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Volume 48, Issue 108 | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com Life celebrated at memorial mass Professor Friends remember Connor Sorensen as tough, passionate, selfless discusses By JACK ROONEY Associate News Editor U.S. Connor Sorensen was a fighter. Friends said he fought empire playfully in annual games of Humans vs. Zombies on Notre By JACK ROONEY Dame’s campus. In a more lit- Associate News Editor eral sense, Sorensen fought against lifelong lung disease On Friday, Laura Briggs, a and numerous health issues, professor of women, gender a battle he ultimately lost Dec. and sexuality studies at the 20, 2013. University of Massachusetts Friends and family gathered Amherst, delivered a lecture in the Morrissey Manor chapel titled “Imperialism as a Way of Sunday afternoon to celebrate Life: Thinking Sex and Gender and remember Sorensen, who Photo courtesy of Matt Jewel in American Empire,” in which Connor Sorensen graduated from Notre Dame in November before he passed away on Dec. 20. Sorensen she argued for the necessity of see SORENSEN PAGE 4 was known as “the science guy” among his friends and lived in Morrissey Manor. feminism in scholarship and activism. The lecture was the key- note address of the two-day American empire conference, IBM VP discusses future of computers which was sponsored by sev- eral Notre Dame departments By JESSICA MERDES that brings speakers to campus that matters to us and the world”, “Instead of building machines within the College of Arts and News Writer who will explore issues, ideas and Gordon said. to do what we want, we want to Letters. trends likely to affect society in He said their goal is to push the build machines that we can tell Briggs framed her argument John Gordon, vice president of the next decade. Gordon’s is the world forward and show dedica- what to do.” Gordon said. within the field of U.S. empire marketing and strategy at IBM’s fourth lecture in the series. tion to every client’s success. He said the goal of IBM is to studies, which was the focus Watson Solutions Divisions said Gordon is a graduate of Notre “IBM is unique in that we have create a system that learns and of the conference and said the the question at IBM right now is: Dame in philosophy and com- a sense of trust and personal re- grows by experience. scholarship within the field is how do we start applying tech- puter science who has been sponsibility in all relationships, “We want to create a system influential, though it is hard of- nology to solve problems, creat- working in the technology world which greatly helps us develop that augments human cognition ten difficult to see the results. ing something meaningful that since receiving his MBA from the professional relationships and — systems that don’t just give “We live and work in the belly would have an impact on people’s University of Texas at Austin. push past problems,” Gordon output but explain it,” Gordon of a great war-and-money-mak- lives? In his speech, Gordon dis- said. said. ing machine and if we’re serious Gordon spoke Friday in Jordan cussed the future of computer Gordon said the world is at the He said this system would en- about challenging it, we’re go- Auditorium at the Mendoza systems and software — how it is initial cusp of a new era of com- compass a whole new system of ing to feel the sting,” Briggs said. College of Business as part of a changing and how it is expected puting: the cognitive area of com- reasoning that can help us figure “No one is going to thank us for one-credit course called “Notre to change over the next decade. puting, which will have profound out what is out there. Gordon said our services as intellectuals, Dame Ten Years Hence Speaker “With the help of 400,000 em- effects on the opportunities avail- Series: The Future of Energy” ployees, we focus on innovation able for people and businesses. see GORDON PAGE 5 see EMPIRE PAGE 5 Students join Hannah and Friends dance party

By CHELSEY FATTAL Once a month, Hannah and into the Hannah & Friends orga- News Writer Friends holds a dance party at its nization because of a dance party, 30-acre farm in South Bend. Saint she attended during her freshman Hannah and Friends’ “March Mary’s and Notre Dame students year. Dance Party” brought student joined in on Saturday. “It’s great,” Emily Small, a first volunteers and disabled partici- Student coordinator Emily year at Saint Mary’s College, said. pants together to stomp, jump and Hazen, a Saint Mary’s junior, visits “It’s so happy here!” groove Saturday. local grade schools to help spread Small and her two friends, Kelly Hannah and Friends is a na- the message to “be a friend to all O’Reilly and Meghan McDonough, tional organization that works to people with all different abilities.” attended the dance party because improve the lives of children and “We’re just working to help they wanted a different service adults with special needs. Saint spread their [Hannah & Friends] experience. Mary’s students visit the residen- message of awareness and com- “The best part is the atmo- tial home owned by Hannah and passion on SMC and ND’s campus- sphere,” McDonough said. CHELSEY FATTAL | The Observer Friends every Wednesday to volun- es,” Hazen said. An attendee of the Hannah and Friends dance party poses next to a teer with special needs residents. Hazen said she was first drawn see DANCE PAGE 5 banner Saturday.

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News ndsmcobserver.com | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | The Observer 3 Saint Mary’s welcomes prospective first years by HALEIGH EHMSEN allows students to answer ques- office received the largest num- “The College offers such a said. “Saint Mary’s has the op- News Writer tions they have.” ber of applications in the record- unique experience to its stu- portunity to seal the deal in the The day began with a cer- ed history of Saint Mary’s, Bowe dents that it would be a shame minds of the student’s visiting Accepted members of Saint emony to welcome accepted said. The office received about for anyone to pass it up,” Wall campus. Mary’s class of 2018 were invited students to campus, Bowe said. 1660 applications, but Saint said. “For many prospective stu- to the College Sunday for Meet Saint Mary’s president Carol Mary’s plans to keep the class Wall said she hoped to get the dents, today marks the day they Me at the Avenue, a program for Ann Mooney welcomed stu- size at about 430 women. prospective students and their can finally see themselves at students to meet each other and dents, as well as Sister Veronique Current students served as parents excited about the oppor- Saint Mary’s.” learn more about the campus Wiedower, vice president for greeters, panelists and tour tunities that Saint Mary’s and Wall said the event served as community. Mission. Incoming student body guides in each of the buildings the Rome program have to offer. a pleasant reminder of her own Vice president for enrollment president McKenna Schuster on campus, Bowe said. The day provided an oppor- decision to come to Saint Mary’s. management Mona Bowe said welcomed the young women on “We always get comments tunity for current students to “Being involved with Meet Meet Me at the Avenue is im- behalf of Student Government from visitors about how friendly interact with prospective stu- Me at the Avenue has made me portant for prospective students Association and the larger stu- our students are,” Bowe said. dents during the academic open realize how quickly my time at because it is often a young wom- dent body. “We want to thank the commu- house, Wall said. Students and Saint Mary’s has flown by,” Wall an’s first visit to campus and the Bowe said the prospective stu- nity for their help.” professors from their respective said. “Not too long ago, I was in first opportunity for students to dents heard from many depart- Junior Rachel Wall served as departments discussed what the shoes of the seniors visiting meet one another. ments on campus throughout a student liaison for the Rome common classroom and study campus today. … I’m hopeful “Students get to talk to other the day, including Information study abroad program at the abroad experiences are like at that all of these young women students and meet their future Technology, Sodexho Dining event. She spoke with students Saint Mary’s. will find a special place in their classmates,” Bowe said. Services and Student Accounts, interested in the program about “Meet Me at the Avenue is im- heart for Saint Mary’s College.” “There are still many months to discuss the next steps of the her own study abroad experience portant to Saint Mary’s because to make decisions about col- acceptance process. in Rome and how it shaped her it occurs at a pivotal point in a Contact Haleigh Ehmsen at lege so [Meet Me at the Avenue] This year, the admissions overall Saint Mary’s experience. high school senior’s year,” Wall [email protected]. Shades of Ebony to host Women’s Week

By EMILY MCCONVILLE other student organizations,” also on the outer community News Writer Wallace said. “For our prayer and how as Notre Dame wom- service we have Harmonia, en we can incorporate those This week, Shades of Ebony since they’re an all-women’s worlds,” Reich said. hosts its second annual choir, coming to sing . . . for Shades of Ebony will host Women’s Week, a series of pre- our final event on Friday we the Celebration of Women sentations, discussions and have Wabruda, our brother Dinner in McKenna Hall other events designed to cel- organization, helping us with Thursday night. The for- ebrate women at Notre Dame. our cake walk on Friday. We mal event will feature Grace Carina Reich, secretary of try to reach out to a lot of Watkins, a freshman at Notre Shades of Ebony, said the in- other organizations around Dame; Frances Shavers, for- tent of this year’s event is to campus.” mer chief of staff to President continue a discussion about The week will kick off with John Jenkins; and Katie the role of women on cam- a prayer service Monday in Washington, Notre Dame’s pus, in the workforce and in Ryan Hall, featuring the a first black valedictorian. Please recycle society. cappella group Harmonia Ekechukwu said the presen- “We see Women’s Week as as well as student reflec- tations will explore National The Observer. our little Shades of Ebony tions. On Tuesday, there Women’s History Month meetings at large, because will be a screening of “Miss themes of “character, courage we get together as a women’s Representation,” a documen- and commitment.” group every other weekend to tary about women’s portrayal Jones said even though the discuss topics on women that in the media. In addition, the group moved the dinner to a are important to us, and we topic of the Gender Relations bigger location this year the Paid Advertisement want to share it with the rest Center’s regular Sister Jean event is still over capacity. of campus,” Reich said. Roundtable will be “Different “The RSVPs were crazy,” The first Women’s Week in Paths to Womanhood: the Jones said. “There was a point 2013 coincided with the 40th Intersection of Career and where we were like, ‘Oh, we anniversary of the introduc- Family.” need to get people to RSVP, tion of coeducation at Notre “We want people to know and then it was like, maybe we Dame and consisted of a din- that there are a lot of promi- shouldn’t.’ It was really great ner, a prayer service and a nent women on campus and to see that; the last day just service event at St. Margaret’s prominent women who grad- jumped.” House. Ray’Von Jones, uated from Notre Dame,” The week, which also con- President of Shades of Ebony, Shades of Ebony historian sists of a display in the library said the positive response Chizo Ekechukwu said. Fishbowl, a toiletry drive for the club received last year “Bringing those people in to St. Margaret’s House and prompted them to expand the speak and having them at our posters around campus, will number and size of the events roundtable about different conclude with a cakewalk fun- this year. career paths on womanhood draiser on Friday, which Jones many of the week’s [will let] women know on said will benefit the Robinson events are co-sponsored by campus that there are differ- Community Learning Center. other organizations including ent outlooks on life, because Jones said the events are Campus Ministry, the Gender a lot of women at Notre Dame open to the public and meant Relations center, several indi- focus so much on academics for students of both genders. vidual alumnae and a number that they forget about family “By coming, people are say- of residence halls and other and forget about the intersec- ing that they want to celebrate student clubs. Rachel Wallace, tions between the two.” women and that women are Shades of Ebony’s Marketing On Wednesday, a group important on this campus, Director, said the club saw of students will have an ice and it’s something important an increase in the number cream social at St. Margaret’s for us to be promoting,” she of people involved, both in House, a day center for wom- said. terms of sponsorship and stu- en in downtown South Bend. dent interest. “[The week is] not only just Contact Emily McConville at “We’ve got a lot of focused on Notre Dame but [email protected] 4 The observer | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com NEWS

