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This is a satire. relax.
Listen up America. brace yourselves. The knowledge bombs are coming. They’ll rain down on the soft, fluffy snowbanks of the mainstream media, #disrupting the liberal status quo and #leveraging a new era of truth in the journalistic swamp. The Associated Press — a sadistic institution bent on wiping American e xceptionalism, Jesus, and perfectly good commas from the American discourse — has finally met its maker.
my intellectual spirit animal, r achel Alexander, brought the AP conspiracy to my attention in mid-July when she desT roY ed !!! mainstream “journalism” with her scathing admonishments of news organization’s woefully biased AP stylebook.
In her pieces, Alexander illustrates how the AP spinsters fudge the truth where it matters most. “s emiautomatic rifles that have additional add-on parts for shooting accuracy are to be called assault weapons,” she writes (this is supposedly a statement of an AP rule, but we can’t be sure since she never specifically identifies AP as a key contextual player in the sentence or the paragraph), “despite the fact the term has referred to fully automatic weapons used by the military for years.” To mislead the American public further, the AP suggests labeling all fully automatic weapons (like the AK-47) with the preposterous phrase assault rifles.
If the AP’s egregious rejection of facts (as stated above) seems petty, confusing or meaningless to you, then I suggest you move to c anada. since we American’s have the right to purchase and own our absurdly powerful and totally necessary militarystyle firearms, then the snowflake media has a moral obligation to refer to those guns correctly.
Alexander also sK e W ers !!!! the AP’s rules regarding climate change. After noting that the AP’s opposition to dismissive words describing climate change deniers and skeptics — words like “skeptics or deniers” — the organizations accepted replacement — “those who reject mainstream climate science” implies that climate change theory (and all the FAK e ! professional research backing it up) is, in fact, true.
I find such biases to be an affront to the Liberty University science lectures I spend so much time watching online. how dare these media moguls suggest that I, an upstanding c hristian and American citizen, could possibly screw up the world that o ur Lord created. If anything, climate change is a temporary result of the recent influx of liberal hot air.
h A h A h A h A!
The AP’s most pressing crimes, however, rise out of the grammatical realm. As of 2014, the organizations official stylistic principles command that “‘personal pronouns referring to him [our Lord and savior Jesus c hrist] are lowercase, including savior.’” how can the good c hristian people of the Us A stand for this nonsense? c an we stand by as these socialist elites take everything we hold dear, wrap it in lies, and drop kick out of a window? We shan’t and we won’t. We must also address the stylebook’s avarice in forbidding crucial grammatical elements like italics and boldface and discouraging the use of all caps. everybody knows that words have A bsoLUT e LY no emphatic capabilities on their own. c onsider the following proverb:
“After reading the false reporting and even ferocious anger in some dying magazine it makes me wonder, W h Y? All I want to do is # m AGA!”
- @real donaldTrump (8/30/17)
Without its capitalized sections and mind-bending (some would say avant-garde) syntax, it runs the risk of being utterly meaningless. It may even lead some to treasonously accuse our noble leader of mental instability — oh m Y! And it goes without saying how other snobbish AP guidelines — particularly those that require clear attribution of facts to a reliable source — further silence the voice of re AL America. but nothing compares to AP’s final nail in the free speech coffin — it’s disgusting rejection of the beloved o xford c omma — the controversial piece of punctuation that delusional millennial socialist band vampire Weekend reportedly does not give a f--- about.
Without the o xford comma, the following (totally hypothetical) news alert could potentially exist: “breaking: President Trump speaks on his most trusted advisors, steve bannon and Putin.”
While we, the reasonable contingent of the American public, would understand that this statement identifies three separate parties — President Trump’s most trusted advisors, steve bannon, and Putin — but our brainwashed counterparts will certainly interpret the information to fit their own malicious intentions. save the o xford c omma. save the c ity on a h ill. save c apitalism. save the r ight.
sincerely yours,
The c onservative (definitely not Alt-r ight) media
Contact Mike Donovan at mdonov10@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Gary G. Caruso c apitol c omments
barely seven months into his presidency, donald J. Trump has shown that his modus operandi is one of constant motion, confounding all with his political strategy that a moving target is rarely hit. In just a handful of days this week, Trump demonstrated that his love-hate personality centers on achieving his priorities. At week’s start, Trump horrified his critics with another reversal of an obama-era policy when he terminated through a six-month phase-out timetable the deferred Action for childhood Arrivals (dAc A) program that shields from deportation nearly 800,000 young, unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.s. as children. citing constitutional questions about obama’s authority, Trump threw the matter to congress with optimism that congress would show compassion and properly memorialize the measure through a law. however, that evening Trump cleverly expressed doubts when he tweeted: “congress now has 6 months to legalize dAc A (something the obama Administration was unable to do). If they can’t, I will revisit this issue!” nationwide, compassionate Americans decried the dAc A phase-out. Just as their backlash of protests amassed against Trump’s dAc A abandonment, the president deserted an astounded congressional republican leadership group of supposedly party allies by leaping into an agreement with democrats to raise the debt ceiling, fund the government until december and provide $8 billion of relief for hurricane harvey victims. It is evident that the Trump mojo (magic) moto (motivated hard charger) may consistently delight his supporter base, but baffles both his casual supporters as well as his critics. To them, they only see a crate of fast moving contradictions.
