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Pegg y Noonan — one of President Ronald Reagan’s speechw riters and a Pulitzer Prize-w inning Wall Street Journal columnist — w ill deliver the 2019 commencement address at the May 19 graduation ceremony, the Universit y announced Monday.

“Pegg y Noonan is universally admired for the stirring prose, keen insight and the moral perspective of her commentar y on America and the world,” Universit y President Fr. John Jenkins said in the release. “I look for ward to welcoming her to Notre Dame and hearing her address to our graduates.”

Before becoming Reagan’s speechwriter in 1984, Noonan graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University and worked at CBS News’ radio division.

She worked on some of Reagan’s most well-know n speeches, including the “Boys of Pointe du Hoc.” The speech commemorated the 40th anniversar y of D-Day and “is considered one of the centur y’s top 60 speeches of any kind,” the release said.

Noonan also worked w ith Reagan on his address to the nation after the 1986 Challenger space shuttle explosion, which is among the 20th

centur y’s top-10 political speeches, according to the release.

W hen George H. W. Bush ran for president in 1988, Noonan helped him craft his acceptance speech, which included references to “a kinder, gentler nation” and “a thousand points of light.”

Currently, Noonan w rites a week ly political column for The Wall Street Journal titled “Declarations.”

Noonan first began w riting the column in 2000, and it appears in the newspaper’s weekend edition, according to the release.

In 2017, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentar y that

“connected readers to the shared v irtues of A mericans during one of the nation’s most div isive political campaigns.”

Noonan ser ved as a consultant on NBC’s “The West Wing” and has w ritten nine books on A merican histor y, politics and culture, the release said. She also contributed to “Character Above A ll,” a book of essays on the A merican presidency.

She also has a background in academia, hav ing worked as an adjunct professor of journalism at New York Universit y, a histor y instructor at Yale Universit y and a fellow at Har vard Universit y’s Institute of Politics.

Campus rape reported Observer Staff Report

A rape was reported to the University’s deputy Title IX coordinator, according to Notre Dame Security Police’s (NDSP) crime log Thursday.

The alleged rape occurred Sept. 22 in an unspecified campus residence hall, the log entry said. The report is currently under Title IX review.

Information about sexual assault prevention and resources for survivors of sexual assault are available online from NDSP and the Title IX office.

Notre Dame mourns death Engineers explore exoskeleton tech of George H.W. Bush Observer Staff Report

The University commemorated the death of President George H.W. Bush in a press release Saturday morning.

The 41st president, who died Friday night, received an honorary degree from Notre Dame and visited campus more than any other president, according to the release.

“Notre Dame joins with our nation and world in mourning the passing of President Bush,” University President Fr. John Jenkins said in the release. “He was the epitome of a public servant, not just in the Oval Office, but in his eight years as vice president and in his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. We were fortunate to host him at Notre

Dame on five occasions, and in each instance, the honor was ours. Our prayers are with the Bush family.”

Bush received an honorary doctor of laws in 1992 from University President Emeritus Rev. Edward A. Malloy.

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Saint Mary’s students attend annual formal, gala

By GINA TWARDOSZ News Writer

Saint Mar y’s drew up to 700 students to the Hilton Garden Inn near campus Friday night for the College’s junior and senior w inter formal.

Junior Emily Beam, president of the Formal Committee, said in an email that the event was themed “Black and W hite Ball”

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because “ever y thing looked so elegant and classy.”

“We figured it would be easy to accomplish w ith a small budget and nice venue,” she said. “[Junior] Grace [Kelly, senior] Sam [Schickel] and I just really wanted to do something original.”

Beam said she oversaw all the decision-making and logistics that went into planning an event of this

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caliber.

“I started working w ith my v ice presidents, Grace Kelly and Sam Schickel, at the end of last spring and we made it our goal to have the basic details of the dance already planned before meeting w ith our committee in the fall,” Beam said. “We searched venues, thought of themes and see FORMAL PAGE 4

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Photo courtesy of Taylor Gambon

Notre Dame engineers, partnered with Ekso Bionics, conduct research on exoskeleton models meant to support the human body.

By MARY CLARE DONNELLY News Writer

Notre Dame engineers Patrick Wensing, an assistant professor of engineering, and second-year Ph.D. student Taylor Gambon are working in collaboration

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w ith a company to improve exoskeletons — wearable mobile machines meant to support the body.

“It is a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation in see SKELETON PAGE 4

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‘You Gotta Know’ features South Bend sports

By MIKE DUGAN News Writer

Around four years ago, thenradio announcer Brad Riter decided to take a chance.

As a man with over 20 years of experience in Buffalo sports radio, Riter decided to make a game that people from his hometown in upstate New York would enjoy. The whole point behind the game was to put something together that “would bring back nostalgia” for his hometown, he said. This game, which became “You Gotta Know Buffalo Sports,” involved hundreds of trivia questions about Buffalo sports and was first released for sale in 2014.

While designing his first game, Riter was cautiously

optimistic that his company would grow to expand into further cities.

“I remember while I was working on the first game that I could envision a world in which I was in charge of a staff of writers that could crank out games for people in their own communities,” Riter said. “I had a hunch this would become my life, but you had to have some success before expanding to more markets.”

After his first game was successful, Riter’s newly founded company, “You Gotta Know Games,” began to expand its reach. Since then, the company has released 21 trivia games, each focusing on a unique city — including South Bend.

Early on, expansion was

primarily focused on cities with multiple professional sports teams, such as Philadelphia, New York City and Pittsburgh.

However, Riter said, as time progressed, the company decided to expand into cities with major college sports teams.

“Our first foray into college sports was ‘You Gotta Know Columbus,’” he said. “It was our first attempt to reach outside of a pro city. We were trying to connect with the Ohio State Buckeyes fans. We knew it was going to be a challenge and that it was going to be different. I’m a Buckeyes fan, so it made sense that it would be the first market we would do.”

After the release of the trivia game targeting Columbus, Riter decided to expand his

company’s markets to include what he saw as the two most feasible audiences — Michigan fans and Notre Dame fans, noting that they were both incredibly passionate fanbases.

In particular, Riter described Notre Dame’s national influence as a reason to release “You Gotta Know South Bend Sports.”

“There’s not a city in America where you can’t find a core of Notre Dame fans,” Riter said.

“There’s a sort of ‘America’s Team’ sense around Notre Dame.”

“You Gotta Know South Bend Sports” is available through the company’s website and is available on Amazon Prime for $19.95. Riter noted those who play the game should not feel limited by the rules included on

the box, as the intention of the game is to provide fun trivia.

“We have a set of rules on the back of the box,” Riter said. “The rules on the back state that you race to 21 — there’s no dice, no board, nothing like that, there’s only the information that’s in the box. People buy the game, don’t read the rules, and start digging into it as if it is a book.

Make your own rules — have fun. Ask your questions to your friends. It’s a conversation starter, really. Delve into it, do what you want and bring up what’s already on your hearts and minds. It’s about nostalgia and camaraderie that comes along with being a fan.”

Contact Mike Dugan at mdugan1@nd.edu

Students debate usefulness of computer lab

By MARIA LEONTARAS Associate Saint Mary’s Editor

Senior Kerry Rose McDonald entered Trumper, the 24-hour computer cluster facility located in the basement of the Saint Mary’s library, around 11:30 p.m. one evening to print a document. She said she knew who was going to be there working for the entire night as soon as she glanced around.

“I see the snacks spread,” she said. “I see the blankets. I see the

hoodies. Girls taking naps on the couch. It’s a little early for that, but they’re already in full Trumper mode.”

