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DACA prayer vigil promotes solidarity Students, campus ministry aim to support those affected by possible changes in immigration policy By CIARA HOPKINSON News Writer
The Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy, or SCIA, hosted a prayer vigil Tuesday afternoon as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will decide the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA allows people illegally brought to the United States as children to remain in the country for two years at a time on a renewable basis. The Supreme Court will determine whether or not President Donald Trump’s move to end the
program in 2017 is constitutional. SCIA president María Sierra Cáceres described the vigil as an opportunity for the campus community to show solidarity and for DACA and undocumented students to reflect and see they are supported. After the 2016 election, Sierra Cáceres said, SCIA shifted its focus from education about the issue to promoting dialogue and creating a community of trust on campus. “We needed to switch gears and say, ‘How can we provide events that bridge … such a polarizing issue, how can we get people to come to our events and talk about
this?’ and then just creating safe spaces [for dialogue] as well,” Sierra Cáceres said. The vigil began with a prayer led by SCIA members that emphasized the Christian values inherent in welcoming migrants, from generosity to protecting the vulnerable and recognizing their humanity. The vigil continued with a reading from Malachi that again emphasized the duty of hospitality toward foreigners and the vulnerable. Fr. Steve Newton, a campus minister at Saint Mary’s, spoke of his experience at the Catholic Day of Prayer for children detained at the southern border this summer
College hosts annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet By JULIANNA McKENNA News Writer
Students gathered in the Haggar Parlor on Tuesday evening to participate in the Oxfam Hunger Banquet, an event Saint Mary’s hosted to raise awareness for world hunger. The annual event focuses on the realities of hunger in America and occurs at different institutions across America throughout the month of November. “It’s an experience to humble yourself and be grateful for what you have, but also to acknowledge that hunger is much more common than you might think,” senior and Student Diversity
Board president Jazmin Herrera said. “It might be someone sitting next to you in class or someone that you know. The main purpose of the event is to raise awareness.” The event illustrate the impact of the socioeconomic divide in America as students were each assigned a different economic group and meal. “The 41 students who participated were randomly entered into a drawing and were placed in the lower class, middle class or higher class,” Herrera said. “The majority of people end up in the lower class because that is the real global ratio. Each group experienced the different classes
through the meals that they were fed.” Students felt the occasion was an important opportunity to understand the challenges faced by many people across America. “I decided to attend because I had never heard of an opportunity like this,” freshman Angela Martinez-Camacho said. “It was a chance to see what it’s like for other people.” Martinez-Camacho noted the dread she felt sitting at a nice table while some of her peers had to sit on the floor. “I feel kind of bad because I see BANQUET PAGE 4
Nanovic Institute to hold first Eurocup trivia night By KAYLE LIAO News Writer
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies will host its first-ever Eurocup trivia night on Wednesday night in JenkinsNanovic Halls. “This is the first annual Eurocup competition,” Mark
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Kettler, director of the Eurocup trivia night, said. “This year really represents a huge expansion of the European trivia nights [held previously]. We’re moving from what was a fun night of getting together and asking questions about a common interest to a formalized competition.”
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The event will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The prize is a trophy, which is intended to encourage inter-hall competition and strengthen individual hall spirit, Kettler said. “We thought instead of just sending an open invitation to see TRIVIA PAGE 3
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in Washington, D.C., where he was arrested alongside 69 others for protesting in a congressional office building. “The most exciting thing that happened to me this summer, and the most meaningful, was I got arrested,” Newton said. “It was great.” Soon after being elected to the leadership team of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests, Newton drove to Washington, D.C. to participate in the demonstration. The day began with a prayer service of about 300 people outside the Russell Senate Office Building, 70 of whom then moved into the rotunda of the building.
“Five at a time lay down in the rotunda in the form of a cross,” Newton said. “The idea was that as they were arrested, then five others would take their place, but we never got that far because they arrested us very quickly. The ratio of Capitol police to individual was one-to-one.” Newton and his fellow demonstrators were handcuffed and driven to a holding area, where they received minor misdemeanors on their record. As each person finished the process and left the building, Newton said, the remainder see VIGIL PAGE 4
ROTC students honor veterans throughout day
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ROTC students stand guard at the Clarke Memorial Fountian for 24 hours before a ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day. By JACKSON OXLER News Writer
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day, making Nov. 11 a national holiday to celebrate and honor all the men and women who have served in the armed forces of the United States military. That day was celebrated at Notre Dame on Monday as well. The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at Notre Dame honors America’s veterans each
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year by standing guard at the Clarke Memorial Fountain and by hosting a ceremony to conclude the vigil service. Beginning Monday at 4:30 p.m., ROTC officers began standing guard at the Clarke Memorial Fountain, more commonly known as Stonehenge. Students from each of the three branches took shifts for 30 minutes throughout the night and continuing into Tuesday afternoon. The guard lasted a full 24 hours, and despite the see VETERANS PAGE 3
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anybody who might want to join, we would actually try to encourage the residence halls to compete against each other,” he said. ”So the winner gets the Eurocup which would reside in their residence hall for a year and they bring it back and try to defend it next year. The [winner’s] team name and their residence hall will be emblazoned on the cup.” The purpose of the trivia night is to give students more exposure to the Nanovic Institute and potentially get them involved with it. “I hope that this is a fun night in which students can see how European studies can enrich their own academic career,” Kettler said. Students can register on the Nanovic Institute website event page or directly walk in to the event on Wednesday night. “If you register early, you will be considered for the best team name competition, and the best team name gets 10 bonus points,” Kettler said. The competition had 45 people from eight different residence halls registered as of Monday. Students referred to the trophy as a major incentive to attend. “I have a competitive streak so I think that having a bit of competition with a cool prize [the trophy] will make it a lot of fun,” sophomore Maureen Kenny, who intends to attend the event, said in an email. Anticipation for the trivia night extended beyond student participants as well. “I’m excited about it,” Anna Dolezal, assistant manager of student program at Nanovic Institute, said. “I used to participate in events like this during my master’s degree, and I really liked them. I think it’s a fun way to meet other people who are interested in these kinds of things. It’s a cool way to bring together people who have interests that you don’t often hear from daily conversations.” The Eurocup competition requires students to already have chosen their teams by the time of registration. As of Monday, for example, Lewis Hall had two teams fielded, Kettler said. “The idea that you have to form a team beforehand is that we really wanted this to be on people’s radar ahead of time, and to encourage this idea of inter-dorm rivalry,” he said. “The registration [for the trivia night] is not closed yet. We encourage you to sign up ahead of time because there’s the 10-point bonus at stake, but we’ll also accept walk-on teams.” In addition to the Eurocup prize, which ultimately goes to the winner of the trivia competition, there is also a “Eurocup junior” which goes to the team that has the most freshmen. “We’re just trying to encourage freshmen in their first semester to explore and to be aware of what the Nanovic Institute is, and how it can help them craft their studies and then pursue their interests,” Kettler said. Contact Kayle Liao at xliao@nd.edu
