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-89 posts tagged "Graduation"
Stephen Viz | Thursday, February 23, 2023
As I write this on Feb. 21st, 2023, I unfortunately still check the box as that of an unemployed king. While many undergrad and graduate students who will graduate in May are set up to start full time roles this summer, I am not yet one of those fortunate folks. Professional job recruiting is a
Mannion McGinley | Friday, January 27, 2023
“Gilmore Girls” has been a comfort show of mine for years. Through my many watches, I’ve processed that Rory Gilmore is no perfect character. In fact, she’s one of the farthest main characters from “perfect” that I have come to know in my 22 years of reading, watching and learning. While she and Lorelai didn’t
Reyna Lim | Friday, November 18, 2022
I have very little idea of what purpose means, but today I’m writing about it anyway. This is how I make sense of things. I’ve addressed it in this column before: purpose, meaning, being 21 and utterly confused. My dedication to seeming continually lost is less of an artistic choice, and more of a direct
Gabriel Ibarra | Monday, September 26, 2022
Dear reader, welcome back to the chaos. Since the last time you’ve read a word written by me, the temperature has dropped to cardigan and corduroy weather. Not only that, but we’ve begun our approach to midterm season. It can be daunting to head into midterms every year, even though we somehow manage it every
Genevieve Coleman | Friday, September 2, 2022
If you ever happen to see me walking around campus this year, there’s an incredibly high chance you will also notice my 40-ounce water bottle. It’s actually kind of hard to miss. Aside from how large the bottle is, it’s also a bright mint green and shows off my favorite stickers (with more on the
Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, August 24, 2022
This year — my senior year — I’m living off-campus. It was about damn time. I enjoyed dorm life, don’t get me wrong, but there’s only so many communal showers, air condition-less nights and flying rodents a man can handle before he snaps and signs a lease. I’ve always thought of myself as independent, so
Reyna Lim | Friday, May 13, 2022
After four years of spirited dedication to the balance of diligent training with academic courses at the University, 45 senior cadets of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) will be receiving their commissions Saturday at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). For these graduating members of Notre Dame’s class of 2022, this will mark a
Peter Breen | Friday, May 13, 2022
While a large portion of the class of 2022 looks forward to the beginning of successful careers in the workforce upon graduation, at least eight Notre Dame seniors will be taking vows of poverty. Three seniors will be entering formation for religious life in the Congregation of Holy Cross, the order of priests and brothers
Nelisha Silva | Friday, May 13, 2022
If you told me three years ago I’d be writing a commencement column for The Observer, I would have laughed in your face. Me, writing for public consumption? Being perceived by the general public? Absolutely not! Yet, here we are — the last place I imagined myself finding a home at Notre Dame, and now,
Emma Duffy | Friday, May 13, 2022
Among all of the high achieving students graduating from the University this year, nine were selected to receive senior leadership awards. Interim director of Student Activities Office (SAO) Maureen Doyle explained these students demonstrated commitment to their areas of expertise and have gone through a nomination process to be bestowed with this award. “Annually, the