Sorensen before his death in December. “He did officially graduate,” Continued from page 1 Professor wins engineering Jewell said. “He is officially lived in Morrissey for three a graduate of Notre Dame, years before receiving his de- which he and his family are gree last fall. extremely proud of, and right- education award In his homily at the memo- fully so. He was able to com- rial mass, Fr. Ronald Vierling, plete all that he did, even with By KATIE McCARTY of Technology for his graduate [carbon dioxide] to liquids, the rector of Morrissey Manor, this hardship.” News Writer work in chemical engineering. producing biofuels from non- said Sorensen lived the virtue Jewell said Sorenson ma- He attributed his abilities as edible biomass feedstocks and of defiance and always fought jored in biochemistry and de- The American Society of an instructor to several of his producing chemicals from re- with faith and determination. scribed him as “the science Engineering Education re- own professors throughout his newable resources.” “The important thing to guy” of their group of friends. cently featured Jason Hicks, education. Hicks said the feature was know about Connor, I think, is He said Sorenson would have assistant professor of chemical “I had multiple remarkable especially meaningful given that he fought the good fight,” gone on to do great things if and bio-molecular engineer- instructors who inspired me to his relatively short time as a Vierling said. “And although disease did not cut his life ing, as a “Leader in Engineering pursue a career in education,” professor. his body gave out, his spirit short. Education.” “This is my fourth year at did not.” “He was probably going to Hicks earned the recognition Notre Dame teaching primar- Senior Sean Brady, one of do great things,” Jewell said. due to his contributions and ily senior undergraduate stu- Sorensen’s close friends, said “He was brilliant with science dedication, both inside and out- dents, and I am very excited to Sorensen’s toughness was and he was dedicated to find- side the classroom to the engi- be recognized as a junior fac- evident throughout his entire ing cures for really anything ulty member,” Hicks said. “The life. he could because of his hard- [department of chemical and “An engineering Hicks Jason “He was really tough. … ship. I think everyone lost out education biomolecular engineering] has assistant professor of chemical assistant professor There were times when he because he is not around.” and bio-molecular engineering excellent educators, and I have would try and handle his con- Senior Chris Ayala, another provides students Hicks said. “They were clearly had many opportunities to dition through sheer force of of Sorensen’s friends, said with skills dedicated to their students, learn from my senior faculty.” will,” Brady said. “He was so Sorensen was a selfless per- needed to design, and they spent a lot of time in- Hicks said he receives his pas- stubborn and so tough … It son despite his health battles. construct and vesting in me. They imparted sion for engineering from its po- was amazing how tough he “Connor was a very driven knowledge, skills and passion tential to enhance lives. was and how self-confident and passionate person and operate processes for learning and being creative “An engineering education and courageous he was.” he lived out the ideal of put- that impact our to me, and this career gives me provides students with skills Brady said Sorensen strove ting others first before him- spociety.” the opportunity to regularly needed to design, construct to make the most of his time self,” Ayala said. “Something interact with students and pass and operate processes that im- Jason Hicks at Notre Dame and fought to remarkable about him is that these things along to them.” pact our society,” Hicks said. assistant professor of chemical stay a part of the Notre Dame he always had this desire to Hicks teaches several class- “Engineers are needed to de- and bio-molecular engineering community as long as he help people. In particular, he es within the department of velop technologies for energy, could. wanted to help people who chemical engineering and food, pharmaceutical, textile, “When he came here, he were in the same position as neering program, according to conducts research on the syn- manufacturing, transportation didn’t think he was going to him … so he would go to his a press release. thesis and characterization of and computer industries. be living very long, but he re- doctors and he would read up Hicks, a Kentucky native, at- materials and catalysts for en- “I am passionate about engi- ally wanted to come to Notre on new treatments and basi- tended Kentucky Wesleyan ergy applications. neering because we can use this Dame and he really wanted cally volunteer himself for College and graduated with a “We are focused on develop- knowledge to directly and indi- to go to college,” Brady said. science to a point.” B.S. in chemistry. He then at- ing new catalysts to generate rectly enhance our lifestyles.” “He didn’t want to let the fact This selflessness was on dis- tended Vanderbilt University to clean liquid fuels,” Hicks said. that he might not make it to play when Sorensen returned obtain a B.E. in chemical engi- “This includes removing sulfur Contact Katie McCarty at his next birthday dictate his to Morrissey last November to neering and Georgia Institute from diesel fuels, converting [email protected] life, and so he came here and tell his friends he did not have he fought to stay here … His much time left, Mundaden Paid Advertisement doctors wanted him to leave said. before he did.” “When he came by like a Senior Matt Jewell, who week before Thanksgiving to lived with Sorensen in let us know basically that he Morrissey, said Sorensen re- was in hospice care, and his fused to give up despite his mentality is that he didn’t physical condition. want to ruin our holidays,” “He never quit,” Jewell said. Mundaden said. “That’s what “He might be slower than the he was worried about it.” group because his lungs were Despite all of his health never functioning properly so struggles, Jewell said Sorensen he would have to slow down, never breathed a word of com- but he would never stop. He plaint about his situation. would never quit.” “He would not accept spe- Sorensen’s friend, se- cial treatment or really any nior John Mundaden, said sort of pity or anything,” Sorensen frequently defied Jewell said. “He never com- others’ perceptions of his plained once.” ability to live his life to the According to an online re- fullest. membrance, Sorensen, in “You think you could define addition to participating in him by looking at him, but it Humans vs. Zombies, played never ceased to amaze me the saxophone in the Notre how tough he was and how Dame hockey band his fresh- brave he was,” Mundaden man year, performed chemis- said. “There was nothing that try research and attained the he couldn’t do or wasn’t will- Boy Scouts of America’s high- ing to try, whether that be est rank of Eagle Scout. playing sports with us or play- Through all of his hard- ing Humans vs. Zombies.” ship and strife, Vierling said Jewell said Sorensen did not Sorensen’s bravery and cour- return to Notre Dame in the age represented the spirit of fall of 2013 for his senior year Notre Dame in a unique way. because his health deterio- “Connor’s attitude of defi- rated. Vierling said Sorenson ance toward his illness and still received his diploma struggles represents the from University Provost Tom spirit of Notre Dame to a de- Burish and the dean of the gree I don’t think others can,” College of Science Gregory Vierling said. Crawford, who traveled to Sorenson’s home in Portage, Contact Jack Rooney at Mich., to present it to him [email protected] News ndsmcobserver.com | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | The Observer 5

Empire “As much fun as it is to com- central,” and said scholars and Gordon breakthroughs in many differ- Continued from page 1 plain about all of this, I’m more the general public alike must ent areas — medicine, environ- interested in actually making a keep feminism front and center Continued from page 1 mental issues, etcetera,” Gordon calling to people’s conscious case to those who, like me, are when considering the issues of said. “As the entire spectrum what they know or suspect generally inclined to view femi- the American empire. it would be able to evaluate all grows, the industry will grow about academic freedom or ed- nism and issues of sexuality “We cannot effectively con- possible responses in hundreds and will continue to inspire us in ucational opportunities. … And and reproduction generously, test torture without speaking of of thousands of ways, and as it different ways.” even worse, I want to tell you to think with more consistency its sexualization,” she said. “We grows in experience, it will learn this is what success looks like. about these issues,” she said. cannot push back against neo- and become more precise. Contact Jessica Merdes at “In all my years as an activ- “A few years ago I found myself liberalism without recognizing “These systems could lead to [email protected] ist I have never found myself struggling to think of ways fem- how crucial its understanding on the front page of the New inism still seemed important to of women and gender is to the York Times, nor cited by the me. work it is doing. We can’t resist Dance helped with a Hannah & Friends Secretary of State. … What I “I want to suggest that femi- extractive industries, climate Continued from page 1 summer camp in tandem … So I have learned from all this is nism is not old nor passé nor change and the enclosure of decided to come back today, just simply that: academics have liberal. On the contrary, I want the global commons … with- Katelyn Smith said her brother, to help in any way that I can,” a great deal of power to affect to address the possibility that out feminist fiction or indig- who suffers from downs syn- Frick said. change, particularly when we our work on empire will never enous movements grounded in drome, inspires her involvement “Being with these participants act collectively, but nobody is be as good as it could be if we feminism. in the special needs community. is rewarding,” Frick said, motion- going to tell us that and we are don’t attend to feminism and to “We can’t make sense of how “The Hannah & Friends Dance ing to the gaiety of the dancers going to have to look hard for gender and sexuality. Feminism enemies are being produced Party is a fun way to get involved at the Hannah & Friends facility. the evidence that we are being … provides us with powerful without an analysis of the nar- and everyone benefits,” said “Hannah & Friends is an organi- effective.” intellectual tools and an impor- ratives of rescuing women and Smith. zation of welcoming and genuine Briggs outlined the feminist, tant activist tradition in which gays. We cannot, finally, do the Notre Dame seniors Amanda people.” gender and sexual implications to engage the study of empire.” scholarly or activist work that Frick and Gable Brady got in- Hazen said students can get of torture, microcredit lending Briggs concluded with her we want to contest U.S. empire volved with Hannah & Friends more involved by visiting hanna- and environmental issues, and “manifesto for the contin- without feminism.” through their previous work handfriends.org. ultimately said academics must ued urgency of our need for experience. remember feminism’s impor- a feminist and queer politics Contact Jack Rooney at “I worked with AmeriCorps Contact Chelsey Fattal at tance in empire studies. that makes race and empire [email protected] in the summer of 2012 and I also [email protected] Satellite detects possible Malaysian jet debris

