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-Matt Miklavic | Thursday, April 23, 2015
Robert Frost famously stated, “I can sum up everything I’ve learned in life in three words: It goes on.” I am no Robert Frost. As I look back on my time at Notre Dame, I’ve learned far too much to incorporate into three words. But I tried to keep it short: Embrace your dorm. For
Matt Miklavic | Thursday, April 9, 2015
I’ve always had a lot of thoughts. Growing up, I read everything. I’d read newspapers, magazines and books. I read the sports section until I memorized the Red Sox batting averages on a daily basis. My parents encouraged it, both because everyone knows you have to be a pretty bad parent to not let your kid
Matt Miklavic | Thursday, March 26, 2015
Like so many others, I too had my own memories of Fr. Hesburgh. I had heard a thing or three about him and his work leading up to my time at Notre Dame, but I distinctly remember seeing him at the opening freshman Mass. I remember my mom’s amazement at his schedule despite his age. I remember
Matt Miklavic | Friday, February 27, 2015
Moral education. In his 2009 commencement address, University President Fr. John Jenkins noted that there existed a “special hope” that Notre Dame will “send forth graduates who — grounded in deep moral values — can help solve the world’s toughest problems.” As a product of 12 years of public education, it suffices to say that world of sin
Matt Miklavic | Thursday, February 12, 2015
Valentine’s Day. Oh, yay. Yet again it is upon us, Notre Dame. Yet another night of sky-high expectations and North-Korean-rocket-launch-like failures; a night that promises “Love Actually” and delivers “Romeo and Juliet.” And so, as you set out on Thursday in pursuit of being in that 1 percent of Disney fairytales, here’s a little look
Matt Miklavic | Thursday, January 29, 2015
Diversity. It’s a pretty big topic around campus. And given that Notre Dame apparently thinks it is diverse enough to have classes on Martin Luther King Day, we must be a pretty diverse group. And so, of course, there are many great things about the unmatched diversity of this vaunted melting pot of Irish Catholicism.
Matt Miklavic | Thursday, January 15, 2015
Seven long semesters ago, I emerged from my nicely bunked bed, responded to my mom’s “Have a great first day!” text and bounded across campus to class. My first syllabus week had begun. The week that followed was full of unparalleled debauchery: books were purchased, homework was done, movies were watched, postcards were sent and
Matt Miklavic | Wednesday, December 3, 2014
I’m not a huge prayer guy. I believe in God. I think. Well, at least I want to. I guess I’m still working on that. I like to think I’m decently religious, though the fact that I just used “decently” as a modifier and “I think” in relation to my believing in God probably speaks
Matt Miklavic | Wednesday, November 19, 2014
When you come to college, there are certain expectations. You expect to make new friends. You expect to have more fun than you thought possible. You expect to be broke. You expect to make memories, to make a fool of yourself, to have the time of your life. You expect to study, at least a
Matt Miklavic | Wednesday, November 5, 2014
“In total, 15 students will be selected for the course. If you are interested, apply by November 7.” Deadlines. Most mornings, I wake up, check my email and am immediately informed of a few more. They’re added to an interminable list of things to do. There’s a deadline for this assignment, or this dorm event