Opinion

Hope in the midst of despair: Lessons from Kroc speaker Sa’ed Atshan

By Grace Sullivan · Monday, April 15, 2024

The 2024 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference keynote address was given by the queer Quaker Palestinian scholar Dr. Sa'ed Atshan who grappled with his intersectional identity while tracing his personal experiences through lessons he has learned in maintaining hope in the pursuit of social change as the world appears to be burning up around us.

The masculine urge to...

By Jonah Tran · Monday, April 15, 2024

This article addresses how we are naturally and radically drawn to that which is true, good, and beautiful.

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Boycott the Grubhub robots

By The Observer Editorial Board · Friday, April 12, 2024

The Observer's Editorial Board makes the case that Grubhub robots and kiosks limit Notre Dame community

Getting over Mary Jane

By Liam Price · Friday, April 12, 2024

Viewpoint Editor Liam Price discusses undergoing a major life change one day at a time.

Birthday blues

By Moira Quinn · Friday, April 12, 2024

Birthdays causes tears for sensitive people, especially when one is fearful of getting older.

Excuses for a slow holy half

By Allison Abplanalp · Thursday, April 11, 2024

If your Holy Half time is looking less-than-fast, defend yourself with these reasons.

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Is it over for me?

By Matt Baird · Thursday, April 11, 2024

Reflecting on universal experiences of helplessness and learning that, sometimes, the best course of action is to do nothing.

We beat the odds, Becca

By Aynslee Dellacca · Wednesday, April 10, 2024

SMC news editor Aynslee Dellacca reflects how her and her childhood best friend "beat the odds" by staying friends throughout their first year of college.

The tip of the iceberg

By Letter to the Editor · Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Notre Dame professor emeritus of American studies Benedict Giamo argues that broad-based policy reforms are needed to confront a major homelessness problem in America.

Ross Lynch is famous, but Disney women are pop-stars

By Erin Drumm · Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Do former Disney actresses tend to outshine their male counterparts?

How to not hate yourself

By Kate Casper · Tuesday, April 9, 2024

A little glimpse into how to treat yourself better.

LinkedIn is evil and so are we

By Carlos Basurto · Tuesday, April 9, 2024

If we permit this system to proceed without friction, if we stand by and willingly redefine ourselves into one of the many boxes we have been told we should fall into, if we contribute to the destruction of the human spirit, how is it that we can be anything but evil?