“There isn’t a single sto ry. i can’t give you a single instance that i would say sums him up for me,” notre dame graduate a nne Thompson said. “ w hen i think of m ickey g allivan, that’s what i think –commitment.”michaeldennis g allivan, known to friends and fam ily as m ickey, died aug. 22, 2022, after a long battle with cancer.Thompson, chief environ mental affairs correspon dent for nbc news, said she knew g allivan through her work on the advisory board of the notre dame John w g allivan journalism, ethics and democracy (J ed ) prog ram.The program, which stu dents can take to earn a minor, bears the name of m ickey’s late father, John “Jack” w g allivan. both m ickey and Jack g allivan were graduates of notre dame in 1967 and 1937, respectively. a s a gift to his father’s jour nalistic legacy with the s alt
By LIAM PRICE news writer l uigi a lberganti, senior director of campus dining, said he was excited for the school year to start back up again.“speaking for the staff, we couldn’t wait until we could go back to our activi ties,” he said. This year, the n otre d ame campus hosts three new dining options. The g ilded b ean, located in the h ammes b ookstore, features a café menu with bagel sandwich options. r ollin’ and b owlin’, fea turing smoothies and acai bowls, will replace h agerty Family c afé in d uncan s tudent center. s ophomore J. p p olking’s
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By KATHERINE ROSS news writer a newly formed n otre d ame student group is ded icated to building a fully functioning m ars rover from scratch. The d omer r over club hopes to com pete in the u niversity r over c hallenge. The competition, held annually at the m ars d esert r esearch s tation ( mdrs ) near h anksville, u tah, focuses on each step of the learn ing process along the way. The founding members are sophomores d orothy c rumlish, m atthew e gan, s ean e gan and g riffin v rdolyak. c rumlish, a
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different ways at cco , Fitzpatrick said. o ne ex ample are “ c areer c hats,” where students can go if they have a question on their resume or want to participate in a mock inter view. Additionally, this year the cco will also be hosting both in-person and virtual career fairs. s tudents can also learn how to use h andshake where jobs and internships are posted. h andshake is a component of some events and one of many resources available to students. While most cco events are tailored towards upper classmen, the office also has plans to work with the first-years. First, the cco will be partnering with associate director of student equity c hristin Kloski. Additionally, the office will be speaking in first-year classes and doing events in residence halls, Fitzpatrick said. “We show them a lot of dif ferent things,” Fitzpatrick said. Including, “making sure your resume is up to date with every leadership involvement, clubs, if you [gained] new skills.”
“They sent out all of this snAg (starting new at golf) training stuff. It’s all just like basic train ing stuff, like these velcro tennis balls and these really basic clubs, just to kind’ve introduce them to golf,” connors said. christy and connors said that they felt fortunate to have con nected these two groups — the Kids golf Foundation and John Young middle school — together.
Sophomores Luke Christy (right) and Kyle Connors (left) teach golf to underprivileged kids as part of their Evans scholarship. Christy and Connors served as mentors for the kids and introduced them to the sport.
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“There’s a group called the kids golf Foundation out of a country club called rich harvest Farms in sugar grove Illinois, and we ended up brokering a deal, which involved hours and hours of com munication between the Kids golf Foundation and John Young middle school. Through this deal, the Kids golf Foundation sent out golf equipment [for the event],” christy said.
“ c ommunication is definitely first and fore most,” she said. “Learning about equity, inclu sion… and we here at s t. m ary’s, strongly promote that.”students have the chance to learn in a variety of
“We want to be a mentor for these kids. And personally, we would like to start a youth caddie program in the area. That’s our vision,” christy said. christy and connors both said that they are also hoping to expand this initiative with more kids at John Young middle school.“The principal kind of already invited us back to do this with the seventh graders too because that obviously would be a great experience for them,” connors said.
By ISABELLE KAUSE news Writer sophomore engineer ing majors, Luke christy and Kyle connors, partnered with John Young middle school in mishawaka and the Kids golf Foundation at harvest Farms country club in sugar grove, Illinois in order to teach under privileged kids how to play golf and expose them to the differ ent opportunities that golf has to offer.christy argued that the in spiration behind their motive comes from their personal ex periences at notre dame. both christy and connors are notre dame evans scholars and were both awarded the chick evans scholarship for caddying. christy mentioned that the scholarship not only provides its scholars with financial as sistance, but is also centered around being in community with“[Theothers.chickevansscholarship] is targeted at helping kids who are in need of financial help go to college and live among kids simi lar to them as scholars,” connors said.christy and connors both de sire to give back to others in the same way that they have been given to. “As a community, we under stand the incredible privilege we have of going to notre dame, for having our tuition and housing covered. so, we wanted to reach out to the youth in the area to make them aware of these op portunities that golf, caddying, and the scholarship has to offer,” christy said. This initiative started over the summer when christy was at Warren golf course where he happened to meet John Young middle school’s principal, mike Fisher. christy and Fisher
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“[The Kids golf Foundation and John Young middle school] are over 150 miles apart, so to see how they would have been connected, you know, other wise — and it’s not to say look at what we did — that just goes to show you how much there is out there that’s not out there in south bend,” christy said. christy and connors said that, ultimately, they just want kids who are in similar situations fi nancially to benefit in the same ways that they have been able to.
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discussed implementing a golf unit at Fisher’s school. “We both kind of realized that we could sort of do something with each other. We ended up meeting over the summer to talk about logistics, and we ended up agreeing on doing a golf unit in August. This golf unit was tar geted at introducing kids to golf, caddying, and the scholarship,” christy said. The golf unit took place Aug. 15 and 16. christy and connors set up a putting and driving range, as well as putt-putt games for eighth grade students. christy and connors assisted with differ ent gym classes centered around teaching kids about golf. “In total, we were able to put clubs in the hands of over 400 kids. There were four gym class es that we did each day. We got there around 7:30 am and left around 3:30 pm and also set up the gym class for the kids each day,” christy said. both christy and connors ar gued that it was rewarding to see kids being exposed to golf. “We wanted to make kids aware who wouldn’t be made aware oth erwise. [After the event], there were kids that were coming up to us and were saying, ‘We’d love to caddy; how can we get into this?,’” christy said. christy and connors said it was extremely rewarding to see how excited the kids were to come and learn. “Word was traveling to the point where kids were excited before they even got to gym class because they knew what was going on. They knew what they were about to do for the day,” christy said. connors argued that this event would not have been possible without their partnership with the Kids golf Foundation.

“a nd then, you know, a few years down the road, maybe before i graduate, we can win it all and finally beat m ichigan.
d ecember, and a system ac ceptance review is due in m arch 2023. The system ac ceptance review consists of a video sent to the m ars s ociety, which runs the competition, of the rover doing all four missions. The m ars society then picks around 30 to 40 teams to continue on to the final competition, current ly set to take place in June 2023.Though the compe tition is the ultimate end goal, right now, the club is focused on the learning process. This semester they hope to actually build a rover, even if it isn’t to full scale. o nce the rover is built, it will be given a name. “We all have some ideas,” c rumlish said. “ o ur goal for this year is basically just to learn as much about the design pro cess and the manufactur ing process of building a m ars rover,” v rdolyak said.
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The equip ment servicing mission tests the rover’s ability to perform “dexterous” operations, including typing on a keyboard, flip ping switches and fixing various objects, she said. The last is the autonomous navigation mission, where the rover must go through a series of different gates, testing its capability to nav igate a challenging environ ment on its own. There are multiple stages of judging be fore making it to the competition in u tah. The preliminary de sign review is due this
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Students in the Domer Rover club meet in spring 2022 to work on building a fully functioning Mars rover and learning about how to improve their design. The group prints parts using the College’s 3-D printers.
Rover con T inued from page 1 mechanical engineering major originally from s outh b end, is president of the club. “ i was sort of the one who brought it to the table, and then took the lead on it,” she said. a cross the country, schools like the u niversity of Wisconsin- m adison, b righam Young u niversity and the u niversity of m ichigan, the reign ing champions, have of ficial m ars rover clubs dedicated to competing in the u niversity r over c hallenge. The group saw these other schools and thought to bring the idea to n otre d ame. They began to orga nize the club at the end of last fall semester and continued to meet once a week through out the following spring, sorting through adminis trative logistics like fund ing and coordination with sao . “We’re not an official club yet,” s ean e gan, a me chanical engineering ma jor, said. “ b ut if you’re interested, there’s a role for you.”This semester they have met often with their advisor p aul r umbach, an associate teaching professor of aero space and mechanical engineering, and looked at smaller models of rovers. s oon they will split into teams and start building their own rover from scratch. The group has access to 3 d printers through the c ollege of
The first is the sci ence mission, where part of the rover’s job is to “collect soil samples and analyze them for life,” c rumlish said. The extreme retrieval and delivery mis sion requires the rover to navigate irregular terrain, as if it were on m ars, and deliver something to the “astronaut.”
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“ i t’s going to give more purchasing power to the people who no longer have to pay as much interest on these federal student loans that have been forgiven,” s pence said. s pence added that he be lieves fears about the infla tionary effects of the plan are overblown. b ecause the ac tion is spread out over years and is not a direct transfer of cash, he said, it is one of the least inflationary measures since the pandemic began. i n economics, moral hazard is a situation where a person or business will tend to take risks or alter their behavior because the negative costs or conse quences that could result will not be felt by the per son taking the risk. “The bill may be signaling to stu dents that if they go to a university, choose a major, don’t get a job, and end up with catastrophic student loan debt, that [the federal government] will help you out,” s pence said. h e fears that students, universities, and lenders are all going to internalize this new paradigm.inresponse to being asked about the student loan forgiveness executive or der, Joey s orrentino, a senior in o ’ n eill f amily h all, said that stu dent debt is an obsta cle for students seeking degrees. “ n obody should have to go into crippling student debt to advance their education,” he said. b ethany c ummings, a senior in f arley h all, had mixed feelings regard ing the announcement by the b iden administration. This policy will most likely support the middle class to help them reach a higher economic standing but will not lift those that were un able to pursue a degree, she said. “ o n one hand, it will benefit those that need it and especially those that have pursued a post-graduate degree. o n the other hand, this may be a misplaced policy because it is not the ideal step to alleviate poverty for those that have been unable to attain an education in the past,” c ummings said. a s the average cost of at tendance at a public fouryear university has grown from approximately $8,000 annually in 1980 to over $22,000 in 2022, concern has been raised that con tinued loan forgiveness incentivizes future tuition hikes by undergraduate uni versities. There are already subsidies for higher education in the form of federal loans, nonprofit status, and tax benefits; so, this execu tive order, on the margin, allows n otre d ame to increase their tuition and pay their professors more, according to s pence.
the cost of college and holding schools more ac countable when they hike prices. n otre d ame econom ics professor f orrest s pence said that there will be economic benefits to the b iden administration plan.
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e ngineering and can print the necessary parts.“it’s going to be a lot of hands-on stuff,” v rdolyak, also a mechanical engi neering major, said. n o prior experience building rovers is necessary to be a part of the club, he said. “We’re gonna be learning along with everyone else, and we think it’s a great opportunity to explore a part of engineering that a lot of people don’t get to see,” v rdolyak said. i n the competition, the rover has four missions it must successfully complete.


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favorite new addition is FlipKitchen in LaFortune student center.
“I like to get like a salad as like a backup option, but I feel like the salads are not that fresh,” she said. Polking said, though he was happy with the overall dining experience, he has also experienced long lines. “The lines are really long,” he said. “I don’t really know how you fix that, but at dinner last night, I waited for like 20 minutes just to get pasta.”despite this, Polking said he was not bothered by the overall dining hall experience com pared to last year. “I’m happy with it,” Polking said. “I don’t really have too many complaints.”sophomore Lucy o rdway, however, felt as though the din ing hall experience has improved significantly from her first year.
FlipKitchen, which replaced subway, Alberganti explained the menu will be shifting throughout the year.
Jason Kelly, the interim direc tor of the J ed program, said he enjoys using the colloquial term “Gallivan program” to describe both Jack and m ickey’s contributions to the program.“Theshorthand as we refer to it is the Gallivan Program because, for us, that means [ m ickey’s] name is on it too. We’re think ing as much of m ickey as John, and that’s a testament to the impact he had,” Kelly said. “[ m ickey] wasn’tm someone who wanted a lot of credit for things.”
