Print Edition of The Observer for Friday, September 2, 2016
safebouNd replaces O’sNap
Student government, NDSP respond to misuse of campus shuttle service
By MEGAN VALLEY news writer
Two years after inaugu -
rating o ’ snap, student government and n otre d ame
s ecurity p olice ( ndsp ) are “rebranding” the campus shuttle service as s afe b ou nd
“ w hat we found with o ’ snap was that people were abusing it as a party shuttle because of the golf carts,” student body vice president b ecca b lais said. “ w hat then happened, was that numbers were going up and up and up, not because students felt unsafe on campus, but because students wanted to
class offers alternate take on election
By EMILY McCONVILLE a ssociate news editor
political science 30101: election 2016 requires readings on some of the constants in a merican politics, like the history of the elections and the electoral college.
The months ahead — the presidential debates, statements by hillary clinton and donald Trump and the election itself — will determine the rest.
“we have lots of holes in the syllabus where it’s to-bedetermined what we’ll be reading and doing,” political science department chair david campbell said, who is teaching the course with professor geoffrey layman. “we left it open. students just have to stay tuned, and as we come across things people have written about events that unfold, we’ll assign them and talk about them.”
The 2016 race for the presidency is “truly is unlike anything we’ve ever seen,” campbell said. Trump, who has no political experience and does not conform with gop orthodoxy, and clinton, who in bernie sanders faced a challenger farther to the left than
anyone expected, are challenging conventional wisdom both in national discourse and in academia.
campbell said one theory that has “not survived very well” is the idea of invisible primaries, when candidates win nominations by winning the support of their party establishment. Trump, he said, secured the nomination despite strong republican opposition, prompting scholars of a merican politics to reevaluate what they know.
“you could say that theory worked perfectly on the democratic side; the establishment was behind hillary,” campbell said. “we know that they were working behind the scenes from the debbie wasserman-schultz stuff, the emails — we know she definitely had the party officials on her side. it in no way shape or form describes the republican race. There’s a case where a real-world outcome has shed light on this debate.”
The election 2016 course is about these kinds of debates, asking which factors led to the current political landscape and discussing what might happen next — not about partisan
arguments, campbell said.
“The nature of the class is not to debate the merit of the candidates,” he said. “it’s to understand what’s happening in the election. The partisanship of the professors and the students is frankly not relevant in the class.”
Junior Jack Kill, a political science major who is taking the election 2016 course, said the race comes up in discussions in several of his classes.
“you can’t help but think about different strands of liberal thought and conservative thought and go, ‘how do these candidates match up with that and how do they not match up with that?’” he said.
not only political science courses examine the election. susan ohmer, associate professor of film and television, has taught “media and presidential elections” every four years since 2000, analyzing television coverage of election events and how the press portrays candidates.
“They construct our image of the candidates and of ourselves as voters so that’s very important to be attentive to,” ohmer said.
a large component of
ohmer’s classes is historical context. one of her specialties is united states cinema in the 1930s and ’40s, including films about fictional and reallife presidents, and she said her studies in that area got her interested in comparing past and present elections. she does not believe the 2016 presidential race is unprecedented — a ndrew Jackson’s campaigns in the 1820s, for example, illustrate a successful political “outsider.”
“There’s a precedent for almost anything,” she said.
ohmer said her students, mostly film, television and theatre majors, bring a sophisticated understanding of how media works and an increasing understanding of the importance of social media in elections.
“our students are very hyperaware of media as a construction, as a series of choices, as an artistic environment that sets up certain situations, certain dramas, certain narratives, so they’re very shrewd in assessing how media functions, and that’s increased over time,” she said.
Contact Emily McConville at emcconv1@nd.edu
Judge sets court date for Butler
Observer Staff Report
senior devin butler, a cornerback for the notre dame football team, appeared in st. Joseph superior court on Thursday morning on felony charges of resisting law enforcement and battery against a public safety official. Judge Jeffrey sanford set a court date for oct. 17, during the university’s fall break. Thursday marked butler’s first appearance before a judge. south bend police officers arrested butler outside the l inebacker l ounge early on the morning of aug. 20. according to court documents, officers were dispatched after receiving reports of a fight in the l ounge. police said officers luke p ickard and a aron Knepper saw one woman kick another in the head outside the bar. before they could intercede, butler approached and lunged at the woman who had kicked the other one, according to court documents.
a s p ickard pulled butler away, the football player allegedly started cursing and punching both officers. other officers eventually detained butler using a Taser. he was brought to a holding cell at the st. Joseph county Jail. both charges butler faces are l evel 6 felonies, which carry a sentence of between six months and 2 1/2 years upon conviction.
notre dame head coach brian Kelly indefinitely suspended butler from the team after the arrest. butler has appeared in 27 games for notre dame, three as a starter, and was already set to miss the start of the season after refracturing his foot during camp over the summer. butler may also face discipline at the university.
The observer regards itself as a professional publication and strives for the highest standards of journalism at all times. we do, however, recognize that we will make mistakes. i f we have made a mistake, please contact us at (574) 631-4541 so we can correct our error.
Question of the Day:
Have a question you want answered? Email
What did you like most about your study abroad experience?
Jessie McCartney junior le mans hall
“dublin. oh how i miss dublin.”
Stefanie Dyga junior le mans hall
“i loved how easy it was to assimilate and make friends.”
Allie Royce junior le mans hall
“digestives (cookies) and tea.”
Molly Zadell junior le mans hall
“powerscourt gardens. i felt like dorothy stepping into oz.”
Courtney Mills junior le mans hall
“my favorite thing about studying abroad was becoming closer with my fellow belles.”
Samantha Ricciuti junior regina hall
“it was so easy to get around ireland and explore the beautiful landscape and history.”
Scientists stand next to machinery at the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Lab, which opened in downtown South Bend on June 7. The 25,000-square-foot facility was built to house research, testing and workforce development related to turbomachinery technology.
Intramural
Registration firstcome, first-serve.
Support
Discussion
ND, SMC, HCC introduce joint course
By KATHRYN MARSHALL news writer
n otre d ame, s aint m ary’s and h oly c ross are united by a shared history, community and strong connection with the c ongregation of h oly c ross. For the first time ever, the three schools are coming together in one classroom to learn about sustainability in a new course this fall.
s aint m ary’s associate professor of e nglish and
“We
really wanted a situation where anyone who wanted to study sustainability could take this course.”
Christopher Cobb environmental studies professor Saint Mary’s
environmental studies c hristopher c obb said the goal of the course is to increase everyone’s knowledge of how sustainability works and how it relates to the identity of a h oly c ross community, and to explore whether sustainability is working on
the three campuses.
a conversation between faculty from the three schools more than a year ago provided the inspiration for the class, he said.
“ we talked about what we could do to foster a tri-campus approach to sustainability, what we could we do to foster sustainability on three campuses and also to build connections between the campuses, because sustainability is usually something that happens in community,” c obb said.
The course will have three titles, depending on which school a student attends:
“ s ustainability at n otre d ame,” “ s ustainability at s aint m ary’s” or “ s ustainability at h oly c ross.”
c obb proposed the idea of a team-taught course because of the previous success s aint m ary’s had with such a course in the environmental studies department. h e said a team-taught course allows the workload of an important class to be delegated to several faculty members who may not have the time to teach the class on their own.