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GRC hosts restorative justice event By CHRISTOPHER PARKER News Writer
Students gathered in the Notre Dame Room in LaFortune Student Center on Tuesday evening to address topics about relationshipbuilding and discrimination. The Gender Relations Center and other co-sponsors hosted the event, called a Restorative Justice Workshop, as a continuation of the GRC-sponsored StaND Against Hate Week. Rachelle Simon, facilitator of the workshop, said she felt the week aims to foster honest and sincere communication among students. “It’s an opportunity to get conversations going on campus, to connect to people who are like us and not like us, to build relationships so that we can come to a deeper understanding, and that understanding can lead us into love,” Simon said. “We’re going to talk a little bit about the
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snow and cold, the students honored those whose steps they will follow. At the concluding ceremony to end the vigil, ROTC faculty, cadets, midshipmen, veterans and members of the Notre Dame community gathered to celebrate the holiday. Senior and army cadet Maria Burgess served as emcee for the service and introduced Brigadier General (BG) Joseph Ricciardi, the Deputy Commanding General of the 81st Readiness Division. Before becoming a Deputy Commanding General, Ricciardi was a professor of
discrimination on our campus and how we might work together to move forward and find solutions.” Different students were drawn to the workshop for different reasons. Some had already known about restorative justice and its goals, while others were interested in the general idea of dialogue among students. Senior Godsee Joy said her interest was a combination of both. “I took a restorative justice class with Susan Sharpe,” Joy said. “It was a communitybased learning class and it was incredible. It shaped my worldview and changed my presence in groups and spaces. I wanted to see how [restorative justice] looks in this kind of setting.” Throughout the evening, Simon reached out to participants for feedback about their experiences on campus and in their personal lives. Students shared their emotional responses to issues from racism
at Notre Dame to disagreements with classmates. “Restorative justice is a posture for how to address in a community,” Simon said. “When we are in communities, it’s natural that we would accidentally hurt one another. So, restorative justice is a way to sort of address that harm. You could use this in a friendship setting, roommate setting [or] student organization setting.” Simon contrasted the current attitudes and systems in place regarding criminal justice in America to the practice of restorative justice. “Instead of being concerned about a behavior and a response to a behavior, which often the criminal justice system is talking about, we’re concerned about people and what they need,” she said. Restorative justice empowers everybody to have a role in deciding what will happen, what will come out of it and what people need moving
forward, Simon said “In our criminal justice system, one person or often a jury decides what’s right and fair and just, rather than the person that was harmed being a part of the conversation of what people need to move forward,” she said. The evening included handson practice of some of the key principles of restorative justice. Simon said engaging in these practices helps create the atmosphere in which true healing can take place. “One of the things that restorative justice does is that it’s a process that helps people to connect,” Simon said. “One of the processes is the circle process. The circle process is to make everyone feel heard and build empathy. It helps us become better active listeners and work together to figure out a way forward.”
military science at Notre Dame. He said his time at Notre Dame helped him understand the importance of the relationship between the University and the armed forces. Ricciardi thanked past veterans, service members and the ROTC students for their commitment to freedom. He also offered thoughts on the importance of freedom and those who fight to protect it. “Today we also honor tomorrow’s veterans: those that will soon be part of the 0.04% of Americans that serve vigilantly around the world to allow the other 99.96% of Americans to sleep comfortably at night,” Ricciardi said. To thank Ricciardi for attending the ceremony and for
his service, Notre Dame ROTC presented him with a plaque. Burgess also offered a few words on the meaning behind the holiday and why it is celebrated each year. “Veterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military, in wartime or peacetime,” Burgess said. “In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served, not only those who died, have sacrificed and done their duty. In keeping with this tradition, today’s ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who serve in the
United States Armed forces.” Following their remarks, each of the three ROTC branches stood with other service men and women from their respective branches and sang their service songs. To conclude the ceremony, they played Taps to honor fallen veterans. “It is tradition at such ceremonies as this to play taps as final respect for those veterans who fought so bravely, and have given their lives in defense of our nation,” Burgess said. “While Taps is played, let us recall those whose efforts to protect our freedom caused them to pay the ultimate sacrifice.”
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cheered. “It was a great sense of community,” Newton said. “It was a wonderful group of people who were committed to trying to change what’s going on at the border. It was a symbolic act more than anything else; it didn’t really threaten us in any way.” Newton reiterated that welcoming and protecting are Christian duties and denounced the negative rhetoric around immigration as destructive. He praised the recent election of Archbishop José H. Gómez to the presidency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and his prioritization of immigration issues. “They are not, you are not criminals, you are not rapists or troublemakers,” Newton said. “For the Church to take immigration on as the primary issue of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is so consistent with everything that Jesus had to preach about making all one, that we are all one body and one blood, that there are no differences whether we’re male or female, Greek or Roman, Catholic or areligious, whatever we might be, we are one in one body and one blood and we are obligated to welcome the
stranger. … Whatever we do affects the body of Christ. And if we don’t welcome the stranger we are destroying the body of Christ.” Newton pointed to the press coverage of the Catholic Day of Prayer as evidence of the power of raising awareness and called on students not to allow an issue that affects the lives of hundreds of thousands of people to slip into the background. Newton reminded attendees of the importance of diversity to the American identity. “The notion of keeping America for Americans as defined by the alt right will destroy this country,” Newton said. “It will destroy us as a people. It will destroy us as people of faith if we don’t respond as strongly as we can with whatever means we have.” Newton ended his sermon urging attendees to take action by calling senators, having honest conversations and praying in solidarity. Students held lit candles through the rest of the prayers and a psalm that shared Newton’s emphasis on the power of truth and love to create change. “There’s so much that people don’t know and they react out of fear and ignorance,” Newton said. “Fear and ignorance cannot remain our trademark. Courage, hope, and of course, above all things, love.” Contact Ciara Hopkinson at chopkin1@nd.edu
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already know that I will not finish my meal,” Martinez-Camacho said during the event. “I don’t like seeing people on the floor. Some of my friends are over there. If I could give them some of this I would.” For freshman Alok Agwick, sitting on the floor highlighted the separation between the different economic groups in America. “Seeing all the classes juxtaposed against each other really shows the struggle that people have in their lifetime,” Agwick said. “I definitely felt the separation because everyone else was sitting in chairs with different food options. We had to sit on the floor and had one thing to eat.” The event also raised awareness for the Mother Pauline Food Pantry, a new resource on campus that provides food and toiletries to students. Junior Kylee Abwavo said the pantry is a great resource for the College. “The Mother Pauline Pantry has helped me save money for college without having to worry about if I’m going to have enough food for a decent meal,” Abwavo said. “I hope that students will benefit from the pantry and try it out because it is a blessing when so many college students across the United States go to bed hungry.” Paid Advertisement
Sophomore Karime Sanchez said she hopes the banquet will create a sense of awareness and help put into perspective the different backgrounds from which people come. “The hunger banquet teaches a lot of great things and creates a sense of awareness,” Sanchez said.
