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Keough School dean lectures on China
Mary Gallagher gave the keynote address at the Liu Institute’s fifth annual distinguished lecture.
By ASHLEIGH LOBO News Writer
Mary Gallagher, the Marilyn Keough dean of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, gave a keynote lecture Tuesday at the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies’ fifth annual Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture.
The lecture, titled “Contagious Capitalism Revisited: Labor, Law, and Justice in China,” drew from Gallagher’s 2005 book, “Contagious Capitalism: Globalization and the Politics of Labor in China,” which focused on the intersection of labor, law and justice in China.
The annual Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture Series invites scholars to explore the theme of justice in relation to Asia, part of the Liu Institute’s broader “Justice and Asia” research initiative.
Gallagher, a leading scholar of contemporary China with a focus on Chinese domestic politics, political economy and industrial relations, recently joined Notre Dame from the University of Michigan.
During her lecture, held in Jenkins-Nanovic Hall, Gallagher explained that China opened up to foreign direct investment in the 1980s and 90s and encouraged competition among local regions through a system of decentralized authoritarianism in order to drive economic growth.
She shared that China reframed economic reforms, such as privatization and mass layoffs, not as a shift to capitalism, but as necessary steps for China to remain globally competitive.
Gallagher went on to share
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SMC hosts dance marathon for children’s hospital Dorm laundry to receive upgrade
SMC’s Dance Marathon club hosted their 19th annual Marathon Day on Sunday. The event lasted twelve hours, mimicking a traditional nurse’s shift. The proceeds benefitted
By BERHAN HAGEZOM
Saint Mary’s News Editor
On Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the fieldhouse of the Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex, Dance Marathon held their 19th annual Marathon Day for Riley Children’s Health
hospital. The day was led up to by events throughout the year to help encourage students to participate in Marathon Day and donate to the cause.
Senior Katelyn Clifford, president of Dance Marathon, discussed donations and how they help
facilitate and further support the expenses that families often have.
“All the money that we raised today and throughout the whole entire year goes directly to supporting the children and the families
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By BRIGID IANNELLI News Writer
New washers and dryers are coming to Notre Dame’s 32 residence halls this fall. In his administration’s farewell email on April 1, former student body president Dawson Kiser announced upgrades would soon be coming to each dorm’s laundry facilities.
“We’ve heard you, and have been working closely with Residential Life regarding laundry throughout our term and are HYPED to share that there will be changes, including brand new washers and dryers for every residence hall next fall!” Kiser wrote.
Laundry has been a contentious issue among on-campus residents at Notre Dame this year (and in years past).
Students expressed to The Observer that machines frequently break down or are not functioning properly, necessitating that large numbers of people share just a few washers and dryers while the rest
are out of order.
Felix Ruda, a freshman living in Siegfried Hall, noted his frustration with the washing machines in Siegfried.
“Out of the five that are in use, at least two or three just totally drench your clothes,” he said, turning laundry into an hours-long endeavor for him.
“I’ve had to put them through multiple rinse cycles and then dry them in the dryer probably three or four times, so I’ve had at least a couple weekend afternoons just totally wiped out by that,” Ruda said.
Jacqueline Berner, a freshman living in Welsh Family Hall, one of the largest female dorms on campus, said she believes some dorms should have more laundry machines than they currently do.
“Laundry can be really difficult because there’s not enough washers and dryers allocated to how many students
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Riley’s Children’s hospital.
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Keough School dean Mary Gallagher focused on “Labor, Law, and Justice’” in her lecture for the Liu Institute. Gallagher is a leading scholar of contemporary China and spoke on China’s recent economic reforms.
Kathyrn Morrissey led the No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the No. 9 Stanford Cardinal last Saturday afternoon at Arlotta Family Stadium. Despite taking a lead for the first three quarters, Notre Dame fell short in the lacrosse game, ultimately losing 7-8.
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Trailblazing Women
Main Building
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Learn about traiblazing women from around the globe.
“Eurydice”
Philbin Studio Theatre
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Humorous and poetic reimagining of the classic myth.
