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c ampus salon continues family tradition
University Hair Stylists owner reflects on history, expansion of salon in 39 years at Notre Dame
By MARIAH RUSH News Writer
Cutting hair ran in the family for Zak Emmons, who has been the owner of u niversity Hair Stylists in the basement of l aFortune Student Center for the last decade. u niversity Hair Stylists, in some form, has been around for about 39 years and was originally owned by Emmons’ father, Jeff Emmons, who opened the salon in 1979.
Jeff Emmons, who is currently described by his son as being “by and large mostly retired” from working at the salon, happened upon the Notre Dame position when he was cutting the hair of a couple Notre Dame faculty who
were trying to find someone to open a salon alongside the existing barbershop in b adin Hall that would cater to both men and women.
“Years before I was born, he got his cosmetology license and was doing hair at a place off campus and happened to cut a couple of gentlemen’s hair who were working in the administration here,” Emmons said. “ ... They were like, ‘Hey Jeff, I’m thinking about opening up like a salon, like, you know, the barbershop or salon. We’re interviewing potential proprietors, and you should throw your hat in the ring.’
So he did, and he had the
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SMC community discusses sex abuse scandal
By SARA SCHLECHT News Writer
Members of the Saint Mary’s community had the opportunity to gather for a discussion of the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church on Tuesday in the student center.
Jess Kimmet, campus minister for music, said the scandal offered an opportunity for individuals to reflect on their relationship with the Church.
“I think the whole crisis is a great opportunity to remind ourselves as laypeople that we are also the Church and have responsibility for that,” she said. “What that means for each of us is going to look different based on our different calls in life.”
Campus Ministry’s priestFr. Steve Newton said he thinks many students might wonder why such abuse has been occurring in the Church.
“I would have to say — and this is opinion, this is not scientific by any stretch — that it has to do with two things: the retention of power by the clerical state and the admission into the clerical state people with very poor psychosexual development,” he said.
Additionally, Newton said the structure of the Church played a role in abuse.
“When you read some of the statements that the victims heard from their abusers about how it was ok because they were a priest … It’s just sickening to see how they abused the power,” he said. “My tendency is to say that [the victims of abuse] didn’t believe it [was OK], but it certainly confused the victims. I can’t say for certain they didn’t believe it.”
Newton said there are various theories as to why priests behave in an abusive
Rally offers support to sexual assault survivors
By GINA TWARDOSZ News Writer
On Oct. 5, the Saint Mary’s community participated in b elieve Survivors—Rally of Support, an event held to show support for survivors of sexual assault and harassment in the wake of the Supreme Court justice b rett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process. The event
concluded a week of events that included a screening of the movie “Anita” and an information session on issues related to Supreme Court nominations.
Jamie Wagman, professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, read a statement written by English literature professor l aura Haigwood, who could not attend the rally. The statement urged
the tri-campus community to promote cultural change and encourage “boys and girls to bond equally and respectfully with one another.”
Junior Genesis Vasquez was one of the student organizers of the rally. She said she wished the event would have had an even
Museum of Biodiversity showcases samples
By ANDREW CAMERON News Writer
unknown to many of the students who walk past every day, behind the glass doors of the Museum of biodiversity lies one of the largest repositories of biological specimens in Indiana. The museum, located on the first floor of Jordan Hall of Science, maintains the Department of biological
Sciences’ vast collection of insects, plants, fossils, mammals and other specimens. Collected over its 150-year history, the collection now stores roughly two-thirds of the one million specimens.
Founded by Notre Dame founder Fr. Edward Sorin, the museum’s collection was first exhibited at the university’s first graduation ceremonies in 1844. When most of this original collection, kept in the
Main building, was destroyed by fire in 1879, Sorin commissioned Fr. John Zahm to rebuild the collections. Much of the museum’s current collection of skeletal remains was purchased by Zahm and delivered to the university in 1897. The museum’s herbarium has grown to contain over 280,000 plant specimens and actively
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University Hair Stylists, originally located in Badin Hall, moved to LaFortune Student Center’s basement in the mid 1980s. Zak Emmons, the current owner of the salon, bought it from his father a decade ago.
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Madison Mote freshman breen-Phillips hall
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“‘Issues/hold on.’”
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noon - 4 p.m. Gather more information about the application process.
Lecture: “Why did the U.S. invade Iraq in 2003?”
1030 JenkinsNanovic Halls
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Wednesday
“Triggered! Is There Space for Safe Spaces in Free Speech?”
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5 p.m.- 6 p.m.
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“‘show me Love.’”
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“‘drew barrymore.’”
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“Tie me down.’”
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Film: “The Death of Stalin” (2017) Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center 7 p.m.
Conversation: “Is Liberalism Failing?”
Oak Room at South Dining Hall 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Featuring panelists.
Friday
Notre Dame Archives Football Friday Tours 607 Hesburgh Library
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Open to the public.
Rugby vs. University of Arizona Stinson Rugby Field 2:30 p.m. The 2018 Parseghian Cup.
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Women’s Lacrosse vs. Marquette Arlotta Stadium
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Free and open to the public.
Lecture: “Matteo Ricci, S.J.” Geddes Hall
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Group approves resolution
By CLAIRE RAFFORD news Writer
At their weekly meeting, notre dame’s student senate approved an official resolution encouraging faculty to include information regarding mental health resources on their syllabi.
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before the vote occurred, the group heard a presentation from senior meredith soward about the notre dame Washington program. soward said the application to the semester-long program is open to both freshmen and sophomores and students can participate either in conjunction with or in place of study abroad. students live in duPont circle in the heart of Washington d c. and take classes, in addition to working 25-30 hours a week at an internship, which counts for a notre dame general education requirement.
“one of the coolest opportunities that comes with this program is the opportunity to intern in d c.,” soward said. “A lot of people do intern on the hill, but if you don’t want to intern on the hill, people have worked at think tanks, nonprofits, lobbying firms and law firms. I worked at an environmental nonprofit during my semester.”
In addition to the internship, soward said that students in the program take a notre dame-required class entitled Foundations of Public Policy, as well as Public Policy visits, where students have the opportunity to meet influential people in d c. and discuss important issues. beyond that, participants take two elective classes.
“The classes that I took [there] were some of the most impactful classes that I have taken,” soward said.
