Opinion

The information your campus tour won’t provide

Campus tours might not fully convey the college experience — and that’s okay

Politics: A war of words or dignified discussion

The biggest barrier to productive political discussion isn’t the fact that we disagree, but rather how we act when we disagree. In her most recent article, Ainsley Hillman discusses the importance of imbuing dignity into our language — an endeavor undertaken by BridgeND’s most recent collaboration with the Dignity Index.

Notre Dame cemeteries: Connecting students to the past and present

Upholding true conservative values means standing with Senator Todd Young

The Notre Dame College Republicans' stance challenges the core tenets of American conservatism and sparks a broader discussion on the future direction of the GOP

Such is life

There is something liberating about accepting the tragedies of life with so few words.

Bussing tables was the best internship I ever had

"I learned the most about real life at the crummy minimum-wage jobs I got when I didn’t have an internship.”

The Driver Era is coming

Embodying the spirit of The Driver Era includes biohacking your mind and studying on Quizlet.

The joy of fandom: Abandoning the rational to join the joyous (and sometimes sorrowful) mob

You should join a fandom.

Cultivating a lifelong habit of reading

Vignettes from an incredibly average, occasionally beautiful life

A glance into the little things in life.

The thing about the Video Game Club

A look into one of the hidden clubs at Notre Dame.

The beauty of poetry's stupidity

Poetry may be stupid, but sometimes that's the point.

The complications of hosting Celtic at Notre Dame Stadium

Notre Dame needs to the ramifications of inviting the Celtic Football Club to play in Notre Dame Stadium this summer.

The consistent joy of New York Times games

New York Times games offer a sense of consistency in the chaos of student life.

On having six friends for five months

Notre Dame is a small community, but what happens when your study abroad program is even smaller?

A surreal, but unconventional study abroad experience

Columnist Kat Regala writes about her unconventional study abroad experience in Chile.

Who's on aux at Hagerty?

Columnist Allison Elshoff discusses the chaotic music played in Duncan Student Center's Hagerty Cafè.

Finding faith at Milkshake Mass

Columnist Lara Novaes Victor explores her journey of finding faith in Notre Dame and Milkshake Mass.

The long road to Grand Rapids

Readership, grief and the pursuit of ugly truth

An overview of the last year of The Observer along as an imperfect goodbye.