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Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 12, 2019
My freshman year, I served as a representative on the Diversity Council of Notre Dame. During one council meeting, Erin Hoffmann Harding came to listen to the perspectives of the council about how Residential Life and Student Affairs initiatives could best meet the needs of minority students at Notre Dame in order to increase the
Mariah Rush | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
As a continuation of their financial transparency series, student government organized “Casual Conversations with Shannon and Lou,” where vice president of University Relations Lou Nanni and vice president for finance Shannon Cullinan delivered a presentation breaking down how the University allocates its funds in Carey Auditorium Monday evening. The event was an effort to continue
Thomas Murphy | Monday, February 11, 2019
Early in the fall semester of 2017, the Office of Residential Life announced a new policy mandating that, beginning with the class of 2022, students are required to live on campus for six semesters. Immediately following the announcement, students expressed concerns about the policy regarding the safety and security of students who want to move off-campus due
Devon Chenelle | Monday, January 22, 2018
Like most traumatic memories, I remember it like it was yesterday. It began when I followed my friend into his hall, Morrissey Manor. When we entered his room, it took a solid minute to overcome my incredulous terror and apprehend that my friend shared this habitation — the size of a small walk-in closet, cramped
Observer Staff Report | Friday, November 17, 2017
Notre Dame is commencing construction of a 78,000-square-foot men’s residence hall to the west of Ryan Hall, University spokesperson Dennis Brown confirmed. The University’s administration is aiming for construction to be completed in the fall of 2019. Plans for the new hall were announced in September, along with the new six-semester housing requirement. Vice president
Letter to the Editor | Monday, October 30, 2017
Notre Dame is planning to remove the graduate housing on the campus of Notre Dame. Sorry to say, but in this case John Affleck-Graves and the related administrators have it totally wrong. In the long run, this would be very damaging to The University. Most people know Notre Dame because, as a modest size school,
Courtney Becker | Monday, September 25, 2017
The announcement that the University will require students to live on campus for six semesters starting with the class of 2022 has been met with widespread reactions from students. At a town hall held Sept. 13, students raised concerns ranging from financial difficulties to a lack of support for students who feel alienated when it
Rachel O'Grady | Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Starting with the Notre Dame class of 2022, students will be required to live on campus for six semesters. Erin Hoffmann Harding, vice president of student affairs, said the changes came after gathering student feedback as to why there was a trend for upperclassmen to move off campus. “Student feedback was crucial to several things,
Raymond Ramirez | Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Folk drama is a tradition from medieval Europe that used staged presentations to convey stories and lessons generally drawn from religious teachings. Begun at a time when the Mass, sacraments and ceremonies were mainly in Latin, these plays were presented in the local vernacular and allowed the audience to participate in the stories more personally
Megan Valley | Wednesday, January 20, 2016
An information session on new housing was held Tuesday night to elaborate on the email students received Jan. 13 detailing changes and renovations being made to housing on campus. The email said residents of Pangborn Hall will be moved to the new female dorm that’s currently under construction while Pangborn Hall will serve as a