The deadline to apply for the notre dame Washington Program is november 25th.
The group then began deliberation on a resolution submitted by several members of the senate, reading, “the student senate hereby encourages faculty to include a statement regarding mental health resources sent annually by the division of student Affairs on class syllabi.”
A similar resolution was proposed by the student senate last year but died before it could be approved, senior and student body vice president corey Gayheart said.
After the resolution was read, the senate debated its merits.
“can we talk about what it means to encourage faculty?” senior and diversity council president Alyssa ngo asked.
Gayheart responded to ngo’s question by clarifying that the senate does not have the power to mandate what professors include on their syllabi.
“We don’t have the power to force faculty to do something,” Gayheart said. “Part of this is also the staff retention movement. To attract high quality professors, a lot of the game in higher education is to give them the autonomy to determine how the classes operate and what’s on their syllabi. We definitely think this is a generally agreeable thing, and so we don’t feel it necessary to make it mandatory because most professors will likely hop into this.”
After debate closed, the group moved into a vote and approved the resolution.
“We are bringing [the resolution] back up because we think it’s important, and so the senators as well as [junior] Grace dean, the director of health and wellness took the charge on this. They did a great job and it is the first senate resolution [of the year],” Gayheart said.
Contact Claire Rafford at crafford@nd.edu
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biodiversity
supports research efforts around the world. The museum’s current collections also include 150,000 insects and a smaller collection of mounted animals and wet specimens of fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates in jars.
Today, in addition to supporting research efforts, the museum of biodiversity also offers a valuable resource for teaching. museum
director and professor emeritus
ronald hellenthal stressed that the collections have been widely used both by explicitly science-related classes, such as entomology and parasitology and classes not explicitly related to science, such as studio art. additionally, students interested in research may request access to museum materials.
“at any given time, we often have a dozen or more students engaged in undergraduate research projects or graduate research projects that are using our material,” hellenthal
said. “We do have some small laboratory facilities where people can work on material here, but we don’t normally check out material to students. We have some students that are doing museum work for pay, we have some students that are doing undergraduate research projects and we have some students that are here doing volunteer work in the collections.”
While the collections are available to students enrolled in these classes or with a specific research interest, they are not intended for
general browsing or public access.
“We’re a support facility for the university,” hellenthal said. “We support research activities, we support teaching activities, we do outreach. That’s our principle function. We’re not a public museum. We don’t have the staffing or the facility to be open to the public, so that’s really our principle purpose.”
The museum, however, does open its doors for select events every year.
“There are a limited number of opportunities each year where we do open the museum up,” he said. “We participate in the smithsonian museum day Live, so we’re open to the general public one day a year.”
over the summer, the museum completed the task of surveying 10,000 trees and woody plants on campus with the
help of undergraduate students and is working to publish this data. another ongoing project it is engaged with is producing high-resolution images of all the specimens kept in the Greenenieuwland herbarium. most specimens of historical importance have already been imaged and all images and data are available online, barbara hellenthal, the curator of the museum, said.
“We have about 280,000 specimens,” she said. “We’ve already imaged about 10,000 specimens from the Greene herbarium, and about the same for the nieuwland herbarium. my goal is to get the data for all of them and get all of them imaged. We have a ways to go.”
Contact Andrew Cameron at acamero2@nd.edu
references, so he got the space.”
Zak emmons did not always know he wanted to take over his father’s business and initially used doing hair as a way to put off going to college. Growing up, he frequently worked in the salon, and about 10 years ago officially purchased the business from his father.
When LaFortune was being redone in the mid 1980s, University hair stylists was able to expand when it moved to the space it now occupies in the basement. however, emmons said even with the normal change that comes with an establishment, the salon still primarily cuts men’s hair.
“one thing that’s similar is that we still do more guys’ hair,” emmons said. “We’re a barbershop that does color and eyebrow wax and that sort of thing … about 75 percent of our business is still guys. “ according to Zak emmons,
there are nine employees that currently work at University hair stylists, many of whom have varying talents other than giving a simple haircut. he said the business does not have much turnover, and a handful of employees have been with the business for over a decade. emmons also has three sisters, two of whom have worked in the salon at varying points.
“We’re a barbershop by and large, but we do have some talent. For example, diana [roop] does excellent updos for weddings and stuff,” emmons said. “in a dream world, i’d love to have a dedicated salon space and more of a haircut and barbershop space as well so you could have a little more privacy.”
roop, who has worked for University hair stylists for 26 years, said working on a university campus differs from working in a normal salon because of the constant changes in clientele.
“i would say our clientele changes a lot more over the years,” she said. “so you lose students, and that’s kind of sad because you don’t keep track of them as long, but it also keeps our clientele young and fresh.”
roop cited a change in what people want from getting their hair cut as a help in the salon’s growth over the years.
“We have definitely picked up business over the years. i think more students are used to stylists and not just barbers, so that’s helped us improve,” roop said.
Zak emmons also said working on a university campus is a unique experience, and that it feels like an “oasis.”
“i love being on campus, especially coming from south bend, a smallish midwest sort of community. it’s pretty homogenized,” he said. “i just think it’s super interesting and fascinating to be here in this oasis of culture in south bend that i would never have experienced otherwise.”
Contact Mariah Rush at mrush@nd.edu
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greater attendance as “sexual assault and harassment impacts everyone.”
“it was a very emotional roller coaster for me to help organize this and speak out, but i felt like i needed to,” she said. “it really helped me become comfortable with how passionate i am to end this issue and bring more awareness.”
however, vasquez said she understands if some were not ready to come forward with their stories of harassment or assault.
“it should also be taken into consideration that there may be survivors who are not ready to tell their stories,” she said. “i talked about my stories and it made me cry and i was scared to own up to what happened to me, but i was really happy that i was able to see all the support i have. it was amazing to see how the circle of people who came to the rally would grow and grow.”
The rally occurred one day before Kavanaugh was confirmed as a supreme court Justice. senior Teresa brickey said the Kavanaugh confirmation process was one of her reasons for attending
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“some people say it’s because of celibacy,” he said. “others because of the conviction of being in a special state, but it has to be combined with poor sexual development, which is not surprising given the structure of the seminaries.”
Kimmet said another factor to consider when trying to understand the complexity of the sexual abuse scandal are the coverups that have come to light.
