Print Edition of The Observer for Wednesday, March 1, 2017
dPac to feature two-person play
Celebrated playwright’s ‘I and You’ confronts pressures of adolescence, realities of growing up
By SELENA PONIO
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The debut performance of n otre d ame’s film, television and theatre department’s production of “ i and you” takes place w ednesday at d e b artolo p erforming a rts c enter ( dpac ).
The play by l auren g underson, recently named the “most-produced playwright in a merica” by a merican Theatre magazine, follows the adventures of 17-year old c aroline, a young girl confined to her room due to illness, and her unexpected friendship with her classmate, a nthony. s enior m ary p atano, who plays c aroline in the production, said the best part about her role is getting to play a character who is “so authentically herself.”
“ c aroline makes up for her physical weakness with an overactive use of language, specifically using sarcasm and self-deprecation to make herself feel better,” p atano said. “ w hat i like most about c aroline is that she is kind of unlikeable. s he’s annoying in the way most 17-year-olds are, and can be a little bit of a brat sometimes. b ut this is juxtaposed by her passion for photography, e lvis and waffle fries.”
p atano said this play in particular is incredibly applicable to the lives of young adults. s he said the story of c aroline and a nthony demonstrate two people who were wary of each other initially but bonded more strongly with each new discovery about the other.
Speaker explores dark matter
By NATALIE WEBER news writer
i n the most recent installment of the “ o ur u niverse r evealed” lecture series, associate professor of physics a ntonio d elgado discussed dark matter.
“ n ormal matter — which is you, me, Jupiter, m ars,
whatever — is only 4 percent of what we see in the universe,” d elgado said. “ o nly 4 percent of what we say [is] the energy budget of the universe is what you and me are made of.
“The other 96 percent is something we have never
Professors outline details of Trump’s travel ban
By JORDAN COCKRUM news writer
p rofessors of political science p at p ierce and m arc b elanger hosted an open forum Tuesday to discuss p resident Trump’s executive order on immigration that
banned the entry into the u s . of nationals from i raq, i ran, s yria, s udan, s omalia, yemen and l ibya for 90 days.
The forum’s goal was not to discuss the executive order in a manner of pros or cons, but rather to provide information on it as a whole, p ierce said.
“ w hat different sides in the debate have done is ... emphasize part of the picture, but it’s important to put the whole thing together,” p ierce said.
week promotes culture of body positivity on campus
By LUCY LYNCh news writer
This week marks the student government health and wellness department’s annual l ove your b ody w eek, an event aimed at promoting body positivity and raising awareness about the impact of eating disorders on n otre d ame’s campus.
o ne in five college students will struggle with an eating disorder while at school, and recognizing this problem is particularly important, sophomore Julia d unbar, health and wellness department director, said.
“ o n our campus, i think there is a lot of stigma around eating disorders,” d unbar said. “ w e have made a lot of progress with general mental health stigma, but eating disorders really need our attention. w e need to first break down stigma regarding eating disorders.
“ s econdly, i hope to educate and empower our campus. i f a friend or roommate starts struggling, i want
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Junior Eric Ways, left, and senior Mary Patano rehearse a scene for the premiere of “I and You.” This coming-of-age play delves into the development of an unlikely relationship between two teenagers.
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Antonio Delgado, associate professor of physics, examines the presence of dark matter in the universe in a lecture Tuesday.
Michael McRoskey junior dillon hall “Thanksgiving.”
Michael Buche senior siegfried hall “mardi Gras.”
Areyan Gonzales-Stocks junior Knott hall “Thanksgiving.”
Conor Fitzpatrick freshman Keough hall “c hristmas steak dinner.”
Jim Martinson sophomore o’neill hall “c hristmas.”
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Wednesday
Information Session: AmeriCorps Geddes Hall
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Postgraduate opportunities available.
Men’s Basketball vs. Boston College Purcell Pavilion
8 p.m.
The Irish take on the Eagles.
Thursday
Fifth Annual AD&T Symposium McCourtney Hall
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
No pre-registration required.
“Marching Orders: Exploring the Mediation Mandate” Hesburgh Center for International Studies
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Friday
Graduate First Friday Dinner
Coleman-Morse Center
6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Open to graduate students of all faiths.
Bengal Bouts Finals Joyce Center
7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door for $30.
Saturday
Freebie Yoga Class
Rockne Memorial
11 a.m. - noon
No registration required, but space is limited. Arrive early.
Men’s Lacrosse vs. Maryland Arlotta Stadium
noon The Irish take on the Terrapins.
Tuesday
Theatre: “I and You” by Lauren Gunderson DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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By JIMMY KEMPER scene Writer
In the absence of a stellar — or even, let’s be honest, average — football season this past year, many students have turned to the men’s basketball team for comfort. here we have a sport where the close games are only fought against respectable teams, the easier games are a straight up blast and the coach is downright cool. Ultimately, the uptick in the basketball team’s popularity — brought on by the demand for a team that has a chance against duke and can display consistency at the nc AA Tournament — has led to two main results.
First of all, I can’t get basketball tickets easily anymore. second, I’ve realized that the dJ for the basketball games actually knows what he’s doing. no embarrassing dad tracks here: This dJ plays nothing but jams. Without further introduction, here’s the best of what notre dame basketball music has given this season:
“Father stretch My hands Pt. 1” – Kanye west
Introducing m ike brey and the boys to the court with a sleeper hit from one of the biggest and best albums of 2016 is more than enough proof that the basketball team may be the coolest program in the Acc r ight after the video montage and the crazy lights show
brought to us by the Watch nd app, the crowd always goes wild once the first synth line drops from this “The Life of Pablo” track. While this song may never hit the signature Future sample about metro boomin’s trust, the basketball dJ regularly gives us more than enough Kanye to make up for that, shuffling in “Fade,” “Part 2” and even older hits like “Flashing Lights” in just about every game.
The “Fresh Prince of Bel-a ir” Theme – w ill smith
Lost somewhere deep in the basketball dJ’s pregame edm/hip-hop turn-up mix is this classic. The theme song has broken free of the pop culture barriers surrounding the original show, taking up a life of its own at this point. Almost everyone in the student section can rap every lyric whether over a trap beat or the track’s original instrumental. despite Will smith’s status as a dad, this song gets a pass and avoids the tumultuous fall into dad territory because the sitcom sits firmly within our collective nostalgia. Plus, Will smith is a cool dad — minus that whole “suicide squad” thing.
“sandstorm” – darude okay, so maybe the song selection in notre dame stadium isn’t entirely terrible. This frequent third
quarter track has successfully carried over from fall sports to winter ones, providing a familiar gateway for those who may be unfamiliar with some of the newer tracks the basketball team frequently plays. And all memes aside, “sandstorm” is a genuinely fun pickup song.
“Broccoli” – d.r . a .M. feat. Lil yachty
Absurd yet amazing, d r.A.m.’s biggest hit yet is always welcome in Purcell Pavilion. This ubiquitous track and its creators deserve all the attention they can get. even though the track surely gets blasted for a number of older basketball fans unfamiliar with the artists’ lyrical references, it boasts more than enough hype to warrant its plays.
“here come the Irish” / “shipping Up to Boston”
Another carryover from the football season, but this combo packs just as much punch for the 9,142 fans in Purcell Pavilion as it does for the 80,795 people in notre dame stadium. no greater tip-off song duo will ever exist in the history of notre dame sports — or perhaps in all of athletics.
Contact Jimmy Kemper at jkemper2@nd.edu
By MIKE DONOVAN scene Writer
You’re trying to start a band, and you have a few simple components — gritty guitar melodies, hearton-sleeve lyrics, relaxed vocal harmonies and endearing snappiness. The resulting sound is familiar: It’s one carried on by the likes of Pinegrove, Whitney, Wilco, Twin Peaks and (bear with me) r yan Adams. s ome might call it Americana. s nobbier souls might argue that it’s more akin to power pop. b ut, genre specifics aside, you like your little creation. Yet as a person of integrity, you want to cite your sources first. s o, you do a little math, integrate and research to find the formula that started everything. e very clue, it seems, leads back to the name Alex c hilton. The memphis native started as a teenage prodigy on the local scene, absorbing soul, blues and pop licks with sponge-like efficiency. In 1967, the 16-year old released his first chart-topping hit “The Letter” as the frontman of his garage-soul group The b ox Tops. They would drop several more mildly popular singles before the end of the decade. meanwhile, at the top of the industry food chain, the b eatles and the b each b oys were revolutionizing pop music. c hilton, if his later work tells us anything, had his ears open in 1966 when the b eatles unveiled their proto-psychedelic masterpiece “r evolver” and the b each b oys released their spellbinding opus “Pet s ounds.”c hilton saw an opportunity to combine his memphis s oul with these innovative pop aesthetics in a new and brilliant musical idea.
When b ig s tar materialized in 1971, the band’s
chemistry was immediately apparent. Founding member c hris b ell’s pensive scruff and c hilton’s soulful musicality were stylistic soulmates — an ideal combination for a chart-topping sound. The band released their first LP, the haughtily titled “#1 r ecord,” with starry-eyed expectations. m ajor music publications graced the album with glowing reviews. In his review, r olling s tone writer b ud s coppa eloquently defined the band’s appeal: “‘#1 r ecord’ isn’t revolutionary — the group works within welldefined forms — it’s just exceptionally good.”
While the critics raved, the b ig s tar’s young memphis label Ardent proceeded to shoot the band in the foot. d elayed distribution and botched marketing doomed “#1 r ecord” to minuscule sales figures though. The media created demand, but the label failed to bring the supply.
s hortly after “#1 r ecord’s” release, c hris b ell left the band, citing severe depression. Alex c hilton took over as the sole creative force. b ig s tar’s second LP, 1974’s “r adio c ity,” was effectively a c hilton solo effort. The disgruntled songwriter doubled down on pop sensibility, his eyes fixed on success. he packed the record with affecting, chart-worthy tracks like “ s eptember Gurls” and “I’m in Love with a Girl.” Again, the reviews glowed. Again, the label failed to execute.
b y 1978, b ig s tar was on its last legs. Their underground following, however, started to expand. To appease this small but eager cohort of devotees, the c hilton and the band released and unfinished collection of tracks under the unassuming title “Third.” Like the “r adio c ity” singles, “Third’s” had some spunk to them, but they also exhibited a
certain experimental quality. m any consider Third to be c hilton’s creative peak left undeveloped and unrealized.
b ig s tar’s efforts inspired a wave of equally niche groups over the next decade. For some, like the r eplacements and Young Fresh Fellows, commercial success was never in the cards. They mimicked their hero in every way. For others, like r e m , the industry gods shined favorably. Their music, and thus the c hilton sound, would finally reach the popular consciousness.
c hilton, who passed away in m arch of 2010, persists spiritually in today’s musical landscape. Former Whiskeytown front man r yan Adams now bears the c hilton torch on the mainstream stage. h is latest release, “Prisoner,” is a respectable if imperfect testament to the magic of a well-executed combination of pop and attitude. Last year’s stellar power-pop / Americana efforts from Pinegrove, Whitney and Twin Peak adapted the c hilton style for a younger generation of listeners, and carry the promise of a full-fledged c hilton revival. French c anadian r ocker Tim d arcy has already jumped on the train with his intriguing album “ s aturday n ight” — an inventive foray into the stranger depths of pop-rock.
We owe this web of musical achievement to a single, fiery southern man with an unvarnished vision. c hilton developed a brand r ock n’ r oll to impress both the music snob and the lay listener. e ven his weaker attempts struck this critical balance, leaving a legacy indicative of unbounded success.
Contact Mike Donovan at mdonov10@nd.edu
Tackling the ‘globalization of indifference’
A response to recent columns
We write in response to Liam s tewart’s recent columns, “A Writer’s r esponse” and “ d emocrats applaud judicial overreach, again.” In doing so, we do not attack this specific author; instead, we counter the arguments currently employed to justify President Trump’s failed immigration ban, as represented by s tewart in the aforementioned articles.
I have grown up in country where I get to wake up to the view of the majestic san salvador volcano, but one where the norm is to eat my cereal next to a “massacre of Five” newspaper headline; where it’s too risky to sit in a car without windows up and locked. salvadorans — including me — have become immune to shocking news of violence, undeniable acts of corruption and eye-opening cases of poverty, because these and other injustices have become part of our daily lives. however, this unfortunate reality does not make the issues any less relevant, and the first step all salvadorans, in this case, need to take is to rid the blinding glasses of indifference toward such toxic issues that prevent my beautiful home country of el salvador from flourishing, as I know it can.
one of the possible culprits of the abundance of apathy in el salvador is that most salvadorans are convinced they lack opportunities to make something of their future. I know this misconception is true for a large part of the population who consider education a waste of time since they believe their future is doomed with poverty and unscrupulous politicians, but what these people do not realize is that their future is only ill-fated if they let it remain so. “If only I lived in a bigger country, then I would do big things,” I, too, used to think. consequently, I felt no pressure to help: The country was beyond repair, I thought, and what could a 10 year old do to change this anyways? A quarter from my allowance was definitely not bound to change someone’s life, right? Wrong. After becoming attentive of the poor surroundings I drove by daily, I can safely say a quarter — a dime even — can mean for some families the privilege of each eating a full tortilla for the day rather than a half, and perhaps even some “casamiento” for the children! or to someone struggling with gangs in their community, even a hug can make a difference.
A large part of reaching this goal is creating awareness about the simple ways people — who like the former me have decided there is nothing else to do — can help to attain a better el salvador. As an initial effort, I imitated the example of brandon stanton, creator of a widely known photo blog named “humans of new York.” Using social media, I created a local Instagram page and a webpage supposed to model stanton’s, in which I took a picture of people I met, posted it and added an interesting part of my conversation with them worth sharing or that reflects part of who they are. now with the privilege of receiving higher education, my goal is to use the resources I gather here at notre dame and help el salvador be not only stunning for its landscapes but for its prosperity as well.
my experience in el salvador is only the first-hand example I have had of the big problem: “the globalization of indifference,” as Pope Francis called it in one of his recent messages to the world. basically, he called upon not only christians, but the whole world to pay attention to their surroundings and take a minute to care. I aim to encourage all those people with a myriad of gifts to offer — whether tangible or not — to help with what they can, because even a washed T-shirt for one could mean shelter for another; a two-second smile could become someone’s highlight of the day. With small acts like these, our communities and our world are sure to undergo big improvements.
Contact Cristina Interiano at cinteria@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
In “A Writer’s r esponse,” s tewart examines the issue of immigration law in the United s tates. h e claims that the decision of the n inth c ircuit c ourt of Appeals to block President Trump’s immigration order is judicial overreach, without an examination of the c onstitution, nor an acknowledgement of the concept of checks and balances upon which our country was founded.
The judicial branch must judge the constitutionality of executive action and c ongressional legislation — this is not a partisan issue. To do so, the judicial branch applies precedent and examines the c onstitution. Alexander h amilton writes in Federalist 78 that without limitations on the power of the executive and legislative branches through judicial courts, “all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing.” The judicial branch thus maintains the essential power to evaluate legislative and executive action.
The n inth c ircuit c ourt of Appeals addresses s tewart’s point of judicial overreach in its decision. While s tewart argues that the president retains significant power in shaping national security and immigration policies, this augmented amount of presidential discretion does not equate to a complete freedom from judicial review; the president cannot pass unconstitutional executive orders. The judicial branch is obligated to stop unconstitutional action and has done so in rejecting the president’s executive order.
s tewart writes that the U. s . “is a nation of immigrants, but also a nation of laws, and these concepts are not mutually exclusive.” To suggest that the U. s . currently lacks laws regarding immigration and that President Trump’s failed immigration order would fill this void is highly irrational and ignores concrete immigration policy. s tewart further suggests that “we should never underestimate the unimaginable devastation that can result from a small number of [immigrants] driven by hatred.” “ n ational security and public safety,” he writes, are “the preeminent functions of government.”
This argument is framed around the idea that national security and humanitarian aid are mutually exclusive. s tewart quotes b ill c linton and b arack o bama calling for more severe borders in an attempt to establish a bipartisan desire for increased border control. h owever, in doing so, s tewart blends the issues of migration across
our s outhern border and enacting a travel ban on seven majority- m uslim countries, two issues that clearly require individual policies and unique consideration. c onflating the two generalizes the issue of immigration to an extreme extent.
n o one, d emocrat or r epublican, is anti-national security. h owever, the fact remains that thinly-veiled targeting of a specific religious group which President Trump repeatedly demonized during his campaign will not address national security concerns.
o n Feb. 25, a d epartment of h omeland s ecurity draft published in the n ew York Times concluded that “the country of citizenship is unlikely to be a reliable indicator of potential terrorist activity.” Although the d epartment has since stated that the released document is simply a draft, the statement confirms the legitimacy of the report’s data, if not its conclusions. o f the 82 individuals who were convicted of “any terrorism-related federal offense” cited in the report, over half were U. s .-born. n one of the foreign-born individuals hailed from a country banned in President Trump’s executive order. President Trump’s ban similarly ignores s audi Arabia — the nation from which the majority of the s ept. 11 attackers hailed.
America’s status as a home for immigrants and the “greatest beacon of hope and freedom on e arth,” as s tewart proclaims, is symbolized through the inscription on the s tatue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” America’s vetting process — under both b ush and o bama — is already severe. It takes months, and sometimes years, for a refugee to enter the U. s . We are morally, legally and ethically obligated to help refugees escape their plight. e ven ninety days can be a matter of life and death”
The evidence for President Trump’s executive order is lacking at best. According to the c ourt’s decision in Korematsu v. U. s ., any basis for such a widespread denial of rights and privileges to a single religious group must have a “pressing public necessity … [to] justify the existence of such restrictions.” We thus cannot forsake the values on which this country was founded without a proven national security concern. Given its lack of a basis in fact, the executive order may indeed be just what its critics claim: a xenophobic response to a religious “other.”
Nick Ottone freshman
Isabel Rooper freshman Feb. 27
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The false notion of moral equivalence
Eddie Damstra dinner Table Talks
o ne of my biggest reservations with President o bama was the manner in which his administration handled relations with Israel. From negotiating a deal that gives Iran, whose leadership vows to destroy the state of Israel, a path to nuclear weapons to refusing to veto a U. n . resolution condemning Jewish settlement activity, President o bama and his administration have only increased the already-heightened level of vulnerability that Israel faces. h owever, I would argue the more dangerous legacy left after o bama’s two terms in office is the gradually accepted understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a conflict rooted in moral equivalence.
b efore dealing with the politics of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, it is vital to recognize a fundamental truth about the conflict, namely that there is no moral equivalency between Israel and Palestine. To lump Israel’s self-defense measures as equivalent to Palestine’s blatant human rights offenses is entirely disingenuous and significantly counterproductive to making any progress in solving the conflict. In saying this, I do not at all mean to suggest that Israel is an entirely blameless or faultless nation. I am also not attempting to insinuate that all Palestinians are radical, violence-seeking individuals. r ather, I hope to emphasize that Israel and Palestine, as a whole, are significantly dissimilar, both in their understandings of justice and their military conduct. A recent example of how people often misconstrue the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the reaction that was drawn out of the 2014 IsraeliGaza conflict. In the conflict that occurred in
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I have no idea, but I did recently catch the campus equivalent of the bubonic plague and have been trapped in my cinderblock home for the past 58 hours. This flu has wrecked me despite how high my bloodoJ content is. besides taking time to figure out just how many bugs are stuck in my lighting fixture, I’ve otherwise had about 57 hours to think. I’m a second semester senior, so that means I (erroneously) think I suddenly have tons of wisdom to share, even though I just learned that café de Grasta even exists.
When I was little, I was never okay with getting sick and with the idea of not going to school — I was that kid that genuinely liked tests. I would fake being well just so my mom wouldn’t make me stay home. back then, it came from a place of loving the crumpled but plentiful books at school and the always super fashionable plaid jumper look. regardless of what I wanted, my mom would make me stay home because, “You can’t just go and throw up on people, maggie.” during my experience in my room this week, I wonder if I sometimes still fake being well, but for less exciting reasons.
There’s no way for me to say this in a non-cliche manner: There is a standard of “notre dame perfection,” and while we would all like to say that we are not affected by that, we are all affected by it — me especially after four days of dayquil-sponsored denial. I’m not speaking from a perfect grades or resume standpoint, but from the senior year perspective. senior year is, for better or worse, your year of lasts (even if it is your first year going to Feve or taking a theology class),
the summer of 2014, a Palestinian group, h amas, refused to stop launching rockets at Israel. This resulted in counterattacks from Israel and led to a seven-week violent conflict. Unfortunately, many people across the world, including many Americans, misinterpreted the conflict as an act of Israeli aggression. People on social media began proclaiming their solidarity with Palestine and voicing their opposition to Israel. c ondemning Israeli military actions, all of which were self-defensive in nature, became mainstreamed.
h amas, and Palestine as a whole, seemed to have won the war of public perception throughout the entire 2014 conflict. This was not accidental, however. h amas strategically carried out military actions in a manner that would make it easier to entirely misinterpret what was happening. Throughout the entire conflict, Israel made an effort to comply with international law regarding war. h amas did not. It became commonplace for h amas to launch missiles from mosques, schools and hospitals, and even set up military headquarters in these places. This resulted in Palestinian civilians being killed by counterattacks from Israel. This was morally despicable but strategically ingenious on the part of h amas because it allowed them to win over much of the press, and gave the appearance of an evil, militant Israel. In reality, however, h amas was truly to blame in the deaths of its own fellow Palestinians.
The 2014 conflict between h amas and Israel demonstrated the moral dissimilarity between Israel and Palestine. Yet many people fail to recognize this. People point to the fact that more Palestinians died during the conflict, but disregard the reason why more Palestinians died.
It is critically important to recognize the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before we can move forward with policies regarding it. The most important reality to highlight is the fact that Israel is a liberal democracy in an area of the world plagued by radical Islamic extremism and totalitarian autocracies. Israel is not morally equivalent to its enemies. r ather, its enemies despise its existence in part due to the very moral dissimilarities that they hold.
It is also vital to place the nation of Israel in context. Israel is a nation roughly the size of n ew Jersey. The nation harbors most of the world’s Jewish population, a population of people who have been brutally oppressed throughout the entirety of human history. m any of Israel’s neighbors, including Palestine, Iran and s yria, threaten the very existence of a Jewish state, vowing to destroy Israel.
Israel is a very vulnerable nation whose citizenry knows all too well the history of oppression against Jews. Israel has every right to selfdefense, and has every right to take justifiable military precautions in order to ensure their own safety. This is why the United s tates has continued to ally itself with Israel. Israel is not just another radical, militant nation in the m iddle e ast. It is a shining beacon of democracy and hope in an area of the world riddled with extremism and violence.
Eddie is a sophomore from Orland Park, Illinois. He is majoring in economics and political science and considering pursuing law school after his time as an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame. He can be reached at edamstra@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
and therefore you want to do everything. on days like today, when I get sick from trying to do it all on no rest, I wonder what it would be like to live into just allowing my senior year — and my college career in general — to gently unfold. I cannot imagine that missing one weekend out or going to bed a little earlier than people living on the other side of the cinderblocks would cause a lot of regret. When it comes to the decisions in those small moments, I tend towards the “more” option, even when more makes me feel like less. In my sick (and overly dramatic) chamber, I’ve had one recurring question: What do I do when it feels like I’m doing too much and am completely drained?
This is the pathway to burnout, which I can guarantee is not what any of us would answer to the classic “What are you fighting for?” question. even if your end goal is to achieve or serve as much as possible, how can you do that on no sleep? my point is that if we are not also fed, we are only going to be able to feed others for so long. If we are not gentle with ourselves, will we be able to be gentle with everyone else?
