Say it ain't...

The Boys in Green and Gold: Our Pride and Joy

... so! Sadly, the Steds Inter-hall Hockey team saw their season come to a close. Being the 6th seed out of seven, Captain Brendan Avey thought that the boys in green and gold had a good chance to go far in the RecSports hockey tourney, even repeating last year's clinching of the tourney championship, but sadly, it wasn't meant to be. In the first round of tourney play, Steds suffered a surprise loss, crashing out after losing eight to one. On the season, Captain Avey, Steds senior and Virginian, shared, "Playing hockey for Steds was a true highlight of my college experience. Although Wednesday’s game was a bittersweet end, I always enjoyed lacing up the skates and playing for something bigger than myself."

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What's happening...

Coming soon: a new women's residence hall

... on campus? The answer... a lot. Here's a new residence hall being built on South Quad. Located on the far southwest corner of South Quad and being constructed over the old footprint of Pangborn Hall, a new residence hall is slowly but surely taken form. The new residence hall will be finished in the fall of 2026,  and it will be named in honor of Therese Mary Grojean. To read more about this new residence hall, click here. On the new building, Fr. Ralph said, "From the oldest residence hall, Steds, to the newest... 'welcome, and just call us captain.'"

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Hurray for...

Larson: Doing what they said couldn't be done!

... Steds! Micaela Kastor and Thomas Larson's You Are Home has been voted the 2025 Audience Choice Award winner! Audiences throughout the festival weekend voted for their top two favorite films, and votes for the award were tallied and the results were presented after the final screening on Sunday, January 27th. This is Micaela Kastor's first time winning the Audience Choice Award and Thomas Larson's second time winning...and the second time in a row too! Larson's first Audience Choice Award was in 2024 with his deliciously hilarious short entitled ConFISHion. But this time, Larson won with not a short but a documentary, something that has never been done before in the history of the Notre Dame film festival. To see this award winning and ground breaking documentary, click HERE. On the win, Fr. Ralph Haag, CSC shared, "Once again, a Stedsman has been recognized as a stand out among his peers. We are not surprised. Congratulations to Larson and Kastor, and good luck at Sundance!"

But let's hear from the two time winner, Thomas Larson, who, on winning for the second time in a row, said, "I was thrilled to share this film on the big screen with the Notre Dame community at the 36th Annual Film Festival. There’s no better feeling than knowing an audience connects with your work, and receiving the Audience Choice Award was truly an honor. Winning it for the second year in a row is beyond anything I could have imagined. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who supported the film and made this experience so special. For Hall and King!”

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Gone but...

O'Hara: goodbye and hello

... not forgotten. Recently, goodbyes had to said a fixture at Ed's, the Vita-mixer 200. At Ed's since its opening in 2010, the blender suddenly stopped mixing up late night smoothies and milkshakes. Despite unplugging and then turning it off and on, the veteran Vita-mixer 200 could not be resuscitated. A small private service, with all Ed's workers present, was held, giving a dear, dear friend a proper farewell. But as everyone was saying their goodbyes, they were quickly saying their hellos to the new Vita-mixer 200 that now resides at Ed's. On the passing of the original Ed's blender, Cole O'Hara, Steds sophomore and Da'manager of Ed's shared, "Today, Ed’s, everyone's favorite eatery, mourns the loss of a dear friend who has served the St. Edward’s community since the very beginning of the Eatery in 2010, putting smiles on the faces of the men of St. Edward’s Hall and filling their bellies with delicious smoothies and milkshakes for fifteen years. We thank the blender for its service and welcome its successor with open arms. R.I.P. blender.”

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How is he...

A Stedsman or a movie star?: Cooney

... doing? Yes, how is Rylan Cooney, our skullet wearer, doing? After General Mackey's order to demullet, Cooney, like many others, went straight to the University Hairstylists at LaFortune to get a haircut. But what did Cooney get since wearing the skullet left him with limited options to say the least. In the end, Cooney salvaged what he could of his remaining follicles and got a traditional buzz. Suddenly, all those fears about living in a post-skullet world evaporated as Cooney resembled not a man at the front with the oddest haircut but rather a movie star. On being asked what his new hairstyle made him look like, Cooney shared, "Channing Tatum-esque."

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Your Sunday picture...

... from Notre Dame. Here's a picture of the steeple of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart with moonrise in the background. A waxing gibbous when captured in this photo, the moon will have full this past Wednesday. Enjoy, and enjoy your Sunday wherever you may be!

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