“There’s a second layer of the coverups, which has i think more to do with an unwillingness on the part of the c hurch to talk about sexual matters,” she said. “a nd it’s not just the c hurch. i think this was a societal issue. These issues would have been dealt with privately if it were happening in places other than the c hurch. but the c hurch’s structures and some of the privilege … fed into the ability to keep covering up and allow the abuse to go on a lot longer than it should have.”
When bishops sought to handle cases quietly, newton said, they did not always seek to do so with harmful intentions.
“i think that sometimes there was a misplaced but good intention to not want to cause more harm,” he said. “i think that sometimes these things were kept secret and priests were quietly moved because bishops were afraid that letting it become public would cause more harm to the parish or to
the rally on Friday. she referenced the testimony of dr. c hristine blasey Ford, the professor who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her while the two were in high school.
“i attended the rally because dr. Ford’s testimony and the subsequent undermining of her truth has left me heartbroken,” she said. “i know survivors of sexual assault and the deep trauma they consistently have to deal with and work against. coming forward with your experiences is one of the most vulnerable and brave things you can do.”
brickey said she was moved by the trial and “deeply disturbed” by the treatment of dr. Ford.
“dr. Ford was not treated with the dignity and respect she deserves,” she said. “Unfortunately, most sexual assault cases are treated with similar demeanor.”
The statement Wagman read also mentioned Lizzy seeberg, a saint mary’s student who committed suicide in 2010 after allegedly being sexually assaulted by a notre dame football player.
“Lizzy’s suicide is a tragic expression of the anguish that sexually
the family … but i think that with what we know now about trauma and abuse and the way it has lasting effects, we can look back and see that this was very poor management of these kinds of issues. i think they’ve all been educated enough to realize that reassigning and keeping it secret has caused more harm than, in some cases, the abuse itself, in terms of number impacted.”
despite the magnitude of the scandal, newton said positive changes within the c hurch are becoming more visible.
Mary’s students gather for a Believe Survivors — Rally of Support on Oct. 5
survivors of sexual assualt. Professor Jamie Wagman attended and read
assaulted girls typically experience,” haigwood’s statement said.
brickey said remembering the loss of Lizzy seeberg had a huge emotional impact on her.
“i kept picturing Lizzy seeberg and how we let her down as a community and how we will continue to let down other girls like her if we don’t support survivors,” she said. “sexual assault is a problem on all our campuses, and while we keep trying to make strides towards justice, we
“The role of women and how they can be more brought into equal status in all aspects of c hurch life is being discussed,” he said. “i don’t know how much of that will happen, certainly in my lifetime, but i think it portends a trend that will have to be dealt with. signs of hope are important at [this] time of scandal and darkness, and there are some — small, beginning but potentially significant.”
There have been recent movements toward more open discussion of sexual abuse that
seem to not get past the notions of victim blaming or shaming. green dot training is great, but what’s it do if we’re all still silent?”
brickey said the rally encouraged students to keep an open dialogue about sexual assault, harassment and other related issues in the tri-campus community.
“i f anything, i hope this keeps the issue talked about because silence only further constructs a culture of negligence,” she said. “To survivors on our
might have contributed to the illuminating of some of these coverups, Kimmet said.
“i sort of suspect the # meToo movement has something to do with it because we listen to stories of sexual abuse and violence in a different way in this moment in history,” she said.
The scandal has hit close to the campus community, as names of priests with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors were released by the diocese of Fort Wayne-south bend in september, including one who spent time assigned at
campuses right now, know that we hear you, we see you and we support you.”
vasquez said she was grateful for the love and support at the rally.
“it was literally such a beautiful thing to see and that there were people from various ages, races, genders and other backgrounds who came together to show that they believe survivors,” she said.
Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu
saint mary’s convent.
“h is incident had nothing to do with saint mary’s convent,” newton said. “That’s where he was when the accusation [occurred], but it was unrelated to his job at saint mary’s.”
The diocese of Fort Waynesouth bend is set to release the names of two more priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse on Tuesday afternoon.
Contact Sara Schlecht at sschlecht01@saintmarys.edu
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Government hypocrisy
Mia Berry sports Writer
In the wake of the #meToo movement, the most pronounced form of government hypocrisy has involved the way we treat women as a whole and those who have been sexually assaulted. I get it, almost every industry has shown some hypocritical actions in how it treats women, but the governmental sector seems to be the only industry that doesn’t demand or pursue a level of accountability for the accuser.
At this year’s esPYs, where over 100 women won the Arthur Ashe courage award due to the years of sexual abuse by former U.s. Gymnastic team doctor Larry nassar. months earlier, nassar pled guilty and was sentenced up to 175 years in prison. The entertainment industry also took notice when bill cosby was sentenced up to ten years in prison, and harvey Weinstein faced charges almost a year after over 40 women accused Weinstein of sexual assault. For the moment, it was beautiful to see society praise and acknowledge victims, which itself is a rarity. Two industries, two appropriate consequences for inappropriate actions.
Fast forward a few months, to when Trump nominated brett Kavanaugh to the supreme court, and sexual assault accusations against Kavanaugh were met with great skepticism. on Trump’s infamous Twitter, he publicly attacked dr. christine blasey Ford, insinuating that if the accusations were true she would’ve reported them. Another example of a powerful man exerting his control and denying the legitimacy of a woman’s claims. other republican senators followed suit and even went as far to insinuate what someone did while they were young shouldn’t affect their future. smoking, drinking or stealing from a store may be forgivable infractions; sexual assault, along with murder, aren’t forgivable. It was hypocritical in the sense that the same senators who claimed that a transgender bathroom bill would put the safety of women at risk didn’t seem too overly concerned with allegations that one of their own could have sexually assaulted a woman.
Adding insult to injury, Trump openly mocked Ford’s testimony, which sarah sanders basically justified by saying Trump was just “quoting facts.” It’s not surprising that Trump took this stance, especially given his own previous sexual assault allegations and the “grab her by the p----y” remarks he made prior to the presidential election. other than some verbal backlash by constituents, what real consequence did Trump face for perpetuating rape culture? none. What consequence will brett Kavanaugh face? none.
