Opinion

Artemis II is an inspiration to keep going

By Duncan Stangel · Friday, April 10, 2026

“Humans do not love keeping peace or paying taxes, but we do love exploration.”

Can Notre Dame students read (part 2)?

By Sophia Anderson · Thursday, April 9, 2026

The misjudgement of genre fiction diminishes the value of hobby reading.

Learning not to mourn the ND experience that could have been

By Ana Prestamo · Wednesday, April 8, 2026

“I made peace with my path, not because it was perfect, but because it was genuinely mine.”

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ND students are political — but still uninformed

By Redmond Bernhold · Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Some students are ignorant to the conflict grappling the world and U.S. That’s a major problem.

Is business immoral?

By Sophia Lekeufack · Tuesday, March 31, 2026

We can’t accept the degradation of human dignity for capital simply because that is the way things have always been.

Do you really have enough time?

By Michael Doyle · Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Despite frequent proclamations about the vast continuity of human life, the most successful among us will tell you that the best time to figure it out was yesterday, and the second-best time is today.

You need to grow up, not in the way you think

By Sienna Stephens · Monday, March 30, 2026

“The goal shouldn’t be to grow up and leave that child behind on your adventure through life, but to take that child along with us as we face both the good and evil of the world.”

The Democratic party’s identity crisis

By Grayson Beckham · Monday, March 30, 2026

The Democratic Party needs their own Trump.

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Editorial: Let them eat over break

By The Observer Editorial Board · Friday, March 27, 2026

Students across the tri-campus had limited meal options during spring break, with no accessible transportation.

Silicon Valley Needs You to Fear AI

By Graham Wolfe · Friday, March 27, 2026

Silicon Valley needs you to fear AI.

Why does no one talk about grief in college?

By Mia Drake · Friday, March 27, 2026

How to navigate more than the epic highs and lows of college football.

Off the Dome: Campus Dining Edition

By Allison Elshoff · Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Interviews with pillars of Notre Dame Dining.

The virtues of being a cat person

By Oliver Ortega · Tuesday, March 24, 2026

My cats are my anchors, reminding me of my daily responsibilities and the importance of keeping myself disciplined in order to get my work and chores done.

Catholic institutions are meant to engage, not avoid

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, March 24, 2026

A Catholic university is not a seminary, nor is it a diocesan high school. It is a place where ideas are examined, argued and tested.

You’re not always good enough – and that’s a good thing

By Noirin Dempsey · Monday, March 23, 2026

Humility is painful, but we could all use a good dose of it.

The precedent is clear: Fire Ostermann

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, March 20, 2026

Indiana Catholic schools’ right to fire staff for violating the Faith’s teachings has been established. It’s time for Notre Dame to stand up for its Catholic beliefs.

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Politics of violence and how we respond

By Patrick Kompare · Friday, March 20, 2026

Germany and the United States face a similar threat to democracy with very different responses.

Where’s our commencement speaker?

By Redmond Bernhold · Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Please, no politicians.

Why I don’t regret majoring in philosophy in the age of AI

By Ana Prestamo · Wednesday, March 18, 2026

“Studying philosophy, or any of the humanities for that matter, has given me something that artificial intelligence cannot replace: a closer understanding of what makes us human.”

What did America learn from Charlie Kirk’s death?

By Amaris O’Connor · Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Waiting for societal unity that never came.

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