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Former faculty dies Observer Staff Report

Edward J. Mayo Jr., former marketing professor at Notre Dame, died Friday at age 78 from long-term illness, the University announced in a news release Wednesday.

Mayo worked at the University from 1970 to 1980 as a marketing professor at Mendoza College of Business, and as an adjunct professor after his retirement in 1980.

Mayo also previously servedas a professor at Western Michigan University. see MAYO PAGE 4

Mass honors Sri Lanka victims Service memorializes those killed and injured in Easter Sunday bombings

By GENEVIEVE REDSTEN News Writer

Members of different faith communities gathered for Mass on Wednesday evening in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart to remember the victims of the Sri Lanka Easter bombing attacks and their families. University President Fr. John Jenkins presided.

The bombings, which killed over 350 people, targeted Christians celebrating Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.

The attacks came at a time of heightened religious tensions both in Sri Lanka and around the world.

Fr. Robert Dowd, a professor

of political science who concelebrated the Mass, said in his homily there is a gap between the will of God and the will of humankind.

“Even as we celebrate Easter — the Resurrection of the Lord —we are reminded that there is a gap: a gap between the way the world is, and the way God intends it to be,” he said.

Dowd said he encourages the Church to join with individuals of other faith backgrounds in resisting religious hatred and violence.

“Religion, you know, has been used far too often to cut 4eople off from one another and to justify

ND Basilica and Grotto to undergo renovations Observer Staff Report

The paths and entryways to the Grotto and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart will undergo renovations this summer, the University announced in a press release Wednesday.

The project, which will begin May 20 following Commencement, will render the courtyard in front of the Grotto as well as the Basilica’s main entrance inaccessible for a portion of

the summer. The project is scheduled to be completed before the fall semester.

Modifications include new stone and brick pavers to the areas in front of the Grotto and Basilica, respectively, and changes to existing staircases to make each site more handicap-accessible, the release said. The Grotto will also receive new memorial benches.

A small turnaround driveway will be added southwest of the Basilica’s main entrance,

replacing a temporary turnaround currently in the area.

Both the Grotto and Basilica will both be open throughout the summer. The Basilica’s entrance west of the main doors will be made wheelchair-accessible; between June 24 and Aug. 2. The only entrance to the Grotto will be the staircase behind the sacristy.

Those who have difficulty walking should be cautious when accessing the areas, the release said.

SMC students to attend Stacey Abrams speech

By CALLIE PATRICK News Writer

The Saint Mar y’s Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL), gender and women’s studies, political science and Career Crossings departments are sponsoring a trip to hear Stacey Abrams speak about her book, “Leading from the

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Outside.”

Sophomore Grace Clucas said she decided to attend the event because of Abrams’ inspirational political career.

“I am attending because women in power in our government really interest me.

It is a dream to one day maybe find myself in a similar position w ithin politics,”

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Clucas said. “But [Abrams] specifically is prett y cool, and since I am currently in this American South class where we are talking about the civ il rights movement, an African-American women representative from Georgia, her accomplishments are definitely to be see ABRAMS PAGE 4

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violence,” Dowd said. “Yet we know there are people in Sri Lanka and other parts of the world — people of faith — who are dedicating themselves to building bridges between people of different faiths.”

Nilesh Fernando, an economics professor, grew up in Sri Lanka and said he welcomed the support of the Notre Dame community.

“I’m not Catholic, but I appreciate the solidarity in a pretty difficult time for Sri Lankans,” Fernando said.

In wake of the attacks, Dowd reminded the congregation of the story of Jesus’ resurrection, which he said

was a symbol of love overcoming violence and death. Dowd said the role of peace builders who promise hope for a grieving community should specifically be remembered.

“We also pray for them, the peace builders — those dedicating themselves to building peace between communities of faith and other groups,” Dowd said.

“They play their role in closing the gap between the way the world is and the way God intends it to be. So, we pray for them in a special way.”

Contact Genevieve Redsten at gredsten@nd.edu

Students march for sexual assault awareness

By ERIN SWOPE News Writer

Students from Notre Dame, Saint Mar y’s and Holy Cross w ill gather to pray, march and speak out in support of v ictims of sexual assault as a part of the 14th annual Take Back the Night on Thursday. The event, which was sponsored by the Gender Relations Center (GRC) w ith support from student government, is organized by students and facult y from across the tricampus communit y.

The event is scheduled to begin at Holy Cross College at 6 p.m., and there w ill also be a kick-off at Saint Mar y’s at 6:30 p.m. followed by a walkover from Lake Marion to Dahnke Ballroom at Notre Dame for an event titled “Speak Out.” Later, students w ill march around the Notre Dame campus to raise awareness about sexual assault in the communit y, followed by a v igil at the Grotto.

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This year, the GRC is partnering w ith the McDonald Center for Student WellBeing (McWell) for an opportunit y to ref lect, rela x and refocus through crafts follow ing the event.

Fifth-year student Pierce Witmer, one of the Notre Dame student representatives for the Take Back the Night Committee, said the event focuses not just on raising awareness about sexual assault but also on supporting sexual assault sur v ivors.

“The most important part of the event is to support sur v ivors and to support the people who have been affected by sexual assault,” Witmer said. “Raising awareness about the issue is a ver y big, positive part of it, but that’s something that we do w ith a lot of our events that are geared towards sexual assault awareness at the GRC. This event specifically see NIGHT PAGE 4

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Alumnae examine race and the workplace

By MARIROSE OSBORNE News Writer

The Saint Mary’s Department of Psychological Studies, the Black Student Union, Providing Options and the Career Crossings Office teamed up to present an alumnae panel to students Wednesday evening to address questions about how alumna of color use their Saint Mary’s education and make an impact on their communities after graduation.

The panel included Romona Bethany ’04, JAG specialist at Washington High School, Leila Ellis ’15, a program manager at Notre Dame, Ashley Harrison ’07, director of finance at the Logan Center, Kimmi Troy ’00, co-owner of TSB Fitness Studio and Deanna Ward ’01, school counselor at Discovery Middle School. The panel was hosted by senior psychology major Acacia Malone.

The panel began with each person describing their own experience at the College. Ellis said Saint Mary’s wasn’t initially where she most wanted to attend college.

“My first choice was actually the University of Michigan,” Ellis said. “I actually didn’t find out that I was accepted there until after I had started [at Saint Mary’s], but I don’t regret anything. I got the best of both worlds here, with Notre Dame right across the street.”

Ellis said it took some time

for her to grow into her role on campus.

“Use your resources and don’t be afraid to make connections,” Ellis said. “I was an extremely shy student and it was a little challenging starting off. I only managed to branch out once I went to Notre Dame. I found a home there and in making those connections I was able to bring those skills back to Saint Mary’s. It was my junior year where I felt I really prospered.”

Much of Ellis’ success can be credited to the relationships she formed with employees of the College, she said.

“Meeting the faculty and administrators really helped me to figure out what my niche was,” she said. “I’m finally on the right track and I owe that to Saint Mary’s.”

Harrison said Saint Mary’s helps instill a confidence vital to professional success.

“Saint Mary’s gave me confidence to tackle the things that I wouldn’t want to do,” Harrison said. “The school does a great job of instilling the values and virtues that I needed to succeed. My professors had a lot of confidence in me that I didn’t even have in myself. It’s not the classes or the subjects that help you succeed, it’s that feeling of empowerment.”

Troy also said students should be open to new experiences and go to events.

“You never know what’s going

to come out of that event that you went to, but maybe didn’t want to,” she said.

Of course, college is difficult, but Troy said she came to appreciate her time at Saint Mary’s after her graduation.

“The love grows once you’re out,” she said. “I’m originally from Detroit and it was a difficult transition to make. I was suddenly in a small community with people who had never interacted with African-American women before or only knew what they had learned on TV. … Once you graduate that lack of knowledge or racial bias does not change. It morphs into something different. Those experiences helped shape me.”

