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Handbell choir to host concert Group to celebrate 30 years with reunion ensemble performance Saturday

By MARY STEURER News Writer

To commemorate its 30th anniversary, the Notre Dame Handbell Choir will host an ensemble concert Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The concert is free and open to all.

Sophomore Katherine Fugate, vice president of the handbell choir, said the group was first founded in 1988 when Campus Ministry purchased a small set of handbells.

“Over the years, we’ve really tried to expand,” she said.

Today, the choir features over five octaves of handbells and two groups of performers, the higherlevel Bronze ensemble, and the beginners’ Copper ensemble, she said.

Karen Schneider-Kirner,

director of the handbell choir, said the group primarily performs liturgical music for on-campus religious services, including 11:45 a.m. Basilica mass, Sunday night Vespers and vigil masses.

The group also goes on tour once a semester, she said.

In addition to celebrating the choir’s 30th anniversary, Fugate said the concert will also commemorate Schneider-Kirner’s 20th year directing the ensembles.

She said several alumni will be returning to perform.

“People who have rang with us within the last 30 years are also going to be able to get to ring some favorites for the concert,” she said.

Schneider-Kirner said the concert will include mainly sacred music but also a piece of her own

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The University is implementing a clear bag policy September 1st for all reserve-ticketed events at Notre Dame Stadium, Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center and Compton Family Ice Arena, according to a press release.

The policy will be effective starting at the first game of the 2018 football season and will also affect non-Notre Dame reserve-ticketed events such as concerts, the release

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Members of the Handbell Choir pose for a photo in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The choir performs regularly at religious services.

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Howard residents value tradition, small dorm life

By MARY BERNARD News Writer

The smallest women’s dorm, boasting 148 residents and 45 single rooms, is nothing if not mighty.

Howard Hall, home of the ducks, stands out because of its Gothic architecture and incredibly tight community, sophomore and hall president Gracie O’Connell said.

“It’s so small, you get to know so many people in it,” O’Connell said.

“It’s old, so, you know, we’ve got some character.”

Howard Hall, usually the second-smallest women’s dorm, beat out Badin Hall this year because of the additional residents Badin could accommodate in Pangborn.

Howard Hall was built in 1924 as the cornerstone of South Quad.

It became a women’s dorm in the 1987 and now hosts annual events such as Totter for Water, Howard Halliday and the Lenten Chapel Crawl, among others.

“We had an event called ‘Combat National Lame Duck Day,’” O’Connell said. “We gave out 500 pieces of cake outside of

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DeBart one day.”

Howard’s rector, Amanda Springstead, graduated from Notre Dame in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in theology and philosophy, and she lived in Welsh Family Hall as an undergrad.

“It was my time living on campus here at Notre Dame that was really what made me want to go into higher education,” Springstead said. “I wouldn’t trade my experience in Welsh Fam for anything, but as a fit for me as a rector, Howard’s definitely a perfect place for me to be.”

The biggest difference between Welsh Family and Howard is the size, Springstead said. The smallness of Howard facilitates community participation in the dorm.

“Hall council every Tuesday is kind of attended by everyone,” Springstead said. “You just come down, pile into the Pond, which is our lounge. … We have a snack and we chat and people tend to linger afterward.”

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College hosts top African women’s theologian

By IMAN OMAR News Writer

The “mother of African women’s theology,” Mercy Amba Oduyoye, served as the honorary speaker of the 33rd annual Madeleva Lecture in the Carroll Auditorium at Saint Mary’s on Thursday evening. In her lecture titled “African Women’s

Theologies, Spirituality and Healing,” Oduyoye discussed her work in founding the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians and their development of spiritual practices of resistance and healing relative to violence against women.

College President Jan Cervelli said elevating the contributions of women in theology has

been the primary purpose of the Madeleva Lecture series since its inception.

“The common thread of all the Madeleva lectures for the past 33 years is that women are dedicated to changing the way we understand and respond to the world around us,” she said. “What see THEOLOGY PAGE 4

MBA tech challenge aims to promote innovation

By MICAELA POWERS News Writer

As a soon-to-graduate MBA candidate with an interest in technology, Vinod Krishnadas noticed a recruiting trend that did not sit well with him.

“Recruiters tend to look for technology talent on the West Coast, and then they jump all the way across to the East Coast, and so they kind of skip the entire Midwest,” Krishnadas, president

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of the MBA Technology Club, said.

“So we wanted to give students a platform to showcase their technology talent and their capability.”

He hopes the MBA Tech Club’s first ever MBA Tech Innovation Challenge can serve as that platform.

Krishnadas said the Tech Innovation Challenge will kick off Notre Dame’s IDEA Week Friday where teams will present strategies for using blockchain.

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Dame, Washington University in St. Louis, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, the University of Maryland, University of California Irvine and Arizona State University will compete for prizes of $6,000, $3,000 and $1,000.

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By NICOLE CARATAS Senior News Writer

As part of the Visiting Writers Series, Melissa Range read from her collection of poems titled “Scriptorium” at Saint Mary’s on Thursday.

Range said she started writing when she was a young child as a way to help her make sense of the world around her and herself. Range said she was a fiction writer when she went to college, but soon discovered that her favorite part about writing was not so much the plot as it was writing imagery.

“I think it happens that way for a lot of writers,” she said. “You start in one genre and then you end up in another.”

Range said she was drawn to poetry because of the experience of working with language in the poetry form.

“I like the possibilities for linguistic play that are expected in poetry,” she said. “You can play around with sound and rhythm and imagery.”

Although she does not limit herself to more “traditional” styles of poetry, Range said she does tend to write in structured forms of poems as a way to challenge herself and bring out new ideas.

“Especially when I’m having to rhyme

something or repeat something, it forces me to think about new relationships between words, and when I’m thinking about new relationships between words, I’m led to new ideas,” she said. “Working in poetic form causes me to write a different poem than I set out to write, and I like that because it means I had a new idea while I was writing.”

Range, whose poetry deals with themes such as religion, violence, social justice, environmentalism and history, said she does a lot of research for her poems.

“I had to do research … before I could figure out what I wanted to say,” she said. “My process involves a lot of gathering before I figure out where I’m going with that. What I’m looking for is some interesting little nugget of something that’s interesting that I want to explore.”

Sound is also a big factor for her poetry, Range said.

“My poetry, even when I’m not rhyming, there’s to be a lot of sound play, so I think of sound before I think of image,” she said.

Range said literature is important as a way to connect with other people, especially in the political climate in America.

“In a world where, increasingly, it seems like people are taking one

extreme side or another and no one wants to talk and listen to each other, literature provides a different kind of space where a lot of different ideas can mingle together and we’re not asked to come down on one side or another,” she said. “We’re asked to understand other people. … Literature can teach us how to do that because we’re trying to empathize with people when we read about them.”

Referencing poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, Range said literature and poetry are whispers while the rest of the world is making noise.

Range said any Saint Mary’s woman who wants to follow a passion — writing or any other discipline — should work hard to hold onto their dreams because while the world is making progress towards taking young women more seriously, there is a long way to go.

“Don’t let anyone take your gravity away from you,” she said. “When people talk down to you, they are trying to dismiss you and not take you seriously.

Don’t let anyone ever do that to you. …

There’s something you have to hang onto in yourself.”

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composition entitled “Ring Out Your Joy.” “Another, more proper church piece that we’re playing is an arrangement of a Palestrina song, who was an early Catholic composer,” Fugate said.

Freshman Brittany Cahill, who plays in the Coppers ensemble, said she enjoys performing in the choir because of the unique tone of handbell music.

“I love the way it sounds,” she said.

Schneider-Kirner said handbell performance employs several techniques that go beyond traditional bell-ringing.

“A lot of the pieces sort of highlight the percussive nature of handbells,” Schneider-Kirner said. “Often you play them with mallets [or] by thumping them into the table.”

