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South Bend community leaders discuss role of Notre Dame in fight for Black civil rights

Valeria Ortiz | Friday, October 15, 2021

The Notre Dame Initiative on Race and Resilience hosted a panel Wednesday in DeBartolo Hall on Black civil rights in South Bend, featuring some of South Bend’s prominent community leaders. The panel, which intended to explore the immense social inequalities facing South Bend’s Black residents, included Trina Robinson, president of NAACP-South Bend; Regina Williams-Preston, president

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Rap’s undeserved bad rap

Megumi Tamura | Thursday, September 30, 2021

Rap undeservedly gets a bad rap. People sometimes associate rap music with drugs, violence, the degradation of women, sexual exploitation, etc., but this blanket stereotype for an incredibly diverse and culturally important genre of music is unfair. Of course, some rappers and songs do include content which could be considered as perpetuating a negative message

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‘Know your history, and know your people’: Former student government executives discuss activism on campus

Evan McKenna | Wednesday, September 15, 2021

On Monday evening, one DeBartolo lecture hall was filled with the voices of Notre Dame student government’s famous firsts. Among them, a certain trio marked a steady progression of representation for the group’s highest office: David Krashna ’71, the first Black student body president, Brooke Norton Lais ’02, the first female student body president and

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Activism workshop for admitted students showcases clubs, organizations

Trinity Reilly | Friday, April 16, 2021

Many first years arrive on campus feeling overwhelmed by the club fair and not sure how or where to start getting involved at Notre Dame. First-year Anjali Pellegrin said she felt that way when she got to Notre Dame and felt called to help future students hit the ground running. She contacted her friend Dane

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Solidarity ND

Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 29, 2021

Have you ever wondered why Notre Dame’s administration flaunts its commitment to a “living wage” yet has continually denied its workers the right to unionize? Does it baffle you how our University claims to “affirm the transcendent dignity and worth of every human person” while still maintaining housing policies that unjustly discriminate against the LGBTQ

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Coping with a conservative campus

Eva Analitis | Tuesday, March 16, 2021

A TA of mine once joked during our discussion section, “I forgot. This is Notre Dame — you’re all conservatives and don’t care about people.” While the class all laughed along in good humor at what was obviously not a serious comment, there was an air of truth to this statement — an implicit acknowledgment

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On International Youth Day, support youth building peace and fighting for justice

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The late Rep. John Lewis began his lifelong vocation as a civil rights activist when he was a student at American Baptist College. He was one of the original Freedom Riders and desegregated his first bus in Nashville at age 20. He risked his life again and again nonviolently protesting. Today, youth have carried on Lewis’ legacy as key leaders in the

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‘They need to be uncomfortable’: Students throughout the country share their experiences advocating for Black Lives Matter

Mariah Rush and Serena Zacharias | Friday, June 19, 2020

Young people around the world have taken this moment to use their voices and speak out against racial injustice. The Observer spoke to students from across the nation to see how some of the tri-campus is using this moment to advocate for the Black community. While some are protesting, others have found different forms of

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Reflections on giving back

Alexandra Muck | Wednesday, October 2, 2019

I walked into senior year thinking it would be significantly calmer than years before. I imagined myself using the time management skills I have honed over my college years to complete my work efficiently and ahead of schedule, making stellar grades and having plenty of time to hang out with friends without a nagging voice

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Observer Editorial: Community beyond campus gates

Observer Editorial Board | Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The last few weeks have highlighted the spirit of college-aged activism at Notre Dame, with students across campus actively engaging with issues that matter to them. This became no less true last week after the University detailed changes to Residential Life policies in an email to the student body Thursday morning. In response, at 2:30

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