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4 posts tagged "social activism"

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Because we care

Julianna Conley | Thursday, March 21, 2019

Over spring break, a neighbor asked me what section of the newspaper I write for. When I answered that I was a Viewpoint columnist, she smiled but looked wary. “Ah,” she said. “You’re part of the complainers. You guys are always angry with the world.” Throughout the mere four months I’ve been writing, this has

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Activist delivers lecture on world inequalities

Serena Zacharias | Thursday, March 7, 2019

As Ben Phillips, co-founder of the Fight Inequality Alliance and a Hewlett Fellow of Public Policy at the Kellogg Institute, listened to Nelson Mandela speak at a rally in South Africa just four years after apartheid ended, Phillips said he realized two things. “The first was that I was in the presence of a hero,

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Madness prevails 50 years after King

Gary Caruso | Friday, April 6, 2018

In an era of instant connectivity, we seem not to seek answers. In an age of plenty, we cherish greed. In a time when our nation is rapidly changing most of its demographics, we seek a return to an earlier time remembered as great. Without a time machine that could return us to a life

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Challenging Dolores Huerta

Nicholas Marr | Friday, February 9, 2018

Does Dolores Huerta fight for the voiceless? Next week, Notre Dame will host Huerta on campus. A social activist dedicated to labor rights, Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) with Cesar Chavez in 1962. She served as an honorary co-chair for the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. In the eyes of the

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After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Ba After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Basement Breakdown, The Observer’s sports podcast, is back with some Pittsburgh predictions.  Some highlights from the stream include:

🏈Last Saturday’s 12-7 final score against Louisville (0:23)

🏈Taking a look around college football with Georgia falling to Alabama, Florida State getting its first FBS win against North Carolina and the Big Ten returning this weekend. (14:52)

🏈Fact-or Fiction. This episode’s hot takes include: ND’s first defensive touchdown coming against Pitt? Can the Irish produce a 100-yard rusher against the Panthers’ defense? Did the Louisville win actually give Notre Dame the blueprint for beating Clemson? (20:20)

🏈Predictions for this weekend’s game. (39:38)

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ICYMI: On October 17 over 200 people gathered in H ICYMI: On October 17 over 200 people gathered in Howard Park for the second Women’s March in South Bend this year. The march was organized by local attorney Jennifer VanderVeen who wanted to honor the life of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

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