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-Margaret Hynds | Friday, May 19, 2017
Most of my life gets planned out on yellow legal pads. I find comfort in plans, to-do lists and spreadsheets, and have been known to get physically uncomfortable when I don’t know what’s coming. So, no; I was not expecting this week to go very well for me I feel as though I’m in limbo
Margaret Hynds | Friday, March 3, 2017
For one more day, I have an office in the basement of South Dining Hall with a breathtaking view of an interior hallway and a rather beat-up couch slumped against the wall. There are yellowing newspapers taped up on display, press credentials tacked to the corkboard and a gently used “Play like a champion” poster
Margaret Hynds | Thursday, February 2, 2017
Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke Britt sided with Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) on Monday in responding to a complaint filed with his office last month by The Observer. The complaint concerned the police force and Notre Dame’s denial of records requests in November, despite a change in state law last year that might have
Margaret Hynds | Monday, January 23, 2017
On behalf of the Estate of Lisa Yang, South Bend attorney Franklin Julian filed a lawsuit Thursday against the University and the University Counseling Center (UCC) over the latter’s actions in the time leading up to Yang’s death. Yang, who died by suicide in March 2015, was a senior from Herdon, Virginia, living in McGlinn
Margaret Hynds | Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) has the same powers that a public police force does. Within its jurisdiction, NDSP officers can carry weapons, investigate crimes and make arrests that can lead to criminal charges. But when somebody gets arrested by the South Bend Police Department (SBPD), files a complaint with the agency or is the
Margaret Hynds | Wednesday, November 16, 2016
When my roommate Maria informed me that Snoop Dogg (formerly known as Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg) and mega-millionaire lifestyle-maven-turned-inside-trader Martha Stewart were teaming up for an unscripted cooking and talk show, I had high hopes for the enterprise. The show is set up as a competition: Martha and Snoop take turns
Margaret Hynds, Clare Kossler and Katie Galioto | Thursday, November 3, 2016
Fifty years ago today, the first copies of a new student publication appeared around campus. Students heading into the dining hall or on their way to class picked up The Observer Vol. 1, Issue 1 — some out of curiosity, some out of boredom and some on a whim. When they picked up the paper,
Margaret Hynds | Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Twenty-five community members gathered at the Grotto at 8:30 p.m. Monday night to participate in a prayer service planned in response to two alleged rapes reported to the University in the last month. The first allegedly occurred Aug. 5 and was originally reported Aug. 16. The second allegedly occurred between Aug. 26 and Aug. 27,
Margaret Hynds | Friday, August 19, 2016
The class of 2020 is indisputably one of the best and brightest in the histories of the University and College. We seem to say that every year, and yet every year it remains the truth. Getting here required a perfectly curated resume of community service, sports and a slew of after-school activities — on top
Margaret Hynds | Sunday, April 24, 2016
In the aftermath of the release of 2015 Campus Climate Survey results, the community’s attention turned harrowing numbers suggesting Notre Dame is not different from other schools in terms of the national campus sexual assault epidemic. The survey found 25 percent of female student respondents reported experiencing non-consensual sexual contact or sexual intercourse while enrolled