Win One For The Gipper

So earlier today I was mortified when I finally understood that my beautiful ‘Belle of South Bend’ herself did not understand the origin of the phrase ‘win one for the Gipper’. So, for all of you who would stand with her in this moment I offer you this bit of Americana/NotreDameiana….

…consider yourself schooled!

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Win one for the Gipper!

Win one for The Gipper. Has there ever been a better-known and widely-used exhortative phrase in sports? Not likely. But who was the “Gipper,” this mythical-like sports figure whose nickname has aroused, in turn, awe, wonderment, curiosity, and amusement since the second decade of the twentieth century, and why is his story important? Answering those questions is the formidable task taken on here by veteran sportswriter Jack Cavanaugh, whose Pulitzer Prize-nominated biography of boxing legend Gene Tunney was referred to as “impressively researched and richly detailed” by Sports Illustrated.

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The Linden Grill

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬; 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣,” says Aniyah Mack with a warm, growing smile. “Linden Grill has always been a part of my life, and I’m looking forward to making this really great place even better.”

𝗔𝗻𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗵’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱. Her father, Alfonso Mack, grew up in South Bend and learned to cook in the kitchens of his mom and grandma. While attending college in Mississippi, he honed his skills by cooking for his college basketball teammates before returning to South Bend to open the first Linden Grill location on Linden Avenue in 2000.

“Well, I’m 25 now, so, yeah… I’ve been around the Linden Grill for as long as I can remember.” Even when she moved to Mississippi for college and obtained her degree in Information Technology, Aniyah was always thinking about how she could apply her learning to the family restaurant back home.

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Stadium Experiences

This experience is not available on the Friday and Saturday of a home football weekend. Tickets will go on sale two weeks before the experience. We recommend purchasing your tickets prior to arriving on campus. This is a self-guided experience with staff stationed in different spots to answer any questions. Times listed below on the schedule are the window of times the North Tunnel Experience is open for. Ticket sales for the North Tunnel Experience end 30 minutes before the listed close time below for that specific date. Go to the source for details: Stadium Experiences

You want to slap the sign? This is the tour for you…
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Notre Dame Welcomes the Class of 2028

This week, the University of Notre Dame welcomes to campus first-year students who comprise the undergraduate Class of 2028. Almost 30,000 students applied to become part of the class and approximately 3,375 were admitted. Among many impressive characteristics, this group of students displays excellence in academic preparation, service to others, and leadership. The class also reflects the University’s highest yield of admitted students (62 percent) since the advent of the Common App, signaling students’ strong passion for Notre Dame’s distinct mission. Source: Notre Dame Welcomes the Class of 2028

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A sort of homecoming

I don’t write original content here often but today I’ll make an exception.

Jack

A year ago I was brand new to South Bend and I’d only been in town a little over a week when I went to a men’s soccer game wearing a FB Bayern Munich soccer jersey. The guy on the right — Jack — asked me about my jersey and we started talking. I told him that I had just moved to South Bend the week before and that I had loved Notre Dame since I met my friend Chuck Rigali in the 4th grade. He said “Well then, you need to be an usher”. After grilling him on the details I decided to apply and the rest is history. So a year later, I have my first chance to usher a soccer game and there was Jack. I hadn’t seen him again in a year of ushering and I couldn’t wait to thank him for introducing me to the program.

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Kate the Chemist

The University of Notre Dame’s College of Science has announced the creation of a new, strategic faculty position: professor for the public understanding of science. This role is designed to enhance the college’s visibility both nationally and internationally. Renowned chemist and science communicator Kate Biberdorf, popularly known as “Kate the Chemist,” will be the first to hold this prestigious position, starting Sept. 1, 2024.

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