Thursday
“The Facist Liar” 102 Hesburg Library
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Exhibit celebrates 80th anniversary of the second World War.
“The Mistake” Decio Theatre, DPAC 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Theatrical production before its offbroadway run.
Moving Through Raclin Murphy Museum of Art 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. On-site six dancer performance.
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down at the hospital ... It helps with finding illnesses and transportation for families,” Clifford said.
Dance Marathon works with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to help provide donations to the closest hospitals, including Riley Children’s Health.
Saint Mary’s College is one of more than 400 colleges throughout the United States and Canada that participate in the year-round, studentled fundraiser.
“We are part of a nationwide organization called Miracle Network, and it’s built up of different colleges, universities and some high schools that are all just working towards the one goal of raising money for children and pediatric illness,” Clifford stated.
Events that led up to the day included Riley Week from February 9 to February 15 which helped create donations for children and families at the hospital. The event program included collaborations with numerous Saint Mary’s clubs and organizations such as Off the Avenue and Morgan’s Message.
Senior Sheridan Riva, an executive member of the Corporate Resources Board, described it as “a big push week, where every day we have smaller events where we try to connect the students at Saint Mary’s to register for Dance Marathon … It also is just a lot of community building with Dance Marathon and the people already involved.”
There were a total of 12 committees in the organization that helped to arrange event and activities from dancing to community connections. Two of these committees, letter writing and Riley family, aim to directly impact the families and children connected to the marathon.
“We create letters to go to the families at Riley...The Riley family committee does all the work with the families that have been talking today, and they just get that coordinated. Along with the time that they’re going to come and what they’re going to say just so we can share their stories,” Clifford said.
Participants were able to register for the event as dancers throughout the 12 hour event, representing the typical shift a nurse has. Booths, food and activities were provided, including merch, hair tinsel, tattoos, “Pie the Exec”, letter writing, merchandise and alumni tables.
A photo booth, bouncy house area, haircuts and raveparty were also provided at the event.
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there are in some of the bigger dorms,” she said. “In Welsh Fam, there [are] a lot more students than there are in Badin, but we have the same [or] very similar amounts of washers and dryers.”
Berner shared similar sentiments to Ruda about the functionality of the machines.
“I’ve put my laundry in, and then it’s [gotten] soaked, and [I] can’t get it to dry,” she said.
Additionally, Berner was dissatisfied with the wait time for repairs from WASH Laundry, the service that responds to work orders for broken machines in residence halls.
Machines in Welsh Family Hall often break again shortly after being fixed, a process which can take multiple days each time a service request is filed.
Both Ruda and Berner expressed their excitement for
the upcoming changes.
“I do think [new machines] are necessary,” Ruda said.
In an email to The Observer, Chris Labadie, Notre Dame’s program coordinator for Residential Facilities, said he could not yet offer specific details regarding the coming changes.
“We have been working closely this semester with our laundry partners, hall staff, and student government to improve the student laundry experience. Exact details of what steps will be taken will be announced in due course,” Labadie wrote.
Kiser echoed Labadie’s statement in an email to The
Observer, though he did confirm that the new washers and dryers will be “differently branded” than those currently installed in residence halls, and every machine will be replaced.
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Students have cited many concerns with the current laundry rooms, including machines that leave clothes soaking wet and a long wait time between filling out a work order and fixing the machine.
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It’s a collective problem and action
Imagine you’re alone in public or maybe you’re in a room full of people. In both situations, you find yourself in a moment of uncomfortableness and don’t know who to turn to and it makes you question every single action that led to this moment. This doesn’t encompass all of the situations possible, but it should help you understand people who find themselves in this position.
Allyship on sexual violence needs to be more refined by the general public. As someone who cares about this issue, I want to ensure I do my part in providing a solid base to help those who are survivors of sexual violence or know someone who is. Even though I am not an expert on allyship, making these resources and information more apparent can help make all of us better at standing up for those who need support.
