Print Edition for Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Students return with fresh experiences following summer internships, service

Not only did students bring hand-me-down futons, Ikea bags and box fans back onto campus in time for the first day of classes, but many returned with new lessons and languages learned, trinkets bought and memories and friends acquired. 

Notre Dame begins academic year with welcome mass

The University of Notre Dame launched the new academic year with its annual Welcome Back Mass. University President Fr. Robert Dowd presided over the mass and delivered a homily that focused on encouraging people to move beyond their comfort zones.

Horton: Way-too-early NFL mock draft

At the start of the 2023-24 college football season, Caleb Williams was all but guaranteed to go first overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. This year is very different. While blue-chip players exist on both sides of the ball, the top overall pick remains a mystery. When I did the 2023 way-too-early mock draft, I only correctly chose 15 players that ended up drafted in the first round. I’ll try to beat that number this year, but so much will change over the next few months. New players will separate themselves from the pack to become top picks for NFL franchises by April.

2024 Saint Catherine Award given to senior

During the annual Fall Convocation for Saint Mary’s College Aug. 25, president Katie Conboy announced the 2024 recipient of the Saint Catherine Award, named after the patron saint of scholars, Saint Catherine of Alexandria.  

Holy Cross College welcomes class of 2028

This weekend, Holy Cross College welcomed the class of 2028 to campus, its largest class in history. 272 new students arrived on campus, marking a 17.8% increase in enrollment from the class of 2027, according to Samantha Derksen, director of admissions at the College.

To the ones that make it all worth it

The last few months of your senior year felt like dramatic irony — knowing your days were numbered and mine weren’t, and those BP pews we christened, those hallways we passed through, would soon be filled by new girls (who aren’t named Katie or Helen or Elizabeth or the countless others who have made this all worth it).

Historic freshman class leading Notre Dame into 2024

Last season ended up as a strange one for Notre Dame women’s soccer. The word “in-between” emerges as the best way to describe it. Characteristics from the 2022 team, which marched to the Elite Eight, lingered as the Irish hung tight with top ACC squads. And yet, Notre Dame never quite had the pieces to go over the top, quietly exiting in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32.

Irish begin 2024 with unfinished business after College Cup run

The College Cup crown was right there for the taking. A Monday night match against a Clemson side Notre Dame had already beaten in September could have delivered the Irish a second national championship.

Reidy: Ranking Notre Dame football’s 2024 opponents by difficulty

In just a few days, Notre Dame will open the 2024 football season with, indisputably, its toughest game. With that in mind, where do the rest fall? How challenging is a schedule that could make or break an 11-1 or 10-2 Irish team’s postseason hopes? Here’s a breakdown of a Notre Dame slate that ranks as the 54th-strongest in the nation.

Make This Dorm a Home

I was hesitant about the whole random dorm “thing” going into my freshman year. I wasn’t hesitant about the concept—in fact, I was keenly aware and grateful for the fact that I got to avoid the speed-dating roommate hunt many of my high school friends underwent. The street cred I earned from telling people every freshman at my school got random roommates didn’t hurt, either.

Heritage and Research Center project begins construction at SMC

The Sisters of the Holy Cross, alongside eight other female religious communities, held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 26 to commemorate the new Heritage and Research Center (HARC). The construction includes the renovation of the area previously known as the Welcome Center, located next to The Avenue, and additional expansion of the original building. 

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M: History of the matchup

Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M is one of the most anticipated nonconference games in the entire college football season and the Irish football team is headed south to face the Aggies for their first game of the season. This game is the sixth all-time meeting between the two schools and only the second time it's being played at College Station, Texas.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: A better future for superhero films

It’s no secret that the superhero genre, specifically the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has declined steeply since “Endgame.” I have written about this decline in the past. But as soon as I saw a trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” featuring Madonna’s song “Like a Prayer,” I realized that superheroes are so back. 

Putting the "Unc" in "dysfunctional"

Since acquiring ‘unc’ status after soberly stuffing my car with Alumni Hall juniors on the way to ‘Legacy’ Friday night, I have found I have a lot to say.

Letter to the editor: Notre Dame’s unjust decision

To the Editor,

Letter to the editor: Opt out of the madness

To whom it may concern,

Our Life, Our Sweetness, Our Hope

Engraved on our Notre Dame coat of arms are the words: Vita, Dulcedo, Spes — Our Life, Our Sweetness, Our Hope. Notre Dame was built upon these words, the first of which is life. Inspired by the Lady who bears our beloved school’s name, we resolve to build a culture of life, of sweetness and of hope at Notre Dame, creating an atmosphere of radical love toward mothers, fathers and children. 

Print Edition for Welcome Weekend 2024

Do some of the reading

As more than 2,000 first-years, transfer students and graduate students move in this weekend, there will be more than 2,000 move-in experiences. Some of you will quickly find that there’s no way to avoid the fact that your walls consist of mislaid cinderblocks or that the singular decrepit stove pales in contrast to the dorm with sparkling kitchens on each floor. The AC-free August humidity (though the weather seems a lot more agreeable this year than my own move-in in prehistoric times) may propel you to take one shower after another, fearing the damage to your identifying Welcome Weekend T-shirt after yet another day of wearing it.