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Ashton Weber | Tuesday, March 2, 2021
On June 26, 2015, I woke up at my grandparents’ home in New Hampshire. As I walked downstairs, I saw that the TV was on and that President Obama was addressing the nation, but I went to get breakfast instead of paying attention. A few minutes later, I returned to the living room where the
Christopher Damian | Thursday, December 10, 2015
Conversations about suicide can be awkward. A number of my friends have said that they don’t understand what would cause someone to make that decision. But there’s an answer within Catholic theology. Pope Benedict XVI wrote that “man can only accept himself if he is accepted by another. He needs the other’s presence, saying to him,
Julia Buff | Tuesday, March 4, 2014
In my three years at Notre Dame, I have sat back and read Viewpoint after Viewpoint column concerning various sentiments relating to people who are not straight. I feel as though certain legitimate points have been woefully overlooked with regard to our fellow students and citizens who are not straight. For example, not all people
Letter to the Editor | Sunday, March 2, 2014
I would first like to preface this letter by saying that I have no intention to rule on the legitimacy or morality of homosexuality or gay rights. After having read several articles both in this newspaper and others, I have found a glaring issue with the method of argument. In light of this, I would
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 25, 2014
There has been a lot of discussion amongst Notre Dame students lately about whether states should have the right to discriminate against gay people, but perhaps we should take a look inward before criticizing others. We attend a university that reserves the right to discriminate against someone on the basis of his or her sexual
Letter to the Editor | Sunday, February 23, 2014
In “You can’t make me sell a cake,” published in The Observer on Thursday, Mr. Raymond Michuda disagreed with the results of a recent lawsuit and argued that “it should be perfectly acceptable to refuse to sell a gay couple a wedding cake.” Mr. Michuda viewed the wedding cake case as a violation of property
Letter to the Editor | Sunday, February 23, 2014
I, like most Notre Dame students, am a busy person with deadlines to meet. That being said, on Thursday, I read a Viewpoint article that compelled me to drop pressing issues and write a response to Raymond Michuda’s article “You can’t make me sell a cake.” Throughout, Mr. Michuda defends the right of businesses to
Raymond Michuda | Wednesday, February 19, 2014
As a Viewpoint columnist, I feel compelled to bring to our readers’ attention political events that have serious implications, ones that threaten our freedom and ones that are just plain ridiculous. Today’s topic falls under all three categories. With the recent legalization of gay marriage and civil unions in many states, we’ve seen quite a