McDonald said she knew of the late nights that some Belles — who she refers to as “Trumpernites” — spend in Trumper to get assignments done that are typically due the following day. She said she too has spent a long night there with classmates, beginning work at 1 a.m. and finishing at 6:30 a.m.

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As soon as McDonald printed her assignment that night, she said, she sent a message to her best friend, junior Anna Babiak: “I have to be honest,” McDonald said in her message.

“I was so inspired, I genuinely wished I had my backpack with me, so I could stay and crank out some homework. I felt so bad leaving my soldiers out there in the battlefield. I felt them look at me with envy as I simply came for a quick, printing visit.

“That’s the sense of

community, pride and belonging you feel when you’re a Trumpernite,” she said.

“And I will never feel that,” Babiak said in response.

Babiak said she does not understand how students can work in Trumper, citing many reasons she does not enjoy the space.

“I don’t work productively down there — there is a lot wrong with it,” Babiak said.

“Number one: the lighting.

Horrible. There’s zero natural light. No windows. You feel like you’re in a dungeon, maybe even a prison. I will concede that the computers are nice. The chairs?

Horrible. So uncomfortable and old. They need new chairs.”

Though Babiak does not enjoy the space, she said she is happy others can feel a sense of camaraderie in Trumper.

“For me, I feel a sense of stress,” she said. “Having everybody down there, furiously working away — I also don’t do well hearing all these side conversations. My mind is very distracted. I can’t focus. I get very little done. And I have tried. I have tried Trumper.”

Babiak said she does not frequently visit Trumper, and one of her worst trips there was with McDonald.

“The one night that we went together was probably my worst because I was very stressed that night and we were picking classes that night, and I just had a huge assignment I had to do and I wasn’t being super productive,” she said.

On the other hand, McDonald said she was “in [her] element” that evening.

“I stayed there after she left,” McDonald said. “I mean, how could I not? It’s an irresistible study place. I feel like when I go there, I enter this energy of productivity. It could be 4 a.m.

— that’s why I like that there are no windows, I have no sense of time.”

Babiak disagreed that

Trumper’s lack of windows was an upside to the space.

“That’s horrible,” Babiak said.

“Again, a dungeon.”

McDonald said she does not let her friend’s criticisms deter her love for the space and her fellow Trumpernites. The conversations and connections she forges with other students help McDonald maintain focus, she said.

“You know what motivates me? … Belles,” McDonald said.

“Belles motivate me. So if we’re all crying over the same lit review that we have to write, it’s inspiring. It’s knowing that I’m not in this alone. That’s the whole point. You’re not in it alone. It’s a community. It’s a team effort.”

Babiak said she prefers secluded spaces to study to get her work done efficiently.

“I think I just feel less pressure when I’m by myself and can just do it,” she said. “Also, I don’t enjoy being up late doing things. I only [stay up late] if it’s necessary. I think that’s the difference. I’m not super productive [in Trumper], so I need to be in a place that allows me to be productive.”

McDonald said there are many reasons for her love of Trumper, including “the sense of community, the dedication, the perseverance, the determination to complete these assignments not as one but as a whole.”

Babiak said she cannot support the space by using it herself, but she acknowledges that some students may find solace in Trumper.

“Overall, I just think that the structure of it doesn’t work for me,” she said. “So if there’s a spot where you [can work], you do you. At a certain point, you just have to find a study spot that is productive for you. And no windows and bad lighting and bad seats doesn’t work for me. And smelly bathrooms.””

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James Hall unites Holy Cross campus community

By JIMMY WARD News Writer

James Hall, named after Fr. Jacques-François Dujarié, was one of the first buildings open on the Holy Cross campus upon its completion in 1966.

When students first started attending classes at the College, the residence halls James, Basil and Anselm all served as homes to the Brothers of Holy Cross. The brothers in formation used James Hall as their homebase, where they sought refuge at night after long days of work spent going out into the community and giving charity, praying and reflecting.

Postulates were placed on one side of the hall and novices were placed adjacent to them in an arrangement that made the older brothers seem like father figures to the younger ones. They regularly attended Mass together in the chapel located on the main

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collaboration with a company called Ekso Bionics that builds assistive exoskeletons based in California,” Wensing said. “The overall goal of the project is to make the exoskeleton more intuitive to operate.”

The exoskeleton currently operates with a control pad, Wensing said, so the goal of the research is to eventually eliminate the need for this control pad and transition to an exoskeleton that is fully understanding of the user’s intentions.

“The exoskeletons that we have are very powerful machines,” he said. “They are strong enough to help you move through your home, to walk up the stairs, to support you while you might be washing dishes, but right now the exoskeletons don’t know when you want to transition between these tasks.”

One way patients utilize exoskeletons is during rehabilitation to help with the patient following a specific gait.

Wensing said the primary

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major initiatives and admired Bush’s leadership style.

“I had the privilege of serving on President Bush’s Drug Advisory Council and his Points of Light Foundation,” Malloy said in the release. “I found him to be a leader deeply committed to the country he

floor of the building, and ate their meals immediately after in the dining hall, just across the hallway.

After about 30 years in lulls in registration for religious vocations, Holy Cross decided fewer brothers in formation meant they needed to open their doors to undergraduates. Although it was only a two-year college at the time, minor renovations were needed to better accommodate the life of an undergraduate student as opposed to a brother in formation. As new students started coming in, the social aspect of life on the campus evolved.

Since it first opened its doors to students, James Hall has always been a female dormitory. Senior James Hall resident assistant Karen Eckrich described the environment of James as a close-knit community.

Director of Campus Ministry Andrew Polaniecki noted door

decorations for Christmas as a signature tradition of the hall.

“Door decorations for Christmas have always been a nice little tradition,” Polaniecki said. “I think they have had them since I first started here in 2009.”

Polaniecki also recounted a time during which it was a tradition for girls to go applepicking, but this tradition has been discontinued.

The logos for all of the Holy Cross residence halls were created in 2010. The creation of James Hall’s logo aimed to involve the entire residence hall community.

“The ladies of James Hall have only had their name and logo for about eight years — students and hall directors were the ones who got to design those logos that went up onto banners,” Polaniecki said.

targets of this research are those with incomplete spinal cord injuries.

“The amazing thing that happens is if you practice your movements through an assistive device or a therapist helping you to walk, your brain will figure out how to rewire what’s left of the spinal cord and then you’ll be back in control of your own motion,” he said. “By making the exoskeleton more intuitive, rather than the exoskeleton controlling you during rehab, you’ll be more in control of your rehabilitation and hopefully more empowered as a result.”

This past summer, Gambon went to California and worked with Ekso Bionics to research the effects of intent changes on exoskeletons, such as intentionally changing walking speed. The exoskeletons were not aware of the intent changes in walking speed, so the results of this research can help the team understand how these changes affect the exoskeleton.

Gambon said she gathered data in a motion capture arena, tracking the changes on both fully functioning

individuals and those with spinal cord injuries and watching how both the human and the robot interact with each other. She said she is currently in the process of analyzing this data.

“If we can understand the difference between a normal walking and a speed-up walking or a normal walking and slow-down walking or normal and stop, then hopefully we can help the exoskeleton learn to differentiate the two or several,” Gambon said.

The implications of this intent-change research are more wide-reaching than just in rehabilitation. The results Wensing and Gambon are researching can be used in working with NASA, in prosthesis or in assisting the elderly in the home, Gambon said.

