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Jenkins delivers annual faculty address University president discusses contraceptive coverage, housing requirements, sexual assault policies By TOM NAATZ News Writer
University President Fr. John Jenkins discussed Notre Dame’s contraception policy, the new housing requirements, the University’s sexual assault policies and other campus issues in his annual address to the faculty senate Tuesday. Jenkins addressed a recently settled lawsuit involving the University and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding insurance coverage for contraceptives that came about as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The act required organizations to provide contraception as part of insurance plans, and while certain
religious institutions were exempted, universities were not. “This policy, which departed from a long tradition of federal law, was the result not of legislative process but administrative decree,” Jenkins said. “We found it gravely concerning, for if the government can decide unilaterally which religious organizations — to what extent and on what issues — can claim exception on the basis of their religious teaching, then they have lost any meaningful religious freedom in the face of the imposition of governmental power.” It was to defend this principle of religious freedom that Notre Dame joined other institutions in a lawsuit, Jenkins said. After a legal back and forth,
a settlement was reached with the Department of Justice, a result Jenkins said the University “welcomed.” “As I have said from the start, the University’s interest has never been in preventing access to those who make conscientious decisions to use contraceptives,” Jenkins said. “Our interest, rather, has been to avoid being compelled by the federal government to be the agent in their provision.” Employees will receive “contraceptive services” directly from insurance providers Meritain and Optum without the University’s involvement, Jenkins said. During the address, Jenkins also gave an overview of the new undergraduate housing policy. He
Tri-military celebration honors Veterans Day By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer
Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) units gathered at the Clarke Memorial Fountain on Tuesday to participate in a Veterans Day celebration in honor of all of those who have served in the United States military. From 4:30 p.m. Monday until
the ceremony Tuesday, midshipmen and cadets stood vigil at the Clarke Memorial Fountain to pay respects to service members. The ceremony began with an introduction of the official party, followed by a benediction by Fr. Peter Rocca and the playing of the national anthem. Lieutenant colonel Christopher Pratt, commanding officer of the Notre Dame Army ROTC
and professor of military science, recognized the cadets and midshipmen. “Although most have yet to serve, [the cadets and midshipmen] represent the absolute best and brightest of this country and have chosen a path of service to this great nation that less than one-half of 1 percent of Americans
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Participants at Saint Mary’s Hunger Banquet on Tuesday quickly discovered they were not eating a typical dinner. The event separated students, faculty and staff into one of three different groups representing social classes: upper, middle and lower. The lower economic classes had the largest number of participants, while the upper class was small. Participants sat and
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ate with their assigned class, and their class determined how much and what they ate. The upper class participants received a full, three-course meal served to them by staff while sitting at elaborately decorated tables. Meanwhile, middle class participants ate rice and lentils, and lower class participants only ate rice. This dinner simulated the differences between how and what different classes eat. Senior Olivia Burnett said the experience was eye-opening.
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sophomores.” The problem with this trend is fourfold, Jenkins said. First, it means that upperclassmen do not have leadership opportunities in their dorms. Second, living off campus gives students fewer safety nets. Third, moving off campus segregates students. Fourth, students who leave campus are less likely to be intellectually or socially engaged with the community. There are two main components of the new residency policy, Jenkins added. Students will have to live on campus for their first six semesters and the school will present incentives for seniors to stay in the dorms. see ADDRESS PAGE 3
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Banquet depicts economic diversity, food security By COLLEEN ZEWE
showcased the results of a survey given to graduating seniors about their Notre Dame experience. The school received high marks for its sense of community, and the “most highly rated” factor behind this sense of community was residence hall life. Though overcrowding has become an issue in recent years, the construction of Dunne and Flaherty helped relieve that problem, he said. “Having taken these steps, we turned our attention to a concerning trend for upper class women and men, and particularly seniors, to move off campus,” Jenkins said. “Due to the moves off campus and study abroad, on average, 64 percent of the students living in our traditional halls are first-years and
“Most people eat to survive, whereas in our culture, we eat for pleasure,” she said. The Student Diversity Board (SDB) hosted the dinner with help from the Office of Civic and Social Engagement. SDB’s goal was to show how diverse America is in terms of economic status and that not everyone has the same resources students are accustomed to, senior and SDB President Victoria see BANQUET PAGE 3
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Roisin Goebelbecker, left, acts as Lady Bracknell in FTT’s performance of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ while Eric Ways plays Jack. By SOFIA MADDEN News Writer
The Notre Dame Film, Television and Theater program will present Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” this weekend, a self-proclaimed “trivial comedy for serious people,” senior and cast member Eric Ways said. Freshman cast member Gabe Krut said in many ways, the play relates to Notre Dame students’ lifestyles and experiences,
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adding elements of irony that may be unexpected for many audience members. “Many of the characters make statements about views on education, material values and the silliness of social circles,” he said. While the play was not originally chosen to comment on many of Notre Dame’s customs, the play inherently prods at values which often go unchallenged, including see EARNEST PAGE 4
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Rethink Sleep Keynote DeBartolo Hall 102 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Presented by McWell Sleep Program.
“What was the Terracotta Army?” Jenkins Nanovic Hall 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Lecture by visiting professor.
Boardroom Insights Lecture Series Jordan Auditorium 10:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Nestle Waters CEO Kim Jeffery to speak.
The Okee Dokee Brothers Leighton Concert Hall 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. A family-friendly folk music performance.
Volleyball vs. Virginia Purcell Pavilion 1 p.m. The Irish take on the Cavaliers in an ACC matchup.
“The Importance of Being Earnest” Decio Theater 7:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. Presented by FTT department.
Majors Night South Dining Hall 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Speak with representatives from different departments.
Hockey vs. Penn State Compton Ice Arena 7:35 p.m. The Irish take on the Nittany Lions.
“The Importance of Being Earnest” Decio Theater 2:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. There is also a 7:30 p.m. performance.
Concert: Solera Quartet Leighton Concert Hall 2:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Renowned string instrument musicians.
