Muffet McGraw announces retirement, Niele Ivey to assume mantle
Muffet McGraw will be stepping down from her post as head coach of Notre Dame women’s basketball, she announced in a tweet Wednesday. McGraw has helmed the Irish since 1987 and built a Hall of Fame...
View ArticleRanking Notre Dame social media accounts
Notre Dame is blessed with a wide variety of humorous social media pages offering commentary on the ND experience. With so much choice, students may wonder where they ought to invest their time and...
View ArticleSupreme and My Bloody Valentine: interplay between fashion, music
On Thursday, streetwear behemoth Supreme released a clothing collection on its site that featured album and EP artwork from Irish shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine. The album artworks for “Loveless,”...
View ArticleWomen at the front lines
Women are responding to the pandemic with a daring, yet humble attitude. The roles that women are taking on to help end the COVID-19 crisis are making the headlines across the world. In fact, it seems...
View ArticleMoller: The fate of college football
COVID-19 has affected a lot of things so far, and I constantly worry that college football will be affected come the fall. What if there’s no college football? What if there’s college football without...
View ArticleI cannot wait to walk to class
When I arrived at Notre Dame as a freshman, I thought walking around campus to class was so fun. It was on these walks from the random science building to O’Shag to DeBart where I nurtured friendships...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: Thank you, seniors
This isn’t how any of us wanted the year to end. The misfortune of losing two months of what seems like the ever-fleeting college experience would be difficult for any student, but for the collective...
View ArticleWe asked, you voted: Notre Dame’s top football rivalries
The Observer sports department conducted a poll of Notre Dame students to gauge popular opinion of who the Fighting Irish’s biggest rivals are on the gridiron. Of the 274 respondents, 126 identified as...
View ArticleEarly Football Preview and Predictions: Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
After hosting the Clemson Tigers at home, Notre Dame will travel to the state of Georgia for the second season in a row. This time, however, they will be traveling about 72 miles west of Athens to take...
View ArticleStudent government stays connected with University community
Despite the distance, Notre Dame’s student government continues to operate remotely and serve the student body with online programming and events. Although events like Back the Bend — a day of service...
View ArticleMy hot takes
The Viewpoint section of The Observer is known for its ability to spark discussion throughout the tri-campus community and in rare cases, even through random spheres of the Internet. I’ve worked at The...
View ArticleLong distance love and (possibly) pain
The transition out of high school and into college is difficult for almost everyone. We’re forced to release attachments to teachers and friends, and many of us will say goodbye to our first-ever love...
View ArticleEarly football preview and predictions: Louisville Cardinals
With only two games left in the season, Notre Dame returns from a trip to Atlanta, Georgia for their final home game of the season. This senior day matchup will pit the Irish against the Louisville...
View ArticleAwe and beauty
Last Wednesday, as many of you know, was the 50th Earth Day. Breathtaking snapshots of all that nature has to offer abounded on social media in celebration of the occasion. If we take the time to stop...
View ArticleDisco music is quarantine comfort
In what would have been the sequel of “hot girl summer” if not for a global pandemic, Doja Cat’s “Say So” would have definitely reigned supreme. The music video for “Say So” is a hyper stylized ’70s...
View ArticleThe idea of a Catholic university
Writing a senior thesis can actually be kind of fun, if you select an interesting topic and an excellent advisor like Professor Daniel Philpott. Of course, this large academic project may not be “fun”...
View ArticleEdmonds: Muffet McGraw’s legacy is one of victory, equality
The queen has taken her final bow. After 33 years at Notre Dame, Muffet McGraw earned herself the reputation of being one of the most instrumental coaches in women’s basketball history, and also one of...
View ArticleQuarantine ‘Community’ college
It’s been 49 days since everyone was last on Notre Dame’s campus. I don’t know if anyone else has been counting, but I certainly have, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that, by this point,...
View ArticleND professor uses nuclear physics to fight COVID-19 in Armenia
Through the use of nuclear medicine, ozone generators and ultraviolet lamps, Ani Aprahamian and her team have successfully initiated a program to combat COVID-19 in Armenia. Aprahamian, a professor of...
View ArticleSix Irish players selected in 2020 NFL Draft, six more signed as undrafted...
Though no current Notre Dame players were taken in the opening round of the unprecedented 2020 “virtual” NFL Draft, six now-former Irish players were selected over seven rounds this weekend. While six...
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