Opinion

Notre Dame in a propaganda world

By Letter to the Editor · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

There are striking similarities between propaganda produced by Notre Dame and the Soviet Union.

A call for coyote representation at St. Marmot’s College

By Letter to the Editor · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Predators ought to be allowed admission to St. Marmot’s College for Rodents.

Australia’s social media ban wouldn’t work here

By Redmond Bernhold · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Spoiler: it’s not just the First Amendment.

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Don't fight in front of the mashed potatoes

By Sam Robinson · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Disagreement must be embraced joyfully and cannot be a barrier to genuine human connection.

Off the Dome: Xiaojing Duan

By Allison Elshoff · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

An interview with the beloved professor

Objectively subjective

By Naasei Lynn · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

News, opinion or both?

A letter to my freshman self

By Jonah Tran · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

You won’t understand this when you read it now. But later, you will.

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SMC needs TPUSA

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

“Turning Point USA is precisely what Saint Mary’s needs. In its faithful embodiment of our four core values, this chapter may well prove the most vital development this college has seen in generations.”

How environmental threats shape political division

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

“A warming world pushes us toward the very ideologies that prevent us from cooling it.”

Transcendence: Reclaim 20 years of your life

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

“As humans, we don’t always desire the truth.”

I don’t think ‘consensus’ means what you think it means

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

“Follow this logic tree with me. Regarding some opinion or policy: Is there a majority? Consensus!”

Work for love

By Richard Taylor · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

Love and relationships are what truly shape our experiences at Notre Dame and in life beyond university.

It’s up to local officials to fight back against Trump

By Patrick Kompare · Monday, Nov. 24, 2025

“The success or failure of Trump’s project depends not just on Congress, but on sheriffs, treasurers and city councils across the country.”

Biased journalism in The Irish Rover

By Sophia Lekeufack · Monday, Nov. 24, 2025

“Notre Dame deserves a student newspaper that challenges ideas, not people. The Irish Rover can choose to be that paper. But right now, it is choosing something else.”

Kash Patel’s excessive jet use is hypocritical

By Noirin Dempsey · Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

“Like many taxpayers, I find it a bit hard to swallow that for each of Patel’s flights, we bear the brunt of the bill.”

TPUSA is incompatible with SMC values

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

“Welcoming TPUSA as an official presence on campus is no less than a slap in the face to the Sisters who founded us, the women who this institution continues to educate and empower, and our Catholic call to justice and unconditional love for all.”