Winter 2011-12 : The Rome of the Americas
'Near perfection' — The 1936 Notre Dame championship basketball team
The hardcourt wizardry of forward Tim Abromaitis and guard Ben Hansbrough on the men’s squad and superstar guard Skylar Diggins on the women’s team stoked national championship chatter among Irish basketball fans a year ago, but many remain unaware that such excitement had occurred before.
More..Average Joe styles world-class bread
Joe Bellavance ’89 knows how to get people to stop at his trade show booth. He fires up an oven he’s schlepped there from home and bakes his signature artisan bread.
More..If I can’t remember who I am ...
I forget things more and more these days, a tendency I attribute to growing older. To be honest, at 51, I’m not sure which makes me more anxious: my thinning hair or my lethargic synapses.
More..The stories featured here are just a small sample taken from the complete listing of stories. This website posts feature and news stories found in the print issue, in addition to columns written by alumni, faculty, and our editors. Explore the articles or find out more about us.
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Soundings: Stories with Sister Jean
The last time I saw Jean Lenz it was pretty much like the first time — and all the times in between. I smiled throughout the conversation, listening to her talk.
More..The Playroom: Sound and fury
I am sitting on cement bleachers at an ice rink southeast of Chicago’s O’Hare airport, our home ice. The kids and I are nearing the end of our day, I am tired and my butt is cold. I would like for the women seated near me to stop talking. Endless, mindless chatter about nothing. What merit is left to silence?
More..The new Lou, Part II
I saw that BK got a two year extension, and I thought, Hmmm, after two seasons is he still the New Lou?
More..Molarity Classic 111-115
Strips 111-115 of the popular comic strip Molarity, which previewed in The Observer in 1977, follow the protest over the housing lottery, a little publication called “the dog book,” and the agony of finals.
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'Near perfection' — The 1936 Notre Dame championship basketball team
BYThe hardcourt wizardry of forward Tim Abromaitis and guard Ben Hansbrough on the men’s squad and superstar guard Skylar Diggins on the women’s team stoked national championship chatter among Irish basketball fans a year ago, but many remain unaware that such excitement had occurred before.
More..Average Joe styles world-class bread
BYJoe Bellavance ’89 knows how to get people to stop at his trade show booth. He fires up an oven he’s schlepped there from home and bakes his signature artisan bread.
More..'Near perfection' — The 1936 Notre Dame championship basketball team
BYThe hardcourt wizardry of forward Tim Abromaitis and guard Ben Hansbrough on the men’s squad and superstar guard Skylar Diggins on the women’s team stoked national championship chatter among Irish basketball fans a year ago, but many remain unaware that such excitement had occurred before.
More..Legendary Hockey Coach Charles “Lefty” Smith dies
BYCharles W. “Lefty” Smith Jr., the patriarch of University of Notre Dame ice hockey died Jan. 3, 2012, of natural causes in his South Bend, Ind., home.
More..ND Folk Choir releases first live CD
BYThe live album, From Gethsemani to Galway, charts the 30-year journey of the Folk Choir.
More..Flights of Fancy
BYIn a world where the supernatural is threatened with extinction, the sacred may survive in the lands of fairies, fantasy and fable.
More..Gotta Have It Now, Right Now
BYWe used to work hard to earn the American dream. Today our desires aren’t so patient. We’re driven by an appetite for instant gratification.
More..My Fair Share
BYThere’s a great and growing divide in America between the rich and the poor, and it’s threatening our economic health and tearing the national fabric.
More..Wired for Rewards
BYThe maxim, “With age comes wisdom,” may in fact have a neurological basis.
More..Water, water everywhere, but not enough to drink
BYAs climate change accelerates, worldwide fresh water supplies are predicted to become increasingly stressed. However, with all that sea sloshing around, there should be enough for everybody, right? Just remove the salt. Problem solved. Well, not quite.
More..Average Joe styles world-class bread
BYJoe Bellavance ’89 knows how to get people to stop at his trade show booth. He fires up an oven he’s schlepped there from home and bakes his signature artisan bread.
More..If I can’t remember who I am ...
BYI forget things more and more these days, a tendency I attribute to growing older. To be honest, at 51, I’m not sure which makes me more anxious: my thinning hair or my lethargic synapses.
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