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Controversial archbishop to speak at ND Archbishop Lori, upcoming speaker at ND Forum, has history of blocking Church transparency efforts

By MARY STEURER Assistant Managing Editor

Archbishop of Baltimore William Lori, the subject of controversy for his history resisting Church transparency efforts, is among seven individuals invited to speak over the course of the 2019 Notre Dame Forum, the University announced in a press release Wednesday.

Lori will be speaking on the forum’s keynote panel, “The Church Crisis: W here Are We Now?,” at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s Leighton Concert Hall.

He will be joined by Kathleen McChesney, former executive

assistant director at the FBI; Juan Carlos Cruz, advocate for survivors of clerg y abuse; and Peter Steinfels, former editor at Commonweal and former columnist for the New York Times.

According to a Sept. 2 profile by the Washington Post, Lori has led efforts to address clerg y abuse as early as the 1980s, when he was an aide to then-archbishop of Washington, D.C. James Hickey.

As bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, from 2001 to 2012 Lori helped lead his diocese in the charge against clerg y sex abuse. According to the profile, Lori pushed for a number of reforms

seen as progressive for their time, “including removing suspected sex offenders from ministry, offering abuse awareness training, doing criminal background checks on diocesan employees, and — for the first time — reporting allegations of clerg y sexual abuse to state investigators.”

However, the archbishop has made repeated efforts to protect the identities of abusive clerg y as well as many powerful Church leaders with ties to them.

In 2002, Lori helped write the Church’s landmark Charter for the Protection of Young People (Dallas Charter), which outlined a

First black leprechaun reflects on experience

By ANDREW CAMERON News Writer

This year’s trio of leprechauns mascots is the most diverse in University history. Senior Samuel B. Jackson and junior Lynette Wukie are the second and third African Americans to serve in the role, and Wukie is the first woman. Junior Conal Fagan is the first native-Irish leprechaun.

Jackson took the field for the

first time in Notre Dame’s football face-off with Louisville on Sept. 2. On That same day, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy tweeted a series of racist tweets in response to seeing Jackson represent the Irish.

The Observer spoke with the first African-American leprechaun Mike Brown, who served in the position from fall 1999 to the spring of 2001, on his experience in the position.

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Brown said he hadn’t considered Notre Dame until a graduate he met during his senior year of high school suggested he apply. Brown was accepted, but said his enthusiasm was curbed by the cost of tuition, especially after he was offered a full ride to Marquette University.

“I talked to the pastor of the

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Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) works to help the school, and it does its part to help the earth through the sustainability committee. The committee is one of the many that makes up SGA. These committees allow for the allocation of each

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committee’s passions, planning and budgets.

Senior Kassidy Jungles, cochair of the sustainability committee, worked with SGA for four years and the committee for three. As a co-chair, Jungles said she helps oversee the committee as well as event planning, fundraising and student outreach.

“Our main goal is to continue

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in Bridgeport secret despite a state order calling for their publication. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the documents’ release in 2009.

In 2018, Lori was asked by the Vatican to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by former bishop of W heeling-Charleston Michael Bransfield, who is Lori’s acquaintance of nearly 20 years.

According to records of the investigation obtained by the Washington Post, Bransfield gave $350,000 in cash gifts to other clerg y “including young priests he is accused of mistreating and more see LORI PAGE 4

Bond Hall welcomes new departments

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SGA sustainability plans for upcoming year

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“zero-tolerance” policy toward sexual abuse.

As a member of the document’s drafting committee, Lori helped narrow the scope of the charter to omit bishops. The first draft of the document held all clerics accountable for sex abuse; the final version, however, applies to only priests and deacons. W hen asked why, Lori reportedly said the drafting committee “decided [they] would limit it to priests and deacons, as the disciplining of bishops is beyond the purview of this document.”

Over the next several years, the then-bishop fought to keep documents containing the names of abusing clerg y

working toward ways to make the campus of Saint Mary’s College more sustainable,” Jungles said in an email.

“Additionally, we also find ways to educate the students of Saint Mary’s about sustainability and ways that they can be more environmentally conscious — such as knowing what can and see SGA PAGE 4

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Bond Hall, pictured, previously home to Notre Dame’s library as well as its school of architecture, now holds a variety of new departments.

By SERENA ZACHARIAS News Writer

Following the School of Architecture’s transition to Walsh Family Hall in the spring, Bond Hall now serves as a part of the University’s Campus Student Learning District, along with the Coleman-Morse Center.

Bond Hall is currently home to the Institute for Latino Studies, the

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Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, the Graduate School, the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars, the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures and a new initiative for first-year science and engineering students.

Originally built in 1917, Bond Hall served as the University’s library until the School of Architecture see BOND PAGE 4

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OCS leader discusses office’s plan for year

By TOM NAATZ Notre Dame News Editor

The Office of Community Standards, more commonly known as OCS, is the campus body tasked with helping students make “good choices,” office director Heather Ryan said.

Particularly, she said, the office deals with “social” misconduct — such as alcohol and parietals violations. Changes to office procedures this year are small: it is amending its process for student expulsion appeals as well as expanding its online platform for reporting incidents.

“We educate the on-campus community about standards of conduct, as well as about expectations for what it means to live in community,” Ryan said. “We work very closely with folks in residential life, because they work with most of our students in that space. We also oversee the student conduct process for all students. … We work with students to help them understand how to gain insight into their values, get a better understanding of the impact of decision-making on themselves, on the community and make sure they can make a plan to be more aligned with expectations and also how to implement that plan.”

While some of OCS work is disciplinary in nature, Ryan said

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churchIattendedatthetime[about choosing] between Marquette and Notre Dame, and he said, ‘Go with your heart,’” Brown said. “I said, ‘My heart to Notre Dame.’”

Once on campus, Brown said he dove into the Notre Dame experience, playing inter-hall football and getting involved with dance groups. He even started his own dance group, First Class Steppers.

Brown said he cheered at football games but hadn’t considered trying out to be the leprechaun until his roommates gave him the idea in the fall of his sophomore year. He initially brushed off his suggestion but said he started thinking about it when his application to study abroad the next fall was turned down. In the spring of 1999, he tried out.

“Afterwards, I felt good,” Brown said. “I felt like I had a good time. If nothing else, this was fun. At the time, there were two spots for leprechaun [Varsity and Olympic].

And I said, maybe I’ll get the second spot, the Olympic spot. …

That night, they posted the results outside the Joyce Center, and it said ‘Michael Brown: Varsity leprechaun,’ and it was crazy. It was kind of a surreal experience.”

Brown was named Varsity leprechaun in April of 1999 and filled the role for the next two years.

Though he had tried out for fun, after he was chosen for the role, he quickly saw the impact it had and the excitement it caused among his friends and family, he said.

the office’s main responsibility is helping students to grow. She said there are three levels of disciplinary gatherings: meetings, conferences and hearings. Of the three, expulsion from the University is only a possibility in the last option.

“For the most part, especially in the conference and meeting settings, the outcome is really focused on formation and growth and trying to help students understand how to make a better choice in the future, or maybe make safer choices,” she said. “The hearing is a little bit more administrative, so having some of those conversations but dismissal is a possible outcome.”

Much of the work, Ryan said, centers around conversations with students.

“A conference would happen at a table, and we talk,” she said. “I think there’s a lot of lore out there, but we’re having conversations for the most part.”

While OCS did not spearhead any new policies this year, the office did make some changes regarding appeals for cases in which expulsion from the University was a possibility, Ryan said.

