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A report from WNDU identified superiors and admitted to the al- apologized for the incident and battery By KELLY KONYA and HALEIGH EHMSEN 73-year-old David Summerfield legation, she said. praised the employee who came Saint Mary’s Editor and as the employee. Within two hours of the initial forward with the initial report. Associate Saint Mary’s Editor report, he was suspended with- “The safety, privacy and securi- reported out pay and escorted off campus. ty of our students are our primary “Home feels a little less like Since then, his employment has concerns,” Mooney said. “This Observer Staff Report home today,” junior Tess Siver been terminated, O’Brien said. type of behavior is repugnant, said Tuesday after the report of employee ary’s On Monday evening, College and Saint Mary’s College will not Notre Dame Security Police voyeuristic privacy violation on officials notified the St. Joseph tolerate it. (NDSP) is investigating a report the Saint Mary’s campus. aint M County Special Victims Unit, who “As soon as this was reported of sexual battery committed A maintenance employee of the began an immediate police inves- to us, we acted swiftly to remove against a female student out- former S College was terminated from his Summerfield David tigation, O’Brien said. The investi- the person from campus. We have side the south end of LaFortune position Tuesday after a co-worker Director of media relations gation led to Summerfield’s arrest taken measures that prevent any- Student Center just before 5 reported suspicious behavior in a Gwen O’Brien said the initial re- Tuesday morning for voyeurism. one else from being able to spy a.m. Tuesday morning, accord- bathroom on the fourth floor of Le port noted that the employee Mooney notified students,into restrooms. In addition, we are ing to an email sent to students Mans Hall Monday afternoon, ac- may have observed students in parents, faculty and staff of the evaluating all space on campus to the same morning. cording to an email from College the bathroom. After the report, he situation in an email sent Tuesday President Carol Ann Mooney. was immediately confronted by afternoon. In the email, Mooney see INCIDENT PAGE 3 see REPORT PAGE 4 Panel discussion reviews HHS mandate

By CATHERINE OWERS Life Jeanette Burdell and Notre means is that the status quo is News Writer Dame Right to Life president that a three-judge panel of the Erin Stoyell-Mulholland. Carter Seventh Circuit denied our ap- On Tuesday evening, panel- Snead, professor of law and di- peal of a lower court’s denial ists discussed the ramifications rector of the Center for Ethics of a preliminary injunction, so of the Department of Health and and Culture, moderated the that the mandate would apply Human Services (HHS) mandate discussion. to Notre Dame, and in fact Notre in a discussion titled “After the The University is currently pe- Dame is complying with the re- Mandate: The Consequences of titioning the entire United States quirements of the mandate. Compliance.” Court of Appeals for the Seventh “I should say its compliance is Panelists included Notre Dame Circuit for a rehearing of its law- surely with an asterisk. The doc- professor of law Gerard V. Bradley, suit against the mandate, Bradley ument Notre Dame is required program director of Notre said. to file in order to comply with the Dame’s University Life Initiatives “That’s certainly a plausible, mandate, indicates in a notation CHELSEA WILLIAMS | The Observer Jessica Keating, program direc- understandable tactical move Panelists educate the audience on Notre Dame’s current petition to tor at St. Joseph County Right to at this point,” he said. “What it see MANDATE PAGE 4 the entire United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Dean’s Fellows Campus-wide Stations host sports panel provide Lenten reflection

By JACK ROONEY according to the College of Arts By CAROLYN HUTYRA participating in the Stations all help provide music along Associate News Editor and Letters website. News Writer of the Cross in their home par- with the Folk Choir,” she said. The panelists are Scott ishes, this is a unique way to “Typically groups of students In the midst of a growing Bearby, General Counsel for In a public display of devotion, celebrate the holiest week of the from many halls, led by the hall debate over the labor rights the NCAA (Notre Dame class of students and faculty traversed Church year,” she said. liturgical or spiritual commis- of college athletes, the Dean’s 1988), Patrick Eilers, a member campus last night to participate According to Barrett, the event sioners, take on the responsibil- Fellows of the College of Arts of the 1988 national champion- in the annual campus-wide began 20 years ago through ity of ‘sponsoring’ the various and Letters will present the ship Notre Dame football team, Stations of the Cross. the efforts of Notre Dame Folk stops along the way — so they panel discussion “For the Love Melinda Henneberger, a jour- Assistant director of under- Choir director Steve Warner and find the readers and cross-bear- of the Game? Big Time Sports nalist for the National Catholic graduate ministry Kate Barrett Fr. Tom McDermott. ers for each station.” at Big Time Universities” on Reporter and the Washington said if students have not previ- In recent years, Barrett said Reflections for the event are Wednesday evening in the Post (Notre Dame class of 1980) ously participated in Stations as most of the planning starts in written by Holy Cross priests Leighton Concert Hall of the and Murray Sperber, author part of their Lenten experience, the winter and involves getting Kevin Grove and Drew Gawrych, DeBartolo Performing Arts of “Shake Down the Thunder: the event provides the opportu- as many people as possible in- Barrett said. Center. The Creation of Notre Dame nity to see “one of the oldest and volved as readers, cross-bearers “[The reflections] are beautiful The panel, which begins at 7 Football.” most treasured ways that we as and musicians. and give us a great connection to p.m., will focus on the relation- Senior, student body a Church throughout the world “The Glee Club, the Chorale the spirituality of our founding ship between academics and enter into Jesus’ passion.” and groups of trumpet play- athletics in a university setting, see PANEL PAGE 5 “Even if they have grown up ers from the Notre Dame Band see STATIONS PAGE 5

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By KATIE McCARTY post-doctoral fellows. We’ve also was open to the public, was im- body fat in mice,” Metzinger said. undergraduates who can be found News Writer had local oncologist participa- portant to increasing awareness “This work is important because in every lab.” tion as well as affiliated institu- of the research being done on we use CT scans in many of our Cavalieri said she attributes the On Monday, the Harper Cancer tions such as RiverBend Cancer campus, she said. projects that study the correla- success of the event to the team- Research Institute (HCRI) hosted Services.” “This event was a logical answer tion between obesity and ovarian work of everyone involved. their third annual Research Day, Cavalieri said presentations at to presenting research in the areas cancer. “We have a large number of very which promoted interdisciplin- the event involved both keynote of chemistry and biochemistry, “While we know this correlation active Harper Cancer Research ary communication and featured speakers and local oncologists. biological sciences, engineering, between obesity and ovarian can- Institute members who assist cancer research from laboratories “There will be presentations applied mathematics and psy- cer exists, very little is known in with everything from judging the across campus. from ENSCII Fellows and then chology,” Cavalieri said. “Each terms of how having a higher body poster contests to emceeing the Undergraduate, graduate and from faculty recipients of the year the event grows in scope and mass index increases a woman’s research presentations and a cast postdoctoral students presented Walther Cancer Foundation’s attendance.” risk of developing ovarian cancer.” of behind-the-scenes people who 80 research posters at the event, ABC Grant funding,” she said. Junior Matthew Metzinger Sophomore Katrina Burgos, an make the event successful each which also included addresses “This year we were pleased to placed second in the under- intern at the Institute, said the day year,” she said. from several speakers, program be host Dr. Christoph Reinhard, graduate category for his poster was a great success and impor- “Collaboration is vital in sci- coordinator Angela Cavalieri said. Sr. Director, Lilly Oncology, Pre- investigating the link between tant to the greater Notre Dame entific research, especially when “This year, we had posters rep- clinical Oncology Tailoring [as obesity and ovarian cancer. He community. it comes to cancer,” Burgos said. resenting cancer research from keynote speaker].” said he was honored the judges “We had a great turnout,” she “Events like Research Day give 28 HCRI labs,” she said. “The The three-year-old Harper viewed his research as worthy of said. “I believe that Research scientists the opportunity to learn presenters are ND undergradu- Cancer Research Institute is the an award. Day is a great event for the cam- more from each other.” ates, IUSM-SB [Indiana School result of collaborative efforts be- “My poster presentation fo- pus and the community to see of Medicine-South Bend] medi- tween Notre Dame and IUSM-SB, cused on how CT scans can be what researchers are work- Contact Katie McCarty at cal students, technicians and Cavalieri said. The event, which used to quantify and visualize ing on at Harper, especially [email protected]

