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Notre Dame researchers work to develop accessible lead testing in South Bend

Cece Biagini | Thursday, December 12, 2019

Eighty percent of homes in South Bend were built before lead paint was banned in 1978. Children living in such homes are most susceptible to the dangers of lead exposure — including life-long cognitive and behavioral impairments.  Notre Dame has partnered with the community in an effort to address this issue. Researchers created a lead

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Scene (Near) South Bend: The Moringa Tree Organic Kitchen and Wellness Studio

Cece Biagini | Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Moringa Tree Organic Kitchen and Wellness Studio may sound like just another restaurant catering to our generation’s health-kick craze. The Moringa Tree, however, offers customers more than just gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and vegetarian options. The Moringa Tree takes great pride in its healthy breakfast and lunch options made from high-quality, organic ingredients sourced from

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Professor explores Notre Dame’s St. Patrick’s Day history

Cece Biagini | Tuesday, March 20, 2018

St. Patrick’s Day carries many different meanings. For the Irish, it is the Catholic feast day of Ireland’s patron saint and a day for honoring Irish heritage. For Irish-Americans, St. Patrick’s Day has become a celebration of Irish-American identity. And at Notre Dame — a school with the Irish leprechaun as a mascot — St.

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Scene in South Bend: The Farmer’s Market

Cece Biagini | Monday, October 2, 2017

Considered a “hidden gem” of South Bend, the Farmer’s Market has a reputation that precedes itself to those from the Notre Dame community. One of the “largest and most diverse markets in the Midwest,” the Farmers Market has 96 stalls — each offering a unique product.  Fresh fruit and vegetables are only the beginning — everything from homemade cookies,

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Scene in South Bend: Pure Barre

Cece Biagini | Thursday, September 14, 2017

Eddy Street Common’s newest fitness studio, Pure Barre, offers a low-intensity, low-impact workout that targets all parts of the body. Like most people, I didn’t know what barre was or had ever “done” barre before making a trip to Pure Barre — the “largest, most established barre franchise in the nation.” But I learned in

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Scene in South Bend: The Local Cup

Cece Biagini | Monday, September 4, 2017

“Understanding others” — the most valuable lesson barista Mariano Gomez of The Local Cup has learned in serving coffee to the community. A five-minute drive from Notre Dame, The Local Cup is a quaint, simple coffee shop attended by warm, welcoming people seeking to foster community in the Near Northwest Neighborhood (NNN). Entirely volunteer-run, the The Local

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University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email on Tuesday that Notre Dame will open a mass vaccination site in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department. 

🏥 The site will be at the Compton Family Ice Arena and will be open Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

🔬In his email, Fr. Jenkins said that the testing site “will provide vaccinations for those Indiana residents eligible at that time under the Indians Department of Health vaccine guidelines, whether or not they study or work at the University.”

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! Fr Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! From class encounters to love at first sight at Hesburgh Library, swipe to read more shared experiences!
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Swipe through to take a look at how people have fo Swipe through to take a look at how people have found love under the dome!
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