“There weren’t any new policies — those were not updated this year because we made some updates last year and felt like we were in a good place with that for the time being,” she said. “We did

make an update to clarify information about the grounds for case review for permanent dismissal outcomes. We learned from students who were participating in that process that it would be helpful to have a little bit more understanding of what grounds would look like and how to organize something like that.”

Ryan said the main change was ensuring the response appropriately fit the misconduct.

“Initially, the grounds typically talked about sharing information about why [the case] should be reviewed,” she said. “Typically, students would coordinate those based on procedural defect, or substantive new information or a concern that the outcome was not appropriate for the behavior that was exhibited. So matching the actual identification of that through the process with what they had actually been using it for.”

As in previous school years, Ryan said OCS’ priority is to make sure students are behaving safely and responsibly.

“We want to make sure we’re continuing to educate the campus community about standards and about health, safety and how to make reports if you have concerns. We’re a campus that’s really committed to being our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers,” she said. “We

want to make sure people know how to do that. We’re working to get into the halls a little bit more and to help students understand the expectation of responsibility.

We know that being concerned about another student that sometimes there are barriers to getting them help and we want to make sure we’re helping them to understand and removing some of those barriers.”

To that end, Ryan also said OCS is seeking to promote its Speak Up program, a website where students and community members can report incidents. Though the resource has been available for some time, Ryan said OCS is trying to make it more widely known.

“It’s a website that has information about reporting and about resources,” she said. “It is not anonymous, but it does offer the opportunity to reach out for information. Making a report does not necessarily mean that it moves forward in different directions.

You have some agency with that ... We realized it’s not in the vernacular. We want to make sure we change that.”

Ryan advised students to always seek help for others in need.

“One of the pieces I would like to make sure we continue working on is understanding the expectation of responsibility,” she said.

“I think it’s really important that

students understand that helping a friend is never a bad idea.

Students and everybody in our community’s health and safety is paramount. I really want to encourage folks to lean more about that. If a student is referred, and you’re getting someone help and you stay and comply, folks are going to get the assistance that they need and disciplinary status outcomes are typically not in play. I want to make sure people know that they can get people help. It’s really important.”

On the whole, Ryan said OCS’ work is intended to guide students down the path that will allow them to attain success in their college careers.

“We make mistakes, and that’s how we learn,” Ryan said. “My hope is that when we have conversations with students — whether that’s in the meeting setting with rectors or in our office through conference and hearing settings — that a student is heard, and that we’ve identified outcomes that are going to address some of the underlying concerns so they can move forward. The bulk of our students are not going to be dismissed. My hope is that they can continue and graduate as successful students.”

“You see, it spread nationally,” Brown said. “Because I was the first African-American leprechaun, it became a story in itself.

I wasn’t going out to prove a point or make any kind of statement, I was just going to do something fun. But you quickly saw the significance of it nationally. It was a

but visiting hospitals and community centers — and they’re all excited to meet the leprechaun.

You’re high-fiving, you’re signing autographs, you’re taking pictures, you’re part of people’s wedding proposals.”

The Notre Dame leprechaun is one of the few mascots in college

social media,” he said. “There was no Twitter, there was no Facebook, there was no Instagram. So people didn’t necessarily have as much direct access to you, number one, and if they made a comment, it wasn’t as public. What my coach did tell me is that there were people who wrote letters, but I didn’t get to see them. … I have heard from some classmates and friends that there were people who were pretty negative about the whole thing, but no one came to me and said it to me directly. It was just really a celebration.”

Comparing the role of Notre Dame leprechaun from 1999 to today, Brown said the biggest difference is the increased social media exposure.

“Your life is definitely more under a microscope than ever before. … At the same time, it’s an absolutely wonderful opportunity,” he said. “That same exposure is an influence you can have to be positive and spread the spirit of ND even more. I think they’ve got a great opportunity to spread the spirit of ND more than I had the opportunity to do because of the way they can reach so many people — not just in person, but through online channels and social media.”

Brown said he wouldn’t pay any attention to tweets like Portnoy’s.

“I don’t think it’s something that’s worthy of even taking up any oxygen,” he said. “Number one, a leprechaun is not a real person anyway. It’s a fictional character. And number two, when it comes to being the leprechaun and the mascot for the University

of Notre Dame, it’s more about embodying the spirit of Notre Dame, and that’s not limited to a certain height, it’s not limited to a certain weight, it’s not limited to a certain look.”

Brown said he sees the time he spent as leprechaun as a particularly formative part of his time at Notre Dame.

“I’m just grateful for the honor and the privilege to be able to serve as leprechaun,” he said. “It’s something that I didn’t take lightly, and I really tried to embrace the whole experience and take it all in and not take it for granted.”

Brown still works with the University as regional director for the athletics advancement team, and was one of 10 individuals on the panel that selected this year’s leprechauns, which he’s participated in four times since graduating from Notre Dame.

Some read the diversity of this year’s team as a political statement on the part of the University, Brown said.

“That couldn’t be further from the truth,” he said. “It plays out how it plays out. … Each year, all of the leprechauns had to earn their spots.”

Three things, Brown said, are used as criteria for selecting the leprechauns.

“I say this often and I’ll say it again — it’s energy, passion, and spirit,” Brown said. “Those have to be ingrained in you as a person because you can’t teach those things.”

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A scan from the front page of The Observer Vol. 33 No. 28, published Oct. 4 ,1999 featuring Brown as the leprechaun at a basketball game.

whirlwind from day one. I got calls from local papers and local television stations, but then it really got real, if you will, when USA Today contacted me for an interview.

Then Sports Illustrated and Jet Magazine did a story on it — and growing up, I was a really big Jet Magazine person.”

Brown said one of his favorite parts of the job was interacting with fans.

“The experience was amazing,” he said. “You get to interact and engage with so many people.

I think back to all the kids that you high-five — not just on game days,

football for which the mascot’s actual face is visible. Because of this increased visibility, Brown said, the leprechaun is always in uniform.

“Because the position is an actual person’s face, you kind of truly embody the position,” he said. “It’s unique, and I think it’s a great honor and a privilege. It’s something I tried never to take for granted.”

Brown said he doesn’t recall receiving any backlash or negative reactions based on his race, at least first-hand.

“At that time, there wasn’t much

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wthan a dozen cardinals in the United States and at the Vatican.”

At Lori’s request, the names of 11 high-ranking clergy who had received some of the money were cut from a report of the investigation to the Vatican — including his own.

The Post reported Lori received $10,500 from Bransfield. He has since returned $7,500.

“In light of what I have come to learn of bishop Bransfield’s handling of diocesan finances, I have returned the full amount to the diocese and have asked that it be donated to Catholic Charities,” Lori wrote in a letter to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

According to a June 6 article from WBAL-TV, an unnamed spokesman for the archdiocese said the remaining $3,000 was payment Lori received for celebrating two Masses in West Virginia.

The spokesman also said the 11 names were omitted from the report because “including them could inadvertently and/or unfairly suggest that in receiving gifts for anniversaries or holidays there were expectations for reciprocity,” despite that “no evidence was found to suggest this.”

The University press release did not include any information about the $10,500 Lori received from Bransfield, his efforts to conceal the identities of abusive clergy in Bridgeport or his work on the Dallas Charter, only stating he investigated “allegations of sexual harassment and financial impropriety by the former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.”

When asked for comment, vice president for public affairs and communications Paul Browne said in an email Lori was selected because “like each of the panelists, Archbishop Lori has an informed, unique contribution to make to this important discussion, including his role in crafting the Dallas Charter.”

