Print Edition of The Observer for Friday, August 25, 2017.
snite Museum reopens sculpture park
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updated Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park features a new “Reclaiming our
By KELLI SMITH News Writer
After five years of construction, the Snite museum of Art will be reopening a public sculpture park on the south side of campus Friday.
Themed “Reclaiming our Nature,” the Charles B. hayes Family Sculpture Park features a myriad of acclaimed sculptures situated in an outdoor exhibition stretching across Edison Road. director of the Snite museum and curator of the sculpture park Charles Loving said the sculptures were selected to reflect the park’s theme by favoring both the
natural environment and human spiritual nature.
“Because the site was historically a landfill, I asked landscape architect michael Van Valkenburgh to image what it might have looked like before Notre dame was founded,” Loving said.
The park includes sculptures created by artists across the globe and by Notre dame alumni, faculty and individuals in the South Bend community. Snite museum’s director of marketing and communications gina Costa said the park is an effort to “return to our nature.”
Mentors help ease college transition for new Belles
By COLLEEN ZEWE News Writer
Saint mary’s continued to use peer mentors as an integral part of their Belles Beginnings orientation this year, and according to seniors and current peer mentors Katie Frego and Kristie LeBeau, they will continue to play a large role in the first years’ transition throughout the next semester. Through the program, each first year works with an academic advisor based on her intended major, and each advisor picks a current
student within the department to act as a peer mentor for the first years, Frego said.
“It’s a great way for incoming freshman to meet others within their major and form strong connections,” she said. “These are the girls [they] will be going through classes with for the next four years.”
Peer mentors have played a large role in the Belles Beginnings program for several years, and LeBeau said she appreciated the effort her own peer mentor put into making her transition an easy one. LeBeau first felt nervous when
she arrived at the College, she said, but her peer mentor helped ease her nerves.
“my peer mentor was really helpful in reassuring me that all of those feelings wouldn’t last long,” LeBeau said. “Seeing how much she loved Saint mary’s made me hold onto the fact that I would get there one day, too. Now, I want to be that source of reassurance to this new class of Belles.”
The peer mentors began their job by moving in early for training,
SMC alumna chosen to serve as new hall director
By JORDAN COCKRUM News Writer
When Emerald Blankenship graduated from Saint mary’s in may, she did not anticipate moving back to Saint mary’s the following fall. Blankenship returned to campus last month, however, as the new Regina hall director.
“All summer, I went and did sales, and it just didn’t feel right,” Blankenship said. “Then, I got their
call to ask me if I could consider applying for the hall director position, and it just kind of felt like I wasn’t done with Saint mary’s yet.”
Blankenship said this felt like the perfect opportunity to expand her skill set at a community in which she is comfortable.
“I came and I interviewed, and everything just kind of felt right,” she said. “It was the kind of work environment I was looking for and a safe space to grow more
professionally.”
during her time at Saint mary’s, Blankenship spent two years as a Resident Assistant (RA) in Le mans hall.
“my residence life background has prepared me a lot because I am kind of familiar with the processes that Saint mary’s specifically has,” she said.
In addition to working in
Alumni bring Philly pretzels to South Bend
By MARIE FAZIO News Writer
The first time 1996 Notre dame graduate mark Naman tasted a real Philadelphia pretzel, he was living in New Jersey with his wife, maryse, a member of the Saint mary’s class of 1996. It was, in a word, “phantastic.”
That’s the experience they’re aiming to bring to the South Bend community with the Philly Pretzel Factory, mark Naman said.
“you get the pretzel hot out of the oven, and it’s a different experience,” he said. “It’s the first time people have access to a pretzel right out of the oven. … It’s really phenomenal.”
This June, the Namans opened the first Indiana location of the Philly Pretzel Factory on South Bend Avenue, across from The Linebacker. They view this exciting opportunity as a chance to share a product that they are passionate about with the South Bend community.
To celebrate the recent opening, the Namans are holding a grand opening celebration, which includes a ribbon cutting ceremony and a raffle for
two Notre dame football tickets Friday, as well as free pretzel giveaways for all customers Friday and Saturday, mark Naman said.
“It’s a great opportunity to come try the product,” he said. “We mix the dough fresh every morning, put it in this machine that strings it out for us and then we twist them ourselves.”
Students who hail from the east coast might recognize the Philly Pretzel Factory, Tom monaghan, chief development officer of Philly Pretzel Factory, said. he said he hopes the pretzels can bring a little taste of home to students while remaining well within their budgets.
“It’s bringing a little bit of comfort food from home that many are familiar with — not only pretzels, but also Philly cheesesteaks,” monaghan said.
maryse Naman agreed and said she wishes a store of this kind was open when she was attending Saint mary’s.
The low prices of the handmade and hand-twisted pretzels — which can be paid for using domer dollars — make them a
Photo courtesy of Gina Costa
A new sculpture is featured in the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park, which reopens Friday and is located on the south side of Notre Dame’s campus. The park features work from artists around the globe.
Joseph DeReboul junior off campus “La martinique.”
Mike Black senior sorin college “colorado rockies.”
Jorge Daura senior dillon hall “maldives”
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By SELENA PONIO a ssociate news e ditor
Speciality dorm Masses promote community students serve with holy cross sisters in Utah
Going to mass involves a community coming together for prayer and worship. across campus, however, dorm masses are taking this idea of community a step further by incorporating an element after mass that does not involve hymns or readings: food.
Whether it’s “sundaes on sunday” at cavanaugh hall or Keough hall’s “root beer Float mass,” dorm communities have decided to extend their time together outside of the chapel to gather after mass for food and camaraderie. senior
Tommy clarke was one of the founders of morrissey hall’s “s’morrissey mass” that takes place on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. and afterwards offers a s’mores dip and graham crackers for mass-goers.