“I think there’s a lot of breadth to this kind of research,” she said. “I don’t think it’s just gonna be pigeonholed to rehabilitation.

There are a lot of different areas where this type of intent detection is applicable.”

had been elected to serve, a gracious host and a down-toearth person. He recognized the importance of American higher education and he sought to enhance it. He also sought to promote a culture of citizen engagement with the great issues of the day. May he rest in peace.”

Bush visited Notre Dame during his 1988 campaign for president, where he delivered a

speech to an audience of 2,000, the release said.

In 1987, he spoke at the closing ceremony of the International Special Olympics Games, held at Notre Dame that year. He also delivered a commencement speech for the University’s 1992 sesquicentennial year celebration. According to the release, Bush attended Notre Dame football games in 1986 and 2001.

Contact Jimmy Ward at wward@hcc-nd.edu

Contact Mary Clare Donnelly at mdonne22@nd.edu

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Saint Mary’s students Taylor Strong, Libby Tierney, Fiona Winfrey and Anne Nowalk attend the Black and White Ball on Friday night.

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picked out potential dates before starting school this year. A ll the other details and ideas came from our committee members.”

Since this is one of the only formals Saint Mar y’s hosts, Beam said it was important to her to make the event work for ever yone.

“Personally, I feel a lot of pressure to tr y and make this event perfect since it’s one of the events that our student body looks for ward to all year,” she said. “We had enough help from administration, our underclassmen committee members and chaperones so that there wasn’t too much work that needed done during the dance.”

During the ticket sales for the formal in October, students believed the event was open to all Saint Mar y’s students, not just upperclassmen. Beam said this was because she was told that the committee was required to plan one big formal for the entire school.

“After a lot discussion, we got the approval from administration to have t wo formals in order to give more students the opportunit y to attend the dance,” she said.

As a result, Saint Mar y’s underclassmen w ill have the opportunit y to attend their ow n formal in the spring.

Though it was meant to make the events more inclusive, some students expressed disappointment w ith the scheduling change.

Sophomore Jo Ward said she w ill not get the opportunit y to attend her formal now since she w ill be study ing abroad next semester.

“I was a little upset since [my girlfriend and I] are both going to be abroad next semester and we won’t be able to attend this year’s underclassmen formal,” she said. “Especially since they had the date in place for a little while, so when they changed it I was taken aback.”

Ticket sales sold out quick ly — students who did not purchase their tickets

immediately after they went on sale did not receive one.

However, Beam said she feels ever yone who wanted a ticket eventually got one.

“Tickets always sell out quick ly,” Beam said. “We have an allotted number that we’re allowed to sell due to fire codes and room capacit y of the venue. This year we sold roughly 700 tickets — by 5 p.m. on the first day of ticket sales, I think we sold 487 tickets. We always allow girls to return their tickets and when tickets are returned, someone else can buy them. I think the majorit y of people who wanted to go got tickets and were able to attend the event.”

Junior Kirsten Sherman said although she had fun at formal, she felt like the theme fell short.

“No one actually wore black and white, and the space didn’t play to the theme,” she said.

Rumors have spread that this w ill be the last year Saint Mar y’s hosts a formal or formals, but Beam said those comments are unfounded.

“There’s always rumors that this w ill be ‘the last’ Saint Mar y’s formal,” she said. “The realit y of it is that it’s up to the student body. If we want to keep hav ing this dance year after year, it’s important that we be respectful and follow the rules put in place by administration.”

From a student perspective, Beam said she loves formal because it is a special night she gets to celebrate w ith her friends. From an event-planning perspective, she said formal is a way to see her hard work come to life.

Beam said Saint Mar y’s formal is a tradition that should be respected so that future generations can enjoy the event as well.

“I think this dance went way better than we were anticipating, so now it’s really up to the underclassmen to present themselves in a proper manner so that the tradition can continue,” she said.

Contact Gina Twardosz at gtwardosz01@saintmarys.edu

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Inside Column

Farewell for now Tom Naatz Associate News Editor

I I hate endings, I hate goodbyes and I hate change. Obviously, all three of those things are important parts of life for which we have to toughen up and that we have to get through. But that still doesn’t stop me from feeling nauseated whenever it comes time to bid people and experiences I cherish adieu.

In about a month or so, I will take temporary leave of sunny South Bend and relocate to Toledo, Spain, for the semester. Of course, I’ll be back in August. Nevertheless, I can’t help but feeling that this transition represents the end of an era. When I return, many of my friends will have graduated and others will be living off-campus. My time here will rapidly be drawing to a close. I want to use the opportunity of this Inside Column to reflect and express some gratitude.

When I arrived at Notre Dame in August 2016, I was overwhelmed. I hadn’t been groomed to come here since the cradle. In fact, my application here was a senior year afterthought.

Welcome Weekend was only my fourth visit to campus. I had to consult the campus map on my phone for the first month. Much to the chagrin of my wallet, it took me a semester to figure out what a Flex Point was. Raised in a spiritual but predominantly secular East Coast environment, the Catholic Midwest presented some culture shock. I watched with frustration as other people dove in headfirst while I gradually adjusted to the water.

Over time, I learned that Notre Dame is much more “choose your own adventure” than people often realize. I impulse applied both to work nightly production at The Observer and to be a TA in the philosophy department. Over 60 bylines and about 50 somewhat-more-enlightened first years later, I like to think I’ve contributed something to the community through these relatively niche activities. When it came time to study abroad, I opted for the smaller program in Toledo over the more popular London and Dublin. I also participated in a summer program in Jerusalem that I had stumbled upon practically by accident.

Even so, I left a piece of my heart in Jerusalem.

I’ve found my happiness so far by eschewing convention. Don’t be afraid to step outside the box because it doesn’t fit the “Notre Dame experience.”

Of course, I need to thank many people for the joy of my time thus far at Notre Dame. So, to all my friends, those I have met in the corridors of Keough Hall, in the basement of South Dining Hall, on an overnight bus to D.C., half a world away in Israel and everywhere else in between: thank you. Thank you for supporting me and providing the color to my time here. To the friends who I see frequently: thanks for being a constant presence in my life. To the friends I haven’t seen for a while: I miss your presence, don’t hesitate to reconnect. To my senior friends who I might not cross paths with for a while: thank you, good luck and stay in touch. Of course, thank you also to my family, my professors and my friends from back home. I am who I am today because of you all.

With that, I’ve reached the moment I most despise: the end. Godspeed, everyone. This is Tom Naatz, signing off for now. See you in August.

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Indignation ... for the love of God ... and Notre Dame “Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, those who forsake your law” (Psalm 119:53). These words appeared in a daily Mass reading, shortly following the announcement of the University’s decision to include contraceptive coverage in its selffunded health insurance plans. This verse accurately described my sentiments in response to the new policy, and the first reading for that day also drew further parallels. A passage from the first book of Maccabees described a period when Israelites under worldly pressures adopted pagan customs contrary to God’s law: “The people eagerly went to the king, who authorized them to observe the ordinances of the gentiles, so they built a gymnasium in Jerusalem, according to gentile custom, and removed the marks of their circumcision, and abandoned the holy covenant … Many from Israel gladly adopted his religion; they sacrificed to idols and profaned the Sabbath” (1 Mac 1:13-15, 43b).

While recent news of the decision weighed heavily on my thoughts, the Lord provided for this passage to appear in the liturgical calendar, offering a lens through which to view the University’s abandoning of an important Church teaching by adopting the worldly custom of contraception. Old Testament readings, as the Church teaches, are never simply narratives of past events, but are symbolic of the challenges we face today. We can recognize the modern relevance and learn from certain characters’ mistakes, or we can choose to repeat them in our own lives.

