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‘Disorientation’: An Asian-American campus satire

Angela Mathew | Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Elaine Hsieh Chou described her 2022 novel, “Disorientation,” as the story of what happens when “a student who is clueless about race finds out the most racist secret at her school.”  Ingrid Yang is a 29-year-old Taiwanese-American PhD student who has spent nine years writing a dissertation on Xiao Wen-Chou, the (fictional) “father of Chinese-American

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‘Palestine is an American issue’: Student Voices for Palestine host fundraiser, film screening to raise awareness

Angela Mathew | Monday, March 27, 2023

As part of Palestinian Liberation Week, Student Voices for Palestine (SVP) will be hosting a Palestinian cultural cafe, a documentary screening, a talk by activist Lesley Williams and a mutual aid fundraiser Monday through Thursday. Traditionally, this week is known as Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) across the world. The observance originated in 2005 at the

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Dance Africa performs at showcases, flash mob to spread awareness of African culture

Angela Mathew | Monday, February 27, 2023

Dance Africa, a 14-member dance troupe at the University of Notre Dame, performs modern dances from different regions of the continent. They recently performed at Black Student Association’s Black Renaissance event and at a flash mob in Duncan Student Center on Wednesday, Feb. 22.  Senior Lekabel Abul, a co-captain of Dance Africa, is originally from

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Anne Carson and the looking glass of Twitter

Angela Mathew | Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Anne Carson, who will be visiting to speak on campus on Wednesday and Thursday this week, is a Canadian poet, translator and professor. Her writing often includes literary allusions, especially from ancient Greek and Latin works. Seeing posters for her “History of Skywriting” talk all around campus, I didn’t think I had ever heard of

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Love & Biryani

Angela Mathew | Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Valentine’s Day is a huge deal in America. Even if you ignore the unbridled consumerism (candy, flowers, expensive gifts) there is so much emphasis on celebrating the day even if you’re not in a romantic relationship. Just walking around my residence hall, with most of the bulletin boards awash in various shades of pink, emblazoned

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VSA’s ‘Notre Dame by Night’ will showcase Vietnamese cultural performances

Angela Mathew | Friday, February 10, 2023

“In Vietnamese the word ‘oi’ is so simple of a word that it only needs two letters ‘o’ and ‘i’ to evoke the deepest feeling and tenderness … the closest way to describe ‘oi’ is the feeling of being held,” sophomore Kat Le said during rehearsals for ‘Notre Dame By Night’.  The University’s Vietnamese Student

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‘No Bears’: A meta-film about dissent in Iran

Angela Mathew | Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi’s latest film “No Bears” is an exploration of life under Iran’s authoritarian government. Like a lot of Panahi’s recent work, it has been shaped by his experiences with the government that has censored his art and placed him under house arrest. Since July 2022, he has been in Tehran’s notorious Evin

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University uncovers Columbus Murals in Main Building for instructional purposes

Angela Mathew | Friday, February 3, 2023

This past week from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the Columbus murals on the second floor of the University’s Main Building were uncovered for instructional purposes. The 12 paintings depict Columbus’ arrival in the “New World,” his interactions with Indigenous people in the Caribbean and images of Spanish royals like Queen Isabella. They were covered

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DPAC hosts film series exploring contemporary France

Angela Mathew | Monday, January 30, 2023

The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC) is hosting “Albertine Cinematheque and Contemporary French Film,” a film series that runs from January 19th to March 2nd on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. Each week, students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Holy Cross, IUSB and community members in South Bend enrolled in the one-credit course watch contemporary

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Scene’s Top 22 Albums of 2022

Claire Lyons, Caitlin Brannigan, Willoughby Thom, Rachel Hartmann, Isa Sheikh, Olivia Schatz, Kathryn Muchnick, Anna Falk, Angela Mathew, Natalie Allton, Connor Marrott, Alysa Guffey, Coby McKeown and Claire McKenna | Wednesday, December 7, 2022

22. ‘Cave World’ by Viagra Boys “Cave World” is the third LP of punk rock band Viagra Boys, and it expands upon what made their previous records so great. The album is absolutely soaked in meta-irony and absurdist humor. Viagra Boys are simultaneously drawn to and repelled by the eclectic world of conspiracy theories, incels

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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