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SMC students studying in Rome to return to the U.S., remain off campus for 14...

Saint Mary’s students studying abroad at John Cabot University in Rome for the spring semester will be sent home, vice president for student affairs Linda Timm announced early Saturday morning in a...

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‘We are all freaking out’: Notre Dame suspends Rome program due to coronavirus

This report was updated Friday at 10:04 p.m. Notre Dame is suspending its Rome programs and bringing the 106 Notre Dame students currently studying abroad in the Italian capital back to the United...

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Trump nominates Notre Dame alumnus to be Director of National Intelligence...

President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Friday he is nominating Notre Dame alumnus Congressman John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). “Would have...

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Softball opens ACC play by winning series against Duke

The Notre Dame softball team opened up conference play this past weekend against Duke in Durham, North Carolina. The Irish won two out of three games in the series. In the first game on Friday night,...

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South Bend’s director of sustainability talks about need, plans for climate...

In a joint initiative between the Kellogg Institute and the Office of Sustainability, Therese Dorau, South Bend’s director of sustainability, spoke at Notre Dame on Friday about the recently adopted...

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Scene Selections: Springing into … Spring!

Unpack those jean shorts and dust off that ATV ‘cause it’s springtime in South Bend. Since nobody in jorts likes to four wheel in silence, we, the Scenesters, have prepared a list of exceedingly...

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Notre Dame upsets 19th-ranked Florida State to conclude regular season

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team (13-17, 8-10 ACC) ended their regular season with a signature win Sunday afternoon, defeating No. 19th ranked Florida State (22-7, 11-7 ACC) on the road. Freshman...

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Hello, it’s me

Everyone has been asking me the same things: How does it feel to be Editor-in-Chief? And the second Saint Mary’s one at that? Are you nervous? Is it a big time commitment? Are you excited? I hadn’t...

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‘No one saw this coming’: Saint Mary’s students studying abroad in Rome...

The Roman Forum sat empty under a clouded gray sky Sunday morning, the few visitors passing beneath the ancient stone arches wearing face masks. The Colosseum, one of the most visited monuments in...

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Bengal Bouts concludes 90th year with Finals

137 pounds  Drew “Mr. Nice Guy” Niceley def. Danny “Smiley” Rogers The finals began with a fight between Rogers, a junior from Zahm House and Niceley, an off-campus graduate student. Both fighters were...

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Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg ends presidential candidacy ahead of...

Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, announced at the Century Center on Sunday night that he was dropping out of the presidential race.  He discussed the necessity to support the eventual...

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Pregnancy discrimination persists

Starting a family is a desire that more than 9 in 10 adults have. Yet the careers of women continue to be derailed by this desire in the 21st century. There are many laws and protections against the...

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Irish fall to Cavaliers on the road in conference matchup

Last Sunday, the Notre Dame men’s tennis team took on Virginia on the road in its second ACC conference match of the season. Despite a hard-fought effort, the Irish ultimately fell to the Cavaliers...

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Holy Cross Hall to put on first annual talent show

On March 16, the students of Holy Cross Hall will gather for one night only to perform in a hilarious spectacle of wonder, amazement and talent. The first annual Holy Cross talent show will begin at 8...

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Orville Peck liberates the cowboy, rides off on his “Pony”

In her 1996 Grammy-nominated single, “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?”, singer Paula Cole muses the whereabouts of her real-life John Wayne. She laments the toxic masculinity that underlies the...

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Buttigieg endorses Biden prior to Super Tuesday elections

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden before a rally in Dallas on Monday night. Buttigieg ended his bid for the presidency Sunday. “When I ran for president,...

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The brave ones

“Ellen is cancelled.” When I first scrolled over this tweet in 2019, I did not know how to react. Had cancel culture gone so far as to engulf Ellen DeGeneres, the superstar comedian and LGBTQ+...

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Irish earn win over Boston College, fall to Syracuse in conference play

The Irish headed into their first ACC road trip of the season this weekend after having opened conference play with a close loss to NC State and a solid win over Virginia Tech. Notre Dame (9-5, 2-2...

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Track and Field puts on solid showing while hosting ACC Championship

Notre Dame’s Track and Field team hosted all 15 teams competing in the ACC Championships at the Loftus Sports Center over the weekend. The Irish finished strong, with the women’s team finishing in...

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Residential life to announce official on-off campus ‘differentiation’ policy

During the last Hall Presidents Council (HPC) meeting, associate vice president of Residential Life Heather Rakoczy Russell walked hall presidents and vice presidents through an early draft of the...

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