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Balance your 20s better

By Ana Prestamo · Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

“Our 20s are not a puzzle to solve but a walking contradiction that insists we embrace it.”

Give us what Coach Freeman wears

By Letter to the Editor · Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

“Silence doesn’t exactly inspire brand loyalty.”

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Sick of biased news channels? Try NewsNation.

By Isabel Rettino · Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

“While we might feel polarized as a country, most people can see eye to eye. Most people want to have conversations. And most people should check out NewsNation!”

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Graduate students at ND deserve better

By Oliver Ortega · Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

“In the spirit of graduate student appreciation week, all of us — admins, students, staff — should work to make our international brethren feel welcome at Our Lady’s University.”

Dear Band: Play at your fullest potential

By Letter to the Editor · Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

“As coach Freeman likes to say, incremental improvements one play at a time will get you to team glory.”

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Brain rot is not to blame

By Sophia Anderson · Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

Brain rot: a cause or symptom of Gen Z’s cultural standing?

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A case for sleep

By Noirin Dempsey · Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

How to be involved and productive without sacrificing your precious Z’s.

Dinner in Canada, the troops in Chicago

By Grayson Beckham · Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

“It seems like a cruel joke that the U.S. government would wage war on one of its greatest cities.”

Hookup culture destroys genuine connections

By Sienna Stephens · Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

“In trading emotional depth for temporary satisfaction, many students are losing the ability to connect authentically, whether in terms of romantic or platonic relationships.”

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Whether AI can be ensouled

By Peter Mikulski · Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

If we smugly say, whether because we’re Catholic or because we’re Mennonite, that we needn’t worry about an ensouled AI because it simply couldn’t happen, we increase the chance that it will.

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What a day in a leper colony showed me

By Ivy Clark · Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

“In the wake of abandonment due to the intense stigmatization of what society generally understands as leprosy, the Titagarh colony offers a beacon of hope.”

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What I learned about dignity from serving coffee

By Thea Bendaly · Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

“If someone is homeless, give them a home."

Beauty does not lie in the eyes of the beholder

By Hannah Alice Simon · Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

“I still strongly dislike makeup. I think I will always dislike makeup. But I am no longer the young girl who vehemently rebelled against beauty.”

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Emma Chamberlain was the face of our generation. What happened?

By Redmond Bernhold · Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

She pioneered a unique path for influencers to become mainstream celebrities but has lost her grip on her 20-something fanbase.

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Off the Dome: Victoria Nyanjura

By Allison Elshoff · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

Activist, head of school, Chick-fil-A enthusiast.

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Unmasking the monarchy

By Abby Hernan · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

As British citizens struggle to buy dinner, the Royal Family flaunts opulence in their faces.

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In response to ‘Why releasing the American alligator onto Notre Dame grounds is a good idea’

By Jonah Tran · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

The proposal to release the American alligator onto Notre Dame grounds has serious flaws and requires reconsideration.

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Little things are worth your attention

By Naasei Lynn · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Amidst the business of our lives, be open to the small moments in your everyday routine.

These three principles guide the meaning of life

By Richard Taylor · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

We were created to interact with meaning within ourselves, in the ultimate pursuit of a destination.

Anti-intellectualism is on the rise, and it’s our fault

By Sophia Lekeufack · Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

“Higher education is not the sole reason for the rise of anti-intellectualism, but it still plays a role.”

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