Trump mojo-moto (Tm-m) stands on four sly pillars — in all ways be antiobama, fulfill campaign promises, ingrain “us versus them” nationalistic values throughout government and maintain that the persona of Trump is always a winner. Loyalty plays a role within this Tm-m balancing act only to the extent that others must remain loyal to Trump, because for Trump to be a winner at all times, he must betray others oftentimes. The Tm-m playbook prioritizes action in this order: anti-obama, campaign promise, America first and Trump always wins.
Thus far in the White house, the Tm-m pillars have cast aside loyalists like farmers in Iowa and north carolina, when Trump fulfilled his campaign promise to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), allowing 27 separate negotiations from other countries to undercut American pork exports. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing from the TPP on his first full day in office, calling the action a “great thing for the American worker.”
For Iowans who voted for Trump by 51-42 percent, farmers viewed the AsiaPacific region as their next prime market. Asia’s expanding middle class increasingly demands higher-quality protein through an enormous demand for meat. American
pork producers can sell just about every cut of a hog carcass — from the highestpriced loin to the cheaper organs that are difficult to sell to American consumers. The TPP would also erase punishing tariffs that restricted the United states from selling to the Far east.
In Wright county, Iowa, that voted by a 2-1 margin for Trump, farmers also expected $10 billion in agricultural output over 15 years, based on estimates by obama’s International Trade commission. Their new processing plant in eagle Grove will not only lose that $10 billion bump, but it can no longer be a partner in the sprawling 12-nation TPP that encompasses 40 percent of the world’s economy.
In another rust belt state, michigan — again fulfilling a campaign promise to be tough on immigration — in June the federal government started detaining chaldean christians from the detroit area after Iraq began cooperating with the U.s and issued deportation travel documents it had resisted issuing previously. some chaldeans, here for decades and in their mid-60s, were swept up due to criminal records nearly 30 years old. chaldean christians are ethnic Assyrians from Iraq who are consistent supporters of the republican Party. They voted heavily for Trump when he won michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes.
The most disturbing potential betrayal may yet to come affecting dAc A registrants and transgender service members — both groups volunteered discovery and information to the obama government with the assurance of privacy and without fear of retaliation. Questions remain whether the Trump government will use this confidential government-sought information to prosecute them. court suits have already been filed to prohibit such action in the future. however, the Tm-m seems to thus far been able to twist around and duck obstacles while wreaking havoc upon those in the path of its goals.
Tm-m has pitted congressional democrats against republicans, not to mention GoP segments against others factions of the republican Party. In many ways those are the political system’s best moments when it gives and takes without any side monopolizing the agenda. but for Trump to use his magic mojo based on four absolutes that are unforgiving and not malleable enough to establish good public policy portends of future disaster. To egregiously race his moto charger through governmental institutions is emblematic of a political novice. Perhaps in six months the fate of dAc A recipients will be clarified as well as how well mojo and moto have served Trump and the nation.
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.
The story of notre dame’s founding is ingrained in students’ minds soon after — and sometimes before — arriving on campus for Welcome Weekend. It is a story of inspiration and vision, with our founder, Fr. e dward s orin, famously proclaiming:
“This college will be one of the most powerful means for doing good in this country.”
From the minute he spoke those words, Fr. s orin gave the charge: notre dame was to be an unmatched force for good.
Years later — 175, to be exact — both the world and notre dame’s campus look very different, but the mission and vision of Fr. s orin have not changed.
With our campus undergoing almost constant evolution and advancement, particularly surrounding football culture, it can be easy for us die-hard notre dame football fans to orient our hearts and minds farther away from the heart of campus — the place we call God Quad — and closer to the growing enormity that is notre dame stadium, manifested in the new, towering c ampus c rossroads.