First and foremost, being an ally is not simply thinking that sexual violence is wrong and it’s not okay to be a perpetrator of it. It is far more than the basic level of common decency and respect that everyone should have. It’s not something that should make a person seem nicer because they don’t tolerate people who do that or don’t associate with them.
Allyship is also not a short-term label for a situation regarding sexual violence and how we respond to it. It is helping the survivor by not just listening and standing in solidarity with them but also advocating for their needs, reaffirming them and showing up for difficult conversations in the long term.
The term is not just to be thrown around when a new case of sexual assault occurs either. As an ally, you’re working towards awareness, prevention and empowerment of the survivors and communities most affected by the situation.
While this may all sound like word vomit, I’ll break it down to identify some of the root causes of
sexual violence using the Anti-Violence Continuum/ Pyramid Model (with equal respect to The Social Ecological Model). This model provides a visual representation on how sexual violence is not just a one-time event, but rather constructed by social inequalities that further marginalize individuals and communities.
The first section from this model is attitudes and beliefs. No social dilemma in the world cannot find its traces through the ‘-isms’ and how it subjects communities to further exploitation and oppression.
I’ll be honest, women of color are treated unfairly, especially Black women and the LGBTQ+ community. We are not seen in the same light as others and receive little to no respect that all individuals in a society should have. Society supports that inequality through a variety of ways (e.g. built on classism, racism, sexism), and it would only further exacerbate on the issue as long as we let it continue to happen.
The next tier is “verbal expressions.” Making any sexual jokes or remarks to bros, gals or folks at the expense of others is what makes the person exactly the problem and is what’s feeding part of this cycle.
As a general tip on having friends who make these kinds of jokes or remarks (even if it’s just once), reconsider how the friend or friend group impacts your morals and values. Surrounding yourself with people with these types of attitudes and beliefs will affect you and the people they associate with.
I know it’s hard to make the decision to leave that person and maybe it’s tiring to educate them, but there is a responsibility to address what’s happening (if physically safe). I cannot address the complexity of this level in how it leads to the others, but it’s part of how we make sure these offensive and destructive expressions do not lead to further actions and become normalized.
Another note to this level is that while women can also be perpetrators and be part of this cycle, men are more likely to commit sexual violence and more willing to cultivate an environment where this violence is
normalized, especially within college campuses. The last two levels are what violence is, including sexual assault, suicide and homicides. This is what grabs the local community and maybe national attention rather than the main sources being addressed. When we hear it in the news, we try to consider what went wrong with all of us, when really — going back to the beginning, allyship is a constant and deliberate act to ensure the survivors have the help and resources they need. Along with creating an environment where this shouldn’t exist in the first place.
Let’s look at this in a broader picture and with examples that are familiar to us. Powerful men in general are able to suppress victims and have their cases acquitted, such as with Ben Affleck, Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein. While some may have been ostracized from their careers, the survivors have to live with the damaging effect of sexual trauma while fighting for justice that is barely given to them, if even at all.
As sexual violence awareness initiatives occur this April, it’s another reminder to take everything about sexual violence seriously without a second thought. As a tri-campus community, if we are to promote a common safety between each other, then we must not let silence and performative allyship be our demise. The knowledge we gain from activists, experts and survivors helps us avoid this by learning how we can better show up on this topic and not let this be obscured.
Because this isn’t normal and the fact that these events, initiatives and resources exist is empowering, but at the same time, heartbreaking. So as always, believe the survivor first and let’s do our part to show up as an advocate on sexual violence. Our efforts will not work if we don’t show up together.
You can contact Berhan at bhagezom01@saintmarys. edu.
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Why you should give up political articles
among Notre Dame alumni ages 70 years and older. Aside from these two demographics, the broader Viewpoint audience is indifferent to this over-saturated topic.
This article is precisely what the title suggests: why you should give up political Viewpoint articles for Lent. I address this to both the Viewpoint writers as well as the readers. All of this may sound hypocritical of me, that is, me explaining why you should stop writing and reading about politics in the Viewpoint section as I have – and am – writing an article about politics in the Viewpoint section. And you would be exactly right! But, nobody is perfect, and somebody has to say this.
