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IDEA Week 2019 to celebrate innovation Second-annual IDEA Week press conference reveals two keynote speakers, multi-city partnership

By LUCAS MASIN-MOYER Assistant Managing Editor

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is trying to rebrand the city as a center for innovation.

“We have increasingly positioned ourselves as what we’re calling the ‘beta city,’” Buttigieg said. “The kind of place where an idea, whose time has come but nobody knows it yet, is ready to be tested in a place that is big enough to be complex, big enough to be worth trying to solve a problem here, big enough that it matters if something works here, but still small enough that we can try something from the first time.”

As part of this desire to bring new ideas to the region, Buttigieg

and the city of South Bend have partnered with the city of Elkhart and Notre Dame to host IDEA Week 2019, the second-annual staging of a week-long event that, according to the event’s press release, “celebrates innovation, entrepreneurs and the incubation of new ideas.” The week will run from April 8 to April 13.

At a press conference held at the Pepsi Stadium Club at Four Winds Field in South Bend, Buttigieg; Notre Dame Executive Vice President John Affleck-Graves; Bryan Ritchie, Notre Dame vice president and associate provost for innovation; Susan Ford, the president of SEMMA Health, South Bend; see IDEA PAGE 5

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Bryan Ritchie, Notre Dame vice president and associate provost for innovation, speaks at Tuesday’s IDEA Week press conference. Ritchie announced two of the Week’s keynote speakers, Bill Nye and Kevin Kelly.

Anthony Ray Hinton discusses prison release

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Anthony Ray Hinton speaks on his death row experience. Hinton was charged for two capital murders that he did not commit.

University groups promote kindness

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The Notre Dame Law School hosted Anthony Ray Hinton to deliver a lecture titled “From Death Row to a Life of Freedom” in the McCartan Courtroom on Tuesday. Hinton spoke about his experience living on death row for 30 years for two capital murder charges that he did not commit.

Several campus organizations have joined forces this week to promote tolerance and student well-being with Stand Against Hate Week, an annual awareness week that seeks to both educate about hate and empower individuals to challenge it.

The week is hosted by the Gender Relations Center (GRC) and is co-sponsored by

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several other campus organizations, including Notre Dame Right to Life and PrismND. Senior Matthew Connell, vice president of communications for Notre Dame Right to Life, said the groups are partnering for the event with the intent “to stand alongside marginalized populations and just to advocate for their dignity.”

The week will host a series of see HATE PAGE 5

College receives grant from Truth Initiative The Truth Initiative Campaign awarded Saint Mary’s College a grant to make campus tobacco-free. Junior Noel Keen and sophomore Addie Bobosky are the College’s student leaders to organize events to inspire a tobacco-free lifestyle.

Vice president of student affairs Karen Johnson said in an

email that the College was approached by the Truth Initiative to apply for the grant.

“The organization has been focusing on minority-serving institutions and women’s colleges because these are the groups that are most targeted by the tobacco industry,” Johnson said.

The Truth Initiative is funded by the settlement with big tobacco companies that hope to

speak to youth and provide information about the effects of smoking, Keen said in an email.

“Through research and community engagement, the campaign uses tactical events to encourage participation in tobacco-free lives,” she said. “The campaign primarily seeks out minority colleges, such as all women’s colleges, to help create tobacco-free campuses through their grant program.”

Keen and Bobosky said in an email that their goals include eliminating tobacco and e-cigarettes from Saint Mary’s and to enlist 15 percent of the student population through a text-in system.

“Through the grant, we will be hosting several events on campus that will promote a tobaccofree environment,” Keen said.

“We will be hosting two events before the end of the semester

that will introduce our exciting ‘Saint Mary’s Lives Tobacco Free’ campaign. We hope to strongly inform our peers about the true facts of tobacco, and encourage our campus to live healthier lives.”

The pair traveled to Washington D.C. in early November to participate in the Truth Initiative’s New Grantee

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By SUSANNE SEILER News Writer

With transformative legal topics becoming more and more prevalent in our countr y and world, the Notre Dame LGBT Law Forum and Transgender Resource, Education and Enrichment Ser vices (TREES) brought in experts to address these issues. On Tuesday, the two University student groups, along with the Hispanic, Black and Asian Law Students Associations, hosted a “lunch and learn” on legal issues affecting the transgender community.

The panel was moderated by Caitlin Canahai, vice president of LGBT Law Forum. The panelists included Carolyn Wald of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Kara Ingelhart of Lambda Legal and Noah Lewis of Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund. All three law yers work in LGBT law and have worked on cases from educational rights to restroom usage to cases pertaining to HIV or surgeries being covered

by Medicare. In addition, Lewis was the first openly transgender student

to graduate from Har vard Law School and to speak at Notre Dame Law School.

Canahai began with a question about what the panelists think the most prevalent issues are in the countr y and world’s current legal and political environment. Both Ingelhart and Wald touched on the federal pushback that is arising and emphasized the importance of state and local laws to counter that pushback.

Lewis highlighted the ability of our society to spur change in our legal system.

“We are kind of seeing [the law] start to go backwards,” Lewis said.

“However, I do feel more optimistic because the difference between now and the ’70s is that so many more trans people have come out and have been able to connect with one another and once you change society, it’s hard to go back, even if the law does.”

Housing discrimination is one important issue to the transgender community, and is not just noticeable in apartment or home purchasing, but is also widespread in

homeless shelters, mental health facilities, assisted living residences and prisons. A ll of the law yers mentioned recent or current cases that involve mistreatment or misplacement of transgender prisoners.

Wald discussed the impact societal changes have on the legal world. She brought attention to the work the American Civil Liberties Union does for the LGBTQ community through lobbying in Congress and collaborating with other groups on the ground.

“You’re never going to get away from the importance of public opinion and public understanding,” Wald said.

A ll of the attorneys present made it clear that the inf luence society has on changes in the legal system does not just stop at law yers themselves. They stressed the fact that this event was open to the public and it is the greater community that needs to fight for the rights of the LGBTQ community in order to bring about change.

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FTT to perform ‘The Imaginary Invalid’

By Thomas Murphy News Writer

The Notre Dame Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) department will perform Moliere’s “The Imaginary Invalid” as adapted by Constance Congdon and based on a new translation by Dan Smith, class of ’98. The production is directed

by FTT faculty member Carys Kresny, and will run from Nov. 14 to Nov. 17 in the Patricia George Decio Theatre in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC).

“The Imaginary Invalid,” first written as a ballet in the 17th century, features the comedic story of a hypochondriac who desperately tries to marry off his daughter to a doctor in order to attain free medical care.

Kresny said that FTT chose the play because of the immense challenge it presents to actors, as well as its ability to entertain audiences.

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The lecture began with an excerpt from an NBC news piece on Hinton’s sentence, time in prison and eventual release.

“You never think about your freedom until it’s taken away from you. You can’t put a price tag on it,” he said in the NBC interview.

Hinton spoke about the day he was arrested. He said that the two white police officers refused to tell him what he was being charged with and that one officer tried to

“[FTT was] looking for a comedy and looking for a piece that builds the actors virtuosity,” Kresny said.

“This piece really fit the bill absolutely because you have to be really nimble both physically and mentally for this piece. It makes demands on you that more realistic contemporary plays don’t always make. It’s good for us for training and it’s also a treat for the audience because it has a level of spectacle and athleticism that you don’t always get to see. … It’s a really lively, vivid, outrageous comedy.”

One of the reasons that “The Imaginary Invalid” is so challenging to actors is it involves a method of acting that is not common in modern theatre. Senior R. Tyrel London, who plays Argan, the hypochondriac father, said he and his fellow performers are challenged to adopt character types they are not familiar with.

“The biggest thing is the that the

technique is different,” London said. “[‘The Imaginary Invalid’s’ acting style] is based off commedia dell’arte … which has stock characters where each have their own shape. … One of the ways we’ve been taught to act here is outsidein — you use your body to generate all of the stuff that you do and then hopefully that will generate the emotion inside of you and that will make it real, but at least if it doesn’t you’re doing something with your body and the audience can’t tell. I like that technique better because it’s a lot easier than being like ‘I’m going to make sure I feel sad in this moment.’ This commedia style is very much [the latter].”

Another challenging element of the play is the degree to which actors are asked to be physical.

London, who has experience with such physical acting, said that the physicality is tiring but worth the comedic value it adds.

“It’s so demanding. I am exhausted,” London said. “It’s two hours of running around on stage in really weird shape. I’m already a physical actor — I like moving around stage in funny and weird ways. … So, half the time I’m like ‘I’m too sick to move’ and the other half I’m running around trying to get what I want.”

Through commedia dell’arte’s caricatures, “The Imaginary Invalid” examines typical human experiences through the lens of the ridiculous in order to find meaning, Kresny said.

“One of the very fun things about the play is it deals with experiences we’ve all had,” Kresny said. “We’ve all been in love, we’ve all had a terrible boss, we’ve all tried to get out a problem that we’ve made for ourselves, we’ve all sometimes fooled ourselves. Its really universal human experience that the comedy is based in, it just takes it to an

outrageous level.”

London said that where “The Imaginary Invalid” shines the most light on the human experience is how people experience and confront shame.

“People don’t [feel comfortable with shame], right? Modern playwriting, we try to use ... subtext to try to hide all the stuff we want,” London said. “With stock characters, what we’re doing is being like ‘this is what I want at this exact moment and I need you to give it to me.’

The really cool thing about commedia is that it’s the idea that if we take away the shame from showing these really base wants, if we show our authentic selves, we might give other people — especially the audience — permission to do the same.

So, in that sense, this play is like an antidote to shame.”

restrain him from saying goodbye to his mother, who died while he was in prison.

“I didn’t say a word, I just showed my mother the handcuffs that’s connected to both arms, and she said, ‘What are those handcuffs doing on my baby?’” he said.

As he rode to the prison, still unaware of what crime he was being charged with, Hinton said the detective repeatedly told him, “Whether or not you’re guilty, I don’t care.”

He discussed his sentencing trial and his experience with a courtappointed attorney who did not

believe in his innocence.

“The judge called the attorney upfront, and he told him that he wanted him to represent me on two counts of first-degree murder.

Without even asking my name, the attorney said, ‘I didn’t go to law school to do pro-bono work,’” Hinton said. “I asked him, ‘Would it make a difference to you if I told you I was innocent?’ For the first time, he looked at me and said, ‘The problem with that statement is that all of y’all is always doing something and then saying you didn’t do it.’ This is the attorney I had to represent me to the best of his ability.”

Hinton described the ways he dealt with daily life in a 5-foot by 7-foot cell for 30 years.

“I had looked every way that I could to escape physically, but I couldn’t. So the next thing for me to do was to escape mentally,” he said.

He joked how his mental escapes during his time at Holman included a visit to the Queen of England for tea and a wedding with Halle Berry. He repeatedly refused to take a plea bargain because of his true innocence.

“If the state of Alabama is hellbent on executing me,” he said, “then so be it.”

Eventually, Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative took Hinton’s case and began the process of getting him another trial.

The case had to be brought to the Supreme Court of the United States before the state of Alabama would revisit it. Hinton insisted that the

experts in his trial had to be white men from the South in order to have any real influence in the court.

“Here I am on death row and I have to worry about what color a person has to be to help me,” he said. “Justice can see. She might have a blindfold around the eyes but she knows exactly who you are. She knows what college you attended, what neighborhood you’re from and she knows something that none of you want her to know: She knows exactly how much money you have in the bank.”

In light of all of this, Hinton’s final message was one of forgiveness and hope.

“Bitterness kills the soul,” he said.

“I cannot hate because my Bible tells me not to. I’ve seen hate at its worst; what would it profit me, to hate?”

Tobacco

to encourage as much participation as possible from students of all backgrounds.”

Keen said she hopes to provide the Saint Mary’s community with information to encourage an end to smoking.

“By having a tobacco-free campus, the Saint Mary’s community will live healthier lives,” she said.

“Forty-one-thousand non-smoking adults are killed by exposure to secondhand smoke every year.

Tobacco products kill 1,300 smokers every day. We want to educate our community about the facts and encourage our campus to take the next step in decreasing these statistics.”

Bobosky said the pair is working on creating a video and urges community members to reach out if possible.

“We are currently seeking individuals who have been affected by smoking, whether it be personally or in general, to participate in a video project,” Bobosky said. “In addition, cessation assistance will be provided for those who do smoke.”

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Conference, Bobosky said, where they learned how to lead the community toward their goal.

“At this conference, we sat through several seminars and workshops focusing on leadership development, true facts about tobacco, community organizing and crucial messaging tactics,” she said. “We met with many different schools from across the country and were able to collaborate with a wide array of backgrounds. The Truth Initiative staff was incredibly welcoming and motivating in their efforts to teach us about the message and how to best implement it on our campus at Saint Mary’s.”

The grant allows the leaders two years to engage the community with sponsored events to spread awareness of the dangers of smoking.

“Our goal is to make Saint Mary’s College a tobacco-free campus by August 2019,” Bobosky said. “We will include everybody in the community and are looking to get more people involved. Noel and I want

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and Amish Shah, the CEO of Kem Krest in Elkhart detailed the plans for this years’ event.

Ritchie announced scientist Bill Nye and Kevin Kelly, the co-founder of Wired magazine, will serve as IDEA Week’s keynote speakers.

Ritchie said Nye will bring help bring key insights on science and technology to the event. “[Nye is] a man with a mission to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work,” Ritchie said. “Making science entertaining and

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accessible is something Bill has been doing most of his life.”

In addition to these speakers, IDEA Week, which had 18,000 people attend at least one event last year, will host the McCloskey New Venture competition which, according to the press release, will “offer prizes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, meetups, workshops additional technology experiences and various social activities.”

Country music singer Tim McGraw will also perform at Purcell Pavillion on April 13 as part of IDEA Week and attendees will have the opportunity to test out autonomous vehicles.

Ritchie said more events will be announced in the coming

months.

Buttigieg said IDEA Week will provide South Bend residents the opportunity to collaborate with visitors from around the country on projects.

“South Bend, and the region around us, is exactly the kind of place we can pioneer and develop innovate solutions for the private, public, academic and social sectors,” he said.

“And IDEA Week is a fantastic platform for us to gain new ideas and show off all of the things we’re proud of.”

Affleck-Graves said IDEA week, and the overall growth of business in South Bend, will help the University.

“It’s these new ideas and the innovation that’s going to grow our region, and as the

region grows, Notre Dame is going to benefit. … It’s our future, we’re not a company that can move anywhere else,” he said.

Affleck-Graves further added that IDEA Week represents a new era of collaboration between the city and the University.

“Having lived here for 33 years in this region, the last few years have been the first time that I’ve felt we’ve come together … the most gratifying thing for me is to see corporations and individuals and [nonprofits] all working for the common good and working for a common goal,” he said.

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events a imed to create a dialog ue about hate on ca mpus, sa id senior Devon Ha r ford, president of PrismND. Each event seeks to help “face hate a nd to not on ly work to move past it a nd to teach people how to move past it,” she sa id.

The week k icked of f Monday w it h a pa nel discussion t it led “Is Black Lives Matter a Pro-Life Issue ? ” hosted by Ca mpus Minist r y a nd Right to Life.

Volunteers f rom t he Ica r us Project, a n orga ni zat ion t hat a ims to promote menta l hea lt h, v isited Tuesday to teach indiv idua ls about self-ca re “t hrough t he lens of dea ling w it h t raumas,” Ha r ford sa id.

On Thursday evening, a prayer ser v ice w i l l be held at t he Grotto in honor of Tra nsgender Day of Remembra nce, which memoria li zes t hose who were murdered for t heir t ra nsgender ident it ies. Ha r ford sa id t he na mes of t ra nsgender indiv idua ls who have been k i l led t his yea r w i l l be read a loud during t he ser v ice.

“We’re each going to state t heir na mes so t hat t hey ca n not on ly be remembered but st i l l have a n indiv idua l voice, even a f ter it’s been ta ken f rom t hem,” she sa id.

Sa ra Agost inel li, assista nt director of LGBTQ student init iat ives at t he GRC, sa id t he week w i l l come to a close Friday w it h a ba nner sig ning at Field house Ma l l.

The intent of t he pledge is to a l low students to unif y under t he week’s intent ion a nd to show t heir suppor t for v ict ims of hate, Agost inel li sa id. “[The] ba nner w i l l ha ng in La For tune Student Center a f ter Tha n ksg iv ing,” she sa id.

Agost inel li sa id a cent ra l goa l of t he week is to g ive indiv idua ls st reng t h in t he face of intolera nce.

“I hope t hat students ga in a n oppor tunit y to engage bot h in self-ref lect ion of t heir ident it y but a lso in conversat ions w it h t heir peers a nd understa nding of how [we a re] encourag ing people to be t heir f u l l aut hent ic selves,” she sa id.

Ha r ford sa id she hopes Sta nd Aga inst Hate week w i l l help ot hers become more awa re of systematic hate a nd t he mea ns by which it ca n be resisted.

“Sta nding up aga inst hate is more t ha n just sta nding up to people who hate, it’s sta nding up to hate a round you, in your life a nd in t he lives of t he people a round you,” she sa id.

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RIP Kepler Emma Farnan Photographer

On Oct. 30, NASA announced that one of the most iconic and inf luential telescopes ever to exist has run out of fuel.

The Kepler Telescope was launched in March 2009 with the intent to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars.

Kepler did this using the “transient method” which detects the relative dimming of a star caused by a planet crossing between that star and Earth, thereby blocking some of the incident light. There are a lot of factors that affected Kepler’s ability to detect such events, most of which are simple geometric limitations. Due to the method of transient detection, the star system must be facing us edge-on so that the planet crosses between the star and Earth. This severely restricts our ability to find eligible planet candidates due to the wide breadth of possible orientations that can’t be viewed from our solar system. Additionally, since Kepler was only active for about nine-and-a-half years, planets that have slow orbital periods may not have transited the star during the mission even with the correct orbit. Lastly, Kepler only surveyed a small region of space containing about 150,000 stars, which may sound like a lot, but is only about 0.25 percent of the sky.

Despite all these geometric limitations, the Kepler telescope managed to detect over 2,600 confirmed exoplanets — the formal name for a planet from outside this solar system. This accounts for nearly two-thirds of all known exoplanets that are confirmed. W hile this is the confirmed number, there are additionally thousands more that may have been detected but have not been verified by scientists due to lack of sufficient data or delays in data processing. It is quite incredible what Kepler has done in revolutionizing our understanding of star systems beyond our own. Prior to Kepler, there were only about 300 known exoplanets but now we understand that nearly every star has a collection of planets, although some systems are notably different than our own.

One of the most significant insights that Kepler taught us was the existence and frequency of “hot Jupiters.” These planets are massive gas giants, similar to Jupiter and Saturn, that orbit even closer to their host star than the Earth orbits to the sun. The repeated detection of such planets has made scientists rethink theories on planetary formation and orbital settlement. Prior to this, gas giants were believed to form far away from their stars to be able to capture enough material to grow to such large sizes. Additional theories have approached planetary migration where such a gas giant may have originated far out but due to gravitational interactions, has been pushed into a tighter orbit.

There are still many questions concerning the data that Kepler has measured but it will have to be followed up by future missions. One such mission is NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which began taking measurements in July. TESS was designed and built with many things learned from Kepler and so while the telescope may lay dormant out in space, its legacy certainly will not.

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A small part of the problem “Pornography is only a small part of the problem.”

I am a 1974 graduate of Notre Dame. I have subscribed to the email version of The Obser ver since it first became available. I read with interest in the View point section “The Men of Notre Dame request a porn filter” as well as, the follow-up “Women of ND response to men’s request for filter.”

It is an irrefutable fact that pornography is exploitive, demeaning and plays a role in violent sexual crimes (I won’t attempt to cite the vast literature on this subject).

However, just exactly what is pornography and what ty pe plays a role in sexual violence? There is a vast difference between Playboy Magazine and snuff films. To paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart, his opinion from Jacobellis v. Ohio: “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description [of pornography]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so, but I know it when I see it.” Censorship is not the answer.

In addition, it is my opinion that censoring the Notre Dame ser vers simply won’t work. Any tech sav v y person with an empty

Pringles can and some wire can access the internet via any smart phone, notebook, iPad or PC, without going through the University ser vers. Accordingly, I maintain that censorship is not the answer and goes against the ver y principles that define Notre Dame.

The real issue that causes much dismay to this “old-timer” is what appears to be the increasing frequency of sexual violence committed on our own campus.

W hat is going on? W hen you can dissect that problem to its root causes and answer that question, then you can begin to formulate an effective and durable solution.

Pornography may play a part, but I suspect only a ver y small part.

I am extremely proud of my alma mater.

Three generations of my family attended the University. Notre Dame students and alumni have always held ourselves to a higher standard. However, when I read about sexual assaults on our campus, which I find so incredibly incongruous, I just feel ashamed.

Richard G. Hoover class of 1974 Nov. 10

Response to ‘Fr. Jenkins is a disgrace’ I am saddened by Law student Deion Kathawa’s letter published Nov. 12 in The Observer. Both his tone and his content suggest that his understanding of Catholic teaching is very limited. There is more to the Church than the Church Militant. Fr. Jenkins has withheld a decision to revoke former Cardinal McCarrick’s honorary degree until he is found guilty by a canonical court. That is his prerogative. He further cautioned about describing any sinner a monster. He avers that all matters of culpability are complex.

Kathawa, on the contrary, makes no distinction between sin and sinner, positing that anyone who sins is, therefore, him or herself intrinsically evil and demonic. There is nothing in Church teaching or scripture to justify this position. Quite the contrary.

I rather doubt that Kathawa knows the interior life of McCarrick, or even if McCarrick has confessed any sin of which he is accused.

What McCarrick is purported to have done is indeed monstrous. As Pope Francis has said, “when it comes to sin, there are no ‘compromises’”.

However, the Pope goes on to say, “God’s mercy is not afraid to reach out and touch our sins in order to forgive them.”

Who would disagree with Kathawa’s strong condemnation of sexual abuse and cover-up?

But if priests are to imitate Christ and “care for others, accompany them in their joys and sorrows, witnessing as Christ to them and protecting them” as Kathawa writes, then beyond the duty to fight evil with all our strength we also have the sacramental duty of making known God’s mercy toward the sinner. I find no sense of this in Kathawa’s letter.

Fr. Steve Newton Campus Minister, Saint Mary’s College Nov. 12

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Feminism and sex work: why a porn filter defeats the point Jackie O’Brien Domer Debates

I initially chose not to respond to SCOP’s and the men of Notre Dame’s letter arguing for a porn filter on Notre Dame’s campus. Joshua de Oliveira’s letter so eloquently laid out the arguments against a porn filter, and pointed out many of the flaws in the men of Notre Dame’s reasoning.

There is one additional factor to consider, however, when examining the arguments and proposition made by the “men of Notre Dame.”

Their patronizing language of standing up for the “dignity of all people, especially women,” may come from be positively motivated, but it degrades women who choose to participate in sex work. While it is true that there is rampant sexual slavery throughout the world, and undoubtedly some of it filters into pornographic sources that Americans have access to, there are many other women who choose to enter sex work. These women made a choice based on free will to participate in pornography and can be empowered through their line of work. Safe, consensual sex-based work is a profession that is both stigmatized and consistently undermined by arguments like those made by the men of Notre Dame.

Every single person in the world can agree that human trafficking is inherently evil and must be stopped. Every single person can agree that the distribution of child pornography is disgusting and vile. Every single person can agree that all persons deserve fundamental, basic protections no matter what line of work they are in.

But not everyone agrees that sex workers are people

with dignity, self-respect and deserving of the same compassion that everyone else is.

Many people, like the men of Notre Dame, who call pornography a “massive violation of human dignity,” assert themselves as the superior authority on morality. They fail to recognize the autonomy of female sex workers, and thus women in general. Pornography and sex work is a challenging issue to understand, and I do not believe that the men and women of Notre Dame have given it enough consideration. We must do all we can to protect those who have been victims of sex trafficking, but in the same light, we must do all we can to protect sex workers. The profession is not going away, and especially not because of a porn filter on our University’s WiFi. Sex workers are people too.

The federal authorities shut down Backpage last year, a site which facilitates sex work. While it was shut down to protect those who are victims of human trafficking, it has unfortunately also shut down the main line that sex workers used to vet their clients for safety.

“It’s forcing me to go back the streets, walking up and down trying to find clients.” — Melissa, 32, Phoenix, escort “People are panicking. Indoor workers are going out on the street. Some of them are disappearing.” — Dii, 26, Colorado, full-service provider “We’re trying to figure out how many of us are literally dying because of this law that’s supposedly trying to keep us safe.” — Colette, 36, San Francisco and Los Angeles, dominatrix These are the important nuances that must be taken into account when considering the issue of pornography and sex work. Shutting down sites like Backpage has put many consenting sex workers in danger. While

the federal government clearly did the right thing in putting an end to ads that market underage women and promote sex trafficking, we must also consider what this does for people who choose to make sex work their profession. This problem extends far beyond issues of access to pornography or sex work itself.

It is also vitally important to consider people who have entered sex work because they feel they have no other options. It begs the question of why there are members of our society who see no opportunities for themselves except to participate in sex work.

I understand that I have not solved, nor prevented a problem by writing this column. However, I am certain that a porn filter is not the solution to this problem. Instead, it promotes a simplistic and undignified understanding of sex workers. Rather, I think it would be beneficial for the students of this University to take part in a conversation of what human dignity truly is, and if it really does mean dignity for all people. To promote a new understanding of women who participate consensual in sex work. We must put our minds together to consider the ways in which we can protect all people: those who are trafficked and have been victims of evil, those who feel that they have no other option but to be a sex worker, as well as those who consensually take part in sex work.

Sex workers’ rights are human rights.

Jackie is a junior at Notre Dame majoring in political science and peace studies. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, in her free time she can be found discussing politics or the personal merits of Harrison Ford. All questions can be directed to: jobrie21@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

New petition to ban porn on campus Andrew Rebholz Sort of Glass

I’ll never forget walking in on my roommate freshman year. For some reason, he’d plugged his computer into the TV and was watching it on the big screen, hungry eyes glued to the flashing pictures in front of him, so that I had a full view of the video as I walked into the space. Yes, there was this degraded remnant of a gentleman, fully engrossed in an episode of Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” My good friend sat salivating, drool dripping briskly as with bated breath his brain devoured these salacious images of some southeastern brisket.

Clearly, food pornography has become a serious issue on this campus, putting the very souls of our students in jeopardy. Gluttony, indulgence and that mind-numbing lust for macaroni pizza, Oreo cupcakes and gallon-sized milkshakes have rattled the Notre Dame psyche, and very few (if any) Catholics have taken this into proper consideration. As WRAP week wrapped up, I had the chance to talk with plenty of people involved with Campus Ministry and the Knights of Columbus here on campus, and not one of them would even entertain that this debilitating disease exists.

And so the infection spreads, and festers. Late-night Taco Bell has become more than a merely tolerated

practice in men’s residence halls — at this point, such indulgences are commonplace and have the full support of most hall staff, along with after-hour orders to Jimmy John’s and Domino’s. Not to mention Insomnia Cookies, the most diabolical invention of man since South’s biweekly burger night. Is it really unknown that modern man is most vulnerable to these temptations at night, after the draining toils of a long day? Our reliance on such snacks has even permeated our spirituality in ways many students now find integral and utterly acceptable, twisting the sacred into a tooth-dissolving sweetener. Don’t believe me? Then I’ll see you at Milkshake Mass this Thursday.

In our modern culture, there’s a notion that this is natural for men, that men have no choice and do this by some instinct that somehow justifies such slovenly behavior. I’m here to say no, that’s not who men were made to be and I’m not alone. Tens of hundreds of men, from Carroll to Dunne, are starting to see how destructive food porn really is, how it relegates meals to a purely aesthetic act of pleasure and how every taste starts to lose its flavor to the absurd fantasies of a perverted imagination. We’re passing around a petition to filter out food porn on the campus WiFi, doing our part to save students from their most base desires.

As a Catholic institution, it is our responsibility to reject the companies who want to promote immorality. It is our belief that whether ribs, pork shoulder or a burger the size of one’s head, a meal is more than just

meat. There are levels of community built into a proper feast that are lacking if we degrade our meals in such a way, if we try and limit our dietary interactions to simple sensation. We here at Notre Dame fully believe that there is something special to our meals that makes them more than something we carelessly consume; meals have a plethora of intricacies and delicious surprises that make them more delicacy than fast-food, that deserve to be delighted in and listened to and to neglect all of these characteristics, for only the unhealthy is bad for both meal and man. Such immediate gratuity misses the actually lasting positives that meals are truly worth, and we believe that men do themselves and this world a disservice by ignoring such inherent value. Respect and decency, truly, are what separate us from the animals and love is the foundation of both.

So get a meal with friends, and put some veggies on your plate. Next time you think of turning to your phone or computer for the tantalizing images of a Bailey’s ice cream cheesecake, or some massive plate of nachos drenched in spicy cheese, take a step back and remember not to preemptively ruin the real joy a meal brings to the table.

Andrew is not sarcastic. Coy to a fault, he enjoys talking without being heard. He can be reached at arebholz@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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By TAJAE THOMPSON Scene Writer

In 2012, on the U.S. version of “The X-Factor,” five teenage girls from across the country were put together by Simon Cowell, who also founded One Direction and Little Mix. Fifth Harmony went on to achieve a massive amount of success and garner a large following.

The original five were Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Normani Kordei. Each member of the group is not only a strong vocalist but also a great dancer. All five were contestants on “The X-Factor” and were originally called Lylas. While they did not win, they took home third place and would get signed to Simon Cowell’s label Syco Records, which housed artists such as One Direction, Leona Lewis and James Arthur.

Fifth Harmony released two studio albums together, “Ref lection” and “727.” The group experienced some success, their most notable songs being “Work From Home,” “Worth it” and “Boss.”

They have also worked with artists such as Ty Dolla Sign, Gucci Mane and Kid Ink. Fans of Fifth Harmony, who call themselves “Harmonizers,” were shocked in December of 2016

By SAM GUTIERREZ Scene Writer

I grew up in a house where music was part of my everyday life, from singing my lungs out in the car to quietly listening to music in my room. I was aware of Queen growing up, but I only knew them by the songs I listened to as a kid. To my 10-yearold self, Queen was just another great band, but to the world they were so much more. After I saw the trailer for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” to say I was excited to see it would be an understatement. The guitar riffs of “Don’t Stop Me Now” and the pounding beat of “We Will Rock You” caused adrenaline to run through my body. I was excited to see what 20th Century Fox would produce. However, while I left the theater chanting Queen’s songs in the freezing cold, I was disappointed in the decisions the movie made throughout the story.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is the biopic of the famous 1970s and ’80s rock band Queen and how they rose to fame. The film specifically focuses on Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), and how he met Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) and Brian May (Gwilym Lee). Freddie Mercury, or Freddie Bulsara, was born in the British protectorate of Zanzibar, modern day Tanzania, and his family migrated to Britain. The wide-eyed, tan-skinned

when Camila Cabello announced she would be leaving the group. Both musical acts went on the create great music. Cabello released her own solo album “Camila,” while the remaining four girls released their third and final album “Fifth Harmony.”

In March of 2018, the remaining four members of Fifth Harmony announced their hiatus, so that Kordei, Brooke, Jane and Jauregui could work on their individual careers. While it was still heartbreaking to fans, many saw this coming, as both Jauregui and Kordei began releasing solo music even before the group announced their hiatus.

In February of 2018, Kordei released “Love Lies” a collaboration with Khalid for the movie “Love, Simon.”

Jauregui released “In Your Phone,” with boyfriend, Ty Dolla Sign, was featured on Halsey’s song “Strangers” and provided vocals for the song “All Night” on Steve Aoki’s album in 2017.

While it did not receive as much attention, Brooke and Jane both released solo music in 2017 as well. Brooke joined ASAP Ferg on “Look at Us Now” and Jane partnered with Daddy Yankee and French Montana for “Boom Boom.”

After the group’s hiatus, all of the girls have begun to tease their fans regarding new music.

Jauregui and Kordei have released new music, but

Brooke and Jane are still in the studio perfecting their songs.

With the success of “Love Lies,” Kordei had high expectations for her new music. In October of 2018, Kordei released “Checklist” and “Slow Down” in collaboration with DJ Calvin Harris. While both songs are very good, they differ from the music she did in Fifth Harmony. During her Fifth Harmony days, the songs were pop and choreography-heav y.

Now as a solo artist, Kordei has delved into rhythm and blues, and it definitely suits her.

Similarly to Kordei, Jauregui released her first song since the group’s hiatus, called “Expectations.”

Her raspy vocals were absolutely amazing on this R&B track. “Expectations” is the first song to be released from her debut solo album, and expectations are high.

Now that Fifth Harmony is on hiatus, it appears the girls are exploring their own artistic freedom and trying new genres. It is very interesting to see how they have grown over the past six years since their “X-Factor” days. Due to their immense talent, there is no doubt that future projects released by Dinah, Ally, Normani and Lauren will be exceptional.

man with an overbite worked at London’s Heathrow Airport before meeting his future band members behind a local pub. Impressed by Mercury’s voice, Taylor and May add him to their band named “Smile,” which Mercury later renamed to Queen.

They began traveling all over England, producing more and more songs.

The film has a great opening with a shot of Queen going out onto stage with a stadium full of screaming people but then fades back into this slow introduction of who Freddie Mercury is. The story picks up when they sign with a record company and tour outside of Britain. The movie then becomes a mix of behind-the-scenes features coupled with the controversy of Mercury dealing with his homosexuality. The middle act switches from Queen creating classics such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You” and “Another One Bites the Dust” to Mercury and his controversial private life.

The film is not afraid to address Mercury’s sexuality. Various scenes depict him hanging out with men, getting drunk or high and throwing lavish parties in his mansion. He surrounds himself with people who take advantage of him, his wealth and his talents, so much so that he considers breaking up the band. Seeing Mercury’s life spiral into chaos was important to understand who Mercury was off stage but some elements of his life felt forced

and not natural at all. For example, near the third act, he forms a relationship with one of his servants Paul. Introducing this character so late in the film felt very forced and gave Paul very little screen time to allow any sort of sincere relationship to grow.

The third act is where this movie shines. The movie ends with Taylor, May and their bassist John Deacon forgiving Freddie for straying away from who he was when they formed Queen and agreeing to play in the 1985 Live Aid Charity concert. Their performance encapsulated everything that Queen stands for: outsiders playing for the outsiders. The cinematography and wide shots were breathtaking to watch; I felt as if I was there on that July evening.

The roaring crowds, the chanting, the emotion Freddie poured into singing each song knowing AIDS would soon claim his life sent chills down my spine. I was silently chanting along with the crowd, watching a legend perform for the last time ever.

Despite a slow beginning, shoe-horned relationships and no more in-depth knowledge than highlights of Queen’s greatest songs, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is definitely worth your time and will make die-hard and casual music fans grin from ear to ear.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: You’ll have a lot to think about this year. The changes that come your way will not turn out as expected. Practice moderation and avoid getting involved in ventures that you cannot afford emotionally, physically or financially. Question any offer that requires you to trust someone else to handle your personal or professional affairs. Your numbers are 8, 14, 22, 28, 31, 33, 42.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Look over documents carefully before you sign.

Dealing with institutions will put you in a vulnerable position if you don’t have expert advice. Evaluate every aspect of whatever situation you face before you make a commitment. Personal changes are apparent. ★★★★ TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your past experience will pay off when it comes to your work and your relationship with your peers. Taking charge and making sure that things get done on time will result in an unexpected opportunity or unusual proposition. ★★ GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An emotional situation will have an impact on your relationship with someone. Take the time to listen to what’s being said and you’ll be able to bring about the changes that will enhance your relationship and enrich your life. ★★★★★ CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t feel you have to conform to the way other people do things. Use your imagination to come up with an idea that will take others by surprise and help you stand out from your peers. ★★★ LEO (July 23-Ag. 22): If you can dream it, you can become it. Change begins within and can turn your day into an exciting new start. Trust your instincts and believe in your ability to conquer your fears and achieve your goals. Romance is highlighted. ★★★ VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let what other people do bother you. If someone overreacts, give them space. Concentrate on the things you canaccomplish.

Get together with people who share common interests. Gathering information will help you improve your position. ★★★ LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expand your mind; you’ll learn something that will help you get ahead. Short trips will lead to engaging conversations with people who can motivate you to try something new. A physical activity will lead to selfimprovement. Romance is encouraged. ★★★★★ SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emotions will take over if you get into a conversation with someone regarding your responsibilities. Look for an innovative way to deal with anyone questioning your abilities or what you are doing. Someone you thought you could trust will let you down. ★★ SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Get together with old friends or relatives and share memories. You’ll discover something about your past that will change your point of view. An affectionate gesture will surprise you. Be honest about the way you feel. ★★★★ CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Accept inevitable changes. Don’t give someone the wrong impression. Be willing to look at new data, concepts and suggestions and figure out a way to incorporate what you are offered into your plans. Don’t let personal issues interfere with work. ★★★ AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put your heart into whatever you are working toward; an opportunity will come your way. A physical change will encourage better health, greater confidence and compliments. Romance will enrich your life and lead to positive lifestyle changes. ★★★ PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional manipulation will get you into trouble.

Stick to the truth and question any information you are given that appears to be incomplete or unlikely. Don’t share information that may be used against you or to take advantage of you. Protect passwords. ★★★ Birthday Baby: You are inventive, outgoing and colorful. You are determined and assertive.

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No LeBron makes the NBA special Connor Mulvena Associate Sports Editor

I love the NBA this year.

I always love basketball season, and I look forward to college basketball and the NBA every year, but for me, the NBA has a special charm that college basketball just doesn’t. The macho, tough guy side of me, which, as everyone who has had the pleasure of meeting me knows, is a large part of my identity, cringes hearing why I love the NBA so much. But I relish nothing more than pouring my soul out on the keyboard in these columns, so I shall continue.

The NBA is like a reality television show, and sometimes they play basketball.

I know a lot of people complain about that part of the NBA, about how it’s all drama and everyone travels and no one plays defense blah, blah, blah. The NBA is awesome, and the level of play is infinitely higher than that of college basketball, so for those who hate the NBA for these reasons: Don’t watch it, we don’t want you to anyway.

If you think Virginia running the pack line defense against Syracuse running the zone is more exciting than the Celtics and Sixers in prime time, then I don’t quite understand why you tune into basketball games in the first place. But I digress.

The NBA this year is particularly special. The drama is still there, of course, especially considering now-Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler’s whole situation. But there’s one more thing that this year’s NBA has which it has lacked in past years: LeBron James is out of the Eastern Conference. And it’s awesome.

Maybe I’m biased because I’m a Knicks fan, so I tend to naturally watch more Eastern Conference basketball, but I think most should agree with me on this. For the first time in what feels like forever, the Eastern Conference is truly wide open and up for grabs. Toronto, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Boston all have the talent to make some noise come postseason time, and it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out. You could even argue that Indiana will still pose a threat to some big teams down the road. We are no longer trudging toward the inevitable LeBron James Eastern Conference title, fooling ourselves along the way that maybe the Celtics can take him this year. We actually have a battle, and a good one at that.

Of course, the Warriors still own the West, and I don’t see that changing any time soon, but it’s nice to have a reason to watch regular-season basketball with passion this year. The drama of the Cavs and LeBron, which was already worn out and boring by the middle of last season anyway, has faded, and new, more intriguing drama has emerged. Plus, personally, I don’t like LeBron. I never have and I never will, so it’s nice to be asleep by the time he gets on television most nights. But I think that’s a different column for a different day. For now, I’m just glad that, for once, at least a handful of Eastern Conference teams have to fight it out in a regular season that will really matter later on.

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display at the line. Notre Dame took the game 8467, with five separate players in double digits scoring wise before preparing for a non-tournament matchup against Chicago State this past Thursday.

Against the Cougars, it was senior forward Elijah Burns who had a career night to lead the Irish with 15 points en route to an 89-62 victory.

The f low of the game was an adjustment for Notre Dame from two nights before, as Chicago State was able to keep the Notre Dame lead to just five at halftime before the Irish opened things up in the second half, leading by as many as 32 points with four minutes to play. Again, the Notre Dame offense was balanced with four double digit scorers, and Irish head coach Mike Brey has already begun to recognize the depth his team has and the rotation possibilities that creates.

“I still think we’ve got a lot

of guys to play. We’re not going to start the same group we started the other night and we’re still trying to figure out how to come out of the gate, but I still think we’ve got nine or 10 guys you’ve got to get in there,” Brey said. “I think it has to play itself out … hopefully with this stretch we have, and I told the guys this yesterday, it’s a heck of a nineday stretch starting with yesterday’s practice through Tuesday’s game next week against Duquesne. I think we’re going to have a much better feel of rotation and who we should start and those type of things after this stretch.”

Despite the hot start, Notre Dame knows better than to look past a team as strong as Radford. The Highlanders (2-0) qualified for the NCA A tournament last year as the 2017-2018 Big South conference champions where, after winning an opening round play-in game against LIU Brooklyn, they eventually lost to Villanova in the Round of 64. This year,

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they have started the season off strong on offense, particularly with their 3-point shooting, and with a veteran group returning, Brey wants to make sure no one overlooks the opponent.

“Radford’s really good. One of the things I told our guys yesterday, I said Radford went to the NCA A tournament; we did not. They won a game in the NCA A tournament and they’ve got a nucleus of guys back, of old guys who won 23 games, so it’s a heck of a challenge,” Brey said. “Once you start playing real games, you start to create a resume, good or bad. This would be a good win for us at the end of the year if we can get it, but we’ve got our hands full and all I know is they’ve made 30 3s in two games, so they are really firing.”

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Purcell Pavillion as the Irish continue to compete in the Gotham Classic — their first-ever full exempt tournament at home.

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Bell refuses to sign Steelers tag, out for 2018 Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Le’Veon Bell’s patience on the football field sets him apart.

In a game built on chaos, the star running back rarely hurries or makes hasty decisions.

His career at a crossroads, Bell will have to rely on that patience now more than ever after the two-time All-Pro declined to sign his oneyear, $14.4 million franchise tender with the Pittsburgh Steelers by Tuesday’s deadline, making him ineligible to play for the AFC North leaders or anyone else this season.

The unprecedented move sets Bell up for the potentially big-time payday he has long been searching when he becomes a free agent in the spring, provided there’s a team willing to splurge on one of the league’s more talented if mercurial players.

While TV cameras set up outside the team’s practice facility on Tuesday to catch Bell if he decided to show up for work for the first time in nearly 10 months, the 26-year-old never pulled up to the gates.

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin seemed resigned to

Bell’s decision shortly before the 4 p.m. deadline, saying simply “so be it” when asked about the possibility of Bell not returning to the team that selected him in the second round of the 2013 draft and helped mold him into one of the league’s most dynamic threats.

The Steelers (6-2-1), who have won five straight to sprint to the top of the division heading into a visit to Jacksonville on Sunday, will turn to second-year back James Conner and reserves Stevan Ridley and rookie Jaylen Samuels to help shoulder the load with Bell out of the picture.

All season Tomlin stressed he was focused on the players in the locker room and not the ones outside it. He hardly seemed bothered by the idea of Pittsburgh’s quest for a postseason berth continuing without Bell.

The Steelers drafted Bell with the 48th overall pick five years ago, won over by his youth, size and versatility. Along with wide receiver Antonio Brown, Bell became the linchpin in which the Steelers rebuilt themselves on the f ly as the franchise’s identity shifted from away from the defense that fueled

three Super Bowl appearances in six years from 20052010 toward an offense that ranked among the most explosive in the league.

As his profile rose, Bell insisted he wasn’t merely a running back, pointing to his success as a receiver — he finished 10th in the league with 85 catches in 2017 — as proof that he should be paid far above his peers.

When Bell and the Steelers failed to reach an agreement on a new deal last summer, he said “both sides worked extremely hard” in an attempt to get something done. When it didn’t happen, he skipped training camp again, just as he did in 2017. His teammates stressed it was no big deal, confident Bell would show up in time for the regular-season opener.

Only he didn’t. And when preparations for Pittsburgh’s Week 1 trip to Cleveland began without Bell, several Steelers vented their frustrations publicly.

The anger eased as the weeks passed and Conner thrived in Bell’s absence.

Though the team could use the franchise or transition tag on Bell next spring, it’s more likely he’ll just walk away.

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to play it, we’ve moved past that,” Kelly said. “We’ve made all the appropriations for this to be prepared for this game. So we’re really past it at this point.

If you asked me in January, if we had a conversation, yeah, I would have liked it at home.

But after that, it was vetted and it was decided to go to Yankee Stadium. I’ve got other things on my list I’ve got to deal with.”

Kelly said one of the pluses about being in New York will be the show of support from the Subway alumni contingent that will heavily factor into the fan base Saturday.

“When we talk about subway alums, your first thought is New York City, New Jersey. But it’s everywhere, obviously. Those that love Notre Dame and have never been here,” Kelly said. “ …

Especially in places like Staten Island, New York City, Jersey City and all the areas that have been staunch supporters, but also pretty good football in that area as well. So, it helps us in recruiting too.”

Ian Book and Brandon Wimbush After not playing against Florida State (4-6, 2-5 ACC) due to a rib injury, junior quarterback Ian Book will be back in action against the Orange (8-2, 5-2).

Book’s backup — and former starter — senior Brandon Wimbush stepped up Saturday for 130 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and 68 rushing yards. However, the Irish will return to Book this week, Kelly confirmed Sunday and re-stated Tuesday.

“We’re pretty clear that he’s ready to play,” he said.

He said Book went through his own workout Monday and will practice in full with the team Tuesday.

“We weren’t out on the field practicing [Monday]. He had his own workouts [Monday], but he felt good,” Kelly said. “He went through all of the workouts, threw the ball, he was in the weight room. He’ll practice today for the first time.”

Despite Book being back under center, Kelly said last weekend was certainly not the end of the road for Wimbush.

