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12 posts tagged "Black Student Association"

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Dance Africa performs at showcases, flash mob to spread awareness of African culture

Angela Mathew | Monday, February 27, 2023

Dance Africa, a 14-member dance troupe at the University of Notre Dame, performs modern dances from different regions of the continent. They recently performed at Black Student Association’s Black Renaissance event and at a flash mob in Duncan Student Center on Wednesday, Feb. 22.  Senior Lekabel Abul, a co-captain of Dance Africa, is originally from

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Black Renaissance celebrates art, talent of Black students at Notre Dame

Caroline Collins | Monday, February 20, 2023

Washington Hall’s Mainstage Theatre was packed with students and families Friday evening for the first Black Renaissance event. The show was hosted by the Black Student Association (BSA) and celebrated the artistic talents of Black students at Notre Dame. The event featured a variety of performances including dancing, poetry, music and singing.  Before the lights

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[email protected] hosts live podcast recording on Black excellence

Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, January 26, 2023

Walk the Walk Week continued Wednesday with a live taping of [email protected] —a podcast focused on the experiences of Black students, faculty and staff — in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). The live podcast was hosted by sophomore Isaiah Hall and junior Luzolo Matundu. Hall and Matundu invited 12 panelists made up of undergrads,

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‘There’s not just one experience’: Black student leaders detail experiences at Notre Dame

Bella Laufenberg | Friday, February 25, 2022

The Black student population is a small segment of the Notre Dame community, making up a reported three percent of the entire student body as of 2019. The Observer conducted interviews with Black student leaders across campus in order to celebrate Black History Month and shed light on Black students’ experiences at the University. Doctoral

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University clubs kick off more normal semester with in-person club fair

Isa Sheikh | Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Students toting free green bags and large color-coded maps filed into the stadium concourse Monday night for the Student Activities Fair, organized by the Student Activities Office (SAO). More than 350 undergraduate clubs and organizations were present to meet Notre Dame students, primarily first-years and sophomores, and recruit them to their groups. Tables adorned with

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‘Black history is American history’: Community discusses importance of Black History Month

Gabrielle Penna | Wednesday, February 17, 2021

In celebration of Black History Month, Notre Dame professors have pledged themselves to educate students of all studies on issues related to art, monuments and material culture, segregation and integration, civil rights, race and politics, race and ethnicity and race and human behavior. One of these professors, Dory Mitros Durham, associate director of the Klau

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Coalition of Black clubs urges ND officials to take action against racism, hate

Observer Staff Report | Friday, June 5, 2020

In a statement released Friday the Notre Dame Black Student Association (BSA) called members of the University community to action in regards to racial injustice. The statement was signed by members of the BSA, Africana Studies Club, Black Business Association, Black Cultural Arts Council, Frontline, Multicultural Pre-Medicine Society, National Society of Black Engineers, Shades of

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Panel talks cultural appropriation, Halloween costumes

Zixu Wang | Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Student groups gathered Tuesday to host “My Culture is Not Your Costume,” a panel about cultural appropriation on Halloween. The organizations sponsoring the event included the Black Student Association, Latino Student Alliance, Asian American Association, Native American Student Association, African Students Association, Jewish Club and Dome-ish. Four students shared their experiences and opinions, mentioning costumes

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Tennessee state representative addresses diversity, her experience at Saint Mary’s

Margaret Cicchiello | Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Tennessee representative London Lamar (’13) sat down with students, faculty and members of the Student Diversity Board (SDB) of Saint Mary’s on Tuesday evening. Lamar, the state representative for District 91 of Tennessee, spoke about her experience at Saint Mary’s and the work she has done since she graduated. During the dialogue, which continued during

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Notre Dame students discuss stereotyping on campus

Mary Steurer | Friday, January 25, 2019

Members of the Notre Dame community came together to discuss the stereotyping of African-American students in a panel discussion titled “What Sport Do You Play?” in Visitation Hall. A part of Walk the Walk Week, the event was sponsored by student government, the Alliance for Catholic Education and several other campus organizations. Panelists included senior

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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