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-Arthur Zhao | Thursday, April 27, 2017
In addition to the warm weather, students were drawn to North Quad on Wednesday by eight therapy dogs from Therapy Dogs International as part of the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being’s (McWell) “Paws to Relax” event. Assistant director for student well-being at McWell Katrina Conrad said the dogs at these regular events help students to relax and discharge stress,
Arthur Zhao | Thursday, March 23, 2017
In 2007, former New York Times investigative reporter Alan Schwarz started writing a series of stories reporting on the staggering rate of concussions amongst NFL players, leading to new regulations and a congressional hearing. In his talk at Jordan Auditorium on Wednesday, Schwarz discussed his research process and how his interests in sports and math informed
Arthur Zhao | Friday, March 3, 2017
Laurie Nathan, a visiting research fellow from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, lectured on international mediation — a form of conflict management in which mediators abide by specified objectives, strategies and norms — at Hesburgh Center on Friday. Nathan said locating literature on the topic is an arduous task, which makes it difficult for people to understand the level