Notre Dame-Wisconsin canceled; Big Ten going to conference-only schedule for...
The landscape of college football changes more and more each day as it was just announced Thursday that the Big Ten will be the first conference to implement a conference-only schedule for fall sports,...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s provost announces changes to classrooms, grades for fall semester
Provost and senior vice president Titilayo Ufomata announced changes to classrooms and academic support areas for the fall semester, in an email sent to Saint Mary’s students Friday. Students will be...
View ArticleFormer football captain Dan Shannon dies at age 86
This past week, Irish football great Dan Shannon died at the age of 86, according to a Friday Notre Dame Athletics post. Shannon played for the Irish from 1951-1954. During this time, the Irish...
View Article‘It feels like we are afterthoughts’: First-year international students...
Facing visa rejections, incoming Notre Dame first-year international students assumed they would be able to attend online classes for their first semester. This week, they were told they would have to...
View ArticleMan shot following attempted robbery on East Corby Avenue
A man was shot in the leg after an attempted robbery and aggravated assault early Monday morning on the 900 block of East Corby Avenue, the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) said in an email to the...
View ArticleStudent government announces day of action in response to ICE policy
In a statement released Monday morning, members of Notre Dame student government detailed plans for a day of action in response to the new ICE policy affecting international students if their schools...
View ArticleJenkins condemns ICE restrictions as University joins Harvard, MIT lawsuit
Editor’s Note: This story was last updated 11:07 p.m. July 13. University President Fr. John Jenkins officially filed an amicus curiae brief Monday in support of a lawsuit by Harvard University and the...
View ArticleMan shot in arm after attempted robbery and aggravated assault on Notre Dame...
A man was shot in the arm Monday night after two suspects demanded his belongings on Notre Dame Avenue, south of Napoleon St., the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) said in an email. The two male...
View ArticleUniversity announces new initiative to provide community with COVID-19 updates
Notre Dame launched a new messaging campaign “designed to deliver timely, actionable information to the Notre Dame community,” University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Monday. The...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s announces additional fall semester, move-in policies
In a Monday evening email to the student body, Gloria Jenkins, interim vice president for student affairs, announced additional information regarding the fall semester. Students will begin returning to...
View ArticleTrump administration reverses ICE policy on student visas
On Tuesday, the Trump administration rescinded the policy from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which the agency announced a week before, that would have expired student visas and forced...
View Article‘I thought God had presented this guy’: 20 years after reporting clergy abuse...
Mark Fuller, class of 1977, came forward with his experience of priest abuse in 2002. Notre Dame offered little more than an apology. Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of sexual abuse and...
View ArticleFirst-year international students offered new options for fall 2020,...
Last week, The Observer reported Notre Dame was giving first-year international students who were unable to secure a visa one option for the coming year — defer their education until fall 2021....
View ArticleUniversity, I4RH discuss Supreme Court’s ruling regarding contraceptive coverage
The Supreme Court ruled on July 8 that employers with religious or moral objections do not have to help provide insurance coverage for contraceptives in the case of The Little Sisters of the Poor vs....
View ArticleFamily of former Notre Dame student sues University for 2019 accident
The family of a former Notre Dame freshman is suing the University for their son’s catastrophic injuries and for encouraging “a quasi-fraternity atmosphere,” according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in St....
View ArticleIndiana governor announces mask mandate starting July 27
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced in a coronavirus briefing Wednesday that he would sign an executive order making face coverings mandatory for the entire state beginning Monday, July 27. “I know not...
View ArticleBroadcaster, ND alumnus Regis Philbin dies at 88
Media personality and Notre Dame alumnus Regis Philbin died of natural causes Friday at age 88, the family told People magazine. Philbin hosted a number of television shows including “Live with Regis...
View ArticleJenkins urges ND community to comply with safety directives, says violations...
University President Fr. John Jenkins urged Notre Dame students, faculty and staff to follow new safety protocols to ensure the completion of the semester in an email Wednesday. All community members...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s postpones conference play until spring 2021
Editor’s Note: A version of this story was published online July 30. Saint Mary’s announced in a Thursday email the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has decided to postpone...
View ArticleNo loss is ‘acceptable loss’
My name is Miguel Hoch. I am a junior at Notre Dame and a proud member of the Balfour Hesburgh Scholars Program. Like many of my friends and classmates, I was happy to see the University commit to...
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