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16 posts tagged "LaFortune Student Center"

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University responds to student requests to improve race relations

Observer Staff Report | Monday, June 8, 2020

In response to a call to action from a coalition of Black clubs at Notre Dame and a statement from student government, vice president of student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding said in an email Monday she will enact some of the requests from students immediately. As students asked to improve and expand upon images that

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Notre Dame community discusses history, future of LaFortune Student Center

Riley Walsh | Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Before it was ever a student center, LaFortune Student Center, commonly referred to by students as “LaFun,” was Notre Dame’s Science Hall. Constructed in 1883, the Science Hall was host to scientific research decades before Joseph LaFortune donated the funds to transform the hall into the University’s first student center. Vice president for facilities design

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Notre Dame’s most overrated

Tom Naatz | Thursday, November 21, 2019

I love this school — really, I do. But there are parts of daily life here I simply don’t understand. Below, you will find a list of grievances. Direct all thoughts and comments to the “contact Tom” button at the bottom. Every food option in LaFun Look, I know the dining halls have their challenges.

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ND’s Subway, once the highest grossing in the US, builds community in LaFun

Andrew Cameron | Monday, November 18, 2019

For the past 17 years, Notre Dame students, faculty and staff in need of a sandwich have had no need to look further than the LaFortune Student Center. Whether for breakfast, lunch or a late-night snack, the LaFortune Subway has distinguished itself as the foremost purveyor of subway sandwiches on campus. Jennifer Godfrey, Campus Dining

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Campus Dining, students discuss changes to food options on campus

Natalie Weber | Wednesday, October 2, 2019

In addition to the opening of Pizza Pi, Campus Dining rolled out several changes this semester, including the opening of Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and the closure of express location, a la Descartes, in Jordan Hall. The organization is also continuing to evaluate its dining options and plans to announce changes to the meal plans during

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Flower shop caters to Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s students

Jackson Oxler | Thursday, September 19, 2019

With the new school year in full swing, Irish Gardens — Notre Dame’s flower shop located in the basement of the LaFortune Student Center — is ready to take on the opportunity to grow and develop their business. Unlike some businesses or restaurants located on campus, Irish Gardens is entirely student-run and student-managed. Discussing the

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Family owned hair salon offers haircuts to Notre Dame community

Mariah Rush | Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Cutting hair ran in the family for Zak Emmons, who has been the owner of University Hair Stylists in the basement of LaFortune Student Center for the last decade. University Hair Stylists, in some form, has been around for about 39 years and was originally owned by Emmons’ father, Jeff Emmons, who opened the salon

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“They say ND calls you”: LaFortune barber discusses 26 years of service

Claire Rafford | Thursday, September 20, 2018

Nestled in the corner of the basement of LaFortune Student Center, amidst the wafting scents of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, sits the LaFortune barbershop. The small room is plastered in pictures of everything from the Golden Dome to motorcycles. On a table sits a red tin full of Hershey’s kisses for the women who

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Irish Gardens gears up for Valentine’s Day season

Lucas Masin-Moyer | Monday, February 12, 2018

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Irish Gardens — Notre Dame’s student-run flower and balloon shop — is gearing up for the holiday season. The shop, which is located in the basement of the LaFortune Student Center and opened in the early 1980s, has students from Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s on staff and in management positions.

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WVFI Radiothon Preview

Nora McGreevy | Friday, April 28, 2017

On the second floor of LaFortune Student Center, there is a lime green hallway. In that lime green hallway, there is a radio station. And in that radio station, there will be 10 hours of interviews this weekend. WVFI’s fourth annual Radiothon will take place Sunday from noon until 10 p.m. DJs at the station

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