Vol.170No. 1
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Charged with sexually abusing minors and harassing and molesting multiple adult seminarians, former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, as the Vatican announced Feb. 16, has become the highest-ranking member of the Catholic Church to be laicized in modern history.
Outside the walls of Notre Dame’s campus, South Bend is suffering a crisis. The city’s eviction rate is 6.71 percent — almost three times the national average.
As the close of our term in office draws near, we find ourselves contemplating the privilege we’ve had of serving you over these past months.
“In October, I had a horrible panic attack, I called my mom and broke down on the phone ... and was legitimately crying in the middle of class.”
“I didn’t know I had an issue with mental health until it got pretty bad.”
Due to the subzero temperatures and flight delays that accompanied the polar vortex, Notre Dame’s winter career fair was rescheduled from Jan. 30 to Feb. 13.
Resiliency and fortitude in the face of adversity often defines a person or group’s success.
As minority students with no prior student government experience, Mario Markho and Charlie Ortega believe they represent “the people’s ticket.”
In the April 15, 1999 issue of Scholastic, Heather Hogan wrote about the recent rise of MP3 player usage on campus, especially in regard to the party scene.
There’s electricity in the air whenever discussing the remarkable life and resounding effects of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For the fourth consecutive year, the campus celebrated its unique shared history with the late reverend with a Walk the Walk Week that took place from Jan. 20-26.
Just four hours after Notre Dame student government released the names of the four tickets running for student body president and vice president, junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire braved the single-digit temperatures on campus and made their way to the second floor of the Duncan Student Center to meet with Scholastic.
Amongst competing platforms and campaign slogans, one word prevails in the 2019 race for student body president and vice president: diversity.
In a campaign characterized by lofty ideas, Eduardo Luna and Haley Coleman promise pragmatism. As a team, the two juniors seem to balance one another.
The university announced in October that Joseph Antenucci Becherer has been appointed the new director of the Snite Museum of Art.
When Zahm freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Leary strolled into the Scholastic office wearing Zahm gear, shorts and Hawaiian shirts approximately one hour before the university shut down due to inclement weather, an interesting interview was all but guaranteed.
With a recurring desire to keep platforms practical, the 2019 candidates for student body president and vice-president present a wide array of diversity in both ideology and background.
We hope you all enjoyed a great winter break! We're thrilled to be back under the dome with you and are looking forward to an incredible semester together.
Senior kicker Justin Yoon has made an unequivocal impact on Notre Dame’s football program since the start of his career back in 2015.
From Fighting Irish replays to screenings of “Rudy” for the annual Flick on the Field event, Notre Dame Stadium’s spectacular video board — which measures 54.1 feet high and 95.5 feet wide — exemplifies the school’s strides toward embracing the future and advancements in technology.
Before the 2018 college football season, it was clear that some of Notre Dame’s dominant upperclassmen would be lucky enough to hear their names called in April at the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville.
Between the final game of the regular season on Nov. 24 against USC and the College Football Playoff showdown versus Clemson on Dec. 29, Notre Dame looked ahead to its program’s future.
No matter what challenge lay ahead of them, they answered. No matter who they went up against, they weren’t intimated. Every week, they made a difference.
Tranquill Remains An Enduring Example of Notre Dame Character
Before the start of the season, the most publicity that junior quarterback Ian Book had seen was students chanting “We want Book. We want Book.”
The 2018 season was nothing short of memorable, cementing its place as one to remember amid Notre Dame’s storied and iconic history.
South Bend was awarded $1 million in grant money on Oct. 29 as one of nine cities that won the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge, a year-long competition to “empower U.S. cities to generate innovation” and solutions to problems across multiple spheres.
In the December 1978 issue of Scholastic, English major T. Peter O’Brien argued his position for saving the old fieldhouse in an article titled, “Where Passion and Precision Have Been One.”
[DOWN] Midterms
We didn’t vote for three rounds of tests.
[NEUTRAL] Christmas Carols
Don’t jump the gun.
[DOWN] No More Football
The countdown to New Mexico begins now.
Notre Dame, in conjunction with outside sponsors, hosts countless academic competitions each year — including essay contests and case study competitions — in business, the sciences and more.
Campus Collaboration: Inclusive and Solutions-Based
Last year, we campaigned on a promise to ACT — to be approachable, collaborative and transformative in our approach to student government.
Nov. 6, 2018: a day students gathered in suspense, anxiously watching the clock and waiting for midterm election results to start rolling in.