Opinion
Big brother is still mad
"Saint Mary’s rejected former University president Fr. Theodore Hesburgh's invitation to merge with Notre Dame. 'Big brother' is still mad. But get over it and stop bullying the daughters at your sister's campus."
Why are you doing this?
"For the high-achieving perfectionist applying for college, Notre Dame is the dream school. For that same high-achieving perfectionist attending college, it can become a nightmare."
A message to all the CEOs of the world
This is a message to all CEOs in the world.
On dorm culture from the inside
"Despite my relief to live in a dorm, however, I am grateful for my time off-campus and the lessons it taught me."
Saint Mary’s is sustainable scrambled eggs
“I think I’ll remember the image of my friends passing out plates of scrambled eggs at Our Lady of the Road. This is what Saint Mary’s is to me. A place where, true to Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision, the mind is not cultivated at the expense of the heart.”
Good riddance, Saint Mary’s
“Good riddance, Saint Mary’s. I had the time of my life.”
A Notre Dame Democrat
"Some of the memories and friendships may fade, but the values and truths we hold dear will unite us forever. This place and the ideals it has shown me have made me a Notre Dame Democrat."
Broke in South Bend
“You have approximately $56 to your name (in checking) since you logged your work hours.”
Statement on Abdelhadi disinvitation
“We, the student organizers for this year’s Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, are deeply disheartened by the University leadership’s decision to rescind Dr. Eman Abdelhadi’s invitation to deliver a keynote address at the 2025 Student Peace Conference.”
A letter in response to Taylor
“I will admit I could be persuaded either way, but when I consider the case of the aid workers delineated above and the fact that millions, if not billions, more cases of a similar nature exist, I cannot bring myself to assert that I, the Catholic, am right, and they, the Muslim (or Jew or Hindu or Buddhist), are wrong.”
On sunsets
"Every sunrise has a sunset, and this will be my last column."
What golf means to me
"Golf taught me that you don’t need to speak the same language to understand each other. You just need to care about the same things."
What South Bend taught me
"No matter who you are, no matter where you are from, there is a home for you in South Bend. It just sucks it took me leaving to see that."
13.1 half thoughts
“Dad says that when he runs, he thinks about his pace, his faith or sometimes, nothing at all. I wish that I could think about nothing at all. But somehow, when I run, I tend to think about everything that’s ever happened to me — all the small moments, the distracting things, the weird tidbits I’ve picked up.”
My experience joining theater
Take that opportunity. Especially if it is in theatre.
When a Kennedy becomes an internet troll
The future of political trolling will have to rely on pushing the bounds of humor.
Ode to what we leave behind
“I think that nostalgia for childhood is a recurrent theme of the human experience.”
Rules I wish to live by
“After a lifetime of allowing others to steal my agency, I finally gave it away.”
