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Journalist visits campus, discusses Trump Washington Post reporter stresses importance of media, shares advice on consuming news

By LUCY LYNCH News Writer

Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold was this year’s speaker at Notre Dame’s annual Red Smith Lecture. The lecture, named after sportswriter Red Smith, honors prominent journalists in remembrance of Smith’s legacy. Fahrenthold was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for his coverage of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, specifically for reports on Trump’s fraudulent charity organization and the “Access Holly wood” tape.

Fahrenthold said that he and others are still adjusting and learning as they try

“to adapt to the era of Donald Trump.”

Having entered his third year of reporting on the beat surrounding Trump and his businesses, Fahrenthold said he has found himself sticking to three main principles, both as a reporter and reader of the news — stubbornness, openness, and independence.

Fahrenthold said stubborness is important when trying to uncover the truth.

“Facts get washed away by power and fear,” he said. “We who believe in facts must be stubborn first.”

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Event showcases ACE program to students

By ALEXANDRA MUCK News Writer

After graduation, some Notre Dame students decide to start their professional careers back in the classroom. However, in this capacity they serve on the other side of the desk — as teachers.

Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching Fellows have served in one out of every four Catholic schools in the United States since the program was founded in 1993, according to the program’s website. ACE Night, which will be held Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in Remick Commons in the ACE Building, will offer students an opportunity to learn about the program, Kevin Fitzsimmons, ACE’s associate program director, said.

“ACE Night is a chance for Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross students to experience the passionate, vibrant community of the ACE program,” Fitzsimmons said in

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an email. “Students have the chance to learn important information about the program as well as hear former ACE teachers speak on the benefits of their experiences in ACE. Through both of these, we hope that undergraduates can learn more about what it means to be in ACE.” The event will feature speakers including ACE’s founder, Fr. Tim Scully, and ACE graduates who are now working in the local area. There will also be a video that will showcase various perspectives on ACE. Free Chick-fil-A will be served.

Fitzsimmons said he recommends students attend to see the ACE community in action.

“I think there are a lot more ways to learn about ACE — through the website, through information packets or even through conversations with different people associated with the program,” he said. “There are very few ways, though, to see ACE PAGE 3

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Journalist David Fahrenthold delivers the annual Red Smith Lecture on Monday. Fahrenthold discussed his experience covering Donald Trump, including breaking the “Access Hollywood” tape in October 2016.

Community rallies for transgender support

By IMAN OMAR News Writer

In light of President Trump’s new memo seeking to legally define sex as biological, Saint Mary’s students, faculty and community members joined together Monday on Library Green in solidarity with transgender individuals to support their rights.

The rally, organized by,

junior Genesis Vasquez and sponsored by the Gender and Women’s Studies Department, the SMC Straight and Gay Alliance (SAGA) and the Transgender Resource, Education and Enrichment Services (TREES), aimed to fight gender discrimination and exclusion of transgender individuals under the new Title IX law.

“Right away when I saw

that sex and gender would be biologically defined, I got mad because this openly excludes and marginalizes a specific group of people,” Vasquez said. “The whole point of this rally was not only to support transgender students that are here but to be supportive of transgender people anywhere because whether it impacts see SUPPORT PAGE 3

Club introduces Irish sports to Notre Dame This year, a group of Notre Dame students came together and founded an club team which plays Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) sports. The GAA participates in two Irish sports: hurling and Gaelic Football.

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on campus, members hope to bring central elements of Irish culture to Notre Dame, club president Fintan Birch, a senior, said.

“In Ireland, the core of the culture and community are the Gaelic Football and hurling clubs,” he said. “We felt that in order to bring our culture to Notre Dame, and show them what the real Irish are

like, was to bring the sport here.”

Hurling is a grass sport consisting of 15 players on each team. Freshman Jeff Howard, the club’s treasurer, said hurling uses an ash stick, about 2-3 feet long, and a ball called the sliotar. The objective of the game is to score points

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Group hears briefing on finances

By CLAIRE RAFFORD News Writer

At the weekly student senate meeting, senators made various announcements and welcomed Duncan Hall’s newly-elected senator, junior Steven Frick.

After the official meeting adjourned, Senate members stayed to attend an event hosted by the Office of Development entitled “Where Does the Money Go: An Insider’s Look into Finances at Notre Dame.”

Ellen Roof, ND Loyal and Young Alumni program director, led an information session followed by a question and answer session. She began by saying that last year, it cost $1.17 billion to operate the University, with the largest portion of spending, 42 percent, being used on instruction. In addition, Roof reported that the University receives $320 million in tuition dollars each year, displaying a graph that illustrates the increase in Notre Dame’s tuition plotted against the increase in Notre Dame’s financial aid contributions since 2000. Over the past 18 years, the cost of a Notre Dame education has increased by 140 percent, but the amount that Notre Dame spends on financial aid has consequently increased by 430 percent.

“We are really striving to increase the financial aid available for students, at a

significantly higher rate than any tuition raises,” Roof said.

Roof also discussed Notre Dame’s endowment spending and how the University uses this resource. Endowments, or the collection of financial assets made up of charitable gifts to the university, make up 37 percent of Notre Dame’s revenue. But the endowment is not a singular entity. Rather, Notre Dame’s endowment is actually a group of over 5,500 endowed funds that are grouped and invested together. As of the end of the 2018 Fiscal Year, the endowment was worth $13.1 billion.

Roof said about 60 percent of the endowed funds go towards financial aid for students. Overall, Notre Dame spends about 4.5-5 percent of endowed funds every year, or about $393 million from the 2018 FYE. Roof said having a robust endowment fund is extremely beneficial to the university in the long run.

“We want Notre Dame to be around forever, so we really have to have a careful fiscal responsibility in terms of smoothing out that spend curve over time,” Roof said.

Vice president of University relations Lou Nanni led a question and answer portion of the presentation, discussing questions from students about Notre Dame’s spending and finances.

Nanni said 46 percent of students at Notre Dame receive financial aid from the University, and the average package for a student is around $31,000. However, in response to a question from senior and Pasquerilla East senator Catie Gabanic, Nanni clarified that the debt limit policy does not apply to private loans, but only loans taken out from the federal government.

Another student inquired about the mentality about pricing on-campus housing, when certain newer dorms are significantly nicer than older dorms, but pricing for living on campus remains a flat fee. Nanni responded by discussing the University’s plans for remodeling its residence halls and the funding for new dorms.

“We’re making some triples doubles. some doubles are becoming, in these old dorms, singles and we are increasing the social and study space in these dorms,” Nanni said. “The problem is, as we do this, we are losing beds. That’s required us to build new dorms, to replace the housing stock we are losing in the old dorms, and now more students will be living on campus.”

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get to experience the vibrant communit y of ACE and the impact it has on our ACErs, and all of us here working for the program. ACE Night is one great way to see these intangible qualities that make ACE a truly transformative experience.”

The ACE program is a twoyear commitment. Teaching Fellows participate in two summers of classes on campus and two years of teaching in an underser ved Catholic school somewhere in the United States. Once they have completed the program, the Teaching Fellows receive a master’s degree in education. Fitzsimmons said teachers develop in three key pillars: professional teaching, community and spiritualit y.

“Our mission is to strengthen, sustain and transform Catholic schools by preparing strong, passionate teachers for our students who need them,” he said.

Senior Katie Wiedenhoft, who has committed to be an ACE Teaching Fellow after she graduates, said in an email she identifies strongly w ith the three pillars.

