Print Edition of The Observer for Thursday, November 17, 2016
students push for sanctuary campus
ND, SMC students, faculty demonstrate, create petition in support of undocumented immigrants
By EMILY McCONVILLE news writer
at 1:35 p.m. wednesday, senior Jessica pedroza and sophomore gargi purohit stood up in south dining hall and announced they were walking out in solidarity with notre dame’s and the country’s undocumented students.
“as notre dame students, we appreciate the solidarity and support that our president and administration have shown towards our daca community, and we call on our president to publicly acknowledge notre dame’s status as a sanctuary campus,” they read from a statement. “we call on universities everywhere to follow
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Panelists discuss election results
By LUCAS MASIN-MOYER news w riter
since the election of d onald Trump as the 45th p resident of the united states last week, the notre d ame campus and the country at large have reacted strongly, with widespread protests. i n order to make sense of the 2016 election, nd votes hosted a panel titled, “ w hat Just h appened?” with associate professor of political science c hristina wolbrecht, l atino i nstitute director l uis r icardo Fraga and political science chair
d avid c ampbell.
The panelists opened the conversation by discussing what they saw as the biggest surprises of the 2016 election. Fraga said the ability of certain ideologies to coexist surprised him most.
“strong feelings of economic displacement, a sense of dispossession, a desire for change and anti-establishment positions ... easily coexist, and perhaps even support, some of the most anti-immigrant and anti-l atino views
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“can i have an extra one for my car?” college president Jan cervelli asked a group of students who congregated in le mans hall on wednesday to hand out signs demonstrating support for undocumented students, as well as support for saint mary’s becoming a sanctuary campus.
The demonstration arose as part of a national movement to make all college campuses a sanctuary campus, protecting students with deferred action
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Court rules in Notre Dame’s favor in ESPN case
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The notre dame security police (ndsp), along with other private indiana universities with private police forces, have no obligation to disclose police records or investigations, the indiana supreme court ruled wednesday.
The ruling comes after a long legal battle between the university and espn, which sued notre dame for access to police records involving athletes.
The decision ruled that ndsp is “not a public agency for the
purposes of apra [access to public records act]” — a ruling which affirmed a previous trial court decision.
public police forces, such as the indiana state police department and the south Bend police department, are obligated to release their respective records under apra according to the decision, private educational institutions “have been granted statutory authority to appoint police officers to protect their campuses,” and while these officers do have the power to arrest, they are also obligated to enforce
the rules and regulations of the educational institution.
“we are pleased but not surprised by the decision,” notre dame spokesman paul J. Browne said in an interview with the south Bend Tribune.
“The court took a careful look at apra and unanimously concluded that the statute’s plain language made clear that it did not apply to private university police departments.”
“we are extremely disappointed by the ruling and what it represents for public transparency,” espn said in a statement.
greend, faculty consider sustainability practices
By JACKIE NAVARRO news writer
on wednesday night, notre dame faculty and greend gathered with students in g eddes hall to discuss sustainability efforts on notre dame’s campus.
paul kempf, senior director of utilities and maintenance; John sitter, mary l ee d uda
p rofessor of l iterature; senior Tessa c larizio, president of greend and Fossil Free nd core member; and margaret p feil, professor of theology, aimed to provide perspectives on sustainability and the university’s engagement with it.
kempf said the university has benefited from having a combined power plant, installed
more than 50 years ago .
“The reason they did it was that it was efficient, and it was cost effective. it kept us from putting boilers and chillers and all kind of equipment in [different buildings]. … at the same time, they let us produce electricity while we were heating other buildings or cooling.
w hat people didn’t think about in the ’50s was that it
really was an emissions-reduction strategy. you’re getting twice as much work or energy out of the same amount of fuel you run.”
kempf said the university is working to reduce carbon emissions, an effort that dates back to 2008 and includes temperature set points in lead buildings and moving away from coal. kempf said he has
several sustainability goals as the campus continues to grow.
“we’re going to have to expand over the next few years,” he said. “so what’s happening over the next few years is we want to do things that are lower carbon-intensive. The university has announced that, by 2020, we’re going to
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Students sit in front of Main Building on Wednesday afternoon in a show of support for undocumented immigrants. Students hoped to push administration to make Notre Dame a sanctuary campus.
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Question of the Day:
What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
Max Giacomazzi junior Fisher hall
“‘Green eggs and ham.’”
Alex Eisele junior off campus
“‘oh, the Places You’ll Go!’”
Caroline Germano sophomore Flaherty hall
“‘oh, the Places You’ll Go!’”
he next f ive D ays:
Thursday
Sexuality and Faith: What’s Right for this Relationship? Coleman-Morse Center
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Hockey vs. UMass Lowell Compton Family Ice Arena
7:35 p.m.
ND returns to home ice.
Friday
Concert for the Missions: Notre Dame Folk Choir Basilica of the Sacred Heart
8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Fall Concert: Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday
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Vito Brancatella junior siegfried hall
“‘The cat in the hat.’”
Erin Martinez freshman Flaherty hall
“‘Green eggs and ham.’”
Gregory Corning junior dunne hall
“‘one Fish, Two Fish, red Fish, blue Fish.’”
Want your event included here? Email news@ndsmcobserver.com
ND Band: Concert on the Steps Bond Hall
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
ND Football vs. Virginia Tech Notre Dame Stadium
3:30 p.m. The Irish take on the Hokies.
Sunday
Staged Reading: “Rockne” DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Free but ticketed.
Symphonic Winds and Band Concert
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Free but ticketed.
Monday
Lecture: “Integrated Energy and Harvesting Systems”
DeBartolo Hall
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Open to the public.
Lecture: “The Bionic Body: Technology, Disability and Humanism”
McKenna Hall
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Group approves resolution
By RACHEL O’GRADY Associate news e ditor
The n otre d ame student senate passed a resolution Wednesday evening to protect and empower undocumented students.
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The resolution was brought forth by d unne h all senator m atthew d onohue.
“This resolution is a continuation of the [walk-out] movement, and we hope this statement of support can emphasize a lot of what they’ve talked about,” d onohue said. “This resolution -- regardless of your views on immigration, this is particularly tailored to incidents of harassment, insults, stalking and abuse.”
s enators debated the issue for over an hour, bringing forth points regarding the legality of such a resolution.
“Are all of these things we are asking Fr. Jenkins to do legal?”
m aria Palazzolo, a senator from m cGlinn h all, said. “If it is illegal, would that threaten federal funding? Are we putting students at risk
if we support this?”
Palazzolo said she was disgusted that members of the n otre d ame community — specifically, students with d A c A status — were being harassed as a result of the election. s t. e dward’s h all senator c orey Gayheart agreed.
“That takes a hell of a lot of courage: to put your lives on the line, the idea that your life as you know it could be ripped away,” Gayheart said of d A c A students at n otre d ame. “ r egardless of your political opinions, we are a n otre d ame family, and that’s what we stand for. I view anyone at n otre d ame as my brother, my sister, my family.”
Gayheart said the senators should consider what it would be like to be in the position of these d A c A students during this time.
“We need to stand with them, stand for them. I think what we can do right now is take a very strong public stance in support of them,” Gayheart said. “This is more than your political views. This is their lives. b efore you vote, put yourself in their shoes and see what you
think.”
s tudent body president c orey r obinson said the University has a unique obligation, given its status as a c atholic institution.
“ n otre d ame has the opportunity to go above and beyond what other institutions can do because of our status as a c atholic institution,” r obinson said. “ n one of us have law degrees, but Fr. John has an entire legal staff. h e said that the University will do whatever it takes to support undocumented students, and I think he will have talked with his legal team, so we shouldn’t have any concerns regarding legalities.”
