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-15 posts tagged "success"
Mikey Colgan | Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Growing up, I always resonated strongly with the common sentiment: “Why would I willingly do something that I don’t enjoy?” To be honest, it can be difficult to argue against this reasoning at times. When considering the two options of walking 10 minutes in the snow to lift weights for an hour or sitting in
Caitlin Brannigan | Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Figure skating is by far my favorite Olympic sport. From the comfort of the couch in my dorm’s basement my friends and I can judge the outrageous outfits, chuckle at the commentators’ cringeworthy quips and have highly sophisticated discussions of technical elements whenever a skater slips (just for the record, I aced all of these
Megumi Tamura | Thursday, September 2, 2021
How do we determine whether a country is successful? Great? So called “first-world?” In many instances, the numerous rankings and scores given to nations are based on some quantifiable, monetary measure such as GDP or unemployment rate. That’s certainly fair, as a country’s economic health correlates with wealth and development. But does it correlate with
Jackie Junco | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
As our society is becoming more modernized and advancing, this is also pushing an expectation on younger people to meet the growing rate of the world. It’s this idea that we have to be successful overnight in order to meet the expectations of a growing market. For many students in high school and undergrad, there
Sydni Brooks | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
While watching “Grey’s Anatomy” in quarantine over the summer, as every decent pre-med student should (Yes, I’m calling you out if you don’t watch Grey’s.), “Street Lights” by Kanye West played at the end of season five episode 10. I know Kanye is quite controversial, but for the moment, I ask we separate the art
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, October 15, 2020
Is that it? While those of you may or may not agree with the sentiments written in the following paragraphs, that is not the point. For all “man” and “woman” have lived, experienced and thought about their lives in different and unique ways. The words yet to come are just one’s own formulation and understanding
Krista Lourdes Akiki | Friday, February 21, 2020
I have come to notice that our society increasingly values charisma over personality. We are constantly trying to prove to the world we are bold, assertive, capable. Yet, as Susan Cane so gracefully says, “The best talker is often times not the best leader.” This distortion that drives our group dynamics and collaboration has sidetracked
Cate Von Dohlen | Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Meghan Sullivan, philosophy professor and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, elaborated on succeeding at Notre Dame “without losing your soul,” in a lecture Tuesday night. Sullivan directs the God and the Good Life program. Her lecture, titled “How to succeed at Notre Dame without losing your soul,” was the sixth annual
Mary Mansfield | Thursday, September 5, 2019
The Saint Mary’s Office for Student Success is ushering in the fall semester with its Academic Skills & Strategies Workshops starting Wednesday. Diane Fox, director of the Office for Student Success, started the series when the office first opened 10 years ago with the hope to achieve two goals: To help freshman get oriented and
Diversity Council | Tuesday, September 25, 2018
“Control is a mirage. The most effective leaders right now — men and women — are those who embrace traits once considered feminine. Empathy. Vulnerability. Humility. Inclusiveness. Generosity.” — Leigh Buchanan Empathy. Every year, The Posse Foundation and Posse Scholars facilitate an annual weekend-long PossePlus Retreat attended by members of the larger student body, faculty