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Joe Nolan | Monday, October 8, 2018
There is a 10-foot rat at the corner of South Bend Avenue and Howard Street. That’s right on the boundary between Notre Dame’s off-campus real estate and the rest of South Bend. After a few passes, it’s not that scary. But it stands in the shadow of a 100-foot pile of dirt whose tyrannosauric footprint
Letter to the Editor | Friday, August 31, 2018
Dear Fr. Joyce, Moose and Ara, I trust our Lord and Our Lady are treating you well in paradise. I’m writing to you at the request of an old friend, Dan Lawton, who is quite upset about ND’s apparent sellout to the almighty dollar — and asked someone to write you to explain what’s happening and
Serena Zacharias | Monday, April 9, 2018
Duncan Sheik is a recording artist and a theater composer, and according to him, a performer by accident. While he initially found success in the ‘90s as a pop singer, he has since made a name for himself in the world of musical theater, winning eight Tonys in his career and a Grammy for “Best Musical
Kayla Mullen | Friday, May 19, 2017
“I’m not going here.” My mom and I are sitting in the admissions office, and I am fuming as I page through the “Welcome Home!” view book. “They have Mass every day.” My mom looks at me, exasperated. After touring every college east of Chicago with me, it’s become almost her permanent expression. “That doesn’t
BridgeND | Thursday, February 9, 2017
BridgeND exists as a transpartisan organization founded on the tenant of civil discourse. This often causes the organization to delve into the depths of political dialogue with the intention of promoting open spaces for all voices and opinions to be heard and debated. Although this may be true, members of bridgeND must not only have
Grace Tourville | Thursday, September 29, 2016
“Look at what I can do now, watch! In the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Amen,” my niece exclaimed over FaceTime the other day. She was showing me how preschool taught her how to pray, starting with the Sign of the Cross. She was giddy to show people, and of course it made
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, September 29, 2016
My life as a gay Catholic man, father, husband and Domer started many years ago being brought up in a traditional middle-class Irish Catholic family in the suburbs of Boston. Both my parents were school teachers who strongly valued hard work ethic, advanced education and bringing their children up in the Catholic religion. My life’s
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Updated April 10 at 7:09 p.m. Two students injured in a car crash April 2 are both currently in stable condition, Memorial Hospital reported Sunday afternoon. Notre Dame junior Jack Riedy and Saint Mary’s junior Mary Gring were with Scott Gring, a South Bend resident and Mary’s father, heading east on a bridge over the St.
Alex Winegar | Tuesday, November 10, 2015
The Saint Mary’s Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) is hosting a Green Dot Activism Week at the College to encourage students to take action against sexual violence. Connie Adams, director of BAVO, said “Green Dots” are simple decisions made to make communities safer and can include actions, words, behaviors and attitudes that express an utter
Sara Felsenstein | Thursday, October 29, 2015
Late nights. Early mornings. Not enough coffee in the world to keep you awake during that morning calculus class. It’s a story most college newspaper editors know well but would never change. We’re willing to put in the hours not only because of the close-knit community, one of the biggest draws, but because the skills