“The best way to bring people together: bring people around a campfire,” clarke said. “We take a lot of pride with how we do mass and how we do our spiritual life here in morrissey.”
clarke said s’morrissey mass had some initial challenges, such as the weather posing a problem. now, they only have s’mores outdoors on special occasions, such as the first s’morrissey mass of the year
Wednesday. other times, clarke said, s’mores dip is enjoyed indoors where students and hall staff can be found dipping graham crackers in a dip comprised of melted chocolate and marshmallows.
“We perfected our recipe, we like to say, and we brought quite a few people back — especially with people outside of our dorm, even,” clarke said.
Fr. Paul doyle is the rector of dillon hall, home of “milkshake mass.” This Thursday night event is one of the most popular dorm food masses on campus, and it was started in october of 1997.
“This was an effort on our part to try to offer something wholesome and social right there,” doyle said. “it’s always been social. … it was just a chance to have some fellowship after mass.”
The most milkshakes dillon hall has made on one night is 308, doyle said. he said dillon residents make the 16-ounce milkshakes using a blender that processes a gallon every turn, and on a typical Thursday night, the hall goes through about 38 gallons of ice cream. a ny extra milkshakes from m ilkshake mass, doyle said, go to dillon’s sister dorm, Welsh Family hall.
“it’s Thursday night when people want something to do other than study, and it’s a nice way to end the day,” he said.
“We’re the first food mass, but … it’s all about fellowship. That’s what people need to find strength in the community.”
a lyssa daly, sophomore and hospitality commissioner for ryan hall, is involved in organizing ryan hall’s Waffle mass that takes place Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. especially for freshmen, she said, the mass is designed to help them get to meet people around the dorm, such as their in-residence priest, Fr. Joe carey.
“i think because of the community-building that comes out of it, it’s just a chance to talk to people,” daly said. “something we’re doing this year is on the first Wednesday of the month we’re doing belgian waffles instead of eggos.”
clarke also emphasized the importance of community during these specialty masses.
“i think that the mass can bring people together in prayer and really develop our spiritual lives and our relationship with God, and i think it’s important to do that together,” he said. “but i think our s’mores can bring together people for that other aspect of their lives, that community-building.”
a full list of specialty dorm masses is available on campus ministry’s website.
Contact Selena Ponio at sponio@nd.edu
By NICOLE CARATAS s enior news Writer
o ver the summer, five saint mary’s students — juniors Teresa brickey, Jessie Purvis, madeline moeller and michaela mwachande and sophomore nguyen nga — volunteered with the sisters of the holy cross to help run a summer camp for school children in Park city, Utah.
moeller, a economics major, said she found out about the program through the saint mary’s office of civic and social engagement, the campus’ resource for service opportunities.
brickey, a Global studies and intercultural studies major, said the program caters mainly to immigrants, especially from mexico and Latin a merica. she and the other saint mary’s students aided in the summer school programs, teaching “non-cognitive” subjects, such as anti-bullying or hygiene.
“a lot of the kids come from very low-income families or families where their parents are always working,” brickey said. “during the day and at night, they might not have anyone at home, so we would do lessons where their parents might [only] teach them if they have the time.”
moeller said they also led activities such as archery, crafts, fishing and swimming during the week.
“it was priceless and rewarding to see the kids fully engaged with activities we planned,” she said. “i enjoyed getting to know the sisters and the community in Utah.”
a lthough not all children were necessarily immigrants or second-generation immigrants, most of the students spoke spanish, brickey said. she said she was able to communicate with them in spanish and english, although some children knew only spanish.
“i think it makes people more comfortable, knowing that they’re understood,” brickey said. “i hope i made them feel like a human. … There’s a lot going on right now, and they might interpret that as not being worthy because of the language they speak or the income level they live within. Just being with them and
having fun with them … and them knowing they’re so loved [is important].”
brickey said one student would not participate during class or activities. eventually, she said, she realized the student could not understand english well enough to follow along with class, so she began translating the lessons for him.
“a fter he realized that i understood him, he lit up and opened up,” she said.
This experience helped moeller become more flexible and open-minded, she said.
“my saint mary’s experience enabled me to learn to reach out and help others in need,” she said. “i hope the community saw i always tried to do my best.”
This opportunity helped brickey connect closer to the people around her, she said.
“We’re all called to be one with another,” brickey said. “it’s not ‘service’ or ‘volunteering.’ it’s just being a human being, working together [with them] in this world. i didn’t do it to be a savior. What i wanted was a community and to be opened up to learning about the world, and i think they taught me about the world.”
brickey said she chose a program in the United states because she wanted to help address issues within her own country rather than participating in a service program abroad.
“We like to think that we don’t have problems, but we do,” she said. “We’re called to address those problems, not because we’re better, but because this is our country. a nd just because someone is an immigrant doesn’t make them less a merican than i [am]. They have the right to education and healthcare and having someone just be with them.”
The experience helped her put saint mary’s values into action, brickey said.
“The [values] are all tied into human rights and human dignity,” she said. “Understanding that everyone has a God-given dignity — or if you don’t believe in a god, then just a dignity given to us by being in this universe — we’re all called to respect each other.”
Contact Nicole Caratas at ncaratas01@saintmarys.edu
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Appreciating nd manners
“e xcuse me.”
“Thank you.”
They’re phrases you hear them all the time on campus. but over the summer, it seemed that those are phrases that simply disappeared from the collective vocabulary of everyone taking the Q72 LaGuardia Link bus on my commute home from work every day.
Growing up in the heart of new York city, I’m used to throwing some elbows to get around efficiently. I understand why new Yorkers get a bad reputation for being rude and aggressive, but it’s only that we walk with purpose. We’re still polite people.
The people on the bus, however, were of a whole different caliber. on the really crowded days, there was shoving, yelling and an occasional wailing child. The constant pre-recorded loop of a monotonous male voice saying “Please step away from the door” essentially became comic relief for the daily commuters mixed in in the moving sardine can with the tourists and their massive 49-pound suitcases and carry-ons that definitely did not fit in carry-on sizer at the gate.
