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community to join the campaign, in hopes that more students will eventually take the pledge than the number of students who have experienced sexual violence.
“my vision for the it’s on us campaign here at saint mary’s is to demonstrate that we do not condone or assume passivity on the issue of sexual assault,” she said. “The climate [survey] data released tonight will illustrate the percentage of students who have experienced acts of sexual violence while here at saint mary’s.
“i know sexual assault is not easy to talk about, and i know it’s something that most people don’t like to talk about, but when the second most powerful leader in the free world stands up in front of the entire world and says that he believes you, he stands by you and he challenges us to do more, that’s the mark of character and leadership we should all aspire to.”
cervelli discussed the data gathered by the survey, which is part of a national network called higher education data sharing consortium (heds). cervelli said the data gathered at saint mary’s was compared with data collected from only females at the participating heds institutions.
“This is the first year, first time, we’ve done the survey,” cervelli said. “it’s a very important instrument that we intend to continue to use. it’s my commitment that saint mary’s college is transparent with the information we gather regarding this very important subject, because without transparency, we cannot work together to stop the violence.”
cervelli said it is important to define what is meant by sexual assault.
“it is ‘which you do not want and which you do not give consent to these various activities,’” she said.
These activities include touching of a sexual nature, oral sex, vaginal sex, anal sex, or anal or vaginal penetration with a body
part other than a penis, tongue or by an object.
The location of the sexual assault was also included in the definition of the term and included anywhere on saint mary’s campus, an offcampus location that is connected to the college — such as internship or study abroad programs — or social activities or parties at nearby locations — such as apartments, restaurants or bars.
“it’s pretty inclusive relative to where our students go, where they study, work and play,” cervelli said.
cervelli said 9.5 percent of students reported being sexually assaulted since coming to college.
“This is a number that i don’t think any of us are happy about,” she said. “one assault is one too many.”
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Karen Johnson said that although this number is high, it is lower than what was expected, and lower than women respondents nationally, which is 11.9 percent.
“i was surprised at 9.5 percent,” Johnson said. “i really thought it would be higher. it says two things. one is less people are being assaulted, or less people are reporting and telling us — although the survey was very confidential and very anonymous, so we’re hoping that people were really honest with us. but i was surprised — pleasantly surprised — but surprised, nonetheless.”
cervelli said eight out of 10 assaults were committed by a student at a different institution, a fact that is peculiar to saint mary’s because the majority of assaults reported at other heds institutions were on campus, in residential buildings, but by students who also attend that institution.
“i think we can all understand that we’re a women’s institution, and thus, these assaults are not by our own students by and large,” she said. “assaults on saint mary’s students most frequently occur off campus, at either another college, apartment, bar and so on. This is unique to saint mary’s.”
according to cervelli, 93 percent
of students reported feeling supported by the faculty.
“i’m very encouraged that you students see that your faculty are here to help you and support you” she said.
cervelli said she is here to change student perception that the administration is less likely to support students.
according to the study, twothirds of students who reported a sexual assault were satisfied with how the college responded to their report of sexual assault, while onethird were dissatisfied, cervelli said.
“This is a good result,” she said. “but that’s not good enough. Twothirds is not good enough.”
according to cervelli, a high number of respondents reported having access to information and bystander training.
“i’m very proud of the work of bavo [the belles against violence office] and Karen Johnson and student affairs to make students aware of what kind of environments they’re in and when assaults can take place,” she said. “when i say we’re a national leader, this is no exaggeration. we should be proud of our efforts.”
cervelli said saint mary’s, notre dame and holy cross are working
together to prevent violence on all campuses.
“part of that will have to do with getting more regularity in the formal complaint process, so we don’t have three different processes, and making it more known — not only how to fill out a complaint, but what may be the processes of investigation and regularizing those with our local police forces,” she said. “my dream would be that this would be somewhat of a promise from our institutions to all students coming here that we will, as a tri-campus, be a safe zone, a non-violent zone, that we will be leaders nationally in the practice of prevention and care of victims of violence.”
Johnson said there is no such agreement between three separate universities and colleges in existence currently. according to Johnson, the presidents of the three institutions will sign a legal document that streamlines the process for responding to sexual assault cases among the three schools so students know what to do if assaulted by a student attending any one of them.
“we really feel like we’re breaking ground and being leaders in this area, and we’re really excited
about it,” Johnson said.
Johnson said the college is working on implementing more programming to reduce alcohol usage because the survey reported that a higher percentage of sexual assault cases occurred with the presence of alcohol than did not.
“we’ve been trying to do some evening programming, some programming after football games and after basketball games for students who don’t want to delve into the party environment,” she said. “we’re trying all kinds of programming — we just haven’t found the right balance yet.”
cervelli said that although saint mary’s did report a high number of sexual assaults which involved alcohol, alcohol is not to blame.
“it’s important to note that sexual assault happens without any substance at all,” she said. “it’s really important to know that there are predator personalities that — regardless of any substance — they’re targeting individuals. The key is to help individuals not place themselves into situations where they’re vulnerable, whether they’ve been drinking or not.”
Contact Nicole Caratas at ncaratas01@saintmarys.edu
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Saint Mary’s president Jan Cervelli signs the It’s On Us pledge to prevent sexual assault on college campuses at a Town Hall Campus Climate Forum hosted by the College on Monday night.
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Saint Mary’s president Jan Cervelli speaks at a town hall forum hosted by the College on Monday night to present the results of a student survey about sexual assault on the College’s campus.
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The want for waffles
one determinant of quality journalism is timeliness.
This column is not particularly timely, but it does address what i believe to be a tragic decision on the part of notre dame: the decision to take away the waffle makers.
starting this year, south dining hall no longer serves waffle past breakfast. according to the signage posted around the waffle-making station, this change was made due to “a lack of interest.”
