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By LIAM PRICE new writer editor a s the football team gears up for their season opener against o hio s tate on s aturday, fans will sing the “ n otre d ame v ictory m arch” as they root for the i rish. This year, however, the last two lines of the 114-year-old fight song will sound different. The song’s conclud ing lines previously sang, “ w hile her loyal sons are marching / o nward to vic tory.” i n j une, however, the u niversity announced that the lyrics would be changed to, “ w hile her loyal sons and daughters / march on to victory.”many students and fac ulty were pleased to see the song’s update. “ i t’s been a long time in coming,” e nglish profes sor r omana h uk said in an email. “ i think it’s a sign of [ n otre d ame’s] ability to think forward, to be respon sive to the need for change.”
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By RYAN PETERS notre dame news editor a s the global semicon ductor shortage continues to plague key industries, companies, governments and other organizations are searching for ways to allevi ate it. i n early a ugust, p resident j oe b iden signed into law the chips and s cience a ct of 2022, with the hope of boost ing domestic semiconductor production. i n j anuary, i ntel announced plans for two new semiconductor facto ries in o hio. a nd earlier this month, n otre d ame part nered with 11 midwestern universities to help bolster semiconductor research and production in the u s s emiconductors, com monly referred to as chips, are most commonly silicon pieces and essential com ponents of items ranging from smartphones and cars to computers and medical diagnostic equipment, ac cording to electrical en gineering professor a lan s eabaugh.“it’sjust everywhere you turn,” s eabaugh said. a fter i ntel announced its plans to build a chip plant in o hio, o hio s tate u niversity organized a meeting with the 12 universities that see FighT song
First-year d ylan d evezin pointed out that even though the song is a valued tradition, traditions them selves are capable of change. “a llowing women on cam pus was a big change in the normal n otre d ame tra dition, so i believe other things surrounding that should change, as well,” he said.sophomore e mma s choenauer said she under stood the importance of tra dition, but felt the updated lyrics were necessary. “ i think a lot of things stay the same because they’re tradition,” she said. “ b ut i think that because it did change, that was a positive thing.”maggie b orgos, a first-year master’s student studying e nglish with a gender stud ies graduate minor, said al lowing traditions to change is “important.yes,we’re rooted in tra dition, but we’re also really rooted in creating new tra ditions,” she said. “ i think this change will be part of that.”junior j ack wagner was ex cited that more n otre d ame students could now feel like they fit in. “ i think it’s good that they’re being more inclusive with it so more people can relate,” wagner said. First-year b ella d illhoff was also happy to see the lyrics change, but felt the u niversity should have changed it to “children” to include non-binary individuals.“Theyshould have added ‘daughters’ a long time ago, and now they could just change it to include every one,” she said. m uch of the community saw the update as overdue. “ i thought that the change was a little delayed consid ering the Title i X g ender e quity a ct was passed in 1972,” sophomore b rooke c ollins said. To c ollins, it was “disre spectful to the women ath letes that have been fighting for the reputation of this university and upholding it for so long.” b orgos said that the By ISA SHEIKH a ssociate news editor n otre d ame implemented a new wage structure begin ning a ug. 1. The pay raise for all em ployees includes a 3% raise for eligible faculty and staff, a new starting rate of $17.50 for hourly employees and a $15 starting rate for student employees.Thepayraises follow a pril increases in the starting rate for non-exempt staff to $15 and student workers to $11. The latest change was an nounced in late j uly through emails sent to members of the n otre d ame community. “ we’re making a his toric investment in all of our people,” executive vice president s hannon c ullinan said in a video posted to the u niversity’s human resources website. “a t the heart of who we are is our people.”going even further than the new student wages, h esburgh l ibraries has in creased its starting wage to $16, and other positions on campus — like research — have gone further still. l ast semester, students and faculty organized un der the r aising the s tandard campaign ( rsc ), calling on n otre d ame to adopt a “just wage structure.” b ridget s chippers, co director of the rsc , said the u niversity’s recent an nouncement was something to be celebrated.
Image courtesy of Alan Seabaugh The chip made in Seabaugh’s “integrated circuit fabrication” course. The chip plays a rendition of the Uni versity fight song. Notre Dame is one of several Midwest universities working on boosting chip production.
“ s omething that was real ly exciting in the report that the u niversity put out … was that they said it is our duty as a c atholic university to support our workers and to show that dignity of work,” s chippers said. “ h aving them recognize that was a huge win in our book be cause it shows us we are more than just a bare-mini mum employer.” n onetheless, s chippers said the announcement came as a surprise. “ i think i can speak for ev eryone on the team when i say we didn’t expect to see that tangible of results so
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m y high school back at home has one,” s chippers said. s taff across campus, from faculty to student workers, are now receiving bigger paychecks. While inflation and the global economy have contributed to afford ability challenges for these employees, the University says that this recent raise is a moral “Investinginvestment.inthe faculty, staff and students who work at n otre d ame is part and parcel of the University’s mission to be a force for good in the world,” b rown said.
Junior Angela m athew will serve as The o bserver’s m anager of Talent & Inclusion for the 2022-2023 term. s he will sit on the e ditorial b oard and ensure accurate, inclusive coverage across the paper. A junior studying politi cal science with minors in Journalism, e thics and d emocracy and philoso phy, politics and economics, m athew is from m umbai, India but lives in Pasquerilla West h all on campus. s he previously served as a n ews and s cene writer.
The Band of the Fighting Irish takes the field to play the “Notre Dame Victory March.” While the tune is unchanged, the lyrics are updated.
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“I’m inspired by the pow er that journalism has to spread ideas, and I look for ward to working with staff across departments to make our coverage more repre sentative and highlight is sues in our community that are often ignored,” m athew said.To get involved with the Talent & Inclusion team and diversify our coverage, con tact m athew at amathew3@ nd.edu. quickly. Like, that was what we hoped for, and we were working really hard for it,” she said.
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“It’s shocking to me that we don’t have a co LA as a university, because it’s not a super brand-new, novel idea.
The rsc and others have pointed out that n otre d ame is s outh b end’s largest em ployer, and s outh b end is a community where 23% of residents live in poverty. University spokesperson d ennis b rown said the pay increase is in recognition of the work n otre d ame staff do.“These increases are in ap preciation for the persever ance of and contributions by faculty and staff and their service to serve our stu dents, as well as the broader community, the c hurch and the world,” b rown said in an email.schippers said that while the pay raises are a major victory, she hopes that in the future, it won’t require ad vocacy to ensure employees across campus receive a just wage.In its spring proposal, the rsc presented sever al policies to this end, in cluding an employment board that would have staff appointments.Therschas also advocat ed for a cost-of-living adjust ment ( co LA) to be built into the wage structure. With a co LA in place, wages would increase as the cost of living increases for employees.
v ickery also said that be cause fans sing the fight song in support of the all-male football team, the addition of “daughters” as a lyric isn’t necessary.“It’sus cheering on the football team, and it didn’t have to become a whole kind of political thing by adding women into it,” she said. s ophomore Ava n elligan was especially critical of n otre d ame for past trans gressions regarding Title IX. “They are overhyping the decision that they’re mak ing rather than taking actual steps to protect women on campus,” she said. “The per formative step of adding two words to a song is not near ly enough to address n otre d ame’s failings.”