“I think there will be time to write about it. I think he would like this to be much more about there’s more to the story, and let’s not write the obituary yet,” Kelly said. “I just think that everything that he’s done leading up to last week was indicative of who he is. So, I don’t know that anybody really should be surprised, because he’s been really consistent in who he is, in everything that he does, both on and off the field. I think that just becomes another chapter.

But I just think there’s more to write here. I don’t think it ends with last week. I think there’s more exciting things coming from Brandon.”

Developing players Kelly mentioned a number of players who have made notable progress over the course of the season and over the course of their college careers. One of these players is junior defensive lineman Daelin Hayes, who Kelly feels has come into his own over the past few weeks, as he has begun to focus on his consistency, as opposed to making big plays.

“He has become more focused on the details of the position and playing the game one play at a time. And we’re seeing that pay off. He’s playing really good football. Now competition helps. And there’s competition at that position,” Kelly said. “But I really think that Daelin has settled into a really good spot where his focus is let me just be a really good football player and work

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my craft, and all that other stuff will take care of itself.”

Another player who has had a long journey over the course of his career is senior tight end Alizé Mack. Kelly said he is proud of Mack’s improvement and ability to stick with the team and the game of football during all of his ups and downs, on and off the field.

“You know, just the consistency and proud of his development as a young man in all facets, and it’s showing itself on the field. I knew it would.

It just takes time for some guys. They develop later than others,” he said. “Everybody wants them to be there right away. We do. Fans do. But some guys take longer than others when they’re between the ages of 18 and 22 years old. And you sometimes don’t know when that happens. But the great thing about it for him is he stuck with it. When there were low points, when he could have walked away, he knew he shouldn’t have, and he hung in there, and all the credit goes to him.”

He also credited safeties coach Terry Joseph with the progress the safeties — namely juniors Alohi Gilman and Jalen Elliott and senior Nick Coleman — have made this season, as well as the simple fact of their increased experience.

“This is really about experience and maturity for a guy like Jalen Elliott, and we saw that coming along. It takes time, and we’ve seen him develop. Alohi Gilman was a talented player that played as a freshman. We knew he had the ability to come in and be a plug-and-play player right away. So I think that that’s probably more to it than anything else. Player development over a period of time, and living with that over a period of time, and some of the bruises that come with it. Then Alohi Gilman who can step in and play,” Kelly said. “You know, we’ve seen, I thought Nick Coleman had his best game of the year. Obviously made a lot of really good plays. That’s a guy that had a lot of plays last year for us, and he stepped up and played. So there were a lot of guys that played a lot of football that are starting to step in, and we’re seeing that investment, if you will, from last year where we weren’t talking about making a lot of plays.”

Win in November One of Brian Kelly’s three goals at the start of the season was to win in November. That goal has been successful so far this month, and the head coach attributes it, in part, to the health of his team. Compared to past seasons, the Irish have remained remarkably injuryfree, with graduate student offensive lineman Alex Bars’ torn ACL being the only major injury to a key Notre Dame starter.

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11 guys that started against Michigan on defense, are the same 11 guys we’re rolling out against Syracuse. There’s a good start right there,” he said.

“Offensively, you know, we’ve been able to add pieces to the offense, and we’ve lost a really good player in Alex Bars, but we seem to be growing on the offensive line.

“So you’re adding pieces as the season goes, and I think everybody would want to say how do you play better in November?

Stay healthy. You know, stay healthy. Who wouldn’t want to be back in September when you’re feeling great and you’re 100 percent and you’re fresh?

So I think health has a lot to do with it. Our guys are in a good spot when it comes to their health, and we’ve taken great pains to make sure that the recovery process has been a point of emphasis this year.”

Syracuse On the defensive side of the ball, Kelly said the Orange are a threat for turnovers, this season especially, and are good at stopping squads on third-down opportunities. “[They excel at] taking the ball away. Extremely opportunistic this year,” he said.

“So I think they’ve come up with some big turnovers. Their third-down scheme is pretty good. They force you to be precise in terms of throwing the football. They employ a pretty good third-down package. It covers the field really well, so you’ve got to be precise. I think fundamentally sound would be, for me, the best way to describe their third-down package, and they force you to execute.”

Offensively, Kelly said one of the biggest threats to Notre

Dame is Orange quarterback Eric Dungey. At 6-foot-4 and 226 pounds, the senior is a physical quarterback who brings an element of toughness to the opposing line of scrimmage that many opponents have not this season.

“When you have a guy that is fearless and has that kind of toughness, he’s going to do whatever he needs to do to find a way to make something happen. You know, he’s not a guy that’s going to make poor decisions. He’ll try to make a play here or there, but he’s 225 pounds. I mean, he’s a big kid too,” Kelly said. “So I’ll give you an example. It’s third-andthree or third-and-four in the zone read, and he keeps it, and there’s a guy standing right there. You catch and tackle him, and he’s going to fall forward for four yards. He’s just a tough guy. And that toughness kind of envelopes that entire offense.

It’s not a finesse spread offense.

There is a toughness to it, and I think it comes from him.”

Injury update Aside from Ian Book’s availability, the only injury Kelly provided an update on was that of sophomore defensive lineman Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa.

Tagovailoa-Amosa was originally expected to return next week for the final game of the season. However, Kelly said he would not be available against USC. “We’ll condition him next week. He won’t be ready to play for USC,” he said. “He’ll be ready to condition, get back in football related activities, but he’ll be [ready for the] postseason.”

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attempted to force Schulte into a corner, but Schulte quickly turned it on her opponent, cornering her and forcing another stoppage. Whelan then took several shots to the head attempting to get closer to her opponent, but was unable to land a significant series of blows.

In the end, Schulte’s strength wore down Whelan and earned her a unanimous victory.

Nicole “The Not-So-Nice Canadian” Waddick def.

Nora “Lost Her Wraps And Mouthguard A Week Before Tournament” Tucker As the bout began, Waddick, a McGlinn senior, came out firing, relentlessly attacking her opponent. Even as Tucker responded with some punches, Waddick quickly responded, attacking high and low. Tucker, a freshman from Welsh Family, regained her composure after the initial onslaught and put together a good series, but Waddick reemerged by the end of the round.

Waddick again initiated the fight, attempting to get inside of Tucker’s reach. Tucker used her strength to try and force Waddick into a better position, but Waddick used her speed to land more blows on Tucker, constantly circling around her.

In the final round, it looked as if Waddick would again set the tone, but Tucker responded and forced Waddick back.

The fight began to reach a stalemate as Tucker would not

give in to Waddick’s repeated blows, forcing both fighters to simultaneously retreat. In the end, Waddick’s speed outmatched Tucker’s strength as the former emerged victorious unanimously.

Jessica “You Know What I Mean?” Zlaket def.

Jennifer “Kinetic Jenergy” Lies Zlaket, a Flaherty senior, quickly moved to the center of the ring to begin, but both fighters were aggressive to start, landing vicious blows.

They both kept their distance, using their equal reach to land hits. However, Zlaket emerged in the first round as she landed ferocious blows, hitting Lies’ core and head as the former attempted to block the barrage.

In the second, Lies attempted to set the tone, but Zlaket soon responded, forcing Lies back. Both fighters were unable to get close to one another, but Zlaket gained the advantage, keeping Lies on her heels, throwing punches high and low, giving the Lewis junior no opportunity to respond. By the end of the round, Zlaket drew blood from Lies’ nose, forcing an official stoppage at the bell.

Lies attempted once more to set the tone early, but was thrown back by a hard hit.

She continued to be aggressive, however, attacking Zlaket and forcing her to be defensive. Zlaket continued to duck under Lies’ jabs, trying to run out the clock and land shots to Lies’ abdomen. She successfully undermined Lies’ final push, as won by unanimous decision.

Delaney “Sharkface” Bolton def. Tori “T-Bone” Llorens Bolton, a junior from Welsh Family, came out energetic, quickly initiating the fight, but Llorens quickly pushed her back, nearly getting her to the ropes. Bolton responded vigorously, forcing Llorens back.

It continued to be a back-andforth affair as Llorens landed several right hooks, getting close and making contact on hard punches, but Bolton would respond with even more quick jabs.

Bolton gained the upper hand early in the second round, forcing Llorens backwards. The Lewis senior was able to push Bolton off and gain space, but despite a few solid blows, she was again forced back to the ropes by Bolton’s onslaught of punches.

Bolton’s speed was again too much for Llorens in the final round, as the senior never had time to consistently attack Bolton whenever she got close. Llorens would not give up though, forcing the fight into close proximity and trying to land every punch she could. However, it would not be enough as Bolton won unanimously.

“Captain” Morgan Williams def. Gweneth “Mary Lou” McCain Williams, a McGlinn senior, initially set the tone, keeping out of reach of McCain and getting close enough to land strong punches. McCain would dodge many though and circle her opponent, eventually connecting on some solid punches of her own. However, Williams used her strength to her advantage, getting close and connecting repeatedly.

Williams sought to impose her will, getting close to McCain and constantly attacking her head, but the Lewis junior would respond with her own punches, punishing Williams for her aggressiveness. Williams continued to steadily hit McCain, being patient in her approach as the second round came to a close.

In the final round, both fighters sought to impose their will, attacking each other furiously.

Neither could take control, with both landing blows left and right. McCain continued to keep space while Williams attempted her close-range approach. Williams’ strength was the deciding factor as she continually forced her way into McCain’s space, emerging victorious by unanimous decision.

