Opinion

Think of the hard of hearing this Thanksgiving

By Letter to the Editor · Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

“We can make the holidays, and public areas as a whole, a more accessible space for everyone if we make some small changes to how we have conversations with each other.”

Donald the duck? President Trump has lost his power.

By Grayson Beckham · Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

“If Trump, as an incumbent president, lacks the whipping authority he had as a candidate, what message is sent regarding his next three years in office?”

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Being chronically online is out, the age of intellectualism is in

By Sienna Stephens · Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

“If the internet once promised the freedom to create, pursue and find ourselves, then why is it that humans are fundamentally more unfulfilled with their lives than before?”

Apply to an Institute for Social Concerns summer program

By Ivy Clark · Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

“There is something deeper and more profound about coming to a place like Notre Dame...”

Not just ‘The Louvre’ was robbed

By Redmond Bernhold · Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

Lorde did what she does best. She deserves more recognition.

Living 79 miles from an ICE detention center should scare you

By Thea Bendaly · Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

“In America, illegal immigrants have become an economic commodity.”

The intellectual life is irreducibly communal: A response, with gratitude

By Letter to the Editor · Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

A defense of intellectual programs and groups on Notre Dame’s campus.

Off the Dome: Jason Kelly

By Allison Elshoff · Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

Journalist, professor and side quest enthusiast.

You are (en)titled to nothing

By Naasei Lynn · Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

We must not discriminate between titles and recognize the weight of how we distinguish ourselves.

The joy of knowing: intellectual life at Notre Dame

By Richard Taylor · Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

A call to reshape the “achievement” culture of Notre Dame through appreciation of intellectual endeavors outside of the classroom.

Embodiment: Remember our physical existence in the age of AI

By Letter to the Editor · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

“The ‘E’ in DELTA reminds us that as our digital lives become superpowered, we must deliberately and thoughtfully preserve space for physical presence and connection.”

Journalists should reconsider what is “newsworthy”

By Sophia Lekeufack · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

What must a missing person or school shooting do to be considered “newsworthy” enough?

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The stark difference between the moral imperatives of dignity and respect

By Carlos Basurto · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

“You must forever remember to make your own choices by your own selected beliefs and desires.”

The intellectual life cannot be programmed

By Richard Taylor · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

“The more the Notre Dame student relies on programs, curricula and, to some extent, even communities to structure his or her intellectual life, the more the student will fail to develop the personal habits necessary to live an intellectual life.”

JD Vance is a role model for political dialogue

By Noirin Dempsey · Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

“By talking openly, face-to-face and honestly with college kids, Vance embodies the true American spirit of democracy ‘of the people, by the people, for the people,’ as described by President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address.”

It’s a terrible day, thanks be to God

By Michael Doyle · Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

A three-year retrospective on the passing of Fr. Michael J. Doyle, a revolutionary priest from a quiet corner of the world.

Notre Dame should expand its investigation into clergy sexual abuse

By Letter to the Editor · Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

“Broadening the scope of the investigation now is the perfect time for the University to do justice to all Notre Dame student victims of clergy sex abuse.”