When the bus arrived at the subway stop, where nearly everyone disembarked, it was a mad rush for the door, and, once again, people started shoving and swinging luggage, trying beat everyone off the bus. And somehow, those simple words were gone from their minds. “e xcuse me,” as they shoved their way through the crowd to the doors, and “Thank you,” as they passed the bus driver, who had endured the stop-start traffic of one of the worst airports in the country at rush hour, as well as all the ridiculousness that goes along with transporting people who do not know where they are, and had safely delivered them from Point A to Point b
That’s what drove me crazy about my commute more than anything. The length, the crowds and the unpredictability of it, I could handle, but the lack of basic manners rubbed me the wrong way.
It is not difficult to say “thank you,” or “have a good day,” as you get off the bus. It doesn’t take any time or slow anyone down behind you. but it might improve someone else’s day. being appreciated or even, in the state of chaos that was the Q72 bus at rush hour, acknowledged, can makes it all feel worthwhile.
After just a few days of being back on campus, of being back in the non-airport reality, my fear that “thank you” has been lost from the global vocabulary has been quelled. obviously, the politeness, or even over-politeness, that characterizes so many in the notre dame community has remained intact since may, but my commuting experience over the summer has made appreciate it so much more. It has reminded me that it’s the little things every day that matter. It’s the “have a great day” as you leave the dining hall and the “thanks so much” for the person who held the door from an awkwardly long distance away that can set an interaction apart, and that is what is important.
Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
letter to tHe editor
Screw it, let’s rank the halls
Among many notre dame traditions, the extremely biased ranking of halls has been as old as the unique housing system. many times, our personal rankings are just that: personal. It is a social faux pas to discuss why Fisher is better than howard in front of a duck or why you believe Alumni is a worse version of dillon. should these preferences of dorms be kept in the shadows? often times, the answer is a resounding yes. That’s why I am saying, “screw it.” not because I’m trying to go against some social norm, but because this is not an okay topic in many senses, and I am throwing out all my inhibitions. here we go.
1. Keenan
That’s right, I have the Knights as the no. 1 dorm. You’ll find these rankings have literally no criteria except for how I generally feel about the dorm, so please don’t take these too much to heart. however, you cannot deny Keenan has the most successful signature event on campus in the Keenan revue. Along with this, muddy sunday would be a signature event for almost any other dorm, and that’s only secondary. As for anecdotal reasons, I attended Greendot bystander training and of the 28 people there, 25 were from Keenan. Good work boys.
2. Walsh
3. Lewis
back-to-back girls dorm. both of these have fantastic communities (I think, again I’m just going off what I see), and they know what’s good. not common for girls dorms. I give Walsh the edge because of their renovation and amazing location, but Lewis is not far behind with their amazing crush Week.
4. O’Neill
I’m pretty sure o’neill is the background dorm to my life. Freshman year, I lived at their off campus houses, and yet I knew no one in o’neill. They kind of have some weird stuff going on with their sections being uber important, but I’ll take it because of the pride they give off. That bus is hype, too.
5. Dillon
6. Fisher
Two male dorms where, ya, maybe I don’t vibe with them all the time, but if you get placed in either of these, get excited. What I’ve seen, Fisher guys love Fisher, dillon guys love dillon, and there is something to be said when we go to a school like notre dame, which is the same way to the rest of the nation: You love it if you’re part of it (not always the case, experiences may vary). dillon just gets the edge because it’s larger, and I feel like it. I’m making the list, you aren’t.
7. BP
8. Ryan
Two girls dorms coming in hot. I don’t necessarily have a concrete reason with bP being so high, but the people I’ve talked to about this seem to agree, so we’ll go with it. I love studying in their Pen, even if it looks kind of weird for a dude to be studying by himself down there. ryan has some great aftermass food, wheelchair basketball is fun, a large number of my friends are from there and I would be chastised if they were not at least in the top 10.
9. Sorin
best location on campus, don’t @ me. The quint parties are pretty good, but even if you at least know they happen, that’s a plus in my book. Their bus trip sounds tight, and on top of it all, their story of how they seceded is pretty hardcore. People in sorin love sorin, but to some people they are kind of irrelevant, so they’re a little lower than dillon or Fisher.
10. Alumni
11. Duncan
When I made this list, some of my friends told me I had Alumni way too high. others told me I had them way too low. I really don’t know enough about Alumni except their rector is funny and all the impressions of him are even funnier. duncan, great dorm all around, except the duncan bro stereotype can be true at times. I grouped them together because they seem like very good dorms, but they don’t give me the best vibes. I have to respect their body of work, though.
12. Stanford
13. Carroll
14. Siegfried
This grouping are all dorms that are pretty good but they seem to just have one big knock against them. stanford is in Keenan’s shadow, carroll is super far away and siegfried cares too much about sports. All good dorms, all with some flaws. Their ranking within this group is arbitrary honestly. 15. Zahm
ooooooo, the controversial dorm. To be honest, I love Zahm. I think it’s super cool how everyone in the dorm knows everyone else’s name and they show a true community. They have a zoo for the whole campus, and they’ll protect that moose with their lives. The exclusivity is pretty annoying, though, especially when notre dame prides itself on welcoming.
16. Dunne
dunne has no business being no. 16 when it only started last year, has no established signature events and really no identity. but that’s where I live, man. Those are my boys, go sentinels! 17. Badin
18. Farley
19. PW
This grouping is girls dorms I truly don’t know enough about. In my rough draft for rankings, I had Farley at like no. 9, and the people I talked to all told me I was crazy so they kept getting moved down through peer pressure, sorry. badin seems to have a chill community, PW has Queen Week, which is one of the cooler things done on campus. Again though, they aren’t super relevant to me (and therefore the world), so they are lower.
