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Observer Editorial Board | Friday, April 28, 2023
With spring coming to a close and graduation just around the corner, it seems like just about everyone has finalized their summer plans. Maybe all of your friends are interning at the prestigious company of their dreams. Maybe your LinkedIn feed, like ours, has become a parade of joyous job and internship announcements. Maybe your
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, April 21, 2023
In a recent statement on freedom of expression, University President Fr. John Jenkins outlined an admirable approach to issues of debate and dialogue on campus. He favorably cited the commitments outlined by the University of Chicago, which support “the principle that debate or deliberation may not be suppressed because the ideas put forth are thought
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, March 3, 2023
Last week, the Student Life Council (SLC) reconvened after a 50-year hiatus. In its current form, each SLC meeting has a predetermined theme that is timely. For the first time in five decades, any student could raise their hand and ask the vice president for student affairs Fr. Gerard Olinger, vice president and associate provost
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, February 24, 2023
Last Monday, three students were killed and another five were injured at a shooting at Michigan State University, a community just two and a half hours away from our own. Students on the East Lansing campus were told to return to classes a week later. The Editorial Board at the MSU State News said no,
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, February 17, 2023
Junior Parents Weekend is an opportune time to reflect on nearly three full years under the Golden Dome. For Notre Dame students who began their college careers under the shadow of steep COVID-19 infection rates and assiduous HERE ambassadors, the weekend is an opportunity for families to come together and celebrate how much the class
Observer Editorial Board | Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Notre Dame students have three tickets on the ballot for the student body president and vice president election Wednesday: Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner; Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew; and Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke. All six candidates are sophomores. This year’s decision was difficult, but after engaging in lengthy conversations about the pros and
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, January 27, 2023
As Walk the Walk week wraps up at Notre Dame, our predominantly white institution is left to think about how to put into practice the ideas we’ve engaged with this week. The University has poured funding and time into curating events with distinguished speakers and alumni and publicly uplifted its diverse students’ stories for the
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 18, 2022
Notre Dame’s campus has a few givens: Touchdown Jesus, the Golden Dome, Saint Mary’s Lake and, of course, electric scooters. Electric scooters, which can reach speeds over 20 miles per hour, are ubiquitous at the University and have become a nuisance. Scooters can be a fun way of getting around and can be important alternatives
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 11, 2022
Fall can be quite an overwhelming season in college. School, club activities, job applications and social events make a week fly by. Football season makes the weekend almost as tiring as the week, leaving you with even less free time to diversify your schedule. With just one home football game left, you might be wondering:
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 4, 2022
With course registration looming, The Observer Editorial Board compiled a list of each member’s favorite class that will be offered next semester. This handy list is perfect for those who put off picking their classes until the last possible moment and want to pick engaging classes with as little research as possible. And for those