The arena

Throughout this election season, the attributes of presidential candidates have been discussed and dissected. Are they honest? Are they intelligent? Are they competent? Are they good leaders?

Dillon Hall, South Quad reign victorious in Dorm Day Olympics

“Everyone at Notre Dame has some sort of competitive spirit,” sophomore Ryan Pilat said. Participation at Dorm Day Olympics on Saturday proved just that. 

Cushwa-Leighton Library announces new academic repository for Saint Mary's

The Saint Mary’s Cushwa-Leighton Library hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday afternoon for the grand opening of its brand-new academic repository: an institutional archive meant to collect and preserve digital copies of the college’s scholarly outputs.

ND students favor Fr. Kevin Grove for president of the United States, new poll finds

As the upcoming election approaches, tensions have been growing across the country. Some families are struggling to have a polite discussion about political differences around the dinner table. People are unable to convey their beliefs to their friends without creating division. One presidential candidate has been unfairly called every name in the book. The other has been shot at by the CIA. 

‘CHROMAKOPIA’: A new Tyler the Creator

I was hesitant to listen to Tyler the Creator’s newest album, “CHROMAKOPIA” — not only because he broke his two year album cycle to release it as a surprise, but also because stans were quick to publish their theories about the artists and sounds rumored to be on his eighth studio album. As I read the online discourse, I found myself uninspired and questioning why there wasn’t more to include in the conversation about Tyler the Creator’s music than potential features from other artists. Naturally, I waited to press play on the opening track, “St. Chroma,” and wondered, “What side of Tyler the Creator have we not seen yet?”

Irish move into ACC Tournament after 4-0 loss to Duke

The Notre Dame men’s soccer team finished its regular season with a rough result on Friday at No. 5 Duke. The Blue Devils toppled the Fighting Irish by a 4-0 score at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, sending the Irish on the road to start the ACC Tournament. Seeded 10th in the conference, Notre Dame (7-4-5, 3-3-2 ACC) will visit seventh-seeded Stanford at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Duke, meanwhile, has the third seed and will host Virginia Tech two hours earlier.

The media of friendship

My high school friends and I liked to go to the movie theater every once in a while. To tell the truth, going to the movies was never my first choice. I have never been big on the whole Marvel universe, but I sat through Thor: Love and Thunder because it meant spending time with the guys. After the movie, we would go to the Cold Stone on the other side of the theater parking lot. I remember once my friend Nick fought to finish an enormous waffle cone. He won, but his stomach was wounded for the rest of the night. To me, enjoying ice cream should never have been a battle in the first place; our thin wallets were wounded enough. But now it is a fond memory and something to laugh about. 

Baumer Hall partners with SUB for third annual Baumer Boo

On Thursday, Baumer Hall, in partnership with the Student Union Board (SUB), hosted the third annual Baumer Boo, raising over $1,000 for the South Bend Center for the Homeless.

Observer poll shows Kamala Harris leading at Notre Dame

As the country goes to the polls this week to vote in the 2024 presidential election, a poll conducted by The Observer finds that Notre Dame students favor Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. According to the poll, Vice President Kamala Harris leads with 54.2% of Notre Dame students’ votes, compared to 38.3% for former President Donald Trump.

Saturday slump stings Notre Dame in split with Wisconsin

The Saturday slump continues for Notre Dame hockey. 

Irish take a second straight loss against No. 4 Louisville

After taking the first 3-0 loss against the Louisville Cardinals on the road Wednesday night, the Irish traveled back home but took a second sweep loss against the Cardinals on Saturday. The Irish have now dropped to 9-12 overall on the season and 2-10 in ACC play. 

Irish prepare for 2024-25 season opener against Mercyhurst

After defeating Davenport by a 101-41 score in Wednesday’s exhibition, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team prepares to face off against the Mercyhurst Lakers in the season opener on Monday.

Red mountains, blue cities

How will a geographically polarized country vote tomorrow?

South Bend Symphony Orchestra performs the music of ‘Harry Potter’

I am more than willing to admit that I am a huge Harry Potter fan. (I am a Hufflepuff in case anyone was wondering.) I have read all of the books at least four or five times and seen the movies more times than I can count. With that, over fall break, I had the opportunity to go and experience the South Bend Symphony Orchestra’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert” at South Bend’s very own Morris Theater in which they performed the original score composed by John Williams. I have seen all of the movies and memorized the music, so I knew when the instruments were supposed to come in, and I can say this with confidence: The symphony did not disappoint.

Saints secure a win over Mount Vernon Nazarene

Now 1-1 on the women’s basketball season, the Holy Cross Saints took on the Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars and captured an 80-65 win on Friday. 

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I refused to believe it

Editor’s note: This story includes mentions of sexual assault. A list of sexual assault reporting options and on-campus resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross websites.

On the first day of Nashville

What no one tells you about the senior fall break to Nashville is that a lot of your time will be spent on the rooftop of the Jason Aldean bar dancing with people you already see every weekend in South Bend. The Jason Aldean bar will feel a lot like Newf’s, only if Newf’s were towering over Broadway and vodka sodas went for $13 each, not $5 (so basically not like Newf’s at all). I guess the one Newf’s-y element is that everyone will be there, and the lights will be flashing different colors. 

College Republicans: Addressing ‘American garbage’

On Tuesday, President Biden showed his true colors.

Dear men: are you lonely?

“The only men talking about this crisis are guys like Andrew Tate,” Patrick, a college sophomore, told me as he explained why he’s attracted to the digital “manosphere,” a space where patriarchal ideals about women — who they exist for and what their bodies are made for: men. As 1950s as this ideology may seem, Patrick has a point: men are lonely.