Associated Press Locator has highly sensitive lis- but we’ll stick at it,” he told Airlines. described the French satellite tening capability so that if the Australian Broadcasting Corp. In Paris, French Foreign sighting of potential debris as PERTH — Rain was expected wreck site is located, it can hear radio before the first aircraft left Ministry spokesman Romain a “positive development,” al- to hamper the hunt Monday for the black box pinger down to a Perth at dawn. Nadal said in an interview with though he was unaware of the the missing Malaysia Airlines depth of about 20,000 feet (6,100 He said that the latest search The Associated Press that the full details. jet, as a growing number of meters), Cmdr. Chris Budde, a area based on French radar data satellite radar echoes “identified Mearns was an adviser to planes focus on an expanded U.S. Seventh Fleet operations of- was 850 kilometers (530 miles) some debris that could be from British and French search au- area of the south Indian Ocean ficer, said in a statement. north of the previous search the Malaysian Airlines plane.” thorities following the loss of Air where a French satellite detected Two Chinese Ilyushin IL-76 zone. He said it was not the same The spokesman said that these France Flight 447 in the Atlantic potential debris. planes joined the search from area that had been identified as echoes “are not images with a Ocean during a flight from Brazil Australian Maritime Safety Perth, increasing the number the most likely place where the definition like a photograph, but to Paris in 2009. Authority’s rescue coordination of aircraft to 10 from eight a day aircraft may have entered the they do allow us to identify the He warned that time was center said the search area was earlier, AMSA said. sea, “but ... we’ve got to check out nature of an object and to local- running out to find confirmed expanded from 59,000 to 68,500 It said the weather in the all the options.” ize it.” wreckage that could lead search- square kilometers (22,800- search area, about 2,500 kilome- “We’re just, I guess, clutching “The French government has ers back to the aircraft’s black 26,400 square miles), including ters (1,550 miles) southwest of at whatever little piece of infor- decided to increase its satellite box. He told the AP that two a new separate area because Perth, was expected to deterio- mation comes along to try and monitoring of this zone and try satellite images of a large object of data provided by France on rate with rain likely. find a place where we might be to obtain precise images and lo- spotted in the Indian Ocean two Sunday. Australian Transport Minister able to concentrate the efforts,” cations,” Nadal said. days apart could be the break- The U.S. Pacific command said Warren Truss said “nothing of he added. Gathering satellite echo data through needed to find the it was sending a black box loca- note” was found Sunday, which A cyclone bearing down on involves sending a beam of en- wreckage. tor to the region in case a debris he described as a “fruitless day.” the Australian northwest coast ergy to the Earth and then ana- “The odds are still against field is located. The Towed Pinger “It’s going to be a challenge, “could stir up less favorable lyzing it when it bounces back, the plane being found at the weather,” he said. according to Joseph Bermudez moment, but at least we have a Paid Advertisement Flight 370 vanished March 8 Jr., chief analytics officer at glimmer of hope that we didn’t with 239 people aboard while AllSource Analysis, a commer- have two days ago,” Mearns said. en route from Kuala Lumpur, cial satellite intelligence firm. “Right now, time is running out Malaysia, to Beijing, setting off Satellite radar echoes can be very quickly.” a multinational search that has converted into an image that The southern Indian Ocean is turned up no confirmed pieces would look similar to a black- thought to be a potential area to and nothing conclusive on what and-white photo, though not find the jet because Malaysian happened to the jet. as clear, he said. “You’d have to authorities have said pings sent The latest French satellite know what you’re looking at,” by the Boeing 777-200 for several data came to light on Sunday Bermudez said. hours after it disappeared indi- as Australian authorities coor- A Malaysian official involved cated that the plane ended up dinating the search sent planes in the search said the French in one of two huge arcs: a north- and a ship to try to locate a data located objects about 930 ern corridor stretching from wooden pallet that appeared to kilometers (575 miles) north of Malaysia to Central Asia, or a be surrounded by straps of dif- the spots where the objects in southern corridor that stretches ferent lengths and colors. the images released by Australia toward Antarctica. The pallet was spotted on and China were located. Malaysian authorities have Saturday from a search plane, One of the objects located not ruled out any possible expla- but the spotters were unable to was estimated to be about the nation for what happened to the take photos of it. same size as an object captured jet, but have said the evidence so Wooden pallets are most com- Tuesday by the Chinese satellite far suggests it was deliberately monly used by ships but are also that appeared to be 22 meters turned back across Malaysia to used airplane cargo holds, and (72 feet) by 13 meters (43 feet), the Strait of Malacca, with its an official with Malaysia Airlines said the official, who declined to communications systems dis- said Sunday night that the flight be identified because he wasn’t abled. They are unsure what was, in fact, carrying wooden authorized to speak to the me- happened next. pallets. The official spoke on dia. It was not possible to deter- Authorities are considering condition of anonymity in keep- mine precise dimensions from the possibilities of hijacking, ing with company policy. the French data, the official said. sabotage, terrorism or issues re- AMSA said it has requested a U.S. underwater wreck hunt- lated to the mental health of the cargo manifest from Malaysia er David Mearns on Monday pilots or someone else on board. 6 The observer | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com Inside Column Embrace Earth Hour Peace by The big news though is the re- participate in this year’s Earth Christian Nofziger ception it is receiving state side. Hour. I know I will. Ask the Greenman This year, LAX and the Empire In fact, I will be exercising my piece State Building have both an- creativity by taking a ceremonial The hour is upon us! Earth Hour, nounced their participation, but nap because naps are awesome. Catherine Owers one of the year’s biggest sustain- that’s not surprising considering However, you should do some- News Writer ability events is upon us, and I Notre Dame is leading the way. thing boring like going outside guarantee it is a bigger deal than That’s right, the planes head- and connecting with your youth. Over winter break, I decided to or- you think. ed to the South Bend Regional Play some hide and seek, buy a ganize my bookshelves. I stumbled Earth Hour “got big” in 2008 Airport will need to find another glow-in-the-dark volleyball or go across Madeline L’Engle’s “A Swiftly and has been one of the most par- guide as the approach because the for a night run. Take an extended Tilting Planet,” a very old favorite that ticipated in sustainability events Main Building and the Hesburgh trip to the Grotto. Bonus points was begging to be re-read. I some- every year. During one evening Library will be going dark this for people who take some time out what thoughtlessly tossed it into my hour late in March, all businesses, Saturday. to reflect on what they can do to suitcase for my return trip to school; governments and people are asked Although the solidarity of Earth live a more sustainable life. The as soon as I returned to campus, I to pull the plug on all of their elec- Hour is impressive, the combined opportunities are really endless, promptly forgot about it. Only after my tronics in a moment of solidarity. impact of all of the lights around and it would be amazing to see the last midterm, searching for something You may have images of hippies the world going dark pales in com- Notre Dame community come to- less dense than Augustine, did I re- dimming their LED light bulbs or parison to the movements it has gether for this event. member the book on my shelf. hipsters unplugging their hybrids spawned. Last year, the “I Will I sat down, ready for a couple hours shooting through your head, but if You Will” program used Earth Email your predicaments to The of relaxation and distraction, courtesy this event goes far beyond individ- Hour as a launching point. The Greenman at of L’Engle’s lyrical prose and unparal- uals. Last year notable landmarks program, started by the president [email protected] leled storytelling. I was not expect- like the Burj Khalifa, the Eiffel of Botswana, set the goal to plant and let him answer you with a ing to close the fourth book in the Tower, China’s bird’s nest sta- 1 million trees over four years. sustainable twist. “A Wrinkle in Times” series and feel dium, Big Ben and all 30 Canadian Programs like this are the magic The Greenman will be here every consoled. Given that the plot revolves Hockey League arenas doused of Earth Hour. Yes, Earth Hour is other week to provide you with insights around the threat of nuclear war, per- their spot light. If the Canadians a symbolic event, but something you never knew you were missing out on haps this is not the most anticipated are willing to forgo hockey for about the solidarity of most of the until now. reaction. It was, however, the under- an hour, its got to be legit, right? world’s countries coming together The views expressed in this column lying emphasis on the importance of Earth Hour is definitely drawing brings out the best in people. are those of the author and not small details and deeds that deeply some attention. I encourage all of you to necessarily those of The Observer. resonated with me. I was particularly struck by one line: Editorial Cartoon “If there is to be any peace or reason, we have to create it in our own hearts and homes.” With all the horrors in our world, it is so easy to become disinterested and disenchanted. This line is a reminder of hope and the agency we possess. We are both empowered and challenged to embrace the reality that our ac- tions have larger implications. And as Notre Dame students, we are uniquely poised to impact the world for better with the education we receive and the resources available to us. The differences we can make in our community, in our dorms and among our friends demonstrate the responsibility we have to “think small.” Support for larger causes is of course crucial and necessary, but we shouldn’t forget the importance of caring for the people we interact with every day, as well as friends and family. While I can’t end the conflict in Ukraine or Venezuela this afternoon, I can have a meaningful conversa- tion with a friend who is struggling with academic pressure. I can call my grandmother and let her know I am thinking of her. Furthermore, I can create peace within myself by forgiv- ing slights, letting go of grudges or taking responsibility for mistakes. I fully realize these small deeds aren’t going to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but they are concrete acts that Quote of the day remind people they are valued and cared about. Therefore, I encourage “Before you embark on a journey of everyone to remember the impact of revenge, dig two graves.” their daily actions and the differences we can make in our own community. Follow us on Twitter.

Contact Catherine Owers at @ObserverViewpnt [email protected] The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not Confucius necessarily those of The Observer. Chinese philosopher The observer | MONDAY, March 24. 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com 7 Reform food stamp system for ex-cons

