Print Edition of The Observer for Monday, October 3, 2016

big plays in the big apple

Notre Dame outscores Syracuse after wild start at MetLife Stadium

in second half against Orange

Ben Padanilam a ssociate sports e ditor Irish flip script

a fter a half of football between Notre Dame and syracuse, it appeared as though the same narrative that has defined the Irish this season would continue to play itself out: t he offense would put up its points, the defense would give them right back, and big mistakes in crucial moments would cost Notre Dame the game.

t he Irish (2-3) scored three touchdowns of at least 65 yards in the first half. Junior quarterback Deshone Kizer passed for over 300 yards and accounted for three scores total by the break. but the defense had also surrendered 324 yards to the orange (2-3, 0-1 acc ). In the final minute of the half alone, Notre Dame made several crucial mistakes that threatened to give syracuse all the momentum heading into the break. t he special teams unit

By BEN PADANILAM a ssociate sports e ditor

Given the defensive struggles for both Notre Dame and s yracuse entering s aturday’s contest at m etLife s tadium, many expected their game to turn into a shootout.

b ut few people probably expected the shootout to begin as quickly as it did.

t he Irish (2-3) started off the first-half fireworks with a quick strike up the middle of the field, as junior quarterback De s hone Kizer hit sophomore receiver e quanimeous s t.

b rown on a post route. s t.

b rown broke a tackle and outran the secondary for a 79-yard score on the first play from scrimmage.

t he o range (2-3, 0-1 acc ) were nearly just as quick to respond, however. In an eight-play drive spanning just 2:06, s yracuse marched 75 yards and capped off its drive with a 3-yard rushing touchdown by sophomore quarterback e ric Dungey. However, Irish graduate student defensive lineman Jarron Jones blocked the s yracuse extra-point attempt, and senior cornerback c ole Luke returned it

for the two-point score to keep Notre Dame ahead, 9-6.

From there, the scoring only intensified.

o n the third play of its ensuing drive, Notre Dame responded with a 67-yard touchdown, as Kizer once again found s t. b rown down the sideline to extend the lead, 16-6. b ut s yracuse matched that score with a 72-yard touchdown pass from Dungey to redshirt senior receiver a mba e ttatawo. a fter converting the extra point, the Irish lead was cut to three, 16-13.

o n the ensuing kickoff, Irish sophomore receiver c .J. s anders took it back 93 yards for yet another touchdown.

a nd that was just the first five minutes of action. With 10:06 left in the first quarter, Notre Dame led s yracuse 23-13.

“We felt like there were some opportunities for some big plays, and we felt we missed a couple too, but we felt like there were some opportunities that we could take those shots,” Irish head coach b rian Kelly said of his team’s explosive plays early on.

“We always try to take

shots on the field,” s t. b rown added. “ t hat’s just what type of offense we are. We have great receivers that can go deep and get the ball. s o, we always take our shots and are expected to make the plays.”

t he action slowed for each of the teams’ next two drives. s yracuse punted after going three-and-out on its next drive. Notre Dame mounted a 10-play, 69yard drive that brought it to the s yracuse 1-yard line, but sophomore running back Dexter Williams was stopped on fourth down when the Irish went for it. s yracuse punted on its next drive, and Notre Dame followed suit, although the Irish missed an opportunity for another long touchdown when Kizer missed freshman receiver Kevin s tepherson down the sideline for what would have been a walk-in touchdown.

It was not until the second quarter that the game’s next points were scored.

s yracuse capped off a nine-play, 78-yard drive with a fourth-and-goal conversion on a scramble by Dungey to narrow the

Kizer wastes no time in offensive explosion

By RENEE GRIFFIN sports Writer

e ighteen seconds into the game saturday, it was hard to believe that the play of Irish junior quarterback Deshone Kizer had ever been called “below standard,” which is how his coach described his performance against Duke just one week earlier.

on the first play from scrimmage, Kizer tossed up a 79-yard bomb to sophomore receiver equanimeous st. brown that put Notre Dame up 7-0.

Just over three minutes later, Kizer again aired it out to st. brown, again for a touchdown, this time for 69 yards.

by the end of the day, he finished 23-for-35 with a career-high 471 yards – the thirdhighest single-game total in the history of Notre Dame for a quarterback, behind performances by brady Quinn and Joe t heismann.

t hree of Kizer’s four touchdowns in the 50-33 win over syracuse came in the first half:

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gap to 23-20.

b ut Notre Dame responded quickly. Kizer found sophomore running back Josh a dams down the sideline for a 44-yard gain to bring the Irish into another goal-to-go situation. t his time, however, they converted it, as Kizer ran it in himself from three yards out just two plays later. a fter the extra point by sophomore kicker Justin yoon, the Irish pushed their lead back to 10, bringing the score to 30-20.

a fter its defense forced a second consecutive threeand-out from the s yracuse offense, Notre Dame once again drove down the field into the red zone. b ut a timely sack by the o range forced the Irish to settle for a 31-yard field goal by yoon, which gave the Irish a 33-20 lead.

With just one minute before halftime, however, s yracuse took hold of the game’s momentum. a fter Kizer took a sack on third down that pushed the Irish out of fieldgoal range, the o range returned the ensuing punt 74

yards, setting up a touchdown pass by Dungey just two plays later. Following the kickoff, the o range defense picked off Kizer’s pass and set themselves up for another score.

“He tried to do too much,” Kelly said of Kizer’s mistakes late in the first half. “He took us out of field goal range, and that to me was the conversation that I had with him. … He has a tendency to wanna do too much, put too much pressure on himself and he’s gotta stop doing that.”

s yracuse was unable to take advantage of the opportunity, however. o range junior kicker c ole m urphy missed his 40-yard try wide left and sent the two teams into the half with Notre Dame clinging to a 33-27 lead.

t he Irish seized the momentum right back after the half, though. a fter captain and senior linebacker James o nwualu came up with Notre Dame’s second sack and first forced fumble of the season to force a s yracuse punt, Kizer went deep again and this time connected with s tepherson for a 54-yard touchdown on the fourth play of the drive.

t he throw gave Kizer a new career high in passing yards with a mark of 424 and extend his team’s lead.

o n Notre Dame’s next drive, Williams took a handoff, cut back and found a wide open running lane to scamper 59 yards for another touchdown. s uddenly, the Irish were leading the o range by 20, 47-27.

a fter allowing 329 yards and 27 points in the first half, the Notre Dame defense improved its play in the third quarter. t he unit allowed just 75 yards on s yracuse’s five drives in the period combined, and it kept the o range scoreless after preventing them from converting a fourth-and-goal pass on its last possession of the quarter.

Irish captain and senior defensive lineman Isaac r ochell said he thought the biggest change after the half was the team’s approach coming out of the locker room.

“Just the attitude. We knew we were going to just come out and play and enjoy what we were doing,” r ochelle said. “ t hat’s what we did, and we played really well [in the second half].”

Junior safety Drue tranquill added that the defense just needed to get itself settled, and the success in the second half was the result of them finding their comfort level on the field.

“Just getting settled in … just getting the [younger] guys feet in the ground,” tranquill said. “ s yracuse runs a high-tempo offense, and so we looked at it — s yracuse has scored about 80 percent of their points in the first quarter, and so once we were able to adjust, get our feet in the ground and get set, we were able to play good defense the rest of the game.”

Kelly said he felt the team was pressing early due to its previous performances and record this season, so he told the team at halftime to relax and focus more on completing the task at hand.

“ t he entire team felt 1-3, so they press, and that’s a natural thing,” Kelly said. “I told them at halftime, ‘Listen, we respect all of you. We care for all of you. you don’t have to [press]. … you don’t have to put it on your shoulders. you just have to do your job, and nobody’s gonna yell and scream at you. We’re all in this together, so just do your

job.’” a nd although the o range were able to tack on a touchdown followed by a failed two-point conversion in the fourth quarter, the Irish maintained the lead in route to its first victory against a Power 5 opponent in 2016. t hey even added a 39-yard field goal by Justin yoon for good measure, securing the 50-33 victory.

Now, Notre Dame will begin to look ahead to next week, as they will travel south to take on another acc team in North c arolina s tate. tranquill said the team is just looking to continue to build on the improvements made this week in order to win games.

“We’re just looking to get better week by week,” tranquill said. “… We can only build on that from here, continue to get better [and] continue to be sound in our technique.”

Notre Dame will next take the field next s aturday in r aleigh, North c arolina, when it takes on N c s tate. t he game’s start time will be announced s unday.

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Play of the game

kevin ste P herson’s second-half touchdown

Junior quarterback Deshone Kizer’s 54-yard bomb to freshman receiver Kevin stepherson for the first score of the second half wasn’t necessarily the game’s most exciting touchdown, but it was crucial to Notre Dame’s victory. the Irish ended the first half with a sack and an interception that allowed the orange to pull within six points. stepherson’s touchdown, the first of several unanswered Irish scores, reversed that trend.

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Speaker reflects on domestic violence

By GINA TWARDOSZ news writer

a s part of s aint m ary’s Justice Friday series, senior Katie d wyer spoke about domestic violence Friday. s he discussed the prevalence of domestic violence in a merica, relating her personal experience with such violence during her presentation.

d wyer began her presentation with an explanation as to why her p ower p oint was purple. s he said purple was the color of domestic violence awareness and that o ctober was d omestic v iolence a wareness m onth.

“The reason why i decided to do this on the brink of o ctober is because o ctober is d omestic v iolence a wareness m onth. d omestic violence is defined as violence or aggressive behavior in the home, and it typically involves the abuse of a spouse or partner,” d wyer said.

d wyer said she began

learning about domestic violence in high school, through her life skills teacher.

“ i had this amazing teacher. h er name was m s.

Triplett. s he was the nicest, softest spoken, most generous and caring teacher i ever had. s he taught a number of classes that i took in high school. a nd one of them will always stand out in my mind, it was called ‘ l ife s kills,’” d wyer said.

“Triplett, or Trip — everyone called her Trip — was also my neighbor. i started babysitting her children, and i got to know her family very well. s oon she wasn’t Triplett to me anymore, she was s ue,” d wyer said.

d wyer said the same strong, independent woman that she grew to admire became a victim of domestic violence.

“ l ast year on o ct. 17, her husband murdered her as she tried leaving her home, and then he killed himself,” d wyer said. “To this day i don’t know what went wrong.

s uddenly they were having issues, then they were divorcing and then she was leaving. a nd then we were burying her. i do know that was not what she deserved.”

d wyer said her goal is to raise awareness about domestic violence to young women everywhere.

“ m y point here, my reason for standing up here talking to you, is to stress to you how important it is to not let this be you. s he knew what the signs were, knew how to get out and still did not make it out. r each out. a sk for help. r esources are not just there for you to be aware of them — they’re there to be utilized if you should ever need them,” d wyer said.

d wyer said domestic violence is seen by the c enters for d isease c ontrol and p revention ( cdc ) as a serious and preventable health risk that affects millions of a mericans.

