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-16 posts tagged "masks"
Carlos Basurto | Thursday, September 7, 2023
Anyone who has had the opportunity to read Orwell’s ”1984” will be familiar with the concept of doublethink — the ability to simultaneously hold two contradictory beliefs in one’s cranial bathtub. To doublethink is to be aware of the truth and still tell carefully constructed lies. It is to be completely committed to two ideas
David Henry | Thursday, November 4, 2021
When I returned home for fall break, I found campaign material for my local school board election sitting on my counter. I decided to research the candidates and found that the main dividing line between the incumbents and the challengers were masks and “critical race theory.” The incumbents supported requiring masks in school and supported
Annemarie Foy | Wednesday, September 1, 2021
After over a year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame’s many choirs are excited to get back to normal performances. To learn more about how some of the choirs on campus dealt with the pandemic and what they’re planning for the new year, the Observer spoke with Frank Gomulka, president of the Notre Dame
Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Last year, University professors lectured to rooms of half-faced students or two-dimensional squares lighting up the projector screen. This fall, they have an opportunity to dictate their own classroom mask policy. According to the Notre Dame health and safety protocols released this August, there is no mask requirement in the classroom setting. Students always have
Letter to the Editor and Nelisha Silva | Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Masks — no one likes them, they make communication hard, and yet they are about to become even more critical than ever. Locally, we enjoyed a July where the virus was (nearly) gone, and it seemed like it was back to old times (remember 2019?). Hospitalizations in our health district tell the story (you can
Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 6, 2021
In an email to the Notre Dame community Friday, University provost Marie Lynn Miranda announced updated health and safety protocols for the fall semester. “In our planning, we have worked closely with Dr. Mark Fox, deputy health commissioner for St. Joseph County, as well as other public health officials, and have reviewed recent guidelines from
Aidan O'Malley | Friday, April 9, 2021
Remember the first time you wore a mask? As we “celebrate” the pandemic’s first anniversary, my Snapchat memories have made a painful point of reminding me of countless other milestones. “One year ago, today,” Notre Dame canceled in-person classes. “One year ago, today,” movie theaters shuttered. And “one year ago, today,” I wore a mask
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 5, 2021
In an email Monday morning, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced the University will consider lifting certain COVID-19 restrictions if 90% of the student body has had at least the first vaccination dose. Jenkins encouraged students to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine at the on-campus vaccination site at the Compton Family Ice Arena,
Show Some Skin | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Yeah, I seem to have it together. But I don’t. Yeah, I declared a major. But I am not sure. Yeah, I smile. But I am not happy. Yeah, I am quiet. But so many thoughts run through my mind. Yeah, I seem to have it together. But the inside is under lock and key.
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, February 17, 2021
In light of a spike in positive COVID-19 cases the last few days, on-campus practices will be modified to decrease transmission, vice president of student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding and vice president for campus safety and University operations Mike Seamon said in an email Wednesday. While classes will continue to meet in person, all student