First, i’d like to say that i’m not mad, i’m just disappointed — and i’m also mad.
how can you get rid of waffles, south dining hall? For two and a half years now, waffles have been a staple of my diet here on campus. They are my solace it times of trouble and my go-to meal when the other dining options fail (which is often).
a nd i know i am not alone. There must be hundreds if not thousands of fellow notre dame students who understand and appreciate the nutritious and therapeutic powers of the waffle.
even the word “waffle” is so fun to say. waffle waffle waffle. by taking away waffles, south dining hall is basically saying they hate fun. ad hominem attacks aside, the suppression of the waffle irons makes no sense. The “lack of interest” reason implies that the dining hall is losing money somehow on the transaction. but is that really the case? The only ingredient in a waffle is the waffle batter and waffle batter is just milk, eggs and flour — all ingredients the dining hall buys on a regular basis.
a nd by turning off the four waffle irons for lunch and dinner, how much money are you really saving? i’m all for the conservation of energy when possible, but are the waffle irons really the thing to target? plus, students make their own waffles so they don’t waste the time of dining hall employees.
i f the dining hall powers at be made the (terrible) decision to do away with waffles at lunch and dinner due to a “lack of interest,” logically, they should take away other dining options that don’t generate the all-powerful level of interest necessary.
w hat about broccoli? surely no one likes broccoli. a nd how many people get into i ndian night? be serious now. a nd what about all the trappings and different salad dressing available every day? how much interest is there for these specialized items?
The goal of this column is not to pick on everyone’s favorite dining hall item. but we do need to band together to prevent our items from being wiped off the menu. blue cheese dressing isn’t my favorite dressing — ranch is, and it’s not bad on waffles by the way — but blue cheese has just as much right to appear in our dining hall as waffles.
The only question i leave you with is what’s next? i f waffles don’t generate enough “interest,” what food will? To quote benjamin Franklin “i f we don’t hang together, we will most assuredly hang separately.”
Contact Marek Mazurek at mmazurek@nd.edu
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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Blessings in Peru
on our usual walk to Fe y a legría e lementary in l ima, peru, my site partner simon and i were asked an unusual question. it came from a geography professor from the university of oklahoma, who filmed local stories worldwide for his independent movie projects: “hey, guys! i’m heading to ‘l a bendición de una casa!’ wanna come?”
simon and i exchanged unsure looks. saying no would mean another exhilarating yet exhausting day at the school. saying yes would mean potentially getting kidnapped by a foreigner we just met … or an unexpected adventure.
so, of course, we said yes.
a fter a ten-minute drive in surprisingly minimal peruvian traffic, we arrived for the house blessing … but where was the house? a ll i saw was a shack not much larger than my a lumni hall dorm room, with a mere tin roof for a ceiling and no furniture or flooring whatsoever, except for the loose bricks and rocks around the periphery to hold the thin wooden planks in place. a group of university of oklahoma college students, as well as unusually tall and strong fifth graders from the local elementary school, were already working inside. simon and i soon joined in, shoveling the dirtburied boulders in a waste pile out back and shifting the many brick bases together so that the wooden walls would stand and stay sturdy in the face of time and potential earthquakes. a s i did my best to dig up the many pebbles and rocks, sticks and stones from barren ground, it hit me:
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. but everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house and it fell with a great crash” ( matthew 7:24-27). i n frantic e nglish and jumbled spanish, i began to announce to all those around my revelation: not only did this passage describe this very kind of house with its rock and brick foundation, but it just so happened to be the daily reading i had just heard earlier that morning at the 5:45 a.m. spanish mass in the san José house chapel that i was doing my absolute best to remain awake, alert and attentive for.
of course, the reaction i got wasn’t all too jeering.
e xcept for the priest and presider, padre a lfredo, who seemed taken aback, equally by the depth of this mysterious “coincidence,” and by the fact i had mistakenly mixed up the word in spanish which means brick — ladrillo — for the word in spanish which means thief —ladrón.
before the official blessing began, the peruvian students exchanged jokes, dance moves and school anthems with us “gringo” a merican students. i n addition to chanting the notre dame Fight song with full heart and voice, simon and i found ourselves tangoing together yet again with such overdramatic hip-swerving and hand-flailing even shakira would have been jealous. a fter a few more of these ever-memorable moments of unexpected cross-cultural connection, it was time. The owner of the house was standing out front, a beautiful, middle-aged mother who was trying to collect her two tiny kids skipping and scootering to her side. i watched as padre a lfredo commenced the ceremony in the name of the Father, son and holy spirit before the quite considerable crowd that had gathered, including many neighbors and friends down the street or perhaps beyond.
i n no time, we were all singing the classic “Juntos como hermanos,” one of my favorite spanish liturgical songs. Then padre read aloud the parable: The one that had entered my ears for more than two decades but could only now finally make its way to my heart. Finally, taking a few white roses and dipping them in holy water, padre blessed that precarious shack that was built on the permanent cornerstone of love. yet just before the hot sandwich and sweet tea celebration broke out, the owner of the house was asked to say a few words. silence and stillness fell as she started to speak, smiling back tears. she simply thanked all her family and friends, all her neighbors and all of us, assuring us that she and her children would be happy in this little house that was now a home. a nd i’ll never forget what i saw when she looked at me: the face of pure gratitude — that kind of rare yet radical gratefulness taught me that no matter what rains come down, storms rise and winds blow on the house of my life, each and every supportive stone, robust rock, and even precious pebble upon which i now stand and build myself, is always worth being thankful for.
Greg Perenich junior sept. 14
as a double domer alumnus, i have always been proud of our lady’s university and especially of the courage and great work of nd right to life. your thoughtful open letter in The observer to the person who vandalized your display makes me even more proud. it was a brilliant way to respond to what happened. The fact that the stolen sign bore a quote from pope st. John paul ii gives me this thought: how proud he must be of all of you to have read your letter from paradise. it seems like exactly what he would have done.
i find it hard to summon as much empathy as you have for whoever has a soul so tortured as to destroy such a
display at a catholic university, or, for that matter, anywhere. but i respect and admire you for showing the same kind of christian love and patience as pope st. John paul ii did for the gunman who tried to take his life. you all are truly walking the walk and not just talking the talk. congratulations on your amazing gesture and please keep your idealism and commitment to life, as notre dame students and in the future as alumni.
