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17 posts tagged "off-campus housing"

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Notre Dame, Habitat for Humanity partner to increase affordable housing near campus

Liam Price | Monday, February 13, 2023

Notre Dame is collaborating with Habitat for Humanity to prioritize housing affordability and build seven new homes in South Bend over the course of five years.  Habitat for Humanity is in charge of the building process while Notre Dame donated four vacant lots located six blocks south of campus, $50,000 per year in financial support

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From the Archives: Off-campus living over the years

Spencer Kelly | Monday, October 10, 2022

Though the fall semester is not yet halfway over, The Observer’s recent off-campus housing guide notes that “as October arrives, sophomores and juniors (and even first-years) begin to think about their off-campus migration.” To add some historical perspective to this trendy topic, From the Archives looked back at off-campus living over the years at Notre

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11 popular off-campus housing options near the tri-campus

Alysa Guffey and Maggie Eastland | Monday, October 3, 2022

As October arrives, sophomores and juniors (and even first-years) begin to think about their off-campus migration. A variety of apartment and townhome complexes in the South Bend area offer leases for students, but it can be difficult to navigate all the information available. The Observer has compiled a guide to off-campus housing with information accurate

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Senate discusses housing issues, emerging hall staff dilemmas

Heaven Carter | Thursday, October 7, 2021

The Notre Dame student senate convened Wednesday evening to discuss the recent housing availability issues regarding Gateway and transfer students as well as emerging hall staff recruiting issues.  Notre Dame’s Office of Residential Life recently informed students that housing will not be available to 2021-2022 students of the Holy Cross Gateway Program as well as

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First-year Gateway students told to seek off-campus housing for 2022-2023 academic year

Observer Staff Report | Friday, October 1, 2021

Students in the 2021-2022 Gateway cohort were informed they should not anticipate having on-campus housing for the 2022-2023 academic year, according to a Friday email from associate vice president for residential life Heather Rakoczy Russell and director of housing operations Jonathan Retartha. On-campus housing will not be guaranteed for either Gateway transfer students or any

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Suggestions from a neighbor with over 25 years of experience living near student party houses

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, September 22, 2021

I know that college students have always, and will always, want to drink and party. However, that doesn’t mean there is nothing that can be done to make the situation safer for them and more tolerable for us neighbors. The primary focus should be on party houses (i.e. boarding houses) which have been grandfathered in,

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Fearing University shutdown, on-campus students seek off-campus housing

Alysa Guffey | Friday, August 28, 2020

Following the announcement that Notre Dame would be implementing at least two weeks of online classes in an effort to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases, there were murmurs among many students who thought the University would shut the campus down after the two weeks. This unease and the possibility of being told to leave

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A 21 year old at Pizza Pi

Nicole Simon | Thursday, October 17, 2019

Since the beginning of junior year, I’ve reached the milestone nearly every college kid eagerly anticipates: turning 21. Finally, the world of adulthood is at my fingertips, freedom is upon me and I no longer have to wonder what the inside of Newfs looks like. But more than the various bars of South Bend, what

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2021 Hall of the Year power rankings

Danny McMaster | Tuesday, October 1, 2019

As many of you know, recent administration policies have deemed students living off campus will soon no longer be able to take part in some activities in their dorm communities. I support these decisions fully — the administration could never err, and suggesting anything otherwise is utterly ridiculous. Those who make such accusations should be

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‘It’s like taking away the keys to your house’: Off-campus representatives react to new housing policies

Genevieve Redsten | Monday, September 2, 2019

In recent years, the Notre Dame administration has made several changes to its housing policies to discourage students from moving off campus. Administrators say the policies will strengthen the campus community, but off-campus student leaders argue that the policies will push students further apart.  “It’s a family and a sense of belonging that I think

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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