likelihood of resorting to crime, prostitution or to reevaluate our judicial failings and not rein- Brooke Justus other risky behaviors to obtain food, encouraging force them by withholding food from the needy. Guest Columnist recidivism. Rather than recognizing the issue at hand and Far from solely punishing offenders, the exclu- undergoing preventative and systemic change, In my Center for Social Concerns’ Advocacy sion from SNAP food stamps also has detrimental Washington and Indianapolis have continued for the Common Good course, my classmates effects on their children. With the current arith- along the path of the 1996 act. The 2013 Federal and I have been focusing on various instances metic, the ex-offender is simply not counted when Farm Bill cut funding to food stamps in half, of injustice in the social and political arena. determining their family’s eligibility. It is unreal- making it more difficult to gain traction for al- In our research into the issue of food justice in istic to believe that the parent will just go hungry, lowing rehabilitated ex-felons to be included in Indiana, our attention was drawn to the Federal and thus, the already small food rations will be the funding. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity spread thinner. Many parents will wait to eat, eat- Indiana Senator John Broden (D) introduced a Reconciliation Act and its significance for certain ing only after their children. Older children soon bill in 2014 to amend the ban by making ex-felons vulnerable populations in Indiana. realize their parents’ sacrifice, and the child will eligible after five years of good behavior and af- In 1996, this act amended the welfare system to eat less to leave food for their parents in return. ter the completion of a rehabilitation program. prohibit anyone with a drug related felony con- Single parents with a history of a drug related However, Indiana Senator Brent Steele (R), the viction from receiving Supplemental Nutrition felony conviction face a particular dilemma. Chair of the Committee on Corrections, Criminal Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly Even if their income might qualify them for food and Civil Matters, refused to commence a hearing known as food stamps, for the rest of their lives. assistance, the system keeps them from being for Broden’s proposed bill. Regardless of Steele’s This short-sighted and unjust measure makes no eligible. Instead of being recognized as a two- decision, this issue must be brought to the public exceptions or provisions for demonstrated good person household, parent and child, single parent consciousness. behavior, successful completion of a rehabilita- households may be counted as only a one-person My hope is that after becoming aware of this tion program or the need of minor dependents. household. This is because the parent cannot injustice, people will be compelled to educate So far, 39 states have passed legislation to qualify for SNAP benefits due to their criminal themselves and those around them on this is- amend or remove these restrictions. Indiana is history. In this situation, the child will not receive sue, and will make their voices heard by Indiana not one of them. the nutrition they need and deserve. It’s time to state senators and those in positions of power. If America wants to get serious about making rethink and remove this legislation that unfairly The individuals suffering from this injustice need significant strides against our societal ills of hun- targets innocent youths for their parents’ pasts. responsible citizens to voice their concerns and ger, hyper-incarceration and recidivism, we must The equity of targeting drug offenders also has support the amendment of federal regulations look at the structural faults in our own backyards an alarming racial component. Although the ma- on SNAP benefits. This bill and the individuals that are prohibiting progress. When released in- jority of illegal drug users and dealers in America for whom it is a crucial lifeline deserve a second mates attempt to reenter society and provide for are white, three-fourths of people imprisoned for chance. their family, they already face huge barriers to drug offenses are Black or Latino. Due to this act, assimilation into the workforce due to their re- minority populations are systematically barred Brooke Justus is a freshman studying political science. cord and social stigma. In this crucial period of from receiving federal benefits. This disconnect She can be reached at [email protected] transition, unemployment compounded with food between the drug using populations in this coun- The views expressed in this column are those of the insecurity fosters desperation and increases the try and those being penalized for it commands us author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Don’t hate the prostate

Dear Bookstore-Basketball-Name-Evaluation that our team name stood for men’s health Top-Ten Name, while support for men’s health is Committee, awareness. Do you not like Dr. Pizzat? Are you rejected. against men’s health? If the former is true, we We would like a formal apology and official Prostate cancer is the second-most common assure you Dr. Pizzat is a respectable doctor and recognition of our team name — Dr. Pizzat’s cancer among American men. One in seven men a tremendous activist for men’s health. If the lat- Prostate Exam. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. About ter is true, you are contributing to the “awkward The ball is in your court. one in 36 men will die of prostate cancer. gender stereotypes” so talked about at Notre Dr. Pizzat’s Prostate Exam is — was — a Dame. Jonathan Gordon group of five young men trying to raise aware- “Dallas Buyers Club: Aiding You With Love” DJ Augenblick ness of this serious disease, until we were un- is a clear reference to AIDS, a prominent theme Eric Palutsis fairly wronged by an ignorant and insensitive throughout the aforementioned movie and one Pat Dorin committee. of the worst diseases known to man. That team juniors We specifically mentioned in our application pokes fun at the disease and is rewarded with a Knott Hall 8 The observer | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com

By ALLIE TOLLAKSEN producer shows the chaos happening behind the scenes eating 15 pancakes, to downright grave and wildly in- Scene Editor while his wife, who suffers through her husband’s twist- appropriate, including racism and drug addiction. But ed experiments, reveals Forrest as a wonderfully clueless the juxtaposition of the dramatically different topics of Comedy Central has done it again. family man. review only up the humor. Already in the series’ three- After introducing a string of quality new shows (“Broad Daly shows off his improv chops as Forrest, and it episode run, “Review” has dabbled in topics that could City,” “@midnight”) and renewing series that have no- seems that the actor, who has been featured in small roles easily turn horribly unfunny, but instead play out with ticeably improved in recent seasons (“Kroll Show,” “Key on television since the late 1990s (“Mad TV,” “Eastbound only Forrest at the expense of the humor, a testament to and Peele”), the network has found another gem with & Down”), has finally found a time and place where his Daly as a comedian. new series “Review.” smart satirical humor, improv skills and khaki-wearing- The laughs lie not in the experiences themselves, but Starring the tragically underrated Andy Daly, “Review” dad-aesthetic come together in harmony. with the horrible repercussions felt by the foolish, privi- features Daly as “life critic” Forrest MacNeil. MacNeil is Each episode features three to-be-reviewed experi- leged Forrest when attempting to dabble in them. Forrest the hilariously ignorant host of a TV show in which he ences sent in as suggestions from fans. After introducing is lovable in his steadfast attempt to qualify life experi- tries out and rates life experiences rather than books or the experience to review, the show cuts to segments in ences that aren’t his own, always with a smile on his face, restaurants. He tries everything from prom and hunting which Forrest fully submerges himself in the challenge. but his blatant stupidity and arrogance makes his de- to addiction and divorce. As expected, these attempts at The greatest part about the show is the integrity and sin- mise undeniably funny. This balance is struck expertly “reviewing life” go horribly awry, but always close with cerity of idiot Forrest. Devoted to trying out anything in the show’s first two episodes, making the third episode an earnest rating on a scale of five stars. thrown at him, Forrest goes all-out in each segment. He an incredibly funny and dark look at the unraveling of “Review” is adapted from an Australian comedy becomes a criminal and ruins relationships, but all with Forrest MacNeil. As the show moves from episodic bits “Review with Myles Barlow,” and plays out largely as an admirable dedication to his craft. His unwillingness characterized by funny segments to behind-the-scenes Forrest’s television show, “Review,” itself (think “Check it to turn down any challenge shows that Forrest actually story lines that carry over from week to week, it’s clear Out! With Dr. Steve Brule”). But while each episode be- cares about trying out life experiences, though he choos- that the excellent “Review” is just getting started — and gins and concludes with MacNeil and his co-host sitting es those that should never be just tried out. Each segment is something you won’t want to miss. in a beautifully gaudy, “Entertainment Tonight”-style is simultaneously offensive and heroic, then hilarious as “Review” is available to watch online at cc.com or on green-screened room, we get behind the scenes looks it spins into absurdity with Forrest’s chipper voice nar- Thursdays at 10 p.m. on Comedy Central. into the making of the show-within-the-show as well rating all the while. as Forrest’s personal life. Forrest’s overly enthusiastic Reviews of life range from silly, like being Batman or Contact Allie Tollaksen at [email protected]

immediately got involved, setting the tone for a rather can even play along and make jokes about acting decisions Matt McMahon long hour and a half. Members of the crowd had some- and the comedy of each scene’s ridiculous elements. Still, Scene Writer thing to say for every moment, shot and beat. During the this rigid midnight-showing setting does not encourage opening credits, the chanting of “Water!” accompanied this behavior or commentary. It is one thing to make fun of On Friday, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center screened scene-establishing shots of San Francisco and the Golden “The Room” while watching with a group of friends maybe the 2003 independent film “The Room” as part of its “Late Gate Bridge, a chant that would erupt anytime water was once, but it is completely different in this cult format. Night at the Browning” series. Akin to midnight showings seen on screen. Similar chants were induced whenever a Furthermore, I do not have the ability to overlook the of cult classics like “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” this character parked a car, and any appearance of a spoon, details surrounding the making of the movie. For those screening of “The Room” encouraged audience participa- an unexplained phenomenon, prompted the throwing of familiar with the stories accompanying its production, I tion throughout, including a number of gags familiar to plastic spoons. feel as though they hinder enjoyment. In fact, they are as fans. The movie bombed when it was originally released, These traditions all feel rather forced, or at least did in uncomforting as the number of awkward, extended sex due to poor promotion and even poorer filmmaking. the Browning cinema the other night. Rather than playful- scenes and their incorporation into the movie. If you are However, it has gained a large fan base because of its over- ly enjoying the movie’s lack of quality with the occasional not familiar with the movie, the details or both, I’ll is- all terribleness and the unintentional humor derived from riff, the audience much more mean-spiritedly harped on sue a disclaimer: The information about the movie may it. something — or perhaps more accurately, anything — give more insight into why it is one of the worst films ever “The Room” as a movie is complete cinematic garbage. every second. There was nothing inherently important, made, but also provides too personal a look at the film’s There are numerous story inconsistencies, the dialog is at good or bad, about pointing out a shot containing water. creator. times either circular or entirely perplexing and the acting Still, they unrelentingly shouted about it during these, and A handful of scenes from “The Room” are worth watch- is utterly unbearable. Shot discrepancies, non sequitur other like moments, becoming more annoying than any of ing to see just how bad, and subsequently how funny, the plot points and character introductions constantly take the films out of focus shots. As much as a continuity error movie can be. However, the film just doesn’t lend itself to the viewer out of the movie. It would be exhaustive to list between cuts or an obvious green screen might take some- this type of screening, for reasons ranging from annoying all the instances in which any number of people involved one out of a movie, this constant negative presence does so to unsettling. in the making of the movie did something incorrectly; but, even more. in this environment of watching “The Room,” that is the I can appreciate the humor found in a poorly-made Contact Matt McMahon at [email protected] point. movie, contemplating how all the people involved could The views expressed in this column are those of the At the time of the screening Friday night, the audience have considered their work viable for any audience at all. I author and not necessarily those of The Observer. MARIA MASSA | The Observer The observer | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com 9

