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Thomas Dobbs, Cade Czarnecki, Avery Polking and Spencer Kelly | Monday, April 17, 2023
Prepare to dive into the past as we explore the history of Notre Dame’s swim test. From its inception in the 1970s, the mandatory freshman swim test was a rite of passage for every incoming Notre Dame student. For many, the experience was a source of dread and anxiety, while for others, it was an
Alexa Schlaerth | Thursday, September 15, 2022
It is almost 10 p.m. on a cold Sunday evening in December, and I am walking across the quad on my way home from a (somewhat frantic) Principles of Microeconomics TA review sesh, the likes of which I’ve never experienced before. It is chilly and dark, and the campus has a general “stressed out pre-finals”
Erin Grimes | Thursday, September 21, 2017
College is different than I thought it would be, which, of course, makes sense as I have never experienced anything similar to what college is: leaving home and moving somewhere new, college classes, becoming an “adult.” Witnessing my older cousins going off to college, I had some idealized version of what college was going to
Lauren Fox | Monday, August 28, 2017
If you do something embarrassing in the dining hall, expect a round of applause from onlookers to soundtrack your reddening face. Probably no one has escaped a dining hall fumble; so first-years, don’t worry too much when your time comes. Someone may bump into you and a cause a full glass of chocolate milk to
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 3, 2016
Dear first year student, You made it. You’re in college! Now what? You’re living in a dorm with 200+ people, eating dining hall food every day and trying to balance classes with the exciting responsibility of finally living away from your parents. Also, you’re at Notre Dame. So add to that an intense football tradition,
Courtney Phelan | Wednesday, September 14, 2016
You’re a few weeks into this college thing and you’re feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you’re feeling lonely and like everyone else already has more friends. Maybe you’re feeling the opposite of lonely, like you’re surrounded by people you don’t know and you don’t like and you don’t know how to get away from them. Maybe you’re
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Like many of you, my first few weeks in college were a breath of fresh air. I could do what I wanted, when I wanted, with whom I wanted. And, I abused that freedom quite a bit, playing video games until 3 a.m. and drinking Diet Coke for breakfast. Wasn’t I so cool? Of course,
Michael Fliotsos | Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Another summer has come and gone, meaning those of us returning to campus will experience once again the drawstring-bag toting, loaded-cargo-shorts wearing, staring-at-the-Notre-Dame-mobile-app-map freshmen. Before you ask, no, this is not going to be a ‘freshmen are the most annoying thing ever’ column. Trust me, I would not have accepted an RA position if these things actually
Matt Miklavic | Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Dr. Seuss once said, “You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted, but mostly they’re darked.” Seuss, surprisingly enough, wasn’t referring to the netherworld of South Bend. Rather, he was speaking to the paths we will find and “The Places You Will Go.” His work and those