Incident access counseling through the SMC community will pull Junior Kelley Wright, anoth- College responds to the situa- Continued from page 1 Women’s Health and Campus together and move past this,” er fourth floor resident, agreed tion in a way that makes stu- Ministry. In addition, the she said. with Siver, extending her per- dents feel safer and restores a ensure privacy.” Residence Life staff is on hand Siver said she feels that Saint sonal thanks to Mooney for sense of privacy. Mooney invited students, to provide assistance, she said. Mary’s has been as forthcom- her open and honest response “I am anxiously awaiting faculty and staff to an assem- Siver, a resident of the fourth ing and open with students to the situation during the col- what the College is going to bly in O’Laughlin Auditorium floor of Le Mans Hall, said she about the incident as possible. lege-wide forum. do to ensure that this doesn’t on Tuesday afternoon to ad- felt simultaneously shocked “I hope they continue to be “I think the immediate fo- happen again,” she said. dress concerns. The assembly and violated. open with students through- rum that was held today was was not open to the public. “It breaks my heart that out the investigation, particu- very important for everyone, Contact Kelly Konya at O’Brien said students who mine and my neighbors’ mem- larly those students who live not just the residents of 4th [email protected] and need services or support in ories of our time in Le Mans in areas of Le Mans that have floor Le Mans,” Wright said. Haleigh Ehmsen at dealing with this incident can will be tainted, but as always, been most affected,” she said. Wright said she hopes the [email protected]

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Mandate the Catholic perspective sees time they went from needing by Bayer, as an example. said. Continued from page 1 women and men as equal a prescription, to needing to “There’s sort of visual “Relationships where fra- in dignity but intrinsically be 18 or over to have them,” crassness here in the ad’s gility and vulnerability are typed by Notre Dame at the different.” she said. “But then that age representation of persons the greatest, where self-giv- bottom of the second page, According to Obama and has gotten gradually re- as standing in equal value ing love is intimately known that Notre Dame does so other supporters of the man- duced, lower and lower. Now alongside things and re- and received and where life under protest, that Notre date, Stoyell-Mulholland it’s down to no parental con- minds us of the timeliness of is generated and nourished Dame considers compliance said, contraception leads to sent needed at all for some of Blessed John Paul II’s exhor- now become more merely to be a violation of its reli- women’s success. these.” tation to reorient our scale of momentary experiences gious beliefs and that should “So if a woman wants the Keating said birth control values, such that the primacy rather than encounters un- Notre Dame receive or ob- opportunity to be success- is frequently marketed in a of being over having and per- folded into the discipline tain relief from the mandate ful or equal in the workforce, way that displays serious is- son over things is once again and joy of Eucharistic self- in a court action, that Notre she must suppress her fertil- sues in culture, commodifing lifted up.” giving,” she said. Dame would then withdraw ity,” she said. “Her fertility relationships and children. The practice of contracept- its compliance with the is viewed as a hindrance to She showed a commercial for ing affects the form and fo- Contact Catherine Owers at mandate.” her goals and to her ultimate the birth control Beyaz, sold cus of relationships, Keating [email protected] Bradley said the fulfillment.” University’s main focus in- Stoyell-Mulholland said a Paid Advertisement volves getting the petition for woman’s true success is not the rehearing granted. achieved until her fertility is “It’s at least fifty-fifty that embraced. they will succeed,” he said. “We can’t just take the easy “The outcome, if it’s favor- way out by providing free able, would be a preliminary contraception and ignoring injunction, that Notre Dame the underlying causes of how would not be required to this mentality came about,” comply with the dictates of she said. “Women deserve the mandate.” better than that.” Stoyell-Mulholland said Burdell said birth control the mandate from the Obama also does not support women administration sends a mes- due to the many side effects sage to women about success and long-term risks of birth and health that is at odds control. with the Catholic perspec- “Breast cancer, due to an tive of women’s health and excess of estrogen … and cer- success. vical cancer,” she said. “Liver “Obama’s perspective im- cancer, which I didn’t nec- plies that for a woman to be essarily believe until I met successful, she must sup- someone, one of my clients in press a significant aspect of crisis pregnancy work, who who she is, her fertility,” she had 40 tumors on her liver, said. “Whereas the other, the and her doctor admitted that Catholic perspective, fully was from her years of contra- embraces and integrates ceptive use.” all aspects of a woman’s The rampant accessibil- personhood. ity to birth control drugs is “Additionally, Obama’s increasingly problematic, perspective tends to level Burdell said. the playing field with men, “There is less regulation and sameness is key, whereas of these, and in a very quick

Report Information about sexual as- Continued from page 1 sault prevention and resources for survivors of sexual assault “[The suspect] grabbed the are available online from NDSP student and said something to and from the Committee for her,” the email stated. “The stu- Sexual Assault Prevention dent broke away from the sus- (CSAP), the email stated. pect and ran to safety. “The suspect is described as Paid Advertisement a Hispanic male possibly be- tween 30 and 40 years of age. He was 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall with what was described as a pot belly stomach, dark com- plexion and black loose curly hair just below the ear line. “He had a beard but no mus- tache and a tattoo on his right upper arm that showed below his T-shirt sleeve. He spoke with a heavy Hispanic accent. The suspect was wearing a red T-shirt and dark pants.” Anyone with information about the reported sexual bat- tery should call NDSP at 574- 631-5555 or contact Crime Stoppers at 574-288-7867, the email stated. The email ad- vised students to call 911 from campus phones or NDSP from a cell phone to report a crime in progress or other emergency. Safewalk and NDSP officers can provide safety escorts on campus 24 hours a day. The email advised students, faculty, staff and guests to use the ser- vice by calling NDSP. News ndsmcobserver.com | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Observer 5

Stations she attended the Stations of the journey on Easter,” she said. “I she said. “With students and reminds us of Jesus’s sacrifice Continued from page 1 Cross event the past two years. think that sometimes we for- families from South Bend, I re- in a very tangible way, and it “I go to this event year after get just how much Jesus went ally feel that everyone comes provides us with an excellent religious community,” she said. through on Easter for all of us. together for this event.” opportunity to reflect on the Over the years, Barrett said “The campus-wide Stations Even after the Easter season, season.” students have visited resi- of the Cross helps me to re- Corsaro said she continues to Virga said she would abso- dence halls including Sorin and “Stations of the member everything that Jesus associate different areas on lutely recommend the event to Lyons, academic buildings such Cross is a powerful suffered through. I really like campus with the Station of the other students. as Bond Hall and campus land- way to honor the the feeling of being a part of the Cross she saw there. “Stations of the Cross is a marks such as the reflecting passion of Jesus.” large community of people on “I think that this is some- moving way to celebrate your pool at the Hesburgh Library. this journey around campus.” thing special and unique to this faith with others, and to ‘walk “Even when it’s really cold Katelyn Virga Corsaro said her favorite part event,” she said. with Jesus’ in an almost literal out, like this year, the experi- junior of the experience is the sense of Junior Katelyn Virga said she sense,” she said. “Notre Dame ence is well worth it,” she said. community that accompanies decided to partake in the cam- is a great place to grow in faith, “They may never have the op- the journey around campus pus-wide event for the first time and Stations of the Cross is a portunity again to participate with a large group of people. this year. unique way to do that.” with such a large group of year because I think it’s a good “I love the sense of commu- “Stations of the Cross is a people.” way to connect with my faith nity that comes from so many powerful way to honor the Contact Carolyn Hutyra at Senior Maria Corsaro said and to remind myself of Jesus’s people being together like this,” passion of Jesus,” she said. “It [email protected]

Panel pursuit of a holistic educa- the state of amateurism in of big time athletics at a big serve the overall mission of Continued from page 1 tion, the primary purpose of college sports,” he said. time University.” the University. the institution.” Coccia said he was chosen Coccia said he believes the “I believe that academics president emeritus and for- Coccia said the discus- to moderate the discussion and athletics reinforce each mer member of the varsity sion will cover a wide range because of his unique range “At Notre Dame, we other at Notre Dame,” he men’s fencing team Alex of topics, including recent of experiences in college ath- said. “Athletics must serve as Coccia will moderate the dis- developments in the debate letics, student leadership and pride ourselves in a platform to promote our vi- cussion. Coccia said the dis- over whether or not col- academic research. our mission and sion of learning as service to cussion is an important one lege athletes should receive “I have experience from the ability to educate justice.” to have, especially at Notre compensation other than perspective of a student-ath- the mind, body The event is free and open Dame. scholarships. lete, who has been involved to the public, but requires a “At Notre Dame, we pride “The panelists will discuss in extracurricular activities and spirit.” ticket for admission. Tickets ourselves in our mission a wide range of issues includ- beyond the athletic arena Alex Coccia can be reserved at performin- and ability to educate the ing but not limited to the re- and has worked on a variety student body president garts.nd.edu. Unclaimed will mind, body and spirit,” he cent Northwestern-[National of outside-the-classroom aca- emeritus call tickets will be distributed said. “Athletics is an inte- Labor Relations Board] deci- demic endeavors including to people waiting on standby gral component of this mis- sion, a University’s responsi- thesis research,” he said. “I 15 minutes prior to the event. sion. However, we also have bility to its student-athletes, believe that I have a unique relationship between aca- a responsibility to the well- the ideal relationship between view on both the undeniable demics and athletics at Notre Contact Jack Rooney at being of our students in their academics and athletics and power and potential pitfalls Dame should constantly [email protected]

