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-Micaela Powers | Friday, April 20, 2018
As a soon-to-graduate Notre Dame MBA candidate with an interest in technology, Vinod Krishnadas noticed a recruiting trend that did not sit well with him. “Recruiters tend to look for technology talent on the West Coast, and then they jump all the way across to the East Coast, and so they kind of skip the
Micaela Powers | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Katherine Corcoran, a Kellogg Institute for International Studies Hewlett fellow for public policy, spoke at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies on Tuesday about why an increasing number of journalists are being murdered in Mexico, even as the country is becoming more democratic. Mexico is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world
Gina Twardosz and Micaela Powers | Friday, March 23, 2018
The South Bend Civic Theatre’s (SBCT) production of “In the Heights,” which runs through March 25, features three students from the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s community: Notre Dame sophomores Jay Rivera-Herrans and Samuel Jackson, and Saint Mary’s sophomore Rachel Thomas. “In the Heights” is the story of four lead characters, Usnavi, Vanessa, Benny and
Micaela Powers | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
With the launch of two electric transportation products, LimeBike is taking the legwork out of biking. On Feb. 12, the company rolled out the Lime-E, an electric-assist bike, and the Lime-S, an electric scooter. According to LimeBike’s website, both the bike and scooter have 250-watt motors that power each product forward and cost $1 to
Charlie Ortega Guifarro, Mia Berry, Claire Kramer, Abigail Piper, Carlos De Loera and Micaela Powers | Tuesday, February 27, 2018
141 lbs. Thomas “Tommy Gun” Manno def. Evan “Almighty” Muller In an all-Zahm House battle, senior Thomas Manno started the first round throwing quick, clean punches, countered by freshman Evan Muller’s more wild style. Matching the senior well for the first 30 seconds, Muller’s flying swings eventually caught up with him and he began to
Peter Baltes, Daniel O'Boyle, Meagan Bens, Charlie Ortega Guifarro, Carlos De Loera, Abigail Piper, Adrianna Fazio and Micaela Powers | Friday, February 16, 2018
141 lbs. Thomas “The Dank Engine” Walsh def. Justin “Hardly Know Her” Isner Walsh, a Keenan Hall sophomore, landed the first punches of the opening round to Isner’s head, but it did not take long for Isner, a Morrissey sophomore, to take charge of the fight, forcing Walsh into a corner and dominating most of