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Student Policy Network provides Notre Dame students with an avenue for learning about careers in public policy, advocacy

Erin Fennessy | Thursday, September 24, 2020

The Student Policy Network (SPN), a project of BridgeND that pursues student/firm partnerships in public policy, has launched three projects for the fall semester. Juniors Greg Miller and Patrick Aimone said they initiated the launch of SPN after identifying a gap in the opportunities for students to learn more about careers in public policy at

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HERE: We profit off of human bodies

Letter to the Editor | Monday, August 31, 2020

Father Sorin predicted that the University of Notre Dame would be “a powerful force for good” in this world, but I never imagined just how powerful of a force it would be in my own personal life. During my sophomore year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained one of my immediate family members, leaving my

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Coronavirus makes immigration detention even more unconscionable

BridgeND | Monday, April 20, 2020

This probably isn’t the first “how coronavirus is affecting X issue” article (or even Observer Viewpoint article) you’ve read, and probably won’t be the last either. But as we shelter at home, waiting out the pandemic and maybe even feeling “locked up,” it’s worth a few minutes of your time to consider how the coronavirus

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Saint Mary’s students confront immigration

Emilie Kefalas | Sunday, September 21, 2014

Students discussed legal and illegal immigration at Saint Mary’s College on Friday as part of the discussion-based Justice Friday’s series. Notre Dame senior Juan Rangel and Saint Mary’s senior Dara Marquez led the conversation, asking students and faculty to consider their familiarity with the subject of immigration. Rangel, head of the Notre Dame immigration advocacy club, said