Early football previews and predictions: Stanford Cardinal
Notable ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit drew many headlines, as well as Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly’s ire, for admitting that he would be “shocked” if there was football this fall...
View ArticleHope in each other
The last time we wrote a Letter to the Editor for The Observer it started with: “If we’re being completely honest, none of us expected the election to drag on this long.” This time it seems only...
View ArticleFaculty discusses new Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science degree
At the beginning of March, the College of Arts and Letters announced that it would be introducing a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science (BACS), distinct from the Bachelors of Computer Science (BCS)...
View ArticleWard: Golf is the only sport that can save us in these times
It’s a bit weird to be thinking about sports now, isn’t it? I never thought I’d be typing that sentence but this is what it has come to. Sports have taken a back seat. In my eyes, throughout human...
View ArticleFear of missing out turned fear of staying in
In grade school, I was unfortunately the nerdy kid who sat at the peanut-free table, terrified of the cafeteria’s free-ranging PB&J sandwiches and Ziplocs bursting with cashews that could kill....
View ArticleObserver Sports March Madness Bracket — Sweet Sixteen, West and South Regions
Yesterday, we saw the top two seeds in the Midwest Region advance, as Kansas and Kentucky set up a potentially thrilling battle in the Elite Eight. Fourth-seeded Maryland swung an upset over Dayton to...
View Article‘Tiger King’: sensational or Shakespearean?
‘Tiger King’ sensationalizes eccentricities, overlooks abuses By Sara Schlecht, Scene Writer I didn’t watch “Tiger King” because I wanted to. In fact, it was quite the opposite. A friend...
View ArticleStudent senate meets on Zoom for final gathering of term
The 2019-2020 student senate convened for the final time over Zoom on Wednesday, passing three resolutions and nominating individuals for the Irish Clover Award, the Frank O’Malley Teaching Award and...
View ArticleL’shana haba’ah B’Yerushalayim
As Pesach begins in this strange and uncertain time, I cannot help but reflect on the past. Those childhood days spent in rural Placitas, in that house on the hill where my family was first able to buy...
View Article‘Three Busy Debras’ finds work for idle hands with absurdist sitcom
In the first episode of David Lynch’s series “Twin Peaks,” prom queen Laura Palmer is D.O.A. She’s beauty, she’s grace and she’s wrapped in a plastic bag, blue in the face. It’s a horror comedy that...
View ArticleObserver Sports March Madness Bracket: Final Four and National Championship
And we are into the Final Four and Championship. A 1-seed, 2-seed, and a pair of 3-seeds survived their regions to make it to the semifinals. But who’s taking home the prestigious Observer-voted...
View ArticleSome COVID-19 changes should be here to stay
In the Notre Dame universe, there have been wide-ranging consequences from the global pandemic currently ravaging our healthcare system and requiring everyone to socially isolate. The University has...
View ArticleRectors can’t do their jobs while handcuffed
When the rectors of Notre Dame residence halls are unobstructed from doing their jobs, their roles resemble that of fathers and mothers. As parents do with their children, rectors share a life with...
View ArticleSAB clarifies role in event planning, community building
Saint Mary’s is a place of community and learning. Despite the popular phrase repeated by parents and professors alike, “You are here to learn and not play,” the Student Activities Board (SAB) and the...
View ArticleDorm communities work to stay connected despite physical distance
As lectures, discussions and even exams have moved online, so too has dorm programming. Many of Notre Dame’s 31 residence halls have continued their traditions virtually in some capacity. Rectors and...
View ArticleEarly football preview and predictions: Pittsburgh Panthers
One of Notre Dame’s more underrated rivalry games returns to the schedule in 2020. The Irish will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers on Oct. 17 at Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. It...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Mapping the virus’ impact on the tri-campus community
Across the planet, students from the tri-campus community are grappling with the current and lasting impacts of the novel coronavirus. With more than a million cases and over 108,000 deaths worldwide,...
View ArticleRewriting ‘Harry Potter’: Resurrecting dearly missed dead characters
I hope you all are doing well in quarantine, and for all you Potterheads out there, now is the chance. I hope you take advantage of this downtime to refresh your memory of the beloved wizarding world...
View ArticleLessons learned from Bernie’s defeat
After the Nevada caucuses, virtually everyone considered Bernie Sanders the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Last Wednesday, Sanders yielded the race to the once-doomed moderate Joe Biden. To...
View ArticleAn ode to four years under the Dome
As a frequent reader of The Observer during my time working at ND Listens, I’ve noticed that it’s usually around this time of year when a senior writes some sort of reflection piece. I figured I’d take...
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