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2017 student government association committee reviews

Colleen Zewe, Gina Twardosz, Jordan Cockrum and Nicole Caratas | Thursday, December 7, 2017

Sophia Committee Sophia committee chair and senior Megan Battaglia acts as the student voice for the Sophia program, the Saint Mary’s general education program that promotes critical thinking skills and comprehensive knowledge across disciplines. Battaglia said she assists with the process for approving new courses into the Sophia curriculum and assessing their value. Grade: A

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Food services implement campus-wide changes

Natalie Weber | Tuesday, August 29, 2017

With the beginning of the 2017-2018 academic year came a number of changes to campus dining. Reckers shortened its hours to 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weeknights and 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday nights, while three additional South Bend businesses — a Pizza Hut off-campus, the Philly Pretzel Factory and Danny

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University to take over Holy Cross food service

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, July 6, 2017

Notre Dame’s Campus Dining service will manage the Holy Cross food service starting July 30, including the dining hall and a campus cafe, according to a South Bend Tribune report. According to the report, the college announced Wednesday that the commercial food-service operation Sodexo — Holy Cross’s current food service provider that has been managing food service at

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Campus Dining unveils renovated side of North Dining Hall

Courtney Becker | Monday, March 27, 2017

Students flocked to North Dining Hall (NDH) at mealtimes after Campus Dining unveiled the renovated north side of the facility Sunday morning. Director of student dining and residences Scott Kachmarik said the revamped look of the dining hall — which includes booths, high top tables and several other varieties of seating options — serves as a preview

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Senate discusses updated ticket plans, sustainability

Megan Valley | Thursday, October 8, 2015

Student Senate met Wednesday night to hear presentations on the new men’s basketball and hockey student ticket plan, local and sustainable food initiatives and student government’s report to the board of trustees. Senate was closed to the public when student body president Bryan Ricketts, student body vice president Nidia Ruelas and chief of staff Dan

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Student government collaborates with Stadium to lower student concession prices

Matthew McKenna | Friday, September 18, 2015

Student government has worked with auxiliary services and Centerplate — the concessions vendor in the stadium — to create new options for students on game day, including lower soft drink prices and combination deals. Student body president Bryan Ricketts said stadium concession stand management contacted him over the summer to strategize ways to increase sales to

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Visiting chef brings “Mushroom Mania” to dining halls

Rachel O'Grady | Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Mushroom Mania swept through North Dining Hall Tuesday night in the form of a variety of burgers, courtesy of celebrity chef Jehangir Mehta. “Though I don’t really like mushrooms, I decided to try out a number of the burgers this evening, and I was actually pleasantly surprised with the result,” sophomore Grace Garry said. Mehta, executive

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Notre Dame Food Services introduces changes

Andrea Vale | Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Notre Dame Food Services (NDFS) implemented many changes to start the year, including the adoption of new policies that work towards making food services on campus more health-conscious, as well as increasing overall campus sustainability efforts. Chris Abayasinghe, director of NDFS, said plans for this year’s changes began with evaluations performed at the end of

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SMC remodels Cyber Cafe to increase seating capacity

Nicole Caratas | Friday, September 4, 2015

As students returned to Saint Mary’s campus for the new school year, many noticed new arrangements at Cyber Cafe. According to general manager of Dining Services Barry Bowles, the cafe went through a remodeling over the summer to help improve efficiency, to meet better the needs of students and to further sustainability goals held by

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ND Food Services to offer coffee tastings

Nicole McAlee | Thursday, January 23, 2014

Notre Dame Food Services is set to host coffee tastings next week, at which students can sample free coffee and vote on which type will be served in the dining halls and at events catered by Food Services. The coffee tasting, which will feature six vendors, will take place from 7 a.m. to 2 p.