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-Katie Harmeyer | Wednesday, September 8, 2021
At the risk of sounding ever-so-slightly conceited, I think we all know there’s no shortage of people who want to learn about our great university. The swarm of visitors taking their first Touchdown Jesus pics (and, yes, that includes the opposing team) this Saturday will likely prove my point. Notre Dame newbies have a plethora
Katie Harmeyer | Monday, February 22, 2021
Last spring semester, I wrote an inside column that was published March 20 — so, by my records, precisely one week after it all went down. Rereading that column makes me laugh. A foundational assumption in the piece: Normal times would resume in probably about 30 days. Ha. Anyway — because it’s Lent (I should
Katie Harmeyer | Monday, September 14, 2020
Lots of suits. Blouses, dresses, shoes that look professional but I can’t really walk in. Carefully crafted resumes in official-looking folders. The career fair is Tuesday! For me, the mention of the career fair brings a whole array of emotions. I know having access to the kinds of opportunities available at the career fair is
Katie Harmeyer | Friday, March 20, 2020
Truly, have you had a conversation about anything other than COVID-19 in the past week? And while, of course, it’s important to be informed and aware, talking this to death isn’t going to help any of us. When we’re talking about (and reading about) coronavirus nonstop, we’re perpetuating a culture of anxiety that only suppresses
Katie Harmeyer | Monday, November 4, 2019
October means football and Halloween, the change of leaves and the all-too-quick transition from sweatshirt to jacket to parka. And, on a campus where 75% of students study abroad, the month of October is also #studyabroadappszn for sophomores. As we turn the calendar to November, I’d like to consider how Notre Dame’s study abroad culture