Thick sheets of ice made the crowd look like an anxious group of penguins. They stomped their feet attempting to revive feeling. Made tiny centimeter steps to not lose balance. Pushed up close trying to jam the line through the door. Reporters swarmed like bees around the line and extracted people to hear a glimpse of who the elusive “Iowa voter” was planning to support. The … [Read more...] about Iowa’s raucous caucus for truth
Campus to host billionaire Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor and entrepreneur best known for his role in the “PayPal Mafia,” Palantir and Facebook, is coming to campus on Tuesday evening to speak about diversity and the state of American higher education. Notre Dame political scientist Patrick Deneen is hosting Thiel’s lecture as part of his seminar on “Liberalism and Its Discontents.” He tweeted … [Read more...] about Campus to host billionaire Peter Thiel
Inside Notre Dame’s efforts to clear campus amid sub-zero start to semester
Peter Breen | The Observer Ice freezes to the windows of Hesburgh Library on Sunday, the coldest day in South Bend in nearly five years. With three days to go before the start of the spring semester, 21 Building Services staff members who volunteered for the newly created Snow Patrol team got out their shovels. More than six inches of new snow would blanket campus by the end … [Read more...] about Inside Notre Dame’s efforts to clear campus amid sub-zero start to semester
Irish take down Cavaliers, look ahead to Wake Forest
Mary Votava Irish junior guard Sonia Citron holds the ball during a game against Louisville in Purcell Pavilion on Feb. 16, 2023. Notre Dame women’s basketball picked up its third consecutive win Thursday night, dispatching Virginia 86-76. A physical, four-quarter affair saw the two teams combine for 56 fouls. Seven players accumulated 4 or more personal fouls, and two … [Read more...] about Irish take down Cavaliers, look ahead to Wake Forest
Nelson describes ‘surreal’ World Juniors, freshman season at Notre Dame
Meghan Lange | The Observer Freshman forward Danny Nelson (11) skates after a faceoff during Notre Dame’s game against Ohio State at Compton Family Ice Arena on Nov. 11, 2023. On Jan. 5, as Notre Dame hockey prepared for a home series with Wisconsin, one of the team’s own took the ice before almost 1.5 million viewers across the pond. Freshman forward Danny Nelson, alongside … [Read more...] about Nelson describes ‘surreal’ World Juniors, freshman season at Notre Dame