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Spots open in abroad programs Five study abroad programs will accept more applicants on a rolling basis

By JOE ANDREWS News Writer

After receiving a record number of applications last November, Notre Dame International announced it will be accepting a second round of applications to select study abroad locations, according to a press release last week.

Five programs will be accepting additional students — Peking University in Bejing, Jerusalem, Norwich, Tokyo Sophia and Puebla.

Of the five programs, Puebla is the only one with a language requirement.

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Notre Dame International, whose department offices are housed in the Main Building, will accept additional applicants for five programs after students applied in record numbers to study abroad.

NPR’s Nina Totenberg shares career challenges

By RYAN KOLAKOWSKI News Writer

W hen Nina Totenberg began pursuing a journalism career, she was required to overcome a massive cultural hurdle.

“It was extremely difficult in the beginning,” Totenberg said. “People

used to just say to me, ‘We don’t hire women.’”

Despite the resistance that Totenberg faced, she continued to seek a role as a journalist and storyteller. Totenberg sat down Wednesday with Randy Kozel, a law professor at Notre Dame, to discuss her career as a reporter and

her path to covering the Supreme Court for National Public Radio.

“I always wanted to be a reporter,” Totenberg said.

“I wanted to be a reporter at least when I realized that I couldn’t be Nancy Drew.”

Totenberg secured a see TOTENBERG PAGE 4

Access-ABLE club promotes student needs

By Claire king News Writer

For students with disabilities, tasks like getting to exams on time or to the dining hall on a snow y day can prove to be very difficult. W hile Notre Dame’s Sara Bea Disability Services aim to “reduce or eliminate the barriers that may be caused by the interaction of

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a disability and a traditional academic environment,” according to its mission statement, there is still a long way to go to improve disability services on campus.

This is why four students at Notre Dame started the now-probationary club, Access-ABLE. The students’ main goal is advocacy and awareness for students with disabilities.

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President Monica Mesecar, vice president Myriam SagastaPereira, treasurer Michelle Moufawad and secretary Ellie McCarthy — all sophomores — are currently in the final phase of becoming an SAO-official club. Scott Howland, program coordinator of the Sara Bea Center for Students see ACCESSIBILITY PAGE 3

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The Notre Dame Board of Trustees appointed Fr. Daniel G. Groody as a fellow and trustee Friday, a University press released announced Thursday. Groody, a prolific author and filmmaker who works at the University an associate professor of theolog y and global affairs, replaces Fr. Timothy Scully, who served as a trustee for 18 years and a fellow for 16.

As one of the University’s Fellows — which consists of see TRUSTEE PAGE 4

SMC hosts series on mothering

By COLLEEN FISCHER News Writer

Saint Mary’s prides itself on providing a well-rounded liberal education. For many, this does not merely mean acquiring knowledge in a variety of subject matter, but also in providing the skills to succeed in any pursuit they may have in life. For many young women, this means motherhood.

Saint Mary’s is hosting a three-part event series focusing on mothering and being an activist, change maker or politician. Following the canceling of the “Activism and Motherhood” event due to the polar vortex, the next event will be “Woman, Mother, Changemaking,” which will be happening next Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Rebekah DeLine, director of the Office for Civic and Social Engagement and the event’s organizer said the idea for the event was born from simple small talk and inquisitions from

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students.

“I have been mulling this idea for the last year or two,” Deline said. “Students were interested in my own life as a working mom, asking me about my kids and seeing my kids in the office if they are sick or school got canceled.

They seemed really interested in that.”

Those moments led DeLine to organize the event in order to connect students to qualified sources in academic sources.

“I do not necessarily see myself as the best example, but I do think that we have great examples in the community for students to learn from,” DeLine said.

DeLine recognized that this event caters to a school like Saint Mary’s, where motherhood more directly affects students due to the all-female student body.

“I think that it is a unique niche we have here at Saint Mary’s that all the students see MOTHERHOOD PAGE 3

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Yoga instructor Steve Krojniewski led a class for students inside the Snite Museum of Art on Thursday. Part of a series of classes, “Artful Yoga” seeks to promote the meditative frame of mind present both in contemplating a work of art and practicing yoga.

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Pasquerilla West embraces feminism

By ASHTON WEBER News Writer

In 1972, Notre Dame began accepting female undergraduates.

However, these women lived in dorms that had originally housed men. This continued until Pasquerilla West Hall was established in 1981.

Donated by Frank and Sylv ia Pasquerilla, the Mod Quad hall — nicknamed PW or “P-Dub” — was the first created for the purpose of housing women and the first to feature air conditioning.

The dorm’s mascot has changed over the years, w ith brief stints as the Plaid Wave and the Pink Wizards, but it has most recently been settled as the Purple Weasel.

The hall’s current president, sophomore Caroly n Clear y, said she is unsure why the Purple Weasel was selected, but that the mascot is fitting for the hall’s communit y.

“I think Purple Weasel is great,” she said. “A lso, a pack of weasels is called a confusion, which I think embodies some of our personalit y. … We are a ver y strong personalit y dorm and sometimes we find ourselves in that confusion, but always seem to break out of it, and that’s through our extremely strong communit y.”

The communit y experienced change when PW’s

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with Disabilities, serves as the faculty advisor.

For now, the club plans to have regular meetings, where students can spea k openly about accessibilit y, specif ica lly t he cha llenges a student w it h disabilities faces on a daily basis.

McCart hy explained a stor y about her roommate and club president Mesecar, who has cerebra l pa lsy. Mesecar, who lives in Ryan Ha ll, one of t he only disabilit y-friendly dorms on campus ta kes her exams in t he disabilit y center.

A fter leav ing Ryan around 6 :30 a.m. last Februar y, t he wheels of her motorized wheelchair got stuck in t he unplowed snow outside of t he Morris Inn. McCart hy had to push her out and wa lk her t he rest of t he way to t he disabilit y center.

McCart hy said t his stor y opened her eyes to concerns about accessibilit y.

“If you’re ma k ing Monica come a ll t he way to t he disabilit y center, and you’re not sending someone to collect her, how can you ensure her safet y? ” McCart hy

former rector, Sister Mar y Jane Hahner, retired last year after 10 years of serv ice. Before leav ing, she crow ned the ladies of PW “The Powerful Women of the Dub,” which has been modified into the hall’s new motto, “Powerful Women.”

“Our new rector, Emily Orsini, is a feminist through and through … so it was a ver y easy transition from rector to rector,” Clear y said.

Orsini echoed Clear y’s sentiment, say ing female empowerment is something she tries to encourage in her job as rector.

“For me, that’s a personal value … empowering not only women, but others,” she said. “How are we empowering women to not compare [themselves] to others … to live in a societ y where [they] feel supported and loved? ” She noted that her first months as rector have been met w ith excitement from the women of PW to embrace their new motto.

Clear y explained this excitement and said during her term as president, she plans to focus on bringing the PW women together.

“My goal this year was to build communit y from the inside out,” Clear y said.

She said she felt the hall communit y grow through Queen Week, one of the hall’s signature events, which

said. “No one else is up at t hat time in t he morning.

If I hadn’t woken up to help her, t hat could have gone a lot worse. It is not only impacting her day-to-day life, but it’s rea lly impacting her education, too.”

The Access-ABLE club prov ides a place for students w it h disabilities to share stories like t hese.

The group hopes to run a spea ker series, bringing dif ferent ly abled people from around campus to explain t heir experiences and discuss how ot her students can help ma ke t heir days easier.

“People have [genera lly] been inv iting and helpf ul to students w it h disabilities,” McCart hy said.

Still, t here is still a lot t hat needs to be done, she said, specif ica lly in terms of t he buildings on campus.

Twelve Notre Dame dorms are non-accessible on campus — Badin Ha ll and Wa lsh Ha ll were recent ly renovated and are now accessible. Even buildings t hat are accessible are “not a lways convenient,” Moufawad said, bringing up Riley Ha ll of A rt as an example. There is a ramp t hat leads into t he wood shop in Riley, but students

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Pasquerilla West was established in 1981 as the first designated women’s residence hall on campus and the first dorm with air conditioning. The dorm just celebrated one of its signature events, Queen Week.

ended last week. During Queen Week, PW hosts intra-hall competitions and ser v ice events, which raised over $ 500 this year. The week ends w ith a formal, where a PW freshman is named the hall’s “queen.” This year’s queen was Maggie Murdock of the 2B section.