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South Bend, so their standard poodle, Lola, gets to spend time in the dorm and join the women for a monthly event, Cookies with Lola, in Springstead’s apartment.

Senior and RA Maggie Gentine remembers being incredibly nervous on move-in weekend her freshman year, but those nerves were quelled once she met the Howard Hall student leadership, she said.

“It was really welcoming, and everyone was smiling and just wanted to invite you into their home,” Gentine said.

Since Welcome Weekend, Gentine said she has appreciated living in Howard.

“It’s pretty much like my family or my second home,” she said In order to foster that family feel, O’Connell said she plans to revamp a program within Howard

She said that many of the more advanced pieces to be featured demand considerable coordination, some even requiring four bells in-hand.

“It shows how talented [the performers] are, to be able to keep all the bells straight,” she said.

Schneider-Kirner said the concert will include several guest performers for additional vocal and instrumental accompaniment.

“We have some vocalists from the folk choir, [and] organist Patrick Kronner will be joining us,” she said. “We’ll also have a group of singers who’ll highlight some of the hymn tunes that our other pieces are based on.”

The handbells, vocalists and instrumentalists blend well together, she said, and work to complement one another musically.

“The diversity of handbells can be combined beautifully with all different types of instruments,” she

said.

Schneider-Kirner said she hopes the concert helps acquaint students with the handbell choir and the musical opportunities the group offers.

“We want to let students know that we’re out there,” she said.

Cahill said she looks forward to hearing the efforts of the ensembles, vocalists and instrumentalists come together.

“I hope that people just have a very peaceful experience,” she said. “It’s just this unexpected joy when you hear [the bells].”

Schneider-Kirner said playing handbells is “very uplifting.”

“We always want to use our music to draw people closer to God, but also just to offer a really beautiful, spirited evening of song,” she said.

this year to honor the diversity of the dorm. The program, called the Howard Community Series, allows residents of the dorm to give a lecture about their own identity or experience.

“I think it’s important to talk about issues that aren’t usually brought up in classes,” she said.

In the past, speakers have spoken about their role as allies of the LGBTQ and minority communities, O’Connell said.

“To be able to make it a safe environment, where everybody is comfortable to talk, I think that would be really key,” she said.

In Howard, making sure everyone feels comfortable is very important to the entire community, Springstead said.

As another one of the community features of Howard, the RAs plan consistent programming, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights.

“That way, people also have the option to do something else fun,”

Gentine said. “There’s always something for people to be doing in case they don’t know exactly what to do on the weekends.”

O’Connell said the women of Howard stand out because, although they are few, they are very vocal and passionate members of the campus community.

“It’s such a privilege to serve the women in Howard Hall,” O’Connell said. “It’s so awesome that they chose me to be their leader. … I want to do my best to make them happy and make this upcoming year the best for them.”

Springstead said she also feels lucky to have returned to her alma mater and serve as a pastoral leader for the women.

“I think we have a really wonderful group of women here, and I’m just really proud to be able to be their rector,” Springstead said.

“They teach me things every day.”

Jake Downs, a member of one of the final-round Notre Dame teams, said none of his team members had a blockchain technology background, but they wanted to apply their MBA knowledge to a new topic that has recently become trendy with the rise of Bitcoin.

“We’re all trying to learn something on the fly and come up with a solution that makes sense,” he said.

Ajit Vaidya, a member of the other final-round Notre Dame team and a longtime member of the MBA Tech Club, said he and some of of his teammates had technology backgrounds and had been fascinated by blockchain technology

before entering the competition. He said the competition still prompted them to learn more.

“We’ve come to realize the pain points of a variety of stakeholders as the technology finds its use in supply chain, financial reporting, tax fraud, refugee management and diamonds trading, just to name a few,” Vaidya said in an email.

The teams will present their ideas in 30-minute segments starting at 1 p.m. Friday. Mendoza faculty and representatives from sponsors Thomson Reuters and SAP will judge the competition. The final round is open to the public, and audience members will be allowed to

according to the release.

Vice president for campus safety and event management Mike Seamon said in the release that safety and security on campus are of the highest priority.

“This new policy will be a significant addition to the many safeguards we already have in place,” Seamon said. “Many stadia and arenas nationwide have adopted this policy in recent years, and it has proven to enhance safety

and because it reduces faulty bag searches, expedite fans’ access through the gates and into the venues.”

Approved medical bags or equipment will be exempted but subject to inspection at the gate along with all other items, the release said, and there will be express entry lanes for guests not carrying bags. A vendor outside the stadium will also be available to ship bags that do not meet criteria to fans’ homes.

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makes Saint Mary’s mission so distinct is what an enlightening evening like tonight highlights.

It highlights a sense of discovery of what it means to embrace our core values of faith and spirituality with learning and community and justice.”

Empowering women to work for justice is Oduyoye’s life work and is central to the mission of Saint Mary’s, not only as a Catholic institution, but as a women’s college as well, Cervelli said.

“Mercy has had great influence on helping women around the world retrieve and share their own stories and in turn, nurturing person-oriented involvement in church and society,” she said.

“That key objective is very much in line with Saint Mary’s mission as a Catholic college. We guide and challenge our students here to discover the connections between the mind, the heart and the soul.”

Oduyoye introduced the audience to the Circle of African Women’s Theologians’ work for women’s empowerment in West, East and Southern Africa.

“The women who formed part of the circles were not merely professionally-trained theologians, but also included laywomen who were deeply engaged in religious communities, like my grandmother theologian who sang her theology,” she said. “The women’s circle is also multi-religious.

It represents a vision of solidarity and an inward self-critique of destructive cultural and religious practices that conditioned women into self-abnegation. If a woman is not at ease in her own home, how can she thrive in the wider community?”

For decades leading up to the 21st century, Oduyoye said, the world and African culture have changed. However, she said,

women are still expected to remain submissive and self-giving in our society.

“Violence such as physical battering, psychological and verbal abuse and the denial of women and conjugal rights are diseases in our community,” she said. “This source of ill-health for women was for long hidden under the cloth of privacy. African women were admonished not to wash their dirty linen in public, so their wounds pestered. It became cancerous, spreading to all aspects of domestic relations and turning homes that should be havens into hell-holes for women.”

Every illness, Oduyoye said, does not only affect one’s physical being, but also one’s spiritual being.

“Healing from ill health can only come if we change our conception of who God is,” she said.

“God is not a man, not me, but a God of compassion. It is the right of God’s creation, including humanity, to live what God saw and pronounced good in the present state of creation. However, today we’re living in a world where the women themselves are wounded. And these wounded healers are the ones that the whole community is dependent upon to do the healing.”

Oduyoye highlighted a means to promote this healing through dialogue and discussion.

“When people feel that they are heard, even that can be therapeutic,” she said. “Somebody has to talk about these difficult issues in order for healing to exist. We need to talk about masculinity and what it means to be a man in a community. My hope and the hope of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians is that we can ultimately help and heal the many wounds in our communities.”

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overall understanding of blockchain technology. For the second and final round, they must present strategies for applying blockchain technology to the practice of valueadded taxation.

The competition has reinforced Krishnadas’ perception that Mendoza graduate students are interested in technology and have tech talent to offer, he said. Nine teams from Notre Dame entered the competition, and two have reached the final round.

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said. Small clutches, clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags that do not exceed 12 by 6 by 12 inches and one-gallon plastic bags are permitted so long as they don’t have a logo larger than 4 by 3.4 inches.

Prohibited items include backpacks, fanny packs, camera bags and large purses, amongst others,

ask questions of each team.

“That goes back to the ethos of this competition, which is to make it a learning opportunity for everyone involved,” Krishnadas said. “Some of the judges when we started off either didn’t have a good sense of blockchain, or didn’t have a good sense of tax. So I think ... everyone’s going to learn something.”

