Fighting for every inch of existence
Growing up, Notre Dame was the ideal school for me. Catholic education, football, hard classes, amazing professors, the most fantastic students on the planet and incredible merch — what more could you...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s founds Office for Student Equity using gift totaling $7 million
Using funds from the recently established Office for Student Equity, 65 Saint Mary’s seniors will be able to wear full regalia to their graduation ceremony — an opportunity made possible by a...
View ArticleHanson-Salgado ticket wins Saint Mary’s SGA election
Juniors Eleanor Hanson and Adriana Salgado will serve as Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president for the 2021-2022 term, according to an email from Student...
View ArticleThe Recap Episode 5: Saint Mary’s student government election results
In this episode of The Recap, host John Salem speaks about the winners of Saint Mary’s Student Government Election, and discusses each platform’s goals. Additionally, he talks about South Bend’s recent...
View ArticleGod made girls
Last month, my TikTok page started to fill up with videos set to RaeLynn’s 2014 hit song “God Made Girls.” The song, which I loved in my early teens but hadn’t heard in years, brought a long-repressed...
View ArticleRob Sheffield and the possibility for a genuine Rolling Stone
Some side character from some movie I watched at some point in high school once said something along the lines of: “When there are two bands, there’s a scene, and when there’s a scene, there’s...
View Article“It’s a getaway from campus”: Howard Park offers opportunities to de-stress,...
Hailing from Birmingham, Michigan, senior Jenna Wade has ice skated ever since she was a toddler. As a college student, she is a member of the Notre Dame Figure Skating Club’s intercollegiate team. An...
View ArticleCoping with a conservative campus
A TA of mine once joked during our discussion section, “I forgot. This is Notre Dame — you’re all conservatives and don’t care about people.” While the class all laughed along in good humor at what was...
View Article‘Avatar’ tops all-time box office once again. But who cares?
Some of the fondest memories of my youth are my friends’ birthday parties. They were always big sleepovers with 20 kids running around in the basement playing tag or football — that is, until...
View ArticleThe administration needs to follow the science
How often has the administration told us that it “follows the science?” I, for one, have lost count. Nevertheless, it is safe to say that it has become the University’s mantra since the pandemic began....
View ArticleZahm House to close, become transitional housing for Sorin College in...
Zahm House will be used as a swing hall for students in residence halls undergoing yearlong renovations, according to an email sent from the Division of Student Affairs to the Zahm community Monday...
View ArticleTrends in the Bend
As the flowers begin to bloom and the warm weather is becoming more of a common occurrence, new trends are arriving on campus. For many, spring 2021 seems to be a fresh start in our lives, and our...
View ArticleIrish conclude 9-game road trip with sweep of Virginia
Notre Dame baseball was picked to finish last in the ACC’s Atlantic Division and 13th out of the 14 teams in the conference. But somebody clearly forgot to tell the Irish. After another impressive...
View Article‘Our emotions are so high’: Zahm House residents protest news of community’s...
Editor’s note: This story was updated March 16 at 3:10 p.m. After the announcement, the unrest came quick. Zahm House residents marched to the front steps of the Main Building, gathering in front of...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s implements hard-to-recycle item bins to improve campus...
Saint Mary’s is encouraging students to be more environmentally conscious by having a “Recyle-a-Thon Res Life Contest” by collecting hard-to-recycle items in the trash room of each residence hall. The...
View ArticleND professor researches impact of climate change in tropical disease...
Department of Biological Sciences chair and professor Jason Rohr has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) for his research on schistosomiasis — a tropical disease...
View ArticleThe power of community at Notre Dame
After the University made the controversial decision to remove the Zahm community from campus, I have heard a lot regarding community, family and support. People in Zahm House, their alumni and many...
View ArticleIrish cross country places second at national meet
The cross country men’s team made a statement this past Monday in Stillwater, Oklahoma by taking second place in the NCAA cross country championships. That finish is the best the Irish have had since...
View ArticleZahm brotherhood: Notre Dame’s greatest gift to me
As a 2019 graduate and former Resident Assistant in Zahm House, the University’s decision to dissolve the Zahm brotherhood leaves me gutted, heartbroken and shaking with grief. I feel as if a close...
View Article2021 Oscars: A moment or a movement?
On March 24, 2002, history was made. That evening, at the 74th annual Academy Awards, Halle Berry became the first (and as of this writing, only) Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for her...
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