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Man up, NBA

Mike Everett | Friday, October 11, 2019

Over the past few days, a bunch of stories have developed surrounding the Hong Kong protests, specifically the response of various Americans and their attempts to appease the Chinese government. Video game company Blizzard, a subsidiary of Activision, banned a Hong Kong player and renounced his winnings after he displayed pro-Hong Kong independence sentiments on

Sports

HCC perseveres, records big wins despite par year

Mike Everett | Friday, May 17, 2019

Holy Cross rounded out its season in February, ending on a semifinal loss in the conference tournament. While the Saints (16-16, 12-8 CCAC) started their season with a win over Goshen College in October, they proceeded to lose six straight games, five of which were against non-conference foes. However, head coach Adam Dobrzykowski said the team remained

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Saints lose veteran players after back and forth season

Mike Everett | Friday, May 17, 2019

The Holy Cross men’s soccer team faced a difficult 2018 season filled with ups and downs. The team never reached .500 over the course of the season and finished with an overall record of 6-13. While the team struggled against non-conference opponents, finishing 1-6, they were competitive in conference play, going 5-7 in the Chicagoland

Irish Insider

Krecek continues family tradition of Notre Dame boxing

Mike Everett | Friday, March 1, 2019

Senior Michael Krecek has participated in Bengal Bouts in all four of his years at Notre Dame. The LaGrange, Illinois, native discussed his unique family connection to Notre Dame boxing and how he came to enter the sport’s tradition. “There are a few kids in the club who are like me, but my grandfather competed

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Jumping in to ‘Swimming’

Mike Everett | Monday, February 25, 2019

I was sitting down with some friends at South Dining Hall in September when somebody mentioned that Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller died that day. I would never have called myself a Mac Miller fan and I had only listened to a couple of his songs before. But, after dinner, I opened up Spotify and started

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Bengal Bouts completes quarterfinal round

Tobias Hoonhout, Hayden Adams, Kay Bontempo, Will Richard, Mike Everett and Jimmy Ward | Wednesday, February 20, 2019

142 lbs. Dan “The Emotional Punching Bag” Wilborn def. Robert “The Kidd” Hernandez In the first fight of the night, sophomore Robert Hernandez of Siegfried faced off against Knott senior Dan Wilborn. Both fighters came in energetically in the first round, but Wilborn quickly landed a blow to Hernandez’s face, and the Siegfried sophomore took

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Yaz’s: Best dorm food on campus

Mike Everett | Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Of all the student eateries on campus, head and shoulders above the rest lies Yaz’s restaurant. Located in the basement of the Morrissey community in Pangborn hall this year, Yaz’s has survived the transplant to a new location and thrived despite the limitations of existing in a transition dorm. A quick disclaimer: I may be

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Irish begin indoor season with home meet

Mike Everett | Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Notre Dame started off its 2018-2019 indoor season this past weekend as the program hosted the Blue & Gold Invitational in the Loftus Sports Center. The Irish found success in many areas Friday night, the most notable success coming from junior Abbey Kapitan, who threw for a school record in the women’s weight throw. Kapitan

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Notre Dame successful at NCAA Championship

Mike Everett | Monday, November 19, 2018

The Notre Dame men and women competed in the NCAA championship meets over the weekend in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the first time since 2013 that both the Irish men’s and women’s teams qualified for a chance at the championship. The women ended up placing eighth overall while the men came in 14th overall. The women’s

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Notre Dame advances to NCAA Championships

Mike Everett | Tuesday, November 13, 2018

The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country teams both advanced to the NCAA national championship after hard fought battles in the regional meet this last Friday in Terre Haute, Indiana. The men’s team, newly-crowned ACC champions, continued its hot streak and came in fourth overall, securing an automatic place in the championship. The men

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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