In a world that is increasingly confused about the nuptial meaning of the body, the University has an important vocation to be a city set on a hill, to witness to the beauty of God’s plan for marriage.

However, the administration opted to back away from the opportunity to set an example of never abandoning Church teachings as declared by St. Peter and his successors, who are entrusted with the keys of the kingdom of Heaven and are protected from doctrinal error on faith and morals. The University has declined to offer the much-needed testimony that adherence to moral laws leads to real happiness, and that obedience to the truth is the only path to authentic freedom.

The most important mission of a Catholic institution is to assist souls on their journeys toward eternity. Through this policy, however, the University encourages the perilous error that we can set our own moral norms. This decision confuses and weakens individuals’ beliefs of conscience on a range of related ethical topics, both in the student body and the wider Catholic population. Any support of contraception proliferates the contraceptive mentality, which disrespects the dignity of the human person, objectifies the human body and in a particular way leads to objectification of women. If we believe in Christ’s watchful protection over the Church (Mt. 16:18), why is it acceptable to normalize “cafeteria Catholicism,” the notion that any difficult Church teaching can be tossed aside? After venturing onto this slippery slope, what is to stop additional deviations from other matters of faith and morals? Truth has been replaced by opinion, as any question of doctrine now simply can

be dismissed by two little words: “We disagree.”

Arguments supporting the new policy cite the primacy of conscience as a means for dismissing authoritative Church teachings. It is true that we must follow the dictates of conscience, but this viewpoint omits an important detail: We also have the duty to inform our conscience in light of the Word of God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, because we are always tempted to favor our own judgment (CCC 1783). Therefore, with proper docility to the Holy Spirit, it is not possible for a Catholic to arrive at a conscientious decision to use contraception, and it is not possible for a Catholic institution to arrive at a conscientious decision to aid Catholics or non-Catholics in a practice identified by our Church as harmful to the well-being of souls and society.

Contraception is popularly promoted today as essential for “women’s health,” yet the detrimental health effects of hormonal birth control are well-documented and ignored. Alternatively, natural means of family-planning offer many emotional and physical health benefits in addition to being ethical and free of cost. For young people, where is the inspiration and support to value the beauty and wisdom of abstinence? Contraception for women’s health? I would say: women deserve better. When implementing policies, Catholic identity should never be eclipsed by worldly interests: public opinion, concern for faculty retention and pursuit of academic excellence all must take second place to the living of our convictions with a trust in God to take care of the rest (Mt 6:33).

On a campus which claims to value dialogue, it is strange that the University deems students and employees unable or unwilling to understand the arguments against contraception, or to see that moral laws guided by the Holy Spirit bring about the greater good of all. These reasons are not easily reducible to convenient sound bytes, but they should be addressed and developed intellectually and on a Catholic campus. Adherence to the truth does not mean that one relinquishes the use of his mind, but that he does not allow his mind to become his god.

When I joined the student body 14 years ago, I considered the University’s faithfulness to the Catholic faith as its greatest attribute and strength.

Now, however, the University seems ashamed of the Magisterium; what is a faithful Catholic who loves Notre Dame to do?

Our Lady set an example of obedience by her “fiat,” saying, “Let it be done unto me according to your word.” The university which bears her name therefore should be an example of obedience to God, who entrusted authority to the Apostles and their successors. As the Lord asked, “Who do you say I am?” He also asks today who we say that we are: The University of Our Lady, faithful to the teaching office of the Church? Or should we change the name of our campus to “South Bend State University?” For the love of God and our beloved Notre Dame, I pray that we choose right.

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O Come, O Come Emmanuel: My top 7 list Fr. Pete McCormick Campus Ministry

Nov. 7, 2018, was the day I decided that I needed my own list. On that beautiful morning, I read the Davis Gonsalves column “Ranking the spineless, copycat rankers” and thought … it’s time. The work of the list-makers has been extensive, as Mr. Gonsalves notes. So, like Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga did with the third installation of “A Star is Born,” I’m hoping to honor the rich Viewpoint tradition of offering a list of my own.

Truthfully, there are so many options yet to be explored. Given my passion for hoops, I could list which Jordan-led Bulls teams would have a chance at beating the modern-day Warriors. Another list worth creating is a Top 5 for most random places that I’ve seen a LimeBike abandoned. Spots that lead the average passerby to believe that the zombie apocalypse may have actually occurred.

But then it finally hit me. We are now in the first week of Advent. Just last night, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” reigned supreme at Masses all across campus. From uptempo to slow-jam versions of the classic hymn, we sang of a desire to be freed from what holds us bound, to rejoice in the presence of our God. We are certainly not the first to carry such a hope. Take a read through this passage from Isaiah, written around the eighth century BC. “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace. His dominion is vast and forever peaceful, upon David’s throne, and over his kingdom, which he confirms and sustains by judgment and justice, both now and forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this!” (Isaiah 9: 5-6).

The scriptures are filled with examples of men and women who have actively contemplated both the presence and coming kingdom of God. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we put ourselves in the shoes of Isaiah, Zechariah, Elizabeth, Simeon and Mary as we ponder the promises that God has in

store.

For people of faith, prayer is the best tool we have to contemplate the mystery of God’s work in our midst. Moments devoted to letting go of our to-do lists, our plans for the day and allowing God to fill us. Time spent away from the crowds, in quiet places where the subtle movements of our loving creator can be detected. If only we had places nearby that could accommodate such reflection.

Wait a minute! Did you know that Notre Dame has over 50 chapels on campus? Places uniquely designed with the hopes that they might foster an encounter with God. Truth be told, I have not prayed in every chapel, but there are locations on campus that have great meaning to me because of my own personal experiences with them. Chapels where I have felt the presence of God. So that’s my list! Below are the Top-7 chapels to pray in, according to my incredibly biased perspective.

7. St. Andrew Chapel (Corby Hall) Admittedly this is slightly awkward: the chapel no longer exists. Rest in peace, Corby Hall. However, when the chapel did exist, there was an etching on the back altar that said, “Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” This quote from the final chapter and verse of St. Matthew’s Gospel always gave me great comfort and courage.

6. St. Matthew Chapel (Stayer Center) From 2013 to 2015, I had the privilege of working toward a Masters in Business Administration through Mendoza. There were a number of prayers offered in this chapel with the hopes that I might survive the next exam.

5. St. Patrick Chapel (Dillon Hall) My first dorm Mass was offered in this beautiful chapel. If you stop by, be sure to offer a prayer before the statue of St. Olaf, the patron saint of Norway, where Knute Rockne was born.

4. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel (Keough

Hall) It was an honor to serve as rector of Keough for six years. Praying with and for that community under the protection of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a role that I will forever cherish.

3. Notre Dame Our Mother Chapel (Coleman Morse) The chapel is right down the hall from my office (115 CoMo). Most importantly, we have Eucharistic Adoration from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. every day of the week throughout the semester.

2. Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel (Moreau Seminary) The chapel’s signature feature is the stained-glass windows of the archangels constructed by Fr. Tony Lauck, C.S.C. When the sunlight hits the colored glass, the radiance is truly something to behold.

1. Chapel of the Holy Cross (Stanford Hall and Keenan Hall) I’m proud to be the in-residence priest of Stanford Hall. This chapel feels like home.

Disagree with my list? Fantastic! Tag @NDMinistry on Instagram or Twitter with a picture of your favorite spot(s) to pray.