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“When we run research groups for various topics, we might collaborate with people from all over the country, but why not collab orate more in the region?” s eabaugh said.
now form the partnership, s eabaugh Universitiessaid. included in the partnership include the University of m ichigan, m ichigan s tate University, Purdue University and the University of c incinnati. s eabaugh said the part nership will allow for col laboration on research and provide research and em ployment opportunities to students in the region, as the universities hope to address the national issue.
At the beginning of the pandemic, companies stopped ordering chips be cause of the uncertainty of their demand, Wowak said. In turn, suppliers cut their chip production. h owever, the pandemic increased demand for products such as laptops because of the increased use of apps like Zoom for meetings, which brought the demand for chips back up. For this reason, manufac turers experienced a backlog of their products because they had to place orders for the chips. This backlog has continued and does not ap pear to have an end in sight, Wowak“Peoplesaid.would like to think that the chip short age is hopefully going to be over soon,” Wowak said. “I’ve seen projections that it could go into 2023-2024, de pending on the demand for certainWowakitems.”saidthe chip short age is obviously reflected in
the car industry, which is ex periencing soaring prices. With the partnership among the universities, s eabaugh said he hopes the U. s , and especially the m idwest, can mobilize around increasing domestic production of semiconduc tors and begin to remedy the shortage. h e expects the new Intel plant in o hio to eventually result in the cre ation of around 40,000 jobs as semiconductor compa nies look to expand to the m“Weidwest.can really talk about having this become sort of the s ilicon valley in the ‘ s ilicon h eartland,’” s eabaugh said. “This is the new, new space for students to really consider having a career and raising a family.” s eabaugh said the semi conductor industry is not only important and exciting, but also presents opportu nities for students and em ployees in all sorts of fields.
The U. s . accounts for just 12% of the chips produced in the world; c hina and Taiwan make up a large majority of the“It’sremainder.reallykind of tragic that we’ve let [U. s . chip pro duction] get that low, be cause you can see from a point-of-view of keeping supply chains open, some thing can happen some where in the world and then, all of the sudden, people can’t sell their cars or com plete some product that they have,” s eabaugh said.
“It’s not just electrical engineers, and not just computer scientists, but mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, physi cists, chemists,” he said. “All these people qualify, but they don’t probably know about this kind of career and what it would be like to work in this space.” s eabaugh teaches a course called “Integrated c ircuit Fabrication,’’ in which stu dents build a small sili con chip which plays the University fight song. The course was recently opened up to students outside of the electrical engineering program, with the goal of exposing as many students as possible to careers in the industry.“Wewant to cooper ate to support this on shoring of heproblemmanufacturing,semiconductorwhichisaneedingasolution,”said.
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While s eabaugh expressed alarm at the low percent age of chips produced in the U. s ., business analytics professor and supply chain expert Kaitlin Wowak said there are some benefits to outsourcing a large swath of chips.Wowak said it is unreal istic to expect the U. s . to catch up to Taiwan and c hina in chip production because of their massive manufacturing capacity.
Additionally, she said a di verse supply base helps di versify risk in the event of occurrences, such as natural disasters, that can hinder production.
“The Sandman” Starring: Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt Favorite episodes: “The Sound of Her Wings,” “Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope” If you like: “The Sandman” comics, “Good Omens” Where to watch: Netflix
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TheWriterfirst reviews I saw of netflix’s “The sandman” were vitriolic complaints that the series had “too many gay peo ple.” naturally, that made me want to watch it even more.
The original comics series by neil Gaiman ran from 1989 to 1996 and was highly praised by crit ics and fans alike. This long-awaited T v adaptation remains highly faithful to the original comics while still updating the material for 2022 with its richly diverse cast. A lot of representation in today’s mainstream media feels tacked on for diversity brownie points (looking at you, disney). here, however, the inclusion of more Poc and LGbTQ+ characters feels more thoughtful, like the cre ators were making an actual effort to improve on the ‘90s comics’ representation. “The sandman” follows dream, the anthropomorphic personification of, well, dreams. While being imprisoned by a wizard for over a century, his realm of the dreaming fell to ruin, which meant devastating consequences for the human world. After escaping his captivity, dream must restore his kingdom and reassert his power as the King of dreams.Although the show’s fidelity to its source material is im pressive, it is also to the show’s detriment. The pacing of this show dragged a lot in places. An entire episode could pass in which neither the plot nor the characters developed much, a result of hewing a bit too closely to the comics in stead of adapting them to the medium of T v. Additionally, the quality of this season’s arcs was uneven, with the first arc of the season being stronger than the second. This caused the show to drag towards the end of the season. Luckily, the corinthian, the main villain, was entertaining enough to maintain interest in the overall story. What the show lacks in good pacing it makes up for with its characters and performances. dream is an endless, an extremely powerful being who has existed for thousands of years. Therefore, capturing his inhu man nature is paramount to his characterization, and Tom sturridge perfectly embodies it. sturridge conveys the gravity of dream’s power while also contrasting it with dream’s more awkward, human moments. one example of these more mortal episodes is when dream tries to smile at a shop owner after his older sister, death, yells at him to be more social. The shop owner just looks weirded out by dream, and it’s a very endear ing moment for the character. dream also looks like he’s on the verge of tears basically all the time, which is an acting choice that goes along perfectly with his all-black emo fit and eyeliner. Although sturridge’s per formance as dream carries this show, every single ac tor delivers an on-point performance. some standouts are Gwendoline christie as Lucifer morningstar, Kirby howell-baptiste as death and boyd holbrook as the corinthian.
“The sandman” also seems to be shot with a lens that slightly distorts the image so the perspective seems a bit off. This gives the entire show a more dreamlike and un realWhilequality.“The sandman” may be slow in places, the strength of the performances and visuals carry the show’s unique premise of dreams made real.
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Along with the spectacular cast, the visuals of the show are stunning. Although there’s a heavy use of cGI to con vey the magic, especially in dream’s realm, everything looks like it exists in the world of the show. There are some moments where some of the magic creatures look a little too fake, but the computer effects in this show are better than anything in the recent marvel movies and T v shows.
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Joy’s parents, evelyn and Waymond, don’t accept her rebellion against them or against meaning. evelyn desperately tries to reign in Joy’s multidimensional temper tantrum before Joy’s everything bagel — which essential ly functions as a black hole — destroys the world and her daughter. she doesn’t know how. Waymond, on the other hand, says his way of fighting is kindness. even though his monologue is a little on the nose, his attitude is what gets Joy to eventually listen. evelyn says, “something explains why [Joy] still went looking for me through all this noise and why, no matter what, I still want to be here with [her].” Those who got the movie, understand what that something is: love. maybe I’m late to the party, but that doesn’t mean I’m not showing up. maybe I’m just starting to figure it out. but I think that there still is a space in this universe where things make sense, where joy is waiting for us.
