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Liam Kelly | Friday, February 17, 2023
Bishop Joseph Perry of the Archdiocese of Chicago urged the Catholic Church to embrace diversity in his lecture Thursday night at Holy Cross College on the life of Fr. Augustus Tolton, the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be Black. Tolton lived his life with a “heroic seriousness” that allowed him
Caroline Collins | Monday, February 6, 2023
The period underwear brand Thinx recently settled a class action lawsuit claiming its products contain harmful chemicals. Graham Peaslee, Notre Dame professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, tested in Thinx underwear for these chemicals and Sierra magazine collaborated with Peaslee to published an investigation on the matter in 2020. Period underwear is washable and
Liam Kelly | Thursday, January 26, 2023
“The only solution is to defeat Putin sooner rather than later,” Taras Dobko, vice-rector of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) said during a virtual flash panel on the war in Ukraine hosted by the Nanovic Center for European Studies Wednesday afternoon. Dobko was joined by Law School professor Mary Ellen O’Connell and political science professor Michael
Liam Price | Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Creighton University theology professor Julia Feder spoke Tuesday night in Carroll Auditorium about using a Christian worldview to deal with human suffering, especially with regards to sexual violence. In her lecture, which was the final part of the Center for Spirituality’s “Developing a Spirituality of Resilience” series, Feder sought to distinguish between the theological notions
Angela Mathew | Thursday, November 10, 2022
The Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith spoke at the Smith Ballroom at the Morris Inn on Wednesday evening. Smith’s book, “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America,” was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award Winner for Nonfiction. Smith’s talk was
The Observer | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Monday night in DeBartolo Hall, PrismND hosted a panel titled “Theology and LGBTQ+ Inclusion.” The panel featured Baumer Hall rector Fr. Robert Lisowski and Saint Mary’s College assistant professor of religious studies and theology Jessica Coblentz. The panel was followed by a question-and-answer session. Lisowski opened the discussion by talking about his role in Baumer
Liam Kelly | Tuesday, October 11, 2022
“People often say history repeats itself, but we allow history to repeat,” Commissioner Nury Turkel said in his conversation with Stephanie Barclay, a professor at the Notre Dame Law School, this Monday. In the talk, Turkel detailed the ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people in China. Turkel, who was born in a Chinese “re-education” camp, is
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, October 4, 2022
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney will visit Notre Dame on Oct. 14 to deliver a lecture on the future of democracy, according to a University press release. Her speech, titled “Saving Democracy by Revering the Constitution,” will be held in Washington Hall at 2:30 p.m. and sponsored by the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government. Cheney,
Gracie Eppler | Monday, September 26, 2022
On Friday, Sr. Helen Prejean participated in a fireside chat hosted by the Notre Dame Law School Exoneration Justice Clinic and the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights. The fireside chat was moderated by dean and professor of law G. Marcus Cole in the Eck Visitors’ Center. Prejean said she believes that all humans,
Isa Sheikh | Monday, September 19, 2022
On Friday, director of national intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines appeared at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center to discuss her career, the role of the intelligence community and global threats to the United States. Haines appeared alongside Amy McAuliffe ‘90, assistant director of the CIA’s Weapons and Counterproliferation Mission Center, in a discussion titled “The U.S.