Are you looking to spend a little extra time in prayer over finals week? The Basilica will be open and available from noon until 9 p.m. for you to drop in for as long as you’d like. As the semester ends, be sure to ask God for the grace to finish strong and remain grateful for all that you have received. Please know of my prayers for you in these days ahead.

Fr. Pete McCormick, C.S.C. serves as the Director of Campus Ministry and can be reached at pmccorm1@nd.edu.

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Campus Minisry organization.

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Lo-fi hip hop and its dashes Joe Nolan Inversions

If you don’t yet, you should start listening to lo-f i hip-hop beats. Most music platforms have some derivation of t he genre. Spotif y’s is “lof i hip hop beats – beats to study/rela x/game to” by Chillhop Music. Note t he chillness seeping even into t he tit le. No capita lized letters. Conf ident ly redacted dashes for words t hat, a ll grammarians are agreed, require dashes, like “lo-f i” and “hiphop.” It’s not t hat t he tit le has any t hing against dashes (look at t hat em-dash t hat ver y practica lly separates t he genre name from t he suggested activ ities t hat go well w it h it). It just isn’t interested in t he system of reg ulations and standards t hat dictate to us how to use our dashes.

A blood-pressure-reducing tranquilit y can be found at ever y level of t he lo-f i hip-hop scene.

One of its f irst 24/7 radios, ChilledCow’s “lof i hip hop radio – beats to rela x/study to” features an anime character on live v ideo feed. It’s a girl at her desk, listening to music, casua lly w riting somet hing dow n, sometimes look ing at her la z y cat, sometimes look ing out t he w indow, t hen turning back to whatever it is she’s w riting (is it homework or a journa l? The v iewer can’t tell). But by t he easy ha lf-lids t hrough which she v iews her work, her casua lly slouched posture, her chin resting in an indif ferent anime hand, we are assured t hat she passes t hrough

her v irtua l ex istence w it h a caref ully managed ennui.

But t his isn’t a simple 10-second v ideo script on loop 24/7. If you’re a devoted follower, your attention is rewarded by litt le details t hat change t hroughout t he day. Our v ibing anime student experiences t he same diurna l light changes we do. Sometimes it rains. Through it a ll, she stays at her desk scribbling, w it h a most persevering ambiva lence for whatever it is t hat occupies her constructed life. At least she has her beats.

The music isn’t advertised as a stand-a lone aest hetic experience. We are meant to “study/ rela x” w it h t hese sy nt hetic, convenient ly wordless, musica l concepts in t he background as we hammer out an essay, for example. Long hours on a computer screen shorn of a ll humanit y can feel rea lly dull until you minimize whatever it is you’re work ing on and t here she is, ha lfheartedly pounding away at her ow n journa l or homework.

The music achieves t he same t hing. They are not complicated beats, but t hey are sort of subversive. “Lo-f i” is an excellent descriptor. The term refers to t he f idelit y (“f i”) of t he recorded sound to t he origina l instrument. It’s t he opposite of hi-f i aest hetics, which aim to preser ve t he sound of instruments and t he human voice as t hey are in t he f lesh. But lo-f i embraces and exaggerates t he grainy, unkempt qua lit y of poorly recorded sound, like voices on a muff led home

v ideo. It puts at a distance t he world of rea l sound.

The actua l melodies could a lso be described as lo-f i. These beats are t y pica lly constructed of a centra l beat, encased w it h an assortment of ver y eclectic sounds. But t he music concepts (I must avoid ca lling t hem “songs”) habitua lly upset t heir ow n rhy t hm, are of f-step by just a ha lfbeat. This is part of t he magic of lo-f i beats: t hey are meant to distract, but not sustain attention.

High-qua lit y music and pop music bot h ca ll attention to t hemselves. They ask to be considered, if t hey don’t require a ll of your attention.

But t his can turn into anot her task. Lo-f i beats pull t he mind away from its engrossing tasks w it hout giv ing it any t hing solid to chew on.

Lo-f i hip-hop is essentia lly in-bet ween. It is multitask ing to avoid bot h tasks. It prov ides an escape from t he practica ls t hat routinely suck us in, determine our freedom, vanquish us.

Wit hout a spiritua l sagacit y t hat can tread above t he various daily necessities, some of us must rely on t his 24-hour access channel to create a space for a much-needed interior freedom. Even if it’s t he dubious freedom of dash t hat brea ks t he rules, at least it f loats freely bet ween bad options.

Joe Nolan is a struggling writer. If you have an extra meal swipe, please contact him at jnolan6@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Don’t let a lack hold you back. If you want something, go after it wholeheartedly. Learn as you go, and be willing to put in the hours if it will help you achieve your dreams. Don’t become disheartened by negative responses. If you believe in your abilities and you love what you are doing, the rest will fall into place. Your numbers are 7, 12, 15, 26, 31, 40, 43.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take time to consider what others want.

Partnerships will undergo changes that need to be dealt with civilly. A willingness to talk openly and honestly about how you feel and what you want to see happen will be essential.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A family gathering or getting together with friends or peers will lead to information that will help you make an important decision regarding partnerships, life and prospects. Romance will enhance your life and bring about positive change.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A problem will arise if you or someone close to you is indulgent or excessive in any manner. Question your feelings as well as your future dreams and find out if you are hanging out with the right person or group of people.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Social events will be emotionally taxing. If you plan to participate, stick to people who aren’t likely to cause emotional upset. Personal improvements, a spa day or a creative endeavor will be far less stressful.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be a participant, and challenge yourself mentally or physically. A change to the way you live or decorating your home for upcoming festivities will prompt you to reconnect with old friends. Don’t overspend; love is the greatest gift of all.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An adventure that brings you in touch with likeminded people will do you good and help you put personal dilemmas in perspective. If you can’t trust someone, you should be questioning why this person is still in your life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Check out the possibilities. A trip or chance to express the way you feel and what you want to see happen should not be ignored. You can clear up unfinished personal business if you are open and receptive to change.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make changes at home that will encourage you to explore your creative talents. Preparing for an event will remind you of the people who have helped you get to where you are. Connect with old friends or relatives.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Trust and belief will be your tickets to success. Follow your heart and your head, and don’t let anyone discourage you from following the path that makes you happy. The personal changes you make will encourage those who look up to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be careful how you handle delicate situations. A close friend or family member will make a last-minute change that won’t sit right with you. Give others space. If you interfere, you will be the one who looks bad. Do your own thing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Manage your money carefully. You may like nice things and want to please others with extravagant gifts, but sticking to a set budget will be in your best interest. Updating your image will lift your spirits. Romance is in the stars.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You don’t have to be extravagant to grab someone’s attention. Focus on how to take care of personal business and documents that need to be updated before the year ends. Sound judgment will lead to financial gain.

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GT should change offensive scheme Ryan Kolakowski Sports Writer

On Wednesday morning, Georgia Tech announced that head football coach Paul Johnson would retire after the Yellow Jackets’ upcoming bowl game, marking the end of an 11-year run for Johnson in Atlanta.

The three-time ACC Coach of the Year brought his craft y triple-option offensive scheme to head coaching positions at Georgia Southern, the Naval Academy and Georgia Tech over the last two decades.

“After 40 years of coaching, it’s time to take a break,” Johnson said in an official statement. “I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and am looking forward to hav ing the chance to coach this team one last time at our bowl game next month.”

