Opinion
Observer Editorial: Keep the family affair fair
A year of service
It’s an understatement to say that senior year can be scary. Maybe you have been employed ever since you did that summer internship junior year. Maybe you’re the person who is applying to ten jobs a week, even if you can’t really see yourself at any of those jobs. Maybe you’re researching grad schools non-stop, half-heartedly filling out applications you don’t even want. Maybe you are signing up for another GRE exam, or considering and re-considering taking the LSAT about a hundred times. Maybe you still have no idea what you want to do yet, and you thought that you’d have figured it out after four years. If one of these is your current situation, or even if something else is on the table, consider this: a year of service. It’s quite possible that you’re not yet ready to make any huge career decisions, and, even as fast-paced as college life can be, it’s okay to not be ready.
My recommendation to make Notre Dame a better place: 8-step verification
In 2019, I believe we can all agree cyber security is of the utmost importance. Over the past few years, there have been countless examples of institutions — both major and minor — falling victim to mishandling online data. It is clear there is no measure too extreme when it comes to protecting our online accounts. That is why, when Notre Dame decided to reaffirm its two-step verification process via Okta this past spring, I thought it was good, but not nearly enough. When it comes to accessing sites students use daily, we really need to put as many steps as possible between potential cyber thieves and our precious insideND accounts. With this new Okta verification system, we still fall prey to the susceptibility present in the old DuoMobile system. If a student’s phone is compromised, a thief could easily access their Sakai and from there do God knows what (their homework?).









