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Peter Breen | Wednesday, February 22, 2023
A line of students snaked through the South Dining Hall lobby Tuesday evening for the Mardi Gras celebration, featuring an ice sculpture, king cake giveaways, a New Orleans-style brass band, Cajun-style food and invitations to partake more wholly in the spiritual practice of the Lenten season. On Ash Wednesday at Notre Dame, one can attend
Gabrielle Beechert | Thursday, March 31, 2022
Notre Dame’s student government Department of Sustainability teamed up with Campus Dining and Campus Ministry to implement Beef Free ND, an initiative that encourages students to go beef free for Lent. The initiative was started by senior Alexander Kuptel, the director of the policy subcommittee within the Department of Sustainability. Kuptel, a flexitarian who eats mostly
Ryan Peters | Friday, December 3, 2021
College campuses throw out on average 22 million pounds of food each year, according to the Food Recovery Network. With North and South Dining Halls serving thousands of meals each day, Notre Dame is no stranger to food waste. During the 2019-20 academic year shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the two dining halls and Center
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, August 30, 2021
Within the Notre Dame community, a high vaccination rate has allowed everything from dorm life to football games to seemingly go back to normal. One change that is especially noticeable is the dining halls. North and South Dining Halls now offer in-person communal dining with self-serve buffets and increased meal options. Senior Director of Campus
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 28, 2021
The University announced several policy and campus life updates in a Thursday email from the Division of Student Affairs. Beginning Feb. 3, following the conclusion of pre-matriculation testing, students may visit residence halls other than their own in designated 24-hour common spaces, while maintaining physical distancing, wearing masks and adhering to occupation guidelines. Students may
Charlie Kenney | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
North Dining Hall. Spring 2018. A line curls out from the stir fry station. Eager students await their meals while thoughts of teriyaki and soy sauce dance in their heads. Some wait alone, idly perusing their smartphones. Others wait in pairs of two or three, passing time with casual conversation. Another may leaf through an
Stephen Hannon | Monday, November 25, 2019
The Viewpoint section has seen a number of controversial opinion pieces recently, from parietals to leggings, from porn filters to homophobia, all dealing with serious issues. But none of these, I believe, are as polarizing as this column will be: South Dining Hall is better than North Dining Hall. First of all, South is just
Mariah Rush | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Beverly Skopec and her fellow monitors at South Dining Hall have seen a wide variety of things stolen from their workplace. Some of them stranger than others, Skopec said. “Mary Ann [Sobieralski, head monitor at South Dining Hall] saw some guys take a big dining hall table, and she called security and they said, ‘Oh,
Jordan Cockrum | Wednesday, November 28, 2018
In years past, students who stayed at Saint Mary’s over fall break or the Thanksgiving holiday were left without on-campus dining options. Instead, they had to stock up on groceries and feed themselves with dorm-friendly foods. This year, however, Saint Mary’s offered several dinners for students, who could sign up if they were staying over
Andrea Vale | Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Beginning Saturday, Notre Dame’s dining halls will stay open during spring break for the first time in school history. In response to complaints from students who stay on campus during fall and spring breaks and are forced to rely on their own money to obtain food, Notre Dame Food Services has implemented a trial program