By JOHN DARR vocal samples while Gibbs weaves conflicting feelings Earl Sweatshirt and Danny Brown to up-and-comers like Scene Writer about women into a tale of infidelity. The conflicting in- Casey Veggies and Mac Miller (up-and-coming in the ex- tensity and complexity of such feelings become more ur- perimental/indie scene vs. the popular rap scene). Each It makes sense to start with a very simple, appropriate gent against Madlib’s smooth production. On “Shitsville,” artist is placed in a suitable context, each rapper matched metaphor: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s “Piñata” is very one of the record’s fastest, most intense tracks, Freddie’s with a theme they’re experienced rhyming about. This much a piñata. It’s chock full of candy — class-A, tasty flow races note-for-note against a violin sample. This in highlights and makes the most of each feature while com- beats done justice by a skilled wordsmith. The pieces turn pushes the song’s topic, a harsh criticism of gangster plimenting Freddie’s ability to hop from topic to topic. here are unified by each artist’s recognizable style — pride, to the forefront. From its solo affairs to its guest features, “Piñata” is a Gibbs’ smooth yet highly-focused flow and Madlib’s pen- In addition, the album boasts a plethora of left-turns demonstration of experts at work. It’s simply the product chant for slightly off-beat, sample-rich instrumentals. that reward continued listens and close attention. On of a group of experienced artists doing what they’re best Yet there is no greater concept at work in “Piñata”; it’s “High,” the lightweight beat dissolves into an even haz- at; the product is a very consistent, high-quality rap re- simply a showcase for the musical talent of the collabora- ier affair following the last verse, mirroring the subject cord. Sure, “Piñata” doesn’t break down walls or present tors. Is that a bad thing? Given the consistent quality of matter in the song to great effect. Closer “Piñata” melds a grand message, but it doesn’t need to. “Piñata” is great the tracks on “Piñata,” the answer is a quick and resound- Halloween arpeggios, eastern-sounding strings and a rap music, nothing more and certainly nothing less. ing no. Hollywood-orchestra sample to create a strangely intimi- “Piñata” hits the ground running with intro “Supplier,” dating soundscape. Contact John Darr at [email protected] which melds themes of artistic ambition with Gibbs’ After six minutes, the beat drops into a bare-bones, rough past as a drug dealer over an incredibly groovy infomercial-like tom-tom beat. Then a vocal sample of “Piñata” drum sample. “Supplier” then leads directly into a tense argument crawls out to top it, creating an alto- Freddie Gibbs and Madlib “Scarface,” an account of the past hinted at in the intro gether confusing and eerie affair. This is immediately fol- over another groove-tastic beat. “Piñata” remains in very lowed by a humorously bad, and hardly understandable, Label: Madlib Invazion similar territory for the entirety of the album; beats meld a cappella improvised song. But through such twists and together from track to track while Gibbs’ lyrics crisscross turns, the artists are able to flaunt their skills while keep- Tracks: “Supplier,” “High,” “Deeper” from his past to his present. ing the record light-hearted and approachable. If you like: Madvillian, Action Bronson, Danny Brown However, the album is saved from repetition and stale- Another factor that keeps the record afloat is the im- ness through the clear chemistry of the lyricist and beat- pressive guest roster, which spans from established maker. On “Deeper,” a string line sits in back of warped voices like Raekwon and Scarface to indie-phenomena

By MEGHAN CLEARY was already impressively well-established for Bowers’ display their ability to think on their feet. At a certain Scene Writer entrance. point, Bowers asked audience members, “What is the In Sigmund Freud’s “Jokes and their Relation to the weirdest major on campus? What is your major?” When On Friday evening, Student Union Board brought Unconscious,” Freud discusses the differences between given responses, he would delve into what was funny comedian Byron Bowers to Legends. After having pre- joke and jest. Joke being the more developed version of about each. Science-Business was thrown Bowers’ way, viously seen some of Bowers’ stand-up performances jest, the main difference is that there is a “victim.” Part and without hesitation, jokes alluding to a Walter White online, there was an apprehensive air to what the au- of what makes this joke laughable is that the “victim” is lifestyle were bouncing back at the audience. Bowers’ dience response would be. Honestly, I cannot recall a telling the joke, or rather, the comedian is poking fun at interaction with the audience, and consistent question time I had laughed so hard, for so long. Byron Bowers, themselves, as Bowers did expertly. asking, was remarkable. Along with this, it was a true along with his opener, senior Jackie Garvin, really hit Along with this, comedy is considered to be laugh- testament to his abilities as a stand-up comedian. the key stand-up tactics that kept the audience laughing able when there is a sense of absurdity to it. Bowers was Using these comedic strategies, Bowers warmed the throughout. quick to take any relatable idea and bring forth com- audience up for a step beyond the comfort zone. Jokes Garvin took the stage at 10 p.m. and provoked chuck- edy in blowing it out of proportion. “Yeah, I remember that may not be passable in an immediate presentation les immediately. We frequently find ourselves laughing when I was in college. Do any of you mismanage your worked so well because Bowers took the time to “get at jokes where the explanation is, “It’s funny because student loans? I mismanaged my student loans. I bought to know everyone.” Jokes that frequently are followed it’s true.” Not only did Garvin’s jokes take hold of this five cars.” While the development of this question built up with, “Too soon,” worked perfectly because he kept concept, but they were tailored perfectly to the college a relationship with broke college students, the last state- things tasteful and placed jokes appropriately through- student demographic that laid in front of him. Garvin ment was paired with a burst of laughter. Jokes like this out the show. touched on the tension for the last hard-boiled egg in were common and consistently coming from Bowers, Both Garvin and Bowers performed outstandingly South Dining Hall. He gave us a nostalgic journey back much to the audience’s pleasure. at Legends. This show was certainly worth the trip and to the days of “Toy Story” and Lunchables. Garvin man- Another very impressive aspect of Bowers’ perfor- keeps me on my toes for the next Student Union Board aged to transcend the general concept to a smaller scale mance was his improvisational skill. Many comedians comedy show. of the audience, through an even smaller scale of his take the time to meticulously plan out their jokes, as personal story, and the laughter amongst the audience does Bowers. Very few comedians set themselves up to Contact Meghan Cleary at [email protected] MARIA MASSA | The Observer 10 The observer | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com Classifieds

Sports Authority NCAA men’s basketball Baseball out of Mercer fails to upset again, place in Australia Tennessee wins in rout

that Australia is no hub for Associated Press 2007. the lane, then fouled out a few Mary Green baseball. “I’ve been hearing that the seconds later. Sports Editor There are currently seven After turning Tobacco Road SEC has been a football con- McRae hit two free throws, active Australians in the into “Raleigh Top,” Tennessee is ference for a long time but I and Richardson added a With March and all its mad- league, and none of them are headed to the round of 16. don’t know how you can still fast-break layup to push the ness and glory right now, it is exactly superstars. The clos- Tennessee denied Mercer a say that when you’ve got three Tennessee lead to 77-61 with 1½ easy to get caught up in the est would be Grant Balfour second straight upset in decid- SEC schools in the Sweet 16,” minutes left. world of college basketball. of the Rays, who made an ap- edly one-sided fashion, rout- Tennessee guard Jordan McRae McRae finished with 13 points But, for those of you who pearance in last year’s All-Star ing the Bears 83-63 in the third said. for the Volunteers, who have did not notice, the baseball Game, but he is not a house- round of the NCAA tournament Tennessee will face second- won eight of nine with the only season officially kicked off hold name by any means. on Sunday night behind 17 seeded Michigan (27-8) in a loss coming to the top-ranked Saturday, with a doubleheader In fact, only 31 Australians points and a career-high-tying Midwest Regional semifinal Gators in the SEC tournament. between the Dodgers and the have ever competed in the 18 rebounds for Jarnell Stokes. Friday night in Indianapolis. They are in the round of 16 for Diamondbacks, which Los MLB. There are way more Josh Richardson had a career- Stokes broke his 2-day-old the fourth time in eight years, Angeles swept. than 31 active players from high 26 points and Antonio school tournament record for and the third team to go from Though the games were the Dominican Republic and Barton had 18 for the 11th-seed- rebounds. the First Four to the Sweet 16 played over a week before the Venezuela in the league now, ed Vols (24-12), who are making Langston Hall had 15 points since the introduction of the ex- rest of the league begins its and the current numbers from the most of their first tourna- to lead the 14th-seeded Bears tra round in 2011. season, the early opening day Puerto Rico, Cuba, Japan and ment appearance since 2011. (27-9). They knocked off Duke They also got a bit of payback: wasn’t even the strangest part Canada are just under 31. “NIT two straight years, I in the signature upset of the Mercer ended Tennessee’s sea- of the whole ordeal. So, why choose to hold guess that’s what you’d call tournament but couldn’t an- son last year with a 75-67 win in No, that would be the game’s opening day in Australia? starting from the bottom,” swer Tennessee’s size. the first round of the NIT. location — Sydney, Australia. Obviously, Venezuela and Stokes said. “A lot of people “I think hopefully by the time Ike Nwamu scored 12 points, I understand Major League Mexico would not be the saf- doubted us, and that just makes (reality) sets in, we’ll all be able Anthony White Jr. had 11 and big Baseball is trying to expand est locations for a trip, the the ride much better.” to put a smile on and realize man Daniel Coursey added 10 the boundaries of its game Dominican Republic has no- The Tennessee band had that what we’ve been able to do for Mercer, the plucky Atlantic and bring its product to new where near the GDP and mon- plenty of chances to blare their at our school, and for the city, Sun Conference school trying locations. It makes sense that, ey to offer that Australia does beloved “Rocky Top” during has been phenomenal,” forward to match Florida Gulf Coast’s since baseball is firmly settled and traveling to Cuba would this rout, which followed the Jakob Gollon said. “It’s kind of run last year to the regional as a popular sport in the be a whole other headache to same script as their 19-point hard to see right now.” semifinals. United States, it would want to sort out. thumping of Massachusetts Mercer trailed by double fig- The Bears drew a perfect expose more people to the joys But Australia just does not two days earlier: The Voles out- ures for the entire second half matchup for their first game — of America’s pastime. seem to make sense. rebounded Mercer 41-19 to keep before the Bears threatened an- and couldn’t have had a worse But, of all places, Australia? Even some players were out- the Southeastern Conference other fantastic finish. one for their second. I have never traveled down spoken about their discontent perfect in the tournament. They had the ball down 12 “Any time we have Jeronne under, so I admit that I do not with the choice of location. They joined Florida and with about 2½ minutes left (Maymon) and Jarnell wearing fully know the extent to which Dodgers starter Zack Greinke Kentucky in the regional semifi- when Gollon — one of the he- Tennessee orange,” McRae said, Australians play, watch or said his team had “zero excite- nals — the first time three SEC roes of the Duke upset two days “we always feel like we have the even know about baseball. But ment” to start its season in teams made it that far since earlier — threw the ball away in advantage.” I can tell you it’s not as great as Sydney. Greinke and outfield- it is in Japan, Puerto Rico, the ers Carl Crawford and Matt NBA Dominican Republic, Cuba or Kemp — three of the Dodgers’ Chinese Taipei. biggest names — did not make All these teams played in the trip because of injury or and advanced to the sec- personal reasons. Or maybe Cavaliers defeat Knicks ond round of the 2013 World they just found something Baseball Classic, which better to do than sit on a 14- Associated Press had 13 in his return from a three-game absence Australia failed to do. Even hour plane ride. with a sprained left ankle for the Cavs, who didn’t the Netherlands — certainly This would be a good experi- Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 31 points and miss All-Star Kyrie Irving because Jack torched the not known as prime breed- ence for any person, profes- the Cleveland Cavaliers won 106-100 Sunday night Knicks for 13 points in the fourth quarter. ing grounds for MLB stars — sional athlete or not to have, to end the eight-game winning streak of the New New York was missing ailing Iman Shumpert, advanced to the semifinals, traveling to a new country, York Knicks, who wasted a chance to pull within their best perimeter defender who surely would’ve where it lost to the Dominican bringing along members of two games of a playoff spot. gotten a chance to defend Jack since nobody else Republic. your family, hanging out with Hours after being handed a chance to get closer could. Granted, the World Baseball your friends and doing it all to the final spot in the Eastern Conference when The Knicks, who suddenly were back in the play- Classic is by no means the for free — being paid to do it, Atlanta blew a fourth-quarter lead in Toronto, off race after looking out of it after a seven-game end-all-be-all of measuring in fact. the Knicks responded with an inept final period skid dropped them to 21-40 after a loss in Detroit baseball’s popularity in any But it would still be a good of their own after they led by 17 points in the first on March 3, will have to bounce back on the road. given country or how good experience in another country half. They leave for a five-game Western Conference that country’s citizens are that had shown more support They couldn’t stop Jack and couldn’t get a basket trip that begins Tuesday against the Lakers. in the sport. If it was, surely for your game and your league from Carmelo Anthony, who missed all five shots The Hawks had already lost at Toronto by the Mexico and Venezuela would in the past. in the final period and finished with 32 points. time the Knicks showed up for work Sunday. have progressed further than Jack scored 23 in the second half and finished Coach Mike Woodson said he was glad but didn’t the first round, based on the Contact Mary Green at with 10 assists for the Cavaliers, who snapped a appear overjoyed, realizing the Knicks still have number and quality of play- [email protected] four-game losing streak. plenty to do to get to the 35 to 40 wins he think will ers who have come from those The views expressed in this Dion Waiters scored 22 points and Luol Deng be necessary to earn a playoff spot. two countries. Sports Authority are those of the

