Opinion

Ode to Howard Hall

Coloring outside the lines of healthcare

“I feel undeniably drawn to quantify my summer not in the number of procedures I witnessed, but rather in the number of coloring sheets I made.”

Notre Dame in a propaganda world

There are striking similarities between propaganda produced by Notre Dame and the Soviet Union.

A call for coyote representation at St. Marmot’s College

Predators ought to be allowed admission to St. Marmot’s College for Rodents.

Australia’s social media ban wouldn’t work here

Spoiler: it’s not just the First Amendment.

Don't fight in front of the mashed potatoes

Disagreement must be embraced joyfully and cannot be a barrier to genuine human connection.

Off the Dome: Xiaojing Duan

An interview with the beloved professor

Objectively subjective

News, opinion or both?

A letter to my freshman self

You won’t understand this when you read it now. But later, you will.

SMC needs TPUSA

“Turning Point USA is precisely what Saint Mary’s needs. In its faithful embodiment of our four core values, this chapter may well prove the most vital development this college has seen in generations.”

How environmental threats shape political division

“A warming world pushes us toward the very ideologies that prevent us from cooling it.” 

Transcendence: Reclaim 20 years of your life

“As humans, we don’t always desire the truth.”

I don’t think ‘consensus’ means what you think it means

“Follow this logic tree with me. Regarding some opinion or policy: Is there a majority? Consensus!”

Work for love

Love and relationships are what truly shape our experiences at Notre Dame and in life beyond university.

It’s up to local officials to fight back against Trump

“The success or failure of Trump’s project depends not just on Congress, but on sheriffs, treasurers and city councils across the country.”

Biased journalism in The Irish Rover

“Notre Dame deserves a student newspaper that challenges ideas, not people. The Irish Rover can choose to be that paper. But right now, it is choosing something else.”

Kash Patel’s excessive jet use is hypocritical

“Like many taxpayers, I find it a bit hard to swallow that for each of Patel’s flights, we bear the brunt of the bill.”

TPUSA is incompatible with SMC values

“Welcoming TPUSA as an official presence on campus is no less than a slap in the face to the Sisters who founded us, the women who this institution continues to educate and empower, and our Catholic call to justice and unconditional love for all.”

The uneasiness of feeling at home in the kitchen

The intersection between disability and gender in the kitchen.

We fear getting caught more than we fear not learning

“If Notre Dame’s mission is truly to form minds and hearts, then the greater threat is not AI.”