“ you could be living with this person, you could be married to this person, you

students perform dante

By MEGAN VALLEY news writer

a dorned with golden leaf crowns, roughly 250 n otre d ame students in i talian language and literature courses performed their fifth annual “ d ante n ow!” event Friday afternoon at the g rotto.

“ we got the idea from this group in Florence that was doing it with thousands of people,” research assistant professor a nne l eone said. “That was a theater group, so they recite it like we do, but it’s informed by their theater work. The theater director who started that came here and trained us in the spring of 2012 and then we put it on in the fall for the first time.”

i n past years, students would break into smaller groups around campus “flash-mob style” on a Friday before a home football game, when more people are on campus.

“The idea is really to introduce people who don’t know that much about d ante or the [‘ d ivine c omedy’] to the poem,” l eone said. “ p art of it is also for people to hear it in the original language and celebrate that, but also to make it accessible.

“ i n previous years, it’s been great because people would come with us and follow groups around to hear more. That was the idea, to get people involved.”

l eone said part of the

reason the timing changed this year, l eone said, was so the event could accompany s acred m usic’s “Journeying l a d ivina c ommedia: d esert, d iscovery, s ong,” an opera inspired by the “ d ivine c omedy.”

“ we thought we’d do the events close to each other so they can be connected in that way,” she said.

Three passages from d ante’s “ d ivine c omedy” were read at the event: the first canto of “ i nferno,” when d ante describes the midlife crisis he’s having, the fifth canto of “ i nferno,” which tells the tale of tragic lovers, and the final prayer that concludes the c omedy in “ p aradiso.”

“ we all came together at the g rotto and we’re all speaking together this prayer to the v irgin m ary,” l eone said. “ i t’s very appropriate and it really is a culmination of the whole journey d ante is set on by the v irgin m ary, essentially.”

Freshman d aniel d elfico said his i talian class attended a workshop to learn how to read the piece.

“ i t’s good to see the similarities between d ante’s time and now and see how the language hasn’t changed all that much in between now and then,” he said. “ d ante really is the father of the i talian language.”

Following the recitation, l eone and associate professor c hristian m oeves

could just be dating this person,” d wyer said. “ o r you could’ve been formerly dating this person. i ntimate partner violence can occur in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships. a nd in some cases women can be the perpetrators. h owever, women are more likely to be victimized and men are more likely to be the perpetrators.”

d wyer said physical violence is the most well-known form of intimate partner violence, but there are several other kinds of violence as well.

“[ p hysical violence] is absolutely not the only kind of violence that can be asserted in an intimate partner relationship. There’s also psychological aggression, which includes verbal abuse, [and] sexual violence. a nd there is a general misconception that sexual violence cannot occur in an ongoing long-lasting relationship,” d wyer said.

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delivered a lecture on three passages from the i nferno with the model, “ w hat’s wrong with this picture?”

l eone said her part of the presentation emphasized how d ante presents h ell as being “not e den.”

“a ny given line i can read 700 years of commentary on that line,” she said. “ i t’s interesting, but it’s a huge challenge to see if i have something new to say that hasn’t been said in the last 700 years? i t’s opportunity, but it’s also a challenge.”

s ophomore m atteo m uehlhauser said he appreciated that the u niversity’s i talian program gave students “cultural immersion” right on campus.

l ast year, the u niversity celebrated the 750th anniversary of d ante’s birth.

s ophomore Joan b ecker said it is no surprise why d ante’s work has remained so ingrained in western culture.

“ w hat he does with language is so clever and so earnest,” she said. “ s o many of the themes are universal — love, love for literature. p eople are always seeking to be better, to get to the good and seeking the best life.

“ i ’m so grateful to be at a university that supports this kind of work and puts on this kind of communityfocused celebration. i t’s really beautiful.”

Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@nd.edu

who are physically assaulted by intimate partners averaged 6.9 physical assaults during the relationship, d wyer said.

d wyer said she is still heartbroken from the death of Triplett, but she will continue to advocate and raise awareness for domestic violence in the hopes that she can prevent similar endings.

“ i will always be heartbroken that s ue didn’t make it out of her [situation],” d wyer said. “ m y heart breaks for me, for her two beautiful kids that she left behind, and my heart breaks for all her former students, who loved her just like i did, and all her future students who will now never get to be taught by her.

“ b ut if i can help change the outcome for just one person, then i know that her fight against domestic violence would not have been for nothing.”

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s acramental preparation is another growing aspect of c ampus m inistry, with 15 students seeking baptism this year and another 25 students preparing for confirmation or other sacraments.

b esides student ministry, c ampus m inistry also includes a liturgical ministry team that helps residence halls or other campus and alumni groups plan masses and organize music groups for the liturgies.

“ it’s not rocket science to plan a mass, but it’s also not something that people think about necessarily in their daily life, so we can help with some of those details that might otherwise slip through the cracks,” Kate b arrett, associate director of liturgy, said.

The liturgical ministry will combine with the b asilica of the s acred heart component soon for a new project, a coffee-table book and app about the b asilica.

The final component of c ampus m inistry is music ministry, which is led by a ndrew mc s hane. The six campus choirs that fall under this branch are the l iturgical c hoir, women’s l iturgical c hoir, Folk c hoir, c elebration c hoir, h andbell c hoir and b asilica s chola. These choirs practice at the c olemanmorse c enter but perform at the b asilica.

s pecial choirs are also formed, such as the opening mass choir and the Junior p arents weekend choir. These choirs are comprised of various members from the other choirs. The opening mass choir is the largest choir with every choir singer participating. o ver 200 students participate in choirs through c ampus m inistry.

w ith its many programs, c ampus m inistry is expecting a full year with lots of student engagement.

“ we’re so excited about what we’re doing here in c ampus m inistry,” mc c ormick said.

Contact Alexandra Muck at amuck@nd.edu

of them were like, ‘ help us fix our stress.’ well, i can’t fix it

— it’s normal — but i can help you be able to work in an environment that is less stressful and [to] develop coping mechanisms that science believes will help you get your work done and still be able to mentally feel stable at the end of the day.”

b auer said other scientific research shows stress needs to be addressed in younger people, specifically freshman and sophomores in college, so they know how to manage it later on in life. This is why she chose her sophomore nursing students as her sample, she said.

“ i f we teach them in their younger phases, then they will be able to take what they learned early on and utilize it junior and senior year and out in their professional field,” she said. “That’s very important, specifically in nursing and the medical field because it’s high stress out there on those nursing floors.

… There’s a lot of occupations where it’s just high stress, so if you have coping mechanisms in your academic experience, you can take those with you.”

a ccording to b auer, she administered a stress-level evaluation to the students in her class. s he then spent six weeks playing a cd of calming music for the first 20 minutes of class. a t the end of the six weeks, she administered the same evaluation and found the music helped reduce stress levels in her students.

c atherine p ittman, associate professor of psychology, presented her research on the effects of benzodiazepine withdrawal.

p ittman said people typically approach their physician when having issues with stress or anxiety and are often proscribed benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, valium and Klonopin, a practice p ittman disagrees with because of the lasting effects of withdrawal.

“ we, in the united s tates, have the highest rates of benzodiazepine consumption in the world,” she said. “ it was very similar in e urope and in a ustralia, but they’ve gotten wise to the problems associated with benzodiazepines and cut them down.”

p ittman said she studied a group of people who were struggling with benzodiazepine addiction, so she focused on the online social group “ b enzob uddies,” where people support each other as they work to get off the drug.

s he said this type of support group is necessary because withdrawal effects can be as bad or even worse than the original symptoms a person had for going on the drug, and there are very few physicians

who help people withdraw from it.

“ we’re looking here at medications that are used to calm people down,” she said. “it affects more parts of our brains than the parts that create the stress response, so they have a very broad, wide range of effects.”

Though there are beneficial impacts of benzodiazepines, p ittman said most people do not realize their bodies build up tolerance and need more medication or higher dosage.

s he said benzodiazepines are acceptable for occasional use, but the majority of users who become addicted take them every day for months at a time.

“ w ith prolonged use … four to six weeks, a person can become physiologically dependent on them,” she said. “Tolerance occurs and then increased dosages are required for them to have their effect.”

p ittman said people will

often begin taking benzodiazepines for one condition, such as epilepsy, and begin experience anxiety or panic attacks as a result of the medication. s he said her research found people still experienced withdrawal symptoms up to 14 months after being off the medication, which is why she believes other psychological remedies — such as meditation, deep breathing or prayer — are often more beneficial for people than benzodiazepines.

l aura Kloepper, assistant professor of biology, presented her research on the use of sonar in groups of swarming bats.

Kloepper said bats use echolocation to navigate, in which the bats makes an intense sound, which goes into the environment and bounces off the nearest object and comes back to the animal. The animal uses information in the echo that comes back to make a picture of its

surrounding. “ e verything we know about science says that the bats should not be able to echolocate when they’re in these really large groups,” she said. “ w hen bats are flying around and using their sounds, their sounds should be interfering with each other. i f you’re supposed to rely on a sound and know that that’s your echo, when you’re in a big group, how are you supposed to figure out if its your echo that’s coming back or another bat that’s next to you?”

Kloepper said she has not been able to answer this question, but she hopes she can help unlock this scientific mystery. s he said a better understanding of bats would help humans better protect bats.

“ b ats provide a huge economic value to our country,” she said. “ it’s been estimated that just in agriculture alone, bats provide $30 billion a year benefit in the insects and

paid a dverT isemen T

pests they help control. b ats are important for our ecosystem, and it’s important to understand them so we can help better protect them.”

Kloepper said the sonar she studies is important because it has technological advantages. s he said bat-like sonar is used for self-driving vehicles, both on ground and in the air, and other daily technologies, but people have not yet been able to replicate the exact form of sonar bats use. “ d espite all this effort we put into studying sonar, we haven’t been able to create a device that can be as good at sonar as what these animals can do,” she said. “This is a field known as bioinspiration or bio-mimickery, where we say, ‘ we haven’t figured it out, but these animals have had it figured out for years, so lets try to understand what they’re doing.’”

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starving to death, and the other one-third of people had been traumatized physically by the communists.”

l avely said he believes d ooley’s commitment to helping those struggling was rooted in his time at notre dame.

“notre dame is a place where you look for people to help,” l avely said. “[ i f] you see someone who needs help you stop what you’re doing and help them. i think that is what Tom saw, he saw really wretched people who needed hydration, who just needed their ears stitched up and he jumped into action.”

l avely said that this admiration for d ooley pushed him and his brother, Fr. c huck l avely, to honor d ooley in some greater way on campus. d r. l avely said that after he heard from a friend of d ooley’s, philip utz, that d ooley had lived in c avanaugh hall, he thought there should be some sort of recognition at c avanaugh.

The brothers’ work led to the instillation of a re-creation of an oil painting of d ooley in c avanaugh hall.

d ooley’s legacy in the

medical field is also being honored by The d r. Tom d ooley s ociety for medical a lumni of notre dame.

mark hubbard, who with his wife bridget hubbard, helped their son matthew hubbard create the d ooley s ociety, said their organization helps to connect doctors who graduated from the university.