By CLAIRE LYONS Associate scene editor hear me out: I’m late to the party. I know this. I knew it when I tearfully watched “everything everywhere All at once” two months after its theatrical release — this summer, when I was living on my own for the first time ever. I know this now, while I write this piece about a movie that came out nearly half a year ago. And yet, people are still talking about it. It just screened at the browning cinema last saturday. It’s a movie that’s sticking around.Infact, almost everybody already knows what they need to know about it. The film has a stacked cast of phenom enal Asian and Asian-American actors. The special effects were done by a team of five v FX guys on Adobe Premiere Pro. It’s a multiverse movie that jumps from our world to hot dog Finger Universe to raccacoonie Universe to bagel-black-hole Universe and back again. Yes, it’s confusing. A lot of people didn’t get it. Those who got it, loved it. I was one of those people. “everything everywhere” is a movie that leans into its gimmick, but not without intention. While the whirlwind energy and randomness of the film may have been a de terrent to some viewers, directors daniel Kwan and daniel scheinert use their blink-and-you-miss-it pace to playfully explore the meaning of life in the 21st century, as a mother and her daughter search and fight for each other across a kaleidoscopic array of universes. The true conflict of the film is within Joy, the protago nist’s daughter, who struggles in seeing the point in life after experiencing everything (everywhere, all at once).
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Although nobody I know is a multidimensional being, Joy serves as the voice of my generation. she tearfully tells her mother at the movie’s climax, “here, all we get are a few specks of time where any of this actually makes any sense.”Welive in a world where people are paid to dance on little screens that we keep in our pockets. We live in a world where we walk by homeless people on the way to get a $4 burger. We live in a world shook by a global pandemic that killed nearly 6 million people worldwide. The planet is warming because we can’t quit cooling our houses. We need to work to survive. sometimes the people we love don’t love us back. All we get are a few specks of time where any of this actually makes any sense. cutting from a “ratatouille” parody to rocks with googly eyes conversing via subtitles and then back to the main characters struggling with a difficult audit by the Irs, “everything everywhere” equates our daily struggles to the bizarre. It embodies Gen Z’s simultaneous overstimu lation by the world and indifference to it, but only initially.
TL;dr: This is your student newspaper. Give it a read. Why not? You can contact Maggie at meastlan@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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It’s the start of a new, beautiful fall semester here at our Lady’s University, and notre dame right to Life (ndrtL) wants to extend a warm welcome to students returning to campus and all new students who are joining the notre dame family this school year! We are so happy to have you here. We are so excited to begin this year’s line-up of amazing speakers, service opportunities, social events, dialogue, education and activism. This is, after all, the first year ever that ndrtL has existed in a world without Roe ndrtL is the largest non-academic student-run club on campus. our mission is to promote a culture of life in the notre dame community through education, service and prayer. We believe that all life has value, from conception to natural death. our programming seeks to serve students at notre dame by promoting and upholding the sanctity of all human life. now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, it is more important than ever for students to get involved in anit-abortion initiatives. We have waited 50 years for this first step in the fight against abortion. Yet this is only the first step. building a culture of life means creating a society in which abortion is not only illegal, but also unthinkable. This means providing resources and aid to women in unplanned pregnancies, supporting candidates and legislation that stand for strong adoption and foster care reform bills, child support and mandatory maternity leave and finally, ensur ing that each and every individual in our society knows and cherishes the unique, unrepeatable life and dignity of every human being from the mo ment of conception. As this year progresses, we will continue to re flect on the future of the anti-abortion movement and the state of our culture. We will not stop until every woman, child and family is treated with dignity and love in both the culture and the law. In addition to post-Roe initiatives, right to Life holds many events throughout the semester which help to promote dialogue on life issues and bring awareness to the places in our society where the most vulnerable among us are forgotten. This year, we are excited to announce the inaugural right to Life retreat, “serve one Another humbly With Love” (Galatians 5:13), which will be held on september 3, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. “Life Fest,” the annual kick-off event for right to Life, a celebration of the joy of each and every life within the notre dame family, will be on september 2 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on south Quad. Any and all are welcome for burgers and hot dogs, snow cones, popcorn, cotton candy, cookie decorating, games, tie dye and fellowship! As a catholic club, ndrtL chooses a yearly pa tron saint both to guide and strengthen the spiri tual dimension of our club’s initiatives. For the 2022-2023 school year, ndrtL’s patron saint will be st. Joseph! st. Joseph is titled the “Pillar of Families,” “hope in difficulties,” “protector and patron of the unborn” and “patron of fathers.” We recognize that fatherhood is invaluable and essential to promoting a culture of life. In a postRoe America, fathers will need to step up, and st. Joseph will be their guide. Further spirituality ini tiatives include monthly right to Life mass in the basilica, all-night adoration and weekly chaplet of divine mercy at the Grotto for the unborn. Furthermore, this year for service is going to be huge! We have so many moms and families to help and we cannot wait to get started. our service initiatives range from baby showers for moms in the community, free weekly babysitting for parent ing students and faculty, spending time with the elderly at holy cross village, raising money for a mom who chose life that we’ve adopted through “Let Them Live,” volunteering at the Women’s care center or hannah’s house and so much more! our education branch seeks to serve the notre dame community by providing the platform for conversation and dialogue and to open the door to changing hearts and minds in the notre dame community. We have a lineup of some wonder ful (and very famous!) speakers coming our way this fall that you won’t want to miss out on. Lastly, we are ecstatic to announce we are partnering with the saint Joseph Fertilitycare center to host a series on natural Family Planning and living a comprehensive anti-abortion ethic that combines science and faith. While some may argue otherwise, we want to emphasize: We are a non-partisan club. All are welcome to participate in dialogue and events with ndrtL, and we joyfully receive newcom ers into the right to Life family. We recognize the controversy of the anti-abortion identity and the difficult conversations that are being had on all life issues across our nation. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or would just like to chat, please stop by our office hours! We have an open door for any and all who would like to engage — visit our website for hours. We strive to root our work in prayer and set all of our hardships at the feet of christ, in constant in tercession with our beloved Lady, the virgin mary. We maintain that every individual is made in the image and likeness of God and as such should be treated with dignity and kindness in all circum stances. mothers, fathers, children, the elderly, those in prison, the disabled and each and every one of you deserve the dignity and respect owed to a child of WhetherGod.you are already an active member of the club or you are just interested in seeing what rtL has to offer, we would be honored to work joy fully alongside you to promote a culture of life here at our Lady’s university. We will be praying for each and every one of you. If you or someone you know is going through an unplanned pregnancy, you are not alone! notre dame is committed to providing resources and helping students choose life. contact Peggy at nd’s Family resource center (mhnatusk@nd.edu, 574631-3000). visit one of the several local Women’s care centers for free, confidential pregnancy resources (574-234-0363). browse local resources via hermichiana.org, or contact ndrtL at prolife@ nd.edu with any questions you may have! We are here to serve! Go Irish, save babies! saint Joseph, pray for us! In christ, Merlot Fogarty junior president, notre dame r ight to Aug.Life22
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A welcome from notre dame r ight to Life nothing will put a damper on a bright-eyed college student like the jour nalism industry, but here’s the upside. I’ve compiled a list of 15 amazing uses for newspapers. hint: The final reason is the most absurd of them all.
9. Introvert’s best friend speaking from experience, reading or “reading” a newspaper is a phe nomenal strategy to prevent social interaction.
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12. Paint splatter absorber This is one of the newspaper’s most monopolistic markets. nothing works better to protect your floor from the latest art project.
