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-16 posts tagged "Joyce Center"
Thomas Dobbs, Cade Czarnecki and Spencer Kelly | Monday, April 24, 2023
Get ready to rock as we journey through the music history of Notre Dame’s concert scene. From the 1970s to the 1980s, the biggest names in Rock ‘n Roll, country and pop graced the Joyce Center. Some performances left students wanting more, while others left them disappointed. Elvis Presley, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen were
Peter Breen | Friday, February 17, 2023
The Class of 2024 welcomes parents and guardians to campus Friday through Sunday in celebration of the University’s annual Junior Parents Weekend (JPW). During three days of events, family members have the opportunity to get a taste of the lives of their Notre Dame students. Focal points this weekend include academic workshops and residence hall
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 12, 2023
Walker Hayes, a popular country music star, will come to Notre Dame during IDEA Week in April, ExperienceND announced in an email Thursday. Hayes will perform at the Purcell Pavilion in the Joyce Center on Saturday, April 15. He will be joined by special guests Ingrid Andress and BRELAND. His performance will kick off IDEA
Claire Reid | Friday, February 18, 2022
Seven Saturdays, 24 students, one survivor. Almost 22 years after the first season of the reality competition show “Survivor” aired on CBS, Notre Dame students gathered in the Joyce Center on Saturday afternoon for the first installment of ND Survivor, a multi-week competition based on the hit television show. Over the ensuing six Saturday afternoons,
Dagny Brand | Friday, February 4, 2022
Notre Dame’s Air Force ROTC will hold the 36th annual Flyin’ Irish Invitational basketball tournament this weekend from Friday through Sunday. The tournament welcomes 48 men’s and women’s ROTC basketball teams from across the nation to campus to play in the Joyce Center. Since it began in 1985, the Flyin’ Irish Invitational has grown to
Ryan Peters | Friday, March 26, 2021
During the first week the University implemented saliva testing in September, about 200 saliva tests were collected per day in a tent outside of McCourtney Hall. From March 17 to March 23, over 15,000 saliva tests were administered inside the Joyce Center. With the saliva surveillance testing program growing from its early stages inside of
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, May 18, 2019
Commencement ceremonies for the Notre Dame class of 2019 took place in the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center at 8 a.m. — two hours earlier than scheduled — due to a “high probability of heavy rain and lightning,” according to a Sunday morning email from vice president for Campus Safety and Operations Mike Seamon and University
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Grammy-winning country musician Tim McGraw will hold a concert at Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center on April 13 at the end of IDEA Week, according to a Notre Dame press release published Wednesday. IDEA Week, which will be held from April 8 to April 13, celebrates entrepreneurship and innovation. IDEA Week will be open
Mary Steurer | Monday, October 1, 2018
The golden dome is no longer the only rooftop catching eyes on campus. This summer, a green roof was installed on top of Notre Dame’s Joyce Center. Featuring nearly two acres of vegetation at 79,096 square feet, it is the largest green roof in Indiana, a University press release said, and is thought to be
Darcy Dehais, Joe Everett, Meagan Bens and Brenna Moxley | Tuesday, February 28, 2017
142 pounds Michael “Munchkin” Kappaz def. Riley “King in the” North Kappaz, a senior from Alumni, started the first round strong, landing several jabs to North’s body immediately. He backed North, a Morrissey freshman, into the corner, but North’s quick footwork allowed him to escape. Kappaz finished the round the same way he started it, throwing