“Grow ing up in a family of teachers, I was always fascinated by how v ital caring teachers are to making an impact in students’ lives,”

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Trump, where he followed the now-president as he campaigned ahead of the the Iowa caucuses, the first major nominating contest.

Farenthold noticed Trump giving a large check from his charity organization to

she said. “My dad is a high school social studies teacher (which is what I want to teach), and watching his process of continually learning and bringing the things he learns into the classroom is really something I w ish to bring to my classroom.”

Wiedenhoft said she first attended ACE Night when an older teammate from the row ing team inv ited her. “[I]t was after hearing the stories of former ACErs that I started considering ACE as an option for me,” she said. “ … I have attended ACE Night since my freshman year, so this year it w ill be fun to be on the other side of it.”

Senior Emily Okawara, who w ill also be participating in ACE next year, said in an email she also enjoyed ACE Night when she attended. “[T]here was one ref lection that really clicked,” she said. “ACE Night is so fun and really encompasses the joy that ACE brings.”

Okawara also said she is especially appreciative of the sense of communit y that ex ists w ithin ACE. “Many of my favorite professors and people on campus have been graduates of or involved in ACE,” she said.

“I personally loved the aspects of living in intentional Christian community and having ACE pastoral support throughout the year. …

Not only is ACE a communit y

in your ow n cohort, w ith the staff and pastoral team, and w ith ACErs in the past, but the communit y stretches far and w ide to students, schools and neighborhoods across the nation.”

Fitzsimmons said he believes the mission of ACE and Notre Dame are closely aligned.

“Our teachers have the opportunit y to make God know n, loved and ser ved through the enterprise of teaching in Catholic schools,” he said. “Notre Dame students, w ith their strong work ethic and academic abilit y, as well as their passion for ser v ing others, are the t y pes of people we’d like to see ser ving the nation’s Catholic schools.”

Students of all backgrounds and majors can be considered for the ACE program.

“The application process in itself is a great discernment tool,” Okawara said.

Fitzsimmons said any student who has considered ser v ice after graduation should consider ACE. “We have applicants come into ACE w ith all different motivations and graduates who leave in many different directions as well,” he said.

Waterloo, Iowa charities in attendance.

“I thought, ‘that’s illegal, you can’t use your charity to help your campaign,’” Fahrenthold said. “I immediately became interested in the concreteness of the money. W here was it coming from? W hat else is he doing with it? ” Farenthold’s questioning

led him to a phone conversation with Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s thencampaign manager who said he couldn’t tell the reporter any details, other than “trust me, he has given this money away.”

Knowing, as a journalist, that the words “trust me” were a red f lag, Farenthold’s said his stubbornness led him to a call with Trump where the candidate said he did give the money to a veteran organization–but he hadn’t donated it until Farenthold started asking questions. Fahrenhold said it was a moment where his stubbornness paid off and he began to follow all things related to the Donald J. Trump Foundation.

Farenthold credits Twitter with contributing to his

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by hitting the sliotar with the ash stick into or above the goal. The goal in hurling resembles a soccer goal with two poles on sides, extending the height. Howard explained that a team scores three points when the sliotar goes into the goal and one point when it goes over the top of the bar, between the two poles.

Gaelic Football is played on the same pitch as hurling, same goals, but uses a larger ball instead of the ash and sliotar, Birch said. In Gaelic Football, players cannot throw the ball, so they run with it, pick the ball up, kick or punch it to pass to teammates in order to score.

Notre Dame’s GAA had an unofficial hurling match over fall break against University of ColoradoBoulder, and notched their first victor y as a club. They are looking to be approved by the University within this week.

Graduate student John Prendergast, the GAA’s secretar y, said the group hopes to to compete against other Midwestern schools.

“There is the Central Region Invitational including teams such as Purdue, [Ind ia na]-Bloom i ng ton and Pitt,” he said. “The location is to be determined

principle of openness. He said he has found that it is helpful to let readers and followers know what he is up to and what he’s looking for, as this strateg y often leads to helpful tips.

In one case, Farenthold was looking for a painting of Trump that Trump has purchased at an auction using his charity’s money. A quick tweet was sent to his followers and one suggested checking TripAdvisor. After scrolling through several hundred photos posted by guests of the Trump National Doral Miami, the painting was spotted in the sports bar of the resort.

Farenthold said that he tries to assert independence when covering Trump.

“I don’t pass on the raw version of what he says,”

but either at Gaelic Park in Chicago or Purdue.”

At the Central Region Invitational, Prendergast said they would participate in just hurling, with upcoming Football tournaments later. The GAA club participates within the National Collegiate Gaelic Athletic Association, (NCGAA), so nationals are coming up for the team in Januar y at University of North Carolina.

“The competition will be fierce but if we pull it together over the next couple weeks, put in a solid effort, we have great potential,” Prendergast said.

Birch said he hopes Notre Dame’s GAA can achieve longevity, unlike previous Irish sports clubs at Notre Dame.

“There actually have been hurling clubs before at Notre Dame before, but only for a year or two. ... Our plan is to have it here for as long as possible,” Birch said.

Currently, the team has around 30 members and practices on South Quad outside South Dining Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

“We have players from all over,” Birch said. “We accept anyone, whether you’ve never played a sport before. We love ever yone.”

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Farenthold said. “I don’t retweet him just to debunk him, I think that’s a disservice to people. We’re still continuing to learn that value of independence.”

Farenthold stressed the importance of news readers following these three principles, too.

“Readers should be stubborn,” he said. “Read the whole story, pay for news, and reward good work by sharing it. For openness, open yourself to the world, you can make the problems of the world better. With independence, practice restraint, meaning don’t exhaust yourself, you don’t want to be without energ y to make the world a better place.”

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you directly or not, it affects the rights of a certain group of people and that’s not okay.”

Vasquez said it is important for an institution like Saint Mary’s, which enrolls transgender students, to acknowledge and support transgender people in the community as they fight for the rights they deserve.

“Although Saint Mary’s does help transgender students, they still won’t publicly advocate for them,” she said. “If you’re not publicly acknowledging that this is an issue for people within your own community, you’re not only excluding them but you’re giving off an impression that they don’t exist. I’m not transgender, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t learn, and I can’t understand and I can’t be an ally.

You don’t have to be within the LGBTQ community to care about this issue or to be an advocate or to be empathetic to the struggles people are going through.”

Nicole Aggarwal, a junior double major in Communication Studies and Sociology, explained that she participated in the rally to uphold her commitment as an ally and to use the privilege she has as a cisgendered woman to advocate for transgender people.

“If you consider yourself an ally, you have to be doing everything in your power and within your privilege to reflect that, and going to the rally really solidified why I am an ally and why I think it’s important to be an ally,” Aggarwal said.

It’s more than just saying, ‘oh, I accept these individuals’, it’s fighting for their rights as well and standing with them in situations like this, where someone is intentionally trying to remove them and claim that they’re identity as a whole is invalid. For me, this is the perfect time to take a stand and show that even though I’m not trans and do not have that experience at all, I can find different ways to empathize and use my voice to help those who are.”

Aggarwal said she disagrees with the Title IX due to the fact that it removes the rights and freedom people deserve to have in expressing their own personal identity.

“I thought it was pretty appalling just because I don’t think sex and gender should be regulated at a federal level, it’s definitely a personal affair and I don’t think Trump or his administration has the power or authority to determine who’s considered a human being basically and who isn’t,” she said. “I think someone’s personal identity is personal and is, therefore, their decision.”

Aggarwal said Saint Mary’s as an institution should be doing more to publicly take

a stand on situations, such as this one, that are becoming increasingly relevant and popular in today’s society and culture.