Browne pointed to an opinion piece about the forum by Crux editor John Allen, who will be moderating the panel.

“The best characterization of the panel I’ve read is from [Allen],” Browne said in the email.

Browne did not specify who was involved with selecting the speakers, nor respond to inquiry into whether Notre Dame was aware of or if there was internal discussion regarding Lori’s controversial history.

Lori was not available for comment at the time of publication.

transitioned into the building in 1964.

Project specialist Matt Motolko, who facilitated the design and bid process of Bond Hall through completion, said workers kept the existing layout of the building and made renovations based on each department’s specific needs.

“For some, there were walls added to create individual offices and meeting spaces, which included minor mechanical upgrades,” Motolko said in an email. “While for others, the areas were almost move-in ready, just some minor cosmetic upgrades.”

In addition to the departments who have already moved

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cannot be recycled, understanding one’s carbon footprint and even learning about sustainable companies.”

The sustainability committee is responsible for raising a majority of the funds that provide the recycling bins students see around campus. While the committee is run by two of the co-chairs from last year, Jungles said students can expect more events and increased student involvement this year.

“For this year, we hope to connect more with the Saint Mary’s students by hosting more events to raise awareness about sustainability,” Jungles said. “For example, we will be having a yoga event on [Thursday].”

Junior, co-chair Rebecca Cesario also helps run this committee.

“There are many people involved, not only on student government,” Cesario said in an email. “Every student, faculty

in, Motolko said they are in the preliminary stages of planning a teaching and learning research lab on the ground floor, as well as a new space for First Year Advising on the third floor, among other initatives.

“In the near future, we will have multiple registrar controlled classrooms, including language learning classrooms, throughout the building,” Motolko said in the email. “The building will also be outfitted with shared conference rooms [and] meeting spaces on each floor for any department to use.”

Demetra Schoenig, director of academic enhancement for the Graduate School, said she was in favor of the department’s transition to Bond Hall.

“Bond Hall is an extraordinary building,” Schoenig said. “… Its location is lovely — adjacent to

the lakes, the Log Chapel and other buildings that Fr. [Edward] Sorin and his colleagues built in the University’s early years.”

As the graduate school was previously housed in the Main Building, Schoenig said the new space and amenities Bond Hall has to offer will help their department flourish.

“The Graduate School’s ethos is that your research matters, and key to that ethos is that you matter,” Schoenig said. “As a hub for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, undergraduates and faculty alike, Bond Hall’s meeting rooms, auditorium and classrooms will enable us to foster a sense of intellectual community that is at the heart of this ethos.”

Paloma Garcia-Lopez, associate director of the Institute for Latino Studies (ILS), said

her department was the first University unit to move into Bond Hall last spring. With the new space, ILS has room for a scholar’s lounge for students open Monday through Thursday.

Garcia-Lopez said they particularly appreciate their new location with respect to other buildings on campus.

“We feel really blessed because we’re close to the Basilica and the Grotto and the lake, and it’s a really nice place to be,” Garcia-Lopez said. “Everybody seems to walk by the Dome, so we’re getting a lot more connection to the student body, which we really like, and then the other departments that have moved in have just made the building more lively.”

member and the workers have a part to play on how we are a campus are sustainable. It’s little things, like turning off the water when you are brushing your teeth, taking the extra steps to put something in the recycling bin, turning off lights when you leave a room. The list goes on.

The sustainability committee also collaborates with the Office for Civic and Social Engagement’s composting crew in their project to compost paper towels used in campus bathrooms.

“We hope to continue with our mission of last year to compost paper towels,” Jungles said.

“Currently, with the help of another Saint Mary’s College club, we are just composting paper towels in the bathrooms of the Student Center; however, we hope to expand this to other academic buildings.”

Senior Chiara Smorada, cocommissioner of the composting crew, said she met with the sustainability committee many times last year to build this collaboration.

“Last year the sustainability committee came to the compost crew expressing interest in composting paper towels from the Student Center bathrooms,” Smorada said. “After several meetings to figure out the logistics of composting, Student Government purchased bins for the bathrooms along with compostable bags.”

Cesario said she encourages students to get involved in

sustainability efforts on campus, whether on a personal level or by joining the SGA committee.

“If you want to be a student leader, join SGA sustainability, and we will work closely with you in achieving your goals as a person on this campus in making it a better place,” Cesario said.

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New iPhone cameras: looks or function?

Joseph Han Graphic Designer

This past Tuesday was Apple’s annual September event, where the tech company revealed new cloud services, Apple Watches, iPads and, of course, iPhones. It was the new iPhone 11 and 11 Pro that got the most attention from people. It wasn’t because of a new design, nor was it because of new software.

The new iPhones still have a design that is very similar to the previous iPhones, with an operating system that was showcased in the WWDC (World Wide Developer Conference) back in June.

It was the new cameras.

People on Reddit and Twitter quickly went about joking about the setup, from saying it looks like a fidget spinner to comparing it to a stovetop. The new camera layout is very different from other competitors who would lay their cameras either in vertical or horizontal layout. But people also began to poke fun at the numbers of cameras. The iPhone 11, which is the successor to the iPhone Xr, has two cameras, and the iPhone 11 Pro (and its Max version) now has three. People online have posted Photoshopped pictures of the phones with many camera lenses and call it the iPhone 100.

There’s no doubt that Apple and many other smartphone manufacturers are trying to bring DSLR-level quality photos to users by including telephoto lenses to wide-angle lenses, and it is unfair that Apple is getting heat in their attempt to do so.

Despite the weird layout, the cameras perform far better than competitors. While others tried to quickly implement three cameras, they have not perfected it as Apple has. For example, Huawei released P30 Pro, which comes with magnificent zoom capability. However, it wasn’t able to calibrate the three cameras perfectly. Apple, on the other hand, made the color science on their three cameras better. It also raises a question: how many cameras is enough? Will they include another camera in the next model of the iPhone? It isn’t necessary, but it sure will be useful if they do.

People also criticize Apple for the lack of innovation. That is easy to assume. The company hasn’t changed the style of the iPhones in awhile. It still sticks to the same rounded corner screen with a notch on the top. However, some people would say innovation lies within the phone. The new processor has improved the speed and capabilities of the phone while improving battery life. Apple has adopted to using a neural engine system that would be beneficial to machine learning processes.

People also have to give Apple credit for their software, it is reliable and support far more older devices than Android. Most Android phones have to wait a while until they receive the next big OS update. Apple seems to have a speedy update process.

They also made the software for the camera app better. It allows users to seamlessly zoom farther into the view as well as included small features like wide angle selfie shots that is helpful for group settings.

So yes, the camera layout is really hideous, but once you use it, you will find out it is a powerful tool.

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Revisiting early coeducation at Notre Dame Annie Moran and Katie Hieatt Little Known Under the Dome

“We knew we were groundbreaking. We knew there were a lot of people against us. We knew we would succeed.”

Anne Pillai, class of 1977, remembers the day she came home from high school and her mother informed her Notre Dame was accepting women. Now working as the associate program director for education and outreach at ND Energy, Pillai has been with the University through its continued mission as a coeducational institution.

“We knew it was our time in history and we were all so grateful to be here,” Pillai said in an interview. Unfazed by suggestions that they came to the University to get their “MRS” degree, the first women admitted to the University in the fall of 1972 came ready to prove to any naysayers that they could do what any Notre Dame man could — though not without pushback.

