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Kelsey Quint | Friday, February 3, 2023
Notre Dame students are teaming up with local South Bend businesses — solving problems, gaining experience and just having some fun. The Irish Consulting Club (ICC) is kicking off its fourth active semester on campus and members anticipate it to be a successful one. Founded in the fall of 2021, the ICC is a student
Kelsey Quint | Thursday, January 19, 2023
Students and faculty gathered in the Mendoza College of Business auditorium Wednesday evening to watch a screening of the documentary film, “Hesburgh,” which follows the life of famed, former University President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. The event was put on by the Mendoza Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council as a part of Notre Dame’s Walk
Kelsey Quint | Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Max Martin, Notre Dame MBA graduate ’22, is launching a university-inspired wrist watch design through his start-up company, Legacy LLC. The company was founded by Martin in Sept. 2020, after completing his undergraduate studies in 2019 at St. John’s University in Minnesota. The original intention behind the company was to provide an alternative to “traditional
Kelsey Quint | Monday, November 21, 2022
Fr. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., recently published his long-awaited new book, “A Theology of Migration: The Body of Refugees and The Body of Christ,” which works to refocus the global issue of migration through a Christian lens. Groody is a trustee, fellow of the University and currently serves as the vice president and associate provost for
Kelsey Quint | Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Notre Dame students are taking the stage this weekend in two different shows. The department of film, television and theatre (FTT) will be staging Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias” at the Decio Theatre in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Nov. 10-13. Elsewhere on campus, the Not-So-Royal-Shakespeare Company (NSR) will be putting on “A Winter’s Tale” at
Kelsey Quint | Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Notre Dame’s Make-A-Wish Club is a small organization of about 20 to 30 active members who share a collective hope to enrich the lives of children in the South Bend area that face life-threatening medical conditions. Club members, who call themselves “WishMakers,” works to raise money to fulfill the wish of one child each year.
Kelsey Quint | Friday, September 30, 2022
During their meetings on Sept. 20-21, the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC), a branch of the Federal Reserve System (Fed), raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage points to a range of 3.00% to 3.25%. This current rate marks the highest interest rates since the recession of 2008. Susan Collins,
Kelsey Quint | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Notre Dame dedicated its new hydroelectric facility, called ND Hydro, on the dam of St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend last week. The 2.5 megawatt facility is situated along the riverbed beneath Seitz Park and has been generating power for the University since its completion in May. A statement announcing the plant’s dedication said