Print Edition of The Observer for Friday, November 4, 2016
Changes planned during ndH renovation
Campus Dining to increase flex points, hours of operation as result of spring semester construction
By KATIE GALIOTO news e ditor
it’s long overdue, director of student dining s cott Kachmarik said.
d uct tape attempts to hold together leaky pipes in the basement. The linoleum kitchen floor is cracked and mismatched, a result of halfhearted repairs and renovations over the years. old equipment — like a hanging rack, used back when the university butchered its own meat — clutters the building, no longer necessary for day-today operations.
north d ining hall hasn’t been renovated in 30 years, Kachmarik said. but that’s all about to change.
c ampus d ining unveiled a five-phase plan to remodel
north d ining hall at student senate s ept. 28. c onstruction on the multi-million dollar project — which will completely gut and refurbish the building — began over fall break. at times during the renovation process, the number of seats in the dining hall will be reduced from 1,300 to 600 — which, Kachmarik said, will undoubtedly affect the campus dining experience.
“s ome people are saying, ‘north is going to be closed.’ we’re not,” he said. “ w hen classes are in session, we’re going to be open.” but it won’t always be easy.
To mitigate the effects of the renovations — the majority of which will happen during the spring semester — c ampus
Former model recalls catholic conversion Adjunct professor dies at 76
By NATALIE WEBER
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l eah d arrow, a former contestant on “a merica’s n ext Top m odel,” talked about authentic love and her return to the c atholic c hurch in g eddes h all on Thursday.
d arrow’s talk was sponsored by the n otre d ame m ilitia of the i mmaculata, the e dith s tein p roject and the n otre d ame r ight to l ife club.
a fter being away from the c atholic c hurch for 10 years, d arrow said she
re-converted after a life changing experience during a photo shoot. d uring the shoot, d arrow said she looked into the camera’s flash and had to take a moment to recover her vision. s he said that it was during this moment she felt g od tell her she was called to more.
“a nd in this process of blinking … i see myself in my head but i had my hands cupped together at my waist and i just saw myself raise them up all the way,” d arrow said. “a nd i saw just up above me a shadowy profile of a man’s face and as i had
my hands up, he just bowed his head in disappointment.
“a nd i hear the photographer snapping his fingers saying, ‘ l eah, come on. Focus, focus.’ a nd his voice is almost like this distant echo and in my head and my heart i ’m just immediately overwhelmed with this idea of my empty hands and this feeling of disappointment.
“ i n a second, in that same second, i hear five words that changed my life and they just said, ‘ i made you for more.’”
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F. r ichard ciccone, adjunct a merican studies and journalism professor at notre dame and former managing editor of the chicago Tribune, died wednesday night according to a report from the chicago Tribune.
ciccone died at age 76 of complications from a malignant tumor in his leg at evanston northwestern hospital, according to his daughter, cristin connerty.
ciccone has served as adjunct professor at the university since 1993, and is the author of
including ‘daley: power and presidential politics,’ ‘chicago and the a merican dream,’ and ‘royko, a l ife in print.’ additionally, ciccone covered a number of gubernatorial, mayoral and presidential campaigns for both the chicago Tribune and the a ssociated press. prior to serving as managing editor of the Tribune, he served as associate editor from 1995-2001 and as a correspondent for a ssociated press from 1961-1975. born in sewickley, pa, ciccone graduated from the university in 1961 and resided in w ilmette, il for the later part of his life.
Sister of Mercy discusses human trafficking
By AIDAN LEWIS news writer
a ngela reed discussed her research with formerly trafficked Filipino women during her lecture, “a conversation on
reframing human Trafficking,” at the hesburgh center on Thursday afternoon. reed — the interim coordinator at mercy international association and a sister of mercy — said the philippines’ stance on
prostitution is complicated.
“it’s illegal, but a blind eye is turned toward it,” reed said. “it happens, in pseudonyms. people are employed as guest relations officers, or they have different names. it’s definitely an accepted
reality in the philippines.”
Furthermore, reed said only the trafficked women ever face consequences.
“in the philippines, my experience is the prostituted women is arrested for prostituting herself,”
she said. “The customer usually remains anonymous ... that’s an issue of gender discrimination.” in recent years, reed said she has spent significant time in the
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CHRIS COLLINS | The Observer
North Dining Hall is currently undergoing its first renovations in 30 years. Additions will include a new entrance to accomodate students living on Mod Quad and a lobby area with lounge furniture and TVs.
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Today’s Staff
Question of the Day:
Edna Martinez sophomore Walsh hall
“Turkey on wheat with spinach and tomato (no sauce).”
Alyssa Cook sophomore badin hall
“meatball marinara.”
Cristian Lagunas freshman stanford hall
“c hicken and bacon ranch melt.”
next f ive D ays:
Friday
Boardroom Insights Lecture Series Mendoza College of Business
10:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Victor Dodig speaks.
Higgins Labor Cafe Geddes Hall
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Gather to discuss contemporary issues; coffee will be served.
Saturday
Seminar in American Religion McKenna Hall
9 a.m. - noon Discussion on “History and Presence.”
