Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
The Observer
Monday, May 4, 2026
Grad Ads
Observer Store Subscribe
The Observer

Opinion

alexander-grey-8lnbXtxFGZw-unsplash.jpg

Topple the oligarchy

By Connor Marrott · Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

The oligarchy may seem insurmountable, but it’s been toppled before — and with collective action, political courage and a shift in priorities, it can be toppled again. 

avi-werde-QqUceByQlhM-unsplash.jpg

The value of diverse perspectives

By Declan Burke · Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

For an administration that claims to be producing ”American values”, these recent executive orders and directives seem to be eliminating central aspects of the American identity.

sigmund-WuvSTVD5OP0-unsplash.jpg

FOMO is stupid: here's why

By Jonah Tran · Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

”This article is intended for those who suffer from such a disease, and though I cannot offer financial compensation, I can offer my unsolicited opinion.”

Picture1.jpg

Forecast: transience

By Reyna Lim · Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

“I’ll imagine that some nights, when you are trying to sleep, it gets unnerving and loud, and you have to stay up playing Tetris or blasting The Cure to get it to wrap up and quiet down.”

alexander-grey-eMP4sYPJ9x0-unsplash.jpg

Can Notre Dame students read?

By Sophia Anderson · Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

“While I have no doubt that there is benefit in reading the classics, and a class whose syllabus includes classic novels could be both educational and entertaining, there is also value in books read just for fun.”

aaron-burden-5AiWn2U10cw-unsplash.jpg

Winter uglies

By Moira Quinn · Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

“Do something for yourself, don’t leave yourself hanging. It’s not worth it.”

02_17_basurto_humanity_unsplash.jpg

The things we share

By Carlos Basurto · Monday, Feb. 17, 2025

"So connected are we with all else, yet so distinct. Not so dissimilar from every individual in the human genus, we who differ so but are nevertheless one. So incongruent, so paradoxical – so human."

Screenshot 2025-02-16 at 10.57.52 PM.png

Picking favorites

By Richard Taylor · Monday, Feb. 17, 2025

“I think it is time for me to plunge myself into the dimension of matter and particularity, in hopes of finding Christ at the bottom. It is time for me to start picking favorites.”

20250102, Caesars Superdome, Football, Georgia, Jonathan Karr, Sugar Bowl-61.jpg

An Observer sports year in review

By Tyler Reidy · Monday, Feb. 17, 2025

”A lot of people have stepped up within and beyond the sports department, and I want to use this piece to highlight and appreciate some of their best work from the past 11 months.”

tim-mossholder-ZFXZ_xMYTZs-unsplash.jpg

Belonging is not futile

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Feb. 14, 2025

We all love Notre Dame. So let us do that radical thing that Jesus demonstrated for us throughout his entire life — let us love each other. 

marius-masalar-rPOmLGwai2w-unsplash.jpg

A token of my love and a song or two

By Soledad Castellanos · Friday, Feb. 14, 2025

I do find myself to be quite the expert in curating an amazing Valentine’s Day Playlist. And what makes me an expert? Well, my obsession with having a love song dedicated to me of course, and my undeniable talent of picking the perfect thirty second clip of a song for my Instagram feed.

Trending