Every year, the graduating seniors from the Observer Editorial Board take to the commencement edition Viewpoint section for their final farewell and final byline. Read on for the work from our staff emeritus as well as the most memorable Letters to the Editor from the last four years.
Editorial Board Graduates
The philosophy of a broken laptop by Maria Leontaras, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
A not-so Irish Goodbye by Mariah Rush, Managing Editor Emeritus
The opposite of loneliness, revisited by Maeve Filbin, Assistant Managing Editor Emeritus
Embracing the unexpected by Claire Rafford, Assistant Managing Editor Emeritus
Four years, according to the Talking Heads by Sara Schlecht, Assistant Managing Editor Emeritus
A little over 500 wordsby Serena Zacharias, Notre Dame News Editor Emeritus
Don’t blink by Mia Marroquin, Saint Mary's News Editor Emeritus
Used to be lonely by Ryan Israel, Scene Editor Emeritus
By the grace of God by Hayden Adams, Sports Editor Emeritus
Hey, pitcher. I’m ready for the curveballsby Maria Luisa Paul, Talent and Inclusion Manager Emeritus
Letters to the Editor: 4 years in review
2017-2018
The iced coffee manifesto
We live in hope
Condoms and contraceptive coverage
ND Right to Life statement on contraceptive coverage in University health plan
2018-2019
For the custodian who died in the parking lot
The legging problem
Senior exclusion policy: Hall presidents respond
2019-2020
Off-campus students deserve a place at the table
End Hate at Notre Dame manifesto
There is something wrong with “the new normal”
2020-2021
If I were a student who stormed the field
Commencement 2021: Viewpoint
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