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Claire Rafford and Colleen Fischer | Monday, April 15, 2019
The walls of the Studebaker building in South Bend — once filled with the sounds of factory employees at work — echoed with the cheers of supporters as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced his bid for presidency Sunday afternoon. “My name is Pete Buttigieg,” he said. “They call me Mayor Pete. I am a
Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
In 2016, one of the most qualified presidential candidates of all time lost to one of the least qualified of all time. Hillary Clinton had been Secretary of State, a senator and First Lady. She probably knew the job better than anyone who hadn’t held the office. But a reality television star who had never
Thomas Murphy | Thursday, February 14, 2019
Just over three weeks ago, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. Buttigieg, who grew up in South Bend and whose parents were both professors at Notre Dame, would break several barriers if he were to win the presidency, as he would become the youngest elected president, as well
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, January 27, 2019
Joseph A. Buttigieg, William R. Kenan Jr. professor emeritus of English and retired director of the Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program at Notre Dame, died at 71 on Sunday, son Pete Buttigieg announced in a Facebook post. “As a friend, colleague, thinker, and educator, he touched countless lives, and we hope to find a way to honor
Jordan Cockrum | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Saint Mary’s hosted the first of a series of workshops addressing sexual harassment in the workplace Monday in Rice Commons. The workshop, “Leading by Example: The Impact of Change,” featured six community leaders: South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg; College President Jan Cervelli; Scott Ford, associate president for economic development at the University of Notre Dame;
Megan Valley | Sunday, February 26, 2017
After nearly two months of campaigning, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg dropped his bid to be the chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday afternoon just minutes before the vote. He did not publicly endorse another candidate. Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez went on to defeat Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) to
Megan Valley | Friday, February 17, 2017
South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg announced he was joining the race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Jan. 5. On Feb. 25, 447 members of the DNC will vote in Atlanta for the new chair. Until then, a group of 15 to 20 students from Notre Dame are working with members of the South Bend
Nicole Caratas and Martha Reilly | Monday, November 14, 2016
For Saint Mary’s President Janice A. Cervelli, a South Bend native who was officially installed Saturday as the 12th College president at an inauguration ceremony, the phrase “there’s no place like home” has a special meeting. Cervelli began her address by acknowledging the legacy president emerita Carol Ann Mooney has imprinted on the College. “From me
Rachel O'Grady | Friday, September 30, 2016
Fresh off the campaign trail, former Maryland governor and presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley joined South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Notre Dame’s vice president for research Robert Bernhard and senior Alicia Czarnecki on a panel discussing University-city partnerships. “I ran for President and I came home with a lot of lessons learned, some of them weren’t happy
Clare Kossler | Wednesday, September 9, 2015
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg shared lessons from his political career with the College Democrats and articulated his administration’s policy and his future aspirations for the city Tuesday in DeBartolo Hall. Buttigieg, himself a member of the College Democrats during his undergraduate years at Harvard, said while South Bend has struggled economically in the past, he