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Peter Breen and Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, April 19, 2023
On Monday night, by a vote of 4-3, the board of the South Bend Community Schools Corporation (SBCSC) voted to “right-size” the school district and close Clay High School, citing the concerning number of open seats — 2,400 and projected to grow — in district-wide high school enrollment. The board meeting largely began by the
Kate Kirwan | Thursday, February 16, 2023
“Many thanks to all of you for joining us to talk about my book about gender-based violence on Valentine’s Day. I can’t think of anything more romantic than spending time together interrogating the ideological underpinnings of kinship,” Julia Kowalski, assistant professor of global affairs at Notre Dame, ironically remarked. Notre Dame celebrated the launch of
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 4, 2022
With course registration looming, The Observer Editorial Board compiled a list of each member’s favorite class that will be offered next semester. This handy list is perfect for those who put off picking their classes until the last possible moment and want to pick engaging classes with as little research as possible. And for those
Alysa Guffey | Friday, September 30, 2022
Flexibility is the name of the game for current first-year and future business majors at Notre Dame. A new college-level core curriculum approved for this year’s first-year undergraduates in the Mendoza College of Business includes 24 fewer credit hours, or eight courses, to check off their four-year plan of study. Courses no longer required of
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 2, 2022
With another academic year comes the day-to-day stress of being a student on the tri-campus: early morning labs, long hours studying and papers that won’t write themselves. Then, there’s adjustments in dorm life, from having a random roommate to feeling the pressure to go out every weekend. No matter where you are in your college
Gabrielle Beechert | Thursday, February 17, 2022
Notre Dame assistant professor of sociology Joel Mittleman recently published research addressing education disparities among gay, straight and bisexual students, and how these disparities also exist among gender, birth cohort and race. According to Mittleman, it seems that women have always performed better in school than their male counterparts. But Mittleman found that the group
Siobhan Loughney | Thursday, January 20, 2022
The University of Notre Dame’s mission statement reads, “The intellectual interchange essential to a university requires, and is enriched by, the presence and voices of diverse scholars and students.” In recent years, many institutions have made claims to be dedicated to similar missions, seeking more diverse, inclusive student bodies, but what are colleges and universities
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, December 9, 2021
Marie Lynn Miranda announced her intention to step aside as provost effective Dec. 31, according to a Thursday press release. The release cited a letter from Miranda to the campus community, where she said she has reflected on how she wants to engage with building a post-pandemic world. “I find myself compelled to work more
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, December 2, 2021
Dear students, I have a secret. Not few of your professors, including this one, pay a lot of attention to sports. I rejoice when I have students on the hockey team, soccer teams and both basketball teams. Your joys are my joys. Your sorrows are my sorrows. Now, I’m a weird professor. I teach at Notre
Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Last year, University professors lectured to rooms of half-faced students or two-dimensional squares lighting up the projector screen. This fall, they have an opportunity to dictate their own classroom mask policy. According to the Notre Dame health and safety protocols released this August, there is no mask requirement in the classroom setting. Students always have