Notre Dame to announce fall semester plans mid-June
With other universities making announcements regarding the 2020 fall semester, the Office of the President said in an email to faculty that while there are no definite plans at this time, an update...
View ArticleRanking Notre Dame bathrooms
If you interviewed the typical Notre Dame student and asked them about their daily schedule, they would give you a run-down of classes or extracurriculars. Suppose you pressed a little deeper and told...
View ArticleObserver staff wins 23 awards at annual ICPAs
The Observer received 23 awards at the 2019 annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) awards, including second place in the Division I Newspaper of the Year category and third place for Best...
View ArticleStudent emergency fund
Dear Notre Dame community, There can be no doubt that we are all living through an unprecedented time of fear, sorrow and uncertainty. As we and fellow members of the class of 2020 reflect on the...
View ArticleAdding Native American history to Moreau falls short in final senate meeting
Meeting virtually for the final time before the summer break, the Notre Dame student senate made many decisions Wednesday night. Last week, the senate heard a presentation from Judicial Council...
View ArticleCarroll Hall wins Hall of the Year while Flaherty, Dunne take women’s, men’s...
Even though they lie on the furthest edges of the campus, the residents of Far Quad and East Quad won big this year in the Hall Council Presidents (HPC) Hall of the Year contest. For the 2019-2020...
View ArticleRemedy
We all have our go-to song. My girlfriend’s is “Island in the Sun” by Weezer. My mom’s is “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa. My friend Ian’s is “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra. My friend Blake’s...
View ArticleWhy we write
I’ve gotten a range of responses to my articles and columns for The Observer. Some of them qualified as unearned praise. A Facebook commenter — referring to a column on religiosity — angrily asked no...
View ArticleThe challenge of just being
At Notre Dame, something in the air seems to create a “go-go-go” mentality, striving toward a perfection that is ultimately unattainable. Our culture reinforces such an atmosphere, making the facade of...
View ArticleFlashes in the Pan: Devil’s Reach Rd
Flashes in the Pan: Devils Reach Rd by Scenecast, from The Observer House (Kilian) and Rock (Sean) Zoom around with Senior Scene Editor Mike Donovan in this special edition of “Flashes in the Pan,”...
View ArticleTo viewers like you, thank you
During spring break, everything seemed big and shiny and bright and new. I was a week into being Editor-in-Chief, and nothing had collapsed yet. I was visiting Los Angeles to see where I’d be living...
View ArticleThe Complete Observer Sports March Madness Bracket
In order to help cope with the loss of the most important month of college basketball, the Observer Sports Department put together a full bracket of games based on the latest available Bracketology....
View ArticleNotre Dame football: All our way-too-early previews and predictions
Although we are months away from the college football season kicking off, the Observer Sports Department has previewed each and every game for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2020. While the season...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s announces move out plans
In a Thursday email to students, Saint Mary’s Residence Life staff said the College has finalized the move out plan for all students residing in residence halls. “The move-out process will begin May 6...
View ArticleHoly Cross announces intent to begin in-person instruction Aug. 24
The Holy Cross administration announced its plans for the 2020 fall semester in an email to the student body Friday morning. According to the email, the 2020-2021 academic year will begin on campus...
View ArticleNotre Dame turns down federal coronavirus aid in hopes of redistribution of...
Notre Dame has decided to forgo federal stimulus funds in order for the coronavirus aid to be redistributed to other institutions in need, vice president of public affairs and communications Paul J....
View ArticleHoly Cross announces move out plans
In a Saturday email to students, Dean of Students Andrew Polaniecki announced Holy Cross will begin the move out process May 6. “Beginning on Wednesday, May 6, Holy Cross is able to provide Indiana...
View ArticleEmeritus political science professor dies at age 75
Emeritus political science professor Gilburt Loescher died Tuesday of heart failure at 75, Notre Dame announced in a press release. Loescher survived a terrorist attack in Baghdad in August 2003, when...
View ArticleBiological sciences professor elected into National Academy of Sciences
An expert in the genomics of malaria vectors and the O’Hara professor in the department of biological sciences, Nora J. Besansky has been elected membership in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS),...
View ArticleJenkins announces voluntary pay cuts for University leaders to support...
In order to increase funds towards student financial aid, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced a voluntary program where senior leaders at the University may elect to reduce their salaries...
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