Professor discusses Trump, press By LUCY LYNCH News Writer
Richard G. Jones, Annenberg Director of the Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy, analyzed the state of journalism in the era of President Trump in the latest installment of Pizza, Pop and Politics on Tuesday. Jones, a former editor and reporter at “The New York Times,” discussed the challenges facing journalism today, many of which have been prompted by the election of President Trump, who has taken a staunch position against the mainstream, established media. Journalism plays an important role in informing the public, Jones said. “Journalism is so important,” he said. “It is, I believe, a form of public service to inform the decisions people make when they choose their elected officials, and the role that we as journalists play to, as they say, comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Though aspects such as ideas and facts are important components, what journalists really sell, Jones said, is credibility. However, especially following President Trump’s election, there has been an erosion
of trust in consumers trusting the media, he said. “This is a moment you should really be paying attention to and, I think, you want to be concerned about,” Jones said. “This erosion of trust in journalists, this erosion of trust in the facts, this erosion of trust in the truth.” Jones said fake news has emerged as a recurring topic this year. President Trump addresses the term often — using it to promote the idea that you can’t believe everything you read from journalists and, Jones said, thus further contributing to the erosion of trust in the media. Jones said, however, that despite Trump’s definition, fake news really began as a term to describe news that is slanderous and doesn’t operate from a neutral position. “This is the definition that the industry has used for years about what is fake news,” Jones said. “President Trump and other artists have taken that definition, and they define fake news as something else. Fake news is a story that others might consider wholly legitimate and newsworthy.” Jones said there are seven forms of disinformation that are disseminated widely today, according to “First Draft News,” including satire or parody, false connection,
misleading content, false context and the three more dangerous forms: fabricated content, imposter content and manipulated content. One of the major changes that has occurred in the journalistic realm in terms of trust is blame attribution, Jones said. At a rally earlier this year, the president said journalists were “sick people,” according to a video Jones showed the audience. “We’ve gone from a moment where if you didn’t like the message, you just discounted it — that was once upon a time,” he said. “Now, it’s if you dislike the message, you attack the message and you attack the messenger, and you call them ‘sick people.’” There are changes people can expect and hope to expect coming soon in journalism, Jones said. He said social media platforms need to be more responsible for monitoring their content, which could prevent the aforementioned categories of disinformation. Given the changing nature of journalism in the past year, Jones said, people can expect to see a greater emphasis on fact checkers, as well as the publication of full transcripts and raw footage. Contact Lucy Lynch at llynch1@nd.edu
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“We will offer a collection of incentives to keep seniors in the residence halls,” Jenkins said. “Among these are flexible dining hall plans, financial incentives for students who commit early to staying on campus in their senior year and new roles with modest financial remuneration for seniors to provide leadership in the residence halls.”
Jenkins also answered questions from the audience, covering topics such as Notre Dame’s sexual assault policy, the decision to close University Village and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). One audience member asked if the University will continue to follow the “preponderance of evidence” standard in finding responsibility for sexual assault, even though the Department of Education recently released guidelines calling for a higher standard
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of evidence. The audience member also asked if waivers will be granted allowing survivors of sexual assault to opt out of the required six semesters on campus. “I think the answer to the first one … is yes. And the second is I think we’re developing those waivers and certainly that’s critical,” Jenkins said. Multiple questions focused on the University’s decision to close University Village, which currently houses graduate students and married undergraduates. Audience members raised concerns primarily about the lost sense of community. Jenkins said the facility serves a relatively small population and is so dilapidated that it would have cost tens of millions of dollars to repair. He said there are facilities off campus that house large numbers of graduate students that the administration believes can meet students’ community needs. The final question related to what actions the University has taken since the Trump administration announced it was ending the DACA program and what will be done to protect DACA students. “These students are so talented and so wonderful and add so much to this country, so I feel strongly about it,” Jenkins said. “I don’t need to tell you the politics in this country are really pretty crazy. I would say a few weeks ago I felt very optimistic. Speaker [Paul] Ryan was here and I mentioned this to him and he said, ‘We’re going to get something done.’” Jenkins said he has also discussed his concerns with Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indianna. “Since that time — and I talked
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to Senator Donnelly as well — as you may know, President Trump has put certain conditions on, after there were indications that he wouldn’t, legislation that would achieve that goal. Is that political posturing? I have no idea,” he said. “Your guess is as good as mine. So I was very optimistic from both the Republican and Democratic side that something would get done. But I think since then the situation has changed. As I’m sure you know from reading the paper, it’s all tax reform all the time right now. So I don’t expect anything to be done soon, but I am hopeful.” Notre Dame’s process of “internationalization” has been “one of the most significant accomplishments of the past decade,” Jenkins said. He noted that former White House chiefs of staff Andrew Card and Denis McDonough recently visited campus, and he spoke of his visit to Brazil to award the Notre Dame Award to Sergio Moro. Moro has been a leader of “Operation Carwash,” an anti-corruption probe that brought down leaders of Brazil’s political and business classes. Jenkins said Moro’s bravery in prosecuting the crimes was one reason he was invited to be the Commencement speaker this spring. “The willingness of Judge Moro to be present to receive the Notre Dame Award, to be our 2018 Commencement speaker and the international coverage these events were given speaks to the growing international reputation of Notre Dame and the role the University can play, not only in this nation, but in the wider world,” Jenkins said. Jenkins also listed the new University facilities that have opened in the past year: Nanovic Hall, Jenkins Hall, Corbett Family Hall, Duncan Student Center and O’Neill Hall. After a brief discussion of commercialization and innovation at the University, Jenkins discussed the school’s finances. “Aside from a handful of institutions that stand out from the rest in
terms of financial resources, Notre Dame is one of the most financially healthy,” Jenkins said. Jenkins said much of the University’s spending is funded by the endowment, which means the school can implement new programs without raising tuition. However, it also means that market trends can affect the school’s budget. “Though we have had a number of years of strong markets, our endowment spending remains at the top of the acceptable range,” Jenkins said. “In coming years, we will need to bring this spending rate down, which will require us to lower spending to a degree. Although somewhat painful in the short term, this will provide the latitude we need to maintain spending when markets turn down.” Jenkins also spoke of his involvement with beginning of the year activities to honor the University‘s 175th anniversary. Though he described anniversaries as “somewhat artificial temporal mileposts,” Jenkins said they offer opportunities for reflection. “I do not doubt that Sorin and his companions would be impressed and perhaps amazed at how far we have come from those days when Notre Dame was simply an aspiration,” he said. “We should be proud of that progress. Yet the surest way for us to fail in our time is to cease to reflect on the vision and mission that animated the founding and growth of the University, and to stop grappling with the question of what it means for us today.” Jenkins closed his speech by thanking the faculty for their work. “It is your talent, creativity, accomplishments and dedication to scholarship and teaching that are the foundation that makes this University strong enough to withstand any challenges. Thank you for providing this foundation, thank you for listening and thank you for all you do for Notre Dame,” Jenkins said.
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The event is largely shaped by the participants and their personal experiences with food security, Ernsberger said. “Each year is different due to the individuals that partake in the event and their own stories and feelings that they are willing to share,” she said before the banquet. “We encourage participants to share their feelings regarding their placement during the banquet.” This year’s Hunger Banquet is part of a series of events geared towards food justice. Other events include a canned food drive, a campus ministry cooking class and a panel discussing food access. Ernsberger said she believes all of these events can help College community members be better informed about poverty and access. “I hope that students, faculty, and staff are able to walk away from the event feeling called to act and help with this injustice,” Ernsberger said.
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Ernsberger said. “The first year I went [to the banquet], it was truly an eyeopening experience to me, and the statistics provided during the event were heart-wrenching,” she said. “I think that it is important to understand that we are so privileged at Saint Mary’s. It is important to help those who are less fortunate.” Throughout the meal, participants heard testimonies about poverty and watched a video about food security in the United States. Ernsberger said 805 million people worldwide suffer from chronic hunger and about half of the world’s population, or 3 billion people, live in poverty. Burnett said the event highlighted the privilege of food security. “We don’t always recognize or appreciate that there are others out there who do not get the same privilege,” she said.