Today, Trump in still in office and Kavanaugh will now serve a life sentence on the highest court in the nation. even if both are completely innocent, which is hard to ever fully know, there needs to be a change in how we handle senators and presidents accused of sexual assault and other heinous crimes. They need to be held to same accountability as everyone else. right now, from where I stand, it appears the future of country rests on two powerful man, who have proven the they’re above the law. We should be ashamed we allowed this to happen.
Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
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In search of lost dreams
It looked like a scroll. A picture from a news-clipping at least 30 years old. The paper had yellowed and crumbled and fallen apart at the edges, crinkled in a thousand different ways. At the center was a photograph showing a young, college-aged man in a basketball uniform, rising up for a fadeaway jumper. my eyes rose from the photograph to the hand that held it out for me to see. s carred and bruised and dirty. my eyes rose further up to a face that beamed with pride. “That’s me. That right there, that’s me. And guess what? Game-winning shot.” Like an ancient artifact that can’t be exposed to oxygen too long, he tucked the picture back into his pocket, a satisfied smile on his face and a sparkle in his eyes.
That man is not a retired basketball legend, his jersey suspended from the rafters in a mega-stadium somewhere. r ather, he is a janitor here at notre dame. h is hands have grown calloused over time, his back strained from years of hard work, a limp in his left leg. he’ll be quick to tell you he could have been immortalized in sports history if he had stuck with it, that same sparkle in his eyes as he does, but this has become his sepia-toned memory, a possibility that could have been but never played out.
Who is to say who controls and defines our dreams? If the basis of our society is that anyone and everyone should pursue their dreams, how can it be that the dreams of so many get overlooked or overridden or crushed or forgotten? Who has the power to relegate this man’s dream into a sepia-toned memory?
That is not to say that there aren’t inevitable structural and economic problems that provide obstacles to the idea that anyone could do anything and everything that they want or desired. no one, or at least very few, can pick and point at a career and then spontaneously enter it without a cost of some kind. We are in college working for four or more years to attain a degree that is just one step at finding a career. We will have to take classes that we won’t enjoy, sacrifice time and put in the hard work to even be remotely competitive in a world where finding a job is volumes more difficult than it was in the past. In Plato’s “republic,” s ocrates discusses the idea of specialization in his conception of a perfect society. According to s ocrates, everyone has a job and vocation that they were meant to be in and should pursue for society to run efficiently and be perfectly just.
notions of the American d ream challenged this perception with the idea that freedom of opportunity and the ability for all to prosper and move upwards should be available to everyone. The thinking that people were
trapped in some concept of a job that they had to accept and pursue had been replaced with an idea that everyone could get ahead if they put in the effort to do so. While this is a noble goal, it is an idealized one. The cliche idea of the American d ream where freedom includes the ability for everyone to prosper and move upwards to a comfortable white picket fence mentality is not a reality for everyone. This is not a novel idea, either. Ian bremmer, the political scientist and founder of the political think tank eurasia Group, asserted in an interview with business Insider that the conditions of the working and middle classes have been unchanging, with no improvement in status, for the last 40 years.
This is not meant to be an article challenging concepts of the American d ream. r ather it is a plea, a rhetorical exercise meant to draw attention to the dreams people have that won’t be recognized because of … what, exactly? e conomic structure? The s ocratic idea that people have certain vocations from birth? e veryone has a story. e veryone has a dream, even if it is a stained and torn four inch by four inch picture of a fadeaway jumper. And everyone should be able to recognize their dream.
Long after the masses of students coming and going through hesburgh Library are gone, that janitor will be left, facing the empty 12th floor of hesburgh. but this is not the reality of what really exists before him. The 12th floor is a basketball court that is impossibly long. he marks distance by the shine of the lights on its face. There are 15 seconds left on the shot clock, a row of 12 bookshelves impossibly high. In that moment, senses become meaningless. he is light as air, a page in one of the books on the shelves that he has cleaned for the last ten years. Gone is the bucket of dirty water on his side, the mop sticking out of it. he sidestepped them an eternity ago, five seconds in a race to get up the court. Around the corner, he dribbles past dust and still space, posting up 13 feet away from the basket. he spins, jumping off his back foot, a fadeaway jumper as the buzzer sounds. The satisfying sleek swish of the net. v ictory. he sinks back from his college dream into still life; a sterile row of bookshelves lined in front of him. And at that moment, the pain in his back is gone, the callouses from years of scrubbing shelves and floors disappear. he gives a long, satisfied sigh and saunters over to the elevator, pressing the button for the 13th floor. There’s an empty court waiting for him there. A basketball right in the center waiting to be laid into the net by those scarred, bruised and dirty hands. 15 seconds left on the shot clock. The elevator doors close.
Gabriel Niforatos is a sophomore who has diverse interests ranging from political science to music. When he’s not at school, he is busy hiking and running in the New Mexico mountain range. His email is gniforat@nd.edu
Gabriel Niforatos The road Less Traveled
Letter to tHe edItor
Such a time as this
Lack of diversity, and a lack of care to invite others’ perspectives, seems to be the trend in many learning environments — especially higher learning. As beautiful as my journey has been, it has not been without its thorns. Given the political climate and the many things going on around me, I would forever regret failing to earnestly address one thorny issue about my journey. o ver the years, attending a Predominantly White Institution (“PWI”) has swelled my emotions in ways I never anticipated. This is despite enjoying rich relationships with many of my colleagues that walk the campus of the University of notre dame alongside me. This is despite knowing that attending notre dame is a decision I would make again. however, I must also acknowledge the strain that the dearth of diversity and the sparseness
of experiences available to engage in open dialogue has had. It deprived me and my university family of the most fertile soil in which life’s most unforgettable lessons take root in our minds. The m ission of notre dame states (in part), “the intellectual interchange essential to a university requires, and is enriched by, the presence and voices of diverse scholars and students.” my only disappointment is the sense that solutions to weighty issues affecting our everyday lives are left undiscovered because we fell short in engaging everyone in ways that are transformative, meaningful and lasting.
I love human connection. And, irrespective of race, identity or social status, I delight in being around people of ALL social, political and economic backgrounds. We were all put on this earth to coexist. Unfortunately,
we struggle to coexist as one my sincere hope in writing this is that we dedicate ourselves to correcting the wrongs of our past. I hope we can get to a place of love, peace and true coexistence. our academic institutions are struggling to make their campuses more diverse in color and experience.