Pasquerilla e ast h all senator s ammi b erley said senators should use this opportunity to voice their support for these d A c A students.
“I just want to reiterate the purpose of this resolution — it is not a law, it is support,” b erley said. “It’s also about undocumented students, not about you. n o decisions are really being made here.”
Contact Rachel O’Grady at rogrady@nd.edu
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United Way president reflects on poverty
By ERIN SHANG news Writer
m att h arrington, president and ceo of United Way of s t. Joseph c ounty, said 50 percent of families in the county struggle to make ends meet — even when its members have jobs.
d uring a lunchtime discussion held in Geddes h all, h arrington talked about the pressing social concern of poverty in s t. Joseph c ounty and United Way’s current approaches to addressing it. h e first shared United Way’s past successes in other regions of the country due to “redistributing resources and creating impact,” he said.
“Fifteen years ago, our goal was to make United Way something to everyone,” he said. “ n ow, our goal is to continue helping with education and income, and help to turn the lights on.”
h arrington said United Way is determined to bring the same kind of impact to
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stop burning coal altogether, even though it is a small percentage already.”
s itter said the University should strive to make more specific goals.
“Given the rate at which n otre d ame is growing, our
s t. Joseph.
“We would take a look at what were the needs in the community, and then start doing research,” h arrington said.
h arrington explained that, in order to determine the level of financial need in each region, United Way launched a survey called “a sset Limited, i ncome c onstrained, e mployed” ( a L ice ). The main focus of it is “to consider those families, which are referred to as a L ice , that have jobs but are still struggling,” rather than merely measuring the number of unemployed families, h arrington said.
The results of a L ice in s t. Joseph c ounty shows that 50 percent of families are still “finding a way to afford the basic needs,” h arrington said.
“We really want the government to do something about poverty and to help those who work hard but still can’t make ends meet,” he said.
emissions may continue to grow quite a bit, and we don’t have a plan to reduce our carbon footprint in absolute terms,” he said. “ i t is not an easy thing to do, but it is a thing that some schools have committed themselves to.”
c larizio said students are working towards these sustainability goals but cannot do so without any assistance.
we’ve ever experienced in the history of our country,” Fraga said.
c ampbell said the the biggest surprise was that d onald Trump was able to win despite his organizational and resource deficiency. For
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o ne barrier a L ice families face is the lack of federal support because of they are over a maximum income threshold, h arrington said.
To illustrate his point, h arrington divided the audience into groups of four to do a “poverty simulation activity.” e ach group was a family with a married couple and two kids, and they were asked to assign financial weights on the resources (i.e. households, transportation) they would invest in with a limited budget. The activity simulated the difficulties a L ice families face when lack of financial resources are aggravated by unemployment and unexpected emergencies.
“ i t’s so difficult to prioritize any resources, and we realize how reliant we are on [the] school system to provide meals,” an audience member said after the exercise..
a nother audience member explained the difficulties his group faced when deciding
“The limit of what we can achieve as students is largely social rather than technical,” she said. “This is not to downplay the role of social action, but as students, a lot of what we can do involves asking someone else to do it.
“For example, we cannot draw up the plans for renewable energy on campus. We have to ask that utilities assist
c ampbell, the result highlighted the anti-establishment nature of the election.
“ d isenchantment, discontent [and] anger ... was enough to overcome the resource advantage of the c linton campaign, which i think is really the bottomline message of what came out of the election — that the r epublicans capitalized on a year with a very strong antiestablishment mood, and the d emocrats didn’t,” c ampbell said.
Wolbrecht also highlighted the unlikely rise of d onald Trump as the most surprising component of this year’s campaign.
“ i used d onald Trump as a joke all the time because i knew how primaries worked,” Wolbrecht said. “We don’t nominate, in the postwar period, someone who has never held political office. We do not nominate for the President of the major party someone who is opposed by most of the major elites in his own party.”
e ach panelist then discussed how his or her specific areas of study could be interpreted in terms of the 2016 election. For c ampbell,
between paying for healthcare or two meals a day.
“ i t’s sad to think that when you’re that poor, healthcare would be the last thing you think about,” the audience member said.
The activity was an “emotional exercise of making tough choices,” h arrington said.
h e stressed that the emergence of new urban poverties leads to social unrest like potential domestic violence.
h arrington said United Way proposes a structure of three steps of tackling poverty in s t. Joseph, beginning with helping young children.
“ m any of those who were poor at five are still poor in their thirties,” he said.
h elping kids smoothly transition to middle and high school is the second step, h arrington said. Thus, United Way supplements traditional child care with education to ensure kindergarten readiness.
“ m any people neglect this step, which is why we only
us. We can research what other universities have done … but ultimately we don’t have the capability to make a design or have the final say on what is implemented.”
c larizio said the recently released c omprehensive s ustainability Plan contains vague language.
“This caused much disagreement among the
whose main area of research centers on religion and politics in the U. s ., the evangelical vote was particularly surprising.
“ i f there was ever a candidate who you might have thought would turn off churchgoing evangelical voters, it would be d onald Trump,” c ampbell said.
“[ b ut] in spite of all we know regarding d onald Trump’s personal life, evangelical voters gave him 81 percent of the vote. That is a higher percentage than George W. b ush, himself an evangelical, in 2004.”
c ampbell said this result revealed certain aspects of how evangelical voters make their decisions on how to vote.
“ i t tells us that for churchgoing evangelicals, the pull of party is very strong ... and they care deeply about the s upreme c ourt and, therefore, abortion policy,” c ampbell said.
Wolbrecht said she was surprised at how normal the election’s voting patterns were, especially in terms of white women, who generally voted for d onald Trump.
“The fact is that, like other
have 70 percent of the population being high school graduates here,” he said. h arrington said the final step is helping stabilize families through financial support and literacy education. United Way seeks to find community solutions through “collective impact,” identifying a common agenda through collaboration among different community partners, each enforcing the other. he said collective impact stresses “continuous communication” between each sector and “supporter organizations” that do logistics.
To ensure accountability of local organizations, United Way adopted various quantity and quality measures, h arrington said. They wanted to show their donors “accreditation of their support.”
“We are intrigued by the problems and look forward to seeing the results in s t. Joseph,” he said.
Contact Erin Shang at yshang1@nd.edu
[sustainability] committee until compromise was reached,” she said. “We would set vague goals for now and implement working groups which would continually improve the plan, set measurable goals and publish updates periodically.”
Contact Jackie Navarro at jnavarro@hcc-nd.edu
voters, white women voted their partisanship,” she said. “White women have voted for the d emocratic candidate twice since 1952 — in 1964, and in 1996.”
Fraga said d onald Trump’s victory was a sort of referendum on the changing face of the a merican nation.
“The future of the country is not going to look like what the country looks like now,” Fraga said. “That’s what makes this election so fascinating. The more important point is how we understand our futures and the statement we made about what we believe the future of our country should be.”
c ampbell concluded the panel discussion by encouraging students to stay politically active, especially those who were dismayed by the result of the election.
“ i t is tempting to walk away from this experience and say politics is not for me, and that is exactly the wrong conclusion to draw,” c ampbell said. “The beauty of democracy is that when your side loses, you get another chance.”
Contact Lucas Masin-Moyer at lmasinmo@nd.edu
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notre dame’s example.”
a small group then left the dining hall and joined the hundreds of students, faculty and staff streaming towards God Quad. a Facebook event, sanctuarycampusnd, had encouraged them to read the same statement wherever they were and then go to the Golden dome. once there, they sat down, holding signs, filling the brick path in front of main building.