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By THOMAS MURPHY Scene Writer

Saturday morning, thousands of audiophiles will line up in front of record stores worldwide in preparation for Record Store Day, an annual holiday celebrating independent record stores and the lost art of vinyl. Founded in 2007, what began as an attempt to generate interest in record stores, which were suffering from a lack of interest, has grown into a massive event with over 1,000 participating stores from every continent fit to carry vinyl (sorry, Antarctica).

The creation of Record Store Day corresponds with an explosion of interest in vinyl: In 2007, just 1 million vinyl LPs were sold, but by 2017 that number had rocketed to over 14 million. Record Store Day has played no small part in this resurgence of vinyl, as sales at independent record stores leap almost 200 percent in the week leading up to Record Store Day. Record Store Day provides independent record stores with the publicity and interest they need to compete with large corporations like Amazon who also seek to capitalize on consumers’ sudden infatuation with vinyl. In 2016, the week leading up to Record Store Day saw independent record stores boost their share in the market by over 30 percent.

These numbers are encouraging yet strange when one considers that vinyl can be bought and shipped to one’s house year-round. So, what is it about Record Store Day that draws in such large crowds? Aside from being an excuse for music lovers to spend a day saturated in high-fidelity, it is the hundreds of special releases by artists ranging from Pink Floyd to Taylor Swift that make Record Store Day such an exciting event.

This year, 422 special editions, live recordings and early releases will be carried by independent record stores scattered across the globe. Most stores won’t have all the special

By HANNA KENNEDY Scene Writer

“O, wonder! / How many goodly creatures are there here! / How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, / That has such people in’t.”

This “brave new world” comes to life in the Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company’s spring production, “The Tempest.”

Filled with magic, sea storms and spectacle, “The Tempest” is the story of Prospero, his daughter and the survivors of a shipwreck, including the king of Naples, his son and other members of the court.

The play begins in the midst of a storm. The theater is dark, except for a dim, blue light focused on Prospero (Michael Vaclav), alone on stage. Down on one knee, wooden staff in hand and drawing strange patterns on the floor, the audience is lured in by the mysterious display at hand.

Violins accompanied by haunting voices begin in the background, broken suddenly by the screaming and swaying of the actors as a storm envelops their ship. Audience members catch themselves tensing up, overwhelmed and unnerved by the sudden chaos that consumes the stage.

The confusion cuts to Miranda (Salem Murray) and Prospero on the island. Prospero explains to his daughter

releases or many copies of any single release, but the chance to grab, for instance, a copy of Lil Uzi Vert’s “Luv is Rage” mixtape on yellow vinyl, of which only 2,200 copies are being pressed, can be irresistible.

Doug Zimmerman, owner of Orbit Records at the Town and Country Shopping Center in Mishawaka, said that Record Store Day and its releases are important for generating interest in the community.

“It’s by far the busiest day of the year for me. Publicity and business-wise; it’s big,” he said. “Making sure I got all the tough-to-find releases — that’s my biggest job — making sure I have enough stuff.”

Matt Shaver of Rumor Records in Niles, Michigan, said that although Record Store Day may not be his store’s biggest day of the year, it brings in large crowds interested in special releases as well as the large collection of used records available in the store on a regular day.

“It’s a good thing, Record Store Day … it gets people out shopping,” Shaver said. “We open at noon — always have — even that Saturday. Literally everybody is with me, they go to all the other places and they all end up here and hang out.

We have hundreds of people here at the end of the day.”

But the festivities of Record Store Day go beyond the vinyl. Stores hold live performances and bring in local celebrities to add to the atmosphere, while the Record Store Day committee appoints ambassadors for the event each year.

Past ambassadors include Jack White, Metallica, Chuck D, St. Vincent and Dave Grohl, and this year will see Run the Jewels, the rap duo consisting of El-P and Killer Mike, carry the torch.

El-P said in a video press release that, as with many musicians, independent record stores were a strong influence on him as he matured as an artist and became more serious about music.

“When I became a part of the music scene I knew that I wanted to be someone who was a part of [record store] culture because … [record stores] were cornerstones of the

community, and that’s what we appreciate about [records stores],” he said in the release. “[Record stores are] not just some place to press a button and get a song, [they are] part of the community.”

El-P’s remark about “pressing a button” is especially appropriate as 2018 marks the first year since 2011 that physical music formats, primarily vinyl and CDs, have outsold digital downloads. Streaming platforms like Spotify have come to dominate the music industry, but even the most advanced playlist algorithms are unable to replicate the joy found in discovering, purchasing, placing and playing a record.

Record Store Day returns the now cold, impersonal methods of hearing music to a time when music wasn’t heard, it was experienced. It celebrates and supports the independent stores that have made vinyl such an extraordinary medium, and all the while gives loyal fans the opportunity to get their hands on discs of rare vinyl gold.

that he created the storm and caused the shipwreck. The scene between father and daughter lacks the technical drama that preceded it but ushers in an intensity of emotion.

The scene’s simplicity allows the audience to focus on the connection between the characters and the dialogue that propels the plot forward. The show, as a whole, is characterized by these transitions between performances of intense technical flare and others of modest staging, but powerful acting.

The plot of “The Tempest” is a complicated one, but director, Caitlin Crosby, stages it simply. The Washington Hall black-box theater can be seen one of two ways: a blank canvas ready for creative interpretation or a black hole, void and impossible to fill. Crosby, lucky for the audience, viewed it as the former. The set is strictly black and white; streamers hang in the background and chalk patterns the floor. The production’s unusually simple set-up allows Shakespeare’s language and the actors’ interpretation to take center stage.

Not-So-Royal performances feature consistently excellent acting. Michael Vaclav, a second year Master’s student in English literature, shines as Prospero. His body language, posture and line delivery all show a real investment in the character and contribute to his captivating on-stage

presence.

Comic relief comes in the form of Stephano (Nicholas Taylor) and Trinculo (Ellis Sargeant), the king of Naples’ drunken butler and court jester, respectively. The two standard Shakespearean fools interact with the audience, making eye contact and offering sly smiles. Their words, actions and unique relationship highlight the conspiratorial world of the play, in addition to providing humor.

It is the little details, more than anything, that make Not-So-Royal’s rendition of “The Tempest” a joy to watch.

Prospero stands towards the back of the stage, rolling his eyes and smirking as he looks on, unnoticed, watching Miranda and Ferdinand (Joseph Crowley) smile, blush and flirt. The young couple is seen again oblivious, playing a game of cards as the shipwrecked noblemen confront Prospero before the final reconciliation. Thoughtful additions like these show the actors’ commitment to their roles and Crosby’s thorough, creative approach to directing.

The remaining showtimes are Friday, April 20th at 7:30pm and Saturday, April 21st at 4 p.m. Be sure not to miss the Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company’s impressive take on the Bard’s final solo play.

Here are 10 releases to be excited about • • • • • • • • • •

Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead — “Dylan and the Dead (live in ’87)” Dre — “Dre Day” Led Zeppelin — “Friends” / “Rock and Roll” Sufjan Stevens — “Mystery of Love” EP 10” Car Seat Headrest — “Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror)” Mac Demarco — “Old Dog Demos” Fleet Foxes — “Crack Up (Choral Version)” / “In The Morning (Live in Switzerland)” Wu-Tang Clan — “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” The Rolling Stones — “Their Satanic Majesties Request” Wilco — “Live at the Troubadour 11/12/96”

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My journalistic journey Maria Leontaras Associate Saint Mary’s Editor

Newspapers have always surrounded me. The first news story I’d ever read was about a lost peacock roaming the streets of my hometown, Crown Point, Indiana, when I was in second grade. The only reason I even knew this story existed was because said peacock hopped into my best friend’s backyard and watched us as we swam in her pool. But even then, the concept of a newspaper didn’t make sense to me.