In any event, sometimes one must step out of their comfort zones to truly be the change they wish to see in the world. I stepped out of my comfort zone when I chose to attend the University of notre dame — a step that has been far from easy. now, I am asking you to do the same — especially at such a time as this.
Observer columnist writes controversial column
In light of the growing Kavanaugh controversy, o bserver columnist Andrew r ebholz published an column last week attempting to reconcile disparate political parties, sympathizing with Prof. Ford and other assault victims in our country, while at the same time understanding that nobody ought to be villainized until a certain burden of proof has been met. In right and just measure, r ebholz has been ridiculed as a misogynist and provocateur, his column excised from o bserver operations and nd officials considering expulsion.
“We should feel for Professor Ford, and all victims of sexual assault — it would be entirely inhuman not to,” r ebholz writes. “Their feelings, as well as their expeditions into the public eye, should be respected with the utmost sincerity. I mean, when assault occurs, it’s simply the worst crime I could ever possibly imagine. We should never reach a point in our national consciousness when we fail to take such allegations seriously, and we always need to be careful we don’t contort such instances into farcical shenanigans of political posturing.” The columnist took a lot of heat for this paragraph, d emocrats across campus were angered by his targeting implication that they’d somehow turned the Kavanaugh hearing into some sort of circus. s uch devolving of the situation’s nuance into mere “posturing” ignores the emotions of the women injured, and r ebholz does this cruelly with comments such as this.
“At the same time, we need to remember the system of due process that has defended justice
throughout our country’s history,” r ebholz unfeelingly continues. “The sudden need to villainize Kavanaugh, as well as his family and associates, before even considering whether available evidence satisfies the burden of proof, is in itself an irresponsible and irrational action. Although we absolutely need to prosecute and penalize individuals who are guilty of sexual assault, we cannot treat each and every accusation with the weight of the word of God — there is a need for the victim to present proper evidence before we can jump to conclusions. The sanctity of our codes and laws in these circumstances is integral to maintaining the values that have made America the country that it is, champion of liberty and equality.”
e xemplified in that abrasive and offensive use of the notoriously misogynistic b yronic longdash, r ebholz here is directly flaunting his maleprivilege. Look at the callous ways he discounts the female voice, subjugating her to the law of the land. very apparently, passages like this obviate the need for heroic figures like s en. Feinstein, who pull stories like Prof. Ford’s into the limelight. r ebholz is just another male ruining the American people by denying the cultural passions permeating our era. Quite simply, he’s choosing to be on the wrong side of history.
“To best respect and represent both parties, taking accusations seriously while not exploding into impassioned prejudgments, we as a country can best process our problems and work toward a better future. I hope that, through a more considerate approach — that is, listening to both sides and judging fairly off of the evidence — we can all grow toward a national consciousness of r eason, moving away from the view that these sorts of issues are ideologically divisive between parties.
They’re not — stopping sexual assault and maintain a fair rule of law are two goals deserving of a non-partisan, unifying esteem.” h is dismal depiction of the future of our country truly and honestly paints a picture of our problematic times: the r epublican party has no concern for women. And, of course, that means that r epublicans also have no concern for other minority groups, such as those of various racial/ethnic traditions, or those of sexual identifications differing from the heteronormative. This c atholic, conservative viewpoint reeks of its patriarchal egocentrism, and, though I personally try to be friendly and charitable to the beliefs and arguments of others, I simply cannot see how people like he and I could ever get along. h is final paragraphs were a moral polemic aimed at the Left’s attempts to delay the hearing, attempts he saw as becoming more and more obvious the more b ooker, h arris and b lumenthal prodded their punching bag. o f course, this is absolutely and indemonstrably a false accusation! I intend to show that to the reader with the utmost haste, and thus call for an nds P investigation to hunt down the damning evidence waiting somewhere behind r ebholz’s claims. o h, now? n o — but I’ll be sure to get you the results supporting my arguments, so that everyone can see why I’m clearly right and he’s clearly wrong. The evidence we’ve seen isn’t everything, I promise. I’ll present this all in another column, just please wait till after midterms.
Andrew is not sarcastic. Coy to a fault, he enjoys talking without being heard. He can be reached at arebholz@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Cameasha L. Turner Third Year Law student oct. 7
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Happy Birthday: e xamine the past and what brought you your position in life. The lessons you’ve endured will encourage you to do things differently in the future. l ess time spent trying to get others to do things for you and more time spent doing for yourself will end up being rewarding as well as result in greater opportunity moving forward. your numbers are 6, 10, 17, 23, 31, 34, 42.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): r econnect with people you have worked alongside in the past. you’ll be offered information that will change your mind about someone or something you need to deal with. A physical challenge should be handled with care to avoid insult or injury.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put the effort in, and you’ll get more in return. upset and anger will not solve problems or help you get ahead. m aking a positive change will show others you are willing to do your part.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): c onsider what you enjoy doing most and look for a way to turn it into a moneymaking opportunity. use your intelligence, past connections and skills to convince others that you can be of service in a unique and helpful manner.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): d on’t expect others to help you out. you’ll be faced with opposition and challenges if you are too vocal about what you are trying to pursue. g et everything in order before you share information or try to make a change.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): l ook over your plans, check for flaws and get ready to pursue your goals. Take a simple, affordable route to ensure you build a strong foundation capable of supporting whatever the future has to offer. d on’t let anyone sidetrack you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An opportunity may not be all it’s supposed to be. d o some background checks before you make any changes that might disrupt your personal life or a partnership with someone who has been good to you in the past.
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Coach Saban needs to chill
Courtney Becker e ditor-in-Chief
He’s won five national championships since 2009 as head coach of the alabama football team, his squad made the College Football Playoff thanks to a controversial decision to prioritize the alabamaClemson threepeat and his salary is now over $11 million (something even he thinks is probably not worth it — but he “[doesn’t] really do this for the money”). still, saban is not satisfied. saban is the kind of coach who is never going to be satisfied with his football team (that’s how you build a program that goes to fourstraight College Football Playoffs), but there’s hard to find anything wrong with the Crimson Tide right now. They’ve beaten their first six opponents by a combined 240 points.
after a 45-23 win over Texas a&M two weeks ago, saban even told reporters, “I would appreciate it if you would sort of look at some of the things we didn’t do so well, all right, and write about that so I can show it to the players and say, ‘Look here, man. Here’s something you can do better.’”
and yes, it’s easy to scoff at alabama’s strength of schedule when they play teams like Louisiana at Lafayette and Citadel, but Texas a&M just jumped into the national rankings at No. 22, and the four-game stretch in November during which they play No. 13 LsU, No. 24 Mississippi state and No. 21 auburn would be a test for any college football team. and yet, one week after the a&M game, saban found something else to complain about: the empty seats in the alabama student section during their 56-14 blowout of La-Lafayette.
