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Notre Dame loves diversity

By The Observer · Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011

No one can, or would, say that diversity is a horrible thing, nor can anyone say that our university does not have diversity. Our campus is abundant with diversity!

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The Seven Deadly Sins

By The Observer · Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011

There's nothing better than watching reruns of America's Next Top Model and eating Chinese food when you're hung over. I love the photo shoot with the Seven Deadly Sins. This got me thinking, where did this list come from and why are they so evil?

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Tomb for the unknown child

By The Observer · Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

I understand and endorse the message, and I appreciate how shock can convincingly present that message. What I cannot grasp is how plastic flags and decaying stick crosses have become fitting tombstones for aborted children.

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Confederate flag closure

By The Observer · Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

It has been 146 years since Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant sat down inside a courthouse in Appomattox, Va. to cease the bloodiest war in American history. The legacy of the Civil War serves as a stark reminder to our grave past. While neither Northern nor Southern states should choose to mark this grim time period with celebration, it is certainly not an event that should soon be forgotten.

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ND hockey sets new precedent

By The Observer · Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

Notre Dame announced Wednesday its top-ranked hockey team would join the Hockey East conference for the 2013-14 season. The announcement carries effects far beyond the rink, and sets lofty precedents for the University to follow as college sports enter an uncertain time.

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Greengate like a champion today

By The Observer · Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

As we all anxiously await another home game Saturday, when the Irish will clearly reign victorious over the Falcons, I wanted to offer you all a few tips to get you a bit more eco-conscious. I know what you are thinking, "I will not let you touch my game day." But seriously, modifying your pregame habits just a bit can make a huge impact.

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Changing the drinking age?

By The Observer · Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

Alcohol has developed quite the legend amongst the human race as a social lubricant, an amnesia prescription, an aphrodisiac, a vomit inducer, a bravery potion, an anger enhancer and many other unique traits that brings smiles to people's faces, aches to their heads or sick feelings to their stomachs. It brings about happiness and sadness in those that partake and those that are around partakers. Because of the negative aspects, rules have been developed to curb excessive consumption.

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PC cheers!

By The Observer · Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

As a soon-to-be Double Domer who was born at the Air Force Academy, I would like to remind everyone not to yell "SUCK IT AIR FORCE!" during the game Saturday. Instead, let's yell something totally PC that our administration will approve of, such as "Suck it Terrorists!" or "Suck it World Hunger!" or "Suck it Greenhouse Gases!" Doing so will fit in much more appropriately with the opponent-friendly game day atmosphere we work hard to uphold inside our welcoming, calm and comforting stadium.

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Job hunting and the call of God

By The Observer · Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011

About this time each Fall, led of course by our senior class, we start feeling the press of the question: "What will I do next year?" I remember having the same question before me as a senior, and short-circuiting the process by quickly and definitively responding: "I'm going to law school." My prayer life was such that I more asked God to get me into a good law school than considered whether God wanted any input on the matter.

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How to be a Nerdfighter

By The Observer · Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011

Hello, fellow ND students. Chances are that you, like me, are a huge nerd — and I mean that in the best way possible. Being a nerd simply means that you are passionate about something, whether it's language, science, art, sports or, hey, Notre Dame. But are you a Nerdfighter?

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An O-line observer

By The Observer · Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011

I have been a proud and loyal professional football fan ever since I was young. While I have seen my allegiances change from the Los Angeles Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys to the Cleveland Browns and finally to my hometown Chicago Bears, there has been one part of my football fandom that has remained overwhelmingly consistent, and that has been my fascination with watching offensive lines.

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Get the gov. out of marriage

By The Observer · Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011

What is the one institution that has a monopoly on defining marriage? Initially, you may think that religion does. After all, dozens of people gather for the wedding at particular religious establishment of choice. Then, the couple is pronounced "man and wife" and they are a married couple. All of the important moments seem to happen in some sort of place of worship.

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Eyes wide shut

By The Observer · Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011

In response to "‘Grinding' my gears" by Mr. Peter Tenerillo (Oct. 4), I'd like to say I agree with you and Dr. Moss that grinding is not a social interaction and is very easy to accomplish. What really grinds my gears is that you are misleading the young people of this school. I will, although my friends wish I would not, like to shed some personal wisdom upon you.

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Science and God

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

The Sept. 30 editorial ("Health insurance issue calls Notre Dame's identity into question") suggests a conflict exists between Notre Dame's identity as a Catholic and a scientific research university. The editorial creates a false dichotomy between science and Catholicism. The inscription, paraphrased from Ecclesiastes 3, on Nieuwland Science Hall says, "All things God made are good and each of them serves its turn." If God created the universe, scientifically exploring it can help us understand God's work and, in turn, God Himself.

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Ware scare

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

At the beginning of last summer, as I went to pick up the subletting forms from the recently-graduated student whose apartment I'd be renting, I had a stark realization. It came via ominous warning.

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Something worth fighting for

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

Yesterday I spent $5.95 on a Pizza Pollo at Recker's. It tasted like happiness, as always. It also cost the same as about 12 human lives.

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Separate (but equal?)

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

Over this past summer, the Catholic University of America announced that it was abandoning coed student housing and reverting to a model of single-sex residences beginning with the class of 2015. In an editorial piece published in The Wall Street Journal, university President John Garvey argued that the change would help reduce the prevalence of binge drinking among undergraduates, and would also prevent further development of a "hook-up culture" on campus.

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