To vaccinate or not to vaccinate: Not so obvious
The time has finally come. For some, the day we’ve been waiting for: the chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. For others, the day they’ve feared: the University’s vaccination requirement for fall...
View ArticleGunshots heard near Holy Cross Saturday night
The South Bend Police Department responded to shots heard in the Keller Park and Riverside Place area Saturday night, according to a Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) spokesperson. The area where the...
View ArticleIrish bested by Hokies on senior night
Notre Dame closed the 2020-21 regular season with a fourth successive loss Friday night as the Irish (8-9-0, 4-7-0 ACC) fell 2-0 to Virginia Tech (6-6-2, 5-5-2 ACC) during their senior night at Alumni...
View ArticleScene Selections: April showers
Weather-wise, South Bend was spoiled at the start of this month. Over the Easter weekend, for example, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping — I even wore shorts! But as the month has meandered...
View ArticleIrish lose by one to No. 1 ranked UNC
The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team suffered a narrow loss to the UNC Tar Heels on Saturday. The No. 4 Irish (6-3, 3-3 ACC) hosted the No. 1 ranked team in the country, the unbeaten Tar Heels (12-0,...
View ArticleA nostalgic review of ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ (Ella’s Version)
It’s a rare and special moment when a piece of media can instantaneously catapult you back 12 years in the past, and that’s exactly what “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” did to me this weekend. Once I...
View ArticleA force for good
When Fr. Sorin survived the winter trek from Vincennes to found our University in the cold and snowy winter of 1842, he expressed his gratitude and his dream that someday “[t]his college will be one of...
View Article‘It’s been an exciting adventure’: Belles discuss running small businesses
The Observer interviewed five Saint Mary’s students about running small businesses and the importance of female entrepreneurship. Here are their stories. Anna Guerra Sophomore Anna Guerra started...
View ArticleTri-campus to host ‘Take Back the Night’ to raise awareness for sexual assault
Started in the 1960s, Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an international event and non-profit organization dedicated to ending sexual assault and violence worldwide. This year’s tri-campus TBTN will take...
View ArticleWhy liberal prospective students should come to Notre Dame
It is not uncommon for me to get a wide range of feedback from students, faculty and alumni after each of my columns. Of course, I receive the most comments after some of my more controversial takes...
View ArticleThe shallow depths of ‘My Octopus Teacher’
There are few documentaries as enticing and personal as “My Octopus Teacher.” Being Netflix’s contender for the Academy Awards’ Documentary Feature this year, it breaks the mold of most documentaries...
View ArticleA moment to see the poor at Notre Dame
Pope Francis tells us that it is the “moment to see the poor.” What does the Pope’s injunction mean for Notre Dame, especially now as Provost Marie Lynn Miranda has launched an important university...
View ArticleUniversity tuition to increase 2% for 2021-2022 academic year
Costs to attend Notre Dame are set to increase 2% for the 2021-2022 academic year, as set by the Board of Trustees earlier this semester, according to University spokesman Dennis Brown. 2% is the...
View ArticleTake Back the Night Prayer Service focuses on healing, justice
The tri-campus community celebrated Take Back the Night Wednesday evening with a candlelight prayer vigil on South Quad. A large group of marchers — chanting and carrying posters — circled God Quad...
View ArticleND alum teams up with Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate to address Church...
With ownership of around 177 million acres of land, the Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental landowner in the world. But with not all clergy and parish finance councils having the proper...
View ArticleUniversity to ease restrictions after reaching first 90% vaccination goal...
In a recent email to the Notre Dame community, University President Father John Jenkins announced that 90% of undergraduates and professional students have received at least the first dose of a vaccine...
View ArticleActivism workshop for admitted students showcases clubs, organizations
Many first years arrive on campus feeling overwhelmed by the club fair and not sure how or where to start getting involved at Notre Dame. First-year Anjali Pellegrin said she felt that way when she got...
View ArticleWard: Best Olympic moments
With a much anticipated Olympics right around the corner, there is much talk about what the Games will mean for athletes in the 21st century, as well as how they will impact the larger world of...
View ArticleND men’s tennis faces tough test to close regular season
The Notre Dame men’s tennis team looks to close out the regular season this weekend with a pair of home dates against the Virginia Cavaliers and Virginia Tech Hokies. Coming off a successful road...
View ArticleAn open response to our conservative friend
On April 14, recent graduate Sophia Sheehy published a column titled “An open letter to my liberal friends” portraying herself as a representative of BridgeND. While she makes a number of claims and...
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