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-Marie Fazio | Tuesday, September 18, 2018
The student senate met Monday to discuss goals and possible projects in committee groups at their weekly meeting in Duncan Student Center. The meeting opened with a prayer and welcome by Fr. Pete McCormick, director of Campus Ministry. Following the approval of the minutes from last week’s meeting, which lasted over two hours, senior and
Marie Fazio | Monday, August 27, 2018
The future is here and it is contactless. The Irish1Card system — the new ID cards for students, faculty and staff that include contactless technology — is in the final stages of implementation, Daniel Tormey, program director of Irish1Card, said. As of this summer, all residential halls, dining halls and on-campus point-of-sale locations are equipped
Marie Fazio | Thursday, December 7, 2017
Though the Student Union Board (SUB) is mostly known for its concerts, the group also wants to provide students with more consistent smaller events this semester, executive director Jackson Herrfeldt said. “We at SUB are more than just a concert,” Herrfeldt, a senior, said. “I do think the concerts are successful … but we are
Marie Fazio | Tuesday, November 28, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on campus. Though there may not be snow on the ground, many dorms have already begun to get into the Christmas spirit by decking the halls with unique decorations. From the outside, passersby can see Breen-Phillips Hall’s Christmas spirit shining through candles in the windows that are
Marie Fazio | Friday, November 17, 2017
Student government is revamping the Political Brew initiative with a modern take: a regular podcast that will cover a wide range of issues to educate students and incite political engagement. The new initiative will begin Sunday with a live event at 2:30 p.m. in Andrews Auditorium in Geddes Hall that will be recorded for the
Marie Fazio | Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Have you ever wondered when an apple stops being an apple? Or what love really is? Or if art can ever be wrong? Four Notre Dame students — Emily Okawara, Roisin Goebelbecker, Sean McMahon and Matt Williams — recently launched askND, a campaign aiming to create an open space to where students can talk about
Marie Fazio | Monday, November 6, 2017
In honor of the 175th anniversary of the University, the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism hosted a lecture titled, “Fr. John Zahm, C.S.C., in the Founding of the University of Notre Dame” in McKenna Hall on Friday. The speaker for the occasion was Fr. Thomas Blantz, Holy Cross priest and professor of
Marie Fazio | Thursday, October 26, 2017
For the last 25 years, Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) has sent almost 2,000 graduate students to teach in Catholic schools across the country. The program hosted ACE Night on Wednesday, an annual gathering of the current campus ACE interns and staff as well as former ACE teachers, to publicize the program and allow interested
Marie Fazio | Tuesday, October 10, 2017
As part of Relationship Violence Awareness month, Notre Dame’s Gender Relations Center hosted speaker Shasta Nelson, author of “Frientimacy” and “Friendships Don’t Just Happen!,” to lecture about loneliness and how to build healthy friendships that combat it. The feeling of loneliness, or the longing for more meaningful connections, affects most people at some point in
Marie Fazio | Tuesday, October 3, 2017
This week, the Notre Dame Right to Life club is celebrating Respect Life week, a part of National Respect Life Month. The week began with a rosary for life at the Grotto on Sunday and a booth on South Quad yesterday, where club members sold apparel and answered questions about the club. The organization chose