“I can honestly say I was a little disappointed there weren’t more students at the last game. I think we’re trying to address that,” he said. “I don’t think they’re entitled to anything, either. Me, personally, I think it ought to be first-come, first-serve. If they don’t want to come to the game, they don’t have to come. But I’m sure there’s enough people around here that would like to go to the games, and we’d like for them to come, too, because they support the players.”
Let’s get a few things out of the way: the scheduled kickoff time for this game was 11 a.m. The game took place over parents’ weekend. Prior to this matchup between college football’s most dominant powerhouse and the pride of the sun Belt Conference, alabama had beaten its first four opponents by a combined 164 points.
During the game, the Crimson Tide took a 28-0 lead in the first quarter. The third quarter saw several third-string players enter the game. and, oh yeah, the recorded
attendance at Bryant-Denny stadium was 101,471.
For saban to say the students at the university his football team supposedly represents aren’t entitled to seats at games because 400 ticketed students didn’t show up to watch the No. 1 team in college football destroy a team many had probably never heard of before is beyond absurd.
The students pay tuition to the university, they provide it with many non-football services and there would be no alabama football team without the students. Lest saban forget, this is not a professional team. He and his players do not represent the state of alabama.
of course, saban was backed up by the least entitled failed-footballplayer-turned-baseball-player in the world, Tim Tebow.
“Listen, as a student, you’ve done nothing to win all of these titles, okay? You spend a little bit of daddy’s money to show up at a game and to go to school there,” Tebow said. “ … You’re 18, 19, 20 years old. You’ve done nothing for the University of alabama. It’s your job to show up so you can live out the claims that you’re the best fans in college football because we see it in signs all the time.”
so much about Tebow’s statement is appalling, it could honestly probably get its own sports authority. The blatant dismissal of students on financial aid, the total disregard for everything each student does for a university day in and day out, the claim that a student’s job is to be a football fan rather than a student and the complete tone-deafness of someone who felt he was entitled to switch sports and automatically have a new career when he didn’t succeed at his first choice are all infuriating. If anything, Tebow’s comment further emphasizes how ridiculous saban’s complaints were in the first place.
There is no denying saban has done great things for alabama. He brings in championships, he brings in donor money and he brings in a more competitive pool of students. But those students do not deserve to be ridiculed by their university’s football coach on a national stage because they decided to sleep in, study for exams or spend time with their parents while the Crimson Tide bullied yet another team.
Football is a great game, and there’s no better feeling for a sports fan than your preferred team playing at the top of its game, but football is not everything. To pretend otherwise in his position just makes saban sound entitled.
Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Dodgers beat Braves, make championship series
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aTL a NTa — When the Los a ngeles Dodgers bolstered their already power-packed lineup with slugging shortstop Manny Machado, this is just what they had in mind.
Plenty of long balls. a nother deep run in the postseason.
Next stop, the NL Championship s eries for the third year in a row.
Machado drove in four runs — three of them with a seventh-inning shot into the leftfield seats — and the Dodgers finished off the atlanta Braves with a 6-2 victory Monday in the NL Division s eries.
Los a ngeles took the bestof-five series 3-1 and advanced to face the Brewers. g ame 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee.
Coming off a tense victory in g ame 3, the Baby Braves grabbed the lead on pinchhitter Kurt suzuki’s two-run single in the fourth.
But David Freese, the 2011 World s eries M v P with st. Louis, came through again in
the postseason. He delivered a pinch-hit single of his own in the sixth off Jonny venters (0-1), driving home Cody Bellinger and Yasiel Puig for a 3-2 lead with a grounder past backup shortstop Charlie Culberson after atlanta allowed Puig to steal second uncontested.
Machado finished off atlanta in the seventh, launching a 1-2 pitch from rookie Chad s obotka over the Dodgers’ bullpen — his team’s eighth homer of the series. a free-agent-to-be acquired from Baltimore in July, Machado also had a run-scoring double in the first.
r yan Madson (1-0) earned the win by getting the final two outs in the fifth to escape a bases-loaded jam. Lucas Duda hit a long drive to right that drifted foul with two on in the eighth against Kenta Maeda, then had an inningending flyout.
atlanta’s return to the postseason for the first time since 2013 yielded a familiar result:
another postseason defeat. The Braves have lost nine straight playoff appearances, their last victory coming 17 long years ago against a team that is no longer in the National League. since a sweep of Houston a stros in the 2001 NL Division s eries, o ctober has been a month of misery for the Braves. g etting back to the playoffs ahead of schedule after a massive rebuild, atlanta simply didn’t have the experience, depth or power to stick with the power-packed Dodgers. Los a ngeles had a franchiserecord 235 homers during the regular season and hit eight more against the Braves.
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The Dodgers beat Milwaukee 4-3 in the season series. Both teams won division titles with one-game playoff victories the day after the regular season. a tlanta opens the 2019 season at Philadelphia on March 28.
a stros dominate Indians in sweep, move to a LCs
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CL eveL a ND — The master plan was for Trevor Bauer to be Cleveland’s secret weapon, the october surprise.
But that idea, and just about everything else the Indians tried, was tossed away.
Bauer’s two throwing errors in the seventh inning helped Houston rally for three runs and the a stros overwhelmed the Indians 11-3 in game 3 to complete a surprising sweep in the a L Division series.
a fter waiting months for a chance at redemption from blowing a 2-0 lead and losing to the New York Yankees in last year’s a LDs, the Indians fell flat in the fall once again.
a nd the majors’ longest World series title drought has aged to 71.
The Indians were inept across the board.
They batted a collective .144, with a ll-star Jose ramirez continuing his postseason slump by going hitless in 11 at-bats. He’s now batting .064 (2 of 31) over the last two playoffs, hardly numbers worthy of an
M v P-caliber player.