Paid Advertisement 6 The observer | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com Inside Column Learning to listen Aim for the story because it was an innocuous story painful ones, to find understanding, to board Robert Alvarez of a cute kid enjoying an incredibly un- find empathy. This empathy forms the Man on a Nag healthy snack. cathartic effect experienced by anyone Not all stories are innocuous, however: who has vented to friends about a prob- Kevin Noonan When I was a kid, after school a man many — and I think the best ones — are lem. Through this, understanding rela- Senior Scene Writer with a shopping cart would set up shop jarring. They disturb us. They make us tionships are built and communities are outside of my school’s gates. The man think. They make us change. Such are formed on a deeper level. By corollary, Fr. Jenkins famously said in his 2005 was rather short, with blue jeans, a blue the kinds of stories that have been shared when the story remains unlistened to, inaugural address, “Let no one ever again working shirt, bronze skin and a thick on the Tumblr blog, I, Too, Am Notre alienation occurs. say that we dreamed too small.” With due bushy black mustache. Each time I saw Dame. Judging by the Viewpoints of late, Is it any wonder, then, that Notre Dame respect to the University’s president, and him, I eagerly checked my pockets to see I think it is safe to say that it has jarred observes the salad bowl effect where without taking anything away from his if I had the requisite change. The man us. I don’t think it has changed us yet, students tend to coalesce along racial message, I’d like to add an addendum of had two items on his menu: corn-on-the- though. and cultural lines? When we seek to be my own here, in what will almost definitely cob-on-a-stick and chicharrones. The The stories of I, Too, Am Notre Dame, understood, we go to those who can un- be my last ever column in The Observer, corn you would lather with butter and are jarring because they expose the real- derstand. That is why organizations like after four years of mostly meaningless douse with chili-lime powder, making for ity of racial prejudice (prejudice mean- the Black Student Association, La Alianza ramblings on arts and entertainment ⎯ let a tasty, if messy snack. My favorite, how- ing any judgments that we carry about a and the Asian American Association no one ever say we dreamed too specifi- ever, were the chicharrones. Shaped like person independent of our engagement exist: they create a space for students to cally, either. Or, in my own voice of medi- pinwheels and made of fried flour, the with that person) in our idyllic Notre share their stories with whomever is will- ocrity ⎯ don’t aim for the bullseye, aim for chicharrones were sold in big plastic bags Dame world. For many of us, these expe- ing to listen (emphasis on whomever). I, the board. that were perfect receptacles for copious riences do not fit with our view of Notre Too, Am Notre Dame is born out of this On one of my first days at Notre Dame, amounts of hot sauce and lime juice. The Dame because we have never experi- fundamental mission of sharing stories, my older, wiser sister gave me a call to re- man would have squeeze-bottles of lime enced or seen incidents of the type the especially the painful ones. mind me of the one purpose she’d given juice and Tapatío hot sauce in his cart for persons of I, Too, Am Notre Dame share Until we accept our minority students me for my college career ⎯ “Kevin, you’re that exact purpose. Spray the goods into with us. This has caused many to dismiss for their whole selves — including the there to meet girls. That’s it.” the bag and shake it up. The more hot these stories and the people behind them parts that challenge us — our communi- This was a much-repeated refrain in my sauce you could handle on your chichar- as exaggerated or flat-out lies. ty will continue to suffer from prejudices conversations with her throughout my rones, the cooler you were. Fact. The problem is, however, that they that affect the few but harm the whole. time here. If that was all I dreamed of out The above is an example of a story, a are not lies. They are stories that our Go to the I, Too, Am Notre Dame website. of my college career, I’ve probably fallen story that happens to be from my child- peers have risked their own likenesses Listen to the stories there. Let us allow short of her expectations (although I don’t hood. From my story, you could prob- to share with us. Our own experience is the stories to change our awareness think she really minds). I got caught up in ably infer that I’m from the American untrustworthy here precisely because and allow our awareness to change our some other things. Southwest (L. A. represent) and that I it is the nature of a majority to miss the behavior. Hopefully by doing so, we can I enrolled at Notre Dame as an aerospace lived in a predominately Latino neigh- experience of a minority. If one person in build a culture of storytelling that learns engineering major. Four years ago, I had no borhood (81 percent). If I told you more a group of 100 witnesses something in- from and values all of its diverse persons doubt in my mind that I would be headed stories about myself, you would begin credible, does it mean that it didn’t hap- — Asian, black, Latino and even white. to graduate school and/or NASA right about to compose a portrait of who I am based pen because the majority didn’t see it? now and doing some awesome stuff with on what I have experienced. Our stories Of course not. The only reason why the Robert Alvarez is a senior studying in the planes and space and stuff. I lasted three make up who we are; sharing our stories 99 would not believe the one percent is Program of Liberal Studies. He is living in days. If my dreams were limited to NASA, is giving a part of ourselves. This act of because the 99 do not trust that one. And Zahm House. He welcomes all dialogue I’ve probably failed. But you never know. giving involves both risk and trust: risk here is the crux of the problem. on the viewpoints he expresses. He can be From there, I picked up business and because there is no telling how our sto- Let us trust our peers. If a person tells reached at [email protected] eventually marketing, because I thought ries will be received and trust because us something we would rather disbelieve, The views expressed in this public relations and communications no one shares any story without hope let us trust them. Storytelling is not an column are those of the author and not sounded like an awesome career based of being understood. I chose the above idle exercise. We share stories, especially necessarily those of The Observer. on Toby Ziegler and Josh Lyman in “The West Wing.” And also, I figured market- LeTTER To the editor ing had the least amount of math in the business school. I poured my soul into working in PR, following politics, hoping to find my way into a speechwriting position What if . . . somehow some day. A few months later, I received not one but three separate rejec- What if I told you there’s a multi-billion dollar industry that pays its laborers pennies on the dollar? tion letters from Fleishman Hillard from What if I told you these laborers work 50-60 hours a week? my one application. I figured maybe this What if I told you these laborers don’t receive workers compensation for being injured on the job? whole thing wasn’t for me. What if I told you these laborers are overwhelmingly from minority backgrounds? At that point, halfway through my first What if I told you many of these laborers come from the lowest-rung of the socioeconomic ladder? semester of my junior year, not having any What if I told you the supervisors of these laborers have salaries that average $2 million a year? idea what I wanted to do with my life other What if I told you the executives of this multi-billion dollar industry make over $1.5 million a year? than that it was definitely not what I’d done What if I told you these laborers have a maximum wage, instead of a minimum wage? up to that point, I reevaluated my dreams. What if I told you these laborers sometimes don’t have enough money for food? What did I really want to do? What did I What if I told you these laborers can be punished for receiving “improper benefits” such as too much want from my life? pasta? I came to the liberating realization that I What if I told you these laborers have a higher than average chance of suffering brain damage from had no idea, so I might as well try anything their job? that sounded interesting. And so in the last What if I told you these laborers have no say on their working conditions? year, I’ve done just that, and I still have no What if I told you these laborers can’t leave their job and get a new one within one year because it is idea what I’m doing, but I’m having a ton of against the industry’s rules, not the law? fun doing it. My dream is to just keep do- What if I told you these laborers are in higher demand than people with Harvard degrees? ing, and see where that takes me. What if I told you these laborers must wear promotional uniforms to make their supervisor money, but As a senior in college with no direction or they see none of that money? expertise other than four years experience What if I told you these laborers are used in marketing campaigns, but receive $0 in compensation? of what not to do, that’s my advice to any- What if I told you these laborers meet the definition of indentured servants? one else who cares. Don’t aim for the bulls- What if I told you economists from Stanford consider this industry a cartel? eye, aim for the board. It’s a lot more fun. What if I told you this multi-billion dollar industry received tax-exempt status from the government? What if I told you this multi-billion dollar industry was the NCAA? Contact Kevin Noonan at [email protected] Sean Fitzgerald The views expressed in the Inside senior Column are those of the author and not Dillon Hall necessarily those of The Observer. April 11 The observer | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com 7 Poor structures lead to poor race relations

