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Hesburgh Libraries announces partnership
Joins with St. Joseph County Public Libraries to expand access and resources for students, faculty and staff
By MATTHEW McKENNA news writer
st. Joseph county p ublic l ibraries ( sJcpl) and hesburgh l ibraries have formed a partnership that will allow notre dame students, faculty and staff to access public library materials.
l isa o’brien, circulation manager for sJcpl , said the county’s public library patrons can place holds on materials for pick up at hesburgh l ibrary, and they can return most sJcpl materials to hesburgh.
“The partnership is mutually beneficial,” o’brien said. “hesburgh needed a way for their patrons to access popular materials and sJcpl needed to increase usage by residents affiliated with notre dame, a
service area that according to our data had very low library usage.”
o’brein said she thinks the
partnership is a great example of how libraries can work together to be more effective.
“by partnering, we have found a way to meet the needs of our patrons while minimizing costs,” she said. “because of limited resources, libraries should consider partnerships as an appealing option for sustaining and expanding libraries services.”
Tracey morton, manager of frontline services for hesburgh l ibraries, said as a residential campus, it is not easy for a busy student to get to the downtown library to pick up and return
starting this week and extending through finals week, the saint mary’s moreau a rt galleries will display a rotating exhibit of student work from the department of a rt’s video, advanced painting and drawing i classes.
professor of a rt ian weaver said in an email, “rather than have the gallery empty for the final month of the semester, myself and professor [Julie]
Tourtillotte decided to use the space to install the final works from our courses.
“my students also have the required research they have done along with their work; it has been placed on the pedestals next to the work.”
Tourtillotte, the instructor for this display, said in an email that the videos on display from the department of film studies “are highlights from this semester’s work in arT 224 video art. The
BY LUCAS MASIN-MOYER news writer
The notre dame glee club and symphony orchestra will join forces for a festive performance of beloved christmas songs, both old and new this saturday at debartolo performing a rts center.
a ll proceeds will benefit the south bend center for the homeless and the food bank of northern indiana, according to
the debartolo performing a rts center’s website. glee club and symphony orchestra director daniel stowe said the show will feature a wide variety of christmas music.
“it’s kind of a potpourri concert that will be some music for orchestra alone, principally collections from the nutcracker suite by Tchaikovsky, and then a good many pieces from the glee club alone ranging from renaissance songs to popular
christmas carols and other popular selections and then there will be some pieces together,” he said. “we’ll also have a couple arrangements of traditional carols that were arrangements for the glee club and orchestra together.”
This joint concert is a break from the the traditional types of performances for both groups, stowe said.
Professor wins grant for work on obesity prevention
By SARAH CATE BAKER news writer
Julie braungart-r ieker, professor of psychology and director of the w illiam J. shaw center for c hildren and families, has been awarded an i ndiana c linical and Translational studies i nstitute (cTsi ) award and grant for her new program “undercover mother,” a home intervention kit designed to study
childhood obesity prevention tactics.
braungart-r ieker said her study focuses on parents’ behavior instead of children’s behavior.
“we’re not really so interested in what kids are eating, but rather what’s going on the home; how does the mother interact with the child, how’s the child’s behavioral functioning, all that kind of stuff,” she said.
a long with associate professor of marketing e lizabeth moore, braungart-r ieker has been studying how preschooler’s impulsivity levels can correlate to their body-mass index ( bmi ).
“we published an article in 2014 that basically showed this sort of this cascading effect with mothers,” braungartr ieker said.
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Chris Bowser freshman Zahm house
“dJ k haled’s keys to
Jean Llenos freshman Zahm house
“h itting the Quan.”
Kathryn Cotter junior walsh hall “man buns.”
he next f ive D ays:
Wednesday
Auditions: “The Bear” and “Afterplay” DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
All students welcome.
ND Women’s Basketball vs. DePaul Joyce Center
7 p.m.-9 p.m.
The Irish take on the Blue Demons.
Thursday
Mindful Meditation Coleman-Morse Center
5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
All students, faculty and staff are welcome.
Business Major Showcase
Jordan Auditorium
5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Keynote by Mark Gottfredson.
Meg Dalton junior walsh hall “Joggers.”
Maggie Blake junior walsh hall “bae.”
Michael Antipas freshman Zahm house “yaaasssssss.”
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Friday
Elite Athletes in the Cold War McKenna Hall
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Three former athletes discuss life and politics.
Reading Day Campus-wide All day No classes in session to allow preparation time for exams.
Saturday
Mass Basilica of the Sacred Heart
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Music by the Women’s Liturgical Choir.
What and When Was the Christmas Star?
Jordan Hall of Science
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Astrophysics lecture by Professor Mathews.
Sunday
Men’s Basketball vs. Loyola Chicago Joyce Center
2 p.m.-4 p.m. The Irish take on the Ramblers.
La Misa en Español Dillon Hall
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Celebrate the mass in Spanish. All are welcome.
Lecture examines role of sociology
By MEGAN VALLEY news writer
Jocelyn v iterna, associate professor of sociology at harvard university, delivered a lecture on the interdisciplinary field of development sponsored by the kellogg i nstitute on Tuesday afternoon. she spoke about the history and “identity crisis” of the field and on how a renewed interest in the field is allowing development to once again gain prominence in sociology.
“at the close of world war ii, everybody was asking these questions: why are some countries poorer than others and what can be done to raise the standards of living for everyone?” v iterna said. “a nswering these questions was thought to be necessary by both scholars of academic institutions as well as by politicians.”
v iterna said the dependency and world system theory started to be largely discredited during the 1980s, causing many sociologists in that field to become less welcoming to interdisciplinary work and research. a lot of people who were doing research related to discipline described themselves as working with another subfield.
“development sociology had a sort of identity crisis within its own discipline,” v iterna said. “sociologists like to complain that we have practically zero presence in a lot of development institutions, but i think sociologists have to own up to the fact that although we have very important things to say, we didn’t exactly make ourselves easy to find.”
The discrediting of the dependency and world system theory also gave way to what some scholars call “the new consensus.”
“‘The new consensus’ is that there’s not a grand new theory, there’s not a grand new explanation of ‘what is development,’” she said. “now what we’re finding is there is consistent relevance of certain factors – these are these are institutions, social divisions human capital and targeted interventions affected.”
“The new consensus” is multidisciplinary, but, according to v iterna, it draws heavily from sociological concepts, such as institutions, mobilization and transnationalism.
