Opinion

A love letter to eternity

“Just before I resigned to my fate as a random, insignificant being, condemned to suffer the hardships of existence for the sake of nothing and no one, I grasped onto an idea — an idea which lifted my once-spiritless body off the terminal floor, and pointed me on a life-defining odyssey.”

Four pieces of advice for first-year students

"I also recall the importance of the first weekend. Not Welcome Weekend, but the one approaching all of us now. Once the first Sunday comes and goes, you’re in it."

To the ones that make it all worth it

A message to the ones who made my college experience.

Make This Dorm a Home

A letter to the freshman.

Putting the "Unc" in "dysfunctional"

Viewpoint Editor Liam 'Unc' Price addresses, among other things, a weekly, structured elections debate column starting Friday in The Observer's Viewpoint section.

Letter to the editor: Notre Dame’s unjust decision

Notre Dame swim team alum Andrew Petro responds to the University's decision to suspend the Men's Swim Team.

Letter to the editor: Opt out of the madness

In a letter to the editor, Notre Dame alum RJ Flynn weighs in on paying student athletes.

Our Life, Our Sweetness, Our Hope

In a letter to the editor, Notre Dame Right to Life president Jackie Nguyen details the groups aspirations for pregnant women on campus.

Walk hand-in-hand down The Avenue

Do some of the reading

You are Notre Dame

Explore, engage and take care

Clark: Be disciples with hope

Student Government: Welcome back

Those unseen forces

J.J. Post reflects on transferring to Notre Dame and what it was that made him feel at home.

Stay here

“Stay here, stay in this moment. It’s a really great moment, no matter what comes next.”

I know the end

“I freaking love this place and everything it has given me. But if I were to spend another year on campus, doing the same things I’ve been doing for the past four years, I would probably feel like I had overstayed my welcome.”

To those who got me here

"True to form, I turned in my final college assignment — a 10-page research paper on Bob Marley — Friday night, less than 45 minutes before it was due. That was expected. What I didn’t expect was the wash of emotions that followed."

Both sides now

Claire navigates uncertainty about graduation with the wisdom of Joni Mitchell.

Embracing the unexpected

"I’ve learned and relearned over my four years at Notre Dame that even the things that seem permanent can change within a week or two."