Print Edition of The Observer for Tuesday, September 19, 2017

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n otre d a M e and s aint Mary’s

Community rallies for workers’ rights

Speakers, attendees stand in solidarity to raise awareness for worker injustices at Walmart

By MARIE FAZIO news writer

a round 60 students, faculty and south bend community leaders gathered at Fieldhouse Mall yesterday for the “trump and walmart Make a merica worse” rally to garner awareness for education and worker injustices at walmart. raising signs that displayed slogans such as “workers rights are humans rights” and “stand up for a better a merica,” the group stood in solidarity as people from the notre dame faculty, students and south bend community members spoke about the issues.

t his is the latest stop of the Making c hange at walmart

(Mcaw ) movement’s tour of 25 colleges around the country. a nahi tapia, the organizer for the Midwest region, said the organization is touring colleges with their message because they believe that college-aged students can make a difference.

“we are trying to speak about trump and walmart’s shared agenda and shared values and how they’re destroying public education and jobs,” tapia said.

t he human r ights c lub, college democrats and nd students for worker Justice collaborated with Mcaw to host the event.

t hough their missions are different, s ofia c arozza, vice

l ecture explores flaws in us constitution

By LUCY LYNCH news writer

honoring the c onstitution day holiday, s anford

l evinson, professor of government at the university of texas presented his lecture “Flaws in the c onstitution?

w hat we should b e l earning a bout the c onstitution today” in s outh d ining hall’s o ak room Monday afternoon. sponsored by the c onstitutional studies p rogram, tocqueville p rogram, Jack Miller c enter and notre dame research, l evinson’s talk explored the areas of the c onstitution that need improvement and proposed the idea of a new constitutional convention.

d rawing upon the works he has written over the years, l evinson started by stating his overall view of the c onstitution.

“i think you can demonstrate that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the united states c onstitution is the

most undemocratic constitution of a major western democracy,” l evinson said.

he said the united states c onstitution is far less democratic than each individual u s . state constitution, a point he outlines in his 2012 book, “Framed: a merica’s 51 c onstitutions and the c risis of g overnance.” l evinson endorses a new constitutional convention to amend some of the flaws that he sees in the document, in part because our current c onstitution alienates the a merican people from the political system.

“ w herever you are on the political spectrum, left, right or center, liberal or conservative, it really doesn’t matter — the odds are very high that you don’t believe the national government will respond adequately to whatever you happen to believe are the chief issues of the day,” l evinson said.

l evinson proceeded to

SUB discusses student events for upcoming year

By CIARA HOPKINSON news writer

w ith events like d ogs and d onuts, weekly movie showings, a cousti c afe every t hursday night and a concert each semester, s tudent union b oard ( sub ), has a hand in many of the oncampus programs aimed at improving student life.

e xecutive director Jackson h errfeldt, who is starting his third year at sub , said one of sub ’s main goals is to engage the student body as much as possible.

“ we’re working with different organizations on campus for big events in the spring semester and we’re also really spending time focusing on working with what

students want. we’re trying to make sure every event we have is geared toward as many students as possible and what they would enjoy best,” h errfeldt said. sub is comprised of nine different committees: a cousti c afe, a ntostal, c ollegiate Jazz Festival,

Student group offers ‘safe space’ for minority groups

By HALLIE NOLAN news writer

w ith a mission statement stating a goal to “serve as a resource and a support community for a fricana merican students during all of their years at s aint Mary’s c ollege,” s enior Makayla r oberts said the new club, b lack s tudent a ssociation ( bsa ), aimed to foster an inclusive environment on

s aint Mary’s campus.

“ we all got together to talk about it and we decided that we are going to be here to talk with people and be a safe space, get events planned for b lack h istory Month, and be more involved on campus,” r oberts said.

s enior taylor t homas serves as the club’s secretary and said she hopes the club’s presence on campus grows.

“ i just want to get more

attention and get more girls to join and know that we are here,” t homas said. t his club also seeks to “improve the quality of the black experience on campus” according to their mission statement. r oberts stressed the importance of bsa

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“The Beatification of Fr. Stanley Rother” Geddes Hall

10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Rev. Bob Pelton to give opening remarks. Football

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Concert performed by Chicano band. Tickets available at DPAC.

... we all got together to make sure it was going to change,” r oberts said.

For Thomas, she said, this is personal.

“People were subtler before. Freshman year, girls asked me if i could teach them how to twerk. There is a room full of girls and they couldn’t ask anyone else? They needed to ask me? Just subtle questions,” Thomas said. “ i couldn’t even do my hair in my own dorm room because i didn’t feel comfortable, so i would go to the basement of Le m ans.”

Thomas said an open space to talk about the issues that affect a frican a merican students is especially crucial for the association. s he said bsa acts as a space for people to speak openly about racial issues and how these issues can sometimes leave people feeling isolated.

“ b eing able to have an open space to talk about [issues of racism] is important because i ’ve had a lot of girls on campus be verbally assaulting whenever i try to speak my mind,” Thomas said. “They always say we’re all one world, we’re all one people and it would just be nice to have a place to talk about how it doesn’t always feel like that for us.”

a nother aspect of bsa’s mission statement says they

“will assist as a liaison between a frican- a merican students and s aint m ary’s c ollege for growth and betterment purposes.”

“ s aint m ary’s likes to boast about being oriented towards diversity, but we don’t see it very often on campus,”

Thomas said. “Things here are so pricey, like Junior m om’s weekend. o r the class ring. i t’s important because [the c ollege] want[s] to boast diversity and bring these diverse students in but they’re not doing anything to make them feel like they belong here whatsoever.”

The club will meet biweekly this year, plan events with other s aint m ary’s clubs and discuss important issues.

“People should join if they want to see a change on campus and to make everyone feel comfortable and have s aint m ary’s be their home,” r oberts said.

Thomas said the student group is not meant to antagonize anyone, but rather, to build unity.

“ i feel like people might think this is a place just for minorities to come together and blame white people but we’re here to have an open discussion about how we all belong at s aint m ary’s. That’s why anyone should join, black or white,” Thomas said.