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make these days,” Pratt said. Pratt acknowledged cadets and midshipmen in regards to their identity as students of Notre Dame. “In addition to their academically rigorous schedules, [the cadets and midshipmen] get up early and stay up late for their military training,” he said. “The 24-hour vigil they just completed is not only a tribute to Veterans Day, but a testament to their commitment, strength and character.” Pratt then introduced the keynote speaker, Major Patrick Gibbons, who is retired Marine Corp and executive director of academic communications. Gibbons began by speaking about the purpose and the importance of celebrating Veterans Day. “Unlike Memorial Day which honors those who gave their life for the country, Veterans Day is designed for all of those who have served or are currently serving around the world, about 20 million Americans,” Gibbons said. Although only a small percentage of Americans comprise the military, Gibbons said, many of them become heroes after serving. Americans do not become heroes just by serving, but many of them achieve a heroic status later in life by changing lives as educators, business people, parents and coaches, Gibbons said. “And I think what causes it is that common bond [the veterans] got in the military, while they were in uniform,” he said. “There was a willingness to serve others; there was a dedication to become better people and better citizens. It was the ability to get along with people from many different backgrounds and the desire to be forces of good in the world.” Gibbons then spoke about the current military conflicts facing the United States. “Today, the nation is involved in its longest war; this is its 14th consecutive year,” he said. “These days it remains unclear what victory would actually look like in this new type of warfare we are fighting, and the war of terrorism we are facing all around.” The nation owes a great debt of gratitude to those who serve or have served, Gibbons said, as many come home wounded by visible and invisible damage and often need jobs and job training to assimilate into their civilian lives. In the divided nation we live in, the military unites us in paying respect and honoring people who have served or who are serving now in the military, Gibbons said. Gibbons closed with a prayer, asking God to watch over the cadets and all serving in the military and their families. He was then presented with a plaque from the staff, cadets and midshipmen of the University tri-military as a thank-you for speaking in honor of Veterans Day. Fr. Rocca ended the ceremony with a closing prayer that called for peace in their time.
education, status and even religion, Ways said. “I think students will find they can relate to many aspects of this play, and some won’t even realize that they’re the object of certain jokes,” he said. Oscar Wilde was known for his biting social commentary, especially riddling his lines with several layers of irony, Krut said. “As a ‘trivial play for serious people,’ some audience members won’t find humor in Wilde’s words because his satirical content is simply too much of a reality for them,” he added. Mark Seamon, the show’s director, said he chose the play to be included in the lineup for the Debartolo Performing Arts Center this season in the hopes of showing a comedy this year. Ways said the play was
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chosen because of its renown. “‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ was chosen because it has status behind it, and any truly esteemed work of art should naturally point out peculiarities in modern society,” he said. Of course, as an extremely dense comedy, the play is bound to touch aspects of everyone’s lifestyle, Ways added. “For instance, service is an important part of many Notre Dame students’ university experience, but no one can serve unless they have the luxury to do so,” he said. Oscar Wilde comments on the nature of these paradoxes, which propels the play‘s satirical nature. Ways said every aspect of the play’s language was specifically chosen to highlight levels of social and cultural examples of this. “Wilde uses stage directions sparingly, but when he does so it’s very intentional and particular,” he said. Krut said Seamon practiced
extensively with the actors to ensure that this detailed wording would be delivered optimally. “Our director stressed being word-perfect, because every single line in this play is so important to its overall message,” he said. It is necessary to utilize the exact vocabulary Wilde intended for the play in order to understand its complete purpose behind each character and line, Ways said. “As actors, it has been our job to render this delivery faithfully,” he said. In addition to this focus on the words of the play, Ways said the behind-the-scenes work has been just as dedicated to providing accurate portrayals of the play. “Several of the costumes we’ll be wearing were built completely from scratch by our costume designers, Rick Donnelly and Lynn Holbrook, with scrupulous precision,” Krut said.
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Krut said the designers flew from New York to Los Angeles to curate the costumes with as much detail as possible. “If the costumes were not hand-made, they were rented from other acclaimed productions,” he said. The cast began rehearsing on Sept. 18 and has been meeting three hours per day, five days a week to prepare for the show. “We’ve all been challenged to expose our vulnerabilities with one another, and have learned to respect and easily work with one another because of that,” sophomore and cast member Rachel Thomas said. As a play that is meant to poke fun at all audience members, the cast has also learned to release their own inhibitions, Ways said. “We’ve learned to not take ourselves too seriously — and that makes all the difference,” he said. Contact Sofia Madden at smadden@nd.edu
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By JOHN WILSON Scene Writer
I personally refuse to look up what a “chillwave” song is, but if I had to create my own definition of the genre, it would resemble the album “Thawing Dawn,” put out late last month by the label Dull Tools. The album is the first solo project of Parquet Courts frontman Andrew Savage under the moniker “A. Savage.” Rather than being characterized by a new stylistic direction or a turn towards experimentalism, this is an album full of songs that could easily exist just outside the periphery of Savage’s previous bands’ sounds. Many songs feature a steady, unassuming drum and guitar that take a back seat to Savage’s conversational musings. There is more than enough depth to the lyrics if you look for it, but this is a perfect record to zone out to. In an interview this summer about the album, Savage explained the genesis of many of the songs on the album, saying, “A lot of the songs on the record are songs that I’ve had around for years that didn’t find a proper home in any band that I was in. I tried them out in some cases, and it didn’t work. Or I felt like they didn’t work.” On “Thawing Dawn,” Savage’s poetic lyrics are given center stage to shine in all their acerbic, sardonic and laid-back beauty. The album opens with “Buffalo Calf Road,” a biographical retelling of the Native American woman responsible for defeating General Custer in the Battle of Little Big Horn. It is the perfect vehicle for Savage to go into full storyteller mode while also being the only point on the album where Savage’s lyrics don’t look inward. “Wild, Wild, Wild Horses” takes an eerie turn, as Savage’s voice reaches an almost comatose level of calm while declaring his devotion to a lover. The winding “Ladies From
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In 2015, at only the age of 20, Julien Baker released her debut album, “Sprained Ankle,” to much critical acclaim. It was mostly praised for its simplicity and for Baker’s ability to sing about personal struggles so openly and unabashedly. Now, at the very mature age of 22, Baker released “Turn Out the Lights” on Oct. 27. The album is very much written and performed in the same vein as “Sprained Ankle.” Baker continues her selfmusings with her signature vulnerability that helps listeners to feel for, or even relate to, her experiences. Baker appears to be particularly interested in her own seemingly paradoxical existence as both a person who identifies as gay and as a Christian. This confused sense of being can be seen in the track “Sour Breath,” in which she sings, “You’re everything I want and I’m all you dread” and “The harder I swim, the faster I sink.” She is caught in between having to be one thing over the other, while desiring to be both, something she believes can happen. In “Televangelist,” Baker most clearly addresses her difficulties with the discrepancy between her own relationship with God and her relationships with her fellow Christians. “Hold the chorus in between my ears until I go deaf / That remind me exactly what I am every chance
