Courtesy/Saint Mary's College U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon will visit Saint Mary’s Thursday as part of the Francis A. McAnaney Humanities Lecture Series. On Thursday, Saint Mary’s will welcome U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to O’Laughlin Auditorium. Limón has authored six books of poetry, including her latest work, “The Hurting Kind.” Limón comes to the College as part of the … [Read more...] about Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate, to speak Thursday at Saint Mary’s
Freakonomics author speaks on prostitutes, terrorists in business lecture
Kelsey Quint | The Observer Steven Levitt shakes hands with Mendoza College of Business dean Martijn Cremers in the Leighton Concert Hall of the Debartolo Performing Arts Center. Tax fraud, terrorists’ checking accounts and prostitution were just a few of the topics covered in a guest lecture Friday by award-winning economist and author Steven Levitt. The talk — entitled … [Read more...] about Freakonomics author speaks on prostitutes, terrorists in business lecture
Irish set the stage for Ohio State with inconsistent win over Central Michigan
It’s generally not a great thing when a football game ends and all a team’s fans can think is “Thank God that’s over.” In fairness to Notre Dame, that sentiment is more a result of what’s to come than what occurred. The latter certainly has some kinks to work out, though. For all of the talk of not looking forward, Notre Dame’s Week 3 showdown against Central Michigan was … [Read more...] about Irish set the stage for Ohio State with inconsistent win over Central Michigan
Key moments from Notre Dame’s 41-17 win over Central Michigan
Notre Dame moved to 4-0 Saturday with a 41-17 win over Central Michigan. The Irish struggled to find consistency but eventually pulled away with a strong second half. Here’s how it happened. 1. Irish offense starts strong On the opening drive for the Irish, junior running back Audric Estime got things rolling with an eight-yard run, helped out by a well-placed block from … [Read more...] about Key moments from Notre Dame’s 41-17 win over Central Michigan
‘Ugly, vulgar and tawdry’: Reviewing the worst movie ever made about Notre Dame
Christina Sayut | The Observer Notre Dame has a certain mystique. The Golden Dome, Notre Dame Stadium, Basilica bells, Touchdown Jesus, haunted buildings, the Grotto. Just walk around campus and you’ll feel it. So it’s no surprise Notre Dame is a favorite choice of Hollywood when it comes to colleges. “Rudy” speaks for itself, and President Jed Bartlet in “The West Wing” … [Read more...] about ‘Ugly, vulgar and tawdry’: Reviewing the worst movie ever made about Notre Dame