To the Viewpoint writers, I completely understand why you might be compelled to write a political Viewpoint article. It’s an opportunity for you to express your deep convictions about what is going wrong (or right) about this country and how to improve everyone’s situation. It is an admirable endeavor, and the quality of your writing and argumentation and style are apparent in your work. I too have contributed to the political dialogue to this campus via my previous political article. Your opinion on politics is meaningful to you, and my opinion on politics is meaningful to me – that’s how it should be. But the only issue is that nobody else really cares. Okay, I don’t mean “nobody” at all. There is always high viewership and interest for our articles among our respective Instagram close friends stories. There is also high viewership and interest for our articles
I would even dare to argue that giving up writing political arguments for about two weeks could yield many personal and spiritual benefits. Perhaps, refraining from verbal fist-shaking could give you a peace of mind that you otherwise would not have. Ignorance, in this situation, could be bliss. Though it may be argued that writing these political opinion articles yields some catharsis for the writer, that is divulging one’s opinions on a student newspaper is a way of preserving peace of mind. In this case, I suggest yoga, or something else. Moreover, in this time of Lent, maybe you could focus on the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but this is just a friendly, optional suggestion.
To the Viewpoint readers, I apologize for my brazen participation in the very course of action that I now discourage. In my poor defense, I am only writing tangentially about politics, that is, the extent of my discussion about politics is, in fact, just the very word itself. I would not dare to use the T-word, for that would further undermine my already unsubstantiated argument. When I first joined the Observer nearly three years ago, I was inspired by the Viewpoint section’s creativity and originality. The articles with a strong personal narrative always engaged me, for they were a window straight into someone’s mind, which is quite
interesting. Articles were often practical, especially during midterm season and for freshmen. I regularly kept up to date with the new articles even while I myself began as a column writer. To me, the Observer, and especially Viewpoint, was a platform for diverse, interesting dialogue, provocative at times, yes, but it still seemed all fresh and original. This was what kept me reading the articles. But now, I fear that I suffer from PFS (Politics Fatigue Syndrome), and I also fear that many of the readers suffer from the same ailment. There is nothing to look forward to reading since the topic is the same as it was last week and the week before that, and it will continue to be the same until 2028.
I have no other productive, well-thought-out suggestion other than this: stop reading and writing about politics in Viewpoint. Trust me, there are no conversations that we need to have. There is nothing valuable that we can add to or learn in the political discourse that we currently have. Please believe in the reality that you could be a happier, less angry person if you were to put the keyboard or cellphone down. All of this is seriously not that deep.
Jonah Tran is a junior at Notre Dame studying finance and classics. He prides himself on sarcasm and never surrendering. You can file complaints to Jonah by email at jtran5@nd.edu.
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Sophia Anderson Transfer Tales
The joy of missing out
Being a transfer student feels a lot like being a freshman. Both come with a lot of pressure to fit in, to make friends and to prove that you made the right choice. To achieve these goals, throughout my first semester, I followed the age-old advice: never turn down an invitation. If someone asked me to study, I went; if a club was hosting a party, I RSVP’d yes. I bought a meal plan to get lunch with people on campus, visited the dorm rooms of girls I’d barely met and developed a taste for Cafe J’s “boosted lemonades” because I often went after class, even though I hate coffee.
I don’t regret any of it; I had a lot of fun my first semester here, getting to know the campus and the ND community. But this semester, as I lost touch with some people and met others, I realized that I am happier when I only do things I want to do. Rather than anxiously attending every opportunity offered to me because of my fear of missing out, I have chosen to embrace the joy of missing out: JOMO.
As someone with only three years here, I am hyperaware that our time is short. We don’t have unlimited Saturday nights, semesters to intern or weekday lunches. ND students face pressure to enjoy a lot of
things, and choosing ourselves and our priorities can be hard. For me, this has meant minor choices like spending my flex points at LaFortune rather than Chick-fil-A and studying in my friends’ apartment rather than the library. Most recently, it has meant choosing a fall semester in Washington, D.C., over a football season.