Obviously, someone had to write these stories, but who did it? Clark Kent and Lois Lane? These characters weren’t real, so, naturally, the people who wrote these stories didn’t exist. Eventually, I realized journalists are human beings too. It just never clicked that I could actually be one of those reporters until right before course selections for freshman year of high school. I was privileged enough to attend a school with a wonderful journalism program, and I grew heavily involved with our newspaper, Inklings, throughout my four years in high school.

I officially joined Inklings sophomore year as a reporter, was promoted to Arts and Entertainment Editor junior year, and rose to co-Editor-In-Chief senior year. Journalism encouraged me to learn not only how to interact with others as a teacher and a leader, but it also led me to the realization that I could utilize my passion as a catalyst for good.

As a first year student at Saint Mary’s, I was not expecting to pursue journalism academically. I had signed up for The Observer, marked myself as an intended communications studies major and packed my journalistic dreams up for later. As the semester passed, I learned that I could have the opportunity to work with Professor Susan Baxter to become the pilot student of the College’s major in interactive journalism. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to create this student-designed major as quickly as I could. While the major isn’t official, I have high hopes for its success.

Interactive journalists are also known as backpack journalists because they have all the skills a modern-day writer could need at all times — the knowledge of writing a story, taking a picture, making a video, designing a website and graphics and more. Interactive journalists are furthering the evolution of journalism. They are creating a future for what some believed to be a dying profession when, in reality, it was only changing to become more relevant to the technological world we live in today.

This is a future I desire to be a part of.

I realized the best way to prepare for this future was to complete a Notre Dame journalism minor, and that is exactly what I will be doing beginning in the fall of 2018. The application process called for a few stressful tears, but the difficulty proved to be worth it.

By taking the courses that equate to a journalism minor, I will have all the knowledge necessary to utilize what I will learn in the next three years to tell other people’s stories — the stories of those who struggle but deserve to be heard, the stories that will someday inspire others to pursue their passions and make the future one worth writing about.

Contact Maria Leontaras at mleontaras01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Support student journalism On April 4, 2018, the Editorial Board of Southern Methodist University’s student newspaper, The Daily Campus, wrote an opinion piece titled “The kids aren’t all right: Who really killed the student free press of SMU.” “It’s not often that a newspaper has the self-indulgency to be able to write about itself, but this anomaly isn’t one to celebrate,” the piece said.

Due to financial and leadership problems, The Daily Campus’ Editorial Board announced that the independent student media company of SMU will officially dissolve in May, forcing its student newspaper under the control of the school’s journalism department.

The Daily Campus had been an independent news source since 1930, but come May, that independence will be gone.

“Change is fine and growth is good, but not at the expense of our creative voices,” the Daily Campus Editorial Board said in the editorial.

Sadly, The Daily Campus is only one of many student-run newspapers to become trapped under the thumb of its university.

In response to this, Melissa Gomez, Editor-in-Chief at The Independent Florida Alligator, the student-run newspaper at the University of Florida, along with Managing Editors Caitlin Ostroff and Jimena Tavel, have organized a day of action to educate the public on the wide variety of issues student-run newspapers are facing. The official day of awareness is April 25th.

The Observer’s Editorial Board supports this movement.

The Observer is the student-run, daily print and online newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s.

It was founded by Notre Dame students in 1966 and is independent from the administrations of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, both editorially and as a business.

The Observer’s first issue was printed Nov. 3, 1966.

On that day, the paper’s first editorial ran under the headline, “A Promise, A Purpose, A Newspaper is Born.” Since that promise was made, The Observer has continued to be a leading student publication on campus, through over 50 years of tireless work by thousands of students.

In our office in the basement of South Dining Hall, we house the archives of every single print edition, which are also available online. One can turn to a paper from any day over the last 50-plus years and learn exactly what was happening at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s at that time. As a whole, the paper represents one of the most complete sources of preserved memory found on campus since The Observer’s founding, and it is an integral part of our history as a University.

However, print journalism’s decline in recent years is old news. College campuses are especially susceptible to this trend. Although The Observer is — and will continue to be — a daily paper, many student publications across the country, such as the Indiana Daily Student at Indiana University, have cut back to just two or three editions per week.

In fact, Notre Dame is among the smallest universities in the country with an independent, daily student paper. We also cover Saint Mary’s, a college with a student body of 1,602 students. Normally, a school of that size would not be able to sustain a daily paper, but due to the partnership between Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s students, The Observer provides the

Saint Mary’s community with coverage on issues and events central to campus life that would not otherwise be publicized.

We have the unique opportunity to cover things that aren’t covered outside of the Notre Dame community. For example, it isn’t too difficult to find extensive coverage of Notre Dame’s football program or its national-championship-winning women’s basketball program. But unlike any other publication, we provide thorough coverage of those programs throughout the year, as well as ones which perhaps do not get the attention they deserve — whether it be season-long coverage of our national-championship-winning fencing team or the same for similarly less-heralded sports such as rowing, soccer, golf, tennis or volleyball.

The Scene department has a special section called “Scene in South Bend” which highlights the cultural happenings in the South Bend community, as well as showcasing the unique student artists and performers on campus.

In our Viewpoint section, we are able to publish a diverse range of opinions, regardless of alignment with the Catholic faith, and therefore represent a greater cross-section of student, faculty and alumni opinions in a respectful and public way. Viewpoint columnists get to decide what they want to write about, and without our editorial independence, these writers would not have that ability.

We have the ability to bring lesser-known perspectives of students on campus — such as our DACA recipients or LGBTQ community members — to the foreground of campus discussion.

In addition to all of this, The Observer also contributes to conversations about important campus issues.

In the past, these have included issues such as sexual assault, resources for disabled students on campus and resources for students with mental health challenges. In February of 2015, The Observer was the first source to break the news of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’s death, and it was the primary source of coverage for the following week, when thousands of people flooded the campus to honor his memory and attend the funeral. There is no other publication as actively involved in uncovering and reporting happenings at Notre Dame on a daily basis.

This experience as staff members of a daily newspaper prepares student journalists at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s in an invaluable way. Several Observer alumni have gone on to be Pulitzer Prize winners, while others find that their college newspaper experience contributes to their work in a different field in unexpected ways.

The world, especially the online world, is flooded with information. However, the majority of this information is not news. The Observer does more than provide an outlet for discussion or adding one’s voice to the conversation. We have a responsibility to improve the quality of the debate by providing verified facts and work to inspire constructive public discourse.

We have an obligation to you, the reader, to provide you with verified information that you can use to make better decisions, and to be more knowledgeable about the world around you. We strive to put public interest — and the truth — above our own self-interest and assumptions.

It would be extremely unfortunate if this were to change, here at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, or any other university. We need independent student-run publications, and they need our help.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Faith and homosexuality can coexist My perspective is an uncommon one, but it is equally important as those recently and increasingly offered on the same subject.

It might very well surprise some at the University of Notre Dame to know that there are students, staff and faculty among them who identify as both Roman Catholic and gay (“living with same-sex attraction” is preferred in the context of this particular discussion, but for the sake of simplicity, I’ll use the more commonplace and generalized “gay”).

No, we are not the same as Notre Dame having convenient parking, frozen tuition or warm winters (or even winters of a reasonable length). Few in number as we may be, we do actually exist, and we matter.

Indeed, the greatest irony of being both of these things, which are often at odds with one another in the media and public discourse, is that pundits from either “side” tend to overlook the population with what is almost certainly the most at stake.

Even, for example, when Pope Francis himself speaks of gay Christians, those two words seem to end up separated in translation (as if done intentionally). Alas, this minority-majority hybrid provides few, if any, advantages.

Like most everyone, there are times when I fear the advance of ostracization and disparity in my life, and God knows I fear overstepping in the casual exchange of everyday conversation (avoiding such transgressions is truly an art, but I’ll leave that discussion for another time). Unfortunately, I don’t have the luxury of feeling those things from only one perspective or in one particular context. I

even hesitate to acknowledge such weakness here.

