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Elizabeth Prater | Tuesday, November 15, 2022
When you dedicate a whole column to writing about literature, you may find yourself responding to the ultimate question: “What is your favorite book?” While I certainly have several, I always find the need to add a qualifying statement, as if these works are not substantive on their own. “It takes a while to get into it,”
Reyna Lim | Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Is it pink? Is it something I can wear? What is it? Frantically racking my prepubescent brain for what my eleventh birthday gift could be, I curl up next to my mother. She is just as adamant in her commitment to keeping it a secret. Happy twenty-first birthday. I’m so proud of you. Her voice
Mikey Colgan | Tuesday, March 29, 2022
I am a very predictable dude. When I’m at school, I spend my week doing homework in the same two locations and going to the gym right next to my dorm. When the weekend comes around, I end up in the same room with the same group of friends. Until I moved to Boston in
Sydni Brooks | Friday, November 12, 2021
As I continue ending my college career during my senior year, I have found myself reminiscing on the moments, decisions, opportunities and memories that have led up to this final chapter. Most importantly, I have been reflecting on the many people who have guided me along this journey and have helped prepare me for these
Claire Kirner | Monday, September 13, 2021
Will I do important research for a bio lab? Teach English to children in Uganda? Become an Imagineer for a Disney theme park? Growing up in South Bend, and surrounded by ND students as a kid, it’s safe to say I had pretty high expectations for my freshman year at Notre Dame. These incredible people
Devin Humphreys | Tuesday, August 24, 2021
As the year opens at Our Lady’s University, with undergrads returning to the dorms and giving their “Notre Dame introductions,” law students like myself cracking open our casebooks in hopes of not bombing a cold call and campus bustling with activity once again, I am ever cognizant of the presence of God on this campus.
Renee Yaseen | Monday, March 29, 2021
In the past few years, I’ve heard a lot of “Life is short!” but also, “You’re still young, you’ve got so much time left!” Well, which one is it? Evidence that life is short: Life is never shorter than right before you cut your bangs. The seconds before I’ve spoken out of turn are thin
Sarah Kikel | Thursday, March 25, 2021
If there were a college poet laureate, I would nominate Maude Latour. A songwriter who studies philosophy at Columbia University, Maude has been deeply inspired by her life on campus, and her music weaves together imagery that is both biographical and derived from her exploration of classic literature. Her lyrics are a lot like Sappho’s
Megumi Tamura | Thursday, September 17, 2020
If you could have more of anything in the entire world, what would it be? Would you ask for more money, vacations, pizza? Frequent flier miles, love, concert tickets? Game day weekends, Southwest Salads, warm weather? The more days I experience in college, the stronger I feel in my answer to this question: If I
Sydni Brooks | Tuesday, August 18, 2020
My acceptance letter to Notre Dame equated to an all-access pass to the club of adulthood. While I still felt and acted like a 12 year old, that “Welcome Home” email was the permission I needed to surpass the constraints of adolescence and indulge in the authority of a grown woman. I coasted through my