Caroline “Spicy Bicey” Bice def. Alexandra “Lights Out” Lesnik

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Bice, a freshman in Walsh, connected on huge shots at the start of the first round. Lesnik, a senior also representing Walsh, responded immediately with huge right hooks. Bice ended the first teeing off on Lesnik.

Bice maintained her momentum into the second round and

landed huge combinations to Lesnik’s head and didn’t stop there. She was full of energy heading into the third and final round and continued to connect with her combinations, despite the fact Lesnik was continuing to put pressure on Bice.

Bice was declared winner by unanimous decision.

defense waned with fatigue.

Hamon cornered Clinton and forced a referee stoppage to check on Clinton before the final bell rang, bringing with it a win for Hamon by unanimous decision.

Bailey Baumbick def.

Nyambe “Kema-Nator” Tuchscherer

In the first round, both fighters began by throwing a string of fast punches. Carlino, a Cavanaugh sophomore, landed blows as she went for a mix of body and head shots.

Immonen, a Farley senior, was able to rebound and hold her own, as each fighter landed punches towards the tail end of the round. In the second, both came out with furious energy, with Carlino seeming to get in the early punches but Immonen countering and getting some head shots. Late in the round there was a referee stoppage for medical attention for Immomen. In the final round, both fighters again got off to a roaring start, each getting in punches with Carlino starting the round a bit more successfully but Immomen landing some strong jabs, as well. Both fighters looked tired while giving their last push down the stretch, but Carlino landed a few more blows in the final 30 seconds en route to a unanimous decision victory.

Both fighters came into the fight extremely aggressively.

Baumbick, a Cavanaugh sophomore, landed on good combinations as the first round progressed, but she didn’t get away completely free, as Tuchscherer, a Welsh Family senior, connected on a few swings at the end of the first.

Baumbick bounced off the stool strong in the second and knocked Tuchscherer off her feet in the middle of the round, a turning point in the match.

Baumbick held her momentum well into the third round and connected on huge right hooks on several occasions. Baumbick was declared winner by split decision.

Marissa “The Minnesota Monster” Kivi def. Ellie “The Deli” McCarthy Kivi, a Lewis senior, came out swinging hard in the first round and was able to successfully defend most of McCarthy’s punches. However McCarthy, a Ryan sophomore, was able to connect on a good punch just as the bell rang to end the second round. Kivi kept pressure on McCarthy going into the third round and the referee stopped the fight after she connected on a huge right jab.

Kivi displayed impressive footwork in the third round, but McCarthy was able to exploit some weaknesses in Kivi’s defense. While the final round went back and forth, with each woman landing solid punches, Kivi was declared winner by unanimous decision.

Anne Marie “Go Ham” Hamon def. Tori Clinton It was a defensive start as the first round got underway between Clinton, a Ryan freshman, and Hamon, a Pasquerilla East junior, but Hamon soon went on the attack and the fight opened up a bit. Both fighters initially struggled to land any real solid blows until they neared the end of the round and both began going for big shots.

In the second round, Hamon was able to get Clinton on the ropes early on, and while both landed their jabs, Hamon appeared to land the better punches. The two boxers got tied up near the end of the round and looked tired as they headed to the final round. In the third, both came out swinging with Hamon still more on the attack, each fighter going to get in their final hits for the win.

Shots to the head landed more frequently down the stretch as

Sydney Carlino def.

Audrey “Slim Shady” Immonen

Erin Guilfoile def. T.C. “Totally Cool” Burrows In the first round, each fighter came out throwing some of the biggest, most powerful punches thrown all night with both being able to back her opponent against the ropes at some point in the opening frame. Guilfoile, a Breen-Phillips senior, appeared to be going for more body shots while Burrows, a Lewis junior, responded with some successful shots to the face.

In the second, it was Guilfoile starting more aggressively on the attack, but Burrows made a quick effort to counter. Both fighters began to look fatigued in the mid-second round but ultimately used it to their advantage and landed some very strong blows as defense became more of a struggle.

In the final round, Guilfolile quickly took Burrows to the corner, throwing some big final punches. Both found some revamped energy down the stretch in a tight contest, with Guilfoile primarily on the attack, and that was the difference as the Breen-Phillips senior took the fight by split decision.

Courtney “C-West” Weston def. Camila “Camelot” Carballo The first round started with an even fight, as both Carballo, a senior in Cavanaugh, and Weston, an off-campus senior, switched momentum often and landed a number of punches, with Weston landing a number of strong right hooks

Sports that eventually prompted the referee to check on Carballo.

Continuing to fight at close quarters in the second round, both fighters appeared to land an even number of punches, continuously going back and forth, though their arm speed began to slow down. In the final round, both fighters came out with a renewed energy, with Carballo landing a right jab that paused the fight.

By the end, both fighters paid little attention to defense and instead focused on trading blows to the opponent’s head, and the judges awarded Weston the victory by split decision.

Ande “Full Throttle” Gradel def. Jiale Hu The first round of the all-Cavanaugh matchup saw a technically sound and even fight, as both the junior Gradel and senior Hu were successful in keeping their hands up and then lashing out at their opponent, each landing several hard jabs to the head. The second round saw more movement around the ring, as Gradel came out the aggressor and landed a combination to the head of Yu, who responded in turn by landing a flurry of punches to the head of Gradel, pushing her back.

Gradel was largely the one who dictated movement, and that trend continued into the third round, where Gradel landed a combination against a tiring Yu that caused a stoppage.

Overall, the fight was back-andforth with both fighters landing a good amount of punches, but Gradel’s control of the match earned her the victory by unanimous decision.

Shannon “Hawaiian Punch” Hennessey def.

Alexa “Play Despacito” Stachowski Hennessey controlled the first round, going low and landing jabs to the body and uppercuts to the head of the taller Stachowski, pushing her around the ring. The Ryan senior held her ground, but Hennessey landed many more punches. The second round continued much in the same way, as Hennessey used her energy and quick hands to fight at close quarters and land flurries of punches — punches that stopped the fight twice within the middle round. The Breen-Phillips senior kept up her energy in the final round and pushed Stachowski back into the railing, stopping the match with a strong right hook.

Although Stachowski picked up her intensity and landed a flurry of punches to the head of Hennessey at the very end of the round, the judges awarded the Breen-Phillips senior the victory by split decision.

Emily “The Miniature Menace” DeRubertis def.

Claire “GG” Kelsey The first round saw a largely even fight, with DeRubertis

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coming out with a lot of energy and landing a flurry of punches early on. The Lewis senior largely dictated pace in the first round, but Kelsey, a Lyons senior, was able to land several quality jabs to keep her opponent at bay. DeRubertis again came out stronger in the beginning of the third period, but Kelsey was able to slow the pace and use her length to land jabs to the head of her opponent and began to control the round, keeping her opponent at a distance. Round 3 saw a backand-forth affair, as the momentum of the match switched often with both DeRubertis and Kelsey landing quality jabs to the head of the opponent.

For controlling the pace of the match and landing more punches, the judges awarded DeRubertis a split-decision victory.

Meghan “Watch Out Joe” Guilfoile def. Molly O’Connor Guilfoile got off to a lightningfast start, striking O’Connor several times, stunning her with rapid-fire shots to the head and body. Despite not having the height advantage, Guilfoile, a sophomore residing in BreenPhillips, looked like the bigger fighter by taking control of the fight in the early round.

O’Connor, on the other hand, tried to adjust to Guilfoile’s quick offense by using her reach defensively and taking an extra step back to create more space.

Guilfoile switched up her strategy mid-round, waiting for O’Connor to go on the offensive and then exploiting O’Connor’s slower arms by countering with headshots.

In the second round, O’Connor, a sophomore in Cavanaugh, adjusted well to Guilfoile’s fast-paced offense, making Guilfoile miss on several occasions. Guilfoile pushed O’Connor onto the ropes with a stream of punches, but O’Connor fought her way out of it and kept Guilfoile on her heels for the remainder of the round.

In the final round, both fighters ditched the defensive playbook and just went at it offensively, punch after punch.

Neither fighter seemed to have an advantage until O’Connor took consecutive hits to the head, prompting the referee to check on her before continuing the match. Trying to recover, O’Connor gave it her all and tried to make a case for herself, but in the end Giulfoile was too much, winning the match by unanimous decision.

Emma “Lil’ J” Jennings def. Erin Doyle From the start of the match, it seemed that neither fighter was able to take an advantage. Both Doyle and Jennings had quick feet and were hard-hitting, matching each other on offense and defense after one round. In the following period, Doyle, a sophomore in Pasquerilla East, would land plenty of head shots

on her opponent. Jennings, a junior living in Welsh Family, would have her own boast as well, as she kept landing hits on Doyle’s body and improved her defense in the second round as compared to her opening round performance. During the final minute of the round, Jennings only allowed Doyle to land a handful of punches, while countering successfully several times.

During the final round, both women increased their energy as the intensity in the ring was at its peak. A succession of big hit after big hit eventually slowed down Doyle, as Jennings took advantage of Doyle’s exhaustion for a few moments before Jennings herself was visibly drained. Nevertheless, Jennings landed several shots to the head of Doyle, and her efforts were rewarded with a win via unanimous decision.

Laura “Rad Dad” Hernandez def. Belin “The Filipino Phantom” Mirabile Hernandez, a sophomore living in Cavanugh, found her rhythm early in the bout, landing two big hits on Mirabile on the match’s first thrown punches. Mirabile responded with a well-executed 1-2 combo. Hernandez shrugged it off and went back to bringing the offense to Mirabile. A senior in McGlinn Hall, Mirabile ducked and kept her head low as she tried to push through the constant barrage of punches. After a brief pause in the match because of equipment issues, Hernandez rocked Mirabile with a series of huge hits.

