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Mariah Rush | Friday, May 18, 2018
The University’s 173rd Commencement ceremony will take place in Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. with 16 other diploma ceremonies to follow that afternoon at 2 p.m. Chuck Hurley, the University registrar, said there will be 20 different ceremonies this weekend between the undergraduate, graduate and University ceremonies along with the Commencement
Nicole Simon | Friday, May 18, 2018
The members of the class of 2018 plan to pursue a variety of career paths after graduation, whether it be through full time employment, graduate school or other occupations. Although data on the senior’s post-graduation plans will not be available for another year, director of Undergraduate Career Services Bridget Kibbe said she expects the class
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 18, 2018
Fr. Theodore Hesburgh dies at 97 On Feb. 26, 2015, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, 15th president of Notre Dame and one of the most influential figures in higher education, died at the age of 97. Friends, family and the Notre Dame community came together to celebrate his life at his funeral held at the Basilica of
Tom Naatz | Friday, May 18, 2018
When she was first accepted to Notre Dame, class of 2018 salutatorian Harisa Spahić wasn’t sure she wanted to come to the University. During the spring of her senior year of high school, the self-described “townie”, who was born in Germany to a Bosnian family and lived in Idaho before her family relocated to northern
Mary Steurer | Friday, May 18, 2018
Senior Tyler Duffy, an aerospace engineering major, said he hadn’t given much thought to the priesthood before his junior year. Now, he plans to enter Moreau Seminary as a postulant in the fall. Duffy said he became interested in religious life when he began diving deeper into his faith. “I’m a firm believer that as
Andrew Cameron | Friday, May 18, 2018
The culmination of four years of classes, training exercise and tireless dedication, 43 senior cadets from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) — including officers from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Holy Cross College, Valparaiso University and Bethel College — will receive their commissions Saturday. Colonel Jim Bowen, Air Force ROTC commander and department chair of
Lucy Lynch | Friday, May 18, 2018
Many members of the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s class of 2018 will begin working full-time or attending graduate school after graduation. Of these students, 49 graduates from the two schools will start their careers with the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) and teach at Catholic schools around the country. According to the ACE Notre
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 18, 2018
University hosts solar eclipse watch On Aug. 21, the first total solar eclipse in the United States since 1979 took place from 12:57 p.m. until 3:44 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. At Notre Dame, which was more than 200 miles north of the eclipse’s path of totality (where the sun is completely covered by
Jordan Cockrum | Friday, May 18, 2018
Bailey Oppman and Lydia Lorenc, Saint Mary’s student body president and vice president emeritus, set out to use their term to make several changes to the Saint Mary’s community. “One of the things I was most excited to accomplish was the student 5k fun run/walk to promote a healthy lifestyle,” Lorenc said in an email.
Madison Riehle | Friday, May 18, 2018
Even though seniors will be leaving campus for the last time time as students in the coming days, they will still be able to connect back to the school through Notre Dame’s Alumni Association. The association has made connecting alumni to one another and the university a priority through the hundreds of clubs around the