Contact Hallie Nolan at hnolan01@saintmarys.edu

c oncerts, movies, Festivities, s ervices and s pecial-e , or special e ntertainment. s ammy meehan, one of sub’s assistant directors, said she is looking forward to the flexibility special-e offers. While the committee has mostly brought in comedians, meehan said new programming is in the works.

“special-e is the miscellaneous committee within sub and has a lot of freedom to bring a variety of acts to campus,” meehan said in an email. “We have been talking about bringing mindreaders, hypnotists, improv troupes and magicians, so there is a lot to look forward to from s pecial-e this year.”

meehan also expressed her excitement to be involved in the planning of the c ollegiate Jazz Festival, or c JF, at the end of February, which is the oldest college jazz festival in the country.

“it is one of my favorite events on campus. it is a weekend-long festival that attracts college jazz bands from around the country,” meehan said. “it is a unique event because many local residents also attend the event, so it helps connect nd students with their local community.”

sub committees start planning big events like c JF months in advance,

herrfeldt said, to ensure the contracts and logistics are in order. Planning is already underway for c JF and for the first semester concert. b oth herrfeldt and assistant director m adi mcFarland said concert plans are kept quiet until they are finalized.

“We always like to keep it a little bit secret just because if anything falls through we don’t want it to get out, but we’re definitely working on developing a new system for our concerts, dividing that up a little differently to really please as many students as possible,” herrfeldt said.

o ne such change to the concert plans is to book a bigger artist for the spring semester concert, mcFarland said in an email.

“c oncerts is definitely our most confidential committee because there is a lot riding on who we bring to campus. We usually have one concert each semester but we decided to go for a smaller one this semester and have not made any plans for next semester yet,” mcFarland said. “Planning for this event starts far in advance, so once we confirm the artist for our smaller concert this semester (which should be fairly soon) we will start planning for next semester.”

o n a smaller scale, sub plays movies not yet released on dvd every week for just three dollars, while the s ervices committee hosts finals and midterms

stress relievers, providing students with free food and an excuse to take a study break. The Festivities committee plans events like their free guacamole giveaway on n ational g uacamole d ay during the first week of class. b oth h errfeldt and m cFarland said d ogs and d onuts is by far one of sub ’s most popular programs.

“ m y favorite event in the past that i have been a part of is d ogs and d onuts. it’s a Festivities event where we bring r ise’n r oll donuts and puppies from nearby shelters and just hang out on the quad. i t is so much fun and a great stress reliever,” m cFarland said. “This year, Festivities is looking forward to putting a fun new spin on this event, which is all i can say but get excited for that.”

h errfeldt said sub ’s cooperative and open-minded group dynamic is what has brought him back each year.

“We always like to joke that we’re the fun side of student government because there’s a bunch of different divisions of the student union and we take the programming division,” h errfeldt said. “ i think because of that and because we do such unique and interesting events, we thrive on a fun, comedic teambonding environment.”

Contact Ciara Hopkinson at chopkin1@nd.edu

By CHARLIE KENNEY

scene Writer

There are two types of filmmakers in hollywood: those who make non-fiction films and those who don’t.

d amien c hazelle was the latter, and was expected to be for the rest of his career based on the nature of his first three films — two musicals and one musicheavy film. That was until he announced the topic of his next film: one about the life of astronaut neil Armstrong and his monumental mission to become the first man to walk on the moon.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing that c hazelle has gone the route of nonfiction with his new film “First m an” — it’s a path that nearly every notable hollywood director of the past 40 years has taken at least once in their careers. s pielberg departed from the “Jaws” and “e .T. the e xtra-Terrrestrial’s” he became famous for to tackle non-fiction movies like “War horse” and “ s chindler’s List;” s corsese left the “Taxi d river” and “r aging b ull” fictional, social commentaries to portray real, historical struggles in movies like “Gangs of new York” and “The Wolf of Wall s treet;” and even science-fiction demi-god r idley s cott left the “b lade r unner” and “Alien” films that made him famous to direct more prescient films like “American Gangster” and “ b lack h awk d own.” It’s a trend that isn’t surprising for c hazelle to follow — very few Tarantino or Kubricks can exist in today’s dollar-based hollywood — but the fault of c hazelle isn’t in him following the trend — it’s in how he is doing it.

All the directors who made the transition from fiction to non-fiction were storytellers — c hazelle is no exception. When they all made the jump, they looked to maintain their storytelling ability and liberty; they picked nonfiction topics that were unknown, yet interesting: a story of Jewish refugees being saved by a factory owner in World War II, the chronicling of c atholic-Protestant clashing in 1840’s new York c ity or the saga of the beginnings of the heroin industry in America after the v ietnam War. With c hazelle choosing to tell the story of neil Armstrong — arguably one of the most recognizable names in the current American conscious — the story, in many ways, has already been told for him.

nobody knew how “ s chindler’s List” or “Gangs of new York” were going to end, because nobody had heard of the events or people in them. In c hazelle’s “First m an,” however, everyone will go into the theater knowing how it’s going to end: neil Armstrong and b uzz Aldrin will set foot on the moon. In choosing to do this c hazelle has essentially chosen to be a different kind of director — one dedicated to solely directing, not to telling a story (not an captivating one at least).

Kathryn b igelow, James m arsh and o liver s tone are those kinds of directors and make those kinds of movies. They by no means lack directorial talent or artistic ability, but they lack in many ways the creativity to bring a world to life that doesn’t already exist. c hazelle on the other hand possesses that talent, and has done so three times already in his short but illustrious career. c oming from a

filmmaker who has gone on record saying his favorite films are French musicals, “c asablanca” and “c hinatown,” it’s a move that doesn’t make much sense inspirationally, but probably makes a lot of sense financially.