Undocumented college students, including those at notre dame, face an uncertain future. many benefit from deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca), an executive order by President barack obama that protects some undocumented immigrants who came to the U.s. as children from deportation proceedings, making it easier for them to work and go to school. President-elect donald Trump has promised to rescind daca
The goal of the demonstration was to convince the University to declare itself a “sanctuary campus,” taking specific actions to protect undocumented students, such as not volunteering information to immigration authorities or allowing them on campus, not using e-verify and not using discriminatory housing policies.
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for c hildhood a rrivals ( daca) status. movements across the U.s. spoke out against President-elect donald Trump’s campaign promise to rescind daca , which could lead to the deportation of many undocumented college-aged students who came to the U.s as children.
senior adrienne Whisman, who printed and distributed signs displaying messages such as “sanctuary for a ll” and “We support daca students,” said she felt compelled to remind the saint mary’s community of the college’s origins in selfless love and compassion.
“one of the main tenants of saint mary’s college is social justice,” Whisman said. “That’s something we’ve been founded on. it’s something that the sisters of the holy cross are very big on, and it’s something that we as catholics should be very big on.”
according to junior sam a llen, saint mary’s instills values in its students that last long after their time at the college.
“i hope that students are inclusive not just on campus, but even after they graduate, when they go into the real world,” a llen said.
First year Genesis vasquez said she believes daca should not be rescinded because the policy helps students stay in school.
“We’re trying to support [ daca students],” she said. “hopefully daca can stay within the U.s. and help the students
“The goals are to show notre dame students and everywhere around the world that we support undocumented students and are in solidarity with the sanctuary campus movement,” Pedroza, who helped organize the demonstration and led the walkout from south dining hall, said. “We want to make sure notre dame is inclusive and welcoming and free of hostility against specifically our undocumented students.”
Purohit, another of the demonstration’s organizers, said planning began over the weekend, when the sanctuary campus movement started to gain momentum nationwide. Purohit said the original goal of the event was to encourage University President Fr. John Jenkins to reaffirm the University’s support for undocumented students. Then, at a prayer service monday, he did, telling them that “we will do everything we can to ensure that you complete your education.”
Purohit, herself an undocumented student, said she appreciated the support and outreach she’s received from faculty, administrators and classmates. but she’s also experienced in-person and online harassment, and she fears for herself and her family.
“We want more of an official public statement, for notre dame to do more,” she said. “if you’re going to say you’re going to help
who are undocumented.”
Whisman said it is important to demonstrate support because there are students with daca status at the college.
“saint mary’s has these students, too, and we want to show support for them on our own campus,” she said.
Whisman said she was pleased that cervelli and other administrators took signs, since it shows the college cares deeply about every student.
“at the end of the day, we are all belles,” Whisman said. “our diversity makes us stronger. raising awareness to the fact that we do have diverse peoples on this campus and we do have vulnerable populations on this campus and showing our support for them can really create a healthier environment moving forward.”
a llen said a good number of people took signs and committed to making undocumented students feel welcome on at the college.
“The student body has seemed very receptive to it, which is really a great thing,”
a llen said. “i think it’s a ripple effect. i f one person believes this is a good thing and another and another, then soon it will be a campus-wide thing.”
according to Whisman, students should take measures to prevent instances of bullying or discrimination.
“call out any bigotry,” she said. “Try to educate yourself in what’s appropriate to say and how other people are affected and how other people live their lives. sort of figure out that even if you don’t feel it, you do have some form of privilege, so try to
undocumented students like me, you have to say it very publicly, not just at an interfaith prayer service.”
The demonstration was one of the many that took place at universities around the country Wednesday — and one of several efforts specifically at notre dame to express support for undocumented students. The demonstration organizers also belong to We stand For, a group created after the election to promote “human dignity and respect,” according to its Facebook page. We stand For also created a GoFundme to undocumented students’ legal fees. separately, on Tuesday, a petition with similar requests, created by another group of faculty and students, circulated on social media. Jason ruiz, an associate professor of american studies who spearheaded the effort, said “We were relieved, of course, to hear [Jenkins] refer specifically to the undocumented community here on campus, so we incorporated his own words into the petition as a reminder that, you actually agree with us,” he said. “For me, the petition was inspired by other schools, but it was made very specific to notre dame.
The petition exploded, garnering more than 4,300 signatures in 25 hours. its creators gave it to the demonstration leaders, who went into main building during
always be conscious of that.”
Whisman said she hopes the signs foster a sense of unity on campus and demonstrate that all are welcome at saint mary’s.
“i think at the end of the day, we need to recognize that this isn’t calling people out,” Whisman said. “This is just getting them to recognize that there are people affected by this who really do need our support. regardless of who they are or what they identify as, they are still human beings, and therefore, they have the dignity and respect that all human beings are afforded.”
i f everyone recognized one another’s common humanity, instead of dwelling on differences, all opinions could be respected, Whisman said.
“it’s something that we as a country as a whole really need to work on because, at the end of the day, we are all a mericans, we all do live here, and we all have to live together,” she said. “We need to be able to get along, and we need to be able to understand each other, even if we don’t agree.”
Whisman said she hopes undocumented students understand they are a precious part of the saint mary’s community.
“They’re loved, they’re valuable, and if they need anybody, and if they need support, we’re always going to be here,” Whisman said. “We do need to bridge this gap that’s been created politically, socially, racially.”
Contact Nicole Caratas at ncaratas01@saintmarys.edu and Martha Reilly at mreilly01@saintmarys.edu
Wednesday’s event amid applause to deliver it to Jenkins.
University vice president of communications and public affairs Paul browne, who was at the demonstration, said the University already does some what the demonstrators requested: notre dame does not volunteer information to immigration authorities or allow federal agencies on campus unless they were conducting investigations unrelated to immigration status. he said the University was also looking into what legal help it could provide to students.
“as Fr. John said, we invited undocumented students to attend notre dame,” he said. “We have to protect them.”
but he stopped short of using the term “sanctuary campus” — he said the term had too many connotations for the University to adopt.
“some people say blanket sanctuary — even, for example, that no federal agency ever be allowed on campus,” he said. “some people would think that’s reasonable. if it involved a criminal investigation, that wouldn’t be reasonable. We’re not going to have the jargon of a protest movement but rather watch what we do, and, in concrete terms, we’re protecting our students.”
The demonstration lasted until 2:30, when the leaders returned from Jenkins’ office, and the crowd sang the alma mater. senior
maria caponigro, another demonstration organizer, said she was pleased with the variety of people who attended.
“You saw professors and students not just from the progressive side of campus, you saw people who just care about human dignity and want to stress that this is not a political act, this is a showing of our faith and our support of our classmates,” she said.
ruiz said going forward, the University community needs to be united.
“i think the administration is going to face some very tough choices under the new federal government, and they need our support,” he said. “They need the support of people who care about the issue of undocumented communities, and they need to know that several thousand people are willing to sign on to say, keep your policies in place.”
Using the “sanctuary campus terminology,” he said, can be important.
“on a practical level, we’re already a sanctuary campus,” he said. “declaring ourselves a sanctuary campus will put us in conversation and coalition with the dozens, hundreds of other universities in the U.s. that are making similar decisions.”
Contact Emily McConville at emcconv1@nd.edu
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Love and the coat closet
Stephanie Snyder news Writer
Working as a hostess at rohr’s and sorin’s at the morris Inn, I meet people ranging from the biggest donors of the University to adorable grandparents who try to talk up their grandsons to, of course, to the student body.
