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-Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, November 19, 2019
“Because we are committed to a Christian ideal of community and to the growth and formation of each individual, the ties that bind members of this community are not always the same as those within society at large. The University’s expectations for conduct go beyond what is minimally required read more→
Gabriel Niforatos | Tuesday, November 19, 2019
There is a Thanksgiving that my family and I had one blustery November in New Mexico that stands out from others I have experienced. On its face, it might not seem all that different to you, but it is special to me in a way that is hard to read more→
Danny McMaster | Tuesday, November 19, 2019
In my previous columns, I’ve often stated that I am The Observer’s foremost administration correspondent and advocate, and even though it gets edited out every single time I write that, I feel it’s important to start my column today doing that as well.* Really, I should try and find read more→
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, November 19, 2019
I wanted to thank the students of Notre Dame for their warm hospitality over the weekend. I came to your campus — your home — for a bucket list trip to watch Notre Dame play Navy. We arrived onto your campus around 3:30 p.m. Friday. Y’all were besieged by read more→
Allison Thornton | Tuesday, November 19, 2019
It’s match point. The whole room is roaring because of your team’s incredible come back in the fifth set. Your mom and grandparents are in the stands biting their nails, your dad is keeping score at the official’s table and your sister is sitting on the bench praying you read more→
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 18, 2019
On Sunday morning, a number of students gathered in Stanford Hall to protest hatred on campus. As one of those students, I hoped to stand in solidarity with the victims of racist and queerphobic targeted violent speech. I was proud of the protest organizers, who acknowledged the role that read more→
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 18, 2019
On Nov. 5, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at Northwestern University. As you can imagine, a large group of students came out to protest the man who had been appointed and eventually removed from his position by Donald Trump. The student-run newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, sent one reporter read more→
Vince Mallett | Monday, November 18, 2019
“Prince John says taxes should hurt.” I, like many others, dove headfirst into Disney Plus last week. I didn’t know it would end with an argument over whether Robin Hood is a socialist. It turns out college students can find a reason to bring politics into anything. Nothing excites read more→
Brennan Buhr | Monday, November 18, 2019
“At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.” It is quite ironic that this historically momentous yet philosophically preposterous proclamation was made by an American Catholic, the now-retired Justice Anthony read more→
Olivia Luchetti | Monday, November 18, 2019
This past fall break I went to my high school football team’s Senior Night game with some friends from home, and we ran into more former classmates. To say this was a weird experience is a huge understatement. Sitting behind the high school student section watching the kids scream read more→