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Contraception advocacy groups sue University, cabinet agencies on behalf of Notre Dame health care plan beneficiaries

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Updated Wednesday at 10 p.m. A lawsuit challenging recent changes in University policy regarding birth control was filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced in a press release Tuesday. The suit — filed by NWLC, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Center

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Jenkins calls on White House to end family separations at border

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, June 19, 2018

University President Fr. John Jenkins condemned the Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the Mexican border as “cruel” in a statement Tuesday. “Central to the Holy Cross education Notre Dame offers is a sense of family, centered on the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and in that spirit I call on the

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Notre Dame students travel to Trump rally in Elkhart

Lucas Masin-Moyer, Jordan Cockrum and Natalie Weber | Thursday, May 10, 2018

On Nov. 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, thanks in part to a 19-percentage point victory over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Indiana. Indiana is also the home of his running mate and now-vice president, Mike Pence, the former Governor of Indiana. On Thursday, Trump and Pence returned to to

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Whatever happened to accountability?

Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, May 1, 2018

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s tax returns for the 2017 fiscal year were recently released. He makes $225,000 as mayor. He also owns two fully-rented apartment buildings in Brooklyn. His government position ensures he has few expenses. By almost anyone’s definition, de Blasio is a wealthy man. But last year, the mayor gave

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In light of his comments about us

Show Some Skin | Tuesday, February 27, 2018

In case it was lost in translation, he said, “[The Haitian immigrants who received visas in 2017] all have AIDS.” “Why are we bringing people from s—hole countries like Haiti and African countries? Why can’t we bring more people from Norway?” “Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out.” This is fact. He said

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Pro-life and pro-woman…?

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, January 24, 2018

“A world where every human life is valued and protected.” This is verbatim the vision outlined on the March for Life’s internet platform. However, it doesn’t take an astute observer to recognize the contradiction that is this vision. The true vision behind March for Life is, instead, a much more exclusive, sexist and downright religiously

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Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s community members reflect on issues particularly pertinent to women in the age of Trump

Courtney Becker and Martha Reilly | Monday, November 20, 2017

Editor’s note: This is the third story in a three-part series addressing various political issues and their impact at Notre Dame one year after the 2016 election. Today’s story focuses on issues that most frequently affect women at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United

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Professor presents economic, ethical case for climate activism

Claire Rafford | Friday, November 17, 2017

The Student Union Board (SUB) hosted a SUBtalk Thursday night, during which philosophy and biology professor Kristin Shrader-Frechette, the head of Center for Environmental Justice and Children’s Health, addressed the problem of climate change using economic and ethical reasoning. “I am a huge believer in the market, because when you pay the full cost, the

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Lecture focuses on racism, systematic oppression

Ciara Hopkinson | Thursday, November 16, 2017

Following the backlash against a lecture given by political scientist Charles Murray last spring, the department of Africana Studies initiated the Race and Ideas Lecture Series in partnership with several other academic departments. The second speaker in that series, Dr. Carol Anderson of Emory University spoke on Wednesday night about her most recent book, “White

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Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s students offer perspectives on immigration, DACA

Courtney Becker and Martha Reilly | Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Editor’s note: This is the second story in a three-part series addressing various political issues and their impact at Notre Dame one year after the 2016 election. Today’s story focuses on immigration and student perspectives on the DACA repeal. Less than a week after the 2016 election, University President Fr. John Jenkins held an interfaith

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