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-11 posts tagged "freshman year"
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, August 28, 2019
“I hope they’re having fun,” I thought as I watched a group of freshmen sing and shout “Mr. Brightside” across God Quad. “I really do. But also, thank goodness I don’t have to go through that again.” As I watched first years parade around campus, I was brought back to my own Welcome Weekend. Every
Charlotte Edmonds | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
The brain is funny in what it chooses to retain. Ask anyone who knows me well and they’ll likely confirm that my memory is nothing to write home about. I’m frequently forgetting key pieces of stories or frantically running from class to class in desperation after forgetting an assignment or meeting. But as I walked
Ashton Weber | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
The preface of Michelle Obama’s memoir includes an anecdote about life after the White House that centers around the line, “I ate my toast in the dark, feeling alone in the best possible way.” I may not have any toast, but I’m currently connecting with Mrs. Obama’s sentiment on a spiritual level. It’s 11:30 p.m.
Marirose Osborne | Tuesday, February 19, 2019
I know it’s been a while since Domerfest, but I always felt too embarrassed to share this story before, but now I’ve come to terms with it. From what I can tell, there seems to be three types of Domerfest interactions for Saint Mary’s students. Number one is undoubtedly the easiest. You meet a guy
Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, April 30, 2018
Dear Notre Dame, Last time I wrote I told you that I wanted to touch briefly on some of the people and experiences that made my first year the incredible experience it was. Briefly forgetting the fact that you are gifting us with finals in a week, here are some of my thoughts. I want
Nicole Simon | Thursday, April 26, 2018
I came to school last fall as an undecided major. As a freshman in my first semester of college, I found it easy to deflect the ever-present “What’s your major?” question with a laugh and a quick change of subject. Everyone always told me I’d have time to figure it out and I always agreed.
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, September 13, 2017
During our freshman year, my roommates and I lived across the hallway from our RA. We would stop into her room several times a week with questions — about our dorm, Notre Dame in general and occasionally even classes. She always patiently pointed us in the right direction, even if it was the third or
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, February 1, 2017
I’m sitting in my room fresh from Majors Night and find myself filled with nostalgia for the wide-eyed times of freshman year, as well as more than a little fear for the future of Arts and Letters. Working at the history table, I spent the evening catching people’s eye as they walked past, asking, “Hey,
Nicole Caratas | Sunday, February 8, 2015
Saint Mary’s kicked off its premiere First Year Parents’ Weekend, hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) and Student Affairs, Friday evening. Freshman class president Caroline Koenig said the weekend was arranged for freshmen and their parents in order to bring families together sooner in the school year. “A lot of people felt as though it
Zach Klonsinski | Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Everyone told me college would go by too fast. They failed to tell me it would go this fast. It seems only yesterday I was a wide-eyed freshman trying to remember how to get to North from Knott, the names of everyone I met and most importantly, all the traditions of what not to do.