“I love FlipKitchen. I’ve been probably like four times already in the past week and a half which isn’t good because I’m spending too much mon ey, but it’s really good food,” heAtsaid.
“m ickey’s personal commit ment to notre d ame’s Gallivan Program encompassed more than two decades. he served as an original — and continu ing — member of the Advisory b oard, faithfully participating in all the regular meet ings. he brought wise, worldly suggestions to the dis cussions along with a smiling measure of Irish merri ment,” s chmuhl said in the remembrance.schmuhlwrote in an email to The observer that m ickey Gallivan was an advocate for ethical journalism.“mickey Gallivan understood the impor tant role journalism plays in American democracy, and he became a cham pion of notre d ame’s approach that puts ethical considerations central to all journalistic work,” s chmuhl said in an email. m ickey Gallivan will be laid to rest on Aug. 31, 2022, in his hometown of s alt Lake c ity, Utah.
Dining Halls notre dame’s wage in crease has allowed the dining halls to also be more ambitious, Alberganti said. “The university changed their compensation policies, allowing us to budget for a little bit more labor,” he said. “It’s all about the labor at this point.”executive chef of north d ining hall ( ndh ) matt s eitz said the University’s increase in wages has allowed the din ing halls to increase perfor mance by increasing worker productivity.“Wearepaying (workers) an adequate wage. b ecause of that, we have simply asked that they do a little more,” he said.With higher productiv ity, Alberganti said the dining halls are cooking more fresh food.“We eliminated 20% of pre pared convenience foods so we’re actually cooking from scratch a lot more now,” Alberganti said. At the Welcome Weekend first-year dinner, which the dining halls served for free, Alberganti said the dining hall capabilities were tested, yet remained strong, when they provided “about 7,000 meals in a matter of 35 minutes.”
University President Fr. John Jenkins announced “War and Peace” as the theme of the 2022-23 n otre d ame Forum in an email Tuesday. The n otre d ame Forum is an annual series of events — primarily consisting of lectures — designed to foster dialogue around a central theme. The Forum was founded by Jenkins in 2005, according to its website.“Globally, conflict and vio lence are on the rise accord ing to the United nations, which has warned that peace is more under threat around the world than it has been since World War II,” Jenkins wrote.This year’s forum includes the 29th annual hesburgh Lecture on s ept. 13, delivered by Juan m anuel s antos, the former President of c olombia and a visiting professor at the Keough s chool of Global Affairs.
“We used to go through between 400 or 500 pieces of chicken per meal for lunch and dinner. We’re actu ally upwards now to 1100 to 1200 pieces per meal.”
“There’s a core menu but then there is also a section of a menu that gets changed every three weeks in provide variety and excitement about that,” he said.
Although Kelly said he had only recently met m ickey, he explained how impactful his generosity and interest were to students. “The thing that really stands out [about m ickey] is just how he was just a really nice guy, really generous guy in ev ery sense of the term,” Kelly said. “It was really important to him to stay involved and to stay up to date on what was happening. he loved hearing about what students were doing.” Kelly also said he believed m ickey was a great role model for J ed students. “he’s the kind of per son that we all really aspire to be and cer tainly someone who represents what we want our students to become – a successful person, but also someone who’s contributing broadly to the community in valu able, beneficial ways and doing it with a lot of humility,” he said. Thompson said the lasting impact m ickey made on her was his leadership style and commitment to everything he loved. “[ robert s chmuhl] led the advisory board, but certainly I always thought of m ickey as a leader of that board. he would not thump his chest or speak the loudest or speak the longest, but it was his passion and commitment thatmade him a leader in that group,” she explained. Thompson noted that work ing with m ickey inspired her to be a better journalist. “[ m ickey] could make me want to go out, go chase stories again,” she said. “If I was in a lull, he certainly had enthusiasm and passion, and when mine was waiting, just talking to him would inspire me.”robert s chmuhl, the founding director of the John W. Gallivan program, wrote an in me moriam remembrance of m ickey. In the piece, s chmuhl describes m ickey as “wise and merry.”
Student feedback leading to improvements s eitz mentioned that Qr codes in the dining halls allowing stu dents to give feedback on the dining hall experience has been helpful in improving the dining hall experience.
“I had one the other day that was, ‘can we please have pesto added back to the pasta line?’ That’s not an unreasonable request, so you’re going to see pesto added back to the pasta line,” s eitz said. Another improvement s eitz noted was the chick en that is available ev ery day. After hearing bad reviews of the chargrilled chicken last year, the staff changed the stan dard process to sear the chicken instead of grilling it to retain more of the chicken’s moisture. The improvements, s eitz said, is al ready evident in numbers.
Kirk said she also felt the sal ad offerings were not adequate.
“I think that the selection is better, and I also think that the quality of the food is bet ter,” she said. “Tonight, at dinner, they had a much wid er variety of vegetables and things that felt like I was eating healthier.”
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“For more than 60 years, Jack Gallivan has defined what journalistic excellence should be in the communities of America. he approaches his profession as a responsibil ity. Fairness, a pure heart, and rational leadership have been his life’s tools. h is family hopes that by this endowment the John W. Gallivan Program in Journalism, ethics & d emocracy can inspire like-minded leaders in the world’s news media,” m ickey Gallivan said in a 1999 press release written by University spokes person d ennis brown. brown said the University is thankful for the contribu tions made by m ickey to notre d ame and to journalism. “The notre d ame journal ism program supported by m r. Gallivan and his family has educated scores of students who are making a difference in the field and our coun try. The University community joins with his family and friends in mourning his pass ing while celebrating a life so very well lived,” he wrote in anTheemail.
J ed communi ty within the University and beyond has expressed gratitude for m ickey’s continued presence in the program and sympathies for his loss.
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Sustainability and Supply Chain Increase in personnel has also allowed the dining halls to increase sustainabil ity programs once again, according to the campus din ing director of supply chain and sustainability c heryl b auer. “s ome of the things that we’re really working to this year is bringing back programs that we had in place pre cov I d -19,” she said. Two major sustainabil ity initiatives, Grind2 e nergy and Leanpath, are now being used again by the dining halls to monitor again and reuse food waste. The labor shortage dur ing the 2021-22 year and the prior year’s cov I d protocols weakened the initiatives, b auer said.“This year, we’ve taken the steps to really focus on those and get them going back up to where they were previously,” she said. o ne step that is being imple mented according to b auer is signs at the dining halls telling students not to throw away food waste, which al lows staff to scrape it and use it for the waste management programs.baueralso said the dining halls have had a smoother sup ply chain than last year. The one exception to this year’s positive sup ply chain, b auer said, is turkey. d ue to the avian influenza wip ing out turkey flocks throughout the country, she said there will be a shortage of deli“Youturkey.won’t see it on the deli bars in the dining halls. We’re putting roast chicken breasts out instead,” b auer said.
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Lingering complaints along with positive reviews Junior e mily Kirk, who mainly eats at ndh, said the dining hall experience compared to years past has been overall better, but that she still believes there’s improvements to be made, such as long lines. “I’ve had friends who like wait an hour in that line,” Kirk said of the stir-fry line at the dining hall. “most people don’t have time to do that. s o, although it is a good option for food, it’s not always a practical one.”
Jacob Sherer is a junior majoring in politi cal science with a minor in philosophy, poli tics and economics (PPE). Originally from Wisconsin, Jacob lives in Duncan Hall on campus. He currently serves as the President of BridgeND. Feel free to contact him by email, jsherer@nd.edu, with any questions, comments or general inquiries.
For local coffee, fun teas and a snack: Yes, starbucks is always a functional option for getting some work done and housing a few salted caramel cold brews or iced peach green tea lemonades, but every city has a starbucks, a dunkin’ or both. You can do that anywhere. Instead, hit chicory cafe. This adorable new orleans-style cafe has a great little menu for any time of day. They have locally roasted, organic, fair-trade cof fee that smells amazing the second you walk in. my go-to order? Their lavender London Fog latte with an order of the beignets. hands down the best tea-latte in town and sometimes, I’ll get two beignet orders in one visit. As a side note, the casual atmosphere also makes it a great first date coffee spot. And, if you’re feeling nostalgic, there’s no one telling you you can’t get dino nuggets off the kids menu (speaking from experience on both those fronts). The space also does live music, has a piano at all times and a comfy couch in the corner where a larger group can sit and talk. For a fun, casual dinner: The Lauber. Whether you’re getting dinner with friends, your parents are in town or you have a club leadership dinner to organize, the Lauber is a great option. The two patios are so much fun, you’ll want to sit out on them even as it gets cold. The setting sun as you eat is so pretty outside and peeks so well through the garage doors of the former sheet metal company into the exciting bar and restaurant atmosphere. Get the Tin can nachos as a fun appetizer to share within the group and watch as your server lifts the can away to see the nachos spill all over each other. There are great vegetarian and vegan options here as well and a bunch of origial pizzas. In terms of what I get, I’m always torn between the Prime melt and the Power salad. Their specialty drinks and desserts change with the seasons but they are always good, too.
This gets back to my first point. As more Americans feel a loss of community because of the disconnect between themselves and the credentialed elite, notre dame and its student body must do some introspection about the role they play in cultivating this ten sion. meritocracy and credentialism are not completely morally bankrupt; I’d definitely prefer to have a surgeon remove my appendix and an electrician wire my house. If we want to thrive, we can’t completely avoid a society where technical/professional competence is valued. but if we are to get serious about ad dressing what’s ailing our society and the role notre dame plays in perpetuating it, it’s time to acknowledge their corrosive effects. As a catholic institution, we can play a critical role in affirming the dignity of all humans — re gardless of credentials or merit — while also promoting the virtue of humility. It starts by acknowledging and reflecting on the hubris weWehold.must not forget Jesus’s teaching, “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
For GREAT brunch: hit Peggs. There’s no reservations, but you can get through the short wait with a cup of coffee or a glass of water in their adorable mugs. or, if you want to stroll around downtown south bend — which I highly suggest you do even if you aren’t in line for Peggs — they’ll call you when there’s a table opening. The food is great overall; I’ve had about four different meals there. my favorite? The chicken and Waffles with a freshly pressed juice and their cinnamon rolls that are to die for.
For a place almost as new as you: If you’re looking for somewhere with a great vibe, great music and incredible food, but that’s still making a name for itself (which, by extension, you get to be a part of), hit Fatbird. Go with a couple friends and share a few of their incredible entrees, all made with southern influences. The Jambalaya, the fried chicken and the chicken salad sandwich on a croissant are all worth your time and you cannot miss with a single one of the sides. The drinks are made classically and elegantly, but they also have a drink list full of twists on old classics as well. The dessert is always yummy too, even though I barely have room for it.
For a lunch-y/brunch-y combo moment: hit the metro diner in mishawaka. Their food is excellent; I have never gotten the same thing twice. They have all of your midwestern classics from a great chicken salad sandwich to a warm chicken pot pie. Also, readers over 21, their bottomless mimosas are the perfect balance between oJ and sparkling wine.
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BridgeND is a student-led discussion club that is committed to bridging polarization in politics and educating on how to engage in respectful and productive discourse. BridgeND welcomes students of all back grounds, viewpoints and experiences who want to strengthen their knowledge of cur rent issues or educate others on an issue that is important to them. The club meets weekly on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the McNeill Room of LaFortune. Want to learn more? Contact bridgend@nd.edu or @bridge_ND on Twitter andTheInstagram.viewsexpressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. our communities are struggling. Are we to blame?