In saying all of this, I am not asserting that the film will be a bad one. c hazelle is a brilliant director and story teller — arguably the best to emerge from the millennial generation thus far — and one who will do justice to whatever topic that he has to tackle. It might even be a film worthy of being placed side by side with the “Lincoln” and “d unkirk”-esque movies that will be shown in history classes for years to come. What concerns me, however, is not the content or quality of the film c hazelle is set to release in 2018, but rather the precedent it will set for him. m aybe “First m an” is just a detour for c hazelle to cash in on the hollywood he has just gained acceptance to, but maybe it’s a permanent move. If it’s the latter, it’s something that anyone who watches and loves film should be sad about. In a world where the only surefire way to make money is releasing a film about someone in the m arvel universe, c hazelle found a way to make over $100 million at the box office with a musical — a genre considered outdated and dead. he’s a director and a brain that hollywood desperately needs working somewhere other than nonfiction for the majority of his career. d irectorial minds like d amien c hazelle and b arry Jenkins rarely come around. They’re not minds we want to lose.

Contact Charlie Kenney at ckenney4@nd.edu

By HELEN SUNG scene Writer

r ezz (aka s pace m om) blessed us all with her bass heavy, alien-trippy, brainwashing studio debut album “ m ass m anipulation.” The title itself reveals r ezz’s dark, cynical side that is portrayed in her intertwined passions of edm and human cognitive psychology.

r ezz, a 22 year old from n iagara Falls, has quickly caught the attention of high profile edm artists and possesses an ever-growing cult of fans. The main experience that got her into producing was watching a deadmau5 concert — she is in fact now working under his label, mau5trap. h er signature sound, incomparable to other artists, and her iconic goggles are enough to mesmerize you. The juxtaposition of r ezz’s petite frame and slow, heavy beats adds a mystifying perception that draws you in.

“ r elax” is the first track on the album and is comparable to a session of guided meditation. The

nature of the hypnotic, eerie voice followed by a layer of r ezz’s signature walking bassline puts one in a trance-like state. The listener surrenders to the space beyond what words can describe, where the notes start and end, into what sounds like s pace m om’s channeling of shared human anxieties. And we love it.

If you want to wake up from your relaxed state and diluted brain, turn your speakers up for “ drUG s !” and have a head banging session when that drop hits. This aggressive track is definitely one of r ezz’s harder beats — even making you feel like you are part of a sci-fi movie.

The entire album is characterized by a hyper awareness of the malleability of our minds, masked human inclinations and the sinister realm residing in our heads. The provocative industrial beats may leave us asking “what would my mother think if she listened to this?” but inevitably leave us coveting more.

Fun fact: s he puked in her hand onstage on her set at edc Las vegas because she did not sleep the

night before and was overwhelmed. You can listen to the album on s potify and s oundcloud. r ezz will be performing at c oncord h all in c hicago on o ct. 14 at 9 p.m. and o ct. 15 at 8 p.m. for her m ass m anipulation tour. If you want to transcend reality for a night, I highly recommend you attend her live sets.

Contact Helen Sung at jsung2@nd.edu

“Mass Manipulation” REZZ

Label: mau5trap

Tracks: “Diluted Brains”

If you like: Deadmau5, Skrillex

Petition for a hot tub on campus

The University of notre d ame has a lot of things. We have 8,624 undergraduates, we have an endowment of just over $10 billion, we have 11 football national championships and we have a main building with a dome that is covered in 23.9-karat gold leaf. We have all of those things and many more, but there is still one thing the University of notre d ame desperately needs — a hot tub that is easily accessible by undergraduate and graduate students.

When I applied to colleges my senior year of high school, I assumed that I was applying to colleges with easily accessible hot tubs. I had been on college visits and in each of their fitness centers they had saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs available to anyone who so desired to use them. o n my college visit to notre d ame, I went into the “r ock” and upon seeing a pool, I assumed that there was a hot tub. m aybe I’m wrong — I am by no means a hot tub expert — but from what I’ve seen and what I’ve heard, notre d ame is the exception in the nation-wide trend of universities having hot tubs for their students.

I am aware that hot tubs do exist on notre d ame’s campus. I’ve heard through the grapevine that the dive team has a hot tub at their disposal, that the football team has a hot tub in one of their many facilities and that other sports teams may have access to one. And yes, nonathlete undergraduate and graduate students technically could use these hot tubs if they knew the right people. The issue, however, is that the majority of us non-athletes do not know the “right” people.

most non-athlete students are expected by the University to spend nine months of the year for four years never submerged in hot water. not a single residence hall on campus, to my knowledge, contains a bath that could fulfill that need; the pools at both the Knute r ockne memorial Gymnasium and the r olfs Aquatic c enter stay at relatively mild temperatures; and the two lakes that grace our campus are the opposite of the hot springs we wish they were. We need a hot tub (or maybe even multiple hot tubs) to fill that void. heat is essential to the human body’s survival, and at the moment notre d ame students just aren’t getting enough of it. It’s not an overly ambitious dream. I am not asking for a new, wildly expensive student center to be built adjacent to the football stadium — I am asking for a single, easily accessible hot tub. hot tub prices range from $500 to $5,000 dollars online — peanuts to the $10 billion endowment that hangs over our heads.

According to U. s news’ recently released “b est c ollege” rankings for 2018, the University of notre d ame has done something wrong to deserve the drop we were granted by them. m aybe, however, the University didn’t do anything wrong. m aybe they were just missing something — missing a hot tub. A hot tub that should be installed before I graduate (please).

Contact Charlie Kenney at ckenney4@nd.edu

The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

letter to tHe edItor

To give and not to count the cost

o ne of my favorite prayers, the Prayer for Generosity written by s t. Ignatius, took on a completely new meaning for me after my experiences this summer. In my Jesuit high school, repeating this prayer before a class was commonplace, but it was not until I personally witnessed and was the recipient of extreme generosity that s t. Ignatius’ words spoke a deeper truth. I encountered this truth over the course of eight weeks in c anto Grande, an urban area located in one of the districts of Lima, Peru as part of the c enter for s ocial c oncern’s International s ummer s ervice Learning Program (I ss LP).

d uring my time in c anto Grande, I lived in community with the h oly c ross priests there and worked in two different schools with children with disabilities. m y day to day job consisted of helping the teachers in any way possible, whether that meant impromptu dance parties or helping the kids practice writing their names. h earing the Prayer for Generosity now, my mind naturally wanders back to those who left such a profound impact on me with their example of selfless giving.

