Is Notre Dame cool?

Pyar
Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:53:31 +0000

Sorry i didn’t mean to equate cool with lack of religion. What I rather meant was if they were cool with other religions/ethnicities/etc since they are a Catholic school. By cool I mean tolerant/accepting :). Anyway, I have grown up as a Hindu, one of the most free and unrigid religions. There is no strict methodolgy or neccesity to visit a church, temple, mosque, etc. You are free to believe what you want in Hinduism. Growing up with this kind of ideology as well as the principles of an Indian family I have become a very accepting of other people who are not like me. I expect other people to atleast treat me with the same respect, especially a college. By being so closely affliated with Irish Catholics a little seed of doubt entered my mind about Notre Dame. I always brushed off the fact of Notre Dame’s affliation, thinking that it really didn’t make a difference but I always had that doubt in the back of my mind. When I came across Bob Jones University (the extreme of the extreme) I immediately thought of Notre Dame and wondered if it could be like that too. Thats why I came here and asked. I hope this explanation helps you guys understand what I was trying to ask. :)