Troy also said there are many ways for African-American students to feel more welcome in the Saint Mary’s community.

“For me it was the extremely present history of the college,” Troys said. “There are historical images, buildings and the stories of the founders and Sister Madeleva that are everywhere.

Once I believed that I was a part of that, that this is my school too it sort of became an instant sisterhood.”

Women of color should feel empowered to become more involved in the Saint Mary’s community, Harrison said.

“It’s all about the mindset,” she said. “You really need to believe that this is where I am, I’m not

going to leave. Get involved — recognize that it might be intimidating, but embrace what you have.

You only have four years, make the most of it.”

Offering some of her own advice, Ellis said students should be bold in building relationships.

“Use your resources,” she said.

“They could be anything, not just professors or faculty members, they could be your friends or upperclasswomen. Don’t be afraid to jump in, don’t be afraid to reach out or to keep in touch.”

Ellis also said she encourages students to work to overcome the mental setbacks they may face.

“If you let that voice in your head that says you can’t do it stop you, you’re always going to be stuck at point A. Don’t let it,” she said.

Harrison said it is important for students of color to move past their feelings of fear in order to embrace the Saint Mary’s community.

“Once you get over that feeling, know that it is a family,” she said.

“Regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity, we are a sisterhood.”

The panel went on to discuss the importance of an education in breaking down prejudices.

“There are a lot of stereotypes about me,” Harrison said. “But I have an awesome education and once I open my mouth I knock those stereotypes down and that’s what will help you succeed.”

The panel then received questions from the audience. In

response to a question about how Saint Mary’s could become more inclusive to women of color and attract more African-American students, Troy said the alumnae of the College need to stay in touch.

“I think there needs to be more of a commitment to alumnae staying connected,” Troy said. “We need the school to facilitate the connection. … I don’t think you need outside firms, have women of color go to high schools around the country, even if just for an hour.”

Ellis said her own experiences with Saint Mary’s recruiting reveal some of the problems of their current recruitment strategy.

“When I was in high school and the Saint Mary’s representative came, it was honestly kind of off putting to have a Caucasian woman talking about diversity,” she said. “It made me wonder if she really knew what it was like to deal with issues of diversity and inclusion.”

Faculty members at the College should emphasize being open to working with minority students, Ellis said.

“Professors need to put that foot forward,” she said. “You don’t always get the warm and fuzzy feeling from teachers. In a lot of cases students will not share their stories unless they really feel comfortable.”

Contact Marirose Osborne at mosborne01@saintmarys.edu

Notre Dame to stage ‘Pirates of Penzance’

By CHRISTOPHER PARKER News Writer

Opera Notre Dame will present “Pirates of Penzance,” an operetta

by Gilbert and Sullivan first performed in 1879,

beginning this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Decio Theater at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. The show, which revolves around a lovable gang of pirates and their apprentice Fredrich, will run all weekend.

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The production will be the first Gilbert and Sullivan work performed

by Opera ND, and Director Alek Shrader said the opera will look and sound different than what most would expect.

“Gilbert and Sullivan shows were always intended to be highly comedic, very light fare. Although it’s comedic, it doesn’t diminish the performance in any way — it doesn’t cheapen it,” Shrader said. “The music and the text are so brilliant that it can support a modernization of their original work.

They always intended it to be contemporary, not so lofty and stuff y.”

Conductor Daniel Stowe said this kind of performance demands much from the orchestra as well as the actors.

“It’s tricky, trying to stay out of the way of the singing actors and supporting them, but still giving as full a musical account as you can,” he said. “It’s a different level of challenge.”

Opera ND’s production of “Pirates” has taken on its own character, Shrader said, much to the excitement of the cast and crew.

“We stripped out

everything outdated. We’re living in the now in this production,” he said. “I know I’m the director and I crafted a lot of the jokes, but I guarantee it’s funny.”

Freshman actor Tim Purnell said he attests to the originality of this production.

“I’ve actually been in Pirates three different times, but this director is so creative,” he said. “He’s done so many things that make me crack up, even though often jokes get repeated through the show. He’s just really inventive and brings the show to life.”

The cast and crew have grown as individuals and as a unit over the course of production, Shrader said.

“The most important thing is that the students gain not only the experience of doing this, but that they can take this experience forward in later performances, but also just in life and other studies,” Shrader said. “Each rehearsal has grown and achieved some momentum. We’re evolving the show. I can step back and let the performers take their own initiatives.”

Stowe said he finds the high level of vocal performance provided by the graduate

singers from Notre Dame’s Sacred Music Program in the show particularly exciting.

“The graduate singers ... are just tremendous — professional-quality singers, wonderful actors,” he said.

“It really raises the level of performance in the show.”

Each production member has a different ambition for opening night, Purnell said, and the cast’s untapped energ y has resulted in plenty of anticipation for opening night.

“Once everyone is on stage in front of an audience, they’ll bring all the energ y they’ve been holding back in rehearsal,” he said. “I’m just excited to see everyone fully engaged.”

But while the cast is excited for the stage, Stowe said nothing can prepare them for the exhilaration of performing in front of an audience.

“You never know how the audience reacts until you have one,” he said. “All the planning goes out the window when you get a live audience. You hope that you guessed right — and if not, you’ll find out soon enough.”

Contact Christopher Parker at cparke22@nd.edu

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Abrams admired.”

Abrams, who served for 11 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, was the first black woman to win the gubernatorial nomination for a major party in the United States and was the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia. Clucas said Abrams’ success is a model for the professional careers of young women.

“I think Belles should attend things like this because seeing women … in positions of power remind us our potential,” she said. “Most of us

are probably attending college in order to better ourselves and seeing examples of women who did the work is always good to see. “[Abrams] in particular has her book about being on the outside, and while I have to acknowledge my privilege as a white individual, as women sometimes we have to work harder for what we want” Clucas added. “ ...

Ultimately that’s why SMC and being a Belle is so beneficial; because we are awarded opportunities like this where we are shown our potential is pretty much limitless.”

Abrams’ book is a sort

of how-to guide for women, people of color, people from the LGBTQ community and “other” future leaders. Clucas said those future leaders are fortunate to live in a time with so many opportunities available to them. “… For me, being a histor y and political science major, it is evident that what I aspire to accomplish in my life hasn’t always been possible or greeted with support. I mean my grandma needed a man’s signature to take out a loan like only 40 years ago,” Clucas said. “I think it is important to recognize our power as individuals. It is easy to be an observer in many aspects of our lives.

Sometimes that is really scar y to think about, but even here at SMC we are surrounded by many passionate, talented women who are ready to take on the world in a few short years.”

The trip is scheduled for the evening of April 27 at the University of Illinois. Saint Mar y’s will be providing a round-trip bus ride and a ticket to the event.

Clucas said she was initially reluctant to make the trek down to Urbana-Champaign, but eventually realized how important the experience was to her personal growth.

“I was ref lecting on my week and reminding myself maybe I should just

miss this trip due to the never-ending amounts of homework, yet I was reminded of the opportunity this truly offered,” she said. “For me, especially through SMC, having a community is almost essential and ver y beneficial and fun to have. The people you surround yourself with and learn from help shape who you are and if there is anything this world need mores of is collaborating, communicating and being open-minded, not being afraid to be wrong and tr ying to better oneself through our experiences.”

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the silence.”

Student body president junior Elizabeth Boyle cited statistics from the University’s 2018 Sexual Conduct and Campus Climate Questionnaire Report, which stated 27% of female students and 7% of male students indicated they had experienced some sort of unwanted sexual contact while a student at Notre Dame.

“It’s a big problem,” Boyle said. “ … More and more students are realizing that it is a problem here and they are reacting to it, which is really positive to see.”

