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Charlie Kenney | Wednesday, September 11, 2019
As HBO’s record and heart-breaking series “Game of Thrones” came to its regrettable conclusion this past May, I found myself looking for a show both to fill the hole its finale left in my heart and to make my HBO subscription worth it. So, as any good capitalist would, I decided to jump on the
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 29, 2019
A new position of associate dean for undergraduate studies has been added to the Mendoza College of Business’ leadership team, the University announced in a press release Friday. Jim Leady, an associate teaching professor of finance, will begin the position July 1. Leady will oversee the existing undergraduate curriculum, as well as develop new initiatives
Marirose Osborne | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
A panel titled “How to Navigate Equal Pay as a College Grad,” which explored ways how young female professionals can combat gender inequality in the workplace, was presented in Saint Mary’s Haggar Parlor on Tuesday night. The panel featured four speakers, with senior political science and gender and women’s studies major Zoie Clay beginning the
Mariah Rush | Friday, March 22, 2019
Notre Dame will host its first ever Women’s Investing Summit (WIS) all day Friday. The event will feature a wide variety of female keynote speakers and panels. Erin Bellissimo, managing director of the Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI), said the summit aims to highlight the diversity that exists in the business industry, and
Sara Schlecht | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Students and professors joined together to create the Economics Club, a new organization aiming to extend economic education beyond the classroom. Junior Mari Garza, founder and president of Economics Club, said both students and faculty have encouraged participation in the club. “Right before this academic year, one of the [economics] professors reached out to me
Erin Shang | Tuesday, March 6, 2018
It is 4 p.m. Somewhere, the radio is playing “Mr. Brightside.” I am sitting at the new cafe shop in Duncan Student Center, drinking a 12 oz. vanilla latte. I just got out of class. The Notre Dame student center is just like that at any other university, swamped with college kids in hoodies and
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 22, 2018
I have some sad news for you, ND. Chick-fil-A is not coming to Notre Dame and probably won’t be for the foreseeable future. The sentiment is clear: Students at this university want a Chick-fil-A on campus. Maybe it’s the heavenly original chicken sandwich. Or maybe, it’s the eight-count nuggets meal with fries, Chick-fil-A sauce and
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 1, 2018
Scott Ford, an executive vice president for Bradley Company of South Bend, will be the next associate vice president of new business development at Notre Dame, according to a University press release published Jan. 25. Ford, a Notre Dame alumnus, will work with several University departments — such as Notre Dame Research, the IDEA Center, University
Charlie Kenney | Thursday, November 9, 2017
Papa John’s Pizza was started in 1984 by John Schnatter in a converted broom closet in the back of his father’s tavern. To buy the pizza equipment he needed, Schnatter sold his 1971 Z28 Camaro for $1,600 dollars to purchase pizza equipment. By 2009, he was able to pay $250,000 dollars to get back that
Max Lander | Monday, October 2, 2017
Sophomore Jack Kane is looking to carve out a niche in the tech industry with his company iGadget Technology. Kane, who transferred to Notre Dame this year, said he started iGadget earlier this year because he noticed chargers break easily and are expensive to replace. “iGadget is meant to market quality product at a college level price,” Kane