Humor

Why You Shouldn't Vote

Why You Shouldn't Vote

Author: PJ Carroll

This election season, I am sure you have been inundated with requests from Taylor Swift, the NFL and your left leaning friends on why you need to get out and vote this November. But you know to be skeptical when it seems like everyone on this supposedly round Earth is saying the same thing. That’s…

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The Perils of Voter Registration

The Perils of Voter Registration

Author: Alyssa Sirichoktanasup

I just turned 18, and, amongst the other joys that come with being a legal adult, I’ve been staring down one in particular for the past several weeks — voting.

Cue scene, this is Alyssa vs. the beast of absentee ballot registration. I came in ready to fight, equipped with my driver’s license,…

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Notre Dame, Am I Too Sleepy?

Notre Dame, Am I Too Sleepy?

Author: Alyssa Sirichoktanasup

Hi, Notre Dame. My name is Alyssa, and I’m a first-year student in Ryan Hall. A little about me — I am very first-year. Very student. I pull up Google Maps every time I leave Ryan Hall. If you use a bike or skateboard or anything with wheels, there’s a 90% chance you have or will have run me over…

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The Dirty Shirley Review

The Dirty Shirley Review

Author: PJ Carroll

CORBY’S

Do you remember the first guy in your high school to get a tattoo? That’s the Dirty Shirley down at Corby’s. He’s a pretty good guy, yes, and you like running into him, sure, but you probably aren’t texting him to meet up over Christmas break. If your buddy buys you a Dirty Shirley…

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The Shirt/Dress/Halter

The Shirt/Dress/Halter

Author: Claire Early

The Shirt Dress Halter ???

It’s your freshman year, and you and your absolute best friend of two weeks are hitting the bookstore just before the first game day with one goal in mind: The Shirt. You carefully select a men's medium, and the next morning, you put it on, ready to slay the…

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A Menu of Random Roommates

A Menu of Random Roommates

Author: Libby Garnett

The first-year residential life process is a bit like going to a restaurant. The Notre Dame Division of Student Affairs has carefully curated a menu of random roommates. Unfortunately, you don’t get to order for yourself. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t peruse the options!

The Ghost…

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Things to Pack for College ... and What to Leave at Home
The Time I... Went to Cancún Over Spring Break

The Time I... Went to Cancún Over Spring Break

Author: Tess Reinhart

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,…

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The Run of the Gingers: A Moving Display of Irish Pride
The Diary of a Dorm Room Fish
Students Gone Wild
They Ate and Left So Many Crumbs
An Initial Encounter
They're All Famous to Me!
I Survived the Great Mendoza Fire of 2023
An Ode to Pumpkin Spice: A Barista's Tale
Horror Stories From Upperclassmen
Notre Dame-Ta Zeta Pi
Beating the Heat
North vs. South: The Fight of Fine Dining

North vs. South: The Fight of Fine Dining

Author: Andy de la Garza

Many timeless debates have been discussed for generations without reaching a unanimous conclusion: cats versus dogs. Chocolate versus vanilla. Sweet versus savory. But no contention is quite as fierce as the one that rings across the Notre Dame campus at the start of every year: North Dining Hall…

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No Place Like Chicago...
A British Girl's Plea to Americans
The Dreadful Game Sandwich
The Best Show on Television?
A Semester of Reflection: Transferring to Notre Dame
What Are You Doing Next Sunday?

What Are You Doing Next Sunday?

Author: Chris Russo

On any given Sunday, millions of Americans sit down with family and friends to watch a spectacle take place. It’s either Mass or football — often both. It took some time after the NFL overtook…

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[Blank] or It Didn't Happen
Flip Flopping into Fall
I Want to Be President
Student Literally Fakes It 'till He Makes It

Student Literally Fakes It 'till He Makes It

Author: Timmy Sullivan

A little-known name up to this point, Herman Bertier ‘94 is poised to become the next big success story of the University of Notre Dame. With a ritzy penthouse in New York, a flashy senior-level position in the world’s largest consulting firm and a penchant for throwing glamorous parties in his Hamptons country home, Mr. Bertier seems to have attained the Gatsby dream. But what is the story behind the man? 

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