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-23 posts tagged "Office of Residential Life"
Alysa Guffey | Monday, May 3, 2021
The Office of Residential Life has finalized changes and renovations in residential life for the upcoming academic year, including the transformation of Pangborn Hall into a men’s dorm, the complete renovation of Sorin College and a minor renovation of Welsh Family Hall. Primarily used as transitional housing for the past few years, Pangborn Hall will
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 18, 2021
As a 2019 graduate and former Resident Assistant in Zahm House, the University’s decision to dissolve the Zahm brotherhood leaves me gutted, heartbroken and shaking with grief. I feel as if a close family member whose friendship I counted on has suddenly passed away — an integral part of my identity has been forcibly erased.
Isabella Volmert and Adriana Perez | Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Editor’s note: This story was updated March 16 at 3:10 p.m. After the announcement, the unrest came quick. Zahm House residents marched to the front steps of the Main Building, gathering in front of the Golden Dome. In a few minutes, a small crowd of them had consolidated. Many sported Zahm merchandise. Several hung the
Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 15, 2021
Zahm House will be used as a swing hall for students in residence halls undergoing yearlong renovations, according to an email sent from the Division of Student Affairs to the Zahm community Monday evening. Current Zahm residents can transfer to another men’s dorm or move off-campus, the message said. Students who are eligible to live
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
Observer Staff Report | Monday, June 15, 2020
In preparation for the fall semester, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Monday a list of guidelines and practices community members will be expected to follow as they return to campus. According to the University’s COVID-19 news website, a phased return of students to campus will begin July 27. Move-in for undergraduates
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, May 30, 2020
In a question and answer session hosted by student government, vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding provided updates regarding the fall semester through a video posted on YouTube Friday. She said information regarding the move-in process will be relayed to students on June 15. When asked about widespread mask requirements, Hoffmann Harding said
Evan McKenna, Sarah Kikel, Andrew Cameron and Meghan Pryor | Monday, April 27, 2020
Notre Dame students tend to reserve mass displays of frenzy for Welcome Weekend events or football Saturdays, but one such display came April 26, 1999, both unexpected and unprecedented: a campus blackout and the student uprisings that followed. The events of that night remain largely enigmatic, but somewhere within the commotion and confusion lies a
G. Matthew Molinsky | Thursday, April 16, 2020
When the rectors of Notre Dame residence halls are unobstructed from doing their jobs, their roles resemble that of fathers and mothers. As parents do with their children, rectors share a life with their residents and in an intimate home. They eat meals together, celebrate holidays together and pray together. However, certain policies from the
Observer Staff Report | Friday, April 3, 2020
Notre Dame’s Office of Residential Life announced details for how University students will conduct room picks for the upcoming fall semester 2020 in an email Friday. “As always, room picks is driven by your seniority and randomized lottery number,” the email said. April 8 is the late deadline for the housing application, and at 5