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Maria Luisa Paul | Tuesday, October 15, 2019
For over 150 years, coal has been an important source of energy for Notre Dame. However, the Notre Dame power plant burned its last load of coal this Monday, marking the discontinuation of its coal-burning program more than a year ahead of schedule. “Notre Dame once relied on coal to keep the bellies warm and
Nicole Marcinkus | Monday, February 11, 2019
On Thursday, John Mellencamp took the stage in South Bend to promote the release of his 24th studio album, “Other People’s Stuff.” Mellencamp has been writing and performing his own songs for over 40 years, since his first professional album in 1976. Mellencamp took a few years off following disagreements with music executives and a
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, January 23, 2019
During Energy Week 2018, Darron Scott, president and CEO of Kodiak Electric Association in Alaska, spoke about his island’s transition to nearly 100% renewable energy. This was done without rate increases to the members of the co-op. Hawaii is working toward a fossil free future by 2045. Across the U.S., over 100 counties, cities and
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, March 1, 2017
In the most recent installment of the “Our Universe Revealed” lecture series, associate professor of physics Antonio Delgado discussed dark matter. “Normal matter — which is you, me, Jupiter, Mars, whatever — is only 4 percent of what we see in the universe,” Delgado said. “Only 4 percent of what we say [is] the energy