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-22 posts tagged "change"
Caroline Humphreys | Tuesday, August 22, 2017
I sit here trying to write about love as I kill the ants crawling over my computer keys. I’m in Thailand, and seemed to confuse “simple” and “rustic” when looking to get away and unblock my chakras or whatever soul searching I had in mind. My friend Steph sits opposite me, applauding the mosquitoes she
Joseph Han | Thursday, February 16, 2017
When I got back home for winter break, I went through a box of some of my childhood items and found my old fourth generation iPod Touch from my middle school days. I turned it back on and was immediately greeted by the old operating system, iOS 6.1.6. After using the iPod Touch for a
BridgeND | Thursday, February 9, 2017
BridgeND exists as a transpartisan organization founded on the tenant of civil discourse. This often causes the organization to delve into the depths of political dialogue with the intention of promoting open spaces for all voices and opinions to be heard and debated. Although this may be true, members of bridgeND must not only have
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 9, 2017
Dear University President Fr. John Jenkins, Fossil Free ND would like to thank you for your response to our call for divestment and a more ambitious sustainability plan. We appreciate your acknowledgement of our campaign, and the time you set aside to address our concern for the future of our planet and the people inhabiting
BridgeND | Thursday, December 1, 2016
With the advent of social media, political activism has been intimately tied to a keyboard. Today, radical ideas displayed upon laptop screens are the most prominent and popular mode of initiating social change. Although venues such as Facebook and Instagram have changed the face of modern society, has it effectively changed the political sphere in
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 7, 2016
The other day, I was sitting in my education class and I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed. We were having a class discussion about issues that are prevalent in today’s society, such as systematic discrimination and the opportunity gap. The night before, we had an assigned reading that touched on similar topics. During the reading,
Jack Rooney | Friday, May 13, 2016
A lot can change in four years. When I first arrived at Notre Dame four years ago, my dad, like many other fathers, helped me move into my new dorm. He carried boxes, lofted beds and sweated along with the rest of the class of 2016 and their parents as we began our time at
Jennifer Vosters | Thursday, December 3, 2015
It’s a strange time for Christmas. Of course, it’s happened every December for a while now, but looking around at our country and our world, it’s a strange time for “the most wonderful time Of the year.” We’ve gotten our fill of Thanksgiving delights, but somehow we’re more ravenous than ever, with Secret Santas and stockings and
Neil Joseph | Tuesday, December 1, 2015
I’m thankful that Notre Dame hasn’t been in the news this past month. We’ve seen plenty of our peer institutions in the news for the wrong reasons, and I’m glad we haven’t followed. Yale, Mizzou and scores of other universities have been in national news because of student unrest due to racial issues. Why haven’t
BridgeND | Thursday, October 15, 2015
Historically speaking, the United States has always responded more effectively to issues in which a clear enemy was present. During the Cold War it was the communists, during World War II it was the Nazis and the Japanese Empire and in modern times the great national security threat is jihad and groups that sponsor acts of terror, mainly in