“I think Saint Mary’s does a lot of work towards promoting social justice and they’re a very open and welcoming community, but if we don’t take a stand against the Trump administration and take a stand with our trans friends and family and people that are going through this, that makes a statement and sends a specific type of message,” she said. “I know there’s a practice, and the administration and faculty have admitted that there is a practice, with regards to who can attend Saint Mary’s and who cannot. But I think it’s telling and disappointing that they won’t make it an official policy, let alone make a definitive statement or take a stand publicly.”

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Members of the College community gather in support of transgender students. The protest was a response to a recent report that the Trump adminsitration is considering defining gender based on biological sex.

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“The real question,” Michael (Ted Danson) says to Eleanor (Kristen Bell) in “The Good Place’s” second season finale, “is what we owe to each other.” This reference to T.M. Scanlon’s work of contractual philosophy neatly summarizes the central ethos of Michael Schur’s delightfully loopy yet appreciably profound show. Yet, the third season of the NBC sitcom seems slightly desperate in its writing and bland in its plotting. What’s happened to arguably the best show on television?

At the end of the second season, “The Good Place,” through a series of characteristically daring maneuvers, sent its characters back to Earth, breathing and with no memory of the afterlife. Now, Eleanor, Chidi (William Jackson Harper), Jason (Manny Jacinto) and Tahini (Jameela Jamil) must earn enough points to enter the titular paradise by themselves. But goodhearted Michael and not-a-robot Janet (D’Arcy Carden) nudge their human companions toward virtue and away from vice, directly defying the powers that be.

After a second season of constant reinvention and seemingly endless creativity, the third season appears disappointing. All action is now literally earthbound, though the series still inserts some loopy visual touches.

The heroes’ goals make logical sense, but their quests to achieve them are far less concrete and immediate than in previous seasons. The Bad Place is a lifetime of poor decisions away, rather than a simple length of train tracks. Much of the season’s start is focused, boringly, on place-setting: throwing characters back together, setting up the series timeline, sweeping potential conflicts

By DIANE PARK Scene Writer

Attendees laughed in agreement as the women on the “Women in Entrepreneurship” panel at the recent IDSA ((Industrial Designers Society of America) Women & Design Summit asked if the few men in the room have ever had to consider if their skirt, shoes or shirts implicated the “wrong vibe.” The pressure of personal presentation in a male-dominated field is just one of the reasons mentioned at the summit for the disconnect between the percentage of female students studying industrial design and the percentage of females in the actual profession.

This Chicago IDSA summit, held on Oct. 20, featured current females in head creative positions who shared their own insights on women in industrial design.

Audra Norvilas, the Associate Creative Director at Kaleidoscope who previously ran her own design consultancy called Studio Murmur, referenced resources like the Three Percent Movement, seeking to change ratio of women in lead creative positions. Though women made 85 percent of consumer spending decisions at the movement’s genesis, females constituted only 3 percent of creative directors. Women drive the market, and there is untapped potential in employing more women to lead the supply. With women now in 11 percent of creative positions, more diversity has proven for better solutions, but there is still a long way to go.

Betsy Barnhart, an Industrial Design professor

off the table. Schur and his team of writers reserve a special skill for discarding potential plots far earlier than expected as a return from Adam Scott’s Trevor is cut unexpectedly short.

The humans eventually find out about their afterlives.

In standout episode “Jeremy Bearimy,” each human deals with the fallout from this reveal. And because they know about the Good Place, any motivation for any good action is no longer pure, so they have no chance of ever getting in. I believe this is where “The Good Place” finally shows its cards. To understand why, we must look at Michael Schur’s other sitcoms: “Parks and Recreation” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

“Parks and Recreation” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” both bear superficial differences in their settings and casts, but their deep concerns are also similar. Airing during the Obama era, “Parks and Recreation” focused on what it meant to be a good public servant. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” which began its run shortly before the Ferguson uprising, modeled what a good police officer is. Each show used its main casts as human ideals, imperfect yet improving, and pitted them against their opposites. In “Parks and Recreation,” Councilman Jamm and his corrupt politics served as this opposite. And, for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” a cop who racially profiled suspects filled the same role. Our heroes did not always succeed, but they did persevere and stay true to what they believed to be right.

“The Good Place” brings this subtext to the forefront and directly confronts what it means to be a good person. Its first two seasons confronted this idea in the abstract, but its third brilliantly brings it down to Earth.

“The Good Place” needed a foil for its heroes, but the

Bad Place is far too cartoonish and one-dimensional.

Schur and his writers instead landed on far-too-relatable earthly ills: apathy and complacency. The opposite of morality, they suggest, is not one-dimensional immorality but rather those who can do good yet choose not to. Most everyone knows the difference between right and wrong, but it is up to them to decide which to choose. It is a message both relevant and timeless.

This thematic turn, of course, does not excuse the third season’s strange disjointedness. Early episodes of season three seem desperate, scrambling for a possible narrative route. The characters seem less interesting outside of the afterlife. Even though life in “The Good Place” is largely limited to a few sets, its world felt limitless because of clever, wonderfully designed world-building. By comparison, Earth feels drab, hypothetically more expansive yet more constrained. The wicked-fast plotting of season two gives way to some languid, directionless episodes in season three. Yet, despite this, “The Good Place” still remains a charming, heartfelt sitcom with aces casting and a smart backbone.

For all I know, “The Good Place” could trash its entire premise in a week, and my writing could no longer be relevant. That is, partially, what’s so exciting about this show. What makes it special is its commitment to understanding how to be moral and what we owe to each other.

“The Good Place” is not naive; viewers can see the hard work and difficulties in being a good person. It might have slipped up a bit, but it still remains a mustsee show in our morally confused times.

at Iowa State University, and Kellie Walters, CMF Designer at Newell Brands, showed their frustration in their inability to find data on the significant gap between the amount of women who study industrial design and those who actually progress in the field. In researching this gap themselves, they found substantial studies on women in architecture and STEM fields, but struggled to find such studies for female industrial designers. Especially as many schools now claim that the male to female ratio of students studying industrial design is an even 50-50, Barnhart and Walter’s analysis shows why this isn’t always the case. Studying non-verbal communication in the industrial design culture through proxemics, territoriality and kinesics, they find women that “feel behind” or “seem disinterested.” Walter’s research under Barnhart’s mentorship in “Addressing Gender Inequality and Inequity in Industrial Design” has given greater insight into defining and combating this gap.

Adilah Muhammad, Julia Burke and Marianne Grisdale are all female industrial designers who have successfully lead projects and created their own brands. They spoke on how critical it is for aspiring designers to build their design voice and identity. While women often feel the need to conform to a “bro”environment, these professionals are particularly inspiring in that they are unapologetically female.

Of course, they don’t necessarily encourage designers to be solely feminine, but rather, they want women to be themselves — to bring their personal experiences

and visions as females to the table. Their voices are much more valuable than they expect.

Lastly, Nichole Rouillac and Ti Chang, both leading industrial designers in San Francisco, addressed their challenges of fighting for a spot at the table, particularly in the fast paced innovation-driven Bay Area.

Rouillac has designed for many complex technologies throughout her 14 years of experience — in hardwares and other renowned products like the Fitbit. Chang passionately designs for women. As the co-founder and Vice President of Design for CRAVE, she specializes in discreet sex toys. Rouillac and Chang advocate for women in design to combat discouraging environments and limited career mobility. They embody the much underestimated power that women have to pursue whatever they may want, all while balancing their personal and professional lives.

