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-13 posts tagged "#SCOP"
Mary Steurer | Tuesday, November 6, 2018
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a nonprofit group that works to protect human rights on college campuses, condemned the call for Notre Dame to implement a pornography filter on its WiFi, spearheaded by the group Students for Child Oriented Policy (SCOP), in a statement published Oct. 26. The nonprofit wrote that a
Alexandra Muck | Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Former pornography star Crissy Moran, said that for her, working in the industry was “very much acting and pretending that you love it.” “To me, I liked … the glamorous part of it and that they were doing my hair and my makeup and that people wanted to see the pictures, but the part that was
Mary Steurer | Tuesday, October 24, 2017
In order to spread awareness about the dangers of pornography, Students for Child Oriented Policy (SCOP) is hosting White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week. The initiative aims to inform students and faculty about the detrimental effects of pornography through a series of educational events. “We’re trying to look at the issue from several different vantage
Rachel O'Grady | Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Panelists examined the growing movement to allow families to choose their child’s school Tuesday night in a discussion on school choice titled “To Choose or Not to Choose.” The panelists included director of teacher formation and education policy at the Alliance for Catholic Education, John Schoenig, who said he wanted to emphasize the importance of staying true
Matthew McKenna | Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is trying his hand at “freshman philosophy” to redefine marriage in his Supreme Court opinion on same-sex marriage rather than relying on the words of the constitution and legal precedent, Ryan Anderson said. Ryan T. Anderson, the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow in American Principles and Public Policy, gave
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 10, 2015
In a letter to the editor published Jan. 27, Jake Bebar entertained a question first posed by alumnus Gregory Bergman in December: “[I]s SCOP merely a right-wing extremist group?” If such a question deserved a response, an appropriate one would be: Try to avoid pejorative labels, which are usually unjust and harmful to clear thinking. Bebar
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, January 27, 2015
I write in response to Mr. Gregory Bergman’s letter, “Alumnus Questions Campus,” published in the Dec. 10 issue of The Observer. Let me start off by thanking you for your letter to the Notre Dame community. I am still amazed by how involved our alumni remain and truly respect your questions. I hope my answers
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Dear Notre Dame Community, It’s rather odd that I decide to write an Observer article after 17 years have passed since I was a Notre Dame student. I know things have changed, but at the same time, I realize the beauty of Notre Dame is the constancy of the University in so many wonderful facets –
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Regarding his and his partner’s decision to have children, Neil Patrick Harris told Oprah, “We really had thought it through financially, emotionally and relationship-wise. We didn’t just accidentally get pregnant. These kids come into our world with nothing but love.” How many heterosexual parents can say the same? Whether or not you believe that a
Mark Gianfalla | Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Much like the United States itself, Notre Dame is a dynamic melting pot where people of varying backgrounds connect to offer insight into various cultures and ideologies. Also not unique to Notre Dame is its students’ tendency to cry wolf all too often in response to campus activism. It is no secret that the College