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Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 26, 2021
On March 1, 2020, as the coronavirus began its spread across Italy, Saint Mary’s College students studying abroad in Rome spent their last day in the city before evacuating. On March 11, Holy Cross College paused all on-campus activity for the following month. On March 18, the University of Notre Dame suspended all in-person classes
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, March 23, 2021
This report was updated March 25 at 12:03 a.m. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced in a Tuesday press conference that beginning Wednesday, March 31 all Hoosiers 16 years and older will be eligible to register to receive the coronavirus vaccine. St. Joseph County deputy health officer Dr. Mark Fox told The Observer college students living
Isabella Volmert | Tuesday, March 23, 2021
In two weeks, Notre Dame students from Michigan may be able to qualify for a COVID-19 vaccination. On March 12, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced all state residents over the age of 16 will be eligible to receive a vaccine starting Monday, April 5. In a weekend update email Friday, the University recognized the developments
Alysa Guffey | Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb was elected for a second term by a hefty margin as the Republican party swept the state to retain supermajority control of the state Senate and House of Representatives. Indiana, home to Vice President Mike Pence, was also one of the first states to go to President Donald Trump on election
Alysa Guffey | Monday, October 12, 2020
Ah yes, the Notre Dame introduction: Hi! My name is Alysa. I am studying history, and I am from Indianapolis, Ind. Then comes the question: “What is there to even do in Indianapolis?” Usually, I pivot quickly to attending the Indianapolis 500, the most well-known fact about my city and an event that brings thousands
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, September 15, 2020
A recent study conducted by researchers at Notre Dame modeled coronavirus transmissions in classrooms and cautioned Indiana K-12 schools to enforce mask wearing and limited capacity, or face grim consequences. Alex Perkins, an expert of infectious disease epidemiology and population biology and member of the Notre Dame Eck Institute for Global Health, said the objective of
Nicole Bilyak | Wednesday, February 26, 2020
There isn’t much to consider when it comes to amusement parks in Indiana — which is due to the state just not having very many parks to begin with. Sure, you have Deep River Water Park in Crown Point, Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus and the Richard Petty Driving Experience in Indianapolis.
Martin Kennedy | Monday, February 4, 2019
The final installment of Netflix’s first original comedy, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” follows friends Kimmy, Titus, Lillian and Jacqueline in one last series of adventures. Writers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock (who collaborated on “30 Rock”) tackle issues such as the #MeToo movement, gentrification and Scientology with ferocity, not holding any punches when crafting jokes. I
Jim Moster | Wednesday, November 7, 2018
If you were to hop in a car and drive south for the length of a Notre Dame football game, you’d find yourself in Monrovia, Indiana. An outsider might mistake the small farming community for a ghost town, but veteran filmmaker Frederick Wiseman assures you that its residents are alive and kicking — if only
Nora McGreevy and Charlie Kenney | Friday, October 5, 2018
Look, football is great and all, but those rare fall weekends without an exhausting, multi-hour sporting event are, in the opinion of these writers, some of the season’s greatest luxuries. Northern Indiana thrives in the fall and so do we. Temperatures creep down, breezes are crisper, leaves turn to crimsons, ambers and goldens — it’s the