Senate suspends one-ticket Junior Class Council election, names winner
Student senate voted to suspend the Junior Class Council election for the class of 2020 and declared the only ticket the winner Wednesday night. Laksumi Sivanandan will be president, Brandon Garcia...
View ArticleDonald Trump and America’s thriving constitutional order
Donald Trump has been the president of the United States for over one year now. And contrary to what many alarmists predicted, our republic is not destroyed and the world is not ending. Freedom and...
View ArticleIrish gear up for ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Notre Dame will look to get its momentum back as the Irish head into the second of four weekend trips to warm climates. This weekend, the Irish (3-2) will take on No. 20 Michigan and No. 14 Minnesota...
View ArticleCondoms and contraceptive coverage
At midnight on Feb. 7, University President Fr. John Jenkins distributed an email to the Notre Dame community at large, describing the latest installment in Notre Dame’s enduring efforts to regulate...
View ArticleIrish look to clinch double-bye in ACC tournament
As the regular season approaches its close, No. 5 Notre Dame will travel to Virginia to face the Cavaliers with a chance to claim a double-bye for the ACC Tournament. Virginia (16-9, 9-3 ACC) currently...
View ArticleStudents participate in annual boxing tournament to support Holy Cross...
For senior Pat Gordon, what started off as an activity to get his mind off things transformed into a passion. “My mother passed away in high school, and I was upset, looking for an outlet. I walked...
View ArticleNotre Dame prepares for Michigan series
No. 1 Notre Dame is gearing up for a home-and-home series against the Wolverines of Michigan on Friday and Sunday. The Irish (22-6-2, 16-3-1 Big Ten) head into the matchup having clinched the Big Ten...
View ArticleKendrick and company blend together on ‘Black Panther: The Album’
“King of my city, king of my country, king of my homeland,” utters Kendrick Lamar over a simple piano riff. Taken out of context, this statement from Lamar seems conceited, narcissistic and very far...
View ArticlePass or fail: Football wins matter
My neighbor — a Penn State graduate who vehemently opposed the NCAA sanction to strip former head coach Joe Paterno of his all-time win total in light of the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal — whisked by me...
View ArticleND heads to BC with season in balance
Since the start of ACC play, Notre Dame has been in a dogfight trying to scratch its way into the NCAA tournament. Many commentators and pundits have counted the Irish out at multiple points in the...
View ArticleOgunbowale and Shepard hit 1,500 points in Irish win
On Thursday night in Charlottesville, Virginia, No. 5 Notre Dame continued its impressive play as of late, defeating the Cavaliers by a score of 83-69. After opening up the game on a 20-2 run, the...
View ArticleJenkins comments on DACA legislative deadlock
University President Fr. John Jenkins commented in a press release Thursday on the failure of the United States Senate to advance immigration legislation that would have resolved the legal limbo...
View ArticleIt’s time to show up
It’s the middle of the third quarter of a February game in Purcell Pavilion. One of the nation’s perennial powerhouse programs has had little trouble moving the ball up and down the court. Basket after...
View Article88th Bengal Bouts host opening rounds
141 lbs. Thomas “The Dank Engine” Walsh def. Justin “Hardly Know Her” Isner Walsh, a Keenan Hall sophomore, landed the first punches of the opening round to Isner’s head, but it did not take long for...
View ArticleMemorial Mass honors life of former rector Sister Mary McNamara
Relatives, members of the Notre Dame community and Sisters of the Incarnate Word gathered Thursday to honor the life of Sister Mary McNamara, the rector of Breen-Phillips Hall, who died Feb. 7 due to...
View ArticleNotre Dame community reflects on life of Sister Mary McNamara
As a Sister of the Incarnate Word, Sister Mary McNamara proclaimed the Gospel of love by bonding in community. And at Notre Dame, she found that community in the form of her dream job: being the rector...
View ArticleIrish extend losing streak to three games with losses to Michigan
No. 1 Notre Dame had a bounce-back on its mind coming into Friday’s home matchup with No. 18 Michigan, as it was looking to recover from a disappointing 5-1 loss at the hands of Ohio State last...
View ArticleSeeing past Valentine’s day: dating culture on campus
The chocolates, the roses, the heart-shaped pizzas delivered to lucky roommates from long-distance boyfriends — Valentine’s Day has me thinking about dating at Notre Dame; more precisely, the lack of...
View ArticleLandscape services attempt to keep grounds clean after serious snowfall
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can stop this crew; in fact, they’re the ones battling it. Notre Dame’s Landscape Services team, known for clear sidewalks in the midst of heavy South...
View ArticleA clarification on the meaning of abortifacient
In a letter to the editor titled “Condoms and contraceptive coverage,” three of my fellow students addressed Fr. John Jenkins’s recent letter to the Notre Dame community regarding contraceptive...
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