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Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Notre Dame Stadium will operate at full capacity for the 2021 football season, the University announced in a Wednesday press release. The release stated the University will monitor health conditions on a national and local level from now until the fall to determine protocols and restrictions, but decided to make all 77,622 seats available for
Evan McKenna | Friday, May 7, 2021
“AcaFest,” Notre Dame’s premier a cappella event, has seen much turbulence in its short history. In the past, the event took the form of a “battle” between various student musical groups, asking attendees to vote for the winning group via text. In 2019, after a four-year hiatus, the event returned as a collaborative showcase between
Ryan Peters | Friday, April 30, 2021
Following the Blue-Gold Game on Saturday, Notre Dame Stadium will be transformed to host the annual Keenan Revue for the first time in the event’s history. The Revue, Keenan Hall’s signature event since 1976, is typically held in the Stepan Center over a span of three nights in February. In order to allow as many
Observer Staff Report | Friday, April 9, 2021
The University announced Friday afternoon in a press release that the Billy Joel concert at Notre Dame would be rescheduled to July 25, 2022. Originally planned for June 20, 2020, the concert was postponed to 2021 last May. All existing sold tickets will be honored for the new concert date. Ticket-holders will have 30 days
Grace Doerfler | Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Thousands of members of the Notre Dame community gathered Tuesday night to remember first-year students Valeria Espinel and Olivia Laura Rojas in a mass held in Notre Dame Stadium. Both students passed away early Saturday morning after being hit by a car. Espinel, originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador, lived in Badin Hall and planned to study
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, October 3, 2020
Notre Dame athletics announced in a tweet Friday that Indiana State Police Sgt. Tim McCarthy, a former member of the game day football traffic task force, died this week. “We pray for all who loved Tim & join them in celebrating his life,” the tweet said. McCarthy gave safety messages — featuring a pun —
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Duncan Hall will host its signature charity event, ND 110, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Notre Dame Stadium Wednesday. Founded by juniors Conor Milligan and Patrick Creaven, ND 110 is a 110-story stair climb in which participants raise money for Heart 9/11, a disaster relief organization founded by first responders in New York. The
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, May 7, 2020
In a Thursday press release, Billy Joel announced that his summer 2020 concert at Notre Dame Stadium will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The concert, originally scheduled for June 20, will be held June 26, 2021 instead. All ticket sales for the original concert date will be honored by Ticketmaster for the 2021
Alysa Guffey | Friday, April 17, 2020
Each year since 1990, a student-run committee has created a uniquely designed shirt for students and fans to wear throughout the upcoming Notre Dame football season. In the Irish community, it is simply known The Shirt. The committee will unveil the 31st The Shirt on The Shirt Project Facebook page Friday at 6 p.m. EST.
Claire Rafford | Thursday, February 27, 2020
When students, alumni and fans attend a game at Notre Dame Stadium, they are greeted by the same familiar voice, commencing the event with the cheer of “Here come the Irish!” as the team runs out of the tunnel. Michael Collins is that voice. After 39 years as the Notre Dame football public address announcer,