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In fall 2024, the University launched the Pathways to Notre Dame program, which removed loans from financial aid packages and chartered a path to be need-blind while meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need. Today, the Office of Media Relations announced the program is expanding again.
With posters hanging around Saint Mary’s buildings, only one presidential campaign is attempting to collect the student body’s votes — the Rivera-Curtis ticket.
Gina Shropshire first arrived at the University of Notre Dame as an undergraduate in 1978, entering the program of liberal studies and graduating with degrees in American studies and French. Forty-eight years later, Shropshire is retiring from the position she has held for more than two decades in the Mendoza College of Business advising department.
The film awards season is both exciting and exhausting. It’s a time to watch your favorite filmmakers and actors receive awards that are authoritative testaments to their excellence, but it’s also a time for insufferable discourse and tribalism that turns cinephilia into a deeply politicized endeavor. This past awards season finally concluded Sunday evening with the 2026 Oscars. The dramatic narratives heading into the ceremony — Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-overdue Oscar, the populist enthusiasm behind “Sinners” and Timothée Chalamet’s brazen quest for a best actor win — made for one of the more exciting ceremonies in recent years. So now that the dust has settled for a few days, did the academy get it right?
With the Oscars quickly approaching, I decided it was time to stop procrastinating and watch the animated short and feature-length films that have been nominated. Once again, the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center had multiple different screenings of the shorts, and I ended up seeing the last showing earlier this afternoon. All five nominated shorts were screened as well as a bonus short film called “Èiru,” which I would highly recommend.
Bishop Robert Barron, one of the best-known Catholic bishops in the United States because of his media engagement and popular Word on Fire Ministry, drew a nearly full crowd for a lecture in Leighton Concert Hall on March 5. Even as many students had departed campus early for spring break, a crowd of over 600 attended to hear Barron speak at the annual Maritain Lecture on “An Old Testament Theology of God.”
Germany is in crisis. The Alternative for Deutschland, the German far-right party, has climbed in popularity, while almost every other political party has declined in support. It is currently neck and neck in the polls with the CDU/CSU, Germany’s center-right political alliance. The AfD, which has been classified as “right extremist” by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency and which was caught discussing plans with neo-Nazis to deport German citizens descended from migrant groups, is a threat, but currently has no path to power. German political parties, institutions and the general public have all refused to cooperate with the AfD, denying them the ability to put their anti-democratic policies into practice. Germany is in crisis, and the Germans know it and act like it. This is miles away from how the United States has responded to a growing ideology that devalues life and is incompatible with democracy and Catholicism.
“Notre Dame would die before giving us ‘Sex and the City.‘”
Philosophy has always been an unconventional choice for a major — at least within my social circle. Everyone I know has opted for a more traditional route — pursuing finance, business analytics, or economics — my entire family included. That being said, I’ve watched my brothers pursue successful careers in private equity, and most of my friends land jobs at top-tier investment banking firms — the ultimate step for Wall Street aspirants. And, while I am well aware that their initial base salaries are way beyond what I could ever dream of, I don’t regret my choice at all.
The six months after the assassination of Charlie Kirk have allowed me to reflect on its lessons with the gift of time. When conservative activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk was killed on Sept. 10, 2025, it sent shockwaves through the United States and the world. To me, it seemed that the mounting polarization had finally reached its pinnacle, and as I watched the media, politicians and the country in the following days, I was waiting for something miraculous to happen. I was waiting for unity. Yet, no one could agree on anything.
Holy Cross College announced March 9 that John McKiernan will serve as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Like the majority of Notre Dame students, Notre Dame baseball spent their spring break away from campus. However, rather than lounging at the beach or resting with family at home, the squad was hard at work on the road.
Saint Mary’s College President Katie Conboy announced the keynote speaker for the College’s 179th commencement ceremony, as well as recipients who will be receiving an honorary degree and the President’s Medal on May 16 at Le Mans Green. The statement was provided to Saint Mary’s students and faculty through an email Monday afternoon.
On a snowy Monday morning, Notre Dame football legends returned to campus to remember Lou Holtz and his timeless impact on the Irish community. Over 100 players returned to the funeral, joining University officials, fans and supporters across the country. Before the celebration of Holtz’s inspirational life, captains and leading players from his Notre Dame tenure spoke to reporters and the community about what message he spread under the Dome.
Former Notre Dame Football head coach Lou Holtz, who led the team to a national championship in 1988, died on March 4, 2026. He was 89.
On Saturday, the Notre Dame men’s basketball team will take on the Boston College Eagles on the road in its final game of the regular season. Having lost on Wednesday night against Stanford, Notre Dame’s ACC tournament hopes now hinge on both a win and a Pittsburgh loss to Syracuse. In other words, the Irish cannot independently secure their spot in the conference tournament, but with a loss, they would officially count themselves out of it.
A rainy Wednesday night in South Bend saw the Stanford Cardinal come to town for an ACC matchup and the final home game of the 2025-26 season. Despite the seasons underwhelming nature, Notre Dame’s hopes of making the ACC tournament were still alive and in their own hands. Coming off the back of a huge overtime win over NC State, it was win or bust once again for the Irish. In particular, all eyes were on sophomore guard Cole Certa after his second half brilliance to inspire the comeback.
For the first time in several years, only one ticket appeared on the ballot for Holy Cross College’s student government association (SGA) election for student body president and vice president. The previous year featured 6 candidates for students to choose from for the election.
Whenever I asked my late grandfather about Lou Holtz, his response was always the same: “He was the best Notre Dame football coach I’ve ever seen.”
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