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-15 posts tagged "Government"
Katherine Smart | Monday, March 14, 2016
Currently, children between the ages of zero and six years old receive an average of 28 doses of ten different vaccines. Although there is no federal mandate requiring these vaccinations, all 50 states have some sort of requirement for public schools. This has sparked debates over the legality of these mandatory vaccinations, especially pertaining to
Samuel Chan | Thursday, February 19, 2015
Although the name may give the initial impression of computer crime, Notre Dame students participating in the three-week #hackINvTX Challenge are working for the good of the Indiana and Texas governments. Each state has presented its residents with two challenges in the hackathon, which comes to a close next Monday. In the case of Indiana, participants are required to either “create
JC Sullivan | Friday, October 3, 2014
In response to the volatile political climate of last semester, the term “bipartisanship” has played an increased role in Notre Dame’s political discourse throughout the first few months of the academic year. This idea of cooperation and communication also has a ubiquitous role in the national political conversation, a favorite phrase of near every member
Christian Myers | Thursday, February 6, 2014
A group of nine Notre Dame students and staff took part in the 2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering (CSMG) earlier this week, taking the opportunity to exercise both their faith and their interest in American government and meet others doing the same. Notre Dame has sent students to the annual conference for the past 10
Gary Caruso | Thursday, January 16, 2014
It is painful to watch the University of Notre Dame re-file its lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s compromise exemption in the Affordable Care Act that creates a buffer for religiously affiliated hospitals, universities and social service groups that oppose the practice of birth control. For me, it is an interfamily squabble that should be avoided.