A public visitation for the late coach Lou Holtz will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday (March 15) in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame.
Full visitation and funeral details here:
ndworks.nd.edu/news/service...
"Enter Lou Holtz, a 48-year-old amateur magician, comic and quipster whose style just might help him cope with all that goes along with being Notre Dame’s 25th head coach."
An ND Magazine classic from 1985-86, right after Holtz was named the next football coach:
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Older Domers will recall this space as the original Oak Room public cafeteria. ⬇️ In recent decades, it's been the dining hall food serving area.
Photo of the Week: The Next Course
Renovations proceed in South Dining Hall ahead of its 2027 centennial.
Photo by Matt Cashore '94
The murals visible were commissioned in 1941-42 to mark ND's 100th anniversary. Read more by John Hickey '69:
notredameclassof1969blog.blogspot.com/2018/09/1927....
Ahnaf Tahmid is a Notre Dame 2022 MBA grad.
The Hesburgh Library is building a Popular Reading Collection and is seeking your input.
What is your favorite genre when selecting fun reading?
Answer that question here:
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(My answer was: History. Wish there was a "historical fiction" category, too.)
Today's view
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Attention, ND alumni who formerly lived in Howard Hall -- which will permanently close as a residence hall in May.
An April 11 farewell/tour/reunion event is planned:
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Student Loan Report confirmed that Cloud was fake. “Drew Cloud is a pseudonym that a diverse group of authors at Student Loan Report LLC use to share experiences & information related to the challenges college students face with funding their education."
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Today is a day to be WEATHER AWARE, especially after sunset. Strong storms are likely later this evening. Large hail, damaging wind and tornadoes are all possible. The more sun we see today, the higher the chance for storms.
Following the funeral Mass for Coach Lou Holtz on March 16, the public is welcome to honor the late coach by assembling on both sides of Notre Dame Avenue as his family leads the funeral procession to the main entrance of Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Details here:
ndworks.nd.edu/news/service...
No country has closed the strait since large scale oil production began in the Middle East, said Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and expert on the Strait of Hormuz.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/b...
Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua warns of 'runaway financial train'
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Lardner got his journalism start at the South Bend Times.
Photo of the Week: A Farewell
The Notre Dame Stadium video board displays a tribute to the late former football coach Lou Holtz, who died on March 4 at age 89.
By Matt Cashore '94:
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#LouHoltz
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in addition to ongoing instability, threatens to trigger a chaotic and drawn-out war.
By Marc Ramirez ND '85:
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A visitation for former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday March 15 in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame.
Holtz died yesterday at age 89.
www.dawsonfuneralhome.com/memorials/lo...
On page 11, they reprinted a Nov. 1993 article about Holtz written by then Associate Sports Editor Jason Kelly -- who is now editor of Notre Dame Magazine.
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The Observer published a special print edition today because of the death of former Notre Dame head football coach Lou Holtz.
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See the full winter 1985/86 issue at:
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#LouHoltz
#ThrowbackThursday
Notre Dame Magazine's first coverage of Lou Holtz:
"Enter Lou Holtz, a 48-year-old amateur magician, comic and quipster whose style just might help him cope with all that goes along with being ND's 25th head coach."
By Kerry Temple '74, winter 1985-86 issue:
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" . . . the white-collar job market has cooled dramatically. While the unemployment rate remains relatively low, 4.3 percent, office jobs are suddenly a lot harder to come by, for recent college graduates and experienced professionals alike."
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...
A visitation for former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday March 15 in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame.
Holtz died yesterday at age 89.
www.dawsonfuneralhome.com/memorials/lo...
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Rest in peace, Coach Lou Holtz
He coached the Notre Dame football team from 1986 through 1996, and led the team to the 1988 National Championship.
He was 89.
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An interview with Rev. Ryan Pietrocarlo, CSC, '11, '16M.Div., about the ongoing renovation of the century-old St. Adalbert Catholic Church in South Bend
Passing the Torch:
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Today is the 138th anniversary of the birth in Voss, Norway of famed Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne.
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Father Greg Haake, CSC, ’99, ’06M.Div., named Notre Dame's VP for mission engagement and Church affairs:
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