David L. Cioutire Jr. alumnus oct. 7
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Notre Dame nice
From time to time, i’ve had various friends and relatives come up to me and ask, “ w hat is the best thing about going to the university of notre d ame?” c ompetition for this title is stiff. i could speak at length about the strong academic programs, which i’ve now experienced across two colleges at two different degree levels. i could sing the praises of our campus’ architectural beauty, and the quasi-v ictorian feeling i get when i walk among the lampposts on a foggy morning. b ut i came up with an answer my freshman year, and it’s been consistent ever since — the people.
i can think of exactly one time in the past five years i’ve been on notre d ame campus when someone has been less than pleasant to me. i can hardly even count that event, as the person in question was at a football game and not exactly “dry.” The only other time someone has come close to being mean was when i accidentally stepped on their foot, which i feel essentially justified their frustratedyet-non-malicious reaction. i recognize that not everyone has had an experience identical to mine, but it certainly feels like the majority opinion. note that being nice doesn’t mean we have to be
tranquil, or to like everybody we come into contact with during our time here. i have plenty of friends here with whom i argue about everything from l atin grammar to international politics. b ut our discussions are always civil, good-hearted and, ultimately, are aimed at finding the right answer rather than scoring points. similarly, there are plenty of people here who i just don’t want to be friends with for whatever reason, but i don’t run around telling them that or tormenting them, nor does anyone whom i know.
s ome context is useful here. i was born and raised in m innesota, a state that prides itself on epitomizing the mellow friendliness of the a merican m idwest. w hen i underwent driver’s education, a portion of the curriculum was dedicated to teaching my classmates and i how to merge more aggressively. a s the joke goes, in 1965, two m innesotans simultaneously approached a four-way stop, and they’re still there today. suffice it to say that i know my niceness, and notre d ame is nice even when subjected to the aggressive grading curve of a m innesotan.
The lovely campus culture is one of the greatest assets notre d ame has to offer for attracting prospective students. The friendly reception i received even as a prospie was a major factor in turning me towards notre d ame. The more that we can do to
be pleasant to one another, the better the quality of students we will attract. The cycle self-reinforces and helps make notre d ame an example not just for colleges, but for all social spaces.
s o what can we as d omers do in order to perpetuate this culture of politeness? well, the simplest way is to keep paying forward the kindness we’ve been shown here. For example, we’ve all been in the position of needing to get somewhere on campus that we don’t know how to reach. The campus map is great, but it often lacks the nuances that only a student or faculty member can provide. i n these cases, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” i for one enjoy acting as a gps for new students — or not so new students — in need of navigation assistance. i even got recognized as a m innesotan once while doing this. The woman who’d asked for my advice claimed to have recognized my accent, but i’m pretty sure it was my friendliness — like 99 percent of humans, i don’t have an accent.
Stephen Raab, an MSM Candidate at the Mendoza College of Business, graduated Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2016. He enjoys matching wits with all comers at sraab@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
welcoming the Trumpening
i ’m obsessed with d onald Trump. i nitially limited to his campaign, my fixation has grown such that i fear i ’ll soon start watching “a pprentice” reruns. l ike all true obsessions, my feelings of repulsion and attraction are intertwined so tightly one forgets where one starts and the other ends. a little spark of sympathy, perhaps subconscious, always develops for something you spend time with. m y fascination with Trump began when he captured the allegiance of several radical online political communities i had long found intriguing to observe from afar. m y interest grew alongside his popularity, as he stepped up his frequent jabs at our meretricious political class and repeatedly defied pundits’ predictions of his incipient collapse. To be clear, i ’m not a Trump supporter; he is a scoundrel and probably just as shallow as people think. i am, however, a Trump sympathizer. i grin from ear to ear after each of his electoral triumphs, for a merican politicians are finally reaping what they’ve sown.
how can i say such a thing? c ertainly some believe it is uncouth to rejoice in the suffering of a merica’s politicians when the suffering’s cause is a man perhaps capable of greatly damaging the nation. a confession: my enjoyment of Trump’s success isn’t free of spite. i have nothing but contempt for the unaccountable, rent-seeking and myopic political class of modern a merica. They are the spouses and friends of the bankers and lobbyists, so significant reform of those industries is impossible. b ecause they are co-dependent with the foreign princes and contractors driving the
military-industrial complex, a merica fights endless wars as military spending spirals unceasingly higher. o ur politicians’ incestuous relationship with the media means the media’s laser focus fixates on that day’s #issues, while profound concerns like the maintenance of the washington c onsensus, our society’s cancer-like growth of consumption and the duplicity of our s audi “allies” go undiscussed.
Trump will not fix any of these things. yet the mere thought of a bought and paid for stooge like wolf b litzer having to announce Trump’s victory, crocodile tear smudging his eye make-up, fills me with joy. e ach day Trump’s buffoonish campaign dominates the political news cycle is spit in the eye of the vipers at our country’s helm. e ven if the sentiment is tinged with guilt, we’re all a little excited at the fireworks that result from the Trump h ate m achine’s unleashing on h illary c linton. o ver the past few months, new developments have further grown my obsession with the man. Trump’s first book “The a rt of the d eal” was beyond everything i hoped for. s hort on substantive advice, long on surprisingly subtle but omnipresent self-glorification, the hagiography imparts an overwhelming urge to admire Trump, businessman and person of the highest caliber. The message’s creeping power made me cackle; of course the rascal found the world’s greatest encomiastcum-ghost writer. m y Trump mania was forever cemented when an editorial i wrote comparing him to heath l edger’s Joker received some recognition, a first for my “adult” writing. m y fragile, praise-hungry id was hooked on Trump like a morphine drip. g oogle n ews searches for Trump and skimming his — surely purposeful, right? — aggressively juvenile Twitter became daily routine.