In March, PW w ill be celebrating Women’s Histor y Month w ith its new signature event, “Women Empowerment Month.”

Clear y said PW w ill be

can’t use t he ramp when class is in session.

“We want to work w it h t he student government and administration [on building renovations],” Moufawad said. “It’s trick y to change a ll of t hese buildings and ma ke ever y t hing handicap-accessible, so t hat is more of a long-term goa l.”

Access-ABLE is a lready work ing w it h student government. One of t he items on junior Elizabet h Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire’s platform while running t heir successf ul campaign to be student body president and v ice president was to work w it h Access-ABLE and expand the club.

As a new club, AccessABLE is planning many strides for ward in the upcoming semester. The club just opened up a Facebook page and Instagram account, “Access-ABLE of Notre Dame” and “@ndaccess_able,” respectively.

McCarthy encourages students to “keep their eyes and ears open. Tr y to be helpful, and all in all, if they’re interested, join the club.”

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collaborating w ith ever y women’s dorm, and Orsini added men’s dorms w ill also be included in the festiv ities.

“I think this Women Empowerment Month idea came from all of us [in PW ] … this first year, it’s all about ‘what do we want this to look like? ’ and there’s going to be a lot of grow th and development, but I think the big ideas are … hav ing speakers come in, hav ing some key events and celebrating all

the powerful women,” Orsini said.

As PW is newer to campus relative to dorms on God Quad and South Quad, Orsini said its traditions have been able to change w ith the residents.

“There’s so much love and spirit and energ y here … I think the stor y and narrative of P-Dub is continuing,” Orsini said.

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work.

We are going to bring them up and they w ill talk a little bit about their lives, we’ll give their bios and then we w ill have some questions for them, [such as] how do they manage? How do they make these decisions about how and where to get involved? Have there been times when it wasn’t possible? ” DeLine saw that a part of the conversation about student’s futures was missing, and she hopes to help them learn how to balance their careers and motherhood through this series of events.

“To me, it was an interesting conversation that I think is important ... [I think] that students, especially our students here at Saint Mar y’s, w ill find it interesting, so I wanted to facilitate that discussion,” DeLine said.

The event w ill happen in a t wo parts: a panel discussion and a facilitated conversation over a prov ided dinner. Students who w ish to attend must register for the event through the OSCE email, but admission is free.

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here are female, so the possibility of motherhood is probably on a lot of students’ minds, and that’s different than something that you might have at a co-ed institution,” DeLine said.

The event opens up the conversation about both the beauties and the challenges of balancing a life in the communit y and in the home.

“I think that women have a unique opportunit y and gift to be able to have children, but it comes w ith unique challenges too, because — especially currently the way that societ y is constructed — a lot is expected of women that’s not equal and distributed,” DeLine said.

The event w ill prov ide the College’s student body w ith the answers to the questions they have been proposing to DeLine throughout her career, along w ith information about the panelist’s lives.

“For each of the panels, we inv ited three women who are in the communit y.

Most of them are mothers who are working full time, and who are doing these things in addition to their

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reporter job, but she continued to confront discrimination in the workplace.

“I suddenly realized that the guy sitting next to me, who was five years younger than I was and had no experience, was making 50 percent more than I was,” Totenberg said.

Totenberg moved to Washington, D.C. and landed a position with Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper that lacked significant manpower.

“The staff was me,” Totenberg said. “There was the publisher, there was his sister who did the ads and there was me. I was the staff.”

Following her stint with Roll Call, Totenberg moved on to the National Observer, a weekly newspaper published

by Dow Jones. In her new position, Totenberg filled a number of roles. In addition to

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year’s application pool.

“A lot of students applied in high numbers to ver y specific programs, and we couldn’t accommodate that many in those specific programs,” Younger said. “And some of our other programs ... didn’t fill and we want to make sure that we can fill as many programs as we can and send as many students abroad as we can.”

In addition, Younger said the department puts particular emphasis on filling these locations since some of them function as exchange programs w ith the respective international universities.

“We want to be able to send them more [students] as well

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six lay peoples and six priests form the Congregation of Holy Cross — Groody w ill help elect members of the Board of Trustees and has the abilit y to “adopt and amend the bylaws” of the Universit y, the release said.

The Fellows are also responsible for maintaining the Catholic character of the Universit y.

Groody graduated from Notre Dame in 1986 and holds a masters of div init y degree as well as a licentiate in sacred theolog y from the

covering hearings on Capitol Hill, Totenberg also worked in the print shop to supervise newspaper publication once a week.

During her five years at the National Observer, Totenberg began covering the Supreme Court of the United States, which she would report on extensively for the remainder of her career.

“I started trying to write things, not just about what had to be covered if it was major, but how the court worked, who the justices were and what these cases were.”

W hen she began covering the Supreme Court, Totenberg did not know all the details of the judicial system, nor did she pretend to have all the answers. In her early years with NPR, Totenberg covered the Supreme Court, the Justice Department, the House and Senate Judiciary committees and all judgeships.

“The first thing I did was

— this really amazes me in hindsight — I just called up justices and said could I come by and see them? ” Totenberg said. “Most of them — not the Chief Justice — but most of them said yes, and I didn’t ask them anything secretive.

I asked them how they did their job.”

Totenberg noted that the justices were very kind, and she made every effort to acquire as much information from them as possible.

“I just was fearless in asking questions,” Totenberg said.

“If I didn’t understand something, I would just ask them.”

Her passion for acquiring information and her coverage of the Supreme Court earned Totenberg a number of awards, and she has been recognized by the American Bar Association seven times for her work. In addition to carving out a career in legal reporting, Totenberg crafted her passion for storytelling with NPR. To end the night, Totenberg

offered advice to students in attendance.

“Winning isn’t enough, just like scoops aren’t enough,” Totenberg said. “I love a good scoop, but it’s sort of lownutrition food, and winning is sometimes low-nutrition food.”

Totenberg encouraged students to find their passions, not necessarily the jobs that will earn the most money.

“Remember what makes your heart beat, so to speak.”

and increase not only our number of students going overseas but also the internationalization of campus coming in,” Younger said.

“It’s a sy mbiotic relationship in that way.”

The department is encouraging all applicants who were waitlisted or who missed the deadline but are still interested in study ing abroad next year to apply, citing the proven benefits of traveling internationally as a major reason to consider.

“It’s a ver y transformational experience,” Younger said. “It’s an opportunit y to not only have a different st yle of academic learning, but move beyond academic learning and have more of the intercultural learning — the personal development experience that students w ill

have while they’re abroad.”

Younger did acknowledge the concern many students have about going abroad interfering with the recruiting cycle.

However, he emphasized the unique opportunity students who travel internationally have of using their experience as a cru x to better market themselves to employers.

“Really critically analyze what you’re doing while

you’re abroad,” Younger said. “If you’re just going to go through the motions of essentially being in South Bend while you’re abroad, I would encourage those students to instead ask themselves, ‘How can I make this experience the most useful to me both academically, but also on an intercultural or interpersonal level? ’ That’s going to be what

inter v iewers look for when they ask about your experience abroad.”

Applications to these programs are being accepted now. Initial rev iew w ill begin on Feb. 9, and applicants w ill be accepted on a rolling basis until all spots are filled.

Jesuit School of Theolog y.

Groody received his doctorate in theolog y at the Graduate Theological Union.

As an author and filmmaker, Groody’s work focuses on the theolog y of migration and refugees issues. From 2007 to 2008, he worked as a v isiting research fellow at Ox ford Universit y’s Refugee Studies Centre. In 2010, Groody received the Catholic Charities Centennial medal.

Groody received the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Sustained Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2011 for his work in the theolog y department.

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By MARIAH RUSH Scene Writer

As viewers of either of the two documentaries that dive into the mystery and twisted failure of April 2017’s Fyre Festival — either Hulu’s “Fyre Fraud” or Netflix’s “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened” — know, the event was billed by its co-creators as the cultural experience of the decade. But, in a more accurate view, the same creators said they were “selling a pipe dream to your average loser.”