Few current students know the decision to simply allow women to apply was only one possible path to coeducation — and for University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, it was the second best option. In the years leading up to the first admitted class of female Domers, the administrations of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s had planned a merger between the two schools.

Saint Mary’s students had already been taking classes at Notre Dame through an unlimited class exchange program intended to be a precursor to the merger when the plans unexpectedly and abruptly fell through in February, 1972. That spring, many former Saint Mary’s students who would have attended the merged Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s received Notre Dame diplomas, so the first women to receive Notre Dame degrees were formally Saint Mary’s students. The first women admitted to Notre Dame as first year students would find themselves with the unanticipated charge of shaping the relations between the two schools in light of their newly defined identities.

The transition to coeducation did not come without its trials, Pillai said. Some male students erroneously believed the female students received preferential treatment, like getting into any classes they wanted without having to go through the pre-digital age process of dashing from department to department and waiting in line to get their cards punched.

In fact, she said, there were differences in services provided to the men and women at the time: men received laundry and housekeeping service, while dorms designated for women’s use were retrofitted with washers and dryers (though men did begin to complain about having to pay for the full laundry services.)

Although men and women paid the same amount for housing, men’s room service was much more comprehensive than women’s (back then, the service even made men’s beds.)

Discriminatory behavior on the part of both students and staff was widespread. Women were discouraged from participating in activities like the marching band that were purportedly “too strenuous.” Pillai, a member of the women’s basketball team, remembers a professor who denied her request to miss lab to travel for a game because he thought women’s sports did not deserve equal status to men’s. While this was not uncommon to encounter, Pillai also remembers the leaders who fought for them, such as her advisor who was able to override the aforementioned decision.

Maureen Maloney, class of 1977, remembers it was sometimes difficult to tell the difference between male students’ hostile behavior and pure thoughtlessness or misunderstanding — for instance, she said she was offended and hurt when male students threw food at her in the dining hall, but they later protested that food fights were a student tradition and they were trying to make her feel “a part of the gang.” The sexist intentions of the young men who rated female passersby,

however, were somewhat less ambiguous. Even worse, many women remember with bitterness how Notre Dame men would participate in regular “panty raids” — jogs en masse to Saint Mary’s during which they would demand the women who lived there throw down underwear they could take home as trophies. Despite these setbacks and insults, female staff and students courageously persisted in making this campus their own.

Aside from Hesburgh, Sr. Jean Lenz is probably the best known name of the early years of Notre Dame’s transition, and for good reason. In his introduction to her 2002 memoir, Loyal Sons and Daughters, Hesburgh notes Lenz as being “at the heart of all our coeducational efforts over the past quarter century.” Lenz is remembered by many for her deep commitment to the University, her dedication to supporting its early women students and the sense of humor she brought to all she did.

In addition to Lenz, the University would not have been able to make the transition without a whole cohort of women willing to give their time and talents to aid in the transition. Pillai remembers a male to female ratio of 17:1 at the time she entered. Those demographics were force enough to make many women feel isolated: women often found they were the only woman in the classroom and often asked to speak for the “female perspective.” Early coeds responded to this challenge by taking initiative to build community with each other — Maloney, for instance, played an important role in creating the University’s first intercollegiate sports team.

The tireless labor of talented rectors and passionate RAs in women’s dorms were also essential. Pillai had particularly fond memories of Sr. Sally Duffy, the first rector of Lewis Hall after its transition to undergraduate housing. Duffy joined the ranks of female rectors a few years before she joined the Sisters of Charity in 1977.

“She was right down there with the students. She was everything you’d want in a Notre Dame rector,” Pillai remembers. Pillai recalls Duffy leading by example, particularly in her role as women’s basketball coach during Pillai’s junior and senior years. Duffy continues to lead through her continued work in activism and advocacy in Cincinnati.

On the night of the famous “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, women from various dorms spontaneously celebrated King’s victory by running out of their residence halls and storming the quad. They ran through campus together, making their voices heard to celebrate a win that resonated with them as fellow female trailblazers. This night, the Notre Dame women took the hated “panty raid” tradition and flipped it on its head: men’s dorms echoed with women’s voices shouting, “Jock raid!”

Such was the character of the early Notre Dame women — boldly invading and reclaiming all-male spaces with fearlessness, humor and a fierce sense of sorority.

Next week we’ll be exploring the continued significance that Notre Dame’s decision to admit women has had for the dynamics between the students of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s from the 1970s to today. If you’d like to share your story (especially if you’re a Saint Mary’s graduate) please reach out at the email addresses in our bios.

Annie Moran is a senior hailing from Chicago studying psychology and education. She can be reached at amoran5@nd.edu or @anniemoranie on Twitter. She’d love to hear your musings on the wonders of fresh basil, experimental theater or the sacred space of public transportation.

Katie Hieatt is a senior majoring in economics and American Studies from Memphis, Tennessee. Her go-to streaming recommendations are Russian Doll and Killing Eve. She can be reached at mhieatt@nd.edu or @katie_hieatt on Twitter.

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Leprechauns to fight for On Sept. 2, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took to Tw itter w ith a bone to pick.

“You know what is sad? ” he tweeted w ith mock dismay. “Internet outrage culture has made me afraid to say that I think the ND mascot should always be a midget looking ginger. So I’m just not gonna say it.”

Portnoy attached four images to his tweet: a picture of senior Samuel Jackson — one of the current leprechauns and one of only three African American students to ever ser ve in the role (junior Ly nette Wukie, Notre Dame’s firstever female leprechaun, is another) — alongside pictures of three of Jackson’s white predecessors.

The images clarified Portnoy’s racist point: one of these does not belong.

Jackson’s tweet in response to Portnoy — “Like it or not, this guy right here is still one of your Notre Dame leprechauns ! How about we use this negative energ y to bring us together this season? ” — supported by the ND Barstool affiliate account, channeled Portnoy’s controversial commentar y into a call to unit y. It was an admirable move in its ow n right.

But Jackson’s response did something else, too.

It inv ited the members of Notre Dame’s communit y, and college sports fans in general, to

ask a surprisingly difficult question: W hat is a mascot?

Is a mascot, as Portnoy seems to think, a rigid character embedded in the unchanging narrative of a specific team or group? Or is a mascot something more nebulous — an open-ended sy mbol grow ing and changing in tandem w ith the communit y it represents?

Notre Dame’s histor y suggests the latter.

According to the Notre Dame archives website, “In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the idea of mascots and team names at Notre Dame was ver y f luid. Team names often changed from year to year, team to team, game to game.” Mascots from these early years were mostly animals — dogs, birds and even a goat. None were official.

The first leprechaun, John Brandt, didn’t appear on Notre Dame sidelines until 1961, and he did so to accompany the school’s official mascot: an Irish Terrier.

Since then, Notre Dame’s brand has grow n exponentially and now reaches a global audience.

Each gameday, millions of v iewers are exposed to the Universit y’s my thos v ia the iconic figurehead — a leprechaun, fists raised, ready to fight — and a nationally telev ised question — “W hat would you fight for? ” Dr. Patrick McCarthy, class of 1977, fights to protect the human heart, law professor Judith Fox fights housing discrimination and engineering professor Tracy Kijewski-Correa fights

to keep communities safe in the face of natural disasters, says the Universit y ad campaign and webpage. “W hat would you fight for? ” The Universit y’s message is simple: these kinds of people — and the principles for which they fight — represent Notre Dame. Moreover, it is these people — populating the Universit y’s classrooms, quads and play ing fields — the leprechaun represents.