Caron Gebhardt said Take Back the Night is also a chance to move beyond just hearing the statistics and instead start to see how individuals are affected by sexual assault and take steps to support them.

“If you’re skeptical about the statistics — which I get, I would not want anybody not to be a critical thinker, I think it’s important about

what we do here at Notre Dame — but when you hear a person’s narrative or when you hear a person’s story, you can’t deny the impact that has happened in that person’s life,” Caron Gebhardt said. “ … It’s not about the numbers, it’s about the people.”

In previous years, one of the most popular events of the evening was “Speak Out,” which gives survivors of sexual assault a chance to share their experiences, Witmer said.

“For many people that come to the event, this is the first time that they’ve opened up about their experiences,” he said. “Creating an environment that appropriately attributes weight and respect to those speakers is something that we want to try to protect. … It’s a healing time for people that have gone through something traumatic or who have had people in their lives affected by such a traumatic experience as well.”

John Johnstin, assistant director for outreach at the GRC, said not all of the stories are necessarily about sexual assault, but sometimes students speak instead about the trauma that has been present in their life or the life of others as a result of such experiences. Witmer said this is also welcomed at the event, as not everyone feels comfortable to talk about it directly.

“We want to make sure folks are able to find their voice and be able to share their story in a place and location that is supportive and caring and wants to make sure that they know that they are believed,” he said. “ … If we can simply have somebody feel comfortable coming forward and sharing their story and knowing that they are going to be believed, I think that we are making a huge change within our community.”

Boyle, who also attended the event her freshman year, said “Speak Out” was a profound experience for her.

“You’re sitting down, and you might not know it, but the person sitting next to you will jump right up and share their story. I think a really important tool is being able to share stories with each other and then grow and walk alongside one another,” Boyle said. “So, I really hope that students will learn from the speak out that sexual violence happens here in many different ways and it doesn’t discriminate on any sort of identity.”

Caron Gebhardt said she encourages unsure students to attend Take Back the Night, get involved and support survivors to contribute to the well-being of the tri-campus community.

“Even if you’re not sure, just come, because I think you will be compelled by the men and women who have been harmed and the burdens and the scars and the wounds that they carry, but also by the hope and the courage and the resilience that they manifest,” Caron Gebhardt said. “It both shows us the darkest aspect of who we are as a community but also offers the greatest hope for us as a community.”

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Mayo, a Los Angeles native, was a “scholar, writer and teacher at heart,” the release said.

Mayo served in the Air Force in Fairbanks, Alaska from 1962 to 1968 and received the Western Michigan University Teaching Excellence Award in 1993.

Mayo is survived by his wife of 45 years and his four children.

A funeral Mass will be held in Mayo’s memory at 11 a.m.

Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake in Holland, Mich. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Donations in Mayo’s memory may be made to Special Olympics Michigan.

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is unique in the way that it tries to make sure that survivors feel that they are not alone.”

Christine Caron Gebhardt, director of the GRC, said sexual assault is a much more prevalent problem on campus than many students realize.

“We are vastly underreported.

We know that … there are barriers to why students report, and some of it is they are afraid of the reactions of peers or administrators or retaliation,” Caron Gebhardt said. “ … Sexual assault is a crime of power and the greatest power around violence is isolation. So, if the system or people or the perpetrator isolates the victim, then they’re never held accountable.

This is an opportunity for our survivors and victims to know that it is not okay and that we have to break

Contact Callie Patrick at cpatrick01@saintmarys.edu

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Students march across Notre Dame to advocate for sexual violence prevention in the 2017 ‘Take Back the Night’ event. The annual occasion, held near the end of second semester, aims to unite the tri-campus community and ends with a prayer vigil at the grotto.

Contact Erin Swope at eswope2@nd.edu

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By MATTHEW KELLENBERG Scene Writer

On the topic of predicting a film’s critical or commercial success, screenwriter William Goldman famously declared: “Nobody knows anything.” Goldman’s Law seems to apply to the music world as well. Rivers Cuomo of Weezer once called “Pinkerton,” the band’s second album, “a hideous record … a hugely painful mistake,” though it matured into one of Weezer’s most celebrated works. Kendrick Lamar called “DAMN.” his best album; it was not. Yet, it seems indie-folk veteran Andrew Bird has gotten it right with his 12th and latest record. His new music combines the best of earlier Andrew Bird: the quips on “The Mysterious Production of Eggs,” the layered production on “Armchair Apocrypha,” the pop sensibilities of “Are You Serious.” Together, these elements shape some of the most radical yet coherent songs of Bird’s career. He calls the record “My Finest Work Yet.” Of course, one can already see the imprint of Bird’s tongue in his cheek. And this image does not fade at any point in “My Finest Work Yet.” The album art sees Bird recreating “The Death of Marat,” a 1793 painting of a murdered French revolutionary leader. The tracklist

By CLAIRE RAFFORD Scene Writer

“You see, the thing about living in Derry is, there’s nowhere to hide. Everybody knows everybody, knows everything about everybody and sometimes all I want to do is to be simply left alone.”

These words — which begin the pilot of the U.K. series “Derry Girls” — are read directly from 16-year old protagonist Erin Quinn’s diary. In a dramatic reversal, though, it’s revealed the diary is being read aloud by Erin’s cousin Orla, causing a spat between the two that leads to a brilliant piece of television.

This comedic twist on what would otherwise be a morose speech embodies the spirit of “Derry Girls” — a sitcom airing on the British Channel 4 television show and recently brought to America via Netflix. The show is about a group of friends living in Derry in the 1990s during the height of the Troubles — the conflict between Protestants and Catholics that ravaged Northern Ireland toward the end of the 20th century.

The show revolves around the lives of five teenagers — dramatic, lovably narcissistic Erin, her spacey cousin Orla, straight-laced Clare, raunchy Michelle and Michelle’s cousin James, “the wee English fella” who was abandoned in Derry by his free-spirited mother.

The show revolves around the antics of Erin and her friends in the midst of the Troubles, which walk the line between being bizarre and believable to create an appeal audiences can’t help but love. The girls’ shenanigans — which range from reporting a false apparition of “tears” on a Virgin Mary statue, which turn out to be dog pee, to stealing a job notice board to corner the market on town employment opportunities — are

points to far-ranging, larger-than-life subjects: the legendary Sisyphus, proxy servers and Manifest Destiny all factor into Bird’s vision. Later on, Bird proclaims his foolhardy plan to “make you part of [his] conspiracy.” It’s all very grandiose. Yet, Bird is not only aware of his own absurd ambitions, but also eagerly prepared to chase these ambitions as far as he can. At its root, “My Finest Work Yet” is an impossible project, but that only makes Bird’s commitment more exciting to watch.

Just as absurd ambitions animate “My Finest Work Yet,” Bird’s moments of restraint balance the record and free him to contemplate his own inner turmoil. A brooding buildup on “Bloodless” accentuates the song’s simple, politically-charged bridge: “It’s an uncivil war.”

Bird’s soft whistling on “Cracking Codes” might not be the flashiest move, but the light touch gracefully fleshes out the song’s instrumental section. And on the unhurried outro to “Don the Struggle,” Bird’s violin composition delicately traces the ineffable existential fatigue of an artist “just stumbling down / in an unnamed struggle in town.” Though “My Finest Work Yet” might be gaudy, it is no gimmick — Bird’s maturity as a lyricist and composer shines through even his most ridiculous works.

Furthermore, however self-referential “My Finest Work

Yet” may be (see: its title), Bird does not lose himself in navel-gazing. Rather, the musician calls for dialogue. On “Archipelago,” first released on the political compilation album “Songs for Swing Left,” Bird argues, “Our enemies are what make us whole.” In the interplay of disparate notes, Bird sees harmony. And though Bird has the sole voice on this record, he does not purport to have absolute authority. On “Sisyphus,” Bird sings, “I’d rather fail like a mortal than flail like a god.” Even on his finest work yet, Bird acknowledges that his is but one mortal voice, prone to error but nevertheless eager to speak.

hilarious, yet touching. Despite the unusual accents and foreign slang — the girls refer to things they like as “class” and “cracker” and to cute boys as “rides” — they’re lively, relatable teenagers the audience can’t help but root for.