“i f you look at the scholarship on institutes and sociology, institutions themselves are fundamentally
cultural,” she said. “but the idea of institutions is that they are these durable structures of knowledge. They embody norms and practices and because we have these institutions that reduce the uncertainty of human interaction and problems of coordination.”
v iterna also said that many scholars are concerned with how the mobilization of resources function, specifically with how they encourage competition between developing areas and are used by institutions to coerce participation. she mentioned one agency who would only provide resources if enough women held positions on a local council.
“There’s this idea that we’re empowering women by ensuring that 50 percent of the positions are filled by women, but we have to acknowledge that this is coerced participation and we don’t know what the consequences of that are,” she said. “coerced participants are never as ideologically committed as those who do it for more intellectual, more philosophical reasons.”
Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@nd.edu
she said the study focused on the bmi s of low-income mothers and their children. l ow income mothers are at higher risk for depressive symptoms and negative parenting strategies, such as being overly authoritarian or permissive. braungart-r ieker says this negative parenting can be correlated to a preschooler’s high impulsivity levels, and her 2014 study took it a step further by linking impulsivity to food.
“k ids who are more impulsive scored higher on this measure called food approach, meaning they’re very motivated by food,” braungart-r ieker said. “They like sweet drinks, they emotionally eat. ... a nd in turn, of course, kids that are higher in food approach have higher bmis.” but braungart-r ieker said just linking impulsivity with bmi wasn’t enough for her and moore.
The new c Tsi award will allow the researchers to further explore the question. according to the i nstitute’s website, the community health e ngagement p rogram grant aims to “improve the health of i ndiana residents through community-university partnerships.” at notre dame,
that partnership connects university researchers and the community chapter of head start, a national program designed to help low income preschoolers become school-ready.
braungart-r ieker said the partnership benefits the families and the researchers.
“head start already has a welloiled machine,” she said. “They make sure families are educated about lots of different things about child development, and they have these home visitors to help with any questions parents might have with their child. so if you already have a system that has that in place, why not give some extra material that could promote health?”
braungart-r ieker said “extra material” is a carefullyplanned home intervention designed by the research team, called “undercover mother.”
undercover mother kits contain resources mothers use to make small adjustments in how their children eat.
“it’s based on this idea that if moms could sort of just quietly make some small changes in their home environment, it could help reduce what’s known as an obesogenic home environment,” she said.
according to the project description, undercover mother attempts to educate mothers about five small steps they
can take to change how their children eat. for example, the kit contains recipe cards with sneaky ways to put vegetables into a child’s favorite foods, as well as smaller plates and cups to help control portion size.
“we may not be able to do a lot with controlling mothers’ depressive symptoms, but we may be able to work on the moms’ parenting, and that in turn might promote a more healthy food environment,” braungartr ieker said.
The success of the program will be determined using pre- and post-tests measuring the eating habits and behaviors of the participants. i f the program is shown to be successful and effective, braungart-r ieker intends to develop it even further.
“our plan would be to then apply for a larger grant where we could implement [ undercover mother] on a much larger scale, and also look at a lot more factors that could be contributing to why this program is really successful for some families but not as successful for other families,” she said. “a nd then the ultimate goal would be, if that was successful, that head start could take this on as a program.”
Contact Sarah Cate Baker at sbaker6@nd.edu
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materials.
“a fter reading about the many projects notre d ame has successfully worked and partnered on with the city of s outh b end, it inspired me to approach the library senior leadership with the idea, and i was given leave to approach my former coworkers at s Jcpl to see if there was an interest and if so, what would that service look like,” morton said.
a ccording to morton, hesburgh librarians were investigating a way to provide the leisure reading materials for which students were asking.
“ s Jcpl already provided the service our students were asking for, so why try and recreate it on campus?” morton said. “ not only do they have popular fiction books, they have popular dvd ’s, music and e-books.”
s he said the issue was figuring out how to help with access to the s Jcpl collection.
“ we can issue or renew s Jcpl library cards, as well as check in and check out s Jcpl materials,” m orton said.
morton said discussions for the partnership began in m ay 2015 and the service launched in s eptember 2015.
“r ight now, such a partnership between a public library and private academic library is unique,” morton said.
morton said hesburgh l ibraries’ focus is providing excellent customer service to the community and continuing to become a premier research university.
“hopefully in the future we can have a limited browseable physical collection located in the h esburgh l ibrary,” morton said.
o ’ b rien said she hopes notre d ame students, faculty and staff continue taking advantage of the service.
“i also hope that we can find more ways to partner with notre d ame or perhaps offer more library services to nd users,” o ’ b rien said. “i n addition to offering this convenient service, we have many online resources that might be useful to nd users. for example, we have popular titles available for download as e-books and e-audiobooks on our website.”
Contact Matthew McKenna at mmcken12@nd.edu
students in this course learn about camera use, lighting, audio and editing with f inal c ut p ro.
“The video exhibitions in h ammes g allery will change over this Thursday to the students’ final project for this semester — two collaborative video installations titled, ‘There/ n ot There’ and ‘ n ature s tudies: e arth, a ir, f ire, w ater,’ she said. “These installations will
remain on exhibit through next Thursday, d ec. 17.”
b rigid f easel, a junior with a double concentration in studio and art history and an emphasis in painting and writing is one of the art students whose work will appear in the exhibit.
“ m y pieces are very detailoriented and i like creating narratives within them, but i also don’t like taking things too seriously, so i like to add elements of humor to lighten up the scene,” f easel said in an email. “ m y pieces in m oreau right now are made
orchestra member b rian Quigley said.
to essentially evoke the r omantic l andscape awe and introspective thoughts that are brought about when being exposed to the vastness of nature, but this isn’t a person’s journey, it’s a cow’s journey (where the humor comes in).
“ i ’m still trying to figure out my own artistic aesthetic at this point, but i know i want to incorporate humor and narratives into my future work. The subjects, i guess, will come from inspiration somewhere or from my own imagination,” f easel
the orchestra.”
“Traditionally, our g lee c lub c hristmas c oncert [is] just the g lee c lub alone,” he said. “b ut this year as part of our g lee c lub centennial, i invited the orchestra to perform.”
f reshman g lee c lub member a ustin k lein said staging such a concert provides unique challenges for the both the g lee c lub and the o rchestra.
“The challenges will come from moving pieces of the performance,” k lein said. “There’s the acoustic challenge of being so far separated, being so distant from the director and each other. we’re going to have to focus really hard to make sure that we watch the director to make sure we don’t get off tempo.”
f or members of the orchestra, the largest challenges are associated with the getting the dynamics of their performance correct, freshman
“ we have to be aware of when their part is more important than ours, and when ours is more important than theirs,” he said.
a nother freshman orchestra member, Jessica h ardey, agreed.