Fyre Media, a group led by CEO Billy McFarland, created a music festival that he claimed to be like Coachella in the Bahamas. To make a long story — specifically two 90-minute documentaries — short, many of America’s most popular models (think Chanel Iman, Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid) uploaded and posted a promotional video featuring them having what appeared to be an amazing time, prompting hundreds of people to spend anywhere from $4,000 to $50,000 on tickets for the experience.

But when the weekend arrived, nothing was as expected. Attendees slept in wet tents on air mattresses in the dark, with no way off the island. The music acts backed out, the food served was closer to cafeteria food and the well-off influencers and people attending ended up wasting their money.

These two documentaries, released days apart from each other in January, explore what exactly happened.

The end result of this controversy is just a Google search

By JIM MOSTER Scene Writer

For those who subsist upon the urge to leave a mark on this planet, the technological developments of the 21st century provide a shred of solace. Anyone with a computer and an internet connection has the opportunity to share his or her human experience with a global community, and the recent rise of indie gaming epitomizes the positive implications of worldwide digital interaction.

“Indie” games, or video games created by independent developers, occupy a relatively new niche within the gaming industry. Developing a video game previously required a plethora of resources only available to corporate monoliths like Nintendo and Sony. Employees, typically grouped in teams at a separate development studio, specialized in areas such as graphics design, musical composition and programming. Production costs — including marketing and manufacturing expenses — often stretched into the millions. But this is no longer the case.

Moore’s Law, the prediction that the processing power of computers is constantly increasing as costs drop, has liberated aspiring game creators from the chains of technological constraint. Development no longer necessitates elevator pitches, impersonal cooperation and

away — Billy McFarland is currently serving six years in prison for a handful of fraud-based claims. The more interesting aspects are the “why” of this situation, and what it says about our society today.

If you’re deciding which documentary to watch, give them both a chance. Together, they take two messy halves of something intrinsically broken and attempt to piece together what happened. Although it is worth it to watch both, take each documentary’s view with a grain of salt.

Hulu’s version features an interview with McFarland, for which he was paid $250,000. There has been uproar over this, considering he is thought of as the mastermind con artist who scammed thousands of people.

Jerry Media — who did a majority of the marketing work for the failed festival — produced Netflix’s version. Some say that Netflix’s partnering with the group who specifically went through and deleted negative comments questioning the logistics of the festival before it even occurred, is problematic.

The “villas” promised to the higher-paying customers were really just white tents left over from Hurricane Matthew. Essentially, the failure boils down to the fact that what was described — a luxurious vacation, swimming with pigs, gourmet food, high-quality musicians — was not delivered.

Fyre Festival and its failure perfectly exemplify the idea of FOMO (fear of missing out). As soon as the promotional video hit, higher-class millennials started paying their money to a cause that did not exist. After word

of the failure hit, memes about the rich kids flooded social media. People could not help but find their pain funny.

It’s difficult to decide who to blame for what happened. There is McFarland — who ignored dissenting voices and claimed it could happen — and rapper Ja Rule — who now claims he was tricked just like everyone else.

There is also society — that takes the social media craze and want to be “seen” to another level. The Instagram influencers bought into this, and people with the means bought the tickets.

But also, the people on the outside of this disaster laughed at their downfall and the failure of the festival.

Maybe it’s because we want to see rich people have problems, or that we love the drama. These documentaries are popular for a reason, after all. All of these thoughts occurred to me while watching.

Investigations and lawsuits are ongoing, but it’s hard not to think about the Bahamians who worked 18-hour days for this festival and will continue to go unpaid. It’s upsetting that people of color from the island have also become victims of these schemes.

Individuals aside, the only thing left to do is tame the insatiable jealousy and FOMO that haunts our society.

For now, let’s enjoy these documentaries and try to learn a valuable lesson — just because Kendall Jenner and company do something, it does not mean the rest of us should too.

financial backing from faceless shareholders poised to condemn a project to the gallows.

Hence, the indie developer is born.

Indie games are creeping towards the forefront of the gaming world. “Undertale,” a role-playing game about a child who falls into an underground realm of monsters, became an overnight cult sensation and snagged the prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts Games Award for “Best Story” in 2016. Developer and composer Toby Fox’s quirky sense of humor permeates every nook and cranny of the unrefined adventure and cleverly complements a deceivingly complex plot. By successfully financing the venture on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, an ordinary 20-something transformed sketches from his old college notebooks into a poignant appeal for pacifism and compassion that influences players around the globe.

Other indie games illustrate the variety within the genre. “Stardew Valley,” a farming simulator bursting with charm and attention to detail, sold more than 1 million copies within two months of its release and earned a spot as one of the top paid releases of the year. Eric Barone spent years toiling over the game while living with his girlfriend and working part-time at a movie theatre to stay afloat. Barone composed the soundtrack himself to ensure that the game’s emotional tone matched his vision of an immersive and gratifying experience. The

2D platformer “Celeste,” created by Matt Thorson with the help of a few friends, landed the “Games for Impact” award in 2018 for inventively representing one’s struggle with mental health as climbing a mountain.

As lifetime gamers, these developers know their audience well. The line between creator and consumer melts away, resulting in an engaging culture that anyone can enjoy or contribute to freely. Developers feel like old friends with whom gamers can bestow adulation or honest criticism appropriately, and the utility of cheap programs like GameMaker Studio 2 can mold a gamer into a developer with the assistance of YouTube tutorials and dedicated learning. Not only do fans appreciate the grit required for game creation, but they determine the worth of unrealized concepts through platforms like Kickstarter. Digital distribution stores such as Steam and the Nintendo eShop eliminate the need for costly manufacturing, and the enthusiasm of players alone can substitute marketing.

The accessibility of indie development reflects an exercise of Internet-era free will. Power lies with the anonymous user. As indie gaming continues to steal the spotlight at events such as the BAFTA Games Awards, it proves the potential of all people to bring their talents to fruition through a leap of faith and trust in others.

Contact Mariah Rush at mrush@nd.edu

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Rapper making a splash Jimmy Ward Sports Writer

East Atlanta native J.I.D’s name is getting thrown around early this year for nearly the first time in the young 28-year-old’s life. The rapper is certainly no stranger to making a splash in the music world, however: He has been collaborating with the hip-hop duo EarthGang since 2010. Together with Hollywood JB and JordxnBryant, J.I.D and EarthGang created the musical collective Spillage Village.

In addition to working with these well-molded artists for almost a decade now, J.I.D signed to J. Cole’s record label Dreamville in 2017. But now the spotlight seems to have fallen right upon J.I.D after Canadian rapper Tory Lanez called out the entirety of Dreamville on an Instagram live stream. J.I.D almost immediately shot back at Lanez on Twitter.

Lanez suggested the two should make a song together and let their fans decide who has the better verse, but J.I.D denied the offer, insisting the two compare their bars in their most raw forms: individually.

This is an opportunity J.I.D claims he has been waiting on for quite some time now. In a May 2017 interview on “The Angie Martinez Show,” the artist was asked if he would ever engage in a rap battle if another rapper started an altercation. While the artist stressed that he does not necessarily want to get into a rap battle because he is more focused on spreading love, he also maintained he is not one to shy away from trading bars with fellow rappers who come after him or his friends. In fact, before he explained his position on having beef with another artist, his initial answer to Martinez’s question was “I have been waiting for years.”

J.I.D’s most recent album, “DiCaprio 2,” shows major promise for the artist’s upcoming projects.

“DiCaprio 2” kicks off with one of J.I.D’s favorite phrases. “Slick Talk” starts with J.I.D chanting “activate, activate, activate.” He has tweeted this phrase several times since Tory Lanez called him out. After “Slick Talk,” J.I.D teams up with A$AP Ferg for “Westbrook.” The veteran rapper doesn’t even take a verse as J.I.D exudes energy through all three verses, while A$AP Ferg chimes in for the chorus.

“Westbrook” is followed by “Off Deez” featuring Dreamville founder J. Cole, arguably the best track on the album. J.I.D steams through the first verse and hands it off to his Dreamville partner to conclude the song. J.I.D then takes the beats for himself on his anti-drug anthem “Off Da Zoinkys,” which leads into “Working Out,” which serves as a transition song as the seventh track in the 14-track album.