Houston” embarks on a strange journey that feels like a hazy dream, filled with a rotating cast of characters and an ever lurking sense of danger. It is the slowest song on the album, but even at seven minutes, it never feels like it drags. The final song on the album, “Thawing Dawn,” sounds like a few different songs in one, including a bassled ballad, an organ backed guitar solo reprieve, a fastpaced piano tune and then ending with Savage’s voice alone against a wailing piano. It’s hard to keep track of the call-backs to earlier songs; the changes are abrupt enough that even after several listens, they still surprise. It’s by far the most experimental song on the album, almost as if Savage needed to get all the ideas he had lying around onto the album at the last minute. He even seems to admit as much with the last lines of the song, “Of all the pieces I’ve combined / Still the cruelest mixture yet / Is the softness of the thawing dawn and the hardness of regret.” The song itself is one of the album’s best, and it is very much an encapsulation of the way in which this album is an anthology of Savage’s life. Savage may now be best known for his work in Parquet Courts, but to fully understand how this album came about, you also have to look further back to his first band, Teenage Cool Kids. Over the course of three albums, TCK went from an indie, pop-punk sound that arose in the late 2000s (see: P. S. Eliot) to a sound much closer to what is found on “Thawing Dawn.” “Denton After Sunset,” a song like “No Fragments Reach” from the last Teenage Cool Kids album, very much showcases Savage’s talk-singing drawl set against gentle guitars. That album came out in 2011, just a year before the first Parquet Courts album. That album also marked the end of a chapter in Savage’s life; Savage moved from his childhood home of Denton, Texas, to Brooklyn, New York, where he
has been ever since. Parquet courts is considered a New York band (some might even say the last great New York band), though their sound — an art-y, noise-rock take on Woody Guthrie folk songs — is a blend of the sounds of Savage’s two homes. In Parquet Courts, Savage sings in a blunt manner that if slightly terser and rhythmic, could be seen as a precursor to the triplet-styled rapping made famous by Migos (songs like “Stoned And Starving” and “I Was Just Here” are the most obvious examples, with the former even including the now classic Migos calland-response structure). With the wide time frame in which each of these songs came together, they are in many ways a culmination of Savage’s earlier works. Songs like “What Do I Do” incorporates both the noise-rock elements of Parquet Courts albums and the ability to craft a melody of Teenage Cool Kids. For the uninitiated, this album can act as an entry point into the works of Andrew Savage, while for others, this is a welcomed addition that ties them all together.
they get” sings Baker, which highlights how constantly she must be reminded by other Christians that her way of life leads her, in their minds, to a life of damnation. She then expresses her conflicted mind as she sings, “Am I a masochist / Screaming televangelist.” Why would she continue to give the televangelist influence on her by listening to him if he is just going to tell her that she is wrong? It surely must be, then, that despite her annoyance with people’s constant judgement, she does in fact have a genuine interest and appreciation for the message of the Bible and a penchant for the attainment of the love of God. This particularly hit home for me because it often feels that in spite of having conflicting views with the Church, I also still find myself attracted to the overall loving and accepting message of the Church. The biggest complaint I have with the album is that it all sounds like the same two or three songs played 11 times, with the only thing that changes being the lyrics. While listening to the album, I would often find myself struggling to notice when one song ended and the other began. In spite of this, the album remains enjoyable because she executes these seemingly repeated songs pretty well. Another complaint with the album is that it felt as if it progressed too slowly, which partially had to do with Baker’s style of music and also with the fact that every song is a sad one. Maybe this was done intentionally so
that the listener could feel Baker’s own slow burning pain, but personally, this hindered the album. Outside of its messages and repetitiveness, “Turn Out the Lights” immediately stands out because of the sweeping orchestration, which manages to not overpower the intimacy of the singularity of Baker’s own voice and instrumentation. At only 22, Baker has proven to be both more successful than I could ever hope to be when I turn 22 next year and, more importantly, a major player in the indie-folk movement. It truly is exciting to think this is just the beginning of what we can only hope is a long career.
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“Thawing Dawn” Andrew Savage Label: Dull Tools Tracks: “Ladies from Houston,” “Thawing Dawn” If you like: Fred Thomas, Parquet Courts, Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie
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“Turn Out the Lights” Julien Baker Label: Matador Tracks: “Televangelist” If you like: Margaret Glaspy, Soccer Mommy, Big Thief
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North Dining Hall review part two Dominique DeMoe Graphic Designer
It’s me, back again with a review of North Dining Hall. I know that ever yone was waiting on the edge of their seats to hear what I have to say about the renovations of NDH now that it’s pretty much finished. In my article last semester, I discussed how I was disappointed with North Dining Hall’s renovations because I had really grown to love the old NDH, and the new North wasn’t as inviting. I concluded that the gray chairs were uncomfortable, the chairs with arm rests didn’t slide across the f loors, which made them difficult to push in, and the food lines didn’t have a set direction to move in, so there were always people coming from different directions to grab food that made it ver y confusing. I also talked about how the upstairs dining area was ver y dark whenever it became dark or cloudy. I know that things were being done to work on a lot of those issues, as North Dining Hall was really a work in progress last semester. Things such as televisions being added above the stations so that people know what food is where, line barriers to direct and more lights in the upstairs are all coming or have already been added to help with f low and make things easier for people. W hile new NDH isn’t old NDH, I’ll be honest and say that, like I admitted to in my last article, this dining hall has really been growing on me. It is extremely nice and different from a lot of things on campus, so it’s refreshing. Having the lobby area with seating and booths to do homework or wait for friends is convenient, and the overall open concept is nice. However, the fact that Grab ‘n Go is nonexistent in NDH baff les me. Grab ‘n Go is forever relevant and only having it in South is inconvenient. The Marketplace in North, while an interesting idea, is simply a satellite Huddle location, and I’d rather have another place that I can use my dining hall swipes when I don’t have enough time to sit down and eat in the dining hall than have the swipes go to waste. Bringing back Grab ‘n Go or adding it to the Marketplace would be my only real change to new finished NDH. As always, North > South. Contact Dominique DeMoe at ddemoe@nd.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Why ‘trust the art, not the artist’ doesn’t always work Patrick McKelvey In Moderation
When I was younger and would learn something unfortunate about one of my heroes, such as when I found out someone I looked up to wasn’t as perfect as I believed them to be, my father would offer me some advice. He’d tell me that nobody, even someone we look up to, is perfect. He’d tell me that you can still appreciate all someone has done and acknowledge their personal failings. He’d teach me that old famous adage: trust the art, not the artist. Almost every great genius had some tragic personal f law. Steve Jobs was a notorious megalomaniac. Henry Ford was a vehement anti-Semite. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves. Pablo Picasso was a misogynist. Martin Luther King is often accused of plagiarism. But should these f laws destroy their legacy? Can we not separate someone’s personal failings from their achievements? After all, all these people accomplished wonders; what they did changed the world. They improved and inspired the lives of millions. Trust the art, not the artist. So, when another genius was recently revealed to have some appalling personal failings, I wondered if that adage could still apply. Kevin Spacey is one of the greatest actors of our time. His roles in “The Usual Suspects,” “American Beauty” and “House of Cards” stand among the most brilliant performances in film and television history. But Spacey isn’t just a great actor. On Oct. 29, actor Anthony Rapp came forward alleging that Spacey sexually assaulted him in 1983 when he was just 14 (Spacey would have been 26). Since then, more than 10 other men have come forward with allegations of assault or abuse. Spacey, for his part, has outright denied some of the accusations, but acknowledged the Rapp incident may have occurred as “inappropriate drunken behavior.” In many of the cases, the men were underage at the time of the assault. But there’s no reason we can’t all continue to enjoy Spacey’s movies, right? His actions are reprehensible and heinous, of course. But whatever else he is, Spacey remains a talented actor. Can’t we therefore continue to appreciate his works; can’t he finish out the final season
