A Letter From Fr. Jenkins

Here is a copy of the letter that Father Jenkins, president of Notre Dame, sent out to the Graduating Class of 2009 addressing the “controversial” invitation to Obama as Commencement speaker and the bestowing of an honorary degree. May 11, 2009  Dear Members of the Notre Dame Graduating Class of 2009:   This Sunday, as [...]

The Shirt 2009

The annual University of Notre Dame Blue/Gold game is today, marking the “beginning” of the countdown until kick off against Nevada next season. Alumni and fans alike all gather at ND this weekend to celebrate. This also means that “The Shirt” is released on the Friday before the game. Now you would think that the [...]

Fun with Graphs

Just keep this in mind whenever anyone asks what Obama has done in the first 100 days of his presidency. I laughed pretty hard when I saw this graph. Thanks to PV for posting it on Facebook. Have a good Tuesday.  

One Year Too Late… President Obama to be Commencement Speaker for 2009 Graduation at Notre Dame

It seems like I graduated a year too early from my beloved alma mater. President Barack Obama will be the commencement speaker for Notre Dame this year at graduation. My younger friends are quite lucky to be able to experience this! It doesn’t matter what your political affiliation is, it is certainly an honor to [...]

My President is Black

The 44th President of the United States will be Barack Obama, the first African American to be elected to the highest office in the land. The media announced his victory shortly after the west coast polls closed, at around 11 PM ET. What ensued was utter pandemonium around the country, as many took to the [...]

Rock the Vote

The first Tuesday of November is here, meaning Election Day is upon us here in the Unitd States. One Third of the Senate is up for grabs, and a strong Democratic showing will all but ensure a filibuster-proof Democratic majority Senate. Most of the seats in the House are up for election as well. But [...]

Priorities

Thanks to fellow domer Mike Hatke for finding this story. It just goes to show that with out the readership, references and creative content of you heapsters., my little “landfill” if you will, here in cyberspace just wouldn’t be the same. Later this afternoon, The Rant II is also provided by another reader, but we’ll [...]