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-16 posts tagged "Goodbye"
Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 26, 2019
Dear members of the Notre Dame community, As some of you may know, Brownson Hall, the second-oldest standing building on campus after Old College and the University’s oldest academic building, is set to be demolished at the end of this calendar year. Those of us most immediately affected by the demolition first heard the news
Gary Caruso | Friday, April 26, 2019
Commencement is like a pinata bursting with an orchestrated cacophony of activities that jumble and swirl around the graduating students. By itself, the milestone elicits an array of emotions that range from pure glee to utter dread over departing Catholic Disneyland. On one hand, our graduates sail into the real world eager to embrace their
Rachel O'Grady | Wednesday, March 7, 2018
My friends at The Observer have always been there for me when I needed them, starting with the time I didn’t even know I needed them. I had just had one of the worst weeks of my life during the second semester of my sophomore year. I felt out of place at Notre Dame, like
Jack Rooney | Wednesday, August 24, 2016
I haven’t been at home for more than two weeks at a time in the past two years. I’ve lived in South Bend, Ireland, New Hampshire, South Bend again, Florida and now Ireland again. In between these travels, I have stopped at home in Chicago, but never for much longer than the time needed to
Jack Rooney | Thursday, March 3, 2016
I began my term as Managing Editor while studying abroad in Dublin last March. I watched from afar, entirely helpless and useless as my friends at the paper transitioned into their new roles while they covered the biggest story of their Notre Dame careers when Fr. Hesburgh died. As much as I wanted to, I
Matt Miklavic | Thursday, April 9, 2015
I’ve always had a lot of thoughts. Growing up, I read everything. I’d read newspapers, magazines and books. I read the sports section until I memorized the Red Sox batting averages on a daily basis. My parents encouraged it, both because everyone knows you have to be a pretty bad parent to not let your kid