Panel discusses best practices for ensuring labor rights in University supply...
Members of the Notre Dame community discussed how colleges and universities can set the standard for fair labor practices in a panel titled “From Sweatshops to Sweating Audits” in the Hesburgh and...
View ArticleJPEGMAFIA: Rap’s dark web troll
JPEGMAFIA wants you to be disappointed — or, at least, that’s what he’s been saying. Disappointment was the main message of the Maryland rapper’s promotion for his new album, “All My Heroes Are...
View ArticleSaint Mary’s hosts Alice McDermott in annual Christian Culture Lecture
The Saint Mary’s Humanistic Studies department hosted author Alice McDermott for the annual Christian Culture Lecture on Thursday. The topic of the lecture was McDermott’s eighth novel “The Ninth...
View ArticleIn Silverio’s second season, Irish look for consistency
The Notre Dame women’s tennis team is preparing to kick off its season this weekend. Part of the team will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the Michigan Invitational and the rest will head south to...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: A place for the Church’s thinking
University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh once called Notre Dame “a place where the Church does its thinking.” Although the origin of Hesburgh’s words have been lost to time, their meaning...
View ArticleFinke looks to contribute in variety of ways
Chris Finke is somewhat of an anomaly. The 5-foot-9 graduate student out of Dayton, Ohio, has slowly risen in the ranks of Notre Dame football, proving an indispensable member of the team. Initially a...
View ArticleAuthor Alice McDermott believes the Catholic Church is in need of...
In her novel, “The Ninth Hour,” award-winning author and professor Alice McDermott explores the Catholic faith through the lens of multiple generations of women, telling the story of a young widow, her...
View ArticleIrish Insider: Georgia
Finke looks to contribute in variety of ways Bilal stepping into leadership role among linebackers Adams: Irish fans can never forget 2017 Georgia debacle Bulldogs recruiting highly, dealing with...
View ArticleInvestigating the ‘Cyber Sleuths’
As Notre Dame graduates from Michiana who are now working in the criminal legal system, we feel compelled to comment on last Saturday’s installment in the “What Would You Fight For” advertising...
View ArticleThe quest for the best dorm pizza: Keenan, Siegfried and Zahm
Zaland (Keenan Hall) Time: Monday, 10:45 p.m. Chef Ragan is jovial and enthusiastic, a pro at small talk and sells Zaland well. The pizzeria’s modern interior includes cushioned stools that enable...
View ArticleUHS administers flu vaccines to campus community
In preparation for flu season, University Health Services (UHS) hosted their annual Flu Blitz on Tuesday through Thursday providing free influenza vaccines to prevent campus community members from...
View ArticleIt’s not a question of skill: sexism in female athletics
Last year, a six-year-old avid Notre Dame fan Amelia Joan Connolly wrote to The Observer to express her frustration that she could not buy a women’s basketball jersey in our University bookstore. They...
View ArticleKelly gives updates, notes on Georgia game
Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly held a teleconference Sunday afternoon to answer questions regarding Notre Dame’s recent loss at No. 3 Georgia. He provided an injury update by announcing...
View ArticlePilgrims celebrate 175 years of Saint Mary’s with ‘A Walk in Time’
As part of the year-long celebration of 175 years of Saint Mary’s College, students, faculty, alumnae and other visitors took a journey across campus — and through history — with “Discover Saint...
View ArticleDespite a strong second half, Irish fall 2-0 at Chapel Hill
In the second contest of No. 16 Notre Dame’s three match stint away from home, No. 11 UNC was able to cruise to a 2-0 victory on Friday. The Irish (3-2-1) had fought through two overtime periods to...
View ArticleIrish post first loss despite early lead against Bulldogs
Tradition, superstars, rivalry. A Georgia-Notre Dame pairing involves everything that’s good about college football. It seemed like this matchup couldn’t have been hyped up more. With College Football...
View Article‘I was supposed to be protected’: Yusef Salaam speaks at Notre Dame as part...
Six months into Yusef Salaam’s prison sentence, an officer came up to him with one question: Who are you? It was a seemingly innocuous question, but it was one Salaam says changed the “total...
View ArticleTwo weeks later
After the emotional and physical exhaustion that came with writing my column two weeks ago, I needed to take a minute off from writing — and everything else. I’m pretty sure I sat on my futon,...
View ArticleIrish begin fall season with a pair of victories
Notre Dame opened their fall season Saturday afternoon with a pair of wins at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish defeated Purdue 3-0, then followed that win with a 7-0 victory against Northern Illinois....
View ArticleScene’s Selections: Fall on the horizon
Pumpkin spice lattes, influenza, decorative gourds, Michael Myers making your neighborhood’s babysitter market less competitive — ah, yes, autumn. We recall it well. The temperature may hesitant to dip...
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