I encourage everyone to open themselves up to the power that is JOMO. It can be employed not just in your social life but also in your academics and career decisions. One example: the average Notre Dame student seems to have approximately four majors. I, on the other hand, was only a political science major until just a few months ago, when I was able to add a minor. I did, of course, feel the urge to declare something else when I told people what I was studying, and they replied, “That’s it?” But I chose the joy of missing out and was able to discover a minor that I loved and never would have found otherwise. Missing out helped me explore my options and make the best decision for me.
Another thing I’ve found joy in missing out on is “resume-builders.” I know students who are the president of three clubs, working two jobs and have seven entries on the leadership section of their resume. When I first got here, my FOMO had me filling out club application after club application, trying to become this stereotypical Notre Dame student.
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Now that I’ve gotten involved and found activities I love, however, I have had a much easier time resisting the club FOMO. I find so much more joy in being selective about the opportunities I apply to; I only go for things I am genuinely excited or passionate about. Even though I sometimes feel less busy than my peers, and I might be less widely involved than some of my friends, I am able to dive so much deeper into the several clubs I genuinely care about than the fifteen I could have been superficially involved with. I have free time, too, that I can choose to invest in trying new things at any time. JOMO has allowed me to trade padding my resume for being spontaneous and devoted to my favorite people, organizations and classes.
There isn’t enough time in the world to read all the books, watch all the shows or make all the friends. Learning to tune out the hype, whether it’s from TikTok, my friends or the Notre Dame community, has made me feel more confident in myself, my intuition and my education than I ever have. I only have JOMO to thank.
Sophia Anderson is a sophomore transfer at Notre Dame studying political science and planning to go to law school. You can contact her at sander38@nd.edu. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
No insane revelations, just things on my mind today.
Sometimes I miss the dining hall.
I don’t miss how overstimulating it can get or the way it seems to be intentionally designed to make sure you bump into all three of the people you specifically wanted to avoid that day. Other than the convenience of not having to cook or get groceries, I don’t miss the food much either (lukewarm take). But there’s a social element of it that distinctly shaped the way we kept each other company. I miss our Saturday morning debriefs over brunch and watery coffee. I miss the dinners in sweatpants when we’d procrastinate, lingering and getting multiple servings of soft serve. When we all lived on campus and were sustained on meal plans, seeing each other was so easy. There was a guarantee for spending time with my favorite people as regularly as we could and it was facilitated by the rockhard wooden chairs of SDH. Now that most of my friends and I live off-campus, getting together for dinner is no longer as easy as spontaneously texting each other and strolling through South Quad. I went back using someone’s guest swipe the other day and I also have to say that I sure miss the bottomless supply of Diet Coke. We need to bring back arts and crafts. Some of the best Friday nights I’ve had recently have involved ice cream (or moscato, interchangeably), a podcast interview and the coloring book I ordered off Amazon in the peak of a stress frenzy. When I was little, and we had to color all day in kindergarten, I distinctly remember not being a fan. I was constantly reminded to color inside the lines and to keep my strokes in one direction, and I constantly refused to do so. I’d get impatient and cover the whole page in one color. Now it’s an activity that I find to be a surprising repose, and it’s calming to apply myself creatively to a mindless activity that slows me down and makes me be intentional, all while being uncomplicated and unexamined. I’m not claiming to be an expert on the mental health benefits of owning glitter gel pens again, but I swear there’s therapy in creating
something. I have a friend who started knitting sweaters one day and seemingly hasn’t stopped since. On FaceTime, he shows me his stitch patterns, and I show him my color schemes – and you can’t tell me that isn’t an invigorating exchange. So yeah, maybe let’s bring back show and tell too, while we’re at it.
I feel like I need to talk more about where I’m from.
