 minutes. The Raptors had the advantage from the 4:12 mark of the first quarter, leading by 19 at one point.
The Nuggets pushed their edge to five before the Raptors clawed back, taking the lead for good on Lowry’s jumper.
Jonas Valanciunas’ foul on Nurkic 15 seconds later sent the center to the line, but he could only make one of two, and the Raptors extended their lead the next time down the court on Lowry’s layup. Gallinari’s desperation 3-pointer as time expired hit the rim and bounced away. Gallinari had nine points in the third quarter, helping propel the Nuggets on a 9-0 run to pull within four points. The Raptors got nine of their own from DeRozan, including a 13-foot buzzer-beater, to give them an 88-84 edge heading into the fourth quarter.
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in the spring, i rish fans could point to three players who’d be sure starters in november; seniors v.J. b eachem and steve vasturia would start on the wings, while junior forward b onzie c olson would be the third shoo-in for the i rish starting five. brey, however, wanted to settle those other two spots early on, giving starting roles to junior m att farrell, running the point, and junior m artinas g eben, who’ll be notre d ame’s starting big man.
g eben’s first two years at notre d ame were “tough,” brey said — the Lithuanian was stuck behind Zach a uguste — and at the start of the offseason, brey’s first meeting was with g eben to give him the job.
“We’re going to start workouts next week, white shirts are our starters,” brey recounted telling g eben in the spring. “i f i see you in anything other than a white shirt the rest of the way — spring and summer through the fall — i’m going to kick you out of the gym. You’re our starting big guy.”
brey left g eben, who contemplated transferring, with the thought that “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.”
“he came back two days later and goes, ‘That’s a real good one, coach. Let’s keep moving forward,’” brey said.
farrell burst onto the scene for notre d ame last m arch, when he started games in the ncaa tournament, playing a key role in the team’s ncaa tournament success. d espite the arrival of freshman point guard Temple g ibbs, a consensus top-100 recruit, brey wanted to make sure the starting point guard slot was
settled with farrell in the role.
“Like m artin g eben, we gave him the ball,” brey said. “ … m an, did he deliver for us in m arch. he’s a more confident guy because we’ve said, ‘it’s your team. r un the team.’”
While the i rish preach sharing the ball, b rey said, he wants to see farrell among the team’s leading scorers this season.
“The one thing i want him to do, and i got on him [in practice], he should not turn down shots,” brey said. “The guy is a heck of a shooter. … We need him to score the ball for us and i think he can.”
The summer’s loss of a uguste, a .J. b urgett and d emetrius Jackson wasn’t the only big change at notre d ame, though, as brey brought two former i rish players, r yan ayers and r yan humphrey, on staff to fill assistant coach vacancies.
humphrey, a 2002 grad and first-round nba pick, made an impact with the i rish squad from his first day on the job.
“he’s got great energy and he connected with our big guys right away,” brey said. “here’s a guy who played in the [ nba ], played here. The upmost respect was there from day one. b ut he delivered. … he’s out there playing post defense on ‘em. he’s still physical enough to demonstrate anything.”
for years, brey said he has felt ayers, who graduated in 2009, would make a good coach, even when the guard was still playing for him in the i rish program..
“i remember him sitting in my office when he was a junior and me saying to him, ‘You ever think about coaching? You’d be really good,’” brey said. “ … i love what he’s done with the individual
workouts with our perimeter guys. he really has brought some new stuff, some different stuff to our individual workouts that i think has freshened up some things in our program.”
New leadership a fter Jackson, who’s now with the b oston c eltics, declared for the nba d raft in the spring, the leadership of the i rish fell into b eachem’s hands, after the now-senior’s breakout m arch. While b eachem hadn’t been a consistent voice in the past, he will be now heading into the new season.
“i think i just need to have a consistent voice every day, no matter what’s going on, and let other guys bring the energy if we need a boost or a bolt,” b eachem said.
it’s led to b eachem becoming, in some ways, the face of notre d ame’s program.
“it’s something that you dream about growing up, being the face of your team and the face of your program,” b eachem said. “s o i’m just trying to embrace it and not add any extra pressure to myself and just having fun with it, honestly.”
a nd despite the i rish losing four players to the professional game in two years — three in the nba , one in e urope — this isn’t a young notre d ame team.
“We’ve got a heck of a lot to work with and we’re still old,” brey said. “‘g et old and stay old’ has kind of been a theme around here, so we’ve still got experience.”
That experience will be on display for the first time since m arch on Tuesday, when the i rish host mercy at 7 p.m. in an exhibition contest at Purcell Pavilion.
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to happen, that they have to find a way to win,” Kelly said. “ s o, there was a resolve there that this was probably going to be the case, that it was going to come down to the fourth quarter and they were prepared for it and made it happen.”
find a way they did, as the i rish scored the final 10 points of the contest to secure a 3027 win. a fter dropping six straight games decided by one score, the i rish were both relieved and excited to finally come away with a victory in a close contest, Kelly said sunday. but most of all, the victory has reestablished the team’s confidence in its ability to close out games going forward, he added.
“i think really what i felt more than anything else was them really enjoying the fact that they know now that this won’t be a hindrance,” Kelly said. “i n other words, they know how to win, and they can go out there each and every week and they know how to execute — they can trust that they can go out there and win. i think that that’s what i felt more than anything else.”
d espite the win, however, Kelly acknowledged there are certain areas of concern following another blown lead.
This week’s particular concern is special teams, where the i rish committed two turnovers on punt returns and allowed m iami to surprise them with an onside kick in the second quarter of s aturday’s win.
o n the onside kick, Kelly said freshman safety Jalen e lliott did not properly anticipate the possibility of the attempt, and he added that it will be something the coaches address to prevent from happening again in the future.
