Board of Trustees elects historian, former dean John McGreevy as next provost
The Board of Trustees elected historian and former dean of the College of Arts and Letters John T. McGreevy as the next provost of the University, according to a press release Tuesday. The...
View Article‘Thank You For the Music[al]’: a reflection on ‘Mamma Mia!’
Last week, many tri-campus community students (including me) got the chance to revisit a timeless tale of love, family and, most importantly, ABBA. As part of their SunTostal programming, SUB offered a...
View ArticleLessons from my time as a columnist
Before I even chose a college, I knew I wanted to write for the school newspaper. When a columnist dropped mid-semester of my first-year fall, I applied to fill the spot and joined The Observer family...
View ArticleSpring in the halls of Saint Mary’s
Regardless of the Midwest’s inability to commit to a change in season, it’s officially spring! The birds are singing, the spring athletes are sport-ing and students are knocking on doors in the...
View ArticleBurns, Irish soccer team speak out against proposed year-round collegiate...
This week discourse in the college soccer world erupted regarding the 21st Century Model, a proposal to be voted on at the Division One college council that would extend the collegiate soccer season...
View Article‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is the best multiverse film ever
When the word ‘multiverse’ pops into your head, you probably imagine the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) or, more specifically, movies like “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.” But what if I told you we...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s receives $1 million Kessler Scholars grant for first-gen students
Saint Mary’s will receive a five-year, $1 million grant to join the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, according to a press release from the College. The Kessler Scholars Collaborative is designed to help...
View ArticleLong-term trends fuel most competitive admissions cycle yet
Editor’s Note: The Observer spoke with associate vice president for undergraduate enrollment Don Bishop to gain insight into the increasingly competitive Notre Dame admissions process. This article is...
View Article‘Energy and empathy and passion’: Lee-Stitt administration details...
On April 1, Patrick Lee and Sofie Stitt began their terms as Notre Dame student body president and vice president, respectively. Lee and Stitt were elected at the beginning of February. Since then, the...
View ArticleHoly Cross names Marco Clark as next College President
In an email Wednesday to the Holy Cross College community, Board of Trustees chair John C. Gschwind announced that the Board had chosen Marco Clark as its next College President. Clark will start his...
View ArticleSenate passes resolutions to extend mental health services, recognized...
The 2022-2023 Notre Dame student senate convened for its second meeting Wednesday night in the Notre Dame Room on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center. Senators first heard about resources...
View ArticleWith gratitude
One of the areas we explored in the Fellows Class of the Inspired Leadership Initiative (ILI) Fellows is the concept of gratitude. Our discussion focused on gratitude as a way of life — being truly...
View ArticleTimely hitting, pitching proves key in Irish baseball win over Michigan
On Tuesday night, Notre Dame baseball extended its winning streak to nine games, dispatching Michigan 14-5 in a midweek, out of conference game. A combination of both timely hitting and pitching...
View ArticlePayne-Miller, Jarmon elected Holy Cross SGA president, vice president
Holy Cross students elected first-years Dion Payne-Miller and Oscar Jarmon as president and vice president, respectively, of the Holy Cross student government association (SGA) for the 2022-23 term....
View ArticleCollege announces commencement speaker, degree and award recipients
Theologian M. Shawn Copeland will deliver the commencement address for the Saint Mary’s class of 2022, the College announced Thursday. Copeland is professor emerita of systematic theology in the...
View ArticleTri-campus hosts Take Back the Night to support survivors, end sexual violence
Editor’s note: This article includes discussions of sexual violence. A list of sexual assault reporting options and on-campus resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross...
View ArticleGood pitching, steady offense lead Notre Dame to another midweek victory at home
It was a comfortable 12-2 midweek victory over in-state opponents Purdue Fort Wayne as No. 18 Notre Dame put together a steady performance at the plate from start to finish. On the mound, the pitching...
View Article‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ should have stayed secret from...
A long time ago, a wise man said that “Harry Potter and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race” and I’m sorry to say that the newest Wizarding world movie proves this statement true....
View ArticleAn open letter from Notre Dame faculty in support of a just wage
Dear Notre Dame Administrators, We, faculty members at the University of Notre Dame, write to you regarding the Raising the Standard Campaign’s (RSC) recent proposal “Recommending Compensation and...
View ArticleWhat’s Passover?: A guide from a Notre Dame Jewish student
My favorite part of this month has been the convergence of major religious holidays. In a rare sequence of events, the three Abrahamic religions are celebrating holy days at the same time. While I and...
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