A couple of months before the start of freshman year, a girl named Faith liked one of my Instagram comments. I didn’t know her at the time, but I recognized her name as a fellow Illinoisan who was also headed to Notre Dame in the fall. The comment was under the post of comedian Connor Wood (you may…
Where Learning Meets Community
If you walk to the south end of campus, just beyond the stadium, you will reach Legends of Notre Dame, a university-owned restaurant and pub. Legends is not typically at the top of students’ lists as a going-out destination, but, four decades ago, the building housed a prime spot for upperclassmen:…
In the dwindling days of October, my dorm room was almost 80 degrees. Around that time of year, I am usually itching to give up on fall, turn on my six-hour long Christmas playlist and light a balsam-scented candle. However, I couldn’t find it in me this time around. Nobody on campus seemed very concerned…