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Katherine Ross | Friday, October 7, 2022
A student-led performance of the musical comedy “Pippin” will show at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center this weekend. Students have worked this semester to create a show that will not only make audiences laugh, but also reflect on the broader theme of one’s purpose in life. Nick Buranicz is a senior chemistry and FTT double
Katherine Ross | Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A newly formed Notre Dame student group is dedicated to building a fully functioning Mars rover from scratch. The Domer Rover club hopes to compete in the University Rover Challenge. The competition, held annually at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) near Hanksville, Utah, focuses on each step of the learning process along the way.
Katherine Ross | Wednesday, February 16, 2022
David Alton, member of the British House of Lords for Liverpool, visited the Hesburgh Center for International Studies on Tuesday to give a speech on the horrors of genocide, why “never again happens all over again” and what can be done to prevent it. Known for his work in human rights advocacy, Alton was a member
Katherine Ross | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Welsh Family Hall’s signature event, Dance Fest, returns to campus in person this weekend for the first time in two years following COVID-19 complications. Performances from 11 different dance groups on campus will take place Friday and Saturday night starting at 7 p.m. in Washington Hall. Admission is $5 at the door, or at the
Katherine Ross | Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Students in the one-credit Appalachia seminar hosted by the Center for Social Concerns took part in an immersive trip to the Appalachia region over fall break. A total of 140 participants were spread out across 13 different sites in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Adam Gustine, director of the Social Concerns Seminars program, said
Katherine Ross | Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The Notre Dame Men’s Boxing Club had their first practice of the academic year this Monday, kicking off a new and more normal 2021-2022 season. The team will train the rest of this fall and into the spring, finishing with the annual Bengal Bouts tournament in mid-February. Club president, senior Alec Vasquez, said the club
Katherine Ross | Thursday, September 9, 2021
A panel of scholars convened over Zoom Wednesday to speak about the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, the severity of climate change and how humanity can adapt to a reality of extreme weather. The scholars called for a change in behavior for the future while humans still have the chance to prevent