20. Keough
21. PE
22. Welsh Fam
23. McGlinn
24. St. Ed’s
25. Flaherty
26. Knott
27. Howard
big block right here. I could go through the specifics why each dorm is in their specific order, but they are all so close in mediocrity that 20-27 is essentially the same thing. howard might be better than Pe, Keough might be worse than Knott, but this is how my bias skews things, although everything is pretty close. Keough gets up there because of their chariot race, and Pe got hall of the Year recently (somehow), so we’ll give them the top two in the below average conglomerate. mcGlinn has no bearing on my life whatsoever since I’m not an athlete, and I once went in the wrong bathroom in Welsh Fam and scarred some girl, leading to their low rankings. Flaherty is a worse girls dorm version of dunne, steds will probably pride itself on being this low and Knott has no community to speak of (good grilled cheese though). each have flaws and lack of quality, but the residents like them for their own unique reasons, which all blend together.
28. Morrissey
I wanted to give a special mention to morrissey because this could cause the most flak in my personal life. I lived in morrissey my freshman year before transferring to dunne. my experiences of that year reflect their ranking. At the time, the rector was awful, which led to a very secluded and not extremely welcoming community. on top of that, the facilities are the worst of any male dorm, so it was a no-brainer to leave. With that being said, some of my best friends still live there, the new rector — by all accounts — has made it a much better place to live, and I shouldn’t complain too much where my solution to the problem of the community was to leave. Anyways, campuswide, people still think the manor kind of sucks, so you’re towards the bottom, but I have hope they can restore themselves.
29. Lyons
not much to be said here, I lived right next to the dorm for a whole year and still know nothing about this place. They have an arch. cool. I saw no one under it ever because I am pretty sure Lyons might be abandoned. sophomores forced to take singles when they don’t want to? sheesh. I have them as the worst dorm for a reason.
Well, those are my rankings, everybody. don’t take these too seriously, I certainly did not. everyone’s list reflects their own experiences and mine absolutely reflects flaws in my own judgement, I am well aware. Thanks for reading.
30. Cavanaugh
oh, I almost forgot. Yes cavanaugh, you are that irrelevant. A couple of my best friends live in cav, and I still could not tell you something about them. I know someone who cursed out your rector at a co-ed rec soccer game, and that still gives me a chuckle. Long climb to the top, who knows if you’ll make it.
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Depression killed my ND classmate
summer is supposed to be our romanticized season of outdoor fun, vacations and relaxation — a time of fragrant meadows full of flowers with flickering fireflies and floating butterflies. however, on one of those idyllic days, my Facebook account exploded with the sad chatter that a notre dame classmate succumbed to a bout of depression. It was a shock for us who knew him as a bright, witty, regular guy during his days on campus. We still struggle with understanding how a friend, father, husband and valued family member could come to a conclusion that the best for him was to leave everything behind. his roommate’s eulogy likened our classmate to a butterfly that could not see how magnificently beautiful its wings appeared to the world.
I personally had not been in contact with him for several years, so it is difficult for me to attempt to analyze the whys behind his loss. At times as a student, he seemed to be uncomfortable in his skin, but not more so than any brilliant young person placed into the notre dame academic pressure bowl. he was a prankster who could hang with the best of his section — and that dormitory section boasted one of the best all-time prankminded students to ever have tiptoed around du Lac. my creative classmate, 24 years ago after the University’s sesquicentennial commemoration, helped design a “notre dame 151” t-shirt parodied after the bacardi 151 rum bottle design. he also attended notre dame with other family members so that he, unlike most of us, could depend on a blood relative if necessary.
depression is a mood disorder that does not discriminate. According to the Anxiety and depression Association of America, at any point in time, 3 to 5 percent of adults suffer from major depression, while the lifetime risk is about 17 percent of the adult population. In 2014, nearly 16 million adults in the U.s. experienced at least one major depressive episode in the prior year. my classmate was most certainly one of them.
The disorder causes a persistent feeling of sadness leading to a loss of interest in activities, which in turn causes hopelessness and a significant impairment within a person’s daily life. major depressive disorder, or clinical depression, harbors feelings of severe despondency and dejection that can last for varying periods of time. dysthymia, however, is a persistent and chronic depressive disorder characterized by a depressed mood that lasts for at least two years. eventually, the disorder kills. statistically, about 44,000 persons each year end their own lives in our nation. on average, men — most often middle-aged white men — commit suicide nearly 4 times more often than women, combining to account for 121 suicides per day. In 2015, caucasian males accounted for 7 of 10 deaths. my classmate followed those trends without any of us recognizing any warning signs. educating ourselves now may not return our classmate from the heavens, but educating others may prevent another friend, classmate and family member from an early departure of this realm. be aware that a zombielike personality is not the only tell of depression. nine unusual symptoms include lower back and neck pain, excessive weight gain, a quick temper, overall numbness and feelings of blah, excessive drinking, indecisiveness, lack of focus and daydreaming, dramatic decline in grooming and an excessive compulsion usually on social media. Any of these individually or any combination can forewarn of the disorder.
researchers have listed 5 strange triggers of depression, some of which go hand-in-hand with the unusual symptoms. recognize that a carb-heavy diet triggers a hormonal response that affects mood. A middle management position brings with it more stress. stress then may affect the thyroid, which secretes hormones that regulates the metabolism. In an effort to better socialize, people excessively watch the news and become obsessive users of Facebook rather than actually socializing with others. Yet, treatment can be successful in normalizing brain changes associated with depression through medication, talk therapy or a combination of both. our minds are mysterious mechanisms that baffle
and bewilder but can also amaze us. my classmate’s loss reminds me of lyrics to the simon & Garfunkel song, “richard cory,” which best describe my inexplicable feelings:
They say that richard cory owns one half of this whole town,
With political connections to spread his wealth around.
born into society, a banker’s only child, he had everything a man could want: power, grace and style.
The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes: richard cory at the opera, richard cory at a show. And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
oh, he surely must be happy with everything he’s got. he freely gave to charity; he had the common touch, And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much,
so my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
“richard cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head.”
but I work in his factory
And I curse the life I’m living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
oh, I wish that I could be, oh, I wish that I could be richard cory.
Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ’73 American Studies major, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter: @GaryJCaruso or e-mail: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Ticket gouging was bad enough
o n Wednesday morning, I learned that n otre d ame is selling its game day experiences. And not figuratively: per W ndU, notre d ame is charging U. s . dollars for the “opportunity to slap the ‘Play Like a c hampion Today’ sign and get a picture on the field the day before the game, a tour of the press box and a special viewing of the player walk, and postgame access to the field. A Fast Pass [let’s hope d isney’s trademark lawyers don’t see this] for fans looking to skip the lines is also available.” And for $50, you can participate in the player walk. n o word yet on whether you can be blamed for the nc s tate loss.
I am not sure where to start. The head coach is 2-10 against navy, northwestern, d uke, s tanford, Tulsa, Louisville, and s outh Florida. h e’s had one AP top-10 finish in seven years. he’s finished unranked four of seven. h is team is on probation. h is
one good season is being vacated.
b ut he can’t fire himself. he could quit, but I don’t blame him for staying. It’s a good job. You can field a mediocre team, scream yourself purple, point fingers at players, shove assistants, invent excuses for your failure and sleep peacefully at night, knowing no one making your kind of salary, in any type of business, has this type of job security.
And his boss doesn’t just fail to act. he affirmatively rationalizes the failure, patronizes fans, and doubles down on the future. They’re playing a “long game?” n yles morgan is in his last season. how has the long game felt for him, playing for one of the worst defensive coordinators in notre d ame history and sitting behind a walk-on?
What does the university think of all this? b ehold its most visible connection to the outside world: o ur field is fake, the new construction fits in like
a 10,000 square foot house on a half-acre lot in a cul-de-sac, and our end zone tickets are priced $50 higher than Florida s tate is charging for 50 yardline seats against the same opponent. The school didn’t think ticket gouging was enough, and they don’t have the humility to lay low, so they’re selling off memorabilia and experiences like an institutional Pete r ose.
What nd leadership has to realize is that football is a window for alums and fans. We aren’t on campus anymore, and we can’t track every development at the school. We have to rely on proxies, including the way they run this program. r ight now, the view through the window is not good.
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Kevin Kileen class of 1999
LEttEr tO tHE EditOr
Happy Birthday: stand up and do your thing. you’ll have plenty of opportunities to make choices that will improve your life personally and professionally. Aim to please, but not at the risk of missing out on reaching your goals. The end result is that what you accomplish will benefit not just yourself, but others. set your priorities and stick to them. your numbers are 6, 9, 18, 24, 32, 43, 48.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): share your feelings and concerns with people you can count on for support. A favor will be granted if you offer your services to someone in need. change will only occur if you are open and honest. use past experiences as your barometer.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): let someone else contribute for a change. offer suggestions, hands-on help and supervision, but don’t donate to something that isn’t going to benefit you personally. love is in the stars, and romantic plans will improve your personal life.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An interesting partnership will develop if you share your ideas with someone who has the experience and skills to contribute to your plan. socialize, network and listen to what others have to say. The information you receive will be valuable.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): An important deal can be made, but you have to be smart and negotiate what’s doable for you and what’s not. don’t allow anyone else to act on your behalf. diplomacy and being smart about money will lead to success.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): form a partnership and participate in something you’ve always longed to do. look for new beginnings as you tidy up loose ends. Plan a vacation that will give you the incentive you need to excel. commit to someone you love.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An interesting alternative will be made available to you. before you decide to take part, run the numbers and see if it’s financially possible. d on’t let fast talk persuade you to do something you are uncomfortable with.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): use emotional tactics if someone backs you into a corner. Avoid getting into a physical confrontation at all costs. use discipline to ensure that every move you make is strategic and measured. follow your heart.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): listen to complaints and find unique solutions. your challenge lies in understanding what you are up against and being willing to compromise in order to keep the peace. Personal improvements and romantic plans are encouraged.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): reconnect with old friends, attend a reunion or revisit an old idea. channel your energy into the projects and causes that inspire you. A change will lift your spirits and encourage personal improvements.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): say what you must and be prepared to implement your own plan if necessary. A problem with a friend or relative is best dealt with before it accelerates into a major dispute. don’t divulge personal information.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): use your emotional energy to push your way to victory. don’t wait for someone else to lead the way when you are fully capable of taking on that responsibility yourself. show off what you can do in order to get good results.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): you’ll be torn between what you believe you need to do and the responsibilities others expect you to fulfill. A strategic approach will satisfy your needs as well as the needs of those who are counting on you.
Birthday Baby: you are experimental, innovative and persistent. you are aggressive and upbeat.
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Pro boxing bigger than one bout
Daniel O’Boyle sports Writer
This s aturday night, an estimated 50 million Americans — and millions more across the globe — will watch the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time take on a complete novice to the sport.
There’s a slim chance the same skills that made c onor mcGregor the biggest name in mm A will earn him an incredible upset victory, and if so, it will likely be in thrilling fashion.
more likely, the Irishman will be completely dominated, and Floyd mayweather won’t even have the courtesy to make it entertaining. mayweather’s legendary defensive ability isn’t conducive to knockouts or anything other than comfortable unanimous decision victories showcasing superb boxing but little to no fighting. Against someone as inexperienced as mcGregor, it’s hard not to expect more of the same.
For many viewers, though, this will be the only boxing match they watch this year, or likely, the first since mayweather took on manny Pacquiao in 2015. It’s easy to imagine the backlash if we get a bland, defensive and easy victory for mayweather: If the spectacle is as disappointing and as one-sided as the experts are predicting, it will leave a sour taste in the mouths of fans, who may think the excitement in pro boxing is dead. What happened to the good old days? Will the world ever see fights as entertaining as the Thriller in manila, the rumble in the Jungle or the other iconic moments of the sport when legends like Joe Frazier, George Foreman and muhammad Ali reigned?
but the truth is that pro boxing in 2017 is more exciting than it has been for years.
