South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg came out as gay in an editorial essay printed in the South Bend Tribune today, saying that it took him years to accept his sexuality and that he hoped by sharing his experience he could help others who may be struggling with their personal identities, as well. Buttigieg, 33, is …read more.

Alex Coccia, a 2014 University of Notre Dame graduate, and Jacob Burnett, Wabash College class of 2015, have been selected to the American Rhodes Scholar Class of 2015. Burnett, Mishawaka, Ind., and Coccia, a Columbus, Ohio native, learned yesterday they were among 32 students in the nation to be named a Rhodes Scholar. The 32 winners …read more.