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From the Archives: Football fanaticism

Jim Moster, Sarah Kikel, Evan McKenna and Marirose Osborne | Monday, September 23, 2019

Football is a cornerstone of Notre Dame student life. On game days, electricity pulses through the student body as everyone anticipates the thrill of Irish football. Prior to the game, friends often partake in time-honored traditions like the tailgate. However, some fans take a less conventional approach to football season. Seniors celebrate their class with

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Notre Dame our Alma Mater

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 12, 2019

I read The Observer column titled “Catholicism at Notre Dame” with a sense of being challenged. I’m one of those weird people who thinks that Notre Dame, “Catholic Disneyland” as I’ve heard it called, is not Catholic enough. What could that mean, at a school with over a hundred Masses a week, a leading Theology

Sports

An Unofficial Guide to Notre Dame Football Weekends

Brian Hartnett | Friday, September 5, 2014

Regardless of whether you’ve attended Notre Dame football games since birth, or like me, hadn’t been to one before freshman year, you’ll soon find that Notre Dame game weekends are a crazy, overwhelming whirlwind of activities. There’s plenty of places to be, people to see and oh yeah, there’s a little sporting event at the

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Make ‘tradition’ matter

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 5, 2014

The only words used more often than “tradition” on this campus might be “God,” “Jesus” and “Mary.” We cling to tradition. We debate tradition. We love tradition. “But we always play Michigan. How can the rivalry end?” Well, Notre Dame hasn’t always played Michigan. Between 1909 and 1978, the so-called “Reunion Game,” the Irish and

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Alma Mater emphasizes student unity

Lesley Stevenson | Friday, August 29, 2014

One of the most hotly contested debates surrounding the 2013 Notre Dame football team leapt once more to the forefront of conversation Monday as team leaders and representatives from student government met to finalize the players’ decision to sing the Alma Mater after every home game, regardless of outcome. “The fact that this decision was not

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Kelly talks investigation, captains, Alma Mater and injuries

Mike Monaco | Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Junior cornerback KeiVarae Russell, senior receiver DaVaris Daniels, senior defensive end Ishaq Williams and graduate student linebacker Kendall Moore are out for this weekend’s season opener against Rice, Irish head coach Brian Kelly said Tuesday. Kelly, who held his weekly press conference in the Isban Auditorium at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, said he has received