In April of this year, Wladimir Klitschko’s reign at the top of the heavyweight world came to an end when Anthony Joshua defeated the Ukrainian by technical knockout in the 11th round of a thrilling back-and-forth event that saw Klitschko knocked
down twice and Joshua once before Joshua’s winning blow. It was surely the most exciting heavyweight title fight of the past decade. e ven more, it was no one-off. heavyweight boxing looks to be back. The success of the Klitschko brothers in recent years was undeniably impressive, but their fighting style — keeping opponents at the edge of their impressive reach — did not always make for the most entertaining fights. With fighters like Joshua, who combines elite size with impressive mobility, and d eontay Wilder, whose aggressive but unrefined style makes him an unpredictable threat, a new golden age of heavyweight boxing may be back. It’s not simply heavyweight boxing where more entertaining fights can be found, however. smaller weight classes are not simply showcases in who can be the best defensive boxer, as much as that strategy has turned mayweather into an all-time great. Almost any other fight in mayweather and mcGregor’s junior middleweight division will show how much better the sport can be. There’s always a possibility that mayweather vs. mcGregor becomes one of the most iconic moments in boxing history and truly rings in a new golden age. mayweather’s defensive style and frequent trash-talking, as well as legal troubles out of the ring, has made him one of the greatest heels in the history of his sport, so to see him fall to a novice and miss out on a perfect 50-0 career would be little short of spectacular. but it’s simply not very realistic. but if the year’s most talkedabout fight is a let-down, don’t let that distract you from how exciting and entertaining boxing is becoming. Watch more than interdiscipline money-spinners and you’ll see the best the sport has to offer — you’ll see where today’s answers to the greats of yesteryear are.
Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Hit batter leads to brawl between Detroit, New York
Associated Press
deTroIT — o nce slugger m iguel c abrera wrestled Yankees catcher Austin romine to the ground at home plate, an afternoon game at c omerica Park collapsed into total chaos.
All the testiness that had been building between the d etroit Tigers and new York finally boiled over. The toll of Thursday’s fury — three bench-clearing altercations, eight ejections, one beaning and a lot of angry words.
“I’m sure there are going to be suspensions on both sides,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after a 10-6 loss.
The winning and losing pitchers — d etroit’s Alex Wilson (2-4) and new York’s d ellin b etances (3-5) — were among those tossed. s o were Girardi and Tigers manager brad Ausmus.
At one point, the ill will carried over to the d etroit dugout, where star pitcher Justin verlander and teammate v ictor martinez appeared to get into some sort of dispute.
“I was actually on the field, so I haven’t seen it and
haven’t talked to them about it,” Ausmus said. “I’m aware of it, but I couldn’t tell you what it was about.”
Perhaps the only positive thing: This was the final time the Yankees and Tigers were scheduled to play this season.
James mc c ann and Justin Upton homered for d etroit, and Gary s anchez went deep for the Yankees, but that all became secondary on a day when the umpires had their hands full trying to maintain order. major League b aseball now figures to be busy, too, sorting out likely penalties that could especially hurt the playoff-contending Yankees.
Girardi contended an early warning would’ve cut off the trouble before it escalated. he blamed the umps for letting things go wild, saying, “Just a very poor job on their part.”
much later, b etances was ejected after he hit mc c ann in the helmet. b etances seemed to be indicating he had thrown a breaking ball instead of a fastball, and wound up shouting at the Tigers and the umps.
“I threw him out and that was to keep control of the game,” umpire crew chief
dana d emuth said. “And the reason why it took a minute or so, was because I wanted to get the players apart. o nce I got d etroit going to their dugout and new York going to their dugout, then I informed him that he was ran.”
“It wasn’t necessarily of him intentionally beaning the batter, but to keep control of the situation, I deemed it necessary that he went,” he said.
Although c abrera vs. romine was the peak of the hostilities, mc c ann’s beaning was the most frightening.
“You don’t want to see people hit in the head. You don’t want to see fighting on the field,” c abrera said. “but people have to understand we’re human.”
The problems between these teams began well before Tommy Kahnle threw behind c abrera in the sixth inning. Last month, they had a game at Yankee stadium in which four batters were hit.
This time, m ichael Fulmer hit s anchez with a pitch in the fifth, an inning after s anchez had homered for the fourth time in this threegame series.
reds rally, snap cubs
winning streak at five
Associated Press
cIncInnATI — Jose Peraza had a pinch-hit, bases-loaded double in the eighth inning on Thursday night, rallying the cincinnati reds to a 4-2 victory over the c hicago cubs that avoided a series sweep.
The reds loaded the bases with two outs against Pedro strop (3-4), putting together two hits and a walk. Peraza, who was 0 for 4 off the bench this season, doubled over the head of Ian happ in center for a 3-2 lead. strop let in another run with a wild pitch.
The comeback ended the cubs’ five-game winning streak, one shy of their season high. c hicago has moved into first place in the n L central by going 25-13 since the All-star
break, leading m ilwaukee by three games.
m ichael Lorenzen (8-2) fanned three of the four batters he faced. raisel Iglesias picked up his 24th save in 25 chances.
The cubs were in position for another win after happ — a star at the University of cincinnati — hit a solo homer and Jake Arrieta gave another solid performance, allowing only one unearned run in 5 2/3 innings. Arrieta is 5-1 in eight starts since the All-star break.
Kris bryant was back at third base after missing one game. he was hit on the side of the left hand by a pitch on Tuesday night and got one day off. The national League’s mv P set up c incinnati’s first
run with a fielding error, and had a hand in the c ubs’ goahead run. bryant doubled in the sixth and came around on Javier baez’s single for a 2-1 lead.
