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Thinking about thinking

Cate Von Dohlen | Thursday, September 24, 2020

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about thinking lately. Maybe I’m thinking a lot about thinking because of my three philosophy classes this semester. Maybe I’m thinking a lot about thinking because there has just been a lot of time to think. Maybe I’m thinking a lot about thinking because the very process of

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History professor’s research provides insight into the COVID-19 crisis

Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, September 4, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many issues to light in the media that otherwise lay hidden beneath the surface of current events. Leaders in business, education and other industries have turned to the work of historians to better respond to the effects of the coronavirus.  Department of history professor Joshua Specht researched the history of

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University professors opt to teach virtually in light of COVID-19

Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, August 14, 2020

Notre Dame professors will teach in three formats this semester: fully-virtual, hybrid or in-person with a virtual component for students in quarantine or choosing to take class online this semester. The majority of professors teaching in a full-virtual format have underlying medical conditions or they have a family member who does. Professor David Hutchison in

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I cannot wait to walk to class

Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, April 24, 2020

When I arrived at Notre Dame as a freshman, I thought walking around campus to class was so fun. It was on these walks from the random science building to O’Shag to DeBart where I nurtured friendships from Welcome Weekend, my dorm and anywhere else I seemed to meet people. The game of “Do they

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Student initiates e-reflection Bible study group to foster community, faith

Cate Von Dohlen | Monday, March 30, 2020

Senior Mar Diego came back to campus at the end of spring break with hopes to resume in-person classes in late March.   Diego, an international student, came back to campus knowing that disruptions would be present already, but said she thought she would still be able to attend the daily service in the Basilica. Diego

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Students, patients, clinicians gather to raise rare disease awareness

Cate Von Dohlen | Monday, March 2, 2020

This weekend at the Morris Inn, the Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare & Neglected Diseases hosted the 11th annual conference on advancing rare disease research, therapy and patient advocacy. The event aligned with the global World Rare Disease Day and was chosen to fall on Feb. 29 in order raise awareness for people living with rare

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Remick Family Hall to become a new space for students

Cate Von Dohlen | Thursday, February 20, 2020

Nestled behind the Basilica lies the University’s old French Quarter, home to former Brownson Hall and soon-to-be Remick Family Hall. The former building’s courtyard and ivy wall has been enjoyed by many and photographed for years. The project started with the demolition of Brownson Hall and is now in the building phase of the new

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Philosophy professor provides students with advice on “not losing your soul” at Notre Dame

Cate Von Dohlen | Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Meghan Sullivan, philosophy professor and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, elaborated on succeeding at Notre Dame “without losing your soul,” in a lecture Tuesday night. Sullivan directs the God and the Good Life program. Her lecture, titled “How to succeed at Notre Dame without losing your soul,” was the sixth annual

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Keough priest-in-residence shares Notre Dame journey

Cate Von Dohlen | Monday, January 27, 2020

After having graduated from Notre Dame himself in 1999, Fr. Nate Wills now resides in Keough Hall as a priest-in-residence. Wills said he wasn’t initially interested in attending Notre Dame after his older brother started at the University one year before him.  “I basically wanted to go to any school but Notre Dame because I

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Basilica undergoes sound upgrades over break

Cate Von Dohlen | Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Several upgrades made to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus while students were away over winter break. This renovation mainly concerned new technology upgrades throughout the Basilica, Kate Barrett, Campus Ministry’s associate director of liturgy, said in an email.  Barrett said the project was a collaboration between Campus Ministry and Notre Dame Studios

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