of “House of Cards;” can’t I still enjoy “Se7en,” one of my favorite movies? After all, trust the art, not the artist. Well, maybe not. Practically all of Spacey’s victims were young men who either acted with him or worked on set; they were all, in some capacity, in the Hollywood industry. It’s an industry based almost entirely on who you know, on connections and relationships with big name actors, producers and directors. Knowing someone like Spacey, one of the biggest names in Hollywood? That could open doors you never imagined would be opened. Getting Spacey on your bad side, however, could be detrimental to your career. If you’re a 14-yearold boy who had a traumatic experience with Spacey, speaking out could destroy whatever chance you had in Holly wood. It is directly because of Spacey’s fame that he was able to abuse these children. This is a recurring theme in Hollywood. Over the past few weeks, sexual assault allegations against powerful men have f looded the internet as more and more survivors have felt it time to shed light on this epidemic. Spacey, Brett Ratner, Harvey Weinstein and others have all used their inf luence in the industry, and their power over people’s careers, to prey on men and women. If we continue to “trust the art” — if we give Spacey a pass because of his talent — then we ignore the very means by which he was able to take advantage of so many. We enable his ability to traumatize his victims. We perpetuate a society that ignores survivors of sexual assault and turns a blind eye to its perpetrators. Spacey is an amazing actor. Nothing will ever change that. But his offenses are far too heinous and speak to a problem far too large to allow him to live on in popular culture as that amazing actor. I don’t know if I can honestly say I’ll never watch “Se7en” again. But in this case, we must never separate Spacey the genius from Spacey the abuser. In this case, trusting the art leaves us far too trusting of the artist. Patrick McKelvey splits his time between being a college sophomore and a grumpy old man. A New Jersey native and American Studies major, he is interested in a legal career after graduating Notre Dame. If you can’t find him at the movies, he can be reached for comment at pmckelve@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Notre Dame doesn’t owe you birth control Firestorms erupted across social media after the University announced it would discontinue birth control coverage for students and employees. Students, alumni and pundits alike have shared their criticisms, showering the administration with a vast array of accusations ranging from elitism to misogyny. Insurers’ recent announcements that they will continue to provide birth control coverage regardless of University policy will undoubtedly temper some of the widespread public outrage. But as long as criticism of the University’s decision continues to make the rounds on social media, I feel compelled to defend the administration’s choice and explain why these criticisms remain unfounded. Those who point fingers at the administration have ignored the key issue at the heart of the matter: religious freedom. Religious beliefs, not a fascination with discipline or a hatred of women inherent to Catholicism, have driven the administration’s choice. As a Catholic university, Notre Dame is well within its right to discontinue birth control coverage. Expecting a Catholic university
to subsidize birth control requires the same level of naivety as walking into Brigham Young and demanding free Irish coffee would. Demanding that an institution defy its religious beliefs to support your sex life — something for which you, and nobody else, should be held responsible — speaks to a sense of entitlement. Religious freedom aside, I would like to take a moment to debate some of the individual accusations being leveled at the University. For starters, many opponents of the new policy allege the University wants to discriminate against women. This accusation not only trivializes the much deeper issue of religious freedom, but also ignores the fact that this supposedly women-hating university does not provide male birth control either. Notre Dame might not be handing out pills, but it certainly isn’t handing out condoms. Those who cry sexism also ignore the fact that if the University really hated women, it wouldn’t have made a medical exception to the new birth control mandate. Notre Dame will still subsidize birth control for those who require it for health
reasons. In terms of health-care policy, this makes sense: Birth control used solely for contraception has less to do with health than it has to do with sexual freedom. Hence, the inclusion of non-medical birth control on a list of insurance-covered medications remains debatable, even without considering religious complications. Notre Dame doesn’t hate women or even the principle of birth control, which it might not hand out but certainly permits. Notre Dame simply refuses to play the role of birth control middleman, as any Catholic university reasonably would. I won’t defend every decision made by the University, but in this case, I must defend the administration’s policy. Let’s stop criticizing a Catholic university for upholding its belief system and start appreciating ever y thing this universit y does prov ide. With Notre Dame, Alison O’Neil sophomore Nov. 7
United States shootings: Who cares? Sarah Cate Baker Science is Golden
Yet another mass shooting has rocked the United States. Or should I say “rocked” — was anyone really surprised when reports of multiple people killed by a lone gunman started filing in? And when multiple people turned into 26, and the gunman into ex-military with a shady history, and the gun into an AR-15 — the same gun used in the Las Vegas concert shooting, the Orlando nightclub shooting, the San Bernardino Christmas party shooting, the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting and the Colorado movie theatre shooting — when we heard the same story for the fifth time this year alone, can anyone honestly say they were “rocked?” These massacres are commonplace. Sandy Hook caught our attention because most of the dead were children. The media capitalized on Orlando because there was time for the victims to send a last text message, and those were heartbreaking. But in general, gun violence does not shock the American public. Nothing proves this point like the politics of gun violence. If Americans were really shaken by these tragedies, we would demand change on both sides of the aisle. Issues that we care about show up in marches, petitions, rallies — think about the anger that exists in the pro-choice and pro-life debate. That anger means something. The
Women’s March last January showed Americans care about women’s rights; the March for Science revealed how climate change exists in our public consciousness; the Black Lives Matter movement evidenced our interest in racial justice. The magnitude of these movements, each of which accrued an equally large counter-movement, underline just how invested Americans are in these particular issues. Our loudness reveals our passion. But where are the movements about gun violence? We don’t have them. We haven’t even named the sides; I can’t use words like “pro-control” or “pro-ownership” like I can pro-choice and pro-life. There has not been legislative changes to federal law on guns since 2005; with no new developments except an increased body count, the gun debate has gotten stale. Liberals demand gun restrictions and conservatives demand the opposite, and no action takes place either way. Meanwhile, the public is content to offer our collective thoughts and prayers, watch Congress peter out some comments on mental illness and maybe buy a gun for ourselves, just in case the next mass shooting occurs at a prominent Catholic university — we all have a Clint Eastwood fantasy we’d love to play out, right? If you lit a candle at the Grotto for the victims of this massacre, congratulations. That candle will do absolutely nothing to help solve this problem and prevent further death, but lighting it probably made you feel better. If you shared a news
article on Facebook, great work — you’ve trivialized the deaths of over two dozen people by placing them side by side with pictures of someone’s cat; but hey, awareness is awareness. Maybe you got brave and shared an opinion article about how gun control will not stop mass shootings, or an infographic about how it will — well done. The people who already agree with you will now agree more, and the people who don’t will scroll through to look at the cat, but at least you have stated an opinion. Baby steps, right? We cannot be content with this. The 21st century has been racked by gun-related massacres. I counted 37 mass shootings since 2000 in my search, but feel free to look yourself. It doesn’t matter which side of the debate you are on, whether you want more guns or less guns, background checks or mental illness programs, whatever — decide what you want and care about it. Get loud. Get passionate. Form a movement, name a side, start a rally. Make this a national issue. And do it quickly — the bodies are piling up fast. 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 at sbaker6@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Aim to make positive personal changes to your life. Opportunity is heading your way and much can be accomplished if you set your mind to it. Joint ventures, settlements and physical self-improvement should be a priority. Focus on your relationships and the lifestyle you choose to follow. An interest you have should be developed and marketed. Your numbers are 10, 17, 24, 29, 32, 40, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be attentive and listen carefully to any complaints that crop up. Being understanding and offering sound advice will end up doing more for you than complaining or criticizing someone you love. Offer a helping hand. