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(02/21/24 5:03am)
As a senior who has lived on the tri-campus for the last four years. I have the unique ability to tell you about the best events that take place on campus and what you should look forward to during your time here. And because I ran out of time and my Inside column was due, I am going to list them for you here in a top five style.
(12/05/23 4:44am)
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(11/03/23 6:27am)
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Notre Dame study abroad students in Jerusalem woke up on Saturday, Oct. 7 under different circumstances than the typical study abroad student. The students at the University’s Global Gateway at Tantur, located on the southern edge of Jerusalem, heard air raid sirens early that morning and were evacuated to a bomb shelter immediately.Senior Zachary Zong, who was studying at the gateway at the time, said in an email that the students had about 90 seconds to head to the shelter.“Jerusalem is quite far away from Gaza; we got about 90 seconds to go into the bomb shelter. Residents in Tel Aviv or the southern part of the country only had about 50 seconds or even less,” he said.At least one explosion was within earshot of Zong and the students, he said.“I was scared. One of the first rockets landed about one mile from where we were living, and we all heard the explosion. That very weekend some of us were planning to go on a sea-to sea hike, Dead Sea to Mediterranean sea, and praise God for keeping us from doing so,” he wrote.In a National Catholic Reporter article Fr. John Paul, rector of Tantur Ecumenical Institute at the University of Notre Dame at Tantur, also said a missile landed “about a mile and a half to the west” of the campus.Junior Leah Moody, another Notre Dame student in the Jerusalem program, said in an email that Saturday morning came as a sudden shock.“Everything was very unexpected. Friday was a normal, quiet day. We didn’t know what had happened until we woke up to air raid sirens on Saturday,” Moody said.At first, she did not understand the scope of the situation, she said.“I was scared during the missile attacks, but did not realize how severe the situation really was. It quickly became evident that we would probably need to evacuate,” Moody said.All students were transferred to London to continue their study abroad experience. Moody described what the process was like to evacuate out of Jerusalem.“Initially, the plan was to try and fly out of Tel Aviv. However, NDI (Notre Dame International) ended up determining that the safest plan was to hire a security team to drive us to Jordan and then fly to London from there,” Moody wrote.Zong said he felt it was less stressful to evacuate than some people might think. Notre Dame International rolled out an evacuation plan about 15 hours after the first wave of rockets, he said.The transition from a war zone to London has been strange at times, Moody said.“I recognize that I am incredibly lucky, still it is strange to be in London now. It doesn’t feel right to just start ‘having fun’ again after leaving a country at war."She added that she was grateful for Notre Dame International’s response, saying they “have done everything possible to make sure we are safe.”To get through the ordeal, Zong said he leaned on his faith and humor to help cope.“I wasn't too stressed in the first place. First, where we stayed were fairly safe compared to other regions of Israel,” he said.This experience has not deterred Moody and Zong. Both said they would like to return to Jerusalem once it is safe to do so. When asked if he would want to go back to Jerusalem, Zong enthusiastically said, “For sure! I haven’t been able to go to Nazareth yet.”Zong said this experience has “totally changed” the way he looks at politics. He said he now has a “deeper understanding of war and geo-politick” and he is a stronger pacifist as a result.
