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Jack Griffiths | Friday, January 20, 2023
Welcome to the second semester of NeuroDivergent! While I know that my final column last semester may have given the impression that I was done as a columnist, I still have the desire to do more deep dives and tell more stories. So, to kick things off in a new year, here’s a (hopefully well-structured
Letter to the Editor | Friday, October 29, 2021
The Irish Rover does great work for Our Lady’s University. I had the privilege of writing several articles for the Rover during my undergraduate years, and as a law student I still read the paper on a somewhat regular basis. I should also acknowledge that I am friends with a few members of the Rover
Letter to the Editor | Friday, February 15, 2019
On our campus, it is all too common for important issues to be ignored and never spoken about. The Viewpoint section often contains arguments about the issues that are brought up time and again by the handful of students who enter into the political arena and put forward their arguments. We step forward from the
BridgeND | Thursday, October 4, 2018
As Right to Life Week kicks off, students are reminded of yet another thing that separates Notre Dame from most schools around the country. In an increasingly secular nation, very few schools have a greater pro-life presence on campus than a pro-choice one. Respecting human dignity is an important tenant of the Catholic faith, one
Observer Editorial Board | Monday, August 27, 2018
On Friday, a column entitled “The statistics on Dreamers are a nightmare” ran in the Viewpoint section of The Observer, generating both discussion and outrage among readers. We as an Editorial Board understand the responses to this column, but we do not regret publishing it. We are a nation of people with many opposing viewpoints.
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 31, 2017
The 2016 presidential election affected this country in profound ways. Some of these effects will become evident in time, but many have already manifested themselves. Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, it is hard to deny that polarization defines a large portion of today’s political discourse. The election, however, is not the
BridgeND | Thursday, January 26, 2017
We are living in a continually polarized and tumultuous political climate here in the United States, with the recent election only furthering divides among citizens and their differing views on a variety of platforms, including religion. With a lack of facts and communication crossing the aisle from either party, all civil discourse around Islam, extremism,