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ND women’s tennis | North carolina 6, nd 1 Men’s Tennis | nd 5, Clemson 2; nd 6, georgia tech 1 Tar Heels top Irish Notre Dame topples

Observer Staff Report The lone victory for the Irish (8- 8, 2-6 ACC) came from sophomore Clemson, Georgia Tech Notre Dame was unable to keep Quinn Gleason, who was able to hold up with No. 10 North Carolina, and off Carter by winning back-to-back By GREG HADLEY (16-3, 3-1) on Friday, the construction. … We’re just the Irish dropped their match to the sets, 6-4, 6-4. Senior Britney Sanders Associate Sports Editor Irish quickly fell behind, as good outdoors as we are Tar Heels by a score of 6-1 in Chapel also put up a strong performance dropping the first two indoors.” Hill on Sunday. against Loeb, dropping the first set After a rough start to points of the match, before The match with the Yellow The Irish loss concludes a week- 6-3 but forcing a tiebreaker in the March, No. 11 Notre Dame storming back to claim the Jackets (7-7, 1-3) on Sunday end in which they were unable to second, which she eventually lost, flipped the script and domi- 5-2 victory. Irish coach Ryan was moved indoors, but the defeat two teams ranked in the top 7-5. Loeb and Carter also defeated nated indoors and out over Sachire said the win was Irish grabbed the doubles 10, starting with a match at Virginia Gleason and Sanders in doubles play, the weekend, picking up especially encouraging be- point and never looked on Friday. beating the Irish pair, 8-3. wins over No. 20 Clemson cause the team played well back, surrendering just one North Carolina (16-3, 5-1 ACC) Perhaps the tightest match came and Georgia Tech on the outdoors after failing to do singles point for a 6-1 win. features four singles players ¾ fresh- during the singles competition be- road. so against USC. “[Against Georgia Tech], men Hayley Carter and Jamie Loeb, tween Price and Irish senior Jennifer The Irish (13-5, 3-2 ACC) “The USC match was a we actually wanted to play junior Caroline Price and sopho- Kellner. began the month with a 6-1 good thing for us,” Sachire outdoors,” Sachire said. “We more Whitney Kay ¾ and two dou- Although Price came out on top in loss to No. 7 Virginia, then said. “It helped us realize just did a great job of bat- bles teams ranked in the ITA. Carter the end, Kellner forced extra games came out flat against No. some things about ourselves tling through.” and Loeb form one of the doubles in both sets, ultimately coming up 4 USC over spring break, that we needed to work on. Irish senior Greg Andrews teams and are ranked seventh in the short, 7-6, 7-6 (7-5). where they were swept In practice we worked on led the way in both contests, country. Loeb is currently the No. 1 Notre Dame resumes play 7-0 for the first time this being more patient when taking both of his singles singles player in the country, while Wednesday against Marquette. season. we needed to be outdoors matches in straight sets. Carter is No. 5. Match play is set to begin at 3:30 p.m Against the Tigers and really focused on point Against Clemson, Andrews took down junior Hunter Paid Advertisement Harrington, ranked 90th in the nation. While he and sophomore Alex Lawson dropped their first doubles match against Clemson, they recovered against Georgia Tech for an 8-6 win. For the No. 28 player in the nation, it was a welcome return to form after tough individual losses against Virginia and USC, Sachire said. “It was great to see Greg get those wins this weekend,” he said. “He’s had some ups and downs this season, but he’s done a heck of a job re- maining positive and work- ing hard. He’s poised to have a great few last months of his career, and it was nice to see him bounce back and beat two good players very easily.” Andrews’ fellow senior, Ryan Bandy, also played a key role in the Irish victo- ries. Playing at the No. 3 spot for Notre Dame, Bandy forced tiebreakers in both matches, pulling out wins by the scores of 6-7 (3- 7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) against Clemson junior Alejandro Augusto and 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 11-9 against Georgia Tech freshman Carlos Benito. “Ryan’s doing a great job for us,” Sachire said. “He’s a senior who’s done things the right way for a long time, and it’s nice to see him get that payoff. He won two great matches against two really good players. It was about him competing and doing the things he had to do and, as a coach, there’s nothing more gratifying than seeing a guy like him succeed.” With the wins, Notre Dame pushes its way up to sev- enth place in the ACC, while Clemson falls to fourth. The Irish return home for a pivotal ACC matchup with No. 13 Duke on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

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Associated Press Final Four. beginning. McDermott carried the The Bears flexed their mus- Sweet 16 Too big. Too strong. Too Bluejays back to the round of cle early and often with a fast. 32 for the third year in a row, lineup built for the rigors of Associated Press “It’s a tough turn-around Baylor was too much and had done it in spectacu- the Big 12. Austin is 7-foot-1 for us and we’re going to play of just about everything lar style, leading the nation in and he teamed with 6-10 for- UCLA is back in the Sweet 16 arguably the best basketball for Creighton and Doug scoring with a sublime shoot- ward Cory Jefferson in the for the first time in six seasons, team in the country right now, McDermott to handle. ing touch and uncanny knack frontcourt. When Creighton a big step in the right direc- but it’s good to see us back And because of it, the sixth- to slither his way through missed a shot, the typical re- tion for a program whose tra- in that mix and back in that seeded Bears are rolling out defenders for layups and put- sult was three Bears under dition was tarnished in recent discussion,” said first-year of Texas toward California back baskets. the basket with no Bluejays seasons. coach Steve Alford, who has and the NCAA tournament McDermott spurned the around. The Bruins don’t want to won as many NCAA tourna- Sweet 16 after an impressive chance to turn pro after last Baylor’s bench was just as stop there. ment games in three days as 85-55 win Sunday night in the season, and this was the year intimidating. When reserve “We’ve had a good over- the Bruins had in the previous West Regional. the Bluejays and their senior- forward Rico Gathers pushed all season but our work isn’t five seasons combined. “That’s Isaiah Austin and Brady laden lineup were expected to his 6-foot-8, 270-pound frame done,” sophomore forward what’s been a lot of fun.” Heslip each scored 17 points drive Creighton farther into through the lane for a layup, Kyle Anderson said Sunday af- Alford replaced Ben and Baylor used suffocat- the NCAA tournament than two Creighton defenders were ter the Bruins beat Stephen F. Howland, who was fired a year ing defense to shut down any Bluejays team before powerless to stop him. Austin 77-60 reach the NCAA ago after the Bruins lost to McDermott, ending the ca- them. By the time Baylor had built tournament regionals for the Minnesota in their NCAA tour- reer of one of college basket- But Baylor’s defense gave a 20-point halftime lead, first time since 2008. “They nament opener. This is UCLA’s ball’s most prolific scorers. him nothing: neither space McDermott had taken only don’t hang Sweet 16s up in first trip to the regionals since “We did a good job making to shoot nor even chances for three shots, made one and Pauley.” Howland got the Bruins to it tough on him,” Bears coach his teammates to pass him had two fouls. No, they don’t. Expectations their third straight Final Four Scott Drew said. the ball. “We knew we had them are always high in Westwood in 2008. McDermott, who aver- And for all the talk about on their heels,” Austin said. because of the 11 national Florida beat UCLA in the aged 27 points this season, Creighton’s maturity and “We wanted to step on their championship banners hang- national championship game finished with 15 but had bonding, Baylor made the throat.” ing in Pauley Pavilion, the first in 2006 and again in the na- just three in the first half as Bluejays look small and slow. Even when Creighton got a 10 coming under John Wooden tional semifinals the following Baylor built a 20-point lead. “This is the worst we’ve spark — Ethan Wragge made and the last one coming in season. The Gators also elimi- McDermott ranks fifth on the played all season, and it just two 3-pointers early in the 1995. nated the Bruins in the second NCAA career scoring list with stinks that it’s the last one. second half — Baylor simply The fourth-seeded Bruins round in 2011. 3,150 points. But that doesn’t take away matched basket for basket, (28-8) will play Florida, the Jordan Adams scored 19 Baylor (26-11) had five play- from all my memories here. denying any hopes of a rally. tournament’s overall top seed, points, Norman Powell had 16 ers score in double figures It’s tough to go out this way,” Soon it was showtime as in the South Regional semifi- and Anderson had 15 points and shot 64 percent in one of McDermott said. Baylor’s lead kept growing. nals on Thursday in Memphis. and eight rebounds. the dominant performances Baylor came out blazing Jefferson slammed down Paid Advertisement of the tournament. from long range, knocking an alley-oop dunk for a 58- The rest of the West bracket down five 3-pointers in the 34 lead with just more than may want to pay attention to first 7 minutes. Kenny Chery 12 minutes to play. Gathers this one. A team that looked made three and when Heslip, added another rim-rattler a like a wreck six weeks ago who was 0 for 6 in Friday’s few minutes later, his broad with a 2-8 start in the Big 12 is win over Nebraska, swished shoulders soaring to the bas- brimming with confidence to his first against Creighton, he ket to punctuate the night. match all that muscle in the mockingly shook the fingers When McDermott left the lineup. on both hands as he loped game with 2:31 to play, he “We take pride in people back down the court. hugged his father, Creighton hating on us, and we love prov- “We were just expecting it coach Greg McDermott, be- ing people wrong,” Austin to be a fight, to be honest,” fore retreating to the bench said. “Everybody has bought Heslip said. and burying his face in a into the one goal that we have McDermott, meanwhile, towel. in mind and that is winning a struggled to find any kind of “I’m not sure it was Baylor national championship.” space inside or out against being that good or us being Baylor plays No. 2 seed Baylor’s zone defense and that bad,” Greg McDermott Wisconsin on Thursday in badly misfired on his first at- said. “Over the course of the Anaheim. In Baylor’s two pre- tempt, a baseline shot that season you’re going to have a vious trips to the Sweet 16, missed everything. few clunkers. We had one at it fell one game short of the This rout was just the wrong time.” men’s golf Irish travel to Lone Star State for invitational