Though my fixation on the d onald was initially voyeuristic and disengaged, it has gradually transformed as i have become convinced that he represents not only a moment of crisis for our political parties, but rather that a reckoning for our r epublic as a whole. Trump is a reaction to something much bigger than even his own ego. The working-class whites who form the core of Trump’s support have seen the economic, social and political developments of the past 50 years slowly erase their way of life. Their position isn’t getting any better any time soon, and if that isn’t going anywhere, neither are Trump and figures like him who spit in the eye of the powers-that-be. m ore worryingly still, as the last 50 years destroyed the lower-middle class, so it seems the next 50 years are likely to eviscerate the middling of the middle. w hat will an a merica without a middle class possibly look like? p erhaps Trump will be, regardless of when he crashes and burns, viewed as the harbinger of something far more important than himself. 1000 years from now, will posterity view Trump as the first figure that augured the fundamental transformation of the a merican political system? Things can change in a heartbeat, and i ’m certainly not a fatalist nor a millenarian. b ut i can read a sign, and the Trump campaign is one. a merican politics are each day more riven by factionalism, nativism and populism, with no signs of letting up soon. o ur nation is headed somewhere new, and it’s nowhere good.
Devon Chenelle is a junior in Keough Hall. He is a history major with an Italian minor. He can be reached at dchenell@nd.edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
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The gadfly
Happy Birthday: r ecognize the changes going on around you. b eing wellinformed will ensure that you make the right choices. not everyone will be pleased with the decisions you make, but you have to do what’s best for you. Take on a new adventure and explore the subjects that interest you. m ixing what you enjoy with how you earn your living is encouraged. your numbers are 6, 13, 22, 27, 30, 33, 47.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): you can rely on your partner or those who owe you favors. d on’t hesitate to ask for help if it will help you get ahead or accomplish your goals. b ring about changes and take control of your future. e xperience is priceless.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): your aggressive, no-nonsense approach to life and business will grab attention. c oming up with an idea is only good if you are willing to turn your thoughts into action. r omance is on the rise.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): r etail temptations should be ignored. s ave your money for something you really want or need. a change at work based on new skills you have acquired will lead to more cash. hard work will pay off, and a partnership looks rewarding.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): stay in the background and refuse to get upset. your focus should be on work and personal improvements as well as nurturing important relationships. m aking a positive change at home will help you avoid an argument.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): speak up and share your thoughts in order to start a dialogue that will raise important issues. d omestic matters will require immediate attention. g et an estimate or check into updates that will help cut your overhead.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): l isten carefully or you could make a mistake. d on’t interpret good advice as criticism. Think about what’s expected of you and how you can be accommodating without jeopardizing your integrity. r omance will lead to uncertainty.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): s how your feelings by offering understanding and affection, not by letting the little things bother you. avoid arguments and keep the peace and you will find a way to navigate your way to a workable solution.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): use your imagination when it comes to making home improvements and doing things that will please the people you live with and care about. personal primping will lift your spirits and confidence. r omance is in the stars.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): d on’t get caught up in the melodrama going on around you. stick to the truth and take the high road. speak from the heart and lay your cards on the table. your honesty and integrity will bring about positive changes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): d on’t get down; get moving. Focus on work and being responsible for your duties. c ounter any negatives with positive talk about ways to make things better. m ake romance a priority.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): s ay what’s on your mind. you can make adjustments that will improve your emotional, physical or financial future. your determination to making improvements will pay off if you let go of what’s holding you back.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): d on’t divulge your next move. c lear up any potential problems before you share your intentions. a commitment to someone special will change your life in a good way, but put everything in place first to ensure your presentation is perfect.
Birthday Baby: you are proud, aggressive and determined. you are competitive and unpredictable.
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NBA preseason is worth watching
The nba preseason is underway. don’t jump out of your seat just yet, because i haven’t even told you why that matters. sure, the preseason in the nba is probably the least consequential of all the major sports leagues — it’s mostly a time to test out d-l eague signees in order to fill out each team’s 15-man roster. The spurs and the warriors both lost their first game, derrick rose is missing games for court dates and i’m pretty sure l ebron James is still on vacation in m iami. but i love basketball, so i watch it anyway and gather all the information i can from it.
The biggest takeaway from the preseason is that it gives viewers a snippet of each team’s “watchability” for the upcoming season. it’s a sneak preview into how each team’s offseason additions will mesh together, as well as a first look at this year’s crop of uberathletic teenagers that were drafted in June. so here are my recommendations of things to look out for this season.
First on my list is the g olden state warriors. a s a basketball fan, it is impossible to turn away from a team that can whip the ball around the perimeter to any of their four a ll-star sharpshooters and get an open look every time down the court. That’s more than enough warriors talk, though; onto the more obscure minutiae that has been revealed in the preseason.
a s the nba has inched closer to position-less basketball, a hero has emerged: point guard James harden. w ith the removal of d wight howard, the rockets are handing the keys to the team to their bearded treasure more than ever before, and it’s very fun to watch. w hy waste your time passing
to harden when you can have him take the ball up the court, dribble around for 20 seconds and euro-step his way into a pair of free throws for 40 minutes per game?
i n the rookie department, my favorite player to watch has been phoenix forward marquese c hriss. The 8thoverall pick hailing from washington appears to have made a deal with gravity to affect him less than the rest of humankind. c hriss leaps over defenders to finish alley-oops and complete put-back dunks so effortlessly that i am worried that he will never come down when he actually tries to jump for the first time.
a nd finally, the thing that i am most looking forward to this year is the coming of philadelphia’s savior, Joel “The p rocess” e mbiid. e mbiid, drafted by ex-general manager sam h inkie, sat out his first two seasons due to injury. still considered a rookie, e mbiid gets to show off his ability on the big stage for the first time. standing seven feet tall and weighing in at 250 pounds, the 76ers’ center has shown off his deft footwork in the post and long-range from three already this preseason.
he has also shown a lack of patience, shooting only 8-for22 so far. once he settles down and gets used to nba pace after sitting out two years, he will be a blast to watch. even if he does not live up to expectations, he will always be a mustfollow on Twitter.
so before you fall asleep watching baseball this october, set your alarm for oct. 25 at 8 p.m. when new york tips off at c leveland to begin the nba season.
