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Letter to the Editor | Thursday, April 2, 2020
The class of 2020 is about to break a record my own class of 2009 thought wouldn’t be broken any time soon: graduating into the worst job market ever. Today’s seniors might even have it worse — the coronavirus pandemic is much later in the year, causing companies to scramble their hiring plans, delaying start
Charlotte Edmonds | Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Sitting in the Atlanta airport watching the masses buzz by I am struck by my anonymity. Nobody knows me here. In some ways that’s good. Nobody really cares that I just dropped marinara from my lukewarm pizza bagel onto my jeans. But it also makes me miss my family, not just my family at home
Ruby Le | Tuesday, September 18, 2018
There are different values and beliefs that have had an impact on my educational journey. To begin with, when I was a child in Vietnam, I believed that a good education focused heavily on academics and I needed to perform excellently in every subject, whether I liked it or not. My goal in elementary and
Erin Grimes | Thursday, September 21, 2017
College is different than I thought it would be, which, of course, makes sense as I have never experienced anything similar to what college is: leaving home and moving somewhere new, college classes, becoming an “adult.” Witnessing my older cousins going off to college, I had some idealized version of what college was going to
Alexandra Muck | Thursday, April 27, 2017
At the beginning of the school year, someone told me that high school was about “finding yourself” and college was about making the most of who you are. Upon hearing this statement, I mentally sighed in relief. “That’s good,” I thought. “Who I am now is who I will be for the rest of my
Joe Everett | Thursday, April 20, 2017
I love Stanford Hall. While its t-shaped, cinderblock stature may look uninviting to the aesthetic eye, as the old cliche goes: “it’s what on the inside that counts.” What’s inside Stanford Hall is an incredibly welcoming community that prizes each and every one of its members. While other may dorms may rightfully share the same
Matthew Williams | Thursday, March 2, 2017
Going to college is an ideal in almost every human culture. As one of the major societal sifts that humans pass through on their way from adolescence to adulthood, college has many purposes. For some students, it provides the skills needed to take the next step in life. For others, it simply helps discern what
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 3, 2016
Dear first year student, You made it. You’re in college! Now what? You’re living in a dorm with 200+ people, eating dining hall food every day and trying to balance classes with the exciting responsibility of finally living away from your parents. Also, you’re at Notre Dame. So add to that an intense football tradition,
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, April 26, 2016
“What are you doing after graduation?” I am going home for the summer. Although a short response, this answer explains it all. Yes, I don’t have a job. Yes, I am a business major. Yes, I don’t have my life figured out. No, I am not a failure. No, I am not alone. I just
Erin Thomassen | Monday, April 18, 2016
When I was growing up, I was taught to count my blessings, not deny my privileges. In fact, I was a little braggart who bragged about my privileges. You stayed up until 8:30? I stayed up until 9. You have Fruit by the Inch? I’ve got Fruit by the Foot. In elementary school, I did