As one of notre dame’s newest — and certainly largest — multi-million dollar projects, c ampus c rossroads represents a great feat for the University, creating a number of new opportunities for students, faculty and other members of the community. recently, it has become the new star of notre dame promotional videos, giving the stadium — and, consequently, football — higher precedence than ever before. While we recognize, and are grateful for, the numerous possibilities this new tool makes available to us as a school and a community, we must also recognize that it is just that: a tool.
We urge you, fellow d omers, to remember why we receive the more intangible gifts we have at this University. They are a means to an end, and that end is the betterment of the world in which we live.
There is a reason why the Golden d ome, the hesburgh Library and the b asilica of the s acred heart cause us to stop and stare for a moment: They stand as visual pillars of the notre dame tradition that brings pride to our community — a tradition of active moral integrity that we are tasked, as members of this great institution, with striving for in every aspect of our lives.
Football is an undeniably important part of our culture. As Fr. hesburgh once said, “There is no academic virtue in playing mediocre football and no academic vice in winning a game that by all odds one should lose ... There has been a surrender at notre dame, but it is a surrender to excellence on all fronts, and in this we hope to rise above ourselves with the help of God.”
This game, however, is not what o ur Lady’s University was founded upon, nor should it be what it is remembered for.
In the recently created “moreau First Year e xperience” course, which all freshmen are required to take, the five pillars of moreau are taught to students. These pillars are: zeal, family, hope, mind and heart. The course presents these as the foundational qualities that all notre dame students should strive to both possess and embody.
The pillars are defined as zeal for academic and moral excellence that leads to good works; hope that trusts in God’s plan and promise; mind that seeks to reason and understand the lives and beliefs of others; heart to discern what course of action will best serve the human race; and family that encourages one another to keep their minds and hearts directed toward achieving lifelong moral formation within
both themselves and the world.
In the midst of constant construction, increased grandeur and a fresh football season, we write to you today, notre dame community, to encourage you to keep these pillars at the center of your life, and work to actively allow them to guide you in all of your endeavors. To remind ourselves that it is the light emanating from the golden shine of o ur Lady atop the d ome or the tabernacle within the b asilica which represent the heart of this campus, not the lights that will be shining on the field s aturday against Georgia.
As students at the University, we are gifted with many new and advanced amenities meant to encourage us to achieve excellence in both athletics and academics within our community. but at the end of the day, it is not the comfort and grandeur of these gifts that we must bask in. As notre dame students, faculty and alumni, we are charged to use these tools as a means of changing the world we live in for the better.
here at notre dame, we learn and grow with the expectation that we will then share our gifts with those in need in the most rational, moral and welleducated way possible. As members of the notre dame family, this e ditorial b oard encourages every student, alumnus and faculty member to keep his or her heart and mind firmly on the expectation and values notre dame was founded upon — the ones embodied by the very buildings housed on God Quad.
o ur pride for our University, its athletic teams and its beauty are important. but at the end of the day, we call each and every member of the notre dame community to remember the order of the three famous words Fr. s orin engraved above the e ast entrance of the b asilica 169 years ago: “God, c ountry, notre dame.”
Former Alabama s enator and current U. s Attorney General Jefferson b eauregard s essions III announced that the Trump administration will terminate dAc A, the d eferred Action for c hildhood Arrivals program. dAc A was a compromise initiative conceived by the o bama administration in 2012 after c ongress failed to pass the so-called d evelopment, relief and e ducation for Alien m inors ( dre A m ) Act, first introduced in 2001, which would have offered those who had arrived illegally as children the chance of permanent legal residency. n icknamed “d reamers,” those persons applying for dAc A status are vetted for any criminal history or threat to national security and must be students or have completed school or military service. If they pass vetting, action to deport them is deferred for two years, with a chance to renew, and they become eligible for basics like a driving license, college enrollment or a work permit.
s essions took the opportunity of his announcement to slander dAc A’s nearly 800,000 recipients in language with barely concealed racist undertones. Tellingly, his speech included two classic lies supporting the breitbart nativist narrative. s essions claimed dAc A led “to a surge of unaccompanied minors on the southern border” that yielded terrible humanitarian consequences. he also stated that dAc A “denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans by allowing those same jobs to go to illegal aliens.”
A study published in “International m igration,” a peer-reviewed academic journal, found that the surge in unaccompanied minors actually began in 2008; dAc A was announced in 2012. The study cited a number of factors that contributed to the
surge — including rampant gang violence in c entral America, as well as drug cartels’ efforts to target and recruit children in mexico — but dAc A was not cited as one of the reasons for the surge. studies aside, the fact is undocumented children who arrived in the U. s . following dAc A’s implementation in 2012 would not qualify for the program; under its terms, dAc A was available solely to those individuals who “have continuously resided in the United states since June 15, 2007” and “were physically present in the United states on June 15, 2012.” Accordingly the “surge” allegation is demonstrably false.
