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Thomas Dobbs, Spencer Kelly and Lilyann Gardner | Monday, May 1, 2023
Join us as we delve into the history of Notre Dame’s residence halls, specifically the construction of dorms on the northeast and west parts of campus. In 1979, the University announced plans to build two new dorms specifically for female students, marking a significant milestone for gender equality on campus. In 1981, Pasquerilla East and
Thomas Dobbs, Lilyann Gardner, Aidan O'Malley and Alysa Guffey | Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Get ready to take a walk down memory lane as From the Archives delves into the rich history of now-defunct dorm traditions. Today, we’ll explore three unique dormitory traditions that have left their mark on campus life. From Grace Vision, the broadcasting station that paved the way for modern communication in the residence halls, to
Isa Sheikh | Monday, February 27, 2023
The apartments at Fischer Graduate Residences have served as an residential option for transgender students, associate vice president for residential life Heather Rakoczy Russell told The Observer in an interview. Transgender students could be assigned to a dorm aligned with their assigned sex at birth, move off campus or “they have the option to live
Madeline Law | Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Regardless of the Midwest’s inability to commit to a change in season, it’s officially spring! The birds are singing, the spring athletes are sport-ing and students are knocking on doors in the residence halls of Saint Mary’s. Yep, that’s a certain sign of spring. In the last few weeks, the annual tradition of surveying prospective
Sarah Kikel | Monday, October 19, 2020
Keough (1996) wants to be the next Steve Irwin. He never goes anywhere without his Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals, “Kanga” and “Roo,” for security. Keough enjoys pulling the other kids on the classroom chariot, their red Radio Flyer wagon, while pretending he is a pair of golden horses. O’Neill (1996) is a big trouble
Sarah Kikel | Monday, October 5, 2020
Breen-Phillips (1939): Best dressed After the 1940s, Notre Dame’s dorm architecture began an unfortunate descent into a style combining the worst aspects of lego pieces and a slab of concrete. However, BP was fortunately built before that, featuring dormers and protruding bay windows despite being built in a record-breaking 165 days at the end of
Sarah Kikel | Monday, September 21, 2020
Walsh (1909) is the elegant bride. With her three God Quad entrances, she is a regal princess, the dormers at the top jutting out like the peaks of her tiara. Though she used to be wilder in her earlier days, she has recently refined her image to a sophisticated facade. Extending long and stately in
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Notre Dame students now only have Irish1Card access to their own dorms, director of residential life Breyan Tornifolio announced August 15 during a hall staff training, according to multiple people present at the meeting. The University eliminated student ID card access to all dorms starting this academic year, restricting students’ abilities to access any residence
Davis Gonsalves | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
I sat in the back of a car with three of my best friends in the third hour of a six-hour trip in the summer of 2017. To pass the time, we decided to sit down and rank the dorms of Notre Dame. One letter to the editor later and our creation entered the mainstream.
Davis Gonsalves | Wednesday, January 16, 2019
In a way, each of our unique communities are like small urban areas including compact living, support systems and living conditions deemed dubious by first-world inhabitants. I tried to determine how each dorm represents a city as grouped by area of the campus. Although the dorms are close, the cities are nowhere near. South