Opinion

Notre Dame Law School, Pruitt advocates for eviction cases

By Allison Elshoff · Thursday, March 5, 2026

Associate clinical professor of law and director of Notre Dame's eviction clinic David Pruitt advocates for South Bend residents facing eviction court hearings,

Reflections from the journal of a Social Concerns alum

By Ivy Clark · Thursday, March 5, 2026

“Even though the pages covered only half of my fellowship, it felt as if two different people had written the first and last entries.”

Intellectual diversity is Notre Dame’s greatest asset

By Thea Bendaly · Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The value of Notre Dame holding space for diverse beliefs instead of encouraging intellectual uniformity is paramount.

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Is spring break really the relaxing vacation we think it is?

By Sophia Anderson · Wednesday, March 4, 2026

“Taking vacations in college can be an emotional rollercoaster. You hype it up so much in your mind, but the trip never quite lives up to your expectations.”

One coffee a day: What Lent taught me about wanting less

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Opt for stillness over distraction during the Lenten season.

My greatest loves and opps on Notre Dame’s campus

By Hannah Alice Simon · Tuesday, March 3, 2026

“I cannot leave The Observer without a nod to these buildings, all characters in their own right, the most enduring pieces of this campus.”

Finding my faith as a graduate student

By Oliver Ortega · Tuesday, March 3, 2026

“We are more so students of Notre Dame the neoliberal university than Notre Dame the Catholic institution.”

Ostermann’s withdrawal shouldn’t have happened

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, March 3, 2026

“The form and style of the opposition to her appointment have diminished the unity and discourse of our community.”

Does Notre Dame deserve an ‘F’ for free expression?

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, March 3, 2026

“We could be the Notre Dame we present to the world.”

The giver and the taker

By Carlos Basurto · Tuesday, March 3, 2026

“Consider – for each of your relationships – are you the giver or the taker?”

ChatGPT: the unoriginal genius

By Noirin Dempsey · Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Between you and Chat, I like you better.

Legacy admissions: Balancing education and tradition

By Molly Wu · Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

The debate over legacy admissions is not simply about fairness versus privilege.

“For the past three and a half years I have picked up my pen to try to move this newspaper towards this goal and serve this University. I now set it down with hope for this newspaper and this University, both of which I love beyond measure.”

Republicans fight for the Constitution that Democrats abandoned

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

“We will now do anything necessary to save the republic, unhindered by Democratic abandonment of the rules.”

Where were you, Notre Dame?

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

“Where was this outrage, this anger, over the last 873 days as our university has supported an actual genocide?”

Eucharistic truth

By Richard Taylor · Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

“If we are persistent, we will certainly see Christ at our destination, the Eucharist.”

A different kind of commencement for some seniors ... that doesn’t have to be

By Letter to the Editor · Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026

“Pray for a conversion of heart for those who do not respect immigrants and refugees. Pray for immigration reform. And pray for your classmates whose parents and family cannot join them.”

ND celebrates community. Asian Americans like me still struggle to belong.

By Jonah Tran · Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

“If I am not white enough for white people, and if I am not Asian enough for Asian people, then what am I? I don’t have a good answer, yet.”

Our lack of interest in others

By Sienna Stephens · Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026

“In a world where shallow connections have become normal, choosing to truly understand someone has become rare.”

ND College Republicans is wrong. Our Constitution is worth fighting for.

By Grayson Beckham · Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026

Notre Dame College Republicans believes more in the partisan lies and authoritarianism promoted by the Trump administration than in the fundamental principles of American democracy.

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