(10/13/23 8:00am)
(09/22/23 2:31am)
After enduring the COVID-19 pandemic for the last couple of years, we now have a much more daunting plague to worry about: “Hartmania.”It’s as if it happened overnight. While it briefly popped up last semester, it didn’t fully infect the student body until August of 2023. While “Book Fever” seemed to mainly manifest in the female population during Ian Book’s tenure, the Hartmania virus seems to be infecting both males and females alike. Symptoms include short attention span, hysteria, hot flashes and loss of filter. It often originates from contact (or even thought of) patient zero, Sam Hartman, who shows no symptoms himself. Alias for patient zero include Sam, Sammy Heisman, No. 10, QB1 and King of the Irish. All jokes aside, some say that Notre Dame football does better when fans find the quarterback leading the team attractive. Sam Hartman’s presence on the team seems only to add stock to this theory. Marcus Freeman’s smile doesn’t hurt either. A senior in the student section of Saturday’s game against Central Michigan called the pair “THE most attractive head coach and quarterback duo in the country.”A TikTok floating around the internet embodies the sentiment on campus. The TikToker with the handle @uncrediblesports said “You expect me to believe that this [pointing to a picture of Hartman] is NOTRE DAME’S STARTING QUARTERBACK?! He looks like he should be saving the princess from her castle surrounded by dragons, and you’re telling me he’s good too? He looks like he just took on High School Musical’s football edition.” I think it’s safe to say that Hartmania is spreading to the outside world. Here on campus, it’s manifesting in group chats titled “Down BAD for Sam Hartman,” and even some group chats specifically designated to notify friends of “sightings in the wild” (meaning on campus).While some might be concerned that this is a little extreme, I ask you what are 20-something-year-old’s to do? We grew up in the age of Justin Bieber mobs and One Direction hordes. This is simply how Gen Z reacts to handsome and talented men. For those who want to debate his talent, keep it to yourself. I have the stats to back it up. In his four career games with the Fighting Irish, Hartman has only been sacked four times, all within one game against North Carolina State. Additionally, Hartman has had zero interceptions so far this season, and 13 passing touchdowns in his first four games. He now leads the FBS in touchdown passes for this season. He even threw a pass for 76 yards to Chris Tyree during the Central Michigan game.He has something I like to call “football etiquette.” Usually, I define this as a player helping an opposing team’s player, whether that be helping them off the ground after a play, or the way some players will make sure to shake the hands of their opponents after a game. In Hartman’s case, he showed his true colors after the game against North Carolina State. After the game, Hartman waited to hype up the Irish fans until after North Carolina’s band finished playing their alma mater. He’s even a man of the people. At last Saturday’s game against Central Michigan, he gave a special shoutout to the fan who stole everyone’s hearts: Obi. “Obi, wherever you are man, you rock! Yaaa!” he said in a post-game interview.The Fighting Irish fans have really fallen hard for their new QB1, myself included. In a recent argument I got into with a friend’s boyfriend who is an Ohio State fan (GROSS!), I may have taken the trash talking a little too far, but it was all for the love of my QB and my team. He accused Hartman of being “geriatric“ and needing to be resuscitated on the sideline. I responded that a line of people, including his girlfriend and his mom, would be ready to bring Hartman back to life. In my defense, his mom is a hugeNotre Dame fan.The only thing Sam Hartman should worry about is the next game, and maybe the girls fawning over him. But it all comes from a place of love and admiration and really, they can’t help themselves. They’ve caught the bug.
(09/22/23 6:17am)
(09/08/23 4:08am)
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(09/06/23 4:02am)
I grew up the child of “Parrot Heads.” For those of you who are unaware “Parrot Heads” are diehard Jimmy Buffett fans. They are the equivalent of “Swifties” to Taylor Swift.Driving home from school or really driving anywhere in my dad’s green Ford Explorer we only had two options, either listen to the purple CD with green spots that played songs from the singing purple dinosaur or the silver CD that played songs about a place called Margaritaville that was “Paradise.” Even at 4-years-old, I knew Buffett was better than Barnie.I had memorized the words to songs like “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” before I even walked into first grade. Singing about “tall and strong hurricanes” before I even understood what I was asking for. It was also the only time I was allowed to swear.When you ask other girls my age what their first concert was, oftentimes they’ll say something like Taylor Swift or even One Direction. I used to be embarrassed about what my first concert was, but now I answer “Jimmy Buffett” proudly.My sister and I were lucky enough that my parents wanted to share their love of music and Jimmy Buffett with us. Most parents would have just got a babysitter so they could go to a concert and have fun but not ours, they wanted us there.They wanted this to be our first concert experience. And in the early 2000s at what used to be called Toyota Park in Chicago, two toddlers joined their parents and their friends to watch the original Parrot Head play songs about relaxing and having a good time on the beach.It is definitely one of my core memories. Dancing to “Sweet Home Chicago” and “Volcano” at the top of the bowl of the stadium.On Saturday morning I woke up to a text in my family group chat from my dad that said, “Jimmy Buffett just died.”I’m not going to stretch the truth and tell you that this will alter my life and that we are all sitting vigil for him. Well, my dad might be, but it’s definitely the end of an era.In truth I forgot about my Margaritaville roots. In high school I stopped driving around with my dad and started listening to my own music while driving my own car. I didn’t remember how much of an impact Jimmy Buffett had on my young life until I was at dinner with my friends on Saturday night. As we were leaving the stadium we were singing “It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere” and I remembered all of the words. Later at dinner, I told them the story of my first concert and the many stories of vacations spent in Key West when I was younger. It’s sad that it took his death to remind me of his impact and music.To me Buffett’s overall message was to slow down and enjoy the little things like good people, beautiful beaches and good drinks. I’m glad that my parents tried to instill the idea of slowing down to look around and enjoy life in me from a young age.I think that’s a message we should all remember, especially here at college when it feels like we're constantly moving and working toward the next thing. Despite the sadness of his passing, that is what I am choosing to take out of his death.
