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Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The leprechaun lineup for the 2019-20 school year has been determined the “most diverse roster” ever, the Notre Dame cheerleading program announced Tuesday. Junior Samuel Jackson and sophomores Conal Fagan and Lynnette Wukie will all act as the University’s mascot for the upcoming year, ringing in the most diverse group since the leprechaun became the
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 8, 2019
Some of the stats about those admitted to Notre Dame’s Class of 2023 are quite impressive. But there’s a glaring omission. Nowhere among the mentions of diversity is there a reference to neurodiversity, a term that recognizes the value of people whose brains work a little differently. Neurodiversity includes people on the Autism spectrum, those
Diversity Council | Thursday, February 21, 2019
When I came to Notre Dame, one of my passions I knew I couldn’t live without was dance. My freshman year, I decided to join Project Fresh and I found more than just a dance group — I found a family. Project Fresh (PFresh) is a hip-hop dance group founded in 2006 by Eddie Song. Our members
Diversity Council | Thursday, February 7, 2019
As I got ready to leave for my first football game as a student at Notre Dame, I went through my checklist of gameday essentials. I had the normal array of items that any undergraduate would have: a student ID, baseball hat and phone; in addition to these typical items, I also had atypical items,
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, January 25, 2019
As the anxiety of study abroad decisions set in for the sophomore class this past weekend, I was reminded of the crippling stress I experienced my senior year of high school, awaiting various packages that would determine my future. College admissions: a hell I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. Perhaps, I simply didn’t handle
Serena Zacharias | Friday, January 18, 2019
Notre Dame will kick off the fourth-annual Walk the Walk Week on Jan. 20 to encourage diversity and inclusion on campus with a series of events open to all members of the Notre Dame community. The week will begin with a candlelight prayer service in the Main Building Rotunda on Jan. 20 at 11 p.m.,
Ruby Le | Thursday, December 6, 2018
The moment that I arrived on Notre Dame’s campus, I had a strong feeling that I would explore and learn a lot more about different cultures of people from multiple backgrounds. From being more aware of my own identity to making friends with people from completely different backgrounds and immersing in cultural associations and activities,
Mary Clare Donnelly | Tuesday, November 6, 2018
During the month of November, American Catholics will observe Black Catholic History Month. Notre Dame will also participate in this commemoration. Deacon Mel Tardy, who is a member of the committee planning the events at Notre Dame, said the event was established by the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, which is a gathering of African
Tajae Thompson | Thursday, October 25, 2018
The University of Notre Dame has historically been home to a predominantly white student body. Currently, both minority and international students comprise about 30 percent of its population. So it came as a shock to some when they discovered that the Snite Museum of Art would host “Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection,” a traveling
Maeve Filbin | Thursday, October 25, 2018
In assembling individual small pieces of brightly-colored glass, stones, shells, beads and ceramic tiles, an artist creates a mosaic, or a beautiful image that can only be appreciated once all the materials are glued together. On Wednesday, the Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board brought individuals from the campus community together in a similar fashion, through