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-17 posts tagged "safety"
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, January 18, 2022
University of Notre Dame Track COVID-19 cases at Notre Dame here. The page will be updated weekly with new numbers from the University’s COVID-19 dashboard. These numbers are based only on tests conducted by University Health Services and the Wellness Center. Find the latest Notre Dame guidelines here: Notre Dame to require masking until 90%
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, September 12, 2021
This report was updated September 12 at 4:54 p.m. The Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) informed the campus community of a fatal shooting that occurred at a residence at the 800 block of East Washington St. in the early hours of Sunday morning. The location is three miles south of the Notre Dame campus. Investigators
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, August 15, 2020
The Observer will update this page weekly with new numbers from the University’s COVID-19 dashboard. These numbers are based only on tests conducted by University Health Services and the Wellness Center. This post was updated Jan. 18 at 2:09 p.m. The University has administered 2,340 total tests since Jan. 2. Out of the total tests,
Tom Naatz | Friday, September 13, 2019
The Office of Community Standards, more commonly known as OCS, is the campus body tasked with helping students make “good choices,” office director Heather Ryan said. Particularly, she said, the office deals with “social” misconduct — such as alcohol and parietals violations. Changes to office procedures this year are small: it is amending its process
MaryKate Dempsey | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
The Belles Against Violence Office and Cushwa-Leighton Library co-hosted Swipe Right: A Panel on Dating Apps on Sept. 9 to discuss the usage of Internet dating applications. Librarian Ula Gaha, who created this event, explained how the panel originated. “I think the idea originated in one of our meetings on the President’s committee on sexual
Gina Twardosz | Monday, February 11, 2019
Saint Mary’s College shut down campus from Jan. 30 to Jan. 31 in an effort to keep the College community safe amidst the dangerous temperatures. Yet, the Polar Vortex still managed to cause its fair share of problems. Leonardo Sanchez, professor of social work, said that Saint Mary’s made the right call in cancelling
Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 27, 2018
During every college tour I participated in senior year of high school, there was a single common message. The tour guides would boast endlessly about the number of blue lights, or emergency call stations, they had on their campus. They assured that no matter where you were on the campus, you would be able to
Lauren Fox | Monday, October 9, 2017
In a particularly memorable episode of Disney’s “Phineas and Ferb,” the title characters sing a pop-rock tune to commemorate aglets. Don’t know what an aglet is? I didn’t either, until Phineas and Ferb informed my 12-year-old self that it is the small plastic tube fitted around the end of a shoelace that keeps the shoelace
Erin Thomassen | Thursday, February 23, 2017
If you are considering moving off campus, you have much to look forward to and some to beware. I provide here an account of the pros and cons I have experienced as an off-campus senior, knowing that others may not share these opinions. The original reason I was drawn to off-campus was the price. My
Nicole Caratas | Friday, December 9, 2016
When Emma McCarthy and Mary Joy Dingler took over as Saint Mary’s student body president and vice president, they made plans to be more visible to the student body. Dingler said she has achieved this by attending major campus events as well as holding regular office hours. “It’s important to me that [the student body]