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From the Archives: The Observer’s unusual origin story

Uyen Le, Spencer Kelly and Christina Cefalu | Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a two-part From the Archives series celebrating The Observer’s 55th anniversary. The second part will be published Friday, Nov. 5.  Today marks 55 years of The Observer, Notre Dame’s most prolific student-run newspaper. Founded in 1966 by a group of ambitious students dedicated to providing a reliable

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From the Archives: The monstrous legends of the 1970s

Uyen Le, Chris Russo, Spencer Kelly and Christina Cefalu | Monday, October 11, 2021

As Halloween approaches, pumpkins are carved, costumes are crafted and ghost stories are circulated. October also always brings an opportunity to explore the tri-campus community’s haunted grounds, with the ghost of Washington Hall and the spirits of Saint Mary’s documented in past autumn editions. This year, our team shifted to hunting monsters. And interestingly, so

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From the Archives: Honoring the Hispanic community at Notre Dame

Uyen Le, Spencer Kelly and Christina Cefalu | Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Sept. 15 marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, presenting an opportunity to highlight the histories, cultures and experiences of Hispanic communities, especially here at Notre Dame. A vibrant community on campus, Hispanic and Latino students deserve to be celebrated for all they have given to the Notre Dame family.  This week’s edition of From

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From the Archives: Remembering 9/11

Uyen Le, Spencer Kelly, Christina Cefalu and William Kim | Monday, September 13, 2021

This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, a day that has made an indelible mark on U.S. history. Though many college students today are too young to remember that day, both local and national efforts allow us to continue to honor the lives that were lost 20 years ago.

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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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