Opinion

Fr. Dowd's Notre Dame: there is change, continuity

"The culmination of these events is representative of Dowd’s term, where he has lived up to the strength and commitment to Notre Dame’s mission."

On a Calcutta roof

"But sitting here at Our Lady’s University, I’m reminded of all the privileges afforded by the accident of my birth in this country beyond visa agreements. I don’t deserve to be this lucky. And yet I am."

Letter to a miscarried child

On grandparents

Duncan Stangel shares moments from his grandparents' first visit to Notre Dame, highlighting their connection and support.

The serial double daters

"Each week a new double date, each double date a new set of guys. Always capturing hearts, never falling for one person."

Rendered speechless

"What would you do if that gift was taken away?"

The Democratic Party failed immigrants

"I only hope that the party learns something from this embarrassing defeat and that if there is another election, a new candidate is willing to speak up for immigrants without reservation."

Young: A flawed invitation

“One must question the choice of offering Bhattacharya a microphone in an era where anti-vaxxers like RFK Jr. spread misinformation and may have top roles in the next administration.”

Why I protested Governor DeSantis

Our protest wasn’t simply against DeSantis — it was a rejection of the University's decision to host him and everything that choice symbolized.

A love letter to eternity, pt. II

And the way I see it, darling, in this vaporous, illusory life, all that really counts is belief.

Notre Dame students win ‘best dressed’

Even amid the slow onset of the permacloud, students continue to dress unexpectedly formal.

Detachment or discomfort

It’s uncomfortable how while life goes on, we wonder which of us choose to acknowledge these sentiments of discomfort and which of us decide they’re unimportant. 

Breaking up with forever

I loved that liminal space because, on Courtney Lane there was so much history and so much forever. 

I’m addicted to energy drinks

"From one addict to another, it might be time read some labels, do some research and maybe even lay off for a couple weeks."

Forget your perfect offering

"If we intentionally focus on the whole point of gathering – being together – we may find that it really isn’t that hard, after all. There’s always a lot of light to let in."

Kamala trumped: how it happened and what it means for the next four years

“Trump's election also encapsulates the inherent nature of the American political system, the fact that people can choose to change the nation how they best see fit.”

America, dry turkey and Thanksgiving

Even though you hate dry turkey, that doesn’t mean you should hate Thanksgiving.

Our world and the pervasive crisis of imagination

An invitation to the difficult but exigent task of imagining a new and more humane world.

Why social media is ruining our country’s discourse

The “unfollow” button is one of the most tempting and powerful tools of the modern age.

The crave for stagnant cognition

What legacy do you want to leave behind? Are you a circus animal, or are you something else? Only you get to decide that. The more people that decide right, the easier this world will be to live in.