Search
  • Blog
  • Contact

The Observer

Menu
  • News
  • Sports
  • Scene
  • Viewpoint
  • Multimedia
-

The Observer is a student-run, daily print & online newspaper serving Notre Dame, Saint Mary's & Holy Cross. Learn about us.

-

7 posts tagged "Fiction"

Scene

title

‘The Rabbit Hutch’: ND alumna Tess Gunty’s celebrated novel

Angela Mathew | Wednesday, November 30, 2022

When I told my friend about “The Rabbit Hutch” winning the National Book Award, she naturally asked me what the book is about. I grasped around for words but instead, vivid scenes flashed before my eyes. Voodoo dolls dropping from the ceiling, a white-haired girl obsessing over Hildegard von Bingen, a Catholic mystic and a

Viewpoint

Cherish the real

Madeline Law | Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Spring break is not in two weeks. It can’t be. I still have two papers, a rewrite, a project and two midterms to tackle, not to mention rehearsals and work and … oh yeah, going to classes. All in 14 days. Did I stress you out? My bad. I stressed myself out, too. Despite these

Viewpoint

I write because it keeps me sane: A reflection on finding my voice through writing

Lexi Kilcoin | Monday, October 4, 2021

“The only thing I have to offer is my voice.” I often say this in the context of worship groups I am a part of where everyone seems to be able to play three instruments, read music and sing all the while. Literally the only thing I can offer are my measly vocal chords. New

Viewpoint

Who am I?

Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, September 21, 2020

Before we begin, I want to tell you that the regular author of this column hates riddles. Ah yes, I should probably divulge that Mr. Niforatos told me to tell you something formal and businesslike — “He had some important matters to attend to and couldn’t take up the pen this week” — but truth

Scene

title

‘Call Me Zebra’ Book Review

Abigail Piper | Tuesday, February 20, 2018

“In this false world, we guard our lives with our deaths.” When I began reading “Call Me Zebra,” quotes like this made me think it was going to be a hard read. I did not need another “The Satanic Verses” circa 2015 moment, where the entire book flew so far over my head a sharpshooter

Scene

title

Rigoberto Gonzalez: On the multifaceted and unflinching author

Nora McGreevy | Friday, April 21, 2017

When his family immigrated to the United States from Mexico, one of the first things Rigoberto Gonzalez’s father did was to pull over and park the family car at a roadside hotdog stand. He told his son to go order a hot dog. The young Gonzalez, although born in California, had grown up in Mexico

Scene

title

First Book Prize winner to read at Notre Dame

Emma Terhaar | Tuesday, February 4, 2014

James Redwood, the first winner of the “Notre Dame Review” Book Prize for Fiction, will read at the Eck Center on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. In order to be eligible for this prize, writers must have been published in the “Notre Dame Review” (NDR) before but must not have published a full volume of fiction

Donate to the Observer Make a payment

Advertisement

Trending Stories

  1. 1 Breaking: Tommy Rees accepts offensive coordinator job at Alabama Breaking: Tommy Rees accepts offensive coordinator job at Alabama
  2. 1 Citron, Miles team up to push Notre Dame past BC Citron, Miles team up to push Notre Dame past BC
  3. 1 University opens Fischer apartment-style housing to undergraduates University opens Fischer apartment-style housing to undergraduates
  4. 1 University uncovers Columbus Murals in Main Building for instructional purposes University uncovers Columbus Murals in Main Building for instructional purposes

Twitter Feed Twitter Icon

Tweets by @NDSMCOBSERVER

Instagram

As the spring semester begins, an increasing numbe As the spring semester begins, an increasing number of conversations in classrooms, faculty offices and dorm rooms have been occurring around the potential of AI in education.

Read more via the news link in bio.

#ndsmcobserver #theobserver #notredame #saintmaryscollege
Notre Dame’s Film, Television and Theatre studen Notre Dame’s Film, Television and Theatre students put Sundance to shame with the 34th annual Notre Dame Student Film Fest last weekend. With a diverse group of work — ranging from documentaries to dramatic shorts — this showcase demonstrates the creativity and wit of the Notre Dame student body.

Read more via scene link in bio

#ndsmcobserver #theobserver #notredame #saintmaryscollege #classof2022
On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame studen On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame students, staff and faculty weathered the northern Indiana winter to gather in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom. 
From the other side of the nation, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Derrick Johnson and other activists traveled to join them. 
Together, they all joined in a celebration of Black excellence as one of the final events of Notre Dame’s annual Walk the Walk week.

Read more via news link in bio

#ndsmcobserver #theobserver #notredame #saintmaryscollege #classof2022 #mlk
On a snowy South Bend night, Holy Cross men’s an On a snowy South Bend night, Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball took on Roosevelt University in a double header at McKenna Arena.

Read more via the sports link in bio.

#ndsmcobserver #theobserver #notredame #saintmaryscollege
Associate news editor Liam Price shares his unforg Associate news editor Liam Price shares his unforgettable experience as Saint Mary’s associate news editor in his latest inside column. 

Read more via Viewpoint link in bio

#ndsmcobserver #theobserver #notredame #saintmaryscollege #classof2022
The Muir Matches Measure is a validated visual mea The Muir Matches Measure is a validated visual measure of job burnout created by Muir and published with Charles Calderwood, a psychology professor at Virginia Tech, and Dorian Boncoeur, an assistant professor for the Mendoza College of Business. 

Read more via the news link in bio.

#ndsmcobserver #theobserver #notredame #saintmaryscollege
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Advertisement

  • Like Us on Facebook
  • Follow Us on Twitter
  • Follow Us on Instagram
  • Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel

Advertisement

Advertisement

To uncover the truth and report it accurately.

Site Links

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Join Our Team
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Suggest a Story Idea
  • Donate
  • Advertise With Us
  • Newsletters
  • Subscriptions
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Print Edition

Donations

$

Like what you see? Help support student-run publications.

Social

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
The Observer

Phone: (574) 631-7471 / Fax: (574) 631-6927 / Address: The Observer / P.O. Box 779 / Notre Dame, IN 46556
Email: [email protected]