Mike Trivella
University of Notre Dame
My name is Mike Trivella, and I am a junior at the University of Notre Dame. I am twenty years old, and grew up in suburbs of New Jersey, the part of New Jersey people tend to not see from the Jersey Turnpike. I’m currently in the Mendoza College of Business, and majoring in Accounting while minoring in Philosophy on the side. I love to read, write and argue about sports, and have recently added soccer to my list of sports I love talking about, even if no one else in the U.S. really cares. I have just completed my first year here at NextGen, and I am very honored to be a voice of my generation.
A Different Pair of Shades
November 30, 2012
What do a Bosnian genocide and an ancient philosopher have to do with anything? I think that in a strange way they both relate to the mission that the founders of NextGen set out to achieve. Our perspective isn't always the best, and we have to try on other shades.
Young Voters: Balancing the Extremes
November 2, 2012
Life is better when balanced equally between extremes; my interest in politics would skyrocket if our politicians started to act more in this manner.
Undefeated Season: A Case for Kansas State
October 26, 2012
With talent at quarterback in Collin Klein and stability at the helm in coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats could make Manhattan, KS the most important Manhattan in the nation—if only for a day.
The Irish Make Their Own Luck: Notre Dame’s Unlikely Journey to 6-0
October 15, 2012
Those who had been brave enough to tough out the freezing rain on a cold, gray October day in South Bend were treated to arguably one of the greatest games in Notre Dame history.
Hooray, the Zebras are Back!: The End of the NFL Referees’ Lockout
September 28, 2012
Let us praise the victory of the refs and their return just in time for Week 4, and let us also pray that nothing like the Inaccurate Reception will ever rear its ugly head again.
Notre Dame Is Joining the ACC, And It’s The Right Move
September 13, 2012
Like it or not, football independence is the product of a world long gone. Notre Dame needed to start playing by at least some of the rules by quasi-joining a football conference, or run the risk of being entirely irrelevant in the future.
Why Rick Reilly Was Wrong About Notre Dame Football
August 24, 2012
Under a cold, gray October sky there are now only frustrated Notre Dame football fans, waiting for the time when the fabled Four Horsemen will return to wreak Conquest, War, Famine and Death on other college football programs.
In Politics, The Age of Extremes
August 10, 2012
We need a leader who can voice our concerns and wishes not only for our futures but those of our children as well, and neither party in our American system provides that at the moment. We've entered an unfortunate age of extremes that is dragging down American politics.
