#TBT: Crunch Time
Students fought on Oct. 5, 1983, for a Cap'n "Crunch Fest."
Letter from the Editor: May 2026
Dear reader,
We need to talk. I don’t think this is working. I’m just kind of distracted all of the time with graduation and my next steps and whatnot, but you deserve better.
I won’t keep you here any longer; it would just be unfair to us both. I know, I know. It’s super cliché, but…
Letter from the Editor: Sarcastic
At long last … we can begin. You and I … we are going to do such beautiful things together, Reader …
Whew! Sorry! It’s Tess, again. To be honest with you, I just wanted to test out the whole meta-humor thing. Stranger Things 5? Vecna? Mind control? Anyone?
Whatever.
I’m really…
Letter from the Editor: March 2026
Can I tell you something candidly?
I’m running out of ideas. No, not ideas about the kinds of TV shows I wish would get made or what I would do if I won the lottery — I’m full of those. I mean, I’m running out of ideas for how to open these letters.
…Letter From the Editor
I have to be honest with you. Every time I have sat down to work on this letter, I have made little progress. I was starting and stopping constantly after feeling that I didn’t like the words on the page or that the sentiment I was trying to express was missing the mark. I write, then re-write.I nitpick…
Letter from the Editor: Nov./Dec. 2025
I always find it important to reflect on the origins of holidays that occur this time of year. Thanksgiving allegedly originated as a celebration of the first meal shared between the newly arrived American colonists and the Native Americans. Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, Our Lady’s…
We Can't Beat Him... Join Him?
Every school has its token celebrity (think — UT Austin and Matthew McConaughey).
Because Notre Dame is such a national brand, we have no shortage of public figures who resonate with our culture. By now, I hope everyone has seen that picture of Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez repping ND visors…
Letter from the Editor
October is my favorite month on campus. Finally settled in after what always feels like a whirlwind first couple of weeks at the start of every school year, the month promises colorful landscapes, home football or soccer games and, as two Culture writers note, delicious fall flavors at Café J.…
Letter from the Editor: Summer 2025
If you have stumbled upon our magazine and decided to start scanning it with your eyeballs (I think they call this reading?), you are already a more receptive student than I was.*
TOP: As I was saying, my freshman year was riddled with mistakes. For your sake, I have…
For Many More Years
“Ad multos annos,” which in Latin means, “for many more years,” represents the legacy of St. Thomas Aquinas’s contributions to Catholicism, culture and philosophy during the 800th anniversary of his birth this week.
To celebrate, Notre Dame hosted a four-day conference…
The Time I... Went to Cancún Over Spring Break
For devoted football attendees like myself, the spring semester is a bit of an uphill climb. Weekends feel different. Breaks are few and far between. The weather is inconsistent with winter one day and spring the next. Thus, spring break is a much-needed and widely-anticipated getaway.
Of course,…
Clemson Tigers' Neighborhood
One student’s reflection on Clemson’s commitment to southern hospitality
Women's Basketball in Paris
Notre Dame women's basketball kicks off their season with a game overseas.
They're All Famous to Me!
A small interaction can stay with you for years.