These accomplished women in design exemplify Nichole Rouillac’s belief that “nothing should stop you from doing what you love.” Regardless of gender, in order to design the future we want to be part of, it is essential to understand the current disparities in gender. Industrial design plays a pivotal role in day-to-day functions and interactions. A field as important as it requires equal input from both male and female designers. As brought up by the women at the summit, one must consider what is driving women out of this industry and seek action to reconcile this.

Contact Nick Ottone at nottone@nd.edu

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Thank you Charlotte Edmonds Associate Sports Editor

Sitting in the Atlanta airport watching the masses buzz by I am struck by my anonymity. Nobody knows me here. In some ways that’s good. Nobody really cares that I just dropped marinara from my lukewarm pizza bagel onto my jeans. But it also makes me miss my family, not just my family at home but the family my quad has become.

We laugh at and with each other and call out personal quirks. Surely they would not let that pizza stain go without a few snarky but loving comments.

Notre Dame dorms remind me of an old sitcom my dad used to watch called “Cheers.” It depicted a group of misfits who frequented a Boston bar and forged a kind of family. As the theme song declared, Cheers was a place “where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came.”

So, as the semester winds down, I’ll join the long list of Observer staff members who have used this column to write a letter and, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, pen a thank you to my roommates.

Dear Heather, Sarah and Shannon, Thank you. Three months into this little experience that is quad 422, we’ve managed to not yet burn down Pdub while fitting a few good memories.

Thank you for remaining patient when I didn’t have a dresser leaving my bed de-lofted, desk in the common room and stuff everywhere.

When the stress of living out of a suitcase for the first three weeks of the year got too much, you all simply allowed me to vent, when you yourselves were being inconvenienced.

Thank you for always providing an endless supply of cheez-its and chocolate milk. Despite your obvious disapproval of my random eating habits, you nonetheless support me, and I’m always happy to share a late night bag of popcorn.

Thank you all for never vocalizing your frustrations when I’ve left a pile of clothes on the ground and insist I’ll take care of it only to finally address it days later.

Heather, thank you for never complaining when I return to the room after a long night at The Observer and make a ton of racket climbing up the ladder or fail to turn off my alarm in the morning.

Sarah, thank you for always sharing your Hulu account and never questioning my strange DJ choices. You’re always eager to join me in a good laughing fit and provide some quick whip in response.

Shannon, thank you for tolerating my endless need for tissues and people watching out on mod quad. Your proclivity toward adventure has filled the past year with so many good stories.

As more and more people elect to move off campus for junior or senior year, I’m reminded of how thankful I am for the time we get together. I will forever be grateful to friends who allow me to ramble about Thunder basketball, FaceTime my parents an unnecessary amount of times and be my quirkiest self. You three have seen me at my worst and laughed with me at my best.

Now, as I board my connecting flight to South Bend I can’t wait to return to my second home, our little quad with all the little annoyances we’ve all learned to live with and even enjoy. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Love, Charlotte Contact Charlotte Edmonds at cedmond3@nd.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

The need for mediating institutions As the 2018 midterm elections approach next week, our televisions, phones and computers are flooded with political ads.

Candidates discuss their plans for fixing the ills of our country, giving us their viewpoints on immigration, healthcare and the economy, while attacking others for being too conservative or too liberal. Yet there is an important aspect of our democracy that is not being discussed at all: the decline of our mediating institutions.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the American Enterprise Institute’s Weekend Honors Program on the role of mediating institutions in the United States. The discussion centered on how families, communities, neighborhoods, churches and voluntary organizations serve an important role of giving people a sense of place and purpose in a society. Mediating institutions are defined

by Peter Berger and John Neuhaus as “those institutions standing between the individual in his private life and the large institutions of public life.” They help bridge the gap between each of us and the overarching society that we live in. These institutions serve as a safety net and are often the places we turn to in times of need.

The benefits of mediating institutions can be felt here at Notre Dame. A collection of over 8,500 undergraduates, each of us are nothing more than a little fish in a big pond. It is hard for us to feel a meaningful connection to every other student on this campus. Yet we find our sense of place and purpose through our friend groups, clubs, sports teams, residence halls and academic organizations. We find enjoyment and value in these groups because the people in them share our passions, interests and values. We come together in these groups not just to be together, but also to do things together.

These are the people we play intramural sports with, tailgate with before football games and rant with about our never-ending concerns as college students. When we want to address broader issues with university policy and advocate on behalf of national politics, we do not go at it alone, but with our clubs and student groups. These mediating institutions give us a sense of place and help us to reach our full potential.

However, the state of mediating institutions in the United States is weakening.

Families with married parents with children are becoming less common. According to the Pew Research Center, marriage rates have decreased, especially among the working class.

There is now a 16-percentage point gap in marriage rates between college graduates (64 percent) and those with high school diplomas or less (48 percent). Children in working class homes are also significantly less likely to live with their biological parents than their counterparts in middle and upper-class families (55 percent versus 77 percent). These disparities help exacerbate growing income inequalities in America today. Church attendance, the percentage of adults spending a social evening with their neighbors, union membership and civic engagement such as voting and attending community meetings are also in decline. The important mediating institutions where people find their safety net, solutions and place in society are eroding. This decline is a societal problem that has gone unnoticed compared to the political and economic concerns that are so often discussed by our politicians.

As Robert Nisbet states, “the real problem is not, then, the loss of old contexts but rather the failure of our present democratic and industrial scene to create new contexts of association.” The answer is not to return to an antiquated view of marriage or simply to increase the number of those of who practice religion. Instead, all forms of mediating institutions including both secular and religious organizations, cultural groups and voluntary associations must be utilized to strengthen the sense of community.

By surrounding ourselves and forming communities with like-minded individuals, we help balance the demands of our own lives with those of our modern society. At the same time, we run the risk of alienating those who are different from us, leading to prejudice and discrimination. Our society must strike a fine line between the pluralism that enhances our different identities and allows our respective ideas to flourish with the tribalism that leads to alienation and conflict. It is our responsibility and challenge to rebuild our mediating institutions while reaching out to those we disagree with.

Despite the over-saturation of political ads that has become all too familiar, none of our candidates are discussing this decline. We must recognize that this trend will not be reversed by a comprehensive law passed in Washington, but by each of us committed to strengthening our communities.

Alex Yom junior Oct. 28

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Call me fake news Gabriel Niforatos The Road Less Traveled

I am angry.

Over the course of my articles for The Observer, I have tried to be as agreeable as I can possibly be to both sides of the political aisle, in terms of allowing and encouraging dialogue between them. That being said, I am a journalist and I have the privilege of free speech to challenge the status quo and question things within the political and cultural sphere when they are questionable or go against moral, ethical and political “codes” that I establish and adhere to as part of my societal inheritance. I am not afraid to address conflictual issues because I want to show my readers the various sides and angles of issues I tackle and explore. But I try not to delve into political tit-for-tat because I believe that clouds people’s judgement and makes them fall back on platforms that hinder discussion. Rest assured I won’t be doing that here. But I am angry.

I am angry that the character and words of our president have inspired an enraged and lonely man named Cesar Sayoc to send pipe bombs to the political opponents of our president, including CNN headquarters. I am angry that people such as Mr. Sayoc find validity and identity in our president. I am angry that the previous sentence is even possible while discussing a president of the United States.

I am angry at the bastardization of free speech and the simultaneous attacks against free speech that our president wields.

I am a journalist. I am a member of the media that

Donald Trump lumps into the blanket label of “fake news.”

