The Irish Rover (newspaper)
| Serving Notre Dame Since A.D. 2003[1] | |
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| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| School | University of Notre Dame |
| Founder(s) | Joe Lindsley |
| Publisher | John Austin Hatch[2] |
| Editor-in-chief | Nico Schmitz[2] |
| Founded | December 2003 |
| Headquarters | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Website | https://irishrover.net |
The Irish Rover is an independent,[3][4] conservative,[5][6] Catholic[7] biweekly[8] student newspaper[9] serving the University of Notre Dame community. The paper was launched in 2003 by Joe Lindlsey,[10] when he and students believed that The Observer, another student publication, was showing a liberal bias in their coverage of events. The paper provides news coverage of campus life and features regular opinion columns from alumni and faculty.[8]
History[edit]
The Irish Rover was launched as a free print newspaper in December 2003.[8] In 2005, editors of The Irish Rover revealed that they received significant funding from the conservative Intercollegiate Studies Institute.[8]
In 2009, The Irish Rover joined with a coalition of other student organizations to oppose the invitation of then-President Barack Obama to deliver Notre Dame's 2009 Commencement address, writing that they pledged "to acts of witness that will be characterized by respect, prayerfulness, outspoken fidelity to the Church and true concern for the good of our University".[11]
In 2013, The Irish Rover was recognized, for the first of two times, as the publication of the year by the Collegiate Network.[12]
On December 4, 2017, the editorial staff of The Irish Rover published an open letter[13] criticizing the decision of University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. to provide for coverage of contraception, sterilization, and abortion in the university's employee health insurance plans.[3] The university had previously sued the Obama administration to obtain an exemption from the mandate that would require them to do so, leading editorial staff to write, that Jenkins's "reversal has left many dumbfounded — shocked that after a long and costly lawsuit in which Notre Dame asserted that it was against its Catholic values to play any part in providing contraceptives and abortifacients to employees and students, it would abruptly reverse course and willingly participate in such action[s]."[3]
In 2019, The Irish Rover was subjected to an on-campus protest involving a sign placed on campus that contained clippings from articles published by The Irish Rover and fellow student newspaper The Observer with the names of the student journalists and others circled in "blood-red" paint, implicating them for the deaths of people who identify as queer.[4][9] The sign's creator later published a video during which she beat the sign with a crowbar, drawing allegations of violating Indiana's intimidation law.[4] The incident drew criticism as an attack on free speech and an attempt to incite violence.[14]
In 2021, the Irish Rover was awarded "Publication of the Year" by the Collegiate Network, and in 2023, "Irish Rover" won the William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Campus Reporting, also awarded by the Collegiate Network.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mission". The Irish Rover. 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Staff". The Irish Rover. 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c Carey, Ann (January 26, 2018). "Notre Dame community reacts to controversy over contraceptive coverage". Catholic News Service.
- ^ a b c Desanctis, Alexandra (October 2, 2019). "Unrest and Inaction at Notre Dame". National Review.
- ^ Banerjee, Neela (February 18, 2006). "At Religious Universities, Disputes Over Faith and Academic Freedom". The New York Times.
- ^ Bloom, Jordan (October 10, 2019). "Is Notre Dame a safe space for outspoken Catholics?". Catholic Herald.
- ^ Kaczynski, Andrew; Steck, Em (October 9, 2020). "Amy Coney Barrett initially failed to disclose talks on Roe v. Wade hosted by anti-abortion groups on Senate paperwork". CNN.
- ^ a b c d Cohen, Ed (Spring 2005). "The student media frenzy". Notre Dame Magazine.
- ^ a b "Notre Dame students disturbed by anti-Catholic rhetoric". Catholic News Agency. October 2, 2019.
- ^ D'addario, Daniel (January 9, 2014). "First excerpt of explosive Roger Ailes biography: Five biggest shockers". Salon.
- ^ Buckley, Madeline (March 26, 2009). "Coalition condemns Obama's invitation". The Observer (Notre Dame).
- ^ Bradley, Michael (November 8, 2013). "Student publication honored by national conservative organization". Notre Dame News.
- ^ "An Open Letter to the Administration". The Irish Rover.
- ^ Dreher, Rod (September 27, 2019). "Anti-Catholic Hate At Notre Dame". The American Conservative.