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Observer Staff Report | Friday, February 24, 2023
O’Neill Family Hall’s rector will “no longer serve” in the role as of Thursday, Feb. 23, according to an email sent to residents that afternoon. “Effective immediately, Orlando [León] will no longer serve,” Breyan Tornifolio, the Residential Life director who oversees the hall and supervises León, wrote in the email. “Please know Residential Life is
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, January 14, 2023
In an email to Breen-Phillips Hall (BP) residents, director of residential life for rector recruitment, hiring and retention Breyan Tornifolio informed students that dorm rector Angie Hollar is taking a temporary leave from her role. “We expect her back by mid-April and will miss her while she is gone,” Tornifolio wrote in the email. Hollar’s
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, December 3, 2022
Azucena “Ceni” De La Torre, the former rector of Badin Hall, left her position late this week, according to an email sent to Badin residents Friday afternoon. De La Torre’s departure is the second to be announced in three days, following Walsh Hall’s former rector Kate Palko on Wednesday. De La Torre previously worked with
lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Fifty years ago I was a senior in high school beginning my college application process. One of the applications was to the University. Little did I know that I was going to be a “pioneer.” Campus was about half the size it is today. I wanted to go to the best university to give me the best future.
Lauren Spencer | Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Wrapping up his third year of living in Keough Hall, Fr. Brogan Ryan has been a rector for two years and a priest for one — ordained last April — during which he was the hall’s assistant rector. Ryan said he had a Catholic upbringing grounded in faith life. “I had a big family, I
Letter to the Editor | Friday, May 17, 2019
Editor’s Note: This letter was originally published on Feb. 9, 2018. On Wednesday, Sister Mary McNamara — the rector of Breen-Phillips (BP) Hall — was called home to our Lord. This loss is devastating to all who loved this incredible woman –– her community of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word; her BP residents, past
Alexandra Muck | Friday, August 17, 2018
Drawn to the University by its community life and spirituality, five new rectors will join Notre Dame this year: Brogan Ryan of Keough Hall, Liz Palmer of Ryan Hall, Angie Hollar of Breen-Phillips Hall, Emily Orsini of Pasquerilla West Hall and Jo Cecilio of Cavanaugh Hall. Ryan, who will profess final vows with the Congregation
Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 19, 2018
Director of residential life for rector recruitment, hiring and retention Breyan Tornifolio will act as the Breen-Phillips Hall interim rector throughout the rest of the spring semester, according to an email sent Friday to the Breen-Phillips community from Erin Hoffmann Harding, vice president of student affairs. Tornifolio previously supervised Sister Mary McNamara, the former rector
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Sister Mary McNamara, rector of Breen-Phillips Hall, died Wednesday afternoon from complications resulting from a recent stroke, according to an email sent to students from vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding. She was 67. Sister McNamara was a native of Cleveland and has served as rector of Breen-Phillips Hall since 2012. “Our deepest
Marie Fazio | Friday, August 18, 2017
This year, Keenan Hall is welcoming a new rector, James Tull, who is taking over the position held by Noel Terranova for the last five years. Originally hailing from Cincinnati, Tull grew up visiting Notre Dame and South Bend frequently, he said. His father, Robert “Bob” Tull, played for Notre Dame’s national championship football team in 1977,