“Lord, “Teach me to be generous; “Teach me to serve as you deserve,”

The children I had the pleasure of spending time with radiated an uncontainable joy that I spent the entire summer trying to reciprocate. I vividly remember my own nervousness upon entering the classroom on the first day, wondering how I would relate to these children with my mediocre s panish abilities. Yet before I had time to finish worrying, my thoughts were interrupted by the grip of a rambunctious little kid embracing me around the legs. Any new visitor was immediately welcomed as a longtime friend, without judgement. In simple, direct moments like this, the children taught me what unreserved loving and giving truly look like. d uring snack time, the kids would insist on sharing their own snacks with everyone (and I soon realized the ineffectiveness of graciously saying no). Their unique ability to love so freely and wholeheartedly redefined generosity for me, helping me acknowledge my own slowness to accept strangers and even those around me, with a generous spirit.

“To give and not to count the cost, “To fight and not to heed the wounds,”

e ven before c anto Grande, I knew my relationships with the children would have a lasting impact on me, but I could never have anticipated the value of my relationships with their mothers. b ecause one or two parents were required to come every day to help the teacher with the demands of the class, I got to know many of them very well over the eight weeks. As they welcomed me into their children’s classroom, many of the mothers exercised a sort of extreme hospitality I had never before witnessed. They took the time to know me as an individual, constantly cooking food and teaching me about traditional Peruvian dishes. If I had not tried a certain dish, they would refuse to let me leave Peru without first preparing it for me. m any of these women faced financial difficulties of their own, but when it came to supporting one another, they looked first at the face of their neighbor and later considered the depth of their own pocket. I had never witnessed such charity as that which they gave out of their own poverty.

“To toil and not to seek for rest,”

As a student at n otre d ame, I thought I had mastered getting the most out of every day; time has become something that I hold onto and savor in order to accomplish everything with my busy schedule. b ut like the children and their mothers, the h oly c ross priests of Peru challenged me, exemplifying a new level of dedication. They devoted every minute of their day — quite a few considering the long hours they tirelessly worked — to serving their community. The priests taught me generosity of time. Following them around, fully aware of how much they had to get done, I never witnessed a moment of hesitation at a parishioner’s request. Their gift of time to others — whether it be stopping to get to know someone, talking with a parishioner about family problem, hearing a confession or being a friend — was never subject to their own busyness. Willing to give, they said yes completely and unconditionally before considering their own schedule and needs.

“To labor and not to ask for reward, “ s ave that of knowing I am doing your will. “Amen.”

In Peru, being a teacher is a thankless job; most teachers juggle back-to-back jobs, going straight from teaching class to working another job to provide for their own children. h owever, the lack of reward for their occupation does not prevent any of them from wholeheartedly giving themselves to their students. In many special education classes that means consistently responding to outbreaks of slapping, biting, hitting, spitting and screaming with nothing other than love and patience. In addition to their unrelenting dedication to the children, they showed me extraordinary generosity in their patience as they welcomed me into their classrooms. As I awkwardly attempted to find my role in the classroom environment they had already so carefully created, they accepted me but also guided and befriended me. Language was no obstacle to friendship or kindness for them as their smiles, encouragement and (attempts at) teaching me to dance made me feel a sense of home in an unfamiliar environment. In a country where there are still vestiges of shame towards persons with disabilities, these teachers embrace the children with their loving presence, striving tirelessly to provide opportunities for their students to grow and become more independent.

I came to Peru wanting to give but felt as if I ended up only receiving. I ultimately felt that I could only sufficiently give my love and my presence, which felt highly inadequate after all that the teachers, priests, students, their mothers and even strangers gave and all they did to welcome and befriend me. While in Peru, I constantly struggled with feeling undeserving of so much kindness and generosity, certain that any words of thanks I expressed for their love and compassion were not enough. Yet eight weeks spent in this humble position watching the people’s beautiful, daily example gradually revealed an invaluable reality: true, unreserved generosity in action. I may not be able to witness their generosity in person any longer, but I will continue to strive to emulate their love that left an indelible impression in my life.

Sarah Cate Baker science is Golden

Women mentorship in STEM

To say that there is a gender discrepancy in s T em is nothing new. According to the ns F, women make up only 29 percent of the s T em workforce, and earn less than half of the bachelor’s awarded in almost all s T em fields. The situation is even more disparate for minority women, who in 2015 earned 3.1 percent of the bachelor’s awarded in mechanical engineering, 6.5 percent of physical sciences and 9.7 percent of biological sciences. While the extent of this problem has become nearly common knowledge, its potential solutins are not so easily discussed.

Perhaps that’s because the reasons behind this gender gap are not clear-cut. Implicit biases and explicit discrimination occur on every college campus, and the number of women in s T em reflect both. b arriers to entry form at a young age, as video games marketed overwhelmingly towards boys discourage female computer scientists, and the stereotype that men are better at math does not encourage female engineers. Yet these problems of cultural bias and skewed perceptions are intangible ones — so how do we form tangible solutions?

We should start with mentorship. It’s a triedand-true method for almost every field; the very concept of the university began with mentorship, with young minds being led by older ones. And when it comes to women in s T em , there is strong

recent research that older women scientists mentoring younger ones is a sure-fire way to increase retention rates.

A recent, comprehensive study out of University of m assachusetts–Amherst showed how effective female mentorship can be. Professor of psychology n ilanjana d asgupta assigned female engineering majors a male or female mentor who was a high-performing senior in their major, or no mentor at all. After surveying the groups for a year, d asgupta found that students with female mentors felt more confident about their engineering skills and more accepted in their department. While 11 percent of mentor-less students had changed major by the end of the year, all of the students with female mentors stayed. Importantly, the grades between the groups did not vary significantly, indicating that the women’s decisions to stay in s T em were motivated less by actual ability and more by feelings of confidence and acceptance.

s cientists are taking note. Initiatives like m illion Women m entors and the national Girls c ollaborative Project are working to connect mentees to mentors from around the country. Programs that support upperclassmen mentorship of underclassmen are becoming commonplace at universities. n otre d ame has taken some impressive strides in this area, as the majority of our s T em departments involve some sort of mentoring club or system — speaking from experience, biology’s Uplift program facilitates small group mentoring, and hosts events where underclassmen

can ask upperclassmen about things like classes and careers. Yet the research is showing that women need to be mentored by women, a call that n otre d ame’s chapter of AWI s (Association for Women in s cience) is answering well. AWI s pairs undergraduate s T em women with female s T em graduate students, a direct parallel to d asgupta’s findings (note: AWI s is now accepting applications, so if you’re interested check them out.)