Observer Staff Report Baptist, Louisiana Tech, originally entered as an un- New Mexico, North Texas, attached individual compet- The Irish begin play in Purdue, Rice, Sacramento itor, but moved into the Notre the two-day Lone Star State, South Dakota State, Dame starting five because Invitational in San Antonio Southeastern Louisiana, sophomore Cory Sciupider at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Texas State and UT Arlington. is ill and unable to compete. The tournament, which The Irish are sending This will be the second start is held at the Briggs Ranch senior captains Andrew of Carreon’s career. Golf Club, is hosted by the Carreon and Niall Platt along The 54-hole tournament University of Texas-San with junior Patrick Grahek is broken into three rounds, Antonio and has a 15-team and freshmen Liam Cox with the first two played field, including Baylor, and Matt Rushton. Carreon, Monday and the final round Central Arkansas, Houston a San Antonio native, was completed Tuesday.

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Baseball | ND 2, virginia tech 1; vt 8, nd 3; vt 5, nd 4 Irish win one game, drop two against Hokies

By MARY GREEN with a single up the middle and gets a little exacerbated when Sports Writer eventually crossed the plate on you’re 0-4 going into it.” a wild pitch from Virginia Tech Notre Dame got on the board Notre Dame opened up its first senior starter Brad Markey, who with a run in the second in- “home” series away from the took the complete-game loss. ning and two more scores in the familiar confines of FrankE ck The Hokies, however, did not fourth, but it could not muster Stadium by collecting its first make the win easy for the Irish. enough of an effort to complete ACC victory over Virginia Tech Virginia Tech redshirt fresh- the comeback. on Friday, but the Irish lost both man centerfielder Saige Jenco With a mark in the win col- games over the next two days to reached base with a two-strike umn for each team, Sunday’s give the Hokies the series win. double and headed home on an cold and snowy finale brought a “We’re right there, but some- RBI single from junior second hard-fought, 5-4 loss for the Irish times we’re not making those baseman Alex Perez in the fol- in 12 innings at Grand Park. plays, be it mentally or physi- lowing at-bat. However, three A successfully executed dou- cally ¾ or even sometimes both outs in the next three at-bats ble steal plated a run in the first ¾ that are going to help us win sealed Notre Dame’s first ACC inning for Virginia Tech, but those games,” Irish coach Mik win and Fitzgerald’s third vic- Lezynski tied the game up in the Aoki said. “I think our hearts are tory of the season. bottom of the inning by driving there, but it’s been enough where “At this point, with the way the in freshman second baseman we can’t overcome making four season is going, we’re relieved Cavan Biggio with a two-out, RBI ALLY DARRAGH | The Observer or five different mistakes in ev- to just get wins, whether they’re line-drive single. Irish junior outfielder and first baseman Ryan Bull leads off against the Hokies. The Irish won their first game Friday, before dropping two straight. ery game.” conference or not,” Aoki said. After a single from sopho- In Friday’s opener at Four Saturday was not as produc- more right fielder Ricky Sanchez Notre Dame. Two Irish runners take the lead and the 5-4 win in Winds Field in South Bend, tive for the Irish, as a move to moved him up to second, originally crossed the plate and the top of the 12th. Sophomore senior right-hander Sean Grand Park in Westfield, Ind., Lezynski stole third and head- would have given the team a 5-3 left-hander Michael Hearne Fitzgerald pitched his first career brought an 8-3 loss. Virginia ed home on an errant throw lead, but Sanchez was called out was charged with the loss in his complete game en route to a 2-1 Tech picked up all eight of its over the third baseman’s head. after failing to touch third base. eight-and-one-third-innings Irish victory. runs in the first two innings as Sanchez scored on an RBI “I think there’s a lot of things performance. The matchup was scoreless sophomore right-hander Nick groundball from Richards, giv- that conspired against us,” Aoki “I thought Michael pitched until the bottom of the fifth, McCarty gave up seven runs and ing Notre Dame a 3-1 lead at the said. “Unfortunately, right now, great,” Aoki said. “I thought he when back-to-back singles from freshman reliever Jim Orwick end of the first. it’s a little indicative of the way pitched out of some tough spots sophomore shortstop Lane surrendered the final score. A two-hit second inning cut we’re playing. It’s just a handful that we created for him. With Richards and sophomore cen- McCarty left the game after al- the Hokies’ deficit to 3-2, and of mistakes, be it mental or phys- regards to Mike, he’s been re- terfielder Kyle Richardson put lowing five hits and two walks in Virginia Tech tagged on another ical, that are keeping us from ally good about every single time Irish players on first and second. one-and-one-third innings and run in the third to tie the game winning some of these games.” he’s taken the ball for us, and I Junior designated hitter Conor is still looking to collect his first up. The Hokies responded in the was really pleased with the way Biggio then hit a fielder’s-choice win of the season. Junior starter Pat Connaughton next inning when junior catcher Michael threw.” groundball to knock in Richards “I certainly think that a couple exited in the fourth after giving Mark Zagunis picked up a two- The Irish look to rebound and put a run on the board for of instances have been tough up three hits and a lead-off walk out, RBI single to knot the game against Illinois-Chicago on Notre Dame. luck [for McCarty],” Aoki said. in two of those innings. at four. Tuesday at Four Winds Field. That momentum carried “[Saturday] was just one of those In the sixth, the Irish loaded The score remained tied until First pitch is set for 5:35 p.m. through to the next inning, days where he wasn’t good. the bases, and senior catcher Virginia Tech freshman right- when junior first baseman Blaise Sometimes that happens, and Forrest Johnson delivered a one- fielder Tom Stoffel knocked in Contact Mary Green at Lezynski set up the winning run obviously the whole situation run single to reclaim the lead for Zagunis on a fielder’s choice to [email protected] women’s lacrosse | nd 17, villanova 8 women’s softball Irish beat old rival, 17-8 Weather derails

Observer Staff Report McMullan and midfield last week. softball series The No. 6 Irish cruised Brie Custis. Freshman mid- Despite this distinction, past their former Big East field and attack Cortney Fraum was unable to stave Observer Staff Report Fahrenheit, with temperatures Conference rival Villanova Fortunato led the team off an Irish attack that had dipping into the 30s, and the on Sunday in a convincing in assists. Fortunato and outscored its opponents by The Irish were supposed to mercury remained below freez- 17-8 victory. McMullan tied for point a combined margin of 126- play their first home games of ing for all of Sunday. The match featured goals leader with five apiece. 95 in the season. the season over the weekend, According to und.com, of- from ten different Irish In the defensive end, the The victory over but all three games against ficials are unsure if the three- scorers, including fresh- Irish held the Wildcats Villanova marks another Pittsburgh were postponed due game set will be rescheduled man midfielder Emma scoreless for numerous game played without ju- to weather. for later in the season. Claire Fontenot, who stretches throughout the nior defender Barbara Atlantic Coast Conference If weather permits, of course, scored her first goal of the game. Sullivan, who will be out policy sets a minimum tem- the No. 24/25 Irish will host season and her career. The Irish defense and for the rest of the season perature at which games can be No. 23 Northwestern at 6 Fontenot notched the fi- freshman goalkeeper Liz with an injury. Sullivan played. The high temperature p.m. Tuesday at Melissa Cook nal tally of the game for the O’Sullivan were rock-solid, had been a team leader in on Saturday was 47 degrees Stadium. Irish (8-3, 1-3 ACC) with and proceeded to keep the draw controls. less than two minutes to ball out of the Irish net for Against the Wildcats, play. 23 consecutive minutes freshman midfield Casey Wildcat junior midfield at one point in the second Pearsall took it upon Hannah Goforth answered half. herself to take the majority Fontenot’s goal with 17 O’Sullivan took over for of the draw controls for the seconds left to round out junior Allie Murray in net Irish, winning nine. the game’s scoring. after the first half. Persall now leads the Goforth and freshman O’Sullivan and Murray col- team in draw controls with midfielder Becca Hetrick lected two and three saves, 23 on the season. led the Wildcats (4-4, 0-0 respectively. The Irish return home Follow us on Twitter. Big East) with two goals For the Wildcats, sopho- next weekend for a match- each. more goalkeeper Jaclyn up against No. 15 Stanford. @ObserverSports The Irish attack fea- Fraum tallied eight saves. The two teams faceoff at 12 tured hat tricks from two Fraum was named to the p.m. Saturday at Arlotta sophomores: attack Kiera Big East Weekly Honor Roll Stadium. 14 The observer | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | ndsmcobserver.com Sports

