The Sixth Seat

Senior Ellis Riojas talks with the hosts about being the president of Notre Dame Jump Rope Club, working with This Saves Lives through the IDEA Center, and building community as an RA in Baumer Hall. Stick around to hear about his bucket list for the rest of senior year and some advice for his freshman self.

Our co-host, Adriana Perez, was recently named the new Editor-In-Chief of The Observer! The other hosts sit down with Adri and talk to her about getting involved with the newspaper, some goals for the year, and coming to Notre Dame from Ecuador. Enjoy this special episode.

In this week's episode we interview Meg Burns, a senior art history major who was recently awarded a Luce Scholarship to study Asian art after graduation. She shares about her involvement with the Snite Museum on campus, being an RA and curating a mini art museum in her section, and what she wants to do in her last few months on campus.

We're back this week with an interview that was recorded this fall but never released! Our hosts sit down with Eliana Sanchez, a Saint Mary's junior involved with Student Diversity Board and the Office of Civic and Social Engagement. They revisit some of the College's responses to this summer's renewed calls for racial justice and consider how the tri-campus student bodies and administrations can continue making progress around this issue.

Our hosts sit down with Rachel and Sarah, recording on the one year anniversary of their election as Student Body President and Vice President. They discuss their accomplishments and challenges, shout out some key administrators, and explain the flexibility and resilience needed as leaders during the pandemic.

On the first episode of Season 2, we sit down with one of our hosts, sophomore Lala Petty. Lala chats about the mental health book she's publishing, creating a brand called Get Fit With La, and her work to bridge the gap between Notre Dame and South Bend. 

Happy spooky season! We're exploring some of the scary stories in the tri-campus community this week. 

Tune in to hear our special guests Maeve Filbin and Tilly Keeven-Glascock as they share their best ghost stories from Saint Mary's and Notre Dame. 

Welcome to The Sixth Seat Season 2! In this episode, you'll get to know our returning hosts a little better and you'll meet our new hosts! We're all very excited to share our exciting new episodes with you and hope you enjoy this introductory episode.

This week, join two of our hosts in conversation with Angelica Ketcham and Joyce Tipe. They are third-year architecture students who are fighting for equitable instruction and representation within the School of Architecture. 

Tune in to learn about the importance of architecture in building racial justice, the importance of improving affordable housing and what it's like to study architecture at Notre Dame. Our hosts loved the lessons they learned in this conversation and hope you take some time to listen and learn from it. This is a good one! 

Welcome back to The Sixth Seat! Today's episode kicks off our new 2-part series of students reacting to recent administration responses. 

We sent out a Google Form several weeks ago to collect information about student opinions on reopening and have brought some of our respondents together to make this episode! 

First, we'll hear from Matt Schoenbauer, Maddie Foley and Angelica Ketcham. They wrote a petition in support of a faculty petition and demanded that professors be able to decide for themselves whether to teach online, in-person or in hybrid format. On this episode, they will talk about their work and the importance of selflessness in the reopening process. 

Next, Emma King, a rising sophomore in Mendoza, will share her excitement about reopening. She will also tell us some of the things that worry her about the plan. 

After Emma, we'll talk to Joey O'Donnell, who wrote a letter to the editor of The Observer  on July 6, titled "Why I'm not convinced reopening will work." Joey will share his plans for the semester with us and explain what dangers we will face in returning to campus. 

Finally, we'll hear from Lan Anh Dinh, Mary Polking and Jackson Hignite. They are representing ConcerND, a group of students who are advocating for more equitable reopening policies and accommodations. In this episode, they stress the importance of community and how necessary it is that all students act in the best interest of others, especially during this time. 

We hope this episode expands your perspectives and helps you think deeply about the campus reopening decision and what kind of community member you will be this fall. Thanks for listening! 

Join us this week as we interview one of our hosts: Jackie O'Brien! Jackie just graduated, so we decided her last episode on the show should be about her!

Listen to learn all about Jackie's ND journey--what led her here, how she found belonging on campus and where she's going next. In this episode, she also tells us about her very cool senior thesis and the craziest response she's ever received about a column. She even shares some details of Zoom graduation!

We're so grateful to Jackie for joining us on this podcasting journey as a senior and we hope all our listeners will enjoy learning more about the woman behind the mic!

Our hosts chat over Zoom with Mopi, an ND sophomore who is still on campus! Originally from Bangalore, India, he was unable to make it back home before airports closed, so he is now living at the Morris Inn with several other students who were unable to return to their hometowns. 

In this episode, Mopi will share what life is like at ND now and he'll also talk about what he normally does on campus. He's a part of The Shirt committee, has worked on several student government campaigns and one time he attended a near-stranger's wedding at the basilica. Tune in to hear all the stories of how he lives his favorite hashtag... #seekdiscomfortND.

Join us for this week's episode, as we speak with Angelica Hocter... the current mastermind behind the well-known Domers on a Bench account! 

Angelica reflects on her time at ND, explains the mission of Domers on a Bench and sheds a light on what it's like to work at ND listens. Tune in to hear some crazy alumni stories, her hopes for Zoom graduation and much more! 

Welcome to the first-ever virtually recorded episode of the show! In this episode, join us as we interview our new EIC, Maria Leontaras! 

Listen to learn about how she's running the paper from a distance, when she first fell in love with journalism and which Disney character fits her personality best. Maria is also our first-ever guest from Saint Mary's so we'll talk about student life in the tri-campus community and how to build relationships across campuses. Check it out!

This week's sixth seat is Katie Cole, a pre-med senior who walked on the ND women's basketball team her sophomore year and is now a scholarship athlete. 

Tune in to learn what it's like to be coached by the legend herself: Muffet McGraw, and to hear about the amazing things Katie is doing on and off the court!

In this week's episode, the sixth seat is Gretchen Hopkirk, the ND senior whose documentary "Don't Be Afraid to F*** Up" recently won the Audience Choice Award at the Notre Dame Student Film Festival. 

Join our hosts as they discuss the Humor Artists, the Keenan Revue and what it's like to be a woman in comedy. 

Also, stay tuned for the first ever missed connections segment!

We're joined this week by the 2019-2020 ND student body president... Elizabeth Boyle! 

Listen to:

- learn more about how student government works

- learn more about Elizabeth's super cool life

- have a great time!

We're back this week with everything you ever wanted to know about Brandon Hardy--the ND fan who wears a gold jacket at virtually every game. 

Where did the jacket come from? 

What made him a Notre Dame fan?

Would he rather drink DeBart water or eat Pizza Pi? Tune in to find out! 

This week, we sat down with Ben Testani, an Observer columnist and ND Twitter celebrity. Learn about Ben's time abroad, the inspiration for his columns and who he challenges to be in the sixth seat next.