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(02/11/26 5:00am)
Last May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). According to the White House, the bill was officially signed into law on July 4, 2025, by President Donald Trump to, among other things, avoid a nearly $4 trillion tax hike from the expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. With the bill’s passage, questions remain about what this year’s financial aid season may look like for students applying for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other government grants.
(02/11/26 5:00am)
On the chilly night of Feb. 4, I was sweetly warmed by the smiles of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket takers and greeters taking in the doors’ gusts of cold air as they welcomed those hungry for the rejuvenating tune of the Notre Dame Collegium Musicum choir. From 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Chris & Anne Reyes Organ & Choral Hall echoed with Latin madrigals sung by the Notre Dame Collegium Musicum, directed by the University’s very own Dan Stowe. The concert proceeded with a collection of the music of the Italian composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi and his contemporaries through a stunning a capella performance that I didn’t foresee myself starving for.
(02/11/26 5:00am)
Each year, as millions tune in nationwide to watch “the big game,” brands and companies have a lucrative opportunity to sell their product to an incredibly large audience — if they’re able to pay the $8 million to $10 million price tag for a spot, that is. Once that’s secured, they pull out all the stops to ensure that their ad is the one that people talk about, and it’s gotten to the point that many viewers, myself included, are more interested in watching an ad than the game itself. The culture surrounding Super Bowl advertising has developed in such a way that the ads themselves have become their own form of entertainment to the point where they often have teaser trailers as if they were a TV show or film. However, not all ads are created equal, even with all the money poured into them.
(02/11/26 5:00am)
If you are anything like me, watching former Irish safety Julian Love and defensive end Rylie Mills help lead a dominant Seattle Seahawks defense to a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots got you thinking about Notre Dame’s vast legacy, not only in the NFL, but in its main event. Since the first Super Bowl in the 1967 season, 75 Notre Dame alumni have stepped on the field for sports’ biggest game, and 44 have left with a ring. Thinking of elite moments from the bunch is certainly not hard — but, with such a deep roster of Irish NFL players, categorizing the best is. After careful consideration, these are my top five Super Sunday shows put on by former Irish players.
(02/11/26 5:00am)
“Performative studying,” the act of studying excessively in public to appear studious and hardworking to your peers, seems like an oxymoron. How could something that used to be “nerdy” and uncool be performative? Who would want to be perceived as someone who’s always studying?
(02/11/26 5:00am)
The Saint Mary’s softball team is back in full swing under head coach Jordyn Walter, who last season took over for co-head coaches Cassie and Jamie Young. Last season, Walter led the team to a 10-20 season and finished eighth in the MIAA with a 4-12 conference record. As the new season begins, Walter may find some challenges because, similar to last season, she has an extremely young team with only four juniors and one senior.
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Junior Elysia Morales, the former vice president of Turning Point USA at Saint Mary’s College and Indiana national committeewoman for College Republicans of America, has stepped down from both her roles, as first reported in a recent story in The Wall Street Journal.
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Last December, the Trump administration announced Operation “Metro Surge,” a major federal immigration enforcement campaign focused on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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Mishawaka police responded to a report of a minor suffering from a gunshot wound and in need of immediate medical care around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. When the police arrived to the 300 block on South Taylor Street, near 5th Street, the child, later identified as 10-year-old Sophia Burks, was pronounced dead at the scene.
(02/10/26 5:02am)
“Together we are America.” This was the core message Puerto Rican rapper and singer Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, commonly known as Bad Bunny, highlighted during the 60th edition of the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Following the performance, President Donald Trump, who skipped the Super Bowl and instead attended a watch party in Florida, wrote in a post on Truth Social: “The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence … There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show.”
(02/10/26 5:00am)
After welcoming the largest freshman class since 2007 this fall with 497 students, Saint Mary’s College will open up more space for residence halls next fall in order to accommodate the increased demand for housing.
(02/10/26 5:01am)
While the snowy South Bend weather continues piling up and the scarves are nowhere near being put away, we all need a winter romanticization. The Winter Olympics are now here to bring us comfort amid the chaos and to remind us that community and culture still stand with positive human achievement. The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics rang in this hopeful message with its opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, last Friday night.
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Upon opening Instagram recently, I saw a post titled, “A Crisis of Catholic Fidelity at Notre Dame” from First Things Mag that immediately called back emotions of the 2023 spring semester. Over three years later, Susan Ostermann continues to come under public fire for the views she expressed in a 2022 letter to the Chicago Tribune where she spoke as a policy expert, and not a representative of the University (which is clearly stated).
(02/10/26 5:00am)
Every time there is a sports game that draws a wide audience, debates over the role of politics in sports are presented. The International Olympic Committee highlighted that 5 billion people followed the Paris Olympics, and with the summer games coming, this number can only be expected to increase. The Olympics and other international sports tournaments have always had a large following. Now, with the combination of traditional media and social media, these games are more accessible to more people. However, a large following means that it is unable to be isolated and extracted from real life and all of its complications.
(02/10/26 5:00am)
Last semester, I heard a fellow student complaining about law school, and in particular, people who get extended time on the bar exam, and who said something along the lines of “some people aren’t meant to be lawyers.” I, as someone with aspirations of being a lawyer and who has extended time on tests, was offended. I wanted to say something in defense of myself and of the many people like me whom I’ve met over time with conditions similar to mine, but, afraid to be seen as one of those people “not meant” for certain careers, I didn’t say anything.
(02/12/26 9:45pm)
This past NFL season, nearly every dorm at Notre Dame participated in something new and irregular — fantasy football. The league was separated between male and female residence halls and then North and South Quad. Seventeen male dorms and 13 female dorms participated. Commissioner Aidan Flynn put on a “draft night” held in Dahnke Ballroom at the beginning of the fall semester.
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Ernest Morrell, professor of Literacy Education, passed away on Feb. 6 after a long battle with cancer. He was 54.
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Over the past week, Saint Mary’s basketball and Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball teams were in action. Saint Mary’s finished its week 0-2 with a loss to Calvin and Kalamazoo, the Holy Cross men’s basketball team went 0-2, and the Holy Cross women’s team earned two wins.
(02/09/26 6:34am)
As a fifth-year senior, I have taken my fair share of USEMs and CSEMs. Right now, I am taking “Literature University Seminar: Performance & Rebellion,” or should I say was taking, because they passed me early again, just like they did in all my other seminars. I guess constantly talking about Mel Gibson as the dark, lone wolf of the industry who was blacklisted unjustly and unfairly (he reminds me a lot of myself) proved to my sheeple professors that I am much more equipped to teach their silly little class than they are.
