The idea of a Catholic university
Writing a senior thesis can actually be kind of fun, if you select an interesting topic and an excellent advisor like Professor Daniel Philpott. Of course, this large academic project may not be “fun”...
View ArticleEdmonds: Muffet McGraw’s legacy is one of victory, equality
The queen has taken her final bow. After 33 years at Notre Dame, Muffet McGraw earned herself the reputation of being one of the most instrumental coaches in women’s basketball history, and also one of...
View ArticleQuarantine ‘Community’ college
It’s been 49 days since everyone was last on Notre Dame’s campus. I don’t know if anyone else has been counting, but I certainly have, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that, by this point,...
View ArticleND professor uses nuclear physics to fight COVID-19 in Armenia
Through the use of nuclear medicine, ozone generators and ultraviolet lamps, Ani Aprahamian and her team have successfully initiated a program to combat COVID-19 in Armenia. Aprahamian, a professor of...
View ArticleSix Irish players selected in 2020 NFL Draft, six more signed as undrafted...
Though no current Notre Dame players were taken in the opening round of the unprecedented 2020 “virtual” NFL Draft, six now-former Irish players were selected over seven rounds this weekend. While six...
View ArticleGrowing up
When I was younger, the question of “what I wanted to be when I grew up” was always something I looked forward to answering. Because when I was six years old, the answer came so easily to me and I was...
View ArticleA letter for you
Dear fellow Notre Dame peer, In the nicest way possible, you can do better. As soon as I stepped on campus, I felt welcomed and at peace. Notre Dame is my new home. I am incredibly grateful for the...
View ArticleLegacy
This is the last Observer column that I will ever write. In fact, it’s probably the last column I’ll ever write because, you know, writing columns in newspapers isn’t really a thing most people do. I...
View ArticleCoolican: The fate of Minor League Baseball is uncertain
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every level of sports, but nothing has been hit as hard as minor league baseball. The minor leagues don’t have lucrative television deals, and most of their...
View ArticleStunting with Pete Davidson in ‘Big Time Adolescence’
Whenever I watch a high school coming-of-age film, I am hit with a pang of regret. Not that I didn’t enjoy my high school experience, but watching the experiences of others encourages all kinds of...
View ArticleThe Notre Dame voices you never heard
When Fr. Sorin arrived in Indiana in 1842, his small group encountered the cold, snowy winter that anyone who has lived in South Bend is all too familiar with. As he surveyed the land, he saw what we...
View ArticleOne foot out the door less open
Day one in the Observer office introduced me to what an exhilarated Adam Ramos, Associate Scene Editor at the time, dubbed “the new sensibility.” It was an atmosphere, the product of a record — “Teens...
View ArticlePosition Group Breakdown: Special Teams
As the semester comes to close, so do The Observer‘s position breakdowns for the upcoming 2020 football season, though it remains to be seen whether the Irish will be able to take the field in any...
View ArticleEarly football preview and predictions: USC Trojans
The rivalry between Notre Dame and USC is one of the greatest rivalries in sports, and whenever the two meet, the game figures to be an instant classic. The Irish will look to wrap up their season on a...
View ArticleBe brave enough to care
I care about a lot of things. Probably too many things. I have strong opinions from politics to whether the Oxford comma ought to be respected as a punctuation mark (it should). At the beginning of...
View ArticleAdams: A Shakespearean ode to sports
Since the cancellation of sporting events due to COVID-19, we’ve had some admirable and some absolutely dreadful content (and some of both) produced in the sports world. That includes the NBA trying...
View ArticleStop listening to Holocaust deniers
January 27 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, known as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. That day reminds us of the gruesome suffering endured by the Jewish people at...
View ArticleHall Presidents Council: Hall of the Year award winners
After last night’s announcement of the three 2019-2020 Halls of the Year, the Hall Presidents Council Executive Board would like to provide background about the year-long process of promoting resident...
View ArticleScene-ior Selections
With four years gone, now our senior Scene writers share their collegiate swan song. These songs make up the soundtrack to a collection of memories — some vivid, some faded — and they capture the...
View ArticleScene Selections: Feels like summer
There’s always something to look forward to. For Scene writers, that something is usually a forthcoming album from a personal-favorite artist, a new television show with rave reviews or a movie from...
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