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-7 posts tagged "campus dialogue"
Maggie Eastland | Monday, August 29, 2022
Nothing will put a damper on a bright-eyed college student like the journalism industry, but here’s the upside. I’ve compiled a list of 15 amazing uses for newspapers. Hint: The final reason is the most absurd of them all. 1. Dorm room fly swatter Nothing works better than a rolled-up newspaper. 2. Annoying roommate swatter
Nelisha Silva | Monday, March 15, 2021
Not to be horribly cheesy, but Viewpoint was always my first love at The Observer. As much as I love our other departments, in my eyes, Viewpoint was always the most interesting department. When I first became a copy editor sophomore year, I was fascinated by the hot takes we published, but I had no
Jackie O'Brien | Monday, November 25, 2019
This past week, I posted a comment on the Observer’s Facebook post promoting David Phillips’ letter to the editor. Phillips had written about his participation in the recent protests and the group End Hate at ND, as well as the negative impacts of parietals on student experience. I was impressed by a group of students
Diversity Council | Thursday, October 17, 2019
Dear Notre Dame, The dialogue on this campus has very real implications for the lives of students, especially when it begins to touch on an individual’s or group’s identity. Over the course of the last few weeks, we have seen things published and heard things said that specifically target the LGBTQ members of our Notre
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 29, 2019
This week, The Observer has heard from mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, alumni, and, of course, many legging-wearing women. Having received over 35 letters to The Observer, in addition to the countless verbal comments, tweets, memes and class discussions about Monday’s letter, we have been astonished by the conversations the leggings piece has sparked. As the
Davis Gonsalves | Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Many intellectual friend groups argue about pressing issues surrounding our current culture. Race, gender, income inequality, etc. are discussed in order to educate and hopefully change our society. I am not in one of those friend groups. I should revise that: We talk about those things, but sparingly, and we all usually end up agreeing
BridgeND | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
You, the reader, are probably consuming this piece (or moving on to another) because you want to read inflammatory opinions, weird lists and obsessions, social commentary or maybe you’re just bored and lonely at lunch in the dining hall. Whatever it is, there is a “why” behind your actions. Now, maybe you’re reading the inflammatory