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Ryan Peters | Thursday, September 16, 2021
When Hurricane Katrina battered southern Louisiana 16 years ago, Notre Dame students from Louisiana were forced to watch from afar as the hurricane devastated their home state while they were on campus. One of those students was Elizabeth Adams, older sister of now assistant director of admissions at Notre Dame Emily LaPlaca. After Hurricane Ida
Ryan Peters | Friday, September 10, 2021
Notre Dame recently announced policies regarding COVID-19, masking and activities for home football weekends in an email sent to students, faculty and staff. The policies include not requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before entering the stadium, requiring all visitors to wear masks when in indoor buildings on campus
Ryan Peters | Monday, August 30, 2021
Notre Dame is expanding its one-year Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program to two years in an effort to provide students with more flexibility to take a wider breadth of courses and have a broader experience in global health, according to director of the Eck Institute for Global Health Dr. Bernard Nahlen. The
Ryan Peters | Friday, August 20, 2021
As the 2021-22 school year gets underway, nine rectors are settling into life in their new positions at the heart of Notre Dame campus life. Six are first-time rectors, and three are returning rectors in new positions. Incoming Keenan Hall rector Bobby Nichols had never stepped foot on the campus, laden with landmarks such as
Ryan Peters | Friday, May 21, 2021
Throughout grade school, Alexis Waldschmidt would often write speeches in braille on note cards so she would not have to look down when presenting. She started this practice after becoming fascinated with braille and American Sign Language (ASL) following a presentation she gave on Helen Keller in third grade. “Just to be able to communicate
Ryan Peters | Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The School of Architecture’s Rome Studies Program will take place in a shortened form over the summer, according to the dean of the School of Architecture, Stefanos Polyzoides. The program typically consists of third-year architecture students spending the entire academic year in Rome, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic students were not able to travel
Ryan Peters | Friday, April 30, 2021
Following the Blue-Gold Game on Saturday, Notre Dame Stadium will be transformed to host the annual Keenan Revue for the first time in the event’s history. The Revue, Keenan Hall’s signature event since 1976, is typically held in the Stepan Center over a span of three nights in February. In order to allow as many
Ryan Peters | Monday, April 26, 2021
Notre Dame political science professor Christina Wolbrecht spoke about the history of voting rights and current developments surrounding suffrage in the U.S. as part of the Klau Center’s “Building an Anti-racist Vocabulary” lecture series Friday. Wolbrecht, who serves as director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, began her lecture by explaining
Ryan Peters | Monday, April 19, 2021
I’ve been wrong about a lot of things during my 18 years on this planet. Looking at a microwave does not give you cancer. Jim Boylen did not lead the Chicago Bulls to an NBA title. Gum does not sit in your stomach for seven years if you swallow it. COVID-19 did not result in
Ryan Peters | Thursday, April 15, 2021
With ownership of around 177 million acres of land, the Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental landowner in the world. But with not all clergy and parish finance councils having the proper training and resources necessary to properly utilize this property, Notre Dame alumnus David Murphy realized the Church is missing out on opportunities all