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Stephen Hannon | Tuesday, October 6, 2020
The pandemic has changed just about every aspect of life at Notre Dame, and it’s easy to get caught up in thinking about how many things are worse now. We can’t visit friends in other dorms, and until recently, we couldn’t even go in the rooms of friends inside our dorms. Online classes make it
Mary Bernard and Natalie Weber | Friday, November 22, 2019
A few minutes before 11 p.m. Thursday, as rain continued to sprinkle down, 17 students gathered outside Coleman-Morse to prepare for their second demonstration in Sorin College. Some lived on campus, some off. But they were united in a common mission: to rid the University of parietals and end hate speech on campus. “We want
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Sorin College will undergo extensive renovations during the 2020-2021 school year, Jonathan Retartha, the University’s director of residential life for housing operations, announced in an email to Sorin residents Tuesday. The building’s renovation will follow the completion of Dillon Hall’s renovation during the 2019-2020 school year. Renovation work will begin in the summer of 2020,
Erin Swope | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
While Sorin College has been standing on God Quad for well over 100 years, for a short period of time in 1969, in protest of the Vietnam War, the dorm did not consider themselves to be a part of the University. Declaring themselves no longer Sorin Hall, but Sorin College, the students who lived in
Max Lander | Tuesday, August 21, 2018
The grass outside of Sorin College may not be greener than other places on campus, but the air may be cleaner thanks to junior Jake Drysdale and his startup company, Nanotech Smart Signs. The company uses nanotechnology to clean air and reduce pollution. Drysdale was inspired to improve the environment however he could after seeing
Andrew Cameron | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
For well over a century, Notre Dame’s first residence hall, Sorin College, has stood on God Quad beside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Much has changed since its construction in 1888. For instance, the dorm’s front porch has not always been a part of the building, and Sorin has not always been known as
Ellie Olmanson, Peter Baltes, Cassie Corbin, Hannah Wozniak and Collin Ragsdale | Friday, September 29, 2017
Knott v. Sorin Ellie Olmanson Sunday marks the last chance for Sorin and Knott to pick up a win during the regular season, as both teams enter the game winless. After last week’s loss, Sorin sophomore captain Eric Requet said his team’s biggest flaw was losing focus during the game. The Otters (0-2) led at halftime but fell
Katie Galioto | Monday, September 5, 2016
Senior Ethan Holland walked out the back door of Sorin College on Saturday morning in pursuit of a single goal: a victory in the dorm’s annual Kick-It For Kevin kickball tournament. Holland, a resident assistant in Sorin, was part of the Hall Staff team, competing against 18 other teams for bragging rights and the coveted
Rachel O'Grady | Tuesday, August 23, 2016
After a hectic weekend, filled with move-ins, ice-breakers and family goodbyes, sophomore Fiona Williams said she was “really happy” with how move-in went in Ryan Hall. “The team worked quickly and efficiently, moving in all 78 first years — and everyone was moved in before the rain came,” Williams said. Williams served as a co-captain for
Andrea Vale | Thursday, October 1, 2015
The sixth annual Kick-It for Kevin kickball fundraiser will be held on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tournament, which raises money to support pediatric and adolescent cancer research, will be held on Stepan Fields and Bond Quad. Junior Erich Jegier, game organizer for the event, said the annual tournament began in honor of Kevin