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After a turbulent two days, Notre Dame named defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman the 30th Dick Corbett head football coach. The search The search started Monday night after news broke that former Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly had left to fill the head coach vacancy at LSU. He signed a 10-year deal worth $95 million The post Marcus Freeman is Notre Dame’s next Dick Corbett … [Read more...] about Marcus Freeman is Notre Dame’s next Dick Corbett head football coach

We’ve all heard the cliché “be the reason somebody smiles today,” but how often do we take the time to stop and think about what made us smile today? I had a professor at the beginning of the semester begin our first discussion section by asking us to share an “unexpected smile” from the week. The post Unexpected smiles appeared first on The Observer. … [Read more...] about Unexpected smiles

Is the Catholicism we see practiced in campus spiritual life today consistent with the traditional values and practices of the Catholic Church? Or have we strayed to a new and different belief system, more suitable to the modern practitioner? Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD) is a revisionist version of what traditional Christianity practices. In Christian Smith’s The post … [Read more...] about Moral Therapeutic Deism and Notre Dame: A match made in heaven?

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: 2020 was an unprecedented year.  Nowhere was this truer than on the screen, both silver and small. Barely any films were released theatrically, and television (rather, streaming) dominated our media appetites like never before.  2021 — while frustratingly similar to the year that came before — at least The post Scene on the Screen 2021 … [Read more...] about Scene on the Screen 2021

College campuses throw out on average 22 million pounds of food each year, according to the Food Recovery Network. With North and South Dining Halls serving thousands of meals each day, Notre Dame is no stranger to food waste.  During the 2019-20 academic year shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the two dining halls and Center The post What happens to food waste at the dining … [Read more...] about What happens to food waste at the dining halls? Staff detail processes for handling excess food, scraps

This Saturday, Carroll Hall will host its signature holiday event, A Carroll Christmas, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Started in 1998 as a replacement for the Carroll Haunted House, A Carroll Christmas takes its name from the classic Charles Dickens novel, “A Christmas Carol.”  “It just came about because, as our name suggests, it The post ‘The single most joyful event of the … [Read more...] about ‘The single most joyful event of the semester’: Carroll Hall celebrates A Carroll Christmas

This Saturday, Notre Dame men’s soccer will face off against Pittsburgh in what’s set to be a thrilling national quarterfinal. The Irish and Panthers have a deep history this season, as the two have squared off twice already in both regular season as well as ACC tournament play. Notre Dame took home both matchups, downing The post Notre Dame men’s soccer prepares for national … [Read more...] about Notre Dame men’s soccer prepares for national quarterfinal clash with Pittsburgh

This week on the coaching carousel has been more of an adventurous Ian Book scramble than a carousel ride for Irish fans, players and recruits. The Observer’s Sports staff laid out everything that’s happened so far, and what these pieces mean moving forward. Monday evening 5:21 p.m. The Athletic breaks that LSU has shown interest in The post ‘We were on the brink’: Full 48-hour … [Read more...] about ‘We were on the brink’: Full 48-hour timeline of chaotic Kelly fallout

In massive news for the Notre Dame football program, offensive coordinator Tommy Rees announced Wednesday he is staying with the Irish. Rees had been offered the LSU offensive coordinator position shortly after former head coach Brian Kelly left for the Tigers. Rees is finishing up his second season leading the Notre Dame offense. The Irish The post Rees staying with Notre Dame … [Read more...] about Rees staying with Notre Dame as Irish retain several coaches