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-Ryan Peters | Wednesday, April 26, 2023
One week ago, I was walking through the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul when several shop owners approached me at once to lure me into their store to haggle for some overpriced knick-knacks. There were maybe seven or eight shops in this particular hall and at least five shop owners approached me. I must have looked
Maggie Eastland and Ryan Peters | Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Editor’s note: This article includes excerpts of strong language. When Tamara Kay posted a sign on her door advocating her office as a “SAFE SPACE to get help and information on ALL healthcare issues and access — confidentially and with care & compassion,” she unleashed a media firestorm that found its way to national headlines.
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh recently taught a seminar at Notre Dame’s London Gateway, according to Notre Dame law professor William Kelley. The seminar, co-taught by Kelley and Kavanaugh, focused on advanced constitutional law and ran from March 6 through 10 and concluded March 21. Students discussed with Kavanaugh and Kelley how the Supreme
Ryan Peters | Friday, March 24, 2023
Notre Dame students are uptight. Sure, they like to have fun Thursday through Saturday. But when it comes to schoolwork, they are tightly wound. Like, really tight. Yes, I understand I am a Notre Dame student. But for the purposes of this column I’m going to primarily refer to Notre Dame students in the third
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Whenever Notre Dame students talk about South Bend, there is always at least a hint of condescension. No one ever says “South Bend” with the same sincerity as “Chicago” or “Dallas.” There is always a touch of irony or a slight smirk accompanied with it. Maybe it’s because so many of us are from the
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, November 30, 2022
March 2020 marked the beginning of a two-month hiatus away from campus for Notre Dame students. It also marked the beginning of an indefinite, and potentially permanent, hiatus of a campus culinary staple: Quarter Dogs. Quarter Dogs were hot dogs sold for 25 cents after midnight in Huddle Mart housed in LaFortune Student Center. Students
Ryan Peters | Monday, November 14, 2022
When Jon Olansen was a child, he wanted to be an astronaut. This dream doesn’t pan out for most children, but Olansen, a Notre Dame alumnus, has come close to living it out. Although he personally will not be walking on the moon, Olansen has spent the past three decades enabling astronauts to travel to
Ryan Peters | Friday, November 11, 2022
One day during training camp in 1968, recent Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick Rocky Bleier had what he thought was the happiest day of his life — at least, at that point. Then Steelers head coach Bill Austin approached Bleier, the former Notre Dame halfback taken with the 417th pick. Austin told him that he received
Ryan Peters | Monday, October 31, 2022
“Notre Dame’s a university, but it’s also a story,” said Neil Zender, the show runner for “Peyton & Eli’s Spooky Adventure,” a Halloween television special featuring the Super Bowl champion Manning brothers. The special, which currently streams on ESPN+ and airs on ESPN2 after tonight’s “Monday Night Football” “Manningcast,” tells the story of famed Notre
Ryan Peters | Friday, October 14, 2022
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Friday at her lecture at Notre Dame she thinks “there’s no question about the answer” regarding whether or not former President Donald Trump broke the law during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Cheney, the vice chairwoman of the House Select Committee on the January