The point of female mentorship in s T em is to show future scientists and engineers that there is a place for women in these fields. Although it can seem upsetting that something as simple as this needs to be said, it is encouraging in that it will only get better. The more we encourage women to enter s T em fields, the more gender-balanced those fields will become — and as women in s T em becomes normalized, our need for special recruitment techniques will diminish. h opefully there will come a day when mentorship for women in s T em is so commonplace that specific programming will no longer need to exist — but for the time being, these programs should do nothing but expand.

Sarah Cate is a senior at Notre Dame studying biology and English. As such, she enjoys writing essays about Salinger and studying viruses in her research lab. Her favorite books are very much like her science experiments — long, complicated and ultimately inconclusive. She can be reached sbaker6@nd.edu

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Iceland isn’t getting rid of Down sydrome

Iceland isn’t getting rid of d own syndrome. Iceland is getting rid of people with d own syndrome. There’s a difference.

In August, cbs published a report, which has since gone viral, announcing that the island’s abortion rate for babies with d own syndrome is approaching 100 percent. Like most progressive european countries, selective abortion is rampant thanks to pre-natal testing which allows expectant mothers to know nearly any medical condition their child might have. Just one or two children with the genetic disorder are born each year in Iceland — and usually as the result of faulty testing, meaning the parents thought they had a healthy child. In other words, no one in Iceland wants a d own syndrome child. This is both saddening and horrifying. s addening, because children with disabilities are people who deserve even more care and protection, not less, and horrifying because of what this says about modern society which so often claims to be fighting for the oppressed, for social justice and for equality. Who could be more oppressed than children targeted and eliminated at a 99 percent death rate?

This phenomenon is just an indicator of the larger problem present in our culture, an attitude st. Pope John Paul II called “the culture of death.” human life and human dignity are under assault on all fronts, from threats of nuclear attacks, to countries ravaged by war and poverty, to cultural imperialism through abortion, contraception and forced sterilization. Pope Francis has updated this term to what

he calls the “throwaway culture,” something he has fiercely critiqued. The throwaway culture is nowhere more blindingly destructive than in the selective abortion rate of children with disabilities. o ur country isn’t quite as bad, but the Unites states still aborts anywhere from 65 percent to 90 percent, depending on various reports. As a society, we do not (or at least actively strive to not) discriminate on the basis of race, sex, creed, socioeconomic background and the like, but what makes those with disabilities any different?

mothers and father who choose to selectively abort children with a disability are afraid of the difficulties and costs that come with such a child. What they fail to realize is the joyful, unlimited love and the unique beauty that only such a child can bring. such a vast love is infinitely more powerful than any strain, hard though they indeed are, that arises out of raising these children. Pre-natal testing is a technological advance that should be used for good; knowing about a child’s medical condition before he or she is born can allow for pre-emptive surgeries or treatment and for preparation by the parents, both financial and psychological. but when this power is distorted to locate and eliminate the weakest among us, it begins to sound like a dystopian horror story or a utilitarian fantasy.

I empathize with parents facing such a decision because it can be truly crushing to learn of an infant’s illness, whether genetic, terminal or other. I say empathize, and not sympathize, because

my own parents faced a similar decision with me. Pre-natal testing indicated signs on my body in the womb of trisomy 18, a crippling developmental genetic disorder which usually results in death in under a year. my parents switched doctors, not even considering anything close to an abortion. They chose life and love, and as it turns out, I was a perfectly healthy baby. my younger sister, too, was diagnosed with a chance of having d own syndrome based on pre-natal testing, but my parents looked forward eagerly to their next daughter regardless of her health. she also ended up born perfectly healthy — but only because she was given the chance to live in the first place, something the Icelandic children in similar circumstances do not have.

o ur world needs to choose a culture of life, facing sickness, disease and disabilities with hope, and embracing those who most need it. The beauty of creation is nowhere more manifest than the beauty of the human person, and especially in the shining smile of a person with d own syndrome. This creation we have a duty to respect and to protect, not to throw aside and ignore. e liminating d own syndrome would be a revolutionary medical breakthrough, but eliminating people with d own syndrome is nothing more than a tragic lack of humanity.

Happy Birthday: Take control of your life and start to do the things that make you happy and healthy. you can bring about positive changes that will encourage you to be your best. don’t listen to negativity or people who try to discourage you from living life your way. The harder you work, the greater your opportunities will become. your numbers are 2, 13, 16, 21, 32, 37, 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Tell it like it is and do whatever has to be done to get it right. don’t saddle yourself with nonsense that is a waste of time when directing your time and energy more efficiently will lead you to the winner’s circle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): don’t let emotions and anxiety lead to anger and disappointment. concentrate on what you can do to make your life better. educational pursuits and communicating with people who have something to offer should be your priority.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): look for interesting new ways to improve your everyday chores, responsibilities or your job. An energetic approach to what really matters to you will help you finish what you start and encourage you to start something new.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): let life unfold naturally. observe what’s going on around you until you see situations clearly enough to make a decision that will have a positive influence on your life. Too much of anything will be unhealthy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): examine your motivations for getting involved in something before you jump in. If your reasons aren’t true to your beliefs, it may be time to change course. Take charge of your life so no one else can. make a commitment to excel.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): networking and socializing are favored as long as you don’t make unrealistic promises or expect too much. l earn from what others divulge and how they respond, but do your own research. romance is encouraged.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): g et past the discord and family dynamics and strive to make plans that will bring you closer to the ones you love. keeping the peace isn’t always easy, but showing how much you care will be a good place to begin.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Tell it like it is and move on to your next mission. Take the route that suits you best. A decision you make at home will increase your desire to learn new things. d on’t worry about what others think.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): make this a day of new beginnings. start from the ground up and make the adjustments that will support the dreams you want to create and the goals you want to achieve. open the door when opportunity knocks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): keep your thoughts and plans simple and finish what you start. seeing things through will be its own reward. keep your dreams alive and your goals in perspective. Try to avoid minor injury and accidents.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): keep a level head regardless of what other people do. It’s in your best interest to do what will bring you the most in return. An emotional change will help to stabilize your life and your future. opportunity must not be wasted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): stay on track. d on’t lose sight of the truth and what’s transpired in the past. refuse to take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. There are other ways to help that will bring you far more in return. Birthday Baby: you are playful, witty and adaptable. you are adventurous and entertaining.