This weekend, rather than greeting people at the door like I usually do, I got stuck taking people’s coats and bags — an extremely underappreciated job, might I add — when I met two notre dame graduate students who handed me both their coats and their concerns about their love lives. For the sake of making this story less confusing, and for the sake of the graduate students, let’s call them student 1 and student 2. student 1 asked if I could give student 2 some encouragement in the love department. You could feel the desperation in the air as student 2 looked wide-eyed at student 1. This was the most excitement I had had all night in that coat closet, so I gladly put in my two cents. Thinking student 2 just needed some encouragement with finding the right girl for him. I told him the classic, “don’t worry about it, you’ll find somebody. don’t be shy, just go for it.” That was that, they went on to their event and I continued taking coats. however, towards the end of the night, student 1 came back to the coat closet asking if I could once again give his friend some encouragement. student 2 came stumbling behind, slammed one hand on the counter, looked desperately at me and said, “I need a girl.”
now, maybe I’m just trying to twist some simple story to have some existential meaning, but when student 2 looked at me with such desperation, I felt really sorry for him. not because he couldn’t find a girl for him, but because he let his friend lead him to believe that he needs a girl.
now listen carefully, not just student 2, but everybody who graciously read this column. If you find yourself feeling like you need a romantic partner, you should not have a romantic partner.
A romantic partner should not be someone who you depend on in order to live — they should be someone who complements who you are and who brings you indescribable joy as a result of that. If you find yourself feeling you need a romantic partner, think about why, and look back at yourself. Whatever you think you need from that other person — love, happiness, appreciation — give that to yourself first. I hope this doesn’t sound horribly cliché, but you can’t fully love someone else if you don’t truly love yourself first. so, student 2, please know that you don’t need a girl. Any girl would be lucky to have you — but the only way they’re going to know that is if you know that yourself first.
Contact Stephanie Snyder at ssnyder02@saintmarys.edu.
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ListenI understand that people feel as if their vote could be the big “f--- you” that our underperforming, overly-polarized government needs to wake up and actually change.
I understand that many people in rural areas feel as if their way of life is under attack and no one is paying attention.
I understand that people feel strongly about the r ight to Life as in relation to c atholicism.
b ut I don’t understand how any of this justifies a vote for Trump.
For those who feel that the government is too establishment, too partisan and too ignorant of your issues, how does a vote for Trump decrease division and effect change? h is campaign was run on an us vs. them platform, causing fierce hate toward groups of people that are currently residing in and running the country. This heals no divide, and instead increases the misunderstanding between different kinds of people who will only advance by working together. Additionally, what were you doing prior to the election to let your politicians know how upset you were with their lack of ability to perform? Was there no way to work within the limits of the existing system, or was the only option to vote for someone with no political experience, whose tax plan was going to increase the national debt by $5 trillion?
For my fellow c atholics who feel Trump is a pro-life candidate and therefore must be their choice in accordance with their religion, I calmly ask you to reconsider. The n ational r ight to Life page has 11 different tabs listed under “Issues,” only one of which is abortion. What I’m trying to say is being pro-life is so
much more than banning abortions. b eing pro-life is respecting people according to c atholic s ocial Teaching and finding and loving the marginalized in a community, like in the Works of m ercy. Trump has said and plans to do things that fundamentally disagree with c atholicism’s commitment to loving your neighbor. A vote for Trump, to me, does not seem c hristian.
Finally, a president should not cause such deep fear and sadness in her or his country’s people. I am not at liberty to share with you the words of my friends, but the things I have heard and read on election night from my female, LG b TQ+, racial minorities, religious minorities and sexually assaulted friends have moved me to tears. n o one should feel such hopelessness and terror in their own country, but it is something that I thought Americans especially would work to avoid. I hate that I am wrong.
Unfortunately, none of what I say will change the results of the election. For the next four years, we will have the leadership that we have chosen. What I hope my words will do is spark discussion. I hope it engages people in civil discourse, helping those with dissimilar views to understand one another a little better.
Please work to understand each other, heal our deeply divided nation and move forward toward the American ideology of true equality of opportunity for all.
God bless America.
What comes next?
The election is over. The votes have been counted. d onald J. Trump will be the next president of the United s tates. m any people, myself included, are in shock at what transpired Tuesday night. We are now faced with the unknown. We don’t really know what kind of a leader Trump will be.
m ost liberals predict economic collapse, failure in all of our international relationships and the curtailing of civil rights for m uslims, immigrants, women, people of color, members of the LG b TQ+ community and anyone that is not a WA s P male. c onservatives, in contrast, hope that President Trump will grow our economy, secure our borders, and return America to prominence in the world. There is no way of knowing for sure what will happen until Trump has a chance to implement some of his policies.
We must now choose how we will react to the choice made by the nation. I have heard plenty of people joke about moving to c anada and e urope. I personally found myself questioning what I thought I knew about our country after it was announced that Trump had won. I could not comprehend how we, as a nation, could possibly
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elect an anger-driven, fear mongering, sexist bigot. d oes that really represent America? I had no hope for our country. This pessimistic outlook is shared by many of those who supported candidates other than Trump. With how negative this election was, a cynical, almost nihilistic reaction by the losing side is to be expected.
h owever, we cannot let this be our long term reaction. Liberals must recognize that most people that voted for Trump are not racist, sexist, bigoted or hate-filled individuals and it derails discussion to label them as such. They have fears about the country, just like most liberals, and Trump is the only candidate that they felt acknowledged those fears. Liberals and conservatives must take time to listen to the fears and concerns of the other side in order to reach genuine understanding and find solutions. This is the only way to keep our nation from becoming further divided.
John Gadient senior
The importance of Mosul
The past week was, from a political perspective, nothing short of extraordinary. Americans experienced what seemed to be a constant shifting of public interest and media coverage. o ur collective attention was focused on the wrap up of the presidential campaign, then moved to the election and now, after the greatest presidential upset in recent political memory, we are looking towards, among other issues, immigration and tax reform; the filling of important vacancies on the s upreme c ourt and other key cabinet level positions; the possible repeal of the Affordable c are Act; the Trump spike in the nation’s stock market; and the new administration’s view of trade agreements such as n AFTA and defense alliances, including n AT o r elegated this week to page 3 or 4 of the newspaper or to the end of the nightly news is a report on the critical battle for m osul c ity, Iraq, in what may well be a key turning point in the war against I s In June 2014, I s captured m osul, Iraq’s second largest city. I s continued to occupy and control m osul over the next two years and the city now represents I s ’s last stronghold in Iraq. m osul is a city of approximately 1.5 million people. o ver the past 30 months, an estimated 60,000 city residents have died in what has become an urban war zone. The likelihood of a humanitarian disaster increases as Iraqi and U. s .-backed coalition forces move to dislodge I s
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from this key occupation area. s ince the start of the m osul campaign on o ct. 17, 2016, it is estimated that more than 48,000 people have fled the city. Those unable or unwilling to flee have, in many instances, become, in effect, hostages to I s and have unfortunately been subjected to unspeakable horrors at the hands of these terrorists. I s is reportedly responsible for the massacre of thousands of civilians and the terrorists are now using women and children as human shields. c hristians and other religious minorities are facing genocide in the city as m osul residents are running out of necessary food, water and medicine. They are barely holding onto life.
This is the cost of dislodging a brutal and literally suicidal enemy. When m osul was taken by I s , the Iraqi government invited the U. s . armed forces to assess and assist in the effort to recover the territory occupied by the terrorist forces. n ine other nations have joined the United s tates by lending assistance to this effort with airstrikes or ground support.
The battle for m osul may well define the future of I s in this region of the world. d espite misinformation being spread by I s , the terrorist organization is desperate and on the verge of collapse. As U s A Today recently reported, “[Two years ago] the Islamic s tate looked invincible, while the Iraqi forces looked demoralized, poorly trained and ill-equipped. Today, Iraq’s military has a string of victories behind it and is on the verge of charging into m osul, the militants’ last stronghold in Iraq. This time, the Islamic s tate is retreating and it is the Iraqi troops that look formidable.”
