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Diane Park | Tuesday, April 17, 2018
“Does Notre Dame even have a Design major?” My friends and I were at a social gathering, when a slightly inebriated individual replied with such incredulity to my introduction as a visual communication design and political science double major. I can’t remember if he was joking and if other people had laughed. I just remember
Thomas Murphy | Thursday, March 22, 2018
Stoicism has quite the resume. Once the unofficial philosophy of the Roman Empire, the list of Stoics includes Roman artists, statesmen and even emperors. But over the course of almost two millennia Stoicism has faded from the forefront of philosophy and become a term synonymous with emotionlessness and indifference to the roller coaster of life.
Claire Kopischke | Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Over Christmas break, in a moment of inspiration, I decided to sign up to run the Holy Half. I enjoy running, but by no means have I ever been considered athletic. I attempted to run cross country in high school. I was plagued by stress fractures every year, and I would always hang up my
Courtney Becker | Monday, March 5, 2018
Just over two years ago, in her first Inside Column as Editor-in-Chief of The Observer, Margaret Hynds wrote, “for every time I tell myself what we do doesn’t matter, there’s another moment we play a crucial role in telling the story of this community and its students.” These words, as most of Margaret’s have since
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, March 2, 2018
“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” When I took over as Editor-in-Chief a year ago, I had no idea what exactly I was getting myself into. Sure, I had some expectation of the level of responsibility that would be required of me.
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, February 27, 2018
When I’m not toiling away for The Observer, I’m also an admissions tour guide. While poring over the tour guide manual in preparation for the job, I was amused to discover that an unusually high proportion of Notre Dame students were varsity athletes in high school. “That’s funny,” I thought. “You would never know that
Charlotte Edmonds | Monday, February 19, 2018
No one thought I’d do it. Not even I thought I’d do it. As I sat in my friend’s backyard July 4, with the background of fireworks and watermelon and reality setting in that I was heading off in less than 12 hours, I had to wonder what compelled me to agree to spend 14
Ciara Hopkinson | Tuesday, February 13, 2018
“Hi, my name is Ciara Hopkinson, and I lived in a convent for eight weeks.” I don’t know what I expected when I signed a contract to live in a convent this past summer. My friends thought I was crazy, my parents were skeptical and my brothers had a field day with nun jokes. Somehow,
Owen Lane | Thursday, February 8, 2018
Does anyone watch “The Simpsons” anymore? I know I could tackle much more pressing issues in my rare opinion piece, but this question has really been bugging me. Sadly, the cartoon has been a shell of its old self for about a decade now. Even so, I think it’s strange that I rarely meet another
Courtney Becker | Monday, February 5, 2018
Someone very important to me recently reminded me how important friendship is and how blessed I am to be surrounded by so many amazing people. I don’t show it enough because I’m not exactly the kind of person who wears my emotions on my sleeve, but I realize I need to remember to take a