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Student government department reviews

Cate Von Dohlen, Genevieve Redsten and Christopher Parker | Thursday, December 12, 2019

Department of Academic Affairs Senior Katherine Wallace assumed the director position of this department, which addresses the academic needs of the student body, after a leadership change in October. Wallace had already been a member of the department. She said her experience, combined with the support of senior leadership helped ensure a smooth leadership transition.

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Students consult for local nonprofits through SCNO

Christopher Parker | Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Going on its fourth year connecting Notre Dame students to local charity work, the University’s chapter of Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations (SCNO) met Tuesday night to present this semester’s projects. SCNO is a group that seeks to elevate nonprofits by “empowering talented students with knowledge, training and hands-on consulting experience,” according to the club’s

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GRC hosts workshop on restorative justice to address discrimination on campus

Christopher Parker | Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Students gathered in the Notre Dame Room in LaFortune Student Center on Tuesday evening to address topics about relationship-building and discrimination. The Gender Relations Center and other co-sponsors hosted the event, called a Restorative Justice Workshop, as a continuation of the GRC-sponsored StaND Against Hate Week. Rachelle Simon, facilitator of the workshop, said she felt

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ACE Night provides insight into post-graduate program

Christopher Parker | Thursday, November 7, 2019

Nothing draws a crowd like free education and free Chick-Fil-A. In a crowded Remick Commons this past Wednesday evening, the Alliance for Catholic Education hosted ACE Night, a presentation and conversation forum for their Teaching Fellows program. Bridgette McDermott, associate recruiting coordinator for ACE Teaching Fellows, said outreach events like ACE Night have been a

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Revived Feminist ND aims to discuss identity

Christopher Parker | Tuesday, October 8, 2019

In the hopes of engaging with feminist ideas consistent with the mission of the University, the recently-revived Feminist ND will host their first general meeting of the year in the McNeill Room in LaFortune Student Center from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Senior Dinuka Cooray, president of Feminist ND, said she wants the club to

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Lecture on society and abortion opens Respect Life Week

Christopher Parker | Tuesday, October 1, 2019

On Monday in LaFortune Student Center, Professor Helen Alvaré of George Mason University delivered a lecture exploring the concept of women’s liberation in the context of abortion and the right to life movement. The lecture, titled “Women’s Liberation: Authentic Feminine Freedom in a post-Roe Era,” was the opening event for ND Right to Life’s annual

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Start a streak with democracy: Snapchat in the newsroom

Christopher Parker | Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Of all the social media apps that mystify my mother, I’d say Snapchat is the most foreign to her. As a form of communication, it truly makes no sense. If I had a dollar for every time somebody answered a question over Snapchat when I’d totally forgotten the question itself… well, I’d still be in

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Presentation sheds light on women in Congress

Christopher Parker | Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The 116th Congress has the most women of any U.S. Congress: less than 25%. Record numbers of women were elected to Congress in 2018, yet the U.S. ranks 79th worldwide in female representation in a parliamentary body. These facts opened a presentation from Kathryn Pearson, the speaker hosted by the Constitutional Studies Department in Jenkins-Nanovic

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Constitutional Studies hosts forum on modern conservatism

Christopher Parker | Monday, September 16, 2019

Notre Dame’s Constitutional Studies department hosted a debate between conservative voices in the Jenkins-Nanovic Hall Forum on Friday. The debaters in the event, “What is Conservatism in the Age of Trump?” have argued before — in print and in person — representing different schools of conservative thought. First to speak was David French, senior writer at

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Women of Pangborn Hall begin to establish traditions regardless of next year’s change of location

Christopher Parker | Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Meet the Valkyries, Notre Dame’s newest female community, currently residing in Pangborn Hall. Rector Amanda Springstead said the community has “a spirit of ‘we’re going to do this, and we’re going to do this together.’” Pangborn is unique in its student composition. The sophomores, juniors and seniors of Pangborn chose to move to the dorm

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