Contact R.J. Stempak at rstempak@nd.edu
The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
belles post lowest round in five years to end season
By DANIEL O’BOYLE and BRENNA MOXLEY sports writers
Golf
st. mary’s placed third on the first day of its last tournament of the fall season this past weekend, but made a huge turnaround saturday when it posted its lowest score in five years (316) to win the final 18-hole round of the season.
Friday resulted in a 327 for the belles, putting them in third place behind hope (299) and olivet (323). They finished two strokes in front of fourth place Trine.
senior captain ali mahoney had the best score for saint mary’s with an 80, positioning her eighth overall. Freshman lauren read and senior courtney carlson were not far behind with an 82 to tie for 15th overall.
The belles hit a notable 316 on saturday afternoon – their best team score since 2011. The team ended ahead of hope (320) and alma (335). mahoney again earned the lowest score of the day with a 2-over-par 74.
miaa awards were announced at the completion of the event: sophomore Taylor Kehoe and read both secured spots on the all-miaa First Team, while mahoney and carlson each obtained a place on the second Team.
hope seized the miaa championship and saint mary’s wound up in second place in the final standings.
The belles kick off their 2017 spring season during spring break. The saint mary’s team along with the hope squad will host the 2017 miaa automatic Qualifier in april, affording the winning team the opportunity to advance to the ncaa championship.
Tennis
saint mary’s tennis topped off their fall season with a 5-4 victory over Judson Friday night.
The belles went 2-1 in doubles competition: the pair of sophomore monica davy and senior sam setterblad and the pair of senior Kaity venters and sophomore abbi Fleming each pulled out 8-6 victories, while freshman meaghan Flynn and junior
Kelsey Kopf were unable to do the same.
The squad went 3-3 in singles matches. Kopf had a strong 6-2, 6-2 win, and davy made a third set comeback from 7-5 to 10-7.
The third saint mary’s singles winner was Flynn, who came out on top after a hard-fought 7-6, 6-4 match.
Kopf said she was pleased overall with the win.
“winning our match against Judson last Friday was a great end to our fall season,” she said.
“some of the matches were a lot closer than we might have expected, but we fought through it and ended with a win.”
The belles spring season begins in February and continues through may.
“This match and our other matches earlier in the fall give us a good idea of things we should work on and what we can expect in the spring,” Kopf explained. “our team this year is the strongest i’ve seen it since my time at saint mary’s, and we are hoping to work hard in the off-season to prepare for our main season second semester.”
Volleyball
saint mary’s earned a win in conference play before suffering an out-of-conference defeat saturday, as it split a pair of games with adrian and siena heights. in a back-and-forth opening encounter with adrian, the bulldogs held a narrow lead over the belles (10-11) throughout the first set, eventually winning it 25-21. The belles struck back, though, racing to a 9-3 lead and holding on to tie the game with a 25-19 second set.
adrian gained the advantage again, however, building an 18-11 lead in the third set, which they eventually won 25-19. needing to win the fourth, the belles found themselves down 23-22, but took the next three points to level the game once again.
The decisive fifth set remained close, with both teams having a chance of victory at 12-12, but it was saint mary’s who took the final three points of the match to win 3-2 and move to 6-3 in miaa play.
after the long opening
encounter, however, saint mary’s struggled in its second match of the day. The belles built a strong 16-10 lead, but siena heights closed the gap and won the final three points of the set to take the lead.
The second set was close again, with the belles having two set points leading 24-22, but once again the saints took control late in the set and came back to win 27-25. The belles did not hold a late lead in the third set of the match, as the saints took a 16-12 lead and held on to it to win 25-20.
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saint mary’s lost another miaa encounter Friday, as olivet defeated the belles 5-0.
The belles (1-11, 0-10 miaa) were under pressure early on, with two comets shots in the opening two minutes. within four minutes, olivet was on the scoresheet thanks to a closerange finish.
a barrage of comets shots followed, with freshman goalkeeper Thallia robles helping to keep the score at 1-0 through the first half hour. in the 10 minutes before halftime, though, two more goals went past her and into the belles net, leaving saint mary’s three goals behind headed into the break.
The belles limited the comets’ chances early in the second half, but just beyond the hour mark saint mary’s conceded a fourth with a powerful finish from just inside the box. Five minutes later, a goal from the edge of the box for the comets made the score 5-0, which would prove to be the final result.
The belles had two late chances to get on the scoresheet, but neither were successful. First senior defender emily rompola shot wide of the post, and then freshman defender callie doyle also fired a shot wide.
The belles will play Kalamazoo on wednesday at saint mary’s at 4:00 p.m
Contact Daniel O’Boyle at doboyle1@nd.edu and Brenna Moxley at bmoxley@nd.edu
R.J. Stempak sports writer
siegfried holds on in mod Quad rivalry
siegfried 9, Knott 6
By DARCY DEHAIS sports writer
siegfried defeated rival Knott on sunday in a 9-6 heartbreaker. both teams played tough defense in a close game highlighted by five turnovers.
The Juggerknotts (0-2) threw two costly interceptions early in the game, including one that left siegfried (2-0) with excellent field position on the 15-yard line. ramblers kicker sophomore michael bernard converted the only field goal of the game to end the drive.
despite the loss, senior Knott captain John Tulloh was happy with his team’s performance overall.