Johnson took over the Georgia Tech football program in 2008 after recording a 45-29 record at Nav y, and he decided to install his unconventional offense w ith the Yellow Jackets after having so much success at the Academy.

Installing a triple-option offense is not a simple task.

A coach must have the perfect personnel who are w illing to buy into the system.

Wide receivers have to be w illing to block dow nfield.

Quarterbacks must be able to run the ball and surrender dreams of prolific passing attacks. Offensive linemen have to adjust to run-blocking on nearly ever y offensive snap.

The unorthodox approach of the f lexbone formation may be what makes it so hard to defend. Defenses are not accustomed to seeing it ever y week. Only a handful of programs like Nav y, Army and Georgia Tech continue to run the offensive scheme.

Johnson was able to install his offense quick ly at Georgia Tech, immediately leading the Yellow Jackets to a 9-4 season and a w in over in-state rival Georgia in his first year at the helm.

That w in snapped a sevengame losing streak to the Bulldogs, and Johnson quick ly endeared himself to the Georgia Tech fanbase.

In his 11 seasons at

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Georgia Tech, Johnson won three games against Georgia, each of which came on the road. He won the ACC Coastal div ision four times, including a 2009 ACC championship that was vacated by the NCAA due to allegations of players accepting impermissible gifts.

Johnson brought credibilit y to a sputtering program.

Georgia Tech is not a dominant college football power by any means, but they continue to do well under Johnson and occasionally have a nice top-10 finish like they did in 2014. That being said, the triple-option offense must leave Atlanta when Johnson retires next month.

Georgia Tech does not need to hire away Jeff Monken from Army. They do not need to bribe Ken Niumatalolo away from the Naval Academy. The tripleoption is useful for programs that cannot recruit enough talent for traditional offensive schemes.

The Yellow Jackets must ditch the triple-option and all the gimmicks it comes w ith. Instead, Georgia Tech must take advantage of its talent-rich state if it wants to be consistently competitive in the ACC. According to 247Sports, there are 39 four-star and five-star recruits in the state of Georgia for the 2019 class.

None of those 39 athletes are currently committed to Georgia Tech in the state capital.

A triple-option offense w ill not entice the talented pool of players in Georgia Tech’s back yard. Instead, top athletes are choosing to attend Florida, Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame and other college football powers rather than stay close to home.

A new of fensive ph ilosophy ca n reva mp t he Georg ia Tech footba l l prog ra m a nd at t ract loca l recr u its. Sor r y, Pau l Joh nson, but plea se pack you r t r ipleopt ion up w it h you when you leave At la nta. It w i l l do you r for mer employer a favor.

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Record day for Cohen as Giants shock Bears Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In the week leading up to their game against the Bears, the New York Giants insisted the toughest thing about play ing against Chicago half back Tarik Cohen was finding him.

The 5-foot-6, lightning quick Cohen must have been inv isible to the Giants on Sunday.

Cohen caught 12 passes for 156 yards, ran eight times for 30, returned t wo punts for 15, and threw a 1-yard touchdow n pass as time ran out in the fourth quarter to help tie the game in a 30-27 overtime loss on Sunday.

The 12 receptions, 150plus yards and the TD throw allowed him to join Jerr y Rice as the only players in NFL histor y w ith 150 yards receiv ing, 12 catches and a TD pass in a game.

Despite the performance, Cohen wasn’t happy.

Understandably so given the final score.

The play ever yone w ill remember is the t y ing touchdow n pass to Anthony

Miller. It came after B.W. Webb of the Giants was called for pass interference in the end zone w ith : 03 to play.

Daniel handed off to tight end Trey Burton, who lateraled to Cohen, who had lined up in the slot on the left side. The play called for Daniel to circle out and be the primar y receiver — like the Eagles’ Philly special in the Super Bowl that Burton threw — but the veteran backup quarterback who was starting for Mitchell Trubisk y (shoulder) got picked and wasn’t an option.

Running to his right, Cohen looked around and found a w ide-open Miller for the touchdow n.

“That’s a play that we’ve had for a long time,” said Cohen, who also had a 23-yard catch on the t ying drive to get the ball to the New York 9 w ith 11 seconds to go. “I think we put it in (the playbook) in camp or the beginning of the season. It’s designed to go to the quarterback, and there’s a second read on there. They had covered

Chase (Daniel), so. in practice, I actually had to throw it this week, even though Chase wasn’t covered (in practice), so it worked out.”

Bears coach Matt Nag y said he was not tempted to go for the w in after the touchdow n.

The trick play w ith Cohen wasn’t the only one the Bears ran. They also used nose tack le A kiem Hicks on a fourth-dow n 1-yard dive for a touchdow n that was reminiscent of William “The Fridge” Perr y in the mid-1980s. It was called “freezer left.”

“We have had that play in for weeks, and we’ve been practicing it,” Nag y said. “The rain was coming dow n. There was times where — I don’t know if you guys could tell — but there were some times out there on the field where the ball was slick, and so in that situation, that was the time where we felt like, ‘Hey, No. 1, let’s get this snap under center. Let’s give (Hicks) a chance,’ and he is hard to stop dow n there w ith getting that ball full-steam ahead.”

NFL | Chiefs 40, Radiers 33

Chiefs beat Raiders, Mahomes carries team Associated Press

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— Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs still had plenty of firepower on offense even without star running back Kareem Hunt.

Mahomes threw four touchdown passes Sunday to join Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as the only QBs to reach the 40 TD mark through 12 games, sending the Chiefs to a 40-33 victory over the Oakland Raiders in the first game since releasing Hunt.

The Chiefs (10-2) cut ties with Hunt after a months-old video surfaced on TMZ on Friday, showing him shoving and kicking a woman. No charges have been filed in the case from February, but the Chiefs let Hunt go because he misled them about the incident .

Spencer Ware replaced Hunt as starter and scored

on a direct snap on fourthand-goal from the 1 in the third quarter.

“That’s my brother,” Ware said about Hunt. “It’s a tough situation. But like I said, the men in this circle, the men in our locker room, the organization, Chiefs kingdom — we got one goal to win the Super Bowl. We got to stay distraction free. I don’t have anything else to say about that.”

He connected on two short touchdown passes to Travis Kelce in the first half, then found another tight end, Demetrius Harris, on a 13yard pass late in the third quarter one play after an apparent TD to Kelce was called off by a replay review.

Mahomes finished 23 for 38 for 295 yards and engineered a late TD drive capped by a 2-yard pass to Chris Conley after Oakland cut the deficit to three.

Oakland added a late field goal, but the Chiefs

recovered the onside kick to seal the win.

Mahomes has 41 TD passes on the season, joining Manning (44 in 2004, 41 in ’13) and Brady (41 in 2007) as the only QBs with at least 40 in the first 12 games of a season.

Kelce had 12 catches for 168 yards, topping the 1,000yard mark for the third straight season.

Derek Carr threw three TD passes for the Raiders, but Oakland lost three fumbles that led to three scores for the Chiefs and reached double-digit losses for the 12th time in 16 seasons.

“It’s disappointing,” said running back Doug Martin.

“I don’t think it should have been that close.”

UP NEXT Chiefs: Host Ravens next Sunday.

Raiders: Host Steelers next Sunday.

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one of its only leads of the game.

From there, it was back and forth as the teams traded points at either end of the court. The first quarter proved to be highest-scoring for both teams, but led by freshman guard Christyn Williams, the Huskies edged ahead of the Irish by five points.

Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale was Notre Dame’s main contributor in the first half, scoring 12 points and grabbing six rebounds.

