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Local website gives rise to meal kit industry in South Bend

Kayle Liao | Wednesday, September 23, 2020

A new South Bend local website, Chompion, was created by restaurant owner Kevin Lawler and software engineer Matt Knapper to connect customers with local restaurants that provide take-out meal kits.  Chompion provides a platform for the rising meal kit industry and helps the restaurants gain businesses during the pandemic.  “Unlike a lot of other existing

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University researchers use artificial intelligence to increase CT screening efficiency

Kayle Liao | Friday, September 18, 2020

Researchers at Notre Dame are using artificial intelligence to improve CT screening efficiency and relieve the burdens of the radiologists in diagnosing patients with COVID-19. Yiyu Shi, a professor of engineering and computer science, is a principal investigator of this research project. “Essentially, it’s just an AI software program that computes based on an input,

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Notre Dame professors discuss their research to tackle COVID-19, types of virus tests

Kayle Liao | Monday, September 7, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of Notre Dame professors have been conducting research to help combat the coronavirus. Merlin Bruening, a professor of engineering, has been researching COVID-19 proteins and antibodies since May. Current antibody tests determine whether or not an individual has a COVID-19 antibody; however, they do not give information

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First-year retreats aim to foster multicultural community regardless of COVID-19 changes

Kayle Liao | Monday, August 17, 2020

The Black Student Ministry First Year “Plunge” Retreat and Asian/Asian American First Year Retreat took place all day Saturday in an effort to connect first-year students and celebrate their backgrounds.  Sophomore Dylan Leupi, an Asian/Asian American First Year Retreat leader, said the goal of the retreat was to introduce first years to a community on

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Special Olympics aims to foster community through athletics

Kayle Liao | Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Special Olympics Notre Dame is a club on campus that provides opportunities for people with special needs to gain not only athletic skills but also social skills. “A lot of what we try to do is getting students of Notre Dame engaged with the athletes in the surrounding community,” sophomore Kristina Kane, communication and outreach

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Nanovic Institute to host first-ever Eurocup trivia night with trophy prize

Kayle Liao | Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies will host its first-ever Eurocup trivia night on Wednesday night in Jenkins-Nanovic Halls.  “This is the first annual Eurocup competition,” Mark Kettler, director of the Eurocup trivia night, said. “This year really represents a huge expansion of the European trivia nights [held previously]. We’re moving from what was a

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Keenan Hall to host 0.5K race with proceeds to benefit South Bend homeless center

Kayle Liao | Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Keenan Hall will host its second annual Keenan 0.5K race Thursday on North Quad as part of its dorm spirit week. The race will take place at 4:30 p.m. and will start in front of the Keenan door, continue in front of Zahm House and Cavanaugh Hall, take a left at the stone-henge, continue behind

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Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park meant to recreate a ‘natural space’

Kayle Liao | Monday, November 4, 2019

The Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park is located on the Northwest corner of Angela Boulevard and Eddy Street, and was funded by Charles B. Hayes family which has deep ties with Notre Dame.   “Charles B. Hayes, Charles S. Hayes, his son and Charles B. Hayes’ grandchildren all came to Notre Dame,” the Snite Museum

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Welsh Family Hall plans country-inspired fundraiser

Alysa Guffey and Kayle Liao | Thursday, October 10, 2019

Part of South Quad will be transformed into a rustic landscape Thursday as Welsh Family Hall presents its second-annual Hoedown Throwdown. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature a variety of games and food including apple cider, donuts and kettle corn.  All proceeds from the Throwdown will benefit St.

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University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email on Tuesday that Notre Dame will open a mass vaccination site in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department. 

🏥 The site will be at the Compton Family Ice Arena and will be open Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

🔬In his email, Fr. Jenkins said that the testing site “will provide vaccinations for those Indiana residents eligible at that time under the Indians Department of Health vaccine guidelines, whether or not they study or work at the University.”

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
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