“we played out of our minds,” Tulloh said. “we had a couple plays that didn’t go our way, but i was really happy with how we played. we got to see everything come together, which is nice.”
Knott scored a rushing touchdown in the second quarter, but failed to complete a pass for a two-point conversion. The Juggerknotts ended the first half on an interception.
senior siegfried captain mark egan was pleased with the team’s efforts and said the bye week helped them to prepare.
“we played a great game,” egan said. “we had a little extra time to get ready, and i’m really happy with how everybody did. everybody played their hardest.”
l eading the Juggerknotts’ offense was Knott freshman running back Kevin bailey with several long carries.
“[bailey] played out of his mind,” Tulloh said. “especially in the first half, he had an incredible game for us.” on the other side, siegfried’s offense was led by junior receiver isaac a lthoff. The win was sealed for the ramblers with a flea flicker to senior Tyler “bubba” l ough, giving the ramblers the lead with two minutes left in the fourth quarter.
egan said siegfried looks forward to its next game in its quest for another championship this year.
“we’re going to keep preparing for the next game,” egan said. “every game is a must-win.”
Following fall break, Knott will play duncan and siegfried will face stanford. both games will take place at the l a bar practice complex on oct. 30 at 1 p.m.
Contact Darcy Dehais at ddehais@nd.edu
c arroll 28, dunne 0
By MEAGAN BENS sports writer
with a dynamic running and passing game, carroll secured another win 28-0 against dunne. after suffering from a lack of
players last week and a loss, carroll senior captain anthony vallera said he was pleased with his team’s performance.
“i thought we played really well,” vallera said. “it was good to have everyone back and everyone was functioning pretty well. There were a couple misplays mostly by me, but all in all it was a very solid performance. it was a good bounce back from last week.”
after losing to the vermin (2-1), dunne (1-1) senior captain Joseph schudt said carroll’s success was due to its balance.
“offensively, they could pass and run and they scored three touchdowns quickly,” schudt said. “Their defense was also solid. at halftime, we knew they were just bigger and more athletic, so going into the second half we just went in trying to score some points and have some fun.”
walking away with a win, vallera said he is prepared for the final regular season game after break.
“From this point, we just have to get some solid practices in,” vallera said. “we are going to have to win to be sure that we will make it to the playoffs — we would leave it to chance if we go two and two. we are still looking to make a strong run and i look forward to taking this to Fisher after fall break. They are also our rivals, so we have to beat them.”
To finish the regular season, carroll will compete against Fisher and dunne will face st. edward’s, both at 2:15 p.m., at the labar practice complex on oct. 30.
Contact Meagan Bens at mbens@nd.ed
Morrissey 24, stanford 0
By MIA BERRY sports writer
morrissey upset unbeaten
stanford with a score of 24-0, earning its first victory of the year in its final game.
morrissey (1-2) struck first when freshman quarterback redmond Tuttle rushed 15 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter, giving morrissey an 8-0 lead at halftime.
stanford (2-1) tried to make a comeback after halftime by driving to the red zone in back-to-back possessions. o ne red-zone drive was aided by an interception caught by senior cornerback Justin w itte and the other was aided by morrissey penalties. however, both possessions came up empty due to a fumble and an interception. stanford capitalized on the turnovers, with two touchdown receptions, one for freshman tight end evan slattery and the other for sophomore receiver r yan r ichelsen. morrissey also converted on all three 2-point attempts to finish the game with 24 points.
w hen asked about his team’s performance, griffins senior captain Kevin Kohler was dejected, but still optimistic about the rest of the season leading up to playoffs.
“i’m pretty disappointed,” Kohler said. “ we kind of laid down and died at the end of the game when we gave up another touchdown. we weren’t too happy about that, and we had two red zone turnovers, which we can’t do. it kills drives and it kills momentum. we just have to fine tune some things. Today was one of those days where everything just went wrong. Full speed ahead, we still have a lot of confidence moving forward and we believe we’re still the team to beat in the playoffs.”
despite this being its last game, morrissey senior captain nicholas sywyj was happy with his team’s final performance, he said.
“it was definitely great to end on such a high note,” sywyj said. “This was the team i knew we could be, but we weren’t playing to our full capacity early on in the season. we can hold our heads high for finishing strong and getting the win against a great opponent in stanford.”
morrissey is done for the year, but coming back from fall break, stanford will look to rebound from the loss when it faces siegfried at 1 p.m. on o ct. 30 at l a bar p ractice c omplex.
Contact Mia Berry at mberry1@nd.edu
dillon 8, Keough 7
By KYLE BARRY sports writer
d illon found a way to beat Keough 8-7 at l a b ar p ractice c omplex on sunday.
b oth teams were tough on defense throughout the first half as neither d illon (2-0) nor Keough (0-2) were able to score; the score was still 0-0 at halftime. o n the first possession of the second half, though, Kangaroos senior quarterback m att mooney tossed a 35-yard pass to give the Kangaroos a 7-0 lead.
d illon attempted to answer with a drive of its own, but Kangaroos junior captain d anny c hilders recovered a costly fumble by big red just outside the red zone to maintain the seven-point lead in the third quarter.
l ate in the fourth, a pass interference call on fourth down
gave d illon a first down inside the red zone. The big red took advantage of the penalty two plays later, running over the goal line to pull within one point of tying the game against Keough.
The big red, led offensively by sophomore m ike c ahill, went for two and found senior wideout Tom waytula in the end zone to take an 8-7 lead with minutes left in the game.
d illon junior captain John walsh said his team’s win was deserved.
“it came down to execution,” walsh said. “ we got it done.”
walsh, who said earlier in the week that he didn’t know what to expect from his team since its first game was a win by forfeit, still has questions on how his team can adjust better in future games.
