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-9 posts tagged "tragedy"
Gabriel Zarazua | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Whether sudden or expected, the death of a loved one is something we can never prepare for. Grief is not easy. Imagine you stumble across an old item — a beloved sweatshirt, a collar with a bell on it or a trinket in the back of a cabinet. You start to remember all the good
Mili Garcia Casas | Friday, February 25, 2022
Joyelle McSweeney, a professor of English and the director of Creative Writing Program at Notre Dame, recently published a poem featured in The New York Times Magazine titled, “Kingdom.” McSweeney was inspired to write “Kingdom” after she experienced tragedy. “Well, that poem was written in the early months after we lost our little baby, who
Genevieve Coleman and Dagny Brand | Friday, September 10, 2021
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the devastating events of Sept. 11, 2001. The Observer reached out to many individuals in the tri-campus regarding their experiences with 9/11 and how they believe the campus community can grow stronger from the tragedy of that day. ‘Rarely a day has gone by where I don’t give
Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 6, 2021
Recently, I read Blake Ziegler’s piece about inappropriate comparisons of coronavirus restrictions to the Holocaust by certain factions of American politics. I cannot emphasize enough the extent to which I agree with the sentiments Mr. Ziegler expressed. Indeed, it is beyond sickening that any member of the United States Congress could make light of the
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, January 31, 2020
We write this editorial with heavy hearts. Last week, we lost a member of the Notre Dame family. We are grieving with our community at this difficult time, and in particular extend our condolences to the Jerry family, Annrose’s friends, the Breen-Phillips Hall community and the Folk Choir. But know when tragedy strikes, the tri-campus
Caroline Lezny | Friday, November 15, 2019
The cast of “Romeo and Juliet” circles up pre-show as Advisor Scott Jackson gives them a piece of advice. As he looks around the circle of nervous faces, Jackson reassures: “If you’re comfortable, if you don’t have nerves, you’re doing something wrong. [Acting] is not a comfortable profession.” The actors nod, and their anxiety seems
Alexander Daugherty | Monday, February 11, 2019
The Actors from the London Stage (AFTLS) are a gift from God to Shakespeare scholars and lay audiences alike. Five actors take on the often-extensive casts of each play they produce. Every year, AFTLS comes to Notre Dame for one week each semester to perform one of the Bard’s well-known works. This time, AFTLS came
Mike Donovan | Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Death, life’s only fixity, is also its only natural sweetener (certified 100 percent organic), and as such, its stoic presence illuminates all the feeble estuaries — love, fear or, as Roland Barthes writes, “events, setbacks, annoyances” — flowing around its immovable presence. Death turns these meager rivers into juice and soda, flavored with granules of
Kelli Smith | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
For spring break, I traveled to Houston with my journalism class to report on the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. As a native Texan, I’d been to Houston before but hadn’t seen the city since well before Harvey hit. As soon as we arrived, it was clear to me this wouldn’t be anything like my past