“ w e really wanted a situation where anyone who wanted to study
nd unveils new master’s degree
Observer Staff Report
silicon valley, here come the irish.
notre dame announced a new online master of science degree with a specialization in data science Tuesday, according to a university press release. The program is the result of a collaboration with aT&T and is meant to prepare graduates for careers as data scientists in a variety of industries.
The 21-month degree program is offered by the department of applied and computational mathematics and statistics, in partnership with the department of computer science and engineering, the mendoza college of business and the department of psychology. at the pace of half of a full-time load, the program aims to attract working professionals, offering experience in management, marketing, information technology, government policy, health care, finance education and scientific research.
“a graduate of this new program will be equipped with the academic training, analytical insight, imagination and practical skills necessary for success as a data scientist,” elliott visconsi, notre dame’s chief academic digital officer, said in the release. “graduates
sustainability could take this course,” c obb said. “ i said, ‘ w e had great success with that class here at s aint m ary’s, so could we collaborate?’ That would enable us to do something together that none of us could accomplish individually. The group liked the idea so we started building the course, and now we’re offering it.”
o ther collaborating faculty members include n otre d ames’ r achel n ovick and m argaret p feil — director of
the minor of sustainability and associate professional specialist in moral theology, respectively — and three h oly c ross faculty: director of service learning m ichael g riffin, director of c ampus m inistry a ndrew p olaniecki and associate professor of biology b r. l awrence u nfried.
The course is structured into three parts, c obb said. “ we’re looking at landscape, energy and food,” he
s afebound
take advantage of this free ride from one place to the next. we decided to bring it back to the safety aspect.”
will have the flexibility of mind to master new data science processes, tools and strategies as they emerge, and the ability to communicate effectively and act ethically in this exciting and fastmoving field.”
participants will be invited to weekend immersions with faculty and industry experts at notre dame and in silicon valley.
aT&T experts will help design the program’s curriculum, according to the release. current aT&T employees will also be eligible for discounted tuition and other benefits.
“every technology going forward must factor in software and data analytics — whether it’s 5g networks, internet of things, artificial intelligence or any of today’s numerous industry drivers,” John donovan, aT&T’s chief strategy officer and group president of technology and operations said in the release. “aT&T is proud to collaborate with notre dame on this innovative online degree program to skill the next generation of data scientists.”
The program is open for students of all academic backgrounds to apply, and begins in august 2017. more information can be found at datascience.nd.edu.
said. “ we’re going to look at each of those topics on each of the campuses and so the course meets alternately, one week at h oly c ross, one week at s aint m ary’s, one week at n otre d ame and so on.”
s aint m ary’s junior Jennifer h agenauer, a global studies and environmental studies double major, said she joined the class because she enjoyed a previous sustainability course and is excited about the link the class has to p ope Francis’ encyclical “ l audato s i,” which she fell in love with her freshman year.
h agenauer said the course met for an introduction session last week at h oly c ross and will take an ecological tour of n otre d ame this week.
“g etting involved with n otre d ame and h oly c ross makes me really excited,” she said. “ i t’s great getting different perspectives and different settings as we rotate classrooms each week.”
The first meeting of the course stressed the importance of community and highlighted how the students involved are ambassadors for sustainability at their respective schools,
ndsp captain of crime prevention, outreach and safety Tracy s kibins said. “ s tudent government thought it was important we work around parietals as well.”
s tudent body president c orey r obinson said 16,000 students requested rides last year, just on the weekend.
“The numbers from s unday to wednesday are very manageable, about 200 to 400 requests a week, but on the weekends it goes up to 600 or 700,” he said.
“What we found with O’SNAP was that people were abusing it as a party shuttle because of the golf carts.”
Becca Blais student body vice president
s afe b ou nd will start at 9 p.m. every day, ending at 1:30 a.m. during the week and 3 a.m. on the weekends starting Thursday nights. The golf carts and minivan will only be available during the week; on weekends, s afe b ou nd will be a walking service.
“ we looked at the analytics from last year and those were the popular times,”
h agenauer said. “ i want to know what s aint m ary’s is doing, what n otre d ame is doing, what h oly c ross is doing and how it’s shifting, and what i can do to implement sustainable practices in the future,” she said. c obb said the final project of the course will be designing a proposal for a sustainability project, but the implementation of that project is something that would take place as the next step
“It’s great getting different perspectives and different settings as we
rotate classrooms each week.”
Jennifer Hagenauer junior Saint Mary’s
after the class. “ o ne goal for this first time around was just to get the course on the books and figure out how to manage a tricampus course,” he said.
Contact Kathryn Marshall at kmarsh02@saintmarys.edu
manageable,” r obinson said. “ we think that will decrease numbers from that ‘party shuttle’ aspect and bring it down to the real issue at hand.”
The s afe b ou nd weekday hours are slightly shorter than the hours for o ’ snap, which went until 3 a.m.
“ w ith the numbers, cutting it back on the weekdays shouldn’t make much of a difference,” chief of staff for student government m ichael m arkel said.
a “minimum of three and maximum of six” student walking pairs will be available on the weekends, s kibins said. To cut down on wait time, she said the pairs will be stationed at populated areas, like the library, l aFortune s tudent c enter and r eckers, rather than being centered at h ammesm owbray h all.
“They have safety vests on that signify they work for s afe b ou nd, so you know they work for us,” s kibins said. “They also have a handheld radio that is in constant contact with our 911 dispatch center.”
r obinson said the rebranding will help students realize the purpose of the service.
“ we think that since it will be a walking program during the weekend and the golf cart and van on the weekdays, it will be much more
b lais said that by working so closely with ndsp, s afe b ou nd can “constantly” be adapted to fit the needs of the students.
“ we’re working to try to compliment s afe b ou nd with an off-campus safety program as well,” r obinson said. “ we’re in the works for that, but our vision for down the road is to have an off campus safety program, which hopefully we can announce soon, partner and match up with campus safety and then we can have a more holistic view.”
The program is open to the whole n otre d ame community, including faculty and students from s aint m ary’s and h oly c ross walking back to their campus. s afe b ou nd can be contacted through the nd m obile app or by calling 574-631-5555.
b oth s kibins and r obinson said students also always have the option to call s afe b ou nd after hours to request a police or campus safety officer to assist them.
“ we’ll never turn anyone away,” s kibins said.
Contact Megan Valley at mvalley@nd.edu
By CAELIN MILTKO scene writer
There’s something very enticing about watching fictional characters behave as total trainwrecks. a nd, while in movies (like “Trainwreck”), the characters might finally get it together, T v shows have a tendency to let their characters mature a bit, only to backslide in the next episode, season, or arc.
s hows like “c razy e x- g irlfriend” and “ you’re the worst” succeed primarily based on just how awful their characters really are.
“ you’re the worst” returned wednesday for its third season. The end of the second season was hopeful, hinting that each of the main characters might be ready to finally mature.
a fter what has been praised as one of the best portrayals of clinical depression on T v, g retchen ( aya c ash) was heading to therapy and finally starting to take meds. l indsay (Kether d onohue) had (finally) reunited with her husband ( a llan mc l eod). e dgar ( d esmin b orges) had found a girlfriend and meds that were actually combating his p T sd. Jimmy ( c hris g eere) was finally able to admit his feelings for g retchen — even if he was blackout drunk at the time.
most of these steps towards maturity fell apart in the first half of wednesday’s premiere. Jimmy is still commitment-phobic, e dgar’s meds have some unintended side effects and though it’s not a problem yet, l indsay’s husband has some new plans for
bonding “as a family.”