“ we have an award which we give out every year to someone who follows the precepts of the d ooley s ociety,”

hubbard said. “ we have networking, the doctors in our database can reference each other and talk back and forth, and we have medical mission stipends … which go to notre dame undergraduates — or notre dame graduates in medical school to go on a medical mission.”

hubbard said he and his family were “vaguely aware” of d ooley before the foundation, but after research and consultation with hesburgh, his son decided to name the foundation in his honor.

a nother aspect of d ooley’s legacy that continues to be honored is his status as a member of the lgbT community in a time when his sexuality was not widely accepted. d ooley was kicked out of the navy as a result of his sexual

orientation.

The g ay and l esbian a lumni of notre dame and st. mary’s ( gala-nd/smc ) has named its scholarship after d ooley to honor this legacy.

“ we wanted to create an award that really symbolized the character of notre dame,” gala-nd/smc president Jack b ergen said, noting that d ooley’s work fit the bill. “ … [a] key characteristic of notre dame is giving back to the community, which d r. d ooley did very much of. a nd courage — he showed a tremendous amount of courage as he went into v ietnam, c ambodia, s outheast a sia, i ndochina, as it was called, and took personal risks in terms of the work he was doing.”

b ergen said that after careful consideration, it seemed only right that the award be named in d ooley’s honor.

“ we looked at the work that he did, and the fact that he was gay, we felt that it was important to establish this award not only to recognize his effort but also to recognize, as we move through the years, people that symbolize key characteristics he displayed through his life,” b ergen said.

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automatic killing of the normal cell is called apoptosis.”

basu said the issue is cancer cells inherently lack the ability to undergo apoptosis.

“a cancer cell doesn’t have this,” basu said. “a cancer cell becomes wild and it grows and it grows. it doesn’t want to die.”

however, basu said he has found a way to possibly eliminate cancer cells.

“we have discovered five chemicals which go into the cancer cell and kill the cancer cells by apoptosis,” basu said.

The current goal of basu’s research is to get the chemicals to distinguish healthy cells from cancer cells.

“i f these apoptotic chemicals go to normal cells, they will kill the normal cells too,” basu said. “so our goal is to determine how to directly target the chemicals to the cancer cells.”

basu said he recently started the cancer drug delivery research Foundation (cddr F) in an effort to continue this research.

“i have a $1 million recoupment the university gave me almost two years ago, and they said whatever you want to make the lab, do it,” basu said.

“so i founded the cancer drug

delivery research Foundation.”

basu hopes to open up the cddr F l ab in i nnovation park within a year and has already hired a lab manager, dr. a run agarwal, a visiting scholar at the university. The lab is still looking for funding, but basu is not too worried.

“a fter maintaining my research for 40 years at this institution, and 46 years overall, i have confidence that i’ll bring money in,” he said.

basu said his other strand of research concerns fighting kidney infections by using gold nanowire antibodies. basu said this method of combating kidney infections is a vast improvement over the current practice.

“i f you have a kidney infection, then you have some bacteria in your kidney, and the bacteria doubles every 10 minutes,” basu said. “w hat doctors do these days is they send the sample to the lab, and the lab report comes in two or three days. by that time, your bladder is full of the bacteria and the toxins, and people die many times.”

basu said the method he is working on is needed to give a diagnosis quickly and possibly save lives.

Contact Aidan Lewis at alewis9@nd.edu

p resenting your ‘horrorscope’

Martha Reilly a ssociate saint mary’s e ditor

The stars have shown that h alloween will be extra scary this year. b ut don’t fret; your “horrorscopes” will help you know just what to expect this month.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)

d rop your confidence and leadership qualities, and begin investigating all that you see and hear. you need to transform from a little stitious into superstitious. Question everything. b e careful not to take anything for granite, because it might just be marble.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

Tone down your dedication and perseverance this month, and realize that no matter how much time you invest, you will never be able to carve a pumpkin with a smile as perfect as a ntonio brown’s. The traditional jacko-lantern looks much more classic anyway.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)

police will mistake the caution tape you put up as a h alloween decoration for an indication of a crime scene. no one will bail you out of jail because you took all the candy from the “free candy” basket in your dorm.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

your loyalty is admirable, but just because you committed to dressing up as brian van g order for h alloween three months ago doesn’t mean you have to stick with it. b ad call on the costume.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22)

you will regret going to a carnival with someone who promises to win you a prize. your date exchanges all his or her tickets for a black cat that you have to pretend you like, even though it looks nothing like the one from “ s abrina the Teenage w itch” and brings you bad luck.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)

your sensitivity will cause you much distress this month when someone remarks that you are shallow. Keep in mind, you’re the one who chose to dress up as a kiddy pool for h alloween.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)

a s a people pleaser, you are never able to say no to others. This tendency will harm you this month when friends keep asking if you want to watch the second “Twitches” movie instead of the original.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)

it’s time for you to seek new love. This h alloween, you’ll find out that your significant other isn’t a keeper when he or she dresses up as h arry potter in a Quidditch uniform, snitch and all.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

you may be a free spirit, but watch out when lonely ghosts start to realize this. s ome lost souls have finally found the body they’ve been looking to inhabit at no charge.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)

your unlucky streak will continue this month, but you should’ve expected this when you chose not to forward that chain email eight years ago.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)

your philanthropic tendencies will get the best of you, and you may regret such open displays of generosity when your friend asks if he can move into your room. a s it turns out, he’s a werewolf who will tear up your pillows and wake you up every night with his howling.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20)

your open displays of emotion are beautiful, but you are in for a reality check when you begin to cry while writing “h alloweentown” fan fiction during class. p eople may mistake your vulnerability for weakness, so you must discern who’s a true friend and who’s merely taking advantage of you for your surplus of candy corn.

lEttEr to thE EdItor

Because I knew you

“ d o the [ n otre d ame] students ever appreciate what they have, while they have it?” d r. Tom d ooley’s words to Fr. Theodore h esburgh haven’t always resonated with me during my time at n otre d ame. The o rgo ii final exam, the polar vortex of 2014, what seemed to be the end of Feve as we knew it last spring — all were times of yearning for better days. m y inability to remain in the present during such times of struggle is not what gets me, but rather i am brought to self-reflection by my blatant lack of appreciation for that which fueled my perseverance: my friends and family.

The recent death of a friend — neither an acquaintance nor a “bestie” by any stretch of the imagination, but a person whose frequent kind words and short, yet meaningful exchanges have had a profound impact on me — has forced me into introspection. w hy is it that i can never fully be grateful for what i have until it is gone? That i don’t truly grasp the fall until it is winter? That i am not conscious of my chicken popper bowl until all that’s left is a heap of mashed potatoes? w hy did i never tell my friend how much he meant to me while i still had the chance? you see, time is fleeting. m any of the people and places that currently charge my life with meaning, and even those that seem to do the opposite, have paths that may never again intersect with mine. r ather than allowing these important aspects of my being to be dragged with me as i trudge through the mud in my day-to-day life, i have realized that i must celebrate them as though they could vanish tomorrow. c elebrate my old friends, who would put a halt on their own lives in order to take care of mine during times of crisis. c elebrate my new friends, who have carved for me a special place in their complex social network and busy lives. c elebrate the beauty of our campus, but especially the people with whom you are lucky enough to enjoy such beauty. i f there is one thing n otre d ame has

taught me during the past three years, it’s that it is the people — not the crisp autumn leaves, the g olden d ome, nor the football — who i have been fortunate enough to meet that have made o ur l ady’s university such a special place. The people who will make late-night quarter dog runs with me, those who would drop everything to save me when i ’ve found myself passed out on the quad, and those who will take study breaks with me to swim in the lake, they all have reminded me how lucky i am to be here. b ut when would i post a glowing picture of my friends, thanking them for changing me for the better, rather than a perfectly cropped and filtered d ome pic? i n fact, have i ever told them how much better off i am for knowing them? h ave i told them that i sometimes stop to think how different my life would be without them, and that i ’m worried for an impending future without them by my side? That i can’t call my parents without raving about them?

s omeone once told me that she’d rather have four quarters than 100 pennies, that she’d rather have four friends with whom she could tackle all n otre d ame has to offer rather than 100 acquaintances with whom she could never quite experience everything. w ell, my time at n otre d ame has bestowed me with 100 quarters. o ne hundred friends with whom i could survive another polar vortex or learn to truly appreciate the fall. d r. d ooley’s words mean more to me now than i ever could have imagined in the past. a lthough i will never be able to let my friend know just how special he was to me, i still am lucky enough to be able to appreciate my friends at n otre d ame before we part our ways. i n the wise words of g linda and e lphaba, “ b ecause i knew you, i have been changed for good.”

A fool and his oil

Former new york mayor rudy giuliani recently appeared on abc’s “This week” and told host george stephanopoulos that “anything is legal” in war. This rejection of the geneva convention and other international agreements delineating actions that constitute “war crimes” was in response to a question about donald Trump’s suggestion that the u s. should “take the oil” of iraq. Trump’s position is not new: in 2011, he told the wall street Journal, “i would take the oil. i would not leave iraq and let iran take the oil.”

giuliani explained, “leave a force back there, and take [the oil], and make sure it’s distributed in a proper way.” in response to stephanopoulos questioning the legality of such action, giuliani replied with a laugh, “of course it’s legal — it’s war. until the war is over, anything is legal.”

during a forum hosted earlier by nbc, Trump suggested oil seizure would have been a way to pay for the iraq war, saying, “we go in, we spend $3 trillion, we lose thousands and thousands of lives, and then … what happens is we get nothing.” his rationale, in part, was to fight the islamic state group. “[if] we took the oil … [is] would not have been able to take oil and use that oil to fuel themselves. it used to be ‘to the victor belong the spoils,’ now, there was no victor there, believe me. There was no victor. but i always said: take the oil.” apparently, in Trump’s formulation, you do not even have to be victorious to claim the oil as a war prize.

“you’re not stealing anything,” Trump said. “we’re reimbursing ourselves. … we’re taking back $1.5 trillion to reimburse ourselves.”

d ear Fr. John Jenkins,

we are writing to express our disappointment with your recent op-ed in the wall street Journal. b ecause you represent the entire notre dame community, we feel we must speak up to ask you to reconsider your statements and to open a public dialogue about this important social issue. we are disheartened that you objected to the ncaa’s decision and chose to make a public statement that privileges the rights and feelings of cisgender, heterosexual people over transgender and gay people. perhaps you do not understand what transgender is, or have not considered the experiences a transgender person might face negotiating gendered bathrooms. yet they are not alone: m any cisgender people face similar difficulties when using gendered bathrooms due to their role as parents or caretakers of people of a different gender. m any communities and institutions have responded by creating gender-neutral and family-friendly bathrooms.

your placing of privileged people’s comfort over those of a disenfranchised group does not align with statements you made during your recent address to the notre dame faculty. There, you spoke at length about the need for more diversity and inclusion at our university, grounding that goal in the principle that every human being is worthy of respect and dignity. o ne need only replace “transgender persons” and “biological sex” in your statement with some other marginalized group or identity, such as “people of color” and “race,” to understand how problematic it is. moreover, your op-ed echoes many of the biased and reductive statements made in favor of north c arolina house bill 2 ( hb2). a s you note, this law is not just about legislating bathroom use, although those in favor of it consistently raise that canard. hb2 is about a state stripping rights from cities and citizens. it is about civil rights. hb2 is a segregationist law of precisely the sort

leaving aside the security concerns on levels both local (oil production and transport is a tempting target for terrorists) and regional (theft of a nation’s treasure as a rallying cry for recruiting), this strategy flaunts moral and legal conventions regarding treatment of foreign territory and property during and after wartime.

