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J.J. Post | Thursday, April 13, 2023
Notre Dame softball notched its second consecutive run-rule victory on Wednesday, dispatching Indiana 9-1 at Melissa Cook Stadium. Possibly the Irish’s most complete performance of the year against power five opposition, Notre Dame excelled in all phases of the game. Graduate student Payton Tidd cruised on the mound, pitching a complete game with seven strikeouts.
Ryan Murphy | Monday, April 3, 2023
Battling rain, snow and wind gusts well over 20 miles per hour, the Notre Dame men’s rugby program hosted its annual Fighting Irish 7s Invitational tournament on Saturday. The team posted a 2-2 record against the field of 12 in the qualifier division, with wins over the University of Illinois and Marian University. It was
Moira Quinn | Friday, March 31, 2023
Saint Mary’s students gathered Wednesday evening for SMC Votes’ “Politics and Pretzels” series to hear Angela Espada, executive director of the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC), speak about the relationship between faith and politics. The ICC is the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Indiana. According to the ICC website, it acts as “the
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is generally less prone to upsets than the men’s tournament. But as the depth and talent in the field increase the parity of the event, upsets are beginning to happen with more frequency. Just last year, four teams sitting on the 11 and 12-seed lines won their opening game. Two
Gracie Eppler | Thursday, March 2, 2023
Corn, soy, cows, semi-trucks. Corn, soy… oh, and occasionally, more corn. This describes the grey and unstimulating drive across America’s heartlands that I took this weekend as I made the trek from South Bend down to Urbana-Champaign to visit a friend. Flat, dry and littered with the occasional gas-station-McDonald’s crossover, the drive made me reaffirm
Claire Reid | Friday, December 2, 2022
Wednesday night in a crowded Eck Visitors Center auditorium, author and South Bend native Tess Gunty discussed her debut novel, “The Rabbit Hutch,” which recently won the National Book Award for Fiction. The novel has also won the Waterstones debut fiction prize and the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. Published on July 21, “The Rabbit Hutch” follows three
Isa Sheikh | Monday, October 10, 2022
Freight trains rattled overhead and a double rainbow stretched across the gray sky as hundreds of South Bend residents gathered for the second annual “Studebaker Talks” in a room that once served as a factory floor for the Studebaker company. The once-abandoned venue, which now serves as the South Bend City Church, reflected the history
Matthew Crow | Friday, September 2, 2022
On Monday, the No. 22 Notre Dame men’s soccer team bounced back from a surprising season-opening defeat against Seattle with a much-needed 3-2 win at Michigan State. The Irish will look to make it two consecutive road victories against Big Ten opponents as they match up with Indiana on Saturday night in Bloomington. The Hoosiers,
Lexi Kilcoin | Friday, September 10, 2021
As I walked into the Moreau Art Galleries — conveniently located just north of my dorm at Saint Mary’s — I was greeted by dim lighting and slight confusion. I was expecting the gallery to be filled with sculptures and statues, all waiting to be reviewed by an (un)professional with a notebook and pen. Water
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