The people of Iraq have paid an enormous price to rid their country of the disease which is I s . The residents of m osul presently are suffering as coalition forces attempt to drive out the last of the I s presence in the region. The United s tates must stand strong with the people of Iraq, our coalition allies and, in particular, those who remain in m osul so that there is no doubt about our nation’s commitment to eradicating I s
In the aftermath of what may be fairly described as a fascinating week of political developments, the suffering and importance of what is happening in m osul has somehow gotten lost, or at least relegated, to a position of far less newsworthiness and attention. It is both unwise and morally inappropriate for us to lose sight of the critical importance of the battle for m osul. It is imperative that President-elect Trump loudly and unequivocally supports the citizens of m osul and the coalition forces who are seeking to defeat I s in Iraq. Though we are now buried in the rhetoric of post-election analysis and the speculation as to what direction the new administration may take, one thing is certain — we must not take our eye off the ball in our unwavering effort to ultimately destroy I s and in our commitment to support those who are assisting in that effort.
Jordan Ryan, a junior resident of Lyons Hall, is a political science and peace studies major with a minor in Constitutional studies. She can be reached at jryan15@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Where does science fit in a Trump presidency?
An important issue lost in the vitriolic rhetoric diffuse throughout the past election is that of science and scientific policy. m s. c linton, to her credit, clearly laid out plans to combat both h I v and autism, pledging to invest in research and current drugs which help to alleviate or prevent these disorders. s he also took a bold stance to fight climate change, arguably the greatest issue we as a nation face, pledging to provide subsidies for clean energy and continuing the o bama administration’s caps on carbon emissions.
however, we now know that m s. c linton will not be president; m r. Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. We know very little about his specific policies, but what we do know should raise alarm within the scientific community. Flying in the face of almost every published manuscript dealing with climate science, m r. Trump believes climate change is a hoax, and furthered this by tapping noted climate change denier and nonscientist m yron e bell to head the transition team for the e nvironmental Protection Agency.
m r. Pence, the vice president-elect and leading
the transition to a Trump administration, has called the science behind climate change “mixed” and is a proponent of creationism being taught alongside evolution in classrooms. Pence also wrote an op-ed claiming smoking doesn’t kill, and is opposed to stem cell research. Giving creationism a valid platform is dangerous and a hindrance to educating future students about evidence-based research. In the same vein, we also know how harmful President b ush’s 2001 ban on embryonic stem cell research was to the American scientific community, as numerous scientists left for labs abroad. e mbryonic stem cells are garnered from unused embryos slated to be destroyed after in vitro fertilization, a procedure which will continue regardless of whether there is a ban on the utilization of these extra cells for research. While pluripotent cells can be derived from adult tissue, embryonic cells have been extremely useful in understanding human development and genetic disorders. h alting this research would delay the development of future treatments for numerous disorders.
m r. Trump’s stated immigration policies will also harm scientific output in this country. numerous foreign students and researchers either possess religious beliefs or hail from countries which would disqualify them from entering the country. This loss of scientific talent would only be a detriment.
While no one can know for sure what a Trump presidency will mean for American science, the actions he and his staff have taken, both now and in the past, are not promising. hopefully these stances will not translate to policy, but the scientific community should be prepared for partisan politics to enter a traditionally nonpartisan sphere. Lobbying for the continuation of funding for unbiased research will be critical for our future. s cientific innovation is a hallmark of American society; m r. Trump would be wise to continue this tradition.
Kieran Phelan
Jordan Ryan Words of Wisdome
Happy Birthday: keep a tight rein on your spending, health and legal concerns. refuse to let emotions take over or cause you to make a decision that will not serve you well in the future. focus on perfection, honing your skills and avoiding unnecessary expenditures. It’s the little things in life that will end up pleasing you the most. your numbers are 5, 9, 14, 21, 27, 34, 45.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): stop thinking about the things you have to do and get busy doing them. use your intelligence and courage to tell it like it is and to fight for what you want. focus on the future and don’t let yourself be controlled.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): check out your options before making a physical move. having all your ideas and plans verified and ready to roll out will give you the optimum chance to reach success or reclaim something that someone took from you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Turn any negative situation into a positive. don’t fight what cannot be changed when working within the existing circumstances will bring you plenty of opportunities. If you work hard, you will be able to make valuable contributions.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): making physical improvements will boost your confidence, but don’t let it deplete your bank account. A romantic suggestion will give you the advantage when it comes to getting something you want. Personal and professional improvements will pay off.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): don’t mix business with pleasure. look for a way to explore your interests without upsetting someone you love. sharing what you want to pursue will help you convince others to join in. A passionate approach to life will draw attention.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): expect to face problems when it comes to the changes you want to make to your residence. It will be difficult to please everyone, so concentrate on pleasing yourself first. A social mishap can be avoided if you are progressive.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Turn negativity into positivity by being willing to let go of whatever isn’t working for you anymore. It’s time to purge and begin all over again. With an open mind and a passionate approach, you can achieve your dreams.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): confusion regarding family and money matters is apparent. don’t go into debt without knowing the consequences. manage your financial, legal and health matters cautiously. don’t be afraid to do things differently. An innovative idea will help you avoid scrutiny.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): size up whatever situation you face. Question partnerships that appear suspicious. focus on the changes you can make through hard work, discipline and desire. call the shots instead of following someone else’s lead. keep your eyes on the prize.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): emotional ups and downs will cause confusion. get to the bottom of any problem that keeps surfacing, and put matters to rest. once you find a clear passage, the gains and opportunities that come your way will astound you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): look for alternative ways to bring in cash. networking events or getting together with people you have worked with in the past will help you revise the way you do things, reducing your overhead and easing your stress.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): don’t give in to the changes that are being forced on you. make adjustments to protect your assets and your future. deception and ulterior motives will be used to persuade you to indulge in something that isn’t in your best interests.
Birthday Baby: you are aggressive, outspoken and organized. you are precise and timely.
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The Garden is simply the best
Marek Mazurek sports e ditor
Editor’s note: This week, Sports Authority columnists will attempt to answer the question, “What is the best sports venue?”
For once, I agree with the sentiments expressed in yesterday’s column by Zach Klonsinski. When determining the world’s greatest sports venue, one must consider the venue’s location, importance, tradition and aesthetic beauty.
however, that’s where the agreement stops.
When taking these four criteria into account — location, importance, tradition and aesthetic beauty — it becomes clear that the best sports venue is none other than m adison s quare Garden.
I will admit, AT&T stadium has more grandeur. It’s a fantastically extravagant stadium and I’d love to spend a week or two exploring it.
I’ll also admit that venues such as Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Augusta national Golf c lub may have more tradition. I may even have argued for Wrigley as the greatest of them all, but the recent renovations have taken away from its tradition and aesthetic.
b ut if taken holistically, m adison s quare Garden comes to the top as the best of all possible worlds.
In terms of tradition, there has been a m adison s quare Garden in new York c ity since 1879. Today’s Garden is the fourth iteration of the venue and since 1968, it stands on Pennsylvania Plaza in downtown m anhattan which is, to quote Lin-m anuel m iranda,“the greatest city in the world.”
v isually, madison s quare Garden is stunning. Augusta national is certainly gorgeous for the one week a year we see it, and your local watering hole doesn’t even exist during most of the year. but all year round, madison s quare Garden presents a beautiful facade with light displays and video boards. It doesn’t have the opulent look Jerry Jones went for in “Jerry World,” but it doesn’t have to. simple yet elegant, msG stands out for its straightforward design in an area where none of the surrounding buildings are fewer than 10 stories tall. It’s aesthetic, like the arena itself, is timeless.
but where msG really distances itself is in its cultural significance. The Indianapolis motor speedway is certainly
unique, but racing unfortunately doesn’t have the following it used to. Augusta is the pinnacle of the golf world … but it’s golf.
