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So, What is There to Do Around Here?

Author: Scholastic Staff

Welcome to South Bend, Indiana!

With a population of just over 103,000, the Studebaker-studded industrial history and sprawling corn fields of South Bend look little like the major metropolises of New York or Chicago. Luckily, campus life provides plenty of opportunities for exploration and…

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Sit Wherever You Want

Author: Coffman, Samuel

I first moved out on my own the summer after my freshman year of college. On Tuesday nights, the movie theater near my apartment had a deal where any movie they were showing was only $5, and there were discounts on popcorn and slushies too. For an intern who was enjoying his time but not earning much,…

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Looking Ahead

Author: J.J. Post

It would be impossible to tell the story of Notre Dame’s 92nd annual Blue-Gold game without telling the story of Sam Hartman.

The graduate transfer entered the blustery Saturday with near-impossible expectations to meet. These expectations were rooted in his successful four-year career at Wake…

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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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How to Sing the Alma Matter and Fight Song

Author: Scholastic Staff

Some incoming freshmen have had the Fight Song and the Alma Mater ingrained in their minds since birth. But for many students the first time they hear these songs will be at the first pep rally or the opening school-wide Mass. Here, Scholastic gives you an introduction to the lyrics that, by the time…

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Why Notre Dame: A Primer on Our Lady's University

Author: Scholastic Staff

Notre Dame is a unique place. It’s situated in the heart of the Midwest, and its single-sex dorms, parietals and unyielding Catholic identity may seem archaic to an outsider.

Yet the vast majority of alumni speak highly of their alma mater, continue to donate to the university and attend football…

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So, What is There to Do Around Here?

Author: Cailtin Brannigan

South Bend and its surrounding area has a lot to offer, from amazing theater productions to thrilling baseball games. As students, you’ll have access to free transportation across South Bend and parts of the surrounding area through the bus system. The bus has a stop at the Hesburgh Library on Notre…

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