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Grow the good in business: A call to action

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, May 1, 2026

"There exists a deeper truth that business, when rightly understood and properly practiced, is oriented toward something greater than itself, a vision Mendoza aims to instill in its students."

Introducing the Notre Dame Political Union: Promoting civil discourse on campus

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, May 1, 2026

“While Notre Dame has a few political organizations, we felt that there was no safe space for students to come and have civil, structured conversations with members of our campus community.”

Paul Blaschko and the irony of our academic mission

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, May 1, 2026

“When a university systematically sidelines the professor most visibly living out its stated mission, what does that tell us about which mission it is actually pursuing?”

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International

When your visa declares your major: An international student’s perspective

By Maria Eduarda Grill · Tuesday, April 28, 2026

“American students double-major in things that interest them. International students double-major in things that protects them.”

Faith & politics

How Catholics can participate in politics

By Maggie Powell · Monday, April 27, 2026

Catholics cannot remain apolitical.

AI and jobs

Should AI decide your future career?

By Noah Shoman · Monday, April 27, 2026

“Choosing a career based solely on trying to avoid AI is not only unrealistic, but also limiting.”

Notre Dame v. academic freedom

By Diego Gonzalez · Friday, April 24, 2026

Notre Dame serves the global academic community best when it does not mimic the illusory neutrality of its peers, but offers a consistent alternative.

AI doesn’t lower my cortisol

By Grayson Beckham · Thursday, April 23, 2026

Exposing the myth of AI shortcuts.

Dr. Nabhan

Where do we belong?

By Thea Bendaly · Thursday, April 23, 2026

Can immigrants every truly achieve the American dream?

Viral ambition

By Naasei Lynn · Wednesday, April 22, 2026

“Despite the severity, careerism is not terminal.”

Here’s to everything still left to learn

By Ana Prestamo · Tuesday, April 21, 2026

"What made my time at Notre Dame irreplaceable wasn't any single achievement; it was the moments I chose presence over productivity."

Graduate student government election: A new guard takes over

By Oliver Ortega · Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The new administration promises to tackle tech equity, subsidize parking and improve networking opportunities for graduate students.

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The case against Ohio

By Sophia Anderson · Friday, April 17, 2026

Not to be controversial, but it’s just not part of the Midwest.

Deathbed soliloquies

By Carlos Basurto · Friday, April 17, 2026

Final confession: the question “How do you feel about graduating?” has, since it was first uttered before me, forever been analogous to the question “How do you feel about dying?”

Opinion Graphic April 13

Why I’m grateful to die

By Grayson Beckham · Wednesday, April 15, 2026

A dying man teaches us how to die better.

Creativity will grasp our generation

By Redmond Bernhold · Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Perhaps the more we embrace technology, even with cliche AI-slop, the more we think, feel and create.

Trump wants to give the Church orders

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, April 14, 2026

When politics becomes sacred, our moral vision becomes distorted.

Former College Democrats president J.P. Cooney works to bring change to Congress

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, April 14, 2026

As we watch his rise in politics, we can see a principled leader who was shaped by the political influences of Notre Dame.

Europe's last straw

By Patrick Kompare · Tuesday, April 14, 2026

The more I talk to people, listen to political debates among European leaders and read the news here, the more I feel that the United States has crossed a line.

Why I write for The Observer

By Jonah Tran · Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Good things are meant to be shared. And in my case, journalism has been my way to share with the world, generously.

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