Students react to Mayor Pete’s bid for presidency
Just over three weeks ago, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. Buttigieg, who grew up in South Bend and whose parents were both professors at...
View ArticleThe real heroes of the Bengal Bouts will lose in the preliminaries
The bell rang, the fight was finally over. Bloodied up and nose broken, Peter was practically beaming as he stumbled to his corner. “Best thing I’ve ever done,” he said, throwing his arms around me. I...
View ArticleNotre Dame women react to new Pangborn transfer policies
Guarded by concrete lions, filled with the Manorites of Morrissey and crammed between Fisher Hall and the Rockne Memorial Gymnasium, Pangborn Hall seems to some to offer little in the way of...
View ArticleJenkins announces committee to advise future of Columbus murals
University President Fr. John Jenkins announced the members that will make up his Columbus murals advising committee in a press release Thursday. The committee will advise the University on how to...
View ArticleIrish host final home meet of the season
After splitting up and hitting the road to compete in three different meets last weekend, Notre Dame will host its fourth and final home meet of the season: the Alex Wilson Invitational. The one-day,...
View ArticleFighters prepare for 89th-annual Bengal Bouts competition
On Thursday night in Purcell Pavilion, the Notre Dame Boxing Club will kick off the 89th-annual Bengal Bouts, which raise money for Holy Cross missions in Bangladesh. Senior Ryan Richelsen, who is...
View ArticleNo. 6 Notre Dame bests Boston College on the road
In their first game since dropping out of the top five, the Irish delivered a redemption performance against Boston College, picking up a 50-point win over the Eagles while simultaneously moving one...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s combats intolerance through theatre
Since theatre was first conceived, it has been a way to express historical narratives. Plays share stories across generational, cultural and racial lines to communicate multiple perspectives. Saint...
View ArticleSubtle disgust for Valentine’s Day
Travis Scott filled an entire living room with thousands of roses for his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. A man proposed with six rings so his now-fiancee could chose which one she liked best. My old...
View Article‘Glass’ is half-full
Nineteen years out from the release of “Unbreakable” (2000), M. Night Shyamalan has finally finished his “Unbreakable” film trilogy with “Split” (2016) and “Glass” (2019). While this may seem like an...
View ArticleNotre Dame offers marriage preparation course for engaged couples
As harsh weather continues to torment South Bend, the longing for warmer days reminds students of a second-semester Notre Dame tradition: ring by spring. For those students who do get engaged before or...
View ArticleBrey, Gibbs ready to redeem themselves against Virginia
Notre Dame will look to string together back-to-back wins as they travel to Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday for a rematch against a familiar conference foe: Virginia. The Cavaliers (21-2, 9-2 ACC)...
View ArticleCarroll Hall rector, leadership discuss lakeside community
Junior Garrett Rethman said when he first toured Notre Dame, he actively hoped to not be put in Carroll Hall. “I remembered from my tour … my tour guide pointed out, ‘There’s a dorm down there called...
View ArticleIrish look to improve home record, Big Ten standing against Wisconsin
After picking up a much needed 5-2 win over Michigan on Tuesday, the Irish will turnaround quickly to take on Wisconsin at home this weekend. The Irish (15-10-3, 8-8-2 Big Ten) took five points in the...
View ArticleBengal Bouts concludes opening rounds
142 lbs. Dan “Emotional Punching Bag” Wilborn def. Jason ”Banana Jay” Lokhorst In the first fight of the night, freshman Jason “Banana Jay” Lokhorst, representing Stanford Hall, faced off against...
View ArticleUniversity to revoke former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s honorary degree
Notre Dame is rescinding former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s honorary degree, the administration announced in a statement Saturday. The decision comes in response to the results of the Vatican’s...
View ArticleThe challenge of the murals
Perhaps covering the murals, studying them elsewhere in reproductions, is the right thing. I cannot speak for Native Americans on this. I do know that when I brought a gentle Menominee friend of mine...
View ArticleIs everything still awesome?: a synopsis of ‘The Lego Movie 2’
(Spoiler Alert) If we had to be honest with ourselves, no one thought that 2014’s “The Lego Movie” was going to amount to anything other than a cheap cash grab. We were sorely mistaken. The movie...
View ArticleIrish post record-breaking performance at Alex Wilson Invitational
In Notre Dame’s final home meet of the year, the Irish, running a smaller team, set several school records while simultaneously setting themselves up for success at this week’s ACC championships....
View ArticleNo. 15 Irish, Wisconsin split series
No. 15 Notre Dame hosted and split its series with Wisconsin this past weekend in what was another major Big Ten matchup. The back-to-back games were characterized by an Irish team which is struggling...
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