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-15 posts tagged "gender relations"
Isabella Volmert | Monday, March 1, 2021
Over the past two weeks, an inconspicuous cardboard box sat first in Duncan Student Center and then in the LaFortune Student Center. Almost everyday, it was filled with sanitary pads, tampons, shampoo and other toiletries to be donated in the Feminist ND and student government menstrual drive. From Feb. 15 through Feb. 26, Feminist ND
Evan McKenna, Adriana Perez and Madilynn O'Hara | Monday, September 28, 2020
In the fall of 1971, after years of plans for a Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s merger were ultimately scrapped, the University offered a highly-contested consolation — the admittance of women into the class of 1972. This week’s edition of From the Archives explores the aftermath of the University’s coeducation decision: administrative adjustments, evolving traditions
Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 22, 2019
Assuming the piece published earlier this week defending the parietal sit-in at Stanford Hall was not satirical, I write to respond to the absurdity of the author’s claims. For those who have not read it — “Parietals criminalize gender itself, but we already knew that” — the basis of the author’s argument is that parietals
Serena Zacharias | Friday, November 1, 2019
Since senior Elizabeth Boyle and junior Patrick McGuire took office as Notre Dame student body president and vice president this past April, the pair said they have been working toward their stated goals of empowering students, improving gender relations and reforming the dorm system. They elaborated on their plans and recounted current progress in a
Katie Hieatt and Annie Moran | Friday, September 27, 2019
Among the attempts to characterize Notre Dame culture that line the shelves of the Hammes Bookstore, there exists a cheeky character called “Things Notre Dame Students Like,” its contents compiled from a blog of the same name. Being lovers of relatable and self-deprecating humor (read: Twitter. We like Twitter.), we were eager to discover aspects
Emma Farnan | Wednesday, October 10, 2018
The past year of my life has been incredibly exciting and eye-opening. In addition to expanding my academic horizon with every other student at Notre Dame, I have also taken medically prescribed hormones each day to physically transition into a woman. I am transgender and have finally been living as myself, a woman, for the
Thomas Murphy | Thursday, November 9, 2017
The Notre Dame student senate discussed a resolution proposed by McGlinn Hall senator Morgan Williams and Duncan Hall senator Steven Higgins on Wednesday night. The resolution supports the “Stand 4 IX Campaign,” a campaign led by sophomores Isabel Rooper and Elizabeth Boyle, asking the administration reaffirm Notre Dame’s commitment to Title IX. According to the Stand
Nora McGreevy | Monday, April 11, 2016
“Welcome to Notre Dame! I’ll be your tour guide for the day …” These are words familiar to nearly every student at Notre Dame, or at least anyone who’s ever taken a traditional tour of campus. Yet in the 10th annual production of Loyal Daughters and Sons, this casual, cookie-cutter tour guide introduction took on new
Nicole Caratas | Thursday, February 25, 2016
Junior Caylin McCallick saw a lack of conversation between different genders at Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame and decided to found the Justice Education Gender Relations Group (JEGRG) in order to spark and facilitate that conversation. “I realized that I had no outlets of engaging in academic conversation with different genders,” McCallick said. “I just want to
Margaret Hynds | Monday, April 20, 2015
CNN’s documentary “The Hunting Ground” was shown at the Browning Cinema in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., accompanied by a panel discussion after both screenings. “The Hunting Ground,” which focuses on sexual assaults on elite college campuses across the country, prominently features Notre Dame and