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-Claire Reid | Friday, December 2, 2022
Wednesday night in a crowded Eck Visitors Center auditorium, author and South Bend native Tess Gunty discussed her debut novel, “The Rabbit Hutch,” which recently won the National Book Award for Fiction. The novel has also won the Waterstones debut fiction prize and the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. Published on July 21, “The Rabbit Hutch” follows three
Claire Reid | Monday, November 21, 2022
Notre Dame is well known for its football games, but the game on Wednesday, Oct. 26 was a little different. Two 15-person teams of Notre Dame undergraduates, Team Onslaught in navy and Team Rockne in gray, faced off on South Quad. According to the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS), which hosted the game,
Claire Reid | Friday, November 11, 2022
Growing up in the Philippines, junior Liyanna Baloca said she never labeled herself as “Asian.” “I grew up around Filipinos my whole life,” she recalled. “Being Asian wasn’t something I felt I had to label myself as because it was just normal.” Then, she said, she arrived at Notre Dame and was suddenly no longer
Claire Reid | Monday, November 7, 2022
Through a week of public performances, a lecture, a dance workshop and a cooking class, flamenco dancer Jaime El Estampio and guitarist Antonio Herrera promise to bring “the magic of Spain” to South Bend. The week of events celebrating Spanish culture, which takes place Monday, Nov. 7 through Friday, Nov. 11, was organized by Notre
Claire Reid | Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Runners on South Quad on Saturday morning will turn pink for a cause at Flaherty Hall’s color run, the Flaherty Fights 5K. “Flaherty Fights 5K is our revamped signature event supporting breast cancer awareness and research,” junior and Flaherty Hall vice president Karina Solman said. “In the past, we have done Flaherty Fights, a tabling
Claire Reid | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Notre Dame student government South Bend engagement committee held the first on-campus farmer’s market this past Friday, Sept. 16. The event featured local South Bend restaurants, artisans and vendors. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fieldhouse Mall, students could purchase food from Vegan Bites by Jas, Purple Porch and Mom’s Keiflies. They could
Claire Reid | Monday, September 12, 2022
When junior Lane Obringer transferred to Notre Dame from Saint Mary’s College last year, the self-described extrovert from Charlotte, North Carolina, was eager to make new friends. “It was difficult to meet new people. You felt like you were living your freshman year all over again while being a sophomore, and COVID probably made things
Claire Reid | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
This semester marks 50 years since women first stepped foot on Notre Dame’s campus as students. To honor this milestone, The Observer reached out to leaders from five student clubs that are either geared toward women or focus on advocating for women’s rights. Baraka Bouts Notre Dame Women’s Boxing club When Rachel Salamone was a
Claire Reid | Friday, September 2, 2022
Almost two years ago, Ryan Palmer, then a sophomore, attended Campus Ministry’s annual LGBTQ+ Retreat. The typically-overnight retreat is geared toward LGBTQ+ Catholics and hosts speakers like Michael O’Loughlin, author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.” Palmer said he looks back fondly on the experience