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Andrew Sveda is a senior at Notre Dame from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, majoring in political sci ence and theology. In his free time, he enjoys writing (obviously), reading and playing the piano. He can be reached at asveda@nd.edu or @SvedaAndrew on Twitter.Theviews expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
If you had told me three years ago that I’d be a theolo gy major, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Leaving high school, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be. God had other plans for my life, and I am incredibly grateful for it. but why would I, or anyone, study theology? Isn’t it rather useless and a waste of time? This is a very common response, and one I’ve thought myself. but if any subject is meaningful, it must certainly be theology. If we talk about things being “a waste of time” or “useless,” we are assuming (and rightly so) that we have meaning and purpose, a design, a telos. And purpose — true, objective purpose — can only exist if we have been designed by a creator who has given us this purpose. In other words, meaning and purpose flow from God. We are made for his glory (Isaiah 43:7) and only find meaning and rest when we honor and worship him. Would not, then, the greatest and most meaningful subject be the study of this great God, the source of life, truth, and “every good and perfect gift” (James 1:17)? or let me ask you this: “[W]hat will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” (matthew 16:26). If this is not a good enough reason to care about theology (whether or not you major in it), I don’t know what is. We all stand on the brink of death and eternity. It will not matter in the slightest if you were rich or poor, democrat or republican, married or single, successful or unsuc cessful. When you stand before God’s Throne all alone, with no one to hide behind and no excuses to deceive, only one thing will matter: do you know Jesus? Are you united with him? have you been born again or regener ated by the spirit through faith in christ and his atoning death and resurrection? Understanding this, why refrain for one more moment from learning about this great savior? What reason could you possibly have for not devoting your life to tracking him down, to drinking ever more deeply of his love and grace towards wretched sinners like you and me? I am afraid, though, that even this will not convince anyone. most of us have heard such exhortation not to neglect christianity — all to no avail. It may engage and excite us for a time, but sooner or later, we find ourselves ignoring it. The fault is not with the arguments but with ourselves. can we honestly say that we desire God, that “to live is christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21), not in a slogan-on-a-coffee-mug kind of way, but re ally mean it? We travel countless miles to see cities and beaches, but we will not lift a finger to open our bibles when we “don’t feel like it.” We spend hours watching movies and sports, but we don’t want to spend 30 min utes earnestly studying God’s Word. We often say it’s “beyond us,” that we can’t understand what it’s saying. but, my friend, what would you do if you felt this way in a class of yours and the final was coming up? Wouldn’t you buckle down and endlessly look over your notes and the internet for help until you truly understand it? I shudder to think what God would say to me if he was my man ager or professor. And yet he is infinitely greater than any of these. “but you’re a theology major,” I can imagine someone saying. “Aren’t you ‘alright?’” And herein lies one of the many dangers of majoring in theology: viewing it as a work that affords you a better standing with God. This is a terribly dangerous error. “nothing is quite as deceit ful,” d.A. carson writes, as a christian “scholarly mind that thinks it is especially close to God because of its scholarship rather than because of Jesus.” Theological knowledge, the publishing of papers and books in the top theological journals and presses and even a whole life devoted to studying the bible will not save you. The Pharisees are the perfect example of this. They knew the Law and the Prophets like the back of their hand. They were the most pious and devout of men, yet Jesus said to them, “You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?” (matthew 23:33). Jesus’ words are true: “[U]nless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Unless you are born again, all your theological and religious accom plishments will mean absolutely nothing. They will not bring you closer to God but will bring upon you greater condemnation (matthew 11:20-24; romans 8:7-8). Your works cannot save you. only the cross can. In our study of theology, then, let us not depart from the heart of it: that we are justified “not because of our works but because of [God’s] own purpose and grace” (2 Timothy 1:9). We cannot add anything to christ’s fin ished work, but are saved through faith in what he has accomplished for sinners. And when we see in ourselves our sins and our neglect of God, let us not run away but “draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (hebrews 4:16). Jesus said, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out” (John 6:37). And this includes you, reader, despite all of your sins. Whether you’ve never been in a theology class or have been studying it for decades, come to him now in repentance and faith, and he will save you.
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Caitlin Brannigan is a sophomore from New Jersey studying psychology and English. She will forever de fend her favorite young adult novels and is overjoyed to have a platform to rant. She can be reached for comment at cbrannig@nd.edu or @CaitlinBrannig on Twitter.Theviews expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
I had only once seen the 2002 disney classic, “Lilo & stitch,” as a child. Although I eagerly watched (and re watched!) disney movies as a child, all I could remember of this particular movie was thinking it was adorable. Upon rewatching it as an adult, I expected a lighthearted, feel-good film about a young girl adopting an alien. Instead, I was greeted by the heart-wrenching story of two sisters rebuilding their lives after the tragic loss of their parents. Like many of the greatest children’s films, “Lilo & stitch” excels at communicating heavy, adult themes to children while maintaining its entertainment value as a cartoon about a cute alien and his companions. The value of children’s television like “Lilo & stitch” to people beyond its target audience cannot and should not be overlooked.
Lilo, 7, and her sister nani, 19 — struggling financially and emotionally — stumble across trouble with other worldly authorities when they adopt an alien named stitch. Lilo, believing stitch to be an injured dog, buys him from the shelter as a pet. much of the conflict throughout the movie, on the surface, centers around Lilo and stitch’s escapades in hawaii. however, many moments in the film allude to heavy emotional conflicts in a way that children would under stand, but might not read too much into. For example, at one point stitch contemplates leaving Lilo and nani. As she watches him go, Lilo clutches a photo of her sister and parents, saying, “If you want to leave, you can. I’ll remem ber you, though. I remember everyone that leaves.”
The message is simple and easy for a child to grasp: Lilo is upset about stitch leaving, and it reminds her of her par ents’ tragedy. The movie goes on, however, and the conflict between the aliens and stitch recaptures the young audi ence’s attention. This kind of storytelling makes the mov ie’s darker themes accessible to younger audiences; scenes like this clearly convey Lilo’s sadness to children, even if they may not fully understand how stitch represents her grief and fear of abandonment. The movie moves past its emotional conflicts to scenes of Lilo and stitch goofing off or high stakes physical conflicts with the alien authorities — quickly enough for younger audiences to appreciate the movie for being fun and cute, while still understanding the emotional hurdles the protagonists face. This is a huge part of what makes children’s television like “Lilo and stitch” so great. other major hits like “Avatar: The Last Airbender and “steven Universe” employ similar tactics to convey real-life problems, like LGbTQ+ issues, ableism and colonialism to children using fantasy ele ments to metaphorically represent and mirror the prob lems that many people face both now and in the past. simple constructs can convey so much to both children and adults in a way that is entertaining and fun. For ex ample, in “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” a character named Toph is smothered by her parents, unable to leave her home and enjoy the world because she is blind. Toph is also an “earthbender,” a superpower within the show that she uses to control and essentially terraform the ground, rocks and even sand. Unbeknownst to most people, she understands the world around her by feeling the vibra tions in the earth, which she refers to as her own way of seeing.herparents believe her to be “fragile” because of her dis ability; however, it is one of her greatest strengths. because she has learned how to feel the vibrations in the earth, she is one of the greatest earthbenders and fully capable of protecting herself. despite this, many people refuse to acknowledge her talents because she is a blind young girl. Toph’s struggles are the narrative of a girl constantly confronted with ableism and sexism, always proving those who doubt her strength wrong. Toph’s story, like “Lilo & stitch,” is entertaining to both children and adults. but more than that, it’s important to show narratives like this in children’s television espe cially, both to teach children about real life issues and to empower young members of communities that have been repeatedly discriminated against.