The jazzy piano in the background pairs nicely with the vocals that come in the second half of the album through the talents of 6lack, Ella Mai, Joey Bada$$ and Method Man. If hip hop’s best artists and producers have not taken notice of this young rapper, there is no time like the present. Of course, “DiCaprio 2” was ranked 13th on Rolling Stone’s Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2018, seventh on HotNewHipHop.com Hottest Hip Hop Albums of 2018, 20th on Complex’s Best Albums of 2018 and even 48th on NPR Music’s Best Albums of 2018. Although these numbers are impressive, J.I.D may still feel like he is far from the finish line.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Covering murals disregards Italian-Americans Dear Fr. Jenkins, We are writing to express our deepest and most sincere concerns regarding the recent decision to cover up the Luigi Gregori murals in the Main Building. We firmly believe that the murals possess a cultural and historical value that transcends the concerns articulated in your recent e-mail detailing the decision to cover them up.

In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison urged Americans to declare Columbus Day a national holiday. President Harrison’s advocacy was not just made to commemorate the historic discover y of the New World; it was made for the unity of the American People. His statement arguing for the establishment of the holiday came a mere two years after the Battle of Wounded Knee and one year after the largest lynching in American Histor y, when 11 Italian-Americans were lynched in New Orleans. The declaration was made to bring Native Americans and ItalianAmericans together and to commemorate a shared histor y of racial animus faced by the two communities. Like President Harrison’s intent behind the recognition of Christopher Columbus, we ask you, President Jenkins, to use these murals as an opportunity to unif y members of the Notre Dame community and facilitate an open and healthy discourse. Your current decision created a division amongst students, faculty and alumni. Your message declared that we must acknowledge the darker side of Columbus’ stor y, but is it not possible to acknowledge and understand both sides of the broader dialogue?

As concerned Italian-American members of the Notre Dame community, we want to preserve the cultural legacy of Columbus on campus. Growing up, Christopher Columbus was always a great point of pride in the ItalianAmerican community. Ever y Columbus Day, we celebrated with our families, ref lected on what it meant to be Italian-American and honored those who made the immense sacrifice in leaving their homeland of Italy and coming to the United States in hopes of a better and brighter

future for their children and grandchildren. In addition, the observance of Columbus discovering the New World has, throughout histor y, been a shining contribution that Italian-Americans could point to as justification for their belonging in the United States long before they were truly and widely accepted as “real” Americans.

Members of our families and many other Italian-Americans have long fought to be accepted as “real” Americans — the same fight that Catholics in general have had to partake in.

Italian-Americans have assimilated into society, but that does not erase that struggle of the Italian people in this countr y’s histor y. ItalianAmericans have been lynched, placed in internment camps during World War II, targeted by the Klu Klux Klan and demeaned by presidents as recently as Bill Clinton. In addition, this decision is hypocritical on multiple levels. For example, the University is ashamed of Columbus, yet boasts its own chapter of the Knights of Columbus on campus.

Columbus is an enduring Italian and Catholic icon who was not perfect by any means, but to relegate him to an historical footnote or, even worse, erase him from the annals of histor y, would redefine what it means to be an ItalianAmerican in a way that would leave our culture unrecognizable. We respectfully ask you to reconsider your decision to cover the murals and find a compromise that will “inspire, uplift and educate” ever y member of Our Lady’s University.

Furthermore, we would be ver y happy to meet with you should you have the time in order to discuss potential alternatives to covering up the murals.

In Notre Dame, Nicholas Dante Loyacona J.D. ’20 Richard Vittorio Bochicchio J.D. ’20

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Catholicism at Notre Dame Ellie Dombrowski A Fresh(man) Perspective

What is diversity? A number? A feeling? At Notre Dame, it can feel like an obligation. The University reports that 80 percent of the current student population is Catholic. No matter what these numbers tell you, it is the feeling that means more to me. Do I feel at home? Do I feel like I can share my opinions?

Unfortunately, at Notre Dame, I find more religious accommodation in my theology course than any other. At least in my theology class, people are forced to consider another perspective. Whereas, in my psychology and philosophy, my perspectives as a non-Christian aren’t usually taken into account. I agree that at a Catholic school, students should be required to learn about the culture and tradition of their school. However, there’s a difference between teaching and attempting to convert students. The goal set out by Fr. Hugh R. Page Jr., vice president and associate provost for undergraduate affairs and dean of the First Year of Studies, is to have “a chance to take courses that represent the entire landscape of humanistic achievement, and to do so with an eye toward discovering what their own unique calling, their vocation, happens to be.” So, why is Catholicism being pressured and forced in my courses? Freshman Caroline Cameron, a Methodist, says “Christianity is about making others feel the love of Christ. The essence of evangelizing is showing people the love of Christ and love for each other without pushing your ideals onto them. We want people to come to us with their love and passions, and join us in our beliefs. We

don’t want to force people to share them.” The majority may be Catholic, but this doesn’t mean you can ignore the other 20 percent of the student population.

It isn’t only the non-Catholics that notice this overwhelming presence of Catholicism. When asked “what are the most noticeable pressures that you see at the University?” many of the students I interviewed agreed the Moreau First Year Experience Course and parietals were the most noticeable pressures. “I see parietals as a Catholic encroachment, 100 percent,” says Cameron. Du Lac describes parietals as a means of “[fostering] the personal and social development of students.” However, it seems to do the opposite. It can hinder male-female relations, by subjecting us to the premise that these relationships are merely sexual and should be secretive. “Some of the best conversations that I have had are at 3:30 a.m. [after] a Wednesday night in my dorm,” says freshman Allie Gatz. It wasn’t that the conversation was only with women, it was that creating a community can occur at any time. However, parietals put a strain on this.

Instead, Notre Dame should look again at its claims of “fostering personal and social development.” They should consider that students should be allowed to have relationships with one another on their own terms, not ones forced to exist between the hours “before 9 a.m. on any day and [do not] extend beyond 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and midnight on Sunday through Thursday nights.” We are adults; we should be able to live and act like them.

Notre Dame should reconsider what it means to be Catholic. It’s understandable the University doesn’t want to be lenient about these things because they don’t want to be seen as non-secular. However,

Notre Dame shouldn’t be strict on a Catholic subject like parietals, yet be completely lenient about other things (like alcohol). Where’s the consistency?

This begs the question, “When is it appropriate, in a Catholic university, to bring up religion?” I think it’s appropriate to require at least some semblance of Catholic tradition. I don’t believe that it should be as forced or overwhelming as it is. We did know that it was a Catholic school when we applied, but it isn’t required that we are Catholic to be here.

For some, solutions to this issue exist. Cameron says that “for the people that do feel pressured or that it is overwhelming, there are many options available.

But, you have to take up those opportunities. We have the power to change it and do something about it.” On the other hand, Gatz wishes “that there were more options for non-Catholics. For example, nondenominational services on campus.” There isn’t going to be one solution to this problem, but it would be comforting to see the University take action. “I think what we are saying applies to Catholics as a whole, not just the University,” says Cameron. This lack of inclusion isn’t simply the University’s fault. I think Catholics all around the world need to take a look at the image they foster, and I believe one of inclusion is important.

Ellie Dombrowski is a freshman at Notre Dame majoring in biochemistry. She is originally from Long Island, New York, and currently lives in Lewis Hall. She aspires to become a surgeon and to make a change in the world. She can be reached at edombrow@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Night of the living Dante Ray Ramirez The Crooked Path

You’ve seen them shambling across the television screen and in numerous horror films: undead zombies, always hungry for human flesh. The zombie trope seems to be the antithesis of dogmatic theology’s teaching about the afterlife. Traditional destinations for the dead are heaven for the good, hell for the not-so-good, with a side trip to purgatory if your soul is in need of some repair. I suppose we should also acknowledge the concept of limbo, mostly reserved for unbaptized babies, but I prefer to think whether baptized or not, babies are ultimately innocent of all sin and are most likely on the express bus to heaven.

