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Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024
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Immigration: How Trump can win

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The existential problem of immigration to the United States must be solved quickly by a leader with an iron will. Republicans need to say “Sorry, we’re full.” They have to go back.



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The helpless feeling of being human: An exposé

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We come to believe with such immovable certainty that we are indeed this great person so that when circumstances are such that we can no longer believe this untruth, our worldviews are annihilated — how can we ever again be trusted to formulate accurate perceptions of reality?

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You won’t believe what I heard

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“I owe my closest friendships to the bonds I’ve formed while gossiping. From freshman year watching ‘Euphoria’ on the floor of Shannon’s common room, to sophomore year putting on purple sparkly eyeshadow with Vanshika, to junior year eating popcorn and debriefing in the 7B elounge to now senior year gathered around the kitchen island making dinner with my roommates.”

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Small but definite

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So-hwak-haeng essentially means “a small but definite happiness”. It’s a singular thing, a singular happiness, that is uncomplicated but certain. A small treat you can rely on that will sprinkle joy into even one of the professors-in-cahoots weeks. 


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From that to sublime joy

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“If everyone is blessed enough to have a golf maniac friend like me, maybe someday, people will read the palindrome’s complaint in a different way and the world will be a slower place.”










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Bridging the gap

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Mentoring young men addresses overlooked societal challenges while offering Notre Dame students a chance to contribute to Fr. Dowd’s vision of deeper community engagement.


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A letter from underground

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But such is life, and who am I to change it? I am not writing this letter to evoke pity, although if you feel so inclined, then by all means, look upon me with heartfelt commiseration.