The unraveling of the semi-progress made in the second season could seem tired and overdone — and as though the T v show has already run its course. b ut what keeps “ you’re the worst” going are its self-deprecating humor, the naive cluelessness of its characters and its unending relatability.
From the first season’s, “a re you in a profession where you can day drink?” to wednesday’s, “h ave you seen what i do?,” the show has always been good at internally mocking its characters’ “jobs” which never seem to demand much from them (except, of course, when it is a convenient plot point). This episode’s midday heavy drinking scene is no exception.
w hen g retchen does finally leave the bar to go to work, her client, s am d resden ( b randon m ychal s mith) continues to be the series’ wisest character. d espite his youth, his questionable rap career and his insistent use of profanity in nearly everything he says, he’s usually the one person who can give g retchen sound advice about her life.
“b e the ceo of your own life, g retch,” he tells her after she returns from drinking with Jimmy. d elivered by s am, the statement is more sharp demand than comforting encouragement. he has no time for her waffling worry about her relationship.
Finally, in the climax of the episode, “ you’re the worst” addresses the tricky problem of how much g retchen and Jimmy truly care about each other. o n the phrase “i love you,” g retchen says, “it’s just a promise to try really hard. it doesn’t mean you
can’t fail.” it’s a nice sentiment, but as always, the pair manage to interpret it in the worst possible way. They assure each other that they are ready to drop the relationship at a moment’s notice even as they say “i love you,” thereby “resolving” their conflict.
o utside of g retchen and Jimmy’s unconventional relationship, everything manages to spiral as well and the final moments of the episode promise an interesting season for l indsay and e dgar, who are finding that getting what they thought they wanted is not quite as fulfilling as they thought.
a s always, “ you’re the worst” delivered a depressingly comedic episode — one where you realize halfway through laughing that it probably shouldn’t be as funny as it is. Jimmy’s one-liners are particularly good (“i could fly a plane after five shots”), and every new fact g retchen shares about herself garners at least a smile (“a n owl tried to kill me at b ible camp”).
The premiere showed that the title still aptly describes its characters in the most comedic way. d espite what the end of last season might have promised, progress towards maturity is slow, especially for these characters.
i f the rest of the season is as good as the first episode, the third season promises to live up to its predecessors.
“ you’re the worst” airs on FXX at 10 p.m. on wednesdays.
Contact Caelin Miltko at cmoriari@nd.edu
By MATTHEW MACKE
scene writer
you know that feeling when you really want to like something, but can’t actually bring yourself to do it? That’s how i felt about l arry w ilmore’s “The n ightly s how.”
The series represented something relatively unheard of in the late night sphere: a news program (albeit a satiric one) with an a frican-a merican focus. o n top of that it was hosted, written and populated with black men and women. This was not a television show hoping to draw in minority viewers, it was a show clearly for minority viewers.
That is a large part of what made its cancellation so disappointing. “The n ightly s how” didn’t feel like a marketing ploy by c omedy c entral executives. it seemed authentic. e very show ended with a discussion between a few n ightly correspondents and the celebrity guest of the night.
This was a substantial change from the interview format that most late-night talk shows employ. it meant that the guest wasn’t there purely to plug an upcoming project. They were there to hold a conversation. o ne that the showrunners hoped would continue on among audience members after the credits rolled. unfortunately, the program never came into its own. The writers who participated in the closing discussion always seemed more concerned with getting a laugh than promoting dialogue. a s a result, i always turned off the T v feeling as though
i had watched something both insubstantial and unfunny.
i found myself tuning in for “The d aily s how” and sticking around because “The n ightly s how” was there. w hen word started to spread, around a ug. 15, that “The d aily s how” spinoff was going to be cancelled after less than two years, it was clear that i wasn’t the only one watching it with a resounding sense of “meh.”
The cancellation was made even harder by the fact that, when watching the show, it was easy to see that l arry w ilmore was a decent human being. he may have joked a few too many times about killing people (usually b ill c osby) for my liking, but all in all, he treated people well.
o ne of the first things i did after hearing that the show would be cancelled was check w ilmore’s Twitter account. i guess i was hoping to see him unload criticism on c omedy c entral or something, but that wasn’t what happened.
w ilmore just tweeted some sad b eatles’ lyrics (from the song “Two of us”) and proceeded to thank other programs for their alcoholic gifts while occasionally retweeting articles addressing his own show’s importance. The breakup wasn’t messy. Just mostly sad and a little funny. e ven in death, the show managed to mitigate its own impact.
The new opening in c omedy c entral’s lineup is attractive because of its potential to turn into a show that is far more entertaining than the lukewarm comedic stylings of “The n ightly s how.” however, the hole is also depressing, because it will be almost
impossible to fill with something as culturally valuable.
w ith all the articles published in the wake of the cancellation pointing at the show’s lack of segments capable of going viral, it will be surprising if the next filler doesn’t check that box. i f the network is interested in another minority-oriented program, former “d aily s how” contributor Jessica w illiams is theoretically available (she left to work on her own pilot) and a asif m andvi, also of “The d aily s how,” has the experience to handle that sort of project. i n the meantime, the c omedy c entral administration (and you) should check out “united s hades of a merica.” it is a legitimate news program (running on cnn ) starring comedian w. Kamau b ell. i n it, he does things like attend a cross-burning and spend time in prison, and somehow manages to make it hilarious. it isn’t nearly as topical as either of the “ s hows,” but it is an incredible look into some of a merica’s subcultures.
“united s hades of a merica” is what i hoped “The n ightly s how” would be: a genuinely funny television program that uses race as both a lens through which to view societal issues and a fulcrum to elevate discomfort and promote change. s o while it’s sad to see such a well-intentioned show go bellyup, a precedent exists for quality minority-focused nonfiction entertainment. we just have to hope that c omedy c entral, and other networks, are willing to keep trying.
Contact Matthew Macke at mmacke@nd.edu
By AUGIE COLLINS scene writer
usually, a band releases a steady flow of albums each year, with some churning out music incessantly and others taking their time. For fans of The avalanches though, there has been a 16-year drought of music since the band released their praiseworthy debut album, “s ince i l eft you,” back in the year 2000. needless to say, the six men who comprise The avalanches have been taking their sweet time. a s the years continued to roll by without a second release, the consensus was that the band must be cooking up something groundbreaking, and their new album, “ w ildflowers,” flies up to meet and surpass all of those expectations.