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Discuss relationship issues before you’re faced with a major catastrophe. Maintain your bargaining power by being civil and willing to compromise as well as ready to offer legitimate solutions to existing problems. Physical improvements are featured and romance is encouraged. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put everything you’ve got into finishing what you start. Being responsible and living up to what’s expected of you will help your relationships with those you work with. Someone from your past will make a difference to your future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Channel your emotional energy into something enjoyable. A shopping spree or an outing with your best friends will be engaging as well as informative. Personal improvements will make you feel good about the way you look and feel. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll have to pay more attention to what’s going on in your own backyard. Taking care of your domestic responsibilities will lead to positive change. A chance to make a difference in the life of someone you care about will be worth your while. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A change may not be anticipated or welcome, but if you go with the flow, you will come out on top. Recognizing what’s happening will give you greater options to make the most of whatever situation comes your way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Uncertainty should be your reminder to gather more information and make a decision that will keep you from spinning your wheels. Procrastination won’t lead to success. Change will help you move forward and excel. Romance is in the stars. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Draw on past experience and touch base with old friends. The memories that surface will help you make a decision about how to best use your skills, money and connections to excel. Romance and personal gain are highlighted. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Helping others is honorable, but don’t let anyone take you for granted. Be creative and come up with a plan that suggests what should be done and how to split up the jobs and responsibilities. Teamwork is favored. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your powers of persuasion will be in top form. Dedicate time to discussing what you want and expect from others. Having incentives to spice up whatever deal you are trying to make will ensure you get your way. Romance is highlighted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take better care of your personal health and your emotional state of mind. Stressing out over money matters will not help the situation. Use your intelligence and make decisions based on what you are capable of doing. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take control when it comes to negotiations or joint endeavors. Speak your mind, but remember to listen as well. Showing compassion and understanding will win you points and give you the upper hand when it’s time to make a decision. Birthday Baby: You are perceptive, kind and creative. You are unique and resourceful.
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Marlins should trade Stanton Ben Padanilam Editor-in-Chief
Imagine winning the lottery. You’ve been playing for seven years, waiting for it all to come together. And for seven straight years, each new investment you make seemingly fails to pay off. But, in that eighth year, it all comes together. Particularly when you needed it most, given you’ve spent the last eight years investing countless dollars into the venture and are now left with essentially nothing. Would you cash in the ticket? Of course you would. You’d be crazy not to — some would say certifiably insane. So if you’re the Miami Marlins and you have a winning lottery ticket in the form of Giancarlo Stanton, why in this world wouldn’t you cash it in? Ever since Stanton broke into the league in 2010, the Marlins have known the type of talent they’ve had in the slugger. And they’ve attempted to build a playoff team around him. But in seven previous seasons, the team has never been able to muster up a winning record — reaching the 80-win plateau only once. Well, any baseball fan knows the Marlins didn’t change that narrative this season; they finished 77-85, 10 games out of the playoffs and 20 games out of their division race. But one thing did change: Their lottery ticket finally put it all together this season. Stanton had arguably the best season of any player in the National League, and it’s got him as the front-runner in the relatively open race for the league’s MVP. He played 159 games this season, the most of his injury-riddled career, as he had never played more than 150 games in his previous seven seasons and had only surpassed 125 games played twice. And the extra time on the field coincided with increased production across the board. Stanton led all of baseball in home runs (59), runs batted in (132) and batted .281 with an OPS of 1.007 — up from last year’s marks of .240 and .815, respectively. Basically, Stanton put together a season unlike any he had previously done in his career. And that’s why the Marlins need to cash in while they can. The team’s new management, led by CEO Derek Jeter, has already committed the team to a rebuild. And just a month ago, Jeter asked fans to be patient with the team,
warning them of “unpopular decisions” in the coming months. Well, the first of those unpopular decisions will likely be to trade the face of the franchise coming off the best — and healthiest — season of his career. And it should be. The Marlins are generally thought by experts around the game to have one of the league’s five worst farm systems. Having not found success in any of the last eight seasons in building a playoff contender through free agency and trades, the team has seemingly no future to look ahead to either — and building one requires selling your best players sometimes. And now makes for the perfect opportunity to do so; the well-known adage of “sell high” couldn’t be more applicable when evaluating the value of Stanton. But what necessitates these moves even more than just his trade value is the window of opportunity for the team. The change in ownership matters; making a former player as beloved as Jeter the face of that change buys the franchise the time and good will necessary to launch such a full-scale rebuild — particularly when you consider that former owner Jeffrey Loria was widely considered to be one of the worst and most hated owners in sports, let alone baseball. The market is also ripe with opportunity. Given the established success of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the resurgence of the New York Yankees, perennial contenders like the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox would almost certainly feel the pressure to make a splashy move and dip into their young talent pools. Additionally, the potential arrival of Shohei Otani — whom many are calling Japan’s version of Babe Ruth — as an international free agent under the age of 25 and subject to the financial constraints of a standard minor league contract could change the game’s offseason landscape, forcing even the Dodgers and Yankees to dip into their very deep systems to stay in the chase. The time for the Marlins to trade Stanton is now. And they simply can’t afford to pass on cashing in their lottery ticket. Contact Ben Padanilam at bpadanil@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Though Notre Dame has struggled overall from deep, head coach Mike Brey said he’s not worried because his team has managed to get to the free-throw line and score in transition. “One of the things things that we can do is get some steals, have some numbersadvantage offensive stuff and score more in transition,” Brey said. “That takes a little pressure off your 3-point shooting. And then getting to the line a lot because we drive it, maybe you’re making up for not making a lot of threes consistently from night to night.” The Irish jumped out to a 9-2 lead at the 15-minute mark in the first half thanks to four points and three rebounds from junior guard Rex Pf lueger. By the time Brey made his first substitutions at 11:52 left in the half, the starters had gone on a 9-0 run, giving the Irish a comfortable lead to start the night. The Irish defense looked to be in midseason form as well; the Irish racked up three steals, four blocks and two shot-clock violations in the first half alone, as Brey’s squad held the Wolves to 46 points on the night. “It’s our attention to detail,” Pf lueger said. “With our communication, in our practice now, we emphasize playing defense, we emphasize talking, making sure we’re in the right places at
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Charlottesville than here. I know it shouldn’t make a difference because the fields are roughly the same size, but at the end of the day, it’s a different environment. If you look at most teams, they do better at home than on the road. I think the guys are looking forward to it. It was nice to get Pitt back the second game, good to get UNC and Virginia — we felt like we deserved more that night. Revenge, I don’t say anything about revenge. You just want to win every game. That’s it.” After having faced the hardest schedule in the entire NCAA as of Oct. 30 according to the ratings percentage index, the Irish have ended up with the record they expected, Clark said. “I think we are where we want to be,” Clark said. “We’re still involved in the ACC championship tournament.
