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Notre Dame has named Clare Cullinan valedictorian of the Class of 2025. She is the first valedictorian from the Keough School of Global Affairs and a member of the first class of undergraduate global affairs majors at Notre Dame. The Walsh Hall resident will graduate summa cum laude with a 4.0 grade point average and has been on the dean’s list every semester.
Like everyone who has written a final commencement column before me, I’m finding the task of putting the last four years into words much more difficult than I anticipated. For someone who is always scribbling away in her journal, I thought this final college assignment would be quickly checked off but I’m still staring at “write inside column” penciled into my planner. If I flip the page of my notebook, graduation looms.
Holy Cross College has named Bradley Szotko their valedictorian, a business major originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan who achieved a 3.99 grade point average in his time at the College.
Notre Dame’s Hall Presidents Council (HPC) recently announced the recipients of the Hall of the Year award for the 2024–25 academic year. According to the HPC website, the award is given to the residence halls that “best [exemplify] the ideal of Notre Dame residence life as a system which is inclusive of all individuals and grounded in the Catholic character of the University.”
Two things I have never been good at — change and goodbyes — are both creeping in on me with a sense of impending doom.
There’s a new pope, I’m told. That’d be a good excuse to print a piece about “Conclave,” except I think we’ve all had our fill of invective and counter-invective about that movie. Hence, we’re left in search of other pope-themed content. (To be fair, Leo XIV is a Chicagoan, so maybe the most fitting way to celebrate his election is with a rewatch of “The Blues Brothers” or “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” instead.)
In November of 2021, fresh off Thanksgiving break and in the limbo between it and my first round of college finals, my computer had a tab open to the Common App, my cursor waiving precariously over the “submit a transfer application” icon.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Catholic Church on Thursday after a conclave that lasted less than 24 hours, taking the regnal name Pope Leo XIV.
During this year’s Notre Dame Day, $4,438,282 was raised for 881 different student clubs, residence halls and causes. 37,627 unique donors participated in this annual fundraising event, which began at 6:42 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, lasting for 24 hours as an ode to the University's founding in 1842.
As Saint Mary’s College ushers the next class of graduates out into the workforce, seniors shared their gratitude for their experiences at Saint Mary’s as well as their excitement for their post-graduation plans.
Former TikTok darling Addison Rae recently released her latest single “Headphones On,” an ethereal, wispy-feeling tune that, paired with the album art for her upcoming body of work, is an overt tribute to 2000s and 2010s icons including the likes of Britney Spears and Lana Del Rey. The lyrics tell a story about escapism through music, putting our headphones on to block out the struggles of the real world: “Guess I gotta accept the pain / Need a cigarette to make me feel better / Every good thing comes my way / So I / So I put my headphones on (I put my headphones on) / Listen to my favorite song (Listen to my favorite song).”
This past academic year, seven individuals were honored at this year’s annual Student Leadership Awards banquet on April 14, hosted by the division of student affairs. Individuals were presented with a variety of awards entailing their servitude to Notre Dame and inspiring faith for others around campus.
The Notre Dame softball team did something in 2025 that they had never done since their founding in the 20th century: lose more games than they won. With first-year head coach Kris Ganeff and two key injuries to junior outfielder Mickey Winchell and sophomore utility player Sydny Poeck, the Irish could not have expected much more. They finished 23-31-1, 7-17 in the ACC and did not record a weekend sweep all spring. While the overall body of work was underwhelming, there were enough bright spots to inspire hope for next year, especially with a band of strong returners, talented incoming freshmen and a more experienced coaching staff.
On May 8 at 4:30 p.m. in the Pfeil Center parking lot, students and faculty gathered for the ground-breaking ceremony on the new $12 million residence hall to be constructed at Holy Cross College. The residence hall, opening in fall 2026, is part of a series of construction projects for the College’s five year strategic plan.
Former athletic director Jack Swarbrick believed that the 12-team playoff would benefit his program by improving its chances at the postseason and providing an opportunity to host a playoff game in Notre Dame Stadium. Experiencing the third-year magic felt by many Notre Dame coaches before him, head coach Marcus Freeman did just that, leading his group to the National Championship game for the first time since 2013. After falling short against his alma mater, Ohio State, in the title, Notre Dame finished the 2024-25 season with a 14-2 record.
Finishing the season 15-18 overall and 8-12 in the ACC, Notre Dame men’s basketball built on head coach Micah Shrewsberry’s first season with one more conference win and two more wins overall. Battling injuries and a challenging schedule, Shrewsberry's group have a lot they can build on heading into 2025, including the return of sophomore guard Markus Burton, the ACC's leading scorer.
Holy Cross men’s basketball went 9-18 overall and 6-14 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) in head coach Tyler Braidic’s first season at the helm. Sophomore guard Joey Garwood led the Saints in scoring with 17 points and three rebounds per game followed by senior guard Justin O’Neal, who had 15 points and four rebounds per game. With a promising first season, Braidic looks to improve the Saints’ roster and retool for the future.
Few athletes out there embody the phrase, “Let your game do the talking,” better than Sonia Citron.
Just over a month ago, the Notre Dame baseball team flew back from Boston in rough shape. Still searching for their first return trip to the NCAA Tournament since they made the College World Series and Shawn Stiffler took the reins of the program in 2022, the Irish were 4-14 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. They had dropped all six of their ACC series after coughing up leads of 5-0 and 3-1 to lose two of three at Boston College. Notre Dame also dropped consecutive midweek home games against lowly Western Michigan and Northwestern, spiraling toward a sub-.500 overall record.
The 2024-25 Holy Cross men’s golf season wrapped up three weeks ago with the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Tournament, hosted by St. Ambrose University in Silvis, Illinois. The Saints finished fourth with a team score of 988 as the host program captured its first conference title.
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