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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
Colleen Zewe | Thursday, September 28, 2017
The Orr Fellowship is a post-graduate professional opportunity in which selected graduates are placed with host companies in Indianapolis. Fellows work with their company for two years, participate in a curriculum meant to further develop their business education, according to the Orr Fellowship website. Emily Rompola, a 2017 alumna, is one of many former Saint Mary’s students
Megan Valley | Tuesday, January 31, 2017
University student entrepreneurs pitched their best business ventures to “Shark Tank’s” Kevin O’Leary, following a presentation on his life and tips for success in entrepreneurship in the Mendoza College of Business on Monday. The talk, sponsored by the Mendoza College of Business and the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship, filled the 350-seat Jordan Auditorium, as students and
Courtney Becker | Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Sophomore finance major Zach Prephan, like many business students, has already been through the internship interview process multiple times this year, an indication of organizations and industries looking to hire students earlier and earlier. “I’d like to think that I’m on track, but it’s kind of different because not everybody is starting their recruiting
Rachel O'Grady | Friday, April 22, 2016
Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the University’s Mendoza College of Business No. 2 out of 114 schools nationwide in their annual ranking of undergraduate business programs in a report released Monday. “A tradition of excellence and a commitment to ethical business is the deepest part of our identity. We continually look for ways to advance our curriculum