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Thanksgiving has become an arguably underrated holiday, sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas. I get it — Thanksgiving doesn’t offer free candy, spooky costumes, Christmas carols or presents. But...
View ArticleUsborne Book Fair partners with College Uganda program
For the ninth year, the Usborne Book Fair has returned to Saint Mary’s College. Every year, the organization brings books of every kind, from coloring to reference. The books will be available from...
View ArticleGay marriage? Love loses.
“A system of government that makes the People subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyers does not deserve to be called a democracy.” – the late-Justice Scalia, in dissent June 26, 2015 should...
View ArticleND cross country coach Sean Carlson emphasizes importance of team culture
Seven and a half years ago, Sean Carlson came into Notre Dame as a volunteer to the cross-country team. Carlson had just spent a year getting a master’s degree and had coached at St. Charles North High...
View ArticleTime Life: the most fabulous of all infomercials
We’re all familiar with the situation. You’re up really late or really early and just trying to watch reruns of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” on ABC Family (that’s right, I have no respect for...
View ArticleTheater group brings ‘Cymbeline’ to the stage
Faked deaths. Real deaths. An evil stepmother. Conspiracies. Betrayal. Love. Ghosts. A god. You can catch all of these elements at the Not-So-Royal (NSR) Shakespeare Company’s production of...
View ArticleNo. 8 Notre Dame set to take on Michigan State in road series
After splitting their second-straight conference series last weekend against No. 16 Michigan, No. 8 Notre Dame heads back north this coming Friday and Saturday to take on Big Ten rival and Irish head...
View ArticleBaraka Bouts raises money for school in Uganda
With the championship round to take place Thursday night, the women of Baraka Bouts are preparing for the end of the 2018 season. Notre Dame Women’s Boxing Club, more commonly known as Baraka Bouts, is...
View ArticleNotre Dame falls to Radford in third game of Gotham Classic
In front of a sparse crowd inside Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday night, Notre Dame lost to Radford 63-60 in its third game of the Gotham Classic. The Irish (2-1) showed their youth and inexperience in...
View Article15 years of teaching at Notre Dame, five reflections
With thanks to The Observer for its editorial hospitality this term to a faculty columnist, here are five farewell reflections. 1. Yes, professors procrastinate, too. Just as students procrastinate by...
View ArticleDJ Pam Blair retires from Saint Mary’s after 11 years of service to community
After 11 years of dedication to the Saint Mary’s community, DJ Pam Blair is looking forward to a future of music, poetry, warm weather and relaxation as she announced her retirement. Blair began her...
View ArticleThom Yorke is at his most unsettling and haunting with ‘Suspiria’
In Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the 1977 film “Suspiria,” a ballet studio falls into disarray as a result of supernatural forces lurking underneath its glassy surface. The movie itself is characterized...
View ArticleNotre Dame honors ‘subway alumni’ during game weekend in New York
When Notre Dame fans converge on New York City this weekend ahead of the Shamrock Series football game against Syracuse, a blue and gold illuminated Empire State Building will greet them Friday...
View ArticleChampions crowned in Baraka Bouts finals
Megan “Mashed Potatoes And” Davey vs Meghan “Watch Out Joe” Guilfoile Both fighters started the fight with high energy. However, Guifoile, a sophomore living in Breen-Phillips Hall, was more...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: Stand against hate every week
We’ve all been there. We’ve heard those off-the-cuff phrases that are tossed around in class or in the hall. And many of us have experienced the moments, or months, of isolation and loneliness. In...
View ArticleBand prepares to travel to New York for Shamrock Series
A constant bedrock of any Notre Dame home game is the Band of the Fighting Irish. Whether they are rallying the Irish faithful at a pep rally, entertaining visitors with a trumpet concert under the...
View ArticleIrish Insider: Syracuse
Raised Tough: From his childhood to a year at Navy, junior safety Alohi Gilman has cultivated a physicality and energy that has strengthened Notre Dame’s defense Irish ready for unique opportunity to...
View ArticleIrish Insider: Interhall championship
Stanford Hall looks to bag second title in three years Siegfried seeks revenge over early season loss Welsh Family looks for third title in four years Ryan set for 2016 rematch behind receivers Staff...
View ArticlePenalties provide blemish in Notre Dame’s blowout win
Taking on No. 12 Syracuse at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, No. 3 Notre Dame delivered an absolute smackdown, shutting out the Orange (8-3, 5-2 ACC) until the final seconds when a field goal finally put...
View ArticleNotre Dame nearly shuts out Syracuse to remain perfect in Shamrock Series games
The famed frieze of Yankee Stadium was adorned with Notre Dame and Shamrock Series flags that fluttered calmly throughout the game, as if they, like Irish head coach Brian Kelly, were confident Notre...
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