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-Marek Mazurek | Friday, May 18, 2018
So often end-of-the-year columns talk about what a special place Notre Dame is. But it’s not. It’s a beautiful place for sure, but there are lots of beautiful campuses in the country. As an institution Notre Dame isn’t special either. It’s great academically and I will be extremely proud read more→
Nicole Caratas | Friday, May 18, 2018
When I was looking for which college to go to, my dream schools were Kenyon College and Boston College. I ended up at Saint Mary’s as a compromise. I loved the College, and my parents loved that it had connections with Notre Dame. The deal was I would major read more→
Katie Galioto | Friday, May 18, 2018
The sign is pretty wrinkled, and it’s starting to tear a little in the top right corner. Otherwise, it’s held up remarkably well over the past four years. It’s on the type of paper all elementary schools have in their art rooms, the kind that comes in big rolls. read more→
Letter to the Editor | Friday, May 18, 2018
Editor’s Note: This letter was originally published on Feb. 9, 2018. On Wednesday, Sister Mary McNamara — the rector of Breen-Phillips (BP) Hall — was called home to our Lord. This loss is devastating to all who loved this incredible woman –– her community of the Sisters of the read more→
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, May 18, 2018
I can’t believe how quickly these four years have flown by. With graduation set for Sunday, I — like just about every other senior — have been doing a lot of thinking about that time. I’ve also been doing a lot of thinking about the future. When I first got to read more→
Rachel O'Grady | Friday, May 18, 2018
It’s not true that you won’t regret things in college. You will regret not studying harder for one more test, or not taking one more class, or not joining one more club or even not going out one more night. I would bet that over the course of your read more→
Chris Collins | Friday, May 18, 2018
I fell into The Observer freshman year after hearing of a friend who worked for them and got paid to go to the Florida State game to take photos. This sounded too cool to be true. I decided to meagerly reach out and apply for a position in the photo read more→
Rosie LoVoi | Friday, May 18, 2018
Lately I’ve been asking myself, “what has my Notre Dame experience meant to me?” And that question is full of many pieces: Breen-Phillips hall, the Program of Liberal Studies, football games, South Bend, working at the library and, of course, The Observer. I started photographing for The Observer the read more→
Letter to the Editor | Friday, May 18, 2018
Editor’s Note: This letter was originally published on December 7, 2016. Fr. Jenkins, It has been years since I last read an Observer article, and even longer since I wrote a letter to the editor, but today I found myself, drawn back, through social media: Friends had shared an read more→
Letter to the Editor | Friday, May 18, 2018
Editor’s note: This letter to the editor was originally published on March 1, 2015. Dear Father Ted, It is with gratitude and deep devotion that I write to reflect on your legacy at Notre Dame and your lasting gift to the women of Our Lady. Forty-plus years later, we women read more→