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-21 posts tagged "LaFortune Student Center"
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, November 30, 2022
March 2020 marked the beginning of a two-month hiatus away from campus for Notre Dame students. It also marked the beginning of an indefinite, and potentially permanent, hiatus of a campus culinary staple: Quarter Dogs. Quarter Dogs were hot dogs sold for 25 cents after midnight in Huddle Mart housed in LaFortune Student Center. Students
Rose Androwich | Monday, November 15, 2021
The English department held their long-awaited Creative Writing Festival on Friday, Nov. 12. The festival, which included readings from Mustard, Notre Dame’s creative writing club, as well as Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) students, gave students the opportunity to learn more about various writing opportunities at Notre Dame. The opportunities introduced by the English department
Megan Fahrney | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Multicultural Student Programs and Services (MSPS), Office of Student Enrichment (OSE) and Gender Relations Center (GRC) will join to form a new Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the University announced Nov. 3. All three departments currently aim to promote inclusivity at Notre Dame through programming, resources and initiatives. The center will be located in
Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, November 4, 2021
In their second meeting after fall break, the Notre Dame student senate was forced to cut this week’s meeting short after an unexpected fire alarm caused the students to evacuate LaFortune student center. On the agenda for the night, there were two resolutions to vote on: a resolution calling for divestment from fossil fuels and
Maggie Eastland | Wednesday, October 13, 2021
When students hear a knock on their dorm door, the last thing they expect is a personal cake hand-delivered by a fellow Notre Dame student. Hidden away in the basement of LaFortune Student Center, ND Cake Service allows parents and loved ones to order a cake to be delivered to a Notre Dame student for
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
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
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.
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
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