CNN headquarters was one of the targets of the bomb suspect and I feel an obligation to write on behalf of my fellow journalists in the nation. We are observers, we are the ones who are the conscience of politicians. We are the ones who lend a voice to the governed, the “body” that sets us apart from countries where people exist in a censored world tailored to the desire of the government. A thousand justifications may be given for this right to report, for the right to free speech. From social contract theory posited by John Locke which states that the people can decide if their government is adequately representing them to the constitution of this nation, the right of free speech is such an important, takenfor-granted right that it feels ridiculous to even have to write about this. That is because the stakes of free speech are beyond the simple justifications one would posit in a high school history course. Arguments constructed upon the tenants of John Locke and constitutional rights sound hollow when confronted with the reality that a bomber acted upon the free speech and ideas of Donald Trump.

In my American Politics class last year, one of the standpoints toward hate speech (and yes, this what I am characterizing Trump’s rhetoric as at this point) is to let people say what they want because eventually that opinion will “burn” itself out by the sheer absurdity of it. I am frightened because the exact opposite trend has occurred so far. People are becoming emboldened to act dangerously after listening to the midnight political regurgitations of our president.

Where once extreme and violent free speech might be failed attempts to rally or demonstrations that lacked attention and ended soon after, the words of Donald Trump have

inspired a man to send pipe bombs to the political opponents of our president.

Let’s not trade discussion for pipe bombs, free speech for a homogenized brave new world crafted according to the image of a belligerent, myopic child of a president. Make no mistake. I refuse and have refused to engage in petty mudslinging that has become the norm of politics as of late.

But one cannot stay silent anymore. People listen to Trump.

They act on what he has to say. Free speech is a right granted to all, but we have to be careful when the free speech we promulgate is that of Donald Trump’s brand; brash, unpolitical rhetoric that is thinly disguised hate speech.

I cannot really propose a simple solution to the problems broached in this article. I am not entirely sure that they have one. What I can say is that I am a proud journalist, an observer to political, cultural and societal happenings in the framework of this nation and Notre Dame as well. I am going to continue doing what I love to do and what every single person has a right to do: register my views unapologetically and proudly. I implore everyone to search for and find their voice. Perhaps the voice of a nation can come together and drown out the destructive voice of our president.

Call me fake news. I don’t really care anymore.

Gabriel Niforatos is a sophomore who has diverse interests ranging from political science to music. When he’s not at school, he is busy hiking and running in the New Mexico mountain range. His email is gniforat@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

‘Two houses, both alike in dignity’ Savannah Bedford Diversity Council

The lack of understanding between students at Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame came to fruition when, upon learning that Saint Mary’s is a women’s college, a Notre Dame student asked me “Does that mean you guys stock your nerf guns with tampons instead of foam darts.”

This began many interesting remarks made towards Saint Mary’s students during my time here in the Bend.

I am a part of the five-year engineering program, where I pair mathematics with electrical engineering and Japanese. While this sounds like academic suicide, it’s undeniable that there’s a massive cross-fertilization happening at the intersection of math and technology. Ideas and techniques are spilling across academic spheres to crack open the problems of each discipline. Electrical engineering is where the action is; there’s a lot of science waiting to be trail blazed, and this five year program will put me at the frontier. I need that.

But when I arrived, my excitement collided with cultural realities on each campus. I felt both shame and pride working simultaneously in my buy-one-get-one-free student experience. While I discuss Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame, it’s important to remember Holy Cross in crosscampus relations. I cannot speak from that perspective, but I do want to acknowledge the tri-campus dynamic.

The Fighting ... Belles?

There’s this notion of a split identity — not quite identifying with either SMC or ND — that comes into play when Belles make Notre Dame a significant part of their daily life. As a band member, my roommate is Saint Mary’s by residence and academics, but much of her student life revolves around marching band at Notre Dame. She’s completely immersed in a tight-knit community at ND, but irrelevant to the rest of ND’s campus culture. Moreover, many band kids felt excluded from the SMC campus community when they missed most of orientation due to band camp. As someone who has taken classes across the street, I can say that I’ve had similar feelings. When you spend so much of your time at Notre Dame it’s difficult to feel like you’re a part of the sisterhood, which is alienating. While this isn’t universally true, many students feel this way.

She doesn’t even go here?

One of the biggest misconceptions on Notre Dame’s campus is if Belles are allowed to enroll in classes under the dome, and it’s not hard to see why. Yes, technically speaking, Belles can take classes at Notre Dame. What no one seems to grasp is the difficulty of doing so. It’s nearly impossible to enroll in a class at Notre Dame if it does not fall into certain scenarios. First, there has to be a demonstrated need: Belles are not allowed to take ND classes as they please. Second, even if there is a demonstrated need, students are usually encouraged or even told to take a different path. For instance, one of my fellow classmates tested out of all Italian classes offered at SMC, and requested to enroll in an Italian class at ND at a more appropriate level to fulfill her foreign language requirement.

Academic Affairs denied this request, and asked this student to pick a different language, or enroll in an Italian class below her level at SMC. I’m still amazed that I was allowed to enroll in an ND foreign language class, unlike many of my peers. It cannot be emphasized enough that in most cases, enrollment in classes at Notre Dame happens by chance.

This difficulty is especially important to understand because there were many times during my freshman year in which Notre Dame students and even faculty and staff made pernicious comments about the academic maturity and capabilities of my fellow Belles. When the interactions between Belles and their Notre Dame peers are reduced to inebriated socialization, a certain attitude forms. Belles, unlike their Notre Dame counterparts, aren’t ‘students who party,’ they are ‘partiers.’ Think about it: the first interaction between our tri-campus community is Domerfest, a school mediated party. And this is where many stereotypes begin that fuel cultural tensions between the two schools.

As one of three freshman at Saint Mary’s to enroll in classes at Notre Dame, I noticed I was constantly being monitored, with classmates and peers waiting for me to resemble a familiar stereotype. I placed a tremendous amount of pressure on my shoulders to represent an entire school to another, to confront these misconceptions and cultural tensions.

Every shortcoming exposed a fundamental flaw; every failure highlighted a lack of something crucial — competence, talent or brilliance. I knew I was operating from a place of privilege as a student at a school like this — I had

no excuse to do anything but thrive. Never had I feared failure, and never had I compared myself more to others in my entire life.

I felt so alone here.

Luckily, I found impactful mentors who guided me through the year, but these sentiments embody a challenge for underrepresented students and inclusion.

Gradually, I came to understand that I should not be responsible for proving my own self-worth, let alone the importance of an entire academic institution.

Catalyzing change While each administration has resources catering to some needs, there are few avenues for student feedback to fit a dynamic cross-campus climate. Some preliminary suggestions include more representation and inclusion in campus wide discussions and assessments. Furthermore, each campus needs to incorporate healthy interactions.

I say healthy to indicate a balance; Domerfest, parties and football games aren’t inherently unhealthy but they should be preceded by casual, social events such as a campus tour or a meal in the dining hall. Remember: impact isn’t about what you do, it’s how we change because of it.

None of this is to imply that Notre Dame is to exhaust itself including Belles in every aspect of the Notre Dame student experience or ask Saint Mary’s to relinquish individuality for the sake of students. My hope is to encourage both institutions to remain endlessly sensitive to collaboration in the interest of students of each.

Savannah Bedford is a sophomore in the five-year engineering program. Many more important discussion points regarding tri-campus inclusivity were left out of this article due to word count constraints, so please do not hesitate to contact her at sbedford@nd.edu for more information.

The Diversity Council of Notre Dame advocates for awareness, understanding and acceptance on issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and other intersectional identities in the Notre Dame community. The viewpoints expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Diversity Council, but are the individual opinions of the author.

