Letter from the Editor
As I close one personal chapter, Scholastic as an institution simultaneously turns a new page while looking back into its long and storied past.
Cardinal Stand Tall
Two weeks after a blowout 41-8 loss to Miami, and one day after that same Miami team was dealt an embarrassing blow by unranked Pittsburgh, No. 9 Notre Dame’s hopes of a top bowl officially ended at the hands of the No. 20 Stanford Cardinal.
Letter from the Editor
What happens when the nation’s most pressing social issues come into play on Notre Dame’s campus? How do those in positions of power and authority react to these conflicts? In what ways do the affected students, faculty and staff come to terms with these decisions?
Notre Dame Ventures Onto the International Stage for Notre Dame Forum
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, the 2017 Notre Dame Forum officially kicked off.
Scholastic Moves to Duncan Student Center
The offices of Scholastic, after residing in the basement of South Dining Hall for the past 20 years, will be moving to the second floor of Duncan Student Center next semester.
Letter from the Editor
Notre Dame is a school based on traditions.
Celebrating Scholastic's 150th Anniversary
In the second edition of our 150th anniversary celebration, I examine one of Scholastic’s familial ties: that of editor-in-chief Mark J. Mitchell, Jr., class of 1939, and his grandson, Mark J. Mitchell IV, class of 1996, who served as managing editor.
Celebrating Scholastic's 150th Anniversary
As part of our 150th anniversary celebration, I will be including a brief story in each edition of Scholastic this year about one of our formers editors. Since coming into this role, I have had the privilege of hearing many of these biographies, and with each I gain a better understanding of this publication’s — and university’s — history.
Flick on the Field Prepares Irish Student Body for 2017 Football Season
It was a weekend evening in late August, and the music of “Rudy” boomed out from the stadium, extending over what seemed like the majority of campus as the sun set and South Quad was set up for the university’s 175th anniversary celebrations.
The Pence Protests Planned for Commencement Weekend
On March 2, 2017, the university announced that Vice President Mike Pence will be this year’s commencement speaker, delivering the main address and receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree.
Fifteen years: On Scholastic magazine and September 11
The stories of Scholastic’s all-nighter-heavy production weekends remain legend in this office long after respective staffs have left. This specific Tuesday morning, back in 2001, was different. It was Sept. 11.
We Used to be a Protest Campus: Tessa Bangs on the Student Worker Participation Committee
The committee, which is still figuring out its exact logistics while knowing its mission, is the first of its kind to enjoy full participation in official processes as a student committee.
The Keenan Revue and the Hall it Represents
Now running 40 years strong, the Revue celebrated its most recent edition in sold-out performances on Feb. 11, 12 and 13.
Core Curriculum Review: For A More Challenging, Flexible and Integrated Core
As spread through a recent email to students, the review committee has just released a draft report of its recommendations. The recommendations do not include the Moreau First Year Experience course, which has been deemed too new to currently review.
GALA-ND/SMC Supports LGBT Students
GALA-ND/SMC, the Gay and Lesbian Alumni of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College, recently announced a fundraising campaign to finance the first ever scholarship for qualified LGBT students at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s.
AnBryce Forum Explores Question of Class in America
The professors, who all came from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, spoke with candor about their upbringings, how they made their way through college to academia and, specifically, to Notre Dame.
#tbt: Scholastic on FDR
All that is left to tell is who exactly will win this 2016 election. In this 1932 issue of Scholastic, students voiced their opinions on what kind of man they thought would do that: a man that would come to be held as one of the greatest in the country’s political history.
Student Government Touches on Mental Health in Memorandum
Focusing mainly on the two subjects of further analysis of designated “high risk groups” as well as the individual colleges’ responses to the mental health needs of their students, the memo published a series of additional recommendations, categorized within the groups of Climate and Procedures and accompanied by commitments on the part of student government itself.
#tbt: Construction Across Campus: 1960 vs. 2015
Nowadays it seems like campus is always under construction in some way, shape or form. It appears that students from just over a half-century ago might have felt the same way.
Student Government Launches New Initiative
As current leaders of student government, the two now do not have the same flexibility to perform this ritual again. In continuing with a campaign platform promise, however, they have now come up with what they believe to be a suitable equivalent: an online platform called “Onward.”
Faculty and Research
“You want the best professors who are most passionate about what they’re doing and those are the ones who are doing research."
Just A Thought: Michael Desch
Michael Desch is a Professor in and Chair of the Department of Political Science, specializing in international relations.
The Blessing of John and Lila
John and Lila Ritschard have found home, family in SDH.