Fall 2016 Freebie Classes: Bootcamp Rolfs Sports Recreation Center
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Space is limited.
Have a question you want answered?
Meghan Freeman junior Walsh hall
“12-inch spicy Italian.”
Rudy Ramos freshman duncan hall
“I go to smashburger.”
Jesus Barker sophomore dunne hall
“The sandwich I have when I’m with my beautiful girlfriend edna martinez.”
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Sunday
Mass at the Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Heart
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. With music from the Notre Dame Folk Choir.
Vespers Basilica of the Sacred Heart
7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. The celebration of evening prayer.
Monday
Workshop: Getting Started in Research in the College of Science Brownson Hall
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Film and Discussion: “Do Not Resist” Geddes Hall
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday
ND Votes Election Results Watch Geddes Hall
7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Viewing results of the presidential election.
Transforming Persons through Immersion Experiences
Geddes Hall
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Activist emphasizes conservation
By GINA TWARDOSZ news Writer
on Thursday, Tim Keating, executive director of the not-for-profit rainforest relief, came to saint mary’s to give a presentation called “deforestation, c limate c hange and consumption: our Links to Tropical Forest destruction,” about sustainable consumption and the history of his conservation group.
Keating said rainforest relief started in 1989.
“We started the group in new Jersey,” he said. “my co-founder had been to Peru, and he had seen some rainforest destruction first-hand. coming back, he got in touch with rainforest Action network to get active and do something locally.
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“I think the most interesting thing about starting a rainforest group in the middle of new Jersey was making [rainforest conservation] relative. many folks in new Jersey hadn’t even heard of rainforests when we started.”
Keating said that although he didn’t start a conservation group until later, he had always been aware of material waste and irresponsible consumption.
“We ended up focusing on
consumption of destructive products because my father was in the paper industry and I had ended up seeing all this propaganda of the paper industry for years and years,” he said. “I just watched people waste stuff; even as a teenager I thought something doesn’t seem right about this, we keep using this stuff and throwing it away, it’s got to come from somewhere. I very quickly became aware of the problems with materials they were clearing rainforests to make. so that became our main focus as an organization.”
Keating said that rainforest relief began as a protest group in order to spread the word about rainforest conservation.
“We’ve been protesting since our beginning; our first protest was on earth day in 1990 — that was our biggest,” he said. “back then, protests were unusual, you would get a lot of press just by doing protests. In 1998, we hung the tallest protest banner ever. but why do stuff like this now, why do direct-action protests? The idea of doing these direct-action protests is in the hope that the word gets out in a big way, and you get coverage.”
Keating said that the group has a
successful past, but the work isn’t over just yet.
“We’ve stopped more tropical hardwood use in the country than any other group in history,” he said. “Looking back at 25 years of action, we have a lot of victories. but the problem persists.”
Keating said he asks consumers to opt against tropical hardwoods, beef, bananas, coffee, chocolate, petroleum and paper to spare the rainforests, as these contribute to over-consumption of precious rainforest resources. he said to buy products that are domestic or organically grown.
Keating said that as much as 90 percent of all diversity found on e arth can be found in a rainforest and this is why it’s so important to protect the rainforest.
“In the beginning, the e arth was 15 percent rainforests, and there’s no doubt that the tropical rainforest reigns in terms of biodiversity, but now we’ve lost over half of our rainforests, and we can’t afford to lose all that biodiversity,” he said.
Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu
d arrow called her father and asked him to come pick her up. upon his visit, they went to confession, and she returned to the c atholic c hurch. s he said she wants others to know that they are not defined by their past.
“Wherever you’re at, i want you to know God’s calling you still to more and you’re not your sins,” she said. “ d o not let your past dictate your future ever.”
d arrow said each person was still a work in progress, called by God to become even more fulfilled.
“Wherever you are right now, i mean, if you’re still breathing, God’s not done with you,” she said. “God’s not done with you and he wants you to have a better life, happier life, than what you’re experiencing right now.
“a nd maybe you’re already like, ‘Things are pretty good,’ but i ’m telling you, they can be better. They can still be better with God.”
a ccording to d arrow, everyone is made for authentic love, given by God, which affirms their goodness.
“a uthentic love is that love we’ve been made out of and
made for,” she said. “ i t’s our origin and our destiny. a uthentic love is a love we’ve been given from God the Father solidified through the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus c hrist.
“a uthentic love says you are very good, like it says in Genesis. You are very good and you don’t have to do anything, you don’t have to give anything. i t is not a girl thing. i t is not a d isney movie thing. i t is not a Taylor s wift thing. i t is a human thing. We’ve been made for this love.”
m ost importantly, d arrow says she wants each person to know how much they are loved by God.
“ i want you to know more than anything that God loves you intimately and personally and this is not some h allmark card,” d arrow said. “ h e is absolutely in love with you and he died for you, you alone.
“ h e did that for you and h e wants your heart to be more and more converted to h im. h e wants to invite you to conversion and if we’re brave enough, we’ll pray. We’ll pray for a conversion every day.”
