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Observer Staff Report | Saturday, December 31, 2022
University President Fr. John Jenkins mourned the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in a press release Saturday. Pope Benedict died Saturday in Vatican City at the age of 95. “Notre Dame joins the Church and the world in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict,” Jenkins said. “At once a luminous scholar and a
Claire Lyons | Monday, November 21, 2022
Last Friday, the Program of Liberal Studies (PLS) hosted a discussion with prominent and influential academic Dr. Noam Chomsky. Chomsky is most widely known as the “father of modern linguistics” and for his work as a cognitive scientist and political activist. According to the event’s hosts, he is also one of the foremost critics of
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Former University President Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy remembers a time when Notre Dame used to bus in women from Catholic women’s colleges in the Chicagoland area to help create a more balanced social scene. A bus would be welcomed onto campus by male students who knew none of the women. After the awkward introduction, the
Brennan Buhr | Monday, April 27, 2020
Writing a senior thesis can actually be kind of fun, if you select an interesting topic and an excellent advisor like Professor Daniel Philpott. Of course, this large academic project may not be “fun” in the same sense as hiking or surfing or playing baseball or watching the New England Patriots win countless Super Bowls,
Letter to the Editor | Friday, January 24, 2020
The Notre Dame fight song is quintessential Notre Dame. Every kid knows it. You probably knew it long before you even thought of coming to Notre Dame. Now it is time to bring the other half of the student body, namely its women, into that tradition. I imagine it must give Muffet McGraw pause to
Tom Naatz | Friday, January 17, 2020
In June 1964, University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh was sitting at his desk when he received a phone call. The civil rights movement was in full swing, and the Catholic priest’s services were needed at a rally in Chicago. According to a report from Notre Dame Magazine, then-Chicago mayor Richard Daley and a series
Hayden Adams | Friday, November 15, 2019
Every Notre Dame football season features a few matchups between the Irish and their rivals. Whenever those games rear their heads, it brings to mind memories of games and seasons gone by. Whenever the Irish gear up for archrival USC, the older generation may remember when the Trojans spoiled Notre Dame’s title hopes in 1964
Courtney Becker | Monday, September 4, 2017
After he stamped his place in the history books of both Notre Dame and the U.S. through years of service to the University and his country, the U.S. Postal Service honored University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh with a 49-cent Forever stamp bearing his image. The Postal Service unveiled the stamp at a ceremony celebrating Hesburgh
Mike Donovan | Wednesday, August 30, 2017
This Friday at 1 p.m. in Purcell Pavilion, the United States Postal Service will unveil a 49-cent Forever stamp commemorating the life and work of Notre Dame’s most prominent figure — University president emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. The ceremony will feature a notable list of speakers including former Secretary of State and Notre Dame alumna
Austin Taliaferro | Friday, March 20, 2015
While standing in line to pay my respects to Fr. Theodore Hesburgh the other night, a thought came to my mind of how one measures a life. The phrase ‘good life’ gets thrown around in speech when referring to those who have passed quite often. But how do you measure a ‘good life’? I pondered this