“It really puts into perspective the different backgrounds that people come from and the different challenges people face. It really creates a desire to make a change and provide food for everyone.” Contact Julianna McKenna at jmckenna01@saintmarys.edu
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By SARA SCHLECHT Scene Writer
On her second album, ”Dream Girl,” Norwegian singer Anna Lotterud — better known as Anna of the North — makes it clear she is not your typical synth-pop star. And a star, she really is not. Much of her (minimal) fame can be attributed either to her appearance on Tyler, the Creator’s “Flower Boy” or to a Chainsmokers remix that is probably better off forgotten. Throughout “Dream Girl,” Anna reminisces about a love that once was. The tracks work together like artwork in a carefully-curated exhibit, each individually pleasing but, when combined, telling a story one alone simply could not. With her breathy voice and nostalgic lyrics accompanied by wistful synth beats, Anna guides listeners through a series of experiences that, though painful, do not entirely lack beauty. There are both pleasant bits that she remembers fondly and raw ones that she cannot gloss over so smoothly. In the title track, Anna proclaims, “I’ma eat my cake, make the same mistakes.” Here, she reimagines a relationship gone wrong, knowing the very thoughts will bring both enjoyment and agony.
By WILLOUGHBY THOM Scene Writer
Three things you need at a concert: a good concert buddy, an open mind and an Inhaler. On Sunday, Dublin-based band, Inhaler, graced the stage at the Subterranean in North Chicago. The Subterranean, sandwiched between a dental clinic and cafe on North Avenue, looked nothing more than a run-down club with a haphazard marquee, but its charm was on the inside. After receiving big black Sharpie “X”s on our hands and having our names checked off the list, we were motioned upstairs. On the second f loor was a long room with a bar at one end and a stage at the other. Above us, we could see a rectangular balcony that looked over the second story. On the third f loor, or up on the hollow, four-sided balcony, was another bar and a merchandise stand consisting of t-shirts, CDs and a homemade sign. We entered the venue at 7:30 p.m., filled with anticipation and ready for our dose of the Dublin quartet.
Despite this admission, she maintains the following mindset: “In my dream world / I’m still your dream girl.” She doesn’t stay in this dream world long, quickly adopting an independent attitude in the second track, “Leaning On Myself,” in which she owns her sadness. She asserts, “Lately, I’ve been leaning on myself / Lately I don’t need nobody else.” In no way does she claim that this solitude is healthy or beneficial, but the upbeat synth works well to hide the words’ loneliness. “Dream Girl” is far from a happy album, but it is not a heartbreak album either. Anna manages to look back on the past affectionately without ever forgetting the way things fell apart. The complexities of human relationships and related emotions are sometimes difficult to fully express in words, but the various producers with whom she collaborated on the album use synth to try to say what words alone cannot; the products of their combined efforts contain joy, agony and everything in-between. “Dream Girl” is no ‘revisionist history’ of a relationship. Not everything makes sense, and there are holes in her story. In “When R U Coming home,” Anna seems to recognize these gaps, expressing a desire to fill them in. She asks, “Did you dive deeper down
to the places I couldn’t take you?” clearly acknowledging an unanswered question.Likewise, Anna wonders, “Are you still playing our song?” the query suggesting an undertone of wistfulness. “There’s no happy endings / You don’t always have to make things right,” she sings in “What We Do.” This sentiment effectively summarizes “Dream Girl.” Anna did not get what she wanted, but she views this failure pragmatically and with perspective, choosing not to mope about it. “It’s OK,” she assures listeners — and herself. It’s time to move on.
Inhaler’s sound — curated by members Elijah Hewson, Robert Keating, Ryan McMahon and John Jenkinson — resembles that of “early” U2 and The Killers. Chances are, if you are familiar with Inhaler, it’s either because of Elijah Hewson’s father, Bono (known for his work as frontman of U2), or because you happened to see them in a local club in Ireland while studying abroad. However you discovered the band, though, its Edge-like, minimalistic guitar riffs, subtle synths and poetic lyrics provide a breath of fresh air. Looking around, I detected a definite contingent of U2 fans, but what I found interesting was the evident generational gap dividing the crowd. It was a Generation X population juxtaposed with (and sprinkled among) their millennial and Generation Z ‘descendants.’ Inhaler graced the stage at 8:30 p.m., opening with their single “It Won’t Always Be Like This.” They continued the show with a few unrecorded originals, as well as renditions of songs “My Honest Face” and “Ice Cream Sundae.” The band sounded tight and composed; they were bursting energy.
People knew the words to their released singles, and there many members of the audience dancing along. This was great to see considering Inhaler was just an opener. Hewson was seen constantly scanning and engaging with the crowd — ‘like father like son,’ I suppose — thereby making the performance feel personal and intimate. The Bassist, Keating, and guitarist, Jenkinson, had very neutral energies on stage. While they may even have been a bit too subdued (to the effect that my eyes were drawn primarily to Hewson), this didn’t take away from their overall performances. Inhaler’s 30-minute set was dynamic and exceeded my expectations. Their songs are about teenage love and life in today’s world, set to steady beats and intricate guitar riffs. This is the kind of music the world craves: Inhaler is preserving New Wave while pushing modern rock forward. The cure to your mainstream-music induced asthma: Inhaler
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“Dream Girl” Artist: Anna of the North Label: Honeymoon Favorite tracks: “Time to Get Over it,” “Leaning on Myself,” “What We Do” If you like: Ryan Weaver, The Japanese House, Arlie
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Bathroom technology has gone too far Genevieve Redsten News Writer
By and large, I’m grateful for the advancements made in bathroom technology over the course of human history. Flushing toilets and indoor plumbing? Wonderful. Heated water? A remarkable achievement. I think I speak for most of us when I say I’d rather use a 21st-century public bathroom than an 18th-century chamber pot. Truly, we’ve come a long way. Somewhere along that journey of innovation, however, we lost our senses. We’ve automated far too much of the bathroom experience; it has cost us our sanitation and peace of mind. It’s time we confront the unnecessary technologies plaguing our public restrooms. I’m talking about automatic-f lushing toilets and hand dryers. I’ll start with the automatic f lush. Listen, I get it: Not everyone f lushes. I’ll be the first to admit this is a problem. But if grown adults won’t f lush the toilet themselves, should we simply f lush it for them? This strikes me as a systemic issue. I’d support a public information campaign or something, but we can’t automate our way out of this situation. Automatic-f lush toilets never f lush at the right moment. Half the time, you’re sitting on the toilet minding your own business when out of nowhere, the water below you starts swirling. You know the feeling: the rush of panic, the unwelcome spray, a peaceful moment shattered. And when automatic toilets aren’t prematurely f lushing, they’re not f lushing at all. I’m not a scientist, but this pretty much only happens when a long line of people is waiting for you to finish your business. It’s never clear how you’re supposed to f lush these things manually. My solution is usually to kick the toilet a few times, hoping I accidentally bump the right button. The success rate for this strategy is mixed. After all that, even if by some miracle you manage to f lush the toilet, you’re only confronted with another technological nightmare — the hand dryer. Here’s the thing: We live busy lives, and if I’m being honest, sometimes I go to the bathroom just to get a moment of silence and solitude. I don’t even really have to pee; I just don’t want to be sitting in class anymore. I have great respect for our nation’s engineers, but I’d like to talk to the person who designed hand dryers. They’re so loud, I can’t hear myself think. I’m also a little skeptical of a machine that blows hot air all over people’s wet hands. I’ve watched people wash their hands in public restrooms, and most people are not lathering with soap or scrubbing for 20 seconds. For many individuals, the hand-washing process is quick and dirty. Do we really want to spray that dirty water all over? I did a little digging on this topic, and my research confirmed my suspicions: hand dryers are nasty. If you don’t want to take my word for it, I encourage you to check out the USA Today article entitled “Hand dryers suck in fecal bacteria and blow it all over your hands, study finds.” I know these machines are supposed to eliminate the waste produced by paper towels, but there has to be a better solution. Is this all worth it — the unpredictable toilet-water spray, the f lying fecal bacteria, the ear-piercing vortex of hot air? Ultimately, this is a story of hubris. We humans think we can fix every problem with technology. Sometimes we can, but other times, we innovate our way into even more challenges. It’s time to return to some oldfashioned, time-tested bathroom techniques. Let’s set all this technology aside, teach adults how to f lush the toilet, wash our hands with soap and water and dry our hands on our pants. Contact Genevieve at gredsten@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
In memoriam: The victims of progress Mary Szromba Banter from the Bend
In last week’s column “W hat is Religion?,” what seemed like a thoughtful, intelligent exploration of what it means to be religious, how modern Catholics fit into society and what increasing secularization means for Christians today, ended up being a list of ways religious Americans have been victimized and persecuted by the left. I believe it took real courage for the author to begin with an interesting premise ripe for exploration (what religion’s decline means for society) and end with a completely unrelated idea. I love a twist ending. So, because of the bold new ideas brought forth by “W hat is Religion? ” last week, I believe it would be a fitting tribute to honor the victims of today’s greatest villain: progress. First, we pay homage to marriage, brutally murdered in 2015 by the Supreme Court when same-sex marriage was legalized. As last week’s author wrote, “... traditional Christians are now the heretics for preaching that marriage is a sacramental union between a man and a woman,” which makes our first tribute somewhat special in that we honor two victims: marriage and traditional Catholics. We must remember who the persecuted are here: the traditional Catholics who are being forced to live in a society where people can marr y whomever they please. It’s chaos ! We continue along the same vein for our second remembrance, cake shop owners and wedding vendors, who not only are forced to see gay people get married, but also are forced to treat them like they would normal people and provide services when the gays patronize their business. Like last week’s author wrote, “‘Bake that cake, bigot,’ says the state,” and the state is not ver y polite ! Here, too, we find a second victim: traditional Christians, who are being forced to relinquish their traditional beliefs in the face of unrelenting progress. Look no further than a few months ago, when a Christian wedding vendor was mercilessly attacked online after refusing to allow an interracial couple to marr y on her premises, and this was after she cited her Christian beliefs ! Does free exercise mean anything anymore? We move next to eulogize the white man, yet another victim of this war on tradition. I can think of no better example than the one last week’s author used when he wrote that Beto O’Rourke had apologized for “simply being a white male.” Though I can find no evidence of O’Rourke apologizing for being a white man, I have no doubt in my mind that it happened. I’m sure I don’t need to explain to the reader how the white man has been victimized by liberals today. Look to Brett Kavanaugh, whose life was ruined by an accusation of sexual assault, and who has nothing to look for ward to anymore aside from a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Devastating. Now direct your attention towards Louis C.K. Ever heard of him? I doubt it since the liberals “canceled” him over his mistreatment of women. The poor guy only has 18 more shows this year, only 12 of which are sold out. Congress is also a good example. Only 60% of the House and 71% of the Senate are white men, and this number
continues to decrease. The power that white men have held unquestioningly in our society is beginning to slip away, and once more we know the culprit: Progress strikes again. Pour one out for the white man. Our final victim is truth. This may seem abstract, but bear with me, as last week’s author said it when he discussed the histor y of discrimination towards minorities: “It is clear to me that contemporar y liberalism exaggerates this legacy to an absurdly false degree, such that practical Catholics who maintain the Church’s beautiful teachings on life, marriage and sexuality are somehow responsible for ‘centuries of dead queers.’” I am again in complete agreement with the author. Aside from the occasional historical blip, like the burning alive of homosexuals during the Inquisition, the worst thing Catholics have done to queer people is say things they may not want to hear. Sure, in 1976 Pope Paul V I said that “homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered and can in no case be approved of.” And, yes, in 1986 Pope Benedict X V I said, “A lthough the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is a more or less strong tendency toward an intrinsic moral evil.” But these are just words. It’s true that ever y instance of LGBT victimization (including physical and verbal abuse) increases, on average, the likelihood of self-harming behavior by 2.5 times, but if we start blaming Catholics and their complete and utter rejection of gay people throughout histor y for some of the issues they face today, where would we stop? It’s clear liberals killed the truth of histor y and exaggerate legacies of discrimination, and they continue to wage war on ever ything else we hold dear. Once again we see that traditional Christians are the victims of this heretical religion of liberalism. I’m sure it won’t be long until leftists get their hands on something really important, and we lose another warrior in the fight against progress. Will women become priests? Will blackface be illegal? I shudder to think. Progress is a mass murderer, and it has claimed countless victims over the years, but there is still something left to protect. Last week’s author hit the nail on the head when he said that “traditional Christianity in the West is quite ill,” as only 70.6% of Americans are Christian, and Christianity is only the most popular religion in the world by half a billion. It’s clear progress is attempting to stamp out Christianity just like it did our previous victims, and we cannot allow that to happen. So, we must avoid progress at all costs, lest we allow it to take away the things we hold dear. I call upon each of you to bur y your heads in the sand. Cover your ears ! Refuse to learn from histor y! Hide yourselves in places where ever yone thinks like you! This is the only way we can turn back the tide of progress, and we cannot afford to lose this fight. Godspeed. Mary Szromba is a senior majoring in philosophy and political science, and she’s never been wrong about anything in her entire life. Questions, comments and anonymous love letters can be directed to mszromba@nd.edu or @_murrrrrr on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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In defense of those who disagree Blake Ziegler News with Zig