For a milestone or a birthday: hit corndance. The exciting twist on a classic steakhouse is always fun. The food is incredible and the space is entertaining. It is a little pricier than most of these other locations but it is a great way to celebrate an important event in your life. The sides do not miss here either, especially when they accompany the sword of John Adams. What is that you ask? It is a literal sword (dagger-like structure) stuck into a plate skewering different cuts and kinds of meat. owned by the same people who own evil czech and Jesus (two other great restaurants in south bend), corndance features their locally-famous dessert, cake in a can. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. best of luck, first-years, on your first forays outside the notre dame bubble and upperclassmen, if you haven’t broken out yet, try one of these places as soon as you can! You won’t be sorry you did. You can contact Mannion McGinley at mmcginl3@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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Beginner’s guide to eating well in South Bend
on a day-to-day basis, the notre dame bubble can sometimes leave students with limited dining options. south bend and mishawaka, however, have a plethora of wonderful restaurants you need to hit before you leave. I know everyone has their go-to spots, so these may not be everyone’s favorites, but first-years, I hope this list helps you to find favorites of your own.
our communities are increasingly divided and weakened. Is notre dame partially to blame?during the last presidential election, nearly eight in ten registered voters believed that their disagreements with the other side were not only about politics and policies, but “core American values.” While the right and left diagnose society’s ills differently, they sur prisingly identify one of the same symptoms. scholars as disparate as Patrick deneen and cornel West agree that the loss of community felt by many Americans is a problem of im mediate and fundamental concern. At the University of notre dame, community is fore most; the mission statement affirms that “[i]n all dimensions of the University, notre dame pursues its objectives through the formation of an authentic human community [emphasis added] graced by the spirit of christ.” Why, then, is notre dame and its student body a significant — and often unknowing — perpe trator of this loss of community? The answer to this question is simple: notre dame suffers from the same destructive meri tocratic hubris infecting elite institutions ev erywhere. In his book “The Tyranny of merit,” michael sandel defines meritocratic hubris as “the tendency of winners to inhale too deeply of their success to forget the luck and good fortune that helped them on their way.” meritocrats believe people should and do get ahead on their own ability, and that creden tials are the gold standard for determining success and prestige. Thus, in a meritocracy, the most credentialed and talented rule. For all the talk about notre dame’s unique catholic identity, we often forget the catholic church’s universal call to family, community and participation when we hyper-fixate on self-fulfilling credentials such as prestigious internships, fellowships and job offers. What makes meritocratic hubris so perni cious is the ease with which it develops in people who genuinely mean well. It often arises from supportive friends and family telling us that we deserve the opportunity to attend notre dame because of our hard work. While there is nothing wrong with kind words from others, we often internalize the notion that we’ve gotten ahead all on our own. We convince ourselves that because we worked hard, we deserve all the success that comes from it. We forget — especially at a university where 75% of students come from families in the top 20% of income — that without our family, teachers, friends, neighbors and overall community, we would not be where we are today. In “A Theory of Justice,” John rawls reminds us that “[e]ven the willingness to make an effort, to try, and so to be deserv ing [emphasis added] in the ordinary sense is itself dependent upon happy family and social circumstances.” Tragically, our hubris weakens the communities most worthy of our support and gratitude. Let me be clear: We should still celebrate our accomplishments. but having a healthy dose of meritocratic humility and under standing the sacrifice of the people around us and the inevitable luck involved in our success can go a long way in making the world a more inclusive, community-oriented place. We can’t build up our communities if we fail to realize their value. Without incred ible teachers, a supportive family, a bit of luck and financial assistance from my commu nity, I would not be attending notre dame. With humility, we can better understand the importance of community and work toward strengthening it, not diminishing it. If we don’t strengthen our communities, our democracy is at stake. In “The origins of Totalitarianism,” hannah Arendt warns that societies are more susceptible to authoritari anism when loneliness becomes an everyday experience. It is no surprise that donald Trump has risen to power during the pres ent time of isolation, inequality and cultural grievances. he tapped into a growing number of Americans who felt forgotten, detached from their communities and disdained by the meritocratic elite. Without a course correction and newfound emphasis on community, illib eral forces will only get stronger.
While notre dame’s reputation has been infallibly built on its academic excellence, moral rectitude and epic foot ball program, some eagle-eyed students might also no tice that notre dame is actually a catholic institution. In fact, our Lady’s campus is home to 57 different chapels, as well as being littered with countless statues of notable catholic figures such as mary, Jesus and Lou holtz. still, can’t we all feel accepted at this institution regardless of our personal beliefs? mostly! Ultimately, notre dame is a respectful, openminded community for learning. The catholic roots serve as a guide in all of the University’s actions, but they are not what define the school––rather, it is we, the student body, who define notre dame. That said, if you have an aversion to catholic imagery, you’ve made a catastrophic error in school selection.
What are Parietals? A cataclysmic bummer. Is there anything else I should know before I start my freshman year? don’t freak out! college can be stressful, but it can also be the absolute time of your life. Put yourself out there, and get involved in as many things as possible. You only get four years here (actually I’m on track for five and a half, but that’s beside the point). make the best of it, and don’t forget to have fun! I think I speak for all upperclass men when I say we are so excited to welcome you to notre dame!
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Your first year at notre dame is hard. It can be exciting, life-changing, terrifying, revelatory, unforgettable and probably every other adjective you can think to ascribe to it, but at the end of the day, it is still hard. When you first arrive on campus, it’s easy to feel somewhat adrift. You’re separated from your parents, you’re thrust into a dorm beyond your choosing and you’re paired with a total stranger as a roommate. Then you’re hit with as signments, anxieties, due dates, social pressures and a flurry of new experiences, some of which you’ll love and some of which you won’t. And what’s more, you begin this journey under the golden dome of one of the last bastions of western catholicism: The University of notre dame (aka catholic disneyland). It’s a lot. every upperclassmen who’s been through it knows it’s a lot. And every first-year going through it alongside you knows it’s a lot. still, that doesn’t make your first year any less stressful. so, in an attempt to quell some of the expected terror of one’s first year in college, I have decided to compile a set of fre quently asked questions, and to answer each of them to the best of my ability––even if that ability is decidedly on the low side. I’ve heard Notre Dame is extremely rigorous aca demically, and I’m a little intimidated. What can I do to prepare? This question is frighteningly common, and I think it’s important to dispel the prevailing idea that academics at notre dame are overwhelmingly strenuous, or that first-years may not be ready for the challenge. Prepared students should find the workload manageable, and, more importantly, if you have been admitted here, you deserve to be here. There is no reason to panic if you suddenly receive an assignment or challenge you haven’t encountered before. You can do this! but, in case you do find yourself struggling, here are some tips from my expe rience to help you along the way: First, get a planner to help organize your day. start by marking off each assignment’s due date, each essay’s due date, the dates of each exam, the dates of each lab, the times for office hours, every group project meeting, writing center meeting, advisor meeting, internship in terview, rector meeting, social events, dorm party, call to your parents, intervention for your friend’s roommate, stress-induced headache, unexpected panic attack, ocs meeting and ocs sentencing and then organize your free time in case you find it prudent to occasionally take a stroll around the lakes or scream interminably into your pillow.second, do not underestimate the positive impact of a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, due to academic pressures, mounting workloads and the urge to excite one’s social calendar, sleep can be difficult to come by for many first-year students. Fortunately, there is a handy technique that we Fighting Irish have been using for decades. While doctors generally suggest you sleep eight hours a night (56 hours a week), it is not always practical to spread your sleeping hours evenly across each night of the seven-day cycle. As such, one tried and true method suggests that a weary college student sleeps a little under four hours each night, before subjecting themselves to a party-induced coma for 29 hours from saturday night at 3 am to monday morning at 8 a.m. Ta da! 56 hours a week, and you wake feeling fresh as a daisy!
July 22, 2022 might as well be a national holiday. It was the day Gateway students and transfers received their housing assignments. Perhaps more importantly, it was the day Gateways finally got the gift of a cookie-cutter response to the age-old notre dame question: “What dorm are you Whenin?”Istarted my freshman year as a holy cross-notre dame Gateway student, I found this dorm question par ticularly daunting; a seemingly simple question for the average notre dame student felt like an embarrassing admittance for me. It felt like telling people over and over again, “notre dame didn’t want me, I wasn’t enough.” but I grew to realize no one was thinking that. being a Gateway is not about the crushing rejection; being a Gateway is about the beautiful opportunity. being a Gateway is about going to siegfried (siggy) dining hall at holy cross right before closing time. You get some ice cream and adorn your dessert with a seem ingly endless array of toppings before biking to hesburgh Library to cram for a notre dame exam. being a Gateway is about rolling out of bed two minutes before your holy cross class and arriving on time; it’s also about leaving half an hour before moreau and never being on time. being a Gateway is about looking at the holy cross arch with the same fondness and affection as the golden dome. being a Gateway is about feeling like you belong everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Like many Gateways, the year felt like a tug-of-war: I felt stretched between worlds, the small tight-knit community at holy cross and the broad network at notre dame. I’ve realized, however, that “everyone Gateways differently.” In other words, we all found our own unique way to balance two emails, two Id cards, two campuses and two distinct facets of our identities. some Gateways fostered friend ships exclusively within the cohort, while others connected more with holy cross or notre dame students. some pre ferred the Pfeil center to work out, while others preferred the smith center or the rock. Gateway gave us the luxury of choice. We could choose where we wanted to exercise, study, eat and socialize. but, at the end of every chaotic day, we all returned to the illuminated st. Joe’s chapel, the small classes and the quaint dining hall. We all returned to our Twin XL beds in Anselm, basil, James, north, Pulte and south.ofcourse, there were times when I missed holy cross events to study at LaFun and there were weeks when I hardly ate meals at siggy. now that I’m at notre dame full-time, I look back on these moments when I chose notre dame over holy cross with a twinge of regret. I miss the coziness of the tiny holy cross dining hall. I miss the kitchen staff knowing my name. I miss eating lunch along side professors and peers alike. I miss watching pickup basketball games in the Pfeil center while running around the indoor track. I miss the three a.m. strolls to the student Union in my pajamas to get reese’s peanut butter cups; I miss always being a two minute walk from friends. I miss so much of the holy cross experience. I admit, starting sophomore year with a concise answer to the “dorm question,” instead of a long-winded expla nation of the Gateway program sometimes feels like a departure from my identity, but I’m learning to embrace the easy answer. I’m also learning that just because I don’t live at holy cross anymore doesn’t make me any less of a Gateway. I can still return to siggy for meals with friends, work out in the Pfeil and pull ridiculous hours studying in the vincent atrium. I can still wear my north hall sweat shirt and take my notre dame friends on “field trips” to my forever home, holy cross. With time, some Gateways might shed their old identity, but we will forever be bonded by holy hikes and housing crises and awkward moments swiping into north dining hall. We will forever be bonded by our commitment to fulfill the promise to attend notre dame. To the current Gateway 10.0s: embrace every aspect of your experience this year. embrace your professors; em brace the saints; embrace the mundane moments that will someday be extraordinary. There will be times when you feel like an outsider on notre dame’s campus, like any thing but the “shiny, special thing.” I assure you, you are just as capable and spectacular as any notre dame stu dent. Take your time and fall in love with where and who you are right now. Fall in love with your next door neigh bor who isn’t a Gateway, but might just become your best friend. This is your year. You don’t have to do it my way, but do it right. Kate Casper (aka, Casper, Underdog, or Jasmine) is from Northern Virginia, currently residing in BreenPhillips Hall. She strives to be the best waste of your time. You can contact her at kcasper@nd.edu. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
I’m nervous about getting a random roommate. What do I do if we don’t get along? Ah, the randomized roommates. notre dame’s most confusing source of pride. While the process is inherently a gamble, many domers past and present report finding lifelong friends in their first year roommates, often room ing together again in the years that follow. but then, of course, there are the odd mismatched roommates here and there. no doubt, in your first year at notre dame, you’ll hear a number of completely baffling roommate horror stories: the kid who can’t sleep unless motley crue is playing at the unhinged volume of a space launch, the kid whose rejection of private property extends to your personal belongings or the kid whose once youthful re bellion has accidentally made them permanently noctur nal. Unfortunately, you can only hope you’re not forced to room with your soon-to-be worst enemy. still, if you and your roommate aren’t best buds, that’s fine too. You don’t need a lifelong bond to cohabitate ef fectively, and if worse comes to worst, you only really need to be in your dorm room when you’re sleeping. There are so many friends to be found at notre dame. don’t be discouraged if the kid on the other bunk doesn’t happen to be one of them.
Third, take a deep breath now and again. Weirdly enough, it really will be okay. I’m not particularly religious. Will I feel as welcomed here as my Catholic peers?
How important are the dorms really? Does it matter which one I’m placed in? I suppose this varies by person, but personally, my dorm will one day be the centerpiece of my obituary.
