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Alysa Guffey | Friday, December 3, 2021
Notre Dame senior Thomas Daly has used his company to bring video games out of basements and living rooms and into a surprising new location: public libraries. Daly serves as CEO of Innovation Gaming, which works to destigmatize video games and use the games to teach kids from kindergarten to 12th grade creative skills as
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
As a portion of the University’s endowment, Notre Dame’s Investment Club manages a $1.2 million portfolio of long equity positions. The investment club board invests in long equity positions with the intent to sell securities when they reach a higher target price. In the last Investment Club meeting of the semester, sophomores Kevin Prata, Joe
Katie Wang | Friday, November 19, 2021
The Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) welcomed Vivian Lin Thurston, CFA, partner and portfolio manager at the investment firm William Blair, to speak as part of the “Empower Asia Speaker Series” on Wednesday night. The event, which was hosted in partnership with the Asian Business Society and Smart Woman Securities, covered issues regarding
Maggie Eastland and Maxwell Feldmann | Wednesday, November 17, 2021
A worker shortage is rippling across the country, and the Notre Dame campus is also feeling its impact. Whiteboards encouraging workers to join the Campus Dining staff and shortened Taco Bell hours highlight the underlying labor shortage on campus. The problem is exacerbated by both nationwide labor shortages and lower levels of student employment. “As
Caitlin Gormley | Tuesday, November 16, 2021
This semester could be one of the most expensive yet. From toilet paper to coffee, costs of student staples are rising. The consumer price index, which measures changes in how much Americans pay for certain goods and services, rose 0.4% in Sept., the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the past 12 months, prices in
Ryan Peters | Friday, November 12, 2021
Facebook is launching into the metaverse. On the Notre Dame campus, some are ready to board the virtual reality spaceship, but others are skeptical of the social media giant’s timing and intentions. Following Facebook, Inc.’s announcement on Oct. 28 that the company is renaming itself to Meta, University professors and students say they expect Facebook’s
The Recap and Maria Luisa Paul | Sunday, April 4, 2021
In this episode of The Recap, host Maria Luisa Paul covers the newly-admitted Notre Dame class of 2025 and a program for local entrepreneurs and businesses facing adversity. The Recap is available to stream on Anchor, Breaker, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic and Spotify. Maria Luisa Paul: From the News Department of The Observer, this is
Marirose Osborne | Friday, February 28, 2020
The Future Business Leaders of Saint Mary’s held a panel offering internship advice for students of all majors and class years Thursday, where eight panelists presented their experiences. Senior Molly Galvin was first to discuss her time as a merchandising analyst intern at the Kohl’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “I was in the dress department,”
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