“g etting balance within the orchestra and the choir is most important,” she said. “o ftentimes the orchestra is
“We have to be aware of when their part is more important than ours, and when ours is more important than theirs .”
Brian Quigley freshman orchestra
too loud and you can’t hear the choir, or the band instruments, horns and such, will be too loud and overpower
d espite the challenges, members of both groups said they are confident the concert will be a success.
“d irector s towe knows really well how to coordinate us and how to make our pieces fit together,” Quigley said. “ m y favorite part of the orchestra is his energy in directing and sharing this with the g lee c lub and having it be coordinated so well because he directs both of us is exciting.” members of both groups are also excited to perform newly arranged pieces of music.
“ we’re playing a really fun version of ‘ s leigh r ide,’ h ardey said. “ i t’s pretty jazzy, and it has some great instrumental parts. a nd as a cellist it has some really fun jazzy cello parts and i t’s pretty much everyone’s favorite and everyone gets
said.
a s an art major at s aint m ary’s, f easel said she knows her professors will help her form her own style and push her artistic limits.
a lexandra p ittel, a junior whose work is also displayed in the gallery, said in an email, “ m y work reflects my commitment to detail though the technical application as well as conceptual aspects of my research. l ater in the semester, i started to think of this set of paintings as a p henomenological progression with a cast of
really excited about it.”
s towe encouraged all who could to come the performance, which will highlight the talents of both groups.
characters. m y hope is that the viewer is able to engage with the pieces as a documentation of my reality, that they can interpret in a way that is meaningful to their own spiritual and physical consciousness.
“The interdisciplinary approach that allows my work to be multi layered is very much fostered by the liberal arts environment here at s aint m ary’s and my wonderful professors.”
Contact Marta Brown at mbrown@saintmarys.edu
“it’s a great showcase for some of the most talented students on campus,” s towe said. “ it will be a festive event and it’ll get people in the c hristmas spirit and it’ll be a nice study break as final exams approach.”
Contact Lucas Masin-Moyer at lmasinmo@nd.edu
LAUREN WELDON
c hristmas categories
JP Gshwind news writer
f or those in search of yet another way to procrastinate for finals, i have a solution: compile the perfect c hristmas movie list. This is much harder to accomplish than it seems at first. i n order to sort through the vast number of c hristmas movies that have come out over the years, it helps to group them into distinct sub-genres. i n the spirit of c hristmas, i have done the work for you.
Old classics that everyone with a soul has watched at some point: i t’s a wonderful l ife, a c hristmas c arol, w hite c hristmas, m iracle on 34th s treet, a c hristmas s tory
Modern classics: e lf (everyone needs to know the four main food groups), h ome a lone (1 and 2), l ove a ctually (okay, maybe this one is a stretch)
Classics for kids: c harlie b rown’s c hristmas, h ow the g rinch s tole c hristmas (animated version), r udolph the r ed- n osed r eindeer, The p olar e xpress
Definitely not classics for kids: The l ittle d rummer b oy, a lvin and the c hipmunks (apparently there’s four of these monstrosities), a rthur c hristmas
Slightly edgy non-traditional choices: d ie h ard (1 and 2), b ad s anta, e dward s cissorhands, g remlins
Super edgy non-traditional choices: b lack c hristmas, s ilent n ight, s anta’s s lay (yes, this actually exists)
Religious movies to appease that really Catholic relative: The n ativity, The h eart of c hristmas, s aving c hristmas ( k irk c ameron does k irk c ameron stuff)
Jim Carrey Christmas movies: a c hristmas c arol (animated version), h ow the g rinch s tole c hristmas (non-animated version).
Christmas movies for people with no taste and/or way too much free time: c hristmas with the k ranks (Tim a llen really should have stuck to The s anta c lause), d eck the h alls ( m atthew b roderick and d anny d evito somehow manage to not be funny for an hour and a half), f red c laus ( v ince vaughn c hristmas movie attempt #1), f our c hristmases ( v ince vaughn c hristmas movie attempt #2)
Moderately funny and tolerable Christmas comedies: n ation l ampoon’s c hristmas vacation ( c ousin e ddie carries it), The s anta c lause (but it’s all down hill after the first one), Jingle a ll the way
Christmas movies set in Connecticut: c hristmas in c onnecticut ( o kay, this is my family’s personal favorite, but what other state has a c hristmas movie dedicated to it? your move, n ew Jersey)
This year, it seems like h ollywood studios are trying to expand away from traditional c hristmas movie sub-genres. There’s k rampus, a comedy-horror movie based on an old folktale about s anta’s demonic counterpart, and The n ight b efore, a stoner comedy (spoiler alert: s eth r ogen gets high, but this time it’s on c hristmas e ve)
There are many more c hristmas movies and categories i could have listed, but i have to go study for finals. w hich reminds me i need to rewatch e lf for the 87th time, too bad there’s cookies in my vcr
recognize unpleasant history
Elizabeth Hascher dignified response
during president obama’s address to the nation sunday evening, he said, “my fellow a mericans, i am confident we will succeed in this mission [to defeat isil] because we are on the right side of history.”
he then noted that the united states was “founded upon a belief in human dignity – that no matter who you are, or where you come from, or what you look like, or what religion you practice, you are equal in the eyes of god and equal in the eyes of the law.”
w hile the primary purpose of obama’s speech was to discuss the ever-present threat of terrorism, his belief that the founding fathers considered human dignity in their creation of our country puts him on the wrong side of history, and cannot be overlooked.
human dignity as we understand it today was certainly not a concern of our country’s founders. in fact, the phrase did not appear in any u s. law or reports until 1946. if we are to consider human dignity one of their central beliefs, we then overlook the oppression, discrimination and other injustices of our past, which they knowingly enabled. president obama’s statement simply is not true. unfortunately, he is not the first, nor will he be the last, to revise history in order to make it more convenient for an argument.
donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “make a merican great again,” also effectively simplifies and glosses over unpleasant details of our nation’s past. w hat period in a merican history was so great that we are looking to repeat it? one in which we refused to consider women to be citizens by denying them the right to vote? or perhaps when government officials largely ignored public lynching of blacks? To suggest that a return to the past is best for our country is to push aside progress and hardfought victories for the marginalized and oppressed. some assumption of moral authority is necessary to make a good argument, of course. it is emboldening to hear people claim that we are on the right side of history, that the united states is the best country on the face of the earth or that our success as a nation empowers us to be a leader for other countries around the globe. but history shows us that these claims are false and distorted. moral authority cannot be established if we choose
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to remain ignorant of our own country’s transgressions. clearly not every aspect of our history is dark and horrible. we have come a long way from the time of the a merican revolution. however, that does not mean that we should blatantly ignore the unpleasant details of our country’s past and pretend that a merica has always been a gleaming beacon of hope that upholds the principle of human dignity for all.