keep in touch with one’s roots. direction, promoting cultural ex- communities from mainstream Bianca Almada Minority students often praise the clusion in the social sphere. campus social life contributes This is Real Life freshman retreats as wonderful Social separation of students by to the sense of ignorance that reflective and social opportunities race creates a culture of symbolic many minority students believe In light of recent events on cam- that connect them with their clos- violence, in which the norm and Caucasian students possess to- pus that have led to discussions on est friends and help define their common understanding becomes wards minorities and the issues race relations, at Notre Dame, as Notre Dame experience. that minority students, to a cer- that are important to them. Since well as insights I have gained this However, the fact that these re- tain extent, are not and should many minority students do not semester in my anthropology class, treats are firmly set apart from the not be as socially integrated into socially interact on a significant I would like to visit this topic again “regular” Freshman Retreat “oth- the University culture at large level with Caucasian students, an from a slightly different vantage ers” freshmen minority students as Caucasian students are. This “us vs. them” mentality arises in point. from the beginning of their college thought process normalizes the which minority students feel mis- Although the University has made experience. The students are de- exclusion of minority students and understood, ignored and politically numerous efforts in recent years to fined primarily as students of color makes any sort of alienation or dis- targeted. Caucasian students have increase its percentage of minority before they are defined as simply crimination against them almost no incentive or desire to attend students as well as to create a sense students. On the retreats, freshmen invisible, since it is so ingrained minority events because they may of cultural community for them on are also often introduced to the in the culture. Freshmen minority not be familiar with the students campus, these efforts reap a series black, Latino and Asian social cir- retreats are only one example of a involved or have knowledge of the of adverse effects. Students are so cles on campus. As the retreats take social structure that, while having issues at hand, and do not wish to often quick to blame other students place in early September, only a various positive aspects and good learn more. and their perceived cultural igno- few weeks into the school year, this intentions, contributes to a culture The social structures at work at rance for the poor race relations at occurs before most freshmen have that is negative overall. Notre Dame, one of which is the set- this University. Though this may be firmly established other friendships Common at Notre Dame is the up of freshman minority retreats, true in some respects, I argue that and social circles. isolation of minority communities result in the treatment of minority programs and institutions in place By separating students by race and their creating of a counter-cul- students as social outsiders. Notre by the University itself inadvertent- so early on, the retreats encourage ture to the “mainstream” that char- Dame programs encourage them ly promote these negative race rela- minority students to create their acterizes the rest of the University. to exclude themselves from a full tions, if not incite them. Programs own social communities separate Though minority students often campus social life, casting them such as minority retreats for incom- from that of the University at large. describe these communities as ex- off and defining them by their race ing freshmen often set the stage for The trend and the social culture at tremely supportive and enjoyable, it alone. This kind of enclave culture, minority students experiencing ex- Notre Dame, therefore, has become is troublesome that the University unfortunately, only leads to racial clusion and marginalization. an unhealthy one in which a large creates a culture in which minor- tension and lack of communica- At the beginning of each school percentage of minority students ity students must find refuge from tion about it on campus, while the year, the University sponsors re- associate primarily with other the rest of campus. Minority stu- potential of minority students to treats for freshman students of var- students of their minority group. dents are encouraged to exclude flourish at the University is stifled. ious minority groups, specifically Each minority group has its own themselves socially and the rest the African-American Freshman academic organizations and clubs of the campus, in turn, excludes Bianca Almada is a Retreat (The Plunge), Latino as well as its own party houses and them. This route is too often taken sophomore in Cavanaugh Hall. She Freshman Retreat and Asian/Asian- social events in which mostly only over the route of social integration is studying English, Spanish and American Freshman Retreat. The members of their group participate. among all races, in which people Journalism,Ethics and Democracy retreats present various positive op- Cultural solidarity and organiza- are treated as multi-faceted indi- She can be contacted at portunities — to make new friends tions that support these principles viduals and encouraged to share [email protected] with people that share a common are absolutely necessary at any their experiences with everyone in The views expressed in this column characteristic, to bond over shared university. However, institutions at a meaningful way. are those of the author and not culture and experiences and to Notre Dame seem to take a negative The exclusion of minority necessarily those of The Observer.

LeTTER To the editor A dialogue on respect This letter responds to Raymond Michuda’s April 14 column “A discourse universally well-loved. Obama has attracted critics among all parties, re- on dishonesty.” gions and ethnicities. There’s a reason why Americans hate politicians. Politics can be nasty, He recognizes the impending offensive comment when he pleads not to filled with mud-slinging and generally vicious all-around. Too often, de- be taken out of context for using Hitler in his argument against Obama. bates on substantial issues devolve into name-calling and back-biting. But While I understand he was trying to say that political leaders should not political debate does not have to be like that. It can be based on civility, be given our trust automatically, he did so in a way that unnecessarily in- understanding and above all, respect. Call me optimistic, but I believe that voked a tyrannical dictator in a piece that was otherwise directed entirely political debate can be conducted respectfully, especially in an institution at Obama. dedicated to thoughtful and reasoned argument such as this University. Perhaps most disappointingly, he calls for Americans to disrespect the That is why Michuda’s argument was so upsetting. It calls for lack of re- President by labeling him a liar: “We should do so loudly, and without fear, spect at a time when more is needed. Not only that, Michuda accuses the because it is precisely this attitude that will ensure our country remains President of lies while himself engaging in certain … assertions of dubious the gleaming beacon of freedom that our founders envisioned.” Would truth. I would like to address four particularly mistaken statements. George Washington or James Madison really have echoed that sentiment? He writes that Obama “wants to take away the guns of law-abiding I think not. What American political debate needs is more cordiality, will- American citizens.” The President has never asserted such a statement, nor ingness to compromise and mutual understanding. More discussions; few- has he ever demonstrated support for repealing the Second Amendment. er diatribes. More dialogues; fewer discourses. Putting restrictions on gun ownership to prevent horrible massacres is far different from taking them away wholesale. Tom Roman He writes that, due to being the first Black president, people view him senior as beyond reproach. Seeing as the most recent Gallup poll puts Obama’s St. Edward’s Hall approval rating at 43 percent, I think it is difficult to assert that he is so April 14

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By MATT MUNHALL her singing over shimmering synths. Some of these songs cringe-worthy reference to the “interwebs.” On the whole, Scene Writer are also Anderson’s most pop-oriented work to date, with however, the album shines by focusing on the intimate gorgeous melodies brushing up against the noise. The confessions that characterize Anderson’s best work. Erika M. Anderson grew up in Sioux Falls, S. D., playing aesthetic reveals Anderson’s complex relationship with “Dead Celebrity,” the album’s final track, is a dirge-like in Riot Grrrl and noise bands before moving to the West technology; for all of its potentially troubling effects, there song on reading about celebrity deaths online, complete Coast. Her 2011 debut album under the moniker EMA, are aspects to embrace as well. with funeral organs and the sound of fireworks. Anderson “Past Life Martyred Saints,” was a great lo-fi collection of For all the discussion of surveillance and device obses- sings, “Who can judge us? / Who can love us? / Who can heart-on-sleeve confessionals. Particularly affecting was sion, technology mostly serves as a backdrop for decid- blame the world and me / ‘Cause we wanted something album standout “California,” a stream of consciousness in edly personal songwriting. Standout “3Jane” addresses the timeless / In this world so full of speed.” It’s a resigned ac- which she laments, “I’m just 22 / I don’t mind dying.” Now vulnerability of social media, which she sneers is “all just ceptance of the way the world is in 2014 — recognizing the Anderson has returned with the ambitious follow-up, “The a big advertising campaign.” Anderson agonizes over the superficiality of celebrity culture while also finding solace Future’s Void,” which she has described as a “West Coast need to separate the real self from one’s online persona, in it. “The Future’s Void” succeeds by working through the noise and sci-fi record.” concluding, “Disassociation / I guess it’s just a modern complicated emotions that technology elicits — both the Like Arcade Fire’s “Reflektor” and St. Vincent’s “Digital disease.” The best songs on the album deftly ponder one’s negative and the positive. Through its ambitious concept, Witness,” these songs seek to tackle big questions about changing sense of self in the digital landscape. Anderson has managed to create a brilliant sophomore al- the proliferation of screens and social media in our lives. The fantastic “So Blonde” is a slice of 90s grunge-pop bum that strives for something timeless by embracing the “Basically my dystopian nightmare, which I’m just realiz- with shades of Kurt and Courtney. She bemoans the lack of present. ing right now,” she explained in an interview on Grantland, female representation in the music industry, singing, “You “is that by getting all this stuff for ‘free,’ everything now wanna love her, hate her, you don’t know / but I think she’s Contact Matt Munhall at [email protected] that’s important to us or that takes up our daily lives, ad- all we’re gonna get.” She explained in a New York Times vertisers have access to that and are tying it into a product interview, “What do you do when the world only gives you “The Future’s Void” of some sort.” On the album’s cover, Anderson wears an one successful rocker-poet woman in your life, and that Oculus Rift headset, the virtual reality technology which woman happens to be Courtney Love?” One of Anderson’s EMA Facebook ironically purchased for $2 billion just two weeks biggest fears is that technology is simply reinforcing the Label: Matador before the album’s release. Maybe her paranoia about cor- status quo of those already in power, and these fears con- porations co-opting technology isn’t so far fetched. tribute to the album’s sense of urgency. Tracks: “So Blonde,” “3Jane,” “100 Years” Sonically, the record is decidedly digital on many tracks A few of the critiques of technology come off as over- If you like: “Girls,” “Dum Dum Girls” as well, with Anderson adopting a more expansive sound. ly patronizing, such as when she asks, “Makin’ a living Lead single “Satellites” is an industrial pop barrage of off of takin’ selfies / Is that the way that you want it to electronic distortion. The haunting ballad “3Jane” finds be?” on “Neuromancer.” On “3Jane,” she makes a rather