“he was confused, and that’s
on us to do a better job of making certain that he knows what to do,” Kelly said of e lliot. “i’m out there every day, and the first thing that we say is, ‘Your feet are in concrete until the ball is kicked to be aware for the onside kick.’ … i think he was caught off guard and probably panicked a little bit, but we got to continue to work on that and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
a s for the punt returns, Kelly said both turnovers were the result of sophomore receiver c .J. s anders being too indecisive in fielding punts.
“i think i mentioned it last night, c .J. was tentative and he wasn’t trusting in his own ability, but he’ll get through it, and we got to just keep working on him and he’s got to — look, when you’re back there, if you lose your confidence, it can be a disaster,” Kelly said. “he’s got to be a confident player. When you lose your confidence back there, it obviously shows. a nd i thought that him being indecisive was the reason that there were two miscues there.”
a s a result of s anders’ miscues, sophomore receiver c hris finke returned the final punt of the game for the i rish, and it is now undecided who will be returning punts s aturday against navy, Kelly added.
“i certainly have to address the punt return situations, and that is something that i haven’t made a decision on yet,” he said. “but that has to be addressed.”
but special teams aside, Kelly said he was largely impressed with his team’s performance against the hurricanes. i n addition to the resiliency the i rish showed, Kelly said he was most impressed by the defense’s performance, as the unit had 12 tackles for loss in the win, the most the i rish have had in a single game since 2005.
“i thought it was one of our more dominating performances with our front four in a long time. a nd that causes a lot of issues [for opposing offenses],” Kelly said. “s o, if your front four’s going to play that way, it helps your pass rush, it helps, obviously, in pass coverage. i thought that was probably a real, real big positive to take away.”
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Kelly discusses special teams mishaps after win
By BEN PA dAN i LA m Associate sports editor
With 10:31 left in the second quarter of s aturday’s game, n otre d ame led m iami by a comfortable margin, 20-0.
b ut then, the Irish (3-5) did what they’ve done all season, allowing 27 unanswered points and suddenly finding themselves trailing the hurricanes (4-4), 27-20. It was the fifth time this season n otre d ame has allowed at least 17 unanswered points, and it appeared as though it was set to drop another tight contest.
b ut, as he explained during s unday’s teleconference, Irish head coach b rian Kelly said the team’s attitude on the sideline s aturday was a little different this time around.
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a lumni def. dillon, 14-7
By dARCY dEHA iS sports Writer
Alumni and dillon closed the regular season sunday with a closely matched rivalry game that resulted in a 14-7 win for the dawgs (2-1). both teams played tight defense throughout the game, but it was ultimately decided by several costly offensive turnovers.
The game began in exciting fashion when Alumni senior Patrick Tinsley blocked a dillon (2-1) punt in the first series and ran it back for a touchdown. Although the dawgs missed the extra point, senior captain nick Lund said this opening play set the tone for the game.
“In the first drive when we blocked their punt for a touchdown — that just riled us all up,” Lund said. “From then on out, it was a heck of a game to play. We were just having a lot of fun.”
dillon immediately answered on the next series with several long runs resulting in
a touchdown and extra point. Alumni sophomore running back Luke dawahare made several big plays to put the dawgs in field goal range in the second quarter, but Alumni missed the kick, putting the big red up by a point at halftime.
dillon threw two interceptions in the second half, giving Alumni the opportunity to complete another touchdown and 2-point conversion. Junior dillon coach Jeff melsheimer said the big red would overcome this loss in the upcoming interhall playoffs.
“It was a tough loss,” melsheimer said. “We could have prepared a little better. We executed fairly well. There were just a few bad plays, a few bad penalties and few mental errors that really cost us. We’ll bounce back, and we should be alright.” on the other side, Lund said the dawgs were also looking ahead to playoff games and plan to keep improving their game,
Irish open with exhibition against Mercy
By ALEX CARSON Assistant managing editor
A few years ago, notre dame had not been to the e lite e ight since 1979. now, the program has done it twice in as many years, making deep tournament runs in 2015 and 2016.
As his Irish are set to make their 2016-17 debut Tuesday night by hosting mercy in an exhibition contest at Purcell Pavilion, head coach m ike brey doesn’t necessarily need to set goals for the squad.
“There’s no question in that locker room, I don’t have to talk about any goals,” brey said at the team’s media day on o ct. 18. “This group of guys talks about playing past the e lite e ight. That’s awesome when your culture kind of generates that kind of leadership and tone without me getting involved.”
While his players are thinking big, brey is concerned with his team doing the basic thing that makes an nc AA tournament run possible: qualifying for it.
“I always like to take a step back from that because I know how hard it is to just earn an nc AA bid,” brey said. “You gotta get access to the thing
before you can have fun in m arch like we have the last two years. And it will be harder for us to get a bid this year than it was the previous two years, given what we’ve lost and that the league is amazingly deep.”
notre d ame enters the season playing a tough schedule; brey thinks 10 of the Acc ’s 15 teams could be tournament-bound at the end of the season, one that will see the Irish play eight regular season games against teams ranked in the AP’s preseason top 20, including showdowns with no. 1 d uke, no. 4 (and defending national champion) v illanova, no. 6 north c arolina and no. 8 v irginia.
For brey and the Irish, that tough schedule could be a blessing or a curse.
“b ad news is, man, we play in the Acc and it’s deep and there’s 10 [ nc AA tournament teams],” brey said. “Good news is, there’s a number of games in your 18-game schedule that can be resume wins. And you don’t have to get all of them.”
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Irish sophomore C.J. Sanders returns a kick during Notre Dame’s 30-27 victory over Miami on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium.
