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-Christian Myers | Monday, March 31, 2014
As a senior, it is hard to face the fact that I won’t be coming back to Notre Dame in the fall. The last four years have been … blah, blah, blah; feels, feels, feels. Much more importantly, “How I Met Your Mother” (HIMYM) is ending, and I simply can’t believe it. Watching HIMYM has
Christian Myers | Thursday, March 6, 2014
Dervis Can Vural, postdoctoral fellow in the school of engineering and applied sciences at Harvard University, considered the nature of aging and death in the lecture “Statistical Mechanics of Aging and Death,” held in Nieuwland Science Hall on Wednesday. According to the physics department website, Vural said the purpose of his work is to better
Christian Myers | Monday, February 24, 2014
Students have the chance to find their own midsummer night’s dreams again this year with the Young Company, a group that allows talented undergraduate and graduate students to perform as a part of the 15th annual Shakespeare Festival at Notre Dame. Grant Mudge, Ryan producing artistic director of the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, said the
Jack Rooney, Emily McConville and Christian Myers | Wednesday, February 19, 2014
The election committee of the Judicial Council approved six tickets to run for Class Councils. The tickets for Senior Class Council and Junior Class Council will run unopposed, and four tickets will campaign for Sophomore Class Council. Elections take place Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Judicial Council. Senior Class Council
Christian Myers | Tuesday, February 18, 2014
As Kermit the Frog famously said, it’s not easy being green. Nevertheless, a new group is working to push Notre Dame toward a green, sustainable future. Juniors Katie Otterbeck and Garrett Blad started the “We Are 9” campaign in the fall with the overall goal of making Notre Dame a fossil fuel-free campus, Otterbeck said.
Christian Myers | Monday, February 17, 2014
On-campus banking options are set to look different for students and staff next year, with changes in the LaFortune Student Center and ATMs around campus. A branch of 1st Source Bank will replace the Notre Dame Federal Credit Union (NDFCU) branch currently housed in LaFortune. An announcement of the change was sent to all students
Christian Myers | Thursday, February 6, 2014
A group of nine Notre Dame students and staff took part in the 2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering (CSMG) earlier this week, taking the opportunity to exercise both their faith and their interest in American government and meet others doing the same. Notre Dame has sent students to the annual conference for the past 10
Christian Myers | Friday, January 31, 2014
The National Football League (NFL) and General Electric (GE) have teamed up to fund concussion-related research projects nationwide, and a Notre Dame research team is behind one of the 16 projects chosen so far. Professor Christian Poellabauer said the 16 projects were chosen from a pool of more than 400 proposals by a panel of
Christian Myers | Thursday, January 23, 2014
The Harlem Globetrotters, the world famous “Ambassadors of Goodwill,” are set to square-off against the World All Stars in the Purcell Pavilion on Saturday at 7 p.m. as part of their 2014 “Fans Rule” World Tour. Herbert “Flight Time” Lang, a guard in his 15th season with the Globetrotters, said both long-time fans and newcomers
Christian Myers | Sunday, January 19, 2014
Amid the Oscar buzz, student filmmakers are gearing up for their own event, the 25th annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival. The festival will feature 14 films representing the work of 31 student filmmakers, and will be held in the Browning Cinema of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Screenings will begin at 6:30 and