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31 posts tagged "Construction"

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Outdoor WiFi, lights, furniture to be installed in new Belle’s Corner outside Le Mans

Katelyn Waldschmidt | Monday, September 19, 2022

Every day, students pass the west entrance of Le Mans Hall and watch as workers spread gravel, lay patio tiles and work to turn the space into… What? With no report from the College, Saint Mary’s students do not know what the construction is for. In 2020, the space was a popular hangout spot called

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Sorin College welcomes students back following year-long renovation

Lilyann Gardner | Thursday, September 1, 2022

Sorin College, built in 1888 and named after Fr. Edward Sorin, C.S.C, finally welcomed new and returning students back inside its walls this August after fourteen months of extensive renovations.  Sorin residents spent the last school year living in Zahm House while construction crews built a new addition on the West Courtyard. This expansion of

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Lake plaza near completion on campus

Caroline Collins | Friday, August 26, 2022

The Our Lady of the Lake World Peace Plaza is in its final stages of construction and will be finished this fall according to university architect Doug Marsh. “It’s a place that we hope will become another of our many sacred places here on campus,” Marsh said. “I hope that [it will be] inspiring to

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Notre Dame announces construction of new men’s residence hall

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, June 22, 2022

A new men’s residence hall is currently under construction, the University announced Tuesday in a press release. The new dorm will be located on East Quad between Johnson Family Hall and McCourtney Hall, where construction is also underway for a new research building. The new dorm is part of a 2017 plan to strengthen campus

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University begins construction of new female residence hall

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Construction began Dec. 10 on a new 68,000-square-foot women’s residence hall located east of Dunne Hall, the University announced in a Dec. 5 press release. The hall, which has yet to be named, will be completed in August 2020 and will house about 225 undergraduate women, the release said. The dorm will feature a community

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University administrators address recycling policies, construction in fall town halls

Natalie Weber | Thursday, September 27, 2018

In a series of town halls this week, University administrators announced changes to the structure of the First Year of Studies, discussed a new early retirement program and provided updates on new recycling standards and construction projects. In a response to a question about changes to the First Year of Studies, University provost Thomas Burish confirmed

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Notre Dame: stop building, start renovating

Meagan Bens | Wednesday, September 5, 2018

With the construction of the new men’s residence hall and new indoor practice facility covering two ends of campus this semester, I’m guessing there are a handful of students who share my opinion about the sites popping up. During the continual new building within the past few years, there are old buildings continuing to be left

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Sorin and Walsh Halls experience water outage

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, August 23, 2018

Sorin and Walsh Halls experienced a water outage Wednesday and are awaiting testing to ensure the water is drinkable, according to emails sent to the dorm communities. At 1:56 p.m. Wednesday, Sorin residents received an email from their rector, Fr. Bob Loughery, informing them that the water was out in both Sorin and Walsh Halls

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University confirms plans to construct new graduate student family housing

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, May 3, 2018

Notre Dame plans to construct new housing for married and parenting graduate students to replace the University Village and Cripe Street apartments, a report from the South Bend Tribune said Thursday. The 180-unit complex will be located on Cripe Street and is expected to be completed in August 2019. The Cripe Street apartments are scheduled

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University announces construction of new indoor athletic facility

Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 9, 2018

An athletics center will be built to broaden the indoor space of three varsity athletics programs, the University announced in a press release Friday. The facility will be 111,400 square feet and is scheduled to be completed in July 2019, according to the release. Funded by gifts from multiple benefactors, the building will be constructed

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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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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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