Contact Natalie Weber at nweber@nd.edu
Philippines learning about human trafficking from those who have experienced it firsthand. s he said the women — who, on average, had started trafficking at the age of 15 and were now part of a recovery program — were willing participants in the study.
“a ll of the women wanted to partake, because they wanted to make a difference,” r eed said. “ i t was meaningful for them, and many felt that this was transformative, because they had an opportunity to share their story.”
r eed said one of her goals in this study was to determine why certain women are more vulnerable to human trafficking.
“We can’t say it’s purely about poverty; there have to be other factors,” she said. “Why does one woman get trafficked and another doesn’t?”
r eed said the root causes of trafficking became clear during her conversations with these women.
“ i n my first interview, i began to see that they wanted to talk to me about their childhood and their adolescence,” she said.
“ i t started to occur to me that this victimization and sexual exploitation is not so much a one-off event, but a series, a process of victimization.”
For this reason, r eed said preventative measures against human trafficking must focus on girls in their youth.
“ i ’m encouraging not only nation states, but community groups to look at these conditions,and see, can we help prevent trafficking by creating better conditions early on in life?” she said.
Part of this, r eed said, is to give women better options, so they don’t feel cornered into human trafficking.
“ i f women are given better opportunities, like education, proper healthcare
and opportunities for work, the demand for trafficking might be there, but there will be no supply,” r eed said.
i n general, r eed said countries must do a better job at protecting and helping their women in the face of human trafficking.
“We’re trying to change the narrative, to stop talking about trafficking as a random act of victimization and to talk about preventative measures,” she said.
“We need to see countries and states take responsibility for their citizens.”
r eed said she sees her research on human trafficking as part of her role within the c atholic c hurch.
“ i consider myself a reformist within the c hurch,” she said. “Giving voice to women’s experiences is important, and was part of the process for me of claiming my own leadership and role as a woman in the c hurch.”
Contact Aidan Lewis at alewis9@nd.edu
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Fly the W
O’Grady Associate news e ditor
When I was seven years old, my mom sent me to bed in the middle of Game 7 of the n L cs . It was the end of the fifth inning, the c ubs were down 6-5 against the m arlins, and I was confident enough that the c ubs could pull out one more run to send us to the World s eries, so I went to bed without much of a fight.
A few hours later, my mom woke up to tell me the c ubs had lost. I remember crying in my bed, heartbroken the m arlins had dashed my team’s shot at winning the World s eries. I learned the next day that a m arlin was a type of fish, and I subsequently swore off eating fish in protest. It wasn’t until high school that I started eating fish again.
13-ish years later, by an insane stroke of luck, and more specifically because my dad is the coolest person I know, I was at Game 4 of the World s eries, and there was a pit in my stomach I could only associate with waking up to learning the c ubs had lost. It was a feeling I was comfortable with — a feeling you have to be comfortable with if you’re a c ubs fan, for that matter — because all I have known my whole life is the notion of “maybe next year.” c andidly, as I watched the c ubs fall 7-2 in Game 4, the thought flickered in my mind. There’s always next year. After 108 years, what’s one more year?
Last night, I watched breathlessly with countless others as the c ubs made the unimaginable happen.
I’ll admit it, I never thought it was going to happen. m aybe it’s the 20 years of disappointment in most all of my sports teams (I’m looking at you, n otre d ame athletics) or some underlying superstitions, but I was a nervous wreck. I refused to wear my c ubs gear — they had lost every game I had worn it — and I was nearly too jittery to focus on my work.
b ut then the c ubs made absolute magic happen. n othing will ever replace the feeling of the moment Kris b ryant, toothy smile and all, threw the ball to Anthony r izzo for the final out of the game. I was rendered almost speechless, probably for the first time in my life. I didn’t know what to say, or how to react. All I could do was watch and smile.
I grew up about a half-mile north of Wrigley Field, and if you sit on my front porch any given c ubs home game, you don’t need to watch the game to know the score. You can sing along to the seventh inning stretch on hot summer nights, and if there’s a concert playing at Wrigley you can hear the band perfectly from my bedroom window. m y mom loves the c ubs like a fourth child and proudly flies the W over our porch during playoff season. Wrigleyville is probably my favorite place in the world, and while I’m incredibly homesick while writing this, the joy in my neighborhood right now is probably plentiful enough without me. Words can’t describe the way I’m feeling right now, and I feel bad for even trying, because for a kid from the n orth s ide, this is so much more than a baseball game. For the last time this season, I’m flying the W.
Contact Rachel O’Grady at rogrady@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Only losers don’t vote
n ews flash: Life sucks more than the tone of this presidential election, so get on with it — the election that is, not just life. n othing along your earthly journey will be perfect, and nobody will please you all of the time. Your greatest national treasure in the United s tates is the privilege to be different and the power to decide your own governance. After that, your career, your family, this election and your everyday challenges both large and small need your best thoughtful responses based on information. To be undecided today is ridiculous. h arboring the intent not to vote next Tuesday is abjectly as idiotic as “partying on” in Wayne’s World.
voters this year are not the only — surely not the first — to endure major or traumatic political disappointments through the choices we have to consider on the ballot. I volunteered twice during my senior year at n otre d ame for congressional candidate Al Lowenstein (quite b ernie-esque in his day) who won a court ruling that nullified his June primary election loss by proving civil rights voter irregularities in b rooklyn. h e then suffered another election loss in the special second s eptember primary when his opposition’s political machine employed the same rigged voting abnormalities the court had previously struck down. Those campaign months were nastier than anything we have seen or heard this year. Workers from both campaigns carried handguns throughout their viciously fought operations. Unfortunately, a former volunteer assassinated Lowenstein years later in his n ew York office. We “Lowenstein b ros” learned that in order to continue our progressive fight, we had to choose the best candidate on the ballot at the time who had a realistic path to victory — not by sitting out an election while wishing that we could vote again for Al.
To me, anyone only four days away from e lection d ay who is still undecided about which presidential candidate for whom to vote has no cognitive reasoning nor decision-making skills. I would not hire such a person to work with me, knowing that our office projects would have little direction and likely never be completed in a timely manner. If you, for example, loved b ernie s anders or Ted c ruz during the primaries but cannot feel the same “cruising burn” through d emocratic nominee h illary c linton or G o P standard-bearer d onald Trump, suck on a lemon and make a choice. Gain your self-assurance and go vote!
d o you honestly believe that with all the information about both candidates that this is a difficult choice or that it is the only hard choice you will ever face in life? Ask n avy s eal Team 6 commandos who raided o sama bin Laden’s compound how split-second decision-making affects their lives. s it on a jury during a case where life and death are your penalty options. c uddle your child for whom you must solely decide which cancer treatment to chart.
d eciding seems easy for certain voters,
depending upon the demographic categories one might occupy. Well informed anti-Trumpers obviously include any woman who has been overly harassed like the handful of women who accused Trump, or for anyone who has a sister, mother, daughter, niece or female friend and heard Trump’s vulgar Access h ollywood audio taped comments. Yet many believe that c linton is not a trustworthy alternative. A lengthy n ewsweek expose on Trump’s history of ignoring court orders along with destroying documents and emails is a must read to learn the sleazy history behind TrumpWorld’s normal operations.
Furthermore, anyone who is lazy, uninterested or supposedly demoralized enough to avoid voting on Tuesday has no initiative, drive or willingness to overcome any challenge in life. Frankly, such apathetic individuals deserve to endure negative repercussions that emanate by allowing others to decide our national agendas. These nonvoters warrant an opportunity to ache over such trivial items as the losing 3-5 n otre d ame football team.
n onvoters, though, cause more important ailments akin to living in d ante’s Inferno — say, for example, when a low voter turnout caused by nonvoters in the 2010 n orth c arolina off-term election installed the G o P totally in control of the state legislature. That legislature has precipitated the enactment of voter suppression and prohibition-skewed laws that consequently brought nationwide wrath against the state through economic boycotts by major sporting organizations and others.
Tuesday’s presidential vote is not for student body president. It is so important that I am proud to say that I first voted against r ichard n ixon and his unexplained secret plan to end war. I walked from campus through the rain a mile-and-a-half to a s outh b end precinct where I had registered during the summer prior to senior year. m y candidate lost that year, and the v ietnam War raged another 4 years under n ixon through Laos and c ambodia. As a result, an additional 22,000 American soldiers died so that n ixon could be reelected.
m y past record of voting for winners is not stellar. I lost to conservatives in sometimes-vicious campaigns to n ixon twice, r eagan twice, d addy b ush once and b aby b ush twice. Al Gore, for whom I worked at the White h ouse, lost Florida by a mere 537 votes. It was not until b ill c linton won that progressives could take small incremental steps that led to b arack o bama in the White h ouse today. b ut I voted — win or lose — for the candidate who was never perfect, never supported all of my issues, but could win the election. o n Tuesday, be a voter or be a loser!
Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ‘73, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter: @GaryJCaruso or email: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Time to end an unnecessary tradition
e minent c atholic thinker George Weigel recently argued that the Al s mith d inner, an event that brings warring presidential candidates together to raise money for charity, has become outdated, a relic of “tribal c atholicism.” The dinner proudly proclaims, “[ c atholics are] here; we’ve made it; see, we can deliver the two most important people in the country, a few weeks before the election.” Weigel sees this “moth-eaten, even somewhat sad” event as very problematic for the c hurch today, given that both h illary c linton and d onald Trump hold positions contrary to c atholic moral teaching.
In 1960, n otre d ame invited President d wight e isenhower to give the commencement address. e ver since, newly elected presidents have been invited to speak at graduation and have received an honorary degree. h aving the president at
commencement helped to raise the university’s profile beyond that of a football power to a preeminent academic institution.
b ut like the Al s mith d inner, this tradition has run stale. The University, like c atholics in general, has arrived. n otre d ame students and alumni can be proud that our university is regularly in the top 20 of the U. s n ews & World r eport’s college rankings and employs many eminent scholars.
Unfortunately, as became clear with President b arack o bama’s 2009 commencement address, this tradition put the nation’s most important c atholic university in the terrible position of giving an award to a politician terribly out of step with basic c atholic beliefs about the sanctity of all life.
c linton and Trump, as church leaders like Archbishop c harles c haput have pointed out, are
fundamentally opposed to such c atholic moral positions as the right to life and immigration policies. As Archbishop c haput’s friend put it so well, 2016’s choice is between “a vulgar, boorish lout and disrespecter of women, with a serious impulse control problem; or a scheming, robotic liar with a lifelong appetite for power and an entourage riddled with anti- c atholic bigots.”
To avoid associating itself with either of these awful candidates, the University’s leaders should prayerfully consider ending, ideally before the general election on n ov. 8, its now worn-out tradition of inviting newly elected presidents to campus.
This is not a viewpoint
This is not a viewpoint. It contains no opinion, belief, theory, or observation of any kind; it says nothing. Absolutely nothing. If it did, perhaps it would have opened with a witty aphorism to grab your attention and ease you into the piece. o r maybe a poignantly relatable observation would win you over, draw you in with a relatable experience as a big empathetic hook like chicken soup for your [ c atholic] [Libertarian] [sexually deprived] soul. If not, it’s pretty safe to assume that we’ve just dove into the deep end, and you already know more about my religious, political, and musical preferences than you have ever cared to know. Good thing this isn’t a viewpoint.
There is no opinion here; nothing worthy of response in any way, shape or form — meriting neither an assenting chuckle nor a disdainful scoff. If there were some point or angle to this which were not already abundantly clear, it would be right about now that I would happily enlighten you: probably with some sort of strong, declarative (likely hyperbolized) statement. At this precise moment, the following people have stopped reading: radical opponents to the aforementioned belief/idea/theory, the ambivalent majority, the presumptive minority, Jeffersonian r epublicans, s cientologists, moral absolutists and the kid sitting alone in the dining hall who thought that reading the paper would edify him and prove a welcome alternative to his solitude but upon randomly flipping to this page and reading the first paragraph found himself to be sorely mistaken.
Anyway, we’ve reached a critical moment. I’ve just made a broad sweeping statement and one of two things must happen right now: e ither I’ll now qualify it to appear more reasonable because my roommate said the original draft was “kinda preachy” and “a bit strong,” or I’ll double down and justify my absurd proposal because I wrote this at 3 a.m. instead of the Intro to Philosophy paper that’s due at noon, and no one was around/ awake to proof it before sending what I proclaimed to be “the best v iewpoint ever” on multiple occasions. You’re in for a treat, regardless. o r irregardless, if I am on some private grammatical crusade. d oesn’t matter. Again, for the sake of my imaginary journalistic integrity, I feel obliged to remind you that this is not a viewpoint and therefore contains no valid thought or opinion. b ut that most certainly will not stop me from defending it tooth and nail.
If it were relevant, this would be a great place to throw in a statistic or two — they don’t even need to be accurate, no one will fact-check you as long as the numbers are reasonable. (Editor’s note: The Observer would like to point out it does, in fact, fact-check the Viewpoint section) . In fact, of the 22 percent of v iewpoint articles which employ some sort of statistic or figure, nearly three-quarters of said statistics are inaccurate or intentionally misleading. o nce again, doesn’t matter — especially if you agree with the position I have not taken.
In the absence of a compelling statistic, a solid quote would do just as well. s t. Augustine or
Thomas Aquinas are usually a safe bet, or maybe even throw out a bible verse and go straight for the jugular; alternatively, the d alai Lama or Gandhi always add a little spice with a bit of eastern influence. For the secular readership, there’s always o scar Wilde, m ark Twain or any number of other authors full of late-nineteenth-/early-twentiethcentury witticisms that carry the added bonus of making me sound both cultured and well-educated (both of which we now know to be completely false). o nce more I’ll say it, since it’s likely I’ve successfully diverted you with my flashy statistics and thought-provoking quotes: This is not a viewpoint, and I have said nothing.
s eeing that I’ve managed to get this far without saying anything, I can only assume that I have not swayed you in any direction. h opefully you will go about your business and live your life as though absolutely nothing has changed, because it hasn’t. This article was inconsequential, not to mention verbose, and has had as little impact on climate change as it has on your daily life. In fact, the only observable outcome will be the hollow satisfaction of shouting into the abyss that I’ll wear around for a couple of days like a temporary tattoo before it fades away — much like your interest in this metaphor. n othing has changed: You know it as well as I. b ut that’s not why you read this viewpoint, is it?
William Kurtz class of 2006 n ov. 3
Nick Lindstrom senior nov. 3
LeTTers To THe ediTor
Happy Birthday: make choices based on what’s most important to you. Work and money will play an active role in your life this year. changes will take place, and bidding for what you want will be successful. Welcome change instead of pushing it aside. grasp the magnitude of what you can accomplish. let your past experience be your passageway into the future. your numbers are 7, 13, 16, 22, 31, 39, 45.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): communication will be heightened, and creative input will help you bring about positive changes. Personal gains can be made and self-improvement projects will lead to compliments and romance. Try to be patient with yourself and others.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): be secretive regarding legal, contractual or financial matters. you will have less interference if you get things done first and reveal what you are up to after the fact. A unique relationship will develop with someone you least expect.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A change will do you good, but don’t act in haste. Take your time and mull over your options. A good choice will lead to new beginnings and greater stability, but a poor choice will cost you emotionally, financially and physically.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): you may be enticed to follow someone who makes an unexpected move. Assess what’s going on and weigh the pros and cons before you make a commitment. Trying to do too much too quickly will lead to regret. sit tight and see what unfolds.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): start something new. make personal alterations that will improve your appearance, health and emotional well-being. cultivate a skill that can help you make business or personal gains. donations or joint ventures should be avoided.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you. listen carefully and offer sound advice, but don’t dirty your hands with someone else’s mistakes. networking should be where you put your time and energy if you want to get results.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): keep things in perspective when dealing with domestic and family matters. Anger will not solve problems, but patience and understanding will help you keep the peace. structured activities will lead to finding new solutions.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What you want to do for a living or pursue at this point in your life is doable if you are willing to make a couple of changes. discuss your plans with the people your decisions will affect, and move forward confidently.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): use your persuasive skills to bring about the changes you want to see happen at home. staying within your budget will be necessary if you don’t want to face repercussions. make detailed plans and stick to them.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Taking part in group travel or organizational events will be costly. be careful not to offer something that will turn into a major task with extra costs attached. stick to basics and avoid unpredictable people and situations.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): share memories with someone you haven’t seen in a while. catching up will lead to plans that will motivate you to make positive personal changes. A professional move will lead to a higher income. love and romance are highlighted.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): direct your energy into working hard and getting ahead. don’t leave anything to chance. you will be judged by what you do, not the promises you make. A good job will result in greater financial opportunities. Birthday Baby: you are exciting, dynamic and popular. you are whimsical and unpredictable.
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notre dame looks to stay unbeaten
By ALEX BENDER sports Writer
This weekend in Pittsburgh, notre dame will look to stay undefeated when it takes on a pair off Acc foes, Pittsburgh and virginia Tech.
The Irish are coming off big wins last weekend at rolfs Aquatic center, as the men defeated Purdue in a head-to-head matchup and the women took down miami and rutgers in addition to the boilermakers. The combined program has seen success on both sides, as the men and women are currently ranked nos. 16 and 24, respectively. head coach mike Litzinger credits his team and their readiness for the early success.
“I’m certainly very proud of what the team has done so far,” Litzinger said. “While it is relatively early in the season, they are proving to be focused, coachable and they’re happy every day, and that means a lot when they come to practice ready for everything the coaching staff throws at them. It’s been a joy.”
The team has a significantly different look this season than in years’ past, as it is a combined program for the first time since 1995. Last year, the team was combined during the middle of season, an adjustment that was certainly difficult to make on the fly for Litzinger and his staff, he said.
“I think the biggest key is that we have the right coaches coaching the right training groups with speed, middle distance and distance, allowing us to focus on specialty, and it’s easier than when we started off as a combined program last year midseason,” Litzinger said. “The team is buying in, and it’s a big thing that they believe in us and we believe in them. It builds confidence and excitement for the program.”
Looking forward to this weekend, notre dame will be facing
its toughest competition yet, as Litzinger said the schedule this year is more grueling than in recent seasons and is set to get tougher as the year goes on.
Ahead of the new challenge, Litzinger is looking forward to another opportunity for his team to show what they’re made of, he added.
“The whole point of the schedule we have is to ramp up competition every week, and this is by far our toughest competition so far as we continually prep for Accs and nc AAs,” said Litzinger. “I expect virginia Tech and Pitt, who are both good teams, to give us their best. I think we’re walking into a highly competitive situation, and it’s exciting.”
While all of these meets do help the team prepare for Accs and nc AAs with the ultimate goal of being successful at those events, the team does have a fairly big competition coming up next week in north carolina at the Greensboro Invitational. With a large number of schools participating in the event, the Irish will have a chance to put their talent on display, and Litzinger said is excited for the opportunity. As such, this weekend’s meet is being viewed by the team as a good opportunity to prepare for the invitational, he added.
“It’s familiarity with Acc opponents and, more so, another opportunity to race in the evening and turn around and improve in the morning,” Litzinger said. “In swimming and diving, you’re asked to perform highly, so it’s important that we practice and go through our mechanics as we get prepare for our next performance, and it serves as a great rehearsal.”
The meet this weekend will take place over Friday and saturday, with competition getting under way at 5 p.m. Friday.
Contact Alex Bender at abender@nd.edu
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defensive prowess showed through her two defensive rebounds.
Irish head coach muffet mcGraw was satisfied with how her two freshman performed in their first game.
“Great start for the freshmen,” mcGraw said. “really, really pleased. I thought that both of them came in and just looked really comfortable. I thought they got great shots, did some good things on defense. really, really happy. For the first time in a uniform in front of the fans, I thought they were exceptional. so, that was a great thing.”
boley said she was pleased with her first time taking the court in an Irish uniform and feels that she will really start to settle in as the season progresses.
“I was a little bit nervous coming out, but I think, like [ mcGraw] said, I felt pretty comfortable,” boley said. “I think I’m starting to feel more comfortable every day just playing with this team, and I thought that — I think we have a lot to work on still, definitely, but it was a good start.”
Ten minutes in, the Irish held a commanding 19-point lead and had kept roberts Wesleyan to just 13 points.
The second quarter might as well have been an episode of the marina mabrey show. The sophomore guard dominated
the redhawks, both offensively and defensively, starting with a steal that led to a midrange basket. mabrey followed it up with a 3-pointer from the corner, a layup off a steal from boley and another mid-range jump-shot. mabrey finished the first half with 14 points, a steal and a perfect 3-point shooting percentage. mabrey’s command of the second quarter helped push the Irish into halftime with a 65-29 lead.
notre dame turned up the heat defensively after the half, managing to hold the redhawks to only four points in the third quarter. steals from mabrey and Young kept roberts Wesleyan’s field goal attempts to a minimum. despite being a leading scorer in high school, Young said, at the moment, she is focused on doing what she can to aid the Irish squad defensively, which will eventually lead to scoring.
“For this team, my role, I’m just trying to play defense, get rebounds and do the dirty work that some of the players did last year,” Young said. “I’m just trying to fill [my] role, and the scoring will come from the defensive effort, and so, as long as I play defense, the rest will come.”
Young had three steals and seven defensive rebounds in her 25 minutes on the court. she also had a strong offensive showing, scoring 15 points, making six of ten shots, and picking up five assists in her debut.
While mabrey earned the title of notre dame’s leading scorer, with 28 points, she was closely followed by senior forward Kristina nelson, who picked up 24 points, and boley, who went on a tear in the fourth quarter to score 22 in her collegiate debut. both mcGraw and nelson said the senior is on a completely different level than last season, in part due to a newfound confidence.
“It’s a big stride from last season, but I think I worked really hard in the off season to get to there,” nelson said. “I know [ mcGraw] trusts me, and I’ve gotten a lot more confidence in myself, so I think I’ve earned [playing time]. … I think if I have confidence, then I can do everything. “ despite the blowout win, mcGraw felt there were ways in which the Irish could have better, especially in the first half.
“We were only up two at the half, rebounding-wise,” she said. “I was a little disappointed in the rebounding. but we ended up [ahead] 14, so that was a good finish. our goal is 10, always out-rebound them by 10, so we did a better job, I thought, in the second half.”
After their 79-point victory in the exhibition game, the Irish will host the W nIT preseason tournament starting next week, as they will play against central michigan on nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion.
Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
a header from junior midfielder cameron moseley found the back of the net in the 74th minute, setting up overtime. The blue devils, who beat the Irish in double overtime oct. 21, looked to pull off another upset in extra time but were instead eliminated by Gallagher and the Irish, who improved to 4-1 in home Acc tournament matches since joining the conference in 2013. notre dame, the seventh seed in the Acc tournament, now advances to face secondseeded Wake Forest in the Acc quarterfinal in Winston-salem,
north carolina. The Irish and the demon deacons (12-2-3, 5-1-2) battled to a 2-2, doubleovertime tie at Alumni stadium back on oct. 8, an game Irish head coach bobby clark called “a good advertisement for Acc soccer.” Wake Forest has not lost since their trip to south bend, while notre dame suffered a four-game losing streak to limp into the Acc tournament. The demon deacons, now ranked the no. 2 team in the country, claimed their second-straight Acc Atlantic division title last Friday, securing a 1-1 tie on the road against no. 7 syracuse.
The Irish and demon deacons will square off sunday at 1 p.m. at spry stadium.
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Notre Dame dominates in first action of year
By Eliza BE th Gr E asoN sports Writer
notre dame overwhelmed roberts Wesleyan from start to finish, defeating the redhawks 129-50 Thursday.
The Irish got out to a quick start against the redhawks, as junior forward brianna Turner tipped the ball to sophomore guard a rike ogunbowale, who promptly put the Irish in the lead with a 3-point shot just seven seconds in. From there, the Irish never looked back.
The redhawks struggled to keep their fouls under control from the very beginning, tallying seven personal fouls in the first quarter alone. Freshman guard Jackie young and freshman forward e rin boley both saw their first collegiate action during the first quarter, scoring five and four points, respectively. young’s shooting percentage was perfect on her two attempts, while boley’s
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Sophomore guard Marina Mabrey passes the ball
Notre Dame’s 129-50 win over Roberts Wesleyan on
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observer sports staff a fter its opening match of the postseason was delayed a day due to inclement weather, n o. 16 n otre d ame regained its composure and pulled out its first win in over three weeks, beating d uke 3-2 in overtime Thursday afternoon to advance to the quarterfinals of the acc tournament.