The show relies heavily on nostalgia, which can be a crutch for some sitcoms (read: “The Goldbergs” and the like). But show creator Lisa McGee is careful to sprinkle in just enough of ’90s culture to be delightfully sentimental without becoming cheesy — and achieves the utmost success in doing so. From a conversation involving a misunderstanding about who Macaulay Culkin is, to the girls’ denim jackets, the time period of the show is made clear without relying on troupes to bang it over the head.

But amid pepperings of references, it’s the stellar soundtrack that brings “Derry Girls” to the next level.

The music is pure ’90s crack, with popular hits from icons such as Salt-n-Pepa and Madonna. The unofficial theme of the show, “Dreams” by the Cranberries, plays in both the pilot and the last episode of series one — wrapping the show in a full-circle way that manages to be perfectly nostalgic and satisfying without once becoming trite or overly precious.

Series two — which just finished airing in the U.K. to roaring success and is expected to air on Netflix sometime in the next year — teases even more alluring misadventures in the season’s trailer. In a clip released online, the Catholic Derry girls (and James) venture to a “Friends Across the Barricade” event to connect Catholics with Protestants, which ends in a painfully awkward attempt to reconcile characteristics the two groups have in common. The consensus as per the students? Nothing. In classic “Derry Girls” fashion, the

scene brings humor to an otherwise dark topic in a dry, charming way, teasing a strong start for series two.

The last scene of series one encapsulates the entire essence of the show in just a few short minutes. In it, Orla performs step aerobics at the school’s talent show to “Like A Prayer.” As she is mocked by the crowd, her friends join her onstage in a show of support. This touching display of friendship is cut with excerpts of the Quinn family watching a television broadcast about a brutal bombing — “one of the worst atrocities of the Northern Irish conflict.” As “Dreams” plays once again, shots of the family grieving over the violence is intertwined with the five friends dancing onstage.

As series one concludes, the Derry girls and the “wee English fella” show the audience that during times of trouble and war, life goes on — and there’s always hope to be found when you have people in your corner.

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“My Finest Work Yet” Andrew Bird Label: Loma Vista Recordings Tracks: “Sisyphus,” “Archipelago” If you like: Father John Misty, The Decemberists

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“Derry Girls” Series 1 Starring: Saiorse Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Jamie Lee-O’Donnell, Nicola Coughlan, Dylan Llewllyn Favorite episode: Episode 2 If you like: “Girls,” “Sex Education,” “Master of None” Where to watch: Netflix

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I am the ghost of Regina Hall Callie Patrick News Writer

When I first arrived on campus, moving into my dorm, I never could have fathomed the amount of ghost stories I would be subjugated to. As my roommate — a local — toured me around Saint Mary’s College, it seemed every building had some terrifying tale that if my studying wasn’t keeping me awake at night, it would.

She spoke of the Belles that haunted the Belle Tower, roamed within Queen’s Court in Le Mans Hall and wallowed about the over-a-century-old campus. It made sense to me; it seemed almost fitting that there would be so many stories of ghosts when I could see Saint Mary’s graveyard from the window of my dorm.

I knew firsthand the frightful feeling these stories invoked when a group of us “smicks” made a mad sprint past Holy Cross graveyard on Saint Mary’s road on our way home after a football game.

It was dark, the trees dense, and naturally a heavy fog had blanketed the land.

But at the end of the day, they were only stories — or so my roommate thought.

I swear it when I say I had no malicious intentions that night. I simply felt overcome to act on a sudden and odd impulse for minor mischief.

My roommate had her boyfriend over that evening — and again, I swear what I did wasn’t because I dislike him. In fact, my roommate and I bond over giving him a hard time. So that’s why when they had left the room for a split second and my eyes caught on his wallet laying in our side table, I just acted. No, I did not steal anything from his wallet. I said I was feeling mischievous, not criminal. No, as someone who gets ragged on for misplacing things all the time, I simply stuck the wallet in one of his shoes and just smirked at the unimpressive work of my compulsion.

After they returned, I wished them a good night and let them finish their movie, forgetting all about my prank — if you can call it that. It wasn’t until half an hour later and I was on the precipice of sleep that I heard a knocking on my door. I opened it to a bewildered roommate and her boyfriend over her shoulder frantically scouring the room. Cushions were raised, blankets had been unfolded then left in heaps.

That’s when my roommate apologized for waking me and was wondering if I had happened to see his wallet and, if not, if I could help them look. Apparently, they’d been looking for it for almost half an hour.

She apologized for disturbing me when in reality it should have been me apologizing to her.

I felt awful.

Despite my guilt, I looked her dead in the eyes and told her I didn’t remember seeing his wallet, and of course I’d help. What was I supposed to do? “Oh, your wallet? The one you’ve been looking for for half an hour and have torn the room apart to find?

Oh yeah, you see, I just had this strange compulsion to hide it in your shoe. So funny, right?”

Yeah no.

I was planning on “looking around” for a minute before I “found it” in his shoe so as to not raise suspicion but also not waste anymore of their time. It was within that minute that my roommate found the wallet, which then prompted her to call her boyfriend an idiot, to which he said something along the lines of, “I didn’t do it, you must be playing a joke, knock it off.”

I stood there silently as they volleyed insult and accusation back and forth over my doing. I even denied it when they had asked me if I had done it after they came to a standstill and accepted that neither of them did it.

That’s when my roommate got real quiet for a moment then whispered “ghost.”

She is convinced to this day that there is a ghost in our dorm.

She will occasionally bring up an odd circumstance under the guise that it was the ghost. I haven’t found the courage to tell her the truth. I simply just laugh and play it off.

So I can’t say for sure whether the hauntings of Saint Mary’s are true, but I can say with certainty I am the ghost of Regina Hall.

Contact Callie Patrick at cpatrick01@saintmarys.edu The views expressed in this Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The world will be saved by beauty Individuals, corporations and even educational institutions like the University of Notre Dame have collectively donated over $1 billion toward the reconstruction of the Cathedral in the days following the tragic fire at Notre-Dame in Paris.

The acts of benevolence have been lauded by some and harshly criticized by others. Among the tweets and statuses criticizing the donations to the Cathedral, I’ve seen those which place the reconstruction of the Cathedral in opposition to social justice. One such tweet from user Kristan_Higgins read: “Speaking as a Catholic here… please don’t donate to help Notre Dame. The Church is worth $30 billion. Donate to help Puerto Rico recover.

Donate to get the people of Flint clean water.

Donate to get kids out of cages. Jesus didn’t care about stained glass. He cared about people.”

The words of the renowned social activist and founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, Dorothy Day, come to mind: “The world will be saved by beauty.”

During the summer of 2018 I lived and worked at Casa Juan Diego, a Catholic Worker home serving immigrants and refugees in Houston, TX. On my first Monday, I opened the door to find a beautiful bouquet of flowers that had been donated anonymously to the house. While it was kind, I couldn’t help but find the gift totally useless. Why donate flowers when we were in constant need of adult diapers, baby formula and medications?

Every Monday thereafter, we received a fresh bouquet.