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Beauty in simplicity: Children’s television
At a time when LGbTQ+ representation was not preva lent in children’s television, “steven Universe” creator rebecca sugar fought to feature queer and nonbinary characters in the cartoon network show. “As I’m writing about this, as I’m pitching this, I’m also getting a lot of pushback,” sugar said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “This was not considered ac ceptable material for children at the time. … [but] who is speaking to a generation of children about why they de serve to exist? About how they deserve to exist? I wanted to be able to do that.” sugar perfectly describes why representation is so im portant in children’s television. media is an integral part of our culture; having role models like the characters in “steven Universe” is incredibly important to support young children and make them feel accepted into a so ciety in which there is so much conflict about people’s identities.children’s television may not be considered by society to be important to a child’s development or entertain ing to adults, yet many works contradict this sentiment. The genre’s ability to convey difficult topics like grief and trauma to a wide range of audiences cannot be ignored, as well as its power as a tool to teach young children about real-world problems. Works that feature underrepresented minorities can be empowering for young children in a society that discriminates against many communities. For these reasons, the value of children’s television cannot be understated.
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The Irish talent spans across the ages as all four undergraduate classes snagged a goal. s ophomore defender Katie c oyle opened the scoring in minute 33 with a one-touch goal off the assist from graduate student forward o livia Wingate, who blew past the Illini through the left side of the box. c oyle, a defender, said she made the run to split the team — “ e ven if it’s just pull ing a defender out or hitting a ball across” — more than anything else. s he said she was not expecting to score. “I’m excited,” c oyle said. “I didn’t know it was go ing in, but I’m happy it did.”
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1) No. 5 Notre Dame @ No. 2 Ohio State — Saturday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. on ABc The stakes couldn’t be higher for a Week 1 showdown. notre dame returns potential first round picks in the upcom ing nFL draft in tight end michael mayer and defensive end Isaiah Foskey. ohio state possesses what many believe to be the greatest offense in college football this year with quarterback cJ stroud coming off of a heisman finalist sea son. running back Treveyon henderson and wingback Jaxon smith-njigba give stroud no shortage of weapons. Questions still remain, how ever, for both sides. how will new starter Tyler buchner look under center for the Irish? buchner was unable to play in this year’s spring game and was reserved to a backup role last season. meanwhile, can the buckeyes solve their own defensive issues from last sea son? Their fans hope the hire of former oklahoma state defen sive coordinator Jim Knowles is the solution. It all shapes up for a potential classic in the horseshoe.ohiostate is looking to avenge a “disappointing season” which resulted in losses to oregon and michigan. notre dame is look ing to prove that they are a le gitimate force under new head coach marcus Freeman. A win for either team would set each up for a playoff run.
Then, in the 45th with 12 seconds left in the first half, the Irish found the back of the net again, this time off the foot of junior forward e llie o speck who stepped, for the first time this season, into the wing position. s he sent the ball in with ease after junior forward Paige Peltier forced a diving save from the Illinois keeper. o speck’s tuck-in put the Irish up two at the half. s easoned vet m addie m ercado made sure Irish fans didn’t have to wait long for a third goal. The senior midfielder found the loose ball after a header at tempt from senior forward Kiki van Zanten was blocked, burying it in the top corner. To round out the undergraduate represen tation, freshman defender Leah Klenke stepped up. Klenke took on a defender one-on-one and beat her, sending the ball sailing over the keeper and curling it into the top right corner. In terms of what could have gone better, n orman had a short list, but noth ing could shake his ultimate take away around the win. “I wish we could be a little more efficient sometimes with our finishing,” he said. “And I just wish we could keep the tempo consistently high. b ut I’m getting nitpicky with things — which is good, you know, you want to [nit pick] as a coach because overall they’re doing a great job and I’m just re ally proud of them.” b ehind 11 goals, the Irish have claimed shut outs in each of their vic tories. They’ve seen four shots on goal this season and the Fighting Illini only got off eight shots on the day. This, however, has left n orman with minimal evi dence to answer a lingering question: Who will be the starting keeper? b etween juniors Ashley n aylor and Kaylin s lattery and gradu ate student m ackenzie Wood, all of whom have seen the pitch for the Irish this season, n orman and the rest of the coaching staff have a decision to make. “It’s a good problem to have, but eventual ly you want to go with a goalkeeper,” n orman said. “We’ll sit down and talk about it this week, but I think the reality is that they haven’t seen a lot of action so we haven’t probably had a lot of evidence to know one way or another.” r egardless of who’s in the net, the Irish return to the pitch in Alumni s tadium for a midweek matchup against the Wisconsin b adgers. The match kicks off at 7 p.m. es T and will be broadcast ed on the A cc n etwork. Contact Mannion McGinley at mmcginl3@nd.edu
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3) No. 23 cincinnati @ No. 19 Arkansas — Saturday, Sept. 3 at 3:30 p.m. on eSPN An intriguing out-of-confer ence matchup in Fayetteville, Arkansas between two teams looking to prove themselves. The razorbacks, under head coach sam Pittman, look to continue their rise after earning a 9-4 record last fall, their best record in a decade. Quarterback KJ Jefferson has drawn comparisons to cam newton with his skill at both running and passing. center ricky stromberg anchors an Arkansas line that looks to bully the bearcats. Linebacker drew sanders is earning preseason All-sec hype. cincinnati, meanwhile, comes off the best season in program history, go ing 13-1 and earning a trip to the college football playoff, bow ing out to runner-up Alabama. notable losses to the nFL draft include quarterback desmond ridder and cornerback Ahmad “sauce” Gardner. Their main strengths this season should be a bruising offensive line for LsU transfer running back corey Kiner to run through, in addition to a punishing de fense. The bearcats are set to join the big 12 after this sea son, so a win here would prove without a doubt that no matter what conference they’re in, that they’re here to stay. A win for the razorbacks would set their season off to a jumpstart head ed into sec play.
4) No. 7 Utah @ Florida — Saturday, Sept. 3 at 7:00 p.m. on eSPN continuing the PAc-12 vs. sec showdown is another matchup that could drastically affect the course of each teams’ seasons. Utah, coming off of a 10-4 record last season, returns a bevy of talent. Quarterback cameron rising and running back Tavion Thomas have earned All-PAc-12 honors. clark Phillips is seen as one of the best cornerbacks in the country. some have projected Utah as a playoff team this sea son. Florida is coming off of a disappointing 6-7 record last season that resulted in the firing of dan mullen. new head coach billy napier would love nothing more than to get his tenure at Florida started with a marquee upset win. Quarterback Anthony richardson will have to prove he is capable of start ing. Linebacker brenton cox is coming off of an All-sec season. The ingredients for an upset are there, with the game being held in one of college football’s most hostile envi ronments. can Utah endure for four quarters in the muggy humidity and with the roar of opposing fans against them? In order to accomplish their goals for this season, they’ll have to do just that.
