HERE, There, But Not The Dining Hall
Restrictions on student life from the top brass at Notre Dame rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
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Perspectives: Memories at the Grotto
Students share their most memorable moments at the Notre Dame landmark.
Football Position Analysis: Wide Receivers
Coming into the 2021 season, one of the biggest questions for the Notre Dame offense was who would step up to the wide receiver position.
50 Years of Women at Notre Dame
The young women covered the urinals with flower pots, Carol Latronica recalled, because, well, “how do you make a men’s hall ready for women?”
Sam Grewe: Gold Medalist By Day. Med Student By Night.
Grewe was not going to miss the opportunity to inspire millions across the globe, even if it meant delaying his enrollment in medical school for a few weeks.
Perspectives: "Rushing In"
Looking back, in the monotony of a year with little social interaction, one memory stands out: the night of November 7th.
Film Review: "Worth"
Sara Colangelo’s “Worth” revolves around the central question of whether we can assign a dollar value to one’s life.
Crunch Time
What to expect from men's and women's soccer, and volleyball.
Tips For Walking Alone
Scholars worked tirelessly over the summer, concocting the following list to give you a few options for when you’re walking to class alone and trying to look ‘cool’ while doing so.
Sports Column: The Return of Fans in the Stands
This year, the university will see its campus ablaze once again with the passions of its supporters, with the hope that that very passion won’t spread the coronavirus on campus and in the South Bend community.
Sophomore Tutor Utterly Unprepared After Year of Online School
It seems that a deep, campus-wide hatred of Zoom is not the only consequence of last year’s hybrid learning experience.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel movies have always been about spectacle, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is no exception.
What’s Up With the Food Trucks?
Are you getting tired of the same old dining classics? Maybe it’s time to venture outside of Duncan Student Center or Lafun to try out one of the newly contracted food trucks on Notre Dame’s campus.
Your Resident Menu Writer, Artist and Forever Ally, Lori
If you are among the elite patronage of students that frequents North Dining Hall, there is a chance that you’ve seen... a chipmunk drawn on the whiteboard that overlooks the lobby of North Dining Hall. Meet Lori Haselrick, the artist behind North Dining Hall's intricately illustrated whiteboards.
Profile of the new VP for Student Affairs
On June 1, 2021, Rev. Gerard “Gerry” J. Olinger, C.S.C., was named to serve as the vice president for student affairs, replacing former VP Erin Hoffmann Harding. While he only started serving this year, Olinger has already made large strides in his new role.
Food and Labor Shortage on Campus
Both North and South Dining Hall staff are working diligently around the clock. Nevertheless, the question on students’ minds is, “Why are these lines taking forever?” Director of Campus Dining Luis Alberganti provided some color on the issues the team is currently facing.
COVID Stragglers
From masked to almost fully vaccinated, the Notre Dame campus community has undergone a 360-degree turnaround on the COVID-19 front. With vaccination rates over 90%, there’s a palpable sense of a return to what once was. Dining halls are operating at full capacity, classes are held entirely in-person and clubs and activities have resumed.
Just a Thought
Laura Dassow Walls is the William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at Notre Dame. Her research primarily focuses on the Transcendentalism movement. Interested in historical American figures such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walls explores how language finds its place in the non-human world of the outdoor environment.
From the Desks of Allan and Matthew
It has been wonderful to be back — to see faces, hug one another and be with each other. We have loved to see our Irish back in action on the football field, soccer pitch and volleyball court. Our theme for the year as Student Government has been “Onward.”
Bleeding Blue and Gold for Decades
Most students at Notre Dame love to joke that they “bleed blue and gold,” but sophomore Jimmy Maher quite literally has Notre Dame blood coursing through his veins. “Jimmy” is short for James Vincent Maher V, who is the fourth generation of Maher men to attend Notre Dame.