Josh Donaldson, whose acquisition was supposed to put the Indians over the top, didn’t get his first hit until the ninth inning of game 3 and the Indians were outscored 21-6 in the three-game blowout.
But pitching, and more precisely Cleveland’s flawed bullpen, was the main reason why the club watched a third straight team celebrate on its field before trashing the visitors’ locker room at Progressive Field.
For months, the Indians managed to work around their bullpen issues, which were exacerbated by injuries. But when it mattered most, the same problems popped up again.
a ndrew Miller, the star of Cleveland’s 2016 postseason run, was never himself as the left-hander spent three stints on the disabled three times for his hamstring, knee and shoulder.
Miller wasn’t charged with a run in his two appearances, but he retired only one batter, walked three and gave up a goahead, two-run double in the
sixth inning of game 2.
Bauer, who was having a Cy Young award-worthy season before his leg was broken by a line drive in august, absorbed the brunt of Cleveland’s relief issues.
Bauer pitched in games 1 and 2, and entered game 3 with the Indians clinging to a 2-1 lead in the seventh. But the right-hander made two throwing errors, one on a pickoff throw and the other on a comebacker he should have turned into an inning-ending double play.
Instead, the a stros scored three runs and wound up scoring 10 in their final three at-bats to put a bow on the blowout. Bauer accepted the role, but it wasn’t the one he envisioned having.
a nd it is going to be another long winter for the Indians, who could look drastically different next season with Miller, a llen and a ll-star Michael Brantley all eligible for free agency.
Poor Nick saban.
the great thing is that every single guy on our team competed last week either in Tulsa at All-Americans or here at the b obby b ayliss Invitational,” s achire said. “They’re getting matches and each guy played a high quantity, and that’s a good thing because every time you play you get to see where you’re at and what you have to work on and it makes practice more focused.
“Individually, Alex Lebedev making quarters at AllAmercian with some of the best players in the country proved him to be one of the best eight there so that was awesome. s ome great stuff from Tulsa was William
Volleyball
d uke. n otre d ame came into s unday’s contest with the b lue d evils (8-7, 2-4 A cc ) looking to extend its threegame win streak. The Irish came out strong early, going up early on the b lue d evils. b ut d uke shook off its slow start to tie things up at 14 all. The two teams exchanged blows before the b lue d evils
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opponents. The Irish could not finish matches, falling twice in overtime, and it looked as though they simply were not capable of hanging with top competition.
It was easy to write off n otre d ame as soft when it failed to seal victories over top competition at home. The team could not get the job done then, so it clearly could not compete with the rest of the strong A cc n ow the battle-tested Irish appear ready to dial up their performances in the final third of the season.
h owells winning six matches, nearly getting through last run of qualifying and the guy he lost to made the quarters of the main draw. As far as the b obby b ayliss, m att Gamble winning his final three matches was a positive, and senior nathan Griffin going 3-1 was good tennis. o verall, it was a positive weekend where everyone got a chance to see where they’re at and what we need to work on.”
s achire also commented on the importance of serves and returning serves moving forward for the team’s success.
“ o bviously it’s different for each individual, but as a whole, tennis is complicated,” s achire said. “At the same time, if you’re a good server and good returner
closed things out with a 2521 set victory.
d uke continued its momentum from the first set by taking an early lead on the Irish to begin the second. b ut the Irish wouldn’t go down easy, as they fought their way back to tie things up at 19. The two teams continued to exchange points late, as n otre d ame tied things up three different times during set points. h owever, it ultimately dropped the
n otre d ame has already gone down to the closing minutes against n o. 2 Indiana, n o. 3 n orth c arolina, n o. 6 Louisville and n o. 13 m ichigan s tate.
The Irish still face a slew of top-flight competition the rest of the regular season, but they have shown they can find a way to win against those top teams. o f the final five opponents on n otre d ame’s schedule, four are ranked in the United s occer c oaches Top 25. The lone unranked team, the University of Pittsburgh, is also a worthy competitor.
The Panthers may own a 6-5 record, but they fell victim to one-goal losses against n o. 3 n orth c arolina and
you’ll win a lot. We’re getting ready for m idwest championships at end of fall break, and that’s played indoors which is quicker, so there’s an emphasis on serve and returning serve which will be huge, especially indoors in practice leading up, making sure we’re locked in and serving really well and getting in reps returning serve and work on those two skills heading into the next event.”
o verall, s achire expressed confidence in his team moving forward, and is pleased with the direction in which the squad is heading.
“ r eally positive one. I think almost all of our guys have had big wins this fall, and most have only played two tournaments so far and they’ve had success and
second set 28-26.
With d uke out to a 2-0 set lead, the Irish looked to mount a comeback. The third set would begin just as the previous two had. h owever, after the Irish tied things up at 13 all midway through the set, it was all n otre d ame from there as the team began to heat up and took the set 25-19.
n otre d ame looked to continue to ride the momentum it had captured during
n o. 6 Louisville. Pittsburgh also owns victories over A cc opponents c lemson and nc s tate, and it will present a challenge when it host n otre d ame for the program’s senior day on o ct. 27.
Unfortunately for the Irish, the toughest challenges will come on the road in Ann Arbor, m ichigan and c harlottesville, v irginia. n o. 14 m ichigan will host the rival Irish next week, and n otre d ame travels to n o. 10 v irginia on o ct. 23 to make up a match postponed by h urricane Florence.
These challenges will further wear down the Irish before A cc c hampionships kick off on h alloween.
confidence to draw from,” he said. “At same time it gives them what they can work on and improve move forward with in the fall and beyond. m y philosophy in the spring and fall is to challenge the guys and push them to the next level in their game so we’ve tried to play a tough schedule and quality opponents which shows what you need to get better at and conquer and move on from, and to this point they’ve done a good job of working hard in practice and on game days, and we hope to continue to improve moving forward.”
This weekend, the Irish will head to h arlingen, Texas for the ITF Futures e vent, and s achire said that, although it’s an extra event, it will be good for some of the guys to
the previous set. In what would be their best set of the match, the Irish never trailed during the fourth set — taking it 25-17 and setting up a winner-take-all fifth and final set.
In what would be the climax of the match, the Irish continued to battle.
b ut their efforts fell short as the b lue d evils closed out the set on a 5-1 run to take the set 15-12 and the match 3-2.
