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-10 posts tagged "Office of Residential Life"
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
Observer Viewpoint | Thursday, September 26, 2019
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Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, August 28, 2019
To the Notre Dame community,* (*off-campus students not included) I’m writing in because the student body has been notified about an alarming new policy. This residential policy significantly restricts card access for every individual on campus, but one group of our so-called “Notre Dame community” is disproportionately affected: Off-campus students. This is not the first
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Notre Dame students now only have Irish1Card access to their own dorms, director of residential life Breyan Tornifolio announced August 15 during a hall staff training, according to multiple people present at the meeting. The University eliminated student ID card access to all dorms starting this academic year, restricting students’ abilities to access any residence
Letter to the Editor | Friday, May 17, 2019
Editor’s note: This letter to the editor was originally published on April 14, 2019. Dear Division of Student Affairs, As former hall presidents and vice presidents, we can testify to the fact that Notre Dame’s unique residential life is one of the best parts of the University experience. Because we deeply care about dorm life and
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
When I was a junior in high school, I watched as my brother was pushed out of our church, and as a result, became distant in his faith. I feel that it is necessary for me to provide a little bit of backstory. The confirmation program at our church had recently changed. This was partially
Thomas Murphy | Monday, April 15, 2019
In an email sent to the student body early Thursday morning, the Office of Residential Life and the Division of Student Affairs announced changes in residential policies as a means of improving the dorm experience for students now required to stay on campus for six semesters and to incentivize seniors to stay on campus for their
Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 12, 2019
My freshman year, I served as a representative on the Diversity Council of Notre Dame. During one council meeting, Erin Hoffmann Harding came to listen to the perspectives of the council about how Residential Life and Student Affairs initiatives could best meet the needs of minority students at Notre Dame in order to increase the
Theresa Olohan | Thursday, February 14, 2019
Guarded by concrete lions, filled with the Manorites of Morrissey and crammed between Fisher Hall and the Rockne Memorial Gymnasium, Pangborn Hall seems to some to offer little in the way of attraction. But as Pangborn prepares to house the community for the new women’s residence hall being built on East Quad — scheduled to
Thomas Murphy | Monday, February 11, 2019
Early in the fall semester of 2017, the Office of Residential Life announced a new policy mandating that, beginning with the class of 2022, students are required to live on campus for six semesters. Immediately following the announcement, students expressed concerns about the policy regarding the safety and security of students who want to move off-campus due