Opinion
Outlined against a dark blue September sky ...
By
The Observer
· Monday, Sept. 12, 2011
Notre Dame reigned victorious this past weekend. No offense to Coach Kelly and the hard work of his entire team, but this is a contest that could not be won on any field, a contest no amount of turnovers could change the outcome of, for life is not just a game. Life is all we have. What I experienced this Sunday could have no proper post-game analysis. No television personality could critique it, for it truly was the work of the spirit, the work of the spirit of Notre Dame and the work of the Holy Spirit. On Saturday night, the entire campus, myself included, and the body that makes up the family of Notre Dame across the entire nation was looking out for one thing — itself. We were hoping, through means of a meager game, to increase our stock in this world. But no simple game combated on the gridiron will ever truly be able to do such.
Alumni ad-libs
By
The Observer
· Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011
Last year, I noticed a trend in alumni Letters to the Editor after football losses, which appears to be catching on once again. So I figured I would save our, no doubt, very busy alumni some time by drawing up a template for them that they can simply fill out and resubmit.
Displaying our patriotism
By
The Observer
· Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011
Over the past year, I've oftentimes noticed that the flag in the center of South Quad has not been raised on my way to an 8:30 a.m. class.
Remember 9/11
By
The Observer
· Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011
On Sep. 11, 2001, while my parents sat paralyzed before the television, I curled up on the floor with my journal, trying to grapple with it all myself.
Attacks were acts, not events
By
The Observer
· Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011
Riding my bicycle to school on Sept. 11, 2001, I can remember thinking what a beautiful day it was. Little did I know it would be one of the darkest days in U.S. history. It was the beginning of the "post-9/11 world."
Eurocentrism: it affects you, too
By
The Observer
· Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011
"In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In fourteen hundred and ninety-three, Columbus stole all that he could see." In fourteen hundred and ninety-four, Columbus oppressed Natives all the more. In fourteen hundred and ninety-five, Columbus brutally enslaved these "stupid," "cruel" and "warlike" peoples as another chapter of his blood-thirsty quest, not for exploration and trade, but for conquest and exploitation. In short, Columbus was a savage — a savage whose holiday we celebrate and whom we hold as the embodiment of bravery, heroism and discovery.
Military-industrial complex
By
The Observer
· Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011
This is in response to "War weary America" from Sept. 9:
War weary America
By
The Observer
· Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011
Love me or hate me, but don't call me a liar. One of my critics recently attacked the truthfulness of my last piece. I do believe in and practice journalistic integrity even though I am not a journalist. I am an editorialist, and in my opinion columns I don't have enough space to stick in a source. It ruins the flow.
Go green, earn green
By
The Observer
· Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011
At last night's career fair, did you find that perfect match — an exciting and inspiring company that will launch your career? While I hope many of you did, I'm also sure there is a large group of you wondering, "What do I do now?"
Remembering Tina
By
The Observer
· Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011
The world lost an amazing woman Wednesday night. She wasn't a current student, or a former professor or former college president but that doesn't mean she is any less deserving of inches dedicated to her in The Observer.
CrackBerry
By
The Observer
· Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011
I recently joined the hordes of smartphone owners on this campus.
Caution appreciated
By
The Observer
· Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011
Dear Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students,
U Miami's football scandal
By
The Observer
· Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
Corruption has been a fact of life for major collegiate athletics for most of the past 30 years. Nothing has illustrated this problem more than this past offseason. There have been players receiving illegal benefits and boosters overstepping boundaries all over the country. Even everyone's Cinderella, Boise State, had rule violations.
Our Lady of Sorrows
By
The Observer
· Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
"Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold your son." Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother." (John 19: 25-27)
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