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The machinery of good people

By Carlos Basurto · Monday, Feb. 3, 2025

“We tend to attribute moral status based on one’s actions, but when they become obfuscated through the corporate world, the repercussions turn hazy.”

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COIN was a band

By Kate Casper · Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

This final COIN album felt like the beginning of the rest of my life. It felt like courage. It felt like I wasn’t afraid of love anymore. It felt like the future didn’t totally terrify me. It felt like falling. It felt like melting. It felt like it would never end. 

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Coffee shop courtesy from a barista

By Redmond Bernhold · Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

Being attentive seems like simple common sense because most of us behave reasonably, but consistently practicing courtesy goes a long way for baristas, restaurant staff and customer service workers alike.

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How to speak billionaire

By Gracie Eppler · Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

"If it’s true that the Democratic party has “abandoned working class people,” and that the Republican party is the voice of the everyday American, I’m not sure why the spokespeople for this party are billionaires like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, all of whom attended President Trump’s inauguration."

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Neither wants nor needs

By Jack Sirianni · Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

"In the first two weeks of the Trump presidency, we have not seen a leader of hope but instead, a man prepared to enact his vengeance on his political enemies and steer this nation down a dark road."

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On keeping the flame

By Duncan Stangel · Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025

"I’m surrounded by intellectual diversity, including many whose opinions are well-sourced and in disagreement with my own."

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Back to the source

By Allison Elshoff · Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025

"One day, our group went around to share what practices from Uganda we wanted to bring back to the U.S. Many of us echoed some version of the same thing: how intentional the people there were with everything."

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Bridging worlds

By Molly Wu · Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025

"In a polarized world, the bridges we build through communication and understanding are what hold us together, reminding us that strength lies not in uniformity but in the harmony of many voices finding common ground."

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The US Government begins Irish deportations

By Connor Marrott · Friday, Jan. 24, 2025

“Frankly, the Irish have been sneaking into this country for decades,” said ICE Director Chad McGinnis. “They’re everywhere. The pubs, the Catholic churches, and even the green section of Party City. No one is safe until we get these criminals back to where they came from.”

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Hogs leave Notre Dame in ruin

By Joe Rudolph · Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025

“As the campus came alive once more, the memory of Marcus Freeman would forever be etched in the hearts of those who fought alongside him, inspiring future generations to stand up for what they believe in, no matter the odds.”

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The right to cry unconditionally

By Hannah Alice Simon · Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025

“I am a girl who cries when I need to. But I am also a girl who flew from India to the U.S., who embraced independence, who learnt to walk alone on Notre Dame’s enormous campus.”

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Winter engulfed in flames

By Declan Burke · Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025

“Memories shoved haphazardly into the trunk as my dog jumped into the back seat. The surrounding air reeked of smoke, and pale ash fell softly like the winter snowstorms I had left behind in Indiana.”

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