It’s time to end the Presidential Debate system
We may be over a year away from the 2020 Presidential Election, but the race for the Democratic nomination is in full swing. The field consists of 20 Democrats and, as of last Thursday, they have...
View ArticleWhen a song becomes a love affair
Cupid struck me with his arrow at 2 a.m. on a Thursday. He commenced his sneak-attack while I was playing my favorite weeknight game: How late can I stay up without falling asleep in my first class the...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s Purcell Game Day events provide alternative activities on game day
While many students spend some of their autumn Saturdays at Notre Dame football games, the Office of Student Involvement at Saint Mary’s offers alternative activities for students who don’t attend...
View ArticleNo. 16 Notre Dame battles until draw at No. 4 Indiana
In their first appearance at Bill Armstrong Stadium since losing 1-0 on their way to the College Cup, Notre Dame took on Indiana on Tuesday night in their first Top-20 matchup of the season. The Irish...
View ArticleHeteronormativity and Catholicism are inseparable
My phone’s built-in news app proffered this piece by Ellie Gardey, an undergraduate student at Notre Dame, that was posted today. Gardey reports on current efforts by some students to reduce...
View ArticleStudents network at Fall Career Fair, comment on employer variety
Students swarmed the Joyce Center Fieldhouse for career and internship networking opportunities Tuesday afternoon at Notre Dame’s annual Fall Career Fair. This year’s fair offered students the...
View Article‘A chip on our shoulder’: Book says team embracing underdog status ahead of...
Senior quarterback and captain Ian Book addressed the media Tuesday ahead of Notre Dame’s trip to Athens, Georgia, this weekend. Book, who recently threw a career-high five touchdowns in Notre Dame’s...
View ArticleJenkins addresses faculty on Burish, Columbus murals, Church crisis,...
University President Fr. John Jenkins spoke to the success of the University under provost Tom Burish, and the search for a new provost, as Burish will step down at the conclusion of this school year....
View ArticleIrish head to Chapel Hill for third-straight top 16 matchup
Fresh off of a 1-1 tie against No. 4 Indiana, No.16 Notre Dame will hit the road to face off against No. 11 North Carolina on Friday in its second ACC match of the season. The Irish (3-1-1) have played...
View ArticleFormer European Union ambassador to the United States lectures on...
Former European Union (EU) Ambassador to the United States David O’Sullivan highlighted nationalism, climate change and migration as key issues facing Europe at his Nanovic Forum Lecture, titled...
View ArticleWelcome! Everything is fine. Television makes us better people.
Philosophy asks the tough questions: What does it mean to live a good life? How can I be a good person? What do I do if I see a runaway trolley moving toward five tied-up people and I have the power to...
View ArticleA call for empathy from a gay Catholic
It’s that time of year again. Time for someone to write the good ol’ “Notre Dame is Catholic and its Catholicism makes it valuable and unique, which means its LGBT students better suck it up and shut...
View ArticleLocal bishop speaks at Saint Mary’s about being authentically Catholic
Kevin Rhoades, bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, addressed students, members of Belles for Life, faculty and members of the South Bend community Wednesday at Saint Mary’s in a lecture entitled “To Be...
View ArticleWhere in the world is Erin Hoffmann Harding?
In the past two years, there have been a tremendous amount of changes to student life at Notre Dame. Baumer Hall has its first residents. A new women’s hall is nearing completion. Pizza Pi opened up in...
View ArticleSporting Kansas City Defender Matt Besler reflects on his time with Notre...
After a freshman season spent mostly on the bench with infrequent playing time, Matt Besler was determined to make sure his sophomore season at Notre Dame would be different. When head coach Bobby...
View ArticleVolleyball pulls off thriller upset against Michigan
Notre Dame (7-2) pulled off a major upset at home against Michigan (6-3), a team that received votes this past week for the AVCA Coaches’ Poll, on Wednesday night. The match went a full five sets and...
View ArticlePossible CCTV cameras outside dorm entrances mentioned at senate meeting
In its weekly Wednesday meeting, the student senate met with Heather Rakoczy Russell, associate vice president for residential life, and Keri Kei Shibata, chief of the Notre Dame Police Department...
View ArticleGoo Goo Dolls Evolve with “Miracle Pill”
In light of today’s divisive political and social climate, it is very refreshing to hear the music of a new album from some old faces that can bring people together. The Goo Goo Dolls are certainly no...
View ArticlePanel discusses best practices for ensuring labor rights in University supply...
Members of the Notre Dame community discussed how colleges and universities can set the standard for fair labor practices in a panel titled “From Sweatshops to Sweating Audits” in the Hesburgh and...
View ArticleJPEGMAFIA: Rap’s dark web troll
JPEGMAFIA wants you to be disappointed — or, at least, that’s what he’s been saying. Disappointment was the main message of the Maryland rapper’s promotion for his new album, “All My Heroes Are...
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