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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
Ryan Peters | Monday, April 12, 2021
Friday afternoon, the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted a panel exploring the origins and impact of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. as part of the “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary” weekly lecture series. The panel consisted of Amy Spitalnick, executive director of Integrity First for America (IFA), a nonprofit
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
When John Grieco and Nicole Achee sit down at their dinner table, they make an effort to talk about anything other than the five-year research program they are helping lead. Grieco and Achee, both research associate professors in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University, are not only partners in life but also professional
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The University announced Friday it admitted 1,771 students to the class of 2025 during the regular decision process. With 1,673 students admitted during the restrictive early action (REA) process in December, the University admitted a total of 3,446 students out of 23,639 applicants for a record-low acceptance rate of 14.6%. Of the 1,712 deferred students
Ryan Peters and The Recap | Sunday, March 28, 2021
In this episode of The Recap, host Ryan Peters details the mass vaccination clinic held at Compton Family Ice Arena over the weekend, Pasquerilla West Hall’s new format for their signature event, PDub’s Closet, and professor Cara Ocobock’s science kits for children. The Recap is available to stream on Anchor, Breaker, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic and Spotify. Ryan Peters: From the News