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Trinity Reilly | Monday, October 19, 2020
Student government held their annual Race Relations week from Oct. 12-15 featuring multiple talks, a resource fair and a prayer service at the Grotto. Kaya Lawrence, senior, is the director of diversity and inclusion in Student Government. Responsible for planning the week, she said she wanted to focus on Black liberation, intersectionality and the passion
Mariah Rush | Friday, September 27, 2019
Student Government’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion hosted their annual Race Relations week from Sept. 20 to this Friday, Sept. 27. The week began with a talk from Dr. Yusef Salaam, of the Central Park Five, who was wrongly accused and convicted of raping a woman, and will end with a viewing of “Us” in
Letter to the Editor | Friday, September 27, 2019
On Monday night, our chapel had the honor of hosting a Mass to help kick off Race Relations Week at Notre Dame. It was a packed house, so full that I had to sit in the back row of my own chapel, which I didn’t mind at all. The mood was electric, and the students
Alexandra Muck | Thursday, September 26, 2019
As part of Race Relations Week, Student Government hosted the event “Let’s Talk about Race” on Wednesday evening. The occasion featured a brief introduction by senior Nick Ottone, student government director of University policy, to frame and conversation, and then students had small group discussions led by a student facilitator. Senior Katie Hieatt, one of
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Recent events and articles have reminded us of the divisions that exist throughout our world and on our campus. These instances remind us of the need to recommit to supporting every member of our community, ensuring that all people feel welcome in this place we call home. In times when divisive discourse seems to have
Kelli Smith | Monday, September 23, 2019
Six months into Yusef Salaam’s prison sentence, an officer came up to him with one question: Who are you? It was a seemingly innocuous question, but it was one Salaam says changed the “total trajectory” of his life. “I said ‘I’m Yusef Salaam, one of the guys accused of raping the Central Park jogger but
Natalie Weber | Friday, November 2, 2018
Notre Dame’s student government began its annual Race Relations Week on Thursday and is working with various groups across campus to host educational and cultural events through Tuesday. Junior Mita Ramani, student government’s director of diversity and inclusion, said in past years, Race Relations Week events often conflicted with other programming. “This year, we decided,
Megan Valley | Friday, December 9, 2016
During their campaign in the spring, student body president and vice president Corey Robinson and Becca Blais stressed diversity and inclusion as one of their top priorities. Before the school year started, student government directed much of their attention to addressing violence from and against police officers, Robinson said. “This year — after this summer
Megan Valley | Thursday, October 27, 2016
As part of student government’s Race Relations Week, David Robinson, former NBA player and father of student body president Corey Robinson; David Krashna, Notre Dame’s first African-American body president; Christina Brooks, the City of South Bend’s diversity and inclusion officer; and Maria and Gabby Muñoz, undocumented students at Notre Dame spoke in a panel Wednesday
Andrew Cameron | Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Kicking off Notre Dame’s first Race Relations Week, student government hosted a performance of the play “The Cop” in Legends Nightclub on Monday. The play, written by Rev. Harry Cronin and performed by Brad Erickson of San Francisco’s Theatre Bay Area, is a solo drama centered around a police officer who is forced to confront his