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Justine Wang | Wednesday, November 2, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Notre Dame Washington Program is Notre Dame’s only off-campus academic program located in the United States. Every semester, a fresh cohort of 15 students with diverse interests and majors finds themselves immersed in the cultural and political life of Washington, D.C. Students in the program live in Dupont Circle, just minutes away from
Justine Wang | Friday, May 13, 2016
15 graduating seniors have received awards from the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. This program provides grants for individually-designed study, research projects or English Teaching Assistant Programs. According to its website, the Fulbright Program “facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee
Justine Wang | Friday, April 29, 2016
On Wednesday night, student senate met for the final time this academic year to hear the State of the Student Union address from student body president Corey Robinson and to discuss the outgoing administration’s spring report to the Board of Trustees. Robinson’s State of the Student Union address focused on three main pillars of the Robinson-Blais administration:
Justine Wang | Thursday, April 14, 2016
On Wednesday night, senate passed resolutions bestowing emeritus status on Bryan Ricketts, former student body president, Nidia Ruelas, former student body vice president, and Dan Sehlhorst and Sibonay Shewit, former chiefs of staff. The titles of emeritus status are “in recognition and appreciation of [their] dedication and contribution to the University of Notre Dame,” according
Justine Wang | Thursday, April 7, 2016
This past Wednesday’s Senate meeting marked the first senate meeting of the Robinson-Blais administration. Junior student body president Corey Robinson and sophomore vice president Becca Blais were sworn into office, as they stated their commitments to upholding the constitution of the undergraduate student body. Following their oaths, the new senators of each dorm were also
Justine Wang | Thursday, March 17, 2016
Student Senate voted on Wednesday night to draft a resolution to request more information from the University about Notre Dame’s partnership with Zhejiang University (ZJU) in China to create a joint residential liberal arts college. According to a white paper authored by J. Nicholas Entrikin, vice president and associate provost for internationalization, and Jonathan Noble, assistant
Justine Wang | Thursday, March 17, 2016
This past week for Spring Break, I attended a Social Concerns Seminar called “Realities of Race,” which brought a group of 10 students to St. Louis, Ferguson and Chicago, to meet with activists and their organizations, and to learn about the fight for racial justice in the United States. Discussions about race and other social
Justine Wang | Thursday, March 3, 2016
Student Senate met Wednesday evening to approve a new Judicial Council president and make amendments to both the Student Union constitution and the Hall of the Year presentation, review board and scoring system. Senior Zach Waterson, current president of Judicial Council, nominated junior Caitlin Geary for the position. Geary serves as vice president of elections
Justine Wang | Thursday, February 25, 2016
Student Senate met Wednesday evening for a question-and-answer session with Scott Kachmarik, director of student dining and residences, as well as to approve both the Sophomore and Junior Class Council elections and declare winning tickets. Appointed to his position in January, Kachmarik introduced upcoming initiatives on staff recruitment and cited catering to student needs about
Justine Wang | Thursday, February 18, 2016
At Wednesday night’s student Senate meeting, junior Grace Watkins asked the group for help in facilitating dialogue on the honorary degree conferred by the University to Bill Cosby in 1990. Badin Hall Senator sophomore Alex Fincher yielded the floor to Watkins, her constituent, who said in the past several months, several of the University’s peer institutions have