Just looking at sporting events, the new York r angers, new York Knicks and new York Liberty all call ms G home. In addition, msG hosts the big e ast basketball tournament each year — remember that six overtime games between syracuse and Uc onn? — as well as countless boxing and wrestling matches.
madison s quare Garden saw the epic Game 7 of the 1970 nb A finals, in which Walt Frazier put up 36 points and 19 assists to give the Knicks their first nb A title.
It saw the Patrick e wing-led Knicks teams of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. It saw the “Fight of the c entury” between muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier when The Greatest suffered his first-ever loss.
It saw Wayne Gretzky’s last nh L game, and let’s not forget the Westminster Kennel d og show, which has been held in msG annually since 1877.
Just this week, a sell-out crowd at msG witnessed c onor mcGregor become the first UFc fighter to win two division belts.
And that’s not even taking into account the concerts and shows msG hosts regularly. Few, if any, venues transcend beyond the sports world into popular consciousness, but msG does so in spades.
msG is where marilyn monroe sung her coquettish “happy birthday” to President John F. Kennedy. It’s where George harrison’s concert for bangladesh in 1971 brought s outheast Asia into the homes of millions of Americans. It’s where the c oncert for new York c ity in 2001 helped raise millions for the victims of 9/11.
If you don’t quite remember marilyn monroe, msG is a favorite watering hole for billy Joel, U2 and e lton John, not to mention comedians like Louis c .K., Jerry s einfeld and c hris rock.
I defy you to find a sports venue that has impacted as many lives as madison s quare Garden. All year round, msG is relevant and most importantly, it transcended sports so that it is not simply the best sports venue in the world. It is the best venue in the world, period.
Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Belles start fast, but suffer loss in opener
Observer Sports Staff
s aint m ary’s was defeated in its opening game of the season, dropping the match with n orth Park, 84-38.
The b elles kept the game close for most of the first quarter, and were down only 9-7 after six minutes of play. h owever, late in the quarter, the v ikings began to pull ahead and took a 20-9 lead heading into the break.
The v ikings continued to pull away from the b elles early in the second quarter, extending their lead to 28-9 before free-throw shooting helped the v ikings to a 4519 halftime lead.
The v ikings almost doubled the lead before the end of the third quarter, after a 23-0 run put the b elles in an even deeper hole. The first b elles points of the quarter came with just over a minute remaining, as the v ikings led by 49 points, 7223, as the quarter ended.
Although they were far behind at the time, the b elles played a much more competitive final quarter, outscoring the v ikings 15-12 in the period to end the game at 84-38.
Freshman guard Ally s teve led the b elles in scoring with nine points in addition to her two blocks, while freshman forward m egan
Will scored eight points on 4-of-8 shooting. Freshmen players totaled 21 of the b elles’ 38 points by the end of the game. s ophomore guard e rin m aloney added 4 assists, while junior forward Gabby d iamond recorded four steals. The b elles kept the rebounding count close, being out-rebounded 44-41 in the end, and recorded 18 offensive boards.
This weekend, the b elles will travel to n orth m anchester for the m anchester Tournament. The b elles will face m anchester on Friday at 7 p.m., and will then face o glethorpe on s aturday at 1 p.m.
Without Lebron, cavs fall
to George and Pacers
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I ndIA n AP oLI s — Paul George scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers took advantage off the resting Le b ron James’ absence to beat the c leveland c avaliers 103-93 on Wednesday night.
Jeff Teague added 20 points and eight assists, and Thaddeus Young had 16 points to help the Pacers improve to 6-1 at home and 6-6 overall.
James sat out for the first time this season. Averaging 23.4 points and 8.9 rebounds, he rested after playing Tuesday night in a home victory over Toronto. Guard J. r s mith also missed the game because of a sprained right ankle.
Kevin Love led c leveland with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and Kyrie Irving had 24 points and seven assists. The c avaliers dropped to 9-2 after matching the best strat in franchise history with the victory over Toronto on Tuesday night.
Indiana led 80-68 lead after three quarters. The c avaliers cut it to four points midway through the fourth, but the Pacers put it away with a 9-2 run. c .J. m iles hit a 3-pointer for the game’s largest lead — 97-84 with 5:10 remaining.
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c avaliers: smith has missed the last three games. The last time James skipped a road game at Indiana, the Pacers prevailed 123-109 on April 6, 2016. The c avaliers extended their nb A-record streak of games with at least 10 3-pointers to start a season to 11 games.
Pacers: G rodney stuckey (right hamstring strain) was scratched for the 10th consecutive game. Thanks in large part to c myles Turner’s 2.3 blocks per game, Indiana is no. 1 in the nb A with a 6.4 average.
hickory night returns
Friday’s Indiana home game against Phoenix
coincides with the 30th anniversary of the classic 1986 basketball movie “hoosiers” and will be the first of six h ickory n ights, in which the Pacers will wear h ickory huskers replica uniforms from the movie. hoosiers screenwriter Angelo Pizzo, director d avid Anspaugh and some of the film’s actors, including m aris valainis (who played Jimmy c hitwood) will be in attendance.
see ya down the road
The e astern c onference rivals don’t play each other again until Feb. 8 at Indiana, then Feb. 15 at c leveland and April 2 at c leveland. The c avaliers have won five in a row at home against the Pacers, who have a 93-88 series edge.
up next
c avaliers: host d etroit on Friday night, then have a four-day break.
Pacers: host Phoenix on Friday night to end a fourgame homestand.
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the final two rounds. The winner by unanimous decision was Wittig.
marissa “the minnesota monster” Kivi def. nikki “not Kelly” micelotta
The fight between Lewis sophomore marissa “The minnesota monster” Kivi and nikki “not Kelly” micelotta highlighted both offensive and defensive prowess. Kivi started the match displaying her strong offense skills repeatedly throwing rapid jabs to throw micelotta off and force her to defend herself. despite a slow start, micelotta won the crowd over with her defensive moves that enabled her to dodge multiple quick jabs. in the end, though, Kivi won by unanimous decision.
maddie “monogram”
mcGovern def. eileen “the mean” mctigue
off-campus senior eileen “The mean” mcTigue faced off against off-campus senior maddie “monogram” mcgovern in a ferocious fight for both fighters. early on in the match, an accidental tackle by mcTigue sent mcgovern to the ground covered with blood from a nosebleed. a fter a timeout by the referee, mcgovern emerged angry and fiery, as she rapidly landed shot after shot on mcTigue, sending her into a retreat. despite battling a bloody nose, mcgovern won the match by unanimous decision.
Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
By ALEX BENDER sports Writer
rachel “I shaved my Legs for this” Ganson def. megan “shake and bake” v illandre
To start off the match between Pasquerilla east senior rachel “i shaved my Legs for This” ganson and junior Pyro megan “shake and bake” villandre, both girls took some powerful shots early on. ganson was eventually knocked over before the round was over. The second round started with ganson getting villandre on the ropes, but villandre battled out of danger. as the round wore on, fatigue was clearly setting in for the two big-swinging fighters. in the third round, both fighters swung less often, but the hits were powerful. it was ganson that spent most of the time as the aggressor and it was enough to give her the victory in a unanimous decision.
as things got underway between mcglinn sophomore madalyn “mo chuisle” schulte and off-campus senior sophia “hoops” hooper, both girls came out swinging fast and furiously. Towards the end of the first,
hooper was starting to land a few shots consecutively to the head of schulte, but schulte landed a couple of her own before the round concluded. The second round was similar to the first, with both fighters throwing punches with incredible quickness. but neither could keep it up, and they each were showing fatigue by the end of the round. The final round slowed a bit as both boxers tired, but hooper was able to do just enough in this close match to win by split decision.
a lexandra “a l Pal” smith def. a lbertina “bertle squirtle” a rce in the fight between Walsh sophomore a lbertina “bertle squirtle” a rce and off-campus senior a lexandra “a l Pal” smith, smith had some big hits at the start, and a rce would ultimately need to be checked on by the referee before the first round concluded. in the second round, a rce would again need to be checked on after a big hit by smith. neither fighter appeared to be tiring out, however, as the second round wrapped up. in the final round, both fighters used whatever energy they had left in a last-ditch effort to make their case. but smith had proven herself in each of the three rounds, and deservedly got the unanimous decision victory.
delany “shark Face” bolton def. Jess “don’t mess” Wilson as the fight between off-campus junior Jess “don’t mess” Wilson and farley freshman delany “shark face” bolton got under way, both fighters took their turn as aggressor in the first round, which was a tight affair. The second round was similar to the first, as each fighter got in her punches, but it was bolton who owned the end of the round when she cornered Wilson. in the third round, both fighters were swinging wildly in an effort to land a solid hit. it was bolton
that got in the better of the punches, however, and she won by split decision as a result.
samantha “sam I am” davies def. ashley “big berd” berding in the match between offcampus law student ashley “big berd” berding and off-campus senior samantha “sam i a m” davies, both girls came out flying. They each had their turn at being on the attack, and both landed some big hits before the round had ended. in the second round, things slowed down a bit in comparison to the first, but each was able to land some punches. This set up an interesting final round. in the end, davies was able to land just a few more punches than she had been in the past two, which gave her the split decision win in a close fight.
Contact Alex Bender at abender@nd.edu
By RACHEL O’GRADY sports Writer
rachel “not Pope” Francis def. shannon “Ginger snap” hodges
off-campus senior r achel “not Pope” francis went head to head with off-campus senior shannon hodges, and emerged victorious in a unanimous decision. both fighters began the fight with a flurry of punches and a number of powerful hits to the head, but francis gained a quick advantage when she knocked hodges to the ground at the end of the first round. e ntering the ring for the second round, francis made use of the ropes, trapping hodges in the corners a number of times and forcing hodges to exhaust her energy by moving around the perimeter of the ring. however, hodges returned in the third round with a new level of energy and fight as she landed a number of vital punches to francis’
head, but as francis continued to force her into the ropes, hodges quickly lost steam and fell to francis in a unanimous decision.
Joy “no mercy” Choe def. meg “moneyhands” hunt ryan junior Joy “no mercy” c hoe’s speed and agility proved to be the key to her success, as c hoe defeated Pasquerilla east junior meg “moneyhands” hunt in a unanimous decision. c hoe entered the first round ducking and dodging almost every one of hunt’s hits, while landing several crucial punches to hunt’s head. i n round two, hunt came out with a renewed energy, as she was able to execute a number of successful jabs to c hoe’s head, but c hoe responded with several quick and accurate punches. c hoe’s evasiveness ended up being too much for hunt to handle, as she exhausted herself in the third round attempting to avoid c hoe’s flurry of quick hits, resulting in a unanimous
decision victory for c hoe.
maeve “maverick” donovan def. hannah “the mean slovene” skrbis in the final bout of the evening, off-campus senior maeve “maeverick” donovan defeated Lewis senior hannah “The mean slovene” skrbis in a contentious split-decision fight. skrbis started out strong in round one, landing a number of good hits on donovan early in the fight. however, donovan dominated the second round with a number of successful, aggressive punches, eventually toppling skrbis moments before the end of the round. a s the two entered the ring for the final round, donovan came out with passion and energy, and immediately executed several punishing jabs to skrbis’ head. While skrbis fought back, it was not enough to secure her the victory in the split-decision fight.
Contact Rachel O’Grady at rogrady@nd.edu
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Ryan junior Joy “No Mercy” Choe faces off against junior Caroline “Mad Dog” McAuliffe in a fight Nov. 10. Choe was a finalist winner.
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really smart, they play well together, they’ve got great chemistry [and] a really good coach. … They’re just that team that nobody wants to see appear in their bracket.”
n otre d ame has a distinct size advantage over Green b ay, as it did against Fordham, a team that they limited to fewer than 40 points. m cGraw said she hopes her squad can replicate that defensive performance given that Green b ay and Fordham run somewhat similar offenses.
“I was pleasantly surprised by our defense,” m cGraw said. “I thought we played really, really well defensively against Fordham. We’ve been working on that a lot.”
The Irish guards did the bulk of the scoring against Fordham on m onday, with senior Lindsay Allen and sophomore Arike o gunbowale each notching 13 points. o gunbowale was also named Acc Player of the Week for her 30-point effort against c entral m ichigan on Friday. however, given the strategies Green b ay is likely to employ against the bigger Irish team, mcGraw said one focus for the Irish will be staying strong in the post.
“We need to be physical,” mcGraw said. “We need to continue to be aggressive. That’s something that we’re working on, and something that we’re, I think, capable of.
“I don’t think it bothers Koko [senior forward Kristina n elson] nearly as much, and Kat [junior forward Kathryn Westbeld] — they’re fine with physical games. That plays into what they want to do. I think b ri [junior forward b rianna Turner] is probably not used to getting beat up so much; I think we can help her manage that a little bit more.”
Though both c entral m ichigan and Fordham ended up losing by fairly wide margins to the top-ranked Irish, m cGraw said she’s been pleased with the challenges her team has already been faced with two games into the regular season in terms of variety.
“I was really happy we got to see so many different things,” mcGraw said. “We saw all kinds of zones, we saw different kinds of man-to-man, we saw a slow-down team, we saw a speed-it-up team.
“I think we’re getting great experience, which is exactly what we want this time of the year. I’m excited about continuing to learn what teams are going to do to us.”
n otre d ame and Green b ay will fight to extend their respective 2-0 records when they tip off Thursday at Purcell Pavilion at 7 p.m.
Contact Renee Griffin at rgriffi6@nd.edu
1.89 goals per third period, good enough for first in the nation along with b oston u niversity. As such, Jackson has this — specifically the depth of his team and how it can keep the players fresh — as creating success for the Irish.
“I think our depth has been a positive, and I think it has payed dividends,”
Jackson said. “ n ortheastern didn’t play their fourth line very much s aturday night, and they’ve got injuries, but I was still playing four lines, and that put us in a good position for s unday where we were playing four lines and they were playing their first line every other shift for half the game, so I was hoping it would pay dividends.”
While picking up the win and possible tie/make-up game was promising for n otre d ame, but it is apparent that at n o. 5 in the nation, um ass Lowell is a different test. They will present some challenges that perhaps
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notre dame tied a school record Wednesday night as six Irish players hit double figures: Farrell, freshman guard T.J. Gibbs and sophomore guard rex Pflueger joined the team’s three captains — senior forward v.J. beachem, junior forward bonzie colson and senior guard steve vasturia — with 10 or more points. Irish head coach mike brey says he likes his team’s depth as the season gets underway.
“I like playing more guys because we still take care of the ball,” brey said. “A lot of times when you play more than seven or eight guys, your ball handling maybe can dwindle; your assist-to-turnover [can too]. but we really have a group of guys that are great with the ball.”
Farrell’s 13 points were a career high, and the starting point guard said the Irish coaches have been encouraging him to shoot more this season.
“If I’m open, I’m gonna shoot it,” Farrell said. “‘shooters shoot,’ that’s what everyone’s telling me. They’re telling me to take my shot, [so] I’m gonna take it.”
