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Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, February 23, 2023
“I think that we are going to find ways to disappoint our parents that nobody thought was even possible.” That is how Sammy Kacius, a senior in Keenan Hall, describes the 47th annual Keenan Revue. Kacius is the director of the Revue, which will kick off Thursday in the Stepan Center and run until Saturday.
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, November 7, 2022
SpeakUp Notre Dame is a call to the campus community to not be silent but heard. Following the Inclusive Campus Survey, which uncovered that only 15% of the student body knew how to use SpeakUp, the Observer spoke to University administrators and other leaders to dive deeper into the history behind the tool, the intended
The Observer | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
This year, Notre Dame’s book club is striving to go global by picking a book with an international connection each month. To maximize their multiculturalism, the officers plan to collaborate with Notre Dame’s cultural clubs that correspond with their monthly read. “We are choosing books based on different cultures,” said book club president and graduate
Alysa Guffey and Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series examining how student groups run as part of the larger Notre Dame community. 32 residence halls. 354 clubs. 20 student organizations. Many students have found a home within the variety of student groups that thrive under the dome, but few understand how the University structures
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, October 14, 2021
Notre Dame’s student senate convened Wednesday on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center to receive miNDful training and to discuss new election orders during its last meeting before fall break. After senate was opened with a prayer from student body vice president Matthew Bisner and announcements, the senate welcomed Paige Jackson, assistant director
Natalie Weber | Friday, November 2, 2018
Notre Dame’s student government began its annual Race Relations Week on Thursday and is working with various groups across campus to host educational and cultural events through Tuesday. Junior Mita Ramani, student government’s director of diversity and inclusion, said in past years, Race Relations Week events often conflicted with other programming. “This year, we decided,
Tom Naatz | Wednesday, March 7, 2018
In spite of its fame, Notre Dame’s Golden Dome has yet to be featured in the name of a television program. That changes Wednesday with the premiere of “Dome-ish”, a four-part sketch comedy series reflecting issues of diversity at Notre Dame. The show’s producers — seniors Coty Miller, Chandler Turner and Geralyn Smith — said
Emma Borne | Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Notre Dame is gearing up to celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November. Multicultural Student Programs and Services (MSPS) and the Native American Student Association of Notre Dame (NASAND) have collaborated to sponsor several events throughout November in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, according to Iris Outlaw, director of MSPS. The first event was a MSPS
Samuel Chan | Thursday, April 9, 2015
The Filipino-American Student Organization (FASO) will once again be holding its annual Fiestang Cultural Show but with a unique twist this year: It will bear the theme “Kapamilya: of the same family.” Attendees of the show, which takes place Saturday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at South Dining Hall, will be able to enjoy “traditional