Opinion

Journalists should reconsider what is “newsworthy”

By Sophia Lekeufack · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

What must a missing person or school shooting do to be considered “newsworthy” enough?

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The stark difference between the moral imperatives of dignity and respect

By Carlos Basurto · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

“You must forever remember to make your own choices by your own selected beliefs and desires.”

The intellectual life cannot be programmed

By Richard Taylor · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

“The more the Notre Dame student relies on programs, curricula and, to some extent, even communities to structure his or her intellectual life, the more the student will fail to develop the personal habits necessary to live an intellectual life.”

JD Vance is a role model for political dialogue

By Noirin Dempsey · Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

“By talking openly, face-to-face and honestly with college kids, Vance embodies the true American spirit of democracy ‘of the people, by the people, for the people,’ as described by President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address.”

It’s a terrible day, thanks be to God

By Michael Doyle · Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

A three-year retrospective on the passing of Fr. Michael J. Doyle, a revolutionary priest from a quiet corner of the world.

Notre Dame should expand its investigation into clergy sexual abuse

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

“Broadening the scope of the investigation now is the perfect time for the University to do justice to all Notre Dame student victims of clergy sex abuse.”

Winners and losers of Halloweekend

By Allison Abplanalp · Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

From creative costumes to extensive lines, Halloweekend revealed various winners and losers.

The cool embrace of autumn at Notre Dame

By Ana Prestamo · Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

An appreciation of the gentle changes that come during the transition to fall.

Leave learning alone

By Erica Dowd · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

A call for revitalizing the pursuit of knowledge and academic freedom.

In the trenches: surviving Hesburgh Library’s dissertation boot camp

By Oliver Ortega · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

A group of 30 graduate students spend a tedious fall break working on their dissertations.

Don't spoil your dinner

By Noirin Dempsey · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

Do politics deserve a place at the table this Thanksgiving?

Dear Domer: finance bros, trashy TV and embarrassing boyfriends

By Zora Rodgers as Dear Domer · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

To do: order boat shoes, watch “Scandal,” humanize the football team and get your Hinge match’s number!

Cooking in college: Is it worth it?

By Sophia Anderson · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

In today’s economy, grocery shopping is hitting college students even harder.

Dignity: what we owe others in work

By Letter to the Editor · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

“As students, you may be asking yourselves, nervously, ‘Will I be able to find a meaningful job after graduation?’”

Stop calling Mamdani ‘communist’

By Amaris O’Connor · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

“Communism has to stop being used as a political slur to wreck a candidate’s credibility and to fearmonger and intimidate.”

Spend more time alone

By Sienna Stephens · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

“The sidelines of life can be a place where you rediscover what actually makes you happy, not what everyone else desires for themselves.”

College football coach contracts: A symptom of a plagued America

By Grayson Beckham · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

Many college football programs are allocating their resources to appease a tiny group of wealthy men rather than spending money for the betterment of the masses.

In gratitude for a beautiful All Souls’ Day Mass

By Letter to the Editor · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

“As the first notes of Mozart’s iconic work began, the servers, Fr. Ching, and other C.S.C priests began the liturgical procession, and you could feel everyone in the space begin to offer up their prayer.”

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Gilgamesh would’ve gone to grad school

By Danny Baribeau · Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

“I’m feeling pretty existential right now.”

A case against voluntourism

By Ivy Clark · Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

The true motive of volunteering should be to enrich the soul, not to build a resume.

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