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13 posts tagged "Breen-Phillips"

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Breen-Phillips Hall rector takes temporary leave of absence

Observer Staff Report | Saturday, January 14, 2023

In an email to Breen-Phillips Hall (BP) residents, director of residential life for rector recruitment, hiring and retention Breyan Tornifolio informed students that dorm rector Angie Hollar is taking a temporary leave from her role. “We expect her back by mid-April and will miss her while she is gone,” Tornifolio wrote in the email. Hollar’s

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Breen-Phillips Hall to undergo renovation, residents to live in Zahm House next year

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, October 27, 2022

Breen-Phillips Hall (BP) residents will move to temporary housing in Zahm House as their dorm undergoes renovations during the 2023-24 school year, according to an email sent to residents Thursday.  Director of residential life Breyan Tornifolio wrote in an email to the BP community that the renovations will focus on upgrading the mechanical systems and

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I was older then. I’m so much younger than that now

Mary Ellen Woods | Thursday, August 26, 2021

“It is our great pleasure to offer you admission to the third cohort of the Notre Dame Inspired Leadership Initiative. We are enrolling a rich cohort of participants able to contribute a diversity of experiences, backgrounds and interests, and we feel you would not only fit wonderfully but benefit greatly from the other fellows in

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Notre Dame dorms part two: Senior superlatives

Sarah Kikel | Monday, October 5, 2020

Breen-Phillips (1939): Best dressed After the 1940s, Notre Dame’s dorm architecture began an unfortunate descent into a style combining the worst aspects of lego pieces and a slab of concrete. However, BP was fortunately built before that, featuring dormers and protruding bay windows despite being built in a record-breaking 165 days at the end of

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Breen-Phillips Hall builds on 79 years of community

Andrew Cameron | Friday, October 26, 2018

Editor’s note: This article is one in a series profiling the dorms. Situated on North Quad next to Farley and Geddes Halls, Breen-Phillips (BP) Hall is home to more than 190 undergraduate women. Founded in 1939 and named after alumni benefactors William P. Breen and Frank B. Phillips, the hall served as a men’s dorm until

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Breen-Phillips Hall and the chamber of secrets

Lauren Weldon | Tuesday, November 28, 2017

In its 175 years, Notre Dame has taught many generations of students, felt great moments of triumph and loss (not unlike this year’s football season) and experienced eras of change and transformation. While some of this history can be found throughout buildings on campus, in past yearbooks, trophy cases, plaques and history books, or even

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Breen–Phillips Meal Auction to build community

Andrea Vale | Wednesday, February 24, 2016

  The Notre Dame community has the opportunity to support the South Bend community by participating in the Breen-Phillips Hall 32nd annual Meal Auction on Thursday. During the event, students will have the chance to bid on dining with various “campus celebrities,” as well as gift baskets, gift cards and several other prize items. All profits from

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Contenders play to scoreless tie

Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, October 29, 2015

Ryan 0, Pasquerilla West 0 — Elizabeth Greason Ryan and Pasquerilla West faced off on Tuesday in a game with playoff implications for both teams, which ultimately ended in a scoreless tie. The game was highlighted by key defensive plays, failure to convert on solid drives and difficult weather conditions. While both the Purple Weasels (4-1-1) and

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Rivalries highlight football games

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Keough 20, O’Neill 0 – Tony Zappia Keough defeated rival O’Neill, 20-0, this Sunday in a battle of West Quad neighbors.  The two teams looked to air the ball out early, and both had some success in putting together sustained drives; however, the first points of the game were came in the final play of the

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‘Think Pink Week’ funds cancer research

Rachel O'Grady | Tuesday, October 6, 2015

This Thursday, the ladies of Breen-Phillips Hall (BP) are employing the help of an in-demand item on campus to encourage the Notre Dame community to support breast cancer research: fresh berries.  “We wanted to have a 5K that was different from any of the other ones on campus, and berries are a hot commodity at Notre

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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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