What I’ve learned from the time when nothing happens, not Here
“Having just digested all the New York Times and some pretty awful clam-chowder I made for myself, I don’t feel the slightest bit literary, just stupid. Or maybe it’s just too much solitude.” —...
View ArticleVincenzo Torsiello invites you to embrace the chaos
A Notre Dame flag adorned with the state of Arizona’s colors hangs in sophomore Vincenzo Torsiello’s Stanford dorm room. Besides a single electric guitar and a mini-controller synthesizer, the room is...
View ArticleEdmonds: Ivey continues carrying on McGraw’s leadership on and off the court
It’s near impossible to write about the future of sports with so much still up in the air. It seems like every day there’s a new rumor about the trend of college football as conferences debate their...
View ArticleFormer Irish forward Mooney signs with NBL champ Perth Wildcats
Former Notre Dame men’s basketball forward John Mooney has signed a contract with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). The Wildcats are coming off of winning the NBL...
View ArticleStudents reflect on first week of in-person classes during COVID-19
Notre Dame resumed in-person classes on Aug. 10, becoming one of the first universities to reopen after the academic shutdowns due to COVID-19 across the nation. As the school year kicks off, students...
View ArticleA call for responsibility
Last Thursday, walking across South Quad, I overheard the following conversation between two freshmen girls: “I heard there was some party on South Quad?” “Yeah, well I was there.” “Oh! How was that?”...
View ArticleUniversity expands health check, links outbreak to Aug. 9 off-campus party
Read our Tracking COVID-19 at Notre Dame update here, which will be updated daily. Sunday morning provost Marie Lynn Miranda, executive vice president Shannon Cullinan and vice president for student...
View ArticleKelly talks joining ACC, COVID-19 precautions, incoming class
Irish football head coach Brian Kelly held a virtual press conference Thursday, after the Irish had concluded their first practice. Kelly fielded a wide variety of questions ranging from transfer...
View ArticleMake it a self-care semester
We’ve all been there. Homework is piling up, and you have three meetings in two hours plus a huge event to plan for hall council. Drowning in stress, you cancel your workout, skip your dinner date with...
View ArticleThe Top 20 Movies About Journalism, Ranked: Part 1
Some professions are more cinematic than others; if you were to rank 9-to-5s by their potential for on-camera entertainment, spies, soldiers and Jedi Knights would come in near the top of the list. At...
View ArticleMama, I’m grown
My acceptance letter to Notre Dame equated to an all access pass to the club of adulthood. While I still felt and acted like a twelve year old, that “Welcome Home” email was the permission I needed to...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s reports two confirmed coronavirus cases
In an update posted Monday to Saint Mary’s Live Learn Work website, the College confirmed that two individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 since August 10. The College previously reported six...
View ArticleStudents react to health protocols, express concern over lack of adherence
After the tri-campus community’s first week of classes, many students have seen discrepancies between the protocols in place and practices of the student bodies. The University of Notre Dame, Saint...
View ArticleLessons from my band teacher
We can all think of a teacher who had a profound impact on our life. They are more than a teacher — they are our friend, supporter, mentor, even a parental figure. That teacher is the person without...
View ArticleWhy don’t young adults vote?
Voting is, in my opinion, the most important way people can engage in the democratic process. Many groups of people in this country were willing to fight courageously through oppression and...
View Article‘Black Lives Matter in Cinema’ film festival to discuss racial justice,...
Over the summer, the Black Lives Matter movement erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man killed while in police custody in Minnesota. In order to continue the conversation...
View ArticleVotes for women
I have a confession to make. I spend a ridiculous amount of time thinking about my favorite parts of the Constitution. It’s definitely my most patriotic tendency — and one that I use to distract myself...
View ArticleSend the students home
I write this as an alumna, as a public health professional and as someone who has worked on infectious disease: Notre Dame needs to immediately return to remote learning for the remainder of the...
View ArticleThe Top 20 Movies About Journalism, Ranked: Part 2
Yesterday I ran through numbers 10-1 on my ranking of the top 20 movies about journalism. I finish my list today with stops in Russia, the Watergate Hotel and, to start the countdown, the San Francisco...
View ArticleKelly addresses position groups, COVID-19 protocols
Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly held a press conference Tuesday afternoon following practice. He fielded questions from the media, most of which pertained to the various position groups and...
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