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Gracie Eppler | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
For the first time in its history, Notre Dame observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a University holiday, which also marked the beginning of the University’s annual Walk the Walk Week. The Observer asked the first-year class about their understanding of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and their thoughts on the University’s unprecedented observance.
Gracie Eppler | Monday, December 6, 2021
Professor Anna Haskins has come to many conclusions during her extensive research on social inequality — primarily that “stigma is sticky.” “An individual can be stigmatized, but this stigma doesn’t stay in one place,” Haskins said. “Stigma spreads.” Haskins is an Andrew V. Tackes associate professor of sociology and co-editor of “When Parents Are Incarcerated:
Eva Analitis | Monday, November 2, 2020
You probably feel pretty good right now. Following an especially contentious election cycle, you’ve secured your seat in the Oval Office for the next four years. After campaigning across the country these past several months, from the coasts to the heartland, you did it — you won. But this is no time to rest. Your
Trevor Lwere | Monday, September 28, 2020
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Evan McKenna, Jim Moster, Sarah Kikel and Adriana Perez | Monday, August 31, 2020
As the American civil rights movement enters periods of resurgence, Notre Dame often enters — and exits — the conversation by invoking a familiar image: former University President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, hands interlocked with civil rights champion Martin Luther King Jr. at a 1964 rally. For many, the legacy of Fr. Hesburgh is inextricably linked
Vince Mallett | Friday, August 14, 2020
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever wanted to do? Lots of us have gotten in physical fights, so those people have at least made the decision to hit someone. Have you ever been so angry, sad or frustrated, that the thought crossed your mind of destroying something, or hurting someone? Think of the most emotionally
Tom Naatz | Friday, February 21, 2020
A group of students, administrators and faculty gathered for “Identity and Belonging: Highlighting Diverse Voices in the Classroom and Dorm,” a panel discussion about diversity and inclusion Notre Dame on Thursday evening in Bond Hall. Sponsored by End Hate at ND, the Film, Television and Theater Department and the Gender Studies Program, the panel featured
Abigail Wager | Thursday, February 20, 2020
The lights of Washington Hall dimmed and a single spotlight illuminated two handmade cutouts of the Basilica and the Golden Dome that sat at the back of the stage. As Najmeddine “Naaj” Harrabi, ND Class of 2019, took his place center stage during the debut of his stand up comedy show “Alien in the Basilica”
Brennan Buhr | Monday, February 10, 2020
It is an abiding truth that poverty cuts across racial lines in the United States. Relatedly, a recent editorial decrying “whiteness” in our nation simply misses the mark. Let me backtrack a bit. Until the summer of 2017, I had always considered poverty only in the abstract. As a child and well into my teenage
Tom Naatz | Friday, January 24, 2020
As the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson has always occupied a high place in the American pantheon. But Jefferson is also a complicated and controversial figure in American life: how can the United States reconcile the man’s words — “all men are created equal” — with the reality that he owned