It is irrelevant whether or not the students representing the leprechaun mascot fit an inf lex ible v iew of what a fictional creature ‘should’ look like.

W hat matters is that the performer can accomplish the challenging task of projecting, w ith enthusiasm and poise, the Universit y’s spirit to the world.

Jackson (veteran student actor, self-proclaimed “walking pep rally”), Wukie (high school cheerleader who felt a “need to lead”) and returning leprechaun junior Conal Fagan (from Northern Ireland, former Irish soccer player) are more than suited to the role’s demands. Each brings his or her unique st yle to the leprechaun, and they collectively create a character that ref lects the values of the entire Notre Dame communit y.

The explosive talent and unparalleled commitment of the 2019-2020 leprechaun class is something we — as Jackson underscored — can all get behind. They remind us there is, in fact, something worth fighting for.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Paul Ryan, fool or fraud?

This Friday, Notre Dame is hosting former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to discuss evidence-based policymaking. W hen I first received an email about this, I burst out laughing due to the sheer absurdity of hosting someone like Paul Ryan for any event with the word “evidence” in the title. But after my initial amusement, anger and frustration took its place. Not because the University was hosting a politician with whom I fundamentally disagree with on nearly ever y issue, but rather due to the University’s complicity and active participation in propping Ryan up as some sort of “policy wonk,” a title he unequivocally does not deserve.

There is a litany of examples of Ryan ignoring expert opinions, past policy successes and reality to push forth his own agenda. Let’s have a look at the receipts.

In 2013, Ryan said that debt will “weigh our countr y down like an anchor.” He has also repeatedly claimed the mantle of “deficit hawk” to bolster his position of reducing government spending programs. Yet under his leadership as speaker of the house, he passed the Ta x Cut and Jobs Act, which was projected to add trillions (with a “t”) to the deficit and was only projected to produce a modest growth of 0.3% in GDP. In

fact, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects that the bill will add 1.8 trillion dollars to the national debt by 2029. Putting aside the hypocrisy of this whole situation, let’s examine this within the context of “evidence-based policy.” The evidence from numerous nonpartisan groups, including the Congressional Budget Office, indicated the bill would exacerbate the deficit without producing much growth at all. Yet Ryan ignored this to do what he loves most in this world: making the rich richer. It also underlines the convenience of being a deficit hawk when it means taking aid away from the most v ulnerable in our society and then abandoning it the minute it stops suiting your goals.

Turning to health care, Ryan’s refusal to abide by both reality and his own words is stunning.

W hen the Affordable Care Act was first in the process of being passed, Ryan said “I don’t think we should pass bills we haven’t read, [and] that we don’t know what they cost.” Yet, that is exactly what “policy wonk” Ryan did when it came time to pass his own health care legislation, The American Health Care Act (AHCA). On May 4, 2017, the AHCA passed the House without a CBO score and with many representatives admitting they never read the bill. Again, I will step back

from this hypocrisy and instead focus on how absurd it is Ryan is speaking on evidence-based policy when he brazenly ignored Congress’s best tool in making informed decisions. His open aversion to making any decision based on facts should clearly disqualif y him from ever speaking on the subject. This is exacerbated by the fact that once the CBO report was released after the House passed the AHCA, it found that 23 million people would lose health insurance by 2026. Ryan played fast and loose with something as vital as health care, and yet the University has the audacity to perpetuate the myth that he is a “policy wonk” in any sense of the word.

W hile these are only two examples of Ryan eschewing evidence to pass legislation that drastically impacts people’s lives, this is by no means an ex haustive list. Notre Dame should be ashamed of itself for legitimizing Ryan as someone who cares about evidence-based policy when the only basis Ryan makes policy decisions on is his own self interest.

Sheila Gregory co-president, College Democrats of Notre Dame senior Sept. 12

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Horoscope | Eugenia Last Happy Birthday: It’s up to you to bring about change. If you sit back and wait for something to happen, you will end up disappointed. Put your energy, time and intelligence into turning your plans into something tangible. Explore the possibilities, and don’t stop until you are satisfied that you have done everything you can. Make this a year to remember.

Your numbers are 3, 15, 19, 22, 26, 32, 44.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be careful who you share personal information with or who you trust with your belongings. Someone will use information against you if given a chance. Observe and listen more, and you will gain leverage against anyone trying to undermine you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Get involved in a project that excites you. You’ll meet someone who will inspire you to bring about positive change. Personal gains, self-improvement and new beginnings will encourage success.

––Romance is in the stars.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Refuse to let anyone talk you into something you shouldn’t do. Indulgent behavior will result in relationship difficulties and possible loss, debt or injury. Protect yourself against people and situations that are questionable and challenges that are unrealistic.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Personal and domestic changes are favored. Selfimprovements will lead to compliments, and making your surroundings more convenient or comfortable will draw the people you love spending time with most to share your space. Romance is on the rise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may want to go over any details personally before you agree to a proposal someone makes. Getting roped into spending on something unnecessary will leave you short on cash. Put more significant effort into taking care of your responsibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Mix business with pleasure. Learn from the best, and share with those who are willing and able to contribute as much as you. Stick to simple plans and a budget that fits your lifestyle. Personal improvements can be made.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Look for the less obvious reasons not to get involved with someone or in something that you don’t understand or know enough about. You are best to flesh out your own ideas and plans instead of doing so for someone else.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A positive change at home will encourage you to start a project that you have wanted to do for some time. The people who offer to help will give you information that will shine insight onto your lineage.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep opinions and feelings to yourself. The less you share about yourself, the easier it will be to fly under the radar and accomplish your goals. Pursue what makes you happy, but don’t let indulgence be your downfall.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Personal gains and improvements should be your top priorities. Learn all you can, and do as much of the physical labor as possible yourself. Leave nothing to chance. Aim to control what’s going on in your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do what you can to expand your skills, knowledge and qualifications. How you pursue your goals will make a difference in the way you are viewed by others. Keep competitive individuals at a distance until you reach your goal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Personal improvements should be a priority. Whether it’s nurturing a meaningful relationship, taking better physical care of yourself or pitching in and helping improve your community, what you accomplish will be emotionally gratifying. Romance is on the rise.

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Student athletes deserve to get paid, amateur or not CHARLOTTE EDMONDS Managing Editor

Well, it’s a new school year, so naturally we have to fight the same old, unsettled battles. This one — the fight over whether or not to compensate college athletes — has finally taken a new twist, with the State of California leading the charge.

Little background: the NCA A considers itself a league of amateurs, thereby excluding athletes from receiving compensation for the revenue generated based on their identities and likeness.

Although there have been various iterations throughout the past 100 years, this general classification of amateurism has remained constant since the conception of the NCA A in 1906. While this issue has been controversial for much of the last half century, it’s taken over court rooms in recent history, embroiled in scandal along the way.

In 2014, Ed O’Bannon, a former UCLA basketball player, was the leading plaintiff in a case challenging the NCA A’s use of collegiate athlete images for commercial use. O’Bannon was eventually joined by basketball legends Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson in the suit. While the presiding judge did determine that the NCA A was in violation of antitrust laws and ordered that cost-ofliving expenses be factored into the scholarship availability to athletes, the case was ultimately rejected by the Supreme Court and left largely inconclusive.