At our catholic school, we are always talking about treating others as we want to be treated. This, while less Instagram-able than the dome, is supposed to be the golden standard which we shape ourselves around. In theology classes, I have been consistently stumped when given this question: can we know how to be kind to others and accepting of their weakness if we cannot do it for ourselves? We are our own closest case studies, lab experiments, hypotheses and stories.
It is very easy to say to a friend that obviously, yes,
they should get enough sleep, they do not have to be so hard on themselves, and they deserve to be treated as they would have been when they were five years old, feverish, and clutching tightly to their favorite teddy bear. I’ve been the person saying this to others, and for a long time I thought I could say one thing and do the other for myself. Turns out this does not work, and does not actually make you a kinder person. In fact, it makes you unable to receive a flipped perspective on our golden rule: Treat yourself as you want to treat others.
Perhaps I am alone in this — I don’t really know what is in nyQuil severe nor the side effects. At the same time, I did not give myself the flu — I got it from other students who are trying to do it all without giving themselves time to be a human who needs things like sleep, food, play and rest. I’m still learning this lesson, but it’s one I think others can learn earlier than me.
Underclassmen, take some advice from my bubblegirl experience: never look too closely at your light fixture; never attempt to heal yourself via alchemy of dayQuil, nyQuil and a gallon of dining hall orange juice; and, you need sleep, and hard work. You need sharp pencils and dull saturday afternoons doing absolutely nothing. most importantly, you need to know it is okay to exist as a real person who needs to sleep and rest once in a while. It will not ruin your college experience — it will make you more deeply present to it.
Margaret Duncan senior Feb. 27
Happy Birthday: concentrate on being original and creative, and look for alternatives as you face challenges this year. d on’t let confusion set in, causing you to waffle and make little progress. so much can be accomplished if you believe and trust in your ability to take care of unfinished business and begin new ventures that encourage personal growth and greater prosperity. your numbers are 5, 12, 23, 28, 34, 42, 46.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): emotions can be handled in different ways. carefully assess the situations that make you anxious before you plunge into something that is best handled by saying and doing little. keep your life simple. Avoid overreacting.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): d on’t reveal information that may be incriminating or hurt someone unintentionally. Weigh the pros and cons of an idea you have and you’ll come up with the best way to approach your plans. you will prosper as you move forward.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): l ook for an opportunity and seize the moment. d on’t share your findings with anyone who may be trying to pry into your affairs. stay focused on what’s important to you and refuse to back down. romance and personal gains look promising.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): make plans strategically. d on’t feel the need to overspend to impress others, and avoid trying to bring about changes that aren’t really necessary. you’ll gain the most from working with someone who complements your work ethic.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): you can bring greater stability to your life and your career if you make a couple of changes. l ook for opportunities and take action. your ability to size things up and make a move will ensure that you don’t miss out.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): d omestic alterations will require your input. d on’t go over budget or make an assumption that someone else will handle matters as efficiently as you. be diplomatic to avoid being left to do the grunt work.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): greater opportunity will develop as you move forward with your plans. Added discipline will help you finish what you start and impress those who can make a difference to the final outcome of your plans. romance is highlighted.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): divide your time between personal and professional matters. balance and equality will give you a much clearer picture of how you should move forward in all aspects of your life. Trust your intuition to help you make good choices.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There will be a division between those you have to deal with and those you want to spend time with. d on’t trust anyone to look out for your best interests. move forward with integrity and honorable motives.
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of junior brendon Kempin and broadus dropped their match by a score of 6-1, however.
Irish head coach ryan sachire said he considered the win over the Wildcats (11-5, 0-0 big Ten) to be his team’s best win of the season so far.
“I think, just in general, anytime you beat a team ranked in the top 15 in the country, it’s a significant win for our team,” sachire said. “for this group, this is certainly our best win of the season to this point. I think it’s a huge confidence booster for our guys moving forward. We have a lot of young guys who are experiencing this for the first time, and for them to be successful and get a great result against a very high quality team is awesome and something they can build on for the rest of this season and the rest of their careers.”
sachire called the match a “team win” and praised his two seniors for leading the effort.
“In particular, I think it’s important to highlight our seniors,
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6 singles putting the Irish up in the overall score at 2-0, sophomore rachel chong defeated her opponent, 6-0, 6-0, at the no. 5 position and was the first off the court for her teammates. miller was close behind chong,
Josh hagar and eddy covalschi,” sachire said. “both of them did a tremendous job on friday night. Together, they clinched the no. 1 doubles point, and Josh came back and won his match in singles to clinch the team win. eddy was a huge part of the singles win, too, even though his match didn’t finish. he was playing an elite opponent and was winning when Josh won his match. That helps take the pressure off of Josh, too, knowing that he had someone there that was fully capable of winning if he didn’t himself.