The claim about jobs going to illegal aliens is similarly unfounded. While it makes for a good theme to stoke animus towards immigrants, there is no actual evidence that dAc A recipients have taken jobs from any Americans, let alone “hundreds of thousands.” In contrast, there is evidence that killing dAc A will damage the economy. About 30,000 people will lose their jobs each month as their dAc A status expires, reducing the national gross domestic product by $280 billion to $433 billion over 10 years. The c ato Institute estimates dAc A’s demise will cost employers $2 billion and the federal government $60 billion during that period. Trump’s decision to end dAc A is a bad deal financially for the U. s numbers alone do not tell the whole story of the negative impact of ending dAc A. Jesus c ontreras came to this country as a young boy and grew up in houston. Under dAc A, Jesus earned his paramedic certification last year; recently he worked six days straight rescuing people from the flooding across the city. Alonso Guillen, another d reamer who was born in Piedras negras, mexico, and moved to Lufkin, Texas, as a teenager, drove more than 100 miles with his previously undocumented friend, Thomas c arreon, to help out in the rescue efforts. Alonso and Thomas were killed when their rescue
boat crashed into a partially submerged bridge in the houston area.
The Trump administration’s actions bar any new applications for dAc A relief after s ept. 5, 2017, and any applications for renewal after m arch 5, 2018. There are several legislative proposals in c ongress to extend a path to citizenship to persons brought to the U. s . as children, including the dre A m Act, that enjoy broad bipartisan support, but members of c ongress often lack the will to face the inevitable backlash from misinformed and fearful voters, and the wrath of xenophobic ideologues.
In giving support to the proposed r AI se Act (a thinly veiled racist effort to screen out immigrants without jobs or higher education) in his dAc A statement, Trump stated, “ … we want those coming into the country to be able to support themselves financially, to contribute to our economy, and to love our country and the values it stands for.” When Trump and s essions demonize immigrants in order to justify deporting them, remember people like Jesus, Alonso and Thomas. They represent the best America has to offer, whether documented or not.
b y the way, Alonso’s mother is still in mexico, working through the documentation process. s he applied for a humanitarian visa so that she could come to houston and bury her son, but was turned back at the border by homeland s ecurity. now that Trump has turned away from his duty towards the d reamers, we hope c ongress can help restore America’s once-proud tradition of embracing diversity with wisdom and compassion.
Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicng, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Happy Birthday: It’s time to make some serious decisions that will change the way you handle your money, legalities and health issues. l ook at the big picture and consider your best strategy to help prepare you for greater stabilization, less stress and more time to spend doing the things that make life worthwhile for you. happiness comes from within. your numbers are 4, 17, 21, 25, 33, 44, 47.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make the most of your time. Concentrate on being with people you love or planning a trip that encourages personal growth, revives old friendships or fosters educational pursuits. r omance is on the rise.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Observe what everyone is doing before you offer help. Picking up the slack will allow you to be the one who makes a difference in the outcome of a joint effort. Making personal changes will improve your outlook.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make home and personal improvements and nurture important relationships. Stick to the basics and be straightforward about your plans and what you want to see happen. Strive for greater security and a stable home life. Personal gains will be apparent.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Pour your heart into something you really want to pursue. your hard work will pay off even though you may not please everyone. As long as you are happy with the results you get, that’s what truly matters.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): r efuse to let your beliefs limit your chances to get ahead or to try something new. Sharing with people from different cultural backgrounds will be a learning experience you won’t forget. Stay alert and ask plenty of questions.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): refuse to let uncertainty turn into a mistake. g o over the fine details and make sure to put a limit on what you spend. Preparation will be necessary if you want to ensure your financial security.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotions will be difficult to control. l ook at the bright side of any situation you face. g ive positive feedback and offer encouraging words to anyone who appears to be struggling. Personal changes will give you greater freedom to do as you please.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mix business with pleasure and you will gain respect as well as favors from someone who can make a difference to your earning power. g etting along with colleagues and participating in industry events is advised.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): look for ways to brighten your day. A home improvement project will help relieve your stress. Investing in the way you look will boost your confidence. Meeting new people and making travel plans should be a priority. Don’t let carelessness lead to injury.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stick close to home and avoid encounters with anyone who tries to entice you to get involved in something sketchy. you’ll be misled by someone who tries to get you to change your way of thinking. Say no to temptation.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Personal changes will make you feel good about yourself. updating your look or altering the way you dress will result in compliments. Put love high on your list and the gestures you make will lead to a romantic encounter.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An opportunity will arise through someone you know. Don’t dismiss the notion just because you have had problems with this person in the past. Be willing to discuss ideas and you will find a way to work together.
