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-Diversity Council | Thursday, April 12, 2018
Diversity. I had this notion that it was all about race and ethnicity and culture, but after further contemplation, I’ve come to question the true nature of its form. I have lived in the Midwest for pretty much the entirety of my life. For those of you who are not aware, minorities in the Midwest
Diversity Council | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Notre Dame is proud to share that 81 percent of the freshman class of 2017 self-identified as Catholic. Our non-Catholic students gain knowledge of the Catholic faith through the required theology courses and campus life, which is permeated with the faith. Yet, when I consider issues on campus about which people feel strongly, and in
Diversity Council | Thursday, March 8, 2018
“You’re a man, so act like one!” “Toughen up and stop being a baby!” “You’re acting like a girl!” “Boys don’t cry!” “Boys don’t like other boys!” At the moment that boys begin to decipher English lullabies from their mothers’ mouths, society has already defined who they are meant to be. From the cradle, passersby
Diversity Council | Thursday, February 22, 2018
Words hold a strange power over us. The spoken ones openly question and validate our values, our attitudes and our opinions. They’re also ever-changing, with open debates constantly molding it into something current, something new. It is the unspoken word, however, that holds the most sway. It is what causes a woman in the workplace
Diversity Council | Thursday, January 25, 2018
As the Diversity Council of Notre Dame, we make an effort to promote awareness and understanding of all differences that make up the Notre Dame community. And through this endeavor, we are constantly aware of the underrepresented communities on campus. While many of the conversations regarding diversity and inclusion at Notre Dame center around topics
Diversity Council | Thursday, November 30, 2017
Table games: there are a lot. While we were young, we sometimes struggled to fully learn the games our family and friends already mastered. For me at least, there was a level of confusion and a little bit of discomfort as a 4-year-old trying to understand Monopoly. But among this confusion, there was a willingness
Diversity Council | Thursday, November 9, 2017
Vulnerability. I believe that if there is one thing a Notre Dame student is more afraid of than a C in a class, it is vulnerability. As students, we have a wide variety of conversations. Educational, insightful, thought-provoking conversations. However, seldom do we have the necessary and real conversations regarding our experiences on this campus.
Diversity Council | Tuesday, October 24, 2017
During my freshman year, I maybe attended one football game the entire season. When asked about my absence, I offered an excuse of an overwhelming workload in the form of exams or imaginary papers that may or may not have existed at all. The truth was too embarrassing to admit: I couldn’t afford the tickets.
Diversity Council | Thursday, October 5, 2017
Who doesn’t remember the feeling of their first love? The hot flush on your face, the funny jumps in your stomach — you would’ve done anything to spend time together, and you loved everything about them. Their voice, their smell … their smooth white pages … wait, maybe that was just me. Yes, my first
Diversity Council | Thursday, September 21, 2017
Over the weekend, I had the privilege to attend a certain conference thanks to the help of the Office of Student Enrichment and their assistance. The conference is called Out 4 Undergrad (O4U) and they had conferences geared towards college students that identified as LGBTQ+ all across the country pertaining to different fields of occupation: