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Letter to the Editor | Monday, January 21, 2019
Fr. Jenkins released a letter to campus on Sunday regarding the Columbus Murals in the Main Building. I have no comments to share regarding Columbus, Native American history or the murals themselves: I will leave that to others who have more developed and informed positions on the topics. I do, however, want to join the President’s sentiment in condemning exploitation
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, January 20, 2019
Luigi Gregori’s Christopher Columbus murals will no longer be displayed fully in the Main Building, University President Fr. John Jenkins said Sunday in an email to members of the Notre Dame community. The murals, a series of 12 paintings in the main corridor of the Main Building, were completed in 1884 by Italian painter Luigi
Mary Bernard | Thursday, March 1, 2018
Senators voted to support a removal of Luigi Gregori’s Christopher Columbus murals from the Main Building during student senate Wednesday. The resolution passed with 28 senators in support, 3 in opposition and 2 abstentions. Senate took the vote with a paper ballot, as requested by multiple senators. The president and vice president of the Native
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Bundled in coats and scarves with candles in hand, members of the Notre Dame community crowded into the Main Buidling to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at a prayer service Monday evening. University President Fr. John Jenkins opened the ceremony with a prayer, calling for the Notre Dame community to be more
Natalie Weber | Thursday, November 30, 2017
The Native American Student Association of Notre Dame (NASAND) hosted a town hall Tuesday to discuss the representation of Native Americans in Luigi Gregori’s murals depicting the life of Christopher Columbus located in the Main Building. NASAND vice president, senior Armani Vaniko Porter, and professor of art history Michael Schreffler reflected on the significance of