![]() ![]() Notre Dame is also not the only school to amend its fight song to make it more inclusive. ![]() In the past, Notre Dame has also faced pressure to retire the football team’s “Fighting Irish” leprechaun logo. Could have changed ‘son’s’ to ‘one’s’ would have been inclusive and made sense from a syllable standpoint.” Many people also voiced concern that the change will mess with the way the iconic song is performed: “it is awkward from a syllable standpoint. The school has changed and times have changed … both for the better,” one commenter said.īut another noted sarcastically: “Never going to sing it like this but still glad this change has solved all the problems of the world.” “The fight song was written when ND was for men only. The song debuted on campus 1908, and a decade later the Notre Dame band began to perform the fight song at athletics events, the university stated in a news release.Ĭomments on Twitter in response to the university’s announcement appeared to be mixed. The announcement took place as Notre Dame marks the 50th anniversary of admitting females to the school. “Notre Dame’s fight song is one of the most recognizable in the country, gaining fame due in large part to the success of their football program throughout the 20th century,” Fox News reported. The old lyrics included the stanzas: “Old Notre Dame will win over all, while her loyal sons are marching onward to victory” now they will be: “While her loyal sons and daughters march on to victory.” The University of Notre Dame’s fight song will now reference both “sons and daughters” in its lyrics, the university has announced. ![]() Fans can celebrate with a new book, 100 Years of the Notre Dame Victory March, designed, written and published by the band staff and filled with photographs of memorable. Notre Dame’s Victory March just got more inclusive. The University of Notre Dame Band invited its alumni to attend a celebration of the Victory March’s 100th anniversary on October 4, during the Stanford football weekend. The College Fix on Facebook The College Fix on Twitter The College Fix on Reddit The College Fix on Parler Share on Email ![]()
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