Mirabile was put in the corner where she kept getting hit until the referee stopped to check on Mirabile. After resuming the fight, the first round came to an end.

The second round began where Hernandez left off.

Hernandez had Mirabile on the ropes as she delivered a punch that was heard in every corner inside Dahnke Ballroom. In the corner again, Mirabile had to get checked by the referee once again. Hernandez managed to bully Mirabile into the corner once more but, Mirabile escaped into the center of the ring, avoiding another trap.

In the final round, Hernandez continued her dominance and got Mirabile into the corner again. After receiving several hits while in the corner, Mirable was checked on by the referee one final time. Hernandez kept playing her game and was awarded a victory by unanimous decision.

Francie “Dr. Cool” Gradel def. KJ “Kanjam” Jamsek Shorter but quicker, Gradel, an off-campus senior, quickly set the tone of the match by hitting Jamsek with quick body shots. Jamsek, a sophomore residing in Flaherty, showed no signs of backing down however, hitting Gradel with many counter-punches. After powering

through Gradel’s initial burst, Jamsek slowed down the fight as the first round progressed, trying to figure out how to properly get at Gradel. In the second round, Gradel once again got off to a quick start, landing several hits on the sophomore.

Jamsek though, would show off her own quick punching ability, executing several combos on Gradel. However, the senior landed a huge hit on Jamsek who tumbled a bit onto the ropes. Jamsek would avoid further damage by grabbing onto Gradel and forcing the referee to split them up. The referee would soon after check on Jamsek before the round ended. In the final round, Gradel continued her pattern of starting off strong, hitting Jamsek with a flurry of punches. Even though Jamsek defended well against a good deal of the punches, Gradel still got plenty of big hits on Jamsek’s head.

The sophomore would be on the ropes again right before the match ended, and the judges handed the win to Gradel via unanimous decision.

Gina “The Machina-A” Guzzardo def. Connie Chen Arguably the fight that drew the biggest crowd, Guzzardo and Chen fought in an actionpacked bout. Chen, a sophomore in Cavanaugh, started the match by tempting Guzzardo with a series of fakes. Guzzardo, an MBA graduate student living off campus, responded with an aggressive offense, hitting Chen in the head and body with a quick succession of punches to counter Chen’s attempts at headshots. In addition, the taller Guzzardo was relatively slow on her feet compared to Chen, but used her punches and arms to make up for it, as she confidently and casually strolled around the ring.

The second round started with a brief timeout called by the referee, but Chen adapted her game with a much better offense. Using a combination of quick hands, quick feet and smaller size, Chen took advantage of Guzzardo’s slow footwork and managed to get a massive left hook on the graduate student. In the final round, with the crowd chanting “Gina,” Guzzardo looked to end the night with a victory.

Both fighters started the round with an offensive display as each woman kept hitting the other with a plethora of jabs.

Guzzardo took a quick timeout to adjust her headgear, but when the match resumed she went back to using her reach to her advantage. Chen, however, found holes in Guzzardo’s defense and landed jabs on Guzzardo’s face. Nevertheless, Guzzardo had Chen on her toes defensively. After the final bell, the judges awarded Guzzardo the win via split decision.

Molly “The Silent G” Giglia def. Kaitlyn “Branda-NoNo-No” Brandano

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Giglia took the advantage early, using a series of quick combos and landing a majority of her punches. Brandano, a junior in Farley, was slow to react, with her offense lacking as Giglia took control of the fight. After Giglia landed several hits on Brandano, who was not countering, the referee checked up on Brandano.

After the end of the first, Giglia, a junior in Cavanaugh, had all the momentum. In the ensuing round, Brandano demonstrated a better defensive strategy.

Brandano stayed her distance, but at the cost of having little to no offense, and the strategy led her to be unable to generate anything against Giglia, who even managed to land more combos on Brandano.

The referee stopped to check on Brandano and decided to stop the match for good in the second round, giving Giglia the win. As the results were announced, an emotional Brandano couldn’t hold back the tears and Giglia was handed handed the win by referee-stopped contest.

Stephanie “Smack Attack” Mackley def. Grace “In Your Face” Carroll Both women started the match landing big hits on each other. For a moment, both of them went at each other with a series of quick jabs to the head.

Mackley, an off-campus graduate student, used her offense to push Carroll to the ropes for a bit. As the round progressed, Carroll kept trying to land punches, but Mackley defended well and effectively blocked a lot of Carroll’s attacks. The second round began with Mackley getting several head shots on Carroll. The taller Carroll lifted her chin up to try and create a little more separation between Mackley’s gloves and her face.

Carroll, a graduate student representing Walsh, matched Mackley’s offense in the final moments of the second round with hard shot after hard shot.

The final round saw Mackley briefly lose her balance as she tried to counter. Carroll took advantage of the moment to hit Mackley several times. A parade of punches ensued, as each fighter landed several hits. Mackley began to tire out halfway through the round and Carroll — needing a big moment to have a chance at winning the match — tried her best at hitting a dagger punch.

Mackley remained on the defensive for the rest of the match and Carroll tired out after pushing hard. In the end, the first two rounds were enough for the judges to unanimously vote Mackley the winner.

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Bouts field cut in half with semifinal matchups

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Megan “Mashed Potatoes And” Davey def. Olivia “The Barnyard” Barnard The fight began with Davey, a Walsh senior, landing jabs to the head. Both fighters kept the fight in close proximity, and the referee was forced to step in very early after a series of shots to Barnard’s head. Barnard, a Breen-Phllips sophomore, attempted to respond after the stoppage, but Davey again got the advantage, forcing her opponent into the ropes.

At the start of the second round both fighters again began very aggressively, but as punches were thrown, Davey forced Barnard on her heels, forcing another stoppage. After a break to fix Barnard’s headgear, she showed improvement by blocking punches. However, she could not force Davey to give up any ground herself.

The final round unfolded in similar fashion. Despite a valiant effort by Barnard to set the

tone, Davey was able to continuously force Barnard back.

It took everything for Barnard just to avoid getting caught against the ropes. Ultimately, Davey won by unanimous decision.

Madalyn “Trash Human” Schulte def. Jenna “No Beef” Whelan It was an early contest of strength and agility. Schulte, a McGlinn senior, opened with several quick, powerful jabs to Whelan’s head. However, Whelan, a Lewis sophomore, kept it close, and both fighters were unable to gain any ground, landing several punches each.

In the second period, Whelan landed quick shots, then retreated or blocked very well.

However, she began to wear down, unable to escape as quickly. Schulte’s strength briefly overwhelmed Whelan, forcing a stoppage by the referee. Whelan decided to keep it closer and prevent Schulte from taking advantage of her length, bringing the round to a close.

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Sophomore Meghan “Watch Out Joe” Guilfoile sizes up her opponent during the quarterfinal round of Baraka Bouts on Nov. 6 in the Dahnke Ballroom. Guilfoile also won her semifinal bout Monday.

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ND to continue Gotham Classic against Radford

Kelly talks QBs, No. 12 Syracuse

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By ELIZABETH GREASON

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Notre Dame will look to continue its strong start to the season this Wednesday when the team continues action in the 2018 Gotham Classic, this time against Radford. Both the Irish and Highlanders sit at 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in this tournament as they square off for the first time in program history.

Notre Dame (2-0) began its work in the Gotham Classic last Tuesday when it faced off against University of IllinoisChicago. The team struggled offensively throughout the night as the Irish shot only 35.5 percent from the field, but they made up for it by getting to the free throw line often and making it count.

In the first half alone, during which the Irish built a 23-point lead, they shot 23of-24 from the charity stripe and finished the night 36-of38 in what was an impressive

Irish head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media Tuesday to discuss the team’s progress and win over Florida State, as well as his squad’s preparation for this weekend’s Shamrock Series matchup against Syracuse at Yankee Stadium.

Kelly said, in terms of preparation, the No. 3 Irish (10-0) will stick to the same practice and travel schedule they have employed throughout the season this week, practicing at home Friday before hitting the road.

“All year we have avoided any unwanted travel, extra travel.

We have not visited stadiums.

We’ve gone right to the hotel.

We’ve changed up that routine, which saves us a good hour,” he said. “It gives us another hour or so at the hotel to rest, stretch, nutrition, recovery. We won’t do that in New York. It’s just, again, it’s been part of a longrange plan on how we wanted to handle travel throughout the course of the entire year, starting with going to San Diego and

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Irish senior forward Elijah Burns leaps for a dunk during Notre Dame’s 89-62 victory over Chicago State on Thursday evening.

staying on eastern standard clock, and coming back and staying an extra day. It’s really residual of all of that leading up through going to [Los Angeles] next week.

“So little bit of a change of schedule throughout the whole thing. We’ll practice here on Friday, and then head to New York.”

Kelly said he is not concerned about the grass field and lack of a crowd at Yankee Stadium because his team has played on a number of grass fields already this season.

He noted that while he initially would have preferred this weekend’s game were a regular home matchup at Notre Dame Stadium, he has accepted the perks of playing in New York.

“You know, back in January we thought about moving the game. I know [director of athletics] Jack [Swarbrick] was certainly supportive if we could have logistically done that. But at that point, once that decision was made that we were going see FOOTBALL PAGE 13