You can contact Diversity Council at diversnd@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Explore your creative ideas this year. Put greater emphasis on the things you enjoy doing most. Whether you want to rebuild or restructure your life or your direction, start or expand your family or learn something new, this is a great time in your life to put your thoughts in motion and your imagination to good use. Your numbers are 4, 13, 21, 27, 39, 44, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Listen carefully. Someone will try to get you on a technicality that you overlooked. If you pay attention to details, you will offset complaints. A change at home or at work will eventually end up being to your benefit.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Live life your way. Set an example by being the person who lives up to their promises and is ready to go the extra mile when needed. An emotional, physical or personal change will make your life better. Romance is highlighted.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put in the time and you’ll get something in return. Make productivity your goal, and don’t stop until you are happy with the results you get. Think big, but be practical to make a lasting impression.

CANCER ( June 21-July 22): Share your thoughts and feelings. The feedback you receive will enhance your imagination. Personal improvements will turn out well, and compliments will be yours. An interesting connection will lead to a long-lasting partnership that is mutually beneficial. Romance is favored.

LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): The help you are asked for should be considered carefully. Someone will take advantage of you if you are too accommodating. Consider what you want in return in order to make whatever deal you agree to worth your while.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Become a forerunner, set the stage and take control. How you get involved in what’s going on around you will make a difference to the way others treat you. Speak up, offer compassion and understanding, and you’ll make an impact.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep your emotions under control. You will make better choices if you look at the facts. Only offer what’s feasible if you want to avoid being given an unfair amount of responsibility. Trust is built, not bought.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A business trip or visiting someone who can offer you information or insight into something you want to pursue will lead to a plan that will change your life. Embrace the future with optimism. Romance and partnerships are highlighted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep moving forward. Don’t let anyone lead you astray or confuse you. Compliments will be driven by a motive that isn’t likely to be in your best interest. Ask questions, and don’t be afraid to say no.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you care, listen and do your best to make a difference. Use your clout, associations and charm to cut your way through any nonsense or deterrent someone throws your way. Be true to yourself, your beliefs and your goals.

AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take a moment to go over all the information or details you have to process. Saying yes before you figure out if something is good for you will lead to regret. Time is on your side.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Just do it. You have to go with your gut and take whatever opportunity comes your way. Negotiate to end up with a good deal. A financial gain is within reach. Plan a celebratory evening with someone you love.

Birthday Baby: You are compassionate, intense and resourceful. You are open-minded and imaginative.

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NBA | Kings 123, Heat 113

Khun Vichai Kings beat Heat, run away needs recognition with game post-halftime Lucas Masin-Moyer Assistaint Managing Editor

It’s been a l most t woa nd-a ha lf-yea rs si nce t he g reatest spor ts stor y ever told was etched i nto t he pages of Eng l ish Prem ier Leag ue h istor y.

Just a season a f ter f in ishi ng 14t h, a nd ba rely escapi ng relegat ion, Leicester Cit y overca me 5,000 to one odds to w i n t he t it le, brea k ing a n over-t wo decades-long monopoly on t he t it le by fou r clubs — Ma nchester Un ited, Ma nchester Cit y, A rsena l, a nd Chelsea — whose budgets a nd resou rces fa r outpaced t hat of a ny ot her club i n t he Eng l ish top f l ig ht.

T h roug hout t hat season, prev iously u n k now ns were elevated to t he stat us of heroes. Ja m ie Va rdy’s i ncred ible goa l-scor i ng r u n just fou r seasons a fter play ing non-Leag ue footba l l, keeper Kasper Sch meichel’s emergence f rom t he shadow of h is fat her, a for mer Ma nchester Un ited goa l keeper, a nd ma nager Claud io Ra n ier i’s t r iu mpha nt ret u r n to Eng l ish footba l l 11 yea rs a f ter bei ng u nceremon iously d ism issed as Chelsea ma nager a l l sta nd out as last ing moments f rom t hat yea r’s t it le r u n.

But one ma n was of ten lef t out i n d iscussions of Leicester’s success. V icha i Sr ivadd ha naprabha, who boug ht Leicester Cit y in 2010, helped t ra nsfor m t he side f rom a m idd li ng second-t ier tea m, to one t hat won t he Prem ier Leag ue i n a l l of si x yea rs.

Sr ivadd ha naprabha, a T ha i businessma n who made h is for t u ne t h roug h dut y-f ree shops, helped t he club g row t h roug h sh rewd pu rchase of players a nd t he recr u itment of top-level coaches l i ke Ra n ier i.

Sat u rday even i ng, Sr ivadd ha naprabha a nd fou r ot hers d ied i n a hel icopter crash ta k i ng of f f rom t he Leicester’s K i ng Power Stad iu m.

Si nce t he crash, t here has been a n outpou ri ng of suppor t f rom t he

inter nat iona l spor t ing commu n it y i n remembra nce of Sr ivadd ha naprabha. Th is suppor t a nd mou r n ing t houg h has been especia l ly preva lent i n t he cit y of Leicester, not on ly because of t he success he broug ht to t he tea m, but because of t he ma rk he lef t on t he cit y.

Club fa ns were of ten g iven f ree food a nd beer at ga mes cou r tesy of t he ow ner, a nd he gave out f ree season t ickets to fa ns each yea r. But Sr ivadd ha naprabha’s impact went beyond t hese f ree g iveaways, as he donated £4 m i l lion to hospita ls i n Leicester.

T h roug h t h is generosit y, Sr ivadd ha naprabha was able to forge a u n ique a nd mut ua l ly respect f u l relat ionsh ip bet ween ma nagement a nd fa ns.

Spor ts tea ms a re of ten f u l ly i m mersed in t he commu n it ies wh ich t hey occupy, a n i ndelible pa r t of not just t he loca l economy but of t he ever yday lives of fa ns bou nd toget her by a n u n if y i ng idea l a nd image.

Sr ivadd ha naprabha recog n i zed t hat, a nd worked not on ly to ma ke Leicester Cit y succeed, but t he cit y of Leicester itself. He was no Ma rk Dav is, who uprooted t he Ra iders f rom Oa k la nd at t he f i rst sig ht of a sh iny new stad iu m, or V incent Ta n, t he ow ner of Prem ier Leag ue side Ca rd if f Cit y who completely cha nged t he t rad it iona l look of t he tea m to f it h is ow n image.

Tea ms succeed when t hey’re not just seen as a tool for prof it a nd ma rket i ng, but when t hey’re seen as inseparable f rom t he people who suppor t t hem. One of Sr ivadd ha naprabha’s g reatest ach ievements was not just br i ng ing success to t he club but br ing ing toget her a nd helpi ng t he cit y of Leicester. To t r u ly honor Sr ivadd ha naprabha’s legac y, more tea m ow ners oug ht to fol low h is lead.

Contact Lucas Masin-Moyer at lmasinmo@nd.edu The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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MIAMI — Willie CauleyStein scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 23 points and the Sacramento Kings ran past the Miami Heat 123-113 on Monday night.

De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points and Nemanja Bjelica added 19 for the Kings, who outscored Miami 77-55 in the middle two quarters and won on the Heat home floor for the second consecutive season.

The Kings outscored Miami 68-38 in the paint, and 27-9 off turnovers.

Josh Richardson scored a career-high 31 points for Miami, which got an NBA season-high 24 rebounds from Hassan W hiteside, one shy of his career high.

W hiteside also had 16 points and five blocked shots for the Heat.

It was tied at the half, and Sacramento ran away in the third.