Zombies occupy a place in the imagination that is outside the realm of catechism: They once were people, but now are not quite dead or alive, and they act as if they are bereft of all compassion and humanity. In short, they have no souls. What is the origin of such a being? The recent fascination with zombies started with George Romero’s 1968 film, “Night of the Living Dead,” despite the fact the film never mentions zombies. Romero’s B-movie cult classic was loosely based on Richard Matheson’s novel “I Am Legend,” where the protagonist seeks a cure for a virus turning most people into vampires. Romero’s interpretation of ravenous undead beings greatly influenced subsequent zombies portrayed as dull-eyed, aggressive, flesh-eating ghouls.

Romero’s take on the undead has its roots in colonialism and misconceptions regarding the religious practices of other cultures. Saint-Domingue was a French colony with a large slave population working the sugar cane fields. Conditions for these people were horrible, and they were emboldened to overthrow the colonial government in 1791. After a long revolutionary war, in 1804 the rebels re-named their country Haiti, which became the first independent black republic. Other nations, especially those still holding slave populations, saw the existence of Haiti as a

threat and consistently demonized Haiti as a place of violence, superstition and death. Throughout the ensuing century, Haiti was rumored to be an island hell of cannibalism, human sacrifice and dangerous mystical rites. America occupied Haiti in 1915 and began a systematic destruction of the native religion of Voodoo, which gave the practice more influence as it clearly was something feared by the Americans.

U.S. filmgoers in the early 1930s thrilled to Universal Studio films based on the Frankenstein and Dracula stories, both tales challenging traditional concepts of the finality of death. Within months of the success of these films, director Victor Halperin released “White Zombie,” as the American occupation of Haiti was winding down (the last troops left in 1934). Halperin’s film builds on myths of undead workers laboring through the night and explains the zombie for the American audience based on indigenous beliefs from the Caribbean.

The idea of soulless, cannibalistic, undead beings has a longer history than even Haitian folklore. Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy” leads the reader through a variety of visions of the afterlife in a lengthy poem of three books, each with numerous sections or cantos. In “The Inferno,” Dante starts his journey as a character in his own poem, a pilgrim led by the poet Virgil. While I highly recommend you read — and re-read — the entire poem, I’d like to pick up the story near the end of Dante’s descent through the nine levels or circles of hell. In canto 33, Dante has reached the ninth — or lowest — circle, Cocytus, and has entered the third zone of Cocytus, Tolomea. This subdivision of hell is reserved for the lowest of the low: traitors.

As the canto starts, it is clear we will be treated to all the classic zombie tropes. The first soul we encounter is casually eating his neighbor. As Dante approaches, the tortured soul stops in mid-bite, wipes his mouth on the hair of his repast and enters into conversation with Dante. Notably for the lowest circle of hell, there is no fire to be seen — all the souls are embedded in a lake of frozen fire. This fire causes all the pain and

injury of real flame, but it gives neither light nor heat.

The souls of traitors, those who betrayed trust placed in them by others, are condemned to an unnatural punishment, even by the standards of hell.

Clearly mystified by the utter strangeness of this place, Dante questions some inhabitants further and discovers the most disturbing aspect of their fate: While he sees their souls before him lodged in the frozen lake, they reveal they are still alive on earth, their bodies inhabited by demons. When he is informed that Branca d’Oria, a traitor who murdered his own father-in-law after inviting him to a banquet, is one of the entrapped souls, Dante is incredulous: “‘I think,’ I said to him, ‘you’re fooling me. For Branca d’Oria is not yet dead: he eats and drinks and sleeps and puts on clothes.’” Dante’s discourse on the fate of the traitor is strikingly brash: d’Oria is a real person, still alive at the time Dante wrote “The Inferno.”

Dante views traitors as bodies without souls, acting much like anyone else, but bereft of any humanity. Lying, greed, envy, murder and all further sins punished in the other level of hell combined with a breach of trust defined and doomed the traitors whose souls are trapped in hell’s lowest level. Dante had the courage and effrontery to condemn infamous living traitors — naming names and challenging the powerful — but the justice meted out was merely poetic in nature. Dante passed away in 1321; d’Oria (or perhaps just his demon-filled corpse) died four years later, made wealthy by his father-in-law’s fortune. Poetry definitely has its place, but when it comes to punishing our current crop of traitors we’re better off looking to courts, special counsels and Congressional investigations. Traitors, and their zombie supporters, would do well to load up on more brains.

Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at wpatrayram@sbcglobal.net 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 Ha p py Bir thda y : Tak e on s omethi ng new thi s year. How you w heel and d eal w i ll k eep you i n the r u nni ng for a b i g change you’ve b een w ork i ng tow ard for years. Tr u s t you rs elf and b eli eve i n you r ab i li ti es to mak e gai ns that w i ll allow you to enhance you r li fes tyle. Romance i s hi ghli ghted and w i ll encou rage you to relax and enjoy li fe. You r nu mb ers are 6, 14, 21, 26, 30, 38, 43.

ARIE S ( Ma rch 21-Ap r il 19) : Look at ever y angle b efore mak i ng a d eci s i on. Don’t cou nt on anyone for help. Empty promi s es w i ll leave you i n a pred i cament. Concentrate on pers onal changes that w i ll mak e you feel good . Don’t s hare s ecrets or plans prematu rely.

TAURUS ( Ap r il 20-Ma y 20) : Us e you r i magi nati on to come u p w i th a plan that mak es s ens e and w i ll tak e care of any concer ns you have mov i ng for w ard . A pers onal change w i ll gi ve you the pu s h you need to pu rs u e s omethi ng you w ant.

GE MINI ( Ma y 21-Ju ne 20) : Be carefu l w ho you tr u s t. Someone w i ll offer you s omethi ng that i s n’t feas i b le. As k qu es ti ons and get to the b ottom of any s i tu ati on that cou ld end u p cos ti ng you emoti onally or fi nanci ally. Walk aw ay from i nd u lgent s i tu ati ons.

CANCE R ( Ju ne 21-Ju ly 22) : Let you r creati v i ty lead the w ay. Don’t b e s hy w hen i t comes to expres s i ng you r feeli ngs and w hat you w ou ld li k e to s ee happen. A mak e-or-b reak s i tu ati on s hou ld b e hand led w i th care. Romance w i ll i mprove you r li fe.

LE O ( Ju ly 23-Au g. 22) : You’ll thr i ve on change. Don’t let b ored om s et i n w hen i t’s u p to you to mak e you r li fe b etter. Sati s fy you r need s by tak i ng acti on and fi nd i ng pos i ti ve alter nati ves to you r cu rrent s i tu ati on.

VIRGO ( Au g. 23-S ep t . 22) : Follow throu gh w i th you r plans. Now i s not the ti me to w affle or to gi ve s omeone the w rong i mpres s i on. Be preci s e and mak e you r move w i th confi d ence. You can have w hat you w ant i f you tak e a s tand and mak e i t happen.

LIB RA ( S ep t . 23-Oct . 22) : Don’t rely on s omeone w ho complai ns all the ti me. You need to s u rrou nd you rs elf w i th pos i ti ve people w ho are w i lli ng to help, not cr i ti ci ze. Change b egi ns w i thi n, s o s top procras ti nati ng or w ai ti ng for s omeone els e to mak e a move.

S CO RPIO ( Oct . 23-Nov. 21) : Follow you r hear t and pu rs u e creati ve d reams. A chance to rev i s i t s omethi ng or s omeone that u s ed to b e a b i g par t of you r li fe w i ll b e rev i tali zi ng. Love and romance w i ll enhance you r pers onal li fe.

S AGIT TARIUS ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) : Tr u s t you r k now led ge and ab i li ty to get to the b ottom of thi ngs, not w hat s omeone tells you . If you w ant to mak e a change, d o the legw ork and res earch and follow throu gh on you r ow n. Don’t let anyone i nter fere w i th you r plans.

CAPRICO RN ( Dec. 22-Ja n. 19) : Sti ck to w hat you k now. Don’t tak e a r i s k or follow others. Do you r ow n thi ng and focu s on pers onal i mprovements and fi nanci al gai ns. A phys i cal change w i ll b oos t you r confi d ence and res u lt i n u nexpected compli ments.