By JOSEPH TUNNEY sports Writer move over nebraska and northwestern, the big boys are ready to play this weekend. Week 1 of college football offers a flurry of games from Thursday through monday, which is a treat for all sports fans. Without further ado, here’s my top five games to watch this weekend.
2) No. 11 Oregon @ No. 3 Georgia — Saturday, Sept. 3 at 3:30 p.m. on ABc Immediately preceding the no. 1 game of the week is a ti tanic game in its own right. dan Lanning’s first game as head coach of the ducks comes against the defense he previ ously coached for the bulldogs. oregon, coming off a 10-4 sea son, has experience beating marquee teams on the road early, knocking off ohio state just last year. Georgia is coming off a wildly successful year which saw them go 14-1, earn ing a national championship in the process. In addition, the bulldogs saw 15 of their play ers selected in last April’s nFL draft.stars remain on Georgia’s roster, however. Tight end brock bowers is the only player in the country comparable to michael mayer for the Irish. stetson bennett Iv returns as quarterback. oregon is expe riencing a quarterback com petition, but Auburn transfer bo nix is seen as the projected starter. Linebacker noah sewell is a consensus preseason AllAmerican. The game is techni cally at a neutral site — Atlanta — but the crowd will surely be primarily Georgia fans. With a win, oregon immediately be comes the favorite in the PAc 12 and a college football playoff contender. A win for Georgia is the first step toward back-toback national championships.
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5) Florida State @ LSU — Sunday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. on ABc Without nFL action this week, this game will serve as sunday night Football, fea turing two proud programs in a neutral site game in new orleans. The seminoles are looking to regain their foot ing in the Acc this season and take a step forward under head coach mike norvell’s third sea son at the helm. All-Acc safety Jammie robinson is a great player for the seminoles, adept at patrolling the middle of the field. Winning this game would put them in a good position to have their first winning re cord since 2017. LsU boasts the likes of wide receiver Kayshon boutte, a player who is likely to be drafted next April, and quar terback Jayden daniels, trans ferring in from Arizona state. This is also the debut game of new LsU head coach brian Kelly, a name undoubtedly very familiar to Irish fans. This will be the first time Kelly has ever coached in any capacity a team located south of ohio. Will Kelly continue to build momentum in his pursuit to dethrone the titans of the sec West? Will the seminoles put his tenure off to an inauspicious start? Irish fans will surely want to know.
By MANNION McGINLEY Assistant managing editor
With a 4-0 win to make themselves 4-0 on the sea son, n otre d ame women’s soccer took down Illinois at Alumni s tadium on s unday afternoon. h ead coach n ate n orman summed up the win in three words. “It was good,” n orman said. “I mean overall it was good. You know they’re a good team and I thought we handled the game very, very well.”
Happy Birthday: Take the world by storm, make a positive move and follow your heart. don’t let anger set in when change is what you need. Trust in your intuition to gather the information that will make whatever challenges you obsolete. A financial gain is within reach, but first, you must eliminate what’s unnecessary and reduce your overhead. moderation is encouraged. your numbers are 8, 13, 20, 28, 33, 37, 48.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): use your intelligence to find your way. refuse to let outside influences lead you astray. making personal improvements, being physically fit and spending time with someone you love will encourage you to put more energy and thought into prospects and financial gains.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): do things your way. let your uniqueness be your calling card, and onlookers will take note and watch your every move. Accept suggestions, but don’t let anyone steal your thunder. happiness will be yours if you think big and live within your means.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): feel your anxiety dissipate once you start to organize and give away what you no longer need. Take control, make a difference and put your energy into something that brings you joy. A positive attitude will lead you to a place of hope and happiness.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): you know the drill, so what’s stopping you from vying for the prize? Think big and gain momentum. use strategies that work consistently in order to eliminate stress. focus on obtaining happiness, looking and feeling your best, and spending time with loved ones.
Birthday Baby: you are open, aggressive and persistent. you are caring and supportive.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): you have the resources to reach your goal. don’t feel pressured into something that leaves you feeling uncertain. focus on what you know and want to do and refuse to let anyone take advantage of you. choose a less stressful lifestyle.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A change is favored. Put some muscle behind your plans, and don’t stop until you reach your destination. Protect yourself by sidestepping negativity and people who make your life difficult. follow your heart and do what’s best for you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): offer others something to think about, and you’ll discover how best to get your way. An energetic approach to home improvement and financial aptitude will help reset how you use your cash. A change of heart will encourage new beginnings.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): be receptive to new ideas and concerns brought to your attention. be of the mindset to fix what’s wrong instead of replacing it with another set of problems. When in doubt, sit tight and see what happens. Personal growth is encouraged.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): channel your energy into something meaningful. volunteer for something you care about, and make improvements. Take pride in what you do and how you handle others. don’t let emotions taint what you know you can do to make a positive impact.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take nothing for granted. face dilemmas with curiosity, and you’ll figure out the best way to solve problems. don’t let anger stand between you and your resolution. Work alongside others to ensure balance, integrity and positive action are honored.
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The saints will continue to look for the team’s first win when they face the Goshen college maple Leafs at home on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The maple Leafs currently are 1-1, boast ing a 4-1 win against brescia University. The two squads have played six times, with the saints losing all six. The two teams last played in 2018 when Goshen got the home victory, 2-0. After playing Goshen, the saints will hit the road, head ing to Lourdes University in sylvania, ohio before beginning conference play.
The Irish must also watch out for redshirt senior Will Perkins and fresh manJake s padafora, who both scored for m ichigan s tate, as well as gradu ate student Jack b eck and junior Greyson m ercer. Perkins,beck and m ercer were all on this year’s b ig Ten Players to Watch list. m ichigan s tate is expected to finish fifth in the b ig Ten this year behind Indiana (who n otre d ame will face s ept. 3 in b loomington), Penn s tate, m ichigan and mnaryland.otredame is facing its own conference race as this upcoming game will be important to stay close to other A cc teams in the rankings. c lemson, Pitt and d uke all won in their first games. d espite Thursday’s loss, n otre d ame has a lot to feel good about go ing into this game. The underclassmen stepped up at key moments and will likely continue to be featured in the line ups. Freshman Wyatt b orso started for the Irish with other fresh men m itch Ferguson, KK b affour and s ebastian Green all seeing the field, ashwell.ead coach c had r iley was very impressed with the performance of his young players against s eattle and spoke pos itively about their upcoming games. “All the first-year guys did a great job coming out,” r iley said. “I think it’s going to be a class that features a lot over their four years. s ome of the [personnel deci sions] were positional and some of the guys just came in and adapted a little bit quicker, but over all, they’ve had a great start.”The leadership roles of these underclassmen will be important as n otre d ame looks to prove their exceptional season last year was no accident. In recent years, n otre d ame has struggled against m ichigan s tate. Last year, n otre d ame led at halftime at home 3-0, before m ichigan s tate scored four goals and shut out the Irish in the second half. d espite the last meet ing’s unfortunate turn of events, n otre d ame still leads all time 18-9-6.butat the end of the day — as r iley said after last week’s loss — n otre d ame has to play good teams to get better. This week, we will see how much they learned playing against s eattle and what they will do differently to try and secure the win on m onday night. Contact Annika Herko at aherko@nd.edu
Observer Sports Staff With both squads’ seasons in full swing, the holy cross college men’s and women’s soccer programs seek to use recent success to gain momen tum against upcoming road opponents.