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cubs: ss Addison russell’s strained right foot is improving, manager Joe maddon said, but “he still feels it a little bit when he moves in a certain direction.” he’s been on the dL since Aug. 3. reds: rhP homer bailey is expected to make his next scheduled start on sunday against Pittsburgh. he left his start last Tuesday after three innings because of discomfort in the back of his shoulder, but hasn’t had any lingering problems.
Irish prep for first regular season road game
Observer Sports Staff
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i rish will take on m innesota at the i owa s occer c omplex in i owa c ity at 6 p.m. This matchup is the squad’s first regular season game away from a lumni s tadium this season, but is considered a neutral site for both teams. Last season, n otre d ame ended the season with a 3-14 road game record and a 0-1 record for its only contest at a neutral site.
n otre d ame (1-0-1) ended up on top in its last game against m innesota (1-0-1) in 2010, which improved the squad’s all-time series record against the Gophers to 2-1. e ach of the three contests between the two teams have been determined by only one goal; more specifically, each game has been low scoring with the final score resting at 1-0. n otre d ame then faces i owa on s unday at i owa s occer c omplex at 3 p.m. The i rish have a 1-0 lead in the all-time series against the h awkeyes. The only time the two teams met was at a lumni s tadium in 2013 for the first round of the ncaa championships when n otre d ame walked away with the 4-1 triumph. s unday’s game will be streamed live on the b ig 10 n etwork Plus. n otre d ame’s two games this weekend come after the team’s 0-0 draw with b utler on Friday and its 4-0 victory over b all s tate on s unday. a fter those two contests, all eyes are on Jennifer Westendorf after her threepoint performance on s unday, as the sophomore forward netted one goal while garnering two assists. a nother standout is sophomore b rooke Littman, recent starter at goalie, who has two shutouts under her belt after only two career starts. a fter last weekend’s games, the United s occer c oaches Poll listed seven acc teams in the top 25. n otre d ame is at n o. 24, preceded by five acc teams, including n o. 4 n orth c arolina, n o. 6 Florida s tate, and n o. 10 v irginia. a dditionally, n o. 3 s outh c arolina will be visiting n otre d ame on s ept. 1 for its first-ever contest against the i rish.
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Irish sophomore forward Jennifer Westendorf dribbles up the pitch during Notre Dame’s 1-0 win over North Carolina State on Oct. 30 at Alumni Stadium in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. The Irish went on to drop the semifinal matchup to North Carolina.
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which will house the department of music and sacred music, and the d uncan s tudent c enter.
“ i ’m most excited about what the stadium represents,” s warbrick said in an interview with The o bserver.
“We’ve taken our most important athletic facility and maybe the most iconic athletic facility in college athletics and turned it into a year-round facility for students and faculty, in addition to being a great football venue. The symbolism of that is really important to us because it talks about our belief that those two things can be integrated.”
a top the three large buildings, however, is another addition that is nearly impossible to miss, both inside and outside the stadium: a 54-foot by 95-foot video board. s warbrick says the video board will add a new element to the fan experience at n otre d ame s tadium
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c lark said the games were a big help in getting the team prepared for the regular season.
“They always help you prepare,” c lark said. “The team came in very fit, which was terrific, but that’s running fit. You also have to get game fit. The three games certainly helped get the players game fit, and i think that should be a huge help. a lso obviously just getting
— a new layer he feels the gameday experience has been lacking.
“ i think the most important [feature the video board provides], if you’ve been to a s hamrock s eries game you’ve seen it, it’s going to allow us to tell the n otre d ame story more effectively,” s warbrick said. “We’re going to do features on all kinds of elements of the u niversity that help you understand who we are. We’re unique among college gameday experiences because so many of our fans come once a year. i t’s not the same 80,000 people in the stadium every game, and so, we want to be able to tell the n otre d ame story to them. a nd so, i think that’s the first.
“The second is it will keep the fans much more engaged. i get complaints all the time about how long the television timeouts are. They’re not any longer here than they are any place else, but because nothing else is going on typically, they feel longer. n ow you’ll be seeing replays, you’ll be seeing features about the
in game shape again and getting a feel for each other is helpful. i t also allowed us to take a look at some of the freshman so you can get a look at which one of the younger players can help us this year, so it was very valuable. i t doesn’t mean anything that we won them all. i t was nice, but at the end of the day they were just scrimmages so it doesn’t really count for anything.”
When asked what his team needs to do to start their season off right, c lark had a simple answer: winning.
“ i t’s always winning,”
u niversity, after each play you’ll see a replay, so i think the fans will be much more engaged.”
b ut s warbrick emphasized the idea that, despite the new elements of technology the video board provides, the stadium renovation, with the help of the video board, helps to bring n otre d ame s tadium back to its roots.
“ i think this renovation captures the history much more effectively [than the last one],” s warbrick said. “The renovation 20 years ago, adding a second deck, was important, but it was pretty spartan. i t was poured concrete and you sort of lost the sense of the historic nature of the inner bowl. This recaptures it and i ’m thrilled. i think our fans will notice immediately the bricking, the period lights, the banners, all recapture that history. The video board is another form to do that and we will celebrate a lot of what’s special about n otre d ame football, n otre d ame athletics and the u niversity through the board.”
c lark said. “ b ut whether you win or lose you have to handle whatever happens. i t’s always one game at a time. The only game we’re focusing on at the moment is the game against s an d iego. Then after that, come s aturday, we’ll start focusing on c al p oly. We’ll get a chance to look at them on f riday when they play i ndiana, and they’ll get a chance to look at us so we’ll be a little more familiar with them. i know they’ll be well coached and they’ll have a lot of good players. We’ll get a better feeling after looking
d espite the undeniable positives to the c ampus c rossroads projects, there are drawbacks as well — 3,000 seats in the bowl will be lost as field bleacher seating is removed, the marching band moves from the field to the student section and premium skyboxes are installed.
