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1 week ago | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
As my time draws near to leave Notre Dame and my walks around campus grow more frequent, I am forever grateful for what this University has imparted to me. My worldview has been shaped by this school and what it calls us to be. I am a Democrat because of my time at Notre Dame and the ideal of being a "force for good."At Notre Dame, these are more than words. Rather, this challenge to be a force for good is one that was enshrined into our University’s very fiber at the beginning.
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3 weeks ago | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
Atop the dome of the United States Capitol, there is a small structure called the . Few know of its existence, but the little lamp it houses can be seen for miles across D.C. and, when lit, signifies that Congress is in session. This past Monday, I watched the lantern shine throughout the night from the sidewalk in front of my hotel.
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1 month ago | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
The President of the United States and the world’s richest man. This unlikely duo of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk has come to define the Republican Party and likely will continue to for years to come. After senior Trump advisor Elon Musk’s Nazi salute at the indoor Washington inauguration celebration, more top Republicans have followed in making this gesture.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
indystar.com | Isabelle Kause |Jack Sirianni |Katie Muchnick
David E. Boggs was arrested for possession of marijuana in Tippecanoe County in 2020. Three months later he was arrested again for drug possession and jailed in neighboring Clinton County, where inmates can be charged a “pay-to-stay” fee for their time in jail. The fee was $8 a day, and by his release on April 15, 2021, Boggs racked up a jail bill of $1720.52 on top of the typical court fees for each case. Yet his troubles started for possession of a drug that is legal just 60 miles to the west.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
“Like the plutocrat that he is, the man from Fisher has a distinctive air about him as, books under arm, he casually pushes through the glass doors and steps out across the flagstone entrance. Already he’s developing a superiority complex with adequate reason.” It was this excerpt from the 1953 issue of “The Dome Yearbook” that introduced the campus's newest residence hall in style.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
As I walked away from the buffet line with my plate of food, I struggled with precarious caution not to spill or drop any of the items I had just gathered. That evening’s Lenten Friday balancing act consisted of baked salmon, mushroom stroganoff with butter noodles and a side salad. While my friends sat awaiting me at our beloved, yet admittedly sticky, Fisher table two rows away from the far wall, I would not be joining them that night in South Dining Hall.
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May 17, 2023 | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
It was a sight that was hard to forget as I made the turn from East Angela Boulevard onto Notre Dame Avenue for the first time. It was so much more than the view. As I lay there in the back seat, wedged between the mounds of snacks and clothes, I stood on the precipice of a new chapter in my life. Peering through the gap between the front seats of the van, I gazed upon the tree-lined corridor welcoming me to the University of Notre Dame.
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Apr 18, 2023 | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
The dozens of puddles I had to acrobatically dodge to reach my perch on the tenth floor of the library soak into my shoes and infiltrate the one tiny hole in the fabric. From my primo window spot overlooking campus, I can see the wave of green that has overtaken the land. Spring is in full swing at the University of Notre Dame and the early entrance of my favorite season has brought some unexpected days of bliss.
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Apr 3, 2023 | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
For as long as I can remember I have always been a sorter. I used to sort my Thomas the Tank Engine trains by color and my college mail by geographical location. Similarly, with my laundry, I make sure that all of my T-shirts are organized by theme. I am always shocked by the number of T-shirts that seem to come out of the woodwork of my closet, which has led to the creation of many new themes to arrange them.
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Mar 23, 2023 | 
ndsmcobserver.com | Jack Sirianni
Spring has always been my favorite season with the renewal of life outside, the smells of the loamy earth and the song of the black-capped chickadee. These little signs have always let me know that spring is in the air. This year, when the South Bend permacloud parted like the Red Sea and spring finally came to Notre Dame, the campus was abuzz with the rumblings of spring break — the long-awaited time to get away from campus.
