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Pieces I Never Wrote

Humor Editor’s swan song
HUMOR | April 15, 2026

After five years and 34 articles for the Rover, there’s still quite a list of headlines and ideas I never got to publish: 

 

Let Me Air My McGrievances

A critical view of ND’s provost

 

Students Rally In Force for ICE Mass

Anti-immigrationists feel “disappointed and tricked”

 

Observer and Rover Conspiracy Revealed

Newspapers publish the exact same stories with different headlines, no one notices

 

New Catholic Administrators Hired by DEI Initiative

Catholics in ND administration considered “endangered minority”

 

StuGov Hosts Red, Yellow, and Green Excellence Dinners

For students with sunburns, jaundice, and hangovers, respectively

 

Baraka Bouts Sued Over “Diverse” Male Participant

“Ouch, that hurt!” says top female competitor

 

Campus-Wide Ban on Pornography Fails Again

Dome cites academic freedom for “legitimate academic research” 

 

Fr Greg Haake Named VP of “World Domination” by Barron

Children of Mary, Militia of the Immaculata gear up for crusade

 

Arts & Letters Starts New “Vice President” Major

Prepares students for one of ND’s thousands of “VP of” jobs

 

Irish for Reproductive Health Distribute Firearms on Campus

ND Administration still does nothing about it

 

ND Marketing Becomes “DepartmeND of BraNDing”

Running out of words with “nd” in them

 

Medieval Institute Tailgates Escalate, Desperate for Attention

Now features live executions and stretching on the rack

 

Astronomy Tenures “Flat-Earther,” PLS Hires Illiterate “Scholar”

In the spirit of diverse “academic inquiry”

 

Provost McGreevy Asked to Define “Catholic Character”

“Uhhhhh…like Georgetown?”

 

James Whitaker is a graduate student in the theology department. He is very grateful for his five years with the Rover, most of all because it was how he became friends with the love of his life. You can send them congratulations on their upcoming wedding at jwhitak5@nd.edu and hgarecht@nd.edu