Holy Cross asserted there are no confirmed COVID-19 cases among its Westville...
When Westville Correctional Facility underwent a lockdown March 18, Richard Burdine was three months from graduation. His mom, Tasha Lynn Smith, was used to counting down the days until her son’s...
View ArticleNotre Dame names valedictorian, salutatorian for class of 2020
Notre Dame announced Brady Stiller and Love Osunnuga as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the Class of 2020, in a press release Wednesday. Stiller, a native of Madisonville, La., will...
View ArticleNotre Dame announces move out plans
In a Tuesday email to students, associate vice president for Residential Life Heather Rakoczy Russell announced Notre Dame will begin the move out process May 22. Students will have the option to...
View ArticleCollege announces grants available for students affected by COVID-19
In a Wednesday email to Saint Mary’s students, Mona Bowe, vice president of Enrollment Management and chair of the coronavirus relief fund task force, said all students of the College are able to apply...
View ArticleBilly Joel concert at Notre Dame Stadium postponed to summer 2021
In a Thursday press release, Billy Joel announced that his summer 2020 concert at Notre Dame Stadium will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The concert, originally scheduled for June 20,...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s announces intention to reopen campus in the fall
In an online coronavirus update, Saint Mary’s announced the college’s intention to allow students to return and classes to resume on-campus as scheduled for the 2020 fall semester. The decision was...
View ArticleAn ode to Alumni Hall
Moving off campus as a student at Notre Dame is a political decision. Certain types of people seem almost offended when I told them I was planning to move off campus, shocked that I would dare abandon...
View ArticleThank you for the tradition
Reminiscing with a friend the other day, I recalled my first Moreau session at Notre Dame. I remember it was hot that day. Or maybe I was just sweating from first day of school nerves. Either way, I...
View ArticleMcGraw retires after first losing season since 1991
Just two years ago, Arike Ogunbowale etched a couple of memories into every Notre Dame fan’s heart that will last a lifetime and never fail to produce goosebumps or tears. Notre Dame had won a national...
View ArticleMooney, Pflueger reflect on what could have been with season cut short as...
The last four years of Notre Dame men’s basketball have been marked by more changes, adversity and growth than most programs experience in a decade. Entering on the heels of back-to-back Elite Eight...
View ArticleA broken kind of love
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. On March 5, I rolled my suitcase out of my apartment on Eddy Street without so much as a glance toward Notre Dame’s campus. My thoughts could only focus on the...
View Article2016-2020: Four years in review
Jan Cervelli resigns as President of Saint Mary’s, files civil suit against College On Oct. 5, 2018, Jan Cervelli resigned from her position as president of Saint Mary’s — just under two years after...
View ArticleYear in Review: 2019-2020
ND and SMC student governments cancel South Bend Transpo Midnight Express — Aug. 27, 2019 Due to an increase in costs, the student governments of Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame canceled the South Bend...
View ArticleIrish, Book capture third-straight double-digit win season
The Irish faithful had more to smile about at the beginning of 2020 than they did at the outset of 2019, with the Notre Dame football team using a statement bowl game victory to put an exclamation mark...
View ArticleCommencement 2020: Four years in review
It’s time to turn the clock back to what, in retrospect, seems like a simpler time: late summer 2016. The class of 2020 first arrived on campus via an “Ultralight Beam,” looking forward to four years...
View ArticleCommencement 2020
Though we are not on campus to celebrate the class of 2020, The Observer hopes to provide graduates with an overview of their time at Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross through the online...
View ArticleSwarbrick, Costabile and recruiting: Notre Dame sports news roundup
With finals week for Notre Dame students — followed by our work on the Observer Sports department’s annual commencement coverage of every Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross sport — some Irish...
View ArticleCommencement 2020: Grad Ads
Congratulations, class of 2020! In the hopes of maintaining some of the tradition of commencement weekend, The Observer offered friends and families of graduates the opportunity to purchase grad ads as...
View ArticleHoly Cross announces plans for fall semester
In a Monday email to the College community, Holy Cross President Fr. David Tyson announced plans for reopening campus for the fall semester. The semester will begin the week of August 10 and have no...
View ArticleBasilica of the Sacred Heart to reopen for Mass
Beginning Sunday, May 24, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart will reopen for regular Sunday and daily Masses, a press release said Monday. “Following the guidelines of the Indiana government, the Diocese...
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