not only does the oversimplification of history push aside the struggle of progress and take away from the efforts of all those who have fought to end injustices in our society, but it also prevents us from learning from previous mistakes.
refusal to acknowledge our past wrongdoings does not accomplish any good. This lack of historical consideration is evident in recent headlines, as we are in the midst of what is essentially the same debate on immigration we have always had as a country. not long ago, we shunned immigrants from ireland, italy and cuba, in addition to many other countries. To suggest that one day these groups would not be considered second-class citizens was laughable.
yet we see ourselves continuing to discriminate against immigrants from regions such as central a merica and the middle east today. we have somehow allowed ourselves to forget that we are a nation of immigrants, and it is this kind of historical ignorance that enables the discrimination and injustice that persists in our nation today. This is just one example of how many in our country refuse to learn from history, but one does not need to look far to find many more.
it is essential that we consider where we came from and let that inform our opinions and actions as we move forward. we will never be able to forge a better future if we ignore the lessons that history has to teach us. as unpleasant as it may be at times, we must face the ugly truth if we are to learn from it and continue to make progress towards ensuring the protection of human dignity for all.
Elizabeth Hascher is a sophomore in Lewis Hall. She is from Grand Rapids, Michigan and studies political science with a minor in international development studies. She can be reached at ehascher@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Thanks from Siegfried Hall
To the notre dame community, w ith the men of siegfried hall, i express our deepest thanks for the many kindnesses shown to us at the time of Jake scanlan’s sudden and unexpected death.
Jake was our beloved brother and friend. your presence at his memorial mass, the promise of continued prayers and your countless expressions of friendship and support have been and continue to be
a consolation as we grieve his passing. may the good l ord welcome Jake into the reward of the saints and may his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. g od bless you all.
grade dropping is cheating
grade dropping is the academic down low in higher education. it is consensual cheating. administrators, teachers and students practice a “don’t ask, don’t tell” partnership. however, if one is guided by liberal logic, grade dropping is not considered cheating. according to liberals, h illary c linton does not lie. she misspeaks. l ikewise, grade dropping is not cheating. it is creative grade point averaging. however, the o xford dictionary says otherwise. c heating is defined as “to act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.” dropping a low grade in order to raise the overall average is gaining an advantage. not only does it misrepresent the student’s overall performance, it impeaches integrity.
however, what is worse, it is sanctioned by college professors and administrators. it appears the ancient proverb is true, “The fish does rot from the head down.”
moreover, stephen covey summed up the present a merican attitude about cheating. covey said, “The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. a nd that can become a vicious, downward cycle. because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat too.”
Kevin Palmer martinez, g eorgia nov. 17
Fr. John Conley The Men of Siegfried Hall dec. 8
dear males,
w here are you? i have many female friends who are the kindest, funniest and most beautiful women i know. many of them have yet to be sought after by a worthy notre dame man.
some of my girlfriends are worried they will never get married. This is partially because they are in their twenties and have yet to ever go on a date. i f they choose to not date or get married, that is one thing. singleness is a beautiful thing, as it allows men and women alike to devote themselves to friendship, family and faith. it gives them free time to join clubs and devote themselves to their studies. single men and ladies for life!
but some of my single lady friends don’t want to be single for life. Though they like dancing to beyoncé, but they want boyfriends, husbands and children at some point. They are not desperate by any means, but they are loving people and want a special someone to love.
relationships are hard. They are both challenging and life-giving. it means you have to think about someone else other than yourself. you have to be ready to put someone else’s needs before your own. single gentlemen of notre dame: are you ready to do so?
i’m not convinced. many of you seem to miss these
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Dear males
beautiful, down-to-earth, intelligent yet humble girls. i can name at least 20 that are not being pursued by guys, at least to their knowledge, and those are just the ones on campus whom i have met.
young whippersnappers of this university: are you lazy? a re you shy or proud or scared? you can calculate torque, market to a target audience and conjugate irregular verbs, but do you have the courage, maturity or even the desire to pursue a meaningful romantic relationship?
i know that asking someone on a date is risky. Telling someone you are interested in them as more than a snapchat buddy can be scary. you may get turned down.
i f you do, though, at least you’ll know you have more guts than a large portion of the campus who cannot put themselves out there. rejection is a part of life, whether it’s from romantic interests, employers, pemco or publishing companies. we cannot always succeed, but we should always try.
young men of notre dame, i know you are out there. maybe you are hiding behind the chin-up machine in rolfs. pause the lifting and try some living. p ull out your ear-buds. Take a shower. say hello. young men of morrissey, of k nott, of fisher: take heed. h ide no longer behind your bro tank and sao shades. Take off the glasses. p ut on a collared shirt. discover these incredible women you have around you. you may only be here for four years. four years! obviously, don’t rush into a relationship if you don’t feel ready for one. but open your eyes. see these
women around you with whom any man would be lucky to spend an hour.
don’t get freaked out about commitment. a date is not an “i do.” it is simply saying, “hello, fellow human. i have enjoyed spending time with you in the past, and i may want to spend more time with you in the future. perhaps we could spend some time together one-on-one and get to know each other better. would you like that too?”
i know, i should not blame only the males. i can already hear the protest: “girls can ask guys out too!” yes, they can. but for the majority of history, men have had to be the initiators. some girls are fine with taking on that role, but others worry that they will come on too strong or that the guy wants to be the chaser. so if that beautiful sweet girl hasn’t asked you out, maybe you could ask her out. it could be a disaster. it could be a dream. e ither way, you will learn more about yourself than if you stayed home and watched netflix. i nstead of watching people go on dates, you could go on one yourself.
so you did it? you asked her out? hooray. Thanks, males. i knew you could do it.
