Opinion

Fall 2025 Notre Dame predictions

Eight things you might need to prepare for this semester.

The women of the ‘W’ deserve better

Players like Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier should not have to be competing in “unrivaled” leagues of their own to seek the wages they are warranted.

The truth of adjusting for abroad

Study abroad was not about feeling extraordinary, but about learning to exist as part of something bigger than myself.

Within your fossil

“No one is truly remembered, for no one knows the depths of another’s soul.”

Calling freshmen to holiness

“We are easily distracted, easily uprooted and we fail to see clearly and soberly the true purpose, which lies hidden in plain sight.”

A love letter to our freshman-year selves

What us Domers wish we’d known then.

I wish I knew who you are

“I ask that you make yourself known to me by name every time you greet me, so that I can reach out to you with a lilt in my voice, with a smile that comes from my heart.”

Learning news over hard-boiled eggs

“I wish my peers could see the lens of social media algorithms for what they are — competition for engagement.”

The masculine urge to ... pt 3

This article is the third of a trilogy of articles advocating for an authentic, genuine masculinity.

Editorial: Pick up a book

“Four years here will fly by. Seize this opportunity while it is before you.”

Welcome back to The Observer

Come visit our new offices in Hesburgh Library.

Conboy: Embrace your differences

“Education is a process of becoming, and as you accumulate knowledge and experience, you will gain the confidence to create a life of meaning and purpose.”

Trust your choices

Clark: Be virtuous, scholarly

“In front of you lies an extraordinary opportunity to be formed as engaged scholars, courageous citizens, virtuous leaders and hopeful disciples.”

Dowd: Welcome home

“You are Notre Dame, and we are better because you are here.”

Kroc faculty, staff, students and alumni: ND shouldn’t have canceled pro-Palestine speaker’s lecture

“Academic freedom is currently under severe threat at colleges throughout the country. In terms of our institutional values, we are obliged to resist that threat and not succumb to it."

You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here

“Home doesn’t have to be here, but here will always be home.”

For the mother of a graduate

“As I graduate, I thank the creator for all of it.”

An obit for the office

“Long live The Observer. Rest in peace, our office.”

Five more minutes

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