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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
Ryan Klaus | Thursday, October 29, 2015
Recently, Mental Illness Awareness Week was held here on campus. Symbolized by the Word of Life Mural’s green glow, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-ND) hosted a number of speakers and coordinated an entire week of events designed to raise awareness and provoke discussion about mental illness throughout campus. NAMI-ND is assuredly due commendation for its
Kyle Palmer | Thursday, October 29, 2015
After Wednesday’s GOP presidential primary debate, I wrote my regular Friday column with a predictable analysis of the debate. By yesterday morning, it was polished and ready to send off (The Observer asks I submit my columns by 5 p.m. the day before publishing). However, something else happened that made me scrap the entire column and start
Katie McCarty | Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Notre Dame Best Buddies club, a club serving people with intellectual disabilities, will host a fashion show as part of Disabilities Awareness Month on Wednesday in Legends. “The event is meant to gain awareness for disabilities, but is also just a fun night,” President of Best Buddies and senior Kelly Keenan said. “Our buddies