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Carlos De Loera | Friday, March 22, 2019
There is often a negative connotation that comes with brevity. When something is brief it is perceived as incomplete or underdeveloped. People who talk in short blurbs are seen as cold or standoffish. One-word answers are rude. But, if presented correctly, brevity is powerful. There is a directness and intentionality to something brief. Every word
Kelli Smith | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
For spring break, I traveled to Houston with my journalism class to report on the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. As a native Texan, I’d been to Houston before but hadn’t seen the city since well before Harvey hit. As soon as we arrived, it was clear to me this wouldn’t be anything like my past
Kara Miecznikowski | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Many college students travel for spring break, but not all do so for the sake of vacationing. This past week, numerous Notre Dame students partook in University-sponsored travel to towns and cities across the nation, experiencing firsthand the ideas and issues students are usually limited to learning about in a classroom setting. Among these service
Caroline Humphreys | Monday, September 4, 2017
My friend Carrie and I walked to the Grotto last night. We stopped to take pictures of every pretty angle (which seems to be just about all of them when the light begins to change at Notre Dame) and were finally met with the warm glow of a thousand candles. A thousand prayers, really. And
Alex Carson | Monday, October 10, 2016
Ask any number of college football fans, insiders or analysts who the biggest coaching target this offseason will be and, more than likely, they’ll agree on a consensus pick: Houston head coach Tom Herman. What Herman has done at Houston in two seasons is impressive — he’s taken his team to the center of both
Alex Carson | Monday, September 12, 2016
I do not have a vote in the AP Top 25. Though it would be pretty neat if I did, given I probably put more time and effort into ranking teams in my head than many pollsters actually do. But despite not having a vote, I’m going to rank the 10 teams that have impressed me more
Miko Malabute | Wednesday, November 18, 2015
As many may have not had time to see amongst the seemingly endless stream of exams, papers and presentations, Michael B. Jordan came onto the set of “The Dan Patrick Show,” where he evoked the spirit of one of the most beloved characters in “Friday Night Lights” history, star quarterback Vince Howard. Seeing as how this point
Zach Klonsinski | Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Instead of Cinderella’s slippers, get ready to put on your blue suede shoes and play the Delta blues, College Football Playoff Committee: Memphis could be about to crash your ball. If you should know anything about my qualms with the College Football Playoff, it’s that the current four-team format doesn’t allow any room for the