THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY V OLUME 50, ISSUE 127 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM P rofessors explore foreign policy, election ND Votes “Pizza, Pop and Politics” hosts discussion on foreign policy issues in the presidential election By LUCAS MASIN-MOYER issues, ” Desch said. N ews Writer Desch said this change in sentiment was largely due ND Votes hosted their final to “war weariness” and said installment of “Pizza, Pop, American voters are much and Politics” on Tuesday night more skeptical of involvement with Michael Desch, professor in foreign conflicts. of political science, and Mary “American voters are asking Ellen O’Connell, the Robert and the question, ‘What’s in it for Marion Short Professor of Law us?’ They want to be persuaded and research professor of in- that, if we go abroad in search ternational dispute resolution, of a monster, these are mon- speaking on issues of foreign sters that is in the interest of the policy related to the 2016 U.S. United States to slay,” he said. presidential election. Desch also touched upon the Desch began by speaking on seeming continuity between domestic public sentiment on candidates of the major parties United States foreign policy. on issues of foreign policy. “The message in 2014 and “Clinton and Cruz both be- 2015 is that there is a signifi- lieve that the United States GRACE TOURVILLE | The Observer cant uptick in the public’s pri- Michael Desch speaks Tuesday night in the Geddes Coffeehouse at the final “Pizza, Pop and Politics,” oritization of domestic political see POLICY PAGE 5 hosted by ND Votes. Desch discussed domestic public sentiment on United States foreign policy. Tryouts commence to Speaker analyzes replace ND leprechaun healthcare By MAREK MAZUREK Sports Illustrated. Doran’s mantle: Tom Hellios, N ews Writer “I was like, ‘Wait, I’m going Joe Fennessy and Mitchell deficiencies, Ebola to be on the cover of Sports Meersman. The Pit in the Joyce Center Illustrated?’ That’s every Fennessy and Meersman By JENNA WILSON in Health, gave a lecture entitled, is full — but not crowded — kid’s dream,” Doran said. are veterans of the tryout N ews Writer “Taking up the Challenge of Tuesday afternoon as Notre This day, however, is not process, as the two are cur- Poverty: Why Accompaniment Dame cheerleaders set up about Doran, nor is this week. rently Leprechauns for the S taff, stuff, systems and space. Matters” that tackled the com- mats and begin stretching. Today is about getting one Blue and Green Squad, re- Those are the four things Paul plexities of the Ebola outbreak A tall, clean-shaven man step closer to finding Doran’s spectively. Fennessy, a Farmer said are necessary in or- and accompaniment, which con- with red hair walks in the replacement as the No. 1, or sophomore, said having the der to combat infectious patho- sists of long-term health care pro- door and begins analyzing Gold Squad, Leprechaun. experience of going through gens in healthcare deficient areas. vision on the community-based the crowd. Meet John Doran, Mingling with the cheer- the often enigmatic tryouts On Tuesday, Farmer, a physi- level. the Notre Dame Leprechaun. leaders are the three candi- cian, anthropologist, chief strat- The one on the cover of dates who hope to take up see LEPRECHAUN PAGE 4 egist and cofounder of Partners see FARMER PAGE 5 Students reflect on academic accomodations By CATHERINE OWERS and The Observer with the assistance basically, by taking the test and want to have difficulty under- Sara Bea,” she said. HALEIGH EHMSEN of her nurse, Debbie Larsen, who taking such a long time.” standing her, or embarrassing Agolia said she submitted an S enior News Writers is quoted below. In lecture-style classes, her, and she understands that.” individualized education plan Crowley said when she was Crowley said she has note tak- Junior Grace Agolia, who (IEP), as well as documenta- Editor’s note: This is the third looking at colleges, she specifi- ers to supplement her own is deaf and uses a cochlear tion from her audiologist, and day in a series on disability at cally looked at the accommoda- notes. In discussion-based implant, said accommoda- met with the office at the be- Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. tions available at Notre Dame. classes, Crowley speaks and her tions offered through the Sara ginning of the year to explain Today’s story examines students’ “When she’s taking an exam, statement is repeated by the Bea Center for Students with the sort of accommodations experiences with academic ac- she gets double the time. Not caretaker accompanying her. Disabilities played a role in her she required, which include commodations at the University because she has trouble pro- “If by any means that person decision to attend Notre Dame. CART (Communication Access and the College. cessing the information — it is gone or leaves, she does have “Some colleges don’t have Realtime Translation). Megan Crowley, a freshman just takes her a very long time a friend in the class that can good offices of disability ser- “The Office of Disability at Notre Dame, has Pompe to write it down,” Larsen said. translate if necessary,” Larsen vices, but Notre Dame’s is quite Services here hires a company disease, which progressively “The other thing was to have said. “But she thinks that if no- excellent. Scott Howland is the called Michiana Reporters weakens muscles. it in a room where you’re not body was with her, she wouldn’t man. He is awesome, and so are Editor’s note: Crowley spoke to disturbing your classmates, be called on. They just wouldn’t all the other staff members at see DISABILITY PAGE 3 NEWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 7 SCENE PAGE 9 BASEBALL PAGE 16 SOFTBALL PAGE 16 2 THE OBSERVER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? QUESTION OF THE DAY: Email [email protected] ndsmcobserver.com What is your favorite summer activity? P .O. 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