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-23 posts tagged "Duncan Hall"
Zach Taylor | Wednesday, September 13, 2023
While a gray South Bend sky loomed overhead Monday night, Notre Dame Stadium lights illuminated ND 110, Duncan’s Hall signature charity event. On the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, students gathered to climb 110 flights of stairs to mirror the climb faced by the firefighters and police officers who responded
Siobhan Loughney | Thursday, September 16, 2021
The Highlanders of Duncan Hall are honoring the victims of 9/11 and helping those currently in need across our nation by hosting the third annual ND 110, a 9/11 memorial stair climb, from 5 to 9 p.m. on September 27 in Notre Dame Stadium. Those who wish to take part can register online in advance.
Elizabeth Prater | Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Looking out onto West Quad, you can occasionally see the splendor of the men of Duncan Hall, clad in their trademark green blazers. How does one of the newest men’s dorms on campus gain such status in their emblems of class and style? I can’t help but find striking similarities but as to Jay Gatsby’s
Dasha Kudriavtseva | Friday, September 25, 2020
While COVID-19 has limited the variety of activities dorms can host, halls are trying to keep their traditions and allow the students to immerse themselves in the dorm life in safer and socially distant ways. Sophomore Danny Brennan, a resident of Fischer Hall, reflected on the pandemic as an opportunity for dorms to be more
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Duncan Hall will host its signature charity event, ND 110, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Notre Dame Stadium Wednesday. Founded by juniors Conor Milligan and Patrick Creaven, ND 110 is a 110-story stair climb in which participants raise money for Heart 9/11, a disaster relief organization founded by first responders in New York. The
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, October 16, 2019
With playoff action kicking off this past weekend, the Duncan Highlanders remain focused on the task at hand, despite having the weekend off with a bye following their first-place conference finish. After beating St. Edward’s Hall and the combined Zahm/Keenan team by comfortable margins, the Highlanders tied Siegfried/Knott in their final regular season match 7-7.
Aidan Thomas | Friday, September 20, 2019
Sundays are a busy day for Notre Dame students, especially football fans. After a full day of watching college football, Sunday becomes an insane day of playing catch-up and bemoaning their tendency to procrastinate while spending 10+ hours in the Hesburgh Library. The truly dedicated may attempt doing their homework in front of the TV,
Natalie Weber | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Having lived in New York during their childhoods, sophomores Conor Milligan and Patrick Creaven were both directly impacted by the events of 9/11. Creaven’s dad, who lived in New York at the time, watched the plane fly into the south tower and had friends who were killed in the tragedy. Milligan’s family knew a police
Kay Bontempo | Monday, April 29, 2019
Founded in 2008, Duncan Hall occupies West Quad near McGlinn, Keough and Ryan Halls. Home to 232 Highlanders, Duncan is one of the newest dorms on campus and is known to some for its large rooms and pleasant accommodations. The hall recently distinguished itself by winning 2019 Men’s Hall of the Year, something many Highlanders
Claire Rafford | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The Hall Presidents Council (HPC) awarded the overall “Hall of the Year” title to McGlinn Hall during the Notre Dame Student Leadership Awards Banquet in Duncan Student Center on Tuesday. Duncan Hall and Welsh Family Hall were named Men’s and Women’s Hall of the Year, respectively. Outgoing co-chairs of HPC seniors Joe Trzaska and Brendan