Birthday Baby: you are aggressive, industrious and perceptive. you are sensible and unique.
This nbA offseason was crazy.
due to Kevin durant’s joining forces with Golden state last offseason, which subsequently led to the Warriors’ domination of the nbA playoffs and second championship in three years, the other 29 teams scrambled this summer to either position themselves to attempt the toppling of Goliath, or to wait until the dynasty eventually burns out.
In the eastern conference, cleveland’s trade of Kyrie Irving to boston allows both squads the option of either road. The question lies in whether either team is good enough now to challenge the Warriors, and if they’re not, what they can do to become so.
In his 3,500-word letter to the Players Tribune this Wednesday, cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas opened up about his trade from boston to cleveland, saying, “I don’t think the boston celtics got better making this trade.”
Let’s find out, for the question is simple: Are the celtics are in a better position to challenge the Warriors after this trade?
Thomas, 28, was traded alongside small forward Jae crowder, center Ante Zizic, the brooklyn nets’ 2018 first round pick and a 2020 second-round selection to cleveland last month in exchange for Kyrie Irving. The celtics previously made a splash by signing free agent Gordon hayward to a four-year, $128 million max deal, which means that the lineup the celtics will send out against the cavs on opening night could be: Irving, hayward, Jaylen brown, marcus morris and Al horford, with Jayson Tatum, marcus smart and Terry rozier coming off the bench.
That’s a good team. Irving is a superstar who can take over a game offensively in big-time moments, and you need starpower to beat the Warriors. The celtics traded quantity for quality, and Irving, especially considering that the celtics weren’t sure how much Thomas would be able to play this season, does appear to marginally improve the celtics.
one could make a case that cleveland improved as well. The cavaliers had minimal leverage in the trade market for Kyrie, yet got two bona-fide players, a promising developmental project in Zizic, and two future draft picks. crowder is a versatile two-way player who could help guard a draymond Green or Kevin durant on the
Warriors, and Thomas, once healthy, can easily help replace Irving’s offensive production. however, neither the celtics or the cavaliers improved to the level needed to beat the Warriors — they just simply don’t have the talent. both teams are one superstar player away from that status.
enter Anthony davis, for example.
Look, I realize this is a long shot. davis is under contract until 2020 (team option). new orleans would likely ask the world in return, and all of this would only happen this season if davis expressed a keen desire to be traded in the first place. however, if it’s midseason, if the demarcus cousins experiment in the frontcourt hasn’t worked out and the Pelicans are already looking like a non-contender, then, if you’re Anthony davis, why would you want to stay in new orleans? You’re playing for a dysfunctional team without a bright future, so why not request a trade to a team that’s going to play in the Finals? These days, as we saw with Kyrie this summer, players are increasingly exerting more and more influence over their career paths, and it wouldn’t surprise me for davis to request a trade midway through the season.
Thanks to their recent trade, the cavs and the celtics have both the existing personnel and trade assets to pull of what would be blockbuster trade. The celtics still have a stockpile of draft picks, as well as young players like Jayson Tatum and Jaylon brown that new orleans would have a hard time turning down. however, if celtics Gm danny Ainge can’t bring himself to pull the trigger, cleveland could swoop in. The cavs could put together a package of Kevin Love, Iman shumpert, the 2018 unprotected first-round pick (via brooklyn) and their 2021 first-round-pick.
In the end, all of this comes down to the struggle of “going for it” versus “sticking with what you have.” even if they can’t pull of a deal for an Anthony davis, both teams need to actively seek to add a star this year in order to compete with Golden state. Winning championships and hanging banners should be the goal of both teams, and for the sake of the fans and for the game of professional basketball, both teams should seize the moment and look to win now.
Contact Joe Everett at jeveret4@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
con TI nued F rom PAGe 16
c arolina and Louisville on Jan. 13 and Jan. 16 and a road battle with d uke, who beat the Irish in the A cc championship last season, on Jan. 29.
In February, n otre d ame welcomes Florida s tate to Purcell Pavilion on Feb. 10 before playing the Tar h eels in c hapel h ill, n orth c arolina. Two days later, a Feb. 19 battle with m iami at home and s enior n ight Feb. 18 against Pittsburgh round out the February slate.
The A cc tournament is scheduled for m arch 6-10 at the b arclays c enter in b rooklyn, n ew York, with the nc AA tournament beginning m arch 14.