AQUARIUS ( Ja n. 20-Feb. 18) : Keep mov i ng for w ard . Refu s e to let anyone get i n you r w ay or talk you i nto s omethi ng you d on’t really w ant to d o. Emoti onal mani pu lati on can lead to los s. Focu s on w hat you w ant and how you can i mprove you r li fe.

PIS CE S ( Feb. 19-Ma rch 20) : Offer help, and you w i ll i mpres s s omeone s k epti cal of w hat you are tr yi ng to achi eve. A change w i ll tu r n ou t to b e more favorab le than you anti ci pate. Don’t los e s i ght of w hat’s i mpor tant or b ecome i nvolved i n exces s i ve b ehav i or.

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Washington beats Colorado with OT goal

Lakers’ pursuit of Davis seems costly Will Richard Sports Writer

In the past few years, we have observed a shift in the sports culture: The era of building and developing through the draft has, in most cases, died off.

Rather, the new movement in sports culture reflects a heightened emphasis on aggressive moves through front-office management via trades or free agency to acquire as much talent as possible by any means necessary. In other words, most organizations are adopting a “win now” mentality.

From a broad scale, this coincides with the overall trend within society; people increasingly want their news, food and travel to be faster and easier.

Sports fans no longer have the patience for 10 years of “building” a team, persevering through years of losing with the hopes of developing a contender through draft and player progression. In the NFL, we observed the Rams’ pursuit of Ndamukong Suh, Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib all through free agency, which ultimately yielded a successful regular season, falling only 60 minutes short of a Lombardi Trophy. In the NBA, the Golden State Warriors have turned the league upside down with their additions of Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins, both coming after the team had already achieved a 73-9 regular season with a NBA title the previous year. The Warriors are currently the runaway favorites to accomplish a threepeat this June.

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired LeBron James, it was no secret that Magic Johnson was not close to being finished; certainly he would make whatever moves necessary to position additional superstars alongside the NBA’s premier free agency acquisition. Additionally, many could read the tea leaves that said when Anthony Davis signed with LeBron’s agent Rich Paul, a move for Davis to L.A. was certainly in the works. Following Davis’ recent trade request, this perceived collusion certainly infuriated the many around the league, with the Pelicans immediately issuing a statement “[requesting] the League to strictly enforce the tampering rules associated with this transaction.” Consequently, it has been widely reported that Pelicans G.M./president Dell Demps faces outside pressure not to yield to the Lakers’ trade requests, as it would in a sense condone the questionable behavior and series of events conducted by Rich Paul and

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the Lakers.

In the days following the Davis trade request, multiple offers from the Lakers to the Pelicans have been reported, all revolving around the Lakers’ young core of Kuzma, Ball, Ingram, Hart and Zubac. The Lakers’ final offer was reported to include all these players, along with the expiring contract of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with two future first-round picks. After not receiving feedback from Demps and the Pelicans, it was reported on Feb. 5 that the Lakers would retreat and withdraw from the Davis sweepstakes, at least before this season’s Feb. 7, 3 p.m. trade deadline. That same night, the Lakers suffered a 42-point loss to the Pacers, LeBron’s worst loss in his entire career. Many on social media observed a notable lack of effort from those mentioned in trade talks, and even a divide on the bench between LeBron and his teammates.

The question going forward: Can the Lakers recover from this failed attempt at Davis?

Sure, they will have another chance in the sweepstakes this summer. However, one of the wrenches thrown into the Lakers’ effort thus far was LaVar Ball re-emerging to announce, “We’re not going to New Orleans,” thereby minimizing the value of Lonzo Ball to New Orleans, a key piece in the potential trade. Will LaVar Ball continue to flex his muscles on the league, manipulating the movement and coverage of his son? Furthermore, after being dangled around profusely over social media and in several news outlets, will the Lakers’ young core lose its vigor and commitment to this season and beyond? It is a poorly kept secret that LeBron James is presumably consulted, if not even more involved in potential trade discussions. How will the likes of Ball, Ingram and the rest view their leader after being nearly thrown away at the expense of acquiring Davis? It has been widely reported that the Lakers will have two spots to acquire superstars at a maxlevel contract this summer, but will the purple and gold sustain the lure it has held in the past?

LeBron’s first season in L.A. has already been a firestorm of controversy, with many expecting head coach Luke Walton to be gone after this season.

For full column see www.ndsmcobserver.com Contact Will Richard at wrichar2@nd.edu. The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The 48 seconds in overtime remaining on the clock in the visiting dressing room served as a reminder of how close the Colorado Avalanche got.

But close isn’t much consolation after a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night extended their skid to five games. And neither was the point the Avalanche salvaged because the defeats keep piling up as their season snowballs out of control.

“It’s a big point,” captain Gabriel Landeskog said. “But at this point, we’re looking for wins, not points.”

Colorado has lost 10 of 12 and is the NHL’s worst team since Dec. 7. Colorado is 5-15-4 in that time, going from tied for the most points in the Western Conference to out of a playoff position.

Colin Wilson’s tying goal with 2:07 left was worth a single point to get the Avalanche to 14 since Dec. 7, still the lowest total in the league. W hen Evgeny

Kuznetsov was left all alone for a breakaway and scored on Semyon Varlamov with 48 seconds left, Colorado fell to 1-8 in overtime this season.

“Again the OT, I don’t know what’s wrong with us,” said top-line winger Mikko Rantanen, who scored his 24th goal of the season. “Always we give up one breakaway and usually it’s in the back of the net. I don’t know. It’s tough to say right after the loss what’s the problem.”

There are a lot of problems right now for the Avalanche, who have allowed 24 goals during their five-game skid.

Varlamov struggled to control rebounds and loose pucks all night against his former team, allowing four goals on 42 shots.

Varlamov and teammate Philipp Grubauer have the two worst save percentages in the NHL over the past two months.

Washington’s Pheonix Copley allowed soft goals to Nathan MacKinnon and Wilson, but won his first start since Jan. 15 by making 34 saves. Andre

Burakovsky, Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen scored in regulation for the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals, who have won two in a row since losing eight of nine.

“Things are going to happen that don’t go your way,” coach Todd Reirden said of a quick whistle and a lost challenge that didn’t go the Capitals’ way against Colorado. “But we stayed with our game plan.

Frustration was at a very low level on our bench. And that’s what top teams do, is you find ways to get points when things aren’t going our way.”

Not much is going the Avalanche’s way right now, but coach Jared Bednar saw a lot of positives in his team’s game Thursday. One positive is that despite all the losing, they’re still in striking distance in a mediocre playoff race in the West with 29 games remaining.

“We’ve certainly been addressing some of the negatives in our game and the things we have to improve on and we’ll do it again, but there’s also a lot of good.”

NBA

New Orleans decides to not bench Davis Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — After Anthony Davis found out he wouldn’t be traded Thursday, the six-time A ll-Star learned the New Orleans Pelicans w ill let him suit up for the remainder of the season.

W hile Dav is had stated publicly that he’s ready to move on from New Orleans, he also had said he was prepared to play for the Pelicans as long as he remained under contract w ith them.

“Ultimately, A nthony made it clear to us that he wants to play and he gives our team the best opportunit y to w in games.

Moreover, the Pelicans want to preser ve the integrit y of the game and align our organization w ith NBA policies,” Pelicans general manager Dell Demps said in a statement. “We believe

Anthony play ing upholds the values that are in the best interest of the NBA and its fans. We look forward to seeing A nthony in a Pelicans uniform again soon.”

The Pelicans initially appeared inclined to move on w ithout Dav is and focus on the players who might help them going for ward. Dav is’ image has been removed from promotional materials, the club’s official website and even a team hy pe v ideo that plays before home games on the Smoothie King Center’s expansive scoreboard screens hanging above the court.

But benching a healthy player could potentially infringe on NBA rules designed to protect the investments of ticket holders and broadcast partners alike against the prospects of star players being arbitrarily rested.

Those rules, for example, prohibit clubs from “resting healthy players for any high-profile, nationally telev ised game.” Doing so, the rules state, “w ill constitute conduct prejudicial or detrimental to the NBA and result in a fine of at least $100,000.”

The Pelicans play next on Friday night at home against Minnesota, and the game is slated for national telev ision.