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It took me nearly a month to complete the text, and I couldn’t help but feel like “Anna Karenina” followed me everywhere. I was consumed by the work and found it popping up in my daily life (more specifically, my summer course that I was taking — manage rial economics). To accommodate my study abroad schedule in junior spring, I decided to get ahead and take a class required for all business majors in mendoza. I supposed with the extra time summer brought, I would focus better on the partial derivatives and game theory necessary for a successful completion of the course. however, I was surprised at how much I connected managerial economics with “Anna Karenina.” For example, I was looking at my assigned reading and, in the article, “competition Is for Losers” by Peter Thiel, he ends the piece by doing a spin-off of Tolstoy’s famous opening, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Instead, Thiel offers that business is the opposite, and that “All failed companies are the same: They failed to escape competi tion.” It is the monopolies (happy families) who solve unique problems and differentiate themselves who are successful.
To provide some context about the text, “Anna Karenina” follows the scandalizing story of the eponymous character’s affair with count vronksy, and the social dilemmas that surround the circumstance. This is a very con densed one-sentence summary that doesn’t nearly begin to cover the layers and intricacies of the book. however, when one of my friends and I discussed our thoughts on it, we were both struck with the question “Why was it named ‘Anna Karenina’?”
This past summer, my friends and I made a joint goal to finish reading the colossus that is “Anna Karenina.” At over 800 pages, this piece of russian literature is one Leo Tolstoy’s most famous works, second only to “War and Peace.” my friend group and I all started this book at different points of our lives but failed to finish the work. This time, our joint mis sion and incentive was to watch the film ver sion (directed by Joe Wright, featuring Keira Knightley and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Anna and count vronsky respectively).
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Elizabeth Prater is a junior at Notre Dame double majoring in marketing and program of liberal studies (great books). She is interested in the cultural implications of analyzing clas sics & literature under a contemporary lens. When she isn’t writing, she loves playing the fiddle, hiking in the PNW, going to concerts with friends, and offering unsolicited book recommendations. Elizabeth always appreci ates hearing from readers, so feel free to reach out to eprater@nd.edu or @elizabethlianap on Twitter.Theviews expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
An apology for majoring in both business and liberal studiesmy parents are sitting in the living room with the 9 p.m. news on, my mom sipping on a cup of tea. college move-in is only a week away and my bags are all over the house, haphazardly overflowing with clothes, bedsheets and books. “I think I want to take a year off,” I tell them. The glow of the T v reflects off the glass coffee table and the reporter ram bles on about the economy, the weather, maybe a corrupt politician. Alright, they tell me, okay. coping with the outbreak of cov Id-19 was turbulent for the whole world. It accentuated the sobering acknowledgement of how fortunate some of us were to have access to the resources and communities to keep us in health and safety. At the brunt of things, it was still impos sible not to hyperfixate on its personal, objectively smaller inconve niences. but my peers and I had never dealt with a global crisis with such permeating immediacy, and I think it is worth noting the validity of the adversities we experienced, the frustration and discomposure that came with our measurably changed lives. I was a senior in the class of 2020, completing my fourth year living in Germany. The ending to that chapter was meant to be poetic memo ries of a senior trip to Greece, a prom with an open bar, a ceremonial post-exam disposal of Ib textbooks. All the emblematic rewards we had been promised for years were canceled and replaced with masks and online classes. After a socially-distanced graduation ceremony, my family moved to seoul. And I was experiencing an ugly burnout. I was burnt out from the last years of schooling across three continents, five cities and eight schools. I was burnt out from cov Id-19 diminishing my goodbyes and clouding the next year with uncertainties. I spent the summer completing forms, joining group chats and getting to know other incoming notre dame first years. I watched YouTube videos of game days, packed my winter clothes and planned which clubs I wanted to join. I was pushing through my subconscious fatigue and trying to ignore how unprepared I was for this transition. my whole childhood and adolescence consisted of being the new girl every two to four years, in a new city that spoke a new language each time. In retrospect, I’m beyond grateful for my experiences and back ground, but I also wish I could go back and tell myself at high school graduation that it was okay to feel overwhelmed. I’d been in a never ending process of constant adjustment and adaptation, and the idea of packing up yet again for an international move on my own, amidst a global pandemic, slowly began to suffocate me. It took the entire summer for me to email my advisor, only days before move-in, that I would defer my enrollment by a year. The University was understanding and supportive of my decision to take a breather amidst the unknowns. Today, I have full confidence that tak ing my gap year was the best decision I’ve ever made. my year in seoul was the first time I was able to spend months ex ploring the city and Korea, connecting with my family’s background and history. I frequented art and history museums and fell in love with my culture and discovered corners of seoul to escape the craze of pandemic restrictions. I took coding classes and learned basic Python programming. I picked up tutoring and saved up by helping students prep for their sATs and Ib exams. I got a trainer and learned how to actually use the big, intimidating gym equipment. I got my driver’s li cense. Then I drove myself to the beach and learned how to surf. I read books, in english and Korean, fiction, nonfiction, essays and poetry. I got really into film photography and began a modest vintage camera collection.Fourseasons came and went and the leaders of the world figured out how to get the pandemic just a little bit under control. August came back around again, and I was ready to head off to college. I think that I wrapped up my gap year as a completely different person than when I was at high school graduation. If the pandemic had never happened, I wonder if I ever would have considered taking this break. but I’m glad I did. A full year to detach myself from identifying with any one school or institution pushed me to consider myself just as I was. not a student at some school or a part of a larger community. I found myself, a nine teen year old in her parents’ home city, feeling more grounded than ever.Three continents, five cities and eight schools later, I know I have roots in every place I’ve been. And now, in notre dame.
Reyna Lim is a sophomore studying finance with a minor in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy. She enjoys writing about her unso licited opinions, assessing celebrity homes in Architectural Digest videos, and collecting lip gloss. Reach out with coffee bean recommendations and 80’s playlists at slim6@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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For most of the text, other characters besides Anna Karenina were the subject of Tolstoy’s prose. For almost 100 pages, we read about Levin’s accordance with the plight of the peasants, as he takes to the field with his scythe. We read about political hearings and listen to Kitty’s qualms. but we very rarely get much time with Anna Karenina herself. As I considered this question more and more, I realized that perhaps that was the beauty of the text, and that it could be answered using the concept I revisited in managerial econom ics that Accordingsummer.tothe law of diminishing mar ginal utility, when the quantity of something increases, its marginal utility decreases and vice versa. This inverse relationship put in lay man’s terms shows that the less of something we have (the presence of scarcity), the more valuable it becomes, and the more it is re vered. In the same way, I considered Tolstoy’s careful placement of Anna Karenina in the text. Whenever I started to get wrapped up in her storyline, wanting to read on and on about her dissent into dejection and frustra tion, Tolstoy would simply switch the storyline to another character, and I was left wanting more. Anna Karenina throughout the text is very much unavailable to the other charac ters; she has an air of elusiveness that makes her all-the-more attractive and alluring. In the same way, as readers, we feel the intangibil ity of her character, and it is almost as Tolstoy transports her illusory but captivating pres ence to his audience. I only began to articulate this thought one night as I was in the middle of a practice set for managerial econ. A lot of people question my choice to study both business (marketing) and the program of liberal studies (great books). many see them as antithetical to one another. While this claim is based on very valid concerns and points, I argue that the two majors can be interdisciplinary. The term interdisciplinary may seem like a lazy term to describe things that one can’t neatly wrap with a bow, but I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing. I’ve learned about the nature of storytelling in unique ways, through my experience in mar keting classes, to reading Aristotle’s “Poetics” in my second great books seminar. I’ve dis cussed hannah Arendt in my business ethics class and my political theory tutorial. I believe in a lot of ways, business and the program of liberal studies (and liberal arts in general) can supplement one another, build on one an other, and create a foundation for a lifetime of discovery and learning.
While undergraduate school is typically only four years, I feel as though I’ve lived an extra lifetime in my two majors. I have done coding and research in the mendoza base ment, presented with student International business council and have gotten beverages thrown in my vicinity in Ackerman’s finance class. but I also have read poetry, participated in symposiums and have fallen in love with philosophy and political theory in the best student lounge on campus. The duality of my two majors has been the highlight of my notre dame experience thus far. Although I may have complained incessantly throughout my two accounting courses, or lamented a difficult oral exam, I hold both mendoza and Arts and Letters in high regard. I wouldn’t be the student — or person — I am today without my two majors. Perhaps people would think of business and liberal studies as representing “War and Peace,” but I think “Anna Karenina” has shown me that they are much more com patible than most think.
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All of a sudden, I understood. It was all relevant: sock drawer, apricot tree, colander, hot dog bun, bread slice, stand mixer, shaggy dog and tiny tan and pink sneakers. see, “marcel the shell with shoes on,” in the same vein as “Paddington 2” from 2017 and even st. e xupéry’s no vella “The Little Prince,” is a study in how we can wres tle with grown-up concepts in a landscape of childlike wonder and beauty. What’s compelling about “marcel” is how it is both silly and incredible. A film about an ani mate shell becomes a testament to the act of storytell ing itself, drawing us into this delightful little world and then flinging us back out again like tattered tennis balls on suburban staircases, ready, like marcel himself, to begin afresh, afresh, afresh.
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By ANNIE BROWN scenePropelledWriter seemingly by some mechanism inside its rubber body, a tennis ball rolls, turns and erratically bounces down the stairs, eventually coming to rest near theThecouch.ball is a little tattered, as if it has been rolled down these stairs many times before and the viewer is simply looking in on a daily habit, a moment of ordinary life. but then, a disembodied voice calls out over the si lence and jars us to a different place entirely. The voice belongs to dean Fleischer-camp, director both actual and fictional, and the ball to marcello “marcel,” an ani mate shell that wears, yes, tiny tan and pink sneakers. Fleischer-camp’s unorthodox stop motion mocku mentary, released this year by independent film jugger naut A24, is a favorite of audiences and critics alike for its wholesome simplicity and unique take on life, com munity and the meaning of family. The first thing that struck me about “marcel the shell with shoes on” was its ability to subvert the ordinary and familiar into a world equally imposing and magi cal. Fleischer-camp’s perspective offers the human world: Airbnbs, YouTube, even a glimpse of Los Angeles’s elysian Park. but telling the story only through a 5’10 lens would ignore the other world entirely, the uni verse existing only between sock drawer and apricot tree, colander and hot dog bun. Through the eyes of little marcel, a slice of bread becomes a place to sleep, a stand mixer part of an elaborate rube Goldberg ma chine and a shaggy dog a dangerous predator indeed. This construction builds marcel’s more real-life issues — namely his lost family and aging grandmother — into monoliths of themselves, large for a human but insurmountable for an animate shell clad in tiny pink sneakers.Ididfeel some dissonance around halfway through “marcel.” After all, it is a film about a shell with one googly eye and a high-pitched voice (done by the il lustrious Jenny slate, by the way). marcel’s YouTube fame is punctuated by slightly obnoxious current trends — TikTok dances and the like — and around the point during which he scrolls through comment sec tions, I began to wonder what the creators of the movie were thinking, spending years and dollars on a film that seemed largely pointless. I shuffled that thought away and re-immersed myself in the film, searching for some point of relevance that would make the watch worthwhile.notlong later, I found it. marcel’s grandmother connie, voiced by another icon, Isabella rosselini, reads Philip Larkin’s poem “The Trees” in the background of marcel’s interview with 60 minutes host Lesley stahl: “The trees are coming into leaf/ Like something al most being said;/ The recent buds relax and spread,/ Their greenness is a kind of grief./ Is it that they are born again…/ Yet still the unresting castles thresh/ In fullgrown thickness every may./ Last year is dead, they seem to say,/ begin afresh, afresh, afresh.”
Starring: John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Kiki Layne Director : Akiva Schaefer If You Like: “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
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“Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers”
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By ANDY OTTONE s cene Writer b efore reviewing d isney’s “c hip n ’ d ale: r escue r angers,” let’s take a look at one specific scene. At one point the titular duo gets cornered during an attempted locker room heist by a dJ, who also hap pens to be a snake. To distract from their theft, c hip and d ale freestyle rap about how they do not eat whales, what part of the whale they would hypo thetically eat and how hard it is to break the pattern of rhyming “ d ale” with “whale.” After laughing for five minutes straight, I asked myself, “how did the movie even get to this point?” Allow me to catch you up... In this reboot of d isney’s classic cartoon, c hip and d ale (voiced by John mulaney and Andy s amberg, respectively) are not the rescue rangers we know and love, but ac tors who portray them on the screen. d ecades af ter splitting up, due to creative differences, the two chipmunks investigate the disappearance of their friend and co-star. o ver the course of their inves tigation, the rodents meet a colorful cast of char acters ranging from a live-action police officer and super fan named e llie s teckler (KiKi Layne) as well as a muppet gangster (Keegan m ichael-Key), a claymation police captain (J.K. s immons) and multiple characters voiced by s eth r ogen. I would be remiss to mention the cast and not the various cartoons making guest appearances within the movie; char acters ranging as far as m y Little Pony to s outh Park pop-in throughout the film. I thoroughly enjoyed the film and found it hilari ous. The film’s stars deliver incredible voice per formances, but it was the writing that made their interactions shine. The screenwriting was the best part of the film. The writers never allowed any stand-alone pop-culture references to be used as a joke, instead, they added subtle (or not so sub tle) jokes towards whatever they were referencing. d espite this, some references still felt a little nu anced for a casual audience, especially for children. While children may enjoy the silly chipmunk an tics, the commentary on the inherent creepiness of realistic animation might be lost on them. h owever, half-way through the movie, I was rolling with the punches. I had grown used to the references; until the aforementioned rap scene. This is the moment when I accepted the movie for what it was: a goofy movie justifying its existence with its self-awareness. multiple times through the movie, characters la ment that nobody wants a c hip n’ d ale reboot, a sentiment the writers knew while creating the mov ie. For all intents and purposes, this is not a “ r escue r angers” movie, but one that calls itself “ r escue r angers” and delivers a great film about fame and the monotony of life. m onths after release, I don’t remember the film for its plot, but more so for how fun of a movie it was, with the plot serving more as a conveyor belt that brings the audience from joke to joke. I enjoyed the movie greatly, but I still believe it had a required level of knowledge required to fully experience it, which I feel holds it back from its full potential.
Starring: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp Director : Dean Fleischer-Camp If You Like: “Paddington 2,” “Gnomeo and Juliet”
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“Special” Lizzo Label: Atlantic Records Favorite Tracks: “2 Be Loved,” “I Love You B**ch”
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By OLIVIA SEYMOUR s cene Writer
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“ h ave you ever had to battle for your life?” c hicago’s Wrigley Field, completely sold out and packed with 45,000 concert goers, erupted in pas sionate cries at Lady Gaga’s posed question. After fighting through the past few grueling years, the pop-star’s highly anticipated c hromatica b all was nothing short of a smashing celebration of life’s tri umphs and its tribulations. o riginally released in m ay of 2020, Gaga’s album “c hromatica” has waited two years to be performed live around the world. The tour had been previously postponed twice due to the worldwide pandemic, but was finally given the green light earlier this year, and it was well worth the wait. Fans from all over flocked to the venue dressed in vibrant colors, mesh, leather, high-heels, glittery makeup and even monster claws, displaying their die-hard dedication to the singer who made them feel seen. It was clear that the concert was about to be quite a spectacularly mind-blowing experi ence, and Gaga went above and beyond with the mise-en-scéne of her show to blow that expectation out of the water. h er set included a second stage in the middle of the crowd, a revolving platform, and even plumes of fire so large that every person in the audience could feel the heat on their skin. The costumes were absurdly extravagant and uniquely Gaga and yet always had another layer of meaning that told a deeper personal story. While the super star has a knack for keeping her fans on their toes with surprises, she also has a talent for remain ing in touch in all that she does, and obviously that balance is the foundation of her stardom. n o matter the shoes she steps into — popstar, film actress, jazz singer, beauty mogul or something entirely different — she will always be truthfully and uniquely Gaga. e ach song on the setlist was a distinctly different experience, varying from ground-shaking bangers to powerfully vulnerable ballads. Gaga had the entire stadium jumping up and down with their hands in the air to “ r eplay” and then grabbing onto each other wordlessly at her acoustic version of “Always r emember Us This Way.” d igging into both the joys and sorrows of her complex past, the singer told a full story and expressed the full range of human emotion. s he tapped into the souls of her audience in a manner that was simultaneously fierce and tender, a mixture that seems to capture Gaga’s essence perfectly. After parading through the crowd during the beautifully unifying “Free Woman,” Gaga was led to a platform in the middle of the field where she sat down at the piano and truly let her bleeding heart show. her rendition of “ b orn This Way” was the pin nacle of the 130 minute-long performance, where she began by earnestly asking, “d o you dare to even try to be who you are? That’s brave.” s he then al lowed the jazz side of her to take over, improvising the phrasing and the melody as she crafted an sur prisingly quiet and yet incredibly powerful moment within her otherwise high-energy, vivacious set.
the song that really struck a chord with me is “2 b e Loved (Am I r eady).” This song is an anthem to all the people who never felt they were ready to be loved by someone. Lizzo sings, “ h ow am I supposed to love somebody else when I don’t like myself?” It is a powerful song that forces the lis tener to recognize that we all deserve love. Lizzo’s album ends with her song, “c oldplay” which is an homage to c oldplay’s song “Yellow.” It is a beautiful and literal song which portrays her musicality. The two most special songs on the album for me are “I Love You b**ch” and “ s pecial.” “I Love You b**ch” is Lizzo’s song to herself as she recognizes how amazing she is regardless of the hate, while “ s pecial” is Lizzo’s song to us as she tells us how fabulous we are regardless of how we feel. These two songs are warm, vibrant, touching and vulner able in a way a lot of music is not. It touches our hearts and makes us feel good. Lizzo’s album means a lot to not just her fans, but anyone who has felt inadequate or has a hard time loving themselves. For me, Lizzo is my inspiration and someone I look up to. I have loved her since freshman year of high school. s he has motivated me through difficult times and brought so much
Lady Gaga’s larger-than-life personality and con fidence has allowed her to be incredibly influential to the people in the world with unheard voices. her knowledge of her audience was evident in the way she addressed the crowd and encouraged them to always be true to themselves. While she avoided politics, she acknowledged the recent divisions in America and promoted love and acceptance above all else with admirable grace. her ability to wow a stadium full of fans while also connecting with them on a more personal, sincere level is undeni able. After waiting four years to see the pop sensa tion live on tour again, Lady Gaga has delivered a performance that not only acknowledges the re cent hardships the world has endured, but also cel ebrates our resilience and strength with the bash of a lifetime.
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By RACHEL HARTMANN sceneWhenWriterLizzo’s album came out, I had to take a moment of silence because I knew the moment I lis tened to the album everything would change — and it did. “ s pecial,” the new album by Lizzo is about loving yourself unequivocally and allowing others to love you as well. The 12 songs in the album are a gorgeous mix of pop, r & b and hip hop and invite the listeners on a journey of discovering yourself, and loving that self. With such a massive debut of “Truth hurts,” Lizzo had a high bar to live up to and she did just that. The album starts off with the twerk anthem of “The s ign” a funky, groovy song in which Lizzo asks the listener, “ d id you miss me?” and explains her break from music as her time preparing for this al bum and working on herself (as well as, you know, a pandemic). Then the next album is the 80’s-esque song “About d amn Time,” a fun song about how it’s finally time to do what you need to do and be a bad bitch. “Grrrls” is the re-released song about supporting your b FFs and having each other’s backs. o ne of my favorite songs on the album and
joy into my life. As a bigger girl myself, I never really saw myself in pop culture very much, espe cially big girls who were not the butt of the joke or the sidekick. For the first time, Lizzo embraced the fullness of herself and lifted up other big girls with her. s he is the main character and will nev er be the end of someone’s joke. I also love that she doesn’t shy away from describing the strug gles of self-love and letting others love you. s he is genuine, resilient and an icon. We all deserve to love ourselves no matter who and what we are. As Lizzo sings, “In case nobody told you today, you’re special.”
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A change will help you excel. Time is on your side, and putting everything in its place is all you need to remember if you want to reach your destination. keep your emotions under control and remain true to your beliefs.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t stress over what’s happening around you when what’s important is to live up to your promises and finish what you start. Work alone if it will keep others from slowing you down. Choose to live within your means.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your money into something that will help you advance or protect your long-term goal. Concentrate on work and gain stability. refuse to let changes disrupt your plans or cause you to make a move you regret.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Anger will not solve problems, but setting high standards and doing your best will outmaneuver any competition you meet along the way. use your expertise to help others, and you’ll gain respect and feel good about your accomplishments. Put your best foot forward.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): refuse to let anyone slow you down. Don’t let the changes around you diminish your plans or the outcome you are trying to achieve. A steady pace forward will encourage talks that support long-term solutions. romance is featured.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Trust yourself, not what others say or do, to get things done differently. An opportunity will sprout if you pursue information, knowledge, skills and comfort in following a path that inspires passion and desire to make a difference.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Think outside the box, and you’ll devise a plan that will give you the momentum you need to succeed. Personal growth, selfimprovement and essential relationships will help you achieve what’s important to you. romance will enhance your love life.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Nothing is forever, but if ideas are thought out and applied with expertise, good things will transpire. Don’t be fooled by someone who challenges you or tries to change your schedule. Embrace personal gain and self-improvement wholeheartedly.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stick to the basics and keep life simple. focus on what and who interests you, pitch in and do your part. A positive attitude will help you finish what you start and establish what you want to do moving forward.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t get angry or believe everything you hear. Expect to be inundated with information that can lead you astray or cost you emotionally, physically or financially. Trust what’s obvious and can be verified, and go about your business. Birthday Baby: you are aggressive, energetic and generous. you are independent and unique.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): leave nothing to chance. Be original and open to suggestions, but when making a final decision, let your intuition lead the way and your heart push you in a direction that feels right. having a purpose will raise your desire to succeed.
Happy Birthday: Concentrate on financial opportunities. An aggressive portfolio with a solid endgame will put your mind at ease. Don’t let missed opportunities bring you down; learn from the experience and push forward. A steady pace and a disciplined attitude regarding health, wealth and personal gain will bring the results you desire. live up to your promises and show kindness toward others. your numbers are 7, 18, 22, 29, 32, 36, 47.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let what others do or say lead you astray. Work toward your goal without jeopardizing your health or reputation. A highenergy approach to work and a sound idea will help you complete things on time and to your satisfaction.
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12 SportSThe observer | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 31, 2022 | ndsmcobserver.com SporTS AUThoriTY
Quantity has certainly been lacking when it comes to this bout, but its quality has been undeniable.
o ctober 13, 1936: o hio State 2, Notre Dame 7 The back end of a homeand-away series saw the epitome of 1930s football take shape in s outh b end. c ontrary to the prior season, both o hio s tate (2-2) and n otre d ame (3-1) were off to troublesome starts leading up to a windy, rainy s aturday afternoon. Though weather ruled the day, the rules of the game themselves stung os U at the worst imaginable time. In the final moments of the contest, and with the b uckeyes driving deep into Irish territory, the offense threw back-to-back incom pletions in the end zone. At the time, this resulted in an automatic touchback, allowing n otre d ame to take possession and end the game. o hio s tate would have a long time to mull over not one, but two heartbreaking defeats to the Irish.
September 30, 1995: No. 15 Notre Dame 26, No. 7 o hio State 45 After 59 years of waiting, the b uckeyes finally received another shot at the Irish in c olumbus. The visitors built up a 17-7 advantage behind two of r andy Kinder’s three touchdown runs, but it was only a matter of time until the b uckeye offense (36.5 points per game in 1995) flipped the switch. Quarterback b obby hoying hurled four touch downs, one of which covered 82 yards in the arms of top receiver Terry Glenn. The showstopper was soon-tobe heisman winner e ddie George, who terrorized the Irish defense to the tune of 207 rushing yards and a pair of Itscores.allamounted to a 31-point second half for the b uckeyes and an electrifying rebirth of the nd os U series.
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West Virginia @ No. 17 p ittsburgh c urrently, Pitt is ranked 10th in ZeL o s Power r ankings, ranking eighth when you account for their statistical performance last year and all of their offsea son losses and gains. ZeL o does have the Panthers tak ing a step back offensively, which makes sense when you consider that Pickett is no longer quarterbacking for theWestteam.virginia, meanwhile, is currently ranked 67th by ZeL o with an offense rank ing outside the top-100 but a solid defense ranking 24th. These are two programs with very different trajecto ries for this season. ZeL o has the m ountaineers as a roughly .500 team with a few odd simulations where they make it to seven wins.
