Every year, graduating seniors from the Observer Editorial Board take to the commencement edition Viewpoint section for their final farewell and final byline, commemorating their time in the tri-campus. Read on for the work from our staff emeritus as well as some of the most memorable Letters to the Editor from the last four years.
Editorial Board Graduates
My own little corner of the worldby Alysa Guffey, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
That's what I wantby Aidan O'Malley, Managing Editor Emeritus
Reflecting on Rory Gilmore’s graduation speechby Mannion McGinley, Assistant Managing Editor Emeritus
I did it my wayby Genevieve Coleman, Assistant Managing Editor Emeritus
300+ stories later, I'm almost out of wordsby Aidan Thomas, Sports Editor Emeritus
The future is behind usby Spencer Kelly, From the Archives Leader Emeritus
Letters to the Editor: Four years in review
2022-2023
The next eight months
The flip phone experiment
An open letter on academic freedom
We love Dr. Stanisic as much as he loved us
2021-2022
Our shared destiny
Our Mendoza: Implementing a vision for business
A whisper of a thrill
The spirit of Notre Dame is back
2020-2021
Our 2020 moment
How to go into quarantine eight times — and make it out in one piece
If I were a student who stormed the field
To my fellow Smicks
Mirror, Mirror
2019-2020
Off-campus students deserve a place at the table
End Hate at Notre Dame manifesto
Commencement 2023: Viewpoint
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