What's Up With Notre Dame?

Seriously, what's goin on with the Fighting Irish? Notre Dame's notorious football team has started off the season with 2 losses. Aside from the fact that the football team is in shamble's and Charlie Weiss is feeling embarrassed, Notre Dame is a wonderful Division I school that most would die to go to. But, what makes Notre Dame so special?

The University of Notre Dame is located in an urban setting that is right in the heart of Notre Dame, Indiana. The school was founded in 1842 and has a Roman Catholic background. Notre Dame has a large student body that nears about 9,000 undergraduate students and is around $40,000 a year in expenses. It is also ranked the #19 on the list of the Top Universities in the Nation.


Notre Dame has a beautiful campus with old Gothic architecture and gorgeous buildings. A student could be immersed in its campus and the surrounded community. Notre Dame has a wide variety of majors to choose from and has a fairly good academic program. If one is choosing to study business, law, or architecture, then Notre Dame would be a good fit.

Athletics are a big part of every school and are definitely huge at Notre Dame. When people think of Notre Dame sports, they think about Rudy- the story about a tiny young lad who walks on to play for the Fighting Irish. The notorious football team has done pretty well in the past under Brady Quinn, who is now playing for the Cleveland Browns. This year the team is being led by freshman quarterback, Jimmy Clausen, who seems to be doing fairly well. Aside from the football program, Notre Dame has many other different men's and women's sports such as basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and golf.

Those who are looking to party at college will find that mostly anywhere they go. Notre Dame does party it up just as good as other schools, while providing a rigorous academic routine. Indiana may seem likes it's out in the middle of nowhere, but it is actually in a great town, with a great community, and provides many opportunities.