Trump’s reference to the “spoils of war” invokes a longpast era of brutal conquest and plunder, which has been tempered and rendered illegal under the international laws of war. Taking or seizing civilian goods and national energy reserves likely would amount to a war crime. as a practical matter, petroleum profits were iraq’s major source of income, and taking such a resource without fair compensation would cripple the country even more than the effects of prolonged warfare.

gen. douglas maca rthur purposefully avoided depleting Japan’s resources when he oversaw the occupation of the country following world war ii — he even brought resources in to help feed the desperate population. maca rthur’s actions in forgoing seizure of the spoils of war have been uniformly acknowledged as vindicating a merica’s status as the moral leader of the free world and laid the groundwork for a relationship of mutual respect and support with Japan.

Trump and giuliani are also unaware of, or simply ignoring, the tremendous costs and difficulties involved to “take the oil.” most of the oil in iraq is not in the contested north, along the border with syria, but rather in the far south, around the persian gulf. even if you include areas held by is in syria, the oil reserves are not large and not highly profitable when oil is around $40 a barrel. as far as denying is whatever profits are available, the u s. military has already targeted the islamic state group’s small-scale oil refineries and oil convoys as a way of cutting off that income. To actually seize the oil fields

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that our university has stood against for decades. l ike its antecedents in the Jim c row era, hb2 constructs an imaginary threat, and inflicts suffering on the most vulnerable members of our society. i ndeed, segregation laws involving people of color have also frequently been about policing gender and sexuality; the bodies in question are often the same. understanding the history of those connections is important for anyone wanting to weigh into a critical debate on hb2.

we also find your comments about the ncaa’s decision and its role as a “moral arbiter” deeply problematic and inconsistent with the values of our university. c ertainly, any organization of whatever nature has the moral obligation to speak up and act in the face of discriminatory laws such as hb2. we applaud the ncaa for taking this stand when many other powerful institutions, such as notre dame, have not.

i n your op-ed, you argue, “ w hen it comes to complex, contentious social issues, universities have a critical role to play in fostering reflection, discussion and informed debate.” we agree, but notre dame is not yet a place where the discussion of such issues is fully welcome or valued. For example, public discussions about the lgb TQi community have been consistently squelched on our campus, to the detriment of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and larger community. i ndeed, your recent op-ed seems to continue that trend. Those of us signing here, however, will not remain quiet in the face of discriminatory remarks and the dearth of dialogue on our campus about such significant social issues. we will value and support de-privileged people, and we will attempt to change the oppressive systems that keep such individuals subordinate and disempowered. we would welcome an opportunity to meet with you in person to express our views and to understand your own, as well as to provide you with information about the issues transgender and gay people

with troops, as Trump has suggested, would involve a commitment of forces far beyond anything the u s. is willing to sustain. The syrian pipelines extend from the oilfields in eastern syria to the mediterranean coast, across the width of the country. a rmed forces would need to occupy most of syria to get the oil out. The price of the military operations alone would far exceed any revenue that could be extracted; the cost in human lives would not be justified.

a nd Trump is not talking about oil sitting in great pools at the surface or stored in large tanks ready for grabbing; he’s targeting reserves, i.e., oil in-place underground that would need to be produced. it’s like robbing a bank by drilling a quarter-inch hole into the vault, from 100 yards away. To recover any valuables from the vault you would then need to snake a tube through the hole and hope you make contact with something valuable. if you are real lucky, perhaps you hit a stack of gold coins. The coins won’t fit up the tube, so to recover them you need to send some sort of tool through the tube to scrape off a little gold, and then use another tool to retrieve those gold scraps. That’s what oil production in the real world is like: unpredictable, difficult, expensive and time-consuming. only someone blissfully ignorant of the real-world costs in lives lost, squandered national treasure and diminished global stature could entertain such a vainglorious conceit as taking another nation’s resources. ultimately, the only product being offered to the a merican public is that classic standby of the unctuous peddler: snake oil.

Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net

face here at notre dame and beyond. respectfully,

Francisco Aragon latino studies

Katrina Barron mathematics

Laura Bayard outreach services librarian

Christine Becker Film, Television and Theatre

Catherine E. Bolten peace studies

Katherine Brading philosophy

Joseph A. Buttigieg english

Mary R. D’Angelo Theology

E. Jane Doering Teachers as scholars

Margaret Anne Doody english

John Duffy english

Stephen Fredman english

Agustin Fuentes anthropology

Daniel A. Graff history

Karen B. Graubart history

Perin Gurel american studies

Darlene R. Hampton First year of studies

Susan Cannon Harris english, gender studies

Karen Croake Heisler Film, Television and Theatre

Ricky Herbst public interest law

Peter Holland associate dean for the arts

Asher Kaufman history

By ALEXANDRA LOWERY scene writer

“have you heard banks’ new stuff?” “yeah, it’s really good ... just angry.”

This was a conversation i had after Jillian banks, better known to the alt-pop world and heartbroken women everywhere simply as banKs, released a string of electric singles the summer prior to her sophomore effort, “The a ltar.”

banks made a name for herself with a steady stream of emotional releases before her debut album “g oddess” made a huge splash (in the form of angry tears) in 2014. hailed for its gloomy honesty and sleek production, the album kept crowds guessing what banks had in store for our heartstrings next.

boldly setting the tone for banks’ post“g oddess” era,“The a ltar’s” lead single “F--- with myself” is an unapologetic self-love anthem, which embodies the dark, synth-r & b beats that infect the whole album.

“g emini Feed” and “mind games” quickly follow, two indie-pop hits that are pure banks. w ith dissonant

vocals layered over deadly electronic trappy beats, both songs are haunting, lyrically and otherwise. w itty lines like “you’re claiming i’m a handful when you show up all empty-handed” epitomize the torment-turned-catharsis that make her songs so compelling.

The evolution of banks’ sound is best illustrated in songs like “Trainwreck” where she’s spewing irate words rapid-fire and most notably singing about decapitating the only head a man can think with. The song feels like she’s been listening to the “nicki minaj: straight spittin’” apple music playlist on repeat for weeks.

The second half of the record remains in the same bitter-empowerment headspace with a few refreshing departures like “weaker girl” and “mother earth.” banks told Time magazine that these songs are her way of leading her listeners as a wounded healer, a woman who has known real pain and can help others by utilizing her own experiences — a beautiful sentiment that can be physically felt through her vulnerability, and honestly, affirmation for all the times i have snapped and tweeted that “banks has been hurt and she is here for me, she is here for us all, ladies.”

“The a ltar” will not move banks into the “1989” or

“p urpose” realm of mainstream pop, but that was never the goal. The self-obsessed honesty in“The a ltar” is a true artistic release that affirms the message its first single set out to convey, banks questions herself more than anybody else.

made by a hurt woman for hurt women everywhere, banks’ second lp is no radical change for the artist, but ultimately a brilliant continuation and manifestation of her evolution through self-awareness and empowerment.

Contact Alexandra Lowery at alowery1@nd.edu

“The Altar” Banks

Label: Harvest

Tracks: “Haunt,” “27 Hours”

If you like: FKA Twigs, Broods, MØ, Lapsley, Foxes

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The latest project from singer and multi-instrumentalist Kaoru ishibashi (Kishi bashi) is “sonderlust,” a smooth journey of love and loss that borrows conventions of genres from indie rock to ’80s synth pop. w ith lush string arrangements and groovy synth basslines throughout, the album has an ethereal flavor that is grounded by catchy melodies and solid production. opening the tracklist is “m’lover,” a love song that starts with a banjo riff reminiscent of a merican authors before breaking into a coldplay-esque alternative groove that carries the song through to the end. i n it, Kishi bashi longs for the experience of having a lover to share experiences and time with, and the joyful chords and arrangement suit the lyrics well.

Following the first track is “hey big star,” a more conventional pop song that uses an apt celestial metaphor to describe an unrequited love and its effect. “say yeah” starts with a wonky synth line accompanied by some ’80s string arrangements and eventually evolves into a nu-disco jam with falsetto singing and vocal chops that give it a unique character.

a s the album progresses, Kishi bashi delves deeper into electronic territory with tracks like “can’t l et g o, Juno,” an electro-pop song that discusses the lengths to which one will go to get or maintain love. one of the musical highlights of the entire album is “ode to my

next l ife,” an intense nu-disco track that begins with some epic string arrangements and synth hits that transition into a driving groove led by arpeggiators, accompanied by grandiose lyrics about this life and the next. The vocal melodies resemble classic abba , while the instrumentation borrows heavily from daft p unk’s lexicon of tight synthesizer arrangement and programming.

on “w ho’d you Kill,” Kishi bashi strips down the music somewhat to make way for a blues jam driven by a funky r hodes piano and a tight and dry drum track. a s one of the more sonically conventional songs on the record, “w ho’d you Kill” is a less adventurous track that is outshined by the songs around it, but it’s a passable joint nonetheless. “statues in a gallery” has Kishi bashi returning to the nu-disco flavor that undergirds the whole record, albeit with more wonky vocal manipulations and sampling work that gives it a distinctive sound.

i n its final three tracks, “sonderlust” continues with its interesting mix of electronic elements and lofty lyrical ambitions. “Flame on Flame (a slow dirge)” blends m83 influence with layered vocal harmonies while slowing the tempo and creating a solid groove. The closing track is “honeybody,” which eschews the stadium drums normally present throughout the project for a more subtle pop romp that closes off on a happy note. w hile “sonderlust” has many traits that make it a unique experience, its usage of familiar chord

progressions and rhythms as well as rather basic lyrics keeps it firmly in pop territory, which might be off-putting to some. however, if that can be overlooked, the project is a largely upbeat adventure through the stages of love and the experiences it entails. The most glaring flaw the album has would be Kishi bashi’s rather bland vocals, and while the layering and harmonies can mask it to an extent, his voice isn’t the best or most unique. The album is lyrically unambitious, and there are no songs that strike as having unique or compelling lyrics. i nstead the lyrical work is largely adequate and not as interesting as the creative manipulation of the music itself. “sonderlust” is a solid pop album that strays from some conventions while grasping firmly to others, a trait that is ultimately its greatest strength as well as its greatest weakness.

