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-25 posts tagged "economics"
Maggie Eastland | Thursday, May 6, 2021
Picture this: vanilla ice cream, covered in melt-in-your mouth chocolate, then a sweet, gooey caramel, all enclosed by another layer of chocolate. Ladies and gentlemen: I give you the Magnum Double Caramel Ice Cream Bar. If you’ve never experienced this culinary masterpiece, I urge you to walk to The Huddle right now and spend your
Show Some Skin | Friday, April 23, 2021
Not too long ago, I was dreaming up ideas for a potential thesis topic, and the notion of “subverting reality” came to mind. I initially thought of the phrase in the context of existing uncomfortably within systems that we cannot immediately change. We subvert reality when we resist the systemic forces that tempt and pressure
Annemarie Foy | Friday, March 12, 2021
Newly approved by Student Activities Office (SAO) this semester, Notre Dame’s Women in Economics club aims to empower women to pursue economics in their academic and professional careers. The idea for the club took root two years ago after co-founders and co-presidents Kelly Mitchell and Ella Saenger, realized how few women were in their economics
Justice Mory | Wednesday, March 10, 2021
On Friday, March 5, eight Democrats and all 50 Republican senators voted against Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Following this, Sanders said, “If any Senator believes this is the last time they will cast a vote on whether or not to give a raise to 32 million
Maggie Eastland | Monday, February 15, 2021
The Raise the Wage Act, recently proposed in the House of Representatives, promises an annual increase in the minimum wage until it reaches $15 an hour by 2025, as well as an index to continue raising the minimum wage at the same rate as median hourly wages. Two Notre Dame professors proficient in economic policy,
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan gave a lecture to Notre Dame economics students and faculty on the intersection of economics and public policy Tuesday night. Ryan, who hails from Wisconsin, served as a member of the House of Representatives for 20 years. During his time as a representative, he served as the Speaker
Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 14, 2020
In a recent letter to The Observer, Notre Dame alumnus and GEO Group CFO Brian Evans offers unsolicited advice on how students should focus their political energies. Mr. Evans is no stranger to political action. As treasurer of the GEO Group Inc. Political Action Committee (the GEO Group PAC), Mr. Evans is a key player
Alysa Guffey | Wednesday, August 12, 2020
The beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year brought a slew of changes from a mixture of online and in-person classes to exclusively outdoor dining. One of the most noticeable changes is the mask requirement for all students in all campus buildings and outside where physical distancing is not possible. Each student was given at least
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 6, 2020
I have been thinking a lot recently about the consequences of our collective action in this global pandemic, and the tension of caring for the current crisis while avoiding the creation of a new, even more detrimental one in its wake. On one hand, choosing to save people now means putting strain on families, on
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 29, 2019
A new position of associate dean for undergraduate studies has been added to the Mendoza College of Business’ leadership team, the University announced in a press release Friday. Jim Leady, an associate teaching professor of finance, will begin the position July 1. Leady will oversee the existing undergraduate curriculum, as well as develop new initiatives