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Notre Dame clubs struggle to make ends meet with CCC allocations, according to senate report

Liam Price | Wednesday, November 16, 2022

At last week’s Notre Dame student senate meeting, Club Coordination Council (CCC) president Connor Patrick detailed the disparity in funding between clubs and student government organizations during a report on club funding. Each year, the student union’s Financial Management Board (FMB) sources its funds from a $95 student activities fee, interest on the Student Union

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‘Notre Dame Day is a celebration of all things’: Ninth annual Notre Dame Day returns to normal format

Emma Duffy | Friday, April 22, 2022

Beginning Sunday, 911 student organizations will trying to raise money for their causes as part of the 9th annual Notre Dame Day. The annual fundraising effort begins at 6:42 p.m. EST and runs until 12:11 a.m. EST Tuesday. Notre Dame Day is filled with a plethora of events and means of fundraising. Students will be

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Knights of Columbus host famous game day steak sandwich concession stand

Liam Price | Monday, September 27, 2021

In 1968, the Notre Dame Knights of Columbus Council #1477 began selling steak sandwiches before home football games, donating all proceeds to charity. The practice quickly became tradition, and in 2017, it raised a record $100,000 through its steak sale outside its current council hall, located on South Quad. It opened the 2021 season by

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ND Day to raise money for campus causes, celebrate Notre Dame community

Megan Fahrney | Monday, October 26, 2020

The annual Notre Dame Day broadcast, rescheduled after its postponement last April due to COVID-19, will take place tonight and Tuesday from 6:42 p.m. to midnight. During the event, known around campus as ND Day, student groups and organizations compete to raise money through gifts and challenges. Students, professors, alumni and friends of the Notre

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ND Day postponed due to COVID-19

Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 23, 2020

Notre Dame Day will be postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty across the nation and world, the ND Day team said in an email. The annual event was set for April 26 to 27 and provides an opportunity for student groups and causes to fundraise for a significant portion of

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ND Day breaks records and increases student participation

Sophia Lauber | Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Notre Dame Day hit a record high in the number of gifts given and the number of campus organizations that received donations, raising over $2.3 million from 6:42 p.m. Sunday evening to 12:11 a.m. on Monday. Director of Notre Dame Day Matt Gelchion said the number of donations given increased by over 3,200 from last

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More than 50 years of Observer staffer stories

Observer Staff Report | Sunday, April 22, 2018

For the fifth annual Notre Dame Day, we decided to get in touch with some of our Observer alumni to see what they’re up to now, in journalism and a number of other industries. We’ve featured just a few below, many of whom said the skills they learned during their time at the paper were