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IndIA nAPoLIs — Lexi Thompson shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead over sandra Gal and Kris Tamulis in the LPGA Tour’s inaugural Indy Women in Tech championship.
Thompson had 11 birdies and two bogeys to fall a stroke short of the brickyard crossing record set by mike mccullough in the PGA Tour champions’ 1999 comfort classic.
“It was quite the early morning, so it was a bit cold on the range and struggled a bit on the range, but I just hit a few good drivers at the end,” Thompson said. “I just committed to one thing going into the round and I think that’s what made my day a lot easier on me. I just stuck to my routine and committed to my golf shots.”
Gal, like Thompson, started her morning round on the back nine that features four holes inside the Indianapolis motor speedway. Gal hit 12 of 14 fairways in regulation in her bogey-free round.
“It’s cool, it’s funky. I really do like the course,” Gal said. “I think it has really good challenges off the tee and the greens, and it’s cool being inside the track. It gets a little bit windy in there actually. It’s just so big, it’s unbelievable to be in there.”
Tamulis had the best afternoon score with four birdies on each side.
“I think actually just worrying about the hurricane makes me feel like golf’s not a big deal, so
I just hit it where I was looking, made some putts,” said Tamulis, who lives in st. Petersburg, Florida.
Thompson, the 22-year-old Florida player ranked no. 3 in the world, tied for 21st last week in Portland, oregon, in her first event since the solheim cup — where she overcame a big deficit in her closing singles match against Anna nordqvist to earn a halfpoint for the winning Americans.
“I would say that round definitely gave me the confidence that I can make those birdies if I just let it go and fire at pins and commit to my shots and don’t doubt it,” Thompson said. “That’s how golf is. Golf is a lot about confidence and just committing to yourself and believing in yourself, something I’m learning along the way.”
Taking advantage of the wide fairways and forgiving greens softened by overnight rain, Thompson birdied three of the first five holes. she has seven birdies and a bogey in an eight-hole stretch from no. 17 to no. 6, and rebounded from a bogey on no. 8 with a birdie on no. 9.
“It was just two really bad iron shots and just ended up bogeying,” Thompson said. “but for the most part, I hit it great. Just hit a few bad shots with the bogeys, but I’m definitely not complaining.”
she won at Kingsmill in may for her eighth career victory.
The 32-year-old Gal needed a little more time to get started.
After opening with five straight pars, the German player birdied
six of the next seven holes and closed with two more birdies at nos. 5 and 9.
“I’ve been feeling like my game’s been pretty good the last couple months, but I just haven’t been scoring, so everything just came together,” Gal said. “I think I also had a good attitude. I felt like I enjoyed it a little bit more out there.”
Lydia Ko, winless in more than a year, was two shot back at 65 along with moriya Jutanugarn.
“It’s nice to get off to a really solid start,” Ko said. “I’ve been struggling the last few months, so it’s nice to be able to put myself in a different rhythm. And I was with a really good group with Anna and stacy (Lewis). obviously, stacy winning last week, it’s really nice to play alongside them.”
nanna Koerstz madsen and Amy olsonshot 66, and cristie Kerr and brooke henderson topped the group at 67.
“It’s so different than every other golf course that we get to play,” henderson said. “It’s in amazing condition and it really makes you think all the way around, which I think is good for my game.”
Lewis opened with a 72. The houston player donated her winnings last week in Portland to hurricane relief efforts in her hometown area.
nordqvist had a 74.
danielle Kang tried to play through a leg infection, but withdrew before finishing the round.
The 54-hole event ends saturday.
an alternative, but her first time participating.
“The event was awesome,” a lbrecht said on the experience. “ i got to play in the best fields in the country, and the best courses. i ’m honored i had the privilege to get to play — it was a really good experience.”
e mma’s two-round score from the tournament was 76 and 75 for a total of 151, just one stroke over the cutoff limit of 150 to advance to the next round. a nd although she was disappointed, a lbrecht still was grateful for the opportunity.
“… Kind of disappointing, i played well but i missed the cut by one,” she said. “ h opefully i will be back next year, and i ’ve learn from that experience.”
a s the i rish head into the season, a lbrecht is set to lead the team to new heights after a disappointing 2016-17 season. For i rish head coach s usan h olt, a lbrecht’s example is what sets her apart.
“ e mma truly leads by example in every facet of being a student-athlete, from the classroom to the weight room to practice and in
competition,” h olt said in an email. “With this type of influence on her peers she makes significant contributions to the success of our program daily. i look for her game to continue to improve and with that she will continue to set more records.”