Health care is a contentious issue in American politics. In the Nov. 5 elections, an NBC exit poll found that 41% of Americans polled cited health care as their primary concern, topping even economic concerns. Of the voters, 70% expressed the need for “major change” in American healthcare policy. Democrats are looking to capitalize on these concerns going into the 2020 election, spouting support for Medicare for All. While many Medicare for All proposals are different, the common theme is a single-payer health care program run by the government that covers all Americans. An American Barometer survey found that 70% of Americans support this kind of policy. However, the policy is still subject to criticism from Republicans and moderate Democrats. The issue has even come to Notre Dame, where a board in North Dining Hall asking, “Should the U.S. enact Medicare for all?” allowed students to explain why they agreed or disagreed with the policy. In their column Wednesday, Show Some Skin accurately describes the frustration caused by some comments, such as “nah fam” or various doodles. Those do nothing to contribute for a productive dialogue. However, the column, entitled “To all those who strongly disagree,” also gives an ill-contrived misunderstanding of those who disagree with implementing Medicare for All. The column argues that those who disagree are “blurred by privilege.” It suggests that a “privileged position” does not exclude one from forming “educated, informed opinions.” Well, I took the time to form that opinion, and Medicare for All does not work. It is no question that America faces a health care crisis. There are 27.5 million Americans living
without health insurance. Show Some Skin is correct to assert the United States is number one in health care spending, but ranks 27th in health care quality. Yet, Medicare for All is not the solution. The most apparent problem is spending. A recent study from the Urban Institute found that such a policy would cost $32 trillion over 10 years. Financing this policy by taxing individuals or corporations, as Senator Bernie Sanders suggests, would lead to thousands of dollars more in taxes than what individuals currently spend toward health care. Even so, this does not provide full funding for the plan. The rest would likely come from budget cuts, tradeoffs or additional spending, leading to a litany of problems for a nation wrought with other issues and a nearly trillion-dollar deficit. But assume that Medicare for All does get funding. Even then, the quality of health care would go down significantly, especially for those who need it most. In countries like the United Kingdom and Canada that have adopted universal health care, waiting times are significantly longer than those under the current American model. This has real health care impacts. Sadly, it is estimated that up to 45,000 Americans die annually due to lack of adequate health care coverage. However, a study by the Fraser Institute found that increases in wait times in Canada from 1993 to 2009 “may have resulted in between 25,456 and 63,090” additional deaths among females. Accounting for population differences, this leads to an estimated 400,000 additional deaths if that system were implemented in America. If we truly value the lives of our neediest citizens, Medicare for All is among the worst of possibilities. Perhaps the most persuasive case study to showcase the detrimental effects of Medicare for All is a domestic example. After the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, Vermont attempted to institute a single-payer system. The effort was led by
a Democratic governor, supportive state legislature and progressive voting population. All roads seemed to point to the plan’s passage. In fact, it was estimated to produce significant savings in health care costs at low prices for taxpayers, similar to estimates about a national single-payer system. However, as time went on, the savings dropped significantly while taxpayer contributions increased. This, along with lack of confidence from the public, ultimately led to the downfall of the plan. If a progressive state like Vermont could not implement Medicare for All, its effectiveness on a national scale is highly suspicious. Medicare for All is not the solution to America’s health care crisis. It only leads to worse health care quality, overspending of resources that are already overspent and places an undue burden on taxpayers. However, I could be wrong, and I invite that discussion to take place. That is the reason this column exists: to spark conversations about important topics. Regarding Show Some Skin’s comments, simply because one disagrees with another’s worldview does not make that person uneducated or privileged. In fact, perhaps alienating and demonizing others for disagreeing is itself a form of privilege, as that precludes the chance to have one’s own worldviews challenged. As a University that endorses freedom of thought and expression, I would hope the Notre Dame community would engage more in dialogue and debate than vacuums and echo chambers. Tackle the health care crisis united, not divided. Blake Ziegler is a freshman at Notre Dame from New Orleans, Louisiana, with double majors in political science and philosophy. He hopes his writing encourages others to take an interest in politics and government. For inquiries, he can be reached at bziegler@nd.edu or @NewsWithZig on Twitter. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Recognize the forbidden fruits you eat in your life Like any Catholic boy who has attended over 13 years of Catholic schooling, I know the story of Adam and Eve by heart. First, God makes a paradise for two humans, Adam and Eve, that is filled with everything they could ever want — food, love, peace, no hatred and no waking up for 8:20 chemistry labs. They did not have to work a 9 to 5 job or do anything at all. Adam and Eve could sit around all day praying and naming animals if they wanted to, for eternity. There was only one rule: Do not eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge. As long as they did that, the paradise was theirs. But we all know what happens — one day Satan comes in the form of temptation and convinces Eve to eat from the tree. Once God finds out, Adam and Eve are banished and live in exile the rest of their mortal lives. Whenever I hear this story, I always think to myself, “Geez, if I was Eve, I would never have eaten that fruit and given it to Adam.” “How could she be so naïve? It’s so obvious. They gave up everything and cursed me with original sin
because they could not ignore a snake.” As I was reflecting in Mass this past Sunday on its theme of salvation, however, I started to ponder the question — “Would I really not have eaten the forbidden fruit?” I mean, it’s easy to sit here thousands of years later and tell myself I would never eat from the tree of knowledge. In reality, though, how many times a day do I myself jeopardize my own salvation? After all, cheating, lying, hating and judging are all forms of sin that could block me from entering the gates of heaven. But whenever I do these things, I do not really think of them as something that could jeopardize my paradise. Sure, I parked in the student parking lot before 4 p.m. knowing full well that I did not buy a parking pass, but I’m a good person, I donate to the poor. Or, yes, I did skip Mass this week because I needed to study for my exam, but I’m a good person, I did 100 service hours this year. And — the classic — OK, I did take four bananas out of the dining hall, but I am a good person, I pray and light candles at the Grotto
every Monday night. Would these petty sins really cancel out all the good and glorious deeds I have done in God’s name? I, of course, do not know the answer. I am sure there are thousands of pages of Church doctrine on the subject, but in the end, God is the final judge. I am by no means trying to sit here and evangelize readers into becoming orthodox Christians who will pray six hours a day in order to not sin ever again. I myself commit petty sins daily and know it is impossible for me to rid myself of sin, no matter the reward. So, would I have eaten the fruit? I do not know. But, next time you hear the story about the primitive humans eating the forbidden fruit, and you tell yourself you would have done differently, you should first recognize the forbidden fruits you eat in your life every single day.
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If you ever visit me on a summer night, expect my dad and I to be talking about Minnesota Twins’s third baseman Miguel Sano. Amidst one of our countless exchanges, he makes sure to reference his flashy onthe-run throws from the hot corner, explosive at-bats and perhaps most importantly, his overall contribution to the Twins’ recent success. While I leave these valid points uncontested, I nevertheless feel slightly uneasy about giving Sano due credit. As a full-blown one-dimensional performance, Sano’s latest (and arguably best) season fuels my argument as I point out his dreadful strikeout rate and infuriating failure to manage his weight. With nothing left to say, I end the exchange, as I always do, with “he’s just … SO slow!” Admittedly, I cling to a bit of traditionalism as I evaluate the league’s elites. Players with a vast range of on-field assets quickly earn my adoration. Polished five-tool names like Josh Hamilton, Joe Mauer and Mike Trout sketched a blueprint for my emulation as an aspiring young player. In the age of sabermetrics, contemporary criteria of onfield excellence are radically different from those used throughout my childhood. Refined, intricate and extensive, they push my evaluation of rising stars like Sano into the margins. Modern writers and analysts allude to Wins Above Replacement (WAR), a measurement of “wins” that a given player creates above the output of a replacement-level player, as a more relevant basis. In spite of this analytical insurgence, however, the fact that I, an avid baseball fan and fairly tech-savvy Millennial, continue to cherish “traditional” methods of appraising MLB’s best speaks volumes to the lingering presence of love for high averages and speed above all else. The beauty that lies within the League’s five tools keeps them in widespread conversation. In with the new, certainly,
but this fanbase and mainstream media is far from out with the old. This dichotomy is particularly significant in the MVP voting process. Nearly every year I hear voters from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America justify their rankings — a “top 10” that neglected to consider a major contender for the award — by reminding the fanbase that some candidates lacked wellroundedness or played for awful clubs. Although this train of thought comes from a small percentage of voters, its power in the voting system should not be ignored. The MLB utilizes a Borda count system to determine the AL and NL winners; it requires the MLB’s 30 voters to submit 10 players, in ranked order, for each league. The top player from each voter earns 14 points, the second earns 9, third earns 8 and so on. Even if a few voters reject Wins Above Replacement as the best metric for voting, basing their entire ranking on traditional criteria in the process, the Borda count makes the MVP nomination vulnerable to a 14-point swing per “rogue” voter. I will leave your resident ACMS major to work out the math for you, but for now, trust me. The margin matters. With the 2019 MLB awards release upon us, I find myself feeling haunted by the possible implications of the Borda count in sports. Yes, the “worst case scenario” of rogue voters making a legitimate difference in the process is seriously unlikely, but alternatively, less questionable voting methods that nearly reduce this likelihood to zero exist. Consider this food for thought as Astros third baseman Alex Bregman outpaced Mike Trout (the traditional “five-tool player” model and an MVP favorite in almost every poll) in Wins Above Replacement this season. Contact David Kramer at dkramer2@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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important for us. Senior forward John Mooney, who led the Irish with a monstrous 18-point, 16-rebound performance, also credited the team’s balance offensively. “When you have multiple guys in double figures, multiple guys playing well, it’s certainly hard for teams to scout,” he said. “When we get into league play and when … December and January come around … if multiple guys play at a high level, one-on-one given we’re going to be hard to stop.” The Irish also got off to a terrific start on the defensive end, forcing a shot clock violation on the Bison’s first possession. Senior forward Juwan Durham opened the scoring about two minutes in with a back door cut and open dunk after graduate student Rex Pflueger passed up an open three, but after another shot clock violation by Howard. Pflueger made the Bison pay for leaving him free a second time and hit a deep three. Howard was punished by the Irish for another turnover when Durham went coast-to-coast and converted a beautiful Euro step in transition to complete a 7-0 run by Notre Dame heading into the under-16 timeout. When Durham was prompted whether he would now demand to bring the ball up more often after his highlightreel play, the Tampa, Florida, native who finished with 11 points on just six shots said, “Most definitely. I think I could definitely be a point-forward. I’m just trying to go out there and be a KD.” Brey also commented on the matter. “The footwork on a … Euro step for a seven foot guy? Just doing that with nobody around is pretty good. So, you know, he’s an agile guy,” Brey said. “He’s a smart basketball player. And again, I think he’s just starting to become a believer that he’s a good player.” Durham and Mooney would dominate inside all game long, as the Irish outscored Howard 46-14 in the paint and out-rebounded the Bison 45-32. Brey credited the performance of his starting front court to the close relationship the two senior forwards share on and off the floor. “Yeah, they love playing together,” he said. “They really do. It’s kind of neat. You know, the two Florida guys … they live in a room together. So I think they really have a nice chemistry together and I think … we’re learning how to be more efficient offensively with them on the floor.” The Bison would come out of the first timeout with a 5-0 run