While n otre d ame has shown it can compete with some of the top schools in the country, the gauntlet of a schedule will do it no favors before postseason play.
s enior leadership will play a huge role if the Irish can make it through the rest of the schedule unscathed. Graduate student defender and captain Patrick b erneski, who leads the Irish in scoring with five goals, must continue to anchor the back line and be a weapon on set pieces. s enior defender Felicien d umas, the Tokyo native who leads the Irish with six assists, must continue to generate good looks on goal
see what the competition is like at the next level.
“The Futures event has three guys playing with Tristan m c c ormick, Axel n efve and Alex Lebedev who will play with a great opportunity to play in a professional tournament that isn’t part of the normal schedule,” s achire said. “It’s an extra event that won’t count but it’s a really cool opportunity to see tennis at the next level for some guys with high aspirations of playing after nd, so more exposure at pro level and more experience will make them better off in college and after. I’m excited for what they have in store.”
Contact Connor Mulvena at cmulvena@nd.edu and Alex Bender at abender@nd.edu
n iego recorded her sixth double-double on the season, leading the team in kills with 15 to go along with 10 digs. Yeadon added 14 kills in the contest while n unez would contribute 46 assists to go along with d eJarld’s team-leading 22 digs.
The Irish will look to rebound this Wednesday as they hit the road again to take on Louisville at 7 p.m.
for his teammates. s enior goalkeeper r yan Krutz must remain a steady force in the net.
s hould these leaders falter, the Irish could easily stumble down the stretch. While the team is deep in young talent, a vicious schedule could easily chew the Irish up before postseason play.
The Irish are experienced. n ow, they must show they are ready to win down the stretch.
Contact Ryan Kolakowski at rkolakow@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Irish junior midfielder Aiden McFadden eyes the ball in Notre Dame’s 2-1 loss to Indiana in overtime on Sept. 11 at Alumni Stadium. The loss was Notre Dame’s first of the season.
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Irish freshman midfielder Mohamed Omar controls the ball in Notre Dame’s 4-1 win over Xavier on Sept. 25. Lightning brought the game to an early end in the 72nd minute.
notre dame splits homecoming play
Observer Sports Staff
After almost three weeks of having to play on the road, n otre d ame returned home to open up the home portion of its conference schedule against Wake Forest last Friday. The opening set saw some early back and forth action before the Irish (10-6, 4-2 A cc ) began to pull away from the d emon d eacons (6-12, 1-5 A cc ). With an 1811 lead, n otre d ame would keep its momentum going to finish off the first set 25-17.
The second set began just as the first did, with early back and forth action. h owever, it was the d emon d eacons who would pull away this time. The Irish were never able to reel in the d emon d eacons as they dropped the second set 25-17.
Wake Forest opened the third set by keeping the momentum it had found in the second set going. The d emon d eacons would open on a 5-0 run before the Irish
answered with a 5-0 run of their own to tie things up. From there, the Irish would take control of the set, as they went up 12-9 and never looked back — taking the third set 25-17, and a 2-1 match lead.
The fourth set would be the most competitive of the match, as each time traded points for most of the match. Tied at 17, the Irish would go on 8-3 run that would cap off the set 25-20 — taking the set and the match.
Junior outside hitter Jemma Yeadon had a teamhigh 16 kills in the match. Freshman outside hitter c harley n iego put up another double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs. s enior libero r yann d eJarld contributed 25 digs on the day, while freshman setter Zoe n unez lead the team in assists with 44.
Following its win against Wake Forest, n otre d ame would turn its attention to
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Irish playing well, but have tough final stretch
The Irish are currently riding high, propelled by a four-game winning streak that included routs over Xavier and n orthwestern and a tight victory over A cc foe b oston c ollege.
The most impressive performance, however, came on s aturday night when n o. 15 n otre d ame took down n o. 6 Louisville at Alumni s tadium.
The 2-1 overtime victory over the c ardinals (6-2-2, 3-1-1 A cc ) delivered a clear and concise message. The Irish (7-3-1, 3-1-0 A cc ) are contenders.
Just two weeks ago, n otre d ame had fallen to 4-3-1 after losing a close home game to n o. 3 n orth c arolina in overtime.
After starting the season 4-0-1, the Irish lost three straight matches to top-10
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ND continues to improve at home invitational
By CONNOR MULVENA and ALEX BENDER Associate sports
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o ver the weekend, n otre
d ame hosted the annual b obby b ayliss Invitational. The tournament featured eight teams — Illinois, Iowa, Louisville, m arquette, m ichigan s tate, n ebraska, n otre d ame and Western m ichigan.
o n the first day of the tournament, the Irish had four teams competing in eight doubles matches, and the squads put on a strong showing to get the Irish started with some momentum.
s enior d aniel r oyl and sophomore Paul Gota defeated a doubles team from Iowa 6-2, and then went on to sweep a squad from n ebraska 6-0. While that duo started off with two quick wins, the team of senior Grayson b roadus and junior m att Gamble kept the success going, beating a team from n ebraska 6-4 and a team from Western m ichigan 7-5. Juniors c onor
s omers and Johnathan s mall teamed up to grab two wins of their own, but the duo lost
their final match of the day.
o n day two, b roadus won his first matchup against Louisville (6-7, 7-6, 1-0(8)). m eanwhile senior n athan Griffin started his day off with a loss but bounced back with a win over Louisville, and Gamble picked up a win as well. Gota finished his day with two victories, one over m ichigan s tate and one over n ebraska. b roadus picked up two wins on the day.
o n the last day of the tournament, the duo of b roadus and Gamble picked up another win over Western m ichigan to finish the tournament undefeated in doubles play. After that duo closed out the tournament on top, Griffin and Gamble finished their respective tournaments with a win each to conclude what was, for the Irish, a solid showing at home.
After the tournament, head coach r yan s achire commented on how he was pleased with his team’s persistence throughout these past few weeks.
“I think first and foremost
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Irish senior Alex Lebedev watches his opponent in Notre Dame’s 6-1 victory over Michigan State on Jan. 19 at Eck Tennis Pavilion. Lebedev is one of three Irish players scheduled to compete at the ITF Futures event.
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Irish senior forward Ian Aschieris protects the ball from a defender in Notre Dame’s 2-1 loss to Indiana on Sept. 11 at Alumni Stadium.
