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-BridgeND | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
It’s hard for me to believe that my college career is coming to a close in less than a month. While I intend on living in the moment and making as many more memories as I can in the time that I have left, I’ve already begun the inevitable process of reflecting on the experiences
BridgeND | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
I cannot blame you for being fed up with complicity and social sin. I too am dismayed by the poor decisions of our fellow Americans. One year into this pandemic, I have become so disheartened by those who refuse marginal sacrifices for the sake of the greater good that I am nearly disenchanted with the
BridgeND | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Universities face a problem with free expression and civil dialogue on campuses nationwide, and Notre Dame is no exception. The student body and administration must take expansive steps to creating a culture of robust and constructive disagreement. The first step should be to recognize that the academic journey toward truth requires uncomfortable and challenging conversations,
BridgeND | Wednesday, March 17, 2021
In a recent opinion piece, Mike Pence wrote that “after a year in which our nation has endured a global pandemic, economic hardship and a contentious election, now is not the time to further inflame passion and division. It’s time for our nation’s leaders to help heal America.” No, he did not write this in
BridgeND | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
President Biden’s massive virus relief bill heads to the Senate after passing the House on Saturday. Currently, it is $1.9 trillion in aid meant to stimulate the lagging U.S. economy and bolster employment. Even if the Senate whittles it down somewhat, it will still be roughly twice the size (after inflation adjustments) of the stimulus
BridgeND | Wednesday, February 17, 2021
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the most significant intraparty division in Washington recently is related to the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, with seven Republicans joining Democrats in voting to convict him for incitement of insurrection — and you might even be right. But in the midst of all that furor, Sen. Mitt
BridgeND | Wednesday, November 4, 2020
When my close friend told me that he was planning an anti-Amy Coney Barrett protest, I initially was impressed with his determination but skeptical about how the protest would actually go. I thought maybe 50 people would show up and at best the protest may raise a few eyebrows in the administration. I certainly did
BridgeND | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
As a BridgeND member, I thrive on having civil political discourse, and I have learned the importance of understanding different perspectives on political issues, especially in the heavily polarized time that we are in today. Something I have noticed recently, though, is many people on the left claiming that if someone supports Donald Trump, they
BridgeND | Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Two and a half weeks ago, Metronome’s 62-foot-wide clock face was doing the same thing it had done every day in New York’s Union Square for more than 20 years: telling the time. Now, it continues to do the same, but the numbers have changed. A few moments ago, the clock read 7 087 15
BridgeND | Wednesday, September 23, 2020
As the 2020 election looms and the first debate nears, many college students across the country are voting in a presidential race for the first time. While voting looks different this year due to COVID-19, it is crucial — perhaps more important that ever — to ensure we are still able to cast our ballots.