W Basketball up two early fouls in the first helped the Irish take a 45-22 ad- Continued from page 16 half. vantage on the glass, an area in “I think everyone on the team which the team has struggled players contributed 42 of the wants to contribute in some throughout the season. Braker team’s 93 points. way, and we tell them what and Cable each grabbed eight Sophomore guard Michaela their role is, and they all ac- rebounds, while Loyd hauled in Mabrey led all scorers with 16 cept their role,” McGraw said. seven more. points, subbing in five minutes “Markisha Wright didn’t have a “Rebounding is a big part into the game to hit her first lot of points, but she did her job of our game, and when shots three attempts from behind the defensively. aren’t falling, we obviously arc. Eleven of her points came in “I think that everyone is do- have to rebound,” Braker said. the first half, which Notre Dame ing a really good job — they are “Everyone just has that mind- closed with a 50-15 advantage. playing because they all want set. Rebounding is effort, and “Michaela Mabrey was really to win. They are unselfish, and everyone just had really good ef- critical today, coming off the they’ll do what it takes.” fort getting to the boards today.” bench,” McGraw said. “She is al- Five Irish players — Mabrey, Notre Dame will look to take ways ready to shoot the ball. She Cable, Braker (10), senior for- that effort into its second-round shot it extremely well. I think ward Natalie Achonwa (15) and contest against No. 9 seed the zone gave her some good sophomore guard Jewell Loyd Arizona State, which advanced looks.” (15) — scored in double figures, after defeating Vanderbilt, 69- JODI LO | The Observer McGraw said junior guard while freshman guard Anna 61, on Saturday. Irish freshman guard Lindsay Allen drives against Robert Morris on Sat- Madison Cable, who was 3-for-4 Niki Stamolamprou (12 points) Redshirt sophomore guard urday. Allen led all Irish players with a game-high seven assists. from 3-point range en route to a was the only Colonial to do so. Katie Hempen led the Sun saying you have to guard these conference tournament to USC. 13-point performance, also put Notre Dame repeatedly dou- Devils (23-9, 11-7 Pac-12) with players or this person in partic- The Irish and the Sun Devils in good minutes off the bench ble- and triple-teamed Robert 16 points off the bench, while ular, but with that team, every- tip off in the second round of for the Irish. Morris senior forward Artemis three of her teammates also one is good.” the NCAA tournament Monday Junior forward Markisha Spanou, limiting the Colonials’ reached double figures. Arizona State received an at- at 6:30 p.m. at Savage Arena in Wright logged 21 minutes in the leading scorer to seven points, “ASU is a team that is so bal- large bid to the tournament, Toledo. frontcourt after senior forward well below her season average anced, you can’t key in on one finishing fourth in the Pac-12 Ariel Braker and freshman for- of 19.8. person,” McGraw said. “It seems in the regular season and fall- Contact Mary Green at ward Taya Reimer each picked Braker, Loyd and Cable like in the ACC, we’re always ing in the quarterfinal of the [email protected]

Saturday night mirrored her Christen McDonough ended W Swimming successful junior campaign. her Notre Dame career with Continued from page 16 She finished this weekend’s a 50th place finish in the 200 proved a little harder than meet with three All-America breaststroke with a time of normal to keep my thoughts trophies, which brings her 2:14.99 in the preliminary on me. I think it taught me a career total to 10. Reaney is round. She finished 27th in lot about how I operate and now only two trophies away the 100 breaststroke with how to handle pressure.” from passing former Notre a time of 1:00.65. Junior Despite the added pres- Dame swimmer Carrie Bridget Casey took 32nd sure, Reaney was able to Nixon, who had 12 during place in 200 fly (1:57.93) and keep her eye on the prize her career. 45th in the 400 IM (4:17.26). and not back down. Overall, the Irish tied with “I’m really proud of this “During warm ups, [Irish NC State for 16th place at team this season,” Reaney coach Brian Barnes] was the Championships. Reaney said. “We are working our pretty much building up contributed 12 points in the way up in the swimming my confidence by telling 200 IM, 16 in the 100 breast- world and we couldn’t do it me how strong I looked be- stroke and 20 in the 200 without the huge amount of fore the race, and I felt it,” breaststroke. The Irish beat love we have for one anoth- Reaney said. “I’d been train- ACC rivals North Carolina, er. We are so close and the ing all year for that event Duke, Miami, Virginia Tech ups and downs of this sea- and knowing I had all the and Florida State. son have taught us a lot that hard work of this season be- Freshman Katie Miller I think we can use in our fa- hind me, I was pretty con- beat her personal record in vor next year.” fident when I stepped up to the 200 backstroke in the EMILY McCONVILLE | The Observer the blocks.” preliminary round for a 22nd Contact Kit Loughran at Junior Emma Reaney races in the 200 backstroke IM. On Saturday, Reaney’s performance place finish (1:57.54). Senior [email protected] Reaney won the NCAA championship in the 200 breaststroke.

M Hockey Continued from page 16 have a lot of meaning. You have to take advantage of it when you can,” Jackson said, “Conference championships used to be everything. That’s what we should all be striving for.” Still, the Irish received a bit of a lift Sunday morning when the team watched live the an- nouncement of brackets for the NCAA tournament and learned they would get anoth- er shot at a St. Cloud State team that knocked Notre Dame out of the tournament a year ago. Cheers erupted in the team au- ditorium in Compton Family MICHAEL YU | The Observer Ice Arena as the team watched Sophomore left wing Mario Lucia drives to the River Hawk goal on the selection show and saw Saturday. The Irish qualified for the NCAA tournament on Sunday. the pairing of the Irish and the Huskies. let it slip through our hands at 9 p.m. Saturday at the XCel “We’re really excited to get last year, and it’s pretty exciting Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. another shot at St. Cloud,” to get another crack at those senior defenseman Stephen guys.” Contact Connor Kelly at Johns said. “I think we sort of The Irish take on the Huskies [email protected] DAILY ndsmcobserver.com | MONDAY, March 24, 2014 | The Observer 15

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By MARY GREEN By KIT LOUGHRAN Notre Dame could be on Sports Writer Sports Writer top of that podium and it feels great to prove them If Notre Dame had any first- Junior Emma Reaney wrong. I’m so proud to be round jitters, it masked them dominated the pool at the Irish.” well as the Irish cruised to a 93-42 NCAA championships. With her record time, victory over Robert Morris to Reaney won the national Reaney had a second and begin the NCAA tournament championship in the 200- a half margin over runner- Saturday at Savage Arena in yard breaststroke at the up finishers Katie Olsen of Toledo, Ohio. NCAA championships on Stanford and Breeja Larson The No. 1 seed Irish Saturday night. Reaney, of Texas A&M, who tied (33-0) jumped out an early lead who set an American re- for second with a time of over the No. 16 seed Colonials cord time in the event 2:05.88. (21-12), opening the first 11 min- one month ago at the ACC Reaney dominated the utes of the game on a 28-6 run. championships, broke her race from the beginning The rest of the match- own NCAA, U.S. Open, and and had the fastest split up followed that trend, as American records with a for each lap. She swam the the ACC champions never winning time of 2:04.06. first 100 yards in 59.35 and let up, and Robert Morris She is the first swimmer the final 100 in 1:04.71. But never picked up enough JODI LO | The Observer from Notre Dame to win an Reaney said the race was momentum to make a run that Irish senior forward Ariel Braker rebounds against Robert Morris on individual title. far from effortless. threatened Notre Dame’s lead Saturday . Braker was one of five Irish players to score in double digits. “I personally could not “[The most challenging and perfect season. imagine a better way [than part was] staying in my Allen dished out seven assists senior forward Ariel Braker of the season. So we’re not going winning a national title] own lane,” Reaney said. as Notre Dame moved on to said. “Upsets happen all the to overlook anyone.”Irish coach to represent the University “I’m usually not someone the second round of the NCAA time. And I think [we had] that Muffet McGraw used her entire that I love so much,” to get in my own head dur- tournament. mindset coming in, that you lineup in the victory, and bench Reaney said. “No one ever ing meets, but this one “In the tournament, you still have to play hard to get to thought that a school not can’t take anyone lightly,” where you want to be at the end see W BASKETBALL PAGE 14 known for swimming like see W SWIMMING PAGE 14 men’s hockey | massachusetts-lowell 4, nd 0 Irish make NCAA tournament despite loss

By CONOR KELLY a 1-0 lead 10:13 into the first pe- insurance goals in the second Sports Writer riod. Sophomore defenseman period with freshman forward Christian Folin sent a puck to Evan Campbell converting a re- As senior Irish goalten- the front of the Irish net that bound on the power play at 3:35 der Steven Summerhays has looked to be heading wide until and junior defenseman Zack shown with his play over the it deflected off the skate of Irish Kamrass once again banking a last month, a hot goaltender senior defenseman Kevin Lind, shot off the skate of an Irish de- can make all the difference in a who was clearing a Lowell for- fenseman to beat Summerhays. game, and the No. 10 Irish ran ward from the front of the net, Despite outshooting Lowell into a scorching hot one Friday and sailed past Summerhays. 35-22, the Irish were un- night as sophomore goaltender The goal was followed shortly able to crack Hellebuyck, a Connor Hellebuyck stopped after by a rocket of a wrist shot first-team Hockey East selec- all 35 Irish shots to lead No. 7 by River Hawks senior for- tion who earned his second Massachusetts-Lowell to a 4-0 ward Derek Arnold that beat straight Hockey tournament victory over Notre Dame in a Summerhays to the glove side MVP award after Lowell de- Hockey East semifinal match- for a 2-0 lead. feated New Hampshire 4-0 up at TD Garden in Boston. “We thought it was going to in the championship game The loss knocked the Irish be a low-scoring game, so to Saturday to repeat as Hockey out of the Hockey East tourna- see them come out and score East champions. ment, but the team found out two quick goals like that is “A couple of the goals went MICHAEL YU | The Observer Sunday morning its season will pretty frustrating,” senior cen- off of us, and that happened Irish senior goalie Steven Summerhays guards the crease against continue in the NCAA tourna- ter T.J. Tynan said. “You have earlier in the year, but it hasn’t Massachusetts-Lowell on Saturday. Summerhays allowed four goals. ment with a first-round match- to give a lot of credit to them. happened in the last few weeks, Though the Irish will con- championship would stick up against No. 8 St. Cloud State. Even though we played pretty but when they get traffic to the tinue their season in the NCAA with his team. With both the Irish and the sluggish for the first half of net, that’s what happens,” Irish tournament with a shot at a “I’m a big believer that River Hawks coming off of the game, they played tight coach Jeff Jackson said. “We national title, Jackson said conference championships three-game quarterfinal se- defense.” didn’t have the same kind of that the disappointment of ries, Lowell struck first to take The River Hawks added two traffic at the net.” not earning a conference see M HOCKEY PAGE 14 THIS WEEKEND’S SCOREBOARD TODAY’S EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS

ND Women’s Basketball vs. Robert Morris W 93-42 Men’s Golf at Lone Star Invitational All Day Baseball vs. Illinois-Chicago Tues.

Men’s Hockey vs. Massachusetts-Lowell L 4-0 ND Womens’s Basketball vs. Arizona State 6:30 PM Men’s Lacrosse vs. Ohio State Tues.

ND Women’s Lacrosse vs. Villanova W 17-8 Softball vs. Northwestern Tues.

ND Women’s Tennis at North Carolina L 6-1 Baseball vs. UIC Tues.

Men’s Tennis at Clemson W 5-2 ND Women’s Tennis vs. Marquette Wed.

Baseball vs. Virginia Tech W 2-1 Track at Texas Relays Wed.-Sat.