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-13 posts tagged "Homelessness"
Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, February 25, 2019
The “Notre Dame bubble” is a theme and topic that sometimes seems to be overshadowed by more “local” occurrences on campus. I have taken a number of courses, in topics ranging from theology to policy, that seek to address how Notre Dame is an island in South Bend. But this narrative often seems like it
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Dearest members of the Notre Dame and St. Mary’s community, Do you like seeing your Notre Dame men dressed in very little clothing? Good. More importantly, do you like fighting homelessness? Great. If you said no to either of these questions, you also probably think UCF won the national championship last year, but nonetheless, we
Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 30, 2018
“This college will be one of the most powerful means for doing good in this country.” Fr. Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. The University of Notre Dame is an elite institution with a loyal and committed fan base unlike any other. It prides itself on monumental amounts of school spirit and
Joe Nolan | Monday, October 29, 2018
This is a proposal for stationing people experiencing homelessness in South Bend outside our campus dining halls as a method for a more holistic educational experience at Notre Dame. The homeless people would stand at the doors of North and South Dining Halls, holding signs like they do at street corners, begging for money like
Gina Twardosz | Friday, April 13, 2018
Four South Bend experts who specialize in working with women and children experiencing homelessness and domestic violence spoke Thursday at Saint Mary’s to clear up misconceptions of homelessness and shed light on ways others can support the homeless population in South Bend. The panel, entitled “Finding Peace: Empowering Women and Children Experiencing Homelessness,” included Ebony Haynes,
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
For Christmas this past year, a family member of mine got everyone socks as a gift — now I know what you’re thinking, because it’s exactly what I thought when I unwrapped the present — “oh … um, thanks … socks.” That initial emotion was short-lived and I was filled with remorse when I explored
Joseph Clark | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Professor Julia Faisst, assistant professor of American Studies at Germany’s Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt and the 2018 Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor at Notre Dame, delivered a lecture entitled “Nowhere Matters: The Unmaking Of The American Home”; an in-depth look at the concept of the home particularly for American college graduates and those displaced by
Morgan Johnson | Thursday, September 21, 2017
Carroll Hall and Lyons Hall will host the second annual Volley for the Vets volleyball tournament Sunday. Games commence at 10 a.m. and participation is open to all students. For a donation of $5, teams can enter the tournament and will play at least two games, which will take place on the volleyball courts near
Cole Feldman | Monday, January 23, 2017
On an abnormally beautiful January Saturday in South Bend, six of us in the car headed for Rum Village. In the backseat with beautiful people, listening to beautiful music. I smiled, watching Maggie’s hand dance out the window. Her fingers leapt and twirled around a man on the street corner holding a cardboard sign: “homeless
Martha Reilly | Friday, April 8, 2016
Saint Mary’s students hosted a panel discussion on homelessness in South Bend on Thursday evening. Panelists included representatives from St. Margaret’s House, the Youth Service Bureau, Our Lady of the Road and the Center for the Homeless. Kathy Schneider, executive director of St. Margaret’s House, said she hopes to provide women and children with far more