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Institute for Latino Studies hosts discussion on policing in America

Kathryn Muchnick | Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) at Notre Dame hosted a panel discussion Monday to discuss the recent fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man in Memphis, and other instances of police-perpetrated violence. Luis Fraga, director of the ILS and professor of political science, moderated the conversation with professor of political science David

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Police investigating two reports of sexual assault connected to off-campus party

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The St. Joseph County Police Department is investigating two instances of sexual assault reported last weekend, according to an email from the Saint Mary’s campus safety department. Phil Bambenek, the College’s director of the campus safety department, said in the email the assaults appear to be connected to at least one student party that occurred

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‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate:’ Breaking free from the machine

JP Spoonmore | Thursday, April 22, 2021

What once was just a small band in Michigan with three brothers, Greta Van Fleet has soared to the front of modern-day rock with vocalist Josh Kiszka’s incredible voice and his brother, Jake’s, sensational guitar skills. My first time hearing them was with my brother during Thanksgiving break of my senior year in high school.

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Making the most of a bad hand

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, April 21, 2020

I know how to find an inmate. In Florida, you can go to the department of corrections site and look up inmates via a combination of their last name, first name and DC number. This DC number is a combination of six digits, or an alpha character followed by five digits, that is used for

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‘Thunder Road’ is the standout indie film of the year

Ryan Israel | Friday, November 30, 2018

Diane Park | The Observer` Everybody handles grief differently. Few people, however, handle grief by performing an interpretive dance set to Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” at a somber funeral. But it’s actions like this that make Officer Jim Arnaud (Jim Cummings), who serves as the centerpiece and driving force of the film named after the

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Police address student concerns, questions in Campus Safety Summit

Kelli Smith | Wednesday, October 10, 2018

A Campus Safety Summit featuring a panel of local law enforcement representatives was held in the LaFortune Ballroom on Tuesday evening to address issues such as sexual assault, the blue light phone system, racial profiling, excise police and general student safety. Hosted by Notre Dame Student Government and Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP), the event

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Speaker discusses examining policing through portals

Natalie Weber | Wednesday, March 22, 2017

In an effort to create conversations about policing, Yale University professor Vesla Weaver and her colleagues created spaces called portals where people can speak with others from different cities about their experiences with law enforcement in their communities. In a talk hosted Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy and the Center for Civil and

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Lawyer examines police misconduct

Rachel O'Grady | Tuesday, November 1, 2016

In his experience with civil rights law, lawyer Bill Goodman has worked with a number of clients who have been the victims of police misconduct. “You can force government to answer for what they do wrong, and what is unjust, and you can force people in power to answer for what they do wrong as

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ESPN lawsuit brings ethical questions to light

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, January 30, 2015

We’ve read ESPN’s lawsuit against Notre Dame, and it has answered only some of our questions. Remaining legal questions will be debated and resolved at an upcoming trial. But whether ethical questions will be answered remains uncertain. At stake legally is the classification of Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) as a public or private agency.

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Act up, act now

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Shortly after noon on Tuesday, I joined a group of students and faculty in a peaceful protest on the sidewalk between O’Shaughnessy Hall and DeBartolo Hall. We laid on the ground for 11 minutes in reference to the 11 times Eric Garner stated that he could not breathe as a New York City police officer used a

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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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