University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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niver :y« -V Under the Dome Tlic Miiin BiiilJinfj, with Its jjolJcn dome, is the image miist uni ers;illy as- siKiated with Notre Dame. Home to m ist of the AJminis- traticTv, a Tiriet of classrixmis. ;uid lliistoric architecture inside ;ind out, the building is the hallmark . the L ' niversit -. of iNlotreUame As I sit in the hiscmait o( Soutli l nin Hall on a Ixwiitifiil August day, niy niind sooiiis fixatai on the year ahead ot me, m hist ye ar at Notre Dame. Girnpus is slo l ' coming hack to life iis the first nish of students moves in. It was onK three years ago that 1 was arriving on campus for the ' er ' first time. And though they were the quick- est tliree years of m ' life, the - were the mc- st wonderful, the most influci-itial i nd the mc- st memorahle. 1 caii only iniaguie what awaits me tliis year. Notre Dame hiis triinsfonnai me, has ele -ated me to a place I ne er thought possiWe. Tlie University seems to i- a e that cffcxn on her students in iJmost e ' er ' iisjXMt o( their li -es - spiri- tual, academic i nd scxial, to name a few. Tlie results am Iv seai in ever ' student, every graduate; and as they kx k up to the Gt-ildai Dome, to the creiss atop the Basilica, to Tcuiclukmii Jesus, they realize that thev are fore ' er changed, fore ' er elexatal W the spirit of the Uriiversity of Notre Dame. H en iipm lea ing, the spirit of this University seems ingraiiuxl in all who pass rhrcuigh here, and with them thcA ' take something in ' aluahle - a pcmianent place in the Notre Danie family.

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Wflk h iTiQ Tradition. Legacy. Spirit. Pride. This is Notre Danie. And never is it more visible than on football weekends. Sometime between the Thursday evening and Friday morning before a home game, cam- pus goes through a metamorphosis. Cameras start snapping. Stu- dents walking to class are suddenly required to fight their way through the crowds of visitors and give directions to the Grotto, the Basilica and the library. The dining halls become populated with nonstudents. The bookstore sells more merchandise in an hour or two than it normally would in an entire day. On every quad, children can be seen running and tossing footballs around. Decked from head to toe in Notre Dame apparel, you can almost see their visions (and those of their parents) of one day attending school here. In fact, most alumni begin selling Notre Dame to their children at a very early age. And there are few who can resist the spirit, the pride, the mystique of this University. Close to a quarter of every entering undergraduate class is comprised of children of alumni. Many will tell you that they have been raised blue and gold. And they will all tell you the same thing: There is something magical about Notre Dame that no one should miss and that ev- eryone should want to pass on to future generations. ■. Ar . , I • t jjljfmmi , iMK Future Domer Football weekends are the perfect opportunity to expose children of all ages to the magic of Notre Dame. The amazement on their faces is enough I convince anyone that this place is truly unique.