It was Ghandi who said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” And for someone in my position, an inability to forgive would make living in our present society virtually unsustainable.

After being cast out of one home, I have been embraced by countless others. Since becoming the only practicing Catholic in my family, I have found the faith alive and well in places across the world.

While I have encountered my fair share of coarse hearts, I have also experienced love — unabridged and uncompromised — from people of all walks of life.

And still, it’s easy to feel alone.

After all, popular discourse about faith and homosexuality is hardly ever about their coexistence.

Rather, it’s almost always adversarial (take my word for it: If one learns anything in law school, it’s the nature of adversarialism). Except, here, it’s not just two parties duking it out in court. There’s a middle man, and neither the Church nor the “gay community” have been the best stewards of the tenants they tout in the course of that litigation.

The individual consequences can be devastating.

What’s more, it has forced far too many people into corners, which necessitate or encourage them to make certain choices (e.g., abandon the faith), such that they are never expected from or normalized in any other group of people.

By no means do I consider myself a perfect Catholic. Indeed, we are called “practicing” for that very reason; we never seem to get it just right, nor

can we, for that is the nature of the human condition when confronted by the high expectations of the faith. Nevertheless, my chosen devotion to the Church is something that I believe to be indispensable to my life. Meanwhile, that other facet of my being, over which I have no control, is not instantaneously negated as a result, nor is it possible to secure such an end. They coexist out of unavoidable necessity, even if at times imperfectly and contentiously.

Francis has said, “I am glad that we are talking about ‘homosexual people’ because before all else comes the individual person, in his wholeness and dignity.” Taking the Holy Father’s words to heart, I implore consideration of those possessing not only a vested interest in preserving the Catholicity of this university but also the practical experience of being gay.

Finally, to those advancing opinions on the matter, as is their right, I specifically have this to say: Like the racist who first encounters the love of a child born between a man and a woman of different races, there might be something to learn from people like me, if only the one-sided rhetoric can be subdued long enough to acknowledge our existence.

While this plea is not merely applicable to the Notre Dame community, if possible anywhere, I’d like to think it’s possible here, in the embrace of Our Lady.

David P. Spicer First-Year Law April 19

Graduating seniors: Get over it Gary Caruso Capitol Comments

To my graduating sisters and brothers who will forever share reunion weekends with me and other alumni from class years ending in either eight or three, beware that life is littered with disappointing disruptions. More often than you may expect, you will need to get over it — “it” being a variety of life lessons like losing a love interest, burying a beloved family member or suffering a personal setback.

Failure, trauma and disappointment are antediluvian evils that surely will come your way, but more certainly will construct your personal character.

In her April 12 Observer Viewpoint column, “Finding ‘the opposite of loneliness,’” Maeve Filbin identifies the cherished intangible aspects of the college community lifestyle that seniors will soon forever leave behind. Beyond the ivy-covered walls of our insulated Catholic Disneyland campus lays the real world, bursting with a multitude of opportunities but booby trapped by hard luck and unfair treatment. Each of us who enters adulthood must endure adversity at every turn. Cleverly sidestepping landmines is a skill set not easily learned by the less tenacious.

While commencement addresses routinely offer sage advice on maximizing your potential and forecasting your utopian destiny, seldom do speakers suggest ways to maneuver soul-searching interior pitfalls. All of us who have ventured from the college cocoon into the work arena hope that you graduating seniors who follow us will brighten up a room every time you walk into one. But face it; some days are so rainy that you cannot be an umbrella for the world. Rather, what you must reinvent each day is a persona strong enough to survive internal trauma and fatigue.

Somewhere within your being you must create an

airtight box — for most of us a miniature-sized box will do — where you can place the horrors inflicted upon you, and where your personal hurt cannot escape to harm you or anyone else. Unfortunately, you will not be immune from someday incarcerating your innocence or burying part of yourself in that box. Everyone, from war veterans to crime victims to heartbroken lovers to average lifestyle neighbors, faces some type of gnawing grief that deserves to be locked in that box.

For me — an animal advocate, a Humane Society contributor and an owner of three dogs who I am committed to for a lifetime — I broadsided and killed a deer on an interstate highway. For weeks, my slow-motion flashbacks replayed. Again and again the animal stood frozen in the highway looking me squarely in the eyes, then bounced off my hood, attempted to stand but immediately collapsed onto the road shoulder. Those haunting images caused my leg to uncontrollably shake when I passed the accident’s location on the highway. It took a sustained and concerted struggle for me to finally lock that angst away.

I reasoned that if my father, a World War II army sergeant, could suppress more horrors than I will ever know, I could will away my nightmares. If he could put war to rest, surely I could easily master visions of hitting a mere deer on the highway. Yet once I established my inner box, it would repeatedly serve me to help forget other memories like watching a poisoned half-paralyzed squirrel fiercely claw with only his front legs up a tree to return to his nest. Each spring, my box captures images of newly hatched baby birds sprawled on the patio after falling out of their nests, anguishing a slow death. My inner box seals away the visions of how I handled disposing some of those still alive birds so as not to let them further suffer.

For you graduating seniors, my gruesome animal encounters may be meager comparative reminders

that others throughout the world — perhaps you specifically — suffer more intensely. Everyone struggles to recover from random events large or small. Some react differently to the same circumstance. For example, if you have never been in love, supposedly you have never had your heart broken. Yet someone not yet in love may struggle with severe depression from a broken lonely heart.

Ironically, life never promises to be fair at any turn, so we all must learn to somehow, through some means, get over it.

Graduating seniors, not only must you get over it, but also you must get on with it. Your adventure will surely at times be wondrous while onerous.

Mohandas Gandhi wrote that happiness through the tendencies of the outer world are found inside us. His entire penned thought was paraphrased into, “You must be the change you wish to see.”

That is a universal goal every graduate should eye when entering a new stage of life. You have the power to brighten each room upon your every entrance. You have the ability to be the sunshine in everyone’s life. Heed the wisdom of baseball pitching great Satchel Paige who remarked, “Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”

Graduating seniors, in five years at the 2023 reunion weekend, I look forward to personally sitting in the beer tent with you. I hope to hear about your internal peace and bask in your illuminating sunshine while we both get on with it.

Gary J. Caruso, Notre Dame ‘73, serves in the Department of Homeland Security and was a legislative and public affairs director at the U.S. House of Representatives and in President Clinton’s administration. His column appears every other Friday.

Contact him on Twitter: @GaryJCaruso or email: GaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Crossword | Will Shortz

Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Honesty and integrity will play important roles in the way things unfold this year. Don’t leave important details to someone else. Take charge and be responsible for what transpires. Stay on top of whatever you want to see happen. Greater stability will be required if you want to take a position of leadership. Have a plan and stick to it. Your numbers are 6, 13, 21, 24, 35, 39, 44.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Knowing what you are up against will be half the battle. Plan to go over and above what anyone else can possibly do in order to get what you want. Success takes work and a refusal to quit until you accomplish your objective TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Spend time cultivating important relationships.

Whether at home or at work, getting along with others will make the difference.

Don’t let stubbornness be what holds you back. The power of positive persuasion will help you get your way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keeping your facts straight will be important if you want to maintain trust and respect. Question anyone asking you to contribute to something that is being hyped. An offer someone makes will fall short of your expectations.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Someone will use emotional blackmail to get you to make a change or devote time or money to something you know little about.