While it took more than two minutes for the Irish to score — the redhawks (1-2) scored the game’s first points — it didn’t take long for them to open up a double-digit lead. A 7-6 Irish lead ballooned to a 19-6 one before the under-12 media timeout on the strength of notre dame’s senior captains, while the advantage was pushed past 20 when Farrell buried a 3-pointer to make it 41-20 with
n otre d ame hasn’t seen yet this year with nothing coming easy for the Irish.
Jackson credited a lot of that to the style of play by the r iver h awks.
“They’re a really good transition team, and they play to their system and their system is their strength,” Jackson said. “They’ve got some good players, don’t get me wrong, but they play a real physical defensive zone system where they’ve got four forwards low all the time and they make it hard to generate anything off the cycle in the offensive zone, and they transition well from it. They play an uptempo game, but it’s mostly from the style in which they play.
“They spread you out offensively and they’re very well coached, and they play a little different system in the defensive zone than anyone we play, so it makes it a little more challenging, especially with a short preparation week.”
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5:48 to play in the half.
The Irish lead didn’t stop there, though, as seattle went without a field goal in the last 6:07 of the first half, allowing notre dame to carry a 56-25 edge into halftime. That defensive effort got postgame praise from brey.
“We’re better defensively, I think, than last year — we really are,” brey said. “And we can keep some fresh bodies rotated through and that helps us.”
The second half turned out to be much of the same. seattle rattled off the first five points of the half, but the Irish lead never got smaller than 26 the rest of the way — it was stretched to its greatest point with 1:13 to play, when Pflueger got a steal and hit a layup to make it 92-46.
There was a moment of concern for the Irish with 13:16 to play, when colson landed awkwardly on his left leg after a tip-in dunk. After hobbling to the bench, the junior captain returned to the game less than five minutes later.
“I knew it was a cramp ’cause as soon as I jumped, I felt it,” colson said. “I just knew I needed to take some cramp juice and I’d be fine.”
While the 92-point outlay might lead most headlines, the Irish forced 21 turnovers in holding their opponents under the half-century mark Wednesday night, with just one seattle player — redshirt freshman guard matej Kavas — scoring in double figures. brey said notre dame’s point guard rotation, where each Farrell and Gibbs saw 20-plus minutes against the redhawks, helps the Irish pressure opponents more than they did last season.
“one of the things I think that’s helped us defensively is
to keep a fresh point guard in to pick the other team up threequarter court and zig-zag ’em,” brey said. “I think that’s helped our half-court defense that we’ve wore a point guard maybe down a little bit by keeping a fresh guy in to zig-zag.”
notre dame will be back in action Friday night, when it hosts Loyola maryland on Friday night at Purcell Pavilion. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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ALLISON CULVER | The Observer Irish junior forward Jake Evans looks up the ice during a game against UConn on Oct. 27 at Compton Family Ice Arena.
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Junior forward and captain Bonzie Colson lays the ball up during Notre Dame’s 92-49 win over Seattle on Nov. 16 at Purcell Pavilion.
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ND rolls past Seattle with offensive explosion
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a fter struggling a bit in its first outing of the regular season saturday, notre dame told a different story Wednesday night, rolling past seattle 92-49 at Purcell Pavilion.
Just four days after shooting only 3-for-16 from behind the arc, the Irish (2-0) hit 10 3-pointers in the first half Wednesday en route to a 15-of-34 performance from deep. Irish junior guard matt Farrell said shots opened up for notre dame because it attacked seattle’s zone, not because the team necessarily set out to take a high volume of 3-pointers.
“We can definitely shoot; that’s something we’ve always been able to do,” Farrell said. “ … If people are gonna zone us like that, it helps when we get in there and attack, make guys commit — then we kick it out. ’cause if we’re taking good shots and people are wide open, there’s a good chance
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Irish freshman forward John Mooney shoots a 3-pointer over the defender during the 92-49 win against Seattle on Nov. 16.
Irish face off in top-10 matchup
By A lex Be NDer sports Writer
n o. 9 n otre d ame will host no. 5 U m ass l owell on Thursday and Friday at c ompton Family Ice a rena as both teams look to gain a leg up in hockey e ast standings via the top-10 matchup.
U m ass l owell, which currently sits at 7-3-2 on the season, is coming off a weekend series in which it lost, 5-2, on the road before picking up a 4-1 win at home on s unday.
The Irish, who are 5-3-2 so far, are coming off a bizarre weekend at n ortheastern in which they won 5-2 s aturday, picking up head coach Jeff Jackson’s 250th win with the program, but s unday’s contest was suspended and ruled a tie at 0-0 after two periods due to a zamboni breakdown that damaged the ice.
Jackson said the quick turnaround time after the weekend will have an impact on both the Irish and the r iver h awks.
“It’s always a little more challenging, especially
having played s unday and the trip back from b oston, but you get one or two practices, and then you have to get ready to go,” Jackson said.
“The same thing applies to l owell, and they’re traveling, as they played on s unday as well.”
more specifically, Jackson notes the impact this has had on the week of practice and how the team has prepared for the matchup.
“We have to be smarter in our approach,” Jackson said.
“[Wednesday] will be a little more brisk and short than a normal Wednesday. We still have to touch a little on our special teams. We want to have them fresh for tomorrow, and it will be a school day where they’ll be in classes until two o’clock.”
o n the season, one of the strongest aspects of n otre d ame’s game has been its third-period play. The Irish are outscoring opponents 17-6 in the final period of games with an average of
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sharon “ending Climate” Chiang def. Casey “remind you of my l ove” Gelchion
The first bout of the evening featured Welsh Family senior sharon “ending climate” chiang against badin senior casey “remind You of my love” Gelchion. both competitors started off the match strong by rapidly firing multiple shots at one another. Throughout all three rounds of the match, both chiang and Gelchion were evenly matched with one another. It was difficult for fans to be able to tell which fighter would take home the win. In the end, chiang won in a close split decision.
kaley “l et’s Get” Cohen def. molly “holy r ight Cross” Giglia cavanaugh freshman molly “holy right cross” Giglia faced off against off-campus senior
Kaley “let’s Get” cohen. cohen dominated the first round, coming out with an aggressive approach and forcing Giglia to focus her energy on defending herself. however, Giglia responded with a strong second round, which raised the stakes for the third and final round. a fter a close third round, cohen was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
a melia “I’m not here to Play school” Wittig def. rebecca “rhaus” hauserman
Welsh Family junior a melia “I’m not here to Play school” Wittig took on off-campus senior rebecca “rhaus” hauserman in a fierce finals battle. during the match, both competitors exchanged a series of rapid shots early on in the first round. by the second round, hauserman had lost her fire and was clearly tired. Wittig, living up to her nickname, took complete control of
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Notre Dame hosts Green Bay in semis of WNIT
By re N ee Gr IFFIN sports Writer
With two lopsided wins in the Preseason W n IT to start the season, n o. 1 n otre d ame will welcome Green b ay to Purcell Pavilion on Thursday night for a semifinal matchup.
The Irish (2-0) defeated c entral m ichigan, 107-47, and Fordham, 67-36, to reach this point of the tournament, while the Phoenix (2-0) beat e lon, 71-56, and l ittle r ock, 57-31. The winner of Thursday’s game will face either n o. 25 m issouri or n o. 17 Washington in the finals.
n otre d ame head coach m uffet m cGraw said Green b ay, which has won the h orizon l eague regular season title for 18 seasons in a row, is not an opponent to count out.
“They’re a tough, challenging team,” m cGraw said. “They have so much experience. They’re just really, see W bball PaGe 11
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Sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale lays it up as junior Brianna Turner looks on during the 67-36 win over Fordham on Nov. 14.