Not in a vain way. But I’ve realized that a lot of my acquaintances, and even friends, are surprised when they learn that I was born in Sweden or that Korean is my first language. That throws me off because it has always felt like it could be an elucidation of why I am the way I am in a lot of ways, the way growing up in five countries tends to make you see things in a particular way. I only learned English when I was six, yet it’s what I speak about 99% of my daily life while I’m here. I’m trying to keep all of my identities prevalent despite that. It’s odd when I try to explain that it feels nearly impossible to pick one city or country as where I feel “at home” the most. I’ll never complain about it, though, because home is five different cities in five different countries. And that’s given me everything – I’ve met and learned different people within myself, different languages and dispositions. Most importantly, despite and because of all the movement, I’ve learned how to stand still. Still like no one would believe.
I’m not ashamed to drink the kool-aid of “basic”.
I’m referring to the word “basic” in the context in which it’s used in pop culture, maybe best explained by Googling the “basic b**** starter pack” memes. I don’t know when it first took off, but it’s used as a label to diminish someone’s taste for being too aligned with the “mainstream” to be unique or cultured – mostly it’s associated with very specific clothing or music preferences. It’s entirely valid to dislike popular things. There are books, shows and artists that get a lot of “mainstream” praise that I don’t like. In middle school, I thought I was super cool and alternative because I wore Doc Martens and watched Wes Anderson movies and listened to Arctic Monkeys. Two things to note: one, none of the three are even remotely underground, and are surely popular and wellloved, but it was perceived to be the substitute for
the things that were deemed “basic” at the time; two, I still love all of these things, but I also love iced caramel macchiatos from Starbucks and mini Uggs. I also think that Taylor Swift is a brilliant lyricist who face a lot of unfounded antipathy for being “basic” and overrated due to her nearly inescapable celebrity – I don’t feel the need to defend this too much, other than to say that those who are quick to undermine her often solely base it on her chart-toppers that are overplayed at your local CVS, but if they were to read certain lines from the Evermore or Folklore album on paper, I’d bet they’d call it poetry. The point is that in sixth grade, I used to subscribe to the idea that “basic” meant boring or vacuous, but who actually cares? Condescending something that is popular doesn’t make you interesting.
On a related note – some of today’s most powerful storytelling is in television and the White Lotus gets it right.
I haven’t watched the season finale that came last weekend, because I’m drowning in deadlines and assessments right now but I’ve already allotted a night to watch it once I make it out the other end. Yesterday, I said out loud that I was trying to avoid any spoilers at all costs, and then the second I went on my phone, I immediately and unwittingly came across a spoiler. Don’t say things out loud. I think it’s the character studies that make the show so charming – if that’s the right word, which it probably isn’t – through the three seasons. As a passive observer to mundane yet telling interactions and relationships, you almost forget it’s meant to be a Whodunit plot line because the acting and writing gives so much life to these characters, insufferableness and all. Maybe it’s the inspection of human behavior outside of their natural habitats, the subtle discomfort in the satire, or maybe I’m thinking about it all too much. Maybe it’s about how we all manage to be both the villains and the victims in narratives told and untold.
Reyna Lim is a senior studying business analytics. Occasionally coherent and sometimes insightful, she enjoys sharing her unsolicited opinions. You can contact her at slim6@nd.edu.
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Notre Dame tennis sweeps weekend at home
By NIAMH POWER SMYTH Sports Writer
The 30th-ranked Notre Dame women’s tennis team delivered a dominant performance at home this weekend, sweeping a pair of ACC matchups inside the Eck Tennis Pavilion. The Irish took down No. 35 Clemson on Friday afternoon before moving on to defeat No. 26 Georgia Tech on Sunday. With the wins, the Irish improved to 17-4 overall, 7-3 in ACC play and an impressive 12-2 standing on home courts.
Clemson
On Friday, the Irish came out firing and shut out No. 35 Clemson 4-0. The Irish clinched the doubles point with two ranked wins. Senior Nibi Ghosh and junior Rylie Hanford defeated No. 47-ranked Candela Yecora and Romana Cisovska in a 6-2 mop-up and Akari Matsuno and Carrie Beckman sealed the point with a 6-4 win. Holding the 1-0 lead, the
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Irish headed into the singles matches. With momentum on their side the Irish gained three points in singles play with wins by Matsuno and juniors Bojana Pozder and Rylie Hanford. The remaining three singles matches were unfinished but the Irish already had the day in hand.
