Notre Dame’s Geothermal Energy Plans
Notre Dame is installing a $40 million geothermal system across campus as part of its overall plan to take advantage of a renewable source of energy to help heat and cool campus buildings.
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Just a Thought with Maria Gibbs
Maria Gibbs is a graduate student who wants to connect people by — literally — building bridges.
From the Desks of Becca and Sib – First Things First
"April 1 — our team’s official first day — is fast approaching, but we have already begun our work."
#tbt – When Scholastic Told Rockne to Move Over
Ten years after female students were first admitted to Notre Dame, Scholastic writer Molly Nyland argued for more social development and integration of women on campus.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Cost-of-Living and Housing Choice at Notre Dame
For the last 20 years, the university has experienced a steady downswing in the number of seniors living on campus.
Priest in Training: What's life like as a freshman seminarian?
What's it like to be a college freshman who wants to become a priest?
Revelry at the Revue
In a year of political and social divisiveness, the Knights of Keenan Hall sought to weave a theme of unity through their 41st annual Keenan Revue.
The Hesburgh Library Graffiti Lost to Renovation
The following work is a “found poem,” a collage of verbal graffiti found at Hesburgh Library. The poem is arranged as a single narrative to show how the verbal graffiti speaks to the experience common to all Notre Dame students. This shared experience gives us cause to hope that, despite renovations, there will always be poetry to be found at Hesburgh Library
Success at ACC Track Championship
The weekend of Feb. 23 to 25 marked a historic moment for Notre Dame Track and Field: The school hosted the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship for the first time.
Mike Brey: Man of the People
Jumping into a sea of students at a football pep rally. Speaking with and fielding questions from students in dorms. Embracing the front lines of the student section after a big win before joining them in singing the alma mater. Encouraging students to come to his weekly radio show at O’Rourke’s by ordering chicken wings for whoever shows up.
Column: The Legacy of a Number Through the Eyes of a Manager
For Notre Dame and college lacrosse fans alike, Mikey Wynne’s third quarter, man-up goal against Georgetown in the Irish’s season opener looked all too familiar. Not only because it featured Wynne burying yet another close-range opportunity, but because of the left-handed pass from a certain #50 that led to it.
Deepak Chopra Crushed to Learn DPAC Not Named After Him
In a surprise visit to campus last week, renowned self-help guru Deepak Chopra was met with disappointment upon discovering that the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, more commonly referred to as “DPAC,” was not, in fact, his namesake.
Three Tips to Perfect Your Lenten Sacrifice
Lenten season is underway, and it’s time to be choose what to give up and how to tell everyone you know, have ever met or driven next to on the freeway. Don’t miss these three tips to truly make the most of your metaphorical 40-days-in-the-desert.
Student's Dad Not Actually Republican
Notre Dame freshman Grace Muro came to college excited to explore new frontiers of societal rage, and this past election certainly didn’t disappoint. Unfortunately, however, Grace reports that during the election she often felt she couldn’t keep up with her friends — she just doesn’t have enough hardship to complain about.
What's it like to move to America? We asked six foreign students.
What is the biggest cultural or language challenge you have faced in the US and/or at Notre Dame?
The Five Stages of Grief (for Students Coping with Utter Failure)
The five stages of grief, as developed by psychologist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, are often applied to the experience of losing a loved one; however, many freshman pre-med majors have found its application to their feelings to be incredibly helpful after receiving their General Biology grades.
Financing Family Time: What Does Junior Parents Weekend Really Cost?
Sunshine and 60 degree weather replaced February’s usual snowbanks for Junior Parents Weekend 2017. The Class of 2018 shared their home away from home with their parents and celebrated their accomplishments — including junior Henry Long’s “Chandelier” music video parody, which Fr. Jenkins played during his address at the President’s Dinner.
Meet the dad who boxes in the Bengal Bouts
Chris Harrington isn’t so different from most Bengal Bouts participants. He’s a talented athlete, he’s passionate about helping the Holy Cross Missions in Bangladesh and he loves being a student at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame and The Nation: How We Protest, Think, and Resist
At Notre Dame, discourse finds a home not only in picket lines, but also in Facebook groups, on editorial pages and in the classroom.
Student Senate votes to lessen sanction against Fonseca-Narimatsu ticket
Student senate voted to lessen sanctions against student government candidates Rohit Fonseca and Daniela Narimatsu Felippe, the Election Committee announced via press release Friday at 1 a.m.