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The Gambling Irish
Sports betting has become a huge problem at colleges across the U.S., and Notre Dame is no different.
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The Famous Shirt: Creating the Masterpiece
Any typical Notre Dame fan would know that The Shirt is one of the many famous traditions of Notre Dame football. It is a time where all fans, faculty, and students unite and share the Fighting Irish spirit.
Founded in 1990 by a Notre Dame senior, the committee is composed of 15 students with…
The National Stage
The Irish went to Atlanta with high hopes. As those hopes came down, we saw a different team and a different fan base.
Rising Stars
This Notre Dame season has been shaped by resiliency and determination. The loss to Northern Illinois University (NIU) prompted
many college football followers to count the Irish out. Despite this shocking upset, the Irish were able to regroup and win 10 straight
games to finish the regular…
Riley Leonard: From Fairhope to Fighting Irish
Originally from Fairhope, Alabama, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard carried the memories and hopes of his hometown as he led the Irish to the National Championship. But he refused to go without a home or community at Notre Dame — instead, he worked to cultivate that same sense of home and family…
Everybody Needs a Little Jeremiyah Love
As a running back in the game of football, every yard counts. Whether it is breaking the next tackle, reaching the ball as far as possible toward the first down marker or depending on a teammate for a block to get down the field, running backs can help make or break a game. University of Notre Dame…
#TBT Irish in the National Championship, 1988
Honorable. Heartbreaking. Historic. In a memorable season led by head coach Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame came agonizingly close to claiming its first national championship since 1988.
Facing the Ohio State Buckeyes on Jan. 20, the Fighting Irish ultimately fell short in a 34-23 defeat.
Back…
Brothers and Sisters
“Catholic” means universal. Does this hold true at Notre Dame?
One Faith, Many Rites: Liturgical Diversity at Notre Dame
At Notre Dame, more than around 160 daily Masses and 40 Sunday Masses are celebrated on a weekly basis. Among these Masses, the Novus Ordo (Ordinary Form of the Mass) is the most widely celebrated liturgical rite on campus — and in the Catholic Church at large. Because of the ubiquity of the Novus…
Student Engineer Helps Build New Athletic Facility
There’s student-athletes, student media, student managers, but Harry Peluso might be one of the first student-engineers working on campus. Peluso is working an internship 10 hours a week with the engineering firm Shiel Sexton, who is building the new athletic facility on the east side of campus, Shields Family…
On the Quad
On Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, while many members of the Notre Dame community were making their way into the DeBartolo Hall auditorium to listen to a lecture by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a group of students with a different opinion of his presence on campus organized outside of the venue. At 3:30 p.m.,…
Inside the Lecture Hall
Inside DeBartolo Hall, the packed auditorium gave Gov. Ron DeSantis a standing ovation as he took to the stage.
The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government invited the governor to deliver the 2024 Jeanie Poole O’Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture on “Conservative Leadership on the Eve…
Just a Thought with Fr. Pete
Rev. Peter McCormick, C.S.C., assistant vice president for Campus Ministry in the Division of Student Affairs, has been at the university since 2006. From assistant rector of Dillon Hall to rector of Keough Hall to director of Campus Ministry, Fr. Pete’s popularity amongst the Notre Dame student body…
Just a Thought: Geoffrey Layman
Professor Geoffrey Layman, chair of the Political Science Department, has taught at the University of Notre Dame for fifteen years. Since 2016, students across all academic disciplines have fought through lengthy wait lists and tense competition for a seat in Professor Layman’s live, real-time Election…
Civility in Disagreement: John Yoo and Harry Litman Engage in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Ahead of Notre Dame’s matchup with Stanford on Oct. 12, two Californians assembled on Notre Dame’s campus for an entirely different type of confrontation. John Yoo and Harry Litman — both prominent law professors and former government officials, but with opposing political views — met to engage in…
#TBT: 2004 Election
Every four years, college campuses across the country become charged with an atmosphere of political debate, discourse and engagement, and Notre Dame is no exception. In anticipation of the upcoming 2024 presidential election, there have been a number of campus events and initiatives to increase civic…
Roll Political Parties: Political Clubs at Notre Dame
Nationwide, college students today tend to favor the Democratic Party. The Fall 2024 Harvard Youth Poll, which is a national poll conducted by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, found that Vice President Kamala Harris decisively leads former President Donald Trump by 31 points…
An Empty Discourse
Students prefer to make statements rather than converse in this election season.
Occupation Free ND Installs Cardboard Bomb in Protest at Main Gate
Early this morning, three protestors from the Occupation Free Notre Dame group placed a cardboard missile and sign at the university’s Main Gate on Notre Dame Avenue. The missile read “ND funds death” and the sign read “We’re a Catholic University funding genocide.” It was signed by OFND.
Occupation…
TBT: A Look Back at The 2005 Inauguration
On Sept. 13, 2024, the University of Notre Dame inaugurated its 18th president, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. But this momentous occasion was not just a singular event, it was a week-long celebration. From a feast on Library Lawn to the Inaugural Ball held in Notre Dame Stadium, few students and faculty…
A Humble Glory
Celebrating the Inauguration of Fr. Dowd as the University's 18th President
For Many More Years
“Ad multos annos,” which in Latin means, “for many more years,” represents the legacy of St. Thomas Aquinas’s contributions to Catholicism, culture and philosophy during the 800th anniversary of his birth this week.
To celebrate, Notre Dame hosted a four-day conference…
Inauguration Picnic
The celebration of Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.’s Inauguration kicked off with a campus-wide picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 11. With both North and South Dining Halls closed for the occasion, students, faculty, staff and their families ditched their typical dinner tables for lawn chairs and picnic blankets.…
Just a Thought with Margaret Pfeil
Dr. Margaret Pfeil is a professor at Notre Dame and holds joint appointments in the Department of Theology and the Center for Social Concerns. Pfeil teaches a course on sustainability in the tri-campus community. Pfeil got her undergraduate degree in International Studies with a concentration in Latin…
The Building Irish: Notre Dame and Habitat for Humanity Partner For Inauguration Build 2024
“One, two, three . . . GO IRISH!” Somewhere in South Bend, IN, a group of determined individuals donning gold helmets huddled together and shouted these words.
Don’t be fooled! This wasn’t a Saturday in Notre Dame Stadium during a home game weekend. That rallying cry didn’t echo from the Fighting…
Notre Dame Alum Volunteers at DNC in Chicago
CHICAGO–For Luca Ripani ’23, the Democratic National Convention just so happened to be in his backyard. The former Democratic Hill Staffer recently moved back to his hometown of Chicago, Illinois and wanted to get involved somehow with the convention.
“I decided that I didn’t really want a…
This Isn't the South Bend Permacloud
Spring in South Bend is always a gamble. Within a given April week, a Notre Dame student could be met with scorching 80 degree weather, a torrential downpour with 45 mph wind gusts and, yes, even a snowstorm that necessitates dusting off the parka that was prematurely put in storage. Monday, April…
Irish Alumni in Congress
Notre Dame has alumni currently elected to the United States’ Congress. As they run for reelection this fall, here’s a full list.
#TBT: Portrait of a President, September 2005
A tribute to Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.