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The art of observing

Renee Griffin | Friday, May 19, 2017

I’ve always loved that this paper is called The Observer, because I think “observing” is the most valuable skill I’ll take away from my four years at Notre Dame. This skill goes by other names: “listening,” “reporting,” “eavesdropping,” “being nosy,” “bothering people,” “refusing to mind your own business, you are rude, please go away.” I

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Notre Dame’s run ends with heartbreak against Stanford in Elite Eight

Renee Griffin | Sunday, March 26, 2017

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw shielded her face with her hand as she sat down for the postgame presser Sunday, and her voice broke a bit as she gave her opening statement. Next to her, senior guard Lindsay Allen looked straight ahead, attempting stoicism. One chair down, sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale,

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Notre Dame readies itself for rematch with Stanford in Elite Eight

Renee Griffin | Saturday, March 25, 2017

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Top-seeded Notre Dame proved it could win without star junior forward Brianna Turner with a 99-76 win over No. 5 seed Ohio State on Friday night, but Sunday’s Elite Eight matchup will bring a daunting challenge as the Irish face No. 2 seed Stanford — the same squad that eliminated Notre Dame from

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Griffin: Notre Dame has experience where it matters

Renee Griffin | Saturday, March 25, 2017

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Experience won out Friday night at the University of Kentucky’s Rupp Arena — but not the kind of experience that’s measured by a player’s minutes on the floor. If anything, the dominance of freshmen and sophomores in Notre Dame’s 99-76 victory over Ohio State in the Sweet 16 made that type of experience seem

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Irish to take on Virginia in ACC tournament quarterfinals

Renee Griffin | Friday, March 3, 2017

After a week in which No. 3 Notre Dame secured a fourth regular season ACC title and saw three of its players earn league honors, the Irish will begin their postseason journey Friday at the ACC tournament quarterfinals against Virginia. With a tournament title, Notre Dame (27-3, 15-1 ACC) would become just the second program

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Irish come from behind to beat Orange on road

Renee Griffin | Monday, February 20, 2017

Despite trailing for 78 percent of the game, and by as many as 13 points, No. 7 Notre Dame pulled out an 85-80 win over No. 21 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome on Sunday night, powered by 44 Irish rebounds and a career-best 31 points from junior forward Brianna Turner. The final rebound tally for Notre

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McGraw, Irish host No. 9 Louisville at Purcell

Renee Griffin | Monday, February 6, 2017

When No. 9 Louisville visits No. 7 Notre Dame at Purcell Pavilion on Monday night, the Cardinals will bring not only skilled guards and top forwards but also an opportunity for the Irish to take away a crucial ACC win and get their regular season on track as they eye the postseason. Notre Dame (21-3,

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University announces changes to football ticket structure, lottery system

Alex Carson and Renee Griffin | Saturday, February 4, 2017

When football fans return to Notre Dame Stadium this September for the 2017 season opener against Temple, they’ll notice plenty of changes brought about by the Campus Crossroads project. The long-debated video board will make its debut, seats will be wider in the lower bowl, Wi-Fi will work throughout the stadium and the visiting team

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Lindsay Allen’s leadership, work ethic sets standard for Irish

Renee Griffin | Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Four thousand minutes is a long time. It’s nearly three days. It’s 80 credits worth of college courses. It’s more than 133 episodes of your favorite half-hour sitcom. It’s also the total length of game time senior guard Lindsay Allen has been on the court in her Notre Dame career, assuming she plays at least

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Surprising Irish loss forces introspection ahead of visit to Boston College

Renee Griffin | Thursday, January 19, 2017

Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw was in an unfamiliar position ahead of Thursday’s matchup with Boston College: taking the temperature of a team that had just suffered its third regular-season loss. Under McGraw’s leadership, a Notre Dame squad had not lost more than two games in the regular season since going 24-6 in 2010-11. That

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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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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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