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University hires security to monitor students in quarantine, isolation

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, August 26, 2020

In order to prevent students under quarantine or isolation from violating safety protocols, Notre Dame hired additional security personnel to patrol the properties, the South Bend Tribune reported Wednesday. Students who fail to remain in their assigned rooms will face disciplinary action, “including possible dismissal,” University spokesman Dennis Brown said in the article. Notre Dame

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‘I make trouble to move change’: Saint Mary’s student speaks out about campus inaccessibility

Gina Twardosz | Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Saint Mary’s has a long history of accommodating many students with disabilities who pursue an education at the College, but Natalie Davis, a senior who navigates Saint Mary’s campus in a wheelchair, feels the College is not doing enough to make the campus accessible for students with physical disabilities. For four years, Davis has been

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University to begin using metal detectors at all reserved-ticket events

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 11, 2019

Metal detectors will be used at all reserve-ticketed events at Notre Dame beginning this fall, the University announced in a press release Thursday. The decision comes following recent efforts to enhance security at campus events, including enacting a clear-bag policy at all home football games. The policy will primarily affect major sporting events on campus including

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Senate discusses clear bag policy, NDtoGo

Claire Rafford | Tuesday, August 28, 2018

The Notre Dame student senate convened for its first official meeting of the year Monday night in the LaFortune Ballroom. During the meeting, members of the senate briefly discussed campus dining’s newest innovation — NDtoGo, an app that will allow students to order their food in advance and pick it up at various locations around

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NDSP ensures safety of students, fans during football gamedays

Natalie Weber | Friday, September 8, 2017

Approximately 80,000 people will enter Notre Dame Stadium to watch the Irish take on the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Campus safety staff will be working hard to ensure the safety of each and every guest, chief of Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) Keri Kei Shibata said. “Our goal is really to have a pervasive culture of

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In hope of no more deaths

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 23, 2017

In the 1990s, Doris Meissner — then commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) under President Bill Clinton — stated that “geography would do the rest” regarding increased border security alongside the main ports of entry at the U.S.–Mexico border. She, along with anti-immigrant politicians and citizens, did not foresee that immigrants would simply

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SMC implements new security position

Martha Reilly | Saturday, December 3, 2016

In her new role as a security liaison, student body vice president Mary Joy Dingler voices the safety concerns of her peers to the administration and members of the security team. Dingler said she serves as an intermediary between security and students to promote a comfortable campus environment where everyone can thrive. “My hope is

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Clown sighting reported near SMC campus

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, October 5, 2016

A person dressed as a clown was seen near the entrance to Saint Mary’s campus on State Road 933, according to an email sent to the student body from Dave Gariepy, director of security. In the email, Gariepy said the report was made around 11:36 p.m. Monday night. The sighting was reported to security and

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University updates Commencement security protocol

Observer Staff Report | Monday, May 9, 2016

The University announced updated security measures for this weekend’s 171st Commencement Ceremony due to the attendance of Vice President Joe Biden and former Speaker of the House John Boehner, who will be jointly receiving the Laetare Medal during the ceremony. According to a press release, the procession of the graduates will begin at 9 a.m.,

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Panel discusses role of torture in CIA interrogation tactics

Matthew McKenna | Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Notre Dame’s Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted a discussion panel Tuesday titled, “Tortured Nation: Morality, Security, and Torture,” examining the moral and legal implications of a recent report on detention and interrogation of terror suspects from the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights and panel moderator Daniel