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67 posts tagged "Commencement 2016"

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Outstanding female senior athlete: Molly Seidel

Marek Mazurek | Friday, May 13, 2016

Track and cross country star Molly Seidel to leave university as a decorated NCAA champion Winning is in Molly Seidel’s blood. She has four national championships to her name, and with the outdoor ACC and NCAA finals coming up, Seidel will have even more opportunities to add to her trophy case. The Hartland, Wisconsin native

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Irish overcome injuries and adversity to reach Fiesta Bowl

Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 13, 2016

In the end, it was all just too much for Notre Dame — too many injuries, too much rain, too many seconds and too much Ezekiel Elliot. Through all the adversity, however, the Irish managed to put together their best season since their 2012 national championship run and just their second 10-win season since 2006.

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Notre Dame sports: year in review

Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 13, 2016

Football: Irish overcome injuries and adversity to reach Fiesta Bowl Outstanding female senior athlete: Molly Seidel Outstanding male senior athlete: Matt Kavanagh Men’s Basketball: Notre Dame makes return run to Elite Eight Women’s Basketball: Notre Dame’s streak of five consecutive Final Fours snapped by Stanford in Sweet 16 Hockey: Leadership core, emerging youth carry Irish back to NCAAs

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Outstanding male senior athlete: Matt Kavanagh

Alex Carson | Friday, May 13, 2016

Three-time All-American Matt Kavanagh strives to lead the Irish to first NCAA national title When Matt Kavanagh walks off the field for the final time later this month — whether it be after a win or a loss — he’ll walk off as one of the best players to wear the Notre Dame uniform. As a

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Notre Dame makes return run to Elite Eight

Alex Carson | Friday, May 13, 2016

Back in November and December, it looked unlikely Notre Dame could climb back to the Elite Eight, where it finished the previous season. The Irish (24-12, 11-7 ACC) dropped two of three at the Advocare Invitational over Thanksgiving break, falling to Monmouth and Alabama, and blew a 16-point second-half lead against Indiana at the Crossroads Classic

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Notre Dame’s streak of five consecutive Final Fours snapped by Stanford in Sweet 16

Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, May 13, 2016

Entering this year’s NCAA tournament, Notre Dame had been to the Final Four in five consecutive seasons. And after another sweep of ACC regular season and tournament titles, a sixth straight trip appeared inevitable for the Irish. But then, the unthinkable happened: the No. 1-seeded Irish fell to No. 4-seeded Stanford, 90-84, in the Sweet

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Leadership core, emerging youth carry Irish back to NCAAs

Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 13, 2016

Notre Dame thawed out its spot in the NCAA tournament this season, but the team’s stay was short-lived as it lost in an instant classic to rival Michigan, falling 3-2 in overtime on March 25. After the Wolverines jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, Irish sophomore left wing Anders Bjork

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Notre Dame still in pursuit of elusive national title

Manuel De Jesus | Friday, May 13, 2016

There’s no denying how impressive the Irish have been in recent history. But despite the plethora of accolades and high rankings, No. 7 Notre Dame is still chasing the one trophy it has yet to hoist — the NCAA National Championship. In four of the last six seasons, the Irish have made it to the

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Irish struggle down stretch against top teams

Daniel O'Boyle | Friday, May 13, 2016

When the 2016 season started, Notre Dame was no stranger to top-level competition: 11 of 12 starters returned from 2015’s team as the Irish set to take on another loaded schedule. The experienced Irish team played their way to a 13-6 record, third place in the ACC and a conference semi-final appearance. Notre Dame began the

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Youth impresses as Irish head to postseason

Marek Mazurek | Friday, May 13, 2016

Irish sophomore right fielder Bailey Bigler stepped up to the plate late in the afternoon on April 3. There were two outs in the bottom of seventh and final inning against then-No. 9 Florida State, and the scoreboard read 4-4. Junior infielder Kimmy Sullivan stood on second base as Bigler waited for the 1-1 pitch. Sullivan

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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