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The Observer announces 2020-2021 department heads

Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 24, 2020

Six new and two returning department heads will complete The Observer’s 2020-2021 Editorial Board, incoming Editor-in-Chief Maria Leontaras announced Saturday. The eight editors will join Leontaras as well as incoming Managing Editor Mariah Rush and Assistant Managing Editors Maeve Filbin, Claire Rafford and Sara Schlecht in directing the editorial responsibilities of the paper. Juniors Hayden

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Incoming Editor-in-Chief names supporting staff

Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 10, 2020

Juniors Mariah Rush, Maeve Filbin, Claire Rafford and Sara Schlecht will help oversee The Observer’s Editorial Board next term, incoming Editor-in-Chief Maria Leontaras announced Sunday. Rush will become the Managing Editor, while Filbin, Rafford and Schlecht will serve as Assistant Managing Editors. The four women will begin their new roles March 16. Rush, a junior

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Observer Editorial: Keep the family affair fair

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 8, 2019

Notre Dame sometimes feels like a family affair. We all know a fifth-generation Domer whose first words were “Go Irish!” The University’s mission to maintain a certain number of legacy students solidifies this trend; five years ago, Notre Dame committed to reserving a certain number of spots in each class for children of alumni. We

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Incoming Editor-in-Chief names supporting staff

Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 11, 2019

Sophomores Charlotte Edmonds, Maria Leontaras and Mary Steurer and junior Natalie Weber will help oversee The Observer’s Editorial Board next year, incoming Editor-in-Chief Kelli Smith announced Sunday. Edmonds will take on the Managing Editor position, while Leontaras, Steurer and Weber will all serve as Assistant Managing Editors. All four women will officially begin their new

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The Observer announces 2018-2019 department heads

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Five new and two returning department heads will complete The Observer’s 2018-2019 Editorial Board, incoming Editor-in-Chief Courtney Becker announced Sunday. The new department editors will join Becker, incoming Managing Editor Tobias Hoonhout and Assistant Managing Editors Elizabeth Greason, Lucas Masin-Moyer and Claire Radler in running the paper’s editorial operations. Juniors Jordan Cockrum, Dominique DeMoe, Joe Everett, Mary

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Observer Editorial: Seniors should have more say in Commencement process

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 3, 2017

The University announced Thursday morning that the 2017 Commencement speaker will be Vice President Mike Pence. A University spokesperson Thursday declined to say whether or not the University had invited President Donald Trump. The debate over whether or not Trump should have been invited to speak at Notre Dame’s graduation ceremony was the most divisive

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The Observer announces 2017-2018 department heads

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 9, 2017

Five new and two returning department heads will complete The Observer’s 2017-2018 Editorial Board, incoming Editor-in-Chief Ben Padanilam announced Wednesday night. The new department editors will join Padanilam, incoming Managing Editor Katie Galioto, and Assistant Managing Editors Marek Mazurek, Rachel O’Grady and Megan Valley in running the paper’s editorial operations. Juniors Chris Collins, Adam Ramos and

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Observer Editorial: An expectation to be educated

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 2, 2016

It’s the second Friday of the school year. Classes are over for the week and homework hasn’t piled up too high yet, so new and returning students will be taking advantage of on- and off-campus nightlife. For the majority of new students, college life is a significant departure from that of high school, and requires

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The Observer announces new department heads

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 4, 2016

Seven new and two returning department heads will complete The Observer’s 2016-2017 Editorial Board, incoming Editor-in-Chief Margaret Hynds announced Wednesday night. The new department editors will join Hynds as well as incoming Managing Editor Kayla Mullen and Assistant Managing Editors Clare Kossler, Zach Klonsinski and Alex Carson in running editorial operations for the paper. Juniors Erin McAuliffe,