Erin Thomassen likes listening to string instruments tuning. Please come tune violins and cellos near her window in Pasquerilla East Hall, preferably in the next two years, as she is a junior. She can be reached at ethomass@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
That awkward moment when you transfer
my first heartbreak came the fall of my senior year of high school in the form of an email from the northwestern university admissions office. i stopped reading at the word “regret” and then proceeded to cry in my basement bathroom. five minutes and half a box of tissues later, i hopped on the treadmill to the opening chords of maroon 5’s “payphone.” for a first heartbreak, i recovered after all of ten minutes.
in the shadow of graduation, i decided to enroll at saint mary’s college, my mother’s alma mater and site of the only summer camp i attended in my preteens. saint mary’s became my closet, my coffee mug and the text beneath my name in the yearbook.
part of the experience at college orientation is stocking up on school merchandise so that every literate human being will know you are the proud dad of a [insert mascot here]. i became an expert at selling the idea of an all-women’s college, correcting anyone who thought it was where rudy went and mentioning how awesome it was i lived just a brisk walk away from the fighting irish. i practically sang “The belles of saint mary’s.” i was determined to make my time there the defining four years of my life.
This is where it gets awkward. northwestern was my first heartbreak. saint mary’s was my first breakup. “it’s not you, it’s me,” took on an alternate translation when, during fall break of sophomore year, i concluded saint mary’s was not a proper fit for what i wanted to pursue.
The idea of transferring lingered when i went to dinner with my parents for my 2oth birthday last fall. somewhere between the basket of bread and the house salad, i asked/mused out loud, “mom, dad? do you think i’m smart enough to get into notre dame?” before i could pick up my fork, they answered, “oh no.”
i had anticipated this much of a response. northwestern humbled me in my application ambitions and my math grades mocked me. i took a sip of water before posing another inquiry. “do you think i’m as smart as the kids who go to notre dame?” They answered as quickly as they responded to my first question, “absolutely.” They were probably being parentally biased, yet this exchange marked a pivotal change in my outlook on my academic career.
if we’re sticking with the relationship motif, transferring from one school to another is not unlike going into a new relationship with a refined perspective based on what you learned from the previous one. aside from my own experience, i know several smicks who, though they loved saint mary’s, ultimately decided to transfer schools for various, well-intentioned reasons. my answer is solely academic. however, the more pressing matter when transferring is what do you do with all that old collegiate merchandise? The oversized sweaters? The bumper stickers? The yearbook? if you are like me, you keep them, but every time you wear that saint mary’s ballcap your sister reminds you, “you can’t wear that. you don’t go there anymore. you’re not a smick chick.”
she is not wrong, but i was there for two years. That should count for something, right? i still feel like i was a part of both the saint mary’s and notre dame communities through campus ministry, social events and especially this newspaper.
The saint mary’s woman is whoever she aspires to be. in this sense, i identify as a belle, but technically i will not graduate as one. if i was still enrolled at saint mary’s, i would graduate on time with a bachelor of a rts degree in english writing. my mom and i would have the same reunion years. we would wear matching class rings. That said, i would not have the same opportunities i now have
at the savannah college of a rt and design. however, this is not a letter of comparison or justification. This letter is a tribute, a thank you, to the beautiful campus that did not simply observe my beginning steps of adulthood, but helped me grow.
in the dorm rooms of mccandless, le mans and holy cross hall, i befriended fun, adventurous, strong women who helped me at my worst to make me my best. in the basement of the saint mary’s student center, i attended my first observer meeting my inaugural week of freshman year. i owe much of my development as both a writer and a person to the group of intelligent, gifted and supportive young women i came to know through my time with The observer. every one of you was and continues to be my reason for writing, though i am no longer able to attend those weekly meetings. you were my team, and whether you knew it or not, you gave me a purpose. for that, i am forever grateful.
in the noble family dining hall, the hallways of spes unica, lafun (and starbucks), The observer office; wherever i went and whoever i met: Thank you for making my time in south bend so memorable.
saint mary’s, though you were not my perfect academic match, thank you for the lessons, opportunities and friendships with which you blessed me. as sung in your alma mater, “your chimes will forever/ bring sweet memories of you.”
Editor’s Note: During her time at Saint Mary’s, Emilie Kefalas was a News Writer and Scene Writer for The Observer.
Emilie Kefalas former belle nov. 23
Erin Thomassen
The e xamined l ife
Happy Birthday: use your leadership qualities, but do so in a humble manner and you will gain the sort of recognition that will make you proud. being a crusader for a worthy cause and finding unconventional solutions to problems will play in your favor. keeping the peace will be in your best interest. a moderate approach to life will lead to greater stability. your numbers are 8, 13, 21, 24, 33, 41, 47.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): cut your overhead and save money. if you give yourself incentives, it will be easier to go without some of life’s little luxuries. Take an active role in making your personal relationships work. work to please others and the return will be high.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): spend time with people who can help you out professionally. someone will make an offer that appears flawless. Take a closer look before getting involved in a joint venture. Take an unusual approach to romance.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): you’ll be tempted to take on too much or indulge in things that are not realistic. do whatever you can to raise your profile. increase your qualifications and update your portfolio, resume or appearance. work hard to find solutions.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): be willing to accommodate others and you will end up getting your way. a personal relationship will improve with a little tender loving care. do something that makes you happy. if you feel good, you will do better and attract attention.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): get out with friends or engage in something that will bring you more knowledge. look for information that will lead to new pursuits or prospects. don’t fall short because you are sulking over a personal situation. change what isn’t working for you.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take a look around and see what’s going on in your neighborhood or with friends, relatives or your peers. showing interest in others will help you come up with ideas and sort out the problems you’ve been facing in your personal life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): do whatever it takes to motivate yourself to get down to business and finish what you start. Joining a group that adds excitement or adventure to your life will bring about positive changes to your friendships and hobbies.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): your emotions will be in flux. find a creative outlet, and you will advance personally. a change regarding your professional goals will help you make an important decision. consider all the possibilities and take a leap of faith.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): you’ll be criticized if you approach situations with a “me first” attitude. distance yourself from people who encourage selfindulgence. be more aware of how you can help others and less concerned about acquiring unnecessary luxuries. use your energy wisely.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): go above and beyond the call of duty and you will give your reputation a boost. your kindness, generosity and eagerness to share and contribute will separate you from any competition you face. an unusual connection looks promising.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): don’t let a love interest lead you astray. a realistic look at your situation will help you see your position clearly and encourage you to make the right choice. There is much to be gained if you focus on professional goals.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): make improvements to your home or living arrangements. honesty may hurt, but it’s the quickest route to solving any existing problems. know what you want before you negotiate and you will make a good deal. romance is highlighted.
Birthday Baby: you are intense, steadfast and loving. you are outgoing and goaloriented.