“… e mma has been performing at a pace that has her on track to be one of the best players in program history. Last year she recorded the third best single season stroke average of 73.4. s he advanced to the ncaa regional tournament and had the second-best finish [tied for 13] of any nd player to ever play in that event. i expect e mma to just keep on doing what she does to the best of her ability and with that, the team will benefit. “
With a lbrecht at the helm, h olt is looking forward to coaching the i rish this upcoming season.
“ i think the team is ready to get back to competing and looking forward to representing n otre d ame women’s golf at the highest level,” she said. “This team has a lot of talent, and the key this season is to be consistent day to day so we can maximize the talent we have in tournament play. i f we can do that, we will have a very successful season.”
a long with her coach, e mma said she is also excited to get back onto the course with her teammates.
“ i think right now everybody’s games look good, and all of us have been practicing all summer and we’re excited to tee it up this weekend,” a lbrecht said. “ h opefully we use this as positive momentum and go hit some birdies.”
a lbrecht will be looking to build off her summer experiences when she and the team compete in their first tournament next week in Woodbury, m innesota, at the m innesota i nvitational.
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This weekend, the i rish travel to o hio to square off with both o hio s tate and Toledo on the road.
a fter suffering a tough loss in double overtime against s outh c arolina last Friday, n otre d ame (3-1-2) bounced back for a decisive 4-1 victory at home on s unday against s anta c lara.
s ophomore forward
Jennifer Westendorf is still leading the i rish on the offensive side, with three goals and four assists so far this season. a t the back end, sophomore goalie b rooke Littman continues to impress in her first season starting for n otre d ame, holding a 88 percent save percentage. s he has allowed only three goals, compared to n otre d ame’s eleven goals scored, in the past six games.
o hio s tate (4-0-1) and Toledo (1-3-1) are the last two teams left on n otre d ame’s non-conference schedule before the remaining 10 games are in acc play.
The i rish have a 6-0
all-time series record against the b uckeyes, most recently defeating o hio s tate in the 2010 national semifinal. The b uckeyes will be a tough test, however, as o hio s tate is undefeated and has outscored opponents 13-3.
The b uckeyes boast a strong defense, and the trio of senior s ammy e dwards (two goals, four assists), senior e leanor Gabriel (three goals, one assist), and sophomore m eghan Kammerdeiner (three goals, one assist) pose a threat offensively.
The squad is coming off a convincing 6-2 victory over s outh Florida.
a gainst Toledo, n otre d ame is also undefeated, with a 3-0 all-series record; however, this is the first time the two teams will meet in Toledo. The most recent contest between the i rish and the r ockets was during the 2015 season, when the i rish shutout Toledo 3-0 in a lumni s tadium.
Toledo has gotten off to a slow start this season, losing its last three consecutive games. The r ockets’ most
recent loss was courtesy of U c i rvine last s unday, as Toledo was held scoreless in a 3-0 defeat. s enior midfielder i sa e cheverri leads the offensive attack with a goal and
an assist so far this season. n otre d ame’s matchup against o hio s tate takes place Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Jesse o wens s tadium in c olumbus, o hio. The game
is available for streaming on b T n Plus.
s unday’s contest against the Toledo r ockets will kickoff at 1:00 p.m. at s cott Park in Toledo.
Irish senior setter Caroline Holt follows through on a serve during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Valparaiso on Aug. 25 at Compton Family Ice Arena. Holt has two service aces and 203 assists through six matches this season. Holt, who transferred from Loyola University Chicago her junior year, is averaging 10.68 assists per set.
will have to keep the wins from going to their heads and stay focused on the tasks ahead.
“I worry about young people taking things for granted,” m cLaughlin said. “It’s human nature to say ‘hey, we’re getting better,’ and settle down a little bit. We just have to keep an edge and keep learning. They’re going to take their education as far as they can and learn the lessons they can learn in volleyball. That’s a challenge, but it’s what the great teams do and what the great
individuals do.”
o n m onday junior outside hitter r ebecca n unge was named A cc co-player of the week, a high honor after recording her careerbest hitting percentage at .615 against Toledo. s he is also the n otre d ame leader in hitting percentage at .336 for the season.
m cLaughlin said in addition to n unge, senior middle blocker s am Fry and senior setter c aroline h olt have been big contributors for the Irish. h e explained that the team has relied on different leaders each match, working toward a high performance from all players.
“The contribution is
changing now,” m cLaughlin said. “ o n great teams the contribution changes. r ebecca [ n unge] had a great weekend. c aroline h olt was really good in the second weekend. I think everybody’s improving, and we need to get more people doing their job at a higher level. We need to develop that trust in each other and respect for each other that will help the team come together.”
m cLaughlin said the keys to success against the b uckeyes will be concentrating on the serve and pass, hitting the ball in and avoiding errors.
