It was a beautiful and uplifting thing to see the joy of the students here at Notre Dame tonight after we beat Purdue with a last-30 seconds of the game touchdown. Immediately after the win, students began RUNNING from their dorms to the center of campus (right next to my dorm) to jump in the "stone-henge" (a.k.a. war memorial) fountain. Nearly 500+ students plunged into the spraying waters (even though it was 55 degrees outside), shouting, and cheering, singing the ND fight song and chanting: "WE ARE, ND! WE ARE, ND! WE ARE, ND!" I couldn't help my self and ran outside to watch the scene. It was both hilarious, uplifting, and ridiculous. Watching people jump into freezing cold water, dancing around, and celebrating, then watching them wrap their arms around one another and sway as they sang the Alma Mater, simply beautiful.
