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-lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The campaigning period for the student body president and vice-president election has begun. We are very excited to announce that three tickets were able to secure enough of your signatures to officially become candidates for the student body election. Listed in alphabetical order by last name of the presidential candidate, these tickets are: Daniel Jung
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, February 1, 2023
It’s been two years since we collectively witnessed a failed insurrection and attack on the United States Capitol, and the threats to America’s democracy remain serious. In its nationally-representative Health of Democracy Survey, taken weeks before the midterm elections, The Rooney Center for American Democracy uncovered a series of findings with grave implications for the
lettertotheeditor | Friday, January 27, 2023
The University of Notre Dame does an excellent job of reminding us how important it is to reach out to “the least of our brethren” and practice social justice as part of our daily lives. There is the Center for Social Concerns on campus that does an excellent job clarifying this for us. One of
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
I am almost 60 years old and a “non-matriculating learner” back on Notre Dame’s campus. I am not quite a student and I am not faculty or staff. I don’t fit neatly into Notre Dame’s classification structure and my status varies depending on the need or request. I am a Fellow in the 2022-23 cohort
lettertotheeditor | Thursday, December 8, 2022
This November, world leaders, official negotiators, scientists and activists descended on a small resort town nestled in Egypt between Mount Sinai and the Red Sea for the yearly U.N. Climate Conference, COP27. I had the great privilege of traveling to attend this important event along with leaders and civil society members from around the world.
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The University of Notre Dame has always been my dream school. I chose to attend this university over others because as soon as I set foot on campus, it felt like home. Notre Dame encourages us to do soul-searching and become who we want to be. In this, I finally came out and accepted myself
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
It has now been over a month since the midterm debate, and I regret to inform you that leftists on campus still have not quite recovered. Just this week, another opinion piece (if a glorified Reddit rant can be categorized as such) appeared in The Observer making laughably insane claims about my debate rhetoric and about
lettertotheeditor | Monday, December 5, 2022
You may not know it, but if you live in Chicago, Illinois, you’re actually a citizen of two cities. One Chicago features some of the best public high schools in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report. The other Chicago is marked by the kind of school buildings where if it rains
lettertotheeditor | Friday, December 2, 2022
These words were tattooed on my high school math teacher’s forearm — to serve as a dual reminder of the time he spent living in Germany, but also to be thankful for his return to his personal home in the United States. For many Notre Dame students, in an adjacent way, the acceptance letter serves
lettertotheeditor | Monday, November 21, 2022
On Saturday, Club Q opened its doors to Colorado Spring’s queer community. What was supposed to be a night defined by community and fun soon turned into a night of horror. Around 11:50 p.m., Anderson Aldrich allegedly opened fire into a crowd of queer folk, injuring 25, and leaving at least five dead before two