Parting thoughts.

Wish Rish had remembered this when he was playing baseball

Daniel Rish, Steds senior and soon to be civil engineer, is nearing the end of his matriculation at Notre Dame. A four-year resident of the fourth floor, Rish graciously came down from his lofty perch to share with us his “senior” insights. Here’s what Rish had to say when asked for some parting thoughts.

St. Ed: What are you looking forward to in your last semester?

Rish: I have an outstanding offer to coach the Big Cats – St. Ed’s ‘B’ Soccer.  Do I understand soccer? No, I’m American.  But, with my blind passion and willingness to tangle with the refs, I think I’m well suited for the task.

St. Ed: What is one of your favorite memories of St. Ed’s?

Rish: One of my favorite memories as a young Stedsman was my room’s disastrous loft-building freshman year.  After about 10 hours of blood and sweat, we were left with solidified friendships, brimming self-confidence, and a semi-stable loft.  Sure, we lost one roommate that year, but who’s counting?

St. Ed: Looking back, would you have done anything differently?

Rish: I should have gone ahead and laid down a bunt at some point in my St. Ed’s baseball career – not a game went by when I didn’t mention it.  For some reason I decided it made more sense to continually ground out to second base.

St. Ed: What advice would you have for those following in your wake?

Rish: Is that a fat joke…? But seriously, soak it in.  Sing every “Wade in the Water” like it’s your last.

Next year Rish will be taking up graduate engineering studies, hopefully to make something that we use every day safer.




Good luck Rish!