Vol.169No. 7
When graduation season rolls around, if there's anyone who cares more about all of the...
Dear single ladies,
Ever since high school, when I developed a crush on a boy three years older and three times cooler than me, I have been obsessed with the strategy of romantic influence. In this article, I will share what I’ve learned — in theory and practice. Here are the seven steps to…
PJ CARROLL
I have always found this to be the most confusing Notre Dame tradition, but perhaps there is something to it. Maybe it is awesome to wake up at 5 a.m. after one of your final Friday nights at Notre Dame. To board a bus thrown…
Dear all fellow rejectees,
As an extremely forward person, I’ve had a fair amount of experience with rejection. What’s puzzling, yet exciting, to me is that each rejector is different. Take, for example, this most recent time. A boy I wasn’t at first interested in (he’s a little too close to…
The Fighting Irish feature of the 2026 Sarcastic issue, Santiago and Raquel share their "opposing" positions on bringing Greek Life to Notre Dame.
There are many questions I’ve asked myself after a dining hall meal: Where does the Poke bowl fish come from? How many variations of fried rice can South serve in a week? But never once have I left the dining hall wondering, “What are we?” That’s because bonding over aversions to dining hall food…
Dear those with a “platonic” friend,
This week, my roommates made their suspicions clear that my boy best friend may have feelings for me. Since then, this input has corrupted my mind every time the two of us are together. My inner dialogue relentlessly asks, “Do I like him?” and “Would he…
A few months ago, my flight from Boston to Chicago made me realize that common sense isn’t exactly common when you’re 30,000 feet in the air. What was a short, peaceful flight quickly became an uncontrolled competition of who could take up more of the armrest space and who could watch their TikTok…
Every school has its token celebrity (think — UT Austin and Matthew McConaughey).
Because Notre Dame is such a national brand, we have no shortage of public figures who resonate with our culture. By now, I hope everyone has seen that picture of Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez repping ND visors…
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…
No, the NIU Loss Was Not Necessary by Claire Early
“A king is history’s slave,” wrote Leo Tolstoy in “War and Peace.”
Or a Russian version of that, at least. In his novel, Tolstoy undercuts the notion that a great man, or really any individual man, has control over…
Pro Dorm Mass - Emma Vales
Unpopular opinion: My favorite thing about attending the University of Notre Dame is attending Ryan Hall Mass in my dorm every Sunday (and Wednesday) night at 9 p.m. instead of the classic Basilica Mass. In my opinion, hall Mass encapsulates the…
The holiday season is finally upon us, and with it comes the bright and colorful traditions and celebrations that have become iconic aspects of the season. It’s time to hang up the lights, put all the ornaments on the tree, organize shopping trips to get gifts for everyone and start making Christmas…
In the dwindling days of October, my dorm room was almost 80 degrees. Around that time of year, I am usually itching to give up on fall, turn on my six-hour long Christmas playlist and light a balsam-scented candle. However, I couldn’t find it in me this time around. Nobody on campus seemed very concerned…
#IVoted — know that at some point in our lives, we waited 18 years to FINALLY wear a small circular sticker that tells the whole world we voted and post a picture of it on Instagram with a thumbs up emoji. But should 18 really be the legal age to vote? If you think about it, at 18 years old, our brains…
For many, many years, the bald eagle has been an iconic symbol of America. As an icon of American patriotism, it represents our freedom, our democracy and the very soul of our nation.
But our world is constantly changing, and in such times, we must ask ourselves: Has the bald eagle maintained…
Considering the cultural landscape of the United States, one unifying force stands out: our identity. Although our country is heterogeneous, aspects such as our governmental structure, sporting culture and even our national bird, the bald eagle, embody a unity that reinforces our commitment to the…
Pro Leaving Games Early
Emma Vales
At the University of Notre Dame, football games are more than just sports events — they are cultural touchstones that reflect tradition, pride and the Fighting Irish spirit. The idea of leaving early, then, can feel…
A colorful cascade of brightly flashing lights illuminate the sky at the inaugural ball, forming the shape of a green four-leaf clover. What’s this? Has the university found some way to dye the stars in the shape of a shamrock? If so, major props to the astrophysicists.
Notre Dame, it seems,…
This month, our writers debate the pros and cons of single-sex education.
This month, our writers debate the pros and cons of single sex-education.
Nay dating apps?
Yay dating apps?
How take-out culture is detrimental to Notre Dame and our planet
A perspective against rushing the field during the USC vs. ND football game.
A perspective for rushing the field during the USC vs. ND football game.
An English major argues against BookTok.
An English major argument that is unapologetically pro-BookTok
Once you've heard one country song, you've heard them all.
Country music is more profound than how it appears.