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Student government tickets address diversity, referendum, COVID-19 policies in town hall

Alysa Guffey | Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The three presidential and vice-presidential ticket candidates met in a virtual town hall Monday night to answer student-submitted questions centered around civic engagement, diversity and inclusion and relations with the administration. The candidates running for student body president and vice president this year are juniors Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner, juniors Max Siegel II and

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Sexual assault reported at Saint Mary’s

Observer Staff Report | Friday, March 8, 2019

A sexual assault was reported to the College on Friday, according to an email sent to the Saint Mary’s community. The incident, which took place the morning of March 8, posed “no immediate danger to campus,” the email said. The College has a zero tolerance policy for sexual misconduct. According to the email, information regarding

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‘High School Musical’ actress, youth advocate speaks about preventing sexual assault on campus

Molly Chen | Thursday, February 22, 2018

Actress, global youth advocate and Girl Up Champion Monique Coleman spoke Wednesday in the LaFortune Ballroom about standing up against sexual assault. Best known for her role as Taylor McKessie in “High School Musical,” Coleman has used her platform to make a difference, working with Unicef, the U.S. Agency for International Development and Girl Up,

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Notre Dame GRC organizes event for sexual assault awareness

Selena Ponio | Thursday, April 20, 2017

The Notre Dame community will come together Thursday evening to attempt to start a dialogue on sexual assault and hear stories from survivors. “Take Back the Night” (TBTN) is an annual event that has been a collaborative effort between Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s for over a decade. This year, Holy Cross College will participate and

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SMC student group hosts ‘Take Back the Night’

Kathryn Marshall | Thursday, April 20, 2017

Students, faculty and staff from Saint Mary’s College, University of Notre Dame and Holy Cross College will break the silence surrounding sexual assault during the annual Take Back the Night event. “The goal of Take Back the Night is to re-establish that our campuses are safe places to be and that we don’t tolerate sexual

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Notre Dame launches GreeNDot program to combat violence on campus

Megan Valley | Monday, November 9, 2015

The GreeNDot program, a violence prevention strategy following the national Green Dot campaign, officially launched at Notre Dame on Friday with informational booths on campus and an introduction at Friday night’s hockey game, where the Irish played Minnesota. Kate Morgan, co-chair of the GreeNDot communications committee and associate director of communications for Campus Ministry, said in

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Observer Editorial: Board of Trustees, respond to student government

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 6, 2015

On Oct. 17, student body president and vice president Bryan Ricketts and Nidia Ruelas presented the first of two reports they will make this year to the University’s Board of Trustees. The report, which totaled 30 pages, is the product of an immense amount of work that included interviews with University administrators, members of hall

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The common ground

Stephen Raab | Tuesday, April 28, 2015

April has been Sexual Violence Awareness Month, and the last two weeks have only strengthened the groundswell against rape on Notre Dame’s campus. Staff and students alike have been eager to counter the troubling accusations raised in Kirby Dick’s “The Hunting Ground,” as well as the all-too-familiar email reporting a sexual assault. I have nothing

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Improv show examines gender issues, sexual violence

Kayla Mullen | Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The Gender Relations Center (GRC) will be hosting Catharsis Production’s “Are YOU Getting the Signal?: The Real-Life Funny Sort-of-Improv Show about Dating, Relationships, Consent and Other Important Stuff” today in the McKenna Hall Auditorium. The show is an interactive, semi-improvised program aimed at exploring myths about dating, gender role stereotypes and sexual assault, Christian Murphy,