“ we have a lot of changes to make,” walsh said. “it was nice to get the win, but we need to improve on everything.” a s for the Kangaroos, it was a hard loss to take, c hilders said, but he also was proud of his team’s overall performance throughout the game.
“i’m proud of the way our team was able to hang in there ‘til the end,” c hilders said. “it could’ve gone either way, but i’m proud of how hard they’ve fought.”
The big red looks to build on this win when it takes the field against a lumni at 3:30 p.m. on o ct. 30 at l a b ar p ractice c omplex, while the Kangaroos will need to beat o’ neill at the same time and place in order to stay alive for a spot in the playoffs.
Contact Kyle Barry at kbarry@hcc-nd.edu
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tournaments, guys are playing individually so there is a lot of mixed results. There’s some good and some bad, but i would say, overall, our team definitely made progress over the weekend. The guys got better and that’s what we’re looking for in the fall.”
James said he felt many i rish players improved on facets of their game throughout the weekend.
“a lex l ebedev is a redshirt freshman and i think he’s a guy that is getting better match by match,” James said. “ we have a lot of young guys, so they’re all getting better to a certain extent. b rendon Kempin played maybe some of the best tennis of his nd career here this weekend. b ut obviously when we have nine or ten guys playing, there’s a mixed bag of results. we faced some really good competition this weekend.”
The team needs to improve on the intangibles, James said.
“ i think we have a few guys we’re working with to try to have the right energy and the right mindset on the court for high competitive matches,” he said. “ i think in some situations, we need to do a little better of a job with our composure and our ability to finish in the big moments. Those are a couple of the main themes from this weekend. i also think we have a ways to go to get our doubles right. o ur standard for doubles at n otre d ame is really high. we just had a doubles team
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one of our losses on the offensive side of the ball with a chance to either win or tie the game,” Kelly said. “a gainst Texas, we had the ball when the game was tied with three minutes to go — we didn’t make a play. a gainst m ichigan state, four minutes to go in the game — we went three and out. a gainst d uke, we had the ball with a minute and a half and went four plays and out. a gain, we were first and ten on the 18-yard line with to minutes and 43 seconds — we couldn’t execute. it’s really just about having that demeanor and toughness and that will that regardless of the circumstances, we’re going to get it done.
“The players are fine; coaching is fine. There is just a fine line between winning and losing, and we’re not making or executing as a unit. not any one person but as a group, we’re not executing effectively in the closing minutes to win football games.”
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in the final eight down in the national tournament down in Tulsa. we didn’t fare quite as well at home this weekend, but again, we have a lot of young guys that have to learn and get integrated into our doubles system.”
w hen asked who impressed him the most with their play over the weekend, James pointed to a number of players.
“ i thought a lex l ebedev had a pretty good weekend,” James said. “g uillermo c abrera showed some pretty good stuff. b rendon Kempin probably played his best level he has at nd d rew d awson played at a pretty good level too. d idn’t get the results every time in those matches, but i think we’re seeing some good signs from those guys.”
The i rish’s next team tournament will be the i T a m idwest r egional c hampionships from o ct. 20 to 24 at o hio s tate, which the i rish will start preparing for after a couple of rest days, James said.
“a ll of the best teams and players in the m idwest region will be there, so it will be a very high level tournament,” James said. “ i f you do well there, you qualify for the national indoors later in the fall. The tournament is going to be played indoors so we will probably take a couple of days off to recover here after this tournament, and then we will get back to work. r ight now in the fall, it’s just about [the] guys improving individually.”
Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu
lacking s aturday, with the i rish recording 59 yards to the wolfpack’s 157. Kelly said he wanted more production there, but emphasized that turnovers were the larger problem.
“i think it’s easy to look back on things and wish i did that,” Kelly said. “ … yeah, i want to run the ball more effectively in those situations, but i’m not going to secondguess what we do either. i f we start doing that, then we’re going down the wrong track.
“ we’re going to win or lose together, and i think the most important thing is: w hen we get our opportunities, we can’t have self-inflicted wounds. we had a number of those on s aturday.”
l ooking ahead
Kelly said that, along with finding toughness late, developing the defense would be a key focus of the remainder of the season.
“we want to keep getting better on defense, making progress there,” Kelly said. “you know, we’re doing some good things on offense. i like our personnel. i like what we’re doing.
“we just lack that ability right
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and senior defender r ylee w oods, who has a teamhigh three assists on the year. The last time the two teams met was in 2015 when the i rish tied 1-1 at a lumni s tadium, but the most recent meeting in a nn a rbor saw the i rish fall 3-2 in 2014.
n otre d ame has emphasized that it wants to continue emphasizing the importance of finishing games with wins, even in physical contests that go into double overtime.
“ w e think we’re the fittest team in the country,” senior defender b randon a ubrey said. “ w e try to push that on teams, and things like overtime, we feel like we can keep going. a lot of times, teams tend to sit off and look for a tie, but we’re never happy with a tie. w e want to go out and win.”
s ince winning the national championship in 2013, the i rish have done well with rebounding with a win after a tie. d ating back to when the current seniors were freshmen, n otre d ame is 12-2-2 following ties. i t also helps when the leading contributors for the i rish are in the peak of their game midway through the season.
a ubrey is having a career season with eight goals and an assist for 17 points, as well as three penalty kick conversions, which ranks fourth in the acc a ubrey
now, that maturity, that toughness, that thing that you can’t put your finger on, that ‘it.’ we got to have that late in the games.”
The team will now make a push for 6-6, with a tough slate ahead, to qualify for a bowl game that would give the younger players valuable extra practice time, Kelly said. in the meantime, Kelly said the criticisms that come with having a 2-4 record don’t bother him.
“[The noise] doesn’t affect me. i have to make sure it doesn’t affect the assistant coaches, doesn’t affect the players,” Kelly said. “ … you’re going to have some adversity. if you cave to adversity, then how strong are you really? i’m looking for guys that are strong, guys that bounce back higher when there is some adversity. i’m not looking for guys that will crumble at the first sign of a little bit of adversity.