The avalanches are a peculiar group of music makers, in that they rely heavily on samples, while mixing in original instrumentation and guest appearances at the same time. r eports stated that they used upwards of 900 samples on “s ince i l eft you,” and to piece that jumble of odd sounds into something coherent takes a great deal of time. using samples to characterize their music means constantly scanning for sound bites during their daily routines, letting that radio blast in the car and digging through dusty old music files that haven’t seen the light of day in quite some time. w ho knows, that advertisement on the television could become the baseline for their next track.
o n “ w ildflower,” guest vocalists included the likes of c haz b undick from Toro y moi, Father John m isty,
rapper d anny b rown, d avid b erman of the s ilver Jews and more. This is what makes “ w ildflower” distinct, and not just simply an extension of “s ince i l eft you.” The avalanches take the old and blend it with the new, creating tracks that are warm, gentle and ultimately beautiful. p erfect examples of this on the album are “b ecause i’m me,” which blends the crackling vocals of a track you might find blaring from your grandparents old-timey radio, with the lyrical verses of c amp l o, which burst forth with explosiveness. The track then blurs seamlessly into “Frankie s inatra,” which features d anny b rown, and keeps up the vintage shtick while b rown’s lyrics rope the song into a more modern age.
The album is The avalanches’ plaything, and it is easy to tell that they had as much fun producing it as we will have listening to it. “The noisy e ater” is childish in nature to the extreme, as we listen to a man rap about his pursuit to find the perfect snack, all the while chomping and lip smacking sounds reverberate throughout the track. i n addition, we hear a chorus of children belt out The b eatles’ “c ome Together” in the background. The lyrics and premise of the song are silly, but so are The avalanches, and these playful tracks are the essence of the band.
The indie pop songs on the album also deserve recognition. “ s aturday n ight i nside o ut” sounds like an experimental track you may unearth while digging through a treasure trove of records, but at the same time it comes off as polished and refined. it lackadaisically trundles along with summery guitar chords, while d avid b erman provides narrative
style vocals. perpetuating the lively and bubbling feel of the album, “i f i was a Folkstar,” where Toro y moi is featured, throws it back to the ’70s with a beat you might find in the waiting lobby of an ancient video game. The song bounces along though, and shows similarities to recent Tame i mpala tracks. o verall, The avalanches made “ w ildflowers” well worth the wait. s ome may say that 16 years is a long time to wait for any album, and it is, but maybe we should just be thankful that “ w ildflowers” came to fruition in the first place. d abbling in the sector of music that The avalanches do, it’s easy for projects to unwind and fall apart because of the amount of work it takes to meld these songs together. however, The avalanches have managed to take pieces from an immense number of puzzles, and craft something far more beautiful than the picture on the puzzle box.
Contact Augie Collins at jcolli15@nd.edu
“Wildflowers”
The Avalanches
Label: Astralwerks
Tracks: “Frankie Sinatra,” “Colours,” “Because I’m Me” If you like: LCD Soundsystem, TV on The Radio
By NORA McGREEVY scene writer
i n one of the most memorable scenes from “The bF g ,” released July 1, the title character (the b ig Friendly g iant, the bF g for short) stands next to our heroine, 10-year-old orphan s ophie, under a massive tree.
“i’s hearing all the secret whisperings of the world,” the bF g whispers to s ophie, raising his gargantuan ears to the open air. a glowy, blue-green light emanates from the colossal branches and casts its silhouette against a shimmering night sky. he points to the multi-colored sparks flitting among the branches of the tree. “Thems is dreams,” he murmurs.
This is the place where dreams are born, a magical, pulsating nebula of imagination. s ophie and the bF g set about catching the newborn dreams, running after whirling stars like an otherworldly game of catching fireflies. g azing up at the screen from my seat in the movie theatre, i am starstruck.
The aesthetic accomplishments of “The bF g” cannot be overstated. d irected by steven s pielberg, the movie came with a hefty $140 million price tag, a number reflected in its striking animations which consistently delight. The exceptional quality of animation rivals that of a ndrew stanton’s “ wall -e ” or James c ameron’s “avatar.”
m ark r ylance delivers an excellent performance
as the titular character, despite the inherent challenges of playing a character 24 stories tall. he and daring s ophie, played by the adorable r uby b arnhill, form an unlikely bond as they fight off the cohort of meaner, cannibalistic giants with appropriately ghastly names — including the Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine c lement) and his crony, b loodbottler ( b ill h ader). They even enlist the Queen of e ngland herself to assist in their battle (played by penelope w ilton of “d ownton a bbey”).
Their journey moves quickly, but not too quickly, leaving ample room for both danger and the occasional (but relatively tasteful) fart joke. The plot appeals to both little kids and, in my case, their 19-year-old babysitters. i n fact, i might have enjoyed the movie more than some of the kids i was with.
s pielberg adapted “The bF g” from the book by legendary b ritish storyteller r oald d ahl. To that end, the movie captures the spectacle of s ophie’s story magnificently, but loses some of d ahl’s fantastic language.
s pielberg keeps a few “de-lumptious” malapropisms and whimsical names of key objects, such as “snozzcumber” (the bF g’s favorite food, vividly depicted as a kind of giant zucchini feat. larvae) and the fizzy, “whizzpopper”-inducing drink known as Frobscottle.
yet s pielberg keeps the dialogue between s ophie and the bF g to a minimum, and viewers are privy to less of d ahl’s witty spirit and more of
the Fleshlumpeater’s animated fist-pounding. s pielberg’s adaptation gives viewers a mythic enlarging of the bF g story, one better suited to flashy cgi techniques and high-priced 3-d screenings than it is to quiet conversations between “human bean” and friendly giant.
m aybe that’s an inevitable side effect of lifting the story from its pages and attempting to re-create it on the big screen; it’s hard to say.
u ltimately, the heart of d ahl’s story lies in the relationship between s ophie and the bF g , a sweet kinship of two lonely souls, one giant and one “bean”, unified across cultural boundaries.
unlike the book, where conversations between s ophie and the bF g portray their intimate relationship, s pielberg’s adaptation communicates the closeness, warmth and trust between the characters through focused shots.
w ith s ophie, the audience peers up at a wrinkly, friendly face that fills the entire screen, pokes a head out of a hole in the bF g’s front pocket, or steps confidently into the bF g’s reassuring outstretched hand.
For all of its fairy-tale and improbable surroundings, the friendship between s ophie and the bF g never feels generated or fake — a testament not only to the quality of production but the impressive talent of the actors themselves.
Contact Nora McGreevy at nmcgreev@nd.edu
Campus orientation: ‘Avoid getting raped’
included:
a woman who plays on my coed softball team retweeted a provocative photograph this week. it surfaced in the wake of the convergence of nationwide campus orientations with a high profile new hampshire preparatory boarding school assault survivor who shed her anonymity. The tweet simply displayed the image of a college woman holding a handwritten sign that read, “i need feminism because my university teaches ‘how to avoid getting raped’ instead of ‘don’t rape’ at freshman orientation.”
That meme poignantly articulates the way many institutions not only miss a global perspective of sexual assault, but prefer to safeguard their brand images with the public at any cost, sometimes while sacrificing the victims with impunity. on Tuesday, nbc’s “Today” interviewed chessy prout, a former st. paul’s prep school student, who as a freshman at age 15 accused a senior boy of sexually assaulting her. w hile nearly unconscious, she claimed the boy assaulted her as part of a longstanding “senior salute” cultural ritual prevalent among the student body where senior boys competitively tried to engage in sex with several underclass students. The prout family, of whom the father and an older sister are alumni of st. paul’s, filed a civil lawsuit against the school alleging that the school failed to protect children entrusted to its care and turned a blind eye to a “warped culture of sexual misconduct” on its campus.
in this case, the school’s words and actions are proof that it ultimately treasured its brand. a crisis management response seems to have overtaken nurturing and reconciliation. according to court documents, the school’s attorneys demanded that prout’s identity be made public, arguing that its reputation has been attacked “from behind a cloak of anonymity.” in response, st. paul’s issued a statement to “Today” rife with word parsing and obfuscation, which
“a s was the case when the survivor was a student here and subsequently, the school admires her courage and condemns unkind behavior toward her. we feel deeply for her and her family. we have always placed the safety and well-being of our students first and are confident that the environment and culture of the school have supported that. we categorically deny that there ever existed at the school a culture or tradition of sexual assault. however, there’s no denying the survivor’s experience caused us to look anew at the culture and environment. This fresh look has brought about positive changes at the school.”