of their own, but Laszewski, a sophomore out of Jupiter, Florida, restored momentum for the Irish with a layup and the foul in transition. The Bison continued to be forced to hoist up shots late in the shot clock and also struggled with turnovers, and an 8-0 run powered by sophomores Dane Goodwin, who tied Durham for second on the team with scoring with eleven off the bench, and Robby Carmody, who finished two acrobatic reverse lay-ins while drawing the foul, got the Purcell crowd going and extended the Irish lead to 23-9. Brey commented on Goodwin’s performance after the game. “He’s played a little bit more pissed off, quite frankly,” he said. “He was disappointed with how he played in Chapel Hill [in the first game of the season against North Carolina] and … he’s being aggressive, he’s going for it. … As much as I told him that last year, it just was hard to do and understand at times, but it he gets it now.” In contrast, Brey said Carmody has maintained a consistently strong game. “Carmody came out of the womb driving to the basket and knocking the hell out of people,” Brey said. “He is a bull in a China shop. Is that a Pittsburgh guy or what?” Bison guard Andre Toure would respond with one of Howard’s eight triples on the night, but Pflueger and Goodwin both hit deep threes of their own later in the first half. Though Notre Dame shot only 25% from three during the first half, the Irish held Howard to a measly 30% from the floor. The half was perhaps best summed up with the last points of the half, when Mooney rebounded his own block and quickly made an outlet pass to senior guard T.J. Gibbs, who found the sophomore Laszewski for a transition three to establish a commanding 41-21 lead at the break Blakeney gave credit to the Irish for his team’s offensive struggles. “I think Coach Brey did an amazing job having those guys ready to go out and ready to compete, and they did a great job defensively,” he said. “I think their size … and strength bothered us a little bit. They were able to get into us, and we didn’t do a good job of working to get open and executing our stuff. So I attribute a lot of that to [Brey’s] program.” The Bison were able to create a little more after halftime, but then Mooney really started to take over, especially in transition. After Toure finished well at the rim but failed to quickly back into his position in the Bison press, Mooney received an outlet pass and raced
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down the floor and dunked on the pursuing Toure. Mooney scored another bucket on the break and Howard was forced to call a timeout, even with the under-16 timeout looming, as the Irish led 53-29. Brey was unsurprisingly full of praise for one of his three captains and admitted his is often awestruck not just Mooney’s ability to score, more his skill on the glass as well. “It’s an art form watching him rebound the ball,” he said. “I don’t care who were playing, he just goes and gets 13 to 16 rebounds, and how he goes and gets it is really beautiful to watch. I mean, he is a great rebounder.” Mooney was not any less ruthless out of the timeout, adding a three and a strong one-handed finish to put the Irish up 58-31. The Irish continued to drive to the cup with ease for the rest of the contest, although the Bison were able to draw multiple offensive fouls, something Blakeney says he will emphasize as he tries to “establish a culture of playing hard” in his first year at the helm. “I thought we didn’t compete as hard at some spots during the game,” he said. “A lot of that is attributed to Notre Dame and how well they played and how well they defended. As the game went on, I think we got a little bit more comfortable, the butterflies and the jitters kinda went away, and we had some great rotation [on defense]. Zion Cousins took three charges … I’m really proud of the way some guys competed and played down the stretch, even though … the outcome was already determined.” On a relatively quiet but effective night for the Notre Dame backcourt, sophomore guard Prentiss Hubb, Gibbs and Pfluger scored nine, three and 10 points respectively. Goodwin and Laszewski continued to get to the rim, and Brey called a timeout with the Irish up 75-45 late on to empty his bench. The high defensive standard did not drop, though Howard’s Wayne Bristol added a late three to earn the last of his team-leading 14 points. Sophomore forward Chris Doherty caused a roar from the Irish bench with his first points of the season. Somewhat fittingly, the Bison’s last offensive possession ended with a huge block from Goodwin, and the Irish dribbled out the clock as 29 point victors. The Irish will continue their six-game home stand and play their third game in the MABA Invitational on Friday against Marshall. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Contact Greg McKenna at gmckenn2@nd.edu
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over Pratt and Parks in doubles, w inning 6-3. The doubles pairing of Gamble and Gota would go on to w in their doubles match despite losing in singles, beating the team of senior Vuk Budic and redshirt freshman A lex Bancila of Illinois 6-3. Both Cabrera and Che needed three sets to settle their opening round matches. Cabrera defeated Denver’s junior Mattia Ros 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 and Che defeated sophomore Daniel Krulig of Denver 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Che and Cabrera paired up in doubles to beat their singles opponents again, w inning 6-3 over Krulig and Ros. Mariados picked up the fifth Irish singles w in of the day, beating Marquette senior Brett Meyers 6-2, 6-2. Wins were harder to come by in the second and third round; the Irish only picked up five w ins out of the 23 combined singles and doubles matches. In round two, Che won his singles match over Northwestern’s sophomore Simen Bratholm 7-6, 6-2. Gota picked up the other Notre Dame w in, beating
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freshman Russell Berdusco of Northwestern 7-6, 6-4. In round three, Che won over Minnesota sophomore Sebastian Vile 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (7), Gamble defeated Robin Parts of Wisconsin 6-3, 7-5, and the doubles team of Mariados and Somers were v ictorious, w inning 6-4 over the Northwestern pairing of junior AJ Joshi and freshman Natan Spear. In the final round of the invite, Che picked up his fourth singles win, defeating Minnesota’s junior Kaleb Dobbs 6-4, 6-4. Che and Cabrera paired again to win their doubles match 6-3 over the freshmen Minnesota team of Siim Troost and Daniel Martin. Gamble and Gota won the other doubles match for the Irish in round four, beating Krulig and Ros of Denver 7-6. Mariados and Somers rounded out the victories with Mariados winning 6-4, 6-1 over freshman Bruno Serra of Wichita State, and Somers defeating freshman Zach Grueber of Wichita State 7-5, 6-1. The Irish w ill head into the offseason on a high note as they w ill shut dow n play until mid-Januar y, when their spring season w ill begin.