Proceed with caution if anyone asks you to volunteer or to spend money on something you cannot afford.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let your generosity lead to debt. It’s OK to help others, but be sure to put immediate family first. Long hours and hard work will be required if you want to reap rewards. Avoid excess and indulgence.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Someone will mislead you regarding a job opportunity or partnership. Ask questions and stick to facts when discussing matters that can influence your ability to get ahead. Stick close to the people you know you can trust. Romance is highlighted.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be careful what you share with whom. Discretion will be important if you mix business with pleasure. Don’t reveal your intentions prematurely. An unexpected change or decision someone makes will lead to uncertainty. Stay alert, be observant and gather sensitive information.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t trust anyone else to handle your financial affairs or someone else’s estate. Unusual circumstances revolving around property, legal or health matters and friends or relatives should be taken seriously and handled with discretion. Personal gains are favored.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Find an outlet for your imagination, and keep moving in a direction that excites you. Befriending people you feel have more to offer will give you a sense of belonging and encourage you to be the best you can be.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Friendships and dealing with children and relatives should be handled with care. Each situation will require thought and patience. You’ll find it easier to resolve issues without conflict if you offer love and support instead of letting anger set in.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider the best way to improve your life.

Creating a space to relax or to work on a hobby will encourage you to spend more time at home and less time going to events and activities that are costly.

Remember, home is where the heart is.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional situations will fester due to deception or disillusionment. Don’t make assumptions or believe everything you hear. Go directly to the source before you make up your mind to dissolve a relationship or to spread information that is damaging.

Birthday Baby: You are intelligent, compassionate and playful. You are observant and forceful.

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NBA needs a female coach Mia Berry Sports Writer

In basketball, there’s a saying, “game recognizes game and you’re looking unfamiliar,” which simply means it takes a great player to recognize a great player, and any player outside of a certain level of greatness is deemed “unfamiliar.”

While great players have been able to recognize other great players regardless of gender, the ability to recognize greatness hasn’t passed down to coaches. Great coaches haven’t always recognized great coaching, especially those of opposite gender. Female coaches, especially in basketball, have historically been “outside of the bubble,” despite attaining accomplishments that rival those of NBA coaches. The biggest injustice given to female coaches is that they are classified as a good “female basketball coaches,” not a good basketball coaches. Given their talents and knowledge of the game, it is time to realize that basketball is the same game whether men or women are playing or coaching it.

LeBron James agrees with me.

According to James, knowledge of the game, not gender is the most important aspect of evaluating a coach.

“At the end of the day, basketball ... it’s not about male or female.

You know the game, you know the game. …If you know the game, then everybody is accepting of that,” James said.

I am by no means a huge LeBron James fan, but in regard to his stance on whether a woman can be a coach in the NBA, I agree 100 percent. The most important questions when evaluating a coach should be largely focused are: Whether a coach is male, or female is obsolete. It’s time for the NBA to have a female head coach.

Although, the road may be long and hard for any women looking to become a head coach of a professional sports team there are several potential female candidates that can become the first female coach in the NBA.

Becky Hammon Hammon is the epitome of a woman with knowledge of the game of basketball. Undrafted out of Colorado State in 1999, Hammon played 16 years of professional basketball, where she was a six-time All-Star selection and a four-time member of the all-WNBA team. Hammon made history in 2014 by becoming the first salaried female coach in the NBA, when she joined the coaching staff of the San Antonio Spurs. Hammon later made news when she interviewed to become head coach of her alma mater’s men’s basketball team last summer, which would have made her the first full-time female coach

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for a Division I team. Despite not getting the coaching job at her alma mater, Hammon is at the forefront of becoming the first female head coach in the NBA.

Cheryl Reeve In 18 years of professional coaching in the WNBA, Reeve has won six championships (two as an assistant coach, four as head coach), including four in the last seven years. Her professional head coaching record with the Minnesota Lynx is 195-77 (.718) and she boasts a 4-2 finals record. Reeves ties the record for most championships by a head coach in the WNBA; it’s safe to say that Reeve’s coaching ability could transfer over in the NBA.

Dawn Staley Like Hammon, Staley is also a former WNBA player-turnedcoach. Staley started off coaching at Temple before moving over to South Carolina, where she won the national championship in 2017. In 18 years of coaching collegiately, Staley has qualified for the NCAA tournament 13 times and holds a current collegiate record of 422-167 (.716). Staley’s success as a collegiate coach earned her the U.S. national team coach in 2017. As her coaching stock continues to increase, Staley could make the transition over from collegiate to professional coach in either the WNBA or NBA.

Irish look for momentum as end of season nears Observer Sports Staff

This weekend, Notre Dame athletes will compete at both the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas, and the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Irish are continuing to gear up for postseason competition in early May, and the team will be looking to put forth a strong showing at both meets this weekend.

Most of the Irish athletes competing this weekend will be traveling to Baylor for the Michael Johnson Invitational.

Facing athletes from numerous schools across Texas and the midwest, Notre Dame will be looking to continue improving its position heading into May. Sophomore Irish sprinter Jordan Shead will be one of the main athletes to watch on the track on Saturday. Shead took first in the 400-meter hurdles last weekend at Louisville, and will be looking to perform well this weekend in the 400-meter and 200-meter dash.

Shead will be joined by four other Irish athletes in the 200-meters, including junior Kyla Lewis and senior Allison Bartoszewicz.

Bartoszewicz will be running alongside Shead in the 400-meters. Shead and Bartoszewicz will also be competing in the women’s 4×400-meter relay, joined by

sophomores Summer Thorpe and Grace Cronin.

On the men’s side, the Irish will be fielding a group of three sprinters in the 200-meter dash.

Senior Harvey Smith and juniors Edward Cheatham and Zachary Zajdel are slated to compete in the event. Cheatham and Zajdel will also be competing together in the 400-meter dash.

The Notre Dame men will also be fielding a 4×400-meter relay team, comprised of Cheatham, Smith, Zajdel and senior Drake Stimson.

The Irish will also be hoping to impress on the in the field events. Graduate student Nathan Richartz will once again be competing in the pole vault. Richartz has won the event four times in four outings over the course of the spring, and will be looking to add another first place to his resume.

Holding a season best of 5.60 meters, Richartz currently leads all ACC pole vaulters.

Several Notre Dame throwers will also be competing in various events at the Johnson Invitational.

Sophomores Logan Kusky and Shae Watkins will be joined by freshman teammate John Stefan in the men’s shot put and men’s hammer throw as they try to improve on previous marks set this season. Kusky and junior teammate Daniel Hardiman will also be competing in the

discus throw.

On the women’s side, an Irish trio of senior Indi Jackson, sophomore Abbey Kapitan and freshman Rachel Tanczos will be competing in the shot put.

Kapitan and Tanczos will compete in the hammer throw as well, and Tanczos will also look to improve her previous throws in the discus.

Notre Dame’s contingent in Charlottesville this weekend will be entirely comprised of distance runners. The meet usually plays host to some tough distance competition and should be a good environment to push the Irish runners to do their best.

Irish senior Jessica Harris will be looking to continue a successful season this weekend as she competes in the 800- and 1,500-meter runs. Harris will be joined by junior Kelly Hart and senior Samantha Murray in the 1,500.

Notre Dame freshmen Andrew Alexander, Brian Griffith, Peter Monahan and sophomore Kevin Salvano will be competing in the men’s 5,000-meters.

Competition in Charlottesville will kick off at 11 a.m. on Friday, to be continued again at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The Michael Johnson Invitational will only take place on Saturday, with the action beginning at 11 a.m.

Niele Ivey UConn may be one of the greatest programs in NCAA history, but no team has more victories over the Huskies in the last 10 years than the Irish. Although, a combined team effort behind the scenes, Notre Dame associate head coach Niele Ivey, has made a name for herself through her scout work that has led to numerous Irish victories over top opponents, and her development of players has not gone unnoticed. Despite not having any head coaching experience, Ivey has proven her knowledge of the game, and she has the ability to be the face of a franchise. Even if Ivey never coaches in the NBA, her aptitude and knowledge for the game are more than deserving of an assistant coaching job in the league.