Fresh looks and positive changes aside, the prout case underscores the premise of that tweeted photograph. so long as judges have more sympathy for young men in their late teens or early 20s — the dumb, knuckle-dragger stage of life — who perpetuate assaults in search of a split second of pleasure, the quest for a victim’s justice is skewed. w henever institutions defend their reputations while casting aside a victim’s reputation, society’s outlook remains skewed. w hen a boy’s perception of assault differs from a girl’s perception, our educational systems remain skewed. ironically, sometimes when confronted with such a personal, intrusively heinous accusation, the most brilliant of communities — academic settings, most notably — conduct themselves for the most part with a brainless air of self-preservation; certainly, the catholic church abjectly failed during its widespread parish-based child molestation cover-ups. moreover, religious-affiliated academic institutions like notre dame cannot be excused either when cloaked with both academic brilliance and religious righteousness. in such cases, it does not matter what claim the institution coddles — the “premier” catholic, or “traditional” catholic or “liberal” catholic label — it matters whether or not they only skittishly recoil in defense of self-image.
a s a student at notre dame, i lived the transition from an all-male to a coeducational student
population. it was an awkward time of social and religiously thought-based transitioning, especially for the university health services. however, university president emeritus Fr. Theodore hesburgh wisely, but sternly, guided that chaotic process. hesburgh’s strength reminded me of the infamous world war ii a rmy general george s patton, under whom my father served in northern a frica, who drilled acceptable decorum in such stark terms that even the most irresponsible private feared crossing the line.
if general patton led an academic institution today — it would be entertaining to envision him in a priest’s collar with the golden dome over his shoulder — his campus orientation program would emphasize the “not” doing of offenses rather than the “avoid” suffering offenses. a s much as we believe this concept is mere common sense, it is not cemented throughout our society or across generations. we need only be reminded of the pending roger a iles harassment charges at Fox news, that prout’s convicted assailant, o wen labrie, only served half of his mere one-year sentence or stanford swimmer brock Turner’s rape conviction only involved a light six-month confinement.
a s we progress beyond orientation sessions through lifetime encounters, let the riding boot of general patton be our symbol of right and wrong. no one should be taught how to avoid assault because prohibition is not emphasized. our genders are not dividing lines for equality, civility or decency. until everyone realizes that, victims will continue to be victimized within our judicial system. we all deserve better.
Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ‘73, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday. Contact him on Twitter: @GaryJCaruso or via email: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
our unraveling discourse
Jefferson’s flowery prose has wilted, King’s inspirational cadence has faded and scott Key’s emotional lyrics have drifted past. The voices of our greatest achievements have largely been drowned out by a coarse cacophony of fragmented concerns. one of the areas through which progress can be evaluated is through the lens of how we perceive each other, how we treat each other, and how we speak to and about each other. since the founding of the republic, a merica has struggled through various adolescent periods, and stages of infirmity, during which her citizenry has felt the pain of various forms of bigotry. These struggles have strengthened our resolve to become the best version of our societal self, while at the same time leaving scars on our national profile. They have caused great pain but they have not broken our spirit. Through the lens of hindsight, most people would now say that these changes in attitude, beliefs and law were positive evolutions. we claim to desire to be a diverse, tolerant society and yet we have become less willing to even listen to the perspectives of those who differ from our own. we say that we take pride in the progress that has been made in breaking down the walls of various forms of prejudice while in our minds, our words and our actions, many of us demonstrate intolerance for those with different ideological views. This ideology bigotry has led to a degrading of the decorum of discourse. we have become unwilling to consider other opinions and are quick to dismiss that there is any legitimate value in an alternative point of view. This reflexive response occurs because we are certain that we know the type of people who think and talk like this; the type of people that don’t get it, or the type
of people who are simply selfish, bad people. we categorize people with our perceptions and place labels on them. There are all kinds of labels which project negative perceptions to one group or another including political associations like democrats, l iberals, republicans and conservatives. unfortunately, to many people, the mere mention of this type of label being applied to an individual leads to an adversarial response.
i n an election year it is always easy for us to view the political class through a negative lens. we become critical of the style of communication that they use to inform us who they are, what they believe in and what they will do if elected to the highest office in the land. we hear from the pundits how the candidates promote their agendas, how polarized the political process has become, and how they are unwilling to work together for the good of the a merican people. yet, there is a more important question to be explored. is this type of communication style leading society in a more intolerant direction, or rather, is this tone a reflection of society? a quick trip to a coffee shop, an airport, a school or the average home illuminates that we have become a people who, through our words, have become important, impatient, and lacking grace in how we communicate. we have become a nation that snaps its’ “T’s” when it says the word ‘what’. a word which previously had been used as a question has now become a statement of disapproval. it has also become commonplace for a person passing by others to hear the word “whatever” stated by one of the people as a pejorative response. i n fact, our tolerance is contracting at a point in time where we need it to be expanding. This approach is not the
result of the polarization that we hear discussed with great frequency, but rather is the cause of it. a few decades ago a candidate ran for our highest office by calling for “a kinder and gentler nation” and was widely ridiculed for it. perhaps, we can now look at the state of our discourse and admit that he was prescient. The communication style that we are witnessing during this election cycle has become acceptable on the public stage because it has become commonplace on our playgrounds and in our schools, in our homes and our daily life. we don’t like what someone thinks or says so we ignore them, or we shut them down. we wonder how it has ever come to this point, how society has become so aggressive and intolerant of other points of view? The average man and woman on the street say that they don’t like the way that things have evolved. but what can we do about it? how do we change it? Facing this, the intersection of disappointment and frustration, it is still possible that sage heads can recognize that raised voices, protests or even elections won’t change the state of our societal tone. at a time when all of the cameras are pointed at the candidates, perhaps we can simply hoist a small mirror, to look closely, and examine our own voice in the choir. since harmony is a balancing of sounds, let us truly listen, let us adjust our key and let us work to correct the decorum of discourse in our lives, our homes and our society so that a more appealing quality and character of sound will appear.
