A Legacy Never Forgotten
The Funeral of Lou Holtz
Notre Dame - USC: The Pause in a Storied Rivalry
Oct. 18, 2025. South Bend. Under stadium lights, rain-soaked jerseys and the night sky carried the noise of drums and horns across South Bend. Notre Dame and USC met as they'd done for nearly a century. What the 77,622 people packed into Notre Dame Stadium couldn't know, what even the players grinding…
How Music Gathers Us: Zach Bryan and the Spirit of Notre Dame
The parking lots pulsed with life as tailgate smoke and country drawls rose over humming radios. Irish melodies wove through “Something in the Orange” as strangers from Chicago to Grand Rapids shared coolers and laughter.
The sun was still climbing, it was barely noon. Before the concert even…
Leading Notre Dame Sports Into a New Era
The ground is shifting beneath the feet of college athletics, and at the University of Notre Dame, all eyes are on Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua. Hired in 2024, Bevacqua stepped in not just to fill a role, but to answer a call. At a time when name, image and likeness (NIL), the transfer portal and…
Hammes and Hesburgh
There’s something special in the stillness of the Grotto, in the toll of the Basilica bells and in the way Notre Dame draws people who aren’t just chasing success. Few people embodied that spirit more than Jerry Hammes. And among the many chapters of his storied life, one of the most profound was…
The Power of Polo
At Notre Dame, I aim to find opportunities that deepen my learning and allow me to engage with important causes. This summer, I hit my mark. I was fortunate enough to intern for Polo for the Cure, an event that combines sportsmanship with philanthropy, raising funds for Susan G. Komen Italia in the…