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bumpy start to their season opener at home,the n otre d ame men’s soccer team is on the road to e ast Lansing to take on the 1-0 m ichigan s tate s partans. Last week, m ichigan s tate beat Army 2-1 in a game that statistically was very similar to the Irish’s loss against s eattle. Like n otre d ame, Army led m ichigan s tate in shots ongoal and cor ners. d espite these advantages,Armywas unable to come up with the win. h owever, Army’s experi ences should set n otre d ame expectations for what the Irish will face in e ast Lansing. b oth of m ichigan s tate’s goals last week were the result of aggressive box play — a deflection and a well-placed cor ner kick. The Irish must focus on winning the midfield 50/50battles and clearing the ball out of box (even if a s partan outside the box eventually takes possession), because their past performance shows that they capitalize on sloppy and hectic box play.on the offensive side, n otre d ame needs to pres sure m ichigan s tate’s back line. Army’s lone goal came from a one-on-one with their goalie.
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After three games this season, the holy cross college wom en’s soccer team is still search ing for their first victory. The saints, now 0-0-3, drew bethel University 3-3 and IU Kokomo 2-2 earlier in the season before playing the Indiana University east red Wolves on saturday. The red Wolves contest ended in a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes, despite the best efforts of the saints’ offense, who were able to outshoot the red Wolves 16-8. The red Wolves, however, were able to put more shots on goal, leading the saints 7-6. saints freshman goalkeeper Taylor Primack got the start and saved all seven shots on goal to keep the score level.
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Holy Cross Men’s Soccer After falling 1-6 to bethel University (no. 21 in the nAIA Preseason coaches’ Top 25) the holy cross men’s soccer team picked up its first win against the IU east red Wolves. The saints scored early, with junior Gabe nyenka scoring at the 10-minute mark, assisted by ju nior victor sellu. Around the 30 minute mark, dailen Troutman of IU east earned a yellow card, setting up a saints free kick. The kick al lowed sophomore martin von Thun to convert a header, which was assisted by sophomore Isaac Filippo, putting the saints up by Aftertwo.the half-time break, the saints picked up where they left off, adding to their lead in min ute 60 with a goal by senior Axel valenzuela, with an assist from sophomore Juan Perez. The saints outshot the red Wolves 12-8, with the saints putting nine shots on target to the Wolves’ two. sophomore goalie claudio Fuentealba saved both red Wolves’ attempts. With their first win of the sea son secured, the men’s team looks to continue their winning streak against Goshen college at home this Wednesday at 3 p.m. In the series history, the saints are 2-1-1. The last time the two teams faced off was in 2021, when the saints won the neu tral site match 4-0. The Goshen maple Leaves are currently 0-1-1.once the saints play Goshen, they will travel to sylvania, ohio, where they will play the Gray Wolves of Lourdes University on september 7 at 4 p.m.
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Sports@Observer-MAX PETROSKY | The Observer Notre Dame men’s soccer faced off against Seattle at Alumni Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 25. The No. 4 Irish fell to the unranked Redhawks, 1-3. The team squares up against the Michigan State Spartans next on Monday, Aug. 29, followed by the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday, Sept. 3.
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“I learned that my team knows how to battle, they can find ways to win,” said r ockwell post-match. “We learned that we got some subs and we can be real strategic with what we are doing.”The team certainly proved their coach right; Trump led the Irish with 23 kills, followed by r oss with 18 and then s chrader and Winkler with 11 each. m onson led the Irish digs with 26 in total. m any of the lead point scorers were freshmen or transfers, and while at first this was intimidating to r ockwell, after seeing her team together, this worry vanished.“Theway we approach recruiting is not just about them as athletes, but them as people,” she said. “ s o it’s really important that when they come on visits, it feels right that it’s comfortable for the girls and that they fit in. s o the culture is incredible.”rockwellcites this as one of the reasons her team was successful today. “They love each other, they want to play for one another and they play hard,” r ockwell said. The Irish now face a dou bleheader in c alifornia against Long b each s tate and b oise s tate. While the team is up for the chal lenge, there is a week of preparation ahead of them.
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The n otre d ame volley ball team opened their sea son this weekend with two consecutive losses. Their season opener against Texas Tech on Friday saw the Irish fall 3-1 before an other loss, this time 3-0 against m ississippi s tate, the next day. h owever, the Irish then battled it out on s unday against m ilwaukee, where head coach s alima r ockwell scored her first Irish win. Texas Tech e ven though the Irish ended up losing to Texas Tech, the squad of fresh faces still had something to be proud of. Freshman outside hitter Avery r oss led the Irish with 13 kills. Graduate student trans fer middle blocker Kaylyn Winkler also notched six kills in her first game for the Irish. h owever, the fresh squad did not come out hard enough out of the gates, and the Irish trailed for most of the first set against the r aiders. e ventually, the r aiders were able to go on a 6-3 run to secure their 25-16 win in the first set. The second set started off with a 4-1 Irish lead. The Irish were able to maintain their lead the entire set. While the r aiders fought back — at one point nar rowing the score to with in one point — the Irish ultimately secured their first set win of the season (25-18).Theluck of the Irish would not follow through the rest of the match. While the third match would see an even play from both the Irish and the r aiders, at one point even being tied 11-11, the r aiders eventu ally took the win, 25-17. The fourth match saw a similar fate. Although the Irish were able to stay with Texas Tech for the first half of the match, the r aiders eventually secured a sub stantial lead, winning the Irish out 25-19. Mississippi State o nly a day later, the Irish fell 3-0 to m ississippi s tate. The b ulldogs came out hot on the Irish and within the first set they had a 10-point lead on the Irish. h owever, the Irish did not give up, and after a 13-5 run they brought the score within two. The b ulldogs eventually won, 19-25. The Irish did not allow the b ulldogs to start up again with their previ ous run. r ather, the teams stayed equal for the first set of points. The Irish at first appeared to be evenly matched. b ut this would quickly be disproven as the b ulldogs went on to an 11-point run. They won the second match 25-16. Again, the Irish started up the third set with even scoring, keeping it rela tively tied up until the 1010 mark. b ut the b ulldogs were able to go on two fi nalruns, confirming their victory with a 25-18 final score. Milwaukee It wasn’t until the third game of the weekend that the Irish finally found their groove. The first set start ed out with a m ilwaukee point, but the Irish never allowed the Panthers to gain too much of a lead. e ventually, the Irish took the lead, 8-7. Although the Irish were in the lead for a majority of the set, the Panthers were nev er more than two points behind. This was until the Panthers gained the upper hand and took a 23-22 lead. The Panthers secured the win,The25-23.second set started out in a similar vein to the first. The Irish started out with the first point of the set, but just like the last one, the Panthers proved to be tough competition. For every point one team scored, the other followed suit quickly after. The Panthers then pulled their lead to 6-3, before the Irish filled the gap on a kill from fresh man outside hitter Lucy Trump.however, the closed gap would quickly disappear as the Panthers went on an 8-1 run. This time, it was freshman setter h armony s ample with a kill to stop m ilwaukee. Quickly af ter, the Irish were able to close the gap and take the lead. e ventually, n otre d ame brought their lead to 18-23. Junior libero h attie m onson was able to bring the Irish to 24, but it was Trump who delivered the set-winning kill. While the Panthers out-blocked the Irish 4-1, the Irish se cured 15 to nine kills and had a .174 hit percentage compared to the Panthers’ .064.Again, this set saw equal talent between the two teams. e specially during the first half of the match, there was never a major lead on either side of the court.With an 11-11 tied set, the Irish eventually secured the lead, but not for long, as the Panthers quickly shift ed it 12-12. The lead would continue to tie back and forth until a sneaky tip from sophomore setter Phyona s chrader, which tied it once again at 20-20. e ventually, Winkler delivered the set-winning point and the Irish finished 25-23.set four again saw no clear lead off the bat. This was until the Irish went on a run for a 5-9 score, before the Panthers again returned the favor and took the lead back. The Panthers were then able to take control and push their lead by three, maintaining this small gap for a majority of the set. With the Irish hav ing match-winning power, nerves were high, and an Irish error eventually al lowed the Panthers to win 24-22 and move to a fifth and final set. The energy was“That’spalpable.what I live for,” said r ockwell. “I live for fifth sets. I just said, ‘These are the moments, this is why you play. This is why you come here and this is why you play vol leyball. s o let’s just run this and put our foot on the gas and get after it. Let’s be the aggressor in this and see if we can come out and jump on it right away.’” And that is exactly what the Irish did. Freshman libero m aisie Alexander opened up the set with an ace, before the Irish would go on a 7-0 run. While the Panthers were able to score twice, a chance for a run was destroyed by a kill by Trump.eventually, the Panthers were able to tighten the score 9-7, and n otre d ame called a timeout to try and ice m ilwaukee. This ap peared to work, as the next point went to the Irish after the Panthers’ serve went out of bounds. The Panthers were able to get the score to 13-14, but the Irish were determined to get a home win. Finally, the Irish won the set 15-13, and the match 3-2.