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transformational standpoint, their defense is so much better at everything that they do, from coverage to getting after the quarterback, tackling. Again, it shows statistically in terms of where they are and how they’re playing.” When asked if senior defensive lineman Jamir Jones’ production has surprised Kelly given how little defensive end he has played, Kelly answered with a firm no. “He’s probably — and I think [defensive line coach] Mike Elston would tell you this too if he was standing here — performance versus trust, and he ranks up there in the top corner of both,” Kelly said. “In other words, trust in assignment and doing what he’s asked to do and performance, he’s about as good as we have on our football team. Just a really smart football player. Assignment sound. “A couple weeks ago, against Virginia Tech, he was asked to stop the outside zone play against the quarterback, and at the same time, hold on to the tight end on the throwback. That’s a tough assignment. You get caught up in the wash there, and you forget about them. But we trusted him so much that he could do that dual assignment. That’s how we feel about him.” After a booming offensive performance from the Irish in Durham, North Carolina, Kelly attributed the effectiveness of the offense to its experience and its leader, senior quarterback Ian Book. “They’ve seen everything,” Kelly said. “First of all, their in-game adjustments, the ability and certainly the coaching. I mean, [Midshipmen offensive coordinator Ivin] Jasper and [head
coach] Ken Niumatalolo have seen everything. They can make adjustment to what you’re trying to do in a split second. Not that the coaches at the high school level can’t. They’ve seen it all as well. But you’ve got the best and brightest that are playing at the academy that can make some quick adjustments ingame, at halftime, so they’re not going to be fooled by what they see.” Secondly, Perry is an “outstanding quarterback” that can stress opponents in many areas, Kelly said. “Because at the end of the day, when you’re talking about the quarterback, how do you defend him?” Kelly said. “Really, you have to play a lot of the cover zero against them. If you’re not, it’s a slow march to the end zone because they certainly do a great job of having a quarterback that can continue to make yards each and every down. So I think the reliance on having smart players that can make in-game adjustments; I think the fact that the quarterback-driven offense allows them to really make it difficult on you to defend them. And, again, experience at the coaching staff.” Kelly said it will have to be a collective effort for the defense to stop the unique offensive scheme of the Midshipmen this weekend. “We’re going to have to play really well in all facets,” he said. “The fullback, they’ve got depth at that position. They’ve got two very good fullbacks. But it requires all 11 players. If you’re not attentive to all areas, you’re going to have some problems. So it’s not really just one player. I think you got to have great effort from all of those players.” Senior safety Alohi Gilman used to play for Nav y before transferring to Notre Dame. Kelly discussed his thoughts
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of Gilman when the Irish squared off against him. “Extremely active; really good tackler; somebody that for us got our attention immediately,” Kelly said. “I think that when you’re playing a team like Nav y and you’re trying to make sure that you stay up with them in terms of scoring points, anybody that stands out on that defensive side becomes a problem for you because you’ve got to work away from them or you’ve got to have them in your game plan. And he was a guy that you didn’t want to throw to his side. You wanted to try work away from him. Consequently, he was noticeable.” Having experienced a potentially confidence-shaking loss against No. 15 Michigan, Notre Dame has bounced back with a few victories, which Kelly attributed to the team’s leadership. “Well, there is really good leadership not only amongst the captains, but there is real accountability amongst all of the players,” he said. “That means that it shows up during the week to a standard that’s been set in how they prepare. They know that you reap what you sow. That means if you work really hard during the week, put in the time, hold each other accountable to that end, that it’s going to pay off for them. Where are they? They’re at high level of mental toughness in that they hold each other to a level and a standard that has allowed them to continue to work towards getting better as a football team. As long as they stay in that mindset, they’ll be pretty good.” The Irish will square off against the Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Contact Connor Mulvena at cmulvena@nd.edu
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Irish senior Matt Gamble prepares to return the ball during a match against Boston College at Eck Tennis Pavilion on Feb. 8.
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Irish graduate student wide receiver Chris Finke runs down the field during a 38-7 victory over Duke at Wallace Wade Stadium on Nov. 9. Finke finished the game with five receptions and two touchdowns.
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Squad wins second-straight game by defeating Howard, Mooney scores 18 points By GREG McKENNA Sports Writer
Notre Dame remained undefeated in the Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational and improved to 13-1 in in-season tournament games dating back to the 2016-2017 season with a convincing 79-50 win over Howard on Tuesday night. It was the first match up between the two programs, though connections between the two coaching staffs run deep. First year Bison head coach Kenny Blakeney was recruited under Mike Brey while the current Irish head coach was an assistant at Duke and won national championships with the Blue Devils in 1991 and 1992. The winless Bison (0-3), however, did not seem to profit off any insider information as the Irish (2-1) dominated throughout en route to a true team win. “I think our group … they like playing together. … You have 22 assists, you’re moving the ball a little bit,” Brey said. “[Howard
is a] team you should be able to handle, and I’m glad we did that. So hopefully we can do that the rest of the month.” Mike Brey was especially pleased with how his unselfish squad played in transition and exhibited their depth. “[Passing has] been such a hallmark of our program, you know, sharing the ball,” he said. “I just love how we’re throwing the ball ahead. We are firing the ball down the court. We’ve thrown a couple away deep and that’s OK. … We’re driving it more and we [get get called for a few charges]. But that’s OK. … That group is coming off the bench [and giving] us a nice lift, and they can score a little bit too. I think they’re getting comfortable coming in together, especially [sophomore guard Robby] Carmody, [sophomore forward Nate] Laszewski and [sophomore guard Dane] Goodwin, you know those three guys are going to be really see M BBALL PAGE 9
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Irish senior forward John Mooney backs down a defender during a 64-62 defeat against Clemson at Purcell Pavilion on March 6. Mooney was selected as a member of the All-ACC Third Team last season.
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The Notre Dame men’s tennis team sealed 18 combined w ins this past weekend in singles and doubles play at the Gopher Dy namic Duo Inv itational hosted by the Universit y of Minnesota. Eight Irish players helped to power the impressive showing w ith w ins coming from seniors Guillermo Cabrera, Matt Gamble and Conor Somers, freshmen Braeden Ho, Matt Che and Connor Fu, junior Paul Gota and sophomore Andrew Mariados. Matt Che had an especially outstanding performance, going undefeated in his singles matches w ith a record of 4-0. In round one, Fu defeated freshman Robin Parks of Wisconsin 7-6, 7-6. Fu’s doubles partner, Ho, would w in his match over sophomore Jared Pratt of Wisconsin 7-6, 7-6 as well. The duo of Fu and Ho would be v ictorious
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Former Irish tennis player Grayson Broadus prepares for the ball during a set versus Boston College at Eck Tennis Pavilion on Feb. 8.
After No. 16 Notre Dame’s 38-7 victory over Duke on the road last weekend, Irish head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media to preview the squad’s matchup against No. 23 Nav y. With a 7-2 record on the season so far, Kelly opened the press conference by lauding the offense of the Midshipmen, which is led by senior quarterback Malcolm Perry. “Certainly [we would] like to build off last week’s performance both offensively and defensively,” Kelly said. “We know our opponent very well. Have a great deal respect for Nav y and Ken Niumatalolo and what he has done this year in particular. He’s really just put together a really good football team in all phases, offense, defense, special teams. Malcolm Perry is a dynamic offensive player. I think he’s top 15 in the country in rushing, and he’s the No. 1
rushing quarterback in the country. Dynamic, explosive player. Last year he played slot — he didn’t play quarterback — now he’s back at the quarterback. He’s precise, very secure with the football. He’s a point guard, distributing, making really good decisions. Very difficult to defend. Obviously the triple option — they lead the country in rushing offense. … We know them well, and each game is a very difficult game because you’re preparing only two or three days for a very, very good and efficient offense.” Kelly talked about the development of Nav y’s defensive unit and the challenge that poses for the Irish this weekend. “I think what’s impressive is the top offenses that they’ve played, they’ve kept them to over 100 yards less than their normal averages,” Kelly said. “Their rush defense is outstanding. They’ve been very aggressive. So from a see KELLY PAGE 11