By JOHN DARR is usually spot-on about music, so you run on home, load hidden by more-layered production. But nothing can Scene Writer up Spotify and pray for a change of heart. save a song with a geeky, humorless, non-evocative cho- The song “The Gambler” greets your ears with a rather rus like “It’s a nucleus burning inside of a cell.” Most of the time, conversations about music are great. unspectacular guitar riff. Then come some generic rock At least The Both are consistent. The rest of the album You chat up some dude or dudette about some recent re- drums and a bluesy bass with super-flat production. boasts signature generic rock instrumentation, generic cord, sharing some thoughts on this or that track, ripping Surely, the song’s about to get better, you think. Surely, vocals and embarrassing lyrics. If anything, The Both’s through an air guitar solos and saying “Yes!” emphatical- something’s going to happen. I mean, this song’s called debut is a cohesive slice of pop-rock music with the re- ly. But sometimes, something really awkward happens. “The Gambler,” right? The Both have to take some sort of markable property of not warranting further description. Your friend asks you excitedly, “Have you listened to The risk here — present something sort of exciting, right? If this album was designed to punish musical hipsters by Both?” No dice. The male/female vocals, which essentially tricking them into listening to this pile of blah, then per- You have. You try to smile while you say, “Yeah!” sound like the guy from Barenaked Ladies taking himself haps it deserves a star. Then you try to think of something to say back to your too seriously and a generic southern-belle American Idol But I doubt it. friend. Surely there’s something you can say nice about contestant who is portrayed as some strong independent the self-titled record, a collaboration between veteran woman but really isn’t, carve out a vague narrative about Contact John Darr at [email protected] musicians Aimee Man and Ted Leo. You remember some dude who doesn’t want his partner unlocking the there was a song called “Hummingbird.” You remem- door to his room after knocking. “The Both” ber that the cover looks like Ken and Barbie meets “Pan’s This unexciting story is made even less engaging by the The Both Labyrinth.” And of course, you remember turning the vocal delivery; there’s less feeling in these singers’ voices record off during the middle of the third song because than Davy Jones’ peg leg. The lyrics themselves aren’t Label: SuperEgo there was just no reason to stick around. good either — the song uninterestingly climaxes with “I “I’ll have to listen to them again, I was in a bad mood don’t want you to have my key anymore.” There’s some- Tracks: Anything else when I listened to them the first time,” you say to your thing about “a cold Eastern morning” — who knows what If you like: Nickelback, Blood on the Dance Floor half-frowning friend. that’s supposed to mean. You lied about the bad mood. You remember the re- “Milwaukee” is slightly better, but not by much. It has cord being kind of bad and turning it off. But your friend some nicer harmonies and its generic song structure is

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What: MFA Student Reading What: “Before the Devil Knows What: Good Friday What: “420 Jam Fest” Where: Crossroads Gallery for You’re Dead” Where: The State Theater Contemporary Art Where: DPAC When: 12 p.m. When: 7:30 p.m. When: 7 p.m. How Much: $17 How Much: Free How Much: Free Located at the State Theater in The final installment of the three-part Starring the late Phillip Seymour School is closed. downtown South Bend, this all-day Masters of Fine Arts Student Reading Hoffman and directed by Sidney There are no events. event will feature local music includ- Series, this reading will feature poetry by Lumet, this suspense-thriller is one of None. ing The B.E.A.T., Anival Fausto Band, Paul Cunningham and Rachel Zavecz and Hoffman’s best and most underrated Dena Dena Dena and Notre Dame’s fiction by Jessie Newman and Dev Varma. performances. Hoffman plays Andy, own Jon Schommer & the Cute The Crossroads Gallery for Contemporary a broker who plans to rob his parents’ Townies. Tickets are available online Art is located at 1045 W Washington St. in jewelry store with his brother Hank at www.southbend420.com South Bend. (Ethan Hawke) until plans go awry and disaster ensues.

a generation and certainly had a hand in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” from Disney and its eponymous character Allie Tollaksen bringing the science-fiction film to cult- It may be just one part of one of the to add to our list of famous rabbits of film. Scene Editor hit status. Frank is what drives the film’s most quoted and beloved films of all time, plot, helps establish its sinister feel early but the Rabbit of Caerbannog in “Monty “Alice in Wonderland” Just around the corner marks another on (though a possessed Jake Gyllenhaal Python and the Holy Grail” was a high It was Lewis Carroll that created the weekend closer to finals, a few more days gives the rabbit a run for its money) point in cinematic rabbit history. An White Rabbit in “Alice’s Adventures in off of school, the end of Lent (you can and was definitely the stuff of countless unsuspecting-looking bunny, the Rabbit Wonderland,” while the 1951 animated finally indulge in that soda or chocolate) young-millennial nightmares. of Caerbannog is responsible for guarding film brought the anxious creature on and, of course, Easter. And with this holi- the caves that hold the key to finding the screen. Finally, the 2010 Tim Burton take day comes one of the strangest holiday “Harvey” Holy Grail. When the knights come upon on “Alice” made the pink-eyed, personi- figures on our calendar: a rabbit who de- If you haven’t seen this classic Jimmy this enemy, its ferocity is unleashed in an fied rabbit thoroughly terrifying in the livers eggs. Stewart film — one of my favorite mov- absurd, gory and hilarious scene, prompt- way only Tim Burton could. And with ies ever — it’s a must see. Stewart plays ing the oft-quoted response to the killer director James Bobin (“The Muppets”) in The Easter bunny isn’t the only puz- Elwood P. Dowd, a pleasant man whose rabbit: “Run away!” talks to make a sequel, it looks like The zling rabbit in our culture, however. These best friend happens to be an invisible, White Rabbit will be back on screen in critters, cute or not, have made some suf- six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall rab- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” 2016. ficiently strange appearances on the silver bit named Harvey. Much to the concern Though rated PG, half-animated and screen throughout the years. Here’s a look and embarrassment of his family, Elwood centered around a cartoon, almost every Honorable mention: “8 Mile” at a few of the most memorable rabbits in doesn’t hide Harvey from the world, and memory I have of “Who Framed Roger How could I make a list of rabbits with- film history. instead saves an extra seat at the bar and Rabbit” makes it seem like one of the most out Jimmy “B-Rabbit” Smith? talks to the empty chair. This eventually inappropriate movie of my childhood: “Donnie Darko” leads his sister to coordinate an interven- there was murder, plenty of old-school Contact Allie Tollaksen at The 2001 film was plenty strange tion for the seemingly-insane Elwood. Of cartoon violence and the notorious, over- [email protected] without a character in a frightening rab- course, chaos ensues, and Stewart gives sexualized Jessica Rabbit. But the 1988 The views expressed in this column are bit costume, but Frank the rabbit helped undeniably charming performance in film also brought us some incredible ani- those of the author and not necessarily burn “Donnie Darko” into the minds of this eccentric but enjoyable film. mation, a resurgence in animated films those of The Observer. EMILY HOFFMAN| The Observer 10 The observer | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com Classifieds

