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The Saint Mary’s basketball season came to a close this past week as they finished 8-17 overall and 3-13 in conference play. The two teams they went up against were Kalamazoo and Olivet. With this, the Belles finished their season eighth in the MIAA and did not make the cut to advance to the tournament.
On Tuesday evening, Notre Dame will take on its biggest challenge of the season in Purcell Pavilion with No. 1 Duke, led by freshman Cameron Boozer. The 25-2 Blue Devils are heading to South Bend after arguably the best college basketball win of the season, a 68-63 victory over then-No. 1 Michigan as the underdogs. Anyone might write this game off as an instant loss, but Notre Dame has shown its ability to be competitive against high-caliber opponents.
The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team came away with a 15-9 victory against the Georgetown Hoyas in a highly anticipated ranked battle at the Loftus Sports Center on Sunday. The Irish came into the match ranked No. 7 by Inside Lacrosse, while the Hoyas were ranked No. 4. This result, along with others in college lacrosse this week, has the chance to really shake up the rankings.
This weekend, the Notre Dame baseball team played in the Live Like Lou Jax College Baseball Classic in Jacksonville, Florida. They posted a 1-2 record with a win over Indiana, dropping games to UCF and LSU.
Notre Dame suffered a heartbreaking loss Saturday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Panthers, its sixth loss in the past seven games. In their most recent contest, the Irish beat Georgia Tech decisively despite missing their star freshman guard Jalen Haralson, who is out with an ankle injury. The matchup in Pittsburgh should have been another winnable game, as Pitt came into the afternoon 2-11 in the ACC, one of just three teams performing worse in conference play than Notre Dame itself. Both teams find themselves battling uphill just to grab a bid to the ACC Tournament.
This past weekend, the Saint Mary’s College Theater department performed a senior comprehensive, Acts 2 and 3 of “Crimes of the Heart,” as the culmination of seniors Caidi McDonald and Lucy Smith’s undergraduate degrees in theater. When audiences first walked into the Moreau Center for the Arts, they were greeted by the director, McDonald. She led them all the way onto the stage of the Little Theater, where folding chairs were set around the stage, pulling the audience into an incredible sense of intimacy with the cast. This stage design was used to the fullest throughout the show, from Meg Magrath (Morgan Allred) standing right in front of an audience member to primp herself in front of the mirror – much to the laughter of the audience – to Babe Magrath (Siena Patterson) asking an audience member to hold onto her suitcase for the majority of the Second Act.
The swell of hope came crashing down to disappointment again this weekend for Notre Dame hockey. Swept on the road by No. 1 Michigan State, the Irish competed fiercely in a 4-2 loss Thursday, only to see their missed opportunities turn into an 8-2 thrashing on Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
As a first-year college student, I am constantly surrounded by people at school. From professors and classmates within the walls of my classrooms, the neighbors who live next door to my dorm room, the club members I see at organization gatherings, the people I pass by on my walks to Notre Dame and the students I meet by chance through social media. Even though I am surrounded by these people, building connections with people who truly want to know the whole you is rare.
The 96th Annual Bengal Bouts tournament is well underway, and the Bengals delivered a Showcase night full of talent and excitement Thursday, Feb. 19. The Showcase night was not part of the competitive rounds competing for a title, but an opportunity for the boxers to demonstrate their skill. There were 12 matches total, each with three 1-minute, 15-second rounds with a 1-minute break in between.
My nationality is American: I was born in Tampa at St. Joseph’s Hospital South, to be specific. I speak English and eat cheese with my burgers and ketchup with my fries. I stand and place my right hand over my heart to the same song and flag as anybody else. I even pray to the same God and practice the same religion as the majority of other students at Notre Dame do.
Much ink has been spilled regarding the current state of political discourse on American college campuses. Having chimed in myself, I acknowledge that adding original insight is likely impossible. However, in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to deny the legality of many of President Trump’s tariffs, certain groups on campus appear to have lost their mind.
This year’s Holy Half Marathon has not yet reached the starting line, but technical difficulties have already complicated the race. After a surge in website traffic caused a server crash during registration, more than 800 people remain on the event’s waitlist as organizers prepare for race weekend.
With hundreds of parents arriving to campus on Friday for Junior Parents Weekend at the University of Notre Dame, the Class of 2027 was able to participate in Mass and the president’s dinner afterwards, with other events and workshops that ran all weekend long.
A significant renovation is near completion at Moreau Seminary and Scholasticate, located on the opposite side of St. Joseph’s Lake from the University. It is the seminary’s first major refurbishment during its 75 years of operation — aside from minor upgrades made in 2001.
I wouldn’t blame Professor Ostermann if she more strongly (and publicly) supported the right to an abortion as a result of the media circus surrounding her appointment as Director of the Liu Institute. This administrative position does not have room for input from personal politics, nor does much of the professor’s academic work. Her critics wouldn’t know that, as I doubt that any have spoken to her about her beliefs, work or story.
The print edition for The Observer of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross on Friday, February 20, 2026.
Ten department heads and seven management editors will comprise the 2026-27 Observer Editorial Board, incoming editor-in-chief Gray Nocjar announced Wednesday. The board’s tenure begins March 7.
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team went into Winston-Salem, N.C., on Thursday and took down ACC competitor Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons entered play at 13-13 overall and 3-11 in conference competition, good for 15th in the league. With the goal of consistency in mind for the weeks leading up to March Madness, this game was another opportunity to bolster the Irish’s resume. Controlling the game from the opening tip, the Irish won 78-54, moving them to 17-9 and 9-6 in the ACC.
Notre Dame men’s tennis is in the groove. The Irish are currently 8-1, and a win over No. 25 Illinois Saturday helped bump them up to No. 24 in the ITA rankings. A dual against Wisconsin without its best player, No. 14 Sebastian Dominko, remains Notre Dame’s only defeat. Last year’s 14-15 record seems like the distant past, and the Irish are on their way to their best season since 2021, when they went 15-11. This weekend will test their resolve as they host a surging Northwestern team Friday, before traveling to Columbus to take on No. 1 Ohio State.
Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend visited Holy Cross College on Wednesday as part of the Mind and Heart Lecture Series, delivering a talk on what he described as one of the greatest challenges facing the modern world — the global migration and refugee crisis.
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