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28 posts tagged "Laetare Medal"

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University announces 2019 Laetare Medal recipient

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 17, 2019

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in the print edition of The Observer on April 1.  The University announced in a Sunday press release it would award the 2019 Laetare Medal to Norman C. Francis — the president of Xavier University of Louisiana — during Notre Dame’s 2019 Commencement. In the press release, University President

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Notre Dame News: A Timeline

Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 17, 2018

Football team goes to BCS National Championship After years of mediocre football at Notre Dame Stadium, the storyline changed dramatically in 2012, when the Irish posted a perfect regular season en route to a BCS National Championship Game loss to Alabama. A lights-out defense, led by Heisman Trophy runner-up linebacker Manti Te’o, propelled the Irish

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University announces Sister Norma Pimentel as 2018 Laetare Medal recipient

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 18, 2018

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in the print edition of The Observer on March 20. Notre Dame will award Sister Norma Pimentel — head of the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — the 2018 Laetare Medal, the University announced in a press releaseSunday. Each year, Notre Dame awards the Laetare

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University announces Sister Norma Pimentel as 2018 Laetare Medal recipient

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Notre Dame will award Sister Norma Pimentel — head of the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — the 2018 Laetare Medal, the University announced in a press release Sunday. Each year, Notre Dame awards the Laetare Medal to an American Catholic “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of

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Harvard Law School professor to receive Evangelium Vitae Medal

Observer Staff Report | Monday, October 2, 2017

Harvard Law School professor and former U.S. ambassador Mary Ann Glendon will receive the 2018 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal in the spring, according to a South Bend Tribune report. In 2009, Glendon was named as the recipient of the Laetare Medal, the report said. However, she turned the award down because President Barack Obama

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Notre Dame News: Things to Know

Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 18, 2017

University in national spotlight over sexual assault cases  In 2015, CNN released a documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” which examined how colleges and universities mishandle sexual assault cases. Featuring Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame, the documentary highlighted multiple cases where the University and the College failed to respond to reports by Saint Mary’s students who accused Notre

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University names Fr. Gregory Boyle as 2017 Laetare Medal recipient

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 19, 2017

Editor’s Note: A version of this story was published on March 27. The University announced Fr. Gregory J. Boyle, the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, as the 2017 recipient of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal in a press release March 26. The Laetare medal is awarded annually by the University to an American Catholic figure

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Notre Dame News: Things to know

Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 19, 2016

Biden, Boehner receive prestigious Laetare Medal amid outcry The Laetare Medal is considered one of the most prestigious awards for American Catholics. The 2016 medal was jointly awarded to Vice President Joe Biden and former Speaker of the House John Boehner, a gesture by University President Fr. John Jenkins to encourage bipartisan dialogue. The award

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Alumni sign petition opposing Laetare Medal decision

Selena Ponio | Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The announcement of the 2016 Laetare Medal recipients, Vice President Joe Biden and former Speaker of the House John Boehner, came with no lack of controversy in the Notre Dame community, and one of the strongest responses came in the form of a national petition opposing Biden as a candidate for the medal. Allison Gower, the

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University to increase security measures for Commencement

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The Office of the Registrar sent an email to students Tuesday morning regarding increased security measures for the University’s 171st Commencement ceremony due to the presence of Vice President Joe Biden and former Speaker of the House John Boehner, who will be jointly receiving the Laetare Medal during the ceremony. “For security reasons, students participating in

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#ndsmcobserver 📸: Reagan Jacobs
Instagram post 2196678882233349836_1726022560 This year, the Make-A-Wish club made two teenage boys' Notre Dame Football dreams come true.  From participating in the Bowling Green player walk to meeting Brian Kelly, these two boys recieved the full, all access pass to everything @ndfootball .
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The Make-A-Wish club serves as the tri-campus community's point of contact to the Make-A-Wish foundation, a national nonprofit organization that gives grants to children from the ages of 2-and-a-half to 18 with life-threatening illnesses.
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Instagram post 2195908705778065699_1726022560 “As you may know, I received 5,000 signatures and a protest on God Quad last spring, which — while compelling and interesting — was a bit of curiosity to me, because people were protesting against something that hadn’t been established yet,” said associate vice president of Residential Life Heather Rakoczy Russel in the Dahnke Ballroom last night. ..
Rakoczy Russel was looking to garner student feedback in crafting the off campus differentiation policies.  Surveys will be sent out to the class of 2022, the first class impacted by the off campus differentiation, but ultimately the policy will reflect Notre Dame's attitudes about community and identity.
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Instagram post 2195183922413161266_1726022560 “If Ann Arbor Can Do It, Why Not South Bend?”
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Protesters gathered at Howard Park to Participate in a Global Climate Strike for the Green New Deal last Friday.  Link in bio to read.
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Instagram post 2193023045973904058_1726022560 "Not to insult people who enjoy their cheap, sour-cream-filled monstrosity, but saying that Taco Bell is Hispanic is like saying Chicago deep-dish pizza is Italian. It’s just not."
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"After making my heart suffer such a toll, I decided to redeem myself — and my stomach — by delighting in some real — I cannot emphasize that word enough — Mexican food. I searched the Internet for the best places in South Bend, heavily rolling my eyes at the lists featuring Chipotle and, yes, Taco Bell. Thankfully, I found several options that promised authentic food, and most of them were located on South Bend’s west side."
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Link in bio to read what Maria Luisa Paul found during her day on the west side of South Bend. ..........................................
📸: @mpaulran 
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