A few weeks into my time at Casa, we were preparing for an inspection by the food bank and for immigration hearings. With all of this, along with the daily bustle of distributing food, running our medical clinic and helping community members at the door, we were consumed by the often chaotic nature of poverty. That Monday, the flowers arrived at the door as usual, and in the evening we gathered together as a community, appreciating the bouquet at the center of our dinner table before moving it to its spot on our simple chapel’s altar. In the midst of suffering, brokenness and poverty, the flowers were a small reminder of a more beautiful world. Despite ugliness, chaos and injustice, they were a sign of the beauty we hoped for. We could always use more diapers, more formula or more funding, but we were also in constant need of hope, kindness and beauty. As the director of Casa Juan Diego remarked, quoting Dorothy, “Who are we to deprive the poor of nice things?”

I do not mean to say that beautiful churches

or nice bouquets will eradicate world hunger. I am not so naive as to believe that breathtaking Gothic architecture and intricate stained glass will dismantle the unjust social systems of our world. But placing beauty in opposition to justice is a false and dangerous dichotomy. Let’s work to address the societal wrongdoings that perpetuate injustice. But do not abandon beauty along the way.

Unfortunately, beauty in the world has become a commodity. Precious works of art are housed in places like the Louvre, the Vatican Museums or the Met, all of which require entrance fees and none of which clamor to welcome in outcasts of society. Even places like the U.S. National Parks and the Gardens of Versailles charge entrance fees, commodifying the natural beauty they preserve. The artwork preserved in churches, though, has not become exclusive to the wealthy. Churches remain houses of beauty, art, music and prayer open to all — to outcasts, saints, sinners, rejects, steadfast believers, serial doubters and the lonely.

The Notre-Dame Cathedral has been a haven of peace and beauty, proclaiming hope for weary and forgotten souls, for more than 800 years.

While the world commodifies beauty, it remains steadfast.

If all the world’s corporal suffering were eradicated tomorrow, we would still need hope, joy and peace. We would still need beauty. It is as necessary to the soul as food is to the body; the poor person deserves beauty just as deeply as she deserves food, shelter and education. To deprive her of beauty is to disregard her humanity in favor of her corporality. Beauty inspires hope, calls forth contemplation and awakens childlike wonder even in the midst of suffering. Anyone who has set her eyes upon the rose windows of Notre-Dame, contemplated Van Gogh’s Starry Night, watched a beautiful sunrise over the sea or listened to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony knows the indescribable song of the soul which beauty can evoke.

I will join you in working to dismantle the unjust systems which pervade our society. I will advocate with you for the people of Flint. I will journey with you to alleviate the sufferings of children at the border. I will support any effort to rebuild Puerto Rico amidst devastation. But Jesus cared about people, and people need beauty. Let’s save it, too.

Mary Killeen McCans sophomore April 18

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Thank you from Show Some Skin Trever Carter Show Some Skin

As the year comes to a close, we would like to take our last column to thank everyone for the support Show Some Skin has been shown. This year’s show was wildly successful, and we continue to gain momentum as we strive to be a powerful force for change on this campus.

For those reading who are unfamiliar with us, Show Some Skin is a campus-wide movement that strives to create civil discourse by giving voice to anonymous stories written by members of the Notre Dame family that center around issues of identity, diversity and inclusion. While the movement showcases an annual spring performance, Show Some Skin is constantly looking for ways to effect change throughout the year. For example, we have ventured into classrooms and curriculums, and our videos have been used in Resident Assistant formation and

other staff trainings. We are starting to build and sustain a relationship with Adams High School, where we host a workshop to teach the importance and power of storytelling and collect monologues from members of ESL classes there. In the last few years, we had our first performance at the South Bend Civic Theatre, members of our team have attended and presented at conferences and we are curating an online, multimedia publication of currently unpublished monologues.

We hope that Show Some Skin has been a source of conversation and inspiration over the last eight years at Notre Dame. As we begin to work on the ninth installment for spring of 2020, Show Some Skin is excited to offer six $500 grants to individual students or groups to tackle a project that addresses an issue or problem of local, national or international importance. The project should align with Show Some Skin’s mission statement to “give voice to unspoken stories about identity and difference.”

Grant money could be used to fund attendance or

presentation at a conference, to host a dialogue or forum on a topic you find necessary and valuable and so much more. For the detailed proposal requirements, please go to the Show Some Skin website. We are so excited to have reached a point where something like this is possible, and we really hope that you consider applying. Proposals will be considered through the summer and into the fall semester.

Trever Carter is a senior and can be reached at tcarter8@nd.edu Show Some Skin is a student-run initiative committed to giving voice to unspoken narratives about identity and difference. Using the art of storytelling as a catalyst for positive social change across campus, we seek to make Notre Dame a more open and welcoming place for all. If you are interested in breaking the silence and getting involved with Show Some Skin, email tcarter8@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

A plea made not in vain Julianna Conley Fresh Impressions

For most, “The legging problem” hubbub is beyond us, the news stories quieted, the “Trending Stories” bar on The Observer website featuring a new lineup, yet I feel I must call attention to an issue that, to my knowledge, has been too long ignored: Maryann White’s repeated assertion that her views stem from her being a Catholic mother.

Yes, I agree with the masses about leggings’ undeniable comfort and multi-functionality. Certainly, I feel horrified by the column’s blatant sexist undertones. Truly, I identify with the students speaking out against the finger-pointing blame-shame Maryann adopts instead of thoughtful accountability. However, I must confess my deepest concern had nothing to do with leggings at all. It had to do with the association of The Church with this woman’s controversial views.

From the Ten Commandments, Judeo-Christians are taught, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain” (Exodus 20:7). Many faithful interpret this teaching as a warning against cursing. Growing up, I consistently heard parents correct angsty teenagers to say “Oh my gosh” rather than “Oh my God.” When my high school Latin teacher exclaimed “Jesus Christ” in anger, a student quickly added “is my Lord and Savior!” Though these people are well-intentioned, I feel that they often miss the deeper meaning of this Commandment’s teaching.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. The Hebrew word for vain also translates to “emptiness” and “falsehood.” Refraining from using the Lord’s name as an expletive fulfills the command to keep from using it meaninglessly, but fails to address the issue of “falsehood.” People substitute “darn” for “damn,” trot out “my goodness,” instead of “my God,” but they continue to take on His name falsely, using religion as a thin guise to justify their own personal agendas.

When a country invades another, claiming they act in defense of God’s will, is that not taking the Lord’s name in vain? When one group is denied the same rights under the pretense that God doesn’t love them, is that not taking the Lord’s name in vain? When Maryann White uses her identity as a Catholic mother to push a sexist agenda, is that not taking the Lord’s name in vain?

In the Catholic faith, Pope Benedict XVI connects this Commandment to the Lord’s Prayer. He explains that

when we pray “Hallowed be thy name,” we vow to “protect … and constantly assert His true identity as opposed to our distortion of it.” We vow to keep His name holy, to keep it from perversion.

The New International Version of the Bible translates the commandment as, “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.” The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America warns, “The hypocrite uses the name of the Lord in vain because he is dressing his evil thoughts with the mantle of God’s name.” Jewish scholar Dennis Prager, explains, “When religious people commit evil, especially in God’s name, they are not only committing evil, they are doing terrible damage to the name of God.” Each time someone commits evil in the name of God, they brand all religious as hateful. Each time a Christian tells a member of the LGBTQ+ community that being gay is wrong, they taint the name of God. Each time a person shouts on a street corner that passersby are going to Hell, they pervert the idea of Heaven.

If the goal of this radicalization is conversion, its methods are counterproductive. Would you be enticed to join a faith that tells you that you’re going to Hell? Would you feel warm and fuzzy towards a religion that shouts slurs at people with different lifestyles? If the goal is to motivate people towards reconciliation, this tactic is ineffective.

Can you think of anyone who has wanted to change their lifestyle after being belittled? Can you think of anyone who responds well to fear-mongering?