Hield had 14 points in the third quarter, six of them starting what became a 14-4

Kings run that gave them an 82-65 lead. Cauley-Stein added 11 in that pivotal quarter, one where the Kings put up 43 points — their best one-period total in nearly three years.

Goran Dragic scored 20 and Tyler Johnson had 11 for Miami, which led 28-17 after the first and was outscored by 21 the rest of the way.

Tip-ins Kings: The 43-point third was Sacramento’s highest-scoring quarter since a 44-point third on Jan. 2, 2016 against Phoenix — 880 quarters before Monday’s outburst. ... This is only the second time in the last 12 years that Sacramento (4-3) has had a winning record after seven games. The Kings were 5-2 at this point in 2014-15.

Heat: Miami has scored at least 90 points in each of its last 37 regular-seasongames, tying the franchise record (done twice previously, most recently in the 2004-05 season). ... It was the

first — and last — time that Wade played in what became a home loss to Sacramento.

Miami was 11-0 with him in the lineup against the Kings at home, while Chicago and Cleveland were both 1-0 in such games.

Near and far Sacramento shot 34 for 56 inside the paint, and 12 for 26 from 3-point range. From everywhere else, the Kings were just 2 for 15.

Daily show Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” was sitting courtside. Noah and his show are taping in Miami Beach this week, with Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter slated to be a guest on Tuesday’s broadcast — and Wade sitting down with Noah for Thursday’s show.

Up next Kings: Visit Orlando on Tuesday.

Heat: Visit Charlotte on Tuesday.

NBA | Knicks 115, Nets 96

Knicks beat Nets to end five-game skid Associated Press

NEW YORK — Tim Ha rdaway Jr. had 25 points a nd eight assists, a nd t he New York K nicks rolled to t heir second w in of t he season, beat ing t he Brook ly n Nets 115-96 on Monday night.

Fra n k Nt ilik ina added 16 points a nd Enes Ka nter had 15 points a nd 15 rebounds of f t he bench for t he K nicks, who had dropped f ive st ra ight since beating At la nta in t heir season opener.

They ended t heir sk id emphat ica lly, outscoring t he Nets 59-41 over t he midd le t wo qua r ters a nd leading by as ma ny as 25 points.

Spencer Dinw iddie scored 17 points for t he Nets, who dropped t heir t hird st ra ight. They were coming of f a close loss to Golden State on Sunday, a nd eit her didn’t have legs lef t or didn’t put for t h

much ef for t, gett ing beaten to loose ba l ls a nd unable to slow t he K nicks in t ra nsit ion in t he t hird qua r ter.

The Nets beat t he K nicks 107-105 on Oct. 19 on Ca ris LeVer t’s lay up w it h a second to play. This t ime, LeVer t was 2 for 11 for just four points.

The ga me bega n to sw ing just before ha lf t ime, when Ha rdaway had a couple baskets in a n 8-0 spur t t hat pushed a t wo-point edge to 52-42.

That was not hing to what happened when t hey ca me back f rom t he brea k.

Rook ie Mitchel l Robinson’s stea l a nd dun k capped a quick r un of si x points t hat made it 58-44 a nd led to a Nets t imeout t hat did not hing to ha lt t he K nicks’ momentum.

Ha rdaway made a 3 a nd soon a f ter t hrew a lob t hat Robinson sla mmed dow n to ma ke it 69-48. The Nets took t heir t hird t imeout of

t he qua r ter when Da myea n Dotson made a lay up whi le being fou led as t he lead ba l looned to 75-50.

Tip-ins Nets: Rondae Hol lisJef ferson scored 16 points. ... Brook ly n was 11 for 38 (29 percent) f rom 3-point ra nge a f ter ma k ing 44.3 percent over its last f ive ga mes.

K nicks: Coach Dav id Fi zda le kept t he sa me sta r t ing lineup he used Friday aga inst Golden State, w it h Ha rdaway, Nt i li k ina, Dotson a nd Robinson joined by Noa h Von leh. ... Ha rdaway’s face was bloodied on a possession late in t he f irst ha lf a nd he lef t t he cour t but was back a f ter ha lf t ime.

Up next Nets: Host Det roit on Wednesday.

K nicks: Host India na on Wednesday.

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freshman Marton Barta, junior Aaron Schultz and freshman Andrew Winton rounded out the top four finishers in the event.

Yeadon and senior Tabahn Afrik led the Irish w ith t wo indiv idual v ictories. In addition to the 200-yard freest yle, Yeadon won the 500-yard freest yle by over four seconds. Afrik claimed indiv idual v ictories in the 50-yard freest yle and 100-yard

freest yle. Both Yeadon and Afrik were members of the first-place 400-yard freest yle relay team that paced the field at 2:59.02.

The Irish men’s side also claimed v ictories in the 200-yard butterf ly, 200yard backstroke, 200-yard

breaststroke and 200-yard indiv idual medley.

The Irish program combined to outpace the Boilermakers 358-242.

Notre Dame w ill stay home this weekend and host the Universit y of Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech in a dual meet.

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Irish freshman Charley Niego passes the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win against Boston College on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion. Diego recorded 10 kills, 13 digs and one assist during the match.

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plays from Bent and Junior outside hitter Jemma Yeadon. The Irish held the lead for the majority of the second set, and in a neck-and-neck third set Niego delivered for the Irish with timely kills.

Notre Dame opened with an early lead against Boston College, but the Eagles gained control of the set and won comfortably. The Irish responded with an impressive performance in the second set, beating the competition 258. From then on, Notre Dame would gain control of the sets early and maintain the momentum, behind six kills from Bent in the final set, winning 3-1.

Not to be outdone, freshman setter Zoe Nunez was a model of consistency with 41 and 38 assists versus the Orange and the

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in the top 50.

Sparks said the momentous w in was a team effort while crediting assistant coach Sean Carlson w ith his contributions in his eighth year w ith the Irish.

“There’s really been a big culture shift on the men’s team, there’s just been a lot of confidence over the past 12 months,” Sparks said.

“Obviously their fitness has improved but the biggest change has been the confidence that coach Carlson has instilled in those guys and the belief that they have in him … about the

The meet begins this Friday and runs through Saturday at Rolfs Aquatic Center.

Follow ing this home meet, the Irish w ill take the road for four meets before returning to host the Shamrock Inv itational at the end of Januar y.

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Irish senior Ryann DeJarld serves the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Boston College on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion.

Eagles, respectively. Of the contributions from his star freshmen, head coach Mike Johnson said that this is nothing new.

“The freshmen have been stepping up all year. We’ve relied on those three… for a majority of the season. So, them stepping up is not new, nor is it unexpected,” he said. “Each of them, they want to win, they want to be great, and they want to help this team become great.”

Johnson was not only confident in his underclassmen, but in the whole team, thanks to their preparation for the weekend.

“What I liked more than anything else, I really liked our week of practice,” he said. “I thought we prepared for the things we were gonna see in the match … in our ability to improve as volleyball players. And so, this weekend was a product of our preparation.”

One key aspect of their

practice has been their mental approach to the games, Johnson said.

“I think the thing that’s really starting to take hold has been our mentality,” he said. “And, we have an aggressive mentality … in the Syracuse match, we called our first timeout down 9-4. They were handling us, and then we responded. And then Boston College, they beat us in that first set, and then we responded.”

The other large part of Notre Dame’s practices has been their defense, which has been attributable to much of their success, not just this weekend, but throughout the entire season.

“I think it’s one of the things we pride ourselves on, is our ability to defend,” Johnson said.