FooTBALL Notre Dame-Ohio State: History of the matchup between the schools
The model also performed adequately against the spread, going 5 for 11, which is better than the n FL ZeL o model typically performs. s o now, as we start the col lege football season, I figured I would take a look at some of the best matches from this upcoming weekend and tell you what ZeL o thinks will happen.
September 28, 1996: No. 4 o hio State 29, No. 5 Notre Dame 16 The stakes were through the roof once again as the se ries returned to Indiana. o hio s tate (2-0) had outscored r ice and Pittsburgh 142-7 to begin the campaign, while n otre d ame (3-0) was coming off a narrow victory over sixthranked Texas in Austin. The b uckeyes took firm control of the game immediately, scor ing under two minutes into the affair and leading 22-7 at halftime.ohios tate’s defense fin ished the year with just 10.1 points allowed per game, and the Irish bore witness to their dominance, being held to 3.8 yards per play. o ffensively, Pepe Pearson gave e ddie George a run for his money with 179 rushing yards and two trips to the end zone, as the b uckeyes locked up their first win over a top-five oppo nent in 11 years. os U is slated to visit notre d ame s tadium for the first time since this matchup next s eptember.
Contact Tom Zwiller at tzwiller@hcc-nd.eduTheviewsexpressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Pitt -7.5 o /U 52 No. 11 o regon @ No. 3 Georgia The b ulldogs are current ly ranked second in college football, just behind o hio s tate, with the potential to re peat as the best defense in the game and a top-25 offense. Georgia is currently pro jected to win the sec e ast and is favored against the c rimson Tide. o regon might be a top-30 team in ZeL o s rankings, but unlike Georgia, they are not a powerhouse on one side of the ball or the other. o regon is not even project ed to place in the top 2 in the Pac-12. s o, it should surprise no one who ZeL o favors here. Georgia should win com fortably. ZeL o gives them a 69.1% chance of winning and expects a touchdown victory.
Pitt, on the other hand? They are the models pick to represent the Acc c oastal di vision, slight favorites ahead of the m iami hurricanes. This one should be a solid win for the Panthers, with ZeL o giving them a 71.3% chance of victory, with Pitt just beating the spread.
UGA -17 o /U 53 No. 23 Cincinnati @ No. 19 Arkansas A Power-5 Group-of-5 game! As I said earlier, ZeL o has a blind spot for G5 and P5 matchups, which I plan to correct in next year’s model. This game is no different, with the r azorbacks being the underdog with only a 35.8% chance of victory. b ased on the weight of the previous year’s statistics, it is only natural for c incinnati to look so strong. They are a top10 ZeL o team and are pro jected to compete for the AAc c onference c hampionship as a 10-win (on average) team. Given the small sample data for these matchups, I am anticipating a miss here by ZeL o, if only because it has the b earcats covering the spread.ArK-6 o /U 52 No. 5 Notre Dame @ No. 2 o hio State c onsidering that I work for the o bserver, I think I am contractually obligated to write about a top-5 Irish game, even if I am one of ten people to do so this week. At the very least, I can of fer (what I hope) is a differ ing opinion than most of my colleagues as ZeL o calls for an absolute thrashing of the Irish.It’s not personal to n otre d ame. o hio s tate ranks num ber one in ZeL o s power rank ings and has a top-20 defense to help it. o hio s tate is the clear favorite to emerge from the b10 and ZeL o s pick to win the national title. If you read my projections piece earlier in the week, you already know that ZeL o has nd as roughly a 9.5-win team that will struggle against o hio s tate and c lemson and has toss-ups against b YU and U ncThe Irish did not return enough of their personnel to merit a great ranking on of fense, which will hurt them against the b uckeyes. The nd offense ranks 42nd by ZeL o h owever, ZeL o does predict n otre d ame to slight ly cover the massive spread, but they won’t come particu larly close to the outright win. os U -17.5 o /U 58.5
November 2, 1935: Notre Dame 18, o hio State 13 In a time when the Pennsylvania r ailroad trans ported fans from s outh b end to c olumbus, o hio s tadium hosted the first-ever “Game of the c entury”. The 5-0 Irish faced the 4-0 b uckeyes before 81,000 spec tators, and the home crowd had plenty to roar about ear ly on. n otre d ame threw two interceptions that yielded b uckeye touchdowns, result ing in a halftime score of 13-0.As the second half pro gressed, the Irish were bar reling towards their first blemish of the season — that is, until Andy Pilney deliv ered the performance of a lifetime. The Kansas native set up n otre d ame’s first touchdown with a long punt return, then threw for a sec ond score. Trailing 13-12 with under two minutes re maining, the defense forced an improbable fumble near midfield and Pilney gained 30 yards on a run that brought him a season-ending leg in jury. b ill s hakespeare fin ished the job, finding Wayne m illner for the game-win ning touchdown. As n otre d ame fans stormed the field in elation, the series was off and running in grand style.
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Last weekend, college football had what might be the oddest weekend in sports: Week 0. I have always watched and enjoyed college football, but I was never a diehard fan and the earliest I would watch was the start of conference play.
s o, when I learned about the existence of “Week 0,” it began to annoy me. If it is the first weekend of foot ball, it should not be Week 0; if it is Week 0, it should be a preseason and should not count towards teams’ records.butmy annoyance with Week 0 aside, the new ZeL o model performed pretty well. Yes, ZeL o lost three games, but I anticipated two of those. ZeL o seems to have a blind spot for games be tween Power-5 and Group of 5 teams, so I am not overly worried.The other loss was n ebraska-so n ebraska is firmly not back-but es P n ’s FPI missed that one as well.
By TYLER REIDY s portsForWriterjust the seventh time in their lengthy history, n otre d ame and o hio s tate prepare to meet on the gridiron this weekend. ND- o SU, an Ever-Elusive Showdown n otre d ame and o hio s tate are two of college football’s undisputed blue bloods. n ot only have both pro grams existed since the 19th century, but the Fighting Irish and b uckeyes also share 19 national championships, 14 h eisman Trophy winners, and over 1,800 combined victories.suchhistorical accolades have been backed up by re cent success as well, with the two schools each picking up 50-plus wins over the past five seasons. h owever, despite a mere 205 miles separating n otre d ame s tadium from o hio s tadium, s aturday’s clash will mark just the seventh all-time meeting between these giants of the gridiron.
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10. Navy (9.06) Another volatile ranking came with the midshipmen. Although they generally settled towards the lower end of things, several writ ers ranked the naval Academy much higher. This can be a tribute to the triple option, a traditionally tricky offense to handle. but the midshipmen ultimately are a far less talented roster, as is standard in this rivalry, leading to this no. 10 ranking.
3. USC (3.816) Usc was relatively consistently ranked between third and sixth on the ballots. one ballot listed the Trojans at no. 2, while one dropped Usc down to eighth. It’s a reflection of the turnover with in the program, as there are cer tainly question marks about how the team looks under Lincoln riley. With the renowned head coach at the helm, along with highly touted quarterback caleb Williams coming over along with wide receiver and biletkinoff winner Jordan Addison, the of fense could be scary. but the de fense has struggled recently, and the Trojans may still be relatively one-dimensional. Where this game ranks in terms of difficulty will become clearer throughout the season. but for now the raw offensive talent on Usc’s ros ter, plus a road rivalry game, is enough to rank this contest third overall.
6. Boston College (6.963) The holy War and the Phil Jurkovec revenge tour are enough to vault the eagles into the top half of the rankings. on talent alone, they likely wouldn’t make it. but Jurkovec has been somewhat outspoken about his displeasure regarding his time in south bend, and he’s got some talent at the skill positions, headlined by Zay Flowers. A senior day stunner in notre dame stadium is unlikely but not unthinkable.
8. Syracuse (7.911) The road trip to visit the orange generally ranked in the middle of most rankings. one voter ranked it the easiest game on the slate, while a trio slotted it as high as no. 5. The timing of this game is dif ficult, with it coming a week after that UnLv game. What should be a cakewalk in the prior week could have the Irish sleepwalk ing in syracuse, particularly if they’re looking ahead to clemson the following week. If that’s the case, the orange have a solid de fense and a respectable offense to make this a chilly and miser able halloween weekend for notre dame. Ultimately, however, the Irish should have plenty of talent to prevail.
11. Marshall (9.84) After UnLv, things did get a little less clear. marshall slots in at elev enth, but the Thundering herd were ranked as high as sixth. A lot of this ranking could be depen dent on the status of running back rasheen Ali. The talented back is currently away from the team with an undisclosed issue but is a difference-maker if on the field.
Observer sports staff ranks teams on Notre Dame football schedule
By AIDAN THOMAS sportsWitheditorjust days leading up to the daunting season opener in columbus, 23 observer sports writers sat down to vote on how to rank the Irish schedule, from the easiest game to their most chal lenging clash. here are the results:
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9. Cal (8.11) The Golden bears have a solid defense and a generally abysmal offense. If the Irish’s new-look offense comes out firing, then this matchup shouldn’t be an is sue. however, that’s not a slamdunk certainty. This matchup got ranked as high as third on our list. If notre dame is struggling offensively, this would become a defensive grindfest where small mistakes could determine the outcome.
5. UNC (4.79) The Tar heels have to replace sam howell at quarterback, but drake maye looks like the real deal, at least as much as one can in preseason. The challenge for the Tar heels may be that notre dame is their first Power-5 opponent of the year. Will their young quar terback be ready against a vet eran Irish defense? however, it’s certainly a tricky road trip for the Irish, and the Tar heels have the offense to force notre dame into a shootout. That’s not a recipe for success for the 2022 notre dame squad. This has been a close game in the previous two matchups, and it could be once more in Week 4.
4. BYU (4.34) The catholics and the mormons in sin city. It’s a matchup made in heaven for headline writers, but it’s not a walk in the park for notre dame. The cougars return 97% of their defensive production from 2021, as well as plenty of offensive production as well. Quarterback Jaren hall is a gamechanger, and bYU always has some elite talent at wide receiver. A massive dif ference maker could be the en vironment. It’s a home game for notre dame, meaning they get the larger ticket share. but bYU travels well and is located closer. It wouldn’t be uncharacteristic for some of notre dame’s fan base to sell off their tickets and make this less of a homey envi ronment for the Irish.
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2015-16 Fiesta Bowl: No. 7 Ohio State 44, No. 8 Notre Dame 28 h alfway through n ovember, n otre d ame and o hio s tate seemed more likely to meet in the c ollege Football Playoff than any where else. h owever, lateseason losses to s tanford and m ichigan s tate, respec tively, shifted the sixth and most recent matchup back to Arizona.TheIrish struggled to contain os U early, as the b uckeyes opened up a 28-7 advantage before halftime. m atters were made worse for n otre d ame when star line backer Jaylon s mith went down with a significant knee injury. e zekiel e lliott, who had made a name for himself in o hio s tate’s 2014 national championship vic tory, racked up 149 rushing yards and found paydirt four times. no player has rushed for more than three touch downs against the Irish since.Put it all together, and n otre d ame has not beaten o hio s tate in 86 years. In their four losses, the Irish have struggled mightily in containing the b uckeyes’ top offensive weapons. That theme could certain ly make itself known again on s aturday, as os U boasts a heisman Trophy favorite in quarterback c .J. s troud, F bs single-game receiving yards record-holder Jaxon s mithn jigba and two more highly touted wideout prospects in Julian Fleming and m arvin h arrison Jr. n otre d ame, even as a two-touchdown underdog, is looking to be gin the m arcus Freeman era by putting an old narrative toAnbed. Irish triumph on s aturday would snap a 14game losing streak against top-15 teams in games away from n otre d ame s tadium, a slump that includes the aforementioned 2016 Fiesta b owl of anticipation is al most over. Contact Tyler Reidy at treidy3@nd.edu
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2. Clemson (2.17) The Tigers received 20 votes at 2nd place, a pair of third-place votes, and a single tally at fourth place. Almost unanimously, this is one of the toughest games on the schedule for the Irish. Will the Irish storm the field once more, or can clemson pull off the road victory? both teams have elite defenses, strong ground games and questions surround ing their aerial attack. It’s a ti tanic clash of extremely similar, and likely highly ranked, teams that will be an incredible home test for marcus Freeman and co.