While both the Irish and the Huskies — the Huskies in particular — are known for their 3-point shooting, both squads had off days from behind the arc, as the Irish failed to hit a single 3-pointer in the entire first half and the Huskies went 3-12 from 3-point range.

“They were really open, I thought. I thought our defense was poor. They got a lot of wideopen shots, wide-open looks that they were able to make,” McGraw said. “Transition, I thought we didn’t match up well and they were getting wide-open looks.”

The second quarter was arguably Notre Dame’s best, as it outscored Connecticut 19-17 and was able to swing the momentum in its favor heading into the half.

Notre Dame cut the UConn lead to two points with six-anda-half minutes left in the half as the Irish turned up the defensive intensity momentarily. But within minutes, the Huskies had regained control as the Irish defense lapsed, and suddenly the Huskies led by eight points.

After a 30-second timeout called by McGraw with 2:37 remaining in the half, the Irish

came out with renewed vigor.

Immediately, junior guard Jackie Young scored in the paint, and while freshman forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa was fouled and went 1-2 from the line, Turner made a shot to follow up in the paint, followed by senior guard Marina Mabrey going 2-2 at the line, to cut the lead to three going into the locker room, the Huskies leading 44-41.

While the momentum was all in Notre Dame’s favor coming out of halftime, the Huskies did not let that stop them, going on a 4-0 run right out of the gate from halftime. Less than four minutes into the third quarter, the Huskies had extended their lead to nine points.

“I thought that a lot of the problems we’ve been having all year really surfaced again and this year, the team was good enough to take advantage of it,” McGraw said. “I thought our transition defense was poor, I thought our half-court defense was poor. … I thought our execution was poor.”

The Irish cut it back to two points, in part thanks to Notre Dame’s only 3-pointer of the game by Mabrey. But between Napheesa Collier and Crystal Dangerfield, the Huskies extended the lead back to eight points with just over one minute to play in the third and the Irish went into the final frame down by six after Ogunbowale made two free throws.

However, that final frame is where the wheels really came off for Notre Dame, as the Irish were outscored 24-12. As the Huskies’ lead grew, Notre Dame’s play grew increasingly sloppy, going 4-14 from the field and 0-4 from behind the arc.

“We lost our poise. That was unexpected,” McGraw said. “I was really disappointed to see the veterans that we have not

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Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale drives during Notre Dame’s 89-71 defeat to UConn at Purcell Pavilion on Sunday. Ogunbowale scored 17 points but was called for a technical foul during the game.

rise to the occasion. I think we’re a better team than we showed.”

When Notre Dame was down by 11 with 4:25 to play, Ogunbowale was called for a technical foul, as she and Auriemma exchanged words near the UConn bench in an exchange apparently initiated by the Huskies head coach.

“He said some words and I fed right into it and said something back. As a senior leader, I definitely can’t do that,” Ogunbowale said. “I have to keep my composure in a time like that.”

After the technical, the Irish veterans struggled to keep their composure, as UConn players went to the line five more times in the remainder of the game. Connecticut scored 17 points from the line on the

day. The Irish were only able to score five more points after Ogunbowale’s technical. The senior guard was also called for an unsportsmanlike foul with 1:43 remaining.

“I think we fed right into what they wanted. He baited a lot of us and we lost our poise like [McGraw] said and as seniors and leaders of this team, you can’t let that happen,” Ogunbowale said. “That definitely was a momentum change, so we definitely have to change that from here on out. … I think even before the end of the game we were kind of not playing our game leading up to that, so I think if we changed some stuff that happened before that, I don’t think we would have been in that situation.”

McGraw said, despite her disappointment in the loss and her

team’s level of play, she’s going to use the game as a launching pad moving into conference play and she hopes her team can take what it learns from the game and move forward.

“It’s not the first time we’ve faced adversity. I think we’ve been lucky to win. We’ve been in the situation where we’ve gotten ourselves down and we’ve come back,” McGraw said. “We always had that spurt.

We always had that spurt in us — that five minutes where everything was going to go right.

And tonight we didn’t have it. I think it was good for us. I think it’s going to allow us to really look at things a little more objectively and to move on and move forward from here.”

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for two weeks.”

Kelly and his players understand that this matchup will require their complete execution, taking on a formidable opponent in Clemson.

The last time the Irish and the Tigers met was in 2015, when the then-undefeated Irish travelled to South Carolina to take on Clemson. The game, played in a hurricane, ended in a 24-22 loss for Notre Dame.

Despite that mid-season loss, Kelly managed to build an impressive comeback, nearly earning a ticket to the College Football Playoff before losing to Stanford on the road on a field goal in the final minute.

This time, the Irish are taking nothing for granted.

“All they did was punch their ticket into the opportunity in the Playoff to win a National Championship, so now it’s gotime,” Kelly said. “Now we got in, let’s go achieve something.

So that’s how they see it and that’s a great mindset.”

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Irish head coach Brian Kelly stands at the tunnel prior to Notre Dame’s 44-22 victory over Navy on Oct. 27 at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego. Kelly and the Irish will face Clemson in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29.

television with its NBC coverage and bowl game history, for many of the players, this game is the fulfillment of all their dreams.

“That’s what Notre Dame is all about,” graduate student offensive lineman Sam Mustipher said. “You think about some of the venues kids dream about — [AT&T Stadium,] … Fenway Park, … Yankee Stadium, and I’ve had an opportunity to play in all three now. So it’s very exciting.”

Despite the hype and fanfare that’s expected to surround this game, Kelly is intent on keeping his team focused and carrying its momentum from the past month into the new year.

“You know, all of our work was done in November to get us into the final four,” Kelly said. “Now there’s four teams left. They are all great teams.

You’ve got to be really sharp

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finally did with 42.9 seconds left in the period. Senior defenseman Bobby Nardella received the puck from senior center Jack Jenkins and dumped it off to oncoming junior right wing Cal Burke, who fired a slap shot from the right side that found the back of the net.

Notre Dame picked up right where it left off in the second, scoring two goals within the first two minutes to stretch the lead to 4-0. Steeves scored the first, his second of the game, with an impressive turnaround wrister from the left side that flew into the top-left corner. Thirty seconds later, junior left wing Cam Morrison got on the scoresheet, slotting home off of a feed from sophomore and fellow line-mate Colin Theisen.

RPI had a chance to get on the board when Nardella was called for interference with 12:19 left to give the Engineers a power play, but Morris was up to the challenge with an acrobatic diving save that kept the shutout intact.

The junior stopped 15 shots in the period, and with under a minute to go, added an assist for good measure. During an RPI line-change, Morris alertly looped a pass up to left wing Dylan Malmquist, who was gifted a clear chance. The senior repaid in kind, firing home past replacement RPI goalie Chase Perry to stretch the lead to 5-0, and giving Morris the second assist of his career, the first coming last season against RPI. In the third period, RPI finally got on the board 1:40 into the frame thanks to freshman defenseman Kyle Hallbauer, but it was too little, too late.

Notre Dame controlled the puck for the majority of the

period and shut down any chance of a comeback, securing the 5-1 victory.

Postgame, Jackson praised Cale Morris for his 36-save effort.

“I can’t say enough about his performance. RPI, they had some good opportunities, they did some things really well, I mean it was a tough game,” Jackson said. “The score’s probably not indicative of the game, because it was a pretty evenly-played game for the most part, but Cale had to make some great saves for us to get that lead.”

Morris added that the team’s attention to detail is what helped the Irish dominate throughout the game.