Georgia Tech
For the second time this weekend, the Irish led off the match on Sunday by clinching the doubles point. Once again, Ghosh and Hanford came through for the Irish with a ranked win, this time over No. 57-ranked Alejandra Cruz and Given Roach. After the Yellow Jackets won at court three, Beckman and Matsuno clinched the point with a clutch 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles. Georgia Tech responded with singles wins at both No. 1 and No. 6 to take a 2-1 lead but the Irish quickly bounced back. Hanford evened the match at No. 5 with an enduring
6-3, 4-6, 6-0 win and Ghosh then put the Irish back on top with a crucial win, leaving it all up to either Pozder or freshman Bianca Molnar. With the match on the line, Pozder showed incredible resilience, pulling out a
6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6) thriller win at No. 4 to clinch the Irish victory. The win marked the 99th victory for head coach Alison Silverio and the 17th win of the season for the Irish. This weekend, the Irish will look to continue their success at home, facing Boston
College and Syracuse in the Eck Tennis Pavilion. Senior Day will also take place for the Irish this weekend, honoring Beckman, Kate Bellia, and Mara Olivia Castedo.
Contact Niamh Power Smyth at nsmyth2@nd.edu
Notre Dame men’s golf posts season best in Augusta
By CHRIS DAILEY Sports Writer
The Notre Dame men’s golf team traveled to the heart of the golf world this past weekend, competing in Augusta, Georgia at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational. The invite was held at Forest Hills Golf Course — widely regarded as the premier public course in close proximity to Augusta National. The Irish shot 856 (-8) through three rounds at the historic venue, their lowest score of the spring season since the Canadian Collegiate Invitational in September 2024. The performance resulted in a fourthplace finish, tied with No. 9 North Carolina.
Sophomore Jacob Modleski led the way for the Irish shooting a 207 (-9) en route to a fourth place individually. Modleski shot -1 in rounds one and three but exploded in round two with a 7-under-par showing. The round was near-perfect for Modleski, who finished with seven birdies and eleven pars.
Freshman Mike Qiu was not far behind. Qiu picked up his first top-10 finish of his career as he shot 210 (-6). His 68 (-4) in round three was the best Irish result of the round. The performance is a substantial improvement for Qiu. He
came into the invite off the back of a 230 (+14) finish in Statesboro, Georgia at the Schenkel Invitational.
Sophomore Rocco Salvitti shot 217 (+1), leading him to a second-consecutive top-25 finish. Salvitti’s best showing came in round one as he shot 70 (-2), but his round two eagle on hole six was his highlight achievement of the invite.
The Irish lineup was rounded out by junior Nate Stevens and sophomore Christopher Bagnall. Stevens shot 224 (+7), including a season-low round of 73 (+1), propelled by his four birdies in round two. Overall, Stevens placed 51st while Bagnall finished 70th as he shot 229 (+13) and junior Calen Sanderson competed unattached from the team.
Trailing Oklahoma State by 3 strokes and Texas by 2 entering Sunday’s final round, the Irish attempted to mount a late comeback but came up short. However, being within striking distance of the nation’s top programs should instill confidence in John Handrigan’s team as they close out the season.
With Modleski consistent play off the tee and around the greens, while Qiu gradually heats up, the Irish showed they have the capability of competing
with some of the nation’s elite programs. No. 1 Texas, No. 5 Oklahoma State and No. 13 Illinois all finished just above Notre Dame. The Longhorns and Cowboys took home a co-share of the championship.
Notre Dame has one regular season affair left on the docket, the Boilermaker Spring Classic from April 19–20.
From there, the Irish will compete at the ACC Championships in late April and potentially at NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championships in May.
Contact Chris Dailey at cdailey2@nd.edu
Notre Dame men’s golf lines up a putt during a home tournament at the Warren
tied for fourth in a field loaded with top-10 teams at last weekend’s invitational in Augusta,
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Senior Nibi Ghosh serves on court No. 4 during Notre Dame’s February seventh dual against No. 17 Ohio State. The Irish improved to 17-4 on the season with this weekend’s wins over Clemson and Georgia Tech.
