Opinion

Listen to those you disagree with

By Letter to the Editor · Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

“Never silence another person, no matter how strongly you may disagree. True growth comes from understanding, and understanding begins with open dialogue and mutual respect.”

Aging out

By Kate Casper · Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

“I know it’s ending because I find myself in class fantasizing about my last summer of freedom back home, on the other side of graduation, before moving across the country to properly begin my 20’s.”

Do not read this letter, pt. I

By Jackson Lang · Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

“So what then differentiates you from her? If your soul did nothing to deserve privilege, and hers nothing to deserve pain, why then do you think yourself superior to her?”

Rules for college

By Caroline Collins · Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

“As a second semester senior, I can confidently say I have finally figured out how to do college, and just in time with only three months to go. Now that I am an expert, here are the rules I swear by.”

On promotions

By Duncan Stangel · Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

”The reality has never been more clear: as journalism evolves, our means of communication must evolve with it.”

Topple the oligarchy

By Connor Marrott · Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

The oligarchy may seem insurmountable, but it’s been toppled before — and with collective action, political courage and a shift in priorities, it can be toppled again.

Deleting TikTok made me contemplate misandry

By Zora Rodgers · Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

Reels have turned me evil.

What we deserve, what we can give

By Allison Elshoff · Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

Service is not something you do out of the goodness of your heart, but as a debt you are repaying for the gift of life.

The value of diverse perspectives

By Declan Burke · Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

For an administration that claims to be producing ”American values”, these recent executive orders and directives seem to be eliminating central aspects of the American identity.

FOMO is stupid: here's why

By Jonah Tran · Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

”This article is intended for those who suffer from such a disease, and though I cannot offer financial compensation, I can offer my unsolicited opinion.”

Forecast: transience

By Reyna Lim · Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

“I’ll imagine that some nights, when you are trying to sleep, it gets unnerving and loud, and you have to stay up playing Tetris or blasting The Cure to get it to wrap up and quiet down.”

Can Notre Dame students read?

By Sophia Anderson · Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

“While I have no doubt that there is benefit in reading the classics, and a class whose syllabus includes classic novels could be both educational and entertaining, there is also value in books read just for fun.”

The revelation of a lonely Saint Mary’s news editor

By Aynslee Dellacca · Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

“I have never felt more alone in my life than during my first three months serving as the Saint Mary’s news editor. But I couldn’t have been more wrong.”

Winter uglies

By Moira Quinn · Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

“Do something for yourself, don’t leave yourself hanging. It’s not worth it.”

The things we share

By Carlos Basurto · Monday, Feb. 17, 2025

"So connected are we with all else, yet so distinct. Not so dissimilar from every individual in the human genus, we who differ so but are nevertheless one. So incongruent, so paradoxical – so human."

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Picking favorites

By Richard Taylor · Monday, Feb. 17, 2025

“I think it is time for me to plunge myself into the dimension of matter and particularity, in hopes of finding Christ at the bottom. It is time for me to start picking favorites.”

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An Observer sports year in review

By Tyler Reidy · Monday, Feb. 17, 2025

”A lot of people have stepped up within and beyond the sports department, and I want to use this piece to highlight and appreciate some of their best work from the past 11 months.”