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Courtney Becker | Monday, May 22, 2017
The opening words of Vice President of the United States and 2017 Commencement speaker Mike Pence’s speech were drowned out by a chorus of boos from members of the audience at Notre Dame’s 172nd Commencement ceremony Sunday. Those boos, however, were largely in response to a group of approximately 100 graduates who chose to stand and exit
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, May 20, 2017
Notre Dame’s Sunday Commencement ceremony will be delayed one hour, according to an email sent to the community Saturday and to a University press release. According to the email, the ceremony will take place in Notre Dame Stadium, as originally planned, but will now begin with the procession of graduates at 10 a.m. rather than at 9
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 19, 2017
Aug. 19: Senior safety Max Redfield and four other players arrested for possession of marijuana and a hand gun. Redfield would be dismissed from the team shortly thereafter. Aug. 20: Senior cornerback Devin Butler arrested on charge of battery and later placed on indefinite suspension. He would not play a down for the Irish
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, May 19, 2017
For Lee Kiefer, fencing has always been about family. The daughter of Steven Kiefer, who fenced collegiately at Duke, Lee was exposed to the sport at a young age, along with her older sister Alexandra — who fenced at Harvard — and brother Axel — a current Notre Dame sophomore and foilist who was named a
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, May 19, 2017
Just about nothing went as expected for Notre Dame this season. Heck, it even ended with it raining on it in Los Angeles. The 2016 season started with high expectations; the Irish were ranked as a top-10 squad in both the AP and Coaches preseason polls. But that first stop on their season-long journey would
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, May 19, 2017
Coming into the 2016-2017 season, there were a lot of question marks surrounding Notre Dame. Fresh off a first-round exit from the NCAA tournament to Michigan, the team came into this season with only two seniors on the roster, backup goalie Chad Katunar and reserve forward Ben Ostlie. For head coach Jeff Jackson however, the
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, May 19, 2017
It was a year of highs and lows for the Irish, as they looked to rebound from last season’s shocking early exit from the NCAA tournament. History repeated itself, however, as perennial No. 1-seeded Notre Dame fell to Stanford — the team that took it out in the Sweet 16 in 2016 — in heartbreaking fashion
Jack Concannon | Friday, May 19, 2017
Senior foilist Lee Kiefer was a member of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams. She has competed at the Junior World Championships. And when she defeated Cornell’s Luby Kiriakidi at the NCAA championships in February, she clinched a national title for the Irish. This year’s national championship was the ninth in program history, the team’s first since 2011 and the first
R.J. Stempak | Friday, May 19, 2017
With the toughest schedule in the nation this season, the No. 7 Irish faced ups and downs throughout. After starting the season 3-0 — including a 5-4 win over No. 1 Maryland — Notre Dame (9-5, 2-2 ACC) dropped a close rematch of the 2015 NCAA semifinal game against Denver. The team had two more
Daniel O'Boyle | Friday, May 19, 2017
An early eight-game winning streak highlighted Notre Dame’s 2017 season, as the Irish qualified for the NCAA tournament for the sixth consecutive year. But the team could win only three of its final 10 games and was eliminated in the opening rounds of both the ACC and NCAA tournaments. Notre Dame (11-8, 4-3 ACC) opened the season against