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‘I don’t think there’s ever been a non-senior dance this size’: 950 to attend sophomore ‘Prom Re-Do’ dance

Claire Reid | Friday, April 8, 2022

Current Notre Dame sophomore were seniors in high school when the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the high school experience of students worldwide in March 2020. This Saturday, they will have the chance to live out a quintessential high school tradition: prom. Complete with a photo booth, DJ, Insomnia Cookies, Martin’s catering and flowers from Irish

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Reopening of RecSports increases access, encourages fitness

Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, September 30, 2021

With the return of locker room use at the Smith Center and Rockne Memorial gyms on Aug. 22, RecSports — Notre Dame’s office of recreational sports — has fully reopened. Previously on Aug. 9, the Smith Center and Rockne Memorial reversed other COVID-19 restrictions that were in effect last year, including reservations, the relocation and

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How to survive the single life

Veronica Navarro | Monday, March 22, 2021

On Jan. 28, 2021, Notre Dame students received an email from the Division of Student Affairs outlining many campus updates prior to move-in. This email discussed residence hall updates including a then-expanded guest policy. In that same paragraph, just lines below, the Division of Student Affairs encouraged students interested in living with fewer roommates to

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Stop complaining

Thomas Zwiller | Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Dear Notre Dame students, I recently decided to write, not on sports as I usually do, but rather COVID-19. The recent complaints about the increased COVID-19 protocols are simply tone-deaf, foolish and unreasonable. Here’s why: This is not a starting point for the University; rather, it is a reaction. What is the University reacting to?