Print Edition for The Observer for Monday, September 23, 2024

This ring wasn’t supposed to be mine

Turning down Notre Dame (albeit via the Gateway experience) was not an option because of my grandfather, who we call Papa Pete. Though he wasn’t alive when I received that letter from admissions, I felt his force making my decision for me.

10 double features from hell

It’s hard for me to keep up with my watchlist during the school year. I’ve got stuff to read, homework to do and Scene pieces to write. Usually I can use my summers to catch up, but when you have to do summer school, there goes half of your freetime. This year, I was left with only a handful of weeks to devote to the watchlist grind. To keep pace — I aspire to be as well-watched as fellow Scene writers Andy Ottone, Jack Horton, Luke Foley and Marguerite Marley after all — I had to pull two, three and four movie nights. Here are some of the cursed-est double and triple features I concocted in pursuit of my goal:

Traore stuffs the stat sheet in his first start in blue and gold

Boubacar Traore certainly made his starting debut one to remember in South Bend.

Just glad to be here

Six years ago, I sat in my freshman year theology course, taught by Matt Sciuto, who was something of a legend at my high school. Mr. Sciuto — if frustrated with a student — would halt a lesson, prop one leg on the chair he kept in the front of the room and, raising his voice, lament: “Did you do the reading? Are you really learning?!” I don’t think he meant these to be rhetorical, but nobody ever answered with the honest, “No.” And, if anyone did answer “No,” he would have replied, “Why not?” To which it would have been just as impossible to shamefully reply: “Because I am lazy.” Probably, though, Mr. Sciuto would have respected us more if we had answered honestly. 

Magician Daniel Martin wows audience at Smick @ Nite performance

Described as mind-blowing, amazing, funny and delightful, magician Daniel Martin performed in the Little Theatre in Moreau Hall Friday for the Smick @ Nite series.

Irish outlast Virginia as Chukwu returns with game-winning goal

Four weeks ago, the Notre Dame women’s soccer team lost three of its primary players to the U-20 World Cup in Colombia. At the time, the Irish had one win and one loss entering a top-15 tilt against TCU. Notre Dame won big in that match, breezing past the Horned Frogs with a 4-0 shutout.

DeBartolo Performing Arts Center turns 20, hosts celebration

The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC) celebrated its 20th anniversary on Sept. 19 from 5-7:30 p.m. with a community event featuring local bands, food trucks, a photo booth and lawn games. Free to attend, the event featured performances from DJ Chuck Fry, Brollision and Jerry O’Fonics. Various Notre Dame staff members comprised some of these performing groups. All attendees were offered a T-shirt commemorating the anniversary along with a ticket to be used at a food truck of choice. Food trucks provided dishes such as Korean-Mexican fusion, Caribbean food and pizza and burgers. Also featuring free cupcakes, the event drew students from across campus and members of the South Bend community. According to a graduate student studying global affairs, the event was “awesome.”

College of Science increases accessibility to student research with new program

In August, the College of Science launched a unified platform to connect students with research positions across its dozens of labs. Named Student Research at Notre Dame (STRAND), the pilot program aims to promote more structured and equitable access to research opportunities.

The cat’s out of the bag: Harris-Trump presidential debate

On Tuesday, Sept. 10, the nation tuned in to a debate that saw the first meeting of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. It was Harris’ first debate since Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and she became the nominee for the Democratic Party. This switch from Biden to Kamala fundamentally altered the nature of the race and the discourse surrounding each candidate. After making consistent negative remarks about Joe Biden’s age and mental state, Trump now stood against a far younger candidate. With the spotlight of age within the presidential race shifted to Trump, the debate was a chance for him to alter public conceptions of his presidential candidacy.

Notre Dame cross country sweeps National Catholic Invitational

This past Friday, Notre Dame hosted the 45th National Catholic Invitational on the Burke Golf Course. Both the Irish men’s and women’s teams secured the meet title with scores of 16 and 15, respectively, and the teams handily beat second-place Loyola (Illinois), who finished in second place for both the men and women with scores of 54 and 47.

Lewis Hall hosts signature dorm to diner nighttime event

From 9 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, over 1,000 people flooded the floors of Lewis Hall to attend the dorm’s signature event, Lewis House of Pancakes (LHOP). 

Irish handle Chicago State, prepare for Detroit Mercy and Clemson

Notre Dame men’s soccer picked up their second win of non-conference play on Friday night, collecting a 6-1 victory to take care of Chicago State at Alumni Stadium.

Herko: Evaluating Riley Leonard’s offense

We all know that Notre Dame’s offense is not playing to the standard Irish fans expect in a consistent way. It’s true for most teams in football the play of the quarterback determines the productivity of the offense. This is certainly true when considering the play of Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense. 

Irish rush for 270 yards, three touchdowns in first home victory of the season

The Irish entered Saturday’s game against Miami (Ohio) following a dominating, 66-7 victory against Purdue. The disappointing home opener just two weeks prior against Northern Illinois left a sour taste in the mouth of Irish fans hopeful for a playoff berth. Despite starting slow offensively and falling to an early 3-0 deficit, the Irish went on a 28-0 run to beat Miami and improve to 3-1.

Five key moments from Notre Dame’s 28-3 defeat of Miami (Ohio)

On Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame football improved to 3-1 with a 28-3 defeat of Miami (Ohio). Here are a few key moments from the first Irish home win of the season.

Bobby leaves ‘Queer Eye’ amongst drama

I was late to discover “Queer Eye.” I first watched the show when I finished “Young Royals” and it popped up in my recommended shows on Netflix. I decided to give it a try since I had not watched a lot of reality television shows. It quickly became one of my favorites, and I binged all eight seasons of it.

Print Edition for Friday, September 20, 2024

SMC Alumnae share insights on life after college

On Thursday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saint Mary's students gathered at Haggar Center’s Welsh Parlor for an alumnae panel titled, “Beyond the Avenue: Navigating Post-College Etiquette.”

Irish Insider: Miami (Ohio)

Football beat picks: Notre Dame vs. Miami (Ohio)