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Cate Von Dohlen | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
The first-ever Gun Violence Prevention Week commenced Monday night, hosted by the nonpartisan Notre Dame Students Against Gun Violence club — the Notre Dame-based chapter of national organization Students Demand Action. Seniors Hailey Fulwider and Liam Dalton have worked together to plan the week with three nights of events corresponding to the overall theme of
Cate Von Dohlen | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Howard Hall will host the third annual Walk for More Tomorrows event Thursday evening. The walk was started by former Howard Hall resident Phoebe Natalie, who graduated in 2018, to raise awareness for mental health issues and suicide prevention and to provide support to those affected. Attendants are encouraged to donate with all proceeds going
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, April 5, 2019
The new Notre Dame women’s club basketball team has competed in four tournaments in their inaugural semester. The team is comprised of a fluctuating 15 to 20 members and coached by Rob Coloney, the director of Graduate Career Services. Two of the four tournaments were in Chicago, and one was for regionals at Dayton University,
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, March 29, 2019
The fifth annual Run Forrest Run 5/10K race to benefit the Gary Sinise Foundation (GSF) will commence Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in front of Hesburgh Library, where 900 American flags will be placed on the grass early Friday morning. The event was started by Lauren McKee, class of 2018, her freshman year at Notre Dame. Senior
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, March 1, 2019
Lewis House of Pancakes (LHOP) has been a popular tradition at Notre Dame for years. Continuing the tradition, the first-ever Lewis Hall of Baking, or LHOB, will commence Friday. Unlike its fall counterpart, which serves breakfast as the primary food, LHOB will instead offer a variety of baked goods. Featured options will include Rice Krispies Treats,
Cate Von Dohlen | Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Known for their orange beanies and now the second-annual pep rally LimeBike brigade, Knott Hall sits on Mod Quad, between Siegfried Hall and Flaherty Hall. Named after Marion Burk Knott, Knott Hall was established as woman’s hall in 1988 and then transitioned to a men’s hall in 1997, Knott Hall rector Patrick Kincaid said. It
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, February 15, 2019
The theme for the third-annual Notre Dame Ethics Week, hosted by the Mendoza College of Business and the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, was “Economic Inequality: On Campuses, in Communities and at Companies.” Past themes have included “Lead Local, Lead Global” and “Sports and the Common Good.” Ethics Week coordinator Brian Levey explained
Cate Von Dohlen | Thursday, February 7, 2019
Procrastination is often shamed. Sometimes we internally shame ourselves at 2 a.m. on Monday mornings. Other times, we sense the silent shame on the upper levels of Club Hes. Nevertheless, just the word itself has negative connotations — but I like to think procrastination can actually be beneficial. There is a certain art to procrastinating,
Cate Von Dohlen | Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Housed in a small office on the edge of St. Joseph’s lake, the Holy Cross Mission Center’s web stretches across the globe. Recently, center director Fr. Mike DeLaney attended World Youth Day in Panama where he and Holy Cross representatives from eight different countries held a vocations fair from Jan. 22 to 26. According to a
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, January 25, 2019
When Ted Mandell, film professor, founder and faculty organizer of the Notre Dame Film Festival, took a film production at the University, there was no means for showing student films to the larger Notre Dame community. “You would show your film to your professor and to your parents at graduation weekend, and that was our