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Observer Viewpoint | Friday, May 15, 2020
Every year, the graduating seniors from the Observer Editorial Board take to the commencement edition Viewpoint section for their final farewell and final byline. Read on for the work from our staff emeritus as well as the most memorable Letters to the Editor from the last four years. Editorial Board Graduates A broken kind
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, April 30, 2020
If you interviewed the typical Notre Dame student and asked them about their daily schedule, they would give you a run-down of classes or extracurriculars. Suppose you pressed a little deeper and told them that you wanted a very detailed description of their day. They might throw in what they had for lunch or what
Ben Testani | Thursday, March 26, 2020
On March 5, I published a bucket list of sorts for my senior spring. In what quickly became one of the greatest jinxes I have ever pulled off, it has become clear to me that I will not be able to accomplish all of these goals this spring. I may never set foot in Hesburgh
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, March 18, 2020
As students are ushered home from abroad and campus alike and a global pandemic as declared by the World Health Organization increases its grasp on society, a specific subset of the college population is mourning in a different way. College seniors across the nation have seen their academic careers come to an unexpected halt with
Ben Testani | Thursday, March 5, 2020
When this week concludes, I will have a mere one-sixteenth of my time as an undergraduate remaining. The temperature has crept above 40° for consecutive days. The blinds in my house are open to let in precious sunlight. St. Patrick’s Day looms large, as Irish across campus prepare to celebrate the holiday on campus
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 5, 2020
Coming of age as a Catholic in the beginning of this millennium has been a fraught experience, as I’m sure many Notre Dame students can attest. The young Church has been rocked by scandal upon scandal and coverup upon coverup. Years of accumulating headlines detailing the full extent of the clerical sexual abuse scandal were
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 20, 2020
I don’t think there is anywhere in the world where you will be walking on the sidewalk and a bike will zoom past you without ringing its bell. I mean – really, are you bikers aware of the danger you pose? I’ve reached out to many “walkers” around campus, who have told me the irreparable
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 6, 2020
In a recent Viewpoint piece about Catholic schools and public policy, columnists Jackie O’Brien and Mary Szromba argue a case against school choice that is full of legal errors and misunderstandings. They deal with a First Amendment school choice case, Espinoza v. Montana, which is currently before the Supreme Court. In responding to arguments made
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 21, 2019
Dear Student Body, Two years ago, I was asked to be a part of a video project that hoped to invite people to Mass following each Notre Dame Football game. The concept was really quite simple: Weave a few clips of me preparing for and celebrating Mass together with some high-energy shots from around campus,
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, October 3, 2019
“Support life through prayer and presence.” This is the tagline of Respect Life Week’s upcoming Saturday “pilgrimage” to Whole Woman’s Health of South Bend, an abortion clinic west of campus. I do not care where you fall on the spectrum of pro-choice to pro-life. I don’t. But please, just call it what it is. This