The golden goal came from the foot of junior forward Jon Gallagher, who added to his three regular-season gamewinning goals with another Thursday. The acc leader in goals scored, Gallagher finished his 12th of the season in the 100th minute on assists from graduate student midfielder e van Panken and freshman midfielder Jack c asey. n otre d ame’s wellexecuted passing found the run of Gallagher inside the box, who promptly deposited the ball past d uke graduate student goalkeeper
r obert m oewes and into the back of the net, sending the Irish bench storming onto the field in celebration.
The match ended with the Irish (11-5-2, 3-3-2 acc ) having outshot the b lue d evils (7-8-2, 2-5-1) 16-7, including by a 12-5 margin in the second half and overtime, but the b lue d evils kept the game close the entire way. Irish senior defender b randon a ubrey kicked off the scoring with his ninth goal of the season in the 10th minute to put the Irish up 1-0. a fter a d uke transition goal by junior defender c arter m anley in the 23rd minute evened the game, junior forward Jeffrey Farina put the Irish back in front in the 71st minute, scoring his first goal of the season on a header to the left post. h owever, d uke quickly struck back again, this time off a corner kick, as
squad seeks to bounce back Irish face strong test in search of ACC double
By Eliza BE th Gr E asoN sports Writer
entering their second string of matches with junior setter caroline holt out due to injury, the Irish are looking to settle into a new groove as they face off against Wake Forest and duke this weekend, both of whom they have already toppled this season. a fter dropping matches to miami and Florida state last week, notre dame (18-6, 9-3 acc) dropped from second to fifth in the acc standings. however, Irish head coach Jim mclaughlin believes that with continued improvement and more strong showings this weekend, the acc title and an ncaa tournament berth are still within reach.
“you know, the thing is, we’ve just got to keep getting better and the girls know that,” mclaughlin said. “regardless of where you’re at, what you control is the improvement and the progress you make, so that’s the deal. but we’re notre dame and every year it’s gonna be the acc championship and then the ncaa championship. so, at some point, we should be doing
that all the time. … everything that we want is in front of us, we’ve got to just be persistent and we’ve got to care deeply. … People that care deeply about what they’re doing make a greater commitment, so I’m starting to see that behavior, that these kids really care about this. There isn’t any magic there. We’ve just got to keep grinding.”
notre dame’s slip-up in the acc can be attributed, in part, to the loss of holt. The Irish were forced to change up their rhythm slightly with freshman setter hanna k lein and sophomore outside hitter rebecca nunge taking over holt’s integral role as the Irish made the switch from the 5-1 offense they had been running all season to a 6-2. mclaughlin feels that k lein and nunge have made marked improvements this week in practice and that his hitters have begun to adjust to the new setters, although the ultimate goal will be for there to be complete consistency between setters.
“every day they’re a little bit better,” mclaughlin said. “They’re not at the level of holt,
By Da N i E l o’BoY l E sports Writer
Top-seeded notre dame will travel to c harleston, south carolina, for the latter stages of the acc tournament, hoping to win its first ever acc championship and first conference title since 2009 in the big east.
The Irish (13-2-4, 7-1-2 acc ) earned the no. 1 seed on the final regular season game this year, after posting their best ever regular season acc record. a fter an 88th-minute goal earned a victory over north carolina state last weekend, the Irish will now face fourth-seed north carolina, who comfortably dispatched v irginia, 3-0. speaking after the victory over north carolina state, Irish head coach Theresa romagnolo said that after winning the regular season conference title, her team knows that similar performances in the postseason should give them a strong chance of winning the conference title.
“It’ll take the same thing it took all year in our conference play,” romagnolo said. “Just
one game at a time, taking care of business, going out there, competing and bringing more quality and composure to the ball. That’s really it.”
a lthough they are seeded fourth in the conference tournament, the Tar heels (12-33, 6-2-2 acc ) are currently ranked 10th in the country and recorded the largest victory of this year’s acc quarterfinals.
The Tar heels have a history of acc Tournament pedigree, but have have been comparatively unsuccessful this decade. a nson dorrance’s squad reached the first 22 conference finals, and won 20 of them from the tournament’s inception in 1988 to 2009. yet the Tar heels have not made a the final since, something they have a chance to remedy against the Irish.
a lthough the Irish hold the top seed for the tournament, romagnolo said the depth of the conference means her team is unlikely to have any more of a target on their backs than usual.
“I think we’ve got so many great teams in our conference, everyone gets up for
every game,” romagnolo said. “I don’t think they necessarily get up for us just because we’re the number one.”
The game is the first conference tournament clash between the two most decorated college programs of all time. north carolina has won the ncaa championship 21 times, most recently in 2010, while the Irish are a distant second with three. The rivalry has a rich history, as between 1994 and 2008, the Tar heels defeated the Irish in the ncaa Title game five times, while on their way to a national c hampionship in 1995 the Irish became only the second team to defeat north carolina in ncaa Tournament play and the first to defeat them before the final, while preventing the Tar heels from winning the tournament for the tenth consecutive year. This year, the Irish recorded their first ever victory over the Tar heels at a lumni stadium, coming out as 1-0 victors and bringing the series to 2-2 since notre dame joined the acc romagnolo
