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-12 posts tagged "policy"
BridgeND | Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Two and a half weeks ago, Metronome’s 62-foot-wide clock face was doing the same thing it had done every day in New York’s Union Square for more than 20 years: telling the time. Now, it continues to do the same, but the numbers have changed. A few moments ago, the clock read 7 087 15
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Fr. John Jenkins, Notre Dame’s president, recently decided to cover murals of Christopher Columbus because they were deemed too offensive to be viewed by Notre Dame students. One week later, he rejected a student petition calling for a pornography filter on Notre Dame’s Wi-Fi. We are dumbfounded. Does the University of Notre Dame really believe
Sara Schlecht and Hannah Thomas | Thursday, October 4, 2018
Chris Cobb, Saint Mary’s professor of English and environmental studies, spoke to students about environmental policy in an event called “Environmental Policy Explained” on Wednesday. The event was held as part of an initiative of the Office for Civil and Social Engagement to inform the Saint Mary’s community about issues relevant to the upcoming midterm
Max Lander | Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Political Science professor and associate director of the Environmental Change Initiative Patrick Regan delivered a lecture Monday exploring the complexities surrounding climate change in America. Regan began his lecture by speaking about the level at which climate change is evident, accepted and supported by science. “We’ve known about climate change for 35 to 40 years,”
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, December 5, 2017
As our path leads us past the gates of complacence and our steps take us beyond the gaits of compliance, a moment is transformed into a movement larger than the space our bodies take up marching through the streets. Where I grew up, the act of protesting was a routine expression of civic duty. I
Neil Joseph | Tuesday, September 20, 2016
For the last year, commentators, TV personalities and seemingly every person in America (including me) has written about the danger that Donald Trump presents. Whether it’s the things he says, the hatred he taps into, or the way he treats his peers, he’s been criticized in so many different ways. Personally, these things are disqualifying
Devon Chenelle | Tuesday, September 13, 2016
On July 28, Jabhat al-Nusra, senior partner in the amorphous coalition of rebels fighting the Syrian government, declared its split from parent organization al-Qaida. Though this initially seemed a terrible blow for al-Qaida, the split may not have been as it appeared. Tellingly, al-Nusra’s leader, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, said the move was intended to “expose
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 11, 2016
Last week, the student government at Notre Dame held its third (that I know of) Sexual Violence Prayer Service of the academic year. The service is a time of lament and prayer for those within our community who have been affected by sexual violence; it is also a time of corporate repentance. I attended one
Neil Joseph | Monday, April 11, 2016
Last week, Wendy Davis came to campus to talk to students about various issues. I wasn’t personally able to attend (being in London makes it difficult), but from what I read, her talk centered on women’s health. This is the issue that she is a champion of: her day long filibuster blocked the Texas Senate
Alex Caton | Friday, March 27, 2015
One night in January of my junior year, I was roped into a walkover to a dorm on the south half of campus to pick up a passed-out friend of mine. After a fragmented night of hopping dorm parties, he had wound up basically unresponsive on a futon, his head resting eight inches above a