2005-06 Fiesta Bowl: No. 4 Ohio State 34, No. 5 Notre Dame 20 To end the 2005 season, a postseason matchup fi nally came calling for notre d ame and o hio state. b oth teams entered with 9-2 re cords and were led by sensa tional talents at quarterback - Troy s mith ( os U) won the 2006 heisman Trophy and b rady Quinn ( nd ) finished third.however, s mith’s support ing cast made headlines in the final Fiesta b owl at s un d evil s tadium. Wide receiv er Ted Ginn exploded for 240 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns, while running back Antonio Pittman logged 136 rushing yards and put the game on ice with a 60yard house call late in the fourth quarter. o hio s tate - en route to its third Fiesta b owl victo ry in four years - had n otre d ame’s defense in a daze, outgaining the Irish 617-348 in total yardage.
7. Stanford (7.675) To rank it high because of the rivalry and primetime status of the game, or to rank it low be cause stanford has been abso lutely miserable in recent years. That was the dilemma facing our voters, which ultimately led to this middle-of-the-road ranking. voters slotted the cardinal as high as fourth and as low as eleventh, with votes placing the Irish’s lesser californian rival at every spot in between. coming off an intense road trip to vegas, this could be a sleeper trap game, but notre dame has dominated this match up in recent years.
After a disappointing 2021-22 season, the belles’ volleyball team is back in action on Friday, sept. 2. The belles will open their season up on the road in sandusky, ohio, where they will play bluffton in the heidelberg Invite. saint mary’s will not stop there, as later that evening, they will be traveling to the cedar Point Invite where they will play capital, Waynesburg and defiance all in one weekend. Last season, the belles lost in the mIAA tournament to Albion on the road. Although Albion won the first set 25-11, saint mary’s was able to come back in the sec ond set, before losing the third and fourth, consecutively. While their season did not end as hoped, the saint mary’s volleyball team did come out of the season with lots of impressive stats. Junior outside hitter colleen mccarthy led the team with 236 kills, and senior middle hitter molly Pooler ended the season with 159 kills. mccarthy also led the team in digs, with a total of 223, and ser vice aces, with 16. sophomore middle hitter shay Theile followed closely with 14 aces. The belles also lost their setter claire hennessy, who finished the season with a total of 641 assists. This season, the belles will rely on their returning players, as well as their six freshmen, to strengthen their team and hopefully secure a better final ranking postseason. While the belles will open up against similarly ranked teams, they will also face tough com petition moving further into the season. In the mIAA alone, hope college finished their last season undefeated, while calvin only lost one game. Although the belles fin ished seventh in their conference, they did beat teams ranked above them, such as olivet. With a difficult schedule ahead, the belles must dig deep to improve upon last season’s 7-15 record.
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12. UNLV (Average Rank: 11.59) out of 23 votes, 15 placed the rebels 12th, with an additional seven ranking the Group of 5 op ponent at no. 11. This should be a very easy home clash, and the votes indicated as such.
1. Ohio State In a not-so-shocking develop ment, all 23 ballots ranked this weekend’s upcoming clash with ohio state as the most difficult game on the schedule. can’t say much about this one that hasn’t already been said. but it’s going to be a brutal and bruising test for the Irish. As 17.5 point under dogs, the Irish haven’t won while being such underdogs since 2007, when they won as 21-point underdogs against UcLA. can they shock the world on saturday night in columbus? The summer of anticipation is almost over. Contact Aidan Thomas at athoma28@nd.edu regionals last season, they hope to build on their repertoire as well as strengthen their team.
By TYLER REIDY sportsAmongWriter the many storylines for saturday’s showdown be tween notre dame and ohio state, a rarity in Fighting Irish history will present itself at ohio stadium. head coach marcus Freeman and sophomore quar terback Tyler buchner will become just the 7th head coachquarterback duo in the last 100 years to make their notre dame regular season debuts in the same game. Freeman, an ohio native and buckeye alumnus, will be at the helm for the sec ond time overall; he led the Irish in their Fiesta bowl loss to oklahoma state last season. meanwhile, buchner is set to make his maiden voyage as a starter after throwing for 298 yards and rushing for another 336 in 10 games off the bench in 2021. both men seek to write the next chapter in notre dame’s long-standing tradition of ex cellence in these scenarios.
The team will now have an eight-day rest before their nextThegame.chance to rest is much needed as the s aints have been battling the injury bug all season and had a few in jury scares against Goshen. The team has found a way to rally through the injuries, something c oach o mar not ed and felt deserved praise. “I just want to give a special shoutout to the 12 girls that have really just been grinding for us while our five starters have been out.”
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After their game on the 7th, the s aints turn their attention to conference play which be gins against c ardinal stritch.
The s aints are back in ac tion on s ept. 7 at 7:00 p.m., on the road against Lourdes University.
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That was precisely what happened, with freshman forward m ia Garatoni capi talizing on a Goshen defen sive lapse that left her with a great scoring chance in the 19thTheminute.goaldid not discourage the maple Leafs, who brought and sustained intense pres sure throughout the first half. The combination of the pressure Goshen and the s aints’ rotation of players brought a few communi cation errors that allowed the Leaf some good scoring chances.Italso led to Goshen out shooting the s aints 6-3 in the first half. however, in the second half, with both the wind and the lead, the s aints came out more aggressively, outshoot ing Goshen 5-4. With the increase in shots came a second goal for holy c ross, with junior midfielder s olena c ruz sending a ball over a Goshen defender to her classmate hailey s anders, who was able to take advan tage of the Goshen keeper’s misreading of the play. e ven down 0-2, Goshen was not going away quietly as they continued to keep up the pressure on the s aints. Goshen had four shot at tempts in the last 15 minutes of play alone and three sepa rate corner kicks. however, the s aint defense kept the ball out of the net and hung onto the 2-0 win. With the win, the s aints im prove to 1-0-3 while Goshen falls to 1-2.
By TOM ZWILLER sportsTheWriterholy c ross Women’s s occer team came into Tuesday’s match against the Goshen c ollege maple Leafs in search of two things. The first, this was the sea son’s first win. The s aints had tied in all three of their first matches, a frustrating fact looming over the match against5th-yearGoshen.head coach o mar Gallo discussed that frustra tion: “We felt we were deserv ing of a better result than what we have been doing, and we felt that because of the girls we got back on the pitch.”Thesecond thing the team was looking for was the pro gram’s first win over Goshen; in the six times the two squads have met dating back to 2009, the s aints had been unable to beat or draw the Leafs.The 3 p.m. kickoff featured temperatures shy of 80 and substantial winds of 10 to 15 miles per hour which, ac cording to Gallo, affected the s aint’s strategy. “It’s really tough when you’re playing a floating ball in the air, reading the tim ing of the ball, the timing of your run; it definitely makes it a little more difficult. but we felt that if we had the wind the first half, the goal was can we be up at half with the wind. [If we were up], we would have a better chance in the second half.”
By JOCHE SANCHEZ CORDOVA sportsTheWriternotre dame’s men’s soccer team went up to east Lansing and beat the michigan state spartans 3-2 on monday night to pick up their first win of the 2022 season. It was a huge bounce back from their disappointing loss to seattle in their opener at Alumni stadium. no. 4 notre dame used a domi nant first half to pull ahead of the spartans and take a lead they would never relinquish. right from kickoff, the Irish controlled possession and kept michigan state on their heels with a few early shots trap ping the spartans in their defending third.The Irish found their opener in the 19th minute through junior defender Paddy burns. The goal came from a set piece as sopho more matthew roou took a free kick near the corner flag and crossed a ball into the box. The in-swinging cross found junior striker daniel russo at the near post, but from there a scrum ensued in front of the spartans’ net. The ball eventually fell to sophomore midfielder bryce boneau who sent it back into the sixyard box where burns was waiting to head it into the bottom left corner of the goal to make it 1-0. It was burns’ first goal of the sea son and the fourth of his career. The assist was the first of boneau’s Irish career after the Texan missed his freshman season due to injury. boneau had also drawn the yellowcard challenge that initially led to roou’s free-kick into the box. Just three minutes later, notre dame capitalized on their early momentum as they doubled their lead through freshman sebastian Green. The midfielder leaped high est of all to win another header in the six-yard box to convert a cross from sophomore defender Kyle Genenbacher into notre dame’s second goal of the night. After the two quick goals, the ac tion settled down following some michigan state substitutions that stemmed the tide. In all, notre dame outshot michigan state 14-3 in the first half as they dominated proceedings in the early going. The spartans came out of the half playing much better and in the 51st minute, michigan state striker Jake spadafora sent a looping header to ward the top right corner of the goal that forced a spectacular save from Irish goalkeeper bryan dowd to keep it shortly after, the Irish made it 3-0 as an ill-fated attempt at a back heel clearance from msU defender elijah howe turned into an own goal. Again, it was Genenbacher wreaking havoc as his header off a Wyatt borso corner led to the mis play from howe. In the later stages of the game, michigan st. made things inter esting for notre dame. In the 75th minute, they drew a penalty which midfielder Jack beck converted to make it 3-1. With a little over five minutes remaining the spartans found a second goal through midfielder vedad Kovac to keep their hopes of a comeback alive. Ultimately, the late effort wasn’t enough for the spartans as howe’s own goal proved decisive and notre dame held on to win 3-2 on the road. The win was notre dame’s fifth consecutive road triumph against michigan state, a streak dat ing back to 2011.
This marks the second game in a row that the s aints have been able to keep a clean sheet, with sophomore goaltender Taylor Primack playing all 180 minutes and recording ten saves during thatForspan.coach o mar, the two clean sheets are a takeaway from the last two games. “We tell our girls you have to cel ebrate the clean sheet as you celebrate a goal scored.”
1931: Heartley “Hunk” Anderson and Chuck Jaskwhich All eyes were on Anderson and the Irish as the 1931 season commenced. Knute rockne had passed away in a plane crash that march, leaving one of his former players to follow up his three national championships and division I record .881 win ning percentage. moreover, Anderson had a fresh starting quarterback to groom in chuck Jaskwhich. In the opener at Indiana, Anderson’s bunch re soundingly answered any ques tions about post-rockne notre dame with a 25-0 victory. While Jaskwhich did not factor in any touchdowns, he later helped the Irish offense put up 28.3 points per game in 1932 — good for 3rd-best in the nation.
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1941: Frank Leahy and Angelo Bertelli before becoming one of the most dominant head coachquarterback pairs in program history, Leahy and bertelli de buted together against Arizona. Leahy had already experienced a championship culture in south bend, capturing the 1929 and 1930 national titles under rockne. The soon-to-be hall of Famer recognized bertelli’s passing prowess and quickly converted him from tailback to starting quarterback ahead of the 1941 season. bertelli found midseason form in game one, completing 6 of 7 passes with a touchdown in the first quar ter en route to a 38-7 throttling of the Wildcats. notre dame ended that season ranked third nationally with a record of 8-01, and bertelli became the first sophomore in college football history to receive votes for the heisman Trophy (2nd place). he
1944: Ed McKeever and Frank “Boley” Dancewicz Following the glorious 1943 season, Leahy entered the United states navy with World War II ongoing. h is departure opened the door for mcKeever to take the reins on an interim ba sis. The enlistment of quarter backs bertelli ( marine corps) and Johnny Lujack ( navy) also positioned dancewicz as the new commander of the offense. Pittsburgh was no match for notre dame’s new look in week one, as the Irish flattened college football’s second-worst defense in a 58-0 outburst. dancewicz and fel low gunslinger Joe Gasparella smoothly filled the void left by bertelli, throwing a combined five touchdown passes. notre dame started that season 5-0 with a number one ranking, but the defense crumbled at the hands of navy (32 points allowed) and Army (59 points allowed) on the way to an 8-2 record
After 15 years and three more Leahy championships, Kuharich and White be came the next rookie tandem. Kuharich was returning to his roots; he grew up in south bend, played football at notre dame from 1935-37 and landed his first coaching job as an as sistant freshman coach for the Irish in 1938. White had just 92 passing yards to his name through 1957 and 1958, but he led the offense in a rain-soaked
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eventually took home the award along with a national cham pionship in 1943, as Leahy’s switch to a T-formation offense allowed the young signal-caller to flourish.
