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Observer Staff Report | Thursday, July 11, 2019
Notre Dame adjunct professor of law Damon Leichty was confirmed as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for northern Indiana in a 85-10 vote by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Nominated by President Trump in July 2018, the South Bend lawyer will replace Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. As an adjunct professor at the
Genevieve Redsten | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Student senators debated questions of religion, gender and morality on Monday evening as they voted on the remaining candidates for Notre Dame’s student government executive cabinet. Student body president junior Elizabeth Boyle and vice president sophomore Patrick McGuire took office two weeks ago, but four of their executive cabinet positions have been unfilled since April
Mary Clare Donnelly | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
In its weekly meeting, Notre Dame’s student senate approved a resolution requiring the Club Coordination Council (CCC) to address the Senate once a semester. This resolution detailing an increase in communication between the two branches of student government comes after a resolution earlier this year which increased funding to clubs from 37 percent to 40
Genevieve Redsten | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Newly elected student senators took office Monday evening, creating new executive departments and approving executive cabinet nominees in their first meeting of the year. Monday marked the first day of the 2019-2020 session of Notre Dame’s student government, and incoming student body president, junior Elizabeth Boyle and vice president, sophomore Patrick McGuire officially began their
Genevieve Redsten | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The 2018-2019 session of Notre Dame’s student senate came to a close Monday evening, following a two-hour meeting in which senators debated a provision on electing students to the executive cabinet and the University’s sustainability initiatives. Outgoing senators worked to address unresolved questions and unfinished initiatives before the new student government takes office on Monday.
Genevieve Redsten | Tuesday, March 19, 2019
After struggling for weeks to reach a compromise, the student senate passed a resolution Monday evening to increase funding for student clubs and organizations by approximately $30,000. The new resolution will cut three percent of the budget for Student Union organizations — including the class councils and the Student Union Board — and reallocate it
Claire Rafford | Thursday, December 6, 2018
When student body vice president and senior Corey Gayheart came into office, one of his objectives was to make Student Senate a less formal environment, allowing for more conversation and a less rigid structure. “Part of our goals for Senate [was] just to rethink the body itself and make it a little bit more conversational
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, November 27, 2018
At their first meeting after Thanksgiving break, Notre Dame’s student senate continued a conversation from their previous meeting about students with disabilities. At their meeting immediately before Thanksgiving break, the senate heard a presentation from Scott Howland, coordinator of the Sara Bea Center for Students with Disabilities and Dr. Bill Stackman, the University’s associate vice
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, November 6, 2018
At its weekly meeting, the Notre Dame student senate approved the nomination of the president of The Shirt project for the upcoming year and heard presentations on both the campus listening sessions regarding sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and campus dining meal plan restructuring. As the first order of business, senior Jin Kim, student
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Meeting for the first time after fall break, Notre Dame’s student senate meeting centered around the confirmation of a new director of social concerns to student government’s executive cabinet. Sophomore Kevin Gallagher was nominated for the position, in light of the former director’s resignation for personal health reasons the week before fall break, senior and