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Sara Schlecht | Monday, November 25, 2019
“Dark Waters,” the latest from Todd Haynes, is in some sense a typical, albeit slow, legal thriller that takes place less in the courtroom and more on a farm. Where it differs is its unnerving basis in fact. Based on a New York Times Magazine article, the film tells the story of Robert Bilott, played
Kelli Smith | Friday, September 27, 2019
Jack Mowat loves crossword puzzles. A Notre Dame sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, Mowat grew up bent over puzzle after puzzle with his grandmother. They started with word searches, but once Mowat was old enough to advance to crosswords, the duo discovered a new passion. So when Mowat received an email this June informing him his
Observer Staff Report | Monday, August 12, 2019
Notre Dame student government has arranged for a student body-wide digital subscription to The New York Times effective Aug. 26, the organization announced in a Saturday press release. Previously, student government provided 120 paper copies of the Times in each dining hall, as well as 120 digital passes students would claim with a different login
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Gary Gutting, the John A. O’Brien professor of philosophy, died Friday at 76, the University announced in a news release Tuesday. Gutting was a scholar of contemporary French philosophy, philosophy of religion and philosophy of science. “As an author, Gary functioned as both innovator and instructor, as someone who saw philosophical interest and power where
Tom Naatz | Friday, March 24, 2017
In a discussion entitled “What does Trump’s election mean?” held Thursday night at the Hesburgh Center for International Relations, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and Wall Street Journal columnist William Galston discussed the reasons behind Donald Trump’s election, as well as its implications. “The beauty of it is that you can reasonably link it to
Arthur Zhao | Thursday, March 23, 2017
In 2007, former New York Times investigative reporter Alan Schwarz started writing a series of stories reporting on the staggering rate of concussions amongst NFL players, leading to new regulations and a congressional hearing. In his talk at Jordan Auditorium on Wednesday, Schwarz discussed his research process and how his interests in sports and math informed
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Thursday, October 13, 2016
In national discussions surrounding the 2016 election, Washington correspondent Binyamin Appelbaum said, one issue is conspicuously missing: economics. “There are a lot of very smart people who want to downplay the role that economics is playing in this election,” Appelbaum, who writes for the New York Times, said Wednesday night in DeBartolo Hall. “They want
Kelly McGarry, Erin McAuliffe, Adam Ramos and Matt McMahon | Monday, April 4, 2016
Matt McMahon, Erin McAuliffe, Adam Ramos and Kelly McGarry talk about the highs and lows of summer music festivals and respond to The New York Times’ claim that they’re not making plans for festivals this year.
Ann Marie Jakubowski | Friday, December 12, 2014
Before they could bring copies of The Wall Street Journal to campus this year, student body president and vice present Lauren Vidal and Matthew Devine needed to make a series of behind-the-scenes changes. In the past, student government coordinated Notre Dame’s participation in the College Readership Program through the Gannett Company, which brought copies of The
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 12, 2014
This week, the New York Times ranked Saint Mary’s College as one of the top-10 most economically diverse colleges in the nation. The criteria for the ranking came from combined data on enrollment and tuition costs, which, according to the Times article, ultimately measured “how hard each college is trying to attract and graduate poor