Top distance runners to make season track debut at Meyo Invitational
The track and field programs are back in action this Friday and Saturday at the Meyo Invitational, which will be hosted at Notre Dame’s Loftus Sports Center. The meet will feature nine teams and will...
View ArticleFlashes in the Pan: The Keenan Revue
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth part in a series featuring local artists from the tri-campus community. “Music and comedy … and music … and comedy.” Also “musical comedy,” and maybe even “wizards.”...
View ArticleWhy are you so whiny about your own school?
Perhaps the most common response I get to my columns is “Why did you even come here if you have so many complaints about Notre Dame?” Nothing about this reaction surprises me. Notre Dame, more than...
View Article‘Horton Hears a Revue’: Keenan Hall prepares for annual comedy event
For all Notre Dame students, the start of the spring semester brings new class schedules and more homework assignments. But for the men of Keenan Hall, it also brings the whirlwind of putting together...
View ArticleIrish down Pitt in impressive home win
The Irish (14-8, 5-6 ACC) won their third consecutive game Wednesday night, defeating the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers (14-9, 5-7 ACC) 80-72. This was an important win as the Irish race to finish the...
View Article‘To be a Belle in band is pretty freaking cool’: Saint Mary’s junior speaks...
The day of the Notre Dame versus Michigan football game, two teams clashed beneath sheets of heavy rain. In the stands, Jill Ann Buettner stood soaked to the skin, water dripping down the pointed tip...
View ArticleStudent government candidates discuss diversity, inclusion initiatives
Diversity Council hosted its fourth-annual student government election debate on Wednesday evening in DeBartolo Hall. The debate asked the candidates to address issues of diversity and inclusion on...
View ArticleSo, what is your story?
“We tell stories in order to feel at home in the universe.”— Roger Bingham. Stories are what make us human. They’re the native language our minds have been wired to understand since the beginning of...
View ArticleIrish defeat Wake Forest in back-and-forth affair
The women’s basketball team landed a much-needed win Thursday night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, besting Wake Forest 75-71. Notre Dame (9-14, 4-7 ACC) edged out Wake Forest (12-11, 5-7 ACC) in a...
View ArticleJohn Mooney in top-10 running for Karl Malone Award
Notre Dame senior forward John Mooney is one of 10 current candidates for the 2020 Karl Malone Award. Now in its sixth year, the award, named after NBA Hall of Famer and two-time MVP Karl Malone, is...
View Article‘Actual people in plight’: ND sophomore reflects on summer spent advocating...
When refugees leave their countries from persecution or war conflicts, they do not directly start a new peaceful life after entering the United States. In reality, when they arrive at the border as...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: Let’s be better neighbors
You’ve seen him in the Noble Family Dining Hall on Saturday morning, bleary eyed and eating scrambled eggs, the only boy sitting in a sea of Saint Mary’s students. You’ve seen her sitting alone in her...
View ArticleJudicial Council sanctions Ingal-Galbenski ticket
The Election Committee of Judicial Council announced in a press release Friday that it is issuing a sanction to the Ingal-Galbenski ticket in response to a violation of Judicial Council’s Election...
View ArticleThe Trophy Hunter: Final 2020 Oscar Ballot
With the 92nd Academy Awards rapidly approaching, it’s time for me to complete my Trophy Hunter series with a final Oscar ballot. This is the first time that I’ve been able to watch all 53 nominated...
View ArticleTheologian explores spirituality, sacramentals in Toni Morrison’s ‘Song of...
Members of the Saint Mary’s community gathered in Carroll Auditorium to hear M. Shawn Copeland, noted theologian and Boston College professor emerita, speak on spirituality in Toni Morrison’s “Song of...
View ArticleNotre Dame to begin tough road trip against Clemson
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team (14-8, 5-6 ACC) are looking to continue their positive momentum on a tough road trip, traveling first to Clemson, South Carolina, to take on the Tigers (11-11, 5-7...
View ArticleOn being homesick
I’ve never been much of a homebody. But as of late, I find myself overwhelmed with feelings of homesickness. Not in the traditional sense, but rather for the places and people I’ve encountered over the...
View ArticleWomen’s lacrosse dominates in season opener against Marquette
The seventh ranked Irish women’s lacrosse squad began their season in resounding fashion, defeating the Marquette Golden Eagles by a score of 18-3 on Sunday afternoon in the Loftus Sports Center. Eight...
View ArticleIncoming Editor-in-Chief names supporting staff
Juniors Mariah Rush, Maeve Filbin, Claire Rafford and Sara Schlecht will help oversee The Observer’s Editorial Board next term, incoming Editor-in-Chief Maria Leontaras announced Sunday. Rush will...
View ArticleWhy Trump will win in November
With the Iowa caucus under our belts (maybe?) and New Hampshire coming up tomorrow, election season is finally here. After a year or so of jabs, one-liners, polls and drama, we’ve made it to the good...
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