Now California’s once again throwing their hat in the ring as they take a stab at the NCA A with the Fair Pay to Play Act. This past Monday the State Assembly passed SB 206 73-0 (six legislatures recorded a “no vote”). The law essentially revisits what O’Bannon’s suit was aiming to accomplish by allowing athletes the right to negotiate contracts with third party groups over the use of their identities. This would include video games, t-shirts, bobble heads, etc.

The bill is now on its way to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, where he’ll have 30 days to sign it into law. Even once that occurs, though, it won’t actually go into effect until 2023, during which time the NCA A is expected to enlist the full force of their legal opposition.

While this bill does a good job of addressing some of the major shortcomings — and honestly, greediness — of the NCA A in capitalizing on their athletes, something’s still missing — the universities.

We all want to believe in the beauty of a system that provides athletes the opportunity to attend colleges they may not have been able to otherwise and equip them with resources to carry them beyond their athletic careers all while uniting a community for a common cause. But that’s not the reality.

In 2016, the average length of an NFL player’s career was 2.66 years. Those numbers have held consistent in recent years, especially considering increasingly valid concerns about CTE and long-term sustainability. Take into consideration the fact that NFL players are pension-eligible after playing in the League for three season. It’s fair to suspect that a lot of NFL players make quick money but fall short of sustainable earnings, in terms of money made directly from the League.

These opportunities are even rarer for many lowerprofile sports whose recognition is often reserved for only the most elite every four years at the Olympics.

Basketball is perhaps the only exception to this rule, with NBA players having longer careers and typically larger contract availability.

But even then, there’s still considerable risk and that same trend certainly doesn’t apply to the WNBA, where players often have to work additional jobs throughout their professional careers.

If that still doesn’t startle you, then consider this. 60% of NBA players go broke within five years of retiring and 78% of NFL players are under financial strain within

two years of leaving the League. That’s with multimillion dollar contracts.

While it might be easy to say financial literacy is their own responsibility, that’s a tough pill to swallow when you consider how much their college profited off of them from the ages of 18 to 22.

If you don’t believe me, look no farther than our own campus. Just this week, Notre Dame football was announced to have brought in the eighth-highest average revenue of FBS programs over the past three years at $120 million. When you factor in total profit, the Irish actually rank fifth nationally with an average of $76 million over the past three years. With 114 rostered players, that would come out to over half a million dollars annually per player.

Now I’m not suggesting that we start writing milliondollar checks to 18-yearolds. First of all, I think that would take away from the uniqueness of collegiate sports. I also think that it would deepen the divide between athletes and regular students.

However, I do think these statistics suggest we have a responsibility to look out for our student athletes beyond their time wearing our uniforms. There’s no reason athletes couldn’t receive a share of the profits they produce and be guaranteed an extended scholarship should they choose to complete or extend their academic career.

If we truly are concerned with investing in them as student-athletes, let’s back it up. Sports fundamentally changes the direction of universities. We hear countless stories of schools making a deep run in March Madness or having star athletes that then transfers to more applicants, donors and fans. It’s time for colleges and universities to get on board.

shot trickle mere inches from Irish sophomore goalkeeper Mattie Interian’s left post.

The Irish would almost break the deadlock themselves just two minutes later.

Junior midfielder Sammi Fisher split two defenders near the byline and earn the Irish a corner. Forward Eva Hurm, the junior from New Jersey who received national attention for her “olimpico” against Northwestern, hit another one of her trademark balls to the back post, where Irish grad student defender Autumn Smithers volleyed it back across the face of goal.

Fellow defender Jade Gosar seemed certain to score, but the sophomore could not connect cleanly as the Gamecocks charged down her effort and got the ball clear.

The first half would be stopped in the 27th minute due to lighting, and after a halfhour delay, South Carolina eventually found themselves a goal just after the 40 minute mark thanks to a penalty given for an Irish handball. A headed clearance by the Irish following a South Carolina free kick to Gamecock midfielder Jylissa Harris, who impressively brought the ball down and promptly released fellow sophomore Riley Tanner down the Irish right. As Gosar approached to challenge, Tanner’s tame cross deflected off the Colorado native’s left arm. Though the arm was very close to her side, referee Mark Kadlecik gave the Gamecocks a pivotal break. Gamecock junior defender Anna Patten would make no mistake from the spot for the second time this year. The Englishwoman sent Interian the wrong way before rifling the ball into the Irish keeper’s side-netting, causing Notre Dame to

concede for the first time in over 360 minutes of action.

After the interval, the game became increasingly stretched as the Irish actively searched for an equalizer, and the Gamecocks took advantage of the space to double their advantage with just less than 10 minutes to play. In a manner similar to the first goal, South Carolina junior Lauren Chang picked up a clearance by the Irish and found sophomore substitute Bianca Galassini with the Irish back-line out of position. The Frankfort, Illinois, native’s attempted lay-off inside the area was cut off by Irish midfielder Maddie Mercado, but the freshman’s clearance ricocheted off Galassini, then Internian before falling perfectly in the path of Gamecock forward Luciano Zullo. The junior substitute slid the ball into an empty net to give South Carolina a crucial insurance goal.

The Irish received some late hope courtesy of senior Alexis Martel-Lamothe, who became the ninth different goalscorer for the Irish this year.

Sophomore midfielder Luisa Delgado earned a corner lateon, and a poor clearance by the Gamecocks fell to the senior from Ontario, who blasted a low drive by acclaimed South Carolina goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowski to half the deficit with just under two minutes to play. It was the first time Krzeczowski had failed to keep the ball out of her goal for 515 minutes, but a couple wayward passes prevented the Irish from challenging her again in the final 90 seconds.

Notre Dame will play Iowa at home Sunday before hitting the road again Friday to face No. 20 Clemson in their first conference clash of the year. Kickoff times for both contests are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.

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was that we couldn’t get both of our lifting and running done at two different times, we had to get it all done in the morning which put us up early in the morning.

Now we can get a lift done in Januar y and Februar y in the morning, come back in the afternoon after classes and get a run in, and that w ill really help our guys in terms of scheduling and sleeping at a better hour. They don’t have to be up at 5:30 in the morning, so it’ll help in the long haul.”

The new facilit y has over 114,000 square feet of space, including a 1,600 square foot multi-purpose lounge and Jumbotron. Kelly said having the v ideo board is nice because players can watch what they just did and make corrections in real time.

“Then you add the Jumbotron, and the great thing about the Jumbotron is that, each play, we have the abilit y to rew ind each play so the guys standing on the sideline can see the last play and kinda see things that are happening, and it’s a really good teaching tool as well,” Kelly said.

W hile the applications of the new building are numerous, Kelly said a big advantage is being able to train w ith the special teams indoors because of the height of the ceiling.

“We never hit the ceiling here, and that’s a great advantage,” he said. “There’s not a lot of facilities that have that abilit y to be able to have your entire special teams indoors w ithout the roof coming into play. So, we’re blessed; it’s a great facilit y, it was designed w ith that in mind … and it’s

worked out well.”

Aside from the practice facilit y, Kelly also discussed his team’s preparation for their home opener against New Mex ico follow ing a somewhat sloppy 35-14 w in over Louisv ille and a ver y early bye week.

“We used [the extra time].

Sometimes you’re thinking about your bye as coming at the right time and you need to kind of regroup and get guys back that are banged up, and certainly you need the rest, but that wasn’t the case w ith this team,” Kelly said. “So, you don’t expect bye weeks early in the season like this, but I think w ith a team that has a lot of veterans and some young players, it kind of recentered us and refocused us on what was most important and that was ourselves and our ow n kind of process. … It was a good week and it came at the right time, w ith this team at this time, so we took advantage of it.”

