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-Paul Stevenson | Monday, January 26, 2015
Notre Dame’s student government has started a new initiative this semester called “Coffee Hours” in which students can invite their professors to Starbucks and the Student Government will pay for their coffee. Student body president Lauren Vidal said this initiative was on her mind even before she was elected for the 2014-2015 term. “When Matt and
Paul Stevenson | Tuesday, December 2, 2014
In the final regular season game of the 2014 season, the Irish lost 49-14 in a game against USC on Saturday afternoon. The game concluded Notre Dame’s season, one that saw the University climb to No. 5 in the AP Poll after a perfect 6-0 start and fall out of the rankings after losing five of the next six games, finishing with a
Paul Stevenson | Sunday, November 16, 2014
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies presented a lecture on Friday by associate professor of Irish Literature and Language Sarah McKibben on the queering of early modern Irish colonial encounters with the English. “Queering early modern Ireland … provides a common grammar of disparate material in multiple languages that has not heretofore been read together
Paul Stevenson | Sunday, November 9, 2014
Campus Ministry, along with the Indian Association of Notre Dame, the Graduate Student Union and International Student Services and Activities, hosted a Diwali festival celebration Sunday in LaFortune Ballroom as part of the Prayer from Around the World series. Diwali, a major Hindu festival which celebrates the triumph of good over evil, light over dark
Paul Stevenson | Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Professor of anthropology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, Alisse Waterston addressed a crowd at the Geddes Hall Auditorium on Monday night, discussing her new book, “My Father’s Wars.” ”My Father’s Wars” chronicles the life of Waterston’s father, who was born in Poland, survived The Great War and immigrated
Paul Stevenson | Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Alpha: An Introduction to Christianity, a new Campus Ministry program that kicked off Monday night, offers a seven-week dinner and discussion series to address the fundamentals of Christian faith. Though the series primarily aims to inform non-Christian students, Alpha encourages participants of all religious backgrounds to attend. Non-Christian attendees will learn about the Christian faith, while