K d’s Twitter antics prompted by fans

o n s ept. 18, 2017, the internet changed.

s ure, we always knew that any account online may not be who they claim to be behind the screen.

b ut m onday, we had to directly come to terms with the fact that any online account could be Kevin d urant.

m onday, we saw d urant refer to himself in the thirdperson in an argument on twitter, while calling out former teammates and coaches from his time in o klahoma c ity. The tweets caused speculation that the Warriors forward most likely intended to tweet from a second account with another name, which he may use to regularly defend himself. Internet sleuths later discovered an instagram account with a history of arguing in favor of d urant and a variety of clues that it may well be the 2013–14 nb A mv P’s online alter-ego.

n ow, when you get into an argument online, you have to accept that it may be d urant on the other end, throwing insults at you between practices, or — during the season — perhaps even from the locker room at o racle Arena at halftime.

d urant has been relentlessly mocked for his actions for a reason. It does seem childish to pretend to be someone else in order to criticize former teammates and defend your most controversial decision. It’s not the “right” way to handle a beef. (The “right” way is to release a clapback song that samples r ight s aid Fred’s “I’m Too s exy” in the chorus and features a line about how you can’t come to the phone because you’re dead, but I digress).

Yes, d urant’s actions were immature. It’s indefensible. b ut d urant ended up in a scenario where he believed this was the appropriate way to address his grievances, and for that the media and fans deserve a certain amount of blame.

Today’s sports media is nonstop. s hows like es P n ’s First Take and Fox s ports’s Undisputed have to fill time talking about something every day, and sometimes there just isn’t anything that’s actually worth talking about. s o they focus in on any minor comment and turn it into a drama. It’s even worse online,

where the most rabid fans can find a platform and scrutinize comments even further. When d urant told b ill s immons that “nobody wants to play in Under Armours,” people read the line as a sign of a potential feud between d urant and Under Armour’s flagship superstar, s tephen c urry. o f course d urant holds opinions about his time with the Thunder, and you can assume there are certain things he didn’t like — if not, he would have stayed. b ut when he defends himself on his own Twitter, without even taking shots at his former team, he’s accused by many of being whiny.

s o do fans want their superstars to say nothing at all? Kawhi Leonard does it well, but only because he’s owned his blandness to a point where it’s entertaining and funny. If the players like d urant, who have opinions about their teams, get put down every time they speak up, we’ll never get to understand their decisions. And with fans constantly reminiscing about a time before players were so uniformly positive about one another, we should let players express their genuine thoughts instead of rehearsed praise.

For players who may have opinions about more important non-basketball issues, it’s just as easy to see why a player may be discouraged from saying what they want to. Amid all of the controversy that surrounded former 49ers quarterback c olin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem, athletes — including some of the most popular role models for children, some of the most recognizable members of racial minority groups and those who grew up in working-class households in the country — know that they will be shredded for their opinions, regardless of what they say. s o when I get — sorry, I mean when Kevin d urant gets — criticism or wild speculation about a totally harmless expression of a much more safe opinion than what he said about the Thunder, maybe you’ll see what led him to respond to haters in the worst possible way.

Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu

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

Kershaw gives up first ever grand slam in loss

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Ph ILA de LPh IA — Aaron Altherr hit a grand slam, the first ever given up by c layton Kershaw, to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles d odgers and their ace, 4-3 on m onday night.

c hris Taylor and Justin Turner led off the game with consecutive homers and c urtis Granderson also went deep for the d odgers, who opened play with a magic number of four to clinch the n L West. At 9654, Los Angeles still has the best record in baseball.

The Phillies have been a thorn in the side of Kerhshaw (17-4). The d odgers’ ace lefthander dropped to 3-5 in his career versus Philadelphia, one of just three teams he has a losing record against.

The three-time n L c y Young Award winner was cruising until the sixth, when he allowed a bloop single by Freddy Galvis between a pair of walks to load the bases for Altherr.

The Phillies outfielder crushed Kershaw’s 1-1 breaking ball 418 feet to left to give Philadelphia a 4-2 advantage.

Kershaw departed after the sixth and allowed four runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

Galvis finished 2-for-3 off Kershaw and is batting .600 (6-for-10) lifetime against the left-hander.

Granderson homered to right with one out in the ninth to pull Los Angeles within one, but h ector n eris recovered to record his 22nd save in 25 chances.

n ick Pivetta (6-10) rebounded from a shaky start to earn the victory. The 24-year-old right-hander gave up two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in six innings.

Taylor led off the game with an inside-the-park homer. h is drive to leftcenter caromed hard off the metal fence above the wall and far away from center fielder o dubel h errera, who came up short in his try for a

leaping catch. Turner followed with a drive into the left-field seats to put the d odgers up 2-0. c hase Utley went 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts and was lifted in the seventh for a pinch-hitter. The beloved former Phillies player, who helped Philadelphia to the 2008 World s eries title, received a standing ovation before his first at-bat and loud cheers throughout the evening.

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d odgers: m anager d ave r oberts kept ss c orey s eager out of the starting lineup in order to rest and not because s eager had caused further damage to his sore right elbow. s eager struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth.

up next d odgers rh P Yu d arvish (9-12, 4.08) opposes Phillies rh P Aaron n ola (11-10, 3.60) in the second game of the four-game set on Tuesday night.