The real shame of religious fanaticism is that it does not represent the spirit of religion at all. Jesus Christ spent days with prostitutes and criminals. He dined with tax collectors and sinners. If these people shouting on the streets are trying to emulate Christ, they’d do better to embrace their neighbor. To speak kindly and warmly. To extend a helping hand in the face of adversity. Above any other commandment, any other call to action, the Bible preaches the power of love. It calls on people of all backgrounds to act with utmost respect towards one another; to recognize the common humanity in each person and treat them with compassion. If you must do something in the name of religion, be kind. Choose to love in the name of God. In high school, I had a hard time expressing my devotion to religion because I knew the negative assumptions some people make about faith. I knew that when I said I went to church camp, my gay friends assumed it was a place they weren’t welcome. I knew when I expressed solidarity with

The Church, people assumed I was expressing solidarity with the hatred and belittling in which other Christians in my grade engaged. I found myself grow frustrated. If a girl in my math class was racist, no one would claim that calculus taught hate. If a boy on the track team hurled slurs in the name of running, no one would condemn the entire long distance crew. Why was religion different? Why did people have such a hard time understanding that sometimes a person’s views are just that: theirs. Sometimes hate belongs only to the person it stems from, not every organization they belong to.

I realize now that religion holds a higher responsibility — a burden and a blessing. It’s more than a book club, a Girl Scout troop or a sports team. It’s more than a Sunday morning activity or a box to check on the U.S. Census.

With every action a person takes, every comment she makes, she represents the faith she espouses. With every person I love, every person I show compassion to, I remind the people around me, believers and nonbelievers, that the cross I wear around my neck is a symbol of inclusivity, not exclusivity. My faith is not an identity I can switch on and off when convenient. It is not a club I can cancel and renew my membership for. How I act, how I treat others, how I move through my day, whether I like it or not, represents the Word of God. I must choose not to represent His Word in vain.

I don’t believe that Maryann White is a bad person. I don’t believe that she intended to pervert Catholicism for her own personal gain. But I do believe she must do better.

I believe we all must. We must not embed personal prejudices in our faith. We must remember that who we are on Monday matters just as much as, if not more than, who we are on Sunday. We must not make our cross in one moment and in the next use that same hand to point and jeer at our neighbor. We must not take Communion on Sundays and from that same mouth spew forth venom on Thursday. We must not intone prayers of goodwill and love, but use our tongues to also form slurs and hate in the name of God. We must do better. Don’t let this plea be in vain.

Julianna Conley is a slow eating, loud talking and fast-walking freshman from Southern California. She endorses hot glue, despises mint and strongly believes the cookie is the best part of an Oreo. Julianna can be reached at jconley4@nd.edu The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: Share your adventures, thoughts and plans with the people you love. Turn this into a productive year personally and professionally. Mix business with pleasure, and bring unity and stabilization into focus. Fine-tune your life to encourage less stress and more progress. Plan trips or educational pursuits that will be enlightening and push you in a positive direction. Your numbers are 4, 12, 20, 24, 33, 38, 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let emotional matters interfere with your progress.

Separate your personal life from your professional, and channel pent-up energy into something constructive. A financial gain is possible if you negotiate on your own behalf.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Set a pace you can handle. Don’t feel pressured to make a change that you aren’t ready to make. Sort through what’s happened in the past, and eliminate anything you think might stand in your way or ruin your day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Exaggerating will get you into trouble. Stick to the truth, and be transparent regarding your intentions. Charm alone will not be enough to convince others to believe you or follow your example. Legal and health matters will need to be handled with accuracy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An emotional conversation with a personal or professional partner will result in an unexpected but beneficial change. Let what transpires run its course, and you will come out on top. Experience will help you move forward without looking back.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let what others do be your guide. What you learn through observation and asking questions will help you avoid getting involved in someone else’s drama. Don’t gossip or give others insight into your thoughts and feelings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): How you deal with change will make a difference to the way others perceive you. An honest assessment and approach will get the best response from those you want to attract, and it will discourage those you want to avoid.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): No one is perfect, so before you take on a dispute that can damage an important relationship, consider alternative ways to handle the situation. Using compliments to offset criticism will help you avoid a rift or alienation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An encounter you experience or information you are given will change your attitude regarding your health and how fit you are. Take a quiz that will help you figure out the best way to make physical, emotional and mental improvements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The changes you make at home or to the way you live or handle important relationships will get you moving in a better direction.

Facing facts and making positive adjustments will ease stress. Romance is in the stars.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do what you can to improve your living arrangements. An innovative change will help you cut costs, giving you greater financial freedom. Handle your investments personally. Don’t pay for someone else’s mistake. Take better care of your health.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Moderation will be required if you intend to stick to your fitness goals. Exercise and proper diet should not be foregone because you are tempted to indulge with your bestie. Set an example instead of giving in to an indulgent request.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make positive changes that will help you up your qualifications or improve your reputation. Refuse to get involved in someone else’s battle or to believe everything you are told. Avoid conflict, excess and offering a false impression.

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nhl | Huricanes 4, Capitols 3

Championship selections Lucas Masin-Moyer Senior Sports Writer

In what is t he f irst of ma ny lasts in my f ina l few weeks as a n underg rad here at Notre Da me, today I’ll be submitting my last-ever Obser ver Sports Aut horit y.

So I f ig ured t here’d be no better way to end my sports-w riting ca reer t ha n by w riting about t he t hree tea ms t hat have occupied prett y much ever y column inch I’ve ever had — t he Philadelphia 76ers, Liver pool FC a nd t he UCF Golden K nights footba ll tea m — a nd ex pla ining to you why each one w ill w in t heir respective cha mpionships t his yea r (ver y, ver y likely, I k now).

Liverpool FC I a m w riting t his like 15 minutes after Manchester Cit y beat Manchester United, ensuring their path to the title involves only v ictories over much-lesser sides, but I still have hope for South Bend’s new favorite Premier League club.

There’s no reason to believe the Reds w ill drop points in their remaining games against Huddersfield, Newcastle and Wolves, as a resurgent Mo Salah and a dy namic Sadio Mané have been scoring in bunches in front of reported Professional Footballers’ Association Players’ Player of the Year, center back Virgil van Dijk.

With the Reds likely w inning out, I think Cit y might slip up and drop a point somewhere along the way, as the team is perhaps too overconfident heading into the final weeks.

Philadelphia 76ers I had my doubts about the Sixers after they dropped their first game

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of the series to the Brook ly n Nets, but four w ins later, they are looking primed for a deep playoff run. They absolutely destroyed the Nets in game three w ithout their star Joel Embiid, and w ith him in the rotation they continued to dismantle their opponent, which had been one of the hottest teams in the NBA heading into the postseason.

The Sixers are hitting their stride at the exact right time in the season, and their biggest competitors in the East — the Raptors and Bucks — are lacking in successful playoff experience.

The Sixers’ biggest challenge w ill likely come from the Western Conference, but I have boundless confidence for no real reason the Sixers w ill come out on top. The Warriors don’t look like the unstoppable force they once were. The Rockets are too reliant on James Harden.

The Nuggets don’t have experience and have struggled in their first-round matchup against the seventh-seeded Spurs. In any case, I think it’s time the process is completed.

Central Florida I’m going to be honest, t here’s a lmost no way UCF w ill w in t he College Footba ll Playof f next yea r, but a boy ca n drea m t he systemic disadva ntages aga inst t his tea m w ill miraculously brea k dow n in t he nex t yea r. Until t hey do, however, you ca n f ind me on Facebook, Tw itter or Snapchat a rg uing for t he Golden K nights’ cause.

Tha nks a ton for listening to me ra nt for t he past couple yea rs. It’s been f un.

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

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Capitols lose 7th game to Hurricanes in overtime Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Jordan Staal tied it in the third period, Brock McGinn scored in the second overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes stormed back to stun the Washington Capitals 4-3 in Game 7 on Wednesday night to eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champions.

McGinn dived to prevent a goal in the final minutes of regulation and then scored 11:05 into the second extra period, and Petr Mrazek made 34 saves to continue an upsetheavy first round of the NHL playoffs. Carolina had the first nine shots of the first OT and 11 of 15 total, with coach Rod Brind’Amour’s group showing it had plenty left in the tank.

Carolina showed the same never-quit attitude that helped it end the NHL’s longest playoff drought after a decade by forcing a deciding seventh game and erasing a 3-1 deficit in it. Top-line forwards Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen beat surprisingly

shaky Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, who allowed four goals on 42 shots.

The Hurricanes’ surge back in the series without concussed winger Andrei Svechnikov and injured winger Micheal Ferland made it the first time in league history that all four division champions were knocked out in the first round. Game 7 losses by Vegas and Washington on back-to-back nights eliminated the two teams from last year’s Cup final in succession.

In one of the strangest first rounds in recent history, the Hurricanes beating the Capitals doesn’t even rank at the top of unlikely outcomes after Columbus swept Presidents’ Trophy winning Tampa Bay and Colorado closed out Western Conference top seed Calgary in five. With all four wild-card teams winning, Carolina now faces former Capitals coach Barry Trotz and the New York Islanders in the second round starting Friday in Brooklyn.

It looked after a lopsided

Game 5 and a couple of twogoal leads by the Capitals in Game 7 that they were poised to move on. But the Hurricanes closed the gap in the second period, tied the score on Staal’s third goal of the series 2:56 into the third, forced overtime and celebrated on Washington’s home ice.

Williams — “Mr. Game 7” with an NHL-record 15 points in the deciding games — and the Hurricanes celebrated their first series victory since 2009, while the Capitals lost in the first round for the first time since 2013.

The Capitals joined the Predators and Penguins as teams that all won at least one series each of the past three years but failed to get out of the first round in these playoffs. They were hurt by a season-ending torn left hamstring to defenseman Michal Kempny and a broken collarbone on winger T.J. Oshie, whose appearance in the final minutes of regulation fired up the crowd but wasn’t enough to spark an OT win.

Nba | rockets 100, Jazz 93

Harden leads Rockets with 26 in series win Associated Press

HOUSTON — James Harden scored 26 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Utah Jazz 100-93 on Wednesday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1.

The Rockets advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the third straight season and will face the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors series.

Ricky Rubio cut Houston’s lead to 94-93 on a jump shot with about a minute left.

P.J. Tucker missed two free throws, but grabbed a loose ball seconds later and was fouled again. This time he made both shots to make it 96-93.

Harden blocked a shot by Ruby Gobert on Utah’s next possession and he made two free throws to extend the lead to 98-93 with 38 seconds left.

Donovan Mitchell, who was just 4 of 22, missed a 3-pointer after that and Chris Paul added two more free throws to secure the victory.

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After scoring 31 points to lead Utah to the victory in Game 4, Mitchell managed just 12 points on a night he missed all nine of his 3-point attempts.

Harden struggled to get going early and didn’t score in the first quarter. But after missing his first seven shots and 11 of his first 12 attempts, he finally found a rhythm.

Royce O’Neal came off the bench to lead Utah with 18 points, Rubio had 17 and Jae Crowder added 15. Gobert wasn’t much of a factor in this one, scoring just nine points with 10 rebounds.

The Jazz opened the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run to take a 77-75 lead with 9 minutes left. Rubio had two steals and a basket to help Utah go on top.

Houston ended its scoring drought after that, scoring five points to make it 80-77.

Rubio made a 3-pointer for Utah before Paul scored five quick points to extend Houston’s advantage to 8580 with 7 minutes left.

Houston trailed by seven 7 late in the second quarter before using a 14-3 run to lead by four entering the third. Harden scored eight of his 10 first-half points during that run. The Rockets kept it going to start the third, using a 10-2 spurt to make it 56-44 with about 10 minutes left in the quarter. Harden and Tucker had 3-pointers in that span and Capela added a dunk.

Danuel House made a 3-pointer and Harden added a layup seconds later to leave Houston up by 11 later in the quarter. But O’Neal made a 3 soon after that to before Mitchell added a three-point play to get Utah within 68-63 with about 2 minutes left in the third.

Austin Rivers ended Utah’s run with a 3-pointer to extend Houston’s lead to 71-63.

The Jazz cut the lead to 4 with less than 30 seconds left in the third after scoring four straight points, but Nene made a basket at the buzzer to leave Houston up 75-69 entering the fourth.

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games outside South Bend is a major challenge.

“It’s not easy, it isn’t easy anywhere. To start a day behind [due to a rainout on Friday] was tough, and to play three games was even tougher,” Gumpf said.

“The character that this team showed was incredible.”

Senior outfielder Ali Wester had a strong offensive weekend against the Cavaliers (17-30, 5-16 ACC). She collected seven hits from the leadoff spot, scoring four runs and driving in three more. She was supported by excellent hitting from the second spot in the lineup provided by junior second baseman Katie Marino. Marino had at least one hit in each game and scored six runs total. The top of the lineup provided a strong offensive boost, but Gumpf said she believes the team’s success comes from everyone in the lineup.

“When the top of the lineup is getting it done consistently, it makes everything easier,” she said. “The thing that I really loved about the way we played is people were getting it done throughout the lineup.

Obviously, the top was getting it done big time, and we had people in the middle and bottom coming through. That’s really why were able to do what we did.”

It was a critical trio of wins for the team to collect so late in the season. The team’s ACC record now stands at 12-6, good for a fourth seed in the ACC Tournament. That seed would let the team avoid Virginia Tech, North Carolina and Florida State — the conference’s strongest three teams as of now — until the semi-finals at earliest. This would be a significant advantage for the Irish, given they were outscored 8-20 and lost two of three to the Seminoles this season.

“We beat Florida State once at their place. I think we’re very capable of beating them again,” Gumpf said. “I think we’re very capable of beating Virginia Tech, as well. We have played a very tough schedule, and I think that has prepared us for Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech has not played a very strong schedule. I think we have that upper hand when you look at the big picture.”

The Irish could pass the Seminoles’ 13-5 conference record to take the No. 3 seed in the ACC with a few wins in the next few weekends. Their next two ACC opponents are Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech, who have posted a combined 12-24 record in ACC play. If Notre Dame wants a strong seed in the ACC Tournament, it can start by taking advantage of an upcoming favorable stretch in their schedule.

The weekend series against the Panthers begins Saturday at 11 a.m. at Vartabedian Field in Pittsburgh.

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Irish senior outfielder Ali Wester gets set before a pitch during Notre Dame’s 8-0 win over IUPUI at Melissa Cook Stadium on April 2.

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Irish freshman infielder Quinn Biggio prepares to field the ball during Notre Dame’s 8-0 victory over IUPUI on April 2.

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hard for the Premier League season. … It’s not going to be an easy stroll about in the park. This is going to be a high-level, high-intensity, technical, competitive game of football.”

Babb referenced many of

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a preparation standpoint.

Ultimately, we just did not execute as well as we needed to.”

Coming off a 2018 season that saw them earn the 14th seed and lose in the first round, getting a first-round win over Pittsburgh showed Silverio the team made improvements in her first year at the helm. The Irish won a point in doubles, three out of the four finished singles matches and were winning both of the unfinished matches when Notre Dame clinched the points it needed to overcome Pittsburgh.

Sophomore Ally Bojczuk particularly stood out over the weekend. Bojczuk beat Pittsburgh sophomore Camila Moreno 6-0, 6-2, taking a dominant win. Bojczuk is 18-12 in singles on the season, providing extremely consistent play from the third spot. She was also the lone Irish singles winner the

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the characteristics and attributes of Liverpool fans and of the club as a whole.

“Liverpool is such a unique club. It’s not just a team, it’s a family,” Babb said. “The fans around the world are so vocal and passionate and emotional about it, but all in a positive way. You see tears of joy. You’ll hear children and grandparents signing from

the rafters. We are a very special club with very special fans.”

