Ring by Spring for Dummies

Author: Kate Sorce

As Notre Dame students fall for “false spring” year after year, there is one second-semester phenomenon they can always rely on: ring by spring. The stereotype of meeting the love of your life at Notre Dame and getting engaged by senior spring is alive and well, and the pressure is on with only one…

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#TBT Irish in the National Championship, 1988

Author: Kate Sorce

Honorable. Heartbreaking. Historic. In a memorable season led by head coach Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame came agonizingly close to claiming its first national championship since 1988.

Facing the Ohio State Buckeyes on Jan. 20, the Fighting Irish ultimately fell short in a 34-23 defeat.

Back…

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#TBT: 2004 Election

Author: Kate Sorce

Every four years, college campuses across the country become charged with an atmosphere of political debate, discourse and engagement, and Notre Dame is no exception. In anticipation of the upcoming 2024 presidential election, there have been a number of campus events and initiatives to increase civic…

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Inauguration Picnic

Author: Kate Sorce

The celebration of Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.’s Inauguration kicked off with a campus-wide picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 11. With both North and South Dining Halls closed for the occasion, students, faculty, staff and their families ditched their typical dinner tables for lawn chairs and picnic blankets.…

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