Bill Brennan senior associate mendoza college of business aug. 30
Gary Caruso capitol comments
letter tO tHe editOr
Happy Birthday: do what makes the most sense to you. practicality will help you keep situations from getting blown out of proportion. The more time spent on self-improvement, networking and improving your health, the easier it will be to deal with any outside influences that surface. anger will limit you, but being proactive and positive will help you get ahead. your numbers are 1, 7, 13, 26, 38, 41, 43.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): be disciplined and stay on top of what’s going on at work as well as your personal finances. interviews, negotiations and signing contracts are all favored. celebrate with someone you love. romance will improve your personal life.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): live and learn. you will face a difficult decision about how to best help others and at the same time support your own interests. if someone puts pressure on you, head in a different direction.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): proceed with caution. listen carefully and keep your distance from anyone who is looking for a fight. moderation, practicality and minding your own business will allow you to focus on personal discipline and improvements instead of wasting your time fending off criticism.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): good things will come to those who show patience, tolerance and are willing to work diligently toward set goals. your tenacity and practical input will pay off when dealing with partners or groups. protect against health hazards and minor mishaps.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep an open mind, but don’t fold under pressure. you’ll face controversy and might be offered iffy information from someone who is trying to get you to part with your hard-earned cash. invest in yourself, not someone else.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): express your concerns and listen to suggestions. The interaction between you and someone you respect will help you resolve a pending issue. don’t take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. let your intuition guide you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): good fortune is heading your way. update your look and put your best foot forward. you’ll make a good impression if you are a self-starter. being willing to put in the hours and finish what you start. you’ll be recognized and rewarded.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): don’t let someone from your past ruin what you’ve worked so hard to build. Temptation will lead to trouble. stay focused on what you want, not what someone else is trying to get you to do. perseverance will pay off.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): live and learn. don’t be fooled by someone who is offering you something unrealistic. Take a step back and learn from past experiences before you make the same mistake twice. you’ll avoid poor habits and influences if you show discipline and courage.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): your insight into future trends will help you make wise choices. Fixing up your home or making a move that will raise your standard of living will encourage you to keep working hard and enjoying the benefits of your labor.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): invest in personal growth. putting a disciplined regimen in place will help you make your way to the winner’s circle. celebrating your hard work with someone you love will make your efforts worthwhile.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): emotional deception will set in when dealing with relationships and your responsibilities to others. do your best to honor promises, but don’t take on unreasonable tasks. Try to keep your balance and avoid arguments.
Birthday Baby: you are precise and strong-willed. you are practical, helpful and caring.
Jumble | david hoyT and JeFF KnureK
sudOku | The mepham group
Just add Water | John roddy & eric carlson
59 makes 58 mean more for Furyk
Elizabeth Greason sports writer
n early 40 years ago, a l g eiberger became the first player to shoot a 59 on the pga Tour. w hile the 1966 pga champion still goes by the nickname “ m r. 59,” in essence, he never did anything noteworthy after his history-making round. l et’s fast forward 36 years, to when Jim Furyk became the sixth golfer on the Tour ever to match g eiberger’s magic number: 59. The golf world went crazy. The image of Furyk, his 5- h our e nergy cap on backwards, mid-fist pump and yelling in elation will forever be engrained in the minds of everyone watching. a lmost immediately, the world g olf h all of Fame opened an exhibit on Furyk’s round at the bmw c hampionship.
b ecause shooting 59 is that big a deal. i t doesn’t happen to just anyone, and it takes true mental fortitude and talent to pull off, along with just a little bit of luck.
There’s a reason g olf
c hannel still puts up the #59watch watermark whenever someone is on track to have the round of a lifetime, even though six people have already reached the 59 milestone. That’s because that’s exactly what it is for most of the golfers who could be on track for a 59: the round of a lifetime. i n every case of a pga Tour member shooting a 59, it was the best round of his life. well, in every case except for one.
a t the start of a ugust, Jim Furyk did the unthinkable and broke through the 59 ceiling, shooting an unprecedented 58 in the final round of the Travelers c hampionship and becoming the first to do so in a pga event.
a gain, the golf world lost its collective mind. The world g olf h all of Fame, for the second time in
three years, opened another shrine to Furyk’s latest round of a lifetime. h owever, that, in and of itself, is what differentiates Furyk from his fellow “ m r. 59s.” b ecause everyone else who earned the nickname peaked the moment they signed that historic scorecard. s ure, the names a ppleby and d uval ring bells to those who spend Thursday through s unday camped out listening to Johnny m iller and d avid Feherty analyze swings, but for all intents and purposes, Furyk is the only “ m r. 59” who has mattered since he earned the name.
o ver his long career, Furyk has picked up 17 tour wins — including the 2010 Fed e x c up and the $10 million purse that comes with it — and the 2003 u s o pen, of course, on top of the two best scores in the history of the pga Tour. i t is what sets Furyk apart. That is why the golf world glued itself to the television when Furyk went on his charge for 58 in a ugust. i t’s because Jim Furyk shooting a 58 means so much more than anyone else shooting a 58. h is 59, which was previously considered to be the pinnacle of the sport as whole, was not the round of his lifetime. h e accomplished even more. i f you or i went out and shot a 58 tomorrow, very few people would give it a second thought. i t would be written off as luck and become family folklore. b ut Jim Furyk shooting 58 matters. i t matters because of his 59. The combination of those two scores — the combination that only he holds — is proof that Furyk is not simply one of the lucky ones. h e is also one of the greats.
Contact Elizabeth Greason at egreason@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
braves complete first home sweep of season
Associated Press
aT lan T a — i n a largely forgettable season, the a tlanta b raves finally have reason to gloat a bit.
They swept a three-game series at Turner Field for the first time this year.
a nd, get this: They’ve scored at least seven runs in five straight home games — the first time that’s happened since 1953.
Freddie Freeman homered and the b raves broke the game open with a fiverun fifth inning, beating the s an d iego p adres 9-6 on Thursday.
“ we’re not having the kind of season we wanted to,” Freeman said. “b ut we want to finish strong.”
o ne day after m innesota dipped below a tlanta to the worst record in the majors, the b raves kept on winning behind a six solid innings
from m ike Foltynewicz (8-5) and another strong showing from the offense.
it was the first time they’ve had five consecutive home games with at least seven runs since a ug. 7-10, 1953, the team’s debut season in m ilwaukee.
“ we don’t want the worst record in baseball,” Freeman said. “ we’re trying to take care of business in s eptember so we don’t have that.”
The slugging first baseman put a tlanta up in the third with his 28th homer, a two-run liner into the rightfield seats off Jarred c osart (0-2). a fter hector s anchez homered for the p adres in the fifth, the b raves finished off c osart in the bottom half. Freeman walked with the bases loaded, followed by two-run singles from both m att Kemp and a nthony r ecker.
The braves’ two previous
three-game sweeps this season came on the road. They’re still just 22-44 at the Ted, but feeling a lot better about the way they’ve played since the a ll- star break.
a tlanta has won 20 of its last 45 games. “ we’re not looking at the big picture,” interim manager b rian s nitker said. “ we’re just trying to put our best foot forward every day.”
Foltynewicz won his fourth straight decision over six starts. he went six innings, yielding just four hits though he did get touched for a pair of homers. w il m yers went deep in the sixth, lofting a two-run shot just inside the left-field pole. it wasn’t enough to keep the p adres from their seventh loss in the last nine games. c osart lasted only 4 1-3 innings, charged with seven runs on five hits and three walks.
