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Senate participates in MiND workshop, provides update on UHS self-scheduling

Sam Godinez | Thursday, October 27, 2022

On Wednesday afternoon, the Notre Dame student senate convened in the Montgomery Auditorium of LaFortune Student Center to observe presentations on the Health Department Expo and the MiND workshop, as well as share announcements over upcoming topics. Because senators were allowed to wear costumes, the meeting began with various senators sharing their Halloween costumes. Afterward,

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Professors detail tenets of critical race theory

Liam Price | Tuesday, March 15, 2022

The Saint Mary’s Division for Inclusion and Equity hosted a panel via Zoom on Monday to discuss some of the main tenets of the controversial critical race theory. The panelists were Saint Mary’s professors Stacy Davis, Dan Horan and Kelly Faust. The professors set out to clearly define critical race theory and cut through the

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Unlearning school

David Henry | Thursday, November 4, 2021

When I returned home for fall break, I found campaign material for my local school board election sitting on my counter. I decided to research the candidates and found that the main dividing line between the incumbents and the challengers were masks and “critical race theory.” The incumbents supported requiring masks in school and supported