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Editor-in-Chief
Steven C. Welsh
Steven C. Welsh is a Notre Dame alumnus dividing his time between the Washington, D.C., area and the Midwest.Steve has background as a Notre Dame football commentator, national security analyst, attorney, and web developer.
When he was a Notre Dame student, Steve lived through two losing seasons, a coaching change, listening to games overseas on Armed Forces Radio, and watching the Fighting Irish win what was most likely the most recent definitive consensus national championship by any team. It was during Steve's senior year that the Notre Dame team which had losing records his first two years played and beat essentially the entire top six.
The Irish had gone 5-6, 5-6 with a new coach, 8-4 with a blowout loss in a bowl, then 12-0 and a bowl victory that was one of the games that helped the Fiesta Bowl become a major bowl.
Have times changed in the interim?
Steve was surprised to learn that, for at least some recent graduates, there is some confusion about the monumental sculpture of Moses by Ivan Mestrovic that stands next to Hesburgh Memorial Library, in which Moses is pointing his forefinger forcefully towards the sky. Apparently for some, that sculpture is now known as "First Down Moses."
In fact, the sculpture has always been, and always will be, known as "We're #1 Moses."
Sights from the Notre Dame Campus
For those interested, from left to right, the images at the top of the page include:
:: the Golden Dome at twilight
:: the Irish Guard
:: the House that Rockne Built
:: Notre Dame defense in action
:: Moses, next to the Hesburgh Library ("'We're #1 Moses")
:: Hesburgh Library, Word of Life Mural, Stone Mosaic (dubbed by some "Touchdown Jesus")
:: Washington Hall
:: Sculpture of Father Corby giving Final Absolution to New York's Irish Brigade at Gettysburg (also known as "Fair-Catch Corby" ... but after seeing the replica on the Gettysburg battlefield, placed there by the Notre Dame Club of Philadelphia on the actual rock Father Corby stood upon, that takes precedence)
:: Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
:: Basilica of the Sacred Heart and Golden Dome
:: Golden Dome in the afternoon
God Bless and Go Irish!
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