Petty injures shoulder in Jets’ loss to Eagles
Associated Press
philadelphia — Jets
quarterback b ryce p etty threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to r obby a nderson before injuring his shoulder, but a pair of big plays helped the p hiladelphia e agles beat the new york Jets 14-6 Thursday night.
p aul Turner returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown and e d r eynolds took an interception 90 yards for a score to help the e agles (40) complete an undefeated preseason for the first time since 2012, when they finished 4-12 in a ndy r eid’s last season as coach.
p etty tossed a perfect strike down the right sideline that a nderson caught in stride after beating Ja c orey s hepherd. b ut the secondyear pro took a hard shot on the play and left with a
shoulder injury. p etty didn’t return even though the Jets said he was probable to come back.
p etty’s injury could solve new york’s quarterback dilemma. g eno s mith, a former starter, is expected to back up r yan Fitzpatrick for the second straight season. r ookie c hristian h ackenberg is a secondround pick, so his spot should be secure. The Jets (13) are considering keeping all four quarterbacks on the roster, but p etty could end up on injured reserve.
p etty, a fourth-round pick in 2015, was 4 of 6 for 87 yards.
h ackenberg followed an up-and-down debut against the g iants last week with an awful performance. he was 11 of 31 for 54 yards and one pick. h ackenberg made a poor throw while being
hit by b ryan b raman, and r eynolds reached down to intercept it and ran it back 90 yards.
e agles quarterback s am b radford and most starters for both teams didn’t play.
p ick this
e agles backup Qb c hase d aniel threw interceptions to Taiwan Jones and Juston b urris in the first half and finished 14 of 22 for 131 yards.
Win a job
a nderson, who played on the same field for Temple, had two catches for 61 yards and might have earned a roster spot following an impressive preseason. ... Turner, another undrafted rookie, could’ve solidified his spot as p hiladelphia’s fifth receiver. r eynolds also helped his cause to make the roster.
Belles look ahead to strong seasons
By RYAN KLAUS sports writer
Cross Country
s aint m ary’s opens its season this weekend at the c alvin i nvite.
“This is really early racing,” b elles head coach Jackie b auters said. “ i t should be a great opportunity for our first years to get in uniform and returners to shake some nerves out and check their current fitness as we head into the season. m y goals are really to put forth our best efforts, try to run with teammates and have a great time.”
l ast year’s a ll- miaa first team member and senior b rittany b eeler returns with four other seniors to anchor a team that finished 15th at last year’s ncaa regional.
“ i am really excited to see what this season has in store,” b auters said. “ we have two really strong contributors back from injuries: [junior] r eilly p ieri, who was out last season, and [sophomore] a ubrey p enn, who missed the second half of last season. They came back really solid and will definitely play a vital role in our scoring this year. [ s enior] Kaitlyn a lessi is poised to have a phenomenal senior season, and the sophomores and juniors are already looking fitter now than they were at this time last year.
“ i think it’s going to be a great season. i ’m really hoping our team stays healthy first and foremost, and in doing so, we can re-claim third place in the miaa . There should be some nice [personal records] along the way this year.”
The c alvin i nvite will take place s aturday and is set to begin at 10 a.m.
Golf s aint m ary’s returns to action this weekend at the o livet l abor d ay i nvite.
l ast weekend, the b elles finished in second place behind b ethel at the c ross Town r ivalry while their
second event, a match play event against b ethel, was cancelled.
“g olf can be a very tricky game,” b elles head coach Kim m oore said. “ o ne day, you could be playing lights out and everything is going right, and then the next day, you can’t get anything to go your way. h owever, i am always looking for improvement week to week. i feel the more time we have to practice, the better our consistency should be. i am really looking for better short game this week. we have had some great practice sessions this week, so i ’m really expecting some good things.”
The o livet l abor d ay i nvite will be a two-day event that will take place over the course of s aturday and s unday.
“The o livet l abor d ay [ i nvite] is always a great test for us,” m oore said. “First off, the course we play is one that we play a lot during our season and can be extremely difficult, especially for our freshmen who have not played it before. s econdly, the competition is usually very good. o livet — the host school — is a rival conference opponent and is always competitive. we will also be seeing two nationallyranked teams in washington u niversity of s t. l ouis and i llinois wesleyan. i ’m really expecting those teams to be just as competitive as they were last season.
“ h owever, i feel we have a strong team this year that can play with a lot of nationally-ranked teams. i am expecting some good scores out of our upperclassmen, who have played this course a number of times. i feel that our team can really set a good tone for the rest of this season with a good showing this weekend.”
The o livet l abor d ay i nvite is set to begin at 11:45 a.m. s aturday at The m edalist g olf c lub in m arshall, m ichigan.
Contact Ryan Klaus at rklaus1@nd.edu
Volleyball
con T inued F rom page 12
the i rish, the c hanticleers have not lost a set in their first three games. The c hanticleers are led by senior middle back a nnayka l egros and junior outside hitter l eah h ardeman. l egros has 14 blocks and 21 kills on the season, while h ardeman leads the team with 30 kills and is tied with
senior outside hitter natasa s avovic for the team lead in kills with 22. Joining c oastal c arolina and notre d ame, howard (4-0) is also entering the s hamrock i nvitational with an undefeated record after winning the d istrict of c olumbia volleyball c hallenge. o n the way to their 3-0 record, the b ison defeated g eorge m ason, g eorgetown and a merican in five sets. Then on Tuesday,
the b ison beat umbc to bring their record up to 4-0. s ophomore setter Tamia d okcery leads the b ison with 41 digs, while sophomore middle backer o lubumi o kunade sets the pace for the team in blocks with 23.
The i rish first take the court on Friday at 7 p.m. in p urcell p avilion p avilion against c oastal c arolina. o n s aturday, they will play howard at 12:30 p.m. and p urdue at 7 p.m.
paid a dverT isemenT
CAITLYN JORDAN | The Observer
Irish junior middle blocker Sam Fry attempts a kill during Notre Dame’s 3-0 win over Western Michigan on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion. Fry leads the team in kills and points per set.
they came back from 2-0 down with only 10 men to end the match in a tie. c lark said n otre d ame will have to outperform a team that excels in many different areas on the field against s tanford, and that the i rish will take lessons learned from their close victory over n ew m exico into the first game of the tournament.
“ n ew m exico were a very physical team, and i think last week’s game was a good intro for this week’s game,” c lark said. “ l ast year’s s tanford team were strong running forward. They have back players that have the
ability to serve quality balls into channels where the forwards are prepared to make runs. They are strong aerially and they will look to get on the end of crosses. They do a lot of things very well; you don’t win a national championship if you don’t do a lot of things well.”
c alifornia comes into the weekend with a win and a tie and will face i ndiana before meeting n otre d ame. s enior defender n ick l ima headed in two goals for the b ears (1-0-1) in their last outing, so controlling the air will likely be important for the i rish in this second matchup of the weekend. w ith a quick turnaround after its first game, n otre d ame will then have to
prepare for a strategically different opponent immediately after it finishes its first game.
“From c al teams in the past, they are usually very technical,” c lark said. “They are equally talented [to s tanford], but slightly different with their intricate passing game.”
n otre d ame will look remain undefeated on the season this Friday against s tanford at 5:30 pm at a rmstrong s tadium in b loomington in the first leg of the iu c redit u nion c lassic, followed by a matchup against c al on s unday at 12:30 p.m.
Contact R.J. Stempak at rstempak@nd.edu
tough, organized opponent.