Contact Alvaro Del Campo at adelcamp@nd.edu

“Sonderlust”

Kishi Bashi

Label: Joyful Noise

Tracks: “Say Yeah,” “Ode to My Next Life”

If you like: Fun., American Authors, M83

By CAELIN MILTKO scene writer

a rtistic criticism can take shape through either comedy or drama — and this year’s nd Theatre now plays explore both paths for instigating change.

nd Theatre now is an annual program run by the department of Film, Television and Theatre. every two years, a selection of one-act plays written by students is performed and directed by students. This year, the program features “in paradisum,” written by senior Tori babcock and directed by senior Jean carlo yunen a rostegui, and “The p ink pope,” written by 2014 notre dame graduate and 2017 master of Fine a rts candidate Taeyin choglueck and directed by senior mary patano.

“in paradisum” depicts a dystopian future, where all emotions are regulated by pills and no one, except the leader, makes any choices about their lives. The story is told as flashback, beginning with sophia’s ( patricia Fernandez de castro samano) emotional breakdown and warning that choices have consequences.

The play trends toward melodrama as it seeks to explore the effects total control has on a society where no one is allowed to be unhappy or imperfect. it sometimes struggles to distinguish itself from other dystopias, but its finale, and the admission that even the leader knows that its utopia is at least half-faked, certainly stand out.

The effect of the pills is at times unclear, though

roisin g oebelbecker’s final appearance as emmy was particularly enlightening. a s all the pill-takers did, g oebelbecker turned only at perfect right angles and her wide eyes and huge smile were disturbing after the melodrama of her previous scene.

The story itself is heavy and thought-provoking. The criticism it levies against medication in modern society is heavy-handed, but makes a point worth considering.

a fter the heaviness of “in paradisum,” “The p ink pope” was a much-needed comedic break. The archangel gabriel (who goes by bri) has a problem: p urgatory is full of men who refuse to accept a feminine g od who prefers gender-neutral pronouns, but prefers she/her if given the choice between he/him and she/her.

To help solve her problem, bri transforms the newly elected pope g erie into a female. on earth, g erie is dealing with the “Feminist u ltimatum,” which has brought women from all over the world to protest the position of women in the c hurch.

women perform all main parts of the play, and Zoe a lexandra usowski ( bri/vanto/Teddy) and a lexa monn ( rudy/Father Tom) both have multiple speaking roles. monn is particularly menacing as Father Tom, whose manipulations are both thought-provoking and disturbing.

Fauve l iggans-hubbard is particularly strong as maria, the slam poet who heads the Feminist u ltimatum movement. The incorporation of slam

poetry into the play is wonderfully done, sneaking in some of the heaviest critiques the way only that particular medium can.

notre dame seems an odd place to host a play like “The p ink pope,” which irreverently takes swings at the institute of the c hurch, mocks “white male fragility” and calls out notre dame specifically at times — the term “menbroza” and the placing of the silent virgin mary on top of a dome to name a couple. perhaps this makes notre dame the perfect place for “The p ink pope.” it’s the kind of play that warrants discussion, no matter how it dresses up its commentary in laugh-out-loud comedy. it’s possible the play is only funny to those who sympathize with its argument — after all, its particular brand of menopause/period jokes probably only reaches a portion of the population. both plays supplement their thought-provoking storylines with rather wonderful soundtrack choices. “in paradisum” ends with a particularly unnerving use of ingrid m ichaelson’s “be oK” and “The pink pope” uses a girl-power playlist to best effect. in particular, the use of bonnie Tyler’s “i need a hero” was memorable. nd Theatre now is on at dpac’s philbin studio Theatre through sunday. Tickets are $7 for students, $12 for faculty/staff/seniors (65+) and $15 general admission.

Contact Caelin Miltko at cmoriari@nd.edu

By KELLY McGARRY

ssociate scene e ditor

entering legends on Friday night with this week’s scenecast episode on my mind, colony house’s merch table caught my eye. Their humble but interesting collection included a crew sweatshirt reading “colony house is pretty good” and a T-shirt featuring a wildcat that could have passed for high-school spirit wear.

The band itself had a similar impression. a quick barrage of upbeat tracks opened the show before frontman caleb stevenson interrupted to welcome the thin but energetic crowd, humbly assuring us, “if you don’t know who we are, you’re not in the minority.” The vocalist/ guitarist was accompanied onstage by his brother will Franklin chapman on the drums, scott mills on guitar and parke cottrell on bass and keyboard. during a brief pause, the front row of audience members engaged in a dialogue, asking questions like, “how is touring with the mowgli’s?” caleb responded positively, joking, “This is an evening with colony house, ask us

anything.” it only took one song request for him to regret that invitation.

The indie rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, brought an excellent organic sound to the beginning portion of the show, contrasting the heavily produced style of their recorded tracks. That’s not to say they spared the effects all guitarists kept their feet busy tapping on pedals.

The night’s highlight came when caleb picked up his acoustic guitar with the disclaimer, “my brother convinced me to make a song out of this. if you hate it, blame him.” The sentimental lull of his acoustic solo ended with an emotional punch when the rest of the band returned to the stage and gathered around the single microphone. Fast tempo and full instrumentals resumed, culminating in top hit “silhouettes.” a lights-out accompanied the emphatic line “‘til the lights come on” to dramatic effect.

The night wrapped up with synthy singles from their upcoming album. heavy effects made for danceable hits, but overshadow the thoughtful songwriting and strong instrumentation the band had proven themselves

capable of. caleb’s flawless vocals don’t call for distortion. one of their most recent singles “you Know it” has all the makings of an alt-pop hit, but is shallow and repetitive, both instrumentally and lyrically.

The upcoming album “only the lonely” has its heart in the right place. inspired by their experience on tour, it tackles “the paradox of being around people all the time but also feeling alone.” caleb explained that the title comes from a song by one of their favorite artists, roy orbison.

“only the lonely” will be colony house’s first album by rca records, a prominent label known for producing pop superstars. colony house seems to be at a crossroads between authentic indie rock and mainstream altpop, common among legends acts. The combination made for a successful show for both sentimental pondering and energetic dancing, but raises the question of what’s to come from the young band. in any case, colony house was in fact pretty good.

Contact Kelly McGarry at kmcgarry@nd.edu

Happy Birthday: personal and professional partnerships will be unpredictable. show patience and be willing to compromise with others to keep everything in your life balanced and moving along smoothly. do your best to meet people halfway. share your feelings and look for common ground, and you will flush out problems quickly. comfort and convenience are featured. your numbers are 4, 10, 13, 22, 36, 40, 43.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): sometimes it’s best to let things go. it’s in your best interest to calm down and avoid blowing situations out of proportion. Try to be patient instead of making poor choices. a peaceful approach will keep you grounded.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): love and emotion will be heightened. pick and choose your words and actions carefully. The right move can bring you happiness and a better understanding between yourself and someone special. a romantic gesture will pay off.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): a creative outlet will help you find balance and calm your nerves. an old idea with a new twist will help you find additional income. doing without some of the extras will help you save money.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): do your best to put everyone at ease and you will be rewarded for the effort. love and romance are highlighted, and surprising someone with an unusual suggestion will bring you closer together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Follow through with your plans. don’t expect everyone to agree with you. negotiate on your own behalf and don’t falter if someone attacks your position or decision. you will come out on top if you adhere to your strategy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): a situation you cannot control will push you to make a change before you are ready. do your best to stay within budget, and don’t feel obligated to oblige others if it costs too much to do so. Take what belongs to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep everything in perspective. g etting all worked up over nothing will give someone else the edge. listen to what’s being said or offered and counter with something that you feel is fair. compromise will pay off.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep your plans doable. refuse to let anyone talk you into taking on responsibilities that will make your life difficult. Focus more on personal gains and making your life stress-free. call the shots and do things your way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): make plans that will give you the opportunity to try something new. a chance meeting with someone from your past will provide you with information that will help you make an important decision. don’t reveal personal secrets.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): remember what you are trying to achieve. refuse to let an emotional situation ruin your plans. offer an out to anyone you feel is more trouble than you care to deal with. Take care of your needs first.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): you will be forced to do more if you want to avoid a setback. someone will want too much too fast, leaving you in an awkward position. say “no” and make an offer that’s reasonable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): listen to the voice of reason and consider how you can make the information you gather work to your benefit. Taking a hands-on approach to whatever you do will give you the control you need to reach your goal unscathed.

Birthday Baby: you are charming, intelligent and outgoing. you are goaloriented and proactive.

Colts need to give Luck help

every sunday i turn on the T v and every sunday i feel bad for the guy.

i watch him pour his heart out for 60 minutes every game, but every game he gets beat up and hit, and his receivers drop passes, and his team loses.

i feel bad for a ndrew l uck. l uck was supposed to be the savior of the c olts franchise.

The c olts managed to go 2-14 the one year peyton manning was injured and win the “suck for l uck” sweepstakes. w ith their new franchise quarterback in hand, the c olts parted ways with peyton manning and looked forward to the glorious era of l uck.

but history repeats itself, as the c olts have yet to learn. i n the manning-era, the c olts were known for … well, just manning. The c olts leadership didn’t give him a running game, they didn’t give him a defense and manning did the best he could with what he had.

granted, he did have two fantastic receivers in marvin harrison and reggie wayne, and adam v inatieri filled his role. but by and large, the c olts lived and died by manning from 1998 to 2010. a nd manning delivered. he was arguably the best quarterback in n F l history, and he did lead the c olts to one super b owl victory.

but l uck isn’t there yet. l uck isn’t peyton manning, and the c olts need to realize this fast. That starts with improving the offensive line and the defense. l uck is getting beat up. it seems like every time he drops back, he’s getting hit. That needs to change if i ndianapolis wants to become a contender. you have to give your star quarterback time to throw. i n his first five n F l seasons, l uck has been sacked 124 times. That’s an average of almost 25 sacks per year, and that total doesn’t even count the hits he’s taken after the play or when he scrambles out of the pocket.

since l uck is a big, tough

guy, he is able to shrug off many hits — and some that i was surprised he got up from — but the sheer quantity takes its toll, even someone as tough and competitive as l uck. l ast year, l uck missed nine games with injuries that a doctor said resembled those of an automobile accident, not a football game. l uck suffered a partially torn abdominal muscle and a lacerated kidney. a nytime your franchise quarterback “lacerates” something, you should definitely take his protection more seriously. even if l uck’s health weren’t at risk, the c olts need a better offensive line simply to give l uck more time to find open receivers. That is how football works. i f you look at top n F l quarterbacks such as Tom brady, d rew brees and a aron rodgers, they have time to throw on almost every down. i f the c olts want another super b owl berth, the offensive line should be a priority. a nd then there’s the defense. The c olts are horrendous on the defensive side of the ball, to say the least. c urrently, they are 26th in the league in passing yards allowed, and 30th in both total points and points per game. i f your defense is giving up 31 points every contest, you can’t expect to win — with or without l uck.

a nd then, since the defense gives up a lot of points, the c olts are playing from behind, which means they have to pass more, which means the horrible offensive line can’t protect l uck. it’s a vicious cycle.

i f you’re an i ndianapolis fan, you should be mad at your ownership for not putting pieces around l uck. you have an elite quarterback, but he’s floundering because you can’t protect him and he’s getting no help from the defense. you did well to get him. now give him the tools to succeed.

