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155 posts tagged "Diversity"

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The most glaring threat to Notre Dame

Oluwatoni Akintola | Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Imagine God Quad during an ideal spring afternoon on campus. The sun beams boldly onto the University of Notre Dame and her iconic Golden Dome glows resplendently. But what if we’ve been blinded by its glare? What if, for all the resources and prestige brought to the University by another successful ND Day and a

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Second Student Life Council meeting addresses diversity and inclusion

Kathryn Muchnick | Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Students and administrators gathered in Dahnke Ballroom on Monday evening for the second meeting of the Student Life Council (SLC), which was reinstated earlier this year. The focus of Monday’s meeting was “diverse perspectives and inclusive experiences at Notre Dame” and the University’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plan. Rev. Hugh Page, the inaugural vice

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‘Disorientation’: An Asian-American campus satire

Angela Mathew | Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Elaine Hsieh Chou described her 2022 novel, “Disorientation,” as the story of what happens when “a student who is clueless about race finds out the most racist secret at her school.”  Ingrid Yang is a 29-year-old Taiwanese-American PhD student who has spent nine years writing a dissertation on Xiao Wen-Chou, the (fictional) “father of Chinese-American

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Irish Insider: Black History Month

Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 27, 2023

‘The hidden labor’: Hugh Page reflects on a career filled with service vocations ‘Be a force for good’: Celebrating Black athletes who pushed Notre Dame forward Black Renaissance celebrates art, talent of Black students at Notre Dame Dance Africa performs at showcases, flash mob to spread awareness of African culture University hosts Tracey Hucks, Africana

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‘The hidden labor’: Hugh Page reflects on a career filled with service vocations

Bella Laufenberg | Monday, February 27, 2023

Hugh Page, current vice president for institutional transformation and an advisor to the president, described his life as “a call to service” in an interview with The Observer. Page was raised as a member of the Baptist church while growing up in Baltimore. He went to a Presbyterian seminary first but ultimately discerned a call

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Senate hears reports from directors of community outreach, academic affairs

Liam Price | Thursday, February 23, 2023

The Notre Dame student body senate met in a classroom on the first floor of the Mendoza College of Business Wednesday night for a brief meeting. Less than 30 minutes and with no general orders, the meeting featured two semesterly senate reports from executive cabinet department directors of academic affairs and community outreach. Student body

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Foreign language week features a cultural showcase

Colleen Farrell | Thursday, February 16, 2023

The University held the Foreign Language Week culture fair on Wednesday, showcasing food, music and presentations of various cultures from around the world. The event occurred in the Dahnke Ballroom in Duncan Student Center and featured booths and performances from many language departments and cultural groups.  Junior Becca Kubick worked at the booth for the

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Student Government division launches podcast for first generation students

Emma Duffy | Friday, February 10, 2023

During the fall semester, the Notre Dame Student Government Department of Diversity and Inclusion, First Generation Low Income Initiative launched a new podcast. The new podcast, named ‘Golden Generation: First Under the Dome’, aims to assist first generation students throughout their college experience. The First Generation Low Income Initiative is a relatively new addition to

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‘It was never about a dream’: NAACP president and CEO speaks at Notre Dame Black excellence celebration dinner

Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, January 26, 2023

On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame students, staff and faculty weathered the northern Indiana winter to gather in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom.  From the other side of the nation, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Derrick Johnson and other activists traveled to join them.  Together, they

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Notre Dame commemorates MLK, racial justice with Walk the Walk Week

Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, January 18, 2023

On July 21, 1964, political peacemaker and then-University president Fr. Theodore Hesburgh joined hands with Martin Luther King, Jr. after an impromptu address to crowds at a civil rights rally in Chicago.  Hesburgh and King, standing side-by-side and hand-in-hand, sang “We shall overcome,” originally a gospel song that had since been adopted as an anthem

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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