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13 posts tagged "Father John Jenkins"

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‘This is more than one issue’: Students gather to protest Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation

Mariah Rush | Friday, October 30, 2020

A crowd of hundreds of students carrying handmade signs and LGBTQ+ pride flags gathered on Library Lawn Thursday evening to protest the Monday confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. With security present, demonstrators gathered by the Acousticafe stage to make their voice heard by protesting Barrett’s confirmation and her some of her views involving sexual

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Why was he there?

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, October 7, 2020

This letter is not about University President Fr. John Jenkins’ behavior at the White House last weekend when he attended President Donald Trump’s announcement of the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Instead, it is about a question that has been lost in all

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Stop thanking Fr. Jenkins

Ashton Weber | Tuesday, August 25, 2020

When I initially planned this column, it was going to be a self-indulgent “we’re a family, so stop being selfish and wear your mask” piece. I planned to extrapolate the “Notre Dame Family” moniker and tie it back to our return to campus, in an attempt to wield the importance of personal responsibility as a

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ND football player tests positive for COVID-19, four others in self-quarantine

Observer Sports Staff | Monday, June 22, 2020

Ninety-one Notre Dame football student athletes were tested for COVID-19 Monday, and of those 91 tested so far, one has tested positive, according to a statement released Monday. The athlete is not being named at this time.  The athlete is asymptomatic and self-isolating and his parents have been informed. Additionally, through contact tracing, four football

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Notre Dame cancels in-person classes until April 13, suspends all study abroad programs

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Notre Dame will suspend all in-person classes beginning March 23 through at least April 13, the University announced in a school-wide email Wednesday. All courses will be replaced with “virtual instruction and other alternative learning options,” the email said. All University-sponsored international programs are also suspended at this time. Students and U.S.-based faculty will return

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South Bend statue of Hesburgh, MLK honors civil rights movement

Maria Luisa Paul | Monday, January 20, 2020

Two men joining hands stand firmly at Leighton Plaza. At times, people visiting the area pose next to them taking pictures. A historic snapshot, the statue featuring Martin Luther King Jr. and University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh permanently preserves an aspect of the civil rights movement in downtown South Bend. Created by local artist,

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A warm welcome

Letter to the Editor | Friday, August 17, 2018

Dear students, I extend a warm welcome to each of you. Whether you are arriving on campus for the first time or returning after a summer away, we are very glad you are part of the Notre Dame community. As we mark the beginning of a new academic year, I invite you to attend a

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Over 1,000 students, faculty march through Washington for ‘March for Life’

Lucas Masin-Moyer | Monday, January 22, 2018

Growing up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., junior Julia Dunbar had been to St. Agnes Parish in Arlington, Virginia, to compete in various sporting events throughout her childhood, but she had never seen it as filled as she did Friday morning when scores of Notre Dame students packed into the pews for a mass

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Jenkins details University’s new initiatives relating to diversity

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 3, 2017

University President Fr. John Jenkins announced new initiatives the University has implemented as a result of findings from the President’s Oversight Committee on Diversity and Inclusion early Wednesday morning via an email to the student body. Jenkins said these programs were “positive steps” toward improving diversity on the University’s campus These initiatives addressed three major groups,

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Annual ceremony honors ROTC students

Selena Ponio | Thursday, April 14, 2016

Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) units gathered on South Quad Wednesday afternoon to participate in the annual Pass in Review, a symbolic display of skill, precision and patriotism. The ceremony included a benediction by director of Campus Ministry Fr. Peter Rocca, the presentation of student awards and a speech from University

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