Johnson said he believes their defensive prowess is a trademark of the program, so much so that it is a quasi-recruiting pitch.

“If you come to Notre Dame, be prepared to defend,” he said.

The Irish currently lead the ACC in opponent hitting percentage at .156. Syracuse was held to .150 hitting, including exactly .000 hitting in the second set, down from their season average of .271. Boston College experienced similar woes as the Eagles posted sub-zero hitting percentages in two of the final three sets for a cumulative .033 effort.

“Defense really is a package, and it’s a system in which everybody has to work together to make it go,” Johnson said.

“Offense can be a little different and can operate off of individual parts, but for the defense to work … everyone [must be] working in unison.”

Johnson does however recognize his players’ success and progress throughout the season.

“Certainly within that

[system, senior libero Ryann Dejarld] has been tremendous for us. I actually thought she maybe had the best week of practice of anyone,” he said.

Alongside Dejarld in anchoring the defense is senior middle blocker Meg Morningstar.

Morningstar posted five blocks against the Orange and nine against the Eagles, while Dejarld had 15 and 26 digs, respectively. Morningstar was in the top ten in the ACC last season in blocks, and Dejarld was first in digs last year and is the all-time leader in that category at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame will lean on their defense as they finish out the remaining six games on their schedule, and trust that their continued preparation leads to further success, whatever challenges they face.

workouts, about what the v ision is. … They are fully invested in coach Carlson’s plans not just today but for the entire season.”

The women’s race was one for the ages, w ith the Irish falling one point short of dethroning the Wolfpack.

Sparks commented on the results.

“Mixed emotions … our top four ran especially well.

For the runners, who finished in scoring position, as much as we tell them not to look for where they could have gotten another point you can’t help but wonder if you could’ve picked up another spot,” he said.

Senior Anna Rohrer led the

Irish throughout the whole 6,000-meter race, placing third overall w ith a time of 20 :19.2. Senior Rachel DaDamio followed, coming in sixth at 20 :33.8. Freshman Jacqueline Gaughan come in closely behind, finishing seventh and recording a time of 20 :38.1. Graduate student Jessica Harris came in fourth for Notre Dame and 14th overall w ith a time of 20 :49, and sophomore Annasophia Keller rounded out the point scorers, coming in 38th w ith a time of 21:26.3.

Sparks said Rohrer, who has battled injuries throughout her career, had a strong show ing to open the post

season. “[She] has had some aches and pains over the past couple weeks that have kept her out of some training so she really stepped up big time,” Sparks said. “For her to be third was a bit of a surprise.

Jessica Harris was our number four spot running her first all conference. She didn’t run for t wo months this summer because of surger y. For those t wo leaders to step up was huge. And then Jackie Gaughan w inning freshman of the year was great, it was a a goal we had in the back of our minds for her.”

Both the men’s and women’s teams had four

members named to the all-ACC team: Rohrer, DaDamio, Gaughan and Jessica Harris for the women, and Nuguse, Williams, Kilrea and A lexander for the men. The men are currently ranked 15th in the nation, while the women are now 18th nationally.

“We think we can have a nationally competitive team w ith the ladies as well as the men,” Sparks said.

Sparks’ team w ill now prepare to head South in the Hoosier state to Terra Haute, Indiana, for the NCA A Great Lakes Regional next Friday.

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Men win first ACC title; women place second

By MIKE EVERETT Sports Writer

Notre Dame made a successful appearance at the 2018 ACC championships in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this past Friday. The women’s team captured second place overall, falling just one point shy of North Carolina State, who has claimed the title threestraight times, while the men’s team won their first ACC title in program histor y behind several impressive performances by Irish runners.

A lthough the Irish were poised to have their best shot at claiming the conference title, head coach Matt Sparks acknowledged it was still a tall task for his team to achieve.

“For the men, we thought we had an outside chance to w in, but w ith a team like Sy racuse who had never lost an ACC championship, coming in we weren’t overly confident that we could take them dow n,” he said. “Cross countr y is a unique sport

because you’re not play ing defense on anybody, you’re just doing what you can do.

You can control your ow n race.”

The men captured first place in the 8,000-meter race, beating out 14 other ACC squads w ith strong show ings by all five scorers, including three top-10 overall finishers. Sophomore Yared Nuguse led Notre Dame, coming in third overall w ith a time of 23:48.8.

Close behind were junior Anthony Williams, running a time of 23:53.7 and coming in sixth overall, and freshman Danny Kilrea at 23:57.6, securing 10th place.

Sophomore Andrew A lexander was fourth for the Irish and 16th overall w ith a time of 24: 07.6, and junior Kev in Salvano rounded out the top five, coming in 22nd w ith a time of 24:18.5.

The Irish top five totaled 57 points, enough to knock off Sy racuse and end their five-year w inning streak. A ll eight men’s runners finished see XC PAGE 10

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Irish sophomore Yared Nuguse works to position himself in front of the pack during the National Catholic Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 14 at Burke Golf Course. Nuguse finished fourth in the race.

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ND VOLLEYBALL

Irish complete weekend sweep, improve to 14-8

By HAYDEN ADAMS

Observer Sports Staff

Sports Writer

Notre Dame went undefeated over the weekend as they faced off against Boston College and Sy racuse at the Purcell Pav ilion.

The Irish (14-8, 8-4 ACC) swept the Orange (13-7, 9-3 ACC) Friday night thanks to big play from freshmen outside hitter Charley Niego and right-side hitter Sydney Bent. Niego led the way w ith 15 kills and Bent followed closely w ith 13 kills while chipping in three serv ice aces and five blocks.

Follow ing up that performance, the duo again played a pivotal role against Boston College (13-11, 3-9 ACC), as Bent had eight blocks and led the team w ith 16 kills, while Niego contributed 10 kills, 13 digs and a seasonhigh four blocks.

The Irish fell behind to Sy racuse early in the first set but rallied thanks to key see VOLLEYBALL PAGE 10

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Irish freshman Sydney Bent prepares to serve during Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Boston College on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion.

Notre Dame swept Purdue in the first home meet of the season Friday. The women racked up 12 firstplace finishes to cruise past the Boilermakers 190-110.

Meanwhile, the men’s side claimed nine first-place finishes and won 168-132.

The No. 13 Irish women opened the meet w ith v ictories in four-straight events.

Sophomores Carly Quast and Cailey Grunhard, senior Meaghan O’Donnell and junior Abbie Dolan claimed the 200-yard medley relay, eclipsing Purdue’s team by nearly a full second. Sophomore Lindsay Stone took home the 1,000yard freest yle, defeating the nearest competitor by nearly seven seconds. Dolan earned her second v ictor y of the day in the 200-yard freest yle, and freshman Bayley Stewart claimed the top of the podium in the 100-yard backstroke.

Notre Dame also earned

v ictories in the 200-yard butterf ly, 3-meter div ing, 100-yard freest yle, 200-yard backstroke, 500-yard freest yle, 100-yard butterf ly, 1-meter div ing and 400-yard freest yle relay.

Dolan led the way for the Irish women w ith four v ictories on the day. In addition to her w ins in the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freest yle, Dolan contributed v ictories in the 400-meter freest yle relay and 100-yard freest yle.

In addition to the 1,000yard freest yle, Stone continued her excellence in long-distance races w ith a w in in the 500-yard freest yle.

The No. 18 Irish men got off to a sluggish start, dropping the first t wo events to the No. 25 Boilermakers.

Sophomore Zach Yeadon continued his excellent season and claimed the 200yard freest yle to give the Irish their first w in of the day. Fellow Irish swimmers see SWIMMING PAGE 10