Braun, Brewers stay in race with win over Pirates

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s uter pitched five efficient innings, r yan b raun homered and the m ilwaukee b rewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on m onday night to gain ground in the n L playoff chase.

m ilwaukee pulled within 3 1/2 games of the c ubs in the n L c entral and two games behind the r ockies for the final n L wild card. c hicago and c olorado were both off m onday.

s uter (3-2) allowed five hits and struck out four, throwing just 64 pitches before handing off to the bullpen. Five relievers split the final four innings, with c orey Knebel pitching the ninth for his 36th save in 41 tries.

b raun’s solo shot, his

17th of the season, came in the fourth inning off starter Jameson Taillon (7-7). In the sixth inning, former Pirates infielder n eil Walker added on with an rb I single that ended Taillon’s night.

Taillon had his last turn in the rotation skipped after a poor start s ept. 7 and rebounded by giving up two runs and six hits in five innings. Taillon walked one and struck out four.

Travis s haw hit an rb I single to score Walker in the eighth. It was s haw’s team-leading 96th rb I this year. b raun, s haw and Walker each had two hits.

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b rewers: o F d omingo s antana (back strain) did not play, but manager c raig c ounsell said he should

play Tuesday.

Pirates: c Francisco c ervelli (left quad irritation) will be shut down for the remainder of the season. c ervelli hasn’t played since Aug. 25. h e also missed time this year with a concussion and a wrist injury. ... o F s tarling m arte (left shoulder, finger) did not play. h e was injured sliding into second base on Wednesday.

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b rewers: c hase Anderson (10-3, 2.88 er A) will make his 23rd start of the season. h e is 2-0 with a 2.43 er A in two starts against the Pirates this year.

Pirates: Trevor Williams (6-8, 4.26) is schedule to start. h is 105 strikeouts are fifth among n ational League rookies.

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The r amblers worked their way to the end zone, with their running back breaking through the defensive pile to score and push the r amblers to a 14-0 lead over the Juggerknotts.

d uring the second half, s iegfried moved the chains with a long pass by s teiner to get into the red zone, where the sophomore quarterback was able to scramble and find Krohn in the end zone. Knott nearly blocked the extra point, but the r amblers converted it successfully to extend their lead to 21-0.

The rest of the game was push and shove from both sides, as neither team scored during the fourth quarter.

Looking ahead, Knott will take on d unne next week, while s iegfried will face s orin. b oth games will take place at 1 p.m. at r icci Family Fields.

Contact Ellie Olmanson at eolmanso@nd.edu

Fisher vs. duncan

By THOMAS LYNCH sports Writer

The Green Wave and h ighlanders matched up

s unday afternoon for a close and intense game, which was stopped prematurely due to rain with a score of 12-7 favoring the Green Wave.

Alex r aymond, a junior cornerback and wide receiver for the Green Wave, managed to intercept a pass on the h ighlander’s first drive.

d ue to a long reception by r aymond a few plays later, Fisher only needed a short run into the end zone to put them up 6-0 with a recalled pAT.

In response, the h ighlanders quickly drove down and scored thanks to both runs and passes by their senior quarterback, m atthew Kase, putting them up 7-6. h owever, their lead did not last long, with the Green Wave’s next play being a h ail m ary to r aymond who ran it in for the touchdown. With less than a minute before half, the h ighlanders threatened to score and take the lead. h owever, a forced fumble by Fisher junior Jorge m elendez on his own ten-yard line ensured the Green Wave’s lead of 12-7 going into half. d aniel r idzik, Fisher’s senior captain, praised m elendez’s pivotal play.

“I want to give a shout out to Jorge m elendez,” r idzik said. “ h e forced the fumble on their drive, which was

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Junior Alex Lebedev also competed in the napa valley c lassic. There, he defeated Akos Kotorman of b aylor in his sunday match 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, closing out the tournament with a 2-1 record to start the season.

In doubles, Lebedev and sophomore matt Gamble won both their matches on s aturday over oklahoma and c alifornia, after falling on Friday to the 34th-ranked pair of Griffith and J.T. nishimura ( c al).

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huge. They were driving down the field and if they were to have scored there they probably would have taken a 14-12 lead.”

d uring the third quarter, the game was delayed and eventually called off due to lightning strikes in the area. With the score at 12-7, d uncan still has ample opportunity to come back and win, as the h ighlanders and Green Wave will continue this game in three weeks when they match up o ct. 8 at 1 p.m. on r icci Family Field.

d uncan’s sophomore captain Kyle Tomshack said he saw many positives with his team’s performance.

“There were a lot of guys who stepped up and showed they can play,” Tomshack said. “I thought our quarterback m atthew Kase showed a lot of heart of his runs — he was really going hard at it.”

d uncan and Fisher will use this game as preparation for next week’s games against c arroll and m orrissey, respectively.

Contact Thomas Lynch at tlynch3@nd.edu

stanford vs. Keenan

By PARIS SHIRLEY sports Writer

In the latest chapter of the rivalry known as the “ b attle

for the c hapel” between the adjoined dorms of s tanford and Keenan, the Griffins proved victorious, winning 14-6 s unday afternoon.

b uilding upon the championship success of last year’s football team, the Griffins came out of the gate firing.

Junior quarterback c hase Jennings marched them downfield on their first drive, picking apart the Knights’ defense with quick outs and calmly scrambling for first downs when nothing was available. The drive culminated in a bruising 10-yard touchdown run that foreboded a long day for Keenan.

The Griffins hopes could have been dashed when Jennings tweaked his knee on the Griffins’ second drive, thrusting the offense into the hands of freshman quarterback Kellen r ound. h owever, the fears of the Griffin faithful were allayed quickly as r ound displayed his accurate long ball throughout the day, connecting on a 40-yard bomb midway through the second quarter to put the Griffins up 14-0 at halftime.

The Knights struggled to get much of anything going in the first three quarters, but the fourth was an entirely different story. They relied on the arm of

junior quarterback d aniel Lindstrom, who repeatedly fired downfield to hit speedy receivers on go routes, one of which brought the score to 14-6 late in the fourth. h owever, the Knights missed the extra point, and Lindstrom threw two untimely interceptions in the second half, further killing the Knights’ momentum.