“The premium seating certainly helps offset some of the reduction. i t’s 3,200 premium seats, it offsets about 5,000 that we lost during construction,” s warbrick said. “ b ut, the principal value or purpose of the premium seating is to create other additional experiences. We had customers who wanted that experience and they get it at other places.”
With the season opener quickly approaching, as the i rish take on Temple on s ept. 2, and the c ampus c rossroads project coming to a close, s warbrick is looking to the future for the next big thing. o nce basketball moves to r olf’s — which requires renovation to make it a “state-of-the-art” facility — volleyball is next on the
at them against i ndiana. a gainst s an d iego, we’ll go in a little bit blind but we’ll just have to adapt. h opefully we’ll have enough experienced players that can pick up how the game is going and adapt.”
The i rish host the m ike b erticelli m emorial Tournament annually at the beginning of the year. The tournament is named after former n otre d ame head soccer coach m ike b erticelli, who passed away in 2000 at the age of 48 due to a heart attack.
c lark said the tournament
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“ o ur most pressing project is to find a permanent practice home for our volleyball program. c oach m cLaughlin is doing a great job of building that program up,” s warbrick said. “ p art of allowing basketball to get a practice facility in r olf’s, we’ve taken n orth d ome and are creating r ec c ourts for students and faculty. That was where volleyball practiced. n ow we have to solve that problem. We knew that at the outset. We’re working toward solutions, but that’s the most pressing thing.
“a nd then the second for us is a second large indoor facility because of the time demands of all 26 sports relative to Loftus. u nder the new ncaa legislations, times we can practice is a little more limited, which is favorable, we enjoy it, it’s good, but we just don’t have enough hours in Loftus and so we’ve got to try and figure something out.”
Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
holds a special significance for his team and for him personally.
“ i t’s very special, special for me personally,” c lark said. “ i knew m ike. m ike died suddenly and far too early. h e was a big name coach in this country in the college game and he was a terrific person. To hold this every year is something special for me. i wish he was still with us, but this is a small token and a way we can remember him.”
Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
Observer File Photo Irish senior forward Jon Gallagher dribbles around a defender during Notre Dame’s 2-1 win over Syracuse on Sept. 23 at Alumni Stadium. Gallagher led the ACC with 14 goals and 35 points last season, and led the Irish with seven assists. Gallagher was also named one of the team’s three captains for the 2017 campaign.
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of the traits that we require all of our players to have, he’s working on them and he’s getting better. When he exhibits all of those traits, he’ll find himself on the field. a ll of our players are eligible to play under those circumstances.”
Junior receiver c hris f inke echoed Kelly’s line about s tepherson’s focus and said he had been working with the sophomore in the hope he could have the impact he may have hoped.
“Kevin has not been getting the kind of reps he would want, but i ’ve been talking to him, telling him to keep his head up, work hard, focus, work on the playbook and try to get through everything,” f inke said.
receivers With s tepherson’s status remaining in question, Kelly spoke of the other possible contributors at the wide receiver position for 2017. While Kelly praised the depth of the group, he said he’s still yet to find a second receiver on the level of s t. b rown, who caught 58 passes for 961 yards and nine touchdowns last season.
“ e quanimeous is a great player, and these are all really good players that flash great traits, and that’s the difference here,” Kelly said.
“a ll of them will get an opportunity to compete and contribute to what we’re doing offensively. i don’t think there’s one guy that’s said, ‘ i ’m e quanimeous.’ n obody has the pedigree he has. b ut these guys all deserve to compete and all have the skillset to contribute.”
While the receiving corps contains talented returning players such as c laypool and b oykin alongside s t. b rown, Kelly said freshman m ichael Young’s ability with the ball in his hands is too dangerous to not let him contribute to the team in his first year.
“ m ichael has an explosiveness when he gets his hands on the ball that is a unique trait,” Kelly said. “We think we have some offensive plays that can run through him and that can contribute to what we’re doing offensively.”
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2017 will see former m emphis offensive coordinator c hip Long take over the i rish offense. Kelly, who has spoken previously about taking a more hands-off role in regards to the offense than in past years, said he and Long have agreed upon how the offense should look but continue to discuss how best to utilize certain players.
“ i think we have a very good relationship,” Kelly said. “We’re on the same page. We both have a very
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good understanding of how we want the offense to be run. We had five or six months to sit down and talk philosophically, now it’s more about how we utilize some guys’ traits that we may not be aware of. a nd then, of course, there’s learning n otre d ame. n otre d ame’s unique. When we think about our f ridays, there’s m ass, there’s the pep rally, there’s class. h e has
to get acclimated to what makes this school special.
“There are always different ways to attack defenses. c hip has a style of his own — he likes to attack — and we’re going to use some things that he’s comfortable with and some things that suit our personnel. i said in my first year that i ’m about players over plays, and c hip’s a pretty smart guy. h e’s not going to get caught up in scheme over players.”
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g ilman is another player whose status remains unknown, as the ncaa is still yet to rule on whether the former n avy player will be eligible to appear in 2017 after transferring or if he will have to sit the year out.
Kelly said he has been preparing to work without him, but is confident enough in
the transfer’s readiness that he could call on g ilman on short notice.
“We’re still waiting,” Kelly said. “ i wish i could look in the ncaa crystal ball and give an indication. i think they’re well aware of his situation regarding wanting to play the opener, and i think our guys have done a great job. b ut we just go into every day spending more time on the guys who are eligible to play. b ut i wouldn’t rule out him appearing. a lohi is really smart. h e knows our defense, and if we were told s aturday morning before Temple that he’s eligible, we could play him.”
The i rish will open their season s aturday, s ept. 2, against Temple at n otre d ame s tadium. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.
Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu
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Irish junior wide receiver Chris Finke returns a kickoff during Notre Dame’s 38-35 loss to Duke on Sept. 24 at Notre Dame Stadium. Finke, a walk-on, hauled in 12 catches and two touchdowns last season.
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Irish junior wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown catches a pass during Notre Dame’s 38-35 loss to Duke on Sept. 24.
