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Liam Kelly | Monday, March 6, 2023
“It is the biggest challenge that we have faced since World War II, and we have to get ready for that challenge,” Notre Dame professor Joshua Eisenman said of the United States’ relationship with China during a lecture Friday morning. Eisenman is an associate professor of politics in the Keough School of Global Affairs. His
Peter Breen | Friday, February 24, 2023
To mark one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Nanovic Institute for European Studies arranged a commemoration in Nanovic Hall, which was followed by a candlelit prayer service for peace at the Grotto with University President Fr. John Jenkins Thursday evening. In the Nanovic Hall Forum — adorned with the student research exhibition
Colleen Farrell | Thursday, February 16, 2023
The University held the Foreign Language Week culture fair on Wednesday, showcasing food, music and presentations of various cultures from around the world. The event occurred in the Dahnke Ballroom in Duncan Student Center and featured booths and performances from many language departments and cultural groups. Junior Becca Kubick worked at the booth for the
Stephen Viz | Thursday, February 9, 2023
I really hope no one reads this title and agrees with my sarcasm. A year ago this month, the world came to a halt as Russian tanks roared across the Ukrainian border. After eight years of political standstill and insurgency encounters, the full might of Putin’s army finally made good on the promise to reclaim
Liam Kelly | Thursday, January 26, 2023
“The only solution is to defeat Putin sooner rather than later,” Taras Dobko, vice-rector of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) said during a virtual flash panel on the war in Ukraine hosted by the Nanovic Center for European Studies Wednesday afternoon. Dobko was joined by Law School professor Mary Ellen O’Connell and political science professor Michael
Kathryn Muchnick | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
In August, 10 students embarked on a long journey taking them from the Eastern Europe to the middle of Indiana. Olha Droniak, a junior from Ivano-Frankivsk, a town about two hours away from Lviv, recalled being very excited about arriving at Notre Dame, but very exhausted by the travel. “Because of the war, we don’t
Pablo Lacayo | Wednesday, October 5, 2022
When my friends and I welcomed the new decade alongside the intermittent crashing of waves on the delectable shores of Nicaragua’s Pacific coast, we took a moment to predict what the 2020s would herald for our own lives and the potential events that might shape up the world in the years immediately ahead. Besides a
Colleen Farrell | Thursday, September 1, 2022
Co-president of the Ukrainian Society at Notre Dame and senior Maryna Chuma stated in simple terms what she feels Notre Dame students should know about the war in Ukraine. “It’s not over,” she said. The Ukrainian Society was initially founded in order to celebrate Ukrainian culture on campus, but since Russia invaded Ukraine in February,
Caroline Collins | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
“Ongoing Matter: Democracy, Design and the Mueller Report” is a project created to educate and help people interact with the information presented in the “Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election”, also known as the Mueller Report. The exhibit is presented by the department of art, art history and design
Isa Sheikh | Thursday, April 28, 2022
Political scientist and diplomat Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. secretary of state under President George W. Bush, came to campus Thursday to address members of the Notre Dame community in a wide-ranging discussion hosted by University President Fr. John Jenkins at the Jordan Auditorium in the Mendoza College of Business. Rice, who currently directs the