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Gina Twardosz | Monday, February 4, 2019
Editor’s note: Throughout the 2019 calendar year, Saint Mary’s College is celebrating its 175th year as an institution. This is the first installment in a series exploring facets of the history and community at Saint Mary’s. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln gave tribute to the nuns of the battlefield, Saint Mary’s very own Sisters
Mike Everett | Tuesday, September 4, 2018
When the phrase “Notre Dame athletics” is uttered, the Irish cross country program does not often come to mind immediately. Instead, images of Notre Dame football and all its legendary moments dominate the conversation. If not football, then men’s basketball and hockey, as well as other programs that have experienced their share of the national
Gina Twardosz | Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Danielle McGuire, author of ‘At the Dark End of the Street,’ spoke at Saint Mary’s on Thursday night about the power of historical storytelling. McGuire said her research into the stories and narratives of the Civil Rights Movement led her discover a common thread of sexually-motivated violence against black women. “What I found was that even
Mike Donovan | Wednesday, January 31, 2018
My eyes glisten a brighter shade than the usual blueish-gray — a vibrant, misty bluebird over fresh-tracked snow — at the sight of her. But the lens tunnels my vision, collapsing life to another shade of blue, which, come morning, will turn to a dark navy. She felt it too, at the time, and probably
Charlie Kenney | Tuesday, January 30, 2018
In my previous reviews of historical, non-fiction films, I have discussed the difficulty of adapting these works for the screen. Historical, non-fiction films, if the viewer is knowledgeable, do not have surprises, do not have particularly exciting character development and have a pressing obligation to be historically accurate — especially if they retell well-known historical
Lauren Weldon | Tuesday, November 28, 2017
In its 175 years, Notre Dame has taught many generations of students, felt great moments of triumph and loss (not unlike this year’s football season) and experienced eras of change and transformation. While some of this history can be found throughout buildings on campus, in past yearbooks, trophy cases, plaques and history books, or even
Serena Zacharias | Friday, November 3, 2017
Campus Ministry, McGrath Institute for Church Life, ND Folk Choir, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism and Sacred Music are hosting a series of events throughout November to celebrate Black Catholic History Month. The committee, composed of individuals from the host organizations, have been working since September to tailor the events in terms
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Historians Ciaran Brady of Trinity College Dublin, and Peter Onuf of the University of Virginia participated in a discussion of historicity and how the past is remembered entitled “Arguing with History: Memory, Monuments and Making Sense of the Past in an Era of Fake News” on Monday afternoon in Jenkins-Nanovic Halls. The wide-ranging discussion focused
Letter to the Editor | Monday, May 1, 2017
I value the democratic process. I think the type of government the Founding Fathers established in the Age of Enlightenment is something to be marveled at as well as protected. The beauty in the government they created was that it was the amalgamation of some of the best attempts at democratic nations of the past.
Selena Ponio | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
For 12 students in a class called “The Life and Times of Henry the VIII,” learning was not restricted to the walls of a classroom. The seminar in the College of Arts and Letters hosted an all-expenses-paid trip to London for its students to help them gain a more in-depth understanding of the culture and