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Marek Mazurek sports writer
The following are quotations from s tephen c urry’s post-game press conference on m ay 27, 2015, after his g olden s tate w arriors defeated the h ouston r ockets in g ame 5 of the western c onference f inals to advance to the nba f inals.
“ s teph, when you talk to the r ick b arry’s and the forty years ago championship team, what did you learn from the…”
“ wooohheayyy.”
“ w hen it was just you guys, was it…”
“ yahhhhh yah, i feel best.”
n o, s tephen c urry wasn’t drunk. i nstead, his two year old daughter, r iley c urry, decided she was going to answer the questions for him.
s ince that press conference (which garnered more than six million views on youTube), r iley’s career has taken off. a video of her doing the “ n ae n ae” at a birthday party tallied another two million views and the camera locks onto her every time her dad makes a shot. h er agent must be so proud.
h owever, society pays a price for r iley’s c urry’s fame. c hildren of other famous athletes, fearful of missing out on the attention, have joined in on press conference antics.
r ecently, c ooper a rrieta saw fit to upstage his father Jake a rrieta’s c y young acceptance interview by making faces and offering sterling commentary such as “ m aybe that was a firefly” and “ i ’m gonna pull my hair off.”
This is all well and good if you’re looking for new reality show ideas, but as a c ubs fan, i actually wanted to hear p apa a rrieta’s thoughts on winning arguably the most hotly-contested c y young in history.
n ow, i am not saying children shouldn’t be allowed at press conferences. r iley and c ooper are objectively cute and their antics could help draw in fans who would otherwise go to “ h oney b oo b oo” for their daily intake of that stuff. b esides, professional athletes are ridiculously busy, and who i am to begrudge any parent from spending time with their offspring? i t’s just an added bonus the players don’t actually have to talk to their kids during the press conference, and the cameras capturing the kids’ every
move will make a great video c hristmas card for free. ( i clearly have parenting down already.)
h owever, certain steps need to be taken to protect the viewing public from inane shenanigans.
Thus, i propose whenever an athlete wants to bring his or her child into an interview, a series of tests should be administered to determine whether the child will be admitted or not.
The first test will be to hold a microphone up to the child. i f the child punches, kicks, eats or touches the microphone in any manner more violent than a gentle stroke, the child shall not be admitted into the interview.
The second test will be whether or not the child is able to sit in their parent’s lap for four consecutive minutes without forcing the parent to put them down.
The third and most important is the test of cuteness.
a s i mentioned above, i am not completely immune to the charm of these kids, and i believe cuteness is indeed a necessity for all children in press conferences. f or instance, d errick r ose Jr., age three, with an oversized b ulls hat: yes. l e b ron James Jr., age 11, not so much.
These three simple rules provide the fans with the best of both possible worlds. The players can have the opportunity to increase their child’s brand, and the fans get to see their idols as upstanding family men.
g ranted there will be skeptics. a nd certainly some sports children will not pass these three tests, but it has been done before.
Tim d uncan’s press conference following the s purs’ 2014 nba title featured not one, but two children. a nd though nothing the nba accomplishes at this point should be surprising, his kids passes all three tests with flying colors, proving that your children will never respect you unless you have five nba championships.
s o to the s tephen c urrys of the world: you may be able to facilitate the best fast break in the nba you may shoot over 40 percent from 3-point range, but until you can control your child in a press conference, there is work to be done.
Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Irish sophomore left wing Anders Bjork carries the puck during Notre Dame’s 3-2 victory against Northeastern on Nov. 12 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Bjork has five goals and 10 assists this season.
rosters are announced during the break.
“i think they [the us coaching staff] already have a pretty good idea based on the summer camp,” Jackson said. “i think that [ bjork’s] performance in the summer helped him, and i think he’s had a decent first half. i think they’re looking at him as a depth player, like a third or fourth line guy that maybe has the potential, if somebody was to get hurt, to maybe step up and play on one of the first two lines.
“s o i think they look at him as being a little bit more of a utility guy that can kill penalties. i don’t think he’ll be a powerplay guy, just based on the other guys they have. he’s still gotta make that team, and they’ll probably be there Thursday night watching, because they have a lot of candidates between a nders and b oston c ollege. i think they’re still evaluating this week before they get to the camp next week.”
The summer camp Jackson mentioned refers to bjork’s participation in usa hockey’s national Junior Team’s
evaluation camp, which took place in l ake placid, new york, in early a ugust. s o far this season for notre d ame, bjork ranks second on the team with 15 points on five goals and 10 assists.
b efore his spot on the preliminary roster was announced monday, bjork said it had been a challenge to remain focused on his team while also trying to earn his spot on the world juniors team.
“it’s been on my mind a little bit,” bjork said last wednesday. “i try to keep it off my mind and just focus on winning games and contributing to our team, but, i mean, i think about it every once in a while. Just talking to other people, they tell me to focus on winning games and things like that, which i’ve been trying to do. Just be the best i can for our team and everything else will work out.”
w hile bjork was named to the preliminary 29-man roster on monday, the final 23man roster is expected to be announced by usa hockey before c hristmas. The team still has a training camp from d ec. 14-18 in b oston and then from d ec. 19-23 in v ierumacki, f inland, in order
to finalize the roster. bjork will also participate in two exhibition games for Team usa before the final rosters are released. The first will be d ec. 18 against m assachusetts, the team bjork and his i rish teammates swept at c ompton family ice a rena over the weekend, and the second will be d ec. 22 against Team f inland in v ierumacki. i f bjork makes it onto the final roster, he will participate in the 2016 i nternational ice hockey federation world Junior c hampionships in helsinki, f inland, from d ec. 26 through Jan. 5. bjork still has one more game with the i rish, a trip to b oston c ollege on Thursday, before closing out the first half of the season and reporting to training camp for Team usa on monday. notre d ame coordinator of hockey operations n ick siergiej and equipment manager d ave g ilbert will also join Team usa’s staff for the tournament. siergiej was named the squad’s video coordinator while g ilbert will hold the same position he does with the i rish.
Contact Hunter McDaniel at hmcdani1@nd.edu
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in blocked shots per game (1.8).
i nstead, d e p aul features a smaller rotation of almost entirely guards, and the b lue d emons lead the nation in steals per game and rank 16th in 3-pointers per game.
“ i expect they’re going to shoot 25 to 30 [3-pointers], and they want an up-tempo game,” m c g raw said. “They like to press, they like to wreak havoc defensively.
