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28 posts tagged "Debate"

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Friendship across the political spectrum

Clark Bowden | Thursday, February 18, 2021

Amidst billowing winds, sub-zero temperatures and blankets of snow, it can be difficult to remind ourselves of the astonishing promise and opportunity that four years of college presents us. Under these harsh conditions of snowing 10(!) consecutive days with the added cloak of the coronavirus, I am increasingly seeing students with their heads down —

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Learning civility from ‘Parks and Rec’

Nia Sylva | Friday, October 9, 2020

The state of bipartisan political relations in this country is dire, to say the very least. Anyone who had the pleasure of witnessing last week’s mudslinging presidential debate knows that to be true. The disrespect that tends to abound in the public sphere — between the men and women who are supposed to be working

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A liberal’s survival guide to Notre Dame

Clark Bowden | Thursday, August 20, 2020

Medicare for all, women should control their own bodies, Elizabeth Warren, people shouldn’t be able to purchase assault rifles, social justice reform, AOC, climate change is real and caused by humans, Bernie Sanders … Now that all the conservatives have stopped reading this column, the rest of us can finally talk amongst ourselves. Welcome to

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Student government candidates discuss diversity, inclusion initiatives

Claire Rafford | Thursday, February 6, 2020

Diversity Council hosted its fourth-annual student government election debate on Wednesday evening in DeBartolo Hall. The debate asked the candidates to address issues of diversity and inclusion on Notre Dame’s campus.  The candidates running for student body president and vice president this year are junior Noble Patidar and freshman Connor Patrick, junior Connor Whittle and

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Notre Dame, Navy students to contest universal basic income in inaugural debate

Alysa Guffey | Friday, November 15, 2019

Notre Dame and Navy will meet for the 93rd annual year on the football field Saturday. Friday afternoon, an entirely new rivalry between the two schools will begin in Hesburgh Library. Sponsored by the department of Film, Television and Theatre, the inaugural Notre Dame-Navy debate will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in

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To all those who strongly disagree

Show Some Skin | Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Upon entering North Dining Hall on Tuesday, I lost my appetite.  As my eyes scanned the responses scattered across the display board entitled “Should the U.S. enact Medicare for all?,” spanning from strongly disagree to strongly agree, I felt mixed emotions. Disbelief. Hope. Disgust. Anger. Shock. All of the above. The amount of times I

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The patron saint of campus 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

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Gun control: Exploring the Australian model

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.

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Notre Dame debate team wins ACC championship

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

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Notre Dame applies to host 2020 presidential election debates

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

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University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email on Tuesday that Notre Dame will open a mass vaccination site in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department. 

🏥 The site will be at the Compton Family Ice Arena and will be open Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! Fr Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! From class encounters to love at first sight at Hesburgh Library, swipe to read more shared experiences!
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