{"id":163,"date":"2012-09-08T09:39:42","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T13:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/issa\/?p=163"},"modified":"2012-09-14T13:58:07","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T17:58:07","slug":"its-that-time-of-year-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/issa\/2012\/09\/08\/its-that-time-of-year-again\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s that time of year again…."},"content":{"rendered":"

by Theodora Hannan, USA<\/em><\/p>\n

Good morning!<\/p>\n

I sit writing this on the first home football Saturday this year, having been awoken by the dulcet tones of some of my fellow undergraduates\u2019 wake-up reveille. Greeted by a little bit of rain, a little bit of sun, and a whole lot of fun, today brings back memories of my first two years here at Notre Dame. Even though I\u2019ve been surrounded by a lot of Notre Dame spirit all my life (I am a dreaded \u201ctownie,\u201d from South Bend, after all), my initial reaction to the Irish football weekend was pretty much \u201coverwhelmed.\u201d Huge crowds, loud noises everywhere, football stuff everywhere? I don\u2019t think so. I went to most of the games freshman year, and had a pretty good time, but still didn\u2019t fall in love with the whole process.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m as American as you can get: I grew up in the Midwest, I\u2019m from a middle-class family, I\u2019ve spent very little time out of the country. But I\u2019ve also spent a lot of time with people less stereotypical than myself, not the least of whom are my international friends here at Notre Dame. I\u2019m so happy this year to have that group of people grow exponentially by meeting all of you, to learn more about you and where you come from and where you\u2019d like to go. I still don\u2019t necessarily understand just why everyone here is so obsessed with football, but I can see how that love plays out here on campus seven weekends every year, as alumni and students and (quite probably) future students come together to celebrate. So whether you\u2019re in love with football, encountering the Irish in all their glory for the first time, or missing us today from far away, know that there are people here who love you very much and can\u2019t wait to experience these days, and many more, with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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