The Observer (Notre Dame)

The Observer is a student newspaper of the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College. The Observer is distributed in print across the three campuses and is funded by both advertising revenue and a campus fee paid by students attending Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College.

It is ordinarily published in print on weekdays when the university is in session by a staff of students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 the newspaper has moved to publishing three days per week. The newspaper was originally located on the third floor of LaFortune Student Center before moving to the basement of South Dining Hall in 1998. In 2025, the paper was relocated again to the ninth floor of Hesburgh Library when South Dining Hall underwent major renovations.