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15 posts tagged "leprechaun"

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Gameday Gallery: Notre Dame vs. Navy in Dublin Aer Lingus Classic

Meghan Lange | Friday, September 8, 2023

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Notre Dame cheerleading competes in UCA College National Championship

Peter Breen | Friday, May 19, 2023

From the beginning of football in August to the end of the men’s and women’s basketball in March or April, the Notre Dame cheerleading team is standing on the sidelines rooting for the Fighting Irish. The team is composed of 18 female and 18 male cheerleaders along with the four leprechauns. For the past two

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Notre Dame cheerleading announces 2023-2024 Leprechaun squad

Peter Breen | Monday, May 1, 2023

Notre Dame cheerleading selected four leprechauns for the 2023-2024 school year, the Notre Dame leprechaun Instagram account announced Sunday, April 23. After a multistep tryout involving open clinics, a written application, an audition video and several live performances, McKenna Englhardt, Colin Mahoney, Kylee Kazenski and Ryan Coury were chosen to lead the Fighting Irish in

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Sitting down with Samuel B. Jackson, ‘20

Andy Ottone | Wednesday, March 29, 2023

I had the great pleasure of recently sitting down with Notre Dame alumnus Samuel B. Jackson ‘20 for an interview regarding his recent work with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, as well as his journey after graduating.  Editor’s note: the audio for the first two questions was not recorded fully due to a technical error,

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Black@ND hosts live podcast recording on Black excellence

Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, January 26, 2023

Walk the Walk Week continued Wednesday with a live taping of Black@ND —a podcast focused on the experiences of Black students, faculty and staff — in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). The live podcast was hosted by sophomore Isaiah Hall and junior Luzolo Matundu. Hall and Matundu invited 12 panelists made up of undergrads,

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2022-23 leprechauns talk journeys to leading Notre Dame fans

Meghan Lange and Kathryn Muchnick | Friday, September 16, 2022

The Fighting Irish welcome four new leprechauns for the 2022-2023 year. Seniors Jake House and Jamison Cook, junior Ryan Coury and sophomore Colin Mahoney were selected. All four will be entering the role for the first time. The new Leprechauns reflected on their paths to the green suit and their hopes for the year.   Ryan

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From the Archives: Forgotten fidos of the Fighting Irish

Spencer Kelly | Friday, September 16, 2022

From the Archives previously explored the origins of the “Fighting Irish” nickname. Today, this name is represented by, and synonymous with, the leprechaun. Whether it be the iconic fighting leprechaun logo or the student mascot leaping around at football games, leprechauns have come to embody the Notre Dame spirit. However, from the 1930s through the

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Four Leprechauns cheer on the Irish for the 2020-2021 season

Isabella Volmert | Friday, October 16, 2020

Donning a mask with the legendary green suit and hat has become part of the uniform for Notre Dame’s mascot: the leprechaun. After a postponed audition process, seniors Conal Fagan and Lynnette Wukie have returned to their roles alongside their new leprechaun teammates senior Pat Johnson and junior Gabe Ramos, Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athletics

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Notre Dame cheerleading reaches new heights during 2019-2020 seasons

Greg McKenna | Friday, May 15, 2020

Notre Dame cheerleading is undoubtedly one of the visible teams on campus. However, many Notre Dame students do not understand the true scope of what the hardworking student-athletes do to represent the athletic department and the University’s many storied programs throughout the entire collegiate sports calendar. “Notre Dame cheerleading consists of roughly 42 members of

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Michael Brown reflects on time as ND leprechaun

Andrew Cameron | Friday, September 13, 2019

This year’s trio of leprechauns mascots is the most diverse in University history. Senior Samuel B. Jackson and junior Lynette Wukie are the second and third African Americans to serve in the role, and Wukie is the first woman. Junior Conal Fagan is the first native-Irish leprechaun. Jackson took the field for the first time

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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