“The two of them did a great job of leading the team, and we’re certainly proud of their efforts, and it’s something the team can build on going forward.”
The Irish will be back in action friday night at 6 p.m. when they travel to columbus, ohio, to take on no. 1 ohio state at varsity Tennis center.
sachire said his team will continue to work on its serving.
“one thing we’ve talked about all year long is continuing to focus on the serve and the return of serve,” sachire said. “We’re
finishing her match with a 6-0, 6-2 win at no. 2 singles. spence finished 6-0, 6-3 at no. 3 singles and currently leads the Irish in victories this season at 15. closs then clinched the match for notre dame with a 6-2, 6-2 win.
The Irish will take this momentum into their matches against fellow Acc foes boston college and syracuse this friday
going to continue doing that this week and focus on doing it really well down in columbus if we want to win that match.”
sachire said his team will go through its normal practice routine to prep for the buckeyes (141, 0-0 big Ten).
“We try to stay as normal as we can stay,” sachire said. “The message I want our guys to always know is that we’re darn good too, and if we take care of our business and we do the things we’re capable of doing — practice hard, be focused, take care of our body treatment and recovery and stuff like that — if we do those things and if we go out and compete hard on friday night, we’re going to have a chance to beat anybody in the country.
“so while there’s some different nuances we’ll face on friday, I think the main message is to continue to be who we are and focus on the things we can control to the best of our ability. If we do that, we’re going to give ourselves a good chance.”
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at 4 p.m. and sunday at noon, respectively. Louderback said continuing with the current team mindset is its top priority going forward.
“We want to continue the intensity we have had all season,” he said.
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before her final day performance wrapped up her total of 219, which tied her for 23rd place.
d iLisio’s performance included a 36-hole total of 138, which is her lowest such total in her notre d ame career thus far. her final round 73 led to her three-round total of 211, which tied the sixth-best such performance in program history.
After the weekend, d iLisio
season winds down.
“nothing with the nc AA tournament right now,” b rey said. “I think we’re more focused on positioning ourselves for the Acc tournament. I told them if we get to 11-5, we’re tied for second — we control our destiny to finish in the top four, which is something this nucleus has experience with. You got a real shot to get to s aturday night if you get the double bye. Getting the double bye, it’s really, really hard to do that. We control our destiny to do that, and that’s more of what we’re talking about.”
And while the e agles (9-20, 2-14) look to be a winnable game for the Irish on paper — the e agles are coming into the game with a 12-game losing streak — b oston c ollege gave notre d ame problems when the two teams last met on f eb. 14. The Irish trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half of that game and went into the locker room trailing by 10. s trong second half performances from junior forward b onzie c olson and farrell gave the Irish the win, and farrell said the team needs to be sharper if it wants to avoid another close game.
“We came out a little lackadaisical there,” farrell said. “We just want to play better against them. They’re a good team — every team in this league is good. They showed us that last game, and [we have to] be better defensively against them.”
The Irish shouldn’t lack for motivation, however, as Wednesday night’s contest will be the last game senior captains s teve vasturia and v.J. b eachem play at p urcell p avilion in a n otre d ame uniform.
Adding to the game’s
said she remains optimistic heading into the second half of the season.
“o verall, even though we didn’t finish as well as we would have hoped, we are confident that we can continue to play better in our upcoming tournaments,” she said.
The Irish will look to improve upon their performance when they travel to mesa, Arizona, to compete in the c lover c up at Longbow Golf c lub on m arch 17.
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meaning, that double bye becomes more of a reality if n otre d ame wins, and m ike b rey said his team will have no trouble with motivation.
“o ur guys are really pretty mature,” b rey said. “I think we understand. [It’s] s teve and v.J.’s night, double bye territory — we understand what’s on the line.”
b rey also said he expects the crowd at p urcell p avilion to be a factor in the last home game for his two senior starters.
“ b ig night. o ur crowd has been great all year,” b rey said. “o ur students have been fabulous. We need them one more time and I know they will deliver to send s teve and v.J. out the right way. s teve and v.J. are two of the greatest winners in the history of this basketball program. Given what they’ve been part of, total wins and especially what they’ve done in the nc AA tournament. It’ll be a special night for those guys, and it’ll be hard for me to watch them go out one last time.”
The Irish have relied heavily on c olson in the past three games for an offensive spark. The junior is averaging just over 17 points per contest during that stretch and picked up his 17th doubledouble of the season s unday against Georgia Tech.
If notre d ame gets off to a slow start Wednesday, c olson said it won’t panic and look to fix the situation.
“We understand every game is hard,” c olson said. “We just stay within what we do: change offensive plays, try to rebound and play uptempo.” n otre d ame and b oston c ollege tip off Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at p urcell p avilion, and then the Irish travel to Louisville to face the c ardinals on s aturday.
