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-Liam Kelly | Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), in collaboration with College Pulse, released its annual college free speech rankings Sept. 6 in which Notre Dame placed 176 out of 248 schools, with an evaluated with a score of 39.92. Notre Dame’s free speech climate was characterized as “below average.” According to FIRE’s website the
Liam Kelly | Friday, September 15, 2023
Students from across campus flocked to the second floor of Duncan Student Center Thursday evening for a night of chance and excitement at the Notre Dame Ace of Spades Poker Club. The club was founded in 2021. Club president Carson Goldrick and vice president Connor McIlvain, both sophomores, now lead the club. Goldrick explained that
Liam Kelly | Thursday, September 7, 2023
In Oklahoma, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School is hard at work to welcome its first 500 students by fall of 2024 as it aims to become the first religious charter school in the nation, said Brett Farley, Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Oklahoma. As the school faces legal challenges, St. Isidore
Liam Kelly and Beau Steller | Wednesday, September 6, 2023
During his annual address to the faculty Tuesday, University president Fr. John Jenkins highlighted the recently released “Notre Dame 2033: Strategic Framework” and celebrated Notre Dame’s recent acceptance into the Association of American Universities (AAU). Jenkins described the day he received a call from Barbara Snyder, president of the AAU, describing Notre Dame’s acceptance into
Liam Kelly | Monday, August 28, 2023
As Notre Dame students return to their daily routine on campus, one thing is certain to remain the same from years past — the steady drone of construction on campus. Construction companies have been hard at work all summer and into this fall on a number of new buildings including the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art,
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The Supreme Court’s June ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions will make it harder for Notre Dame to enroll a racially diverse class, professors say. In the wake of the decision, the admissions department is trying to find legal methods to build a racially diverse class. Notre Dame has employed
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, August 23, 2023
As legacy admissions programs at elite universities face heightened scrutiny in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions, Notre Dame reaffirmed the practice will continue to play a role in admissions. Micki Kidder, vice president for undergraduate enrollment, explained in an interview with The Observer that legacy admissions
Liam Kelly | Friday, August 18, 2023
The class of 2027 comes to campus Friday morning, but another group has already made Notre Dame their home. On Thursday, 195 transfer students arrived in South Bend. The group is a diverse one, consisting of 73 students making their way across the street after one or two years at Holy Cross as a part
Liam Kelly | Friday, May 19, 2023
This weekend, students across the tri-campus will reach the culmination of their academic experiences as commencement ceremonies at Notre Dame, Holy Cross and Saint Mary’s all take place. The festivities begin Friday, May 19 as Saint Mary’s holds its commencement mass at 4 p.m. in O’Laughlin auditorium. Holy Cross also holds a commencement mass in
Liam Kelly | Friday, May 19, 2023
The path to Holy Cross College valedictorian for Stephen McNulty has been a non-traditional one. McNulty, who hails from Scranton, Pennsylvania, attended King’s College, a Catholic liberal arts college near home, for his freshman year, studying computer science and computer engineering. After the pandemic, though, which McNulty said “changed everything,” he transferred to Holy Cross