“yeah, 2-4 is unacceptable — not where we want to be. but i’m looking for guys that want to be a solution and not worry about what other people think or say.”
Contact Renee Griffin at rgriffi6@nd.edu
also currently leads all acc defenders in goals. Junior forward Jon g allagher is also on pace for a career season with 10 goals and four assists for 24 points.
i n addition to having his players in top form, i rish head coach b obby c lark gives his coaching staff credit for having his team prepared for the challenge that lays ahead in the fourgame road trip.
“ w hat we do is coach [ m ichael] c asper breaks down m ichigan, coach [ b .J.] c raig will be breaking down v irginia — then the next one is n orthwestern, and that’ll be coach c asper,” c lark said. “ o ne is always working on it. i never look a game ahead. i stay on one game, but [the
assistants] do a really good job of getting that.”
c lark said the absences of injured sophomore forward Thomas u eland and junior forward Jeff Farina against the d emon d eacons was a factor in how the game turned out.
“ w e played [ w ake Forest] without two of our strikers,” c lark said. “ b oth Thomas and Jeff were off because they were injured. s o, hopefully we get them back, and it’ll give us some more depth.”
n otre d ame will look to add another win to their record on Tuesday as they face m ichigan at um s occer s tadium at 7 p.m.
Contact Manny De Jesus at mdejesus@nd.edu
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Irish senior Eddy Covalschi returns a backhand during Notre Dame’s victory over Clemson on April 10, 2015 at Courtney Tennis Center.
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Irish freshman midfielder Tommy McCabe looks upfield in Notre Dame’s 4-0 win over Indiana on Oct. 4 at Alumni Stadium.
By RENEE GRIFFIN sports writer
i rish head coach b rian Kelly led off his teleconference on the day after his team’s 10-3 loss to n orth c arolina s tate with a comment on the play that ended n otre d ame’s final offensive drive, a misfired snap by n otre d ame junior center s am m ustipher.
“ i don’t know that there was anything [we could have done to make snapping better],” Kelly said. “The conditions were atrocious, so snapping the football was difficult, to say the least. i t was just atrocious conditions to snap a football in. i t was difficult for him or anybody that was asked to snap a football given the conditions.”
The weather was the most dominant force of the game, with h urricane m atthew causing ceaseless rain and, consequently, a total of 10 fumbles between the stagnant i rish and w olfpack offenses.
Kelly said he was simply following orders from the acc on whether to play the game as scheduled, move it or delay it until s unday, when the skies cleared up significantly.
“ i f we could have went over to the indoor facility, i think d ave [ d oeren, w olfpack head coach] and i both would’ve preferred that. Those calls are outside our purview,” Kelly said. “They tell us to play the game and we’ve got to play the game. c ertainly i think when you’re coaching and preparing, you want to put your kids in a position that they can obviously succeed.”
Offensive consistency
Though Kelly attributed many of the offense’s struggles to the weather, he also said that the loss to n c s tate repeated a pattern that appeared in the past three losses as well: a failure to finish crucial drives.
“ w e’ve had the ball in each
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singles power nd in tourney Kelly discusses 2-4 start, ‘atrocious’ weather
By MICHAEL IVEY sports writer
n otre d ame competed in its second team tournament of the fall season, hosting the b obby b ayliss i nvitational Tournament at e ck Tennis p avilion over the weekend. a t the same time, seniors e ddy c ovalschi and Josh h agar were eliminated in the quarterfinals of i T a a lla merican c hampionships.
c ovalschi and h agar, ranked 26th in the country as a doubles pair, pulled off two major upsets to reach the quarters, first beating the nation’s n o. 8 pair and then the 15th-ranked pair. h owever, the n o. 3 pair out of w ake Forest proved too much for the i rish duo on s aturday.
o n Friday at the b obby b ayliss i nvitational, the i rish were powered to singles wins by sophomore a lex l ebedev, junior b rendon Kempin, sophomore d aniel r ayl, freshman
After first draw, Irish start road trip against Michigan
Johnathan s mall, sophomore n athan g riffin and junior d rew d awson. i rish pairs failed to record a win in any of the seven doubles matches on Friday.
s aturday was more of the same story as freshman g uillermo c abrera and freshman m att g amble joined l ebedev, r ayl, s mall and Kempin as singles winners.
o n s unday, l ebedev won his singles match 7-6(8), 7-6(3). d awson, g riffin and s mall also won their singles matches in straight sets. The pair of Kempin and s mall, as well as c abrera and g riffin, logged wins in doubles play.
i rish assistant coach c ris James said the team did well overall after a slow start.
“ w e started very poorly on Friday morning with our doubles, but since then we turned it around,” James said. “ i n the fall
By MANNY DE JESUS sports writer
n o. 2 n otre d ame begins its four-game road trip Tuesday night as it travels to face off against m ichigan.
The i rish (9-1-1, acc 3-1-1) look to rebound from their first tie of the season against n o. 11 w ake Forest in double overtime on s aturday at a lumni s tadium. e ven with the tie, n otre d ame will ride into a nn a rbor with a 3-1-1 record following their only loss of the season to l ouisville on s ept. 16. The w olverines (2-6-4) have struggled to collect just two wins so far this season, but also have been on a bit of a streak, going 2-0-1 in their last three contests.
m ichigan will be led by sophomore midfielder Francis a tuahene, who leads the team with four goals and 22 shots on goal; freshman forward Jack h allahan, who has notched three scores;
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Irish sophomore defender Sean Dedrick runs after the ball in a game against Indiana on Oct. 4 at Alumni Stadium. Notre Dame won 4-0.
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Junior quarterback DeShone Kizer launches a ball downfield during Saturday’s loss at North Carolina State. The Irish offense struggled to find consistency in the rough conditions, only scoring three points.
