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5 posts tagged "Christopher Columbus murals"

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University uncovers Columbus Murals in Main Building for instructional purposes

Angela Mathew | Friday, February 3, 2023

This past week from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the Columbus murals on the second floor of the University’s Main Building were uncovered for instructional purposes. The 12 paintings depict Columbus’ arrival in the “New World,” his interactions with Indigenous people in the Caribbean and images of Spanish royals like Queen Isabella. They were covered

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‘There’s still a lot of work to be done:’ Community reflects on covered Columbus murals, Native heritage at ND

Adriana Perez | Monday, October 12, 2020

Inside the Main Building, native flora and fauna — vines, rabbits, mice, flowers, turtles and trees — decorate fabric that resembles thick, colorful tapestries. While these coverings are new, the paintings that lie underneath are almost as old as the University itself. The controversy over the Columbus Murals, painted by Luigi Gregori in the early

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When will the Columbus murals actually be covered?

Oliver Ortega | Tuesday, October 8, 2019

A couple weeks ago, at the start of the semester, I took a detour from my usual path to Bond Hall from Hesburgh Library to visit the Main Building. Surely, I told myself, they had covered the Columbus murals over the summer, as promised way back during the bitter frost of January. It was a

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‘Most people don’t really know we’re a thing’: Students, faculty reflect on lack of Native representation at Notre Dame

Gina Twardosz | Monday, September 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a two-part series examining the ways Native language and cultural identity are being kept alive by the students of Notre Dame. To learn more about their reflections on language and culture, explore these audio and visual clips. While Fr. Edward Sorin and the Congregation of Holy Cross

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The note from ‘Jersey Shore’ — revised

Letter to the Editor | Friday, March 22, 2019

Sam, As an Italian-American myself (a great start to any body of work) I would like to address the general ignorance that exists around Italian ‘role model’ Christopher Columbus. I would like to say Columbus was a nonsensical and murderous person who should not be idolized in any sense. If we want to preserve the importance of

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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