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This is not a viewpoint

Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 4, 2016

This is not a viewpoint. It contains no opinion, belief, theory, or observation of any kind; it says nothing. Absolutely nothing. If it did, perhaps it would have opened with a witty aphorism to grab your attention and ease you into the piece. Or maybe a poignantly relatable observation would win you over, draw you in with a

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‘A crazy extended family’

Megan Valley | Thursday, November 3, 2016

In the 50 years since The Observer began, hundreds of students have written for the paper, forming friendships and — in some cases — relationships, which have led to marriages and children. We sat down with a few of our alumni for whom the Observer has become a family affair. “Once you’re in it, The

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Stephen Feldhaus on Fr. Hesburgh

Letter to the Editor | Saturday, February 28, 2015

Fr. Hesburgh and I met only three or four times that I can recall during my four years at Notre Dame, and yet his being and presence were central to the outstanding education that I received there. Shortly after my arrival in 1963, President Kennedy would be assassinated, and the civil rights effort would begin in