Kelly also talked about what he saw from his team in week one and the identit y he thinks they w ill take on.

“I still think we’re not a finished product in terms of who we are. I did see some things there that were indicative of who we’re going to align ourselves w ith, but we’re not cast in terms of who we are exactly,” Kelly said. “They really, really care about representing Notre Dame in the highest fashion — almost too much — and they played tight a little bit.

I mentioned this after the game, our veterans played a little tight because they care so much about wanting to w in for Notre Dame. The identit y of this football team aligns itself w ith high, high standards. … They just have to understand that there’s a process to that a little bit.”

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Irish senior offensive lineman Tommy Kraemer prepares to secure the football as it comes loose on the ground during Notre Dame’s 35-17 win over Louisville on Sept. 2 at Cardinal Stadium, Louisville.

W hen his team was struggling during the Louisv ille game, Kelly said he told them to focus on “the next six seconds,” and he explained what he meant by that statement.

“Then you focus strictly on the technical part of the game instead of worr y ing about, ‘Oh I’ve got to make this play; I’m an A llAmerican; I want to go to the NFL; my parents are here today; my girlfriend, w ill she still love me if I drop the ball,’ all of that other minutiae,” Kelly explained. “Just worr y about six seconds and the technique and trust your teaching. If you do that, your girlfriend’s going to love you, and you’re gonna go to the NFL, and you’re gonna make this catch. Quite frank ly, those were some of the things that when I first came to Notre Dame, they

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Irish sophomore wide reciever Lawrence Keys III catches a pass from Ian Book during Notre Dame’s 35-17 victory over Louisville on Sept. 2 at Cardinal Stadium, Louisville. Keys had 2 catches for 15 yards.

carried all of this baggage w ith them early on in their careers, where they were worried about so many different things, and we got away from all that. We need to continue to get back to just worr y ing about six seconds, one play at a time. If we do that, we’ll be fine.”

Kelly gave a sneak peek at what the Irish w ill tr y to do at the New Mex ico game to address the loss of junior running back Jafar Armstrong due to injur y. Junior Aver y Dav is, most recently a cornerback and someone who has seen multiple position changes at Notre Dame, is now back at running back and has a chance to contribute greatly to the Irish.

“He’s got some real speed.

It’s just one of those things where we didn’t have a real role defined for him, but now we’ve got a role defined for him. It’ll be fun to watch him play,” Kelly said. “He’ll be involved in the offense; we have plays that w ill definitely get him involved in what we’re doing offensively. Again, [he’s] a guy that’s worked extremely hard, he’s physically gifted, strong in terms of the physical traits.

Now he’s just gotta go out and play, so this is an opportunit y for him. I’d love to see him take advantage of it.”

After talking about the upcoming game, Kelly answered submitted questions, including some from guests who won tickets to the show. Kelly revealed how he celebrates w ins, both from a team and indiv idual perspective.

“The first thing is we sing the alma mater together on the field. The second is we go in the locker room and sing the fight song,” he said.

“I think part of w inning after 29 years is celebrating w ith your coaches and your teammates, and then all

those that are part of the preparation, and then going back and spending time w ith family. That’s it because you have to get right back to work less than 12 to 15 hours later. You really want to share those moments w ith those that are so invested in it. … Sharing them w ith those that put in all the time and effort is the best way.”

Though he has many, Kelly revealed his favorite moments from his time at Notre Dame.

“One of my favorite moments was when the replay official said ‘the play stands as called’ in overtime against Stanford on the goal line.

That was a favorite of mine,” he said. “Another favorite was, I would say, singing the fight song t w ice, celebrating undefeated seasons at USC. That is always fun, when it’s your rival.”

He concluded his show by discussing whether or not he would reser ve some of the playbook for next week’s matchup against Georgia.

“You’re going to run your base offense and defense,” Kelly said. “Do you run ever y thing that you have in your offensive arsenal? No, because sometimes they’re not congruent to your opponent. We’re not going to do ever y thing that we would do against Georgia against New Mex ico, but we’re going to do the things necessar y to beat New Mex ico. … I’ve never really felt like we have to hold this part of the playbook off because we’re going to save that for Georgia. We’re going to be who we are.”

The radio show airs on WSBT 960 AM and 96.1 FM South Bend and streams on und.com from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. ever y Thursday before a Notre Dame football game.

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Casey reflects on path to captaincy, culture of teamwork, competitive edge

By ELLEN GEYER Sports Writer

Jack Casey the person really isn’t all that different from Jack Casey the soccer player.

In fact, in many ways, who the senior midfielder is on the field is indicative of who he is off. And v ice versa.

In his first three years at Notre Dame, Casey’s had a knack for play ing the perfect assist — for the gamew inning goal against Boston College in 2018. For the game-w inning goal against No. 2 Sy racuse in 2016. For the game-w inning goal against Duke again in 2016.

Propelling his teammates to excellence time and time again.

So he does off the field too — and hav ing been named one of three captains for the 2019 season, he now has the nominal reinforcement.

Hav ing grow n from a role player as an underclassman to an integral part of the Irish operation as an upperclassman, Casey thinks his time on the bench is precisely what makes him the leader that he is.

“It’s definitely difficult your freshman year,” Casey said. “We recruit some of the best players in the countr y, and a lot of people aren’t used to not play ing. As I’ve gotten older — it gives you an appreciation and understanding; now that I am a senior and in the position of leadership, I’m able to understand what the freshmen

and sophomores are going through, able to help them out and keep the team positive, that sort of thing.”

Hav ing appeared in 18 matches his freshman season, Casey recorded his first career start as a sophomore — then recorded 19 more, being one of just six Irish players to start all 20 matches in 2017. As a junior, he again played in all 21 games, earning a starting spot in 19.

As a senior, he’s solidified himself in the first string once again.

But for all of his success since grow ing into a v ital piece of his team, it’s one of Casey’s earliest moments that’s one of his fondest.

“I wasn’t play ing a lot my freshman year, but I came on in a really big game against Sy racuse,” he said.

“I remember scoring a goal, and I just had no idea what was happening. I was so surprised. It was a really great moment, especially hav ing my mom in the stands — she was really excited. That was unbelievable for me.”

It was also family that helped land Casey in South Bend in the first place.

“My older sister actually was two years above me so she persuaded me. I don’t know if I could tell her other w ise,” he said.

Beyond follow ing in his sister’s footsteps, Casey found himself draw n to the culture he found at Notre Dame, particularly in the locker room.

“I just kind of fell in love w ith it when I got on campus as a freshman,” he said.

“W hen I first met the team, it seemed like a really cohesive group. I think that’s something that’s a tradition of the team and an identit y of Notre Dame soccer — they do a good job not only recruiting good soccer players, but people who have really good character, who fit well into the program. I think that’s something that we’ve carried over in the four years I’ve been here.”

Casey noted the culture has maintained the same even after his team’s 2017 coaching change.

“The [coaching] transition was easy. I know [Bobby Clark] had been here forever and was an iconic role model and coach, but Chad [Riley] has stepped in,” Casey said.

“He’s put his ow n brand on the team, and it’s gone really well and ever y year, I think it’s going to keep getting better.”

With Riley’s presence has been the perpetuation of that same culture which drew Casey to Notre Dame in the first place, with Casey doing his own part to create that environment too.

“This year, the whole team is more integrated than I’ve ever seen before,” he said.

