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Margaret Fosmoe
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Associate editor, Notre Dame Magazine
South Bend, Ind. -- Covering news at the University of Notre Dame. Reading recommendations, local history alerts and more.
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Today's view:
Color map of the University of Notre Dame on endpapers in the 1932 Dome yearbook.

(Notre Dame Stadium, which opened in 1930, was so far "off campus" in those days, it isn't included on the map.)

From the Dome, via Notre Dame Archives:

@ndlibraries.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Rest in peace, Bruce Dold, who wrote several powerful pieces published in Notre Dame Magazine.

By Kerry Temple '74:

magazine.nd.edu/stories/a-ve...
The Right Man for the Job | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame
Remembering Bruce Dold, a journalist who deftly navigated complexity and controversy
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December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My coverage of Ivan Maisel's talk in September at Notre Dame:

magazine.nd.edu/stories/wins...
December 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Sportswriter Ivan Maisel -- author of the 2025 book, "American Coach: The Triumph and Tragedy of Notre Dame Legend Frank Leahy" -- will give a talk a 2 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 14) at The History Museum in South Bend.
Free -- but advance registration is requested:

www.historymuseumsb.org/event/rockne...
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Reposted by Margaret Fosmoe
Notre Dame unveils the new basketball leprechaun logo:

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December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Notre Dame unveils the new basketball leprechaun logo:

fightingirish.com/notre-dame-a...
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Reposted by Margaret Fosmoe
As the end of the year approaches, Notre Dame Magazine takes a look at our most read and viewed online stories and photos for 2025.
All remain available at magazine.nd.edu.

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The Recap:
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Its idolatrous endgame of trying to create a pure society of citizens against invaders directly offends God and the humans whose dignity and freedom comes from the Creator's image."

By David Lantigua '12PhD, a theology professor at the University of Notre Dame:

www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
For Catholics, mass deportations are immoral
A robust pastoral plan across the country that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ahead.
www.ncronline.org
December 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"That’s the thing—I’m never really alone when I cook. The slow rhythm of chopping and stirring opens space for memory. The aroma rising from the pot makes the past present again."

By Dan Driscoll '97M.Div., rector of Sorin Hall:

www.wvpe.org/commentary/2...
Michiana Chronicles: Spaghetti and memory
Dan Driscoll says cooking aromas remind him of people and places past and present.
www.wvpe.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Photo of the Week: Sweetest Sight on Campus

By Michael Caterina:

magazine.nd.edu/stories/swee...
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As the end of the year approaches, Notre Dame Magazine takes a look at our most read and viewed online stories and photos for 2025.
All remain available at magazine.nd.edu.

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The Recap:
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reposted by Margaret Fosmoe
Ann Hermes spent six years photographing American newsrooms, from Juneau to St. Louis, forming a witty and elegiac portrait of local journalism in action. See her images. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/YCzYut
The Offices Only a Newsperson Could Love
Ann Hermes spent six years documenting American newsrooms, from Juneau to St. Louis, forming a witty and elegiac portrait of local journalism in action.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by Margaret Fosmoe
Pope Leo XIV's childhood home just outside of Chicago has been declared a historic landmark.
Pope Leo's childhood home in Chicago suburb now a historic landmark
Pope Leo XIV's childhood home just outside of Chicago has been declared a historic landmark.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"Recognizing Christ in the vulnerable"

Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, CSC, celebrates Mass for immigrants and immigration reform:

news.nd.edu/news/recogni...
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An updated Leprechaun logo. Rockne's sweatshirt. A new allergen-free campus kitchen. Moreau Seminary gets refreshed. Two ND retirees/alums complete a century of service to the University.

Read all about it, in Campus Notebook:

magazine.nd.edu/stories/note...
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ICYMI:
Speaking at Notre Dame, Bishop Kevin Rhoades urges a compassionate approach to immigration policy:

magazine.nd.edu/stories/the-...
The Gist: A Call for Compassion | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame
Bishop Rhoades highlights religious liberty concerns as immigration policies shift
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December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"We have some student-athletes across the country that are making a lot more than the faculty members. It’s a challenge that I think we have to really wrestle with."

An interview with Bubba Cunningham, ND '84, '88MBA, AD at North Carolina since 2011:

businessnc.com/power-list-i...
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Reposted by Margaret Fosmoe
SYSTEM SNOW TOTALS: Here is a look at the widespread snow totals for the *system* snow that impacted the area much of Saturday. This does NOT include the lake effect that is coming down now (and will intensify later today).
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Margaret Fosmoe
Stern had a close professional relationship w/ @notredame.bsky.social. He was the 2011 recipient of the Driehaus Prize. His firm, meanwhile, designed the Stayer Center, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, and the reimagined Main Circle on campus. @ndschoolofarch.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today’s view:

Where Father Edward Sorin founded his university #OTD in 1842.

#NotreDame #FoundersDay
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On this date 183 years ago, Father Edward Sorin arrived on the bank of twin lakes in northern Indiana and founded what became the University of Notre Dame.

His journey here was quite a saga.

By Jason Kelly '95:

magazine.nd.edu/stories/en-r...

#NotreDame #FounderDay
En Route | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame
The saga of Father Edward Sorin's journey from France across the American frontier to the place called Sainte-Marie-des-Lacs.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Thanksgiving dinner menu at Notre Dame in November 1941

From the ND Scholastic, via Notre Dame Archives:
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM