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Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, January 11, 2022
From self-proclaimed environmental science nerds chatting over coffee to Forbes 30 under 30 Energy awardees, two Notre Dame alumni turned their passion for environmental algorithms into a promising startup. Each year, Forbes magazine highlights 30 top entrepreneurs under 30 years of age in several industries. Thomas Sherman ‘19 and Daniel Vassallo ‘20 made the energy-themed
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Demand for live and in person Student Union Board (SUB) events has surged this semester, and SUB adopted a new efficiency strategy and increased social media presence to streamline the event planning process. The Student Union Board was founded in 1967 to enhance the undergraduate student body experience through programs including movies, concerts, giveaways, festivals
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
As a portion of the University’s endowment, Notre Dame’s Investment Club manages a $1.2 million portfolio of long equity positions. The investment club board invests in long equity positions with the intent to sell securities when they reach a higher target price. In the last Investment Club meeting of the semester, sophomores Kevin Prata, Joe
Maggie Eastland | Monday, November 22, 2021
Welcoming both seasoned players and complete newcomers, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) brings a piece of Irish culture to campus through the sports of hurling and Irish football. The club began with a small group of students from Ireland in 2018 and has since grown to around 30 consistent members who are mostly American. Notre
Maggie Eastland and Maxwell Feldmann | Wednesday, November 17, 2021
A worker shortage is rippling across the country, and the Notre Dame campus is also feeling its impact. Whiteboards encouraging workers to join the Campus Dining staff and shortened Taco Bell hours highlight the underlying labor shortage on campus. The problem is exacerbated by both nationwide labor shortages and lower levels of student employment. “As
Maggie Eastland | Monday, November 1, 2021
When Notre Dame English professor John Duffy learned last August that the University received donations from The Napa Institute and the Koch brothers, he raised concerns to fellow faculty members and later to the Arts and Letters College Council. “My view is that faculty shouldn’t discover these things, for example these particular donations, in a
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The University celebrated its founders Tuesday evening with Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. University President Fr. John Jenkins presided over the Mass and gave the homily, accompanied by a framed image of Fr. Edward Sorin, the French-born priest who founded Notre Dame in 1842. “We learn who we are as the Notre
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, October 13, 2021
When students hear a knock on their dorm door, the last thing they expect is a personal cake hand-delivered by a fellow Notre Dame student. Hidden away in the basement of LaFortune Student Center, ND Cake Service allows parents and loved ones to order a cake to be delivered to a Notre Dame student for
Maggie Eastland | Monday, October 4, 2021
Around 30 Notre Dame students, professors and members of the South Bend community gathered at the corner of Angela Blvd. and Eddy St. on Friday to advocate for environmental policies in the fight against climate change. “We’re trying to light a little fire here in our corner of the world,” sociology professor and organizer Christian
Maggie Eastland | Monday, September 27, 2021
Notre Dame recently announced a goal to become carbon neutral by 2050, but achieving net zero emissions in less than 30 years will take more than just a lofty vision for the future. Through a combination of investments in solar, hydroelectric, geothermal and new technologies that may arise in the future, Notre Dame plans to