“The freshmen were immediately welcomed into the team. We’re all equals — it doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman, a senior, a fifth year. Ever yone here has the

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Irish senior midfielder Jack Casey passes the ball to a teammate during Notre Dame’s 1-0 victory over the University of Denver on Sept. 8 at Alumni Stadium. Casey was second on the team in assists last season.

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Irish senior midfielder Jack Casey (left) defends a pass during Notre Dame’s 4-2 win over Seattle University on Sept. 6 at Alumni Stadium.

same goals. We obv iously all want to be play ing, but I think we understand that ever yone has a role to play.

There’s an edge to our team as well on the field — there’s a ruthlessness and a toughness about us, which is obv iously beneficial.”

Mov ing for ward, Casey said he is confident in his team’s abilit y to use their competitive edge to their advantage. With the start of ACC play against Clemson tonight, he knows he and his teammates have the abilit y to get it done.

“There’s been a lot of positives in the first couple of games. Obv iously still a lot to work on, but the first games were tough, and it was a good way to start the season before we get into play ing the ACC. We’ll also learn a lot about our team [tonight] because Clemson w ill be a really tough game as well,” he said. “I am really excited

for the rest of the season, and I’m ver y optimistic, especially w ith the way we’ve been play ing and the way the team has integrated so well together.

“It should be a good game.

I’m a little ner vous, but I feel like I always am in the ACC; ever y time we play Clemson, it’s always a really good game,” Casey said. “They play really nice attacking soccer, and I actually like play ing against teams who play good soccer because I feel like it brings out the best in us. So, it should be fun.”

But it’s not just Friday Casey has circled on the calendar — it’s Tuesday, too.

“Indiana, at least for me, is probably our biggest rival,” he said. “This is a big one for us. … We’re definitely be confident going into that game.”

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at 6-foot-4, Thompson is an imposing player with stats to back it up. Thompson has 100 kills through 20 sets this season, followed by sophomore outside hitter Maria Mallon with 78 in 18 sets. For the Irish, sophomore right-side hitter Sydney Bent leads the team with 68 kills followed by sophomore outside hitter Charley Niego with 60, both in 21 sets played. Fortunately though, the Irish have been solid defensively this season, holding their opponents to a stellar .156 hit percentage.

The Bearcats will pose a challenge for the Irish — Johnson knows that his team can’t look past their other opponents.

“I like a lot of Cincinnati players, and in fact I like a lot of the Ball State players. I think they’re young and hungry,” Johnson said. “And I think Northern Kentucky’s got a veteran team and they’re very good.”

While the Irish will have a lot on their plate preparing for the Bearcats, the Norse (4-2) and the Cardinals (3-3), Johnson said his main focus is on his players and making sure they’re achieving the best they are capable of.

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“You know more than anything, I concern myself more with how we prepare and how we play,” he said. “And so I don’t wanna say we’re not worried about them yet, but we’re really worried about ourselves getting better, ’cause there’s a lot for us to improve.”

All in all, Johnson is taking

it one game at a time, and he wants them to come away from this three-game trip with valuable experience they can use for the rest of the season.

“One, it’s just gonna help with [the fact that] we have a lot of areas we have to improve in,” Johnson said of what this road trip will provide for his

team. “… The second [thing] is, this is the first time we’ll be on the road this season, and it’s different on the road and it’s harder on the road. So, it’ll take a level of focus and preparation to be able to win. So, more than anything, I’m looking for us to play the game better than we played this past weekend.”

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The Irish will tip off at 3 p.m.

Friday against Cincinnati.

They will then play a double header Saturday with games against Northern Kentucky and Ball State at noon and 5:30 p.m., respectively.

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Head coach Kelly Squad falls to Gamecocks, experience first loss talks new facility

By HAYDEN ADAMS Associate Sports Editor

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly sat down with men’s basketball announcer Jack Nolan on Thursday evening for the first episode of “The Brian Kelly Show.”

Formerly the “Brian Kelly Radio Show,” Kelly and Notre Dame Athletics partnered with Tire Rack to bring exclusive content this football season.

Each episode will be recorded in the new indoor practice facility which finished construction this summer, which Kelly commented on during this week’s show.

“Well it’s a training facility and,” he said. “The best analog y I can use on a college campus is a laboratory, where you have hands on training; this is where you do it. Our guys need the opportunity to train all year and this gives them certainly a great venue to do that.”

Kelly also mentioned the benefits of having this new facility after being limited by the Loftus Sports Center’s space and availability.

“You know, Loftus was a facility that really was being overrun. Many sports teams, scheduling became difficult and made it very difficult for us to be able to use the facility at the times that really fit a very demanding schedule for our football team,” Kelly said. “W hen you get football out of there, it takes care of a lot of headaches, because we were obviously taking a big chunk of that time in the morning, so now you’ve got other sports teams that can use a chunk of that time in Loftus.

“It’s not just about the football end of things, it’s about the conditioning elements, certainly in January and February,” he said. “Really the biggest issue that we had see KELLY PAGE 12

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In a battle of unbeatens, Notre Dame (6-1-0) suffered its first defeat of the 2019 season against No. 7 South Carolina (6-0-0) after a close and exciting encounter in the Palmetto state.

The Irish were looking to end their three-game road trip with the program’s first road win versus top-10 opposition since 2008, when Notre Dame prevailed against then-top-ranked Virginia en route to an appearance in the national title game.

Both sides were willing to be on the front-foot and created chances early.

In the 12th minute, a very poor back-pass by the Irish went straight to senior Gamecock Elexa Bahr. Bahr sent a horizontal ball to sophomore midfielder Claire Griffths, who worked her way into the Irish penalty area with some impressive footwork before having her blocked see W SOCCER PAGE 11

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Irish sophomore Brook Vandyck moves upfield during Notre Dame’s 0-0 draw against the Mexico U17 team on Apr. 11, 2018.

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Irish senior Jemma Yeadon, leaps in the air to spike the ball during Notre Dame’s 3-1 loss to Michigan on Oct. 16, 2018 at Purcell Pavilion. The Irish have won four of their first five games this season.

Notre Dame volleyball is set to take on three opponents in two days with matchups against Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Ball State all taking place in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The Irish (4-1) are coming in off a 3-2 victory over No. 23 Purdue, avenging their loss to the Boilermakers last season.

While it was certainly a big win for the Irish, head coach Mike Johnson is wary of his team becoming complacent.

“I think this team, we can respond to adversity and continue to work and continue to push ourselves to be better. We’re gonna have to do that now responding to success,” Johnson said. “And, you know, it’s just human nature sometimes after a big win — some people let up, and we always say after a big win that we have to protect that win with how we play in this next match. So, the upcoming week of training is crucial.

We have a lot of work to do.

There’s still many things we need to iron out and must improve at, and if we approach it right we will.”

The Irish will especially have to be prepared for Cincinnati. The Bearcats (4-2) are ranked No. 24 according to the NCA A women’s volleyball RPI and received top-25 votes in the AVCA coaches poll. The Irish, by comparison, are ranked No. 59 by the RPI. Johnson had high praise for the Bearcats.

“I have tremendous respect for [Cincinnati],” he said.

“They have a player on their team who started for the U.S. national team for the Olympic qualifier this summer. So, she was one of the 12 best players in the U.S. this summer, and she plays for Cincinnati.

So, certainly those guys have some ability, and we’ll have to play well to beat them.”

That Olympian is redshirt senior right-side hitter Jordan Thompson. Standing see VOLLEYBALL PAGE 15