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Sarcastic: Coyle Hall Election Fraud
For many Notre Dame residence hall communities, hall election season is a time of joy, excited anticipation and hope for the future. However, for one community, this year’s elections led to unprecedented unrest, disruptions and unease. The Coyle Community in Zahm Hall (formerly Fisher Community in…
Sarcastic: Campus Safety to Add OKTA VERIFY to All Campus Buildings
In response to increasing safety concerns, Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) has announced they are shifting to a new procedure for the 2026-2027 academic school year. All campus buildings will, at all times, require the input of students’ Okta Verify code to grant entry. The proposal initially…
The Peculiar Rituals of the Emad Erton Tribe
I have spent the past several weeks immersed in the culture of an exotic tribe, isolated from the rest of civilization in a region known as Anaidni. After observing their customs extensively, I have ultimately concluded that I simply could never make sense of them. Void of rhyme or reason, their outrageous…
Ring by Spring for Dummies
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…
Sarcastic: Notre Dame Secures Playoff Position By Joining the SEC
The Irish have finally made a phone call that Matt Barrie has been begging to make on our behalf for months. Barrie’s comments, followed by many other professional and public pointed observations about staying independent and whining when they don’t make the playoffs, have gotten to Notre Dame, provoking…
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Where Should the St. Paddy's Day Darty Go?
Weeks of worry subsided a few Saturdays ago when the fine people of Legacy Village successfully hosted the Saint Patrick’s Day Darty. The event had been thrown into question after last year’s festivities “crossed a line” as “the police” said. But, praise be, this year’s partygoers were able to celebrate…
St. Olaf's Ice Chapel
An email that led with “here’s a crazy idea,” soon turned into a profound experience for the Notre Dame community. It garnered international attention, fostered community and nostalgia, and above all, provided thousands with the opportunity to worship.
On a frigid Monday night, students forwent…
Accidental Renaissance: Notre Dame Football’s Revival in the 2012 Season
Notre Dame football is just one year removed from a magical trip to the national championship game, a 34-23 loss to Ohio State. Before that, the Irish were one win away from their first NCAA title since 1988 in 2012. The Irish were a perfect 12-0 after the regular season and jumped from the No. 3…
Notre Dame 2026 Season Preview
Chaotic. Turbulent. Heartbreaking. All fitting descriptors for Notre Dame’s 2025 season. The campaign began with two close losses to College Football Playoff teams Miami and Texas A&M. From there, the Irish fired away ten consecutive wins. The issue? The Irish’s surge never earned its ultimate…
An Ode to Notre Dame’s Flag-Flying Tradition
Notre Dame game days are rich with tradition. Trumpets in the dome. Pre-game Mass and player walk. The concert on the steps. Long-running family tailgates. The victory march, the leprechaun, gold helmets running out onto the field and those four famous words: “Here come the Irish.”
There’s…
My Top 3 Scholastic Football Articles of All-Time
For most college football programs, digging up historical documents feels like a scavenger hunt. The quest for long-lost files leaves fans sifting through sketchy websites and grainy YouTube videos older than most students. However, thanks to the Scholastic Magazine’s Annual Football Review, that…
From the Field to Our Feeds
It’s the morning of Sept 14, 2025. You’re lying in your bed doing your routine morning scroll on social media, when you’re bombarded with one-lined graphics, hot takes and endless criticism threads scrutinizing Notre Dame football after their shortcoming against Texas A&M the night before. In…
College Football: State of the... Union?
What’s the state of college football as the 2025-26 season comes to an end? Better than ever? Tetering towards disaster? It probably depends on who you ask. One thing is for certain: much has changed.
College football has always been big business, and don’t let anyone tell you differently.…
The Cost of Independence
There is very little that can be relied on in college football right now. The mighty SEC has fallen. Indiana is the best team in the country and Bill Belichick is doing whatever that is. But one thing remains reliable: the money. Everybody is making money, and the Irish are no different.
According…
The Ones Who Walk Away from Notre Dame Stadium
There’s nothing in the world like a Notre Dame game day. The parking lots are filled to the brim with cars, people spend the day enjoying each other’s company (and free food) and once everyone has had maybe just a little bit too much of everything... the crowds flood Notre Dame Stadium to experience…
Finding Their Team: International Students Embrace Notre Dame Football
On fall Saturdays at Notre Dame, the campus transforms. Alumni flood the quads, grills smoke beneath golden domes and the roar of Notre Dame Stadium echoes far beyond its walls. For many international students, this spectacle is not just a sporting event, it is an introduction to American culture,…
A Senior's Swan Song
Delayed gratification. Marcus Freeman describes this concept as the result of “patience plus strategy,” reinforcing his belief that “there is no reward without pain, no success without struggle.” This simple, two-word phrase indicated the perfect blend of poise and persistence, where consistency would…
On the Road Again: Inside the football travels of student media
Each year, between Scholastic, WVFI Radio and others, Notre Dame student media covers every Fighting Irish football game — home and away. And while all of us on the second floor of Duncan love the comforts of college football’s cathedral, the sometimes absurd memories that road games produce are second-to-none.…