(09/06/23 4:02am)
I grew up the child of “Parrot Heads.” For those of you who are unaware “Parrot Heads” are diehard Jimmy Buffett fans. They are the equivalent of “Swifties” to Taylor Swift.Driving home from school or really driving anywhere in my dad’s green Ford Explorer we only had two options, either listen to the purple CD with green spots that played songs from the singing purple dinosaur or the silver CD that played songs about a place called Margaritaville that was “Paradise.” Even at 4-years-old, I knew Buffett was better than Barnie.I had memorized the words to songs like “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” before I even walked into first grade. Singing about “tall and strong hurricanes” before I even understood what I was asking for. It was also the only time I was allowed to swear.When you ask other girls my age what their first concert was, oftentimes they’ll say something like Taylor Swift or even One Direction. I used to be embarrassed about what my first concert was, but now I answer “Jimmy Buffett” proudly.My sister and I were lucky enough that my parents wanted to share their love of music and Jimmy Buffett with us. Most parents would have just got a babysitter so they could go to a concert and have fun but not ours, they wanted us there.They wanted this to be our first concert experience. And in the early 2000s at what used to be called Toyota Park in Chicago, two toddlers joined their parents and their friends to watch the original Parrot Head play songs about relaxing and having a good time on the beach.It is definitely one of my core memories. Dancing to “Sweet Home Chicago” and “Volcano” at the top of the bowl of the stadium.On Saturday morning I woke up to a text in my family group chat from my dad that said, “Jimmy Buffett just died.”I’m not going to stretch the truth and tell you that this will alter my life and that we are all sitting vigil for him. Well, my dad might be, but it’s definitely the end of an era.In truth I forgot about my Margaritaville roots. In high school I stopped driving around with my dad and started listening to my own music while driving my own car. I didn’t remember how much of an impact Jimmy Buffett had on my young life until I was at dinner with my friends on Saturday night. As we were leaving the stadium we were singing “It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere” and I remembered all of the words. Later at dinner, I told them the story of my first concert and the many stories of vacations spent in Key West when I was younger. It’s sad that it took his death to remind me of his impact and music.To me Buffett’s overall message was to slow down and enjoy the little things like good people, beautiful beaches and good drinks. I’m glad that my parents tried to instill the idea of slowing down to look around and enjoy life in me from a young age.I think that’s a message we should all remember, especially here at college when it feels like we're constantly moving and working toward the next thing. Despite the sadness of his passing, that is what I am choosing to take out of his death.
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Editor's note: A version of this story appeared in print on Aug. 19.
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Editor's note: A version of this story appeared in print on Aug. 19.
(09/14/22 4:01am)
The Queen was a Bada**! I know that’s a controversial statement. Let’s face it, Lilibet wasn’t perfect but considering all the things this petite(standing at 5’3”) woman accomplished in her life, how can you disagree? She may have been small in stature but not in will and honor.
(09/16/22 5:13am)
The Fighting Irish welcome four new leprechauns for the 2022-2023 year. Seniors Jake House and Jamison Cook, junior Ryan Coury and sophomore Colin Mahoney were selected. All four will be entering the role for the first time. The new Leprechauns reflected on their paths to the green suit and their hopes for the year.