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-22 posts tagged "Debate"
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, October 9, 2019
In the recent flurry of viewpoints, lectures and signage displays, it seems that world- and nation-wide controversies are playing out at Notre Dame in a spicier way than usual. I am not some sage alum who has achieved enlightenment and views campus controversies from 40,000 feet. But here are a few noncontroversial truths: 1. American
Andrew Sveda | Monday, September 9, 2019
Australia has long been the go-to case study of the gun control debate. And why not? After only one mass shooting in 1996 (Port Arthur) did Parliament actually do something, rolling out sweeping gun control legislation (the NFA) including a mandatory gun buyback program and a ban on automatic and semi-automatic rifles and pump-action shotguns.
Mary Steurer | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Sophomore Conrad Palor and freshman Patrick Aimone defeated Wake Forest to place first in the fourth-annual ACC Debate Championship Tournament on April 6 at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, clinching the first-ever victory for a Notre Dame team at the tournament. The championship round was featured as part of the 2019 ACCelerate ACC Smithsonian
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Notre Dame is one of six locations that applied to host the 2020 presidential election debates, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Wednesday. Three cities will be selected as hosts by the nonpartisan organization, POLITICO reported. Other locations vying for the spots include Belmont University in Nashville, Creighton University in Omaha, the University of Michigan
Mary Steurer | Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Four teams of candidates for student body president and vice president — freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Leary, juniors Mario Markho and Charlie Ortega Guifarro, juniors Eduardo Luna and Haley Coleman and junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire — gathered in the Midfield Commons of the Duncan Student Center on Monday evening to discuss
Christopher Parker | Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Tuesday night, students from philosophy class “God and the Good Life” hosted “Philosophical Fight Club” at 8 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall. The event featured a debate between philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan and theology professor Fr. Kevin Grove, and functioned as a mid-term project for some 20 students in the class ranging from freshmen to juniors.
Mary Steurer | Thursday, October 11, 2018
Professors debated the role of the freedom of speech at public universities in a debate sponsored by the Notre Dame Student Chapter of the Federalist Society, American Civil Liberties Union and the Constitutional Studies Program Wednesday at Eck Hall of Law. Josh Blackman, a law professor at the South Texas College of Law, began the debate
Tom Naatz | Monday, September 17, 2018
Editor’s note: Throughout the 2018 midterm election season, The Observer will sit down with various student organizations and professors to discuss political engagement and issues particularly pertinent to students. In this second installment, BridgeND discusses its efforts to overcome the partisan divide on campus. In an era of political polarization and bitter partisan disputes, BridgeND
Madison Bollenbacher | Friday, September 7, 2018
Hoping to open up a discussion on how to have ethical and and productive debates, the University Writing Program, the Higgins Labor Program, the Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy, the Snite Museum and the Young Americans for Freedom jointly hosted a panel Thursday night in the Geddes coffee house. John Duffy, associate professor of English
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, August 28, 2018
As members and supporters of the Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy (SCIA), we are committed to fostering awareness and education on the subject of immigration. Thus, we felt the need to respond to the claims that were made. The purpose of this essay is not to try to change Mr. Murphy’s opinion on immigration —