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The Fighting Irish welcome four new leprechauns for the 2022-2023 year. Seniors Jake House and Jamison Cook, junior Ryan Coury and sophomore Colin Mahoney were selected. All four will be entering the role for the first time. The new Leprechauns reflected on their paths to the green suit and their hopes for the year.
I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, where the UW-Madison campus is seamlessly integrated into the city.
May 13, 1983 | Lou Somogyi | Researched by Evan McKenna
For the last 12 years, whenever I walked down the stairs at home, I passed a Notre Dame diploma. In 2003, that one increased to two, and eventually a third was added. I always had trouble believing I would complete the set of four. I'm still not entirely convinced. But even if I have failed at that task, today is here nonetheless, and as is said, how quickly does today turn into yesterday. Once today is yesterday, we will no longer be part of the elite group known as Notre Dame undergraduates. Instead, we will be part of the much larger population of Notre Dame alumni. Supposedly, Notre Dame alums are an illustrious bunch. For years, we have heard about the networking, the clubs and the Alumni Association itself. By Sunday afternoon, we will be a part of it all. In that respect, as we scatter around the country and the globe, we will still have common ties. But do we not have those anyways? To draw an extreme example, if I don't receive a diploma this weekend, would that truly separate me from my 2,000 classmates? Sure, I wouldn't be in the football ticket lottery and my class ring would be even more obnoxious than it was originally, but are these the things we came to Notre Dame for? We came for a thorough, well-rounded education. The University-required classes assured the well-rounded factor, and each of our majors was plenty thorough. We came for good times. Finny's, Kildare's and Brothers treated us well. As did the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Let's forget not about the lovely weather, the dining hall holidays and, sincerely, the marshmallow fight. We came for faith. Dorm masses have laid a foundation. Campus-wide masses have brought us together, both in celebration and in sorrow. The Grotto has welcomed us at all hours. Our faith has developed, even when we did not realize it. We came for football. Well, this is awkward. Maybe we didn't win as many games as we wanted, but we did have sprinklers and snowballs, a rain delay and a night game. We came for friends. And we leave better in that regard than we could have ever imagined. We've found best men and maids of honor. We've found roommates who may as well be brothers or sisters. We've found classmates and co-workers who hold those titles in name only - they are so much more. So, with apologies to the Alumni Association and all the good it does, joining my brothers as alums does not thrill me much. Rather, I'll remember my undergraduate days. I did not come to Notre Dame for a diploma. I came to Notre Dame for knowledge and know-how, faith and football and, most importantly, life-long friends. And I got them. Thank you to my 2,000 classmates, not to mention predecessors, professors and Observer staffers, for helping me along the way. Oh, and don't worry Mom. I am getting a diploma tomorrow, and yes, you can hang it with the others.
"To everything, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn, turn, turn, And a time for every purpose, under Heaven." The Byrds' song, inspired by Ecclesiastes, captures the many dimensions and emotions of our ever-changing lives. The moment that giant, regal envelope came in the mail with our names stenciled in gold - or a phone call from the admissions office said we got off the waitlist, as in my case - our lives set on a new course. From spring to summer, summer to fall, our realities shifted in 2008. We fell from the top of the high school food chain to the bottom of the Domer pecking order. Our egos, surrounded by the best of the best, got a much-needed reality-check. Four years later, we emerge more confident in our abilities, wiser than we thought we would be and still wildly inexperienced in the realities of the world. A mix of excitement and anxiety flutter in our stomachs as graduation edges ever closer. Our season as Notre Dame students is coming to a close, and of course it's sad. Of course we're going to miss the people we lived with, studied with, partied with and crushed on from afar. Those moments we embarrassed ourselves and the ones in which we exceeded our own expectations have equally shaped our character and ambitions. We couldn't see it while we were in it, but looking back it's obvious there was a plan all along. The "Turn! Turn! Turn!" lyrics provide a perfect frame to recount those moments that brought us to these final days as Domerundergrads. A time to laugh: If Facebook serves one purpose, it's to ensure we ruin our chances of employment by providing an Internet record of our hilarious undergraduate moments. Themed parties, spring breaks, dorm dances and numerous nights on the town set the stage for