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22 posts tagged "Community Service"

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LHOP serves breakfast for dinner, raises money

Gray Nocjar | Monday, September 18, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 15, the five levels of Lewis Hall were abuzz with activity, as the smell of sizzling bacon and fluffy pancakes wafted through the corridors. The signature Lewis House of Pancakes, known as LHOP, ran from 9:00 p.m. to midnight. For just five dollars, students were free to enjoy a variety of breakfast-for-dinner

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Save the Office for the Common Good

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, March 28, 2023

To the Saint Mary’s administration, Board of Trustees and community: On March 8, Saint Mary’s vice president of mission Julianne Wallace emailed Saint Mary’s students, staff and faculty detailing changes to the Division of Mission. As written in the email, the Center for the Study for Spirituality and the Center for Faith, Action and Ministry

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El Campito to host third annual Taco Battle fundraiser

Caroline Mereness | Monday, September 19, 2022

El Campito Child Development Center, a bilingual early childcare center in South Bend, will host its third annual Taco Battle fundraiser featuring local vendors on Tuesday. The event will be hosted at two United Federal Credit Union locations on Ireland Rd. South Bend and Main St. in Mishawaka from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In

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Record number of students participate in annual Back the Bend community service day

Claire Reid | Monday, April 4, 2022

This weekend, over 700 students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross spent their Saturday morning volunteering at local South Bend organizations for the annual Back the Bend community service day. Back the Bend is organized by Notre Dame student government and this year, they sent student volunteers to 19 community organizations including the

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Students participate in Mulch Madness service event to combat lead poisoning

Kathryn Muchnick | Monday, April 4, 2022

Over 300 volunteers braved the cold weather Saturday to participate in Mulch Madness, an annual service project that focuses on mitigating the impact of lead poisoning in South Bend.  Volunteers mulched around contaminated homes in the Near Northwest Neighborhood (NNN) and River Park neighborhood to encase the lead in the soil, shielding children from its

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Saint Mary’s community honors MLK through Service Saturday

Meghan Lange | Monday, January 24, 2022

On Saturday morning, members of the Saint Mary’s community met in Reignbeaux Lounge to take part in the Office for Common Good’s monthly event Service Saturday. This month’s event was inspired by the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and was coined “Serves: MLK Edition.” The event was organized by the Office for the Common

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Students continue to volunteer despite pandemic

Luciana Thomas | Monday, March 8, 2021

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame students have found new ways to get involved at the University as well as the local South Bend community. Junior Ellyn Jarrell has been volunteering with Elara Care Hospice in South Bend through their new pen pal service program, which was implemented in response to the pandemic. 

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New service club at Saint Mary’s seeks to assist communities on campus, in South Bend during COVID-19

Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, August 13, 2020

A core value of a Saint Mary’s education is justice through service and compassion towards others. This year, a group of Belles have chosen to live out this part of the College’s mission by creating Sisterhood of Service, a new club designed for those who want to participate in service opportunities. Saint Mary’s junior and

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While I’ve lost faith in Jean Vanier, I have not lost faith in L’Arche

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 27, 2020

Jean Vanier used to be a personal hero of mine. In fact, the founding story of L’Arche was one of the most impactful stories of my life. I first experienced L’Arche the summer after my freshman year at Notre Dame through the Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP). I spent eight weeks living and serving as

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Go volunteer

Nola Wallace | Thursday, February 27, 2020

Sometimes within our tri-campus bubble, we forget to think about the community outside of the University. South Bend, even with all of its hot spots and local charm, is a city in need of service from people like you. There are many organizations in need of young, smart and energetic volunteers — that I know

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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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