“ o ffensively, they like to shoot, but all five of their kids can shoot 3s, so that’s a challenge for our big kids to get out there and guard them.”
f or w estbeld, guarding d e p aul senior forward m egan p odkowa may be a challenge, but it certainly can’t be any harder than
her previous assignment: uc onn senior forward and two-time ap p layer of the year b reanna s tewart.
i n n otre d ame’s 91-81 loss to the h uskies on s aturday, w estbeld collected just three points and eight rebounds, but her performance since Turner and r eimer went down has been strong, m c g raw said.
“ k athryn is playing great, she’s having a great year,” m c g raw said. “ i ’m really happy with everything she’s doing, and she can continue to do more. s he’s our only post presence right now, so we’d like to use her a little bit more. i don’t think we gave her enough opportunities in the past few games because we were shooting the three so well. b ut at some point we’re going to have to look inside and really try to work the inside out a little bit more.”
confidence a lot and made me feel a lot more comfortable within the team.”
just everything. s o i think a lot of my competitive nature comes from my family.”
m c g raw said m abrey can usually be found on the team’s practice court in the pit even on an off day, “working up a sweat, getting shots up,” and there’s no ceiling to what she can accomplish with the combination of that work ethic, competitive drive and talent.
“ i think she just has unlimited potential because of the way she plays offensively,” m c g raw said. “ s he can hit the three, but she can handle the ball, she can pass, and she can drive the ball, so she has a really complete offensive game. s he can really be a tough matchup for our opponents.”
That’s held true for most of n otre d ame’s eight games so far, with m abrey’s highlights coming last week against uc onn, when she shot 10-of13 from the field and 3-of-3 from behind the arc, and on n ov. 23 against valparaiso, when she became the first i rish player since d iggins in 2013 to record a triple-double with 18 points, 10 assists and 12 steals. The tripledouble was just the fifth in program history, only four games into m abrey’s collegiate career, while the number of steals set a new team record.
“a lot of times as freshmen, it’s hard to get confidence,” m abrey said. “ you’re not really sure what to do, what you should be doing, what your role is, but c oach m c g raw has really set out a place for me, telling me what to do, where to do and being really patient, which has allowed me to get all those great accomplishments, and it’s really boosted my
w estbeld is the only returning post player with any extensive experience for n otre d ame, but she is playing even more minutes as of late, and that combined with an a ugust surgery has made m c g raw wary of over-using the sophomore, she said. a year ago, w estbeld fouled out against the b lue d emons in just 11 minutes of play, and the i rish needed a program-record-tying 41 points from Jewell l oyd to edge d e p aul, 94-93, in overtime.
w ithout l oyd, m c g raw said the i rish must rely on its captains and senior leaders to bring intensity to the matchup, n otre d ame’s fourth in a row against a ranked opponent.
“[ g raduate student guard m adison c able and senior guard h annah h uffman], in addition to [senior guard m ichaela m abrey and junior
guard l indsay a llen], have made a really big difference just in terms of the overall attitude,” m c g raw said.
“That fight and that willingness to battle comes from those four players.”
c onference play is still three weeks away for n otre d ame, but m c g raw said nonconference stretches such as the current one will pay dividends for the i rish later on in the year.
“ i didn’t realize we would be playing four ranked
teams in a row, so that has been quite challenging for us with our depleted bench, but i think it can only help you,” m c g raw said. “This time of year, it’s all about how you play and what you can do, not so much wins and losses.”
n otre d ame and d e p aul square off w ednesday at p urcell p avilion. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Contact Greg Hadley at ghadley@nd.edu
w hile m abrey always possessed a strong offensive skillset, m c g raw said she’s improved “dramatically” on defense to help round out her game.
“ h er work was on the defensive side, so i think that she’s somebody that we can count on to defend a good player, which is something that we didn’t know early on,” m c g raw said.
m abrey said her defense is something she’s been working to master at n otre d ame.
“ i t’s not just cement; there’s so many rotations that i haven’t heard of, and i think as i come along, and as i get older and keep practicing, defense will become just as strong as my offense,” she said.
m c g raw said m abrey’s ability to guard — she was matched up with last season’s ncaa leader in scoring, k elsey m itchell, against o hio s tate last week — is one of the reasons she and fellow freshman a rike o gunbowale have earned significant minutes so far. m abrey has averaged 21.9 minutes on the floor per game, while o gunbowale is at 19.5
“ i think that the trust comes more on the defensive side and the shot selection,” m c g raw said. “ i think those are the two things you look at. i want to know exactly what they’re going to do, good and bad, and so i want to be able to trust them defensively, that they’re going to be in the right spots, that they’re going to rotate, they’re going to rebound. a nd then offensively, the same thing — they’re going to be in the flow of the offense, doing basically what their job is, but hopefully just doing all the little things right.”
w hile she’s earning that trust, m abrey said she tries to bring her usual competitiveness to with her every day to practice for the i rish.
“ i always want to compete with everyone, even with my teammates, because i know it’s making everybody better,” she said.
“ i can’t even stop being competitive if i tried. i t’s bad. i can’t.”
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showcased his extended skill set with a pull-up shot from 12 feet, a block and then a massive dunk that put the i rish up 64-46 with nine minutes to play.
That dunk was part of a 25-4 run for the i rish in the middle of the second half that opened a 71-46 lead. The i rish defense forced the s eawolves to shoot just 2-of14 from the field during the pivotal run.
“o ur guys are learning to play together,” b rey said. “ i like how they played defensively tonight. we improved defensively man-to-man wise. n ow we did a heck of a job in zone. a nd tonight, for about seven possessions, zone gave us good stuff, because i think they missed six of seven shots when we were in it.”
w hile a uguste had team highs in points and rebounds, four other players hit double digits. Junior guard d emetrius Jackson dropped 19 points while dishing out 10 assists and junior forward v.J. b eachem scored 14 points while sophomore forward b onzie c olson and junior guard s teve vasturia each finished with 10. Jackson in particular impressed b rey as someone who is translating his strong play into more of a leadership role, the coach said.
“ d emetrius Jackson looks like he’s running the building like Jerian g rant used to run the building,” b rey said. b rey also stressed how in order to lead effectively, Jackson must see extended time on the floor every game, like the 36 minutes he logged Tuesday.
“ w hen i ask him to run the building, you’ve got to be on the floor to run the building,” b rey said. “ n o breaks, i need you out there.”
w ith the game in hand, b rey was able to make use of his bench. h e confirmed after the game that his first three off the bench moving forward will be junior forward a ustin Torres, sophomore guard m att farrell and freshman forward m att r yan.
“ we want to keep developing those three guys,” b rey said. “ r ight now, those three guys are the guys, but it’s a long haul.”
n otre d ame now has a chance to pick up one more win this weekend before taking next week off for finals.