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the right times. I think it’s really coming over into the games now.” The Irish finished the night with eight steals and six blocks, and their defensive effort gave them a 41-22 halftime lead. Senior forward and recently-named AP preseason All-American Bonzie Colson led the way for the Irish with 12 points in the half, while Pf lueger chipped in 10. Colson picked up a double-double and went on to score 19 points and grab 14 rebounds. In possession of a 19-point lead at the break, Notre Dame kept its foot on the gas coming out of the locker room. Senior forward Martinas Geben capitalized on a 3-point play and 3-pointers from senior guard Matt Farrell and Gibbs propelled Notre Dame to a 53-25 advantage by the 15:21 mark in the game’s second period. With the game in hand, Brey turned to sophomore forward John Mooney, junior forward Elijah Burns and freshman wing D.J. Harvey for the majority of the contest’s final minutes. Harvey finished the night with 10 points and showcased his athleticism in a drive to the basket where he finished while dodging a defender and moving away from the basket in mid-air. Brey, however, said the performance of the night went to Pf lueger, who finished with 17 points, six rebounds and three assists. “We talked all summer, and he’s going to have to
do that for us,” Brey said of Pf lueger’s well-rounded game. “I thought tonight, he got some mid-range stuff and some things at the bucket. … The guy does a little bit of everything. He’s involved with every play on the defensive end, and I thought he made great passes tonight as well. He’s like a Steve Vasturia — it’s hard to have him out of the game.” Pf lueger said he takes pride in his role as a jack-ofall trades. “I’ve never wanted to be just one-sided in my game,” Pf lueger said. “Coming out at the defensive end this year allows me to be more aggressive on the offensive end; it allows me to do more than just score; it allows me to be a playmaker; it allows me to attack the offensive glass and create opportunities for my teammates.” With the win over Cardinal Stritch, Notre Dame capped its exhibition slate at a perfect 3-0 record and will now move into the regular season — starting with a road match against DePaul on Saturday. Gibbs said a key for the Irish to get the season started on the right foot is to match DePaul’s energy. “We know they’re going to bring a lot of energy,” Gibbs said. “They’re going to give us a tough challenge, and that’s something we’re ready for.” Notre Dame and DePaul will meet in Chicago at 4 p.m. Saturday.”
And as I have said before, it’s possibly harder to win the ACC championship than win a national championship. Just looking at the RPIs, six out of the top seven are ACC teams. You have to be ready to play in that quality of game and I think we are. [Wednesday] is a very hard game, Virginia is a very good team. But that’s the fun of it, the fun is playing good competition because it tests you. They’re all slightly different, so they all test you in different ways. It’s been nice to have a couple of wins, now can we just extend that streak. With our schedule, you aren’t going to win all the games, but you hope you can hit the right streak at the right time. And you need confidence, and our games have shown that we are a very good team.” Despite the extra pressure of a tournament game, Clark said the team’s mentality remains the same as it has throughout the entire season.
“You play good teams all the way through, and they go, ‘Hey this is just another game,’” Clark said. “The big thing is that you always want to get a final. They know one game stands between them and the final. ... I always say to them we can’t get outworked. If we can’t get outworked, it’s like the John Wooden quote. Success is measured if they can be the best they can be. That’s all you can ask. You don’t ask them to be more than the best they can be. If the other team happens to be better on the day, all we can do is shake their hand. I’m pretty confident all our guys can play to their potential, and we will be in a pretty good position.” Notre Dame will face Virginia at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia, to determine who will move on to the final.
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about the history and the tradition. Although, there were some great matchups, and I don’t want to sell those short. But the real focus of this group is that they know they are playing a really, really good football team, and they have to play well.”
The run game After finishing a meager 80th in rushing offense last season, Notre Dame has jumped all the way to fifth this season while averaging over 300 yards per game. Kelly said the commitment to being a physical team in the offseason has paid off, as seen in the team’s radical transformation. “It was a change of philosophy in terms of what we were going to really hang our hat on, if you will, in terms of who we were going to be, our identity,” he said. “So our identity was going to run through that offensive line. You know, when you talk about it, it’s one thing. “ … When we broke through with over 500 yards rushing against Boston College, I think that that was really where everything started to kind of show itself; that this is who we were going to be, and then it’s certainly taken shape from there. “In the off-season, there was a commitment to it: The hiring, the philosophy, the total makeover of our entire mental psyche in terms of being physical was all part of that. But I don’t think it really takes hold until in the season when that’s all backed up by actually doing it. And you can talk about all that stuff, but if you actually do it and stick to it, I think that that’s when it really starts to come together.” “ … We should be really good at running the football here at Notre Dame.”
Preparation and distractions After Notre Dame’s defense gave up a season-high 37 points to Wake Forest this past weekend, Kelly downplayed the claim that the Demon Deacons (5-4, 2-3 ACC) capitalized on Mike Elko’s scheme. Instead, he said the team didn’t live up to its expectations for preparation in practice due to a variety of reasons. “Preparation needs to be better. We didn’t prepare quite the way we had prepared in other weeks,” Kelly said. “We just need to go back to our process and our process has to be the thing that drives our defense and our offense each and every week. “ … You would have seen that Wednesday wasn’t the same Wednesday practice as it was the previous weeks, and it showed itself in the way we played against Wake Forest. “ … They didn’t find the key to unlock the secrets of the Elko defense. … This is really about
playing with the right intensity and the right mental approach to the game. We just didn’t prepare in the manner that we prepared in the other weeks, and we’ll do that and we’ll need to do that moving forward.” When asked about whether the College Football Playoff rankings had anything to do with it, Kelly dismissed the notion. “The enemy is the distraction. The enemy isn’t the College Football Playoffs,” Kelly said. “They know that they have to — there’s internal distractions, and there’s external distractions. The external distractions, we’ve got those covered pretty good for our guys. “It’s the internal distractions where they start thinking about, ‘Oh, you know, maybe — maybe I don’t have to play quite as hard this week; maybe I don’t have to get all the nutrition and sleep I need this week; maybe I don’t have to play quite as hard this week,’ and
it’s the internal distractions.”