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By ZACH KLONSINSKI in times of tragedy Sports Writer

poignant reminders in our lives, Notre Dame travels to New Jack Hefferon but they do only come once a York this weekend to play its Sports Writer year. Much more common are final regular season game those everyday things that are and finish off its first year in Yesterday, April 15 came and routine for us, and for many of the ACC, visiting Syracuse on went. For most Americans, that us — that “us” being applied Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest. date means taxes, accompany- universally here — that routine The Irish (14-8, 7-6 ACC) ing death, the old saying goes, includes sports. are closing the season out on as the two unavoidable truths in These anniversaries serve as a hot streak, having won six this world. the big ticket reminders, but matches in a row by a com- However, for some, the date it is in the grind of a season, bined score of 41-1, includ- meant far more. where fans and players can lose ing five straight in the ACC. In Major League Baseball, themselves in a day at the park, Notre Dame has also won for instance, this April 15 that sports can truly mark the nine of its last 11 matches, marked the 67th anniversary of return to normalcy that we — with the only losses over that Jackie Robinson breaking the universally — need after these stretch coming at Virginia color barrier with the Brooklyn life-shaking tragedies. and North Carolina, both EMMET FARNAN | The Observer Dodgers. Every player in the A nine-year old version of of which are ranked in the Notre Dame sophomore Quinn Gleason drives a ball down the line league wore No. 42 on the back myself comes to mind. Living top eight. With such a streak Feb. 14 against Georgia Tech. The Irish travel to Syracuse this weekend. of their jerseys Tuesday, and half an hour outside of New York coming just before the post- with Mariano Rivera’s retire- City meant that the events of season begins, Irish coach really fast. They’ll be by far 7-2 in those nine matches. ment last year, it’s the only day 9/11 were the first real experi- Jay Louderback said he feels the fastest courts we play all The speed of Syracuse’s of the year that any player will ence I had had with death and his team is playing well at the year.” courts has presented an issue wear the number. Robinson is evil, and my worldview was right time of year. While the Orange’s re- for opponents for many years, the only athlete in baseball to truly shocked. Our house, my “Any time you’re winning cord may look a little down, which was why Louderback be honored with such a league- family and my dad who worked it helps your confidence. I the numbers support had the team working on re- wide retirement, and one of only in the city, in my young mind no think our kids feel good,” Louderback’s claim. The turning serves from much two (along with Wayne Gretzky) longer seemed safe. However, Louderback said. “We’ve Orange is 3-2 at home, with closer than usual as they pre- in any of the Big Four American my aunt — who was staying been down in a few matches wins over No. 48 Virginia pared during practice. sports leagues. with us at the time — told me and come back. We’ve done a Tech, No. 34 Boston College “They hit hard, they hit big Tuesday also marked the 25th once how I had woken up in great job, and that’s … some- and No. 25 Florida State. serves,” Louderback said. anniversary of the Hillsborough the middle of the night, in the thing that’s good this time of While Syracuse failed to win “They come in to the net and disaster in England. On April 15, days after the attacks, sweating year.” a non-conference match, it balls get on you fast. They 1989, Liverpool and Nottingham and panicked. I had another While this is the final was because it played very are a whole different team at Forest were set to play in the concern: match of the regular season, stiff competition, with a road home.” semifinals of the AF Cup, “What if they blow up Yankee Louderback felt he would trip to No. 71 Ohio State be- The Irish will look to finish England’s all-league domestic Stadium?” I lisped. “Will they have no troubles keeping the ing the lowest-ranking non- off the regular season strong, tournament, on neutral ground play at Shea?” team focused on Syracuse (4- conference team it played and clinch a winning record at Hillsborough Stadium. Fans A yes put my mind at ease 13, 4-8 ACC) instead of look- of their five non-conference in their inaugural ACC sea- of the two teams were segre- that night, and one week later, I ing ahead to the post season. opponents. son, when they travel to face gated into separate halves of can remember watching Mike “We know Syracuse at home In comparison, the Irish the Orange on Saturday at 1 the stadium to prevent violence, Piazza crush a late-game home is very good,” Louderback played nine non-conference p.m. at the Drumlins Tennis but a lack of police presence in run to give the Mets a come said. “They play indoors. teams, four of whom were un- Center in Syracuse, N.Y. the Liverpool stands resulted from behind victory against They don’t even have out- ranked, while the other five in severe overcrowding. As fans the Braves in the first game in door courts, you have to play were ranked between No. 17 Contact Zach Klonsinski at flooded in around game time, New York after the attacks. My indoors. And their courts are to No. 43. Notre Dame went [email protected] exit gates were converted to en- pride swelled again one month trances, and the crowd swelled later, as the Yankees hosted men’s Tennis to the point where those up the Arizona Diamondbacks front were crushed against bar- for Game 3 of the World Series. ricades and each other. Some Regardless of your feelings on made it through or over the the man as a president, George Court rivalry to be renewed fence, some did not. Ninety-six W. Bush strapping on a bul- people died, and more than 700 letproof vest, walking to home Observer Staff Report weekend, but the Eagles were Notre Dame player is the top were injured. Liverpool, coming plate in front of a packed house swept 7-0 in both matches, 125, coming in at No. 123. In off a dramatic win Sunday that and millions worldwide, and The No. 13 Irish will take on leaving them with a 0-10 re- doubles, however, Andrews kept them atop the league table, firing a down-the-heart, no- Boston College in Chestnut cord in ACC play and an over- and sophomore Alex Lawson gathered the club and its fans at doubt strike was easily the most Hill, Mass., on Saturday in all record of 4-14. rank No. 14 in the country. their home ground yesterday for important and reassuring first their final match before the The match against the Irish Boston College has no ranked a memorial service. pitch in the history of baseball. ACC championship later this will be Boston College’s last individuals or pairs. And April 15, 2014 also It was a message of national month. chance to get an ACC win this After this weekend, the marked the one-year anniver- fortitude. The show would go Notre Dame (17-8, 6-4 ACC) season before the ACC tour- Irish will travel to Cary, N.C., sary of the terrorist bombings at on. We’d play ball. is coming off of a three-win nament. Notre Dame will try for the ACC championship on the Boston Marathon, resulting So, April 15 was a special day weekend after beating ACC to improve on the 6-4 ACC re- April 24. They currently hold in three deaths and hundreds in Liverpool, in Boston and in opponents Miami and Florida cord it currently holds. the No. 4 spot in the ACC, be- of injuries. This year, 36,000 ballparks nationwide. But the State as well as Valparaiso at Irish senior Greg Andrews hind Virginia, North Carolina strong will take to the course real celebration comes from the the Eck Tennis Pavilion. The enters the final regular season and Duke, who are ranked No. on Marathon Monday, many of everyday — a black ballplayer scores of each match were 7-0, match of his college career 4, No. 8 and No. 14 nationally. whom will return after being slipping on a uniform before the 6-1 and 6-1, respectively. ranked No. 22 nationally in Notre Dame will face the stopped or affected by last year’s game, or Liverpool’s singing of Boston College also faced singles. Sophomore Quentin Eagles at 1 p.m. Saturday in attack. The size of the race will “You’ll Never Walk Alone” be- Miami and Florida State last Monaghan is the only other Chestnut Hill, Mass. mark the second largest event fore every match. in the marathon’s 118-year his- It’s through sports that we The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Notre Dame office, tory and authorities are secur- move forward, one step — or 024 South Dining Hall. 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ND Women’s Golf Irish to compete in first ACC championships

Observer Staff Report Rebel Collegiate) — will look to the poll. On consecutive weekends in able to get all four scored golfers ready the ship as they head into During the spring campaign, March — at the Clover Cup in at or below a 230 score over the Notre Dame will head to the this weekend’s tournament. two golfers have made the Mesa, Ariz., and at the LSU Golf three days as freshman Jordan SedgefieldC ountry Club in No. 3 Duke is the favorite leaderboard for Notre Dame. Classic — senior Kristina Nhim Ferreira and junior Ashley Greensboro, N.C., this weekend heading into the conference Sophomore Talia Campbell led grabbed the low score by an Irish Armstrong joined Campbell and to embark on its first appearance championship tournament with the Irish at the Central District golfer, including assuming med- Nhim in the scoring spots for the in the ACC championships. No. 14 Clemson also landing a Invitational in February with alist honors as the individual Irish. The Irish — coming off of two- spot in the last top-25 poll. In ad- a 219 (+3) before leading the champion at the Clover Cup after The first day of the ACC straight finishes outside the top dition, three other ACC schools team for the second time of the shooting a 213 (-3). championships is Friday in 10 (11th at the LSU Golf Classic — North Carolina, Miami and spring two weeks ago by card- Last time out at the Rebel Greensboro, N.C., with play con- and T-13th at the Ole Miss-hosted Florida State — received votes in ing a 221 (+5) in Oxford, Miss. Intercollegiate, the Irish were tinuing Saturday and Sunday.