Keenan senior captain Gregory b rainard said they had many positive takeaways from the game despite the loss.

“We’re generally pretty comfortable with our defense,” b rainard said. “ s tanford played a great game and their offense was just effective at the right times. This week in practice, we’re going to spend more time on the offensive side of the ball. We have just got to make sure that our quarterback and receivers are in sync because we came out a little flat-footed today in the first half.”

Keenan will look to bounce back next week against s t. e dward’s, while s tanford will look to remain undefeated when it takes on Zahm at 2:15 p.m. next s unday at r icci Family Fields.

Contact Paris Shirley at pshirley@nd.edu

country in c ambridge, m assachusetts, although n otre d ame only won 13 of 34 matches, the Irish underclassmen enjoyed similar success. They concluded the tournament with five singles victories on s unday, putting a bow on a solid weekend.

Throughout the c howder Fest, sophomore Johnathan s mall went 3-0 in singles; further, freshman William h owells and sophomore c onor s omers both went 2-1.

notre dame will now travel to Tuscaloosa on Friday for the c rimson Tide 4-In-The-Fall, a weekend tournament hosted by the University of Alabama.

the same amount of shots as the i rish, 12-12, but graduate student and goalkeeper c hris h ubbard made three saves to force another shut out.

“ i t was kind of a funny game, we had spells of very good play and then we had ominous spells,” c lark said. “We will take the win, it’s a great win because they’re a tough team. i thought it was a game that was going to go right to the 90th minute. They were in it, the shots were pretty even. We needed another goal in the second half and that would have taken the pressure off of us, but we never got that. e ven at 3-0 i was never completely comfortable, put it that way. i ’ve been in this game a long while, anything can happen in soccer. Look how quickly [our goals] came, and they often come in little flurries, but we will take it.”

With the continual

pressure on the team during the second half, c lark reiterated that his team will have to play in a lot of tough acc and non-conference games.

“We had chances,” c lark said. “Their goalkeeper had a fantastic save from [sophomore midfielder] Jack [ c asey] and there were a few other ones that i don’t know how they didn’t go in, but maybe that was good. i t kept us honest. They put a second forward up and they became quite direct, so the game was charging back and forth. The ones that played, played very hard, they are going to need a good regeneration. a nd we will get the other guys ready and we have another game ahead. They’re coming up fast and furious now, with Tuesday against b owling Green.”

n o. 2 n otre d ame will return to a lumni s tadium on Tuesday to host n o. 19 b owling Green in a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m.

Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu

men’s soccer | nd 3, nc sTaTe 0

No. 2 Irish stay undefeated with home win

By MEAGAN BENS sports Writer

c apitalizing on set pieces, n o. 2 n otre d ame walked away with a 3-0 victory over n orth c arolina s tate on Friday night at a lumni s tadium.

d uring the acc matchup, the first two goals were built up and finished off by the back line. b oth came off of junior defender Felicien d umas’ corner kicks, as graduate student defender m att h abrowski headed a ball straight into the net at 30:15, and senior defender Patrick b erneski headed the ball off a bounce with 6:35 to spare in the half. Then, just when the period appeared over, senior forward Jeff Farina sent an overhead pass to senior forward Jon Gallagher, who outran both defenders and slotted the ball to the bottom right corner from inside the 18-yard box to give the Irish a 3-0 lead heading into halftime.

“I think one of the nice things for the team is that we worked really hard on corner

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kicks this week,” Irish head coach b obby c lark said. “We had one session where we just finished them purely for 30 minutes. We had a double session where we just finished again because they haven’t been good, our corner kicks have been really disappointing in the previous games. s o we really spent some time. s hows you if you work on things, it’ll work later in the game.”

a lthough the scoreboard displayed a clear win, the Wolfpack kept the Irish under pressure, according to c lark. Within the first seven minutes, nc s tate almost took a lead when freshman forward d avid Loera chipped the ball into the back of the net after a corner kick. The goal was discounted after officials deemed a player offsides during the corner kick.

d own three goals entering the second half, the Wolfpack ramped up their efforts to put points on the board, and finished with

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siegfried vs. Knott

By ELLIE OLMANSON sports Writer

s iegfried defeated Knott 21-0 to kick off the first game of the men’s interhall season and to claim dominance over m od Quad.

The first quarter consisted of many possession changes as the two teams failed to get on the scoreboard.

s iegfried’s first drive developed from a strong and consistent running game until a long pass by sophomore quarterback a ndrew s teiner connected with senior receiver m ax Krohn, which got the r amblers inside the red zone.

h owever, Knott seemed to turn the tables almost immediately. The Juggerknotts sacked the s iegfried quarterback and proceeded to intercept the ball at the goal line despite an offensive pass interference call against the r amblers.

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swing, however, as s iegfried forced and recovered a fumble before the Juggerknotts could reach a first down. The second quarter highlighted Krohn as the key player to the game, as the s iegfried receiver had a stellar catch to set up his teammate for a run into the end zone for a 7-0 lead, and praised the play of his quarterback after the game.

“We came into this game without our main quarterback of last year, but our guy s teiner stepped up,” Krohn said. “ h e really showed he could run the ball and throw the ball. It was fun to see that s teiner was throwing [passes] up there, and that we were bringing them down.”

Knott did not see much success in the passing game during the second quarter. o nce the Juggerknotts decided to focus on the run game, s iegfried forced another fumble and gained

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This past weekend, the Irish began the fall season by splitting the squad to compete in two tournaments, sending one contingent to the n apa valley c lassic in c alifornia and the other to c howder Fest in m assachusetts. b oth tournaments featured particularly strong play from underclassmen on the team. o ut in c alifornia, n otre d ame finished with a combined record of 10-10 over 20 matches. Freshman Tristan m c c ormick led the charge, advancing all the way to the singles semifinals in the n apa valley c lassic. a long the way, m c c ormick took down some tough competitors, including n o. 49 b illy Griffith of c alifornia in a 10-6 victory in the quarterfinals. h owever, n o. 93 valentin vacherot of Texas a & m bested m c c ormick 10-7 in the following round.