There is a gray area in that the rules prov ide for exceptions in “unusual circumstances,” but the Pelicans elected not to force the NBA into a position of hav ing to rule on whether Dav is’ public trade request through his agent, Rich Paul, constituted an unusual circumstance in this case.

Public trade requests are also banned by NBA rules, and Dav is was fined $ 50,000.

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competition in the countr y, as Auburn, Duke, Florida State and North Carolina w ill all be in attendance.

Both Watkins and Stefan had successful outings last time out at the Meyo Inv itational, as Watkins threw for 16.56-meters and placed fourth, which was followed closely by Stefan, who posted a throw for 16.13-meters to earn seventh place. Two freshman throwers w ill be sent to represent the Irish in the shot put at Bloomington: the men w ill send Grayson Zinn, while the women w ill be represented by A lesis Juntunen.

With the exception of women’s hurdles, the sprint team w ill be stay ing together in Bloomington. Junior hurdlers Summer Thorpe and Naya Sharp w ill be heading to Clemson after their impressive performances last

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Florida. The Irish offense fell f lat Wednesday as the team was rolled by the Hurricanes (10-12, 2-8 ACC) 62-47.

Now, the Irish welcome Georgia Tech (11-12, 3-7) to their home court, aiming to right the ship once again and seek revenge against the Yellow Jackets, who bested them in Januar y. In that game, Notre Dame fell by a score of 63-61 in what was a close battle throughout inside Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pav ilion. Brey said after the game that the loss was a quintessential example of Notre Dame’s inabilit y to make clutch plays dow n the stretch and finish close games, something it has struggled w ith all season.

“We battled. We’ve kind of been who we’ve been — we were right there. We just can’t get over the hump. This is a tough league to get over the hump in,” Brey said.

On Wednesday night against Miami, the Irish didn’t even play well enough to be in a close game dow n the stretch. Instead, the 15-point loss can be characterized by another consistent problem Notre Dame has encountered this season: a lack of reliable shooting.

The Irish shot 18-56 (32.1 percent) overall and just 4-28 (14.3 percent) from behind the arc against the Hurricanes, a per vasive issue that Brey also addressed follow ing the team’s loss to Georgia Tech.

“That’s been the stor y of us. We haven’t shot the ball well. We’re good w ith the ball … we pass and catch well, and we’re getting clean

weekend. Thorpe won the 60-meter hurdles finals w ith a time of 8.38, followed by Grace Cronin (8.541) and Sharp (8.544), who placed sixth and seventh, respectively. Cronin w ill travel to IU to represent the hurdles team there. Cronin and the sprint team w ill be facing the top talent in the region at the Hoosier Hills Inv itational, w ith schools like Louisv ille, Butler and Missouri State all sending their best competitors.

After the Irish return from their var y ing destinations, they w ill have a week to prepare for their final indoor home meet of the year, the A lex Wilson Inv itational.

After the Inv itational, the team w ill be in preparations for postseason competition w ith the ACC Championships occurring the follow ing weekend. Finally, the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships w ill take place in Birmingham, A la. in early March.

looks — we’re just not making enough of them,” Brey said. “I think we’re a little better shooting team than we’re show ing, but until you do it you are who you are. We just haven’t shot it well enough to w in in this league.”

To be fair, it’s a tall task to consistently put the ball in the basket against a team like Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are ranked 26th in scoring defense this season and are No. 12 in overall adjusted defense according to KenPom. Featuring length at all five positions and anchored by 6-foot-9 junior center James Banks III in the middle of the defense, Brey recognizes t hat t he Yellow Jackets a re a tough tea m to t r y a nd reverse Not re Da me’s of fensive t rends aga inst.

“They’re a heck of a tea m,” Brey sa id of t he Yellow Jackets follow ing t he 63-61 loss. “I t hin k t hey’re a good tea m when t hey’ve got t heir bodies, a nd t hey’re rea lly ha rd to score on. There’s a reason t heir stats play out as one of t he best, if not t he best defensive tea m in our leag ue.

“They’re long, t hey’re at hlet ic, t hey’re in t he passing la nes, a nd if you do beat t hem you’ve got a shot blocker in t he back [in Ba n ks] …

They’re ha rd to dea l w it h.

They’re going to be ha rd to score on for ever ybody, so t hey’re a lways going to be in ga mes. They’re just a lways going to be t here.”

W hile Georg ia Tech had Not re Da me’s number back in Ja nua r y, t he Yellow Jackets have been st r uggling t hemselves as of late. The tea m has lost four st ra ight — its last w in coming aga inst Not re

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Irish sophomore distance runner Parker Jones competes in the 800-meter race at the 32nd annual Meyo Invitational at Loftus Fieldhouse last Saturday. The Invitational saw 25 top-15 Irish individual finishers.

Da me — suf fering defeats at t he ha nds of Du ke, Nor t h Ca rolina, Florida State a nd most recent ly Clemson, who t hey played Wednesday night. Wit h Not re Da me a nd Georg ia Tech current ly limping a long a midst t he g rind of ACC play, Sunday’s matchup is a cha nce for a f resh sta r t a nd a potent ia l spa rk for t he backst retch of t he conference schedu le for each squad. For Brey, t he message now rema ins t he sa me as his message a fter t heir last loss to Georg ia Tech.

“We gotta keep t r y ing to help t hem. Keep t hem upbeat a nd keep t hem posit ive,” he sa id.

Though at t imes a f r ust rating season, Brey has stayed ca lm a nd pat ient w it h his young tea m, conf ident t hat his prog ra m w ill be able to turn it a round eventua lly.

Yellow Jackets head coach Josh Past ner complimented Brey during his post-ga me press conference on Ja n. 22, say ing t hat he draws inspirat ion f rom t he Irish coach a nd t he way he’s built up t he Not re Da me prog ra m.

“Ever yone k nows my feelings on coach Brey — I t hin k he’s awesome,” Past ner sa id.

“I wa nt to model our prog ra m a f ter his. He’s a f uture Hall of Famer … and I have the highest level of respect for he and his staff and their student athletes. They’re really good, they’re young, but he’s done an amazing job as always.”

With both programs in need of a w in, the Irish and the Yellow Jackets w ill face off Sunday evening inside Purcell Pav ilion. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Irish freshman guard Dane Goodwin sizes up a defender during Notre Dame’s 82-55 defeat to Virginia on Jan. 26 in Purcell Pavilion.

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to their respective strategies, with the Hurricanes feeding senior forward Emese Hof for a jumper on the opening possession, followed by a 3-pointer from Irish senior guard Marina Mabrey on the other end of the court.

Mabrey and Hof exchanged layups to continue to set the tone. Although Notre Dame worked to get more players involved, with junior guard Jackie Young knocking down two free throws, Mabrey continued to lead with a jumper to bring the Irish within one at 10-9. With less than five minutes remaining in the

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quarter, however, all five starters managed to get on the board, in addition to sophomore reserve center Mikayla Vaughn. With two minutes left, both offenses seems to come to a standstill, as neither team could connect, with the Hurricanes missing three-straight shots from behind the arc.

However, with time expiring, Mabrey recorded her 10th point of the night on a transition 3-pointer off a steal by freshman guard Abby Prohaska to tie the game up at 22.

McGraw said this early pressure by the Hurricanes was expected, and that nothing about their approach was surprising to her team.

The second quarter saw both offenses cool down, as neither team managed to score throughout the first two minutes and 15 seconds of play until Miami sophomore guard Mykea Grey gave her team a three-point lead when she scored and Young fouled her. Another minute of stall in the offense was broken by Hof, who knocked down two jumpers. Not to be outdone by the 6-foot3 senior, the Irish mounted a respectable response with Young, senior for ward Jessica Shepard and senior guard Arike Ogunbowale all adding two points each to the Irish scoreboard. The last three minutes of play saw the teams exchange buckets, and

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Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale drives during Notre Dame’s 89-71 loss to UConn on Dec. 2 in Purcell Pavilion. Ogunbowale had 13 points, three assists and three rebounds against Miami on Thursday night.

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season, the star center fielder started all 57 games for the Irish, and was second on the team with a .333 batting average and 57 hits.