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“When you schedule tough in the non-con ference, you learn more about yourself,” r ockwell said.“We’re gonna start re ally digging into the film this weekend.” e ven r ockwell is excited about the prospect of two intense road games. “I’m excited for the op portunity to play b oise s tate and Long b each s tate, both really good teams,” r ockwell said. “I’m just excited to go to c alifornia too!”The Irish are back on the road next weekend for the 2022 Long b each s tate Tournament, where they play b oise s tate on s ept. 2 at 10 p.m., fol lowed by Long b each s tate on s ept. 3 at 10 p.m. Live stats will be available on the n otre d ame website. Contact Olivia Schatz at oschatz@nd.edu
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“ o verall there were proba bly more positives than neg atives, but it doesn’t feel that way when you lose a game,” Irish head coach c had r iley said after the loss. s o are the overreactions justified?It’seasy to forget how the Irish kicked off their season last year. o ft-forgotten after n otre d ame blitzed through the A cc Tournament and nc AA Tournament to reach the c ollege c up was the fact that r iley’s squad opened the season 1-3-1. Their vaunted defense gave up three goals in the season opener. Three games later, they dropped a 4-3 decision to m ichigan s tate.ofcourse, the Irish pro ceeded to win eight of their next nine games and ulti mately reached college soc cer’s ultimate stage, falling in penalty kicks in the semi finals. A season-opening loss, albeit a surprising one, is hardly reason to give up on this squad. As n otre d ame gels de fensively, there’s every rea son to believe they’ll return to last year’s form. With sophomore Josh r amsey and junior Paddy b urns, the Irish return two start ers from last year’s strong backline. They also added an experienced center back transfer in s eton h all’s m aurice Williams. That trio worked along with sopho more Kyle Genenbacher as the starting defensive quartet for the Irish last Thursday.Juniorgoalkeeper b ryan d owd returns as one of the top keepers in the country. h e anchored the Irish dur ing last year’s postseason re turn and he figures to do the same this year. The Irish also got some offense from their defend ers. b urns finished second on the team with four shots, while Genenbacher rang up his first career goal in the 81st minute. The Irish looked strong defensively in the opening 45 minutes, not allowing a shot on tar get. b ut they faltered in the three-goal second half. “ s eattle U was very clini cal, but there were some key moments defensively where we could look at ourselves and do a better job,” r iley said.offensively, the Irish know they need to find some scoring after graduat ing Jack Lynn and d awson m c c artney, their two leading scorers from last fall. s ophomore forwards m atthew r oou and e no n to may take on some of that burden, alongside senior striker d aniel r usso. r oou led the team with five shots against s eattle, and r usso added a pair. n to couldn’t deliver an on-target strike but created some opportuni ties for the Irish while work ing on the wing. Another potential offen sive X-factor is m atthew r adivojsa. After playing in 17 games as a freshman, r adivojsa missed last sea son with an injury. h e came off the bench and provid ed a spark, delivering two quality shots. o ne forced a diving save and the other banged off the post. r iley noted that receiving quality minutes from the junior and sophomore midfielder b ryce b oneau, who is also coming off injury, was a good sign for the AlongIrish.with b oneau and r adivojsa, the Irish also got important minutes from their freshmen. Four of the six freshman field-position players saw action in the opener. Wyatt b orso led the way, starting and playing 43 minutes. s ebastian Green recorded a shot on target in his 37 minutes. KK b alfour and m itch Ferguson also saw the field for the Irish. “ s ome of it is positional,” r iley said, regarding the minute breakdown for the freshmen. “All the first-year guys did a great job coming in. It’s gonna be a class that’s going to feature a lot over their four years. They’ve had a great start.”
The road doesn’t get eas ier for n otre d ame. They play m ichigan s tate and Indiana next week, with A cc play opening the fol lowing weekend. There will be a learning curve, but the Irish have a lot of experience from last year’s c ollege c up team and some new, young talent that will need to de velop. b ut the potential and the ceiling is there. d espite an opening hiccup, a return to the c ollege c up remains the vision for the Irish. r iley emphasized that despite losing some of that goal-scoring and in tangible leadership, he’s confident in the crew he has this fall. “I think we have great leadership,” r iley said. “And they’re figuring out how to do it in their own way.”
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The Irish saw a few efforts clank off the post and cross bar. s eattle’s All-Western Athletic c onference keeper Akili Kasim made three solid saves and controlled his box well throughout the con test. h is offense did enough with their counter-attacks to score three times.
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After College Cup run, Irish underclassmen look to step up to help overcome offensive losses
The easy response to n otre d ame men’s soccer’s seasonopening loss is an overreac tion. Last year was a one-off, a fluke. Losing their top two goal-scorers may be too tall a task to overcome. s uch thoughts became more prev alent as n o. 4 n otre d ame fell to unranked s eattle, 3-1, in the opener. h owever, that final score was hardly in dicative of the quality with which the Irish played. n otre d ame outshot the r edhawks 19-10 and out-possessed the visitors 52-48%. They dou bled up s eattle in corner kicks, 10-5. d espite this, the r edhawks defended well and forced a lot of shots off-target.
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