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Reviews of 2018 Notre Dame student government departments

Andrew Cameron, Nicole Simon and Lucy Lynch | Thursday, December 6, 2018

Department of Academic Affairs Senior Caroline Cloonan, director of Academic Affairs, has led several events for her department this semester, most notably Majors Night, an event that allows students to meet with representatives from different academic departments. The event drew about 500 attendees and also featured a raffle where students could win prizes. This fall,

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Dorms undergo maintenance, close for residents over break

Andrew Cameron | Thursday, December 6, 2018

As students pack up to go home for winter break, many people wonder: “What happens in the dorms over break?” As all students are required to vacate the residence halls at the end of the final examinations period, few students, if any, have been inside a dorm during this annual three-to-four-week vacancy, and what goes

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New Asian art history course to encourage global awareness

Andrew Cameron | Monday, November 19, 2018

Notre Dame will be offering its first-ever art history course focused on Asia during the spring semester. The course, titled “Introduction to Arts of Asia: Materials, Processes, Contexts,” is being offered by the Liu Institute for Asian Studies and through the Keough School of Global Affairs. Thirty seats are assigned to the class, two of

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Signaling solidarity with national movement, Notre Dame students kneel during national anthem

Andrew Cameron | Monday, November 12, 2018

As usual, just before kickoff, the Notre Dame marching band played the national anthem at the start of Saturday night’s football game against Florida State. This time, however, as most of the crowd stood with their hands over their hearts, part of the student section refused to rise. Instead, as the marching band began their

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Breen-Phillips Hall builds on 79 years of community

Andrew Cameron | Friday, October 26, 2018

Editor’s note: This article is one in a series profiling the dorms. Situated on North Quad next to Farley and Geddes Halls, Breen-Phillips (BP) Hall is home to more than 190 undergraduate women. Founded in 1939 and named after alumni benefactors William P. Breen and Frank B. Phillips, the hall served as a men’s dorm until

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Ode to the em dash

Andrew Cameron | Thursday, October 11, 2018

Shall I compare thee to a semicolon? Thou art more lengthy and more versatile — Though oft-sufficed by mere comma or colon, Thou art most beloved by me (and AP Style). My rhyming of “colon” with “semicolon” aside, the verse above surely betrays a passion few punctuation marks could hope to inspire — the passion

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Museum of Biodiversity collects specimens for research

Andrew Cameron | Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Unknown to many of the students who walk past every day, behind the glass doors of the Museum of Biodiversity lies one of the largest repositories of biological specimens in Indiana. The museum, located on the first floor of Jordan Hall of Science, maintains the Department of Biological Sciences’ vast collection of insects, plants, fossils,

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3D printing firm showcases capabilities at Innovation Park

Andrew Cameron | Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Visitors to Innovation Park, Notre Dame’s technology and entrepreneurship facility, may be puzzled by the large chamber apparatus set up near the entrance. This machine, an advanced 3D scanner owned by German startup Doob, aims to display the company’s innovative technology to members of the Notre Dame and South Bend communities and provide customers with

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Notre Dame hosts annual Activities Night

Andrew Cameron | Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The annual frenzy of hundreds of students hoping to learn about and sign up for some of the more than 350 student clubs and organizations represented at Student Activities Night filled the Notre Dame Stadium concourse Tuesday night. The event, hosted by the Student Activities Office (SAO), provides the student body with a way to see

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SMC, Notre Dame midshipmen reflect on NROTC summer training camps

Andrew Cameron and Mia Marroquin | Monday, August 27, 2018

The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) prepares college students to serve as Naval officers after graduation. Eighty-four Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s undergraduates participate in this program. Known as “midshipmen,” students in the program this summer spent approximately a month completing various training courses, including spending time aboard active vessels and aircraft to prepare

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