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Bats spotted inside Saint Mary's residence halls

By Sophie Lewandowski · Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025

Saint Mary's College has dealt with an increase in bat sightings in its residence halls this year and is exploring potential solutions.

Carlo Acutis canonized by Pope Leo XIV 19 years after his death

By Matthew Morin · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

On Sept. 7, Pope Leo XIV canonized Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager known for his Eucharistic devotion and website on Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions.

Columbia professor presents upcoming book on political discontent in Latin America

By Maria Alice Souza Maia · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

Maria Victoria Murillo discussed her upcoming book, which will explore widespread political discontent amid improvements in poverty reduction, education and expanded rights in Latin America.

Director of the Ethics Initiative gives keynote address in AI summit

University launches ethical framework for AI use at summit

By Megan Cornell and Sophie Hanawalt · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

University leaders, business executives, academics, journalists and others have gathered on campus this week for discussion on the role ethics, especially virtue drawn from Catholicism, might be able to play in society’s adaptation to the rise of generative AI.

Window seen shattered at Embassy Suites hotel following shots fired

Eddy Street Commons sees increase in crime

By Megan Cornell · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

Shootings have occurred during two consecutive home football weekends.

FujiSan located in LaFortune Student Center

Students react to the introduction of FujiSan in LaFortune Student Center

By Eileen Doyle · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

Early student reactions show both enthusiasm for Asian-inspired options as well as mixed feelings from students who miss Flip Kitchen's menu.

Ukrainian rock star and activist Slava Vakarchuk speaks at Notre Dame

By Mayte D. Mendez · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

Ukrainian rock star and activist Slava Vakarchuk spoke about the power of music, volunteerism, and cultural identity in supporting Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion.

Pulitzer-Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen lectures on otherness

By Lucy Loes · Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025

The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Social Concerns hosted author Viet Thanh Nguyen as part of its MVP Fridays lecture series.

Welsh Family Hall hosts annual signature event, Hoedown Throwdown

By Marie Stier · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Welsh Family Hall hosted Hoedown Throwdown, a country-themed dance party, for its signature event on Thursday evening in South Quad.

Shots fired on Eddy Street Commons during second football weekend in a row

By Observer News Staff · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Officers were dispatched to Eddy Street Commons after reports of shots fired early Sunday morning and the window shattered at the Embassy Suites hotel.

Governors discuss in Democracy Talks initiative hosted by the University of Notre Dame

Utah and New Mexico governors share message of political pragmatism

By Camila Figueroa Dávila and Sophie Hanawalt · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) spoke on decreasing polarization by prioritizing conversation and turning down the temperature of American politics, an issue made even more urgent by recent incidents of political violence.

"Writing in the Age of AI" lecture with professor and audience engagement

University hosts weekly lecture with Crash Course series

By Anna Amaris · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

On Friday at 2:30 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall, the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters held their weekly Crash Course seminar, with this week titled, "Writing in the Age of AI," with Nathaniel Myers, an associate teaching professor in the University Writing Program.

Notre Dame's Main Circle ceremony invites faculty, students and community members

Notre Dame holds dedication ceremony for Main Circle renovation

By Eileen Doyle · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

In a ceremony led by current and past University presidents, the Notre Dame community came together for a ceremony on the redesign of Main Circle on Friday. The new space now stands as a tribute to the five decades of women whose presence has shaped the university.