“ we’d like to win three in a row and then go to exams,” b rey said.
The i rish next welcome l oyola c hicago to town, taking on the r amblers at p urcell p avilion on s unday at 2 p.m.
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Irish junior guard Demetrius Jackson attacks the basket during Notre Dame’s 86-78 win over Milwaukee on Nov. 17 at Purcell Pavilion. Jackson, who leads the team in scoring this season with 18.7 points per game, scored 19 points and had 10 assists in the win over Stony Brook.
Smith named best LB
Observer Staff Report
The short list of accomplishments and honors
Jaylon s mith has yet to earn got a little shorter Tuesday, when he was named the winner of the b utkus award, given annually to college football’s top linebacker.
s mith led the i rish in tackles this season, with 113, which ranks him 22nd in the fbs h e also recorded nine tackles for loss, five pass breakups, six quarterback hits, one forced fumble and two recovered fumbles.
s mith is the second i rish linebacker to win the award, both in the past four years, alongside m anti Te’o in 2012. n otre d ame is now one of eight programs to win the trophy two or more times since it was first awarded in 1985.
usa Today also released its a ll- a merican teams Tuesday, and s mith garnered first-team honors. s enior defensive lineman s heldon d ay, who leads n otre d ame with 14.5 tackles for loss and 13 quarterback hits, joined him on the top squad.
nd women’s basketbaLL
r eceiver w ill f uller earned second-team a lla merican status after a junior campaign in which he caught 13 touchdown
passes, tied for sixth in the country, and racked up 1,145 yards at a 20.4 yard per catch average, both of which rank 15th in the ncaa
i rish win behind Jackson, auguste
By BRIAN PLAMONDON sports writer
l ed by the duo of d emetrius Jackson and Zach a uguste, n otre d ame rolled Tuesday night over s tony b rook, 8661, at p urcell p avilion.
n otre d ame (6-2) opened the game shooting 6-of-8 from the floor, using a 7-0 run to build a 13-4 lead.
“ w hat a great night for us, and what a great last week for this team as we’re trying to figure ourselves out,” i rish head coach m ike b rey said. “To win in c hampaign at i llinois, and to come back and methodically beat a good team — a team i think is going to be a championship team in their league and possibly an ncaa tournament team.”
w hile s tony b rook (4-3) closed the gap to four points later in the half, the outcome never appeared in doubt with s eawolves’ top player, senior forward Jameel warney, lacking a presence, particularly in the first half. warney (who
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By GREG HADLEY e ditor-in- c hief
The b lue d emons are back, once again catching the i rish fresh off their first loss of the season.
n o. 3 n otre d ame will play a n o. 18 d e p aul squad in early d ecember following a loss to archrival c onnecticut — for the second year in a row.
The i rish (7-1) will even be without sophomore forward b rianna Turner due to injury, just like they were last season.
n otre d ame will also be without junior forward Taya r eimer, who is battling a nagging a chilles ailment, leaving the i rish to run a four-guard lineup, with either sophomore forward k athryn w estbeld or junior
forward k ristina n elson acting as the only players in the post.
i rish head coach m uffet m c g raw doesn’t see a big problem with that, though.
“ i love four guards,” m c g raw said. “ we’ve done that in the past quite a bit. The offense just flows better when you have four perimeter players out there who can all score. i t’s a good
thing for us, we just need to rebound better, and that’s probably the biggest weakness of it.”
The b lue d emons (6-2), however, have not dominated their opponents on the boards or in the paint this year. They rank 128th in the nation in rebounding margin (2.8) and 313th
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Younger Mabrey finds early home
By MARY GREEN
a ssistant managing e ditor
f reshman guard m arina
m abrey has been drawing some pretty strong comparisons to past i rish players recently — and no, they weren’t to her sister, m ichaela.
i nstead, after m abrey put up 23 points, 21 in the first half, of her eighth collegiate game s aturday against n o.
1 c onnecticut, head coach
m uffet m c g raw said she possessed a type of swagger
she hasn’t seen on her roster since s kylar d iggins laced up for the i rish.
i t’s something m c g raw said she’s seen in the b elmar, n ew Jersey, native from the first time she saw her play.
“a bsolutely,” m c g raw said Tuesday. “ s he is very feisty. i think she typifies what one would think a Jersey guard would play like, and i love it — being from p hilly, i know what that looks like. i just love her attitude.”
w hile m arina will often
be compared to m ichaela, especially with the two of them together on the team this season, m c g raw said that trait is one of the factors that differentiates them.
“ i t is very much in her personality. very different from her sister, actually,” she said.
w hile m ichaela might not possess the same attitude as m arina, the younger m abrey said she has her old sister to thank for it — along with her three other siblings,
r oy, d ara and r yan.
“ i ’ve always been like that, even since i was young,” m arina said. “ i always wanted to be, not the best, but i didn’t want anyone to beat me, and i think a lot of the hard work that i ’ve put in, and even within my family. m y family is really competitive. There’s five kids, you had to compete for everything — whoever wanted to get the most rice at dinner, whatever,
averaged 18.2 points and 13.2 rebounds per game entering Tuesday’s action) shot only 1-of-6 in the first half before finishing with 16 points and eight rebounds on the night. b rey said he was especially proud of senior forward Zach a uguste’s handling of warney in the post.
“ i thought he was really looking forward to the matchup the last two days,” b rey said. “ i t was kind of neat because there’s a buzz around this kid, and Zach’s like, ‘ wait a minute, i ’ve played against some pretty good big guys.’”
“ … h e prepared for it like here comes [Jahlil] o kafor. h ere comes a big dude from k entucky. h ere comes c arolina’s front line — all five of them — and bring them on, let’s compete against all of them.”
a uguste, who finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, was particularly strong in the second half, where he
By HUNTER McDANIEL sports writer
a s the no. 18 i rish prepare for their final game of the first semester — a rivalry game against no. 3 b oston c ollege on Thursday — one member of the team got some good news this week in his search for a spot on Team usa i rish sophomore a nders bjork, a left wing from mequon, w isconsin, was named to Team usa’s world Junior c hampionship preliminary roster monday, and he will continue to work towards making the final roster over the coming week.
a t his weekly press conference, i rish head coach Jeff Jackson discussed what bjork needs to do before the final
EMMET FARNAN | The Observer Irish junior linebacker Jaylon Smith lines up a tackle during Notre Dame’s 28-7 win over Wake Forest on Nov. 14.