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Notre Dame softball takes down DePaul 8-0
By HENRY LYTLE Associate Sports Editor
Following a strong home series going 2-1 against Pitt in the Strikeout Cancer Weekend, the 18-21-1 Irish took on 12-21 DePaul in a non-conference midweek matchup. The Irish got out to a hot start in the first inning and never looked back, winning 8-0. Senior pitcher Shannon Becker improved to 5-2 overall and pitched a shutout with the help of sophomore Kami Kamzik in the final two innings.
Becker started on the bump for the Irish hoping to improve on her ERA of 3.81 and earn her fifth win of the season. Senior infielder Baylee Cosgrove led the DePaul Blue Demons off with a single to right field, but was gunned down stealing second by senior catcher Rachel Allen. Senior infielder Carly Alvers and sophomore
utility Lydia Ettema both popped out to sophomore shortstop Addison Amaral to finish the top of the first.
Senior outfielder Emily Tran led off the Irish batting order with a walk. Caroline O’Brien was subsequently walked setting up two runners for Amaral’s first at bat.
Amaral ferociously smashed a three-run home run over the left field fence. Leading the team in slugging percentage with .634, Amaral hit her seventh home run of the season and added two more RBIs. The Irish were unable to do any more damage from the plate in the first, but the moonshot brought the lead to 3-0 at the end of the frame.
DePaul fought back as graduate infielder Kelly Beaupre walked to lead off the second inning. Becker followed the walk with her first of three strikeouts for the Irish coming at timely
moments in the contest.
Sophomore outfielder Kali Blount hit a single after a fielder‘s choice for the Irish which got the lead runner Beaupre out for the Blue Demons. With two runners on and two outs, the Irish forced a pop up to prevent any scoreboard changes from the opposition. On the other side, it was a quick three-up, three-down turn for the Irish.
Becker held the Blue Demons scoreless through her four innings while allowing only three total hits. The team certainly needs continued help from Becker, now 5-2, to compete down the stretch against highlyranked ACC opponents. In the bottom of the fourth, the Irish rediscovered their hitting stroke. Allen began the inning with a single through the infield. Sophomore Olivia Levitt followed up with a one-out
single. Senior outfielder Jane Kronenberger walked, loading the bases for sophomore outfielder Christina Willemssen. She singled to right field scoring Avery Houlihan, who pinch ran for Allen. Tran was walked next as well, which scored Levitt. O’Brien then hit a 2 RBI single scoring Willemssen and Kronenberger. The next two Irish batters both got out, but the damage was already done. These four hits ballooned the lead up to 7-0 at the end of the fourth inning.
Kami Kamzik filled in from the mound in the last two innings with a chance to hold the Blue Demons scoreless. She struck out one batter in the fifth and two in the sixth to preserve the Irish shutout. Only giving up one hit, Kamzik helped improve her ERA to 4.36 for the season.
The Irish added one more run in the bottom of the
sixth inning with the help of a Kronenberger double. The Blue Demons walked two Irish batters in the sixth which brought their total to six in the game. Amaral then earned her 35th RBI of the season on a fielders choice to make the score 8-0. Throughout the game, the Irish scored in every inning a batter was walked.
This weekend, softball will head to Blacksburg, Virginia to face the No. 12 Virginia Tech Hokies. This series is the first of consecutive away series for the team with travel across the East Coast to Duke starting April 18. The first pitch will be thrown at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 11, against Virginia Tech and viewers can tune in on ACCNX. The Irish will play the next home game on April 22 against Central Michigan.
Contact Henry Lytle at hlytle@nd.edu
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Junior utility Paige Cowley stands in the batter’s box during Notre Dame softball’s 2-1 home win over UIC at Melissa Cook Stadium on March 25, 2025. With Tuesday night’s victory over DePaul, the Irish moved to 19-21-1 on the season as they prepare for a weekend series in Blacksburg, Virginia against the No. 12 Virginia Tech Hokies.