1959: Joe Kuharich and Don White
The team is ready, accord ing to c oach o mar, “I think if we can get our players back and healthy, we will be able to compete this year; we have a few team goals in mind. We just need our players healthy.”
denner and markezich head lined an excellent team effort at the ncAAs, earning All-American honors with ninth and eleventhplace finishes, respectively, but for much of the season, this type of standout showing by the Irish seemed unlikely. While the team will still plan to be at its best for the national meet this year, notre dame will strive for more consis tency throughout the season. “We knew all along that we had that kind of talent but in the last three weeks [of the season], every thing gelled to the point that fit ness found confidence at the ideal time,” sparks said. “We’re hoping to [reach] those objectives a little bit earlier, finding the intersection of those two pieces so that we can be more competitive at the confer enceWhilemeet.”the strong returning core merits high expectations on its own, the Irish will be joined by two transfers that are expected to immediately contribute, senior Katie Thronson and sophomore siona chisholm. Thronson was previously an All-sec performer at Tennessee while chisholm competed in canada, and sparks believes that they will help put notre dame “over the top.”
By MATTHEW CROW sports Writer entering the 2022 season, notre dame cross country finds itself in the unique position of having its men’s and women’s teams on di vergent trajectories. Irish director of track & field and cross country matt sparks called the current state of the program “a tale of two teams,” with the men counting on underclassmen to take up new leadership roles in the midst of a transition period while the wom en return a veteran-laden lineup coming off of their most success ful season in over a decade. The one constant, though, is that both teams appear to have all the nec essary pieces to be among the na tion’s best. men’s team looks to rebuild The past three seasons were prosperous ones for the notre dame men, as the Irish claimed two Acc championships and three consecutive top-ten ncAA championship placements, in cluding a runner-up finish in 2020. Those teams were built around an elite nucleus of Yared nuguse and dylan Jacobs, both individual national champions on the track, and danny Kilrea, a three-time All-American. All three stars have now moved on, along with former men’s head coach sean carlson, and notre dame’s grasp as the class of the Acc is suddenly con siderably less firm than it had been.“The last two years, we’ve kind of been the clear-cut favorite [in the Acc],” sparks, now coach ing both the men’s and women’s teams, said. “now it’s a bit of an openWhilecompetition.”thattriobrought consis tent excellence on the course, they leave just as gaping of a hole off it, having been the team’s “perennial captains and leaders” over the last three“There’syears. a lot of leadership loss there,” sparks said. “We’re still looking for someone to as sert themselves as a leader off the course.”TheIrish believe that they have the personnel to fill the massive shoes of the graduating class, with senior matthew carmody and sophomore Josh methner being counted on to carry the torch for this year’s team. “From a competitive stand point, matthew carmody and Josh methner are the two guys that we expect to lead us come time to race,” sparks said. “They could be great leaders for the team, but nei ther one of those guys … has had to step up and be a leader up until thisTherepoint.”isno doubt that the pair have competition resumes wor thy of being tasked with running up front for a national contender. carmody has been named to nu merous All-Acc teams and was a national qualifier in the 10000 meters in the spring, and methner was an All-American in cross country during his freshman year. sparks describes them as having “done some elite things” but never having the chance to “lead the charge,” an opportunity they will have this season. behind them is an extremely talented group, albeit one that is largely untested and unproven, new territory for the program as of recent“We’reyears.going to be counting on freshmen to run in our top five or seven,” sparks said. “For the last two or three years, we’ve had a very veteran team and didn’t need to count on the newcomers to car ry much weight for our success.”
The Irish will use the coming weeks to give their younger run ners more experience and move closer to determining the postsea son lineup, and their first major test will come at the notre dame Invite. They will play host to three of the nation’s best teams in new mexico, nc state, and Alabama. Unlike last year, the Irish hope to match up well with these other national contenders at this early stage in the season.
“conversely from the men’s team, the women have a very veteran feel about who they are,” sparks said, noting that he expects graduate student maddy denner, senior Katie rose blachowicz, and junior olivia markezich to provide strong performances for the team.
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Women’s team seeks to contin ue last season’s success Last year’s notre dame wom en’s team provides a clear example of what it looks like when a group finds its best form at just the right moment. It is uncommon to see a team follow up a fifth-place con ference finish by placing fifth in the nation, but that is exactly what the Irish did. The women’s team brings back a majority of their top seven from a group that earned the program’s highest ncAA championship fin ish since 2004, and led by three key returners, they are highly motivat ed to go even further this year.
Luckily the Irish hauled in one of the nation’s best recruiting classes and early returns from practice in dicate that the group will be ready to make an impact from day one. “Traditionally, the freshmen haven’t been able to make the top seven, and part of it was that their fitness just wasn’t of that caliber to contribute,” sparks said. “It’s still too early to tell who’s going to rise out of that group and be a contrib uting member, but it’s been fun because they’re all having a lot of success and are very ready for col legeWithrunning.”ayoung roster and many unknowns about who will emerge as the Irish’s top runners for the postseason, the regular season meets, beginning with this Friday’s Winrow-valparaiso Invite, will provide a valuable op portunity for the coaching staff to evaluate the team. “It’s going to be a fun next month to sort things out and let them compete,” sparks said. “We travel to valparaiso on Friday for what’s more of an exhibition type of competition, but then we’ve got the two home meets that follow where we’ll really be able to see who’s ready for elite division I run ning and who needs some time to figure some things out.” After the trip to valparaiso, notre dame will host the national catholic Invite and the Joe Piane notre dame Invite in september and travel to madison in october for the nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite that will serve as the final tune-up before the postseason. despite the attrition, the Irish maintain aspirations of high finishes at the Acc and ncAA championships and will work throughout the season to find the right combination of runners and ensure that they are ready to peak at the right time.
“having a blend of a couple graduate students, a couple of third year, fourth year guys, and then sprinkle in a freshman or two, it will be a really diverse group,” sparks said. “We just have to help those guys gel over the next six to eight weeks before we get to the conference meet.”
“now that we’ve had [a top-five finish nationally] last fall under our belts, I think they’ll come out more sure of themselves come midseason,” sparks said.
clash with north carolina. Although he completed only 7 passes for 86 yards, the Irish outgained the Tar heels 140-18 in first-half rushing yards to take control early and set up a 28-8 triumph. The remainder of the season was a different story, however, as the Irish struggled to a 5-5 record, and White split starts with the more experi enced George Izo. Kuharich ended his time in south bend with a 17-23 mark in three seasons.
2010, the california product had a strong collection of weapons at his disposal; michael Floyd, Kyle rudolph, T.J. Jones and Theo riddick all became nFL draft picks post-notre dame. crist was efficient in the opening 23-12 win over the boilermakers of Purdue, going 19-for-26 with 205 yards and a touchdown as the Irish jumped out to a 20-3 lead. he dazzled two weeks later in an overtime loss at michigan state, delivering 369 passing yards and 4 touchdowns. however, his season was cut short in late october when he suffered a ruptured patella tendon and Tommy rees seized control of the job. The Irish wrapped up 2010 at 8-5, and crist transferred to Kansas after the following season.
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2010: Brian Kelly and Dayne Crist Kelly took the head coaching job at notre dame after leading a 12-0 campaign at cincinnati, and crist was the first of nine starting quar terbacks he worked with in his 11 IrishApproachingseasons.
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“We’d like to be a little bit more competitive.”notredame’s fifth-place finish at the ncAA championship last year came as a surprise to many. This season, they will not be sneaking up on anyone. The Irish are confident that another top national finish is on the way, and ready to deliver it.
1975: Dan Devine and r ick Slager Just two years removed from the second of Ara Parseghian’s two national championships, devine and his 20 years of head coaching experience took to the sideline at notre dame. slager, the top singles tennis player at the school, was instantly served up a piece of Fighting Irish his tory; his first career start coin cided with the initiation of the holy War, as notre dame and boston college were set to meet for the first time. Though slager threw for only 72 yards amidst an inexperienced offense, his defense led the charge under the bright lights of monday night Football, leading to a 17-3 Irish victory. Then, for the first time in a half-century, devine’s group prepared to play a second game in five days. The Irish comfort ably took care of Purdue, as the defense yet again paced a 17-0 victory. Fittingly, the week ended with sports Illustrated’s cover featuring a photo of r ick slager and a headline reading,
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Now Irish senior Matthew Carmody pushes towards the finish line in the Men’s Open 5 mile during the 2019 Joe Piane Invitational.
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Saint Mary’s Cross Country The belles’ cross country team opens up its sea son Thursday, sept. 1 at the manchester hokum Karem in north manchester, Indiana. After placing 22nd in the nc AA regional, the belles are looking to come back stronger than ever thisTheseason.event is a two-person re lay race, in which team mem bers run alternating 3Ks. Last year, duos Ava Gillis and Angela bannan clutched 7th place while Amanda Tracy and elizabeth bolinger grabbed tenth. This season, both senior bannan and junior Tracy will run without their partner. The belles cross country also lost a number of runners such as Anne scheck, brigid conmy, riley swope, emily blank and charley Lustig. In addition, their now assistant coach claudia stiglitz used to run for the Althoughbelles.thebelles lost a sig nificant number of their run ners, they retained many of their scoring runners from the past nc AA regionals. This in cludes haley Greene, now a ju nior, who claimed a personal record at the meet with a time of 23:41.9, placing 76th overall. Tracy also recorded a personal record of 24.33.5, which awarded her 112th overall. Tracy, Greene, senior Alexa Zeese, sophomore elizabeth bernovich and senior Anna demars also scored in the nc AA regional last year. The belles welcome three freshmen added to their roster as well. With a stacked season, the belles hope to improve their results. After kicking it off in north manchester, Indiana, the belles travel to the calvin Knight Invitational, before return ing home for the notre dame national catholic Invitational. While they did not move past the
SAiNT MArY ’S SEASON PrEViEWS
By MANNION McGINLEY AND OLIVIA SCHATZ Assistant managing editor , Associate sportsThiseditorweekend, all three saint mary’s fall sports enter their first regular-season action of the year. Saint Mary’s Soccer The belles are back in action Thursday for their season open er. After going 8-9, 1-7, in the con ference last year, saint mary’s soccer has entirely revamped. head coach Farkhod Kurbonov, new to the belles coaching po sition this season, returns a cohesive squad to the pitch ac companied by nine brand new freshmen, all of whom, he says, blend really well with the exist ing“Ifgroup.youcome to our practice, right now and watch us practice, I don’t think you would know who’s freshman [and] who’s not, which is great. obviously, there’s a size difference between some one who played college for four years or three years and some one who just came out of high school so they’re getting used to the physicality part of it, and they’re getting used to the time management obviously, this be ing their first week of college in their life. but soccer-wise, they adjusted very, very well and that goes back to the seniors that we have that make them feel very welcome and our returning class.”even new himself, Kurbonov said this team has created such a welcoming environment where they have been able to become a cohesive unit, using each grade. “I’m very excited by these girls and we will definitely be starting several freshmen right off the bat and from our scrimmage to our practices, they look ready, they look there, they can make a difference. so that’s one thing I’m excited Kurbonovabout.”says they have a strong commitment to each oth er off the field as well. between watching movies, getting dinner or helping each other prepare for majors, the seniors brought the freshmen up to speed quickly. This strength off the field shores up just in time for the sea son opener against concordia chicago. The belles opened last year against the cougars as well, winning the match 3-0. They went on a four-game win streak after that and only lost one of their first eight. Kurbonov said the squad is looking to open the season the same way and are pushing each other to make it happen.“onthe field, that camara derie is there and the girls are pushing each other and actually vice versa. The freshmen have been pushing everyone and it just I don’t remember seeing anything quite like that before that the girls just coming out of high school click right away,” he said. “so again, I’m excited.”
New coaches, on-field leaders look to lift Belles to improved finishes in fall season
While the excitement and the energy are there, that doesn’t make conference play any easi er. Kubonov said he’s confident in the women on the team — de spite the conference being tough — and he’s making it their prior ity from day one. “our conference, the quality of the conference, it’s very, very balanced and it’s not super top heavy which makes it tough and at the same time makes it excit ing and interesting too, to com pete for the playoffs,” he said. “our objective is to compete for playoffs because it’s been a hot minute since saint mary’s [was] in the playoffs. We’ll try to change that. And I think that’s why it’s very important that the freshmen are going to be the ones who are going to come in here and make a difference alongsideKurbonovus.”said the starting 11 will include freshmen although the exact lineup hasn’t been de cided yet, to give the team the very best chance. “I’m very positive about the girls who will start on Thursday,” he said. “I’m confident in every one of them and whoever steps off the bench or starts, every one’s excited.”
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