Sweet also led the team in doubles with 13, steals with 15, on-base percentage with .420 and runs scored with 38. At the conclusion of last season, Sweet was named to both the 2018 ACC A llFreshman Team and A ll-ACC Second Team. The slugger was also a consistent hitter with runners on base, batting .386 when she had teammates in scoring position. She also recorded 13 two-out RBIs, second on the team.

Sophomore Alexis Holloway also headlines a strong list of Irish returners heading into the season with her ability and dependability. Out of the 374.1 innings Notre Dame was on the field for last season, Holloway pitched in 228 of them.

the Hurricane’s returned to the locker room holding on to a two-point lead.

“Generally tried to outscore them, and today our offense was just off,” McGraw said on the performance. “Credit Miami’s defense, I thought they played really well. They had a really good plan against the zone and then made big shots.

They made really big shots. I thought Hof was a big key … we have a really good inside game, but tonight they were better.”

Playing from behind for most of the third quarter, the Irish struggled to find their groove. After a hot start, Mabrey failed to score again until the fourth quarter, and the weaknesses for McGraw’s team only compounded.

However, buckets from Young and Ogunbowale, followed by a Shepard free throw, sparked a comeback as the Irish took a one-point lead.

The back-and-forth continued throughout the third quarter, with Miami unable to distance themselves from the lingering Irish; the Hurricanes entered the final quarter up two points.

After 30 minutes of backand-forth, Miami finally got the distance it had been hoping for all night, taking a six-point lead until the 6:43 mark, when Mabrey rejoined the scorers with a lay up to keep Notre Dame in the game. On the ensuing play, Young blocked a Miami shot attempt and later knocked dow n back-toback free throws to cut the led to t wo. With the clock w inding dow n, Hof extended the Miami lead to five w ith just over three minutes left, forcing the Irish to

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turn to fouling to keep the game close. The Hurricanes stepped up to the challenge, going 7-for-8 from the stripe, while the Irish struggled from long range, missing three-straight 3s in the final seconds before the final buzzer rang.

McGraw said this loss came dow n to poor defensive efforts and missed opportunities at the free throw line.

“We lost the game because we couldn’t contain the ball, they beat us to the basket, we fouled them; we just could not contain the ball, man or zone,” McGraw said.

“We could not contain the ball and it cost us the game, the same as it did against North Carolina. We’ve struggled defensively for as long as these guys have been in the program, and we’ve got to find a way to figure out what we can do on defense … We lost our poise. And how many free throws did we miss when really needed to — but just again w ith the stops. We make a big shot, we’d get dow n and give up a lay up. You can’t w in play ing like that.”

Going for ward, the challenges do not get any easier, as the Irish w ill look to bounce back against Florida State at home this Sunday at noon. Hoping to avoid their fourth loss of the season, McGraw and her team know that they w ill have to execute better against the No. 24 Seminoles.

“We’re not getting the stops that we need to get and it’s shooting us in the foot ever y game,” Young said.

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Holloway posted a team-best 2.55 ER A to earn her a 22-15 record in 45 appearances.

Her prodigious workload allowed her to become just the third Notre Dame freshman pitcher in program histor y to earn first-team all-region honors. Holloway, like Sweet, also earned a spot on the 2018 All-ACC Second Team and 2018 ACC A ll-Freshman Team.

With two underclassmen leading the way in Sweet and Holloway, the Irish will look to bounce back from Duke to have a successful weekend.

If coach Gumpf’s squad continues its recent track record of success this season, it will be due in large part to the continued stellar play from its blossoming center fielder and workhorse starting pitcher.

Contact Grant DelVecchio at gdelvecc@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Senior pitcher and infielder Caitlyn Brooks stands at the plate against Northwestern at Melissa Cook Stadium on May 18. Brooks is one of five seniors and 10 upperclassmen on the roster in the 2019 season.

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Irish will rely on experience in ’19 Grant DelVecchio Sports Writer

After a strong 2018 campaign, Notre Dame is eager to pick up the 2019 season right where it left off.

Last year, Notre Dame (01, 0-1 ACC) advanced to the NCA A Tournament for the 20th straight season and 23rd overall in program history. The Irish finished the 2018 season with six wins over ranked opponents and a record of 34-23 overall and 13-10 in conference play.

After earning the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, Notre Dame saw its season end at the hands of eventual ACC and national champion Florida State.

This year, for the third time since joining the conference in 2014, the Irish have been selected as No. 2 in the preseason ACC poll, behind only the Seminoles.

No. 4 Notre Dame swept away by No. 25 Hurricanes

The Irish opened up the 2019 season last night against Duke, suffering a 7-3 loss at the hands of the Blue Devils (1-0, 1-0). The game is just the first of four that Notre Dame will play at a the three-day Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Over the remainder of the weekend, the Irish will take on Liberty, No. 9 South Carolina and No. 3/2 Washington.

This season, the Irish have the benefit of experience.

Notre Dame is the returning of eight of their nine leading hitters from last season, as well as three of their four starting pitchers.

Two standout returners are sophomores Abby Sweet and Alexis Holloway.

Sweet was one of 15 league players voted to the Preseason All-ACC team by the conference’s head coaches. In her freshman see DELVECCHIO PAGE 11

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Senior forward Jessica Shepard secures the ball during ND’s 89-71 loss to UConn on Dec. 2. Shepard had 17 points Thursday night.

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Notre Dame w ill look to reverse its present course this Sunday against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who w ill v isit Purcell Pav ilion for another ACC showdow n.

For Irish head coach Mike Brey and the entire program, the 2018-19 campaign can be thought of as one, long, recurring bad dream— right now for Notre Dame (12-11, 2-8 ACC), it’s just more of the same problems.

A lthough the Irish appeared to have turned the corner last Saturday w ith a 79-73 road w in over Boston College to kick-start the month, the v ictor y over the Eagles (11-10, 2-7) is now appearing to be more of a f luke than a concrete signifier of fortunes to come. The team failed to build upon its rare conference w in and instead w ilted in its next ACC matchup — against Miami in South

When you’re a consistent title contender, losing doesn’t come often. And losing twice in just over a week of regularseason play is unprecedented.

Yet, defending national champions Notre Dame finds itself at a crossroads after falling 72-65 to No. 25 Miami on the road on Thursday, less than two weeks after it suffered a stunning loss to unranked North Carolina.

For a team whose trademark is throttling opponents in the second half, the No. 4 Irish (21-3, 8-2 ACC) had no answer for the Hurricanes (20-5, 8-2) down the stretch. Unable to close the gap, Miami hit five-straight free throws in the final minute to seal the seven-point victory for the Hurricanes.

From the opening tip-off, each team went immediately

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Irish freshman guard Prentiss Hubb creates space against a defender during Notre Dame’s 82-55 loss to Virginia on Jan. 26.

This weekend, Notre Dame w ill conclude its last regular season indoor competitions away from home before the squad gears up for championship season.

The Irish w ill be split into three groups for meets taking place in Iowa and Clemson, lasting from Friday afternoon and continuing through Saturday. Iowa State w ill be hosting the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa, at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center. Clemson Universit y w ill host the Tiger Paw Inv itational at the Clemson Indoor T&F Complex. The nearest meet to home for the Irish is the Hoosier Hills Inv itational, taking place in Bloomington, In. on Friday — the meet w ill began at 4 p.m. at Gladstein Fieldhouse.

The men and women’s distance teams w ill be heading to Ames, looking to continue the momentum after a strong show ing at

the Meyo Inv itational last weekend. Sophomore Yared Nuguse remained v ictorious for the second consecutive year in the Meyo Mile, finishing w ith a seasonbest time of 4: 01.10. Nuguse earned a personal best in the 3000-meter at Iowa State in 2018 and w ill be competing in the same event on Friday.

Other strong show ings at the Meyo Inv itational included freshman Jackie Gaughan, who lead the Irish women in the 3,000 and finishing third w ith a time of 9:22.88.

Gaughan w ill being competing in the 5,000-meter run on Friday alongside senior Annie Heffernan.

W hile the distance team w ill stay together on the road, the throw ing teams w ill attempt to div ide and conquer, as they w ill send indiv iduals to both Bloomington and Clemson. Junior Shae Watkins and sophomore John Stefan w ill be heading to Clemson to take on top see TRACK PAGE 10