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Student government candidates discuss platforms in election debate

Mary Steurer | Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Four teams of candidates for student body president and vice president — freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Leary, juniors Mario Markho and Charlie Ortega Guifarro, juniors Eduardo Luna and Haley Coleman and junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire — gathered in the Midfield Commons of the Duncan Student Center on Monday evening to discuss

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Tickets begin campaign for student body president, vice president

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Campaigns for the student body government elections kicked off Tuesday after four tickets received the 700 required signatures to enter the race. Junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire, freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Leary, juniors Eduardo Luna and Haley Coleman and juniors Mario Markho and Charlie Ortega Guifarro form the four tickets running for

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Why the porn filter won’t work

Letter to the Editor | Monday, October 29, 2018

Today I found out, to my shock, that I am not one of the “men of Notre Dame.” This is because I cannot, in good conscience, sign the petition to put a porn filter on Notre Dame’s Wi-Fi. The reason I won’t sign the petition is not because I am an advocate for “affront[s] to

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Students launch whiteboard campaign in response to Commencement speaker

Lucas Masin-Moyer | Monday, April 10, 2017

For seniors Imanne Mondane and Jourdyhn Williams, the University’s selection of Mike Pence as this year’s Commencement speaker represents an endorsement of the values supported by President Donald Trump, which they said silences certain minority groups. To combat what they believe will be the adverse effects Pence will have on campus, Mondane and Williams launched the #notmycommencementspeaker campaign, which

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Student government launches It’s On Us campaign

Rachel O'Grady | Friday, January 23, 2015

Thursday evening, the Notre Dame student government hosted a training session for those interested in volunteering for the “It’s On Us” campaign on sexual assault awareness and prevention. “The ‘It’s On Us’ campaign is a campus-wide movement to change the way we view sexual assault on our campus,” sophomore Kristen Loehle, student government’s director of gender issues, said.

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Candidates square off in midterm election

Ann Marie Jakubowski | Monday, November 3, 2014

Many Notre Dame students aren’t registered voters in Indiana, so their ballots won’t affect the outcome of the U.S. Congressional elections in the state’s second district. However, since Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s are located in the second district – along with Holy Cross College, Bethel College, Indiana University-South Bend and Ivy Tech Community College

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Candidate Profile: Campbell/McCabe

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Who they are: This year’s incarnation of the annual Zahm House ticket, freshmen Sean Campbell and George McCabe are upfront about their lack of qualifications for the positions but said they still believe they could be adequate leaders for the student body. Campbell is running for president and McCabe for vice president. “We have no

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! Fr Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! From class encounters to love at first sight at Hesburgh Library, swipe to read more shared experiences!
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📸: Maria Luisa Paul
Maybe you found your significant other, met your l Maybe you found your significant other, met your lifelong friends or fell in love with yourself under the Dome — either way, we want to hear all about it! Love might be universal, but it is also a deeply personal experience. Share your on-campus love story by clicking on the link in our bio to be published on Valentine’s Day.
#LoveUnderTheDome
“Scene writers made their lists; they checked th “Scene writers made their lists; they checked them twice,” producing this years Best Album’s of 2020. 

🎶Curious to see who made the list? Click the link in our bio to check out our picks!

📸: Ellie Dombrowski
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