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Observer Editorial Board | Friday, October 7, 2022
Editor’s note: This story includes mentions of sexual assault. Fifty years ago in the fall of 1972, the University of Notre Dame enrolled its first class of women. One hundred twenty-five freshmen and 240 transfers joined the once all-male student body and, in the half-century since, Notre Dame women have boldly contributed to the accomplishments
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 30, 2022
As the first full month of the semester comes to a close and midterms are on the horizon, it is essential that mental well-being is a priority. The tri-campus community boasts a multitude of resources for student mental health, but it’s time to ask: are they enough? In a winter 2021 survey sent to students by
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 16, 2022
Caroline Collins | Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Editor’s note: This article contains discussions of eating disorders. The Eating Disorder Awareness Club (EDAC) was founded by Julia O’Grady, a senior at Saint Mary’s College, during the summer of 2021. Since then, the club has expanded to include a Notre Dame chapter led by junior Mollie McKone. The Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame chapters
Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, February 23, 2022
This January, during Notre Dame’s “Walk the Walk Week,” commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and building inclusion on campus, University President Fr. John Jenkins sent a campus wide email regarding progress on campus regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “The University’s efforts regarding diversity and inclusion continue, guided by the strategic priorities articulated
Trevor Lwere | Monday, April 12, 2021
The world is not unfair. We have made it so. The world is not a jungle. We have made it so. We have certain assumptions about the world and made a certain world on that basis. Darwin’s theory of evolution suggests that competition is the primary adaptive strategy for species in nature. That is, nature
Letter to the Editor | Friday, March 29, 2019
Notre Dame is an unabashedly Catholic place, and I thank God for that. However, in my relatively short time here, I have observed many different interpretations of what that means, or what it’s supposed to mean. Undeniably, its Catholic identity makes Notre Dame different from other universities. And I’m forthright in my position that it’s
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, September 3, 2015
Dear Notre Dame students, My heart sank when I learned of several reports of sexual assault last weekend. While I am encouraged that students are comfortable reporting, and I have great confidence in the support and response systems the University and our partners have in place, we will never be content until these incidents cease. Sexual assault is