some of the most random entertainment we've provided and witnessed. A time to weep: Notre Dame football. But next year will definitely be better! A time to build up: I've never met a more service-oriented group of individuals than those at Notre Dame. From tutoring to building homes to shaving our heads in solidarity with cancer victims, our class went above and beyond in the realm of helping others. By building up other communities, we strengthened the bonds of our own. A time to break down: Too. Much. Work. We all had those moments when a precarious dash up Main Building's steps no longer scared us, as we became more and more certain we couldn't conquer not only Hesburgh's, but Notre Dame's challenges. Despite our doubts, we did. And here we are. Don't forget just how successful you can be. A time to dance: From Frosh-O to dirty dorm rooms to the Finny's stage, if one thread pirouettes through our four years at Notre Dame, it's dancing. Sweet to sassy to sloppy, we've tested our moves and certainly left indelible impressions on our peers. Whether or not that's a good thing, it was undeniably fun. A time to mourn: Over the past few years, we tragically and unexpectedly lost irreplaceable members of our community. Declan Sullivan, Xavier Murphy and others prematurely passed and left holes we're still not sure how to fill. We learned lessons about life and death before we wanted to, but now understand the preciousness and fragility of the days we've been blessed with. A time to gain: Memories. As a quote inked on former Editor-in-Chief Douglas Farmer's desk says, "We just don't recognize the greatest moments of our lives as they are happening." We know the thrills of anticipation and the longing of looking back, but while we're gaining the moments we'll fondly recall, we lose ourselves in them. And that's the beauty of living and the beauty of college. A time to lose: The Freshmen 15. Or the Senior 16. We can no longer blame "college" for the sometimes less-than-stellar health choices we make, but we can certainly blame our future careers. Cheers to the working world! Life is a question mark right now, a path we can't see two steps beyond where we stand. It's half the appeal, half the battle. We know, though, that the fullness of the experiences we claim our own has prepared us to test those uncertain waters. We'll definitely mess up, that's for sure. But there will also be success and (hopefully) lots of it. May the next season of our lives be as diverse and wonderful as the one that's ending. This was our season. Now it's time to turn, turn, turn. And find our purpose under Heaven.
Irish junior quarterback Tommy Rees and senior linebacker Carlo Calabrese were arrested early Thursday morning by the South Bend Police Department, St. Joseph County police spokesperson Sgt. Bill Redman said. Rees was held on four misdemeanor counts, as the prosecutors decided not to pursue felony charges.
The Observer took third place in the Division I "Newspaper of the Year" category, and former Managing Editor Sarah Mervosh won the Brook Baker Collegiate Journalist of the Year Award at the Indiana College Press Association (ICPA) awards ceremony, held Saturday at Ball State University in Muncie.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - With 12 minutes left in Notre Dame's season-ending loss Friday, sophomore guard Eric Atkins sank a 3-pointer to give the Irish a 10-point lead over Xavier. With 2.8 seconds left, Atkins sank a free throw, which he thought would cut Notre Dame's deficit to one.
Douglas Farmer
Mike Brey did not make it four of six Big East Coach of the Year awards Tuesday night. Instead, this year's honor went to South Florida's Stan Heath. By no means was Heath undeserving — Brey voted for him after all. But the award should have belonged to Brey.
This marks my final appearance in the Sports Authority space. As of Thursday night, I will no longer toil away in this office. From there, I will moonlight on the men's basketball beat, riding as far into the sunset as Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant carry me.
I'm a little early on this topic, but when the proper time comes, I will no longer be contributing to the Sports Authority series.
For this week, I've been granted the position of Dictator of Sports, free to cut and change whatever I please and right the wrongs that plague the sports world. Sports Dictator sounds a little harsh to me though. I want a title with the same power, but with more grace, like Prince Fielder rounding the bases.
The Observer General Board elected Sports Editor Allan Joseph as the 2012-13 Editor-in-Chief on Sunday.
It is a completely ludicrous concept. What would I do if I were in the commissioner of all sports for a week with unilateral power? Even just considering such a possibility is a time-drain.
STANFORD, Calif. — This column seems very familiar. In fact, above it could sit a sentence in italics: "Editor's note: This column originally ran online at ndsmcobserver.com Monday, August 22." That column's title still rings true: "Kelly's quarterback announcement doesn't matter."
Allan Joseph
Allan Joseph
Solutions by The State News