In addition to the four coaches mentioned above, there are a dozen other female coaches that have mastered the game of the basketball at their respective level and are deserving to coach at a very high level. The talent pool of female coaches does exist, many of them are just waiting for an NBA franchise to take a chance on them.

Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

NBA | 76ERS 128, HEAT 108

76ers top Heat to pull ahead for 2-1 series lead Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — A masked Joel Embiid scored 23 points in his postseason debut, Marco Belinelli and Dario Saric each added 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Miami Heat 128-108 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Ben Simmons finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the 76ers, who won for the 18th time in their last 19 games and reclaimed home-court advantage. Embiid went on a personal 7-0 run in the fourth quarter to help Philadelphia extend its lead to 14, and send many in the crowd to the exits.

Goran Dragic scored 23 points for Miami, which got 19 from Justise Winslow and 14 from

Josh Richardson.

Game 4 is Saturday afternoon.

Embiid was announced as doubtful to start the day, then was upgraded to probable in the afternoon and eventually cleared to start. He wore a mask and goggles to protect the surgically repaired orbital bone around his left eye, though his new accessory didn’t exactly seem up to the rigors of playoff basketball — needing to be swapped out at least twice.

The mask needs some work.

Embiid was right back in form.

He banked in a turnaround straightaway jumper — a fortuitous bounce — to put Philadelphia up nine late, then connected on a 3-pointer and added a pair of throws to start the spurt that put the game away for Philadelphia.

Meanwhile, Miami couldn’t

find any sort of stride.

Hassan Whiteside was mired in foul trouble and ineffective, finishing the night all of 1 for 1 from the field for five points.

Dwyane Wade, who Miami needed to be superb in the win at Philadelphia in Game 2, shot 2 for 10. Wayne Ellington, Miami’s single-season leader in 3-pointers after making a record 227 this season, was 1 for 5 from the floor.

The Heat won Game 2 by controlling the physical battle.

Game 3 was another street fight, and Philadelphia didn’t back down.

There were 31 fouls and four technicals called in the first half, an opening 24 minutes where Wade and Justin Anderson got feisty, Winslow stepped on Embiid’s broken-off goggles and the teams took 45 free throws.

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practice, which bodes well given his physical skills.

“I love his length, he’s got great length,” Quinn said of Eichenberg. “He’s got great strength. He sees things quickly, he moves well, he’s able to adjust appropriately to the line games that we see and the movement that defenses present to the offensive line. [I also like] how he reacts to the blitz. He’s been really steady — his confidence continues to improve each and every single day.”

Overall, Quinn said he has a good idea of where his players will fit along the offensive line at this point, and he is confident in the unit as a whole as it prepares for the spring game and beyond.

“I feel good about it,” Quinn said. “Guys like [sophomore] Robert Hainsey — he’s going to be on both sides. [Sophomore Aaron] Banks is going be on both sides. With Alex moving over to left guard, it helps us to help Liam over there to give him a little bit more experience [with] somebody else who’s been through a lot of football games and starting and knows the calls and can continue to communicate appropriately with him. [Graduate student center Sam Mustipher] does a tremendous job and is probably as reliable and dependable as Alex in terms of keeping us all on the same page. You’ve got [junior Tommy Kraemer] and Robert over on that right side who certainly have settled down and can see things equally together, and they can react appropriately.

“So I’ve been pleased with that. … There’s more than just five [players on the offensive line] that can help us and continue to help our football team win.”

Skill-position development With the Blue-Gold Game set for Saturday to cap off Notre Dame’s spring season, Irish head coach Brian Kelly also spoke to the media Thursday during the ACC’s coaches teleconference, speaking largely about the development of his skill-position players this season.

One position that will be drawing a lot of attention for the Irish up until a starter is named is quarterback, as Irish coaches have consistently praised both senior Brandon Wimbush and junior Ian Book for their growth this offseason. Kelly’s praise was no different Thursday, as he said the competition has progressed naturally because of the way both players have grown in confidence with their technical improvements.

“Oh, I think there’s great competition there,” Kelly said of the quarterback position. “I think Ian Book is 2-0, he’s a guy that’s come in and

he started one game and finished another against North Carolina and LSU. So we know he’s very capable. So that competition is there.

“But on the other hand, I think Brandon has made great progress. He needed to certainly solidify and develop his consistency fundamentally, and I think he’s done that.

When you see that repeating delivery, a confidence starts to build. So I think a lot of confidence in what he’s been able to do from a mechanics standpoint because it’s helped him mentally. But at the same time, Ian Book’s had a good spring, so there is natural competition with that group.”

Kelly also said he’s been pleased with the development of several of his team’s wide receivers, though senior Miles Boykin has stood out especially, proving himself ready for the role of “centerpiece” in the passing game.

“I’m very pleased with Miles. He’s taken over as our top receiver,” Kelly said. “He’s practiced that way. He’s made plays. I expect him to have an impactful — he’ll be impactful in terms of what he does for us this year.”

Alabama While the Blue-Gold Game is in the very near future for the Irish, the program also announced the addition of two games in the distant future on Thursday. In 2028 and 2029, Notre Dame and Alabama will open their seasons against one another, playing at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 2, 2028, and at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Sept. 1, 2029.

“This series speaks to Notre Dame’s commitment to play against the best that college football has to offer,” director of athletics Jack Swarbrick said in a press release. “ …

College football and our fans benefit when the sport’s best programs play each other. We are thrilled to join Alabama in making sure that continues to happen.”

The home-and-home series will mark the first regular-season meetings between the two programs since 1987. The Irish and Crimson Tide have played on six previous occasions, with Notre Dame leading the series 5-1. The two programs rank in the top five in national championships in the AP Poll era, AP Poll appearances and all-time Division I winning percentage.

“Notre Dame and Alabama.

That alone will get people excited, but we’re also opening the season against each other, playing on campus and the Irish will make their firstever trip to Bryant-Denny Stadium,” Kelly said in the press release. “It’s just a really cool matchup and will be a great experience for everyone involved.”

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13 complete-game efforts. The combined 2.08 earned-run average of Frei and Dreswick is good for the second-best mark in the ACC and ranks 28th in the country.

In the circle in the other dugout, the Irish will rely on their own two-man staff of freshman right-hander Alexis Holloway and senior lefthander Katie Beriont. Beriont has been a solid performer in her 17 starts this season, as she has an 11-6 record and 2.56 earned-run average. However, Holloway — who leads the team in wins (16), starts (25), complete games (16), innings pitched (165 1/3) and earnedrun average (2.29) — has been the ace on the mound for the Irish this season. But she has struggled as of late, as her earned-run average has risen from 1.95 to 2.29 since her last win, which came six games ago against Syracuse on April 8.

Despite Holloway’s struggles on the box score of late — which included allowing three runs on four hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings Wednesday — Gumpf said the freshman has thrown the ball

very well during the team’s tough stretch, but the games simply haven’t gone her way, such was the case Wednesday night.

“With Alexis, there was only one hit to the outfield against her,” Gumpf said Wednesday.

“They scored three runs but only hit one ball [to the outfield], and it was a blooper. So I thought she did great. I think Katie gave up a big inning, but Alexis — they hit the ball to the infield one time … so I thought she had a great game. The game didn’t go her way, but I thought she threw really well.”

Now, as the Irish prepare to start their three-game series against the Eagles — with the first game of the three-day set scheduled to start Friday at 6 p.m. — their focus will be just getting back to playing “good softball,” not thinking too much of the current skid as the team looks to build momentum heading into the postseason.

“We’ve got to just move forward and play good softball,” Gumpf said. “Because that’s what we didn’t do. We didn’t play a solid, good game [Wednesday].”

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left in the first half. However, Marquette retook the lead just 16 seconds later.

After halftime, a goal by freshman attack Mikey Drake on the man advantage once again tied the score. Notre Dame took the lead less than two minutes later when senior long-stick midfielder John Sexton scored his third goal of the season to make it 5-4 with 12:54 left in the third.

