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Dia de los Muertos

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011

In the United States, we celebrate the end of October by dressing in costumes, carving pumpkins and asking strangers for candy. In Mexico, the end of October calls for a different form of celebration. Instead of Halloween, Mexicans observe Día de los Muertos, meaning "Day of the Dead."

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Fencing: Team finds success at national tourney

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011

The defending champion fencing squad traveled to Austin, Texas this weekend for the United States Fencing Association's North American Cup, their first national tournament as a squad this season. Twenty freshman and sophomores made the trip for the Irish.

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Hefferon: Excessive Celebration (Nov. 15)

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011

We've entered the part of the college football season where the games truly start to matter. Oklahoma and Alabama are still on the hunt for a national championship despite earlier defeats, while Saturday's losers, Boise State and Stanford, are all but eliminated from contention. For all the chatter about the need for a college football playoff, the BCS system (while inadequate) does create a playoff-type atmosphere for certain games, and that madness will continue all the way up through the conference championships.

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Week Ten: Maryland

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011

LANDOVER, Md. — Irish coach Brian Kelly said Notre Dame's focus throughout the week leading up to its Shamrock Series game against Maryland was to pick up the tempo and to start fast.

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Notre Dame returns to top 25 polls

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011

LANDOVER, Md. — Notre Dame jumped into the polls for the first time since the preseason Sunday. The current three-game winning streak landed the Irish as No. 24 in the AP Top 25, and No. 25 in the USA Today coaches' poll.

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Lorton: A league of their own

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011

In the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own," women get the chance, due to World War II, to play the predominantly male sport of baseball. There are no special rules or major alterations to the game, just extremely athletic women taking the place of men. This movie has brought me to wonder why the women in the interhall program of Notre Dame are not allowed the opportunity to participate in full contact football, like the men. Why are they not allowed to wear pads and tackle? Why are they restricted to flags and "polite blocking"?

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Darragh: Zahm forfeits without enough eligible players

By The Observer · Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011

Being a freshman in college is a tough experience to endure. Not knowing the lay of the land or anyone who roams it can be frustrating and scary for all who undergo this transition. One of the first questions beginning every school year is, "Which dorm is the most fun?"

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Monaco: Two-quarterback attack?

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011

If you look at the top five NFL teams by record in the past decade, you find a fundamental, though not all that surprising characteristic shared by each franchise: steady quarterback play.

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Golic Jr. steps into starting role with Cave injured

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011

Notre Dame suffered its second major blow on the injury front in as many weeks Saturday, losing senior center Braxston Cave for the season due to a torn foot ligament sustained during the team's 24-17 victory over Wake Forest. The senior had season-ending surgery Thursday to repair the ligament, but Irish coach Brian Kelly said he expects the Granger, Ind., native to return next season in his final year of eligibility.

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