AcoustiCafé returns with a change of venue
AcoustiCafé, a signature event by the Student Union Board (SUB), is back this semester every Thursday evening to provide students with an opportunity to showcase their musical, artistic and comedic...
View Article‘drivers license’: Put this on your list of top 10 songs not worth the hype
“I know we weren’t perfect but I’ve never felt this way for no one.” How original. Last time I checked, there are hundreds of songs about unrequited love, so why did Olivia Rodrigo make it to the top...
View ArticleFriendship across the political spectrum
Amidst billowing winds, sub-zero temperatures and blankets of snow, it can be difficult to remind ourselves of the astonishing promise and opportunity that four years of college presents us. Under...
View ArticleSenate passes resolutions on study abroad, student mental health, quarantine...
The Notre Dame student senate gathered Wednesday night for a presentation from the Off-Campus Council and to discuss resolutions on the study abroad registration process, student mental health amidst...
View ArticleUniversity tightens campus restrictions as positive cases rise
In light of a spike in positive COVID-19 cases the last few days, on-campus practices will be modified to decrease transmission, vice president of student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding and vice...
View ArticleWhat I’m giving up for Lent
This Lent, I’ve decided to give up meat. I could tell you that my body is a temple and that I want to be a healthy, disciplined person or that I oppose inhumane violence against God’s creation. For 40...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes: I love/hate ‘Daddy Jenkins X Levels’
Editor’s Notes is a bi-weekly column from Scene Editor Ryan Israel. It is about whatever music, movie, television series, celebrity or trend he’s into at the moment. Don’t talk to me unless you want to...
View ArticleThe ‘juice’ of the MLB power dynamic
All it took for the MLB to lose its integrity was a viral video about juice. Amid the seemingly uncontainable spread of the coronavirus last summer, Major League Baseball executives became the laughing...
View ArticleND Events collaborates with campus community, local woodworking business to...
On Feb. 6, South Lodge — the first of two new on-campus lounges — opened its doors to students, with North Lodge following suit soon after. Offering a heated space during the winter months, the Quad...
View ArticleSquad splits weekend matches, prepares for tough road trip
After splitting a pair of home matches with Western Michigan and Middle Tennessee State last weekend, the Notre Dame men’s tennis team will travel to North Carolina this weekend to face NC State and...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: Your vote counts
We’ve been back in South Bend for less than three weeks, and campus life is in full swing. Class of 2020 commencement celebrations have been postponed yet again, undergraduate COVID cases are rising...
View ArticleState-of-the-art Engineering Innovation Hub to open on campus this spring
At the end of April, 10,000 square feet of construction space in Cushing Hall of Engineering will be unveiled to reveal the Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) — a project that has been in the works for...
View ArticleThe Recap Episode 2: Positive cases climb on campus
In this episode of The Recap, host John Salem discusses the increasing numbers of positive COVID-19 cases on campus and the University’s efforts to decrease the spread. He also recaps News Writer...
View ArticleWalk the Walk Week to feature virtual panels, workshops reflecting on race
The University’s sixth annual Walk the Walk Week will feature panels from scholars, poets, theologians and students discussing racial biases, systemic racism, and other societal issues. Usually...
View ArticleStudent body presidential candidates: Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey
Juniors Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey, running for student body president and vice president, respectively, said their campaign is focused on three main pillars: “Support, Serve and Succeed.” “To...
View ArticleStudent body presidential candidates: Max Siegel and Zachary Holland
Juniors Max Siegel II and Zachary Holland, the self-described “outsiders” of this years’ student body election, are running a platform for student body president and vice president on three distinct...
View ArticleStudent body presidential candidates: Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner
Juniors Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner are committed to bold ideas. With an 11-page platform, Njomo and Bisner are one pair of three tickets vying for student body president and vice president...
View ArticleStudent government tickets address diversity, referendum, COVID-19 policies...
The three presidential and vice-presidential ticket candidates met in a virtual town hall Monday night to answer student-submitted questions centered around civic engagement, diversity and inclusion...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: The Observer endorses Siegel-Holland
After nearly a week of campaigning, three pairs of students will appear on the online ballot as candidates for Notre Dame student body president and vice president. In this unusual year, election...
View Article‘The Dig’ is a buried treasure
Directed by Simon Stone, “The Dig” is an understated movie that will surprise all by how invested its audience will be. Based on a true story, the movie follows Edith Pretty as she hires excavator...
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