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Notre Dame welcomes over 600 prospective students for Admitted Student Days

Matthew Broder | Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Notre Dame admissions welcomed over 600 admitted students from the class of 2027 and their families to campus for Admitted Student Days on Sunday and Monday, an annual event that offers prospective students the chance to see what life is like as a student at the University. “We are really thrilled to welcome these families,”

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Graduate School hosts seventh annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition finals

Matthew Broder | Friday, March 3, 2023

On Wednesday night, Notre Dame Graduate School hosted the finals for their annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The 3MT competition highlights research being conducted by graduate students on campus. Participants are given no more than three minutes to explain their research to a diverse panel of judges and are evaluated based on their comprehension,

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Study finds correlation between grades and lack of sleep

Matthew Broder | Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Late night studying might be doing students more harm than good, according to a recent study involving the work of Notre Dame researchers. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, found an association between average hours of sleep a night and a student’s GPA. For every average hour of nightly sleep lost over

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Valentine’s Day traditions brought back to campus

Matthew Broder | Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Love is in the air here in the tri-campus community as Valentine’s Day has arrived once again. Commemorating this most romantic day of the year, aside from the much nicer than usual weather, are several special Valentine’s-themed events happening across campus. Irish Gardens, Notre Dame’s student-run flower shop in the basement of LaFortune Student Center,

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Notre Dame students scammed by phishing emails

Caroline Collins and Matthew Broder | Friday, February 3, 2023

Last week, students received an email from the Office of Information Technology (OIT), with the subject line “ND Students Lost $1000s to this Scam.” The email described how, “students have lost thousands of dollars to scammers impersonating faculty members with enticing job offers.” According to Lenette Votava, head of internal marketing and communications for OIT,

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‘Still a lot of important work to be done’: Hundreds of Notre Dame students to join annual March for Life

Matthew Broder | Friday, January 20, 2023

For the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, thousands of students — including roughly 500 Notre Dame students — will coalesce on the U.S. Capitol for the March for Life. The march began in 1974, the same year the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, legalizing abortion in the U.S.

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PFAS chemicals found in school uniforms

Matthew Broder | Friday, September 30, 2022

A recent study involving the work of Notre Dame researchers found high levels of dangerous chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in children’s school uniforms sold across North America. The study, published earlier this month in the journal “Environmental Science and Technology Letters,” found elevated levels of fluorine in 65 percent of children’s textiles

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Students reflect on campus vaping culture in wake of multistate Juul settlement

Matthew Broder | Tuesday, September 27, 2022

On September 16, Juul Labs, the company behind the Juul e-cigarette, agreed to pay a sum of nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation launched by 33 states, including Indiana. The investigation, launched in early 2020, called into question the marketing and sales of the brand’s e-cigarette products, including whether the company targeted youths

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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