Vice president for University enterprises and events Micki Kidder is one of the people spearheading this partnership between Notre Dame and Liverpool. Kidder has been working diligently in an effort to attract more people and events to campus.

next day against Virginia.

“Ally is someone who comes in and works her tail off every single day, whether it’s on the practice court or in the weight room or when we’re doing conditioning, she’s always very intentional,” Silverio said. “She’s gotten very specific with areas of her game that we need to continue to work on and improve, and she’s been very diligent throughout the season. It’s not a surprise to me that some of her best tennis is starting to come out right now.”

With the exception of Bojzuk, Virginia’s team proved to be too much for Notre Dame. The Cavaliers won all three doubles matches, and took three of the four finished singles matches to secure the win. It was reminiscent of the two teams’ most recent meeting: a 5-2 Virginia win April 5 that saw the Cavaliers take five of six singles matches.

“Virginia is a well-coached team, they’re a very talented team,” Silverio said. “They

did a little bit better job handling the moment and the situation. It was a great learning experience for us.”

The team now awaits its fate in the NCAA Tournament field selection. 31 teams will receive automatic qualifying bids to the tournament, leaving 33 spots for at-large teams that will be selected Monday.

Silverio said her team will be preparing for the tournament despite not knowing whether they will be in or out.

“We’re on the bubble, but we’re a little bit below where we need to be to feel 100% confident. I have seen stranger things happen during the selection show and during the NCAA Tournament selection,” Silverio said. “We’re still business as usual and preparing, and on Monday if our name is called, we’ll be ready. Regardless of whether we are in or not in, we’re going to use it to fuel us to keep improving and getting better.”

“In the past year, Notre Dame has welcomed over 700,000 guests to Notre Dame Stadium. That comes from a diverse variety of events — not just football,” Kidder said. “ … These 700,000 guests have come from concerts [such as Garth Brooks on Dec. 2] and from the Winter Classic. We expect nothing but a smashing

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success with the Liverpool game and hope to continue to invite more and more guests in the future to a variety of events, such as we’ve had the past few months.”

Liverpool and Dortmund will face off in Notre Dame Stadium on July 19.

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Irish freshman Maeve Koscielski serves the ball during Notre Dame’s 4-0 victory over Purdue on Feb. 13 at Eck Tennis Pavilion.

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of Pennsylvania — she’ll be running on the relay for us. … [The runners on the men’s team] are young, but they compete at the highest level at the NCAA Championships. So they are both very confident and comfortable with the setting that they will be in this weekend.”

Sparks also spoke of the challenges his DMR teams will face on a big stage.

“The real competition on both sides is Villanova — especially on the women’s side, Villanova is a dominant team at the relays,” Sparks said. “It’s almost like a home meet for them, going into Philadelphia, and they have won more championships than any other team at the meet.”

The Irish will also be sending a group of distance runners to the Gina Relays in Hillsdale, Michigan, while a majority of the squad will be competing at the Jesse Owens Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. Those two tournaments will take place Friday and Saturday, while the Penn Relays run Thursday through Saturday.

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Irish sophomore Brendan Fraser, right, runs in the 3,000-meter run during the Meyo Invitational at Loftus Sports Center on Feb. 2.

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Irish senior Annie Heffernan competes in the 3,000-meter run during the Meyo Invitational on Feb. 2 at Loftus Sports Center.

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Liverpool rep talks Irish dominant in 3-game sweep of Cavaliers stadium game

By INIGO YTURRALDE Sports Writer

W hile Notre Dame and European football club Liverpool are located on different continents, they will cross paths July 19, when England-based Liverpool takes the field against German football club Borussia Dortmund in Notre Dame Stadium.

This match will be part of a three-match Premier League series in the United States, all played between Liverpool and other top European sides. In addition to its match in Notre Dame Stadium, Liverpool will compete against Sevilla FC in Fenway Park and Sporting CP in Yankee Stadium this summer. Coming off a record season with the most Premier League points in club history, reaching the 2018 champions league final and currently contending for the Premier League title against

the likes of rival Manchester City, Liverpool will be looking to keep challenging itself during the off season.

In preparation for the match, Notre Dame hosted ex-player and current Liverpool ambassador Phil Babb — who suited up for the Reds from 1994-2000 — on Wednesday. Babb recorded 128 career appearances and a single goal for the club and appeared 35 times for the Irish national side.

During his visit, Babb said Liverpool’s pending match in South Bend should provide plenty of excitement for the community.

“Liverpool’s brand is global. We used to go to Asia a lot and Australia, and now more and more in the U.S.,” he said. “Players are used to it. They enjoy it. The game on July 19, people will say it is a friendly, but it’s not a friendly; they’re training see LIVERPOOL PAGE 11

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Irish junior infielder Katie Marino hits a pitch during Notre Dame’s 8-0 win over IUPUI on April 2 at Melissa Cook Stadium.

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Notre Dame falls in 2nd round of ACC Tourney

ND to compete in Penn Relays

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After earning the No. 10 seed with a pair of victories at the close of the regular season, the Irish travelled to Cary, North Carolina, for the ACC Tournament. The team drew a first-round matchup with Pittsburgh, a team that went winless in ACC play. After dispatching the Panthers 4-1, the Irish were bounced from the tournament by seventhseeded Virginia. Irish head coach Alison Silverio said she had mixed feelings about the tournament.

“We got a win in our last home match against Boston College and we were really playing some of our best tennis,” Silverio said. “We had some players in against Pitt that hadn’t been in the lineup they did great and really stepped up. We had seen Virginia just a few weeks prior, and we knew what we needed to do from

Notre Dame showed up and performed last week at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia, while three men represented the Irish on the other coast at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California.

In Virginia, graduate student Jessica Harris recorded the nation’s fastest time this year in the women’s 1,500 meters, crossing the line in 4:13.04.

On the men’s side, sophomore Andrew Del Vecchio took first for the Irish in the 1,500 meters, posting a time of 3:56.97.

In the field, sophomore Rachel Tanczos shattered her own hammer throw school record set the previous week with a throw of 64.28 meters.

At the Bryan Clay Invitational, the Irish were represented by freshman Dylan Jacobs and sophomores Yared Nuguse and Andrew Alexander.

Nuguse and Jacobs both competed in the 1,500-meter race, with Nuguse

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The Irish dominated the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend, taking all three games by four runs or more. The Irish (29-15, 12-6 ACC) scored 34 runs over the three-game series, getting contributions throughout their lineup.

“I was really proud of the way that they played. We went through a lot of adversity while we were there, there were a lot of distractions,” Irish head coach Deanna Gumpf said. “The way that we came back and took control of the first game and then finished the series was spectacular.”

The Irish entered the weekend 2-5 in road and neutral-site games against ACC opponents.

The team has experienced the difficulty of playing strong teams on the road, and Gumpf emphasized winning conference

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Irish sophomore Ally Bojczuk follows through on a hit during Notre Dame’s 7-0 victory over Bowling Green on Jan. 23.

placing third with a time of 3:38.32.

Next, the Irish will split up for a weekend of relays, starting with the 125th running of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia — the longestrunning and largest outdoor track and field meet in the country. The Irish will be represented at the relays by both the men’s and women’s distance medley relay (DMR) teams. At last year’s meet, the Irish were runners-up in both the men’s and women’s DMR. Irish head coach Matt Sparks said they hope to find redemption this year.

“We’ve got kind [of] a tale of two teams running this weekend at the Penn Relays in the DMR,” Sparks said. “The women’s team has got a lot of veteran leadership in there with Jessica Harris — who is a graduate student — and Rachel DaDamio — who is a senior on the team — and [junior] Mikayla Schneider is actually a transfer from the University see T&F PAGE 11