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Limited students will be admitted to Notre Dame’s last two home games

As we approach a year since COVID-19 completely upended our lives, there finally appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

As we approach a year since COVID-19 completely upended our lives, there finally appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. With the vaccine supply slowly increasing, cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily have been decreasing. That means we’re getting more of the life we once knew a little at a time. To that end, Notre Dame made this announcement Tuesday night:

Yep, they’re actually opening up Purcell Pavilion to a few lucky students for the Irish’s final two home games. Those will be played Wednesday evening against NC State and Saturday afternoon against Florida State. That will be a nice luxury for an Irish team that will finish below .500 for the second time in three years barring a deep ACC Tournament run. Maybe this will motivate Notre Dame to finish strong.

Details about tickets and policies for these games can be found here. Students at Notre Dame, St. Mary and Holy Cross will be eligible to attend. Here’s hoping they can give Purcell Pavilion something of the loud atmosphere it deserves.

Before Attending Notre Dame, Rudy Got His Start in the Navy

The story of Rudy Ruettiger, while inspiring, can become exhausting if you’re a Notre Dame fan.

The story of Rudy Ruettiger, while inspiring, can become exhausting if you’re a Notre Dame fan. After all, he’s seemingly the only Irish figure other than Knute Rockne whose fame extends beyond the college football world. And as any real Irish fan knows, the movie about him doesn’t tell the whole story. One notable omission is the time he spent in the military before even attending Holy Cross.

A new story from Military.com mentions how Ruettiger joined the Navy in 1968. For two years, he was a yeoman at sea. In fact, his GI Bill benefits allowed him to enroll at Holy Cross in 1972, two years before becoming one of Ara Parseghian’s scout players. So without his time serving our country, who knows if that famous play even happens?

The story goes on to talk about Ruettiger’s frequent visits and speeches with service members. He credits the Navy for changing both his thinking and his attitude. Perhaps that’s what allowed him to tell soldiers about what he calls the four C’s to success: Character, courage, commitment and contribution. Either way, Ruettiger is a proud veteran and deserves to be honored for his service even more than whatever he did on the football field.

Notre Dame Issues Response to Student Newspaper’s COVID-19 Editorial

On Friday, Notre Dame began hearing about its response to the COVID-19 outbreak on campus from its own student newspaper.

On Friday, Notre Dame began hearing about its response to the COVID-19 outbreak on campus from its own student newspaper. In an editorial by The Observer, which covers Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross, made its stance clear: “Don’t make us write obituaries.” For anyone who’s ever worked on a student paper, the idea of having to produce such a section is unfathomable.

Notre’s Dame response to the editorial came Sunday via a statement from university spokesman Dennis K. Brown that was provided to CNN:

“Students, faculty and staff are all in this together, and it’s only by working together that we can stay safe and continue to stay on campus for the remainder of the semester.”

Earlier Sunday, Notre Dame released its latest COVID-19 testing numbers. An additional 19 positive tests were reported, its lowest daily total in a week. That brings the total to 408 confirmed cases out of 2,339 tests conducted since Aug. 3.

The university’s dashboard containing its COVID-19 numbers is updated daily at noon, Eastern Standard Time. While the number of daily cases appears to be dropping, we’ll have to see how this all plays out as remote learning is enacted. Hopefully, students can get back to in-person learning soon.