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Observer Staff Report infielder Dan Zuchowski lead the team with three Due to the lingering win- home runs and slugging ter weather in East Lansing, percentages of .415 and .418, Mich., Notre Dame’s game respectively. Zuchowski has against Michigan State has a total of 11 extra base hits been postponed. The date this season. has not yet been set for the Though Notre Dame has rescheduled matchup. only won three of its 18 con- Notre Dame (14-21, 3-15 ference games, the Irish ACC) will return to ac- are 11-6 in non-ACC games. tion tonight, as the Irish Currently, Notre Dame has prepare to face off against won eight consecutive non- Toledo (13-20, 5-7 MAC) in conference games, a streak Toledo, Ohio, at the Scott that began March 1 against Park Baseball Complex at Youngstown State. 7 p.m. Currently, the Irish Over the past weekend, lead the all-time series with Notre Dame won its first the Rockets by a substantial conference series against margin, winning 43 of the Boston College (11-24, 3-15 56 games played between ACC). Though the Irish fell the two teams. Last season, to the Eagles 4-1 on Friday Notre Dame fell to Toledo night in 11 innings, Notre 15-3, as Toledo collected 14 Dame swept the series dou- hits off of four Irish pitchers. ble header Saturday. The The Rockets are led of- Irish won the first game 4-2 fensively by sophomore in- and shut out the Eagles 7-0 fielder Deion Tansel. This in the second game. All in season, Tansel is hitting all, Notre Dame won four of .336. Though the infielder its five games last week, as has only five extra base hits, the Eagles handed the team sophomore infielder/catch- its only loss on the week. er Tyler Baar and junior Currently, junior outfield- er Blaise Lezynski leads the Paid Advertisement team in batting average, hitting .338 on the season. Lezynski is the only Irish batter hitting above .300 on the season, and the team has a cumulative batting av- erage of .249. The outfielder has also collected 10 doubles and 22 RBI on the season. Notre Dame will return to action with a non-con- ference matchup against Toledo tonight at 7 p.m. at Scott Park Baseball Complex in Toledo, Ohio.

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By JOSH DULANY and this helps determine our Observer Staff Report Senior Megan Yanik won the and the men’s and women’s Sports Writer bid for NCAAs,” Hamilton said. 400-meter hurdles (1:00.47) 10,000-meter finals. Friday “But we’ve been putting in the After a successful weekend and junior Mary Esther will see the finish of the hep- After finishing fifth at last hours all winter, getting a solid in Kentucky at the Border Gourdin took first in the tathlon and decathlon, along weekend’s Lake Natoma base. We’re all ready to race, and Battle, the Irish will be look- triple jump (12.70 meters). with the men’s and women’s Invitational, No. 9 Notre Dame having consecutive races just ing to bring their momen- With 10 top-five finishes, the 3,000-meter steeplechase heads to Belleville, Mich., to keeps you in that competitive tum to the national stage Irish enter the ACC outdoor finals, with action starting take on No. 2 Ohio State and No. mindset. As [Irish coach Martin when they travel to Chapel championships on a roll. 10:30 a.m. Saturday hosts all 10 Michigan as part of the ACC- Stone] always says, ‘Trust in Hill, N.C., for the ACC out- History is on the side of race finals, with the men’s Big Ten Challenge. the process.’ I think that all the door championships, tak- the Irish this weekend as javelin starting the day off at Notre Dame’s fifth-place fin- work we’ve put in is setting us ing place Thursday through well. Last year, the women 11:00 a.m. ish saw them come in behind up for a successful spring.” Saturday. brought home the second The events will be stream- the only four teams with higher Notre Dame will look to build The Notre Dame wom- Big East outdoor title in ing live on ESPN3 during se- rankings in the competition, on their success Saturday in en took home four wins the history of the program, lected times. On Thursday, and the team will be look- Belleville, Mich., where the last weekend in Kentucky. while the men took second events taking place from 5 ing to build on that success. competition will feature a Junior Kaila Barber won the overall. p.m. until 8:30 p.m will be Freshman Moira Hamilton said morning and afternoon session. 100-meter hurdles (13.47), Events will kick on off shown. Friday events af- the team is happy with how while junior Jade Barber Thursday at 10 a.m. EST, ter 4:30 p.m. and Saturday they are competing. Contact Josh Dulany at secured the victory in the featuring four heptathlon events after 5 p.m. will also “There were a lot of really [email protected] 100-meter dash (11.51). events, five decathlon events be available online. close races this past weekend, as well as a lot of remarkable Paid Advertisement teams that we had to face,” Hamilton said. “Even though we’re behind them in the rank- ings, no one let the name on our opponents’ shirts intimi- date us. Everyone went out and raced their races, and fought to the finish no matter the competition.” This weekend’s competi- tion will come against two confident squads, as both the Buckeyes and the Wolverines got convincing wins in their last events. Ohio State swept a field including No. 19 Louisville, and Michigan spent last weekend earning wins over Minnesota and No. 15 Wisconsin. Hamilton said the Irish recognize the challenge ahead but feel pre- pared to face anyone. “We haven’t raced either team since the fall and both teams are formidable forces,” Hamilton said. “It will come down to who’s there to get up and race on Saturday. I think our team is hungry for some first-place fin- ishes, so hopefully it will be us.” Indeed, the Irish finished runner up in nine of their races in Folsom, Calif., so Hamilton said the team will be looking to show improvement. “There are always improve- ments to make in our sport, even if you’re a world class row- er,” Hamilton said. “Across the board we’re looking to make up those extra seconds that these other teams have on us right now. We all just have to make the most of each practice, and keep working together to cre- ate more unified and connected strokes.” The Irish had nearly a month- long break before competing in Folsom but now are in the middle of a stretch where they will be competing on three- straight weekends. Hamilton said this has raised the pressure on the team, but that the team is confident in themselves, their coaching and all the work they have put in. “It’s of course stressful be- cause we’re constantly racing, Sports ndsmcobserver.com | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | The Observer 13

M Lacrosse rallied to beat the Tar Heels to our style of play,” Landis Continued from page 16 11-10 on March 1. Though said. “If we can maintain the Irish have this win on this against Maryland, then our place in the NCAA tour- the Terrapins, Maryland we will be fine.” nament,” Irish coach Kevin garnered victories over No. The Irish defense will look Corrigan said. “We still have 2 Duke (10-2, 3-1) and No. 4 to shut down the Maryland that to do so this is a huge Syracuse (8-3, 2-3), both of attack, which is currently game because it can put us whom the Irish fell to 15-7 averaging 12.18 goals per in a great situation for NCAA and 11-10, respectively. game under the leadership or show us that we are still “Maryland is a disciplined of senior midfielder Mike needing more.” and physical team which Chanenchuk and freshman Even though Notre Dame will require us to play at a attackman Matt Rambo. and Maryland will face each high level physically and For the Irish offense, other in the semifinals no intellectually,” Landis said. sophomore attackman Matt matter Saturday’s outcome, “If we can play the game we Kavanagh has led the of- the seeding for the ACC want and force them to our fense for the majority of the tournament depends on who style of play instead of them season, tallying 21 goals and leaves the field victorious. imposing their will on us, 40 points. However, the Irish If the Irish win, then Duke then we will be in a position have expanded their offen- will clinch the No. 1 seed, to succeed.” sive depth by getting more followed by Notre Dame at The Irish have redeemed players involved in the at- No. 2, Maryland at No. 3 and their 15-7 loss to Duke on tack effort. Against Robert then Syracuse. However, April 5 in their past two Morris, the Irish used 11 dif- if the Terrapins win, then games against Marquette ferent goal scorers. Maryland will take the No. and Robert Morris. Just “The depth will definitely 1 seed, followed by Duke three days after falling to help us [against Maryland] at No. 2 and Syracuse and Duke, Notre Dame led a because we will have fresher Notre Dame at No. 3 and No. strong second half to de- legs towards the end of the 4, respectively. feat the Golden Eagles 12-7. game,” Landis said. “It’s al- “This is a big game for us Notre Dame’s streak contin- ways a good thing to have a in terms of [the ACC], but ued last Saturday with a 15-5 lot of guys get involved and it is also a chance for us to victory over Robert Morris, contribute.” show that we have continued in which the Irish defense, The Irish fight for a higher to develop and that we are despite its ups-and-downs ACC tournament seeding in peaking at the right time of on the season, allowed a their final ACC regular-sea- the season,” sophomore de- season-low number of goals. son game against Maryland fender Matthew Landis said. “These past two games on Saturday at Arlotta Maryland’s only loss in the have given the defense a Stadium at 12 p.m.

ACC so far was an 8-11 loss chance to get back to the lev- MICHAEL YU | The Observer to No. 6 North Carolina (9-3, el of communication and co- Contact Kit Loughran at Irish senior midfielder Jim Marlatt looks for an open teammate during 2-3) on March 22. The Irish ordination that is essential [email protected] Notre Dame’s 15-7 loss to Duke on April 5. Marlatt tallied one goal.

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Softball work at the plate. Koerner 2014 National Pro Fastpitch opponents 211-102. travel to Charlottesville to Continued from page 16 and Arizmendi are tied Draft. After Wednesday’s game, take on the Cavaliers (6-35, for home runs this season Winter faces off against the Irish have 13 games left 1-19 ACC). Virginia enters “They’ve done a great with eight apiece. Koerner Toledo’s senior utility player in the regular season. Ten the contest having dropped job of scoring a lot of runs boasts a team-high 35 runs Erinn Wright. Wright leads of these 13 will be played at a three-game series against against their opponents,” and Arizmendi has scored a her team with 26 RBI. She home. Gumpf said she feels Virginia Tech last season. Gumpf said. “They have a leading 32 RBI. is also tied with sophomore comfortable with where The Irish and the Rockets pretty darn good pitcher “Offensively, Micaela outfielder Jessica Lemieux her team stands in this last face off Wednesday at 6 p.m. who has done a great job Arizmendi has been hot,” for home runs leader with stretch of the season. at Melissa Cook Stadium, keeping them in ball games Gumpf said. three each. “I think we’re right where then head to Charlottesville, this year.” Senior pitcher Laura Despite the Rockets’ ef- we need to be,” Gumpf said. Va., for a three-game series Against Anderson, the Winter leads the Irish from forts at the plate, Toledo’s “We just need to take care against the Cavaliers on Irish look to junior outfield- the circle with a 2.29 ERA. opponents have outscored of business from this point Friday and Saturday. er Emilee Koerner and soph- She has won 16 of 20 games them 199-161 on the sea- forward.” omore infielder Micaela on the season and was re- son. In 34 games, the Irish After their matchup Contact Christina Kochanski Arizmendi to continue their cently picked seventh in the have combined to outscore against Toledo, the Irish will at [email protected]

Paid Advertisement W Lacrosse top-rated Orange (14-1, 5-1 Continued from page 16 ACC), whose only loss on the season was to No. 2 Maryland. On offense, junior attack Syracuse gained its No.1 rank- Caitlin Gargan led the Irish ing behind their equally strong with three goals, while fresh- offense and defense, scoring man midfielder Casey Pearsall 15.13 goals per game, while al- added two of her own. Senior lowing just 8.13 goals per game attack Kaitlyn Brosco also by opponents. Sophomore at- pitched in with three assists. tack Kayla Treanor is the clear Their efforts, however, could leader for the Orange on of- not overcome Fracchina and fense, with 54 goals on the sea- DeScenza however, and the son, including three Tuesday Buckeyes gained their tenth night in Syracuse’s 7-5 win win in their past eleven games. over Cornell. Next for the Irish is a return The Irish will try to build to Arlotta Stadium, where momentum for the postsea- the Irish are 5-3 on the sea- son against Syracuse at 3 p.m. son. They’ll play host to the Saturday in Arlotta Stadium.

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Happy Birthday: You will have to pick and choose wisely this year. There will be too many options and not enough time to take on everything and do it well. It’s OK to be selfish and to put your needs first for a change. Don’t let guilt stand between you and the success you deserve. It’s time to take what’s yours. Your numbers are 6, 14, 21, 28, 32, 35, 47. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may have to stretch your time in order to take care of business and not neglect important relationships. Spreading yourself successfully between personal and professional demands will encourage confidence as well as emotional and monetary gains. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Secrets must be kept if you want to avoid backlash. A lack of trust will ensue if you are suggestive or misleading. Stick to the facts and do the best job possible. Call in a favor and do extra research. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Get physical and see how much you accomplish. Take the initiative to make things happen and offer help unconditionally. Concentrate on what you can do, not on the obstacles that stand in your way. Love without motive or possessiveness. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can expect to face opposition. Don’t waste your time arguing or fighting a losing battle. Use your intuition to guide you in a direction that will bring you greater stability and encourage solid partnerships. Put love first. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Making a move or a change to the way you live will have its benefits. Opportunities will arise, but so will obstacles. Stick close to home or to those you love, trust and want to do business with. Follow your dreams. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your desire to help others is admirable, but make sure that your recipients are worthy of your hard work, dedication and sacrifice. Partnerships appear to be abundant but questionable. Do your research and check for hidden motives. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Discipline will be required. A tendency to overdo it mentally, physically, emotionally and financially will lead to setbacks. Change can and should be initiated that will separate you from any poor influences you have. A force play will develop if you procrastinate. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A tug-of-war will take place if you go up against authority figures or oppose someone in charge. Let body language and intuition guide you to make the right choice. Avoid trouble and you will be able to explore interesting possibilities. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Use your head, your knowledge and know-how to reap the benefits you deserve. An emotional situation will be based on false information. Don’t get trapped in a melodrama that leads to regret. Put self-improvement ahead of trying to improve others.

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ND women’s Lacrosse | Ohio State 12, Notre dame 9 Irish fall to Buckeyes on the road

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No. 9 Notre Dame fell 12-9 in its penultimate regular season game Tuesday night against No. 16 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, and will face an even tougher chal- lenge on Saturday when No. 1 Syracuse visits Arlotta Stadium. The Buckeyes (12-4, 4-1 ALC) pulled out the victory behind strong performances from junior midfielder Mary Kate Fracchina and junior goaltender Tori DeScenza. Fracchina led the way on offense with three goals and two assists. DeScenza, meanwhile, enabled Ohio State to sustain its slim lead over the Irish (9-6, 2-5 ACC) by saving 11 of the 20 shots she faced. Notre Dame played two goaltenders op- posite DeScenza, but junior Allie Murphy and freshman Liz O’Sullivan each let up six goals while combining for just three saves. EMILY McCONVILLE | The Observer Irish freshman attack/midfield Cortney Fortunato looks for an opening downfield during Notre Dame’s 11-10 loss to Stanford on see W LACROSSE PAGE 14 March 29. Fortunato scored three times and added one assist.

ND softball Men’s lacrosse Notre Dame Irish battle Terrapins

By KIT LOUGHRAN hosts Toledo Sports Writer With the ACC By CHRISTINA KOCHANSKI Mid-American) are looking Tournament field set, ACC Sports Writer to bounce back from a loss rivals Notre Dame and to Akron on Sunday. The de- Maryland both have a lot The No. 23/25 Irish host feat was the most recent in a on the line in Saturday’s Toledo on Wednesday be- five-game losing streak. contest. fore heading to Virginia for Gumpf said the Rockets’ The No. 8 Irish (6-4, a three-game series Friday recent skid and Notre 2-2 ACC) host the No. 5 and Saturday. Dame’s reputation mean that Terrapins (9-2, 3-1) in their The Irish (25-9, 6-4 ACC) Toledo will come out hard in last ACC regular-season enter the contest having won Wednesday’s game. game Saturday at Arlotta six of their last eight games. “We’re going to see the very Stadium. The two teams In their most recent series, best Toledo there is,” Gumpf may have only met twice in the team split two games said. “I don’t think anyone the past nine seasons, but with No. 7/8 Florida State. wants to lose five in a row regardless of Saturday’s A third game was scheduled and any time you come to outcome, the two teams for Monday and would have Notre Dame and beat Notre will meet again next Friday acted as a series tiebreaker, Dame, it’s one of the best in the semifinals of the but it was cancelled due to wins of the year.” ACC championship. This inclement weather. Toledo’s leading pitcher, game’s decision has signif- If Notre Dame claims a vic- freshman Emily Anderson, icant implications for the tory over Toledo, Irish coach holds a 2.91 ERA and 13-15 Irish heading into the post Deanna Gumpf will move to record in 28 games. season. second in all-time wins in Gumpf said she emphasizes “For us, this game is very both Irish baseball and soft- the strength of the Rockets’ important because we are ball, passing former base- batting and pitching when in a situation of needing to ball coach Paul Mainieri preparing for the matchup. win in order to secure MICHAEL YU | The Observer with this 533rd win. Irish sophomore defenseman Matthew Landis blocks a Duke attack- The Rockets (14-27, 5-1 see SOFTBALL PAGE 14 see M LACROSSE PAGE 12 man from getting through to the Irish goal April 5. YESTERDAY’S EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS ND W Lacrosse vs. Ohio State 12-9, L Track and Field, ACC championships Thurs., All day Men’s Lacrosse v s. Maryland Sat., noon

Baseball vs. Toledo Cancelled Track and Field, ACC championships Fri., All day ND W Lacrosse vs. Syracuse Sat., 3 p.m.

ND Women’s Golf, ACC championships Fri., All day Baseball vs. Miami Sat.-Mon., All day

Softball at Virginia Fri., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Rowing Sat., All day