In the fourth quarter, two goals in less than two minutes

by Marquette gave the Golden Eagles a 6-5 lead, setting the stage for Costabile and Garnsey’s late game heroics.

Garnsey finished the night with three points (one goal and two assists). Freshman goaltender Matt Schmidt picked up his sixth win of the season, making eight saves on 14 shots.

Corrigan believes his team will ride the momentum from that win into this weekend.

“That was a great win,” Corrigan said. “I think that is almost a win that comes with

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the scoreboard in the sixth inning when a two run home run off sophomore right-hander Anthony Holubecki gave the Hoosiers the lead. Indiana picked up an insurance run in the seventh, and the Hoosiers walked away with the victory.

Before the matchup with Indiana, Notre Dame had just come back from a weekend trip to Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Irish faced No. 2 North Carolina State in a threegame series. Now back home, the Irish are left with less daunting tasks, starting with Paid Advertisement

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Irish freshman attack Mikey Drake runs downfield during Notre Dame’s 8-2 loss to Duke on April 7 in Arlotta Stadium.

some momentum in a sense because it really is just one of those kind of improbable wins that came about because our guys competed like crazy and kept their poise in big moments at the end of the game and made plays when they had to. There’s something about going through that experience that’s good for a team. I think it’s helped us focus on this week, and I think it gives

us confidence that we can do what needs to be done in the waning moments of games.”

North Carolina (6-7, 0-3 ACC) is coming off of a 13-12 overtime loss to Syracuse last Saturday.

The game is slated to start at noon on Saturday and can be seen on ESPNU.

a Virginia Tech team with a losing record. Irish head coach Mik Aoki recognizes that this is crucial stretch for his team to get the season back on track.

“I think we enter a stretch here where we play ninestraight conference games at home, and I think it’s important for us to achieve that consistency which has eluded us a little bit throughout the year,” Aoki said. “We’re doing it in a place with which we’re obviously really familiar because we’re doing it at home, and we’re going to be going up against a group of teams that are sort of similar in terms of record and how we’ve performed both overall and within

the conference. I think we’re looking at the next three weeks … as a great opportunity.”

For the Irish and the Hokies (16-21, 6-12 ACC), it has been quite a while since their last matchup. The two teams did not face off last season, and the last contest between them dates back to late March of the 2016 season. Notre Dame walked away from that series with a clean sweep down in Blacksburg, Virginia, a season in which the Irish finished 2727 on the year. Aoki knows that if his team will be able to repeat that type of performance this weekend, it all begins with a focus on playing consistent baseball like it has been striving for all season.

“I think we’re looking … to hopefully put that level of consistency together, and obviously that starts with Virginia Tech. We want to go in there and play at a really high level and play very consistently,” Aoki said. “Hopefully we can give ourselves a little jumping off point where we can make a run here.”

Following Virginia Tech, Notre Dame will play host to Valparaiso, Boston College, Western Michigan and Pittsburgh before the squad hits the road again in midMay. It is a critical few weeks coming up where the Irish will have their shot to get back into contention in the ACC standings where they currently sit in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

Play gets underway at 6:05 p.m. on Friday, when the South Bend weather is looking as if it will improve.

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New offensive line set to shine in Blue & Gold game

Irish set for tough road matchup

By BEN PADANILAM

By MICHAEL IVEY

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As the Irish spring season comes to an end, one unit that will be giving a few new faces a look in new positions is the offensive line.

With left tackle Mike McGlinchey and left guard Quenton Nelson moving on to the NFL and looking like firstround picks, the Irish have big shoes to fill on left side of the line. In replacing Nelson, the Irish will turn to Alex Bars to start the season. The graduate student played right guard all of last season, but will be switching sides to bring some experience over to that side of the unit.

To replace McGlinchey, however, the Irish will be turning to a new face altogether: junior Liam Eichenberg. Offensive line coach Jeff Quinn said the first-time starter is “locked in,” as he knows it’s “his time” and has demonstrated great effort in each and every

Notre Dame will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to take on North Carolina in a nationally-televised road ACC match Saturday afternoon.

Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corrigan knows his team will face a tough test come Saturday.

“I expect to see North Carolina at their absolute best,” Corrigan said. “It’s going to be a game. ...

Obviously they had a run of bad luck here and they critically need this win, and I expect to see them at their absolute best on Saturday.

And their best is very good.”

Corrigan expects to see the Irish (6-2, 1-2 ACC) play the same way its played recently, no matter who they have available.

“I expect to see us keep doing what we’ve been doing, which is fight to be effective with the guys that we have that day,” Corrigan said. “It’s as simple as that. If we have guys hurt, they’re not there and there’s no sense in whining about it. It’s just what decisions change for us, and what decisions remain the same, and going forth

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Irish graduate student offensive linemen Sam Mustipher throws a block in Notre Dame’s 38-20 loss to Stanford on November 25.

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After suffering an 8-3 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday, Notre Dame will now make the trip up to Brighton, Massachusetts, for the weekend to play its penultimate ACC series of the season against Boston College.

Having lost four of their last six, the Irish (28-16, 11-6 ACC) are looking to regain momentum on their first trip to the new fields at Boston College (23-17, 9-5).

Much of that momentum will have to start at the plate, where the Irish have scored three runs or less in four of their last five games. One area they have struggled in particular is hitting with runners in scoring position, having left 11 runners on base in two of their last three games — both of which were losses. Irish head coach Deanna Gumpf said the offense does not need a new approach at the plate to improve its production in

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and being prepared in every way to execute the way we need to. I think our guys have done a great job of adjusting through the year so far with the changes we’ve been forced to make, and so I feel really good about our ability to do it and now it’s just a matter of going out there and executing on Saturday.”

The Irish last played a last Wednesday when they defeated Marquette 7-6 in a thrilling come from behind finish. Down 6-5 with less than a minute to play, sophomore midfielder Bryan Costabile and junior attack Ryder Garnsey both scored 27 seconds apart to steal the victory.

Sophomore midfielder Brian Willetts scored his 10th goal of the season to give the Irish a 1-0 lead. Marquette (6-5, 3-1 Big East) scored the next three goals to go ahead 3-1 after the first quarter. Senior midfielder Jordan Walter then scored the first goal of his collegiate career to cut the deficit to one before sophomore midfielder Thomas McNamara tied the score at three with 6:46

those run-scoring situations; rather, the lineup just has to refocus in those at-bats.

“I mean, there’s always adjustments you can make hitting,” Gumpf said Wednesday.

“We got some hits, [but] we didn’t score them. I think they’re pressing a little. I think we just have to focus on the pitch, not the result.”

Doing so this weekend could prove difficult for the Irish, however, as the Eagles success this season has largely stemmed from the performance of its two-man pitching staff. Redshirt-junior right-hander Allyson Frei has started 14 games this season for the Eagles — though she has appeared in 26 — and has a 1.85 earned-run average in 117 1/3 innings pitched.

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ND to begin home stand, aims to snap cold streak

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Irish sophomore pitcher Zack Martin throws a pitch during Notre Dame’s 4-1 loss to Kent State on March 27 at Frank Eck Stadium.

This weekend, Notre Dame begins its first series in a long stretch of home games when the Irish take on Virginia Tech at Frank Eck Stadium.

For the Irish (15-22, 6-12 ACC), being able to play at home could not come at a better time as the team is looking to break out of a cold streak, having lost six of its last eight games.

This past week, Notre Dame took a trip to Indianapolis for a neutral site game against No. 8 Indiana on Tuesday, a contest the Irish came up short in by a score of 3-0.

Play started out strong for Notre Dame with sophomore right-hander Zack Martin on the mound. Martin was able to go four innings while giving up just one hit and holding the Hoosiers (28-6, 6-2 Big Ten) scoreless. Indiana was finally able to get on see BASEBALL PAGE 11