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-Emma Borne | Friday, January 29, 2016
The women of McGlinn Hall will turn the LaFortune Ballroom into a casino for the night this Saturday, as the dorm hosts its annual Casino Night fundraiser, open to all Holy Cross, Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame students. According to Kaleigh O’Boyle, one of McGlinn’s Casino Night co-commissioners, the event will run from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Emma Borne | Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Throughout her professional experience in academia, industry and government, Mary Galvin, dean of the College of Science, said she realized each sector confused leadership and management. Galvin spoke on this confusion in a lecture Tuesday night that was a part of the inaugural Living Legends of Engineering Leadership Lecture Series. Galvin said leadership and management are fundamentally different because
Emma Borne | Thursday, January 21, 2016
Many Notre Dame students are are all too familiar with the arduous search that is finding a summer internship. With that experience in mind, Irish Internship Program offers students a unique and challenging opportunity of not just an internship experience but a chance to live abroad in a country many on campus hold dear: Ireland. Senior Megan Ball, who
Emma Borne | Wednesday, January 13, 2016
For the fourth year in a row, the University’s Office of Public Affairs and Nonprofit Executive Programs in the Mendoza College of Business are giving back to the local community in the form of a breakfast series for nonprofit workers. According to Marc Hardy, director of Nonprofit Executive Programs, the breakfast series is a way to
Emma Borne | Friday, December 11, 2015
In an effort to improve the football game day experience, student government over the summer took on a project to lower concession prices at Notre Dame Stadium for students. Student body chief of staff Dan Sehlhorst said in an email that he and student body president Bryan Ricketts collaborated with Auxiliary Services and the concession stand
Emma Borne | Monday, November 16, 2015
Students wearing all black gathered at the Clarke Memorial Fountain, known colloquially as Stonehenge, on Sunday evening to show support for minority students on college campuses across the country who have recently faced injustices. Senior Rachel Wallace gathered the students together and began the evening with a moment of silence for those who suffer from
Emma Borne | Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Notre Dame is gearing up to celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November. Multicultural Student Programs and Services (MSPS) and the Native American Student Association of Notre Dame (NASAND) have collaborated to sponsor several events throughout November in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, according to Iris Outlaw, director of MSPS. The first event was a MSPS
Emma Borne | Monday, November 2, 2015
This winter break, many students will celebrate the holidays enjoying time with with family, relaxing with friends and exploring the causes of poverty. Through Urban Plunge, a one-credit, experiential learning seminar offered by the Center for Social Concerns (CSC), students will travel to 32 sites in metropolitan areas across the country to gain a better understanding of poverty
Emma Borne | Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Monday evening, the Gender Studies Program and the Department of Film, Television & Theater co-sponsored Notre Dame alumnus Christian Murphy’s presentation on how his company uses comedy to combat relationship violence. Murphy is the co-founder and executive director of Catharsis Productions, an organization that uses humor and theater to open conversation and awareness about sexual violence.
Emma Borne | Friday, October 9, 2015
This weekend, the midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy will travel to Notre Dame for the 89th meeting of the Notre Dame and Navy football programs, and the game will begin with a rare flyover. The theme for this football weekend is military appreciation, director of operations and assistant professor of Naval Science Major Regan Jones