Opinion

On grandparents

By Duncan Stangel · Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

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

The serial double daters

By Allison Abplanalp · Monday, Nov. 18, 2024

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

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By Maria Tobias · Monday, Nov. 18, 2024

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

The Democratic Party failed immigrants

By Letter to the Editor · Monday, Nov. 18, 2024

"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

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

“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

By Connor Marrott · Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

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

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A love letter to eternity, pt. II

By Jackson Lang · Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

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

Notre Dame students win ‘best dressed’

By McKenna Andrew · Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

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

Detachment or discomfort

By Reyna Lim · Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024

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.

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Breaking up with forever

By Kate Casper · Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024

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

I’m addicted to energy drinks

By Sophia Anderson · Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

"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

By Allison Elshoff · Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

"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

By Declan Burke · Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024

“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

By Jonah Tran · Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024

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

Our world and the pervasive crisis of imagination

By Olemo Gordon Brian · Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024

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

By Gracie Eppler · Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

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

The crave for stagnant cognition

By Carlos Basurto · Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

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.

My grandma tried to kill me

By Aynslee Dellacca · Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

Grief is weird, and forgiveness is hard.

Thoughts after a midnight ‘happy birthday’ wish

By Madyson Casiano · Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

“There’s something romantic about getting old. Happy birthdays may dwindle as people grow apart. My drive for success may slowly dissipate. And years of experience may place wedges in relationships. But, as time flies some still stay. This year and the next I know they will wish me a happy birthday at midnight without hesitation.”

A reflection on this year’s spooky season (I’m not talking about Halloween)

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Nov. 8, 2024

“It is just us, we the people, the one, collective people. The question of where we go from here may be uncertain but it will certainly be better if we can go there together.”

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