“[We’re focusing on] our side of the net,” m cLaughlin
said. “ n inety percent of this thing is what we do. b oth teams have good, physical hitters. We have to stay focused on the things that tell us what to do so we get in good spots and can pressure them. We have to have composure and hit the ball in and be aggressive. If we take care of those things, we have a good chance of being successful this weekend.”
m cLaughlin said preparing for the invitationals early in the season, like the matchup against o hio s tate, help the team to prepare for conference play.
“ e verything we do in the preseason is just about getting things in place,
developing this team and expanding abilities,” m cLaughlin said. “It doesn’t really matter right now who we play, where we play or when we play. It’s how we play, and our girls are beginning to understand that we control that. Game day is different — the emotions are different. We have to learn in practice and then do it in the game, and they’re getting better at that.”
The Irish take on the b uckeyes on Friday in c olumbus at 7 p.m. and at home in Purcell Pavilion at 1 p.m. on s unday.
Contact Darcy Dehais at ddehais@nd.edu
By MIA BERRY sports Writer
From the moment Irish junior e mma Albrecht started walking, she started playing golf.
s he didn’t really have much say in the matter, being the daughter of two golfers who both played collegiately. b ut despite the early influence of her parents, e mma has forged her own identity, and has started to establish herself as a leader for n otre d ame. r anked as high as the 31st best junior player in the nation in the Golfweek/ s agarin junior rankings, Albrecht decided to continue her golf career at n otre d ame, a thousand miles from her hometown of o rmond b each, Florida.
“It was a mixture of good academics and good athletics,” Albrecht said on her decision to come to n otre d ame. “I wanted a school that was really good at both and n otre d ame clearly offered that.”
In addition to her golfing career, Albrecht highly regards her education. In high
nd volleyball
school, she graduated salutatorian of her class with 4.58 grade point average, and at n otre d ame is pursuing a degree in science-business. h er strong performance on and off the course has made her a two-time member of the All-A cc Academic Team.
“I think the way I operate is to give everything 110 percent of my effort with whatever I’m doing whether it be on the golf course or in the classroom,” Albrecht said on her approach to athletics and academics. “That’s just always been my mindset.”
h er strong play last season, in which she led the team with a 73.44 stroke average, the second lowest single-season mark in program history, earned her an invitation to the U. s . Women’s Amateur Golf c hampionship this past summer, the 22nd Irish golfer to qualify. h eld in c hula v ista, c alifornia, at the s an d iego c ountry c lub, the Amateur wasn’t Albrecht’s first experience with the tournament, as she was twice selected as
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By DARCY DEHAIS sports Writer
d ue to the threat of h urricane Irma, n otre d ame will alter its plans to attend the c oastal c arolina c lassic and instead play a two-match home-and-home series against n o. 24 o hio s tate this weekend.
The b uckeyes (4-2) are the first ranked team n otre d ame will face this season, and have played a relatively tough schedule so far, falling short in matches against n o. 10 b YU and m issouri s tate earlier this season. The Irish (6-0) are off to their best start since 2005 after winning both the s hamrock Invitational and the b G s U/ Toledo Invitational.
After last year’s winning season and the early success the team has found this year, Irish head coach Jim m cLaughlin said the Irish
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o n Thursday, the Irish announced their full 2017-2018 schedule, which is highlighted by a trip to h awaii for the m aui Invitational in n ovember, an A cc / b ig Ten c hallenge showdown on the road with m ichigan s tate and conference home clashes with n orth c arolina and Louisville.
n otre d ame opens the season with several big tests, as the Irish will help christen d ePaul’s new arena in c hicago on n ov. 11, before traveling to h awaii for the nationally-televised m aui Invitational. Irish head coach m ike b rey’s squad will face the hosts c haminade in the opening round, with the winner of m ichigan-L s U waiting in the second round. If the Irish win their bracket, they would face a potential matchup against Wichita s tate in the final game.
The Irish then face
m ichigan s tate on the road in the A cc / b ig Ten c hallenge. This will mark the 96th time the s partans have faced n otre d ame, but only the second meeting since 1979. n otre d ame’s final road test to close out the beginning of the season is the annual trip to Indianapolis for the c rossroads c lassic, where the Irish will face Indiana.
o n d ec. 30, n otre d ame opens its conference schedule with a home matchup against Georgia Tech. The Irish play eight A cc games in both January and February, before closing out the regular season with a trip to v irginia on m arch 3. n otable games in January include a Jan. 6 road bout with s yracuse, where the Irish have not won since 2007, back-to-back home games against defending national champions n orth