The ground is shifting beneath the feet of college athletics, and at the University of Notre Dame, all eyes are on Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua. Hired in 2024, Bevacqua stepped in not just to fill a role, but to answer a call. At a time when name, image and likeness (NIL), the transfer portal and…
Notre Dame is probably one of the few institutions left that requires their first-year students to live with a roommate, for a full year, who is randomly assigned to them. I remember the summer before freshman year when my home friends were scouring their future university’s various “Class of 2025”…
Our campus is constantly changing. Notre Dame has seen remarkable growth in the past few decades, not only in research efforts and academic programs, but also in its physical facilities. With expansion comes construction, and with construction comes speculation. We’re here to clear up the confusion…
As one of the world’s preeminent Catholic universities, Notre Dame has a long-standing relationship with the papacy. This tie grew strong while Fr. Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C., was president and has remained so throughout the recent papacies and presidencies in Rome and South Bend.
The last face-to-face…
Warren
Nothing screams class like a round at Warren. The “treat yo’self” of the Notre Dame student golfer experience, Warren has long felt just out of reach for us mere muggles hoping to squeeze in a Thursday afternoon nine. But that all changed with the closing of the Burke.…
Sharon Bain held a mug of tea in her hands as she spoke, and she took occasional sips throughout the afternoon. It was rooibos tea, native to South Africa. She had just returned from a weeklong trip to Italy the day before.
“I never thought I would stay in South Bend,” said Bain.
Bain,…
A host of dining options lay beyond the confines of the Notre Dame campus. There is little doubt that South Bend has a wide variety of stellar restaurants to explore. When the cuisines offered at the dining halls just aren’t doing it for you, venture into the city — you wouldn’t be the first.…
Following a 76-56 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels, the 2024-25 Notre Dame men’s basketball season finished with a 15-18 record and an 8-12 conference record in the ACC. In a down year for the ACC, Notre Dame entered the season in a promising position, poised to make a strong push and possibly…
The History of South Bend and Notre Dame
South Bend Cubs embark on 2025 season as Four Winds Field takes on a new look.
Has this ever happened to you? You wake up to the sun shining, the birds chirping, your skin glowing and … wait! Where’s the permacloud? You’re not in South Bend anymore.
You look around, and everything clicks: It’s the last day of break, and you’re halfway across the country, still in your…
I like to consider myself the loyal watchdog of South Bend’s reputation on campus. My ears perk up when I hear my hometown’s name. The other day at LaFun, the freshmen in the next booth over decided to discuss their dissatisfaction with their college town of choice.
“We actually go to college…
South Bend Needs Notre Dame
By John P Carlson
“South Bend? Never heard of it.”
Teachers. Coaches. Family members. Everyone else I can think of off the top of my head right now. When I told these people that I’d been accepted into Notre Dame, their immediate first…
When I committed to the University of Notre Dame, I expected my parents to become indoctrinated by the Irish spirit. The surprise was its overflow into other areas of their lives. Both my mom and dad have traveled from Texas to South Bend with some of their closest friends. But it was my dad’s trip…
Growing up, there was one family vacation I looked forward to every year – South Bend, Indiana. We would load up the minivan on a crisp October Thursday afternoon before a Notre Dame Football home game and make the trek out to South Bend (Granger, specifically) all the way from northern New Jersey.…
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