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Saturday’s matchup with the Hurricanes will mark Brian Kelly’s 100th game in charge of the Irish. For the head coach, it has been a tremendous honor to lead Notre Dame for eight seasons, but the current focus is getting a win against Miami. “I’m honored to have gotten the opportunity to coach 100 games,” Kelly said. “I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would ever get a chance to coach one game at Notre Dame. So to think of 100, I can’t even wrap my arms around that. “Look, I try not to think in those terms. But I’m honored. I would have liked to have won even more games for our fans and for our players. But my focus is on beating Miami, and that’s what we’re hoping for 100.” Contact Tobias Hoonhout at thoonhou@nd.edu
surveying doubles. “In this last tournament — the one at Western Michigan — we had all of our top three, that were at that tournament, play the one, two and three players from the other schools,” Louderback said. “It’s what we really wanted to see — see how they did against the top players from DePaul, Indiana and Western Michigan. I felt like we had a great fall, we did what we wanted to in doubles, getting to see different combinations. And I felt like all our student athletes got a chance to play a lot of singles matches, which is one of the big things we were hoping for.” With the fall tournament season ending, the team will focus on conditioning while they have the time until the spring season starts up. “We’ll keep working hard on
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our conditioning,” Louderback said. “The spring gets pretty long, we do a lot of traveling. Once we start our spring, we aren’t able to do as much conditioning then because we’re playing so much. Between now and the end of the fall, we’ll be working hard on conditioning and then working individually with each player. We won’t be having team practice as much, we’ll just do individuals. ... Each one individually will practice on what is needed — maybe they need to work more on forehands or serves. We’ll work on specifics with each one. Once we start our eight hours a week, six hours conditioning, we can only be on court with them two hours a week. We’ll spend those two hours with each one of them, one on one or two on one, where we’re able to work on specific things in their game.” Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.edu
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MEn’s BasketbaLl | ND 90, Cardinal stritch 46
Kelly talks legacy, ND handles Cardinal Stritch in final exhibition series with Miami By MAREK MAZUREK
By TOBIAS HOONHOUT
Assistant Managing Editor
Associate Sports Editor
Notre Dame went through its final tuneup before the regular season Tuesday night, beating Cardinal Stritch 9046 at Purcell Pavilion. Perhaps the most important aspect of the convincing win was Notre Dame’s 3-point shooting, which has been suspect so far in the team’s exhibition slate. Against Holy Cross and Bethel, the Irish tallied a 5-for-37 mark from beyond the arc. Against the Wolves, Notre Dame righted the ship, going 9-of-27, but had a mark as high as 40 percent at one point in the second half. “We know we can hit shots, that’s not something we’re worried about,” Irish sophomore guard T.J. Gibbs said. “It’s going to come. I think we shot better tonight, and we’re going to keep continuing to get better as our rhythm comes.”
On Tuesday, Irish head coach Brian Kelly looked ahead to what is arguably No. 3 Notre Dame’s biggest matchup of the season, as it faces off against No. 7 Miami.
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The resurgence of “Catholics vs. Convicts”
CHRIS COLLINS | The Observer
Senior forward Bonzie Colson lays the ball in during Notre Dame’s 90-46 victory over Cardinal Stritch on Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion.
ND women’s tennis | bronco super challenge
Squad competes in final tournaments By MEAGAN BENS Sports Writer
The Irish closed their fall tournament season Sunday at Western Michigan’s Bronco Super Challenge and Arizona State’s Thunderbird Invitational. At the Bronco Super Challenge, Notre Dame went 2-2 on the final day of the event to finish 7-5 the weekend. Senior Brooke Broda had a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Indiana red-shirt sophomore Caitlin Bernard for an undefeated weekend, and freshman Ally Bojczuk beat Indiana junior Natalie Whalen 6-1, 6-4. “They both had great tournaments,” Irish head coach Jay Louderback said. “They both went 3-0 and it was really good for Brooke because she hadn’t played any singles matches since the NCAAs last year. She was coming off an injury and was able to finally start playing singles again. To go in there, not having played, and go 3-0 was very good. She had a couple of tight matches, and usually, when you haven’t been playing, you can struggle [in tight
matches], but she didn’t. She played really well at the end of both matches. “For Ally, it was good; she’s had quite a few things we’ve been working on with her and she really did a good job of doing everything she’s been working on. She played well. I felt good about our doubles too — we switched the doubles around. I just felt like all of our doubles teams played well.” With the other half of the team at Arizona State, senior Allison Miller and junior Rachel Chong won their doubles matches over San Diego sophomores Kati Kukaras and Nicole Anderson to finish the weekend 2-1. Both Miller and Chong won in singles too, with Miller defeating ASU sophomore Savannah Slaysman 6-1, 6-3 in the Maroon Draw and Chong besting Oklahoma’s senior Malene Stripp 6-4, 6-2 in the consolation finals. Reflecting on the fall tournament season, Louderback said the focus was playing time against top competition and see W TENNIS PAGE 10
Both the Irish (8-1) and the Hurricanes (8-0, 6-0 ACC) have had bounce-back years after struggling to live up to high expectations last season. Kelly had nothing but praise for his counterpart, Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt, who is now in his second season with Miami. “Mark Richt has done a terrific job of coaching a group of young men with great athletic traits. This football team that we play no doubt will require our very best,” Kelly said. “ … Really good football team across the board. Offense, defense, special teams. But it’s not just about talent. It’s wellcoached. You can see that. It’s a lot easier to kind of put together
a bunch of talented players, but to coach them, get them in the right position, line them up, getting this group to play together with a great amount of energy, Mark’s done a great job. Really good football team. “I know our guys are excited about this championship drive that they are on now. This part of the season, obviously in November, all of the teams that are in contention are focused on one game at a time, and it’s single elimination for most teams.” Kelly played down the historic rivalry between the two schools, however, and he instead said his team is focused on the here and now. “They know the history and tradition,” he said. “They are aware of all those things. But they know that they have to play really well, and they have to play better than they did last week. I think that’s what they know more than anything else. “I don’t think that they spend a whole lot of time thinking see FOOTBALL PAGE 10
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Irish to meet Cavaliers in ACC semifinals By MEAGAN BENS Sports Writer
KATELYN VALLEY | The Observer
Irish senior forward Jeff Farina fights off a defender during Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Michigan on Oct. 10 at Alumni Stadium.
No. 17 Virginia is all that stands between No. 13 Notre Dame and a trip to the ACC championship game. After defeating No. 3 North Carolina on Sunday by a score of 2-1, Notre Dame earned a spot in the semifinals. Traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia, the Irish (11-5-2, 3-32 ACC) will face the No. 6-seed Cavaliers for a second time this season. Virginia (11-3-4, 3-2-3) outlasted Louisville 4-3 in penalty kicks to face Notre Dame, and it has won four ACC titles under head coach George Gelnovatch. After tying the Cavaliers 1-1 in double overtime Sept. 29, Irish head coach Bobby Clark said he felt the Irish deserved more than a tie in the first matchup. “We felt like we should have gotten more out of that game,” Clark said. “But they have some good players, too. They’ll be a different team down in see M SOCCER PAGE 9