The insidious illness of mass shootings
“10 killed in supermarket shooting in Boulder, Colorado” I read those words and thought, heart sinking, about the terror, about people trying to get messages to their loved ones as the shots went off....
View ArticleUniversity announces fall 2021 academic calendar
The University announced the academic calendar for the 2021 fall semester in an email from the Office of the Provost Wednesday evening. Classes will begin Aug. 23 and end Dec. 7. Final exams will take...
View ArticleHow to talk to your friends who won’t get vaccinated
I spent this past weekend feeling like a human garbage can. It was like my entire body was experiencing the Notre Dame-Alabama playoff game all over again while also getting clubbed in the head with a...
View ArticleIrish take down Tigers in four set victory
No. 22 Notre Dame women’s volleyball (12-3, 11-3 ACC) picked up its 12th win of the season this past Friday in a four-set victory over Clemson (11-9, 5-8 ACC) inside Purcell Pavilion. The senior night...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship program fosters growth in South Bend business community
Currently a professor of the practice in the McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, Michael Morris spent his career helping entrepreneurs create businesses all over the country and...
View Article‘It means wonders’: Catholics and Christians return to in-person Holy Week,...
One year ago, in the throes of the early pandemic, parishes around the country streamed their traditional services Easter services and Masses instead of hosting their usual celebrations during the most...
View ArticleThe Recap Episode 8: University welcomes class of 2025
In this episode of The Recap, host Maria Luisa Paul covers the newly-admitted Notre Dame class of 2025 and a program for local entrepreneurs and businesses facing adversity. The Recap is available to...
View ArticleNotre Dame doctoral student dies
Notre Dame graduate student Majd “Jude” Alshoufi has died, according to an email from University leadership Friday night. Alshoufi was pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology and peace studies through...
View ArticleTemple Grandin to deliver College’s first annual autism studies lecture in 2022
Author and Colorado State University animal science professor Temple Grandin will present the College’s first annual autism studies lecture, called “Developing Talents,” on April 20, 2022, according to...
View ArticleUniversity to consider easing COVID-19 protocols following campus vaccine...
In an email Monday morning, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced the University will consider lifting certain COVID-19 restrictions if 90% of the student body has had at least the first...
View ArticleCoffee shops and fantasy worlds: The soothing escapism of ambience videos
About a year ago, one month since COVID-19 had been declared a pandemic, I made a discovery that changed my study habits (and honestly, my life): a YouTube video of Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon”...
View ArticleThere’s something missing from our abortion debates
This semester, my Thursday nights are usually entirely forgettable — I have class until 5:10 p.m., so when I get home my brain is completely fried. My roommates are usually at work, so I boil some...
View Article‘A Dream Manifested’: 20 years later, the impact of 2001 ND women’s...
The injuries. The NCAA Tournament shortcomings of prior years. The Big East championship loss to UConn. The double-digit deficit in the national championship. All that — and more — only begins to...
View ArticleThe best and brightest ASMRtists to try out
Maybe you’ve heard of autonomous sensory meridian response — better known as ASMR. Maybe you’re an avid fan of ASMR, or maybe you’ve heard of it but have never understood exactly what it consists of....
View ArticleAntisemitism Awareness Week
This week, the Jewish Club of Notre Dame is hosting our University’s first Antisemitism Awareness Week. We are witnessing a startling spike in antisemitism. In 2019, over 2,100 antisemitic incidents of...
View ArticlePrayer service kicks off Undocumented Student Week of Action
Notre Dame students gathered for a prayer service led by Campus Ministry and DreamND Monday evening by the statue of the Holy Family on Bond Quad to kick off Undocumented Student Week of Action. The...
View ArticleNo. 12 Notre Dame picks up another series win at No. 17 Pitt
No. 12 Notre Dame clinched a conference-leading fifth series win in ACC play this past weekend as the Irish grabbed two wins out of three at No. 17 Pittsburgh. After the series at Charles L. Cost...
View ArticleThank you, Notre Dame
Back in February 2020, we were elected on a promise to accompany and advocate for all students and to amplify their voices. Just a few weeks later, in the now-notorious month of March 2020, Notre Dame...
View ArticleInclusivity includes Jews, too
As a Jewish student, something I’ve noticed during my time at Notre Dame is that most people don’t know much about Judaism. That makes sense, considering we’re a Catholic university, but it also means...
View ArticleTwo reportedly injured in shooting south of campus
Two people were injured in a shooting south of campus Tuesday evening, the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) announced in an email to the University community. The incident reportedly took place near...
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