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What’s next?

Notre Dame Write to Vote | Thursday, December 8, 2022

What’s next? This immortal question is the catchphrase of Jed Bartlet, fictional U.S. president and Notre Dame graduate in “The West Wing.” After every celebration of a bill passed, nominee confirmed or negotiation reached, Jed would ask the same question. What’s next? One month out from the 2022 midterm elections, you might find yourself asking

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The midterm election: Voters turn against extremism 

Notre Dame Write to Vote | Friday, November 18, 2022

The midterm election occurred on November 8, 2022 with surprising outcomes. A midterm is supposed to be the time that the opposing party can make up ground for the next Presidential election, in this case a “Red Wave”, but that is not what happened.  Voters rejected antidemocratic and autocratic candidates this election by denouncing many

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A Catholic response to voter suppression

Notre Dame Write to Vote | Thursday, November 3, 2022

In the 2020 Introductory U.S. Bishops Letter, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the bishops call upon “everyone living in this country . . . to participate in public life and contribute to the common good.” The U.S. bishops stress that everyone has to partake in political life in our country. The simplest and most universal

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‘The ballot is stronger than the bullet’

Notre Dame Write to Vote | Thursday, September 29, 2022

“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” And coming from Abraham Lincoln, that must really mean something. All jokes aside, ballots stitch our democracy together. Without them, the power of leaders would go unchecked, public interests would be sacrificed for personal gain and the government of the people, by the people, for the people would

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Learning (and teaching) democracy: The key to solving America’s democratic crisis

Notre Dame Write to Vote | Thursday, September 15, 2022

No one is born with an innate knowledge of American democracy; we only come to know what citizenship and freedom mean in context.  No one is born knowing what comprises the process of voter registration, how to engage with congressional representatives and where to research critical policies. That knowledge is shaped by experience. Long lines

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Notre Dame’s Film, Television and Theatre studen Notre Dame’s Film, Television and Theatre students put Sundance to shame with the 34th annual Notre Dame Student Film Fest last weekend. With a diverse group of work — ranging from documentaries to dramatic shorts — this showcase demonstrates the creativity and wit of the Notre Dame student body.

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On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame studen On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame students, staff and faculty weathered the northern Indiana winter to gather in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom. 
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