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Jaguars hold on, beat colts in wembley stadium

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london — The Jacksonville Jaguars survived another crazy fourth-quarter shootout in london.

For the second consecutive year, wide receiver a llen hurns had the clinching touchdown for the Jaguars, who often rely on big plays from hurns and fellow wideout a llen robinson.

hurns sometimes gets less attention than robinson, but he has been the Jags’ game-breaker in their british second home at wembley stadium.

last year, hurns’ diving 31yard reception to the left pylon with barely a minute left lifted his team to a comeback victory over the buffalo bills.

on sunday, he did it again, taking a short reception and using his elusiveness to beat the colts’ defense for a 42-yard touchdown with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Jaguars’ 30-27 win over the colts (1-3).

hurns’ score — his first touchdown of the season as well

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as his longest reception — put the game beyond the reach of a ndrew luck despite the colts’ three fourth-quarter Tds.

hurns and robinson say there’s something special about playing in london, where wembley’s 84,000 seats are sold out for every “match” and the Jaguars are being marketed with increasing effectiveness as the home team.

on sunday, thousands waved Jaguars’ yellow banners and turned up the volume whenever the colts had the ball.

“we had a lot of fans out there,” said robinson, who caught the game’s first touchdown on an inside slant from the 3-yard line to give the Jags (1-3) a 7-0 lead.

he said the Jaguar tunnel, the roaring crowd and the sea of yellow flags of support made it feel “like a real home game.”

hurns downplayed his role in his score, crediting teammates with key blocks.

but he said Jacksonville really needed this win after two narrow defeats at home to the

ravens and packers left teammates questioning whether they could hold on for a win.

“Knowing how close we were these last couple weeks, to be able to close out a game, that meant a lot to the team,” hurns said.

here’s other take-aways from the colts-Jags matchup.

colTs need more Than lucK: They need a commitment to a running game.

The colts have failed to get a 100-yard running performance since 2012, longest stretch in the league. The colts signed Frank gore, but do not get him the ball enough to wear down other teams’ defenses and take pressure off luck.

on sunday, behind a patchwork offensive line starting two rookies on the right side, luck was sacked six times.

once again an early turnover — this time on a pass tipped by dante Fowler, in luck’s face within a second of the snap, to teammate yannick ngakoue for an interception — led to the Jaguars’ first touchdown.

Saints pull off comeback victory against Chargers

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san diego — w hen the new o rleans s aints came to Qualcomm stadium to stretch their legs after a long flight s aturday, d rew brees walked to the spot in the west end zone where he suffered a career-changing injury on the last day of 2005, and said a prayer.

“it was a great time of reflecting, of just how far i’ve come and our team has come,” brees said.

s ome 24 hours later, Qualcomm was the spot of a great celebration for brees and the s aints. They rallied with two touchdowns in the final 4 minutes, 50 seconds for a stunning 35-34 victory against philip r ivers and the s an d iego c hargers,

who blew a 13-point lead by committing two crucial turnovers.

“This was as much a team game, a team win, as i could ever remember,” said brees, who left the c hargers as a free agent in early 2006 and led the s aints to their only super b owl title four years later.

w ith the c hargers trying to protect a 34-21 lead, melvin g ordon fumbled and d arryl Tapp recovered at the s an d iego 13, setting up brees’ 5-yard T d pass to m ichael Thomas on fourth-and-2 to pull to 34-28 with 4:50 to go. Travis b enjamin then fumbled after a reception and nate stupar recovered at the s an d iego 31. s even plays later, fullback John Kuhn scored his third T d of the game, on a

1-yard run. The paT made it 35-34.

r ivers, who was brees’ understudy for his first two n F l seasons, was intercepted by b w webb with 1:10 to go. a fter the final gun, brees ran over to the stands and traded high-fives with jubilant s aints fans. a fter showering and doing postgame interviews, he came back out on the field with several family members and friends. it was the first time brees played at Qualcomm stadium since d ec. 31, 2005, when he injured his throwing shoulder in his final appearance as c hargers quarterback. he had surgery and was allowed to leave as a free agent, signing with new o rleans. That gave the starting job to r ivers.

as I did ever love him I am not afraid. This world is spinning around me, the whole world keeps spinning around me and all life is future to past. Every breath leaves me one less to my last.

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united states wins ryder cup

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chasK a, minn. — patrick reed shook his fists with fury for every big putt he made. phil mickelson leaped higher than when he won his first masters. ryan moore delivered the final point in this a merican masterpiece sunday at the ryder cup.

The 17-11 victory over europe was their biggest rout in 35 years at the ryder cup.

only this was more than just three days of exquisite golf at hazeltine. This victory began two years ago in scotland, when phil mickelson publicly criticized u s. captain Tom watson and a process that he felt put the a mericans in position to fail far too often.

“w hen put in the right environment, the u s. team brought out some amazing golf,” mickelson said. “a nd we’re bringing back the ryder cup because of it.”

sure enough, that 17-inch gold trophy was gleaming on a table, right next to a couple of champagne bottles on ice.

This wasn’t about being maybe the best team ever assembled.

The a mericans were a team, and that was all that mattered.

For the first time since 1975, every u s. player won at least one match. a nd for the first time since 2008, the ryder cup is staying in a merica.

Four years after davis love iii saw his team blow a 10-6 lead at medinah, he watched them make more birdies and eagles than he could count as they filled the scoreboard with a merican red and took any suspense out of the outcome.

“There was a lot of pressure on these guys over the last couple years,” love said. “we haven’t had a good run lately, and i’m thrilled for them that they got the win. ... This team has been questioned and beat up for a long time, and i’m proud of the way they came together.”

europe, going for its fourth straight victory, never really had a chance.

reed outdueled and outshouted rory mcilroy in a match so dynamic that they halved three straight holes with birdies. mcilroy holed a 60-foot putt up the slope on the par-3 eighth and cupped his hand to his ear to a loud an occasionally obnoxious crowd. reed followed with a 35-foot birdie putt, wagging his finger at mcilroy. They bumped fists and patted each other on the back. mcilroy’s putter went cold, and reed holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to secure the 1-up victory.

mickelson and sergio garcia combined for 19 birdies, eight of them over the last five holes. mickelson made an 18-foot

birdie on the final hole, crouched and then leaped in the air, capping off a big week under more pressure than usual because of his strong voice in all these changes.

one of the changes from the ryder cup Task Force that europe mocked was to spread out the captain’s picks until the very end. The last one went to moore, who was added to the team only last sunday. a week later, he was celebrating a 1-up victory over l ee westwood that clinched the cup.

“you’re only as strong as your 12th man right there,” brandt snedeker said to him.

There wasn’t much europe to do. Thomas pieters had the best showing of any european rookie by going 4-1. That was a lone bright spot.

“They did everything i asked of them. They tried their heart out. They worked hard. They fought hard,” european captain darren clarke said. “The a merican ryder cup team deserved to win. a nd we’re all gutted and disappointed. a nd we will be back stronger to fight in two years’ time in paris.”

mickelson already was looking ahead.

he had said the work of the task force — primarily for players and former captains to have more input in an event run by the pga of a merica — was not about this year but the next 10 years of the ryder cup.

even so, it was sweet to see that trophy just a few feet away.

“we need to build on this,” mickelson said. “otherwise, it’s all for naught. we created a very solid foundation this year.

yes, it’s great that we had success this week, but it’s not about one year or one ryder cup. it’s about a multitude, for decades to come.”

about that time, love popped the cork off a bottle of champagne.

“That’s my cue to shut up,” mickelson said.

he spoke volumes in scotland, and on the golf course.

The a mericans stood atop a bridge to the left of the 18th green and sprayed champagne on themselves and the crowd, an enormous gathering that sent endless cheers of “u-s-a” and “red, white, blue” across hazeltine for three straight days. every u s. player contributed a point.

For europe, westwood was among four players who ended the week without a point.

The ryder cup Task Force was dismantled after love was named captain for the second time, though mickelson and Tiger woods remain on a committee for the next ryder cup in 2018 in France.

Irish open season with victory in East Lansing

By BRENNA MOXLEY sports writer

The n otre d ame men’s and women’s teams started the season off strongly with victories over m ichigan s tate (women: 169-54, men: 159-62) and i owa (women: 154-69, men: 151-72).

The i rish were victorious in 20 of 24 events on the day against the s partans and h awkeyes in a lively environment with swimming taking place outdoors in m ichigan s tate’s 50-meter o lympic-style pool. i rish head coach m ike l itzinger said he felt his teams swam well in the season’s opening action.

“ i t’s a great way to start the year off,” l itzinger said. “ b oth groups have been working extremely hard.” s ome highlights of the day for the i rish included the 400-meter relay teams. For the women, sophomores a lic Treuth, m eaghn o ’ d onnell and s ofia r evilak and freshman l auren h eller took first place with a 4:22.38 performance. o n the men’s side, junior r obert w hitacre, senior

Trent Jackson, sophomore m atthew g rauslys and sophomore Tabahn a frik gave n otre d ame a victory with a 3:54.84 mark.

The i rish continued their success, winning the next five events including 800-meter freestyle wins by junior m olly Treble and junior r ichard m annix. The 200-meter freestyle also saw some young n otre d ame swimmers achieve success as freshman a bbie d olan won the 200-meter freestyle for the women and a aron s chultz won the same event for the men.

i n addition to racing against the s partans and the h awkeyes, n otre d ame also battled the elements as the meet was held outside. l itzinger said the rain did not bother the team, however.

“ w e responded very well to a long-course meet outside in the rain and pretty much dominated the meet,” l itzinger said. “To start the year off that way was a lot of fun.”

“To be guiding both [the men’s and women’s teams] is truly a great feeling because they really got involved in each other’s races and supported each other,” he said.

a s the new head coach of both the women’s and men’s programs, l itzinger reflected on his first meet with the combined squad.

“ i t’s all about momentum and excitement and coaching a combined team certainly adds to it; it’s double the excitement for sure,” he said.

n otre d ame’s next action will take place at home this weekend at r olfs a quatic c enter for the d ennis s tark r elays. The meet begins at 5 p.m. Friday and continues into s aturday. l itzinger showed excitement for the team’s upcoming competition.

“ w e’re looking forward to next Friday and s aturday at home, it should be a lot of fun,” he said.

l itzinger also said he was proud of the way the newly renovated team encouraged each other throughout the competition.

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around the box.

“i know they work a lot on these two things in practice and it is nice to see it translating in games. o n one instance where we did not get pressure to the ball, [senior goal keeper c hris] hubbard made a great save to keep us ahead.”

The first goal of the game came in the 22nd minute when junior midfielder b lack Townes crossed the ball over to g allagher who put the ball in the back left corner of the net. The i rish came out into the second half with a 1-0 advantage, and the defense held on against the p anthers. hubbard saved all three of p ittsburgh’s shot attempts on goal, including a close shot near the right post, which helped secure his fifth shutout of the season. Freshman midfielder l uca mellor, the p anthers’ leading scorer, took all three of their shots in the game.

g allagher’s second goal came in the 87th minute when Townes lobbed a pass towards g allagher in open space. he sprinted past the defense and was left alone against the p anther goalkeeper. g allagher finished the play by shooting the ball towards the upperright corner of the goal to put the i rish up 2-0. g allagher’s two goals pushes his total to eight this season, which puts him atop the leader board for goals in the acc

“Jon is definitely a constant offensive threat,” g ormley said. “e ven when the momentum is in the opposition’s favor, Jon’s speed provides an immediate outlet and a chance at transition. he has

junior forward alison price. The goal was the result of a defensive miscue by notre dame that allowed for a header finish off a free kick. From that point on, however, the irish would turn the tide and take control for the majority of the game.

it was in the 38th minute when notre dame was eventually able to tie up the game when senior midfielder sandra yu was able to convert on an unassisted shot and net the equalizer. For yu, who had come into the game just three minutes earlier, this marked her first goal of the season, and yu had a strong offensive performance throughout the entirety of the matchup, leading the team with six shots, three of them on goal.

opportunity for louisville. little stayed big and kept the ball from reaching the back of the net.

obviously been finishing well, too, which is great to see.”

notre d ame has won 14 straight games over p ittsburgh, and the woes continue for the p anthers, as they have now lost yet another conference game. The p anthers have yet to win a game in the acc since becoming a member in 2013 and have lost every conference game dating back to the 2010 season.

h alfway through the season, the i rish have just one loss, and they are hoping to continue riding their momentum into the second half of the season and into the acc championship tournament.

“ we take confidence in our preparation, and i think the hard work has paid off,” g ormley said. “o ur record reflects what we have done in the past, and it is important that we continue to focus on how we can improve as we move forward this season.”

w ith the win, the i rish are one point behind north c arolina in the acc c oastal division. Their next challenge will be at home against a familiar foe.

“[ i ndiana] is always a huge rival of ours, and they’re a very strong team this year,” g ormley said. “i think we are all excited for this game, and although there might not be as many fans for this midweek game, i do not think intensity will be an issue. it is important against a team of iu’s caliber that we remain calm and retain control of the game even when we don’t have possession.”

The i rish will host the hoosiers on Tuesday at a lumni stadium at 7 p.m.

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The two teams would each have chances going the rest of the way in regulation, but the goaltending on both sides stood strong and kept the game notched up at 1. For notre dame, one of its best chances to take the lead came in the 54th minute when senior Kaleigh olmstead got off a strong shot that was followed up with a rebound opportunity for the irish. The opportunity was to no avail as the louisville goaltender was able to come up with a key couple of stops.

on the defensive side of the ball for notre dame, senior goaltender Kaela little came up big on a number of occasions, especially in the 70th minute when a shot from just outside the box off of a corner kick presented a good

The game would head into double overtime, an experience that has become familiar to the irish, but unlike in the past, they were able to cap off the game with a win. it was the 104th minute when junior midfielder megan mccashland found herself in back corner of the box, and that proved to be the perfect spot when the corner kick came in from the foot of freshman forward Jennifer westendorf. mccashland headed in her first career goal and helped the irish walk away with the 2-1 victory. coach romagnolo saw a lot of positives from this game and was happy to see her team pull out a tough win.

“i think it’s hard to score in overtime, especially with both teams being fatigued, so i’m proud that we were able to dig deep and

get the result,” romagnolo said.

“This was a physical game, but we fought through it and scored a pair of tough goals.”

romagnolo also made specific comment on the performance of the team’s late-game hero, megan mccashland, saying she was proud of the junior.

“it was especially great to see meghan mccashland who came off the bench come in and score that big goal,” romagnolo said. “i’m proud to see her score her first career goal and it’s great that she was able to have that impact and could help our team.”

The irish are undefeated in their last nine games and will look to rest up before two games at the end of the week with a pair of visits from clemson on Thursday and virginia on sunday.

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mclaughlin said. “and we’re allowing ourselves to do that now. early in the season, the emotion and the energy would get the best of us. but now we’re clear in our mind and seeing the game better.”

duke came out strong in the third game, but the irish were able to keep pace for most of the game. duke ultimately took the set, 26-24, making the third game the first set the irish had dropped to an acc opponent this season.

Junior setter caroline holt, who recorded 55 assists in the match, noted that her team knew what it needed to do in order to pick up the win in the fourth game and they were able to bounce back from the dropped set and execute well.

“we knew what we had to do,” holt said. “i mean, every game was close and duke is a very good team. we knew we were gonna have to come out even harder, but i think we knew what we had to do and we just executed a little bit better.”

in the final set, the irish and blue devils were neck-and-neck and went back-and-forth until the two teams sat tied at 1212. notre dame went on a 4-0 run, eventually putting the blue devils away 25-17 in the final set, handing notre dame the match.

mclaughlin noted that the packed arena definitely played a role in notre dame’s success, especially since he felt that duke was using the game to make a statement.

“we talked a little bit about statement games and i don’t believe in them,” mclaughlin said. “i believe in preparation and every game is important. but we’re finding out, being at notre dame, maybe a lot of other schools use us or have us as their statement game and, but, what you find out after a win, as we just won, every win is a good one. This was

a good win for us. … The crowd was awesome. and they give us a lot of energy, but it’s also, just, we have a responsibility when we have a good crowd to make sure we play well, and i think the girls feel that.”

after putting duke away, the irish took the court again sunday versus the demon deacons (6-9, 2-2).

The irish appeared flatfooted to start the match and continued to struggle to find a rhythm throughout the contest. mclaughlin was fully aware of the fact that his team struggled throughout the match and attributes it, in part, to the win over duke.

“you learn from winning, you learn from losing,” mclaughlin said. “i actually think you learn more from winning. and we can learn a lot from this. bob Knight once said, ‘you’ve got to protect the win.’ and we had a good, emotional win against duke, and you can be susceptible to being flat. you know, we’re humans. and we were flat. a nd then, if you’re not fully prepared emotionally, mentally, physically, you risk a chance of someone sending you home very sad and we came close. but wake Forest beat us in every category, except the main one: winning. so that says a lot about us and we can learn an awful lot from this match.”

The match was tight throughout. The irish were able to edge out the demon deacons in the first set, 26-24. yeadon had difficulty finding her rhythm against wake Forest’s blocking, and was one of four players with negative hitting percentages after the first set, despite the irish win. even though yeadon ended up picking up a double-double by the end of the match, mclaughlin felt that the freshman starter struggled.

“no, [wake Forest] didn’t figure out Jemma,” mclaughlin said. “Jemma didn’t figure out Jemma. Jemma came out and was a different girl and hit some

bad shots. i hold Jemma to a very high standard and she will learn from this and come out and understand, i think. The meaning will come. but, she was in a bad rhythm because of Jemma, not them.”

The irish dropped the second set, 25-18, and were slow around the court throughout the set. however, when the irish returned to the court for the third set, they appeared to be a completely different team. w hile this allowed the irish to build momentum and regain control in the second half of the match, mclaughlin considered it problematic.

“yeah, that’s the deal; we were a different team,” mclaughlin said. “and you know, you’ve got to be who you are. and i think the worst thing you can do is not be who you are. we came out flat and we weren’t the notre dame team that we’re supposed to be. and then, at the end of the day, when it’s over, whether you win or lose, if you lose, it’s not ever what they did, it’s what we didn’t

do. so i want to approach it that way because we’re notre dame, but, you know, we found a way to win and we were not in a rhythm, and that says some good things. but we need to get back in the gym and practice.”

despite the tough match, the irish came out on top and remain undefeated in the acc sophomore outside hitter rebecca nunge mentioned how important this is as notre dame strives toward its ultimate goal of winning the acc title.

“[being undefeated in the acc] feels pretty good, i have to say,” nunge said. “but, obviously we’re just looking to the next game. The record doesn’t really matter. i think that every single thing we do, we do with the mindset of winning the acc, so that’s what’s given us success so far.”

The i rish will take the court again in another acc matchup at syracuse on Friday at 7 p.m.

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and we’re going to start putting more pieces of the puzzle together, bringing some bodies back that weren’t real healthy today, and they’re going to improve and be better two weeks from now.

“o n the men’s side, there’s a lot of the pieces that just weren’t coming together today, and we have to do a lot of things to right the ship right now, because we’re going in the wrong direction quick, and its going to improve in the next two weeks.”

a lthough the day as a whole didn’t go n otre d ame’s way, s parks nonetheless took away some positives from the meet, especially individual performances that stuck out to him.

“ i n the gold race we ran a few girls that had been hurt — that hadn’t raced for a couple of years. [ s enior] l exi p elletier ran her first cross country race in two years so getting her back into the mix was good — she’ll be running varsity for us the next time out,” s parks said.

“[Junior] John Flannery on the men’s side is someone who’s traditionally not in our top varsity group — he’s not traditionally in our top seven but he got to run varsity today and finished third for us. John will be the first to tell you that he shouldn’t be in the top seven, but he really ran well … and it’s good to see the steps he’s taken recently.”

The i rish will next compete o ct. 14, when the men run in the b radley c lassic in p eoria, i llinois, at 4 p.m. and the women race in the w isconsin i nvitational in m adison, w isconsin, at 1:30 p.m.

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Notre Dame tallies another ACC win vs. Pitt rohrer wins Joe p iane i nvitational

By MANNY DE JESUS sports writer

d espite the rain, no. 2 notre d ame won its second straight acc game, triumphing 2-0 over p ittsburgh behind junior forward Jon g allagher’s two goals at a mbrose urbanic Field on Friday night.

The i rish (8-1-0, 3-1-0 acc ) were not only dominant on offense, taking 11 shots to p ittsburgh’s (2-6-2, 0-3-1) three, but they were also stifling on defense holding p ittsburgh to zero shots attempted in the first half of the contest. notre d ame also outkicked p ittsburgh on corner kicks 10-3.

“o ur defense did well again on Friday to hold p itt to a shutout,” i rish senior forward m ark g ormley said. “ we are lucky to have an experienced back line this year, and i think their success has a lot to do with maintaining shape and their tenacity and work ethic

nd topples duke, wake Forest

By ELIZABETH GREASON sports writer

The i rish (13-3, 4-0 acc ) extended their winning streak to five games and maintained their perfect acc record this weekend, toppling duke in an emotionally charged match on Friday night before scraping by wake Forest on sunday, giving the team its best acc start yet.

notre dame’s laser focus was evident Friday against the blue devils (9-5, 3-1). From the very start of the match, the blue devils did their best to avoid serving i rish sophomore libero ryann deJarld. her teammates stepped up on receiving the ball, however, as sophomore outside hitter Jemma yeadon registered 29 digs and junior outside hitter sydney Kuhn tallied up 27 digs of her own in the match. deJarld ended the match with a career-high 31 digs. i rish head coach Jim mcl aughlin said he was pleased with his team’s versatility in the match.