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Irish look forward to final regular-season home game
By MAREK MAZUREK sports e ditor
no. 5 north carolina has clinched the acc regular season title.
everything else is up for grabs. specifically, no. 19 notre dame has just two more regular season games to claim a top-four seed in the acc and a double bye in the conference tournament.
currently, the irish (22-7, 11-5 acc) are tied for second place with no. 8 louisville, and they and the cardinals (23-6, 11-5) will meet saturday in louisville. but immediately ahead for the irish is a Wednesday night matchup with boston college.
“This league’s crazy, it’s going to be a crazy finish,” irish junior guard matt Farrell said. “We just take it one game at a time; we have boston college on our mind and that’s it.”
irish head coach mike brey said his squad is focusing on controlling its own destiny as the regular
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Irish junior guard Matt Farrell directs the offense during Notre Dame’s 64-60 win over Georgia Tech on Sunday at
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By MOLLY MURPHY sports Writer
n otre d ame notched its sixth consecutive victory this weekend, defeating both m ichigan s tate and b owling g reen by scores of 6-0. Following the weekend sweep, the i rish (9-1, 2-0 acc ) feel very good about where they are at, i rish head coach Jay l ouderback said.
“ i was very excited to see great intensity in the entire team,” l ouderback said of the weekend. “ ... Winning both doubles points was a positive step, and it put us in a position to play aggressive singles.”
a gainst m ichigan s tate, the n o. 1 doubles team of junior b rooke b roda and senior m onica r obinson was able to defeat its opponent in a quick 6-0 win. The n o. 3 doubles team of senior Jane Fennelly and freshman Zoe s pence was able to defeat its opponent as well in a tighter 6-4 victory to earn the team the doubles point and give the i rish a lead going into singles play.
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By MIA BERRY sports Writer
n otre d ame competed in the Westbrook s pring i nvitational in p eoria, a rizona, over the weekend, as it tied for ninth place in the event, which was hosted by Wisconsin.
The i rish saw themselves tie for seventh place after the first two rounds s unday before falling to a tie for ninth place with Washington s tate at 20-over par m onday.
i rish head coach s usan h olt said she believes a lack of consistency contributed to her team’s struggles in the tournament.
“We once again did not get the consistent play we need from the team each round,” h olt said. “We need to get four solid scores, and we just are not getting it done. We need to play better as a unit.”
s ophomore i sabella d i l isio agreed with her coach and said her team’s
overall performance was affected by the weather.
“We started off pretty strong,” d i l isio said. “Then, we struggled a bit in the afternoon round on s unday when the wind started picking up. g oing into the final round, we were in seventh place. e veryone seemed to struggle to make putts in the final round.”
d espite the her team’s poor finish, h olt did praise the performance of n otre d ame’s top-two finishers, d i l isio and sophomore e mma a lbrecht.
“ e mma was very consistent each day, which is the play we need from everyone to be competitive,” h olt said. “ ... i sabella had a very good tournament; shot a threeround total of 5-under par and finished tied for third.” a lbrecht finished the 36hole first day of the tournament shooting a 3-over 147
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The i rish came out strong on the singles courts against m ichigan s tate as well, with each member of the i rish squad taking the first set and putting the pressure on the s partans. r obinson was the first to victory, defeating her opponent 6-2, 6-1 at n o. 1 singles. s pence ended up being the deciding point to win the match after senior m ary c loss’ 6-1, 6-3 victory, as the freshman defeated her opponent, 7-5, 6-2, at the n o. 4 singles spot.
a gainst b owling g reen, the i rish were just as strong, taking the doubles point with victories at the n o. 3 spot with a forfeit and the n o. 2 spot with c loss and junior a llison m iller defeating their opponents, 6-4. n otre
d ame’s only misstep was at the n o. 1 doubles position, as r obinson and Fennelly fell to their opponents, 6-2.
d espite the ladder being adjusted up one spot to rest r obinson, the i rish were able to dominate the singles as well. With a forfeit at n o.
By MICHAEL IVEY sports Writer
n otre d ame came out on top of a 4-1 decision against n o. 16 n orthwestern on Friday in a nonconference matchup at e ck Tennis p avilion.
i n the singles competition, the i rish (8-3, 1-0 acc ) were powered by singles wins in straight sets from freshmen g uillermo c abrera and m att g amble. s enior Josh h agar lost his first set 6-3 before rallying to win the final two sets of his match, 6-4 and 6-3. a lthough sophomore a lex l ebedev lost his match in straight sets, sophomore g rayson b roadus and senior e ddy c ovalschi saw their matches discontinued after the i rish had secured the victory with its fourth and deciding point.
i n the doubles competition, the n o. 1 doubles team of c ovalschi and h agar won their match 6-3, and the n o. 3 team of g amble and l ebedev came out on top of their match, 6-2. The n o. 2 team
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Irish senior Eddy Covalschi serves the ball during Notre Dame’s 7-0 win over Boston College on Feb. 11 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.
