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32 posts tagged "Fr. Theodore Hesburgh"

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Documentary film examines life, work of former University President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh

Thomas Murphy | Monday, April 29, 2019

Presidents, popes, protests and probity fill many scenes depicted in the recent documentary film examining the life and work of former University President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. Directed by Notre Dame alumnus Patrick Creadon ’89 and entitled “Hesburgh,” the movie debuted in South Bend and Chicago this past weekend and is set for its nationwide release

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Notre Dame News: A Timeline

Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 17, 2018

Football team goes to BCS National Championship After years of mediocre football at Notre Dame Stadium, the storyline changed dramatically in 2012, when the Irish posted a perfect regular season en route to a BCS National Championship Game loss to Alabama. A lights-out defense, led by Heisman Trophy runner-up linebacker Manti Te’o, propelled the Irish

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Notre Dame News: Things to Know

Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 18, 2017

University in national spotlight over sexual assault cases  In 2015, CNN released a documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” which examined how colleges and universities mishandle sexual assault cases. Featuring Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame, the documentary highlighted multiple cases where the University and the College failed to respond to reports by Saint Mary’s students who accused Notre

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Four years in review

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 19, 2017

Fr. Theodore Hesburgh dies at 97 On Feb. 26, 2015, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, 15th president of Notre Dame and one of the most influential figures in higher education, died at the age of 97. Friends, family and the Notre Dame community came together to celebrate his life at his funeral held at the Basilica of

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A crisis to burst our bubble

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 20, 2015

While the conflict in Syria has intensified in the past two years, recent events have called for our attention now more than ever. First, the ISIS attacks in Paris last Friday renewed debates over whether the U.S. should open its borders to 10,000 Syrian refugees, as President Obama proposed. Then, Notre Dame students received an

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Realizing Fr. Ted’s vision

Alex Hahn | Wednesday, April 8, 2015

The services and commemorative events of four weeks ago honored a man of faith, reason, heart, vision and determination. A man who is correctly recognized as having transformed Notre Dame from a school known primarily for football into an internationally acclaimed academic institution. It stands as one more testament to Fr. Ted’s brilliant leadership that

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GRC to host Women’s Week 2015

Megan Valley | Monday, March 23, 2015

This week, the Gender Relations Center (GRC) partnered with Shades of Ebony, a club that recognizes the University’s African-American women, to celebrate the third annual Women’s Week. The theme is “Weaving the Stories of Notre Dame’s History.” Junior Chizo Ekechukwu, vice president of Shades of Ebony, said the annual event started as a celebration of the 40th

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‘First and foremost a priest’

Ann Marie Jakubowski | Thursday, March 5, 2015

The funeral Mass celebrating the life of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh on Wednesday afternoon commended him to heaven with the strength of more than 1,000 participants. At the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, where he was first ordained in 1943, more than 100 of his brother priests from the Congregation of Holy Cross

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Campus community, visitors watch funeral Mass, follow procession

Samantha Zuba | Thursday, March 5, 2015

Given the rich Notre Dame lineage, it’s fitting that so many people have made the pilgrimage to campus to attend memorials honoring University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. “As an ND family for three generations, he’s been our local pope,” Rich Cronin, class of 1976, said. “When the pope passes, you go to the Vatican.”

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One last smoke

Greg Hadley | Thursday, March 5, 2015

After a full day spent celebrating the life of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, students gathered one last time Wednesday to remember him in the most fitting of ways: smoking a cigar. Outside of Hesburgh Library, roughly 600 people gathered following the memorial service in Purcell Pavilion and lit up stogies the same way

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