Opinion

Do you like us now?

By Gracie Eppler · Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025

“We need to be gracious towards those that don’t buy into the whole Notre Dame thing. Otherwise, we run the risk of being seen as the pretentious, elitist school many claim we are.”

It really doesn’t matter you went to Notre Dame

By Kate Casper · Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025

There, I said it.

In the garden with Adam and Eve … and Steve (Jobs)!

By Jackson Lang · Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025

“To anyone perceptive enough to grasp the meaning of this fable”

On seeking novelty

By Duncan Stangel · Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025

“Christmas break marks a period of unwinding and relaxation before life resumes at breakneck speed.”

Who are the ‘Bigs?’

By Joe Rudolph · Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025

“Every new development in our culture is simply just a realignment of monetary incentives. All this does is simply allow someone way up top to profit from what we think are our own decisions.”

Letter to the editor: On Catholic bridge building and living in solidarity

By Letter to the Editor · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

“As Catholics, we remember and mourn the deaths of any persons, all of whom are created in the image and likeness of God; the Trans Day of Remembrance did this, grieving those trans persons who were killed by others’ acts of violence.”

Wait, that wasn't my Spotify Wrapped

By Redmond Bernhold · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

“I think we should approach AI with this mindset; it can be a powerful tool for efficiency, but there is a time when its use is overreaching.”

The dorm form: which dorm is the best?

By Sophia Anderson · Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

A transfer student reflects on the challenges of navigating Notre Dame's dorm culture from off-campus housing, grappling with the impending decision of selecting a dorm that will shape her brief but significant on-campus experience.

On Christmas in the village

By Duncan Stangel · Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

“I will not forget that man at Christmas in the village.”

Christmas physics

By Richard Taylor · Monday, Dec. 9, 2024

"I’d like to point out some everyday festive scenarios for which a little knowledge of physics can help you see behind the hood of this universe."

The unsung heroes of gameday

By Madeline Ladd · Monday, Dec. 9, 2024

"Despite their different backgrounds and positions, each usher shared a deep sense of pride in their role as an ambassador for Notre Dame."

A good enough "good enough"

By Carlos Basurto · Monday, Dec. 9, 2024

Satisfaction, viewpoint columnist Carlos Basurto argues, is the curse of awareness.

A letter to the unconceived

By Jackson Lang · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Do you mind if I tell you what it feels like to be alive?

Forgetting is overrated

By Chancelor Gordon · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Try not to turn the things you like into the things you don’t want to do simply because you are so busy you can’t remember that you like them.

Get an A+ on all your finals

By Allison Abplanalp · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

Seven study secrets that guarantee you an A+ on all your exams without studying more. Normal study guides won’t tell you these tips. 99.9% of students will fail their exams because they don’t know these secrets.