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Seniors entering religious life discuss discernment and ‘the call’

Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, May 15, 2020

For many seniors, the past four years have been a process of discovery and refinement that is anything but straightforward. For seniors entering religious life, the process of discernment and self-discovery is no less complex. Fr. John DeRiso, the Vocations Director for the U.S. province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, emphasized that entering the

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ND research labs donate supplies to help fight PPE shortages

Ciara Hopkinson | Tuesday, April 7, 2020

As hospitals around the country face shortages of personal protective equipment, or PPE, Notre Dame research labs that have paused operations have donated their supply of PPE to the Saint Joseph County Unified Command, which is leading the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jessica Brookshire, senior program director for the Office of Clinical Partnerships

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Shower thoughts, quarantine edition

Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, April 3, 2020

As I struggled, yet again, to come up with a topic for the dreaded inside column, my cabin fever-addled brain hit upon the phrase, “if these walls could talk.” I paused, wondering what the walls of the tiny house I’ve shared with three of my best girlfriends for the past seven months would say about

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New course explores religion, politics from global perspective

Ciara Hopkinson | Wednesday, February 19, 2020

This spring break, eight Notre Dame students will travel far outside the Notre Dame bubble to consider the role of religion in politics from a global perspective. Sponsored by the Keough School of Global Affairs and the University, students in the class “Holy Cross-roads: Religion and Politics from South Bend to South Asia” will travel

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Siegfried residents raise money, awareness for homeless through Day of Man

Ciara Hopkinson | Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Despite the forecasted high temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit this Wednesday, the men of Siegfried Hall will be wearing t-shirts, shorts and flip flops as part of their 14th annual Day of Man fundraiser for South Bend Center for the Homeless. In fact, the colder the better, sophomore Sean Butler said. “Last year it was

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Student senate discusses effectiveness, representation

Ciara Hopkinson | Thursday, January 23, 2020

At its weekly meeting Wednesday evening, the Notre Dame student senate focused on issues of representation and reflected on its effectiveness in serving the student body. The session began with a conversation about race and reactions to Walk the Walk Week. “I think this is a really valuable time, especially during Walk the Walk Week,

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Knott priest stresses supporting students in faith journeys

Ciara Hopkinson | Monday, January 20, 2020

When Fr. Dennis Strach found out he would be moving into Knott Hall at the beginning of last semester, he did not know what to expect. The last time he lived in a dorm, Strach was a student himself, and he wasn’t sure how he would approach serving as both a resource and a friend

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Student government plans civil discourse launch for next semester

Ciara Hopkinson | Thursday, December 12, 2019

In anticipation of the 2020 presidential debate on Notre Dame’s campus next fall, student government is leading an initiative to spark civil discourse across party lines within campus communities. While the program does not yet have a name, student body vice president junior Patrick McGuire explained it as a “dorm Converge model.” “So it’s taking

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ND Chorale prepares traditional Christmas performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, December 6, 2019

For nearly 30 years, the Notre Dame Chorale has ushered in the holiday season with their performance of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” a wildly popular Baroque masterpiece that tells the story of Christianity in three parts. Music professor Alexander Blachly, director of the Chorale, described the piece as “indestructible.” “That’s the word that people usually

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Attorney Jay Ewart, former defense counsel to Troy Davis, discusses death penalty, the role of doubt

Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, November 22, 2019

On Sept. 21, 2011, Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 murder of Officer Mark MacPhail of the Savannah Police Department. Davis, a black man, maintained his innocence throughout the 20 years in prison and multiple appeals that ensued, and his highly publicized case drew international attention and protest. The Notre Dame Exoneration Project, the

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