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30's lessons

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011

Every time Thursday night rolls around I can't help but wonder: When will "30 Rock" finally return to NBC?

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A new way to review

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011

It's that time of year to pick classes again. After worrying about your DART time and dreading the inevitable small talk with your academic adviser that will result when you pick up your pin number, you start browsing the class search site and planning out your schedule for next semester. But what if the class is hard or the professor is terrible? You only want the best college experience possible, after all.

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Love for Lafun

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

It may not be the exact crossroads of campus, but it's just about the crossroads of everything else. There is no other building on campus more chameleonic, more versatile, more multifaceted than the LaFortune Student Center, affectionately known as "LaFun."

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A movement going nowhere

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

I write this column with great hesitation. Publication in The Observer and the attention of the Notre Dame-Saint Mary's community is far more recognition than this nonsensical demonstration deserves.

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Don't write him off

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

The outlook for President Barack Obama's re-election is grim: unemployment is 9 percent and the economic recovery is weak. About 60 percent of Americans disapprove of how he is handling the economy, and a majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of health care reform.

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Chipotle in the dining hall

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

As a junior moving off campus for senior year, I am facing many new choices. One of these choices is whether or not to purchase a meal plan.

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Obama to GOP: 'Show me YOUR jobs'

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

The actual start of the presidential election season begins today — exactly one year from now countdowns to the weekend before the 2012 election. While GOP presidential hopefuls have campaigned for months to replace President Obama, the president just recently shifted from governing mode into campaign mode while promoting his new jobs initiatives. In just 366 days, both campaigns will more than likely begin a grueling all-day, all-night final marathon effort to climax their campaigns in the critical swing states. Most importantly, one political camp will probably know the election's outcome a few days early based on their sophisticated internal polling that deciphers political trends.

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Photography issues noted

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

In response to "Lauren Studios under fire" (Nov. 1), as not only the Editor-in-Chief of the Notre Dame Yearbook, but a fellow senior, I understand the concerns voiced in Matt Jensen's letter, and I hope that I may have the opportunity to make a few clarifications and clear up any issues that have arisen.

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Notre Dame's signature sportsmanship

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

At least since 1968, if not long before, the Notre Dame Band has always greeted the fans of the opposing team by playing their fight song before ours, then "America the Beautiful" then the national anthem. This display of true sportsmanship and welcome is a singular distinction of Notre Dame from any other university. I know from the opposing team's fans' responses that it is greatly appreciated and probably dulls the bad taste in their mouths when we win. I hope that this treatment of our guests doesn't get consumed by the creation of a place where its hard for our opponents to win.

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Making South Bend a community

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

One of the best things about Notre Dame is that everything a student could possibly need is on campus. But it is also one of the worst because it separates us from the city that is our home — South Bend.

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My Asian home at ND

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

With Asian Allure this Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, I know the chaos of Asian Allure is coming down on everyone participating in the annual cultural show. Even with all the craziness this past week, I couldn't be happier being a part of Asian Allure 2011: Timeless. Coming from a town where Asian diversity is rare, I always grew up as "the Asian." It never bothered me because I didn't think my "Asian-ness" was such a big deal. Sure, my family had many Filipino traditions, but I sparingly invited my friends over for Filipino dinner. I wasn't ashamed of being Filipino, I just didn't think my Filipino ways were interesting enough to fully share with everyone.

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Don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

About how much of the U.S. budget do you think is spent on foreign aid? Twenty-five percent? Maybe 20 percent? Actually, foreign aid is less than 1 percent of the U.S. budget. Poverty-focused international assistance is a mere 0.6 percent of the U.S. budget, and it is in danger of being drastically cut due to the debt crisis.

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Date to the Dillon dance?

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

Hello ladies. Look at your man, now back to this, now back to your man, now back to this. Sadly, he isn't handsome and charming like the men I am speaking for (unless he lives in Dillon, in which case you are a lucky lady indeed). But for all you ladies who do not have the great fortune of having a Dillon man, I bring good news. Dillon Hall will be having a dance next Friday night, Nov. 11, and you and a friend are invited to the greatest night of your lives. Two men are seeking dates. One is tall dark and handsome, and really, really ridiculously good looking (in fact, you might even say male model caliber). The other is not so tall, not so dark, but does he get the fire started both on and off the dance floor. Ladies, if you and a friend are interested in having one of the most epic Friday nights of your semester, nay, your college career, then email sfitzge3@nd.edu. You will not be disappointed.

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Welcome to the Cultural Revolution

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

Cultural changes do not happen overnight. Like a slowly steamed dumpling pot, the gradual changes came from within. The raging Korean parties and exclusive Asian manifestations have remained the same. But we have changed.

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You're a saint ... or you sure could be!

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011

Certainly you can remember times when you've heard people say of someone heroic, or who has endured great suffering with patience and grace, "She's a saint!" or, "He's a saint!" Perhaps you've even heard it said of one of your own parents (though surely not because raising you caused them to endure great suffering). We celebrated the Feast of All Saints on Tuesday, giving us the opportunity to remember the big names like Francis, Therésè or Augustine, along with many others officially recognized by the Church for their holiness. All Souls' Day yesterday was a day to give thanks for the people we know and those we'll never know whose lives have allowed others to see God at work in the world a little more clearly.

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The Bro Code

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011

One of the goals of this column is to help create an environment where authentic, healthy relationships can flourish. As we continue on this journey, it is necessary for us to examine the unique forces that influence, prescribe and direct our thoughts and actions, both overtly and covertly.

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The rationale for a #blankObserver

By The Observer · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011

In the 45 years since The Observer printed its first issue, the world has changed a lot. Notre Dame became a coeducational university. Bellbottoms went out of style and never came back. And most importantly, the Internet as we now know it came into being. Because of that, the way we receive news is completely different today than it was in 1966.

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