“From what i ’ve seen, they play a 3-4-3, which we haven’t seen yet. a nd what that system does is apply pressure with greater numbers higher up the field, which makes it harder for your team to play out of the pressure. s o in practice, we’re going to try and put one team in that system, play against that and talk about where the spaces are and how to exploit them.”
r omagnolo said she hopes her team can turn in another performance similar to m onday night’s victory over the b roncos.
“ i want to see us read the space that’s on the field,” r omagnolo said. “ i f they’re going to press with six players and try to press us and force us to turn the ball over, i ’d like to see us try to bypass the midfield sometimes, find our forwards right away, have our forwards hold it and we can play off of them. i want us to just read the space: i f there’s a high line, i want us to take that space.
“ i think what we did well against western m ichigan was that we varied the ways we attacked. There were times when we went over the top, there were times we went over the weak side, there were times we attacked up the middle and there were times we went 1v1. i felt we showed much better decision-making and took care of the ball well. i want us to keep improving on that and do it against a different system.”
n otre d ame will have only a brief respite before being in action again, taking on m issouri on s unday. The Tigers (3-1) have had a grueling start to the season, with all three of their most recent games going to overtime. They also have seen plenty of goals at both ends so far this season, with nine goals scored and seven conceded.
Freshman forward s arah l uebbert has led the Tigers’ attack so far this season with three goals. i t will be the last home game for n otre d ame
until s ept. 25, with the i rish embarking on a four-game stretch on the road over the next two weeks.
r omagnolo said the veterans on her team have been important leaders so far, and hopes that will continue for this weekend’s games.
“ i like to look to the veteran players as leaders,” r omagnolo said. “[ g oalkeeper] Kaela l ittle, [midfielder] s andra y u, [forward] Kaleigh o lmsted — those are three players who have played most of their career for us. They’re seniors or captains, and when they play well, i feel like everything clicks for us. w e really missed not having Kaleigh at m ichigan — she was out with a concussion and that really impacted our chemistry up front and the connection with the midfield group. i thought [junior forward] Karin m uya in the last game came on really strong. s he redshirted last season due to injury, and she’s just getting herself back into things. [Freshman forward] Jennifer westendorf’s had some really nice flashes. o ur back four has started to play really well together — [junior] g inny m c g owan and [sophomore] r achel h eard are getting confident and gaining some good experience at center-back.”
r omagnolo added she thinks her young team should continue to improve as the season goes on.
“ s o far i ’m happy,” r omagnolo said. “ i think it’s a young group who are continually learning, and i want them to continue to grow, take the experiences their getting and to improve on those experiences. a fter every game, we talk about the things we do well and the things we need to keep improving on, and my hope is that we continue to grow after each game and just keep going from there.”
The i rish will face both teams at a lumni s tadium, with i llinois s tate at 7 p.m. Friday before s unday’s encounter with m issouri, which kicks off at 5 p.m.
Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu
paid a dverT isemen T
KATHLEEN DONAHUE | The Observer Irish graduate student midfielder Evan Panken attempts to dribble the ball around a defender during Notre Dame’s 1-0 victory over New Mexico on Aug. 28 at Alumni Stadium.
Irish set to play defending national champs
By R.J. STEMPAK sports writer
n otre d ame will travel to b loomington, i ndiana, to take on n o. 15 s tanford and c alifornia this weekend at the iu c redit u nion c lassic.
The i rish (2-0-0) enter their third game of the season as the fourth-ranked team in the nation after a strong start consisting of two shutout performances.
n otre d ame continues to learn more about its identity with every game, and i rish head coach b obby c lark, in his 16th season as head coach, is very familiar with the development process his team needs to embark on.
“The aim of the squad is to get where we want to be in n ovember and d ecember,” c lark said. “ w e want to have a growth mindset and take something out of every game and improve it for the next game. i f we do that after every game, we will be a much better team come the end of the year.”
n otre d ame will go into
the tournament led by 10 players who are seniors or graduate students. This tournament in b loomington is a yearly trip for the i rish, whose leadership has impressed c lark so far this season.
“The thing i like about this group is that we have good leadership within the group so far,” c lark said. “This will be a tough and fun weekend, but it will be a good test for us.”
The first test for the i rish come in the form of the defending ncaa champions: s tanford, who will be the first ranked team the i rish face this year, as well as the opponent for the first game away from a lumni s tadium. The c ardinal (0-02) are winless through two contests, competing in two ties to start their year. The reigning ncaa champions hope to continue their form from the last 13 minutes of their last match against s aint m ary’s ( c alif.), where
Notre Dame looks to stay unbeaten
Observer Staff Report
r ecovering from a disappointing 2015 season, n otre d ame’s early momentum will be put to the test this weekend as the team plays at home in the s hamrock i nvitational. n o. 24 p urdue is a headline opponent on the slate, which also includes unranked c oastal c arolina and h oward.
The i rish (3-0) are coming off an unbeaten performance at the g olden d ome i nvitational, which is the team’s best start in five years. The i rish defeated s eton h all, w estern m ichigan and c leveland s tate, each in straight sets. Junior setter c aroline h olt was named the mvp of the tournament, racking up 105 assists and leading the team in digs with 12. Junior middle blocker s am Fry and freshman outside hitter Jemma yeadon were also named to the all-tournament team. yeadon made her collegiate debut in the
at Alumni
nd continues homestand against isu, m issouri
g olden d ome i nvitational and earned 16 kills to show for it, while the upperclassman Fry totaled 25 kills over the course of the weekend. n otre d ame’s biggest competition for the weekend — the b oilermakers (2-1) — will be looking to rebound as they fell to n o. 23 Kentucky in five sets last weekend. d espite the loss, p urdue junior setter a shley e vans posted her first career triple double with 10 kills, 10 digs and 43 assists. p urdue led Kentucky earlier in the deciding fifth set 4-1 and later 8-5, but the w ildcats scored six of the next seven points to take an 11-9 lead. a nd though the b oilermakers extended the game a few more points, they fell short by a final score of 20-18.
c oastal c arolina (3-0) is undefeated after wins in the Florida i nvitational Tournament over m iami, Florida a & m and Florida i nternational. s imilar to
By DANIEL O’BOYLE sports writer
n o. 23 n otre d ame faces a busy weekend ahead, with home games against both i llinois s tate and m issouri.
The i rish (3-1-0) will face i llinois s tate on Friday after a comfortable 3-0 victory over w estern m ichigan on m onday. The r edbirds (1-3-0) earned their first win of the season s unday, beating e astern i llinois by a score of 4-0. i rish head coach Theresa r omagnolo said the r edbirds’ 3-4-3 formation is a new challenge for her team to face.
“They’re a good team,” r omagnolo said. “ i ’ve watched them play a couple of different times, and i think they’re organized. They play a bit of a different system, so that’ll be an adjustment for us. They work hard — they’re a
Nd VOlleyball
Nd WOmeN’s sOCCer
meN’s sOCCer
CAITLYN JORDAN | The Observer Irish freshman forward Jennifer Westendorf attempts to intercept a pass during Notre Dame’s 1-0 win over Wisconsin on Aug. 21.
MICHAEL YU | The Observer
Notre Dame junior forward Jon Gallagher runs past a defender during Notre Dame’s 1-1 tie against Valparaiso on Aug. 22
Stadium. Gallagher leads the Irish this season in points.