“It’s nice to get some good saves in early and just get into the game quick,” he said. “A lot of guys were doing a lot of good things so I just have to give it to the guys for playing well tonight. … I think we’re just sticking to details. We’re working hard above the puck so we’re doing the little things right, and it’s nice to get some contributions from some of the younger guys and disperse the goals there, so it’s a good team effort.”

Looking for the sweep on Saturday, the Irish were almost stunned early by the Engineers, as forward Todd Burgess went one-on-one with sophomore goalie Dylan St. Cyr — starting in place of Morris, who was given the night off — within the first minute. But St. Cyr stood tall and blocked the shot to keep the game scoreless. Five minutes later, the Irish drew first blood thanks to Morrison, who slotted home his second of the series off of a feed from junior center Mike O’Leary, who slipped a nifty backhand from the board to gift Morrison a one-on-one.

After a scoreless second period which saw both goalies

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Irish junior goaltender Cale Morris traps the puck during Notre Dame’s 1-0 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 2 at Compton Family Ice Arena. During Friday’s win, Morris notched 36 saves and recorded an assist.

makes several key stops, RPI ramped up the pressure in the third period as the Engineers looked to equalize. But St. Cyr was up to the challenge and made 17 saves in the period, including several big ones.

Notre Dame finally rewarded his efforts when Theisen scored his own rebound with 6:24 to go, putting the Irish up 2-0. Malmquist added an empty-netter to seal the win three minutes later.

Jackson was very pleased with his team’s performance, especially St. Cyr’s.

“One thing this team has is goaltending, and that’s not a bad thing to have,” Johnson said. “We have two guys who

can play; obviously Cale’s our backbone, but every time I’ve put Dylan in there he’s played extremely well. He’s different than Cale, he handles the puck really well and makes good plays with the puck, and he played big tonight. I work with him every week, and that’s why I have the confidence to put him in any situation … he’s had three really good games for us and I want to continue to try and rotate him in so I can keep him fresh and keep Cale fresh as well.

Generally, Jackson said he was pleased with the team’s response in a back-to-back series.

“I thought we managed the

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game pretty well,” he said.

“In the third period they put a push on and had some chances, but I thought we did a good job, I thought we possessed the puck pretty well, I thought we came out of our zone better tonight, some of the things that we’ve been working on and trying to improve on I thought we did a pretty decent job with.”

Riding a six-game win streak after a string of non-conference games, Notre Dame next faces a road trip to face No. 6 Penn State (10-4-1, 2-3-1) in a Big Ten matchup. Jackson said the Irish will be tested, but are hoping to head into the winter break with some momentum.

“We went in there last year and had a little success, but it’s challenging,” he said on playing the Nittany Lions. “It’s a very, very challenging environment, they have one of the best crowds in the country as far as creating an intimidating environment. But right now we’re growing as a team and we need to continue to get better in a lot of parts of our game, and going into that building it’s going to be a challenge.

“I’ll tell you right now, they’re going to have 50 shots — it’s just an automatic for them, they put everything on net and try and create traffic.

They’re a hard team to play against, but I think we’re doing a pretty good job right now, we want to finish the first half on a positive note. There’s six points on the line for the conference, we only have one non-conference left, so it was a really important week for us as far as non-conference games.”

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Irish junior forward Cam Morrison, left, skates down the ice during Notre Dame’s 1-0 defeat against Ohio State on Nov. 2.

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Irish earn first Playoff berth

By CHARLOTTE EDMONDS Associate Sports Editor

Gathering in the Isban Auditorium in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex just past noon on Sunday, the Notre Dame football team celebrated its first-ever College Football Playoff bid after the selection committee announced the Irish (12-0) will be taking on No. 2 Clemson (13-0, 8-0 ACC) on Dec. 29 in the Cotton Bowl with the winner advancing to the national championship. The game — played in Arlington, Texas, at AT&T Stadium — will determine who faces off against the winner of Alabama and Oklahoma, who will play on the same day in Miami in the Orange Bowl. “[We’re] really excited about our ability to continue to this journey on, being invited as one of the four teams in the College Football Playoff,” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said.

“It’s hard to be there. I think it’s a combined 50 and one

[record] of the four teams.

This is what we work for.”

Although technically the Cotton Bowl Classic, the game will be played at AT&T Stadium — commonly referred to as “Jerry World,” after Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones; the stadium has been home to the Cowboys since 2009 following the destruction of the Texas Stadium. AT&T Stadium has also hosted the Big 12 Championship game the past two years, including Saturday’s contest which vaulted No. 4 Oklahoma (12-1, 9-1 Big 12) into the Playoff with a win over No. 15 Texas. The stadium seats 80,000, making it the fourth-largest NFL stadium, and features an iconic video screen that spans 60 yards along the middle of the field.

Notre Dame has competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic seven times in program history.

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Notre Dame falls to UConn in Top-2 matchup

By ELIZABETH GREASON Assistant Managing Editor

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Irish junior guard Jackie Young dribbles down court during Notre Dame’s 89-71 loss to UConn on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion.

The so-called team of destiny that took down Connecticut in the national semifinal last season did not show up against the Huskies (7-0) on Sunday.

While the Irish kept pace with the Huskies throughout the first half and deep into the second, a series of sloppy plays and weak shooting throughout the game led to frustration for Notre Dame (7-1), and the team ultimately unraveled, yielding a 89-71 loss.

Irish head coach Muffet McGraw was disappointed in her team’s effort after the game.

“I was disappointed for the fans. They came out and gave a great effort and we didn’t,” she said.

The Irish struck first — graduate student forward Brianna Turner won the tip and senior forward Jessica Shepard laid the ball in, giving Notre Dame see W BBALL PAGE 10

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ND sweeps RPI at home for sixth-straight win

By TOBIAS HOONHOUT Managing Editor

Coming off of a conference road sweep over Michigan State and an overtime home win Tuesday against Northern Michigan, No. 8 Notre Dame kept its win streak going with a non-conference sweep of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this past weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena.

Thanks to some stellar play at the back end and an offensive outburst that saw Jeff Jackson’s team outscore RPI (4-9-0, 3-30 ECAC) 8-2 over two games, Notre Dame (10-4-1, 4-2-0 Big Ten) will head to conference rival No. 6 Penn State looking to end the first half of the season on a high note.

On Friday, the Irish came out swinging against the Engineers. Right from the start, Notre Dame dictated the game with puck possession and a strong forecheck that kept the puck in the offensive zone.

After five minutes of pressure, the intensity paid off when an extended period of possession saw two freshmen, forward Alex Steeves and defenseman Nate Clurman, connect to

open the scoring. Off of a feed from Clurman, Steeves skated in untouched from the right side and fired past RPI goalie Linden Marshall to give Notre Dame the early lead.

“Our freshmen are doing a good job for us,” Jackson said postgame. “The two young defensemen back there, they’re playing regular, and Nick Leivermann got some shifts tonight, too, so we got three young guys back there. But I’ll trumpet that freshmen line [of forwards Graham Slaggert and Jake Pivonka and Steeves].

They’re fun. I put them back together, they were separated and I had been rotating them onto the fourth line for taking bad penalties, but tonight they were back together and they stayed out of the box.”

The Engineers pushed for an equalizer, but junior and Mike Richter Award-winner Cale Morris stood strong in goal, making several key saves to maintain the one-goal advantage.

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Irish freshman forward Alex Steeves changes direction while looking to pass during Notre Dame’s 5-1 victory over RPI on Friday at Compton Family Ice Arena. Steeves scored two goals in the game.