“yeah, i wouldn’t serve ryann,” mcl aughlin said. “but, you know our other girls can pass too, but ryann carries a

big load and she still handled the ball quite a bit, so we’re moving around a little bit. but, yeah, the other girls can pass too.”

The i rish took the first set 2523 and went on to overcome the blue devils in a marathon second set, 31-29. mcl aughlin was impressed with his team’s ability to stay focused and overcome adversity in the second set.

“[ we had to] just keep at it,” mcl aughlin said. “a nd we’re finding that out. you know, you have to create an identity by experiences and we’re starting to become a little tougher team, which is good.”

despite it being a close match, notre dame’s ability to build momentum proved too much for duke to handle.

mcl aughlin feels that when his team goes on a roll, it is difficult to stop.

“i think when we’re on our assignments and we’re looking at the right things and staying focused on the right things, on the things that tell us what to do, we can get in good spots,”

By JOE EVERETT sports writer

Friday at 7 p.m. o n a misty Friday afternoon, i rish sophomore a nna r ohrer put on a show in front of fans from all across the country, finishing in first place at the Joe p iane n otre d ame i nvitational.

The m ishawaka product was able to pass c alifornia junior b ethan Knights and n ew m exico junior a lice w right to win the 5-kilometer race, setting a personal record (16:11.7) in the process. a ssociate head coach m atthew s parks commented on the historic performance of r ohrer, who recorded the second-fastest time at the Joe p iane i nvitational i nvitational in the past 20 years.

“[ i ’m] excited to see a nna win,” s parks said. “ it’s always nice to have an individual champion — i know it’s been a while since [a n otre d ame runner] has actually won a n otre d ame i nvitational — so

it’s nice to put us back on the map with that.” s ophomore a nnie heffernan also recorded a personal best, as she finished 20th with a time of 16:47.1. however, r ohrer’s victory was one of the few bright spots for the i rish on Friday. The no. 16-ranked women’s team finished in eight place out of 23 schools, while the men’s team finished dead last in a group of 25 teams. a lthough both teams are currently dealing with injuries, s parks highlighted that both teams didn’t run their best against the nationally-ranked competition alongside them. “ b oth teams disappointed with where we were,” s parks said. “The women’s team is 16th in the country and we finished eighth at our home meet. we held a few people out but we still felt we should be top-five [team] with the lineup we brought to the table today, so we’re disappointed

Irish pull off doubleovertime win at Louisville

By ALEX BENDER sports writer

on saturday at lynn stadium in louisville, Kentucky, late game dramatics helped lift the no. 22 Fighting irish over the cardinals in double overtime by a score of 2-1.

This marked the fourth time this season that notre dame had played into double overtime, but only the first time the team was able to pick up the win. The victory moved the irish to 8-1-3 on the season and 3-0-1 in acc play.

irish head coach Theresa romagnolo said she is pleased with this strong start to conference play.

“i feel good about our play recently,” she said. “we focus on one game at a time and strive to get better each and every game. i think we’re doing a great job growing and getting results, so it’s nice to see.”

The game was underway for about five minutes when louisville (7-3-2, 6-3 acc) took the quick lead on a goal by

the two floaters to st. brown, and one 3-yard rushing touchdown. more than 350 of his yards came before the break, too.

However, Kizer ended the first half by taking a sack that pushed the team out of fieldgoal range on the penultimate offensive drive and throwing an interception that allowed the orange to score and pull within six points heading into the break.

Notre Dame (2-3) head coach brian Kelly attributed those mistakes to Kizer “trying to do too much” and make up for the problems on defense that allowed syracuse to stay close to the Irish early on in the game.

Kelly said he talked to Kizer about that problem during halftime and saw significant improvement in the second half, though the numbers he posted were far less gaudy.

“He puts too much pressure on himself,” Kelly said of his quarterback. “a nd he’s got to stop doing that. I told him ‘hey, you do enough,’ and I thought

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allowed a 74-yard punt return that set up one touchdown. t hen, Irish head coach b rian Kelly decided to throw the football with under 30 seconds remaining on the clock rather than run the half out, and the result was a Kizer interception that set up another scoring chance for the o range.

but that scoring chance was wasted, as syracuse missed a 40-yard field goal and the two teams went to the locker room with the score at 33-27, favoring the Irish.

a nd whether it was that moment of relief that allowed it to catch its breathe and regain momentum or something entirely different than that, Notre Dame came out of the locker room and changed the narrative of the last few weeks.

In their last two losses, the Irish came out of the break and failed to score within the first 10 minutes of the half. t he offense stalled after carrying a heavy load early in the game, and — in the case of the m ichigan state loss — the defense would dig the team into a hole that the offense wouldn’t be able to dig the team out of. but that wasn’t the case against the orange on saturday.

because on saturday, the Irish defense pitched a shutout in the third quarter. t he unit stopped syracuse on five consecutive drives, forcing punts on the first four. a nd on the last one? Well, it bent all the way down to its own

what I liked about him in the second half is that he dropped the ball down, took the easy completions, made the smart decisions and I think he needs to continue to do that.

“I thought the second half showed the kind of things that I was looking for him to do and he needs to continue to do that.”

Kizer agreed that the second-half offense was more promising than the first in terms of consistent and prolonged production.

“We were able to put together drives [after halftime],” Kizer said. “t he first half, we had a bunch of highlights throwing the ball down the field and having one-play, two-play drives, but what we need right now is a way of being sustainable in our defense and our offense. t he second half was a good example of that.”

t hough the Irish have had no problems scoring points this season, and Kizer specifically has racked up major yardage, both he and Kelly were far from satisfied with the offense since its success had not translated to wins.

Kizer noticed that a major change from the losses to

5-yard line but refused to break, stopping syracuse on fourth-and-goal.

a nd the offense didn’t stall either, as it scored two more touchdown of 50-plus yards on its first two drives. t hose third quarter woes that had cost the Irish their last two games weren’t present saturday, as it was actually that quarter that propelled them to victory over the orange.

t he big question after the game was obvious: What changed at the half and enabled Notre Dame to perhaps pivot its season in the right direction?

How did the Irish change the narrative?

If you asked Kelly, he would tell you it just took some time for the defense to adjust to syracuse’s up-tempo offense. Junior safety Drue tranquill echoed that sentiment after the game, adding that the defense had a lot of new faces on the field, so it just took some time for those new faces to adjust.

or maybe it was a new attitude and energy brought by new defensive coordinator Greg Hudson. While he didn’t contribute much to the changes in scheme and personnel, players like junior linebacker Nyles morgan and senior defensive lineman Isaac rochell credited Hudson for bringing a level of enthusiasm and energy that made a difference for the group.

Whatever it was, it’s something the Irish will need to carry forward the rest of this season. t his campaign is no longer about the playoff or a national championship. It is about regaining a level of

Duke and m ichigan state the previous two weeks was the squad’s mentality and passion, which Kelly was critical of last week.

“It’s 100 percent attitude,” Kizer said. “since we hopped on the plane to come out here, the entire team has had a smile on their face. …

“t his week we came in with the idea that as long as the ball’s in our hands, we’re the only ones that can stop us.”

Furthermore, Kizer said the offense can do better than the whopping 50 points and 654 total yards it managed against the orange at metLife stadium, making him even more optimistic.

“It was the sloppiest 50 points I’ve ever been a part of. t he sloppiest 400-plus yards I’ve ever been a part of,” Kizer said. “I think that’s the best part about it. We’re having fun, we’re having a good time, and there’s still so much room to improve. …

“I couldn’t be happier, because I know that our guys are going to take the attitude that we had today and build on it.”

Contact Renee Griffin at rgriffi6@nd.edu

respect as a program that has seemed to have been lost for Notre Dame. It’s about showing the pride it lacked in the first four games of the season but suddenly seemed to find halfway through the fifth. yet, you can’t help but wonder why it took Notre Dame so long to take that step, find that pride and potentially change that narrative. If it was a matter of pride, enthusiasm and energy, then why weren’t national championship aspirations good enough to draw that out from the very beginning of the season? Why did it take firing a coach to make that happen?

saturday’s game against syracuse proved that scheme isn’t Notre Dame’s biggest problem on defense. It was effort and heart, and it took them nine halves to find it in themselves to show some.

Going forward, the Irish have the opportunity to continue to play with the pride that won them the second half on saturday. With new, young faces starting to work their way in to the rotation on the defense, Notre Dame has an opportunity to create a new culture on that side of the ball that could lead to success the rest of this season and, more importantly, beyond.

t he Irish didn’t solve all their problems against the orange, but they might have solved one of their biggest. I just can’t help but wonder, what took them so long?

Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

n otre d ame 7, s yracuse 0

equanimeous st. brown 79-yard pass from Deshone Kizer (Justin yoon kick)

14:42 remaining

Drive: One play, 79 yards, 0:18 elapsed

notre dame 7, syracuse 6

eric Dungey 3-yard rush (cole murphy kick failed)

12:36 remaining

Drive: Eight plays, 76 yards, 2:06 elapsed

notre dame 9, syracuse 6

cole Luke Pat return

12:36 remaining

n otre dame 16, syracuse 6

st. brown 67-yard pass from Kizer ( yoon kick)

11:23 remaining

Drive: Three plays, 74 yards, 1:13 elapsed

n otre dame 16, syracuse 13

amba etta-tawo 72-yard pass from Dungey (murphy kick)

10:17 remaining

Drive: Three plays, 79 yards, 1:06 elapsed

n otre dame 23, syracuse 13

c.J. sanders 93-yard kickoff return ( yoon kick)

10:06 remaining

n otre dame 23, syracuse 20

Dungey 1-yard rush (murphy kick)

13:22 remaining

Drive: Nine plays, 78 yards, 3:08 elapsed

notre dame 30, s yracuse 20

Kizer 3-yard rush ( yoon kick)

12:11 remaining

Drive: Five plays, 71 yards, 1:11 elapsed

n otre dame 33, syracuse 20 yoon 31-yard field goal

5:03 remaining

Drive: Seven plays, 37 yards, 3:11 elapsed

n otre dame 33, syracuse 27

ervin Philips 14-yard pass from Dungey (murphy kick)

0:30 remaining

Drive: Two plays, 14 yards, 0:08 elapsed

n otre dame 40, syracuse 27

Kevin stepherson 54-yard pass from Kizer ( yoon kick)

11:23 remaining

Drive: Four plays, 86 yards, 1:41 elapsed

n otre dame 47, syracuse 27

Dexter Williams 59-yard rush ( yoon kick)

8:26

remaining

Drive: Three plays, 70 yards, 1:22 elapsed

n otre dame 50, syracuse 27

yoon 39-yard field goal

11:14

remaining

Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:58 elapsed

n otre dame 50, syracuse 33

Dungey 5-yard rush (sterling Hofrichter rush failed)

6:52

remaining

Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:22 elapsed

Back on track

Both the Irish and the Orange jumped to a fast start on offense Saturday, scoring a combined 36 points in the first five minutes of the matchup at MetLife Stadium. Notre Dame’s defense buckled down in the second half and prevented the Syracuse offense from keeping up with continued Irish scores, earning the team its second win of the season by a tally of 50-33.